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times per year, usually on the same evening as that is the Ceremony of Elevation which at
their Mark Lodge. In some instances the RAM around forty-five minutes is relatively short.
Installation may be held at a different meeting Only one ritual is used throughout the
so as to allow the incoming Worshipful Constitution.
Commander to preside over the Festive Board The Regional Grand Mark Masters have the
and to have “his own” evening. power to confer on Past Commanders Regional
The oldest Royal Ark Mariner Lodge in England Grand Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank Senior
is Ark Lodge No 59 which was consecrated on and Junior.
19 November 1881 and is moored to Lechmere Similarly the Most Worshipful The Grand
Lodge of Mark Master Masons No 59, Master of the Grand Mark Lodge of India
consecrated on 22 April 1863. Both Lodges confers the Ranks of RAM Grand Officer Senior
meet at the Masonic Hall, Rainbow Hill, and Junior on Brethren depending upon their
Worcester. Grand Rank in Mark Lodge of India.
The oldest RAM Lodge in Indian Constitution is The Regulations for the government of the
RAINBOW No.3 (1878) attached to Mark Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark
Lodge Capeston, Kolkata.and Mount Ararat Mariners are included in the Constitutions and
(1879)attached to Mark Lodge Fidelty No.05 Regulations of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master
New Delhi. Masons of India.
The officers of a Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners
are similar to those in a Mark Lodge although Source:
they bear different names. The Master is known © The Book of Constitution Grand Mark Lodge
as The Worshipful Commander, the Secretary of India.
as the Scribe, the Inner Guard as the Guardian Various website of the constitutions.
and the Tyler as the Warder.
The Principal Officers represent Noah
(Worshipful Commander) and his two sons
Japheth (Senior Warden) and Shem (Junior
Warden). The Wardens sit, as in the Craft
Lodges of old, in the North West and South
West of the Lodge room respectively, the
Deacons being stationed together in the West.
There is only one ceremony (apart from the
Installation of a Worshipful Commander) and

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