Q. How many constitutes an Entered Apprentice’s Lodge?  A. Seven; one Master and six Entered Apprentices.

Q. Where did they usually meet?  A. On the ground floor of King Solomon’s Temple.

Q. How many constitutes a Fellow Craft’s Lodge?  A. Five; two Masters and three Fellow Crafts.

Q. Where did they usually meet?  A. In the middle chamber of King Solomon’s Temple.

Q. How many constitutes a Master’s Lodge?  A. Three Master Masons.

Q. Where did they usually meet?  A. In the sanctum sanctorum, or holy of holies, of King Solomon’s Temple.

Q. Have you any emblems on this degree?  A. We have several, which are divided into two classes.

Q. What are the first class?  A. The pot of incense; the bee-hive; the book of constitutions, guarded by the Tyler’s sword; the sword, pointing to a naked heart; the all-seeing eye; the anchor and ark; the forty-seventh problem of Euclid; the hour-glass; the scythe; and the three steps usually delineated on the Master’s carpet, which are thus explained:  The pot of incense is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an acceptable sacrifice to the Deity; and as this glows with fervent heat, so should our hearts continually glow with gratitude to the great and beneficent Author of our existence, for the manifold blessings and comforts we enjoy.  The bee-hive is an emblem of industry, and recommends the practice of that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph in heaven to the lowest reptile of the dust.  It teaches us that as we came into the world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious ones; never sitting down contented while our fellow-creatures around us are in want, when it is in our power to relieve them, without inconvenience to ourselves.  When we take a survey of nature, we behold man, in his infancy, more helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for days, weeks, months, and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for himself; of guarding against the attacks of the field, or sheltering himself from the inclemencies of the weather.  It might have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man independent of all other beings, but as independence is one of the strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other for protection and security, as they thereby enjoy better opportunities of fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship.  Thus was man formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God; and he, who will so demean himself as not to be endeavoring to add to the common stock of knowledge and understanding, may be deemed a Drone in the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons.  The book of constitutions, guarded by the Tyler’s sword,