The Mysteries of Free Masonry: Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's LodgeMorgan, William
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The Mysteries of Free Masonry: Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge
Morgan, William
Freemasonry -- United States -- Rituals
All legally constituted bodies of Royal Arch Masons are called
Chapters, as regular bodies of Masons of the preceding degrees are
called Lodges. All the degrees from Mark Master to Royal Arch are
given under the sanction of Royal Arch Chapters. A person making
application to a Chapter for admission, is understood as applying for
all the degrees, unless he states in his application the particular
degree or degrees he wishes to receive. If you ask a Mark Master if he
belongs to a Chapter, he will answer yes, but has only been marked. If
a person make application for all the degrees, and wishes to receive
them all at one time, he is frequently balloted for only on the Mark
degree, it being understood that if accepted on that, he is to receive
the whole. The members of Chapters who have received all the degrees,
style each other companions; if they have not received the Royal Arch
degree, brothers. It is a point of the Royal Arch degree "not to
assist, or be present at the conferring of this degree upon more or
less than three candidates at one time." If there are not three
candidates present, one or two companions, as the case may be,
volunteer to represent candidates, so as to make the requisite number,
or a TEAM, as it is technically styled, and accompany the candidate or
candidates through all the stages of exaltation. Every Chapter must
consist of a High Priest, King, Scribe, Captain of the Host,
Principal Sojourner, Royal Arch Captain, three Grand Masters of the
Veils, Treasurer, Secretary, and as many members as may be found
convenient for working to advantage. In the Lodges for conferring the
preparatory degrees, the High Priest presides as Master, the King as
Senior Warden, the Scribe as Junior Warden, the Captain of the Host as
Marshal, or Master of Ceremonies, the Principal Sojourner as Senior
Deacon, the Royal Arch Captain as Junior Deacon, the Master of the
First, Second, and Third Veils as Junior, Senior, and Master
Overseers; the Treasurer, Secretary and Tyler as officers of
corresponding rank. The Chapter is authorized to confer the degrees by
a charter, or warrant from some Grand Chapter.
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