.^ FREEMASONRY. According to an old " Charge " delivered to initiates, Freemasonry is declared to be an " ancient and honourable institution: ancient no doubt it is, as having subsisted from time immemorial; and honourable it must be acknowledged to be, as by a natural tendency it conduces to make those so who are obedient to its precepts ...
^ FREEMASONRY. According to an old Charge delivered to initiates, Freemasonry is declared to be an ancient and honourable institution: ancient no doubt it is, as having subsisted from time immemorial (or so it is claimed - and without proof); and honourable it must be acknowledged to be, as by a natural tendency it conduces to make those so who are obedient to its precepts .- History of Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC justdosh.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It requires them to make known the worship of the one true religion which subsists in the Catholic and apostolic Church (no., 2105).- CUF.org :: Catholics United for the Faith 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.cuf.org [Source type: Original source]
to so high an
eminence has its credit been advanced that in
every age Monarchs themselves have been promoters of the art, have
not thought it derogatory from their dignity to exchange the
sceptre for the
trowel, have patronised our
mysteries and joined in our Assemblies." For many years the craft
has been conducted without respect to clime, colour,
caste or creed.
History
.^ History.The precise origin of the society has yet to be ascertained, but is not likely to be, as the early records are lost; there is, however, ample evidence remaining to justify the claim for its antiquity though it is sadly an antiquity that is related more to demon worship and spirit possession than to any other root of religion.- History of Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC justdosh.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The precise origin of the society has yet to be ascertained, but is not likely to be, as the early records are lost; there is, however, ample evidence remaining to justify the claim for its antiquity and its honourable character.
^ However, there is certainly evidence of operative Scottish lodges before 1717, as exemplified by the interesting research of Prof. David Stevenson of St. Andrews and others.- Ancient Quest - Home Page 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.ancientquest.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Much has been written as to its eventful past, based upon actual records, but still more which has served only to amuse or repel inquirers, and led not a few to believe that the fraternity has no trustworthy history.
^ Though some would believe that gays have no place in Freemasonry I very much disagree.- Cultures & Community, Issues and Causes, Community Service and Volunteerism, Freemasons, 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC dir.webring.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ But administratively, each State or Province has a Grand Lodge which co-ordinates activities, serves as a central source of record keeping, and performs other administrative and policy functions for the fraternity.- About The Utah Freemasonry Meet Up - The Utah Freemasonry Meet Up (Salt Lake City, UT) - Meetup.com 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.utahfreemasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Historians must be cautious about many well-known "facts."- Eye in the Pyramid 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.msana.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ An early magician who in those days were known as "prestidigitateurs."- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ An unfavourable opinion of the historians of the craft generally may fairly have been held during the 18th and early in the 1 9 th centuries, but happily since the middle of the latter century quite a different principle has animated those brethren who have sought to make the facts of masonic history known to the brotherhood, as well as worth the study of students in general.
.^ Member Masonic order (32), Shrine.- The Detroiters, Pages 64 - 66 25 September 2009 6:06 UTC www.usgennet.org [Source type: News]
^ The idea that it would require an investigator to be a member of the " mystic tie " in order to qualify as a reader of masonic history has been exploded.
^ He is also a member of the Masonic order.- I1529: John Lucas BRAYTON ( - ) 25 September 2009 6:06 UTC www.harrold.org [Source type: General]
.^ The evidences collected concerning the institution during the last five hundred years, or more, may now be examined and tested in the most severe manner by literary and critical experts (whether opposed or favourable to the body), who cannot fail to accept the claims made as to its great antiquity and continuity, as the lineal descendant of those craftsmen who raised the cathedrals and other great English buildings during the middle ages .
^ This has been changing in the last hundred years, but more quickly in some jurisdictions than others.- Freemasonry - Free Encyclopedia 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.wacklepedia.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Freemasonry is descended from lodges of stonemasons, who built the castles and cathedrals of the middle ages.
.^ It is only needful to refer to the old works on freemasonry, and to compare them with the accepted histories of the present time, to be assured that such strictures as above are more than justified.
^ This is true, but Freemasonry is much more than that.- Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.calodges.org [Source type: Original source]
^ "The influence of the Jews at the present time is more noticeable than ever.
The premier work on the subject was published in
London in 1723, the Rev.
James Anderson
being the author of the historical portion, introductory to the
first " Book of Constitutions " of the original Grand Lodge of
England.
.^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon in 1983.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Served as grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In the United States, each state has its own Grand Lodge.- Figuring Out What Freemasons Believe In - For Dummies 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.dummies.com [Source type: General]
.^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon in 1983.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Served as grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1915 he was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Q. How many constitute a Masters' Lodge?- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon in 1983.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Served as grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Q. How many constitute a Masters' Lodge?- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) 1790-1813 while still Prince of Wales.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
being deeply engaged in wars left
the craft to the care of several successive grand masters " (duly
enumerated).
.^ Such loose statements may now pass unheeded, but unfortunately they do not exhaust the objections to Dr Anderson's method of writing history.
^ However objectionable such a practice, and however dangerous to the public weal and to the interests of the state it may be, it is precisely this feature of the society that won for it its greatest number of adherents.
^ There are, of course, difficulties in dealing freely and openly with such an important topic as would be possible when writing of Jurisprudence, Symbolism or the History of the Order; but they are not insurmountable.- The Masonic Ritual in the United States: History vs. Tradition | Masonic Dictionary | www.masonicdictionary.com 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The Grand Lodge of England constituted its first lodge in Paris in the year 1732, but one was formed still earlier on the continent at Gibraltar 1728-1729.
^ He is the first and only Freemason to serve simultaneously as a lodge master and president.- Newswatch Magazine - How the Freemasons Rule the World 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newswatchngr.com [Source type: Original source]
- How the Freemasons Rule the World - JustGetThere 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC justgetthere.us [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was one of those who withdrew from the lodge in 1782 and constituted St. James Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In considering the early history of Freemasonry, from a purely matter-of-fact standpoint, it will be well to settle as a necessary preliminary what the term did and does now include or mean, and how far back the inquiry should be conducted, as well as on what lines.
^ Does it even matter now?- Were America's Founding Fathers Freemasons, Atheists and Deists? 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.worldviewtube.com [Source type: General]
^ History of Freemasonry) is a "slight but necessary modification."- Christians Beware - of Freemasonry 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC bibleprobe.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Is Free Masonry a secret Masonic society?
^ Are the Free and Accepted Mason's (Masonic Order) a secret organization devoted to Satan?- Are the Free and Accepted Mason's (Masonic Order) a secret... 25 September 2009 6:06 UTC www.answerbag.com [Source type: General]
^ A member of the Fraternity, called more fully Free and Accepted Masons.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Virginia is the mother of two Grand Lodges.
^ This body is the “mother” grand lodge of Freemasons in the world, and from it all recognized grand lodges have been derived.
.^ They meet Bi Monthly in London.- History of Freemasonry - Masonic Legends, Theories and Facts 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.oelodge.uklinux.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: .- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There were other lodges also in London and the country at the time, but whether they were invited to the meeting is not now known.
.^ Probably not, as existing records of the period preserve a sphinx -like silence thereon.
.^ Likewise there were many scores of lodges at work in Scotland , and undoubtedly in Ireland the craft was widely patronized.
^ There are 279 Craft Lodges in the Province .
^ Grand Lodges soon followed in Ireland , Scotland and Italy , and by the 1730s they had popped up throughout Europe.
.^ The practice of freemasonry goes back many centuries.
^ Whatever the ceremonies may have been which were then known as Freemasonry in Great Britain and Ireland , they were practically alike, and the venerable Old Charges or MS. constitutions, dating back several centuries, were rightly held by them as the title-deeds of their masonic inheritance .
^ They had amassed a great wealth and held titles over many lands.
.^ No Masonic body nor author, however respected, can usurp the authority of a Grand Lodge.- Facts about Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srmason-sj.org [Source type: Original source]
- Facts about Freemasonry : Freemasons & Freemasonry – Masonic Lodge Directory & Resources 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC masonicmatrix.com [Source type: Original source]
^ On top of that there are irregular so-called black lodges, which have no overall governing body.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ His body was returned to Salem where it was interred with Masonic honors by Salem Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Support this ministry Click Here for more Articles The Symbol says it all Freemasons and the Serpent The History of Freemasonry Where is Jesus in all of this?
^ The early history of Freemasonry in London, as well as in Ireland, before the era of Grand Lodges, is to a certain extent obscure.
^ Q: In what vital points of our society -- especially in economic, political and intellectual circles and the media -- are Freemasons present?- Christians Beware - of Freemasonry 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC bibleprobe.com [Source type: Original source]
The Rev. C. Kingsley in
Roman and Teuton writes
of the
Comacini, " Perhaps the original germ of the great
society of Freemasons." to accept such authority; but the very
originality and audacity of its promoters appears to have led to
its success, and it was not long before most of the lodges of the
pre-Grand-Lodge era joined and accepted
.^ Grand-Lodge era joined and accepted " constitution " by warrant of the Grand Master.
^ The Grand Lodge Officers, Past Grand Masters, Past Deputy Grand Masters, Past Masters by one year's service and the Worshipful Masters and Wardens of all Symbolic Lodges lawfully Warranted and duly Constituted by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and under its Jurisdiction.
^ Cyrus constituted Jerubbabel " provincial grand master in Judah "; Charles Martel was " the Right Worshipful Grand Master of France , and Edward I .
.^ Ireland followed in 1725 and Scotland in 1736.
^ The Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland were formed in 1725 and 1736 respectively.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Later in 1725, there was a Grand Lodge of Ireland.- Newswatch Magazine - How the Freemasons Rule the World 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newswatchngr.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Many of the which were even created or organized by Masons.- Inside the Masons - US News and World Report 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.usnews.com [Source type: General]
^ Freemasonry is made up of many organizations .- Facts about Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srmason-sj.org [Source type: Original source]
^ In Scotland the change was not made until 1736, many lodges even then holding aloof from such an organization.
.^ Indeed, out of some hundred lodges known to have been active then, only thirty-three responded and agreed to fall into line, though several joined later; some, however, kept separate down to the end of the 19th century, while others never united.
^ The only lady known to have been initiated into a men's lodge.
^ Freemasonry is not a secret society, but lodge meetings, like meetings of many other social and professional associations, are private occasions open only to members.- About Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.lodge47.co.uk [Source type: Original source]
.^ What is the oldest existing Lodge record?
^ The confused records of Nebraska Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Many of these lodges have records of the r7th century though not then newly formed; one in particular, the oldest (the Lodge of Edinburgh , No.
r),
possesses minutes so far back as the year '599.
.^ Virginia is the mother of two Grand Lodges.
^ Grand Lodge of Scotland from 177678.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This body is the “mother” grand lodge of Freemasons in the world, and from it all recognized grand lodges have been derived.
.^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Is Freemasonry a secret society?- THE MASONS SECRET SOCIETY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.bushywood.com [Source type: Original source]
- About Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.lodge47.co.uk [Source type: Original source]
^ Some say it was when the Grand Lodge of England was established in 1717.- "Fundamentals of Freemasonry" by Norman Williams Crabbe 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.theosophy-nw.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ There was no doubt, now was there?- Sony Finally Tracks Down The Lost Symbol 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.empireonline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Well there is no need.- Is Jay Z a Freemason? § Illuminati Archives: Occult Conspiracy Library & Illuminati Videos 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.illuminatiarchives.org [Source type: General]
^ There is no higher degree in Freemasonry than that of Master Mason.- Family of Freemasonry in Ontario 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.grandlodge.on.ca [Source type: Original source]
.^ Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) in 1723.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Grand Lodge of South Australia (1 works) .
^ Grand Lodges recognise each other through a process of landmarks and regularity.- Freemasons and Shriners Products 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
.^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ That being so, a history of modern Freemasonry, the direct offspring of the British parents aforesaid, should first of all establish the descent of the three Grand Lodges from the Freemasonry of earlier days; such continuity, of five centuries or more, being a sine qua non of antiquity and regularity.
^ The first three Lodges to be consecrated were ; .- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ No individual in the Grand Lodge of Freemasons shall circumvent the authority of this Masonic Code.- Grand Lodge of Freemasons - Cyber Nations Wiki 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC cybernations.wikia.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
.^ In this article, we call person who belongs to Freemasons "Freemasonry".- Freemasons - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC uncyclopedia.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Freemasons - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC uncyclopedia.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Masons claim their cult is not a religion that it is only a fraternity.- Antichrist Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC jesus-messiah.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Surely I’m not the only one who’s seen that?- Top 10 Bizarre Mormon Beliefs - Listverse 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC listverse.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ A Lodge is a term for a meeting place for Masons and for the Freemasons who actually meet there.
^ In England a Mason may act as member of many lodges.- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Kinney says there may have been a time when members used Masonic connections, but that is no longer happening.- Secret Of The Masons: It's Not So Secret : NPR 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.npr.org [Source type: General]
.^ Non-members knowing they must ask for a petition -Friend to friend .
^ Presently a member of Joppa Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The question that one must ask oneself is, What is the source of this "Light" that contemporary Freemasonry is based on?- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
It has been the rule to treat, more or less fully, of the
influence exerted on the fraternity by the Ancient Mysteries, the
Essenes, Roman Colleges,
Culdees, Hermeticism,
Fehm-Gerichte
et hoc genus omne, especially the
Steinmetzen, the Craft
Gilds and the Companionage of France, &c.;
but in view of the separate and independent character of the
freemasons, it appears to be quite unnecessary, and the time so
employed would be better devoted to a more thorough search after
additional evidences of the activity of the craft, especially
during the
crucial period
overlapping the second decade of the 18th century, so as to
discover information as to the transmitted secrets of the medieval
masons, which, after all, may simply have been what
Gaspard Monge
felicitously entitles " Descriptive
Geometry, or the Art and Science of Masonic
Symbolism." The rules and regulations of the masons were embodied
in what are known as the
Old Charges; the senior known
copy being the
Regius MS. (British Museum Bibi. Reg. 17 A,
i.), which, however, is not so exclusively devoted to
masonry as the later copies.
.^ David Casley, in his catalogue of the MSS. in the King's Library (1734), unfortunately styled the little gem A of Moral Duties; and owing to this misdescription its true character was not recognized until the year 1839, and then by a non-mason (Mr Halliwell-Phillipps ), who had it reproduced in 1840 and brought out an improved edition in 1844.
^ Its date has been approximately fixed at 1390 by Casley and other authorities.
^ The Mason is instructed that his fraternal obligations involving aid to members are to be subordinated to the duty he owes to God, his country, and his family, with full recognition of the duty he owes to humanity.- FREEMASONRY, 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.history.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The curious legend of the craft, therein made known, deals first of all with the number of unemployed in early days and the necessity of finding work, " that they myght gete here lyvynge therby."
^ First of all, regarding its symbolism, we find this: .- THE LAMBSKIN APRON AND THE GREAT WHITE THRONE 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.exmormon.com [Source type: Original source]
^ "[Christian] Theologians first made a fetish of the Impersonal Omnipresent Divinity; and then tore the Christos from the hearts of all humanity in order to deify Jesus, that they might have a god-man peculiar to their own."- Blaspemy in Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC home.ptd.net [Source type: Original source]
Euclid was consulted,
and recommended the " onest craft of good masonry," and the
genesis of the society is found
" yn Egypte lande." By a rapid transition, but " mony erys
afterwarde," we are told that the " Craft
corn ynto England yn tyme of good kynge Adelstonus
(Æthelstan) day," who called an assembly of the masons, when
fifteen articles and as many more points were agreed to for the
government of the craft, each being duly described.
.^ Each brother was instructed that " He must love wel God, and holy Churche algate And hys mayster also, that he ys wythe."
^ There are three principal means the devil uses to assault God's Holy Church, Masonry, Marxism and Modernism.
^ What we must wait for is a pope suitable to our purposes because with such a pope, we could effectively crush the Rock on which God built his Church.- Circle of Prayer - Freemasonary 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.circleofprayer.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The thrydde poynt must be severle.
.^ With the prentes knowe hyt wele, Hys mayster cownsel he kepe and close, And hys felows by hys goode purpose; The prevetyse of the chamber telle he no mon, Ny yn the logge whatsever they done, Whatsever thou heryst, or syste hem do, Telle hyt no mon, whersever thou go."
^ If I told a bunch of strangers that I wanted to hang out with them and that they had no right to refuse, they'd rightly tell me to get lost.- 5 Things You Didn't Know: Freemasons - AskMen.com 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.askmen.com [Source type: General]
^ Godly instruction tells us that there is no lasting or good brotherhood (fraternity/friendship) with the one exception of the brotherhood (fraternity/friendship) of God.- Freemason Information <---------------------- pointing you towards this page is the - demonized 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC mymartyrdom.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The rules generally, besides referring to trade regulations, are as a whole suggestive of the Ten Commandments in an extended form, winding up with the legend of the Ars quatuor coronatorum, as an incentive to a faithful discharge of the numerous obligations.
^ Perhaps the most brilliant hypothesis of all is that presented by William Speth in his now famous essay which was printed in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Volume X, page 10.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Grand Lodge makes such rules and prescribes these regulations for the administration of its Blue Lodges to ensure the prosperity and promotion of the general good of Freemasonry.- What is Freemasonry? 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC alnuirafam.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ A second part introduces a more lengthy account of the origin of masonry, in which Noah's flood and the Tower of Babylon are mentioned as well as the great skill of Euclid, who " Through hye grace of Crist yn heven, He commensed yn the syens seven "; The " seven sciences " are duly named and explained.
^ Babylon as the originator of Masonry.
^ We now go to verses 11 through 15 for an explanation of this second death that is referred to, and where we also find the only mention of that which is called the Great White Throne Judgment; that judgment for those who are to be judged by their works; that judgment which is alluded to in the eschatology of the Lodge: .- THE LAMBSKIN APRON AND THE GREAT WHITE THRONE 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.exmormon.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The compiler apparently was a priest , line 629 reading " And, when ye gospel me rede schal," thus also accounting for the many religious injunctions in the MS.; the last hundred lines are evidently based upon Urbanitatis (Cott.
^ Their calendar was based upon the Zoroastrian religious calendar, commencing from the ascension to the throne of Yazdegerd III (1377 years ago), and is still in use today in Iran.
^ A bank balance of two thousand, two hundred and forty-three dollars and forty-one cents was read at the last Stated meeting covered by this report.
.^ MS. Caligula A 11, fol.
.^ Instructions for a Parish Priest (Cott.
.^ MS. Claudius A r 1, fol.
.^ Until such recognition comes, women who wish to become Masons -- and men who wish to work "on the level" with women -- are encouraged to seek out a Co-Masonic lodge.- Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for Women 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.luckymojo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Every person indoctrinated by establishment textbooks believes that historical events are the result of accident -- not the carefully laid strategems of men who make money on wars -- men with connections to secret societies and the politics of the occult.- Book Review -- Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and theGreat Pyramids by Jim Marrs 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.conspiracydigest.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Eventually they accepted outsiders, provided they could prove themselves to be men of learning, or those who held high social positions.- Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.tlem.net [Source type: Original source]
.^ Freemasonry in the US has a long history of segregation.- Georgia freemasons at loggerheads over admission of black man to lodge | World news | guardian.co.uk 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ The recital of the legend of the Quatuor Coronati has been held by Herr Findel in his History of Freemasonry (Allgemeine Geschichte der Freimaurerei, 1862; English editions, 1866-1869) to prove that British Freemasonry was derived from Germany , but without any justification , the legend being met with in England centuries prior to the date of the Regius MS., and long prior to its incorporation in masonic legends on the Continent.
^ History of English freemasonry / John Hamill.
.^ The next MS., in order, is known as the " Cooke " (Ad.
.^ That is why its claim to date from the beginning of history its calendar numbers the "Years of Light" (from the first day of Creation) or the "Years of the World" is no mere jest on its part.- Catholicism vs. Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.olrl.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The first document tells the story of a mysterious alchemist (Christian Rosenkreuz) who travelled to various parts of the world gathering secret knowledge.- Top 10 Secret Societies - Listverse 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC listverse.com [Source type: General]
^ Next, it is important to consider the Cooke Manuscript (also in the British Museum) written by a Speculative mason in 1450.- History of Freemasonry - Masonic Legends, Theories and Facts 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.oelodge.uklinux.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The compiler was probably a mason and familiar with several copies of these MS. Constitutions, two of which he utilizes and comments upon; he quotes from a MS. copy of the Policronicon the manner in which a written account of the sciences was preserved in the two historic stones at the time of the Flood, and generally makes known the traditions of the society as well as the laws which were to govern the members.
^ "Old Charges" upon which modern Masonic legend is based.- Was Masonry Derived from Mormonism? - SHIELDS 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.shields-research.org [Source type: Original source]
^ This is probably because he was charged with the responsibility as a mason on following the laws of his country.
.^ A. The sojourning of the children of Israel through the wilderness.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Royal Arch, or Seventh Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Craft of Masonry had existed since the building of Solomon's Temple c.
^ Some of the Mason's temples were abandoned, other's were burned by angry mobs who imagined the Mason's were conspiring to run the country through a shadow government.- Free Masons on Yedda - People. Sharing. Knowledge. 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC yedda.com [Source type: General]
Then masonry in France is interestingly described; and St
Alban and " ZEthelstane with his yongest
sone " (the Edwin of the later MSS.) became the
chosen mediums subsequently, as with the other
Charges,
portions of the Old Testament are often cited in order to convey a
correct idea to the
neophyte, who is to hear the document read, as
to these sciences which are declared to be free in themselves
(
fre in hem selfe). Of all crafts followed by man in this
world " Masonry bathe the moste notabilite," as confirmed by "
Elders that were bi for_us of masons [who] had these chargys
wryten," and " as is write and taught in ye boke of our charges."
Until quite recently no representative or survival of this
particular version had been traced, but in 1890 one was discovered
of 1687 (since known as the
William Watson MS.). Of some
seventy copies of these old scrolls which have been unearthed, by
far the greater proportion have been made public since 1860. They
have all much in common, though often curious differences are to be
detected; are of English origin, no matter where used; and when
complete, as they mostly are, whether of the 16th or subsequent
centuries, are noteworthy for an invocation or
prayer which begins the recital: " The mighte of
the ffather of
heaven And the
wysedome of the glorious Sonne through the grace and the goodnes of
the
holly ghoste yt been three
p'sons and one God be with us at or beginning and give us grace so
to gou'ne us here in or lyving that wee maye come to his blisse
that nevr shall have ending. -
Amen." (
Grand Lodge MS. No. .r, .^ Several have been transcribed and issued in other works.
^ Have they been working for centuries to take over the world?- 7 Sinister Ways Freemasons Control Our Country (And Why It Could Be Bull…) | Business Pundit 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.businesspundit.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ All the Masonic secrets have been published, publically portrayed, and discussed for centuries.- Masonsmart - Freemason Conspiracy Comments | Discussions 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonsmart.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ These lodges gradually became not the hut but the grouping together of stonemasons to regulate their craft.
^ These scrolls give considerable information as to the traditions and customs of the craft, together with the regulations for its government, and were required to be read to apprentices long after the peculiar rules ceased to be acted upon, each lodge apparently having one or more copies kept for the purpose.
^ In Lodges with a membership of mixed religions it is quite common to find more than one sacred text displayed representing the beliefs of the individuals present.
.^ He fills it out and gives it to the Mason, and that Mason takes it to the local lodge.- Freemasonry Explained 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.gl-mi.org [Source type: Original source]
- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Beaumont never again entered a Masonic lodge.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Give me the grip of an Entered Apprentice."- Secret Masonic Handshakes, Words, And Signs Of Craft Masonry - Freemason Secrets & Masonic Ritual 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.masonicsecrets.org [Source type: Original source]
I Trans. of the
Quatuor
Coronati Lodge, London) has been very great, and the
researches of the Rev. A. F. A.
Woodford and G. W. Speth have also been of the
utmost consequence.
and still another at
.^ Swallwell (now No.
.^ Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) in 1723.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In that year, five Russian Lodges were added to the Grand Lodge of England's Lists: .- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Russian Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The following year the Grand Lodge issued .
.^ You shall have no other gods before me.
^ Their Christian character is further emphasized by the "First Charge that you shall be true men to God and the holy Church "; the York MS. No.
^ The God of the Holy Bible does not like secrecy and there is only one who can allow you to have access to Him and that is Jesus Christ there is no other way.- Freemasons (Creative & Culture: The New World Order) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.videojug.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ All they envelope themselves in is Christianity.- Were America's Founding Fathers Freemasons, Atheists and Deists? 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.worldviewtube.com [Source type: General]
^ No doubt they are all meeting together at this moment to plan their next nefarious move.- Harry's Place » What about the Freemasons? 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.hurryupharry.org [Source type: General]
^ Catherine is said to have concealed herself in the hollow pulpit at every meeting of the Lodge for more than a year, seeing all the degrees and learning all the work.
.^ Merchants and all other Christian men," and the Aberdeen MS. (1670) terms the invocation " A Prayer before the Meeting."
^ We all respect each other, and meet on the level.- Obama is a 33rd degree Freemason, and that's probably ok? - Yahoo! Answers 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC answers.yahoo.com [Source type: General]
^ All Masons understand this concept and when a prayer is said in lodge (a blessing before a meal, a word of prayer for the sick, for example), they understand that regardless of the person speaking the words or the usual form of prayer of others present, the prayer is addressed to their Supreme Being.- Joining Freemasonry 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonicinfo.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Until the Grand Lodge era, Freemasonry was thus wholly Christian.
^ Prince Hall Freemasonry After a period when it stopped paying its dues, the African Lodge was struck off the English Grand Lodge's register of lodges in 1813.
^ This caused considerable uproar in England, whose Grand Lodge came to the conclusion that the Grand Orient's actions were in violation of the Landmarks of Freemasonry.- Masonic Beliefs and Practices 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.veling.nl [Source type: Original source]
.^ Assuming that the York MS. No.
^ The York MS. No.
^ Their Christian character is further emphasized by the "First Charge that you shall be true men to God and the holy Church "; the York MS. No.
.^ This is mine, it was given to me when I was made a Mason.- The Message and the Messenger: Latter-day Saints and Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.fairlds.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The [n] one of the elders takeing the Booke and that hee or shee that is to be made mason, shall lay their hands thereon and the charge shall be given."
^ Grand Lodge of York, which relates how when an Apprentice is admitted the 'elders taking the Booke, he or _shee_ [sic] that is to be made Mason shall lay their hands thereon, and the charge shall be given.'- Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for Women 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.luckymojo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
This particular reading was
cited by Hughan in 1871, but was considered doubtful; Findel, 2
however, confirmed it, on his visit to York under the guidance of
the celebrated masonic student the late Rev. A. F. A. Woodford.
.^ Many say this is one of the most unusual books they have ever read.
^ Hello, This book is one that all masons should read.- Am Going to Be a Freemason | Group with Personal Stories, Forums and Chat 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.experienceproject.com [Source type: General]
^ Many of the writers of the Constitution were Masons."- 14 US Presidents Also Freemasons | News | English 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www1.voanews.com [Source type: News]
.^ Lodge Canon-gate Kilwinning No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Was it simply that there was no secret?- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ He is God and with Him there is no other.
.^ 'By undertakings, do you mean masonic oaths?'- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Yes, you stood together for hate.- Top 10 Bizarre Mormon Beliefs - Listverse 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC listverse.com [Source type: Original source]
^ So you all have said that Jay Z is a mason.- Is Jay-Z a Freemason? 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.sojones.com [Source type: General]
"
Then after ye oath taken and the book kissed " (i.e. the Bible) the
" precepts " are read, the first being: " You shall be true men to
God and his holy Church, and that you do not countenance or
maintaine any eror,
faction,
schism or herisey, in ye
church to ye best of your understanding." (
History of No.
53, by James Smith.)
.^ No individual in the Grand Lodge of Freemasons shall circumvent the authority of this Masonic Code.- Grand Lodge of Freemasons - Cyber Nations Wiki 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC cybernations.wikia.com [Source type: Original source]
- The Grand Lodge of Freemasons - Cyber Nations Forums 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC forums.cybernations.net [Source type: Original source]
^ "Such attacks on Freemasonry are not new", says George R. Scott, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, and no one talks about it.- Freemasonry and the Southern Baptist Church 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC saintsalive.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Grand River Lodge No.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ It is considered a test of your character that if you promise to keep something a secret, you do.- January/February 2010-The True Story of Jews and Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC momentmag.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Yes you are right but do you keep your local paper for more ten days or do you recycle it?- What are people doing about 2012??? : 2012 Forum - Page 6 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC 2012-comet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Circle of Swords by which you are surrounded is also emblematic of the universality of Masonry, for, wherever it shall please the will of Providence to cast your lot, whether you sojourn in civilized Europe.- Bristol Masonic Ritual - The Oldest and Most Unusual Craft Working in England 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC masonicsecrets.org [Source type: Original source]
of ye science, not disclosinge them to any but such as study
and use ye same." The
Harleian MS. No. 2054 (Brit. Mus.)
is still more explicit, termed
.^ The author and his wife were members of a Co-Masonic Lodge.- Freemasonry Exposed! 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.jesus-is-savior.com [Source type: Original source]
- Freemasonry: The Witchcraft Connection 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.saintsalive.com [Source type: Original source]
- Freemasonry Exposed | Free Speech TV Community: Participatory Media 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC community.freespeech.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The Free Masons Orders and Constitutions, and is in the handwriting of Randle Holme (author of the Academie of Armory, 1688), who was a member of a lodge in Cheshire .
^ Member Masonic order (32), Shrine.- The Detroiters, Pages 57 - 59 25 September 2009 6:06 UTC www.usgennet.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- The Detroiters, Pages 64 - 66 25 September 2009 6:06 UTC www.usgennet.org [Source type: News]
.^ About free MASON .- free MASON on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Several presidents have been free masons but what about there wifes .
^ There was a doorway with "Chinese Free Masons" on it.- Freemasons | San Francisco | Yelp 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.yelp.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
before God at the Great and terrible day of judgmt. yu keep secret
and not to revaile the same to any in the heares of any p'son, but
to the
.^ Is Free Masonry a secret Masonic society?
^ Mrs and fellows of the Society of Free Masons, so helpe me God, &c."
^ Masons do provide their brothers with a nearly unparalleled support network helping to ensure a better quality of life throughout all areas and strata of society.- Free Masons on Yedda - People. Sharing. Knowledge. 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC yedda.com [Source type: General]
(W. H. Rylands,
Mas. . 1882.) 2 Findel
claims that his
Treatise on the society was the cause
which " first impelled England to the study of masonic history and
ushered in the intellectual movement which resulted in the writings
of Bros.
^ Findel claims that his Treatise on the society was the cause which " first impelled England to the study of masonic history and ushered in the intellectual movement which resulted in the writings of Bros.
^ He claimed that the Speculative Society has Masonic connections.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ This affair caused the division of the Masonic Society into two parties, which continued till 1813, nearly one hundred years.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Royal Arch, or Seventh Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Hughan, Lyon, Gould and others."
^ THE history of Freemasonry has been effectually removed from the realm of tradition and imagination, due to the noteworthy labours of Gould, Hughan, Woodford, Lyon and their coworkers.- The Masonic Ritual in the United States: History vs. Tradition | Masonic Dictionary | www.masonicdictionary.com 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
Great credit was due to
the late German author for his important work, but before its
advent the Rev. A. F. A.
Woodford, D. Murray Lyon and others in Great Britain were diligent
masonic students on similar lines.
.^ Here, it represents the all-seeing eye of God and is a reminder that a Mason’s thoughts and deeds are always observed by God (who is referred to in Masonry as the Grand Architect of the Universe).- Gmail Totally Looks Like Freemasons Apron « Totally Looks Like… Famous People and Celeb Look-A-Likes 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC totallylookslike.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After Gibson was busted for rape of a 13 year old girl Freemasons, like myself, who had complained to Grand Lodge officers years before Gibson's arrest were censored.- FREEMASONS what is the DIFFERENCE between you and the MOB? - Yahoo! Answers 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC answers.yahoo.com [Source type: General]
^ William Dodd (1729-1777) English preacher, who was the first grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of England (1775-77) and who was hanged on June 27, 1777 for forgery.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Credit has been claimed for church dignitaries, to the exclusion more or less of the master masons, to whom presumably of right the distinction belonged.
^ They also claim an insignia on the coffin consisted of an upside down Satanic cross, and the letter M, which the church claimed was for Mary, but the Worlds Last Chance claim was in fact a Masonic symbol.- Freemasons // Current 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC current.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The founding fathers, many of whom were Free Masons were expressly forbidden to attend any of the Roman Catholic churches and were ex-communicated from them by the Pope himself.- Secret Societies: Freemasons – Campbell Brown - CNN.com Blogs 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC campbellbrown.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: General]
.^ In early days the title " architect " is not met with, unless the term " Ingenator " had that meaning, which is doubtful.
^ Unless someone can point out that they used the term "Degrees" to measure heat back in the 1100's and 1200's, which I highly doubt.
^ As weird as Mormons are, I really haven’t met any mean ones in my day, the ones in my experience have been really nice people!- Top 10 Bizarre Mormon Beliefs - Listverse 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC listverse.com [Source type: Original source]
As to this interesting question, and as to the subject of building
generally, an historical account of Master and Free Masons
(
Discourses upon Architecture in England, by the Rev.
James Dallaway, 1833), and
Notes on the Superintendents of
English Buildings in the Middle Ages (by Wyatt Papworth,
188 7), should be consulted.
.^ Both writers were non-masons.
^ We cannot conceive of it as anything else, although there are many both Masons and non-Masons, who deny this religious character.
^ In addition, there are many non-mainstream Masonic bodies that do admit both men and women or are exclusively for women.
.^ The former observes: " The honour due to the original founders of these edifices is almost invariably transferred to the ecclesiastics under whose patronage they rose , rather than to the skill and design of the master mason, or professional architect, because the only historians were monks ..
^ These were good men who were better men because they were masons.- Why am I a Freemason? 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC freemasonry.bcy.ca [Source type: Original source]
^ Almost time for Master Mason!
.. They were probably not
so well versed in geometrical science as the master masons, for
mathematics formed a
part of monastic learning in a very limited degree." In the
Journal of Proceedings R.I.B.A. vol. iv.
.^ (W.H. White) declares that Papworth, in that valuable collection of facts, has contrived to annihilate all the professional idols of the century, setting up in their place nothing except the master mason.
^ Still today, believers in the Deity and travelers from all walks of life can be seen winding their way to that sacred spot to pay homage at the final resting place of the first Grand Master of the "colored" Grand Lodge of Masons.- It's A Black Thang.com - Masonic Products and Gifts - Freemasonry Products 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.itsablackthang.com [Source type: General]
^ As soon as these updates are concluded I will begin setting up the Forums , so we can all discuss the occult, paranormal and extraordinary, and whatever else we please.
.^ The brotherhood of Bridge-builders,' that travelled far and wide to build bridges , and the travelling bodies of Freemasons, 2 he believes never existed; nor was William of Wykeham the designer of the colleges attributed to him.
^ Whether Christian, Moslem or Jew the Freemason believes in the God who created the universe and all prayers are offered to Him.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemasonry | www.masonicdictionary.com 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They believe that if a male never masturbates, his body won’t start producing sperm until he gets married.- Top 10 Bizarre Mormon Beliefs - Listverse 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC listverse.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Each officer of a Lodge has a title that originated during the Middle Ages.
^ Because that seems like a ridiculous statement to me.- Top 10 Bizarre Mormon Beliefs - Listverse 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC listverse.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Each officer of a lodge has a title that originated during the Middle Ages.- About The Utah Freemasonry Meet Up - The Utah Freemasonry Meet Up (Salt Lake City, UT) - Meetup.com 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.utahfreemasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Robert Freke Gould 13.50 .- General Freemasonry Titles by Boylan & Co 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.boylanandco.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Robert Gould: History of Freemasonry (1887) .- History of Freemasonry - Masonic Legends, Theories and Facts 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.oelodge.uklinux.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The whole question is ably and fully treated in the History of Freemasonry by Robert Freke Gould (1886-1887), particularly in chapter vi.
on
.^ This is from page 36 of the 1903 edition of his Concise History.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Medieval Operative Masonry," and in his Concise History (1903).
^ The book deals with the history of continental operative masonry, and makes no dogmatic statements about the supposed connection with speculative Freemasonry.- MASONIC FORUM - Freemasons for Freemasonry - Year 2009 :: View topic - Women in Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC lnx.freemasons-freemasonry.com [Source type: General]
- MASONIC FORUM - Freemasons for Freemasonry - Year 2009 :: View topic - Women in Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC lnx.freemasons-freemasonry.com [Source type: General]
.^ The lodge is often met with, either as the tabulatum domicialem (1200, at St Alban's Abbey) or actually so named in the Fabric Rolls of York Minster (1370), ye loge being situated close to the fane in course of erection; it was used as a place in which the stones were prepared in private for the structure, as well as occupied at meal -time, &c.
^ The Masons used a series of rituals and procedures to teach their trade and by the 17th Century, as their numbers and status grew, Lodges began accepting honorary members who were not actually stone workers.
^ Faced with a crisis of where to meet, the Bailey Lodge #146 in Greer opened their doors to us and we have met there through 2009 and we will continue that arrangement this year as well.- "so mote it be" - Page 3 - CockyTalk 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC www.cockytalk.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ They are men of charity and good works.
^ As to the term free-mason, from the 14th century, it is held by some authorities that it described simply those men who worked " freestone," but there is abundant evidence to prove that, whatever may have been intended at first, free-mason soon had a much wider signification, the prefix free being also employed by carpenters (1666), sewers (15th century, tailors at Exeter) and others, presumably to indicate they were free to follow their trades in certain localities.
^ Do they hold power, undeniably yes.- FreeMasons… Do they really exist within the Music Industry? « WatchThisSpace 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC musicsfirstborn.wordpress.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ On this point Mr Gould well observes: " The class of persons from whom the Freemasons of Warrington (1646), Staffordshire (1686), Chester , York, London and their congeners in the '7th century derived the descriptive title, which became the inheritance of the Grand Lodge of England, were free men, and masons of Gilds or Companies " ( History, vol.
^ London of the first GRAND Lodge.- Freemasons (Creative & Culture: The New World Order) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.videojug.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Extract of proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free...
ii. p.
160).
.^ Dr Brentano may also be cited: " Wherever the Craft Guilds were legally acknowledged, we find foremost, that the right to exercise their craft, and sell their manufactures, depended upon the freedom of their city " ( Development of Guilds, &c., p.
^ "You" (or "Your") means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under, and complying with all of the terms of, this License or a future version of this License issued under Section 6.1.- Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio - License - MORI: Blue Lodge Edition 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC mori.freemason.com [Source type: Reference]
^ You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.- Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio - License - MORI: Blue Lodge Edition 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC mori.freemason.com [Source type: Reference]
65).
.^ In like manner, the privilege of working as a mason was not conferred before candidates had been " made free."
^ Before the officers and brethren of the Republican Lodge, of Free and Accepted Masons, in that town; joined by the officers and brethren of Harmony Lodge, from Northfield; .
^ Address [electronic resource] : delivered in Free-mason Hall before the officers and brethren of the Republican Lodge on the festival of St. John, the Evangelist .../ by Avery Williams.
.^ A. The charter or warrant, which would empower me to do all regular Masonic work.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Past Master, or Fifth Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They were free to travel in search of work.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The regular free-masons would not work with men, even if they had a knowledge of their trade, " if unfree," but styled I It is not considered necessary to refer at length to the Fratres Pontis, or other imaginary bodies of freemasons, as such questions may well be left to the curious and interested student.
a " No distinct trace of the general employment of large
migratory bands of masons, going from place to place as a guild, or
company, or brotherhood " (Prof. T. Hayter-Lewis, Brit. Arch.
Assoc., 1889).
them
.^ Q. What were the wages of a fellow craft whose work had been approved?- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Mark Master, or Fourth Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Cowans," a course justified by the king's " Maister of Work," William Schaw , whose Statutis and Ordinanceis (28th December 1598) required that " Na maister or fellow of craft ressaue any cowanis to wirk in his societie or companye, nor send nane of his servants to wirk wt.
^ A. King Solomon then ordered them to take it by the fellow-craft grip and see if it could be so raised; but on taking the body by that grip the flesh cleft from the bone, and it could not be so raised.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Appendix 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
cowanis, under the
pane of twentie pounds." Gradually, however, the
rule was relaxed, in time such monopoly practically ceased, and the
word " Cowan " is only known in connexion with speculative
Freemasonry.
.^ He was a member of Holland Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Member of St. James Union Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Member of Capitol Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Lodge Canon-gate Kilwinning No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was made a Mason in the famous Canon-gate Kilwinning Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lodges of FREE MASONS erected in this Province...
z, by D. Murray
Lyon, 1900) .
.^ From the Oxford English Dictionary we get that the pentacle was known as a tool used in necromancy.
^ Doctor Murray's New English Dictionary has the following information under Freemason: The precise import with which the adjective was originally used in this designation has been much disputed.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In the New English Dictionary (Oxford, vol.
iv.,
.^ The suggestion that free mason stands for free stone mason would appear unworthy of attention, but for the curious fact that the earliest known instances of any similar appellation are mestre mason de France peer, master mason of free stone.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The original French text of the statute is "Mestre de franche-peer."- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Freemason " it is noted that three views have been propounded: - (i) " The suggestion that free-mason stands for free-stone -mason would appear unworthy of attention, but for the curious fact that the earliest known instances of any similar appellation are mestre mason de franche peer (Act 25 Edw.
.^ A.D. 1350, and sculptores lapidum liberorum "carvers of free stones," alleged to occur in a document of 1217, Finders History of freemasonry (51), citing Wyatt Papworth; the coincidence, however, seems to be merely accidental.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ III., 1350), and sculptores lapidum liberorum, alleged to occur in a document of 1217; the coincidence, however, seems to be merely accidental.
^ However, only a handful of the documents, which the Sunday Herald has discovered to be also subject to the 100-year rule, relate to children or name alleged abuse victims.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ The view most generally held is that free masons were those who were free of the masons' gild.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The most generally accepted view, points to the guilds of freemasons.
^ The opinions of our members are not those of site ownership who maintains strict editorial agnosticism and simply provides a collaborative venue for free expression.- Hollywood/Movies Industry Hijacked by Freemasons/Illuminati , page 1 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.abovetopsecret.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Before you ask another pointless Freemason question..., page 1 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.abovetopsecret.com [Source type: General]
- Aspartame produced by GMO E. coli excrement was parodied by Futurama "Slurm" to indoctrinate us., page 1 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.abovetopsecret.com [Source type: General]
.^ Hence Speth proposed to interpret the word freemasons as referring to those masons claiming exemption from the control of local guilds of the towns, where they temporarily settled.- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ These were good men who were better men because they were masons.- Why am I a Freemason? 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC freemasonry.bcy.ca [Source type: Original source]
^ Against this explanation many forcible objections have been brought by Mr G. W. Speth, who suggests (3) that the itinerant masons were called free because they claimed exemption from the control of the local guilds of the towns in which they temporarily settled.
(4) Perhaps the
best
hypothesis is
that the term refers to the medieval practice of emancipating
skilled artisans, in order that they might be able to travel and
render their services wherever any great building was in process of
construction." The late secretary of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge
(No.
.^ London) has thus had his view sanctioned by " the highest tribunal in the Republic of Letters so far as Philology is concerned " (Dr W. J. Chetwode Crawley in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1898).
^ Perhaps the most brilliant hypothesis of all is that presented by William Speth in his now famous essay which was printed in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Volume X, page 10.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ LEPPER, J. Herron, The Traditioners (Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, vol 56, Quatuor Coronati Lodge, no 2076).- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ A member of the Fraternity, called more fully Free and Accepted Masons.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ But Masonic Works are not only pictorial.
^ In like manner, the privilege of working as a mason was not conferred before candidates had been " made free."
.^ As to the prefix being derived from the word frere, a sufficient answer is the fact that frequent reference is made to " Brother freemasons," so that no ground for that supposition exists (cf.
^ In fact, anti- masons have merely concocted the "word" from the first letters of the legitimate Masonic phrase "Great Architect Of The Universe," which Freemasons use to refer to the God of the Bible.- The Truth About Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.gpdemolay.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The answer would be NO, because God made a better man so I can do the work that He wants me to do while I am here on earth.- Were America's Founding Fathers Freemasons, Atheists and Deists? 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.worldviewtube.com [Source type: General]
articles by
.^ PS Review of Freemasonry is the oldest, most popular and famous Freemasons' online publication written by Master Masons of a Grand Lodge of Ancient, Accepted Free Masons .
^ So, Mr. Pastor, if you are a Freemason, you share all these beliefs of Freemasonry.- SINCE MANY PASTORS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ARE REPORTED TO BE FREEMASONS. 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.cephasministry.com [Source type: Original source]
^ FREEMASON BOOKS, MASONIC BOOKS, MASONIC GIFTS, FREE MASON, FREEMASONRY .- FREEMASON BOOKS, MASONIC BOOKS, MASONIC GIFTS, FREE MASON, FREEMASONRY 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC freemasonbooks.com [Source type: General]
- FREEMASON BOOKS, MASONIC BOOKS, MASONIC GIFTS, FREE MASON, FREEMASONRY 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC www.freemasonbooks.com [Source type: General]
.^ There are only a few people who are not masons, who are informed about the Masons.- Billy Graham Exposed: One-World Aspirations 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.jesus-is-savior.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Until the 17 th century, there were only operative Masons.
^ There are numerous indications of masonic activity in the British lodges of the 17th century, especially in Scotland; the existing records, however, of the southern part of the United Kingdom, though few, are of importance, some only having been made known in recent years.
.^ These concern the Masons' Company of London, whose valuable minutes and other documents are ably described and commented upon by Edward Conder, jr ., in his Hole Crafte and Fellowship of Masons (1894), the author then being the Master of that ancient company.
^ The Master Mason degree is the crown of the Ancient Craft lodge.
^ Following the practice of the ancient stonemason guilds, Freemasons use special handshakes, words, and symbols to not only identify each other, but to help, as Masonic author William Preston said in 1772, "imprint upon the memory wise and serious truths."- Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.M. - Frequently Asked Questions about Masonry 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.ilmason.org [Source type: Original source]
It was
incorporated in 1677 by
Charles II., who graciously met the wishes
of the members, but as a company the information " that is to be
found in the Corporation Records at
Guildhall proves very clearly that in 1376
the Masons' Company existed and was represented in the
court
of common council." The title then favoured was " Masons," the
entry of the term " Freemasons " being crossed out.
.^ Herbert erroneously overlooked the correction, and stated in his History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies (vol.
^ History of Freemasonry, by Dr A. G. Mackey (New York, 1898), and the History of the Fraternity Publishing Company, Boston, Mass., give very full particulars as to the United States .
^ It must, therefore, be assumed that this traditional history is regarded as correct and accurate by the various Prince Hall Grand Lodges of the United States of America.
i.) that
the
.^ Freemasons returned two, and the Masons four members, but subsequently amalgamated; whereas the revised entry was for the " Masons " only.
^ The Masonic Order requires an oath of Loyalty to the Masonic Lodge and it's Grand Master, however Gordon Moyes says that Freemasons only have an obligation to the Order in certain circumstances.- Satanists, Freemasons Infiltrate Christian Churches 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC ezinearticles.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Following the two Degrees conducted for eight new members, the Majority Service was also presented to four Senior DeMolays who had reached the age of 21.- Current Interest -- January 2001 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.srmason-sj.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The Company obtained a grant of arms in 1472 (12th year Hen .
^ We have here a lapse of sixteen years between the granting of a Dispensation, by an unwarranted lodge, before the obtaining of a warrant.
^ Anthony Sayer (left) presided over this feast as Grand Master and Premier Grand Lodge took on the Coat of Arms first granted to the London Company of Freemasons in 1473.- History of Freemasonry - Masonic Legends, Theories and Facts 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.oelodge.uklinux.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ VIII.), one of the first of the kind, being thus described: - " A feld of Sablys A Cheveron silver grailed thre Castellis of the same garnysshed wt.
^ He loses privileges and advantages as well as the right of visiting Lodges often being limited to not more than one visit to the same Lodge.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ This name signifies that the God of the Bible and Baal are one and the same, being different facets of the same god.- The Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.crossroad.to [Source type: Original source]
dores and wyndows of the feld in the
.^ Cheveron or Cumpas of Black of Blak "; it is the authority (if any) for all later armorial bearings having a chevron and castles, assumed by other masonic organizations.
^ "The Masonic order is not a mere social organization, but is composed of all those who have banded themselves together to learn and apply the principles of mysticism and the occult rites."- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
- Freemasonry and the Christian Church - Christian Information 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.christianinformation.org [Source type: Original source]
^ In In Eminenti the principal objections to Freemasonry given were: that it was open to men of all religions; that there were oaths taken; that Masons denied clerical authority, and that Masons met in secret.- Roman Catholic Church law regarding Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.io.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ This precious document was only discovered in 1871, having been missing for a long time, thus doubtless accounting for the erroneous representations met with, not having the correct blazon to follow.
^ My apologies if I am missing something here - it's been a long week already (even though it's only Tuesday) in a particularly bad month, and it is late.....- Oak Island Treasure • View topic - Did the Oak Island Legend Start Out as a Masonic Ritual? 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC forum.oakislandtreasure.co.uk [Source type: Original source]
^ Having previously tangled with the Priory of Sion and the Illuminati, this time he’s pursuing the Freemasons; and once again he must follow a treasure trail of clues hidden in the urban landscape.
.^ Were all our early presidents Masons?- Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.M. - Frequently Asked Questions about Masonry 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.ilmason.org [Source type: Original source]
- Grand Lodge of Virginia Masonic Education 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.grandlodgeofvirginia.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The oldest masonic motto known is " God is our Guide " on Kerwin's tomb in St Helen's church, Bishopgate, of 1594; that of " In the Lord is all our trust " not being traced until the next century.
^ The Masonic god is all-inclusive and all-embracing.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
- Freemasonry and the Christian Church - Christian Information 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.christianinformation.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ Virginia is the mother of two Grand Lodges.
^ Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) in 1723.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There are two Womens Grand Lodges .- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
Its first motto was " In the beginning was the Word " (in
Greek), exchanged a few years onward for " Relief and Truth," the
rival Grand Lodge (Atholl Masons) selecting " Holiness to the Lord
" (in Hebrew), and the final selection at the " Union of December
1813 " being
Audi Vide Tace. Mr Conder's discovery of a
lodge of " Accepted Masons " being held under the wing of the
Company was a great surprise, dating as the records do from 1620 to
1621 (the earliest of the kind yet traced in England), when seven
were made masons, all of whom were free of the Company
before, three being of the
Livery; the entry commencing " Att the making
masons." The meetings were entitled the " Acception," and the
members of the lodge were called
Accepted Masons, being
those so
accepted and initiated, the term never otherwise
being met with in the Records.
.^ An additional fee had to be paid by a member of the Company to join the " Acception," and any not belonging thereto were mulct in twice the sum; though even then such " acceptance " did not qualify for membership of the superior body; the fees for the " Acception " being 1 and £2 respectively.
^ I guess when the vote happens, every member in attendence at that particular meeting votes, and a single No vote is enough to prevent you from being invited to join.- Invited to Freemasons dinner - what to expect - Straight Dope Message Board 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC boards.straightdope.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Joining the Free Mason Hall at www.freemasonhall.com is the closes that I will come to joining a fraternity, one of the reasons is that I can not afford to pay the membership fee's.
.^ In 1638-1639, when Nicholas Stone entered the lodge (he was Master of the Company 1632-1633) the banquet cost a considerable sum, showing that the number of brethren present must have been large.
^ Was present as master of Alexandria Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Great numbers of radical Freemasons repeatedly attempted to enter the Masonic international chain of brotherhood, especially towards the end of the Great War, with the help of the neutral lodges.- Dieter Schwarz - Freemasonry Ideology, Organisation, And Policy 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC der-stuermer.org [Source type: Original source]
Elias Ashmole
(who according to his
diary was
" made a Free Mason of Warrington with Colonel
Henry Mainwaring," seven brethen being named as
in attendance at the lodge, 16th of October 1646) states that he "
received a
summons to appear
at a Lodge to be held next day at Masons' Hall, London."
Accordingly on the 11th of March 1682 he attended and saw six
gentlemen " admitted into the Fellowship of Free Masons," of whom
three only belonged to the Company; the Master, however, Mr Thomas
Wise, the two wardens and six others being present on the occasion
as members in their
dual capacity. Ashmole adds: " We all
dyned at the Halfe Moone
Tavern in Cheapside at a noble
dinner prepaired at the charge of the
new-accepted Masons." It is almost certain that there was not an
operative mason present at the Lodge held in 1646, and at the one
which met in 1682 there was a strong representation of the
speculative branch.
.^ Gradually these non-operatives took over lodges and turned them from operative to 'free and accepted' or 'speculative' lodges.
^ Together with some very learned notes.
^ These non-working masons were referred to as "Accepted" Freemasons and later as "Speculative" Freemasons.
.^ Why are there no Lady Masons?- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There are three, called Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason.- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
^ There is no doubt that he was a 33 Mason.- Billy Graham Exposed: One-World Aspirations 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.jesus-is-savior.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ There is much to favour this supposition, and it may provide the key to the vexata quaestio as to the plurality of degrees prior to the Grand Lodge era.
^ There are two Womens Grand Lodges .- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In Canada, there is a Grand Lodge in each province.- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ (They now pass to the pass grip of a Master Mason.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ SD: From the grip of an Entered Apprentice to the pass-grip of a Fellow Craft.- Secret Masonic Handshakes, Words, And Signs Of Craft Masonry - Freemason Secrets & Masonic Ritual 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.masonicsecrets.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ In Dr Plot's History of Staffordshire (1686) is a remarkable account of the " Society of Freemasons," which, being by an unfriendly critic, is all the more valuable.
^ Over the years, Freemasons have been accused of being a cult, of trying to control all governments, and even the protectors of the Holy Grail.- Freemasons extend an invitation - EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.eagletribune.com [Source type: News]
^ Private organizations could provide all the functions and services that society needed, not to mention cheaper, more efficiently, and without the use of coercion.- http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Ed+Brown+erupts%2c+gets+37+years&articleId=0f414ff5-a0d1-4a30-b917-f5d4c70da227 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC www.theunionleader.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ He states that the custom had spread " more or less all over the nation "; persons of the most eminent quality did not disdain to enter the Fellowship; they had " a large parchment volum containing the History and Rules of the Craft of Masonry "; St Amphibal, St Alban, King Athelstan and Edwin are mentioned, and these " charges and manners " were " after perusal approved by King Hen.
^ In 1703 the Lodge of St. Paul officially announced that "the privileges of Masonry should no longer be restricted to operative masons, but extended to men of various professions, provided they were regularly approved and initiated into the Order."
^ Perhaps the most brilliant hypothesis of all is that presented by William Speth in his now famous essay which was printed in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Volume X, page 10.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Masters and Fellows of this right Worshipfull craft."
^ Ashmole established the three basic degrees of Freemasonry: the Entered Apprentice , the Fellow-Craft and the Master Mason .
^ A very good friend of mine and my uncle are both going to ride the goat tomorrow night, just prior to me giving my Fellow Craft lecture.
.^ It is but fair to add that notwithstanding the service he rendered the Society by his lengthy description, that credulous historian remarks of its history that there is nothing he ever " met with more false or incoherent."
^ Private organizations could provide all the functions and services that society needed, not to mention cheaper, more efficiently, and without the use of coercion.- http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Ed+Brown+erupts%2c+gets+37+years&articleId=0f414ff5-a0d1-4a30-b917-f5d4c70da227 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC www.theunionleader.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Ellic Howe has written that, at the time of the murders, the Society was "nothing more than a kindergarten for would-be occultists."- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Freemasonry and the Ripper 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ The author of the Academie of Armory, previously noted, knew better what he was writing about in that work of 1688 in which he declares: " I cannot but Honor the Fellowship of the Masons because of its Antiquity; and the more, as being a member of that Society, called Free Masons" Mr Rylands states that in Harl.
^ A member of the Fraternity, called more fully Free and Accepted Masons.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Free Masons Orders and Constitutions, and is in the handwriting of Randle Holme (author of the Academie of Armory, 1688), who was a member of a lodge in Cheshire .
.^ Grand Lodge of Scotland › Periodicals (3 works) .
^ MS. 5955 is a collection of the engraved plates for a second volume of this important work, one being devoted to the Arms of the Society, the columns, as supporters, having globes thereon, from which possibly are derived the two pillars, with such ornaments or additions seen in lodge rooms at a later period.
^ In so doing, they had decided to accept Grand Orients which did not comply with ancient land marks, the 2 most important being the belief in a living God and the presence of a Volume of Sacred Law during the labours of the Lodge.- Freemasons in the Family | Ancestry24 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC ancestry24.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
In the same year " A Tripos or Speech delivered at a
commencement in the University of
Dublin held there July 11, 1688, by
John Jones, then A.B.,
afterwards D.D.," contained " notable evidence concerning
Freemasonry in Dublin." The Tripos was included in Sir Walter
Scott's edition of
Dean Swift's
works (1814), but as Dr Chetwode Crawley points out, though noticed
by the Rev. Dr George Oliver (the voluminous Masonic author), he
failed to realize its historical importance.
.^ The satirical and withal amusing speech was partly translated from the Latin by Dr Crawley for his scholarly introduction to the Masonic Reprints, &c., by Henry Sadler .
^ Currently unavailable Lessing's masonic dialogues: A facsimile reprint of Lessing's masonic dialogues published by the Baskerville Press in 1927, translation of Ernst and Falk ...- Lists & Guides tagged with freemasons 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
" The point seems to be that Ridley
(reputed to have been an
informer against priests under the barbarous
penal laws) was, or ought to have been, hanged; that his carcase,
anatomized and stuffed, stood in the library; and that
froth
scoundrellus discovered on his remains the Freemasons'
Mark." The importance of the
references to the craft in Ireland is simply owing to the year in
which they were made, as illustrative of the influence of the
Society at that time, of which records are lacking.
.^ Grand Lodge of Scotland from 177678.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland were formed in 1725 and 1736 respectively.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Several lodges were chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland .- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ The earliest known record of a Masonic initiation anywhere is that of John Boswell, Laird of Auchenleck , who was initiated in the Lodge of Edinburgh according to the lodge minutes of 8 June 1600.- History of Freemasonry - Masonic Legends, Theories and Facts 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.oelodge.uklinux.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As early as 1600 (8th of June) the attendance of John Boswell, Esq., the laird of Auchinleck, is entered in the minutes of the Lodge of Edinburgh; he attested the record and added his mark, as did the other members; so it was not his first appearance.
^ John's Lodge of Newark and the minutes of Dec.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In England a Mason may act as member of many lodges.- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Where he was initiated is not known, but it is thought it may have been at the Lodge of St. James, England.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was also past master of Lexington Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ On due report to their Alma Mater such reception was allowed, the occurrence having been considered the first of its kind in England until the ancient Records of the Masons' Company were published.
^ In order to make the documentation up to date, the references in the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry were taken from the "New and Revised Edition" published by the Masonic History company in 1929.- Welcome To DOUKNOW.NET 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.douknow.net [Source type: Original source]
^ Findel claims that his Treatise on the society was the cause which " first impelled England to the study of masonic history and ushered in the intellectual movement which resulted in the writings of Bros.
.^ He was deacon, or head, of the Lodge Kilwinning in 1672.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The minute-books of a number of Scottish Lodges, which are still on the register , go back to the 17th century, and abundantly confirm the frequent admission of speculatives as members and officers, especially those of the venerable " Mother Lodge Kilwinning," of which the earl of Cassillis was the deacon in 1672, who was succeeded by Sir Alexander Cunningham , and the earl of Eglinton, who like the first of the trio was but an apprentice.
^ Edinburgh, the first of the numerous pendicles of " Mother Lodge Kilwinning, No.
There were three Head Lodges according to the Scottish Code of 1
599, Edinburgh being " the first and principall," Kilwinning " the
secund," and
Stirling" the third ludge."
The Aberdeen Lodge (No.
.^ Mark Book begins, containing the oldest existing roll of members, numbering 49, all of whom have their marks registered, save two, though only ten were operatives.
^ The Grand Lodges are all of comparatively recent organization, the oldest and largest, with 40,000 members, being for Ontario ; those of Manitoba , Nova Scotia and Quebec numbering about S000 each.
^ Register for a new account Email: Password: Login Cancel Create Your Look-Alikes: Combine two photos (the well-known and the look-alike) on our Look-Alike Builder .- Gmail Totally Looks Like Freemasons Apron « Totally Looks Like… Famous People and Celeb Look-A-Likes 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC totallylookslike.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The names of the earls of Finlater,
Erroll and
Dunfermline, Lord
Forbes, several ministers and professional men
are on the list, which was written by a glazier, all of whom had
been enlightened as to the " benefit of the measson word," and
inserted in order as they " were made fellow craft." The Charter
(
Old Charges) had to be read at the " entering of everie
prenteise," and the officers included a master and two wardens.
.^ The lodge at Melrose (No.
.^ But it has a Grand Lodge which is the governing body in every country.- Newswatch Magazine - How the Freemasons Rule the World 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newswatchngr.com [Source type: Original source]
^ A new Grand Lodge was formed in 1810.- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Russian Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Grand Lodge until 1891, and was the last of those working (possibly centuries before that body was formed) to accept the modern system of government.
.^ Lodge Canon-gate Kilwinning No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was made a Mason in the famous Canon-gate Kilwinning Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Of the many noteworthy lodges mention should be made of that of " Canongate Kilwinning No.
.^ Lodge Canon-gate Kilwinning No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was also the founder and first master of Kilwinning Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was the first master of Russellville Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
o,"
.^ Masters and Fellows of this right Worshipfull craft."
^ Mason and master of a lodge.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ This gives the impression that the Masonic Lodge is a Christian organization.- The Masonic Lodge (Freemasonry) 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.orlutheran.com [Source type: Original source]
^ This action led to a trial before the Lords of Council and Session , when finally a " Decreet Arbitral " was subscribed to by both parties, and the junior organization was permitted " to give the mason word as it is called " in a separate lodge.
^ However, both of these ministers are members of the Council for National Policy , a secret organization founded by the globalist Council on Foreign Relations which has an anti-Christian agenda.- Masonic Foundations of the U.S. 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.watch.pair.com [Source type: Original source]
The
presbytery of
Kelso 1 in 1652 sustained the action of the Rev.
James Ainslie in becoming a Freemason, declaring that " there is
neither sinne nor scandale in that word " (i.e. the " Mason Word
"), which is often alluded to but never revealed in the old records
already referred to.2 One Scottish family may be cited in
illustration of the continuous working of Freemasonry, whose
membership is enshrined in the records of the ancient Lodge of "
Scoon and
Perth No. 3 " and
others.
.^ A venerable document, lovingly cared for by No.
.^ Q. How many constitute a Masters' Lodge?- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Armstrong was a member of Washington Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was master of what is now Lodge of Friendship No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Master Mason to Charles I ., 1631-1636, and his eldest son was a deacon of No.
^ John Mylne came to Perth from the " North Countrie," and was the king's Master Mason and W.M. of the Lodge, his successor being his son, who entered " King James the sixt as ffreman measone and fellow craft "; his third son John was a member of Lodge No.
^ He was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason on May 18, 1951 in Columbia Lodge No.- Famous Freemasons Masonic Presidents 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.calodges.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ During the Thirty Years War, Johan Valentin Andrea, the author of the Rosicrucian Manifestos, created a network of secret societies known as the Christian Unions.- Rosicrucians and Freemasons | Terrorism and the Illuminati 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.terrorism-illuminati.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He was at that time master of a lodge and had served on the committee of charity during that year.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The movement died out in Europe during the Thirty Years' War but, for the Russians, science always had an attraction beyond the material gains it promises.- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Russian Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ To him was apprenticed his nephew, who was warden in 1663-1664 and deacon several times.
^ The Master and Senior Warden now take the candidate by this grip, and raise him on his feet several times, each time letting him sit back in the chair again.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Past Master, or Fifth Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The interior arrangements of the Lodge, and the positions of the Master, Wardens, Deacons, Secretary, and Treasurer, are the same as those in the Entered Apprentices' Degree ( p.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Mark Master, or Fourth Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Lodge joined in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1725, a dispute over .
^ Several lodges were chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland .- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Master and Wardens of Lodges to meet the Grand Officers every .
.^ Others of the family continued to join the Lodge No.
^ He subsequently joined Crane Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The British Royal family, George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Walt Disney, Mozart, and countless other prominent men have joined and practised freemasonry.
.^ Robert, the last of the Mylnes as Freemasons, was initiated in 1754, died in 1811, and " was buried in St Paul's cathedral, having been Surveyor to that Edifice for fifty years," and the last of the masonic Mylnes for five generations.
^ In 1703 the Lodge of St. Paul officially announced that "the privileges of Masonry should no longer be restricted to operative masons, but extended to men of various professions, provided they were regularly approved and initiated into the Order."
^ UGLE ( En ) ROSSLYN HOAX? , THE by W.Bro.Robert L. D. Cooper, the Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum and Library In the last twenty five years or so there has been a huge amount of material published in the public domain about Rosslyn Chapel, Freemasonry, the Knights Templar and the St. Clair family, but...
.^ Member of St. James Union Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was a member of St. Cecile Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was one of those who withdrew from the lodge in 1782 and constituted St. James Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Charter Chest " with the words carved thereon " God save the King and Masons Craft, 1684."
^ A Mason's loyalty is never to God but to the Lodge.- THE MASONS SECRET SOCIETY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.bushywood.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Loyalty and Charity are the watchwords of the Society.
.^ Who's up for a Mr. Mrs.- Robert Langdon returns to unveil Freemason mysteries in Lost Symbol - JoBlo.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.joblo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Craft Gilds ( Corps d'Etat ) of France, and their progeny the Companionage, have been fully described by Mr Gould, and the Steinmetzen of Germany would require too detailed notice if we were to particularize its rules, customs and general 1 The Associate Synod which met at Edinburgh, March 1755, just a century later, took quite an opposite view, deciding to depose from office any of their brethren who would not give up their masonic membership ( Scots Mag., 1 755, p.
^ They may not be giving Full Intention a run for their money just yet; but if they can keep up this pace, they'll prove to be worthy competition in the future.- Freemasons Discography at Discogs 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
158).
.^ Papal Bulls have also been issued against the craft, the first being in 1738; but neither interdicts nor anathemata have any influence with the fraternity, and fall quite harmless.
^ Anti-Masonry began as early as 1738 with the first Papal Bull of Pope Clement XII whose protest was not religious, but political, i.e., that Freemasonry was "secret" and could not be controlled by the church.- The Truth About Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.gpdemolay.org [Source type: Original source]
^ T he first action was taken in 1737 by the Inquisition, and was legally confirmed by the Papal Bull of 28th April, 1738, against Freemasonry, IN EMINENTI , by Pope Clement XII. It condemned the association of Freemasons and their secret meetings under punishment of immediate excommunication.- Dieter Schwarz - Freemasonry Ideology, Organisation, And Policy 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC der-stuermer.org [Source type: Original source]
z " We have the
Mason Word and
second sight, Things for to come we can
fortell aright." (
The Muses Threnodie, by H. Adamson,
Edin., 1638.) character, from about the 12th century onward.
.^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Virginia is the mother of two Grand Lodges.
^ He was the first PGM of England to visit a grand lodge in America, when on Jan.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The theory of the derivation of the Freemasons from the Steinmetzen was first propounded in 1779 by the abbe Grandidier, and has been maintained by more modern writers, such as Fallou, Heideloff and Schneider, but a thorough examination of their statements has resulted in such an origin being generally discredited.
^ His reliance on such fabrications generally discredit his theories among modern researchers.- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Freemasonry and the Ripper 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
^ That being so, a history of modern Freemasonry, the direct offspring of the British parents aforesaid, should first of all establish the descent of the three Grand Lodges from the Freemasonry of earlier days; such continuity, of five centuries or more, being a sine qua non of antiquity and regularity.
.^ Messrs Speth and Gould favour the notion that there were two distinct and separate degrees prior to the third decade of the 18th century ( Ars Q.C., 1898 and 1903), while other authorities have either supported the One degree theory, or consider there is not sufficient evidence to warrant a decision.
^ Whether the Steinmetzen had secret signs of recognition or not, is not quite clear, but that the Freemasons had, for centuries, cannot be doubted, though precisely what they were may be open to question, and also what portions of the existing ceremonies are reminiscent of the craft anterior to the Revival of 1717.
^ But there are only 3 degrees in Craft Freemasonry.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Recent discoveries, however, tend in favour of the first view noted, such as the Trinity College MS., Dublin (" Free Masonry, Feb.
^ In Dublin, Ireland, he graduated at Trinity College and entered the army.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ First president of Washington (now Trinity) College in 1829.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Chetwode Crawley MS. (Grand Lodge Library, Dublin); the second being read in connexion with the Haughfoot Lodge Records, beginning 1702 ( Hist.
^ For example the Lodge at Kilwinning, Scotland, has records that date to the late 1500s, and is mentioned in the Second Schaw Statutes (1599) which specified that “ye warden of ye lug of Kilwynning [...- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Applications for constitution kept coming in, the provinces being represented from 1723 to 1724, before which time it is likely the Grand Lodge of Ireland' had been started, about which the most valuable Caementaria Hibernica by Dr Chetwode Crawley may be consulted with absolute confidence.
of
.^ Freemasonry, by W. F. Vernon , 1893).
.^ Two of the most remarkable lodges at work during the period of transition (1717-1723), out of the many then existing in England, assembled at Alnwick and at York.
^ In its internal organization, the working of Freemasonry involves an elaborate system of symbolic ritual ,' as carried out at meetings of the various lodges, uniformity as to essentials being the rule.
^ From 1723 to 1813 the number of lodges enrolled in England amounted to 1626, and from 1814 to the end of December 1909 as many as 3352 were warranted, making a grand total of 4978, of which the last then granted was numbered 3185.
.^ The minutes of the meeting were signed by: .
^ The origin of the first noted is not known, but there are minutes of the meetings from 1703, the Rules are of 1701, signed by quite a number of members, and a transcript of the Old Charges begins the volume.
^ New Haven, CT. Ashmole, Elias - Founder member of the Royal Society, first known English speculative Mason at Warrington, Lancashire, in 1646.- Famous Freemasons Masonic Presidents 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.calodges.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
In
1708-1709 a minute provided for a masonic
procession, at which the brethren were to
walk " with their aprons on and Comon Square." The Lodge consisted
mainly of operative " free Brothers," and continued for many years,
a code of bylaws being published in 1763, but it never united with
the Grand Lodge, giving up the struggle for existence a few years
further on.
.^ Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) in 1723.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He held the senior post of Grand Chaplain for the United Grand Lodge of England.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The other lodge, the most noteworthy of all the English predecessors of the Grand Lodge of England, was long held at York, the Mecca of English Freemasons.
.^ Its origin is unknown, but there are traces of its existence at an early date, and possibly it was a survival of the Minster Lodge of the 14th century.
^ During the 19th and early 20th centuries, men flocked to fraternal lodges, like the Freemasons and the Odd Fellows, in order to take part in male fellowshipping.- The Decline of Male Space | The Art of Manliness 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC artofmanliness.com [Source type: General]
^ The Jacobite cause alleged that a Masonic lodge had been founded in Scotland, during the early eighteenth century, which drew its charter from a surviving Templar chapter in Bristol, but which had already been in operation for several hundred years.- Rosicrucians and Freemasons | Terrorism and the Illuminati 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.terrorism-illuminati.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Assuming that the York MS. No.
^ The York MS. No.
^ Their Christian character is further emphasized by the "First Charge that you shall be true men to God and the holy Church "; the York MS. No.
4 of
1693 was the property of the lodge in that year (which Roll was
presented by
George
Walker of Wetherby in 1777), the entry which concludes that
Scroll is most suggestive, as it
gives " The names of the Lodge " (members) and the " Lodge
Ward(en)." Its influence most probably may be also noted at
Scarborough, where " A
private Lodge " was held on the 10th of July 1705, at which the
president "
William Thompson, Esq., and
severall others brethren ffree Masons " were present, and six
gentlemen (named) " were then admitted into the said ffraternity."
These particulars are endorsed on the
Scarborough MS. of
the Old Charges, now owned by the Grand Lodge of
Canada at
Toronto. " A narrow
folio manuscript Book beginning 7th March
1705-1706," which was quoted from in 1778, has long been missing,
which is much to be regretted, as possibly it gave particulars of
the lodge which assembled at
Bradford, Yorkshire, " when 18 Gentlemen of
the first families in that neighbourhood were made Masons." There
is, however, another roll of records from 1712 to 1730 happily
preserved of this " Ancient Honble.
.^ A member of the Fraternity, called more fully Free and Accepted Masons.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons under the Constitution of England" more .
^ A member of the Free and Accepted Masons, an international fraternal and philosophical organization.- Masonic Dictionary | Freemason | www.masonicdictionary.com 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.masonicdictionary.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The Grand Lodge of England constituted its first lodge in Paris in the year 1732, but one was formed still earlier on the continent at Gibraltar 1728-1729.
^ The system of Schröder is actually practised by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg , and a modified system (Schröder-Fessler) by the Grand Lodge Royal York (Berlin) and most lodges of the Grand Lodge of Bayreuth and Dresden .- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The early history of Freemasonry in London, as well as in Ireland, before the era of Grand Lodges, is to a certain extent obscure.
Q.C., 1904).
.^ The system of Schröder is actually practised by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg , and a modified system (Schröder-Fessler) by the Grand Lodge Royal York (Berlin) and most lodges of the Grand Lodge of Bayreuth and Dresden .- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Lodge at York which declared itself a Grand Lodge in 1725.
^ By 1725 the Lodge in York had declared itself a Grand Lodge.
.^ Hughan and Whytehead ( Ars Q.C., 1900), and Masonic Sketches and Reprints (1871), by the former.
.^ Lodge of all England" was its modest title), and was flourishing for years, receiving into their company many county men of great influence.
^ I have sent a number of letters to the Grand Lodge and money for the Grand Charity, and by faithful brethren as I thought, but I have not received one letter from the Grand Lodge for this five years, which I thought somewhat strange at first; but when I heard so many were taken by the French, I thought otherwise, and prudent not to send.
^ The areas to be covered are Lodge formations, persons, arrivals, births, and deaths of the many men who made Masonic history through out the years in Charleston along with a brief history of the many events of historic value.- Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.scgrandlodgeafm.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) 1790-1813 while still Prince of Wales.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon in 1983.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In 1784 the Grand Lodge of England granted them a charter for African Lodge #459.- Evangelizing Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.secondexodus.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) in 1723.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There are two Womens Grand Lodges .- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There are subtle differences from one jurisdiction (Grand Lodge) to the next.
.^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
^ When the grand lodge of New Jersey chartered Nova Caesarea Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This lodge remained on the rolls of the Grand Lodge until the .
.^ Lodge, that they having due and timely notice, may govern themselves accordingly.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ A Freemason since 1924, he is a member of University City Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Harry Carr, a Past Master and long time Secretary of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No.
.^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
^ Applications for constitution kept coming in, the provinces being represented from 1723 to 1724, before which time it is likely the Grand Lodge of Ireland' had been started, about which the most valuable Caementaria Hibernica by Dr Chetwode Crawley may be consulted with absolute confidence.
^ In Canada, there is a Grand Lodge in each province.- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ Pennsylvania, lately holden as a provincial grand lodge under the authority of the .
^ Provincial Grand Lodges were formed to ease the authorities at headquarters, and, as the society spread, also for the Continent, and gradually throughout the civilized globe.
^ Grand Lodge of Missouri was formed in 1821.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The brethren shuffle round the Lodge again, as before.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Mark Master, or Fourth Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ His last appearance in grand lodge was in 1742.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Grand Lodge of Missouri was formed in 1821.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Grand Lodge formed in America.
^ In North America 2 lodges were held before what is known as the first " regular " lodge was formed at Boston , Mass., in 1733, and probably in Canada3 likewise.
^ A lodge was established in Boston in 1733.
.^ The same remark applies to Denmark , France, Germany, Holland , Italy , Portugal , Russia , Spain , Sweden and other countries.
^ Germany and other countries.- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Others were also opened in Germany 1733, Portugal 1735, Holland 1735, Switzerland 1740, Denmark 1745, Italy 1763, Belgium 1765, Russia 1771, and 4 The Masonic Records 1717-1894, by John Lane, and the excellent Masonic Yearbook, published annually by the Grand Lodge of England, are the two standard works on Lodge enumeration, localization and nomenclature.
.^ He was the first master of Russellville Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Of the many scores of military lodges, the first warrant was granted by Ireland in 1732.
^ Its first Lodge known as Lagos Lodge No.- Newswatch Magazine - How the Freemasons Rule the World 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newswatchngr.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Milford and at one time was junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of Delaware.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There were rivals to the Grand Lodge of England during the 18th century, one of considerable magnitude being known as the Ancients or Atholl Masons, formed in 1751, but in December 1813 a junction was effected, and from that time the prosperity of the United Grand Lodge of England, with few exceptions, has been extraordinary.
^ Grand Lodge of Missouri was formed in 1821.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He was elected grand master on Oct.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Nothing but a volume to itself could possibly describe the main features of the English Craft from 1717, when Anthony Sayer was elected the first Grand Master of a brilliant galaxy of rulers.
^ The Regius poem itself was the work of a cleric, and this was quite natural because the main aim of the Craft was building religious edifices.
The first nobleman to undertake that office was the duke
of
Montagu in 1721, the natural
philosopher J. T. Desaguliers being his immediate predecessor, who
has been credited (and also the Rev. James Anderson) with the
honour of starting the premier Grand Lodge; but like the fable of
Sir
Christopher Wren having been Grand Master, evidence is entirely
lacking.
.^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) 1790-1813 while still Prince of Wales.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ To high Masons, the house in Duke Street known as the Grand East.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Masonic traditions share the same core, but each Grand Lodge is independent.- Invited to Freemasons dinner - what to expect - Straight Dope Message Board 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC boards.straightdope.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The rival lodges of the Grand Orient and the Grand Lodge were united in 1773.- Freemasonry Structure & Branches | " Let There Be Light " 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC indecline.webs.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon in 1983.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Lodge Cosmos under the Grand Lodge of France.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ On the decease of the prince in 1843 the earl of Zetland succeeded, followed by the marquess of Ripon in 1874, on whose resignation H.R.H. the prince of Wales became the Grand Master.
^ Grand Master UGLE 1870-1874.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Prince Hall had been succeeded on his death by one Nero Prince as 'Grand Master'.
.^ Soon after succeeding to the throne, 1 The celebrated " Lady Freemason," the Hon.
.^ Mrs Aldworth ( née Miss St Leger, daughter of Lord Doneraile), was initiated in Ireland, but at a much earlier date than popularly supposed; certainly not later than 1713, when the venturesome lady was twenty.
^ Of this Lodge we know absolutely nothing, saving that the warrant must have been dated between 20th December, 1735, and 20th April, 1736, at a time when Miss St. Leger would neither be "a young girl," being then forty-seven years of age, nor would she have still retained her maiden name, seeing that her daughter Mary Aldworth was in that year twenty years old, and Miss St. Leger's (Mrs.
^ Sir Antony St. Leger, Knight of the Garter, a lineal descendant of the above Sir Robert was appointed by Henry VIII. to be one of his commissioners for letting the Irish Crown lands, and on July 7th, 1640, he was constituted Lord Deputy of Ireland.
.^ All early accounts of the occurrence must be received with caution, as there are no contemporary records of the event.
^ There is no record of his .
^ Editor James Wasserman adds a contemporary perspective that takes into account the events of the twentieth century that occurred after Ms. Birch wrote.- FREEMASON BOOKS, MASONIC BOOKS, MASONIC GIFTS, FREE MASON, FREEMASONRY 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC freemasonbooks.com [Source type: General]
- FREEMASON BOOKS, MASONIC BOOKS, MASONIC GIFTS, FREE MASON, FREEMASONRY 12 January 2010 5:23 UTC www.freemasonbooks.com [Source type: General]
.^ Published by particular request of the fraternity.
^ Secretary of state of New York in 1863.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ History of Freemasonry, by Dr A. G. Mackey (New York, 1898), and the History of the Fraternity Publishing Company, Boston, Mass., give very full particulars as to the United States .
.^ See History of Freemasonry in Canada (Toronto, 1899), by J. Ross Robertson.
^ Freemasonry in Canada (1899); DRUMMOND, Hist.- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry) 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.newadvent.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ He was raised in Prince of Wales Lodge, March 24, 1874 by his elder brother, the Prince of Wales, who was later King Edward VII q.v.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Ampthill was appointed by King Edward VII (then grand master) as provincial grand master for Bedfordshire on Nov.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ William, Duke of Clarence (See William IV, King of England) Duke of Clarence and Avondale (H.R.H. Albert Victor Christian Edward) (1864-1892) He was the eldest son of King Edward VII q.v.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
ceased to govern the
.^ I n 1721, the Grand Lodge Of London succeeded in winning over a member of the English high aristocracy, Duke Montagu, for the office of Grand Master.- Dieter Schwarz - Freemasonry Ideology, Organisation, And Policy 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC der-stuermer.org [Source type: Original source]
^ English craft, and was succeeded by H.R.H. the duke of Connaught .
.^ From 1737 to 1907 some sixteen English princes of the royal blood joined the brotherhood.
^ Princes of Royal Blood .
.^ Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) 1790-1813 while still Prince of Wales.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In 1784 the Grand Lodge of England granted them a charter for African Lodge #459.- Evangelizing Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.secondexodus.com [Source type: Original source]
^ His last appearance in grand lodge was in 1742.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
-
.^ He was master of what is now Lodge of Friendship No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Extract of proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free...
^ This lodge remained on the rolls of the Grand Lodge until the .
.^ Virginia is the mother of two Grand Lodges.
^ Grand Lodge of Scotland from 177678.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The two oldest Masonic Lodges are in England and Ireland.- Freemasonic Graphics - The Unjust are Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.trosch.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The vast increase of late years, both of lodges and members, however, calls for renewed vigilance and extra care in selecting candidates, that numbers may not be a source of weakness instead of strength.
^ There are many additional degrees which may be taken or not (being quite optional), and dependent on a favourable ballot ; the difficulty, however, of obtaining admission increases as progress is made, the numbers accepted decreasing rapidly with each advancement .
^ Quarter-Master General Robert Moray (or Murray) was initiated by members of the Lodge of Edinburgh, at Newcastle on the 10th of May 1641, while the Scottish army was in occupation.
.^ This lead to a linking of Russian and Swedish Freemasonry into one system when, in 1778, the Moscow Lodge of Prince Troubetskoy joined the Swedish System.- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Russian Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Hence, Freemasonry is essentially opposed to Christianity and destructive of the Christian organization of society.
^ There then follows various ritual motions and the Candidate is led in a procession around the Lodge.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ Initial List of 33rd Degree Masons .
^ A. Five; two Masters and three Fellow Crafts.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ "Three constitute a Lodge of Master Masons--three Master Masons.- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
^ The lodges have their own by-laws for guidance, subject to the Book of Constitutions of their Grand Lodge, and the regulations of the provincial or district Grand Lodge if located in counties or held abroad.
^ Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky held ...
.^ How is it associated with the Roman Catholic Church?- ATRI Journal Online Article Index 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.johnankerberg.com [Source type: Original source]
^ This opposition appears to have its roots in the Roman Catholic Church from which the Lutheran Church developed.- The Truth About Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.gpdemolay.org [Source type: Original source]
^ It is to be regretted that on the continent of Europe Freemasonry has sometimes developed on different lines from that of the " Mother Grand Lodge " and Anglo-Saxon Grand Lodges generally, and through its political and anti-religious tendencies has come into contact or conflict with the state authorities6 or the Roman Catholic church .
.^ This lodge remained on the rolls of the Grand Lodge until the .
^ Supreme Council, 33 AASR for France at Paris.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The members of the Grand Lodge of England brought their fraternity to America.
.^ The Grand Lodge of England constituted its first lodge in Paris in the year 1732, but one was formed still earlier on the continent at Gibraltar 1728-1729.
^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Virginia is the mother of two Grand Lodges.
.^ The Masonic coat-of-arms still used by the Grand Lodge of England is of Jewish design.
^ For particulars of the Grand Lodges, and especially that of England, Gould's History is most useful and trustworthy; and for an original contribution to the history of the rival Grand Lodge or Atholl Masons, Sadler's Masonic Facts and Fictions .
^ Grand Lodge of the most ancient ...
.^ The MOST popular definition of Freemasonry states that it is 'a unique system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols'.- Freemasonry Watch - Is the Devil in the details? | Freemasons News | Freemason Information 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.freemasonrywatch.org [Source type: General]
^ A peculiar system of Morality, veiled in Allegory and illustrated by Symbols " (old definition of Freemasonry).
^ A peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.- Masonic Beliefs and Practices 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.veling.nl [Source type: Original source]
s
.^ The British House of Commons in 1799 and 1817, in acts of parliament, specifically recognized the laudable character of the society and provided for its continuance on definite lines.
^ If you have something definitive regarding Ron Paul’s membership in any secret society, please post a comment with specifics.- Karel Donk’s Blog » Blog Archive » Looks like Ron Paul might be a Freemason 10 February 2010 10:41 UTC www.kareldonk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ One modern definition is: Freemasonry is an organized society of men, symbolically applying the principle of Operative Masonry and architecture to the science and art of character building.
.^ In most of these countries Grand Lodges were subsequently created and continue to this date, save that in Austria (not Hungary) and Russia no masonic lodges have for some time been permitted to assemble.
^ Some lodges felt that the creation of a Grand Lodge was .
^ So basically most of these groups are masons.- Top 10 Secret Societies - Listverse 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC listverse.com [Source type: General]
.^ In Canada, there is a Grand Lodge in each province.- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Local organizations of Masons are called lodges.- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
^ The defining characteristic of our Masonic organization is the Grand Lodge.
.^ The Duke of Sodermanland was named as grand master and "Vicarius Salomonis" of the rite in that year.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ H.R.H. Prince Frederick Leopold was in 1909 Protector , or the " Wisest Master " (Vicarius Salomonis).
.^ He was grand master of Sweden and a 33 AASR. .- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ King Gustav V. was the Grand Master + of the freemasons in Sweden, and the sovereign of the " Order of Charles XIII .," the only one of the kind confined to members of the fraternity.
^ Grand master of Order of DeMolay, 1938.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Grand Lodge of Scotland from 177678.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lodges were constituted in India from 1730 (Calcutta), 1752 (Madras), and 1758 (Bombay); in Jamaica 1742, Antigua 1738, and St Christopher 1739; soon after which period the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland had representatives at work throughout the civilized world.
^ The Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland were formed in 1725 and 1736 respectively.- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
In no part, however, outside Great Britain has the craft
flourished so much as in the United States of
America, where the first " regular " lodge
(i.e. according to the
new regime) was opened in 1733 at
Boston, Mass.
.^ The first Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Milford and at one time was junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of Delaware.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He served the Grand Lodge of Kentucky as grand orator at one time.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ A " deputation " was granted to Daniel Coxe, Esq.
of
.^ New Jersey , by the duke of Norfolk , Grand Master, 5th of June 1730, as Prov.
^ New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in 1730.
^ Grand Lodge of New Jersey was thereby created, officers elected, and new charters .
.^ Q. How many constitute a Masters' Lodge?- Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor: Master Mason, or Third Degree 17 September 2009 0:24 UTC www.sacred-texts.com [Source type: Original source]
^ No individual in the Grand Lodge of Freemasons shall circumvent the authority of this Masonic Code.- The Grand Lodge of Freemasons - Cyber Nations Forums 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC forums.cybernations.net [Source type: Original source]
^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
.^ Henry Price as Prov.
Grand Master of
New England, and his lodge, which was
opened on the 31st of August 1733, in the city of Boston, so far as
is known, began " regular " Freemasonry in the United States, and
the older and independent organization was soon afterwards "
regularized."
Benjamin Franklin (an Initiate of the
lodge of Philadelphia) printed and published the
Book of
Constitutions, 1723 (of
London, England), in the " City of
Brotherly Love " in 1734, being the oldest masonic work in America.
.^ A Warrant was granted to the Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1752, the Regiment then being stationed in Ireland.
^ It is too easy to enter the Craft, so many men of dubious morals have joined.- Freemasons - The silent destroyers. Deist religious cult based on the Knights Templar - Initiation rituals like those of witchcraft 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.bilderberg.org [Source type: Original source]
^ Armstrong was a member of Washington Lodge No.- 10,000 Famous Freemasons By William R. Denslow - Volume 1 "A-D" 11 January 2010 8:40 UTC www.phoenixmasonry.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ There are two Womens Grand Lodges .- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In Canada in 1909 there were eight Grand Lodges, having about 64,000 members.
^ In Canada, there is a Grand Lodge in each province.- FREEMASONRY 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.srorlando.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ The Grand Lodges are all of comparatively recent organization, the oldest and largest, with 40,000 members, being for Ontario ; those of Manitoba , Nova Scotia and Quebec numbering about S000 each.
^ Freemasonry in the Dominion is believed to date from 1740.
^ That being so, a history of modern Freemasonry, the direct offspring of the British parents aforesaid, should first of all establish the descent of the three Grand Lodges from the Freemasonry of earlier days; such continuity, of five centuries or more, being a sine qua non of antiquity and regularity.
.^ Edinburgh and constituted the Grand Lodge.
^ Some lodges felt that the creation of a Grand Lodge was .
^ A new Grand Lodge was formed in 1810.- Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Russian Freemasonry 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.casebook.org [Source type: Original source]
.^ There are many additional degrees which may be taken or not (being quite optional), and dependent on a favourable ballot ; the difficulty, however, of obtaining admission increases as progress is made, the numbers accepted decreasing rapidly with each advancement .
^ Additionally there are many oaths a Christian may be called on to make.
^ How many degrees are there in Freemasonry?- Masonic Secrets & Female Freemasons 6 February 2010 11:20 UTC www.masonic-secrets.com [Source type: Original source]
The chief of these are
arranged in separate classes and are governed either by the " Grand
Chapter of the Royal Arch," the " Mark Grand Lodge," the " Great
Priory of Knights Tempiars " or the " Ancient and Accepted Rite,"
these being mutually complementary and intimately connected as
respects England, and more or less so in Ireland, Scotland, North
America and wherever worked on a similar basis; the countries of
the continent of Europe have also their own
Hautes Grades.
(W. J. H. *)
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