VII. No aspirant shall be admitted into the Society

unless he be a Master Mason, and of good moral character,
truthful, faithful, and intelligent. He must be a man of
good abilities, so as to be capable of understanding the
revelations of philosophy and science ; possessing a mind free
from prejudice and anxious for instruction. He must be a
believer in the fundamental principles of the Christian
doctrine, a true philanthropist, and a loyal subject, names
of aspirants may be submitted by any member at the
meetings of the Society, and if approved after the usual
scrutiny, they shall be placed on the roll of Novices, and
balloted for as vacancies occur in the list of members.