The Educator Papers – Archive

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The Stone Rejected

The Stone Rejected The above was written by Rt. Ex. Companion A. Cotow What is Freemasonry? It is a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. We have often heard it said, that symbolism is an...

The Square etc.

The relevant Section of the Tracing Board read as follows:- “ The Jewels of the Lodge are three movable and three immovable. The three movable jewels are the Square, the Level and the Plumb Rule. Among operative Masons the Square is...

The Square – 2021

By: W. Bro. R.E. Salmon; January, 1987. Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan (Canada) Albert Mackey discusses the square as "one of the most important and significant symbols in Freemasonry” The French Masons have almost universally presented it with one leg longer...

The Sprig of Acacia

by R. W. Bro. J. H. Young, 1975 From the first moment when the elected candidate enters the ante room and is required to profess his belief in a Supreme Being, and all other subsequent questions as a condition of...

The Spiritual Interpretation of the Officers of the Lodge

THE SPIRITUAL INTERPRETATION OF THE OFFICES IN THE LODGE The following is an abbreviated record of the interpretation of the several offices given some years ago by the late W.Bro. W. L. Wilmshurst under the title, ''The Book of the...

The Spirit of Freemasonry & Poems

You may wonder WHY I am attracted to papers written by optimists who also happen to be realists. Hopefully the answer will come quickly, as, for those who know me, I passionately believe that “Universal Freemasonry” holds many of the...

The Spirit of Freemasonry

Written by Gordon W. Sutherland P.M. Evergreen Lodge No. 148 Grand Lodge of British Columbia. (1972) The Spirit of Freemasonry is not found only in what we see and hear – it lies in what we sense or feel. It...

The Soul of Man

  taken from "Someone Cares" by Helen Steiner Rice     Every man has a deep heart need                         That cannot be filled with doctrine or creed For the soul of man knows nothing more                         than just that he...

The Sneeze

THE SNEEZE true story They walked in tandem, each of the 92 filing into the already crowded auditorium. With their rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard...

The Skirret

THE SKIRRET. You are unlikely to discover the word “skirret” in any modern dictionary or encyclopedia - at least, not in the context with which we, as Freemasons, are familiar. It seems to have disappeared from the language of the...

The Six Pointed Star

The Six Pointed Star By, Dr. O.J. Graham August 16, 1999 The Six-Pointed Star is going into its fourth edition. There have been thousands of letters over the years and comments are available upon request. The questions which are asked...

The Six Mistakes of Man

Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, wrote the following some 2000 years ago: The Six Mistakes of Man 1.      The delusion that personal gain is made by crushing others. 2.      The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed...