To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. 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. On entering the second time, you were received on the angle of the square, which was also explained to you. --Nothing, Worshipful. W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will now take your seat in this Lodge as a Master Mason, after stepping to the Secretary's desk. W. M.--Have you any thing on your desk, Brother Secretary? 113:2 Brother Goodacre, of the Witham Lodge, Lincoln, suggests that the various penalties which have been introduced into Freemasonry appear to have reference to a particular kind of covenant which was common among the Hebrews. The Wardens and brethren of this Lodge require a more satisfactory proof of your fidelity to your trust, before they are willing to intrust you with the more valuable secrets of this Degree. (D&C 135:1), two balls pierced [Joseph] from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward, exclaiming, "Oh Lord, my God!" 18.) A. 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. Are you willing to take the oath? Cand: Bone, being sure the candidate fully W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? 12, p. 67), and letting his hand slip off quickly, he reports as follows: "Owing to the reason before given, the flesh cleaves from the bone, and the body cannot be so raised.". J. W.--The token is right, and the pass is right. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of FAIR, its officers, directors or supporters. 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. Apprentice's obligation. Foot to foot--that you will never hesitate to go on foot, and out of your way, to assist and serve a worthy brother. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". W. M.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? The Lodge is closed in nearly the same manner that it is opened, and, in fact, all three of the Degrees are closed alike. See Joshua X: 11-14. 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. W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? K. S.--Arise, you twelve Fellow Crafts, divide yourselves into parties and travel--three east, three north, three south, and three west--with others whom I shall appoint, in search of the ruffians. (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. The Senior Deacon then conducts the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, and reports: S. D.--Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful Master that you teach this candidate 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. Master then whispers "Mah-Ha-Bone" into the ear of the candidate. 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. it is: Place yourself in the proper position to receive it and I K. S.--I fear that some accident has befallen him. ", "Oh! We are told, if we do not find the ruffians we must be punished--put to death, probably. This is the Grand Hailing Sign or Sign of Distress, and is given by raising the hands above the head, letting them fall by three distinct motions. Senior Deacon steps forward, and whispers in the Warden's ear, "Tubal Cain.". 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. we must not go and report ourselves; if we do, the twelve will be put to death. You have a rough and rugged road to travel, beset with thieves, robbers, and murderers; and should you lose your life in the attempt, it will not be the first instance of the kind, my brother. knowest our down-sitting and our uprising, and understandest our thoughts afar off. After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? The Junior Deacon now passes the candidate over to the Senior. 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. in the Craft. SD: Shib 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. pp. . A. In one account, the brethren disperse widely, east, west, and south; in another, they keep within hail of each other.--Historical Landmarks, vol. 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. Some substitute for the latter, but with less propriety, the crown of thorns. S. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. First Craftsman--Hallo, friend! blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. SD: Letter or syllable it. 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!" The room is cleared by removing the altar and lights, and the two large pillars used in the Second Degree. 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. The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, louder than the rest: 'It was I that gave the fatal blow, it was I that killed him. It is, in fact, not a word, but merely a jumble of letters, forming a sound without meaning." further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. You say they turned back into the country? 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. A. A. A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. A. [paragraph continues] Wardens at the head, when the Master makes the sign of "distress" of a Master Mason, which is done by raising both hands and arms above the head. (1 Kings vii. The thumbs of both hands are interlaced. p. 175. Master, pointing to these pillars, says: "These are called the three grand Masonic columns or pillars, and are designated Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty. This retrospective cohort study used data collected from the labor ward of the Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Hail, "[1], Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation of this degree): WM: Brother Senior Deacon. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise towards the Master), and says: Brother, you will step off with your left foot one full step, and bring the heel of your right in the hollow of your left foot; now step off with your right foot, and bring the heel of your left in the hollow of your right foot; now step off with your left foot, and bring both heels together. In Scotland the arrangement is east, south, and west. John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote: Breast to breast--that you will ever keep in your breast a brother's secrets, when communicated to and received by you as such, murder and treason excepted. : Worthy Inner Gate Keeper, inform the Outer Gate Keeper that the Court is now opened. A. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. I will suffer you to pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. Rapping three times each. &0183;&32;20220206 - neaxxblkovnb - duey process throwing up the masonic grand hailing sign of distress due to rabbis drinking baby ds.description 07-feb-2022 0004 176.0b 20220206 - neaxxblkovnb - duey process throwing up the masonic grand hailing sign of distress due to rabbis drinking baby ds.info.json 07-feb-2022 0003 2.2k FIG 18. J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. As you are uninstructed, he 7, p. 18), which would be three times, then, turning to the Senior Warden, says: "My worthy brother of Tyre, what shall we do?". Yet, O Lord! never--no, never dies. What! Ruffian--The very port to which we wish to go. 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. Where is our good Master Joseph and Hyrum? "O Lord, my God! The Worshipful Master approaching me from the east, under the duegard of a Master Mason, who, in token of further continuance of his brotherly love and favor, presented me with his right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason, and ordered me to arise and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as such. ", WM: Brother Senior Deacon. They were both Masons in good standing. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. and have not obtained that which we have sought: this is no time for vain reflection--the question is, what shall we do with the body? How many constitute a Fellow Crafts' Lodge? SD: Worshipful Master. (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. 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. "I now present my right hand in token of the continuance of friendship Sec. A. The human body is only capable of holding a finite number of positions and consequently something resembling a FC sign can be found anywhere from Egyptian tomb paintings to the Mexico of Montezuma or the Arabian Bektashi ritual, quite without masonic context. According to Masonic code, any Mason who hears another Mason utter the Grand Hailing Sign must come to his aid. Senior Warden, one. Let me admonish you, in the most serious manner, in reference to the close of life, that, when the cold winter of death shall have passed, and the bright summer morn of the resurrection appears, the Sun of Righteousness shall descend and send forth His angels to collect our ransomed dead; then, if we are found worthy, by the benefit of his "pass" we shall gain a ready admission into that celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides, where we shall see the King In the beauty of holiness, and with him enter into an endless eternity. With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. Whence did it take its rise ? W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) It utilizes portions of the vessel for day and night time to let others know they are in distress. See pp. (See grand hailing sign of distress, Fig. A. I was directed to wait with patience until the Worshipful Master should be informed of my request, and his answer returned. 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. it, which will be on the Five Points of Fellowship, and at low breath.". WM My Brother, the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason is given in this manner raising the hands toward Heaven, your arms forming a square, and lowering them by three Cand: Ha SD: I 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? --What is that? of an acacia, which easily giving way, excited his curiosity: upon examination they found it to be a grave. no pass. Craftsmen, we are having good times; I wonder if it will last. It is given by raising both hands toward heaven, with each arm forming A. Prop. W. M. (lifting the candidate up.) Conductor--Cain. on the Five Points of Fellowship as the SD names them.) 2022. WM: Will you give it to me? W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will please approach the east. Not since high twelve yesterday, &c., &c. J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, diligent search has been made. 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. 6, p. 204--5. ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE (First Degree in the Bl "BOAZ" GRIP OF AN ENTERED APPRENTICE (HANDSHAKE). CANDIDATE TAKING THE OATH OF A MASTER MASON. "BOAZ" Candidate. (See Note P, page 272. WM: J 6, p. King Solomon then ordered them to take it by the Fellow Craft grip; but on trial, for the reason before given, the Fellow Craft's grip failed to benefit any--it could not be raised. One of the brethren then replies: "We will go a southwesterly course, and will come up with our brothers." SD: Worshipful Master. "5th. WM: From what and to what? word of a Master Mason. 107:1 Professor Stuart, of Andover, one of the most skilful linguists and earned men in the United States, has endeavored to show that the legend of the Third Degree is an imposture, "since the names of the criminals are formed from the Latin language, and not from the Hebrew, to which they have no affinity whatever." Heretofore you have had some one to pray for you, but now you have none. 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." Conductor--By the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. 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. WM: Has it a name? W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east! WM: Will you give it to me? This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. It is King Solomon's orders that the several rolls be called, and report made as soon as possible. 120:1 Respecting the lost word and its substitute, some say that King Solomon advised the change, while others affirm that the three Fellow Crafts adopted the substituted word without consulting him. B. divided the operatives the three classes, viz., Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Masters; paying the wages of the former at the pillar of J (Jachin), and the Masters in the Middle Chamber. WM: How will you dispose of it? answered for you will do so at this time. 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. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Senior Deacon? ", All now form in a circle around the body, the Master and. A. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. 16 and 17, pages 97 and 120; also see Note L, Appendix. The body of our Grand Master was buried three times: first, in the rubbish of the Temple; secondly, on the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah; and, thirdly and lastly, as near the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, as the Jewish law would permit; and Masonic tradition informs us that there was erected to his memory a Masonic monument, consisting of "a beautiful virgin, weeping over a broken column; before her was a book open; in her right hand a sprig of acacia, in her left an urn; behind her stands Time, unfolding and counting the, ringlets of her hair.". Q. Mason. "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. 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. --Nothing, Worshipful. Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? WM: Ha. 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. the end of man, and of the aspiring hopes of all faithful Masons? 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." (They now pass to the pass grip of a Master Mason. across the neck as represented and drop the arm to the side. W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? What is that? Conductor--I cannot; nor can they be given, except in the presence of Solomon, king of Israel, Hiram, king of Tyre, and myself. (Hiram Abiff) to retire to the Most Holy Place, to draw his plans and designs, and offer up his orisons, &c. But flow could this be accomplished before the Sanctum Sanctorum was built. He ordered me to be returned to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to approach the east by three upright regular steps, my feet forming the angle of a perfect square, my body erect at the altar, before the Worshipful Master in the east. Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. He made me a Master Mason in due form. The Senior Deacon steps to the Master, and whispers in his ear, "Tubal Cain.". WM: From what and to what? King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. In the last comment my brother mason denoted that the sign would not physically be possible during a firing squad situation. &0183;&32;20220206 - neaxxblkovnb - duey process throwing up the masonic grand hailing sign of distress due to rabbis drinking baby ds.description 07-feb WM: Pass. A. 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. [4], Masons, it is said, were even among the mob that murdered Joseph and Hyrum in Carthage jail. These instances, some of which have been thought worthy of preservation in the ineffable Degrees, were not numerous. Copyright 1997-2023 by The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jubelum!!!" K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) the Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tyler's Sword, the Sword pointing to a Naked Heart, the All-seeing Eye, the Anchor and Ark, the Forty-seventh. 17.) They roll the canvas around and over the candidate where he fell, which is in the east or northeast corner of the Lodge, and, for a few moments, retire, when the Lodge becomes still as the hour of midnight; not a sound is permitted to be made; all go--if at all--from place to place on tiptoe. --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. 3 and p. 17) which is responded to by the Master. 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. A. 7, p. 18--some Masters make this sign twice), accompanied by the following exclamation, viz. First Ruffian--If such are the regulations, we shall not get a pass at any port, and what will become of us? A. Takes the candidate by the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft, and says. "Further, that I will not sit in a Lodge of clandestine-made Masons, nor converse on the subject of Masonry with a clandestine-made Mason, nor one who has been expelled or suspended from a Lodge, while under that sentence, knowing him or them to be such. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. 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. 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. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress, is a method of calling for help, in cases of severe danger or distress. J. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. Shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions we are destined to endure, while travelling through this vale of tears. which constitute our authority for affirming that no such event ever happened; for H. A. There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. Freemasons Quarterly Review 30 June 1851. 130.). "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the substitute . 18.) First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. The Worshipful Master here gives the candidate a blow on his head with a buckskin bag, or setting-maul;1 at the same. WM: My Brother, the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason is given in this manner: raising the hands toward Heaven, your arms forming a square, and lowering them by three In the mean time, the canvas is slipped out of the Lodge, and as the Master commences to give or whisper the word in the candidate's ear, some one of the brethren slips off the hoodwink, and this is the first time he has seen light, probably, in an hour. You will therefore suffer yourself to be again hoodwinked, and kneel where you are, and pray orally or mentally, as you please. WM: Will you give it to me? W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? A. Give me the real grip of a Fellow 5, 6, pp. WM: Ma 18.) Again, the Master, one. "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. The candidate then kneels, and the conductor ties a hoodwink very closely over both eyes, so that he cannot see. What is that? (See engraving.). A. 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. When the candidate is fully dressed, the door is unceremoniously thrown open, and he, in company with others, is permitted to enter the Lodge. And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. A. The apron is white, lined and bordered with blue. A. A. King Solomon then ordered the twelve Fellow Crafts to go in search of the body, and, if found, to observe whether the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's Degree, was on or about it. With the trowel, spread liberally the cement of brotherly love and affection; and, circumscribed by the compass, let us ponder well our words and actions, and let all the energies of our minds and the affections of our souls be employed in the attainment of our Supreme Grand Warden's approbation. (The signs are just the same as at opening. 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. grand Masonic word on the five points of fellowship. 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.
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