A series of coincidences | Somerset Freemasons
A series of coincidences A visiting Mason couldn’t believe his luck when he ended up as the candidate for initiation at the Provinces, and one of the…
Initiation
Absolutes and Imperialism: Exclusion and Isolation?
Not long ago, and on behalf of the United Grand Lodge of England, a speech was made that stated that the basic principles of Freemasonry were refined over 150 years and codified in 1929 and 1938. This codification, it is claimed, defines regularity; the speech advises that regularity is an “absolute” and that these basic principles are above and beyond change and reinterpretation. The same statement proscribes masons in masonry from being explicitly involved in matters such as the social progress of the new Europe and it stipulates that “Freemasonry has no role outside of Freemasonry”.
The Cable Tow
THE word Cable-tow, we are told, is, purely Masonic in its meaning and use. It is so defined in the dictionary, but not always accurately, which shows…
Commitment
We’re currently having an argument in Indianapolis about lodge dues, temple rental prices, per capita payments, and other similar topics. It compelled me…
Freemasonry: belief in a Supreme Being
One of the pre-requisites that must be satisfied by a prospective candidate in order to become initiated into the “mysteries and privileges” of…
Masonic Etiquette and Scottish Usage
The word etiquette can be defined as the “established rule of procedure and ceremony in a court or any official or other body”. Perhaps for Masonic…
A golden week for Philip
In a week which saw many West Lancashire Freemasons celebrating their being honoured at Provincial Grand Lodge, one notable Mason was celebrating his own…
Provincial Grand Masters Address, May 2016
Address to Provincial Grand Lodge Committee: May 2016 Good evening brethren and welcome to our annual PGL Committee meeting. I must start by thanking you…
Freemason’s 70th anniversary
Queens Freemasons celebrate living history with member’s 70th anniversary Louis Eickhoff, 92, celebrated 70 years as a Freemason in Queens. Hundreds of…
Reading Masons And Masons who do not Read
I suppose there are more Masons who are ignorant of all the principles of freemasonry than there are men of any other class who are chargeable with the like ignorance of their own profession. There is not a watchmaker who does not know something about the elements of horology, nor is there a blacksmith who is altogether unacquainted with the properties of red-hot iron