A Paper by Peter Hamilton Currie -1991, originally produced for. 129:1 THEOREM.--In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described p. 130 upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right angle.--Euclid, Lib. --Advance the token. (Gives candidate a sudden twitch by the collar.) 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. a Master Mason. and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip and pass-word ), Ruffian--Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! On being brought to light, what did you discover more than you had heretofore discovered? The drawers are rolled up just above the candidate's knees, and both arms are taken out of his shirt-sleeves, leaving his legs and breast bare. The Junior Deacon now passes the candidate over to the Senior. W. M.--Have you any thing to offer, Brother Junior Warden? 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. And immediately one of the most intelligent brethren stations himself at the door of the ante-room, and when those who have been acting the part of the ruffians approach him, the following colloquy ensues: First Ruffian--Hallo, friend! A. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) What is that? or a Fellow Crafts Lodge, this pass-word will be demanded of you by one Jubela!!!" We are a volunteer organization. 18.) --To see that the Lodge is duly tyled. This interpretation is borne out in the higher Degrees of sublime Masonry. But we must look a little closer into the manner of making a covenant, in order to discover the connection of the different penalties as references to one entire ceremony. ", Our cause is just; let us rush in and seize them.". S. D.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? You will remember you promised us, that when the Temple was completed, we should receive the secrets of a Master Mason, whereby we might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages. 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. and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, Q. They then commence to search about the candidate, lifting off the canvas, feeling about his neck, &c., &c.: finally, one of the brethren, taking hold of the jewel which is attached to the yoke about the candidate's neck, exclaims: "Let us go and report that we find nothing on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office.". Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. --You will arise, and salute the Junior and Senior Wardens as an obligated Master Mason. In the centre, where I was caused to kneel, and implore the blessings of Deity. The ruffians being executed, the brethren all return quietly to the Lodge, when one of them reports, in a loud tone of voice: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, your orders have been duly executed upon the three murderers of Grand Master, Hiram Abiff." A. 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! WM: Will you be off or from? Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet, are emblematical of the three principal stages of human life, viz. 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. ), Conductor--Cain. You say they turned back into the country? Prop. violate this my Entered Apprentice obligation.". They shuffle about a few moments, when they are called to order by the sound of the gavel from the Master's seat in the east, who inquires in a loud voice as follows: W. M. (now styled King Solomon.) K. S.--Divide yourselves and travel, as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians, and with as positive assurance that, if you do not, the twelve shall be deemed the murderers, and suffer severally, for the crime committed. WM: Ma "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. Craft.". WM: Begin you. 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. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee; thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish his day. (As explained from the preceding degrees, he then has this exchange S. W.--As the sun rises in the east, to open and govern the day, so rises the Worshipful Master in the east (here the Master gives three raps (), when all in the Lodge rise to their feet, the Master rising first), to open and govern his Lodge, set the Craft to work, and give them proper instructions. In the context of the global increase in the rate of cesarean deliveries, with an associated higher morbidity and mortality, this study aimed to investigate the role of maternal age and parity in the cesarean section rate among women in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia. Foot to foot--that you will never hesitate to go on foot, and out of your way, to assist and serve a worthy brother. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. that my breast had been torn open." 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. As the candidate falls into the canvas the brethren lower it to the floor, when the following dialogue ensues between those who held the canvas and the Master, or the brother acting as the Third Ruffian. ", Those who knew Joseph Smith believed that this was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. While in this position, and at low breath, the Worshipful 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. . 3.. . At 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: the first was the voice of Jubela, exclaiming, "Oh! A. Fourteen hundred and fifty-three columns, and two thousand nine hundred and six pilasters; all hewn from the finest Parian marble. No! But we are assured, that not only were the plans drawn and the specifications approved, but every other preparation was made for completing the work before the foundations were laid; even the stone and timber were carved, marked, and numbered before they were removed from the quarry and the forest; and, hence nothing was required, when the materials were conveyed to Jerusalem, but skilled labor to make it perfect and complete from foundation to cope-stone. We cannot, Is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread of life, and. J. W.--The password is right. Senior Deacon passes on to the west, where the same questions are asked and answered as before, and the Senior Warden suffers them to pass on to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions and answers are repeated. (Shakes candidate. A. 1. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress, is a method of calling for help, in cases of severe danger or distress. W. M.--The password is right. 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. 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. Q. They were both Masons in good standing. 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. FIG. S. D.--Brother Gabe, is it of your own free-will and accord? 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? Drop the hand and handkerchief three distinct times. W. M.--Brother Gabe, as you are clothed as a Master Mason,1 it is necessary that you should have the working-tools or a Master Mason. 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. A. reflect with horror on the atrocity of your crime, and on the amiable character of your Worshipful Grand Master, whom you have so basely assassinated. SD: It has. J. D.--To keep off all cowans and eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass or repass, except such as are duly qualified and have the Worshipful Master's permission. I will suffer you to pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. grand hailing sign of distress. 40.) 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. Explanation of the Entered Apprentice sign: Draw the right hand rapidly Each Grand Lodge has a "work" of its own, which is taught the subordinate Lodges annually by its Grand Lecturer. always be given in this manner, by lettering or halving it. 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. --Nothing, Worshipful (some say), in the west. WM: Pass. you with my right hand, and with it the pass and token of the pass of a Master Mason. 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 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. A. To signify that my duties and obligations become more and more binding as I advance in Masonry. SD: Shib WM: Letter it and begin. despicable villains! Master then whispers "Mah-Ha-Bone" into the ear of the candidate. 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. "3d. who is still kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 301. further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. 11), "And Hiram finished the work that he was to make for King Solomon for the house of God,"--Historical Landmarks, vol. 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. "What, the Builder!". In the character of a Master Mason, you are authorized to correct the errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them against a breach of fidelity. 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. --Grand Master Hiram, I am glad to meet you thus alone. The Senior Deacon, who has stationed himself at the inner door, at the right of the Senior Warden, on hearing these raps rises to his feet, makes the sign of a Master Mason to the Master (see Fig. Not since high twelve yesterday, &c., &c. J. G. W.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, diligent search has been made. (See engraving.). 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