Freemasons donation bolsters Cultural Center

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Four Rivers Cultural Center recently received a $750 donation for its capital campaign from the Ontario’s Acacia Masonic Lodge No. 118. In this photo, Matt Stringer, executive director of the Cultural Center, bottom center, stands among members of the Acacia Lodge during the check presentation.

Kipling and the Craft

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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.

Keister Blanks honored on 70th anniversary as Virginia Freemason

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Keister Blanks of the Providence Community, located in the northern part of Halifax County, was recently presented a pin and plaque in recognition of his 70th anniversary as a Virginia Freemason. Participating in the presentation are District Deputy Grandmaster of the 37th Masonic District Tommy E. Wilkins; Kenneth Crews, secretary of French Lodge #270; and David Duffer, secretary of Halifax Masonic Lodge #96.

Freemasonry and Initiation

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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.