The Tyler ‘s Toast (Afflictions)
Did you know – In Freemasonry, “cowans” and “eavesdroppers” are terms used to describe individuals who are not members of the fraternity…
Holy Royal Arch
The Holy Royal Arch is a degree of Freemasonry. The Royal Arch is present in all main masonic systems, though in some it is worked as part of Craft (‘mainstream’) Freemasonry, and in others in an appendant (‘additional’) order. Royal Arch Masons meet as a Chapter; in the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch as practised in the British Isles, much of Europe and the Commonwealth, Chapters confer the single degree of Royal Arch Mason.
MEC Gordon J.M. Sorbie
Companions All,It is with great sadness I have to intimate the passing thro’ the veils of MEC Gordon J.M. Sorbie Provincial Grand 3rd Principal….
Glasgow Cryptic visit to Prague
Companions Further to Jim’s previous email and the need for speed. I have looked at various options and at present the most economical and…
THE MASON’S MALLET
The Freemason is taught in the course of the First Degree that the Mallet is an important instrument of labour without which no work of manual skill can…
Edinburgh Register House MS 1696 masonic
Edinburgh Register House MS 1696.txt Knoop, D; Jones, G P; Hamer, D;The Early Masonic Catechisms,Manchester University Press (1963)Second Edition, pp…
The Nottinghamshire Sojourners
“Anxious to sojourn amongst you and enhance your knowledge and understanding of the Holy Royal Arch” If your Chapter is looking to increase interest…
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome – A famous Freemason
Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936) was a remarkable man with many facets to his complex character: a scientist, businessman, philantropist,…
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…
FAMOUS FREEMASONS – Sir Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald will forever be venerated as world famous speed record holders. They shared those characteristics manifest in all…