Old Tiler Talks

I have discovered these gems floating around the Internet and have always been inspired by the words of wisdom from the "Old Tiler" all written by Carl H. Claudy around 1924.  I hope you enjoy them.

I have seen many of the personality traits of "The Old Tiler" in many of the Masons I have met.  Lets play a game.  Every time you read one of these stories, try to imagine who in your Lodge would give the same advice in the same manner.  Perhaps I need a life, but I find this entertaining and I really do enjoy this collection of stories.

Perhaps, somewhere in your distant past, you even knew the New Brother always referred to in these stories.  See if you can pin-point him too.

Shekinah

01 - A Lodge is Born

02 - Acting as Chaplain

03 - Atheist and Agnostic

04 - Book on the Alter

05 - Inner Meaning

06 - His Christmas

07 - New Cut Trials

08 - The Greatest Work

09 - What is Masonry?

10 - Why Men Love Freemasonry

Black Sheep

11 - Costumes

12 - Judge Not

13 - Masonic Talk

14 - Masonry's "Failure"

15 - Meanest Master

16 - Shooting the Masonic Gun

17 - So Many Rascals

18 - The Dirty Trick

19 - The Disliked Petitioner

20 - Two-faced

Lippen All

21 - Examining Committee

22 - Hand Picked

23 - He Found Out

24 - Keepers of the Door

25 - Kinds of Masons

26 - On Being Asked to Join

27 - On Finding Out

28 - On Investigation a Petitioner

29 - Substitutes

30 - To Wait How Long?

Under the Rose

31 - A Masonic Speech

32 - Bluff

33 - Democracy in Lodge

34 - Geometric Bull

35 - Inviolable

36 - Learning the Work

37 - On Knowing Names

38 - On Secrets

39 - The Forgotten Word

40 - Those Disclosures

Were Fiddle-Dee-Dee

41 - Beautiful Adventure

42 - Burdens

43 - Could Be

44 - Gift of the Magi

45 - Gold and Iron

46 - Hep! Hep!

47 - Indictment

48 - Joke

49 - Promotion

50 - Wages

All Is Fish

51 - Anonymous

52 - Country Lodge

53 - Eyes Lifted High

54 - Foolish Questions

55 - Laughter

56 - Mirror Lodge

57 - Music

58 - Odd

59 - Pep

60 - The Hallowed Hall

Root of All Evil

61 - Advertising

62 - Discounts

63 - Foolish Spending

64 - Gambols on the Green

65 - In Men's Hearts

66 - Masonry in Business

67 - On a Lodge Budget

68 - Outside Activities

69 - Poor Fish

70 - Subscriptions