CLC - ENTERED APPRENTICE - 05.22.17

S IGNS , W ORDS , AND M ODES OF R ECOGNITION A Mason can make himself known to a brother by certain signs, grips and words. We refer to these signs, grips and words as the modes of recognition. They remind an Entered Apprentice of his promise to protect the secrets of Masonry. As part of the oral proficiency which you must learn before advancing to the Degree of Fellow Craft, you will learn the proper way to exchange the modes of recognition with a man whom you suspect might be a brother, without violat ing your obligation.

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