These answers are monitorial. WM: Begin you. was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. After prayer, King Solomon took the body by the strong grip of a Master Mason, or lion's paw, and raised it on the five points of fellowship, which have been explained to you. J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. J. W.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? J. W.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degrees? W. M. (lifting the candidate up.) As they approach the west, the Senior Warden steps out as did the Junior Warden, facing the candidate, and, clinching him by the collar more roughly than the Junior Warden, exclaiming as follows: S. W. (Second Ruffian.) The Worshipful Master here gives the candidate a blow on his head with a buckskin bag, or setting-maul;1 at the same. "Five constitute a Lodge of Fellow Crafts two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. or a Fellow Crafts Lodge, this pass-word will be demanded of you by one 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. He fell on his left side a dead man. WM: bal 3 and p. 17) which is responded to by the Master. J. D.--At the right hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. How many constitute an Entered Apprentices' Lodge? A. This latter is accomplished as follows: a canvas, seven feet long and about six feet wide, with five or six strong loops on each side, is produced from a closet or chest in the room; and a buckskin bag, stuffed with hair, about the size of two boxing-gloves, is taken from the same receptacle. Drop the hand and handkerchief three distinct times. Her tomb was in the rubbish and filth cast forth from the Temple, and acacia waved its branches over her monument. In the third section, our emblems are explained, and the construction of Solomon's Temple described.--Lexicon. 299-300. grand Masonic word on the five points of fellowship. They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. A. The three Fellow Crafts who persisted in their murderous designs, knowing this to be his usual practice, placed themselves at the south, west, and east gates of the inner courts of the Temple, and there awaited his return. K. S.--Jubela, you stand charged as accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. In Scotland the arrangement is east, south, and west. What followed? The Worshipful Master gives three raps with his gavel, which brings the whole Lodge to their feet. They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls. i. Practically without exception, the first introduction to the Hailing Sign is received from the Master of the Lodge in which Brethren have been passed to the second degree. The method described is virtually identical for all workings, with certain minor variations. it, which will be on the Five Points of Fellowship, and at low breath.". K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) CANDIDATE TAKING THE OATH OF A MASTER MASON. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Senior Deacon? Again, some of the rituals taught that H. A. While they are going out, the Master gives three sounds with his gavel (), and says, in a loud tone of voice: W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, what is the hour? : Worthy Inner Gate Keeper, inform the Outer Gate Keeper that the Court is now opened. The exact method of the sign, is closely held by Masons. SD: The pass-grip of a Master Mason. Give me the pass-grip of W. M.--Brother Gabe, you are kneeling, for the third time, at the altar of Masonry, to take upon yourself the solemn oath of a Master Mason; and I, as Master of this Lodge, take pleasure, as on former occasions, in informing you that there is nothing in it which will interfere with the duty you owe to your God, your neighbor, your country, or self. A. [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. Brother, be ever mindful of that great change, when we shall be called from labors on earth to that everlasting refreshment in the paradise of God. If Joseph was attempting to give the Grand Hailing Sign, they would have been obligated to stop their attack and defend Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards.[3]. Senior Warden, one. Approaching the candidate, another replies: "Yes, this is the place; let us remove the rubbish and dig down here. See Joshua X: 11-14. After an animal had been selected, his throat was cut across with one single blow, so as to divide the windpipe, arteries, and veins, without touching any bone. 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. ), Ruffian--Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! The pillar of Wisdom represented 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. "What, the Builder!". that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, and buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, ere I had been accessory to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.' Second Ruffian, Jubelo, generally the S. W. in the west. It is now past mid-night, and if we do not act with decision, daylight will be upon us, and we will be discovered and taken. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of FAIR, its officers, directors or supporters. As you are uninstructed, he who has hitherto answered "The construction of this grand edifice was attended with two remarkable circumstances. The arms are then lowered in three distinct 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. WM: Syllable it and begin. Thus, brother, we close our lecture on the emblems with the solemn thought of death. WM: Pass. There are three of them, and only three of us. "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. To the three jewels of a Master Mason, which are friend-ship, morality, and brotherly love. At the revival in 1717, they were called setting-tool, setting maul, and setting-beetle; later in the century, it was the twenty-four-inch gauge, square, and gavel; then the setting-tool, square, and rule; and now the plumb-rule, square, and strong or heavy maul.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 306. MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. 7. On receiving this order, the Junior Warden takes from his desk a small wooden column, about eighteen inches in length, and sets it in an upright position at his right hand, and at the same time he gives three raps () with the gavel, and says: J. W.--Brethren, you are accordingly at refreshment. There is a great degree of uniformity in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin--also in Indiana and Iowa. The Master now gives and explains to the candidate the several signs and tokens of this Degree, commencing with the first (see Figs. 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. B., who has been regularly initiated Entered Apprentice, passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft, and now wishes. See pp. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise They meet in the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of King Solomon's Temple.". Brother Junior Grand Warden, you will see my orders duly executed. 115:1 Their real names (if there be any thing real in the whole transaction, which is more than doubtful), as preserved in a subsidiary degree. 1 (See Note P, page 271.). 17, 18), which is responded to by the Master, after which the conductor and candidate pass out of the Lodge. John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always Many accounts exist of it being used during the Civil War. What is that? that my body had been cut in two," &c., &c. The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming: Upon which they rushed in, seized, bound, and brought them before King Solomon; who, after a due conviction of their guilt, ordered them to be taken without the gates of the courts of the Temple, and executed according to the several imprecations upon their own heads. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise the hand and handkerchief up on a level with the right shoulder. The ancient landmarks of the order, intrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve; and never suffer them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the established usages and customs of the fraternity. understands the word. At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) Accordingly our traditions furnish in stances, both among the Apprentices and Craftsmen, of treachery--violation of sacred pledges--and the commission of actual crime. There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. SD: leth 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. A Paper by Peter Hamilton Currie -1991, originally produced for. J. W.--The token is right, and the pass is right. 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. The Master either reads or repeats the following from a Monitor, which by many is committed to memory; but when he has the "work" (i.e., that part which is not monitorial), it is not necessary that he should commit to memory what is called the Master's carpet of emblems, but as it is a part of the initiation of the Third Degree, the author proposes to give it in its regular order of Lodge business. "Further, I will not cheat, wrong, nor defraud a Master Mason's Lodge, nor a brother of this Degree, knowingly, nor supplant him in any of his laudable undertakings, but will give him due and timely notice, that he may ward off all danger. S. W.--Brother Junior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful Master, &c., &c. J. W.--Brethren, you have heard the orders of the Worshipful Master, as communicated to me through the Senior Warden in the west--you will take notice, and govern yourselves accordingly. The lecture is as follows: Q. 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. (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.). S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) [paragraph continues] Master that you teach this candidate how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. This sign is made by four motions and by three times three. Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel (). (Pronounced by conductor--Tubal Cain.). Craftsmen, we are having good times; I wonder if it will last. The three craftsmen, having stood by the candidate all this time, listening to the ruffians, whose voices they recognize, say one to another: "What shall we do? 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. Then he would retire at the south gate of the outer courts of the Temple; and, in conformity with the custom of our Grand Master, whose memory we all so reverently adore, we will now retire at the south gate of the Temple. 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. SD: Letter or syllable it. I didn't know where I was to describe to a Taxi Company, I wasn't sure what to do. 6 .--In making this sign, Q. 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 human body is only capable of holding a finite number of positions and consequently something resembling a FC sign can be found anywhere from Egyptian tomb paintings to the Mexico of Montezuma or the Arabian Bektashi ritual, quite without masonic context. 1. They now retire from the body, in different directions. 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. Q. In youth, in Entered Apprentices. Rapping three times each. Captain--What! Phil., p. 232. (Moving off, one says:). M.A. A blue silk scarf, trimmed with silver, having a blue rosette at the shoulder and hip, is worn from left to right. 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. . What is that? These generous principles are to extend further. The brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. Why, it is well known that the celebrated artist was living at Tyre many years after the Temple was completed.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 291. of a Master Mason. 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. A. 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 Theoretically, this is That Tubal Cain gave first occasion to the name and worship of Vulcan been very probably conceived, both from the very great affinity of the names, and that Tubal Cain is expressly mentioned to be an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and as near relation as Apollo had to Vulcan, Jubal had to Tubal Cain, who was the inventor of music, or the father of all such as handle the harp and organ, which the Greeks attribute to Apollo.--Historical Landmarks, vol. across the neck as shown on the left. Foot to foot--that you will never hesitate to go on foot, and out of your way, to assist and serve a worthy brother. You have this evening represented one of the greatest men, and perhaps the greatest Mason, the world ever knew, viz., our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. 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. This is all intended to produce its effect upon the ears of the candidate. W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? 1, King Solomon then ordered them to go and assist in raising the body; and it was agreed between him and Hiram, king of Tyre, that as the Master's word was then lost, the first sigh given at the grave, and the first word spoken after the body should be raised, should be used for the regulation of all Masters'. ), The Master next calls the candidate's attention to the three grand Masonic pillars, usually delineated on Master's carpet (a. Some Lodges sing the following, to the air of "Bonny Doon"; BRETHREN:--You are now about to quit this sacred retreat of friendship and virtue, to mix again with the world. Candidate (prompted by conductor.) (Hiram Abiff) to retire to the Most Holy Place, to draw his plans and designs, and offer up his orisons, &c. But flow could this be accomplished before the Sanctum Sanctorum was built. (See Fig. 16, p. Jubelum!! The Jewish law had degenerated into a mass of rottenness and corruption:--piety, which planned the Temple at Jerusalem, was expunged; the reverence and adoration due to the Divinity was buried in the filth and rubbish of the world; and religion and morality were scattered to the four winds of heaven. After the signs are gone through with by the whole Lodge, the Master gives one rap with his gavel, which is responded to by the Senior Warden, and then by the Junior Warden, and then again by the Master, one rap. J. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. [paragraph continues] Warden three raps, and the Worshipful Master three raps. It was his usual practice at high twelve, while the Craft were called from labor to refreshment, to enter into the unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of the Temple, and there to offer up his adorations to Deity, and there to draw his designs on the trestle-board. and have not obtained that which we have sought: this is no time for vain reflection--the question is, what shall we do with the body? Second Ruffian--We will go to some other port. Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? "Three constitute a Lodge of Master Masons--three Master Masons. Mason. Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. SD: Shib 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. This was an invention of our ancient friend and brother, the great Pythagoras, who, in his travels through Asia, Africa, and, Is an emblem of human life. 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. Second Craftsman--The very fellows of whom we are in pursuit. 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. Answer--Most Worshipful King Solomon, we are but Fellow Crafts; we therefore know nothing about the Master's word or the Master's Degree. 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. ), Conductor--Cain. Let him enter, and be received in due form. At the point is a blue rosette, in the centre of which is a silver five-pointed star. King Solomon, being informed of this, supposed him to be indisposed, and ordered strict search to be made for him through the several apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made; search and inquiry were accordingly made, but he could not be found. Knee to knee--that you will ever remember a brother's welfare, as well as your own, in all your adorations to Deity. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? They returned and bore this information to King Solomon, who ordered them to disguise themselves and travel as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians and with as positive assurance that, if they did not, they twelve should he deemed the murderers, and suffer severely for the crime committed. 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. Oh! WM: Pass. A phrase or gesture which is only to be used in extreme circumstances is the Grand Masonic Hailing Sign of Distress, or "High Sign". 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's son?" (As explained from the preceding degrees, he then has this exchange You should always remember it, for should you be present at the opening In this position he spake these memorable words: "Sun stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon", And the sun stood still and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. S. W.--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. As they approach the Worshipful Master's station, he says: W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will reconduct the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he teach him how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. WM: Letter it and begin. If this is the case, you cannot get a passage with me, I assure you. A momentary silence then ensues, during which one of the party groans, as if nearly dying. Second Ruffian--We shall be taken and put to death. 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." King Solomon, believing him to be indisposed, ordered strict search and due inquiry to be made for him through the several apartments of the Temple, that he might be found, if possible. of the Deacons, and should you be unable to give it, it would cause confusion further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. The Senior Deacon steps to the altar, takes the compasses, repairs to the door, opens it, and says: S. D.--Let him enter, and be received in due form. The answer was the roar of his murderers' muskets. a Master Mason. SD: It has. K. S.--Jubelum, you stand charged as the wilful murderer of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. Q. A. One of the brethren then replies: "We will go a southwesterly course, and will come up with our brothers." 6, p. 18), and says: Worshipful Master, while engaged in the lawful pursuit of Masonry, there is an alarm at the inner door of our Lodge. I.G.K. After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? A. 120:1 Respecting the lost word and its substitute, some say that King Solomon advised the change, while others affirm that the three Fellow Crafts adopted the substituted word without consulting him. that my breast had been torn open." This Degree has a reference to the Christian dispensation, when the day of salvation is more fully revealed; atonement is made for sin; and the resurrection from the dead plainly communicated and confirmed by the resurrection of Christ from the grave. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? O Lord my God!!! I have long sought this opportunity. What did the Worshipful Master do with you? 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. SD: From. --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. What have we done? What say you, guilty or not guilty? a cry for help or mercy from Freemasons in the mob at the Carthage jail? Copyright 1997-2023 by The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved. My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. W. M.--The password is right. I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; butthose signs were not heeded.[6]. 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. FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is the Grand Hailing Sign or Sign of Distress, and is given by raising the hands above the head, letting them fall by three distinct motions. Some Lodges use the following questions and answers, both at opening and closing: W. M.--Why did you leave the west and travel to the east? We read in the Bible, that Hiram Abiff was one of the head workmen employed at the building of King Solomon's Temple, and other ancient writings inform us that he was an arbiter between King Solomon and Hiram, king of Tyre; but his tragical death is nowhere recorded, except in the archives of Freemasonry. Heretofore you have had some one to pray for you, but now you have none. 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. (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. SD: On the Five Points of Fellowship. They usually meet in the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. SD: The real grip of a Master Mason, or lion's paw. J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. SD: C 2. These are symbols of the blow on the cheek of Christ, the flagellation, and the blow with the spear. "I now present my right hand in token of the continuance of friendship One system says fifteen Fellow Crafts went in search; another, twelve; and asserts that the three (murderers) left the sprig of acacia: others affirm that it was the recanters who placed it there as a mark. 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. 1. were GRAVELOT, QUIBO, and AKIROP. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. We will suppose the business of the Lodge finished, and that the Master proceeds to close. The Junior Deacon now passes the candidate over to the Senior. Conductor--The pass grip of a Master Mason. 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