tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post739067538687612152..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Yorkshire Masons Initiate Paralyzed BrotherChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-37206832336235997732022-08-21T12:21:54.293-04:002022-08-21T12:21:54.293-04:00Why not just allowed it to be done by proxy, you k...Why not just allowed it to be done by proxy, you know, with a stand in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-59332110707978283602018-07-16T01:05:39.833-04:002018-07-16T01:05:39.833-04:00My Lodge in California initiated, passed and raise...My Lodge in California initiated, passed and raised a paraplegic man about 10 years ago. We took extra care to give him the most dignified and meaningful degrees possible without taking excessive liberties with the ritual. Since he couldn't use his powered wheelchair during the degrees, his top-line recommender pushed him around the room in a standard wheelchair so he got the full effect of the ritual.<br /> -Al Turek, PM<br /> International City Lodge #389, Long Beach, CaAl T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15357111032745259669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-1165320715242407372018-06-24T13:13:49.382-04:002018-06-24T13:13:49.382-04:00At last....the caring face of Masonry..long may it...At last....the caring face of Masonry..long may it prosper.<br />David Mason, Albert Edward Lodge, Hexham, UGLERambuscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01265584535730882498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-45004039454338846182018-06-24T12:56:52.971-04:002018-06-24T12:56:52.971-04:00After the American Civil War there was a flurry of...After the American Civil War there was a flurry of discussions about whether returning soldiers who had lost limbs were eligible for raising. This was sometimes handled by dispensations. The issue is related to the debates over what constitute the ancient landmarks.Bro. Paul Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435030965629467739noreply@blogger.com