Titusville Lodge No. 754

04/15/2026

I would like to congratulate Brothers Richard Mulcahy and Chris Fiely for 25 years of service to the Masonic Fraternity! Well done gentleman !

01/18/2026

While serving as President of the United States, Brother Harry S. Truman remained an active Mason. On one occasion, he attended a Masonic meeting accompanied—as required—by a Secret Service agent.

As Truman approached the lodge room, the agent moved to follow him inside.

Truman stopped.

He turned to the agent and said, calmly but firmly:

“You can’t come in there with me.”

The agent explained that his duty was to protect the President at all times. He was armed. He was responsible. He could stand quietly in the back.

Truman shook his head.

“Inside that room, I am not the President.
And you are not my guard.
In there, all men meet on the level.”

He instructed the agent to wait outside.

The meeting proceeded as any other lodge meeting would. Truman sat not as Commander in Chief, but as a Brother—under the same obligations, governed by the same rules, bound by the same trust as every man present.

Brethren, that moment tells us something essential.

Truman understood that the lodge room is one of the few places in the world where rank is checked at the door. No office outranks obligation. No authority overrides equality. Even the most powerful man in the nation does not stand above the Craft.

What’s more remarkable is this:
Truman did not view that restriction as a risk.
He viewed it as a sacred boundary.

The trust he placed in the lodge was greater than the fear he carried from the outside world.

That is faith in Masonry.

It also reminds us of our responsibility. If a President could lay aside power, protection, and title to sit among Brothers as an equal—then the sanctity of this room depends on us honoring that trust.

So the lesson here isn’t about Harry Truman being humble.

It’s about Harry Truman being obedient to his obligation.

The lodge room only remains special as long as we protect what it represents:
• Equality over status
• Trust over fear
• Brotherhood over authority

Brethren, when we enter this room, we all leave something behind.
For Truman, it was the Presidency.
For us, it should be our pride.

12/25/2025

10/05/2025

03/08/2025

Great work exemplified by the 25th Masonic District of Pennsylvania at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle!
Thanks to all of the Regional Instructors from The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, F & AM

02/15/2025

02/12/2025

Absolutely awesome turn out for Titusville Lodge No. 754 as we received District Deputy Grand Master Charles Davis and brothers from both the 25th and 56th districts !

12/19/2024