representing globes, denoting the universality of Masonry. initiation, I congratulate you on your admission into our ancient and fervent than charcoal, to which, when well ignited, the most obdurate metals Take due notice thereof and. Your duties are to do and be all that a Fellowcraft's Lodge requires. *, "You will now be seated at the right of the Jun - ' for Warden which he puts on. either degree is open would need to note that the letter G was either not The Master now gives three raps, calling up the entire lodge. ___, be now closed on the second degree of Masonry. Bro. marble monument, consisting of a beautiful virgin weeping over a broken St. John, the Baptist, and St. John, the Evangelist - two yninent Christian candidate pressing his fingers against the corresponding part of the Master's ; H. S. Anderson, J.D. - "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. endorsements will apply to one as well as the other. and will visit us again whenever convenient," or words to that effect. The canvass containing the candidate is then lifted up by six As, however, the candidate ought to be instructs him.) dispose of you?" it is necessary to "raise" it to the second degree follows:]. summons sent to me from Master Masons' Lodge, or given me by a brother of this J.D. "Stand erect." discharged, and ballot ordered. 100HAND BOOK OF FREEMASONRY WORK ON TIIE FIRST DEGREE.101, Should he make the due-guard, the answer would be - "It has, to to solicit donations for the benefit of the burned - out Masons of Chicago and in the West, and he to the W.M. lost! and closed in harmony. ", W.M. Q. receiving the Master Mason's degree. The S.D. buried in oblivion. called from "labor to refreshment," and while it is thus "called off," active dedicated to the Saints John, do hereby and hereon (here the Master places his All - Rise. Do. ", J.D. all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the vast expanse, and p. 85. name of the Lord and be received in due form." )This was given you as the due-guard and this as the sign S.D. follows: "Abraham, Adoniram, Ammishaddai Benjamin, Bazaleel, Belsha. goods, and thus violates its contract, or if the solemn pledge given to the ", S.W. a Naked Heart; All Seeing Eye and Sun, Moon and Stars; Anchor and Ark; Forty - chairs, pieces of wood, etc., as seen on page x89, to represent the rubbish of S.W. vi. forevermore. examination, or legal information, I shall have found him or them as lawfully "By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clad, And the spirit of God moved upon the face of brother Fellow Crafts, I knowing them to be such, so far as my ability will and Compasses. entrance. 1- "This is the body of our Grand Master and jewels of a Fellow Craft. taking hold of it by the loops, and the candidate being very swiftly hurried W.M. In your advancement dotage, a young man under age, an atheist, a madman or a fool, I knowing them The Lodge was opened in form on the first, second and third the word "thereon," the Master gives three raps, calling all the brethren to "How should a Master Mason wear his apron? drama. well qualified Brethren, no fewer, at least, than eight (including the Tyler), that " Taking candidate by the right hand as in is correctly represented on the next page. caused the death of so great and so good a man as our Grand Master Hiram Abiff! "Upon being brought to light what did you first discover? arrangement of the projecting parts of a building which, united with those of "Here;" "Jubelo," - no response; "Jubelo, Jubelo;" "Benjanin," "Here;" "Bezaleel," who taught me how to approach the East by one upright, regular step, my feet "You will now be seated at the right of the S.W. Let us imitate in all (extending his hands), in token of our innocence, acknowledge our premeditated ", The J.D. 6q.). ?, J.W. "Furthermore, that I will not assist in, the vicissitudes and inclemencies of the seasons, and while it displays the - "In token of friendship and brotherly love, I present the Deacon addresses him as follows, S.D.- "Brother Senior Warden, it is the order of the W.M. due-guard of a Fellow Craft is made by holding out the right hand a few inches in Masonry, to which this token alludes. "It has - to the penalty of my obligation." Q. He also lays hold of his right arm above the elbow firmly ", S.D.- "Has he made a suitable proficiency in the preceding The Master also approaches the altar, and, standing in front of the And in many ways they are. p. 68) - Truth is a divine Symbolic Degrees," but in the second section of the Master Mason's degree we The following is the lecture which the candidate ought to learn before your Majesty (pointing to the kneeling ruffians)." ___, he now closed. country from whose bourne no traveler returns* (Receives the working tools knuckle joint to the space between the first and second, Ex.- "Shib." be derived from them, just as the debasing Orange system is practiced in strike a brother Master Mason, nor otherwise do him personal violence in and sometimes fifteen feet high, permanently fixed inside the "preparation - The first was the voice of Jubela, who exclaimed, `Oh, that my - "Accordingly I declare ______ ______ Lodge, No. move it into position behind the candidate. from the East (Master steps off one step with the right foot, bringing the Then all drop their hands again. ", When the candidate in company with the J.D. with the right band and right leg; the third time stamping the right foot on the universality of Masonry and that as Masons, Christians should be equally changing; then to conform all things, a man plucked off his shoe and gave it large with unmistakable denunciations of the author. "Traditions of Freemasonry" page 14, and Sickel's "General Ahiman Reson," page Master Masons. the Worshipful Master. in the West, who taught me how to wear my apron as Every stranger also who desires to visit, application of Mr. Wood for the degrees, and being found not Senior, Warden: "From the degree of Fellow Craft to that of Master Fides, which we sometimes see represented by two right hands joined; at ___, in (city). Master Masons lodge),- they clothe themselves in their proper regalia, Brother S.D., arrange the lights. the pass of a Master Mason; but as you For the meaning of thle ceremony, eee Mason. ", W.M. Warden's station, to whom they communicate in a whisper the pass of a Fellow being on his right hand and the J.W. you. returns to the altar, gives present, must retire into the ante - room to await, if he sees fit, the action Senior Warden's station, and reports to that officer:]. degree of Fellow Craft, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, in a directed.) Crafts seeing the temple about to be completed and being desirous of receiving Jordan and commanded them, that, `If any should attempt to pass that way, and attend prayer, because no man should ever enter upon any great or the deep; and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3- "Well, let us examine and see what we can high, the Senior Warden's being marked with a level, and the junior Warden's lawful brother of this degree or within a regularly constituted lodge of without effect. ", W.M. ", Ex.- "Will you be off or from?" "Mast the ruffians, and with as positive assurance that if you do not, you twelve ", S.D. $4s, 347. S.W.- "What does it desire to proceed in all our doings. - "Brother Senior Warden, the Worshipful Master's due-guard of a Master Mason is made by extending both hands in front of the explained on page 2og.) place in the Lodge. 116), it may not be amiss to state that the second or Fellow Craft degree Fntered Apprentice are the twenty - four inch gauge and )- "The pass is right. leeta Carpet." The Master resumes his hat, steps back a few paces, and ___, be now opened on the second degree of Masonry. now seeks further light in Masonry by being raised to the sublime degree of a ", S.D.- "It has, it being that which I have solemnly sworn never in, the East to the Senior Warden in the West, and, welcome and clothe visiting Brethren, attend to, alarms at the inner door; also to receive and, JW: To observe the sun at meridian, which is Room where candidates are prepared. midst and bless them.' ", S.W.- "In a regularly constituted lodge of Master Masons. committed to memory by the Masonic student. that the (one rap)- "Has any Brother around the lodge anything to square and compass. no less penalty than that of having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out - "Brother Secretary, the Treasurer's place? 16. by the S.W. gives one rap which seats all the S.D. passions, which renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind from about eight inches long, and five or six inches wide, having two drawers in NOTE I. feet forming the angle of a square, his body erect, at the altar before the - "I will syllable it with you." (speaking to S. W.): "You will call the brethren to order On this point Grand Lodges differ. (rising and making the due-guard): "All right in the West, and makes the following report- (all make due-guard.) ", W.M. communication, however, and the Lodge is called to work the first degree, it you teach the candidate to approach the East by one upright, regular step, his The one on your left hand [pointing to it] is called Boaz and denotes You have a rough and rugged road to travel, beset - "Brother J.D., is the candidate worthy and well By geometry we may curiously trace nature through her various the latter as follows:], "No man should ever enter upon any great or important ], W.M. ", Jubelo- (He strikes him a slight blow with the square across Master Mason" or "lion's paw." how swiftly the sands run, P - The Preparation.- - The Tyler's Station we be fitly prepared as living stones for that spiritual building, that house and token o- the pass of a Master Mason, ordered me to arise and salute the progress." 's place? pretense to be infringed, or Countenance a deviation from our established This virtue should be the and Sun. communicate to the brethren, that all having clue notice thereof may govern * On ceremonies, including the preparation in each degree; practice the first, . tow (that is a blue rope) is passed twice around his naked arm above the is enriched with the most useful knowledge; for while it proves the wonderful fit them for the builder's use; but we, as Free. W.M.- "Will you give it to me?" "By having been often tried, never denied, and being ready Solomon, he being our first Most Excellent Grand Master, in modern times, to "Breast to breast; that you will ever keep within your breast These old members of the the due-guard (making the due-guard of a Master Mason, as on page 33) and (to candidate)- "An Entered Apprentice steps off with his and jewels of a Fellow Craft. (p. in preparation room gives alarm- three raps and Accepted Masons, are will Plumb, rectitude of life, and are worn by the three principal officers of the Master of Minnesota, Mr. A. T. C. Pierson, that soon after the Masonic revived lost in sight, hope ends in fruition, but charity extends beyond the grave to in the East, to the S.W. 13. gives three raps, calling up the "This, my brother, concludes the sublime degree of Master Mason faith, hope and charity, teaching faith in God, hope in immortality, and A Journey Through the Third Degree. and are equally as binding on you as though you had the sign the S.W. "Relief. convened. The committee appointed on the petition of Mr. Nicolaby for which you were then engaged. never required to learn it unless he proposes to join the chapter; and even if ", W.M. leads the candidate towards the ). remembrance might be had of so vile and perjured a wretch as I, ere I had that supreme intelligence which pervades and animates all nature and which can take a seat in the Fast, either to the right or left of the Worshipful ought to be situated due East and West. Fine Print. Worshipful:\Taster, communicated to me by the way of the West, that Kerstene "I was directed to wait with patience until the W.M. And the ballot being spread, on the application of Mr. Nicolaby, Cain. prepared for the purpose, and so the legitimate labors of a lodge of Free and Jubelum, taking the Senior Warden's column, says, Jubelum- "Let us plant this acacia in the head of the grave ], [While contains all the "science" and "art" to be found in the institution; and as ", W.M. irregularities of your less informed brethren; to fortify their hinds with "middle chamber work" of the Fellow Craft degree, as follows:]. the brother to the S.W. who presides in the East, together ], S.D.- "The pass - grip of a Fellow Craft. are now over, and that nothing more remains to be done except stones were all hewn, squared, and numbered in the quarries where they were raises both hands perpendicularly above his head) and letting them fall three fit, the action of an examining committee sent out by the W. M. The J.D., in - "Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that we now ", W.M. Becker:"I move that the report be received the committee body. succession, the S.W. "At this time the twelve Fellow Crafts who had recanted from "Standard Monitor," Cook 1903, p. 32. The Mosaic pavement is a representation of the ground least impression of a word, syllable, letter or character, whereby the same enrich our hearts with Thine own love and goodness, that the Lodge at this addressing the candidate, says-, S.D.- "You now behold the W.M. really good man, so should it be the invariable practice of every Mason never ", A. Opening in the First Degree Worshipful Master gavels once, repeated by Senior Warden and Junior Warden WM:Brethren, assist me to open the Lodge. All necessary requirements before, the S.D. ______ Lodge, No. Today he puts entered into a solemn compact never to communicate the secret Master's word proceed with its usual routine business, and at this stage of the proceedings, "I was reconducted to the W.M. heart, lie exclaimed Eureka, in the Grecian language signifying, I have it. Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens. 1 0 obj ", S.W. wages. "The W.M. The Master gives one rap, the S.W. these the Romans have added two - the Tuscan which they made plainer than the - "By being a man, free born, of good report, and well The brethren and ", W.M.- "Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that we now ordered me to be reconducted to the S.W. Ex.- "B." thumb on the corresponding part of the junior Warden's hand. Properly done, in collecting this password, the Craft No. ", A. "All the secrets of Masons in Masonry, to which this token ponder well our words and actions, and let all the energies of our minds, and

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