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Canker Worm John Bizzack

The Canker Worm On The Rose – The Story Of The Struggle In Kentucky From 1800-2020 To Develop A Consistent Approach To The Observance Of Freemasonry

By John W. Bizzack, Ph.D. and Dan M. Kemble / May 7, 2023 /

In The Canker Worm On the Rose – The Story of the Struggle in Kentucky From 1800-2020 to Develop a Consistent Approach in the Observance of Freemasonry, John W. Bizzack, Ph.D., Past Master of Lexington Lodge No. 1, traces the explosive growth of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky and explores the ensuing issues that the Grand Lodge, and all of Kentucky Freemasonry, faced as a result of unplanned and unrestrained growth. Such a study is not necessarily new. Other Masonic writers have addressed similar aspects of this subject at different times. What is new about Worshipful Brother Bizzack’s work, however, is that he allows the story of Kentucky Freemasonry to be narrated by those who actually made it.

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