The Magpie Mason

The Magpie Mason is an obscure journalist in the Craft who writes, with occasional flashes of superficial cleverness, about Freemasonry’s current events and history; literature and art; philosophy and pipe smoking. He is Worshipful Master of The American Lodge of Research in New York; is a Past Master of New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786; and also is at labor in Virginia’s Civil War Lodge of Research 1865. He is a past president of the lamented Masonic Society as well.

Monday, January 4, 2010

‘An everyday hero from long ago’

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Before getting too far into 2010, The Magpie Mason aims to report on several recent events from last year, playing catch up by bringing yo...

‘2010 at the George Washington Masonic Memorial’

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At the meeting on Tuesday night of Northern New Jersey Chapter of Rose Croix, John S. Ryan, 33°, a member of the Board of Directors of the G...
Sunday, January 3, 2010

‘A big year for Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library’

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      There’s a lot of good news coming out of Lexington for 2010. The museum and library on the campus of the headquarters of the Ancient ...
Friday, January 1, 2010

Magpie Mason on the road in MMX

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“Merry New Year!” The Magpie Mason’s speaking tour for 2010 is shaping up. Here are the dates for the first half of the new ye...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

‘Early French lodges in NYC’

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      The American Lodge of Research held its first meeting of the 2010 Masonic year last night. The Installation of Officers was followe...
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Born on this date: Albert Pike

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Today is the bicentennial of the birth of Albert Pike. This man enjoyed a long, illustrious life with careers in law, the military, jou...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009

‘... and the darkness comprehended it not’

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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things we...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Bro. Tomislav Stanich in concert

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There are times when I wish I could clone myself and become the Magpie Masons. Next Monday, for instance. At 8 p.m. I’ll attend the Install...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

‘On this date in 1767’

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On this date in 1767, a Mason named Henry Andrew Francken, recently arrived in Albany, New York from Jamaica, established the first Masonic...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

‘Into the Oriental Chair, II’

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Congratulations to Bro. Mohamad Yatim, the newly installed Master of Atlas-Pythagoras Lodge No. 10 in Westfield, New Jersey. Mohamad’s...
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Friday, December 18, 2009

‘Sacred Spaces’ at MOBIA, Part I

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As mentioned last week , yesterday evening saw the first of the three-part lecture series at the Museum of Biblical Art concerning what it ...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

‘Almost Time for Mostly Mozart’

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For 22 nights next summer, Lincoln Center’s annual Mostly Mozart music festival will fill the air with our timeless Brother’s immortal musi...

Masonic Society Journal No. 6

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Issue No. 6 of The Journal of the Masonic Society is arriving in members’ mailboxes now. It is another fine edition, as members should exp...
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