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Golden Compasses Research Lodge Presents

Spreading the Cement of Our Fraternity —

The Introduction of the Trigradal System

A Presentation by

Brother Mike Perry

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

7:00 pm

Join us on Zoom as Golden Compasses Research Lodge presents a lecture by our Junior Warden, Bro. Mike Perry, on how Freemasonry developed the three degrees of a blue lodge. The presentation will be followed by an online discussion, with questions and answers. The presentation will be open to Master Masons who are members of Golden Compasses Research Lodge, and a select few other participants. Members of GCRL will automatically receive an invitation to participate. If you are not a member of GCRL, and would like to participate, please send an email message to gcrlsecretary@gmail.com.

Do You Know?

When was the Master Mason Degree added to Freemasonry?
What was the social milieu of Freemasonry in the early years?
What did some influential Masons contribute to our Three-Degree System?

For more information, please contact the GCRL Secretary at gcrlsecretary@gmail.com

Posted on April 4, 2020

By John L. Cooper III, Worshipful Master

Golden Compasses Research Lodge

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