Conductor--By the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. In this state of darkness and despair she lay until the Saviour came, instituted the five points of Christian fellowship, and raised her from the dust, in which she had been indecently interred, to a more glorious inheritance."--Theo. how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. At the time of request for Masonic funeral services, the Master shall notify lodge officers and members to assemble at a . Answer--Most Worshipful King Solomon, we are but Fellow Crafts; we therefore know nothing about the Master's word or the Master's Degree. Uploaded the Shannon Guy. 2, Ceremonies of Opening and Closing Grand Lodge & Provincial Grand Lodge and Form of Installation of W.M. steps, due-guards and signs, through the, (At 40.) It is a very common practice in lodges to close a lodge of Entered Apprentices, and open a lodge of Fellow Crafts, and close that, and open a Master Mason's lodge, all in the same evening. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee; thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish his day. What induced you to become a Master Mason? 16, p. 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! excess, and see that they return to their labor, in Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for, Brethren Welcome | Grand Lodge of NC How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you? 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 and best agree. Jubela!! J. W.--The token is right, and the pass is right. J. W.--The password is right. Mark Master Masons. Second Ruffian--Then let us flee into the interior parts of the country, and avoid being taken as long as possible. 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. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, it is my orders that this Lodge be now closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication (barring emergency), when all, or a suitable number, shall have due and timely notice. In the name of God and the Holy Saints John, I, now EL Masonic Temple holds public open house What induced you to become a Master Mason? East to the Senior Warden in the West, and. Even thouugh the Junior Warden does not move forward He should be in learning and know how to open all four Lodges. The Master should instruct the candidate (and he generally does) how to make the signs before he gets up from the altar, after taking the obligation. Mark Master Masons. at the same time pulling up the evergreen--or acacia, as it is styled--at the head of the grave. In the primitive lectures--i.e., those which were used after the Revival in 1717, for the subject was never ventilated before that date--they were called "the three principal entrances to the Temple"; but subsequently it was thought expedient to particularize these entrances; and the passage was altered at first to "the east, west and south doors"; and, at the Union in 1813, the version became "north, south, and east entrances." 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! W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? who will obtain it from the brothers on the right and left and communicated it in the East. SW: Worshipful Master. The Senior Deacon, who has stationed himself at the inner door, at the right of the Senior Warden, on hearing these raps rises to his feet, makes the sign of a Master Mason to the Master (see Fig. A. ii. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! 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. They present the jewel to the Master, who, on examination of it, says: "This is the jewel of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; there can be no longer any doubt as to the identity of the body.". This is all intended to produce its effect upon the ears of the candidate. Q. Godwyn says: 'Making a covenant was a solemn binding of each other to the performance of a mutual promise, by outward ceremonies of cutting a beast in twain, and passing between the parts thereof' (Jer. Treasurer--(See opening ceremony, p. The unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. Brother Junior Deacon, the last as well as the first care of Masons, when convened? you with my right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. and family, and contribute to the relief of, distressed The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. Having my curiosity aroused, I examined it, and found it to be a grave.". Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! Brother Junior Grand Warden, you will see my orders duly executed. --Further light in Masonry. We will carry the body a westerly course from the Temple to the brow of the hill west of Mount Moriah, where I have dug a grave due east and west, six feet perpendicular. 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. 124:1 Can any living Mason be simple enough to believe that Dr. Anderson, in his "Defence of Masonry," intended to prove a real historical fact when he explained the exhumation of the body of H. A. Answer--We will bury it in the rubbish of the Temple, until low twelve, and then we will meet and give it a decent burial. W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? No designs are drawn on the trestle-board, and for this reason many of us are idle. ), 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. 18.) 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. A. (See sign of a Master Mason, Fig. ), A. A. I was ordered to be returned to the place from whence I came, and reinvested of what I had been divested of, and wait the Worshipful Master's will and pleasure. 17. This reference to Jeremiah, where the prophet denounced the curse of the Lord upon the Princes and rulers who had broken the covenant which they had made with King Zedekiah, may explain the self-imposed penalty of J------ (Jubelum)." What! Q. worthy Master Masons, their widows. from the Worshipful Master. elsewhere This is the first time this has been done . Ruffian (i.e., S. W.) gives candidate a brush with his right hand across the left breast, and at the same time lets him pass, the conductor hurrying him on toward the east end of the Lodge, where the Master is stationed to perform the part of the Third Ruffian, Jubelum, who is generally provided with a buckskin bag stuffed with hair, to represent a setting-maul. Brother A. JW: To see that the Lodge is properly tyled. we must not go and report ourselves; if we do, the twelve will be put to death. and have not obtained that which we have sought: this is no time for vain reflection--the question is, what shall we do with the body? Begone! But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 61, Manchester, was grand master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire in 1885, and was a 33 of the Scottish Rite. O Lord my God!!! WM: The password is right in duly received in the east, WM: Br. "Five constitute a Lodge of Fellow Crafts two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. 18.) Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that, ___________Lodge 87, for 72 Years, 6 Month, and 22 days. A. A. "Further, that I will always aid and assist all poor, distressed, worthy Master Masons, their widows and orphans, knowing them to be such, as far as their necessities may require, and my ability permit, without material injury to myself and family. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". S. D.--Brother Junior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified? 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. This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. Congratulations Brother! JD: (before the senior warden stand) Br: SW, SW: I'm satisfied all persons are qualified to sit in a lodge of Master Mason, WM: As further evidence that all persons are Master Masons receive the password from the Senior and junior deacon. mountains of Zion; for there the Lord. The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). A. It is very singular, that, a man so celebrated as Hiram Abiff was, universally acknowledged as the third most distinguished man then living, and, in many respects, the greatest man in the world, should pass from off the stage of action, in the presence of King Solomon, three thousand three hundred grand overseers, and one hundred and fifty thousand workmen, with whom he had spent a number of years, and with King Solomon, his bosom friend, without any of his numerous confrres even recording his death, or any thing, A Master Masons' Lodge is styled by the Craft the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple," and when the Lodge is opened on this Degree, both points of the compasses are elevated above the square. The body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was found in a westerly course from the Temple, where our weary brothers sat down to rest and refresh themselves. 67.). From Josephus we learn, that although seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole time, it rained not in the daytime, that the workmen might not be obstructed in their labor, and from sacred history it appears that there was neither the sound of hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house while it was building. A Description of the Ceremonies used in opening a Lodge of Entered Apprentice Masons; which is the same in all upper degrees, with the exception of the difference in the signs, due-guards, grips, pass-grips, words and their several names; all of which will be given and explained in their proper places as the work progresses. 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. Grand Lodge S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) George Burnham (28 December 1868, 28 June 1939), congressman from San Diego [10] Henry E. Burnham (8 November 1844 - 8 February 1917), U.S. senator from New Hampshire. Lodge No ___ be now opened, on K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? (See Fig. (Shakes candidate. Accordingly our traditions furnish in stances, both among the Apprentices and Craftsmen, of treachery--violation of sacred pledges--and the commission of actual crime. SW: within the body of a just and regular constituted lodge of Master Masons assembled in a place representing the unfurnishes Sanctum Sanctorum of King Solomon's Temple furnishes with the Holy Bible Square and Compass together with a charter or dispensation from some grand body of competent jurisdiction empowering it to work, WM: how many constitute a Master Mason lodge, SW: the Worshipful Master Senior and Junior Warden, Treasurer, Secretary, Senior and Junior Deacon, SW: at the right in front of the Senior Warden in the West. 16 and 17, pages 97 and 120; also see Note L, Appendix. 2. But few Masons take sufficient interest in Masonry to be advanced further, and consequently do not get the password which was lost by the tragical death of Hiram Abiff. W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) (All the Brethren are standing) W.M. Brethren, it is the order of the Worshipful Master, communicated what's this?" 6, p. 18), and says: S. D.--Brother Gabe, who has been regularly initiated Entered Apprentice, passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft, and now wishes to receive further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. Your donations to the Grand Lodge Relief Fund for those brethren who have lost their Lodge Building, Homes and also those brethren who lost their lives during the recent Floods that swept through Kentucky in . The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? SW: Brother JD JD: Worshipful Master WM:The first great care of Masons when convened? He served on the Commission for Information and Recognition of . Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that the, substitute --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. And finally, the veracity of the legend is completely ignored by a reference to the Holy Scriptures. and after a few more names, that of the Third Ruffian, "Jubelum! present, that having due notice thereof. beauty of the day; call the Craft from labor, to 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. the Lodge is now opened on the Master, Masons W. M.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? PDF Volume 2 Issue 1 which - Good evening Brethren. Let us emulate his amiable and virtuous conduct, his unfeigned piety to his God, his inflexible integrity to his trust; and as the evergreen that bloomed at the head of the grave be. 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? SW: Deacons approach the west give me the password of a master mason. The Pot of Incense, the Beehive. S. D.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? the blessing, even life for evermore. Phoenixmasonry Home Page, Copyrighted 1999 - 2019 There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. 115:1 Their real names (if there be any thing real in the whole transaction, which is more than doubtful), as preserved in a subsidiary degree. In the mean time, it is hoped and expected that every brother will demean himself as becomes a man and a Mason. of Master Masons, assembled in a place, representing W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? 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. 18.) Draped designs. 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. A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. Grand Master 2022-2023. (They take hold of each other's hands by the real grip of a Fellow Craft. 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.". The conductor then turns about to the Senior Warden in the west, and says: Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. JD: From there, review the lodges' meeting times and reach out to the listed contact to learn more. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? they either through closing completely or amalgamating with another Lodge/Chapter. 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. The candidate then kneels, and the conductor ties a hoodwink very closely over both eyes, so that he cannot see. The brethren are now allowed a few minutes for recreation, styled by Masons refreshment; during which time the candidate is being prepared in the ante-room, and the Lodge made ready for the remaining portion of the ceremony of initiation. ii. 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! W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? 1 (See p. The over 30,000 Masons of Kentucky welcome you to the Grand Lodge of Kentucky Free and Accepted Masons site. SW: Conductor--Cain. The York Masons name the seaside; the Americans say, Mount Moriah; the French, Monet Lebanon. xxxiv. W. M.--Reading of the present communication. so stands the Senior Warden in the west to assist the Worshipful Master in opening and closing the lodge pay the craft their wages if any be due and see that none go away, dissatisfied, if in my power to prevent. from the Senior Warden to the Junior, Deacon. Senior Deacon passes on to the west, where the same questions are asked and answered as before, and the Senior Warden suffers them to pass on to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions and answers are repeated. On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. Q. The following is the representation of the Master giving candidate the grand Masonic word, or at least this is a substitute, for, ac-cording to Masonic tradition, the right one was lost at the death of Hiram Abiff. SW: Q. conceal it so that the place may be known should occasion hereafter require. To observe the approach of cowans and, eavesdroppers, Q. Worshipful Master is about to open a Lodge, of 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. gives one knock which is answered by the S. and J.W. 12, p. p. 176. Brethren; attend to giving the signs; observe the. . In your present condition, what do you most desire? Is there no hope for the widow's son? A. John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hail, ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secrets, arts, parts, point or points, of the Master Masons' Degree, to any person or persons whomsoever, except it be to a true and lawful brother of this Degree, or in a regularly constituted Lodge of Master Masons, nor unto him, or them, until by strict trial, due examination, or lawful information, I shall have found him, or them, as lawfully entitled to the same as I am myself. (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) 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. 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. (See Fig. According to the Jewish law, no interments were permitted within the walls of the city, and as it was unlawful for the cohens or priests to pass over a grave, it became necessary to place marks wherever a dead body had been interred, to enable them to avoid it. 97:1 What does it denote? A. ), WM:*. K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) After calling a few more names, which are responded to by the brethren, he says: "Jubelo! This Degree is very lengthy, and to give the lecture at an initiation would take up too much of the night; but if there is time, the Master and Senior Warden usually go through with the first section before closing the Lodge, so that the candidate and brethren may become conversant with it. WM: what is your duties brother Junior Deacon? 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. blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. Fine Print, WM: How many compose a Master Masons Lodge. Be diligent, prudent, temperate, discreet. The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! 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. (Moving off, one says:). A. Reader, I have given you the whole of the first three Degrees in Masonry. Prop. never--no, never dies. WM: Brother Junior Warden, what is the first we of every Master Mason? 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. it from the Brethren on the right and left, and Q. Closing a Master Masons Lodge of Sorrow - Facebook SD: The beautiful virgin weeping over the broken column denotes the unfinished state of the Temple, likewise the untimely death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; the book open before her, that his virtues lay on perpetual record; the sprig of acacia in her right hand, the divinity of the body; the urn in her left, that his ashes were therein safely deposited, under the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple. To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. As they approach the west, the Senior Warden steps out as did the Junior Warden, facing the candidate, and, clinching him by the collar more roughly than the Junior Warden, exclaiming as follows: S. W. (Second Ruffian.) For this purpose the ACACIA was used.--Lexicon. p. 154. Each lodge has its own personality, so we recommend attending a meeting and getting to know the Brothers to find the best fit for you. 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. Take due notice thereof and. WM: Each Grand Lodge has a "work" of its own, which is taught the subordinate Lodges annually by its Grand Lecturer. (Gives candidate a sudden shake.). Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! 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. --Nothing, Worshipful. Is the Tyler of the Lodge present? Jubelo!! A. From the foregoing remarks, it will be seen that the essential points of Masonry are identical the world over, and that the differences, which are of minor importance, may be gathered by comparing the present work with Richardson's Monitor or Allyn's Ritual. The Worshipful Master and Senior Warden should be able to open and close in all four lodges. WM: 105:1 In the progress of Masonry during the last century the fatal weapons underwent several changes. And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. Senior Warden, one. 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. At this time a party arrived with the ruffians, and related that, while sitting down to rest and refresh themselves, they heard the following horrid exclamations from the clefts of an adjacent rock: the first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming, "Oh! sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 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. You must pray for yourself. As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". This communicate to the. All these were, classed and arranged in such a manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord, nor confusion was suffered to interrupt that universal peace and tranquillity which pervaded the world at that important period." As a Mason, you can earn degrees, join esoteric and social organizations, and become privy to the language and abbreviations specific to Freemasonry. A. When in place, the Master begins: Click the card to flip . the beard, even Aarons beard; that went, down 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. Describe three methods businesses use to deal with theft. and be thereby better enabled to support, myself "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.

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