Q. To what does the sign allude?  A. To the blowing of the trumpet upon the walls and watch towers of the Council, but more particularly to the obligation, “that when the last trump shall sound, I shall be forever excluded from the society of all true and faithful Sir Knights.”

Q. What is the motto of our Order?  A.  “Magna est veritas et prevalebit.” [Great is truth, and will prevail.]

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KNIGHT TEMPLAR, AND KNIGHT OF MALTA.

First section.

Question—­Are you a Knight Templar?  Answer—­That is my title.

Q. Where were you created a Knight Templar?  A. In a just and lawful Encampment of Knight Templars.

Q. What number composes a just and lawful Encampment of Knight Templars?  A. There is an indispensable number and a constitutional number.

Q. What is an indispensable number?  A. Three.

Q. Under what circumstances are they authorized to form and open an Encampment of Knight Templars?  A. Three Knight Templars, hailing from three different commanderies, may, under the sanction of a charter or warrant from some regular Grand Encampment, form and open an Encampment for the dispatch of business.

Q. What is a constitutional number?  A. Seven, nine, eleven, or more.

Q. When composed of eleven, of whom does it consist?  A. Warden, Sword-Bearer, Standard-Bearer, Recorder, Treasurer, Junior Warden, Senior Warden, Prelate, Captain-General, Generalissimo, and Grand Commander.

Q. Warden’s station?  A. On the left of the Standard-Bearer in the West, and on the left of the third division.

Q. His duty?  A. To observe the orders and directions of the Grand Commander; to see that the sentinels are at their respective posts, and that the Encampment is duly guarded.

Q. Sword-Bearer’s station?  A. On the right of the Standard-Bearer in the West, and on the right of the third division.

Q. His duty?  A. To assist in the protection of the banners of our Order; to watch all signals from the Grand Commander, and see his orders duly executed.

Q. Standard-Bearer’s station in the Encampment?  A. In the West, and in the centre of the third division.

Q. His duty?  A. To display, support, and protect the banners of our Order.

Q. Why is the Standard-Bearer’s station in the West?  A. That the brilliant rays of the rising sun, shedding their lustre upon the banners of our Order, may encourage and animate all true and courteous Knights, and dismay and confound their enemies.

Q. Recorder’s station in the Encampment?  A. In front of the Captain-General.

Q. His duty?  A. To observe with attention the order of the Encampment; keep a just and regular record of the same; collect the revenue, and pay the same over to the Treasurer.

Q. Treasurer’s station in the Encampment?  A. In front of the Generalissimo.