The Freemasons’ Sword of State
THE memorial presented by the St. Paul’s Head Lodge gives occasion for a description of the Sword which Bro. George Moody was empowered to bear before…
Masonry
MASTERS PIECE
In the olden time it was no easy matter for a man to become a Freemason. He had to win the right by hard work, technical skill, and personal worth
JOSEPH WARREN MARTYR OF BUNKER HILL
n a quiet summer afternoon about 230 years ago, some Harvard College students shut themselves in an upper dormitory room to arrange some affairs pertaining to their class. Another class member desired to be with them – knowing they intended to thwart some fondly cherished purpose of his own. They refused to admit him; the door was closed, and he could not gain admittance without violence, which he chose to avoid.
What Are The Rags Of Our Righteousness?
BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS The interrogatories of Craft Masonry are said to have been penned by William Preston and appear in the ritual…
Noetic Science
One of the major threads in Dan Brown’s 2009 Freemason based thriller, The Lost Symbol, is an explanation of the work of fictional physicist Katherine…
A Mason’s Studied Comments on the Soul
By: Dr. Jim L. Seeger, Ph.D Joos van Cleve, Saint Jerome in His Study, 1521 The immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an…
How Long Must I Haul These Ruffians Around With Me?
BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS The degrees of Freemasonry are built on the clear understanding that men need to be engaged in a quest for…
Let There Be Light
By: Jason K. McDonald – *October 2015 TLP Community Contest Winner* I didn’t feel anxious until lights went out under the door. It was the night I was…
Fraternalism–The Lost Word in Charity
BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS Any study of the beginnings of Freemasonry will clearly show that fraternalism was the first and most distinguishing…
The Undivided Heart
BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS The man walked confidently as he held close the hands of the Brothers selected to guide his way in darkness about…