The original Moses Dickson piece originally published at the National Heritage Museum’s blog. The National Heritage Museum is an American history museum founded and supported by 32° Scottish Rite Freemasons in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Pictured here is Moses Dickson, from the frontispiece illustration of the 1879 book A […]
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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!”
Landmarks And Liabilities
Mackey’s notorious list and its impact on Maryland Masonry. Originally published in The Philalethes Magazine, vol. 44, no. 3, June 1991 authored by S. Brent Morris A mushroom may grow ever so tall, on a boundary line or at a corner, but it will never be mistaken for a landmarkAlbert Pike on Mackey’s “Landmarks”[1] Freemasonry in […]
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Prince Hall, Myths, Legends And Facts
Complied by Aubrey Brown, MPS, Kevin Gembarosky MPS, David Gray, MPS, Nelson King, FPS. The late Allen E. Roberts wrote “For more than two centuries Prince Hall Freemasonry has been the most lied about organization in the world. Caucasian Freemasonry has misstated the facts about it; Black Freemasons and their supporters have exaggerated its history and its hierarchy.” […]
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The Iowa Masonic Library
The building is 245 feet long and 50 feet wide. The wing housing the library is 113 feet deep at its west end. The building was built in 1955 at a cost of slightly over a million dollars replacing the one on the same site that was built in 1884. The exterior is Vermont Marble […]
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The Lost Symbol: The Road Best Not Traveled
There’s nothing I like better than a good murder mystery. I cut my teeth on Sherlock Holmes, Lord Peter Wimsey, Perry Mason, and Ellery Queen. Nowadays I turn to such luminaries as John Grisham, Scott Turow, Richard North Patterson, and William Bernhardt. And that is what Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol is a good murder mystery, […]
Continue readingMore Lessons The Church Can Teach Masonry
Here reprinted with permission is a piece by PGM Terry Tilton of Minnesota. It is an article with which I am not totally in agreement. Some of it I heartily endorse while other parts I do not. But that is precisely what gives Freemasonry its strength, Brothers of different backgrounds, different experiences, different lifestyles and […]
Continue readingThe Meaning of Masonry For One Long Time Aging Brother
I hear frequently asked the question, “Why did you want to become a Mason?” But I hardly ever hear anyone ask why you are still a Mason. What are you getting out of it now that you have been in it awhile and explored its philosophy? What have you found out to be the “big […]
Continue readingMan Who Burns Bible On Masonic Altar Arrested For Arson To A Place Of Worship
St.Petersburg Times, Tampa edition, reports this arson attempt at Temple Terrace, Florida. The original story Temple Terrace police find burned Bible on altar in Masonic lodge, arrest man inside for arson reads: TEMPLE TERRACE — An alarm sounded just before midnight Monday at the Masonic Lodge, 11807 N 56th St. A police officer arrived soon […]
Continue readingTo Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question
Those of us who have been in the trenches, involved with the daily operation of a Lodge and interaction with other Lodges and Brethren and with Grand Lodge have our eyes and ears open and we know what is going on. We see who is black balled and who is not. We notice the cultural […]
Continue readingMy Lodge Has Fellowship, Family & Fun Also
Pride of Mt Pisgah #135 takes its Masonry seriously. We spend considerable time on Masonic education. We provide excellent mentoring and first class intensive instruction of candidates. We give back to the community personally, we don’t just send a check. And we have some good times with family, some fun and fellowship. Take a look!
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