The Role of The Class of Instruction in Ireland.
Some of the Members Present The Mystic Art: Edward Lytton The world may rail at Masonry, And scoff at Square and Line, We’ll follow with complacency…
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UGLE’s 300th anniversary: interview with Keith Gilbert of the Tercentenary Committee
Countdown to the main event The Coordinator of Planning for the 300th anniversary celebrations at UGLE, Keith Gilbert, explains how preparations are…
Report of the Board of General Purposes – 9 September 2015
Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge 9 September 2015 Report of the Board of General Purposes Board of General Purposes Meetings 2016 The Board of…
John Hamill details the history of Metropolitan and Provincial Grand Lodges and Masters
Process of evolution The rules that define Freemasonry are not set in stone, but rather adapt with changing times, as John Hamill, Director of Special…
Royal Arch – Beginnings in Cornwall
For speculative Freemasons, times have always been a-changin’, and the erection of the Premier Grand Lodge by ‘Four Old Lodges’ in 1717 was itself a novelty. When, in 1722 the Grand Master, the Duke of Wharton, laid down the procedure for constituting a new Lodge, this was almost revolutionary.
How did Various Masonic ritual books come about?
Peter Gilkes – a prominent teacher of Emulation With the exception of the Craft and Royal Arch, the governing bodies of all recognised Masonic Orders…
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…
Diversity and inclusivity has always been fundamental to Freemasonry says John Hamill
The happy means We hear a great deal about diversity and inclusivity these days but, as Director of Special Projects John Hamill explains, they are…
Interview with Lister Park, District liaison in our Registration Department
Going the distance Whether it’s a currency fluctuation in India, a typhoon in Vanuatu or an earthquake in New Zealand, Lister Park has…
Masonic mystery of marble table in Leicester revealed at Lodge of Research
Lodge of Research No. 2429, which meets at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, was the scene for a unique event: the first time it had been addressed by a…