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And that seem to be the really interesting point. If financial market is good and the interest and payout is high, then the endowments work great. Believe they also carry on even after a brother is deceased (correct me if I'm wrong), so that's another plus for them. The challenges is that when...

Thanks for the heads up. Can't beat free, so I'll give it a try for sure

I'd suggest to check The Grand Lodge of England's site - United Grand Lodge of England » Home and then also Freemasonry in Surrey - Freemasonry in Surrey - Provincial Grand Lodge they should be able to help you. The only thing you want to be very sure of is that the lodge you visit and...

Is that the case? I was more under the impression that it was a case of "earning your dues" etc. than a pure practical case of number of meetings?

One degree for you, so you'd get EA first year, FC 2nd year and MM 3rd year.

Slightly off topic, but it is interesting to see how in the US there is a limit on the maximum time you can spend in a degree. Many other places around the world it is the other way around. I know for instance that a lot of European lodges would not confer more than one degree per year.

I've not heard of any, but haven't checked the articles. As the FC work is so close to the EA work it would surprise me if it would take longer than a couple of months or so for a brother to pick up the difference.

I'm new to the board, though I've been lurking for a while, so I'm not the one at all to set the standards around here. It is a private message board after all. However I will admit that I've been surprised about the political section of the board as well as some of the various political...

If you want some good reference texts, check this link http://www.masonicrenewal.org - they have a lot of good info on leadership, running the lodge etc. A do and don't could be not to bring politics into the lodge. Even if it's only via a signature on a message board ;)