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GENERAL NEWS
ISSUE NO.11 WINTER 2023 | WEST KENT NEWS
LIGHT BLUES CLUB
THIS CHEQUERED
ATTEND UGLE
EXISTENCE
QUARTERLY
BOOK REVIEW
COMMUNICATIONS
A large complement of West Kent
Light blues made their way to
Great
Queen
Street
on
Wednesday 3rd December 2023
to
attend
Quarterly
Communications. The Chairman
Liam Turner, was joined by the
Light
Blues
Club
President
Andrew
Waddington
and
a
number of masons from across
the province, including Karl
Lawton the current Provincial
Grand Persuivant.
Quarterly
Communications
of
Grand Lodge are usually held at
Freemasons9 Hall, Great Queen
Street, London, in the Grand
Temple,
and
are
a
great
opportunity to socialise and see
the Temple in full splendour and
magnificence.
Although much has been written
about
Freemasonry,
hardly
anything as substantial or so
comprehensive as this study has
been published previously to
describe the history of the
organisation9s
development
during the 20th-century.
This is all the more surprising
since that century witnessed the
greatest
growth
in
the
organisation9s
history
which
extends over more than 300
years. It was the century in which
Freemasonry became 8a mass
movement9 drawing into its ranks
much larger numbers of people
than ever before and significantly
re-shaping its social composition.
Although Freemasonry entered
the 20th-century in Britain as a
respected organisation, heavily
patronised by royalty, praised by
church
leaders
and
well
represented in government, it
was by the end of the century on
the defensive and facing a
chorus of criticism and suspicion
from parliament, the churches
and the press, and endorsed in
public by few.
The
book
examines
the
remarkable expansion of this
significant organisation during
this period, its royal connections
and its role as a major force for
good in the charitable sector. It
also
addresses
important
changes in its relationship with
religious bodies and the media.
This book therefore attempts to
trace the path of Freemasonry as
it journeyed though the century.
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There are many common theories
about the rise and fall of Masonic
membership and number of lodges
in the twentieth-century. This is
the first volume to give the facts
and figures displayed in easy to
understand graphs and diagrams.
Discover notable past and
present Freemasons from lords
and politicians, to priests and
archbishops.
See the focus of Masonic
charity with details of the
contributions lodges made to
churches, charities and good
causes.
Read an in-depth analysis of
the Royal endorsement and
membership of the Craft.
Find out how and why Masonic
meeting practices and lodge
locations have changed over
the years.
Learn about the changes to
public
perceptions
of
Freemasonry and how the
press reports on the society
and its activities.