Thread: Masonic Straight Shavers Unite!

I too have traveled. I have also been across the hot sands. I like the idea of a group. Not a secret one just a group. One like the razor clubs.

Don

Past Master, Shade River #453 Ohio

Thank you all for your replies. Yes, indeed, not a secret group, but one like the ones devoted to razors of a specific brand or country of origin. In those groups you have that common bond in razors, but in the one I propose the common bond would be brotherhood (and I suppose in a figurative way, blood brothers due to the implement at hand)

Count me in. I found a thread about Freemasonry from last year, for any folks who may be interested.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/conve...ic-lodges.html




Home Lodge - Pleasant Plains #700, G.L. of Illinois
Also member of Lebanon Lodge #831 (now dark, merged with Muenster Lodge), Augsburg, Germany, American-Canadian Grand Lodge
Southern Jurisdiction, A.A.S.R (Valley of NATO)
York Rite (NATO)
O.E.S, Europe
Noble, Moslah Shrine, European Shrine Club (now under different sponsorship)

Greg

Originally Posted by Photoguy67

sorry I couldn't resist either, but the Masons are not a secret society, but a society with secrets, there is a difference.

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure. That's what they tell you

Originally Posted by Bruce

Hello brother Covey,

I, too, am a Mason, and a Shriner up here in the soon to be re-frozen tundra of Minnesota; I've even tried a bit of practical masonry with some block and brick laying and have learned that is work much better left to the professionals.

I am not a mason, but being a DIY enthusiast, I have found that there are a handful of things best left to professionals. Laying bricks is one of them.
It's a bit like honing: the theory is simple, but actually doing it is something else altogether.

If we were to form a club it would be nice to list you home lodge as well as any other bodys you belong to. I enjoy visiting other lodges and if I knew a brother in a certan area I would be interested in visiting their lodge. It would also be nice to see what nights they hold regular meetings.

Don

The atmosphere around the whole thing is very interesting. I knew there was a lodge right next to where I live (about 100 meters) so I looked it up on the internet.

This is the facade of the place.


And here is one of their window paintings.


Built on the remains of a cloister church in 1907-08 where King Frederik VIII opened the place.
Five lodge halls, a library, a museum, and refectories - of which the largest one can hold 225 people.
Large fresco paintings and lots of ornate stuff - all in all some interesting stuff.

Apparently they had a day where they accepted visitors, could have been neat to go and have a look.

Originally Posted by Chady

Apparently they had a day where they accepted visitors, could have been neat to go and have a look.

I would say that if you ask one of the masons they would be glad to give you a tour. Masons that I know and myself included love to talk about the craft if they find someone interested.

Don

Just to get it all out of the way, I'm a recently raised Mason (April), so my affiliations are a little weak. I just find enough time to attend lodge, much less York and driving down to Houston for Scottish Rite.

Covey Barbee
Wharton # 621 A.F. & A.M.
Wharton, Texas

And, while I go to school in Huntsville, Texas, I attend Forrest Lodge #19, but I am not a member of said lodge.

Quick question (since I don't want to revive a 2 years old thread).

What is the mason pov on agnostism/atheism?

I'm just curious.

Originally Posted by cybrok

Quick question (since I don't want to revive a 2 years old thread).

What is the mason pov on agnostism/atheism?

I'm just curious.

I don't know about in Canada, but it should be pretty much the same:

In all regular lodges, you have to believe in a deity. The cool thing about Masonry is that while at a lodge meeting, you could be sitting next to a Jew, a Hindu, Muslim, etc, all because they believe in a deity.

There are some irregular lodges, a couple in the US and in France that I have heard of where you can be an atheist, but that is very against the norm.

I hope that covered it, for the most part, anyway.