mdonahue66
Mike
Maybe OES throws a temp chair there when they open. Commandery, at least in MN, also uses the north.
The Northern Chair...
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That is a possibility. They could store it up on the third floor.....but no one is allowed up on the third floor any more.......
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
The North
The Lecture of the Entered Apprentice Degree of course includes the part about the Lodge having 3 lights...
When I get to the last line, about "The North is therefore Masonically is termed a place of darkness," I motion toward the north, which usually hosts a number of Past Masters!
The Lecture of the Entered Apprentice Degree of course includes the part about the Lodge having 3 lights...
When I get to the last line, about "The North is therefore Masonically is termed a place of darkness," I motion toward the north, which usually hosts a number of Past Masters!
Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
Now there is some DARKNESS!The Lecture of the Entered Apprentice Degree of course includes the part about the Lodge having 3 lights...
When I get to the last line, about "The North is therefore Masonically is termed a place of darkness," I motion toward the north, which usually hosts a number of Past Masters!
Winter
I've been here before
Easy there, Brother. I enjoy sitting in the North now. I earned it! People don't bother us there.Now there is some DARKNESS!
Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
About the only time the North has anyone sitting there is when we have visitors. The twenty regulars (including officers & PMs) fit in the South.
Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
We have a several visitors who always set in the North . The only lodge that we very seldom have Brothers in the North is the temple where my YR bodies meet . The Lodge room is so large that they feel left out of any conversations from the opposite side .
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
Darkness
I generally announce, before I give a lecture, who is my designated prompter.
S&F
I just LOVE it, when one of the Brothers, especially a PM, gives a prompt to someone in the degree...and it's the WRONG ONE!Now there is some DARKNESS!
I generally announce, before I give a lecture, who is my designated prompter.
S&F
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
I would like to apologize, in case anyone is upset, that I got off subject and seemed to have hijacked this thread.
I often find that...
SQUIRREL!
What was it I was going to say?
I often find that...
SQUIRREL!
What was it I was going to say?
Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
I have a long time Brother who knows the ritual but can't do the work anymore, so he sits next to me and repeats the words under his breath, points out the mistakes in floor work, etc. Great resource!
Our Lodge consular is currently our District Deputy and knows the ritual cold.
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
Golly! I keep hearing about all these officers I am not familiar with!
Uh, what's a Lodge consular?
And is your 'District Deputy' the District Deputy Grand Master? (I'm a District Deputy Grand Lecturer)
S&F
Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
District Deputy Grand Master for District #10.
He is consuls the new Brothers in their OBs
Winter
I've been here before
Some jurisdictions have DDGM's. Here in Wisconsin they are called District Deputy's, although they are still members of the Grand Lodge. The system is outlined in Chapter 46 of the Masonic Code of Wisconsin. Wisconsin only has one Deputy Grand Master.
Each DD has a staff that consists of Area Administrators, District Lecturer, District Chaplain and a District Support Team.
The Officer postion that assists the new members is the Counselor. A consular is a government official that resisdes in a foreign country to represent commercial interests.
The duties of the Counselor are thus: "The Lodge Counselor is to instruct and support each new candidate for the degrees and to facilitate continuing Masonic education in the lodge. He can call on members who have not been to lodge for a long time and keep track of new candidates and keep them in the habit of attending lodge meetings. The Lodge Counselor's place in the lodge is at the left of the Senior Warden in the West opposite the Senior Deacon."
Hope this clears up any confusion.
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
Thanks Bro. Winter
Winter
I've been here before
The Counselor isn't a GL Office. It is a regular (appointed) member of each Craft Lodge.