2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
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GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA<br />
16 th€ lravsl and vlGltatlom. I attond€d apprcdmably 86 Lodg€s or LodgB ev€.rb thls past !€ar.<br />
In addlton latt€Idod ovor 100 Masonlc r6lal6d orrenls and 6ach Ume lwas wdcqned and<br />
t€cetued walll y and courbously. Masons and Masonry don't changa only th€ location changes.<br />
In many ol th6 vl6ll6 to sl$or Ju sdlcllon8, B<strong>of</strong>,bla, my wlb <strong>of</strong> 42 y6aB accompanied rfl€ and was<br />
also rffihiBd waflIy and g€clordy. Wo vl6ll6d the GEnd Judsdlc{ons <strong>of</strong> Mlchigan, Manlbba,<br />
Wsconsln, North Dakota, Wyomlng, lllhols, lo a, Nevada, as w6ll as ths Prlme Hall <strong>Grand</strong><br />
Lodg6 h <strong>Grand</strong> Folts, North Dakola, Also whlla 8tt€ndlng tha lmp€rlal Shrlne s€sslon In Boston,<br />
w6 vyor6 wdcom€d by tho Gland Lodgs ot Massachusolts and rvet€ conducted on a tour <strong>of</strong> tl 8<br />
hlsbdc bulldlrE sluated on one <strong>of</strong> lhe buslost cometa In downtowl Boston.<br />
ll villl b€ lmposslble to rehb all <strong>of</strong> ho <strong>Lodge</strong> ownts and vlslb In which we pa.liclpaled In thl6<br />
!€ar, My ltnorary accompanles hls r€pod and you can s€€ $e 6xt6nt <strong>of</strong> tho travelg. Two <strong>Lodge</strong>e<br />
In Fartcular should b6 rnentoned b€caus€ lwo y€a|E ago boh tr,6l€ on tl€ verge ol not belng<br />
able to confnue. Thes6 <strong>Lodge</strong>s aftr Montgomory h St. Paul and Accacla In C,ottage Qrov€,<br />
Montgornery <strong>Lodge</strong> look lhe bull by lh6 homs and declded thal they were golng b pracuoo<br />
Masonry. Plobably fi€ most vislblo paft <strong>of</strong> helr etforb ls the lact that hey u,€€ able to rals€ 30<br />
n6w Masons and afflllals l6n othe6 thls paet y6ar. Th6y cr6at6d som6 new activllies and<br />
Evllalizod ohers, Wth all th6 n€v{ m6mb€6 they have c|€abd a probl6m. Th6y have b flnd jobs<br />
for thes€ ngw Mdsons. Couldn't w€e all haw hat problem? Accacla has also brought In a numb€r<br />
<strong>of</strong> n6w memb€rs and ar€ looklng to €tulblsh th<strong>of</strong>tr Lodg6 bulldlng boh Insldo and out. Thel€ ar€<br />
Indlviduals thst stand out in both lh€B€ <strong>Lodge</strong>e, but lt has b€€n an eflort ol all th€ l€dershlp that<br />
has made it happ€n. Throjgh lho ollorb <strong>of</strong> some ol he m6mb€r3 who r<strong>of</strong>us€d to give up th€s6<br />
l-odges al€ alive and n€[ and loldng toward the lut 116. We wlll hear rmr€ aboul these Lodlps as<br />
time goes on. In addHon w€ have visiH many ohet Lodg€6 thal havo somo thhg going bolh In<br />
the a|m <strong>of</strong> momboFhip and actvilss.<br />
Mesmry In Minnesola opedenc€d two Oneoay.b-Ma8onry sv€nts this For u|e lllst tmo<br />
end laealy du€ lo th€ €fbrts <strong>of</strong> he Brothe|s In SW Mhnesola e+ noyv Masler '€ar. Mas{ns u€€ rals€d<br />
In Wodhlngton on Dsc€[nb€r 2nd. ln addlton, Z7 new Masl€r Masons w€l€ raised at t€ Sc<strong>of</strong>lsh<br />
Flts T€mph In Mirnsapolis on March 3td, agaln duo to th€ mtdng otbrts ol many indivlduals<br />
who sp€nt houls <strong>of</strong> lime sg€lng that he rituel wes perlom€d as it should b€. The €nlhuslasm <strong>of</strong><br />
both the new Masbr Masons and lhelr sponsoE was gGat to s{r€.<br />
Two Comerstono cersnonies v,rgr€ perlom€d thls )€an ono at th€ n6w Vel€rans Memodal In<br />
Fioch€st€r and tho ohor at the caok Hospllal In cook, Mlnn6sota, The v€torans Memorial was<br />
par culady noteworthy slnc6 r|ero wes a conslderauE Masonlc prssenco In lh6 constructon<br />
pmcess. A Mason, workirE for lhe suppllgr <strong>of</strong> the granltg used In th€ constructon <strong>of</strong> the mernoial,<br />
had a hand in the design and snglnseing <strong>of</strong> thg strucluag, Another Mason was vsry aclivs In<br />
tlnlng up the various suppliers and sselng that the work prograssed In an ordorly fashlon.<br />
Through hls @nnoclions in the construcuon Industry, hg elso oblaln€d rvrny donallons ol dmo<br />
and matorial us6d In lhs constructlon procoss, Anoth€r Masoar suppll€d lunds to purchase he<br />
tlges hat vrill povlde a backdmp for th€ memorlel and e crew <strong>of</strong> Masons, led by your <strong>Grand</strong><br />
Mast€r, mad6 qulck lyork <strong>of</strong> plantlng the traes on a Saturday morning In May. The aclual<br />
Comsrstons c€r€mony was pedormsd on Jung 24h In konl <strong>of</strong> a largs audlencs ol Masons and<br />
cltizgns <strong>of</strong> th6 community <strong>of</strong> Rochestor, lt was a good opportunily for tha community to Sgain s€e<br />
vJho the Masons ars and our commltfipnt b the vetetans who haw defond€d he usA In varlous<br />
@nllhls over the centurlgs.<br />
Wo havo slr€ss€d r|g uss ol he dtual this year as a way ol remlnding ours€lws <strong>of</strong> v{ho tve are<br />
and what we do. On€ such quoblion ftorn the dtual hat I luve us€d rmny lim€6 this l€ar is 'By<br />
tr|6 A€rciSe ol B]olharly Lovs ws al€ traught to regqrd lha whole human sp€cies as on€ lamllr.<br />
Thls was d€monslEt€d sa/sral tmes thig yesr. In patticular whsn I was Invilsd to the East al 0|e<br />
Pnrr€ Hall <strong>Grand</strong> todge session in <strong>Grand</strong> F<strong>of</strong>ig ai|d otfer€d lhe hat and gaval end ptosid€d o\€r<br />
that <strong>Grand</strong> Lodg€ s€ssion gven though it ryas only lor liv6 mlnutes. lt demonstratsd tholr<br />
@mmllrt€nl lo a gr€ater c{oporaton b€lwoen our Gfand Lodgss in the spiit <strong>of</strong> Brotheiy Lovo.<br />
On anolhgr occasion, I portdpated In the Inshlletlon ol a Past <strong>Grand</strong> Mast€r ol Prlncs Hall as r|e<br />
Ma6br ot Cass LodgE that ls under our Judsdlction. ll !va8 anor|er d€monstration <strong>of</strong> th€ pdnclple<br />
ol Brothorly Lovs- Also Pdnc€ Hall <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> will b€ parlidpatlng ln tr€ sponsolship <strong>of</strong> 28 Boy<br />
Scout lroops and packs in Minnespolls In lh€ nsar luluts. Our lwo Jurisdictions ars trevgllng on<br />
two Darallol llnes tor lhe lirst lirrc in history.
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