Curiosity concerning brothers placing emblem on their vehicles. Up for debat on this one! But when we took our oath and obligations we swore that we would not..《MODERATED EDIT》..canopy of heaven. I stop here but if you were to read your text you would see that there is much more under penalty of our first degree...《MODERATED EDIT》... etc. ... I point these things out as they were pointed out to me when I was raised January 2012, that when I went to place my lights upon my vehicle I was not peritted to do so, this being the case we have to become somewhat creative in our thought process, maybe you can have your girl do it. just a thought, any brothers have any thoughts on this please respond.
Bro. G. Hines C. Harris Lodge 21
Winter Park Florida.
Curiosity concerning brothers placing emblem on their vehicles. Up for debat on this one! But when we took our oath and obligations we swore that we would not..《MODERATED EDIT》..canopy of heaven. I stop here but if you were to read your text you would see that there is much more under penalty of our first degree...《MODERATED EDIT》... etc. ... I point these things out as they were pointed out to me when I was raised January 2012, that when I went to place my lights upon my vehicle I was not peritted to do so, this being the case we have to become somewhat creative in our thought process, maybe you can have your girl do it. just a thought, any brothers have any thoughts on this please respond.
Bro. G. Hines C. Harris Lodge 21
Winter Park Florida.
http://lodges.glflamason.org/public/Lodge-Search.aspx
According to GLofFL lodge 21 is -
21 Gee 381 S Main St CHATTAHOOCHEE FL 32324-069
http://www.mwuglflorida.org/zone1.htm
According to MWPH Union GLofFL Lodge 21 is -
21 James Cooper Lodge
It may well be that you were taught to conceal your membership as a defense mechanism as it appears that your lodge is not a valid one. Chances are you were never told that when you petitioned. Chances are good the men who signed your petition were never told that. Chances are okay that the Masters of your lodge are not aware of this.
There are certain signs to wonder if a brother was told the lodge he was petitioning was valid but was in fact is clandestine. One is a jurisdiction name not a part of a well established pattern with a couple of well known exceptions. One is extra care on concealment. Your extra strict concealment stance suggested to me that I should look up your lodge number and see. Sorry to be bearer of bad news.
Here's a good document one discussing our membership with mundanes -
http://www.mwuglflorida.org/Documents/What_Can_I_Tell_My_Non-masonic_Friend.pdf
Having pointed out that our step brother Hines's lodge is clandestine I will also point out that such lodges are forces for good in their communities and have top notch men as members. They just weren't told the wider situation when they petitioned. For a man who does not travel it may never matter. For a man who has put in a very large amount of work his investment made be too high to wish to change organizations.
Step brother Hines, many of us would very much like you to approach a lodge near you that is a member of one of the jurisdictions I pointed to and apply for healing. That way you can go anywhere in the country and be welcomed at lodges. In the fullness of time anywhere in the world. Even better if your whole lodge is willing to do so. Yet better still if your whole jurisdiction is willing to switch affiliations and be adopted into our families.
Clandestine versus regular is not a matter of good and bad. It is a matter of having family where ever you travel versus only within that jurisdiction.