Masonic dates are written “A.L.” before figures which never correspond with the number of the year in which we live; why?
Freemasonry’s practice has followed the ancient belief that the world was created four thousand years before Christ; that when God said “Let there be light” the world began. Therefore Masons date their doings four thousand years plus the current year, “Anno Lucis,” or “In the year of Light.”
It is but another of Freemasonry’s many ties with a day so old no man may name it. [One Hundred One Questions About Freemasonry, The Masonic Service Association, 2003]
Something for Everyone
Advertise your fraternal affiliation proudly! The Harmony Lodge jewelry cabinet is OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
From bumper stickers to lapel pins and anything in between, all you have to do is ask your Senior Warden.
Cash, check or money order, they’re all good. If you don’t see it, ask and it shall be rendered unto you via
catalog order or a quick look in a box or under something else. We have Blue Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite
and Eastern Star paraphernalia and prices, unfortunately, are reflective of current inflationary spirals.
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Illumination
Clifton L. Simmons, Jr., PDDGM and Secretary of Gaston Lodge No. 382, writes: I read your article in the Harmony Lodge 22 Newsletter with interest. I would like to point you to another source of information. Please see the article AYM + MM = AFM in the 1994 edition of Transactions (the publication of the South Carolina Masonic Research Society). The article was originally published December 6, 1975 as part of the Masonic Ignitors In-Depth Workshops.
As the referenced article is rather large, it cannot be reproduced here; however, it is nonetheless very informative. I wholeheartedly recommend it to those of you whose interest in Masonic history is stimulated by the questions raised in the Harmony 22 June 2012 newsletter.
Recent Arrivals
A little update on me: I’m still working on the police force and doing very well enjoying helping people. I have not affiliated with a lodge up here. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of time between family commitments, work and overtime shifts. I do miss Harmony very much and I am looking forward to getting back to the Craft as soon as possible. We have an English bulldog named Colonel Porkchop and my wife just got a minivan to haul the clan around in. Other than that, everyone’s health is good and we are all happy as far as I can tell. It sure does take some adjustment to raise a family and still find quality time for me and the wife. Hope things are well in Beaufort.
All the best,
TJ
In Memoriam
The father of one of our Past Masters' of Harmony Lodge passed. Harry Gresham Rountree III, 67, of Beaufort, SC and widower of Diana Ruth Rountree, died Wednesday morning, May 30, 2012, at his home.
Born in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Harry Gresham Rountree, Jr. and the late Laura Elizabeth Maples Rountree. Mr. Rountree was a United States Marine Corps veteran having served during the Vietnam War. He retired from General Electric as a calibrator. Brother Rountree was a Past Master of Harmony Lodge 22 and Chief of the Burton Fire District.
Surviving are one son, Harry G. Rountree and his wife, Theresa, of Beaufort, SC; two daughters, Amanda “Mandi” Rountree Haire and her husband, Chris, of Monroe, NC and Mary Jane Sourdif and her husband, Hank, of Pensacola, Florida; one sister, Linda Sue Rountree or Charleston, SC; one brother, James G. Rountree of Wilson, NC and eleven grandchildren.
Fraternally,
Howard R. Harris
Senior Warden & NewsLetter Editor
Brethren,
I hope you are all enjoying the cooler meetings since the installation of our new air conditioning units. Our Stewards, Larry Morales and Jim Outlaw, have been preparing some new culinary creations and doing an excellent job in our degree work. Please remember to thank them for their efforts in the kitchen.
Last month I included the first half of a two-part masonry quiz. Below is the second half along with the answers. Please submit your score back to me via email at Christian@islandrealty.info as there is a prize for First Place.
MASTER MASON QUIZ – Questions 11-20
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11. What is the Masonic definition of “Low
Twelve”?
a. Midnight
b. Noon
c. The number of Lodge
Officers
d. The number of
Craftsmen
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16. What are the rights of a Master Mason?
a. Masonic Relief,
Masonic Visitation and Funeral Rites
b. Brotherly Love, Relief
and Truth
c. Masters Wages
d. Masonic Charity
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12. What do the points of fellowship promote?
a. Love and Hope
b. Peace and Harmony
c. Fidelity and Unity
d. Charity and
Forgiveness
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17. Who can establish Masonic Law?
a. The District Deputy
Grand Master
b. The Worshipful Master
c. Any Master Mason
d. The Grand Lodge
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13. Who was the Lion of the Tribe of Judah?
a. Boaz
b. Hiram Abif
c. King Solomon
d. Moses
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18. What is the principle working tool of a
Master Mason?
a. Level
b. Plumb
c. Compass
d. Trowel
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14. What does the Sprig of Acacia represent?
a. Immortality
b. Honesty
c. Charity
d. Truth
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19. How many Master Masons constitute a Lodge
of Master Masons?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
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15. What does ‘The All Seeing Eye” represent?
a. The Sanctum Sanctorum
b. The Holy of Holies
c. A Lodge of Master
Masons
d. The Deity
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20. Who are they?
a. Worshipful Master,
Tiler and Secretary
b. Worshipful Master,
Senior and Junior Wardens
c. Worshipful Master,
Senior and Junior Deacons
d. Worshipful Master,
Senior and Junior Stewards
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Answers:
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1--D
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2--C
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3--B
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4--D
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5--D
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6--C
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7--B
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8--A
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9--D
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10--A
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11--A
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12--B
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13--C
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14--A
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15--D
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16--A
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17--D
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18--D
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19--A
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20--B
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