What was your answer?

• A. A poor blind candidate who desires to be brought from darkness to light, by receiving a part of the rights, lights and benefits of this worshipful lodge of free and accepted Masons, erected to God, and dedicated to the Holy Saints John, as all worthy brothers have done, who have gone this way before him.
• B. A curious apprentice seeking to learn the craft.
• C. I seek only knowledge of the craft.
• D. I desire to swear allegiance to the Worshipful Master.

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is the right attitude a candidate should bring when entering the lodge: a focus on learning and moral improvement rather than personal gain or mere obedience. In Freemasonry, the journey is about gaining knowledge and light, not about securing rights, benefits, or simply pledging loyalty.

Saying “I seek only knowledge of the craft” signals a genuine intent to study the teachings, symbols, and duties of Masonry and to grow as a person through that learning. It shows humility and a readiness to be guided by the lodge’s principles, which is exactly what initiates are expected to pursue.

The other phrases imply motives like seeking privileges, satisfying curiosity, or pledging allegiance without the deeper aim of learning and self-improvement. Those motives don’t align with the proper purpose of joining, which is to acquire knowledge and develop virtue.

So, the best answer reflects the aspirant’s true goal: to seek only knowledge of the craft.