If I had the opportunity to visit a Lodge in Massachusetts, would I be bound to the rules and regulations of their GL, the GL of Texas or both?
Blake Bowden said:So if I traveled to Massachusetts, could I attend Lodge with a Prince Hall Mason?
So if I traveled to Massachusetts, could I attend Lodge with a Prince Hall Mason?
So if I traveled to Massachusetts, could I attend Lodge with a Prince Hall Mason?
I believe it is about continuity. You are not within the jurisdiction of any GL at the moment because no GL claims Afghanistan as theirs. The GL of Canada is just visiting. I just went over the Texas MM obligation and it clearly states that one will abide by the rules ... of the GLoT or any other GL who's jurisdiction one may be .... So if you are within the jurisdiction of a GL that allows Masonic intercourse with PHA then you are within bounds of that GL and not your home GL.
NY GL allows alcohol within the Lodge building (dinning hall) but Texas does not. I did as the Brothers did and I was clearly in violation of Texas law- but within the boundaries of NY.
I KNOW that I cant make a phone call to a Lodge in another State, but I can drive to the State line and make that phone call. I know this to be true because I was called on the carpet for that same action. So when the young man from Florida asked me about Masonry while I was in Mobile Al., we drove to the Florida State line and I made the phone call to the master of the Lodge in his home city.
With that said - say your in XYZ GL and you act in an un-masonic manner then XYZ GL can contact your home GL for disciplinary action only because XYZ can not revoke your dues card.
I see it as very cut n dry. And that is my humble opinion and I stand by it.
I specifically looked for a Lodge that had relations with PHA to sit with a working Brother of PHA. The answers i received from a PGM of Washington State was yes we could sit together. Now as far as you sitting in a PHA Im not sure, I would assume yes because the local members could sit in a PHA Lodge why couldnt you?
How about my case, I belong to two lodges here in Texas and also one in Minnesota. Can I visit a Prince Hall lodge in Minnesota since they recognize them and what if the Grand Lodge of Minnesota recognized the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas ?