Chicago Glenn
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So, I sat down with the individual claiming to be my Intender. I has read that the Intender is supposed to be my guide, a "trusted friend." Within a few minutes, my entire first degree became an unadulterated farce. I swore not to divulge the secrets and rituals of Masonry to any non-Mason...or so I thought. He said that most of the guys that memorize the "long form" have their wives ask the questions. I thought it was a test or a bad joke. It wasn't. I pressed. He was dead serious. He did the short form. However, that was how he got through, as well. I talked to someone from another Lodge. He laughed tragically and said absolutely not. That's not the way it was supposed to be. When I brought it to the attention of another member of the Lodge, the recent former worshipful master, he said he would pass along my "concerns." My concerns? If those vows mean nothing, why take them at all if you are going to contradict them days later? Is this practice just indicative of Illinois or is this widespread in the United States?