'Let there be light!' it ordains that eyes shall open; it creates intelligences. When God said: 'Let there be light!' Intelligence was made, and the light appeared. For the essence of intelligence is judgement, and the essence of judgement is liberty.

Society is in the "Belly of The Beast."

The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

I'm not trying to insult anyone that may be a fraternity member, I'm just bringing light.

When a pact is agreed between a group you must be on your guard, because the guileful friend becometh an open enemy one day.

Do Satan have ministers?

With the highest potentates of Infernus, with Lucifer, Beelzebuth and Astaroth, it does not seem possible to enter into a binding compact. Some one among the six governors, who will generally work by their agents. An invariable covenant of the pact should bargain for service by one of the three superiors among such special subordinates

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Emperor Lucifer, Master of all the revolted Spirits, I entreat thee to favour me in the adjuration which I address to thy mighty minister, LUCIFUGE ROFOCALE, being desirous to make a pact with him. I beg thee also, O Prince Beelzebuth, to protect me in my undertaking. O Count Astarôt! be propitious to me, and grant that to-night the great LUCIFUGE may appear to meunder a human form, free from, evil smell, and that he may accord me, in virtue of the pact which I propose to enter into, all the riches that I need. O grand LUCIFUGE, I pray thee to quit thy dwelling, wheresoever it may be, and come hither to speak with me; otherwise will I compel thee by the power of the strong living God, His beloved Son and the Holy Spirit. Obey promptly, or thou shalt be eternally tormented by the Power of the Potent words in the grand Clavicle of Solomon, wherewith he was accustomed to compel the rebellious spirits to receive his compact. Then straightway appear, or I will persistently torture thee by the virtue of these great words in the Clavicle. AGLON, TETRAGRAM, VAYCHEON TIMULAMATON EZPHARES RETRAGRAMMATON OLYARAM IRION ESYTION EXISTION ERYONA ONERA ORASYM MOZM MESSIAS SOTER EMANUEL SABAOTH ADONAY, te adoro, et te invoco. AMEN.

Emperor Lucifer, Master and Prince of Rebellious Spirits, I adjure thee to leave thine abode, in whatsoever quarter of the world it may be situated, and come hither to communicate with me. I command and I conjure thee in the Name of the Mighty living God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, to appear without noise and without any evil smell, to
respond in a clear and intelligible voice, point by Point, to all that I shall ask thee, failing which, thou shall be most surely compelled to obedience by the Power of the divine ADONAY, ELOIM, ARIEL, JEHOVAM, TAGLA, MATHON, and by the whole hierarchy of superior intelligences, who shall constrain thee against thy will. Venité, Venité! Submiritillor Lucifuge, or eternal torment shall overwhelm thee, by the great Power of this Blasting Rod. In subito. I command and I adjure thee, Emperor Lucifer, as the representative of the mighty living God, and by the power of Emanuel, His only Son, Who is thy master and mine, and by the virtue of His precious blood, which He shed to redeem mankind from thy chains, I command thee to quit thine abode, wheresoever it may be, swearing that I will give thee one quarter of an hour alone, if thou dost not straightway come hither and communicate with me in an audible and intelligible voice, or, if thy Personal presence be impossible, despatch me thy Messenger Astarôt in a human form, without either noise or evil smell, failing which I will smite thee and thy whole race with the terrible Blasting Rod into the depth of the bottomless abysses, and that by the Power of those great words in the Clavicle--By ADONAY, I adjure thee, Emperor Lucifer, as the agent of the strong living God, of His beloved Son and of the Holy Ghost, and by the Power of the Great ADONAY, ELOIM, ARIEL and JEHOVAM, to appear instantly, or to send thy Messenger Astarôt, forcing thee to forsake thy hiding-place, wheresoever it may be, and warning thee that if thou dost not manifest this moment, I will straightway smite thee and all thy race with the Blasting Rod of the great ADONAY, ELOIM, ARIEL and JEHOVAM.

I exorcise thee, O impious Satan, who, when thy power has passed away, dost still pretend to impose a tyrant yoke on man. I exorcise thee by Jesus Christ, Who came into this world for the salvation of sinners; I conjure thee to remove thy yoke immediately from this creature, who, deceived by thy wiles, formerly delivered himself unto thee. Abandoning thee henceforth, he commits himself to the Divine mercy, seeking His service unto Whom he alone is owing, Who also promises the reward of eternal life to those who follow Him. I exorcise thee by the precious Blood of Jesus Christ, by which the deed of judgment against us hath been blotted out, so that when Jesus receiveth the sinner into
His favour, thou shalt dare not to advance anything against him, and shalt not fail to restore the deed by which this creature bound himself unto thee, the same being now cancelled by the Blood of Jesus Christ.


The stone called Ematille you must trace the triangle within the circle, beginning at the eastern point. A large A, a small E, a small A, and a small J, must be drawn in like manner, as also the sacred name of Jesus between two crosses. By this means the spirits will have no power to harm you from behind The Karcist and his assistants may then fearlessly proceed to their places within the triangle, and, regardless of any noises, may set the two candlesticks and the two vervain crowns on the right and left sides of the triangle within the circle. This being done, the two candles may be lighted, taking care that there is a new brazier in front of the Karcist, piled with newly consecrated charcoal. This must be kindled by the Karcist casting a small quantity of the brandy therein and a part of the camphor, the rest being reserved to feed the fire periodically, in proportion to the length of the business. Having punctually performed all that is mentioned above, the chief operator may repeat the following prayer:--I Present Thee, O great ADONAY, this incense as the purest I can obtain; in like manner, I present Thee this charcoal prepared from the most ethereal of woods. I offer them, O grand and omnipotent ADONAY, ELOIM, ARIEL and JEHOVAM, With my whole soul and my whole heart. Vouchsafe, O great ADONAY, to receive them as an acceptable holocaust. Amen.

How many believe the Tarot to be the primitive Bible?

Yours Truly,
Anthony Smith

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The BOULE [Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity] perhaps one of the first black Greek fraternities founded in 1904, but most of its founders were Prince Hall Masons and/or had strong Masonic affiliations.

This is pretty basic history, and no secret that over the past 100 some odd years both men & women have joined Prince Hall, The Order of The Eastern Star, [PHA], International Masons, Scottish Rite & York Rite, Elk lodges that belong to [BGLO] Black Greek Letter Organization their raised before or after they pledge greek.

The real connection between Masonry and Fraternities started with with white masons & white greeks The Phi Beta Kappa Society was founded on Dec. 5,1776 at the College of William and Mary and established the precedent for naming American college societies after the Greek-letter initials of a secret Greek motto. There is a persistent rumor that a Masonic lodge also met in the same place, but there was a different building used by the Freemasons at Williamsburg. It is true that ten of the original members were Freemasons. Most fraternities and sororities today maintain traditions, closely guarded secrets, calling it their ritual. They include an initiation ceremony, but may also include password, songs & handshakes and the form of meeting, amongst other things. Meetings of the active members are generally secret and not to be discussed without the formal approval of the chapter as a whole. All that make ou the body of a Freemason lodge.


There is another Prince Hall connection who belonged to the Order of St. John, from whence came the Chi Rho Fraternity. Found in Prince Hall’s charge [1792] is a most interesting account of our Order. In that charge, Prince Hall suggested that the members of African Lodge, were descendants of African masons who were members of a Christian masonic knighthood called, the Order of St. John. In order to understand the history of our Fraternity, it is necessary to examine closely the charge delivered by Prince Hall.

I fully understand, there's NO RANKING in the number system except that in order to become a 2nd Degree Mason, you must first be a 1st Degree Mason in order to become a 3rd degree mason you must have the first two, yes, yes, that's basic. A person who has received Degree higher than the 3rd degree of the Scottish Rite degree system is not particularly 'higher' in rank, they've just received MORE DEGREES. If one becomes a Mark Master Mason in the York Rite system, they've received an additional degree. That's it. Nothing more and nothing less.

It's this basic Scottish Rite - a concordant organization which is part of the 'Masonic family' - has an degree system consisting of thirty-two degrees. The first three of those are only conferred by 'Scottish Rite Craft Lodges' of which there are very, very few worldwide - with most unrecognized. The 4th through the 32nd degrees [all of which have names that vary from Scottish Rite Jurisdiction to Scottish Rite Jurisdiction] are conferred upon those who make application AND PAY TO RECEIVE THEM! cash, check or credit card!

While some parts of the world have time and service limitations for each individual degree in the series causing perhaps a 10 year delay from beginning to end, in the United States you can walk into a high school auditorium or some other location where the raisings are being held and, after a suitable luncheon break, leave in the late afternoon having all of the 'secrets' of the 4th through the 32nd Degrees of the Scottish Rite.

The York Rite Bodies [the other major concordant body of Masonry] are not 'unified' in the way Scottish Rite is; that is, York Rite is broken into four [in some places, three] 'groupings' and a member is free to stop at the conclusion degree of any of those 'groupings'. Many do. Scottish Rite, however, assumes a progression from their first [4th] degree through their final [32nd] degree and often offer all in a 'class' setting which ensures all degrees will be conferred on all candidates with none stopping at, for example, the 18th. Thus, the highest award for the Scottish Rite Bodies has no publicly recognizable comparison at the Knight Templar level of the York Rite ]although certainly their recognitions are no less meaningful to the York Rite member recipient].

I already stated the origins of degrees beyond the Third degree are hidden, suppose to be hidden, most members know about these degrees before they are raised. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives as well as allowing Rainbow Girls, Triangle Girls, and Job's Daughters to become members when they become of age.

There are more African American Bogus Grand Lodges in the United States than there are Legitimate Grand Lodge around the World. I didn't make this up, this was stated by the first Prince Hall lodge to have jurisdictions in the United States.

You stated you are a Shriner, so every degree you have after the 3rd degree isn't worth anything because the only degree you need to be fully respected is the 3rd degree master mason degree the blue lodge. So, everytime you moved up a degree you had to pay, so, all the due money you paid was for nothing.

I know for a fact, some lodges move members up to a prestigious and HONORARY 33rd Degree as soon as their finish with the blue lodges as long as they come to the meetings and they can pay for each degree after the 3rd degree. the first 3 degrees are all paid for at the same time and done at the same time. Being a prestigious and HONORARY 33rd Degree means nothing, to some, because they give them degrees to anybody these days. And why is it some folks that are a prestigious and HONORARY 33rd Degree feel they are higher than a blue lodge 3rd degree mason, like they have some kind of control over them in some shape or form.


In order to become a Shriner, a man must first be a Mason.
And, yes, the basic unit of Masonry is the Blue Lodge, where members earn the first three Masonic degrees. There is no higher degree than that of Master Mason [the Third Degree], but for those men who wish to further explore the allegory and symbolism learned in the Blue Lodge, the Scottish Rite and York Rite elaborate on the basic tenets of Freemasonry. Most members don't stop at the 3rd degree. When the premier Grand Lodge was formed in London in 1717, Freemasonry had only two degrees: Apprentice and Fellow/Master. It was not until some eight years later, in 1725, that
we have evidence from a minute book of a distinct Third Degree, that of Master Mason—the first “high degree” added to the basic Masonic
ceremonies. This addition to Masonic ritual was absolutely confirmed in 1730 with the publication of Samuel Prichard’s exposé, Masonry Dissected, which gives the Master Mason Degree in full with many recognizable features. Thus the Master Mason Degree began a tradition of “high degrees” that expanded upon the legends of and added greater philosophical depth to Masonry.

Like so much early Masonic history, the origins of degrees beyond the Third are hidden. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives as well as allowing Rainbow Girls, Triangle Girls, and Job's Daughters to become members when they become of age.

There are more African American Bogus Grand Lodges in the United States than there are Legitimate Grand Lodge around the World. There are thousands of men & women who had great, great grandfathers, grandmothers, grandparents, parents, aunts, cousins, friends who belonged to a Bogus lodge.
I met a couple of women who swear their in The Order of the Eastern Stars, but they don't know the founders name but their mother was a OES & their father was a Mason, all her info was [wrong] backwards, so I left them alone. It's nothing for someone to rent a space in the inner city call it a lodge get 7 or more members from all walks of life, wealthy to the poor, to operate as a lodge a, Bogus lodge, taking due money form members, checking the [yes] box on their insurance on the members application, there are thousands of scams. These lodges go decades before their noticed, and even when their found out to be a bogus lodge nothing is done. Some of these members will speak on a daily basis with other members, like say, a International Mason will speak with a Prince Hall or [PHA] about ritual & masonic history. Prince Hall members will speak with other Prince Hall members they swear are in a Bogus lodge, these men work together or grew-up together. The Order of the Eastern Stars have the same problem of Bogus lodges, but they wouldn't know it unless their told.

Scottish Rite Masons degrees past the 3rd degree
4° Secret Master Master Traveler
5° Perfect Master
6° Intimate Secretary Master of the Brazen Serpent
7° Provost and Judge
8° Intendant of the Building
9° Elu of the Nine Master of the Temple
10° Elu of the Fifteen Master Elect[29]
11° Elu of the Twelve Sublime Master Elected
12° Master Architect Grand Master Architect
13° Royal Arch of Solomon Master of the Ninth Arch
14° Perfect Elu Grand Elect Mason
15° Knight of the East, or
Knight of the Sword, or
Knight of the Eagle Knight of the East, or
Knight of the Sword
16° Prince of Jerusalem
17° Knight of the East and West
18° Knight Rose Croix Knight of the Rose Croix de Heredom Council of Kadosh
19° Grand Pontiff
20° Master of the Symbolic Lodge Master ad Vitam
21° Noachite, or
Prussian Knight Patriarch Noachite
22° Knight of the Royal Axe, or
Prince of Libanus Prince of Libanus
23° Chief of the Tabernacle
24° Prince of the Tabernacle Brother of the Forest
25° Knight of the Brazen Serpent Master of Achievement
26° Prince of Mercy, or
Scottish Trinitarian Friend and Brother Eternal[30]
27° Knight of the Sun, or
Prince Adept Knight of Jerusalem
28° Knight Commander of the Temple Knight of the Sun, or
Prince Adept
29° Scottish Knight of Saint Andrew Knight of Saint Andrew
30° Knight Kadosh, or
Knight of the White and Black Eagle Grand Inspector
31° Inspector Inquisitor Knight Aspirant
32° Master of the Royal Secret Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret
33° Inspector General

York Rite Masons degrees
http://www.yorkrite.com/degrees/

Yours truly,
Anthony Smith
This is a long list of Bogus lodges in each State in the United States.

'Let there be light!' it ordains that eyes shall open; it creates intelligences. When God said: 'Let there be light!' Intelligence was made, and the light appeared. For the essence of intelligence is judgment, and the essence of judgment is liberty.

There are more African American Bogus Grand Lodges in the United States than there are Legitimate Grand Lodge around the World. I didn't make this up, this was stated by the first Prince Hall lodge to have jurisdictions in the United States.

I thought, you may want to check it out.

These groups pray upon the naïve profane who try to hard to belong to something.

It's to easy for some to find a lease rental space and turn it into a Bogus Freemasonry Lodge.
Ex-Masons and sometimes by those looking to make a quick buck or start a secret gay or bisexual lodge.
Every lodge on the list are Prince Hall lodges.

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Alabama
1. Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge of F&AAYM
2. Lincoln Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Colored Masons of America (AL)
3. Supreme Workshop of Modern Free and Accepted Colored Masons of America (AL)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AL) (AR) (DC)
5. Grand Lodge AF&AM, Scottish Rite (AL)
6. The Most Worshipful King Solomon Grand Lodge, A.F.&A.M., Scottish Rite of the State of Alabama, Inc (AL)
There are more than this in these State, the world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Arizona
1. Ezra Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AZ)

Arkansas
1. King David Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AR)
2. St. John's Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AR) (CT) (DC)
3. St. James Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AR)

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Cali
1. Sons of Light Grand Lodge, AF&AM (CA)
2. Hiram of Tyre Grand Lodge, AF&AM (formerly "Fletcher Grand Lodge") (CA)
3. Eureka Grand Lodge, F&AAYM (CA)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge F&AAYM (National Compact) CA
5. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM of Canada and California (CA)
6. St. Anthony's Grand Lodge, AF&AM
7. Grand Lot of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons (CA)
8. Pyramid Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA
9. Esoteric Grand Lodge of America (CA)
10. Enoch Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA)
11. St. Matthew's Grand Lodge (CA)
11. True Light Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA)
12. Mount Logan Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA)
13. Most Worshipful Mt. Tabor Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc., Scottish Rite (CA)
There are more than this in this State.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Delaware
1. Harmony Grand Lodge F&AAYM (National Compact) on the Continent of North America (DE)
2. Orient Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc., Scottish Rite (DE)
3. Two Individual Lodges (DE)
There are more than this in this State

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Washington, D.C.
1. Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (unit of McBlain Thomson's American Federation) (DC)
2. National Ethiopian Supreme Council of the Universal Order of Freemasons (Ethiopian Rites Exclusive) (DC)
3. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (DC)
4. Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM (DC)
5. Grand Orient of the District of Columbia (DC)
6. Washington Consistory No. I AASR (DC)
7. Benderson Grand Lodge (DC)
There are way more in this City.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Florida
1. Prince Hall Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (FL)
2. Grand Lodge AF&AM (FL)
3. Most Worshipful Cypress Grand Lodge, AF&AM of Florida (FL)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Georgia
1. Grand Lodge F&AAYM, Inc. (GA)
2. International Free and Accepted Masons (GA)
3. Smooth Ashlar Grand Lodge F&AAYM (GA)
4. Supreme Grand Lodge of Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the USA (GA)
5. St. Joseph's Grand Lodge AF&AM (GA)
There are more than this in this State.

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Illinois
1. Most Worshipful Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM of the USA - Regular Masonic Succession, Instituted A.D.1901 (IL)
2. St. Mark's Grand Lodge F&AAYM (National Compact) Prince Hall Origin (IL)
3. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
4. Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
5. St. James Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
6. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
7. W.T.M. Grant Jr. Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
8. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
9. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons - Working In and For the USA, Its Dependencies, Territories, Canada and the Free World (IL)
10. Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge, AF&AM of Illinois, Inc. (IL)
11. Most Worshipful St. Ezra Grand Lodge (IL) (est. 1999)
12. The Original Most Worshipful St. John's Grand Lodge of Illinois, AF&AM (IL)
13. Most Worshipful St. Paul Grand Lodge (IL)
14. Moses Grand Lodge (IL)
15. Shadrach Grand Lodge (IL)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Indiana
1 Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (IN)
2. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (IN) (KS)
3. King George Grand Lodge AF&AM (IN)
There are more than this in this State.

Iowa
1. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (IA)
2. St. James Grand Lodge AF&AM (IA)

Kansas
1. St. John the Evangelist Grand Lodge AF&AM (KS)
2. St. Mark's Grand Lodge AF&AM (KS)

Louisiana
1. United King George Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
2. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
3. United St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
4. St. Andrew's Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
5. Jerusalem Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
6. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
7. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of F&AAYM (PH origin) Compact (LA)
There are more than this in this State.

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Massachusetts
1. Alpha Grand Lodge AF&AM (MA)
2. Eureka Alpha Grand Lodge of AF&AM Scottish Rite Colored Masons of Massachusetts (MA)
3. George W. Carver Grand Lodge AF&AM (MA)
4. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (MA)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Maryland
1. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc (MD)
2.. Zerubbabel Grand Lodge (MD)

Michigan
1. Mt. Nebo Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
2. United Grand Lodge, Inc., Scottish Rite Masons (MI)
3. Mt. Sinai Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
4. Atomic Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
5. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
6. Pride of the East Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
7. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
8. Mount Olive Grand Lodge of AYM (MI)
9. Universal Grand Lodge of AYM of the Provinces of the Continent of North America (MI)
10. International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. (MI)
11. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
12. Tyree Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
There are more than this in this State, The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Mississippi
1. Prince Hall Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
2. King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
3. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
4. Cuey Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
5. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
6. Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (MS)
7. W.T.M. Grant, Jr., Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)

Missouri
1. St. Matthew's Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
2. St. Mark's Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
3. Tyre Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
4. Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
5. St. Andrew's Grand Lodge (MO) Afro-American Free and Accepted Masons of U.S. (MO)
6. St. Matthew Grand Lodge (MO)

New Jersey
1. Oriental Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
2. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ) (NY)
3. King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc., Scottish Rite (its constitution styles it as "William Hiram Pilgrim")
There are more than this in this State.

(NJ)
1. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
2. D.U.B.F.K.S. and K.M.T. Grand Lodge No. 1, AF&AM (NJ)
3. King William Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
5. York Grand Lodge (NJ)
6. Union Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
7. Most Worshipful New Birth Grand Lodge(Break-off from the United Masonic Brotherhood) (NJ)
8. Most Worshipful Garden State Grand Lodge (Break-off from Oriental G.L.)(NJ)
9. United Masonic Brotherhood (NJ)
There are more than this in this State.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

New York
1. Enoch Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
2. United Grand Orient (NY)
3. Universal Grand Orient, Inc. (NY)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
5. Orient Grand Lodge AF&AM of the State of New York (NY)
6. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM of the World (NY)
7. Esoteric Grand Lodge of America, Inc. (pending) (NY)
8. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM No. I (Bronx) (NY)
9. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM No. 2 (Manhattan) (NY)
10. Mecca Grand Lodge AASR (NY)
11. Unity Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
12. King Cyrus Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
13. Grand Lodge AF&AM of the State of New York (NY)
14. United Grand Lodge AF&AM Scottish Rite (NY)
15. St. John's Grand Lodge, Scottish Rite (NY)
16. Oriental Grand Lodge AF&AM of State of New York (NY)
17. Alpha Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
18. Most Worshipful Doric Grand Lodge AF&AM, State of New York, Inc. (NY)
19. Most Worshipful Mystic Tie Grand Lodge (NY)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

New Mexico
1. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (NM)

North Carolina
1. Brotherly Love Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)
2. Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)
3. Keystone Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)
4. Omega Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)

Minnesota
1. North Star Grand Lodge F&AAYM (MN)

Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.
Ohio
This State is infested
1. Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM of U.S.A. (OH)
2. United Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
3. Most Worshipful Grand Lodge AF&AM Under the authority of Haiti (OH)
4. Titus Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
5. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
6. King George Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
7. Benevolent Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
8. Royal Craft Grand Lodge F&AM of the World (OH)
9. Rising Heights Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
10. Eureka Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

There are way more than this in this State.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Oklahoma
1. National Grand Lodge F&AYM of USA Colored, Inc. (OK)
2. Mount Moriah Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)
3. Oriental Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)
4. Eureka Grand Lodge F&AAYM (OK)
5. St. Joseph's Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)
6. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)

Oregon
1. Rising Hiram or King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM, Scottish Rite (OR)
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.

Pennsylvania
1. Imperial Grand Council AF&AM of Philadelphia (PA)
2. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
3. Masonic Brothers of Philadelphia (PA)
4. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
5. Grand Lodge F&AA York Rite Masons (PA)
6. H.T. Broadus Grand Lodge of A.F. and African Masons of Philadelphia (PA)
7. Widow's Son Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
8. Keystone Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
9. Nehamiah Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
10. Pride of Pennsylvania Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
11. Knight of St. John Grand Lodge (PA)
12. Most Worshipful Pennsylvania Grand Lodge F&AAYM, Prince Hall origin, National Compact (PA)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

South Carolina
1. Williams Grand Lodge AF&AM (SC)
2. Palmetto Grand Lodge F&AAYM (SC)
3. Most Worshipful B’ Natural Grand Lodge(SC)

Tennessee
1. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (TN)
2. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (TN)
3. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (TN)
4. Grand Orient of America A&ASR Masons (TN)

Texas
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.
1. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (TX)
2. Alpha Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
3. Sunset Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
4. St. Joseph Grand Lodge (Colored) AF&AM (TX)
5. King Solomon Grand Lodge (Colored) AF&AM (TX)
6. King Solomon United Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
7. Dozo Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
8. United Most Worshipful Scottish Rite Grand Lodge, Inc. (TX)
9. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
10. Mount Carmel Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
11. Mount Sinai Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
12. Hiram Tyrar Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
There are more than this in this State.

Virginia
1. Mount Olive Grand Lodge, Inc., for the U.S.A. (VA)
2. Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM (VA)
3. Grand Lodge F&AM (VA)
4. St. John's F&AM (Prince Hall Origin) (VA)
5. Prince Hall Grand Lodge AF&AM (VA)
6. Most Worshipful Consolidated Hiram Grand Lodge, AF&AM Scottish Rite, Jurisdiction of Virginia, Inc. (VA)
7. Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge of AF&AM of the Democratic Republics Washington
8. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (WA)
There

West Virginia
1. King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (WV)
2. Royal Craft Grand Lodge F&AAYM (WV)

Wisconsin
1. Mount Olive Grand Lodge AF&AM (WI)
2. King Solomon Grand Lodge, Inc. (WI)
3. Most Worshipful St. Mark Grand Lodge AF&AM of Wisconsin, Inc (WI)
4. International Masons and OES (WI)
5. National Compact Grand Lodge (WI)
There are more than this in this State.

I bet The Order of the Eastern Star has more. 'Let there be light!' it ordains that eyes shall open; it creates intelligences. When God said: 'Let there be light!' Intelligence was made, and the light appeared. For the essence of intelligence is judgment, and the essence of judgment is liberty.

There are more African American Bogus Grand Lodges in the United States than there are Legitimate Grand Lodge around the World. I didn't make this up, this was stated by the first Prince Hall lodge to have jurisdictions in the United States.

I thought, you may want to check it out.

These groups pray upon the naïve profane who try to hard to belong to something.

It's to easy for some to find a lease rental space and turn it into a Bogus Freemasonry Lodge.
Ex-Masons and sometimes by those looking to make a quick buck or start a secret gay or bisexual lodge.
Every lodge on the list are Prince Hall lodges.

Alabama
1. Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge of F&AAYM
2. Lincoln Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Colored Masons of America (AL)
3. Supreme Workshop of Modern Free and Accepted Colored Masons of America (AL)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AL) (AR) (DC)
5. Grand Lodge AF&AM, Scottish Rite (AL)
6. The Most Worshipful King Solomon Grand Lodge, A.F.&A.M., Scottish Rite of the State of Alabama, Inc (AL)
There are more than this in these State, the world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Arizona

1. Ezra Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AZ)
There are more than this in this State.

Arkansas
1. King David Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AR)
2. St. John's Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AR) (CT) (DC)
3. St. James Grand Lodge, AF&AM (AR)
There is more than this in this State.

Cali
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.
1. Sons of Light Grand Lodge, AF&AM (CA)
2. Hiram of Tyre Grand Lodge, AF&AM (formerly "Fletcher Grand Lodge") (CA)
3. Eureka Grand Lodge, F&AAYM (CA)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge F&AAYM (National Compact) CA
5. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM of Canada and California (CA)
6. St. Anthony's Grand Lodge, AF&AM
7. Grand Lot of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons (CA)
8. Pyramid Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA
9. Esoteric Grand Lodge of America (CA)
10. Enoch Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA)
11. St. Matthew's Grand Lodge (CA)
11. True Light Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA)
12. Mount Logan Grand Lodge AF&AM (CA)
13. Most Worshipful Mt. Tabor Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc., Scottish Rite (CA)
There are more than this in this City.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Delaware
1. Harmony Grand Lodge F&AAYM (National Compact) on the Continent of North America (DE)
2. Orient Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc., Scottish Rite (DE)
3. Two Individual Lodges (DE)
There are more than this in this State

Washington, D.C
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer..
1. Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (unit of McBlain Thomson's American Federation) (DC)
2. National Ethiopian Supreme Council of the Universal Order of Freemasons (Ethiopian Rites Exclusive) (DC)
3. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (DC)
4. Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM (DC)
5. Grand Orient of the District of Columbia (DC)
6. Washington Consistory No. I AASR (DC)
7. Benderson Grand Lodge (DC)
There are way more in this City.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Florida
1. Prince Hall Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (FL)
2. Grand Lodge AF&AM (FL)
3. Most Worshipful Cypress Grand Lodge, AF&AM of Florida (FL)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Georgia
1. Grand Lodge F&AAYM, Inc. (GA)
2. International Free and Accepted Masons (GA)
3. Smooth Ashlar Grand Lodge F&AAYM (GA)
4. Supreme Grand Lodge of Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the USA (GA)
5. St. Joseph's Grand Lodge AF&AM (GA)
There are more than this in this State.

Illinois
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.
1. Most Worshipful Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM of the USA - Regular Masonic Succession, Instituted A.D.1901 (IL)
2. St. Mark's Grand Lodge F&AAYM (National Compact) Prince Hall Origin (IL)
3. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
4. Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
5. St. James Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
6. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
7. W.T.M. Grant Jr. Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
8. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (IL)
9. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons - Working In and For the USA, Its Dependencies, Territories, Canada and the Free World (IL)
10. Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge, AF&AM of Illinois, Inc. (IL)
11. Most Worshipful St. Ezra Grand Lodge (IL) (est. 1999)
12. The Original Most Worshipful St. John's Grand Lodge of Illinois, AF&AM (IL)
13. Most Worshipful St. Paul Grand Lodge (IL)
14. Moses Grand Lodge (IL)
15. Shadrach Grand Lodge (IL)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Indiana
1 Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (IN)
2. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (IN) (KS)
3. King George Grand Lodge AF&AM (IN)
There are more than this in this State.

Iowa
1. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (IA)
2. St. James Grand Lodge AF&AM (IA)

Kansas
1. St. John the Evangelist Grand Lodge AF&AM (KS)
2. St. Mark's Grand Lodge AF&AM (KS)

Louisiana
1. United King George Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
2. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
3. United St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
4. St. Andrew's Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
5. Jerusalem Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
6. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (LA)
7. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of F&AAYM (PH origin) Compact (LA)
There are more than this in this State.

Massachusetts
Lucifer need governors to bring in subordinates, governors need subordinates to bring in more subordinates to please Lucifer.
1. Alpha Grand Lodge AF&AM (MA)
2. Eureka Alpha Grand Lodge of AF&AM Scottish Rite Colored Masons of Massachusetts (MA)
3. George W. Carver Grand Lodge AF&AM (MA)
4. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (MA)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Maryland
1. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc (MD)
2.. Zerubbabel Grand Lodge (MD)

Michigan
1. Mt. Nebo Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
2. United Grand Lodge, Inc., Scottish Rite Masons (MI)
3. Mt. Sinai Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
4. Atomic Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
5. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
6. Pride of the East Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
7. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
8. Mount Olive Grand Lodge of AYM (MI)
9. Universal Grand Lodge of AYM of the Provinces of the Continent of North America (MI)
10. International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. (MI)
11. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
12. Tyree Grand Lodge AF&AM (MI)
There are more than this in this State, The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Mississippi
1. Prince Hall Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
2. King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
3. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
4. Cuey Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
5. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)
6. Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (MS)
7. W.T.M. Grant, Jr., Grand Lodge AF&AM (MS)

Missouri
1. St. Matthew's Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
2. St. Mark's Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
3. Tyre Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
4. Grand Lodge AF&AM (MO)
5. St. Andrew's Grand Lodge (MO) Afro-American Free and Accepted Masons of U.S. (MO)
6. St. Matthew Grand Lodge (MO)

New Jersey
1. Oriental Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
2. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ) (NY)
3. King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc., Scottish Rite (its constitution styles it as "William Hiram Pilgrim")
There are more than this in this City.

(NJ)
1. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
2. D.U.B.F.K.S. and K.M.T. Grand Lodge No. 1, AF&AM (NJ)
3. King William Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
5. York Grand Lodge (NJ)
6. Union Grand Lodge AF&AM (NJ)
7. Most Worshipful New Birth Grand Lodge(Break-off from the United Masonic Brotherhood) (NJ)
8. Most Worshipful Garden State Grand Lodge (Break-off from Oriental G.L.)(NJ)
9. United Masonic Brotherhood (NJ)
There are more than this in this City.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

New York
1. Enoch Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
2. United Grand Orient (NY)
3. Universal Grand Orient, Inc. (NY)
4. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
5. Orient Grand Lodge AF&AM of the State of New York (NY)
6. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM of the World (NY)
7. Esoteric Grand Lodge of America, Inc. (pending) (NY)
8. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM No. I (Bronx) (NY)
9. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM No. 2 (Manhattan) (NY)
10. Mecca Grand Lodge AASR (NY)
11. Unity Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
12. King Cyrus Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
13. Grand Lodge AF&AM of the State of New York (NY)
14. United Grand Lodge AF&AM Scottish Rite (NY)
15. St. John's Grand Lodge, Scottish Rite (NY)
16. Oriental Grand Lodge AF&AM of State of New York (NY)
17. Alpha Grand Lodge AF&AM (NY)
18. Most Worshipful Doric Grand Lodge AF&AM, State of New York, Inc. (NY)
19. Most Worshipful Mystic Tie Grand Lodge (NY)
There are more than this in this City. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

New Mexico
1. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (NM)
North Carolina
2. Brotherly Love Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)
3. Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)
4. Keystone Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)
5. Omega Grand Lodge AF&AM (NC)

Minnesota
1. North Star Grand Lodge F&AAYM (MN)

Ohio
This State is infested
141. Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM of U.S.A. (OH)
142. United Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
143. Most Worshipful Grand Lodge AF&AM Under the authority of Haiti (OH)
144. Titus Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
145. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
146. King George Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
147. Benevolent Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
148. Royal Craft Grand Lodge F&AM of the World (OH)
149. Rising Heights Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
150. Eureka Grand Lodge AF&AM (OH)
There are way more than this in this State.The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

Oklahoma
1. National Grand Lodge F&AYM of USA Colored, Inc. (OK)
2. Mount Moriah Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)
3. Oriental Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)
4. Eureka Grand Lodge F&AAYM (OK)
5. St. Joseph's Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)
6. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (OK)

Oregon
1. Rising Hiram or King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM, Scottish Rite (OR)

Pennsylvania
1. Imperial Grand Council AF&AM of Philadelphia (PA)
2. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
3. Masonic Brothers of Philadelphia (PA)
4. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
5. Grand Lodge F&AA York Rite Masons (PA)
6. H.T. Broadus Grand Lodge of A.F. and African Masons of Philadelphia (PA)
7. Widow's Son Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
8. Keystone Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
9. Nehamiah Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
10. Pride of Pennsylvania Grand Lodge AF&AM (PA)
11. Knight of St. John Grand Lodge (PA)
12. Most Worshipful Pennsylvania Grand Lodge F&AAYM, Prince Hall origin, National Compact (PA)
There are more than this in this State. The world is infested with Freemasons & The Order of the Eastern Stars & other pagan organizations.

South Carolina
1. Williams Grand Lodge AF&AM (SC)
2. Palmetto Grand Lodge F&AAYM (SC)
3. Most Worshipful B’ Natural Grand Lodge(SC)

Tennessee
1. King David Grand Lodge AF&AM (TN)
2. Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (TN)
3. King Solomon Grand Lodge AF&AM (TN)
4. Grand Orient of America A&ASR Masons (TN)

Texas
1. St. John's Grand Lodge AF&AM, Inc. (TX)
2. Alpha Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
3. Sunset Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
4. St. Joseph Grand Lodge (Colored) AF&AM (TX)
5. King Solomon Grand Lodge (Colored) AF&AM (TX)
6. King Solomon United Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
7. Dozo Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
8. United Most Worshipful Scottish Rite Grand Lodge, Inc. (TX)
9. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
10. Mount Carmel Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
11. Mount Sinai Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
12. Hiram Tyrar Grand Lodge AF&AM (TX)
There are more than this in this State.

Virginia
1. Mount Olive Grand Lodge, Inc., for the U.S.A. (VA)
2. Sovereign Grand Lodge AF&AM (VA)
3. Grand Lodge F&AM (VA)
4. St. John's F&AM (Prince Hall Origin) (VA)
5. Prince Hall Grand Lodge AF&AM (VA)
6. Most Worshipful Consolidated Hiram Grand Lodge, AF&AM Scottish Rite, Jurisdiction of Virginia, Inc. (VA)
7. Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge of AF&AM of the Democratic Republics Washington
8. Universal Grand Lodge AF&AM (WA)


West Virginia
1 King Hiram Grand Lodge AF&AM (WV)
2. Royal Craft Grand Lodge F&AAYM (WV)

Wisconsin
1. Mount Olive Grand Lodge AF&AM (WI)
2. King Solomon Grand Lodge, Inc. (WI)
3. Most Worshipful St. Mark Grand Lodge AF&AM of Wisconsin, Inc (WI)
4. International Masons and OES (WI)
5. National Compact Grand Lodge (WI)

The white Scottish Rite, York Rite & The Order of the Eastern Star lodges have way more.
There are more African American Bogus Grand Lodges in the United States than there are Legitimate Grand Lodge around the World.

Yours truly,
Anthony Smith
Is it true that Blacks/ African Americans were not allowed to be in these masonic fraternities until Prince Albert.?
Greetings, Bro. West Sr.

Are you speaking about Prince Albert the Duke of York? He was the second son of King George V, and on the abdication of his brother King Edward VII he succeeded to the Throne in1936 as King George VI. His is one of the leading royal names in the annals of the Craft. He was a sailor he was initiated in Navy Lodge No. 2612 in 1919, and became its Master in 1921. In 1923 he was invested as Senior Grand Warden, and served as Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex 1924-1937. He was a member of numerous other Lodges, including Prince of Wales Lodge, Royal Alpha Lodge, and Household Brigade Lodge, and served as Master of two of them. In 1936 he was affiliated to Scottish Masonry, and was received into his father-in-law’s Lodge, Glamis No.99 [S.C] with Bro. Beattie the village postman in the Chair. Five Lodge of Scotland he was installed as Grand Master in the presence of 3,000 Brethren. On his accession to the Throne in 1936 he resigned that office.
As Duke of York he was exalted in United Chapter in 1921 and served as its First Principal in 1928. In 1937 the year of his accession to the Throne, he also accepted membership in the Knights Templar. He was made Past Grand Master and Knights Grand Cross of the Temple in 1937. He was a Mark Mason, and also accepted the 33º of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. Three months after his accession to the Throne as King George VI he agreed to accept the rank of Past Grand Master from the United Grand Lodge of England. On June 30,1937 a special meeting of Grand Lodge was held at the Royal Albert Hall for the purpose of investiture. On His Majesty’s arrival a deputation was formed and the King was escorted to his seat at the right of the Pro Grand Master the Earl of Harewood, his brother-in-law. A procession was then formed and the Pro Grand Master retired from Grand Lodge. His Majesty was then saluted in ancient form, after which he invested 125 Brethren with Masonic honours. This was the first occasion in the history of English Freemasonry upon which a King had conducted business in Grand Lodge and had personally invested Brethren, all appointed to Grand Rank.

Brother West, if that's the Prince Albert your talking about, no, Prince Hall was the first African American to form a lodge. Prince Hall was made a Master Mason in Irish Constitution Military Lodge No. 441, along with fourteen other African Americans: Cyrus Johnston, Bueston Slinger, Prince Rees, John Canton, Peter Freeman, Benjamin Tiler, Duff Ruform, Thomas Santerson, Prince Rayden, Cato Speain, Boston Smith, Peter Best, Forten Horward, and Richard Titley, all of whom apparently were free by birth. When the Military Lodge left the area, the African Americans were given the authority to meet as a Lodge, form Processions on the days of the Saints John, and conduct Masonic funerals, but not to confer degrees nor to do other Masonic work. These individuals applied for and obtained a Warrant for Charter from the Grand Lodge of England in 1784 and formed African Lodge #459.

Despite being stricken from the rolls (like all American Grand Lodges were after the 1813 merger of the Antients and the Moderns), the Lodge restyled itself as African Lodge #1 (not to be confused with the various Grand Lodges on the Continent of Africa), and separated itself from United Grand Lodge of England-recognised Masonry. This led to a tradition of separate, predominantly African American jurisdictions in North America, which are known collectively as Prince Hall Freemasonry. Widespread racism and segregation in North America made it impossible for African Americans to join many mainstream lodges, and many mainstream Grand Lodges in North America refused to recognize as legitimate the Prince Hall Lodges and Prince Hall Masons in their territory.
For many years both Prince Hall and "mainstream" Grand Lodges have had integrated membership, though in some Southern states this has been policy but not practice. Today, Prince Hall Lodges are recognized by the Grand Lodge of England UGLE as well as the great majority of state Grand Lodges in the US and may international Grand Lodges. While no Grand Lodge of any kind is universally recognized, at present, Prince Hall Masonry is recognized by some UGLE-recognized Grand Lodges and not by others, but appears to be working its way toward further recognition.] According to data compiled in 2008, 41 out of the 51 mainstream US Grand Lodges recognize Prince Hall Grand Lodges.

Yours truly,
Anthony Smith
The reason I said no, Bro. West was because Worshipful Master J.B.Batt gave them a Permit to meet as a Lodge and bury their dead in manner and form: This Permit however, did not allow them to do any Masonic work or to take in any new members. Additional “Permits” was given to Prince Hall during that time one was a permit from Provincial Grand Master John Rowe to walk in procession on Saint John’s day. It's true, the Grand Lodge of England gave Prince Hall warrant for charter & yes, Prince Albert was Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, but it was the United Grand Lodge of England that agreed that African Lodge #459 should be given a permit to allow them to do Masonic work and to take in new members. They was already meeting as a lodge, was they raising African American men? they could have, I don't know. Out of respect for the United Grand Lodge Prince Hall got permission. The Grand Lodge of England issued a Charter on September 29, 1784 to African Lodge #459, the first Lodge of Black folk in America. In 1797, Prince Hall organized a Lodge in Phila and one in Providence Rhode-Island; these Lodges were designated to work under the Charter of African Lodge #459 In December 1808, one year after the death of Prince Hall, African Lodge #459, Boston, African Lodge #459, Philadelphia and Hiram Lodge #3, Providence, Rhode-Island met in a general assembly of the Craft and organized African Grand Lodge sometimes referred to as African Grand Lodge #1. In 1847, out of respect for their founder and first Grand Master Prince Hall, they changed their name to Prince Hall Grand Lodge.

Yours truly,
Anthony Smith

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