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Let Speculation Thrive

Author: Michael Wamback

10 29th, 2008

Dining in Rome on Saturday with an old friend from Cambridge days who is a foreign correspondent for a noted broadsheet and a famous weekly, the subject turned not unnaturally speculative. Having been a correspondent in among other places Berlin, Madrid and Rome, the conversation, at least among the husbands, turned to why in Central and Southern Europe “speculation” as both a term and an activity had such a bad name, where with the offshore Anglo-Saxons and their even more offshore transatlantic cousins its connotations were positive and had all the marks of the search for the Holy Grail. Lunching after church the next day with a leading Protestant theologian we agreed that our ability as individuals to speculate, not least as members of Luther’s “priesthood of all believers” was an unmediated way of searching out God’s will as manifested in his Creation.

Religion has in fact historically treated speculation as either negative as attempting to second guess Providence by betting on future crops or on the other hand positive. For if Nature is the face of God then Nature is a legitimate, even obligatory, object of speculation as to where its bounty may be found and also speculative thought may also as reveal God’s nature.

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Installation of Grand Master

Author: Michael Wamback

10 3rd, 2008

Several members of Solvitur Ambulando attended the installation of Most Worshipful Larry L. Adamson as Grand Master of Masons in California. MW Adamson is a Past Master of Sunset Lodge and a Hiram Award recipient for his outstanding efforts on behalf of our lodge.

MW Adamson gave an outstanding speech, part of which was of particular interest to members of our society. Working with Dr. Margaret Jacobson, professor of history at UCLA, the Grand Lodge of California is going to create a program with UCLA on Masonic Studies. This program will provide scholarships and support research on the various themes of Masonic History.

MW Adamson placed a strong emphasis on Masonic Education, which is something that is near and dear to the hearts of those who are members of Solvitur Ambulando.

Should members of the society find themselves in San Francisco, we encourage you to visit our Grand Lodge at 1111 California St., directly across the street from Grace Cathedral.

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