Trestleboard
Communications from Mission Lodge No. 169
Trestleboard
The traditional trestleboard contains the blueprints, or plans, relating to how we are to create positive change within our life. Symbology of the traditional trestleboard is taught to the Mason as he progresses through the degrees.
Contemporary use of the public trestleboard equates it to a "newsletter" of the lodge.
The articles below appear in the order they were published on the website. To see the articles in order of most recent first, please visit the individual pages for the East, South, West, Secretary, Tiler, or of any other officer who contributes an article.
Masonic Culture
Masonic culture is the advancement of high moral and intellectual forces in an environment of harmonious social interaction. The expression “knowledge is power” was well-known even to ancient civilizations, and the development of mind, so-called...
Hiram, King of Tyre
King Hiram of Tyre (969 - 931 BCE) is an iconic figure in Masonic lore for he was the one that dispatched Hiram Abif, along with many other fine craftsman and raw resources, to aid in the construction of King Solomon's Temple. King Tyre was indeed an impressive man....
The Meaning of Masonry by Albert Pike
A Lecture Read at the Request of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana The Evil Consequences of Schisms and Disputes for Power in Masonry, and of Jealousies and Dissensions Between Masonic Rites Such, my brethren, is the subject on which I have been requested to address you....
The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 5
The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...
The Meaning of Masonry – Chapter 4
The Meaning of Masonry by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (1867-1939) Past Provincial Grand Registrar in West Yorkshire United Grand Lodge of England A philosophical exposition of the character of the Craft 1920 Introduction | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |...