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Hands of the Workman

Oscar A. Johnson, Grand Master 1938-1939

Ǥ Ǥ ƒ•– ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” He was a member of Bagdad Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. and
Johnson was born of Swedish elected as Chief Rabban in 1942. And he was a patron of
parents who emigrated to Eureka Chapter No. 16 of O.E.S.
this country, arriving in Salt
ƒ‡ ‹–›ǡ –ƒŠǤ  ͙͛͡͡ –Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ ͙͟ǡ͘͟͠ ‡„‡”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͙͛͝ Šƒ”–‡”‡†
‘†‰‡•Ǥ
Oscar Adolph Johnson was  ͚͚͚͘ –Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ͛ǡ͚͝͞ ‡„‡”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͟͠ Šƒ”–‡”‡†
„‘” ‘ —‡ ͝–Š ͙͛͟͠ǡ ‹ ƒŽ– ‘†‰‡•Ǥ
ƒ‡ ‹–›ǡ –Š‡ ›‘—‰‡•– ‘ˆ
twelve children. He received ‘•– ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” • ƒ” ‘Š•‘ ’”‡•‹†‡†
his education in the city of ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ͟͝–Š —ƒŽ ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”ƒ†
his birth, working as a janitor ‘†‰‡ Ƭ ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒǡ ƒ– –Š‡ ƒ‹„‘™ Š‡ƒ–‡” ‹
at the school to help pay for ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ•ǡ —‰—•– ͙͞Ǧ͙͟ǡ ͙͛͡͡Ǥ
is tuition. Shortly after the death of his father, he located
with his mother to Butte, Montana in 1890. He became ‘•– ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•– ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” • ƒ” Ǥ ‘Š•‘
employed in clerical and executive management of the died on October 8th 1949 in Anaconda, Montana. He
”ƒ‹Ž”‘ƒ†• ‘ˆ —––‡ǡ ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ• ƒ† ƒ ‘†ƒǡ ˆ”‘ ™Š‹ Š was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Montana.
Š‡ ”‡–‹”‡† ‹ ͙͛͡͡Ǥ

Brother Oscar married Mary Brunnell of Anaconda
on June 17th, 1908. He was a devout member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, serving on various boards
and committees for many years. His love for this country
and public schools gave him the opportunity to be a
leader and serve on the school board for many years.

Brother Johnson received the degrees in Masonry by
‹Ž˜‡” ‘™ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͜͠ǡ ‘ˆ —––‡ǡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ”ƒ‹•‡† –‘ –Š‡
sublime degree of Master Mason in June 1898, and was
‡ ”‡–ƒ”› ‘ˆ –Šƒ– ‘†‰‡ —–‹Ž ͙͛͘͡Ǥ

‡ ‘˜‡† –‘ ƒ ‘†ƒ ƒ† ƒƥŽ‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š ƒ ‹ƒ
‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͛͛ ‹ ͙͘͡͞ǡ ƒ† •‡”˜‡† ƒ• ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•–‡”
‹ ͙͚͘͡Ǥ  ͙͚͡͠ǡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ‡Ž‡ –‡† –‘ –Š‡ ‘ƥ ‡ ‘ˆ ‡ ”‡–ƒ”›
‘ˆ ƒ ‹ƒ ‘†‰‡ ƒ† Š‹• ”‡ ‘”†‡† •Š‘™‡† –Šƒ– Š‡ ™ƒ•
˜‡”› ‡ƥ ‹‡– ƒ† ƒ’ƒ„Ž‡ ‘ˆ Š‹• ‘ƥ ‡Ǥ  ͙͜͜͡ǡ Š‡ ™ƒ•
elected as President of the Montana Masonic Secretaries Brother James R. Horsfall in his memorial to Brother
Association. Johnson, said “In this memorial I especially want to
emphasize the spirit of loyalty and devotion Brother
‘Š•‘ •–ƒ”–‡† ‹ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‘†‰‡ Ž‹‡ Johnson possessed to the Masonic bodies, who as a
Šƒ˜‹‰ „‡‡ ƒ’’‘‹–‡† ”ƒ† ™‘”† ‡ƒ”‡” ‹ ͙͛͘͡Ǥ young man struggled upward to attain the higher things,
 ͙͛͡͠ Š‡ ™ƒ• ‡Ž‡ –‡† ƒ• ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ ƒ•‘• ‹ the beauties of this and the life to come. Masonry has
Montana. lost a wonderful friend.
Fading away like Stars in the morning
Brother Johnson was also a member of the York Rite,
‘•‹‰ –Š‡‹” Ž‹‰Š– ‹ –Š‡ ‰Ž‘”‹‘—• •—ǡ
and was High Priest of Anaconda Chapter No. 16, So do we pass from earth and its toiling,
R.A.M. and received the Order of High Priesthood in Only remembered by what we have done.”
1928. Thrice Illustrious Master of Zabud Council No. 2,
‘›ƒŽ ƒ† ‡Ž‡ – ƒ•–‡”• ‘ˆ —––‡ ‹ ͙͛͡͡Ǥ ‡ •‡”˜‡† ƒ•
‘ƒ†‡” ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒ ‘ƒ†‡”› ‘Ǥ ͛ǡ ‹‰Š–•
Templar, Butte in 1942.
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