Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "Occult Literature 377: American Indian Freemasonry" video.

Oh, I could see them doing this if they had just built a new lodge to help pay it off. They've always done that, which is why movie theatres used to take up the ground floor in many lodge buildings, or other stores or offices. That paid off the building, and later, it made money. Freemasonry is always looking at ways to make money to support the lodge, as even if those buildings are only occupied for one night per week, if that now, they still cost money to keep going. This is what is discussed during business on each meeting before the rite. Also, some of the money goes to support the Grand Lodge of the state. Dues don't quite cover it today as membership has dropped off from what it was in the early twentieth century.
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