March/April 2012 Newsletter
Tuesday
Mar 6, 2012
From the East
Greetings Brethren: We were at a Masonic funeral last week and one of the officers commented to me that we did not know our deceased brother.
It is a mystery to me why so many people (brethren) would pay so much (money) each year to belong to something (lodge) and you may never see them, only at the end of their life?
Brethren, life is short, you’re a Mason, and we will leave the (light of) fellowship on for you!
The Grand Master
Most Worshipful Brother Kevin B.Todd, many of the other Grand Lodge officers and their wives will be in Dayton Saturday, March 17, 2012 to attend the Second District’s Grand Master’s Reception at the Dayton Masonic Center. All Masons are invited and encouraged to attend. See your Worshipful Master for dinner reservations.
Annual Lodge Inspection
Far Hills Lodge will be inspected on Thursday, April 26, 2012 in the Entered Apprentice Degree. You are invited and encouraged to support your officers by attending this inspection.
Dinner will be prepared by the Ladies of Dayton-Victory Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star. Last year’s meal was great.
Trestleboard
Thursday, March 8th – 7:00 PM Stated Meeting – EA Practice
Saturday, March 17th – 6:30 PM Grand Master’s Reception
Thursday, March 22nd – 7:00 PM Stated Meeting – EA Practice
Thursday, April 12th – 7:00 PM Stated Meeting – EA Practice
Thursday, April 26th – 6:00 PM Dinner; 7:00 PM Annual Inspection- EA Degree
Far Hills Temple Work Schedule
We will be holding a Temple Workday at the Far Hills’ Temple on June 2nd. We will start the day at 8:00 AM with a breakfast from our own Chef Tom Adams. We will be cleaning windows, some light painting, trimming trees and shrubs, and replacing the large taxus’ at the front entrance. At lunch time, Tom will be cooking up some hamburgers and dogs before we leave for the day. So bring your tools, your empty stomachs, open minds and able bodies or not so able bodies to a time of fellowship and work to keeping our property in the great shape it is.
Any questions, contact Carl Eger at (937) 231-7525 cell, or Tom Spettel at (937) 602-4270 cell
Far Hills Temple Association News
Recently the Far Hills Temple Association received a donation from the Daniel K. & Harriet R. Hughes CRUT Trust. Bro. Hughes was a charter member of the George L. Marshall Lodge. Bro. Hughes passed away in 2000 and his wife passed away in July 2011. The wording of the trust stated that the money was to be donated to the George L. Marshall Lodge Building fund (ie. Far Hills Temple Association). The gift we received was over $ 13,000.
Thanks to Bro. Hughes for this great donation. It will help to keep this fine building going for some time.
Meetings
Remember that Far Hills Lodge meets on the Second and Fourth Thursdays of each month except during July, August and holidays.
Lodge or Temple?
Freemasons correctly meet as a Lodge, not in a Lodge, the word “Lodge” referring more to the people assembled than the place of assembly. However, in common usage, Masonic premises are often referred to as “Lodges”. Masonic buildings are also sometimes called “Temples.” In many countries, Masonic Centre or Hall has replaced Temple to avoid arousing prejudice and suspicion. Several different Lodges, as well as other Masonic or non-Masonic organisations, often use the same premises at different times. According to Masonic tradition, medieval European stonemasons would meet, eat, and shelter outside working hours in a Lodge on the southern side of a building site, where the sun warms the stones during the day. The social Festive Board (or Social Board) part of the meeting is thus sometimes called the South. Early Lodges often met in a tavern or any other convenient fixed place with a private room.
Blood Bank Needs Your Donations
Brethren:
Please consider donating blood to the blood bank. Brothers, wives, and/or friends etc may donate with credit going to the Far Hills Lodge No. 784. Our I.D. No. is 1418. Ask for Nancy Blair at the Blood Center if you need help. Remember it’s easy to give this gift to others in need. It’s the “Masonic way.” —
Thanks, Ron Seigla, Blood Bank Chairman
Lodge Education Officer
It is important to remember that the length of a Mason’s cable tow is ultimately set by the individual Mason and cannot be truly judged by any other individual. When three miles may be the proper length of a cable tow for one Mason, another Mason’s cable tow may be hundreds or even thousands of miles in length. Each length is determined by the individual’s moral principles, beliefs and their particular individual circumstances. Ultimately, a Mason will pass judgment on himself based on the aid they have provided to others, but more especially a Brother Mason.
A quote I like that I believe is fitting when looking at your cable tow is: “When looking at the reflection in the mirror, do you like what you see based on what you have done and what you have not done?”
Masonry is a progressive science that helps to take good men and make them better, but it is not the lodge alone that will help to make them better. Each Mason must work toward the goal of making himself better. By remembering our obligations and having a cable tow that is of appropriate length for providing aid and relief, Masons, with the help of the Lodge, will succeed in becoming better men to their families and to their communities.
From the Secretary’s Desk
Please notify me of any changes to your personal data, including your, E-mail and postal address. Contact me using the link for Contacts in the sidebar menu.
On the Lighter Side
A man is walking through the recreation ground of his local park when he notices a huge fight in full fury on the football field he is passing. “What?s going on?” he asks a spectator watching from the side–lines. “The other replies “It?s a match between the Masons and the Knights of Columbus.” “What?s the score?” asks the first man. “I don’t know, it?s a secret.”


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