Indian Land Masonic Lodge #414

New Officers For 2010 - The officers for 2010 have been elected and are:

W.M. - Michael Mayer - PM
S.W. - Jason Brock
J.W. - Alex Blackwelder
Treas. - Al Barfield - PM
Sec. - Ed Cook - PM
S.D. - Mark Allred
J.D. - Robert Harris
S.S. - Chris Allred
J.S. - Chad Carson
Chaplin- Jim Seigler
Tiler - Daniel Jamieson

New Alter Installed

Worshipful Brother Leon Martin has installed a new alter in the Lodge. This alter was comissioned by WB Leon in memory of his late wife and is a one of a kind piece. I have never seen an alter quite like this one. Plan on coming to the September Communication and check it out for yourself.

History Of Indian Land #414 Presented

Worshipful Brother John Griffin presented a history of the beginning of Indian Land Masonic Lodge and of the Lodge building. As always, John did a wonderful job and managed to enlighten us all.

I have now finished transcribing all of WB John's notes and they are available for download by clicking here. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free from www.adobe.com

For something very special, click this link. It will take you to a website where you can purchase a full color bound copy of the notes complete with all of the pictures included. I haven't asked him yet, but I bet if you buy one Brother John will autograph it for you! I have the price set at cost, so nobody is making any money from it.

Perception Problem

Have you ever been approached by someone who knows that you are a Mason who has a negative perception of the fraternity? We all have. These well meaning people often get there information from some website that has it out for the Craft or from one of those horrible TV shows on the History Channel.

Well, recently Mr. Terry R. Cromer of Columbia, South Carolina wrote a "Letter to the Editor" of the Baptist Courier in which he complained about the coverage of a "Masonic Recognition Day" that was held at Padgetts Creek Baptist Church.

Most Worshipful Brother Jerry Carver, Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of South Carolina, has written what has to be one of the most eloquent and educational responses I have ever read. Please Click Here to read the letter and the response.

Are You A Ham Radio Operator?

If you are, I have two links for you to check out.

Hiram's Hams is a group of Mason hams that conducts a variety of nets including a weekly 20meter Masonic Fellowship Net. For more information Click Here.

The other site is The Masonic Gathering. They host a weekly roundtable on both eQSO and Echolink at 9:30pm (EST). It last about an hour or so and is always filled with good fellowship and information. Click Here to go to the website.

Masonic Videos On The Web

I have been looking around and have found several interesting video clips on the web concerning Freemasonry. The following 3 links will take you videos that I have found on www.youtube.com.

"Is There Greatness In You?" A 30 second commercial designed to be aired on TV

"What Is Freemasonry?" A 9:20 presentation About Freemasonry

"What It Means To Be A Mason" A 15:04 presentation on just what the title says. Made by MA Grand Lodge.

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