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his chair. 'At the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west. may have other small innovations, such as having the Junior Deacon, calling out
(Formerly, the rope was put twice round the candidate's neck.) A. First Ritual as Junior Warden Warrior1256 Mar 21, 2016 Warrior1256 Site Benefactor Mar 21, 2016 #1 Tonight we will be inducting a candidate into the lodge as an Entered Apprentice, my first ritual as JW. Q. W. M.--The pass is right; from whence came you, and whither are you travelling? Some Lodges follow the old custom now, but this is rather a rare thing. Amen. room
', Ans. .D., while holding the candidate by this grip: S. D.--From the real grip of an Entered Apprentice to the pass grip of a Fellow Craft. The conductor and candidate now pass on to the Senior Warden in the west, where they pass precisely the same examination as that just described with the Junior Warden. and the Senior Warden.
Opening Web2 /5. S. D. (for candidate.) Altar, South to the Altar, prepares the volume of Sacred Law or Holy Bible,
1. the body) - When to use:
Upon receiving instructions to resume your stations, Deacons, cross over each
again and walk in line to the S.W. SW: I will ascertain through the proper officer and report. With the flap turned down, and the corner turned up. Destroy the ballot in view of everyone present and return to chair. The better to withstand inundations or conflagrations; they were said to contain all the archives of Masonry. Conductor--The sign of a Fellow Craft Mason. Easy. Q.
First Ritual as Junior Warden You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as a Fellow Craft. front of the Worshipful master to the South side and then along the South to his
W. M.--In your present condition, what do you most desire? (left to right: Master. WebWarden. When all have balloted, return to the Altar cast your
Junior 'To wait on the Worshipful Master and Wardens, act as their proxy in the active duties of the lodge, attend to the preparation and introduction of candidates, and welcome and clothe all visiting Brethren. The ways to
After the candidate is dressed, the conductor ties upon him a white apron, with the flap turned down, as worn by Fellow Crafts. Talks] [Masonic
stop in front of the Senior Warden still facing North and allow him to examine
'To keep off all cowans and eaves-droppers, see that none pass or repass without permission from the Master.'
FELLOW CRAFT, OR SECOND DEGREE. - sacred-texts.com I thank you. Conductor--I have. then return to the holders. So mote it be. 10. On the banks of the river Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zaredatha, where King Solomon ordered these and all other holy vessels to be cast. At the Altar hold the cross. Without fear or scruple, says the legend, because their employers were entitled to their unlimited confidence.--Theo. Both Deacons
same route. It is so far interwoven with religion as to lay us under obligations to pay that rational homage to the Deity, which at once constitutes our duty and our happiness. They were cast hollow the better to withstand inundation and conflagrations, and are said to have contained the archives of Masonry. I will call one position "ATTENTION" and the other "MARCH" "ATTENTION:" -
S. D.--Brother Junior Deacon, is he duly and truly prepared, worthy and well qualified? S. D. (turning to candidate.) The internal. After the W.M. Hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling, and tasting; the first three of which have ever been deemed highly essential among Masons: hearing, to hear the word; seeing, to see the sign; and feeling, to feel the grip, whereby one Mason may know another in the dark as well as in the light. WebOPENING THE LODGE WM: Officers, take your respective stations and places; Brethren, be clothed. S. D.--In consequence of a quarrel which long existed between Jephthah, judge of Israel, and the Ephraimites: the latter had been a stubborn, rebellious people, whom Jephthah had endeavored to subdue by lenient measures, but to no effect. just to the West of the sacred law. the Altar but not on the Volume of the Sacred Law. other regular Masonic body other than those stated. you can see every brother approaching the ballot box, but cannot see the white
JD: Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you that the. J. W.--Give me the token (here give the pass grip of a Fellow Craft). two Stewards, when the Senior Deacon stops them by placing the angle of the square against the candidate's right breast. Candidate kisses the book once (some Lodges say twice). It leads the contemplative to view with reverence and admiration the glorious works of creation, and inspires him with the most exalted ideas of the perfections of his Divine Creator. WM: your place in the lodge brother Tiler. ', Master to the Senior Warden, 'The Master's place in the lodge? W. M.--Since that appears to be the object of the candidate's search, it is my orders that he be reconducted to the Senior Warden in the west, who will teach him how to approach the east, by two upright regular steps, his feet forming an angle of a square, his body erect at the altar before the Worshipful Master in the east. an exception. lights the first lesser light, then with the Immediate Past master who is on the
After you have returned to your chair and you are waiting for instructions to be
North side to the Senior Warden, then to the Junior Warden and then directly
W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon (the Master speaking in a very deep tone of voice), is he duly and truly prepared, worthy, and well qualified? A. 10. Tiler: Tiler dose so. They are the noblest instruments for improving the mind, and giving it the most distinct idea of any problem or proposition, as well as enabling it to solve the same. turn right and come direct to the Altar. Freemasonry, notwithstanding, has still survived. Wish me luck. Q. J. W.--By what further right, or benefit does he expect to gain admission? Master to destroy the ballot. --Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? Q. 9, p. 36), and says to his conductor, the S. Senior Deacon, continuing on across the West and along the North side back to
Closing in the third Degree, after the Senior Warden is invited to give the words to the Worshipful Master, the Junior Deacon picks up his Wand and with the Senior Warden on his Left walks up the North side of the Lodge to a point just in front of the Senior Deacon, who then follows in line with the Junior Deacon and the Senior Warden. 'As the sun rises in the east to open and adorn the, day, so presides the Worshipful Master in the east to open and adorn his lodge, set his crafts to work with good and wholesome laws, or cause the same to be done.' WebAt the right of the Worshipful Master. the right side. Conductor--Duegard of a Fellow Craft Mason.
still walking on the inside. A long, winding staircase, or flight of winding stairs, consisting of three, five, and seven steps. Q. [The Master, while asking the last questions gives two raps, which call up all the subordinate officers. (at the same time giving the due-guard, which is never omitted when the Master is addressed. (CANADIAN RITE) Approach from in front of the Senior Warden. LEARN THE RITUAL . 5, 5. The Junior Warden is responsible for the affairs of the Masonic Lodge when the Lodge is at refreshment or at ease. SW: Worshipful Master. How did the Senior Warden dispose of you? corner, cross in
S. D.--From the west, travelling toward the east. picks up wand and ballot box, walks along the North side to the Worshipful
', Master to Senior Warden, 'Your duty there, Brother Senior? chair, walks West along the North side of the Lodge to a point just North of the
', Master to Junior Deacon, 'Your business there, Brother Junior? work in their particular Lodges. 7, 8. The Junior Deacon then ties a rope, by Masons called a cable-tow, twice around his arm. A. Net-work, from its connection, denotes union; lily-work, from its whiteness and purity, denotes peace; and pomegranates, from the exuberance of their seed, denote plenty. A. the same. A. [ i.e., furnish them with an apron.] seated. J. W.--Pass. side of the Lodge room, turn right and return to your chair with the I.P.M. A. JD: To see that they are duly tyled. Is the Tiler of the lodge present? 'As the sun in the south at high meridian is the beauty and glory of the day, so stands the Junior Warden in the south, the better to observe the time, call the crafts from labor to refreshment, superintend them during the hours thereof, see that none convert the hours of refreshment into that of intemperance or excess; and call them out again in due season, that the Worshipful Master may have honor, and they profit and pleasure thereby. - (SD) In the South. Very difficult. have to carry his wand in the left. Webthe ritual for the Senior Deacon and Junior Warden during the opening and closing of the Lodge on each Degree, and the ritual for the conduction of business during a Stated Meeting. They did, viz. The Junior Deacon advances through the door, followed by the. OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE LODGE: "YORK RITE" - Senior Deacon upon instruction
', Master to Junior Warden, 'Your business there, Brother Junior?
A Primer for Masonic Lodge Wardens - Bland Lodge Web'To wait on the Worshipful Master and Wardens, act as their proxy in the active duties of the lodge, attend to the preparation and introduction of candidates, and welcome and clothe all visiting Brethren. (Stepping to the three steps on the floor or carpet.) He directed me to pass on to the Senior Warden in the west, and he to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions were asked and like answers returned as before. about to open a Lodge of Entered Apprentices, and direct him to tyle accordingly. Duncan's Masoic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcom C. Duncan, [1866], at sacred-texts.com, I SHALL omit the ceremonies incident to opening a Lodge of Fellow Crafts, as they are very similar to those employed in opening the First Degree, and will be explained hereafter more. South to the Senior Warden and directly to the Altar. Demonstrate: (Stand at attention position, heels together, body upright, with
Closing of the Lodge is the same, unless a distinguished visitor is
The Master then says: W. M--Let him enter, in the name of the Lord, and be received in due form. picks up his wand at March position, walks to the Worshipful Masters pedestal
', The Master to the Treasurer, "The Junior Warden's place in the lodge, Brother Treasurer? WebThe Junior Deacon then steps to the door and gives three raps, which are answered by three raps from without; the Junior Deacon then gives one, which is also answered by the Tyler with one; the door is then partly opened and the Junior Deacon delivers his message, and resumes his situation. ), The Master to Junior Deacon, 'Brother, by whom? JOHN,1 do hereby and hereon (Master presses candidate's hand with the gavel), most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear that I will always hail, and ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secret arts, parts, or points of the Fellow Craft Degree to any person whomsoever, except it be to a true and lawful brother of this degree, or in a regularly constituted Lodge of Fellow Crafts; nor unto him or them until, by strict trial, due examination, or lawful information, I shall find him, or them, as lawfully entitled to the same as I am myself. Q. Excluding degree work, the Junior Warden does not have an excessive amount of ritual work, so there is little reason for you not to master it. Because it is an emblem of morality, and one of the working-tools of my profession. The plumb is an instrument made use of, by operative masons, to raise perpendiculars; the square, to square their work; and the level, to lay horizontals. The word in Hebrew has two signification: 1. A. A. I was conducted to the Worshipful Master in the east, who presented me with the working-tools of a Fellow Craft (the plumb, square, and level), and taught me their use. Ans. i. p. 167. - (SD) In the South. The study of the liberal arts, that valuable branch of education, which tends so effectually to polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly recommended to your consideration--especially the science of geometry, which is established as the basis of our art. tldubb, Ripcord22A Site Benefactor Mar 21, 2016 #2 visitors begins his ascent to the East, drop the cross and stand at the
Is the Tiler of the lodge present? S. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more." Further, that I will not cheat, wrong, nor defraud a brother of this degree, knowingly, nor supplant him in any of his laudable undertakings. WebJD: Worshipful Master. off the first lesser light and pick up the I.P.M.
Junior Warden Let him enter, in the name of the Lord, and be received in due form. 3, 4, p. 17); and In token of the continuance of brotherly love and favor, I present you with my right hand (takes candidate by the right hand), and with it the pass, token, token of the pass, grip, and word of a Fellow Craft. (conductor.) position) when to use:
So help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the same. the sign of fidelity during the later part of the closing. S. D.--By the pass, and token of the pass of a Fellow Craft. Once the ballot
The Worshipful Master ordered me to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to wear my apron as a Fellow Craft. J. D.--Well, Brother Gabe, you will have to be prepared for this Degree as all have been before you. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he duly and truly prepared, worthy, and well qualified? 14, p. (York Rite) Junior Steward, walks West to to North West corner, crosses over in
A. Conductor--Brother Gabe, we are now about to make an ascent through a porch, by a flight of winding stairs, consisting of three, five, and seven steps, to a place representing the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple, there to receive instructions relative to the wages due, and jewels of a Fellow Craft. Stewards will then wait for the Tyler to open the
S. D.--By ears of corn hanging near a water-ford. W. M.--The plumb is an instrument made use of by operative masons to raise perpendiculars, &c. This is monitorial, and is generally read to candidates by the Master. And we beseech thee, O Lord God, to bless our present assembling; and to illuminate our minds through the influence of the Son of Righteousness, that we may walk in the light of thy countenance; and when the trials of our probationary state are over, be admitted into the temple, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. WebThe Junior Deacon then steps to the door and gives three raps, which are answered by three raps from without; the Junior Deacon then gives one, which is also answered by the Tyler with one; the door is then partly opened and the Junior Deacon delivers his message, and resumes his situation. requested to close the Holy Bible. First Ritual as Junior Warden Warrior1256 Mar 21, 2016 Warrior1256 Site Benefactor Mar 21, 2016 #1 Tonight we will be inducting a candidate into the lodge as an Entered Apprentice, my first ritual as JW. Is the Tiler of the lodge present? The word chosen by the Gileadites, meaning a stream of waters, being the object immediately before them, was well calculated to put the Ephraimites off their guard.
How to pronounce jarden oath or obligation of a Fellow Craft; and I take pleasure, as Master of this Lodge, to say to you (as on a former occasion), there is nothing in this oath that will interfere with the duty that you owe to your God, your family, country, neighbor, or self. This celebrated apartment was accessible by a winding staircase of stone; the foot of which was guarded by the Junior Warden, and the summit by the Senior Warden of a Fellow Crafts' Lodge. Have got my lines down and am very much looking forward to it. Pedestal, turn off the second lesser light, forward to the Altar, the back to
By it we discover the power, the wisdom, and the goodness of the Grand Artificer of the Universe, and view with delight the proportions which connect this vast machine.
Junior Warden Last to ballot. WM: Are all present Master Masons? The symbolical interpretation of each floor cloth increases in interest as we gradually advance through the field of corn by the river-side.--Theo. I furthermore promise and swear that I will stand to, and abide by, all the laws, rules, and regulations of the Fellow Craft Degree, as far as the same shall come to my knowledge. Deacons then turn right and walk straight to the Altar, stop for a second, both
Web2 /5. This is essential, for in their absence, tradition holds that the officers move up in line to fill in during an absence. (In the time of Morgan, it the S.E. i. Webto drop or jump a Brother who is in line and is performing his duty is generally considered to be in bad form, fairly insulting to the Brother, and not very Masonic behavior. W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east? Await instructions from the Worshipful
', Master to Treasurer, 'Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? position, until the arrival of the Official Visitor. Numerous worlds are around us, all formed by the same Divine Artist, and which roll through the vast expanse, and are all conducted by the same unerring law of nature. When provincial dignitaries are in attendance, take directions from Provincial DC or Provincial ADC; A member of Lodge Committee and be required to attend committee Books Online] [E-Books] [Library Of
the wand in the right hand, close to the body, so the wand is also in an upright
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Junior Warden Moderate. By the pass, and token of the pass of a Fellow Craft. After Prayer WM: I now declare this lodge of Fellow Crafts duly opened, Brother Junior Deacon, inform the Tyler. As you are yet uninformed, your conductor will answer for you. corner and then to the S. W.
By Operative Masonry, we allude to the proper application of the useful rules of architecture, whence a structure will derive figure, strength, and beauty; and whence will result a due proportion and a just correspondence in all its parts. ), The seven steps allude to the seven Sabbatical years, seven, years of famine, seven years in building the Temple, seven golden candlesticks, seven wonders of the world, seven wise men of the east, seven planets; but, more especially, the seven liberal arts and sciences, which are grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. An angle of ninety degrees, or a fourth part of a circle. Calmet positively asserts that he was an Essene, which was the secret society of the day, that conveyed moral truths under symbolical figures, and may. (conductor.) Conductor gives the duegard of a Fellow Craft (see Fig. SW: Brother Junior Deacon. volume of the sacred law. A. I was ordered to be returned to the place from whence I came, and invested of what I had been divested of, and was informed that, agreeably to an ancient custom in every well-governed Lodge, it therefore became necessary that I should make a regular ascent, by a flight of winding stairs, consisting of three, five, and seven steps, to a place representing the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple, there to receive instructions relative to the wages and jewels of a Fellow Craft. The closing in the first degree, only involves the Senior Deacon and he will
Opening W. M.--Brethren, you will stretch forth your hands, and assist me in bringing our brother to light. JD: Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you that the. (YORK RITE) move both ways along the North and South sides, cross over the Lodge
By it we account for the return of the seasons, and the variety of scenes which each season displays to the discerning eye.
How to pronounce jarden 3.
Opening Webthe ritual for the Senior Deacon and Junior Warden during the opening and closing of the Lodge on each Degree, and the ritual for the conduction of business during a Stated Meeting. Pronunciation of jarden with 2 audio pronunciations. What was the height of these chapiters? S. W.--The word is right, and the grip is right; pass on, brother. After saluting the Wardens, what did you then discover? WebNow you will slip your right arm out of your shirtsleeve, and put it through the bosom of your shirt, that your right arm and breast may he naked.