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Ah, yes, Mer'can Xenocentrics... we were the original Christians, the original Freemasons, the original nation. Anyone doing it differently subverted OUR creation. [/sarcasm]

I feel he'd have a difficult time understanding why there are 3000+ sects arguing (to the point of bloodshed) over who's sharing his message properly.

My NM lodges are very different; one has 200+ MMs, the other has around 50. My CA lodge has 15, with 3 EAs.

I spend more time on quad rollerskates these days, working with a roller derby league, but a decade ago I was teaching flow, ramps, and bowls at Skate School and running the events for TimeShip Racing. Lot of longboarding on mountains and in ditches. There's nothing like skating ditches!

Hall, actually. Freemason's Hall.

I am a member of two lodges that meet in the same building. One has several hundred members, the other had less than fifty. They both have very different personalities and very different histories, neither of which should be lost. Talk of merging results in attitudes similar to the Lincoln...

Curious as to what the ring looked liked... from my experience, you have to look very closely to see a 33 on a ring.

If you're traveling to a foreign country you should go through your lodge secretary to inform your Grand Secretary who will inform the Grand Sec in the country (countries) you'll be visiting. Any needed paperwork will come down through those channels.

Check the Grand Lodge website, too. Often they'll post basic info like meeting times and the Secretary's phone number.

So Mote It Be.

If the methanol and acetone boil off before distillation, then they don't need to be filtered out... also, Jack Daniel's isn't bourbon, so they can re-use the barrels all they want. Bourbon is the only style that requires single-use barrels. If you want a truly unique taste in scotch, find one...

I don't think anyone said they use the whisky, just the barrels.

Remember that those words were written in 1924, when many assumptions about religion were commonplace, even in learned circles.

And restaurants, as well. How many of us have bemoaned the fare at a stated communication? It makes sense to me to have lodge in a private room, followed by an excellent meal. No dishes, no clean- up. Just an evening of Fellowship and Brotherhood.

Jonathan, I just left there a few months back. I'm a member of both lodges and several bodies there and would be glad to answer questions and give you contact information.

Bourbon requires a new, freshly charred barrel every time, so we have a lot of them laying around. They get shipped out for use in scotch and several wines. As Doug pointed out, colonial whisky is barley and rye based. Corn liquor (and subsequently bourbon) came later, as maize became the go-to...

What do your Brothers-to-be wear? Every lodge is different, most would like to see a jacket and tie.

Indeed, if sized appropriately the "furniture" could be carried in a jacket pocket.

I highly recommend the Royal Arch.

Carl Sagan