AUTHORS and ARTICLES INDEX— 1992 KNIGHT TEMPLAR MAGAZINE

(Article Titles Are Bolded; Page Numbers after Month Name; Article keywords in brackets and Italicized)

A
Admitting Disabilities—September, 22
[hearing aid; pride is hard to overcome; Father Time can't be fooled by cosmetics; pride is a luxury I can't afford]
After the Ball—October, 15
[Charles K. Harris, songwriter and music publisher; songs he wrote; “After the Ball” song; John Phillip Sousa; Harris
Masonic membership]
Antidote for Anxiety (Inspirational Message)—November, 25
Are They Only Words? (Inspirational Message)—December, 27

B
Barstow, Dr. Henry H.—April, 24
Becker, Randall W.—August, 26
Ben Franklin Vs. Mesmer—February, 5
[Franklin's venture into psychology; pseudo-medical fad called “mesmerism”; Friedrich Anton Mesmer; Marquis de
Lafayette; Marie Antoinette; Louis XVI appoints commission (including Franklin) to investigate the validity of
Mesmerism; Mesmer’s theory; how patients were treated using mesmerism; no trace of magnetism in mesmeric
treatments; James Braid; hypnosis; ruling out the operation of physical forces like magnetism in mesmerism and
correctly detecting the presence of psychological factors like imagination; Benjamin Franklin as a Mason]
Bennett, Joseph E.—May, 7; August, 5; October, 5; November, 7
Brief History of the Masonic Fraternity, A—March, 21
[operative Masonic lodges or guilds; two classes of working masons; "master's piece"; reasons for the existence of
the lodge; wealthy families petitioned to be "accepted" into Masonic organizations; John Boswell; Grand Lodge of
England founding; Ancients and Moderns; "military lodge"; "Eccosais" (Scottish) degrees; Royal Arch; Cryptic Masons;
Commandery Orders; the glue of charity]
Brother Babe—January, 25
[Biography of the life and career of Oliver Norvell Hardy, of Laurel and Hardy fame]
Buffalo Bill Cody: Part II—January, 5
[Fort Hays to Fort Dodge ride; Major General Eugene A. Carr; rescue of two pioneer ladies from Indians; Ned Buntline;
Buffalo Bill dime novels; buffalo hunts and explorations with Cody; Masonic memberships; Medal of Honor received;
medal was taken away from Bill in 1916; member of the Nebraska Legislature; "Buffalo Bill - Yellow Hand Duel”; Nate
Salsbury; Wild West Show; Annie Oakley; tour of England; Sitting Bull; 1893 Columbian Exposition; death and funeral]

C
Chivalry Confronts the World of Change—June, 11
[essay on the rapidity of change in the modern world; two major groups of Knights; we must change; Change is
what Christ is after; turn to Christ, and get the answer for our changing world]
Commodore Matthew Caibraith Perry—June, 7
[Commodore James Biddle; U.S.S. Columbus; Tokyo, Japan; 1850s American steamship owners began lobbying their
government for a treaty with Japan; Perry birth, youth, early naval service; Mexican War; steam frigate U.S.S.
Susquehanna; Japanese guard boats; the Shogun; giant meteor explodes; hsiung expression; Perry presents the
President’s letter to two Japanese lords; U.S.S. Powhatan; Perry ended two and a half centuries of Japanese isolation
from the mainstream of world technological progress; masonic membership; death]
Cox, Lyman J.—June, 6
D
Day in the Life of a Knight Templar, A—March, 19
[an illustration of what went on during the typical day of a Knight Templar, perhaps in the early 13th century]
DeLawter, George E.—December, 8
Dorward, Donald A.—March, 21; December, 23
Dungeon, Fire and Sword, The Knights Templar in the Crusades (Book Review)—August, 26

E
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, The—October, 21; November, 21
Edwards, Dr. E. K.—March, 19; August, 27; December, 26
Edwards, Virginia A.—June, 12

F
Fall from Grace of Master Mason Jean Paul Marat, The—July, 24
[brief history of French Revolutionary figure Marat; his Masonic membership; death by Charlotte Corday; lessons we
can learn from Marat’s life and downfall; our beloved Masonry makes good men better, but it may, as in this instance,
fail to make a bad man of base and primitive instincts even a good man]
Fighting for our Faith (Inspirational Message)—July, 21
“Fox Holes" (Easter Message)—April, 5

G
G. Wilbur Bell, 1912-1992 (Memorial Biography)—May, 5
Gillard, Michael D.—February, 19
Goranson, Dean N.—July, 5; August, 10; September, 11
Greenberg, Dr. Stephen R.—February, 26; December, 21
Guest, Edgar A.—April, 32

H
Hannah, John—September, 5
Heath, Rev. Mark D.—September, 24
Herrick, Dale—July, 14
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—January, 16
[Triennial Conclave held in Baltimore in 1871; decorations of a Templar; Grand Encampment has decided what
costume shall be used; first move to have each Grand Jurisdiction control the uniform; majority and minority report of
Committee on Costume and Drill; subject was postponed to the next Triennial Conclave]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—February, 16
[1871 Order No. 3; 'black frock coat'; 1874 Triennial Conclave address of Grand Master John Q. A. Fellows on the
subject of uniform]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—March, 16
[Grand Master Fellows then reviews the previous legislation on the Uniform and quotes the Resolution of Sir Knight
Doyle of 1859, and continues in his address]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—April, 16
[Committee on Jurisprudence report; amended statutes in regard to the Uniform of a Knight Templar and also Knight
of the Red Cross; 1877 Triennial Conclave, Grand Master J. H. Hopkins reported continued difficulty with the uniform
in his address]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—May, 16
[At the Triennial Conclave held in St. Louis in 1886, the Committee on Templar Jurisprudence made an extensive report
on the subject of uniform]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—July, 16
[continuation of 1886 Committee on Templar Jurisprudence report begun in May, 1992, issue]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—September, 16
[Grand Master Smith decision of 1918; Triennial Conclave of 1922; Conclave of 1925; Jurisprudence Committees
reports]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—November, 16
[regulations for Chapeau and Belt]
History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXII: Uniforms-Uniform of a Knight Templar (Continued)—December, 16
[regulations for Sword and Scabbard, Gloves, Trousers, Baldric, Cape, Prelate's Robes Of Office, Underrobe, Mantle or
Overrobe]
Humpty Dumpty and Templary (Ephesians 1:15-23) (Inspirational Message)—September, 24

I
If Easter Be Not True (Poem)—April, 24
In Defense of Old Ritualists—February, 26
[ritualistic and acting abilities of each degree cast must be honed and polished; established need for experienced and
seasoned ritualists; skilled ritualists who can make Masonic degrees come alive are sometimes pushed aside in favor
of new members who find themselves occupying positions which they cannot properly fulfill; need for skilled
directors; need to select as participants men who have a genuine desire to work in degrees; work closely with
experienced ritualists; must not permit a slipshod performance; blend the enthusiasm of youth with the skill and
wisdom of age]
Individualism (Patriotic Message)—December, 12
Irwin, E.—July, 32

J
Jacques de Molay—March, 9
[An account of the last days of DeMolay and the Templars, starting in 1307]
Josephine and Brother Napoleon—March, 5
[Eugene Beauharnais; Rose Beauharnais; Napoleon called her (Rose) Josephine; first known letter from Napoleon to
Josephine; marriage in 1796; northern Italy campaign; Napoleon concerned about the lack of letters from Josephine;
Josephine's lover, Hippolyte Charles; Josephine joins Napoleon in Italy; "Our Lady of Victories"; Egyptian campaign;
"Bodin Company"; Pauline Fourès; divorced Josephine and replaced her with Marie Louise of Austria; Napoleon and
Freemasonry]
Julius, C. Clark—February, 5; March, 5; June, 7

K
Kentucky: The Fifteenth State—June, 5
[A Celebration of Kentucky's Bicentennial; brief history; brief Masonic history]
Kessler, W. Duane—March, 9; April, 25; June, 23; August, 23; September, 26
Knight Hospitallers, The—June, 23
[Fourth Crusade in 1204; Constantinople; Pope Innocent III; Rukn-ad-din Baibers; city of Jaffa; Antioch; Acre; Teutonic
Knights; Limosso; William De Villaret; Knights of St. John; Grand Master Fulk de Villaret; Island of Rhodes]
Knights of St. John, The—September, 26
[Raymond de Puy; Brother Gerard; Order of St. John wore a white cross of peace on the blood red field of war; rules of
the Order; induction of a new member; Krak de Chevaliers; works of Galen; tactics and weapons of Crusading Orders;
Saladin; fall of Jerusalem]
Knights Templar (Poem)—April, 32
Knights Who March for God—January, 23
[story in the Bible about Gideon; should be more concerned about bringing out the sterling qualities of members;
whatever is of God's Spirit is creative; Who will get up and try again and carry on in the face of seeming defeat?; In our
kind of world, we must play our part or go under]
Kraus, Robert C.—December, 27

L
Lasky, Dr. Irving I.—February, 23; July, 24
Legait, Kurt—March, 32
Let the Light Shine: Musings on Masonic Membership—December, 23
[author’s ideas on what Masonry can do to improve its public image and thereby increase membership; show the world
that we have something to offer in the pride, integrity, and collective abilities available in Masonic bodies]
"Let There Be Light" (Inspirational Message)—June, 6
Lincoln, Norman G.—October, 15
Lord Elgin's Address at the 58th Triennial Banquet, Part I—October, 21
[John Skene; Lodge of Aberdeen; William Schaw; King James VI; Lodges must be correctly and properly administered;
Art of Memory; Perfect Universal Man; William St. Clair; James Gall; "Gabions"]
Lord Elgin's Address at the 58th Triennial Banquet, Part II—November, 21
[General Alexander Hamilton; General Robert Moray; Alexander Bruce; King Charles I; Moray and Masonry; Reverend
Robert Kirk; John Mylne]

M
Masonry's Missionaries, Part I—July, 5
[Military men were Masonry's missionaries; Military Lodge; Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland; British
Empire; an invaluable instrument for the Crown to maintain loyalty; by 1886 there were only sixteen Lodges open and
working in the British Army; proliferation of Grand Lodges in the U.S.A.; Military Lodge Masonry become obsolete and
finally all but extinct by 1900; American Civil War; British Military Lodge system, uncomplicated yet effective; His
Majesty's 62nd Loyal American Regiment; Military Masonry in Canada; First Regiment of Foot]
Masonry's Missionaries, Part II—August, 10
[Seven Years War, 1756-1763; Rite of Strict Observance; Knight Templar degrees; 2nd Battalion – Royal Regiment of
Foot; Lodge No. 74 at Albany, NY; Army Lodge No. 441; Prince Hall; "African Lodge" No. 459; Jonathan Heart;
Marietta, Ohio]
Masonry's Missionaries, Part III—September, 11
[“The Old Lodges of Pennsylvania 1730-1800, volumes I and II” by Julius F. Sachse, Litt. D.; Irish system of Ambulatory
Warrants; Grand Lodge of Quebec; Transition Grand Lodge of New York; Mother Lodge of Australia; "higher degrees"
of Masonry had great appeal to regimental army officers; Irish Grand Encampment; American Union Lodge]
Masonry's Tarnished Image—October, 9
[public's concept and image of Masonry; Stephen Knight; Martin Short; denounced Masonry as anti-Christian and anti-
Religious; zealous religious leaders; disillusioned Masons; examples of how Masons interact with non-Masons in some
fictitious scenarios; individual Mason can improve the public's image of Freemasonry; image is further tarnished by
the way Masons dress when they appear in public; turn the public's attention away from the implied mysterious and
secretive character of the order]
Men Who Build Forever, The—December, 21
[Theodore Roosevelt; isthmus of Panama; Hay-Pauncefote treaty; Canal Zone; Republic of Panama; George
Washington Goethals; Panama Canal built]
Modern Quest For The Holy Grail, The—December, 26
[“gradale"; Sir Thomas Mallory; Grail tradition; purported locations of the Grail; the quest itself can only bring us closer
to Jesus Christ]
Mote, Dr. Tom—January, 28
Mystery of the Holy Shroud, The—August, 27
[history and scientific examination of the Shroud of Turin]
Mystic Tie, A—February, 19
[Short story of the fraternal bond between American and Australian Masons]

N
Nalina, W. J.—October, 9

O
Old Friends! (Poem)—July, 32
Order of St John, The—August, 23
[the founding, growth and service of these Knights; Brother Gerard]
Ortiz, Edward, Jr.—January, 25

P
Paul C. Rodenhauser, HPEGM, Past Grand Recorder, 1910-1992 (Obituary)—November, 5
Philip the Fair—April, 25
[Biography of King Philip V of France, who persecuted the Templars in collusion with Pope Clement V]
Precious Vision (Poem)—March, 32
Pro Summa Bonum (For the Greatest Good)—February, 23
[Inspirational message regarding the giving of goodness]
Pruitt, W. Bruce—April, 22

Q
Quality of Mercy is Not Strain’d, The—February, 32
{quote from play, “The Merchant of Venice”]

R
Radiant Life From Our Risen Redeemer (Easter Message)—April, 9
Respect and Trust—February, 10
[growth and decline in Masonic lodges; We are taught to look at the inward man, his character and integrity; young
men in the Lodge today believe in TRADITION, HONOR, and INTEGRITY; absolute truth; examples to the author of
Masonic virtues; each generation must trust the succeeding one to nurture and care for this Fraternity]
Robert Burns, The Freemason—September, 5
[birth, marriage, death; Masonic membership; greatest literary figure Scotland has ever seen; Royal Arch Degree; the
man of independent mind; William Cowper; he was a bard; farewell verses to his Brethren of St James' Lodge]
Russ Morgan and Paul Specht: Icons of Big Band Music—May, 7
[Big Band Era the years between 1935 and 1945; Russ Morgan was loquacious and unpredictable; Specht was
scrupulously careful; Specht birth, parents, youth, education; "Rhythmic Symphonic Syncopation"; "band within a
band"; Specht a gifted violinist; Billy Lustig's Scranton Sirens; Satellite orchestras; "classical jazz"; Specht became the
first to make a “remote" radio broadcast from an aircraft; “Majestic Radio Hour"; Specht Masonic membership; death;
Morgan birth, parents, youth; ability as an arranger; Paul Specht Orchestra member; Specht’s autobiographical work,
“How They Became Name Bands”; Jean Goldkette organization; musical director for radio station WXYZ in Detroit;
Masonic membership; Russ Morgan Orchestra; Morgan stroke and death; Jack Morgan]

S
Security Through Life's Storms—February, 28
[Inspirational message; God gives us power to face the shipwrecks of all that is dearest to us with courage and faith]
Shakespeare, William—February, 32
Smith, Donald H.—June, 5
Social Order Of The Beauceant, The—July, 14
[history of an organization of Christian women whose membership is limited to the wives and widows of Knights
Templar]
Sonnet to St. John The Baptist, A (Poem)—June, 12
Southam, Patrick J.—February, 10
Spirit of Christmas, The (Holiday Message)—December, 7

T
Tale of Two Russians, The—August, 19
[use of Masonry by Leo Tolstoy in his epic novel “War and Peace”; Tolstoy not a Mason; accepted the power of
Masonry as an instrument for beneficial change in a person's character; Irving Berlin; Masonic memberships; only we,
the Masons of our time, can take responsibility for the changes that have taken place in our public image]
Tame the Wild Wind (Inspirational/Patriotic Message)—October, 19
Tom Mix: Pennsylvania Cowboy, Part I—October, 5
[D. W. Griffith; Amos Mix; Edwin E. Mix; Elizabeth Smith; birth of Thomas Hezekiah Mix, his youth; John E. DuBois;
excelled in both football and baseball; great touch with horses; Spanish-American war service; marries Grace I. AIIin;
posted as AWOL; Thompson B. Ferguson; St. Louis World Fair in 1904; Colonel Zack Mulhall's Wild West Show; Seth
Bullock; 101 Wild West Ranch; marries 2nd wife, Olive Stokes; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition; Texas Rangers; 1920
film, “The Coming of the Law”; Selig Polyscope Company; marriage was to Victoria Ford; famous horse Tony]
Tom Mix: Pennsylvania Cowboy, Part II—November, 7
[visited children's hospitals, orphanages, and Boy Scout affairs; movie set called “Mixville"; Masonic membership; Tom
Mix Museum in Driftwood, PA; European trips; Great Depression of 1929 effect on Mix; Sells Floto Circus; alleged
falsification of tax returns; fifth and final wife, Mabel Ward; Sam B. Dill Circus; radio show; horse Tony II; death in auto
accident; funeral and interment; his estate]
Towne, Dr. Howard R.—January, 23; February, 28; April, 9; June, 11; July, 21
Truth Of Easter, The (Easter Message)—April, 22

V
Vaughn Monroe: DeMolay’s Gift to the Big Band Era—August, 5
[Biography, DeMolay, and Masonic membership of the Big Band Era Orchestra leader and vocalist]
Vital Questions—January, 28
[the story of the life and death of Bro. Frank Leakey, friend of the author]

W
Walker, Dr. Harold B.—September, 22; October, 19; November, 25; December, 12
Weir, Rev. Thomas E.—April, 5; December, 7
When Jesus Came (Poem)—December, 8
Wildblood, Edward J.—August, 19