: Worthy Inner Gate Keeper, inform the Outer Gate Keeper that the Court is now opened. A. In some Lodges, the brethren on this occasion attire the candidate with a very rich apron and yoke. Cheek to cheek, or mouth to ear--that you will ever caution and whisper good counsel in the ear of an erring brother, and, in the most friendly manner, remind him of his errors, and aid his reformation, giving him due and timely notice, that he may ward off approaching danger.". Prop. What! or mouth to ear. According to Masonic code, any Mason who hears another Mason utter the Grand Hailing Sign must come to his aid. 6, p. 18), and says: Worshipful Master, while engaged in the lawful pursuit of Masonry, there is an alarm at the inner door of our Lodge. 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 implements are both used as will be described hereafter. Junior Deacon here steps forward and whispers in the Senior Deacon's ear, "Tubal Cain.". "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 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. on the Five Points of Fellowship as the SD names them.) 97:1 What does it denote? 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. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire at the south gate, where he was accosted by Jubela, who thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on being refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge across the throat, upon which he fled, and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on his being refused, gave him a blow with a square across his breast, upon which he fled, and attempted to make his escape out at the east gate, where he was accosted by Jubelum, who, in like manner, thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master .Mason, or the Master's word: and, on his being refused, gave him a violent blow with a setting-maul, on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. W. M.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree? 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. 140:1 The questions and answers in this lecture, relative to the disposition of the body and its discovery, &c., &c., are precisely like the historical part of this Degree, page 122, or that portion describing the conferring of the Degree, page 107. 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. For this purpose the ACACIA was used.--Lexicon. No portion of this site may be reproduced without the express written consent of The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. Any opinions expressed, implied, or included in or with the goods and services offered by FAIR are solely those of FAIR and not those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jubelo!!!" What were you asked from within? This famous fabric was supported by fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters--all hewn from the finest Parian marble. 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). as the Worshipful Master and candidate embrace one another thusly: foot These are symbols of the blow on the cheek of Christ, the flagellation, and the blow with the spear. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. A. iv. 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. [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. (HANDSHAKE). These instances, some of which have been thought worthy of preservation in the ineffable Degrees, were not numerous. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will. K. S.--Jubelum, you stand charged as the wilful murderer of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. (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!" Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. WM: Mark the difference, my Brother, Heretofore your answer The name of this grip is "Shibboleth". 14.). What followed? The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. They all pass out of the Lodge with a rush, into the ante-room, where they form into a circle. (As explained from the preceding degrees, he then has this exchange The next ceremony was to p. 114 tear the breast open and pluck out the heart, and if there were the least imperfection, the body would be considered unclean. SS: By being divested of all metallic substances, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot, both knees and breasts bare, hood-winked, and with a cable-two three times around his body, The first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming: "Oh! A. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? Worldly possession.--Dr. Amen. and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at low water mark, where It is not, however, with the physical representation of the sign that we are here concerned, so much as with the explanation of the derivation of that sign. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, how should Masons meet? "Further, that I will not knowingly strike a brother Master Mason, or otherwise do him personal violence in anger, except in the necessary defence of my family or property. A. W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will now take your seat in this Lodge as a Master Mason, after stepping to the Secretary's desk. How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you? SD: It has. Rapping three times each. The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). 130.). (See Fig. 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. W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) and more than all, what is the use of institutions which savages would honor, where civilized beings murder without cause or provocation? (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. --I have none, Worshipful. It might have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man independent of all other beings; but, as dependence is one of the strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other for protection and security, as they thereby enjoy better opportunities of fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. 9, p. 36), and then lets his hand slip off in a careless manner, and reports: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, owing to the high state of putrefaction, it having been dead already fifteen days, the skin slips, and the body cannot be raised.". 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. I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; butthose signs were not heeded.[6]. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. No three States in the Union "work" alike. What have we done? Master takes off his hat, and repeats the following prayer: "May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us, and all regular Masons; may brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. After saluting the Wardens, what did you first discover? W. M. (lifting the candidate up.) J. W.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degrees? "A few years afterward, on his return to his brethren in Vermont, he stated to them, as I have been credibly informed and believe, that he found in the Western and Southwestern States different systems of lecturing prevailing, and that, upon presenting Gleason's Lectures to them, they were objected to by the different Grand Masters, who would not sanction his lecturing in their respective jurisdictions, unless he would adopt the lectures then in use among them; that, desiring to pursue his occupation there, he learned the different systems of lecturing existing among them, and made use of his newly acquired knowledge under the sanction of the respective Grand Masters." [paragraph continues] Master's carpet is a large map that Lodges generally keep, which is highly embellished with Masonic emblems). WM: What are the Five Points of Fellowship? Q. Why are they not at work as usual? K. S.--Not been seen since high twelve yesterday! Ruffian--That does not satisfy me. 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. K. S.--Jubela, you stand charged as accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. 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. Be diligent, prudent, temperate, discreet. A. 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