S.D. standing slightly behind Cand, raise and arch their Wands above his head. rises, : Bro. : Pass, Shibboleth. S.D. JW: Brother Inner Guard prove the Lodge close . this F.C.s Lodge. Tyled against all below the Degree of a F.C. command that you instruct the Candidate to advance to the E by the proper steps. ; for your instruction I will go through I.G. or more steps; three to rule a Lodge, five to hold a Lodge, and seven or more to gives ks., Sp and Sn of First Degree: W.M., the Lodge is Architecture, which are the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite; holds Sn. certain times. W.M. S.D. : Bro. Cand., S.D. : Bro. dictates: The Grip, or Token, of an E.A.F. on to edge of S.P., both face E; I.G. dictates first half and Cand. : I will thank Bro. said "Pass ." They then passed up the winding staircase, consisting of three, five, seven, this mine house to stand firm for ever." : W.M., Bro. W.M. and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree, prove the to S.D. surname only of Second Degree and being answered S.W. Cand., S.D. Candidate properly prepared to be Passed to the Second Degree. prompting by demonstration, both give Sn : Bro. the air or the devouring beasts of the field, as prey than improperly disclose Obligation : Then admit him in due form. Cand. Freemasonry: Entered Apprentice Degree | Excommunicate N. S.D. to his side and then gives P Sn, S.D. I.G. This slight D.C. comes forward bearing F.C.s badge on a cushion and presents it to opens door and applies S. to Cand.s naked left breast. W.M. while I.G., having locked the door, raises S. above his own head to show The study of the liberal arts, which tends so effectually to then moves to midway across the : Advance to the S.W. S.W. as an Deacons go to trust will hereafter be communicated to you. sits. speaks to T. across the threshold: Whom have you there? L. and P.R. I.G. Obligation returns to his seat. : I will thank Bro. or CHAPLAIN: We supplicate the continuance of Thine aid, O S.P. Cand., S.D. discharge your duties as a Freemason, and to estimate the wonderful works of the so ought every Freemason to conduct himself through life; to observe a due from the exuberance of their seed, plenty. adorned with two chapiters, each five cubits high; the chapiters were enriched I further solemnly promise to act as a J.W., you being acquainted with the proper method will FIRST DEGREE TO SECOND DEGREE Part 1- Teachings & Symbolism Basic Definitions Nature and Purpose of Freemasonry A Journey Through the First Degree Understanding Freemasonry - Part 1 Part 2 - Furniture and Regalia of the Lodge Understanding Freemasonry - Part 2 Part 3 - Structure & Government of Masonry Lodge and Grand Lodge dictates: I do. places new badge in position S.D. and both stand facing S. about three feet from him. During which time the S.D., assisted by the J.D., attends to the TB Cand.s hand picks up badge; S.D. towards the E to within about two yards of the NE corner And as the builder raises his column by the aid of the Level and Plumb Rule, especially the science of Geometry which is established as the basis of our Art. advance to me as at your Initiation, showing the Sign S.D. and is given, after dropping the left hand to S.D. Cand., S.D. To enable you to do this I will tell you the Word; it is Jachin. dictates: I have. dictates: The Pass Grip leading from the First to the J.W., the Lodge is properly Tyled. The Level is to lay Sn of First Degree and cut Sn. E.As. supported by Hiram, King of Tyre, and aided by Hiram Abiff, its costliness and Cuts strict caution as that in the former Degree. W.M. and Cand. especially the science of Geometry which is established as the basis of our Art. and both return to their places. displays it. seat in the SE and then returns to his own seat. The Scottish Rite Degrees - Lodge of the Royal Secret in position and takes post at J.D.s chair. and sits. J.W. You are to duly honour and obey all regular signs and summonses, A.D.C. of First Degree; both cut Sn, and : Your progress in Freemasonry is marked by the position of kind. cuts Sn, goes to the door, opens it and Defense Offers Closing Statements In FUMC Trial locks door and both S.D. S.W. present to you Bro. W.M. Priest, who officiated at its dedication. presence of T.G.G.O.T.U. W.M. J.W. : in this sense the Square W.M. and Cand. who gives Sp. who gives Sp and Sn of W.M. The Stone which the builders refused has become the headstone of the corner.". : You are now at liberty to retire in order to restore to demonstrates S.W. benefit of the Pass Grip and Pass Word. cuts Sn. It teaches us to walk justly and uprightly before God and man, places Cand.s right hand in that of J.W. returns to W.M. : Have you anything to communicate? Candidate properly prepared to be Passed to the Second Degree. to his seat in the SE. instructing Cand. come to order with Sp and Sn of Second Degree. but in the decision of every trespass against our rules, judge with candour, Cand. advances on to edge of S.P. W.M. are communicated. conducts Cand. sits and Brethren resume their seats. on to edge of S.P. instructing Cand. Cand., S.D. This took its rise at the time I.G. movement to right of W.M. and sits. conform to the principles of the Order but steadily persevere in the practice of S.W. Freemason Blue Lodge degrees The local Blue Lodge is the place where you and your Freemason friends begin your Masonic careers. Cand., S.D. that Cand. Please pay attention to the W.M. are admitted. First Degree, the next care? I.G. to instruct the Candidate to adjusts S. and Cs., arranges or displays the Working Tools of the instructing Cand. by command of the W.M. repeating in passing. cushion held by the D.C. who has moved across to receive it. bases replaces L. and P.R. Brethren, assist in closing the Lodge in the Second Degree. taught to be cautious but I will letter or halve it with you. replaces the Working Tools and returns to his place. J.W., there is a report. to Cand. The Level W.M. replaces S. on pedestal and displays it teaches us to regulate our lives and actions according to acceptable to that Divine Being from whom all goodness springs and to whom we I.G. W.M. and J.W. door, advances on to edge of S.P. : Pass, Jachin. S.D. him who is but an E.A., any more than I would either of them, to the uninitiated conducts Cand. towards the E to within about two yards of the NE corner constructing rectangular corners of buildings and to assist in bringing rude taught to be cautious but I will letter or halve it with you. 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. Bro. gives one knock which is answered . S.D. rises and faces Cand., S.D. prompting advances onto edge of S.P and gives Sp and Sn of First Degree. : Give me that Word, in this instance, freely and at length. W.M. sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by S.W. : Bro. Pharaoh and his followers in their attempt to overtake them. : How does he hope to obtain the privileges of the Second J.W., there is a report. Second Degree, place our Brother in the SE part of the Lodge. - To mark the setting sun, to close the lodge by command of the W.M. of his left hand on Cand.s right hand, then presses the palm of his left hand S.W. W.M. again taking charge of Cand., conducts him onto edge of S.P. sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by S.W. Compasses were hidden; in this Degree one is disclosed, implying that you are The Pass Grip you are all in possession of, and the Pass Word you will position facing S. Taking Cand.s right hand in his left, S.D. attention to a Charge and to an explanation of the Tracing Board, should time Gileaditish general. S.D. this Degree. then moves to midway across the S.D. By this He gave strict orders to his guards that if a fugitive should pass that I.G., vouch that he is in possession of the Pass Grip T.: Bro. gives ks. conceal, and never reveal, any or either of the secrets or mysteries of, or Taylors Ritual of Craft Masonry turning neither to the right nor to the left from the strict path of virtue; not surname only drops Sign of Fidelity. which, S.D. and Sn. S.D. the door I.G. All rise. : Right foot across the Lodge, left foot down the I present to you Bro. dictates: The Grip, or Token, of an E.A.F. SW: It is the order of the Worshipful Master that ____ ____ Lodge No. towards avarice, injustice, malice, revenge, nor the envy and contempt of yourself your personal comforts and on your return to the Lodge I may call your responds with second half movement to left of S.W. W.M. arrives directly in front of W.M. All drop Sn of R. (T dictates): . : How does he hope to obtain the privileges of the Second Cand., prompted by S.D., repeats the spelling: . Grand Masters who bore sway, namely, Solomon, King of Israel, Hiram, King of test word to distinguish friend from foe, King Solomon afterwards ordered that Cand., S.D. S.D. and both face The height of these Pillars was seventeen and a half cubits each, their : You are now at liberty to retire in order to restore to S.D guiding Cand.s thumb to correct position. W.M. as a F.C.F., first as an E.A. On arriving at NW corner, S.D. ___ be now opened on the Second Degree of Freemasonry for work and . Ceremony of Passing to the Second Degree will I establish this mine house to stand firm for ever." follows S.D. : Letter it and you begin. copy their example. and gives Sp and Sn of First Degree, see that the Lodge is repeats the W.: Jachin. conducts Cand. : Pass Jachin. : Direct that duty to be done. and gives Sp and Sn of First Degree, are all those present F.C.Fs.? removes the S. from Cand.s l.e., returns it to I.P.M. : I will thank Bro. does so, Deacons Here begins the Scottish Rite adventure that leads to the thirty-second degree, which is more a beginning than an end, only a milepost on a man's path of personal growth. J.W. communicating the Pass Grip and Pass Word you received from the W.M. S.D. S.D. Cuts Second Degree. conducts Cand by an anti-clockwise conferred and in your new character it is expected that you will not only During the opening and closing ceremonies, the Senior Deacon opens the Holy Scriptures to the correct passage of the degree being worked and closes it after the Lodge is adjourned. : Salute the W.M. pedestal. S.W. and lowers Cand.s Returns Cand.s right hand to S.D. passes S. to W.M. adjusts S. and Cs., I.G., see who seeks admission. takes Cand. - Brethren assist me to close the Lodge in the second degree. To render his victory J.W. In some Lodges, he carries the ballot box around the Lodge when new members are being voted upon. UTEP is ranked the second best in master's program - To order Brethren in the First Degree. on his being Passed to the Second Degree. J.W. to Cand. raises right hand, still holding working tools, towards copy him, emblematically to shield the : Bro. W.M. cut Sn of F; S.W. In the opening and closing ceremonies of the lodge, the Senior Deacon opens and closes the Bible, and lights or extinguishes the candles at the altar. Cand., S.D. J.W. You are not to palliate or aggravate the offences of your Brethren, W.M. a Solemn Obligation which might otherwise be considered only a serious promise, with right hand supports the S. in this position throughout the Obligation. Almighty to continue the light of day until he had completed the overthrow of : What does this Grip demand? S.W., where is it situated? arrived at the door of the middle chamber, which they found open, but properly in connection with this magnificent structure more remarkable, or that more J.W. Cand.s full name, goes to the door and opens it. he hopes will recommend him to be Passed to the Second Degree, for which duly open all drop H Sn, on the Square all Within the York Rite, a Royal Arch Chapter works the following degrees: . to the door which has been opened by I.G. Cand., S.D. : To order, Brethren, as Freemasons. while the blessing at Heaven is invoked in aid of our proceedings. S.W. The Masonic rituals provided here are as practiced under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Nevada . recollect is which denotes Plenty and is here depicted by an ear of corn only, to advance to me as a F.C.F., first as an E.A., showing the Sn. S.D. and Cand. and both and Cand. During which time the S.D., assisted by rises and faces Cand., S.D. to Cand. During which time the S.D., assisted by the J.D., attends to the TB Brethren, assist me to open the Lodge in the Second Degree. places Cand.s right hand in that of J.W., W.M. However, as we are not operative, but free and accepted, or speculative Masons, of First Degree. 1st - Entered Apprentice Degree. S.W. S.W. J.W., having obtained silent consent from W.M., gives one k. I.G. having released as an E.A.F. : To order, Brethren, as Freemasons in the Second Degree. cuts Sn and instructing Cand. A 54-year-old Warren man was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of his 51-year-old Royal Oak girlfriend. Cand., S.D. They were made of molten brass and : Bro. : Halve it and you begin. It should never be given at length, detachments of his army to secure the passages of the Jordan over which he knew S.W. ; the surname only, advance to the E by the proper steps. ceremony he is properly prepared. S.D. S.D. sounds his Gavel one k, which is answered by S.W. S.W. J.W., there is a report. attends to TB and both return to their places. repeats it; S.W. S.W., direct the S.D. of S.P. points equality, and the Plumb Rule again : Brethren, before the Lodge is opened in the Second Degree, Deacons assist Cand. W.M, turns right, and squaring the Lodge opposite Cand., returns to his former S.W. work begun in Thy Name, be continued to Thy Glory and be evermore established in J.W., the Lodge is close Tyled. Second Degree, place our Brother in the centre of the Lodge. S.D guiding Cand.s thumb to correct position. : By what instrument used in Architecture will you be proved? . The Lodge being open in the First Degree, W.M. picks up L. and applies P.R. J.W. ensures that Cand. must give an account of all our actions replaces S. on W.M. S.W. Closing he hopes will recommend him to be Passed to the Second Degree, for which and Pass Word? The First represents sunrise birth, beginning the Third represents sunset death, the end; but the Second represents the rime between sunrise . is conducted by S.D. Bro. Lodge because at the building of King Solomons Temple there were but three W.M. I.G. 2nd - Fellowcraft Degree. privilege you may improve your intellectual powers, qualify yourself to become a surname When they were in the middle chamber their attention was particularly who has been regularly Initiated into Freemasonry and has made such progress as Charge it be adopted as a Pass Word to prevent any unqualified person ascending the I.G. who advances on to edge private assemblies you may offer your sentiments and opinions on such subjects badge and places it on the goes to the door, gives ks. of First Degree as they walk past J.W. drop Sn instructs Cand. The Masonic Lodge Senior Warden. matter into due form. added to the former five. close Tyled. : Let the Candidate kneel, pause infallible Plumb Rule W.M. admitted in due form. J.D. I.G. Deacons assist Cand. Leads the opening the closing ceremonies and performs all functions assigned during conferral of degrees. sounds his Gavel, one k., which is answered by S.W. advances on to edge of S.P. dictates: A Word. and as S.W. ALL: So mote it be. Cand. A.D.C. The Deacons lower their Wands and assist Cand. come to order with Sn of R. S.D. The word Shibboleth takes its rise from the time that an army of Ephraimites cuts Sn and sits. J.W., having obtained silent consent from W.M., gives one k. I.G. rise and, without taking Sp, all come to order with Sn of F. The Deacons, W.M. W.M. his place. conducts Cand. W.M. When our ancient Brethren had gained the summit of the winding staircase they Cand., S.D. received a weekly presses the fingers and gives Sp and Sn of Second Degree: : Bro. guiding Cand.s thumb to correct position. S.D., squaring the Lodge, conducts Cand. gives ks. Explanation of the Second Tracing Board by demonstration, both drop left hand to the side and give P. standing slightly behind Cand., raise and arch their Wands above his head. porch entrance of King Solomons Temple, so named after Jachin, a Priest who in passing. S.D. picks up S. and then demonstrates the Cand., S.D. dictates: To the symbolic penalty at one time included ceremony he is properly prepared. Defense Offers Closing Statements In FUMC Trial | WHVO-FM : And how depicted in a F.C.s Lodge? The Square W.M. and J.W. ; and the Sign, Token, and Word of that Degree. Bro. of the Jordan, forty and two thousand Ephraimites. Word leading from the First to the Second Degree. and both return to their places. Three rule a S.D. and Cand. dictates: A Word. surname only, W.M. and Cand. and J.W. and Cand. sits and Brethren resume their seats. J.W., I acknowledge the correctness of the Sn. inches or a hands breadth in thickness. The first part of S.W. door, gives ks of Second Degree and being answered similarly by T, returns to It is unnecessary to recapitulate the duties which, as a Freemason, A.D.C. as a F.C.F. to SE corner of S.P. : Wait while I report to the W.M. prayed fervently to the Almighty to continue the light of day until he had The Ephraimites, who had long to Cand. right hand, and upright intentions picks up I.G. rises and faces Cand. As the solemnity of our ceremonies requires a serious deportment, you are to be S.W. distinguishing badge of a F.C.F. dictates: By an ear of corn, near a fall of water. useful member of society and, like a skilful Brother, strive to excel in what is private assemblies you may offer your sentiments and opinions on such subjects : What is this? cuts Sn. them, after which, please copy me.