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September/October 2013 THE SCOTTISH RITE JOURNAL 1

V O L . C X X I

N U M B E R 5

Grand Commanders MessageTe Business of the Scottish RiteRonald A. Seale .........................................2

Morals and Dogma

Intellectual and IndispensableS. Brent Morris .......................................11

Current Interest .....................................14

Bugsport ....................................................16

Freemasonry Q & A ....................... 17

Notes from the Northern Light .....18

Brother Brothers Journal

Te Lodge Over Pimpkins StoreMichael Halleran................................19

Book ReviewsFulllment by Freemasonry James . resner II .............................. 26

- -Ronald A. Seale, 33

S. Brent Morris, 33, GC

William J. Mollere, 33, ChairmanRobert F. Hannon, 33

Charles N. Kaufman, 33 William G. Sizemore, 33, GC

Elizabeth A. W. McCarthy

Jeri E. Walker

Te Scottish Rite Journal (ISSN 10768572) is

published bimonthly by the Supreme Council, 33,Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,Southern Jurisdiction, USA.

Te views expressed in the Journal (formerlytitled Te New Age Magazine , 19031989) do notnecessarily reect those of the Supreme Councilor its officers. Te Scottish Rite Journal holds aregistered trademark with the U.S. Patent and

rademark Office.

2013 by the Supreme Council, 33A.&A.S.R. S.J., U.S.A. All rights reserved.

A Dream Becomes Reality in Kansas CityBob Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

4th Annual Photo Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Proudly We StandMatthew . Szramoski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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2013 Celebrating the Craft Scottish Rite Has TalentWinners: Back row (l. to r.) Gary Key, 32, Kennewick,Wash.; Bob R. Aunchman, 32, Stockton, Calif.; EdwinW. Benson III, 32, KCCH, Nashville, enn., Ernest A.Chapman III, 32, Nashville, enn.; Brent A. Reichow,32, KCCH, Minneapolis, Minn.; Neil E. Clevenger, 32,Kahului, Hawaii; Paul Tompson, 32, Miami, Fla.; RonaldD. Hauser, 32, St. Louis, Mo.; Front row (l. to r.)Edwin

H. Josey, 32, Knoxville, enn.; Michael E. Swartz, 32,Memphis, enn.; Casey D. Stanislaw, 32, Waco, exas;and Caleb Stanislaw.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS & ADDRESS CHANGES: el. 2027773115; [email protected]. Pricing: Domestic$15 for 1 year; $40 for 3 years; Foreign$37 for1 year; $105 for 3 years; Single copies$3 each (domestic checks only). SUBMISSIONS & GENERAL INQUIRIES: Scottish Rite Journal , 1733 16th Street, NW,Washington, DC 200093103; Fax 2024640487; [email protected]. Submitted articles should be 600 to 1,200 words, and whenever possible, relevanthigh-resolution images with proper credits should be included. Articles are subject to editing and, if published, become the property of the Supreme Council,33. No compensation is given for any articles, photographs, or other materials submitted or published.

ProposedMuseumExhibitDrawing of the proposedmuseum exhibit featuringthe Blue Lodge. Readabout the progress wevemade starting page 23.

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64th Annual Photo ContestSee this years winner! Visit ScottishRite.org fordetails on the 5th Annual Photo Contest, whichbegins in January 2014.

(Below) Photo ContestHonorable Mention, JuniorDeacon Medallion, ChrisPeck, Sandy, Utah

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2 THE SCOTTISH RITE JOURNAL September/October 2013

A S , he Supreme Council

mee s in formal session every wo years in Washing on,D.C. For many years, he convoca ion occurred in

early fall he rs Monday in Oc ober o be exac . Te assem- bly was ac ually held a he House of he emple in he orna e

emple Room designed almos a cen ury agofor ha very purpose. When I rs became amember of he Supreme Council represen -ing my home s a e, I remember ha radi ionas very much alive. I recall proudly process-ing in o ha magnicen chamber as hemassive pipe organs 1,700 pipes heralded

he approach of he Mo her Council of he World duly assembled and prepared o delibera e! Jus a ouchof fall in he air on a brisk Oc ober morn added o he fes iveoccasion. Tis is one of hose experiences o be remembered.

As in eres in atending upon he delibera ions of heSupreme Council has increased over he years, we nd he

emple Room no longer adequa e o accommoda e hose who wan o be presen , and he mee ing has been moved o hegrand ballroom of a local ho el. I is also s reamed live over heIn erne . Te crispness of early fall has given way o he dog daysof Augus , a nod o he savings inho el and food service ra es in hesummer in Washing on. Ye wes ill offer a premier even for hosemaking he rip o Washing on. Aleas , ha s our goal.

Irrespec ive of when or in wha venue he Supreme Coun-cil convenes, i can be a mosimpressive even . As a mater offac , as I wri e his ar icle, our2013 Biennial Session is uponus, and when mos of you read his Journal , he mee ing will be concluded. Wi h every s a e in our Jurisdic ion represen -ed, Sovereign Grand Commanders or represen a ives from40 affilia ed Supreme Councils hroughou he world, andsome 35 Grand Mas ers represen ing heir Jurisdic ions inatendance, his is ruly a signican ga hering of he Freema-sons! Gran ed, a lo of ime and effor by a very professionals aff and no small expense goes in o preparing and execu ingone of hese even s. Te one commen ha I hear over andover again is, Tis is he way Scotish Ri e should be rsclass! And, Why can i be his way a home? My re-sponse, I can and should be.

Now, make no mis ake. I am no advoca ing ha any s a e orlocal Scotish Ri e deple e i s asse s or seek o conduc mee ings asre ec ed by our o al combined effor s when he Supreme Councilmee s. Bu I am advoca ing ha every hing we do should be wi haten ion and focus o de ail o he end ha our ga herings are

indeed rs class even s. Having said ha , I would fur her no eha rs class is no abou he pocke book bu ra her abou he

ati ude . As we plan our nex mee ing, even , or Reunion, wha are we doing or offering ha would in eres our general membershipor crea e a desire o be presen and par icipa e? Wha mo iva iondo we provide for a man o devo e his leisure ime a limi ed com-modi y o he Scotish Ri e? If we don know, were no ready.

While he Supreme Council mee ing is some hing o an icipa eand enjoy, we mus never lose sigh of he fac he work of heScotish Ri e and our mission are a home in he local Valley andLodge of Perfec ion mee ings. For i is a home ha he Reunionare conduc ed, degrees are exemplied, obliga ions assumed, andBro hers are welcomed and made o feel special.

In your home Valley, no less han in Washing on, bro her-hood is prac iced and Masonry engaged. You know ha cup ofcoffee you shared wi h a friend a las mon hs mee ing? Tosefew momen s you spen discussing he upcoming ball game a your college or universi y for he coming weekend? Te hand-shake and smile you received when you en ered he Lodge?Ta feeling of solemni y you experienced when ga heringabou he al ar as a new bro her is obliga ed? Ta s where you will nd your Masonry. And i s no less impor an andperhaps more so han wha one experiences when atendingupon he delibera ions of he Supreme Council in Washing on.

For in i s rues form, Masonry is abou rela ionships be-ween people, forging fas bonds and building rus . I s abou

having someone in whom you can rely and who can rely upon you. Ta s our produc , our reason for exis ing, and wha we offer o all who will pe i ion our ranks. Celebra e ha fac when you nex ga her and know ha you are involved in he very op level business of he Scotish Ri e. You are fulllingour mission as you engage each o her in Masonic bro herhoodand fellowship, around he coffee po as well as he Al ar.

Te Business of he Scotish Ri e

While the Supreme Council meeting is something toanticipate and enjoy, we must never lose sight of the factthe work of the Scottish Rite and our mission are at home inthe local Valley and Lodge of Perfection meetings.

Ronald A. Seale, 33

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B U I L D I N G T H E R I T E

T V K C was

honored o be he hos of he 2013Orien of Missouri, Mul i-S a e Re-

union on April 26 and 27, 2013. As heReunion progressed i became eviden

ha atendees from around he coun-ry and especially candida es for una e

enough o join he Ri e a his reunion were par icipa ing in an even so special

ha i has been difficul o describe.Tis has been he grea es reunion I

have ever atended.Tis Reunion has been a life changing

experience for me.

Tese are some of he many com-men s overheard as we wen hrough

his Reunion and realized ha he year ofhard work in planning and coordina inghad resul ed in a hugely successful even .

Planned for wo days of degrees wi ha day of visi ing degree eam rehearsals,

he Mul i-S a e Reunion was an ambi-ious under aking. Will o her Orien s

and Valleys be able o atend? Will here be candida es? Can we handle feedinghundreds? Tese and many ques ionsand concerns faced us as we houghabou wha would be required. Of course,

he Valley was already commited ohos ing he Orien Reunion since SGIGBob Cockerham, 33, had challenged us

o pu i on in May of 2012. So here wasnowhere o go excep forward wi h fai hin ourselves ha we were up o he ask.

Reunion Program Manager, Bro. Dan Woehrman, KCCH, knew early on hahaving a sound plan and communica -ing he de ails of he Reunion o Orien sand Valleys across he Midwes would becrucial. He es ablished a eam of willing volun eers who eagerly ackled heir re-spec ive du ies. From building a websi efor regis ra ion and Reunion informa ion

o Degree eam recrui men and coor-dina ion o developing he ou s andingLadies Program o planning meals, ho elarrangemen s, and he myriad of supporservices required, everywhere we urned

Over two rainy days in April, a dream for members of the ScottishRite Valley of Kansas City, Missouri, came true in the form of themost successful and exciting event to ever have occurred in themodern history of our Valley.

P h o t o g r a p h y b y D

. B r e n t M a r c h a n t , 3 2 , V a l l e y o f K a n s a s C i t y , M o .

Bob Harman, 33in Kansas City, Mo.

Candidates participating in the 14th Degree, conferred by theValley of Joplin, Missouri.

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ano her bro her was s eppingforward o serve.

Bro. Pa rick Wes , 32, was he Valley coordina or and recrui erfor all of he visi ing degree eams.

We had es ablished early on ha we wan ed o have degrees per-formed by as many differen Val-leys as possible, bu especially hefour o her Valleys from Missouri.Pa quickly had secured com-mi men s from he Valleys ofDallas, exas, Des Moines, Iowa,and ulsa, Oklahoma. Te o herMissouri Valleys all s epped upas well, agreeing o bring eamsfrom S . Joseph, Columbia, Jop-lin, and S . Louis.

Each Valley was provided aKansas Ci y member as liaison o escor

hem while hey were atending and ohelp hem nd heir way, especially as

hey prepared o perform heir degrees.Tursday, April 25, was scheduled o

be an open day of rehearsal and echni-cal orien a ion a he Kansas Ci y emple.Unders anding ha mos visi ing bro h-ers had never been in our emple andcer ainly none had presen ed a degree

here before, we knew coordina ing

props, ligh s, sound, back drops, and mu-sic would be cri ical no only o he suc-cess of each exemplied degree, bu also

o crea ing as s ress-free an environmenas possible for hese eams. Direc or of

he Work, Bro. Ron Hewit, KCCH, leda awless schedule and a eam whichexecu ed heir echnical suppor in anamazingly professional manner. Each of

he seven visi ing Valley degree eams was able o atend on Tursday and work wi h he Kansas Ci y echnical s aff ohave ques ions answered.

hursday evening was a recep ion, which provided an oppor uni y forKansas Ci y Valley members and la-

dies o mee and welcome bro hers and ladies from visi ing Valleys. Over 150Sco ish Ri e Masonsfrom many differen Ori-en s had a grea ime mak-ing new friends and re-newing old acquain ances.

As we planned hiseven hroughou he year, we knew ha suppor andcommunica ion abou heReunion would need ocome from he SupremeCouncil. Hea her Cal-loway, Museum Cura orand Webmas er, was a

grea help in promo ing he Reunionon he Supreme Council websi e.

Leading up o he Reunion we all wondered if i migh be possible for hemos senior leadership of he Supreme

Council o be on handfor a por ion of heReunion. We all knowhow busy hese bro hers areand how difficul i is for hem

o schedule ravel away from heirdu ies a he House of he emple.Imagine he exci emen we fel when we were informed ha he SovereignGrand Commander, Ronald A. Seale,33, would be able o atend! Tis urnof even s crea ed a new exci emen andan icipa ion for he formal opening cer-emony of he Reunion on Friday morn-ing. In fac , we were honored o have sixmembers of he Supreme Council in a -

endance, as well as he Grand Mas er ofMissouri, MW David Ramsey, KCCH.Many Valley Personal Reps, Secre aries,and officers were in atendance suppor -ing heir Valley degree eams.

Answering one of our mos pressingques ions whe her here would be can-dida es for his Reunion he membersof he Kansas Ci y Valley produced 29candida es. We also were honored o per-form cour esy work on seven addi ional bro hers from ve o her Valleys. Tereis no doub hese 36 bro hers were as-

ounded wi h heir Reunion experience. As you can imagine, he Valleys who

agreed o exemplify degrees a his Re-union away from he comfor of home

Ill. Robert L. BobHarman, 33,

Personal Rep., Valleyof Kansas City, Mo.,

addresses reunionattendees.

(L. to r.) , Bro. AaronShoemaker, KCCH,meets with Ill. RobertCockerham, 33, SGIGin Missouri; SovereignGrand Commander

Ronald A. Seale, 33;and Ill. M. DouglasAdkins, SGIG in Texas,in the hallway of theKansas City Scottish RiteTemple. Six membersof the Supreme Councilattended the historicReunion.

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would bring heir A game. Each o hedegrees was an ou s anding exampleo dedica ion and commi men on hepar o bro hers who ruly are proud o

heir Valleys degree capabili ies. TisReunion was privileged o wi ness de-grees presen ed in new and unusual ways using a varie y o means rom old

ashioned props and equipmen , o hemos sophis ica ed elec ronic mediaavailable. Te Kansas Ci y

emple audi orium was rans-ormed in o a Scotish Ri e

visual eas or he eyes. I wasalso rans ormed in o a eas

or he ears when he Valley oDes Moines, Iowa, presen ed

he 22nd degree musically!Te s anding ova ion given by

he audience afer his per or-mance was a es amen o hisamazing and unique per or-mance.

Te Valley o Kansas Ci yhas, or he pas year, presen -ed he Scotish Ri e Mas erCrafsman Course o all candida es dur-ing he Reunions. Bro. Michael Lock- wood, 32, in roduced and ins ruc ed,leading each o he candida es o comple-

ion o he rs lesson, which can now be orwarded or review. Te candida eshave a head s ar on comple ing he Mas-

er Crafsman Program and gaining he valuable insigh in o he Scotish Ri e

ha i delivers.Friday evening was se aside or he

Kansas Ci y Knigh s o S . Andrew o

conduc a knigh ing ceremony, dinner,and par y or heir members. Te pridein membership o he Knigh s o S . An-drew is eviden as hese bro hers proudlyarrived in heir kil s and Scotish dress

or a grand ime.Te culmina ion o his reunion was

a gala banque held in he Kansas Ci yemple Ball Room. Seeing he room ull

o over 200 members and ladies espe-

cially considering here were bro hersrom a leas 14 differen Valleys in aten-

dance was ex remely gra i ying. Why was aking on he challenge ohe larges and mos ex ravagan Re-

union in Kansas Ci y Valley memoryso impor an ? Why would we wan odo all o his work? I is summed up in

he mo o o his ReunionBuildinghe Ri e. Na urally, o he unini ia ed,his would allude simply o inding

new members or our Valley and he

Ri e. Bu , in Kansas Ci y, we all knowi means so much more. Building new

riendships, wi hin and ou side o our Valley; building con idence in he ca-pabili ies o he eam o bro hers whos epped up o every job asked; buildingnew unders anding o how here is nolimi o wha we can, as Sco ish Ri eMasons, achieve!

his s ory, o course is abou hepeople who made i happen.

he en ire Valley o Kan-sas Ci y eels a grea debo gra i ude o he bro hers

rom all over he coun ry who responded o he call

o suppor and a ended hisgrea even . Bu , as much as

he members o Kansas Ci ygained rom heir hard workin pu ing his reunion o-ge her, our newes membersare he single mos impor anreason o have a emp ed hisreunion. hese new bro h-ers will have amazing s ories

o ell or he res o heir lives abouheir irs experiences in he Sco ish

Ri e. As has been said many imes sincehe Reunion, words simply canno de-

scribe he eeling o bro herhood, ca-maraderie, Masonic Fellowship, andawe ha each member and candida e

el during he Reunion.Bringing a dream o reali y is no easy

ask. Dreaming o a reali y as grea as hisReunion experience urned ou o be, was he impossible made real.

MW David Ramsey, KCCH, Grand Master of Missouri, wasone of several distinguished guests who attended the 2013

multi-state Reunion in April.

More than 150 Scottish Rite Masons attended the 2013 Orientof Missouri, Multi-State Reunion held April 2627.

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ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY

1st Place Sunset at the Lodge Door, Jackson, Wyo.Bro. David Sprague, 32, Valley of Denver, Colo.

2nd Place Rosslyn Chapelif Walls Could alk

Bro. Daniel . Lang, 32, Valley of Duluth, Minn.3rd Place PerseveranceBro. Mark Jordan, 32, Valley of Asheville, N.C.

Honorable Mention Te Camp, Valley of DenverIll. John A. Moreno, 33, Valley of Denver, Colo.

4th ANNUAL PHOTO C

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Te 2013 contest brought hundredsof entries documenting life in Freema-sonry. Congratulations to the winners!

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COSTUMES

COSTUMES & REGAL IA CATEGORY

1st Place Prussian KnightIll. Jeffrey K. Haven, 33, Valley of Dallas, Texas

2nd Place Warren Lodge No. 51 HonoringPast Grand Master Coates,Bro. David R. Sandy, 32, Valley of Baltimore, Md.

3rd PlaceA Just and Upright Mason

Bro. Mark E. Smith, 32, Valley of New Haven, Conn.

Honorable Mentions

31st Degree, Inspector Inquisitor Cast with MasksBro. Corbin P. Elliott, 32, Valley of Jacksonville, Fla .

Jewels of a Rainbow GirlMicaela Cochrane, Fredericksburg, Va.

2nd

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DRAMATIC CATEGORY

1st Place Wax SealAlexandre Huez, Lodge Les Antients No. 549,Grand Loge Nationale Franaise

2nd Place From AboveChristopher Bilodeau, Douglas, Mass.

3rd Place FaithBro. T. Seth Morrell, 32 Valleys of Wheeling andMorgantown, W.Va.

Honorable Mentions A Lost ArtIll. Jeffrey K. Haven, 33, Valley of Dallas, Texas

Lights of Mt. AraratBro. Jason Q. Standish, 32, Valley of Baltimore, Md.

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Check our website at ScottishRite.org forthe 5th Annual Photo Contest, which beginsin January 2014.

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EVENTS & FELLOWSHIP CATEGORY

1st Place One Day I Will Edward R. Zweiacher, 32, PM, Valley of Guthrie, Okla.

2nd Place OES 2013 Officers, Puerto RicoBro. Javier O. Jerez-Lopez, 32, Valley of San Juan, P.R.

3rd Place Jobs Daughters Enhance the Masters InstallationBro. Elmer J. Arter, 32, Valley of Bremerton, Wash.

2nd 3rd

EVENTS &

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ANYTHING GOE S CATEGORY

1st Place Original Bible from VirginiaLodge No. 93 Bro. T. Seth Morrell, 32,Valleys of Wheeling and Morgantown, W.Va

2nd Place Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 6:54AM, Bro. Kendall R. MacGregor, 32, Valleyof Sacramento, Calif.

3rd Place Study the Path to MasonicKnowledge Bro. Robert D. Moore, 32,Valley of Birmingham, Ala.

Honorable Mentions Saint PatricksDay Ill. Terry L. Plemons, 33, Valley ofChattanooga, Tenn.

33rd Degree, Ill. Jeffrey K. Haven, 33Valley of Dallas, Texas

Junior Deacon Medallion, Chris Peck,Sandy, Utah

2nd

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M & D P E R S P E C T I V E S

S. Brent Morris, 33, Grand Cross

he aisles o a used book s orelooking or i les on Freemasonry, i doesn ake long odiscover Alber Pikes massive Morals and Dogma. I s a

s rikingly large book writen in he s yle o a cen ury-and-a-halago ha can be difficul o pene ra e. Since i came ou in 1871,probably more han a million copies have been dis ribu ed onew Scotish Ri e Masons in he Sou hern Jurisdic ion, so i sabundan and impressive on used book shelves. Adding oi s allure is he in riguing cau ion prin ed in he 1947 edi ion,

Eso eric book, or Scotish Ri e use only; o be re urned upon wi hdrawal or dea h o recipien . All o his combines o give Morals and Dogma he repu a ion o being one o he mos im-por an books on Freemasonry. I s no a general book on heCraf, bu i s none heless impor-

an because o he impac i hashad on genera ions o Scotish Ri eMasons.

Wha Morals and Dogma does iso es ablish he moral and e hicalounda ion or he degrees o he

Sou hern Jurisdic ion. No o herMasonic ri e offers i s memberssuch a base, and his is a dis in-guishing ea ure o our SupremeCouncil. Masonic degrees are com-plex allegories, bu wi hou under-s anding heir con ex , hey can be-come ri e, one-dimensional plays.

Alber Pike gave our members he background and ramework o apprecia e he Scotish Ri e De-grees. Morals and Dogma is no an easy book, bu i is essen ial

o Sou hern Jurisdic ion members.For abou a cen ury, every new Scotish Ri e Mason received

a copy o Morals and Dogma as par o his membership in he

Sou hern Jurisdic ion. I represen ed our belie ha here waan in ellec ual componen o ini ia ion ha o her Mason bodies ignored or glossed over. I is no longer manda ed by

he Supreme Council, bu i s impor ance in unders andingPikes degrees has no changed. In ac , wi h he 2011 revision by Ill. Ar uro de Hoyos, 33, Grand Cross, Pikes words aremore accessible han ever. Bro. de Hoyos has iden ied Pikessources, added 4,000+ explana ory oo no es, and, perhapsmos impor an ly, broken he ex in o shor sec ions wia common heme. Tere are now hundreds o illus ra ions,some rom he original ex s used by Pike. Ill. Rex R. Hu chenss Glossary has been added as an appendix o clari y heobscure words and ideas. Morals and Dogma is now easier ounders and and read, even hough i s sheer size is s ill in imida ing o he ain o hear .

Ill. de Hoyos in his in roduc ion well describes he eelingso a rs - ime reader.

Reading Morals and Dogma is an epic adven ure punc ua ed by rhapsodic beau y and sheer con usion. Pike and his sources swingour aten ion o he perennial grea ques ions: Where do we come

rom? Who are we? Why are we here? Wha are he du ies o aman? Wha assurance do we have o a Divine Presence in he hu-man spiri ? Wha is he na ure o reali y? Wha e hical and moralobliga ions does one have o he world a large? Is here any hing

FromFrom a a

SOUTHERNOUTHER JURI J RISSDICTIONDIC O

Pe r spectivee e ti e

I N T E L L E C T UINDISPENSABLE Masonic degrees are complex allegories,

but without understanding their context,they can become trite, one-dimensionalplays. Albert Pike gave our members the

background and framework to appreciatethe Scottish Rite Degrees.Morals and

Dogma is not an easy book, but it isessential to Southern Jurisdiction members.

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o be learned rom human suffering? Can people o differing ai hsagree on a shared religious du y? Tese ques ions, and many o hers,agi a e he mind, and rive our aten ion as much oday as hey didin Pla o or Aris o les ime, le alone a mere 140 years ago.*

Alber Pikes grea accomplishmen or he Scotish Ri e washis crea ion o he Sou hern Jurisdic ions ri uals. He revised,edi ed, and expanded wha litle he was given, and in many cas-es inven ed ceremonies and ri ual hemes rom he whole clo h.His moral and e hical ques-

ions or Scotish Ri e Masonshave become one o he dis-

inc ive ea ures o our Supreme Council. Indeed, hese ques-ions are seen sub ly in our ri uals and more obviously in Mor-

als and Dogma, which are par o he lec ures o he degrees. ono give a new bro her a copy his book is o deny him he ullimpac o Pikes ri uals and he in ellec ual heri age ha dis in-guishes he Sou hern Jurisdic ion. Fur her, no giving he bookdisrespec s he unique legacy o he Mo her Supreme Council.

Morals and Dogma gives Valleys o he Sou hern Jurisdic-ion heir unique selling proposi ion. In July 2000 he Shrine

removed he requiremen ha heir members belong o ei herhe Scotish or York Ri e. Every Scotish Ri e Mason who has

joined since ha day has done so or only one reason: hey wano enjoy he unique fa ernal experience ha he Scotish Ri e

offers. Tis experience includes our in ellec ual heri age exem-

plied by Morals and Dogma. o no include his book as par ohe ini ia ion package is o diminish wha our new member

seeking and expec ing.Pike develops several hemes hroughou Morals and Dogma,

hemes ha o him cons i u e he core o Freemasonry vi es Scotish Ri e Masons o see i hey agree wi h him.and again he gives examples o he horrors o he s a e

o impose religious con ormi y on i s ci izens. Pike himsela devou Episcopalian, bu he recognized ha wi hins a e and Freemasonry absolu e reedom o consciou was he only course ha avoided in ellec ual yrannone reads Morals and Dogma, i s easy o see Pikes passion

or religious olera ion develop hroughou he ex .I one accep s ha his neighbors have he righ

lieve and worship as hey bes unders and God, henis use ul o unders and wha heir belie s migh be

hus gives example afer example o mankinds variousemp s o a hom God. A he very leas , he show

he Golden Rule he e hic o reciproci y or Do un o oas you would have hem do un o you is vir ually univer

hroughou he religious radi ions o he world. Morals and Dogma emphasizes he commonali ies we have wi h our nei bors ra her han he differences.

Ano her major heme is ha o du y. I is pounded hroughou Morals and Dogma ha Masons have volun arily

assumed obliga ions and have aken on special du ies hara e hem rom o her men.

On he volume o Masonic li e one brigh word is writen, rom which on every side blazes an ineffable splendor. Ta word is Du y. M&D (22:35)

Every Degree o he Ancien and Accep ed Scotish Ri e, romhe rs o he hir y-second, eaches by i s ceremonial as well

i s ins ruc ion, ha he nobles purpose o li e and he higheso a man are o s rive incessan ly and vigorously o win he maso every hing, o ha which in him is spiri ual and divine, over which is ma erial and sensual; so ha in him also, as in he Univer which God governs, Harmony and Beau y may be he resul o a juequilibrium. M&D (32:83)

Te men joining he Scotish Ri e oday view heir membship as more han a mere s epping s one o some hing elseScotish Ri e o he Mo her Supreme Council offers unparalle

ellowship, bu i has been well-known hrough he cen uri s in ellec ual s reng h. I is his in ellec ual core ha s

rom o her Masonic bodies. I is no some hing or all, bu selec ew he curious, he seekers, he ques ioners, hose wan o unders and he Why? and no jus he How?

hose who rmly believe here is more o a Masonic mee ingopening, reading he minu es, paying he bills, and closing. Aall begins wi h Alber Pikes Morals and Dogma.

Albert Pikes discussion ofthe 10th Degree, IllustriousElect of the Fifteen, addressesthe dangers of intolerance,the nature of Truth, and theimportance of freedom ofthoughtfundamental topicsof Scottish Rite Freemasonry.

* Arturo de Hoyos, Albert Pikes Morals and Dogma , annotated edition (Washington: Supreme Council, , SJ, ) .

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Maryland Masons Provide Timely Assistance

O A 15, 2013, Erika Brannock, a Maryland pre-school eacher, wasin Bos on wa ching he Bos on Mara hon a he nish line when woerroris bombs exploded. Erika survived he explosion, bu her lef leg was

ampu a ed above he knee. Afer recovering in Bos on rom her injuries, she re-urned home o Maryland o res ar her li e. o help in her recovery, she moved

in wi h her mo her and s ep a her, bu he ba hroom in heir home required$10,000 in renova ions o make i handicap accessible. Tis is where he Mary-land Masons come in o he s ory. Bro. Bob Knigh , 32, owner o Whi e KnighRemodeling, was hired o do he job. As soon as he ound ou whom he work

was or, he con ac edGrand Mas er JerryPiepiora, 33, who im-media ely paid or herenova ions rom heGrand Lodge char-i y unds and hen is-sued a challenge o he Masons o Maryland o help Erika, wi h he GranLodge ma ching heir con ribu ions up o he rs $5,000. Te Maryland bro hers have responded generously, covering he original gif wi h mores ill coming in. Tis is in he bes radi ion o Masons helping hose in hecommuni ies wi hou he hope o ee or reward.

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Erika Brannock and family with MW Jerry Piepiora,33, and the $10,000 check from the Masons of Md.

Erika Brannock embraces MW Jerry Piepiora, 33,at the check presentation.

46th DeMolay International Congress Held in Minneapolis

J 1215, 2013, he ci y o Minneapolis claimedhe i le o Te Ci y o Bro herly Love, as DeMo-lays rom around he world ga hered or he 46 h In-

erna ional DeMolay Congress o review he work ohe Order and plan i s u ure. DeMolay delega es rom

every s a e in he union along wi h represen a ivesrom Canada, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, I aly, Serbia,

and Romania came oge her or our in ensely packeddays and nigh s o ra ernal ac ivi ies. Te con erence

ea ured keyno e addresses rom Minneso a Secre-ary o S a e Mark Ri chie, Dr. Verna Price, world-

renowned nancial exper Adam Carroll, and preeminen psy-chologis Dr. ony Paus ian.

Te members o he Congress ga hered a he Valley o Min-neapolis on Wednesday afernoon or orien a ion and he rsCongress session no o men ion an ou s anding barbequeprepared by he Scotish Ri e Masons! Ta evening hey enjoyed Americas pas ime as he Minneso a wins bea he Phillies, andon Tursday morning he delega es spli in o hree groups o par-

icipa e in service projec s a he American Cancer Socie y, FeedMy S arving Children, and he Shriners Hospi al or Children.

Tursday afernoon, he Congress raveled o he Minne-so a Capi ol where hey me in he House Chamber or nom-ina ions and deba e on legisla ive call i ems. In he 46-yearhis ory o he DeMolay Congress, his was he rs ime hey

me on he oor o an ac ual legisla ive body. La er, he Con-gress was in roduced o a parade o he preeminen Masonicleaders, including Grand Commander Ronald A. Seale, 33.Friday brough ocus group discussions and more businesssessions, while Sa urday culmina ed in elec ions, ins alla ion,and he Grand Mas ers Banque and DeMolay Hall o FameInduc ion. Rober W. Laing was elec ed In erna ional Mas erCouncilor and Chris opher M. LaBaw In erna ional Con-gress Secre ary. Bro. Richard Bryan, 33, ormer Governor oNevada and ormer US Sena or joined he Hall o Fame as well as Bill Heller, a Pas In erna ional Mas er Councilor andGeneral Counsel o he New York Gian s.

Submited by Bob Laing47 h In erna ional Mas er Councilor

Delegates to the 46th International DeMolay Congress gather at theMinnesota State Capitol.

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Knott and Sims Win Grand Prizes in Kach Essay Contest

T 2013 G P W - o he Paul R. Kach De-Molay Essay Con es have beenannounced. Te Grand Prize winner in he en h Grade andBelow Group is Kevin P. Sims oKy. Te Grand Prize winner in

he Eleven h Grade and Up Group isS even Knot, Pas Mas er Council o John Elio Chap er, Na ick, Mass. Te

opic or his years essays was charac er- based leadership. Te winning essays

will be pos ed o he SupremeCouncil web si e.

Ill. Paul R. Kach, 33, (19001983) was an ou s anding member o he Scotish Ri e Valley oBal imore, Md., and an ardensuppor er o he Order o De-

Molay. Te essay con es ha bears hisname was es ablished in 1984, and each year since he Scotish Ri e suppor s heIn erna ional Order o DeMolay via heScotish Ri e Paul R. Kach DeMolay

Essay Con es wi h DeMolay In erna-ional headquar ers selec ing a heme.

Fort Scott Valley Hosts Second Race for the Hidden Treasures of Fort Scott

O S M 25, 2013, he For Scot Scotish

Ri e hos ed he second Race or he Hidden reasureso For Scot in conjunc ion wi h he For Scot Recrea ionCommission. Te compe i ion consis -ed o eams o our o six people search-ing or clues o ake hem o heir nexloca ion un il hey reached he nish.Te even s ar ed a 10:30 wi h orien a-

ion a he local communi y cen er. A11:00 he eams were given heir rsclue, which ook hem o he local highschool oo ball s adi-um. Once a he s a-dium one membero each eam was al-lowed inside o nd

he nex clue, whichook each eam in a

differen direc ion. Afer he s adiumhere were hir een

s ops wi h a challengea each. Once a chal-lenge was comple ed a clue was given or he nex s op. eamsnished in he ups airs audi orium o he Scotish Ri e emple which was se up by Ill. John Bar elsmeyer, 33, and Bro. Ken Wheeler, KCCH, o resemble King Solomons reasure room.

Te challenges varied rom physically axing o men allydemanding as eams es ed heir general knowledge as well as

heir puzzle-solving, logic, his ory, and ma h skills, and observa ion capabili ies. Some o he challenges ook en minu es ocomple e and some ook an hour. A he Na ional His oric For ,

eams had o spend over an hour searching he buildings andin erviewing employees dressed in 1840s clo hing or answers.

A sack lunch was provided by he Sco ish Ri e only as eams passed by he emple. A er he race wa

all o he eams had a more leisurely supper in he ScoRi e dining room. his was a grea oppor uni y or heley o build a posi ive public image o Freemasonry and Sco ish Ri e in he communi y. Plans are in he workhos ing his again nex year.

Submited by Don Wheeler, KCCH Valley of F . Scot, Kansas

(Clockwise from top) Gray eam members surroundKing Solomons throne in the treasure room. Green eam

members a interview a fort employee in period clothing. (L.to r.) Bros. Wayne Torpe, KCCH,Don Wheeler, KCCH, and Ill. Don

LaPanne, 33, prepare food forparticipants.

(L. to r.) Candice, Donnie, and Kevin Sims,with Roger Barnett, 33, PGM, SGIG in KY.

Knott

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BUGSPOR BY ED BAS IEN, 32Te ongoing story of ed, his family, and aninteresting new town

Mrs. Mary Perdue, Former First Lady ofGeorgia Speaks at Macon, Georgia

M . M P , Former Firs Lady o Georgia,has cen ered her li e around maters involving am-ily and children in her roles as mo her, grandmo her, os erparen , speech pa hologis , and childrens minis ry volun-

eer in her church. As Georgias Firs Lady, she con inuedo make amily and childrens issues her primary ocus.

Mrs. Perdue is commited o working in suppor o he wel are o our children, par icularly children in os er careand he juvenile jus ice sys em. She believes i is cri ical oreach children in heir early years o avoid po en ial socialproblems as eenagers or adul s.

Afer being a s ay-a -home mom or 19 years, Mrs. Perdueserved as a speech herapis o public school children rompre-kindergar en o high school. She spoke o he Valley oMacon, Georgia, and received a Ri eCare shir and umbrella

rom Personal Represen a ive ed C. Collins, 33, as a okeno apprecia ion or her suppor o he children o Georgia.

Submited by Harry A. Bruno, KCCH

GM Ray Knittel, 32, Mary Perdue, Ill. ed C. Collins, 33,PGM/PR (center, l. to r.) with the Ladies of Te Speech Path,the Valley of Macons RiteCare Partner

Jackson, Miss., Honors Robert H. Denson, 33

T 222 R o he Valley o Jackson, Miss., ored he memory o Ill. Rober H. Denson, 33, ormer ley Secre ary. Mrs. Denson and her children were recognizeand presen ed wi h red roses ( op pho o). Te Valley ini iaeigh new Scotish Ri e Masons wi h he assis ance o Ill. Lundy, 33, Depu y in Mississippi. Personal Represen aRober Mar in, 33, rea ed nearly 80 members and guesa delicious ried ca sh dinner. Special Jackson Valley me bers in atendance included GM Myron Ware, 33, and PGMCharles Cox, 33.

Submited by John Daugh ry, 33General Secre ary, Jackson, MS

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W S R

A 1864, he Cincinna i Sco ishRi e had ins alled a raised s age and boas edo rooms, pain ing, scenery, wardrobe, proper-

ies, &c., &c., necessary or con erring he degrees. his change in per ormance venuescame a he beginning o and con inued hrough

he Golden Age o Fra ernalism (18701910) when Americans were in eres ed in all hings ra ernal.

Tea rical s aging spread as er in he Nor hern Masonic Jurisdic ionhan in he Sou hern Jurisdic ion, bu i was a movemen ha couldn

s opped. American Scotish Ri e bodies erec ed s ages, pain ed and pur-chased scenery, and bough cos umes o pu on heir degrees. Tey became

reper ory hea er companies wi h a reper oireo 29 plays. Now when King Solomon s epped

orward o speak, i wasn necessary o imaginhis exo ic dress or magnicen hrone roomhe s ood here in purple robes wi h a crown,surrounded by his guards and advisors in anorien al palace o s unning opulence. (And hemembers go o ake urns playing Solomon!)

Success bred success, and Scotish Ri e bodies ried o ou do eacho her in puting oge her lavish s ages

and ex ravagan produc ions. Tea rical supply companies compe ed o provide scen-ery, cos umes, makeup, and ligh ing. Large ci ies migh have s ages wi h 100 or moredrops, ull ligh ing, a wardrobe room, a proper y room, and crews o keep every hingrunning. Te single cen er o Scotish Ri eper ci y now became an advan age wi hplen y o members available o ll all o

he suppor ing jobs in a major produc-ion, including ki chen crews, orches ras,

and choirs. Te con erral o Scotish Ri eDegrees wo o our imes a year becamemajor even s, wi h hundreds o membersand candida es ga hering oge her. Afer wi nessing he degrees, new memberseagerly signed up o ake par hemselvesand he cycle con inued.

From S. Brent Morris, 33, GC, Complete Idiots Guide to Freemasonry (2006)

Have a question about Masonry? Email [email protected], and your question may appear in anupcoming issue.

F R E E M A S O N R Y

Left: Tis advertisementfor Scottish Rite costumesappeared in the TeNew Age magazine forDecember 1904. Forcontemporary ScottishRite costumes, see, p. 7.

Below: Court of the Dead31stDegree, c. 1920s, by Great

Western Stage Painting Studios

P e r f o r m i n g A r t s A r c h i v e s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f M i n n e s o t a L i b r a r i e s

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A P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e N o r t h e r n M a s o n i c J u r i s d i c t i o n

Notes from

Curiosities of the Craft

Ill. Richard H. Curtis, 33, was recently electedpresident of the Philalethes Society at its conferencein Winnipeg, Manitoba. Te organization is theoldest independent Masonic research society in NorthAmerica. It serves thousands of members worldwide.Bro. Curtis was editor of Te Northern Light from1975 and continued in the role until 2006. As assistanteditor before that he played a crucial role in designingTe Northern Light. Dick Curtis is a member of theGood Samaritan Lodge in Reading, MA, and is also amember of the Valley of Boston.

Former TNL Editor ElectedPhilalethes Society President

he Grand Lodge of Masons inMassachusetts and the ScottishRite Masonic Museum & Libraryhave partnered to produce Curiositieso the Craf: Treasures rom the GrandLodge o Massachusetts Collection.Drawing on new research, the bookincludes over 150 highlights from theGrand Lodge collection of more than

10,000 items acquired since 1733.Tese objects represent the rich heritage of Freemasonry

in Massachusetts and tell stories of life in the fraternity, inthe state and around the world. o purchase the cataloguefor $44.95 (plus $10 for shipping), contact the GrandLodge of Massachusetts at 617-426-6040 or order online atmassfreemasonry.org.

T his summer, the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum& Library is one of 1,800 museums across Amer-ica to welcome military personnel and their familiesin collaboration with the National Endowment forthe Arts, Blue Star Families and the Department ofDefense, as part of the Blue Star Museums program.

Te program runs from Memorial Day to LaborDay and identi es museums that offer free admissionto active-duty military and their family members.Te Museum & Library is included on the Blue StarMuseums website arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. BlueStar Museums is something that service membersand their families look forward to every year, andwe are thrilled with the continued growth of theprogram, said Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet. Trough this distinctive collaboration . . .service members and their families can connect withour national treasures. Te Scottish Rite MasonicMuseum & Library is proud to participate in thisprogram and to support our military families.

A Call for Papers

he Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, locatedat Northern Masonic Jurisdiction Supreme Councilheadquarters, announces a call for papers for itssymposium, Perspectives on American Freemasonryand Fraternalism, to be held on Friday, April 11, 2014, atthe museum in Lexington, MA.

Te symposium seeks to present the newest researchon American fraternal groups from the past through thepresent day.

Proposals should be for30-minute research papers. Tedays schedule will allow foraudience questions and feedback.Submit an abstract of 400 wordsor less with a resume or c.v. that isno more than two pages. Be sure toinclude full contact information (name, address, email,phone, affiliation). Send proposals to: Aimee E. Newell,PhD, director of collections, Scottish Rite MasonicMuseum & Library, by email at [email protected] or by

mail to 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421.For more information about the Scottish Rite Masonic

Museum & Library, visit nationalheritagemuseum.org.For questions, contact Aimee E. Newell as above, or call781-457-4144.

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H U M O R

Michael Halleran, 32

January 18, 1898Weather: Bloody great blizzard SnowOutlook: Arctic

Were in luck, Cro oo called over he howling gale, heresa ligh on a he lodge.

Bully! I said, clu ching my ha o my ears as he blizzardsicy ingers a emp ed o sna ch i o . Le s ge ou o hisdamned wind.

Yep, shou ed Gus, our driver, and yourein or a rea . Oys er s ew be ore lodgei sa radi ion!

Te wind was bellowing like an O.E.S. Chris -mas chorus a demon ou side, and I was begin-ning o regre accompanying Cro oo o Colo-rado on a business rip. He had lured me o go by promising a grand our o Colorados manyne and varied lodges as he raversed he s a eselling mining implemen s, bu so ar wed hadno luck. Wed arrived oo la e or oo early o a -

end several, and many owns had no lodge a all.Merci ully, saloons were plen i ul.

Te wea her ook a urn or he wors as wemade our way owards Breckenridge, and a he

botom o a par icularly s eep grade our locomo ive engcalled i qui s. I overhead he engineer saying some hing ab

one o he ay rods gone ou askew on readle wha evermeans bu regardless, we were s uck, i was snowing, a

here looked o be more urries on he way. Afer some delay, during which I or ied mysel agains

cold wi h my ask cursed he oul wea her, he railroad aged o summon an omnibus, wo wagons, and an an iqs agecoach rom a nearby mining camp o ake he passenabou a dozen o us, o he neares own.

No icing my lapel pin, he driver o he os agecoach beckoned o us. You raveling mcome wi h me. A miner by rade, Gus (as he i

roduced himsel ) had answered he railroadcall or drivers and he soon gavestrict proof hahe was alsoa brother of the Mystic Tie. No omen ion, he also reached in o he drivers boand produced a nearly ull botle o rye whiskeyan invigora ing liba ion and ossed i back oand i ha isn proo o bro herly love, wha

Teres a lodge no ar ha s mee ing onighe said ha s i hey ain snowed ou . Weea and haw ou in lodge and hen bed dowa he Miners Ho el. Well be here be ore know i . And wi h ha he wrapped an old ar

Yet another entry from

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grea coa abou him like a burnoose, climbed aboard, and byhe ligh of he full moon, away we wen .I was looking forward o good food and good company, no

o men ion a roaring re and some of he local anglefoo wheno my chagrin he driver pulled up in fron of a dry goods s ore,

Pimpkins & Co., or some such. From wha I could see hroughhe swirling snow, i looked a bi down-a - he-heels.He hopped off he box. Here we are a las ! he said.

Where?Righ ups airs, over he s ore,

he said wi h a grin. Ill ake hehorses round back go on up.

I had my misgivings, bu Cro-foo was almos frozen s iff and heascended he ricke y s airs as fasas fros ed limbs could carry him.

We s epped in and shook off hesnow, bu he place was emp y. Ilooked more like a lumber yard

han a lodge room.Do you suppose his is he Ma-

sonic hall? I asked, looking abouhe room.Go o be, Crofoo said, hisee h s ill chatering. Why else

would hey hang a pic ure of Washing on in his apron?

Crofoo made a beeline o heglowing s ove in he corner, whileI ook in he dcor, which was ap-palling one migh describe as rus-

ic. Te lodge occupied only oneroom, and i was small, abou hesize of he game room a AlapaLodge. Te ceiling was bare jois edand soo hung like a pall over heunpain ed beams. A cane-less cane- backed chair answered for he Ori-en al sea , and wo nail kegs s ackedon one ano her did service for heSenior Wardens pedes al. And sureenough, in he nor h hung a s uffedelks head, or possibly a mangy gi-raffe on whose horns res ed a pic-

ure of he Immor al Washing on wi h his apron, sash, and jewel.1

Why don you si down by he s ove and ge warm? Cro-foo said, wi h a bi more color in his face.

You don mean o sugges ha were s aying? Ive never beenin such a place in my life!

Well, I don know where else wed go besides, I hough Ismelled some hing cooking. Youre hungry, aren you?

Famished! Jus hen, Gus and some o her bro hers came in carrying

rewood and dumped i unceremoniously by he s ove. Gus in-roduced hem as Harkins he yler, Gis he Mas er, and wo

visi ors from Denver Lodge No. 5, who were also s randed byhe s orm. We exchanged gree ings andthe usual formalities , before

Gis spoke up.Have o apologize abou he

lodge room. I ain much, bu weve go i where i coun s!

How do you mean is heremore downs airs? A bar per-haps? I asked hopefully.

No, he chuckled, sorry. Tisis i . Bu hey le us cook ourmeals in he ki chen ou back. I jus mean well, never mind. Iexpec youre hungry. Make your-selves a home and dinner will beup direc ly. In half a minu e Har-kins and Gus laid ou wo longplanks be ween he al ar and he wes pedes al, while we pulledup chairs, boxes, and cra es on which o si . As promised, Gisre urned wi h a large dixie2 full ofs eaming ho soup, upon which we fell like wolves mangy giraffesno wi hs anding.

In be ween bi es, Crofoopronounced he verdic o hegeneral agreemen of all presen .

I haven had moun ain oys ers ew in years. Capi al fare! I wasforced o agree ha i was, per-haps, he bes meal Ive ever ea -en from a chipped enamel coffeemug wi h a pickle fork. I leanedover o Crofoo and whispered,

Baffling how hey could ob ainfresh seafood his far inland, andin a blizzard, oo. He snick-ered, bu said no hing.

Jus hen he door opened wi ha roar and ano her man, bundled from head o foo , rundledin a very impor an personage by he look of hings, as all helocals s ood up and rushed abou geting him a sea and he besunchipped miners pan for his s ew and dinner, helping him wi h his overcoa , &c., &c. He proved o be M W LawrenceN. Greenleaf, Pas Grand Mas er of Colorado, who had made

he long rek from Denver o atend.

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Im an old hand in he oadying depar men always respec -ul o he purple o he ra erni y, so I quickly surrendered my

chair and offered o ake he dynami e cra e he had been giveno si on, wi h a lo o Mos Worship uls and remendous

honor hrown in or good measure, bu he waved me off.Please, call me Bro. Larry, he said, shaking my hand wi h a

rm and hear y grip. Don ge up. Nay, Bro her, don s ir amuscle. A his he looked abou he room in a sor o rap ure,like a emperance advoca e ou side a burning saloon.

I don ge a chance o visi here very ofen, bu when I do Iake i all in, or his, my bre hren, he said expansively, is myavori e lodge in all he world.Te locals all chorused, Hear! hear! I hink I blew a bi o

oys er ou my nose I coughed unexpec edly, bu he didn missa bea , beaming Oh, yes, mind no he rude and imper ec na-

ure o his hall, or here, rue bro herhood dwells among heserough ashlars.

Na urally, one canno pooh-pooh a Pas Grand Mas er eveni he apparen ly had a snoo ull on board so here was no hing

or i bu o jolly him along, nodding and smiling jus like a anEas ern S ar mee ing.

Following dinner, a ew more members arrived and lodgeconvened, in which he work was, I mus admi , o exemplarycharac er. A leng h, he bre hren ook up a chari y case involv-ing a needy widow wi h our litle ones, bu he reasurer repor -ed ha he lodge unds were exhaus ed. Ta didn s op Green-lea or he res o hem. Gis pledged some clo hing, and shoes

or he kiddies, Gus said he would deliver a load o wood, o herspledged produce, canned goods, and help shoveling snow, andeven Cro oo s ood up and offered a bank draf once we madei o Breckenridge.

And hen all eyes urned o me including hose o Green-lea , who sa nex o me.

I, well, I s ammered, I don well, I mean, I don have anyrewood, or canned goods o give....

Greenlea leaned over, wi h ha blue ligh in his eyes, and whispered, I s per ec ly accep able o offer ready money o he widow coming rom he lodge, she will no be embarrassed by he gif.

Oh, hank goodness, Mos Worship ul, wha a remendoushonor, I sputered, and reaching or my bill old, ound ha icon ained only a single en-dollar bill.3

Here you are, Mos Worship ul, again, I mus say, wha a re-mendous honor.

PostscriptUpon my re urn rom our adven ure in he moun ains, I

mus admi o eeling a rosy glow abou he display o genuine bro herhood al hough i would have been nicer i I had change

or he en. Te glow vanished, however, when I visi ed my lo-cal shmonger o ask afer ob aining some moun ain oys ers.I ook hal a botle o sherry he afernoon o allay my queasi-

ness, and he o her hal be ore my vexa ion a Cro oo wDamn his eyes.

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1. Bro. Bro her likely re ers o a prin o he 1794 por rai o Wa wearing a pas mas ers jewel, sash and apron, by William Joseph Will Al hough popular wi h Masons o he day, i has since been eclips

he 1932 ull-leng h por rai o Washing on by Hatie E. Burdete (1

1955), prin s o which have graced American lodge halls seemingly siime immemorial. Te original Burdete may be viewed a he Georg

Washing on Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia.2. dixie: a large me al mess in wi h a bale handle, used or cookin

an open re.3. $10 in 1898 would be wor h abou $270 in 2013.

Michael Halleran (au hor) isa prac icing atorney and a Pas

Mas er o Emporia Lodge No.12, char er Mas er o Jus ice Lodge No. 457, and he GrandSenior Warden o he Grand Lodge o Kansas. Michael is heau hor oTe Beter Angels oOur Na ure: Freemasonry in

he American Civil War (2010), published by he Universi y o Alabama Press.

Ted Bastien (illus ra or) hasworked in he anima ion indus ry

or over 25 years. He has direc edmany childrens car oons or vari-ous clien s, including Nickelodeonand Disney Kids. ed is a membero Joseph A. Hearn Lodge No. 685in Mississauga, On ario, Canada.

Teir book,Bro. Brothers Journal , is available fom www.macoy.com.

Although not mentioned by the diarist, this entry surelyrecords Bro. Brothers visit to the Lodge Room over SimpkinsStore, made famous by Masonic poet and Past Grand Master

of Colorado, Lawrence N. Greenleaf, in his poem of the samename penned in 1898. Although it is not possible to determinewhether or not this visit is the one immortalized in the poem,it remains a possibility that Bro. Brother, perhaps reluctantly,contributed a considerable sum to the lodge charity fund,and provided some inspiration to the famous poet.

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D E V E L O P M E N T

Matthew T. Szramoski, 33,Director of Development

T R Campaign con inues o moveorward in our effor o res ore,

enhance and improve he House o heemple. Presiden and Bro her Teo-

dore Roosevel once said Far and awayhe bes prize ha li e has o offer is he

chance o work hard a work wor h do-ing. Many Individuals, Valleys, and Ori-en s have been puting much labor in oensuring he success o he campaign andmuch work remains o be done o reachour goal o $97 million. Tese bre hrenhave earned he prize Roosevel is alkingabou . Have you earned one ye ? Te op-por uni y s ill remains!

Perhaps i is a good ime o review wha we have achieved so ar and where we need o go nex . In our personal lives we all need on occasion o s ep back and

ake a look a ourselves. o examine where we are and where we are going.Ofen we make resolu ions o ge moreexercise, argue less wi h a amily member, and atend more regularly church orsome o her impor an commi men ha we know needs o be improved upon.So oo wi h our Rebuilding he empleCampaign. Le s examine where we are wi h he campaign and wha work re-mains o be done.

Following he campaign, he Houseo he emple will serve as a na ional

cen er or educa ion, his oric preserva-ion, even s, and ourism or all people,

Masons and non-Masons alike. Visi orsrom around he world will learn abou

Freemasonry and i s in uence in shapingour American and in erna ional his ory.Similar o he Washing on Monumenand he Lincoln Memorial, he Houseo he emple will be a revered his oricallandmark. I will also become a premier venue or con erences and even s or Ma-sons, poli icians, digni aries, and scholars.Te comple ion o he Rebuilding he

emple Campaign will preserve he leg-

acy o Freemasonry, enligh en o hers oour principles and values, and promo eFreemasonry well in o he u ure.

Where do you s and wi h our cam-paign? Have you made your con ribu-

ion ye ? Are you encouraging membersin your Valley o visi he House o he

emple i hey are in our na ions capi-al o see wha a jewel in Freemasonrys

crown he emple is?I hope you will s and proud wi h as

we work o orge he House o he em-ple in o a living, brea hing, working ool

or he craf!

The Rebuilding the Temple Campaign is

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Woodyo d Bilyeu,il u, 33, , Co-Chairmano i nCharlesh rles Sederstom,Se er t m, 33, , SGIGGIG inin Nebraska,Neb ask , Co-Chairmanhai manamesmes D.D. Cole,Cole, 33,, SGIGGIG inn VirginiaV r in

Doug D Adkins,A k ns, 33, , SGIGSGIG inin Texasasoe Manning,i , , , SGIGI ini Oklahomak

Billill Brunk, , 33, , SGIGGI ini NorthNo t CarolinaolinDaleal Goehrig,Go i , 33, , SGIGSG G inin FloridaFl ridBillBill Miller,ill r, 33, , SGIGGIG EmeritusEm itus

BernieBern Blackwell,Bl ckwell, 33, , ValleyValley of of Atlantalan aBrycey Hildreth,Hil , , , Valleyl of Deses MoinesiHaro ldH ol Gwatney,Gw ey, 33, , Valleyll of LittleLittle Rock Ro k Barrya y Gossett,Gos tt, 32, , KCCH,K H, ValleyVall of o Washington,Wa hin ton, DC

H C C Check it out at ScottishRite.org. As we prepare for our thirdyear, we want everyone to know this show has provided Masonic education, entertainment, and humor to raise morethan $1.2 million for Scottish Rite philanthropies including $850,000+ for the Rebuilding the Temple Campaign.

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W ORK THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED ATTHE HOUSE OF THE TEMPLE INCLUDES:

Installation of the railing on the staircase from the rstoor to the George Washington Banquet Hall.

Installation of exit signs, re alarm system, re doors, andother life safety features throughout the building.

Repairs to the inner roof beneath the skylight. Major renovations on the rear elevator.

Completion of 50% of the plans and engineering studies

for the restoration and enhancement of the House ofthe Temple

Drafted renderings and preliminary plans for a new

Masonic education center and state-of-the-art museum

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s t ar le ator.

Inst tion of on the stairca se f rom the rst

Draf e render n s an reli ans or no letion of 5 of the lan an n i eeri s di s

Re airs t o e e roof eaea e ss ht.

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StructuralRehabilitation

Accessibility& Safety

Preservation& Education

Restoration Endowment

Since its completionin 1915, the House ofthe Temple has had fewstructural renovations.During the Rebuildingthe Temple Campaign,we will modernizeboth the internal andexternal features of thebuilding in order to el-evate it to 21st centurystandards and to makeit accessible to all visi-tors year round. Theseimprovements includegeneral architectural re-

plumbing and electrical

installation of an HVACsystem.

Those visiting theHouse of the Templesmuseums and librariesneed easier accessibilityand a guaranteed safevisit. It is our intentionto make the buildingcompliant with modern

safety codes. Plans alsoinclude the installationof several new staircas-es, handicap entrances,and elevators for theconvenience of visitors.

The Campaign incor-porates the redesign ofthe museums and thecreation of new exhibi-tions, which will serveto further educate visi-tors about the Masons

shaping our nation.

Improvements alsomust be made through-out the building toensure that preciousartifacts are displayedin an appropriate set-ting and stored in theproper environmentalconditions. Alterationsinclude the installa-

expansion of archivalspaces.

The House of theTemples original fur-niture, wood, iron, andstonework still remainstoday. These materialshave withstood the testof time, and continueto make the building a

-tural wonder. However,after 100 years, theseoriginal pieces arein need of restora-

Campaign will restorethe masonry, exteriormetal, bronze and woodframed windows, tile

and furnishings.

The endowment willprovide funding to main-tain and preserve theHouse of the Templeonce the current workis completed. Thesefunds will provide a sub-stantial portion of theannual income neededto keep the House ofthe Temple in goodcondition and preservethe various artifacts,collections, books, andarchives.

$24 million $22 million $15 million $16 million $20 million P h o t o s ( l . t o r . ) : H a r t m a n - C o x A r c h i t e c t s ; J e r i E

. W a l k e r , O ffi c e o f D e v e l o p m e n t ; E l i z a b e t h A

. W . M

c C a r t h y , T e S c o t i s h R i e J o u r n a l ( 2 ) ;

It is the goal of the Campaign for the House of the Temple toserve as a national center for education, historic preservation,events, and tourism for fellow Masons and all Americans.

House of the Temple Descriptive Budget

Rebuilding the Temple Campaign: $97 million

Structural Rehabilitation ............................ 25%

Accessibility & Safety..................................23%

Preservation & Education .......................... 15%

Restoration .................................................. 16%

Endowment ..................................................21%

REBUILDING THE TEMPLECAMPAIGN DONATIONS

Yearto Date

Campaignto Date

Cash/CashPledges $ , , $ , ,

Planned Gifts $ , , $ , ,Total $ , , $ , ,

% % % %

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B O O K R E V I E W S

Y and more hese days in ad- ver ising: fulllmen by Amazon, fulll-men by Cur is, Special y fulllmen Cen-er, e c. Essen ially, an en ire indus ry has grown

up jus geting hings people wan o he people who wan hem. I s rela ed o he earlier and s illcurren meaning of he word o nish and com-ple e some personal goal or nd a sa isfac ion osome inner need.

Fulllmen is perhaps he hotes opic in discus-sions among young Masons oday. Wha were wepromised and is ha promise being me ? Is Free-masonry delivering wha we wan and need? I s an impor an

opic li erally vi ally impor an because people simply dono join, remain in, or suppor organiza ions which do no mee

heir needs in some way.

Harper, Sr., Bro. Charles M. Freemasonry in Black andWhite: Myths and Facts: Popular and Unpopular , Published by author, 2013, paperbound, 148 pages, illustrations,ISBN 13: 978-0615819068, available on the Internet fromabout $15 and in a Kindle edition for less than $10.

Le me ge a couple of nega-ives ou of he way rs . Te

prin ing layou needs work ilooks as if when a comple eparagraph would no a he botom of a page, he wholeparagraph was moved o he fol-lowing page, so here is a lo of whi e space in he book. And icould use an edi or here areobvious ypos (is when he wordshould beit, e c.) Bu i s easy oge pas ha , and i s well wor hdoing. Bro. Harper is of a mixedracial background and wan ed o follow his fa her in o Freema-sonry. Unknowingly, he joined a lodge considered clandes ine.Te book is his s ory of his journey in correc ing ha error. Iis a good s ory of de ermina ion and fulllmen . As he wri es:

Tis journey o shared experiences and knowl-edge gained is to in orm the misin ormed. It is todispel myths o the Fraternity. It is to confont racistviews through education o personal experience andsubstantiated acts. So buckle in, open your third eye,and please digest the in ormation and grow yourinsight. Seek that which we all as Freemasons do,truth without veils o i llogical rhetoric, without thecast o oppressive viewpoints, and without political-ly correct statements. Tis is my story, Freemasonryin black and white, the myths and acts o a journeyto sel -enlightenment.

Te book is no a ran , no a faul -nding, bu a discuss And i s a fascina ing s ory o boo . Well wor h reading!

Porter, Bro. Cliff, KCCH, ATraditional Observance Lodge:One Masons Journey to Ful ll-ment , Colorado Springs: StarrPublishing LLC, 2013, paperbound, 244 pages, illustrations,ISBN 13: 978-0612802350,available on the Internet fromabout $16, Kindle editionabout $10.

Bro. Por er is one of he mosimpor an of he young Ma-sonic voices oday. He is Chair-man of Educa ion for he GrandLodge of Colorado and Chairman and Direc or of Educa iofor he Orien of Colorado (and Honorary Pas Grand Le

urer of a Canadian Grand Lodge). He has spoken in manpar s of he world, and has wice been invi ed o addresConference of Grand Mas ers of Nor h America. Were goofriends and some imes are asked o speak a he same ev which is always a joy.

Cliffs Lodge, Enligh enmen Lodge No. 198 in ColoraSprings, is enough o make one drool a litle. On average, hatendance is well over 100% (lo s of visi ors), here is a lo

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wai ing lis of pe i ioners, no one has ye gone suspended fornon-paymen of dues (which were, las I heard, $365 a year in

he belief ha Masonry ough o be wor h a leas a dollar a dayo a Mason), and members have o be gen ly encouraged o leavehe building around midnigh . And he fundamen al secre is so

simple. Tey believe ha he Masonic experience should be asrich and fullling as possible for members and candida es alike,

ha no hing should be second class, and he Masons are specialand should be rea ed ha way. Nunc dimitusindeed!

he book ells wo s ories; one is his personal journey, heo her is a sor of guidebook o hose who wan o incorpo-ra e some elemen s of a radi ional Observance Lodge in o

heir own experience. I know Lodges which have done ha ,including my own, and which have enriched everyone by do-ing so. his is a prac ical book as well as an inspiring one.Highly recommended!

Wi hing on, Philip,Soci-ety in Early Modern England:Te Vernacular Origins ofSome Powerful Ideas, Cam- bridge, UK: Poli y Press,2010, paperbound (alsoavailable in hard cover) 248pages, illus ra ions & graphs,ISBN13: 978-0-7456-4130-0 cover price $24.95, avail-able on he In erne , newand used, from abou $17.

Mr. Wi hing on is a Lec-urer in Early Modern His-ory a he Universi y of

Cambridge and a Fellow of Chris s College. his is no a book abou Freemasonry, bu i gives a very good and veryin eres ing pic ure of he socie y from which Freemasonryemerged. A a ime in our own cul ure when i seems hacivili y in social in erac ions is rapidly breaking down, wi hless and less olerance being shown for differences of opin-ion, i is in eres ing o read of a ime when our idea of civili y was being formed, and i is no hard o imagine how Freema-sonry as we know i was shaped by ha dynamic.

Mos obviously, companies (groups of people, no busi-nesses) and socie ies were si es for learning social skills. Earlymodern commen a ors were well aware ha i was in com-pany ha people learned how and wha o speak; o moveand o look; o ges ure and o lis en; o hink and o respond;

o par icipa e in habi ual rou ines and also o recognize hier-archies and conven ions all according o place and con ex .

Allied o his, companies were a primary seting for he perfor-mance of he self, or a leas he public personas ha he self was capable of presen ing.

Te book covers a grea deal oferri ory, and is a good source for

sparking your hinking abou Ma-sonry and i s social origins. Many

hanks o M.W. Richard Fle cherfor aler ing me o his book.

Shepard, Alexandra, Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England , New York:Oxford Universi y Press,2006, paperbound, 304 pages,illus ra ions, ISBN 13: 978-0-19-929934-8 Available on

he In erne for abou $39new, $18 used.

Cos ly book he hardcover edi ion, new, cos s$128, bu i is in eres ing asa fur her examina ion of ourroo s. Quo ing ex ensively fromcon emporaneous sources, Dr.Shepard shows ha he deni ionof friendship was undergoing a

ransi ion. Friendship seemso have had much he same

meaning we would atach oacquain anceship. Bu here was also en ire friendship which presupposed u mosloyal y and self-denial. According o Shepard, many if no mmale rela ionships carefully avoided any sense of obliga ioin eres ing because obliga ion would come o be a he he

he Masonic life.Especially in eres ing is his i le page from he a

mous rac Keepe wi hin Compasse: or The wor hy Legacy oa wise Fa her o his beloved Sonne. . . published in 1619 andreproduced by Shepard.

I will s rike a familiar cord wi h any Mason, of course, when he hinks abou he working ools. Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern Eng-land is no for everyone, bufor hose wi h a fascina ion wi h he cul ure which gaverise o Freemasonry, i is an in-

eres ing and informa ive read

Carr, Bro. Tomas, Te Rit-ual of Te Operative Free Ma-sons, Forgoten Books, 2012,

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reprint o 1911 book, paperbound, about 80 pages, illustra-tions and drawings, ASIN B008G85FC6, Available on theInternet rom about $6, Kindle edition $0.99

A shor bu very in eres ing book. Many American Bre hrendo no realize ha opera ive Lodges s ill exis . Bro. Carr shares, wi h permission, he ri ual o Te Worship ul Socie y o FreeMasons, Rough Masons, Wallers, Sla ers, Paviors, Plais erers,and Bricklayers. Carrs observa ions abou he deriva ion oSpecula ive rom Opera ive Masonry are well suppor ed by heri ual and ins ances he ci es. I won ake long o read his book, bu i will give you a lo abou which o hink.

Kidd, Karen, On HolyGround: History of the Hon-orable Order of AmericanCo-MasonryTe American Federation of Human Rights , Masonic Publishing Compa-ny, 2011, sofbound, 398 pag-es, illustrations, many in color,ISBN-13: 978 1613640050,available on the Internet romabout $19

Fascina ing book! I reallyhad no idea o he his ory oCo-Masonry, nor ha i ex-

ended back as ar as i does. Te book is well researched andpresen s impor an his orical documen s. I is a ne worko scholarship in addi ion o being engrossing as a s ory. oquo e rom he in roduc ion:

Co-Masonry, he branch o Freemasonry ha admi s menand women o all religions and na ional origins, has a his ory

ha many including Co-Masons hink hey know. Teyare ofen mis aken.

Many believe Co-Masonry is a new organiza ion. Te ru his Co-Masonry had i s bir h in he early 1880s and is now ini s second cen ury in Nor h America.

Many believe Co-Masonry o be sel -genera ed. Te ru his Co-Masonrys provenance is in he Male-Only branch o

he Craf. Many believe Co-Masonry is hidden and silen . Te ru h is

Co-Masonry is qui e visible, has spoken hroughou he genera-ions and s ill has much o say. . . .Tis volume in your hands is he rs o i s kind. Te pages

ha ollow impar so ar as I have skill o render i he rs published book o Co-Masonrys his ory in general and ha o Nor h American Co-Masonry in par icular. Wha ha is, younow, as you never did be ore, have he oppor uni y o discover.

I s an amazing s ory in i s own righ , and youll learn a lorom his book.

Nice ry, bu . . . .After years of faithful service,

the Scottish Rite emblem fellfrom my automobile. It wasobviously time to get another,and I repaired to the Internetin search thereof. I found one Irather liked. Completely different,it looked to be chrome (turned out to be plastic) and was

the web site was reduced in size, and so it was not untilit arrived that I discovered the motto was misspelled. In-stead of Spes Mea in Deo Est, it read Specs Mea in

eyeglasses are in God. It occurred to me that one could

any Mason, and I put it on my car with pride. But, just asa word of warning, when you order an emblem, you may

Newell, Aimee, Hilary A. Stelling , CatherineC. Swanson. Curiositiesof the Craft: reasures from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Collection ,published by the G.L. o Massachusetts and theScottish Rite Masonic Museum & Librar y, 2013,hardbound, 288 pages,color illustrations, avail-able rom www.mass ree-masonry.org or $44.95.

When Im in an an ique or used book s ore, I always keep eye ou or Masonic i ems ha have been overlooked a r volume, an officers jewel, an apron, a commemora ive piecdon ofen nd such, bu when I do I eel like a prospec or wa nugge o gold. Dr. Newell, Direc or o Collec ions, ScoRi e Masonic Museum and Library (NMJ) and her colleaguehave pu oge her a gorgeous coffee able book o 150+ ob

rom he Grand Lodge o Massachusets collec ion. Te i eminclude prin s, potery, jewelry, clocks, leters, aprons any-

hing ha has been involved wi h he ma erial cul ure omasonry. Each objec is illus ra ed wi h a ull-color pho oand a generous descrip ion. I was ascina ed o see a poro Jeremy Ladd Cross and an elderly Paul Revere, depic ioI had never seen be ore. Tis is a collec ion ha s hard o s

hrough, as each i em draws you in o nd ou a litle more.Submited by S. Bren Morris, 33, Grand Cross.

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