The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia - Movers & Makers (2021)

The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia explores the history of Freemasonry and the National Historic landmark built in the Romanesque style by architect James H. Windrim.
0:00 Masonic Temple in Philadelphia
2:22 Oaths, Secrets, Religion & Politics
4:52 Famous Masons
5:10 Philadelphia Masonic Buildings
7:32 Grand Masters and Masonic Degrees
12:02 Prince Hall Freemasonry
13:54 Myths about Freemasonry
15:55 Masonic Temple Architecture
19:52 Interior Architecture & Design
22:40 Masonic Dress and Aprons
24:55 Masonic Homes and Charities
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[@douglasthomson1169]

I visited this wonderful building along with my wife in 2016. Having intimated that I was a Past Master from Scotland, I was treated so well by those hosting the tour, a real highlight of our visit to Philadelphia.

[@ryrylamby]

Honestly, you must go and see this place in person. It really is remarkable.

[@ScruffyTubbles]

I have visited and been shown around this building. The 18 Century French Style Lodge is very impressive.

[@oscarg6260]

Excellent Documentary. I will go and visit.

[@brandonrussell518]

Receiving my third degree this weekend it happens to be one of my Greatest accomplishments !

[@gabrielmariscal9554]

Excellent film!

[@Mr.L357]

Beautiful building!

[@clemonukwube5916]

A salute 3x3 !!! And Geometry, because that’s what you use to create structures; Cheers !

[@justinw8512]

Incredible

[@rodneystanger1651]

I noticed that when they were asked about prominent members, they mentioned George Washington, Ben Franklin and Voltaire. Why no mention of Albert Pike and Manley P. Hall? Many know their names as well. They're quite prominent.

[@haynesatteh4463]

Intriguing, I always knew there was more to life and i have also been looking for a way to find not only protection but a way to be influential to the human society.

[@bartholetbay412]

oh well you can achieve that by being a part of the illuminatus brotherhood, i know it sounds like a mystery but there are ways you can actually get in contact with them

[@bartholetbay412]

@UCXiPcmp5PP8QcCf2BYmNZiQ Well it is not and you can't actually expect it to be open to everyone, but if you want to know more you can look up ANTHONY MARK SZYMON online you will find something interesting.

[@stevestevesteve946]

Jesus is the answer and you get eternal life in heaven, versus eternal torment in hell. It's a great deal and totally free!

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@bartholetbay412 there is no legitimate illuminati. It was short lived and it is long, long gone.

[@diogeneslantern18]

Freemasonry doesn't provide you with "influence" or "protection". Get out of fantasy land

[@stephensmith7499]

What a wonderful place

[@leeriterii2128]

Indeed.

[@TheWzeOwl]

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[@sonshawn6734]

🌏

[@Manifestgeorge]

Proud 🫡

[@diogeneslantern18]

My good Brother forgot to mention that it was the Irish Grand Lodge that accepted Prince Hall.

[@TheRealist2022]

@mhuman18 It's important to know, though, that when the British Foot Lodge (which was held under the Irish Constitution) left after the black brethren were made Masons, they were givern a permit to meet as a Lodge, but not to carry out any Masonic work or admit new members. Prince Hall being the forward thinking and resiourcecul chap he was, petitioned the Grand Lodge of England for a charter from them. This was duly issued and African Lodge no. 459 was born. Later on, after more and more african Lodges were consecrated, Prince Hall left this world. As homage to this great man, these Lodges which had come together to form their Grand Lodge and calling it African Grand Lodge....on the death of Prince Hall, it was changed to Prince Hall Grand Lodge.

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@TheRealist2022 thank you for teaching me something new!

[@TheRealist2022]

@@diogeneslantern18 Not at all. It really is fascinating, how far we have come. Those black men that were good enough to have fought and die alongside their white counterparts in the army during the independence war.....were not good enough to join their Lodges. It is quite the opposite today. It is my belief that Prince Hall lodges stand as a monument to that journey...from a crassness to civility.

[@TheWzeOwl]

And Access To Masonic Air.

[@sonshawn6734]

🕶️

[@antichrist8723]

I'm blood related to hugh de payen the first grand Master and co founder of the knight templar

[@rodneystanger1651]

Antichrist. Appropriate name.

[@EPPSEM]

can someone here help to join the lodge please?

[@JimJWalker]

Google a lodge in your area. Email them and ask if you can attend a dinner and meet the brothers. You have to ask one, to become one. Masons do not recruit.

[@TheWzeOwl]

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[@apieceofbread9022]

A giant? Or an ELder?

[@TheWzeOwl]

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[@benjez2782]

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[@benjez2782]

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[@fbnhatdoan-taolaoman1958]

Make good people better 👌👍

[@michaelt.9372]

Men*

[@Bill-xx2yh]

LUCIFER

[@TheWzeOwl]

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[@leeriterii2128]

Bands of brothers and sisters 101. Bless the Veterans.

[@gwyneth7812]

I think my father was a freemason. I didnt really realise when he was alive. He would often puff out his chest and bellow 'it's business' - he didnt care who he walked over, in the course of 'business'. Is that part of the 'morality'.

[@JimJWalker]

No, it is not. Freemasons are taught to treat all mankind "on the level", and part "upon the square".

[@gwyneth7812]

@@JimJWalker I dont believe that. I think thats how they like to be seen and pretend, even to themselves, that they are wonderful charitable people. All the while they shaft anyone and everyone, with a level of self entitlement, they dont even notice they are doing it. That is my experience, presuming, and not naively, that they feel safe in their club, at times 'criminal club' where they know they are protected from their wrongdoing.

[@JimJWalker]

@@gwyneth7812 I am really sorry that "clandestine" masons have portrayed us that way. We take an oath not to do wrong under the penalty of death (although that is figurative, not literal). All I can say is that where I live, under the Grand Lodge of Florida, any unethical or criminal behavior would be stamped out immediately. I do admit; however, that there very well may be those who use Masonry to do the things you claim. When we take our bond to protect our brothers it is very clear that they must be a "... worthy brother mason". Unworthy brothers gain no protection, and in fact if I found one I would see them expelled as far as in my power.

[@Lexcoaster]

@@gwyneth7812 Not all of Freemasonry is the same and not all lodges are the same. And certainly not all Freemasons are the same. Freemasonry as a means to honest self improvement and relaying teachings of ancient knowledge is not harmfull in and of itself obviously, but as an institution Freemasonry is definately conducive to conspiratorial organizing, due to its secrecy and rather elite membership. Membership maybe open to everyone (including women in the La Droit Humain branch of Freemasonry) but the reality is that it is still a rather elite fraternity, and as such provides a platform for opaque backdoor deals. And that is a real problem rarely acknowledged, let alone adressed, by Mason's. A comparable situation would be the decades long cover-up of systemic sexual abuse of children within organizations of the Catholic Church, for example. It's a very serious problem, but that doesn't make all Catholics pedophiles. Just my two cents. 🙂

[@RichardDraggin99]

Dads hand shakes and “signs” weren’t on the level 👌 It’s a whole other language……… Cool.

[@antichrist8723]

He was a living Jesus christ

[@zeusdesires]

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[@JohnGuyu]

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[@RichardDraggin99]

I known something you don’t know…. & I got something to tell ya……

[@JohnGuyu]

☀️ Your In My Prayers

[@pointuout2020]

Any one know about the Philadelphia Elks Lodge #2 next door on arch street?

[@michaelhurley3171]

Thank you previous civilization for building this because there's no way humans built this over 100 years ago!!!

[@antichrist8723]

Research my last name payne family heritage knight templar

[@vernonhedge4530]

No secrets. That's okay, then.

[@TB-0959]

background music is very annoying

[@TheWzeOwl]

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[@leeriterii2128]

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[@wennuz]

8:14 Russian lodge is sucks

[@turtlewax3849]

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ - Jesus

[@BiffJohnsonIII]

Do u guys prefer worshiping Moloch or a burning human effigy?

[@JimJWalker]

Masons do not worship any specific deity, as Freemasonry is not a religion. As a Master Mason I have never seen or heard of human effigies ever being burnt, nor could I conceive how that would ever fit within the craft.

[@enigma-yu4jo]

Masons prefer getting demonically possessed…the jinn/azazel. Look it up it’s a real thing.

[@rodneystanger1651]

@@JimJWalker What level are you?

[@JimJWalker]

@@rodneystanger1651 There are no "levels" or "ranks" in Freemasonry. There are three degrees in Blue Lodge Masonry, and I am a Master Mason. I also belong to the appendant organization known as the Scottish Rite, which is solely independent. There I am a 32nd degree. If you have any questions feel free to ask. The internet is ripe with disinformation.

[@chrisgoetz3889]

He said only Allah is perfect?

[@douglasthomson1169]

Freemasonry accepts entrants from all of the monotheistic religions, though Christianity forms the majority by some distance. In my own home city we have 2 predominately Jewish lodges. A number of years ago their master for one year was a Muslim. My own lodge will later this year accept a Muslim entrant. He will take his obligation on the Koran, rather than the normal King Lames Bible.

[@sonshawn6734]

@@douglasthomson1169 king lames?

[@douglasthomson1169]

@@sonshawn6734 Rotten typing.

[@sonshawn6734]

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[@tom-hk]

The word 'Allah' was used by Arabic-speaking Christians to mean 'God' centuries before the birth of Islam. Whilst it is closely associated with the Islamic faith, today, this is principally because Arabic-speaking peoples in the modern era are far more likely to be Muslims than any other religion. 'Allah' just means 'God' in Arabic. It is also worth noting that Islam shares belief in the same God and Old Testament texts as Christianity and Judaism. It is mainly in the belief of what followed the Old Testament that these Abrahamic religions diverge.

[@Curtis1984]

@2:00 because Lucifer sits there, he's so covert you know it not. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 (KJV) 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

[@darknoble1151]

Lucifer is a person or being? lucifer is a he?

[@Curtis1984]

@@darknoble1151 interesting questions, the more important aspect of him is he being a spiritual being. See 1 John 4, and Ephesians 2 KJV The beginning of Job is good too, as well as Revelation 12:9, 20:2. James 4:7-8 (KJV) 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.

[@djxhakaza1827]

Albert Pike 33° "LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not!"

[@teecee1567]

Taken completely out of context. How puerile

[@ervingjohnson409]

Okay now show the rest I can take any passage from any religion or ideology and make it demonic if I take it out of context

[@ven_one]

Manly P. Hall and the like

[@djxhakaza1827]

@@ervingjohnson409 Morals and Dogma, book by Albert Pike

[@darknoble1151]

define "lucifer"...I'll wait

[@gwyneth7812]

'Make Good men better' what does that mean? 'Be on the level with everybody' - that is NOT what i have experienced, more copious deceit. 'Keep our morality in the bounds of that perfect circle' what does that mean? This facade of 'charitable' work, for me, is enraging, where do they get their 'charitable' money from - Stealing from people like me presumably, ('keeping morality in the bounds of THEIR own 'perfect circle' ' perhaps?)

[@JimJWalker]

It seems Freemasonry has somehow wronged you? If so, I apologize. If a specific brother has wronged you in ANY way I would suggest informing their lodge, or the Grand Lodge of your state. Suspension or expulsion does happen to members who do not follow their obligation. The compass reminds us to keep the vices and superfluities that tempt us in life within due bounds. No one is perfect as a circle, but we try and do the best we can. The charitable money comes either directly from our pockets or the proceeds of raffles, fund raisers, or auctions. In my small town of around 500 people we raised over $20,000 during the cities Fall Festival last year selling food and drinks donated by our members. 100% of that money went directly to help reopen our small school of 50 students that closed in 2015. We hope to buy the school a bus to help more students in 2024. Good men join Masonry, and get the opportunity to work with other good men to become something even greater than ourselves.

[@gwyneth7812]

@@JimJWalker Thank you for your message. You do indeed sound like a good man and it is nice to hear from someone decent. Freemasonry is a club. They protect their own. I have been shafted by the highest levels of society, including police, which we know, particularly in England, have freemasonry running through their veins like an English seaside town has the name running through the stick of rock. In my case it goes up to the highest level of the police. He is so protected, it's disgusting. Perhaps the UK is more corrupt in that way than the US.

[@JimJWalker]

@@gwyneth7812 I cannot speak for the UK Lodges, but indeed if corruption is in their hearts Freemasonry could be used unlawfully for such ends. Please understand that such men are not true masons. They swore on a holy book not to do such things under the penalty not only of death, but having their bodies destroyed and the memory of their names erased from history forever. If they broke that promise they are worst of swine, and no true Freemason would ever associate with them knowing them to be as such. May they all receive the justice they deserve!

[@vasaricorridor7989]

there is no greater fool then a masonic fool for darkness and gloom he prefers too light he cowers he flees as a criminal chased when cornered when asked let us come together in reason the all to familiar words he speaks it's secret it will never see the light of day ............. like a song in time of morning is inopportune talk. But lashes and discipline are at all times wisdom. Teaching a fool is like gluing a broken pot, or like disturbing a man in the depths of sleep; He who talks with a slumberer who talks with a fool, for when its over he will say, “What was that?” Weep over the dead man, for his light has gone out; weep over the fool, for sense has left him. Weep but little over the dead man, for he is at rest; but worse than death is the life of a fool. Seven days of morning for the dead man, but for the wicked fool a whole lifetime. Speak but seldom with the stupid man, be not the companion of a brute. Turn away from him and you will find rest and not be wearied by his lack of sense. What is heavier than lead, and what is its name but “Fool”? Sand and salt and an iron mass are easier to bear than a stupid man. O Jesus O Savior I know not if you are real Come Come live in me .. Save me Amen and Amen Revelations 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say. "Come." Let the hearer say, "Come." Let the one who thirsts come forward, and the one who wants receive the gift of life giving water.

[@JimJWalker]

Do We Meet Him on the Level? To meet upon the level Is an easy thing to say, But when it comes to practice, Do we do it every day? Do we meet him on the level, If the Brother chance to be Just a little out at elbow Or baggy at the knee? When we meet him in the workshop, Do we greet him with the grip That we do the noted statesman On a European trip? Do we meet him on the level And give him just the chance That we do the dashing fellow With the creases in his pants? If fortune does not smile on him In sunshine and repose, Do we meet him on the level In his second-handed clothes? Do we invite him to our church, And seat him in our pew, And warm our hearts by clasping hands As Brothers ought to do? Yes, we meet him on the level, On the broad Masonic plan, Whenever we know him to be A Mason and a man. We'll meet him on the level, And part upon the square, And then perhaps he'll vouch for us When we meet him over there.

[@thomasbeckett1245]

@@JimJWalkera good man

[@JimJWalker]

@@thomasbeckett1245 Thank you!

[@heathrichardson5690]

pure evil

[@Jordanlewis316]

Satan, the great deciever

[@thalassitsa]

what's good about mason?

[@ajaj-tp8tr]

they make good men better. If you look into history, they build nations, most of our national heroes in the Philippines are actually freemasons😊. If you want to be a part of something like that, then ask a mason to become 1. don't be deceived by misinformation, I've studied masonry for almost all my life.

[@JimJWalker]

What is good about anything? What is bad about anything? We donate $6 million dollars a day to charity, yet we do not recruit. No Mason will ask you to become one. We do what we do because it is the right thing to do, what do you do?

[@enigma-yu4jo]

A mason is competent in conjuring demons using the seal of Solomon which was shown on the lodge. Solomon turned his back on God and started worshiping Astarte.

[@cdracing]

Wasted $$$

[@JimJWalker]

You might be correct! Considering the number of lodges closing and our dwindling numbers. Many lodges have trouble just paying the light bills. Rather embarrassing for an organization that supposedly rules the world. The money that built that impressive building could have been better spent helping humanity. But, since it already exists we should embrace it.