No three States in the Union "work" alike. Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel, when the Lodge is closed, and the brethren divest themselves of their regalia, preparatory to returning to their respective homes. 147:1 A Grand Lecturer is elected annually at the session of the Grand Lodge of each State. WM: The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? It is the order of the Worshipful Master that, ____________ Subsequently to 1818, Brother Barney went to the Western and Southwestern States, and, being in delicate health, adopted the profession of Masonic lecturing as a means of subsistence. From the foregoing remarks, it will be seen that the essential points of Masonry are identical the world over, and that the differences, which are of minor importance, may be gathered by comparing the present work with Richardson's Monitor or Allyn's Ritual. "Solemn strikes the funeral chime, Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Through a pilgrimage of woe!" Jubelum!!!" mountains of Zion; for there the Lord. 67.). Worshipful Master is about to open a Lodge, of At the hour prescribed in the by - laws for opening the Lodge, with a sufficient number of the members being present,- eight at least (for an Entered Apprentice Lodge, six for a Fellow - craft Lodge and four for a Master Mason's lodge),- they "clothe" themselves in their proper regalia, which, for regular members, is typically a white linen apron. WM: Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire at the south gate, where he was accosted by Jubela, who thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on being refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge across the throat, upon which he fled, and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, 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 a 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 of him the secrets of a Master .Mason, or the Master's word: and, on his being refused, gave him a violent blow with a setting-maul, on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. (Shakes candidate. They travelled as before, and after fifteen days of weary travel and hardships, one of the brethren, being more weary than the rest, sat down on the brow of a hill, west of Mount Moriah, to rest and refresh himself, and, on attempting to rise, caught hold. Q. (All the Brethren are standing) W.M. and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. ii. Yet, O Lord! "The construction of this grand edifice was attended with two remarkable circumstances. WM: Now, as in p. 138 the former case, this arrangement would be impossible before the pillars were erected or the Middle Chamber built: and if it he pretended that any such plan was adopted after they were finished, the tragic drama could not be true because it professes to have been enacted before the Temple was completed. (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) SW: p. 166. Have you ever traveled as a Master Mason? they ), Conductor--Cain. The false brethren are represented by Judas, who proved false to his Master; and the sprig of cassia represented the cross, of which wood it is said to have been composed." They repaired to the grave, when King Solomon ordered one of the Fellow Crafts to take the body by the Entered Apprentice grip, and see if it could be raised; but, on account of its high state of decomposition, it could not be raised--the flesh cleaved from the bone. (Secretary reads the minutes, &c., &c.). Which way shall we go?". EAST LIVERPOOL The East Liverpool Masonic Temple (lodge), 422 Broadway St., held a ribbon-cutting and public open house on Saturday. Q. 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. W. M. (one rap, Senior Warden rises to his feet.) and have not obtained that which we have sought: this is no time for vain reflection--the question is, what shall we do with the body? Hemming. This Degree is very lengthy, and to give the lecture at an initiation would take up too much of the night; but if there is time, the Master and Senior Warden usually go through with the first section before closing the Lodge, so that the candidate and brethren may become conversant with it. own love and goodness - that the Lodge at, this Captain--The sooner the better! * * *. As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". 149:1 See Robert Morris's Freemason's Monitor, 1860. xxxiv. 12, p. The Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel, when all the brethren retire to their seats, leaving at the altar the Master, conductor, and candidate. . All rise. It is the general belief (and it would be readily inferred from most exposures of Masonry) that a candidate is knocked down with a large setting-maul kept for that purpose, but no reasonably sane person would for one moment entertain any such idea of the ceremony of making a Master Mason. --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. Craftsman--We will go in pursuit of them; they are the fellows we want. The animal was then divided into two parts, and placed north and south, that the parties to the covenant may pass between them from east to west, and the carcase was then left as a prey to voracious animals. (See ACACIA.) ), "Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses.". W. M.--From whence came you, and whither are you travelling? 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.". D David Duke Premium Member Sep 21, 2010 #4 WM: Uploaded the Shannon Guy. "3d. The Ruffian gives the candidate a brush across the throat with his right hand, and at the same time relinquishes his hold with his left, steps quietly to one side, and permits the conductor and candidate td pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, which is done by the conductor advancing very rapidly, pulling the candidate along with him. How did the Junior Warden dispose of you? Is the Tyler of the Lodge present? Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you? The Master so times his reading of the passage of Scripture, as to finish just as the parties reach the Junior Warden's station in the south, on the third round, when they halt. And finally, the veracity of the legend is completely ignored by a reference to the Holy Scriptures. Sublime Degree of Master Mason on 4-14-1950, and has been a Member of Fort Pierce Masonic Lodge No. All the brethren take their seats but the Master and candidate, when the Master continues: "Brother Gabe, you will now repair to the east, and receive an historical account of this degree.". Attend at the Altar and display the Three Great, WM: PDF LODGE/CHAPTER CLOSURE PROCEDURE - East Lancashire Freemasons 127-130. What say you, guilty or not guilty? 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." 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. which A. : youth, man-hood, and age. 15. I have, from West to East, and from East to West. generally the W. M. in the east. 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. iv. The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. wilt be in their midst and bless them. &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! 1 "What means this acacia coming up so easily? about the Lodge as he may direct. According to the Jewish law, no interments were permitted within the walls of the city, and as it was unlawful for the cohens or priests to pass over a grave, it became necessary to place marks wherever a dead body had been interred, to enable them to avoid it. J. W.--Pass. FIG 18. We are all born to die; we follow our friends to the brink of the grave, and, standing on the shore of a vast ocean, we gaze with exquisite anxiety until the last struggle is over, and we see them sink into the fathomless abyss. 6, p. "Further, I will not cheat, wrong, nor defraud a Master Mason's Lodge, nor a brother of this Degree, knowingly, nor supplant him in any of his laudable undertakings, but will give him due and timely notice, that he may ward off all danger. K. S.--You twelve Fellow Crafts will go in search of the body, and, if found, observe whether the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing that appertains to the Master's Degree, is on or about 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. Worldly possession.--Dr. At the point is a blue rosette, in the centre of which is a silver five-pointed star. One of the brethren then replies: "We will go a southwesterly course, and will come up with our brothers." Grant "Further, that I will not give the Grand Masonic word, in any other manner or form than that in which I shall receive it, and then in a low breath. of an acacia, which easily giving way, excited his curiosity: upon examination they found it to be a grave. Mark Master Masons. as well as the substitute word, are, communicated List of Freemasons (A-D) - Wikipedia It was from the last that he was led to that most violent and excruciating death. On both points of the compasses, extending from my naked left to my right breast, which was to teach me that, as the most vital parts of man are contained within the breast, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses, which are, friendship, morality, and brotherly love. Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond-tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken at the fountain, or the wheel at the cistern. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. No! Mark Master Masons. it was I that struck him harder than you both; it was I that gave him the fatal blow; it was I that killed him.' His death was premeditated by fifteen Fellow Crafts, who, seeing the Temple about to be completed, and being desirous of obtaining the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby they might travel in foreign countries and receive Master's wages, entered into a horrid conspiracy to extort them from our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, or take his life; but, reflecting with horror on the atrocity of the crime, twelve of them recanted; the other three persisted in their murderous designs. Turning in his seat toward the Treasurer's desk, he says to the Treasurer: "My worthy brother of Tyre, as the Master's word is now lost, the first sign given at the grave, and the first word spoken, after the body is raised, shall be adopted for the regulation of all Masters' Lodges, until future generations shall find out the right. ), 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. (See engraving.). 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. 'The five points of fellowship are--foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, and cheek to cheek, or mouth to ear. Give me the pass-word of a Master Mason. The time may humbly reflect that order and beauty. A. Opening A Lodge - The Masonic Trowel K. S.--Arise, you twelve Fellow Crafts, divide yourselves into parties and travel--three east, three north, three south, and three west--with others whom I shall appoint, in search of the ruffians. We therefore now appear before your Majesty, clothed with white gloves and aprons, in token of our innocence, and, acknowledging our premeditated guilt, we humbly implore your pardon." The Third Degree is said to be the height of Ancient Free-masonry, and the most sublime of all the Degrees in Masonry (Royal Arch not even excepted); and when it is conferred, the Lodge is generally well filled with the members of the Lodge and visiting brethren. 5, 6, pp. Jubela, Jubelo, it was I, that struck him harder than you both: it was I that gave him the fatal blow; it was I that killed him.". King Solomon then ordered them to divide themselves into parties, and travel three east, three west, three north, and three south; and that they should, with others whom he should appoint, go in search of the ruffians. 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. W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? W. M.--And part on the Square; and so let us ever meet, act, and part. A. Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses; in which due form I took the solemn oath of a Master Mason, which is as follows: (Here give the obligation; but it is never required--being only a matter of form.). 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.) Here are three of the poor fellows with us; we must not go and give them up, to be put to death; rather let us take a northwesterly or a southwesterly course. Senior Deacon steps forward, and whispers in the Warden's ear, "Tubal Cain.". One, acting as the principal mover, raises his right foot from the floor, at the same time his hands, in the manner of slapping them together, makes two false motions, but at the third all bring down their right feet and hands together, producing a very sharp noise. Sec.--Assemble, Craftsmen! 2, Ceremonies of Opening and Closing Grand Lodge & Provincial Grand Lodge and Form of Installation of W.M. Junior Warden, one. . 107:1 Professor Stuart, of Andover, one of the most skilful linguists and earned men in the United States, has endeavored to show that the legend of the Third Degree is an imposture, "since the names of the criminals are formed from the Latin language, and not from the Hebrew, to which they have no affinity whatever." Accordingly our traditions furnish in stances, both among the Apprentices and Craftsmen, of treachery--violation of sacred pledges--and the commission of actual crime. You have this evening represented one of the greatest men, and perhaps the greatest Mason, the world ever knew, viz., our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. 97:1 What does it denote? 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. Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason. 5, p. 16, p. Q. Approaching the candidate, another replies: "Yes, this is the place; let us remove the rubbish and dig down here. Lodge Locator. Upon arriving there they commence to lower it into the grave, as they style it, but in reality only from their shoulders to the floor. King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. Describe three methods businesses use to deal with theft. A. At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. Q. Ruffian--You have (here Master seizes the candidate more fiercely, and affects a great earnestness of purpose) escaped "Jubela" and "Jubelo"; me you cannot escape; my name is "Jubelum!" A. We have already seen that the opening words of the Worshipful Master - "Brethren, assist me to open the lodge" - constitute a summons by the Master, Wisdom, to all the powers and faculties that man possesses, to assist him in the task that is before him. As the embers of mortality are faintly glimmering in the sockets of existence, the Bible removes the dark cloud, draws aside the sable curtains of the tomb, bids hope and joy rouse us, and sustains and cheers the departing spirit; it points beyond the silent grave, and bids us turn our eyes with faith and confidence upon the opening scenes of our eternity. I would remark here, that in some Lodges the Master does not make the sign of distress first at the body, but only gives the sign of a Master Mason, which is done by drawing the right hand across the body, with the thumb inward. Senior Warden, one. O Lord my God!!! (Sits down.). A. Thus was man formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God; and he that will so demean himself as not to be endeavoring to add to the common stock of knowledge and understanding, may be deemed a drone In the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons. SW: I will ascertain through the proper officer and report. the alarms at the outer door and report, the "Further, that I will keep a worthy brother Master Mason's secrets inviolable, when communicated to and received by me as such, murder and treason excepted. Conductor. JD: (return to his place) the tiler his been inform WM and the lodge is duly tiler. But we must look a little closer into the manner of making a covenant, in order to discover the connection of the different penalties as references to one entire ceremony. . W. M.--Brother Gabe, as you are clothed as a Master Mason,1 it is necessary that you should have the working-tools or a Master Mason. that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c. The second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming: "Oh! To signify that my duties and obligations become more and more binding as I advance in Masonry. On removal of the earth, they came to the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, which they found in a high state of putrefaction, and in a mutilated and mangled condition, it having been buried already fifteen days: the effluvia which arose from it compelled them to place involuntarily their hands thus (Master here places his hands in form of a duegard of a Master Mason, which alludes to the manner in which his hands were placed when he took the oath of a Master Mason), to guard their nostrils--but nothing was found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was easily discovered. W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) You will pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. The only alterations which occur in the lectures of each degree are in the commencement. The "work" in Minnesota and New York is strongly impregnated with what is called, among Masons, "Morganry"--very similar to the disclosures of Morgan and Richardson--so much so, that many Masters purchase these publications for their instruction in their duties and in the ritual. ", Master (as K. S.) makes the "grand hailing sign of distress" (see Fig. Let us go and report. (They take hold of each other's hands by the real grip of a Fellow Craft. A. A. I was conducted to the Worshipful Master in the east, who presented me with the working-tools of a Master Mason, which are all the implements of Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. - Have all the Brethren signed the Tyler's attendance book? Q. day (WM:***) so rises the Worshipful Master, in Jubela!! . W. M. (lifting the candidate up.) are not perverted to intemperance, or 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. A sufficient number of the brethren now take up the body (yet rolled up in the canvas), and, raising it on their shoulders, proceed to carry it around the Lodge, head foremost, three times, in representation of ascending a hill, the last time halting in the west end of the Lodge, nearly in front of the Senior Warden's station, and a little to the right. On the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. Begone! If so he will approach the East., Tiler: Tiler dose so, WM: your place in the lodge brother Tiler and more. 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. The Deacon then closes the door, repairs to the centre of the Lodge-room before the altar, and sounds his rod on the floor three times (), which is responded to by the Master with three raps of the gavel, when the Senior Deacon makes the sign of a Master Mason (see Fig. The Master kneels at the head of the candidate, and, taking off his hat, repeats the following prayer, which may be found in all the Masonic Monitors: Thou, O God! the Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tyler's Sword, the Sword pointing to a Naked Heart, the All-seeing Eye, the Anchor and Ark, the Forty-seventh. JW: JD: To see that they are duly tyled If there is a death between election of Officers and their installation, the outgoing Master is responsible for attending to the funeral service. "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! . the same to you that having due, notice Foot to foot--that you will never hesitate to go on foot, and out of your way, to assist and serve a worthy brother. It is like the, precious Hominy, being the support and strength of all institution, more especially this of ours. The Junior Deacon then carries them to the, East EL Masonic Temple holds public open house --Brother Gabe, I presume you now consider yourself a Master Mason, and, as such, entitled to all the privileges of a Master Mason, do you not? no pass. K. S.--Not been seen since high twelve yesterday! Master: Brethren--Before I declare the Lodge closed, let us, with all reverence and humility, express our gratitude to the Great Architect of the Universe, for the favor already received. at the same time pulling up the evergreen--or acacia, as it is styled--at the head of the grave. How many constitute an Entered Apprentices' Lodge? Attend to that duty and inform the Tyler that I am, about First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. Talk not to me of time or place, but give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! It is done by putting the inside of your right foot to the inside of the right foot of the one to whom you are going to give the word, the inside of your own knee to his, laying your breast close against his, your left hands on each other's back, and each one putting his mouth to the other's right ear. There are three of them, and only three of us. A. "There were employed in its building three Grand Masters; three thousand three hundred Masters, or overseers of the work; eighty thousand Fellow Crafts, or hewers on the mountains and in the quarries; and seventy thousand Entered Apprentices, or bearers of burdens. W. M.--You will attend to that part of your duty, and inform the Tyler that we are about to close this Lodge, and direct him to tyle accordingly. Brother, your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you have made in the mystery, and your conformity to our regulations, have pointed you out as a proper object for our favor and esteem. Privileges of a Master Mason. WM: W. M.--Since that is the object of your search, you will reconduct this candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he be taught 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. W. M.--Any thing in the south, Brother Junior Warden?
