Will Highsmith

It\’s Your Flag By Right Puissant Companion Wayne Long Northwest Region Deputy General Grand Master United Status Flag On November 11, 2020, we celebrated Veterans Day. The significant date of November 11th was the result of the end of World War 1 when on the “Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month”

Cryptic Masonry: The Philosophical Rite and the Keys to the Past and Future of Freemasonry By Most Illustrious Companion John Bridegroom, PMIGM of Indiana MIC John Bridegroom, PMIGM` Editor\’s Note: On December 9, 2020, MIC John Bridegroom gave an excellent program on Cryptic Masonry during the Grand Council of Utah\’s Monthly Education Meeting. This program

Northeast Regional Recorder\’s Meeting – December 10, 2020 Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International Cryptic Masons International Collar Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom   On December 10, 2020, a conference call was held with the Northeast Regional Recorders. A summary of the call is below. In Attendance: Mark Irwin, John Lawson,

Northwest Regional Recorder\’s Meeting – December 10, 2020 Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International Cryptic Masons International Collar Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom   On December 10, a conference call was held with the Northwest Regional Recorders. A summary of the call is below. Invocation: Mark Irwin General Grand Council CMMRF/GGPCW

Survival by Sacrifice By RIC Dick Browning, Grand Recorder of Arkansas RIC Dick Browning Grand Recorder of Arkansas What will become of our Gentle Craft in the post-pandemic world? Will we survive to instruct another generation in the values of Faith, Hope, and Charity? Will the practice of fortitude, prudence, temperance, and justice be lost

The Gift of Hope By Companion Jack A. Holloway Illustrous Associate Grand Chaplain, Grand Council of Florida Gift (Public Domain) \”Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, \’The LORD has done great things for them.\’ The LORD has done great things for

Southwest Regional Recorder\’s Meeting – December 2, 2020 Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International Cryptic Masons International Collar Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom   On December 2, 2020, a conference call was held with the Regional Deputies. A summary of the call is below. In Attendance: Michele Balke, Dion Newhouse, Reed

Meet the Assistant General Grand Recorder John R. MillerAssistant General Grand RecorderCryptic Masons International    John R. Miller was born and raised in Michigan, in the Detroit area. He attended Finney High School and studied at Macomb County Community College. After starting his career in management with Sybra Inc, he moved onto Exel Logistics, where

South Central Region Happenings – November 27, 2020Submitted by Steve Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International John L. Logan South Central Regional Deputy General Grand Master   On November 27, a regional conference call was held with the South Central Region South Grand Recorders. These calls will be mentioned in the Decryption as a