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1
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Wence came you as an entered apprentice?

A

From the Lodge of
Holly Saints John in
Jerusalem.

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2
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What came you here to do?

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To learn to subdue my passions and improve myself in masonry.

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3
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You are a mason then, I presume?

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I’m so taken and accepted by all Brothers and Fellows

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How do you know yourself to be a mason?

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By being often tried never denied, and willing to be tried again.

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5
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How do I know you to be a mason?

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By certain signs, a token a word, and the perfect point of my initiation.

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6
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What are the signs?

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Right angles, horizontals and perpendiculars.

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7
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What is a token?

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A certain friendly grip, by which one brethren, may know one another in the dark, as well as in the light.

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8
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How many and what are the perfect points of initiation?

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For the guttural, pectoral, manual and pedal

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9
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What makes you a mason?

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My obligation.

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10
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Where did you receive the obligation?

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Within a body of just and legal constituted lodge, duly assembled in a room or place, representing the ground floor, of the checkered pavement of King Solomon, Temple.

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11
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Where were you prepared to be a mason?

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In my Heart

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12
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Where were you secondly prepared?

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In a room adjoining the lodge.

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13
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How are you prepared?

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By being removed of all metallic substances, being naked, nor clothed,
barefoot nort shod, hoodwinked with the cable to about my neck,
and which conditions I was led to the door of the lodge by a friend.

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14
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You being hoodwinked. How did you know it was a door?

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At the first meeting resistance, and afterwards gaining admission.

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15
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How did you gain admission?

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By ( 3 ) distinct knocks upon the outside of the door.

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16
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What was said to you within?

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Who comes here?

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17
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What was your answer?

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A poor blind candidate, who desires to be brought from the darkness to the light by receiving part of the rights, lights an benefits
of the worshipful lodge Erected to God, and Holy Saints John, as all worthy brethren’s and have done who have came this way before him.

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18
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What questions were you then ask?

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If it was here of my own free wheel and accord, I made the request, and if I was duly and truly prepared.

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19
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What was your answer?

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By being a man, freeborn, sound mind and member coming under the tongue of a good report.

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20
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What was told to you?

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Let the candidate enter and receive the due and ancient form.

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21
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Upon what were you received?

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Upon the point of a sharp instrument piercing my naked left breast, which was thus explained, that as this instrument of torture to my fleshed, so should the recollection, to my mind and conscience should I attempt to reveal any secrets of freemasonry unlawfully.

22
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How are you then disposed of?

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I was then lead near the center of the lodge and ask to Neal for a prayer.

23
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After prayer what was ask of you?

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In whom do I place my trust?

24
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What was your answer?

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In God.

25
Q

What was then told to you?

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That my faith is
well-founded,
Arise and follow your leader and fear no danger

26
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Where did you follow your leader to?

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Once around the lodge room,
then to the junior warden in the south,
then to the senior warden in the west,
and then the worshipful master in the east,
at each of stations the same questions were asked, and like answers and returned as at the door.

27
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What did the worshipful master do with you?

A

He ordered me to the senior warden, which taught me how to approach the holy altar of Freemasonry,
the place of Masonic light in due and ancient form

28
Q

What was that
due an ancient form?

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Taking one upright regular step with my left foot,
bring my heel to the right of the hollow of my left,
my feet, forming a right angle, and my body erect.

29
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What was then done with you?

A

I was made a Mason.

30
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How?

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In due and ancient form.

Kneeling upon my naked, left knee, right, forming a square, my left hand, supporting the Bible my right, resting on the holy Bible, Square and compass, in which due form I took upon myself to my obligation

31
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Have you that obligation?

A

I have.

32
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Will you give it to me?

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I will with your assistance.

33
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Then begin, and I will assist if necessary

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I —————-, of my own free will and accord in the presence of Almighty God, and the worshipful lodge of free and accepted masons, erected to God and dedication to the Holly Saints John, due hereby, and hereon sincerely and solemnly promise and swear, that I will always hail and forever conceal, and never reveal any of the secrets of ancient Masonary to anyone, except it be to a true and lawful brother or within the body of a just and legal constituted lodge,
and not to him or them, whom I may hear it so to be , but unto him, and them only whom I shall find so to be after strict trial, do examination or lawful information.

I furthermore promise and swear that I will not write, indite, print, paint, stamp, stain, cut, carve, engrave, inlay, or enamel the same upon anything, movable, or immovable under the canopy of heaven, capable of receiving the least impression of a word, syllable, or letter, mark figure, or character, that may become legible or illeligible to myself or any other person Whereby the secrets of Freemasonry might be lawfully obtain.

All of which I solemnly promised, and squared to keep and perform without the lease equivocation, mental, reservation, or secret invasion of the mind, binding myself under the penalty of having my throat cut from ear to ear, tongue tore out by its roots, and my body burned in rough sands of the sea, a cable tows length from shore where The tide ebbs and flows twice in 24 hours, should I normally or willingly violate or transgress any of my part of my obligation so help me God and keep me steadfast.

34
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After the obligation, what was asked you?

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In my then condition, what I most desired.

35
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What was your answer?

A

Light.

36
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Did you receive it?

A

I did.

37
Q

Upon being brought to the light . What did you first behold?

A

The ( 3 ) great Lights of Masonary, assisted by the representatives of the lesser lights.

38
Q

What are the ( 3 ) great lights?

A

The Holy Bible,
Square,
and compasses .

39
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How are they explained?

A

The Holy Bible - The great light in Masonary, we take as our rule and guide to our faith and practice .

The square- to square our actions by the square of virtue,

While the compasses- teach us to the circumstances of our desires, and keep our passions within due bounds.

40
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What are the lesser lights.

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The sun, moon and worshipful master.

41
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How are they represented?

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By ( 3 ) burning Tapirs placed in a triangle form in the lodge room.

42
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How explained?

A

That the SUN rules the day, the MOON governs the night, so should the WORSHIPFUL MASTER rules and govern the lodge or cause the same to be done by his officers.

43
Q

Wha what did you next behold?

A

The worshipful master approaching from the East, upon the step, under the Due guard and penal sign of an entered Mason, who extend to me his right hand, and token a friendship and brotherly, love, and prayer to instruct me the grip, and the word of the Entered apprentice Mason then told me to rise and salute the wardens as an entered, apprentice Mason and turn to the East.

44
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Upon turning to the east, what did you behold?

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The Worshipful Master again approaching me from the east, who presented to me the lambkin, or white leather apron, and told me that if it was an emblem of innocence and the badge of a mason, more ancient then the golden fleece or Roman eagle. More honorable than Star and Garter of any other order that could be me converred at this or any future., By king, prince, or potentate, or person, except he be a mason, which she hoped I would wear with equal pleasure to myself, and honor the fraternity. Told me to cure it to the senior warden, who taught me how to wear it as an entered apprentice Mason.

45
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How does an inter-apprentice Mason wear their aprons?

A

With the bib turned up.

46
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Why did they wear them this way?

A

We are taught in the building of King Solomon Temple,
Entered . apprentices, were to wear their bibs, turned up, preventing, them from soiling their clothes, but this teaches us not to tamper with the untempered mortar.

47
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How are you been disposed of?

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I was placing northeast corner of the lodge, my feet, forming a right angle, my body erect, facing the worshipful master, who told me that having so short of time since I’ve been made a mason, it was impossible that I could have materially ERD, and that I should do it, and just an upright mason, and have given me strictly in charge even to walk and act as such.

48
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What were you presented with?

A

The working tools of an entered apprentice.

49
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What are the tools entered apprentice?

A

24 inch gauge in a common gravel

50
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How are they explained

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The 24 inch gauge is an instrument used by operative masons to measure and layout their work

Those wee is free excepted Masons are taught to make use of it more notable and glorious purpose of dividing our time. It being divide in 24 equal parts is equates to 24 hours of the day, which is taught divided three parts.
Whereby we find a portion of services
of God and a distressed worthy brother,
a portion of our usual locations, and
a portion for refreshment and sleep.

The common gavel is an instrument used by an operative mason to break off the rough and superfluous parts of stones, to better fit them for builders to use but we are free as an accepted Masons are taught to make it more notable and glorious purpose of investing our minds, and consciousness of all vices, and superfluities of life. thereby fitting ourselves as living stones for that spiritual building, that house not made by hands, internal in the heavens.

51
Q

How

A

And do an ancient form.

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