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	Photo of new Royal Arch Masons that took their 4th & 5th at Bridgeport, Il on May 6th. The York Rite Bodies of Olney moved to Bridgeport, Il last week and this was their first Royal Arch degrees in their new home. All 7 candidates are members of Bridgeport Lodge and 4 are officers at Bridgeport Lodge #386. All are excited about beginning their York Rite journey. Row 1 Matt Ash, Sr. Warden, Jerry Harper, Sean McQueen Row 2 Henry Creek, Wally Gerber,Worshipful Master, Shannon Sebly, Sr. Deacon Gerry Breult, Jr. Deacon Row 3- Leonard Stoecker EHP, Bruce Rhinehart MEGHP

Royal Arch Masonry

The preparatory degrees conferred in the Chapter are those of

Mark Master, Past Master, and Most Excellent Master. All are beautiful, interesting, and teach valuable lessons, but the Most Sublime Degree of the Royal Arch is more important than all that precede it. It brings to light many essentials of the Craft contained only in this Most Sublime Degree & explains many Cryptic passages of the first three degrees incomprehensible to the Master Mason.

Without a knowledge of these , the Masonic character cannot be complete. It has been said that “the Royal Arch stands as the rainbow of promise of the resurrection; of that which was lost and that which shall be recovered.”

The value of Royal Arch Masonry will be justly appreciated by all who are exalted to the Most Sublime Degree, particularly by those who are seeking to complete their Masonic education. It reveals the full light of Ancient Craft Masonry, presents it as a complete system in accordance with the original plan, and confers at last the rights & light of a Master Mason, in fact as well as in name. It truly leads to a fuller understanding of the purposes and spirit of Freemasonry.

For the first time the Master Mason can perceive the completeness of the Ancient Craft & understand how all its forms & ceremonies are the preparation for the final goal, the Most Sublime Degree of the Royal Arch Mason.

Membership:

Membership in the Chapter is open to Master Masons in good standing in a duly Constituted Lodge of Master Masons.

To: Illinois Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Illinois

KING	Harold R. Greer
SCRIBE	Edward I. Oliver
TREASURER	Darrell A. Hamilton
SECRETARY	Bruce W. Rhinehart
CHAPLAIN	Max Balding
CAPTAIN of the HOST	William J. Hussey, JR.
PRINCIPAL SOJOURNER	Jason C. Kinsolving
ROYAL ARCH CAPTAIN	Earl W. Knight
MASTER THIRD VEIL	Robert G. Robinson
MASTER SECOND VEIL	*Bradley Scott Mullins*
MASTER FIRST VEIL	Donald H. Goupil
STEWARD	Nathan Shane Wheeler
SENTINEL	Guy R. Rhinehart