If there is such an 18th C legend and it was t made up later , it was not a legend in Utah.I don't understand what you mean. The legend dates back to the 1700's which is well before 1872.
If there is such an 18th C legend and it was t made up later , it was not a legend in Utah.I don't understand what you mean. The legend dates back to the 1700's which is well before 1872.
Legends are like that; they do not always appear in all areas of the country and not everyone knows all there is to Masonry. Case in point, I have 35 years in Masonry, and this is the first time I have heard about this. I cannot say that this is true because I was not there, but I would like to believe it anyway. (Your milage may vary).If there is such an 18th C legend and it was t made up later , it was not a legend in Utah.
Citation to the legend existing in the 1700’s?Legends are like that; they do not always appear in all areas of the country and not everyone knows all there is to Masonry. Case in point, I have 35 years in Masonry, and this is the first time I have heard about this. I cannot say that this is true because I was not there, but I would like to believe it anyway. (Your milage may vary).
Sorry Brother but I do not understand the question.Citation to the legend existing in the 1700’s?
You stated : “The legend dates back to the 1700's which is well before 1872.”Sorry Brother but I do not understand the question.
Good question, Brother. I will ask the Brothers that told me about this when I see them next month. I Googled the legend and did not get any results one way of the other.You stated : “The legend dates back to the 1700's which is well before 1872.”
Where in literature do you find this legend occurring in the 1700’s?
And I agree also, but we do not live in a perfect world and sometimes we have to make do with what we have. In a perfect world the apron is always there but this is not always the case. So we have to make things as good as possible with what we have available. A look alike apron that can be buried with our brother is better than no apron at all or one that will be taken back by the funeral home so our brother is not buried with any apron. I hope you can see my point because I see yours and wish everything would always work out.Wow I agree with brother Winter ! I would want the lamb skin that was given to me or someone from lodge to donate one !
Your points disregard the facts that the material the apron is made of is significant as outlined in our rituals. I cannot comprehend that the cost, roughly $30 per apron for an actual lambskin, would be so expensive as to cause significant hardship on your Lodge. I apologize if your Lodge is in such dire financial straits that this is the case. But Lodges that cannot even afford a replacement apron for a Brother's funeral would likely not be a functioning Lodge very soon and therefore not need to worry about aprons.And I agree also, but we do not live in a perfect world and sometimes we have to make do with what we have. In a perfect world the apron is always there but this is not always the case. So we have to make things as good as possible with what we have available. A look alike apron that can be buried with our brother is better than no apron at all or one that will be taken back by the funeral home so our brother is not buried with any apron. I hope you can see my point because I see yours and wish everything would always work out.
Beat up? People disagreed with your solution to the problem you are having. Sorry you felt that way.I only offered this as a solution to a re-accouring poblem, I never expected to get so beat up over this. I will no longer post here. Good buy.
Your points disregard the facts that the material the apron is made of is significant as outlined in our rituals. I cannot comprehend that the cost, roughly $30 per apron for an actual lambskin, would be so expensive as to cause significant hardship on your Lodge. I apologize if your Lodge is in such dire financial straits that this is the case. But Lodges that cannot even afford a replacement apron for a Brother's funeral would likely not be a functioning Lodge very soon and therefore not need to worry about aprons.
Even if your Lodge lost, Heaven forbid, a Brother every month and every single Brother misplaced the apron they were given upon raising, requiring 12 aprons a year, it would be an expenditure of about $360. You cannot convince me that an ongoing Almoners Fund, or fundraising campaign for the purpose of ensuring that a deceased Brother is properly clothed to be sent to the Eternal Lodge is so difficult as to force you to take the route of supplying a plastic apron for the event.
You mentioned you were discussing this at the next Lodge meeting. Has that happened? I am curious how your Lodge feels about it.