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THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER
Before a man can be made a Mason, he must be worthy and well qualified. Before he can become
Worshipful Master, he must be many more things. A few of those trademarks are as follows:
His zeal as a Mason should be overpowering, yet, his approach should be understated. He
must be morally upright and of good reputation in his community. His character and his loyalty
to the Fraternity should be without question or blemish. The Worshipful Master must be an
ardent student of the Masonic Law as well as its traditions and customs. His sense of duty,
temperance and fair play must be above reproach.
If a Lodge recognizes a Brother as such a man and elevates him to the Office of Worshipful Master, he
is accorded respect and authority which have few equals in any areas of modern society.
The Master is supreme in the Lodge. No decision can be appealed to the Lodge! The only things
which limit the Worshipful Master's authority are his installation vows and Charges, the Constitution,
Resolutions and Edicts of the Grand Lodge, the Rules and Regulations of his Lodge, and the ancient
established usages and customs of the Fraternity.
With this seemingly unbridled authority, we can well see that the Worshipful Master must be firm but
fair in his decisions. He should consider every official move most wisely, since the entire Lodge is dependant
upon his acts.
The Master of a Lodge, first and foremost, must have learned well the lesson of selfdiscipline
(circumscribing his desires and keeping passions within bounds). Failure to do so and arbitrary, tyrannical
exercise of his authority will tear at the fiber of the Lodge and bury the Worshipful Master in disrespect by his
Brethren.
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