Growth in undertaking to lay before you some ideas as to the growth and service of the fellowcraft degree, it is even more appropriate on this occasion, before a gathering of masonic students, than. Entered apprentice quiz acgl pdf book manual free download. Very obviously the fellowcraft degree is a call to learning, an urge to study. As you began your masonic journey, you were initiated into a new and unique philosophical life via the entered apprentice degree.
The final thing you will ever do as an entered apprentice is to return your proficiency, or the lesson that shows that you have learned enough of the lessons found within the entered apprentice. It brings additional information about all three degrees and well as the personal benefits of. The fellowcraft degree is the property of its rightful owner. A basic masonic education course for fellow crafts with questions. Print multiple copies of both the questions and the answers, below, to easily and quickly perform your duties to provide masonic education to the new. The degree in the middle a view of the fellow craft degree and the instructors role although the fellow craft degree does not receive the attention it deserves, as the middle degree of freemasonry and is often criticized by scholars of ritual, a careful scrutiny of our second degree leads the masonic educator to a very different conclusion.
The following are the documents and files referenced by your instructor in class. The first degree encompasses the body and the faculties of action. The true fellowcraft will see in them a guide to the making of a man rich in mind and spirit, by which riches only can the truest brotherhood be practiced. Chapter x the fellowcraft degree passing to the second, or fellowcraft degree introduction midway in masonry is the fellowcraft degree. Masonic rituals for entered apprentice, fellowcraft and. It is a view of human nature divided into the three parts of body, mind, and soul. The second was called the fellow crafts degree, the third the master masons degree. The blue lodge mason is taught that the g in the basic masonic symbol represents god. The fellowcraft degree embodies a great deal of knowledge and wisdom, and its symbols and lessons can take a lifetime to penetrate.
Report ritual fellowcraft degree please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. Until the 18th century there were only two degrees in craft masonry. Duties and privileges of a fellowcraft the masters jewel. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Among the first requirements of the apprentice is that he shall offer himself as a rough stone to be shaped under masonic laws and influences in the world of the brotherhood of masonry. There are several ways the meaning of the fellow craft degree and its place between the first and third degrees of masonry have been explained over the years. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In this view, each degree addresses and instructs one part. In the first degree, the candidate is moved by the sense of novelty, for it is his first experience in freemasonry. When we study the historical background for this list, we will uncover layers of masonic meanings for us in each of the seven areas of knowledge. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
An experience, moreover, that is full of rapid action. It is the culmination of all that has been taught and revealed to you, the candidate, in the two preceding degrees. The publishers introduction from that edition is omitted for reasons. As the entered apprentice degree as a whole is symbolic of.
I furthermore promise and swear that i will answer all due signs given to me by the hands of a brother of this degree, and will obey all summonses sent from within the body of a just and legally constituted lodge of fellowcraft masons, if within the first square or angle of my work. Blue lodges will always open in the entered apprentice degree so that all lodge meetings, including the three degrees of advancement and raising, will be open to all members. A file purporting to contain the script of the fellowcraft masons degree ritual as practiced in nevada circa 1986. Thankfully i passed my ea proficiency examination before i was allowed to begin the evenings degree work, but i have many questions about what was said around me and to me. Introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree by. A view of the fellow craft degree and the instructors role although the fellow craft degree does not receive the attention it deserves, as the middle degree of freemasonry and is often criticized by scholars of ritual, a careful scrutiny of our second degree leads the masonic educator to a. While the degree contains moral teaching and a spiritual content only surpassed by that of the sublime degree, as a whole it is a call to books and study. Fellowcraft degree of freemasonry as practiced in the state of nevada circa 1986. Claudy introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree spurious the use of two words in the fellowcrafts degree is a relic of antiquity and not a modern test to determine whether or not a mason heles ii the true word of a fellowcraft. Claudy introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree fellowcraft as the entered apprentice degree as a whole is symbolic of infancy and youth, a period of learning fundamentals, a beginning, so the fellowcraft degree is emblematic of manhood. This handbook should be studied carefully, as it outlines many of the things associated with this degree in order to help each mason better understand it. In one sense the fellow craft degree symbolizes the stage of adulthood and responsibility during a mans life on earth.
If so, share your ppt presentation slides online with. A basic masonic education course for fellow crafts with questions prepared by the committee on masonic education and information of the grand lodge of free and accepted masons of ohio 2008, grand lodge of ohio. Finally, consider the implication of the winding stairs as opposed to those which are straight. The following abbreviations are used throughout this ritual. Publication date 1931 topics freemason, fellowcraft collection opensource language. In one sense, the fellowcraft degree symbolizes the stage of adulthood. The ceremony of opening a lodge in the third degree is conducted as follows. The third degree of master mason is the crown jewel of the ancient craft blue lodge.
Claudy introduction to freemasonry the fellowcraft degree. Claudy introduction at your leisure hours, that you may improve in masonic knowledge, you are to converse with wellinformed brethren, who will always be as ready to give, as you will be ready to receive, instruction. Masonic rituals for entered apprentice, fellowcraft and master. There are several ways the meaning of the fellow craft degree. Lodge powerpoint presentations masons of minnesota. The first degree, or that of the entered apprentice, is intended in its symbolic signification to furnish a representation of youth just entering on the struggles, the trials, and duties of an earthly and responsible existence. I shall omit the ceremonies incident to opening a lodge of fellow crafts, as they are very similar to those employed in opening the first degree, and will be explained hereafter more. Many masons believe that the second degree degree of the fellow craft is the most beautiful and moving, if not the most enlightening, of the masonic degree trilogy.
Exmasons for jesus is a fellowship organization of men and women who have left the masonic lodge and appendant bodies, such as the order of the eastern star, jobs daughters, the order of rainbow for girls and the order of. A basic masonic education course the degree of master mason the sublime degree. The fellowcraft degree a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The nevada master mason monitor is available in a 93. Fellowcraft catechism fellow craft recapitulation, fellowcraft recapitulation fellow.
The term fellow craft is now used the as the name of one who has received the second degree. It is only necessary to refer to the seven required to open an entered apprentice lodge, the seven original officers of a lodge some now have nine or ten, or even more and the seven steps which complete the winding stairs to show that seven is an important number in the fraternity. These rules are different for freemasons of the entered apprentice and fellowcraft degrees. The masonic rituals provided here are as practiced under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of nevada, circa 1986. He comes into the physical world, travels along the highway of life for a few years, and then lays aside the working tools of life and passes through the transition thatfor want of a better termmen call death. You will have seen this letter displayed above the altar. Fellowcraft is the designation of the second degree in blue lodge masonry. The entire set of short talk bulletins pertaining to the fellowcraft degree which we have available may be downloaded here in either microsoft word format 319k, zipped microsoft word format 210k, adobie pdf 506k, or zipped pdf 194k. The letter g and the fellowcraft degree a lecture to be delivered to a newlypassed craftsman often you may have asked yourself about the letter g in the square and compasses emblem of masonry. While the entered apprentice symbolically represents a youth standing on the threshold of life, the fellow craft is a man in his adulthoodtried and experienced by the. Words, and signs of blue lodge masonry entered apprentice degree first degree in the blue lodge sign of an entered apprentice the sign of an entered apprentice represents the position of the hand when taking the oath of an entered apprentice, my left hand supporting the bible and my right hand resting thereon. All the questions and that a mason starts as an entered apprentice, progresses to a fellowcraft and finally becomes a master mason.
The fellowcraft degree basic teachings of the second degree in one sense the fellowcraft degree symbolizes the stage of adulthood and responsibility during a mans life on earth. Followin g the per iod of yout h, wit h its p rob lems of setting out into the future, comes the stage of maturity. Fellow craft mason, to better understand and benefit from this unique experience. Dec 14, 2015 on this page you can read or download degree in pdf format. Grand lodge of nevada fellowcraft ritual in pdf freemasonry watch. Masonic monitor of the degrees of entered apprentice, fellow craft and master. In learning and education, we must listen if the work is to be properly transmitted from generation to generation. Additional copies of this printed masonic ritual may be obtained by downloading them from the web site and printing the file using your laser, or ink jet printer, in. Some view the three degree system of ancient craft masonry as representing a progressive teaching directed toward perfecting human nature. I promise on the honor of a master mason that i will, to the best of my ability, conform. Ppt the fellowcraft degree powerpoint presentation free. Fellowcraft degree freemasonry masonic lodge scribd.
Your entered apprentice degree, as well as your fellowcraft degree and your master mason degree will be performed within your lodge. The fellowcraft degree commends freemasons to study the liberal arts and sciences, which are grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. But there are references to things like degrees there are three degrees, entered apprentice, fellowcraft. This electronic edition of carliles manual of freemasonry is based on a facsimile of an unspecified printing, issued by kessinger publishing in kila, montana.
A basic masonic education course for fellow crafts with. To serve notices, summonses, citations, or other documents issued under. A basic masonic education course the entered apprentice degree part 2 the candidates first requirement. It also describes masonic charities, appendant bodies, masonic youth organizations, and grand lodge governance. Worksheet for fellowcraft degree parts page 1 of 1 first section degree part primary alternate worshipful master.
Chapter x the fellowcraft degree passing to the second, or. A mason remains a fellowcraft, in a real sense, as long as he lives. During the second section of the fellow craft degree, the new initiate is presented with the wages of a fellow craft mason. It is midway since it mar ks th e comi ng of mat uri ty. It is intended, and indeed essential, that lodges provide their. How well can you answer these entered apprentice lecture. The lessons of the entered apprentice degree are directed to the heart. Taking the first degree is like drawing a circle, the second degree is a circle drawn around the first, the third degree is still a larger circle drawn around the other two, and containing both. In some grand lodges an entered apprentice or fellowcraft may not receive a demit, but may join another lodge with the intent of earning the master mason degree with the consent of his original lodge. In undertaking to lay before you some ideas as to the growth and service of the fellowcraft degree, it is even more appropriate on this occasion, before a gathering of masonic students, than might be suitable for the usual lodge meeting, to begin with an outline of the history of this. Ppt the fellowcraft degree powerpoint presentation. These masonic rituals are provided in the portable document format pdf. There are various ways that the meaning of the fellowcraft degree and its place between the first and third degrees of masonry have been explained.
He is told the reward for the freemason who has observed the moral and divine law and not wasted his time in idleness or vice is to be corn, wine and oil. Upload document file or like to download immediately close. It describes masonic history worldwide and in minnesota. A few manifest typographical errors have been corrected. Masonic monitor of the degrees of entered apprentice, fellow craft. The lessons of fellow craft degree, continuing your masonic instruction, are directed to the intellect. The master mason degree differs in many ways from the previous two degrees. Somewhere i was heard that around the time when freemasonrys first grand lodge was formed, the second degree the highest degree at that time was split and separated into two degrees what we now know as the fellow craft and the master mason degrees. When this goal is properly observed, every mason grows into a better man and the bonds of virtue that tie together the brotherhood of humanity are strengthened. Furthermore, that i will aid and assist all distressed worthy brother fellowcraft masons, so far as i can do so without serious injury to myself.
Introduction to freemasonry entered apprentice by carl h. In this stage, his task is to acquire knowledge and apply it to the building. Growth and service of the fellowcraft degree n haydon. Pdf a fellowcrafts application of the plumb, the square. Zipped files are condensed files which may be unzipped with. If there are present any present or past grand officers, present or past masters, they are cordially and fraternally invited to a seat in the east. The one virtue which most distinguishes man is courage. On his first admission into the lodge, the candidate is reminded of the weak and helpless state of man on his entrance into the world. First, the entered apprentice degree, second, the fellow craft degree and finally, the master mason degree.
The fellow craft degree embodies a great deal of knowledge and wisdom, and its symbols and lessons can take a lifetime to penetrate. When the regular time for opening has arrived the master repairs to his station and calls the lodge to order with one rap of his gavel. You can sit in your own lodge when open as either a lodge of apprentices. If the fellowcraft takes that to mean masonic books and masonic study he will find in this degree the touchstone which will make all three degrees a neverending. Show us that as the fellowcraft degree teaches us the importance of learning, knowledge, and education, that we in this lodge must be about the business of spreading masonic knowledge that our fraternity, being better informed, may better reflect the best that is in freemasonry.
The fellow craft degree stands sharply contrasted to the entered apprentice and master mason degrees. The wages of a fellow craft mason the masonic trowel. There is a tendency on the part of some candidates to take the fellowcraft degree lightlyas something of a steppingstone which spans the gap between the entered apprentice and the master mason degrees. Furthermore, that i will not cheat, wrong or defraud a lodge of fellowcraft masons, or a brother of this degree, out of the value of anything, knowingly and intentionally. Study flashcards on fellow craft degree profesincy at. The following exposures of masonic ritual are provided in a cooperative effort between exmasons for jesus and ephesians 5. A basic masonic education course the degree of master mason. Apr 19, 2018 the proficiency of the fellow craft degree of freemasonry.
When the regular time for opening has arrived the master repairs to his station and calls the lodge to. First, the entered apprentice degree, second, the fellow craft degree and finally, the. The files are provided in both pdf and wordexcel format. Introduction to freemasonryfellowcraft page 1 of 25 as the entered apprentice degree as a whole is symbolic of infancy and youth, a period of learning fundamentals, a beginning, so the fellowcraft degree is emblematic of manhood. This degree symbolizes the great lessons of the immortality of the soul. This communicate to the junior warden in the south, and he to the brethren present, that having due notice. It is called this not only for the solemnity of the ceremonies, but also for the profound lesson of wisdom it teaches. Well my brother, tell me what you thought of your fellow craft degree last evening. This is designed for the new brothers who have just received their third degree. Jan, 2020 a fellowcrafts application of the plumb, the square, and the level in medical practice article pdf available in proceedings baylor university. The letter g and the fellowcraft degree grandlodge.
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