The Mariner Lighthouse - Volume 12, Issue 2

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Volume 12, Issue 2

Mar/Apr 2012

A Bi-Monthly Masonic Publication

The Mariner Lighthouse Dedicated to the Memory of RWB Charles H. Frampton, PDDGM Under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons in South Carolina THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF MARINER LODGE NO. 2 AFM, CHARLESTON, SC—RECEIVED H. DWIGHT MCALISTER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MASONIC JOURNALISM—2002, 2006, 2011

2012 Officers

Masonic History—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Worshipful Master

eas of musical composition, a complete master of form, and a master in expressing human emotions and spiritual feelings. When only thirteen years of age, he was made concertmaster to the Archbishop Schwatenbach of Salzburg, who recognized his genius and encouraged his triumphal tour of Europe, where great honors were heaped upon him. The churches and theaters where he performed were filled to overflowing.

Thomas A. “Tate” McQueary 843.303.1442 tate.mcqueary@gmail.com Senior Warden Mark J. “Too Cool” Beasley, PM 843.469.2577 acmeprototype@yahoo.com Junior Warden James M. “Matt” Jenkins 843.696.7022 uncjenx@aol.com Treasurer John E. “Jack” Daniels, PDDGM 843.708.3456 jackdaniels07@hotmail.com Secretary Michael C. “Mike” Henslee, PM 843.276.6768 mhenslee03@comcast.net Senior Deacon Ashley B. “Fly Boy” Neboschick 843.822.7168 flyboy1422@gmail.com Junior Deacon Stephen B. “Steve” Hiott 843.819.5002 stevehiott@bellsouth.net Steward Charles P. “Mac” McSwain, Jr. 843.224.3271 macmcswain97@yahoo.com Steward Marcus “Tim” Allen, PhD 863.599.2595 allent@cofc.edu Tiler Wesley Oliver 843.607.5655 wmoliver@g.cofc.edu Chaplain Thomas H. Lewis, Jr, PM 843.708.5365 thl@gel.com Chaplain Emeritus Herbert S. “Herb” Goldberg, PDDGM 843.766.3516 hstrudel@aol.com Marshal Willis Godwin, PM 843.766.5319 Marshal Emeritus Lloyd F. “Curly” Christopher, PGMar 843.571.2709 after-burner@comcast.net Historian/News Editor Richard C. “Rick” Ivey, PM 843.343.6700 ivey.rc@gmail.com Physician Carey E. “Doc” Capell 843.377.5088 carey.capell@citadel.edu

“To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die.”

“True Harmony of Spirits” and later the Lodge “Charity” and finally the Lodge “New Crowned Hope.” The impressions he received were so profound and significant that on the 6th of April in 1785, his father, Leopold Mozart, when on a visit to Vienna, became a member of his son’s Lodge, “New Crowned Ho p e.” T he so ng called “Gesellenreise” (Fellowcraft’s Journey) was composed at the occasion of the father being passed to the Fellowcraft Degree. See the The Archbishop’s successor, von Masonic significance of the Iyrics: Collorado, was a man of a different stripe. Unartistic, unappreciative, “You, who now are risen higher disapproved of those tours, and unto Wisdom’s high abode, even refused permission to leave Wander steadfast higher, higher, Salzburg. Mozart resigned in 1772, Know, it is the noblest road. returned to the service of the Only spirit without blight Archbishop von Collorado in 1778, May approach the source of Light.” and in 1779 was made Court Organist. However, his relations with Of all Masonic composers, Mozart the Archbishop increasingly wors- appears to be the one who has writened, and finally he left Salzburg ten the most on all types of Mafor good and settled in Vienna. A sonic subjects. Included here is possible reference to his break with music for the actual ritual cereRoman Catholicism and his belief mony, music dedicated to the estabthat the highest possible human lishment of Lodges, music depicthappiness could be attained in a ing personal feelings of the Brothsociety governed by brotherly love, erhood and its meaning, and the friendship, beauty, and wisdom is Masonic music for his father menexpressed in the following excerpt tioned in the previous paragraph. from his “Little German Cantata:” “Oh You, Our New Leaders” was a “Oh break the fetters of this folly, song written for the installation of the officers of a newly constituted Oh tear this blinding prejudicial Lodge and was sung at the closing veil, of the ceremonies. The text of the Take off the former robe, which Lyrics illustrates clearly the signifilong has cance of the occasion. Rendered mankind sectarian.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756 and died in Vienna in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. As a child he was known as a prodigy and genius for among his accomplishments he played the piano at three, composed a concerto at five, made his first concert tour of Europe at six, had his first four violin sonatas published at eight, had his first symphonies played in London at nine, and at fourteen he had written two comic operas and one opera seria. Mozart is recognized as the greatest melodic genius of his time and was a composer whose wide range of works included symphonies, sonatas, masses, concertos, chamber music, piano music, and operas among which are “Don Giovanni” and “The Magic Flute.” He is remembered as a composer whose music culminated much of what had gone on before and led the way for some that was to follow. In One of Mozart’s noteworthy Maaddition, he was a genius in all ar- In 1784 Mozart joined the Lodge sonic compositions Cont. page 3

Legenda (Latin) - Things to Be Read Advertisements—Pg. 11 Calendar—Pg. 7 & Back Cover Comic Expo & Member Photos—Pg. 7 Comics—Pg. 6 DDGM Message – Pg. 6

History—Pg. 1 & 3 In Memoriam—Pg. 11 Light from the New Chaplain—Pg. 8 Master’s Message—Pg. 2 & 3 Membership Status—Pg. 2

One Minute Motivators—Pg. 4 Physician’s Corner—Pg. 5 & 9 Scottish Rite Education—Pg. 10 Strength in the West—Pg. 4


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