An airport spokeswoman said flight QF144 flight from Auckland had issued a Second Ruffian, Jubelo, generally the S. W. in the west. xxxiv. SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. Senior Warden, one. [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. What say you, guilty or not guilty? 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. Let no motive, there-fore, make you swerve from your duty, violate your vows, or betray your trust; but be true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist whom you this evening represent. In the second section, the historical traditions of the Order are introduced, and an important instance of Masonic virtue is exemplified. . Ruffians--We will go back and get a pass, if that is the case. answered for you will do so at this time. knowest our down-sitting and our uprising, and understandest our thoughts afar off. that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c. The second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming: "Oh! J. W. (Jubela, First Ruffian.) The sign is made by cupping the right hand over the After receiving instruction in the proper communication of the substitute for the Master's Word, the candidate is then instructed in regards to the Grand Hail, "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason, except for the benefit of the Craft while at work or for the instruction of a Brother, unless I am in real distress; and should I see the sign given, or hear the word spoken, I will hasten to the relief of the person so giving it.". 18.) [5], I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? WM: Pass. No three States in the Union "work" alike. At this command the Secretary passes out of the Lodge, accompanied by ten or fifteen of the brethren, into the ante-room, leaving the door open, so that the candidate can hear the rolls called. ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE (First Degree in the Bl "BOAZ" GRIP OF AN ENTERED APPRENTICE (HANDSHAKE). in the Craft. Craftsmen, we are having good times; I wonder if it will last. J. W.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degrees? (See Figs. WM: Pass. Ruffian--The very port to which we wish to go. By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, hoodwinked, with a cable-tow three times around my body, in which condition I was conducted to the door of the Lodge by a brother. (1 Kings vii. Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. You have a rough and rugged road to travel, beset with thieves, robbers, and murderers; and should you lose your life in the attempt, it will not be the first instance of the kind, my brother. Let him enter, and be received in due form. [paragraph continues] Master that you teach this candidate how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. ), The Master next calls the candidate's attention to the three grand Masonic pillars, usually delineated on Master's carpet (a. 126.). The Worshipful Master approaching me from the east, under the duegard of a Master Mason, who, in token of further continuance of his brotherly love and favor, presented me with his right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason, and ordered me to arise and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as such. All these were, classed and arranged in such a manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord, nor confusion was suffered to interrupt that universal peace and tranquillity which pervaded the world at that important period." "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. 147:1 A Grand Lecturer is elected annually at the session of the Grand Lodge of each State. K. S.--Jubela, you stand charged as accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. who is still kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation (See grand hailing sign of distress, Fig. W. M.--You will repeat your name, and say after me: "I, Peter Gabe (Master gives three raps with his gavel, when all present assemble round the altar), of my own free-will and accord, in the presence of Almighty God, and this worshipful Lodge, erected to him and dedicated to the holy Sts. 130.). 18.) . W. M.--Any thing in the south, Brother Junior Warden? The unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. W. M.--The password is right. (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) Jubelum!! Attempting to get up, he exclaims, "Hallo! 1 "What means this acacia coming up so easily? Theoretically, this is used in extreme circumstances in which a Mason or other elitist finds himself in a First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! Masonry has but little changed, and a knowledge of the alterations which have been made since Morgan's exposure was written is all that is requisite to make a "bright Mason." ", All now form in a circle around the body, the Master and. It also represents the execution and dying groans of Jubela, the first ruffian, and is repeated twice more to represent the death of the other two ruffians. Phil., p. 309. 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.". 2022. On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. (See Note Q, Appendix.). A. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know any further business before this Lodge of Master Masons before we proceed to close? The Setting-Maul, Spade, Coffin, Grave, and Sprig of Acacia; and are thus explained. (See Fig. They usually meet on the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. What were you asked from within? Conductor here instructs candidate to pass his thumb from the second joint to space beyond, which is the second space. --Nothing, Worshipful (some say), in the west. Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". A. and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, obeys orders. In the primitive lectures--i.e., those which were used after the Revival in 1717, for the subject was never ventilated before that date--they were called "the three principal entrances to the Temple"; but subsequently it was thought expedient to particularize these entrances; and the passage was altered at first to "the east, west and south doors"; and, at the Union in 1813, the version became "north, south, and east entrances." (See engraving.). S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) Ruffian--What horrid deed is this we have done? Among the brotherhood of Freemasons, there is the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress: "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?" He walked in front of the vehicle and gave (what I know now as the grand hailing sign of distress) and within less than a minute two or three cars had pulled over to assist us. of a Master Mason. to is, "having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) This retrospective cohort study used data collected from the labor ward of the Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Hail, 3.. . (See Fig. J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. J. W.--The password is right. (makes the sign, see Fig. they approach the Junior Warden's station in the south, he steps silently out from his seat to the floor, and confronts the blind-folded candidate, clinching him by the collar in a very rough manner, and at the same time exclaiming: left to right: S. D., or Conductor. and give three raps on the floor with his rod, the Junior Warden responding by three raps with his gavel. WM: Letter it and begin. Treasurer--(See opening ceremony, p. despicable villains! that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence, and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered to the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I. Ah! 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. J. W.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? but which, he adds, "I can find only twice particularly described. 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. At each exclamation he gives the grand hailing sign of distress (see Fig. CANDIDATE TAKING THE OATH OF A MASTER MASON. Remember it more "especially to the household of the faithful.". About 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, kneeling, implored his pardon. of this degree): WM: Brother Senior Deacon. K. S.--You twelve Fellow Crafts will now go and assist in raising the body. 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. 6, p. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? See Joshua X: 11-14. of a Fellow Craft. A. Senior Deacon steps forward, and whispers in the Warden's ear, "Tubal Cain.". He directed me to the Senior Warden in the west, and he to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions were asked, and like answers returned as before. The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. 16, 17, 18; also p. In a regularly constituted Lodge of Masons. The brethren assembled around the grave of (Hiram Abiff) is a representation of the disciples lamenting the death of Christ. --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. 14.). Ruffian--This (shaking candidate) does not satisfy me! What induced you to become a Master Mason? It is neither a proper time nor place; but be true to your engagement, and I will be true to mine. for you, will do so at this time. 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.". In the mean time, the canvas is slipped out of the Lodge, and as the Master commences to give or whisper the word in the candidate's ear, some one of the brethren slips off the hoodwink, and this is the first time he has seen light, probably, in an hour. They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. A sufficient number of the brethren now take up the body (yet rolled up in the canvas), and, raising it on their shoulders, proceed to carry it around the Lodge, head foremost, three times, in representation of ascending a hill, the last time halting in the west end of the Lodge, nearly in front of the Senior Warden's station, and a little to the right. A. The Senior Warden approaches the candidate and ties the apron upon him, with the flap and corners turned down, and says: The conductor now conducts the candidate back to the Worshipful Master in the east. 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. Q. The conductor then leads the candidate to the centre of the Lodge, at the altar, and makes duegard and sign of a Master Mason (see Figs. "Brother Gabe, seven constitute a Lodge of Entered Apprentices--one Master Mason, and six Entered Apprentices. 'The five points of fellowship are--foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, and cheek to cheek, or mouth to ear. ", If one of these murderers, their abettors or accessories before or after the fact, are suffered to cumber the earth, without being dealt with according to law, what is life worth, and what is the benefit of laws? 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. of the Deacons, and should you be unable to give it, it would cause confusion Granted, more modern forms of equipment have replaced this method. Again, some of the rituals taught that H. A. no pass. It is the general belief (and it would be readily inferred from most exposures of Masonry) that a candidate is knocked down with a large setting-maul kept for that purpose, but no reasonably sane person would for one moment entertain any such idea of the ceremony of making a Master Mason. We are told, if we do not find the ruffians we must be punished--put to death, probably. will. ), A. it is: Place yourself in the proper position to receive it and I W. M.--Reading of the present communication. ii. 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. 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. King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. 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. 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. After the candidate is conducted to the east, before the Master, the conductor takes his position behind the candidate, with a hoodwink either in his hand or secreted in his pocket. J. W.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? Captain--What! At first, I did not doubt your veracity; but now I do! "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the substitute Phil., p. 232. W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will now reconduct this candidate to the place from whence he came, and reinvest him with what he has been divested of, and await my further will and pleasure. p. 175. It is given by raising both hands toward heaven, with each arm forming the angle of a square, or a 90 degree angle. At high twelve. A Masonic defendant in court or "caught in the pinch" might bury his head in his hands and cry, "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow&39;s son". --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. ii. King Solomon then ordered them to take it by the Fellow Craft grip; but on trial, for the reason before given, the Fellow Craft's grip failed to benefit any--it could not be raised. 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. WM: From what and to what? (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. 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, In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. 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