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10 Leadership

14 Widows Sons

20 Ask Hiram

24 Book Reviews

3 Grand Masters Message

8 Let Us Reason Together

10 Leadership

14 Widows Sons

20 Ask Hiram

24 Book Reviews

Winter 2013Vol. 106 No. 1


2/32THE VIRGINIA MASONIC HERALDWINTER 2013

MW Louis Kerford CampbellEditor-in-Chief

MW Alan Wayne AdkinsAssociate Editor

W Gerald Lee FreyChairman and Editor

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Grand Masters Message

Welcome Brethren and ladies to AL 6013,

he 235th year o the Grand Lodge o Virginia,

he year the Mayan calendar said we shouldnt

e having! I say welcome to our ladies as I

hope one thing all o our members will dowith their copies o theMasonic Heraldis to

hare those with their amilies. The Heraldis

lways popular and provision has been made

his year or an additional issue. Please let your

amily members share in the good news about

irginia Freemasonry.A relatively short time has passed since we

athered in Richmond or the Grand Annual

ommunication at which the delegates grant-d me the great honor o serving as your

68th Grand Master. I accept the responsibil-

ty, than you or the honor and am much

humbled by your trust.

As always we have plans and projects,

oals and initiatives and you will have many

pportunities at the Division Leadershiponerences and Grand Masters open district

isits to learn about those. Most are not radi-ally new or dierent.

Every member can epect a contact rom

company named Harris Connect seeing to

onrm inormation or a statewide Masonic

irectory. It is Ok! You can tal to them! The

directory is approved and should be a ne

product that will benet many o our mem-

bers. You may wish to purchase one, but eveni you dont, you are invited to give them the

inormation you would lie to see included.Even that program is not dierent. This

is the same company that produced our prior

now somewhat dated-directory in 2007 under

the leadership o Most Worshipul George

Bernard Dungan, Jr. Their perormance at that

time was most satisactory.

I have always remembered Most

Worshipul George Harry Chapins use in 1999o a then one hundred year old poem:

An old man, going a lone highway,

Came, at the evening, cold and gray,

To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide,

Through which was owing a sullen tide.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim;

The sullen stream had no ear or him;

But he turned, when sae on the other side

And built a bridge to span the tide.

Old man, said a ellow pilgrim, near,

You are wasting strength with buildin

here;

Your journey will end with the ending day

You never again will pass this way;

Youve crossed the chasm, deep and wide-

Why build you this bridge at the evening tide

The builder lited his old gray head:

Good riend, in the path I have come,

said,

There olloweth ater me today,

A youth, whose eet must pass this way.

This chasm, that has been naught to me,

To that air-haired youth may a pitall be.

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;

Good riend, I am building this bridge him.

I had occasion to use that poem at m

rst ocial district visit. Warming and upli

ing as it is, it might be well used to close a

evening, sending people away eeling inspir

Most Worshipful Louis Kerford Campbell

Grand Master of Masons in Virginia

2012-2013

I frst ventured into a

Masonic building as a child,

hanging onto my Dads coattails

and seeing there many o

the best men I knew in

the community.

We have all aced chasms.

Most o us ace them every day!

They are not all vast, deep

and wide. Some are small,

some routine or us.

Continued on page 4.



January 20133 Covington Lodge No. 1714 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 2, & 49 MAHOVA Board Meeting

Strategic Planning & Implementation Meeting

10 Cochran Lodge No. 27111 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 1812 kazim Shrine, Installation o Ocers18 Division Leadership Conerence, Eastern Shore19 Division Leadership Conerence, Newport News

DeMolay Brotherhood WeeendOcial Visit, Masonic Districts 37 & 38

21 Columbia Lodge No. 28523 Edward Jones Lodge No. 324, Prince Hall Grand Lodge o Virginia25 Division Leadership Conerence, Waynesboro26 Division Leadership Conerence, Aleandria

Ocial Visit, Masonic District 831 kazim Shrine Circus

February 20131 Division Leadership Conerence, keysville2 Division Leadership Conerence, Richmond

Manassas Rainbow Assembly LT, Installation o Ocers7 Carter Lodge No. 323, 100th Anniversary8 Division Leadership Conerence, Big Stone Gap9 Division Leadership Conerence, Ft. Chiswell

Division Leadership Conerence, Roanoekazim Provost Guard

13 MAHOVA Board Meeting14 Grand Court, Order o the Amaranth, Williamsburg16 - 20 Conerence o Grand Masters o North America, kansas City22 George Washington Masonic Memorial, Birthday Events/Wreath Laying22 - 24 DeMolay Advisors Retreat

March 20132 kazim Shrine Center, Potentates Ball7 Cherrydale Lodge No. 428 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 14A & 14B9 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 39

12 Westhampton DeMolay Chapter13 MAHOVA Board Meeting14 Laeland Lodge No. 19015 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 2916 Andrew Jacson Lodge No. 12017 DeMolay Legion o Honor, Roanoe18 Catawba Lodge No. 34222 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 44 & 4623 Scottish Rite Worshop, Richmond

Ocial Visit, Masonic District 1729 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 36 & 5630 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 11

April 20131 Herndon Lodge No. 2642 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 34 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 285 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 7 & 106 Roanoe Scottish Rite Bodies, Spring Reunion

Ocial Visit, Masonic District 198 Melrose Lodge No. 1399 Ian M. Shipley, Jr. Memorial Gol Tournament

10 MAHOVA Board MeetingStrategic Planning & Implementation Meeting

12 - 13 Mid-Atlantic Shrine Association, Spring Meeting13 kena Shrine, Potentates Ball16 Virginia May No. 3818 - 20 South Atlantic Provost Guard Meeting23 - 26 Grand Lodge o South Carolina26 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 42 & 4327 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 15A, 15B & 15C

James Monroe 255th Birthday Celebration, Colonial Beachkena Shrine, DeMolay, Jobs Daughters and Rainbow Ball

May 20131 Mentow Lodge No. 180, Harvey Johnson Night2 Tucahoe Lodge No. 3473 - 4 Grand Commandery o Virginia, Charlottesville

kazim Shine Center, Spring Ceremonial5 - 8 Grand Lodge o New Yor9 Mountain Home Lodge No. 263

10 MAHOVA Board MeetingOcial Visit, Masonic District 16

11 MAHOVA Ambassadors ConerenceOcial Visit, Masonic Districts 1A, 1B & 54

13 Hay Maret Lodge No. 31316 - 18 Royal Order o Jesters, Four Courts, Roanoe19 - 20 Grand Chapter o Virginia, Order o Eastern Star, Roanoe24 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 1225 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 33 & 3430 Ocial Visit, Masonic District 26

31 Ocial Visit, Masonic Districts 20 & 23

Grand Masters Itinerary

2012-2013Grand Master

and uplited. My hope in leading o with it was to leave people inciteinspired to action and wor!

What are the key features of the story?

The old man is Building a bridge he will never use.

He does so at personal inconvenience, perhaps at some person

hazard.

He is building it for someone else who needs it

We are told he is an old man; experienced and knowledgeable

He is a social activist! Not one to sit around and carp about t

state o aairs: to bemoan the nature o ids today but rather to saI thin I will just start changing the world one id at a time. Th

change can be accomplished. Anyone can do it but someone must

no one will.

That is Gods wor. It is Masonic wor.

I Freemasons pursue and reveal light, should we not teach li

the old man? Why not seek out the young, who are eager to know a

to learn? That could be an Entered Apprentice starting on his Masonjourney, but it could just as easily be a 12 or 13 year-old boy or girl.

Why would we pass up the opportunity to pass along Mason

teachings to those young people? Why deny them Masonic role mod

and mentors? Why forego the chance to so inuence them that th

may be avorably inclined to become Masons or to induce their utu

husbands to do so!

I rst ventured into a Masonic building as a child, hanging on

my dads coattails and seeing there many o the best men I new in t

He has also related that DeMolay was

the frst place he had ever elt sae.I have never asked my good riend

rom what it was he did not eel sae.

That is just too personal and too dark.

Continued rom page 3.




Grand Master

ommunity. I ventured into a dierent Masonicuilding about orty-eight years ago as a new

DeMolay. We owned that Scottish Rite building:

very noo and corner. We allowed the Masons

o use it. We thrived there and learned and grew

nd did it all with the mentorship o Masons.

Those men built a bridge or me orty-eight

ears ago and I have been using it ever since.

Many have heard our DeMolay EecutiveOcer recount, emotionally, how as a ourteen

ear old he told an advisor he couldnt joinDeMolay because he didnt have the money

nd was advised, I dont believe we ased

ou or any money. He has also related that

DeMolay was the rst place he had ever elt

ae. I have never ased my good riend rom

what it was he did not eel sae. That is just too

ersonal and too dar.That must have been a chasm vast, deep

nd wide!

I just rejoice with him that he ound the

aety and that Masons and Masonic Youth

ave it to him!

We have all aced chasms. Most o us

ace them every day! They are not all vast,

eep and wide. Some are small, some rou-

ne or us. Successully passing them still

oten involves issues o virtue, honor, courage,

nowledge, eperience, maturity and responsi-bility: areas in which we adults long ago erect-

ed little bridges that enable us to surmount the

challenges. Those sullen streams have no

ear or us!

For that young person, however, the nec-

essary virtue, honor, courage and responsibil-

ity are not yet ully ormed. The nowledge,

eperience, and maturity upon which we all

bac to assist us are still wors in progress.

Imagine the challenges our young people ace.Most o us aced some suciently similar that

we can at least imagine. Most o us also now

that the compleities o modern lie can mag-

niy the diculty and add new challenges wenever had to deal with.

I received a little card this early in the New

Year congratulating me on my retirement. Itwas the rst I had heard or several years rom

the mother o a boy who joined my DeMolay

chapter about thirteen years ago. A Masonic

widow, she related that her health had been

bad: started alling to pieces in 2005. Shed

had a burst appendi, disc problems, and bacsurgery. She suered urther injury when in

the all o 2008 her car was hit by a drun

driver. I had not nown any o that; she lives

A Mom writes:

I know the DeMolay

and you and all the dads were

a great role model and made

[her son] what he is today.

I thank you so much.

As always we have plans

and projects, goals and

initiatives and you will have

many opportunities...

Most are not radically new

or dierent.

about ty miles away in another county.

As mothers will do though, she quictransitioned, writing: enough about me

She reported that her son is married now an

graduating soon rom law school. She write

I now the DeMolay years and you and a

the dads were a great role model and ma

him what he is today. I than you so much

I thin DeMolay was just what [he] need

as I now he went through some rough tim

losing his dad.

That young boys ather died while wwere away on a DeMolay trip. That surely w

a chasm vast, deep and wide! I new we h

helped and supported as best we could. A moth

nows though; rom her words it seems Maso

and Masonic Youth built a bridge or her son.

Brethren, we all have a choice. Buildin

the bridge is hard: we have to stop, loo bac

tae time, be inconvenienced, maybe incsome hazard to ourselves. It is selfess: we w

not use it. We may not now the user; mnever see the user. We only now that o

youth need someone to build those bridges an

building is what Masons do!

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Grand Master

Masonrys Youth Masonrys Future.

I challenge all o you to build or our utur




Grand Master o Masons In Virginia

Most Worshipul Louis kerord Campbell

was born on July 8, 1950, in Arlington, Virginia,

and was educated in the public schools o

Botetourt County, the amily having moved to

incastle when he was quite young. He received

an AB Degree rom the College o William

and Mary and a JD Degree rom the Marshall-

Wythe School o Law, College o William and

Mary. He was admitted to the Virginia Bar

and began his proessional career as AssistantCommonwealths Attorney in Botetourt County

n 1975 and practiced law rom 1976 until 1988,

when he was appointed a Judge o the General

District Court, 25th Judicial District, serving

as Chie Judge o that district or ten years. He

etired rom the judiciary in September 2012,

n his 25th year o service. He is a veteran o

he United States Army with the ran o 1st

ieutenant.Brother Campbell was raised to the Sublime

Degree o Master Mason on July 19, 1974, in

Catawba Lodge No. 342. He is a Lie Member in

Perpetuity and served as its Worshipul Master in

979 and 1991. He is also an honorary member

Williamson Road Lodge No. 163 and a mem-

er o James Noah Hillman Research Lodge No.

883. He was District Deputy Grand Master o

Masonic District 22 in 2005. He served as Grand

Junior Steward in 1996, Administrative Assistant

to the Grand Master in 2004 and as a chairman

o the Committee on Youth and a member o

the Committee on Appeals. He was elected Grand

Junior Deacon in November 2007. He received

the John Blair, Jr. Award in 1998. He is the Grand

Representative to the Grand Lodge o Bosnia and

Herzegovina, near Virginia.He is a lie member o the Ancient and

Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley o Roanoe, was

invested knight Commander Court o Honour in

1987, coroneted an Inspector General Honorary,

33 in 1997, and served or eleven years as the

Personal Representative to the Sovereign Grand

Inspector General in Virginia or that Valley. He

is a member o Murray Royal Arch Chapter No.

22, Bayard Commandery No. 15, a lie membo kazim Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., having serv

as Captain o its Provost Guard unit; also th

Royal Order o Jesters, Roanoe Court No. 5

the Order o Quetzalcoatl No. 801, the Roy

Order o Scotland, James Monroe Chapter N

549, National Sojourners, Inc., the Heroes o

and a member and Past Patron o the Botetou

Chapter No. 135, Order o Eastern Star.

Brother Campbell was a member o tRoanoe Valley Chapter, Order o DeMol

and continues to serve as an Advisor to t

Roanoe Valley and Hanging Roc Chapte

He served or many years as the Western Regi

(Virginia) Deputy and is a member o t

DeMolay International Supreme Council. He

a Director o the Virginia DeMolay Foundatio

Inc. and a recipient o the Legion o Hon

rom DeMolay International. Virginia DeMolhas honored him as Advisor o the Year (199

and by presentation o its Lietime Achieveme

Award (2011).

Brother Campbell is married to the orm

Marsha Lynn kays. They have a son, Lou

Aleander Ale Campbell, who is a lie mem

ber o Catawba Lodge No. 342. They are mem

bers o Fincastle United Methodist Church.

Most WorshipfulLouis Kerford Campbell



Grand Junior Deacon

Gary Wallace Taylor was born in Norol,

irginia on July 17, 1945, the youngest o three

hildren o Armand Milton and Evelyn Taylor,

r. He graduated rom Granby High School in

965. He is a graduate o Blueeld College with

Bachelors Degree in Management o Human

Resources and obtained a Post Baccalaureate

erticate in Criminal Justice rom Virginia

ommonwealth University. He attended a one-

ear program at the Northwestern University

rac Institute on Police Administration.

He wored as an Installer Repairman

with the C & P Telephone Company in Norol

eore beginning his career in 1966 with the

irginia State Police, where he was involvedwith the State Police Academy in Richmond,

rea 19 o the 3rd Division, Area 64 o the Saety

Division, Headquarters o the 2nd Division,

nd Headquarters o the 4th Division beore

etiring as a Field Lieutenant with thirty-seven

ears o service. He is a veteran o the Army

National Guard.

Brother Taylor was made a Master Mason

in king Solomons Lodge No. 194 on March

1, 1977. He aliated with Wytheville Fraternal

Lodge No. 82 on October 2, 1989, where he is

a Lie Member in Perpetuity and served as its

Worshipul Master in 2007 and 2010 and is

currently the Treasurer. He was District Deputy

Grand Master o Masonic District 42 in 2011. Heserves as the Child ID Coordinator or Masonic

District 42. He was elected Grand Junior Deacon

in November 2012.

He is a member o the Valley o Roanoe,

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Also, he is

a Lie Member o kazim Shrine Center and a

member o the New River Valley Shrine Club.

His proessional and community involv

ment includes service on the Board o Directo

o the Wytheville Habitat or Humanity, an

Chairman o the Friends o the NRA Chapter

Wytheville, where he was selected as Volunte

o the Year or Southwest Virginia in 2009. H

is a volunteer or the Agape Food Pantry

Wytheville. He is a member o the Virginia Sta

Police Association and the American Associatio

o State Troopers. He is the ormer Treasur

and current Division IV Representative or th

Virginia State Police Alumni Association. He

a recipient o the Grand Masters 2011 Awa

o Ecellence. He is also an active member an

Deacon o Wytheville Baptist Church.He is married to the ormer Billie Lyn

Blanenbaer, and they have a son, Todd Milto

Taylor, daughter-in-law, Amy Parrish Taylo

and two grandchildren. Brother Taylors ath

was a Mason.

Right WorshipfulGary Wallace Taylor



Let Us Reason TogetherGrammar, Rhetoric and Logic in the Inner Temple

Or, How I Overcame My Fear o Latin and Learned to Think More Clearly

The Inner Temple Lecture o the FellowCrat degree commends to us the Seven LiberalArts and Sciences, each o which aords aarge eld or the accomplished Scholar and

Mason to dilate upon. While the Lecturedelves at some length into Geometry andts particular advantages to the speculative

Mason, the rst three, Grammar, Rhetoricand Logic, to which we are eposed daily inadvertising, political discourse, conversation,

and ritual, provide tools or clear epression,appealing language, rational discourse andurther enlightenment.

Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic, most espe-ially Rhetoric, also provide tools or deception,buscation, distraction rom genuine issues,

and the proverbial smoe and mirrors.Collectively they are the Language Arts. As

ellow Crats, we are charged: Study o the lib-ral arts, that valuable branch o education which

ends so eectually to polish and adorn the mind,s earnestly recommended to your consideration.

Masonic ritual eposes us to preciseGrammar, inspiring Rhetoric, and hard Logic.Yet the three are so intertwined that brieplanations o each can help us to appreci-

ate these Liberal Arts as distinct disciplines communication. Viewing our gentle Cratn the light o the Language Arts helps us to

appreciate the grand structure o the proound

philosophies revealed in Masonic ritual, lec-tures, and lore. Familiarity with the Language

Arts also helps us to clariy our thoughts, lendmeaning to content, enhance the quality oour speech, and ultimately maes us moreenlightened men and Masons.

Grammar, that dreaded bane o gen-erations o young students, requires the clearepression o thought, description, and narra-tive. A singular verb ollows a singular subject;

the antecedent o a pronoun must be clear,and so orth. Remedial language is beyond thescope o this brie essay, so rela.

Rhetoric is the art o writing and speaingto communicate eectively. With Grammarand Logic, Rhetoric is one o the three ancientarts o discourse. Rhetoric, as we shall see, usestechniques that Logic teaches us are alse.

The building bloc o Logic is the syl-logism, which provides a means o reasoning

rom the general to the specic. The syllogismconsists o two solid premises ollowed by alogical conclusion. For eample:

Every virtue is laudablePatience is a virtueThereore patience is laudableThus, the two premises, being true, lead

to a logical conclusion. But the rationality othe syllogism depends on the truth o the two

premises:

keeping secrets is dangerousMasons have secretsThereore Masons are dangerous.The irst premise is questionable.

Companies have trade secrets. Lawyers, doc-tors, and ministers are bound to protect thesecrets o their clients, patients, and parishio-ners. Thereore eeping secrets may be laud-able and even required by law.

Logic also serves the purpose o helping

Right Worshipul William A. Parks, Jr.

us to recognize allacies running amo in tRhetoric o civic discourse, advertising, daconversation, and even discussion o Lodge pocies. This brie guide to the logical allacies usby the rhetorician provides the attentive ear wisome protection rom the misleading tongue.

Slippery Slope: In this technique, tspeaer argues that taing step A will inevitbly lead to steps B, C, and, horror o horrothe dreaded step D. Also called the Came

Nose Fallacy, it is based upon the parabo the shei who lets his camel stic his nointo his, the sheis, tent. The argument go

that the shei should be araid to let the camstic his nose into the tent because, inevitabits head, then its nec, and, ultimately, entire body will enter the tent, causing terribdisruption o the sheis household. In realithe camel may be allowed to warm its nose a corner o the tent on a cold night, yet still b

restrained rom urther intrusion. This argment oten appears in response to regulatoor deregulatory proposals. Eamples:

Masonic secrecy, let uncheced, wenable the Freemasons to tae over the worl

Masonic secrecy provides the opportunity treasonous conspiracies. See also In Terrorem

The allacies we net discuss have Latnames. That is no cause or aniety, but rathe

In Terrorem:

Literally, towards ear. This is

the scare tactic, closely related

to the slippery slope.

Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic,

most especially Rhetoric, also

provide tools or deception,

obuscation, distraction rom

genuine issues, and theproverbial smoke and mirrors.




Let Us Reason TogetherContinues

ign that these rhetorical trics have been aroundor ages and that ours is not the only generationficted with these devious deceptions.

In Terrorem: Literally, towards ear.This is the scare tactic, closely related to thelippery slope. Senator Doouss policies willestroy our reedoms. It can also be recog-

nized in some drug advertising in which were told that some benign condition may besymptom that, let untreated by the adver-

sers remedy, will result in the loss o lie ormb. The Crash Test Dummies and all too

many politicians (and here we are discussingRhetoric and Logic, not particular policies,hereore, we are not discussing politics) are

masters o this allacy. Eamples:The Masons are controlling the world.

Masonic secrecy is dangerous.

Ad Hominem: Towards the person.This is the personal attac, or poisoning the

well. We oten hear that Senator Doous islow-down, cheating, raud with dog breath

who spends more time traveling at tapayerpense than representing the interests o hisonstituents. Versions o this allacy abound.ts object is to orce Senator Doous to spendo much time touting his good character that

he is distracted rom deending his positions

Ad Hominem:

Towards the person.

This is the personal attack,

or poisoning the well.

on issues, especially when his positions maybe unassailably logical. How can you listen toSenator Doous when all you can thin aboutis his dog breath? At its worst, the ad hominemattac sees to utterly destroy the good nameand character o an arguments proponent,rendering him beyond belie, beyond cred-ibility, and beyond trust. In the end, just themention o the object o this insidious allacyevoes disgust. Eamples:

Those Masons believe in a generic God,

so they cant be Christians.

The Masons are controlling the world.

By respecting all sincerely held religious

belies, Masons are destroying religion.

Masonry is a cult.

Reductio Ad Absurdam: Reduction to theridiculous. This allacy permits the speaer to

ridicule the opponents argument by liening hisor her position to something absurd. Freemasons

Ignorantio Elenchi:

Literally, ignorance o

the rebuttal, the irrelevant

conclusion or Red Herring.

What are you doing stopping

me, a law-abiding citizen, or

speeding, when you should

be out chasing rapists and

murderers and drug dealers?

This is the deliberate attempt tochange the subject o the present

argument. The un part o the

red herring argument is that it

invites reductio ad absurdum

in response.

hear their Fraternity moced with ridiculodepictions o ritual. John Anerberg says that tMasonic apron means cooing classes are beiheld in our secret Lodges. This allacy is the lblood o late-night comedians.

Argumentum Ad Ignorantium

Literally, argument rom ignorance. Thallacy appeals to lac o evidence to provepoint. Ghosts must eist because no one hproven that they dont. More commonly todone hears: How do we now whats in the biNo one has read it. Since we dont now whin the bill, theres got to be something in thethat (a) raises my taes (b) taes my reedoaway (c) is corrupt or (d) all o the aboveThe obvious antidote to this allacy is to eecise the intellectual ortitude it taes to rethe bill. Logically, your ignorance o somthing justies no inerence that something evis going on. For eample:

Masons must be doing bad things their secret Lodges because they wont tell u

what theyre doing in there.

How do we know that Grand Lod

wont publish the ritual?

Theres something theyre not telling u

so they must be wrong.

Dictio Simpliciter: The unqualied statment, the over simplication, the narrow vie

the hasty generalization, or jumping to coclusions. In February o 2010, a letter to th

Argumentum Ad Traditio:

the appeal to tradition.

I it aint broke, dont fx it.




10/320 THE VIRGINIA MASONIC HERALDWINTER 2013

Inside the Lodge,the Brethren take their

cue rom the Master.

I he is sharp, they will be sharp.

I he sets high standards and

expects more rom the Brethren,

they will rise to the occasion.

Leadership And Its Worth To Masons

You all now the importance o the ritual.There is no question in my mind that the more

olished the ritual, the better the impressionwe leave with the candidate. (In act, the morewe inspire our Brethren at our meetings tomprove themselves in Masonry.)

Despite all o our eorts, in too manyLodges we nd that our Masters have noteceived the training that would help themrovide the ind o leadership that inspires the

Brethren, creates enthusiasm, and moves theLodge orward.

The well-trained Master observes the oldwisdom o measuring twice and cutting once,and spending ar more time sharpening theaw than actually doing the sawing. By this,

mean he taes the time to prepare, toanticipate the unepected, and to have in placeontingency plans. All too oten, this is not thease. How many times have you been in Lodge

when the hour was ast approaching or themeeting to begin and watched the WorshipulMaster or Senior Warden still trying to line upBrethren to ll certain stations or positions?How many times have you seen the meeting

pen with the chairs lled by Masons withittle experience and often no preparation?

How many times have you seen candidatesmproperly prepared?

As or providing leadership and inspiring

the Brethren, how many times have you seenBrethren sit silently and pretend not to hearthe Warden or Masters plea or assistance.Sometimes, it almost comes down to begginga Brother on the sidelines to do something.This is what happens in Lodges where thereis a leadership gap maybe the WorshipulMaster nor the Past Masters are woring closelyenough together, or neither is doing enoughto develop the net generation o Masonic

leaders.This was not the case in the past, when

many o the Masons who became WorshipulMasters were men o reputation in the com-munity. They commanded the respect o theBrethren and were able to enlist their supporton behal o the Lodge. The ritual was taen

very seriously, the Lodge was ull, the meetingsand activities well attended, and there was aneagerness to participate in all aspects o the

wor o the Lodge.We are still attracting quality men to our

rans, but we need to pay more attention tomentoring these men. They need to be encour-aged and trained. I we ail to do so, many othem will drit away. We will have Brethren toturn to when a Chair is vacant or a positionneeds to be lled.

Worshipul Robbie L. Robinson

As Masonic leaders in the districts, wmust pay more attention to prociency nonly eectiveness in the ritual, but procienin serving as Worshipul Master. Thus, wh

we should continue to encourage every cadidate to return the catechisms, we should equally zealous in promoting leadership traiing, so our Worshipul Masters have all o ttools they need to be eective in the East.

The Worshipul Master is supposed to

the Crat to wor and give them good anwholesome guidance plus instruction. Thcan scarcely be done when the WorshipMaster lacs the imagination and vision to

so, has little eperience outside his own Lodgand has no handle on what he needs to do mae each meeting a rich and meaningeperience or the Brethren.

Our challenge, thereore, is to wor withe Grand Lodge Committee on MasonEducation to improve our ocer training,

Simply hoping a

Brother will absorb

what he needs to know,

does not cut it.

The well-trained Master

observes the old wisdom o mea-

suring twice and cutting once,

and spending ar more timesharpening the saw than actu-

ally doing the sawing.

By this, I mean he takes the

time to prepare, to anticipate

the unexpected, and to have in

place contingency plans.




Let Us Reason TogetherContinues

Leadership

Editor o The Roanoe Times and World Newsproclaimed both the end and non-eistence oclimate change because the writer had two eeto snow in his bac yard. He missed the newsthat snow was being truced into the CanadianRocies or Olympic siers. Regardless o ones

position on climate change, neither a singleblizzard nor a January thaw ends nor etendsa climatic trend. Eamples:

I the Masons were a benevolent orga-

nization, they wouldnt have let that [fll in

the blank] be a member.

Joe Blow is a lecherous philanderer. Joe

Blow is a Shriner. Thereore, all Shriners are

philanderers

Argumentum Ad Traditio: the appeal totradition. I it aint broe, dont it. This al-lacy is a staple o Masonic debate. It oreclosesconsideration o drawbacs in current policy,

ways to improve the status quo, and the inevi-

table changes in circumstances that occur withthe passage o time. So hows that proposalto raise the dues going? Notoriously, Wevealways done it that way stifes innovation and

perpetuates questionable policy. To some, theSun still revolves around the Earth because,

well, it always has.Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc: Ater that,

thereore because o that. This argumentperpetuates superstition. My IRA collapsed the

day ater I waled under a ladder. This alla

is used all too oten to ecuse bad behavioMy spouse became dull, obese, and boring, I naturally turned elsewhere or companioship. I do drugs because the people I hanout with do. See also Ignorantio Elenchi.

Ignorantio Elenchi: Literally, ignorano the rebuttal, the irrelevant conclusion Red Herring. What are you doing stoppinme, a law-abiding citizen, or speeding, whe

you should be out chasing rapists and murdeers and drug dealers? This is the deliberaattempt to change the subject o the preseargument. The un part o the red herrinargument is that it invites reductio ad absudum in response. So we should allow otherwilaw-abiding citizens to drive whatever speethey want? Now, theres a slippery slope. Anthats really scary.

In the end, nowledge and intelligeuse o the language arts will not result universal agreement. However, recognition

logical allacies dressed up in the ancy robo Rhetoric can vastly enhance your undestanding o your community, your vocatioand issues you conront as a loyal member

your Lodge. Familiarity with Logic will aryou against deception and misleading divesion and misdirection rom the real issues yoconront as a amily member, as a citizen, anas a Freemason.


ach Lodge has a ve-year strategic plan, soall o the Lodge ocers are woring togetherwith common goals, and that serious eortsare being made to revive interest and increaseattendance at Lodge unctions.

I we pay attention to grooming our Lodgecers, we will also increase the number o

Brethren who are ecited and engaged in theirodge. This in turn will lead to Lodges that are

healthy and growing.

There are three ey points to tae awayrom these remars. First, we need to pay seri-us attention to when we nominate or theosition o Junior Deacon. I we have a weain here, the Lodge will be wea or years toome. Second, we need to nurture our newcers on their path toward the East.

Simply hoping a Brother will absorb whathe needs to now, does not cut it. However, we give him the proper instructions along

he way, wor on his weanesses, and helphim build upon his strengths, the Lodge willhave strong leadership. Third, and nally, weneed to pay attention to image and demeanor.nside the Lodge, the Brethren tae their cuerom the Master. I he is sharp, they will beharp. I he sets high standards and epects

more rom the Brethren, they will rise to theccasion. This demeanor is equally importantutside the Lodge. We are ambassadors o

reemasonry, and those we meet and interactwith oten will orm their opinion o our insti-ution by our behavior.

In sum, we have a responsibility to ourCrat and can go a long way to eeping ithealthy, i we simply live up to its high princi-

les and tae the time to teach the new Masonwhat our Fraternity is all about.

DEO Presentation Program Paper

EducationAn education isnt how much you have committed to mem-ory, or even how much you know. Its being able to dieren-

tiate between what you know and what you dont.

Anatole France

The Freemason Network Teamhttp://www.FreemasonNetwork.org




Ways to Mentor a Brother

Worshipul Joe W. Murph

begin to develop his understanding o Masonichistory and philosophy, and to inorm him

about Masonic traditions and protocol.

As we progress in Freemasonry, we may try

to learn more o the ritual. Perhaps we want to

learn the lectures, or to qualiy or a Wardens

certicate. Again, we have a coach who teaches

us, but these sessions oten go beyond just learn-

ing the words, to discussing their meaning, and

taling more about Freemasonry in general.

The ey point is that these Masonic coachesalso serve as Mentors.

In Lodge, we also have speaers on vari-

ous Masonic topics, and we may read boos on

Freemasonry on our own or as part o a boo

discussion group. These learning eperiences may

stimulate us to learn even more, and we may

see to converse in greater detail with one o these

Masonic speaers, with a boo discussion group

leader, or with another eperienced Mason. Again,

these Masons also serve as Mentors.

And nally, we may be approached by,

or ourselves approach, a Mason, we now and

respect, and begin a mentoring relationship

Freemasonry prides itsel on being an orga-nization that is ocused on building relation-

hips. We eep up with the times and are not shy

bout utilizing the Internet and social networ-

ng tools, but rst and oremost, we specialize

n ace-to-ace personal interaction. Thus, we

each the catechism mouth to ear, and we

wor hard to turn the candidate into a Brother

nd to turn ellowship into riendship.

Each candidate has a coach, who gener-

lly tries not only to teach the catechism o the

hree degrees, but also to tal with the candidate

bout Freemasonry, to answer his questions, to

with that Brother.This article is more about the process

mentoring than about the substance o mento

ing. With respect to the latter, there are man

publications that provide us with the mater

we need to teach a younger Mason. There

inormation about Masonic symbolism an

Masonic behavior and protocol. There is mu

to be ound about teaching the new Maso

about the Fraternity and about training the ne

ocer on his responsibilities, but there is muc

less available on how to be a Mentor.

We already now that a Mentor serves

a teacher, coach, advisor, and aithul rien

The key point

is that these Masonic coaches

also serve as Mentors.

A new addition to the Grand Lodge website is Why I Am A Mason [clic on Membership (right hand side ohe main page) then clic on Why I Am A Mason and select the story that interests you] telling why we joinedhe Oldest Fraternity in the world.

Or pass this lin along to a riend who has shown interest in our Fraternity:http://www.grandlodgeovirginia.org/membership/Why_Im_A_Mason.htm

Why did you become a Mason? Send your story to the Grand Lodge ofce at:[email protected] the subject WHY. Ladies, what is your point o view as to the impact on yourhusband since he became a Mason? Email us at [email protected] the subject WHY.

Why I Am a Mason

QR Code to Grand Lodge Virginia Website

Why I Am a Mason

Indeed, the most important

characteristic o a Mentor

is to serve as a role model,

a living example o what

Freemasonry is all about.




We already know that a

Mentor serves as a teacher,

coach, advisor, and aithul

riend, but a Mentor does not

have to be the catechism coach,

the book discussion leader,

or a Masonic speaker.

ut a Mentor does not have to be the cat-chism coach, the boo discussion leader, or

Masonic speaer. Whoever he is, however, he

must be able to epand a Brothers nowledge

the ritual, and o the allegorical and symbolic

meanings in Freemasonry. He also must be able

o teach and eplain the history o Masonry.

In addition, an eective Mentor must

understand how conusing Freemasonry may

e to a new Brother, and be patient. He should

uide a Brother in his progress through the

egrees, and help ensure that the Brother is pre-

ared to receive each degree. He should accom-

any the new Brother to any called communica-

ons he is eligible to attend and provide answers

r eplanations to any question the new Brother

may have ater the degree conerral this will

e o great value to the Brother in his eorts to

earn the catechisms. He should instruct the

rother about the role o the Worshipul Master

n the unctioning o the Lodge, and the role

layed by the other ocers.

In the process, he will get to now the

rother better and be able to guide him to see

Ways to Mentor a BrotherContinued

additional responsibilities in Lodge. I a new

Brother does not nd a unction within the

Lodge within a couple o years, he is liely to

drit away. But it is also necessary to nd him

a job that is within his comort level, that coin-

cides with his interests and abilities, and that ts

within the time he has available ater dealing

with amily and business responsibilities.

However, mentoring a Brother involves

even more than this. Indeed, the most importantcharacteristic o a Mentor is to serve as a role

model, a living eample o what Freemasonry is

all about. What really maes us Master Masons

is not memorizing ritual or acquiring Masonic

boo learning. Rather, it is attained by internal-

izing and adopting a Masonic way o lie, so we

are aithul to the obligations we have taen on

during these degrees.

Thus, the Mentor must always behave in a

proper Masonic ashion. This means support-ing and encouraging rather than criticizing a

Brother Mason. It means showing courtesy and

respect or manind. It means dealing airly and

honestly in all transactions. It is by demonstrat-

ing that you live by Masonic obligations and

that you practice the our Masonic principles;

that you will mae your greatest impression on

those you are mentoring. This is because the

best way o teaching is leading by eample; ouractions really do spea louder than our words.

Ultimately, as a Mentor, you will introduce

those you are mentoring to other Masons to whom

you eel they will be attracted. As a result, you will

not only help your Mentee to meet other Masons,

but also help him develop additional riends.

Assignment as a Mentor to a new Brother

is an honor each o us as Masons should be

proud to accept.I you are able to serve as a Mentor an

meet these responsibilities, three things a

going to happen. First, by sharing the teachin

you have received you will be taing a rou

ashlar and helping to smooth the edges. Secon

by sharing your time, you will greatly increa

the chances that the new Mason will becom

an active Mason and a contributing member

the Lodge, and third, you will have made a li

time riend. In sum, the eort you will epen

in being a Mentor will be well worth the eo

to the Fraternity and will pay you substantiMasonic wages.

NOTE: Mentors may wish to consult th

boolet Mentoring a New Brother, availab

on the Grand Lodge Virginia website.

http://www.grandlodgeovirginia.org/educa

tion/publications/inde.htm

Committee on Masonic Education

Each candidate has a coach,who teach[es] the catechism,

talk[s] about Freemasonry, to

begin to develop his

understanding o Masonic

history and philosophy,

and about Masonic traditions

and protocol.




The Widows Sons Masonic RidersAssociation is an international organization

motorcycle enthusiasts. Membership is openo all Master Masons who enjoy motorcycling

and have a desire to ride and associate witha positive group o community minded rid-rs. The Widows Sons, a young organization,epresents over orty-our states and sevenountries. At over 5,000 members worldwide. Its the largest Masonic Riders Association in the

world. Although many Widows Sons membersare aliated with other Masonic bodies, it isand always will be a Blue Lodge primary sup-

ort organization.Since establishing its public image, they

have been able to positively impact Masonicmembership. Virginia was among the rstWidows Sons chapters to incorporate non-Masons into its membership. The result waso add nineteen new Masons to surroundingodges in just over three years.

The knights o the Sword is one o thenewest chapters added to the Widows Sons in

011 and the rst chapter in the western region the state located in Covington. The knights the Sword President, James Bubby Wards ecited to be one o our ounding members this Chapter and is always looing or newandidates to become members o such a greatrganization.

Anyone interested in becoming a mem-

er o The knights o the Sword or anotherChapter o the Widows Sons please contactBrother Ward at 540-962-1366 or Widows

ons President, Brother Wally Maybery [email protected]

President, Brother James Bubby WardVice President, Brother Timmy Morgan

Treasurer, Brother Gale ReedSecretary, Brother Jim kern

Who Are The Widows Sons?

Who Are The Knights o the Sword?

Right Worshipul Moring E. Gravitt

L-R: Brother Ray Hood-Knights of the East, Brother Tim Gilbert-Naphtali Tribe, BrothJames Ward-Knights of the Sword-President, Brother Wally Maybery-State PresidenKnights of Solomon, Brother John Pawlowski-Past State President/Grand ChapteBrother T. J. Young-State Vice President/Lions Tribe Chapter President, Brother HaroChadsey-State Secretary/Bull Run, Brother Andrew Waters-Grand Chapter-President, anBrother Jim Glovier-Boaz Brothers-President.

This was the Virginia Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association Memorial Wreath at thVirginia War Memorial. We participate in the wreath laying every year. L-R: Wor. RandKendall and Bro. Tommy Holloway.



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Summary o Resolutions Presented at2012 Grand Annual Communication

RESOLUTION NO. 12-01 ADOPTED

This resolution would change Section 2.05(a) o the MethodicalDigest to amend when a Lodge o Sorrow can be opened and closed.

RESOLUTION NO. 12-02 ADOPTEDThis resolution would change Section 2.19 o the Methodical

Digest to change the amount o Grand Lodge assessment or theMasonic Home o Virginia rom $3.00 to $10.00 or each member orwhich the Lodge is liable or Grand Lodge dues.

RESOLUTION NO. 12-03 REJECTEDThis resolution would change Section 2.59 o the Methodical

Digest to amend how the reading o the minutes o a Lodge communi-

ation is handled.RESOLUTION NO. 12-04 REJECTED

This resolution would change Section 2.95 o the MethodicalDigest to amend how a petition is handled in order to allow time or

criminal bacground chec on a petitioner to be perormed andeported on bac to the Lodge.

RESOLUTION NO. 12-05 WITHDRAWNThis resolution would change Section 2.86 o the Methodical

Digest to amend the amount o ees to be collected by the Lodge rom aetitioner to include the cost o a criminal bacground chec.


Digest to amend the inormation contained on a petition to contain atatement o consent by the candidate to have a criminal bacgroundnvestigation perormed and the signature o the candidate on the peti-ion shall be deemed to be his consent.


Digest to amend when the ee or the criminal bacground chec is toe collected by the Lodge and that it will not be returned to the peti-

ioner, i he is rejected.RESOLUTION NO. 12-08 ADOPTED

This resolution would change Section 2.147 o the MethodicalDigest to amend what constitutes personal contact with a delinquentBrother prior to citation.

RESOLUTION NO. 12-09 REJECTEDThis resolution would change the Standing Resolution adopted

ebruary 9, 1993 o the Methodical Digest to institutionalize the display our Nations Flag in stated communications and reciting the Pledge Allegiance.



u 2012 Grand Annual

R. W. Lambros G. Deligan thanking M:.W:. Ellison on receiv

ing the John Blair, Jr. Award.

M:.W:. Ellison presents representatives o Norolk No. 1,Worshipul Howard B. Cohen recognition (posthumously)or his generosity and love o the Crat by purchasingeleven LMIPs during his lietime.

Wor. Thomas E. Gilliam, Jr. opens Grand Lodge.

The President o the Widows Sons o Virginia, MasonRiders Association, presents M:.W:. Ellison his vest anmade him an honorary member.

M:.W:. Ellison refects or a moment at the altar prior toopening Grand Lodge.

L-R: R. W. James E. Litten (Grand Senior Deacon), M:.WEllison, R. W. Vernon S. Cook (Grand Junior Deacon) escothe Grand Master to the Grand East.



Communication u

National Sojourners present the colors at the Grand Annu

Communication.

M:.W:. Campbell speaking to the Grand AnnualCommunication ater being installed as Grand Master oMasons in Virginia 2012-13.

M:.W:. G. Bernard Dungan, Jr. thanking M:.W:. Ellison aterreceiving the George Washington Distinguished ServiceMedal.

The Grand Lodge o Virginias Grand Line or 2012-2013

M:.W:. Ellison addressing the Grand Annual Communication.

R. W. Walter W. Young thanking M:.W:. Ellison or the JohBlair, Jr. Award.



Summary Grand Lodge 2012

HILTON RICHMOND HOTEL & SPA, 12042 WEST BROAD STREETRICHMOND, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 6 - 7, 2012

Most Worshipul William Talbott Ellison, Jr., Grand Master greeted the Brethren and distinguished guests.

OFFICERSGRAND LODGE, A.F. & A.M., OF VIRGINIA

2011 - 2012MOST WORSHIPFUL WILLIAM TALBOTT ELLISON, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand MasterRIGHT WORSHIPFUL LOUIS kERFORD CAMPBELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deputy Grand MasterRIGHT WORSHIPFUL WAYNE SAWYER FLORA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Senior WardenRIGHT WORSHIPFUL REESE EDWARD CARROLL, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Junior WardenMOST WORSHIPFUL JOHN MASON CHAMBLISS, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand TreasurerMOST WORSHIPFUL ALAN WAYNE ADkINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand SecretaryRIGHT WORSHIPFUL JAMES EDWARD LITTEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Senior Deacon

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL VERNON STUART COOk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Junior DeaconRIGHT WORSHIPFUL JOHN kIRBY CRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Assistant to the Grand MasterRIGHT WORSHIPFUL JACk kENT PURVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand MarshalRIGHT WORSHIPFUL LONNIE LEE GODFREY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand ChaplainRIGHT WORSHIPFUL HOEN McGUIRE EDWARDS, JR.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand LecturerRIGHT WORSHIPFUL WALTER WINCHELL YOUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand ProvostRIGHT WORSHIPFUL SAMUEL EMMITT DUNN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand PursuivantRIGHT WORSHIPFUL PAUL WESLEY PENNYBACkER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand PurveyorRIGHT WORSHIPFUL DONALD ELLIS STREHLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Senior StewardRIGHT WORSHIPFUL HOBERT MckINLEY BOWERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Junior Steward

WORSHIPFUL FRANCIS REED BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand OrganistWORSHIPFUL SAMUEL MOSELEY JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Physician

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL EMORY HUGHES MERRYMAN, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Tiler

OFFICERS EMERITUSRIGHT WORSHPFUL EDWARD CLEVELAND BARDEN, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deputy Grand Secretary

The Grand Master proceeded to open the 234th Grand Annual Communication o the Grand Lodge o Virginia.Tuesday mornings session included the ADDRESS TO GRAND LODGE o Most Worshipul William Talbott Ellison, Jr., as well as a memorial servic

onducted by Most Worshipul Charles Franlin Shuler, P.G.M.James Noah Hillman Awards and Seymour Jonas Levy Awards will be presented to those Lodges that qualied by the District Deputy Grand Maste

when they ocially visit the Lodges during 2013, i the awards are available.The Perect Ashlar Award was presented to Brother Richard David Wright, a member o Andrew Jacson Lodge No. 120.

John Blair, Jr. Awards were presented on Tuesday aternoon to Right Worshipul Lambos George Deligan o Metropolitan Lodge No. 11 and Rig

Worshipul Walter Winchell Young o Midlothian Lodge No. 211. The George Washington Distinguished Service Medal was also presented to MoWorshipul George Bernard Dungan, Jr. o Westmoreland Lodge No. 212 and Brother James Conway Rees, IV o Aleandria-Washington Lodge No. 22.

The Reid James Simmons Award or Ritualistic Ecellence was presented to Right Worshipul Edward Titus Conner o Piedmont Lodge No. 152.The Grand Master recognized those Lodges and individuals who qualied or the G. Hunter Jones, Jr. Charity Award.The Grand Masters Award o Ecellence or the Outstanding Sponsoring Body o a Virginia Chapter o the International Order o DeMolay was pr

ented to Occoquan Lodge No. 310 by Right Worshipul Michael Earl Williams, Eecutive Ocer in Virginia. Brother Howard kenneth Smith, on beha the Virginia DeMolay Foundation, also presented the Odie R. Howell Leadership Award or individual support o the Virginia DeMolay Foundation t

Worshipul Wayne Alred Robison, Sr.During Tuesday aternoons session, Most Worshipul Brother Ellison recognized his distinguished guests as well as the Past Grand Masters o Mason

n Virginia. The Report o the Board o Governors o the Masonic Home o Virginia was presented and approved. Committee meetings were held at 3:3P.M., and a banquet or the delegates and distinguished guests was held on Tuesday evening at 6:30 P.M.

The Grand Master called the Crat rom Rereshment to Labor at 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday morning, November 7, 2012.



234th Grand Annual Communication

Wednesdays agenda included a report rom the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, which submitted the ollowing resolution: Be it resolvehat the Most Worshipul Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. o the Commonwealth o Virginia, shall etend raternal recognition to the Grand Lodge o Albania

he Regular Grand Lodge o Tahiti and Archipelagoes, and the Most Worshipul Prince Hall Grand Lodge o Alasa. This resolution was adopted.The boolet o Committee Reports was adopted as printed. The report o the Finance Committee was given and the budget or 2013 was presente

and approved. The Report o the Past Grand Masters was presented by Most Worshipul Charles Franlin Shuler and adopted. Resolutions 12-01 throug12-09 were acted upon with the results as listed elsewhere in this summary. Most Worshipul James Dean Cole conducted the election o Grand LodOcers with the ollowing results:

OFFICERSGRAND LODGE, A.F. & A.M., OF VIRGINIA

2012 - 2013MOST WORSHIPFUL LOUIS kERFORD CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand MasterRIGHT WORSHIPFUL WAYNE SAWYER FLORA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deputy Grand MasterRIGHT WORSHIPFUL REESE EDWARD CARROLL, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Senior Warden

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL JAMES EDWARD LITTEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Junior WardenMOST WORSHIPFUL JOHN MASON CHAMBLISS, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand TreasurerMOST WORSHIPFUL ALAN WAYNE ADkINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand SecretaryRIGHT WORSHIPFUL VERNON STUART COOk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Senior DeaconRIGHT WORSHIPFUL GARY WALLACE TAYLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Junior DeaconRIGHT WORSHIPFUL ARTHUR LEE PENDLETION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Assistant to the Grand MasteWORSHIPFUL DENNIS NORWOOD HARRIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand MarshaRIGHT WORSHIPFUL MELVIN LINWOOD CROWDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Grand MarshaWORSHIPFUL MORRIS ARRON BENNETT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand ChaplainRIGHT WORSHIPFUL HOEN McGUIRE EDWARDS, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand LecturerRIGHT WORSHIPFUL JONATHAN MARk MILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand ProvosWORSHIPFUL JESSE CHIEH-HSI CHOU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand PursuivanRIGHT WORSHIPFUL LEONARD ANTHONY ROWE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand PurveyorWORSHIPFUL JOSEPH MASON ELICERIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Senior StewardRIGHT WORSHIPFUL EMMETT MOSELEY PATE, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Junior StewardWORSHIPFUL FRANCIS REED BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand OrganisWORSHIPFUL SAMUEL MOSELEY JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand PhysicianWORSHIPFUL GERALD DEAN JENkINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Tiler

OFFICERS EMERITUSRIGHT WORSHIPFUL EDWARD CLEVELAND BARDEN, JR.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Grand Secretary, Emeritus

The newly elected Grand Master, Most Worshipul Louis kerord Campbell., announced his appointments to the Board o Governors o the MasonHome o Virginia or a three-year term. They are Right Worshipul James Wineld Golladay, Jr., Worshipul Samuel Moseley Jones, and Right WorshipLeonard Anthony Rowe.

The Committee on Credentials gave its report. There were 267 Lodges represented with 1,082 registered by the Committee.A motion was entertained and passed to pay the bills o this Grand Lodge.At the conclusion o all business, the Grand Lodge o Virginia was closed in Ample Form until the Friday preceding the second Monday in Novemb

2013 unless sooner convened in emergent or special communication at the will and pleasure o the Most Worshipul Grand Master.The Installation o District Deputy Grand Masters and Grand Lodge Ocers was held at 4:30 P.M. in the ballroom o the Hilton Richmond Hotel

Spa. The newly elected Grand Master, Most Worshipul Louis kerord Campbell gave an address outlining his goals or the coming year.Respectully submitted,

Alan W. Adins, Grand Secretary



ERRATA:

In the previous issue o the Masonic Herald, Hiram mistaenlyadvised Lodge members, in a situation where no blac cubes whereavailable in the ballot bo, to cast a white ballot or pretend to cast aballot.

Several learned Brethren have pointed out that, as pointed out latern the article, every member must ballot and in the situation describedhe proper recourse or the Brother who nds that no blac cubes are

available is to state to the WM: I am not able to cast a ballot. Thisdoes not disclose the way the member intends to ballot. Hiram regretshe misleading message previously provided.

Resolution Number 2 allows or an increase o $7. The rstsentence currently states eective January 1, 2012.

When does the new increase become effective?

ANSWER: The increase becomes eective January 1, 2015, payableanuary 2016 with the 2015 Annual Return.

Can a Lodge o Masons introduce additional prerequisitesto Masonic membership other than those ound in the

Constitutions of Freemasonry? As an example: Could the requirement

o be a reghter, police ocer, or an alumnus o a particular educa-ional institution be made a prerequisite?

ANSWER: The answer is an emphatic NO; a requirement o theind suggested above or Lodge membership cannot be made a pre-equisite.

Can pictures be taen and published o the Bible on the altar

with the Square and Compasses set for any of the degrees?ANSWER: It goes without saying that no pictures should be taen

during degree wor but Hiram suspects that the learned Brother already

nows this and is asing about simply taing a picture o the Squareand Compasses on top o the Bible. As renditions o this are alreadypublished in theManual o Work, there should not be a problem withaing such a photo and publishing it.

Can a Candidate (non-Master Mason) receive instructions inthe degrees, i.e. attend Lodge practice, district classes, area

itual schools, etc. and be taught the degree (oor) work? Can aCandidate participate in the conferring of a degree? As an example: Ifa Lodge on the rst or second degree is opened to coner a degree on

a Candidate, can another Entered Apprentice or Fellowcrat participain the degree by lling any position such as Warden, Deacon, StewarMarshal, Secretary, Treasurer, etc.? I have been told no, only MastMasons can coner a degree. Candidates can only attend and sit on tsidelines. What does Hiram say?

ANSWER: Hiram is unable to nd anything in writing that wouprohibit a Candidate rom participating in degree wor, as outlined the Brother. Many Lodges actively encourage their Candidates to paticipate in classes and are invited to tae on parts during such practicThe Methodical Digest is silent on this particular topic and, havin

consulted with other distinguished learned Brethren, Hiram concludthat, i a Candidate shows the sill and aptitude to learn a part, should be allowed to participate. This would only strengthen his learing o the catechism. The Grand Lodge publication, Mentoring New Brother, includes the question: Why do some Brethren becomactively involved in Freemasonry and some never step oot bac in thLodge? The answer includes: Brethren want to be involved in Lodactivities. Provide them some meaningul opportunity to serve. Assigthem to an active committee. Assign them a role in one o the degreeor anything else, just get them involved as soon as possible. O cours

the decision must be let to the Master o the Lodge whether or not include another Candidate in the conerring o a degree.

The Master scheduled a called communication or wor the degrees, everyone is at the Lodge but the candidate do

not show up, what do you do? Does everyone just goes home or muthe Lodge be opened and closed on the degree it was called for? Thdigest does not give an eact number o days that advanced notice is be given or a called communication, it just says timely or accustomto receive and says nothing about canceling a called communicatio

ANSWER: There are several possible ways to resolve situations suas this: In the rst case, where the candidate does not show up, a Lodmust be opened on the degree that was called and then immediateclosed. I enough advance warning was received, Lodge members can notied o a cancellation in the manner in which they are accustomedreceive it, (i.e., bulletin, telephone tree, newspaper notice, email. etc

In a case where there was no lecturer, the Lodge can be called rereshment, and reconvened at a time when a lecturer is availab

As the Brother already nows, one can only call rom labor to reresment in the Master Mason degree when woring in a lesser degree.

Ask Hiram



2013 Virginia MasonicMembership Directory

We have entrusted Harris Connect, a company with a reputation integrity and many years o eperience in the industry, with the tas

compiling our Grand Lodge o Virginia Member Album. The pur-

ose o this Directory is to raise unds or the Masonic Home Outreach

Program.

It has been si years since the last time our Membership Directory

was produced. The 2013 edition will be larger, slicer, in color, and

with more pictures and inormation. Each Mason will have a chance to

upplement their listing with inormation other than what the Grand

odge o Virginia maintains in its membership database.

Grand Lodge o Virginia is woring with Harris Connect to produce

a Member Album publication scheduled or release in July 2013. Over

he net several months, you may receive postcards, e-mails, or phone

alls rom Harris asing or updated contact inormation. We would

appreciate your cooperation in updating your contact inormation. All

updates are returned to the Grand Lodge so that our database remainsurrent. Harris Connect is only collecting inormation or purposes

the publication. Your inormation will not be released to any third

arties. You decide whether or not your personal inormation is pub-

ished mae your wishes clear to the representative with whom you

pea. It is a great way to stay connected to the Grand Lodge o Virginia

ommunity!

Masons CapturingGreat Moments

The Virginia Masonic Herald Publications Board will announthe winning pictures o Masons Capturing Grand Moments in the neHerald (Spring, est. April). The contest will determine the best phottaen by Masons in Virginia.

Masons are ased to continue sharing their avorite shots with thHerald. The two principal categories are Masonic and non-MasonThese can include portraits, landscapes, snapshots, amily, un evenMasonic gatherings, everyday items and items o interest. I it catch

your eye it is worth sharing, snap a picture. These photos should under the banner o Masons Capturing Great Moments. Send some great shots o things, happenings, or people in Virginia. Mason

items rom outside the Commonwealth will be equally considered.Photos will be accepted in electronic orm only. These should

in JPG ormat and not larger than 2 MB. The Virginia Masonic HeraPublications Board reserves the right to use any photo submitted Masonic publication (The Herald, Grand Lodge o Virginia websietc.) without compensation to the photographer. Proper credit wbe given where appropriate. All rights, not specically outlined herremain the sole property o the photographer.

Send Photos to: [email protected] and put MasoCapturing Great Moments in the subject line o the email. Send onone (1) photo per e-mail. You may enter si (6) photos per year. Wieach photo, send a detailed description o the subject, when and whetaen, and the reason or the picture, listing the photographers namLodge number, and camera used. Detailed stories accompanying t

photo are encouraged. These pictures and stories may be made into article in the printed version o the Herald.

An ad-hoc committee rom the Herald Board will preview thephotos. Selected photos will be published in the monthly web suppment o the Masonic Herald.

The Masonic Herald Publications Board is ortunate to have somecellent photographers on the sta. Two o these Brethren are proe

sionals and will serve as judges or the contest. There will be severcategories to include, landscape, portrait, and snapshot. Each grou

will have a rst, second, and third place chosen. There will also be aoverall Best in Show chosen.

Key stone withSquare and Compasses

Right Worshipul Moring E. Gravitt



NAME LOCATION DATE(S) DISTRICT(S)Melvin Eugene Hu Salem Jan. 26 22A, 22B, 24Ira Curtis Hudson Chincoteague Feb. 16 12

Wicham/Smith Millboro Feb. 23 20, 23William Dean Conner Appomatto Feb. 23 26, 27Fred D. Bowman Woodstoc Mar. 9 3, 5, 6kenneth O. Shelton Lovettsville Mar. 9 2C.A. Whitted Scottsville Mar. 16 17, 18George Robert Marshall keysville Mar. 16 26, 27Charles Eldon Fulgham Windsor Mar. 18-19 31, 32Charles A. Sinclair, Jr. Faira Mar. 22-23 4Richard E. Loving Culpeper Mar. 23 7, 10Boitnott/Myers/41st District Pembroe Mar. 25-27 40, 41Campbell Area School Rustburg Mar. 25-28 21, 24, 25, 26, 37, 38

James Alred Butts, Jr. South Hill Mar. 30 28Ben Clements/James McFarland Martinsville Apr. 1-4 22A, 22B, 24, 39

Willard D. Mon/45th District Tazewell Apr. 2-4 45Robert R. kennedy, Jr. Waynesboro Apr. 12-13 18, 19C. Fran Hics/36th District Chesapeae Apr. 13 36

James Henry Parerson, Jr. Virginia Beach Apr. 15 56James Bolling Myers Midlothian Apr. 24-25 16, 29

Showalter/40th District Radord Apr. 24-26 40, 41, 42William Hiram Wood Aleandria May 4 1A, 1B, 54E. Tyree Mountcastle Williamsburg May 6-8 57Stewart Arthur Deem Norol May 11 35A, 35BHarry C. Wallace Wise May 13-15 48, 49, 50Dr. Walter A. Porter Gala May 21-23 43Elmo J. Bo Norfeet Portsmouth June 12-13 33, 34Robert Lewis Gibbs Richmond July 17-20 15A, 15B, 15C, 16Leroy Leland Harris Bedord July 22-25 22, 24Lewis Q. Moore Abingdon Aug. 20-22 44, 46, 47C.S. Revell/B.D. Hudson Hampton Sept. 16-18 14A, 14BL.N. Cridlin Jonesville Sept. 16, 17, 19 49, 50

Edward Page Henry Hopewell Sept. 23-25 16, 29William Edward Ray, Sr. Faira Sept. 27-28 4, 7Charles H. Rowell kinsale Sept. 28 8, 9, 11

James Noah Hillman Gate City Oct. 8-10 48, 49, 50Lon Norman Dooley Lebanon Oct. 14-16 46, 47Stars/Baumgardner Bland Oct. 14-16 41, 42O.B. Omohundro Gordonsville Oct. 26 7, 10Charles T. Bucy Gilbert Marion Oct. 28-30 42, 43, 44

Joseph T. Stewart Courtland Oct. 23-24 31, 32Reid James Simmons Academ Fork Union Jul 28-31 Statewide

Note: Always veriy the date(s) and location o any school you are planning to attend E. Tyree Mountcastle School locations aChicahominy, Yortown, and Williamsburg Lodges.

Area Masonic Ritual Schools 2013



Masonic Veterans

FIFTy-yEAR VETERANSBro. Theodore Scott Hiller Williamsburg Lodge No. 6

Wor. Troy Woody Brown Botetourt Lodge No. 7Bro. James Edward Dellinger Sandy Valley Lodge No. 17R.W. John Presley Brown Smitheld Union Lodge No. 18Bro. Charles Cubid Epperly Virginia May Lodge No. 38

Wor. Joseph Picett Johnson, Jr. Abingdon Lodge No. 48Bro. Harry Robert Deaton, Jr. Pleasants Lodge No. 63

Wor. Winord Norris Simmons Liberty Lodge No. 95Bro. Gary D. Meyers Crewe Lodge No. 123

Wor. Charles Chandler Ashby, Sr. Dinwiddie Lodge No. 136Bro. Clarence Waldo Taylor, Jr. Craighill Lodge No. 160Bro. George Malcohm Belcher Williamson Road Lodge No. 163Bro. Charlie Ray Johnson Bayside Lodge No. 218Bro. Ivan Doughty Mapp, Jr. Bayside Lodge No. 218Bro. Manuel Martin Lima, Jr. Lynnhaven Lodge No. 220

Wor. Arthur Fred Pasley, Jr. Mouth O Wilson Lodge No. 223Wor. Samuel Arthur Merritt Accomac Lodge No. 243Wor. Fred Franlin Bryant Forest Lodge No. 245Wor. Emitt Cecil Fuller Great Bridge Lodge No. 257Bro. Jerry David Baydush Corinthian Lodge No. 266Bro. Clar Gordon Merrill Virginia Beach Lodge No. 274Bro. Clyde Wayne Tysor Churchland Lodge No. 276Bro. William D. Hobbs Dryden Lodge No. 326

Wor. Farley Whitt Bomar Thomas Jay Traylor Lodge No. 348Bro. Robert Clyde Prichard Henry kno Field Lodge No. 349Bro. George Earl Shepard Fort Hunt-Sidmore Daytime Lodge No. 353

Bro. Emmett Arthur Hart kilwinning Crosse Lodge No. 2237SIxTy-yEAR VETERANS

Bro. Russell Hugh Van Brimer Williamsburg Lodge No. 6Bro. Gerald Lee Morgan Oriental Lodge No. 20

Wor. Ennis Arnold Vierec, Jr. Elmer Timberman Lodge No. 54Bro. Virgil Harrison Marshall Widows Sons Lodge No. 60Bro. Fran Lee Leonard, Jr. Ruth Lodge No. 89Bro. Chester Harrison Felton, Jr. Portsmouth Lodge No. 100Bro. Burrell Ray Johnson Portsmouth Lodge No. 100Bro. Paul Ward Robinette Portsmouth Lodge No. 100

Wor. Grayson Hampton Collins Independence Lodge No. 129Wor. Beverly Carlton Yowell Waddell Lodge No. 228

Bro. Paul J. king Castlewood Lodge No. 231Bro. Saul Henry Lowe Churchland Lodge No. 276R.W. Ollie Wayne kirland Boyins Lodge No. 287R.W. Rolo Turner Lassiter, Jr. Boyins Lodge No. 287Bro. Ellis Henry Abrams Dupont Lodge No. 289

Wor. Robert Earl Carr, Sr. Central Lodge No. 300Wor. Robert Earl Brittle Westhampton Lodge No. 302Bro. James Anderson Selph, Jr. Westhampton Lodge No. 302Bro. William Donald Wood Washington And Henry Lodge No. 344Bro. John Nile Langord Henry kno Field Lodge No. 349Bro. Solomon Papperman Henry kno Field Lodge No. 349Bro. Aubie Wilson Brunson Fort Hunt-Sidmore Daytime Lodge No. 353Bro. Edward Robert Lesher Fort Hunt-Sidmore Daytime Lodge No. 353

Bearers OBurden

II Chronicles 2:18 enumerates the beare

o burden at the building o king Solomon

Temple. Whoever translated that into t

Masonic ritual as 70,000 Entered Apprentic

was wide o the mar in understating the pla

an Entered Apprentice occupied among t

Medieval Freemasons.

An Entered Apprentice might be not onlysillul stone squarer, but also an artistic carv

o reestone to mae mouldings, borders, oge

ribs, volutes, and decorations o all inds,

even a sculptor providing human and othgures to ll niches and other places in

cathedral. [H]e might be a practical engineer

He was simply less silled than a Fello

o Crat.

Coils Masonic Encyclopedia

The Mystic Art

The world may rail at Masonry,And sco at Square and Line,Well ollow with complacency

The Masters great Design.

A king can mae a gartered knight,And breathe away another,

But he, with all his sill and might,Can never mae a Brother.

This power alone, thou Mystic Art,Freemasonry, is thine;

The power to tame the savage heartWith brother-love divine!

Reprinted rom

A Treasury o Masonic Thought,ed. by Carl Glic. Thomas Crowell Co.,

N.Y.: 1953. p. 164.



Charlie Chaplins Uncle, Or The Engine Drivers Tale

Charlie Chaplins Uncle,Or The Engine Drivers Tale

by Ian Okell(FeedARead.com Publishing, 2012)Available at barnesandnoble.com and

amazon.comReviewed by

Right Worshipful William A. Parks, Jr.

Few writers possess the talent to paint

word pictures so vivid that the writing producesull-color movie with plenty o sound thatnreels in the readers imagination. Brotheran Oell nails that sill.

His boo centers on a character whosereemasonry opens doors, enhances his lie,nd guides it somewhat, but neither obsessesim, nor compels him to hunt or the Holy

Grail, the Lost Word, or the Templar Treasure.Nor does he nd symbolic Masonic pat-

erns in the rail lines over which he drives his

rain. In this, he resembles vast numbers o hisrethren. Yet, his Crat membership strength-ns both his character, as well as the story hearrates.

Charlie Chaplins Unclerelates the 1892dventures o a railroad engineer, Mr. Fowler,rdered to allow, some sort o dementedailway enthusiast, who happens to be Crownrince Ferdinand o Rumania, to ride on the

ootplate o the Royal Train engine, as its re-

man, on a journey rom London to the port oNewcastle.Simple enough. Fowler and his wie, Ruth,

hough childless, occasionally baby sit Ruthswayward sisters toddler, Charlie Chaplin,

owlers nephew. Not unepectedly, Charliesmother disappears long enough to necessitateRuths and Charlies presence on the trip.

The Crown Prince o Rumania mustravel incognito, going by the name o Pedro,ecause reliable intelligence indicates a plot to

ssassinate the Prince on the way to Newcastle.edro, the Prince, happily learns to shovel coal

nto the engine boiler.Rumanian bodyguards and Scotland Yard

enizens end up aboard Mr. Fowlers train,long with Sherloc Holmes and Dr. Watson,nless the Holmes and Watson on the trainre imposters, because another pair with thoseames later pop up in Newcastle.

The perceptive Mason, o course, realizeshat the creator o Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle,

Grand Master o the United Grand Lodge

England, and its predecessor.Brother Oell provides detailed, but griping detail about the engineering marvel thwas the Victorian steam engine. All this detahelps when young Charlie ends up in the cocar and fying through the air rom one trato another later on.

Naturally, Mr. Fowler is an actiFreemason. Beore debaring, he attends t

passing o a Brother to the Fellowcrat Degrecommenting, I had oten ound the eplan

tion o something called the Second DegrTracing Board to be a particular danger are

A lengthy eposition on the signicance the decorative eatures o the pillars in kinSolomons Temple can sometimes be a dcult thing to sit through, without what migbe called a slight loss o ocus.

One would hope that Brother Oell wsomeday eperience the American InnTemple Lecture and its more compelling na

rative seldom nown to induce torpor.Bac on the train, the body guards anScotland Yard ols join a ae Prince intendto decoy the assassins rom catching on Pedros presence up ront shoveling coal.

Along the way, the story becomes, or Americans, a Wild West shootout, with enoubodies or a Clint Eastwood spaghetti operThe train chase that ensues involves a blizzar

plenty o bumping and crashing, more cramarsmanship, the detachment o several ca

rom Fowlers train, and a derailment. Tmomentum rom the engineless cars eethem in the chase.

And the would-be assassins taes CharChaplin hostage. Thats why he soars rom otrain to another.

Bogged down in the snowall, Fowler, tPrince, and Ruth run into a pair o sisters, oo them well over si eet, living in isolatio

was raised in Phoeni Lodge No. 257, in 1857and once attended Lodge with Rudyard kipling.

Somewhere in there, the Prince o Walesplots the seduction o another mans wie.

The current Prince o Wales has termi-nated the centuries-old tradition o serving as Continued on page 25.



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