by/par W. Bro. David Cameron (Submitted by
R.W. Br. Jules Wood)
When the Senior Warden puts the apron
on the newly initiated brother, he tells him that the badge
with which he is being invested is "more ancient than the
Golden Fleece or Roman Eagle; more honorable than the Star or
Garter, or any other order in existence". So, how old is that
badge?
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THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANTby/par By R.L. Reid [Grand Historian,
Cascade No. 12, Vancouver]
At first I thought the Masonic Order
was a development of the Trade Guild of stone masons in
England, but on further study I found no connection between
the two. On the contrary, I found that the Free Masons looked
upon other Masons as rude and ignorant. They called them
"rough Masons," "layers" and other names distinctly
unflattering. Even the Masons Company in London was not among
the twelve great companies, but was a minor company. The Stone
Masons Trade Guild was a local guild of men who lived at home
and therefore did not need a lodge,-a guild which was subject
to local regulations and had that skill only which was
required to build the ordinary habitations of the people. It.
Had no higher standing than, that of any of the other local
guilds, into which all trade industries were divided during
the Middle Ages.
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THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANTby/par T.V. Fr. Jacques Ruelland
That Society can only remain effective
in and by Brotherhood is evident. We cannot live a national
life as particles; we must all live all life – in each other
as well as in ourselves. A division into separated classes has
always spelt decay, disintegration, and the accentuation of
idiosyncrasies has ever laid the mine of future disaster and
death. Whether the form of Government has been monarchic, or
democratic, has not mattered so much as whether the vitality
of a people is companionship, fraternity, and loyalty to each
and all the principles of State-life and of State-craft.
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