From the Worshipful Master If you have been keeping up with the Lodge calendar or Facebook page you would notice a lot more activities being advertised by our lodge for our own activities as well as others close by. This is because one of my concerns for the Brothers in our Lodge is participation and [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master The Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons has always been very family oriented. We are taught brotherly love, relief and truth from the very beginning. As a Lodge, we get to know a candidate before they join which includes how they are with their family. I want to side step for [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master Brethren, This month I wanted us to talk about a Masonic book that we each have read. The book I want to talk about is called Old Tiler Talks , by Carl H. Claudy. This particular author has written numerous books on Freemasonry and is quite a well-known scholar. This book [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master My Brothers, Freemasonry has affected each of us personally and differently. If you were to ask a lodge of Brothers this question, you may get vastly different responses. Along with the different responses you will also get lot of similar reactions as well. Masonry has affected me personally by being able [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master My brethren, this is a very exciting time. There is a plethora of opportunities to learn and grow as a mason. There is something in Masonry for everybody. This includes activities and service in your mother lodge or joining an appendant body. When a man first enters the Craft, he is [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master Wayfarer’s Lodge #50 has been around for about 62 years. Even though our Lodge is old, many of our members right now are young both in age and in Masonic years. In addition to this, we have several candidates. I would like to gear my remarks at this time to our [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master I want to talk to you about an article I read entitled “A Master’s Wages,†author unknown. Its addresses the things Masons consider wages. This article attempts to answer the question “what are a Mason’s wages?†It attempts to categorize a Mason’s wages into two categories. One, “those inalienable rights which [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master This month’s topic for our articles in on brotherly love, in honor of Valentine’s day. The three tenets of Freemasonry are brotherly love, relieve, and truth. Freemasonry can be considered the original “social media.†Even back 300 years ago, one could travel all over Scotland and England and find a lodge [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master My Brothers, As we start this new Masonic year, it is my hope that each of us are able to as Masonically, or as men through Masonic service and education. Any form of growing to require pushing through our own comfort zones and exercising temperance, fortitude and patience. Growing as a [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master The emblem the Worshipful Master carries around his neck is the square. The square is one of the most noticeable and fundamental symbols of our fraternity. It can be synonymous with trust. When we keep something “on the square,†we are beholden to keep our brother’s secret as our own. We [...]
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