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A.F. & A.M.
A.F. & A.M. . Those Grand Lodges that don't use the appellation "Ancient", claim descent from the "Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons under the constitution of England" during the period from 1717 until 1813. This English Grand Lodge was constituted from four lodges on June 24, 1717. A later Grand Lodge in England, styling themselves ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL Charles Taze Russell. February 16, 1852 - October 31, 1916. In an address delivered in a San Francisco masonic hall in 1913, Russell made positive use of masonic imagery by saying, "Now, I am a free and accepted mason. I trust we all are. But not just after the style of our masonic brethren." He further develops this idea: "true Biblebelievers
ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . TABLE LODGE (THE CEREMONY OF SEVEN TOASTS) TABLE LODGE The opening of the Table Lodge: dishes are all cleared except for the goblet of each person. (* * *) Master calls up the lodge for invocation Chaplain: Supreme Ruler of the Universe, we would reverently invoke Thy blessing at this time. GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS IN FREEMASONRY The five-pointed star, which is not to be confounded with the blazing star, is not found among the old symbols of Freemasonry; indeed, some writers have denied that it is a Masonic emblem at all.It is undoubtedly of recent origin, and was probably introduced by Jeremy Cross, who placed it among the plates in the emblems of the Third Degree prefixed to his Hieroglyphic Chart. THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and impartingA.F. & A.M.
A.F. & A.M. . Those Grand Lodges that don't use the appellation "Ancient", claim descent from the "Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons under the constitution of England" during the period from 1717 until 1813. This English Grand Lodge was constituted from four lodges on June 24, 1717. A later Grand Lodge in England, styling themselves ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL Charles Taze Russell. February 16, 1852 - October 31, 1916. In an address delivered in a San Francisco masonic hall in 1913, Russell made positive use of masonic imagery by saying, "Now, I am a free and accepted mason. I trust we all are. But not just after the style of our masonic brethren." He further develops this idea: "true Biblebelievers
ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . TABLE LODGE (THE CEREMONY OF SEVEN TOASTS) TABLE LODGE The opening of the Table Lodge: dishes are all cleared except for the goblet of each person. (* * *) Master calls up the lodge for invocation Chaplain: Supreme Ruler of the Universe, we would reverently invoke Thy blessing at this time. GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON Grand Secretary’s Office: 8555 Government Street. Burnaby, British Columbia. V3N 4S9 Canada. t: +1-604-736-8941. e: grand_lodge@freemasonry.bcy.ca. Correspondence received by the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon from brethren who are not British Columbia and Yukon Constitution members will be replied to by way of their Grand Secretary. IDEAL OF A FREEMASON The man who towards himself is a severe judge, but who is tolerant with the debilities of his neighbour; who endeavours to oppose errors without arrogance, and to promote intelligence without impatience; who properly understands how to estimate and employ his means; who honours virtue though it may be in the most humble garment, and who does not favour vice though it be clad in purple; and whoWHAT IS FREEMASONRY
De Quincey, in his Essay upon Secret Societies, tells the following tale. " I once heard a poor fellow complain that, being a Freemason, he had been led the life of a dog by his wife, as if he were Samson and she were Dalilah, with the purpose of forcing him to betray the Masonic secret and sign : and these, he solemnly protested to us all, he had betrayed most faithfully and regular MAKING MASONS AT SIGHT Making masons at sight. SIGHT, MAKING MASONS AT. The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Freemasons at sight is described as the eighth landmark of the Order. It is a technical term, which may be defined to be the power to initiate, pass, and raise candidates, by the Grand Master, in a Lodge of Emergency, or, as it is called in theBook of
THE LANDMARKS OF FREEMASONRY Until 1858 no attempt had been by any masonic writer to write out the landmarks. In that year, Albert Mackey made the first attempt, when he published "The Foundation of Masonic Law" in a masonic review, where he laid out twenty-five landmarks.He subsequently published the list in a book entitled Text Book of Masonic Jurisprudence. These twenty-five were generally accepted by the American ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later FREEMASONRY AND THE CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Mormonism and Freemasonry are so intimately interwoven and interrelated that the two can never be dissociated. Mormonism was born in the throes of the holocaust provoked by the anti-masonic Morgan Affair of 1826. What I shall attempt to cover is the period from the beginning of Mormonism in the 1820s, with its early masonic ties, through the social and political upheaval in New York State tied HOW TO FIND NEW WESTMINSTER MASONIC HALL The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SLOANE MANUSCRIPTS The Sloane Manuscripts. There are three copies of the Old Constitutions that bear this name. The first, No. 3848 in the British Museum, is dated "decimo sexto die Octobris Anno Domini 1646. It is one of the most complete copies extant. The second, known as No. 3323,is dated 1659.
THE SQUARE - BC & Y
The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USA GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS IN FREEMASONRY The five-pointed star, which is not to be confounded with the blazing star, is not found among the old symbols of Freemasonry; indeed, some writers have denied that it is a Masonic emblem at all.It is undoubtedly of recent origin, and was probably introduced by Jeremy Cross, who placed it among the plates in the emblems of the Third Degree prefixed to his Hieroglyphic Chart. THE LANDMARKS OF FREEMASONRY Until 1858 no attempt had been by any masonic writer to write out the landmarks. In that year, Albert Mackey made the first attempt, when he published "The Foundation of Masonic Law" in a masonic review, where he laid out twenty-five landmarks.He subsequently published the list in a book entitled Text Book of Masonic Jurisprudence. These twenty-five were generally accepted by the American THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting HOW TO FIND NEW WESTMINSTER MASONIC HALL The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
TABLE LODGE (THE CEREMONY OF SEVEN TOASTS) TABLE LODGE The opening of the Table Lodge: dishes are all cleared except for the goblet of each person. (* * *) Master calls up the lodge for invocation Chaplain: Supreme Ruler of the Universe, we would reverently invoke Thy blessing at this time. ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here .ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln. LC-USZ62-13016 (1861) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman. Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the Black Hawk War, a member of the Illinois legislature for eight years, and was elected president of the United States in 1860 and 1864. On January 1, 1863, he issued the EmancipationProclamation
GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS IN FREEMASONRY The five-pointed star, which is not to be confounded with the blazing star, is not found among the old symbols of Freemasonry; indeed, some writers have denied that it is a Masonic emblem at all.It is undoubtedly of recent origin, and was probably introduced by Jeremy Cross, who placed it among the plates in the emblems of the Third Degree prefixed to his Hieroglyphic Chart. THE LANDMARKS OF FREEMASONRY Until 1858 no attempt had been by any masonic writer to write out the landmarks. In that year, Albert Mackey made the first attempt, when he published "The Foundation of Masonic Law" in a masonic review, where he laid out twenty-five landmarks.He subsequently published the list in a book entitled Text Book of Masonic Jurisprudence. These twenty-five were generally accepted by the American THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting HOW TO FIND NEW WESTMINSTER MASONIC HALL The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
TABLE LODGE (THE CEREMONY OF SEVEN TOASTS) TABLE LODGE The opening of the Table Lodge: dishes are all cleared except for the goblet of each person. (* * *) Master calls up the lodge for invocation Chaplain: Supreme Ruler of the Universe, we would reverently invoke Thy blessing at this time. ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here .ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln. LC-USZ62-13016 (1861) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman. Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the Black Hawk War, a member of the Illinois legislature for eight years, and was elected president of the United States in 1860 and 1864. On January 1, 1863, he issued the EmancipationProclamation
GRAND MASTERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. ASHLAR COLLEGE OF FREEMASONRY The Board of Directors of Ashlar College of Freemasonry (ACF) is proud to announce that the concept that began within the Grand Lodge Committee on Education and Research in 2003 (Masonic Diploma Program) has now reached the stage whereby first semester courses were offered, for the very first time, in February 2011. IDEAL OF A FREEMASON The man who towards himself is a severe judge, but who is tolerant with the debilities of his neighbour; who endeavours to oppose errors without arrogance, and to promote intelligence without impatience; who properly understands how to estimate and employ his means; who honours virtue though it may be in the most humble garment, and who does not favour vice though it be clad in purple; and whoWHAT IS FREEMASONRY
De Quincey, in his Essay upon Secret Societies, tells the following tale. " I once heard a poor fellow complain that, being a Freemason, he had been led the life of a dog by his wife, as if he were Samson and she were Dalilah, with the purpose of forcing him to betray the Masonic secret and sign : and these, he solemnly protested to us all, he had betrayed most faithfully and regular THE LANDMARKS OF FREEMASONRY Until 1858 no attempt had been by any masonic writer to write out the landmarks. In that year, Albert Mackey made the first attempt, when he published "The Foundation of Masonic Law" in a masonic review, where he laid out twenty-five landmarks.He subsequently published the list in a book entitled Text Book of Masonic Jurisprudence. These twenty-five were generally accepted by the American MAKING MASONS AT SIGHT Making masons at sight. SIGHT, MAKING MASONS AT. The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Freemasons at sight is described as the eighth landmark of the Order. It is a technical term, which may be defined to be the power to initiate, pass, and raise candidates, by the Grand Master, in a Lodge of Emergency, or, as it is called in theBook of
THE KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY The Kabbalah is an essentially Jewish mystical or esoteric school. Although the Christian Church Fathers of the first century were demonstratably Kabbalists, mystical or gnostic elements within the Church largely disappeared within the first three centuries, only to THE FIRST ANTI-MASONIC ATTACK The first attack on Freemasonry can be found in a London fly-sheet of 1698, addressed 'to all Godly people', which warned believers that membership of the Craft might endanger their salvation, 'For this devillish sect are Meeters in secret which swere against all withouttheir Following.
ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later FREEMASONRY AND B'NAI B'RITH Freemasonry and B’nai B’rith. Anti-masons, antisemites, anti-zionists, and a range of conspiracy theorists and self-described "masonic critics", tend to describe B'nai B'rith as a secret masonic lodge. Although, in fact, there is no administrative or philosophical link between Freemasonry and B'nai B'rith, there is an historicalconnection.
GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. KITSELAS LODGE NO. 123 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. GRANDVIEW LODGE NO. 96 Lodgehall: 508 Agnes Street, New Westminster. Meeting day: 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Grandview Lodge No. 96 and Trinity Lodge No. 98 consolidated on 16 April 2015, meeting at PRINCE DAVID LODGE NO. 101 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USA99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln. LC-USZ62-13016 (1861) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman. Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the Black Hawk War, a member of the Illinois legislature for eight years, and was elected president of the United States in 1860 and 1864. On January 1, 1863, he issued the EmancipationProclamation
ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. KITSELAS LODGE NO. 123 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. GRANDVIEW LODGE NO. 96 Lodgehall: 508 Agnes Street, New Westminster. Meeting day: 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Grandview Lodge No. 96 and Trinity Lodge No. 98 consolidated on 16 April 2015, meeting at PRINCE DAVID LODGE NO. 101 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USA99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln. LC-USZ62-13016 (1861) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman. Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the Black Hawk War, a member of the Illinois legislature for eight years, and was elected president of the United States in 1860 and 1864. On January 1, 1863, he issued the EmancipationProclamation
ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here .A MASONIC OVERVIEW
A fraternity designed to teach morality and ethics, and train good men to make themselves of service to themselves, their families and their communities. Freemasonry is not a religion, but it teaches its members to be active in their chosen faith. Freemasonry subscribes to no partisan politics, but it teaches its members to be active in civicWHAT IS FREEMASONRY
De Quincey, in his Essay upon Secret Societies, tells the following tale. " I once heard a poor fellow complain that, being a Freemason, he had been led the life of a dog by his wife, as if he were Samson and she were Dalilah, with the purpose of forcing him to betray the Masonic secret and sign : and these, he solemnly protested to us all, he had betrayed most faithfully and regular THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting THE FIRST ANTI-MASONIC ATTACK The first attack on Freemasonry can be found in a London fly-sheet of 1698, addressed 'to all Godly people', which warned believers that membership of the Craft might endanger their salvation, 'For this devillish sect are Meeters in secret which swere against all withouttheir Following.
THE KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY The Kabbalah is an essentially Jewish mystical or esoteric school. Although the Christian Church Fathers of the first century were demonstratably Kabbalists, mystical or gnostic elements within the Church largely disappeared within the first three centuries, only to GRAND LODGE COLLAR JEWELS Grand Lodge jewels. The jewels worn by the Grand Officers, except the Grand Stewards which shall be of silver, shall be of gold. The jewels, except those of the Grand Master and Grand Stewards, shall be placed within a circle of gold bearing the inscription "The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon." Descriptions from section 73 of the ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later FREEMASONRY AND SCIENCE Freemasonry and science. "The Operative Freemasons had to know more science than any other men in the Middle Ages; they constructed engines such as elevators, cranes etc., used chemicals in staining of glass, knew mechanics, and had to employ mathematics, geometry especially, at every step in their work. This use of science was asmuch a part
MAKING MASONS AT SIGHT Making masons at sight. SIGHT, MAKING MASONS AT. The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Freemasons at sight is described as the eighth landmark of the Order. It is a technical term, which may be defined to be the power to initiate, pass, and raise candidates, by the Grand Master, in a Lodge of Emergency, or, as it is called in theBook of
JAMES VI OF SCOTLAND James VI of Scotland. June 19, 1566 - March 27, 1625. King of Scotland (1567-1625), and the first Stuart King of England (1603-25), English historians have tended to portray him as a coward and a fussy and foolish pedant: 'The wisest fool in Christendom'. In fact he was reasonably successful in his main goals, increasing nationalprosperity
GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. GRANDVIEW LODGE NO. 96 Lodgehall: 508 Agnes Street, New Westminster. Meeting day: 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Grandview Lodge No. 96 and Trinity Lodge No. 98 consolidated on 16 April 2015, meeting at KITSELAS LODGE NO. 123 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later99 GRACES - BC & Y
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THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USAABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln. LC-USZ62-13016 (1861) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman. Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the Black Hawk War, a member of the Illinois legislature for eight years, and was elected president of the United States in 1860 and 1864. On January 1, 1863, he issued the EmancipationProclamation
FREEMASONRY AND SCIENCE Freemasonry and science. "The Operative Freemasons had to know more science than any other men in the Middle Ages; they constructed engines such as elevators, cranes etc., used chemicals in staining of glass, knew mechanics, and had to employ mathematics, geometry especially, at every step in their work. This use of science was asmuch a part
ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. GRANDVIEW LODGE NO. 96 Lodgehall: 508 Agnes Street, New Westminster. Meeting day: 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Grandview Lodge No. 96 and Trinity Lodge No. 98 consolidated on 16 April 2015, meeting at KITSELAS LODGE NO. 123 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later99 GRACES - BC & Y
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THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USAABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln. LC-USZ62-13016 (1861) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865. The son of a Kentucky frontiersman. Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the Black Hawk War, a member of the Illinois legislature for eight years, and was elected president of the United States in 1860 and 1864. On January 1, 1863, he issued the EmancipationProclamation
FREEMASONRY AND SCIENCE Freemasonry and science. "The Operative Freemasons had to know more science than any other men in the Middle Ages; they constructed engines such as elevators, cranes etc., used chemicals in staining of glass, knew mechanics, and had to employ mathematics, geometry especially, at every step in their work. This use of science was asmuch a part
ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.A MASONIC OVERVIEW
A fraternity designed to teach morality and ethics, and train good men to make themselves of service to themselves, their families and their communities. Freemasonry is not a religion, but it teaches its members to be active in their chosen faith. Freemasonry subscribes to no partisan politics, but it teaches its members to be active in civic THE FIRST ANTI-MASONIC ATTACK The first attack on Freemasonry can be found in a London fly-sheet of 1698, addressed 'to all Godly people', which warned believers that membership of the Craft might endanger their salvation, 'For this devillish sect are Meeters in secret which swere against all withouttheir Following.
THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting THE KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY The Kabbalah is an essentially Jewish mystical or esoteric school. Although the Christian Church Fathers of the first century were demonstratably Kabbalists, mystical or gnostic elements within the Church largely disappeared within the first three centuries, only to THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USA MAKING MASONS AT SIGHT Making masons at sight. SIGHT, MAKING MASONS AT. The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Freemasons at sight is described as the eighth landmark of the Order. It is a technical term, which may be defined to be the power to initiate, pass, and raise candidates, by the Grand Master, in a Lodge of Emergency, or, as it is called in theBook of
GRAND LODGE COLLAR JEWELS Grand Lodge jewels. The jewels worn by the Grand Officers, except the Grand Stewards which shall be of silver, shall be of gold. The jewels, except those of the Grand Master and Grand Stewards, shall be placed within a circle of gold bearing the inscription "The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon." Descriptions from section 73 of theBASIL DEACON HOBBS
Basil Deacon Hobbs DSO OBE DSC was the second most highly decorated pilot in Canada. Born in Arlington, Berks, England, he moved to Canada with his family as a young man. SEC. 1, ANTI-MASONRY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Allied with the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted masons Website, this Anti-masonry FAQ details the maliciously mendacious and wilfully ignorant attacks on Freemasonry; with reasoned and factual responses. GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting KITSELAS LODGE NO. 123 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USA ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later HOW TO FIND NEW WESTMINSTER MASONIC HALL The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.99 GRACES - BC & Y
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BASIL DEACON HOBBS
Basil Deacon Hobbs DSO OBE DSC was the second most highly decorated pilot in Canada. Born in Arlington, Berks, England, he moved to Canada with his family as a young man. ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKONFREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONGRAND LODGEINFORMATIONSEARCHCALENDAR The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKONLODGE WEBSITESCALENDARGRAND LODGE The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE ORDERS AND DEGREES OF THE MASONIC FAMILY The structure of Freemasonry can often appear confusing to the non-mason for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Freemasonry has evolved from a two-degree system to a three-degree system and then, as it spread from England into Europe and North America, it either evolved into various multi-grade systems or else recognized other organizations conferring degrees and imparting KITSELAS LODGE NO. 123 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SQUARE - FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA The square and compasses are the oldest, the simplest, and the most universal symbols of masonry. All the world over, whether as a sign on a building, or a badge worn by a Brother, even the profane know them to be emblems of our ancient Craft. Some Years ago, when a business firm tried to adopt the square and compasses as a trademark, the [USA ORIGINS OF THE THREE RUFFIANS The three ruffians, first mentioned in Samual Pritchard's Masonry Dissected (London : 1730) were not named. It was not until Three Distinct Knocks (London : H. Serjeant, 1760 p. 53) that they were named Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum. They also appear in Jachin and Boaz (London : 1762. p. 39) but William Preston doesn't name them in Illustrations of Fremasonry (1773) and George Oliver later HOW TO FIND NEW WESTMINSTER MASONIC HALL The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.99 GRACES - BC & Y
1. Elizabethan. George Bellin c1565. God Bless our meat, God guide our ways, God give us Grace, Our Lord to please. Lord long preserve inpeace and health,
BASIL DEACON HOBBS
Basil Deacon Hobbs DSO OBE DSC was the second most highly decorated pilot in Canada. Born in Arlington, Berks, England, he moved to Canada with his family as a young man. ARE THE FREEMASONS PLOTTING TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE The idea that freemasons of the world should unite to rebuild the Temple, or that they intended to do so, seems to have first appeared in early twentieth century Boston, or so it is reported in The Illustrated London News. One masonic response, laughing at the very concept, can be found here . GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON Grand Secretary’s Office: 8555 Government Street. Burnaby, British Columbia. V3N 4S9 Canada. t: +1-604-736-8941. e: grand_lodge@freemasonry.bcy.ca. Correspondence received by the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon from brethren who are not British Columbia and Yukon Constitution members will be replied to by way of their Grand Secretary. FREEMASONRY IN CANADA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA 1606: The so-called Masonic Stone of 1606 was discovered near the settlement of Port Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1827.: 1634: First record of a freemason in Canada, then known as New France: Lord Alexander, Viscount Canada, son of the first Earl of Stirling, Scotland, Master of Work to King Charles I, founded a colony of Scots on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA & YUKON WEBSITE INDEX The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS IN FREEMASONRY The five-pointed star, which is not to be confounded with the blazing star, is not found among the old symbols of Freemasonry; indeed, some writers have denied that it is a Masonic emblem at all.It is undoubtedly of recent origin, and was probably introduced by Jeremy Cross, who placed it among the plates in the emblems of the Third Degree prefixed to his Hieroglyphic Chart. INDEX TO ARS QUATUOR CORONATORUM The Quatuor Coronati Lodge, warranted by the United Grand Lodge of England, is the premier lodge of masonic research, having been founded in 1884. Membership is by invitation and is limited to forty. Membership in the Correspondence Circle is open to all Master Masons in good standing. QCCC Ltd. 20 Great Queen Street. MAKING MASONS AT SIGHT Making masons at sight. SIGHT, MAKING MASONS AT. The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Freemasons at sight is described as the eighth landmark of the Order. It is a technical term, which may be defined to be the power to initiate, pass, and raise candidates, by the Grand Master, in a Lodge of Emergency, or, as it is called in theBook of
THE APRON AND ITS SYMBOLISM The leather apron died hard. Despite the use of softer materials from possibly 1740 onwards, it survived in use until at least 1811. The evidence of this is the first official reference to the apron found in the G.L. minutes of 17th March, 1731 : 2 Masters and Wardens of particular Lodges may line their white leather Aprons with white silk, and may hang their Jewels at white Ribbons about SEC. 1, ANTI-MASONRY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Allied with the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted masons Website, this Anti-masonry FAQ details the maliciously mendacious and wilfully ignorant attacks on Freemasonry; with reasoned and factual responses.BASIL DEACON HOBBS
Basil Deacon Hobbs DSO OBE DSC was the second most highly decorated pilot in Canada. Born in Arlington, Berks, England, he moved to Canada with his family as a young man. VANCOUVER GRAND MASONIC DAY 2008 The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, print-quality graphics, biographies, international links and local information.N.B. Stall Photo.
Ada, Oklahoma lynching, 1909 ------------------------- In the early morning hours of 19 April 1909, an organized mob hung Jim Miller, Jesse West, Joe Allen and Berry B. Burell—four men who were set to be tried the next day for the murder of cattleman and former U.S. Marshal, Allen Augustus "Gus" Bobbitt (1862 - 1909). This almost forgotten event could be said to mark the end of the the Wild West era. None of the mob were ever identified, but popular belief has it that local freemasons were involved. As can be seen on his gravestone,
Gus Babbitt was a freemason, a member of Ada Lodge No. 119. But, public opinion to the contrary, there is no proof that freemasons played any role in the lynching. _Rose Hill Cemetery in Ada, Oklahoma._ ------------------------- Nothing justifies lawlessness and mob rule. But the events of 19 April 1909 must be examined in the context of the times. As the rest of America entered the twentieth century, Oklahoma was the last frontier of the Wild West, and Ada Oklahoma was the last retreat of its outlaws. A town with a population of about 5,000 people, Ada had 38 murders in one year. Bootleggers, cutthroats and criminals ran roughshod over the town, and juries were often intimidated into returning verdicts of not guilty. Early in 1909, Jim "Deacon" Miller was contracted by local ranchers Jesse West and Joe Allen through middleman Berry B. Burell to kill "Gus" Bobbitt, for a fee of $1,700. Jim Miller was a pathological killer, boasting of killing 31 people, starting with his grandparents when he was eight years old. True or not, when he was twenty-three he was convicted for killing his brother-in-law, although released on appeal. Embarking on a twenty-five-year career as a hired gun, there is evidence of at least eight hired killings and six killings resulting from saloon brawls or gambling altercations. The murder on 27 February 1909 of a leading citizen by a hired killer was the final indignity to the citizens of Ada and although it is true that the crowd lynched the four men they believed responsible for Bobbitt's killing, they did it soberly, quietly, and without firing a shot. In the aftermath of the lynching it is reported that the criminal element quietly left town. _The Daily Ardmoreite_, in their report of the lynching, described the four dead as "one of the bloodiest band of murderers in the state of Oklahoma and an organization of professional assassins, that for a record of blood crimes, probably has no equal in the annals of criminal history in the entire southwest."1 Reports of the size of the crowd vary. The Ada _Evening News_ reported "about 50 men". The _Daily Oklahoman_ reported a "mob of sixty" The Daily Ardmoreite, in Ardmore, sixty miles south of Ada, reported that the mob was 200 strong.2 The first report by Associated Press, repeating _The Daily Ardmoreite_'s claim of 200, also noted: > "The mob, it is said, was organized in the commercial club rooms and > was composed of many prominent citizens of the city, only a few of > whom wore masks." Immediately chastised by the Ada _Evening News_, Associated Press reduced the crowd, "estimated from 30 to 40 in number" and—deleting the club room reference—reported "All of the members of the mob are thought to have been out of town parties, as they were mounted."3 _The Daily Ardmoreite_ further reported: "It is believed by some that the mob was organized by friends and neighbors of Bobbitt, while others are of the opinion that many residents of Ada had a hand in it. Certain it is however that no member of the crowd has been apprehended and apparently no efforts have been made to establish anyidentities."4
"Oklahoma's first governor, Gov. C. N. Haskell, was outraged. He ordered a Blue Ribbon grand jury to identify the men in the mob—between thirty and forty of them—and bring them to justice. In the ninety-six years that have passed, the shroud of secrecy that baffled the lawmen at the time has remained intact."5 Yet the freemasons continue to be obliquely blamed. In 2007 Jim Etter, correspondent for the _Oklahoman_, reported that "while it's generally believed that the masked hangmen were the local Masons, the case was never officially solved."6 In another account : "Pontotoc county sheriff Tom Smith went to Roff on a cursory investigative on one occasion. Nothing was ever done to find the members of the mob who lynched the four men on April 19, 1909 in an old barn in Ada. However, it was generally suspected that the mob was made up of members of the Masonic lodge of which Gus Bobbittwas a member."7
Neither journalist Jim Etter nor website contributor Dennis Muncrief reveal the source for their general belief and suspicion. Novelist John Grisham is equally not constrained by the bonds of evidence and he reports in _The Innocent Man _ that itwas the freemasons.
Less a piece of nonfiction reporting, than an anti-death penalty polemic, _The Innocent Man_ recounts the 1988 conviction of Ron Williamson for a murder he didn't commit. While Grisham's many errors and misrepresentations regarding the Williamson case have been documented by Oklahoma District Attorney William N. Peterson,
Grisham peripherally implicates Ada, Oklahoma freemasons in the 19 April 1909 incident without providing any evidence.8 Although to date there has been no available evidence that freemasons, individually or as a body, participated in the lynching, popular writers have been happy to repeat unsubstantiated rumours, further perpetuating the folklore.9 ------------------------- 1._The Daily Ardmoreite_. Ardmore, Oklahoma. Monday, 19 April 1909 www.oklahomahistory.net accessed 2008/01/01. 2._The Evening News_ April 19, 1909. www.mindfreedom.net accessed 2008/01/01 ; _The Daily Oklahoman_, Oklahoma City : 19 April 1909, p. 1. newsok.comaccessed
2008/01/01 ; _The Daily Ardmoreite_, Ardmore, Oklahoma. April 19, 1909. www.oklahomahistory.net accessed 2008/01/01. 3.Associated Press reports cited by fotothing.com/bobbitt accessed 2008/01/01. 4._The Daily Ardmoreite_, Ardmore, Oklahoma. April 19, 1909. www.oklahomahistory.net accessed 2008/01/01. 5.Phillip M. Swatek _The Pontotoc Conspiracy_. Florida Historical Society Press, 2003. hc 237pp. pressreleaseslive.com>
accessed 2008/01/01. 6."Ada historians' play depicts vigilante past" Jim Etter, _Oaklahoman_ 12 November 2007 newsok.com accessed 2008/01/01. 7.Dennis Muncrief, "4 MEN HANGING". Murray County, April 2007www.rootsweb.com
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2008/01/01.
8.John Grisham, _The Innocent Man: Murder And Injustice In A Small Town_. New York : Doubleday Publishing, 2006 hc 368pp. ISBN:0385517238. p. 82. 9._Death of the Old West_. Produced by Will
Boggs, written by Mark Bratcher, music by Susan Wooley. Dustbowl Films, Ada Oklahoma. 30 min. (one-hour version also aired on the Ada Oklahoma's OETA public television). 19 April 2009. See: deathoftheoldwest.com accessed2009/12/18.
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