Recognizing the Tri-State Regional Education Seminar on May 9, 2026

Senate Resolution No. 1978

BY: Senator PARKER

        RECOGNIZING   the   Tri-State  Regional  Education
        Seminar on May 9, 2026

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
pay   tribute   to  those  organizations  of  high  purpose  and  worthy
accomplishment whose enduring commitment to Masonic education, fraternal
excellence, and the cultivation of  knowledge  within  the  Prince  Hall
family  have  enriched the civic and moral life of the State of New York
and the region; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend the Grand Lecturers of the Most  Worshipful  Prince  Hall  Grand
Lodges  of  New  York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania upon the occasion of
hosting their Tri-State Regional Education Seminar on Saturday,  May  9,
2026, in Mount Vernon, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Grand  Lecturers  of the Prince Hall fraternal family
hold a sacred trust within the Craft; as the custodians of  the  ritual,
work,  and  esoteric traditions of Freemasonry, they labor tirelessly to
ensure that the moral instruction and symbolic language of  the  degrees
are  preserved, transmitted, and practiced with fidelity, precision, and
reverence  by  every  lodge  and  every  Mason  under  their  respective
jurisdictions; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Tri-State  Regional  Education  Seminar  reflects the
highest  aspirations  of  Prince  Hall   Masonry--that   the   work   of
self-improvement  and  fraternal excellence is never finished, knowledge
is the foundation upon which brotherly love and truth are built, and the
continued education of the Craft is among the most essential obligations
that leaders of this fraternal family can fulfill; and

  WHEREAS, The Seminar is presented under the distinguished leadership
of three highly respected Masons: Most Worshipful Grand Master Darren M.
Morton, Ed.D., Grand Master of the Most  Worshipful  Prince  Hall  Grand
Lodge  of  New  York, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York;
Most Worshipful Grand Master Timothy J. Cager, Grand Master of the  Most
Worshipful  Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; and Most Worshipful
Grand Master Jimmy Barnes, Grand Master of the  Most  Worshipful  Prince
Hall  Grand  Lodge  of  New  Jersey;  their  collective presence at this
gathering affirms the tri-state fraternal family's unified commitment to
the advancement of Masonic education and the strengthening of the Craft;
and

  WHEREAS, The convening of the Grand Lodges of New York, New  Jersey,
and  Pennsylvania  in  a  shared  educational  endeavor  is  a  powerful
expression of the fraternal bonds that unite Prince Hall  Masons  across
jurisdictions,  demonstrating  that  the  pursuit  of  knowledge and the
building of better men know no state boundary; and

  WHEREAS, This  Legislative  Body  is  proudly  moved  to  honor  the
Tri-State Regional Education Seminar, the Grand Lecturers, and the three
Grand Masters whose leadership make this regional gathering possible and

whose  collective  devotion  to the education and elevation of the Craft
reflects  the  finest  traditions  of  Prince  Hall  Masonry   and   the
communities it has always served; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize the Tri-State Regional Education Seminar on May 9,  2026;  and
be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Most Worshipful Grand Master  Darren  M.  Morton,  Ed.D.,
Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  Timothy J. Cager, Most Worshipful Grand
Master Jimmy Barnes, and the Grand  Lecturers  of  the  Most  Worshipful
Prince  Hall  Grand  Lodges of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in
recognition  of  their  devotion  to  Masonic  education  and  fraternal
excellence.