{"id":13,"date":"2003-04-01T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-01T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theeduca.mywhc.ca\/?p=13"},"modified":"2003-04-01T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2003-04-01T22:40:00","slug":"what-it-means-to-be-a-brother-what-is-masonry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/what-it-means-to-be-a-brother-what-is-masonry\/","title":{"rendered":"What it Means to be a Brother & What is Masonry"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Brother<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I sought my soul,\u00a0 But my soul I could not see.<\/p>\n

I sought my God,\u00a0 But God eluded me.<\/p>\n

I sought my Brother, And I found all three.<\/p>\n

What it Means to be a Brother<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My Brother, Masonry means more Than just to wear a pin,<\/p>\n

Or carrying a dues receipt So the Lodge will let you in.<\/p>\n

You wear an emblem on your coat And on your hand a ring,<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re not sincere at heart, This doesn\u2019t mean a thing<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just an outward sign to show The world that you belong,<\/p>\n

To this Fraternal Brotherhood That teaches right from wrong.<\/p>\n

What really counts lies buried deep Within the human breast,<\/p>\n

Masonic teachings brings it out And puts it to the test<\/p>\n

If you can do outside the Lodge The things you learn within,<\/p>\n

Be just and upright to yourself And to your fellow man.<\/p>\n

Console a brother when he\u2019s sick, Or help him when in need<\/p>\n

Without a thought of reward For any act or deed.<\/p>\n

Conduct yourself in such a way The world without can see.<\/p>\n

None but the best can meet the test Laid down by Masonry.<\/p>\n

Respect and live up to your trust And be the best you can.<\/p>\n

The you can tell the World you are, A MASON AND A MAN.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WHAT IS MASONRY<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the home \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 it is kindness<\/p>\n

In business\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 it is honesty<\/p>\n

In society\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 it is courtesy<\/p>\n

In work\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 it is fairness<\/p>\n

Toward the Unfortunate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 it is pity<\/p>\n

Toward the Fortunate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it is congratulation<\/p>\n

Toward the Weak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it is help<\/p>\n

Toward the Strong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it is trust<\/p>\n

Toward the Penitent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it is forgiveness<\/p>\n

Toward the Wicked\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 it is resistance<\/p>\n

Toward God\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 it is reverence and love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May I take this opportunity to thank all of you who continue to provide me with encouragement and support in my endeavors to provide Masonic Education, on at least a monthly basis, and in both written and personal presentations. Many thanks, I need all the help I can get.<\/p>\n

In this Edition I am presenting to you two poems on what it means to be a Brother and I do hope that one or both of these pieces will strike a cord within you and leave a lasting impression.<\/p>\n

In addition I have attached Papers # 2 & #3 of the Mentorship Program for your information and enlightenment. I trust you will ENJOY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[57,58,59],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-educator","tag-fraternal","tag-mason-poems","tag-masonry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"MasterMason","author_link":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/author\/mastermason\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"The Educator<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"May I take this opportunity to thank all of you who continue to provide me with encouragement and support in my endeavors to provide Masonic Education, on at least a monthly basis, and in both written and personal presentations. Many thanks, I need all the help I can get. In this Edition I am presenting…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashlarcollege.ca\/ashlar-archived\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}