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Freemasonry

FreemasonryMaster MasonGrand MasterAlbert MackeyFrederick, Prince of WalesWilliam Howard TaftinaugurationJoseph SmithLDS ChurchDon KingDouglas MacArthur

The Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (pictured) was one of the earliest recorded persons to be recognized as a Mason at sight.

In Freemasonry, a Mason at sight, or Mason on sight, is a non-Mason who has been initiated into Freemasonry and raised to the degree of Master Mason through a special application of the power of a Grand Master.^Why?

Procedure

The process of making a Mason at sight was listed by Albert Mackey as the eighth of his "Twenty-Five Landmarks of Freemasonry".^[1]

The customary method for raising a person to Master Mason through the rare process of recognizing him a Mason at sight has the Grand Master creating a new lodge for the single purpose of initiating the candidate.^[2] This "occasional lodge" is then dissolved when the reason for its creation - the initiation of the candidate - has been completed.^[2] However, while the process of recognizing a Mason at sight usually involves this procedure, Masonic historian Louis L. Williams has observed that "using his unique and unquestionable power, the Grand Master could pretty well proceed as he might see fit" such as simply decreeing the individual to be a Master Mason.^[3]

Mason. Roman Emperor]], and of Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1737.^[4]

William Howard Taft of the United States was recognized as a Mason at sight by an occasional lodge created for that purpose on February 18, 1909, a few weeks prior to his inauguration.^[5][6][3] The lodge was convened at about 4:00 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Cincinnati by Charles Hoskinson, the Grand Master of Ohio, and consisted of him and William B. Mellish.^[6] He dissolved it after 6:00 p.m.^[6]

Other notable persons who have been made a Mason at sight include Joseph Smith,^[7] founder of the LDS Church; Don King^[8], who was raised by Grand Master Odes J. Kyle Jr. of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio; and General Douglas MacArthur, who was raised by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.^[9]

References

1. 
   ^ Mackey, Albert (1891). Manual of the Lodge. New York: Effingham Maynard & Co. p. 213. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ ^ab Poll, Michael (2005). Robert's Rules of Order – Masonic Edition. Cornerstone Book Publishers. p. 156. ISBN 1887560076.
   


3. 
   ^ ^ab Croteau, Jeff. "Making a Mason at Sight: The Case of President-Elect Taft". Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
   


4. 
   ^ Mackey, Albert (1879). An Encyclopædia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences. Moss & Company. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018.
   


5. 
   ^ Jeffers, H. Paul (2007). The Freemasons In America: Inside Secret Society. New York: Kensington Books. p. 231. ISBN 0806533633.
   


6. 
   ^ ^abc "Master Mason Taft Formally Initiated" (PDF). New York Times. February 19, 1909. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
   


7. 
   ^ Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Macmillan. 1992. p. 527. ISBN 0028796012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018.
   


8. 
   ^ 138th Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM. Columbus: Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio. 1987. p. 20.
   


9. 
   ^ "General Douglas MacArthur". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.