Why the North East Corner
It has often been asked WHY the candidate is placed in the N.E. Corner of the Lodge and there presented with what is commonly referred to as the Charity Lecture. My research has lead me to the information related below...
Why Masonry Lives
by a Past Grand Master - Masonic Square, Vancouver, Oct. 1921 Permanency and vitality are not necessarily characteristics of the good. Bad institutions have survived the wreck of empires, while the shores of Time are blackened with the ruins of...
Why is Masonry so Secret in Britain?
Why is Freemasonry so Secret in Britain? By Mike Martin, July 2001. “So why do you belong to that secret society?” is a question I get asked once in a while. When I reply “which secret society” is that then?”...
Why I became a Mason!
Why I became a Mason R.W. Bro. Chris Reid, DDGM 2015-16 Prince Edward District GRC (Canada) I was sitting in Lodge one night watching two Brothers (Candidates) receiving the Junior Warden’s Lecture. I took a close look at both...
Why I became a Mason
Why I became a Mason R.W. Bro. Chris Reid, DDGM 2015-16 Prince Edward District Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. I was sitting in Lodge one night watching two Brothers receiving the Junior Warden’s Lecture. I took...
Why do we say THAT
Caught Eavesdropping!!!! There are lots of stories in the news today about "Phone-tapping" and "bugging devices". People who do this are the high-technology counterparts of the centuries-old "Eavesdropper" --someone who listens in to other people's private conversations. The eaves of...
Why Do Deacons Carry Wands
Well, we know that they use them to form an arch over a visiting dignitary when escorting him into the lodge, but what other uses are there. It was suggested at one Lodge practice that the wands could be left...
Why Brother
Question A Brother has written asking WHY do Freemasons refer to themselves as Brothers.???? Answer From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary if find the following definition; Brother; 1. A male who has the same parents as another or one parent in...
Why are you a Mason?
Why are you a Mason? Bro. Edward Hartman, Ashlar Lodge No. 610 G.R.C. (London) Winner of the 2016 Essay Competition 2016 of GL of Canada in the Province of Ontario. I love being a Freemason for many reasons. Freemasonry has...
Who Does What & When
Who Does What & When Brethren, as we approach the beginning of another Masonic Year, and the strategic planning for Installations, effective meetings, education, social evenings etc, begins, I wish to share the following with you. Please note that I...
Who are we, Where did we come From and Where are we Going
Adapted from an email from R.W.Bro. Jim Whyte. Past DDGM. BC&Y (2004) I was going through my files looking for something that I has saved for a special moment and I discovered this piece which had been shared with me...
Whither are we Travelling?
Whither Are We Travelling? An article written by brother Dwight L. Smith, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Indiana and reproduced in the Transactions of the Masters’ and Past Masters’ Lodge (NZ) issue 130 in November, 1964 & shared...