It’s important not to let the past dictate the future, as it
prevents the progress we strive for as a species. Times change, societies change, technologies
change and our fraternity changes with them.
We also can not ignore the past, it is our wisest mentor. It is our reference point, to be looked upon
often. You can not know if you are
headed in the right direction unless you know where you came from.
The closer something is to our heart, or to the foundation
of our beliefs, the more passionate we are about the changes that occur. Sometimes a change is the logical advancement
to what has been established in the past.
Other times, a change can be a huge mistake, and completely disregards the hard
lessons learned by those that came before us and rejects the traditions that were thoughtfully
established to pass wisdom on to those that follow.
With all that said (and the suspense now built) I don’t have
the answers to any of it.
Sorry.
I do, however, have access to the public library, the internet
and an interest in the past. I plan to
make a few posts that reference important historical events and people in my
Lodge’s history. [Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, A.F.&A.M., Springfield , MO
Most of the posts will be short, with just a little context
and a photo or newspaper clipping. The
scanned photos are a copy of a copy of a well worn microfilm. (hard to read) I will type the text beneath the articles. A lot of the context will be provided by a
transcript of the lodge history as remembered by Past Master (1940) and Past
Secretary Worshipful Brother Frank Clark.
A copy of that was on our Lodge’s old website but was not transferred to
the new one. I will re-post it as the
next Lodge History post, not to plagiarize the work, but to ensure that it
stays available on the web.
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