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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Is Change A Dirty Masonic Word?
I was coming home from work the other day and listening to the radio when the announcer said that the production of CDs was slowly being stopped. The era of the CD is over. Oh my, I wondered, what am I going to do now? And then I realized that I hadn’t even gotten rid […]
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Supply Side Versus Vulture Freemasonry
Reflecting on the last few years in Freemasonry, I have been remembering what a friend of mine always said, “Nobody knows who we are anymore.” This was always followed by an intense debate over modern Freemasonry’s use of Institutionalized charity to solve that problem. He thought all the charity work was great and just the […]
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Bridging The Gap
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! Brethren of West Virginia, Arkansas, even my own state of Texas and others – take due notice and govern yourselves accordingly. Bridging the Gap I have been a Brother of Redeemer Lodge #53 for nine years. Since my initiation, I have had the […]
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What Is Killing Freemasonry
Freemasonry cannot serve two masters, the world and itself. The biggest mistake it has made is to listen to the whining attacks made by its detractors. Freemasonry just benefits Freemasons they say as if they had some claim on what we are, what we do and what we say. Our critics have embarrassed us, claiming […]
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Georgia Turned Down An Opportunity To Adopt Non Dicriminatory Statutes in 2009
Georgia Masons had the opportunity in their 2009 Grand Session to come out firmly and clearly on the record against anti discriminatory practices. These resolutions were proposed to be added to the Masonic code after the persecution of Gate City Lodge #2 and were proposed by many different Brothers in the hopes that a situation […]
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James Tyroff is a Georgia Mason who was one of the members of the Grand Lodge of Georgia who preferred charges against Gate City Lodge No. 2 in 2009 for admitting a Black African-American Mason to their Lodge. The same Black African American, Victor Marshall, who was just blackballed twice by the Atlanta Scottish Rite. […]
Continue readingGeorgia Black Mainstream Mason Is Black Balled Again For The Second Time In His Masonic Journey
Sometimes lightening strikes twice – to the same spot. When it does you know that either God is in control or the fix is in. In the case of Gate City Lodge #2, Atlanta, Georgia it is definitely the latter. You might remember the articles The Beehive published in 2009 – My Brother’s Keeper, Open […]
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A History Making Grand Session
A Grand Session in Prince Hall is a very special, interesting and motivating experience especially when the female Orders meet at the same time. Texas is no exception where Eastern Star and the Heroines of Jericho meet simultaneously separately but attend the luncheons, social events, banquets and prayerful times with the Master Masons. It is […]
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The Path Of Destruction
This year my Grand Lodge will be involved in a major struggle for power at its Grand Session. So once again I am dismayed at the way Freemasonry is headed. What is lacking is a Freemasonry focusing strongly on its message. The key words here are research, education, instruction, reading, scholarship and discussion. Oh we […]
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