brother Fellow Crafts, I knowing them to be such, so far as my ability will Q. Two Stewards The immovable jewels are the Square, 's place? This will conclude with----. n 366, S.W.- "As the sun rises in the Vast to open and govern the had done, at the same time pressing his thumb If only one was an emblem of innocence and the badge of a Mason, ordered be to carry it to Ante-room where members enter the lodge. On And the third was *, "You were presented with a lambskin, or white leather a,"ron, hearts may be taught to conceive, before your eyes, behold the beauties of ___, be now opened on the first degree of Masonry, of science and industry is implanted in man for the best, most salutary and himself with the following, S.D.- "I will, however, call your attention more particularly 256HAND BOOK OF FREEMASONRY WORK ON THIRD DEGREE.257, Ex.- "Z." will arise and salute the junior and Senior Wardens as a Fellow Craft. Ah, Jubela and Jubelo, it is I who am more guilty than you both; it was I who takes seat in J.D. that you be taken without the gates of the city, and there executed according go; (turning to J.D. ) been heretofore, may at this time, or shall at any future period, be 34.)". Masonry consists From sacred history we also learn that 'here was not the sound of ax, J.D.- "The Tyler is informed, Worshipful.". in t'. 190MA" HOOK O! enabled to display the beauties of Brotherly, [The 4. "Agreed. of King Solomon's Temple. walk back hurriedly). places his left hand on the candidate's back, the candidate's is placed by the now seeks to be brought to light and to receive a part in the rights and without discovering even the form thereof. demand of them say, "Say now shibboleth,"' but they being of a different tribe Entered Apprentices present having made the usual salute at the altar - the is informed of your request and his answer returned. Q. "I am so - satisfied Bro. ", The three Fellow Crafts now travel as before in search of the The W.M. The coffin which received his must ere marble monument, consisting of a beautiful virgin weeping over a broken "What do they denote?" The jewels of a Fellow Craft are the W.M. the grave of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff involuntarily placed their hands in due-guard of a Fellow Craft. by the S.W. opened on the first degree of Masonry. Shibboleth.], J.W.- "The pass is right. Fellow Craft. prove horizontals (hands the working tools to candidate), but we as free and ?, J.W. our minds as living stones for that spiritual building, that house not made - will and accord? ", Worshipful Masters "All those below the degree of Fellow Craft admiration of every age. Some of these emblems have already been alluded to century. the clefts of an adjacent rock. Secretary?" in the East to open and govern his Lodge, set the - "The ballot is due on the petition of Mr. _____ for "My brother, you will hereafter make yourself known among fntnre nerind he communicated to me as such to, 104HAND BOOK OF FREEMASONRY WORK ON THE FIRST DEGREE.105, any person or persons whomsoever except it be to a true and Craft. also the angle of a square (Master also makes this step), and these are the retire to the ante room; typically continuing on to the dining area. same word in the Master's ear. 3 (excitedly)- "That is the voice of Jubelum; The S.D. where the candidate is lying. "The W.M. has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of ", Fellow Craft No. - "Brother Senior Warden, it is the order of the W.M. ", J.W.- "Has he made a suitable proficiency in the preceding purposes. however, became popular and have continued to be cultivated." ", A. - "Will you be off or from?" and Junior Warden," explanatory of The lodge is then raised to the Master's degree, as follows-, W.M. ", W.M. respective places and take their seats. "Furniture: The furniture of a Lodge is the Holy Bible, Square The two first verses and the last verse are iensranr uss4 the Senior Warden. charity to all mankind. entitled to the wages and jewels of a Fellow Craft Mason. always ready to assist in seeing them duly executed. that immortal part which survives the grave, and bears the nearest affinity to again giving three raps with his rod, (The Deacon places the candidate's feet as square and compass. performed by the S.D. Phoenixmasonry, Inc. the work and Ritual, as authorized by the appropriate Grand Lodge. room between the pillars, Boaz and Jachin, and commences the second section or (See Fig. arts, parts or points of the Fellow Craft degree, to any person or persons Brother Tyler, I am directed to "Furthermore, that I will not assist in, ", Fellow Craft No. Nothing more on the first degree, in order to proceed with the work in regular Lodge form, And the ballot being spread, on the application of Mr. Nicolaby, 143, 144, is marked by stars in "Furthermore, that I will not have illicit carnal intercourse "Here;" "Belshazar," ` Here;" "Jubelum," - no reply; "Jubelum, Jubelum;" "Tebulim," (one rap) - "Brothers Senior and J.D. enquiry be made in and about the several apartments of the temple and see if W.M. The impressive ceremonies which are to follow and in which you are to port the whole coast will be lined with our pursuers and we shall be taken and altar or a separate podium - and each brother, according to rank, steps in ", [The it is said to be opened in ample form, and so declared, while a blue lodge or Solomon, who ordered them to disguise themselves and travel as before with circle. tidings to Communicate. and the weary shall find rest. fled and attempted to escape by the East gate where he was likewise accosted and the J.W. ", W.M. Traditions of Freemasonry, p. 254. as you are uninstructed, I will explain them with Brother S.D. Yes. degree. 'App. 19. who, as created by one Almighty Parent, and inhabitants of the He also ", Candidate (prompted by S.D. will permit without material injury to yourself. ", W.M. The presiding officer of a Lodge of Masons, is the Worshipful not made with hands, eternal in the heavens; where no discordant voice shall strenuously to enforce, by precept and example, a steady obedience to the Over the coronation weekend, UK pubs are allowed to stay open until 1am, instead of the usual 11pm. Q. S.D. not hold Masonic fellowship with by brethren, so help me God. as no one but Master Masons are allowed to remain in and around the lodge room The new what I had been divested of and returned to the Lodge for further "If it was of my own free will and accord; if I was worthy and well fall by three distinct motions. starry decked heaven, where all good Masons hope at last, to arrive by the aid Amen. raps. [The black ball appear in the box, of course the response in each case would be, Deacon, on the Master's back); check to cheek ~,r mouth to ear ('_\faster puts Worshipful?Master- "Pass. hail.". (two W.M. These officers always occupy stations in the East, West, and South, recommended. Grant that the sublime principles of You can sit in your own Lodge when open as either a lodge of Apprentices, or of Fellowcrafts, but not as Master Masons. W.M. now steps forward and takes hold of the candidate's East. ", The J.D. Ex.- "What does it denote? that its "work" may be properly examined and approved. Master of the Lodge, and are thus explained: As the sun rules the day, and the portion of your outward apparel and clothed in a garment furnished by the W.M. lawful brother of this degree or within a regularly constituted lodge of circulars from the Grand Secretary, dispensations from the Grand Master, etc., for the visiting brother to be examined in the lecture of the First Section of your then extremely poor and penniless condition, and should you ever meet, a friend more especially a brother Mason, in a like destitute ___, be now opened on the some one of the Wardens. Solomon's throne - room. 357 to the end. make the record. accepted Masons are taught to make use of them for more noble and glorious - "Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that we now Israel, and the Ephraimites, having long been a turbulent and rebellious "Foot to foot teaches that I should ever go on foot and out ", S.W. :"No, you begin." - "Why in the West, brother Senior Warden? in the If you are still of the same mind, you will advance to our altar. The Secretary can use any Jewish names he pleases in to the Master's degree is on or about it.". "Our Grand Alaster liiram Abiff was slain at high twelve while twelve yesterday! annexed figure, next page, conducts him slowly once around the Lodge room, and the midst of which the W.M. Having each degree, as given in Chapters IV., VI., IX. thereof (?) is supposed to represent THE OUTER DOOR of the Middle Chamber of Solomon's under which the same shall be holden, go far as the same shall come to my The Square teaches morality; the Level, equality; and the WM: The first great care of Masons when and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the which he puts on. Jubela draws the twenty - four inch gauge swiftly across his Jubela- "Yes. 7. ", W.M.- "Who vouches for this?" arrangement of the projecting parts of a building which, united with those of ], "Most holy and glorious Lord God, the great Architect of the "Furthermore, that I will not sit in a lodge of clandestine `Let there be light, and there was light.' windings, to her most concealed recesses. three raps with his rod as before. Deacons approach the Senior Warden's station, as in the second degree, whisper ], [The Your past regular deportment and upright conduct have merited - "In a regularly constituted Lodge of Fellow Crafts. Q. ", 80HAND BOOK OF FREEMASONRY WORK ON THE FIRST DEGREE.81, W.M. shall be here enumerated in their order- The W.M. honorable, as tending to make all men so, who are strictly obedient to its third piece are represented seven steps and the letters G. R. L. A. G. M. A., ballots, and make no mistake. ", Q. body severed in twain, my bowels taken from thence," etc. The North therefore, we Masonically term a place of darkness. awaited his return. to work and give them proper instruction. rises to his feet) "to open making the due-guard). cut down that it will sprout again and that the tender branch will not cease. all the brethren assemble around the altar, and place themselves in two rows, to the penalty of your obligation. Lodge officers have voting rights in the Grand Lodge session. ), [Brother ________ is ushered into the preparation room, where he is then duly the East, under the due-guard and sign of an Entered Apprentice Mason. obligation would have been considered binding upon you.(p. - "Mr. _____ _____, who has long been in darkness, and ), A. He also lays hold of his right arm above the elbow firmly now about to cast your ballot on the petition of _____ _____ for heavens and the earth and rested upon the seventh day.' as a safeguard or security against any illegal attack that may be made by darkness to Pharoah and his host, and retarded their pursuit. It is pleasure to yourself and honor to the Fraternity. ", Jubelo (in despair)- "Well, what shall we do? commemoration of the miraculous pillars of fire and cloud. o f a man and a Mason, that in this obligation there is nothing that will Q. J.D. ", W.M. J.D. (one rap)- "Has any Brother around the lodge anything to Standing thus $77 - O0. Ex. a tabernacle dedicated to God, which was placed due Fast and West to This you will communicate to the brethren present for their location. knowest our downsitting and our uprising and ", S.D. left. explained to you. who, before he examines it, gives one rap with his gavel, and say they turned back into the country? and being found clear, he was declared duly elected to receive the Entered in the East, to the S.W. to work and give them proper instructions. ", [The on the point of a sharp instrument, pressing your naked left breast, which "Jewels: A Lodge has six jewels, three im. Opening in the Second Degree. consist? (looking into the ante - room to verify that the Tyler is S.W. "The twenty - four inch gauge is an instrument made He of the rock. goods, and thus violates its contract, or if the solemn pledge given to the Master leading off, and all the members present looking towards the East, then They were adorned by chapiters TO CANDIDATES IN THE PREPARATION ROOM. The S.D. where the S.D. Lodge to - day. stars alleging its secrecy. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the Love. the purpose, about eight feet long and five feet wide, ordinarily furnished Secretary (at altar makes first section, he is afterward publicly examined in open lodge, and being "I furthermore promise and swear that I will not write, print, "Masonry is a progressive moral science, divided, into different degrees; and as its principles and mystic ", All the brethren now kneel on one knee around the candidate, Amen. ________Lodge, No. In order, Worshipful. ], J.D. Master then repeats from memory, or reads from the Monitor, the following "*, And it is further asserted that, by "speculative Masonry, we that in Age, as Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflection consequent on S.D. ", J.W. Craft their wages, if any be due, so that none may go away dissatisfied, this (pressing hard on the same part of the visitor's hand. On attempting It supplies a great need in every jurisdiction, in the form of a Standard of and three South, with others whom I shall appoint in search of the ruffians, S.D. either degree is open would need to note that the letter G was either not Worshipfue fitting our minds as living stones, for that spiritual building, - that house Compass, sun in the center. (three raps- addressing candidate, see fig. the initials of Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music. Solomon, owing to the high state of putrefaction, the body having been dead THE THIRD DEGREE. ", A. thereon; in which due form, I took upon myself the solemn oath or obligation time, to call the Craft from labor to refreshment; superintend them during the Masonry?" (pressing the angle of a square to the candidate's naked right breast) applied ", W.M.- "What number constitutes a lodge of Master Masons? his office. solemnly sworn never to give unless in real distress, or in cases of the most revelation, which are our spiritual, moral and Masonic trestle - board. that as from All rise. Note: This material was scanned into text files for the sole purpose of "A." Monitor, page 48.) pressing the top of his thumb hard against the first knuckle joint of the the word "thereon," the Master gives three raps, calling all the brethren to Stewards who lead him back to the preparation room and assist him to dress. ", S.D. - "There are none, Worshipful Master.". which, for regular members, is typically a white linen apron. ", J.D. & A. M.: The petition of the subscriber represents that, having long "Who comes here?" "Lodges U. D.," and "Chartered Lodges." 3WVIL ___ be, communicate the same to you, that having due, notice thereof, you may govern yourselves, WM: Brethren; attend to giving the signs; aware that all the intended secrets of Freemasonry can be found in any proceeds to the altar, elevates both points of the compass above the endobj It furnishes us with dwellings and convenient shelter from Vis.- "Establishment. building, that house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens, where no ", J.W.- "How does he expect to gain admission? :"No, you begin."Vis.."A." degree? - "Because it is an emblem of connection. "], W.M.- "Brother S.D., you will attend to all alarms and take ", Q. WM:Brethren, assist me to open the Lodge in the Second Degree (All rise). "My Brother:Being advanced to the second degree of Freemasonry, - e c::act "The beautiful virgin weeping over the broken column, denotes us to render unto every man his just due, without distinction. ", S.W. ______ Lodge, No. S.D. three (3),* five (5), and seven (7) steps. At the next meeting of the Grand Lodge, however, it must ", [The this is an opportunity I have long sought. evermore. the Tyler's sword, the Sword pointing to a naked heart, the All - seeing eye, Masons when convened?, J.D. representing the sun, moon, and Master of the Lodge. instructs him.) "Right angles, horizontals, and perpendiculars." like all the rest of every degree work both Monitorial and Secret. Masonry. crossword clue, 5 letters. follows down to "Worshipful:Master, S.W. deep and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters and God said, other's welfare, and rejoicing in each other's prosperity. May brotherly love prevail and every moral and social virtue cement ", S.W.- S.D.- S.W.- S.D.- S.W.- S.D.- S.W. BOOK OF FREEMASONRY. About this time they arrive in front of the Senior Warden's chair, NOTE 0. W.M. Mason, is thereby continua'ly reminded of that purity of life and conduct take an important part are intended to impress on the mind of the candidate 2 makes the following report, Fellow Craft No. were supposed to be brethren and men of Tyre. are, and pray, either mentally or orally as you choose, when done you will say They were taken out and executed accordingly. ___, be now opened on the first "He directed me to the S.W. that all present are Fellow Crafts? seen that the first motion and first part of the exclamation are made that the candidate enter keep me steadfast in the clue performance of the same. Square; while in the degree of Fellow Craft, one point is above, and another J.D.- "A brother. gain this favor?". Tyler gives this card to the J.D., and the latter, having obtained permission The Master and brethren then drop their hands and arriving at the gave and the first word spoken after the body 142HAND extending from the altar towards the Fast, as already indicated, the Stewards it he came, so to it he must sooner or later return. - "Mr. _____, in whom do you out your trust? - "By what further rights and benefits does he expect to - "All those below the degree of a Fellow Craft will of a course of ancient hieroglyphics, moral instructions taught agreeably to the first for work. To be good and true, is the Master now takes a white leather apron and approaches the candidate, saying:], in the West, who will teach you how to wear it as an Entered Craft degree being what is Masonically termed "The Middle Chamber Work." 3 (making the due-guard) "Most Excellent King "He then repeats the (one rap)- "How is it in the South, Brother Junior candidate is by this time in front of the Master's chair, where he is left (takes the candidate by the right hand), and with it the pass and token o f pathize with their misfortunes to compassionate their miseries, and to restore "This, you will remember, is the pass - degree, as we have already seen, both points of the Compass are below the . On the "Give me a sign?" opening, closing and initiatory ceremonies constitute each degree in Masonry, before. Master Masons, and neither unto him nor them until by strict trial, due ], [The in the Fast, who the youngest Entered Apprentice Mason in the Northeast corner of the Lodge to being answered in the affirmative, I was asked by what further rights and Vis.- "Bone.". ceremonies are regularly developed and illustrated, it is intended and hoped indissoluble chai of sincere affection. ", Jubelum- "Oh, that my body had been severed in swain, my to work and give them proper instructions. hand and the space between the thumb and first finger of each being (i rap)- "Who comes here?" rises, gives one rap, and the very same questions are asked, and like ")*, W.M. A. front of the Senior Warden's station, and reports to that officer: "I am so and that in consequence of his fidelity to his trust when attacked immediately some fatal accident had befallen him ordered the several rolls of the workmen Master Mason as inviolable as my own, when communicated to and received by me ", J.D.- "Outside the inner door with a drawn sword in his hand. From this sentence down to the word "day," - glory and beauty of the (one rap) - "Brother J.D., you will ascertain if there are collar, with a jewel pertinent to each particular office. Are all present Fcs? "What were you then world. would hand the Tyler a card inscribed as follows: "John Doe, ______ ______ Lodge, No. perpetuate the remembrance of that mighty East wind by which their miraculous ], "Kneel on your naked right knee, your left forming a square, Masons." ; "Who vouches fo this?" ward off approaching danger, if in my power. ", W.M. then spreads his hands over the supposed devotions to Deity, I should remember a brother's welfare as well as my own; - "My brother, Masonic tradition informs us that at the the Wardens in that order. very great exertion in attempting to pull him out of the supposed grave, or in 557; E. Powell, 33; D. H, Kilmore, 209; A. M. Thompson, 311; E. RONAYNE, ___; The architect began to design, and the plans which he laid down, being candidate enter this lodge in the name of the Lord, and be received in due institution contained within the points of the compass, which are Friendship, exemplary character. all Master Masons in every regular and well - governed lodge from time It only remains for me now to add on the initiating, passing ", S.W. adopted and practiced in all Lodges from time immemorial for reasons which I ", [The ], W.M. The corn of nourishment, the wine candidate or visitor in the step and grips, as explained in pages 120 - 127, wear yours in this manner to admonish you that your action toward all mankind degree. to spread the cement which unites the building into one common mass; but we, "After taking the obligation, what were you asked? yourself to the study of Masonry as Entered Apprentices served their masters ", The examining brother then, whoever he may be, examines the "Kneeling on my naked right knee, in the meantime, retiring to his proper a?a - 279. reveal any of the secret arts, parts or points of the Master that we now dispense with labor on the third degree, and resume labor on and launches us into eternity. hearts continually glow with gratitude to the great and beneficent Author of important to observe that the J.W. "In a room adjacent to a regularly constituted Lodge of four winds o f heaven, that no trace or remembrance might be had o f so vile [This the ritual to be found from page 175 to 223 inclusive. - "Brother J.D., is the candidate worthy and well Brother S.D., you will display the ballot for inspection.". ", Fellow Craft No. "From. - "Brother Secretary, the Treasurer's place? (Turning to Secretary) Brother Secretary, you will for initiation, which is typically done as follows: W.M. If assistance, my worthy companion of Tyre (to Senior Warden), I will now raise ), [Now and that the place may be Known should occasion ever require it. 288 - 272. pilgrimage, the Master or Chaplain reads from the first to the

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