Do you wish to be WM?

**Jason** · 02-06-2008, 11:11 AM

Some people do not wish to go through the chairs, and I can understand. Others may just see it as another badge.

I for one, do not wish to until I have the time to dedicate to it. I feel it would be a time consuming job, and would like to be an active WM in getting the Lodge as a whole together.

How do you feel about it? Where you a WM and how much time did you devote to it?

**Ashlar521** · 02-06-2008, 12:09 PM

It is time consuming when done right . I've noticed some just do it to get the title Past Master though .

cemab4y · 02-07-2008, 07:41 AM

my career requires frequent moves. I have worked from Maine to California. I have also spent 11 years in foreign countries. I am leaving for Iraq in a couple of weeks.

In my home lodge, a mason normally must go through all of the chairs, before serving as WM. This takes 7 years (or more). I will have to wait until retirement, before I can devote the necessary time to serve in the line.

But, yes I would like to serve Freemasonry, by serving in the officer's line. I would turn my lodge around, and make some real changes.

**BG_TRBL** · 02-08-2008, 08:18 PM

I have had the wonderful opportunity to serve as WM of my lodge. I did have the unfortunate series of events happen that, the month after I was raised, I was sitting in the Pursuivants chair. Due to the decreased active membership in my lodge I started through the chairs. I developed a strong affinity for the craft and have not regretted it once. I had the opportunity to serve as WM for 2 consecutive years 2003-2004. I would not have had it any other way. It was a wonderful opportunity and I would gladly stand in the East again if ever needed.
I strongly urge anyone interested in the craft to pursue the officer chairs, it is the best way to learn, practice and teach the craft.
I also wish the best of luck to everyone who pursues the venture.

RoughAshlar · 03-23-2008, 09:12 PM

I dont know yet if Im going to try for WM, although I have been going through the chairs and enjoy it immensly. I have to agree with BG_ the officer chairs are the best way to learn, practice and teach the craft, the more involved you are the more you get out of the work.

02-06-2008, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason ex oriente lux Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 573	Do you wish to be WM? Some people do not wish to go through the chairs, and I can understand. Others may just see it as another badge. I for one, do not wish to until I have the time to dedicate to it. I feel it would be a time consuming job, and would like to be an active WM in getting the Lodge as a whole together. How do you feel about it? Where you a WM and how much time did you devote to it?

02-06-2008, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 617 Blog Entries: 3	It is time consuming when done right . I've noticed some just do it to get the title Past Master though . __________________ Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy

02-07-2008, 07:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
cemab4y Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salerno, Afghanistan Posts: 103	serving in the chairs my career requires frequent moves. I have worked from Maine to California. I have also spent 11 years in foreign countries. I am leaving for Iraq in a couple of weeks. In my home lodge, a mason normally must go through all of the chairs, before serving as WM. This takes 7 years (or more). I will have to wait until retirement, before I can devote the necessary time to serve in the line. But, yes I would like to serve Freemasonry, by serving in the officer's line. I would turn my lodge around, and make some real changes.

02-08-2008, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
BG_TRBL "Laus Deo" Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: #232 Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania Posts: 298	I have had the wonderful opportunity to serve as WM of my lodge. I did have the unfortunate series of events happen that, the month after I was raised, I was sitting in the Pursuivants chair. Due to the decreased active membership in my lodge I started through the chairs. I developed a strong affinity for the craft and have not regretted it once. I had the opportunity to serve as WM for 2 consecutive years 2003-2004. I would not have had it any other way. It was a wonderful opportunity and I would gladly stand in the East again if ever needed. I strongly urge anyone interested in the craft to pursue the officer chairs, it is the best way to learn, practice and teach the craft. I also wish the best of luck to everyone who pursues the venture. __________________ P.M. LaBelle Vallee Lodge #232 P.H.P. Lafayette Chapter #167 Sir Knight (Hospitallier Commandry) Prophet (Zafar Grotto) Enlightenment is for those who can open their blinds and realize, there is more to life and understanding.

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03-23-2008, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
RoughAshlar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Great White North, Eh? Posts: 154	I dont know yet if Im going to try for WM, although I have been going through the chairs and enjoy it immensly. I have to agree with BG_ the officer chairs are the best way to learn, practice and teach the craft, the more involved you are the more you get out of the work.