Brighton Lodge No. 78 emblemBRIGHTON LODGE Nº 78

The Lodge Line

Our Officers

The Lodge is led each year by a line of officers, each charged with a station and a duty in the work of the Craft. The jewel of each office is shown below.

Worshipful Master

To be installed

Presides over the Lodge and governs its labors. Seated in the East, he is responsible for the good order of the Lodge and the instruction of the brethren.

Senior Warden

To be installed

Seated in the West, he assists the Master in governing the Lodge and presides in his absence. His jewel is the level, a symbol of equality.

Junior Warden

To be installed

Seated in the South, he observes the sun at meridian and calls the craft from labor to refreshment and back to labor. His jewel is the plumb, a symbol of uprightness.

Treasurer

To be installed

Receives and keeps the funds of the Lodge and pays them out at the Master's order. His careful stewardship sustains the Lodge's work.

Secretary

To be installed

Records the proceedings of the Lodge, keeps its correspondence, and maintains its records. His jewel is the crossed quills.

Chaplain

To be installed

Leads the Lodge in its devotions and attends to its spiritual welfare. His emblem is the open Volume of the Sacred Law.

Senior Deacon

To be installed

Carries messages from the Master in the East to the Senior Warden in the West, and attends to candidates as the Master's messenger.

Junior Deacon

To be installed

Carries messages from the Senior Warden to the Junior Warden and waits upon the Wardens, attending the door within.

Senior Steward

To be installed

Attends to the comfort of the brethren and assists in the preparation of candidates. His emblem is the cornucopia, the horn of plenty.

Junior Steward

To be installed

Assists the Senior Steward in the care of the Lodge and its guests, and in the work of refreshment.

Marshal

To be installed

Conducts processions and presents distinguished visitors, seeing that the ceremonies of the Lodge move with proper order.

Tyler

To be installed

Guards the door of the Lodge with a drawn sword, armed against the approach of the uninitiated, and admits only those duly qualified.