Sunday, May 24, 2020

The Joe and Jill Chronicles: Corn, Wine, and Oil: Earning Our Wages

Image from page 661 of "A history of Lodge no. 61, F. and A. M., Wilkesbarré, Pa. ... with a collection of masonic addresses .." (1897)

The Joe and Jill Chronicles: Corn, Wine, and Oil: Earning Our Wages:     

In ancient days, Master masons were paid with not only coin, but also with corn, wine, and oil.  These three kinds of wages have a long and meaningful history, and as symbolic wages of masonry, an examination of them can help to understand what we must give and what we receive from a membership in a lodge.  
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