J. 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. "There were employed in its building three Grand Masters; three thousand three hundred Masters, or overseers of the work; eighty thousand Fellow Crafts, or hewers on the mountains and in the quarries; and seventy thousand Entered Apprentices, or bearers of burdens. Whether or not Joseph Smiths last words were intended to be the masonic Grand Hailing Sign of Distress is a question that cannot be answered. 2. "Further, that I will not aid, nor be present at, the initiation, passing, or raising of a woman, an old man in his dotage, a young man in his nonage, an atheist, a madman, or fool, knowing them to be such. Both points of the compasses elevated above the square, which was to teach me never to lose sight of those truly Masonic virtues, which are friendship, morality, and brotherly love. A. 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. Ruffian--That does not satisfy me. The ground has been newly broken; this has the appearance of a grave," pointing to the candidate on the floor. 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. W. M.--The password is right. 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. generally the W. M. in the east. I suppose you are brothers, workmen from the Temple, and journeying, are you not? W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? A. But nothing could be seen or heard of him. 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. 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. WM: Shibboleth, my Brother, is the name of this grip. 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. GRIP OF AN ENTERED APPRENTICE A. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". He has not been seen in or about the Temple. Captain--Very well, you can have a passage. --Advance the token. Emergency services are on standby at Sydney airport after a Qantas Airways Ltd flight issued a mayday signal on Wednesday. SD: It has. In the last comment my brother mason denoted that the sign would not physically be possible during a firing squad situation. S. W. (now styled J. G. W.)--Most Worshipful King Solomon, there is no work laid out for us, and it is said we can have none. Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond-tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken at the fountain, or the wheel at the cistern. SD: The real grip of a Fellow Craft. K. S.--I fear that some accident has befallen him. 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.". None but he who has visited the Holy of Holies, and travelled the road of peril, can have any conception of the mysteries unfolded in this degree. SD: You begin. 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. "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the substitute 6, p. WM: Letter it and begin. Q. What! "This report of the committee was accepted and adopted by the Grand Lodge, and Brother Barney, provided with the recommendation thus obtained, visited many of the Lodges of the State, and imparted to them a knowledge of these lectures. Joseph's last exclamation was "O Lord my God! O Lord my God!!! [4], Masons, it is said, were even among the mob that murdered Joseph and Hyrum in Carthage jail. From the above causes. 7, p. 18--some Masters make this sign twice), accompanied by the following exclamation, viz. S. D.--From the west, travelling toward the east. The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. "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. Give The conductor then turns about to the Senior Warden in the west, and says: Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful. Brother A. violate this my Entered Apprentice obligation.". obeys orders. Prop. "What, the Builder!". It is very true, we have been associated with these three ruffians, but we have not committed any actual crime". "5th. 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. at the same time pulling up the evergreen--or acacia, as it is styled--at the head of the grave. 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. As the Senior Deacon and candidate pass the different stations of the officers, they (the officers) sound their gavels as follows; when they pass the Junior Warden in the south the first time, he gives one rap (), Senior Warden one rap, and Worshipful Master one rap; the second time, .Junior Warden two raps, Senior Warden two raps, and Worshipful Master two raps (); the third time round, Junior Warden three raps (), Senior. Wait until the Temple is completed, and then, if you are found worthy and well qualified, you will unquestionably receive the secrets of a Master Mason; but, until then, you cannot. SD: From the pass-grip of a Master Mason to the real grip of the sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 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. [paragraph continues] Master that you teach this candidate how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. I therefore now demand of you the secrets of a Master Mason! 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. SD: The real grip of a Master Mason, or lion's paw. Where is our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff? The candidate is divested of all wearing apparel, except his shirt and drawers, and if he has not the latter, he is furnished with a pair by the brethren preparing him. A. J. W.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degrees? Suspicious characters! [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. WM: Has it a name? See Joshua X: 11-14. --To see that the Lodge is duly tyled. S. W.--I have; from west to east, and from east to west again. 155.). 15. These answers are monitorial. In youth, in Entered Apprentices. SD: leth The spade, which dug the grave of our Grand Master, may soon dig ours; the setting-maul, which terminated his earthly existence, may be among the casualties which will, sooner or later, terminate ours; the coffin, which received his remains, may soon receive ours; the grave, that abode for the dead, may soon be our grave; the acacia (that evergreen which once marked the temporary resting-place of the illustrious dead), that bloomed and flourished at the head of our Grand Master's grave, and was the cause of its timely discovery, is an emblem of our faith in the immortality of the soul, which never! And Moses also, when he came down from the mount, hailed his brethren with this double sign (the first and second part) in order to arrest their attention, as a signal for them to attend to (See engraving.). Explanation of the Entered Apprentice sign: Draw the right hand rapidly WM: Will you give it to me? Question: Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" When was our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, found to be missing? (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. 126.). 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. WM: Mark the difference, my Brother, Heretofore your answer W. M.--You will cause him to kneel on his naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses. WM: How will you dispose of it? The Master kneels at the head of the candidate, and, taking off his hat, repeats the following prayer, which may be found in all the Masonic Monitors: Thou, O God! shows the penalty of having the throat cut and the tongue ripped out. W. M.--Brethren, together on the signs. Ma. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 213. WM: Pass. J. W. (offering his hand to candidate.) J. W.--The password is right. W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) Both points of the compasses are elevated above the square, which is to teach you never to lose sight of those truly Masonic virtues, which are friendship, morality, and brotherly love. In your present condition, what do you most desire? W. M.--You will detach your hands and kiss the book. Capt.--They were three brothers, 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. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. Q. 17, 18), which is responded to by the Master, after which the conductor and candidate pass out of the Lodge. SD: You begin. A. [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. Talk not to me of time or place, but give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! If you wish to learn By there being no designs drawn on the trestle-board. One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" Q. These are symbols of the blow on the cheek of Christ, the flagellation, and the blow with the spear. (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. His business is to teach the subordinate Lodges the Ritual of Freemasonry, and he is paid generally by salary, or so much from each Lodge before whom he may lecture. Herod, and Pilate. Let him enter, and be received in due form. From the foregoing remarks, it will be seen that the essential points of Masonry are identical the world over, and that the differences, which are of minor importance, may be gathered by comparing the present work with Richardson's Monitor or Allyn's Ritual. Oh! 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.". 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. Sarah Lancashire has been praised as 'absolutely phenomenal' and hailed her as a 'GOAT' - one of the greatest actors of all time - following the latest episode of the BBC drama Happy Valley. "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." Let him enter, and be received in due form. Jubela!! Jubela!!!" Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: O Lord my God! The unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. The three, as they were passing a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom they inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way. (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. A. We invite you to give back. 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. WM: Has it a name? The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. What is that? Worldly possession.--Dr. J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. But what were our orders? And, if finished, he would not have been permitted to enter it; for one living person alone possessed that privilege, viz., the High Priest, and he only once a year. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? There is not only a sign, but words that accompany it. In the United States they say that the first attack was made at the south door, the second at the west door, and finally at the east. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. And then ( Fig. WM: J 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. A. 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. [paragraph continues] Deacon, and he (Junior Deacon) takes his seat near the door, at the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west, while the Senior Deacon proceeds to conduct the candidate, followed by the two Stewards, three times around the Lodge, during which time the Worshipful Master reads the following passage of Scripture: "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them: while the sun, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease, because they are few; and those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. 47. of the Deacons, and should you be unable to give it, it would cause confusion The Pot of Incense, the Beehive. 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