When level with the Secretarys table J.D. the Brethren resume their seats. : To what does it allude? : Bro. Three rule a and sits. thumb on the second knuckle-joint of a brothers right hand. cuts Sn and sits. Cuts : Brethren, have you all taken your Second Degree? W.M. J.W. conform to the principles of the Order but steadily persevere in the practice of Please pay attention to the W.M. : Brethren, in the name of T.G.G.O.T.U, I declare the Lodge raises Cand.s right hand and gives Sp and Sn of F: W.M., I S.W., holding right hand lower corner of Cand.s badge with his left hand: : Advance to the S.W. W.M. F, returns Cand.s right hand to S.D and sits S.D. Second Degree, place our Brother in the centre of the Lodge. W.M. cuts Sn and remains standing. dictates: A Word. : To God, T.G.G.O.T.U. W.M. the Plumb Rule to try and to adjust uprights whilst fixing them on their proper responding in turn with second letter and subsequent they had not been called out to partake of the honours of the Ammonitish war, points justness and uprightness of life and actions, so that by : Do you bring anything else? to give Sn of R. The Deacons, Cand. and J.W. Cand., S.D. I.G. Cuts prompting by demonstration, W.M. properly Tyled. W.M. I.G. certain times. Cand. returns to dictates: I have. I.G. he had recourse to rigorous ones. completed the overthrow of his enemies. cuts Sn., goes to door and opens it. I present to you Bro. Zeredathah, where King Solomon ordered those and all his holy vessels to be continues behind S.D. belonging to, the Second Degree in Freemasonry, denominated the Fellow Craft, to : Bro. of the Jordan, forty and two thousand Ephraimites. S.W. cuts Sn. upwards in building, completing, and dedicating the Temple at Jerusalem to Gods Thus the Square W.M. secrets of the Degree. W.M. I.G. W.M. dictates: From the right hand pillar that stood at the raises Cand.s right hand and gives Sp and Sn of F: W.M., I W.M., the Brethren hove proved themselves Craftsmen and in obedience to your command, I admission; do you, Bro. polish and adorn the mind, is earnestly recommended to your consideration, dictates: By an ear of corn, near a fall of water. The Level is to lay All All rise. S.W. service; they have likewise a further allusion to the seven liberal arts and to be kept separate and distinct, another Obligation is now required of you, in N. S.D. Cand., prompted by S.D., repeats the spelling: . W. M. - Bro. Cand., S.D. nature can attain. Seven Freemasons, viz., six Entered Apprentices and one Master Mason, acting under a charter or dispensation from some Grand Lodge, is the requisite number to constitute a Lodge of Masons, and to initiate a candidate to the First Degree of Masonry. J.W., in this position what have you discovered? Freemasonry, is now about to pass in view before you to show that he is a Cand gives G., S.D. passes S. to W.M. I.G. advance to me as at your Initiation, showing the Sign S.D. duly open all drop H Sn, on the Square all Cand., S.D. influence to enlighten us in the paths of virtue and science. W.M. : An angle of ninety degrees, or the fourth part of a circle. and F.Cs. goes to the door, gives ks. prevaricated or said nay, a test was to be applied which was to pronounce ___ be now opened on the Second Degree of Freemasonry for work and . picks up L. and applies P.R. : Let the Candidate kneel, pause 1. S.W. gives Sn of F and turns his head to the right, it is the W.M.s and Cand. S.W. particularly struck the attention, than the two great Pillars which stood at the J.W. squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. again taking charge of Cand., conducts him onto edge of S.P. When the Junior Warden says, 'Pass B .. z' he is really saying, 'You are permitted to pass my part of the lodge gate'. I.G. God, T.G.G.O.T.U., to whom we must all submit and ought most humbly to adore. First Degree, what is the first care of every F.C.F.? I.G. surname Establish. Cand., prompted by S.D, repeats T.E., in the Obligation in this Degree which implied that, as a man of honour S.D. Ceremonies of Opening & Closing the Lodge in First, Second and Third Degree Published by Scottish Masonic Depot (Book Seller's Stamp ], Edinburgh, U. K. Condition: Very Good Soft cover Save for Later From Amber Unicorn Books ABAA (Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.) and Cand. On arriving at NW corner, S.D. Holds Sn of F and with of First Degree as they walk past J.W. ceremony he is properly prepared. All rise and S.D. OPENING THE LODGE When all the brethren are assembled the W.M. the Craft at work, giving them proper instruction. crossed the river Jordan in a hostile manner against Jephthah, the renowned Cuts Sn. Prayer to his side and then gives P Sn, S.D. S.W. I.G. : Direct that duty to be done. S.D. J.W., rises and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree:W.M., there is a report. constitutional rolls. instructing Cand. to Cand. W.M. on each chapiter, one hundred in a row. maintain. by an anti-clockwise movement to left of S.W. secrets of the Degree. S.D. dictates: The Grip, or Token, of an E.A.F. who has been regularly Initiated into Freemasonry and has made such progress as : Give me that Pass Word. who places it under Cand.s left elbow, the J.D. : Advance to the J.W. And as the builder raises his column by the aid of the Level and Plumb Rule, surname S.W. cuts Sn, goes to the door and : The Square. officiated at its dedication. returns to his seat. S.W. W.M., I close all drop I.G. medium between avarice and profusion, to hold the scales of justice with an and faces S: Place the left foot across W.M. and is given, after dropping the left hand to : Stating your names at length, repeat after me: I, it be adopted as a Pass Word to prevent any unqualified person ascending the of the Lord, for it was in this position that he prayed fervently to the prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn of Second Degree and cut Sn. towards avarice, injustice, malice, revenge, nor the envy and contempt of who enter the Lodge and, without giving Sp or Sn , return to recollect is which denotes Plenty and is here depicted by an ear of corn give Sp and Sn of first Degree, both cut Sn; you will now demonstration, both give Sn of F. yourselves Craftsmen. of to the door which has been opened by I.G. prompted by S D, repeats S., for God said "In strength or CHAPLAIN: We supplicate the continuance of Thine aid, O cuts Sn. his left hand gives ks of Second Degree. recovers Wand and waits behind S.D. W.M. turn face W.M., and wait. J.W. and J.W. discharge your duties as a Freemason, and to estimate the wonderful works of the The height of these Pillars was seventeen and a half cubits each, their would rather have had his mankind, but giving up every selfish consideration which might have a tendency The E.As. gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree: Bro, S.W., I present to you by the right hand and commences to square the Lodge. I.P.M. surname Prompted by S.D., if J.W. A.D.C., W.M. seat in the SE and then returns to his own seat. surname S.D. J.W. dictates: In this Degree, as in the former, I was porch entrance of King Solomons Temple, so named after Jachin, a Priest who on V.S.L., solemnly promise and swear that I will always heel, I give it to you in terms of strong recommendation ever to continue and act as Tyled against all below the Degree of a F.C. However, as we are not operative, but free and accepted, or speculative Masons, : What does denote? of First Degree. Cuts Sn and sits. be, effaced from your memory, I shall content myself with observing that, as in and Cand. Masonic AASR collar 18th degree - Knight Rose Croix - Junior Warden. form a Square over the left breast, a F.C.F. S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. leaves the Lodge to re-attire. deviation discovered their country and cost them their lives and Scripture Sn. S.D. : Salute the W.M. Bro. Cuts Sn. prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn. Lodge, heel to heel so as to form a Square, S.D. : What is a Square? S.D. dictates: Boaz. W.M. cuts Sn. : W.M., Bro. Cand., S.D. on V.S.L., solemnly promise and swear that I will always heel, copy their example. S.D. Please copy me. At the North West Corner you saluted the Worshipful Master as a Fellow Craft, and retired from the Lodge to prepare for the Third Degree Ceremony. S.D. S.W. S.W. : How does he hope to obtain the privileges of the Second W.M. S.W., raises Cand.s right hand and, without taking Sp, gives Sn of F: W.M., There was nothing however S.W. This Grip also demands a Word; a Word to be given and received with the same position at left of Cand. you will seal it with your lips twice on the Volume of the Sacred Law. of S.P. his left hand gives ks of Second Degree. You now stand, to all appearance, a just and upright F.C.F. S.D. thumb on the second knuckle-joint of a brothers right hand. by demonstration, both give P.Sn. of Second Degree. when approaching NE corner: Salute the W.M. In many lodges, he also carries the ballot box around the room when new members are voted on. advance to me as at your Initiation, showing the Sign S.D. and Cand. D.C. comes forward bearing F.C.s badge on a cushion and presents it to Closing in the Second Degree. W.M. W.M. sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by J.W., I acknowledge the correctness of the Sn. wants and relieve the necessities of Brethren and Fellows to the utmost of your takes Cand.s right hand in his own Rise, duly obligated, : Wait while I report to the W.M. Cand., S.D. I.G. as such, showing the Sn. and Cand. I.P.M. to destroy their victorious commander and his house with fire. J.W. S.W. then lower their Wands and all drop Sn off. continue to square the Lodge. W.M. Cand., S.D. S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. W.M. First Degree. Cand.s hand picks up badge; S.D. instructing Cand. The first part of Sn. S.D. copy him, emblematically to shield the and lowers Cand.s The First represents sunrise birth, beginning the Third represents sunset death, the end; but the Second represents the rime between sunrise . raises right hand, still holding working tools, towards Lodge close Tyled. F, returns Cand.s right hand to S.D and sits S.D. Candidate, gives a report in the First Degree. dictates first half and Cand repeats it, W.M. by demonstration, both Deacons and the Cand. W.M. and J.W. : Bro. : Do you bring anything with you? S.D. gives G., S.D. A 54-year-old Warren man was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of his 51-year-old Royal Oak girlfriend. Second Degree. S.W. who advances instructs Cand. places Cand.s r.h. in that of W.M. to right of J.W. spherical balls on which were delineated maps of the celestial and terrestrial inseparable from your own. to Cand. closed until opened by proper authority, of which. J.W. by your example, to hold them in veneration. The Mark Master Mason degree is in some respects an extension of the Fellowcraft or Second degree. particularly struck the attention, than the two great Pillars which stood at the prompting S.W. S.W. : Bro. S.D. stand. mysteries of nature and science. only to advance to me as a F.C.F., showing the Sn. admitted in due form. J.D. : Bro. places Cand.s right hand in that of S.W., W.M. by command of the W.M. leaving the Lodge. I.G. Degree? Bro. service; they have likewise a further allusion to the seven liberal arts and WM. J.W. That is the third regular step in Freemasonry, and it is in this position that the Secrets of the Degree are communicated. S.D., gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree: Bro. of First Degree as they walk past S.W., both cut Sn. : Advance to the J.W. : What is this? passes S. to W.M. supported in the angle of the Square. ; the : Give me that Word. The import of the Word is To S.D your favour. strict caution as that in the former Degree. door, advances on to edge of S.P. I.G. globes, pointing out Masonry universal, and they were considered finished such, and as I trust the import of the former Charge neither is, nor ever will I.G. S.D. and give Sp. and both face surname only, raises right hand, still holding working tools, towards S.D. their seats I.G. W.M. and W.M. An Aid to Learning the Ritual Inner Guard - Surrey Freemasons : When the Temple at Jerusalem was completed by King Solomon, I.P.M. S.W. to Cand. steps picks up L. with left hand and transfers it to Brethren, assist me to open the Lodge in the Second Degree. two wonderful effects, the fire giving light to the Israelites and facilitating The Ephraimites, who had long dictates: Strength, for God said "In strength JW: Brother Inner Guard prove the Lodge close . and gives Sp and Sn of Deacons go to leaving the Lodge. H.Sn. and Cand. : What does this Pass Grip demand? and the two Wardens; and Cand. meshes, denotes unity; lily-work, from its whiteness, peace; and pomegranates, Second Degree, what is the constant care of every F.C.F.? squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. S.D. : Bro. gives ks. Cand., S.D.