Rapping three times each. 1. Jubelo!!!" It was his usual practice at high twelve, while the Craft were called from labor to refreshment, to enter into the unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of the Temple, and there to offer up his adorations to Deity, and there to draw his designs on the trestle-board. Within the body of a just and duly constituted, Lodge One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" (Gives one rap (), steps to his desk, and turns the small column down on its side, as already explained.). S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. "Further, that I will not give the Grand Masonic word, in any other manner or form than that in which I shall receive it, and then in a low breath. 12, p. 67), and letting his hand slip off quickly, he reports as follows: "Owing to the reason before given, the flesh cleaves from the bone, and the body cannot be so raised.". A. If this is the case, you cannot get a passage with me, I assure you. After the obligation, what were you asked? For this purpose the ACACIA was used.--Lexicon. On both points of the compasses, extending from my naked left to my right breast, which was to teach me that, as the most vital parts of man are contained within the breast, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses, which are, friendship, morality, and brotherly love. The candidate generally gets this from some of the brethren who are well posted in the work. Here the Warden opens the ante-room door, and says: "Come in, you twelve Fellow Crafts;" when all those that were left out by the Secretary come into the Lodge, stamping and scuffling along, especially if only a few of them, to impress upon the candidate's mind the idea that there are more. By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, hoodwinked, with a cable-tow three times around my body, in which condition I was conducted to the door of the Lodge by a brother. 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. Q. WM: brother Junior Deacon the Senior Deacon place in the lodge, JD: to the right and in front of the Worshipful Master in the East, WM: your duty there brother Senior Deacon, SD: to carry order from the Worshipful Master to the Senior Warden and elsewhere around the lodge as he may direct to introduce and accommodate visiting brethren and to received and conduct candidates, SE: to duly observe the Worshipful Master will and pleasure in recoding the proceedings of the lodge transmit a copy of the same to the Grand Lodge if required receive all moneys paid into the lodge pay them over to the Treasurer taking his receipt thereof, WM: brother Secretary the Treasurer place in the lodge brother Secretary, SE: on the right of the Worshipful Master, TRS: to receive all moneys paid into the lodge from the hands of the Secretary to keep a just and regular account of the same and pay them out by order of the Worshipful Master with consent of the brethren, WM: bother Treasurer the Junior Warden station in the lodge, WM: brother Junior Warden Way in the South and your duties there, JW: As the sun in the south at meridian is the glory and beauty of the day. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. 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. Again, the Master, one. We feel our own feet sliding from the precarious brink on which We stand, and a few more suns, and we will be whelmed neath death's awful wave, to rest in the stilly shades, and darkness Said silence will reign around our melancholy abode. ), 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. From the above causes. Phil., p. 297. No! As a Master Mason, a man is free to follow his own path in the craft and is entitled to the benefits of full membership. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. Lodge; paying the Craft their wages, if any. A. "Further, that I will acknowledge and obey all due signs and summonses sent to me from a Master Masons' Lodge, or given me by a brother of that Degree, if within the length of my cable-tow. The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. K. S.--.Jubelo, you also stand accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. From there, review the lodges' meeting times and reach out to the listed contact to learn more. Some Lodges use a large drum, others roll a large cannon-ball across the ante-room floor, letting it strike on a cushion placed against the wall. --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. Q. At the time of request for Masonic funeral services, the Master shall notify lodge officers and members to assemble at a . The Masonic Ritual. at the inner door; also to receive and, JW: Amid its concerns and temptations, forget not the duties you have heard so frequently inculcated and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge. The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. Junior Deacons, who will obtain it from the, Brethren J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. This interpretation is borne out in the higher Degrees of sublime Masonry. J. W.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? We have already seen that the opening words of the Worshipful Master - "Brethren, assist me to open the lodge" - constitute a summons by the Master, Wisdom, to all the powers and faculties that man possesses, to assist him in the task that is before him. time, pushing him backward, brings the candidate's heels against the edge of the canvas, trips him up, and the candidate falls upon his back, caught in the canvas clear of the floor, unharmed, but, in many instances, badly frightened. Besides, when a work is nearly completed, the necessity of Plans and designs ceases altogether. - Good evening Brethren. iv. Take due notice thereof and. 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. 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. W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east! A. It is the order of the Worshipful Master that, ____________ Sorority & Fraternity. --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! In the name of God and the Holy Saints John, I, now The ruffians buried the body in the rubbish of the Temple until low-twelve, or twelve at night, when they met by agreement and carried it a westerly course from the Temple, to the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah, where they buried it in a grave dug due east and west, six feet, perpendicular, at the head of which they planted an acacia, in order to conceal it, and that the place might be known, should occasion ever require, and made their escape. Craft at work, giving them proper instruction, WM: that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c. The second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming: "Oh! Brother Senior Warden, the substitute has come, WM: When the Lodge is opened, the Junior Warden's column is turned down, and the Senior Warden's turned up, at his right hand. 2, Ceremonies of Opening and Closing Grand Lodge & Provincial Grand Lodge and Form of Installation of W.M. Seraphs of celestial wing, To our funeral altar come: Waft this friend and brother home. that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence, and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered to the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I. Ah! [paragraph continues] Master's carpet is a large map that Lodges generally keep, which is highly embellished with Masonic emblems). "Further, that I will not knowingly strike a brother Master Mason, or otherwise do him personal violence in anger, except in the necessary defence of my family or property. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". i. Craftsmen, we are having good times; I wonder if it will last. Lodge Locator. A. 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. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, have you any alterations or additions to make to the minutes? A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. The Senior Warden then takes the candidate's right hand, giving the real grip of a Fellow Craft (see Fig. The brethren assembled around the grave of (Hiram Abiff) is a representation of the disciples lamenting the death of Christ. Solomon Masonic Lodge #484. A. due season, that the Worshipful Master may, receive 126:1 Among such a vast concourse of people as were assembled together at the construction of this edifice, it is natural to expect every variety of propensities, both good and evil. FIG 18. 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. 1. Conductor (for candidate.) J. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. own love and goodness - that the Lodge at, this it from the Brethren on the right and left, and "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." (See page 247.). J. W. (offering his hand to candidate.) All the brethren take their seats but the Master and candidate, when the Master continues: "Brother Gabe, you will now repair to the east, and receive an historical account of this degree.". A. The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. beauty of the day; call the Craft from labor, to Fine Print, WM: How many compose a Master Masons Lodge. The only alterations which occur in the lectures of each degree are in the commencement. despicable villains! 6, p. 18), and says: Worshipful Master, while engaged in the lawful pursuit of Masonry, there is an alarm at the inner door of our Lodge. They meet in the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of King Solomon's Temple.". In youth, in Entered Apprentices. WM: Are all present Master Masons? A. A. 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. King Solomon, fearing some accident had befallen him, ordered the several rolls of the workmen to be called; and, after roll-call, it was found that three Craftsmen were missing, namely, Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, were supposed to be brothers, and men from Tyre. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 213. J. W.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? The work of the evening being over, I will proceed to give a description of the manner of closing the lodge. SW: Brother Junior Deacon. p. 175. reign forever before Thy throne. His death was premeditated by fifteen Fellow Crafts, who, seeing the Temple about to be completed, and being desirous of obtaining the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby they might travel in foreign countries and receive Master's wages, entered into a horrid conspiracy to extort them from our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, or take his life; but, reflecting with horror on the atrocity of the crime, twelve of them recanted; the other three persisted in their murderous designs. W. M.-- Why in the west, and your duty there, Brother Senior? The first was the voice of Jubela exclaiming:2 'Oh! reflect with horror on the atrocity of your crime, and on the amiable character of your Worshipful Grand Master, whom you have so basely assassinated. JD: (return to his place) the tiler his been inform WM and the lodge is duly tiler. A. 16, 17, 18; also p. 5, p. West to the Junior Warden in the south, and. --Your duty there, Brother Junior Deacon? The work of the evening being over, I will proceed to give a description of the manner of closing the lodge. ", Our cause is just; let us rush in and seize them.". But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? A momentary silence then ensues, during which one of the party groans, as if nearly dying. Let him enter, and be received in due form. to the skirts of his garments; as the dew of, Hermon, Opening in the Third Degree 5.0 (1 review) WM gavels once, repeated by SW and JW. The Secretary commences to call off a lot of Bible names, to which each brother responds "Here!" OPENING THE LODGE WM: Officers, take your respective stations and places; Brethren, be clothed. S. D.--At the left hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. 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. That I might obtain the Masters Word, travel in, foreign This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. (S) Worshipful Master, we are duly tyled. Brethren, be clothed. How many constitute an Entered Apprentices' Lodge? 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. 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. Worldly possession.--Dr. In a regularly constituted Lodge of Masons. 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. "1st. Q. W. M.--Reading of the present communication. --To see that the Lodge is duly tyled. : Mah-Hah-Bone, which is given on the five points of fellowship, and in low breath. Oh! (See pp. I did not, but found a substitute. Draped designs. 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. If it's feasible to do so (if there are enough of them out there), I would like to use a different Opening and Closing charge -- from different jurisdictions -- for each of our Regular communications. 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. countries, work and receive Masters, wages, Conductor--I cannot; nor can they be given, except in the presence of Solomon, king of Israel, Hiram, king of Tyre, and myself. 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.' Every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. As they approach the Worshipful Master's station, he says: W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will reconduct the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he teach him how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. The brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. WM: what induced you to become a Master Masons? Upon which the three Fellow Crafts rush forward over benches and chairs, and secure the ruffians in no very gentle manner, and lead them to the Worshipful Master's seat in the east, when one of them reports to the Master: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, I, being one who pursued a westerly course, and, on my return, after several days of fruit-less search, being more weary than my companions, sat down on the brow of a hill to rest and refresh myself; and, on rising, accidentally caught hold of a sprig of acacia,1 which, easily giving way, excited my suspicions. What do you think caused the laws to be changed? I will ascertain through the proper officer and, JD: 14.). SW: I will ascertain through the proper officer and report. The Master kneels at the head of the candidate, and, taking off his hat, repeats the following prayer, which may be found in all the Masonic Monitors: Thou, O God! The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! There is a lecture to this Degree, as well as in the other Degrees, but it is not generally given by the Master to the candidate on the night of his "raising." 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. See more. p. 154. Q. I will suffer you to pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was slain at high twelve. Well, Wycoller Mark 1582 did just that at its meeting on Wednesday the 19th of April. What I purpose, that I perform. On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. --Nothing, Worshipful. . At the usual report, preceded by an inquiry involving the best interests of Masonry, the brethren are again reminded what is the chief care of a Mason. A candidate for the sublime Degree of a Master Mason is generally (as in the preceding Degrees) prepared by the Junior Deacon and the two Stewards, or some other brethren acting as such. Is there no hope for the widow's son? the Lodge is now opened on the Master, Masons On the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. WM: WM: Direct that duty to be done. 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. As they start, the conductor commences to relate to the candidate the following: Conductor--Brother, it was the usual custom of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff (this is the first he hears about Hiram Abiff), to enter into the unfinished "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, each day at high twelve, while the craft were called from labor to refreshment, for the purpose of drawing out his designs upon the trestle-board, whereby the craft might pursue their labors; after which, it was further his custom to offer up his devotions to the Deity. They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. 113:2 Brother Goodacre, of the Witham Lodge, Lincoln, suggests that the various penalties which have been introduced into Freemasonry appear to have reference to a particular kind of covenant which was common among the Hebrews. England. They then pass on to this officer's station, where the same questions and answers are repeated as at the Junior Warden's station, and he (the Senior Warden) suffers them to pass on to the Worshipful Master's station in the east. "Solemn strikes the funeral chime, Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Through a pilgrimage of woe!" 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.". And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". WM: brother Junior Warden the Senior Warden station in the lodge, WM: brother Senior Warden Whey in the West and your duties there, SW: As the sun sets in the west to close the day. By a Brother Master Mason without, armed with, JD: 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.". At the revival in 1717, they were called setting-tool, setting maul, and setting-beetle; later in the century, it was the twenty-four-inch gauge, square, and gavel; then the setting-tool, square, and rule; and now the plumb-rule, square, and strong or heavy maul.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 306. Each Grand Lodge has a "work" of its own, which is taught the subordinate Lodges annually by its Grand Lecturer. &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! The brethren representing the twelve repentant conspirators now walk out near the spot where the candidate is lying, and, when close to him, one of the party says: "Well, brothers, can we find where the acacia was pulled up?". sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 67.). never--no, never dies. The first great care of Masons when convened? Worshipful Master is about to open a Lodge, of He then turns to the Junior Warden, and says: "You will take the body by the Entered Apprentice grip, and see if it can be raised.". 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. The drawers are rolled up just above the candidate's knees, and both arms are taken out of his shirt-sleeves, leaving his legs and breast bare. 18.) Phoenixmasonry Home Page, Copyrighted 1999 - 2019 W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? 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. 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. The Order is administrated from Mark Masons' Hall, London. : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" First Ruffian--If such are the regulations, we shall not get a pass at any port, and what will become of us? Attend blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. A. about the Lodge as he may direct. 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. day (WM:***) so rises the Worshipful Master, in 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. 97:1 What does it denote? W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? For the purpose of Masonic funerals only, a Lodge of Sorrow may be opened annually on the Degree of Master Mason, after the installation of officers, the usual lodge ceremonies conducted. W. M.--Has any brother around the Lodge any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry before we proceed to close? and family, and contribute to the relief of, distressed A. 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. receive the pass-word from the Senior, and Brother Junior Deacon, the last as well as the first care of Masons, when convened? Phil., p. 309. 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. My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? S. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. Q. 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. A. and contribute to the relief of a distressed worthy Master Masons their widows and orphans. This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother, the great Pythagoras, who, in his travels through Asia, Africa, and, Is an emblem of human life. (Gives one rap (), when the Junior Deacon, at the inner door of the Lodge, rises to his feet.) pp. Takes the candidate by the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft, and says. And at the same time he steps to the Master's desk, and re-ports as follows: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, I, being one of those who pursued a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom I inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way; he informed me that he had--three--who from their appearance were workmen from the Temple, seeking a passage to Ethiopia, but not having King Solomon's pass, were not able to obtain one, and returned back into the country. to open a Lodge of Master Masons, and, JD: The Worshipful Master gives three raps with his gavel, which brings the whole Lodge to their feet. - Have all the Brethren signed the Tyler's attendance book? Ruffians--We will go back and get a pass, if that is the case. Q. Jubelum!!!" S. W.--The candidate is in order, Worshipful, and awaits your further will and pleasure. how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. [paragraph continues] Deacon, and he (Junior Deacon) takes his seat near the door, at the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west, while the Senior Deacon proceeds to conduct the candidate, followed by the two Stewards, three times around the Lodge, during which time the Worshipful Master reads the following passage of Scripture: "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them: while the sun, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease, because they are few; and those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low.
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