Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

secrets of Masonry might be unlawfully obtained.
Especially, brother in Masonry, you should
always remember your oath as an Entered
Apprentice, while kneeling at the altar, on your
naked left knee, your left hand supporting the
Holy Bible, square, and compasses, your right
resting thereon, which alludes to the Manual.
Justice is that standard or boundary of right
which enables us to render to every man without
distinction his just due. This virtue is not only
consistent with Divine and human laws, but is the
very cement and support of civil society; and as
Justice in. a great measure constitutes the real
good man, so should it be the invariable practice
of every Mason never to deviate from the
minutest principles thereof.
The charge you received while standing in the
northeast corner of the Lodge, your feet forming
a right angle, was an allusion to the Pedestal.
Q. How did Entered Apprentices serve their
Master in ancient times, and how should they in
modern?
A. With freedom, fervency, and zeal.
p. 56
Q How were they represented?
A. By Chalk, Charcoal, and Clay. (See Webb's
Monitor.)
Q. Why were they said to represent them?
A. Because it was said there was nothing more
free than chalk, which, under the slightest touch,
leaves a trace behind; nothing more fervent than