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The Send Off

The Send Off GRAND SESSION OF PRINCE HALL ARKANSAS FEBRUARY 28, 2010 DAY 4: I checked out of the motel and dressed in my travel clothes and then I checked in to Grand Lodge at 8:30 Sunday morning for a send off worship service.  The Grand Session of the MWPHGL of Arkansas started with a […]

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Day 3

Day 3 – GRAND SESSION OF PRINCE HALL ARKANSAS – FEBRUARY 27, 2010 Day 3 was a very busy day.  Grand Lodge convened at 9:00 AM with all dignitaries present.  Most of the remaining Committee reports were dispensed with.  Then the Grand Master opened the doors for the OES ladies who were also having their Grand Convocation […]

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The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule

I thought that this would a good time to re-affirm the tenets of the Golden Rule and the scriptures that seem to capture the essence of it. At its essence, reciprocity is the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have done to you. Essentially, this is the application of the principal of the […]

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Facebook Freemasonry

Once upon a time, organizations like Freemasonry were one of the most common forms of entertainment. Fraternities and community organizations offered a getaway from the daily routine and a chance to network with individuals that a person might not typically meet. Regardless of how much Freemasons talk about the necessity of education in our lodges—which […]

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Day 2

Day 2 – GRAND SESSION OF PRINCE HALL ARKANSAS, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 Grand Lodge Session of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas convened at 9:00 AM. I remained in the Grand Masters office and connecting offices with my Texas state delegation including my Grand Master, the Honorable Wilbert M. Curtis, waiting to be formally […]

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Day 1

Day 1 – GRAND SESSION OF PRINCE HALL ARKANSAS, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 I started my journey to Arkansas at 2:30 AM on Thursday morning, February 25, 2010 and headed Nellybelle up I30 towards Texarkana. After a refueling at IHOP on that border city at 5:00 AM I pushed on, arriving at the Pine Bluff, Arkansas and the […]

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From the Salon

Within every edifice there is a room of equal stature to the lodge room itself, though few are aware of its important stature. Hidden behind a wall of dining room chairs, institutional styled serving ware, and a Norman Rockwell styled feast, rests what was at one time where most of the lodge business took place. […]

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