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Warrant Dated January 11, 1854
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From the East
Joseph Warren: A Patriot and a Mason
oseph Warren was educated at Harvard, enrolling at the age of fourteen
to pursue a career in Medicine. By the age of twenty two, he was the
youngest doctor in Boston, and reputed to be one of the finest physicians in
the city. His patients were some of the most prominent members of Boston
Society, including John Hancock; John and Samuel Adams; the Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson and his family; and British General Thomas Gage
and wife Margaret. At the same time his medical career began to flourish, he
became more involved in Masonry. On May 30, 1769, the Earl of Dalhousie,
Grand Master of Masons in Scotland, granted Joseph Warren a commission as
Provincial Grand Master of Boston.
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Later, on March 7, 1772, Joseph received another commission as Grand Master for the Continent of America from Dalhousie’s successor, the Earl of
Dumfries. Dr. Warren belonged to and attended St. Andrews Lodge with Paul
Revere, John Hancock, and Daniel Webster. The Lodge met on the second
floor above the Green Dragon Tavern. Dr. Warren and many of the members
of St. Andrews Lodge were members of the Sons of Liberty, which also had
its headquarters at the Green Dragon Tavern. It is said that the Boston Tea
Party was planned and executed from the Green Dragon Tavern. St. Andrews
Lodge went on refreshment to take part in the raid alongside the Sons of Liberty. In response, the British Parliament enacted measures, the “Intolerable
Acts,” to hold the colony responsible for repayment of the tea destroyed, by
suspending the Colonial Government and closing the port of Boston.
In September of 1774, after representatives from the towns met, Dr. Warren
wrote the “Suffolk Resolves” to call for a boycott of British goods and for
local militias to prepare for armed resistance. This document was carried by
Paul Revere and delivered to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia at
Carpenter Hall. The “Suffolk Resolves” were overwhelmingly endorsed by
the Continental Congress, a major step on the road to Independence. Dr.
Warren learned through his sources that the British were planning a march
on Lexington and Concord to seize the provincial gunpowder and arms.
He sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous ride to warn the
militias. After the Battle of Lexington, Dr. Warren organized Captain Bene-
dict Arnold, Ethan Allen, and the Green Mountain Boys to seize the cannons
at Fort Ticonderoga. These cannons which were later used to evict the British
from Boston. Brother Joseph Warren showed his Fortitude and Fidelity by
taking up arms against the British.
At the age of 34 Warren was appointed Major General in command of the
Continental Forces at the Battle of Breeds Hill, better known as Bunker Hill.
General Warren left the safety of his command, insisting on fighting along-
side the volunteers in the fiercest part of the battle. That day on Bunker Hill
Brother Warren showed that “His Life You May Take but His Integrity
Never,” becoming one of the first martyrs of the American Revolution. After
the battle, the British buried him in a shallow grave. When the British were
driven out of Boston, Brother Warrens Body was raised by his Fellow Patriots
and Brother Masons. Brother Paul Revere identified the body by the false
tooth he had crafted for his friend. Brother Warren was reburied with a full
Masonic Ceremony and honors.
After the War, King Solomon’s Lodge in Charlestown erected a monument
on Bunker Hill to honor Brother Warren as a Patriot and Mason, using land
donated by Brother Benjamin Russell. The monument was an 18-foot Tus-
can pillar placed on a platform eight feet high by eight feet square. King
Solomon’s Lodge gave the ground and the monument to the Bunker Hill
Monument Association, an organization formed in 1823 to build a
monument to Honor all who fought and died in the cause of Liberty. King
Solomon’s Lodge placed one condition on the transfer of land: the original
monument to Brother Warren must remain.
On June 17, 1825, after opening, The Grand Lodge formed a procession and
marched to Bunker Hill in Charlestown to join Brother Lafayette, representatives from five New England states, and the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.
There, they witnessed Grand Master John Abbot, assisted by Senior Past
Grand Master Isaiah Thomas, lay the monument cornerstone. Brothers
Lafayette and Webster addressed those assembled. When completed, the
monument—made of the finest Italian marble and standing approximately
nine feet tall on a granite pedestal—was inscribed, “Don’t fire ‘til you see the
whites of their eyes”.
Brother Warren exemplifies what it means to be a Mason. Brethren, May the
Grand Artificer of the Universe continue to bestow His Manifold Blessings
upon you and the United States of America.
Fraternally,
Ted M. D’Annunzio
Worshipful Master
From the West
Constitution and Laws
With the Annual Communication of Grand Lodge in late April, I thought it
would be a great idea to pick out some of the more informative excerpts from
the By-Laws related to the Annual Communication. If you are planning to
attend, here is some useful information:
Article III.-Communications and Elections
S E C T I O N 1. A N N U A L CO M M U N I C AT I O N O F G R A N D LO D G E
Part 1. Date and Time of Annual Communication. The Annual Commu-
nication of the Grand Lodge shall be held at 9:00 A.M. on two consecutive
days in April each year after the 15th of the month but shall not conflict
with Passover or Maundy Thursday, subject nevertheless to be changed
as to time and date of meeting by a majority vote of the Grand Lodge at
its annual communication provided that such change shall not cause conflict with Passover or Maundy Thursday.”
The Annual Communication will be April 26, 27 and 28 this year.
Part 2. Roll Call and Commencement. The Grand Lodge shall proceed to
business at the hour and place appointed as soon as a representation of at
least fifteen lodges on record is present.
Part 3. Time of Continued Proceedings. The Grand Lodge shall meet at the
hour on each day to which it shall have previously been called.”
The Communication at 9:00am on Wednesday, April 28th will break for
lunch at noon, then return on the hour announced (usually around 2:00pm).
Jumping down a bit…
Part 8. Arrangement of Assembly. The representatives and Past Masters of
each lodge shall be seated together at the communications of the Grand
Lodge. They shall be arranged according to Districts, the odd-numbered
Districts on the South side and the even-numbered Districts on the North
side of the room…
According to the By-Laws, our district will be on the north side of the room,
and for those who don’t know, each District has a little flag denoting where
we are to sit, find that and you are good to go.
Hopefully this information is useful to you, and I look forward to hanging
with everyone at the Annual Communication.
See everyone in Lodge,
Richard W. LaBaw
Senior Warden
From the South
Food for Thought
isdom alone is the right coin with which to deal, and with it everything of real worth is bought and sold. And for it, Temperance and
Justice, Fortitude and Prudence, are a kind of preliminary purification.
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And those who instituted the Mysteries for us appear to have been by no
means contemptible persons, and to have intimated in a veiled manner that
whoever descends into Hades uninitiated and without being a partaker in the
Mysteries, shall lie in the mire; but that whoever arrived there purified and
initiated, shall dwell with the Gods. Yet as said those who preside over the
Mysteries :‘Many are the candidates seeking Initiation,
But few are the perfected Initiates’
—SOCRATES, as quoted by Plato
But these few are, in my judgment, true wisdom-lovers; and that I may be of
their number I shall leave nothing unattempted, but shall exert myself in all
possible ways.”
Stay Well Brothers,
Arthur S. Pelzer
Junior Warden
PokeR NigHT
Spend an Evening of Fellowship with your Brothers
May 26th at 7:30pm, Mt. Moriah Lodge #28, Lewis Parker Lounge
$
10 buy in with 1 re-buy
Pizza will be ordered · Bring your favorite beverage
Please register in advance by calling W.B. Roger K. Fisher
at (609) 234-6024 or emailing [email protected]
Mason’s Progress
AWA I T I N G M A S T E R M A S O N D E G R E E
Bro. FC Todd Wesley McGonigal
Registration Procedure
for Electronic Balloting
Deadline Friday, April 8th
By R.W. Barry P. Kornspan, PDDGM
Chairman, Balloting and Registration Committee
Per C&L, Past Masters may cast their ballots for elected Grand Lodge
offices (Title 3, Article IV, Section 2, Part 1) using an Internet connection. This article will outline the process you must follow in order to
vote at a location other than the Balloting & Registration Room at the
Annual Communication in Atlantic City. You may vote from any
computer that has an Internet connection and Web browser.
You must request an off-site ballot by pre-registering.
To pre-register, you must send an email by Friday, April 8th, 2016 to
[email protected] containing:
• Your full name
• Your email address
• Your Member Number (found on your dues card or through
your Lodge Secretary)
• NJ Lodge Name/Number
Once your eligibility is verified, you will receive a confirmation email
stating that you have successfully registered. Approximately 5-7 days
prior to the start of balloting (April 27), you will receive an email with
an encrypted link that will, once balloting begins, take you to the
appropriate webpage. The email will also contain additional information and instructions.
Remember, registration for off-site voting will
close at 11:59pm Eastern Time on Friday, April
8th, 2016.
Balloting will be open from approximately 12:00 noon on Wednesday,
April 27th until sometime between 9:00am and 10:00am Thursday,
April 28th (all times Eastern). Once balloting starts, an email will be
sent to those who have registered reminding them that the ballot is
now open. Please note that the times for the start and end of off-site
voting are variable depending on when the Grand Master starts and
stops balloting on-site. Off-site balloting will end at the same time as
on-site balloting.
Please do not take a chance and wait until the last
minute–vote before 9:00am Thursday!
You may request an off-site ballot if you are a Past Master (PM) and a
member in good standing of a Lodge under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge of New Jersey, F&AM. Please note that the WM, SW
and JW must cast the vote assigned to their office on-site (per C&L).
If the WM, SW or JW is also a PM (previous year) and they are not
able to attend the Annual Communication, they may only cast their
PM vote off-site and must follow the procedure above to register for
that ballot.
Please address all questions regarding this procedure to
[email protected].
Nominations
FOR GR AND LODGE OFFICE 2016-2017
Grand Master
Walter R. Kaulfers
Mosaic Lodge #194
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Deputy Grand Master
Dieter B. Hees
Sunrise Lodge #288
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Senior Grand Warden
Roger Quintana
Blue Stone Mystic Tie
Malta Doric Lodge #35
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Junior Grand Warden
Gregory J. Scott
Peninsula #99
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H. Wayland Packer
Clarksboro Lodge #87
P. Brian Sisz
Mt. Moriah Lodge #28
Glenn T. Visscher
Cincinnati Lodge #3
•
Historic Trenton Masonic
Temple Trustee
(Vote for 1)
Lawrence D. Thoma
Loyalty Lodge #33
Joshua Barnett
Lessing Passaic Lodge #67
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Grand Treasurer
Masonic Charity
Foundation—3 Year Term
•
Frank L. Blades, Sr.
Mount Moriah Lodge #28
Robert J. Sheridan
Atlantic Lodge #221
Grand Secretary
John M. Colligas
Raritan Valley Lodge #46
John S. Ryan
Livingston Lodge #11
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Grand Lodge Trustee—3
Year Term
(Vote for 2)
Jack A.E. Ford
Princeton Lodge #38
(Vote for 3)
William K. Krassan
Rising Sun Lodge #15
Donald E. Lynch
Navesink Lodge #9
J. Eugene Margroff
Wyckoff Lodge #287
Joseph T. Mezzina
Sextant Lodge #286
David L. Tucker
Atlantic Lodge #221
Note: For information on pending legislation to be balloted upon at the
Annual Communication, visit our website at www.mountmoriah28.com
The Annual Great
DEBATE
April 12, 2016
Dinner at 6:30pm
Debate to Start at 7:30pm
Mt. Moriah Lodge #28
vs.
Burlington Lodge #32
ToPIC
“Be it resolved, the Grand Lodge
of New Jersey should sell the
Masonic Home and use the
proceeds to benefit the Craft?”
Hosted by Burlington Lodge #32
Route 541, just east of Route I-295, Burlington, NJ
Our Living Past Masters
1965 Joseph Varga, P.J.G.D.
1999 Mark Dempsky
1972 Richard H. Trout, P.S.G.D.
2002 Charles V. Anderson
1966 Edgar N. Peppler, P.G.M.
1977 John McCoy
1980 Ronald R. Meadows
1982 Robert W. Alpaugh
1983 Harry S. Forman, Jr.
1985 Michael Grenz, P.G.C.,
P.G.Mar.
1991 Dean R. V. Allen
1992 Thomas V. Petito
1993 Joseph R. Shields, Jr.
1994 Holmes L. Hay
1995 William F. Walling, P.G.C.
1996 F. Gerry Spence, P.D.D.G.M.
1997 Carl H. Doan, P.G.C.
2001 James F. Anderson
2003 Richard F. LaBaw, Jr., P.G.S.B.
2004 William D. Pigott
2005 Henry P. Fratz, P.D.D.G.M.
2006 Roger K. Fisher
2007 David S. Blew
2008 Ned A. Koble
2009 Joseph B. Varga
2010 P. Brian Sisz, P.G.C.,
G.L. Trustee
2011 William J. Morelli, P.G.C.
2012 Dean J. Buhrer
2013 George A. Chidley, P.G.C.
2014 Robert J. Pigott
2015 Jose G. Gonzalez
Our Affiliated Living Past Masters
1981 Robert E. Petersen
(Warren Lodge)
1988 Frank L. Blades
(Woodstown Lodge)
1990 William J. Booher
(Pyramid)
1994 John R. Parke
(Gothic Fraternal)
1997 Michael A. Ramirez
(Mariner’s Lodge)
1997 Dennis R. Bator
(Palestine Lodge)
1997 Ronald R. Meadows
(South Pine Lodge)
2003 Scott Wiese
(Princeton)
2016 Lawrence W. Craver (Amwell)
In and About the Temple
Brethren, you and your Masonic friends are cordially invited
to participate in the following Masonic events:
April
Entered Apprentice Degree Rehearsal.
7:30pm:
All Officers are required to attend and our Brothers are welcome to attend.
• April 3
District Lodge of Instruction hosted by Covenant
7:00pm:
Lodge No. 161, Highland and Cleveland Avenue, Palmyra, NJ.
All Officers are required to attend and all Brothers are encouraged to attend.
• April 5
Wheelchair Push at the Masonic Home. All are
morning:
welcome! Our residents rely on us to fill this need. We start helping our family
members at 9:00am, so come early and have time to socialize with your Brothers.
Park in the Foundation parking lot across from the Chapel and come into the
Chapel entrance to sign in.
Bagels & Coffee
8:15am:
Sunday Services
9:30, 10:45am:
• April 10
Entered Apprentice Degree Rehearsal.
evening, 7:30pm:
All Officers are required to attend and our Brothers are welcome to attend.
• April 12
Evening:
6:30pm:
7:30pm:
Annual Great Debate hosted by Burlington #32.
All members encouraged to attend. (See ad)
Dinner
Debate, Mt. Moriah #28 vs. Burlington #32.
Regular Communication.
Guest Speaker: R.W. Carl Doane
Special Event: Lodge Game Jeopardy
• April 13
7:30pm:
• April 17
7:00pm:
Craftsman’s Club Meeting, followed by
all day:
Annual Grand Lodge Communication.
Entered Apprentice Degree Rehearsal.
7:30pm:
All Officers are required to attend and our Brothers are welcome to attend.
• April 26-28
May
District Lodge of Instruction hosted by
7:00pm:
Mapleshade-Moorestown No. 281, 15 North Fellowship Road, Mapleshade, NJ.
All Officers are required to attend and all Brothers are encouraged to attend.
• May 3
• May 5
5:00pm:
• May 11
7:30pm:
Grand Master’s Reception. (See Feb. Trestle Board)
Regular Communication.
Support Our Sponsors
Peppler Funeral Homes
Bordentown
Allentown
Bro. Edgar N. Peppler, Jr., Mgr.
Karen E. Peppler, Mgr.
(609) 298-1333
(609) 259-7391
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Sportsmen’s Center
Pownall Electric
NJ Lic. 3926
NJ Lic. 4584
US Highway 130
136 Irvington Avenue
(609) 298-5300
(609) 585-0591
Bordentown, NJ 08505
Bros. Paul & Brian Sisz
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Freedom
Financial Advisors
Retirement, Estate, Tax &
Wealth Management
132 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown City, NJ 08505
(609) 291-8363
Bro. David Workman, C.P.A.
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CMS Geothermal
130 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, N. J. 08505
Yardville, NJ 08620
Bro. Joseph Pownall
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Lucas Chevrolet
1622 Route 38, Lumberton, NJ 08048
(609) 267-0200
Jim Lynch
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Burlington Cleaners
201 South Route 130
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 386-1616
Bro. Ted M. D’Annunzio
(609) 298-3018
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Herdt Fencing
183 Bordentown-Crosswicks Road
Bob’s Barber Shop
Crosswicks, NJ 08515
(609) 888-4222
(609) 298-2201
Bro. Mike Galati
Bro. Patrick Jones
2786 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ
Special Events
Grand Lodge of New Jersey
For more detailed information,please refer to the full ads
in the following Trestle Board issues:
Grand Lodge Banquet
Event
Dat e ( s )
Issue
Grand Master’s Installation
4/27
Grand Master’s Reception
4/28
5/5
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Digital copies of past Trestle Boards can be downloaded from
Mt. Moriah’s official website at http://mountmoriah28.com
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Craftsman Club News
Meetings on April 17 · May 16 · June 20 · September 19
October 16 · December 5
Dinners on June 13 · October 17 · December 12
at 6:30pm, followed by meetings at 7:30pm
Great opportunity to have a fine meal and fellowship
at a modest price, $10 per person.
Open to Mount Moriah Lodge #28 Members,
their Families, & Friends
All tickets must be purchased in advance. No tickets at the door.
Tickets are available in advance of each dinner at our regular
communications, or by contacting
Bro. Jim Potts at (609) 306-5447 or Bro. Mike Onofri at (609) 298-8163.