Text Box: Volume 6, Issue 4 Text Box: Page # Text Box: April Birthdays Text Box: James F. Anderson Glenn M. Ater Carroll E. Brown Chester L. Collins Charles F. Fine David J. Huggins Howard E. Markley Jeffery A. McCorkle Ronald L. Miner Clayton J. Musgrove Warren E. Park Robert M. Peoples Everett G. Sheets Harley E. Thomas Ralph A. White Text Box: Make one final dues payment for life. Create a Lodge endowment fund. Leave a living legacy. All for only $800. The bottom line is simple. You pay no more Lodge dues, and your Lodge will receive the benefit of your endowed fund for as long as the Lodge exists. Dues are only going up. But with an Endowed Membership, you will never have to worry about dues increases again. If you are interested in buying an Endowed Membership to memorialize or honor someone, or if you wish to purchase a membership on the installment plan, you must contact your Lodge Secretary for more information. It should be noted that upon purchasing an Endowed Membership, dues will be levied for one additional year prior to the endowment paying your dues. Text Box: Endowed Membership Text Box: Who are the Knights Templar? Text Box: The international best selling-novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and the current hit movie National Treasure starring Nicholas Cage have many people wondering who are or were the Knights Templar? They are, today, a part of the oldest and largest fraternity in the world. That is Freemasonry. A Commandery of Knights Templar is part of the York Rite of Freemasonry. Although no direct linage can be established between the ancient Templar who fought in the Crusades many believe that the original ancient Templar had reason to form what is now the fraternity of Freemasonry. The ancient order was established in 1118 when Hugh de Paynes petitioned King Baldwin II on behalf of himself and eight other knights for permission to establish themselves as a new religious order. The order took the name The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon and were located in Jerusalem. Over the centuries they would become known as the Order of the Temple. Under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience they devoted themselves totally to the military protection of pilgrims to the holy places. By 1307 they had become very powerful and the first international bankers. This power and control of monies led to the suppression of the order by King Phillip I of France, who owed them a considerable amount of money, and Pope Clement V. On Friday September the 13th, 1307 fifteen thousand Templar were arrested and put into chains; a date that would live for centuries in the minds of millions as the unluckiest day of the year. Although most of the Templar in Europe were arrested, many escaped to Scotland and it is from here, many believe, that for their own protection they formed an "underground organization" that would one day become the Freemasons. For more information may I suggest two books: Born in Blood and Dungeon, Fire and Sword, both written by John J. Robinson. If you are interested in Freemasonry and Templar Masonry feel free to ask any mason or contact your local Masonic Temple. Many who are not Masons think that Freemasonry is a secret organization, however, while it may be an organization of secrets, such as the church of your choice or many other organizations to which you belong, the address and telephone number of the local lodge is published in your telephone directory. Text Box: The Chillicothe Masonic Bodies Ladies and Widows Night Banquet will be hosted by Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A. M. Friday, April 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm. Reservations are required and should be received not later than Monday April 9, 2007. The event will be held in the dining room on the fourth floor. All Masons and their ladies are invited to attend.