Presented in lodge by VWBro E.R. Morris – February 6 2013 We sing the Royal Anthem and the National Anthem after each lodge meeting. Some younger members approached me, as Chaplain, to ask “Why?” Frankly, I did not know....
Sometimes we get so caught up with the symbolism and philosophy of Masonry that its humble origins are forgotten. Then a message comes back from the past – in this case across 4,000 years – to remind us that...
The origins and early development of Freemasonry are a matter of some debate. A poem known as the “Regius Manuscript” has been dated to approximately 1390 and is the oldest known Masonic text. There is evidence that there were Masonic...