ably, and act honorably by all men.

5. You agree to hold in veneration the original rules and patrons
of Masonry, and their regular successors, supreme and subordinate,
according to their stations, and to submit to the awards and
resolutions of your brethren when convened, in every case
consistent with the constitution of the Order.

6. You agree to avoid private piques and quarrels, and to guard
against intemperance and excess.

7. You agree to be cautious in carriage and behavior, cautious to
your brethren, and faithful to your Lodge.

8. You promise to respect genuine brethren and discountenance
impostors, and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry.

9. You agree to promote the general good of society, to cultivate
the social virtues, and to propagate a knowledge of the arts.

10. You promise to pay homage to the Grand Master for the time
being, and to his officer when duly installed, strictly to conform
to every edict of the Grand Lodge or General Assembly of Masons
that is not subversive of the principles and ground work of
Masonry.

11. You admit that it is not in the power of any man, or body of
men, to make innovations in the body of Masonry.

12. You promise a regular attendance on the committees and
communications of the Grand Lodge, on receiving proper notice, and
to pay attention to all the duties of Masonry on convenient
occasions.

13. You admit that no new Lodge can be formed without permission
of the Grand Lodge, and that no countenance be given to any
irregular Lodge, or to any person clandestinely initiated therein,
being contrary to the ancient charges of the Order.

14. You admit that no person can be regularly made a Mason in, or
admitted a member of any regular Lodge, without previous notice,
and due inquiry into his character.

15. You agree that no visitors shall be received into your Lodge
without due examination, and producing proper vouchers of their
having been initiated into a regular Lodge."

The presiding officer then asks the Master-elect (candidate), the
following question, which he must answer in the affirmative: Q. "Do
you submit to these charges and promise to support these regulations
as Masters have done, in all ages, before you?" A. "I do." The
presiding officer then addresses him: "Brother A. B., in consequence
of your cheerful conformity to the charges and regulations of the
Order, you