Thus, in the thirty-second, or Degree of Prince of the Royal Secret, according to the Continental nomenclature, the following analogies are p. 147 explained: "The symbolical mystery of the death of (Hiram Abiff) represents that of the Messiah; for the three (blows) which were given to him at the three gates of (the Temple) allude to the three points of condemnation against Christ at three separate places, viz. (See Fig. WM: The first great care of Masons when convened. W. M.--Why in the east, and his duty there? 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. Brother, be ever mindful of that great change, when we shall be called from labors on earth to that everlasting refreshment in the paradise of God. Turning to the Senior Warden, he continues: K. S.--My worthy brother of Tyre, I will thank you to endeavor to raise the body by the Fellow Craft's grip. 1 (See Note P, page 271.). There are many 32nd Degree Masons who never get invite. (See sign of a Master Mason, Fig. ), 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. Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel, when the Lodge is closed, and the brethren divest themselves of their regalia, preparatory to returning to their respective homes. A Master Mason has the right to visit lodges throughout the world, sharing in fraternal fellowship with like-minded men who now share a common bond. A late 18th century Freemasonry mnemonic aid. 12 days ago. The Badge of a Mason signifies, among other things, that Masons are workers and builders. Hiram Abiff (also Hiram Abif or the Widow's son) is the central character of an allegory presented to all candidates during the third degree in Freemasonry . J. W.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? As the final and highest honor in Freemasonry, the Master Mason degree symbolizes man's maturity through increased knowledge and wisdom. These implements are both used as will be described hereafter. have compassion on the children of thy creation, administer them comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation. 16 and 17, pages 97 and 120; also see Note L, Appendix. S. D.--At the left hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? Q. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? 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? All the implements of Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. A. He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. S. D.--From the west, travelling toward the east. 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.). --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. Get the best deals on Masonic & Freemason Books & Publications when you shop the largest online . List the six basic rights guaranteed by law in the Consumer Bill of Rights. 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. To the secrets of a Master Mason; after which he observed that my pursuit was truly laudable, and ordered me to be reconnected to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to approach the East, advancing by three upright regular steps, my feet forming the right angle of a perfect square, my body erect to the Master in the East. A sufficient number of the brethren now take up the body (yet rolled up in the canvas), and, raising it on their shoulders, proceed to carry it around the Lodge, head foremost, three times, in representation of ascending a hill, the last time halting in the west end of the Lodge, nearly in front of the Senior Warden's station, and a little to the right. J. W. (makes the same sign as the Senior Warden.) As the embers of mortality are faintly glimmering in the sockets of existence, the Bible removes the dark cloud, draws aside the sable curtains of the tomb, bids hope and joy rouse us, and sustains and cheers the departing spirit; it points beyond the silent grave, and bids us turn our eyes with faith and confidence upon the opening scenes of our eternity. Senior Warden, one. The Apron is at once an emblem of innocence and the badge of a Mason. Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. I now receive you on both points of the compasses, extending from your naked left to your naked right breast (he here places both points against candidate's breasts), which is to teach you, that as the vital parts of man are contained within the breasts, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses--which are Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love. After saluting the Wardens, what did you then discover? Q. (Shakes candidate. Five; two Masters and three Fellow Crafts. Jubelo! 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. That which was lost, which, by my endeavors and his assistance, I was in hope to find. MASTER MASON, OR THIRD DEGREE. The highest degree that can be obtained in Freemasonry is the Master Mason Degree. A. Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses; in which due form I took the solemn oath of a Master Mason, which is as follows: (Here give the obligation; but it is never required--being only a matter of form.). (1 Kings vii. What did the Worshipful Master do with you? There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. W. M. (one rap, Senior Warden rises to his feet.) --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. Amen. Let no motive, there-fore, make you swerve from your duty, violate your vows, or betray your trust; but be true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist whom you this evening represent. 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!" the Masons) in pdf, Duncan's Masonic No! You will pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. A. J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. The brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. Not even the Bible, the writings of Josephus, nor any other writings, however ancient, of which we have any knowledge, furnish any information respecting his death. For them, learning the Masonic work happens fast like the below scene from the Matrix. 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. At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. The room is cleared by removing the altar and lights, and the two large pillars used in the Second Degree. S. D.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? Kneeling at the alter on my naked knees, my naked hands resting on the Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses; in which due form I took the obligation of a Master Mason. On his last day on earth, it was bright, sunny and warm. The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! 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)." 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. The brother who has acted the part of sea-captain now takes his station at the door again, when these Fellow Crafts approach him in the west. Masonic ritual is the scripted words and actions that are spoken or performed during the degree work in a Masonic lodge. The body was then carried to the Temple for a more decent burial, and was interred in due form. These degrees are given based on merit and ability, although Master Masons cannot progress through these degrees without time and examination. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. J. W.--Brethren, you are now called from refreshment to labor again. 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. (See engraving.). If this Certification is to be respected and sought after as a mark of accomplishment, we must insist that those who . Each organization's degrees focus on a different theme, and together, they create a larger story that teaches Freemasons valuable lessons through . 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.) 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! Q. Even in its exoteric aspect its simple, yet dramatic, power must leave a lasting impression on the mind of every Cand.. A. Let us go and report. .18); as if they would say--Thus let it be done to him, and thus let his body be cut in two, who shall break this covenant. W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? Not!to!be!consulted!in!any!Lodge!or! sign of an Entered Apprentice, who presented his. Reading the part will not merit receiving credit for the part. Wm. He made me a Master Mason in due form. On removal of the earth, they came to the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, which they found in a high state of putrefaction, and in a mutilated and mangled condition, it having been buried already fifteen days: the effluvia which arose from it compelled them to place involuntarily their hands thus (Master here places his hands in form of a duegard of a Master Mason, which alludes to the manner in which his hands were placed when he took the oath of a Master Mason), to guard their nostrils--but nothing was found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was easily discovered. 17. We will suppose the business of the Lodge finished, and that the Master proceeds to close. Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge', The Degree Rituals of the Northern 127-130. He is ultimately responsible for every other lodge officer and their duties, every lodge committee, ritual and degree work, Masonic education, social functions, fundraisers, District and Grand Lodge liaison, Trestle Board communication, etc. 18.) A. A. 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. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. Three ruffian nations from the south, the west, and the east--the Syrians, the Chaldeans, and the Romans--gave in succession this temporary dispensation its death-blow; those who sought religion through the wisdom of the ancients were not able to raise her; she eluded their grasp, and the polluted hands were also stretched forth in vain for her restoration. ", "Oh! A. I was conducted to the Worshipful Master in the east, who presented me with the working-tools of a Master Mason, which are all the implements of Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. 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. Are you a sea-captain? The conductor then leads the candidate to the centre of the Lodge, at the altar, and makes duegard and sign of a Master Mason (see Figs. Why do you think a cartoonist might create a very thin character with a huge hat. --Nothing, Worshipful. "Further, that I will not sit in a Lodge of clandestine-made Masons, nor converse on the subject of Masonry with a clandestine-made Mason, nor one who has been expelled or suspended from a Lodge, while under that sentence, knowing him or them to be such. Conductor (for candidate.) The drawers are rolled up just above the candidate's knees, and both arms are taken out of his shirt-sleeves, leaving his legs and breast bare. (Moving off, one says:). of Royal and Select Masters, Royal Master Degree, Order of Royal and Select Masters, Most Excellent Master Brother Junior Deacon. 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. After prayer, King Solomon took the body by the strong grip of a Master Mason, or lion's paw, and raised it on the five points of fellowship, which have been explained to you. After an animal had been selected, his throat was cut across with one single blow, so as to divide the windpipe, arteries, and veins, without touching any bone. Some say, that many days were expended in the search, and that the lost (body) was found near the seaside; others, that it was soon discovered near Jerusalem. O Lord my God!!! In youth, in Entered Apprentices. 6, p. But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? By demonstrating your commitment at meetings and studying Masonic symbolism, you can earn the 2nd degree of Masonry, called Fellowcraft, and finally the 3rd degree. A. This you will communicate to the Junior Warden in the south, and he to the brethren about the. 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. One of the ruffians exclaims: Now let us make our escape out of the country. This Degree has a reference to the Christian dispensation, when the day of salvation is more fully revealed; atonement is made for sin; and the resurrection from the dead plainly communicated and confirmed by the resurrection of Christ from the grave. The Master, after giving the candidate the pass-grip and word, bids him rise and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens, and convince them that he is . You say they turned back into the country? the portrayal of the removal of everything that keeps us from rising to that state where. In Scotland the arrangement is east, south, and west. 11), "And Hiram finished the work that he was to make for King Solomon for the house of God,"--Historical Landmarks, vol. In one account, the brethren disperse widely, east, west, and south; in another, they keep within hail of each other.--Historical Landmarks, vol. 7, p. 18--some Masters make this sign twice), accompanied by the following exclamation, viz. 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. 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. Behold! 2. K. S.--You twelve Fellow Crafts will go in search of the body, and, if found, observe whether the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing that appertains to the Master's Degree, is on or about it. It is right around 490 words long. The real memory-taxing part of Lodge ritual is in the degree work, whether the Degree conferral, or the Lectures and Charges. conceal it so that the place may be known should occasion hereafter require. Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! A. (Sits down.). --Nothing, Worshipful. Brother Senior Warden. A. Both points of the compasses elevated above the square, which was to teach me never to lose sight of those truly Masonic virtues, which are friendship, morality, and brotherly love. Degree, Holy Royal A. "Further, that I will acknowledge and obey all due signs and summonses sent to me from a Master Masons' Lodge, or given me by a brother of that Degree, if within the length of my cable-tow. Complete Master Mason Study Guide - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. 6, p. We read in the Bible, that Hiram Abiff was one of the head workmen employed at the building of King Solomon's Temple, and other ancient writings inform us that he was an arbiter between King Solomon and Hiram, king of Tyre; but his tragical death is nowhere recorded, except in the archives of Freemasonry. A. When the Lodge is opened, the Junior Warden's column is turned down, and the Senior Warden's turned up, at his right hand. pdf, Grand Lodge of Nevada Fellowcraft Ritual in Shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions we are destined to endure, while travelling through this vale of tears. W. M.--If you are satisfied it is high twelve, you will erect your column, and call the craft from labor to refreshment, for the space of thirty minutes (or fifteen minutes, as the case may be), calling them in at the sound of the gavel. 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. This, my brother, may soon designate our last resting-place in that everlasting and silent abode, that haven of rest, that peaceful home, "where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.". These answers are monitorial. and inculcated by Robert Morris,1 is generally accepted as the "Work" of ancient origin, and there is not much doubt but that it will be adopted by the Grand Lodges throughout the United States. . Where is our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff? After the candidate is conducted to the east, before the Master, the conductor takes his position behind the candidate, with a hoodwink either in his hand or secreted in his pocket. 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." 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. My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? I recently visited an amazing King Solomon's Temple replica in Sao Paulo, Brasil. Freemasons belong to the oldest fraternal organization in the world . We are all born to die; we follow our friends to the brink of the grave, and, standing on the shore of a vast ocean, we gaze with exquisite anxiety until the last struggle is over, and we see them sink into the fathomless abyss. 100% (50) 100% found this document useful (50 votes) (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) 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. 1, It is generally known among Masons, that in the Northwestern States the lectures and "work" are those as taught by Barney. Q. (Sits down.). J. D.--At the right hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. Breast to breast--that you will ever keep in your breast a brother's secrets, when communicated to and received by you as such, murder and treason excepted. In the course of the degree, the new Master Mason is taught the importance of living a life true to the principles of morality and virtue. Your virtue, honor, and reputation are concerned in supporting with dignity the character you now bear. Her tomb was in the rubbish and filth cast forth from the Temple, and acacia waved its branches over her monument. Fellowcraft Handbook. Another says: "What course shall we pursue? W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will now reconduct this candidate to the place from whence he came, and reinvest him with what he has been divested of, and await my further will and pleasure. 1892 . 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. The Master (Third Ruffian) then exclaims: W. M. (as Third Ruffian.) &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! J. G. W.--We do not know, Most Worshipful King Solomon. With the flap and corners turned down, which is to distinguish him as a Master Mason, or an overseer of the work. Morgan [1827] (Murdered by The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, louder than the rest: 'It was I that gave the fatal blow, it was I that killed him. The Master so times his reading of the passage of Scripture, as to finish just as the parties reach the Junior Warden's station in the south, on the third round, when they halt. tokened the place of his interment, so may virtue's ever-blooming loveliness designate us as free and accepted Masons. This is also used occasionally by some Masters in the lecture: S. W.--At the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west. He begins in a State of But its esoteric meaning contains some of the most profound spiritual instruction which it is possible to obain to-day. 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. Ruffian--The very port to which we wish to go. W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east! W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) Brother Gabe, you discover me approaching you from the east, under the duegard (some say--step, duegard, and sign) of a Master Mason; and, in token of the further continuance of my brotherly love and favor, I present. The last of the lodge ceremonies, the Master Mason degree completes the initiation ceremonies into the fraternity, and the new Master Mason may enjoy both the rights and responsibilities of membership. of an acacia, which easily giving way, excited his curiosity: upon examination they found it to be a grave. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire at the south gate, where he was accosted by Jubela, who thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on being refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge across the throat, upon which he fled, and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, 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 a 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 of him the secrets of a Master .Mason, or the Master's word: and, on his being refused, gave him a violent blow with a setting-maul, on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. 16, 17, 18; also p. After being taught how to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? As the candidate falls into the canvas the brethren lower it to the floor, when the following dialogue ensues between those who held the canvas and the Master, or the brother acting as the Third Ruffian. But is this. The York Rite is a system of Masonic degrees that is spread out between four organizations: the Symbolic Lodge, the Royal Arch Chapter, the Cryptic Council, and the Commandery of Knights Templar. The Senior Warden then takes the candidate's right hand, giving the real grip of a Fellow Craft (see Fig. W. M.--You will cause him to kneel on his naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses. In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. 97. ii. Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. As they approach the Worshipful Master's station, he says: W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will reconduct the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he teach him how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. From the above causes. W. M.--Brother Gabe, you are kneeling, for the third time, at the altar of Masonry, to take upon yourself the solemn oath of a Master Mason; and I, as Master of this Lodge, take pleasure, as on former occasions, in informing you that there is nothing in it which will interfere with the duty you owe to your God, your neighbor, your country, or self. How should a Master Mason wear his apron? The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.)