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The President’s Thoughts Happy 2002! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of
the members of the CHWMRS for all of their hard work and dedication.
2002 will be a year that will see the society expand its role in
research and present to the Craft good Masonic edification. We are still
in the process of planning our first Masonic Think Tank. This will be an
item on the general meeting in February. While doing research for my article in this month’s
issue, I came across some fascinating information. Apparently during the
early 1900s, there was an effort made by all of the Prince Hall Masonic
Jurisdictions to have one standard ritual. In 1915, P.G.M. Corey Adams
of Ohio, was the chairman of the committee set up by the International
Conference of Grand Masters, Past Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries.
The committee was charged with studying all of the rituals that was at
use during that period, and developing one ritual. Evidently during this
time, many Jurisdictions did not mandate which Masonic ritual
subordinate Lodges were to use. This led to a lot of confusion not only
in that particular Jurisdiction but throughout the country. In August,
1916, the International Conference of Grand Masters, Past Grand Masters
and Grand Secretaries approved the committee’s ritual for use by all
Jurisdictions. I will continue to research this event because as we know
today, various rituals are used by different Jurisdictions. Take care Brethren and have a prosperous new year. Teach Masonry! I remain, Fraternally Yours Antonio O. Caffey President - Dr. Charles H. Wesley Masonic Research Society The Masonic Voice CONTENTS 62 63 63 64,73-75 65 66 67, 82 68-69 70-72 78-80 76-77, 82 REGULAR The President’s Thoughts The Editor’s Desk The Mouth to Ear The Wesley Room "The Real Issue!!! – Interview with the Commission on Bogus Masonic
Practices EDUCATION: Our Emblematic Star - by Elmyra Jemison The Preponderance of Life & Death - by David L. Gray THOUGHTS: Contemplation of Origins & Antiquity – Part I of II - by Lanier A. Watkins Time to Upgrade Prince Hall Freemasonry - by Dr. Brock H. Winters Consideration of Light – Part II of II - by Dr. Rashied Bey A Master’s Clock - by Dr. William A. Gaspar FEATURE ARTICLE: Golden Age of Prince Hall Freemasonry in Ohio . . . 1906-1917 - by Antonio O. Caffey The Editor’s Desk This Volume One – Issue Four, concludes the final issue
of the Masonic Voice Magazine for 2001. The Dr. Charles H. Wesley
Masonic Research Society embarked this year by promising that our
official organ would provide our readers with though provoking,
educational and balanced articles. I hope we’ve kept that promise! In our second year, we hope to continue to publish
original articles by some of the brightest thinkers in Freemasonry -
that will produce thought transferred into action that will improve our
fraternity. We’ll continue to focus on the written content of the
magazine, versus giving you pages of pictures and filler material. In
2002 we will also continue relaying the tales of our fictional Social
Lodge No. 73, which was replaced this issue by another great Masonic
Fictional in ‘A Master’s Clock’, by William A Gasper. You’ll notice a thinner grade of paper used in this
issue, as compared to those previous. This grade is suppose to be easier
on our printers and cost less to mail – but still maintain an equal
gloss and sustaining the overall print quality of the magazine. Let us
know if you prefer the thicker grade. This months’ ‘Wesley Room’ is dedicated
to the very serious problem that Prince Hall Freemasonry is having with
predominantly Black Irregular Grand Lodges in the United States. In the
bulk of that section you will read an interview with the Commission on
Bogus Practices of the Phylaxis Society. The crux of this problem is the
lack of education amongst those in the Prince Hall Family and Society.
There’s a lot of rhetoric and double talk going on about these groups,
especially in the internet email groups and chat boards. We’ll cut
through the spin and discuss the Real Issue. Enjoy! David L. Gray, Editor The Mouth To Ear
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