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Tr est le Boa r d
Warrant Dated January 11, 1854
121 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ 08505-0646
(609) 298-0091
http://www.mountmoriah28.com
Regular Communications
2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30pm
From the Ea st
B rethren,
What one symbol is most typical of Freemasonry as a whole?…Mason and
non-Mason alike, nine times out of ten, will answer, “The Square!” Many
learned writers on Freemasonry have nominated the square as the most
important and vital, most typical and common symbol of the ancient Craft.
Masonically the word “square” has the same three meanings given by the
world:
(1) The conception of right-angled-ness -our ritual tells us that the square is
an angle of ninety degrees, or the fourth part of a circle;
(2) The builder’s tool, one of our working tools, the Master’s own immovable
jewel;
(3) That quality of character which has made “a square man” synonymous
not only with a member of our Fraternity, but with uprightness, honesty and
dependability.
The first of the three meanings must have been the mathematical conception
and we should reflect upon the wisdom and reasoning powers of men who
lived five thousand years ago, that they knew the principles of geometry by
which a square can be constructed. The square is the symbol of regulated life
and actions. It is the Masonic rule for correcting and harmonizing conduct
on principles or morality and virtue, and as a symbol, it is dedicated to the
Master. We also identify ourselves with this symbol, because we are taught
that squares, levels and perpendiculars are the proper signs to know a mason.
We are surrounded by squares in our Lodge and the Immediate Past Master
and the Past Masters wear it most obviously. It stands, as one of the Great
Lights, in the center of all our activities. It is repeated in our salutes, our feet
positions and our way of moving around the Lodge. History tells us that the
square, which is an upright with a right top arm, is the Greek letter gamma.
In the construction trade, the square is used for “trueing” stones and “proving’ them correct. We can see how easily, the association with truth and
virtue could arise. There was the historical belief that the shape of the ancient
world was an oblong square and this is represented in our “squared Lodge.”
The Egyptians, Confucius and Aristotle refer to ‘square actions’ and associate
this with honest dealings, high morality and virtue. The symbol is not original, it is certainly far from new, but it seems to have a remarkable consistency
of meaning. As an emphasis of the square symbol we could see nothing which
could do it better. We should always marvel that such a simple figure could
have had such impact on our world and still has today.
An old brass square was found under the foundation of an ancient bridge near
Limerick (Ireland), in 1830, dated 1517 containing the inscription:
I will striue to liue with love and care, upon the leuel by the sqvare
Fraternally,
Jose G. Gonzalez
Worshipful Master
From The W est
Constitution And Laws
T i t le T wo: A ncien t Ch a rges
In continuation
Charge VI
Of Behaviour, Viz.: In the Lodge While Constituted
1. You are not to hold private committees, or separate conversation,
without leave from the Master, nor talk of anything impertinently or
unseemly, nor interrupt the Master or Wardens, or any Brother speaking to the Master; nor behave yourself ludicrously or jestingly while the
Lodge is engaged in what is serious or solemn; nor use any unbecoming
language upon any pretense whatsoever; but pay due reverence to your
Master, Wardens and Fellows, and put them to worship.
If any complaint be brought, the Brother found guilty shall stand to the
Award and Determination of the Lodge, who are the proper and competent Judges of all such controversies [unless you carry it by Appeal to
the GRAND LODGE], and to whom they ought to be referred, unless
a Lord’s Work be hindered the meanwhile, in which case a particular
reference may be made; but you must never go to Law about what concerneth Masonry, without an absolute necessity apparent to the Lodge.
Behaviour After The Lodge Is over
And The Brethren Not Gone
2. You may enjoy yourselves with innocent Mirth, treating one another according to Ability, but avoiding all Excess, or forcing any Brother to eat
or drink beyond his Inclination, or hindering him from going when his
Occasions call him, or doing or saying anything offensive, or that may
forbid an easy and free Conversation, for that would blast our Harmony,
and defeat our laudable Purposes. Therefore no private Piques or Quarrels must be brought within the doors of the Lodge, far less any Quarrels
about Religion, or Nations, or State Policy, we being only as Quarrels
Masons, of the Catholic Religion above mentioned, we are also of all
Nations, Tongues, Kindreds and Languages, and are resolved against
all POLITICKS, as what never yet conducted to the Welfare of the
Lodge, nor ever will. This Charge had been always strictly enjoined and
observed: but especially ever since the Reformation in BRITAIN, or the
Dissent and Secession of those Nations from the Communion of Rome
BEHAVIOUR WHEN BRETHREN MEET WITHOUT STRANGERS,
BUT NOT IN A LODGE FORMED
3. You are to salute one another in a courteous manner, as you will be instructed, calling each other Brother, freely giving mutual Instruction as
shall be thought expedient, without being, or derogating from that Respect which is due to any Brother, where he not a Mason: For though all
Masons are as Brethren upon the Level, yet Masonry takes no Honour
from a Man that he had before: nay rather it adds to his Honour, especially if he has deserved well of the Brotherhood, who must give Honour
to whom it I due, and avoid ill Manners.
BEHAVIOUR IN PRESENCE OF STRANGERS NOT MASONS
4. You shall be cautious in your Words and Carriage that the most penetrating Stranger shall not be able to discover or find out what is not
proper to be intimated; and sometimes you shall divert a discourse, and
manage it prudently for the Honour of the Worshipful Fraternity.
BEHAVIOUR AT HOME AND IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
5. You are to act as becomes a moral and Wise Man; particularly, not to let
your Family, Friends, and Neighbors know the Concerns of your Lodge,
&c., but wisely to consult you own Honour, and that of the ancient
Brotherhood, for Reasons not to be mentioned here. You must also
consult your Health, by not continuing together too late, or to long from
Home, after Lodge hours are past: and by avoiding Gluttony and Drunkenness, that you Families be not neglected, or injured, nor you disable
from Working.
6. You are cautiously to examine him, in such a Method as Prudence shall
direct you that you may not be imposed upon by an ignorant false Pretender, whom you are to reject with Contempt and Derision, and beware
of giving him any hints of knowledge.
7. But if you discover him to be a true genuine Brother, you are to respect
him accordingly: and if he is in want, you must relieve him if you can,
or else direct him how he may be relieved, You must employ him some
days, or else recommend him to be employed. But you are not charged to
do beyond your Ability, only to prefer a poor Brother that is a good Man
and true, before any other poor People in the same circumstances.
Finally, All these Charges you are to observe, and also those that shall be
communicated to you in another way; cultivating BROTHERLY LOVE, the
Foundation and Capstone, the Cement and Glory of this Ancient Fraternity, avoiding all Wrangling and Quarreling, all Slander and Backbiting, not
permitting others to slander any honest Brother, but defending his Chanter,
and doing him all good Offices as far as consistent with your Honour and
Safety, and no further. And if any of them do you Injury, you must apply to
your own or his Lodge; and from thence you may appeal to the Grand Lodge
At the Quarterly Communications, and from thence to the Annual Grand
Lodge, as has been the Ancient laudable Conduct of our Forefathers in every
nation; never taking a legal course but when the the case cannot be otherwise
decided, and patiently listening to the honest and friendly advice of Masters
and Fellows, when they would prevent you going to Law with Strangers, or
would excite you to put a speedy period to the Lawsuits, that so you mind the
Affair of Masonry with the more Alacrity and Success, but with respect to
Brothers or Fellows at Law, the Master and Brethren shall kindly offer their
Mediation, which ought to be thankfully submitted to by the contending
Brethren; and if that submission is impracticable, they must however carry
on their Process, or Lawsuit, without Rancor [not in the common way] saying
or doing nothing which may hinder Brotherly Love, and good Offices to be
renewed and continued; that all may see the benign influence of MASONRY,
as all true Masons have done from the Beginning of the World, and will do to
the End of Time.
AMEN, SO MOTE IT BE
Respectfully,
Ted M. D’Annunzio
Senior Warden
From the Sou th
Question time, again. Why do you not come to lodge? Don’t worry, this
isn’t a ‘oh no, you are in trouble’ or a ‘how dare you, what is wrong with you.’
Nothing like that at all. I am just curious is all. That being said, like last time,
I want you to think about it. No, like really think about it. Do you have something? Good. Now, obviously there are some big, unavoidable things, like ‘I
work nights’ or ‘I’m a coach on my daughter’s softball team and they have
games on Wednesday nights,’ even ‘I have class until 7:30 and my classes are
in the Philly area,’ and a super unavoidable one, ‘I don’t live in NJ, let along
Bordentown now.’
Hey, that’s fine. Cabletow my brothers, always remember the length of your
cabletow, but we all know that there are other reasons. In the past, I’ve heard
that meetings are long and boring, we do the same thing every week or I have
better things to do. Others things I’ve heard is ‘I don’t get along with such and
such’ or ‘That guy Rich W. LaBaw is a weird weird dude’ and let me tell you,
I’ve met him and he is one weird dude. Like super weird. Mega super weird.
But I digress.
As I ask and mentioned last time, there was a reason you joined the lodge, so
if something is stopping you from coming back to lodge, there has to be a way
that maybe we can make you come back. If there is a certain presentation you
want to see that you think would be entertaining or interesting, let the master or the wardens know. Maybe we can find a way to make it happen. If you
come out to meetings you can see some new presentations that we are talking
to different people about doing. For instance, recently we had W.B. Dave
Blew talk about the two columns in King Solomon’s temple. Did you know
that if we convert what they say about the columns in the Bible into modern
measurements, they come out to be 30 feet by 5 feet. Yeah, let that sink in for
a second.
Is there something you wanted to know about Free Masonry? Talk to us and
maybe we can find someone that can teach it. Everyone that joins Free Masonry wants to get something out of it. In my opinion, you can’t get anything
out of it if you don’t come to meetings or at least events.
See you in Lodge,
Richard W. LaBaw
Junior Warden
2015 Grand Lodge
Spring Officers Seminar
Saturday, May 16
at the Fellowship Center, Burlington
Registration 8:30am ∙ Adjourn 2:00pm
Dress business casual
$10 per person (lunch included)
Topics: “Tools for Masonic Success IV”
Masonic Leadership Training and Education
Masters and wardens highly encouraged to attend
Online Registration link is available on the Grand Lodge website
www.newjerseygrandlodge.com
Poker Night
Spend an Evening of Fellowship
with your Brothers
Thursday Night
following the second meeting of every month
Mt. Moriah Lodge #28, Lewis Parker Lounge
$10 buy in with 1 r e -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]
Tok en
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Mt. Moriah Lodge #28 F&AM
Worshipful Master Jose G. Gonzalez
Honorees
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50 Year
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Robert L. Brickner, Sr.
Thomas J. Mulvaney
Irving C. Carslake
Thomas I. Clark, Jr.
Robert C. Guest
Kenneth E. Ibach
Spiros P. Livanis
55 Year
60 Year
Grand Lodge of NJ
Speci a l E v en ts
For more detailed information,
please refer to the full ads in the following Trestle Board issues:
Date(s)
Trestle
Board
Grand Master’s Reception
May 2
February
2015 Grand Lodge
Spring Officers Seminar
May 16
May
Grand Lodge Event
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
Regular meetings on May 18 • September 16 at 7pm
Dinner on October 19 • December 14
at 6:30pm, followed by meetings at 7:30pm
Great opportunity to have a fine meal and fellowship
at a modest price, $7 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
W.B. Holmes L. Hay at (609) 298-3912.
Ou r Lodge T rust ees
Trustee to 2016:
Bro. Richard E. Shenowski
(609)291-9745
Trustee to 2017:
D.B. Raymond E. Jones
(609)298-5563
Trustee to 2018:
R.W. Dennis R. Bator
(609)731-3418
Trustee to 2019:
R.W. Joseph Varga
(609)499-0138
Trustee to 2020:
R.W. George A. Chidley
(609)462-3267
O u r L o d g e C o m m i tt e e s
R it ual
R.W. Richard F. LaBaw, Jr., Chair
R.W. George A. Chidley
F inance
R.W. P. Brian Sisz, Chair
M.W. Edgar N. Peppler
Bro. Joseph Lippincott
Co mm u nit y O u treac h
W.B. Dean Buhrer, Chair
M ento ring
W.B. David S. Blew, Chair
D u es C o llecti o n
R.W. Brian Sisz, Chair
W.M. Jose G. Gonzalez
C h arit y
R.W. Carl H. Doan, Chair
R.W. Richard H. Trout
R.W. P. Brian Sisz
S ic k ness and D istress
Bro. Barry Oros, Chair
Bro. Joseph Hand
Au dit
Bro. David S. Workman, Chair
W.B. David S. Blew
Bro. Michael Onofri
L ew Par k er S c h o lars h i p
Bro. Robert B. McCormick, Chair
Bro. Albert Bela Ari
Bro. Robert E. Oliver
B lo o d Ban k
W.B. Roger K. Fisher, Chair
W.B. Dean J. Buhrer
By laws
R.W. Carl H. Doan, Chair
R.W. George A. Chidley
R.W. Henry P. Fratz
M as o nic H o me
Bro. William Federico
L ias o n to E astern S tar
Bro. Robert B. McCormick
Facilit y/ B u ilding
M aintenance
Bro. Dave Patriarca
W id ow ’ s S u p p o rt
W.M. Jose G. Gonzalez
O u r L i v i n g Pa s t M a s t e r s
1965 Joseph Varga, PJGD
1997 Carl H. Doan, PGC
1966 Edgar N. Peppler, PGM
1999 Mark Dempsky
1967 Frank Katona
2001 James F. Anderson
1971 Robert C. Guest
2002 Charles V. Anderson
1972 Richard H. Trout, PSGD
2003 Richard F. LaBaw, Jr., PGSB
1977 John McCoy
2004 William D. Pigott
1980 Ronald R. Meadows
2005 Henry P. Fratz, PDDGM
1982 Robert W. Alpaugh
2006 Roger K. Fisher
1983 Harry S. Forman, Jr.
2007 David S. Blew
1985 Michael Grenz, PGC, PGMar
2008 Ned A. Koble
1991 Dean R. V. Allen
2009 Joseph B. Varga
1992 Thomas V. Petito
2010 P. Brian Sisz, PGC, GL Trustee
1993 Joseph R. Shields, Jr.
2011 William J. Morelli, PGC
1994 Holmes L. Hay
2012 Dean J. Buhrer
1995 William F. Walling, PGC
2013 R.W. George A. Chidley, GC
1996 F. Gerry Spence, PDDGM
2014 Robert J. Pigott
Ou r Aff i l i at e d
L i v i ng Pa s t M a s t e r s
1973 Robert E. McElhone
(Joseph H. Brown Lodge)
1981 Robert E. Petersen
(Warren Lodge)
1982 Kenneth E. Ibach (Auburn 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)
2001 Earl H. Reeder (Raritan Valley)
2003 Scott Wiese (Princeton)
M ason’s Progr ess
Awa i t i ng
M a st er M a son Degr ee
Bro. FC Francis Xavier Stein
I n a n d Ab o u t t h e T e m p l e
Brethren, you and your Masonic friends are cordially invited to participate in
the following Masonic events:
M ay
?? May 2
3:00pm: Grand Master Reception at the Fellowship
Center in Burlington, NJ. See ad.
?? May 3
7:00pm: Master Mason Degree Rehearsal.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? May 5
7:00pm: DLI hosted by Maple Shade-Moorestown #281,
15 N. Fellowship Road, Maple Shade, NJ. All Officers are required to attend
and all Brothers are encouraged to attend.
?? May 11
7:00pm: Master Mason Degree Rehearsal.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? May 13
7:30pm: Regular Communication and Gold Token Night.
?? May 15 2:00-7:00pm: Mt. Moriah Blood Drive with the Red Cross.
?? May 16-17
All day: Bordentown Street Fair. See ad.
?? May 17
7:00pm: Master Mason Degree Rehearsal.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? May 18
7:00pm: Craftsman Club Meeting.
?? May 24
7:00pm: Master Mason Degree Rehearsal.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? May 25
11pm: Memorial Day Event at the Veterans Memorial
on Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown.
?? May 27
7:00pm: Master Mason Degree.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? May 28
7:30pm: “Poker Night” at Lewis Parker Room. (See ad)
J une
?? June 2
7:00pm: DLI hosted by Medford No. 178, 25 Bank
Street, Medford, NJ. All Officers are required to attend and all Brothers are
encouraged to attend.
?? June 7
8:15am: Bagels & Coffee
9:30, 10:45am: Sunday services, Wheelchair Push, Masonic
Home. All are welcome! Our residents rely on us to fill this need. We start
helping our family members at 9:00am, so come early so you have time to
socialize with your Brothers.
?? June 10
7:30pm: Regular Communication.
Joint Communication with Mercer #50.
?? June 15
7:00pm: Craftsman Club Meeting.
S u pp o r t O u r Sp o n s o r s
Peppler Funer a l Hom es
Bordentown
Allentown
Bro. Edgar N. Peppler, Jr., Mgr.
Karen E. Peppler, Mgr.
NJ Lic. 3926
NJ Lic. 4584
(609) 298-1333
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(609) 259-7391
Sport sm en’s Cen t er
Powna ll Elect r ic
US Highway 130
Bordentown, NJ 08505
(609) 298-5300
Bros. Paul & Brian Sisz
136 Irvington Avenue
Yardville, NJ 08620
(609) 585-0591
Bro. Joseph Pownall
Freedom Financial
Advisors
Luc a s Ch e v rolet
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1622 Route 38,
Lumberton, NJ 08048
(609) 267-0200
Jim Lynch
Retirement, Estate, Tax &
Wealth Management
132 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown City, NJ 08505
(609) 291-8363
Bro. David Workman, CPA
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Bu r l i ngton
Cle a ner s
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201 South Route 130
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 386-1616
Bro. Ted M. D’Annunzio
C M S Geot h er m a l
130 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, N. J. 08505
(609) 298-3018
Bro. Patrick Jones
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H er dt Fenci ng
Bob’s Ba r ber Shop
2786 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ
(609) 888-4222
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183 Bordentown-Crosswicks Road
Crosswicks, NJ 08515
(609) 298-2201
Bro. Mike Galati
Da n iel M acNei l W i lson, LLC
Group Insurance Brokerage, Life, Health, Annuities
16 Bernath Drive
(609) 587-9092 (tel)
Hamilton, NJ 08690
(609) 338-1865 (cell)
[email protected]
Bor dentown Cit y
Street Fair
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May 16th and 17th
Call For Volunteers
Brothers of Mount Moriah
Lodge #28
We need your assistance and participation!
Please sign up at the lodge or contact
Bro. Jim Potts at (609) 306-5447
or [email protected]
We will make announcements at
each lodge meeting leading up to the event.