with the Senior Deacon, who is standing next to the candidate, who is still 204--5. "3d. "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the substitute as the Worshipful Master and candidate embrace one another thusly: foot 6, p. See real grip of a Fellow Craft, Fig. 149:1 See Robert Morris's Freemason's Monitor, 1860. It is not, however, with the physical representation of the sign that we are here concerned, so much as with the explanation of the derivation of that sign. I will suffer you to pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. answered for you will do so at this time. A. Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. Suspicious characters! S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) WM: bal that my throat had been cut across," &c., &c.; the second was the voice of Jubelo, exclaiming, "Oh! SD: Letter or syllable it. 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. The Ruffian gives the candidate a brush across the throat with his right hand, and at the same time relinquishes his hold with his left, steps quietly to one side, and permits the conductor and candidate td pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, which is done by the conductor advancing very rapidly, pulling the candidate along with him. 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. Conductor--Brother Gabe, an obligated Master Mason. SD: It has. [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. 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. WM: From what and to what? shows the penalty of having the throat cut and the tongue ripped out. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. Cand: Bone, being sure the candidate fully 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. This retrospective cohort study used data collected from the labor ward of the Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Hail, Conductor here instructs candidate to pass his thumb from the second joint to space beyond, which is the second space. (Sits down.). [paragraph continues] Lodge, that they having due and timely notice, may govern themselves accordingly. WM: Bone. 3.. . --Brother Gabe, I presume you now consider yourself a Master Mason, and, as such, entitled to all the privileges of a Master Mason, do you not? The apron is white, lined and bordered with blue. 2. (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? WM: From what and to what? 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". who has hitherto answered for you, will do so at this time. To place the fact of Hiram's being alive at the finishing the Temple beyond all doubt, it is said (2 Chron. 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! W. M.--And part on the Square; and so let us ever meet, act, and part. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. Where is our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff? After the candidate has said Amen, and the Lodge-room has been darkened by turning down the gaslights or lamps, the conductor takes the candidate by the right arm, assists him to arise, and they proceed to travel three times around the room, travelling with the sun. Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond-tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken at the fountain, or the wheel at the cistern. WM: Ha. Amen.". A. no pass. Conductor (S. 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. The MASTER MASON represents a man under the doctrine of love, saved from the grave of iniquity, and raised to the faith of salvation. In this state of darkness and despair she lay until the Saviour came, instituted the five points of Christian fellowship, and raised her from the dust, in which she had been indecently interred, to a more glorious inheritance."--Theo. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) No designs are drawn on the trestle-board, and for this reason many of us are idle. Do this three times three, hands coming together each time) 3 times and say: Amen, so be it. 2022. 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. WM: Shibboleth, my Brother, is the name of this grip. 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. the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, should I ever knowingly "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. How should a Master Mason wear his apron? (See pp. Three ruffian nations from the south, the west, and the east--the Syrians, the Chaldeans, and the Romans--gave in succession this temporary dispensation its death-blow; those who sought religion through the wisdom of the ancients were not able to raise her; she eluded their grasp, and the polluted hands were also stretched forth in vain for her restoration. W. M.--Reading of the present communication. 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. towards the Master), and says: Brother, you will step off with your left foot one full step, and bring the heel of your right in the hollow of your left foot; now step off with your right foot, and bring the heel of your left in the hollow of your right foot; now step off with your left foot, and bring both heels together. When a candidate is The Master should instruct the candidate (and he generally does) how to make the signs before he gets up from the altar, after taking the obligation. The Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel, when all the brethren retire to their seats, leaving at the altar the Master, conductor, and candidate. The brethren representing the twelve repentant conspirators now walk out near the spot where the candidate is lying, and, when close to him, one of the party says: "Well, brothers, can we find where the acacia was pulled up?". Q. Joseph Smith's final words were "O Lord, my God! A. WM: Jachin, my Brother, is the name of this grip, and should --Brother Junior Grand Warden, what means all this confusion among the workmen? 17. John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always 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?" We are all born to die; we follow our friends to the brink of the grave, and, standing on the shore of a vast ocean, we gaze with exquisite anxiety until the last struggle is over, and we see them sink into the fathomless abyss. First Ruffian--We cannot make our escape in that way. SD: The real grip of a Fellow Craft. There is not only a sign, but words that accompany it. The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. Sarah Lancashire has been praised as 'absolutely phenomenal' and hailed her as a 'GOAT' - one of the greatest actors of all time - following the latest episode of the BBC drama Happy Valley. O Lord my God!! "[1], Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! Now 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. M . conceal it so that the place may be known should occasion hereafter require. 14.). 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. No! It is my orders that you be taken without the gates of the court, and be executed, according to your several imprecations, in the clefts of the rocks. 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. K. S.--Jubelum, you stand charged as the wilful murderer of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. of this degree): WM: Brother Senior Deacon. Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. Brother A. 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? W. M.--Has any brother around the Lodge any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry before we proceed to close? and more than all, what is the use of institutions which savages would honor, where civilized beings murder without cause or provocation? blessed be God, we pause not our feet at the first or second step; but, true to our principles, look forward for greater light. They returned and bore this intelligence to King Solomon, who ordered them to divide themselves, and travel as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians, and with as positive assurance, that if they did not the twelve should be deemed the murderers, and suffer severely for the crime committed. 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. On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) The brother who has acted the part of sea-captain now takes his station at the door again, when these Fellow Crafts approach him in the west. It was his usual practice at that hour, 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 offer up his adorations to the Deity, and draw his designs on the trestle-board. The brethren now all kneel around the body on one knee. of a Master Mason. This is not, however, practised in city Lodges. A. 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. B.? W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. the end of man, and of the aspiring hopes of all faithful Masons? J. W.--Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? How many constitute a Fellow Crafts' Lodge? 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. Apprentice's obligation. 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. : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" "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. Phil., p. 297. Which way shall we go?". King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. 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. WM: Begin you. and inculcated by Robert Morris,1 is generally accepted as the "Work" of ancient origin, and there is not much doubt but that it will be adopted by the Grand Lodges throughout the United States. You say they turned back into the country? Upon arriving there they commence to lower it into the grave, as they style it, but in reality only from their shoulders to the floor. If this is the case, you cannot get a passage with me, I assure you. 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)." With these lectures he returned to Vermont, and submitted them to the Grand Lodge, at its annual session in October, 1817. 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?" Many accounts exist of it being used during the Civil War. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. 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.". Why are they not at work as usual? and give three raps on the floor with his rod, the Junior Warden responding by three raps with his gavel. on the Five Points of Fellowship as the SD names them.) W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? About 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. Conductor--I did not so receive it, neither can I so impart it. : Mah-Hah-Bone, which is given on the five points of fellowship, and in low breath. FAIR is controlled and operated by the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR). S. D.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? p. 175. In youth, in Entered Apprentices. obeys orders. Duncan's Masoic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcom C. Duncan, [1866], at sacred-texts.com. of an acacia, which easily giving way, excited his curiosity: upon examination they found it to be a grave. Ruffian--The very port to which we wish to go. (Deacon opens the door, and delivers his message.). SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. Amid its concerns and temptations, forget not the duties you have heard so frequently inculcated and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge. never--no, never dies. 1, It is generally known among Masons, that in the Northwestern States the lectures and "work" are those as taught by Barney. 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? This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. A. 16, 17, 18; also p. Take a handkerchief by the corner with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and raise After the candidate is lowered, one of the ruffians says: Let us plant an acacia at the head of the grave, in order to. SD: From. A. 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. J. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. J. W.--Pass. Give me the pass-grip of ii. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? What is that? WM: Begin you. Conductor--Cain. 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. 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.). WM: Ma K. S.--O Lord my God! 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. 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." Craftsman--We will go in pursuit of them; they are the fellows we want. "What, the Builder!". Jubelo!! (makes the sign, see Fig. 2. Accordingly our traditions furnish in stances, both among the Apprentices and Craftsmen, of treachery--violation of sacred pledges--and the commission of actual crime. 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. WM: My Brother, the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason is given in this manner: raising the hands toward Heaven, your arms forming a square, and lowering them by three

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