MassachusettsEdicts

EDICTS

The Grand Masters of Masons in Massachusetts have frequently offered opinions and made declarations from the Oriental Chair of Grand Lodge which have the force of Masonic law within the jurisdiction. These pages list those that appear in the pages of the Proceedings. Thanks to R.W. Bro. Steven Cohn for hard work on this database.

Living Past Grand Masters in Bold Italic.

Edicts and Rulings before 1850

• Thomas Oxnard: 1754
• John Rowe: 1769
• John Cutler: 1794
• Isaiah Thomas: 1803 1809
• Timothy Bigelow: 1806
• Francis Oliver: 1818
• John Dixwell: 1822
• John Abbot: 1826
• John Soley: 1827
• Joseph Jenkins: 1832
• Augustus Peabody: 1843 1844 1845
• Simon W. Robinson: 1847 1848
• Edward A. Raymond: 1849

• Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine:
  • 1841
  • 1843
  • 1844
  • 1845
  • 1846
  • 1847
  • 1848
  • 1849

Edicts and Rulings from 1850-1899

• Edward A. Raymond: 1851
• George M. Randall: 1854
• John T. Heard: 1857 1858
• William Parkman: 1863 1864 1865
• Charles C. Dame: 1866
• William Sewall Gardner: 1869 1870 1871
• Sereno D. Nickerson: 1872 1873 1874
• Percival L. Everett: 1875 1876 1877
• Charles A. Welch: 1878
• Abraham H. Howland, Jr.: 1885
• Edwin B. Holmes: 1895

• Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine:
  • 1850
  • 1851
  • 1852
  • 1853
  • 1854
  • 1855
  • 1856
  • 1857
  • 1858
  • 1859
  • 1860 (1860 Fundamental Laws Summary)
  • 1861
  • 1863
  • 1864
  • 1865
  • 1866
  • 1867
  • 1868
  • 1869
  • 1870
  • 1871
  • 1872
  • 1873 (1873 General Rules)

Edicts and Rulings from 1900-1949

• Baalis Sanford: 1904
• Melvin M. Johnson: 1914 1915 1916
• Leon M. Abbott: 1917 1918 1919
• Arthur D. Prince: 1920 1921 1922
• Dudley M. Ferrell: 1923 1924 1925
• Frank L. Simpson: 1926 1927 1928
• Herbert W. Dean: 1929 1930 1931
• Curtis Chipman: 1932 1933 1934
• Claude L. Allen: 1935 1936 1937 Gambling Paper
• Joseph Earl Perry: 1939 1940
• Albert A. Schaefer: 1941 1942 1943
• Arthur W. Coolidge: 1944
• Samuel H. Wragg: 1945 1946 1947
• Roger Keith: 1948 1949

Edicts and Rulings from 1950-1974

• Roger Keith: 1950
• Thomas S. Roy: 1951 1952 1953
• Whitfield W. Johnson: 1954 1955 1956
• Andrew G. Jenkins: 1957
• Laurence E. Eaton: 1960 1961 1962
• A. Neill Osgood: 1963 1964 1965
• Thomas A. Booth: 1966 1967 1968
• Herbert H. Jaynes: 1969 1970 1971
• Donald W. Vose: 1972 1973 1974

Edicts and Rulings from 1975-1999

• Stanley F. Maxwell: 1975 1976 1977
• Arthur H. Melanson: 1978 1979 1980
• J. Philip Berquist: 1981 1982 1983
• David B. Richardson: 1984 1985 1986
• Albert T. Ames: 1987 1988 1989
• Edgar W. Darling: 1990 1991
• David W. Lovering: 1993 1994 1995
• Arthur E. Johnson: 1996

Edicts and Rulings from 2000 and after

• Fred K. Bauer: 2000 2001
• Donald G. Hicks, Jr.: 2002 2003 2004
• Jeffrey B. Hodgdon: 2005 2006 2007
• Roger W. Pageau: 2008 2009 2010
• Richard J. Stewart: 2011 2012 2013
• Paul F. Gleason: 2017 2018 2019
• Richard Maggio: 2020 2021 2022
• George F. Hamilton: 2023

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EDICTS AND RULINGS BY SUBJECT

This is a partial index of edicts and rulings by subject.

A

• "Adam's Rib" program, 1987 (Ames)
• Affiliates, Admission of, Moore 1848; Moore 1849; Moore 1850; Moore 1850
• Alcohol and drug abuse program, 1986 (Richardson)
  • Impairment-Inducing Substances, 2017 (Gleason)
• Amnesty for Dues, 2018 (Gleason)
• Anniversary Medals, 1982 (Berquist)
• Anti-Masonic propaganda, 1952 (Roy); see also the Address; 1985 (Richardson)
• Appeals, Moore 1856
• Applicants
  • Age Requirement, Moore 1851 (Proposal of Minors); Moore 1865; Moore 1872 (Initiation of Minors); Moore 1872 (Receiving a petition from a minor); 1973 (Vose); 2003 (Hicks)
  • Investigation, Moore 1873; 1937 (Allen); 1953 (Roy)
    • and Moral Fitness, 1857 (Heard)
  • Names in Lodge notice, 1926 (Simpson)
  • New process, 2005 (Hodgdon)
  • Petitions, required, Moore 1847
  • Physical Requirements, Moore 1848; Moore 1865; Moore 1866; 1915 (M. Johnson)
  • Pre-application procedure, 1937 (Allen)
  • Pre-application statement, 1937 (Allen)
  • Rejection in Balloting, Moore 1848; Moore 1849; Moore 1853; Moore 1853; notice, Moore 1868
  • Right of Initiation, 1952 (Roy)
  • Withdrawal of, Moore 1846; Moore 1873; 1926 (Simpson)
• Approaching the East and photographs, 2002 (Hicks)

B

• Balloting
  • Action by Master, 1926 (Simpson)
  • At Special Meetings, Moore 1851
  • Black balls, Moore 1864; Moore 1869; 1872; Moore 1873
  • By mail, prohibited, 1926 (Simpson)
  • Blank Ballots, Moore 1867
  • Correcting, Moore 1859
  • Excuse from, Moore 1848
  • Factious balloting, Moore 1851; Moore 1866; 1940 (Perry); 1943 (Schaefer); 1946 (Wragg); 1951 (Roy); 1956 (W. Johnson); Abuse of the ballot, Moore 1855
  • For Officers, Moore 1859
  • Irregular Proceedings in, Moore 1848; Moore 1854
  • Objections, Moore 1845; Moore 1850; Moore 1850; Moore 1850; Moore 1858; Moore 1859; Moore 1864; Moore 1866; Moore 1866
  • On affiliates, Moore 1850
  • On candidate advancement, Moore 1848; Moore 1850
  • On multiple candidates, 1957 (A. Jenkins); 1961 (Eaton); permitted, 2009 (Pageau)
  • Personal prejudice, Moore 1847; Moore 1870
  • Procedure, described, 1936 (Allen)
  • Reconsideration of, Moore 1849; Moore 1855; Moore 1855; Moore 1857
  • Requirement to Vote, Moore 1846, Moore 1869
  • Responsibilities of members, Moore 1856
  • Secrecy, 1854 (Randall); Moore 1855
  • Secret Ballot, Use and Abuse, Moore 1864
  • Tyler's right to vote, 1951 (Roy)
• Begging letters, prohibited, 1923 (Ferrell)
• Bible passages, 1915 (M. Johnson)
• Bonding of officers, 1949 (Keith)
• Brothers, Conduct of Disputing, 1768 (Rowe)
• By-Laws
  • Of Lodges under dispensation, Moore 1850
  • Suspension prohibited, Moore 1843

C

• Campaign For Masonry, 2003 (Hicks); 2004 (Hicks)
• Canal Zone, District Grand Lodge, 1979 (Melanson)
• Candidates
  • Accelerated degree program, 2006 (Hodgdon)
  • Advancement, Moore 1849 (in other lodges); Moore 1850; Moore 1854; Moore 1854 (staying after ballot); Moore 1866; Moore 1869; 1869 (Gardner), Moore 1872; 1874 (Nickerson), 1877 (Everett), 1926 (Simpson)
  • Aprons for, 1866 (Dame)
  • Character, Moore 1861
  • Courtesy, Moore 1872
  • Definition, 1863 (Parkman)
  • Dress, 1980 (Melanson)
  • Education, 1943 (Schaefer)
  • Initiation of a minor, Moore 1856
  • Initiation on night of election, 1928 (Simpson); 1929 (H. Dean)
  • Instruction, 1995 (Lovering)
  • Kits, 2011 (Stewart)
  • Making Masons at Sight, 1909 Commentaries
  • "Particular Procurement", 1979 (Melanson)
  • Prerequisite Qualifications, Moore 1846
  • Presentation of Diploma, 1930 (H. Dean)
  • Proficiency of, Moore 1872; 1925 (Ferrell); 1926 (Simpson); 2001 (Bauer)
  • Qualifications, Moore 1857
  • Recommendation of, Moore 1854
  • Rejected
    • Admission of, Moore 1848; Moore 1850
    • Jurisdiction over, Moore 1866
    • Publication of, 1845 (Peabody)
  • Sales tactics aimed at, 1934 (Chipman)
  • Signing by-laws, 1937 (Allen); 2006 (Hodgdon)
  • Stopped candidates, Moore 1868; 1952 (Roy)
  • Withdrawal of petitions before balloting, Moore 1856; Moore 1861
• Cell phone use, 2011 (Stewart)
• Chain Letters, 1916 (M. Johnson); 1917 (L. Abbott); 1920 (Prince); 1930 (H. Dean); 1935 (Allen); 1951 (Roy); 1952 (Roy); 1954 (W. Johnson); 1964 (Osgood)
• Charters
  • Fee for restoration, 1858 (Heard)
  • Object of, Moore 1869
  • Restoration of, 1844 (Peabody); Moore 1847
  • Right of Visitors to Demand, Moore 1870
  • Signatories to, 1872 (Nickerson)
  • Surrender of, Moore 1853
• Cipher
  • Candidate, 1952 (Roy)
  • Official, 1944 (A. Coolidge)
  • Unofficial, 1952 (Roy)
  • Use in Lodge, 1952 (Roy); 1975 (Maxwell)
• Clubs, Masonic, 2013 (Stewart)
• Crimes, Shielding a Brother who has committed, Moore 1870

D

• Debts of lodges, 1832 (J. Jenkins)
• Degrees
  • Conferral on the same day, 1843 (Peabody), Moore 1844; 1915 (M. Johnson)
  • Conformance, 1921 (Prince)
  • Costumes, 1956 (W. Johnson); 1956 (W. Johnson); 1967 (Booth); 1977 (Maxwell)
  • Decorum during, 1916 (M. Johnson); 1920 (Prince) (applause); 1961 (Eaton); 2011 (Stewart)
  • Degree teams, 1946 (Wragg); 1947 (Wragg); 1947 (Wragg); 1975 (Maxwell); 1981 (Berquist); 2009 (Pageau)
  • Directives regarding symbolic work, 1952 (Roy)
  • First Degree lectures, 1972 (Vose); 1975 (Maxwell); 1975 (Maxwell)
  • Floor work, 1936 (Allen)
  • Initiation of Sojourners, Moore 1849
  • Interruption of work, 1939 (Perry)
  • Interval between, 1964 (Osgood); 1966 (Booth)
  • Kneeling, 1948 (Keith)
  • Master's jewel, 1935 (Allen)
  • Omission of Lectures prohibited, 1919 (L. Abbott)
  • Parodies of work, 1931 (H. Dean)
  • Participation, 1947 (Wragg)
  • Presentation, 1948 (Keith)
  • Requirement to perform, 1935 (Allen); 2009 (Pageau)
  • Ritual changes, 1952 (Roy); 1955 (W. Johnson)
  • Symbolic penalties, reference in presentation, 1939 (Perry); removal from obligation, 1978 (Melanson)
• DeMolay, 1952 (Roy); 1953 (Roy); 1954 (W. Johnson); 1964 (Osgood); 1966 (Booth); 1968 (Booth); 1974 (Vose); 1975 (Maxwell); 1978 (Melanson); 1979 (Melanson); 1987 (Ames); 2008 (Pageau)
• Deputy Grand Master, Powers of, Moore 1854
• Dimits and Certificates of Clearance, Moore 1865; 1927 (Simpson); 1955 (W. Johnson); 1968 (Booth); 1972 (Vose); 1975 (Maxwell); 1976 (Maxwell)
• Disability, as a physical disqualification, 1806 (Bigelow); 1971 (Jaynes)
• Discipline of Members by Lodges, Moore 1851; Moore 1855; and informing Grand Lodge, Moore 1857; Moore 1858
• Discrimination, 1976 (Maxwell)
• Dispensations
  • For degrees, 1914 (M. Johnson)
  • General, 1941 (Schaefer); 1948 (Keith); 1948 (Keith); 1960 (Eaton); 1978 (Melanson); 1980 (Melanson); 2011 (Stewart)
  • Wartime considerations, 1945 (Wragg)
• District Deputies
  • Meetings of, 1858 (Heard);
  • Powers and forms of address, 1871 (Gardner)
  • Titles of Past District Deputy Grand Masters, 1915 (M. Johnson)
• Divinity of Scripture, acknowledgement of, Moore 1850
• Dues, Amnesty for Suspended Brethren, 2018 (Gleason)

E

• Education, 1983 (Berquist); 1987 (Ames); 2009 (Pageau)
• Election of Lodge officers, 2018 (Gleason)
• Electronic communications, 2003 (Hicks); 2009 (Pageau)
• Entertainment, 1924 (Ferrell); 1930 (H. Dean); Chipman (1932)
• Exemplifications, 1956 (W. Johnson)
• Expulsion, From appendant bodies, Moore 1841; Moore 1846; Moore 1846 (of EAs and FCs); Moore 1847 (and restoration by Grand Lodge); Moore 1848; 1848 (Robinson); Moore 1851; Moore 1864
  • and membership in attendant bodies, Moore 1852

F

• False Representation, 1877 (Everett)
• Fees, Failure to Collect, Moore 1857
• Foreign languages, use of, 1854 (Randall)

G

• Games of chance and gambling, 1924 (Ferrell); 1932 (Chipman); 1935 (Allen); 1939 (Perry); 1951 (Roy); 1954 (W. Johnson); 1963 (Osgood); 1965 (Osgood); 1966 (Booth); 1971 (Jaynes); 1972 (Vose); 1975 (Maxwell); 1977 (Maxwell); 1986 (Richardson); 2002 (Hicks); 2003 (Hicks)
• George Washington Masonic Memorial, 1960 (Eaton); 1979 (Melanson)
• Grand Constitutions, requirement of familiarity, 1924 (Ferrell)
• Grand Lodge appointments, confidentiality of, 1976 (Maxwell)
• Grand Lodge business manager, 1987 (Ames)
• Grand Lodge Communications, attention to, 1920 (Prince)
• Grand Lodge Conferral of degrees, Moore 1843
• Grand Lodge Dues, delinquency, 1925 (Ferrell); 1983 (Berquist); 1984 (Richardson); 1985 (Richardson); 1985 (Richardson)
• Grand Lodge Expenses, payment of, Moore 1855
• Grand Lodge Membership, Moore 1857
• Grand Lodge Officers, in Subordinate Lodges, Moore 1850
• Grand Lodge Programs, 1987 (Ames)
• Grand Lodge Protocol, 1980 (Melanson); 1987 (Ames); 2010 (Pageau)
• Grand Lodge Relief Funds, 2000 (Bauer)
• Grand Lodge Scholarships, 1994 (Lovering)
• Grand Master
  • Powers of, Moore 1849, Moore 1852 (Masons at sight); 1849 (Raymond); Moore 1852 (Supremacy of); Moore 1861; 1873 (Nickerson)
  • Precedence of, 1916 (M. Johnson)
• Grand Master's Award, 1981 (Berquist); 1987 (Ames)
• Grand Officers
  • Definition of, 2017 (Gleason)
• Grand Wardens, Qualifications, Moore 1843
• Grand Wardens, Rights of, Moore 1843

H

• Healing
  • Fee for, 1871 (Gardner)
  • Petitions for, 1874 (Nickerson), 1878 (Welch); 1980 (Melanson)
• Henry Price Medals, 1916 (M. Johnson); 1980 (Melanson)
• Honorary Members of Grand Lodge, 1845 (Peabody)
• Honorary Members of lodges, privileges of, Moore 1846; Moore 1857

I

• Impairment-Inducing Substances, 2017 (Gleason); see also "Liquor"
• Information on Masonic standing, 1916 (M. Johnson)
• Influence, Improper Use of, 1854 (Randall)
• Innovations in degree presentation, 1895 (Holmes); 1956 (W. Johnson)
• Installation
  • By Proxy, Moore 1861
  • Form and Ritual, 1953 (Roy); 1963 (Osgood)
  • Out of Jurisdiction, Moore 1847
• Instruction of Lodge representatives in Grand Lodge, 1947 (Wragg)
• Internet service providers, 2000 (Bauer)
• Investigation of Applicants, 1857 (Heard); 1922 (Prince); 1922 (Prince); 1923 (Ferrell)
• Irregular Masons, 1929 (H. Dean)
• Itinerant Lecturers, Moore 1860

J

• Jurisdiction
  • Concurrent jurisdiction, 1973 (Vose)
  • Of Grand Lodge, 1794 (Cutler); Moore 1847; 1851 (Raymond); 1870 (Gardner)
  • Of Lodges, Moore 1865
  • Over Candidates, Moore 1844; Rejected Candidates, Moore 1866
  • Perpetual jurisdiction, 1940 (Perry)
  • Territorial jurisdiction, 1962 (Eaton)
• Jurisdiction over soldiers and sailors, 1920 (Prince)

K

• Ku Klux Klan, 1922 (Prince)

L

• Lapel Pins, 2007 (Hodgdon); 2012 (Stewart)
• Lewis Jewel, 2007 (Hodgdon)
• Liquor, 1953 (Roy); 1960 (Eaton); 1962 (Eaton); 1966 (Booth); 1971 (Jaynes); 1975 (Maxwell); 1975 (Maxwell); 1976 (Maxwell); 1977 (Maxwell); 1977 (Maxwell); 1978 (Melanson); 1990 (Darling); 2007 (Hodgdon); 2008 (Pageau); Other substances, 2017 (Gleason)
• Lodges
  • Ambassadors, 2005 (Hodgdon)
  • Business, Disclosing, Moore 1860
  • Business Meetings, Procedure, Moore 1872
  • By-laws, Moore 1853 (suspension of by-laws by vote); 1927 (Simpson); 1930 (H. Dean); 1952 (Roy); 1956 (W. Johnson)
  • Class Lodges, 1954 (W. Johnson)
  • Conduct of business on any degree, 2002 (Hicks)
  • Definition, Moore 1867
  • Discipline of Members, Moore 1849; 1853
  • Finances, 1933 (Chipman); 1934 (Chipman); 1956 (W. Johnson); 1960 (Eaton); 1962 (Eaton); 1963 (Osgood); 1964 (Osgood); 1993 (Lovering); 2012 (Stewart)
  • Forfeiture of membership in, Moore 1866
  • Funds, use of, 1930 (H. Dean); 1952 (Roy); 1954 (W. Johnson); 1954 (W. Johnson); 1968 (Booth); 1969 (Jaynes); 1971 (Jaynes); 1977 (Maxwell); 1987 (Ames)
  • Jurisdiction, 1954 (W. Johnson)
  • Jurisdiction over rejected applicants, Moore 1865; 1961 (Eaton)
  • Mailings, 1936 (Allen)
  • Memorial services, 1982 (Berquist)
  • Mergers, names, 2009 (Pageau)
  • Military Lodges, Membership in, Moore 1864
  • Notices, 1946 (Wragg); 1956 (W. Johnson); 1960 (Eaton); 1972 (Vose); 1975 (Maxwell); 1976 (Maxwell); 1978 (Melanson); 1985 (Richardson); 1987 (Ames); 2023 (G. Hamilton)
  • Obligations, Moore 1851
  • Officers, Moore 1854 (resignation and demit); 1972 (Vose); 2012 (Stewart); * 2018 (Gleason)
  • Opening For Work, Moore 1854
  • Programs, 1966 (Booth); 1967 (Booth); 1972 (Vose)
  • Punishments, Moore 1856
  • Removal of Meeting to another location: Moore 1852
  • Returns, through MORI, 2010 (Pageau)
  • Service, 1977 (Maxwell)
  • Solicitation of Funds, 1968 (Booth)
  • Succession of Officers, Moore 1853
  • Sunday meetings prohibited, 1955 (W. Johnson); 1976 (Maxwell); 1981 (Berquist)
  • Suspension, effect on members, Moore 1858
  • Under Dispensation, Candidates initiated in, Moore 1847; Rights of those made in, Moore 1849; Moore 1849; Moore 1850
• Lodges of Instruction, 1940 (Perry); 1945 (Wragg); 1954 (W. Johnson); 1967 (Booth); 1968 (Booth); 1976 (Maxwell); 1985 (Richardson); 2002 (Hicks)

M

• Mailing Lists, use of, 1921 (Prince); 1934 (Chipman)
• Making Masons At Sight, 1909 Commentaries
• Mandamus, writ of, 1872 (Nickerson)
• Masonic Awareness, 1989 (Ames); 1988 (Ames)
• Masonic emblems, display of, 1977 (Maxwell); 1979 (Melanson); 1987 (Ames)
• Masonic funerals, Moore 1846; Moore 1847; Moore 1848; Moore 1848; Moore 1859; Moore 1866; 1916 (M. Johnson); 1920 (Prince); 1923 (Ferrell); 1975 (Maxwell); 1983 (Berquist); 1989 (Ames); 1990 (Darling)
• Masonic Home, 1977 (Maxwell); 1979 (Melanson)
• Masonic honors, 1947 (Wragg)
• Masonic Manifesto, 2021 (Maggio)
• Masonic offenses, definition, 1869 (Gardner); Moore 1870; 1934 (Chipman)
• Masonic utterances, by Grand Lodge exclusively, 1923 (Ferrell)
• Master of Lodge
  • Absence at installation, 1925 (Ferrell); 1925 (Ferrell)
  • Duties, 1977 (Maxwell)
  • Minimum Age, 1754 (Oxnard)
  • Power of appointment, 1864 (Parkman), 1866 (Dame)
  • Power of removal, 1865 (Parkman)
  • Powers, general, Moore 1869
  • Qualifications, 1918 (L. Abbott)
  • Right to exclude a Brother, Moore 1864
  • Right to preside, 1926 (Simpson)
  • Trial of, Moore 1872
• Master's Path, 2005 (Hodgdon)
• Meeting places of lodges, 1827 (Soley)
• Membership
  • Moore 1850; Moore 1857; Moore 1868; 1968 (Booth); 1978 (Melanson); 1978 (Melanson)
  • Grand Lodge Award for, 2002 (Hicks)
  • Grand Master's Vision, 1980 (Melanson)
  • Honorary, Privileges of, Moore 1846; Moore 1857
  • Obligations of, Moore 1873
  • Of Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts, Moore 1853
  • Plural, Moore 1850;1937 (Allen)
  • Restoration, Moore 1846; Moore 1851; Moore 1857; Moore 1864; 1936 (Allen)
  • Status at charter restoration, 1871 (Gardner)
  • Vision For Growth, Gleason 2017
• Minors, initiation of, Moore 1872
• Minors, receiving petitions from, Moore 1872

N

• Nominations, Moore 1872
• Non-Affiliated Masons, Status of, Moore 1857; Moore 1860; Moore 1868

O

• Oaths of Affirmation, 1806 (Bigelow)
• Obligations, Masonic, Moore 1873
• Officer Training, 1963 (Osgood)
• Officers, Past Grand, Definition, 2017 (Gleason)
• Officers of Lodges
  • Advancement, 1915 (M. Johnson)
  • Appointing Elected Officers, Moore 1864
  • Nominations of, Moore 1872
  • Replacement of, Moore 1849
  • Resignation or Demit, Moore 1854
  • Under dispensation, Moore 1846; Moore 1864
• One-Day classes, 1996 (A. Johnson); 2008 (Pageau)
• Open Houses, 1976 (Maxwell)
• Operational Survey of Grand Lodge, 1986 (Richardson)

P

• Parades and public demonstrations, Moore 1847; 1917 (L. Abbott)
• Parliamentary procedure, 1866 (Dame)
• Past Grand Officers, Definition, 2017 (Gleason)
• Past Masters
  • Aprons and jewels, 1962 (Eaton); 1962 (Eaton); 1963 (Osgood); 1963 (Osgood)
  • Certificates, 1955 (W. Johnson)
  • Definition, Moore 1854; 1864 (Parkman); Moore 1871; 1960 (Eaton)
  • Diplomas, 1952 (Roy); 1971 (Jaynes)
  • Gifts, 1956 (W. Johnson)
  • Powers of, Moore 1854
  • Rights of Past Masters from Chapters, Moore 1851
• Petitioners for new lodges, obligations of, Moore 1846
• Plural membership, Moore 1845; 1937 (Allen)
• Postponement of Meetings by Master, Moore 1845
• Processions, Moore 1858; Moore 1864; 1872 (Nickerson) (From Moore 1872)
• Property of lodges, conveyance, 1847 (Robinson)
• Public relations, 1982 (Berquist); 1985 (Richardson); 1987 (Ames); 1989 (Ames)

R

• Rainbow, 1968 (Booth); 1970 (Jaynes); 1970 (Jaynes); 1971 (Jaynes); 2008 (Pageau)
• Recognition of Masonic bodies, 1983 (Berquist)
• Records of Lodge
  • Binding Nature, Moore 1846
  • Master's responsibility, 1822 (Dixwell); Moore 1853; Moore 1866
  • Requirements, 1864 (Parkman)
• Redistricting, 2002 (Hicks)
• Regalia
  • Care of Grand Lodge, 1809 (Thomas)
  • Illegal use of, 1803 (Thomas)
  • Non-Blue Lodge, 2023 (Hamilton)
• Religion
  • And Freemasonry, 1993 (Lovering)
  • Roman Catholicism, 1981 (Berquist)
  • Southern Baptist Convention, 1993 (Lovering)
  • Use of sacred names in Lodge, 1951 (Roy)
• Remission of dues, 1942 (Schaefer)
• Remitted members, reading of names, 1936 (Allen)
• Restoration of membership, Moore 1844; Moore 1846; Moore 1851; Moore 1857; Moore 1859; Moore 1864; by Grand Lodge, Moore 1868 1936 (Allen)
• Returns of lodges, requirement to present, 1871 (Gardner)
• Rites, York and Scottish; Recognition, Moore 1851
• Rituals, use of printed books forbidden, 1885 (Howland)
• Robert Johnston Award, 2017 (Gleason)
• Rookie Award, 2008 (Pageau)

S

• Salutation, on entering and exiting lodge, 1914 (M. Johnson); on exiting, 1983 (Berquist)
• Secrecy, Moore 1873; 1920 (Prince); Disclosing Lodge business, Moore 1860
• Secretary's Handbook, 1987 (Ames)
• Shrine membership, 1994 (Lovering); 2000 (Bauer)
• Sidearms in lodge prohibited, 1914 (M. Johnson)
• Slander, Moore 1863
• Solicitation of new members, 1918 (L. Abbott); 1920 (Prince)
• Street advertising, 1979 (Melanson)
• Summons
  • Form of, 1848 (Robinson)
  • Obligation to respond to Grand Lodge, 1826 (Abbot)
  • Right of, by a lodge, 1818 (Oliver); Moore 1866
• Sunday meetings prohibited, 1955 (W. Johnson); 1976 (Maxwell); 1981 (Berquist)
• Suspensions and expulsions, Moore 1873
• Suspensions and reinstatements, Moore 1846; Moore 1849; Moore 1867; Moore 1867; 1916 (M. Johnson); 1926 (Simpson); 1930 (H. Dean); 1943 (Schaefer); 1994 (Lovering)
• Sword of Bunker Hill, 1960 (Eaton)

T

• Table lodges, 1966 (Booth); 1971 (Jaynes); 1973 (Vose); 1981 (Berquist)
• Temples
  • Building, 1964 (Osgood)
  • Insurance, 1982 (Berquist); 1983 (Berquist)
  • Ownership and insurance, 1994 (Lovering)
  • Taxation, 1965 (Osgood); 1968 (Booth); 1968 (Booth)
  • Use of Word 'Temple', 1994 (Lovering)
• Tobacco, use of, Moore 1860
• Toleration, 1960 (Eaton)
• Trestle-board, use of, 1937 (Allen)
• Trials
  • Appeals to the Grand Lodge, Moore 1851; Moore 1870
  • Candidates who falsely represent themselves, Moore 1849
  • Charges, Moore 1859 (by a non-member of a Lodge); 1876 (Everett)
  • Contempt of Grand Lodge, 1873 (Nickerson)
  • Evidence, 1873 (Nickerson)
  • In Lodges Under Dispensation, Moore 1865
  • Jurisdiction of Lodges in, Moore 1866
  • Masonic charges, Moore 1864
  • Masonic guilt, 1873 (Nickerson)
  • Of Apprentices, Moore 1850
  • Of Brothers Affiliating, Moore 1850
  • Of Brothers Under Suspension, Moore 1853
  • Of Demitted Brothers, Moore 1847; Moore 1854
  • Of the Master, Moore 1872
  • Rights of Accused Brothers, Moore 1851
  • Testimony in, 1848 (by non-Masons); Moore 1864; Moore 1866; 1871 (Gardner)
  • Voting, Moore 1866; 1874 (Nickerson)
• Tyler, no requirement to be a member of a Lodge, Moore 1847
• Tyler's right to vote, Moore 1848; 1930 (H. Dean); 1931 (H. Dean)

U

• Uniform Receipt of Dues, 1927 (Simpson)
• Universal League of Free Masons, 1972 (Vose)
• Unnecessary Discussion in Lodge, Moore 1873

V

• Vision Statement, 1994 (Lovering)
• Vision For Growth, Gleason 2017
• Visitors to lodges
  • Admission, 1875 (Everett), 1904 (Sanford)
  • Candidates, 1952 (Roy)
  • Covering, 1914 (M. Johnson)
  • Duties of Tyler, 1927 (Simpson)
  • Inter-jurisdictional, 1926 (Simpson)
  • Objections, Moore 1866
  • Obligations, Moore 1870
  • Privileges, 1870 (Gardner); Moore 1870
  • Requirements for, 1872 (Nickerson); 1875 (Everett), 1936 (Allen); 1973 (Vose)
  • Right of Visit, Moore 1844; Moore 1847; Moore 1873
  • Right to Demand Charter, Moore 1870
  • Right to Vote, Moore 1848
  • Vouching, Moore 1851
• Voting: Obligation of members to vote; Moore 1845

W

• Waivers of Jurisdiction, 1926 (Simpson); 1926 (Simpson); 1927 (Simpson); 1961 (Eaton)
• War Relief Fund, 1954 (W. Johnson)
• Wardens, powers of, 1919 (L. Abbott)
• Wartime Conditions
  • Logistics, 1942 (Schaefer)
  • Meetings, 1945 (Wragg)
  • Public service, 1942 (Schaefer)
  • Transportation, 1943 (Schaefer)
• Widows, status of, Moore 1856
• Widows' Sons, club, 2013 (Stewart); 2018 (Gleason)

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