4th Masonic District
The
4th Masonic
District consists of 9 individual lodges of Free and Accepted
Masons.
Adoniram-Highland,
Wakefield-Rising Star #80
Meeting
Nights 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
321
Second Street
Lyndhurst,
New Jersey 07071
(201)
438-2662
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Boiling
Springs Lodge #152
Meeting
Nights 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
169
Park Avenue
Rutherford,
New Jersey 07070
(201)
933-2332
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Meeting
Nights 1st & 3rd Thursdays
1476
Van Houten Avenue
Clifton,
New Jersey 07013
(973)
779-9651
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Eclipse
Lodge #259
Meeting
Nights 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
169
Park Avenue
Rutherford,
New Jersey 07070
(201)
933-2332
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Euclid
Lodge #136
Meeting
Nights 1st & 3rd Fridays
200
Division Avenue
Hasbrouck
Heights, New Jersey 07604
(201)
288-2060
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Garfield
Lodge #276
Meeting
Nights 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Lanza
Avenue & Ann Street
Garfield,
New Jersey 07026
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Humboldt-Ezra
Lodge #114
Meeting
Nights 1st & 3rd Tuesdays
1476
Van Houten Avenue
Clifton,
New Jersey 07013
(973)
779-9651
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Lessing-Passaic
Lodge #67
Meeting
Nights 1st & 3rd Tuesdays
169
Park Avenue
Rutherford,
New Jersey 07070
1-800-245-1070
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Little
Falls Lodge #263
Meeting
Nights 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
14
Lincoln Avenue
Little
Falls, New Jersey 07424
(973)
256-7831
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Freemasonry
Fast
Fact:
WHAT'S A LODGE?
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The word "lodge" means both a group of Masons meeting in some place and the room or building in which they meet. Masonic buildings are also sometimes called "temples" because much of the symbolism Masonry uses to teach its lessons comes from the building of King Solomon's Temple in the Holy Land. The term "lodge" itself comes from the structures which the stonemasons built against the sides of the cathedrals during construction. In winter, when building had to stop, they lived in these lodges and worked at carving stone.
If you've ever watched C-Span's coverage of the House of Commons in London, you'll notice that the layout is about the same. Since Masonry came to America from England, we still use the English floor plan and English titles for the officers. The Worshipful Master of the Lodge sits in the East. "Worshipful" is an English term of respect which means the same thing as "Honorable." He is called the Master of the lodge for the same reason that the leader of an orchestra is called the "Concert Master." It's simply an older term for "Leader." In other organizations, he would be called "President." The Senior and Junior Wardens are the First and Second Vice-presidents. The Deacons are messengers, and the Stewards have charge of refreshments.
Every lodge has an altar holding a "Volume of the Sacred Law." In the United States and Canada, that is almost always a Bible.
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