Kena Shriners (Hiram's Oasis)
"Helping Kids Defy the Odds"
In the Oasis of Fairfax, Desert of Virginia

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�JOHN�PAUL�JONES�April�1998�Father�of�the�American�Navy�By:��_�MichAel�_ԀS.��_�Kaulback�_�����Bro.��_�Kanihack�_Ԁis�a�Past�Master�of�Charles�W�Moore�Lodge,�Fitchburg,�MA�and�a�Past�Sr�Grand�Deacon�of�The�Grand� � �  �Lodge�of�Massachusetts.�He�is�a�graduate�of�Fitchburg�State�College�and�is�serving�the�Samuel��_�Croker�_ԀLawrence�Library�of�the�Grand�Lodge�of�Massachusetts�as�its�Library�Technician.�Bra.��_�Kauihack�_Ԁhas�written�several�STB's�for�MSA.�-Editor���� � �  ��John�Paul�Jones�is�probably�the�best�known�Naval�figure�of�the�Revolutionary�War�He�was�born�John�Paul�(The�Jones�was�added�later�in�America)�in��_�Kirkeudbright�_ԀScotland�on�July�6,�1747.�His�father,�also�named�John�Paul,�was�a�gardener�and�his�mother�was�Jean��_�MacDuff�_�.�There�were�seven�children�in�his�family,�John�was�number�five.�His�oldest�brother�William�Paul�migrated�to�Fredericksburg,�Virginia�and�was�an�important�point�of�contact�on�this�side�of�the�Atlantic.��John�went�to�sea�at�the�age�of�twelve�after�finishing�school,�and�made�his�first�trip�to�Fredericksburg�before�he�was�thirteen�years�old.�In�1768�he�was�assigned�to�a�British�Merchant�ship�named�John�and�during�the�voyage�back�to�Scotland�had�to�assume�command�due�to�the�death�of�the�captain�and�the�first�mate.�His�career�as�a�merchant�seaman�ended�in�1773�at�age�26,�when�he�inherited�his�brother's�plantation�in�Virginia.�It�was�stipulated�that�in�order�to�inherit�the�plantation�he�must�assume�the�name�of�"Jones"�which�he�did�and�was�thereafter�John�Paul�Jones.�It�was�during�this�time�period�that�he�made�application�to�St.�Bernard�Lodge�3122�at��_�Kirkcudbright�_�,�Scotland�and�was�initiated�on�November�27,�1770.�Masonry�played�a�big�part�in�Jones'�life�from�then�on.�While�in�Virginia�he�met�many�patriots�including�Washington,�Patrick�Henry,�and�most�importantly,�Ben��_�Franklin�_Ԁwho�was�to�play�a�large�role�in�Jones'�career�in�later�life.��In�1775,�shortly�after�the�battle�of�Lexington�and�Concord,�Jones'�offered�his�services�to�the�American�cause.�An�organized�force�was�available�for�fighting�on�land�(The�Militia),�but�no�organized�force�existed�to�fight�at�sea.�America�needed�a�Navy�and�turned�to�John�Paul�Jones.�He�was�invited�by�John�Hancock�and�the�Naval�Committee�of�the�Continental�Congress�to�Lay'�before�the�Committee�such�information�and�advice�as�may�seem�to�him�useful�in�assisting�the�said�Committee�to�discharge�its�labors.�He�gave�much�time�and�effort�in�working�out�plans�for�a�new�Navy.��Jones'�name�was�placed�on�the�first�National�Navy�list�as�number�one�on�the�list�of�Lieutenants�and�he�was�the�first�of�the�officers�on�that�list�to�receive�his�commission.�Historical�records�show�that�he�received�his�commission�from�the�hand�of�John�Hancock�in�Philadelphia,�Pennsylvania.�Jones�went�to�Newport,�Rhode�Island�and�took�command�of�the�ship�Providence�and�on�June�14,�set�sail.�The�records�from�that�voyage�show�that�Jones�captured�16�enemy�vessels,�destroying�8�and�sending�the�rest�to�America�as�booty.�He�returned�to�port�to�find�that�he�had�been�promoted�to�Captain�and�the�sadder�news�that�his�plantation�had�been�burned�to�the�ground�by�the�British.�1777�found�Jones�in�Philadelphia�at�the�Naval�board�where�he�argued�for�a�mission�to�European�waters.�An�interesting�note�is�that�on�June�14,�1777�Congress�passed�two�separate�resolutions.�The�first��_�that�The�_Ԁflag�of�the�thirteen�United�States�of�America�be�thirteen�stripes,�alternating�red�and�white;��_�that�_ԀThe�Union�be�thirteen�stars�in�a�blue�field�representing�a�new�constellation.�The�second�resolution�passed�was�that�Captain�John�Paul��_�Jones�be�_Ԁappointed�to�command�the�ship�Ranger.�Jones�was�so�moved�by�this�that�he�wrote�"That�flag�and�I�are�twins;��_�born�_Ԁthe�same�hour�from�the�same�womb�of�destiny.�We�cannot�be�parted�in�life�or�in�death.�So�long�as�� 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�Jones�went�to�Portsmouth,�New�Hampshire�to�outfit�the�ship�Ranger�and�sailed�her�to�France�arriving�on�December�2,�1777.�He�arrived�in�Brest�Roads�and�sailed�through�the�French�Fleet,�receiving�the�first�national�salute�to�the�American�flag�by�a�foreign�power.�During�the�ensuing�months�he�made�several�voyages,�victorious�in�all.�In�September�of�1778�he�turned�the�Ranger�over�to��_�Lt�_�.�Simpson�and�took�command�of�a�larger�ship,��_�LeDuras�_Ԁwhich�he�renamed�Le�Bon��_�Homme�_ԀRichard�after�his�friend�and�fellow�Mason�Benjamin�Franklin�who�wrote�Poor�Richard's�Almanac.��_�was�_Ԁthe�ship�that�would�make�Jones�a�legend�in�the�American�Navy�and�American�history.�Sailing�from�the�Road�of��_�Groaix�_Ԁon�August�14,1779�with�three�other�ships�the�Alliance,�the�Pallas�and�the�Vengeance�he�captured�five�prize�ships�in�40�days.�On�September�23�he�met�with�the�British�ship��_�Serapis�_�,�a�44�gun�man-of-war�The�battle�between�the�two�started�at�7:00�in�the�evening�and�lasted�until�well�after�11:00.�The�fighting�was�heavy�from�the�beginning�with�both�ships�sustaining�serious�damage.�At�one�point�during�the�fight,�after�a�cannonball�had�taken�away�the�Richard's�flagstaff,�Captain�Pearson�of�the��_�Serapis�_Ԁleaned�over�his�rail�and�cried�"Do�I�understand�that�you�have�struck?�Jones'�reply�was�"No,�I�have�just�begun�to�fight!"�It�was�this�incident�that�earned�Jones�everlasting�fame�in�the�annals�of�Naval�History.�Finally�Jones�brought�his�ship�close�in�and�lashed�both�ships�together�Jones�led�a�boarding�party�onto�the�deck�of�the�British�ship�and�engaged�in�a�furious�hand�to�hand�fight.�Captain�Pearson�seeing�the�heavy�casualties,�struck�his�flag�and�surrendered�to�Jones.�The�casualty�figures�showed�that�the�Americans�had�sustained�67�dead�and�106�wounded�and�the�British�had�87�dead�and�134�wounded.�(Thirteen�died�later�in�the�night.)�Another�casualty�was��_�the�Richard�_�.�Her�back�broken,�and�taking�on�water,�she�sank�in�the�early�morning�hours�still�flying�the�flag�of�the�United�States.�Jones�and�his�crew�having�transferred�to�the��_�Serapis�_Ԁmade�what�repairs�they�could�and�sailed�into�the�Dutch�harbor�of��_�Texel�_Ԁon�October�3,�1779�It�was�during�the�year�1780�that�John�Paul�Jones�was�invited�to�join�the�Lodge�of�Nine�Muses�in�France.�Franklin�had�been�the�Master�of�this�Lodge�for�two�years�and�they�welcomed�the�new�American�hero�with�open�arms.�The�noted�sculptor�Houden�also�started�on�Jones�bust�having�already�made�the�busts�of�Washington,�Franklin�and�Voltaire�who�had�joined�the�Lodge�at�the�age�of�80.�This�was�a�Lodge�that�numbered�philosophers,�liberals,�and�several�leaders�of�the�still�to�be�fought�French�Revolution,�among�its�members.��He�left�France�bound�for�the�United�States�on�December�18,�1780�aboard�the�ship�Ariel�and�landed�in�Philadelphia�in�February�of�1781.�In�May�of�1781�he�gave�up�command�of�the�Ariel�and�with�it�his�active�service�in�the�Continental�Navy.�He�was�appointed�as�Special�U.S.�Agent�to�France�in�1783.�Here�he�was�instrumental�in�collecting�prize�money�that�had�not�been�paid�to�American�Seamen�during�the�war�In�1787�he�received�the�only�gold�medal�given�by�congress�to�a�Navy�hero�of�the�Revolutionary�War.�In�1788�he�accepted�an�appointment�from�Empress�Catherine�of�Russia�as�a�Rear�Admiral�in�the�Russian�Navy.�He�commanded�a�Naval�force�on�the�Black�Sea�fighting�the�Turks�and�was�instrumental�in�winning�several�engagements�for�the�Russian�fleet.�It�is�said�that�Empress�Catherine,�herself�antimasonic,�found�that�Jones�was�a�proud�member�of�the�Craft�and�for�this�reason�discharged�him�with�full�pay.�He�returned�to�France�and�shortly�before�his�death�retired�from�her�service.�The�trip�to�Russia�may�have�been�the�undoing�of�Jones�for�it�surely�hastened�his�death.�In�the�last�days�of�his�life�Jones�lived�quietly�receiving�many�visitors.�He�was�ill�and�suffered�from�a�heart�condition.�On�July�18,�1792,�Jones�breathed�his�last.�He�died�from�dropsy,�pneumonia,�and�a�heart�condition�in�Paris�France,�at�the�young�age�of�45�He�was�buried�with�full�Masonic�honors�in�a�lead�coffin,�in�a�cemetery�in�Paris.�You�might�think�that�this�is�the�end�of�the�story,�but�we�are�not�quite�finished.�Some�113�years�later,�under�orders�from�the�President�of�the�United�States,�Brother�Theodore�Roosevelt,�the�body�of�John�Paul�Jones�was�recovered�from�the�cemetery�and�made�a�long�slow�trip�across�the�Atlantic�to�be�placed�in�a�crypt�at�the�Naval�Academy�in�Annapolis,�Maryland.�Paul�Jones�lived�a�short�but�very�full�life.�Reading�about�his�life�is�almost�like�reading�fiction,�his�lowly�birth,�his�almost�meteoric�rise�in�the�American�Navy,�and�his�attainment�of�the�rank�of�Rear�Admiral�in�the�Russian�Navy.�His�love�of�the�Masonic�Craft�was�second�only�to�his�love�of�Liberty�and�the�United�States.�He�lived�his�life�according�to�the�Masonic�principles�that�he�studied.�John�Paul�Jones,�Mason,�Diplomat,�Seaman,�a�man�who�was�admired�by�his�friends�and�his�enemies.����The�original�letter�written�by�John�Paul�Jones�to�his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