Not passing your examination

[Warrior1256]

In all the lodges Ive been to that I've seen a profeciency turned in, at the competion the Master leaves the East approaches the Alter and i forms the candidate that he finds him proficient and shakes the candidates hand. Ive never seen a vote

Maybe it's a Kentucky thing but I have always seen a vote by the membership of the lodge

You can sound like Lorne Greene when practicing..... And come off like Daffy Duck when sitting in front of an open lodge.

LOL......very true!

 

[Thomas Stright]

In our lodge, candidate turns in his work, then stands behind the alter with his instructor who makes a motion that the candidate be found proficient, someone will second and the lodge takes a vote by show of hands.


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[MarkR]

Altar, not alter. IJS.

 

[Bloke]

I had given my proficiency of the E.A degree in April. 2017. I have still not been passed to F.C. The lodge says they will pass me into the F.C In October, six months after I had already proven myself in the former degree... I am starting to think they do not want me to advance and am losing hope... Is this normal in Masonry? what should I do...

It is not unusual here where you must wait 52 weeks between initiation and MM Degree. This means we fit a FC in where we can, but on a long time line. Certainly not unheard of to take 4-12 months to get your second degree.

Are you attending Lodge ?

 

[Bill Lins]

Let's think of it in terms of the operative Masons of yore- would they have let a FC progress to the level of MM if the quality of his work were lacking?

 

[CLewey44]

Let's think of it in terms of the operative Masons of yore- would they have let a FC progress to the level of MM if the quality of his work were lacking?

Excellent point Bro. Bill.

 

[Warrior1256]

Let's think of it in terms of the operative Masons of yore- would they have let a FC progress to the level of MM if the quality of his work were lacking?

Excellent point Bro. Bill.

Agreed, VERY good point!

 

[Phil P]

Proficiency NOT perfection

 

[Warrior1256]

Proficiency NOT perfection

Agreed. Everyone needs a prompt now and then but it should be better than simply parroting back the words.