HKTidwell
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Art. 331. Stated Meetings. Except when officially receiving
Grand Lodge Officers, all stated meetings of a Lodge may be
opened on the Entered Apprentice Degree or Fellowcraft Degree,
provided that if no Entered Apprentice or Fellowcraft Mason is
present, it shall be the option of the Worshipful Master to open
said meeting on either the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, or
Master’s Degree. A Lodge opened on the Entered Apprentice
Degree for the purpose of holding a stated meeting, may be
opened and closed on such degree without first opening on the
Master’s Degree. At a stated meeting, the regular business of
the Lodge shall be transacted. At a stated meeting, only Master
Masons shall be entitled to vote. (Revised 2007
When I read this it implies that if a EA or a FC is at a meeting then you are required to open in the applicable degree to permit the entrance of those brothers. Is this accurate? The reason I ask is a facebook group, of which I'm a member, there is a question about opening meetings in these degrees and I did not think there was an option if a EA or FC was present.
Grand Lodge Officers, all stated meetings of a Lodge may be
opened on the Entered Apprentice Degree or Fellowcraft Degree,
provided that if no Entered Apprentice or Fellowcraft Mason is
present, it shall be the option of the Worshipful Master to open
said meeting on either the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, or
Master’s Degree. A Lodge opened on the Entered Apprentice
Degree for the purpose of holding a stated meeting, may be
opened and closed on such degree without first opening on the
Master’s Degree. At a stated meeting, the regular business of
the Lodge shall be transacted. At a stated meeting, only Master
Masons shall be entitled to vote. (Revised 2007
When I read this it implies that if a EA or a FC is at a meeting then you are required to open in the applicable degree to permit the entrance of those brothers. Is this accurate? The reason I ask is a facebook group, of which I'm a member, there is a question about opening meetings in these degrees and I did not think there was an option if a EA or FC was present.