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From: Zane Melder
Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 02:24

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Hi,

  A particularly heated topic of discussion lately involves the mass
 conference of degrees during a single meeting that has been publicized by a
 couple of states.

  The general concensus is that masonry is taught by degrees.  By failing to
 properly instruct the candidate in the catecism of EA and FC prior to
 instructing him as a MM, we rob, not only the candidate, but the lodge of a
 properly educated mason.  It would indeed be nice to have the numbers created
 by such mass initiations.  But, an 'army' not trained is not an
 ineffective army.

Do we really want large numbers of masons who do not know what it is to be a
 mason?  Can we afford it?


   From The EDGE
   Zane

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