The Educator Papers – Archive

“ The Heavens he has stretched forth as a canopy; the earth he has planted as a footstool; He crowns his Temple with stars as with DIADEM, and with His Hand He extends the Power & the Glory. The Sun...

MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS Before embarking on a consideration of this topic, it might be appropriate to define the business of Freemasonry.  First and foremost, Freemasonry is an initiatic Order in the business of the development, enhancement, and transformation of...

Mentoring - A Life Long Process and a Key to Leadership   Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Free  &   Accepted  Masons  of  Washington   Taken  from   the combined  information  site for  the Leadership  Training, Membership Cultivation  and  Retention  Committees  at:...

Mentoring ;  A possible Solution!! Presented by V.W. Bro. Norman McEvoy  Haida Lodge No 166 Grand Lodge of BC &Yukon (Canada) Brethren; This paper has been stimulated by a question posed by a Mentor in the U.K. asking WHY Mentorship...

Adapted by V.W. Bro Norman McEvoy from a paper By: R.W.Bro. R. L. Shaw; Published in THE TRACING BOARD, G.R.S.; May 1975 Masonry is a sinuous stairway to the stars. From the very moment I entered the fraternity, I was...

We often encounter problems when words describing ancient concepts are translated by the language of today. The choice and definition of words which were popular a few centuries ago in the interpreting of ideas or rendering meaning to everyday subjects often...

WHATEVER is founded in nature is permanent; and although it may frequently be blended with transient combinations, it still remains a part of creation. The plant may be cut down by the frosts of winter, or by the ruthless hand...

By: Walter C.Slack, PM; Pacific Lodge, No. 16; Mission, BC; Adapted by V.W.Bro. Norman McEvoy for use in The Educator By far the greatest part of our conscious life experience consists in our mental or intellectual activity. A much smaller...

The development of the human race, its civilizations with their structural and mechanical improvements is a history of the development of the human mind. One person's idea leading to the improvement of the means of achieving a task triggers a...

MASONIC SYMBOLS Wm. W. Vickers, W.M., King Solomon No. 22, Toronto The Apron of White Leather The apron of white leather, made of lamb skin, is a distinguishing badge worn by every member of the Masonic Order, and without which...

History of Masonic Ritual dating back to the Establishment of The United Grand Lodge of England 1n 1813. a paper presented by Jacques Huyghebaert Past Master Lodge #2991 UGLE and refers to work conducted by W.Bro. John Hamill. In its...

By: Bro. J. McKay; Oyen Lodge, No. 104; Adapted for use in this format by V.W. Bro, Norman McEvoy No man can draw a free breath who does not share with other men a common and worthwhile ideal. Life has...