Ronaynes Handbook Of Freemasonry 5

Ronaynes Handbook Of Freemasonry 5

Worshipful Master (speaking to S. W.) : "You

will call the brethren to order as Entered Apprentice

Masons, reserving yourself for the last."

 

Senior Warden (giving three raps) : "Brethren,

you will come to order as Entered Apprentice Ma-

sons."

 

All the members rise to their feet and make the

I "due-guard" of an Entered Apprentice, as seen in the

. figure on page 10; after which, the Senior Warden

makes the same sign, and reports:

 

Senior Warden; "In Order, Worshipful."

 

* For the origin and meaning of this ceremony/ see "Master's

Carpet/ 1 pp. 247-8.

 

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The Worshipful Master then gives one rap, and

the Lodge is seated.

 

The foregoing ceremony is by Masons technically

called, "purging the Lodge," and must on no account

be dispensed with or omitted.

 

TYUNG THE LODGE.

 

Worshipful Master (gives one rap) : "Brother

Junior Deacon. The first great cafe of Masons when

convened?"

 

Junior Deacon: "To see that the Lodge is tyled

Worshipful."

 

Worshipful Master; "You will perform that

duty, and inform the Tyler {hat I am about to open

Keystone Lodge, No. 639 on the first degree of Ma-

sonry and direct him to take due notice, and tyle ac-

cordingly."

 

The Junior Deacon opens the door, without

knocking, puts out his head and whispers to the Tyler,

who is standing outside the door, that the lodge is

about to be opened on the first degree. He then closes

the door, and gives three distinct knocks, which are

answered by the Tyler in like manner. The Junior

Deacon then gives one knock, which is answered by

 

 

 

OPENING ON THE FIRST DEGREE. II

 

one knock by the Tyler, when the Junior Deacon

faces towards the East and reports as follows:

 

Junior Deacon: "The Lodge is tyled, Worship-

ful."

 

Worshipful M aster : "How tyled ? "

 

Junior Deacon: "By a Master Mason, armed

with the proper implement of his office."

 

Worshipful Master: "The Tyler's station?"

 

Junior Deacon: "Outside the inner door, with

a drawn sword in his hand." *

. Worshipful Master: "His duty?"

 

Junior Deacon: "To guard against the approach

of cowans and eaves-droppersfand see that none pass

or v repass, but such as are duly qualified, and have per-

mission."

 

The Junior Deacon takes his seat.

 

LECTURING THE LODGE.

 

Worshipful Master (gives i rap) : "Bro Senior

Warden whence came you ? " ,

 

Senior Warden: "From a Lodge of thi Saints

John of Jerusalem.*

 

Worshipful Master: "What came you here to

do?"

 

Senior Warden: "To learn to subdue my pas-

sions and improve myself in Masonry."

 

Worshipful Master: "You are a Mason then, I

presume."

 

Senior Warden: "I am, so taken and accepted

among brothers and fellows."

 

Worshipful Master: "What makes you a Ma-

son?"

 

 

 

••Ma B teVTc y artv> e p p yle 249 PlaCe(i the Ante ™ *>or? **

 

_ * How could he come from a Lodge of the Saints John, when

toe Saints John never were Masons? See "Master's Carpet,'*

 

 

 

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HAND BOOK OJ? 3?RlvE MASONRY.

 

 

 

Senior Warden: "My obligation."

 

Worshipful Master: "How do you know your-

selves to be a Mason?"

 

Senior Warden: "By having been often tried,

never denied and being ready to be tried again."

 

Worshipful Master: "How shall I know you to

be a Mason?"

 

Senior Warden: "By certain signs, a token, a

word and the points of my entrance."

 

Worshipful Master: "What are signs?"

 

Senior Warden: "Right angles, horizontals and

perpendiculars."

 

Worshipful MasTh-: "What is a token?"

 

Senior Warden: "A certain friendly and broth-

erly grip, whereby one Mason may know anottier in

the dark as well as the light."

 

Worshipful Master: "Where were you made a

Mason ? "

 

Senior Warden: "In a regularly constituted

Lodge of Masons."

 

Worshipful Master: "What number constitutes

a Lodge of Masons?"

 

Senior Warden: "Seven or more."

 

Worshipful Master: "When of seven, of whom

do they consist ? "

 

Senior Warden: "The Worshipful Master, Sen-

ior and Junior Wardens, Treasurer and Secretary,

Senior and Junior Deacons."

 

Worshipful Master: "The Junior Deacon's

place?"

 

Senior Warden: "At the right hand of the

Senior Warden in the West."

 

The Worshipful Master gives two raps, which

call all the officers to their feet.

 

 

 

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Worshipful Master: "Your duty, brother Jun-

/or Deacon? "

 

Junior Deacon: "To carry messages from the

Senior Warden in the West, to the Junior Warden

in the South, and elsewhere around the Lodge, as

directed; take charge of the door and with the assist-

ance of the Stewards prepare and present candidates."

 

Worshipful Master: "Brother Junior Deacon,

the Senior Deacon's place ? "

 

Junior Deacon: "At the right hand, of the Wor-

shipful Master in the East."

 

Worshipful Master: "Your duty, brother Sen- ior Deacon?"