Short Talk Bulletin Index

1923 – 2001

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1936

1937

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XV[1]
    • 01: Military Lodges
    • 02: Constitution and Freemasonry
    • 03: Making a Mason at Sight
    • 04: Greatest of These
    • 05: Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
    • 06: Seven Famous Lodges
    • 07: Thus Saith the Lord
    • 08: Signs
    • 09: Quo Vadis, Freemasonry?
    • 10: Grand Lodge
    • 11: Masonic History Dry
    • 12: Old Order Changeth

1938

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XVI[3]
    • 01: Petition
    • 02: Perfect Youth Doctrine
    • 03: Nine Questions
    • 04: What's In a Name?
    • 05: Nine More Questions
    • 06: Thomas Smith Webb
    • 07: Six Masonic War Tales
    • 08: Altar of Memory
    • 09: Masonry and Politics
    • 10: Enemy Within
    • 11: Well Balanced
    • 12: Short Talk Bulletin

1939

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XVII[3]
    • 01: Doric Lodge
    • 02: Masonic Service Association
    • 03: Recognized Foreign Grand Lodges
    • 04: Masonic Population
    • 05: Unknown Mason
    • 06: What Can I Do?
    • 07: What to Tell Your Wife
    • 08: How We Grew
    • 09: Seek and Ye Shall Find
    • 10: Art of Presiding
    • 11: Inside, Looking Out
    • 12: My Son

1940

1941

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XIX[3]
    • 01: Masonic Welfare Work
    • 02: Master
    • 03: Illustrated by Symbols
    • 04: Anthony Sayer, Gentleman
    • 05: Third Great Light
    • 06: Lodge Finances
    • 07: Treasure of Inheritance
    • 08: Small Songs
    • 09: Relics
    • 10: Knock and It Shall Be Opened
    • 11: Well-Informed Brethren
    • 12: Secret

1942

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XX
    • 01: Flag in Lodge
    • 02: Freemasonry's Monument
    • 03: Right Hand of Fellowship
    • 04: Dignity of Freemasonry
    • 05: Windlass and Rope
    • 06: Shekinah
    • 07: Stars of Glory
    • 08: Seven Great Masons
    • 09: Your Unknown Soldier
    • 10: Mystery
    • 11: Bill of Rights and Freemasonry
    • 12: Twenty Years

1943

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXI[2]
    • 01: What See You?
    • 02: Old Tyler Oddities
    • 03: Dropped N.P.D.
    • 04: Masonry Follows Service Men
    • 05: Mason's Faith
    • 06: Minutes Are Important
    • 07: Declaration of Independence
    • 08: Work of God
    • 09: Formula for L.M.W.W.B.A.O.
    • 10: Master's Jewel Speaks
    • 11: Why Is a Fee?
    • 12: Square, Level and Plumb

1944

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXII
    • 01: Doctrine of Freemasonry
    • 02: Lodge of Silence
    • 03: Report of Welfare Work for the Armed Forces
    • 04: Freemasonry After the War
    • 05: Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • 06: Meet, Act and Part
    • 07: Sanctum Sanctorum
    • 08: Returns Again to the Fountain
    • 09: Membership Contrasts
    • 10: To Change Times and Laws
    • 11: Twenty Years After
    • 12: Masonic Debate

1945

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXIII
    • 01: Masonic Firmament
    • 02: Installation
    • 03: And Ye Visited Me
    • 04: Past Master's Jewel
    • 05: Best Things in the Worst Times
    • 06: For Your Information
    • 07: Personal Masonic Philosophy
    • 08: Freemasonry's Candles
    • 09: Fraternal Correspondent
    • 10: Altar of Obligation
    • 11: Good Masonic Books
    • 12: Legend of the Craft

1946

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXIV
    • 01: Masonic Conservators
    • 02: Masonry's 'Eddi of Manhood End'
    • 03: For Service Men and Veterans
    • 04: Freemasonry and the Sea
    • 05: Little Loved Shrines
    • 06: Numerology of Masonry
    • 07: Masonic Dream
    • 08: Regius Manuscript
    • 09: Great Songs
    • 10: Anderson's Constitutions of 1723
    • 11: Hands in Freemasonry
    • 12: Appearance and Reality

1947

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXV[1]
    • 01: Visitors and Visitors' Committee
    • 02: One Hundred 'Lost Words'
    • 03: To Aid and Assist
    • 04: Tell Your Brother
    • 05: Truth Is Enough!
    • 06: The Sword in the Stone
    • 07: For the Newly Raised
    • 08: Poetry of Ritual
    • 09: Masonry and Music
    • 10: Elias Ashmole
    • 11: Masonic Calendar
    • 12: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary

1948

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXVI[3]
    • 01: Free Will and Accord
    • 02: Parliamentary Law in Freemasonry
    • 03: For Whom the Drums are Stilled
    • 04: Masonic Mispronunciation
    • 05: Masonic Ceremonies
    • 06: Lodge is Born
    • 07: American Rite
    • 08: Fraternal Recognition
    • 09: Charter & Warrant
    • 10: Masonic Stones
    • 11: Balloting
    • 12: Golden Rule and Freemasonry

1949

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXVII[2]
    • 01: Masonic Postage Stamps
    • 02: Our Volume of the Sacred Law
    • 03: In Glory's Lap
    • 04: Green Dragon Tavern
    • 05: Why Freemasonry Has Enemies
    • 06: Anchor and Ark
    • 07: Dew Drop Lecture
    • 08: Introduction: What It Means
    • 09: Veiled in Allegory
    • 10: Covering of a Lodge
    • 11: Columns and Pillars
    • 12: Rock That Abides

1950

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXVIII[1]
    • 01: Dispensations and the Dispensing Power
    • 02: Six Presentation Speeches
    • 03: Great Light
    • 04: Hospital Service Problem
    • 05: Royal Arch
    • 06: Masonic Clothing
    • 07: Three Famous Masonic Charlatans
    • 08: Seven Cardinal Virtues
    • 09: Cord, Rope and Cable-Tow
    • 10: Survey of Nature
    • 11: Yet Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves
    • 12: Masonic Speakers and Speeches

1951

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXIX[1]
    • 01: Have Pride!
    • 02: Noblesse Oblige
    • 03: Chalk, Charcoal and Clay
    • 04: Mosaic Pavement and Blazing Star
    • 05: Life in Bible Times
    • 06: Famous American Cornerstones
    • 07: Cathedrals and Masonry
    • 08: Table Lodge
    • 09: Beehive
    • 10: Masonic Myths
    • 11: Grand Lodge Seals
    • 12: Masonic Titles

1952

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXX[2]
    • 01: Not in the Ritual
    • 02: Tool Symbolism
    • 03: The Day of Visitation
    • 04: Masonic Manners
    • 05: Ten Masonic Prayers
    • 06: Ethos of Freemasonry
    • 07: Those Terrible Exposes!
    • 08: English Great Light
    • 09: Deacons and Stewards
    • 10: Washington, the Man
    • 11: The Prestonian Charges
    • 12: Thirty Years

1953

1954

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXII[1]
    • 01: The Voice of the Sign
    • 02: Please Tell Me
    • 03: Masonic Samaritans
    • 04: Ancient Usage and Custom
    • 05: Your Landmarks
    • 06: The Architecture of Masonry
    • 07: Behind the Symbol
    • 08: Tell the Applicant
    • 09: Lodge Secretary
    • 10: Rights & Privileges of a Master Mason
    • 11: Freemasonry and Civil Law
    • 12: For Easier Use

1955

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXIII[1]
    • 01: Altar is Born
    • 02: One Day
    • 03: Materials in the Ritual
    • 04: Josiah Hayden Drummond
    • 05: True Masonic Chart
    • 06: Astronomy and Freemasonry
    • 07: John Marshall
    • 08: Green Trees, High Hills
    • 09: Light
    • 10: Church Opposition
    • 11: Lost Word
    • 12: Builders

1956

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXIV[2]
    • 01: Well Stricken in Age
    • 02: The Broken Column
    • 03: Three Chaplains
    • 04: Geography of the Ritual
    • 05: Cipher Rituals
    • 06: Dr. George Oliver
    • 07: Some Birthplaces of Freemasonry
    • 08: Raise the Stone
    • 09: The Significant Numbers
    • 10: Masonic Enigma
    • 11: Five Great Libraries
    • 12: Grand Lodges are Different

1957

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXV[2]
    • 01: Masons Signing Declaration of Independence
    • 02: Harry LeRoy Haywood
    • 03: Quatuor Coronati, No. 2076
    • 04: The Tabernacle
    • 05: Rob Morris
    • 06: Masonic Backgrounds
    • 07: The Nature of Symbols
    • 08: Hoodwink
    • 09: The Masonic Rod
    • 10: First American Lodges
    • 11: Masonic Education and Culture
    • 12: Symbol of Industry

1958

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXVI[2]
    • 01: Moon Lodges
    • 02: The Five Senses
    • 03: Lodge Inspection
    • 04: Masonic Sentry
    • 05: 'Moderns' and 'Antients'
    • 06: Some 'Saints' Lodges
    • 07: Masonic Vocabulary
    • 08: Some Misconceptions About Freemasonry
    • 09: Dust, Sparks, Tolerance, Winds, and God
    • 10: Some Ancient Sources
    • 11: A Living Perpendicular
    • 12: The Ultimate Lessons of Freemasonry

1959

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXVII[1]
    • 01: They Ought to be Married
    • 02: The Better to Observe the Time
    • 03: What Should a Mason Know About Masonry?
    • 04: Pronounce or Perish
    • 05: Freemasonry in Alaska and Hawaii
    • 06: Freemasonry's Twentieth-Century Mission
    • 07: The Younger Generation of Freemasons
    • 08: The Rock
    • 09: Apprentices
    • 10: Ancient York Masons
    • 11: All Sons of One Father
    • 12: So You're Going to Make a Speech?

1960

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXVIII[3]
    • 01: The Importance of an Individual
    • 02: Life Begins at Forty
    • 03: Fellowcraft
    • 04: Masonic Colleges
    • 05: European Grand Lodges
    • 06: Influence
    • 07: Duly and Truly Prepared
    • 08: Tyre, The City of the Rock
    • 09: How to Use the Short Talk Bulletin
    • 10: The Trowel
    • 11: The First Great Landmark
    • 12: Masonry and the Ancient Sciences

1961

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XXXIX
    • 01: Modern Education for an Ancient Craft.
    • 02: Ray Vaughn Denslow
    • 03: Movable and Immovable
    • 04: Lighting Candles
    • 05: Freemasonry and Freedom
    • 06: Seeking a Man
    • 07: As A Man Thinketh
    • 08: Presenting The Working Tools
    • 09: The First Lesson
    • 10: Let Your Bucket Down Where You Are
    • 11: Morality and Freedom
    • 12: Youth Programs for Boys and Girls

1962

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XL[2]
    • 01: The Trinity of Masonic Education
    • 02: Symbolism: The Circle
    • 03: Perspective
    • 04: The Stars We Think We See
    • 05: Master Mason
    • 06: The Moment of History
    • 07: Three Distinct Knocks
    • 08: What Is The M.S.A.?
    • 09: Future Relationship Between Freemasonry and the Church: An Education Problem
    • 10: The Learning and Delivery of Ritual
    • 11: A Stairway and a Ladder
    • 12: Using The Short Talk Bulletins in Lodge

1963

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XLI[2]
    • 01: Words, Words, Words
    • 02: The Imperfect Will Pass Away
    • 03: Be Particularly Careful
    • 04: Solicitation
    • 05: What Can You Tell?
    • 06: Grand Representatives
    • 07: He That Built All Things
    • 08: Some Lodges Are Different
    • 09: A Progressive Science
    • 10: The Days of Wine and Roses
    • 11: Universal Masonry?
    • 12: What Did You Expect?

1964

1965

1966

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XLIV[1]
    • 01: Who Are You?
    • 02: As You Increase in Knowledge
    • 03: You Signed His Petition
    • 04: Permanent Values
    • 05: Lodge Organization
    • 06: A Year's Program on Masonic Philosophy
    • 07: The Shadow of a Man
    • 08: Short 'Short Talks' for Special Occasions
    • 09: Past Master Honoris Causa?
    • 10: To Have and To Hold
    • 11: Horizontals
    • 12: Great Expectations

1967

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XLV[1]
    • 01: In the Beginning, GOD
    • 02: Computers, Specialists, and Master Masons
    • 03: Jewish Grand Masters In The United States
    • 04: Watchman, What of the Night?
    • 05: Keeper of the Springs
    • 06: 4 July 1776
    • 07: Globes
    • 08: Completing the Temple
    • 09: The Captain and His Lady
    • 10: More About Masonic Honors
    • 11: Some More Short 'Short Talks'
    • 12: A Terrible Freedom

1968

1969

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XLVII[1]
    • 01: Arise and Fear No Danger" (Washington)
    • 02: On Reaching the Age of Fifty
    • 03: Frank S. Land: DeMolay Dad No. 1
    • 04: Freemasonry's Platform
    • 05: Our Greatest Need
    • 06: Masonic Investigation
    • 07: Freemasonry and Freemasons at Valley Forge
    • 08: Swiss Masonry
    • 09: Progress
    • 10: Every Man in His Place
    • 11: The Future of Masonry
    • 12: In All These Things We Shall Transmit

1970

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XLVIII[2]
    • 01: Lodge Leadership
    • 02: The Veterans Need Freemasonry
    • 03: Operation Re-Start?
    • 04: More Short 'Short Talks'
    • 05: Creating Interest
    • 06: The Importance of Committees
    • 07: David's Men
    • 08: Try Masonry
    • 09: Freemasonry and the Constitution
    • 10: Teaching What?
    • 11: Where Do We Go From Here?
    • 12: Four Short 'Short Talks'

1971

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. XLIX[2]
    • 01: Where Are the Masons of Tomorrow?
    • 02: On Being Relevant
    • 03: Our Masonic Heritage and Purpose
    • 04: Hark! There Is an Alarm
    • 05: Why Didn't They Advance?
    • 06: The Significance of a Hand
    • 07: Masonry as Our Way of Life
    • 08: Masons and Medical Research
    • 09: Our Life Has Foundation
    • 10: Ideas: A Part of the Problem
    • 11: Wise and Serious Truths
    • 12: The Heart of the Fraternity

1972

1973

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LI[1]
    • 01: The Great Triumvirate of Patriots
    • 02: What Masonry Means to Me
    • 03: M.W. Harry S. Truman
    • 04: An Indissoluble Chain of Sincere Affection
    • 05: William Ellery
    • 06: That Noble Contention
    • 07: Put a Log on the Fire
    • 08: The Wardens' Columns
    • 10: A Layman Looks at Masonry
    • 11: Inspiration
    • 12: Man Building

1974

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LII[2]

1975

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LIII[1]
    • 01: Joseph Hewes
    • 02: George Walton
    • 03: Third of a Century as an MSA Field Agent
    • 04: Patriots
    • 05: William Hooper
    • 06: Masonic Signers of the Declaration
    • 07: Masons and DeMolays
    • 08: Jose Rizal
    • 09: Freemasonry and the Future
    • 10: Freemasonry's Nuts and Bolts
    • 11: Our Masonic Heritage
    • 12: The Holy Saints John

1976

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LIV
    • 01: 1776: You Are There
    • 02: The Price of Independence
    • 03: Patriotism
    • 04: Washington, the Friend of Masonry
    • 05: Tell It Like It Was
    • 06: Haym Salomon, Financier of the Revolution
    • 07: Rediscovering the Life-Giving Springs
    • 08: David Bushnell, Revolutionary Patriot
    • 09: A Glimpse into the Past
    • 10: The Better Life
    • 11: Peter Francisco, The Virginia Giant
    • 12: American Literature During the Revolution

1977

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LV[2]
    • 01: Masonry and America
    • 02: Lyman Spalding, M.D.
    • 09: Richard Stockton
    • 03: 1777: You Are There (I)
    • 04: 1777: You Are There (II)
    • 05: Thoughts on Memorial Day
    • 06: Law Enforcement
    • 07: The Rise and Fall of the Anti-Masonic Party
    • 08: G. E. Lessing: The Conscience of German Freemasonry
    • 09: Bernt Baichen
    • 10: Good and Wholesome Instruction
    • 11: Temperance, Fortitude and Prudence
    • 12: What's Your Answer?

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2000

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXVIII
    • 01: Houdini
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (1999 Report)
    • 03: Masonic 'Fire'
    • 04: Masonry in Statues Part I
    • 05: Masonry in Statues Part II
    • 06: Origin of the Knights Templar
    • 07: American-Canadian Grand Lodge
    • 08: The Office Of Chaplain
    • 09: The Feast of Tishri
    • 10: Temple Church
    • 11: Theodore Roosevelt
    • 12: Symbolism in Ritual

2001

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXIX
    • 01: Masonic Medical Research Lab (2001)
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2000)
    • 03: Should Your Lodge Have a Website?
    • 04: The Derwint House
    • 05: Investing in Freemasonry
    • 06: Freemasonry: A Gift
    • 06: Rosslyn Chapel
    • 08: The Invisible Lodge (2001 Update)
    • 09: St. John's Lodge Bible
    • 10: Jack the Ripper (From Hell)
    • 11: Masonry in Literature

2002

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXX
    • 01: Charles Wilson Peale
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2001 Report)
    • 03: Masonic Funeral Planning
    • 04: Grand Lodge of Antients
    • 05: Harold Lloyd
    • 06: Hugh de Payens
    • 08: Schaw's Freemasonry
    • 08: Winchester Hiram Lodge #21
    • 09: Loyalists in the Revolution
    • 10: Conspiracy, Countersubversion and Freemasonry
    • 11: Yankee" Robinson
    • 12: Brother Lafayette

2003

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXI
    • 01: Masonic Landmarks
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2002 Report)
    • 03: Speculative Freemasonry (Part I)
    • 04: Speculative Freemasonry (Part II)
    • 05: Winston S. Churchill
    • 06: Mystery Religions and Freemasonry
    • 07: The Symbolism of the Winding Staircase
    • 08: Islam and Freemasonry
    • 09: French Freemasonry-Resistance
    • 10: Paying our Bills
    • 11: One-Day Classes
    • 12: Grand Lodge of Israel

2004

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXII
    • 01: Dave Thomas
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2003 Report)
    • 03: Freemasonry in Today's World
    • 04: King Gillette
    • 05: The Military and Freemasonry
    • 06: Desaguliers and The Enlightenment
    • 07: Masonic Service Association (2004)
    • 08: Dr. Frank H. Lahey
    • 09: Masonic Learning Centers for Children, 32°
    • 10: William George Storm
    • 11: Some Some Masonic Poetry
    • 12: Irving Berlin

2005

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXIII
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2004 Report)
    • 03: Freemasonry's Symbols and Rituals
    • 04: Establishing Freemasonry
    • 05: Lew Wallace
    • 06: Idaho Welcome
    • 07: O Say Can You Sing?
    • 08: Lowell Thomas
    • 09: Masonic Awareness in the Lodge
    • 10: Days of Awe
    • 11: Recognition Procedures
    • 12: Alphonse Cerza

2006

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXIV
    • 01: Masonic Medical Research Lab (2006)
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2005 Report)
    • 03: The "Other" Working Tools
    • 04: The Twain Award
    • 05: Allen E. Robert
    • 06: Red Skelton
    • 07: Freemasonry Under the Nazi Regime
    • 08: Freemasonry's Journey West
    • 09: Freemasonry and Conspiracy Theories
    • 11: Symbolism of Stone
    • 12: Fort Woods: The Statue of Liberty

2007

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXV
    • 01: Freemasonry in Colonial America
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2006 Report)
    • 03: Nathaniel Palmer
    • 04: Freemasonry and College Fraternities
    • 05: Freemasonry Crosses the Mississippi
    • 06: The Blazing Star
    • 07: Will Rogers
    • 08: Basic Freemasonry
    • 09: Scripture Reading (1st Degree)
    • 10: Scripture Reading (2nd Degree)
    • 11: Scripture Reading (3rd Degree)
    • 12: Leadership: It Must Be Given Away

2008

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXVI
    • 01: Using Masonry
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2007 Report)
    • 03: DeMolay: Look Forward
    • 04: Freemasonry and the Catholic Church
    • 05: Masonic Gloves
    • 06: The Warrior Poet
    • 07: Displaying Masonic History
    • 08: St. John's Lodge of Boston
    • 11: James Monroe
    • 12: The Festival of Chanukah

2009

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXVII
    • 01: The Masonic Lodge Pipe Organ
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2008 Report)
    • 03: Franklin: Freemasonry and the Enlightenment
    • 04: National Heritage Museum
    • 05: Henry Knox
    • 06: Freemasonry Enters the 21st Century
    • 07: Digitizing Masonic Records
    • 08: Masonic Symbolism in the 3 Degrees
    • 09: Symbolism of the Ladder
    • 10: The Ideal Lodge
    • 11: Qualifications of Investigators
    • 12: Vinne Ream (Friend of Albert Pike)

2010

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXVIII
    • 01: Freemasonry: Its Place in the World
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2009 Report)
    • 03: Freemasonry's Rebirth
    • 04: Ritual Development in the U.S.
    • 05: True Secret Word of a Master Mason
    • 07: Sir Alexander Fleming
    • 07: Freemasonry and College Students
    • 08: The Pleyel Hymn
    • 09: History of the Five Orders of Architecture, Part 1
    • 10: History of the Five Orders of Architecture, Part 2
    • 11: Masonic Library & Museum Association
    • 12: Courage in the East (A Time for Change)

2011

  • Short Talk Bulletin Vol. LXXXIX
    • 01: Masonic Principles
    • 02: Masonic Information Center (2010 Report)
    • 03: Observing the Craft
    • 04: Are you a Master Mason?
    • 05: Joseph Haydn: Freemasonry and the Creation
    • 06: Constancy of Masonry
    • 07: Military Lodges: A Brief History
    • 08: Boy Scouts of America: Awards
    • 09: Freemasonry's Values
    • 10: A Chaplain's Thoughts
    • 11: Freemasonry and Alchemy
    • 12: National Museum of the Marine Corps