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  1. Tx4ever

    Failed first attempt to prove up on the EA

    Place your chair facing North your mentor facing south, normally very few set in the dark....Look above the chairs and believe its just you and your friends. Good luck my brother.
  2. Tx4ever

    Obscure yet interesting aspects of "Masonic Law" - Need some ideas

    I don't think so, just like you brother I may be wrong.
  3. Tx4ever

    Why do most want to be Freemason

    The greatest Man I ever knew is a MM , My Dad.
  4. Tx4ever

    Obscure yet interesting aspects of "Masonic Law" - Need some ideas

    Title III .Art. 383 Is interesting, My understanding is A visitor from any other jurisdiction , can be excluded from a meeting at the objection of 3 members and made to the WM.
  5. Tx4ever

    Homosexual and Bisexual Brother Masons

    A man who might get voted in at one lodge, may not get voted in at the lodge down the street, Each lodge is very different and unique and should be IMO, To think that all lodges will agree especially on whether a candidate is good for there lodge, or masonry will never fly. I believe this is how...
  6. Tx4ever

    Way of eating lifestyles

    While playing football in the 80's we were given salt tabs by the dozen, Now bad, Coffee good, now bad ,now good again, Wine Bad, now good, I don't know what to believe anymore, and really don't trust most diet studies. I just try and eat smaller amounts because I know I will never be able to...
  7. Tx4ever

    Pledge of Allegiance

    When the "Shrine" became international they changed the pledge said at each meeting to reflect this new international shrine, I still recite the pledge I learned in elementary school . I also was never in the military so I remove my Fez and place my hand over my heart. I get told all the time ...
  8. Tx4ever

    Grips?

    Why would someone who I have sit in lodge with , and knows me to be a mason without question, give me a token?
  9. Tx4ever

    When did the "decline" start, and are we still in "decline"?

    Texas counts dual members twice, I know a Tx mason who is a member of 52 lodges . so the actual number of Texas Masons will be quite smaller. My lodge has dropped in numbers from around 500 members in 1960, to around 200 today. We are seeing a steady influx of younger men interested in masonry...
  10. Tx4ever

    Oklahoma

    How can we as Texas Masons best help the families who were devastated in Monroe Ok? Im starting at my lodge and asking for donations.
  11. Tx4ever

    Your Ring

    My ring that my wife had custom made for me .
  12. Tx4ever

    Should EA and FC pay dues?

    "Music Man " the fees you paid after each degree was a Degree Fee. In Texas only Master Masons pay dues.
  13. Tx4ever

    Does Masonry cause Marital conflicts???

    My wife of 30 years has fully supported my masonic journey. I have been secretary,JW,SW and now WM.Grand Lodge every year,Fundraisers .degree teams etc etc. I am also very active in the shrine. With out her full support i could not be as active as i would like to be. We are also members and...
  14. Tx4ever

    The Widow's Sons

    Most Shrine temples have a biker group. Some parade some just ride together
  15. Tx4ever

    Don't Hate Me But

    My Father was a Texas mason and this was all i needed to know to want in.
  16. Tx4ever

    Turning in my Shrine petition today!

    Welcome aboard . Some advice..After getting into your temple .Pick a shrine unit carefully,{ie Clowns , Little Cars, or maybe transportation of children} There will be many options,within your Temple. This will make or break your Shrine experence. Best of luck brother.
  17. Tx4ever

    What Lodge position do you currently serve?

    WM ....Installed the last Sat. In June.
  18. Tx4ever

    blackballed

    Talk To the WM of your lodge, Let him know your goal is to be a MM. Maybe he can give you some advice. Any EA or FC can be protested. I wish you luck.
  19. Tx4ever

    So they ever come back?

    Me ...Turned in my EA {Yes I Know}and repetitioned 3 years later.
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