Antique FREEMASONRY Knight Templar MASONIC SECRETS Ritual SYMBOLISM Occult CRAFT

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Antique FREEMASONRY Knight Templar MASONIC SECRETS Ritual SYMBOLISM Occult CRAFT:
$21.00

THE

TEXT BOOK of FREEMASONRY

A Complete Handbook to all the Workings in the Various Mysteries and Ceremonies of

CRAFT MASONRY

CONTAINING

THE ENTERED APPRENTICE, FELLOW-CRAFT and MASTER MASON\'S DEGREES;

The Ceremony of Installation of the W. Master and Officers of the Lodge;

TOGETHER

WITH THE WHOLE of the THREE LECTURES

ALSO THE

COMPLETE CEREMONIES in the SUPREME ORDER of the HOLY ROYAL ARCH.

With Four Illustrations of the Tracing Boards

Compiled By

A Member of the Craft

LONDON:

William Reeves, 83, Charing Cross Road, W.C

COMPLETE CONTENTS INCLUDE:

FIRST THREE DEGREES:
-Ceremony of Opening the Lodge in the First Degree
-Ceremony of Closing the Lodge Generally
-Ceremony of Opening the Lodge in the Second Degree
-Ceremony of Closing the Lodge in the Second Degree
-Ceremony of Opening the Lodge in the Third Degree
-Ceremony of Closing the Lodge in the Third Degree
-Ceremony of Initiation
-Explanation of the First Tracing Board
-First Lecture
-Questions which must be Answered by Candidates before Passing
-Ceremony of Passing to the Second Degree
-Explanation of the Second Tracing Board
-Second Lecture
-Questions which must be Answered by Candidates before being Raised
-Ceremony of Raising to the Third Degree
-Explanation of the Third Tracing Board
-Third Lecture

LODGE CEREMONIES:
-To Call the Lodge from Labour to Refreshment
-To Call the Lodge from Refreshment to Labour
-Short Method of Raising and Reducing the Lodge
-General Rules for the Conduct of Masons

HIGHER DEGREES:
-Ceremony of the Installation of the Worshipful Master and Offices of the Lodge
-Introductory Remarks to the Holy Royal Arch
-Ceremony of Opening a Royal Arch Chapter
-General Opening of a Royal Arch Chapter
-Ceremony of Closing the Chapter
-Ceremony of Exaltation in the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch
-Historical Address of the Third Chair
-Symbolical Address of the Second Chair
-Mystical Address of the First Chair
-Passing the Veils
-Charge when the Chapter is Closed

Condition:

This approximately 104 year old pocket size book measures 6x4 (8vo) and is 267 pages long. No publication date; circa 1910. Blue cloth binding; lettering on the front board is faded. Some rubbing to the extremities. Binding is a little loose; all pages are intact and present. Some slight marginal soiling to the boards and page ends. Mo writings or markings. Text is clean with some yellowing of age.