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At the battle of the Alamo... "One of the few who survived the massacre at the Alamo was Mrs. Almaron Dickenson (Suzanna) who had been advised by her husband to display his Masonic apron over herself and the child during and after the battle. Santa Anna saw to her needs and even offered to...

Yes... but, those of us who are have a responsibility to know what the GL returns to the Lodge will be each year, and pay the difference to ensure the Lodge is not hurt by our membership. Also, consider making a donation each year to Lodge about dues time equivalent to a year's dues...

If I see a distressed auto on the side of the road displaying a S&C, it's as good as a distress call to me. I put S&C om all my autos, hoping other brethren will do the same. I tell my kids that, if they are alone or in trouble, to find a Lodge in the phone book and call them... Should my...

I voted NO... but, I have to observe that I spent Navy time in Hawaii, where in the last 10+ years, the GL started one-day-all-the-way programs... run by the GL... held twice a year. I saw about the same percentage of new masons become active, continuing members as I would expect going the long...

Rainbow Girls By Tiffany Ann Wagner, age 11 (in April, 1998), Lake Worth (Texas) Assembly # 15 Over the hills and across the sky Where eagles and birds love to fly Lies a secret to behold Of many stories, never told That is the bow in the sky Held by GOD, up ever so high At...

Truth Through The Ages By Brother J. Willis Smith, read in G.L. of Maryland Communication in May, 1968 on the occasion of his receipt of his Seventy-year Service Award. If you have truth, 'tis yours to lift The veil from shadowed eyes, That they also may find the truth Which in your...

Am I A Builder? The true title and author of this piece are unknown. However, this verse was quoted by M:W: Dean C. Mabry, the Grand Master of Colorado, in his address to the 111th Annual Communication of the G.L. of Colorado AF&AM, January 24th and 25th, 1972. I watched them tearing a...

Where Has Freedom Gone? by Brother Audie L. Murphy (1924-1971), awarded the Medal of Honor in World War 2 Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun, they sit in the corner and wait. Two souvenirs of the Second World War that have withstood the time and the hate. Many times I've wanted to ask...

Secretary's Note A wonderful Trestle Board notice, courtesy of Ionic Lodge #31 A.F. & A.M., Newport Masonic Temple, 112 E. Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19804 Forget the hasty, unkind word: Forget the slander you have heard; Forget the quarrel and the cause; Forget the whole affair...

Light This piece was submitted to me while I was building the Smithfield Lodge Masonic Poetry Preservation Project website by Brother Gret Prouse of Ontario, Canada and is a copy of a poem that was written on December 27, 1858 by their first Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother William Mercer...

The Master Mason By Rev. Brother Durward O. (Dutch) Conditt, Palestine (Texas) Lodge No. 31. Published in "The Texas Mason" for Summer 1998 (Volume 7, Number 3). Rev. Brother Conditt stated that he has long been appalled at the adverse publicity and outright lies told about the Masonic...

No Time For God Unknown. Taken from the 1971 Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi F.&A.M. You've time to build houses and in them to dwell And time to do business -- to buy and to sell; But none for repentance, or deep earnest prayer; To seek your salvation...

"Listen, Son" By Anonymous. This is a father's confession. I do not know the author, but it might have been most any father. It does not rhyme, it has no meter but the beating of the human heart. That makes it poetry. DGT I am saying this to you as you lie asleep, one little hand...

Of course I got my 2nd edition the week before they announced the 3rd... LOL I just returned my first lesson for MC1. Having written over 50 graduate-level history papers over the last two years, I hope they dont think I'm an over-achiever for properly footnoting my essay. But, I couldn't resist!

By their fruits... I figured most Christian denominations might derive their opinions from the original, Catholic source.... so I went digging there I once read Humanum Genus, one of the the Roman Catholic bulls condemning the Craft. Here is a link to the official text...

I counsel you to remember that the minute contention ("anger") arises, the Holy Spirit flees. In that event, you might consider doing doing the same. My church (Latter-day Saint [Mormon]) takes the official position that the Craft is an honorable organization, but one that can demand large...

If the rules have not changed, here's what I suggest: --Make your move. --Once you get there, find a lodge-checking with your home lodge sec'y to make sure the new lodge's Grand Lodge (GL) is in "masonic communication" with the TX GL-and, ask if the new lodge will preform your degrees "by...

Wine, mixed with water, made it safe to drink. Olive oil was food, medicine and fuel. And "corn" was the primary food of ancient civilization but, not that in the old European usage corn means "grain" and is what we now call "barley" and "wheat" "The wages, which our ancient brethren received...

If there is often friendly banter before an initiation. However, if there is hazing during the initiation, they will find no smiles from me. Becoming a Freemason should be one of the great and ennobling experience of life. David

If you ever get to the big city, I live close to Dulles Airport. I'm good for a conversation over lunch, especially on a weekend, anywhere between here and Front Royal. davidterrell80@hotmail.com Let me see where Winchester Hiram 21 is relative to me... may be time for a road trip. David