Missouri Freemason Magazine Fall 2014

Official PublicatiOn Of the Grand lOdGe Of MissOuri a.f. & a.M.VOL. 59 nUMBER 4 • FALL 2014

Our lessons teach us about the passing of time with the symbol of the hourglass… “Behold how swiftly the sands run... how they pass away almost imperceptibly…” This Masonic year has almost come to a close, and I must thank all of those that have been an active part of the changes, or should I say, IMPROVEMENTS, that we have worked on together this year. I started the year talking about change, and I will end that way as well. The world is changing around us, and even if we don’t make our own changes, the passage of time alone will change us. Some changes are inevitable; senior Brethren departing this life, new Brethren joining. Other changes can be managed; old traditions lost, new ones begun, old ones found and restored. The process we take to manage that change needs to be at the forefront of our minds if we want to control our own destiny. “Where do we want to go,” is the question we asked the last two years. This year we laid the foundation for managing not only change, but the conduct of all we do… Communications, Education, and Planning. These three things are not one year and done. They, and the programs of Grand Masters to come, must layer on top of each other. If they don’t, if they are just attended to for the year that one man is in the office, then forgotten, then at some point we, as an organization, will have to restart, rediscover and rebuild that important stone that must be part of the foundation. That doesn’t mean that previous programs won’t need some maintenance. Technologies advance, new ideas can replace others, but the core of the idea remains, and must remain a part of what we do.

I look back over the past year, and the 8 years prior to it starting with the year that I was appointed to the Advancing Grand Officer Line, and marvel at the advancements that we have made as Missouri Masons. Starting with MoCHIP, one of the shining jewels of our charitable activities, not only in Missouri, but nation-wide. We have

helped to lead the way, for other states to start, and build upon what we have already accomplished. Little could we have imagined when started eight years ago in that short time we would have touched the lives of over 200,000 children and their families, giving each of them a greater sense of safety. The Lodge of Research, from a declining group struggling to find an identity, to a thriving organization regaining it place as a, if not THE, preeminent source of Masonic research information worldwide, by providing a top tier lecture series for top Masonic scholars to present as well as a Masonic library that, in 2 years, has grown to rival the top Masonic libraries in the world, finding and including in its collection rare and previously unknown works by some of Missouri’s great Masonic authors, and making much of this information available digitally to the entire world. The Masonic Home, helping so many people, the bulk of their assistance unknown, to protect the privacy and pride of those being assisted. But over the years, the completion of the move to assisting via outreach instead of with facilities of our own, a more effective solution, not only for those assisted, but for the finances of the organization as well. Recent changes resulting in better identifying different subsets of people we are assisting, and letting us tailor that assistance better to each group. These ideas are also being copied nationwide, attesting to the leadership that the Grand Lodge of Missouri shows all of Masonry.

But most especially, I look as how the leadership of your Grand Lodge has evolved over the years. Many times, Grand Masters have been presented with issues or problems that have consumed most, if not all, of their time and energies, leaving little time to promote their objectives for the craft, others have had glorious successes. But during these last nine years, your leaders have made a conscious effort to lead by the consensus of all of the Grand Lodge Line Officers,

“Collective Wisdom” as once called it. Including all the officers in the decision process lets them have ownership, and allowed them to shape decisions that they could support for the future, and not feel the need to change them when they ascended to the office of Grand Master. Time is not wasted going back and forth, changing directions, dropping programs after one year. This has allowed all the officers to work together with a common vision, a common result, in the best interests of those they represent, all Missouri Freemasons. I have no doubt that this direction will continue.

I want to thank each member of this fraternity for the unbelievable opportunity that I was given, to be your leader this year. This is a job no sane person would seek, no person in his right mind would accept. But a duty that a person who is passionate about serving the fraternity, and cares about its future and each member, would willingly take, and don that mantle of responsibility. I hope my service to you has been acceptable in your eyes, because it has been the needs of the fraternity that have driven my heart and what I have done for you and this great order.

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Jon Broyles2013-14 Grand Master

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the missouri freemasonOfficial Publication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri

Volume 59 no. 4 FAll 2014

Published and copyrighted under the direction of the Committee on Masonic Publications

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David W. Haywood, Senior Grand Warden C. Brent Stewart , Junior Grand Warden Ronald D. Miller, Grand Secretary Steven L. Harrison, Editor, Chairman

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CONTENTS 80 From the Editor's Keyboard

81 MWB P. Vincent Kinkead GM 1986-87

82 MWB Gordon E. Hopkins GM 1994-95

83 What is a Lodge?

84 MO Lodge of Research Changes Announced

84 More light in Freemasonry with LAMP

85 Why By The Square?

87 Are You Barefoot or Shod?

89 Masonic Donations Initiate Ozark County

89 Grand Lodge of Missouri 193rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of MO A.F.&A.M.

90 Polar Star Rose Hill Addresses Students' Food Insecurity Issue

91 High School Grad on Friday, Master Mason on Saturday

91 Grand Lodge 2014!

92 Rainbow Girls

93 Job's Daughters

94 Missouri DeMolay

96 Masonic Home of Missouri — History is Restored

101 Masonic Home Introduces John C. Ralls Master Builders Society

101 Masonic Home of Missouri Announces Representative Luncheon Plans

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It wasn't part of what most historians call the "golden age of fraternalism," but the post-WWII era was, by today's measure, a pretty robust time for frater-nal organizations. Membership flourished in numbers we would like to see again — but probably won't. My dad's Scottish Rite class in 1956, for example, had three hundred members. Let me know the next time that hap-pens.

Then along came us crazy hip-pie baby-boomers and we, for the most part, didn't join. Maybe the Masons just weren't groovy enough, maaaan. That may have upset the apple cart but those days are gone … long gone. To-day, things are turning around; maybe not as fast as we want and maybe not with the enthusiasm we want but, still, membership is on the upswing — so I'm told.

The thing about today, howev-er is, as opposed to the Post-War Pre-Crazy Hippie Era (PWPCHE), we have so many things compet-

ing for our time they didn't have back then. We think our jobs are more demanding and the kids have more activities. I don't know if I buy all that. My mom was a Cub Scout leader and my dad was Little League president, not to mention his role as a DeMolay adviser. They both worked really hard at their jobs and it's a little difficult to see how those things are more demanding these days. Maybe they are.

One thing, though, is for sure. Our entertainment options are light years beyond what they had back in the PWPCHE days. Many of us have that big screen TV in the living room hooked into re-sources that can bring us prac-tically any movie or show ever produced whenever we want to watch it; and it's doubly-true of the younger set — you know, the ones we're trying to attract for membership — who have access to every gadget except Captain Kirk's transporter.

Let's see … you have the op-

tion of going to a Lodge meeting or staying home and experienc-ing a level of entertainment pre-vious generations couldn't even imagine. How do we compete with that? Since books have been written on such subjects, I really can't cover it all in this measly space; but I know one thing we can do: "if you can't lick 'em, join 'em."

That's right. We can take the same resources that may be pull-ing people away from joining and away from participating, and use those things to get them to join and participate. It's easi-er said than done, but there are innovative Brothers who are do-ing this.

I don't have room to mention all of them, but just for a start, check out the Masonic Round-table on YouTube (just search on YouTube or Google for "Masonic Roundtable"). It's a weekly show where a group of young enthu-siastic Brothers get together and discuss a variety of Masonic top-ics. You can watch live and par-ticipate or watch their recorded post later.

If you really want to boggle your mind, search for "Masonic" on iTunes. There is a world of material out there, and lets hope this trend continues. Find some-thing you like and enjoy some stay-at-home Masonic enter-tainment; but go to your Lodge meeting anyway.

We have so many things competing for our time …

Fourteen of the still-living 33 Past Masters of Owensville Lodge #624 were honored June 5 at Past Master's night. Howard Brandt, sixth from left in front, received a 50-year pin. Since receiving its charter from Grand Lodge in 1912, Owensville Lodge has never had to "recycle" a Worshipful Master. Steve Harrison, Editor


The one hundred Freemasons, including Past Grand Masters, Grand Lodge officers, and fellow Lodge members who gathered for the Masonic service of PGM Kinkead

on April 6 were a vibrant testimony to his long and influential fraternal career. PGM Bruce Austin acknowledged this influence in Memorial United Methodist Church, Farmington, where the reli-gious service was held the day following.

Familiarly known as Vincent to family and friends, our late Brother passed away on April 2, 2014. In his long life, having been born October 20, 1921, on the family farm near Libertyville, Mis-souri, his years were filled with community to ser-vice and church leadership in addition to his many years in outstanding agriculture.

Vincent graduated from Farmington High, Flat River Junior College, and the University of Mis-souri College of Agriculture. In celebrating their centennial the latter institution recognized Vin-cent as among one hundred outstanding farmers throughout the state.

Vincent was a member and Past Master of his-toric St. Francois Lodge #234, Libertyville, and lat-er a dual member of Farmington Lodge #132 and Elvins-Ionic #154, Desloge. His great desire was to be present this year at the 150th anniversary of St. Francois Lodge, which meets in its original build-ing. Both his father, the late Gladden N. Kinkead, and his brother, the late RWB Robert N. Kinkead, and Vincent's son, David, were Past Masters of that venerable Lodge.

Vincent was to head two state Masonic bodies. The Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. To borrow a phrase from a sister ju-risdiction, that made him "a two-star general" in fraternal work.

His other Masonic affiliations were many: York Rite bodies, which he headed as High Priest, Illus-trious Master, and Commander. He was a member and officer in Missouri Priory #17, KYCH. He also belonged to the Red Cross of Constantine and the Scottish Rite where he was coronated a Thirty-Third Degree.

Vincent was justifiably proud of serving on the Board of Commissioners of the Masonic Service As-sociation of North America for eighteen years, six of which were as chairman.

Vincent married Evelyn Gault Wood on August 14, 1960, and their partnership gave a firm founda-tion for their community and fraternal activities.

Family Survivors beside Evelyn: daughter Maude E. Kelly (Jim), of Farm-ington; son-in-law Bob Hahn of Bolivar; sons Wil-lard (Bill) Wood and wife Rebecca, St. Louis; David Kinkead (Bonnie), Wil-liamsburg, Iowa; Nicholas Kinkead (Robyn), Omaha, Nebraska; and there are ten grandchildren plus other relatives.

Community activities for him include longtime membership on the board of the MCII Sheltered Workshop in Farmington. He was an avid reader and student of American History, was president of the St. Francois County Historical Society, and be-longed to The Sons of the American Revolution.

Vincent loved and gave great time to Memorial Church. He served thirty-one years on the Board of Trustees, was a lay speaker and Sunday School teacher. One of his Favorite jokes was that he had filled every position but president of United Meth-odist Women. When this writer performed the mar-riage ceremony for his daughter, Vincent served as surrogate father to give her away.

PGM Kinkead was a loyal friend, confidant and counselor to many. He was to many not only the face of Freemasonry but a force for the best of it. May his example and Influence long endure!

~ Dr. J. C. Montgomery, Jr.

most Worshipful brother P. Vincent kinkeadGrand Master 1986-1987

on saturday, June 21, 2014, Worshipful brother John J. "Jack" Wharton received a 65-year pin along with certificates of recognition from both the missouri house of representatives and senate at a dinner held in his honor at holden Lodge #262. Wb scotty Walker made the presentations, in appreciation for Wb Wharton's years of service, on behalf of holden Lodge and the missouri Legislature. brother Wharton's wife Jean presented his 65-year jewel


most Worshipful brother Gordon e. hopkinsGrand Master 1994-1995

Oct. 26, 1970, was an auspicious day for the late MWB Hopkins. It was his birth-day, and It was also the day he was elect-ed to receive the degrees of Freemasonry

in Charity Lodge No. 331, St. Joseph, Missouri. If this were a gift to him, his later Masonic journey and leadership would be a gift to the fraternity in our state. We mourn his passing (Feb. 9, 2014) and are grateful for the friendship and example he set in his Masonic career and community achievements.

Gordon was born Oct. 26, 1936, in St. Joseph, the son of George T. and Mary A. (Giesebert) Hop-kins. With the exception of his Army service, he lived all of his life in that city. He was a graduate of Lafayette High School, St. Joseph Junior College, and the University of Missouri, where he received the B.S. in Business Administration degree.

After graduation he enlisted for three years in the Army, serving at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts, being discharged with the rank of E-5. On Sept. 30, 1960, he married Beverly Shaffer of St. Joseph, who sur-vives of the home.

Gordon served as Worshipful Master of Charity Lodge in 1975, later becoming Lodge Treasurer. Pri-or to his appointment to the Grand line by MWB P. Vincent Kinkead, he was DDGM of the Ninth (now Seventh) Masonic District.

Most Worshipful Brother Hopkins' Masonic con-nections were many and outstanding. In addition to being Grand Master, he was a member and later

President of the Mason-ic Home Board. He also served on the Commit-tee on Chartered Lodges and the Ways and Means Committee. He was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Ma-son and was Personal Rep-resentative of SGIG Earl K. Dille in the Valley of St. Jo-seph. He was Venerable \Master of the Lodge of Per-fection as well as the Consistory. He was a member of the York Rite bodies in St. Joseph, receiving the Order of High Priesthood, likewise belonging to the Red Cross of Constantine. He had been awarded the Honorary Legion of Honor in St. Joseph Precep-tory, Order of DeMolay.

Gordon was active in Moila Temple of the Shrine. He had been a member and chairman of the Moila Country Club Committee.

Gordon was an Eagle Scout, having received thirty merit badges plus the God and Country award and belonged to the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He belonged to the Host Lions Club and was past pres-ident of the Friday Morning Breakfast Club. He had shared much time in youth activities.

He was a member of Ashland United Methodist Church and a member of the Finance Committee. RWB Ronald Wood, Past Grand Chaplain, conduct-ed MWB Hopkins' Masonic service.

Gordon was the owner-manager of the Jamieson Machinery Company, a firm first owned by his late father. His son Ed and grandson Justin were associ-ated with him in the business. They supply indus-trial equipment for several dozen manufacturers.

It was said that he never forgot a name or a face. Certainly Masons knew of his affability and devo-tion to the Craft. His many friends knew him by the nickname of "Cork," but for us of the Grand Lodge he was most deserving of the title "Most Worshipful."

Among his immediate survivors are: his wife Beverly; son Gordon "Ed" Hopkins, Jr. and his wife, Cindy; daughter Cindy Humphreys and her hus-band, William; five grandchildren; and others.

Our fraternity is poorer for his loss but better for the fellowship and leadership he gave.

~ Dr. J. C. Montgomery, Jr.

kearney Lodge #311 held its installation of officers for the 2014-15 term on July 22, 2014. Pictured are, first row (left to right): tom Patterson, sD; Dale ahle, sW; rWb Don frazier, Wm; brett Laffey, ss; steve baldwin, JD; rWb mike Wheeler, installing master. second row: rWb Pat mcGuire, treasurer; michael botts, chaplain; Jeff chisam, marshal; Wb Dylan DePrenger, secretary. third row; chad Downs, Js; chris mcbride, JW; aryk sandridge, tyler.


Brothers, for some time now, I have been en-couraged by MWB J.C. Montgomery to ap-ply myself in the endeavor of essays and ar-ticles for this fine publication. Being a man

of modest education, I found the prospect daunt-ing to say the least. After much internal delibera-tion and soul searching, being reminded of the par-able "A lamp under a bushel" (Luke 11:33-36) I have decided to do just that.

I would begin by posing a question. Gentlemen, for whom do we pray? As good men and faithful servants, we petition Deity on behalf of our own needs, for our family and friends. We pray to give thanks and praise, to beseech for-giveness, guidance, revelation, and as a form of communion with the Divine. These differ greatly with re-spect to the individual. As Freema-sons we are charged, at the onset of this illuminated journey, to implore the aide of the Father in all of our laudable undertakings. At each com-munication we open and close our respective Lodg-es in prayer, but to what purpose, and what exactly is a Lodge?

A Lodge can be defined as: a temporary place to stay, a local group that is part of a larger organi-zation, to serve as a receptacle; contain. There are many variants, but for the context at hand these may suffice.

So what is a Lodge? Can it not be said that the body is a Lodge for the soul?, a container, a tem-porary dwelling for that precious gift, that point of heart. A finite temple that works, revolves around, and holds at its center, its core, that altar of com-munion with the Divine, that we embrace as the immortal soul of man?

As Freemasons we hold communication at our Lodges. Buildings used as temporary meeting plac-es for each local group, all part of the whole that is the Fraternity. Temporary shelters where we may for a time dwell together, Brothers of the Mystic Tie, in unity and harmony. These we open and close with prayer. We work and revolve around an altar dedicated to the Most Holy and Glorious Lord God. We as men and Freemasons are the body, in parts and in whole of this great institution, its Soul no less than our Father the Lord God Almighty.

However, just as the body of a man must whither with age and cannot hold forever the soul of man, how much less can the four walls of a building hold

the Soul of our great institution? Its ceiling is no less than the starry decked heavens, its walls as far as the east is from the west.

In conclusion and summary I ask again, what is a Lodge? For a man it is the body that for a short time houses the soul of man, a precious gift through which we commune with Deity, in the privilege and duty of prayer.

To a Freemason, however, a Lodge is far more than a body, or building in which we meet. From time immemorial the body of our Fraternity has ex-isted, and held at its center, its Soul, its Light, the Almighty Creator.

As the soul is to the body, the altar is to the Lodge, the Fraternity is to the world, and the Lord is to the Frater-nity. Our Lodge is endless, it has no walls, no boundaries. With the Lord as its guiding point, it is the compass of humanity, the soul of mankind.

As men, we may open and close the day with supplications of the comings

and goings of life. What do we pray for? As Freema-sons, gentlemen, we pray for the world.

At seven years of age, Brother Stevens saw the Square and Compasses for the first time. Upon asking his fa-ther what a Freemason was, he received this simple answer, "Son, Masons are good men doing good things for other people." With that knowledge, Brother Stevens was raised in Hannibal Lodge #188 on July 29, 2013.

What is a Lodge?by Joshua Stevens, Hannibal Lodge #188

on may 22, 2014, the school District of university city held an honorees and retirees reception. under the "superintendent's choice" mochiP was one of the Groups honored for service to university city school. Joylynn Pruitt, superintendent of schools, said, "We have been participating in mochiP for seven years at britney Woods middle school. i guess time does fly when you are having fun. besides mochiP we have expanded into other school/community Projects under the banner of the 'masonic family of missouri." Pictured at the presentation are (left to right): Wb byron e. hams mWPhGL of missouri, f&am, Pha; Joylynn Pruitt, university city superintendent of schools; and rWb brian Goldman, Grand Lodge of missouri, af&am.


missouri Lodge of research changes announced

The Lodge of Research began informally in 1932, as the Missouri Masonic Research Council. It was nearly a decade later that the Missouri Lodge of Research was official-

ly established with Grand Master Harry S. Truman issuing its dispensation on May 1, 1941. MWB Hen-ry Chiles became the first Master to lead the LOR under its new bylaws in 1941-42. Those bylaws es-tablished the Missouri Lodge of Research as something very close to a regular Masonic Lodge but without being sanctioned to per-form degree work.

In 1999, WB James Williams, then Mas-ter of the LOR, directed the amendment of the bylaws to reflect various resolutions and amendments enacted over the years. Then, in 2008 the Grand Lodge of Mis-souri amended its bylaws to authorize the LOR to incorporate as a nonprofit corporation, after which the LOR bylaws again were amended to reflect this change. A problem, however, subsequently was dis-covered; namely, that this meant the LOR could no longer operate as a Masonic Lodge governed by Masonic law and tradition.

Now, in an effort to best accomplish the goal of allowing for tax-deductible donations while retain-

ing its ability to continue to operate as a chartered Masonic Lodge The Missouri Lodge of Research has, under the advice of legal counsel, made the following changes:

1. The Missouri Lodge of Research has amended its bylaws to return it to Masonic Lodge status and bring us back to something very close to the origi-nal LOR bylaws established in 1941, under the dis-

pensation of MWB Truman.2. The LOR has established the "Missouri

Lodge of Research Foundation" as a Mis-souri nonprofit corporation that will seek 501(c)(3) status from the IRS in order to make donations tax-deductible. The top-five officers of the Missouri Lodge of Re-search, as selected by the LOR membership under our traditional Masonic process, au-

tomatically will serve as the officers and directors of the new Foundation.

The thrust of this action returns the Missouri Lodge of Research to a structure and status intend-ed by MWB Truman and the other founders. Else-where in this edition, see "In Retrospect," a report on the founding of the Missouri Lodge of Research as it appeared in this publication in 1973.

— Editor's Note: See related story inside back cover.

more light in freemasonry with LamP

Introducing the Learning About Masonry Pro-gram (LAMP)! LAMP is an online education presentation tool that presents courses about various aspects of Freemasonry

in Missouri.The lamp has been a symbol of knowl-

edge since ancient times, dispelling the darkness of ignorance and illuminating the path to wisdom.

To access LAMP, you must have already en-rolled on the my.momason.org membership por-tal. The same email and password used there is used to sign onto LAMP at lamp.momason.org.

Courses consist of individual lessons that pres-ent information about specific parts of the topic of the course. There is also a quiz at the end of each course, to give you feedback on how well you un-derstood the information. You must score 80% on the quiz to complete the course. If you don't score that high, you can go back, review the information in the lessons, and attempt the quiz again. Success-fully completing the course awards you an achieve-ment badge, specific to the course.

The first course "The Entered Apprentice" in the

course group "The Degrees" is open to all Masons who are eligible to log in. There is also a guest

code for EA's who have not been entered into the Grand Lodge Membership System, which controls the log in access, to take the first course, up to taking the comple-tion quiz.

Completing "The Entered Apprentice" course will give you a code so that you can

access the next course, "The Fellowcraft". Completing "The Fellowcraft" course will give

you a code to enroll in "The Master Mason" course.All other courses are open to all members.

Current topics include:•TheOfficers➝ Individual courses for each officer of the Lodge detailing his duties and ideas for responsibilities

•Leadership➝ Techniques and ideas on how to become a better leader

•Planning➝ Techniques and ideas on how to plan the course & future of your Lodge

There will be more courses coming soon. Try it out and learn something new today!


Having been a District Deputy Grand Lec-turer, I know we have a tendency to con-centrate on the words of the ritual and not the meaning of those words. Yes, I

am guilty of the same thing. I can remember sitting in the Lodges in my district and correcting the Se-nior Warden when asked "why by the Square?" The responses, over the course of my masonic career as a lecturer, have been enlightening to say the least, however, we still must ask, "Why by the Square?"

I sat in Temperance Lodge #438 and listened as the Senior Warden gave a perfect answer to the question, which starts off … BECAUSE. It's like my parents when we would be corrected and ask why. They would always say "BECAUSE I SAID SO." Re-member those famous sayings? And most of them started with the same word — because. Was a ritual writer of long ago angry with his student and start-ed that sentence with "Because?" Or is it due to the continuation of an explanation that started in the Entered Apprentice Degree?

In the Entered Apprentice Degree the Mason is taught that the square is one of the great lights of our Fraternity. As a Fellowcraft he learns that it is a working tool and is to be used a certain way. As a Fellowcraft he learns that squaring your work is a vital and important part of making sure that the stones making up the edifice are correct and true. In the Master Mason degree we learn the impor-tance of forming a square. Let's take a look at some of the meanings of the square.

A few keywords on "square" as a symbol include: grounding, stabilizing, structure, foundation, ba-sics, community, elemental, balance, pragmatic, direction, dependability and integrity. One such meaning according to Rowena and Rupert Shep-herd in their book, 1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art and Myth, a square is a symbol of the heart in Islam. Each side of the heart-square symbolizes an aspect or opening for awareness and inspiration: i.e. Angelic, Diabolic, Human, and Divine.

Remember the Atari game Pong with that little ball you could bounce between two parallel lines (presumably representing a ping-pong paddle)? Our awareness can be that point bouncing between the aspects of duality housed within each side of our experience (dark, light, up, down, physical, spiritual, etc.).

We can branch off from there by observing the four-sided structures that surround us in our envi-ronment. Like: the four cardinal directions (north,

south, east, west); the four major seasons (winter, spring, summer, autumn); the four cosmic elements (suns, moons, planets, stars); the four common phases of human life (birth, child, adult, death); the four prime elements (fire, earth, air, water). In the Kabbalah it means "Spirit/God hidden in mat-ter."

And the list can go on and on depending on your faith, social upbringing, education, etc.

The Square and Compasses, one of the most com-mon symbols of Freemasonry, are architect's tools, and to some symbolize God as the architect of the universe, among other things. As measuring instru-ments, the tools represent judgment and discern-ment. The compasses, which is used to draw circles, can represent the realm of the spiritual - eternity. It can be symbolic of a defining and limiting prin-ciple, and also of infinite boundaries. To some the angle measures the square, the symbol of earth and the realm of the material.

Based on some of the explanations we have given, and through the adoption and expansion of these explanations through history; the square represents fairness, balance, firmness, etc., which is reflected in phrases such as "on the square" and "squared away." Something that is squared is some-thing that is stable, a foundation for building upon.

W.Bro. Kent Henderson, Past Junior Grand Dea-con, A. F. & A. Masons of Victoria, Australia; in his article titled "A Journey Through the Second De-gree," states:

"In the Second Degree the Lodge is opened on the Square that great Masonic emblem of the Gold-en Rule, of doing unto others as in Similar cases we would wish that they should do to us, or as we Free-masons put it, of acting on the Square. This is the way of life that Freemasonry teaches, and has ever taught, that is, to so harmonise our conduct in this life as to render us acceptable to that Divine Being, from whom all goodness springs, II is thus fitting that the candidate for the Second Degree should gain admission by the assistance of the Square."

He further states: "In the earliest known Masonic catechism there is this question: "How many make a Lodge?" and the answer is given as: "God and the Square, and five or seven right or perfect Masons." This sounds like a riddle, but it is easily explained. "God and the Square": knowing the meaning of the Square, we are immediately reminded of the Fa-therhood of God and the Brotherhood of man. To

Why by the square?by Douglas Reece

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love God and our neighbor is to keep all the com-mandments, which, of course, is what Christ meant when he said "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." And now for the rest of the answer: "with five or seven right or perfect Masons." Five is right and seven is perfect, because "five hold a Lodge" and so five is the right number to form a Masonic quorum; and seven is perfect be-cause, as the First Tracing Board tells us: that is the number of "regularly made Masons, without which number no Lodge is perfect."

Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Vol-ume 2, Page 963, 1929, A Short History About the Square and Compasses, says, "THE SQUARE...Moral-ity."

Throughout history, correctly or incorrectly, man has been guided by what he believes more so than what he knows — by faith more than reason. When you examine what has happened in your life, you may be able to agree with this statement. However, few take the time to determine whether what they believe has been proven to be accurate. If we study and apply all that is taught as a Fellowcraft, we will acquire all the skills necessary to improve upon our talent to exercise morality, truthfulness, and virtue. Coupled with this we learn and understand how to use reason and love.

The Holy Bible lies open upon our Altar of Ma-sonry, and upon the Bible lays the Square and Compasses. They are the three Great Lights of the Lodge. We can relate it as the Divine warrant and chief working tools. Together they work as sym-bols of Revelation, Righteousness and Redemption, teaching us that by walking in the light of Truth, and obeying the Law contained within the Volume of Sacred Law, the Divine in man wins victory over the earthly.

Concentrating on how to live is the one impor-tant matter we find as a constant theme in all the degrees of Masonry, and sometimes the Mason will search far and wide looking for a wiser and better way, but not being able to find a better tool than that shown us by the Great Lights of the Lodge.

"To properly form the angle of the square, it is absolutely essential that we practice, practice, and practice yet again so that reason and love become as habitual to our behavior, as faith is to our spiri-tual nature." (Advanced Meditations on Masonic Sym-bolism by John R. Heisner, Publish America, page 69.)

Because…it is an Emblem of Virtue …"Virtues" are morally good habits of acting which

reside in individual souls. Cardinal comes from carde, Latin for "hinge." In traditional Catholic

philosophy all other virtues hinge, turn or depend on four cardinal virtues because they describe the fundamental structures of health of the soul. First clearly formulated by Plato in The Republic, repeat-ed and expanded by Aristotle, they became a clas-sical commonplace and were adopted by all major medieval philosophers. They are also mentioned in Scripture in the deutero-canonical, or apocryphal, Book of Wisdom of Solomon.

Their basis is in human nature itself, in the soul, which directs bodily actions in its three parts or functions. First, intelligence, or reason, is perfected by the virtue of prudence, or practical wisdom. Sec-ond, will is perfected by the virtue of fortitude, or courage. Third, appetites are perfected by the virtue of moderation, or self-control (sophrosyne, there is no good English equivalent to this Greek notion, with its strong aesthetic overtones of harmony and beauty). The fourth and overarching virtue, justice, is the harmony, integration and correct function-ing of the three parts. Rightness or righteousness might be closer to the original meaning, for justice connotes to the modern mind almost exclusively social justice, fairness in relations between indi-viduals rather than right relations within a single individual, that is, among parts of the soul.

The cardinal moral virtues are distinguished from the intellectual virtues, or virtues of the speculative intellect (wisdom, science and understanding), and both are distinguished, as natural virtues, from the three supernatural or "theological virtues" which have God as their object: faith, hope and charity.

Phillipians 4:8 tells us, "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, what-soever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

While his own life may have fallen far short of the ideals of virtue, Benjamin Franklin was cer-tainly right when he wrote, "There was never yet a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous." We cannot then completely agree with the man who said "great men have great faults." While some believe only Jesus Christ was perfect, true greatness must be built upon character and in tegrity.

Looking at this subject from a Pastor's perspec-tive we learn in the Greek the expression: arête (Pronunciation: ahr eh TAY) means virtuous.

We have all heard it said, "he is a virtuous man" or "she is a virtuous woman." Such comments are prais-es of a person's moral character. The Greek word for "virtuous" is arete; it was used all the time in Greek literature, but only rarely in the New Testament.

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From time immemorial it has been the custom to approach God barefooted. The most frequently quoted Bible pas-sage that expounds upon this idea is

found in Exodus 3:5 where God tells Moses, as he approached the burning bush, "Draw not nigh hither, put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou stand-est is holy ground."i A less known incidence of this is recorded in Joshua 5:15, where the Captain of the Lord's Host said, "… Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place where-on thy standest is holy." Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived from 569 BC to about 475 BC., told his disciples, "Offer sacrifice and worship with thy shoes off."ii Maimonides, the great expounder of Hebrew law, believed, "It was not lawful for a man to come into the mountain of God's house with his shoes on his feet …"iii Finally Bishop Patrick stated, "Moses did not give the first beginning to this rite, but it was derived from the patriarchs before him, and trans-mitted to future times from that ancient, general

tradition; for we find no command in the Law of Moses for the priests performing the service of the temple without shoes, but it is certain that they did so from im-memorial custom; and so do the Moham-medans to this day."iv

In the world of Freemasonry this act is called discalceation; from the Latin word discalceatus meaning "unshod." Dis*cal`ce*a"tion\, n. — The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [Obsolete] ~Sir Thomas Browne.v We use it as a means of preparation in all three of our degrees. In the First Degree the candidate is slipshodvi

on his right foot with his left foot bare. In the Sec-ond Degree the candidate is prepared just the oppo-site. In the Third Degree the candidate is barefoot. Why is there a difference and what does it mean? It must be understood that the use of footwear in the first place is to protect the foot from harm. In the early days people went barefoot because they had to, as there was no alternative. There was little

Though "virtue" is said to have been possessed by various people, it is a quality that comes from God. In his first letter Peter used arete to describe the ex-cellent nature or "excellencies" of God (1 Peter 2:9). In his second epistle, Peter uses "virtue" three times in the opening chapter. The first instance is in 2 Peter 1:3, where there is a significant textual vari-ant. Some manuscripts indicate that the believers are called "by" God's glory and virtue; others indi-cate that they are called "to" God's glory and virtue. The first reading denotes that we are attracted by God's glory and virtue as expressed in Jesus Christ to follow Christ and become like Him. This reading suggests the means by which the divine call is ex-ercised in our lives. The "virtues" refer to the quali-ties in Jesus which attracts believers to Him. The glory (doxa) which John saw in Jesus (John 1:14) was His authority and power; that which Peter saw probably refers to the Transfiguration, described in 2 Peter 1:16-18. Jesus' virtue (arete) is that moral ex-cellence which so continually awed His disciples.

The second reading means that we are called by God to participate in His very own glory and vir-tue. The rest of the passage in 2 Peter 1 primarily affirms the second reading—because this section tells us that we have been given God's divine power

so that we can become partakers of His divine na-ture. One significant feature of the divine nature is "virtue." From this meaning from the New Testa-ment it show us that Masons, Christians, and oth-ers cannot produce this from themselves; it comes from the divine nature, of which we can partake by means of the Spirit of God.

Because … we can, if we so choose, make the connection that since the Square is placed on the Volume of Sacred Law, maybe, just maybe we should square our actions by the Volume of Sacred Law, which becomes our "Square of Virtue." ■

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are You barefoot or shod?by Sam L. Land, 32°, KT

on april 12, eight members of california Lodge #183 along with two guests participated in the moDot no more trash bash. they picked up 31 bags of trash, a full sheet of plywood, and a sheet of tin from their two miles of us highway 50 in moniteau county.

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need for footwear as their feet were toughened and calloused from continually walking over rough and hard ground. It was the wealthier of the people who first had need of shoes as they no longer walked continually over the hard ground. As the feet soft-ened the need for footwear arose and the sandal was born.

In the First Degree our left foot is bare and our right foot slipshod. This is to indicate to us that we are now safe in the First Degree as we follow our conduc-tor because our trust is in God and we are there to make better men of ourselves. In our stud-ies we acknowledge the material world is a problem with so many temptations that we must learn to overcome. We learn we will be doing the work for ourselves with guidance from without. Yet we are still in much darkness and even must have the Lodge pray for us as we do not yet have the education and experience to pray for ourselves. This work sets the foundation for the impor-tant work to come.

In the Second Degree the right foot is bare and the left foot is slipshod. While the left foot has started the education of the First Degree, it is yet young and still needs protection. Our right foot is now on the safe path as we be-gin to recognize our own prob-lems dealing with our poor rea-soning ability and our poor con-trol of emotions. We are watched over by God and our Brothers. We learn to circumscribe our passions and bring them under control by use of our ability to reason.

In the Third Degree we are barefoot just as our early ances-tors were. This is because we no longer need the protection of ar-tificial things as we have learned to control our actions and de-sires and are building that house

not made with hands. We have moved from the mental arena to the spiritual and the final stage of life before our opportunity to rejoin God.

In the degrees we were liter-ally barefoot. After that experi-ence we are no longer barefoot as we have left the material and mental spheres behind. We are now in the world of spirituality where things of this world do not matter all that much except for our uneducated Brothers. They do not know of the need to go barefoot spiritually, to protec-tion, and must be taught. That now becomes our duty and will continue to be as we enjoy the remaining days of our lives.

We arrived in this world bare-foot and were perfectly content-ed to remain so. Our tender, soft feet either became toughened by wear or protected by artificial ex-ternal coverings. So it is with our inner being when we first discov-er it. We need to be protected by the artificial external coverings of personal gain, power, sex or drugs until we finally recognize that they are not satisfying or of real benefit for us. Then we must thrust them off by means of recognition, evaluation, and correction until we are able to

successfully control our egos and begin thinking of our brothers around us who need help. This is when we know we are moving into that spiritual realm where the things of this world do not matter as much as the things of the spiritual world.

Look closely at your own life and see if you are slipshod or barefoot. Do you need material things to make you happy? Do you place your trust in wealth, power and other things of this world? If you are not happy with your evaluation, then begin the process that will bring you out of the darkness and into satisfac-tion with your life. Freemasonry has the answers you are seeking but you must look for them; ac-tively seek them. Ask a Brother for help and you will receive it. That is the covenant the Lodge made with you when you took upon yourself that first solemn obligation and started your path through Freemasonry. We must yet learn to play well with oth-ers; especially the ones who have needs that we can help fulfill.

i Holy Bible, Master Mason Edition. Wichita, Kansas: Heirloom Bible Publishers, 1991.

in may, union masonic Lodge #593 made a donation to the franklin county mis-souri habitat for humanity. Wb clarence "buzz" barrows, secretary, is shown presenting the check to Joyce martin, a local habitat for humanity Director.

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masonic Donations initiate ozark county sheriff's Department Granny care Project

Sampson Lodge #298 in Theodosia, Robert Burns Lodge #496 in Gainesville and Eastern Star Chapter #432 in Gainesville, with the support and assistance of the Masonic Home

of Missouri; Creating A Partnership Program pre-sented a donation in the amount of $1,200 to the Ozark County Sheriff's Department. The purpose of the donation was to provide funding to initiate the Sheriff's "Granny Care Project."

Many times when criminal suspects are arrested in their homes, infants and young children have to be taken into protective custody and transported to the Sheriff's Office where they are cared for until they can be placed in the care of responsible fam-ily members or transferred to Missouri Children and Family Services personnel. Sometimes this re-sults in the children remaining at the Sheriff's Of-fice for several hours. Children who are removed form "drug houses" may also have to go through a decontamination process. Three local ladies have volunteered to be on call to respond to the Sher-iff's Office whenever these unfortunate situations occur, to care for the children and attempt to make their stay at the Sheriff's facilities as comfortable as possible. The Creating A Partnership funding will

be used to purchase diapers, age appropriate cloth-ing and non-perishable food items for the children. A sufficient number of children's car seats will also be acquired to provide for the safe transportation of these young people. Toys or other unnecessary items will not be purchased with these funds. The check presentation was made on April 7.

Pictured from left to right are: Wes Frazer, Senior Warden of Sampson Lodge #298; Paralee Rea, Worthy Matron of Eastern Star Chapter #432; Bob Arnett, Worthy Patron of Eastern Star Chapter #432 and member of Robert Burns Lodge #496; Art Stone, Worshipful Master of Robert Burns Lodge #496; Darrin Reed, Ozark County Sheriff and Senior Steward of Sampson Lodge #298; Bobby Grisham, Treasurer of Robert Burns Lodge #496; Gail Reich, Administrative Secretary of the Ozark County Sheriff's Department and recently elected Mayor of the City of Gainesville; Len Modlinski, Worshipful Master of Sampson Lodge #298.

Brethren:On behalf of M.W.B. Jon B. Broyles, Grand Master of

the Grand Lodge of Missouri A.F. & A.M., 2013-2014, I would like to extend to you an invitation to attend the 193rd Annual Communication of the Grand lodge of missouri A.F.&A.m. The event is to take place at the Holiday Inn Executive Center, 2200 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia, Missouri, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, September 28th, 29th and 30th, 2014. Registration will begin at 10:00 A.M. Sunday, and will require your valid barcoded dues card.

Room reservations may be made by calling the Hol-iday Inn at 573.445.8531. Please inform the hotel at the time of your reservation that you are attending the Grand Lodge Session so that you will receive the Grand Lodge of Missouri group rate. Other nearby ho-tels include the Drury Inn (573.445.1800) and the La

Quinta Inn & Suites (573.445.1899).Details regarding Ladies’ events, the All-Masonic

Banquet and Achievement Awards, and Order of the Past Master will be posted on the website at www.mo-mason.org as they become available.

The Annual Communication of the Missouri Lodge of Research will take place on Monday afternoon at 4:15 PM. Tuesday morning’s Lodge of Research Break-fast and Truman Lecture Series will feature Dr. S. Brent Morris. Dr. Morris currently serves as Managing Editor of the Scottish Rite Journal. An authority on Masonic research, Dr. Morris was the first American to serve as Worshipful Master of Quatuor Coronati, the oldest Masonic Research Lodge in the world. Limited tickets for this event will be available at a cost of $30.00.

Please pass this information on to your Lodge mem-bers. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your stay in Columbia, please feel free to contact the Grand Lodge Office at (573) 474-8561 or by E-mailing Ron Miller at [email protected] or Adriene Price at [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you in Columbia, and hope to remind you that each of you is a valuable member of the Grand Lodge of Missouri.Sincerely and Fraternally,Ronald D. Miller, Grand Secretary


Polar Star Rose Hill Lodge #79, along with many other Masonic Lodges throughout the state of Missouri, have been helping to organize, contribute to, partner with, and

actively participate in backpack food programs. It is not only a worthwhile endeavor, but also helps our Fraternity to make a huge positive impact within the communities that we serve.

First, I would like to give you a few facts to keep in the back of your hat while you read. Food in-security is defined as a situation where people are not guaranteed access to food on a reliable basis. This means they do not always know when or from where their next meal is coming. According to the St. Louis Area Foodbank website (http://www.stlfoodbank.org/AboutHunger/ChildrenandHun-ger.aspx) more than one in six children live in a situation where there is not reliable access to food; and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a report in September 2013 about the state of food insecu-rity (http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-re-search-report/err155.aspx). Its statistics show that Missouri has household hunger rates at or above 16 percent of house-holds in the state in 2012. That statistical average has increased more than 9.5% from 2000 to 2012.

With the Creating-A-Partnership program from the Missouri Masonic Home, all Lodges have the capability of directly affecting lives of children in a food insecure situation, by starting, organizing, or contributing to a food program at the local school level. While many of these children are able to take advantage of free or low-cost school meals, they do not necessarily have access to food on the week-ends. These food programs directly address this is-sue by packing food into a bag that the child will take home and use over the weekend. Many orga-nizations call these types of programs a backpack food or food pack program.

The best way to get started is to gather informa-tion about the needs of your local school district. Polar Star Rose Hill contacted the guidance coun-selors of the school district in which the Lodge is located and were able to determine the closest el-ementary school definitely had a segment of chil-dren that were at risk. Keep in mind this is not just

an urban problem; many rural school districts have just as high or higher percentage of children that are in a food insecure situation. Lodges throughout Missouri have an opportunity to make an impact in this regard.

The next step your Lodge should take is to find out if there is already a backpack food program or food pantry in operation at your local school. In Polar Star Rose Hill's case, there was no program in place. In talking with a Past Master of Crestwood-Anchor, they approached their school district and found the school district was already operating a food pantry. They were able to establish a connec-tion and make an immediate impact in their school district.

Polar Star Rose Hill had the good fortune to find that the church, which was across the street from

the school, also wanted to work on this project, so we started a partnership with them. They already had a 501(C)(3) set up and they were willing to take on the food storage and deliv-ery aspect. The school guid-ance councilors provided our group with the information that is needed to put together the food packs, which might be abbreviated name or iden-

tify information, grade, and whether there are any food allergies. We do not have any contact with the children. The food is delivered to the guidance counselors and they determine how the food is de-livered to the children on the last day of the week.

At Polar Star Rose Hill, we contribute matching money from the Create-A-Partnership program and help with the food packing. We started our pro-gram in 2012 and initially were serving 13 children that fall. The program has grown by this spring to include a middle school; and as of May, 2014, we are serving 40 children. It appears that our program will be growing again this fall, as we may be taking on one or two additional elementary schools and we are looking at the potential of impacting 75 to 100 children.

In addition to helping these children, the pro-gram has also given a sense of accomplishment to many Brothers in Lodge. We know that we are directly and profoundly making a difference. The Creating-A-Partnership program is a wonderful tool

Polar star rose hill addresses students' food insecurity issueby Randy Davis, PM, Polar Star Rose Hill Lodge #79

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high school Grad on friday, master mason on saturday

On Saturday, May 17, 2014, 28 Master Masons representing five south central Missouri Masonic Lodges, assembled in a secluded pasture about nine miles

west of Theodosia to confer the Third Degree for Brother Colton Wayne Jenkins Burton. Officers and members of Sampson Lodge #298 conducted the degree, with assistance from Past Masters of Rob-ert Burns Lodge #496 and Bayou Lodge #365. RWB

Royce Wheeler, District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 42nd Masonic District of Missouri, delivered the Master Mason lecture. Brother Burton, the 18 year old candidate, had graduated from Ava High School the night before the ceremony. After the degree work everyone traveled back to Sampson Lodge in Theodosia for a meal that Colton's moth-er and grandmother had prepared.

that is available to all Missouri Masonic Lodges. I heartily recommend your Lodge look into making use of it to make a difference.

I'm including a list of references that you may examine to help you put your own program to work. There are as many ways to do this as there are school districts.

References:

Creating-A-Partnership Program http://mohome.org/Creating-A-Partnership--CAP--Program.html

St. Louis Area Foodbank http://www.stlfoodbank.org/AboutHunger/ChildrenandHunger.aspx

Missouri Food Banks http://feedingamerica.org/foodbank-results.aspx?state=MO

Ozarks Food Harvest http://www.ozarksfoodharvest.org/backpacks.html

BackSnack Kansas City http://www.harvesters.org/WhoWeAre/Index.asp?Reference=BackSnack

Buddy Packs Columbia http://sharefoodbringhope.org/buddy-packs/

Start A Backpack Program https://sites.google.com/site/snackinabackpackorg/start-snack-in-a-backpack-in-your-community ■

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Grand Lodge 2014!sunday thru tuesday september 28-30

holiday inn executive center, columbia, moRegistration begins 10Am Sunday, September 28

Formal opening monday, 9AmCall (573) 445-8531 for room reservations and discount rate

See www.momason.org for details on all activitiesLodge of Research annual meeting, Monday @ 4:15PM

Truman Lecture Series with Brent Morris, Tuesday Morning ($30)Bring your barcoded dues card.

Call (573) 474-8561, for more information.

missouri sculptor and mayor of mckittrick, missouri, Joey Los presents a sculpture to Wm Dan flynn of Daggett Lodge #492 in appreciation of the Lodge's work in creating and facilitating the town's new annual "mckittrick olde time music festival" as a joint effort to revitalize the local community.


Hello Missouri Masons!On June 30, 2014, I became Missouri Rainbow's

89th Worthy Advisor. Were you there? Did you en-joy our ritual work, Cavalcade of Flags, Pledge Cer-emony and other events at our Grand Assembly? I had a wonderful time and hope you did, too. My theme for my Grand Year is "Let There Be Learn-ing." I will be using the primary colors of red, yel-low and blue with the symbols: apples, school sup-plies, numbers and letters.

This past May I finished my Associate of Arts in Teaching degree at Maple Woods Commu-nity College and will be moving onto the Northland campus of Missouri Western this fall to become an elementary teach-er. I am so excited! I work with kids in a summer program and they are always making me think and laugh — while providing both of us (them and me) learning mo-ments. I am a Past Worthy Advisor of North Kansas City Assembly and have loved growing up with my Rainbow Sisters there and across Missouri for the past 9 years.

My first event was to attend the Masonic Youth Day on August 2. I find I laugh so much and make many new friends at this event. Before I come to Grand Lodge in September, I will have my first re-ception at Leadership Assembly (representing our

District 3). This will be September 27 at 1:00pm. I hope you will come by.

Serving with me this year in the office of State Dean of our Grand Cross of Color will Anna Marie Kulback. The Grand Cross of Color, an honorary de-gree that many of you may have, is like the Honor Society of Rainbow. Anna Marie's theme this year will be "Strive to be the Ultimate Role Model" and she will be using shades of blue, silver and white. The Nativity Scene will be her symbol while she

adds dogwood blossoms and daffodils to her decorations. Anna Marie is from the Pulaski

County/Waynesville area. Because she is also in teaching (and because she's a real-ly great lady), I am looking forward (very much) to seeing her throughout the state this year and serving with her.

Together Anna Marie and I have chosen the State Service Project which is to collect school sup-plies for Elementary Schools around the state of Missouri. So many children and their families just can't afford school supplies. We hope Assemblies and Preceptories will have ongoing projects to keep a box filled at their local Elementary Schools of all the necessary supplies: pencils, notebook or other paper, crayons and more. We hope many of our members will be creative and find more ways to provide their local schools and children with sup-plies. There is a website: http://www.school-sup-ply-list.com/states/missouri/ which shows a school list for each school in Missouri. If you aren't near a Rainbow Assembly (which can be found on our improved website: www.moiorg.org), would you please pick up a few (or many) things and take them to your local school? Even if you just deliver a big bag of tissue boxes a couple times of year — it will help! Then, please email our Supreme Inspec-tor, Catherine Dent ([email protected]) so she can share the information with me . While I would like to keep some kind of records, I know that may not happen! There are a lot of people helping Mis-souri's children prepare for school (and to continue having supplies throughout the school year) that keeping track may be difficult.

Please remember we greatly appreciate your sup-port — time, thoughts, financial, anything you can share. Please remember, too, that you are welcome

north, south, east, West...missouri rainbow is the best!

most Worshipful brother John hess, Past Grand master of the Grand Lodge of missouri, installed rWb a. freeman stanfill, Past Grand orator, as master of amsterdam Lodge #141 on July 8, 2014, with rWb aaron shoemaker, Past Grand orator, acting as marshal. See Rainbow, page 95 …


On June 27, 2014, members of Missouri Job's Daughters were installed into their new Grand Bethel officer and representative stations. This in-stallation takes place every year in Jefferson City, Missouri, at our Grand Session. My name is Kaarin Hoogstraten, a Past Honored Queen and Majority Member of Bethel 33 in North Kansas City, and I have the pleasure of being the Grand Bethel Hon-ored Queen for Missouri Job's Daughters for the 2014-2015 term. I will be spending the next year traveling around the state with Judy Royce, Grand Guardian, and Jim Kelly, Associate Grand Guardian, as we look to further Job's Daughters in Missouri.

Summer is a very busy season for Missouri Job's with a lot of events occurring in three months. Grand Session is a time for girls from around the state to come together and reunite with friends they do not often see. They compete in ritual, per-forming arts, and arts and craft competitions and have the chance to be selected for a Grand Bethel office. On July 19, the girls got together again, this time in Columbia, Missouri at the Masonic Com-plex, for our Grand Bethel workshop. This is an op-portunity for the girls to have any questions they may have about ritual, proper attire, promotion, etc., answered by older members of the Order. Ma-sonic Youth Day is always a fantastic time, and this year was no exception. I love being able to have the chance to see all three Masonic youth groups interact with each other. It is a day I look forward to every year. This year members of Missouri Job's Daughters, as well as Daughters from all over the world, traveled to Spokane, Wshington, for our An-nual Supreme Session that was held August 6-9. We congratulated our very own Brianna Hall on the completion of her Miss International Job's Daugh-ters term while cheering on Caitlyn Washington,

Miss Missouri Job's Daughters, as she competed for the MIJD title. Our busy summer concluded with a night out at the River City Rascals ballpark where we sang the National Anthem before enjoying the game.

My term will be spent raising money for two wonderful charities: HIKE and the St. Louis Shri-ners Hospital for Children. HIKE, which is an acro-nym for Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund is the philanthropic project of Job's Daughters. Job's Daughters around the U.S. raise money to help pro-vide hearing assistive devices for families who have difficulty affording them. Missouri is very proud to be one of the top grossing states when it comes to collecting donations. The St. Louis Shriners Hospi-tal is very close to my heart. I have spent the last few years donating stuffed animals and other nec-essary objects to the hospital with Job's Daughters and my Ladies Oriental Shrine Court. With con-struction going on for the new building, it is an exciting time for the Hospital. It is my hope to be able to provide more for both of these wonderful charities throughout my term.

This year it is my goal to continue the growth of Job's Daughters throughout the entire state. My mascot is drag-ons, so my motto, "Get Fired Up!" goes hand-in-hand with my fiery companions. I am look-ing for the girls of Mis-souri Job's Daughters to Get Fired Up! and get excited about bringing their friends into this amazing organization for girls. We do require Masonic heritage for our members to join, so we ask your help in bringing in prospec-tive members. Girls can join at any age between 10-19 years old, or they can be a Jobie-to-Bee lead-ing up to 10 years old. You can visit our website at www.MissouriJDI.org to find information about local Bethels or upcoming events. I welcome ques-tions and enjoy getting to know more about our Missouri Masonic family, so I look forward to meet-ing you all throughout my travels.

Respectfully yours,Kaarin Hoogstraten, PHQGrand Bethel Honored Queen 2014-2015

A New Beginning for Missouri Job's Daughters

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The 2014-2015 Grand Bethel Trio (left to right): Brianna Hall, Grand vethel Senior Princess; Kaarin Hoogstraten, Grand Bethel Honored Queen; and Becca Hairer, Grand Bethel Junior Princess.

2014-2015 Grand Bethel Officers


On Memorial Day Weekend, Missouri DeMolay had one of the best Conclaves in its history. The festivities started off with an initiation put together by the whole State Officer Corps, which brought in over 30 new members. The weekend continued with sports and ritual competition between the chapters that joined us in Jefferson City. The sports included basketball, volleyball, billiards, bowling, track and field and even tug-of-war. The ritual com-petition consisted of individual and team ritual from our public and secret ceremonies. The best part of DeMolay is that we can all have fun and still show respect through our Seven Cardinal Virtues. We ended the weekend with a Hall of Fame ban-quet that had huge support from the Grand Lodge of Missouri.

It was a great joy to have two Grand Masters with us the whole weekend to share the spirit of Mis-souri DeMolay. We had the Grand Master of DeMo-lay, Dad Mike Salazar, as well as Most Worshipful Brother Jon B. Broyles, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Special thanks for all of the Master Masons who help make the Missouri Youth Groups the best in the world. Missouri DeMolay and the local chapters are always here to help so don't hesitate to ask.

Fraternally,Brandon Rarey, State Master CouncilorMissouri DeMolay

missouri Demolay

Dad Robert Cockerham (right) honors Missouri Grand Master Jon B. Broyles with the Mason of the Year award at the DeMolay Conclave in May.

Part of the group of 33 new DeMolays initiated at the DeMolay Conclave on Memorial Day weekend.

Jon b. broyles, Grand master of the Grand Lodge of missouri, is shown with ben Polen, president of the carroll county trust company. the Grand Lodge performed the traditional cornerstone ceremony on saturday June, 21, 2014, at the carroll county trust company bank in carrollton, missouri. the host Lodge was Wakanda Lodge #52.

ii http://books.google.com/books?id=gY6kAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT151&lpg=PT151&dq=%22offer+sacrifice+and+worship+with+thy+shoes+off%22&source=bl&ots=6mj9gK6noG&sig=sS7s6HZgfhuFbCSTxK6hAPNl_Ts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=08AxU4PxNcac2QXX64D4Ag&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22offer%20sacrifice%20and%20worship%20with%20thy%20shoes%20off%22&f=fal se. 25 Mar 14.

iii Beth Habbechirah, c. vii. 25 Mar 14.

iv Patrick, Bishop. Commentaries. http://www.masonic-Lodge-of-education.com/masonic-shoe.html. 25 Mar 14.

v Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) Sir Thomas Browne (/braʊn/; 19 October 1605 – 19 October 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/browne/

vi Wearing loose shoes or slippers. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipshod, 26 Mar 14. ■

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specifically those Loyalists who pre-ferred to remain citizens of their home country, while continuing to live here).

This situation is best understood by a single example: A businessman was declared a Traitor just became he opposed the separation and re-mained loyal to the British King. He was hassled unremittingly until he found it necessary to abandon his business and his home and property and flee for his life to England. His property was confiscated and his name forever branded as a Traitor. Willard M. Wallace, who states that Arnold became a Freemason in the West Indies where he lived in the early days before the Revolution, chose to call his book Traitorous Hero (1954).

There were numerous Freemasons among all of these groups: mem-bers of military Lodges attached to French and British or Scottish sol-diers and sailors, as well as mem-bers of newly established Masonic Lodges founded in each of the 13 states. The story of Benedict Arnold should be considered in light of these circumstances. Let us remem-ber his defection to the British and active fighting with them against our country. With that always in the back of our minds, let us view Bene-dict Arnold’s life as a Patriot.

The renowned Masonic scholar, Charles W. Moore, Grand Secretary of Massachusetts for 33 years, made

the following statement in his Free-masons’ Monthly Magazine XXVI.12 (Oct. 1, 1857), p. 381: “It is a singu-lar fact, that while its roll is graced with the names of David Wooster and other patriots, it has also the name of Benedict Arnold, who, for his great crime of treason to his country, has covered that name with infamy. Yet a true Mason, who would give to each ‘according to his due,’ should be glad to know that even Arnold possessed some Ma-sonic virtues. His patriotism and his bravery up to the time of his great fall, were undoubted. He, more than any other one man, turned the tide of battle at Saratoga that decided the struggle for our national indepen-dence, so that Arnold became both the savior and betrayer of his coun-try” (quoted by Walter M. Callaway, Jr. in AQC).

In 1774 Arnold was elected cap-tain of the Lexington militia com-pany, proposed the capture of Ft. Ti-conderoga, and was named colonel by Washington in 1775 and autho-rized to proceed with his plan. Ethan Allen has been given the same com-mission and Arnold stepped down from command and joined Allen as a volunteer. After a successful at-tack, Washington gave Arnold com-mand of an expedition to Québec, marching with 700 men through the Maine wilderness, made a joint attack with General Richard Mont-gomery, with disastrous results. Montgomery was killed and Arnold

was severely wounded. Congress promoted him to brigadier general; after continued siege of Québec he was forced to retreat. After his suc-cess against a superior enemy fleet on Lake Champlain (October 11, 1776), he returned home a hero, arousing the envy of other officers. In 1777, Arnold as the ranking brig-adier was passed over when five ma-jor generals were created before him. Washington continued to support Arnold through all of these events. Even when he was successful against the British at Danbury, Congress promoted him to major general but without his seniority. After the siege of Ft. Stanwix, Arnold commanded the left wing in the first battle of Saratoga; in the second battle, he fought “brilliantly and decisively” until he was seriously wounded. His proper rank was restored and since his injuries left him crippled, Wash-ington placed him in command of Philadelphia (1978). Some charges of state and military violations, re-ferred to Congress, were thrown out; the remaining four prompted Arnold to ask for a speedy court-martial to clear him. The postponed trial (1779) found him guilty of two minor offenses and sentenced to a reprimand by Washington.

Steve Sheinkin, the award-win-ning author of books on Ameri-can history for teens only last year wrote, The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery (2013), which won two national awards for non-fiction, de-picted Arnold as one of America’s greatest war heroes. ■

Benedict Arnold from back page …

branson masonic Lodge served over 75 people at its first spaghetti dinner on June 15, receiving great reviews on the meal. branson Lodge will be having a spaghetti Dinner on the third sunday of each month and invites everyone to come out and support this fundraiser, which helps fund various community programs such as christmas baskets, the scholarship Program, the missouri child identification Program (mochiP) and a lot more. rWb herb terrill, chairman of the event, thanked the Lodge members and community for their support.

Rainbow, from page 92 …at any Rainbow event anywhere in Missouri at any time. Ms. Dent can answer questions or concerns you may have, please do not hesitate to contact her.

I hope you continue to enjoy good weather and good fun. I'll be looking for you at Missouri Rainbow events!

There is ALWAYS something to Learn!

Shelby Baker, Grand Worthy Advisor

State of MissouriInternational Order of the

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The 125th Anniversary Open House event was held on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the Masonic Complex in Columbia, Missouri. The premier ex-hibits were the nine art glass pieces form the Order of the Eastern Star Chapel on the Delmar Avenue Campus, along with the other four previously re-stored and displayed art glass panes. All of the art glass will remain on permanent display for visitors to the Complex to enjoy.

The history of the art glass is intermingled with the history of the Masonic Fraternity, the Masonic Home and the Order of the Eastern Star. The begin-nings of the Masonic Home started during Grand Lodge Annual Communication in the fall of 1875, when John C. Ralls introduced a resolution that was adopted recommending, "a select Commit-tee be appointed to enquire (sic) into, and report upon, the expediency and necessity of making suit-able provision for the erection of a 'Home' for the indigent widows and minors (orphans) of worthy (deceased) Master Masons... to be located in some suitable and healthy place."

Various calls for action were made over the next decade. At the Annual Communication in October, 1885, Grand Master Stevenson forcibly stated the following:• 46Masonsweredependent,inwholeorinpart,upon

their respective Lodges• 101widowsofMasterMasonsareundersimilarcir-

cumstances• 82 orphaned children are receiving some attention

from the Craft• 37outofthe147agedpersonsarereportedasonly

able to attend to personal necessities"These are your brothers, your widows, and your or-phans in charge. If you take them in the manner pro-posed, duty will not permit you, by acts of omission, to suffer them again to fall upon the cold charities of the world around them. Now is the time for you to determine what duty requires of you."Following the Annual Communication in 1888,

the committee appointed to select a location for the Home acquired a site at the edge of St. Louis at a price of $40,000. The property consisted of fif-teen acres near Forest Park which at the time was

considered to be in the country. The only trans-portation to the Home at the time of purchase was the "narrow gauge R.R." that ran on what would be-come the Hodiamont Street car tracks. Delmar and Union Boulevards did not exist, and it would be later that Enright Avenue would open. Initially, En-right Avenue would be known as Von Versen Av-enue; the name would change to Enright Avenue during World War I.

The property had a two and a half story brick mansion with about 20 rooms, a good sized barn and a gardener's cottage. The grounds extended north to Smith Academy, and contained an apple orchard. The grounds to the west contained a gar-den and vineyard. It is this area that would later be developed for the "old people's building" and the power house.

For some time after the Home was opened, there were no residents. Then, on July 12, 1889, the Masonic Home welcomed its first child into the Home's family. She was a young girl named Della Gale Farthing, age 12, from Greenville, Missouri. She was admitted on the application of Greenville Lodge #446. After a while, those in need began to come in earnest.

At the 20th Annual Order of the Eastern Star meeting held in Chillicothe in October, 1894, Past Grand Master and then current Secretary John D. Vincil, the first Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Mis-souri, advised those in attendance of the need for a chapel at the Masonic Home. The Grand Chapter appropriated $500 to begin the fund raising efforts.

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When the members returned home, they reported the need to their Chapters and interest was awak-ened throughout the state.

The plans for the chapel with a 500 seating ca-pacity were drawn by Brother G.U. Heimberger, and the cost was $3,533 to build the chapel. At the time of its building, it On October 21, 1897, the Chapel was dedicated by Grand Master B. Tygard and Grand Lodge officers. The following words were spoken by the Worthy Grand Matron in her address at the dedication ceremony:

"It is a building dedicated to God, for the edification and happiness of the orphans and the aged, who are un-der the protecting wings of the noblest order on earth."

In 1924, the Order of the Eastern Star built a playground for the 136 children in the Home. That same year the O.E.S. Advisory Board would bring to the attention of the Grand Chapter concerns that the original chapel was having structural is-sues, such as mildewed walls and a leaking roof, along with natural decay. A letter was sent to each Chapter in the state, and it brought in response the amount of $3,286.61. The Order of the Eastern Star would continue to raise funds to build a new cha-pel, while also furnishing items needed in the op-eration of the Home.

During the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in 1928, the new Order of the East-ern Star Chapel was dedicated. All art glass had been carefully removed from the original chapel, repaired as needed, and installed, along with 7 new pieces. This new chapel cost $85,000-$90,000 and it was again funded by the Order of the Eastern Star Chapters and Clubs. It was built on the foundation of the original chapel with a seating capacity of 450 and children's platform of 140. The architect was Brother H.L. Clymer.

After many years of assisting children, widows and indigent Masons at the facility in St. Louis, the upkeep on the old buildings, declining attendance, and neighborhood safety concerns required the Masonic Home of Missouri's Board of Directors to

make the difficult decision to close the facility and relocate the residents living there. On December 30, 1991, the Masonic Home sold the property to the State of Missouri. When the State tore down the buildings, the Order of the Eastern Star paid $21,000 to remove the art glass from the Chapel for preservation and possible future usage or dis-play. The art glass was stored in St. Louis until the current Masonic Complex was completed and then moved to storage in the basement.

In 2013, the Board approved the restoring of the nine pieces of art glass that were stored in the base-ment of the Masonic Complex. Quotes were ob-tained from art glass restorers and eventually Art Glass Unlimited, located in St. Louis, Missouri, was selected for the restoration project. Words cannot express how photographs of the art glass do not do justice to their beauty.

"The Guardian"Children were an important part

of the Masonic Home of Missouri. Several of the restored art glass windows depict small children and reflect the charity's beginnings as a 'Home for Orphans'.

This pane of art glass was origi-nally presented by Missouri Lodge #1. There is evidence this window may have been damaged in the past. Look closely at the Angel's wings. The one that arches to the left is painted in a reverse method where the artist made the entire wing dark colored, then removed paint to make it look like feathers. The right wing is painted with feathers, making

it more stylized. The faces of the children and angel show the re-versed method of painting.

St. Louis Missouri Lodge #1 funded the restoration of this pane of art glass.

"The Gift"This memorial pane of art glass

was dedicated in memory of Clif-ford C. Baker, longtime Superin-tendent of the Masonic Home. Mr. Baker was Superintendent from 1912 to 1915 and upon his death, his widow Mrs. Harriet Baker be-came Superintendent from 1915 to 1918.


With the first child of the Home being a twelve year old girl named Della Gale Farthing, this pane of glass seems to reflect that advent. The young girl is holding a small bouquet token to Jesus.

Bonhomme Lodge #45 funded the restoration of this pane of glass.

"The Ascension"This pane of art glass repre-

senting Christ's Ascension had the most work performed on it due to chemicals being sprayed on it during a past cleaning of the brick at the chapel. If you look closely at some of the faces, you will see what appears to be tears which are actually chemi-cal smears but seem to add to the overall art-work. The face of Jesus in

this artwork has an estimated replacement cost of $15,000 if something should happen to it.

St. Louis Commandery #1, K.T. originally donated this art glass pane. Funding to restore this pane of glass was provided by St. Louis Missouri Lodge #1.

"The nativity"This art glass piece portrays

the nativity scene or crèche of the birth of Jesus as described in the gospels of Matthew and Luke.

This piece of art glass was originally purchased by Tuscan Lodge #360, which also funded the restoration. It measures ap-proximately 27" x 79."

"Children's Window"While doing research for our 125th Anniversa-

ry Book, a photograph was found that revealed the in-side of the original chapel. It clearly shows the large round signet window bracketed by two other panes. Upon magnifying the window, it was discovered that the two guardian windows were actu-

ally ones that had been chosen for restoration and display. It made sense to reunite the three windows in our current building for all to see.

The Children's Signet Window was restored in 2002, as part of the museum addition. Presented by the Children of the Home on October 1897, it was the signet window in the original chapel. The symbols pertain to the Order of the Eastern Star. This window is not back-lit but has natural lighting and is supported by columns to help balance the immense weight of the glass. It overlooks the stair-case at the Complex and is purposefully set higher than the guardian panes to better duplicate their positions in the original chapel.

"Repose in egypt""After they had gone, an

angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him'" (Mat-thew 2:13). This art glass panel shows an inspiring scene of Christian faith, which illus-trates Jesus and his family as they take flight to Egypt as they were commanded to do.

This pane was originally presented by Moolah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. to the Mason-ic Home in 1897. It has been graciously restored through funding by the Moolah Guides, Swing Dance Club, Ceremonial Cast, Noble Lodge #684, Gregory Gates, and Oliver Steed.

"Blessing of the Children"

With the central theme of children, these three win-dows attest to the Masonic Fraternity's love of helping children. Notice the child to the extreme left of the win-dow and how different the face is. It is the belief of the restorers that the face was damaged and replaced or that harsh cleaning chemicals were used which destroyed the face. It may also be an angel because the "skin" is so translucent.

This window was present-


ed by Ascalon Command-ery #16 Knights Templar in 1897. Through a gener-ous anonymous donor, this window has been reunited with the Signet window.

"The Good Shepherd"This art glass panel de-

picts Jesus holding a sheep, which is symbolic of his role as Shepherd of God's flock. The inscription for this art glass pane states:

"In memory of Dr. Morris Leftwich, First Superintendent of the Masonic Home of Mis-souri, 1888-1898; Presented by the Eastern Star Chapters and Masonic bodies in which he held membership."

The Board of Directors hired medical doctor, Mor-ris Leftwich, and his wife, Ella D. Leftwich, as the Home's first Superinten-dent and Matron. On April 1, 1889, they moved to the property located on Delmar,

bringing with them their much needed expertise to set up and operate the Home. In addition, they furnished the Home with all of their own furniture.

Dr. and Mrs. Leftwich valued education, house-hold chores, recreational activities and social obli-gations. The children that lived in the Home would attend public schools during the day, and then re-turn to the Home to help in the kitchen or with the yard and building maintenance. They went on picnics and to fairs, played games and took up hob-bies. Dr. Leftwich resigned from his position with the Home a few months prior to his passing on De-cember 4, 1898. Their skills and compassion would set a standard in raising children and caring for the elderly that would become the foundation for the Home in the years to come.

Marge Carney, Worthy Grand Matron 2014, Grand Chapter of Missouri, Order of the Eastern Star funded the window's restoration.

"martha"In the Bible, Martha is the one "given to hos-

pitality," for we read she "received Jesus into her house" — her house, suggesting she was its owner. Then, when Jesus was sent for to hurry to the aid of her sick brother, Lazarus, we read that when Mar-tha heard that Jesus was coming "she met Him,"

and bade Him welcome (John 11:20, 30); and the provision of that home meant much to Je-sus. One day we have Him say-ing, "The Son of man hath not where to lay his head," but the next day, "He came to Bethany … and Martha made him a supper." (BibleGateway.com)

As the Matron of the Home, Mrs. Leftwich, would have been hospitable and caring, as she was tasked with the well-being of the children and social hostess for the Home.

This previously restored panel has been on display in our mu-seum since its dedication. Mr. Leftwich's memorial piece is now displayed next to it, reuniting the spouses.

"esther"Esther was of Jewish descent during a time in

when Jews were held in captivity within the Per-sian Empire. The King searched through the empire to find the most beautiful woman to be a succes-sor to his divorced wife. Esther became the choice and her Jewish heritage was hidden form the King and his court.

In time, the King gave an edict to destroy the entire He-brew race. Upon hearing this, Queen Esther went to the King, defying all edicts of not approaching the King. She bravely requested the King's audience and requested that he revoke his edict. The King, admiring Queen Esther cour-age and beauty agreed and the Hebrew people were spared.

This window portrays Queen Esther's beauty and robes of royalty. Her robe of white symbolizes Light, Pu-rity and Joy. The Lion depicts the Persian Empire.

This panel was donated by Nellie D. Hamilton, Past Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star and was pre-viously restored during the initial museum project.


"Job's Daughters – Honored Queen"

This window most prominently features the Honored Queen of the Bethel, who represents the third Daughter of Job, Keren-Happuch. "Keren-Happuch literally means the horn of adornment and is a reference, there-fore, to the outward beau-ty that comes from an inward character" (http://www.raystedman.org/). The word Reward is also featured and refers to the third word in the Order's watchwords. The two win-dows not found were the Junior Princess who repre-sents Job's first daughter, Jemimah, with the watch-word "patience" and the words "of Missouri" and the Senior Princess who represents Job's second daughter, Keziah, with the watchword "faith" and the word "Job's." Together the Art Glass Windows read "Job's Daughters in Mis-souri."

Job's Daughters is based upon the Book of Job, with special ref-erence to the 42nd chapter, 15th verse; "and in all the land were no women found so fair as the Daughters of Job and their father gave them inheritance among their Brethren."

This panel was restored by Mis-souri Job's Daughters.

"The Shepherd"East Gate Chapter of the Order

of the Eastern Star originally pur-chased this art glass window for display in the chapel. The window portrays Jesus holding a lamb. The lamb is an important symbol throughout the Bible, either refer-ring to a sacrificial offering or as Jesus being the Lamb of God.

This art glass window measures 27"x79" and has been graciously

Pendleton Lodge #551 held its annual Past masters' night on april 28. Past masters in attendance are shown, front row (left to right): Wb keith hodges, Wb keith hunt, Wb norman barnhouse, Wb Darrell huff, Wb Jack cade, Wb steve copeland, and rWb Jim sitze. back row left to right: Wm bryan eaton, Wb Jim Woodfin, Wb homer mcbride, Wb ray mcbride, Wb Jim Watkins, and Wb eddie Watkins.

restored by Tuscan Lodge #360.

"Chaplain's Windows"The Chaplain's Window, depicting the Open

Bible on the Al-tar, was origi-nally restored several years ago at the re-quest of the Order of the Eastern Star. The window was restored and framed in a lighted box by Creed Mar-riott. There was a stipulation that the win-dow would be permanent ly displayed in the lower level of the Masonic Complex, where it has remained on display since the Complex was dedicated in 2003. Since that time, the Order of the Eastern Star has built office space in the lower level of the Complex. This beautifully restored window is now perma-nently displayed in that space.

The Board of Directors and staff of the Masonic Home of Missouri would like to extend their ap-preciation to all of the patrons of the art glass and invite all to come to the Masonic Complex and see these truly beautiful art glass pieces in person. A booklet on all the pieces of art glass is available for download on the Masonic Home of Missouri's web-site at www.mohome.org. ■


masonic home introduces John c. ralls master builders society

masonic home of missouri announces representative Luncheon Plans

The Masonic Home of Missouri is celebrat-ing the important milestone of 125-years of charitable service to Masons, their wives, honored widows, female members

of the Order of the Eastern Star and children in need throughout the state. During our 125th An-niversary year, a new Lodge Giving Program was introduced to reflect the commitment and strong foundation set forth by Masons before you and to create an opportunity to continue the growth and benevolence of this charity for future generations.

The "Most Worshipful John C. Ralls Master Build-ers Society" was created by the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri in recognition of Past Grand Master John C. Ralls, who made the original call to the Grand Lodge Assembly in 1875 for the creation of the Masonic Home.

This program will recognize the Lodges who sup-port the Masonic Home during this historic cel-ebration as our predecessors were asked to do in

1889. The levels of support are as follows:

Supporter Level - less than $1.00 per memberBronze Level - $1.00 per memberSilver Level - $3.00 per memberGold Level - $5.00 per member

A special plaque commemorating the 125th An-niversary and your Lodge's level of support will be permanently displayed at the Masonic Complex. In addition, each participating Lodge will receive a certificate of appreciation denoting the level of sup-port in the Most Worshipful John C. Ralls Master Builders Society. Some certificates were given out at the 125th Open House but Lodges can continue to participate and receive recognition at the Rep-resentative Luncheon during Grand Lodge Annual Communication on Monday, September 29, 2014.

If you have any questions regarding the Most Worshipful John C. Ralls Master Builders Society, please contact Julie Kirchhoff at 1(800) 434-9804.

The Masonic Home of Missouri will hold its Annual Representative luncheon on Mon-day, September 29, 2014, during the An-nual Communication at the Holiday Inn

Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Exact time and room location of the luncheon will be an-nounced closer to the event.

Last year, over 100 Masonic Home of Missouri Representatives attended the luncheon and re-ceived training material including a new brochure booklet, the Annual Report, and several orienta-tion items for referring and making applications for those in need. A presentation on the packet and introduction of the Outreach Programs was given by staff of the Masonic Home of Missouri. President Broyles and Vice-President Haywood pre-sented the Masonic Home of Missouri's Creating-A-Partnership Program and Representative of the Year awards.

Masonic Home of Missouri Representatives from each Lodge are being requested to please reserve their seat for this year's luncheon as important in-formation will be given out regarding the current Outreach Programs and the addition of the John C. Ralls Lodge Giving Society.

Due to room seating capacity and training mate-rials available, only one representative from a Lodge will be able to attend. To reserve your seat, please contact the Masonic Home of Missouri at 1-800-434-9804 and ask for Rhonda Stone Lightfoot.

on may 12, 2014, Wb Jeff engel obligated as swope Park Lodge #617 raised its newest master mason, matt Vogel. Pictured front row (left to right): Daniel best, brother Vogel, Jim spencer of clay Lodge. back row: Wb engel, rWb Glenn burrows and mark martinez.


The Ninth Annual Truman Club dinner will be held on September 27, 2014, at the Uni-versity Club in Columbia, Missouri. This annual black-tie event celebrating donors is

sponsored by the Masonic Home of Missouri and honors those who have supported the Home by making a financial contribution over the past year.

The Truman Club recognizes those individuals and couples who support the Masonic Home and its programs through ongoing annual giving. With the support of the Truman Club members, we are able to transform the Masonic tenets into reality for our fraternal brothers and sisters in need across the state.

Annual Membership — to be eligible for annual membership in the Truman Club, a donor must give at least $100 in tax-deductible donations during the calendar year. Annual memberships are renewable on January 1, each year.

Benefits of annual Truman Club Membership include:• WelcomePacket• MembershipPin• InvitationtoannualTrumanClubDinner• Specialmailingsandadvanceregistrationfor

events• Annualmembershipgift

Truman Giving Societies – Once an annual mem-ber's cumulative giving (since January 1, 2004) reaches $1,000, that member may join the Truman Giving Societies at the Lewis and Clark Level. Lev-els and benefits for each Giving Society are listed below:

level AmountLewis and Clark Society $1,000 - $4,999Thomas Hart Benton Society $5,000 - $9,999Samuel L. Clemens Society $10,000 - $24,999Charles A. Lindbergh Society $25,000 - $49,999Omar Bradley Society $50,000 - $99,999

The greatest benefit of membership in The Tru-man Club is the satisfaction of knowing your col-lective financial support facilitates the transforma-tion of Masonic tenets into reality for your Masonic brothers and sisters in need throughout Missouri. Membership is open to Missouri Freemasons, Order of the Eastern Star members, widows, spouses, de-scendants and friends.

If you have questions or would like more infor-mation about the Truman Club, please contact the Masonic Home of Missouri at 1-800-434-9804 and ask for Julie.

ninth annual truman club Dinner announced

on saturday, July 12, 2014, Wm harvey turner and the brethren of strafford Lodge #608, in conjunction with units of adou ben adhem shrine temple, and the strafford fire Department provided the fair haven children's home in strafford with the annual bbQ and carnival. brothers bob Dawson (pictured) and rick headlee provided the meal. the kids had a blast soaking the Lodge secretary, Wb rick thompson and the home administrator barney crawford in the dunk tank. since the temperature was 94 degrees, brother tony Warnke and other members of the strafford fire Department furnished plenty of water from the fire trucks to keep all the kids cool. shrine temple clowns were also a big hit. administrator crawford said it best, "this is the most fun these kids have had all year and i want to thank the masons for their generosity."

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Truman Constitutesresearch Lodge

Most Worshipful Broth-er Truman in his address to Grand Lodge on September 29, 1941, said, "I am going to have the very distinct pleasure and privilege of consecrating and setting the Missouri Lodge of Research to work under Charter, for this evening, a dispensation for which was issued by me on May 1, 1941.

Brother Truman had been a student of history since an early age. In fact, it was estimated by some of his teachers the "he had read more than 6,000 books by the time he graduated from high school." On becoming a Master Mason, Truman began a life-long hobby of combining his interest and study of all history with a study of Masonic history. It was an interest he was to maintain until his death.

On December, 28, 1940, Grand Master Truman wrote to Past Grand Master Henry Chiles, "I am enclosing a check for Five Dollars ($5.00) for a charter membership in the Missouri Lodge of Research."

Only seven days earlier, a letter from Truman had been transmitted to each Lodge in the state telling of the proposed Lodge of Research and encouraging any Brother interested in the work to contact Brother Chiles.

Truman ordered that his letter be read in Lodge at the next stated communication.

On April 28, 1941, Truman wrote Chiles, "I am signing the petition for the Lodge of Research, and sending it to Dr. Mather. He will go through with

the necessary procedure and forward it to you." Then Truman added, "I had expected to be with you and set the Lodge at work in Kansas City (earlier in April), but this National Defense business has really got me tied to a point where I cannot leave at the present time. Best wishes for a most successful Lodge of Research."

Then, on September 16, 1941, the Charter Master, Chiles, advised Truman, "This is to inform you of your appointment as one of two Marshals of the Missouri Lodge of Research and I trust you will accept the same. The other Marshal is going to be Forrest (Donnell), and it will be quite a distinction to have a U.S. Senator and a Governor thus serving in our organization."

The appointment pleased Truman. "I am delighted to accept the position of Marshal of the new Lodge of Research," He wrote, and then observed, " I must warn you that you will have to give me some training, because, as is usually the case, the Grand Master knows nothing about the work."

MWB Truman opened a Specific Convocation of the Grand Lodge of Missouri at 4 pm on September 29, 1941, in the Masonic Temple in St. Louis. In brief, but appropriate ceremonies, the Grand Master formally constituted the Missouri Lodge of Research, installed the offices and was himself installed as one of the Marshals. The minutes show that seventy-five Brethren were in attendance for the ceremony.

Truman was regularly advanced in line in the Missouri Lodge of Research. In 1950 he was elected Master and became the first President of the United States to be Master of a Lodge while serving in the White House.

Truman was unable to be in St Louis for the annual meeting of the Lodge of Research, September 2, 1951. He wrote to Past Grand Master and Senior Warden Donnell asking that he preside for the business meeting and the annual breakfast session.

Donnell, on October 1, 1951, advised Truman that he had presided and remarked, "a very interesting address was made at the breakfast by MWB Antonio Gonzales of the Philippine Islands. I am sorry you could not be present."

Truman responded, "I Appreciated most highly your acting for me at the meeting of the Lodge of Research. I understand that they made a very good report and it looks as if we are really accomplishing something. I know you will have a most interesting year (as Master). I wish very much that I could have been present at the meeting of the Lodge of Research and of the Grand Lodge."

During his term as Master, Truman secured the cooperation of the Library of Congress to furnish the Lodge with copies of the large number of references on Freemasonry in that institution. The copes were microfilmed and placed in the Lodge of Research library. ■

From the archives: Missouri Freemason, 1973

Benedict arnoldDr. e. otha Wingo, PDDGL 38, FmLr

[email protected] whimsical remedy for pre-

venting tooth decay states: “Run three times around a church with-out thinking about a fox.” The catch is that the thought of a fox be-comes a mindset which precludes the promised result of the action.

Can we really think about Benedict Arnold without associating the name with treason? If I suggest that you remem-ber his many patriotic actions previously, your mind jumps at once to “Yes, but he became a traitor.” We cannot de-fend his treason by ref-erence to his patriotism nor rational-ize his actions because of repeated unfairness regarding his promotions or the sentiments of his Loyalist wife. Books have been written to promote one or other of these defenses. Even the “best general account” by Isaac Newton Arnold in Life of Benedict Ar-nold (Chicago, 1880) emphasizes the provocations of denying him proper promotion or other recognition, whereas Charles Burr Todd in The Real Benedict Arnold (New York, 1903) makes a curious attempt to make Ar-

nold’s wife wholly responsible for his defection.

Here is a typical ci-tation about Benedict Arnold: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 30th edition (1963): “American of-ficer in the Revolution-ary War who deserted to the British…,” but the 11th edition (1910) starts with “American soldier….” William R. Denslow’s 10,000 Fa-mous Freemasons (1957) begins: “America’s most notorious traitor…vol-unteered for service at the outbreak of the Rev-olution….” James Royal Case in The Case Collec-

tion (1986) starts with his Masonic history, quoting from the minutes of Hiram Lodge #1 in New Haven, Con-necticut: “Visiting Brother Benedict Arnold was proposed by the Master Nathan Whiting and became a mem-ber on April 10, 1865,” citing various visits that he made to this Lodge. This was ten years before his first action in the Revolution. “After his defection the Lodge erased his name from membership and he was aban-doned as a Mason” (Denslow). Other Lodges with which he was connected

took the same action. After all, “mur-der and treason alone excepted, and they left at my election” clearly ex-empted these actions from what can be held confidential among Freema-sons. He was already a member of the Fraternity when he joined Hiram Lodge. Case states: “Nowhere does it appear that his dishonesty and trea-son were ever the basis for his being charged with any Masonic offense.”

It is difficult to appreciate the un-certainty of the nation and of the fra-ternity in the New World which was being developed in the late 1700s. Immigrants coming into this coun-try, not only from England, but also from other countries, were of divided loyalty. The Founding Fathers, de-termined to chisel out a new nation from the disenchanted and disparate multitudes, often found strong op-position. It is simplistic to categorize everyone into to Loyalists (commit-ted to British or French Royalty of their homeland, from which they had fled for a better life) and Patriots, who supported separation from the mother countries in order to form an American Nation. Those in charge of the new government determined by definition who were Patriots and who were Traitors (anyone not commit-ted to support the new nation and Benedict Arnold cont’d on page 95

benedict arnold…died in lon-don June 14, 1801. his last words were reported as: “let me die in the old uniform in which i fought my battles for freedom. May God forgive me for putting on any other.”

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