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So the grand lecturer was the sole horse mouth on the ritual like the C.O.W. is now? Makes since it would have to grow into a committee if it was just one person.

yes it is Brother Papa.

screw this me to I gotta know about the screw! ;) By the way if defending the light means being able to explain the S&C with the text book answer, than I am afraid I would fail but if I am free to explain it on my own terms then I might push you into a deep rabbit hole or make you think I am...

Brother Jebeling, the numbers for growth in each state is public information as well as the ones who lessened the memory work; go get the information and if there is growth within these states show us. The finger pointing only gets you so far then you need facts to back you up. It would be...

Good point Jebeling. Would we want someone in the frat that has no desire for perfection? That desire is what drives us to be better men so one day we may be perfect or enter that perfect realm. (depending how you believe) This frat makes good men better mostly by the atmosphere these better...

I was asked why the Grand Lecturer position was abolished in Texas? I had no idea we even had that position but sure enough it references them from the 1800's in the opening credits of the monitor. Does anyone have the skinny on this?

No way us boys at 148 will spend the doe rae me if need be. One of the other lodges I belong to busted our chops for making a motion to spend $200 on new aprons. We took the old yellow ones home, washed and bleached them only to send them to there death. Seeing as they where 30 plus years or...

NO freaking way it was anything near what I expected, on many levels. Some levels started bad but all seems to end good when I tough it out. Where else can you do secret rituals right under the publics nose! ;)

Take a look at the Grand Lodge of California's website and that would be a start for what the Grand West could do to help both membership and education. One major component to almost everyones life is the virtual community especially the men curious of Masonry so why are we not in the virtual...

Gonna call you Trinity, Ashton.

You are to kind Brothers. It got hairy today and he took a turn for the worse. Keep up the prayers he needs all he can get.

This resolution does not change the fact that the candidate HAS to take his obligation on a book he chooses nor is the resolution opinion based. The declaring of divine authenticity of a book is never mentioned in the Ancient Charges so why did we add this question in the first place? Not sure...

Brother Cliff I belong to a lodge that needs to hear this very thing, you mind if I read it in Lodge?

Brother Dave to things; First on charging endowed members a per capita, I was actually told that was illegal by somebody and that you had to ask for donations from them? I would love to know that I was told wrong and you can charge an endowed member? I will look into that. Second I was also...

Show me results where lessening of the memory work has increased membership in any Grand Jurisdiction in the USA? I have not seen the numbers this year but last I checked I believe 2 or 3 states had positive numbers in membership growth and MA was the only one out of the single digits with...

I think? but enlighten me none the less.

Cannot argue that the ritual is in the krapper within allot of lodges but why? It was spot on 30 years and back. My lodge had two sometimes 3 degree teams that where about as clean as they come from I read and am told, so what happen? Some of those men are even still alive and active? Did...

4th is called Lodge of Sorrow which is required here to perform burials.

One of our Fellow Crafts was in a severe motorcycle accident and has one of the roughest roads to travel before he is better. He has several injuries but the one of most concern is his head which fluctuates from dangerous to bad. He will be down for some time with the extent of his injuries...