Ripcord22A
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You're 1 for 3. Sitting GM is one of the two individuals. Tiler only vouches for if they show up after the Lodge has been purged. Anyone else?
Nice. I'm going to see if this applies here.The Brethren who cannot be examined are 1. The sitting Grand Master, 2. The sitting DDGM of your District when on an official visit, and 3. members of your Lodge. In the event no one else can vouch for the above, it falls to the WM of the Lodge to vouch for the GM & DDGM (the theory is that the WM attended Grand Lodge & should have met both while there), and to the Lodge Secretary, who is supposed to be able to verify the membership of any member of his Lodge. Ain't this fun?
I was also gently asked if I remembered the Tyler's Oath.
Being asked to recite the Tyler's Oath is very common when being examined in my jurisdiction. I can almost guarantee that that this will be asked.I don't remember NY lodges ever asking visiting brothers for the Tyler's Oath.
I was also gently asked if I remembered the Tyler's Oath.
I'm not familiar with this Brother. Could you explain please?Most deacons are used to doing the "repeat after me". That's not nearly the fun.
I'm not familiar with this Brother. Could you explain please?
O.K., got it. I didn't know this. Thanks for the explaination.So deacons tend to do it the way we have candidates repeat their obligations during degrees. Say to repeat after me, then spoon feed the words a bit at a time.
It's not in our proficiency either but in my jurisdiction it is very likely that you will be asked to repeat it when being examined for entrance into a lodge where there is no one to vouch for you.Not all that many Brothers memorize the Tyler's Oath. It's not a mandatory part of the third degree proficiency in every jurisdiction. The third degree proficiency is not mandatory in every jurisdiction.
Yeah, that's not good.I visited at least two Texas lodges and neither even checked my ID or dues card nor did they 'test me'. I probably shouldn't announce that but it's true.
I visited at least two Texas lodges and neither even checked my ID or dues card nor did they 'test me'. I probably shouldn't announce that but it's true.
The Brethren who cannot be examined are 1. The sitting Grand Master, 2. The sitting DDGM of your District when on an official visit, and 3. members of your Lodge. In the event no one else can vouch for the above, it falls to the WM of the Lodge to vouch for the GM & DDGM (the theory is that the WM attended Grand Lodge & should have met both while there), and to the Lodge Secretary, who is supposed to be able to verify the membership of any member of his Lodge. Ain't this fun?
We had a visitor from New York who had a valid dues card + ID, but did not know the Tyler's Oath. When I tried him, he instead gave the entire Master Mason's trial lecture! I was satisfied.
Wow!!!We had a visitor from New York who had a valid dues card + ID, but did not know the Tyler's Oath. When I tried him, he instead gave the entire Master Mason's trial lecture! I was satisfied.
I hadn't heard of this before. Thanks for the info Brother.After we've seen the visitor's dues card and asked him some questions, and are satisfied, we use the oath in a "repeat after me" manner to have the visitor confirm that he's a Master Mason in good standing.