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Volume 11 Issue 4
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Visit us on the web: April 2010
http://www.whitemountain3.org
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Happy Birthday
Ed Bacon
Ross Brown Jr.
Francis Knuckey
James Rasmussen
Terry Tanner
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Masonic Birthday
Jim Heimer (5)
Kenneth Hood (65)
Gary Kish (38)
Art Salcido Jr. (4)
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Masonic Deaths
To all Americans who have given the supreme sacrifice for our
Country.
Frank Sheppard
Born:9-12-1024
Raised to MM 6-5-1963
Raised to the Celestial Lodge
4-1-2010
Laid to rest 4-8-2010
(Mountain
View Cemetery 2pm)
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April Schedule
10th
9am – Coffee & Donuts
10am – Lodge Stated Meeting
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May Schedule
10th
9am – Coffee & Donuts
10am
– Lodge Stated Meeting
11:00
Degree (TBD)
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Sickness and
Distress
Bob Gillette
Dave Porter
Ben McGowen
Robert Brisbin (DDGM/DDGL)
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FROM
THE EAST
Brothers,
Great month with a dose of reality.
I was traveling again, but I managed to get a sidebar to Carlsbad
New Mexico to attend the New Mexico Grand Lodge. It was really a
blast. I tried to ham it up to the fullest along with WB Brook
Cunningham our Junior Grand Warden. Unfortunately MW Mike Bishop
had to cancel at the last minute but our presence was well known.
Iit started with my insistence to accompany our White Mountain #5
banner into the lodge room and I stood with the Worshipful Masters
when they were introduced but for some odd reason they didn't call
my name :-(. Backing up a bit, I called the Grand Secretary of NM
and informed him that White Mountain #5 was going to be in
attendance and that we wanted a vote. Without hesitation, he said
that he would draw up the necessary papers. When I got there to
register, they were waiting for me with a “pink”
voting card, which by the way, the vote takers would not
recognize. I knew then that this was going to be fun! WB Brook
made comments for Arizona and did a fine job. On the last day, I
finally made my move and got my say. I gave them some history on
our relationship and about the “Search” and let them
know that we are alive and doing better than we have in a long
time and thanked them for our invitation to the Round-up last
year. I also suggested that they might make us an Honorary Lodge
of New Mexico but the best I could get from the new Grand Master
was that he would look into it. I did get an invitation to this
years round-up which will be held at Fort Union (near Las Vegas,
NM) on the 3rd weekend in June. I hope that we can get
as many Brothers from the lodge to attend as possible. I plan on
driving up there and can take 3 others.
As you can probably gather, since I
didn't mention it, the “Search for the Charter” has
been postponed. There wasn't any time left to plan it and no
weekend to have it before Grand Lodge. We will need to discuss
when we can have it.
Brothers, we have some degree work
to do. Brother Josh Beason is looking to get his 2nd
degree and Brother Ray Snyder is looking to get his 3rd
degree. We also have a 3rd degree for Brother Stone's
grandson, Brother Chris Stelzer, soon. We also have Levi Shaffer
that needs a 2nd degree. Also looking for new
petitions. Don't let a deserving individual not have a chance to
make a difference in his life.
Last month's Law Enforcement
luncheon was fantastic. Thanks goes out to Brother Art Salcido for
a great job. We had an overflowing crowd and some great winners.
Bill Greenen, Master
Secretary's
Desk
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2010 Officers
Worshipful
Master Bill Greenen, KYCH (480-510-4241)
Senior
Warden Earl Warner (928-425-7715)
Junior
Warden Fred
Marquardt (602-575-4946)
Secretary Paul
Dore' Sr, KYCH (928-425-2891
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Treasurer
Scott Teichrow, PM (928-425-8293)
Senior
Deacon Jerry Dubois (928-595-2386)
Junior
Deacon Art Salcido Jr.(928-402-8242)
Chaplain
Ralph Gerhardt, PM
Marshall
Harold Benjamin, PM
Senior Steward Dell
Long 520-297-7656
Junior Steward Timothy
Humprey
Tyler
Doug Skowron, KYCH
Trustees:
Ralph
Gerhardt, PM, 2014
Howard
Billingsley, KYCH, 2013
Earl
Warner
2012
Robert
Gillette, PM 2011
Harold
Benjamin,
PM, 2010
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O.E.S. #8 Luncheon
March
13th
Country
Kitchen
Committees
Public Schools - Ed
Warner
Widows
- Ed Warner
Education - W. Howard
Billingsley
By-Laws - MW Oscar Lyon
Jr.
Membership - WB. Doug
Skowron
Community Events - Art
Salcido
“Search For The Charter” - Ed Warner
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Meeting
Calendar 2010
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Mar
3
- OES #8
13
- WM #3
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Apr
7
- OES #8
10
- WM #3
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May
5
- OES #8
8
- WM #3
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Jun
2
- OES #8
12
- WM #3
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Jul
7
- OES #8
10
- WM #3
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Something
to Think About
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*Mehr Licht!*
*More Light!*
Number 270 –
March 22, 2010
Dear Masonic Student,
One of my
favorite Masonic Authors and a very learned Mason was Brother
C.C. Hunt, former Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. He
wrote some great Masonic books that are well worth the time and
expense to read if you want to learn about Freemasonry. When I
read in his books I will occasionally mark something with a ‘Q’
to denote that I want to use that quote in an article sometime.
Well, I thought I would share some of those with you this week,
because I’m sure you would like to read a bit of what he
had to say so many decades ago about different topics of
Freemasonry. – Ed
“It is not by the
intellectual attainment of oral expression that we become Masons,
but by the way in which we acquire the science and couple it with
the art of temple building, and practice it in our every day
association with our fellow men. ‘No degree of Masonry is
of any avail, unless it bears fruit in action.”
“Man
feels the need of a home for his soul as well as for his body and
Masonry, recognizing this need, applies, in all its ceremonies
and instruction, the principles of material building to that of
spiritual.
“This fact must be borne in mind if we
would understand Masonic symbolism. The symbols which we use may
have other interpretations than those which we give, just as a
word may have different meanings in different connections, and we
must therefore remember that our interpretation is based upon
their use in teaching the principles of character
building.
“When the Great Light of Masonry speaks of
man as having been made in the image of God it does not refer to
his material body, but to the spiritual nature of his soul. ‘God
is a spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth.’ (John 4:24). Hence the temple that we build
is a spiritual building, a house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens.”
“The claim of Cross to having
originated the emblem [peculiar to the 3°] is, however,
disputed. Oliver speaks of the monument but does not assign it to
an American origin and the idea itself is very old.
“In
the Barney ritual of 1817, formerly in the possession of Samuel
Wilson of Vermont, which was the work adopted by the Grand Lodge
of Iowa in 1860, there is the marble column, the beautiful virgin
weeping, the open book, the sprig of acacia, the urn, and Time
standing behind. The only part lacking is the broken column and
the words referring to this were added later – Samuel
Wilson says; ‘previous to 1826 but the date or
circumstances I cannot recall.’ Thus it would seem that
everything in the present emblem except the reference to the
broken column was in use prior to the publication of
Cross’s work and in fact the emblem is somewhat different
form is frequently found in ancient symbolism.
“With
the Jews the column symbolized the princes, rulers, or nobles,
and a broken column denoted that a pillar of the state had
fallen.”
“Masons use oil at the dedication of
a Masonic temple or the laying of a corner stone to indicate that
the building is consecrated to the purpose for which it was
designed. It should be noted that unless the building is to be
‘erected for the worship of God, for educational or
charitable objects, for Masonic uses, or for the purpose of the
administration of justice and free government,’ Masons will
not perform the ceremony. Thus the building must be intended to
serve mankind by contributing to his development and growth in
character or the use of the consecrating elements would have no
meaning.”
Well, there are a few quotes from Brother
Hunt, I hope you enjoyed them. - Ed
*Words to live by:* A
word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain.
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