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Written by Don Goss 32° KCCH / Eminent Grand Warder Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Florida The higher Degrees in Freemasonry are intriguing to me as they expand upon the Hiramic Legend in the Master Mason Degree. While some authors argue that true Masonry includes only the Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, …

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Companions, tonight I want to spend a few minutes talking about how the Royal Arch Chapter came to be, and why it exists as a distinct body within the York Rite. To understand the Chapter, we have to go back to the earliest days of Speculative Freemasonry. Early Masonry and the “Unfinished Story” In the …

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