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Dear Visitor:
Greetings and welcome to Dunwoodie Lodge’s website. I’d like
to thank you for your interest in our lodge and its
website. Dunwoodie Lodge #863 is a Freemason lodge
in the 1st Westchester/ Putnam District,
which is part of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the
State of NY. We’re located at 69 Main Street in
Tuckahoe, NY. Founded in June 1908 we’re a lodge
with a long history, having recently celebrated our
centennial year. And in that long history we’d like
to think we’ve helped make good men better by
bringing Masonry into their lives.
In the past few years Dunwoodie Lodge’s membership has grown
substantially. But not too long ago the lodge was
becoming top heavy with senior brothers. Recently
Dunwoodie Lodge, and Masonry in general, have had a
tremendous influx of youth the likes of which hasn’t
happened in years. All Masons regardless of age,
faith, profession, or lodge are happy to call each
other “Brother”. We’re looking forward to this trend
continuing for many years to come.
Now you may ask yourself, “What is Masonry all about?” Well,
Masonry is about faith as mentioned before,
patriotism, brotherhood, fellowship, and charity.
There are other tenants of Masonry and if you ask a
dozen different Masons what Masonry means to them
you’ll get a dozen different answers. Some Masons
even describe Masonry as a “system of morality
veiled in allegory and symbolism.” One thing however
is certain, when ever possible Masons will rally
together for a worthy cause because we feel it’s the
right thing to do. Too bad more of our society
doesn’t practice this as well.
Now despite what you might have heard or read about Masonry
there are some misconceptions. Here are but a few:
1)
We’re NOT a secret society. We are however a
fraternity, and as such we hold meetings in
private, like any other fraternity would. Ponder
this if you will... would Masons post Masonic
emblems on ALL of our buildings, or for that matter
wear Masonic rings if we were a secret society? And
let’s not forget you’re reading this on a website
that anyone can access, which even includes a link
to our bulletins.
2) We’re NOT a cult or religion. In fact we don’t
require any man to be of any particular faith, but
just simply have a faith. This is
because faith in God is the cornerstone of
Freemasonry.
3) We’re NOT plotting to take over the world as has been
asserted by conspiracy theorists in the past. In
fact the opposite is true. Masons are very patriotic
men and a more patriotic group of men you will not
likely find. Many of our founding fathers were
Masons, like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,
and 11 signers of the Declaration of Independence,
to name but a few. And considering the fact that
Freemasonry has been around for many centuries we
would have to be the slowest conquerors in history
if that were our agenda. It’s almost laughable.
If more information about Dunwoodie Lodge or Masonry is what
you desire feel free to visit the other Masonic
sites we have linked here. We have links to the
websites for the Grand Lodge of NY as well as the 1st
Westchester/ Putman District. Or you can contact us
via the contact information posted under the
“CONTACT” tab. In either case we hope we can answer
any questions you may have and perhaps one day to
call you “Brother” as well.
Fraternally Yours,
W:. Robert McPhillips
Master of Dunwoodie Lodge #863
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