The Regius Manuscript

This is an excerpt from the oldest known Masonic Document, written around 1390 A.D.

The fifteenth article maketh an end,
For to the master he is a friend;
To teach him so, that for no man,
No false maintenance he take him upon,
Nor maintain his fellows in their sin,
For no good that he might win;
Nor no false oath suffer him to make,
For dread of their souls' sake,
Lest it would turn the craft to shame,
And himself to very much blame....

...But masons should never one another call,
Within the craft amongst them all,
Neither subject nor servant, my dear brother,
Though he be not so perfect as is another;
Each shall call other fellows by friendship,
Because they come of ladies' birth.
On this manner, through good wit of geometry,
Began first the craft of masonry;
The clerk Euclid on this wise it found,
This craft of geometry in Egypt land.

I find it remarkable that over 600 years later our Fraternity still hold this true.

The entire Poem can be read at: http://www.masonicsites.org/blue/regius2.htm

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Installation of the Caribou Officers 2011

‎Last night was a great event for Caribou's lodge with over fifty people attending.

It was an honor to have the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine participate in the ceremony.

The Installation Team led by DDGM Neil Haines did a great job in installing the officers of Caribou Lodge.

After the ceremony, refreshments prepared by Trena Spooner, Laurie Spooner, and Judy Mann were enjoyed by all.

Thank you to everyone who made this event a remember-able one.

Masonic Books of Interest

Admittedly I have not read any of these books but they are of interest to me and hope to read them some day. If you have read them please let me know.

House Undivided
by Allen E. Roberts (1996)

Based on his work while Master of Civil War Lodge of Research No. 1865. Brothers fought for North and South, but were still brothers.

House Reunited
by Allen E. Roberts (1996)

Continues the above exploration into the years following the Civil War amid recriminations and the need for reconciliation.

Revolutionary Brotherhood:
by Steven C. Bullock (1996)

Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730-1840
A college professor attempts to follow the role of Freemasonry during the formation of the United States.