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"High ranking" Masons??? I AM personally less inclined to listen to any so-called high ranking Mason... experience has shown that often those are the members that have personal agendas of self-aggrandizement rather than contributing something to the Craft and society. I AM hard-pressed to see...

Thank you all for your comments. Though I have specifically mentioned West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania are not any better. This view will vary based on location of course but I have found it very disturbing to say the least. We often may have heard or even seen that the West Gate is NOT...

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My observation on your words is this... PHA leadership in some jurisdictions has driven membership away in my opinion. Insecurity appears to be a major culprit to thwarting goodwill & cooperation within a Grand Lodge, and I have observed it many times myself over the years. No one wishes to...

THIS IS A COPY OF THE LATEST POST ON MY PERSONAL BLOG. A LINK TO THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IS ATTACHED AT THE END. For those of you who follow me & my blog, I finally landed on my feet several months ago after several years of adversity (in West Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas)...

It appears that Freemasonry was outlawed in Indonesia. Should I run across information to the contrary, I will post it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry_in_Indonesia http://www.fourhares.com/freemasonry/worldwideGLs.html

A history tidbit about Clark Gable... Cadiz, Ohio is 19 miles from my home http://clarkgablefoundation.com/history.html

MAKING A MASON AT SIGHT By Bro. Wildey E. Atchison, Colorado The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight is described by Dr. Albert Mackey as the eighth of the Twenty-Five Landmarks of Free Masonry. To quote Dr. Mackey: "It is a technical term, which may be defined to be the...

As an update, on April 24, 2014 I resigned as a Regional Representative for the Phylaxis Society. I had served in this capacity to several jurisdictions over 19 1/2 years. My most recent appointment in 2011 was representative to West Virginia, and was expanded to include eastern Ohio & western...

The Ohio Lodge of Research met Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Scioto Lodge #6 in Chillicothe, Ohio. Though I was unable to make it for health reasons, I submitted the following paper for this meeting. I was first informed by W Bro. Chad Simpson that the subject of this paper should be my...

The Ohio Lodge of Research met Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Scioto Lodge #6 in Chillicothe, Ohio. Though I was unable to make it for health reasons, I submitted the following paper for this meeting. I was first informed by W Bro. Chad Simpson that the subject of this paper should be my...

These words stood out to me in this address; Brethren, brotherly love remains as important in today’s world as it did in those dark days of great anxiety in the First World War. To exercise kindness, tolerance and charitable support – and to feel deeply interested in the welfare of others – is...

http://www.jpluther.com/swhat.inq?sdrop=APAC&sprimary=AP&ssecondary=AC http://www.macoy.com/Masonic-Apron-Cases-Boxes-C15.aspx

First, I will congratulate you on the milestone you have achieved. Next, I AM curious is your appointment as SD interim/ pro-tem as you indicated that you have been raised on June 28th? I trust you are studying to fully grasp the the duties of an SD and your specific responsibilities to the...

I am amazed at how these groups are now trying to pattern themselves after UGLE in their organizations name.

Thank you for the information. I will have to read up & add these players to my scorecard.

I am not familiar with the mane Otis Saulsberry. Who is he? And where is he from? What role does he play in this whole matter???

Ricardo D. "Rick" Wells attempted to gain entry under fraudulent means. Wells has been expelled for his attempted fraud, so as to prevent him from gaining admission to any legitimate Masonic lodge in the future. Weston Jarvis and Otis Saulsberry are not now members, nor have ever applied for...