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HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
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1-Sep |
Sydney C. Batten Jr |
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1-Sep |
Frank G. Craig |
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1-Sep |
Luther J. Gafford |
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1-Sep |
Robert F. Hropovitski, PM |
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1-Sep |
Charles W. Tidwell Jr |
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2-Sep |
Arnold W. Roberts |
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2-Sep |
Stephen A. Szucs |
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4-Sep |
Bradley S. Auiler |
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5-Sep |
Francis A. Dupon |
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5-Sep |
Samuel O. Peterson |
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6-Sep |
Ralph C. Thompson, PM |
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9-Sep |
Pedro J. Flores |
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9-Sep |
Brian M. Raupp |
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10-Sep |
Lester E. Carroll |
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11-Sep |
Walter R. Mahan, PM |
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11-Sep |
John R. Morgan Jr |
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13-Sep |
Duke G. Doleto |
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14-Sep |
Walter J. Howard |
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15-Sep |
William W. Judson |
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15-Sep |
Martin R. Sheedy |
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17-Sep |
William G. Ball |
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17-Sep |
Montford R. Niece |
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17-Sep |
John R. Scotta |
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17-Sep |
Glenn Sylvester |
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22-Sep |
George C. Fee |
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24-Sep |
Charles W. Ramey |
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29-Sep |
Ronald D. Tyree |
Living Our Masonic
Responsibilities – an excerpt from
H. Dwight McAlister, P.G.M GL of South Carolina
Our Masonic responsibilities can really be summed up in one
word, "PRACTICE." We have the responsibility of living our
Masonry before the world. Every Master Mason is charged with
the practice of Masonic ideals and principles as taught in
Masonry's degrees. Every Master Mason must realize the
gravity of his responsibility as a Mason, and practice, in
his everyday life, the principles taught at the Altar of our
Lodges. In
Masonry we say that it is unMasonic to solicit members, and
it is if you are speaking of asking someone to join the
Fraternity. I submit, however, that we do solicit by the
lives we live before
the world. I submit also that to influence others to seek
admission to our Fraternity by the lives we live is a far
better
way to get new members than by simply asking men to join.
I repeat-every Master Mason should realize and be conscious
of his responsibility to live Masonry in his daily life. In
short, we should practice what we preach.
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''Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without
vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change
the world. ''
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JOEL BARKER
“Freemasonry is a moral order, instituted by virtuous men,
with the praiseworthy design of recalling to our remembrance
the most sublime truths, in the midst of the most innocent
and social pleasures, founded on liberality, brotherly love
and charity.” -- Arnold
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The Mentor
(Author unknown)
An old man, traveling on a lone highway,
Came, at the evening, cold and gray,
To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim'
The sullen stream had no fears for him.
But he turned, when safe on the other side,
And built a bridge to span the tide
"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim, near,
"You are wasting strength with building here;
Your journey will end with the evening day,
You never again must pass this way.
You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide
Why build you this bridge at the eventide?"
The builder lifted his gray old head.
"Good friend, in the path I have come," he said
"There follows after me today
A youth, whose feet must pass this way.
This chasm, that has been naught to me,
To that fair haired youth may a pitfall be.
He, too must cross into the twilight dim.
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him." |
Greetings from the EAST 
Brethren,
Please excuse the delay, as I am
sure that by the time that you have received this letter, you will
have already enjoyed our annual picnic and, hopefully, helped to
support the efforts of Lincoln Park Ionic for some relief for our
friend suffering the devastations of Cancer. With Summer coming to
a close and school starting in a matter of weeks, I am sure that
everyone will be busy. It’s also time to start planning our Fall
activities and Lodge work as there is still much to do in and around
the Lodge. We will have an updated list of “needs” posted soon.
It
looks as though we will have work for the rest of the year – we are
a growing Lodge – so be prepared to get some practice in. We will be
scheduling practice sessions during the week, and I am sure that we
will be discussing this at our next regular communication which will
be on Tuesday September 2, 2008. This is due to the Holiday being on
Monday. Hope to see many of you there.
Brothers, with all of the activities, both good and bad, which have
happened over the past few months, I am requesting that all of us
take a few moments to re-read and remember our obligations – EA, FC,
and MM. Each of us recited these obligations while kneeling at the
altar, before our brethren and our God, and in token of our
sincerity, each of us kissed the book before us, which was the Holy
Bible. I am asking each of you to take a moment to reflect on these
obligations and their importance to not only the fraternity, but
also to ourselves.
In
closing, I would like to remind all of you that our Lodge is only as
strong, as good, as dedicated, as loyal and respectful, as its’
members, and our Lodge’s potential is INCREDIBLE!!!!
When we help each other things get done.
George
K. Graham Jr. W.M.
 Writings
from the WEST
Brothers,
Summer is
flying by, and I don’t wish it to end, but, I am looking forward to
resuming work back at the Lodge.
I first became
a Mason to be a part of something important. Today, it means so much
more to me. I have learned a lot over the past few years, and
realize that there is still much more to learn. One thing that I
learned, is that we are not all going to see “eye to eye” on certain
things. That is okay, but we do need to stick together. Everyone has
their own opinion and views on different subjects, and each one of
them is important. Therefore, each one should be heard and respected
as such. I have grown to respect this Lodge, and ALL of its members,
from the newest EA who sits in the North East corner, to the most
experienced Past Masters as well as all the Brethren on the
sidelines.
If this Lodge
is to remain as successful as it now is, we must ALL exercise
Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.
Until next
month
Fraternally
Russell
Ouellette, S.W.
salutations from the SOUTH 
Greetings
Brothers,
This
Month On Saturday August 23rd we will be having our Golden Ark
Picnic. We will be having Hamburgers ,Hotdogs, Chips, Mac/salad
sodas, tea coffee,desserts,please bring a dish to pass. Their will
be games (3 types of horseshoes), So bring the whole family out and
join some good fellowship. I will start cooking at around 10:00 am
and continue on till the foods gone.
Brothers, we have some brothers in our lodge that that are currently
out of jobs due to company downsizing, Because of this I have
started a list of brothers, and of job openings in our area. This is
a call out to you brothers, If you know of companies or people
hireing, please contact me so I can get the word to these brothers,
we currently have 6 brothers out of work, so let’s do what we can to
help them out.
Jesse Johnson
– JW
“The
prosperity of Masonry as a means of strengthening our religion, and
propagating truth and brotherly love, is one of the dearest wishes
of my heart, which, I trust, will be gratified by the help of the
Grand Architect of the universe.” -- Christian, King of Denmark
Secretary Scribbles
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Brothers, Family, and Friends,
Greetings to all! It has been a few months since our last
communication, and a lot has happened in that time. We, as a
Fraternal Organization, have suffered some losses of great
Masons, gone through some changes in Grand Lodge leadership,
and still continued to grow through it all. Here at the
Lodge level, we have seen new Brothers come in, older
Brothers (Family and Friends also) pass onward and upward,
Laughed and cried with each other, helped and supported one
another through some “rough” times, celebrated births and
marriages, and continued to spread Brotherly Love throughout
the community. I am proud to be part of this Fraternal
Family!!
Brothers, as of this writing, there are still 40 of you that
have not yet paid their dues for 2008. Our delinquent Dues
Committee has placed calls to your homes, I have sent 5
notices, and we have also tried to visit you. Your Dues MUST
be paid in September, or we will have to suspend your
membership. To do so would be a tragic day in Masonry.
Economic times being what they are, we know that certain
situations arise. Please contact us so that we can discuss
and help, if needed.
As most of you are aware, we have been holding “educational”
classes here in the hall on Thursday evenings. As I have
opted to spend some more time with my daughter, by means of
managing her soccer team, I will be unable to conduct more
of these sessions until the late Fall or early Winter. If
there are any Brothers interested in conducting these
sessions, please contact me so that we can continue the work
that we have started without too long of a lapse. In the
mean time, I would like to share one more bit of information
that I am sure will start a bit of discussion as well as,
like I say in “class”, turn on some lights.
Trying to become a good or better person sounds like a
commendable and high minded thing to do. This is what some
of us think that Masonry is. You do not become good or
better by trying to do this, you succeed by finding the
goodness that is already within your heart and allowing that
to emerge. This is not something that you “look” for, it is
something that you find within yourself when you let go of
your ego, living by the basic principles and teachings that
are fundamental in Masonry. As I have stated in the past,
the “secrets” of Freemasonry lie within each of us, and when
we “feel” them, we know them.
Until next month
John R Miller |
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“Freemasonry is a beautiful system of morality, veiled in
allegory, and illustrated by symbols.” --Hemming
“The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of
the human race.” -- Washington
“Masonry is an art, useful and extensive, which comprehends
within its circle every branch of useful knowledge and
learning, and stamps an indelible mark of preeminence on its
genuine professors, which neither chance, power, nor fortune
can bestow.” -- Preston |
The Working
Tools of an E-Mason
I now present you with the working tools of an E-mason....
They are the mouse.
The keyboard.
And the modem.
The mouse is to move within the desktop.
The keyboard to input the data.
And the modem to publish in cyber space.
But as we are not online, as computer nerds.
But rather as Free and Accepted E-Masons.
We use these tools to obtain more Masonic light and to show us the
true meaning and value of E-Masons.
And thus we apply them.....
The mouse teaches us to keep within the bounds of the screen. A
square wherein which we all meet on the level.
The keyboard is to show us that communicating will lead us to a
better understanding of each other and the rest of mankind.
The modem to teach us that even when we are alone, or in the most
remote part of the globe, we may meet and gain moral sustenance and
support from each other and thus gain more light, from our Ancient
and Honorable Fraternity.
So Mote it Be...
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