The Square Magazine - March 2010
The Square - The Independent Magazine for Freemasons
It's what all Masons are talking about. The Square magazine now has a new look and is in a larger format, bringing you more interesting and thought provoking articles, from an independent point of view. Plus, a chance for you to contribute and see your lodge highlighted, plenty of special features, a humorous look at masonic life and even a strip cartoon and a caption competition, where YOU can win a prize!
THE SQUARE IS PUBLISHED EVERY FOUR MONTHS
Editor: Richard Gan
Contents include:
Haiti 7
Paul Hurst - Freemasons give generous financial assistance to the people of Haiti
Dan Brown and the Lost Symbol Confounding the critics Dan Brown's latest book puts Freemasons and Freemasonry in a good lightThe Secrets of Heredom
Heather Calloway - Much of the action in the Lost Symbol takes place in the House of the Temple. This article shows you where
Benjamin Franklin and the First American Masonic Book
Martin Cherry - Benjamin Franklin is shown to have a played key role in the development of Freemasonry in America
Masonic Ephemera: A French Certificate
Yasha Beresiner - The importance of Masonic ephemera and the secrets it can reveal
Your Masonic Questions Answered
Graham Redman - Some interesting questions on Masonic procedure and protocol answered by the acknowledged expert in the field
Essex Oaths Project: a model for Masonic Research
Andrew Prescott - Local research projects can play an important part in the understanding of Masonic history
The Role of the Information Officer at Grand Lodge
Chris Connop - Personal reflections on the development of role both at Grand Lodge and in the Provinces
Moralising upon Our Tools: A Historical 'Pick and Mix'?
John Belton - Moralising on our tools is part of a long and worthy tradition
The Square Debate Provincial Honours
Richard Gan - The first of The Square Debates on an issue close to many freemasons' hearts
Pat Streams
As always, something to make you stop and think
RNLB Mark Mason launched by HRH Prince Michael of Kent
Paul Hurst - A new lifeboat is bought with the help of a donation of £1.6m from the Mark Benevolent Fund
The London Grand Rank Association celebrates its first hundred years
The LGRA has a long and interesting history well worth celebrating
The Scout Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1907
Tony Gale - 1907 is a significant date for the scout movement; now it is a significant number in Mark Masonry
Sprig of Acacia
Two great men - two great masons: Geoffrey Dicker and Lim Say Wan are remembered
Ol' Tyler Tales
An insight from the past just as relevant today
Manchester Association for Masonic Research
John Acaster - Anniversaries and Progress
Masonic Philately - 125 Years of the Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Peru
Maurice Beazley - The 125th anniversary of masonry in Peru celebrated in stamps
What is It?
One jewel is identified; the other, for the time being, remains a mystery