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opening and closing a master masons lodge

    opening and closing a master masons lodge

    J. W. (Jubela, First Ruffian.) 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. 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. Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. In the centre, where I was caused to kneel, and implore the blessings of Deity. We will suppose the business of the Lodge finished, and that the Master proceeds to close. Sec.--Most Worshipful King Solomon, the several rolls have been called, and reports made, by which it appears that three Fellow Crafts are missing, namely, Jubela, .Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, I presume are brothers, and men from Tyre. 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. Privileges of a Master Mason. in a loud voice, until he calls that of the First Ruffian, "Jubela! To carry messages from the Senior Warden in, the If this is the case, you cannot get a passage with me, I assure you. The Junior Deacon now passes the candidate over to the Senior. It is neither a proper time nor place; but be true to your engagement, and I will be true to mine. King Solomon ordered them to divide in parties, and travel three east, three west, three north, and three south, with others whom he should appoint, in search of the ruffians. Universal benevolence you are always to cultivate; and, by the regularity of your own behavior, afford the best example for the conduct of others less informed. A. (ALL) below--above-- Fill our hearts with truth and love; When dissolves our earthly tie, Take us to thy Lodge on High. Behold! it from the Brethren on the right and left, and worthy Master Masons, their widows. Turning to the Senior Warden, he continues: K. S.--My worthy brother of Tyre, I will thank you to endeavor to raise the body by the Fellow Craft's grip. The third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, louder than the rest: 'It was I that gave the fatal blow, it was I that killed him. After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? Some substitute for the latter, but with less propriety, the crown of thorns. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. The Master (Third Ruffian) then exclaims: W. M. (as Third Ruffian.) JD: B. not only lived to finish all the work, in whatever capacity he might have been engaged, but also, according to the testimony of Josephus, who calls him ABDEMON, he returned to Tyre, and died there at a good old age.--The Freemason's Treasury, pp. Besides, when a work is nearly completed, the necessity of Plans and designs ceases altogether. WM: what is your duties brother Junior Deacon? Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. After imploring the blessings of Deity, what followed? 127-130. None but he who has visited the Holy of Holies, and travelled the road of peril, can have any conception of the mysteries unfolded in this degree. In some Lodges, the brethren on this occasion attire the candidate with a very rich apron and yoke. After saluting the Wardens, what did you first discover? beauty of the day; call the Craft from labor, to A momentary silence then ensues, during which one of the party groans, as if nearly dying. 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. Brother Senior Warden, the substitute has come, WM: Brother Junior Grand Warden, you will see my orders duly executed. A. 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? Present or Past Masters, they are, cordially 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.--Brethren, you are now called from refreshment to labor again. It is a very common practice in lodges to close a lodge of Entered Apprentices, and open a lodge of Fellow Crafts, and close that, and open a Master Mason's lodge, all in the same evening. Is the Tiler of the lodge present? ), The working-tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry appertaining to the first, 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; that. 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. West to the Junior Warden in the south, and. 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. On the Ground Floor of King Solomon's Temple. (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) Q. Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet, are emblematical of the three principal stages of human life, viz. Reader, I have given you the whole of the first three Degrees in Masonry. to me through the Senior Warden. SW: Worshipful Master. (1 Kings vii. 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. By this time they have got near the candidate (who is still lying on the floor, rolled up in the canvas), when one of the party sits down near his head, and at the same time says: "Well, brothers, I am very weary; I must sit down and rest before I can go any farther.". and graces. These instances, some of which have been thought worthy of preservation in the ineffable Degrees, were not numerous. Why had you a cable-tow three times around your body? 12, p. S. W.--The candidate is in order, Worshipful, and awaits your further will and pleasure. Phoenixmasonry, Inc. They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. What induced you to become a Master Mason? 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. As the Sun is in the West at the close of the day so is the Senior Warden in the west to assist the Worshipful Master in opening and closing his Lodge; to pay the craft their wages if an be due, and to see none go away dissatisfied, harmony being the strength and support of all societies more especially of ours. J. W. (makes the same sign as the Senior Warden.) WM: Brother Senior Warden. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. --Brother this is an unusual way of asking for them. --No, we have no pass; we did not know it was necessary. There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. With the flap and corners turned down, which is to distinguish him as a Master Mason, or an overseer of the work. A. Hemming. A. 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. 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. What say you, guilty or not guilty? Do good unto all. How many constitute a Fellow Crafts' Lodge? 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. (See Note Q, Appendix.). The Junior Deacon then carries them to the, East According to the Jewish law, no interments were permitted within the walls of the city, and as it was unlawful for the cohens or priests to pass over a grave, it became necessary to place marks wherever a dead body had been interred, to enable them to avoid it. 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. W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? The three (blows) were given with the three (tools, i.e., gauge, square, and gavel). Members of the Lodge, in the act of holding the canvas to catch the candidate. 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." The Master so times his reading of the passage of Scripture, as to finish just as the parties reach the Junior Warden's station in the south, on the third round, when they halt. As a Master Mason, a man is free to follow his own path in the craft and is entitled to the benefits of full membership. elsewhere 2, Ceremonies of Opening and Closing Grand Lodge & Provincial Grand Lodge and Form of Installation of W.M. The Senior Warden is in charge of the Lodge when it is at labor. He has not been seen in or about the Temple. W. M.--Why in the south, and your duty there, Brother Junior? 14.). Amid its concerns and temptations, forget not the duties you have heard so frequently inculcated and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge. A. I arose, and on my passage around the Lodge was accosted by three Fellow Crafts, who thrice demanded of me the secrets of a Master Mason; and, on being refused, the first gave me a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge, across my throat; the second with a square, across my breast; the third with a setting-maul, on my forehead, which felled me on the spot. This is also used occasionally by some Masters in the lecture: S. W.--At the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west. 105:1 In the progress of Masonry during the last century the fatal weapons underwent several changes. His ancient duties were to pay the Craft (the members of the guild) their wages and to handle disputes among the workers. 87, for 72 Years, 6 Month, and 22 days. --The Freemason's Treasury, p. 213. Most Holy and Glorious Lord God, the Great, Architect You must pray for yourself. After the obligation, what were you asked? Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. i. S. D.--By what further right or benefit does he expect to gain admission? Another says: "What course shall we pursue? Worldly possession.--Dr. B.? 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. You have a pass from King Solomon, I presume? WM: brother Junior Deacon the Senior Deacon place in the lodge, JD: to the right and in front of the Worshipful Master in the East, WM: your duty there brother Senior Deacon, SD: to carry order from the Worshipful Master to the Senior Warden and elsewhere around the lodge as he may direct to introduce and accommodate visiting brethren and to received and conduct candidates, SE: to duly observe the Worshipful Master will and pleasure in recoding the proceedings of the lodge transmit a copy of the same to the Grand Lodge if required receive all moneys paid into the lodge pay them over to the Treasurer taking his receipt thereof, WM: brother Secretary the Treasurer place in the lodge brother Secretary, SE: on the right of the Worshipful Master, TRS: to receive all moneys paid into the lodge from the hands of the Secretary to keep a just and regular account of the same and pay them out by order of the Worshipful Master with consent of the brethren, WM: bother Treasurer the Junior Warden station in the lodge, WM: brother Junior Warden Way in the South and your duties there, JW: As the sun in the south at meridian is the glory and beauty of the day. to the Flag of our Country. Conductor--Brother Gabe, an obligated Master Mason. When was our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, found to be missing? Conductor here instructs candidate to pass his thumb from the second joint to space beyond, which is the second space. (See pp. I will ascertain through the proper officer and, JD: Hominy, being the support and strength of all institution, more especially this of ours. 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.' we must not go and report ourselves; if we do, the twelve will be put to death. Conductor here takes off the hoodwink and removes the cable-tow, and all around the altar place their hands in the position of the duegard of a Master Mason. Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. The "work" in Minnesota and New York is strongly impregnated with what is called, among Masons, "Morganry"--very similar to the disclosures of Morgan and Richardson--so much so, that many Masters purchase these publications for their instruction in their duties and in the ritual. 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.). Upon which we rushed in, seized and bound the ruffians, and now have them before your majesty.". Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. 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. Ruffian (i.e., S. W.) gives candidate a brush with his right hand across the left breast, and at the same time lets him pass, the conductor hurrying him on toward the east end of the Lodge, where the Master is stationed to perform the part of the Third Ruffian, Jubelum, who is generally provided with a buckskin bag stuffed with hair, to represent a setting-maul. Fine Print, WM: How many compose a Master Masons Lodge. p. 175. 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. They now separate about the Lodge, saying to each other: "This is very unjust of the King. Opening Optional . In a regularly constituted Lodge of Masons. present, that having due notice thereof. Suspicious characters! 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. this time, the steps, due-guards and signs of the 3, degrees, Q. The brethren form around the Secretary like a class at school. Jubelum!! It was from the last that he was led to that most violent and excruciating death. The WM: In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. Brother Gabe, you discover me approaching you from the east, under the duegard (some say--step, duegard, and sign) of a Master Mason; and, in token of the further continuance of my brotherly love and favor, I present. W. M.--Brother Secretary, have you any thing on your desk? At the command of the Worshipful Master, the Senior Warden performs his duty, after seeing that the brethren have received their due proportion of Masonic instruction and improvement; and the whole concludes with an impressive address to the brethren on their respective duties as men and Masons, when pursuing their accustomed avocations in the world; and with a fervent petition to the Deity, supplicating his blessing on the fraternity wheresoever dispersed under the wide canopy of heaven."--Theo. On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. 6, p. - so harmonize and enrich our hearts with, Thine The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior, WM: 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. Craft at work, giving them proper instruction, WM: This ends the third, or Master Masons' Degree. Allegiance The room is cleared by removing the altar and lights, and the two large pillars used in the Second Degree. You will therefore suffer yourself to be again hoodwinked, and kneel where you are, and pray orally or mentally, as you please. "Further, that I will not sit in a Lodge of clandestine-made Masons, nor converse on the subject of Masonry with a clandestine-made Mason, nor one who has been expelled or suspended from a Lodge, while under that sentence, knowing him or them to be such. 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. EAST LIVERPOOL The East Liverpool Masonic Temple (lodge), 422 Broadway St., held a ribbon-cutting and public open house on Saturday. As the candidate is hurried along toward Jubelum (Worshipful Master), the latter seizes him with both hands by the collar of his coat, and swings him round, so as to place his back toward the east, with his heels a few inches from the edge of the canvas before alluded to. The other example of such a covenant is in Genesis xv.--Historical Landmarks, vol. 97. If it was of my own free-will and accord, if I was worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared, had made suitable proficiency in the preceding Degree, and was properly vouched for; all which being answered in the affirmative, I was asked by what further right or benefit I expected to gain admission. 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.". SW: 1. who will obtain it from the brothers on the right and left and communicated it in the East. Ruffian--What horrid deed is this we have done? W. M.--Is it of his own free-will and accord? A. They now retire from the body, in different directions. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, have you any alterations or additions to make to the minutes? Mark Rituals, No. Oh! such as are duly qualified and have. First Ruffian--If such are the regulations, we shall not get a pass at any port, and what will become of us? 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. When composed of five, of whom does it consist? 18.) Lodge No ___ be now opened, on 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! He can study in greater depth the philosophy that underlies our ceremonies and aspire to . "1st. Captain--The sooner the better! It is a very common practice in lodges to close a lodge of Entered Apprentices, and open a lodge of Fellow Crafts, and close that, and open a Master Mason's lodge, all in the same evening. Q. 149:1 See Robert Morris's Freemason's Monitor, 1860. 6, p. 18), and says: 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. J. W.--The token is right, and the pass is right. Then, fearing some accident had befallen him, the king ordered the several rolls of the workmen to be called, and there appeared to be three missing, namely: Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, were supposed to be brothers and men from Tyre. Brother Senior Warden, all present are Master, WM: Brethren; you will join with me in the Pledge of. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! (All the Brethren are standing) W.M. J. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. 1. 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.--High twelve, Worshipful. Congratulations Brother! When in place, the Master begins: Click the card to flip . They present the jewel to the Master, who, on examination of it, says: "This is the jewel of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; there can be no longer any doubt as to the identity of the body.". When the Lodge is opened, the Junior Warden's column is turned down, and the Senior Warden's turned up, at his right hand. Seven years; during which it rained not in the daytime, that the workmen might not be obstructed in their labor. - Good evening Brethren. If there are present any Present or Past Grand, Officers, W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will. Mark Master Masons. From the foregoing remarks, it will be seen that the essential points of Masonry are identical the world over, and that the differences, which are of minor importance, may be gathered by comparing the present work with Richardson's Monitor or Allyn's Ritual. No! WM: [paragraph continues] Deacon, and he (Junior Deacon) takes his seat near the door, at the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west, while the Senior Deacon proceeds to conduct the candidate, followed by the two Stewards, three times around the Lodge, during which time the Worshipful Master reads the following passage of Scripture: "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them: while the sun, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease, because they are few; and those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. WM: Direct that duty to be done. It is very singular, that, a man so celebrated as Hiram Abiff was, universally acknowledged as the third most distinguished man then living, and, in many respects, the greatest man in the world, should pass from off the stage of action, in the presence of King Solomon, three thousand three hundred grand overseers, and one hundred and fifty thousand workmen, with whom he had spent a number of years, and with King Solomon, his bosom friend, without any of his numerous confrres even recording his death, or any thing, A Master Masons' Lodge is styled by the Craft the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies, of King Solomon's Temple," and when the Lodge is opened on this Degree, both points of the compasses are elevated above the square. (See sign of a Master Mason, Fig. 1. I would remark here, that in some Lodges the Master does not make the sign of distress first at the body, but only gives the sign of a Master Mason, which is done by drawing the right hand across the body, with the thumb inward. of the same might be disturbed. 96% (57) 96% found this document useful (57 votes) 43K views. 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. (See Fig. 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." At the time of request for Masonic funeral services, the Master shall notify lodge officers and members to assemble at a . in order for business; at the same time strictly, forbidding The particular duties of the leaders of the respective bands of craftsmen are rehearsed. Brother Senior Warden, the Junior Deacons, JD: King Solomon, fearing some accident had befallen him, ordered the several rolls of the workmen to be called; and, after roll-call, it was found that three Craftsmen were missing, namely, Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, were supposed to be brothers, and men from Tyre. The candidate generally gets this from some of the brethren who are well posted in the work. S. W.--I have; from west to east, and from east to west again. 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. &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! The pass-word is right and duly received in the. of Master Masons, assembled in a place, representing desire to proceed in all our doings. W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, have you any to make? First Ruffian--We cannot make our escape in that way. Master now takes his seat in the east, and requests candidate to stand before him. They travelled as before, and, after many days of hardships and toil, on their return one of the brethren, more weary than the rest, sat down on the brow of a hill to rest and refresh himself, and on attempting to rise, accidentally caught hold of an acacia, which easily giving way, aroused his curiosity; upon which he hailed his companions, and on examination found it to be a grave. Click the card to flip 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.

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