July 2010 - Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, USA

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How to Join the Grand Commander’s or the Grand Master’s ClubsAny individual may send a check in the amount of $100 or more specified forthe purpose of beginning a Grand Commander’s Club membership and madepayable to the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. This initial contribution will beginyour Grand Commander’s Club membership. In addition, members of theGrand Commander’s Club pledge to make annual contributions of $100 or more.Once contributions total $1,000, the individual is enrolled in the Grand Master’sClub. Membership is open to individuals only, and Commandery credit is givenfor participation. Information is available from: Knights Templar Eye Foundation,Inc.; 1000 E. State Parkway, Suite I; Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-2460. The phonenumber is: (847) 490-3838. The fax number is (847) 490-3777.g For Sale: Knight Templar Apron LapelPins and Knights Templar/Blue Lodge LapelPins. Entire sale price to be donatedto the Knights Templar Eye Foundation:$5.00 per pin. Shipping: $2.50 per order.Send to Garry L. Carter, Recorder; 530Winchester Hwy.; Hillsboro, TN 37342.We publish letters and articles from avariety of sources and points of view.The opinions expressed in these articlesdo not necessarily reflect theopinions or policy of the Grand Encampment,the Knight Templar magazine,or the Editorial Review Board.The 2011 International Conference on the History of Freemasonry will beheld at the George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia onMay 27-29, 2011. This is the first opportunity to attend this conference inthe United States. The first announcement and call for papers has now beenissued and is available at http://bit.ly/cwlknu.Subscriptions to the Knight Templar magazine are available from theGrand Encampment office at a rate of $15.00 per year. Individual issuesin quantities of less than 10 can be obtained for $1.50 each from the officeof the managing editor if available. Inquire via e-mail to the managingeditor for quantities in excess of 10. Some past issues are archived onour web site. http://www.knightstemplar.org.22 july 2010
The United Religious, Military, and MasonicOrder of the Templeand ofSt. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes, and Maltaof England and Wales and its Provinces OverseasByEminent Knight Stephen W. GormanPast Provincial 2 nd Grand Constable ofthe Provincial Priory of North and East YorkshireThe earliest reference to Masonic Knights Templar in England was in 1777. Atthat time, they worked under the authority of Royal Arch Chapters as appendantdegrees. In 1791, a Grand Conclave which is now known as Great Priorywas formed comprising seven appendant “Encampments” with Thomas Dunkerly asGrand Master. Now we have almost 600 Preceptories (what we call our Commanderies)listed with Great Priory.In England our ceremonies differ from the United States in many ways. The mostobvious difference is that a candidate first becomes a Knight Templar, and only thencan he receive the culmination of the degree, which is to become a Knight of Malta.A candidate for Knighthood must declare a belief in the Holy Trinity and is first receivedin the guardhouse as a Royal Arch Mason where he gives the signs of a RoyalArch Companion. He is then given an address called the “Anterior Address” beforebeing prepared and clothed as a Pilgrim. The Anterior Address is as follows:“Worthy Companion, your zeal for Freemasonry having prompted you to seek anintroduction to this Order, I deem it my duty first to give you some account of thenature of our mysteries.When you were initiated into Masonry, you were taught that its principles werebased on the exercise of brotherly love, relief, and truth, conveyed under thesymbols of the tools and materials used in operative masonry. As a Fellowcraftand as a Master Mason, the history of the building and completion of the Templeat Jerusalem by King Solomon was dilated upon, and the historical traditions ofour Brotherhood were impressed upon you.The temple being completed, the period of your probation you underwentrepresented to you its existence. When in the Royal Arch you were taught thehistory of its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar. During the ceremony of yourexaltation, you figuratively commenced the erection of a new temple, whichknight templar23
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