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Paper's of Full Members Texas Lodge of Research Paper's of Full Members Texas Lodge of Research Clifford L Acker A Masonic Myth Explored. Acker, C. L. XXIX (1993-1995) 165-180. Frank W Amadon III History of Eagle Masonic Lodge No. 41, A.F. & A.M. XL (2005) 69-95 Herbert C Arbuckle III Nacio-Vivio-y-Mario. XXIX (1993-1995) 95-98. Que Hombre! XXXIX (2004-2005) 96-99 Jimmy Rogers: In History and Song XLI (2006-2007) 52-64 Jack E Beeler Moses Johnson, M.D. 1808-1853. XVIII (1982) 41-47. The Masonic Trio of Calhoun County, Texas: Or: Why all the Confusion? XIX (1983) 52-63. Why All the Confusion? a History of Lavaca Lodge No. 36. XIX (1983) 52-63. Early Masons of the Texas Coastal Bend. XXI (1985) 104-113. James R Beeler Destiny and Mr. Clark. XXI (1985) 47-60. Alan Bell An Egyptian Journey: Thoughts on the Origins of Freemasonry Joseph E Bennett John B. Jones and the Frontier Battalion. Bennett, J. E. XXVII (1991) 107-111. Porter T Bennett The Development of a Lodge Educational Program. I (1959) 202-208. Upton Bernard History of the Velasco Masonic Library Association. XXVI (1990) 64-75. Bradley S Billings The Beginnings of Texas Lodge of Research. XLIII (2008) 77-84 The Lubbock Committee: The Premier Study Group of Texas Lodge of Research The Heraldry of Texas Lodge of Research A N Blanton History of Kaufman Lodge No. 726, A. F. & A. M., Scurry. III (1965-1968) 257-278. Ron Blue Gemmell: Building the House of Masonry. XXVIII (1992) 88-93. Willy F Bohlmann Jr Lyons Lodge No. 195 A.F. & A.M., 1857-2007 XLII 75-98 Joe E Bostwick St Andrews Masonic Lodge. Alfred B. Sullivan, Edited by Bostwick, J. E. VIII (1972) 169-180 The Live Oak Lodge No. 304 Scholarship Program. XVI (1980) 123-125 Truitt L Bradly The Actual Past Master's Degree. XVII (1981) 75-82. R C Andrews: Pioneer and Mason. XXXIX (2004) 100-112 Compilation of Masonic Trials XL (2005) 119-133 The Acacia and the Ant. XLII (2007) 113-117 The Formation of Californias Texas Lodge No. 46: The Texan Influence Paper's of Full Members Texas Lodge of Research Stephen P Bramel Holland Lodge No. 1 - The Cornerstone of the Republic. XV (1979) 25-31. C H Brauer A Sprig of Acacia. XIII (1977) 106-115. Seth D Breeding George Washington Glasscock - Man and Mason, 1810-1868. X (1974) 177-186. Gerald W Brooks Freemasonry: A Thread of Unity in Colonial America. XX (1984) 20-28. Edward M Brown Ornaments of the Lodge. XLIV(2009) 89-100 Harold E Brown Jr Reflections upon the Masonic Altar:Master Yourself or Be Mastered by Others. James F Brumit Jr Gibraltar Lodge No. 1179: The First Fifty Years. XXIV (1988) 84-93. Charles I Bukin Masonic Flasks: Pieces of History. XXVI (1990) 145-152. Thomas J Burnett Jr. Thomas Jefferson Wright - Portrait Painter. IX (1973) 169-182. Ebenezer Nichols, Merchant Chief, Grand Master. XIII (1977) 15-22. Gemmell: The Anson Jones Lecture. XVI (1980) 160-164. Paine L Bush The Contribution of Salado Lodge No. 296, A. F. & A. M., Salado College and Thomas Arnold High Sc Magna Carta, a Living Document. II (1962-1964) 296-312. C L Byard Brief History of Harmony Lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M. XIV (1978) 209-214. Harvey C Byrd Masonic Libraries. V (1969) 41-46. Hugh L Campbell From Darkness to Light: Masonry in Upshur County. XIX (1983) 64-75. Clarence R Camp Henry Marsh Bell: The Man and the Lodge. XXVIII (1992) 46-51. E E Cargile Sketch of Electra Lodge No. 1067, A. F. & A. M. VII (1971) 62-66. Harry Carr The Transition from Operative to Speculative Masonry. XV (1979) 57-82. Horace B Carroll Masonic Influences on Education in the Republic of Texas. I (1959) 187-201. James D Carter Masonry and Mexican Independence. I (1959-1961) 261-275. Masons and Education in Texas. I (1959-1961) 367-380. The Origin and Preservation of our Citizenship Heritage. IX (1973) 163-168. Masonic Protocol. IX (1973) 252-256. Paper's of Full Members Texas Lodge of Research James R Case The Lecturers' Union of the Early 1800s. XVI (1980) 20-34. Jay Cazier The Third Lodge in Texas. XXIX (1993-1995) 99-114. Alphonse Cerza Effects of the War of Independence on American Freemasonry. XIII (1977) 23-36. Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church Today. Cerza, Alphonse. XV (1979) 141-151. Bruce G Chabot Freemasonry in Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy. XXXI (1996-1997) 108-117. Freemasonry in the Science Fiction of Rudyard Kipling XXXV (2000) 76-83. Walter A Chatham "Glenwood", a Masonic Cemetery. III (1965-1968) 368-384. Earl R Chitwood Masonry in the Panhandle. II (1962) 335-342. Masonry in Action. VIII (1972) 31-36. Christian M Christensen Masonic Tracing Boards - Their Forms, Function and use in Masonic Ritual Douglas Collins Stephen Powers - Master Mason, Master Citizen XXXIV (1999) 68-79. R W Coltey History of Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635. XIV (1978) 71-84. Roger N Conger Masons in the Development of the Early Cattle Industry in Texas. I (1959) 162-168. Henry E Cook Masonic History of Lampasas County. VII (1971) 85-88. Men and Masons of Lampasas County. VII (1971) 89-91. John L Cooper III Pulling up the Boundry Stones. XXIX (1993) 115-134. Robert W Cooper Dallas Senior High Schools Named for Masons. XI (1975) 147-154. The Origin and Development of the Order of Free Gardners. XXXVI (2001) 30-46 R D Coppock Masonic Offenses and Trials. III (1965) 228-232. Elmo V Correll National Sojourners. IX (1973) 73-75 Heros of '76. IX (1973) 129-134. W. David Counts Jr. Masonry on the Move From Frontier to the Metroplex Knox-Corinthian Lodge No. 851 XLIII (2008) 64-7 Ross J Cox Sr. A Brief History of San Saba Masonic Lodge No. 612. XXXII (1997) 50-78. Historical Survey of San Saba Masonic Lodge No. 225 XXXIII (1998) 65-90. Paper's of Full Members Texas Lodge of Research S S Cox The Political Activities of Masons in Mexico up to the Texas Revolution. I (1959) 302-306. Religious Restrictions Placed on Texas Colonists. I (1959) 342-346. Some Highlights of the Life of Gen Thomas J. Rusk. II (1962) 278-280 The Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. II (1962-1964) 271-277 Richard H Curtis Mason of the Century. XXXV (2000) 30-42 John E Dancy The Four Cardinal Virtues. I (1959) 294-301. Robert G Davis Gemmell: Freemasonry in the Next Century - How Can Today's Lodge Prepair for Tomorrow's Mason. The English Tavern Lodge XXXI (1996) 39-47. James M Day Masonic Men of the Mier Expedition of 1842. I (1959) 347-57. James Kerr, Mason, Statesman, and Frontier Texas. II (1962) 99-121. History of Scottish Rite Masonry in Austin, 1881-1917. II (1962) 196-210 University Lodge No. 1190: A History. III (1965) 114-122 Peter W. Gravis: The Mason. III (1965) 162-167. Masonry and the Capitol of Texas. VI (1970) 71-80 Clothed with Absolute Power: Masonry and the Texas Rangers, 1823-1893. XIII (1977) 45-66 Mark K Dermit Pat Neff: Texas's Quiet Legend. XL (2005) 61-71 Fred F DeVaney Jr. Royal Arch Masonry in Texas. I (1959) 207-213 The History of Cryptic Masonry in Texas. I (1959) 260-265. David B Dibrell Victor C. and Martha Marie Whitfield - Pioneers of Texas Rainbow . XXX (1995-1996) 118-124. Henry Eustace McCulloch Soldier, Statesman, Christian Gentleman, XXXIX (2004) 125-131 Andrew Neill, Scotsman, Lawyer, Texas Patriot, Expelled Past Grand Master. XLI (2006) 147-154 Grand Masters of Texas Masons Who Also Served as Worthy Grand Patrons of Texas Eastern Star Nathaniel Benton Texas Patriot, Texas Ranger, Confederate Cavalry Officer, and County Judge Robert L Dillard History of Masonic Home and School of Texas. VIII (1972) 93- Masonic Funeral and Burial Ceremonies. XI (1975) 123-135 Gemmell:A Masonic Potpourri. XV (1979) 128-131 Joby E Dixon The Rich, Rambling Craftsman: Traveling Through Masonic Symbolism Earning A Masters Wages. XL Joe D Doak Lewis Reuter: Masonic Soldier in the Republic of Texas. XXIX (1993-1995) Brian R Dodson Benjamin Franklin Terry: The Man, The Mason, His Regiment, and The Lodge. XLI (2006) 81-94 Mike Donegan Leveling the Cornerstone of Wichita Falls City Hall. IV (1968) 68-85. Paper's of Full Members Texas Lodge of Research Jim Dougherty Eugene Omar Goldbeck: A Unique Eye on the World. XXXVIII (2003) 45-49 Brett L Doyle Captain Peter Tumlinson: Texian Ranger and Mason XXXIX (2004) 113-124 James K Duncan Philosophies of Roscoe Pound and Albert Pike, Traces of the Golden Mean in the. Duncan, J. K. XVI ( Charles R Dunning Jr Symbolism and Specularive Freemasonry. XXV (1989) 133-139. V E Earp The Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests. VII (1971) 83-84. Lee M Eastburn Gemmell: Geometry. XXIV (1988) 115-117. Bob L Ellenwood Southern Baptists in Oklahoma Masonry XXX (1995-1996) 74-79. William D Engle Jr. Wandering in the Wilderness. IX (1973) 74-81. John B Erwin II Emblems of the Chapter and Council. II (1962-1964) 244-260. Obie L Etheridge The Five Pointed Star Lecture II (1962) (Indicated was read,but not included in transactions) YCSFAEW...You Can't Sell From An Empty Wagon. VIII (1972) 134-142 Thomas C Ferguson John Harvey Texas Pioneer. XIII (1977) 92-105. R Carson Fisk The Early History and Legacy of Carbon Lodge No. 789, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Richard E Fletcher Why the Enlightenment? XLIV (2009) 32-38 William L Fox A Chameleon in Tartan: Early Freemasonry in the Context of the Radical Reformation.
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