--Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. of Master Masons, assembled in a place, representing Chapter 13 - The Ceremony Of Opening And Closing A Lodge Member of Washington Lodge No. B.? W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? 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. (Pronounced by conductor--Tubal Cain.). (Secretary reads the minutes, &c., &c.). Worldly possession.--Dr. 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. 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. 115:1 Their real names (if there be any thing real in the whole transaction, which is more than doubtful), as preserved in a subsidiary degree. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know of any thing further before this Lodge of Masons previous to closing? have compassion on the children of thy creation, administer them comfort in time of trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation. Senior Warden, one. Let us imitate, in all his various perfections, him who, when assailed by the murderous band of rebellious craftsmen, maintained his integrity, even in death, and sealed his pledge with his own blood. Take due notice thereof and. 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.". Are you a sea-captain? When all has been again quiet in the Lodge for a few seconds, the brethren jump up, commence laughing, singing, &c., exclaiming: No work to-day. Here Lodges differ in their mode of work; some only pass the candidate around the Lodge once, and as he passes the Junior and Senior Wardens he gives the Master's sign. He served on the Commission for Information and Recognition of . ii. Brethren, be clothed. 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. 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. J. W. (makes the same sign as the Senior Warden.) The false brethren are represented by Judas, who proved false to his Master; and the sprig of cassia represented the cross, of which wood it is said to have been composed." The room is cleared by removing the altar and lights, and the two large pillars used in the Second Degree. Oh! W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, have you any alterations or additions to make to the minutes? W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? If it was of my own free-will and accord, if I was worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared, had made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degree, and was properly vouched for; all which being answered in the affirmative, I was asked by what further right or benefit I expected to gain admission. This you will communicate to the Junior Warden in the south, and he to the brethren about the. thereof, you may govern yourselves. The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). Thus you will render yourself deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence we have reposed. 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. A blue silk scarf, trimmed with silver, having a blue rosette at the shoulder and hip, is worn from left to right. 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. Members of the Lodge, in the act of holding the canvas to catch the candidate. 1. Have you ever traveled as a Master Mason? To carry messages from the Senior Warden in, the The Blue Book - Masonic Grand Lodge of Maine J. W.--Pass. 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. W. M.--Brethren, the minutes will stand approved, if there are no objections. Q. 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. A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. (See grand hailing sign of distress, Fig. George Burnham (28 December 1868, 28 June 1939), congressman from San Diego [10] Henry E. Burnham (8 November 1844 - 8 February 1917), U.S. senator from New Hampshire. Heretofore you have had some one to pray for you, but now you have none. In the third section, our emblems are explained, and the construction of Solomon's Temple described.--Lexicon. Again, some of the rituals taught that H. A. 18.) The Junior Deacon advances, followed by the Stewards, with rods, when the Senior Deacon stops them, by placing his hand against the candidate, at the same time saying: S. D.--Brother Gabe, on entering this Lodge the first time, you were received on the point of the compasses, pressing your naked left breast, the moral of which was explained to you. and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. See more. As the candidate is hurried along toward Jubelum (Worshipful Master), the latter seizes him with both hands by the collar of his coat, and swings him round, so as to place his back toward the east, with his heels a few inches from the edge of the canvas before alluded to. S. D.--Brother Junior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified? I have long sought this opportunity. In the Adonhiramite Masonry, which was used there about 1787, the doors are not mentioned at all.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 307. S. W. (now styled J. G. W.)--Most Worshipful King Solomon, there is no work laid out for us, and it is said we can have none. and fraternally invited to a seat in our, Museum (See Fig. PDF Volume 2 Issue 1 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. J. W. (Jubela, First Ruffian.) The Masonic Ritual. We therefore now appear before your Majesty, clothed with white gloves and aprons, in token of our innocence, and, acknowledging our premeditated guilt, we humbly implore your pardon." They now retire from the body, in different directions. Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you, that (See engraving.). Q. Masonic Fellow-craft Middle Chamber Lecture P, Dis W1W Notes on Interconnected Economy and S, Residential Report Writing and Case Studies. Junior Deacon here steps forward and whispers in the Senior Deacon's ear, "Tubal Cain.". that having due notice thereof, they may, SW: The subject was there referred for examination to a committee, which reported that these lectures were according to the most approved method of 'work' in the United States, and proposed to give Brother Barney letters of recommendation to all Lodges and brethren in all parts as a brother well qualified to give Masonic information to any desirous of his services. ointment upon the head, that ran down, upon Brethren 116, W Alfred T. Shiller was recognized for his 65-Years as a Freemason. Even thouugh the Junior Warden does not move forward He should be in learning and know how to open all four Lodges. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. "Further, that I will not aid, nor be present at, the initiation, passing, or raising of a woman, an old man in his dotage, a young man in his nonage, an atheist, a madman, or fool, knowing them to be such. ), A. Uploaded the Shannon Guy. the end of man, and of the aspiring hopes of all faithful Masons? Herod, and Pilate. "There were employed in its building three Grand Masters; three thousand three hundred Masters, or overseers of the work; eighty thousand Fellow Crafts, or hewers on the mountains and in the quarries; and seventy thousand Entered Apprentices, or bearers of burdens. W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east! Behold! 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. 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. JD: Brother Senior Warden. Remember it more "especially to the household of the faithful.". 138:1 Our traditions further say, that the time when this celebrated use went into the H. of H. (Holy of Holies) to offer up his orisons to God, at the hour of H (high) twelve, the Ark of the Covenant had not been removed thither, for that took place at the dedication, after which no one was permitted to enter but the H. P. (High Priest), and he only ours a year, on the great day of expiation, at which time he had a string or belt around his waist, which extended into the court of the tabernacle, that he might be drawn forth from the S. S. (Sanctum Santorum) in case sudden death should occur while he officiated there.--Historical Land-marks, vol. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". 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. --What is that? (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) in the West, that ______ _______ Lodge No. 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. 155.). The first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming: "Oh! I did not, but found a substitute. 18.) The Master having given the word, which is MAH-HAH-BONE, in low breath, requests the candidate to repeat it with him, which is in this wise: Master telling candidate never to give it in any other way than that in which he has received it. But we must look a little closer into the manner of making a covenant, in order to discover the connection of the different penalties as references to one entire ceremony. W. M.--You will repeat your name, and say after me: "I, Peter Gabe (Master gives three raps with his gavel, when all present assemble round the altar), of my own free-will and accord, in the presence of Almighty God, and this worshipful Lodge, erected to him and dedicated to the holy Sts. Q. England. Talk not to me of time or place, but give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! Mark Rituals, No. J. 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. (See pp. Is the Tyler of the Lodge present? 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. Jubela! ), Ruffian--Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! --Nothing, Worshipful. 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. Brother A. 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. In France, it was originally south, north, and east, but now west, south, and east. They returned and bore this information to King Solomon, who ordered them to disguise themselves and travel as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians and with as positive assurance that, if they did not, they twelve should he deemed the murderers, and suffer severely for the crime committed. It is my orders that you be taken without the gates of the court, and be executed, according to your several imprecations, in the clefts of the rocks. Illustrations of Masonry: Illustrations of Masonry: Closing the Lodge In, Thy (See page 247.). SW: Deacons approach the west give me the password of a master mason. A. At high twelve. Well, Wycoller Mark 1582 did just that at its meeting on Wednesday the 19th of April. 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)." [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. 7, p. 18), which would be three times, then, turning to the Senior Warden, says: "My worthy brother of Tyre, what shall we do?". W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? (See Figs. 96:1 Here the conductor or some brother draws his hand across candidate's naked belly: the sword is often used, especially if the initiation takes place in winter, the sword is left in a cold place--and when it is drawn across candidate's belly, it has a very shocking effect, causing the candidate to jump or tremble. A. While they are going out, the Master gives three sounds with his gavel (), and says, in a loud tone of voice: W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, what is the hour? W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) Phoenixmasonry, Inc. 18.) A. the Temple is now about to be completed, and we have not obtained that which we have so long sought. 112:1 The system of Freemasonry, as practised in different countries and at different periods, is not uniform on this subject; and I feel so little at liberty to bring forward evidence on such a delicate point, that I am afraid it will he impossible to place it clearly before the brethren. If so, he will approach the East., T: Without the inner door, WM, T: To keep off Cowan's and eaves-droppers see that none pass or re-pass except such are . --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. 24 cards Religion Protestantism Practice all cards WM: officers, take your respective stations and places. ), The Master next calls the candidate's attention to the three grand Masonic pillars, usually delineated on Master's carpet (a. S. D--In search of further light in Masonry. 96% (57) 96% found this document useful (57 votes) 43K views. W. M.--Since that is the object of your search, you will reconduct this candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he be taught to approach the east, the place of further light in Masonry, by three upright, regular steps, his body erect at the altar before the Worshipful Master in the east. ii. in order for business; at the same time strictly, forbidding (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. 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. and be thereby better enabled to support, myself But few Masons take sufficient interest in Masonry to be advanced further, and consequently do not get the password which was lost by the tragical death of Hiram Abiff. EL Masonic Temple holds public open house | News, Sports, Jobs Where were you made a Master Mason? A. For the purpose of Masonic funerals only, a Lodge of Sorrow may be opened annually on the Degree of Master Mason, after the installation of officers, the usual lodge ceremonies conducted. 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. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? The candidate then kneels, and the conductor ties a hoodwink very closely over both eyes, so that he cannot see. carefully to observe that their means of, refreshment so raise the Worshipful Master in the East to open and govern his lodge set the craft to work and give them proper instruction. (Sits down.). 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 first great care of Masons when convened? Freemasons For Dummies Cheat Sheet - dummies Some Lodges use a large drum, others roll a large cannon-ball across the ante-room floor, letting it strike on a cushion placed against the wall. ), A. How came he to be assassinated at that hour? WM: O Lord my God!!! (Recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Ruffians (affecting surprise.) A. 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. . Opening and Closing Lodge- Jr Deacon Flashcards | Chegg.com At first, I did not doubt your veracity; but now I do! Closing a Master Masons Lodge of Sorrow - Facebook ii. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for, Brethren same to the Worshipful Master; also to see. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. King Solomon ordered them to divide in parties, and travel three east, three west, three north, and three south, with others whom he should appoint, in search of the ruffians. Lodge; paying the Craft their wages, if any. conceal it so that the place may be known should occasion hereafter require. Phil., p. 297. The work of the evening being over, I will proceed to give a description of the manner of closing the lodge. --Advance the token. Grant It might have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man independent of all other beings; but, as dependence is one of the strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other for protection and security, as they thereby enjoy better opportunities of fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. WM: Home Page 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. As a Mason, you can earn degrees, join esoteric and social organizations, and become privy to the language and abbreviations specific to Freemasonry. All rise. They then commence to search about the candidate, lifting off the canvas, feeling about his neck, &c., &c.: finally, one of the brethren, taking hold of the jewel which is attached to the yoke about the candidate's neck, exclaims: "Let us go and report that we find nothing on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office.".