THE ASHLAR - Contents email: [email protected] Issue 1 February 1997 Editorial: ‘Secrets Revealed’ Freemasonry and Politics – Part 1 D. Currie The Liberal Art of Music J. Hay Understanding Freemasonry I. MacLeod A Freemason and His Faith N. Barker Cryer Mortality and Masonry J.M.M. Humphrey Aberdeen Masonic Temple J.R. Gerrard Bro Robert Burns: Bicentenary R.J. Sutherland Masonic Thoughts on St Columba J.H.G. Herrick It’s a Small World Rosslyn Chapel – Part 1 J. MacKay Munro Issue 2 September 1997 Editorial: ‘Credit where it is Due’ Brother ‘Kit’ Carson I.P. Watson The Masonic Spy from Gourock J. Turpie Diploma for PM Archie Glass Rosslyn Chapel – Part 2 J. MacKay Munro Midlothian’s First PGM J. Carrol Freemasonry and Politics – Part 2 D. Currie The Closeness of the Mesh A. Sneath Attacks on Freemasonry Y. Beresiner Lodge De Goede Hoop (S Africa) V. Zaayman From the Provinces and Beyond Letters to the Editor Issue 3 February 1998 Editorial: A Study in PR The Lodge of Pertlethen No 1805 H. Petrie Burns as a Freemason (from New Age Magazine) Rosslyn Chapel – Part 3 J. MacKay Munro The Temple of Leven St. John Renton – 170 J. Agnew Reviews Lodge St. Thomas of Aberbrothock & Mason’s Cave G. Langlands Freemasonry and Politics – Part 3 D. Currie The Lost Brethren – Part 1 W.F. Drummond From the Provinces and Beyond Letters to the Editor Issue 4 April 1998 Editorial: ‘The Enemy Within’ Notes on the Swedish Rite J.O. Heineman The Lost Brethren – Part 2 W.F. Drummond Eighty Years Celebrated E.B. Whatmough Garibaldi Medallion Rosslyn Chapel – Part 4 J. MacKay Munro La Celle Conde D. Currie Lodge Spey, No. 527 – 125th Anniversary The Enigmatic Paintings of Culross Palace M. Baigent Kilsyth St. John, No. 39 – Annual Sermon Freemasonry: A Critical View Rev M. Ritchie Letters to the Editor Issue 5 September 1998 Editorial: ‘The Enemies Without’ Cumberland St. Andrew’s Lodge, No 199 – 200yrs J.F. Denholm Masonic Principles Revisited C. Donaldson Lodge Firth of Clyde No 626 J. Turpie Why a Lodge in Gourock? J. Turpie Freemasonry, the Police and the Judiciary Baroness Knight The Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary’s Chapel) A. Davidson A Presentation Bible R.C. Oliver Brother James Roe, Past Master J. Hunter Burns, Poet Laureateship Canongate Kilwinning - I D. Currie Rosslyn Chapel – Part 5 J. MacKay Munro Masonic Curling G.T. Beagrie The Church’s Attitude to Freemasonry Rev W.W. Niven Letters to the Editor From the Provinces and Beyond Hail Eternal R. Preston Bard’s Corner Issue 6 January 1999 Editorial: ‘Backbone – Not Back Down’ Burns, Poet Laureateship Canongate Kilwinning - II D. Currie A Critical Look at Freemasonry C.M. Lindsay Thoughts for the Future N.G. MacLeod Rosslyn Chapel – Part 6 J. MacKay Munro The Rosslyn Chapel Special Project Awards Launch of Prov G Lodge of Edinburgh Lodge Prince of Wales No 426 A.L. Tannahill Freemasons T. Baldry A Robbery with a Happy Ending G.T. Beagrie Internet Lodge No 9659 J. Belton Letters to the Editor From the Provinces and Beyond Issue 7 March 1999 Editorial: ‘Sand in the Gears’ Stained Glass Windows of New Kilpatrick Parish Church A. Roxburgh The Forget-Me-Not A Little Sand in the Gears J. Tresner The King’s Cellar F.R. Melville Offshore Benevolence A. Huskie The Presidential Myth J. Turpie Brother John Bowie The Knights Templar – What If? R.F. Squires The Roman Lodge of Freemasons 1735-37 D. Currie My Favourite Poem 1599-1999 Lodge Edinburgh Mary’s Chapel, No. 1 J.E. MacArthur The History of Dumbarton Kilwinning Lodge, No. 18 The Swedish Rite of Freemasonry W.B. Mitchell Masonic after Dinner Speaking I. MacLeod Bro Adam Archiebald VC F.R. Melville Query Corner The Value of Freemasonry N.G. MacLeod Letters to the Editor From the Provinces and Beyond Issue 8 September 1999 Editorial: ‘Public Perception’ Raising Funds or Marcus Humphrey House A Rare Event for a Lady Rev P. Houston Scottish Craftsmen’s Association of St Catherine’s W. McIntosh Inaugural Meeting of 5th May 1921 Lodges G.W. Michie Bard’s Corner Rosslyn Chapel – Part 7 J. MacKay Munro Gourock Mason honoured Lodge St. Bryde, No. 579 J.L. Jack Query Corner J. Turpie Few Words Concerning Foundation Stones D. Currie Do You Know? I. MacLeod Openness – The Lodge and the Individual Mason N. Sebright Lodge Bonhill and St Andrew’s Royal Arch, No. 321 A. Davenport The Queen’s Piper J. Motherwell The Navigation Lodge J. Wilson Memorial Fund to the Tragedy at Dunblane Letters to the Editor History of the Chapter House in Montrose T.L. Frost From the Provinces and Beyond Issue 9 January 2000 Editorial: ‘Morality’ Hands across the Sea J.S. Brockie A Journey through Anti-Masonry C.E. Martin, R.B. Hooks No Place for Jesus J. Vasey Office-Bearers – Where Are They? – Part 1 W.F. Drummond ‘I Just Didn’t Know That’ - Review J. Gerdan The Origin of Freemasonry P.B. Hansen Thoughts – Past, Present and Future M. Anderson A Place Called Masonic N.G. Macleod A Long Distance Visit R. Preston The Cost of Masonry J.S. Brockie Masonic Philately J. Turpie Meeting Places of the GL of Scotland 1736-2000 D. Currie Small is Beautiful J. Turpie Prescott Overturns Ban on Freemasons R. Shrimsley Remember Freemasonry I. Macleod My Favourite Poem T. Jessop Scottish Freemason R.C. Oliver From the Provinces and Beyond Letters to the Editor What Is It? A. Galbraith Issue 10 March 2000 Editorial: ‘Tradition’ Hopes for the Future of Freemasonry in Scotland A.D. Orr Ewing The Stars of Robert Burns D. Rowe Wordsearch A. Campbell The Secret Societies Act of 1799 D. Currie Temple of Lodge Bonhill & St Andrew’s – R Arch No 321 J. McKellar Irish Masonry R.J. Currie Rosslyn Chapel – Part 8 J. MacKay Munro International Masonic Poetry Society Bard’s Corner J.M. Low My Favourite Poem G. Fry On Punishment and Penalties H.L. Haywood Computer – Male and Female J.S. Brockie Office-bearers – Where Are They? – Part 2 W.F. Drummond Tradition – Blessing or Curse? J. Tresner Message from Rome – 18th January 1BC N. Koya Kubota The Mark Token Collectors Club J.B. Murray The Evening Times & Lodge Houston St. Johnstone N.G. MacLeod The Dream will Finally Come True J.S. Brockie From the Provinces Letters to the Editor Home Affairs Select Committee Issue 11 September 2000 Editorial: ‘Assets’ The Temple of Lodge Cadder Freestone J. Hunter Planning for the Future N.G. MacLeod The Principles of Masonry Dalziel The Real Lesson of Freemasonry The Awakening D.B. Cross Dr Robert Crucefix, Duke of Sussex & RMBI D. Currie Obituary – Bro Harry Jeffrey Swim with Dolphins Appeal J.M. Harper Some Famous Masons on Stamps J. Turpie Bigotry and Ignorance Carried to Extremes D. Currie Rosslyn Chapel – Faces of Robert the Bruce R.L.D. Cooper Silent Witness D.A. McDonald My Diamond Years F.R. Melville Knights Templar and Freemasonry R.F. Squires Letters to the Editor From the Provinces Issue 12 January 2001 Editorial: ‘Perceptions’ The Lady Masons of France J. Turpie Public Processions – Part 1 A.T. Stewart Glasgow Masonic Burns Club No 263 J. Muir Address to the Initiate (cf ?Masonic Record) K. Donley Facts and Figures J. Crozier When Lodges Meet N. Abeles The Good Templars of Greenock J. Turpie The Chapel of St. John, Edinburgh (ROS) D. Currie St. Columba and Craig Phadraig R. Watt Rudyard Kipling and Freemasonry R.F. Squires My Favourite Poem R. Marshall The Price of Freemasonry N.G. MacLeod Letters to the Editor Doctor James Craik R.J. Currie Query Corner From the Provinces Issue 13 March 2001 Editorial: ‘No Applause – We’re Masons’ The Oldest Masonic Building T. Murray Lodge Fingal, No. 318 Public Processions – Part 2 A.T. Stewart 200yrs of Freemasonry – Trinidad & Tobago E.S. Charles Membership of Canongate Kilwinning No. 2 D. Currie Fifty Years Honoured F. Hindle Bro J Mark Garside – Past Dep GM Masonic Philately – The Colourful Caribbean – Part 1 J. Turpie The Lodge Almoner Dalziel Irish Masonic Records K. Cochrane Restoring the Vision W. Colville Thomas Hiram, King of Tyre R.J. Currie To the Outer World: Vindicating Freemasonry D. Eakin Freemasonry and the Internet J. Hutchison From the Provinces Letters to the Editor Issue 14 September 2001 Editorial: ‘You and Me’ Public Processions – Part 3 A.T. Stewart My Favourite Poem Striving for Excellence P.E. Salvary Obituaries From Old to New – Masonic Temple Kilsyth J.A. Bingham From the Provinces Grand Lodge of Antients D. Currie The Point within a Circle – Part 1 J.R.P. Smith Letters to the Editor Book Reviews My Brothers Past – Vol 1 (1761-1899) by W.J. Russell Issue 15 January 2002 Editorial: ‘Communication and Understanding’ The Making of a Mason S. O’Neill The Point within a Circle – Part 2 J.R.P. Smith 175 Years of St Andrew’s Royal Arch, No. 321 J. McKellar Masonic Philately – The Colourful Caribbean – Part 2 J. Turpie The Operative Lodge, No 150, (Aberdeen) – Short History A. Smith, H Petrie A Visit to our Brethren in Germany T.F. Watt, A. Pender Obituary James Williamson A Unique Presentation Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950) W.N.G. Reid Lodge St. Duthus, No. 82 W.T. Russell Prince Hall Masons Rev I.G. Easton From the Provinces and Beyond Freemasons’ Hall – 96 George Street, Edinburgh D. Currie Elephant Rock The Master’s Song D. Goldie Renfrewshire West 175th Anniversary Rev D. Mitchell My Favourite Poem J. Munro Scott Templar Influence of the 18th Century R.J.