--Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. A blue silk scarf, trimmed with silver, having a blue rosette at the shoulder and hip, is worn from left to right. It should be remarked here, that there is a similar column on the Senior Warden's desk, which is always placed in a horizontal position (i.e., turned down on its side) when the Junior Warden's column is up, and vice vers. 112.) A. time, pushing him backward, brings the candidate's heels against the edge of the canvas, trips him up, and the candidate falls upon his back, caught in the canvas clear of the floor, unharmed, but, in many instances, badly frightened. W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? 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. WM: Bone. 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. 1 This word cannot be given in any other way, and by Masons is considered a test of all book Masons. 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. Behold! B. [5], I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! One of the brethren then replies: "We will go a southwesterly course, and will come up with our brothers." A. (At this time, the candidate is shown the Pass Grip) See Joshua X: 11-14. 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. 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. 6, p. With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. In one account, the brethren disperse widely, east, west, and south; in another, they keep within hail of each other.--Historical Landmarks, vol. "Solemn strikes the funeral chime, Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Through a pilgrimage of woe!" --Further light in Masonry. [paragraph continues] Lodge, that they having due and timely notice, may govern themselves accordingly. I am decidedly of opinion that our tradition is merely allegorical; for there can be no doubt but the Chief Architect was present at the dedication of the Temple. As you are uninstructed, he WM: Will you give it to me? O Lord my God!! "Here another guest we bring. GRIP OF AN ENTERED APPRENTICE --Your duty there, Brother Junior Deacon? The Master now gives and explains to the candidate the several signs and tokens of this Degree, commencing with the first (see Figs. A. Are you a sea-captain? 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. Remember that you have promised to befriend and relieve every brother, who shall need your assistance; you have promised to remind him, in the most friendly manner, of his errors, and, if possible, to aid him in a reformation. Q. with hands, eternal in the heavens," where no discordant voice shall be heard, but all the soul shall experience shall be perfect bliss, and all it shall express shall be perfect praise, and love divine shall ennoble every heart, and hallelujahs exalted employ every tongue. SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! 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. W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) As previously explained from the Entered Apprentice degree, he then W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know of any thing further before this Lodge of Masons previous to closing? W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will now take your seat in this Lodge as a Master Mason, after stepping to the Secretary's desk. Ruffians (affecting surprise.) One system says fifteen Fellow Crafts went in search; another, twelve; and asserts that the three (murderers) left the sprig of acacia: others affirm that it was the recanters who placed it there as a mark. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise the hand and handkerchief up on a level with the right shoulder. WM: Mark the difference, my Brother, Heretofore your answer 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!" [ Explanation of Fig. In France, it was originally south, north, and east, but now west, south, and east. K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? W. M.--I presumed that you did from the jewel that you wear, it being the Senior Warden's jewel. Emergency services are on standby at Sydney airport after a Qantas Airways Ltd flight issued a mayday signal on Wednesday. The body was then carried to the Temple for a more decent burial, and was interred in due form. A. How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you? We invite you to give back. 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. What! and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, 97. (WM may have the cand begin, while still in position, ie., Cand: 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. 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. Freemasons Quarterly Review 30 June 1851. (See Fig. that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence," &c., &c. (See p. A. No designs are drawn on the trestle-board, and for this reason many of us are idle. Talk not to me of time or place, but give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. "1st. below--above-- Fill our hearts with truth and love; When dissolves our earthly tie, Take us to thy Lodge on High. 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. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? iv. The sign is made by cupping the right hand over the After receiving instruction in the proper communication of the substitute for the Master's Word, the candidate is then instructed in regards to the Grand Hail, "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason, except for the benefit of the Craft while at work or for the instruction of a Brother, unless I am in real distress; and should I see the sign given, or hear the word spoken, I will hasten to the relief of the person so giving it.". King Solomon, believing him to be indisposed, ordered strict search and due inquiry to be made for him through the several apartments of the Temple, that he might be found, if possible. The Secretary commences to call off a lot of Bible names, to which each brother responds "Here!" 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 Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. for the Master's Word in any other way or manner than that in which I receive On both points of the compasses, extending from my naked left to my right breast, which was to teach me that, as the most vital parts of man are contained within the breast, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses, which are, friendship, morality, and brotherly love. It was, 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, work, 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. Practically without exception, the first introduction to the Hailing Sign is received from the Master of the Lodge in which Brethren have been passed to the second degree. K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) Thus we find that "Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made King Solomon for the house of the Lord." The sign of the Entered Apprentice alludes to the penalty of the Entered 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. Another says: "What course shall we pursue? When a candidate is These facts will account for the want of agreement between the East and the West and Southwest, as to what are the true Barney Lectures. J. D. (makes sign.) SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. Joseph, leaping the fatal window, gave the Masonic signal of distress. 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. Sec.--Assemble, Craftsmen! --Advance the token. K. S.--Vile, impious wretches! I do find it lettering, always commence with the letter "A". WM: From what and to what? MASTER MASON DEGREE (Third Degree in the Blue Lodg "TUBALCAIN" PASS GRIP OF A MASTER MASON (HANDSHAKE), "MA-HA-BONE" REAL GRIP OF A MASTER MASON (HANDSHAKE). Seven; one Master and six Entered Apprentices. The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. we must not go and report ourselves; if we do, the twelve will be put to death. 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. 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. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) A. Many accounts exist of it being used during the Civil War. Captain--Very well, you can have a passage. 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