I will say that you will all know what an eavesdropper is by now, so I won’t spend any time on this, let’s just concentrate on the word cowan for this discussion. From the affair of Jephthah, an Ephraimite was termed a cowan. Cowan comes from the Hebrew and Egyptian word, cohen which was the […]
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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!”
Answer To Puzzler #3 and the Presentation of Puzzler #4
1 Kings 6:7 – In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built. Some metallic substance is demanded after we were taught to wear our clothes, but we had not…(I won’t go into […]
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The origin of the word is a Greek translation of Latin and it does reference exactly what you pointed out (that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens). First degree is also right, but wherein does the answer lie my brother? Acheiropoieta also called “Icons Not Made by Hand” are a particular kind of icon […]
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Answer To Puzzler #1 and the Presentation Of Puzzler #2
Here is the answer to the previous puzzler. The Seven Liberal Arts were divided into the Trivium (“the three roads”) and the Quadrivium (“the four roads”). The Trivium (Masonically alludes to the three Principal Moral Virtues) and consists of: Grammar–Teaches a man the ability to speak and write truly Rhetoric— Teaches a man to speak fairly […]
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My Lodge, Pride of Mt. Pisgah #135, MWPHGLTX, is a small, low budget Lodge operating in simple surroundings. But don’t let that fool you. Serious and deep study of Masonry is going on among its members. Not only does Mt. Pisgah spend a great deal of time and effort in instructing its candidates but it […]
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Loss Of Tax Exempt Status Would Hurt American Freemasonry
The United States is still in the middle of the longest and deepest recession since the Depression of 1929. As unemployment seems to be stuck at close to 10% government tax revenues are down everywhere. The Federal government has borrowed some serious money from China. Some state governments are in serious trouble, teetering on the […]
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Part 3 – The Rule of Law Is Missing From Mainstream Masonry
Reviewing the manner in which Mike McCabe was treated and his Lodge was treated, it is quite evident that U.S. Mainstream Masonry has decided to rule and govern itself using a model which is a cross between the U.S. Army and the Vatican. Read part 1 and part 2 The Pope, or General or Grand […]
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Mike McCabe Versus The Grand Lodge Of New Jersey – Part 2
One might be inclined to ask why Mike McCabe is being so persistent in trying to get an appeal for his case, an appeal the Grand Lodge of New Jersey is trying to stonewall? Why doesn’t he just let it go? Read Part 1, and Part 3. McCabe tells us: “I once sat in a […]
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Mike McCabe Versus The Grand Lodge of New Jersey: Part 1
The ugly hand of unbridled power has once again been unleashed by another dictatorial, tyrannical, oligarchic Grand Lodge. This time it is New Jersey. And the recipient, six time Past Master Mike McCabe, is not taking it lying down. Read part 2 and part 3. McCabe found that an unauthorized member of his Lodge was […]
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The First Joint Ceremony of Black & White Masons In America
This piece comes from The Coal Miner Who Came West by Ernest Moore, in collaboration with Gloria Phelps, Copyright 1982 (pages 72 and 73) The article is unsigned but very likely written by the author who was a Prince Hall Mason as was his grandfather, John Hale (1846-1921), who is the subject of the book. […]
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