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He was twice married, his first wife being Miss
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Many of McDowell's ideas were embodied in the final organization and it was his belief that the organization should have a central division, to protect the work from being broken up and varying with different localities. It was therefore upon his suggestion that the hierarchical ordering of members
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in a series of seven "Degrees" was built, and he was selected as the first High Priest in the
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The restored home of
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