The Official Publication of the Audubon Park Lodge #272
December 2003
Volume 5, Number 10
From the East ...
Brethren, your attendance at our next stated meeting is of the utmost importance
to the future of Audubon Park Lodge #272. We will be voting on the consolidation
of Hillyard Lodge. This will be your only chance to comment on the consolidation
prior to voting.
We will be selecting members to serve on the Long Range Planning and other
committees to prepare for the growth of our lodge. I would like our membership
to know what we see for the future of our lodge and to participate in how
we get there. A few minor changes in the way we do things makes a big difference
for us all. The simple act of renting our temple for weddings has changed
the primary topic of our stated meetings away from "where do we get the money
for the bills". Now we can begin to establish our financial planning and budgeting
goals.
May
God bless each of us during this holiday season and bring all wonderful New
Year.
Bob
Good
Worshipful
Master
From the West...
As
I sit here at the computer it is the 1st of December and I wonder what happened
to the year? It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating the New
Year and wondering what 2003 was going to bring. There are some exciting things
happening in Audubon Park Lodge #272. We have several new members and are
anticipating initiating our next new Mason, as soon as he gets over the "bug"
that delayed his initiation before Thanksgiving. That reminds me - do you
know of any "good men" who would benefit by becoming Masons? I bet each of
you knows one or more, whether they are family members or simply friends,
colleagues or acquaintances. Have you spoken to them about Masonry? Do you
have a copy or two of Between Friends that you could share? Our organization
is so wonderful with such valuable lessons to teach that I want to share it
and I hope you do as well. The strength of Masonry comes from the participation
of those who have accepted the challenge of what it means to be a Mason. We
all need to share that with those who we know. Think about it!
While you are thinking about that - please be thinking about the big decision
we need to vote on at our next stated meeting, December 10, 2003. The brethren
of Hillyard Lodge have voted to disband and turn over all their assets to
Audubon Park Lodge. It is certainly a shame that Hillyard came to this but
a blessing that they chose us to join. The vote will take place at our stated
meeting and it is vitally important that all members in good standing come
to the meeting on December 10 to voice your opinions on this momentous opportunity
and more important, to vote on whether we should accept this opportunity.
The plusses are many but there certainly are some potential negatives. But
any time one makes a change there are risks. What we need to ask ourselves
is, "Are the benefits worth the risks?" I personally think so but will be
interested to what you all have to say. Since this will be my last column
for this space before the Christmas Holiday I want to wish you and yours all
the very best for a blessed holiday and a joyous New Year.
Chuck
R. Young
Senior
Warden
From the South...
Many
thanks to WB Dean Whittier and WB Floyd Morse for the great Taco Soup Family
Night we had on the 19th of November! The night was cool, and the soup was
hot, and it appeared that all who attended had a good time. The bonus was
that after the expenses were paid, we had still $46 left to add to the Stewards'
Fund for future occasions. I wonder if WB Dean has copyrighted his recipe
for posterity?
Our
next Family Night will be the 17th of December, 6:30 p.m. It is going to be
a Potluck dinner, so please let me know if you are coming, and what you will
bring, as soon as possible. You may contact me at 327-6627. It will also be
the Toys for Tots night, so bring a new, unwrapped toy for a needy child,
please. I will deliver the toys to the collection center on the 18th.
In
addition, please bring a small wrapped gift for the gift exchange we will
have after the dinner, about $5 limit, it's the thought that counts! I hope
that I get it RIGHT, so that no one is LEFT out, RIGHT on time, and at the
RIGHT place! Hopefully the RIGHT family won't be LEFT out in the cold. Just
a hint as to what we will be doing.
Bill
Wilson
Junior Warden
In Other News...
THE
MASON'S CHARACTER
Freemasonry has always been true to its name, and the real Mason is the builder
of the temple of his own character. Its mission is to furnish high ideals
for the individual, that may be reflected in his actions towards his fellow
men. The Masonic ideal teaches that moral and spiritual attainments are far
more important than the material and physical.
A
SPUR TO STUDY
The question of what is Freemasonry is one for individual interpretation,
and calls forth earnest endeavor to construe the lessons taught in each degree.
The question of whence it originated must necessarily be answered by facts,
and as such are limited, it cannot be fully answered until more historical
truths have been recovered. The various theories which have been advanced
in regard to its probable origin are of value as they induce the student to
verify the data on which they are founded, so as to maintain an intelligent
theory of his own.
Famous Mason’s Corner
PAUL REVERE
Col. Paul Revere was initiated in St. Andrew's
Lodge, Boston, Mass., Sept. 4, 1760, and was Grand Master from December 12,
1794 to December 27, 1797. In a letter to the secretary of the Massachusetts
Historical Society relating to the events of April, 1775, he said: 'We held
our meetings at the Green Dragon tavern. We were so careful that our meetings
should be kept secret that every time we met, every person swore upon the
Bible, that they would not discover any or our transactions, but to Messr.
Hancock, Adams, Doctors Warren, Church, and one or two more.'
Masonic
Quiz
Q:
Who was a pilot in the Air Force from 1941 to 1945 who now lives on a Mountaintop
in Arizona?
A. Barry Goldwater.
Q: What is the earliest record of a "speculative
mason" being admitted into a lodge?
A: See next month's Pillars!
Calendar of Events
December
2 Bethel 64 of Job's Daughters meeting, 7:00
p.m.
10 Stated Meeting (Veterans Theme), 7:00 p.m.
16 Bethel 64 of Job's Daughters meeting, 7:00
p.m.
17 Family Night -Gift Exchange and Toys for
Tots.
18 Third Degree (Tentative).
January 2004
6 Bethel 64 of Job's Daughters meeting, 7:00
p.m.
14 Stated Meeting (Veterans Theme), 7:00 p.m..
20 Bethel 64 of Job's Daughters meeting, 7:00
p.m.
28 Family Night, 6:30 p.m.
Officers:
WB Bob Good, Worshipful Master
B Check Young, Senior Warden
B Bill Wilson, Junior Warden
VWB Doug Tucker, Treasurer
WB Floyd Morse, Secretary
B Bill Queen, Senior Deacon
B Alan Jones Junior Deacon
WB John Smith, Junior Steward
B Rob Queen, Tyler
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