The freemason's monitor

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Index

Advantages, general, of Masonry 1

Advancing, the manner of. 75

Acknowledging, the manner of. 115

Anointing, the manner of. 141

Ceremony, opening and closing Lodge 10

Charges, Ancient 310

Charges at Initiation 36

" at Passing .' , 58

" at Kaising 72

" to a Mark Master 79

« to a Past Master 98

u to a Most Excellent Master 119

" to a Royal Arch Mason 136

« to a High Priest 158

« to a Select Master 167

" to a Knight Templar 192

Creating, the manner of. 171

Corner-stones, planting of. 102

Covenant of a Past Master 92

Discipline of Masonry confined to Third Degree 3

Dead, the burial of. 108

Deacons, Covenant of. 97

Entered Apprentice, Degree of. 14

Exalting, the manner of 121

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XVI INDEX.

mm Fellow Craft, Degree of. , 88

Geometry and Masonry anciently synonymous terms 1

Government of Masonry 3

Halls, dedication of 106

High Priesthood, Order of 139

Initiation, the manner of. 14

Inducting, the manner of. 84

Knighthood, Orders of 169

" History of 180

Knights of the Red Cross, Order of 169

Knights Templar, Order of 180

Knights of Malta, Order of ~ 191

Library, Universal Masonry 4

Landmarks, Seventeen 7

Lodge, opening and closing 10

Masonry and Geometry, anciently synonymous terms 1

" Condition of, in United States, 1858 2

" Government of, Explained 3

11 Discipline of, confined to Third Degree 3

" Secrets of, Important. 6

" Seventeen Landmarks of 7

« Symbolical 14

" Capitular 73

" Cryptic 161

" Chivalric... 169

Master, Covenant of 92

Music, with Mark Masters' Ode 82

» « Installation Ode 101

" « Most Excellent Masters' Ode 117

INDEX. XV11

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Music with Knights Templar Ode 189

Master Mason, Degree of. .'. 60

Mark Master, Degree of. 75

Most Excellent Master, Degree of. 115

Origin of Masonry 1

Officers should be well instructed 7

Obsequies, Masonic 108

Ode, Mark Masters' 82

« Installation Lodge Officers' 101

Prayers, closing Lodge 13

" Initiation 16

" Raising 63

" Exaltation 124

" Anointing 144

Passing, the manner of. 38

Processions at planting corner-stones 102

" at dedicating Halls 105

" at obsequies Ill

" at dedicating Chapters 143

Past Master, Degree of 83

Raising, the manner of. 60

Royal Arch, Degree of 121

Royal Master, Degree of. 163

Secrecy, Importance of 5

Secrecy, the Lodge work is 9

Select Master, Degree of. 165

Scripture Readings, Entered Apprentice n 20

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paoi Scripture Headings, Mark Master .75, 77, 79

" " High Priest 141

" " Royal Master 163

« " Knight of the Red Cross 171

u " Knight Templar 186

" " Knight of Malta 191

Secretary, Covenant of 97

Treasurer, Covenant of 97

United States, condition of Masonry in 1858, in the 2

Warden, Senior, Covenant of 95

" Junior, Covenant of 99

FREEMASON'S MONITOR.

Chapter I. Origin Op Masonry And Its General Advantages.*

^rom the commencement of the world, we may trace the foundation of Masonry. f Ever since symmetry began, and harmony displayed her charms, our Order has had a being. During many ages, and in many different countries, it has flourished. In the dark periods of antiquity, when literature was in a low state, and the rude manners of our forefathers withheld from them that knowledge we now so amply share, Masonry diffused its influence. This science unvailed, arts arose, civilization took place, and the progress of knowledge and philosophy gradually dispelled the gloom of ignorance and barbarism. Government being settled, authority was given to laws, and the assemblies of the Fraternity acquired the patronage of the great and the good, while the tenets of the profession were attended with unbounded utility. 1

1 For ample proof of the antiquity of Masonry, that necessary foundation of its universality and unchangeabiliiy, see the writings of George Oliver, D. D., whose investigations # under this head embrace the entire range of history, ancient and modern. A belief in the antiquity of Masonry is the first requisite of a good teacher. Upon this all the

*The larger type is the text, as found in the original Monitor; the notes in the margin are Mr. Morris', unless otherwise marked. | Masonry and Geometry are sometimes used as synonymous terms. — Webb,

2 ORIGIN AND ADVANTAGES OF MASONRY.

Masonry is a science confined to no particular country, but diffused over the whole terrestrial globe. Wherever arts flourish, there it flourishes too. Add to this, that by secret and inviolable signs, carefully preserved among the Fraternity throughout the world, Masonry becomes a universal language. Hence many advantages are gained : the distant Chinese, the wild Arab, and the American savage, will embrace a brother Briton, Frank or German ; and will know, that beside the common ties of humanity, there is still a stronger obligation to induce him to kind and friendly offices. The spirit of the fulminating priest will be tamed j and a moral brother, though of a different persuasion, engage his esteem. Thus, through the influence of Masonry, which is reconcilable to the best policy, all those disputes which imbitter life and sour the tempers of men are avoided ; while the common good, the general design of the Craft, is zealously pursued. 1

From this view of the system, its utility must be sufficiently

legends of the Order are based. The dignity of the institution depends mainly upon its age, and to disguise its gray hairs is to expose it to a contemptuous comparison with every society of modern date.

'In the United States, there are at this time (1859) 37 Grand Lodges, viz: Alabama, Arkansas, California. Connecticut. Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington Territory. The aggregate number of Subordinate Lodges working under these is about 4,800, having a membership in gross of 202,000 Master Masons. It is demonstrable that the United States has more Lodges and Masons than the whole of the world beside.

" Lo, what a goodly heritage, The Lord to us hath given ! "

Each symbolic degree has, at least, one sign that is universal. The tokenb and words, there is reason to believe, are universal.

The every-day experience of the Masonic reader will justify the above exhibit of the influence of Masonic principles upon the brotherhoood.

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obvious. The universal principles of the art unite men of the most opposite tenets, of the most distant countries, and of the most contradictory opinions, in one indissoluble bond of affection, so that in every nation a Mason finds a friend, and in every climate a home. 1

Chapter II. The Government Of The Fraternity Explained

The mode of government observed by the Fraternity will best explain the importance, and give the truest idea of the nature and design of the Masonic system.

There are several classes of Masons, under different appellations. The privileges of these classes are distinct, and particular means are adopted to preserve those privileges to the just and meritorious of each class. 2

> This paragraph demands an explanation. "The most opposite tenets," and "the most contradictory opinions," must be harmonized on the broad basis of The Ancient Charges of Masonry, else Freemasonry as such could not exist. The belief and trust in one God, and in a Divine Revelation, and obedience to the Ten Commandments of Sinai, are essentials, opposed to which nothing "opposite" nor "contradictory" can be tolerated. No man was more strenuous in maintaining this view of Masonic conformity in practice than Webb himself.

3 In general practice, there is no Masonic discipline, as such, beyond the third degree. It is in the symbolic Lodge, which consists of only three degrees, that every Mason is initiated, passed and raised, affiliated, or demitted, tried, punished, restored, or acquitted, enlightened, relieved or interred. Masonic edifices are underlaid and dedicated only by symbolic Lodges. The honor of the Fraternity is maintained, its actual standing is presented before the world, its awards and punishments published, only by symbolic Lodges. It would comport better with the real purposes of Masonry, if more attention were paid to this department and less to the so-called higher degrees.

4 GOVERNMENT OF THE FRATERNITY EXPLAINED.

Honor and probity are recommendations to the first class; in which the practice of virtue is enforced, and the duties of morality inculcated, while the mind is prepared for regular and social converse in the principles of knowledge and philosophy.

Diligence, assiduity, and application are qualifications for the second class ; in which an accurate elucidation of science, both in theory and practice, is given. Here human reason i3 cultivated by a due exertion of the rational and intellectual powers and faculties; nice and difficult theories are explained; new discoveries produced, and those already known beautifully embellished. 1

The third class is composed of those whom truth and fidelity have distinguished ; who, when assaulted by threats and violence, after solicitation and persuasion have failed, have evinced their firmness and integrity in preserving inviolate the mysteries of the Order. 2

The fourth class consists of those who have perseveringly studied the scientific branches of the art, and exhibited proof of their skill and acquirements, and who have consequently obtained the honor of this degree, as a reward of merit. 3

The fifth class consists of those who, having acquired a proficiency of knowledge to become teachers, have been elected to preside over regularly constituted bodies of Masons.

1 It is for this class that zealous men, during the past one hundred years, have provided such ample means of Masonic instruction. The publication of The Universal Masonic Library, embracing 53 distinct ■works, in 30 volumes, upon the History, Philosophy, and Jurisprudence of Freemasonry, has left nothing wanting that can enlighten and perfect the aspiring Fellow-craft.

2 The government of the Lodge, the dispensing its charities, and the selection of materials for its increase, are left by general usage, in the United States, to the Masons of the third class, as before remarked.

3 Hence the appellation " the more honorable degree" of Mark Master, as seen in the Diplomas and Certificates of Royal Arch Masonry This and the subsequent degrees, however, are modern,

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The sixth class consists of those who, having discharged the duties of the chair with honor and reputation, are acknowledged and recorded as Most Excellent Masters.

The seventh class consists of a select few whom years and experience have improved, and whom merit and abilities have entitled to preferment. With this class the ancient landmarks of the Order are preserved ; and from them we learn and practice the necessary and instructive lessons, which at once dignify the art, and qualify its professors to illustrate its excellence and utility.

This is the established mode of the Masonic government, when the rules of the system are observed. By this judicious arrangement, true friendship is cultivated among different ranks and degrees of men, hospitality promoted, industry rewarded, and ingenuity encouraged. 1

Chapter III. The Importance Op The Secrets Op Masonry Demon- Strated

If the secrets of Masonry are replete with such advantages to mankind, it may be asked, Why are they not divulged for the general good of society ? To which it may be answered, Were the privileges of Masonry to be indiscriminately bestowed, the design of the institution would be subverted, and, being familiar, like many other important matters, would soon lose their value, and sink into disregard. 2

1 This is according to the American System. In other countries the degree of Royal Arch is communicated without the intermediate degrees of Mark Master and Most Excellent Master. All the degrees of the Chapter here named are intensely Americanized.

3 A better reason than this is, that we, as Masons, have received them

6 THE IMPORTANCE OF SECRECY.

It is a weakness in human nature, that men are generally more charmed with novelty, than the real worth or intrinsic value of things. Novelty influences all our actions and determinations. What is new, or difficult in the acquisition, however trifling or insignificant, readily captivates the imagination, and insures a temporary admiration; while what is familiar, or easily obtained, however noble and eminent for its utility, is sure to be disregarded by the giddy and unthinking.

Did the particular secrets or peculiar forms prevalent among Masons constitute the essence of the art, it might be alleged that our amusements were trifling, and our ceremonies superficial. But this is not the case. Having their use, they are preserved ; and from the recollection of the lessons they inculcate, the well-informed Mason derives instruction. Drawing them to a near inspection, he views them through a proper medium ; adverts to the circumstances which gave them rise ; dwells upon the tenets they convey ; and, finding them replete with useful information, adopts them as keys to the privileges of his art, and prizes them as sacred. Thus convinced of their propriety, he estimates the value from their utility. 1

Many persons are deluded by their vague supposition that

under a binding pledge to preserve them as secrets from the world, and can not, short of the most horrible falsehood, violate our covenant. This is well understood by the community at large, who stamped the seal of perjury so deeply into the forehead of those who, in the last generation, pretended to expose our mysteries to the world, that but few r>f them ever recovered from the disgrace.

i The " particular secrets or peculiar forms " taught by Webb up to the period of his death as the Rituals of Freemasonry, are yet accurately preserved by many of the old Masons of New England and elsewhere. The compiler of this edition has received them from various persons in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, etc., and has found them in the maiD, uniform and consistent. The changes made by Masonic lectiwwi Subsequently to 1819, have not been for the better.

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our mysteries are merely nominal ; that the practices established among us are frivolous; and that our ceremoniss might be adopted, or waived, at pleasure. On this false foundation, we have found them hurrying through all the degrees, without adverting to the propriety of one step they pursue, or possessing a single qualification requisite for advancement. Passing through the usual formalities, they have accepted offices and assumed the government of Lodges, equally unacquainted with the rules of the institution they pretended to support, or the nature of the trust reposed in them. The consequence is obvious ; wherever such practices have been allowed, anarchy and confusion have ensued, and the substance has been lost in the shadow. 1

Were the brethren who preside over Lodges properly instructed previous to their appointment, and regularly apprised of the importance of their respective offices, a general reformation would speedily take place. This would evince the propriety of our mode of government, and lead men to acknowledge that our honors were deservedly conferred. The ancient consequence of the Order would be restored, and the reputation of the society preserved. 2

1 This grievous fault, as common at the present day as in 1797, is chargeable upon the Masters of Lodges, and can not justly be imputed to the candidates themselves. If the blind lead the blind, what other results can be anticipated !

2 A careful study of the ancient laws of the Institution develops seventeen main principles, or landmarks, which the intelligent officer of the Lodge should commit to memory. They are as follows : 1, The Masonic landmarks are unchangeable, and imperative. 2, Masonry is a system teaching, symbolically, piety, morality, science, charity, and self-discipline. 3, The law of God is the rule and limit of Masonry. 4, The Civil law, so far as it accords with the Divine, is obligatory upon Masons. 5, The Masonic Lodge, and the Masonic Institution, are one and indivisible. 6, Masonic qualifications regard the mental, moral, and physical nature of man. 7, Personal worth and merit are the basis of official worth and merit. 8, The official duties of Masonry

5 GENERAL REMARKS.

Such conduct alone can support our character. Unless prudent actions shall distinguish our title to the honors of Masonry, and regular deportment display the influence and utility of our rules, the world in general will not easily be led to reconcile our proceedings with the tenets of our profession.

Chapter IV. General Remarks

Masonry is an art equally useful and extensive. In every art there is a mystery, which requires a gradual progression of knowledge to arrive at any degree of perfection in it. Without much instruction, and more exercise, no man can be skillful in any art: in like manner, without an assiduous application to the various subjects treated of in the different lectures of Masonry, no person can be sufficiently acquainted with its true value. 1

are esoteric. 9, The selection of Masonic material, and the general labors of the Masonic Craft are exoteric. 10, The honors o( Masonry are the gratitude of the Craft, and the approval of God. 11, Masonic promotion, both official and private, is by grades. 12, The Grand Master may have a deputy. 13, The head of the Lodge is the Master duly elected by the Craft. 14, The medium of communication between the head and the body of the Lodge, is the Wardens. 15, Obedience to the Master and Wardens is obligatory upon the members. 16, Secrecy is an indispensable element of Masonry. 17, The Grand Lodge is supreme, and controls both the Subordinate Lodges and individual Masons, in its own sphere of jurisdiction, but always subject to the ancient landmarks.

1 This sentiment is a severe rebuke upon those who declaim against all written publications as innovations, and denounce the study of Masonry as an unlawful thing. Without much instruction, and more exercise, no person can possibly appreciate the wisdom, strength, and beauty of Freemasonry.

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It must not, however, be inferred from this remark, that persons who labor under the disadvantages of a confined education, or whose sphere of life requires a more intense application to business or study, are to be discouraged in their endeavors to gain a knowledge of Masonry. 1

To qualify an individual to enjoy the benefits of the society at large, or to partake of its privileges, it is not absolutely necessary that he should be acquainted with all the intricate parts of the science. These are only intended for the diligent and assiduous Mason, who may have leisure and opportunity to indulge such pursuits.

Though some are more able than others, some more eminent, some more useful, yet all, in their different spheres, may prove advantageous to the community. As the nature of every man's profession will not admit of that leisure which is necessary to qualify him to become an expert Mason, it is highly proper that the official duties of a Lodge should be executed by persons whose education and situation in life enable them to become adepts ; as it must be allowed, that all who accept offices, and exercise authority, should be properly qualified to discharge the task assigned them, with honor to themselves, and credit to their sundry stations.

I The peculiarly difficult manner in which the essential secrets of Masonry are necessarily communicated to the American brethren, renders it a matter of time as well as labor, to acquire them. No such auxiliaries as go to the acquisition of other sciences are permitted here ; frequent rehearsals impressing retentive memories, form the only road to this learning. It is not strange, therefore, that we have few proficients.

OPENING AND CLOSING THE LODGE.

Chapter V. The Ceremqny Of Opening And Closing A Lodge

In all regular assemblies of men, who are convened for wise and useful purposes, the commencement and conclusion of business are accompanied with some form. In every country of the world the practice prevails, and is deemed essential. From the remote periods of antiquity it may be traced, and the refined improvements of modern times have not totally abolished it.

Ceremonies, when simply considered, it is true, are little more than visionary delusions ; but their effects are sometimes important. When they impress awe and reverence on the mind, and engage the attention by external attraction, to solemn rites, they are interesting objects. These purposes are effected by judicious ceremonies, when regularly conducted and properly arranged. On this ground they have received the sanction of the wisest men in all ages, and consequently could not escape the notice of Masons. To begin well, is the most likely means to end well ; and it is judiciously remarked, that when order and method are neglected at the beginning, they will be seldom found to take place at the end. 1

The ceremony of opening and closing a Lodge with solemnity and decorum, is, therefore, universally admitted among Masons ; and though the mode in some Lodges may vary,

i At every stated meeting, the Lodge should be thoroughly instructed in the ceremony of opening, as this embraces the whole art of preserving the essential secrecy of the Craft, the duties and stations of officers, the appeal to Deity for grace and strength, and the unchangeable means of Masonic recognition.

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and in every degree must vary, still a uniformity in the general practice prevails in every Lodge ; and the variation is solely occasioned by a want of method, which a little application might easily remove. 1

To conduct this ceremony with propriety ought to 'he the peculiar study of every Mason, especially of those who have the honor to rule in our assemblies. To persons who are thus dignified, every eye is naturally directed for propriety of conduct and behavior; and from them, other brethren, who are less informed, will naturally expect to derive an example worthy of imitation. 2

From a share in this ceremony no Mason can be exempted. It is a general concern, in which all must assist. This is the first request of the Master, and the prelude to all business. No sooner has it been signified, than every officer repairs to his station, and the brethren rank according to their degrees. The intent of the meeting becomes the sole object of attention, and the mind is insensibly drawn from those indiscriminate subjects of conversation which are apt to intrude on our less serious moments.

This effect accomplished, our care is directed to the external avenues of the Lodge, and the proper officers, whose province it is to discharge that duty, execute their trust with fidelity, and by certain mystic forms of no recent date, intimate that vie may safely proceed. To detect impostors among ourselves, an adherence to order in the character of Masons ensues, and the Ljdge is either opened or closed in solemn form. 8

i In the numerous Lodges I have visited, I have found the variation to consist chiefly in the different amount of ceremony and lecture rehearsed. In some the ceremony is deprived of all its vitality, in others it is made full and explicit, while the great mass of Lodges vary between these extremes.

2 It is comparatively easy to confer a degree, but few can open and close a Lodge with dignity and propriety. Years of study and experience go to make one proficient in this desirable art.

3 By the best and general usage in the United States, this order is

12 OPENING AND CLOSING THE LODGE.

At opening the Lodge, two purposes are wisely effected : the Master is reminded of the dignity of his character, and the brethren of the homage and veneration due from them in their sundry stations. These are not the only advantages resulting from a due observance of this ceremony ; a reverential awe for the Deity is inculcated, and the eye fixed on that object, from whose radiant beams light only can be derived. Here we are taught to adore the God of heaven, and to supplicate his protection on our well-meant endeavors. The Master assumes his government in due form, and under him his Wardens; who accept their trust, after the customary salutations. The brethren then, with one accord, unite in duty and respect, and the ceremony concludes.

PRAYER AT OPENING.

- Supreme source of all wisdom, truth, and love, look graciously down upon thy people here assembled to pursue the peaceful avocations of Masonry, and grant us at this time a double portion of thy grace, that we may give higher honor to thy holy name, and more lovingly aid each other through the journey of life. Impress upon our hearts the shortness of time, the nearness of death, and the vastness of the work we are summoned here to do; that with freedom, fervency and zeal, we may serve thee; with brotherly love, relief, and truth, we may honor thee, and so, at last, be found fitted as living stones for the House not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Amen.

Response. — So mote it be 1

Any of the Odes used in conferring the three symbolical degrees, are appropriate to be sung in opening the Lodge.

At closing the Lodge, a similar form takes place. Here the less important duties of Masonry are not passed over unobserved. The necessary degrees of subordination in the government of a Lodge is peculiarly marked, while the proper tribute of gratitude is offered up to the beneficent Author of life, and his blessing invoked and extended to the whole fraternity. Each brother faithfully locks up the treasure he

reversed. The Lodge is first congregated, then purged, tyled, lectured, and opened.

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has acquired, in his own secret repository ; and, pleased with his reward, retires to enjoy and disseminate, among the private circle of his brethren, the fruits of his labor and industry in the Lodge.

INVOCATION AT CLOSING.

Now may the blessing of Heaven rest upon us and all regular Masons! may Brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. Amen.

Response. — So mote it be!

For odes suitable to closing, see pages 9 to 12, in the collection of Odes at the end.

A rehearsal of the Ancient Charges properly succeeds the opening, and precedes the closing of a Lodge. This was the constant practice of our ancient brethren, and ought never to be neglected in our regular assemblies. A recapitulation of our duty can not be disagreeable to those who are acquainted with it; and to those who know it not, should any such be, it must be highly proper to recommend it. 1

These are faint outlines of a ceremony which universally prevails among Masons in every country, and distinguishes all their meetings. It is arranged as a general section in every degree, and takes the lead in all our illustrations. 2

1 The Synopsis of the Ancient Charges, introduced here by Webb, is so abbreviated and imperfect that it is thought better to insert the whole, unabridged, and we have done so in the Appendix. All questions upon Masonic Law must be referred, as a last resort, to these Ancient Charges. A mere skeleton of a document, not in itself very lengthy, does not, therefore, answer the purpose Webb had in view, nor would it serve as a standard, so necessary in this inquiring age, for the settlement of the numerous mooted questions that arise in the workings of every Lodge.

2 The best usage at stated meetings is to open the three Lodges in regular order, commencing with the lowest. No abbreviating or slurring over the ceremonies should be allowed, but every response given and every ceremony performed with plodding exactness. The closing may be more brief.

The work of the Lodge in each degree is a portion of the secrets of Masonry.

14 PRE-REQUISITES FOR A CANDIDATE.

CHAPTEK VI.

PRE-REQUISITES FOR A CANDIDATE.

By a late regulation, adopted by most of the Grand Lodges in America, no candidate for the mysteries of Masonry can be initiated without having been proposed at a previous meeting of the lodge; in order that no one may be introduced without due inquiry relative to his character and qualifications. 1

All applications for initiation should be made by petition in writing, signed by the applicant, giving an account of his age, quality, occupation, and place of residence, and that he is desirous of being admitted a member of the fraternity; which petition should be kept on file by the Secretary.

At called meetings those Lodges only are opened in which the business of the meeting is to be performed.

No Lodge can be regularly opened or closed without religious services of some sort. The general usage is for the Master to call upon brethren gifted in prayer to make supplication to the Divine Throne. In very many Lodges, opening and closing Odes are likewise sung. [See Appendix.)

1 This is so far from being a late regulation that it is a portion of the oldest Masonic statutes ever brought to America: viz., in 1773, at the establishment of the first lodge in Boston, Massachusetts. It formed a part, at that time, of the Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of England, as follows: "Rule V. No man can be made or admitted a member of a particular lodge, without previous notice, one month before, given to the said lodge, in order to make due inquiry into the reputation and capacity of the candidate ; unless by the Dispensation aforesaid." This being a fundamental law of Masonry, it was not a regulation that could be "adopted by most of the Grand Lodges in America." See, also, the Installation Service of the Master of a Lodge, Charge xiv.

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Form of a petition to be presented by a Candidate for Initiation. "To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Lodge, of Free and Accepted Masons :