Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

Entered Apprentice Masons.
The members place their hands in the position of
a duegard of an Entered Apprentice. (See Plate 1,
page 16.) When the Master makes "the sign, by
drawing his hand across his throat, all follow suit;
Worshipful then makes one rap with the gavel,
Senior Warden one, and the Junior Warden one.
W. M.--I now declare this Lodge of Master
Masons closed, and an Entered Apprentice in its
stead. Brother Junior Deacon, inform the Tyler;
Brother Senior Deacon, attend at the altar (which
is placing both points of the compasses under the
square). (Worshipful Master gives one rap, which
seats the whole Lodge.) Brother Junior Deacon,
you will take with you the necessary assistants
(the two Stewards), repair to the ante-room,
where there is a candidate in waiting (Mr. Gabe,
for the First Degree in Masonry), and, when duly
prepared, you will make it known by the usual
sign (one rap).
The Junior Deacon and his assistants retire to the
ante-room, but before they leave the Lodge-room
they step to the altar, and Blake the sign of the
First Degree to the Master. It is the duty of the
Secretary to go out into the ante-room with them,
and
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before the candidate is required to strip, the
Secretary gets his assent to the following
interrogations, viz. (Monitorial):--
Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that,
unbiassed by friends, and uninfluenced by
mercenary motives, you freely and voluntarily
offer yourself a candidate for the mysteries of