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Think back to the second I.M. Hiram letter. In it I responded to then Grand
Master Coleman's angry letter to me, ordering me to stop "or else." I
was perfectly contented to leave things go at one letter. But they fanned the
flames. Had they just ignored the letters and dismissed me as an isolated
oddball, I would have never written another letter. But they didn't. They
fanned the flames. THEY created "The Illegal Masonic Crusade."
Before Coleman's response, I was one man. After his response, I grew. I became
hundreds across the state, the nation, and the world. Requests to be included
on the mailing list came pouring in, and I received scores of letters from
across the state, nation and world encouraging me to do my work.
As time went on, I didn't need to write anymore. All I needed to do was cobble
together your thoughts from your letters, and add my signature to the bottom. I
did this because I never intended to be a one man solution; I did this because
you needed a voice. As soon as you had an outlet, you sent your thoughts. As
soon as I received your thoughts, I sent them to the world, and your thoughts
and ideas gained support. You all became I.M. Hiram, because all of you are
Hiram.
I.M. Hiram was a reflection and amplification of YOUR thoughts, YOUR ideas, and
YOUR words. YOU all supported EACH OTHER. YOU were UNIFIED.
In time, masonic-crusade.com
came into being. One of YOU started it, and many, many of YOU started
writing there. It became a public forum for free, unhindered speech as regards
the trials and tribulations of West Virginia Freemasonry. Some
discussions went on for 50 or more posts. All because YOU created a space for
YOURSELVES to speak, and YOU spoke.
Now as Grand Lodge draws near, I write you my final e-mails. There is little
use for me at this point, you have your voice. But I tell you this: YOU will
make the change this year. YOU decide the future of Freemasonry in West
Virginia this year. If YOU do not speak out and make YOURSELF heard loud, and
unmistakably clear, YOU will have no right to complain about anything the Grand
Lodge does from this point forward. The work you accomplish at this years Grand
Lodge session determines the course of Masonry for the future.
YOU can change things, YOU have the power, YOUR quarter votes are a landslide
waiting to happen,YOU ARE HIRAM.
