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Short Talks - The Letter "G" by James Fort Newton

Even a stranger, entering a Masonic Lodge room, as he may do on a public occasion, must be struck by a mysterious Letter which hangs over...

Short Talks - So Mote It Be by James Fort Newton

How familiar the phrase is. No Lodge is ever opened or closed, in due form, without using it. Yet how few know how old it is, much less...

Short Talks - An Erring Brother by Joseph Fort Newton

Next to the word Mother, no word in our language has more meaning and music in it than the word Brother. It is from above, and it reaches...

Short Talks - The Square & Compasses by Joseph Fort Newton

The Holy Bible lies open upon the Altar of Masonry, and upon the Bible lie the Square and Compasses. They are the three Great Lights of...

Short Talks - The Rite of Destitution by Joseph Fort Newton

Nothing in Freemasonry is more beautiful in form or more eloquent in meaning than the First Degree. Its simplicity and dignity, its blend...

Short Talks - The Cable-Tow by Joseph Fort Newton

The word Cable-tow, we are told, is purely Masonic in its meaning and use. It is so defined in the dictionary, but not always accurately,...

Short Talks - The Future of Masonry by Joseph Fort Newton

Even a brief glimpse of the history of Modern Masonry, its almost accidental origin and its amazing evolution, gives one many problems to...

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