The Geneva Bible Cum Prievegio and The Lodge of Affability No 317
You never know what you may find in a Lodge locker, and but for the decision to amalgamate two Lodges, a unique find may have gone undiscovered for many…
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Whittlesey Freemasons raise £1,750 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices
St Andrew Whittlesey Masonic Benevolent Association presented a cheque to the hospice, which cares for children and young people with life-threatening…
FAMOUS FREEMASONS – Dr Thomas John Barnardo
Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845–1905), nicknamed ‘The Doctor’, was a leading reformer of the 19th century on a par with Sir Robert Peel, Elizabeth Fry…
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,…
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 – JOSEPH BRANT
Joseph Brant, the Mohawk American Indian who fought for the Loyalists during the American War of Independence The story of Joseph Brant, the Mohawk…
Understanding the Symbols of the Craft – The First Degree “Slipshod”
Within the workings of The English Constitution the commonplace word ‘slipshod’ is understood by everyone. The dictionary definition is interesting…
Why should anyone join the Royal Arch
Why should anyone join the Royal Arch rather than any of the other Masonic degrees and Orders available to us? My first reason would be that indissoluble…
Questions and Answers Craft on Freemasonry and the Second Degree
Q. Why did the High Priest entrust the dedication of King Solomon’s Temple to his Assistant instead of doing it himself ? A. There is a dreadful confusion…
20 Facts Every Freemason Should know
Freemasons Knowledge 1. Q. Why do we have two ashlars, but three degrees? A. After a few moments thought, we might reasonably consider that the first two…