Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

A. While on my bended knees at the altar.
Q. Why at that particular time?
A. To impress upon my mind in the most solemn
manner that I should never hastily reject the
application of a worthy brother, especially when
accompanied by so sacred a pledge as his mark,
but grant him his request if in my power; if not,
return him his mark with the price thereof, which
will enable him to procure the common
necessaries of life.
Q. By whom was this degree founded?
A. Our three Grand Masters--Solomon King of
Israel, Hiram King of Tyre, and Hiram Abiff.
Q. For what purpose was it founded?
A. To be conferred upon all those who should be
found worthy and well qualified, not only as an
honorary reward for their zeal, fidelity and
attachment to Masonry, but to render it
impossible that any brother who should be found
worthy of being advanced to this degree should
ever be reduced to such extreme indigence as to
suffer for the common necessities of life, when
the price of his mark would procure the same.
Q. Who does a brother represent, presenting a
mark and receiving assistance?
A. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was a
poor man, but for his regular and upright
deportment, his great skill in architecture and the
sciences, became eminently distinguished among
the craftsmen.
Q. Who does a brother represent, receiving a