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December 12, 2012. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance. Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Trestle Board. Next Wednesday - Square & Compasses December Stated – FRIDAY 12/28 Friday & Saturday, January 18 & 19. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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December 12, 2012December 12, 2012
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InvocationInvocation
Pledge of Pledge of AllegianceAllegiance
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Honor the Texas flag; Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,Texas,
one state under God, one state under God,
one and indivisible.one and indivisible.
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Trestle Board...Trestle Board...Next Wednesday - Square & Next Wednesday - Square & CompassesCompasses
December Stated – FRIDAY December Stated – FRIDAY 12/2812/28
Friday & Saturday, January 18 & Friday & Saturday, January 18 & 1919
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Grand Master's WeekendGrand Master's WeekendWalter Rogers, Grand MasterWalter Rogers, Grand Master
(GM, DGM & GJD members of 33)(GM, DGM & GJD members of 33)
South Padre IslandSouth Padre IslandPI Cornerstone – 2:00 PM Friday, 1/18PI Cornerstone – 2:00 PM Friday, 1/18Banquet – 6:00 (7:00) PM Friday, 1/18Banquet – 6:00 (7:00) PM Friday, 1/18
Open - $35.00 per personOpen - $35.00 per person
Conference – 9:00 AM Saturday, 1/19Conference – 9:00 AM Saturday, 1/19Master Masons ONLY – No ChargeMaster Masons ONLY – No Charge
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It's highly It's highly unlikelyunlikely
we'll ever knowwe'll ever knowwhat really what really
happened tohappened toWilliam MorganWilliam Morgan
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TheTheMorganMorganAffairAffair
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William Morgan: 1774 – William Morgan: 1774 – 1826? 1826?
VirginiaVirginiaStone CutterStone CutterCanadaCanadaRochester, NYRochester, NYBatavia, NYBatavia, NYCaptain?Captain?Mason?Mason?Royal ArchRoyal Arch
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Morgan's FreemasonryMorgan's FreemasonryCharter MemberCharter MemberExpose SecretsExpose SecretsSymbolic SecretsSymbolic Secrets287 years287 yearsPrinted since Printed since 1723172318261826ArrestedArrestedKidnappedKidnapped
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““Morgan Affair”Morgan Affair”Jailed for debtJailed for debtReleasedReleasedKidnapped?Kidnapped?Fort NiagaraFort NiagaraDisappearanceDisappearance
Drowned?Drowned?$500 & $500 & Canada?Canada?Cayman Cayman Islands?Islands?
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Anti-Masonic MovementAnti-Masonic MovementGovernor DeWitt Clinton – MasonGovernor DeWitt Clinton – MasonSix Masons ConvictedSix Masons Convicted
Sentences from one to twenty-eight Sentences from one to twenty-eight monthsmonths
Anti-Masonic PartyAnti-Masonic PartyPresidential Election Presidential Election
William Wirt (anti-Mason) – 8%William Wirt (anti-Mason) – 8%Henry Clay (PGM Kentucky) – 37%Henry Clay (PGM Kentucky) – 37%Andrew Jackson (PGM Tennessee) - Andrew Jackson (PGM Tennessee) - 54%54%
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Decline & ResurgenceDecline & ResurgenceNew York – From 480 to 75 LodgesNew York – From 480 to 75 LodgesVermont – No meetings for 13 yearsVermont – No meetings for 13 yearsMaryland – Thirteen Lodges survivedMaryland – Thirteen Lodges survivedRecovery began around 1840Recovery began around 1840Baltimore Convention – 1846Baltimore Convention – 1846Stricter TylingStricter TylingDues CardsDues CardsGood StandingGood Standing
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It's highly It's highly unlikelyunlikely
we'll ever knowwe'll ever knowwhat really what really
happened tohappened toWilliam MorganWilliam Morgan
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WithoWithout ut
AdversAdversityity
There Is No There Is No SuccessSuccess
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The Morgan Affair The Morgan Affair remains todayremains todaya a Masonic Masonic MysteryMystery
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PleasePleaseDon't ForgetDon't Forget
the Kitty!the Kitty!
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