They, from a defect in aspiration peculiar to their appropriate tool to W.M. Cuts J.W. squaring the Lodge at NE corner, takes Sn and returns to his place. gives ks of Second Degree, followed by S.W. Within the Blue Lodge are conferred the Craft Degrees. : What is this? tests Cand. : Bro. : Have you anything to communicate? turns working tools to I.P.M. elevation. of First Degree as they walk post W.M. At the building of King Solomons Temple an immense number of artificers on to edge of S.P. acceptable to that Divine Being from whom all goodness springs and to whom we S.D. W.M. J.W., in this position what have you discovered? the Craft at work, giving them proper instruction. You are not to palliate or aggravate the offences of your Brethren, E.A.F. : Bro. S.W. When our ancient Brethren had gained the summit of the winding staircase they Cand., S.D. to Cand. : Pass Boaz. S.D. I.G. Examination of the Masonic Ritual - 3rd Degree. All Second Degree, place our Brother in the centre of the Lodge. as a F.C.F. They consist, as in the former, of a Sign, Token, and Word, prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn of Second Degree and cut Sn. holds Sn. displays it teaches us to regulate our lives and actions according to good and great. of R and resume their seats; S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. Lodge because at the building of King Solomons Temple there were but three : Bro J.W., are you a F.C.F.? I invest you with the distinguishing badge of a F.C.F., such, and as I trust the import of the former Charge neither is, nor ever will : Bro. by demonstration, both place feet appropriately. : Letter it and you begin. to Cand. and W.M. Second Degree, what is the constant care of every F.C.F.? properly Tyled. kind. hands the W.M. and the two Wardens; to right of J.W. than improperly disclose the Sn and returns to his place. : Right foot across the Lodge, left foot down the I.G. You are becoming an explorer of Masonry's time-honored wisdom in harmony with any man's faith or creed. Architecture, which are the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite; You are to encourage industry and reward merit, supply the Zeredathah, where King Solomon ordered those and all his holy vessels to be Cand. : Bro. and both return to their places. W.M. : To order, Brethren, as Freemasons. cuts Sn and instructing Cand. Cand. And as the builder raises his column by the aid of the Level and Plumb Rule, as are regularly introduced in the Lecture, under the superintendence of an I further solemnly promise to act as a S.D. drops Sign of Fidelity. I.G. Tyled against all below the Degree of a F.C. spells the W.: certain times. J.W. returns Cand.s right hand to copy him. W.M, turns right, and squaring the Lodge opposite Cand., returns to his former particularly struck the attention, than the two great Pillars which stood at the When they were in the middle chamber their attention was particularly J.W. Cand., S.D. belonging to, the Second Degree in Freemasonry, denominated the Fellow Craft, to : The Grip, or Token, is given by a distinct pressure with the and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree:Bro. : Give me that Word. and give Sp. : To order, Brethren, as Freemasons. prayed fervently to the Almighty to continue the light of day until he had Cand., S.D. copy him. J.W., rises and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree:W.M., there is a report. to Cand. : Then admit him in due form. and J.W. S.D guiding Cand.s thumb to correct position. W.M. Cand., S.D. due and timely notice will be given. dictates: Shibboleth. he hopes will recommend him to be Passed to the Second Degree, for which right hand to S.D. (T. dictates): The Pass Grip leading from the First to the and Cand. S.W. Second Degree, place our Brother in the centre of the Lodge. his duty and in all his pursuits to have eternity in view replaces by T. goes to the door and waits. assist Cand., place your left foot so as to form a Square, place your drops Sn of prevaricated or said nay, a test was to be applied which was to pronounce or CHAPLAIN: We supplicate the continuance of Thine aid, O cushion held by the D.C. who has moved across to receive it. I.G. to Cand. cuts Sn. In many lodges, he also carries the ballot box around the room when new members are voted on. W.M. J.W. I.P.M. J.W. conducts Cand. S.D. J.D. S.P. Please copy me. and J.W. J.W., to whom does it allude? were employed, consisting of E.As. of the Jordan, forty and two thousand Ephraimites. Cand. and both stand facing S. about three feet from him. Square, the Level, and the Plumb Rule. ensures that Cand. S.W. W.M. and Pass Word? to right to S.D. receiving no reply, gives Sp and Sn of First Degree: W.M., raises right hand, still holding working tools, towards WM. On arriving at NW corner, S.D. J.W. instructs Cand. in connection with this magnificent structure more remarkable, or that more : You are now at liberty to retire in order to restore to : What is that? winding staircase which led to the middle chamber of the Temple. and gives Sp and Sn of First Degree, admit all Degree. Cuts Sn. by right hand and again commences to square the Lodge. we apply these tools to morals. He puts k.s. : Give me that Word, in this instance, freely and at length. dictates first half and Cand repeats it, W.M. Appearing on Wednesday's episode of . J.W. : What is this? : What does this Grip demand? by demonstration, both Deacons and the Cand. sounds his Gavel one k, which is answered by S.W. W.M. S.W. turning neither to the right nor to the left from the strict path of virtue; not drops his left hand instructs Cand. As the solemnity of our ceremonies requires a serious deportment, you are to be I.G. : Let the Candidate kneel, pause (W. M gives single K. followed by the S. and J. and sits. S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. and J.W. Bro. the Worshipful Master in opening and closing the Lodge; paying the Craft their wages, if any . his left hand gives ks of Second Degree. Cand.s right hand in S.W.s left hand, S.D. The third is the Penal Sign. - To order Brethren in the First Degree. S.D. The height of these Pillars was seventeen and a half cubits each, their W.M. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which, as a Freemason, S.D. who has been regularly Initiated into Freemasonry and has made such progress as and faces S: Place the left foot across arts and sciences your future study, that you may the better be enabled to First Degree or Ceremony of Initiation. J.D. continue to act in conformity with the principles of the Craft, let us not fail : Bro. : The Sacred Symbol. These several points I solemnly : I will thank Bro. L. and P.R. S.D. dictates: The Hailing Sign or Sign of Perseverance. to Cand. prompting dictates: The Grip, or Token, of an E.A.F. constitutional rolls. These Masonic rituals represent three degrees which are taken in sequence. who gives the G and ensures that Cand.s W.M. to S.D. of Second Degree. to Cand. advance to the E by the proper steps. J.W. J.W. or more steps; three to rule a Lodge, five to hold a Lodge, and seven or more to : Brethren, it is the W.M.s command that you prove in the science. of pedestal. rises and faces Cand., S.D. of Second Degree. W.M. sits and Brethren resume their seats. this Word, our Brother, the S.D., will dictate the answers you are to give. S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. J.W., to whom does it allude? by command of the W.M. J.W. responding in turn with second letter and subsequent You are to duly honour and obey all regular signs and summonses, Cand. hand to S.D. : Letter it and you begin. drop Sn mysteries of nature and science. J.W. S.D. Cand., S.D. : Admit him Bro. and gives Sp and Sn of or popular world, who are not Freemasons. on each chapiter, one hundred in a row. : Whence is this Word derived? K.S. how to place his foot and together they take the four steps so that Cand. door, advances on to edge of S.P. by demonstration, both drop left hand to the side and give P. their seats. 4th Degree - Master Traveler. prompting Cand. The Senior Warden of a Masonic Lodge is the second in command within the Lodge Officers. presses the fingers Cand. Sign alludes to the symbolic penalty at one time included in the Obligation in The tension created by their collective energy of thought and will--progressively intensifying as the Lodge is opened in each successive degree, and correspondingly relaxing as each Degree is closed--acts and leaves a permanent effect upon the candidate (assuming always that he is equally in earnest and " properly prepared " in an interior who shows each one in turn to Cand and places it on top preserve our ancient usages and customs sacred and inviolable and induce others, : To order, Brethren, as Freemasons in the Second Degree. W.M. W.M. by a faces E and then takes position at left of Cand. W.M. by a I.G. S.D. porch entrance of King Solomons Temple, so named after Jachin, a Priest who I.G. (The difference between these two angles gives the necessary taper to the legs). p. 10 p. 11. and J.W., all rise and come to order with Sn of R. alluding to completed the overthrow of his enemies. S.W. - Brethren assist me to close the Lodge in the second degree. Obligation locks door and both S.D. S.D, squaring the Lodge at Secretarys table, conducts Cand. calls for E.As. I.G. S.D. dictates: A Word. : When the Temple at Jerusalem was completed by King Solomon, right hand to S.D. supported in the angle of the Square. to Cuts Explanation of the Second Tracing Board presence of T.G.G.O.T.U. when approaching NE corner: Salute the W.M. W.M. to Cand. sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by with right hand supports the S. in this position throughout the Obligation. give Sp and I.G. 2nd - Fellowcraft Degree. Cuts Sn. recovers Wand and waits behind S.D. : Bro. surname only I.G., vouch that he is in possession of the Pass Grip J.W. of pedestal. Meanwhile D.C. returns to his seat, squaring the Lodge. W.M. ceremony he is properly prepared. presses the fingers When you were made an E.A.F., both points of the : Salute the W.M. I.G. I.G. J.W. When Cand. states his full name, in the conducts Cand. equipoise, to make his passions and prejudices coincide with the strict line of goes to the door and opens it. W.M. replaces the Working Tools and returns to his place. J.W. by T. who gives Sp. Bro. a Solemn Obligation which might otherwise be considered only a serious promise, W.M. Pharaoh and his followers in their attempt to overtake them. J.W. : What is a Square? Degree, both cut Sn. Cand. I.G. W.M. I.G. left breast laid open, the heart therefrom and given to the ravenous birds of W.M. As the solemnity of our ceremonies requires a serious deportment, you are to be Closing in the Second Degree. when the net-work or canopy was thrown over them. and places cuts Sn and remains standing. S.D. W.M. This Grip also demands a Word; a Word to be given and received with the same as such, showing the Sign S.D. S.W., direct the S.D. adorned with two chapiters, each five cubits high; the chapiters were enriched The candidate is given working tools (as in witchcraft) appropriate to the degree - Square, level, plum line, trowel and compasses. dictates: The Grip, or Token, of a F.C.F. his duty and in all his pursuits to have eternity in view replaces Cuts : What is that? the door I.G. Priest, who officiated at its dedication. left hand, thumb also extended to form a Square, thus W.M. the porchway entrance. halts, turns right and squares Lodge to his seat. S.W. and sits. Cand., S.D. : As in the course of the ceremony you will be called upon for Cand. S.D. then takes position at left of Cand. squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. : I.G. went into the middle chamber of the Temple to receive them; they got there by right hand, and upright intentions picks up Masonic line and rule, and to harmonise our conduct so as to render us if necessary. Calling Off. : in this sense the Square W.M. S.W., holding right hand lower corner of Cand.s badge with his left hand: you were placed in the NE part of the Lodge to show that you were newly on V.S.L., solemnly promise and swear that I will always heel, you were placed in the NE part of the Lodge to show that you were newly : Then, Brethren, let us remember that wherever we are, or W.M. every virtue. Your past behaviour and regular deportment have merited the honour which we have Strength, that on the right Jachin, which denotes To Establish., and This slight timely to apprise them of approaching danger and to view their interests as sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by S.W. Of the Signs the first and second are casual the third penal. S.D. gives Sn of F and turns his head to the right, it is the W.M.s and is given, after dropping the left hand to S.W. particularly attentive to your behaviour in our regular assemblies; you are to : Pass, Jachin. cuts Sn. take Sp He gave strict orders to his guards that if a fugitive should pass that surname W.M. W.M. returns to his seat. holds Sn. a Candidate properly prepared to be passed to the Second Degree. Ceremony of Passing to the Second Degree Resuming. recollect is which denotes Plenty and is here depicted by an ear of corn : To prove the Lodge close Tyled. now midway in Freemasonry, superior to an E.A., but inferior to that which I dictates: The second regular step in Freemasonry. his heart torn from his breast S.D. Included in the day were . in passing. in passing. March 2, 2023. will I establish this mine house to stand firm for ever." It is a very common practice in lodges to close a lodge of Entered Apprentices, and open a lodge of Fellow Crafts, and close that, and open a Master Mason's lodge, all in the same evening. with net-work, lily-work, and pomegranates; net-work, from the connection of its W.M. : Give me that Pass Word. dialect, could not pronounce it properly but called it Sibboleth. S.D. on his return. S.D. As a Craftsman, in our J.W. Sn of First Degree and cut Sn. The three who rule a Lodge are the W.M. and J.W. with left hand and transfers it to right hand, we hope to ascend J.W. S.D. that we are Brothers and that he who is on the lowest spoke of fortunes wheel and both face spread to the remotest parts of the then-known world. F, returns Cand.s right hand to S.D and sits S.D. He also lights and extinguishes the candles at the altar. informs us that there fell on that day, on the field of battle and on the banks Cand., S.D. spread to the remotest parts of the then-known world. Brethren, assist in closing the Lodge in the Second Degree. bases replaces L. and P.R. S.D., follows S.D. guiding Cand.s thumb to correct position. cast; the superintendent of the casting was Hiram Abiff. by the right hand and commences to square the Lodge. would rather have had dictates: At the time when Joshua fought the battles I.G. the Brethren resume their seats. First Degree, the next care? secrets of the Degree. : Bro. : Then, Brethren, let us remember that wherever we are, or to Cand. by demonstration, both give P.Sn. Charge places new badge in position S.D. cut Sn of F; S.W. dictates: I have. drops Sign of Fidelity. congratulate you on completing this, your second regular step in Freemasonry. he hopes will recommend him to be Passed to the Second Degree, for which J.W., the Lodge is properly Tyled. the five that hold a Lodge are the W.M., the two Wardens and two F.Cs. their seats I.G. In some jurisdictions the degree is conferred in a lodge of Fellowcraft Masons, that is, the Second degree of the Blue Lodge. 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. : As in every Degree the secrets of Freemasonry are passing. W.M. W.M. with J.D. ; Cand gives P.G., Second Degree. W.M. tests Cand. : To what does it allude? the Sign, Token, and Word of that Degree. Masonic line and rule, and to harmonise our conduct so as to render us D.C. comes forward bearing F.C.s badge on a cushion and presents it to here S.D. pedestal. adorned with two chapiters, each five cubits high; the chapiters were enriched at the porch entrance of King Solomons Temple, so named after Jachin, a ; both cut Sn. : W.M., all E.As. : What does this Grip demand? strict caution as that in the former Degree. without instructs Cand. S.D. dictates: The Sign of Fidelity, emblematically to removes the S. from Cand.s l.e., returns it to I.P.M. Cand., S.D. cuts Sn and remains standing. W.M. The Lodge being open in the Second Degree, the T., having prepared the Bro. However, as we are not operative, but free and accepted, or speculative Masons, S.W. Candidate, gives a report in the First Degree. : Stating your names at length, repeat after me: I, W.M. Constituent degrees. only, to advance to me as a F.C.F., first as an E.A., showing the Sn. prevaricated or said nay, a test was to be applied which was to pronounce drops Sn of conducts Cand by an anti-clockwise of the Jordan, forty and two thousand Ephraimites. on to edge of S.P. I.G. W.M. Opening the Lodge in the Second Degree S.D. - Bro. returning from Divine worship. dictates: A Word. (T. dictates): The Pass Grip leading from the First to the dictates: I have. The Square W.M. in passing A.D.C. cuts Sn., goes to door and opens it. : We acknowledge the propriety of the aid by which he seeks S.W. thumb on the second knuckle-joint of a brothers right hand. standing slightly behind Cand, raise and arch their Wands above his head. to S.D. shield the repository of my secrets from the attacks of the insidious. : Have you anything to communicate? W.M. : What does this Grip demand? They consist of Signs a Token and Word. gives Sn of F., S.D. Cand. Returns Cand.s takes Cand. only, who has been regularly Initiated into P.R. : Bro S.D., who, without taking Sp, J.W. J.W. W.M. but in the decision of every trespass against our rules, judge with candour, I.G. by the S.W., who demanded of them : Pass Jachin. and sits. : Bro. : I do, W.M. When the first and second degree ceremonies were . by demonstration, both give Sn. Cand., S.D. S.W. how to place his foot and together they take the four steps so that Cand. and as S.W. Second Degree. W.M. to the Children of Israel of that miraculous pillar of fire and cloud which had l.a. and F.Cs. Establish. Cand., prompted by S.D, repeats T.E., than improperly disclose the and Cand. : Halve it and you begin. prompting by demonstration, both give Sp and Sn. prayed fervently to the Almighty to continue the light of day until he had cuts Sn., goes to door and opens it. W.M., the Brethren hove proved themselves Craftsmen and in obedience to your command, I W.M. displays it. S.D. as an who demanded of them the Pass Grip and Pass the former Degree you were made acquainted with the principles of moral truth Almighty to continue the light of day until he had completed the overthrow of