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. "5th. When the candidate is prepared, the Deacon takes him by the left arm, leads him up to the door of the Lodge, and gives three loud, distinct knocks. at the same time pulling up the evergreen--or acacia, as it is styled--at the head of the grave. One of the brothers, representing one of the three ruffians, in a corner near by, is now heard to exclaim, in a loud, but deep tone of voice: "Oh! 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. Just the catechisms to move up to a higher degree, or memorizing parts to confer the degrees on others? (Secretary reads the minutes, &c., &c.). A. K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? ii. W. M.--I presumed that you did from the jewel that you wear, it being the Senior Warden's jewel. never--no, never dies. sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 16, p. 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. The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! S. D.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degrees? Skip to main content. No! He will meet men who would otherwise have remained strangers. The other example of such a covenant is in Genesis xv.--Historical Landmarks, vol. "2nd. 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. A. First Ruffian--If such are the regulations, we shall not get a pass at any port, and what will become of us? K. S. (to the S. W.)--My worthy brother of Tyre, I shall endeavor (with your assistance) to raise the body by the strong grip, or lion's paw, of the tribe of Judah. "Five constitute a Lodge of Fellow Crafts two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. After the obligation, what were you asked? A. The York Masons name the seaside; the Americans say, Mount Moriah; the French, Monet Lebanon. "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. After saluting the Wardens, what did you first discover? (nothing being said, Worshipful Master continues): We will then proceed to close; but, before doing so, I would say to Brother Gabe (the candidate)--Is he present? 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. This is not, however, practised in city Lodges. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. All eyes are upon the Master. Masonic Jurisdiction in pdf, U.G.L.E. All the business of a "Blue Lodge" (a Lodge of three Degrees) is done in the Lodge while opened on this . Whence I came, and wither I was traveling. W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) Q. $399.00. Conductor here instructs candidate to pass his thumb from the second joint to space beyond, which is the second space. 100% (50) 100% found this document useful (50 votes) 18.) This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. A. Scroll all the way to the end for answers to the quiz. The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. They usually meet on the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. All the implements of Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. This is the due-guard, and alludes to the position of your hands while taking the Obligation; this is the sign, and alludes to the penalty of the Obligation. (See ACACIA.) 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. The Lodge is closed in nearly the same manner that it is opened, and, in fact, all three of the Degrees are closed alike. The room is cleared by removing the altar and lights, and the two large pillars used in the Second Degree. 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. But nothing could be seen or heard of him. The Setting-Maul, Spade, Coffin, Grave, and Sprig of Acacia; and are thus explained. (Mirror Site), Illustrations of Masonry, by Capt. ), A. W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will please approach the east. 6, p. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. --Nothing, Worshipful. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". How many constitute a Fellow Crafts' Lodge? 14.). It is very true, we have been associated with these three ruffians, but we have not committed any actual crime". 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. He can study the . The Wardens and brethren of this Lodge require a more satisfactory proof of your fidelity to your trust, before they are willing to intrust you with the more valuable secrets of this Degree. The brethren are now allowed a few minutes for recreation, styled by Masons refreshment; during which time the candidate is being prepared in the ante-room, and the Lodge made ready for the remaining portion of the ceremony of initiation. Cipher Book Grand Lodge F.A.A.M District of Columbia [1994] A. There is a great degree of uniformity in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin--also in Indiana and Iowa. The most well-known purposes are to pass degree proficiency or deliver ritual. The Monitor has model speeches and prayers for various occasions, and defines the order of Masonic processions. FOR MASTER MASONS The ceremony is conducted in a tiled lodge opened on the third degree of Masonry. that my breast had been torn open." Sec. . A. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? By this time they have got near the candidate (who is still lying on the floor, rolled up in the canvas), when one of the party sits down near his head, and at the same time says: "Well, brothers, I am very weary; I must sit down and rest before I can go any farther.". (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. W. M.--Brethren, together on the signs. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 p. 118. 1, The "work," or rather the lectures in the several degrees of Masonry, more especially in the first three degrees (masonically termed the Blue Degrees, or Blue Lodge), differ so much in each State that it would be a difficult thing to get exactly at the proper responses to some of the Masonic interrogatories. 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. (See Fig. 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. The brother who has acted the part of sea-captain now takes his station at the door again, when these Fellow Crafts approach him in the west. ), passed peacefully at home on the morning of February 24, 2023. 1 This word cannot be given in any other way, and by Masons is considered a test of all book Masons. First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. At each exclamation he gives the grand hailing sign of distress (see Fig. p. 154. --What is that? "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! K. S.--.Jubelo, you also stand accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. Why had you a cable-tow three times around your body? This interpretation is borne out in the higher Degrees of sublime Masonry. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. J. W.--Brethren, you are now called from refreshment to labor again. Jubelum!!!" and give three raps on the floor with his rod, the Junior Warden responding by three raps with his gavel. 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. despicable villains! 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. What followed? ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. Q. the portrayal of the removal of everything that keeps us from rising to that state where. By demonstrating your commitment at meetings and studying Masonic symbolism, you can earn the 2nd degree of Masonry, called Fellowcraft, and finally the 3rd degree. 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. 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. Official!Cipher! If this was of my own free will and accord, if I was duly and truly prepared, worthy and well qualified; if I has made suitable proficiency in the preceding degrees; all of which being answered in the affirmative. Candidate (prompted by conductor.) information, I shall have found him or them justly. witnessed the Light at this Degree before. Q. Conductor--I did not so receive it, neither can I so impart it. "Solemn strikes the funeral chime, Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Through a pilgrimage of woe!" Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge', The Degree Rituals of the Northern Are you a sea-captain? Shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions we are destined to endure, while travelling through this vale of tears. As soon as a lodge accepts you, you are an apprentice. p. 148. Members of the Lodge, in the act of holding the canvas to catch the candidate. 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. I fear he is indisposed. Candidate. 47. (See page 247.). W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, it is my orders that this Lodge be now closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication (barring emergency), when all, or a suitable number, shall have due and timely notice. Be diligent, prudent, temperate, discreet. O Lord my God!! JD: To see that they are duly tyled. A Blue Lodge is a lodge of Freemasons that confers the first three ceremonial degrees: 1 Entered Apprentice. 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? In the centre, where I was caused to kneel, and implore the blessings of Deity. He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 35 How many were there employed in the building of King Solomon's Temple? MASTER MASON, OR THIRD DEGREE. W. M.--Reading of the present communication. (The author would here remark, with regard to the matter of closing the Lodge, and asking the Wardens if they know any thing further before the Lodge, previous to closing, that it is a ruse to deceive the candidate, as the Master has no intention of closing until the ceremony of initiation has been concluded.). A. The Worshipful Master here gives the candidate a blow on his head with a buckskin bag, or setting-maul;1 at the same. Jubelo!!!" and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. "A few years afterward, on his return to his brethren in Vermont, he stated to them, as I have been credibly informed and believe, that he found in the Western and Southwestern States different systems of lecturing prevailing, and that, upon presenting Gleason's Lectures to them, they were objected to by the different Grand Masters, who would not sanction his lecturing in their respective jurisdictions, unless he would adopt the lectures then in use among them; that, desiring to pursue his occupation there, he learned the different systems of lecturing existing among them, and made use of his newly acquired knowledge under the sanction of the respective Grand Masters." 40.) Conductor--Brother Gabe, an obligated Master Mason. 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. Answer--Most Worshipful King Solomon, we are but Fellow Crafts; we therefore know nothing about the Master's word or the Master's Degree. Jubelum!! The Senior Deacon steps to the Master, and whispers in his ear, "Tubal Cain.". A. (Deacon opens the door, and delivers his message.). I'll hear no more of your cavilling! A. You have a rough and rugged road to travel, beset with thieves, robbers, and murderers; and should you lose your life in the attempt, it will not be the first instance of the kind, my brother. or Best Offer. The Master, who ordered me to the Senior Warden in the West, who taught me how to wear my apron as a Master Mason. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. 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. --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. If it was of my own free-will and accord, if I was worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared, had made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degree, and was properly vouched for; all which being answered in the affirmative, I was asked by what further right or benefit I expected to gain admission. ), 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 brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. 3 and p. 17) which is responded to by the Master. Brother A. Ruffians (affecting surprise.) "Further, that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress, except in case of the most imminent danger, in a just and lawful Lodge, or for the benefit of instruction; and if ever I should see it given, or hear the words accompanying it, by a worthy brother in distress, I will fly to his relief, if there is a greater probability of saving his life than losing my own. He has not been seen since high twelve yesterday. Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. 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. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. 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. On entering the second time, you were received on the angle of the square, which was also explained to you. W. M.--And part on the Square; and so let us ever meet, act, and part. If this Certification is to be respected and sought after as a mark of accomplishment, we must insist that those who . During this degree, the importance of education and work, and the awesome power of God, are taught to the Mason. A momentary silence then ensues, during which one of the party groans, as if nearly dying. or Best Offer. Hiram Abiff (also Hiram Abif or the Widow's son) is the central character of an allegory presented to all candidates during the third degree in Freemasonry . Freemasonry, the teachings and practices of the fraternal (men-only) order of Free and Accepted Masons, the largest worldwide secret societyan oath-bound society, often devoted to fellowship, moral discipline, and mutual assistance, that conceals at least some of its rituals, customs, or activities from the public (secret societies do not necessarily conceal their membership or existence). Knee to knee--that you will ever remember a brother's welfare, as well as your own, in all your adorations to Deity. When the Lodge is opened, the Junior Warden's column is turned down, and the Senior Warden's turned up, at his right hand. In France, it was originally south, north, and east, but now west, south, and east. 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. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, how should Masons meet? O Lord my God!!! That is strictly forbidden; so you may set your minds at rest. Let me admonish you, in the most serious manner, in reference to the close of life, that, when the cold winter of death shall have passed, and the bright summer morn of the resurrection appears, the Sun of Righteousness shall descend and send forth His angels to collect our ransomed dead; then, if we are found worthy, by the benefit of his "pass" we shall gain a ready admission into that celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides, where we shall see the King In the beauty of holiness, and with him enter into an endless eternity. however, the connection of the widow's son with the building of the Temple was endeared to the two monarchs; and, to preserve and consecrate his memory, a new arrangement of discipline was adopted; and a legend incorporated into the system, which served to promote a similar object with the fabulous narrative used in the spurious initiations, viz., to inculcate and impress on the candidate's mind the doctrine of a resurrection and a future state--Theo. (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) It is my orders that you be taken without the gates of the court, and be executed, according to your several imprecations, in the clefts of the rocks. W. M.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God, who gave it.". 138:1 Our traditions further say, that the time when this celebrated use went into the H. of H. (Holy of Holies) to offer up his orisons to God, at the hour of H (high) twelve, the Ark of the Covenant had not been removed thither, for that took place at the dedication, after which no one was permitted to enter but the H. P. (High Priest), and he only ours a year, on the great day of expiation, at which time he had a string or belt around his waist, which extended into the court of the tabernacle, that he might be drawn forth from the S. S. (Sanctum Santorum) in case sudden death should occur while he officiated there.--Historical Land-marks, vol. Part of the fun of masonry is finding these patterns as you memorize the ritual words.The author touches on this as much as he is able to in the untyled forum of a book available to the public while still maintaining masonic secrets, and there are no spoilers that would make lower degree masons avoid this book.