Master mason degrees nowhere else without its permission. Time between degrees should be used for intellectual study, contemplation, and selfdevelopment. After receiving the entered apprentice degree, he meets with the lodge mentor and receives the second masonic education lecture from the mentors manual chapter 3, instruction booklet no. It is particularly important not only for its antiquity, the many meanings which have been and may be read from it by the student, but because of the bond it makes between the old operative craft and the modern speculative masonry we know. What is exemplified in the three degrees of masonry. Made me an entered apprentice in due form what was that due form kneeling on my naked left knee, my right forming a square, my body erect, my left hand supporting the holy bible, square, and compasses, my right resting thereon, in which due form i took upon myself the solemn obligation of an entered apprentice. On his first admission into the lodge, the candidate is reminded of the weak and helpless state of man on his entrance into the world. Entered apprentice candidate guide masons of california. Mark twain once said, when some men discharge an obligation, you can hear the report for miles around. Manual of the lodgesystem of monitorial instruction. Words, and signs of blue lodge masonry pictou masons. The entered apprentice degree the grand lodge of florida.
Freemasonry is serious and whilst it confers favours on its members, it also makes great demands on them, and these demands we are bound, by our obligation. Entered apprentice degree congratulations on your decision to enter the worlds oldest and largest fraternal organization. How many master mason members of a lodge must be present to open a lodge of entered apprentices. The obligation of an entered apprentice kilwinning lodge no. The master mason degree is the crowning moment of your masonic journey. When you were balloted upon to receive the degrees of masonry you were elected by what majority. You, as an entered apprentice mason, are a newcomer in a strange land. The entered apprentice degree qualifications of a petitioner the secret ballot preparation for initiation duly and truly prepared the hoodwink the cabletow entering the lodge the method of reception prayer in lodge the practice of.
It is hoped that through the serious and systematic study of freemasonry. Duties and rights of entered apprentices and fellow crafts. All matters of business in a lodge are transacted in the third degree. After all, it is not the fellowcraft, nor even the master mason that is awarded the badge of a mason, the lambskin or white leather apron, it is the entered apprentice. The masonic rituals provided here are as practiced under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of nevada, circa 1986. The first degree ceremony of initiation for the first degree is performed at the masonic lodge. Entered apprentice degree toolbox item this toolbox item is intended to build upon the lessons that were taught during the ea degree. Words, and signs of blue lodge masonry entered apprentice degree first degree in the blue lodge sign of an entered apprentice the sign of an entered apprentice represents the position of the hand when taking the oath of an entered apprentice, my left hand supporting the bible and my right hand resting thereon. Learn entered apprentice with free interactive flashcards. Entered apprentice proficiency support examination congratulations on your decision to join the largest, oldest, and most prestigious fraternity the world has ever known. The entered apprentice degree qualifications of a petitioner the secret ballot preparation for initiation duly and truly prepared the hoodwink the cabletow entering the lodge the method of reception prayer in lodge the practice of circumambulation kneeling at the altar the obligation.
In the brief span of this first degree, the foundations are laid. Entering from the west casting off ties with the old world the cabletow being brought to light the volume of sacred law the square and the compasses. The training of an entered apprentice mason begins within. This mentoring booklet was presented to on his being initiated into freemasonry on by worshipful brother the worshipful master of lodge no date. The entered apprentice is not yet fully qualified, and he is given only those tools, which serve to shape the stones. Many masonic scholars view masonry as representing early progressive steps taken towards the perfection of human nature. Entered apprentice mason learn about the first masonic. The master always leads off in giving the sign or signs. The entered apprentice is the property of the lodge.
Candidates for freemasonry are progressively initiated into freemasonry, first in the degree of entered apprentice. Symbolism in the entered apprentice degree the lodge represents the world. Entered apprentice degree entered apprentice degree. The entered apprentice is the first level of masonry.
Microsoft word worksheet for entered apprentice degree parts. How well can you answer these entered apprentice lecture. No man may say when, where or how the symbol began. Entered apprentice provincial grand lodge of east lancashire. A basic masonic education course for entered apprentices. Some time later, in a separate ceremony, they will be passed to the degree of fellowcraft, and finally they will be raised to the degree of master mason. It is the culmination of all that has been taught and revealed to the candidate in the two preceding degrees.
United grand lodge first degree or ceremony of initiation. Explanation of the first degree tracing board masons library. The worshipful master approaching me from the east a 2nd time, who presented me with the lamb skin or white leather apron, and instructed me that it was an emblem of innocence and the badge of a mason. All the secrets of masons in masonry to which this press the first joint with the thumbnail token alludes.
Junior warden sits at about 45 degrees to the masters left in the south. But, on this account, a knowledge of it is highly necessary to every mason, that he may be the better enabled to assist in the correct performance of the ritual of the degree. The masonic journey from darkness toward light has its beginning in the giant stride of the entered apprentice degree. Masonic rituals for entered apprentice, fellowcraft and. Nor are you in much better state after the degree has ended.
Introduction to freemasonry entered apprentice by carl h. Claudy introduction at your leisure hours, that you may improve in masonic knowledge, you are to converse with wellinformed brethren, who will always be as ready to give, as you will be ready to receive, instruction. The tracing board for the master to lay lines and draw designs on. The first section of the entered apprentices lecture principally consists of a recapitulation of the ceremonies of initiation. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ideally, candidates should demonstrate some degree of.
The participants are a masonic mentor and a new brother. Freemasonry is the subjugation of the human that is in man, by the divine. If a candidate is to be initiated, the lodge is opened in the third degree. Entered apprentice, or first degree chapter 1 gnostic. It has it alludes tho the penalty of my obligation. First, the entered apprentice degree, second, the fellow craft degree and finally, the master mason degree.
Brother tyler, i am directed to inform you that the. Passed to the fellow craft degree, or raised to the sublime. As you stand ready to pass through the inner door into the entered apprentice degree, however, you are a man with no memories to draw from, no precedents to guide yourself, nothing to go on, but all is new, and strange, and it may even be somewhat disconcerting or even alarming. More an explainer of the secrets, symbols and mythology of freemasonry, the apprentice a treatise on the first degree of freemasonry, is an introduction into the forgotten ideas behind the making of a mason. At this point in your journey, you may be confused, surprised, overwhelmed, or a combination of other emotions and feelings.
For the degrees of entered apprentice, fellow craft, and master mason, as authorized by the grand lodge of north carolina free and accepted masons. The lodge is set up with 3 alters along the sides of the room and 1 in the middle. Obligation itself, and its meaning in light of the aforementioned. A full list of the masonic elements which are presented in this. Entered apprentice candidate guide t his handbook was developed to introduce the newly initiated entered apprentice mason to the vast body of knowledge and symbolism associated with modern freemasonry in a meaningful and understandable way. My brother, as you are now introduced to the first principles of freemasonry, i congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and honorable fraternity. The master first makes the duegard of the first degree, representing the position of the hands when taking the oath of an entered apprentice mason, which is called the duegard of an entered apprentice, viz my left hand supporting the bible, and my right hand resting. A lecture on the first degree the first degree, or that of the entered apprentice, is intended in its symbolic signification to furnish a representation of youth just entering on the struggles, the trials, and duties of an earthly and responsible existence. This work explores the symbolism of that ritual journey from the perspective of what it means to be initiated. The first degree is made up of fourteen distinct acts.
The freemason is a workman, engaged in building the internal temple dedicated to the glory of god and the welfare of mankind. Choose from 88 different sets of entered apprentice flashcards on quizlet. Entered apprentice provincial grand lodge of lincolnshire. Worshipful master i now present to you the working tools of an entered apprentice freemasonry. This handbook is designed to introduce the new entered apprentice to the vast body of knowledge associated with freemasonry in a meaningful and understandable way. What is a primary requirement for becoming a mason. Officers, take your respective stations and places. This communicate to the junior warden in the south, and he to the brethren present, that having due notice thereof, they may govern themselves accordingly. As an organization of good men and true, there is a well defined line directly connecting todays masonry with the operative masons who built the great castles and cathedrals of the middle ages in europe and the united.
Prior to the first degree after the entered apprentice degree after the fellow craft degree after the master mason degree two months after raising six months after raising followup for a period of a year appendix a. Take this entered apprentice quiz to test your knowledge of the first degree of freemasonry. The worshipful master sits on the east end of the room along with the chaplain and senior deacon. These masonic rituals are provided in the portable document format pdf.
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