I have received 6 Blackballs

They are the junior Warden and worshipful master.
They told me I was blackballed 6 times and that I am not welcome anymore to join their fellowship dinners

 

Spot on!

 

Even at that, they wouldn't know who blackballed him. Its a secret ballot.

 

True.... OP should seek out another lodge.

 

In Minnesota, anyone (much less a principal officer of the lodge) discussing the results of a ballot would be subject to expulsion.

 

Something just doesn't seem right here..........................

 

Same here in Kentucky.

Agreed!

 

Which is why I will say no more on this thread. Some things are best left alone.

 

Sounded like a birth defect initially....

 

Still smells fishy to me. Members are supposed to vote for the good of Masonry. If you were blackballed it means someone, or six, did not think you would be a good Mason or good for the fraternity. Personally, I suggest you move on and find another outlet for your free time. Good luck.

 

Agreed.

 

6 black cubes? That is a significant number, and not one that I've seen before. It'd be tough for me to even consider joining the Lodge. Knowing that 6 members don't think I am a good fit, in a Lodge which promotes Brotherly Love, would be enough for me to seek membership elsewhere. Rules vary by Jurisdiction, and by Lodge, with regards to what you can do next. In some Jurisdictions you cannot repetition that Lodge for 30 days to 6 months. In other Jurisdictions you can't petition any Lodge in that Jurisdiction for a certain period of time. I notice, after I started typing this comment, that this post is about 9 months old, so I am curious how you ended up handling this situation.

 

WOW! I only received two and they were white. Still got 'em too.

 

This is a question a brother didn’t ask-


But hey free knowledge isn’t anything to sneeze at I guess.

 

Or turn your head and cough at either

 

Lol!

 

Did they run out of white balls ?

 

Not if they're real men...

 

LOL!!!!!

 

Practices vary with jurisdiction and lodge. But, I agree, there is no legitimate way the petitioner would know how many black balls or cubes were dropped. In my former lodge the master would simply say "cloudy" for one ball or "dark" for more than one. But just one was enough to reject.