Master now takes his seat in the east, and requests candidate to stand before him. Our map will help you identify the lodges that are closest to your home or workplace. After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? --No, we have no pass; we did not know it was necessary. - so harmonize and enrich our hearts with, Thine Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. King Solomon then ordered them to divide themselves into parties, and travel three east, three west, three north, and three south; and that they should, with others whom he should appoint, go in search of the ruffians. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) The Senior Deacon, who has stationed himself at the inner door, at the right of the Senior Warden, on hearing these raps rises to his feet, makes the sign of a Master Mason to the Master (see Fig. The work of the evening being over, I will proceed to give a description of the manner of closing the lodge. (See Fig. This is the first time this has been done . and contribute to the relief of a distressed worthy Master Masons their widows and orphans. to me through the Senior Warden. further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. Conductor--I did not so receive it, neither can I so impart it. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? Second Ruffian, Jubelo, generally the S. W. in the west. There is a lecture to this Degree, as well as in the other Degrees, but it is not generally given by the Master to the candidate on the night of his "raising." 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. 18.) 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. ", "Oh! The closing, in many jurisdictions, includes a closing charge, and the closing becomes a part of that initiation, of the circumambulation, the hoodwink, the lecture, and the EA charge. . W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? Masonic Fellow-craft Middle Chamber Lecture P, Dis W1W Notes on Interconnected Economy and S, Residential Report Writing and Case Studies. and be thereby better enabled to support, myself 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. of Master Masons, assembled in a place, representing 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. It is a dangerous coast, and we shall be taken; for before this time our escape is discovered, and the sea-coast will be lined with our pursuers. At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. SW: Deacons approach the west give me the password of a master mason. To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. Ruffian--That does not satisfy me. All the brethren take their seats but the Master and candidate, when the Master continues: "Brother Gabe, you will now repair to the east, and receive an historical account of this degree.". to the Flag of our Country. 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. And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. W. M.--Have you any thing to offer, Brother Junior Warden? And finally, the veracity of the legend is completely ignored by a reference to the Holy Scriptures. 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. They usually meet in the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. it from the Brethren on the right and left, and Ruffian (i.e., S. W.) gives candidate a brush with his right hand across the left breast, and at the same time lets him pass, the conductor hurrying him on toward the east end of the Lodge, where the Master is stationed to perform the part of the Third Ruffian, Jubelum, who is generally provided with a buckskin bag stuffed with hair, to represent a setting-maul. Where were you made a Master Mason? K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) Then, fearing some accident had befallen him, the king ordered the several rolls of the workmen to be called, and there appeared to be three missing, namely: Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, were supposed to be brothers and men from Tyre. Q. W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) Subsequently to 1818, Brother Barney went to the Western and Southwestern States, and, being in delicate health, adopted the profession of Masonic lecturing as a means of subsistence. wilt be in their midst and bless them. To preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and, for this purpose, it is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and condescension. 2707 Donna Dr, Taylor, TX. One, acting as the principal mover, raises his right foot from the floor, at the same time his hands, in the manner of slapping them together, makes two false motions, but at the third all bring down their right feet and hands together, producing a very sharp noise. This you will communicate to the Junior Warden in the south, and he to the brethren about the. 138:2 A similar divergence from uniformity will be found in describing the p. 139 places where the above-mentioned instruments were supposed to have been used with such terrible effect. Upon which they rushed in, seized, bound, and brought them before King Solomon; who, after due conviction of their guilt, ordered them to be executed according to their several imprecations upon their own heads, uttered from the clefts of the rocks. (Sits down.). 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. This is also used occasionally by some Masters in the lecture: S. W.--At the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west. Answer--We have murdered our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. Brethren, be clothed. King Solomon, fearing some accident had befallen him, ordered the several rolls of the workmen to be called; and, after roll-call, it was found that three Craftsmen were missing, namely, Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, were supposed to be brothers, and men from Tyre. Master Masons. Congratulations Brother! 7, p. 18--some Masters make this sign twice), accompanied by the following exclamation, viz. These answers are monitorial. 6, p. OPENING THE LODGE WM: Officers, take your respective stations and places; Brethren, be clothed. W. M.--I presumed that you did from the jewel that you wear, it being the Senior Warden's jewel. But is this. 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. 1, King Solomon then ordered them to go and assist in raising the body; and it was agreed between him and Hiram, king of Tyre, that as the Master's word was then lost, the first sigh given at the grave, and the first word spoken after the body should be raised, should be used for the regulation of all Masters'. 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!" 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.". The brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. 130.). Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. That I might obtain the Masters Word, travel in, foreign My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? When the candidate is fully dressed, the door is unceremoniously thrown open, and he, in company with others, is permitted to enter the Lodge. Conductor--By the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. (Gives candidate a sudden shake.). The brethren then all take their seats, and the candidate with them. ), The Master steps to the feet of the candidate, bending over, takes him by the real grip of a Master Mason, places his right foot against the candidate's. Attempting to get up, he exclaims, "Hallo! Junior Warden, one. He served on the Commission for Information and Recognition of . 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 . Seraphs of celestial wing, To our funeral altar come: Waft this friend and brother home. &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! The Senior Warden moves to the East if WM is Absent or cannot perform his duties. WM: Now, obtain K. S.--Jubelum, you stand charged as the wilful murderer of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. They buried it 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 then made their escape. below--above-- Fill our hearts with truth and love; When dissolves our earthly tie, Take us to thy Lodge on High. cement which unites us into one sacred band, or society of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist, but that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work and best agree. ), "Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses.". 2. that the sublime principles of Freemasonry, may It is the order of the Worshipful Master that, ____________ WM: brother Junior Warden the Senior Warden station in the lodge, WM: brother Senior Warden Whey in the West and your duties there, SW: As the sun sets in the west to close the day. Q. (See Fig. "The construction of this grand edifice was attended with two remarkable circumstances. "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. What! Freemasons. 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. 1. 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. Your donations to the Grand Lodge Relief Fund for those brethren who have lost their Lodge Building, Homes and also those brethren who lost their lives during the recent Floods that swept through Kentucky in . Brethren; you will join with me in the Pledge of. 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. WM: How many compose a Master Masons Lodge? Amid its concerns and temptations, forget not the duties you have heard so frequently inculcated and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge. 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. Most Holy and Glorious Lord God, the Great, Architect As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". "Further, that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress, except in case of the most imminent danger, in a just and lawful Lodge, or for the benefit of instruction; and if ever I should see it given, or hear the words accompanying it, by a worthy brother in distress, I will fly to his relief, if there is a greater probability of saving his life than losing my own. Q. Conductor--From the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. Is the Tiler of the lodge present? According to the Jewish law, no interments were permitted within the walls of the city, and as it was unlawful for the cohens or priests to pass over a grave, it became necessary to place marks wherever a dead body had been interred, to enable them to avoid it. Sublime Degree of Master Mason on 4-14-1950, and has been a Member of Fort Pierce Masonic Lodge No. Knee to knee--that you will ever remember a brother's welfare, as well as your own, in all your adorations to Deity. 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. Q. --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. When through, signify by saying Amen, and arise and pursue your journey. 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.). The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, it is my orders that this Lodge be now closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication (barring emergency), when all, or a suitable number, shall have due and timely notice. The Worshipful Master and Senior Warden should be able to open and close in all four lodges. 1. Ruffian--The very port to which we wish to go. (See engraving.). Brother A. "4th. This Degree is very lengthy, and to give the lecture at an initiation would take up too much of the night; but if there is time, the Master and Senior Warden usually go through with the first section before closing the Lodge, so that the candidate and brethren may become conversant with it. Privileges of a Master Mason. A. You will remember you promised us, that when the Temple was completed, we should receive the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby we might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages. - Have all the Brethren signed the Tyler's attendance book? ", All now form in a circle around the body, the Master and. Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason. the alarms at the outer door and report, the He then turns to the Junior Warden, and says: "You will take the body by the Entered Apprentice grip, and see if it can be raised.". and communicates them to the Worshipful Master. Not since high twelve yesterday, &c., &c. J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, diligent search has been made. And at the same time he steps to the Master's desk, and re-ports as follows: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, I, being one of those who pursued a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom I inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way; he informed me that he had--three--who from their appearance were workmen from the Temple, seeking a passage to Ethiopia, but not having King Solomon's pass, were not able to obtain one, and returned back into the country. Heretofore you have had some one to pray for you, but now you have none. "Further, that I will always aid and assist all poor, distressed, worthy Master Masons, their widows and orphans, knowing them to be such, as far as their necessities may require, and my ability permit, without material injury to myself and family. Takes the candidate by the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft, and says. Having my curiosity aroused, I examined it, and found it to be a grave.". Degree. The secret word of a Master Mason. --Further light in Masonry. p. 178. that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence," &c., &c. (See p. they The Worshipful Master, who ordered me to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me how to wear my apron as a Master Mason. I have, from West to East, and from East to West. 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. that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, and buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, ere I had been accessory to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.' be sent to the East, accompanied with, the Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel (). name we have assembled, and in Thy name. (See grand hailing sign of distress, Fig. Officers, take your respective stations and, SW: Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind, live in peace, and may the God of love and peace delight to dwell with and bless you. All rise. 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. --Nothing, Worshipful (some say), in the west. Within the body of a just and duly constituted, Lodge instruction. B.? In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. A. 1 "What means this acacia coming up so easily? Treasurer--(See opening ceremony, p. (Moving off, one says:). W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, have you any alterations or additions to make to the minutes? 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. On being brought to light, what did you discover more than you had heretofore discovered? In the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. Brethren At 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 humbly imploring his pardon. Are you willing to take the oath? What I purpose, that I perform. . 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. S. D--In search of further light in Masonry. In Scotland the arrangement is east, south, and west. The Senior Warden of a Masonic Lodge sits in the West (symbolic of the setting sun) and assists the Worshipful Master in opening and closing the Lodge. that my body had been cut in two," &c., &c. The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming: Upon which they rushed in, seized, bound, and brought them before King Solomon; who, after a due conviction of their guilt, ordered them to be taken without the gates of the courts of the Temple, and executed according to the several imprecations upon their own heads.