What would you discuss for your first lecture

Appropriate subjects for instruction and discussion in the Craft's lectures include the core principles and laws of the Order, the practice of commendable virtue, and the duty to maintain ancient usages and customs 1. Instruction is directed toward the study of the liberal arts, with primary emphasis placed on the science of geometry as the basis of the Masonic art 1. Moral obligations are equally central, including the duty to relieve the necessities of brethren, protect their interests, and exercise candour, friendship, and justice when addressing offences against the rules of the lodge 1.

In the extended lectures outlined by William Preston, appropriate topics further encompass the specific classes or ranks of the Order and the qualifications required for preferment within them 1. Lectures also examine the classical orders of architecture, the operations of the human mind, and the contemplation of the works of the Creator through scientific and philosophical disquisition 1. Within private lodge assemblies, craftsmen are permitted to offer their sentiments and opinions on topics regularly introduced in the lecture to develop their intellectual powers and qualify themselves as useful members of society 1.