Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

Q. Why so?
A. Because it was said he was our most ancient
Grand Master, or the founder of our present
system.
Q. To whom in modern times?
A. To St. John the Baptist and St. John the
Evangelist, who were two eminent Christian
patrons of Masonry; and since their time there is,
or ought to be, represented in every regular and
well-governed Lodge a
certain "point within a
circle," the point representing
an individual brother, the
circle the boundary-line of
his conduct beyond which he
is never to suffer his
prejudices or passions to
betray him. This circle is
embodied by two
perpendicular parallel lines, representing St. John
the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist; and upon
the top rest the Holy Scriptures. In going round
this circle, we necessarily touch upon these two
lines, as well upon the Holy Scriptures, and while
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a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within their
precepts it is impossible that he should materially
err.
This ends the lecture 1 on the Entered
Apprentices' Degree. But very few Masons are
sufficiently posted in these lectures to answer
every inquiry respecting then. Not one in a
hundred ever gets them perfect, none but a few
aspiring members seeking after office take the