'Masonic Monday' Question and Answer Links
Question # Answer # Date Question?
#311 - Q #311 - A 05/14/2012 - In 1779, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania granted a Warrant to Col. Proctor of the Artillery, to open a Military Lodge. In the Warrant what was this Lodge called?
#310 - Q #310 - A 05/07/2012 - This famous Mason was known for his folksongs such as “Jimmy Crack Corn”, “Little Bitty Tear”, and “Blue Tail Fly.” Who is this Brother?
#309 - Q #309 - A 4/30/2012 - What Masonic Lodge in Australia met from 1800 to 1807 without a warrant and where did they meet?
#308 - Q #308 - A 4/23/2012 - This Mason died in 1914 at the age of 85 and was the last Civil War veteran to die as a result of wounds from that war. Who was he?
#307 - Q #307 - A 4/16/2012 - The making a mason at sight is the prerogative of a Grand Master in many jurisdictions. This U.S. President was made a mason at sight and is the only person to have been elected President of the U.S. and served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Who was this person?
#306 - Q #306 - A 4/9/2012 - What does “So Mote it be” mean?
#305 - Q #305 - A 4/2/2012 - Which Lodge in the continental United States has the highest elevation above sea level?
#304 - Q #304 - A 3/26/2012 - Which presidents have taken the oath of office on the George Washington Bible, besides George Washington? To which Lodge does the Bible belong? Why did Washington take his oath on that particular Bible?
#303 - Q #303 - A 3/19/2012 - What was the first Masonic book published in America, where was it printed, who published it, and in what year?
#302 - Q #302 - A 3/12/2012 - Please list the official names of the members of these bodies, regardless of past or current officer position (Hint, Symbolic Lodge would be Brother or Brethren): Symbolic Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery, Scottish Rite, Shrine, Grotto and Tall Cedars.
#301 - Q #301 - A 3/5/2012 - How many US Presidents were Masons and who were they?
#300 - Q #300 - A 2/27/2012 - What is the largest number of blood brothers to be made Masons at the same time?
#299 - Q #299 - A 2/20/2012 - Who laid the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty?
#298 - Q #298 - A 2/13/2012 - On what famous frigate was a Masonic lodge constituted after the vessel was reconstructed?
#297 - Q #297 - A 2/6/2012 - Who was the first PGM to die in Minnesota, when did he die, and where was he interred?
#296 - Q #296 - A 1/30/2012 - In 1798 after carrying out successful tests, this brother published his findings: An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, a Disease Known by the Name of Cow Pox. Who was this brother and when did he serve the craft as Master of his lodge?
#295 - Q #295 - A 1/23/2012 - How many lectures are there in the First Degree of Freemasonry?
#294 - Q #294 - A 1/16/2012 - This U.S. President and Freemason won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. Who was the President and what did he do that deemed him worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize?
#293 - Q #293 - A 1/9/2012 - Have triplets ever been made Masons simultaneously? If yes, when did it occur and what were their names?
#292 - Q #292 - A 1/2/2012 - The Grand Lodge of Minnesota has restored 4 surrendered charters in its history. Name the lodges that have had their charter restored.
#291 - Q #291 - A 12/26/2011 - This Lodge was charted in 2000 for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, conducting and fostering the principles of Freemasonry, and to assist in promoting the health, welfare, education and patriotism of children worldwide. What lodge is this? Who made due return of this special deputation?
#290 - Q #290 - A 12/19/2011 - Give at least one Masonically significant event for the following dates:
December 26, 1972; December 27, 1783, two events on this date in the year 1813; December 30, 1837.
#289 - Q #289 - A 12/12/2011 - Mackey describes this system of Masonry as "a mixture of the pure Rite of York, the high degrees of the French, the Templarism of the former Strict Observance, and the system of Rosicrucianism." What is this system of Masonry?
#288 - Q #288 - A 12/5/2011 - What is St John The Evangelist Day all about? Why has it fallen into a state of apathy? What might be done to give it better attention?
#287 - Q #287 - A 11/28/2011 - Who first proposed the idea of a Templar - Freemasonry connection? Hint: it was not Chevalier Ramsay.
#286 - Q #286 - A 11/21/2011 - Grand Master Hiram Abif was three times buried: What Minnesota Mason and Veteran was thrice buried?
#285 - Q #285 - A 11/14/2011 - What is a Moon Lodge?
#284 - Q #284 - A 10/31/2011 - According to the Minnesota Masonic Code, what is the minimum dollar amount that a Lodge can prescribe for its annual under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of AF and AM of Minnesota? (Hint: Don’t include the Grand Lodge per capita amount).
#283 - Q #283 - A 10/24/2011 - What Lodges that originally comprised the 1717 Grand Lodge of England are still in existence?
#282 - Q #282 - A 10/17/2011 - Who was the first Chinese man ever to be elevated as Master of an English Lodge, and of which Lodge was he Master?
#281 - Q #281 - A 10/10/2011 - What is the proper way to retire a United States flag and what dictates this proper way?
#280 - Q #280 - A 10/3/2011 - What year and where was the first Masonic Lodge in Canada duly constituted?
#279 - Q #279 - A 9/26/2011 - As the then youngest governor in the history of the U.S., this Mason served as 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. He ran for president of the United States nine times, was governor of Minnesota four times, governor of Pennsylvania twice, the U.S. Senate twice, and mayor of Philadelphia once. Who is he and when did he serve the Craft as the Worshipful Master of a Masonic Lodge?
#278 - Q #278 - A 9/19/2011 - What are the roots of AF&AM and the origin of F&AM in mainstream Masonry?
#277 - Q #277 - A 9/12/2011 - Who was the first native-born American to become a Mason?
#276 - Q #276 - A 9/05/2011 - The Tyler’s (of Old) Duties at many lodges included the job of “Drawing the Lodge.” What is this duty?
#275 - Q #275 - A 8/29/2011 - The question is, which two American presidents served as Grand Masters and what states did they serve?
#274 - Q #274 - A 8/22/2011 - Many Masons are curious as to the different dates used in Freemasonry. What are the calendar years of Craft Masonry, York Rite Masonry (three) and Scottish Rite called? How would the year 2011 be represented in Craft Masonry, the three York Rite bodies and the Scottish Rite?
#273 - Q #273 - A 8/15/2011 - A lodge is a certain number of Masons duly assembled with the Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses and Charter, or warrant, empowering them to work. What Masonic Lodge in Australia met from 1800 to 1807 without a warrant and where did they meet?
#272 - Q #272 - A 8/08/2011 - When did Minnesota’s ritual work become our “Authentic Work”, who were the Masons that exemplified it for the Brethren before the Grand Lodge Communication, and where was the work originally from prior to coming to Minnesota?
#271 - Q #271 - A 8/01/2011 - How many grand lodges are there, worldwide, among recognized Masonic bodies, which by treaty or historic fact maintain lodges outside their national (state, district, etc.)
boundaries? Name them, and provide examples of the foreign locations where they maintain lodges.
#270 - Q #270 - A 7/25/2011 - What is the symbolism of Acacia --as used in certain Masonic services?
#269 - Q #269 - A 7/18/2011 - What are the five Masonic secrets, without publishing the secrets but rather alluding to their subject area, that we cannot share with profanes? HINT: check the Minnesota Masonic Manual, or its electronic form on the Grand Lodge website.
#268 - Q #268 - A 7/11/2011 - Other than the mainstream 52 grand lodges (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), and the regular set of the 37 Prince Hall jurisdictions that make up the PHA, do any broadly recognized and regular foreign jurisdictions maintain lodges on US soil? If so, how many jurisdictions do so, and where are these lodges?
#267 - Q #267 - A 7/04/2011 - On June 11, 1776, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston are appointed to a committee to draft a declaration of independence. On July 4th it was signed by 56 men, 9 who were CONFIRMED Freemasons. Who were they?
#266 - Q #266 - A 6/27/2011 - In 1799 due to Parliamentary proclamation, Freemasonry almost came to a halt due to this act. What is the name of the act and what was required of each Private Lodge's Secretary for Freemasonry to be exempted from the terms of this Act?
#265 - Q #265 - A 6/20/2011 - On March 3, 1847, Congress authorized United States postage stamps. The first general issue postage stamps went on sale in New York City, July 1, 1847. One, priced at five cents, the other, a ten-cent stamp. Each of these stamps had a well-known Freemason’s picture on them. Who are the first two individuals pictured on these two stamps?
#264 - Q #264 - A 6/13/2011 - According to the Minnesota Masonic Code, there is one lecture that is not mandatory after degree conferrals and can be given at the discretion of the respective Lodge. Which lecture of which degree is this, and where is the specific language in the Minnesota Masonic Code (i.e. Article, Section)?
#263 - Q #263 - A 6/6/2011 - What does the Talmud tell us regarding King Hiram’s reward for supplying the cedars of Lebanon for the Temple?
#262 - Q #262 - A 5/30/2011 - What is a hecatomb?
#261 - Q #261 - A 5/23/2011 - Where is the oldest Masonic cornerstone located in what is now Minnesota and when was it laid? Hint: it was not considered to be in Minnesota until Minnesota was actually formed.
#260 - Q #260 - A 5/16/2011 - Freemasons have generally had four types of processions that they have been involved in since the early 1700's. The first three are display, ceremonial, and building processionals. The fourth is associated with Masonic funerals. What year is the earliest reference to a funeral procession and who was the brother being given this honor?
#259 - Q #259 - A 5/9/2011 - This famous Freemason’s mother has a memorial built to her memory in the form of a functional well. This monument has the inscription “Drink of the pure crystals and not only be ye succored but also refreshed in the mind.” Who was this woman and who was her son?
#258 - Q #258- A 5/2/2011 - According to one resource, ancient Masonic tradition informs us that that at the building of King Solomon’s Temple there were arranged nine classes of workers under their respective Grand Masters. What are the nine classes and how many does Masonic Tradition inform us were in each of the classes?
#257 - Q #257- A 4/25/2011 - An organization first heard of in 1724, they believed that theirs was an order formed by the first Emperor of China. An ancient and well respected Chinese philosopher was supposed to have held their highest seat of honor. What was the name of this order and who was this philosopher?
#256 - Q #256- A 4/18/2011 - Albert Pike is well known in Scottish Rite masonry and is noted for compiling a substantial book on the Scottish Rite, “Morals and Dogma.” Which well-known Minnesota Mason wrote a much needed “Digest-Index” of this book in 1909?
#255 - Q #255- A 4/11/2011 - What is the Ahiman Rezon?
#254 - Q #254- A 4/04/2011 - The New York Brethren have two programs at the Grand Lodge level that are very similar to those in Minnesota. These programs help benefit everyone and rather than research which state had the programs first, I would like to focus on their identification and promotion. What are these 2 programs?
#253 - Q #253- A 3/28/2011 - Recognition of one Grand Lodge to another is what allows a Mason to be able to travel into foreign countries. Throughout the years, recognition between Grand Lodges may change due to any number of reasons but the basic principles for Grand Lodge Recognition are basically the same. In 1929, this Grand Lodge accepted basic principles for Grand Lodge Recognition. What Grand Lodge was this and what are the 8 basic principles the accepted
#252 - Q #252 - A 3/21/2011 - How would a Cryptic Mason denote our current year 2011? When finding the year, what significance does this calendar have for Cryptic Masons?
#251 - Q #251 - A 3/14/2011 - (a) What is the number of the landmark according to Mackey for every Master Mason to visit and sit in a regular Lodge? (b) In the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of AF & AM of Minnesota, who cannot be refused admission to a lodge and under what conditions?
#250 - Q #250 - A 3/07/2011 - The laying of a Masonic Cornerstone is an important event that last occurred in Minnesota with the laying of the Cornerstone at the University of Minnesota in 2010. This week’s question is: What is the first recorded Masonic cornerstone to be laid?
#249 - Q #249 - A 2/282011 - (a) What is the longest proven record of Masonic membership in the world? (b) What is the longest proven record of Masonic membership in the United States?
#248 - Q #248 - A 2/21/2011 - Who were the Freemasons who were appointed to the committee to draft a Constitution for the new United States of America?
#247 - Q #247 - A 2/14/11 - In Freemasonry the Beehive is an emblem of industry, but in 1745 another group adopted the Beehive as its emblem for immortality and resurrection; what is the name of that group?
#246 - Q #246 - A 2/7/11 - What is the earliest record of the "Perfect Points of Entrance?"
#245 - Q #245 - A 1/31/11 - The candle sticks which hold the three lesser lights can be said to be
symbolic of what?
#244 - Q #244 - A 1/24/11 - In addition to providing illumination, candles in a Lodge Room are emblematic and symbolic of what?
#243 - Q #243 - A 1/17/11 - What is the origin of this sentence, or where did it come from?: Let it not be supposed that you have here labored in vain and spent your strength for naught; for your work is with the Lord and your recompense with God.
#242 - Q #242 - A 1/10/11 - Where did the Master's collar , and other lodge officers, originate, and why?
#241 - Q #241 - A 1/3/11 - What are the Masonic colors and what do they represent?
#240 - Q #240 - A 12/27/10 - What is the creed of a Freemason?
#239 - Q #239 - A 12/20/10 - What are the actual wages of a Fellowcraft?
#238 - Q #238 - A 12/13/10 - Of what is the broken column emblematic?
#237 - Q #237 - A 12/06/10 - On what is the universality of Masonry based?
#236 - Q #236 - A 11/29/10 - What passages of scripture are most appropriate for reading in Lodge?
#235 - Q #235 - A 11/22/10 - What is regarded as the most important word in Freemasonry?
#234 - Q #234 - A 11/15/10 - What Masonic duties are implied by the tenets of brotherly love?
#233 - Q #233 - A 11/8/10 - Regarding the orientation of a Lodge building - why are lodges placed east to west, with the Master's place in the East?
#232 - Q #232 - A 11/1/10 - What is the real end and aim of all Masonic labors and ceremonies?
#231 - Q #231 - A 10/25/10 - On top of the Ark of the Covenant were two Cherubim with their wings extended forward over the ark. Why were the Cherubim positioned in that way?
#230 - Q #230 - A 10/18/10 - When and by whom was the Holy Bible (the Great Light of Masonry) first divided into chapters?
#229 - Q #229 - A 10/11/10 - What can you tell a non-Mason about Freemasonry?
#228 - Q #228 - A 10/4/10 - Why were the Ancients (also spelled Antients) sometimes called Atholl Masons? When did the Ancient Grand Lodge come into existence?
#227 - Q #227 - A 09/27/10 - What is Freemasonry’s greatest treasure?
#226 - Q #226 - A 09/20/10 - Of what stone is the foundation stone of King Solomon’s Temple said to be made of, and what is the symbolism of that stone?
#225 - Q #225 - A 09/13/10 - What are the allurements of Masonry?
#224 - Q #224 - A 09/06/10 - What are the duties of the Junior Deacon?
#223 - Q #223 - A 08/30/10 - Our Brother being mentioned here graduated from medical school and moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1881. He became a member of Acacia Lodge # 15 of the Grand Lodge of Dakota Territory and was elected as Master of that Lodge for three terms starting in 1883. In 1887 he was elected the Grand Master of Masons of the Dakota Territory. Who is the Brother we speak of? What gang was involved in this attempted robbery? Where and when is the festival mentioned above held?
#222 - Q #222 - A 08/23/10 - Our question has to do with the Ladder of certain additional degrees, here is the question: What names or qualities are assigned to the seven rungs of this ladder?
#221 - Q #221 - A 08/16/10 - Who was this Master Mason that officially turned down an offered Medal of
Honor?? When was it politely rejected ? Where was he made a Master Mason and in which Grand
Lodge did he affiliate and serve?
#220 - Q #220 - A 08/09/10 - When did the original Cornerstone Laying Ceremony on the Pilgrim Monument occur; Who was the presiding Master Mason and when was he raised a Master Mason?
#219 - Q #219 - A 08/02/10 - To whom is a Mason answerable for his motives when casting a ballot?
#218 - Q #218 - A 07/26/10 - Who was the Master Mason who helped start the tradition of the Trophy Game? What year was it? What teams were, and, are involved? In what city did the game take place, and what is the name of the most time honored trophy?
#217 - Q #217 - A 07/19/10 - What is the symbolic meaning of the candidate?
#216 - Q #216 - A 07/12/10 - Where does Masonry teach the necessity for thought control?
#215 - Q #215 - A 07/5/10 - Who was the youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II? And, what Lodge was he a member of?
#214 - Q #214 - A 06/28/10 - Brother Thornton A. Jackson established the first Eastern Star Chapter amongst Black Women in the united States; He was its first Worthy Patron and March Welch was its first Worthy Matron: With that information here is the question for the week - What was the name of this Chapter? When and where was it established?
#213 - Q #213 - A 06/21/10 - Who is the Mason who was the last surviving General Officer of the war of Independence of the United States, and what were the dates of his degrees?
#212 - Q #212 - A 06/14/10 - This is a small village in Scotland about 10 miles (16 Kilometers) south of Edinburgh just off the Penicuik Road, famous for the cloning of sheep at the Government Experimental Farm, a castle ruined by Roundheads and a unique chapel. What is the name of the village?
#211 - Q #211 - A 06/7/10 - Here is the prayer-poem I'm referring to: "Oh, Lord, bless this glorious order; who wote it?
#210 - Q #210 - A 05/31/10 - When it comes to measuring the measuring rod or reed, which is counted in length by 'cubits’, has been changed to the 24 inch gauge. The Graduation in 'inches' is actually an old English measure, but why? And what is the meaning of the symbolism we learn of the 24 inch gauge we learn in the first degree?
#209 - Q #209 - A 05/24/10 - Name the only Brother to serve as Grand Master to both Grand Lodges of Kentucky & Illinois?
#208 - Q #208 - A 05/17/10 - Why am I from the Lodge of the Saints John of Jerusalem?
#205 - Q #205 - A 04/26/10 - In July 1863, Confederate raiders rode into Versailles, Indiana, capturing the local militia and stealing the county treasury. The next day, General John Morgan (CSA), learned that his men had also made off with the jewels of the local lodge. There were returned the following day. What lodge was Brother Morgan from?
#204 - Q #204 - A 04/19/10 - 'Will you be off or from?' Is this a test‐question or a 'catch‐question'? Please explain.
#203 - Q #203 - A 04/12/10 - Why is the Hiram of the Kings version of the story called Hurum in the Chronicles
version of the story?
#202 - Q #202 - A 04/05/10 - What is symbolism, and why is it so important to Freemasonry?
#201 - Q #201 - A 3/29/10 - What is the Candidate’s Declaration?
#200 - Q #200 - A 3/22/10 - Which item was a relative constant in the exposures?
#199 - Q #199 - A 3/15/10 - Does an unaffiliated Mason enjoy the privilege of Masonic visitation?
#198- Q - #198 - A - 03/08/10 - This Saint was seen a protector against lightning strikes. Who was this?
#197- Q - #197 - A - 03/01/10 - Aside from the conferring of degrees; what is the purpose of the Masonic ritual?
#196- Q - #196 - A - 2/22/10 - How many Grand Lodge Officers were there in 1717?
#195- Q - #195 - A - 2/15/10 - Why should Masons take care to observe the dictates of respectability?
#194- Q - #194 - A - 2/08/10 - In balloting, to whom or what is the Master Mason accountable?
#193- Q - #193 - A - 2/01/10 - What is the significance of the termination of the names of the assassins?
#192- Q - #192 - A - 1/25/10 - Freemasonry has been described as a progressive science; as a science what does Freemasonry embrace?
#191- Q - #191 - A - 1/18/10 - According to Brother Albert Pike, “What is the seventh great Truth in Masonry?”
#190- Q - #190 - A - 1/11/10 - What are the Hebrew names of the supports of the ladder of Kadosh, and what do they mean in English?
#189- Q - #189 - A - 1/04/10 - What are the ornaments of a Freemason?
#188- Q - #188 - A - 12/28/09 - When did Minnesota Grand Lodge Master Mason's first participate in a cornerstone ceremony and where did it take place?
#187- Q - #187 - A - 12/21/09 - What Masonic Lodge did the designer of America's most widely recognized and Masonically -inspired Symbol of Liberty belong to; when was the cornerstone for this Internationally recognized memorial laid and who was the Grand Master who presided over this Masonic Cornerstone Ceremonial?
#186- Q - #186 - A - 12/14/09 - Regarding the Masonic symbolism of numerals, the sacred numbers are?
#185- Q - #185 - A - 12/07/09 - Why do we have Masonic Lectures and what are they?
#184- Q - #184 - A - 11/30/09 - What powerful example of Masonic Brotherhood was so power full that it could stop for a time--during the Civil War in the USA which caused me to wonder if that Brotherhood Power was as strong today? When and where did this incident occur?
#183- Q - #183 - A - 11/23/09 - Who was appointed as first acting executive director of The Minnesota Masonic Historical Society and Museum and when; where is this Masonic Museum located today; what are its individual or lodge membership dues and are you or is your lodge a member?
#182- Q - #182 - A - 11/16/09 - What is the name of this world class Freemason?
#181- Q - #181 - A - 11/9/09 - What was the name of the only Minnesotan Grand Lodge MW whose highest office in blue lodge ever achieved was Junior Warden and when and where did he serve?
#180- Q - #180 - A - 11/2/09 - In Freemasonry, what is the ‘rite of induction’ and what does it signify?
#179- Q - #179 - A - 10/26/09 - What Cornerstone laying did many of Minnesota's finest Freemasons participate in last Saturday?
#178- Q - #178 - A - 10/19/09 - To what currently active lodge do two 'rather renowned' Masonic Secretaries bearing the same surname belong--What are their names and posts: AND what is the name of the lodge this duo are currently members of?
#177- Q - #177 - A - 10/12/09 - Who was the first Worshipful Master of Winthrop, Minnesota’s Sibley Lodge #209?
#176- Q - #176 - A - 10/05/09 - What is Inchoate membership?
#175- Q - #175 - A - 9/28/09 - Of what is the hour-glass emblematic?
#174- Q - #174 - A - 9/21/09 - Can a Lodge be congregated without the consent of the Master of the Lodge – why or why not?
#173- Q - #173 - A - 9/14/09 - What is a Rite?
#172- Q - #172 - A - 9/07/09 - Why do Brethren entering and leaving a Lodge salute the Master, and do they always do this?
#171- Q - #171 - A - 8/31/09 - What is the main difference between Operative and Speculative Masonry?
#170- Q - #170 - A - 8/24/09 - What is the real end and aim of all Masonic labors and ceremonies?
#169- Q - #169 - A - 8/17/09 - Why aren’t the candidates for the degrees of Masonry elected by a ‘voice’ vote?
#168- Q - #168 - A - 8/10/09 - Who is this person? And what is the literal meaning of his name?
#167- Q - #167 - A - 8/03/09 - What is the Jerusalem Word?
#166- Q - #166 - A - 7/27/09 - Where did King Solomon have a cave dug, and for what purpose?
#165- Q - #165 - A - 7/20/09 - Has the Grand Lodge the power to confer the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry?
#164- Q - #164 - A - 7/13/09 - What new name is given to the entered apprentice, and why?
#163- Q - #163 - A - 7/6/09 - What are the ornaments of a Freemason?
#162- Q - #161 - A - 6/29/09 - How many Lodges were in the quarries of Tyre?
#161- Q - #161 - A - 6/22/09 - What Masonic symbol is derived from the banner of the tribe of Judah?
#160- Q - #160 - A - 6/15/09 - What is the chief point in Masonry?
#159- Q - #159 - A - 6/8/09 - What is the insect Shermah, and what is its significance?
#158- Q - #158 - A - 6/1/09 - What does the title of ‘Master’ of the Lodge signify?
#157- Q - #157 - A - 5/25/09 - What are the Masonic Beliefs?
#156- Q - #156 - A - 5/18/09 - Fellow & Fellow-Craft; what is the Masonic significance of these terms?
#155- Q - #155 - A - 5/11/09 - What distinction is attached to the principle of ‘Brotherly Love’ among Freemasons?
#152- Q - #152 - A - 4/20/09 - What is the meaning of the phrase – The Apocalypse of Freemasonry?
#151- Q - #151 - A - 4/13/09 - Which Grand Lodge offices are “The Heraldic Offices?”
#150- Q - #150 - A - 4/6/09 - When did the Terrestrial and Celestial globes appear on top of Boaz and Jachin?
#149- Q - #149 - A - 3/30/09 - What are the purposes effected at the opening of the Lodge?
#148- Q - #148 - A - 3/23/09 - Of what is the Middle Chamber a symbol?
#147- Q - #147 - A - 3/16/09 - Who started the Modern day Knights Templar?
#146- Q - #146 - A - 3/9/09 - What is more ancient than the Golden Fleece or Roman Eagle?
#145- Q - #145 - A - 3/2/09 - What was the name of the Master Mason who was shot and killed in a shoot out with terrorists in front of Blair House in Washington D.C.?
#144- Q - #144 - A - 2/23/09 - In what Masonic document is the legend of Hiram Abif first alluded to? What did it contain that is different from the legend as we know it today?
#143- Q - #143 - A - 2/16/09 - What are a few of the connecting links of Eastern Free Masonry - which lie deeply imbedded in the Chinese Culture and Moralisms - which seem to have parallel in Western Masonry?
#142- Q - #142 - A - 2/9/09 - On 12 & 13 April 1861 two Freemasons exchanged cannon fire that started the American Civil War. Who were these Masons, and where did the battle take place?
#138- Q - #138 - A - 1/12/09 - Who is this Freemason?
#137- Q - #137 - A - 1/5/09 - What is The Name of The Lodge which still is operational and has the longest -- uninterrupted -- time of existence in Minnesota? When did the first lodge organized in Minnesota Territory hold its first meeting?
#136- Q - #136 - A - 12/29/08 - When was Twin Peaks Lodge # 32 in Midvale Utah founded and how does the Masonic Consecration Prayer, express and radiate tolerance and fraternity in Freemasonry?
#133- Q - #133 - A - 12/8/08 - What does a man named Tycho Brahe, of the mid 16th century, have to do with TOLERANCE and why was he mentioned in the astrological news of December 4, 2008?
#132 - Q - #132 - A - 12/1/08 - To what Masonic Brother, did Brother William Hogarth rough draft a letter to, two hours before his death?
#131 - Q - #131 - A - 11/24/08 - What was the first lodge chartered (outside of the City of Winnipeg) by the Grand
Lodge of Manitoba?
#130 - Q - #130 - A - 11/17/08 - When is a lodge clandestine? What is a clandestine Mason?
#129 - Q - #129 - A - 11/10/08 - Masonically, what is the symbolism of the shovel?
#128 - Q - #128 - A - 11/03/08 - Masonically, what is the symbolism of the North Star?
#127 - Q - #127 - A - 10/27/08 - In Freemasonry what is the symbolism of the letter ‘H’, and, in which degree, and why is it important?
#126 - Q - #126 - A - 10/20/08 - What is the Masonic symbolism of the Lost Word?
#125 - Q - #125 - A - 10/13/08 - What is the Masonic symbolism of the key?
#124 - Q - #124 - A - 10/06/08 - What is the symbolism of the Cornerstone?
#123 - Q - #123 - A - 9/29/08 - Why is it so important to remove all metals including the wedding ring, and what has a wedding ring to do with a Rite of Destitution?
#122 - Q - #122 - A - 9/22/08 - What iare the songs of Freemasonry?
#121 - Q - #121 - A - 9/15/08 - What is the symbolism of Masonic Blue?
#120 - Q - #120 - A - 9/8/08 - When Did the Gothic Church builders Amiens first hire a Master Mason? What was his name?
#119 - Q - #119 - A - 9/1/08 - What is the symbolism of meeting of the level?
#118 - Q - #118 - A - 8/25/08 - By what attitude should Masonic meetings be characterized?
#117 - Q - #117 - A - 8/18/08 - When was the first known Masonic Medal struck, and for what purpose?
#116 - Q - #116 - A - 8/11/08 - During the reign of Augustus, who was deemed to be the father of true architecture?
#115 - Q - #115 - A - 08/04/08 - When did the word "Bible" first appear in Masonic literature? And when did the
Bible first appear in a Masonic lodge? The name and location of the said lodge?
#114 - Q - #114 - A - 07/28/08 - Why do brethren entering or retirning from a lodge salute the Master?
#113 - Q - #113 - A - 07/21/08 - Define each of the following and give its relationship to Freemasonry: a) Jacobean b) Jacobin c) Jacobite d) Jacobian.
#112 - Q - #112 - A - 07/14/08 - Name a piece by Berloiz with a Masonic connection.
#111 - Q - #111 - A - 07/07/08 - What is the symbolism of the Masonic altar?
#110 - Q - #110 - A - 06/30/08 - What is the real purpose of the obligation?
#109 - Q - #109 - A - 6/23/08 - What are the Golden Fleece, Roman Eagle, and the Star and Garter?
#108 - Q - #108 - A - 06/16/08 - What does the term Masonic Father mean to you? Do you have one? If so how did he become your Masonic Father? Are you someone’s Masonic Father? If so, what makes you a Masonic Father?
#107 - Q - #107 - A - 6/09/08 - What are the two great agents in building up the subjective mind, and how does this relate to Freemasonry?
#106 - Q - #106 - A - 6/02/08 - The Trowel – we are told in symbolic Lodges that we, as Freemasons, are to use it to spread the cement of brotherly love and affection. How is this to be done? What is the significance of this metaphor?
#105 - Q - #105 - A - 5/26/08 - What is the basic Masonic philosophy?
#104 - Q - #104 - A - 5/19/08 - On the capital of the pillars, how many Pomegranates were there?
#103 - Q - #103 - A - 5/12/08 - Why has symbolic Masonry three degrees only, and not four or seven or a larger number, as have other branches of the Fraternity?
#102 - Q - #102 - A - 5/05/08 - What is the Masonic meaning or truth, as one of the tenets of Freemasonry?
#101 - Q - #101 - A - 4/28/08 - What is a Rite?
#100 - Q - #100 - A - 4/21/08 - What is a hecatomb?
# 99 - Q - # 99 - A - 4/14/08 - What is the precedent for annual sessions of Grand Lodges?
# 98 - Q - # 98 - A - 4/8/08 - Masonically, what are Fool, Libertine, Dotage, and Profane?
# 97 - Q - # 97 - A - 4/1/08 - Why does parliamentary law not apply in a Masonic Lodge?
# 96 - Q - # 96 - A - 3/24/08 - What does the candidate's condition, when first admitteed, signify?
# 95 - Q - # 95 - A - 3/17/08 - Of what is the virgin weeping emblamatic?
# 94 - Q - # 94 - A - 3/10/08 - In Minnesota a Lodge can have a Benevolence Fund that could be used for charitable purposes, but should it, and if it does, would that mean the members of the Lodge, if they wished, could just have the Lodge provide aid or relief on their behalf – in other words have the lodge just take care of this for them so they won’t need to do it themselves?
# 93 - Q - # 93 - A - 3/03/08 - Who was Brother Joseph Balsamo?
# 92 - Q - # 92 - A - 2/25/08 - Who may attend the Grand Lodge Communication upon proper registration?
# 91 - Q - # 91 - A - 2/18/08 - When was the use of gloves by Masons confirmed by documentary evidence?
# 90 - Q - # 90 - A - 2/11/08 - What is the Grand Lodge of Wigan?
# 89 - Q - # 89 - A - 2/4/08 - What is the name and location of the 1st Scottish Rite body in Prince Hall Freemasonry? And who was the first Prince Hall Freemason to receive the 33°?
# 88 - Q - # 88 - A - 1/28/08 - There are three Forms that a Lodge and/or a Grand Lodge can be opened in: What are the three forms? That’s the first part of the question; the second part is how do each of these forms come about in the opening or closing ceremonies?
# 87 - Q - # 87 - A - 1/21/08 - What symbols jhas Masonry borrowed from Pythagoras?
# 86 - Q - # 86 - A - 1/14/08 - What is the jurisdiction of a Masonic Lodge?
# 85 - Q - # 85 - A - 1/7/08 - What are the ancient Installation charges?
# 84 - Q - # 84 - A - 12/31/07 - How did the title "Free and Accepted Masons" originate?
# 83 - Q - # 83 - A - 12/24/07 - What is the Masonic calendar?
# 82 - Q - # 82 - A - 12/17/07 - Music is recommended to the attention of Freemasons; why?
# 81 - Q - # 81 - A - 12/10/07 - Why are "Worshipful Masters" called "Worshipful"?
# 80 - Q - # 80 - A - 12/3/07 - What was the office of Grand Tyler called at the Grand
Lodge Communication of 1738?
# 79 - Q - # 79 - A - 11/26/07 - Why is the Great Light of Masonry the Holy Bible and not some other volume of
sacred law?
# 78 - Q - # 78 - A - 11/19/07 - Is Freemasonry the one surviving midieval craft esotery?
# 77 - Q - # 77 - A - 11/12/07 - What is the lost word in Freemasonry?
# 76 - Q - # 76 - A - 11/5/07 - When and where can the first documented evidence using the word ‘Lodge’ as meaning a certain number of Masons be found?
# 75 - Q - # 75 - A - 10/15/07 - Why are discussions of politics and religion forbidden in Masonic Lodges, and are there any other discussions forbidden in Lodges?
# 74 - Q - # 74 - A - 10/22/07 - Why Tylers? Not why do we have Tylers, who guard the door to the Lodge, but why were Tylers chosen as our outer guards, and why were they given the name ‘Tyler’ for their office?
# 73 - Q - # 73 - A - 10/15/07 - From the Fellowcraft Degree, What is meant by "Forty and Two Thousand?"
# 72 - Q - # 72 - A - 10/8/07 - Where did the question "Will you be off or from?" come from? Is it a test phrase?
# 71 - Q - # 71 - A - 10/1/07 - Must all three chairs be occupied throughout the Craft's ceremonies?
# 70 - Q - # 70 - A - 9/24/07 - Which is correct, compass or compasses, and why?
# 69 - Q - # 69 - A - 9/17/07 - Is there a secret religion in Masonry?
# 68 - Q - # 68 - A - 9/10/07 - What is the symbolism of meeting on the level?
# 67 - Q - # 67 - A - 9/3/07 - Preston - How blows a Mason's wind?
# 66 - Q - # 66 - A - 8/20/07 What was the name of the two men of the same name, one a Governor, one a U.S. Sentator; one a Mason, one not a Mason?
# 63 - Q - # 63 - A - 7/30/07 - When was the First Grand Chaplain Appoined by any Grand Lodge?
# 62 - Q - # 62 - A - 7/23/07 - When Should The Lodge Election be Held?
# 60 - Q - # 60 - A - 7/2/07 - What is the Arch Enemy of Freemasonry?
# 59 - Q - # 59 - A - 7/2/07 - What is the Symbolism of the Fourth Point of Fellowship?
# 58 - Q - # 58 - A - 6/25/07 - Deny a Member Admission to his own Lodge?
# 57 - Q - # 57 - A - 6/18/07 - What 1874 Grand Master Resigned his Office
# 56 - Q - # 56 - A - 6/11/07 - Of What is the Substitute Word a Symbol
# 55 - Q - # 55 - A - 6/4/07 - Why is the Third Degree Called Sublime
# 54 - Q - # 54 - A - 5/28/07 - Of what is salt the emblem
# 53 - Q - # 53 - A - 5/21/07 Can Masonic Charges be Founded on Acts of Treason?
# 52 - Q - # 52 - A - 5/14/07 - Masonic Procession Regalia
# 51 - Q - # 51 - A - 5/7/07 - Laird of Rosslyn
# 50 - Q - - - 4/23/07
# 49 - Q - # 49 - A - 4/16/07
# 48 - Q - # 48 - A - 4/9/07
# 47 - Q - # 46 - A - 3/26/07
# 45 - Q - # 45 - A - 3/19/07
# 44 - Q - # 44 - A - 3/19/07 - Who Was Hiram Abiff
# 43 - Q - # 43 - A - 3/15/07 - Three Great Lights
# 42 - Q - # 42 - A - 2/26/07 - Masonry in the Great Lights
# 41 - Q - # 41 - A - 2/19/07 - Lodge Communication
# 40 - Q - # 40 - A - 2/12/07 - Brother George Washington
# 39 - Q - # 39 - A - 2/5/07 - What is a Moon Lodge
# 38 - Q - # 38 - A - 1/29/07 - Duty
# 37 - Q - # 37 - A - 1/22/07 - Jacob's Ladder
# 36 - Q - # 36 - A - 1/15/07 - What's the Distinction
# 35 - Q - # 35 - A - 1/15/07 - Lawful Information
# 34 - Q - # 34 - A - 12/30/06 - Ahiman Rezon
# 33 - Q - # 33 - A - 12/23/06 - Another English Grand Lodge
# 32 - Q - # 32 - A - 12/22/06 - Speculative or Symbolic Lodge
# 31 - Q - # 31 - A - 12/10/06 - Ecclesiastes: Chapter 12
# 30 - Q - # 30 - A - 12/2/06 - Volume of Sacred Law
# 29 - Q - # 29 - A - 11/26/06 - What is a Lodge
# 28 - Q - # 28 - A - 11/19/06 - Vice Presidents
# 27 - Q - # 27 - A - 11/12/06 - Due Form
# 26 - Q - # 26 - A - 11/6/06 - Royal Arch
# 25 - Q - # 25 - A - 10/29/06 - Benjamin Franklin
# 24 - Q - # 24 - A - 10/22/06 - The Square
# 23 - Q - # 23 - A - 10/16/06 - Sculptors
# 22 - Q - # 22 - A - 10/8/06 - Samoan
# 21 - Q - # 21 - A - 10/1/06 - Jeopardy
# 20 - Q - # 20 - A - 9/24/06 - Bro. Rob Morris
# 19 - Q - # 19 - A - 9/17/06 - Empty Chair Ceremony
# 18 - Q - # 18 - A - 9/10/06 - The Letter 'G’
# 17 - Q - # 17 - A - 9/3/06 - Past Master's Jewel
# 16 - Q - # 16 - A - 8/27/06 - Robert Burns
# 15 - Q - # 15 - A - 8/20/06 - Texas
# 14 - Q - # 14 - A - 8/6/06 - Morality
# 13 - Q - # 13 - A - 8/6/06 - York
# 12 - Q - # 12 - A - 7/31/06 - Labor
# 11 - Q - # 11 - A - 7/23/06 - Quatuor Coronatorum Antigrapha
# 10 - Q - # 10 - A - 7/17/06 - What Was Its Name
# 09 - Q - # 09 - A - 7/17/06 - The Nine Worthies
# 08 - Q - # 08 - A - 7/17/06 - Lodge Summons
# 07 - Q - # 07 - A - 7/17/06 - Masonic Opera
# 06 - Q - # 06 - A - 7/17/06 - The Length of a Cable Tow
# 05 - Q - # 05 - A - 7/17/06 - Unpleasant Lodge Incident in 1712
# 04 - Q - # 04 - A - 7/17/06 - Lodge Characteristics
# 03 - Q - # 03 - A - 6/6/06 - Birth of Speculative Masonry
# 02 - Q - # 02 - A - 5/22/06 - AlbertPike Lecture Name