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December 12, 2012

December 12, 2012. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance. Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Trestle Board. Next Wednesday - Square & Compasses December Stated – FRIDAY 12/28 Friday & Saturday, January 18 & 19.

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December 12, 2012

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  1. December 12, 2012

  2. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance

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

  4. Trestle Board... Next Wednesday - Square & Compasses December Stated – FRIDAY 12/28 Friday & Saturday, January 18 & 19

  5. Grand Master's Weekend Walter Rogers, Grand Master (GM, DGM & GJD members of 33) South Padre Island PI Cornerstone – 2:00 PM Friday, 1/18 Banquet – 6:00 (7:00) PM Friday, 1/18 Open - $35.00 per person Conference – 9:00 AM Saturday, 1/19 Master Masons ONLY – No Charge

  6. It's highly unlikelywe'll ever knowwhat really happened toWilliam Morgan

  7. The Morgan Affair

  8. William Morgan: 1774 – 1826? • Virginia • Stone Cutter • Canada • Rochester, NY • Batavia, NY • Captain? • Mason? • Royal Arch

  9. Morgan's Freemasonry • Charter Member • Expose Secrets • Symbolic Secrets • 287 years • Printed since 1723 • 1826 • Arrested • Kidnapped

  10. “Morgan Affair” • Jailed for debt • Released • Kidnapped? • Fort Niagara • Disappearance • Drowned? • $500 & Canada? • Cayman Islands?

  11. Anti-Masonic Movement Governor DeWitt Clinton – Mason Six Masons Convicted Sentences from one to twenty-eight months Anti-Masonic Party Presidential Election William Wirt (anti-Mason) – 8% Henry Clay (PGM Kentucky) – 37% Andrew Jackson (PGM Tennessee) - 54%

  12. Decline & Resurgence New York – From 480 to 75 Lodges Vermont – No meetings for 13 years Maryland – Thirteen Lodges survived Recovery began around 1840 Baltimore Convention – 1846 Stricter Tyling Dues Cards Good Standing

  13. It's highly unlikelywe'll ever knowwhat really happened toWilliam Morgan

  14. Without Adversity There Is No Success

  15. The Morgan Affair remains todaya Masonic Mystery

  16. PleaseDon't Forgetthe Kitty!

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