Joseph Fort Newton, Litt.D.

1880-1950

Joseph Fort Newton, Litt.D. - An ordained minister who served churches in Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, London (England), New York and Philadelphia and who was the revered Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Iowa wrote a book in 1914 ("The Builders") with the financial encouragement of that Grand Lodge. Anti-Masons are quick to point out that this book was "approved" by Freemasonry yet they fail to note that such approval was only from the Grand Lodge of Iowa which commissioned it - and not by any other Grand Lodge. Significant too is the fact that only one quote ever seems to appear from Dr. Newton's inspiring work.

(From the Website "Masonicinfo.com")

A Quote from Newton:

We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us -- how we can take it, what we do with it -- and that is what really counts in the end. How to take the raw stuff of life and make it a thing of worth and beauty -- that is the test of living. *Joseph Fort Newton

 

Check out this website for more on Newton:

http://www.la-mason.com/stb11.htm

http://www.owmg.org/Education/STB/STB-1994/STB-FE94.txt

http://home.swbell.net/terrell1/smithfield455/Light/STB/Stb0204.htm