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Worshipful Master

Should Worshipful Masters hold a Certificate?

  • Yes

    Votes: 47 56.0%
  • No

    Votes: 25 29.8%
  • Unsure

    Votes: 12 14.3%

  • Total voters
    84

Sirius

Registered User
While I do think a Master should at least have a 'c', I don't think a requirement for it should be required. 'Recommended' would work. I'm always shy of GL requiring anything.

Good question, Bro Blake.
 

jonesvilletexas

Premium Member
The Master of the Lodge sets the example of the lodge. The certificate is part of that example that he should set for other members.
 

JTM

"Just in case"
Premium Member
there are other reasons to install a worshipful master than just ritual.

some people will never be good ritualists, but are good leaders.
 

david918

Premium Member
So what would you do in a small town lodge where none of the brothers has a certificate.Make them hand in their charter.Can't have a lodge without a Worshipful Master.

David Broman
PM&Secy El Campo#918
MC Wharton#621
 

jonesvilletexas

Premium Member
I cannot speak for Blake, but I take it as not mandatory but would be good for him to have one, see my last post on this matter on how I feel.
 
J

JEbeling

Guest
The Grand Lodge has no business telling Lodges who can or can't be worshipful master..!
the one year they tried this I was district instructor.. with nine lodges.. we ran around in a circle .. the day of installation trying to get everybody certified.. ? it was a zoo.. ? works fine on paper.. but not in the real world.. !
 
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RJS

Guest
I don't think that it should be a requirement. Encouraged, but not required.
 

JTM

"Just in case"
Premium Member
So what would you do in a small town lodge where none of the brothers has a certificate.Make them hand in their charter.Can't have a lodge without a Worshipful Master.

David Broman
PM&Secy El Campo#918
MC Wharton#621

the DI for a lodge close to mine said that on a lodge visit, they had a really hard time opening the lodge correctly, much less confer a degree.

i do remember hearing about a suggestion to GL that they make it so that officers all have to be able to open and close a lodge or they can't hold lodge at all.
 

TCShelton

Founding Member
Premium Member
A, B, or C certificates. Says that you have been examined to be able to proficiently do different levels of ritual work by memory.
 

TexMass

Registered User
There is no requirment for Masters in MA in that respect but it is "expected" that you cover every degree in your turn. They call it "doing all your work". In fact the Master has the right to deligate all his work but it almost never happens.
 

rhitland

Founding Member
Premium Member
the only way I wouold agree to requiring a cert. is if it was Lodge by-laws not GL law. GL has there hands full with all the laws they have to enfoce now. I have also heard the same thing by a DI here in D/FW that when officers where req. to be certed in opening in closings it turned into a zoo making it almost impssible for the DI to get it done properly at least. Not to mention that is a heck of a spot to be in if a lodge cannot open and close properly and the DI has to fail them. The memory work was not meant to be a burden to the Master Mason it was meant to give them more light b/c no matter how wide your eyes are open you cannot see squat without light and the more light you have the more you can see. The memory work is almost an inexaustable source of light and all you have to do is memorize words and click the switch flips on and more light fills your life.
 
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