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Through Masonic Windows

by Allen E. Roberts, FPS

The Conference of Grand Masters u-
nanimously passed a resolution to assist
the "emerging Grand Lodges in Eastern
Europe. " The Masonic Service Associa-
tion was asked to be the collecting agency
for the receipt of funds for this purpose.
Interested? (We all should be.) Send con-
tributions earmarked for this purpose to
the MSA at 8120 Fenton St., Silver
Spring, MD 20910.

The Phylaxis magazine dedicated its
First Quarter 1992 issue to the late Jerry
Marsengill, FPS, Editor of Thc Philalethes
at the time of his death. Joseph A.
Walkes, Jr., President of The Phylaxis
Society devoted several pages relating his
experiences with Jerry. The "Tribute to
Jerry Marsengill " by John Mauk Hilli-
ard, FPS and immediate Past President
of The Philalethes Society, was carried in
its entirety. The Royal Arch Mason, which
Jerry also edited, noted with sorrow the
untimely death of this great man and
Freemason. In its recent issue it quoted
words of praise from many other publi-
cations, including The Philalethes.


Betty Marsengill thanks the many
friends of Jerry and her for their cards
and best wishes. I'm happy to report that
she was immediately given the job she
and Jerry had performed together as
manager of the Masonic building in Des
Moines. She is high in her praise of the
way the Masons and bodies in Des
Moines are looking out for her welfare.
And she thanks the Society for its kind-
ness (which shall continue). Without her
support Jerry would never have been
able to accomplish what he did for
Freemasonry. We certainly wish her the
best of everything in the years ahead.

From J.A. Fergusson, PGM (Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Mani-
toba) Conference Secretary, comes this
document: "The Conference of Grand
and District Grand Lodges of Canada
held in Winnipeg on March 21, 1992,
unanimously recommends the accep-
tance of Prince Hall Grand Lodges, as
approved by the Conference of Prince
Hall Grand Lodges, as being regular
Masonic Grand Lodges. " And it adds:
"This resolution was passed unani-
mously by all delegates present. " The
President of The Philalethes Society,
Wallace McLeod, FPS, presented an his-
torical account of Prince Hall Masonry
to the delegates. The Masonic tenet of
Brotherhood is expanding!

PGM Dean Tillotson, MPS, we are
informed by Arizona Masonry, has been
again honored by his Brethren. Tucson
Lodge No. 4 has officially named its li-
brary 'W. Dean Tillotson Masonic Li-
brary. " Dean has long been in the fore-
front of Masonic education in Arizona.
He expertly hosted the Virginia Crafts-
men who helped his Grand Lodge begin
the 100th anniversary of the constituting
of the Grand Lodge of Arizona in Oc-
tober 1981.

Members of Southern California Re-
search Lodge will be found in every jur-
isdiction. Those members may request
SCRL to send a free copy of Thc Craft and
Its Symbols for presentation to its new
Entered Apprentices. The 2000th such
copy was recently presented. In addition
SCRL has sold more than 5,000 copies
of this book at a special low price. It has
dozens of other excellent Masonic books
at discounted prices. Want more infor-
mation? Contact: Ralph Herbold, MPS,
PO Box 6587, Buena Park, CA 90622.

Unbelievable! "Library Notes" in the
Dallas Scottish Rite Herald printed out-
right lies. These have been circulating
for years, to the detriment of the Craft.
They have been debunked time and time
again. Evidently the perpetrators don't
read or research what they pass along to
the unwary. What are these lies (they
can't honestly be called "myths")? a.
The Governors of every one of the orig-
inal thirteen states at the time Washing-
ton was inaugurated were Masons.
FALSE. From Lexington until the in-
auguration thirty different men served as
governors; only ten of these were
Freemasons. 2. More than 50 signers of
the 56 signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence were Masons. FALSE. Nine
were Freemasons. (Ten Masons signed
the Articles; 13 signed the Constitution.)
3. The Boston Tea Party was organized
in St. Andrews Lodge. FALSE. So great
has been the secrecy surrounding this
affair, no one to this day knows where it
was organized, and NOT A SINGLE
PARTICIPANT is known. 4. George
Washington was elected Grand Master
of Virginia, but did not accept. FALSE.
He was never elected Grand Master of
anything. He was proposed for the non-
existent office of General Grand Master
of a non-existent General Grand Lodge.
Want the facts about these and many
other "myths" or distortions? See my
columns in past issues of The Northern
Light, or read The Mystic Tie available
from Anchor Communications.

In the pages of The New Mexico Freema-
son the Grand Master suggested each of
us should practice "Masonry by Ex-
emplification. " He added: "To someone
you are the exemplification of Masonry.
You and you alone can influence the life
of someone near, and usually without
realizing it. " Well said. His Grand
Lodge now permits 19-year-olds to peti-
tion a Lodge.

The Wisconsin Masonic Journal informs
us that three Lodges in Superior assisted
in the dedication of the new city library.
The Lodges presented the library with
three copies of a video tape. Nothing was
said about supplying it with good Ma-
sonic books!

Contrary to what we reported earlier,
the Grand Lodge of Idaho DID recog-
nize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of
Oregon not merely the Prince Hall Ma-
sons in Idaho.

Envy, jealousy and all the other vices of
mankind have been with us always. The
Masonic Square of England tells us about
this in an article about the 'Prentice Pil-
lar. ' It's a beautiful part of Roslyn
Chapel built in the 1400s by Laird St.
Clair. According to legend the master
mason couldn't follow the model of a
pillar he had received, so he left to view
the original. During his absence an ap-
prentice followed the model and built the
pillar. The master was furious. He killed
the apprentice.

The Philalethes, June l992

