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22 Cards in this Set
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Are you a master mason? |
I am. |
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What induced you to be a master mason? |
In order that i might travel foreign countries, work and receive master's wages, being better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed master masons, their widows and orphans. |
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What makes you a master mason? |
My obligation. |
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Where were you made a master mason? |
In a regularly constituted lodge of master masons. |
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How were you prepared? |
By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, hoodwinked with a canle tow three times around my body, in which condition i was conducted to the door by a brother. |
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Why had you a cable tow three times around your body? |
To signify my duties and obligations become more and more binding as i advance in masory. |
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How gained you admission? |
By three distinct knocks. |
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To what do they allude? |
To the three jewels of a master mason: which are friendship, morality and brothetly love. |
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How should a master madon wear his apron? |
With the flaps and corners turned down, which distinguise him as a master mason or an overseer of work. |
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What is the use of these tools? |
The Trowel is an instrument made use of by operative masons to spread cement, which unites a building into one commom mass; but we; as free and accepted masons are taught to make use of it for a more noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection. |
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What does a Master's lodge represent? |
The unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or holy of holies, of king Solomon's Temple. |
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How long was the temple in building? |
Seven years; during which it rained not in the day time, that the workmen might not be obstructed in their labors. |
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What supported the temple? |
Fourteen hundred and fifty three colums and two thousands nine hundred and six pillasters, all hewn from the finishest parian marble. |
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What futher supported it? |
Three grand columns or pillars. |
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What were they called? |
Wisdom. Beauty and strenght. |
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How many were employed in the building of King Solomon's temple? |
Three Grand Masters, three thousands tree hundreds Masters or overseers of work, eighty thousands fellow crafts and seventy thousands entered apprentices. |
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How many constitue and entered apprentices Lodge? |
SEVEN; one master and six enteted apprentices |
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Where did they usually meet? |
On The ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple |
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How many constitues a Fellowcraft Lodge? |
Five; two masters and 3 fellow crafts |
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Where did they usually meet? |
In the middle chambers of King Solomon's Temple. |
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How many constitues a masters lodge? |
Three master masons. |
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Where did they usually meet? |
In the sanctum sanctorum, or the holy of the holies Of King solomons temple. |
