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The three craftsmen, having stood by the candidate all this time, listening to the ruffians, whose voices they recognize, say one to another: "What shall we do? A. 6, p. 18), and says: Worshipful Master, while engaged in the lawful pursuit of Masonry, there is an alarm at the inner door of our Lodge. Memory in the lodge. Seven; one Master and six Entered Apprentices. 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. In a way, the Masonic ritual represents the rebirth of man. For this purpose the ACACIA was used.--Lexicon. "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. Ruffians--We will go back and get a pass, if that is the case. I have long sought this opportunity. ", "Oh! During this degree, the importance of education and work, and the awesome power of God, are taught to the Mason. Wm. have compassion on the children of thy creation, administer them comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation. (Secretary reads the minutes, &c., &c.). (The Deacons return to their places) WM: *. Yet, O Lord! Having my curiosity aroused, I examined it, and found it to be a grave.". We were sent in haste and on urgent business; there was nothing said about giving us a pass, and we presume it was forgotten, or not deemed necessary. J. D.--At the right hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. Answer (1 of 12): Loads of stuff! W. M.--Is it of his own free-will and accord? Then one of the best posted relates the responded following, in a clear and distinct voice: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, we come to inform you that fifteen of us Fellow Crafts, seeing the Temple about to be completed, and being desirous of obtaining the secrets of a Master Mason, by which we might travel in foreign countries, 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 us recanted; but the other three persisted in their murderous design, and we fear that they have taken the Grand Master's life. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. The significance of this Degree is. MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. generally the W. M. in the east. It is King Solomon's orders that the several rolls be called, and report made as soon as possible. 19 watching. How many were there employed in the building of King Solomon's Temple? In the Adonhiramite Masonry, which was used there about 1787, the doors are not mentioned at all.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 307. It is right around 490 words long. 147:1 A Grand Lecturer is elected annually at the session of the Grand Lodge of each State. Dedicated to the Memory of Dudley H. Sheppard 1952-2006 Compiled, Edited and Approved by: Dr. Steven V. Cates Leaksville Lodge 136, Eden, NC Chair, Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) He has not been seen in or about the Temple. On his last day on earth, it was bright, sunny and warm. (Mirror Site), Illustrations of Masonry, by Capt. (i.e. Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. Avery Allyn, in Ritual of Freemasonry, explains that this degree originated, according to Masonic tradition, at the building of KST. Brother Junior Deacon. W. M.--I presumed that you did from the jewel that you wear, it being the Senior Warden's jewel. K. S.--Vile, impious wretches! and sits down near the candidate. times Master Mason's wore their aprons with the right corner turned up in the form of a triangle to distinguish them as Master Masons, and as overseers of the work, but in modern times we work in speculative Masonry only and a Master . you with my right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. If lodge functions go smoothly, it is the Master who takes the credit. You will remember you promised us, that when the Temple was completed, we should receive the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby we might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages. To preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and, for this purpose, it is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and condescension. W. M.--You will cause him to kneel on his naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses. that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, and buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, ere I had been accessory to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.' Answer--We have murdered our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. These generous principles are to extend further. Rapping three times each. The lecture is as follows: Q. A. (They all kneel.). A. Aprons, Grand Lodge of British Columbia Petition and ), A. O Lord my God!! of Royal and Select Masters, Royal Master Degree, Order of Royal and Select Masters, Most Excellent Master 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. 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. 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 Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. 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 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! W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? The first was the voice of Jubela exclaiming:2 'Oh! Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. we must not go and report ourselves; if we do, the twelve will be put to death. It is done by putting the inside of your right foot to the inside of the right foot of the one to whom you are going to give the word, the inside of your own knee to his, laying your breast close against his, your left hands on each other's back, and each one putting his mouth to the other's right ear. The Entered Apprentice Degree represents the physical side of a man yet to be tempered by enhancing his mind in the Fellowcraft Degree and finally, spiritually, in the Master Mason Degree. Lessons in Masonry are taught in three separate stages in our Masonic Lodges. A. I did, by order of the Worshipful Master and the assistance of the brethren. p. 175. Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! King Solomon then ordered them to take it by the Fellow Craft grip; but on trial, for the reason before given, the Fellow Craft's grip failed to benefit any--it could not be raised. My Brother, a Master Mason advances on his left foot, bringing the heel of his right to the heel of his left, thereby forming the angle of a square. A. I was directed to wait with patience until the Worshipful Master should be informed of my request, and his answer returned. Cheek to cheek, or mouth to ear--that you will ever caution and whisper good counsel in the ear of an erring brother, and, in the most friendly manner, remind him of his errors, and aid his reformation, giving him due and timely notice, that he may ward off approaching danger.". The Senior Warden approaches the candidate, faces him toward the east (i.e. MASTER MASON, OR THIRD DEGREE. trial, strict examination, or lawful Masonic. (Moving off, one says:). (pdf), Order of Demolay Ritual - Masonic Youth Organization 105:1 In the progress of Masonry during the last century the fatal weapons underwent several changes. The conductor then turns about to the Senior Warden in the west, and says: Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful. (Deacon opens the door, and delivers his message.). Do good unto all. While it is the duty of the Master of the Lodge to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren; individual members who seek more light and Masonic lodge Education Officers may also use this Masonic quiz to teach others.. Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes . they approach the Junior Warden's station in the south, he steps silently out from his seat to the floor, and confronts the blind-folded candidate, clinching him by the collar in a very rough manner, and at the same time exclaiming: left to right: S. D., or Conductor. (See Fig. It is the culmination of all he has learned through the first degrees, including how to prepare for spiritual enlightenment through the craft's teachings. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. A late 18th century Freemasonry mnemonic aid. Herod, and Pilate. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". : Mah-Hah-Bone, which is given on the five points of fellowship, and in low breath. Brother Junior Deacon (turning to that officer), you will inform the Tyler. FIG 18. In the second section, the historical traditions of the Order are introduced, and an important instance of Masonic virtue is exemplified. They roll the canvas around and over the candidate where he fell, which is in the east or northeast corner of the Lodge, and, for a few moments, retire, when the Lodge becomes still as the hour of midnight; not a sound is permitted to be made; all go--if at all--from place to place on tiptoe. As soon as a lodge accepts you, you are an apprentice. W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) I was directed to wait with patience until the Master was informed of my request and his answer returned. A Brother, who has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft, and now wishes to receive further light in Masonry by being raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. In some Lodges the following paraphrase of the above is sung; and if the Lodge have an organ, or melodeon, the singers are generally accompanied on the instrument: For balance of this paraphrase, see Freemason's Monitor, or Illustrations of Masonry, by Thomas S. Webb, p. 61. It is the pass-word to the Master's degree. Conductor--By the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. 155.). All eyes are upon the Master. 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. However, it becomes "real work" when the verbiage must be actually committed to memory - and vocal chord output. Conductor--Cain. I'm the International Master Council of DeMolay and an EA out of Myrtle lodge in Oklahoma City. K. S.--Was the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's Degree, on or about it? W. M.--Brother Gabe, you are not yet a Master Mason, neither do I know that you ever will be, until I know how well you will withstand the amazing trials and dangers that await you. 6, p. Thus, brother, we close our lecture on the emblems with the solemn thought of death. None but he who has visited the Holy of Holies, and travelled the road of peril, can have any conception of the mysteries unfolded in this degree. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? 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. 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 working-tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry appertaining to the first, 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; that. Let me admonish you, in the most serious manner, in reference to the close of life, that, when the cold winter of death shall have passed, and the bright summer morn of the resurrection appears, the Sun of Righteousness shall descend and send forth His angels to collect our ransomed dead; then, if we are found worthy, by the benefit of his "pass" we shall gain a ready admission into that celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides, where we shall see the King In the beauty of holiness, and with him enter into an endless eternity. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? 18.) Senior Deacon steps forward, and whispers in the Warden's ear, "Tubal Cain.". At this time, the twelve Fellow Crafts, who had recanted from their murderous designs, appeared before King Solomon, clothed in white gloves and aprons, in token of their innocence, acknowledging their premeditated guilt, and humbly imploring his pardon. The Apron is at once an emblem of innocence and the badge of a Mason. To signify that my duties and obligations become more and more binding as I advance in Masonry. It was to show that my duties and obligations became more and more extended as I advanced in Masonry. The trowel is an instrument made use of by operative Mason 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; that 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, or best agree. 7, p. (Scottish Rite 1st - 32nd 'Degree' Explanations), 'Masonic Ritual for use by The Most the end of man, and of the aspiring hopes of all faithful Masons? And, if finished, he would not have been permitted to enter it; for one living person alone possessed that privilege, viz., the High Priest, and he only once a year. King Solomon, being informed of this, supposed him to be indisposed, and ordered strict search to be made for him through the several apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made; search and inquiry were accordingly made, but he could not be found. Proficient in the Uniform Work of the Master Mason Degree, in all chairs, including Lectures and Charge. S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. pdf, Grand Lodge of Nevada Fellowcraft Ritual in But is this. 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. --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. "3d. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". MM Obligation #1. 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. THE MM'S BOOK by J.S.M. Second Ruffian--We will go to some other port. After calling a few more names, which are responded to by the brethren, he says: "Jubelo! 14.). 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. A. (Sits down.). At the same time the Senior Warden steps to his stand, and turns up the column on his desk at his right. Then he would retire at the south gate of the outer courts of the Temple; and, in conformity with the custom of our Grand Master, whose memory we all so reverently adore, we will now retire at the south gate of the Temple. How should a Master Mason wear his apron? Why had you a cable-tow three times around your body? I furthermore promise and swear that I will not be present at the making of woman a Mason, an old man in his dotage, a young man in his non-age, an atheist, a mad man, a libertine, or a fool, knowing them to be so. 12, p. Jubelo!! The Ruffian gives the candidate a brush across the throat with his right hand, and at the same time relinquishes his hold with his left, steps quietly to one side, and permits the conductor and candidate td pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, which is done by the conductor advancing very rapidly, pulling the candidate along with him. They are the grips, penal signs, passwords and ritual work. On being brought to light, what did you discover more than you had heretofore discovered? The Senior Deacon steps to the altar, takes the compasses, repairs to the door, opens it, and says: S. D.--Let him enter, and be received in due form. W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? Thus was man formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God; and he that will so demean himself as not to be endeavoring to add to the common stock of knowledge and understanding, may be deemed a drone In the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons. 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. Five; two Masters and three Fellow Crafts. Q. Here are seven things you may not know about Freemasons. 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.". This interpretation is borne out in the higher Degrees of sublime Masonry. 5, 6, pp. SW: All present are Master Masons. This is not, however, practised in city Lodges. I was conducted to the Master in the East, who then presented me with the working tools of a Master Mason, and taught me their uses. The second degree is the Fellow Craft, which represents manhood, the middle period of life. This canvas is usually held behind the candidate, in an inclined position, by some of the brethren, and is for the purpose of catching him when he is tripped up by the assumed ruffian, Jubelum. What induced you to become a Master Mason? Ancient!Free!&!Accepted!Masons! towards the Master), and says: Brother, you will step off with your left foot one full step, and bring the heel of your right in the hollow of your left foot; now step off with your right foot, and bring the heel of your left in the hollow of your right foot; now step off with your left foot, and bring both heels together. Three Grand Masters, three thousand three hundred Masters or overseers of the work, eighty thousand Fellow Crafts, and seventy thousand Entered Apprentices, &c., &c. (See p. A. A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. Take this Master Mason Quiz to test your knowledge of the Masonic third degree of Freemasonry to refresh your memory about this degree. Q. His business is to teach the subordinate Lodges the Ritual of Freemasonry, and he is paid generally by salary, or so much from each Lodge before whom he may lecture. 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. The Master either reads or repeats the following from a Monitor, which by many is committed to memory; but when he has the "work" (i.e., that part which is not monitorial), it is not necessary that he should commit to memory what is called the Master's carpet of emblems, but as it is a part of the initiation of the Third Degree, the author proposes to give it in its regular order of Lodge business. A. Brother Gabe, permit me to call your attention to the last emblem on the carpet--the spade, setting-maul, coffin, grave, and sprig of acacia. The Worshipful Master, who ordered me to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me how to wear my apron as a Master Mason. He has the right of instruction by competent brethren to obtain "suitable proficiency in the work of the first degree" which may make him suitable to receive his 2nd degree. Both points of the Compasses bare; which was to teach me never to lose sight of the Masonic application of that useful and valuable instrument, which teaches friendship, morality, and Brotherly love. This Masonic third degree can only be offered by Masonic lodges and cannot be taken as a form of free or paid course online. (See Note Q, Appendix.). W. M.--Brother Gabe, as you are clothed as a Master Mason,1 it is necessary that you should have the working-tools or a Master Mason. no pass. 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. Phil., p. 297. They usually meet in the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. You will remember in whom you put your trust, with that divine assurance, that "he who endureth unto the end, the same shall be saved."
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