The RW Provincial Grand Master/ME Grand Superintendent has confirmed that he is prepared to accept the return of a Lodge Warrant/Chapter Charter to UGLE/SGC or the amalgamation of Lodges or Chapters if the members see this as the only way forward. the alarms at the outer door and report, the My Lodge places a high priority on Masonic education. The Order is administrated from Mark Masons' Hall, London. SW: that I might obtain the Master word travel in foreign countries work and receive Master wages and be thereby better enabled to support myself and family. Candidate (prompted by conductor.) 126.). 137:1 We are told that when the Temple was nearly finished, it was customary at the hour of H. (high) XII., when the men were called from labor to refreshment, for H. A. The other example of such a covenant is in Genesis xv.--Historical Landmarks, vol. 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. As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth not up till the heavens shall be no more. J. D.--At the right hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. The three Fellow Crafts who persisted in their murderous designs, knowing this to be his usual practice, placed themselves at the south, west, and east gates of the inner courts of the temple, and there awaited his return. About 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, kneeling, implored his pardon. J. W.--The password is right. FIG 18. Jubelo! (Gives one rap (), steps to his desk, and turns the small column down on its side, as already explained.). i. "Mortals, now indulge a tear, For Mortality is here: See how wide her trophies wave Oer the slumbers of the grave! in order for business; at the same time strictly, forbidding After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? The Pot of Incense, the Beehive. When composed of five, of whom does it consist? You have this evening represented one of the greatest men, and perhaps the greatest Mason, the world ever knew, viz., our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. 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.". on the right and left, and communicate, SW: how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. 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. (ALL) The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! 1 (See p. W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, have you any to make? Sorority & Fraternity. Have you ever traveled as a Master Mason? "All this I most solemnly, sincerely promise and swear, with a firm and steady resolution to perform the same, without any hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind what-ever, binding myself, under no less penalty than that of having my body severed in two,1 my bowels taken from thence and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered before the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I would be, should I ever, knowingly, violate this my Master Mason's obligation. The ruffians buried the body in the rubbish of the Temple until low-twelve, or twelve at night, when they met by agreement and carried it a westerly course from the Temple, to the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah, where they buried it in a grave dug due east and west, six feet, perpendicular, at the head of which they planted an acacia, in order to conceal it, and that the place might be known, should occasion ever require, and made their escape. 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.". Sublime Degree of Master Mason on 4-14-1950, and has been a Member of Fort Pierce Masonic Lodge No. 6, p. 107:1 Professor Stuart, of Andover, one of the most skilful linguists and earned men in the United States, has endeavored to show that the legend of the Third Degree is an imposture, "since the names of the criminals are formed from the Latin language, and not from the Hebrew, to which they have no affinity whatever." W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. The Master (Third Ruffian) then exclaims: W. M. (as Third Ruffian.) Q. W. M.--Brethren, the minutes will stand approved, if there are no objections. the Temple is now about to be completed, and we have not obtained that which we have so long sought. 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. A. "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. We feel our own feet sliding from the precarious brink on which We stand, and a few more suns, and we will be whelmed neath death's awful wave, to rest in the stilly shades, and darkness Said silence will reign around our melancholy abode. 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. 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. of Master Masons, assembled in a place, representing To observe the sun at meridian, which is the glory, and A. 6, p. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! 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 was buried three times: first, in the rubbish of the Temple; secondly, on the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah; and, thirdly and lastly, as near the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, as the Jewish law would permit; and Masonic tradition informs us that there was erected to his memory a Masonic monument, consisting of "a beautiful virgin, weeping over a broken column; before her was a book open; in her right hand a sprig of acacia, in her left an urn; behind her stands Time, unfolding and counting the, ringlets of her hair.". On the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. and clothe visiting Brethren, attend the, alarms J. G. W.--We do not know, Most Worshipful King Solomon. "Further, that I will keep a worthy brother Master Mason's secrets inviolable, when communicated to and received by me as such, murder and treason excepted. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". 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. 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. 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. The Barney "work" is that adopted by the Baltimore Convention. W. M.--Is it of his own free-will and accord? W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know of any thing further before this Lodge of Masons previous to closing? W. M.--Have you any thing to offer, Brother Junior Warden? and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. K. S.--O Lord my God! A. They advance before the Master in the east, and form across the Lodge, when all make the duegard and sign of a Fellow Craft (Figs. A. 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." 82-3 OPENING AND CLOSING LODGE. WM: W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. The candidate is not intentionally injured in any Degree of Masonry, impressions of a lasting nature being all that are intended by the ceremonies. (Pronounced by conductor--Tubal Cain.). "Further, that I will not give the Grand Masonic word, in any other manner or form than that in which I shall receive it, and then in a low breath. (makes the sign, see Fig. SW: in the South, and he to the Brethren, present, The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. (All the Brethren are standing) W.M. [paragraph continues] Warden three raps, and the Worshipful Master three raps. 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.". "Five constitute a Lodge of Fellow Crafts two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. (They take hold of each other's hands by the real grip of a Fellow Craft. 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. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Senior Deacon? xxxiv. You have a rough and rugged road to travel, beset with thieves, robbers, and murderers; and should you lose your life in the attempt, it will not be the first instance of the kind, my brother. My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? (S) Worshipful Master, we are duly tyled. A. I was directed to wait with patience until the Worshipful Master should be informed of my request, and his answer returned. At the right of the Worshipful Master in the East. PDF LODGE/CHAPTER CLOSURE PROCEDURE - East Lancashire Freemasons 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. day (WM:***) so rises the Worshipful Master, in At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. 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. After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? ", Our cause is just; let us rush in and seize them.". The animal was then divided into two parts, and placed north and south, that the parties to the covenant may pass between them from east to west, and the carcase was then left as a prey to voracious animals. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother, the great Pythagoras, who, in his travels through Asia, Africa, and, Is an emblem of human life. 87:1 Our present Third Degree is not architectural, but traditionary, historical, and legendary; its traditions being unfortunately hyperbolical; its history apocryphal, and its legends fabulous.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 222. W. M.--Brethren, together on the signs. Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. Let him enter, and be received in due form. Congratulations Brother! 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. Phil., p. 309. 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! WM: brother Junior Deacon the Senior Deacon place in the lodge, JD: to the right and in front of the Worshipful Master in the East, WM: your duty there brother Senior Deacon, SD: to carry order from the Worshipful Master to the Senior Warden and elsewhere around the lodge as he may direct to introduce and accommodate visiting brethren and to received and conduct candidates, SE: to duly observe the Worshipful Master will and pleasure in recoding the proceedings of the lodge transmit a copy of the same to the Grand Lodge if required receive all moneys paid into the lodge pay them over to the Treasurer taking his receipt thereof, WM: brother Secretary the Treasurer place in the lodge brother Secretary, SE: on the right of the Worshipful Master, TRS: to receive all moneys paid into the lodge from the hands of the Secretary to keep a just and regular account of the same and pay them out by order of the Worshipful Master with consent of the brethren, WM: bother Treasurer the Junior Warden station in the lodge, WM: brother Junior Warden Way in the South and your duties there, JW: As the sun in the south at meridian is the glory and beauty of the day. 47. To observe the approach of cowans and, eavesdroppers, The Worshipful Master here gives the candidate a blow on his head with a buckskin bag, or setting-maul;1 at the same. 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. mountains of Zion; for there the Lord. The candidate then kneels, and the conductor ties a hoodwink very closely over both eyes, so that he cannot see. 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. He ordered me to be returned to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to approach the east by three upright regular steps, my feet forming the angle of a perfect square, my body erect at the altar, before the Worshipful Master in the east. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. JD the first duty of congregate Masons, JD: Tiler sees that the lodge is duty tiler, WM: Attend to that part of your duty and inform the Tiler that we are about to open a lodge of Master Mason in this place for the dispatch of business and direct him to tiler accordingly, JD: (takes staff proceeds to the door open it inform the tiler. p. 178. J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. 120:1 Respecting the lost word and its substitute, some say that King Solomon advised the change, while others affirm that the three Fellow Crafts adopted the substituted word without consulting him. "Here another guest we bring. Phoenixmasonry, Inc. Brother, your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress you have made in the mystery, and your conformity to our regulations, have pointed you out as a proper object for our favor and esteem. The Jewish law had degenerated into a mass of rottenness and corruption:--piety, which planned the Temple at Jerusalem, was expunged; the reverence and adoration due to the Divinity was buried in the filth and rubbish of the world; and religion and morality were scattered to the four winds of heaven. A. Senior Warden, one. East to the Senior Warden in the West, and. A candidate for the sublime Degree of a Master Mason is generally (as in the preceding Degrees) prepared by the Junior Deacon and the two Stewards, or some other brethren acting as such. We srvice the Taylor, Hutto . to the skirts of his garments; as the dew of, Hermon, Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like W.M. How should a Master Mason wear his apron? The following appears to be the proper way:--After the candidate gets up from the altar, the conductor should lead him from the altar direct to the Junior Warden's station in the south. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! p. 166. At one time, care labels were not required on garments. What have we done? 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. It is now past mid-night, and if we do not act with decision, daylight will be upon us, and we will be discovered and taken. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? ii. K. S.--Not been seen since high twelve yesterday! 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. Third Degree of Freemasonry for work and, instruction. 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. Talk not to me of time or place, but give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! If there is a death between election of Officers and their installation, the outgoing Master is responsible for attending to the funeral service. 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. B. not only lived to finish all the work, in whatever capacity he might have been engaged, but also, according to the testimony of Josephus, who calls him ABDEMON, he returned to Tyre, and died there at a good old age.--The Freemason's Treasury, pp. A rope, technically called, by Masons, a cable-tow, is wound around his body three times, and a bandage, or hoodwink, is tied very closely over his eyes. The Deacon then closes the door, repairs to the centre of the Lodge-room before the altar, and sounds his rod on the floor three times (), which is responded to by the Master with three raps of the gavel, when the Senior Deacon makes the sign of a Master Mason (see Fig. This closing of the lodge, of releasing the sacred space, of being challenged to go out into the world to be better men, all tie back into the degree we each . His death was premeditated by fifteen Fellow Crafts, who, seeing the Temple about to be completed, and being desirous of obtaining the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby they 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 them recanted; the other three persisted in their murderous designs. 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. WM: what induced you to become a Master Masons? 1. you with my right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. the Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tyler's Sword, the Sword pointing to a Naked Heart, the All-seeing Eye, the Anchor and Ark, the Forty-seventh. As further evidence that all present are Master, Masons, : (o) Brethren, I'm about open a Lodge of Master Masons for the dispatching of business and thank you for your attention and assistance. 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. about the Lodge as he may direct. --Nothing, Worshipful. Conductor (for candidate.) "Brother Gabe, seven constitute a Lodge of Entered Apprentices--one Master Mason, and six Entered Apprentices. A. SW: SW: Deacons approach the west give me the password of a master mason. It also represents the execution and dying groans of Jubela, the first ruffian, and is repeated twice more to represent the death of the other two ruffians. "The construction of this grand edifice was attended with two remarkable circumstances. We have already seen that the opening words of the Worshipful Master - "Brethren, assist me to open the lodge" - constitute a summons by the Master, Wisdom, to all the powers and faculties that man possesses, to assist him in the task that is before him. We will suppose the business of the Lodge finished, and that the Master proceeds to close. In the mean time, the canvas is slipped out of the Lodge, and as the Master commences to give or whisper the word in the candidate's ear, some one of the brethren slips off the hoodwink, and this is the first time he has seen light, probably, in an hour. Q. Lodge Locator. 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. Brother Senior Warden, the substitute has come, WM: S. W.--In order that I might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages, being better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans. - Have all the Brethren signed the Tyler's attendance book? 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. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? . (The author would here remark, with regard to the matter of closing the Lodge, and asking the Wardens if they know any thing further before the Lodge, previous to closing, that it is a ruse to deceive the candidate, as the Master has no intention of closing until the ceremony of initiation has been concluded.). Here the Warden opens the ante-room door, and says: "Come in, you twelve Fellow Crafts;" when all those that were left out by the Secretary come into the Lodge, stamping and scuffling along, especially if only a few of them, to impress upon the candidate's mind the idea that there are more. 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. On entering the second time, you were received on the angle of the square, which was also explained to you. J. W. (making sign.) This is also used occasionally by some Masters in the lecture: S. W.--At the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west. W. M.--Why in the east, and his duty there? reign forever before Thy throne. 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. Jubela, Jubelo, it was I, that struck him harder than you both: it was I that gave him the fatal blow; it was I that killed him.". Worshipful Master in opening and closing, the According to District Education Officer, Brian Fitzgerald every lodge in the state of Ohio is open to the public as dictated by the grand master to do. J. W.--Brethren, you are now called from refreshment to labor again. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". 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. The Senior Deacon steps to the Master, and whispers in his ear, "Tubal Cain.". --Historical Landmarks, vol. New core Masonic symbolism, including the beehive, trowel, the hourglass, acacia sprig, and many others. Illustrations of Masonry: Illustrations of Masonry: Opening the Lodge J. W.--The token is right, and the pass is right. If so he will approach the East., Tiler: Tiler dose so, WM: your place in the lodge brother Tiler and more. WM: Brothers I'm about to open the lodge of master masons for the dispatch business and thank you for your tented and assistance. After the candidate is lowered, one of the ruffians says: Let us plant an acacia at the head of the grave, in order to. [paragraph continues] Lodge, that they having due and timely notice, may govern themselves accordingly. ", All now form in a circle around the body, the Master and. 204--5. It was his usual practice at high twelve, while the Craft were called from labor to refreshment, to enter into the unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of the Temple, and there to offer up his adorations to Deity, and there to draw his designs on the trestle-board. W. M.--You will cause him to kneel on his naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses. reflect with horror on the atrocity of your crime, and on the amiable character of your Worshipful Grand Master, whom you have so basely assassinated. A. being the support of all institutions, SW: In the name of God and the Holy Saints John, I, now In the centre, where I was caused to kneel, and implore the blessings of Deity. A. 305-6. Brethren, it is the order of the Worshipful Master, communicated Conductor (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. That Tubal Cain gave first occasion to the name and worship of Vulcan been very probably conceived, both from the very great affinity of the names, and that Tubal Cain is expressly mentioned to be an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and as near relation as Apollo had to Vulcan, Jubal had to Tubal Cain, who was the inventor of music, or the father of all such as handle the harp and organ, which the Greeks attribute to Apollo.--Historical Landmarks, vol. Mark Master Masons. Conductor--Brother Gabe, an obligated Master Mason. They travelled as before, and after fifteen days of weary travel and hardships, one of the brethren, being more weary than the rest, sat down on the brow of a hill, west of Mount Moriah, to rest and refresh himself, and, on attempting to rise, caught hold. JD: to carry messages from the Senior Warden to the Junior Warden and elsewhere around the lodge as he may direct and take charge of the door. Q. 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!