DeJoinville Council, Princes of Jerusalem

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"Great is Truth and mighty above all things"

 

Officers 2010-2011

Bro. Terence P. Williams, 32º Sovereign Prince
Bro. Stephen J. Bradley, 32º High Priest
Ill. Frank Weckenman, 33º, MSA Senior Warden
Bro. Jeffrey P. Lees, 32º Junior Warden
Bro. Thomas H. Wible, 32º Master of Ceremonies
Bro. Eric M. Knowles, 32º Master of Entrances

Living Past Sovereign Princes

William M. McCain, 32º Joseph DiPinto, Jr., 32º Robert L. Wasko, 32º  
1964-65 1993-94 2005-06  
Ill. Robert F. Stark, 33º Rick S. Freedman, 32º Ill. Michael F. Lakat, 33º, MSA-P  
1978-79 1997-98 2005-06  
Ill. Spencer S. Butterwick, 33º Richard A. Bowes, 32º, MSA Leonard R. Bezar, 32º P-Plural Member
1982-83 2000-01 2006-07  
Ill. George A. Bolton, 33º Frank A. Mayer, Jr., 32º Ill.Clifford W. Hutchens, 33º, MSA  
1984-85 2001-02 2007-08  
Ill. George W. Metz, 33º Frank H. Guinn, 32º Dale H. Fera, 32º, MSA  
1985-86 2002-03 2008-09  
Ill. Charles R. Nebel, 33º Ill. Clayton H. Melson, 33º, MSA Charles M. Pierro, 32º  
1992-93 2003-04 2009-10  

The 15º Knight of the East and the 16º Prince of Jerusalem Degrees of Scottish Rite Masonry are often referred to as the historical degrees and constitute an allegorical narrative presenting the story of a captive people who, "wept beside the rivers of Babylon." When liberated they were consecrated to the task of building the second Temple or rather rebuilding the original Templeof Solomon. The entire pageantry and symbolism of Freemasonry revolves around the construction of the four Temples of Jahweh, by a brotherhood dedicated to the erection of a perfect edifice at Jerusalem and later to building a Temple in the hearts of men. Contrasted with hauteur of imperious monarchs, is the humility of the little group of those born to bondage pleading for the redress of an ancient wrong. The lessons in the 15º and 16º are from these elements of the historical drama which transpired during the reigns of the Great Kings, Cyrus and Darius.

The Historical and Traditional Degrees

15º Knight of the East 16º Prince of Jerusalem

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