W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. A rope, technically called, by Masons, a cable-tow, is wound around his body three times, and a bandage, or hoodwink, is tied very closely over his eyes. In one form of the Degree of Elect of Fifteen, they assume the Protean names of JUBELA-KURMAVIL (another corruption of Cromwell), JUBELO-GRAVELOT, and JUBELUM-AKIROP.--The Freemason's Treasury, pp. A. This proper means for an exchange of the substitute 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. Amen. Brother Junior Deacon, the last as well as the first care of Masons, when convened? We have several, and they are divided into two classes. (See Fig. Q. The account in the official History of the Church records: Joseph, seeing there was no safety in the room, and no doubt thinking that it would save the lives of his brethren in the room if he could get out, turned calmly from the door, dropped his pistol on the floor and sprang into the window when two balls pierced him from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. J. W.--The password is right. As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". A concise sketch of Brother Barney, the author of the three lectures introduced in. The Master now gives and explains to the candidate the several signs and tokens of this Degree, commencing with the first (see Figs. K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? WM: What is the proper position to receive it? J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. J. D.--At the right hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. When a candidate is p. 154. Senior Deacon passes on to the west, where the same questions are asked and answered as before, and the Senior Warden suffers them to pass on to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions and answers are repeated. (1 Kings vii. The sign of the Fellow Craft alludes to the penalty of the Fellow Craft obligation. The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. The Senior Deacon then conducts the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, and reports: S. D.--Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful Master that you teach this candidate to approach the east, the place of further light in Masonry, by three upright, regular steps, his body erect at the altar before the Worshipful Master in the east. After an animal had been selected, his throat was cut across with one single blow, so as to divide the windpipe, arteries, and veins, without touching any bone. Be diligent, prudent, temperate, discreet. and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, and buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, ere I had been accessory to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? (Sits down.). (Gives candidate a sudden shake.). W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will now take your seat in this Lodge as a Master Mason, after stepping to the Secretary's desk. Seven years; during which it rained not in the daytime, that the workmen might not be obstructed in their labor. 129:1 THEOREM.--In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described p. 130 upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right angle.--Euclid, Lib. understands the word. W. M.--The password is right. When we take a survey of nature, we view man, in his infancy, more helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for days, months, and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the forest, or sheltering himself from the in-clemencies of the weather. Second Craftsman--The very fellows of whom we are in pursuit. S. W.--In order that I might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages, being better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans. A. (Shakes candidate. WM: From what and to what? WM: From what and to what? We were sent in haste and on urgent business; there was nothing said about giving us a pass, and we presume it was forgotten, or not deemed necessary. [paragraph continues] Master's carpet is a large map that Lodges generally keep, which is highly embellished with Masonic emblems). THE ceremony of opening and conducting the business of a Lodge of Master Masons is nearly the same as in the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Crafts' Degrees, already explained. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, have you any alterations or additions to make to the minutes? CANDIDATE TAKING THE OATH OF A MASTER MASON. The thumbs of both hands are interlaced. W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. WM: How will you dispose of it? The pillar of Wisdom represented Solomon, king of Israel, whose wisdom contrived the mighty fabric; the pillar of strength, Hiram, king of Tyre, who strengthened Solomon in his grand undertaking; the pillar of Beauty, Hiram Abiff, the widow's son, whose cunning craft and curious workmanship beautified and adorned the Temple. We ended up calling a tow truck and catching a ride home with someone (who would eventually be a great friend to my grandpaw). 3.. . Suspicious characters! W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, should I ever knowingly Capt.--They were three brothers, workmen from the Temple, seeking a passage to Ethiopia, but, not having King Solomon's pass, were not able to obtain one, and returned back into the country. The three, as they were passing a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom they inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way. Senior Deacon gives three loud knocks (), which are responded to by one () from the parties outside. The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! this work, would not be out of place, as it will account to the reader for the difference existing between Masonic "works" in the several States, and in Europe: "In the year 1817, Brother John Barney, formerly of Charlotte, Vermont, went to Boston, and obtained possession of the Preston Lectures, taught there by Gleason, and approved by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. For this purpose the ACACIA was used.--Lexicon. No designs are drawn on the trestle-board, and for this reason many of us are idle. The Worshipful Master, who ordered me to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me how to wear my apron as a Master Mason. : Worthy Inner Gate Keeper, inform the Outer Gate Keeper that the Court is now opened. It is a dangerous coast, and we shall be taken; for before this time our escape is discovered, and the sea-coast will be lined with our pursuers. When all has been again quiet in the Lodge for a few seconds, the brethren jump up, commence laughing, singing, &c., exclaiming: No work to-day. --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! .18); as if they would say--Thus let it be done to him, and thus let his body be cut in two, who shall break this covenant. Another says: "What course shall we pursue? With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. About this time a party arrived with the ruffians, and related that while sitting down to rest and refresh themselves, they heard the following horrid exclamations from the clefts of an adjacent rock. The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, louder than the rest: 'It was I that gave the fatal blow, it was I that killed him. Both points of the compasses are elevated above the square, which is to teach you never to lose sight of those truly Masonic virtues, which are friendship, morality, and brotherly love. They shuffle about a few moments, when they are called to order by the sound of the gavel from the Master's seat in the east, who inquires in a loud voice as follows: W. M. (now styled King Solomon.) Wait until the Temple is completed, and then, if you are found worthy and well qualified, you will unquestionably receive the secrets of a Master Mason; but, until then, you cannot. MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. 97. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? S. D.--From the west, travelling toward the east. Some Lodges use a large drum, others roll a large cannon-ball across the ante-room floor, letting it strike on a cushion placed against the wall. Whether or not Joseph Smiths last words were intended to be the masonic Grand Hailing Sign of Distress is a question that cannot be answered. Q. but which, he adds, "I can find only twice particularly described. J. W.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? Treasurer--(See opening ceremony, p. ), A. SD: Foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, The Master either reads or repeats the following from a Monitor, which by many is committed to memory; but when he has the "work" (i.e., that part which is not monitorial), it is not necessary that he should commit to memory what is called the Master's carpet of emblems, but as it is a part of the initiation of the Third Degree, the author proposes to give it in its regular order of Lodge business. (See Fig. SD: Letter or halve it. that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c.; the second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming, "Oh! Joseph, leaping the fatal window, gave the Masonic signal of distress. Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason. who is still kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. Candidate. "O Lord, my God! 11), "And Hiram finished the work that he was to make for King Solomon for the house of God,"--Historical Landmarks, vol. B. divided the operatives the three classes, viz., Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Masters; paying the wages of the former at the pillar of J (Jachin), and the Masters in the Middle Chamber. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. It is very true, we have been associated with these three ruffians, but we have not committed any actual crime". K. S.--Not been seen since high twelve yesterday! despicable villains! The Master having given the word, which is MAH-HAH-BONE, in low breath, requests the candidate to repeat it with him, which is in this wise: Master telling candidate never to give it in any other way than that in which he has received it. First Craftsman--Hallo, friend! Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. J. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. W. M. (one rap, Senior Warden rises to his feet.) W. M.--Brother Gabe, the second section of this degree exemplifies an instance of virtue, fortitude, and integrity seldom equalled, if ever excelled, in the history of man. Publication on other sites prohibited. 5, 6, pp. A. (Gives one rap (), steps to his desk, and turns the small column down on its side, as already explained.). In the primitive lectures--i.e., those which were used after the Revival in 1717, for the subject was never ventilated before that date--they were called "the three principal entrances to the Temple"; but subsequently it was thought expedient to particularize these entrances; and the passage was altered at first to "the east, west and south doors"; and, at the Union in 1813, the version became "north, south, and east entrances." John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always W. M.--You will repeat your name, and say after me: "I, Peter Gabe (Master gives three raps with his gavel, when all present assemble round the altar), of my own free-will and accord, in the presence of Almighty God, and this worshipful Lodge, erected to him and dedicated to the holy Sts. Copyright 1996-2016 Ephesians 5:11, Inc. "Brother Gabe, seven constitute a Lodge of Entered Apprentices--one Master Mason, and six Entered Apprentices. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) 18.) Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? to is, "having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, A. A. BRETHREN KNEELING AT PRAYER AROUND THE GRAVE OF HIRAM ABIFF, THE WIDOW'S SON. 1. You will therefore suffer yourself to be again hoodwinked, and kneel where you are, and pray orally or mentally, as you please. The Ruffians now return near to the body, when the following conversation takes place: First Ruffian--What shall we do in this case? SD: You begin. WM: Bone. The Master now steps back about three paces from the altar, and says. SD: From the pass-grip of a Fellow Craft, to the real grip Q. p. 148. WM: Will be you be off or from? The body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was found in a westerly course from the Temple, where our weary brothers sat down to rest and refresh themselves. p. 127 It testifies our faith in the resurrection of the body, and while it inculcates a practical lesson of prudence and unshrinking fidelity, it inspires the most cheering hone of that final reward which belongs alone to "just made perfect."--Lexicon. ", "Oh! --Further light in Masonry. The body of our Grand Master was buried three times: first, in the rubbish of the Temple; secondly, on the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah; and, thirdly and lastly, as near the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, as the Jewish law would permit; and Masonic tradition informs us that there was erected to his memory a Masonic monument, consisting of "a beautiful virgin, weeping over a broken column; before her was a book open; in her right hand a sprig of acacia, in her left an urn; behind her stands Time, unfolding and counting the, ringlets of her hair.". S. W.--As the sun rises in the east, to open and govern the day, so rises the Worshipful Master in the east (here the Master gives three raps (), when all in the Lodge rise to their feet, the Master rising first), to open and govern his Lodge, set the Craft to work, and give them proper instructions. K. S.--O Lord my God! Approaching the candidate, another replies: "Yes, this is the place; let us remove the rubbish and dig down here. 1. A momentary silence then ensues, during which one of the party groans, as if nearly dying. This sign is made by four motions and by three times three. You must pray for yourself. He then turns to the Junior Warden, and says: "You will take the body by the Entered Apprentice grip, and see if it can be raised.". As previously explained from the Entered Apprentice degree, he then The Senior Warden then takes the candidate's right hand, giving the real grip of a Fellow Craft (see Fig. Godwyn says: 'Making a covenant was a solemn binding of each other to the performance of a mutual promise, by outward ceremonies of cutting a beast in twain, and passing between the parts thereof' (Jer. A. 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