1 (See p. O Lord my God!!! "Here another guest we bring. 16, 17, 18; also p. Besides, when a work is nearly completed, the necessity of Plans and designs ceases altogether. 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.). Hold up your heads, and hear your sentence. The Worshipful Master approaching me from the east, under the duegard of a Master Mason, who, in token of further continuance of his brotherly love and favor, presented me with his right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason, and ordered me to arise and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as such. Reader, I have given you the whole of the first three Degrees in Masonry. The unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. Q. Phil., p. 297. To the secrets of a Master Mason; after which he observed that my pursuit was truly laudable, and ordered me to be reconnected to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to approach the East, advancing by three upright regular steps, my feet forming the right angle of a perfect square, my body erect to the Master in the East. Most!Worshipful!Grand!Lodge!of! The Pot of Incense, the Beehive. MM Obligation #1. Conductor--Cain. He made me a Master Mason in due form. I suppose you are brothers, workmen from the Temple, and journeying, are you not? The last of the Lodge ceremonies, the Master Mason degree, makes a candidate a full member of the Fraternity, enjoying both the rights and responsibilities of membership. The three Symbolic Lodge degreesespecially for the Entered Apprentice and the Master Masonwere particularly considered to be individual and deeply personal experiences. J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. A. 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. WM: *. Conductor--From the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. The conductor then leads the candidate to the centre of the Lodge, at the altar, and makes duegard and sign of a Master Mason (see Figs. The traditional account of the death, several burials, and resurrections of one of the craft, Hiram Abiff, the widow's son, as developed in conferring this Degree, is very interesting. A. The following appears to be the proper way:--After the candidate gets up from the altar, the conductor should lead him from the altar direct to the Junior Warden's station in the south. "Discovering Freemasonry" is an 8-part series presented by Rubicon Masonic Society which is an invitation only private group of Master Mason Freemasons locat. Join. What induced you to become a Master Mason? iv. The brethren assembled around the grave of (Hiram Abiff) is a representation of the disciples lamenting the death of Christ. or Best Offer. My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? They returned and bore this intelligence to King Solomon, who ordered them to divide themselves, and travel as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians, and with as positive assurance, that if they did not the twelve should be deemed the murderers, and suffer severely for the crime committed. To attain the 32nd degree, for example, a Freemason must have been a Master Mason for at least 14 years, have been elected Master of the Lodge, and have satisfactorily served the Supreme Council. .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. Thus, brother, we close our lecture on the emblems with the solemn thought of death. Q. "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. (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) For example, this section is from Entered Apprentice degree memory work: How many were there employed in the building of King Solomon's Temple? --I have none, Worshipful. The Third Degree: Master Mason. 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. Degree, Order of Royal and Select Masters, Super-Excellent Master S. D.--Brother Junior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified? The highest degree that can be obtained in Freemasonry is the Master Mason Degree. ", "Oh! (Mirror Site), Illustrations of Masonry, by Capt. The only alterations which occur in the lectures of each degree are in the commencement. A. I was conducted three times around the Lodge, to the Junior Warden in the south, where the same questions were asked, and like answers returned as at the door. How did the Junior Warden dispose of you? A. 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. Remember it more "especially to the household of the faithful.". Master takes off his hat, and repeats the following prayer: "May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us, and all regular Masons; may brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. But what were our orders? 97:1 What does it denote? 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. The Senior Warden approaches the candidate, faces him toward the east (i.e. He ordered me to be returned to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to approach the east by three upright regular steps, my feet forming the angle of a perfect square, my body erect at the altar, before the Worshipful Master in the east. When through, signify by saying Amen, and arise and pursue your journey. I now receive you on both points of the compasses, extending from your naked left to your naked right breast (he here places both points against candidate's breasts), which is to teach you, that as the vital parts of man are contained within the breasts, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses--which are Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? W. M.--The password is right. A. 115:1 Their real names (if there be any thing real in the whole transaction, which is more than doubtful), as preserved in a subsidiary degree. ), A. W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. Are you a sea-captain? A. 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. S. W.--I have; from west to east, and from east to west again. degree live in Texas. Knee to knee--that you will ever remember a brother's welfare, as well as your own, in all your adorations to Deity. The Worshipful Master here gives the candidate a blow on his head with a buckskin bag, or setting-maul;1 at the same. The Junior Warden then takes hold of the candidate's right hand, giving him the Entered Apprentice's grip (see Fig. At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. Masons use memory craft for a variety of purposes. A. On receiving this order, the Junior Warden takes from his desk a small wooden column, about eighteen inches in length, and sets it in an upright position at his right hand, and at the same time he gives three raps () with the gavel, and says: J. W.--Brethren, you are accordingly at refreshment. 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. 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.". The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. 1. W. M.--Have you any thing on your desk, Brother Secretary? At the command of the Worshipful Master, the Senior Warden performs his duty, after seeing that the brethren have received their due proportion of Masonic instruction and improvement; and the whole concludes with an impressive address to the brethren on their respective duties as men and Masons, when pursuing their accustomed avocations in the world; and with a fervent petition to the Deity, supplicating his blessing on the fraternity wheresoever dispersed under the wide canopy of heaven."--Theo. 1. (See ACACIA.) 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. As the candidate is hurried along toward Jubelum (Worshipful Master), the latter seizes him with both hands by the collar of his coat, and swings him round, so as to place his back toward the east, with his heels a few inches from the edge of the canvas before alluded to. At 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 humbly imploring his pardon. 1 This word cannot be given in any other way, and by Masons is considered a test of all book Masons. conceal it so that the place may be known should occasion hereafter require. What! 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. (Gives one rap (), when the Junior Deacon, at the inner door of the Lodge, rises to his feet.) These are taught in the ritual and lectures of the Entered Apprentice Degree. King Solomon, being informed of this, supposed him to be indisposed, and ordered strict search to be made for him through the several apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made; search and inquiry were accordingly made, but he could not be found. By this time the candidate is dressed, his apron is tied on as a Master Mason. A. The Senior Warden then takes the candidate's right hand, giving the real grip of a Fellow Craft (see Fig. W. M.--Brethren, the minutes will stand approved, if there are no objections. The Ruffians now return near to the body, when the following conversation takes place: First Ruffian--What shall we do in this case? Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion 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. W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? In the character of a Master Mason, you are authorized to correct the errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them against a breach of fidelity. Hiram is presented as the chief architect of King Solomon's Temple. (See engraving.). Our three ancient Grand Masters formed a resolution to reward all worthy Master Masons who should prove themselves worthy, by fidelity, industry, and skill, by communicating the omnific 5 word to them. Thus we find that "Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made King Solomon for the house of the Lord." Prop. WM: The first great care of Masons when convened. of an acacia, which easily giving way, excited his curiosity: upon examination they found it to be a grave. We will suppose the business of the Lodge finished, and that the Master proceeds to close. And now, my brethren, let us see to it, and so regulate our lives by the plumb-line of justice, ever squaring our actions by the square of virtue, that when the Grand Warden of Heaven may call for us, we may be found ready; let us cultivate assiduously the noble tenets of our profession--brotherly love, relief, and truth--and, from the square, learn morality; from the level, equality; from the plumb, rectitude of life. S. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. He can study the . A. I arose, and on my passage around the Lodge was accosted by three Fellow Crafts, who thrice demanded of me the secrets of a Master Mason; and, on being refused, the first gave me a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge, across my throat; the second with a square, across my breast; the third with a setting-maul, on my forehead, which felled me on the spot. J. W. (makes the same sign as the Senior Warden.) In addition, the triangle is an ancient symbol, and its many forms have various meanings. sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. It might have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man independent of all other beings; but, as dependence is one of the strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other for protection and security, as they thereby enjoy better opportunities of fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. 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. 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. The subject was there referred for examination to a committee, which reported that these lectures were according to the most approved method of 'work' in the United States, and proposed to give Brother Barney letters of recommendation to all Lodges and brethren in all parts as a brother well qualified to give Masonic information to any desirous of his services. To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge', The Degree Rituals of the Northern 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. Behold! "Five constitute a Lodge of Fellow Crafts two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. 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." Every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was found to be missing on the following day; his absence was discovered by there being no designs drawn on the trestle-board. This latter is accomplished as follows: a canvas, seven feet long and about six feet wide, with five or six strong loops on each side, is produced from a closet or chest in the room; and a buckskin bag, stuffed with hair, about the size of two boxing-gloves, is taken from the same receptacle. In the second section, the historical traditions of the Order are introduced, and an important instance of Masonic virtue is exemplified. Some Lodges use the following questions and answers, both at opening and closing: W. M.--Why did you leave the west and travel to the east? And immediately one of the most intelligent brethren stations himself at the door of the ante-room, and when those who have been acting the part of the ruffians approach him, the following colloquy ensues: First Ruffian--Hallo, friend! pdf, Morals and Dogma, by Albert Pike [1872] It is very singular, that, a man so celebrated as Hiram Abiff was, universally acknowledged as the third most distinguished man then living, and, in many respects, the greatest man in the world, should pass from off the stage of action, in the presence of King Solomon, three thousand three hundred grand overseers, and one hundred and fifty thousand workmen, with whom he had spent a number of years, and with King Solomon, his bosom friend, without any of his numerous confrres even recording his death, or any thing, A Master Masons' Lodge is styled by the Craft the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple," and when the Lodge is opened on this Degree, both points of the compasses are elevated above the square. K. S.--I fear that some accident has befallen him. --Your duty there, Brother Junior Deacon? The first paragraph of the Obligation is similar in all three degrees and this portion of the Master Mason Obligation was fairly easy for . On the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. [paragraph continues] Master's carpet is a large map that Lodges generally keep, which is highly embellished with Masonic emblems). Hemming. You must pray for yourself. What followed? 17.) Why had you a cable-tow three times about your naked body? A. I did, by order of the Worshipful Master and the assistance of the brethren. MASTER MASON, OR THIRD DEGREE. We three should like to take a passage with you. despicable villains! "Further, that I will always aid and assist all poor, distressed, worthy Master Masons, their widows and orphans, knowing them to be such, as far as their necessities may require, and my ability permit, without material injury to myself and family. and after a few more names, that of the Third Ruffian, "Jubelum! The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". 112.) (See Fig. They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. 2. It should be remarked here, that there is a similar column on the Senior Warden's desk, which is always placed in a horizontal position (i.e., turned down on its side) when the Junior Warden's column is up, and vice vers. Jubelum!! Candidate (prompted by conductor.) 113:1 CASSIA--sometimes improperly and ignorantly used for acacia. At the point is a blue rosette, in the centre of which is a silver five-pointed star. 3 and p. 17) which is responded to by the Master. 11), "And Hiram finished the work that he was to make for King Solomon for the house of God,"--Historical Landmarks, vol. blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. The significance of this Degree is. Suspicious characters! I furthermore promise and swear that I will help, aid and assist all poor, distress brother Fellow Craft, they applying to me as such and I deem them worthy. --Further light in Masonry. JD: Worshipful Master. 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. You will therefore suffer yourself to be again hoodwinked, and kneel where you are, and pray orally or mentally, as you please. That Tubal Cain gave first occasion to the name and worship of Vulcan been very probably conceived, both from the very great affinity of the names, and that Tubal Cain is expressly mentioned to be an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and as near relation as Apollo had to Vulcan, Jubal had to Tubal Cain, who was the inventor of music, or the father of all such as handle the harp and organ, which the Greeks attribute to Apollo.--Historical Landmarks, vol. hereafter instructed in, to any person unless it. it. But its esoteric meaning contains some of the most profound spiritual instruction which it is possible to obain to-day. "Further, that I will not have illegal carnal intercourse with a Master Mason's wife, his mother, sister, or daughter, nor suffer the same to be done by others, if in my power to prevent. A. The Junior Deacon now passes the candidate over to the Senior. Q. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? 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. SPONSORED. Master Mason Handbook. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? I'll hear no more of your cavilling! information, I shall have found him or them justly. BRETHREN KNEELING AT PRAYER AROUND THE GRAVE OF HIRAM ABIFF, THE WIDOW'S SON. "This report of the committee was accepted and adopted by the Grand Lodge, and Brother Barney, provided with the recommendation thus obtained, visited many of the Lodges of the State, and imparted to them a knowledge of these lectures. Entered Apprentice Handbook. But we are assured, that not only were the plans drawn and the specifications approved, but every other preparation was made for completing the work before the foundations were laid; even the stone and timber were carved, marked, and numbered before they were removed from the quarry and the forest; and, hence nothing was required, when the materials were conveyed to Jerusalem, but skilled labor to make it perfect and complete from foundation to cope-stone. tarot si o no 5 cartas,
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