After being disposed of during initiation, what instruction followed?

• A. I was ordered to the room whence I came to be invested of what I had been divested, and returned to the lodge room for further instructions.
• B. I was dismissed from the lodge.
• C. I began the next part of instruction.
• D. I received the oath.

Answer: (A)

The step after being disposed of during initiation is to be invested with what was divested and then return to the lodge for further instructions. This reflects the ritual sequence where the candidate is first stripped of worldly things, then clothed with the lodge’s symbols and regalia, and only afterward proceeds with additional guidance in the lodge.

This choice fits the order of operations described in the ceremony: the investiture follows the act of being divested, and the oath comes later, after the proper investiture is complete. Being dismissed from the lodge ends the candidate’s participation, and continuing with the next part of instruction or immediately receiving the oath would skip the necessary investiture step.