Lafayette Lodge #52 A.F. & A.M.

302 South 3rd St. Montezuma, Iowa 50171

                                                    

John Mc Williams Worshipful Master 2008

Stated Communication First Tuesday Of The Month September Through June. We are dark in July and August.

 

Ten Reason to Become a Mason

Some of the members in Iowa were asked why a man should be a Mason and here are 10 reasons that were given:

1.)  A place where you can confidently trust every person and trust your family with them also.

2.) A place where, within moral and civil guidelines: free thought, free speaking and the spiritual growth of man, can grow into its fullest potential.

3.) A place to meet outstanding individuals from all walks of life, that a person would not otherwise have had the opportunity to know and call brother.

4.) A place to be part of an organization which has for its principle tenets - Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.

5.) A place that provides self-development opportunities, leadership training and experience, and to improve public speaking skills.

6.) A place you can go to seek support as well as give it.

7.) A place where moral virtues are taught and though these teaching aregular reinforcement of the moral virtues is experienced.

8.) A place to spend time with a group of brothers, who by acting as good men, make me want to become a better man. Not better than others, but better than I would have otherwise been.

9.) A place to become better equipped to serve Church and community.

10.) A place to meet with established members of the community and to become a part of the community.

 

A Poem From Montezuma's Most Famous Mason

Our Temple

by Bro. Charles Clyde Hunt

When our Temple of earth has been finished
And our tools have been laid aside,
When the sound of the gavel is silenced,
And on earth we no longer reside,
We shall rise at the Word of the Master,
And remember the way that we grew,
As the Master of All Good Workmen
Shall put us to work anew.

And the faithful there shall be happy,
As they sit near the Golden East
When the gifted shall scorn not the dullard,
But aid both the great and the least.
We shall have real Masons to teach us,
Solomon, Hiram and Paul.
Whose lives have been squared by their service,
As they gave to us of their all.

We there will build a new Temple,
Reflecting the will of our God,
Its portals be easy to enter,
For love is its entering rod.
Then each brother shall work without ceasing
For the God whose dealings are square,
He will build the Temple of greatness
For the God who in all things is fair.

And only the Master shall praise us,
And only the Master shall blame,
And each for the love that is in him,
With never a thought of fame,
Shall build his part of the Temple,
With care for each detail,
That will raise a perfect structure,
A work that will never fail.