855 Elm Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 ♦ Telephone: (562) 436-3983 Email: [email protected]♦ Web: www.lbscottishrite.org Highlights This Quarter Stated Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Each Month See Complete Calendar on Page 6 for additional details Vol.XXXX No. 2 Published Quarterly April, May, June 2015 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER Long Class Has Been Canceled This Year Dinner/Presentation of 25 & 50 Year Members - May 8th Dinner/Teacher Appreciation Night - May 14th Short Class Starts Degrees 4°, 14° June 12th Short Class Continued 18°, 30°, 32° June 13th
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THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER Interm Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰ Director of the Work Support Organizations Chuck Schubert, 32⁰, Acting Chieftain KSA Scottish Rite Reporter Frances Simpson,
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855 Elm Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 ♦ Telephone: (562) 436-3983
Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the
Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California
APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2015 3
Well, here we are already in March and we are booking events into 2016. Great news for our event center. But on a more important but sad note, we had to cancel our long class due to the lack of new candidates. I hope, as should all of you, that this trend will end and we will once again be able to do all the degrees we so proudly have done over the years. If you have not seen all the degrees we do, and would like to, let us know and we will work out something to put them on but we must have participation as it is not practical to do them when only one or two brothers show up. I am still waiting to hear ideas from you as to what you would like to see here at your Rite and more importantly what we can do to bring you back. Our membership is declining at an alarming rate with all the deaths and demits. This is not good news for our future so it is up to all of us to work on membership and bring in new members. If we don’t, we shall surely fail. When you are next here I’d like you to stop by and thank your office staff, who work for you, and without them we’d surely sink. It is with sadness but complete understanding that I announce that we are losing our faithful librarian, Honorable Matthew Marfield, 32°, KCCH, who is moving out of state. We wish him the best and he will be sorely missed. If anyone would like to take his spot please contact your secretary Chuck, who will put you in contact with Ill. Brother John McKenzie. For those of you that like to read, we are so fortunate to have hundreds of books, some dating back several hundred years for your reading pleasure. Next time you are down, stop in and see the library as it is yours too. Be sure to check out the Ernest Borgnine Theatre web page, ernestborgninetheatre.org for all the upcoming plays and musical productions scheduled this year. They are all top notch and inexpensive and are all here for you and the entire family to enjoy. Make plans to attend our High School Teachers Appreciation Night and Maunday Thursday Dinner next month. For those of you who missed our cap and ring ceremony, you missed a fine program in officially welcoming our newest Brothers. May you all stay healthy and happy, and may God Bless
Fraternally,
Tim
THE AUTHORITY OF THE OLD CHARGES
The following article appears in the current Philatethes
Society quarterly mailing and is reprinted with the Society’s
permission. It was originally published in The Philatethes in 1954.
Little was known about the history of Masonry until late in the nine-teenth Century, for our oldest document, known as the Regius Manuscript, was not discovered until A.D. 1838, and it was not published until A.D. 1840. That manuscript was probably written in A.D. 1390, and it was thought to be a document which had been compiled about A.D. 1350 but had become lost. It is true, however, that the information contained in the written record of the Regius Manuscript has existed in the form of Masonic Tradition for many years previous to A.D. 1350. After that date, we have evidence to show, Lodges based their authority on written documents which we now refer to as the Old Charges,
In the Masonic Edition of the Holy Bible, published by the Masonic History Company of Chicago, Brother H.L. Haywood writes about the Old Charges as follows:
“A body of men in the Middle Ages could not legally exist or work unmolested unless it had a charter or some similar document of authorization given and sealed by the authorities of the borough or else by the King or one of his officers. The Freemasons claimed that they belonged to a Fraternity which had received a royal charter from Prince Edwin of York in Athelstan’s time, and held that this was sufficient authorization for their holding a permanent Lodge. This claim was made in the middle of the Fourteenth Century.”
“In substance the Old Charges consist of three parts: first, a statement of grounds on which a charter had originally been issued: second, the claim to a written charter from a Prince Edwin, said to have been a son of King Athelstan; third, a set of rules and regula-tions, called ‘points’ under which Lodge members were governed.”
Fraternally,
Chuck Bruggeman, 33°
Notes From the General Secretary
Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ General Secretary
4 THE SCOTTISH RITE PREPORTER
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LANGUAGE CENTER DONATIONS
DONATIONS Scottish Rite and Language Center donations are very important to operations and are considered in their annual budgets. We honor our donors with a sign of gratitude by listing their names in the Reporter. Your donations may be made in
cash, by check, or credit card. We accept credit card donations via telephone at: (562) 436-3983.
DONATIONS CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Beauford H. Clemens Robert C. Muenzer Ronald W. G. Tandy
Dale F. Closson Robert L. Munn Ted R. Taylor
William T. Dalessi Loren F. Neely, Jr. Matthew C. Ulit
Dennis A. Davis John M. Palmer John R. Underwood
Julia De La Torre Jack A. Parker Gary L. Wallace
Walter E. Donovan Kenneth G. Pridy Leon O. Waller
Arthur H. Enriquez James R. Rankin Reed J. Wasser
Richard L. Garrett John W. Rantz Carl F. Watson, Jr.
Gary D. Gerken Steven L. Reece Glen A. West
Cesar Gonzalez John H. Reynolds Fred E. Wheeler
Nicholas B. Grossman Rory Richardson Robert L. Zambenini
Clifford D. Hoppus Earnest W. M. Sands Ronald M. Zapf
Charles M. Jacobi, Jr. Richard H. Schott Francis R. Zwayne
The Decem Collegium lists L.B. Scottish Rite members who raised the
interest of at least 10 worthy Master Masons enough that they joined
the ranks of our Valley.
Open up a conversation with your brethren explaining why you joined.
“No man is an island.”, We all need each other and Scottish Rite Masonry can be the glue that binds us all. Do you know a man who should be a Scottish Rite Mason?
If so, bring him in for a tour of our historic building.
Call (562) 436-3983 for an appointment.
Sargent, Terry T., 33⁰...............................17
Note: Donations are recorded at the time they are received and depending on the amount, they are acknowledged by a special letter to the donors. Due to REPORTER deadlines donors may be listed in the next quarterly issue. We DO appreciate your donations, and if your name does not appear, it will be in the next issue.
DONATIONS - Con’t
BUILDING DONATIONS
ALMONER’S DONATIONS
James B. Allen Charles M. Jacobi Jr. Neil F. Simmons
John J. Bauer Connie L. Jarvis Carl B. Stahlecker
Kenneth Bennett Robert E. Katz David G. Swanston, III
Eric Brodeur Harold D. Kennedy William A. Sweet
Joseph Casaletti, III Robert L. Munn Ronald W. G. Tandy
Ellsworth L. Chan Jack A. Parker Ted R. Taylor
David A. Chernik James R. Rankin John R. Underwood
Michael W. Clark John W. Rantz Gary L. Wallace
Dale F. Closson John H. Reynolds Reed J. Wasser
Walter E. Donovan Rory Richardson Robert L. Zambenini
Arthur H. Enriquez Richard H. Schott Francis R. Zwayne
James B. Allen Connie L. Jarvis Richard H. Schott
John J. Bauer Robert E. Katz Neil F. Simmons
Kenneth Bennett David W. Moulton Michael L. Spada
Joseph Casaletti, III Robert C. Muenzer Carl B. Stahlecker
David A. Chernik Robert L. Munn David G. Swanston, III
Michael W. Clark Jack A. Parker William A. Sweet
Dale F. Closson James R. Rankin Ronald W. G. Tandy
Walter E. Donovan John W. Rantz John R. Underwood
Arthur H. Enriquez John H. Reynolds Gary L. Wallace
Clifford D. Hoppus Rory Richardson Reed J. Wasser
Charles M. Jacobi Jr. Earnest W. M. Sands Fred E. Wheeler
Philanthropic Announcements
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY
In Memoriam
Almighty Father, into Thy hands we commend the souls of our Beloved Brothern
27 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental – Into the Woods
8:00 pm 2 (Shows)
28 Sunday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental – Into the Woods (Show)
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From the Desk of the Personal Representative
The Long Beach Scottish Rite Bodies caters meals for their func-
tions. Consequently, an RSVP is required and mandatory if you
plan on attending ANY EVENT or FUNCTION where a meal is
served.
There will be NO EXCEPTIONS!
Those with RSVPs will be served first.
Ill. Tim Cable, 33
Personal Representative for the Valley of Long Beach
Companion plot for sale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Located in Cypress, Calif.
“Everlasting Hope” Section
If interested please call
Bro. F. R. Mackey @ 402-276-7586
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