From: 'Texas Mason'
To: [email protected]
Subject: Shriners: Royal Order of Jesters
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005
Please post this anonymously! Please do not
include my email address in your posting of this message. Masons
and Shriners are pissed off about this email in Texas.
This was an email sent out about 3 weeks ago to all Texas Masons
by a mason going by the name of Sam Houston. He charges that a
secret group within the Shriners called the Royal Order of
Jesters is involved in an illegal prostitution and illegal
gambling ring. He chose a very fitting name since Sam Houston was
the first Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Texas. Here is the
email that was sent:
"OH LORD MY GOD IS THERE NO HELP FOR THE WIDOW'S SON!"
"OH LORD MY GOD IS THERE NO HELP FOR THE WIDOW'S SON!"
"OH LORD MY GOD IS THERE NO HELP FOR THE WIDOW'S SON!"
Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
of Texas, Right Worshipful Grand Officers, and Brethren:
I’m a Shriner in Texas. I have been a Shriner for many,
many years.
I am also a Jester in the Royal Order of Jesters within the
Shrine. I have not attended Blue Lodge in ages. I am going to
leave my name anonymous for various reasons. I am married to a
wonderful woman (the 2nd one in my life thanks to the Shriners)
and I have children who have moved on to lives of their own.
However, what I am about to portray to you could endanger my life
and the life of my family.
I have told a few select brethren the story I am about to relay
to you. I am not sure who they told, if they told anyone. More
than likely, when you are done reading this email, you will
surely be in disbelief of what has transpired in the past, what
is transpiring today, and what is planned for the future within
the Shriners organization to the disgrace of Ancient Free and
Accepted FreeMasonry.
When I started masonry prior to the mid 70's it was the best
experience of my life. The brotherhood that I found was beyond
belief. The blue lodge was truly the pinnacle of my Masonic
experience. I became a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason that same
year, although I never really participated in the organization. I
became a Shriner somewhere in that time period. This is where my
story really begins...
While in the shrine I was very active. Taking my family with me
on the weekends to events was a very exciting time in my life,
and the life of my family. I was approached in the Shrine and was
told that I was a good Shriner and that I was invited to join a
secret society within the Shrine--The Royal Order of Jesters.
This "secret society" was started back in the late teens of the
20th century. The motto was "Mirth is King" and was devoted to
not brooding over sorrows, but to forget them as far as possible.
This meant home life as well.
My brothers, I am a sinner. I have sinned against my family. I
have sinned against myself. I have sinned against God.
The Holy Bible, Master Mason Edition, 1 Corinthians 5:11: But now
I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is
called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or
a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist; with such an one no
not to eat.
During the initiation of new Jesters I was
offered the opportunity by another fellow brother to sleep with a
whore, even though I had a wife and kids waiting for me to come
home. I was not strong at the time and I violated every oath I
had ever taken with my wife. This did not stop at initiation.
These were a constant occurrence at our Jester functions and they
are a common occurrence today. The initiation practices have not
changed as well. Prostitutes were offered/made available at our
functions and often brothers would have sex in front of other
brothers.
Oral sex competitions between brothers were considered
“fun” activities to build a strong brotherhood bond
between members of the Royal Order of Jesters. Potentates and
Chaplains, Attorneys and Judges, Past Masters and brothers all
participating or watching with open eyes, but closed minds. I
often felt ashamed of what I was doing, but the pleasure
outweighed the guilt. I had fallen within a deep hole and my
cable-tow had been severed.
Sex, illegal gambling and Alcohol were and are the preferred
order of business to ease the "pain" of brother masons.
Prostitutes are available at Jester functions for the brothers to
have their way with.
There is also illegal gambling at our functions where Masonic
brethren are playing high-stakes games with hard-earned cash. I
have seen it all brothers and it is going on today, right under
your noses, within your communities, and these men are calling
themselves your Masonic Brothers.
I am currently active in the Shriners and the Jesters. I am
ashamed of what I have become and what the Shriners have become.
I have seen threat after threat made against Masonic brothers who
have not agreed or have spoken against the activities of our
club. These activities are in every Royal Order of Jester’s
club in the USA, and beyond our borders. You would be surprised
if you knew who was Jester from your local blue
lodges--outstanding, moral men--at least by their outwardly
appearance. Our Most Worshipful Grand Chaplain of the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas is a member of the Royal Order of
Jesters, along with the Deputy Grand Master of the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas!!! I’m calling you out
brothers. It is time for us to raise the bar of Masonry in Texas,
even at the expense of our fraternity. Our Most Worshipful Grand
Master Elmer Murphy of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas
always talks about the character of a Master Mason and now he has
the opportunity to present his true Masonic character when
dealing with this issue given how close he is in relation to
current active members in the Royal Order of Jesters.
The Jesters pride themselves in having control of all leadership
positions at all of the Shrine Temples in the US and Canada as
well as the Imperial Shrine leadership. Also, they have risen
through the ranks in every body of Masonry including the Scottish
Rite, York Rite, Rosicrucians, Red Cross of Constantine, Eastern
Star and the Demolay Organizations. There have been numerous past
masters of the Grand Lodge of Texas who have been Jesters,
including our most recent Grand Master Boyd Patterson, Reese
Harrison Jr., and Michael Nanny. Find out who these other Masons
are brothers within your local lodges and hold them accountable
for their actions. I have invoked the cry of a Masonic brother in
need of help!
I lost my first wife due to her finding out what went on at one
of my outings. Don’t let this happen to your Masonic
brothers or your friends. I am not sure if anyone in the Blue
Lodge really knows this is going on, but to those of you
receiving this email, you are now armed with the knowledge and it
is the truth. I challenge you to prove me wrong.
I ask the Most Worshipful Grand Master Elmer Murphey of the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas to conduct a full Masonic
investigation into these allegations. I ask you, my brothers, to
do the same within your local blue lodges. I am guilty. Hold me
accountable, hold your Masonic Brothers accountable, and hold our
Most Worshipful Grand Master accountable!!!
I charge myself and every member of the Royal Order of Jesters in
the State of Texas under the Laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas,
Article XIII, Section VI, Paragraph 5. Behavior at Home and In
Your Neighborhood
You are to act as becomes a moral and wise man; ...and by
avoiding gluttoness or drunkenness, that your families be not
neglected or injured, nor you disabled from working.
I also invoke the request to the Most Worshipful
Grand Master under Title V, Discipline, Chapter 1
Article 498 (531) Accused's Lodges to Be Notified--notification
to lodges of members who are members of the Royal Order of
Jesters
Article 499 (532) Neglect by Lodge of Duty to
Disclipline-District Deputy Grand Masters should obtain list of
Jesters in their jurisdictions
Article 499a Powers of the Grand Master- Set this investigation
in motion and work to re-establish our Masonic beliefs of "Making
Good Men Better"
Charges I believe should be filed against every member of the
Royal Order of Jesters:
Article 506 Certain Other Offenses:
2. Actions which disgrace masonry
5. To indulge in the intemperate use of intoxicating liquor,
gambling or profane swearing.
8. To willfully abandon his family
13. To cohabit with lewd women
I encourage blue lodges in other states to conduct investigations
of their own into these allegations as well.
I ask the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge of Texas to suspend all Master Masons in the State of
Texas who are members of the Royal Order of Jesters, which would
cease their activities within the various shrines across the
state until a full investigation may be conducted.
This email is going out to every lodge in Texas that has a
website, the Grand Lodge officers of every state, the York and
Scottish Rites.
Please ask questions, talk about this in your blue lodge, and
contact the Most Worshipful Grand Master Elmer Murphey and demand
this be investigated by the Grand Lodge of Texas. This
information will eventually go before the public eyes if it is
not handled within our Masonic fraternity. Let every Master Mason
who is in a position of leadership or anyone thinking of
ascending to a position of authority be on notice that their
activities in the Royal Order of Jesters and their adherence to
the Masonic oaths and morality will be brought into the
light.
Again I am pleading for an immediate
statewide investigation and a purging of the Grand Lodge line,
Scottish Rite, York Rite and the Shrine. I have collected 18
local chapter rosters as well as the national Kochina group
rooster. I urge every mason to forward this e-mail to as many
brother Masons and Shriners as possible. I also challenge my
fellow Jesters to come out in the light and explain their actions
as well as their failure to comply with their oaths to their
brother masons and families.
I know this is hard for many of you to believe. Doubt me. Prove
me wrong! This is my plea! Brothers, over the years I have
traveled to numerous states and the same activities occur in NY,
Florida, California, Wyoming, Texas, etc.
These are your Masonic brothers, just as I am, but we are not
doing what is right nor are we following Masonic principles. Help
me expose this atrocity within our fraternity brothers. I am
helpless without your help and support.
Fraternally,
Your Brother
Sam Houston
Texas Mason
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Newsvine: IRS Must End Jester Tax Fraud - 28/01/12
Newsvine: Fourth Jester Sentenced - 12/04/11
Sandy Frost Newsvine: Feds Define Jesters - 18/06/10
Sandy Frost Newsvine: ABC News Confirms FBI Investigating Jesters for Child Sex Tourism - 06/04/10
Newsvine: Filings Fly Prior to Tills Sentencing for Jester Prostitution - 04/08/09
Newsvine - The Shriners & Management by Mirth - 14/03/09
Tills' Sentencing Rescheduled in Jester Prostitution Case - 12/01/09
Former Jester confirms 'Sam Houston' E-mail - 06/12/08
Former N. Y. judge convicted of transporting hookers to Jesters Ontario meeting - 08/09/08
Wall Street Journal: Surely You Jest - Former New York Judge Admits to Violating Mann Act - 08/09/08
Jester Confesses to Wife He Organized Prostitutes - 25/08/08
VIDEO: Freemasonry Shriner Jester Former judge pleads guilty in prostitution scandal - 21/08/08
The Book of the Play: The N.Y. Royal Order of Jesters Scandal - 28/03/08
The Royal Order of Jesters, Court 22 - 21/03/08
Jesters Exposed - Bilikens
Thingy - 15/02/08
Further Reading:
The Shriners - Krafty Klowns and eyeballs pierced
with three sided blades
