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中國美生圖書館
2023-25 中國美生總會長
陳怡成尊兄
前言
美生會是一種道德體系，隱藏在寓言之中，並透過符號來說明，其目的是讓好人變得更好。美生之旅的核心是致力於掌握美生會的教義、儀式和原則，在日常生活中體現美生會的價值觀和理想。
然而，很少有分會在會議上討論美生會的教育指導工作。因為通常，他們的時間被挑選、通過和培養候選人所佔據，而所謂的美生教育只不過是儀禮的排練。
澳大利亞昆士蘭美生總會所的官方報紙《Ashlar》曾如是敘述：
「我們各自會所的美生教育常常僅僅停留在學習所需的講詞上，我們沒有充分向我們的入會者傳授他們正在尋求並有權獲得的豐富的知識和靈感以及美生之光。」
我們的分會充滿了弟兄們，他們中的許多人非常渴望了解美生的意義和目的，但他們的分會內既沒有滿足這種願望的設施，也沒有知識知道這些設施在哪裡可以得到。
美生會分會的功能是訓練其成員理解其儀式和典禮所要灌輸的真理。因此，每個美生會分會都有責任實施美生會歷史、象徵主義和哲學教育其成員的計劃，將更多的會議投入到這項被忽視的功能上。
為了這個目的，我將歷年來蒐羅與翻譯的美生文章分成七個部分，供分會與兄弟們參考閱讀。
雖然翻譯粗糙，仍希望能兄弟們在美生旅程中略有幫助：
1.美生歷史(美生會的歷史與傳說)
2.專題研討(美生會的符號與趣聞-短篇)
3.三級美生(工徒工員工師在說些什麼)
4.法律古訓(美生會的慣例習俗和規定)
5.職員訓練(美生會的會長在做些什麼)
6.年會紀錄(那些年的那些事-年會紀錄)
7.推薦書籍
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Preface
2023-25 Grand Master
MW Bro. Arthur Chen
Freemasonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols, which seeks to make good men better. Central to the Masonic journey is the commitment to mastering the teachings, rituals, and principles of Freemasonry, embodying the values and ideals of Freemasonry in one’s daily life.
But very few lodges ever devote any of their meetings to the work of Masonic Instruction; usually they are far too busy in Initiating, Passing and Raising candidates and the so-called Masonic education is seldom anything more than ritual rehearsal.
Ashlar, the official organ of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, Australia read as follows:
“Masonic education in our respective Lodges stops too often with mere learning of the required lectures and we do not adequately impart to our initiates the wealth of knowledge and inspiration and Masonic Light which they are seeking and to which they are by right entitled.”
Our Lodges are full of Brethren, many of whom are most anxious to learn something more of the meaning and purpose of the Craft, but have neither the facilities within their Lodges to gratify this desire, nor the knowledge to know where these facilities can be obtained.
The ordinary function of a Masonic Lodge — indeed the primary function of our Craft, is to train its members to an understanding of the truths which its rituals and its ceremonies are calculated to inculcate. Therefore it should be the duty of every Masonic Lodge to put into action a plan for the education of its members in Masonic history, symbolism and philosophy, devoting more of its meetings to this much neglected function. For this purposes, I have separate Masonic articles which I collect or/and translated into six parts for reference reading by Lodges and brothers. Although the translation is rough, I still hope it may be of some help to my brothers on their Masonic journey to the United States.
1.Masonic History
2.Independent Study
3.Three degrees of Freemasonry
4.Law and Regulations
5.Officers Training
6.Annual Proceedings
7.Book Recommendation List