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where did the office of inner guard come from in the craft and what are his duties
The office of Inner Guard developed during the eighteenth century from an earlier custom where the youngest Entered Apprentice guarded the door of the lodge from the inside, as historical research published by Quatuor Coronati Lodge suggests. Following the Union of 1813, the Inner Guard was officially established as a lodge officer, initially armed with a short blade as part of an adjustment to the Outer Guard's traditional weaponry. Waite defines the Inner Guard as the keeper of the lodge on the inside of the portal, distinguished by a jewel depicting crossed swords.
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where did the office of inner guard come from and what are his duties
The office of Inner Guard was added to the roster of lodge officers following the Union of 1813 in the English system. Upon its creation, the Inner Guard was armed with a dagger or poignard, assuming part of the physical guarding of the inner portal formerly performed by the Tyler. The office is standard in the English system but unknown in the American system, where its functions correspond in part to those of the Junior Deacon.
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where did the office of tyler come from and what are his duties
The title and role derive by analogy from operative masonry, where the tiler finished a building by laying the roof tiles to protect the interior from weather and intrusion. In speculative lodges, the officer guarding the outer entrance was given the same name because he covers the lodge room and secures those within from outside interference.
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