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36 Cards in this Set
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As an Entered Apprentice, from whence you came? |
From the Lodge of the Holy Saints John at Jerusalem. |
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What came you here to do? |
To subdue my passions and improve myself in Masonry. |
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Then I presume you are a Mason? |
I am so taken among Brothers and Fellows. |
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What makes you a Mason? |
My obligation |
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How do you know yourself to be a Mason? |
By having been often tried, and never denied, and willing to be tried again. |
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How shall I know you to be a Mason? |
By certain signs, a token, a word, and the perfect points of my entrance |
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What are the signs? |
Right angles, horizontals, and perpendiculars. |
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What is a token? |
A certain friendly and brotherly Grip, whereby one Mason may know another in the dark as well as in the light. |
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Where were you first prepared to be made a Mason? |
In my heart. |
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What are the working tools if an Entered Apprentice? |
The twenty four inch gauge and the common gavel. |
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What is a Lodge? |
A certain number of Masons, duly assembled with the Holy Bible, Square, and Compass, and a charter or warrant empowering them to work. |
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Where did the our ancient brethren usually meet? |
On a high hill or a low dale |
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Why did our ancient brethren meet on a high hill or low dale? |
To better detect the approach of cowens and eavesdroppers either ascending or descending. |
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What is the form of a Lodge? |
Oblong |
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How long is the Lodge? |
From east to west. |
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How broad is the Lodge? |
From north to south. |
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How high is the Lodge? |
From hearth to heaven |
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How deep is the Lodge? |
From surface to center. |
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Why is the Lodge of such vast dimensions? |
To show the universality of Masonry and that Masonic charity should be equally extensive. |
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What supports the grand fabric? |
Three great pillars. |
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What are the three great pillars called? |
Wisdom, strength, and beauty. |
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Why are the three great pillars called wisdom, strength, and beauty? |
Because it is necessary that there should be wisdom to contrive, strength to support, and beauty to adorn all great and important undertakings. |
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By whom are the three great pillars represented? |
Worshipful Master (wisdom), Senior Warden (strength), Junior Warden (beauty) |
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What covering has a Lodge? |
A clouded canopy or star-decked heavens |
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What are the three rings if Jacob's ladder? |
Faith, Hope, and Charity |
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What is the principal ring on Jacob's ladders? |
Charity |
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Why is charity the principal ring on Jacob's ladder? |
Because our faith may be lost in sight, hope ends in fruition, but charity extends beyond the grave, through the boundless realms of eternity. |
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What furniture has a Lodge? |
1. Holy Bible 2. Square 3. Compass |
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To whom is the furniture of the Lodge dedicated? |
1. Bible points out the path that leads to happiness and is dedicated to GOD. 2. The square teaches us to regulate our conduct by the principles of morality and virtue and is dedicated to the Worshipful Master. 3.The compass teaches us to circumscribe our desires in every station, and is dedicated to the Craft. |
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What are the ornaments of the Lodge? |
1. The mosaic pavement 2. The indented tassel and 3. The blazing star. |
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How many lights does a Lodge have? |
Three |
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Where are the lights of the Lodge situated? |
1. East 2. West 3. South |
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Why is there no light of the Lodge in the north? |
Because of the situation of King Solomon's Temple. It was situated so far north of the ecliptic that the Sun rays could not enter. |
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How many jewels has a Lodge? |
Six. Thee movable and three immovable |
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What are the immovable jewels of the Lodge? |
1. Square 2. Level 3. Plumb |
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What do the three immovable jewels teach us? |
1. Square - morality 2. Level - equality 3. Plumb - rectitude of life |
