wwinger
Registered User
Why was there a phone in the lodge anyway?
The example was of rude "cell-phone" behavior.
Why was there a phone in the lodge anyway?
It was indeed common practice in the 18th century lodges to take penalty fees for talking during the degree, forgetting ones regalia, coming too late or forgetting to apologize in advance for not coming and other things. The fees were quite harsh, what clearly shows, that decorum in lodge was not very high in those times.
With the capabilities of today's cell-phones, it is a wonder that we havn't seen a conferral, or at least a significant part of one, on UTube of some other internet site....recording or taking pictures of the rituals...
I keep mine on me on vibrate. I'm normally on call for critical incidents and such.
I keep mine on vibrate, as I am frequently on-call for work.