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ARTICLE IV
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
SECTION 1. All applications for initiation shall be made in writing,
signed by petitioner specifying his age, residence, occupation, and be
recommended by two members of the Lodge. They shall be presented at
a regular meeting, and if received, be referred to a committee on
investigation, for inquiry and report, and lay over till the next regular
meeting.
FORM OF PETITION
SEC. 2. Application for Membership.
(City)............................, 19........
To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of .......................
Lodge No................., A. F. & A. Masons:
Greeting:
Your humble petitioner, having entertained a favorable opinion of your
most Ancient and Honorable Order, and desiring to become a member
thereof, being uninfluenced by friends or mercenary motives, I do freely
offer myself as a Candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry.
If elected, I promise strict compliance with all rules, regulations
and edicts of Masonry.
How long in the State of? ................................
Have you ever presented a petition to any Masonic Lodge?
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If so, when and what Lodge? ..........................................
Do you believe in the existence of a True and Living God?
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