Master Mason Handbook. Brother Junior Deacon. "2nd. W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, have you any to make? (See Figs. [paragraph continues] Lodge, that they having due and timely notice, may govern themselves accordingly. J. W.--The password is right. 299-300. how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. They now retire from the body, in different directions. We feel our own feet sliding from the precarious brink on which We stand, and a few more suns, and we will be whelmed neath death's awful wave, to rest in the stilly shades, and darkness Said silence will reign around our melancholy abode. How many constitute a Fellow Crafts' Lodge? The Master approaching me from the East, under the due guard and sign of a Master Mason, who in token of the further continuance of his brotherly love and friendship, presented me his right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason; and bade me to arise and salute the Wardens as such. The Master gives one rap with his gavel, when all take their seats except the candidate, who remains standing before the Master, by whom he is addressed as follows: W. M.--Brother Gabe, in closing this Degree, I now give you the following. J. W. (Jubela, First Ruffian.) But what were our orders? at the same time pulling up the evergreen--or acacia, as it is styled--at the head of the grave. Sec.--Assemble, Craftsmen! 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. Answer--Most Worshipful King Solomon, we are but Fellow Crafts; we therefore know nothing about the Master's word or the Master's Degree. (Moving off, one says:). Conductor--I cannot; nor can they be given, except in the presence of Solomon, king of Israel, Hiram, king of Tyre, and myself. B. ), The Master steps to the feet of the candidate, bending over, takes him by the real grip of a Master Mason, places his right foot against the candidate's. the portrayal of the removal of everything that keeps us from rising to that state where. On the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. After the sign is made, the whole party commence marching around the body with the sun, singing the following dirge; and, if the Lodge has an organ or melodeon, it is played on this occasion, in a very solemn and impressive manner. (Gives one rap (), steps to his desk, and turns the small column down on its side, as already explained.). Let him enter, and be received in due form. .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. The Master silently steps to the east, near the candidate's head, and strikes the hour of low twelve (which is twelve o'clock at night) on a triangle or bell. 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. 1. We're allowed to do the second section of the 1st on multiple candidates at a time, so I didn't get the repetition necessary for it to really become ingrained in my head. 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. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 The ruffians being executed, the brethren all return quietly to the Lodge, when one of them reports, in a loud tone of voice: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, your orders have been duly executed upon the three murderers of Grand Master, Hiram Abiff." : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" When, placed at his right hand, he will be pleased to pronounce us just and upright Masons, then shall we be fitted as living stones for that spiritual temple, "that house not made. : before Caiaphas. These generous principles are to extend further. (See page 247.). You will therefore suffer yourself to be again hoodwinked, and kneel where you are, and pray orally or mentally, as you please. What induced you to become a Master Mason? Join. 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. (They now pass to the pass grip of a Master Mason. that my breast had been torn open, my heart plucked out, and placed upon the highest pinnacle of the Temple, there to be devoured by the vultures of the air, ere I had consented to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. About this time, the twelve Fellow Crafts, who had recanted from their murderous designs, appeared before King Solomon, clothed in white gloves and aprons, in token of their innocence, acknowledging their premeditated guilt, and, kneeling, implored his pardon. A. That is strictly forbidden; so you may set your minds at rest. W. M.--Brother Gabe, you are not yet a Master Mason, neither do I know that you ever will be, until I know how well you will withstand the amazing trials and dangers that await you. 9, p. 36), and then lets his hand slip off in a careless manner, and reports: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, owing to the high state of putrefaction, it having been dead already fifteen days, the skin slips, and the body cannot be raised.". First Ruffian--If such are the regulations, we shall not get a pass at any port, and what will become of us? 143. , worshipful master, senior warden, king solomon, fellow craft, tracing board, solemn obligation, great architect, master mason, middle chamber, junior warden Collection . Let us pray.". 124:1 Can any living Mason be simple enough to believe that Dr. Anderson, in his "Defence of Masonry," intended to prove a real historical fact when he explained the exhumation of the body of H. A. K. S.--Not been seen since high twelve yesterday! they approach the Junior Warden's station in the south, he steps silently out from his seat to the floor, and confronts the blind-folded candidate, clinching him by the collar in a very rough manner, and at the same time exclaiming: left to right: S. D., or Conductor. Some Lodges sing the following, to the air of "Bonny Doon"; BRETHREN:--You are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and virtue, to mix again with the world. Some substitute for the latter, but with less propriety, the crown of thorns. 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. In a just and lawfully constituted Lodge of Master Mason. A concise sketch of Brother Barney, the author of the three lectures introduced in. At this command the Secretary passes out of the Lodge, accompanied by ten or fifteen of the brethren, into the ante-room, leaving the door open, so that the candidate can hear the rolls called. The first was the voice of Jubela exclaiming:2 'Oh! A. As the candidate falls into the canvas the brethren lower it to the floor, when the following dialogue ensues between those who held the canvas and the Master, or the brother acting as the Third Ruffian. ), "Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses.". reflect with horror on the atrocity of your crime, and on the amiable character of your Worshipful Grand Master, whom you have so basely assassinated. J. D.--To keep off all cowans and eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or repass, except such as are duly qualified and have the Worshipful Master's permission. Conductor--I did not so receive it, neither can I so impart it. The Senior Deacon, who has stationed himself at the inner door, at the right of the Senior Warden, on hearing these raps rises to his feet, makes the sign of a Master Mason to the Master (see Fig. He has not been seen in or about the Temple. With the trowel, spread liberally the cement of brotherly love and affection; and, circumscribed by the compass, let us ponder well our words and actions, and let all the energies of our minds and the affections of our souls be employed in the attainment of our Supreme Grand Warden's approbation. To preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and, for this purpose, it is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and condescension. Fellowcraft Handbook. You will remember in whom you put your trust, with that divine assurance, that "he who endureth unto the end, the same shall be saved." They then commence to search about the candidate, lifting off the canvas, feeling about his neck, &c., &c.: finally, one of the brethren, taking hold of the jewel which is attached to the yoke about the candidate's neck, exclaims: "Let us go and report that we find nothing on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office.". --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. Q. Duncan's Masoic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcom C. Duncan, [1866], at sacred-texts.com. (G.M.'S decision #186, page 424, of the 1894 proceedings.) 137:1 We are told that when the Temple was nearly finished, it was customary at the hour of H. (high) XII., when the men were called from labor to refreshment, for H. A. To signify that my duties and obligations become more and more binding as I advance in Masonry. 16, 17, 18; also p. S. D.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degrees? 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. Master, pointing to these pillars, says: "These are called the three grand Masonic columns or pillars, and are designated Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty. During this degree, the importance of education and work, and the awesome power of God, are taught to the Mason. 35 It is neither a proper time nor place; but be true to your engagement, and I will be true to mine. 6, p. 18), and says: Worshipful Master, while engaged in the lawful pursuit of Masonry, there is an alarm at the inner door of our Lodge. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. The Setting-Maul, Spade, Coffin, Grave, and Sprig of Acacia; and are thus explained. Why, it is well known that the celebrated artist was living at Tyre many years after the Temple was completed.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 291. . no pass. The candidate is not intentionally injured in any Degree of Masonry, impressions of a lasting nature being all that are intended by the ceremonies. 96:1 Here the conductor or some brother draws his hand across candidate's naked belly: the sword is often used, especially if the initiation takes place in winter, the sword is left in a cold place--and when it is drawn across candidate's belly, it has a very shocking effect, causing the candidate to jump or tremble. The Monitor has model speeches and prayers for various occasions, and defines the order of Masonic processions. W. M.--The password is right. 140:1 The questions and answers in this lecture, relative to the disposition of the body and its discovery, &c., &c., are precisely like the historical part of this Degree, page 122, or that portion describing the conferring of the Degree, page 107. And, if finished, he would not have been permitted to enter it; for one living person alone possessed that privilege, viz., the High Priest, and he only once a year. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. It is the pass-word to the Master's degree. 1. The beautiful virgin weeping over the broken column denotes the unfinished state of the Temple, likewise the untimely death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; the book open before her, that his virtues lay on perpetual record; the sprig of acacia in her right hand, the divinity of the body; the urn in her left, that his ashes were therein safely deposited, under the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple. The three that pursued a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met with a seafaring man, of whom they made inquiry, if he had seen any strangers pass that way; he informed them that he had, three, who, from their appearance, were work-men from the Temple, seeking a passage into Ethiopia, but not having King Solomon's pass, were not allowed to obtain one, and had returned back into the country. None but he who has visited the Holy of Holies, and travelled the road of peril, can have any conception of the mysteries unfolded in this degree. The Rough Ashlar is the stone taken from the quarry in its rude and natural state The Perfect Ashlar is the stone prepared by the workmen, to be adjusted by the working tools . The next ceremony was to p. 114 tear the breast open and pluck out the heart, and if there were the least imperfection, the body would be considered unclean. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee; thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish his day. At 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 first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming, "Oh! Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire by the south gate, when he was accosted by Jubela, who thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word, and, on his being refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge across his throat, upon which he fled and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, demanded of him the secrets of a blaster Mason, or the Master's word, and, on his being refused, gave him a blow with the square across his breast, upon which he fled, and attempted to make his escape out at the east gate, where he was accosted by Jubelum, who, in like manner, thrice demanded the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word, and, on his like refusal, gave him a violent blow with the setting-maul on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. 19 watching. step, due-guard, sign, grip and word of an Entered. You will remember you promised us, that when the Temple was completed, we should receive the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby we might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages. Whence I came, and wither I was traveling. ", All now form in a circle around the body, the Master and. W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. : youth, man-hood, and age. Ancient!Free!&!Accepted!Masons! The body was then carried to the Temple for a more decent burial, and was interred in due form. Investigation Committee, Grand Lodge of Wisconsin Rituals, Handbooks, Why had you a cable-tow three times around your body? In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). Senior Deacon gives three loud knocks (), which are responded to by one () from the parties outside. (See sign of a Master Mason, Fig. Not even the Bible, the writings of Josephus, nor any other writings, however ancient, of which we have any knowledge, furnish any information respecting his death. Three ruffian nations from the south, the west, and the east--the Syrians, the Chaldeans, and the Romans--gave in succession this temporary dispensation its death-blow; those who sought religion through the wisdom of the ancients were not able to raise her; she eluded their grasp, and the polluted hands were also stretched forth in vain for her restoration. W. M. (lifting the candidate up.) One of the ruffians exclaims: Now let us make our escape out of the country. 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. Let us go and report. It is the culmination of all he has learned through the first degrees, including how to prepare for spiritual enlightenment through the craft's teachings. S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. "Discovering Freemasonry" is an 8-part series presented by Rubicon Masonic Society which is an invitation only private group of Master Mason Freemasons locat. The other example of such a covenant is in Genesis xv.--Historical Landmarks, vol. The Barney "work" is that adopted by the Baltimore Convention. (pdf), Order of Demolay Ritual - Masonic Youth Organization He cannot be found. There is a great degree of uniformity in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin--also in Indiana and Iowa. Q. degree: "Today more than ten thousand men who never progressed beyond the E.A. ), The Master next calls the candidate's attention to the three grand Masonic pillars, usually delineated on Master's carpet (a. 1971 Masons Authorized Or KJV Holy Bible Red Letter Master Reference Edition . I am decidedly of opinion that our tradition is merely allegorical; for there can be no doubt but the Chief Architect was present at the dedication of the Temple.
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