George Thorne
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Just a simple question, can a Master Mason be a Steward? What office is a Master mason usually in? Thanks in advance
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Master Mason Q
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Yes, if appointed by the WM
All things being equal, to hold an office for a Freemasonic Blue/Symbolic Lodge within the USA, one must be a MM; no matter what level the Lodge opens at.
Normally once you get raised as MM, your lodge will probably offer to appoint you as Steward, unless there is a space in the progression line and appoint you as either a Deacon or Inner Guard.
P.S. I've seen someone first craft office is Warden.
dfreybur
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In all of my jurisdictions to sit in a chair pro tem for that meeting you only need to be the degree of that meeting. An EA can sit as a steward for an EA degree. To be installed into any chair, elected or appointed, you need to be a MM.
Warrior1256
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Same here. Once an MM you are eligible for any office in the lodge.
Bloke
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Same. However you have to be a mm for 12 months before you can be installed in any office other than Steward ( which have non-ceremonial roles here, although are supposed to be understudies to the deacons)
Warrior1256
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Here this is not the case. I was voted in as Senior Deacon four months after being raised.
Bloke
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Were you installed as SD when a Fellowcraft ?
In our jurisdiction, I thought FC degree is the minimal degrees for all offices except the Master and his two Warden. Not sure they have changed that yet.
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Bloke
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In Victoria Australia, only a MM can be installed in office.
EXCEPT WM (under GLoTX- MUST be a Master Mason at all times).
It's been awhile so I'm rusty, but can't the tyler be an EA or FC?
dfreybur
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I've learned the ritual for and about the tiler in 3 jurisdictions and witnessed others. Some explicitly say Master Mason. Yet another limitation to my earlier statement that an EA/FC can sit in chairs pro tem during degrees. Only some of the chairs.
Warrior1256
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No. Four months after I was raised to Master Mason.
Ripcord22A
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Even if its allowed why would u do that to the new brother. Even if u need him to fill a chair have him take the jd or sd place and put that brother out side. Yes those have speaking roles but so what someone can prompt him. After my 4th meeting i nee enough that if asked i coulda fumbled through any of the chairs parts
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No- The installed Tiler must be a MM, but he is the only officer who does not have to be a member of that particular Lodge.
An EA or FC could serve pro tem in a Lodge of that degree, but I think it's a bad idea. How would he know who to let in or deny entrance to, or how to examine someone? I can see letting a particularly sharp EA or FC work in a degree, but, otherwise, I think they should concentrate on learning their work.
Warrior1256
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Here in Kentucky all officers of the lodge have to be Master Masons.
In both NM and CA the Installed Tyler must be an MM, but the descriptions of the Tyler in the rituals are very different from each other.
Ripcord22A
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In OR is proper implement in NM its Sword
Warrior1256
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Proper implement here in Kentucky.