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Kipling and the Craft

12th July 2016

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The need for this further essay was first made apparent to me when—in my capacity as Secretary of the Lodge and Editor of the Transactions—I began to receive inquiries from Brethren as far away as Vancouver and Singapore, asking for materials and information which might help them to complete their own papers on Kipling, and I found, to my surprise, that while our library contains a great deal of relevant material, there has never been a paper on Kipling in our Transactions.

Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation Award $2,000 scholarship

12th July 2016

West Pittston resident Alorah Colwell receives $2,000 scholarship from Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation

Freemasonry and the Leaders of Victorian England

14th November 201712th July 2016

Freemasonry and the Leaders of Victorian England

Successful Appeal to provide Holiday Camp | Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire

10th July 2016

The Worcestershire Masonic Orders meeting at Kidderminster collected £4,350 with the generous help of Red Cross of Constantine, Grand Sovereign’s Care for Children Fund.

Freemasonry and Initiation

6th November 20178th July 2016

The concept of what constitutes a man is time honored and tested. The traditional role of men has been essential to the development and maintenance of society. Learning to think for ourselves, to form our own judgments, to trust our decisions, to comprehend, to expand our knowledge, to choose this course of action over that, to decide between good and bad, have through the millennia been recognized as the attributes that define a man.

£10,000 boost for education at Demelza

6th July 2016

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Demelza Hospice Care for Children has received a vital cash boost from the Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons’ Charity (CEKFC). The presentation of £10,000, which was raised by Freemasons across East Kent, was made by representatives of CEKFC at the Hospice’s headquarters in Bobbing.

The Development of the Craft in England in the Last Century

12th May 20203rd July 2016

A review of Freemasonry in England in the last century is a subject for an
entire book. The only logical method to present this brief review is to select
some dates of importance in the past 110 years, emphasizing the significance and consequence of the historic events as they occurred in a chronologic sequence.

Freemason Tony Birch saves school in Thailand from closing

1st July 2016

Dorset help for Thai school When Tony Birch married his wife Anan he did not imagine that he would end up adopting a failing school in Thailand,…

Did Sir Robert Moray, distinguished Freemason and first president of the Royal Society betray his King?

26th June 2016

In order to learn more about this very complex man and the exciting times in which he lived, we will attempt to examine his motives and actions during the war years. The problem with looking back 400 years is separating fact from fiction which in Robert Moray’s case is no easy task. Look what happens when writers feel a need to flesh out details.

St. John the Baptist Day June 24th

12th August 201724th June 2016

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June 24th, Freemasons celebrate the Feast of St. John Baptist. A curious thing for a non-sectarian group to do. Freemasonry historically acknowledges St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist as its patron saints, reveres their memory, points to their exemplary lives in its ritualistic work, and dedicates its Lodges to them.