Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix

After the candidate has kissed the Bible, he is asked by the Master:
W. M.--In your present condition, what do you most desire? Candidate (prompted.)--
Light. 3
W. M.--Brethren, you will stretch forth your hands, and assist me in bringing our newly
made brother to light.
Here the brethren surrounding the altar place their hands in form of duegard of an
Entered Apprenticed Mason (see Fig. 1, p. 16).
W. M.--"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let
there be light, and there was light." (In some Lodges, at the last word, "light," the
brethren stamp their feet and clap their hands once; but this is nearly done away with
now-a-days. Too much "Morganry" about it, as it is styled by Masons.)
Worshipful Master now gives one rap which is the signal for all to be seated but himself,
he remaining at the altar. I should remark here, that at the word "light," the conductor
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strips off the hoodwink from the candidate's eyes, but keeps him yet kneeling at the altar.
W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, I will now thank you to remove the cable-tow. (Rope is
taken off candidate's neck.)
Some Masters say--As we now hold the brother by a stronger tie.
W. M.--My brother, on being brought to light in this degree, you discover both points of
the compasses hid by the square, which is to signify that you are yet in darkness as
respects Masonry, you having only received the degree of an Entered Apprentice. You
also discover the three great lights of Masonry, by the help of the three lesser. The three
great lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, square, and compasses, which are thus
explained: the Holy Bible is the rule and guide of our faith and practice; the square, to
square our actions; the compasses, to circumscribe and keep us within bounds with all
mankind, but more especially with a brother Mason. The three lesser lights are the three
burning tapers which you see placed in a triangular form about this altar. They represent
the sun, moon, and Master of the Lodge; and as the sun rules the day, and the moon
governs the night, so ought the Worshipful Master to endeavor to rule and govern his
Lodge, with equal regularity.
W. M. (taking a step back from the altar.)--You next discover me as the Master of this
Lodge, approaching you from the east, under the duegard, sign, and step of an Entered
Apprentice Mason (Master making the duegard, sign, and step, as represented and
explained in Figs. 1, 2, and 14, pp. 16, 17), and, in