Recent content by Gerald.Harris

Re: For my more seasoned brothers----What would yo My brother, I am not certain which lodge you are a member of, but if you need and want counseling regarding Masonry or if you just want to sit and have a conversation regarding almost anything, please contact me : Gerald Harris at League...

I certainly hope to be present for this one. Gerald Harris

I wonder if he was speaking symbolicly? We use many left turns in our everyday lives in order to get where we need to be, but perhaps your friend was speaking about traveling from the East to the West by way of the South, which imitates the path of the great luminary of nature, which gives us...

I am not certain that your statement is correct. Another brother has mentioned that it would be intresting for the Grand Lodge to conduct a study on this subject. I have seen several men under the age od 21 who have joined Texas lodges in the last two years, and I can not recall a single one...

Congratulations on the date and the occasion. It is my great desire that you enjoy being a Master Mason, and that you are able to learn everything that it brings to mankind. If you do this, I have no doubt that you will be rewarded, but so will the craft.

That is a great concept my brother. If you continue with this practice, sooner or later, everyone in the lodge room should be capable of working every station including the lectures. I wonder how many lodges could lay claim to that one?

Hello Brother Winslett, I believe the key to visitation, is that first of all, you have to establish whether the particular Grand Lodge is recognized by the Grand Lodge of Texas. Once that is established, then you are free to visit any lodge who is recognized, functioning,has visitation rights...

I believe that the answer is yes, you could even sit in a PH Lodge, IF the Grand Lodge of Ma in fact recognizes and has visitation rights with the MWPHGLof MA. The key is that you are under another Grand Jourisdiction who has Masonic relations with the GLOT. I am anxious to her what one of our...

Great advice Brother Reader........

I have conducted well over a couple of hundred Masonic Burial Services in the last 34 Years and I certainly hope to have a Masonic Memorial when it is my time to travel on to be with the Supreme Grand Master . My one fear is that there will not be anyone left who can perform the service for me...

I like some of these ideas very much. Can you imagine what havoc this would create in our own Grand Lodge. I know that when the lodges were graded in their opening and closing ritual on 2008, many of them were not very receptive to the idea, even though I assure you most of them not only...

Brother Macfie, I don't believe that you have heard it quite correctly. The normal mode of translating the wishes of the Grand Lodge Trustees is through the right hand of the Grand Master, who is your District Deputy, he makes a minimum of one, and usually two official visits to your lodge each...

Brother Dave, There is a State Wide Fund Raiser, or two to be exact.. First there is the Penney a Day program, This one only asks every Texas Mason to donate 1 cent per day for 10 years, or pay $36.50 one time. This will give a considerable boost to the operating capital at Grand Lodge. The...

Brother Mark, You are quite observant for a Brother with limited experience. I don't believe it is totally a case of not wanting to grow, just a mindset against change, or a case of being located in an area that has seen its' best days. In time, either the lodges will eventually open their...

Thank you Brother Blake, and good luck to you Brother Shelton.