Cambridge, Massachusetts abutting Boston is the place where a monument or memorial will be erected to the memory of Prince Hall. The memorial will be placed on the historic Cambridge “Common” or Green near the memorial there to George Washington. The Cambridge Common is the place where George Washington first formed the Continental Army. Groundbreaking […]
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Are We Killing Each Other Off?
Are we killing each other off? Are we so intent upon the proper form, the correct procedure, the purity of the Craft, the monopoly of the fraternity disallowing any competition, that we are turning possible members off and losing good candidates? Here is an essay by a long time Brother we affectionately call Ole Blake. […]
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Brother Jack Kemp Passed To The Celestial Lodge Above
Authentic Connecticut Republican posted reports: Member of the US House of Representatives 1971 – 89 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1989 – 93 Republican vice-presidential candidate 1996 Jack Kemp was educated at Occidental College, at the University of California at Long Beach, and at Western University. A former star quarterback for the San Diego […]
Continue readingIndividualism and Collectivism Revisited
A Historical Perspective Recent articles on “The Euphrates” by Terence Satchell on how Freemasonry operates, either in a Collectivist or an Individualistic mode are too important and received far too little attention not to revisit these concepts again. For the style chosen has a lot to do with the success or failure of today’s Freemasonry. […]
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Portuguese Brother Comments And I Reply
A Partir Pedra published my paper “The Castration of Masonry” on their site in Portuguese. The following is a comment from one of the Brothers in Portugal and my response which they also published in the comments section. Assunto: [A PARTIR PEDRA] Novo comentário sobre THE CASTRATION OF FREEMASONRY. Simple deixou um novo comentário na […]
Continue readingThe Canadian Laudable Pursuit
SOME DISTURBING REMINDERS FROM THE ERA OF THE GREAT SCHISM Bro. William Neil Love, P.G.M. (81-05-23) Primary sources for Masonic research are difficult to come by in Alberta. Therefore, this essay is based entirely on secondary sources – that is, well known and respected Masonic historians whose integrity has never been suspect and whose well-researched […]
Continue readingClosed, Cloistered, Secret Sect or Open, Fraternal, Society Partner
This article could have been titled “The Castration of Freemasonry, Part 2” but I have chosen a new title so that both articles can stand on their own separately, not that there won’t be a fair amount of repetition between the two. Somehow I just keep seeing more and more material related to this subject, […]
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April 19th is Patriots Day in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It marks the day of the first Battle of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775 , the Battle of Lexington & Concord – “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” & “The Shot Heard Round The World.”About 70, maybe 80, Patriots stood on the Lexington Green […]
Continue readingThe Old Past Master Part 3
As the Old Past Master pulled into the Lodge parking lot he knew he was early enough to get the Master’s ear for a bit. He and the Master had cooked up one bang of an evening for tonight’s Communication. He needed to do more than cross his fingers though. He needed to pray to […]
Continue readingTruth Or Consequences
One of the mistakes made in Masonry by our grandfathers and great grandfathers was to never answer the critics of the Craft. Turn the other cheek and keep your mouth shut was the motto of many who came before us. But this was a serious mistake because it only led the majority of the public watching […]
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