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Chapter 5 - Technical Terminology<br />

brother who takes his leave from his lodge receives a certificate. In Germany,<br />

there exists an "ehrenvolle Deckung," that is a honorable demit. A lodge can<br />

refuse to hand out the certificate in case the brother has not paid his dues yet, or<br />

other instances:<br />

Deckung eines Bruders (engl. demit, frz. démission) bedeutet ein<br />

Ausscheiden aus der Loge oder dem Bunde. Synonym mit Entlassung.<br />

Der Ausscheidende "nimmt seine D.", indem er unter Angabe von<br />

Gründen sein Entlassungsgesuch (D.-Gesuch) stellt, um "ehrenvolle D."<br />

bittet. Die Loge kann die D. verweigern, das heißt die Ausstellung des<br />

Entlassungsscheines versagen, wenn z. B. bei persönlichen Konflikten<br />

eine Beilegung versucht werden soll, oder wenn der betreffende Br.<br />

Seinen Pflichten gegenüber der Loge noch nicht voll nachgekommen, z.<br />

B. mit Mitgliedsbeiträgen im Rückstande ist oder die Rückgabe des<br />

Logeneigentums (Bekleidung, Instruktionsschriften, Logenpapiere)<br />

verweigert. Die erfolgte D. wird bestätigt durch einen Austritts- oder<br />

Entlassungsschein (D.-Zertifikat). 823<br />

17. Due form vs. Ample form<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are three ways to constitute a lodge under the English constitution: in<br />

form, in due form, or in ample form. "Ample form" means that the Grand Master<br />

is present, "due form" means that a Past Grand Master or a Deputy Grand Master<br />

does the work, and in all other cases, the lodge is opened "in form." 824<br />

When a Lodge is constituted, and its <strong>of</strong>ficers installed, or any Masonic<br />

service is performed, such as laying corner stones, consecrating halls,<br />

by the Grand Master and his <strong>of</strong>ficers, it is said to be done in ample<br />

form; if by deputies <strong>of</strong> the Grand Master, it is said to be done in due<br />

form. 825<br />

18. Due guard<br />

This is an American expression, obsolete in English Masonry but still used in<br />

Irish Masonry, and possibly stemming from the French sentence, "Dieu le<br />

garde." We have observed this expressions in our chapter 7. on male rituals,<br />

where the "due guard" is a sign.<br />

823 IFL, p. 326.<br />

824 Cf. IFL, p. 62.<br />

825 MD, p. 208/209.

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