Obvious ly, the nature and quality of a person s inner life is even more vital to his well being than his outward circumstances. It is because of this that Masonry has care fully selected its material for the build ing of its fraternal structure. Masonry undertakes to teach men to sift through the elements at their command, and use is materials to his advantage. It stress es what elements to cultivate and what to curb. It furnishes plans for a worthy structure, suggests the necessary work ing tools, and supplies a cement guar anteed to bind and endure.
Masonry is now and always has been the perfect blueprint for the brotherhood of man.
Participation and support of the lodge is the only way to make it all work. Burmah attended Mount Holly Schools, and upon graduation from Mount Holly High School, entered Appalachian State University where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master s Degree. While at ASU he distinguished himself in several athletic and extra curricular activities. One such endeavor, acting in the outdoor drama Horn in the West , gave him an excellent foun dation for his later service to the Masonic Fraternity as a participant in the various degrees. Companion Carpenter s education at ASU was interrupted while he served his country in the United States Air Force, seeing active duty in Nortli Africa and French Morocco.