April - Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, USA

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A Chat With The Managing EditorLife is good! I count myself among the blessed few who can honestly say thatthey love what they are doing for a living. Because of my job and my passionfor Freemasonry, I read a lot of material about our fraternity. Hardly a daygoes by that I don’t read something negative about us. Not something written bythose outside the order trying to tear us down but by those within, often among ourown Masonic leaders. That’s a heck of a way to inspire your followers. Most oftenthey are being critical, because we are not “changing with the times.” They proclaimloudly that we are doomed to extinction within the next generation.Maybe I am missing something, but I have been in the fraternity for over forty years,and from where I sit, I see a quite different picture. I see bright young men petitioningthe fraternity by the thousands based on an informed, positive impression ofFreemasonry. These fellows know what they are getting into because they have researchedus on the internet. Most of us in my generation thought it was a good ideato petition just because our fathers were Masons. These guys are generally brighterthan we were, and they are willing to take up the responsibilities and go to work.They are also jealously guarding our fundamental principles.As far as changing with the times, look at the changes we are going through justwithin the Grand Encampment. We are targeting young men with the potential forleadership and offering them assistance to develop their leadership skills. The directionof the Eye Foundation has radically changed in order to maximize our contributionto society in a changing world. Even our structure is changing as the degreesof the Rectified Rite are being added to those already being conferred under thejurisdiction of the Grand Encampment. Masonic education is not just being talkedabout; it is being widely implemented in most Masonic bodies. Traditional Observancetype lodges are springing up everywhere, because our members are seriousabout their commitment to Freemasonry. You may not agree with all these changes,but you certainly cannot say with a straight face that we are dying because we refuseto change anything.Perhaps the thing that is not changing is the negative mindset of some of ourleaders. I am thankful that our Grand Encampment leaders are bringing us an optimisticmessage! Maybe some of the others are so comfortable with being negativethat they can’t see that we are right in the middle of a great Masonic revolutionor restoration or reawakening or renaissance. I know that when you aretrying to lead you often see the worst side of the fraternity. I’ve been there anddone that, but you can rise above all that gloom and doom and get objective ifyou try. Hey guys! Why don’t you look around, catch someone doing somethinggood and pat them on the back! I’ll bet if we all started doing that, we wouldn’thave time to wring our hands about our “imminent demise”..... Just a thought.8 april 2011
Letters to the EditorDear Editor,I wanted you to know I was blessedby your “Laus Deo” article. I was gladto be informed about the aluminumcap and that it has been there for manyyears, facing skyward.“Laus Deo”- “Praise be to God.” All theinformation was very exciting to me. Weneed more information about our forefathers’Christian values.Thank You,Shirley HugheyPS: A friend of yours, Richard Gable ofEl Dorado, Kansas gave me a copy of it.God Bless you and yours.John L. Palmer, EditorKnight TemplarMuch appreciated your initial paragraphin the August issue that spoke ofMethodists and Baptists. Many of usMethodists here in Indiana have foundour way into Freemasonry in both theScottish Rite and York Rite. While pastoringa Methodist Church here in Indiana in1967, I became a Master Mason. Duringthat pastorate I baptized a Baptist minister’sson by immersion in the local SouthernBaptist Church. In fact, occasionally Ihave needed to seek out churches witha baptistery for such a purpose.Isn’t it wonderful that we can all bebrothers in Christ, our Savior and Lord!God bless.Fraternally,The Rev. Donald Charles Lacy, Min.knight templarSir Knight,I most enjoyed the last few articleson Knight Templary outside of our UnitedStates jurisdiction, and I do hope thatthey will continue. The articles on Masonryand other appendant bodies werealso a pleasure. My recent favorite wasthe article on Knight Templar daggers. Imust agree with the author that our uniformsin those days were certainly muchnicer, and I envy our preceding generationsof Knights when it comes to theiruniforms and regalia. The black uniformwith the baldric, S.& B. apron, and blackcape was the best! Keep up the historicalarticles of the early Templars, ourformer conclaves, jewels, regalia, uniforms,and other historic Knight Templarevents. The changes you’ve brought tothe magazine have greatly improved it. Ilook forward to each issue.Yours in Templary,Sir Knight E. RobinsonI enjoy the Knight Templar magazine.Since some segments of our society,including Washington, D. C., have badwords coming from them on national TVresulting in nothing sacred and nothingprofane, it is pleasing to have a publicationthat encourages good morals andgood conduct.Lyman CoxGeorgetown Commandery No. 4Georgetown, CO9
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