THE VISITING BROTHER by: Unknown The Lodge of Antiquity (England) possesses an old Masonic document written during the reign of James II between 1685 and 1688; in it appears the following: “that every Mason receive and cherish strange fellows, when they come over the country, and set the mon to work, if they will work,…

More Light!  Number 280 – May 31, 2010  What is meant by ‘Travel In Foreign Countries?’   -Excerpts from “Foreign Countries” by Carl H. Claudy Our ancient operative Brethren desired to become Masters so, when they travelled in foreign countries, they could still practice their craft.   Speculative Freemasons still desire to “travel in foreign…

Mediocrity in Masonry . . . Shame on us! BY: ROBERT G. DAVIS, 33*, GRAND CROSS   One of the questions that occasionally eats at me when I am driving home from a Masonic event, degree, or function that has been woefully mediocre is how our members can sit through such Masonic happenings month after…

This article originated from www.thefremason.com and has been previously presented in Beacon #190. I was reminded of it while sitting at Festive Board after a lodge meeting when a new MM said he wanted to tell an off colour joke. A PM commented that it was OK because we were not sitting in a tyled…

An Ideal Lodge KING SOLOMON’s YACHT CLUB By: Pete Normand, College Station, Tx This is the story of a young man who, not unlike many young men today, being fairly new in town and having settled into his new job, was told by a friend about a club, The King Solomon’s Yacht Club, and decided to…