I went to a moon lodge last night. It was the first moon lodge that I have been to after my raising. It was a night that will be hard to forget. They were very friendly and welcoming, even though I didn't go with anyone I knew. My stepdad was a past master back in 82 there so it left me with a good conversation piece. Great foods, I even received a souvenir pen and coffee mug. Once it was time for lodge we all scurried up the stairs and it was only lit by lamps at each station. The lesser lights were candles. It felt as if we were back in the 18 or 1900's. it was an honor to be in the company of so many past masters. There were more at this lodge present than I have ever seen to date. It is amazing how much harder it was to be a mason back then, you know without the electricity. It took a while to get through the reading of the minutes and so on, but it is nice to show new masons how our ancestors did it and recognize the trials and tribulations they had to endure without electricity, modern transportation, etc. It was amazing. If you have a chance to ever make it to chalk mountain lodge #894 on one of these nights, they do it twice a year I think, then you need to.
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