Once in awhile it behooves all of us to go backward instead of forward, to look back on what we said or what we did years ago and see if it still rings true today. I did that just recently with an article I wrote for Masonic Traveler in 2007 titled Of Revolutions And Reforms. I wasn’t […]
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March 6th A Legacy Of Having Been Tried, Sometimes Denied, But Always Ready To Be Tried Again
Two hundred thirty seven years ago today, on March 6, 1775, Prince Hall, Cryrus Jonbus, Buestop Slinger, Prince Rees, John Carter, Peter Freeman, Benjamin Tiler, Cuff Bufform, Thomas Sanderson, Prince Taylor, Cato Spears, Boston Smith, Peter Best, Forten Howard and Richard Tilly were made Master Masons in a British Army Lodge of Irish register. […]
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Will Our Organizations Sustain? ~ A Wake-Up Call
2012 York Rite Grand Commandery – PHA I attended my first York Rite Grand Conclave recently. It was held in Dallas so I didn’t have to travel to all ends of Texas, a big state. Grand Sessions in Prince Hall Texas are great gatherings of celebration. Business is done but the emphasis is on camaraderie, […]
Continue readingThe Besmirching Of Freemasonry’s Reputation
It has long been The Beehive’s contention that what one Mason, one Lodge, one Grand Lodge does reflects on us all. If we do what is good and righteous the perception of each of us is favorable and if we do what is immoral and vulgar the perception of us is unfavorable. But what one […]
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Some Interesting Masonic Trivia
Taken mostly from “The Truth is Stranger than Fiction” By Bro. Alphonse Cerza, Masonic Service Association, 1934. At one time, Golden Lodge #5, Stanstead, Canada occupied a lodge room, which straddled the boundary between Canada and the United States. There were entrances on both sides of the border. Washington Chapter #3 of Portsmouth, NH announced […]
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Washington: The Precedent Setting Pioneer
Washington was actually offered the position of President for life. He was also offered the same position in Freemasonry, namely Grand Master for life of a National Grand Lodge. he turned all such offers down and in the process set precedents that chartered the future course of not only his country but his fraternity. What […]
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The Third Great Light
When we think of the Three Great Lights the first one that comes to mind is the Volume of the Sacred Law. It is our rule and guide and in many jurisdictions it is opened to the passage that belongs to the degree the Lodge is working. Next one would think of the Square. It […]
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The Importance of Recognition
For the last several years our Masonic lodge has been hosting an annual dinner to honor the county’s “Deputy of the Year.” Senior officers at the sheriff’s office select a person they believe deserves the honor and informs the Lodge as to why the individual merits the award. The Lodge then prepares a respectable plaque, […]
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I Kidd You Not
“I Kid You Not” was the trademark of Jack Paar and the title of a book he wrote. There is much in the style of presenting one’s self in Karen Kidd that reminds me of Jack Paar, an infinite appreciation for what is worthy and noble in life with the emotion and the chutzpah to […]
Continue readingIs Mainstream Masonry Primed For Another Morgan Affair?
The Deepening of Fraternal Intolerance & Autocracy There is a disturbing trend that has come back into American life. It is the return of INTOLERANCE. We can see it all across society in religious, political and fraternal settings. In the religious realm I can think back to the post 911 prayer service held in Yankee […]
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