Copper Board

HAPPY Birthdays

Edwin Bacon
Ross A. Brown Jr
Benjamin McGowen
Terry C. Tanner

Masonic Birthdays

Kenneth C. Hood(63)

Henry H. London(59)

Gary C. Kish(46)

Jim Heimer(3)
Art Salcido(2)

Masonic Deaths

Apr Schedule

12th

9am – Coffee & Donuts

10am – Lodge (1 petition to vote, 2 possible to read)

12:00 pm- Police Appreciation Lunch

May Schedule

10th

9am – Coffee & Donuts

10am – Lodge

12:00 pm- Lunch with Eastern Star

Possible Degree work-TBD

Secretary's Desk

To contact the Secretary of our Lodge (Paul Dore)

Please call: 928-425-2891 or 602-920-0456
E-mail: pauldoresr@cox.net
P.O. Box 741 – Globe , Arizona 85502

Meeting Calendar 2008

Apr May Jun Jul Aug

3- OES#8 1- OES#8 5- OES#8

12- WM#3 10- WM#3 14- WM#3 12- WM#3

50 Years Ago

White Mountain Lodge April 1958

Brother John Tennyson was raised to the sublime degree of master mason.
The Arizona Grand Lodge of Masons was held in Globe April 27, 28, & 29th.

Doric Lodge April 1958

Brother William Pomeroy was restored to membership in Doric Lodge

Something to Think About

Brethren,

Recently a Brother from Toronto Canada asked me the following two questions.
What would you define as being characteristically unique to Freemasonry?
What sets Freemasonry apart from most other fraternal, friendship or charitable societies?
Somehow the phrase that Masonry “makes good men better” seems totally inadequate as an answer to his very serious questions and I wondered what I would have said if the questions had come from a non-Mason? How do we define the unique characteristics of Freemasonry that sets it aside from most other
fraternal, friendship or charitable societies?
Obviously the process of making good men better is a result, not a definition, of being a Freemason. Brotherly Love, relief and truth are also part of what makes us unique but again falls short of being definitive as does wisdom strength and beauty. What we need is a short precise and
meaningful definition that captures the essence of the unique character of our fraternity that has endured for centuries. It is a task that is easier said than done. How can anyone encapsulate the true character of Freemasonry into a single paragraph much less one sentence?
After several failed attempts I finally came up with a definition that works for me. It is not perfect but practical. I really wanted to throw in words like optimistic, fun loving and gregarious so that there would be an admonition there against taking ourselves too seriously. Unfortunately so far I have not been able to work that in because to me they fall under the definition of the word charity.
Anyway, if pressed to describe the unique character of freemasonry I would have to reply with the following:
Being a Freemason is making a commitment to living your life with honor, equality, fraternity, charity, and the never-ending search for truth.
Freemasonry did not invent these concepts they are as old and perhaps even older than Hammurabi's Code. Commitment or perseverance in any worthwhile endeavor particularly those I have used in my definition above makes the journey through life a success and ethics and morality are the children of
such a commitment.
You can't possess honor without acquiring integrity, you cannot believe in equality without developing respect for your fellow man. You cannot believe in Fraternity and remain a bigot. Charity gives meaning to every aspect of our lives. It creates joy and causes laughter. It lightens our spirit and it makes the act of giving more rewarding than the act of receiving. Without Charity we are empty vessels. Finally the never-ending search for truth cannot help be lead us to the conclusion that there is a higher power at
work in the cosmos and we are but smoke.
What makes a Freemason different is his commitment to these concepts.

Fraternally,
Jack Buta