George Washington's Masonic Bible

George Washington's Masonic Bible. He took the oath of office as President of the United States on this Bible. As did other US Presidents, most recently George HW Bush. On display at the Columbus Convention Center during the 199th Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, October 17, 2008. It was very impressive being several feet away from the Bible where the father of our Country laid his hand and became the first US President!

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joeperrin2121 says:

What a great experience that must have been!
Thank you for sharing it with us!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

RickGiordano says:

The first and only time I saw the bible was at the Installation of the Grand Master and the Grand Line here in NYC.

The Brethren of St. John's Lodge No. 1, the caretakers of the bible, do a fine job of preserving and guarding this most treasured relic of both Masonic and American history. Even cooler still, I saw it without the glass box.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Christopher [cbpix.com] says:

@Joe - Thanks. It was really cool!

@Rick - The Brethren from St. John's were there, it was cool talking to them about the Bible. The glass wasn't coming off this time, and there were about four CPD officers guarding the display. But it was cool just getting that close to it, especially with the Brethren from St. John's there to talk about it in person too.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Christopher [cbpix.com] says:

I wondered why my stats spiked, this photo is linked to on a story on Slate.com: "Why Doesn't Every President Use the Lincoln Bible?And other tidbits about the Inauguration Day scripture." By Noreen Malone. Posted Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at 5:26 PM ET www.slate.com/id/2209134/ . Thanks!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

NickWeiler says:

Too cool!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Christopher [cbpix.com] says:

Thanks
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Coswyn says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bibles, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Christopher [cbpix.com] says:

Thank you for the invite!
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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