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Rededication of Freemasons Hall

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Rededication of Freemasons’ Hall Edgardo Gonzalez-Lopez and R.W. Ray Geer, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of RI On Saturday, October 26th, Freemasons in Rhode Island will celebrate a very special event. Our Most Worshipful Grand Master, Andre H. Faria, Jr., will preside a beautiful ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the laying of the Cornerstone of the Freemasons Hall at Taunton Ave, East Providence, RI.  A Century of Masonic HeritageThe magnificent Temple was built in 1924 for Rising Sun Lodge No. 30 and was designed by renowned architect William Gilbert Upham of...

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The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

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The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden(A Freemason’s interpretation) Edgardo Gonzalez-Lopez During a recent visit to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, I was captivated by Thomas Cole's "The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden." The painting's symmetry, the cave in the middle, and the striking contrast between light and darkness immediately drew my attention. Upon closer inspection I spotted the tiny figures crossing the bridge, walking away from the cave – Adam and Eve. What an unusual way to illustrate this biblical story! Shouldn’t they be the center of attention? “Thomas Cole (1801-1848)...

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