Chapter of Rose Croix
Kenneth E. Cooper, 32°, MSA
Most Wise
Master
2008 - 2010
OFFICERS
| Kenneth E. Cooper, 32°, MSA | Ruth | Most Wise Master |
| Senior Warden | ||
| Andrew Martin, 32° | Junior Warden | |
| Robert (Fuzz) A. Brown, 32°, MSA | Dorothy | Orator |
PAST MOST WISE MASTERS
| Grant S. Sowa, 32°, MSA | Brooke | 2006 to 2008 |
| Grant S. Sowa, 32°, MSA | Brooke | 2004 to 2006 |
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| 2000 to 2002 | ||
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| 1986 to 1988 |
* Deceased
THE PHILOSOPHICAL GRADES: 17°-18°
The degrees of the Chapter of Rose Croix are commonly called the Philosophical and Doctrinal Degrees. The Chapter of Rose Croix confers the 17° and 18°, and is the spiritual heart of the Scottish Rite. These degrees teach that the only lasting Temple is in the soul of man.
17° Knight of the East and West. The lessons of this degree are that man will fail in efforts that are based on power, greed, and envy; and that divine guidance is needed to keep us from repeating the errors of history.
18° Knight of the Rose Croix of H.R.D.M.. The lessons taught in this degree are that man must have a new Temple in his heart where God is worshipped in spirit and in truth, and that he must have a new law of love which all men everywhere may understand and practice. The degree affirms the broad principals of universality and toleration.
