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Lodge of Living Stones No 4957 in the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding |
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Arthur RALPH (1911-1975) was born in
the Manchester Area. In early adulthood his mother, his father and his brother
(that is all of his immediate family) died from cancer in a short space of
time. Instead of saying: "There can be no God for this to happen."
Arthur thought: "What kind of God allows this to happen?" So he set
out on a search, delving into many ancient and contemporary religions and
beliefs. Eventually his journey brought him to this Lodge of Living Stones.
He had been become a Mason some years earlier but had experienced only worldliness in the lodge. In the Lodge of Living Stones, he found he immediately recognised that the Masonic rituals told the story of the mystery of life. |
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first worked as a buyer for the Co-Operative Society but later he became a
teacher in a Manchester Junior School. He was to become a great teacher in all
aspects of life. He used to say that every single piece of Masonic ritual is
exactly right and he was able to demonstrate the truth behind all the Masonic
allegories and symbols. In the last few months of his life, he demonstrated,
step by step, the esoteric interpretation of the Initiation, Passing and
Raising, ceremonies, by dressing as the Candidate and going through the
ceremony explaining the significance of each detail as he went. He was WM of the Lodge in 1955 & 56, 1965 & 66 and in 1973 & 74; he had the great gift of knowing what was troubling an individual brother Mason and he would write letters to throw light upon each such brother's problem. These letters have been collected and preserved by the Lodge and are a valuable resource for the stimulation of discussion at our meetings. "An example of one such letter can be viewed by clicking here." Kirk MacNULTY Was born Educated Occupation Lives in He was a Master of the Lodge of Living Stones in 1979 & 1980 and again in 1991. He is PPrJGW (Yorkshire West Riding) and a member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge (No. 2076). He is also a member of the Lodge of the Nine Muses in the (No. 1776) District of Columbia and also of Alexandria-Washington Lodge (No. 22) in Virginia. He is the author of three very well-known Masonic books: Freemasonry: a Journey through Ritual and Symbol (Paperback-1991)He has also written several Masonic papers; the best known of which are: 'Kabbalah and Freemasonry' Heredom, (1998), 7; pp133-205.Robert LOMAS was born in ???. As a child he had trouble at school because he was dyslexic. However, he read physics at university and gained a BSc with first class honours in electronics and he went on to gain a PhD in solid state physics. He now lectures on information systems at Bradford University School of Management. His was first introduced to Freemasonry when he dated the daughter of a senior member of the Order of Women Freemasons. He was initiated in Ryburn Lodge (No. 1283) in his forties and became curious about the Craft's origins. Being unable to obtain satisfactory answers to his questions, he decided to use his scientist's curiosity and research skills to investigate for himself. The result was ten popular, best-selling books about the Craft including: Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science (2002)And with Christopher Knight: The Hiram Key (1996)He is a Founder member of the American Masonic Society and an honorary member of The Solomon Lodge of Research (No. 5986) in Saskatchewan. Joel GOLDSMITH (1892-1964) was born in New York city of Jewish parents. His father became critically ill during a trip to England in 1915 and was healed by the father of a friend who was a Christian Science practitioner. Soon after the end of the First World War he developed tuberculosis and he himself was also healed by a Christian Science practitioner. In 1928 he became an active Christian Scientist and moved to Boston. He later lived in Hawaii. He was a well-known spiritual teacher and healer who lectured widely and founded the "Infinite Way" movement. He was an Associate Member of the Lodge of Living Stones and was the best selling author of: The Infinite Way |
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