Brother Wayne Anderson from Canada – wda_572@sympatico.ca – publishes a weekly newsletter, distributing it to his list via E-Mail every Sunday. He sends some articles from the “Old Masters” of Masonic scholarship along with some newer and present day material. If you would like to be on Anderson’s list and receive his weekly newsletter all […]
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Posts by Frederic L. Milliken – Through the beehive, Fred brings inspiring, provocative, and controversial posts sure to make you think. In his posts, The Beehive is a place of sharing Brotherly Love, Affection and to approach the controversial with the motto “Damn the torpedoes, full Speed ahead!”
Lodge Renewal – Part 2
In Lodge Renewal – Part 1 we saw how Craft Lodge performance and membership deteriorated after 1960. We also took a brief look at the Grand Lodge response (when they woke up) of increased mandates, centralized control, relaxed standards, Institutional charity and One Day Classes which differed drastically from the response of individual Masons, that […]
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Lawsuit Settlement Costs Prince Hall Virginia $300,000
The Richmond Free Press reports that the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia has settled a lawsuit with the Virginia Prince Hall Shrine. The Shrine in the Prince Hall system has run afoul of Grand Lodges in recent years. The issues across Prince Hall nation revolve around not recognizing the Grand Master as having ultimate […]
Continue readingLodge Renewal – Part 1
The peak of 20th Century Mainstream Freemasonry membership is generally conceded by Masonic scholars to be 1946-1960. After that things went steadily downhill and we are not just talking about membership. It has been a long time hypothesis of mine that the Vietnam War was the principle culprit of the 60s and 70s decline of […]
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Patriot’s Day
Today is the time for my annual Patriot’s Day message, an obscure holiday celebrated only in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. But it is where I grew up – right smack dab in the middle of Revolutionary War history. Later I was to learn how important a role Freemasonry played in our fight for freedom from the […]
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Nebraska Update
You might have read about the turmoil in Mainstream Nebraska Freemasonry here on Freemason Information. If not here is a brief refresher: Guilt by Moral Turpitude not until proven guilty Nebraska: A Predictable Masonic Mess Thorns and roses The Parsons/Watts struggle for power seems to have swung to the Parson’s side with the release of […]
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Something To Die For
What Can Freemasonry Do For You? A friend stopped by to visit with me the other day. He is a non Mason and a man of deep faith. Eventually the topic got around to Freemasonry and he asked me why I needed another church as he knew I was quite active in mine. Now I […]
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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Ezekiel Bey on the Prince Hall Masonic group Blue-Lite introduced the group to an old Theron Dunn article from his site, A Beacon of Masonic Light. Theron passed away three years ago but his work lives on. That article brought back memories of the days Theron and I did battle. We met on Stephen Dafoe’s […]
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Some Howie Damron News
From Brother Howie Damron: I can’t believe that April 1st is the 9th anniversary of the first time I ever presented my Masonic Pride Tour. Now countless performances and close to a million miles have passed. As I’m reflecting back and doing self examination of where I’ve traveled and whom my music has allowed me […]
Continue readingSeeking Answers, Hearing Consequences
Most of us have a Mentor/Confessor, somebody special and trustworthy we go to when things don’t make sense or problems ensue. I have been in touch with mine quite often lately regarding the developments in Mainstream Masonry and the difficulties in reporting same. Grand Lodges are in a lot of trouble these days and Freemason […]
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