Anything To Declare? BBC Southern Eye Freemasonry & Vested Interests (2000)

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Anything To Declare? BBC Southern Eye Freemasonry & Vested Interests (2000)

Do we need a register of freemasons or are freemasons being unfairly singled out?Secret Society with secret ceremonies, protect and promote fellow members.Guilds disappeared but the secret symbols. Quarrying areas are densely masonic. On Portland there are 6 masonic lodges and 500 members. Nationally about 1 in 70 men are freemasons, in Portland it’s 1 in 8. From Working Men's to Gentlemens' clubs. All male tradition. Commander Michael Higham, Grand Secretary, United Grand Lodge 1980-1998. Dorset Freemasons Frank Pratt (former Chief Superintendent Dorset Police) & Gordon Reynolds.Cllr John Antell, West Dorset District Council. Cllr Jim Hardman, planning committees and freemasons. West Midlands serious crime squad. Robin Corbett MP, Chris Mullin MP, Home Affairs Secect Committee investigation. Provincial Grand Master, Dorset Province of Freemasonry, Harry Barnes. Includes reconstruction of masonic initiation and vows: "My hand, given to a master mason shall be a sure pledge of brotherhood. My feet shall travel shall travel through dangers and difficulties, to unite with his, informing a column of mutual defence and support". "Worshipful Master an alarm! Whom have you there? Mr John Smith, a poor candidate in a state of darkness, who has been well and worthily reccommended, regularly proposed and approved in open lodge, and who now comes of his own free will and accord, properly prepared, humbly soliciting to be admitted into the mysteries and privileges of freemasonry.""Are you therefore prepared to take a solemn oath founded on the principles I have stated. To keep inviolate the secrets and mysteries of the order?""I am, I am.""Then you will kneel on your left knee.""Give me your right hand." Peter Marks, curator of Dorset District Provincial Museum. Harry Palmer - freemason. Housing Develpoer. Cllr Derek B. F. Burt - freemasonBryan Rowe & Eddie Fry (C.G. Fry and Son Ltd.) - Bridport lodge freemasons Sylvia Wilkes - local resident. Protect and promote - ...