The R.W. Grand Master Bro. Will i am A. Carpen er, issued two add i tions to t h e Digest of D ecis ion s on Sep t ember4 hat we r e made necessary, in part a s a consequence of increa sed pet ition activ i ty in th e jurisdict on as a r es u l of Proj ect
SO L OMON II , the Rebuilding of Fre emasonry in Pennsyl vania.
Und e r Artic e XC I I, Worl\ on pag e 135 of the dig es t t h e Grand Maste r has added the fol ow ng as section 12:
" Lodges ha ve the option of obligating their cand dates fo r the d egrees in multiples of up to fi ve p e rson s Lodges m ay a l so co ll ec ti vely confe r t 1e degrees on thei r candidates, again up to the maximum of fi ve persons, on e ca ndidate se r v i ng as the exempla r for the ot h ers "
A co mpan i on d ecision, under Article XI, Ba ll ot ing o n Pe tit ion, on pag e 14 of the Digest of Decisions, adds t he fo ll owing as sect on 17:
" Lodges ha ve th e opt on of ba loting
Rally II
Continu e d from preceding page l.
Th e R.W. Grand Ma s t e r, Bro. William A. Carpe nter, assisted by th e D e puty Grand Maste r, Bro. Carl W Stenberg. J r an d the Senior Grand Warden, Bro. Arth u r
J. Ku r t z. and th e Jun o r Grand Wa rd e n , Bro W. Scott Stoner, p r ese nted ea c h of th e Ma s e r Bu il de rs wi t h a thre e- t e r medallion t h at i s wo rn on a go ld c h ain a bout th e thro at.
Th e Gra nd Maste r al so rec og nized th e acco mpli s hm e nts of a noth er Ma s on from the a r ea who, throug h se rvic e to hi s commun ty, l1 as brought c redit to th e fraternity
Bro. Carpenter p resen t ed the bronze m e da ll ion t h a t was s trucl\ in lim ted numbers as a mark of hi s administration to Bro. Da v d M. Howe l s. Sr., a member of J ordan Lodge No. 673 n t h e 10t11 Ma so nic D i s t rict a nd th e C l1i e f of Police of Allentown.
Bro. H owe ll s rece n y r eceive d ti1 e J. Ed gar Hoover Award as ti1e top po li ce officer i n th e nation as prese nt e d b y the Vet e ran s of Fo re ign Wa r s.
" I f Free ma so n ry i s no t m e r e ly t o sur-
The Pennsylvania Free mason Distri buti on Office
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o n t h e r pet i t oners for m e mbers hip in mu l t ipl es of up t o fi ve p e r sons, pro v iding the y use t he aut h or i z e d proced ur e as es tablished an d mplemented th ro ugl1 h e Schoo s of In struct ion. "
Grand Master Carpen er 1as emp has zed that t h e dec i sio n to exercise the opt i on of eith er mul tiple degrees or mult ipl e ballo ti ng rests w ith t he Worshipful Masters of t h e lodges.
" The Wors hi p ul Maste r s r espo n sible for the worl\ of hi s lodge, " the Grand Maste r said, adding. " H e i s the office r w ho decides and no other ha s t h e ri g h to interfere. "
Sp e cific instructions for t h e procedures necessary to implement t h e new dec i s ion s have b ee n wor \ed out wit h t h e In s t ructor of Ritualist c Wor l and til e s i x Regional Instru ctors and are now being ta u ght to th e lodges throug l1 the var i ous Sc h oo l s o f Ins t ructions.
POSTMASTER: Send addre ss chan ges o ab ove
vive, but i s to grow and prosper as the promise of Proje c t SOLOMON II s fu lfill ed, it will b e b eca us e thes e m e n, and man y m o r e ju s t l \e th e m , wi ll have r ecognized h e i r d u ty a nd not ju s t carr i ed out thei r ass ig n me nts, who wi ll h ave don e h eir s hare and mo r e," th e Gra nd Master said.
Th e pagea ntry a nd co lor t h e e nterta n m entand fe ll o w ship was h i g hli g h e d by th e Gra nd Master' s address which i s printed in fu ll in hi s c olumn , D i rec tl y From the Grand Ma ster, o n p ages 8 - 10. A s i nd ca e d in h e a ddress, the Grand Maste r h as ssue d a dire ctive that c h a n ges he obligation s o f the t hr e e d eg r ees b y remov in g t h e phys i ca l penalties ofth e ob igat i ons an d r e placing t h e m w i th p e nalti es t hat a r e b ot h m ea n ngful and e nforcea bl e
Th e l odges ha ve been adv s ed to chec l\ wi th t he Sc h oo s of n s truction for d r e ction s as t o how to implemen t th e chang es
For c ol or photograph s of Ra ll y II, see p ages 4-7 .
Grand Master's Itinerary
NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
15 Lodge No. 541, 16 Valley of Scranton
18 Lodge Nos. 449. 2, 125 and 72 , Philade phia
19 Lodge No 776, Fair ess Hill s
20 Lodge No. 584, Du n more
21 Lodge No 367 West Readin g
22 Valley o f Bloom sburg
23 Valley o f Read i ng
25 Lodge Nos. 383 and 564, Coatesv lle
26 Lodge Nos. 603 and 800, Grove City
28 W th Guests at The Masonic Homes. El izabet htown
DECEMBER
3-4 December Quarterly
Commun catio n Grand Lodge of Pe nn sylvania Philade l phia Marri ott City Li ne Avenue
5 Grand Holy Royal Ar ch Chapte r of Pennsyl vania, Masonic Temple, Pl1i lade l phia
6 Committee o n Mason i c Hom es, Elizabe t htown
7 S a t ewi d e DeMo ay Cl ass, William A. Carpe nte r Cla ss, Masoni c Conference Cen t er.
Patton Ca mpu s, Eli zabe thtown
10 Grand Lo d ge No. 2 14, Phi adelph ia
14 Spe cial Grand Lod ge Commun ca tion, Lodge Room D edica ti on.
W lliam A. Ca rpenter C h a p e l, Mas on i c Confer ence Cente r, Patto n Campus. El zabethtown
14 Ex tra Gr an d Lodge Commu n icat ion, Ma s on at Sight
William A Carpenter Ch a p e l
Ma so nic Confere n ce Ce nte r, Pa t to n Campus, Elizabethtown
26-27 An nu a Gra n d Comm u nicati on, Ma so nic Te mpl e, Oa kl a nd Pittsburg h
l4,000 Attend RALLY II for SOLOMON II in Bethlehem
The processional l ine stretched across the lawns on th e L e hi gh Unive r s i ty Campus i n B e th l ehem fo r more tha n tw ce th e e ngth of a footbal l field as 900 Ma so n s pr e pared to enter Stab l er Arena to p e rform h e open in g ceremonies of RA LL Y II fo r SOLOMON I I on Wednesda y evening. October 16
Th e line of m arch was filled b y m e mbe rs of every o n e of h e 276 lodges in th e eastern part of the s tat e as we ll as represen t atives of eve r y part of the Mason i c fami ly, nc l uding h e t h ree yout h g r oups.
The fi e l d of red, whi t e and blue that was the massed fla gs carrie d by the Knig h ts Templarwas foll owed b y the white gowns of Job's Daughte r s a nd Ra nbow for Girls.
Flashes of co or, yellow and cr im so n, co uld b e seen a m ong t h e fo ds in t h e rob e s worn by t h e D e Mo l ays, on y to b e see n aga n a s th e ranl\s ofYorl\ Ri e Mason s, Scott i s h Rit e Ma s on s, and S hr n e, Tal Cedar a n d Grotto Masons pa ssed n r ev iew.
T h en ca m e th e sea of blu e as th e officers of the lodge s marc h ed down the ce n t e r o f the arena , to be ol l o w e d b y th e pu rpl e and go ld as th e officers of t h e Grand L odge clos e d t he lin e o f marc h The as t pers on to ente r was the most revered Ma so n in the u ri s d i ction, th e Right Wor s hipful Grand Master.
In al more t han 4.000 person s were pa r t of th e c e e bration of Project SOLOMON II, th e Rebuildi n g of Fr ee m aso nry n Penn sy van ia, that wa s t h e po i nt of focu s of RA LL Y I I.
Three me n , true Ma s e r Build e r s of this e mpl e of m e n th a t s r e prese nted by SO L OMON I , we r e h onored fo r th e ir outstanding accomp i s hm en t s. They are t he firs t thre e m e mbe r s o f th e c raft to bring 12 or mor e n ew members in t o t he fr a t er nity as a res u lt of Proj e ct SO LOMO N II.
Bro. Melv i n S a memb e r of Eph rata L odge No 665 in the 1st Ma s on c Di s t ri c wa s th e fir s Maso n n th e ju r i sd ction to quality for th e s p ecia r ecogniti o n a ward. Hi s acco mp ishm e nt was qui c l\ly matched b y Bro. H e rb e r t C. Mill er, Jr., a me mb er of St c h ter Lodge No 254 n the 4 0 th Maso ni c Di s trict a nd Bro. Ra y mond E Greene , a member of L e high Lodge No. 32 6 n the lOth Mason c Di s tric t. Co ntinued to pag e 28.
Grand Master's Portrait
Second Cla ss POSTAGE PAID
Ph il ade lphia
Pe nn sy va ni a
Grand Master William A. Carpenter's portrait in oil, painted by Bro. Henry Cooper (w h o was made a Mason at sight in June of this y ea r), wi ll be displayed in th e Grand Foyer of the Masonic Temp le in Philade lphia until December 27 when it w ill be mov ed to th e Benjam in Frankl in Room to be hung w ith the portraits of the other li v in g Past Grand Masters of the Gra n d Lodge of Pennsylvania. The Grand Mas ter's farewe ll message, which is normally pres e nted in this space, w ill, b ecause of i ts length and comp exity, b e sen t by direc t mail to each Pe nnsylvan i a Mason at y ear e nd.
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Grand Master's Record at 22 Months
Bro. William A Carpenter pledged almost two yea rs ago to a l\ e hi s message as Grand Master to th e only place where Masons are made and wher e Freemasonry must b e understood if th e fr a ternity is to g r o w a nd prosper.
" If you want to m ee t th e Grand Mast er of Maso ns in Pennsylva ni a dur ing t h e n ext two years, look for him i n the blue lodges," Bro. Carpenter said.
Now, 22 month s lat e r with just 57 days r em aining in hi s e rm Grand Master Carpenter has acco mp l i s h ed a le vel of act i v ity that ma y neve r aga i n be matc h e d in thi s or any other jurisd ctio n.
It helps to know th e man in understandin g the drive and a mbiti o n req uired to vis it 480 lodges as of October 31; to a tt e nd 1 ,0 38 separate acti v ities in just 674 days, and to ha ve supported the program s o f virtually e very b o d y in the Masonic fam ily in the state
It takes a ma n of exper e n ce; one t rain e d in the ways of Freemaso nry with decades of service t o hi s Grand Lodge, to d ed ca t e so many hou rs o f eac h day to t h e as k.
The Grand Maste r's day, and that of th e m e n who travel w ith him, typical l y begins at 3:30 p.m. at t h e Pl1i adelp hi a ai rp ort a nd e nds in the same spo t a t about 1:30 a.m.
It is t h e sch e dul e that has taken him to 35 sessions at the Pe nn sy lvania Youth Found ati on; 36 time s to th e Ma so nic Hom es at Elizabet htown, and 200 v is its to the Ma so ni c Temple in Ph i ladelp hia to co ndu c t th e routine business of the G rand Lodge. I t i s th e schedu l e that ha s allowed him to p res ent 651 Maso ni c Saint Award s, 747 Grand Master's meda llions and 1 ,293 packets of inform ative literature. In eac h case, he alone d es i gned or created th e mate ria l.
And i t is the sc h ed ul e that h as caused him to travel 145 thousand miles by air a nd 40 thousand miles by automob ile and, perhaps most importantly, it s the schedule that has al owed him to meet eye to eye , with more than 84 th ousa nd Mason s.
" D esp ite an arduous sc h ed ule, the Mason s of Pen nsy lvania ought to be told that I s till l ove them and th at t h e men who t rave l w ith me every day are st ill talkin g to each oth er, " th e Grand Master said.
" You ca n only succeed in a program like thi s if you have the prayers and support of many, many p eop e. a nd no one h as been more blessed than I in this undertaking, " Grand Master Carpenter concluded.
Master Builders as of August 7, 1985
JOHN T. ALLUMS Lod ge No 71 1
RAYMOND J AS ENDO RF Lodge No. 254
KENNETH E BERG ER Lod ge No. 426
TED E BlSH Lodge No. 534
HARRY G. BODEN HORN Lo d ge No. 534
JAMES F. BURKE JR. Lodge No. 662
WERNER G. BUSCHMANN Lodge No. 135
PAUL R. CARR Lodge No. 34 7
JOSEP H W. CAVENY Lodge No 681
HAROLD E. CLEMENS Lodge No. 190
HERBERT W FlOCCO Lodge No 25
ROBERTW. GEHRIG Lodge No. 397
GEORGE C. H ELD JR. Lodge No. 684
DAVID H. I RWIN Lodge No. 743
DENNIS P. JEROME Lodge No 671
JOHN S. KI NKEAD Lodge No 312
HARRISON R. KLI NE, JR. Lod ge No. 41 3
JAMES P. LEE, SR. L odge No 6 7 1
JOHN E. LLOYD Lodge No. 526
GLENN M. LOGAN L odge No. 241
NORMAN J MILLER. SR. Lodge No 163
NORMAN MOGUL Lodge No. 19
GEORGE F NAYLOR Lod ge No. 476
EDWARD G. PETERSO N Lodge No. 574
LEONARD N. POMRANING Lodge No. 156
JOH N W. RIEGE L Lodge No 3 79
ALBERT F. ROLL Lodge No. 526
CHARLESJ.SAMPSON Lodge No 711
KERMIT SANDBERG Lodge No. 379
HENRY R. SHARMAN Lodge No. 227
RI CHARD B S HELLEY Lodge No. 371
JAC OB STEI N L odge No. 71
LOUI S W VOLLE. II Lodge No 219
LADD I E 0 WALKER Lodge No 408
RICHARD WOOD L odge No 391
LARRY C. ZECK.ER Lod ge No. 2 5
Proposed Amendments to the Ahiman Kezon
Th e members of th e Grand Lodge wil h ave the opportunity to vote on thre e pi eces of eg s lation offe r e d as amendm e nts to th e Ahiman Rezon dur ing the Quarte rly Communication to b e h e ld at th e Phil ade lphia Marri ott H o tel o n Wedn es d ay, Decemb er 4 Th e firs t reso lu t i on in vol ve s Art c l e 8.01 a nd wou d allow th e Grand Mas t er, w l1 e n exerc s in g hi s right to ca ll for extra o r spec i a co mmunicati o ns of the Grand Lodge, to substitute a n ext r a o r special commun ication for th e quarte rl y communicat i ons held in Marc h, June and
Se pt em b e r , after giv in g t me y notice to h e members of the G rand Lo d ge of any c h ange in t h e time and pl ace of the subst tute commu ni cat on.
Th e second reso l ution concerns h e
fees for in it iation and ad mission to m e mb e r s hip as di cta t e d by Article 17.29
The proposed amendm e nt would require that fees for initiation and a dmi ss i on to members h p be n o ess t han th e amountof$175 with $25 ofthatamount b e n g p l aced in the permanent fund of th e lodge.
Th e a mendment al so p rov i d es tha t the odge, su bj ect to th e approva of th e Grand Lodge, may r e quire an amount i n excess of the m nimum $175 fee for i n it ation a nd admissi on to m em b e rs hip. Ma n y lodges i n the jur i sd i ction already h ave fees in excess ofthe proposed minimum. The effec t o f th e l eg islatio n will be to mprove th e financi a l cond t ion of t h ose lodges c urr e ntly r e qui ri n g a minimum fee of less t h an $175.
Grand Master's Dinner-Dance, Dec . 27
Annual Grand Communication to be Held in Pittsburgh
Th e Annu a l Grand Commun icat on of th e G rand Lodge of Pennsylvania will b e h e d in the Masonic Temple i n the Oak l and Section of Pi ttsbu rgh beginning at 10:00 a.m. o n Frida y, December 2 7
Th e commu ni cat i on w i ll marl\ the end ofthe adm n stratio n of Bro Wi ll iam A. Carpenter an d th e beg nning of the expect ed te rm as R.W Grand Master of Bro Ca rl W. Ste nb erg, Jr. , a P ttsburgl1 area native.
All Master Masons are welcome to a ttend the meet in g which wi ll be paced to allow for h e installation of the new Grand Ma s t er at noo n.
T h e m ee tin g w ill be he d n Gothic
Ha II on t h e secon d no or o f the Masonic
T e mp l e l oca t e d at Fifth , Lytton and Te nnyson Avenues, Oal \land, Pittsburgh. Th ose attend i ng t he communication w ill be served lunch.
Egypt an Hall o n th e third noorwill be u sed for a spec ia l meeting at 3:00 p.m. w h e n Wh te h all Lodge No. 794 will rece ive ts m e m ber as the R. W Grand Master for th e fir st tim e Maso n s a nd th e ir lad es are a so inv ited to attend a din ner-d ance Friday eve ni ng at 6:30 p.m. n the G r and Ballroom of t h e P ttsb urg h Hilton Hotel at Gateway Center
Th e feat u re d entertainment for the e ve nin g wil be Re - Creation, a group of stud e nts fr o m Susqu ehanna Un ivers ty
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASO N Pub licat on No. USPS 426-140 I ssued Quarterly
The th i rd p ece of l eg s ation befo re th e membe r s of t h e G r an d Lod ge conce rns ame ndm en t of Arti cl e 17.31 of the Ahiman Rezo n a nd, simply stated, adds the l odge room in the lower evel of th e Wi lli am A Ca rpe nter Chapel at t h e Masonic Confere n ce Cen t e r Patton Campu s in Eliza b e th town to t he list o f places whe r e lodges, und e r certa in c onditions, ca n ho l d m eeti ngs a nd co nfer degrees upon t he i r ap prove d cand idates. Lodges have traditi ona lly been able to meet in the te mpl e a t the Masonic H omes at Eli zab ethtown; th e Masoni c T emp l e in Philad e phia, and th e lodge r oo m at t he George Was hin g ton Mason c Nat ona l M e m or a in Alexandria, Vi rg in ia.
t hat performs with a surprisin g degree of profess onalism and with great energy and enthusiasm.
Ticl\ets for the dinner-dance ha ve a lready been distributed to the District D eputy Grand Masters i n the greater Pi ttsburgh area They may be purchased directly from the Distr ct Deputy Grand Ma sters at $12 .5 0 per person
A small number oft c l\ets have been retain ed at the office of the Grand Master n Philadelphia for those outside the greater Pittsburgh area wh o w ish to attend. A coupon is published with til is article for your conven ence in respond i ng
Februa ry, May, August and November at the i"lasonic T e mple, Phi adelphia, Pennsylva· nia, b y The Right Worshipfu Grand Lodge of The 1'1os tAncient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepte d l'la sons of Pe nnsylva · nia and Masonic Jurisd iction Thereunto Belonging
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Pl ease pla n to purchase y our icl\ets as early as possible The ba l l room will seat 1,500 persons a nd was so ld out quicl\ly the last time a Gra n d Master's d i nner-dance was he l d a t he P t tsburgh Hil to n.
Tables w i ll be set i n ro unds of 10 If yo u wish to attend n a group, p lease give t ha t information to y o ur D strict Deputy G ra nd Master w hen arranging for ticl\ets so that you can be seated t oge t her. You a r e nv ted to call the Office of the Grand Master at ( 215 ) 988 -1920 if you ha ve any questions or req ui re special assistance.
'Direct(y from the (jrand :Jv[aster PENNSYLVANIA MASONRY ANSWERS ITS CRITICS
Con ti n u ed from preceding page.
When a chu r c h sees itself as impotent: when it can see an en tire generation s lipping from under its in fluence, it may tend to become somewhat paranoid and look for ca uses everywh ere but within.
B ecause Masons are more than 3 mill i on strong in this nation, a n d because the fra t e rnity, lil'e so many parts of society today, stro n gly seeks t h e time and atte ntion of its members, the c hurches somet im es nterpret our compet t on for the hearts o f men as co mpe titi on for the so ul s of m e n.
That simp l y s not tru e. Freemaso n ry s not a re li g ion and h as never been a r e igio n. Th e frat e rnity do es not co m e c l ose to p ass ing for a re lig i on; it acks t h e basic e l eme nts of re li gion.
Fr eemaso n ry h as no dogma or theo l ogy. It offers no sac r a m e nts a nd d oes not cla im to ea d to sa l vation, by good works, secret knowledge, or any ot h e r means.
Freemasonry ha s a ways pa i d ts way in society. The Masonic T e mpl e in Phil ade phia pays m ore than $90 thousand each year to the city in property taxes. Ea c h of the 554 lodges in the state p ay taxes o n property and sa les taxes on purchases. I s the paying o f rea es t ate taxes and excise taxes so m ethin g you wou d expect of a re l igion?
Freemaso n ry has a l ways bee n a fr e nd a nd a ll y of r el i gio n . T h e fratern i ty s not nd ifferent to re li g ion. Whil e it will n ot dicta t e r e li g o u s practice, th e fratern i ty expects eac h membe r to p r act ce hi s faith a nd to p l ace h i s duty to God ( by w h atever n a m e H e i s known) above a ll ot h ers. Good Masons, as an h onest c l ergyman will tell yo u , are good ch urchmen. Free masonry is h av i ng a fa i th to li ve by; Freemasonry i s be ng a se lf t o li ve w th; Free m aso n ry s h avin g worthy ca u ses to li ve fo r ; Fr eemasonry is a never ending pu r s uit of excelle n ce.
Still, we c annot suppose th at Freema so ns a r e n ot without fault: that we do n ot at tim es inv it e critic i sm We do h ave th e occas i ona n -
dividual who, in anger or jest tells a cle rgy man that his lodge is his c hurch: that th e fraternity i s his religion.
I can only say that we, as F reemasons, 1ave fa il ed that Brother: we ha ve some how neglected his e du cation in the pract ice and princ iples of fraterna lis m.
Th e r ece nt pro n ounceme n t b y the Committee for Pastoral Research and Practices of the National Conference of Cath o ic Bishops wh i ch c la im ed t h at Fre e m aso n ry i s " irreconci ab l e" not on y w th Catholicism, but w i th all C h r i st an i ty, also co ntains a c riticism t h at is difficult to defend.
The comm ittee notes th e co ntent ofth e so l emn oath s r eq uire d of Maso n s in th e three symbo li c degrees as a basic prob l e m for Catho li cs.
Admitt e d y, the p e nalti es of thos e ob li gat i o n s ca ll for act o n s that can be cons i dered extreme l y cr u e l and unusual when l ooked at in l ight of today's society. T h ey are not t hat unusua l ( f o r exa mpl e, t h e cu ttin g off o f the h and of a thi ef) in some a r eas of the wor d eve n today, but they are cruel and unus u a l, none the less.
An attempt was mad e by the fraternity back n 1969 to soften th e imp act in th e m nd of th e cand id ate w h e n h e h ea rd those strange p enalties by exp laining before h e took th e obligation t h at th e p e na t i es were a nci ent in or i g in and were mer e l y sym b o li c.
St ill , the objection as s t ate d by th eCat h o li cco mmittee investigators of Freemasonry, h as m er it.
" Eith er th e oath s m ean what they say, or th ey do n o t " the repo rt says, add in g, " If they do m ea n w hat they say, the cand date is entering into a pact consent in g t o hi s own murd er by barbarous torture and muti l ation s h ould h e break it. "
" I f they do not mean w h at th ey say," th e report concl u des, "t h en he ( the cand i date) is swear ng hi ghsound i ng schoo boy non se nse on th e B ibl e, wh i c h verges on b l asp h emy. "
Th e p o i nt s we ll t a l,en M any Masons, mys e l f in c l ud ed, have been
truly concerned that the ancient physica l p enalt ies of th e ob li gat ions, while easily understood to t h e Mason w ho has h ad the opportunity to !'now and und e r sta nd t h em in t h eir historica l context, do sound strange and vi le to the stranger to Freemasonry.
Perhaps it is t i me for Pennsylvania to act. Accordin gly, I have dec ided to take th is opportunity, with the authority ves ted in me as the Orand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, to announce before Masons and non-Masons alike that th e physical penalti es long associated w i th the three symbolic degrees of Pennsylvania fVlasonry are, as of th is date, to be removed from our obligat ion s and are to be rep l aced with penalties more meaningful and enforceable.
I m ightadd thatthisaction I have just taken is no t unprecedented. Severa o th er Gra nd Lodges have aready adjusted their ritua l s re l at i ve to the ancient penalties handed down from generat ion to generation.
A direct ve to that effect wil be i ss ue d from my office in Phi lade lp h i a in the morning and re leased to a ll l odges in Pennsy vania. At t he same t me, the Instructor of R tualistic Work and the Regional I nstru ctors w i ll begin the process of nforming the Schools of I nstru ct on of the new dialogue and required procedures for implementing this change throughout the Jurisdi ct on.
/{those who censure Freemasonry h ave any rema in s of modesty, if the asserters ofsuch malicio us utterings offalse c harges can ever blush, they are now put to their tr ial. For while th ey deal so free ly with th e principles and actions of persons who have been accepted in our anc i ent and honorable fraternity, they are only making known to thejudic i ous part of mank in d th e weakness of their own minds and the wickedness of their hearts.
Pe nn sy l vania Masonry extends its hand in fr iendshi p and brot herly ove and asks that ts cr iti cs accept us for what we are. and n ot what th ey t h in ! we are.
Autumn Day at the Homes
More th a n 3,000 Masons, their families and friends, took part in the first Autumn Day celebration at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown on Saturday, October 12.
The weather was almost exactly w hat yo u would expect for a day in Lancaster County in mid-October, although it was somewhat overcast and cool during the morning hours.
Brother Edmund W. Yost Jr., th e Dietary Manager for the Ma so ni c Homes, reported that 2.400 hot dogs, 3,600 sausage sandwiches, 2,220 ice cream coo l<.ies, 300 loaves of french br ead smothered in apple butter, and 170 gallons of coffee were served.
All th e food was free and much of it was produced and prepared by Masonic Homes employees.
In addition, more than $2,200 in fruits, eggs and produce from th e fa rms was purc hased b y those attending. a long with more than $2,800 in arts and craft s made and sold by the gu es ts at the Masonic Homes.
Grand Master and Mrs. Ca rp e nter celebrated their 45th wedding an nive rsary at a ceremony conducte d on the Village Gre e n that also se rved to m a rk Mrs. Carpenter's birthday an nive rsary that officially arrived the next day.
The festive atmosphere, captured in the pictures that accompany this artic l e, will be created again next year according to Bro. Joseph E. Murphy, Execut ve Director of th e Masonic H omes at Elizabethtown, as the officers of the Grand Lo dge l ook to the estab
hment of
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Acti o n s , t h e Maso ni c t ex t a uth ored
by th e R.W. G r a nd Mas t e r, Bro Willi a m
A. Ca r pe n ter, h ave alrea d y bee n pur-
c h ased, a n d th e r espo n se of th e
br ethre n h as b een g r ea t e r th a n any-
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Th e co mm e nts o f Bro. Ri c h ard W.
T r ess l e r, a Pas t Ma ster o f D i e t ricl<.
Lam a d e Lo d ge N o 755 in Wi lli a m s -
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" I h ave j u st fi n ishe d a fir s t s tud y
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y ou o n a very fin e p i ece of wo rk, th e
co n te nts o f w hi c h were l o n g over-
du e," B r o. T ress l er wro t e.
" I n m y op in i o n , every Mas t er Ma-
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Ma il t o: The Office of the G r and Master T h e Mas o nic Temple On e N o rt h Broad Stree
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ing o f a n d t h e de fin ti o n o f so m e wo rd s si n ce I h ad bee n t a u g ht oth erwi se. " Th e Gra n d Mas t e r co uld n o t b e
m o r e p l eased. " Th is book s m y l egacy t o th e Cra ft an d my on l y regre t i s th at I was n o t ab e to co mp l ete i t a
yea r soo n e r, " B r o. Ca rp e nte r sa d
" I t r u y b e l eve t h a t eve ry Mas te r
Maso n mu st be ex p ose d to t h e infor-
m a ti o n co nta i n ed in thi s t ex t, a nd if
h e wi ll but a ppl y u s t a li tt l e o f wh a t
h e l ea rn s , th e fr a t e rn i ty w ill b e s o
m u c h b ett e r for it, " th e Gran d Mas t e r
sta t e d
O n e l odge h as a l r ea d y o rd e r e d
cop ies t h at w i ll b e use d as g ft s t o
eac h n ew ly - r a ised Master Mas on as
a t oo fo r hi s use i n b e tt e r und er-
s t a n di n g t h e Maso n c fr a t e rni ty a n d
h s p a rt n i t.
T h e fi r st ed i t i o n , in c uding a l
t hr ee vo l um es, is n ow i n stocl<. a t t h e
Maso ni c T e mpl e in Ph i l a d e p hi a.
T h e in ve nto r y is be in g co n tro ll e d b y
t h e s t a ff in th e li brary a nd mus e u m
fro m r ecords b ei n g m a i nta i n e d b y
t h e m embe r s o f th e co mpute r d e-
p a rtm e nt.
Th e co u po n t h a t acco mpa n es
th s art ic le is f or yo ur co n ve n ie n ce i n
p la cin g yo u r orde r Wi th th e soft-
cover, h ard -cover a nd th e s p ec a d e -
lu xe l ea th e r edit io n o n th e s h e l ves, yo ur order w il l be p r ocesse d th e
sa m e d ay i t i s rece ved n th e offi ce of
t h e G r a nd Master a nd we ll w ith i n t h e
h o li d ay t i m e fr a m e.
On e o th e r i nte r es ting b i t o f in f or-
m a t o n m ay b e o f va l u e t o y ou. Wh e n
th e Gra nd Mas t e r was a utog r a p hin g
c op es o f h i s boo l<. dur in g t h e Autumn Day ce l e b rat io n a t th e Mas on ic
H o m es at Eli za b e th to wn o n O c t o b e r
12, th e w ife of a Maso n a ppro a c h e d
o n e o f t h e f ema l e m e m be r s of th e
o ffi ce s t a ff t o ask i f s h e wo u l d b e
a ll owed to r ead th e boo <..
Unti th a t even t, we h a d n o t r e-
a li ze d t h a t so m e m e mb ers we r e
trea t ing t h e tex t as s e cre t m ate r i a l
fo r th e eyes o f Maso n s o nl y
Th a t is n o t t h e case. Th e Exe mpla r
- A Guid e t o a Maso n 's Ac tio n s ca n
b e s h a r e d w i t h n o n - M as on s, w i ves
very mu c h in c l ud ed
Lodge No.9
B r o Ro b e rt J Wood P M
Mo n tgomery L odge No. 1 9
Bro J o hn M G lu c h , P.M
Lo d ge No. 22
Bro E m e r H Re p pert P. M
Lo d ge No 4 5
Bro. George N H o mes P. M an d Grand Ma r s h al
Harm ony Lod ge No. 5 2
Bro A rt hu r C. Ga r ro d
Lo d ge No. 6 1
Bro s. George Ha n dzo Jr P M. and Ra p h W. l se y , P.M.
Concord a Lo d ge No. 6 7
Bros. Phillip S Co e , P M. a n d
A bert W Morre ll, P.M
Ph oenix Lo d ge No. 75
B ros Arthu r A . D eery, P.M and Bro. Wa l ter Fr ees
H ira m Lodge No. 81
Bro Pa u A . Wo l f. P. M.
St Joh n s Lo d ge No 1 1 5
B r o Pau l So ko off. P.M
Ris in g Star Lodge No 1 26
Bro S dn ey A berts
Me ri d a n Su n Lo dge N o. 1 5 8
B r o Char les P. La n gsh aw
In tegr ty Lod ge No 187
Bro William H Egger s P.M.
Lewist own Lodge No 203
Bro. Gwin Wilson A ult, P M.
K e n si n g o n Lodge No 211
Bros Elmer W. En t enma nn an d
Wayn e W T h o m pson P M.
Ch est e r Lo d ge No 236
Bro. William H Morrison
Sh a ron Lodge No 250
Bro Jerome Lu stig
Stic hte r Lodge No. 2 54
Bros Robert B Harp, J r and John J. Kess er, P.M
O rrs t o wn Lo dge No 262
Bros. C Pa u l foge sa n ger a n d Carl E Goodhart
Ha milton Lodge No 274
B r o. Wells D St evens
Ca mbria Lodge No 278
Bros Ch arles V Brown , R Dea n Jobe. P M and Thomas J Roach P M
Milnor Lodge No 287
Bro William E. Devorak. P.M
Eure ka Lodg e No. 290
Bro. Robert E. Kimmy P.M.
rankfo rd Lodge N o. 2 9 2
Bro George White Anderson, P M.
M tchell Lodge No 2 96
Bros. Robert C. Froehlich. P.M. and William f. H oehn. P.M
0eorge W. Bartram Lodge No 298
Bros. H. Ramond Mo rriSon P.M••
John K. Peters, P.M and r;dward H. Rigby. J r., P M.
Fo r t Wash ing ton Lodge No 308
B ros Harry E H a hn, P.M. a n d J . K e ith Howe, P M
Myrt e Lodge No. 316
Bro E. Qu ay F n e frock
Sylvania Lodge No. 354
B r o Euge ne E. Taney P M.
So m erset Lodge No. 35 8
Bro. Min t e r C J o n es. P. M
Wi lli a m so n Lo d ge No 369
B r o Ph ilip Rus akoff. P.M
Mi ffl in bu rg Lodge No 3 70
B r os G E a r l D i e trich, P M a n d
Harry L. Smith, P M.
McVeytown Lo d ge No. 376
Bros Ra l ph E Mi lle r , P.M a n d E. Ru s se ll Wa r d , P.M
H ugue n o t Lodge No. 3 7 7
Bros. John Lu dwig and Don a l d C Ro h rba c h P M
Cedar Lodge No. 3 78
Bro Les t e r L Mo ser. Sr ., P.M
Pennsylva ni a Lodge No. 380
Bros Wa r ren W Boye r , Arve y J Ib b o ts o n P M and H owa rd K I ta, P M
Ri c h ard Va ux Lodge No 384
Bro Ge orge G A u c h , P.M.
O r i e nta L o d ge No 3 85
Bros. Ro b e rt f sch er, frank W. McCu ll ouc h , P.M. and
Ch arl e s E Wol ff, P M.
Kin gs t o n Lo d ge No 3 9 5
Bro Harvey Me sen , P.M.
Vaux Lodge No. 4 0 6
Bros E l mer f H asena u er, Arth ur F. H ei m , P M and H e rbert H. Sch aeffe r
Willi a m K. Bray Lodge No 4 10
Bro A bert f. Thie e n Jr., P.M
Me ridia n Lodge No 411
Bro. Alfred Waldeman Lago, P M.
E ysburg Lodge N o 414
Bros. Walter L. Startzel and Robins L. Swank, P.M
Christiana Lo dge No. 4 1 7
Bro D ona ld Werntz. P.M.
Ad e phic Lodge No. 424
Bro Rob ert 0 Fon n er, P.M.
Lod ge o f th e Cra ft N o. 433
Bro Arthur R Llewellyn P.M
Lake Lodge No. 434
Bro J. Jay Carey P M
Mount P cke ring Lodge No 446
Br os. I Newton Evans Jr P.M.,
[arl S. fries, P M. and Bayard Sarnworth, P.M
Pe rry Lodge No. 4 58
B ros Brinton H fenicle. P.M. and Howard R Maguire. P.M.
Laurel Lodge No 467
Bro. Ralph J Sensenbach, P.M
Oiasgow Lodge No. 485
Bro. Kenneth P. Weslager, P.M
Exce s o r Lo d ge No 491
Bro. J o hn A Roth, P M J erusa em Lod ge No 506
B ros Jo hn L. Lundgre n a n d H oward 0 Sco tt P.M
D al l a s Lo d ge No. 508
Bro Em e r so n f Ma u s t. P M
S t llwa t e r Lodge No. 54 7
Bro. Ern est K Ovi att, J r., P M.
Vero n a Lodge No. 5 48
Bros Ea rl G Ku nk e, P.M. , Willi a m Schano, P M and J a m es R. Wil son P M
All egh e n y Va ey Lodge No. 552 Bro s. Wilb u r W Richard s. Sec r e tary and Ralp h 0 Wi lli a m s , P M.
Spr in g C ty Lodge No. 553
B r os Pa ul A Castn e r , Sr. a nd Ru sse Hi nd l e , P M
A r ca n a Lodge No 580
B ros Ro b ert W. Co one y , P M a nd P D D G M., 44th Ma s on c D s tri c t a nd Willia m f. Murphy, P.M.
