--No, we have no pass; we did not know it was necessary. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. JD: To see that they are duly tyled. Sec.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, the several rolls have been called, and reports made, by which it appears that three Fellow Crafts are missing, namely, Jubela, .Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, I presume are brothers, and men from Tyre. 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. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet, are emblematical of the three principal stages of human life, viz. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God, who gave it.". These degrees are given based on merit and ability, although Master Masons cannot progress through these degrees without time and examination. It was to show that my duties and obligations became more and more extended as I advanced in Masonry. Let us emulate his amiable and virtuous conduct, his unfeigned piety to his God, his inflexible integrity to his trust; and as the evergreen that bloomed at the head of the grave be. --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. 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. Conductor--I cannot; nor can they be given, except in the presence of Solomon, king of Israel, Hiram, king of Tyre, and myself. The avenues to the Lodge are carefully inspected by the meridian officer, whose knowledge and fidelity have entitled him to the confidence of the brethren, and, after he had publicly proclaimed the security of the Lodge, the business of closing proceeds. S. D.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degrees? These Masonic rituals represent three degrees which are taken in sequence. Second Ruffian, Jubelo, generally the S. W. in the west. 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. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. 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. Second Ruffian--Then let us flee into the interior parts of the country, and avoid being taken as long as possible. K. S. (to the S. W.)--My worthy brother of Tyre, I shall endeavor (with your assistance) to raise the body by the strong grip, or lion's paw, of the tribe of Judah. J. W.--Pass. I will suffer you to pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. 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." After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? The Third Degree is said to be the height of Ancient Free-masonry, and the most sublime of all the Degrees in Masonry (Royal Arch not even excepted); and when it is conferred, the Lodge is generally well filled with the members of the Lodge and visiting brethren. 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. A. The Degrees of Masonry represent a man's journey through life. MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. Hold up your heads, and hear your sentence. no pass. When the Lodge is opened, the Junior Warden's column is turned down, and the Senior Warden's turned up, at his right hand. 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. 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. 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. 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. The significance of this Degree is. Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason. W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? K. S.--Not been seen since high twelve yesterday! 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. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. Q. pdf, Morals and Dogma, by Albert Pike [1872] 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. These are taught in the ritual and lectures of the Entered Apprentice Degree. 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. On his last day on earth, it was bright, sunny and warm. After the sign is made, the whole party commence marching around the body with the sun, singing the following dirge; and, if the Lodge has an organ or melodeon, it is played on this occasion, in a very solemn and impressive manner. "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. (G.M.'S decision #186, page 424, of the 1894 proceedings.) 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. 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! 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. 2. After calling a few more names, which are responded to by the brethren, he says: "Jubelo! Candidate. Here are seven things you may not know about Freemasons. One of the ruffians exclaims: Now let us make our escape out of the country. In one account, the brethren disperse widely, east, west, and south; in another, they keep within hail of each other.--Historical Landmarks, vol. Rite of Freemasonry Exaltation Ritual, Order SYMBOLISM OF THE DEGREE. 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 . O Lord my God!! The Applicant must perform the ritual parts from memory. The brethren then all take their seats, and the candidate with them. A. I arose, and on my passage around the Lodge was accosted by three Fellow Crafts, who thrice demanded of me the secrets of a Master Mason; and, on being refused, the first gave me a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge, across my throat; the second with a square, across my breast; the third with a setting-maul, on my forehead, which felled me on the spot. All eyes are upon the Master. For example, this section is from Entered Apprentice degree memory work: Proficient in the Uniform Work of the Master Mason Degree, in all chairs, including Lectures and Charge. S. D.--At the left hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. 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.). Answer--We have murdered our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. ), Ruffian--Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! The Monitor has model speeches and prayers for various occasions, and defines the order of Masonic processions. W. M.--Brethren, together on the signs. (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. 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. They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. It is right around 490 words long. A. Each organization's degrees focus on a different theme, and together, they create a larger story that teaches Freemasons valuable lessons through . W. M.--Reading of the present communication. 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. He informed them that he had seen three, who, from their appearance, were workmen from the Temple, seeking a passage into Ethiopia; but, not having King Solomon's pass, were unable to obtain one, and had returned back into the country. 1 This word cannot be given in any other way, and by Masons is considered a test of all book Masons. We three should like to take a passage with you. --To see that the Lodge is duly tyled. Conductor here takes off the hoodwink and removes the cable-tow, and all around the altar place their hands in the position of the duegard of a Master Mason. 100% (50) 100% found this document useful (50 votes) He cannot be found. Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. 146:1 "In the performance of a ceremony so solemn and momentous as the closing of a Mason's Lodge, every member has a lively interest. 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. They usually meet on the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. Master now takes his seat in the east, and requests candidate to stand before him. One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" A. 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.