STORYLINE
The 19th degree focuses on the past, how it affects the present, and how it influences our future. In this degree, a pioneer on the Oregon Trail lives up to his sacred obligation to care for his Brother.
PHILOSOPHY
A Mason's word is good as gold anyplace in the world where a man's word still counts for something.
CORE VALUES
Reverence for God & Integrity
Find this Degree
See the 19° - Brothers of the Trail at the Valleys below.
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Michigan
Michigan
- Secretary:
- Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33°, MSA
- Address
- 907 Monroe St., Dearborn, MI, 48124-2309
- Phone:
- 313-724-1907
- Fax:
- 313-724-1996
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New Hampshire
Nashua
- Secretary:
- Bryan K. Foose, 32°
- Address
- 196 Main St Ste 16, Nashua, NH, 03060-2914
- Phone:
- 603-882-4931
- Fax:
- 603-521-8834
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New York
New York City
- Secretary:
- Chad B. Ploth, 32°, MSA
- Address
- Attn: C. Ploth, 91 Hamilton Lakes Drive, Hamilton, NJ, 08619
- Phone:
- 917-855-1439
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Connecticut
Norwich
- Secretary:
- Frank J. Saviano, III, 32°, MSA
- Address
- P.O. Box 263, Norwich, CT, 06360
- Phone:
- 860-917-4483
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Ohio
Toledo
- Secretary:
- Michael E. Shobe, 33°
- Address
- 309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169
- Phone:
- 419-893-2942
- Fax:
- 419-893-2962
The Degrees of the Consistory
The Consistory is responsible for conferring the 19th through the 32nd degrees. These degrees demonstrate the challenges of social and moral conflicts, drawing on lessons from the age of chivalry through modern day.
The term "Consistory" comes from the Latin consistere (“stand firm”), which led to the term consistorium (“assembly place”). Historically, the word consistory has referred to either a council of the advisors of Roman emperors or the papal consistory, a meeting of the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. Within Freemasonry, Consistory refers to an assembly of Scottish Rite officers who, under the auspices of the Supreme Council, grant degrees.