The preacher … This Mason whom close friends simply called “Chas” was, truly, a universal man. Long before the talks about ecumenism started, he had already articulated the burning desire of seeing people with diverse faiths in one universal community. For him, Masonry has been neither a religion nor a political force. Rather, across the ages, men have discovered the basic, eternal verities at its heart; it operates, not in the realm of the mechanical and the material, but in the sphere of ideas and relationships. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 7, 1907. In 1934, he graduated from Hamline University and got his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Garrett Theological Seminary. (Later his Alma Mater, Hamline University, would confer on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity). In 1939, after having been a Methodist minister for five years, he served the Methodist Church in Minnesota. Later, he and his family moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to serve as missionaries. In 1947, he became the Pastor of the Wesley Methodist Church. In the Philippines, the Mosebrooks involved themselves in church work for more than five and twenty years. The following list suggests the dedication of “Chas”: Minister of the Union Church; Pastor of the Central Methodist Church; Field Treasurer of the World Division of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church; Member, Board of Trustees of the Union Theological Seminary, as well as of the Philippine Christian University, National Council of Churches, Mary Johnston Hospital, Philippine Wesleyan College, Philippine Mental Health Association, Children’s Garden, and the Inter-Church Committee on Resettled Families. He received, in recognition of his exemplary services to the churches and to the community, fourteen distinguished awards. Indeed, the Central Methodist Church, which he served for eighteen years, named its Educational Building the Dr. Charles Mosebrook Hall. This is an honor rarely given to still-living persons. Additionally, Chas was a Rotarian and a Manila-Polo Clubber. Forward-looking, he came to discover the many facets of challenge. Life was, to him, a process. Hence, he observed: “There’s no use fighting battles. There are new issues that need to be faced; there are new problems that need to be encountered.” Of the “human condition,” he said: “Man has been good in the field of intellectual know-how and a dismal failure in the things of the spirit. For the spiritual side of man’s life is of far greater importance than the material.” Much can be said about Chas’s Masonic involvement. He was raised in East Gate Lodge No. 314 at St. Paul, Minnesota, in November of 1929. In 1944, he transferred his membership to Winona Lodge No. 18 in Winona, Minnesota, where he joined the Scottish Rite. When he was here in the Philippines, he affiliated with High Twelve Lodge No. 82. In 1962, he became the Master of his Lodge. In 1950, he affiliated with the Philippine Bodies A & ASR. Because of his zealous work as a Mason, he was crowned Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33° in 1965. He served as a Worthy Patron of Mayon Chapter No. 1, while his wife – nee Ethel Chant, whom he married on August 27, 1935, and with whom he had two children, Karel Harry and Annie Marie – became this Chapter’s Worthy Matron. When the Mosebrook family returned to America for a much-needed rest, not a few felt their absence, for the Mosebrooks were well loved by those close to them because of their disinterested, unselfish dedication. His Masonic Brethren, definitely, missed them, too. Chas laid down his working tools in Ames, Iowa on October 21, 1974. He was 67. A loss to the Masonic Fraternity and to the world. But he left us his vision of a united universe and this challenge: “What was true yesterday has been shaken loose today. There are new occasions that are teaching new duties. It is not enough for us to look continually backward. We must be concerned with the problems of the living age we are privileged to live and work in. We need to realize there are problems facing us on every side. Let us, dear Brethren, be of great influence.”