They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. ii. (See engraving.). The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! In a regularly constituted Lodge of Masons. "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. 120:1 Respecting the lost word and its substitute, some say that King Solomon advised the change, while others affirm that the three Fellow Crafts adopted the substituted word without consulting him. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. The candidate is divested of all wearing apparel, except his shirt and drawers, and if he has not the latter, he is furnished with a pair by the brethren preparing him. 1971 Masons Authorized Or KJV Holy Bible Red Letter Master Reference Edition . In your present condition, what do you most desire? [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. 146:1 "In the performance of a ceremony so solemn and momentous as the closing of a Mason's Lodge, every member has a lively interest. Where is our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff? 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. 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. Brother A. To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. 18.) On being brought to more light, what did you first discover more than you had heretofore done? W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know any further business before this Lodge of Master Masons before we proceed to close? 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. 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. 2. "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." After calling a few more names, which are responded to by the brethren, he says: "Jubelo! 18.) Why had you a cable-tow three times about your naked body? And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. The candidate enters the Lodge of the Master Mason in darkness, for he has not. It was from the last that he was led to that most violent and excruciating 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. The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. Section 9: How To Write A Good Letter - Masonic Grand Lodge of Maine Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet, are emblematical of the three principal stages of human life, viz. (See pp. The missing word was found, after four hundred and seventy years, and was then, and still is, used in the Royal Arch Degree, as will be seen in the ceremonies of that Degree. Worldly possession.--Dr. J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. King Solomon ordered them to divide in parties, and travel three east, three west, three north, and three south, with others whom he should appoint, in search of the ruffians. A Brother, who has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft, and now wishes to receive further light in Masonry by being raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. S. W.--As the sun rises in the east, to open and govern the day, so rises the Worshipful Master in the east (here the Master gives three raps (), when all in the Lodge rise to their feet, the Master rising first), to open and govern his Lodge, set the Craft to work, and give them proper instructions. After the candidate is conducted to the east, before the Master, the conductor takes his position behind the candidate, with a hoodwink either in his hand or secreted in his pocket. (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.). 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 . ii. Wm. and give three raps on the floor with his rod, the Junior Warden responding by three raps with his gavel. Masonic Cipher Book Grand Lodge F.A.A.M District of Columbia 3 and p. 17) which is responded to by the Master. Seven; one Master and six Entered Apprentices. Junior Warden, one. One can become a 32nd Degree Mason in a relatively short period of time depending on one's obedience. The three Fellow Crafts who persisted in their murderous designs, knowing this to be his usual practice, placed themselves at the south, west, and east gates of the inner courts of the temple, and there awaited his return. ), A. Scroll all the way to the end for answers to the quiz. This Master Mason Quiz may be used by any member of the Lodge who seeks more light. In one account, the brethren disperse widely, east, west, and south; in another, they keep within hail of each other.--Historical Landmarks, vol. Senior Warden, one. Both points of the compasses elevated above the square, which was to teach me never to lose sight of those truly Masonic virtues, which are friendship, morality, and brotherly love. FOR MASTER MASONS The ceremony is conducted in a tiled lodge opened on the third degree of Masonry. For this purpose the ACACIA was used.--Lexicon. Ruffian--The very port to which we wish to go. blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. Conductor--By the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. Brother Junior Deacon. "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. SW: We are all Masons, Worshipful Master. The Badge of a Mason signifies, among other things, that Masons are workers and builders. Q. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. A. (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. 1, It is generally known among Masons, that in the Northwestern States the lectures and "work" are those as taught by Barney. 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? ), The Master next calls the candidate's attention to the three grand Masonic pillars, usually delineated on Master's carpet (a. Knee to knee--that you will ever remember a brother's welfare, as well as your own, in all your adorations to Deity. Q. 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. But nothing could be seen or heard of him. 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. King Solomon then ordered them to take it by the Fellow Craft grip; but on trial, for the reason before given, the Fellow Craft's grip failed to benefit any--it could not be raised. . (Mirror Site), Illustrations of Masonry, by Capt. . Accordingly our traditions furnish in stances, both among the Apprentices and Craftsmen, of treachery--violation of sacred pledges--and the commission of actual crime. Candidate (prompted by conductor.) 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. First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. A. A Complete List of Freemasonry Degrees | George H Lilley W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. 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. Second Ruffian--Then let us flee into the interior parts of the country, and avoid being taken as long as possible. (Secretary reads the minutes, &c., &c.). MASTER MASON, OR THIRD DEGREE. 18.) Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. So help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the same.". 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. Morgan [1827] (Murdered by . grand Masonic word on the five points of fellowship. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. 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. While it is the duty of the Master of the Lodge to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren; individual members who seek more light and Masonic lodge Education Officers may also use this Masonic quiz to teach others.. Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes . What have we done? Entered Apprentice Handbook. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? The ancient landmarks of the order, intrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve; and never suffer them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the established usages and customs of the fraternity. J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, there are at the gate twelve Fellow Crafts, who wish to be admitted: they say they come with important tidings. The Master now gives and explains to the candidate the several signs and tokens of this Degree, commencing with the first (see Figs. A. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? Q. that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence," &c., &c. (See p. A concise sketch of Brother Barney, the author of the three lectures introduced in. The Senior Deacon steps to the altar, takes the compasses, repairs to the door, opens it, and says: S. D.--Let him enter, and be received in due form. 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. 1 (See Note P, page 271.). Second Craftsman--The very fellows of whom we are in pursuit. [paragraph continues] Warden three raps, and the Worshipful Master three raps. "Mortals, now indulge a tear, For Mortality is here: See how wide her trophies wave Oer the slumbers of the grave! The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. For example, this section is from Entered Apprentice degree memory work: A. I was conducted three times about the alter, to the Junior Warden in the South, the Senior Warden in the West, and the Master in the East. Charles Franklin "Chuck" Wolfe, CDR USNR(Ret. W. M.--And part on the Square; and so let us ever meet, act, and part. That which was lost, which, by my endeavors and his assistance, I was in hope to find. [paragraph continues] Lodge, that they having due and timely notice, may govern themselves accordingly. . The Junior Deacon advances, followed by the Stewards, with rods, when the Senior Deacon stops them, by placing his hand against the candidate, at the same time saying: S. D.--Brother Gabe, on entering this Lodge the first time, you were received on the point of the compasses, pressing your naked left breast, the moral of which was explained to you. He begins in a State of Let him enter, and be received in due form. Senior Deacon steps forward, and whispers in the Warden's ear, "Tubal Cain.". These answers are monitorial. Then, by the benefit of the pass--a pure and blameless life--with a firm reliance on Divine Providence, shall we gain ready admission into that Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Grand Warden forever presides--forever reigns. 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. 97. "Discovering Freemasonry" is an 8-part series presented by Rubicon Masonic Society which is an invitation only private group of Master Mason Freemasons locat. Turning to the Senior Warden, he continues: K. S.--My worthy brother of Tyre, I will thank you to endeavor to raise the body by the Fellow Craft's grip. 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. 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. A. --To see that the Lodge is duly tyled. Masonic Rituals for Entered Apprentice, FellowCraft and Master Mason Degree, Order of Royal and Select Masters, Super-Excellent Master A. Some Lodges have a small box with a house-plant or dry twig in it, which is set down on the floor near the candidate's head. This Degree has a reference to the Christian dispensation, when the day of salvation is more fully revealed; atonement is made for sin; and the resurrection from the dead plainly communicated and confirmed by the resurrection of Christ from the grave. 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. A. Phil., p. 232. p. 154. At high twelve. You have a pass from King Solomon, I presume? 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. In the Adonhiramite Masonry, which was used there about 1787, the doors are not mentioned at all.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 307. The Senior Deacon steps to the Master, and whispers in his ear, "Tubal Cain.". 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. In the third section, our emblems are explained, and the construction of Solomon's Temple described.--Lexicon. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? After saluting the Wardens, what did you then discover? A. A. W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? You are now bound by duty, honor, and gratitude, to be faithful to your trust; to support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce, by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the Order. --Nothing, Worshipful. Brother Gabe, permit me to call your attention to the last emblem on the carpet--the spade, setting-maul, coffin, grave, and sprig of acacia. Masons use memory craft for a variety of purposes. Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. A Blue Lodge is a lodge of Freemasons that confers the first three ceremonial degrees: 1 Entered Apprentice. SW: I am. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. Sec.--Assemble, Craftsmen! 17, 18), which is responded to by the Master, after which the conductor and candidate pass out of the Lodge. "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.--If you are satisfied it is high twelve, you will erect your column, and call the craft from labor to refreshment, for the space of thirty minutes (or fifteen minutes, as the case may be), calling them in at the sound of the gavel. 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. Amen. Q. The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. The trowel is an instrument made use of by operative Mason to spread the cement which unites a building into one common mass; but we as free and accepted Masons, are taught to make use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection; that cement which unites us into one sacred band, or society of friends and Brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist, but that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work, or best agree. Jubela!! Q. $399.00. me to rise, salute the Junior and Senior Wardens. "4th. In France, it was originally south, north, and east, but now west, south, and east. A. At first, I did not doubt your veracity; but now I do! I was conducted to the Master in the East, who then presented me with the working tools of a Master Mason, and taught me their uses. A. (pdf), Order of Demolay Ritual - Masonic Youth Organization Learning Masonic Ritual: The Simple, Systematic and Successful Way to Thus, when dissolution draws nigh, and the cold winds of death come sighing around us, and his chilly dews already glisten on our foreheads, with joy shall we obey the summons of the Grand Warden of Heaven, and go from our labors on earth to everlasting refreshments in the Paradise of God. Seraphs of celestial wing, To our funeral altar come: Waft this friend and brother home. J. W. (Jubela, First Ruffian.) Conductor--Brother Gabe, an obligated Master Mason. ), Ruffian--Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. S. D.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? The Barney "work" is that adopted by the Baltimore Convention. W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. 7, p. The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. S. W.--I did not, but found a substitute. ", Master (as K. S.) makes the "grand hailing sign of distress" (see Fig. the portrayal of the removal of everything that keeps us from rising to that state where. J. W.--Brethren, you are now called from refreshment to labor again. A. ), The working-tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry appertaining to the first, The trowel is an instrument made use of by operative masons to spread the cement which unites a building into one common mass; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons are taught to make use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection; that. Remember it more "especially to the household of the faithful.". "I furthermore promise and swear, that I will stand to and abide by all laws, rules, and regulations of the Master Masons' Degree, and of the Lodge of which I may hereafter become a member, as far as the same shall come to my knowledge; and that I will ever maintain and support the constitution, laws, and edicts of the Grand Lodge under which the same shall be holden. 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. 67.). what's this?" 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." First Craftsman--Hallo, friend! Amen.". Q. --Brother Junior Grand Warden, what means all this confusion among the workmen? What induced you to become a Master Mason? W. M. (two raps, all the officers rise to their feet.) It also represents the execution and dying groans of Jubela, the first ruffian, and is repeated twice more to represent the death of the other two ruffians. 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. 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. Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. A. K. S.--Jubela, you stand charged as accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. Ruffians (affecting surprise.) In the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. 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. 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. A. Within the Blue Lodge are conferred the Craft Degrees. All the implements of Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. Hemming. The highest degree that can be obtained in Freemasonry is the Master Mason Degree. ii. "The construction of this grand edifice was attended with two remarkable circumstances. pp. Master Mason Quiz | Freemasons Community What say you, guilty or not guilty? 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! In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. However, it becomes "real work" when the verbiage must be actually committed to memory - and vocal chord output. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! Rite of Freemasonry Exaltation Ritual, Order 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.". Masonic lectures cover various aspects of the moral and spiritual teachings of Freemasonry and explanations of the symbols. A rope, technically called, by Masons, a cable-tow, is wound around his body three times, and a bandage, or hoodwink, is tied very closely over his eyes. 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. After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? B.? Fellow Craft Degree Profesincy Flashcards - Cram.com It is a dangerous coast, and we shall be taken; for before this time our escape is discovered, and the sea-coast will be lined with our pursuers. These are symbols of the blow on the cheek of Christ, the flagellation, and the blow with the spear. His business is to teach the subordinate Lodges the Ritual of Freemasonry, and he is paid generally by salary, or so much from each Lodge before whom he may lecture. Memory in the lodge. Let us imitate, in all his various perfections, him who, when assailed by the murderous band of rebellious craftsmen, maintained his integrity, even in death, and sealed his pledge with his own blood.
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