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Post by Mikepm on Feb 28, 2005 23:48:26 GMT
Gentleman & any Ladies that my come on to this site, i'm interested in your thoughts on lectures in the Lodge, and how many different lectures their are out there? Last Friday i joined a Past Masters lodge, and the lecture was about Rudyard Kiplings Life & works. It was very interesting, especialy about some of the childrens books he wrote and the strong masonic references within those books which i read many moons ago, and didn't realise the references at the time, oh the innocence of childhood, regards Mike.
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Post by Proton on Mar 1, 2005 0:45:51 GMT
Lectures, as you describe can be about a number of different things. In many respects there is no fixed format on what to talk about. The Prestonian Lectures are an interesting example but I consider them too lenghty. One may want to do an analysis of a particular piece of ritual. Or describe the meaning of piece of old ritual and the lessons that we should learn from it. More fundamentally, the more successful lectures are those that are thought out with simple titles and have an original thought content. In other words one is not re inventing the wheel! Kipling is a lecture that I have heard a number of times. By a PM in my mother lodge and the Prestonian Lecture given some years ago by John Webb. Most Provinces have a list of speakers that have a suite of lectures, in some instances covering craft and chapter, and some of the side degrees. In January 2005 I gave my mother lodge a lecture about masonry in Mesopotamia. It ran for 20 minutes with questions at the end. It was not the first time that I have delivered this lecture and I may well be approaching double figures. OK the Square magazine has published the article that I wrote the lecture around, and this does assist in the importance of research and publishing papers. Demonstrations is another aspect you have not considered and there are a number of reenactment teams in the UK. Proton
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Post by Mikepm on Mar 2, 2005 0:24:56 GMT
Thanks for the info Proton, most interesting, but not much else in the way of a response!!!
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Post by Proton on Mar 2, 2005 0:35:37 GMT
If we are looking to start creating a list then here goes:
Masonry in the Military Early 17th Century Masonic Lodge meetings Pubs and Inns where masonic meetings were held
Masonry in Overseas Countries
Freemasonry and Royalty
Famous Freemasons: Kipling Kitchener Buzz Aldrin Was Nelson a Mason?
Freemasonry and Charity
Lets start addind to the list and see how far we get!
Proton
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Post by Mikepm on Mar 2, 2005 22:20:11 GMT
Cheers Proton, i will keep the list that you made, lets hope for a few more, regards Mike.
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