At the point is a blue rosette, in the centre of which is a silver five-pointed star. 97:1 What does it denote? What are the working tools of a Master Mason? What have we done? He begins in a State of After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? that my breast had been torn open." On being brought to light, what did you discover more than you had heretofore discovered? We three should like to take a passage with you. A. A. 17. I was directed to wait with patience until the Master was informed of my request and his answer returned. 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. 99:1 The jewels of a Masters' Lodge are suspended from blue velvet collars, bordered and embroidered with silver. Complete Master Mason Study Guide - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. (Shakes candidate. 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. 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. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. 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. 1. FIG. Jubela!!!" You will pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. They are the grips, penal signs, passwords and ritual work. 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. After calling a few more names, which are responded to by the brethren, he says: "Jubelo! In the third section, our emblems are explained, and the construction of Solomon's Temple described.--Lexicon. King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. : before Caiaphas. Brother A. "1st. One of the brethren then replies: "We will go a southwesterly course, and will come up with our brothers." The brethren then all take their seats, and the candidate with them. Junior Warden, one. He will meet men who would otherwise have remained strangers. We were ordered 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 the body; but, brothers, we are only Fellow Crafts, and know nothing about the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's, [paragraph continues] Degree; we must, however, make an examination, or we will be put to death.". pdf, Grand Lodge of Nevada Fellowcraft Ritual in East upon the step, under the due-guard and. The animal was then divided into two parts, and placed north and south, that the parties to the covenant may pass between them from east to west, and the carcase was then left as a prey to voracious animals. 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. In addition to the presiding Master, three Past Masters will work as acting Masters in obligating an exemplar candidate for each of the three degrees. "2nd. 130.). of!the!! He can study the . S. D.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons State of Texas [1922] This is the 'Monitor' of the Texas Masons. The first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming: "Oh! These are ideally delivered from memory, and we work very hard to. A. If this is the case, you cannot get a passage with me, I assure you. K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) 1. The first was the voice of Jubela exclaiming:2 'Oh! This is not, however, practised in city Lodges. Sec. K. S.--You twelve Fellow Crafts will go in search of the body, and, if found, observe whether the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing that appertains to the Master's Degree, is on or about it. that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c. The second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming: "Oh! and after a few more names, that of the Third Ruffian, "Jubelum! 2. The Rough Ashlar is the stone taken from the quarry in its rude and natural state The Perfect Ashlar is the stone prepared by the workmen, to be adjusted by the working tools . 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! Master now takes his seat in the east, and requests candidate to stand before him. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. As the embers of mortality are faintly glimmering in the sockets of existence, the Bible removes the dark cloud, draws aside the sable curtains of the tomb, bids hope and joy rouse us, and sustains and cheers the departing spirit; it points beyond the silent grave, and bids us turn our eyes with faith and confidence upon the opening scenes of our eternity. 112.) 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. 100% (50) 100% found this document useful (50 votes) But man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? Craftsmen, we are having good times; I wonder if it will last. With the flap and corners turned down, which is to distinguish him as a Master Mason, or an overseer of the work. Second Ruffian--Then let us flee into the interior parts of the country, and avoid being taken as long as possible. The Lectures Of The Three Degrees In Craft Masonry. 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. A. The I was then asked by what other right or benefit I expected to gain admission. Master, pointing to these pillars, says: "These are called the three grand Masonic columns or pillars, and are designated Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty. One of the brothers, representing one of the three ruffians, in a corner near by, is now heard to exclaim, in a loud, but deep tone of voice: "Oh! 1 (See Note P, page 271.). pdf, Grand Lodge of Nevada Master Mason Ritual in Approaching the candidate, another replies: "Yes, this is the place; let us remove the rubbish and dig down here. 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. 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. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. 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)." Second Craftsman--The very fellows of whom we are in pursuit. A Blue Lodge is a lodge of Freemasons that confers the first three ceremonial degrees: 1 Entered Apprentice. W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. 1971 Masons Authorized Or KJV Holy Bible Red Letter Master Reference Edition . Examination for Membership, Grand Lodge of Indiana Form 13 Petition for the List the six basic rights guaranteed by law in the Consumer Bill of Rights. I furthermore promise and swear that I will not be present at the making of woman a Mason, an old man in his dotage, a young man in his non-age, an atheist, a mad man, a libertine, or a fool, knowing them to be so. It describes ceremonies, including the those used for the three major initiations and the burial rite. (Gives one rap (), when the Junior Deacon, at the inner door of the Lodge, rises to his feet.) Memory in the lodge. 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. 19 watching. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. In some Lodges the following paraphrase of the above is sung; and if the Lodge have an organ, or melodeon, the singers are generally accompanied on the instrument: For balance of this paraphrase, see Freemason's Monitor, or Illustrations of Masonry, by Thomas S. Webb, p. 61. Memory Work. Her tomb was in the rubbish and filth cast forth from the Temple, and acacia waved its branches over her monument. Jubela! The Square Teaches morality, the Level Equality, and the Plumbrectitude of life. 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. (Moving off, one says:). The drawers are rolled up just above the candidate's knees, and both arms are taken out of his shirt-sleeves, leaving his legs and breast bare. At first, I did not doubt your veracity; but now I do! --Your duty there, Brother Junior Deacon? A. The Third Degree is said to be the height of Ancient Free-masonry, and the most sublime of all the Degrees in Masonry (Royal Arch not even excepted); and when it is conferred, the Lodge is generally well filled with the members of the Lodge and visiting brethren. And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. You have a pass from King Solomon, I presume? A. 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! G. (They take hold of each other's hands by the real grip of a Fellow Craft. Describe the qualities of a professional looking rsum. Behold! Which way shall we go?". In the Adonhiramite Masonry, which was used there about 1787, the doors are not mentioned at all.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 307. MM Obligation #1. W. M.--Has any brother around the Lodge any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry before we proceed to close? The most well-known purposes are to pass degree proficiency or deliver ritual. Conductor--From the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. As they start, the conductor commences to relate to the candidate the following: Conductor--Brother, it was the usual custom of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff (this is the first he hears about Hiram Abiff), to enter into the unfinished "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, each day at high twelve, while the craft were called from labor to refreshment, for the purpose of drawing out his designs upon the trestle-board, whereby the craft might pursue their labors; after which, it was further his custom to offer up his devotions to the Deity. 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. In the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. 1. My Brother, a Master Mason advances on his left foot, bringing the heel of his right to the heel of his left, thereby forming the angle of a square. within the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge. How should a Master Mason wear his apron? For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will. Free shipping. The brethren assembled around the grave of (Hiram Abiff) is a representation of the disciples lamenting the death of Christ. 1, It is generally known among Masons, that in the Northwestern States the lectures and "work" are those as taught by Barney. Is there no hope for the widow's son? Each Grand Lodge has a "work" of its own, which is taught the subordinate Lodges annually by its Grand Lecturer. Sec.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, the several rolls have been called, and reports made, by which it appears that three Fellow Crafts are missing, namely, Jubela, .Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, I presume are brothers, and men from Tyre. As soon as the craftsman has finished this report, another party arrives with the ruffians, and reports as follows: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, while sitting down to rest and refresh ourselves, we heard the following horrid exclamations from the clefts of the adjacent rocks. Senior Deacon steps forward, and whispers in the Warden's ear, "Tubal Cain.". (The author would here remark, with regard to the matter of closing the Lodge, and asking the Wardens if they know any thing further before the Lodge, previous to closing, that it is a ruse to deceive the candidate, as the Master has no intention of closing until the ceremony of initiation has been concluded.). Turning in his seat toward the Treasurer's desk, he says to the Treasurer: "My worthy brother of Tyre, as the Master's word is now lost, the first sign given at the grave, and the first word spoken, after the body is raised, shall be adopted for the regulation of all Masters' Lodges, until future generations shall find out the right. pdf, Morals and Dogma, by Albert Pike [1872] Senior Deacon gives three loud knocks (), which are responded to by one () from the parties outside. To preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and, for this purpose, it is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and condescension. 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. A. blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. 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. I furthermore promise and swear that I will not cheat, wrong or defraud a Lodge of Fellow Craft, or a brother of this degree knowingly or wittingly. How came he to be assassinated at that hour? the portrayal of the removal of everything that keeps us from rising to that state where. The Barney "work" is that adopted by the Baltimore Convention. K. S.--Was the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's Degree, on or about it? As soon as a lodge accepts you, you are an apprentice. The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). The last of the lodge ceremonies, the Master Mason degree completes the initiation ceremonies into the fraternity, and the new Master Mason may enjoy both the rights and responsibilities of membership. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know of any thing further before this Lodge of Masons previous to closing? --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? trial, strict examination, or lawful Masonic. K. S.--O Lord my God! 18.) Ritual Master Mason Degree - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? A. He is murdered inside this Temple by three ruffians, after they failed to obtain from him the Master Masons' secrets. The Higher Degrees Handbook. Let him enter in the name of God, and be received in due and ancient form. See real grip of a Fellow Craft, Fig. Degree, Order of Royal and Select Masters, Super-Excellent Master (makes the sign, see Fig. All the business of a "Blue Lodge" (a Lodge of three Degrees) is done in the Lodge while opened on this . W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Secretary? "The pillar of Wisdom represents 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. "5th. Some substitute for the latter, but with less propriety, the crown of thorns. --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. Yet, O Lord! B. not only lived to finish all the work, in whatever capacity he might have been engaged, but also, according to the testimony of Josephus, who calls him ABDEMON, he returned to Tyre, and died there at a good old age.--The Freemason's Treasury, pp. A. W. M. (lifting the candidate up.) (They all kneel.). 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. K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? 16 and 17, pages 97 and 120; also see Note L, Appendix. 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. how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. Answer--Most Worshipful King Solomon, we are but Fellow Crafts; we therefore know nothing about the Master's word or the Master's Degree. In a just and lawfully constituted Lodge of Master Mason. A Master Mason has the right to visit lodges throughout the world, sharing in fraternal fellowship with like-minded men who now share a common bond. 3 and p. 17) which is responded to by the Master. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? or Best Offer. The following is the representation of the Master giving candidate the grand Masonic word, or at least this is a substitute, for, ac-cording to Masonic tradition, the right one was lost at the death of Hiram Abiff. Rapping three times each. W. M.--If you are satisfied it is high twelve, you will erect your column, and call the craft from labor to refreshment, for the space of thirty minutes (or fifteen minutes, as the case may be), calling them in at the sound of the gavel. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, it is my orders that this Lodge be now closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication (barring emergency), when all, or a suitable number, shall have due and timely notice. Degree, Holy Royal Answer--We will bury it in the rubbish of the Temple, until low twelve, and then we will meet and give it a decent burial. Conductor--Cain. They travelled as before, and after fifteen days of weary travel and hardships, one of the brethren, being more weary than the rest, sat down on the brow of a hill, west of Mount Moriah, to rest and refresh himself, and, on attempting to rise, caught hold. Captain--I should be glad of your company. Scroll all the way to the end for answers to the quiz. --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. 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. S. W.--I have; from west to east, and from east to west again. 5, p. See pp. Again, the Master, one. p. 175. The York Rite is a system of Masonic degrees that is spread out between four organizations: the Symbolic Lodge, the Royal Arch Chapter, the Cryptic Council, and the Commandery of Knights Templar. While it is the duty of the Master of the Lodge to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren; individual members who seek more light and Masonic lodge Education Officers may also use this Masonic quiz to teach others.. Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes . A. By this time the candidate is dressed, his apron is tied on as a Master Mason. p. 176. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. 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. No three States in the Union "work" alike. finishing with a few other names; when he leaves the brethren in the ante-room, closes the door, and reports as follows to King Solomon: G. Q. 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. J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? First Ruffian--We cannot make our escape in that way. me to rise, salute the Junior and Senior Wardens. In the mean time, it is hoped and expected that every brother will demean himself as becomes a man and a Mason. Second Ruffian--We will go to some other port. 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. W. M. (two raps, all the officers rise to their feet.) When the Lodge is opened, the Junior Warden's column is turned down, and the Senior Warden's turned up, at his right hand. --Nothing, Worshipful. Q. Updated on March 23, 2022. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! Oh! Whence I came, and wither I was traveling. The Master, stepping back one pace, now says: "Brother Gabe, you have now received that grand Masonic word, which you have solemnly sworn never to give in any other way or form than that in which you have received it, which is on the five points of fellowship, and then in low breath. that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c.; the second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming, "Oh! S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) Kneeling at the alter on my naked knees, my naked hands resting on the Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses; in which due form I took the obligation of a Master Mason. W. M.--Brother Gabe, the second section of this degree exemplifies an instance of virtue, fortitude, and integrity seldom equalled, if ever excelled, in the history of man. ), Conductor--Cain. This Master Mason Quiz may be used by any member of the Lodge who seeks more light. I recently visited an amazing King Solomon's Temple replica in Sao Paulo, Brasil. "Further, that I will not give the Grand Masonic word, in any other manner or form than that in which I shall receive it, and then in a low breath. You may wish to print them on a separate piece of paper, should you wish to use the quiz in your Masonic education training classes. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. What! 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. The degrees, in order are Entered Apprentice (first degree), Fellowcraft (second degree), and Master Mason (third degree). Even in its exoteric aspect its simple, yet dramatic, power must leave a lasting impression on the mind of every Cand.. 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. W. M.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? When we take a survey of nature, we view man, in his infancy, more helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for days, months, and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the forest, or sheltering himself from the in-clemencies of the weather. Senior Warden, one. But we are assured, that not only were the plans drawn and the specifications approved, but every other preparation was made for completing the work before the foundations were laid; even the stone and timber were carved, marked, and numbered before they were removed from the quarry and the forest; and, hence nothing was required, when the materials were conveyed to Jerusalem, but skilled labor to make it perfect and complete from foundation to cope-stone. ), passed peacefully at home on the morning of February 24, 2023. oftheStateofMaine!!!! W. M.--Brother Gabe, you will now take your seat in this Lodge as a Master Mason, after stepping to the Secretary's desk. Investigation Committee, Grand Lodge of Wisconsin Rituals, Handbooks, time, pushing him backward, brings the candidate's heels against the edge of the canvas, trips him up, and the candidate falls upon his back, caught in the canvas clear of the floor, unharmed, but, in many instances, badly frightened. (1 Kings vii. Freemasonry is not a religion per se, but agnostics or atheists cannot belong, said Brent Morris, a Masonic historian, editor of the Scottish Rite Journal, and a 33rd degree Freemason. And at the same time he steps to the Master's desk, and re-ports as follows: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, I, being one of those who pursued a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom I inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way; he informed me that he had--three--who from their appearance were 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.