Where were you first prepared to be a mason
In my heart
Where next
In a convenient room adjoining the lodge
Describe the mode of your preparation
I was divested of metal and hoodwinked. My right arm, left breast and knee were made bare; my right heel was slip shod and a cable toe placed about my neck
Where were you made a mason
In the body of a lodge, just, perfect, and regular
And when
When the sun was at its meridian
In this country Freemasons lodges are usually held in the evening, how do you account for that which at first view appears a paradox
The earth constantly revolving on its axis in its orbit round the sun and freemasonry being universally spread over its surface, it necessarily follows that the sun must always be at its meridian with respect to freemasonry
What is freemasonry
A peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols
Name the grand principles on which the order is founded
Brotherly love, relief and truth
Who are fit and proper persons to be made masons
Just, upright, and free men, of mature age, sound judgment, and strict morals
How do you know yourself to be a mason
By the regularity of my initiation, repeated trials and approbations, and a willingness at all times to undergo an examination when properly called upon
How do you demonstrate the principles of your being a mason to others
By signs, tokens and the perfect points of my entrance
