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The Revelations Of A Square.
is the key suspended ? 9 . What is the proper clothing of a Mason ? 10 . What is a Mason ' s brand ? 11 . How high was the door of the middle chamber ? 12 . What does this stone smell of ? 13 . Can you tell me the name of an E . A . P ., of a F . C , and of a M . M . ? 14 . H . T . W . P . 0 . T . T . P . 0 . T . T . " The Lectures having been remodelled about the year
1730 by Martin Clare , he thought it expedient to alter the Tests ; and his category was approved by the Grand Lodge . It was as follows : —1 . Whence came you ? 2 . Who brought you here ? 3 . What recommendation do you bring ? 4 . Do you know the secrets of Masonry ? 5 . Where do you keep them ? 6 . Have yon the key ? 7 . Where is it deposited ?
8 . When you were made a Mason , what did you consider most desirable ? 9 . What is the name of your Lodge ? 10 . Where is it situated ? 11 . What is its foundation ? 12 . How did you enter the Temple of Solomon ? 13 . How many windows did you see there ? 14 . What is the duty of the youngest apprentice ? 15 . Have you ever worked as a
Mason ? 16 . What did you work with ? 17 . Salute me as a Mason . " This arrangement lasted ten years , and was superseded by an improved series of Examination Questions promulgated by Dr . Manningham , and adopted by most of the metropolitan and several provincial Lodges . Be careful that you take
them down correctly , for they are so ingeniously constructed , that the omission or alteration of a single word may cause a mystification that will not be easily unravelled . 1 . Where were you made a Mason ? 2 . What did you learn there ? 3 . How do you hope to be rewarded ? 4 . What access have you to that Grand Lodge ? 5 . How many steps ? 6 . What are their names ? 7 . How many qualifications are required in a Mason ? . 8 . What is the standard of a Mason ' s faith ?
9 . What is the standard of his actions ? 10 . Can you name the peculiar characteristics of a Mason ' s Lodge ? 11 . What is the interior composed of ? 12 . Why are we termed Brethren ? 13 . By what Badge is a Mason distinguished ? 14 . To what do the reports refer ? 15 . How many principal points are there in Masonry ? 16 . To what do they refer ? 17 . Their names ? 18 . The allusion . "
These Tests continued unaltered down to the period , of , which I am speaking . A very talented Mason was now ' --. rising into notice , who was destined to effect organic changes in the system . I shall reveal his improvements in due course ; and he is introduced here simply because he was the author
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
is the key suspended ? 9 . What is the proper clothing of a Mason ? 10 . What is a Mason ' s brand ? 11 . How high was the door of the middle chamber ? 12 . What does this stone smell of ? 13 . Can you tell me the name of an E . A . P ., of a F . C , and of a M . M . ? 14 . H . T . W . P . 0 . T . T . P . 0 . T . T . " The Lectures having been remodelled about the year
1730 by Martin Clare , he thought it expedient to alter the Tests ; and his category was approved by the Grand Lodge . It was as follows : —1 . Whence came you ? 2 . Who brought you here ? 3 . What recommendation do you bring ? 4 . Do you know the secrets of Masonry ? 5 . Where do you keep them ? 6 . Have yon the key ? 7 . Where is it deposited ?
8 . When you were made a Mason , what did you consider most desirable ? 9 . What is the name of your Lodge ? 10 . Where is it situated ? 11 . What is its foundation ? 12 . How did you enter the Temple of Solomon ? 13 . How many windows did you see there ? 14 . What is the duty of the youngest apprentice ? 15 . Have you ever worked as a
Mason ? 16 . What did you work with ? 17 . Salute me as a Mason . " This arrangement lasted ten years , and was superseded by an improved series of Examination Questions promulgated by Dr . Manningham , and adopted by most of the metropolitan and several provincial Lodges . Be careful that you take
them down correctly , for they are so ingeniously constructed , that the omission or alteration of a single word may cause a mystification that will not be easily unravelled . 1 . Where were you made a Mason ? 2 . What did you learn there ? 3 . How do you hope to be rewarded ? 4 . What access have you to that Grand Lodge ? 5 . How many steps ? 6 . What are their names ? 7 . How many qualifications are required in a Mason ? . 8 . What is the standard of a Mason ' s faith ?
9 . What is the standard of his actions ? 10 . Can you name the peculiar characteristics of a Mason ' s Lodge ? 11 . What is the interior composed of ? 12 . Why are we termed Brethren ? 13 . By what Badge is a Mason distinguished ? 14 . To what do the reports refer ? 15 . How many principal points are there in Masonry ? 16 . To what do they refer ? 17 . Their names ? 18 . The allusion . "
These Tests continued unaltered down to the period , of , which I am speaking . A very talented Mason was now ' --. rising into notice , who was destined to effect organic changes in the system . I shall reveal his improvements in due course ; and he is introduced here simply because he was the author