MASONIC SHORTS


After all, the ritual, no matter how valuable it may be and how
necessary it is to our Lodges, it something apart from, extraneous
to, the lives you and I live. We do not go to work by ritual; we do
not live our social lives by Masonic ritual; we do not make love to
our wives by Masonic ritual; we do not solve our problems by
Masonic ritual, but by Masonic teachings.

Carl Claudy, FPS






Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own
reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company. -George
Washington (1732-1799)



"Freemasonry is....

Kindness in the home
Honesty in business
Courtesy in society
Fairness in work
Pity and concern toward the unfortunate
Resistance toward the wicked
Help for the weak
Trust in the strong
Forgiveness for the penitent
Love for one another - and above all-
Love for (your) God.
Freemasonry is many things
All of these and more
But in a few words
Freemasonry is a way of life."

My question is, "How much more simple can our Charter be?"




Do you suppose the Celestial lodge above, where the GAOTU
presides has, the same restrictions and
recognition/acknowledgement provisions as we have created here
for our Terrestrial lodges?

Hopefully, we will all ultimately live (exist) in total peace and
harmony regardless of our earthly differences.  But, wouldn't it
be disappointing to find that admission to the Celestial lodge
isn't possible until Peace on Earth is achieved?




The Freemason is a man or a woman who fits this definition :

Feet on the Earth
Love in the heart
And head in the stars






I See You've Travelled Some..."
Wherever you may chance to be--Wherever you may roam, Far away in
foreign lands; Or just at Home Sweet Home; It always gives you
pleasure, it makes your heart strings hum Just to hear the words
of cheer, "I see you've travelled some."

When you get a brother's greeting, And he takes you by the hand,
It thrills you with a feeling that you cannot understand, You
feel that bond of brotherhood that tie that's sure to come When
you hear him say in a friendly way "I see you've travelled some."

And if you are a stranger, In strange lands all alone If fate has
left you stranded--Dead broke and far from home, It thrills
you--makes you numb, When he says with a grip of fellowship, "I
see you've travelled some."

And when your final summons comes, To take a last long trip,
Adorned with Lambskin Apron White and gems of fellowship-- The
Tiler at the Golden Gate, With Square and Level and Plumb Will
size up your pin and say "Walk In", "I see you've travelled
some."





