IS NOW BEING READ BY BRETHREN IN PACIFIC
MONTICELLO LODGE'S HISTORY CONTAINS MANY FACTS OF INTEREST TO MASONS
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Masonry has gone a long way and has done a great deal of good in this country since it was first practiced here more than a hundred years ago. It has been the medium of good and responsible for vast improvement in this community but despite all that it has done it has had its enenies. Men had little more than migrated to the wilderness that was Sullivan County more than a hundred years ago and began to speculate in the fine arts of Masonry before its jealous enemies began their work designed to destroy the temple of the builders.
The History of Monticello Lodge and the Lodges which preceeded it reviews these events in the manner in which they were recorded in old documents more than a hundred years old. It contains heretofore unpublished incidents of the Morgan era and gives authentic facts and dates which connect George Washington, Major John Sullivan, Joseph Brant the Indian Warrior, and celebrated Revolutionary War soldiers Masonically with the early day activities of Sullivan County residents.
These are facts which should be familiar to not only Masons of Monticello Lodge but to every Mason. They are interesting and educational. Monticello Lodge's History records not only these important historical facts, but page after page gives Masonic readers many things which are not new but nevertheless are unknown to most Masons who have not read the History.
While most Sullivan County Masons know that Sullivan Lodge No. 272 was the first Masonic Lodge organized in the County, there are few who know about the activities, success or failure of the Lodge.
Other chapters include one which touches briefly upon Masonry in 1811; another is about Military Lodges and another tells us about difficulties experienced by Grand Lodge at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century.
Several chapters are devoted to the history of Lodges of the County and important Masonic events.
Pictures of all Past Masters of Monticello Lodge are also included in the book. There are also many other pages which include a chronological list of present and past members of Montcello Lodge.
These Histories have already reached the far corners of the world. Wor. Bro. Harold Stetcher has received his copy somewhere in the Pacific while other soldiers have received theirs in other sectors of the war theatre.
The Lodge has only a limited supply left. Revenue from the sale of these books will be used to defer expenses. Therefore if any brother would lke to help the lodge and at the same time avail himself of delightful Masonic reading he should not hesitate to write to the Lodge Secretary or to our Worshipful Master, J. Maxwell Knapp and reserve a copy. If he already has his copy he may choose to send a copy to a soldier, a relative or friend.
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[A.O. BENTON, 1942]
