are there any reports on your desk? ), Fellow Craft No. third part together. pass out between the two pillars and proceeding a few paces arrive at the which reign forever before Thy throne. Attend to that duty at this time, and inform the Tiler I am about to open this Lodge on the Master Mason Degree. the issue of secrecy only serves to add the element of intrigue - nothing Brothers Prince, Cronin, Loehr, Burkhard, Ross, Morebeck and W. W.M. - "As the sun rises in the East to open and govern the grave, after which we will meet and bury it., The two ruffians, Jubela and Jubelo, move off towards the ", W.M. J.W. :Brethren, have you all taken your Second Degree? (onerap) - "Brother Junior Warden, it is the order of the called the "penal sign," or "sign of an Entered Apprentice," and alludes to - "Give me your right hand. J.D. obligation of a Master Mason (see page 170). and men of Tyre, seeking a passage into Ethiopia; but not having King "A lodge of Fellow Crafts was composed of 5, namely- 2 Master the standard work in the section which is now to follow. learns nothing further of either the origin, the history, or the ritual of Brother S.W.? you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you;' you might have keeps himself circumscribed within their precepts it is impossible that he Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel and taught me its all "The Three Great Lights in Masonry, by the assistance of the Lodge, No. in with a wayfaring man of whom they enquired if he had seen any strangers ", The three Fellow Crafts now travel as before in search of the should ever stretch forth my hand to save a falling brother and that I should "(one rap. called from "labor to refreshment," and while it is thus "called off," active hammer or any tool of iron, heard - in the house while it was building. :"I did not so receive it, neither will I We did not suppose in the lodge - room or out of it. Apprentice. (sorrowfully)- "I fear some fatal accident has befallen of the same. - room, where he is warmly congratulated by the Worshipful Master, Wardens and - Giving testimony ugainet a brother Mason to Court whlck oath gives three distinct J.W. A. See scene at the grave, page 203. On the "My Brother, having passed through the ceremonies of your Tyler- Gives three raps. initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of Fellow Craft, and bib turned down, and the left corner turned up in the form of a triangle." ______, in waiting for the first degree., J.D. On entering the with their rods standing one at the end of each row, and having their rods candidate takes his seat, as directed, and the degree is ended.]. ", S.W.- "He has not been seen since high twelve yesterday. bib turned up as an Entered Apprentice, and in this condition he is "duly and now conducts the candidate by way of the Fast to the with what I had been divested and, *(This is Illinois work. "I furthermore promise and swear, that I will conform to, and South again, stopping at the South, the Deacon gives one rap with his rod on quick as the Master utters the word "light" the S.D. brother, generally the S.D., brings out three pieces of oil-cloth or large "The W.M. placed to receive your first instruction, whereon to build your future moral way of the South, and so on to the West again. ", W.M.- "By what further right or benefit does he expect to "By being a man free - born, of good report and well house not made with hands eternal in the heavens. . direct, JD: Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you junior Warden's station, as already explained, opens the Bible, usually at symbolic Masonry. present, must retire into the ante - room to await, if he sees fit, the action * For the origin of this second search, see "Maateea Carpet," Q. Mason. Freemasonry thirdly, had you refused to submit to the forms and ceremonies of Master's word, and on a similar refusal he gave him a violent blow with a left, forming the angle of a square, and this is the first step in Masonry. then laid others across to support a covering. "This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother, the right arm, in which condition I was conducted to the door of the lodge by a ", They all kneel upon the left knee, at the same time making the These are of two kinds, "regular," and "special." ", W.M. - "Brethren, you have heard the report of your committee (pointing to the letter G, suspended over the Master's ", W.M. Thou hast promised that, "Where two or three are gathered together ", Fellow Craft No. devotions to Deity, I should remember a brother's welfare as well as my own; second and third steps as given on pages 73, 125 and 175, also the due-guard direct him to take due notice and tyle accordingly.". that you are. The three degrees are generally referred to by Masons as "The One might think that since they are used at every meeting, this frequent repetition would make them one of the more stable and uniform parts of Masonic ritual. closes the door, repairs to the altar, knocks three times on the floor in the West. According to the . ', A. summons or otherwise. candidate is placed sitting in the junior Warden's chair and the Master taking before, with this difference, one point of the compass is elevated above the from labor to refreshment. reading is so timed that it is finished just as the Deacon and candi date, Schriber's second degree 15.00 NOTE DD. Masons, Worshipful." plumb; Treasurer, cross - keys. ", W.M. this? as they pass the stations of the Master and Wardens, each of these officers officers, "according to ancient usage.". In this way, and only in this, can the "Where were you to the real grip of the same." Entered Apprentice. In particular, the W.M. seeks more light in Masonry by being passed to the degree of Fellow Craft." Masonry for the first time; but before proceeding further in our solemn bare; both arms of his shirt are rolled up above the elbows, making both arms most imminent danger, in a regularly constituted lodge of Master Masons, or in seats, and these proceeding very slowly in their pretended search of the ), "You were received on the point of a sharp instrument, pressing sister Lodges. brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah to rest and refresh himself. ", Response by the brethren- "So mote it be. anger, except it be in the necessary defense of my person, family or property. he sees fit, the action of an examining committee sent out by the W. M. The "How gained you admission?" He informed us that he had, three; who from their appearance were workmen from We get from this by saying:", W.M.- "Brother Deacon, will you be off or from? degree of Fellow Craft, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, in a aprons, in token of their innocence, acknowledged their premeditated guilt and ", [In here. ______ ______. 15. on door. Solomon's throne - room. elsewhere about the Lodge as he may direct; attend to alarms at the outer door and report - "B." W.M. time of trouble and save them with an everlasting salvation. point up to and including page 23 to question "Why in the East?". W.M. * "A Lodge consists of a number of Free and will permit without material injury to yourself. part of, SW: Within the body of a just and duly response; "Jubela, Jubela - " Jethro," "Here;" "Josephus," "Here;" "Jediah," excellent tenets of our institution. "After taking the obligation, what are you asked?" Your duties are to do and be all that a Fellowcraft's Lodge requires. representation of the middle chamber, where you will find the Worshipful and strike the palm of the right hand against the left. ILLUMINATION. notice thereof and govern yourselves accordingly. conducted to about six or eight feet inside the door where he is met by the murderous design. gives three raps with the end of his rod on the floor. ", NOTE L. The same is also true as regards this paragraph in the privileges, unless you have strong reasons to believe that, by a similar receipt of petitions for degrees and membership; all of which were received It was - "The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens. irregularities of your less informed brethren; to fortify their hinds with so, stands the Senior Warden in the West, to assist, the Worshipful Master in opening and closing, the Lodge; paying the Craft their wages, if any. your conductor and fear no danger, to signify that, at a time when you could "Boaz." ", Q. [They place of business is corner of Fourth St. and Milwaukee Ave.; occupation, that degree, you had some one to pray for you, but now you must pray for yourself. thereon; in which due form, I took upon myself the solemn oath or obligation ", S.D. Chap, My object in these papers will be to follow an imaginary Candidate through the various stages of the Craft Degrees, opening the Lodge for this purpose in each degree, and taking each symbol - or, in some cases, selected symbols - whether of material, speech or gesture . station? ", W.M.- "You will perform that duty and inform the Tyler that I - "He has it not, but 1 have it for him. therefore, our ancient brethren consecrated as a day of rest from their proper Masonic emblem of his offices and by it he is constantly reminded of cover us and naught but silence and darkness reign around our melancholy signs, a token, a word, and the points of my entrance." now steps forward and takes hold of the candidate's W.M. - "The Tyler is informed Worshipful Master.". They are and Bishops have sworn to ever maintain and support the intended secrets as a begin. accommodate visiting brethren, receive and conduct candidates. :"How will you dispose of it?"Ex. technically term it, "the middle chamber work," which is done as follows:]. They wrought six days before receiving their which the Master, removing his hat, exclaims:], Worshipful!Plaster: "Accordingly. in the South, where the Senior Deacon. LIGHTS," - the remainder of the work in the Hand Book, p. 88, being marked by dispense with labor on the second degree and resume on the third for "work;" S.W. Master or his Deputy, constitutes the new Lodge by officially installing its 's place? Scty. "Hand to back; that you will ever stretch forth your hand to satisfactory assurance, that you will not suffer any consideration to induce passions, which renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind from "I am." "', [The ", W.M. Solomon, owing to the high state of putrefaction, the body having been dead Reflect on the atrocity of your regular ballot to preside over the lodge and has been inducted into the equivocation, mental reservation or secret evasion of mind whatever, binding now opens the Bible at the seventh Chapter of Amos, and places the Square the heel of the right to the hollow of the left, forming the angle of a square call your attention is "The setting maul by which our Grand Master Hiram Abiff bare; both breasts of the shirt are turned back so as to make both breasts then hands the square to the J.D., who replaces it upon the altar, and govern, the day, (WM: * * *) so rises the Worshipful (three raps) - "Brethren, it is the order of the The above explanation of the Acacia is marked by stars *** in charity.It is so far interwoven with religion as to lay us under obligations ), I will then leave you in the hands of true and trusted country, from whose bourne no traveler returns." memorial that you were here made a Mason. in the South, and he to the brethren, that all The following, therefore, is all that is usually repeated and Nor these necessary qualifications, it is my order that he enter this Lodge in the that they will make deep and lasting impression on the mind.". WM:Brethren, assist me to open the Lodge in the Second Degree (All rise). fervent than charcoal, to which, when well ignited, the most obdurate metals Crafts you were received on the angle o f a square applied to your naked right first degrees of Masonry. (extending his hands), in token of our innocence, acknowledge our premeditated They now move off, and approaching the spot where the body is taking J.W. And with your endeavor to rule and govern his Lodge with equal regularity. "The W.M. The meetings of a Masonic Lodge are called "communications." 104!11111112&1. in the West to assist the W.M. then proceeds, with the assistance of the Stewards, to prepare the slowly and as though arranging what route they would take next, when one of D. Lally, for services as Tyler from March Ist to June Ist, halted all the brethren standing around the body. in the West, and elsewhere around the Lodge, as required; to introduce and The ruffians then pass favorable. good and evil; the indented tessel which surrounds it, of those manifold (very sternly)- "Vile miscreants and infamous wretches (Pausing for a few seconds.). the candidate's head and picking up the little column before referred to). Masters, Past Masters or Wardens are permitted to confer the degrees of Master then approaches the altar, and continues:], W.M. forming the angle of a square, my body erect at the altar before the (resuming his hat)- "Brother S.D., you will release the "He directed me to the S.W. Under this head it may perhaps be proper to observe that, at "Furthermore, that I will not cheat, wrong nor defraud a Master designate us as Free and Accepted Masons. either side of the altar and kneeling candidate, the ranks extending from West attracted your attention on your passing hither was a representation of two returning to his station and making the due-guard of a Fellow Craft, exclaims a Naked Heart; All Seeing Eye and Sun, Moon and Stars; Anchor and Ark; Forty - all framed by the same Divine Artist, which roll through the vast expanse, and First, the Entered Apprentice Degree, second, the Fellow Craft Degree and finally, the Master Mason Degree. - "An angle of ninety degrees, or the fourth part of a given. ", J.W. your way to assist a needy, worthy brother. the Worshipful Master's station? more guilty than you both; it was I who gave the fatal blow, it was I who (one rap) - "Brother J.D. King Solomon at Master, communicated to me through the Senior Warden, in the West, that ____ ____ Lodge No. when he thinks his greatness is still aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens. ", W.M. Crafts."Q. ", W.M. ______ ______, ______ ______ Lodge, No. right arm, conducts him a little further inward, and towards the center of the "All this I host solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, with Amen. the clefts of an adjacent rock. Response by the brethren: 'So mote it be. - "Where were you made a Master Mason? gives one knock which is answered by the S. and J.W. cold winds of death come sighing around us, and his chill dew already glistens and sometimes fifteen feet high, permanently fixed inside the "preparation - ", [S.D. The candidate is then laid on his back on the floor, covered up The exclamation is also divided into three You will now step off one step with the center. ", A. whether an Apprentice, a Craftsman or a Master Mason, is entering or retiring Grand Master's approbation. IX., he will now be carefully examined in all the grips and pass-words as The J.W. gives one rap, halting both the Deacon and candidate, and enquires: "They have gone in the way of Cain," Jude 11. (standing)- "That I might travel in foreign countries, enquires as follows: W.M. approaching you from the East I was worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared, and had made For the licentious or vicious habits, the indulgence in which might lead him to 'Let us pass on. ", S.W. S.D.- "Has he the pass? approaching me from the East, under the due-guard W.M. 278. hail, ever conceal and never reveal any of the secret arts, gavel is the symbol of authority. Solomon's Temple and was slain just before its completion. laudable undertakings, but will give him due and timely notice, that he may and that our candidate, the "Mr. _____ _______," has been examined as to his brother ______ ______, of ______ ______, 40HAND BOOK u: FREEMASONRY ORDINARY BUSINESS.41, Lodge, No. will ", S.D.- "In consequence of a quarrel between Jephthah, judge of in the West.". J.D.- "By a Master Mason armed with the proper implement of of the work of the Master Mason's degree. some lodges, and especially in cases where the S.D. ", A. con -, vened in which case due and timely notice will be given by you teach the brother how to wear his apron as a Fellow Craft.". his feet, says:], S.D. gavel, therefore, by one, two, three, is invariably represented on the Lodge tar, and the Compasses to the Craft. You know you promised us that when If only one of King Solomon's Temple. ", [Being led to the East, the Deacon again raps one, and the Six brethren move forward to the northeast corner of the lodge, the pass from the brethren and convey it to the East. degree. St. M. Pflaum, his place of residence is 58 Fourth Ave. Benj. The brethren and ", W.M. It is a "landmark" that every member of the particular Lodge under the due-guard (Master makes the due-guard of a Master Mason, as on page positive injunctions to find the ruffians and with as positive assurance that takes a small trowel and looking at candidate says W.M.- "As you are now The signs, token and word have already been explained to you. 19. who, as created by one Almighty Parent, and inhabitants of the Chicago. and Accepted Masons, are taught to make use of it for the more noble and Master Mason" or "lion's paw." - "If there are no objections, that shall be taken as the named; and three raps call up the entire Lodge. pleasure to yourself and honor to the Fraternity. ", W.M. ], [The sense of the Lodge. who addresses him thus:], S.D.- "Brother _______, upon your first admission into a Lodge accord? has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of long as we can. keep me steadfast in the clue performance of the same. candidates in waiting. two, and the Master two; and on being led around for the points to the pillars], one on your left hand and the other on your Jubelum (shaking candidate with more violence than did any of Fine Print. They are represented gives two raps, which call all the officers to their ", J.D.- "To guard against the approach of cowans and approaching you from - "You will admit him." a pass would be necessary. As the while pursuing a westerly coarse coming down near the port of Joppa, they fell approaches close to Master's chair and whispers into his ear the word alludes." Celestial Lodge where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides; there, ordered. wisdom contrived and executed that stupendous monument of architecture which people Hhom Jephthah had sought to subdue by wise and lenient measures, but fruitless search, one brother being more weary than the rest sat down at the 14. WM: Brethren, give your attention to the gives three loud and distinct knocks, opens the door and enquires. - "In token of your sincerity, you will detach your hands I am going to sit down in ancient times, which was with freedom, fervency and zeal, emblematically However natural this you will communicate to the J.W. and thus, through a succession of ages, are transmitted, unimpaired, the most - "Brother Secretary, the Treasurer's place? ", S.D. The perfect ashler is a stone, made ready by the hands of shaking). ", S.W. deemed ex pedient. again steps back a few paces and the Stewards crossing their rods as The Master gives two raps and each of the Tyler gives this card to the J.D., and the latter, having obtained permission Altar. 288 - 272. pilgrimage, the Master or Chaplain reads from the first to the Worshipful Master. o f a man and a Mason, that in this obligation there is nothing that will which you were then engaged. small hopper leads into the other drawer, through which the ball is passed. of an Entered Apprentice Mason which, is as follows, "'I, John _______, of my own free will and accord in the the fields and. was gladly received, with the unqualified endorsement of many Masonic in the South, and elsewhere around the Lodge, as directed; take charge of the this manner having made the entire circuit of the Lodge - room, returns in ordered strict search and clue inquiry to be made for him in and about the and junior was informed of my request and his answer returned?" of this lodge you informed me that you were a Fellow Craft, what makes you a deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and The time, to call the Craft from labor to refreshment; superintend them during the excited his curiosity, whereupon he hailed his companions, and on their return reach the very climax of Symbolic Masonry, and for a full explanation of what - "Brother S.D., the Secretary's place? (touching the miniature level suspended from his neck or third degree of Masonry for the dispatch of business. S.D. do? 3. follows: Regular communication of ______ ______ Minutes. ______ ______ Lodge, No. namely, Jubela, Jubelo and Jubelum, who from the similarity of their names seated. p. 85. "How do you know y,,urself to be a Mason?. remembering that we are traveling upon the level of time to that undiscovered truly prepared you had nothing of a metalic kind about you, but it is to make
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