This
degree description is courtesy of the Valley of Guthrie, Orient of
Oklahoma.
Thirty-first
Degree
Inspector
Inquisitor
The central teaching of this
degree is justice. To be free, a Mason must begin by passing
judgment on himself. He presents himself for examination.
By acting honestly in first giving judgment on himself within
the principles of justice and equity, it should not be doubted when he
shall do the same to his brothers.
The brother who finds mercy in himself, who
has not been too lenient towards himself, or punished himself too
severely, can also judge his brothers. In so doing, he can be
certain that he has not acted contrary to his former obligations.
He has freed himself.
Jim Tresner
is Director of the Masonic Leadership Institute and Editor of The
Oklahoma Mason. A frequent contributor to the Scottish Rite Journal and
its book review editor, Illustrious Brother Tresner is also a volunteer
writer for The Oklahoma Scottish Rite Mason and a video script
consultant for the National Masonic Renewal Committee. He is the
Director of the Thirty-third Degree Conferral Team and Director of Work
at the Guthrie Scottish Rite Temple in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as well as a
life member of the Scottish Rite Research Society, author of the
popular anecdotal biography Albert Pike, The Man Beyond the Monument,
and a member of the steering committee of the Masonic Information
Center. Ill. Tresner was awarded the Grand Cross, the Scottish Rite's
highest honor, during the Supreme Council's October 1997 Biennial
Session.
