Trestle Board. S t a u n t o n L o d g e N o Wor. Brother Robert Nicklin is still under the weather. Bro. Meade Stewart has the shingles.

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1 Newsletter Date June 2013 Trestle Board S t a u n t o n L o d g e N o. 1 3 IMPORTANT DATES Staunton Lodge #13 Officers 2013 Worshipful Rick Potter Sr. Warden Joe Murphy Jr. Warden Duane Smith Treasurer Steve Wilt Secretary Bill Campbell Sr. Deacon Walt Richmond Jr. Deacon Bill Surratt Chaplin David Hayes Marshall Stuart Brown June 04,2013 Staunton, dinner will be hamburgers and hot dogs cooked out on the grill. The presentation on St. John s Day July 29-31,2013 Reid James Simmons Academy of Masonic Leadership at Fort Union Military Academy October 12,2013 Masonic Home of Virginia Family Day (picnic and parade) at Masonic Home of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia November 8-9,2013 Grand Annual Communication at Hilton-Richmond Hotel & Spa Tiler Pat Smiley Brethren or others sick or in Distress Remember all our Masonic widows and orphans Wor. Brother Robert Nicklin is still under the weather. Bro. Meade Stewart has the shingles. Wor. David Potter s wife (Pam) is ill. Rt. Wor. Walter Ralston has surgery on May 29th Bro. Thomas Otto has open ulcers on leg Pray for their recovery. 1

2 From the Master Worshipful Rick Potter Brethren, June is the month when we celebrate St. John the Baptist, one of the two patron saints of Masonry. It is also an opportunity to honor our origins. In the Middle Ages, every group had a patron saint, but unlike many, Masons could travel to different towns even different countries. This allowed our ancestors to truly be men of the world. It allowed them to look beyond small and petty issues and recognize the value of Brotherhood. As their descendants, let us strive to strengthen that Brotherhood they created. Fraternally, Worshipful Master Rick Potter Every Tuesday morning there is practice at the Lodge for degrees and such, which start at 9:00 AM. All brothers are welcome. Masonic Information Brethren Staunton Lodge is attempting to present 25 year service pins to the Brethren who have been members for this time span. We want to recognize these Brethren. If you have not received a 25 year service recognition pin for your years in Masonry, please contact the lodge. You can contact the lodge by mail at P.O. Box 1, Staunton, Va , by phone at (540) and leave a message, or by contacting Rt.Wor. W.C. Campbell, lodge secretary at (540) You will then be notified when the pins will be awarded. Brethren Staunton Lodge has a Facebook page located at Staunton Lodge #13 AF&AM, where upcoming events and degree work are listed with dates and times. MASONIC BIRTHDAYS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR Name Date Name Date Roger L Bible 06/15/96 Duane T Smith 06/04/86 Arthur J Leavenworth 06/23/98 Hoye E Sours 06/19/78 Donnie S Massie 06/14/89 Forrest D Tignor 06/08/57 James M Michael 06/29/51 Rupen R Shah 06/15/85 Applications Read (0) Entered Apprentices (2) Fellow Crafts (0) Master Masons (0) Please make plans to attend practices and degree work, and support these men (and their coaches) as they continue their Masonic journey through their degrees. 2

3 The Brethren of Staunton Lodge No. 13 would like to express their sincerest condolences to Bro. Michael A. Harter and his family on the recent loss of his brother who was killed in a motorcycle accident in California. Our prayers go out to your family. Masonic Trivia In China, about 300 B.C., Mencius wrote "A master Mason, in teaching his apprentices, makes use of the compasses and the square. Ye who are engaged in the pursuit of Wisdom must also make use of the compasses and the square. " Additionally, in a book called Great Learning, 500 B.C., we find that "A man should abstain from doing unto others what he would not they should do unto him; and this is called the principle of acting on the square." ("History of Freemasonry in Missouri," Missouri Lodge of Research. ) In Christchurch, New Zealand, there are two natural eroded stone pillars standing at the entrance to Tumbledown Bay. Looking from the land, the one on the left is named Boaz and the other on the right is named Jachin. Leads one to believe that the founders were indeed members of The Craft. ("Fraternal Review", Southern California Research Lodge F&AM. ) The Character of a Free Mason From the Framer s Almanac, 1823 Andover, Massachusetts The real Freemason is distinguished from the rest of Mankind by the uniform unrestrained rectitude of his conduct. Other men are honest in fear of punishment which the law might inflect; they are religious in expectation of being rewarded, or in dread of the devil, in the next world. A Freemason would be just if there were no laws, human or divine except those written in his heart by the finger of his Creator. In every climate, under every system of religion, he is the same. He kneels before the Universal Throne of God in gratitude for the blessings he has received and humble solicitation for his future protection. He venerates the good men of all religions. He disturbs not the religion of others. He restrains his passions, because they cannot be indulged without injuring his neighbor or himself. He gives no offense, because he does not choose to be offended. He contracts no debts which he is certain he cannot discharge, because he is honest upon principle." (Thanks to "THE TRESTLE BOARD" Cochran Masonic Lodge #217 F&AM Cochran, Georgia, USA) A Lodge may not be adjourned for any purpose. No member has the authority to present a motion for adjournment since that would usurp the Master's power. A Lodge must be in one of three conditions: Closed, open and at work, or at refreshment. ("One Hundred One Questions about Freemasonry" Masonic Service Association, ) 168th Grand Master of Masons in Virginia Louis Kerford Campbell Masonry s Youth, Masonry Future 3

4 A Mason's Wife From active Masons, resolute, Our wives and fam'lies we salute; We surely know the price you pay, Who sit alone while we're away; No high degrees on you conferred, In Lodge, your name is seldom heard; You serve our cause though out of sight, While sitting home alone tonight; Masonic papers list our names, Awards are given, fit to frame; But yours is absent...you who strive, To keep our fortitude alive; You're part of every helpful deed, On your encouragement we feed; Without your blessings, how could we, Continue acts of charity? And so, this poem, we dedicate, To every Master Mason's mate; And offer our undying love, Rewards await in Heaven above. Congratulations to the newest Entered Apprentices of Staunton Lodge No. 13, Bro. Randy Mawyer and Bro. Jason Rexrode. The Reid James Simmons Academy of Masonic Leadership was named after Right Worshipful Reid James Simmons, Past Grand Lecturer for the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Right Worshipful Brother Simmons exemplified the core values of Freemasonry through Masonic ritual and education for many years to a great number of Entered Apprentices, Fellowcrafts, and Master Masons throughout Virginia. He held Countless Schools of Instruction across the face of our Commonwealth, and, as the custodian of our ritual, he insured its purity, the accuracy of our knowledge of it, and dedicated himself to improving the ritualistic ability of every Master Mason and officer in our Grand Lodge. From the official Website of the Grand Lodge of Virginia REMEMBER YOU'RE A MASON When the pressures of recession Make us concentrate on greed, Take heed, a worthy Mason Cares about another's needs; Don't let pressures of the moment Make your obligation sway, Stop and help a fallen brother Or another by the way; What you give is like a bubble Whenever you assist, What it costs in time and trouble Is, soon after, never missed; Brother, bear that obligation You accepted on your knee, It's in direct relation To your own security; Never hesitate, my brother Square your actions now and say, "I'll remember I'm a Mason, "And behave like that today;" "With regard to human kindness And the 'Golden Rule', I pray, I'll remember I'm a Mason... And behave like that today." Author unknown What is a Mentor The word Mentor is one which is defined in the dictionary as a wise and faithful advisor, friend or teacher. In the old operative Lodges of Scotland the officer entrusted with the task of instructing the new apprentices bore the title of Intender. It was his duty to intend, increase and intensify the knowledge of the new Craftsman. The Mentor, in our present system, will seek to expand and intensify the Masonic instruction imparted by the ritual, adding to it many other points which will enlarge the new Brother s understanding of Freemasonry and its relationship to life in this twentieth century. The Mentor and the Brethren must generally understand that the production of a generation on Masonic scholars is not the objective of this plan. Its motive is simply to indoctrinate each new Mason in the ways of Masonry, to create in him an understanding of things Masonic and arouse in his mind a feeling of pride in the Fraternity. In so doing it is hoped that he will learn that Freemasonry is a way of life which each may embrace with great satisfaction to himself. Taken from Presentation Volume, Grand Lodge Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Virginia 4

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6 Staunton Lodge No. 13 Masonic District 19 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons 708 D Street Staunton, Virginia (540) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1 To: Staunton, Virginia StauntonLodge13@gmail.com Facebook: Staunton Lodge #13 AF&AM JUNE 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Staunton # Practice Staunton 12 13Lee # Practice Staunton 19Highland # / Augusta #