Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

trouble to commit them to memory, and some of
these do so very imperfectly. Most Masters, at the
present day, qualify themselves for the office of
Master by purchasing Richardson's or Avery
Allyn's Masonic exposures. These works have, of
course, to be amended. On perusing the present
work the reader will be greatly surprised at the
striking resemblance it bears to the works just
mentioned, especially in the lectures; but let him
mark the alterations, principally at the
commencement of each lecture
In some Lodges the following lecture is used,
especially in the Northwestern States:
Q. What are the points of your profession?
A. Brotherly love, relief, and truth.
Q. Why so? (See Masonic Monitors, on
"Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.")
Q. Brother. you informed me that I should know
you by certain signs, and tokens, and words, and
the points of your en-trance. You have already
satisfied me as to the signs and words. I now
require you to explain to me the points of your
entrance: how many, and what are they?
A. They are four: the Guttural, the Pectoral, the
Manual, and the Pedestal, which allude to the
four cardinal virtues, viz.; Temperance, Fortitude,
Prudence, and Justice.
Temperance is that due restraint upon our
affections and passions which renders the body
tame and governable and frees the mind from the
allurements of vice. This virtue should be the
constant practice of every Mason, as he is thereby
taught to avoid excess, or contracting any