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Eastern star catechism Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of an Eastern Star chapter?

A

It is a school for the practice of self control, good manners, and all of the virtues and graces

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2
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What was the name of the first secret society imitating Masonry

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The Order of Perfect Happiness
organized in France in 1730

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3
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What is the theory of the OES founded upon?

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The Holy Bible

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What is the Order dedicated to?

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Charity, Truth, and Loving Kindness

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5
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What is the year of the establishment of the OES?

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1787

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What two men are associated with the establishment of the OES?

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Robert Morris and Robert Macoy

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7
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What is the inspiration of the OES?

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The Star of Bethlehem

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8
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What is the mission of the Order?

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Service

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9
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What is our work on earth?

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To prepare the world to see His Star in the East

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10
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The Star has ever been a symbol for what?

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Light or great intellectuality;
a symbol of God

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What is a symbol?

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a figure used to represent a truth or fact

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12
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How long have signs and symbols been used?

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Since the time God set His rainbow in the sky

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13
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What is a Landmark?

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Certain fundamental or basic principles upon which the Order is founded

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14
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What Masonic Jurisdiction has outlawed the OES?

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The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

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15
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What is the least number of persons necessary to organize a Chapter?

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Seven

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16
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How many are necessary to confer degrees?

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Nine

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17
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What key unlocks the door of the Chapter as far as a petitioner is concerned?

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The Ballot

18
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A Chapter is like a garden of beautiful flowers. What instrument is it the duty of every Star to use to keep the weeds out?

A

The Ballot

19
Q

What is a Pentagon?

A

A figure having five straight sides

20
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What does the Pentagon represent?

A

The Human Body

21
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What five stages of man does the Pentagon outline?

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Birth, Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension

22
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What do the five lines outside the Star represent

A

The Five Senses

23
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What is the Signet?

A

A chart depicting the emblems of the OES

24
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The Five Points of the Star designate what?

A

The five statuses of woman: Daughter, Wife, Widow, Sister, Mother

25
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What are the OES symbols made up of?

A

Straight lines, Circles, and Figures

26
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What are the central points of the Star made up of?

A

Triangles

27
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What is the equilateral triangle symbolic of?

A

God

28
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What do the sides of an equilateral triangle signify?

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All knowing wisdom, All mighty power, All embracing love

29
Q

Give 3 significances of the triangle

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  • Birth, Life & Death
  • Body, Mind, & Soul
  • Father, Son, & Holy Ghost
  • Father, Mother, & Child
30
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What does the circle represent?

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God & Eternity both having neither beginning nor end

31
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What is a Labyrinth?

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An intricate pathway through which it’s difficult to find one’s way without aid

32
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What did you journey through the Labyrinth for?

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To learn the lessons of the Star

33
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We’re you alone on your journey through the Labyrinth?

A

No, I had a friend who led me

34
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What is the Alter Symbolic of?

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It is a symbol of Worship

35
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What do the five points of the Star spell?

A

S-E-R-V-E

36
Q

If you have seen His Star… Where did it lead you?

A

To Jesus

37
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What did you carry with you when you followed His Star?

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Gifts: Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh

38
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How did you worship Him?

A

In Service, in Spirit & in Truth

39
Q

What is the Sacred Light of the Eastern Star?

A

The Holy Bible

40
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What do the five Heroines have in common

A

They are all taken from the Holy Bible

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