Young Men are becoming Freemasons, as our University Schemes Flourish
The minimum age for initiation is generally regarded as ‘the full age of 21 years’. The trouble with generalisations such as these is that, generally,…
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FAMOUS FREEMASONS – VOLTAIRE
French philosopher and writer initiated into Freemasonry in 1778 in the Lodge of nine sisters in Paris. His full name was Jean Frangois Marie Arouet de…
FAMOUS FREEMASONS – BERNARD HENRY SPILSBURY The Real Life Incarnation of the legendary Sherlock Holmes
If there ever was an incarnation of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, it would undoubtedly be Bernard Henry Spilsbury, the medical detective. He did more for…
Address to the Brethren – Masonic Ritual An Alternative Way
Masonic Ritual can be delivered in the same manner as at an Installation save for the fact that it the seven brethren delivering each line could represent…
Thomas Telford – Freemason, Noted road, bridge and Canal Builder
Noted road, bridge and canal builder. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous…
Questions and Answers – Craft Freemasonry First Degree
A look at the First Degree, in freemasonry : The phrase “The Sun at its meridian seems incongruous, can you explain? The correct phrase would be on…
The Future of Masonic Ritual – What really distinguished Freemasonry from any other sort of fraternal association
It is some years ago that Rev Neville Barker Cryer went on record in establishing that what really distinguished Freemasonry from any other sort of…
The Statue of Liberty and Freemasonry
For over 120 years, the Statue of liberty has been well known all over the world & it is especially impressive to those who approach New York by ship….
UGLE – Was it always Grand and was it always United?
United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) – was it always Grand and was it always United? It appears not. Where did it all begin – At a meeting held…
Living Symbols of Freemasonry – A peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory
We are told on the very highest authority, that of the Ritual itself, that Freemasonry is a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and…