Text Box: Third article. The third article forsooth it is, That the master takes to no 'prentice, Unless he have good assurance to dwell Seven years with him, as I you tell, His craft to learn, that is profitable; Within less he may no be able To lords' profit, nor to his own As you may know by good reason. Fourth article. The fourth article this must be, That the master him well besee, That he no bondman 'prentice make, Nor for no covetousness do him take; For the lord that he is bound to, May fetch the 'prentice wheresoever he go. If in the lodge he were taken, Much disease it might there make, And such case it might befall, That it might grieve some or all. For all the masons that be there Will stand together all together. If such one in that craft should dwell, Of divers disease you might tell; For more ease then, and of honesty, Take a 'prentice of higher degree. By old time written I find That the 'prentice should be of gentle kind; And so sometime, great lords' blood Took this geometry that is full good.

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Volume 6, Issue 3
Text Box: I began to include The Regius Poem—A Poem of Moral Duties in the January issue of The Trestle Board. There are Fifteen articles which were sought and fifteen points there they wrought, here are the third and fourth articles. Text Box: Those who attend Chillicothe Council #4 stated assemblies on a regular basis are generally aware that Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons has announced it will authorize reprinting the code. There have been 106 code changes since 1994 that need to be incorporated. Three sections specifically will be printed: Constitution, Regulations and ByLaws. The Installation of Constituent Council Officers is being reprinted to include presentation of the Leadership Manuel. The target date for the publication is April 2007. Text Box: Seven proposed amendments to the code were approved at the last Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons Assembly. This includes Other amendments approved include follows: B-15: Appointment of the Grand Recorder as the statutory agent of the Grand Council. C-5.01b and C-15.01: Removal of the requirement of certain appointed Grand Officers to be Past Illustrious Master. R-9.09: Dispense with stated assemblies in December and January as an alternate to July and August. B-49: Deletion of R-25.03 which prohibited witnessing Cryptic Degrees in a Royal Arch Chapter. B-65: Specifying the Recorder as responsible for rituals VI Installation: Permitting an alternate date when a stated assembly falls on the eve of a holiday. Text Box: Amendments Approved Text Box: Deputy Grand Master Bobby G. Campbell has scheduled meetings in each Arch this spring for the purpose of meeting with Council Deputy Masters. All Council officers are welcome to attend any of these meetings if they so choose. The meeting for the Sixth Arch is scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2007, location to be announced. Text Box: Companion and Sir Knight Robert S. Jones, who currently heads up Chillicothe Chapter #4, Chillicothe Council #4 and Chillicothe Commandery #8 has been attempting to reach out to all past presiding officers of the Chillicothe York Rite Bodies and members in an effort to increase attendance at the stated meetings, to encourage members to stand and be counted when it comes time for conferring the Degrees in Chapter and Council and the Orders in Commandery. He began with correspondence to all Past High Priests. Additional outreach efforts are currently in the works to sustain the viability of our York Rite in Chillicothe. A York Rite Festival is planned for Saturday, May 5, 2007.