“[The Lodge] is of such vast dimensions to show the universality of Masonry and that Masonic charity should be equally extensive.” Throughout the Masonic degrees, symbols are used to show the universal nature of Freemasonry. The idea that Masonry is universal is a grand idea and there is no doubt that it captures the attention […]
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Will A Collapsing World Bring Down Lodges With It?
Over the last decade here is what local Masonic Lodges should have been doing. They should have increased their dues sufficiently to not only pay for the running of their Lodges but also have salted away some money in the bank account and investments. Instead of doing fund raisers they should have looked for additional […]
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Confessions of a Born Again Fundamentalist, Freemason
Confessions of a Born Again Fundamentalist, Freemason By Nelson King, FPS Br. King passed to the celestial lodge on August 17th, 2011. I confess that I am a Born Again, Fundamentalist, Freemason. Now before you have a cardiac arrest, or a stroke, let me explain what a Born Again, Fundamentalist, Freemason is. I used to […]
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This was posted in the Canadian Mason Yahoo Group Nelson King June 13, 1945 – August 17, 2011 Born June 13, 1945 in Montreal, received his primary education in Perth Ontario, and graduated from Banting Institute, University of Toronto, 1967. Married to Ellen, and has two children, Christopher, and Victoria and two granddaughters. Nelson was […]
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Nelson King Has Passed To The Celestial Lodge Above
The daughters of Nelson King have released a statement that Nelson King PGM [H], FPS, BF, passed this morning August 17, 2011. I am sure many stories and articles will follow but for the moment I would just like to pay homage to the man and for you to do the same. So if you would […]
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How Much Longer Must We Wait?
By the exercise of Brotherly Love we are taught to regard the whole human species as one family – the high and low, rich and poor; who, as created by one Almighty Parent and inhabitants of the same planet are to aid support and protect each other. On this principle Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion…. Thus […]
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A Lodge is Like a Church
The headline is just a grabber, but after seeing first hand how a church operates, it became very clear that the way a Masonic lodge is designed to operate is exactly how contemporary churches are operated – very likely the former emulating the latter. Now this may not come as a surprise to those reading […]
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Coolest set of working tools ever
Caught this off of BoingBoing yesterday. This is simply the coolest set of “Working Tools” ever. The device comes from designer Jac Zagoory, who says on his website that he’s been “churning out Desk Art and Writing instruments since 1995.” Something tells me that at some point in that career he passed through the West […]
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Harmon Weston over at the (now defunct) Blue Lite forum posted the following: Modern Freemasonry was born in an environment where the laws of Church and State overlapped significantly (and still do if you scratch them with a soft cloth). A group of free-thinkers got together in a pub and closed the door, not because […]
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Managing a Nonprofit Organization
Recently I was adding up the number of Board of Directors I have served on over the years for nonprofit organizations. This includes computer societies, fraternal organizations, homeowner associations, even Little League. The number was close to 40 where I have served in some capacity or other, everything from president, to vice president, secretary, division […]
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