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. 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". Conductor--From the "real grip" of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. We invite you to give back. These implements are both used as will be described hereafter. Mason. A. 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. ), The Five Points of Fellowship is demonstrated [5], I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! --Advance the token. WM: Letter it and begin. 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. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Treasurer? A. When through, signify by saying Amen, and arise and pursue your journey. "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. 1 This word cannot be given in any other way, and by Masons is considered a test of all book Masons. This Degree is very lengthy, and to give the lecture at an initiation would take up too much of the night; but if there is time, the Master and Senior Warden usually go through with the first section before closing the Lodge, so that the candidate and brethren may become conversant with it. Ruffian--What horrid deed is this we have done? In a regularly constituted Lodge of Masons. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. . across the neck as represented and drop the arm to the side. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. We cannot, Is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life, and. 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. With the trowel, spread liberally the cement of brotherly love and affection; and, circumscribed by the compass, let us ponder well our words and actions, and let all the energies of our minds and the affections of our souls be employed in the attainment of our Supreme Grand Warden's approbation. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know any further business before this Lodge of Master Masons before we proceed to close? (See Fig. will. Thus, in the thirty-second, or Degree of Prince of the Royal Secret, according to the Continental nomenclature, the following analogies are p. 147 explained: "The symbolical mystery of the death of (Hiram Abiff) represents that of the Messiah; for the three (blows) which were given to him at the three gates of (the Temple) allude to the three points of condemnation against Christ at three separate places, viz. in the Craft. 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. This retrospective cohort study used data collected from the labor ward of the Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Hail, 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. SD: From the pass-grip of a Fellow Craft, to the real grip 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. (Gives one rap (), when the Junior Deacon, at the inner door of the Lodge, rises to his feet.) [2], Those who knew Joseph Smith believed that his use of the phrase "O Lord, my God!" 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. It is the one that is clearly explained during the Master Mason degree. the general phrase a mason uses as a sign of distress is is there no mercy for a widows son? , CEO "The Way of Heaven." at 1st Defense Inc (2011-present) 1. 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.". W. M.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? First Craftsman--Hallo, friend! --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! What induced you to become a Master Mason? Jubela!!!" One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" the Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tyler's Sword, the Sword pointing to a Naked Heart, the All-seeing Eye, the Anchor and Ark, the Forty-seventh. A concise sketch of Brother Barney, the author of the three lectures introduced in. J. W.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? B. divided the operatives the three classes, viz., Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Masters; paying the wages of the former at the pillar of J (Jachin), and the Masters in the Middle Chamber. "I furthermore promise and swear, that I will stand to and abide by all laws, rules, and regulations of the Master Masons' Degree, and of the Lodge of which I may hereafter become a member, as far as the same shall come to my knowledge; and that I will ever maintain and support the constitution, laws, and edicts of the Grand Lodge under which the same shall be holden. (Joseph and the other Mormons in the jail were Masons, Joseph himself having been initiated on 15 March 1842.). WM: Ma "Mah-Ha-Bone" is the substitute for the Master's Word. This interpretation is borne out in the higher Degrees of sublime Masonry. 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. Candidate. 16, 17, 18; also p. . The following appears to be the proper way:--After the candidate gets up from the altar, the conductor should lead him from the altar direct to the Junior Warden's station in the south. SD: On the Five Points of Fellowship. As the last sound of twelve dies away, the three ruffians cautiously approach the body, and converse among themselves nearly as follows: First Ruffian--Well, we have all met as agreed upon: the question is, what shall we do with the body? The body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, was found in a westerly course from the Temple, where our weary brothers sat down to rest and refresh themselves. In the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple. John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote: [T]hese two innocent men [Joseph and Hyrum] were confined in jail for a supposed crime, deprived of any weapons to defend themselves: had the pledged faith of the State of Illinois, by Gov. ", 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? Copyright 1996-2016 Ephesians 5:11, Inc. that my breast had been torn open." And now, my brethren, let us see to it, and so regulate our lives by the plumb-line of justice, ever squaring our actions by the square of virtue, that when the Grand Warden of Heaven may call for us, we may be found ready; let us cultivate assiduously the noble tenets of our profession--brotherly love, relief, and truth--and, from the square, learn morality; from the level, equality; from the plumb, rectitude of life. A. A. "Mortals, now indulge a tear, For Mortality is here: See how wide her trophies wave Oer the slumbers of the grave! Where is our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff? SD: leth Let us pray.". word of a Master Mason. There is not only a sign, but words that accompany it. 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. The Master silently steps to the east, near the candidate's head, and strikes the hour of low twelve (which is twelve o'clock at night) on a triangle or bell. ii. what's this?" The candidate generally gets this from some of the brethren who are well posted in the work. WM: Pass. "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the substitute One of the brothers now takes off the jewel from the candidate's neck, and all repair to the Master's seat in the east, and report: Answer--A westerly course, where our weary brother sat down to rest and refresh himself. (See sign of a Master Mason, Fig. 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, &c., &c. (See Monitor for the balance of this answer, or page 99 of this work.). SD: From. Behold! S. W. (rising to his feet, and giving the sign of a Master Mason, if opened on that Degree.) At each exclamation he gives the grand hailing sign of distress (see Fig. Jubela, Jubelo, it was I, that struck him harder than you both: it was I that gave him the fatal blow; it was I that killed him.". it was I that struck him harder than you both; it was I that gave him the fatal blow; it was I that killed him.' (They all kneel.). left to right: S. D., or Conductor. for the Master's Word is alluded to in the Obligation of a Master Mason: The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. 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. 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.". 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. 1. In one account, the brethren disperse widely, east, west, and south; in another, they keep within hail of each other.--Historical Landmarks, vol. 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. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know of any thing further before this Lodge of Masons previous to closing? "Brother Gabe, seven constitute a Lodge of Entered Apprentices--one Master Mason, and six Entered Apprentices. The Setting-Maul, Spade, Coffin, Grave, and Sprig of Acacia; and are thus explained. Be diligent, prudent, temperate, discreet. 11), "And Hiram finished the work that he was to make for King Solomon for the house of God,"--Historical Landmarks, vol. (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.). The candidate is not intentionally injured in any Degree of Masonry, impressions of a lasting nature being all that are intended by the ceremonies. SD: cain 15. The account in the official History of the Church records: Joseph, seeing there was no safety in the room, and no doubt thinking that it would save the lives of his brethren in the room if he could get out, turned calmly from the door, dropped his pistol on the floor and sprang into the window when two balls pierced him from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. Senior Warden, one. Captain--Very well, you can have a passage. same. By this time the candidate is dressed, his apron is tied on as a Master Mason. Then, by the benefit of the pass--a pure and blameless life--with a firm reliance on Divine Providence, shall we gain ready admission into that Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Grand Warden forever presides--forever reigns. They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. 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." and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. 204--5. Captain--What! p. 175. violate this my Entered Apprentice obligation.". 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. (See Note P, page 272. This action The Senior Deacon steps to the Master, and whispers in his ear, "Tubal Cain.". Jubelum!! What is that? W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) A. 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. 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. In the second section, the historical traditions of the Order are introduced, and an important instance of Masonic virtue is exemplified. never--no, never dies. 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. that my breast had been torn open, my heart plucked out and placed upon the highest pinnacle of the Temple, there to be devoured by the vultures of the air, ere I had consented to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.' i. 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. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. What is the meaning of this? First Ruffian--If such are the regulations, we shall not get a pass at any port, and what will become of us? below--above-- Fill our hearts with truth and love; When dissolves our earthly tie, Take us to thy Lodge on High. The first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming: "Oh! ii. J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful. at the same time pulling up the evergreen--or acacia, as it is styled--at the head of the grave. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? Again, the Master, one. Brother A. Master now takes his seat in the east, and requests candidate to stand before him. The Barney "work" is that adopted by the Baltimore Convention. 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. W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, there are at the gate twelve Fellow Crafts, who wish to be admitted: they say they come with important tidings. From Josephus we learn, that although seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole time, it rained not in the daytime, that the workmen might not be obstructed in their labor, and from sacred history it appears that there was neither the sound of hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house while it was building. SD: Shib These answers are monitorial. W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? and after a few more names, that of the Third Ruffian, "Jubelum! 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]. 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. Are you a sea-captain? WM: What is the proper position to receive it? 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! A. : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" 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. I will suffer you to pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. Drop the hand and handkerchief three distinct times. John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hail, ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secrets, arts, parts, point or points, of the Master Masons' Degree, to any person or persons whomsoever, except it be to a true and lawful brother of this Degree, or in a regularly constituted Lodge of Master Masons, nor unto him, or them, until by strict trial, due examination, or lawful information, I shall have found him, or them, as lawfully entitled to the same as I am myself. 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. 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? I didn't know where I was to describe to a Taxi Company, I wasn't sure what to do. A. 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. Craft.". 2. the end of man, and of the aspiring hopes of all faithful Masons? 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. These generous principles are to extend further. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason, or I will take your life! Second Ruffian, Jubelo, generally the S. W. in the west. The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. A. Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses; in which due form I took the solemn oath of a Master Mason, which is as follows: (Here give the obligation; but it is never required--being only a matter of form.). we must not go and report ourselves; if we do, the twelve will be put to death. Do this three times three, hands coming together each time) 3 times and say: Amen, so be it. Treasurer--(See opening ceremony, p. SD: Worshipful Master. (WM may have the cand begin, while still in position, ie., Cand: Let him enter, and be received in due form. 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