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    Form of Petition Used by Operative. Masons, with Charges and Obligations It will be of great interest to the craft to learn the ceremonies of conferring the degrees in the Operative Lodges, and to note their simi- larity to the ceremonies of the Speculative Lodges This information has been gathered from many sourees but we are indebted to Bro. Geo. Thornburgh, Past Grand Master of Arkansas, for ‘the complete forms of petitions, charges, ete ‘The form of the petition to an Operative Lodge for apprenticeship ‘waa ao follow: hee «+» being the son of a Pree Man and ...... years of age, Mumbly crave to De made an apprentice to the Ancient ana Honorable Craft. I am prompted by a favorable opinion preconceived of the fraternity, and I desize full kuowledge to cnable me to woth at the trade, T promise thet I will conform to all the ancient usages and satabliched onstame nf the Onder”? ‘The candidate had to be proposed by one Mason, seconded by another and upported by. five more. ‘The application for apprentice- ship was posted at the entrance of the quarry or workshop for fourteen days. On three occasions he must stand by his appliestion, when the men are going to and from work, so that all may see him; and if any- one knows anything against him, it must be reported at the head office, and the matter investigated. If accepted, he had to appear on the appointed day—the sixth of the week—at high twelve, at the quarry or ‘workshop, Ie applies at the door, and is adinitted on giving the proper password, which had been given him, He is admitted within the eutiauce of che Lodge, usually & porch with double doors, aud wakes aut oath not to reveal any part of the proceedings. ‘This is sealed by his kkissing the book. ‘The eandidate puts his fee on the lower ledge of foot stone. Tt may be interesting just at this point to deseribe briefly the Lodge room of the Operatives, as they are about to confer the first degree. ‘There are three Masters. ‘They sit in the west so that they face and can see the rising sun. The Junior Warden sits in the north so that he can see the sun at its meridian height, and the Senior Warden sits in the ‘east so that he ean see the setting son. “The altar ts in the center of the Lodge; over it is suspended the letter G, and the Rough Ashlar stone is on its east side, ‘There are three Deacons present, one for the Mas- tors and one for each Warden. Inside the porch the candidate is divested of all money and hood- winked. Then three men come out of the Lodge,’ divest him of all his slotheo, and dirty him with sud. The doctor then arrives and removes ‘the hoodwink, Te is told t3 “Wash and be elean.”” ‘The bath is ready and the eandidate bathes. Seven times doae he dip. ‘The doctor then examines him to see that he is sound in wind and limb and reports him “perfect in all his parts."” Then he is elected by the “eleanhand” sign Me jy clotted in a white cloak, whence the original symbol of whive, signifying a candidate, is obtained, the word candidate meaning liter” ally “Lam white,”” ‘The candidate is again hoodwinked, still clothed in the white cloak. He bas also a blue cord looped arcund his neck, held by a man in froné and a man behind, and a second blue eord around i wouter, eld Dy aman on cach side. The neck eord being longer than the center cord, the four men make a diamond, with the éandidate in the center. This diamond hea a reforenco to Operative Banuucy, und the candidate and his four attendants make ‘five points,"" which has another reference to Operative methods, f The eandidate now makes application at the inner door. . ‘Phe sword isheld to his n, 1, b. so as to draw blood. He is then admitted and led 10 the Nv. corner Mere he ie questioned. What age are yout What is your character? What is your knowledget Where have you been Working! Have you been a member of any Guild or Company hefare? Do you swear you have never been expelled, discharged or “run away” from any work? In all eases of D. and D. I. W. D. you put y. 1 Tn Ti Shaddaf ie alt my t. Right. Toe. The brothers in M8. W., and N. will take notiee that is about to piss befor them. He is asked if he sees anything. He réplios No, aid the hoodwink is slightly raised, ao that by bending his head a little forward he is able to see his own fect and two or three fect in front of them. He is then cautioned in hoop atviotly 4o tho sack ur eselaced border, and ia led once around it, Tre has put one foot in front of the other, toe to heel, and so on; it is called ‘end on work,”” or ‘work in line.” ‘The candidate has ts make this perambulation once correctly without failure. From the N. E. comer he goes to the 8, 1, then to S, W,, then to N. W. ‘Then he comea to the Juuiur Warden, who bars his progress. On due report the bar is raised and the candidate proceeds. ‘Then back to the N. B. corner and to Senior Warden, who baee progtoas agala. Ou dus report the bar is removed and then a strip of scarlet i8 laid down leading to the Rough Ashlar stone on the east side of the altar, go that the ean. idate stadt not step on the squares of the Mosaié Pavement as he is led to the Ashlar stone. Here he kneels with both knees bare on the rough Ashlar stone, with tho loft hand 6. . IL B,T.RR.T. It is interesting to note that this is still preserved as a sign in the Lodges under the Seotch Grand Lodge, as well es among the Operative Freemasons. ‘He then takes the following obligation: “1. +, do in the presence of BI Shaddai and of this ‘worshipful assembly of Freemasons, Rough Masons, Wallers, Slaters, Paviors, Plasterers and Bricklayers, promise and declare that T will not at any time hereafter, by any act or circumstance whatsoever, directly cr indirectly, write, print, eut, mark, publish, diseover, reveal or make known any part-or parts of the trade secrets, privileges or eouncils of the Worshipful Fraternity or Fellowship of Freemasonry, which T may have known aT any tine, ur at any Line hexcafter, shall be mado known, unto me. ‘epha penalty for breaking this great oath shall be the loss of my life. ‘phat I shall be branded with the mark of the traitor and slain according to ancient customs by Delug Uusvatolled. * * * 80 ‘THAT MY SOUL HAVE NO REST BY NIGHT OR DAY. “

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