What is the '' widow '' at Freemasonry?
'' Everyone who is satisfied with his share is rich. ''
One of the issues that people who do not know what freemasonry is often brought to the agenda is the 'widow'.
The widow's cottage is a tradition from the very old times of Operative Freemasonry, and today it has changed in its application form compared to the old one.
As it is clear from the documentation of how the Operative Masonic Locals were managed in the 15th century, a 2-degree system was in place instead of the current 3 degree system. This was probably the case in earlier times, but since the oldest available documents are available from the 15th century, at least those applied on this date can be transferred as information. At that time, members of the profession localar '' apprentice '' , After a certain period of service and maturation, they would get the degree of '' kalfa ''. The chairman, who ruled the locality, carried the title of Master for life. In order for a majestic mason to become a master, it would either be by choosing the master of the locale where the member of the loca master died, or by being appointed to lead a newly established locality. As you can see, the fact that the master has been chosen for the life of the master has shown the master's absolute control over the lodge. However, he had responsibilities as well as the rights of the master. It was the responsibility of the locta master to establish the livelihood needs of spouses and children, especially those who lost their lives at a young age. Here, in order to overcome this responsibility, '' widow 's office' 'has been created. According to this: Usually at the end of the meetings held once a month one of the members spent an empty bag in front of the other members and everybody took the money out of the heart without giving the amount of money. This collected money was given to the Master of Loca by his bag, and he would make the necessary assistance to the needy in his own conscience. There was no account of the amount of these funds and how anyone spent the money.
The "widow", a completely economic function in the past, has been a symbolic motif for the modern times of Speculative Freemasonry rather than being economical. Nowadays, the responsibilities of Mason Locals in the lives of widowed children and their children remain very low compared to the operative periods. Because Speculative Freemasonry is an organization that has very intellectual goals rather than a professional organization. As a matter of fact, it was preferred to translate the French term "tronc de la veuve = dul kesisi" and "hasenat kesesi" since 1950. It is of Arabic origin and means "a good job". In today's Masonic terminology, the term "hasenat kesesi" is used extensively from the "widows" sect. At the end of the lodge meetings, the slaughter of the slave is passed by the sisters in front of the other sisters, and the slaughterer gives a symbolic help to this slaughter. As well as the help of this bag, the sisters who wish will be free to take as much as they need from the bag. The presidents of the Mason local community, which held an average of 20 meetings per year, It is known that the collected money is used as a scholarship in a charitable and generally a university request, and often it is obliged to put a small amount of money in its pocket to fulfill the commitment undertaken. While Hal is so innocent, some authors have exaggerated the amounts of money collected at the widow's sake in their books, and they draw on such dramatic activities that the Masons who read them are often astonished. In these publications, it is the fact that the masons find it really sad and those who have no knowledge about the subject are irresponsibly transferred to readers of such wrong information for the sake of creating excitement and providing financial income.
It is a symbolic message to the members of the widow's soul, which is the real preeminence in masonry. Since the amount of money taken into the widow's case is secret and only known by the money taker, The person in the aid can only be satisfied with conscience. The beneficiary feels more comfortable because they often do not know who came from this money collectively. As a result, the message that the masonry wants to give to its members from the symbol of "widowed sick" is for the adoption of the prince who is proud of giving an aid, not to be victim of the area.
'' Everyone who is satisfied with his share is rich. ''
One of the issues that people who do not know what freemasonry is often brought to the agenda is the 'widow'.
The widow's cottage is a tradition from the very old times of Operative Freemasonry, and today it has changed in its application form compared to the old one.
As it is clear from the documentation of how the Operative Masonic Locals were managed in the 15th century, a 2-degree system was in place instead of the current 3 degree system. This was probably the case in earlier times, but since the oldest available documents are available from the 15th century, at least those applied on this date can be transferred as information. At that time, members of the profession localar '' apprentice '' , After a certain period of service and maturation, they would get the degree of '' kalfa ''. The chairman, who ruled the locality, carried the title of Master for life. In order for a majestic mason to become a master, it would either be by choosing the master of the locale where the member of the loca master died, or by being appointed to lead a newly established locality. As you can see, the fact that the master has been chosen for the life of the master has shown the master's absolute control over the lodge. However, he had responsibilities as well as the rights of the master. It was the responsibility of the locta master to establish the livelihood needs of spouses and children, especially those who lost their lives at a young age. Here, in order to overcome this responsibility, '' widow 's office' 'has been created. According to this: Usually at the end of the meetings held once a month one of the members spent an empty bag in front of the other members and everybody took the money out of the heart without giving the amount of money. This collected money was given to the Master of Loca by his bag, and he would make the necessary assistance to the needy in his own conscience. There was no account of the amount of these funds and how anyone spent the money.
The "widow", a completely economic function in the past, has been a symbolic motif for the modern times of Speculative Freemasonry rather than being economical. Nowadays, the responsibilities of Mason Locals in the lives of widowed children and their children remain very low compared to the operative periods. Because Speculative Freemasonry is an organization that has very intellectual goals rather than a professional organization. As a matter of fact, it was preferred to translate the French term "tronc de la veuve = dul kesisi" and "hasenat kesesi" since 1950. It is of Arabic origin and means "a good job". In today's Masonic terminology, the term "hasenat kesesi" is used extensively from the "widows" sect. At the end of the lodge meetings, the slaughter of the slave is passed by the sisters in front of the other sisters, and the slaughterer gives a symbolic help to this slaughter. As well as the help of this bag, the sisters who wish will be free to take as much as they need from the bag. The presidents of the Mason local community, which held an average of 20 meetings per year, It is known that the collected money is used as a scholarship in a charitable and generally a university request, and often it is obliged to put a small amount of money in its pocket to fulfill the commitment undertaken. While Hal is so innocent, some authors have exaggerated the amounts of money collected at the widow's sake in their books, and they draw on such dramatic activities that the Masons who read them are often astonished. In these publications, it is the fact that the masons find it really sad and those who have no knowledge about the subject are irresponsibly transferred to readers of such wrong information for the sake of creating excitement and providing financial income.
It is a symbolic message to the members of the widow's soul, which is the real preeminence in masonry. Since the amount of money taken into the widow's case is secret and only known by the money taker, The person in the aid can only be satisfied with conscience. The beneficiary feels more comfortable because they often do not know who came from this money collectively. As a result, the message that the masonry wants to give to its members from the symbol of "widowed sick" is for the adoption of the prince who is proud of giving an aid, not to be victim of the area.