Cross is the new Grand Master of All Freemasons of British Columbia. He began his one-year reign last month.

CAUSE Luncheon – July 28, 2010 in Jonesboro Arkansas.

Serving kids for a century
Mizpah Shriners have fun, but main purpose is 22 children’s hospitals

By Deb Todd
nsfeatures@news-sentinel.com
Mike Hardiek loved it when his grandfather donned his fez in preparation for a Mizpah Shrine event.

“My greatest memory is seeing my grandfather marching

The Meaning of Masonic Obligations

R.V. Harris
Past Grand Master, P Gd Secty, Nova Scotia

The obligation is the turning point of every degree; it makes a man an E.A.; a F.C.; a M.M.

As early as 1738, objection was taken to an

The Rose, the Queen of Flowers, is the symbol of beauty, of youth, of love, of joy, and of silence. In the ancient mysteries, in mythology among the ancient Hebrews and other nations the rose was ever considered a very

Archaeologists have discovered many old cities, built on ruins of still older cities, which in turn were erected upon the ruins of cities still older These several cities were built, existed for a time, were destroyed and forgotten and new

Around the year of 1948 there was a group of Oklahoma Indians that got together to put on some Masonic Degree work. It was very well received by those who witnessed the effort.

The early history of the formation of the Greenleaf Lodge No. 670 and Gardens Lodge No. 621 is one rooted in the most basic tenets of our craft, with a desire for an association with good men of similar purpose.

Freemasonry in Buenos Aires
Predating Argentina itself, the Freemasons have been in existence since 1795
By Ian F. Thurn

For the Herald

Freemasonry in Buenos Aires was started with the consecration of a “Logia Independencia” in 1795 consisting of young intellectuals mostly with higher

In the second degree, we hear of the significance of the word ‘plenty’. We symbolize it in Freemasonry by an ear of corn, or sheaf of wheat. Mackey informs us that in ancient symbolism, the goddess was depicted as a

Canadian Masons have all heard the Inner Guard’s reply to the W. Master’s question: ‘How does he hope to obtain those privileges’, when he states on behalf of the candidate ‘By being a man, free-born . . . etc.’ The

Who were they – Ruth
Hebrew: Rut
“companion/friend” or “satisfied”

This great grandmother of King David is remembered as a gentle heroine in spite of the fact that she boldly approached the man she wanted to marry. Her story, recorded in the

Recently I called at the home of a friend and found his wife reading a Masonic Paper. Since she and her people had long been a bitter anti-Masonic family…

All true Masons know that their work is not secret, but they realize that it must remain unknown to all who do not live the true Masonic life. Yet if the so-called secrets of Freemasonry were shouted from the housetops,

I was born in antiquity, in the ancient days when men first dreamed of God. I have been tried through the ages, and found true. The Crossroads of the world bear the imprint of my feet, and the cathedrals of