Paul Revere

Jan 1, 2022 | Birthdays, Masonic History

MASONIC HISTORY

Paul Revere

January 1, 1735: Birth of a Patriot and a Freemason

American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, early American Patriot and Freemason, Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston.

Four years after the Lodge St Andrews No. 81 in Boston was chartered, 25-year-old Paul Revere was initiated on September 4, 1760 and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on January 27, 1761.
Brother Revere soon became a very active participant in the craft. Records dating to December 11, 1769, have Brother Revere listed as a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar. But no lodge became more important to Brother Revere than his home lodge in Boston. Appointed Junior Deacon and later elected Junior Warden and Secretary. By the time he was 35, he was installed as Worshipful Master on November 30, 1770, the same year he was Senior Grand Deacon of the Massachusetts (Provincial) Grand Lodge.

Elected nine times as Worshipful Master (5 with St. Andrew’s Lodge and 4 with Rising States Lodge), Brother Revere also as Junior Grand Warden 1777-79, Senior Grand Warden (1780-83), Deputy Grand Master (1784-85, 1791-92) and was the second Grand Master (1795-97) of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.

Brother Revere accomplished many important tasks during his long and illustrious Masonic career, later stating in 1797 that serving as Grand Master was the “greatest happiness” of his life. More famous today from his part in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1861 poem, we remember Brother Revere as one of the most important Freemasons in American History.

Happy Birthday Dear Brother Paul Revere!

Written by Wor. Bro. Ronald J. Seifried, DSA
Trustee Chairman and Historian, Jephtha Lodge No. 494 F. & A.M.
Area 1 Historian, Nassau and Suffolk Masonic Districts
Co-Editor, Craftsmen Online NY Masonic History column
32° Scottish Rite, Valley of Rockville Centre
Companion of Asharokan Chapter No. 288, Royal Arch Masons
Member of Suffolk Council No. 76, Cryptic Masons
Author, “Long Island Freemasons,” Arcadia Publishing, 2020

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“Obligations”

Dec 19, 2021 | Masonic Art, Masonic History

MASONIC ART

Obligations

by brother ari roussimoff

AS THE SUN DESCENDS, THE MOON ASCENDS.

Obligations is the title of this, my most recently completed painted Masonic Apron. Colour plays an important factor here. I wanted a colour scheme that appears magical and also mystical in order to compliment the symbolic elements of the composition. This work can be described as a statement about human beings, devotion and spirituality. As the Moon ascends, the Sun descends. Yet both are sources of light and both offer illumination. To those who might be interested, please note that since this painted Apron is new and has not yet been put on the market, it is available for purchase. It is the only Roussimoff apron now available.

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The Frank M. Totton Essay Contest

Dec 18, 2021 | Masonic Charity

MASONIC YOUTH COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK

The Frank M. Totton Essay Contest

Sponsored by the Fifth Manhattan Masonic District Endowment Fund

The Masonic Youth Committee has the privilege to conduct the Frank M. Totton Essay Contest which has been sponsored by the Fifth Manhattan Masonic District Association Endowment Fund, Inc. for over 60 years.

The 2022 topic is “The importance of a good coach or teacher”.

Please note that this contest is open to any high school senior who is the child or grandchild of a Master Mason, a member of his extended family or of a Masonic Youth Group, and who anticipates attending an accredited college in the Fall of 2022. Essays must be a minimum of 200 words and not exceed 350 words. The file should be submitted online by January 17, 2022 before midnight and emailed to the Chairman of the essay contest – RW CARY COHN. The applicant’s name should not appear on the essay! Entries that do not meet these conditions will not be considered! The awards are as follows: First $1500.00; Second $1000.00; Third $750.00; Fourth $500.00; Fifth $350.00; Sixth $250.00; and Seventh thru Tenth $100.00 each.

Full details may be found here:
https://nymasons.org/site/masonic-youth-contest-and-awards/

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On This Date In Masonic History – Grand Lodge of Idaho Formed

Dec 17, 2021 | Masonic History

TODAY IN MASONIC HISTORY

Grand Lodge of Idaho Territory Formed

December 17, 1867

On December 17, 1867, the Grand Lodge of Idaho Territory was established, 23 years before Idaho was admitted into the Union.

The Idaho Territory was formed in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, one year after gold was discovered in the Boise Basin. The early Idaho gold rush brought many Freemasons into the territory, where several petitioned the Grand Lodge of Oregon for dispensation to form a lodge in Idaho City in 1863. By 1867, six Masonic lodges were in the Idaho Territory; today, there are 52 lodges in the Great State of Idaho.

George L. Shoup was a territorial governor, the first Governor of the State of Idaho and was elected to the Idaho Legislature to serve in the US Senate. Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Idaho in 1889, Brother Shoup was raised a Master Mason in Colorado in 1864 and later was a charter member of Lemhi Lodge No. 11 in Salmon, ID (1874), which continues to meet today.

M:. W:. George Shoup

Grand Lodge of Idaho Seal

Masonic Lodge, Idaho City, erected during the Idaho Gold Rush in the 1860’s.

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