Edison Cylinder Phonograph Record ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE Mason Amberol LISTEN
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Description
Up for bid is the 4 minute Edison Blue Amberol cylinder record #1951 "Entered Apprentice Degree Hymn" sung by a Male Quartet with orchestra. Released in October, 1913, this record is in very good condition. Plays well and sounds good. Record only, no box or lid.
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A number of Masonic records were manufactured by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. on disc and cylinder format in the first three decades of the 20th Century. They were undoubtedly meant to be played on phonographs by Lodges that could not furnish live music for degree work. These recordings are a treasure from an earlier time.
The Entered Apprentice degree
The Entered Apprentice degree represents youth because it teaches the most basic lessons of belief in God, the necessity of charity to mankind, the importance of truth, and the value of keeping one’s word. To obtain this degree, the Apprentice goes to each of the primary officers in the lodge, who each question and examine the new member. As in the earliest days of the craft guild, the Entered Apprentice must memorize a series of questions and answers. This requirement has several purposes:
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Show dedication. The Entered Apprentice can demonstrate that he has made a proficient study of the lodge and its workings.
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Prove affiliation. If the Entered Apprentice wants to visit another lodge where no one knows him, he can vouch for his own knowledge and prove he's an Entered Apprentice by answering the questions in proper form.
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Continue tradition. By learning these questions and answers, he becomes a link in the long chain of millions of men who have passed the ritual down through the centuries.
After the questioning, the Apprentice kneels at the altar, places his hand on the Bible or the Volume of Sacred Law, and takes the obligation (oath) of an Entered Apprentice.
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