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WINTER 2019 from the Grand East MW WILLIAM M WINTER 2019 From the Grand East MW WILLIAM M. SARDONE Grand Master 212/337-6643 he summer is behind us, but it was just as we thought these three youth organizations. Tit would be: busy! As I said, Lodges don’t go dark. They Our Youth Leaders have submitted an expanded article just go outside. Many continued to meet during the summer detailing their organizations. My thanks go to my good friend months. But in all cases, Masonry was on the move. We W Thomas Labagh from Pennsylvania DeMolay for the have kept our programs in focus, from Membership to the research he provided for the DeMolay article and to our youth Horticultural Center to providing increased services. leaders for their in-depth summation. By the time you read this we will have held our first mid- As you can see, there is a picture on the cover of the Empire year Grand Lodge meeting. The idea of this meeting coincides State Mason of an issue of our periodical fifty years ago. The with our innovative and creative long-term plans. We will young man in that picture was influenced by the mentors and have a review of this meeting in this issue. role models in Masonry. And still today, your Grand Lodge But right now, you will see this is a Masonic Youth Issue. is providing our youth with a safe environment to learn and Your Grand Lodge and Lodges within our jurisdiction have grow. long supported our youth. We have all heard the phrase “they Joining me on the cover of this issue is Brother Austin Tyler are our future.” Sounds good? Let’s think about that phrase. Altman, New York DeMolay State Master Councilor. In the Triangle and Rainbow are in their 90s and DeMolay is in its th center is a new DeMolay, Brother Victorius Bellus Ricarte 100 year as we read this issue. When you look at those who Abejuela, or as he likes his DeMolay Brothers to call him, have become leaders in society and all of our organizations, Victor. Their future is up to them….and us. you will see that many learned their leadership skills in one of A New Train of Thought re you happy with your Grand Lodge being on the Right Track? Are you happy with your GrandA Lodge Engineering innovative programs? Are you happy with your Grand Lodge moving Full Steam Ahead? Well, we are adding Model Railroading. Yes, Model Railroading! The Horticultural Learning Center continues to gain in popularity but in my travels I hear more and more members say they have an interest in model railroading. So we are officially launching this project. I am looking into repurposing a location to house these sets where layouts can be built for model train scales G, O, S, HO, N and Z. Typically, O, HO and N may be the most prevalent; but as we build and grow we will incorporate all aspects. This is not just for us Masons. Everyone is welcome to donate and participate. Think about it: we all remember the sound of trains moving through the layouts, stopping at stations, switching tracks, puffing smoke. This may sound like I am putting the caboose before the engine but when we build it, they will come! Email me at [email protected]. We will help you make this happen. 2 THE EMPIRE STATE MASON MAGAZINE Share the Experience WINTER 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE Volume 68 / Number 4/ WINTER 2019 featured HigHligHts: Be It Known - Mid-year meeting 10-11 Ellington Experience 17 WINTER 2019 Youth Articles - DeMolay, Triangles and Rainbow 38-47 Buy a Brick and form 49-50 Gala Autism Research 53 75th Annual Metropolitan Region Dedication Service and Breakfast 56 Officers and cOmmittees: From the Grand East 2 Deputy Grand Master 4 Masonic Issue from 1969 to now. (l-r) MW William Sardone, Senior Grand Warden 5 Victorius Bellus Ricarte Abejuela, Junior Grand Warden 6 and Austin Tyler Altman Grand Treasurer 7 Back cover photos: Grand Secretary 8 Grand Master’s Day at Tappan EAP 18 From the Webmaster 20 Awards Committee 21 Scottish Rite 22 Masonic Care Community 28 Acacia Village 30, 32-33 Grand Cinamatographer 37 Masonic Medical Research Institute 54 Masonic Youth Committee 55 Years of Service 58-62 Dates to Remember and Submission of Articles 62 Grand Lecturer 63 TRUSTEES OF THE MASONIC HALL AND ASYLUM FUND Publisher The Empire State Mason is an Official Publication of the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund. Edited by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York for the members of the Masonic Fraternity and their families. CONSULTANTS POStMAStER: WILLIAM M. SARDONE RIChARD J. kESSLER StEvEN ADAM RuBIN Please send address changes to: Grand Master – Editor in Chief Deputy Grand Master Grand treasurer the Empire State Mason Circulation Department JOAN C. BOWER ChARLES M. ROBERtS RIChARD t. SChuLz 71 West 23rd Street Assistant Editor Senior Grand Warden Grand Secretary Ny Ny 10010-4149 Periodicals Class Publication 56874 ELquEMEDO OSCAR ALLEyNE LORAINE DIBLEy 1-(800) 362-7664 Junior Grand Warden Graphic Designer Website at www.nymasons.org Subscription $6.00 Domestic $15.00 Foreign per year. Subscription free to all members of constituent Lodges of the Grand Lodge F. & A.M. State of New york. Copyright ©2019 by the trustees of the Masonic hall and Asylum Fund. All rights reserved. Reproduction by recognized Masonic organizations is permitted with credit. All others must obtain written permission. Published quarterly in Spring Summer Fall and Winter months by the trustees of the Masonic hall and Asylum Fund 71 West 23rd Street Ny Ny 10010-4149. thE EMPIRE StAtE MASON (ISSN 0013-6794 Published at 71 West 23rd Street Ny Ny 10010-4149). Periodicals postage paid at New york Ny and additional mailing offices. Deputy Grand Master RW RIChARD J. kESSLER deputy Grand Master [email protected] reemasonry has had a long and rich history which stretches determined the targeted population and instituted a program over three hundred years. As you would expect, we have to welcome them into our culture. There is an increased Fexperienced many ebbs and flows in both our membership interest in Freemasonry and the fellowship it provides. Our totals and our visibility in the community. Throughout our current society is highly divisive and polarizing. At the same history many fraternal organizations have folded through a time, the face-to-face contact we have with each other is at an multitude of reasons. We, on the other hand, remain a strong all-time low. This is where we come in. Our principles and and vibrant organization. I believe that the major reason is tenets encourage us to embrace the differences in each other. that we have been a constant throughout the generations— Our teachings direct us not to discriminate by race, creed, sort of like a North Star beaming in the sky to guide our path. color, religious beliefs, etc. Because we have never strayed One characteristic of Freemasonry is that every member is from our principal tenets, we are the perfect medicine for a challenged to live according to the principles of his faith and fractured world. the principles of the Craft. The challenge requires action. The I want to spend the remainder of this article on strengthening challenge requires action now. Are you content to be a Mason our Lodges. Membership Retention relies on providing in name only or are you, my Brother, courageous enough Brothers with education, spirituality, leadership, camaraderie to apply yourself to meet the challenge of your Masonic and fun. In other words, they should receive a well-rounded obligation? experience as we welcome them into our Masonic world. Being a Mason means much, much more than simply We must lead by example—that is, living according to the belonging to another organization that is respected in the obligations we have taken. In addition we must provide our community. Freemasonry is much, much more than just Brothers with what we promised them. We must enhance the another association where you hear fine-sounding lectures and Lodge experience if we are to keep those members we have forget them. Each of you has undertaken to answer and obey worked so hard to attract. Otherwise it is a fruitless effort. all lawful signs and summonses. You should attend your Lodge Every Lodge meeting must be a well-organized one that opens whenever you can, with the exception of sickness and prior promptly, with a well-purposed agenda, and then closes on responsibilities. Each of you has the responsibility of sharing time. There must be more on the agenda than just business. your time, not only in the Lodge but also beyond it. Each of Men are too busy to attend just another boring business you is responsible for the use of your abilities and possessions meeting. for the benefit of the Lodge, the Craft and the world at large, Lodges are urged to utilize the NorthStar program. The so far as may fairly be done without injury to yourself or your recruitment and development of a pool of qualified candidates family. If the fundamental principles of Masonry are observed, are key to retention; thereby we strengthen the Lodge. Tailor your abilities, time and possessions will be expended for the the program to the needs of your Lodge. Do not look for easy benefit of all mankind and your Masonry will be meaningful. fixes. A longer and more involved vetting process is key to the Herein lies the challenge of Freemasonry in the midst of a long-term vibrancy of your Lodge.
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