Moral Leadership By Charles M. Harper Illinois Master Mason “Do you demonstrate moral leadership?” This was the title of an article written by Edward Platt in the June 6, 2012 business commentary section of The Daily Journal newspaper. The paper states that Dr. Piatt, Ed. D, is a manager with the State of Illinois with […]
On March 25, 1874, Ehrich Weiss was born in Budapest. The man who became famous as Harry Houdini joined St. Cecile Lodge #568 in New York in 1923, shortly before his death in 1296. A couple of items I found interesting was while in Cologne, Germany he sued a police officer, Werner Graff, […]
The Holy Book must be opened upon the altar before a Masonic Lodge may be opened. Freemasonry is not concerned with doctrine or dogma or sect or denomination, but only with “that natural religion in which all men agree.” Therefore, the Holy Book is called the V.S.L. or Volume of Sacred Law or the […]
> > We have a full docket planned this week at Monroe #27. > > Wednesday: Temple Board meeting at 5:30. We will depart from that meeting to go to Samaria to assist with their Master Mason Degree. They are asking for our second section team to help them out. I cancelled all of our […]
Good evening Fellowcraft team and second section of the MM degree team: How many of you are available to go to Samaria Lodge No. 438 on Wednesday night? If you are not able to attend or participate, please let me know ASAP. We will try to cover your parts. I also need to contact the […]
Is Masonry a secret society? No. It is sometimes said that Freemasonry is a “Society with secrets, not a secret society.” In point of fact, however, any purported Masonic “secrets” were made public several centuries ago in London newspapers, and today can be found in the Library of Congress, on the Internet, and in […]
Zoeterwoude’s Heineken Brewery and the Masonic symbolism Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. Located in the province of South Holland, the small town of Zoeterwoude has a population of about 9000 inhabitants. What gives the special character of this area is the Heineken Brewery (the main factory of the Dutch beer company). Apparently, nothing can get us thinking […]
What about secret handshakes, ritual, and passwords? Freemasonry, often called the “Craft” by its members, employs metaphors of architecture. Following the practice of the ancient stonemason guilds, Freemasons use special handshakes, words, and symbols to not only to identify each other, but to help, as William Preston said in 1772, “imprint upon the memory […]
Yesterday on April 4 in 1778, Voltaire was initiated in “Les Neuf Soeurs” Lodge in Paris. His conductors were Benjamin Franklin and Count Gebelin Freemasonry Voltaire was initiated into Freemasonry the month before his death. On 4 April 1778 Voltaire accompanied his close friend Benjamin Franklin into Loge des Neuf Soeurs in Paris, France and became an Entered Apprentice Freemason.[51][52][53] François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa […]
THE LAMB SKIN It is not ornamental, the cost is not great, There are other things far more useful, yet truly I state, Tho of all my possesions, there’s none can compare, With that white leather apron, which all Masons wear. As a young lad I wondered just what it all meant, When Dad […]
