This Degree proclaims the spiritual unity of all who believe in God and cherish the hope of immortality, no matter what religious leader they follow or what creed they profess.  It is concerned primarily with the perennial conflict between light and darkness, good and evil, God and Satan.

This Degree is a drama of the American spirit confronting the challenge of disloyalty and treason.  Masonic principles and leadership are subjected to a crucial test. The Degree demonstrates the Masonic condemnation of all that conspire against the security of the nation and the happiness of our people.

This Degree teaches that Freemasonry is not a shield for evil doing and that justice is one of the chief supports of our fraternity.

In this Degree, the dignity of labor is demonstrated.  It is no curse, but a privilege, for man to be allowed to earn his sustenance by work.  Idleness, not labor is disgraceful.

This Degree is a dramatic story of four men of God; a rabbi, a Catholic priest, a Methodist minister and a Pastor of a reformed church, who gave their lives in World War II so that others might live.  This dramatic story demonstrates that those with faith in God and love for their fellow man will make great sacrifices to help others.

This Degree, through historical flashback shows the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge often can dispel the fears created by ignorance and prejudice.

This Degree teaches that no man is perfect and that all men err.  If, however, he maintains a firm and unshakable reliance on God’s grace, he can and will regain his direction, his humility, his faith and his goals.

This Degree teaches the quality of mercy; that it is a spirit of compassion and a tenderness of heart, which dispose us to overlook differences between people.  Through an inspirational drama, this Degree teaches that people with similar goals may have differing points of view and that respect should be given to the opinions of others.

This Degree teaches that Scottish Rite Freemasonry believes in the concept of a free church in a free state, each supreme in its own sphere, neither seeking to dominate the other, but cooperating for the common good.

This Degree teaches that as nature hides her treasures under an external coat which must be hewn away before her wonders can be put to use by man, so Freemasonry helps us to strip the vices and superfluities of our duty to God and our fellow man.

This Degree emphasizes the Masonic teaching of equality and toleration.  We are reminded that no one man, no one Church, one religion, has a monopoly on truth; that while we must be true and faithful to our own convictions, we must respect the opinion of others.

This Degree sets forth the test and ceremonies that symbolize the experiences we must undergo in the building of excellence in character.

This Degree describes the victory of the spiritual over the human in man and the conquest of appetites and passions by moral sense and reason.  The exemplar represents every Freemason eager to serve humanity but caught between self-interest and the call of duty.  Duty often requires sacrifice, sometimes the supreme sacrifice.

~ Officers - Freeport Consistory ~