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Master's Message
Dear Brother:
In ancient Operative Masonry, the Master of the work received the highest wages. His wages were corn, wine, oil and sometimes the coin of the realm. Fellow Craft & Entered Apprentice were less wages than the Master, but they were kept in meat and drink.
In Speculative Freemasonry, Masonic wages are not earned in coin. They are the rewards earned through acts of kindness, good deeds of service, and the gift of time to others. They are earned by mentoring other Brethren, helping others, remembering the widow and the orphan, and the sick. In short, such acts are truly Masonic wages.
Thus, our spotless white Masonic lambskin apron is a symbol reminding us of the necessity of the goodness of heart, the purity of intention and the love of virtue in our upright conduct. To show us how to earn the Masonic wages which we are due.
A Mason’s final wages are earned when he leaves this world and travels to “That house not made with hands” and receives his Masonic wages for a life well spent in the “coin” of that realm.
Matawan Lodge No. 192 100th Anniversary Notes:
Masonry started in Matawan in 1807, two–hundred and three years ago by a small group of Masons who petitioned the Grand Lodge of New Jersey for a charter. Their petition was granted and was known as Trinity Lodge of Middletown Point as Matawan was called in those days, It’s first Worshipful Master was John Mott. For reasons unknown it was disbanded about ten years later.
In the year 1868 Aberdeen Lodge #90 was formed. The first Worshipful Master was Judson G. Shackleton. These too, were trying times for the Lodge, their Charter was surrendered in 1878.
This brings us up to our present day Lodge, Matawan Lodge #192, which will be discussed in our next trestleboard. |
Fraternally,
Worshipful Master
Matawan Lodge 192
192 Main Street
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
Telephone - 732.583.7875
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