Originally blank ruled pages, now mostly filled with notes handwritten in ink detailiing masonic ritual. Masonic trestle board a design blueprint for master masons. In the masonic ritual, the speculative freemason is reminded that, as the operative artists erects his temporal building in accordance with the rules and designs laid down on the trestle board of the master workman, so should he erect that spiritual building, of which the material is a type, in obedience to the rules and designs, the precepts. There is a tracing board in every degree, from the first to the highest. Rollyn trueblood, secretary if you need a ride, please dont hesitate to contact one of the officers listed in this trestle board, and we. Brothers, in an effort to be kind to our environment, reduce printing costs, and improve communication within the lodge, the trestle board is now available to you via email. The pocket encyclopedia of masonic symbols refers to the masters carpet or tracing board.
The usages and customs among freemasons have ever borne a near. See more ideas about masonic, masonic art, freemasonry. The procedure to unjunk a message varies by mail program, but generally there is a way to mark a message and say this is not junk. You will need adobe accrobat to open the trestle board download a free acrobat reader trestle boards 2014 2020 2020 january. Second, the trestle board could be going to your spam or junk folder. A less obvious source is to use notes taken while you are attending masonic or. The following links are to pdf formatted files you can view using any application like adobes acrobat reader. In ancient times the need for secrecy was larger, as dis and misinformation about freemasonry required its members to pay particular close attention to what, and how, masonic teachings were given. This is an exact reproduction of a book published before 1923.
May 02, 2020 second, the trestle board could be going to your spam or junk folder. Harris himself submitted at least two different sets to the competition, but one of his designs was the winner. Brief bags, shoulder bags in color and black pleather all with an assortment of embroidered emblems plus masonic padfolios. Mp123 masonic trestle board traditional trestle board of the three degrees classically framed together. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even aarons beard that went down to the skirts of his garments. Newsletter my freemasonry freemason information and. Rollyn trueblood, secretary if you need a ride, please dont hesitate to contact one of the officers listed in this trestle board, and we will make arrangements to get you here.
This symbol is displayed in many lodges as a small board, often a chalkboard, with various lines and designs depicted, on an easellike frame in the east, near the master. A masonic trestle board is a design board for the master workman architect to draw his plans and designs upon to give the workmen an outline of the work to be. Ive been producing newsletters for email and print for about 15 years. If youll send me your email address, ill send you the latest edition of the old ocean trestle board. The trestle board is to be found only in the entered apprentices degree.
For 2011, we published our information through the masonic times. The worshipful master has no master mason degrees on the trestle board. The most recent trestle board will always be at the top of the list shown below. Chartered on the 18th day of april 1951 january 2015 vol. Mp123 masonic trestle board george lauterer corporation. The trestleboard projects the lodges s image to its members and. Tbdecember2019 tbaugust2019 tbjuly2019 tbjune2019 tbmay2019 tbapril2019 tbmarch2019 tbfebruary2019 tbjanuary2019.
The worshipful master requests your attendance at the statedcommunication march 2nd, 2020 and march 16th, 2020. Therefore it is somewhat confusing to find that the lodge notice of meetings is sometimes called a trestleboard and still more so when some masonic speaker. Griffith masonic lodge 209 n broad st griffith, in 46319 219 9249681. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. The procedure to unjunk a message varies by mail program, but generally there is a. For example, if in february you have planned a sweethearts night program, articles or. Johns lodge trestle board is posted each month and kept on the website site for one year after publication. In the masonic ritual, the speculative freemason is reminded that, as the operative artists erects his temporal building in accordance with the rules and designs laid down on the trestleboard of the master workman, so should he erect that spiritual building, of which the material is a type, in obedience to the rules and designs, the precepts. The worshipful master has no entered apprentice degrees on the trestle board. The term trestle board, used in the context of a drawing board or drafting table, is in itself a masonic symbol of moral law. Trestleboard temecula catalina island lodge of freemasons.
Trestleboard the trestleboard is defined to be the board upon which the master inscribes the designs by which the craft are to be directed in their labors. The worshipful master has no fellow craft degrees on the trestleboard. Jan 15, 2020 selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. The trestle board is at least two hundred years old. Eventually the emulation lodge of improvement sought to bring a measure of standardisation in tracing board design, and organised a competition in 1845, to which many different designs were submitted. The ashlar company masonic shop for the good of the craft. The trestle board has been a central tool for masonic teachings, but the form of the trestle board has changed throughout time. This program for improving conditions among men is what we mean by the. This item antique masonic trestle tracing board chart print reproduction freemasonry symbols masonic poster 11 x 17 wishum gregory let there be light famous africanamerican freemasons. Get the hillsborough lodge electronic trestle board. Trestleboards starting in the middle ages, a masonic trestle board was a design board that the master workman architect used to draw his plans and designs upon to give the stonemasons on a project an outline of each days work to be performed. Antique masonic trestle tracing board chart print reproduction freemasonry. Adapted to the national system of work and lectures as revised.
X4 is very user friendly beats heck out of ms word. The purpose of the masonic education committee is to cover the educational. In france the trestleboard was termed le tableau, which is more likely in reference to painting the board of later years, and in england it was often called a tracing board, for it was the tyler that had to trace the symbols from memory. Trestle board available for immediate download is the queen city lodge no. Part of the edge flap is missing at one end of the spine. The french and german freemasons have confounded the trestleboard with the. Previous monthly versions are available for download from the lodge downloads page. A masonic trestle board is a design board for the master workman architect to draw his plans and designs upon to give the workmen an outline of the work to be performed. Our monthly newsletter, the trestle board is where we share news of past, present, and future lodge events as well as share stories involving masonry. Beholdhow good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Just click on the month you want to see, and the trestle board page will open for that month then click on the page icon and the tb will open in. I use wordperfect x4 which is the only software i know of that will convert to.
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