Tyling Flashcards
What do you seek?
To enter the temple
Are you a Freemason?
My Bros and \sis recognise me as such
Describe a Freemason
A man or woman free and of strict morals
When were you made a Freemason?
In a lodge, just and perfect
What is required for a lodge to be just and perfect?
Three direct it, five illumine it, seven make it just and perfect
How will I recognise that you are a Freemason?
By signs, words and a grip
How are Freemasons’ signs made?
By the square, the level and the perpendicular
Stand to order
(This is done)
Give the penal sign
(This is done)
Give me the word
I can neither read, nor write but only spell. Give me the first letter, I will give you the second (letter the word)
Give me the grip
(This is done)
What is the shape of your lodge
A rectangle
How long is it?
From east to west
How wide is it
From south to north
How high is it?
From the zenith to the nadir
What supports your lodge?
Three great pillars named wisdom, strength and beauty, which are symbolically respresented by the RWM and the two wardens
How do these allegorical pillars support your lodge, i.e. preside over the operative work if Freemasons?
Wisdom conceives, strength executes, beauty adorns
Why did you request admission into Freemasonry?
Because I was in darkness and aspired to the light
At what time do Freemasons open and close their work?
Symbolically, the work is opened at high noon and closed at midnight
What is your age?
Three years old
On entering
Whisper the Mot Annual in the ear of the Tyler
Positioned between the columns
Stand to order and advance by the three regular steps
Successively (with the sign) salute
The RWM, the SW on the left and the JW on the right
Standing to order again
Take your seat in the north
When standing between the columns and after having saluted with the sign, the RWM may ask:
. Where do you come from?
. What is to be done in your lodge?
. From a lodge of Saint John
. One learns to be tolerant, to fight injustice, to realise brotherhood amongst men. Crowns are therein made for virtue and chains for vice - or - dungeons are hewn for vice
