The apron is white, lined and bordered with blue. The 14.). ", "Oh! ii. The pass-grip is given by pressing the thumb between the joints of the second and third fingers where they join the hand; the word or name is Tubal Cain. I was directed to wait with patience until the Master was informed of my request and his answer returned. J. W.--Pass. however, the connection of the widow's son with the building of the Temple was endeared to the two monarchs; and, to preserve and consecrate his memory, a new arrangement of discipline was adopted; and a legend incorporated into the system, which served to promote a similar object with the fabulous narrative used in the spurious initiations, viz., to inculcate and impress on the candidate's mind the doctrine of a resurrection and a future state--Theo. (The signs are just the same as at opening. UNIFORM FLOOR WORK GENERAL RULES APRON: The apron shall be worn over the outer garment. (See Fig. 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. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? Uploaded by Rob Bonner. Brother Grand Secretary (turning to the Secretary of the Lodge), you will go out and see to calling the several rolls of the craft, and report to me as soon as possible. A. 113:1 CASSIA--sometimes improperly and ignorantly used for acacia. They will be learned in the lodge in which you will be raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. Phil., p. 232. The Master approaching me from the East, on the step, under the due guard and penal sign of an Entered Apprentice, who, in token of his Brotherly love and friendship presented me with his right hand, and with it the word and grip of an Entered Apprentice, and bade me arise and salute the Wardens as such. Amid its concerns and temptations, forget not the duties you have heard so frequently inculcated and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge. of Royal and Select Masters, Royal Master Degree, Order of Royal and Select Masters, Most Excellent Master The other example of such a covenant is in Genesis xv.--Historical Landmarks, vol. After saluting the Wardens, what did you then discover? My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? with hands, eternal in the heavens," where no discordant voice shall be heard, but all the soul shall experience shall be perfect bliss, and all it shall express shall be perfect praise, and love divine shall ennoble every heart, and hallelujahs exalted employ every tongue. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) On your return to the Lodge, where were you placed? knowest our down-sitting and our uprising, and understandest our thoughts afar off. In the second section, the historical traditions of the Order are introduced, and an important instance of Masonic virtue is exemplified. The Senior Warden approaches the candidate, faces him toward the east (i.e. In a just and lawfully constituted Lodge of Master Mason. p. 176. After being taught how to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? 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. W. M.--The password is right. oftheStateofMaine!!!! MM Obligation #1. 1 (See Note P, page 271.). W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? "Here another guest we bring. The motives of emigrants were various - to work (or alternatively not to work), to escape an old society or build a new one, to acquire riches, or, as early colonists in New England expressed it, to secure a 'competencie'5 - but they all faced the same challenge of moving from the known to the unknown, and of coming to terms with an . "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. 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. (Sits down.). Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. The most well-known purposes are to pass degree proficiency or deliver ritual. --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. 1 (See p. Amen. 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. [paragraph continues] Master that you teach this candidate how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. (i.e. Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. . --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! A. It is done by putting the inside of your right foot to the inside of the right foot of the one to whom you are going to give the word, the inside of your own knee to his, laying your breast close against his, your left hands on each other's back, and each one putting his mouth to the other's right ear. S. D.--Brother Junior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified? 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. The Lodge is closed in nearly the same manner that it is opened, and, in fact, all three of the Degrees are closed alike. 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. Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet, are emblematical of the three principal stages of human life, viz. He can study the . To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. . His friends now approach him, and congratulate him upon his Masonic appearance, asking him how he likes the degree, and if he is not glad he is through, &c., &c. The object of this is to mislead the candidate, and to impress upon his mind the idea that there is no more of the ceremony, and that his initiation is completed. Part 1. Climbing the ranks to Master Mason takes months or years. 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. A. 143. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? Brother Junior Deacon. The trowel is an instrument made use of by operative Mason 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 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, or best agree. (Gives candidate a sudden twitch by the collar.) At the same time the Senior Warden steps to his stand, and turns up the column on his desk at his right. times Master Mason's wore their aprons with the right corner turned up in the form of a triangle to distinguish them as Master Masons, and as overseers of the work, but in modern times we work in speculative Masonry only and a Master . 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. ), 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. [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. I would remark here, that in some Lodges the Master does not make the sign of distress first at the body, but only gives the sign of a Master Mason, which is done by drawing the right hand across the body, with the thumb inward. degree live in Texas. 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. What I purpose, that I perform. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was slain at high twelve. When the candidate is prepared, the Deacon takes him by the left arm, leads him up to the door of the Lodge, and gives three loud, distinct knocks. A. Upon arriving there they commence to lower it into the grave, as they style it, but in reality only from their shoulders to the floor. The Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel, when all the brethren retire to their seats, leaving at the altar the Master, conductor, and candidate. They are the grips, penal signs, passwords and ritual work. A Brother, who has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft, and now wishes to receive further light in Masonry by being raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. The Junior Deacon now passes the candidate over to the Senior. Think of these as one-hour-long linked interactive morality plays, rather than magical or religious ceremonies. Quoting from "When is a Man a Mason?" by James S. Peterson, Master-elect, in the June 1991 Occasional Bulletin of the Texas Lodge of Research, which has a bit more on the holding of Stated Meetings or doing business in the E.A. These are taught in the ritual and lectures of the Entered Apprentice Degree. further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. what's this?" "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. The real memory-taxing part of Lodge ritual is in the degree work, whether the Degree conferral, or the Lectures and Charges. Some say, that many days were expended in the search, and that the lost (body) was found near the seaside; others, that it was soon discovered near Jerusalem. With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. In some Lodges, the brethren on this occasion attire the candidate with a very rich apron and yoke. 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. no pass. Thus you will render yourself deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence we have reposed. Masons use memory craft for a variety of purposes. --Nothing, Worshipful. Conductor (S. 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. We therefore now appear before your Majesty, clothed with white gloves and aprons, in token of our innocence, and, acknowledging our premeditated guilt, we humbly implore your pardon." Ruffians (affecting surprise.) 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. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? Take this Master Mason Quiz to test your knowledge of the Masonic third degree of Freemasonry to refresh your memory about this degree. 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. Q. The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. 17.) 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. of such, and not unto him or them until by due. 18.) S. W.--I did not, but found a substitute.