LODGE
LIVINGSTONE St. ANDREW
No. 573
on the Roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
Welcome, may your visit be one of profit and of pleasure.
This site was established on the 12th July 1999, primarily to promote the Lodge and help celebrate our 125th Anniversary on the 2nd August 2000. Thus it was only intended as a short term venture, but now in our 10th year the enquiries are still coming. Contacts from 573 members living outside Scotland who had lost touch with their Mother Lodge, Brethren from literally all over the World, some just saying "Hello" and others who we have helped to re-establish links with their own Lodges, and even families, together with genealogical queries, which can be quite time consuming, but very satisfying when successful.
Freemasonry has been subjected to periodical public criticisms over the last 400 years, but in recent years the adverse publicity in all media forms has been constant and particularly vitriolic, almost as though it was being orchestrated. We, like all Freemasons are somewhat bemused and dismayed by these attacks. Traditionally we have chosen to remain aloof from such criticism, but in the tabloid mentality of today, not to refute an allegation is to admit guilt. We are most anxious to maintain the ancient Usages and Customs of our Order but realise that we must change and respond to this bad publicity in order to improve our public image. Our Lodge is pleased to follow the lead of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the Provincial Grand Lodges, and many daughter Lodges and maintain this site, which we hope will help to promote the new spirit of openness, and thereby improve the public standing of our Order.