Warrior1256
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Good one!My sons have a Place Station 3. Does that help?
Good one!My sons have a Place Station 3. Does that help?
This idea sounds like a worthy candidate for a short talk during Lodge education night. Can you point me towards any documentation on this idea?
In NM and CA, the furniture of the lodge consists of the three Great Lights. It's the "jewels" that are moveable and immovable.The furniture of the lodge. You have movable furniture and immovable furniture.
The Square, Level and Plumb are immovable pieces of furniture and thus are stations.
Not really. With the exception of someone wanting to enter after Opening, the Tyler never speaks.Seems at some point the Tiler is induced to confirm your understanding.
I do believe, at a very early point, there is a question directed at the Tiler, to which he responds and is then 'put in his place'.Not really. With the exception of someone wanting to enter after Opening, the Tyler never speaks.
I checked the Installation, as well; no mention of station or place.
J.W. might've been the only one that did not move !!!The WM, SW and JW are said to have a "station" while the other officers are said to have a "place." Any thoughts on why this is? In many jurisdictions, it is said that the Tyler "is stationed" but I think this may be erroneous and that he actually has a place. My reasoning behind this belief is that both the Kansas and Colorado manual of movements make direct reference to the Tyler doing something or other, and then returning to his "place." Is my belief valid? How goes this in other jurisdictions?
Robert Herd commandeth me to investigate this, and I agreed to do so for a future article in Living Stones Magazine. Names are changed to protect the innocent.
It is under GLoTX. In the opening of every Lodge, the Tiler is asked where his "place" is, and is then told to go to his "place".During the Opening? Not in my neighborhoods.
During balloting perhaps? I can't remember the verbiage if any after te Tyler votesInteresting. I've never seen the Tyler inside the lodge room, or spoken to by anyone other than the JD.
In our opening of every Lodge, he is in the Lodgeroom. He is called to the altar, asked questions by the WM & answers them, and is then ordered without to perform his duties.Interesting. I've never seen the Tyler inside the lodge room, or spoken to by anyone other than the JD.
Same in Minnesota.Arkansas is different, in that the Tyler is always outside. The Junior Deacon is sent to mak sure he's out there, and close the door. The JD answers the questions otherwise asked of the Tyler.
This is exactly my reference in posts #20 and 25, as practiced by the GLoTexas.In our opening of every Lodge, he is in the Lodgeroom. He is called to the altar, asked questions by the WM & answers them, and is then ordered without to perform his duties.
Interesting. I've never seen the Tyler inside the lodge room, or spoken to by anyone other than the JD.
In most American Lodges, the square, level and plumb are considered immovable jewels because they always stay in the same location (east, west, south) and the rough ashlar, perfect ashlar, and trestle board are considered moveable jewels because they can be placed anywhere. In England, it's the opposite, because the officers jewels move from brother to brother as officers change while the ashlars and trestle board stay in one place.
Correct; and the square, level, and plumb are considered movable because they are passed from brother to brother when the offices change hands.Somewhere someone asked a question on this recently but I can't find it
Looking at the Baltimore Convention,
Under the title "Immovable Jewels" Dr. Mackey's Lexicon says:
"According to the old system in England, the immovable jewels of the Lodge are the Rough Ashlar, Perfect Ashlar and Trestle Board; but in this Country, by the decision of the Baltimore Convention, in 1843, they are made to consist of the Square, Level and Plumb."
Source http://www.themasonictrowel.com/masonic_talk/stb/stbs/36-01.htm
Under the title "Immovable Jewels" Dr. Mackey's Lexicon says:
"According to the old system in England, the immovable jewels of the Lodge are the Rough Ashlar, Perfect Ashlar and Trestle Board; but in this Country, by the decision of the Baltimore Convention, in 1843, they are made to consist of the Square, Level and Plumb"