SD: From the pass-grip of a Fellow Craft, to the real grip Conductor. WM: Will you be off or from? There are three of them, and only three of us. The ground has been newly broken; this has the appearance of a grave," pointing to the candidate on the floor. (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) Second Ruffian--Are you going to put to sea soon? WM: What are the Five Points of Fellowship? Are you willing to take the oath? 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. --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. 1. It is now past mid-night, and if we do not act with decision, daylight will be upon us, and we will be discovered and taken. Second Ruffian--Then let us flee into the interior parts of the country, and avoid being taken as long as possible. W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? Sarah Lancashire has been praised as 'absolutely phenomenal' and hailed her as a 'GOAT' - one of the greatest actors of all time - following the latest episode of the BBC drama Happy Valley. (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. ii. W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) K. S.--Jubelum, you stand charged as the wilful murderer of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. In the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. (See Note Q, Appendix.). W. M.--Any thing in the south, Brother Junior Warden? Brother Junior Deacon (turning to that officer), you will inform the Tyler. They all pass out of the Lodge with a rush, into the ante-room, where they form into a circle. (Pronounced by conductor--Tubal Cain.). 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." "3d. WM: Pass. (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. One of the brothers now takes off the jewel from the candidate's neck, and all repair to the Master's seat in the east, and report: Answer--A westerly course, where our weary brother sat down to rest and refresh himself. SD: It has. With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. In your present condition, what do you most desire? Jubelum!!!" how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. The Senior Warden then takes the candidate's right hand, giving the real grip of a Fellow Craft (see Fig. Junior Warden, one. Copyright 1997-2023 by The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. K. S.--Divide yourselves and travel, as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians, and with as positive assurance that, if you do not, the twelve shall be deemed the murderers, and suffer severally, for the crime committed. 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. Second Ruffian--We will go to some other port. Q. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise SD: I M . WM: Ma A. I was conducted three times around the Lodge, to the Junior Warden in the south, where the same questions were asked, and like answers returned as at the door. "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. and give three raps on the floor with his rod, the Junior Warden responding by three raps with his gavel. And immediately one of the most intelligent brethren stations himself at the door of the ante-room, and when those who have been acting the part of the ruffians approach him, the following colloquy ensues: First Ruffian--Hallo, friend! From the above causes. 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. 7. 1. It was, 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, work, 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. "Further, that I will keep a worthy brother Master Mason's secrets inviolable, when communicated to and received by me as such, murder and treason excepted. Question: Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" There is not only a sign, but words that accompany it. BRETHREN KNEELING AT PRAYER AROUND THE GRAVE OF HIRAM ABIFF, THE WIDOW'S SON. the end of man, and of the aspiring hopes of all faithful Masons? (Cand and WM are placing themselves So help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the same.". Drop the hand and handkerchief three distinct times. 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. This latter is accomplished as follows: a canvas, seven feet long and about six feet wide, with five or six strong loops on each side, is produced from a closet or chest in the room; and a buckskin bag, stuffed with hair, about the size of two boxing-gloves, is taken from the same receptacle. 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.". 'The five points of fellowship are--foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, and cheek to cheek, or mouth to ear. Carry the right hand at an angle to the height of the right shoulder, then bring the right hand down to the left. 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 Hailing Sign: whence did it take its rise? 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. --Your duty there, Brother Junior Deacon? ), The Five Points of Fellowship is demonstrated W. M.--From whence came you, and whither are you travelling? 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. and sits down near the candidate. These are symbols of the blow on the cheek of Christ, the flagellation, and the blow with the spear. (Joseph and the other Mormons in the jail were Masons, Joseph himself having been initiated on 15 March 1842.). Q. Theoretically, this is used in extreme circumstances in which a Mason or other elitist finds himself in a The animal was then divided into two parts, and placed north and south, that the parties to the covenant may pass between them from east to west, and the carcase was then left as a prey to voracious animals. Senior Warden, one. SS: By being divested of all metallic substances, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot, both knees and breasts bare, hood-winked, and with a cable-two three times around his body, --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! I am decidedly of opinion that our tradition is merely allegorical; for there can be no doubt but the Chief Architect was present at the dedication of the Temple. After saluting the Wardens, what did you first discover? A. A. Are you a sea-captain? The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. 126.). It is given by raising both hands toward heaven, with each arm forming the angle of a square, or a 90 degree angle. 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. And then ( Fig. 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.". The Worshipful Master gives three raps with his gavel, which brings the whole Lodge to their feet. [Demonstrates] This sign was actually given during World War II when a U-boat captain was about to torpedo an American ship dead in the water.. 2022. One, acting as the principal mover, raises his right foot from the floor, at the same time his hands, in the manner of slapping them together, makes two false motions, but at the third all bring down their right feet and hands together, producing a very sharp noise. Third Ruffian--Let us secrete ourselves until night and steal a small boat and put to sea. --Advance the token. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. (Moving off, one says:). W. M.--Brother Gabe, the second section of this degree exemplifies an instance of virtue, fortitude, and integrity seldom equalled, if ever excelled, in the history of man. The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. A. WM: Syllable it and begin. [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. Upon which they rushed in, seized, bound, and brought them before King Solomon; who, after due conviction of their guilt, ordered them to be executed according to their several imprecations upon their own heads, uttered from the clefts of the rocks. After the candidate has said Amen, and the Lodge-room has been darkened by turning down the gaslights or lamps, the conductor takes the candidate by the right arm, assists him to arise, and they proceed to travel three times around the room, travelling with the sun. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, how should Masons meet? A. --Brother Gabe, I presume you now consider yourself a Master Mason, and, as such, entitled to all the privileges of a Master Mason, do you not? --Nothing, Worshipful (some say), in the west. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? Rapping three times each. SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. After calling a few more names, which are responded to by the brethren, he says: "Jubelo! M.A. He cannot be found. After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? 1. They then commence to search about the candidate, lifting off the canvas, feeling about his neck, &c., &c.: finally, one of the brethren, taking hold of the jewel which is attached to the yoke about the candidate's neck, exclaims: "Let us go and report that we find nothing on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office.". Whence did it take its rise ? Three ruffian nations from the south, the west, and the east--the Syrians, the Chaldeans, and the Romans--gave in succession this temporary dispensation its death-blow; those who sought religion through the wisdom of the ancients were not able to raise her; she eluded their grasp, and the polluted hands were also stretched forth in vain for her restoration. A. Cand: Bone, being sure the candidate fully ", Our cause is just; let us rush in and seize them.". Ruffian--You have (here Master seizes the candidate more fiercely, and affects a great earnestness of purpose) escaped "Jubela" and "Jubelo"; me you cannot escape; my name is "Jubelum!" He directed me to the Senior Warden in the west, and he to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions were asked, and like answers returned as before. The Third Degree is said to be the height of Ancient Free-masonry, and the most sublime of all the Degrees in Masonry (Royal Arch not even excepted); and when it is conferred, the Lodge is generally well filled with the members of the Lodge and visiting brethren. W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. 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. J. W.--The password is right. and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. The candidate is not intentionally injured in any Degree of Masonry, impressions of a lasting nature being all that are intended by the ceremonies. They shuffle about a few moments, when they are called to order by the sound of the gavel from the Master's seat in the east, who inquires in a loud voice as follows: W. M. (now styled King Solomon.) I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; butthose signs were not heeded.[6]. Q. SD: From. SD: From the grip of an Entered Apprentice to the pass-grip (Gives candidate a sudden shake.). 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. ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE (First Degree in the Bl "BOAZ" GRIP OF AN ENTERED APPRENTICE (HANDSHAKE). that my body had been cut in two," &c., &c. The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming: Upon which they rushed in, seized, bound, and brought them before King Solomon; who, after a due conviction of their guilt, ordered them to be taken without the gates of the courts of the Temple, and executed according to the several imprecations upon their own heads. FIG. The conductor then turns about to the Senior Warden in the west, and says: Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful. --To see that the Lodge is duly tyled. Again, some of the rituals taught that H. A. 16 and 17, pages 97 and 120; also see Note L, Appendix. A. 17, 18), which is responded to by the Master, after which the conductor and candidate pass out of the Lodge. What were you asked from within? W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, have you any alterations or additions to make to the minutes? O Lord my God!!! SD: The real grip of a Fellow Craft. Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! 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. Attempting to get up, he exclaims, "Hallo! How came he to be assassinated at that hour? How many were there employed in the building of King Solomon's Temple? 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. 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. (See Fig. Reader, I have given you the whole of the first three Degrees in Masonry. Conductor here takes off the hoodwink and removes the cable-tow, and all around the altar place their hands in the position of the duegard of a Master Mason. They repaired to the grave, when King Solomon ordered one of the Fellow Crafts to take the body by the Entered Apprentice grip, and see if it could be raised; but, on account of its high state of decomposition, it could not be raised--the flesh cleaved from the bone. WM: Shibboleth, my Brother, is the name of this grip. (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.). In the mean time, it is hoped and expected that every brother will demean himself as becomes a man and a Mason. A. 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.". Drop the hand and handkerchief three distinct times.
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