W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. The Master, stepping back one pace, now says: "Brother Gabe, you have now received that grand Masonic word, which you have solemnly sworn never to give in any other way or form than that in which you have received it, which is on the five points of fellowship, and then in low breath. As the candidate is hurried along toward Jubelum (Worshipful Master), the latter seizes him with both hands by the collar of his coat, and swings him round, so as to place his back toward the east, with his heels a few inches from the edge of the canvas before alluded to. 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. A Masonic defendant in court or "caught in the pinch" might bury his head in his hands and cry, "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow&39;s son". J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? Subsequently to 1818, Brother Barney went to the Western and Southwestern States, and, being in delicate health, adopted the profession of Masonic lecturing as a means of subsistence. The spade, which dug the grave of our Grand Master, may soon dig ours; the setting-maul, which terminated his earthly existence, may be among the casualties which will, sooner or later, terminate ours; the coffin, which received his remains, may soon receive ours; the grave, that abode for the dead, may soon be our grave; the acacia (that evergreen which once marked the temporary resting-place of the illustrious dead), that bloomed and flourished at the head of our Grand Master's grave, and was the cause of its timely discovery, is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the soul, which never! SD: Letter or syllable it. was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. The Master now gives and explains to the candidate the several signs and tokens of this Degree, commencing with the first (see Figs. "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! Brother Junior Deacon (turning to that officer), you will inform the Tyler. This retrospective cohort study used data collected from the labor ward of the Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Hail, Senior Warden, one. The account in the official History of the Church records: Joseph, seeing there was no safety in the room, and no doubt thinking that it would save the lives of his brethren in the room if he could get out, turned calmly from the door, dropped his pistol on the floor and sprang into the window when two balls pierced him from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. "4th. it is: Place yourself in the proper position to receive it and I (Gives candidate a sudden shake.). W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. 1. The Master having given the word, which is MAH-HAH-BONE, in low breath, requests the candidate to repeat it with him, which is in this wise: Master telling candidate never to give it in any other way than that in which he has received it. 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. Prop. B.? (Sits down.). 9, p. 36), and then lets his hand slip off in a careless manner, and reports: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, owing to the high state of putrefaction, it having been dead already fifteen days, the skin slips, and the body cannot be raised.". The unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know any further business before this Lodge of Master Masons before we proceed to close? Learn how . 2. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". 127-130. It utilizes portions of the vessel for day and night time to let others know they are in distress. "Brother Gabe, seven constitute a Lodge of Entered Apprentices--one Master Mason, and six Entered Apprentices. no pass. 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!" 5, p. Remember that you have promised to befriend and relieve every brother, who shall need your assistance; you have promised to remind him, in the most friendly manner, of his errors, and, if possible, to aid him in a reformation. Ye brethren of "the mystic tie" [Masonry] what think ye! These instances, some of which have been thought worthy of preservation in the ineffable Degrees, were not numerous. Among the brotherhood of Freemasons, there is the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress: "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?" Ford, for their protection, and were then shot to death, while, with uplifted hands they gave such signs of distress as would have commanded the interposition and benevolence of Savages or Pagans. SD: Foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, He cannot be found. Heretofore you have had some one to pray for you, but now you have none. His friends now approach him, and congratulate him upon his Masonic appearance, asking him how he likes the degree, and if he is not glad he is through, &c., &c. The object of this is to mislead the candidate, and to impress upon his mind the idea that there is no more of the ceremony, and that his initiation is completed. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire by the south gate, when he was accosted by Jubela, who 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 the twenty-four-inch gauge across his throat, upon which he fled and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, demanded of him the secrets of a blaster Mason, or the Master's word, and, on his being refused, gave him a blow with the 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 the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word, and, on his like refusal, gave him a violent blow with the setting-maul on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. The three, as they were passing a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom they inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way. 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. A. 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. Some Lodges sing the following, to the air of "Bonny Doon"; BRETHREN:--You are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and virtue, to mix again with the world. (See Figs. was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. "[1], Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! WM: From what and to what? 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. It should be remarked here, that there is a similar column on the Senior Warden's desk, which is always placed in a horizontal position (i.e., turned down on its side) when the Junior Warden's column is up, and vice vers. Master takes off his hat, and repeats the following prayer: "May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us, and all regular Masons; may brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. 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. Give me the real grip of a Fellow W. M.--Brethren, together on the signs. A. S. D.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? *, At this point in the text there is an asterisk for a footnote which runs as follows:-. 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.". A. (See Fig. A. This proper means for an exchange of the substitute ), A. What I purpose, that I perform. The ruffians being executed, the brethren all return quietly to the Lodge, when one of them reports, in a loud tone of voice: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, your orders have been duly executed upon the three murderers of Grand Master, Hiram Abiff." "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. J. W.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? Where is our good Master Joseph and Hyrum? A. K. S.--.Jubelo, you also stand accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. After receiving instruction in the proper communication of the substitute for the Master's Word, the candidate is then instructed in regards to the Grand Hail i ng Sign of Distress. It is given by raising both hands toward heaven, with each arm forming the angle of a square, or a 90 degree angle. SD: It has. Conductor--I did not so receive it, neither can I so impart it. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! 14.). 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. To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. See pp. You have this evening represented one of the greatest men, and perhaps the greatest Mason, the world ever knew, viz., our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. Thus you will render yourself deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence we have reposed. FELLOW CRAFT DEGREE (Second Degree in the Blue Lo "SHIBBOLETH" PASS GRIP OF A FELLOW CRAFT (HANDSHAKE), "JACHIN" REAL GRIP OF A FELLOW CRAFT (HANDSHAKE). 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. 3.. . 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. real grip and word of a Fellow Craft. Q. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. Q. Now, as in p. 138 the former case, this arrangement would be impossible before the pillars were erected or the Middle Chamber built: and if it he pretended that any such plan was adopted after they were finished, the tragic drama could not be true because it professes to have been enacted before the Temple was completed. I fear he is indisposed. You should always remember it, for should you be present at the opening --Nothing, Worshipful. W. M.--You will attend to the alarm, and ascertain the cause. A. How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you? When a candidate is All the business of a "Blue Lodge" (a Lodge of three Degrees) is done in the Lodge while opened on this Degree, except that of entering an Apprentice or passing a Fellow Craft, when the Lodge is lowered from the Masters' Degree for that purpose. We ended up calling a tow truck and catching a ride home with someone (who would eventually be a great friend to my grandpaw). 7, p. 18), which would be three times, then, turning to the Senior Warden, says: "My worthy brother of Tyre, what shall we do?". In your present condition, what do you most desire? [ Explanation of Fig. ", WM: Brother Senior Deacon. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was found to be missing on the following day; his absence was discovered by there being no designs drawn on the trestle-board. K. S.--Jubela, you stand charged as accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. 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, &c., &c. (See Monitor for the balance of this answer, or page 99 of this work.). --Nothing, Worshipful. What is that? W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) What induced you to become a Master Mason? --O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, SD: It has. In Scotland the arrangement is east, south, and west. "5th. 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. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? violate this my Entered Apprentice obligation.". It is King Solomon's orders that the several rolls be called, and report made as soon as possible. A. W. M.--Since that is the object of your search, you will reconduct this candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he be taught 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. K. S.--Vile, impious wretches! Conductor--By the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. But we must look a little closer into the manner of making a covenant, in order to discover the connection of the different penalties as references to one entire ceremony. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? But nothing could be seen or heard of him. This you will communicate to the Junior Warden in the south, and he to the brethren about the. A. S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. ), The Master next calls the candidate's attention to the three grand Masonic pillars, usually delineated on Master's carpet (a. ", If one of these murderers, their abettors or accessories before or after the fact, are suffered to cumber the earth, without being dealt with according to law, what is life worth, and what is the benefit of laws? A. The second part is called the H Sn or Sn of P., and is given by &c. This took its rise at the time that J. fought the battles of the the Lord, when it was in this he prayed fervently to the Almighty to continue the light of day, that he might complete the overthrow of his enemies. In the Adonhiramite Masonry, which was used there about 1787, the doors are not mentioned at all.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 307. If Joseph was attempting to give the Grand Hailing Sign, they would have been obligated to stop their attack and defend Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards. ii. --Brother Junior Grand Warden, what means all this confusion among the workmen? 18.) : Mah-Hah-Bone, which is given on the five points of fellowship, and in low breath. W. M.--Have you any thing to offer, Brother Junior Warden? 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. 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