DECEMBER 2010
LANCASTER LODGE 104 F&AM
TRESTLE BOARD
“Taking Good Men & Making Them Better”
“Brotherly Love, Relief & Truth”
THE MASTER’S MESSAGE
Brethren:
I would like to thank you all, my Brothers of Lancaster 104 for the honor and privilege of serving our lodge which I love so much. I’ll simply end my last message as Master with this poem by John W. Hall, PGM 1957.
To live as gently as I can
To be, no matter where, a man
To take what comes of good or ill
To cling to faith and honor still
To do my best, and let that stand
The record of my brain and hand
And then, should failure come to me
Still work and hope for Victory
To have NO secret place within
To stoop, unseen, to shame or sin
To be the same when I’m alone
As when my every deed is known
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that I have made
To be, without pretense or sham
Fraternally thine,
Johnny Yates
Master
“Brotherly Love, Relief, & Truth”
Do not forget to contact us if you know of any Brother or Brother's family who is in need of our attention. johnnyyates@lancaster104.com or johnwest@lancaster104.com
FREEMASONS IN HISTORY
Albert Pike – Sovereign Grand Commander A.&A.S.R.
December 29th marks the birthday of noted Freemason, author, lawyer and Confederate Officer, Albert Pike.
A Freemason should be a man of honor and conscience, preferring his duty to everything else, even his life; independent in his opinions and of good morals; submissive to the laws, devoted to humanity, his country, and his family; kind and indulgent to his brethren, friend of all virtuous men, and ready to assist his fellows by all means in his power.(pg 113 Morals & Dogma) Albert Pike
The ALL-SEEING EYE
In most of the ancient languages of Asia ‘eye’ and ‘sun’ are expressed
by the same word, and the ancient Egyptians hieroglyphically represented their principle deity, the sun-god Osiris, by the figures of an open eye,
emblematic of the sun, by whose light we are enabled to see, and which itself looks down from the midst of heaven and beholds all things.
In like manner Masons have emblematically represented the omniscience of the Great Architect of the Universe.
KENTUCKY MONITOR
LANCASTER LODGE No. 104
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Buddy Rogers Dec. 1st James Bushnell Dec. 19th
Randall Williams Dec. 2nd William Kirby Teater Dec. 20th
Chris Thomason Dec. 4th Hershel Lynn Hale Dec. 25th
Joe Montgomery Dec. 5th George Ralph Arnold Dec. 26th
Baird Rice Dec. 10th Paul Ray Black Dec. 30th
Doug Crossfield Dec. 18th
OFFICERS OF LANCASTER LODGE No. 104
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
ANNO LUCIS 6010 ANNO DOMINI 2010
Johnny Yates
MASTER
POST OFFICE BOX 442, Lancaster, KY 40444
Cell: 859 749-1782
E-MAIL: johnny.yates32mm@yahoo.com
David Meade ...................................................................................................SENIOR WARDEN
Jonathan Collett ......................................................................................…...JUNIOR WARDEN
Chris Thomason .................................................................................................... TREASURER
John Howard West ................................................................................................ SECRETARY
POST OFFICE 442, Lancaster, KY 40444
Leonard Edwards ............................................................................................SENIOR DEACON
Rodney Elam….................................................................................................JUNIOR DEACON
Howard Coop PM (KCCH).…………......................................................................CHAPLAIN
Ron Ledford PM……………........................................................................SENIOR STEWARD
Nathan Mick………. .....................................................................................JUNIOR STEWARD
Robert Wilson PM…………………………………………......................................MARSHAL
David Sheppard PM.........................................................................................................TILER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
David Sheppard PM - CHAIRMAN………………………………..........................................2008
John Howard West PM...…………………….......................................................................2009
Ron Ledford PM………………………………………………............................................2010
LANCASTER LODGE No. 104
LIVING PAST MASTERS
Billy Foster Adams 1963
John Alan King 1972
Joe Alexander 1999-2004
Ron Ledford 2005, 09
Bobby Gene Ballard 1991
David Sheppard 2007
Clay Oneil Carrier 1979, 82, 86
Philip Earl Stevens 1988, 89
Curtis Clark 1973
William Kirby Teater. 1977
Howard Coop 1992
John Howard West 2008
Charles Lee Hardwick 1965
Bob Wilson 1984, 95, 96
Richard Thomas Hurt 1985
Quote of the Month:
“Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation;
for it is better to be alone than in bad Company.”
George Washington
LANCASTER LODGE No. 104
Free and Accepted Masons
Post Office Box 442 Lancaster, KY 40444
Webpage: www.lancaster104.com
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FUTURE EVENTS:
4 SAT: 3:00 pm Called Communication for Entered Apprentice Degree
11 SAT: 7:00-10:00 am LODGE BREAKFAST: Tell a Neighbor and Bring a
Friend. If you can please contact our Senior Steward about helping out
with our Lodge Breakfast.
14 TUE: STATED COMMUNICATION: Dinner at 6:30 / Meeting at 7:30
Speaker: Current serving Master Johnny Yates will present a short program on Lancaster 104’s own PGM Louis Landrum, who was our Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1861. (The year the Civil War began)
18 MON: Election and Installation of officers for 2011
(Election 10:30am / Eat: 11:00 am / Installation: Noon)
BROTHER DAVID MEADE
Come join us for true Masonic Fellowship.
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Lancaster Lodge 104 is located at 436 Industry Rd Lancaster, KY
Stated Meetings on 2nd Tuesday of each month
Lodge Breakfast on 2nd Saturday of each month
Please contact us if you know of a Brother or Brother's family who is in need.
Special Thanks to ALL my Brothers of Lancaster 104 and especially Brother’s Leonard Edwards, David Latham, Brent Sears, John Blakeman, Barry Combs, Rodney Elam, Joe Coker, Ronald Wardrip, Ray Sprinkle & Mike Poynter Jr., who have all joined our lodge as plural members these past 3 years.
Each man, distinguished in his home lodge and thinking enough of what we’re doing here at Lancaster 104 to join us in this Great and Good work of Freemasonry.
It is an honor to call each of you Brother,
regardless of what lodge you belong.