Will Highsmith

By Companion John Bridegroom, PMIGM INGeneral Grand Sentinel, Cryptic Masons International First Responder Award Presentation   On September 9th, Valparaiso Council No. 86 in Valparaiso, Indiana presented Lieutenant Christopher J. Gamblin with the first ever First Responders Award from the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International. Companion Gamblin serves the Lowell Fire Department and

By Companion John Bridegroom, PMIGM INGeneral Grand Sentinel, Cryptic Masons International First Responder Award Presentation   On September 9th, Valparaiso Council No. 86 in Valparaiso, Indiana presented Lieutenant Christopher J. Gamblin with the first ever First Responders Award from the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International. Companion Gamblin serves the Lowell Fire Department and

Will HighsmithEditor, Weekly Decryption Clock picture courtesy of FreeStockPhotos.biz   \”Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.\” -Brother Andrew Maurois Time is a concept discussed in many Masonic Rituals with teachings on how short life is and how we should spend our time. Time

By Companion Jack A. HollowayIllustrous Associate Grand Chaplain, Grand Council of Florida Woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860 (Public Domain-Expired)   And on the morrow Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and

By Patrick N.C. NnajiMost Illustrious Grand Master, District of Columbia       On November 8th-9th, 2019, the Grand Cryptic Council of the District of Columbia will be celebrating 100 years of Cryptic Masonry.   On April 5, 1919, the then General Grand Master of Royal and Select Masters, George A. Newell, travelled to Washington,

By General Grand Council Facebook Team       The General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International is currently looking for content for the General Grand Council Facebook Page. The Facebook page is accessible by visiting https://www.facebook.com/CrypticMasons/   Content can be sent via Facebook Messenger to the group. We are looking for pictures of reunions,

By Companion Jack A. HollowayIllustrous Associate Grand Chaplain, Grand Council of Florida   Gathering MannaPicture Credit: Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleImages.org     And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as hoarfrost on the ground. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to

By Companion Will HighsmithEditor, Weekly Decryption \”One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment… If it doesn\’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.\”-Brother Franklin D. Roosevelt Merriam-Webster\’s Dictionary defines the word improvise as \”to make or fabricate

By Companion Jack A. HollowayIllustrous Associate Grand Chaplain, Grand Council of Florida, 2018-2019 Image courtesy of Companion Calvin Rogers And Moses said, \”This is what the LORD has commenaded: \’Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I

Stephen A. BalkeGeneral Grand RecorderGrand High Priest, New Mexico Companions at the conclusion of the Select Master Degree Two Nations, four US States (at least four States of México), and over 40 Companions, Brothers, and Sisters came together this last weekend to celebrate Cryptic Masonry in Particular and Masonry in general. The Grand Master of