1. Lodge Officers Are
On Tuesday September 7
th
2010, the 164
chartered, the elected and appointed officers were installed for 2010
above in the first row beginning on the left are, R.W.B. Larry Lambing Installing Officer and
Past Master of Charity-Zeredetha Lodge;
Boydston Senior Warden; R.W.B. Dennis Bonjour Worshipful Master;
Warden; D. Brian Carroll Tiler and R.W.B. Virgil Simpson Installing Chaplain and Past Master
of Kinghill Lodge #376. Both R.W.B. Lambing and R.W.B. Simpson are p
Grand Masters. In the second row beginning on the le
Deacon; W.B. Carl Jennings Treasurer;
Junior Stewart; W.B. Arthur Haynes Marshal;
Jim Brown Installing Marshal. R.W.B. Jim Brown i
current Worshipful Master, Lincoln Lodge
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Ancient Free And Accepted Masons
Chartered October 14
605 Robidoux Street, St. Joseph, Missouri 64501
Annual Newsletter Vol.164 Issue 1.
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Submitted by the Secretary
Probably one of the most elusive symbols
in Freemasonry is the "Point In A Circle".
No one is able to date exactly when it
came to be used as a tool for plane
geometry much less know how the
symbol came to be used in spiritual
teaching, which means it was probably in
use before the last cataclysmic ice
which would place it before the great
flood of Noah.
In recent history, Euclid (323-283 B.C.E.),
included it in Book I Postulate 3 of his
book "Elements". Defined as drawing a
circle with a compasses, there is a certain
point in the center of the circle such that
all straight lines from the center to the
boundary are equal. That is. "all radii are
equal". In his Book III Proposition 18,
Euclid teaches that a line drawn from the
center intersects with a tangent and
for Freemasons there are two parallel
tangents. One represented as Saint John
the Baptist and the other as Saint John
the Divine. It has been tradition that Saint
John the Baptist is celebrated on the
Summer Solstice and Saint John the
Divine celebrated on the Winter Solstice.
The Carpenter’s
Theorem
s Are Installed For 2011
2010, the 164
th
year since St. Joseph Lodge No.
chartered, the elected and appointed officers were installed for 2010 – 2011.
above in the first row beginning on the left are, R.W.B. Larry Lambing Installing Officer and
Zeredetha Lodge; Nighram Johnson Junior Steward; W.B. Marion
ennis Bonjour Worshipful Master; LeRoy Maxwell Junior
D. Brian Carroll Tiler and R.W.B. Virgil Simpson Installing Chaplain and Past Master
Lambing and R.W.B. Simpson are past District Deputy
Grand Masters. In the second row beginning on the left are W.B. Timothy Conard Senior
. Carl Jennings Treasurer; R.W.B. Wesley Revels Secretary; W.B. John Keys
Arthur Haynes Marshal; Junichiro Ichikawa Junior Deacon; and R.W.B.
Jim Brown Installing Marshal. R.W.B. Jim Brown is Past Master, Brotherhood Lodge No.269,
Lincoln Lodge No. 138 and past District Deputy Grand Lecturer.
St. Joseph Lodge #78 Website: http://www.stjoe78.com/
Saint Joseph Lodge No.78
Ancient Free And Accepted Masons
Chartered October 14th
1846
605 Robidoux Street, St. Joseph, Missouri 64501
Vol.164 Issue 1. “Peace & Harmony Prevailing”
http://www.stjoe78.com
Probably one of the most elusive symbols
"Point In A Circle".
No one is able to date exactly when it
came to be used as a tool for plane
geometry much less know how the
symbol came to be used in spiritual
teaching, which means it was probably in
ic ice-age
which would place it before the great
283 B.C.E.),
in Book I Postulate 3 of his
. Defined as drawing a
circle with a compasses, there is a certain
the circle such that
all straight lines from the center to the
boundary are equal. That is. "all radii are
equal". In his Book III Proposition 18,
Euclid teaches that a line drawn from the
t and
parallel
tangents. One represented as Saint John
the Baptist and the other as Saint John
the Divine. It has been tradition that Saint
John the Baptist is celebrated on the
Summer Solstice and Saint John the
Solstice.
Traditionally in Sacred Geometry, in ancient
times the point or "inmost center" is
described as the Pre-manifest Creator
"Deity" from which all things originate thus
consciously uniting humankind with the
"Eternal Source" from which all things are
manifest. Thus the expression, "Unity In
Duality". The circle circumventing the point
being the divine nature or lens through
which all things are created in material form
with the Word or "Logos" personified as
Christ Incarnate, proclaiming God's Word or
"Logos", (John 1
st
Chapter verses 1
the Nazarite (Num:6:13 and Matthew 2:23)
Christ Jesus, taught to his disciples
in the book of Matthew 6
th
Verse 10: “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy
Done, In Earth, As It Is In Heaven”.
The symbol as taught in the Lectures
Freemasonry I will leave for you to
experience personally through the ritual as
it is through your own experience that
establishes its value.
Through a knowledge of this higher plane of
consciousness immediately above, or rather
within, being infinitely more real than the
physical world alone there is Unity In
Duality. This is the potential divinity of
every human-being in the power of the
Indwelling Christ or Christos Principal
Jesus the Christ and his Disciples show
through the Holy Text. And this is how the
early Christians taught until they were
The Carpenter’s
Installed For 2011
year since St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 was
Pictured
above in the first row beginning on the left are, R.W.B. Larry Lambing Installing Officer and
. Marion
LeRoy Maxwell Junior
D. Brian Carroll Tiler and R.W.B. Virgil Simpson Installing Chaplain and Past Master
ast District Deputy
B. Timothy Conard Senior
vels Secretary; W.B. John Keys
and R.W.B.
s Past Master, Brotherhood Lodge No.269,
past District Deputy Grand Lecturer.
Saint Joseph Lodge No.78
Traditionally in Sacred Geometry, in ancient
times the point or "inmost center" is
manifest Creator
from which all things originate thus
uniting humankind with the
" from which all things are
t. Thus the expression, "Unity In
Duality". The circle circumventing the point
being the divine nature or lens through
which all things are created in material form
personified as
, proclaiming God's Word or
Chapter verses 1-14), as
Matthew 2:23)
as told
Chapter
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be
Heaven”.
in the Lectures of
leave for you to
experience personally through the ritual as
it is through your own experience that
Through a knowledge of this higher plane of
consciousness immediately above, or rather
within, being infinitely more real than the
physical world alone there is Unity In
This is the potential divinity of
being in the power of the
Christos Principal that
us the Christ and his Disciples show
through the Holy Text. And this is how the
until they were
suppressed by those who did not
understand. The individual must have a
knowledge (Gnosis) as well as faith
With knowledge and faith comes
“The Wisdom of the Indwelling
the form of a Dove.” For is it not
ignorance that is the cause of humanity's
great pain?
It is through a higher plane of
consciousness that we recognize the
Indwelling Christ Principal. There are
numerous references to the Indwelling
Christ in Holy Scripture which I will
expound upon in future installments.
Although some cultures identify this point
of origination for creation differently,
there is a commonality to all Monotheistic
belief systems.
The symbol of the "Point In A Circle",
alluding to mathematics dates long before
the Christian Scriptures or even Pythagoras
and Euclid for that matter. In Egypt about
3,600 years ago, the Egyptian
mathematician Ahmes, formulated a rule
for determining the area of a circle
corresponding to 3.16. In ancient China
Liu Hui, approximated π (Pi),
digits by approximating the areas of
polygons to determine the area of a circle.
By measuring the outside circumference of
a circle and dividing the number by the
circle’s diameter, the answer obtained is
irrational or what is called a
transcendental number 3.1415926 >
is not an exact number because it can
be divided into fractions or into its self
whole number therefore it
transcendent meaning it continues into
infinity. To more understand the concept
of the transcendental number, the human
consciousnesses must transcend the
material and conceive the non
pre-existent. And this is the central theme
taught in the symbol being studied.
"Point" within the circle is pre
meaning it is unmanifest or infinite and the
"Cause" of that which is manifest or finite
or material in the universe. The finite
(manifest) world cannot be self
"self-operative" because it does not have
the binding force or "Cause"
therefore there is no absolute order either
singularly or jointly. This explains the
constant change in nature or what would
be called the cycle of life and death of all
that is created. (Continued on reverse)
suppressed by those who did not
understand. The individual must have a
as well as faith (Pistis).
knowledge and faith comes (Sophia),
Indwelling Christ in
For is it not
ignorance that is the cause of humanity's
It is through a higher plane of
consciousness that we recognize the
Christ Principal. There are
numerous references to the Indwelling
Christ in Holy Scripture which I will
expound upon in future installments.
Although some cultures identify this point
of origination for creation differently,
Monotheistic
The symbol of the "Point In A Circle",
alluding to mathematics dates long before
the Christian Scriptures or even Pythagoras
In Egypt about
the Egyptian
lated a rule
for determining the area of a circle
In ancient China
up to 6
digits by approximating the areas of
polygons to determine the area of a circle.
circumference of
circle and dividing the number by the
obtained is
irrational or what is called a
nscendental number 3.1415926 >. ,
is not an exact number because it cannot
into fractions or into its self as a
is called
transcendent meaning it continues into
infinity. To more understand the concept
of the transcendental number, the human
consciousnesses must transcend the
eive the non-material
s is the central theme
taught in the symbol being studied. The
is pre-existent,
meaning it is unmanifest or infinite and the
of that which is manifest or finite
or material in the universe. The finite
not be self-aware or
operative" because it does not have
"Cause" and
therefore there is no absolute order either
This explains the
constant change in nature or what would
death of all
(Continued on reverse)