Ecossais
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On Monday, August 26th, the Scottish Rite Supreme Council 33°, Mother Council of the World, "convened in Council" and opened the Supreme Council on the Thirty-third Degree with non-Masons present. During the ritual opening, the Sovereign Grand Commander asked the Grand Tyler to attend to his "first duty," who then reported that the Supreme Council was "duly tyled."
The Sov. Gr. Commander then said that we should always remember the words of our ancient patron, the King of Israel, who said "Speak not in the ears of the profane...."
This is not the first time the Supreme Council has been opened on the 33rd Degree with non-Masons present. The first time was in 2001, and it has continued to do so at every biennial session.
How do you feel about this? And, if you are in favor of it, then do you feel the Supreme Council should dispense with the act of tyling the Supreme Council? And, if you are in favor of admitting non-Masons into these proceedings, which were tyled from the formation of the Supreme Council in 1801 up until 2001, then do you feel that we should open the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas? How about opening our lodges' monthly stated meetings to non-Masons, family, friends and neighbors? And if not, then why not? What would be the difference, in your mind?
The Sov. Gr. Commander then said that we should always remember the words of our ancient patron, the King of Israel, who said "Speak not in the ears of the profane...."
This is not the first time the Supreme Council has been opened on the 33rd Degree with non-Masons present. The first time was in 2001, and it has continued to do so at every biennial session.
How do you feel about this? And, if you are in favor of it, then do you feel the Supreme Council should dispense with the act of tyling the Supreme Council? And, if you are in favor of admitting non-Masons into these proceedings, which were tyled from the formation of the Supreme Council in 1801 up until 2001, then do you feel that we should open the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas? How about opening our lodges' monthly stated meetings to non-Masons, family, friends and neighbors? And if not, then why not? What would be the difference, in your mind?