may govern themselves accordingly. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. Not since high twelve yesterday, &c., &c. J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, diligent search has been made. PDF Volume 2 Issue 1 the Lodge is now opened on the Master, Masons 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. (Secretary reads the minutes, &c., &c.). (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. Q. 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. "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. *. Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason. To observe the sun at meridian, which is the glory, and but which, he adds, "I can find only twice particularly described. In one form of the Degree of Elect of Fifteen, they assume the Protean names of JUBELA-KURMAVIL (another corruption of Cromwell), JUBELO-GRAVELOT, and JUBELUM-AKIROP.--The Freemason's Treasury, pp. WM: How many compose a Master Masons Lodge? If there is a death between election of Officers and their installation, the outgoing Master is responsible for attending to the funeral service. As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". Opening Optional . OPENING THE LODGE WM: Officers, take your respective stations and places; Brethren, be clothed. W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? 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. How many were there employed in the building of King Solomon's Temple? 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. This communicate to the. In some Lodges, the brethren on this occasion attire the candidate with a very rich apron and yoke. [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. (See sign of a Master Mason, Fig. such as are duly qualified and have. 16, 17, 18; also p. (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. W. M.--You will attend to that part of your duty, and inform the Tyler that we are about to close this Lodge, and direct him to tyle accordingly. 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." WM: . S. W.--The candidate is in order, Worshipful, and awaits your further will and pleasure. no pass. (Recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 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. WM: Brethren, assist me to open the Lodge in the Third Degree. Opening The Blue Lodge Flashcards | Quizlet Illustrations of Masonry: Illustrations of Masonry: Closing the Lodge And finally, the veracity of the legend is completely ignored by a reference to the Holy Scriptures. 24 cards Religion Protestantism Practice all cards WM: officers, take your respective stations and places. Take due notice thereof and. Knee to knee--that you will ever remember a brother's welfare, as well as your own, in all your adorations to Deity. .18); as if they would say--Thus let it be done to him, and thus let his body be cut in two, who shall break this covenant. W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? Our map will help you identify the lodges that are closest to your home or workplace. 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. ), WM:*. B.? Draped designs. 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. 14.). you with my right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. JD: Brethren; attend to giving the signs; observe the. Conductor--Cain. In the primitive lectures--i.e., those which were used after the Revival in 1717, for the subject was never ventilated before that date--they were called "the three principal entrances to the Temple"; but subsequently it was thought expedient to particularize these entrances; and the passage was altered at first to "the east, west and south doors"; and, at the Union in 1813, the version became "north, south, and east entrances." K. S.--Vile, impious wretches! Even thouugh the Junior Warden does not move forward He should be in learning and know how to open all four Lodges. 126:1 Among such a vast concourse of people as were assembled together at the construction of this edifice, it is natural to expect every variety of propensities, both good and evil. 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." THE ceremony of opening and conducting the business of a Lodge of Master Masons is nearly the same as in the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Crafts' Degrees, already explained. 47. S. W.--As the sun rises in the east, to open and govern the day, so rises the Worshipful Master in the east (here the Master gives three raps (), when all in the Lodge rise to their feet, the Master rising first), to open and govern his Lodge, set the Craft to work, and give them proper instructions. 113:1 CASSIA--sometimes improperly and ignorantly used for acacia. "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. They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. [paragraph continues] Master's carpet is a large map that Lodges generally keep, which is highly embellished with Masonic emblems). 116:1 The occasion of the brethren searching so diligently for their Master was, to receive from him the secret word of Masonry, which should be delivered down as a test to the fraternity of after ages.--Historical Land marks, vol. The pillar of Wisdom represented Solomon, king of Israel, whose wisdom contrived the mighty fabric; the pillar of strength, Hiram, king of Tyre, who strengthened Solomon in his grand undertaking; the pillar of Beauty, Hiram Abiff, the widow's son, whose cunning craft and curious workmanship beautified and adorned the Temple. You say they turned back into the country? The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior, WM: "The construction of this grand edifice was attended with two remarkable circumstances. 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. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. SW: We cannot, Is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life, and. 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. 12, p. 1 (See Note P, page 271.). One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! Allegiance W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? You have a pass from King Solomon, I presume? We srvice the Taylor, Hutto . 15. I therefore now demand of you the secrets of a Master Mason! They shuffle about a few moments, when they are called to order by the sound of the gavel from the Master's seat in the east, who inquires in a loud voice as follows: W. M. (now styled King Solomon.) (See Note Q, Appendix.). 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. S. W.--I did not, but found a substitute. --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. At this time a party arrived with the ruffians, and related that, while sitting down to rest and refresh themselves, they heard the following horrid exclamations from the clefts of an adjacent rock: the first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming, "Oh! The Order is administrated from Mark Masons' Hall, London. day (WM:***) so rises the Worshipful Master, in This figure appears in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute in the overture, suggesting the opening of the Masonic Master Mason's degree. --No, we have no pass; we did not know it was necessary. countries, work and receive Masters, wages, "4th. on the right and left, and communicate, SW: J. W.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? to dwell together in unity. Sec. We read in the Bible, that Hiram Abiff was one of the head workmen employed at the building of King Solomon's Temple, and other ancient writings inform us that he was an arbiter between King Solomon and Hiram, king of Tyre; but his tragical death is nowhere recorded, except in the archives of Freemasonry. Be diligent, prudent, temperate, discreet. 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. and after a few more names, that of the Third Ruffian, "Jubelum! it. By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, hoodwinked, with a cable-tow three times around my body, in which condition I was conducted to the door of the Lodge by a brother. A. In the second section, the historical traditions of the Order are introduced, and an important instance of Masonic virtue is exemplified. Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that the, substitute A. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. 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. 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. Worldly possession.--Dr. 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.". King Solomon, being informed of this, supposed him to be indisposed, and ordered strict search to be made for him through the several apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made; search and inquiry were accordingly made, but he could not be found. Attend to that duty and inform the Tyler that I am, about (All the Brethren are standing) W.M. Chap: of Master Masons, assembled in a place, representing the Sanctum Sanctorum of King. The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). J. W.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? 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. 2, Ceremonies of Opening and Closing Grand Lodge & Provincial Grand Lodge and Form of Installation of W.M. WM: your place in the lodge brother Tiler, T: To keep off Cowan and Eavesdroppers and see that none passes or repast except show all are duly qualified in by permission from the WM, WM: receive this implement of your office and return to your place and be there active in the discharge of your duties, JD: see that the tiler is in his place and close the door, WM: are you satisfied that all persons are qualified to sit in a lodge of Master Masons, SW: I will ascertain their my proper office and report, JD: (Rises take stand and steps in for senior warden). 1 (See p. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) Remember it more "especially to the household of the faithful.". (Gives one rap (), when the Junior Deacon, at the inner door of the Lodge, rises to his feet.) (See ACACIA.) so raise the Worshipful Master in the East to open and govern his lodge set the craft to work and give them proper instruction. Is the Tyler of the Lodge present? of this degree station without the outer door, armed with the implement of his office. (They take hold of each other's hands by the real grip of a Fellow Craft. Which way shall we go?". A. I was ordered to be returned to the place from whence I came, and reinvested of what I had been divested of, and wait the Worshipful Master's will and pleasure. Upon which the three Fellow Crafts rush forward over benches and chairs, and secure the ruffians in no very gentle manner, and lead them to the Worshipful Master's seat in the east, when one of them reports to the Master: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, I, being one who pursued a westerly course, and, on my return, after several days of fruit-less search, being more weary than my companions, sat down on the brow of a hill to rest and refresh myself; and, on rising, accidentally caught hold of a sprig of acacia,1 which, easily giving way, excited my suspicions. You will pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. about the Lodge as he may direct; welcome Ruffian--That does not satisfy me. Jubelo! 18.) The Secretary commences to call off a lot of Bible names, to which each brother responds "Here!" WM: Sorority & Fraternity. Captain--What! On your return to the Lodge, where were you placed? --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 213. See pp. (Gives one rap (), steps to his desk, and turns the small column down on its side, as already explained.). WM: Direct that duty to be done. The Masonic Ritual. were GRAVELOT, QUIBO, and AKIROP. Second Ruffian--Are you going to put to sea soon? Let us go and report. The conductor then leads the candidate to the centre of the Lodge, at the altar, and makes duegard and sign of a Master Mason (see Figs. All the business of a "Blue Lodge" (a Lodge of three Degrees) is done in the Lodge while opened on this Degree, except that of entering an Apprentice or passing a Fellow Craft, when the Lodge is lowered from the Masters' Degree for that purpose. Q. 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. The over 30,000 Masons of Kentucky welcome you to the Grand Lodge of Kentucky Free and Accepted Masons site. --Your duty there, Brother Junior Deacon? 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. At the command of the Worshipful Master, the Senior Warden performs his duty, after seeing that the brethren have received their due proportion of Masonic instruction and improvement; and the whole concludes with an impressive address to the brethren on their respective duties as men and Masons, when pursuing their accustomed avocations in the world; and with a fervent petition to the Deity, supplicating his blessing on the fraternity wheresoever dispersed under the wide canopy of heaven."--Theo. 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.". W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east! The brethren are now allowed a few minutes for recreation, styled by Masons refreshment; during which time the candidate is being prepared in the ante-room, and the Lodge made ready for the remaining portion of the ceremony of initiation. that my breast had been torn open, my heart plucked out, and placed upon the highest pinnacle of the Temple, there to be devoured by the vultures of the air, ere I had consented to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. This Degree has a reference to the Christian dispensation, when the day of salvation is more fully revealed; atonement is made for sin; and the resurrection from the dead plainly communicated and confirmed by the resurrection of Christ from the grave. 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. If so he will approach the East., Tiler: Tiler dose so, WM: your place in the lodge brother Tiler and more. 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 . The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. 18.) from the Worshipful Master. How many constitute an Entered Apprentices' Lodge? (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) No designs are drawn on the trestle-board, and for this reason many of us are idle. MWB Palmer served the Grand Lodge of Masons in Tennessee as Most Worshipful Grand Master in 1997, and as Grand Secretary from 2005 until 2007. ii. A. Brother Senior Warden, the substitute has come, WM: W. M.--Brethren, together on the signs. 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. 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. These answers are monitorial. J. D.--To keep off all cowans and eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or repass, except such as are duly qualified and have the Worshipful Master's permission. When in place, the Master begins: Click the card to flip . J. G. W.--We do not know, Most Worshipful King Solomon. as well as the substitute word, are, communicated After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? "Five constitute a Lodge of Fellow Crafts two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. The candidate is not intentionally injured in any Degree of Masonry, impressions of a lasting nature being all that are intended by the ceremonies. Senior Warden, one. 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. 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. B., who has been regularly initiated Entered Apprentice, passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft, and now wishes. 2. He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. "Further, I will not cheat, wrong, nor defraud a Master Mason's Lodge, nor a brother of this Degree, knowingly, nor supplant him in any of his laudable undertakings, but will give him due and timely notice, that he may ward off all danger. Now, as in p. 138 the former case, this arrangement would be impossible before the pillars were erected or the Middle Chamber built: and if it he pretended that any such plan was adopted after they were finished, the tragic drama could not be true because it professes to have been enacted before the Temple was completed. that my breast had been torn open." 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. JW: Some Lodges use the following questions and answers, both at opening and closing: W. M.--Why did you leave the west and travel to the east? Freemasons For Dummies Cheat Sheet - dummies I fear he is indisposed. that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c.; the second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming, "Oh! 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! . Where is our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff? J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, there are at the gate twelve Fellow Crafts, who wish to be admitted: they say they come with important tidings. they 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)." Masonic Lodge Officer Duties and Responsibilities 7, p. PDF Lodge Opening Ceremonies History and Comparison - MasterMason.com The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. 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. 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. 1. Describe three methods businesses use to deal with theft. What say you, guilty or not guilty? Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! At high twelve. or three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou Craftsmen, we are having good times; I wonder if it will last. They returned and bore this intelligence to King Solomon, who ordered them to divide themselves, and travel as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians, and with as positive assurance, that if they did not the twelve should be deemed the murderers, and suffer severely for the crime committed. They repaired to the grave, when King Solomon ordered one of the Fellow Crafts to take the body by the Entered Apprentice grip, and see if it could be raised; but, on account of its high state of decomposition, it could not be raised--the flesh cleaved from the bone. ), The working-tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry appertaining to the first, The trowel is an instrument made use of by operative masons to spread the cement which unites a building into one common mass; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons are taught to make use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection; that. ii. The body was then carried to the Temple for a more decent burial, and was interred in due form.