The William Upton story is one that is not well known and screams to be told. He was the first Grand Master to recognize Prince Hall Masonry in 1898. And when it didn’t stick but was reversed by his successor, he wrote in his will that no marker of any kind was to be put […]
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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!”
How Freemasonry Is Missing The Boat
Once again in Masonic circles of discussion we hear the debate searching for the answers as to why the decline in Masonic membership continues. All sorts of hypotheses have been advanced. The ones I hear most often are the greater number of choices available in today’s world, the limits of time in a what has […]
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Pride of Mt. Pisgah #135
Two weeks ago Pride of Mt. Pisgah #135 Prince Hall Texas had its election and installation of new officers. For those who think that all Lodges operate always holding to a line of succession, I have news for you. Pride of Mt. Pisgah does not always. The last chnage in line two years ago saw […]
Continue readingMy Reply To Tim Bryce on How Does Freemasonry Add Value To Our Lives
This is in Reply to Tim Bryce’s How Does Freemasonry Add Value To Our Lives. I second everything you said, Brother Tim. But let me add one thing. Being with a Freemason gives me a feeling of automatically, whether we have ever met or not, of being in the presence of a person I can trust. […]
Continue readingPrince Hall Memorial
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 […]
Continue readingAre 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 […]
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