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May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance. Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Introductions. Trestle Board. Next Wednesday – 9:00 AM – PI 33 Square & Compasses Point Isabel 33 Stated Meeting

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May 8, 2013

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  1. May 8, 2013

  2. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance

  3. Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

  4. Introductions

  5. Trestle Board... Next Wednesday – 9:00 AM – PI 33 Square & Compasses Point Isabel 33 Stated Meeting 4th Thursday of May May 23, 2013, 7:30 PM Two weeks from tomorrow night Election of Officers

  6. “At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you are to converse with well informed brethren who will always be as ready to give, as you will be to receive, instruction.”

  7. WellInformedBrethren?

  8. cowans and eavesdroppers... eavesdropper does not equal cowan eavesdropper – concealed listener cowan – only used in Masonry builds stone walls without mortar an untrained stone mason a pretend Mason an Entered Apprentice or Fellowcraft in a Master Mason's Lodge

  9. strict trial... due examination... ...not the same thing Strict trial – matter not manner usually by committee subject matter satisfies the committee Due examination – manner not matter Necessary preliminaries Proper caution Grand Lodge regulations

  10. duly..., due and ancient form... the correct manner that which is necessary all that is appropriate according to ancient custom

  11. cable tow... umbilical cord symbol of restraint scope of reasonable ability a half mile – unreasonable for a lame man a hundred miles – easy for a healthy man with a car normal constraints are a factor

  12. dotage... ...an old man in his “dotage” not any specific age (as in “nonage”) refers to mental condition senility

  13. pilaster... ...one thousand, four hundred and fifty-three columns and two thousand, nine hundred and six “pilasters” a slightly projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall have been supportive now largely decorative

  14. hecatomb... ...forty-seventh problem of Euclid ...Pythagoras – Pythagorean theorem ...upon the discovery of which he is said to have sacrificed a “hecatomb” literally – a hundred head of cattle unlikely – poor vegetarian symbolizes joy at discovery

  15. AL vs AD & BC... AL – Masonic Calendar AD & BC – Christian calendar Mono-Theistic Religions AL = Anno Lucis (After Light) Christian Calendar plus 4000

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