2022 Maggie Valley Super Excellent Master Degree Candidates and Companions On Saturday July 9, 2022 at 2pm prior to the official start of Maggie Valley, North Carolinas\’ Councils of Royal and Select Masters held a Super Excellent Master\’s Degree. The Degree was held at the Waynesville Council\’s meeting place. The Raleigh and Fayetteville Councils are
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MIC Marvin L. Chamberlain, 1931-2022Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of Oklahoma It is with great sympathy and sadness that we must report the passing of Most Illustrious Companion Marvin L. Chamberlin, Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Oklahoma on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the age of 90.
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Submitted by Companion Gary Jascur Ark of the Covenant TThe legends incorporated in the English, Irish, and Scottish rites are not the only versions. Variations cannot be given here because they belong to certain other degrees. References can be made to a vision of Enoch, father of Methuselah and author of a Biblical book.
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Submitted by Most Illustrious Companion James Bard MIC James Bard presents IC Robert M. Grant with the Youth Advocate Award Robert M. Grant has been a dedicated Teacher and Coach for many years but was unable to attend the Grand Council Session this year. On July 6th MIPGM James Bard traveled to Columbus, GA. to
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GGC Seal This week\’s video was presented by Dr. Danny Drew and is entitled George Washington: Our Founding Father, His Life, and Influence. The Video is available at the link below. George Washington: Our Founding Father, His Life, and Influence Video
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The Origins of Scotland: An Alternative Historical Outlook of the Origins of Freemasonry Part Three of Three Submitted by Illustrious Companion Kevin A. Wheeler, District Inspector 4th District, Grand Council of Illinois IC Kevin A. Wheeler Before discussing what connotations, as to the origins of Freemasonry let us first examine the story of Gaythelos
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MIC Roy B. Tuck Jr.Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of Louisiana, 2007-2008 Most Illustrious Companion Roy B. Tuck, Jr., Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of Louisiana, passed over to that undiscovered country from whose borne no traveler returns on Thursday June 24, 2022. Sir Knight Tuck served with distinction as Grand Commander of the Grand
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The Origins of Scotland: An Alternative Historical Outlook of the Origins of Freemasonry Part Two of Three Submitted by Illustrious Companion Kevin A. Wheeler, District Inspector 4th District, Grand Council of Illinois IC Kevin A. Wheeler Thus far, I have provided a somewhat detailed history of Scotland, however as the title reads, we are
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Submitted by Companion Gary Jascur Ark of the Covenant It is a very old story that provides the background of the traditional story. Derived from the Ecclesiastical history of Philastorguis in A.D.364, written in Greek. Epitomized by Photeus, Patriarch of Constantinople 853, translated by Edward Walford, Oxford. Photeus, a Greek scholar and theological writer
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Sheldon Lee Edwards Sr., 1934-2022Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of Delaware, 1999 Sheldon Lee Edwards, Sr., age 88 of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. He was born on January 23, 1934 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, son of the late Thomas Edwards and Alvretta Carey Edwards. He spent his early years
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