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. 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. While in this position, and at low breath, the Worshipful across the neck as shown on the left. The Master gives one rap with his gavel, when all take their seats except the candidate, who remains standing before the Master, by whom he is addressed as follows: W. M.--Brother Gabe, in closing this Degree, I now give you the following. SD: From. 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. (nothing being said, Worshipful Master continues): We will then proceed to close; but, before doing so, I would say to Brother Gabe (the candidate)--Is he present? But what were our orders? 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.". He has not been seen since high twelve yesterday. WM: Jachin, my Brother, is the name of this grip, and should in the Craft. Second Ruffian--We will go to some other port. O Lord my God!!! 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. The penalty that the sign alludes Who comes here? has been; I did not so receive it, neither will I so impart it. K. S.--O Lord my God! Third Ruffian--Let us secrete ourselves until night and steal a small boat and put to sea. 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. . WM: Letter it and begin. The brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. 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. 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. Having my curiosity aroused, I examined it, and found it to be a grave.". Then it dawned on After the obligation, what were you asked? This is all intended to produce its effect upon the ears of the candidate. W. M.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? 7, p. A. As you are uninstructed, he SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. Upon which the three Fellow Crafts rush forward over benches and chairs, and secure the ruffians in no very gentle manner, and lead them to the Worshipful Master's seat in the east, when one of them reports to the Master: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, I, being one who pursued a westerly course, and, on my return, after several days of fruit-less search, being more weary than my companions, sat down on the brow of a hill to rest and refresh myself; and, on rising, accidentally caught hold of a sprig of acacia,1 which, easily giving way, excited my suspicions. (See Note P, page 272. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. A. S. W.--I did not, but found a substitute. By being divested of all metals and minerals, neither naked nor clothed; barefoot nor shod; hoodwinked; a cable-toe three times around my body; left foot; both knees and both breast bare; clothed as a Fellow Craft; in which condition I was conducted to a door and caused to give three distinct knocks. always be given in this manner, by lettering or halving it. [paragraph continues] Warden three raps, and the Worshipful Master three raps. 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 the mean time, it is hoped and expected that every brother will demean himself as becomes a man and a Mason. ), "Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses.". 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. As the Master makes this sign, he says: "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!". WM: Has it a name? You must pray for yourself. But is this. These instances, some of which have been thought worthy of preservation in the ineffable Degrees, were not numerous. A. Thus you will render yourself deserving of the honor which we have conferred, and merit the confidence we have reposed. There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. that my breast had been torn open." were GRAVELOT, QUIBO, and AKIROP. "Solemn strikes the funeral chime, Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Through a pilgrimage of woe!" A. A. I was conducted three times around the Lodge, to the Junior Warden in the south, where the same questions were asked, and like answers returned as at the door. W. M.--Reading of the present communication. "[1], Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" 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. It is given by raising both hands toward heaven, with each arm forming the angle of a square, or a 90 degree angle. The second part is called the H Sn or Sn of P., and is given by &c. This took its rise at the time that J. fought the battles of the the Lord, when it was in this he prayed fervently to the Almighty to continue the light of day, that he might complete the overthrow of his enemies. 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 and best agree. Captain--The sooner the better! 2022. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know any further business before this Lodge of Master Masons before we proceed to close? From the above it appears the last words of Joseph Smith were believed by at least some people who knew him to be the Masonic cry of distress. to foot; knee to knee; breast to breast; hand to back; and cheek to cheek, Junior Warden, one. This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. SD: From the grip of an Entered Apprentice to the pass-grip How did the Junior Warden dispose of you? the Temple is now about to be completed, and we have not obtained that which we have so long sought. 97. SD: Worshipful Master. Herod, and Pilate. to is, "having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, p. 127 It testifies our faith in the resurrection of the body, and while it inculcates a practical lesson of prudence and unshrinking fidelity, it inspires the most cheering hone of that final reward which belongs alone to "just made perfect."--Lexicon. but which, he adds, "I can find only twice particularly described. Behold! 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, When, placed at his right hand, he will be pleased to pronounce us just and upright Masons, then shall we be fitted as living stones for that spiritual temple, "that house not made. We have several, and they are divided into two classes. (See ACACIA.) 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. At this time, the twelve Fellow Crafts, who had recanted from their murderous designs, appeared before King Solomon, clothed in white gloves and aprons, in token of their innocence, acknowledging their premeditated guilt, and humbly imploring his pardon. They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. Conductor--I did not so receive it, neither can I so impart 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!" (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) 2. WM: N (Sits down.). 130.). Mormon writers, intent on distancing the Ma. Publication on other sites prohibited. How came he to be assassinated at that hour? 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. Sec. (They now pass to the pass grip of a Master Mason. 2. and more than all, what is the use of institutions which savages would honor, where civilized beings murder without cause or provocation? K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? What is that? First Craftsman--Hallo, friend! J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. Joseph's last exclamation was "O Lord my God! The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". We will carry the body a westerly course from the Temple to the brow of the hill west of Mount Moriah, where I have dug a grave due east and west, six feet perpendicular.
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