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Pr e f ac et o S econd Vol u m e
T he C onc l a v e o r
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H i g h D eg r e es Co nn ec t e wi t h T e m p l e o f a el N ot e 1 98 121
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T r u e a n d F a i t h u l B r o ther s ” N o t e 20 0 ” 14
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T he L o g e M a s t er P er so n a t es C hr i st . 35
T he P u r p o se t o I n sp ir e A we a nd 36
M a so nr y t he I m a g e o f t he R o m i sh 37
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N i ne N o te 2 1 5
No t e 2 1 4
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R am say the Pr obabl e Inv entor of the Degr ee. Note 224 48
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t e 2 38
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N o a c hit e s, a n a m e A p p l i e
T h e M ee t i ng s a r e C a l l e
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G r an d Ch a p t er s
No t e 248
No t e 24 9
No t e 25 0 .
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74 .
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S i g n o f O r e r , No a c hit e o r P r u s s i a n K ni g ht
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C H A P T ER XXX X
C l o sing Cer e m o n i e s , N o a c hi t e o r P r u s s i an Kni g ht
d I .
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N o t e 25 4
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O p ening Cer em o n ie s , P r i nc e o f L iba nu s
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L e c t u r es R e l a t e t o t he C e ar s o f L e a no n N o te .
87
87
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C H A P T E R X L — In it ia t i o n , P r in c e of L iba nu s
Co l l eg es o n M o u nt L e a no n
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O l i g a t io n, Kni g ht o f t he R o y al A xe , o r P r i n c e o f L ib a nu s
.
88
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92
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S ig n a nd A ns wer , P r i nc e o f L i ba nu s
T o en , P r i n c e o f
Hi s to r y o f t he D eg r ee
L i b a nu s .
93
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C l o sing Cer em o ni es , P r inc e o f L i ba nu s ” 1 00
F r eem a so nr y a U ni er s a l
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P r ep a r a t io n o f C a n i a t e, C hie of t he T a er n a c le 1 12
f b
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L e i t es , R ep r ese nt e i n so m e o f the H ig h D eg r ee N o t e 267 1 12
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O l i g a t io n , C hi e of the T a er na c l e 114
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of t he T a e r na c l e
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115
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R e l a t e t o t he Es t a l i shm ent o f t he P r i es t hoo No te 2 69 . 1 16
Cl os ing C er e m onies , Chie of t he T a be r na c l e 1 17
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P hi l osop hi c a l A na l y si s , C hi e of t he T a ber na c l e 1 18
L a n s M en in P ag a n W o r shi p 118
F i ni t e M a n a nd t he I nfi ni t e G o d 119
C H A P T ER
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1 20
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T he B o o of t he L a w i s t ha t S a c r e Bo o Note .
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T he T r i a ng l e , S u a r e a nd Co m p a s se s s
S u a r e o f t he A nc i ent C h a r g es o f F r ee m a so nr y No t e
1 28
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No t e 2 7 5
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T hr ee wa s D ee m e t he M o s t S a c r e of Nu m
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N o t e 27 7 1 29 .
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kb bd
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No t e
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T he P u r i y i ng P owe r o f F i r e i s N a t u r a l l y D e u c e
F o u r P r i nc i p l es o f M a t t er — Fi r e, A i r , Ea r t h a nd W a t er
N o t e 2 82
1 31
1 33 d d . .
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T hi s S e c r e t W o r sh i p wa s T er m e t he M y s t er i e s N o t e 28 4 1 36
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T he C er e m o ni es o f I ni t i a t io n wer e a l l F u ner ea l N o t e 285 1 36
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S i g n o f R eco g n i t io n, P r i n c e o f t h e T a er na c l e 1 38 .
Gr an S ig n , P r i n c e o f t he T a e r na c l e I 1 39
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C l osing C er em o nies , P r inc e of t he T a ber na c l e 1 40

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S ig ns a nd H i er o g l y p hi c s ” 1 40
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P hi l osop hi c a l A na l y si s , P r i nc e o f t he T a ber na c l e
o iac al S i g n s a H ea then I n en t io n
M a so ni c B a p t i s m a H e a t hen R i t e
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1 42
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No t e 29 0 1 4 7
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O p ening C er em o nies , Knig ht s of t he B r a en 1 48
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XV z
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No t e 29 2 1 48
C H A P T E
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N o t e 29 3
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T he G oo nes s a nd S e er i t y o f Go d
F a l s e L ig ht s o n the Co a st o f Chr i st e
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R XV
A l l R e l i g io n b u t H o l i ne s s a n d
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“
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d d
,
T es s er a o r M a r .
T esser ce , or P l e g es o f F r i e n shi p wer e U se at R om e .
29 7
O p eni ng Cer em onie s , P r i nc e o f
“ "
I t i s a H i g h y P hil o so ph i c a l D eg r eez No t e
CHA P T E R X L V I I L
P r e p a r a t io n o f C a ndi a t e d
l n it i a t i o n P r in c e o f M er c y
Pr i n c e o f M er c y ” v .
v d
,
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l u si o ns ar e t o t he Th r e e Co ena nts o f M er cy . N o t e 29 9 .
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P r o ba t i o n , T he I n t er a l B et ween t he R ec ep t io n o f O ne
D eg r ee a nd t he S u c c ee i ng No t e 30 0
L u st r a t i on , A R el ig i o u s R i t e P r a c t i c e
.
by t h e A nc i ent s d .
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dd d
.
No te 3 0 1
l e C ha m b er wa s i n t he R i g h t Si e
b Doo r o f the M i No t e 30 2 3
’
.
O l i ga t io n P r in c e o f M er c y
L i g ht i s a S y m o l o f K no wl e g e b No t e 3 0 3 d n
d
.
S i g ns o f Ent r a nc e a n d Cha r a c t er , P r i c e o f M er c y
k d
S i g ns o f H e l p and O r er , P r i n c e o f M e r c y
T o en, P a ss Wo r a nd S a c r e d
Wor s, P r i nc e o f M er c y d
L e c t u r e , P r i nc e o f
“
A m et h, P r o p er l y Em et h.
M er c y
T he F o r m i n W hi c h D r A n er so n S p e l l s G i b l i m
No t e
. d” N o t e 30 4 . .
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Phil o s op h i c a l A na l y si s , P r inc e o f
v d
U su r p s t he P r e r o g a t i es o f Chr i st
L i a r s H a e N ee of G oo d v
M er c y
M e m or i e s
H
C A P TER X X
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LI —Twe nt S ev ent h D e r ee o r
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f
.
T i t l es
d
O fi c e r s D ec o r a t io n s o f R oo m , A p r o n , Et c
of ,
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No t e 306 . .
C H A P T E R
S tyl ed
L —
W d
“
.
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” N
.
b d
.
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O l ig a t io n , Co m m a n er o f t he T em p l e
d kd
S ig n o f R e co g ni t io n a nd A nswer s , I n a n d O u t o f Co u r t “
d
S ig n o f O r er , To en a n d A nswer C o m m a nder o f t he T e m p l e
“
v d b
H i s to r y , by G r a n Co m m a n er
Do es No t Dese r e to be C l a sse i n the S co t t ish R i t e
.
N o t e 30 9 .
”
d
O r ig i n o f T eu to ni c Kni g ht s “
H u m l e b u t a P i o u s O ne
. No t e 3 1 0
d
.
T eu t o ni c O r der , A R e l i g io u s O r er o f Kni g ht s No te 3 1 1
b
.
Cl os ing C er em o ni es , Co m m a n er o f t he T em p l e
d
“
Deg r ee Co nt a i ns N ei t her Sy m o l s o r A l l ego r i es No t e 3 1 2 .
P hil o sop hi c a l A na l y si s . C o m m a n er o f t he T em p l e ”
M a so ni c Co nt em p t f o r Th i s D egr e e
V
N a p o l eo n a n d R o m i sh I n u i si t io n
i l e Eno u g h f o r t he S co t t i sh R i t e
q .
CH A P T ER L I — T went y Se v ent h D eg r ee , or Knig h s of t he S u n

-
t
db d b d
. .
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M o st L ea r ned a n d P hi l o so p hi c a l o f the S co t t i sh N o te 3 1 3 . .
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T he P r esi i n g O ffi c er i s S t y l e F a t her A a m No t e 3 1 4 . .
The Ch er u i m we r e P u r el y S y m o l i c Not e 31 5 .
O p ening Cer em oni e s , Knig ht s o f t he S u n

“
Is S t r i c t l y P h il o so p hi c a l a n d S c i e nt i fi c N o t e 31 6
”
F r ee m a so nr y a P er p e t u a t io n o f S u n W o r shi p No t e 31 7
.
.
”
O p eni ng Pr a yer . Kni ghts o f the
8 c om m a .
S i gn a nd A nswer , Knig ht s of t he S u n
C H A P TE R L I L — I nit i a t i o n , Kni g h
d dd
P r ep a r a t io n o f C a n i a t e , K n i g ht s o f t h e S u n
bj
-
A l so C a l l e o f M a so nr y o r Ch ao s .D i s en t a n g l e d Note 31 8 20 8
O e c t o f F r eem a so nr y i s S ea r c h f o r T r u t h No t e 3 1 9
” .
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-
No t e 211
f v
.
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asM i c ha e l , T he Chi e o f t h e S e en A r c ha ng e l s
.
No t e . 21 5
“
I n t ha t D eg r e e i s M a n S ee i ng a t er
-
D i i ne T r u th:
b N o t e 322
O l i g a t io n , K ni g ht s o f t he S u n
k
S i g n , A nswer a nd T o e n , Kni g ht s o f t he S u n
H i s to r y , b y M i c h ae l t he O r a to r
d
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“
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dd
.
I n A l l t h e se M yst er i es W e F in a S i ng u l a r U ni t y
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Nto t e 2 24 . 219
C er e s ,
fd k
T he Ente r e dT he Go
f
ess o f
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A r i c u l t u r e. N o t e 32 5
u t a R o u g h A s hl er N et e 32 6 .
. 2 20
221
k
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dd
.
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'
N o t e 3 28 221
d
.
A Can i a t e i n S ea r ch o f M a so n i c L i g ht N o te 32 9 222
b
.
L i ght i s a n I m p o r t a nt Wor i n t he M a so n i c S y st em
‘
N o t e 3 30 22 3
’
d d d
. . ,
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. 2 23
b
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“ ‘
A S a cr e f o r th e N u m No t e
’
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2 24
b d v
.
S i g ni fi c a t i o n o f t he L et t er G . N o t e 3 34 2 25
“
T h e S u n i s t he S y m o l o f So e r e i g n t y N o t e 33 5 2 25
L a blor s a nd F a t e o f the Wi o w s S o n o f P hoen
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ic i a N ot e 336
.
. 2 26
C l osing Cer em on ies , Kn i g ht s o f the
v dd
P hi l o sop hi o A na l y si s, Kn ig ht s o f t he S u n
I n e nt e
b b b k
by t he G u e r r il l a G en er a l , A l er t P i e
v k V b
S et s A si e t h e B i l e a s O so l et e
L o dg es H a e S u p e r n a t u r a l
d
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’
.
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.
S o m e t i m es K no wn b y
Z
“
t he N a m e o f G r an M a st er o f
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-
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.
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d
.
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.
k
C H AP T ER L I V —I ni t ia t i on , Kn i g ht s o f S t . A n r ew. .
d
F i r st S i g n a n d F i r s t T o en Kn i g ht s o f S t A n dr e w .
2 36
2 36
dd d k d
,
D eg r e e Co nn ec t s i t wi th t he C r u s a es No t e 3 39 . 2 36
S eco n S i g n a n d S ec o n T o en , K ni g ht s o f S t A n r ew . 2 37
d
.
T hir S i g n , t h a t o f A st oni sh m ent a n d H o r r o r . 2 37
T hi r
fv d k x
T o en , K n i g h t s o f S t d
F o u r t h S ig n, a n d A nswe r , K ni g ht s o f S t A n r ew
d A n r ew
. 238
2 38
k d
.
F i th a nd S i t h S i g ns , Kn i g h t s o f S t A n r ew : . 2 39
P sa s d d
S e e nt h S i g n a nd G e n er a l T o e n , K ni g ht s o f S t A n r ew
W or ,
A r da r el , A W o r
s K n i h
g ts o f ' St
” .
i n t h e H i g h D eg r ee s No t e 3 4 0 .
. . . 240
P a ss W o r d
F u r l a c , A Wo rd
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N ek em ah , b f V
i n t he H i g h D eg r e e s
“
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.
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N o te 34 2 .
e ng ea n c e .
b
No t e 3 4 3
The A s s em l y i s T er m ed a G r a n d d L o ge N o t e 34 4
.
24 1
24 1
d
-
P hil owp hi ca l A nal y si s , Knig ht s of S t . A n dr ew 24 3

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R a m sa y s F r a u o n t h e F r en c h . .
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24 3
M a so ni c Fa c t s a r e 24 4
K
C H A P T E R L V
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V
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—
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v d
T hi r t i et h De g r ee , G r a n d El ec t
F i r s t I n en t e
”
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a t L y o ns i n F r a n c e N o t e 345 .
24 5
24 5
d
D i eu l e
d
eu t , G o d W i l l s I t
O r o a b C ha o , O r er O u t o f C ha o s
O p ening C er em on i es , Gr a nd El e c t K ni g ht
” .T he W a r C r y No t e
No t e 3 4 7
“
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.
“
2 47
2 48
24 9
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d
T he H i st m y o f t he D es t r u c t io n o f t he T e m p l a r s
D eo e s t . d
l s B e l o r t he F a ir
“
. N o t e 349
T he M o t t o o f t he T h ir t y S e c o n
N o t e 34 8
.
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-
.
249
24 9
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CO N TEN TS .
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Se c o n
“
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A r e o p a g u s , T he T hi r d
A p a i t m e nt i n a Co u nc i l o f K a do sh .
T hi r d k
N o t e 35 2
O a t h K n ig h t K a do s h
F r eder i c t he G r ea t a nd H i s
O heb El oa h a nd O he b Ka r o bo ; “S u p p o r t s o f t he L a
No t e 35 3
er ~~
dd .
d
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N o t e 35 4
Em u neh , “
A S i g ni fi c a nt Wo r ln t he H ig h D e g r e e s .
F o u r th O a th K ni g ht Kado s h .
d k
,
S ig n o f Ka do sh
S i g n o f O r e r a nd T o e n , Kn ig ht o f Ka do sh 1 .
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P ha r a xa l , A S i g nific a n t W o r d i n t h e H i g h D e gr e e s .
N o t e 35 6
D is c o u r s e b y Kni g h t o f El o u e n c e
d q
z V
,
Cl osi ng Ce r e m o n ies , G r a n El e c t Kn i g ht K a d o sh .
d
“
H u m a n i es t he O l d L esso n o f en g e a nc e N o t e 36 0 .
d”
C l o s i ng P r a y er , K ni g ht K a e sh
-
Phil osop hi c a l A na l y s i s , G r a n
d
El e c t Kni g ht Ka do sh
kV d dd d k dd
“
T he N e p l us u l tr a of M a so n i c F a l s ehoo .
0
T he R i t u a l T i n er e , A e t o , a n d A m en e .
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dv d
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d v
.
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N o t e 36 1
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d q
u i c i a l P o wer o f t h e
d
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S im p l y a i gh er D eg r e es N o t e 36 3 . 317
O p eni ng P r a y er , G r a n I ns p ec to r I n u i si t o r Co m m a n er 32 0
V b d. d
F i r s t S i g n a nd A ns wer i ng
d d
CHAP T ER L I I I —I n it i a t i on , Gr a n I nsp e c t or C om m an er
‘
32 1
32 4
d d
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T he M e m er s ar e S t y l e , M o s t E n l i g h t en e N o t e 36 4 . . 324
M o se s W
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—
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.
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T r i p l e T r i a ng l e
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o f A l l , t he S o u r c e o f Go l e n L i g ht :
N o t e 36 6
My st er i es b d
A n nu a l l y C el e r at e in H oqpo r of O si r i s
No t e 367
d ”
d v
B el i s t he Co nt r a c t e F o r m o f B aa l .
Ea c h S t o n e o f q No t e 36 8
“
” t he T e m p l e Co n t a i n e F i e E u i l a t er a l
db
”
T r i a ng l es No t e 36 9 . 3 .
Cl osing C er em o nie s , Gr a n I n sp ec t o r In q s i t o r C o m m a n d er
db V d
S ta t u t es f o r T r i u na l s o f t he T hi r y fi r s t D eg r e e
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d vb
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C l a i m s ta R u l e u i c i a l l y t he M a so n i c O r er .
T he W ays o f t he L o g e a r e M o a l e
CH A P T ER L IX T hir t y sec on d Deg r ee , o r S u bl i m e P r i n ce o f t he
.
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R o y a l Se c r et 3 75
W a s the H i g hest o r ne p l u s u l t r a o f M a so nr y No t e 3 7 0 3 75 . .
k f
D i a g r a m o f Co nsi st o r y L o g e R oo m d P age .
b 37 7
d d
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A hol ia b , A S i l l u l A r t i fi c er o f t he T r i e o f D a n N o t e 37 1 3 78 .
d
.
A Co m p o ne nt P a r t o f a S i g ni fic a n t W o r No t e 37 2 378
“
M a h, .
A S i g ni fi c a nt Wo r
“
M a l a c hi , i n t he Th ir ty s eco n D eg r ee -
.
z
N o t e 37 3
E r a , T he C el e r a t e
T hir t y seco n d b d J
D eg r ee C a m p ”
ewi sh S c r i e . No t e 3 7 4 b
10 CO N TEN TS .
“
The A r k o f t he Co ena nt
A r g ent , F r en c h f o r S i l er
v v
N o t e 37 5 “
N o t e 37 6
.
.
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No t e 3 7 7
by d
O p e ning C er em on ie s, S u bl im e P r inc e o f t he R oya l S ec r et
Co u nc i l o f Em p er o r s o f E a st a nd W es t .
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“
.
b d
C H A P T ER L X —I ni t i a ti on , S u bl im e P r inc e o f t he R oy a l Se c r e t
T he A ss e m l y i s C a l l e a »S o v e r e ig n C onsi s to r y
H ir am A bi f T he C el ebr a t e d
N o t e 3 78
A r c hi te c t o f Ki ng S o l o m o n s
.
.
’
.
39 1
39 1
bT em p l e N o t e 37 9
.
d b .
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39 9
4 14
d
,
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b
. .
I ni t i a to r y P r a y er , T hi r t y seco n D eg r ee
-
417
dd
.
S i g n , Su l i m e P r i nc e o f t he R o y a l S e c r et 4 21
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S a l ix, A S ig nifi c a nt Wo r i n t he H igh D e g r e e s N o t e 38 1
.
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.
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i n t he H ig h D e g r ee s No t e 38 2 4 22
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.
I ni t i a to r y P r a y er , S u l i m e P r in c e o f t h e R o y a l S ec r e t 423
d
“
T o en S u l i m e P r in c e o f t he R o y a l S ec r e t 42 5
Dov e ,
d d x v
W a t c hwor ds , U se in t he T hir t y sec o n De g r ee
T h i s B ir wa s t he D i l u i a n M es s eng er
N o t e 38 3
No t e 38 4 .
. 4 26
4 31
v
L eg e n o f t he P ho e n i i s a F a m i l i a r O ne N o t e 38 5
F r ee m a so nr y and A l c hem y H a e S o u g ht t h e S a m e R e s u l t s
. 4 31
v b dd d d b d d
_ .
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Do e W a s A l wa y s Co ns i er e a S a c r e B ir N o t e 38 7 .
b d
.
T he D o u l e H ea e Eag l e a S y m o l No t e 3 88
M em e r s o f t he P er s i a n Co u r t B e l o ng t o t he M y s t i c O r e r
.
.
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No t e 389
bb b
My st ei i es o f t h
K a a l a Em r a c e s
No t e 391
'e P er s i a n G o d M i t hr a s
“
N o te 390 .
M y s t i c a l I nt e r p r e t a t io ns o f S c r i p t u r e .
Cl osing Cer em o ni es , S u bl im e P r i nc e o f t he R oy a l S ec r e t
d v
.
P hil o so p hi c a l A na l y s i s , S u bl im e P r i nce o f t he R oy a l S ec r e
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.
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“
U l t i m a t e D eg r e e o f t he A nc i e nt an d A c c ep t e R ite .
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No t e 39 2
A C ha st e D i s p o sa l o f Sy m o l i c O r na m e n t s bdNote 3 3
4 59
4 60
d v
.
O p ening Cer em onie s , S ov er eig n G r a n I nsp e c t or G ener a l ” 461
v v d d
N o H i s to r i c a l A l l u s io ns B ei ng P u r el y A m i n i s t r a t i e No t e 39 4
d
O p eni ng P r a y er S o e r e i g n G r a n
,
Ins p e c t o r Ge ner a l
463
X
S ig n o f O r er
C H A P T ER L I I vv S o e r ei g n G r a n
d
I n s p ec t o r G ene1 a l
I ni t ia t i o n , S o er eig n Gr a nd I nsp e c t or G ener a l
-
”
4 64
4 65
b v d
. .
“
T he P r o t e c to r a n d C onser a t o r o f t he O r er No t e .
vd b b
F i r s t O l i g a t io n , S o er ei g n G r a n I ns p e c to r G ener a l 4 66 til
A c t i e M em
k b z
S e co n
dd d d
er s W ea r a Co l l a r , H o no r a r y a S a sh
'
k
O l ig a t n T hi r t y t hi r
S el et o n Se i i n C a n i a t e W hi l e T a i ng
,
D eg r ee
,
-
“
No t e 39 6 . . 4 67
468
4 70
d
,
F i na l O l i g a t io n , T hi r t y t hi r D eg r ee
-
4 72
R i ng , d
“
d
S i g n o f O r er a nd F i r st S i g n , T hi r t y thi r d D e g r ee ”
O n t he I nsi e a De l t a S u r r o u n i ng t he F i g u r s 3 3 e
4 74
d d
.
No t e 39 7
S ec o n
d d
S i g n a n d S i g n o f Ent r a nc e , T hir t y t hi r
L e c t u r e , T hi r t y t hi r -
D eg r ee
z
4 75
4 76
,
v d
" .
C l o sing C er em o ni e s , S ov er ei g n Gr an I n sp ec t or Gener a l 479\
X
P hi l oso p hi c a l A na l y si s , S o er eig n Gr a n
C H A P T ER L III — E bl m s
. e a
m nd S c e r e t
I nsp e c t or Gener al
s o f T h i r t y t hr ee D eg r ees
-
.
.
481
4 86
THE CO N CL A VE
Containing an
*
ep itom e of the twel v deg

e r ee s of the
Phil os0 p hic Cham b er of the A nc ient and Ac cep te Rite d .
T he twel v dg
e e r ees p r ece ding the Ro se Cr o i x ar e, as
we ha v e Sho
w n, asso c iate d with the twe v esigns l o f th'
d
f
Z o iac .
F r om these ,
fix ed signs, the Rite p asses to the S u n,
M o on and the P l anets ;
F r om these the Rite l k oo s to the f ou r l

e em ents or
f ou r c om p o nents of m a n , etc .
,
an d f r om these it c on
si dthe sp ir it and m atter ,

er s g or -
infinite an d fi nite of the
v
Uni er se and o f m an h
In the R ose Cr o i xD egr ee, we ha v e seen the
'
son of
m a son r
y an d hear d th e p r om ise of v
u n i er sal
pe ace and /
joy . N ow l et ‘
us
p r o c ee dt o see k th e m etho d s of re al iz a
tio n, an d l ear n ho w to r estor e the lost Ed en a nd r e
edi fy th e Cel estial City .
d
N ot e l 9 6 . Co nc l a vd e.
v d d d
C o m m a n e r ies o f Knig ht s T em p l ar s i n Eng l a n dd d
Co nc l a e vd
a nd C a na a a r e c a l l e
Th e wo r
. d
C o n c l a e s a n d t he G r a n
d d d vb d f k d
i s a l so a p p l i e
, Enc a m p m e nt t h e G r a n
t o t he m eet i ng s i n so m e o t her o f t he
v
d
‘
T he wo r t he L a t i n c o n , wi t h , a nd c l a i s ,
’
hig h eg r ees . is er i e r om
d d
‘
a k ey , } t o e no t e t he i e a o f ei ng l o c e u p i n s ec l u sio n , a nd i n t hi s
a ll y loc e kd
sens e wa s fi r st ap p l i e
u p whe n m e t t o
t o t he a p a r t m ent i n whi c h t he ca r i na l s a r e l i t er
F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e Conc l a v e.

el e c t a p o p e
’
.
”
Ma ck ey s Ency c l op aedia Of -
C H APTER XXXIlI
NI N ETEEN TH DEGREE OR GR A N D P O N T I EE
M E R C UR Y .
s
b k d
.
'
T
DECO RAT I O N S z he h an in
g gs a r e l u e s r in l e
-
w it h
f p
star s of go l d the who l e Cha ter is l i hte
‘
p g by o n e l a r
g e d
S p her ic al T r ansp ar ency behind t he M aster s se ’
at in the
1 asi
‘
j
-
I n the East is a thr on e, an d o er it i s a l ue can o

py v '
b
d v f
.
A r ou n the r oo m ar e twel e c ol u m ns as ol l o ws : O ne
_ _
d d
.
o n each si e o f the M a ster ea c h si e o f the W

~
o n e o n ar
d f f
~
,
en in th W
'
est, ou r in the N o r t h an d i n the

e o u r
S ou th of the Chap ter ; on;the Cap ital s of these C ol u m n s
ar e the initial s o f the n am es o f the twel e tr ibes
"
,
1 9 8
in v
o n the c ol u m n o n the
r ig ht han d
o f the M ast er , an d
g o in g r ou n b y t h e N o r t h d -
West an d S ou th, v iz
,
Ep hr aim , en am in, ss B j
ac har I
N ap htali A sher , Da n,
M anassah Ze u l on, Reu en, b b
S im eon , an d Ga d'
d
U n er these ih the sam e or er , ar e the z o diabal Signs d
d d
-
N ot e l 97 . —“ Gr a n
dJ P o nt ifl .
f dd f
’
1 9 th T he
eg r e e o f t he A n c i e nt a n d A o
v J
.
c e p t ed r it e The e g r ee i s o n th e m y s t er i e s o f
‘
ou n e t he A p o c a l y p s e ,
xx d d v
.
r e l a t i ng to the new er u sa l em , a s s e t o r t h i n t he R e el a t io n o f S t o hn
q d d
. ,
xxi . a nd i i . , whi c h i t il l u s t r a t es a nd e n e a o r s t o e xp l a i n T he a s s e m
f f d d d b
.
bl y is s t y l e a c h a p t er ;
_ t wo a p a r t m ent s a r e r e u i r e d T he p r esi i ng
o fi ce r i s St y l e T hr i c e P u i s s a nt G r a n P o nt i fi T he m e m er s a r e c a l l e
F a i t h u l B r o t h er s — .
’ ”
M a c oy s Enc y c l op a e ia a nd D i c t i ona r y of F r eem a
.
v b
“
s o nr y , , A r t i c l e Gr a nd P ont in.
d b f A l l the t we l e t r i e s o f I sr a el wer e e n
“
N ot e 1 9 8 . - T r ibe s o f I sr a el .
d
g ag e
es t r u c t io n vb d J d f d j
i n t h e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
d
t en o f t he m r e o l t e
t he fi r st T em p l e
a nd
-"
or m e
B u t l o ng e or e
t he n a t io n o f I sr a el ; whi l e
. its -
s
J d k d J d
,
t he r em a i ni ng t wo , t he t r i e s o f
"
u a h a n d B en a m i n r et a i n e p o s sessio n
b f f v
,
o f t he T e m p l e a nd o f er u s a l em u n e r t he n a m e o f t he i ng o m o f u ah:
d b d d d
.
T o t hese t wo t r i e s a l o n e a t er t h e r e t u r n t he c a p t i i t y , wa s i n
’
r om
d f
,
t r u s te t he u i l i ng o f t he s e c o n T em p l e H e n c e i n th e hi g h e g r e es
v b J d d b jq
. .
whi c h o f co u r s e , a r e c o nnec t e or t he m o st p ar t wi t h the T em p l e o f
f d
.
,
Z er u btra b el o r wit h e e n t s t hat o c c u r r e s u se u e nt t o t he d es t r u c t i o n o f
d b d
,
a h a nd B en a m i n o n l y a r e r e er r e to
‘
t ha t o f S o l o m o n t he t r i es o f u .
f v b
,
B u t i n t he p r i m a r y eg r ee s whi c h a r e a se o n t he fir s t T em p l e t he
x d f
, ,
M a so ni c r e er en c es a l wa y s a r e t o t he t we l e t r i es H e n c e i n t he o l d
v b k d
.
l ec t u r e s t he t wel v e o r i g i na l p o i n t s a r e e p l a i n e b y a r e e r e nc e t o t he
’
t we l e t r i es
” M a c ey s Enc y c l o p ae ia o f F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e T r ibes
.
-
’
of Isr a el .
GRA N D P O N T I F F .
7 13
”
n sa a 4 4 11 1 V3 96 r
-
111
b
O n the ase of each c ol u m n is the initi al in the sam e
“
.
d l
p
or er o f the ham e o f one o f the A p ost es o f Chr ist, v iz

J ohn, P eter , An r ew, J am es, d
P hil ip , ar thol o m ew, T ho m as, B M atthew,
J am es, L ebbeu s, S im on, and M atthias
b d
.
DRA F T z — T he tr ac ing oa r has a m ou ntain in the

f or egr ou n d f
A o u r s u ar e c ity ap p ear s escen ing r om
”
-
q d d f
b v
.
the sk y el ow is a r ep r esent atio n o f J er u sal em f o er
d
tu r ne an d in r u in s T her e ar e twel v e gates o f p ear l ,
fl
d v
.
thr ee on each si e a grea t gl or y in the c enter gi es it

l ight B
en eath the r u ins of the c ity l ies a ser p ent with
‘
d b d d d f
.
thr ee hea s ou n in chains ; on one si e o f the r a t is

a high m ou ntain
d
.
T I T L ES T he M aster is styl e T hr ic e P u i ssant an d

-
d
is seate on a thr on e in the Ea st, an d hol s a sc ep tr e in d
d b
his han , o n his r east is the H igh P r iest s r ea st P l ate
’
B
d d
.
Ther e is bu t one War en seate in the West with a

"
g o l edn st a f in h i s ha nf d .
T her e is al so an O r ator , two D eac on s and a M aster o f

Cer em onies, an d T yl er f T he r ethr en ar e sty e F aith b ld
f u l and T r ue r ethr en B
b l d l b
.
DRES S z — The r ethr en ar e c othe in white inen r o es,

eac h with a lu e b fi
l l et o f satin r ou n his hea
'
with d d
v
twel e gol star s on it d
d b lv ld
.
\
O RDER r i— A br oa c r im son r i bon, with twe e go

star s in r ont, wor n f r om r ight to l e t f f
d d q d
.
J EWEL — A gol m e al or s u a r e p l ate, on one si e

of whic h is engr a e the wo r vd d
A l p ha, and on the other
B A T TE R Y — I tw lv q l t k e e es.
J
s
_
e ua s ro
1 99 — w
d f
“
N ot e . T he e a st er n p or t io n of er us a l em k no n as Mt M o r i ah
bd d d f k
, . ,
wi th whi c h as m a so ns . we ar e p ar t i c u l a r l y
is u l ly de c o nc e r n e
V d J v v
, ,
sc r i e u n er tha t hea ; a s ar e roc s t he hil l we s t o f

th e c l e t s o f
bb v
,
M t M o r i a h t he
. a l l ey o f eho sh a p h a t
-
t he al u e o f S ha eh a nd o t he r
k f x d b d
,
,
n ei g h o r i ng p l a c es u n er t hei r r esp ec ti e t i t l es T he hi s t o r y o f t hi s
v d v d
.
m em o r a l e c i ty p a r t a es i n i t s m i s o r t u ne s o f the e a g g er a t i o ns o f
d q d wv
‘
r o m a nc e L e el l e a g a in a nd a g a in t o th e g r o u n ; p i l l a g e u r ne ;
b f x d
.
,
m a e t he s p oi l of e er y nat io n o f a n ti u it y i t ha s y e t r es i st e e er y
f
.
,
a t t e m p t to lo t i t r om e i st e nc e a n d s t a n s , a t t he p r es ent da y i th
dd d d
,
i n c o m p a r i so n wi t h i t s
'
a p o p u l a t io n o f i ns ig ni fi c a nt o r m er
g r a n eu r
r ec o r e
b
y et, r e p r e se nt i n g t he
d
g r a n es t
i n t he p a g e s o f hi s t or y , hu m a n a n d d va nd m o st
i in e
i m p o r t a nt s c e ne s
1 11 1 8 63 a l o g e d
d
.
Wa s e s” t a l i she d he r e u n er M
‘
t he ti t l e o f t he R o y a l S ol em n
_
.
o t h e r
M or r is s M a soni c Di ct i onar y , Ar ticle Jer u sal em .
’
Lo g e .
-
OPEN I NG CEREMON I ES
DEGREE OF GRA N D P O N T IF F .
T hr ic e P u issa n t F aith u l an d tr u e r ethr en Gr a—

n f b d
f
P onti f , I p r o p o se to op en this Chap ter ; aid m e to do
so . B
r o ther J u nior Deac on, see that we ar e r o er l y
p p s
tyl ed
J u nior D ( n o ceac on
s t
— wel e o n th e ooK k
r O v
p e n s d
f b
,
it an d says F aith u l an d tr u e r other , this Chap ter o f

G r a n P o n ti f d
s i s a o u t t o f
b e o
p en e «t a e db
u e n o tdic e k
v f d
,
an d go er n y o u r sel ac c o r in l
gy ( T h e n s h u ts t h e
d
.
o or ) T hr ic e P u issant, we ar e p r op er l y tyl ed
. .
T hr ic e P u issan t H ow? —
J u nior D ea c on B y a aith u l an d t r u e r other with

— f f b
ou t, ar m e an d igil ant d v
f b d
.
Thr i c e P u issa n t F aith u l an d tr u e r other War en,

—
what is the hou r ?

War d T he tim e is or eto l to all n ations, the S u n
en— f d
o f T r u th has r i sen o er the eser t, the l a st str u
ggl e be v d
d v
tween goo an d e il , light and ar ness c om m enc es, the d k
b b
Cu e S tone has ec o m e a m ystic R ose and the l o st wo r d
is r ec over e d .
‘
T hr ic e P u issan t— Be gr ate fl u to Go d, m y r e thr en, b

an d l et us p r o cee d to o p en this Chap ter , that we m ay
dd d
“ '
N ot e 200 - Gr a nd P o nt ifi . ( Gr a nd P ont if e
S u m bl im e Ec oss a i s .) ou
d x
.
The ni net eent h eg r e e o f t he A nc i en t a n d A c c e p t e S co t ti sh R i t e T he
J d
- .
eg r e e i s o c c u p i e i n a n e a m i na t io n o f the A p o c a l y p t i c m y st er i es o f
the N ew er u s a l e m
T h e T h r i c e P ui s s a n t i s s e a t e
.
d b
I t s o ffi c er s a r e a T hr i ce P u i s sa nt a nd o ne W a r e n
i n t he e a st o n a t hr o ne c a no p ie with d .
bl u e
d a n d we ar s
.
b d
ho l s a s t a ff o f g o l
a whi t e sa t i n r o e
T he m e m d er s ar e
v b
The W a r den i s i n the west
c l o t hed
.
i n whi t e wi t h
a nd
lu e
d b ,
b
. .
fil l e t s e m r o i er ed wi th t wel e s t a r s o f go l d a nd a r e c al l e T r u e a nd
, .
F a i th f u l B r o t her s T he de c o r a t io n s o f
. the L o dg e a r e l u e sp r i nk l ed
i th o ld Encyc l op aedia of Fr eem a sonr y, A r t i cl e Gr a nd
gOILtié 1
GRA ED P O N TI F F . 15
lba or together f or his gl or y and the i m p r o em v ent of
m an ki d n . T ogether ym b r ethr en, ( al l

gi v e the sign .
)
T hr ic e P a issan t . - -
( S t ik r es on e ;
W ar den—
( S tr i k es one ; 0, an d so on al ter n atel y to
twel v e .
)
A ll—
( Cl a
p twel v e with their han d s, and c r y thr ee
tim ) H
20 1
es g o h
"
r
-
s ea .
T hr ic e P u issant — T he S u n is u p and this Chap ter is
T hr ice P u issan t —
( S tr i k es o ne Be seate d f aith
b
,
fu l an d tr u e r ethr en .
N ot e 201 — .
“
T he wo r
H os ohea of.a c c l a m a t io n u s e d
by t he F r e nc h d d z
k
Ma so ns o f t he S c o t t i sh R i t e
d zz d
‘
I n so m e o f t he C a hi er s i t i s s p e l l e O
” the wo r
. ee .
I t 1 s , I t hi n co r r u p t io n o f hu a , whi c h i s b y t he
Eng l i s h a n d A m er i c a n M a so n s o f t he sa m e R it e ”
a u se
d
,
-
— M a ck ey ’ s Enc yc l o .
p a a l a of F r eem aso nr y , A r t ic l e Koschen.

CHAPTE R XXXIV
NI N ETEEN TH DEGREE OR GRA ND P om rr r f
”
I N ITIA TI O N .
[ M aster of Cer em etir es and jp r ep ar es the c an

ony r
didate as a K night R o se Cr oi , c on u cts him x

to the d
d oor ,
k k noc s six and one ]
J u nior D ea c on —
( K k noc s six and .
one, o p ens the door
and sa s : y ) Who hail s ?
M aster
f C er em o Kn ight R o se Cr oi oni es— A x who
d d
,
desir es to attain the egr ee of Gr an P ontifi

’
J u nior D ea c oru H ow l ong hath he ser e ?

— vd
Mas ter
‘
o f C er em oni es
Th r ee—
year s .
J u nior De c
a on— Wher e ?
k
6.
M as ter Tr u th
a
f Cer em In the s of
‘
o oni es— r an .
J u ni or D eac dn— H owar m d?

e
M as ter o f Cer e m onies— With Char ity, H op e and
F aith .
J u nior D eac on— A gainst w at ene ies

h m ?
Master f
o Cer em oni es u
I l
— nto er anc e and o
p p r ession.
f d
er r e
N ot e — Gr a n
“
d
P o nt iff . [ S
” c ot c h M a s o nr y ]
.
— T he fir st
i n t he Co nsi s t o r y o f P r i nc es o f t he R o y a l S ec r e t S co t c h M a so nr y
eg r ee c ond
d d b d
. ,
a n d t he 1 9 t h u p o n t he c a t a l o g u e o f t ha t s y s t em I t s o ffic er s a r e a T hr i c e
f d f k
.
P u i ssa n t G r a n P o n t i fi a nd a W a r e n . T he m em er s a r e t er m e Tr u e
of v kd
a nd
d b
R e el a t io n s d
F a i t h u l B r o t h er s
b
T he hi sto r i c a l l esso n s ar e
.
T h e a sse m l y i s s t y l e a C ha p t e r
r a wn r om the B oo
dJ
T he ha ng i ng s ar e
b b d d d
. .
bl u e , s p r i n l e wi th g o l st a r s T he m em er s a r e c l o t he i n whi t e
d v d d
.
q
l i n en wi t h wi t h 1 2 g o l en st a r s e wel
‘
l u e fil l et s . e m r o i er e a
d d f f d
. .
s u a r e p l ate o f go l ha i ng o n o ne s i e t he wo r A l p ha o n t he o t her
.
t he wo r O m eg a Hou r s r om t he ho u r f o r eto l t o t he ho u r a ec o m
d b v
. ,
t h e l o d g e r e p r es e nt s a s g u a r e c it y with 1 2 g a t e s .
”
_
p i i shed . The r a t of
h i d i t h i t t a r i ng t we l e m a nner f r uits.
t r e e o n a a e ; n e m s a r e e e a t
w Mor r i s s Masonic Dictiec ar y. ar tiel e Gr and r entifis
’
-
I N IT I A T I O N . 17
J u ni or D eacon— Why d oth he n ow d esir e to attain
the dg e r ee o f Gr an dP“
ontifi ?
M as ter
'
o f Cer em oni es— T hat he m ay be b tt q

e er u al i;
fled to ser v e the c au se o f tr u th an d light .
J u ni or D eaco n— What other weapo n s ,

d oes he n ee d
than Char ity, H op e an d F aith ?
J u nior D ea c o n—
e T
.
he n l et h im t a e his r st l esso n k fi
now, and wait with p atien c e until the T hr ic e P u issant
f d
i s in o r m e o f his r e u est, and his wil l a sc er t ain e q d
d
.
h oo r , go es t o the T hr ice P u is
[ J u n io r D eac o n s u ts the
sa nt, an d the sam e u estion s an d an swer s ar e gi en q v

x
e cep t the l ast to be p atient an d wait ]
T hr ic e P u issan t —
S in ce his d esir es ar e c om m en d bla e
f aith u f l an d tr u e b r other J u nio r Deac on, l et him enter .
[ J u n io r D eac on op en s t he d o or ,
the
'
c an d id ate enter s
with the M a ster of Cer em o n es i who c on d u c ts him twel v e
tim es r o u n d th e Chap ter , hal ting at on e o f the l

c o u m ns
at each c ir cu it A t the f ou r th c ol u m n
. .
M as ter of Cer em om es Ju dah shal l

m
— r etu r n again to
his fi t rs estate, when the em p 1r e o f e v il d en s, L ight and
no t d ak r n ess i s eter n al ,
T r u th an d not er r or is im m or tal .
( A t the t hir d c o lu m n .
)
M as ter of C er em oni es —
I ssachar hall
s on c e m o r e be
f r ee whe
,
n sin an d su ff er in g ar e k no wn no l
g , on er f ar
in the f u tu r e u nto u s, that day o f l ight 1 s n ow with Go d .
Tim e is a su c c ession o f p o in ts, each in the c enter of
t
e er n ity 3 e
‘
v il l asts onl y d u r in
g tim e T he r e ig.n o f Go d
is m easu r ed by eter nity ( A i h l
. t t he n n t c o u m n ) .
M as ter o f -
Cer em oni es Z ebu l on

— fin d p ea c e, a s ,
shal l
shi
p s that c om e out o f gr eat stor m s
, an d u r the ir sa il s f l
N ot e 203 . —“
vjJ d u ah a nd j d B en w v bw
t he t el e t r i es o f
am in . O fI sr a e l
Jd
who wer e a t a r io u s t i m es , c a r r i e
u ah a nd B en a m i n r et u r ne u n er er u dd d wZ bb b f d db d v
c ap i tiv ity
a el
o nl y
to r e u il
t o i nt o
t ho se o f
t he s eco n
, .
d
dd f b d d
,
T em p l e H e nc e i n the high eg r e es hi c h a r e ou n e o n e ent s t h a t
bA ti J d
.
j
, ,
o c cu r r e a t a nd a t e r t he u i l i ng o f t he se co n T e m p l e t he a l l u s i o ns
— M a c k ey s
a r e m a e o nl r t o t he t r i es o f u a h a nd B e n a m i n E ncyc l o
’
. s
edia of Fr eem asonr y , d

p r cl e Ju d a h an B j
en a m i n
18 GRA N D P O N T IF F .
and l et d r op their an c ho r s in q u iet har bor s F or p eace, .
sha l l be the u ni v er sal l aw to a ll the d

c hil r en of a c om
m on f ather .
( A t the tenth c ol u m n .
)
M as te
r of Cer em oni es —
R eu ben l i k e al l m an ki d n has
d d d k
, ,
wan er e f ar into the ar n ess, the ste s o f

p the ages
hd w
'
rm g 1n their statel y m ar c o n he eng sl op es o f
l tl m e,
v d aw d d
.
an d e er the n ra ws near er . M en ar e Go
’
s in
str u m ents to . ac c el e ate r its com ing wor k ,
then m y b r oth
er , be p atient, wait. ( A t the el e

»
v en th co u m nl .
)
M as ter of Cer em onies S im eon
—
shal l be r ec onci l dte o
b
,
Go d, when intoler an c e no l onger per secu tes and igotr y

no l onger hates , when m an, r other o f m an shal no l on b l
ger be his tor tu r er , his de ath, his ate T h e wa es of f . v
v
eter n ity r ol l e er near er to u s, on the n ar r o w sands e t
f bl d f
,
li e, that cr u m e un er ou r wear y eet . T ho se on whose

ear s the r o ar of the sam e su r ges sm ite, and whom the
ne xt wa v e wil l engu l f to gether , sho u l d ha e in their v
d b
,
hea r ts a p r ayer to Go d, an d no t hatr e f or their r other .
( A
'
t the t wel th f c ol u m n .
)
v
‘
M as ter o f Cer em oni es— Gad, shal l o er c om e at l ast,

tho u gh a tr 0 0 p of e vil s l ong o v er c a m e him
“
,
as they o v er
c om e u s al l T he ser pent is still u n chaine d . T he giants

v
.
stil l ass a il th e b attl em e n ts o f H ea e n a n d sc ar ce r ec o il
bf
e o r et g
i s l i ht n in gs ( A t th e r st c o l u m n fi .
)
d f
.
M as ter o f Cer em onies — Ep hr aim has str aye r om
hom e, he shal l r etu r n in tear s an d p enitenc e an d find

eter nal r est . F r om Go d al l sou l s have em an ate and to d
him a ll r etu r n ( A t the eighth c ol u m n .
)
d
.
M as ter o f O er em om es— M anasseh shal l be r estor e to

sight , We ar e all bl i d n swim m er s in the cu r r ents o f a
m ighty sea that hath n o shor e . We see a s in a d r eam
f h
the e f ects an d not t e c au se s T h e sim p l e st h
t gin s ar e .
m ir c
a es to u s l e d o n ot see th e fl ew er
.
thW at I S with i n
20 GRA N D PO NTI F F .
the cl oth off whenhe choo ses . T hey m a e k him sit on t he
fl o or in the m i ddl e, an d then r eti e. r This r o om shou ld

be bl k ac ,
W1 th n o fu rnitu r e . Ap er tu r es m ust be m ad e
so that Withou t a m d itting an

y one, the vo1 ce of one
'
kd yb h d l ;
?
sp ea ing ou tsi e m a e ear “ It m u st a so be at

r an
g d th t fl eh f l i
so
ghti g y b a as es o n m a e
p d d
r o u ce . The
did t i l ft th f b t fi
c an a e s e er e or a ou
“
ve m inu tes, when a

‘
b th y i hi h i g
ro er sa s n s ear n
F i t B th All wh will
rs tw
r o er —
f o no or ship .
the B east
W th v h d
_
i nd t
se en h d p ea s a en or ns, an u on his hor n s ten
cr o wns, an d the m yster iou s n am e u pon his f or ehea d
l
—
\
shal l be s ain, al l m en, the high an d l ow, the
.
r ich and
p o or , f r eem an an d sl a v e h ll s a r ec c 1 y s u
p on their -
r ight
han d or on the1 r f h d hior e ea ,

s m ar k ,
his n am e, and the
nu m b er
204
of his n am e Which is 666, or they shall néither
‘
bu y nor ;f
sel l his i s p o wer or
,
o m in ion and d au thor ity
of the Gr eat D r agon M an, hel p l ess an d in . d k ar ness,
wil t thou r ec ei e v “
his m ar k th t th a ou m a
yest e m er e
g to
se
c on d B r o ther
-
fl
F ear Go d, an d g v i
gleor y t o him ;
f or the hou r of his j dg

u m ent is c om e, an d wor ship h1 m
that
’
m a d e H ea en v an d Ear th, an d the sea, an d the

s
p r ing s of water , f or he al o ne has the tr u e S i gn f
I nya .
m an wor ship the B east an d h1 s 1 m age, an d r ec eiv e his

’
N o t e 204 T he s y m ' o l i s m wh i c h i s
N u m ber s b er i e
bb rom nu m d vdf
er s b
d
. .
wa s c o m m o n t o th e P y t hag or ea n s t he Ka a l i s t s t he G no s t i c s a nd a l l
"
d Jf d
, , - ,
i t i s t he o l e st a nd the
“
m y s t ic a l a sso c i a t io ns Of al l s u p er s t i t io ns ,
b df d
.
.
m o st g e n er a l
l y i f u s e Al l u s i o n .s a r e t o b e f o u n d t o 1 t i n a
e
l l s y s t em s
w i i t t h
‘
of l
r e g i i o n ; t he e i sh S c r p t u r e s f o r n s t a n c e a o u n m i a n e
d b
, , ,
w
c
r i
C h st i a n s h o a s h a r e o f i t s i n fl u e n c e I t i s n o t t h e r e o r e s u r p r i s m ,g , .
b d
.
t ha t t h t r e o m i n a n t o f a l l sy m o l i s m l n F r e e m a s o n ry 1 s t h a t o f
e m o s p
nu m
f d f d
T he b
er s .
d o ctr i ne n u m ofe r s a s sy m o l s 1 s m o s t f b
a m l h a r t o u s ec a u s e i t b
or m e \
wa s no t
t e
h
o r i g
u
i
n
n a l
a m e
i
n
t
t
h
a l
h i
i
wm
e a
s
o
i
f
n c e
t h e
h e
p h i
r
l
o
o
u
so
g h
p h
t
-
y
h 1
o
sb b
f P
th
y
eo
t h
r
a
i e
g
s
o r a
r
s
o
.
m
Y
E
e
g
t
y p
i t
t f
fw d d
,
a nd t he E a s t, h e r e w t h i s n u m e r i c a l s y
‘
m o l i s m h a d a l w a y s p r e v a l l c d .
v d d b
.
i
J a m bl ch n s t e l l s u s ( V i t P y t h C t h a t P y t h a g o r a s h i m s el a m i t t e
b vd b v
.
t ha t he h a d r e c e i t h t i f n f O h e s h o t a u g h t
e e o c r n e o u m e r s r o m r p u
dd
. .
er s wer e i t i i f l l t h m h a e n
tha t nu m t h e m o s t p r o e n eg n n n g o a m g s
e ,
ea r t h , a nd t he i nt e r m e i a t e s p a c e , a n d t h e r oo t o f t h e p e r p e t u i
ty o f
M k E l g f
,
d iv i e b i g ,
n e n s o f t h e [
g o s a n d o f d em o n s .
“
a c ey s n c y c o p a e i a o
F r eem asonr y . A r t ic l e N u m ber s.
INI TIA TI ON . 21
m ar k on f d
his or ehea o r in his han , he shal l r in the d d k
d d
wine o f Go s in ign atio n and be anished r o m the
’
b f
p r esen c e o f the H o ly A n el s a n d o f the Wor l , that is
g d
d
the R e eem er R em o r se shall to r tu r e them , a n d they
v b
.
sha l l ha e n o r est, w ho wo r ship the east and his 1 m age

v
an d r ec ei e the m ar s o f his n a m ek
v
.
T hir d B r o ther — H a e p a tien c e, C h ! thou , who though

d k
in ar ness art stil l ou r r other
—
b ee
p th e c k
o m m an d
m ents o f
f Go d, an d this aith in his u stic e an d in nite j fi
g d
o o ness [ T h er e i s s il en c e f o r a l ittl e hil e ] w
fi d v
.
F ir s t B r o the r — T he rst A n gel hath p o u r e his ial

o n the ear th an d a f
ou l a n d ho r r i l
p ga u e hath adl l en f
on al l who wear the m ar o f the keast an d ha e wor B v
d
ship p e his im age [ L ight l ashes in the r o om ] f
d d
. .
S ec ond B r o ther — T he sec o n A ngel hath p o u r e his

v ial on the S ea, an d it hath e c om e l i e the l oo b of a k b d
d d
ea
y v
m an , a n d e er thing ther ein ha th ie [ A no t h e r d d
fl
.
ash .
T hir d B r other d
T he thir A nge hath p ou r e his ia
—
l d v l
v
Up on the r i er s an d the l i ing sp r ings, a nd they ha e v v
b b d
ec o m e l oo [ A n other f a sh ] l
j fi
.
T hou ar t u st an d r ighteou s O h Go d ; the in nite an d

eter n al m j dall thy u gm ents v F or thou hast gi en them
b d d k v d b
.
l oo to r in , who ha e p er secu te their r ethr en f o r
d w v
their f aith an d u su r p e the p o er an d p r er ogati e o f
j d d b d
u gm en t, an d she the v l oo o f the ir tu ou s an d good
fh
F ir st B r o t er — d v
T he ou r th A ngel hath p ou r e his ial
kd
u p on the S u n, an d the W d
ic e ar e sc or che with gr eat
heat an d yet wil l no t r epent f [ A n o ther l ash
fif d v
. .
S ec on d B r o the r — T he th A ngel hath p ou r e his ial

u p o n tho se who wo r shipB k d
the east his in g om i s
dd d k
shr ou e f lf
in ar ness an d his ol l ower s how r om p ain
an d ter r or bl an d asp hem e, an d stil l do n ot r ep en t
fl
.
[ A n ot her a sh
x l
.
T hir d Br other T he si thAn h t h u r ed ou t his

’
-
ge a p o
v l v
.
ia u p on the gr eat r i er s o f the O r ient, an d they ar e

d f d f d vl
dr ie u p an d the sp ir its of al seho o , r au an d e i
l b l
m ar sha l their ar m ies f or the gr eat f att e to be ou ght on
22
‘
t GRA ND P ONTTEF .
t he gr eat day of the A l m ighty God U ne p ecte y, be . x dl

f or e m en see it awn, that da
y wil com e see th at e ~
e d l -~
y b
not f ou n d un
p p
re ar e d , bu t wear v
e er m or e the ar m o r of
Char ity, H op e an d F aith, l est it c om e su dd enl y a nd fi nd

you n a e an d kd df e en c e ess l .
[ A n other flash 1 .
v
_
F ir st Br o ther — The se enth Angel hath p ou r ed his

vial into the A ir It is done ( p
U on this thu n d er i s . .
d f q fl
,
hear witho u t, an d r e u ent ashes l ight the cel l, then

ther e ar e l d i vi
ou no ses, o ces,
“
etc ,and a cr ash r ep r esent
ing a c ity d t y d by es r o e an ear th u a e. q k )
F ir s t B r o ther — The Cities
~
of the
”
nations
"
have f ll n
a e
and intol er ancej that gr eat a y

'
Bb l on is no
05
m or e . The
d f d
chains im p ose by r au u on the hu m
p d th an m m e
l d f tt f t d by f f
,
m anac es an
p t h ght e er s as ene or c e u on r ee ou
h v f lla e Th t w nd b ttl
a ents th b ti
. e o er s a a em en e as o ns
f d f d
,
and th p t th t p w d;
e r am d l h ar s, a o er an r au an a se oo
th gh i p g bl h v f ll l g
,
ou d th y
m r e na e a e a en, an e no on er
h ll b d
s a
‘ k with th bl d f the i t d ty
e ru n -
e
-
oo o sa n s an m ar rs
of the T r u th .
S ec ond Br othS a ation, G or y, H onor an d P ower er — lv l

to the eter n al Go d an d n nite F ather T r u e an d r ight I fi .
eou s ar e his u gm ents j d

L et al l his cr eatu r es and the .
gr eat v oic e of the his thu n er s cr y r ejm cm g

o c ean and d
ly .
“
The L or d om n ip o tent r eigneth, an d sin an d e i vl '
ar e d th e r on e d B . d
l esse ar e they [that o ey his l a and b w
tr u st in his g d oo ness, that they m ay ha e r ight t o the
‘
v
b d d N ot e 205 —
“
B aby l on Th e a n c i ent c a p i t a l o f C ha l d ea . d
sit u at e on
d
. .
o th si es of th e Eu p hr a t e s a nd o nc e t he m o st m a g n i fi c e nt c it y of t he
d J
,
wo r l I t wa s
’
a n c i ent t ha t u p o n t he her e est r u c t io n of So l o m o n s
b J d j bv
.
T em p l e by N ebu c ha d u e z z
ar i n t he y e a r o f t he wo r l , 3 39 4 t he ews
J v d d dd v
.
w
.
o f t h e t r i e -M o t u aha n d B e n a m i n , w h o e r e t h e i nha i t a nt s o f
w
er u s a l em , er e co n ey e a nd e t a i ne i n c a p t i ity f o r s e ent y t wo -
y e
Z
a r
bb
s
b
, u n t
b
i
d
l C y
a nd p er m i t t i ng t he m
r u s ,
k i n g o f
to r e u il
P e.
r s i a ,
i s s u e a d e c r ee f o r r e s
t he i r t em p l e . u n er the s u p er i nt endenc e
t o r i ng
v b d t he m l
r
'
,
J b
of e
o sh u a
r u a e l t he P,
r i n c e o f t h e
t he H i gh P r i es t a nd H a gg a i t he S c r i e
C a p t i i t y , a nd wi th t he a ssi s t a nc e o f
.
df
d” d k v d
.
B a y l o n t he G r e a t , a s t he p r o p he t D a ni el c a l l s i t wa s s i t u a t e ou r
-
,
.
hu n r e a nd s e en t y nv e m i l es i n a n e a r l y d u e e a s t
- i r e c t io n f r o m J er u sa
1em -
j
-
M a c ey s
’
Encyc l op a edia of F r eem a sonr y ,
A r t ic l e Babyl on.
I N I TIA T I O N .
Tr ee o f L i f e, and m a y enter thr ou gh the gates into the
B r o ther who d k
t in ar ness, wil t thou o ey that l aw
ar b ’
an d tr u st m fi
that in nite go o ness an d be p ati ent, tho u gh d
d d d
,
the ap p ointe tim e m ay seem to r aw n o n ear er u r in

g
f b
thy l i e, n or thy l a or s an d e er tions t o p r o u c e any x d
f r u it ?
Candida te I wil l
—
W
.
S ec on d B r o ther — ilt tho u be n either wear y n o r dis
co u r aged , satis e fid
to so w the see an d that those who d
f
c om e a ter thee m a
y r eap , if Go d so wil l s it ?
Can di da te I wil l
—
b
.
F ir s t B r o ther — Co m e then with u s to thea ode o f

l ight ( T he o o r i s o en e
p d a n d the c an i ate r ec ei ed dd vd
v b d d
.
by se er al r ethr en an d c on u c te into the Chap ter

d f d d f
.
T he r a t is seen , isp l aye , and a ter he enter s the

fi d f
o f c er s r ea as o ll ows : )
'
O r a tor — I saw a new H ea en an d a n ew Ear th, f o r v

fi
the r st H eav en an d r st Ear th we r e p asse away, an d
‘
fi d
ther e was no in or e S ea I saw the H ol y City, the n ew
‘
d f v
.
J er u sal em c o m 1 ng o wn r om Go d ou t o f H ea en
f f
.
H ence or th he wil l dwel l with m en an d be their ather ,

bd
an d they his o e ient a n d lo in g c hil ren H e wil l v d
f
.
wip e the tear s r o m a l l eyes, an d ther e shal l be no m o r e

d eath, n o r f d
r au , n or f al seho o ; th er e s ha l l be no m or e d
si n an d sham e, n o r em or se an d afflic tio n, sic n ess n or k
d eath any m o r e, f or the an c ient wr ong an d e il ha e v v
p asse d way
a f v o r e er
I k
.
War den — H e that sits u p o n thethr o ne saith,

“
m a e
all thing w wr ite f o r these wor s ar e tr u e T o him

s ne d
v f
.
, ,
that thir steth I gi e r eel y the water s o f the S p r ing o f

f v
L i e H e that o er c om eth shall inher it al l things I wil l
”
f v d
.
,
be his ather an d wil l l o e m y chil

v l
.
T hr ic e P u issan t In the H ea enl y City ther e shal be

—
no tem p l e, f or the L or d
Go d A l m ighty an d the R e eem d
dd
-
er ar e its tem
p l e n o r S u n n or M o o n sh al l be n e e e
v
, ,
ther e, f or the p r im iti e l ight shal l shine ther ein an d

gi ev it l igh t I n th a t .l ig ht sh a l l al l n ati o n s w al , an d k
24 a »
GRA ND PO N TIFF .
ther e s ha l l all the S p l en d or o f the u niver se hav e their

‘
lb i k
,
,
sp r i ng night W
a n d c en tr e. T her ein shal e no c »
f l h d y b t thel ight a d v l ti g l if
,
edness no r a se oo u n e er as n e
nd t uth f G d hal l ig th
a
'
r f v H A lph o o s r e n
-
er e or e er . e is a
d O
an g th b gi i g dm et h n d t h fi t
a
20 6
d e
, e nn n an e e e rs an
th l t f
,
e wh m l l thi g
as e d t wh r om ll o a n s c em an o om a
My b th if y b l i v i th
, ,
t r e u rn .
p g ro er ou e e e n ese r o m 1 ses, o
bl ig ti
"
w t th h l y lt r nd th
no o th e o a a a er e a ssu m e e o a on
k
,
of thi de g C n d id t s e l t th r ee . a a e v
n e s a e
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sam e m a y l aw u l ly bel ong, an d then onl y f . when I am
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13 I am
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t he
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I N IT I A TI O N . 5
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t tho e c au se o d t l us ti c e, ru an o er a on an
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an d w sb i di g m y l f d r l s p l ty
ear n n se un e no e s a en a
20 9
th t f b i g h l d f l K ight d f ithl
,
th an a o e n e l a se n an a ess so
d i by v y t ;Knight a d h t m i Ch i t
er e er rue n o n es an n i s en
d om S h lp o G d e m e o
P i d t M l hiz d k K i g f S l m wh s
. .
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, ,
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,
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f th K i g d bl d hi d Ab
,
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b 2 0 8 .— “
d d q q
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‘
b
m u st b e r o u g ht
a o u t r e l ig i o n, or
b v
n a t io n s , o r
d b
wi t hi n t he o o r o f t he L o g e , f a r l es s a n y q u a i r el s
st a t e p o l ic y , we e i ng o nl y . a s M a so ns ,
0 13 t he
to ng u es k dv d
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d d
a n d l a ng u a g es ,
f
a nd v d
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a r e r e so l e
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k d
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as wha t ne er y et c o n u c e t o the wel a r e o f t he L o g e , no r e er

wil l —M a c ey s En c y c l o p a e i a o f F r eem a s onr y , A r t i c l e T o l er a t i on .
’
f x v
.
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N ot e w
209 .—
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v f d
,
i th r a wa l o f i i n e a i d a nd a s s i s t a n c e r om th e u r a to r i n t h e c a se o f
hi p r o i ng a l s e, a nd no t t o t he hu m a n p u n i s hm e nt whi c h so c i e t y wo u l
?
i n 1i et
k f d
‘
k d
.
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to s a y , to a n y k d
tha t they r e er i n no c as e t o a u y
d in of p u n i sh m e n t
in
w h i c
of hu m a n p u ni sh m ent ; tha t i s
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z
/ i n fli c t e d by hu m a n
f
li e no r bw
ha n o r i nst r u m ent a l i t y
p e r so n s 'a r e
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x k f d
T he y
.
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ar e e p u l si o n
be t he y m i s t a e n
.
a nd
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s u s p en si o n o nl y B u t tho se
m a l i g na nt e n e m i e s who
.
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so r t o f p en a l t y hi c h a M a s o n
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t o b y t he l a ws o f t h e O r e r . o r t h a t
M a so n t o i n i c t s u c h p en a l ty o n
an
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Th e o sé c r a t io n o f a M a so n s i m p l y m ea ns t ha t
.
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et r a y s h i s t r u s t he i s wo r t hy o f s uc h p e na l t y
d
,
a n d t ha t i f s u c h p ena l t y er e i n i c t e o n hi m i t wo u l be b u t u st
k q d d
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an d p r o p e r M a y I di e sai t he a n c i e nt-
i f t hi s b e no t t r u e or if
d
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’
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‘
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‘
ea th . s u p p o s i ng su c h
to b e ,a r e i n t he ha n s no t o f m a n b u t o f G o d a nd a r e t o b e i n i c t e
, .
M — ack ey s Encyc l op aedia. of Fr eem asonr y,

’
by G o d , a nd no t by .
Ar ticle Penal ty,

GRA N D P CN TI F F .
g v
a e u nto him the t en th o f the sp oil s
‘
( H e ano ints him .
wi th a l ittl e oil on the c r own o f his head an d says .
Be thou a P r iest f v
or e er ,
ft
a er the or d er of M el chiz e
dek , vi t r u ou s, sin c er e, e u q it b l
a e, t r u e ; m inister of j us
tic e p ian d
est o f t o l er ation be f aith u l to God, th
r
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d
a d thysel , and thu s
n f d
eser e the titl e of S u l im e P on v b
ti ff or
‘
S cottish M ason which you

,
ar e henc e for war d en
titl e d to wear . R ise n ow m y br other ,
an d r ecei e v the
sign, to k en a n d wor d s of this degr ee .
S IGN .
Exten hor iz d onta lly th ight i ;

er ar n
d
the han is al so e en e r n xt d d b i g ,
down the thr ee l ast finger s p er p en
S ign, G r and Po ntifi Degr ee.
TO KEN .
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h p l ac es the p al m of
‘
his
right han o n the o ther s d or e
’
f
d
hea , on e says, A l l el u ia, the o th er ;
wer s P r aise the L or

an s d ; th fi e r st
then s ays Em anu el the

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, ,
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God spee you d . Both say Am en.

T o k en, Gr and
28 i GRAN D P O N TIF F .
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assu m e d a l etter s v j
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an d Gr ee al p ha et , ey er r em ink y o u o f t he l o e ba n d d v
b
.
v en er ati on whic h you owe to tha t gr eat eing ; the -
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.
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sou r c e o f al l e isten c e, the Al p ha an d O m ega, the r st
an d the l ast, on w ho se p r om ises We r ely with per ect f

fid d
,
c on en c e, in whose m er c y an d go o n ess we i m p l ic i tly
f
.
tr u st, an d f or the u l fil l m ent o f who se wis pu r p o ses we

p
ar e c ontent to wait ( W ar e n sh o w s c a n i at e t h e d dd
d f
.
ra t ) .
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d
this egr ee, this p ainting n ee s bu t l ittl e e p l anation d “
x .
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wr ithi ng in chain s has to u s a p ecu l iar

2 1 0
T he S er p ent
d ff
.
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wom an shou l r u ise the ser
p e n t
’
s he a db u l l l t ho u t he d f fi
dd d
,
r o hec
p p y ( T h e c an i ate i s c au s e to st ep o n th e t hr ee
d
.
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f
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,
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-
M aster of Cer em on ies p r esents him to the O r ator who

de l i er s
Ev
a ssiste d by the M a st er o f C er em o nies
] t he -
l ectu r e .
N ot e 2 1 0 .—
“
b
A s a s y m o l , t he se r p ent o t a i ne
S er p ent . b
a p r o m i nent d
v d x bd d
‘
p l ac e in i t i i t i t i d l i i A n t h E p t l a n s
‘
a l l t he a n c e n n a o n s a n r e g o n s m o . g e g y
it w a s t h e sy n 1 b o l o f D i i n e
~
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d b t w i t h h i t i l i h i t h w
b z db l f e t er n l t y T h e
“
s e r e n s a n s m o u a s a n e m e m o
p .
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.
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t he ser p e n t wa s a s y m o l o f t he u ni er se
d v
.
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w
,
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t e sy m o l i s m o f t h e s e r p e n t a s s e t o r t h i n h i s o r k
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,
on t he O ig n o f r i P a g a n Id o l a t r y, i s i n g e n i o u s H e .s a y s -
t h a t t h e
a nc i en t s i n a r t e r i t h e i r i e a o f t h e s e r p e n t r om t h e fi r s t t e m p t e r
p e ,
v d f v
a nd henc e i t wa s a hi er o g l y p hi c o 1 i l B t t h d e l u g e
-
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e e v p .
b b d d d b
.
wa s t ho u g ht t o h a e e m a n a t e i l i l t h n t
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r o m t h e e p r n m p e e s e r p . e
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-
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’
e o
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e r e
r—
M E l
’
c her u 'i m ei ng s m
o e t i m e s c o n s i d e r e a s 1 e n t i c a l . a c k e y s n c y c o
p e e d ia e t F r e e
a
m-
a s o n r
y , A r t i cl e S e r p en t .
L nor nanr 29
U
LECT RE DE REE o r G GRA N D P O N TI F F o n DOCT RI N E or
“
GR N
A D P O N TI F F .
Q u er y
— What ar e you ?
A nswer — I am a b
S u l im e Gr an dP o ntiff .
Q u er y — Wher e did you r ecei e this egr ee ? v d

A nswer — In a p l ace that wants neither su n n or m oon
t o l ight it .
Q u er y — x
E p lain this to m e?
A nsw er — A s the Gr an d P onti f s f n e er v wante d any
ar t i fiil
l ights to l ight them , in sam e m anner the
c a
f afihf ul and tr u e br other s, the Su l im e Gr an P ontif s

’
b d f
want neither r iches no r titl es to be a d m itted into this
su bl i m e Chap ter , they p r o e them sel es in their at
as v v
tachm ent to m asonr y, an d f a1 thf u l n ess 1 n their o li b
gation s a nd tr ue f i d hip
r en s to their b r ethr en .
Q — What r e r esents the Dr af t

‘
of this Chap ter ?

'
uer y p
A nsw A s u ar e city of
er — q f q l id with th
ou r e ua s es, r ee
gate s on ea c h si e, in the d idd l e f whi h

m t - o c 1s a r ee
bear ing twel v e di f er ent in f k d f f it 5 id ity i

s o ru sa c s su s
dd l d b
g
p en e as ou c ou s, el o w is a r ep r esentation o f J er u sa
l em v
o er tu r ne d d an m r u 1 ns . T her e ar e t we lv e ga tes
of
p ear l, thr ee on each si d e, a
g
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p ent l
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with thr ee hea s, ou n in chains, on one si e of the
‘ ‘
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d
r af t is a high m ou ntai n .
Q y
u erE x p l i— thi t ? a n s o m e
A w ns Th q er — ity p t i t
e s u ar e c
y r e r esen s anc en m asonr
d e th titl f G d P tiff th t dw f
,
un r e e o r an on a c o m es o n r om
H v d
,
ea en t p l th o re i t t ti
ac e
( y t h t
e an c en es r u c on sa e em
p )
l e w h th G en d P t iff k it p p
e r an ti p on s m a e a ear as
’
s re
t d by the i
r esen e d th h i d p t
r u ns anwith th e c a ne ser en r ee
heads .
30 GRA N D P O N TI F F .
Q u er y -
H ow c om es m aso nr r
y
-
f al l en to r u ins, as
"
we
ar e so b
ou n d t g th
o e er bl igati ?
by ou r o on s
A nswer — It was so ec r ee n o d d i l d ti en m es, as We l ear n

by S t J ohn; . who e u n er s an w d t d w th as -
e fir st m ason
that he ld a P er f ect Chap ter .
Q u er y— Wher e d o es S t J ohn
‘
say t his ?
w
.
A nsw er — In his r ev el ation i

“
h er e he ta lk s of Ba a
"
l l
,
byl on, an d the c el estia J er u sa em .
Q y
u er — What signifies the t r ee with twe lv diff e er ent
ki d n s of f ru it in the c enter of the c ity ?

A ns w er — It is the tr ee f
of l i e whic h is
plac e d ther e
k d d wh f
_
to m a e us un er stan er e the Sweets of li e ar e to be

f d
ou n , and the tw l v d iff
e e er ent ki d n s of f uit th t w
r a e
t v lv
-
m ee e er y m onth to in str u c t ou r se es and su stain one
another again st ou r enem ies .
Q r
ue y— What signi fi es the fill t e or v il th t th
e a e can
didate is bli d d with ?

n e
A nsw It p r o c u r es him entr ance into ou r Cha ter

er —
p
.
a s 1 t did p r oc u r e entr an c e into the c el estial J er u sal em to

those that wor e it ; thu s hath S t J ohn
21 2
e p aine him . xl d
N ot e
v -
“
A p o ca l y p se , M a sonr y o f the
T he a o p t io n o f S t
d d
J o hn
’
v
.
t he E a ng el i st a s o ne o f t he p a t r o ns of our L o g es ha s g iv e n m i s e,
b
a m o ng t he wr i t er s o n F r eem a so nr y , t o
d v
. ,
a a r i et y of t heo r i es as t o t he
i
v b d d
g n a l c a u s e o f hi s
d f ei ng t hu s c o n nec t e wi t h t he I nst it u t io n
d
“
o r i S e er a l
b d f
.
t r a dl t i o ns ha e een ha n e o wn r om r em o t e p er i o s whi ch c l a i m
v v
.
h1 m as a r o t he r , a m o ng whi c h t he M a so ni c st u ent wi l l b e a m i l i a r
f f d
t he Cr a t , a s G r a n f d
wi th t ha t whi c h r e p r es e nt s hi m a s ha i ng a ss u m ed t he g o e r nm ent o f
M a s t er , a t er t he em i se o f o hn t he B a p t i s t Jd I
d d d b b
.
c o n es s t h a t I a m no t wil l i ng t o p l a c e i m p l i c i t co nfi enc e i n t he c o r r ec t
k t hi s l eg en . a nd
v
“
ne s s of I c an i l y su s c r i e to t he p r u de nc e o f
bb v b v v
‘
i t i s u nwi se t o a s ser t m o r e tha n we c a n p r o e ,
_
Da l c ho s r em a r
’
tha t
d db
,
an d t o a r g u e a g a i ns t ho we e r
’
p r o a i l i ty T her e m u st ha e een in
f
. . ,
so m e wa y , a c o nn e c t io n m o r e o r l ess ir ec t e t we en t he E a n g el i s t a nd
v b v d
the i nst i t u t io n o f F r ee m a so nr y , o r he wou l
,
no t r om t he ea r l i e st t i m es
ha e
a f
Chr i st ia n v
ee n so u ni er s a l l y c l a i m e
eel i ng — a r el i gio u s
a s o ne o f i t s p a t r o n s
e ner a t io n— whi c h
I f i t wa s s i m p l y
g a e r i s e to v k
t hi s
.
k d
g e ne r a l ho m a g e, I see n o r ea s o n why S t M a t t hew, S t M a r , o r S t .
v b db
“
f
. .
L u e m i g ht no t a s r e a il y a nd a p p r o p r i a t el y ha e ee n s el ec t e as o ne
f J v
‘
a c t i s t h a t th e r e i s so m et hi ng o th i n
’
at t he l i ne s p a r a l l e l B u t t he
v b
-
.
th e l i e a n d i n t he wr i t i ng s o f S t o hn t he E a ng el i st
. whi c h c l o se l y
co nne c t s hi m wi th o u r m y st i c I ns t i t u t io n H e m a y no t h a e een a
f f
.
Fr ee m a so n i n t he sens e i n whi c h we no w u se t he t er m : bu t i t wi l l -
or
, v
l e ss i nt i m a t el y c o nnec t e
d
be s u fi c i ent , i f i t c a n b e sho wn t ha t he wa s a m i l i a r wi t h o t her m y st i c a l
dW
ins t i t u t io ns whi c h a r e t hem s el es g e ner a l l y a m i tt e to h a e
i t h F r e em a so nr y b y de r i v i n g t hei r exist
d v b
een m o r e
' ‘
" —
-
_
a c o m m o n o r ig in Ma c k ey s Encycl op aodia of F r eem asonry,

’ ‘
o nce f r o m .
Ar t icl e A p ocal yp se, Ma sonr y of tho.

‘
L E T UREC . 1
se lf
Q u er y — What signi fies the twelv e gold enstar s on the
F ill et
‘
A nsw er — “
They r e r esent
p the twe lv e ange s l who
Watche d th e twel v e gates o f the c el es ti l a c ity o f J er u sa
l em ,
the twel v e sign s of the z dio ac , the twel v f
e ru its of
the tr ee of li f e, the twe lv e tr ibes

'
of Isr ael , an d the

twel v e ap ost es, l the initial s of whose n am es ap p ear u p o n
the gates and f ou n d ation of the n ew c ity an d on the

lv
twe e col u m ns of the Chap ter .
sign ifiescthe bl ue hangings of the Chap

star s ther eon ?
A nswer — T he bl ue is the sym b ol of L enity, Fidelity,
and S weetness, which ou ght to be the c har acter o f all
f f b
ai th u l an d tr u e r o ther s ; and the star s r ep r esen t those
b df f b
N ot e 21 2 T he who l e m a c hi ner y o f t he A p o c a l yp se
v Mr
v b
’
. say s
‘r
,
‘
F a er , om e g i nn i ng to end , see m s to m e er y p l a i nl y to h a e een
d bj d v
.
bo r r o we r om t he m a c hi ner y o f th e A n c i ent M y s t er i es ; a n d thi s i f we
d
,
co nsi er t he na t u r e o f t he su ec t , was o ne wi th t he e r y s t r i c t est

‘
Jd
att e n t i o n t o
St ohn
p oe t i c a l
hi m sel fd d
ec o r u m .
i s m a e to p er so n a t e a n a sp ir a nt a o u t t o be
d b d
b
.
ini t i a t e ; a nd , a c co r i ng l y , t he i m a g es p r e se nte to h i s m i n s e y e
’
c l o se l y l e t he p a g ea nt s o f t he M y s t er i es b o t h i n na t u r e a nd i n
“
r esem
of
b d dv d
’
or der su c c es si o n .
v
‘
. The p r o p het fir s t eho l s a o or o p e ned i n t he m a g n i fi c ent t em p l e
of hea e n ; a n d i nt o t h i s he i s i n i t e t o e nt er b y the y o i ce o f o ne
who p l a y s t he hi er op ha nt .
sa c r ed bo o k , a n d f d b f d H er e he wi t ne s ses t he u ns ea l i ng o f
o r t hwi th h e i s a p p a l l e b y a t r o o p o f g ha st l y a p p a r i
a
t i ons , whi c h fli t i n ho r r i
f
p r ee m i nen t l y c o nsp i c u o u s a v su c c es s i o n
a st
e o r e h i s ey e s
se r p e nt , t he wel l no wn s y m k v
A m o ng t hese a r e
.
ol o f t he b
gr e a t
ou t o f
a t he r ; a nd t wo
t he s e a a nd o u t o f t he e a r t h d d
p o r t ent o u s wi l d bea st s , whi c h s e er a l l y c o m e u p
S u c h hi eo u s fi g u r es c o r r e s p o n
d
.
wi t h the c a ni ne p ha nto m s o f t he O r g i e s, whi c h see m t o r i se o u t o f t h e

v d d
gr o u n , a nd wi th t he p o l y m o r p h i c i m a g e s o f
u ni er sa l l y eem e
f t he o ff sp r i ng o f t he sea
t he he r o g o d who wa s
d dd d
.
P a s si ng the s e t e r r i fi c m o nst er s i n s a et y , t he p r o p het , co n st a nt l y

at t en e
b
is c o n u c t e f d k b d
b y hi s a ng el hi er o p ha nt , who a c t s t he p ar t o f an i nt e1 p r e t er ,
i nto t he p r ese n c e o f a em a l e , who
’
is esc r i e a s c l o s el y
ff
r e se m
r om
dv f b
em a l e
x b f
l i ng t he g r ea t m o t her o f
d db
the sea a nd e hi i t i ng
fl
P a g a n t heo l o g y
her s el
i i ni t y , u p o r ne u p o n t he m a r i ne wi l
L i e I si s e m er g i n g
.
t o t he a s p i r a n t A p u l e i u s
ea s t , a p p ea r s to
t hi s
o at
,
u pon
f d j
t h e su r a c e o f
sy st em a t i c a l har l ot ; d
u st
d d
m a ny
f
as
wa t er s S he i s s a i
.
the g r e a t m o t her wa s t he
to be an op e n a nd
ec l a r e em al e
f d d kd d d q d
.
p r i nc i p l e o f e c u n i t y ; a nd as s he wa s a l wa y s p r o p i t i a t e b y l i t er a l
o r n i c a t io n
m a e to
d x
r e u ce
r in
k d b t o a r e l i g io u s sy s t e m , a n d a s the i ni t i a t e
a p r ep ar e
d
l i u o r o u t o f a sa c r e g o l et
wer e
so t hi s h a r l o t
f d v
,
i s r ep r e sen t e as i nt o i c a t i ng t he i ng s o f t he e a r t h wi t h t he g o l en
bd
c u p o f he r
b d
p r o st i t u t io n
i nsc r i e ; a n d t he l a el t ea c hes u s that
t he gr ea t u niv er sa l m ot her o f i o l a t r y
O n her
. o r ehe
a
’
_
t h e er y n a m e o f
i n p o i nt o f c ha r a c t er
—
,
M
M a c k ey s Ency cl op aedia of
.
’
y st er y i s
s he i s ,
Fr eem asonr y , A r t icle A p ocal yp se, Masonr y of t he.

32 GRAND PO NTI FF .
m asons who ha v giv p f

e en r oo of the
ir attachm ent to the
statu tes an d l e f th d
ru s o
’
e or er , which in the end will

m a k e them d vi g f
eser n o Jer u sa
l em .
”
Q u er y -
What 1 s you r nam e ?
A nswer — F aith ful and T r u e br other .
N ot e 2 1 3 .
v A l l t ha t i sv d b f
ener a l e, a l l
wo r th p r eser i ng i n M a so nr y , ’ a t e s r o m J
t h a t i s u ni er sal
er u sa l e m
v d
a l l t ha t i s
,
the Go l en C i t y ,
‘
d k
,
T h e C i t y o f t he G r ea t Ki ng T her e i s no l o c a l i t y i n the wo r l d so
v b
. s
wo r t hy o f a m a so n s st u y a s t hi s , a nd , tha n s t o t he r esea r c he s o f
’
x d
e p l or e a nd o p e ned b v
t r a e l er s , t her e i s no c i t y o f a nc i e nt r e no wn t ha t ha s
o a t to p u l i c i ew .
ee n so t ho r o u g hl y
M o r r is s M a soni c D i c ti onar y ,
-
’
'
CLOSING CEREMON I ES
DE G REE or GRA N D P O N T I EE
‘
T hr i c e P u issan t— B r other War d en what , is the hou r ?

“
War d en— Thr ic e P u issant, the hou r is a c c om p l ishe d .
Thr ice i
P u ssant— What then r em ains to be d o ne ?
War dem
’
- —T o wo r k to wait
'
an d be p atient .
Wor k b l
,
T hr i c e P u issant— then r ethr en whi e it is

m
y
yet day, f or the night c om eth in which no m an c an wor k .
F o r what —
d o we wait r other War ,
b d en ?
War d en— F o r the l ight of n oon day -

.
T hr ic e P i u ssa nt— L et us then cl o se this Chap ter and
be p atient r other b War den ; in f or m the Kn ights and
f
P onti f s that I am
‘
a b ou t to c l ose this Chap ter if they

c o nsen t in or d th t h
er a eac m ay go f or th into the wor l d
d ty l di
~
an d do his u as so er an d p r iest o f T r u th, L ight

an d T o ler ation .
War d en— B r other s K nights and f

P onti f s, the T hr ic e
P u issant M aster is ab u o t to cl o se this Chap ter if you
“
c on sent that we m ay each go f o r th into the wo r l and d

la bor to el e v ate a n d en obl e
y hu m an it as tr u e sol ier d an d
pr iest o f L i ht, T r u th an d T ol e
g r a ti o n . I f yen co nsent
giv e m e the si n
g gi e the s ig )
. n v .
Thr ic e P u i ssan t
Rap s as m op ening l—
— .
War den Rap s as in op ening

s—
.
l v
A l l C ap twel e and cr y thr ee tim es, H o shea
a- “
.
Thr ic e P u issan t -
s
-
The su n l
c im bs tQWar d the Zenith
and this Q p
ha ter is c l ose d;
PH I LOSOP HI CAL AN ALYS I S
NI N ETEEN T H DEGREE, on GRA N D P O N TI F F ‘
.
I d o l a t r y t he P a r ent
P u r p o se to
of
I nsp i r e
al l d
S i n— T he L o g e M a s t er P er so na t es Chr i st— T he
A we a nd Ho r r o r — M a so nr y t he I m ag e o f
'
t he
R o m i sh B ea st— Char ac Dr D a l cho
t er of . .
“
What
”
is the m atter w th
i a l ittl e b
yp yl a o f i o l
-
a d
tr y ? A ns .
—The m a tter is j u st this — F r om issing k
one s
’
han d to the m o on, in the d ays o f the P atr iar ch
J ob ( c . 31 , to S u n -
wor ship by sol em n c ir cu m am
d v d
.
‘
bu l ation in a M asonic l o ge ; e er y ac t o f i ol atr y, how
e erv v
tr i ial or c o n tem p tib l e, is an e xp die ent to un -
God
ou rg l o b e, by getting r id o f Chr ist When the Eter n al .
F ather
“
b r ou ght f
or th his S on into the wo r l , and sai d d
L et the A ngels of God wor ship
a ll 1,
o ne angel r e u se , an d f d
ecam e chie b f of the d vil
e s A nd
”
.
al l
“
Chr istless wor ship is p ai to that al l en
Gentil e o r d -
f
a ngel , or to s om e o f his l egio ns ( 1 C a r 1 0 T o
d v d
.
, ,
.
isp en se with Chr ist, is to l ea e ou r r u ine r ac e with n o

m ean s or m e iato r , by who m d
t o r eac h Go d an d H ea en v
d d d
.
A n d the l o ge isp enses with Chr ist, by r o p p ing his

n a m e an d p er son , to t a e in his enem ies , J ews, p agan s k
an d o ther s , o r , by in su l tin g him with al se, sp u r i ou s f
wo r ship s When A ar o n tol sr ael t o wor ship J eho ah, dI v
d kd d f
.
by an c ing n a e ar ou n a c al , Ex he at
d dx d
.
tem p te to add a heathen r itu al to an o r tho o c r ee

an d thr ee thou san m en tha t day p a i d
f o r their idol atr y d x
\
v
with their l i es T he sin s o f m en ar e nu m er l ess ol a b Id
d
. .
tr y is the on e p ar ent o f them al l , an d l o ge wo r ship is

dl
i o atr y A nd, of al l idol ar ty, the m ost ar ing and
. d
36 TH E P U RPO S E T o I SPIRE A WE A N D
N H O RROR .
T he B ibl e asc r ip tion i s E v er yc r eatu r e which 1 s in

Hea v en and on the Ear th , an d u n er the Ear th, and d
su c h as ar e in the S ea, an d al l that ar e in them h ear d
b
I saying , l essing and honor and gl or y and p ower be
,
u nto him that sitteth u p on the thr one, and u nto the
f v
L a m b o r e er an d e er v
b k f
.
,
While the oo itsel is the R ev ela tion of J esu s

Chr is t this B ite m u til ates it by l ea ing him o u t o f v
bv
,
su c h
p assa es a s the a o e an d c o m
g p l im e n t s hi m o n l y
f
with a hal co ntem p tu ou s al l u sion to him as the M as
”
“
z
ter o f N a ar eth d
an d a wo o en im age o f a l am l i
y g n b
b k
v” f
,
on a oo with se en seal s , with a u r ther all u si on to

d
him as the Wo r
“
x d d”
.
Bu t the m o st e tr aor inar y p ar t o f this 1 9th egr ee

b d B
is its ol all u sion to the “
ea st an d H is im a e
g
dd b v d
.
T he c an i ate is eing l ed twel e tim es ar ou n the

ld j kd
o ge, he 1 8 er e d into a sm al l ar r o o m an d seate onk d
fl
the oor ; sitting ther e he he ar s a r other say : b A ll
“
B
who wil l not wor ship the east with se en hea s and v d
ten hor n s, shal l be sl ain al l m en, the high an d l ow,
f v v
.
.
the r ich and the p o or , r eem an and sl a e shall r ecei e

‘
d
u p on their r ight han , o r o n their o r ehea f his m ar ,
”
d k
etc , or they shal l n either bu y n or sell A nd a sec on d
b k
r o ther ta es u p the str a in a n d a s: dd
R em or se sha ll
v
tor t u r e them an d they shal l ha e no r est who wo r ship
b
the east an d his i m age , an d her e the m atter is
d rod pp e Th e d
p p
u r o se w ou l se em t o b e t o in sp ir e awe
d v d
.
a n d hor r or 1 n the c an idate, an d l ea e his m in m abso
f
l u te em p tiness and c on u sion
d
N ow the sec r et l o ge system o f which this B ite is
the r u l ing p ar t, is the 1 m age o f the Ro m i sh e ast, which b "
d
was, and is the sec r et esp otism o f the wor l T hat d .
the sev enwheaded beast with his har l ot r ider is Rom e,

b k lf
the oo itse teaches, ( R ev .
“
The wo m an
w h ic h t he n sa w es t is th a t gr ea t ci ty w hi ch r u le t h o v e r
K g f th E
i n s o e a r th T h e r e c a n b e n o m . is t ak i n g
this No o
. th er c y o er
it n a th e e
v r c la i m ed a nd e x e i e is ed
j u r isdiction ov er Kin s. P a g an R go m e w a s th e B e a s t ,
-
M A SO NRY TH E IM AGE or TH E ROM ISH BEA ST . 37
and P op er y the re l igi ou s har l ot r i d er . In this, witho ut

x
e c ep tion P r otestant c o m m en tator s agr ee .
d
A nd the l o ge net wor whic h now co er s the G o e, -
k v lb
df f
i f er s r o m R om e in two p ar ticu l ar s : It has neither
xd v
fi e go er nm ent, chu r ch or nation a ity i e R o m e ;
”
l lk
d “
bu t l o ges ar e m ade by them tha t dwell on the Ear th
'
p r om l
isc u ou s y ; n either v i ibl s e gov er n
m ent n ation al ity or chu r ch, yet c ontr o l b i

s us ness and
r el igion ! 2nd — . It is fl itti g n as a sha dowy im age ;
c hanging its shap es en ess , dl ly b t k u eep ing its dia b

o lical
r iest na tu r e A n d the beast and his im age ar e one,
p .
d fl
"
m u r er ou s an d a se as their m aster an d go d S atan,

who was iar an d m u r
”
“
l d er er f r om the b e gin n ing and
the athe f
r o f it ( J n o . 8, 4 4 . A nd the l ast we hear
of B
them ; east, F a se P r op het, m age an d their l I wor
ship er s, they ar e c ast into a lak e of fir e bu r ni ng with
br im s ton e ( R ev . 1 9, A nd who e v er c om f or ts him
f f b
,
sel in the ac t that the fir e an d r im stone a r e not l it

er al , wi ll d btl ou ess find the r ea l ity f ful as ear as its sym
bl o s .
ld p p th t
O ne wou ip t l ik thi w ld b
su ose a a scr ure e s ou e
th l t W v
e i t
as M ni it by
o en pp d tn o a aso c r e, m en su o se o
b d t d d tt tiv t th i w i t t Th
e e u ca e an a en e o e r o n n er es s . e
only xp l ti whi h b gg t d i th t th
e an a on c c an e su es e s a ese
dg th w k f
e r ees ar e i p t t p i t l ik th
e or o sem -
a os a e r es s e o se
sw p t i t th F
e h R v l ti
n o f 1 78 9
e f t d r en c e o u on o ,
m anu ac u r e
at the J esu its Col l ege

’
of Cl em ent in 1 7 5 4 8 -
z — T hat
they wer e sent to this cou ntr y in 1 761 by an ex -
J ew,
M or in whose , re l igi on was m on ey, as the R ite of P er
f ection z — that M or in ap p oin te d - si xt een
“
I nsp ect or s
Gener al with him se lf ,

of
‘
whom thir teen wer e J ews

al so . Dr . D al cho , the son o f
'
a P r u ssian, b or n in L on
don, a sol di er , sett e ldi n Char l eston, S ; C ; a P hysic ian,
.
38 CH A RA CT ER o r DR . DA L CH O .
aft er war p i id
n ths a
e P r o t Ep i
rsco al Chu r ch
est
p .
—A. ~
S v
o er eign I
n sp ec to r o f the S c ottish Rite z — hel p e f or m d
the fir st S u p r em e Cou n c il A su cc ess u l M aso ni c WI l -
f ’
v vd
ter ; becam e in o l e in M asonic isp u tes, an d u it M a d q
sonr y in di g s u st and di d e ou t of c onn ec tion with t he
Or d er .
’
S u ch f d th p t R l i g
wer e the m in d s that or m e e r esen u n
R it f th w l d
e o T h y t k th
e l d R it
or . f Pe f e oo e o e o r ec
d th w f id d g whi h h d v
“
ti o n an e s ar m s o s e e r ees c .
a o er r un
E uro
p b i d d
e, c o mifi d d ned dd
,
d
m oig h t e an
‘
r eV1 se z — a e e
m or e t k th p t Rit f
o m a e whi h f
e t
r esen e o c ear s n o
G d o r gno d a S reh e ar l d d
s m bb l w ithn . uc m n c ou a e
Th b k f
“
et d hi ieas g e
an i p y
ls w ithm a e, as sn a -
a n c er s a
sna k ; es f tiv b t t
c on sc 1 ou s o k a p no m o e u o m a e n im r es
i
s o n, t k wi g th y w
no d bbl i g with th i w
no n e er e a n e r o n
d ! oom
I th n l i g l t f thi d g
e c os n w h v th k y
ec u r e o s e r ee e a e e e
tiv nt iv W “
t tho e m o f th Qe o y h t i
e cog i r er s —
u er .
— a s n
fi th t with tw l v d iff t k i d f f it i th
es e r ee e e er en n s o ru n e
c entr e o f the City, ( p .
“
A nswer — It i s the tr ee of
’
l if e which is p l ac e ther e d
to m a ke d us un er stan d wh er e the sweets o f l i e ar e, and f
tw l v d iff ki d f v
e er y
”
the e e er ent n s of ru it that we m eet
m onth to in str u c t
‘
lv
ou r se es, a nd su st ain on e an other
against ou r enem ies

” . Thu s f r om the c r eation
‘
u n til
n ow, b h t d dt
the Gl o d f it h v g w
e as s o o an r ees an ru s a e ro n
rip d d f l l n f M i l dg ! It i d iffi l t
en e an a e or a a so n c o e s cu
to d t i wh th t p id ity
e er m gne wi d l i g o e er s u ,
c u nn l n ,
s n n r
su
p t iti
er sp d i t i thi v ilon p d re A d om na es n s e c om ou n . n
th gh ou d t d hw d j ggl
on e c an u n er s an o so r c er er s an u er s
c an deal w
ith su ch tr ash ; the m inister of Chr ist, who
ve k d
,
has e r no wn the tr u th, an d yet al e s in it m u st su r e

“ ”
l y inc u r wr a th to the u tter m ost.
CHAPTER XXXV
T W EN T I ET H DEGREE ; GRA N D M A S T ER OF ALL S YM BO L I C
L O DGES OR A S S O CI A T E M A S T ER AD VI T A M .
[ P A S T MA S TER] A L S O CA L L ED GRA N D MA STER OF WI S

DO M .
VEN U S OR A DO N I S .
l
9
‘2 1 4
DECORA TI O N S z — The han gings ar e l u e an d go

‘
b ld In
d
.
the east is a thr o ne whichy ou a sc en by nin e step s -
un
bf l
,
der a c an op y, e or e it is an a tar on hich ar e an op en w

d
N o t e 21 4 — A d o ni s, M y st er ies o f
“
. v
A n i n e s t i g a t io n O f t he m y s t er i e s
.
d
bbj
of
e c a u se , ih t he i r s y m o l i sm
-
b
A o ni s p ec u l i a r ly c l a i m s t he a t t en t i o n o f t he M a so ni c st u en t : fi r s t
a n d i n th ei r
d e s o t er i c d d o c t r i ne t he r e l ig io u s
,
O
Obj ec t
ec t
f or
i s a t t a i ne , t hey d b
whi c h t hey wer e i ns t i t u t e , a n d t he m o e m whi c h t ha t
ea r a ne a r er a na l o g i c a l b r e se m l a n c e t o t he
I ns t i t u t io n O f F r ee m a so nr y t ha n do
d of
d b
t he o t h er m y s t er i e s
‘
a ny or
f
s y st em s O f
c hi e lo c a l i ty b d
r i ng s t he m i nt o a v
i ni t i a t ion O f t he a nc i ent wo r l ; a nd , s eco n l y,
er y c l o se c o nne c t i o n wi t h t h e
e c a u se t hei r
ea r l y
bb d
hi sto r y a nd r ep u t e
c el e r a te at b b o r i g in O f
B y l o s, a c ity O f
F r e e m a so nr y .
P ho e ni c i a
b
F o r t he y wer e p r i n c i p a l l y
who s e s c r ip t u r a l n a m e wa s
fq d k b
,
Ge a l , and who s e i nha i t a nt s we r e t he G i l i t e s o r G i bl e m i t e s who a r e
d
,
r e er r e t o i n t he 1 s t B o o Of K i ng s 18 ) as e i ng t he s t o n e
vv vf d q b v
-
s u a r er s em p l o y e b y K i ng S o l o m o n i n b u l l d i ng t he T e m p l e H enc e
bb k
.
t he r e m u s t h a e e i e nt l y een a er y i n t i m a t e c o nnec t io n . o r a t l e a s t
c er t a i nl y
of
a er y r e u e nt
t he fir s t T e m p l e a n d t he i n ha i t a n t s O f b
i nt er co m m u ni c a t io n , e t wee n
B y l os
t h e wo r m en
t he s e a t O f t he
d d v
.
A do ni s i a n m y st e r i es , a nd t he p l a c e whenc e the wo r shi p er s O f t ha t r i te
v d
wer e i s sem ina t e O er o t her r eg io ns o f co u n t r y
T hese hi st o r i c a l c i r c u m s t a n c es i n i t e u s t o a n e a m i na t io n O f t he x
bv b
.
sy s t em
s y s t em
o
Of
f i n
bb bq
it i a t i o n
fi nd in i t so m e t h i ng t ha t wa s p r o a l y
w
f b
h i c h w a s p r a c t i s e
i n st r u c t i o n whi c h wa s s u s e u ent l y so p r o m i nent a

a t B y
s u g g es t i e
l o s , ec
O f
a u
t he
s e we m a y
sy m o l ic
ea t u r e
f dd x
i n t h e sy s t em O f F r eem a so n r y
d d d
. ,
L e t u s fir s t e a m i ne t h e m y t h o n whi c h the A do nl si a c i ni t i a t i o n wa s
-
ou n e
b v
.
Vb q b d
M y r r h a a n d C i ny r a s
s u r p a s s i ng ea u ty d d
T he m y t ho l o g i c a l l eg e n
tha t
,
d d
K i ng O f C y p r u s
e nu s
of A o n i s i s , t h a t he wa s the so n o f
.
ec a m e e n a m o r e
A o n i s wa s p o ss ess e
wi th hi m , a nd a o p t e
Of su c h
df d fl fd db b d V
,
hi m as h er f a o r i te . S u s e u e nt l y A o n i s , who ‘wa s a g r ea t hu nt er ,
d ie r om a wo u n i n ic t e b y a wi l oar o n M o u nt L e a no n. e nu s
dV d dd k
.
flew t o t he su c c o r O f h er a v o r i t e , b u t sh e c a m e t oo l a t e. A o ni s wa s
ea
dd
.
b
O n hi s
vd d f V d
e nu s , so a t t r a c t e d
e s c e nt
b y hi s
t o t he i nt e r n a l r e g i o ns P r o s er p i ne bec a m e , l i e
e a u t y , t ha t , no t wi t hs t a n i ng t he e n t r e a t i e s
d f v
.
O f t h e g o e s s O f l o e S h e r e u s e t o r es t o r e h i m t o e a r t h A t l e n g t h
J d d b dd
.
,
t h e p r a y e r s o f t h f
e e s p o n i n g e n u s w e r e l i s t e n e t o w i t h a o r b y
by
dk d
u p i t er ,
w h o se e c r d
who r ec o nc il e
ee P
fr od V
se r p idn
t he
e w a s
is p u t e
co m p e l l
e t we en
e t o c o
t he t wo g o
n s e n t t h a t A o ni s sho u l
esse s a nd
sp e
M a
n
c e y
s
’
i
s
x
E
m
n
o
c
n
y
t
c
h
l d
s
o p a
O f
e d i
e
a
a c
o
h
f
y
F
e
r
ar
eem
a
a
l t
s
e
on
r n
r y
a t
,
e l
A
y
r t
w
i c
i
l
t
e
h
A
h e
o
r se l
n i s , M
a nd
y s t er
e nu s
i e
.
s of .
‘
40 GRA N D M A STER O F A L L S Y M B O L IC L O DC Es .
B ibl q d
e, s u ar e an i
c om
n p a ss s wor d m al l et, etc , etc as
S y b l i l dg d
, , , . .
a m o c o e T he l o dged s l ighte by n ine l ights

d k
.
es o n e within gt he o ther , in a c an l estic

'
of th t i gl
r ee r an
with i b h
n ne r anc es between the al tar an d the west o n
'
th te i g b
r ac n d oar O er the Vener a le M aster in the v b
d
.
E ast is a gl o r y su r r ou n ing a tr iangl e, in the c entr e o f

w hich ar e the wor s F iat L u x
21 6
I n the m i d
l e o f the dd
d f
.
'
r o om su r r ou n ing the al tar , in the or m o f a tr iangl e ar e
l
thr ee c o u m n s o n which ar e these wor s : O n that in the d
East, T r u th, on that in the West, J u stic e, o n that in t he
Sou th, T ol er ation The l o ge c annot be O p ene u nl ess d d
b B d
.
n i n e m em er s be p r esent esi es the n ine l ights m en
bv d df
.
tioned a o e, ther e m ay be other s u se in i f er ent p ar ts

O f the l o ge ; bu t Shou ld be ar r ange in s u ar es an d d d q
l
.
The nine gr eat l ights shou l d be o f yel l ow

21 7
tr iang es .
wax .
O F FI CERS The O c er s ar e a s in a Sym -

‘
ffi b l i l dg ;
o c o e
v tg d
-
the O r ator sits in the No r th an d the P u r su i an u ar s
d
the o or within A l l wear their hats . .
S A snT he sash is yel l ow an d sky

z —
“
”
bl u e; or two, one
o f eac h c ol or , c r o ssing ea ch other .
A P RO N z — The ap r o n is
yel l o w l ine d an d b d d or er e
bl qi
.
,
with sk y U p on it in the c entr e ar e

ue r ee e u /
th
l
.
ater al tr i angl es one within the other , with the in itial

letter s o f the n in e gr eat l ights in the c or n er s ; t hu s in
x
,
th e c or n er s o f the o u ter o n e at the a e

p , at t he
k bd
N ot e 21 5 — “
N ine . Thi s
d is o ne
‘
t he sa c r e d Nu m ber s
‘
p o ssesses It
bj d
.
r em a r a l e p o wer s O f r ep r o u c t io n , a nd i n t he P y t h a g o r ea n p hi l o so p hy
— M or r i s s
wa s
’
m a e t he su ec t of m u ch m y st er io u s i sser t a t io n .
Ma soni c D i ct i o na r y , A r t i cl e N ine.
‘
21 6 .—
xd d
“ t her e be l ight a nd
N ot e L u x F it , L at in
L ux F ia t et . L et ,
t her e was l i ght

’
A m o t t o so m et i m es p r efi e
. t o M aso ni c o c u m ent s
— M a c k ey ’ s En c y c l o p a edia o f F r ee m a s onr y , A r t i c l e L u x F ia t et L u x F i t .
d
N ot e 21 7 .
d
Th e n a t u r a l s u n wa s t he s y m o l o f t he s p i r i t u a l s u n,
-
“
b b d
gol
Bu t
co l o r
i
r
t
e
r
p
o
i
r
f d
s
m
e s
e
e
v
i
n
t
i
t
s
d
e
n
gn
c o
t
n
t h
t
n
e
h
ec
a
t
n
t
io
a
n
t
y
u
e
r
l
w
a
l o
l
i
w
t h
s u n
t
e
h
r
e
i
a
e
h
n
s
u
d
e
a
y
d v
l
O
e
l
f
l l,o w
th e
w
r
a
a
s
y s
t h
O
e
f
e
t
m
i t s s i g ni fi c a nce a s a sy m
h e
l
s
em
u n
O
a
f
n d
g o
o
t
l
l
h
i c
e
b .
m e t a l go l .
A m ong the a nc i ent s t he

dv dv
i i ne l i g ht o r wi s o m wa s r ep r esent e by d d
b b
-
,
w w w d A d t h ar s t o
”
‘
l l s t h
‘
e i i n e h e a t o r p o e r a s b y r e n i s a p p e
ye o a .
—
,
w M a c k ey s
’
be a o u t t he h o l e O f t h e a n c i en t s y m o l i sm O f th i s co l o r . .
w
‘
E ctv
n c l o p a e d i a o f F r e em a s o n r y , A r t i c l e Y e ll o .
GRA N D M A S T ER O F A L L S YM B O L I C L O DGES . 41
r ight han d .
c or n er G . at the l fte V . m ddl
i e tr i ~
angl e, at the ap e x ,
H . at the r ight P . at the l e t. f
H . a ; in ner one, at the ap ex T . at the r ight T .
3 at
the l e t Z f . In the c en r e O f
t the inner one in the
tetr agr am m atonf
’
1 8
and acr oss it f r om l
be ow u p war d s,
the wor d s F iat L ax .
T R A CI N G B O ARD -
The tr ac ing oar b d is an Octagon
q d d q
.
with
‘
a s u ar e r aise on each o f fiv e si es, an d an e u i

l ater a l tr iangl e on ea ch o f the thr ee other s, with the
initial s of the twenty -
n in e vi tr u es of a m ason in the
c o r n er s o f the q
s u ar es an d tr iangl es . In the centr e of
the oc tagon the n ine gr eat l ights

ar e .
J EW EL —T he j l
ewe is gol , l i e the tr iangl e d k on the
ap r on, with the .
sam e wo r ds an d l tte e r s, or li k e the
tr ac in g b do ar .
B A T T ER Y -
Is one an d two ; 0 0 0 .
N ot e 21 8 .
“
T etr a gr a m m a ton In G r ee
v I t si gnifi es a wo r
. k d Of ou r d f “
JM v b f
.
l et t e r s . I t i s t he t i t l e g i e n by the T a l m u i st s to t he n a m e o f Go d
eho a h , whi c h in the o r ig inal H e r e w co ns i st s o f l e t t er s
’
ou r .
a c k ey s
’
Enc yc l op a edia of F r eem a sonr y , Ar ticl e T et r a gr a m m aton.
GRA N D MA STER OE A L L S YM OL
B IC L O DGES .
Ven er a bl e M as ter — ( noc s one.) K k

Gr an M aster d ‘
and b
r ethr en, the hou r has c o m e f or this Gr an L o ge d d
v d
t o con en e ; be p l ease to c l othe you r sel es and r e air
p v
t o you r stations
B
.
Ven er ab l e M as ter — r o ther Ju n ior D eac on, see that
d
the oor s ar e well tyl ed ( H e o be y )
s
b d d
. .
J u nior D ea con— Vener a l e Gr an M aster , the oor s

ar e d
u l y tyl ed
B d d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — r other S enior Gr an War en,

a sc er tain whether al l
p r ese n t ar e G r a n M as ter s ( S en d
d d v df
.
ior War en go es ar ou n , r ecei es the wor r om each

br other and r etu r ns to his station )
b d
.
S enior Wa den Vener a l e Gr an M aster , al l p r es

r —
ou t ha e p r o ev vd
them sel es Gr an M aster s v d
B d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — r other J u n ior G r an Deacon,

what c om p ose the r st m asonic s u ar e ? fi q
of
N ot e 21 9 — “
d
t he A n c i e nt a nd A c c ep t e d
Gr a nd M a st er d f d
Of
r ite
al l
T hi s
S y m bol i c L o g es .
eg r ee af o r s a
T he 2 otb
t ho r o u g h
d eg r ee
b d v
.
e xe m p l i fi c a t io n o f t he p hi l o so p hi c a l sp i r i t O f t he s y s t e m O f F r eem a so nr y
bj v
.
P h il o so p hy a nd M a so nr y , ei ng o ne an t he s a m e p r i nc i p l e . ha e t he
d k d
m i ss i o n t o a t t a i n— t he wo r shi p o f
dd
s
sa m e O ec t a nd “
t he G r e a t A r c hi t ec t
dv
i s c h ar g e b d d
o f t he u ni e r s e , a nd t he i s ent hr a l m e nt O f m a n i n H er e the c a n i a t e
wi t h t he r es p o n si l e u t i es O f i nst r u c to r O f t he g r ea t t r u t hs
.
d
Of
r e a so n , a fir m jd
t he u ni er sa l i t y O f M a so nr y , i ns p i r e
a n d r a t io na l
f b
u g m ent ,
b y a n u p r i g h t a nd e nl ig ht ene
a nd an a fi e c t i o na t e a nd l i er a l b
d d b dJ V
T hi s de g r e e b ear s t he s a m e r e l a t io n t o I ne f a l e M a so nr y
‘
p hi l a n t hr o p y .
t ha t the P a s t M a s t er s e ner a t i o n ,
’
eg r e e o es t o t he s y m ol ic e g r ee s
d b d d
.
Char i t y , G e ner o si t y , H er o i s m , H o no r , P a t r iot i sm , u st i c e , T o l er a t io n,
b
a n d T r u th
ar e d d
l u e a n d go l d
a r e i nc u l c a t e
d
.
d
T he
V b o y
T he p r es i i ng O ffi c er
i s c a l l ed a L o g e; t he ha ng i ng s
i s st y l e ener a l e Gr a n
d d
b d d
.
M a s t er , a nd i s s e a t e i n t he Ea s t A L o g e c a nno t b e O p ene wi t h
d d d
.
l es s t ha n n i ne m em er s. I n t h e Eas t i s a t hr o ne , a sc en e by ni ne s t ep s
b d d d b
,
a nd su r m o u nt e b y a c a no p y ; t he L o g e i s l i g ht e b y ni ne l i g ht s O f
w
b d j b bb f w w w
dv d
‘
y e l l o w a x . T h e a p r o n i s y e l l o , o r e r e a n d l i n e i t h l u e ; t he
s a sh i s O f roa y e l l o w a n d l u e r i o n p a ss i n g r o m t h e l e f t s h o u
. l e r
d d d
,
t o t he r i g ht h i p ; t he ewel i s a t r i a ng l e , O f g o l d hi ch i s eng r a e
‘
on ,
t h e i ni t i a l s O f t h e s a c r e wo r s .
—M a c o y s En c y c l op a e i a a nd D i c t i onar y
’
of F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e Gr and M a st er of a l l S ym bol ic L odges.

44 GRA N D M A S T ER O F A LL S YM B OL I C LO DGEs .
ye to attai n i n m asonr y ?
Gr a nd O t r a or L ight, the l ight Of l i er ty,

—
r ee b f
f
thou ght, r ee sp eech f or al l m an in k d f
r ee c o n sc ienc e,
f
r ee ac ti o n, within l aw, the sam e f or al l
B k
. .
Ve er a bl e M as ter r ethr en in the West, wha t see

‘ '
n —
y e to att ai n l Il m a son r
y ?
S enior War den L ight, the gr eat l ight of Go s di
— d ’
v in e tr u th, eter nal as him sel , and o f t

'
f u e, i m m or t al
as the Sou l
b
.
Ven er a bl e M aster — Aid m e then m y r ethr en to o”p en

d
this l o ge, that we m ay see the tr u e m asoni c l ight T O k
b
.
g et h er r e t h r e n
v
.
A ll ( G i th g )
‘
— e n
e s1
b
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — M y r ethr en, l et the gr eat l ights

d
O f the l o ge shine
dv
.
'
P u r su iv an t A an c es, l ights One o f the gr eat

l ights and r etu r n s ) L et en er ation f or the eity u r n v d b
d fi
.
in this l o ge as its r st gr eat l ight .
S enior D ea c on ( L ighting an other l ight ) L et the

—
f d d
.
l ight o f gener osity be l i te u p in this l o ge .
Gr an d O r a tor — L i h h L t h l i ht
( g t in
g an o t e r ) et e g
b z k
.
o f her o ism l a e l i e the day am ong u s .
Gr an d T r easu r er —
( g
L i h t in g an ot h e r ) L et th e
l v d f
.
ight O f hon or e er ir ec t ou r o otstep s .
Gr an d S ecr etar y ( L ightin g an other ) L et the l ight

—
d
.
O f p atr io tism shin e i n ou r sou l s a s in the l o ge .
J u ni or War den h r ) L et the gr eat

‘
L
( g
r i h -
t in g an o t e
l j b d
.
ight O f u stice u r n stea il y u p on o u r al tar s .
S enior War den ( L ighting another ) L et the gr eat

—
l l fi
.
ight O f to er ation dim the r es O f p er secu tion

V en er a b l e M as te r — L e t th e gr e at l ig h t o f tr u th
l
,
i l l m in e ou r sou s an d com p l ete the gr eat

li
( g ht s t ) i u
tr iangl es O f p er ec tion f
b
.
Ven er a bl e M aster T ogether -

r ethr en .
A ll Cl ap on e and two , 0 OO F iat L u x . .
Ven er a bl e M as te r —4— B r ethr en the n ine gr eat l ights

ar e b u r n in
g i n o ur o
g ld
e and it is duly open , be
seated.
C HAPTER XXXVI
T wEN Ti ET H DEGREE ; GRA N D MA STER OF A LL S Y M BOLIC
L O DGES oR A SS O CI A TE GRA ND MA STER
AD VI TA M .
[ P A S T MASTER] AL S O CA L L ED GRA N D MA STER or WIS

DO M
I N I Tl ATI O N
[ T h e nin e g r eat l i gh t s ha in g een e ti ng u iv

sh e th e b x d
v dd
,
S enior Deac on r etir es, in ests the c an i ate with the

'
c ol l ar an d ewel of a Gr anj d
P onti f an d the ewe o f a f j l
x d d
.
R ose Cr oi and l ea s him to the o or ]

K k
.
S en i o r D ea c o n—
( n o c s o n e an d tw o ; 0
J u nior D eac n o —
( F r o m w i th in n o c s t hr ee 0 0 0 ; k k
d k d
,
an d op en s t he oo r ) Who see s a m ission ?

d v
.
Se o n i r D ed o o n — A m ason, who ha ing attaine the

N ot e 22 0 -
Ad
“
V f b
it a m . [ S c o t c
d
h
x
M afs o n r
d dd
y ]
.
— T he
p r i nc i p l e o f li e
o fii c e
i
A m e c a n Gr an df d b v
( a d v i t am , f o r l i e ) h a s e en
L o g e s b y g i i ng t o P a s t G r a n
a o p te
d
t o a l i m it e e t e nt
M a st er s P a st M a st er s
in
bd d S f
.
r dg e s l i e m e m er s hi p wi t h r es t r i c t e
_
of ,
-
s u ff r a g e B u t i n S co t c h
.
M a so nr y a d v i t a m ha s i t s r o a e s t co p e ; i n so m e co u nt r i e s t he hi g hes t
”
V
.
o im e r i n t he i ns t i t u t io n ho l i ng h is O fi ce f or l if e . —M or r is s M a so nic
’
Di c t i ona r y , A r t i c l e A d
s
N ot e 221 . —“
v b
it eau .
d d d d v
Ki ng S o l o m o n ha s een a o p t e i n S p ec u l a t i e M a so nr y
a s t he t y p e o r
a c t er whi c h h a s
‘ '
So l o m o n s wi s o m
b
d xw d d v
r ep r es ent a t i e o f
d
een g i e n t o hi m
e c ee e
k wi s om
d
i n a c co r a n c e wi th t he c ha r
i n t he Fi r st B oo
t he wi s o m of
'
all
,
‘
o f Ki ng s ( i v
t he c hi l r e n o f t he e a s t
.
co u nt r y
zf w
a nd a l l t he is m of Eg y p t
d F o r he wa s wi s er t ha n a l l m en ;
‘
d b b v
, .
tha n Et ha n th e E r a hi t e , and H e m a n a nd Ch a l c ol a n d D a r a t h e so ns ,
o f M a ho l ; a n d hi s a s i n a l l t he n a t io ns r o u n a out
’
am e
dd b dk d W d
_ ,
.
I n a l l t he O r i ent a l p hi l o s o p hi es a c o nsp i c u o u s p l a c e ha s e en g i en
to wi s o m
su p p o s e
u po n Go d
.I n t he oo
W dd
c al le the
d
f d bf
i s om
d of S o l om o n,
to b e t he p r o u c t io n o f a H el l e ni st i c J ew i t i s sa i :
a nd t he s p i r i t o f
'
is o m c a m e to m e
( v ii 7 , ‘
I p r e er r e
,
her
bu t
I c al l e
e or e
.
f b k d b d
. .
’
sc e p t r es a nd t hr o nes a nd est ee m e r i c he s no t hi ng i n c o m p a r i so n o f her .
bf fl fl
‘
,
A nd a r t her O n i n t he s a m e oo . ( v i i 25 . she i s esc r i e as t he

r e a th o f t he p o wer o f Go d a nd a p u r e i n u e nc e [ e m a na t io n]
,
o wi ng
r om t he g l o r y o f t h e A l m i g ht y the b r i g ht nes s o f t he ev er l a s t i ng v
l ig ht the u ns t t ed m i r r o r o f t he d er o f Go d, a nd t he i m a e o f hi s
,
ok ey s Endycl op aedia of Fr eem a sonr y , A r t icl e isdom .

’ '
46 GRA N D M A STER O E A L L S YM BO L IC L O DGES .
‘
nineteenth dg e r ee d esir es t o be her e u a i e q l fi d t p id o r es e

o v er al l
bol ic l o ges
sym d ur e that he m ay stil l
a f th r d
v an c e i n m asonr
y
d
.
J u i r D ea c on I s it not thr ou
n o —
m er e e u r i os gh i l c
ity, or f or the sa e o f istin ction am on k d
s e o s a g hi f ll w th t
k
he m a es this r e uest ? q
S enior D ea c on I t is n ot
—
.
J u ior D ea c on Is he o f that nu m ber o f m ason s who,

n —
v d
ha in g attaine this egr ee, r ep ose ther ea ter in c on d f
d d
tente in ol en c e, in i f er ent to the e il s that df em an v d d
to be r e r esse ? d d
S enior D ea c on H e is not
‘ —
.
J u ni or D ea con I s he o f that c l ass o f m asons who

—
u tter b f
eau ti u l sentim ents an d
p r ess o n o ther s the
p e r
f or m an c e o f m asonic u ty, an d with that r em ain c on d
tent ?
S eni r D eac on f H e i s not
o — -
.
J u ni or D ea c o n I s he o f that cl ass o f m asons who

"
sp ar e their own p u r se an d l e y l i er al c on tr i u tion s on v b b

tho se o f o ther s, f o r wo r s o f char ity an d the wel ar e ofk f
the or er
“
d
S enior D ea c on H e is not
—
d
.
J u ni or D a c
e o n— I f he be on e o f these l et him sp ee
d
il y with r aw f or su ch we ha e her e no r o om , n o nee , v “
d
n o u se ; do you v
o u c h f o r him that he i s no ne o f these ?
S enior D eac on I do
—
.
J u nior D ea c o Then l et him wait with p atien c e u n

n—
b
til the V en er a l e Gr an M aster i s in or m e o f his r e d f d
qu est , and his an swer r etu r ne ( J u n io r D ea c o n c l o se s d
d d k k
.
the o or , go es to the Gr an M aster , n o c s thr ee ;

q
0 0 0, and the sam e u estion s ar e as e an d the l i e an kd k
swer s r etu r n e as d bf
e or e, exc ep fi the l ast )
dd d d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter L et the c an i ate be a m itte

v d d
.
J u nior D ea c on
“ —
( H a in g r etu r n e a n d o
p en e th e
-
d oor ) d
It is the or er o f the V ener abl e Gr an M aster , d
dd d d
.
that the can i ate be a m itte ( S e n i or D e a c on e n .
ter s with him and p l ac es him in the c entr e of the tr i

l l
'
ang e f o r m ed by the thr ee co u m n s su r r ou nding the .

47
‘
I Ni T i A Ti O N .
a lt ar and l ea v es him .
)
Vener a bl e M as ter — My b r other yo u v ft k
ha e o en nel t
bf e or e the al tar of m asonr y, and y ou now t d b f s an e or e
it a
gain,
en c l o se d in a gr eat tr iangl e f d by th
or m e r ee
gr eat c ol u m ns which su p p or t this l o ge What d . nam e
do you r ea d u
p o n the co u m l n in the S ou th ?
Candida te— To l er ation .
Vener a bl e M as ter — No m an has the ight to

r di t t
c a e
to an other in m atte s ofr el ie or b f f aith ; no m

’
an c an
say that he has p o ssession o f tr u th as he has o f a chat
When k
,
tel f or he
’
. m an
p er secu tes op inion s sa e,
u su r
p the psr er o ati e o f
g v God .
'
Do you a d m it the
l
.
tr u th o f these p r inc ip es ?
Can dida te — I do .
Vener a bl e M as ter — What nam e do you r ea d u

p on the
l
co u m n in the West ?
Candida te— Ju stice .
Vener a bl e Ma t M an shou l d ju ge other s as he d

’
s er —
j d f b v
,
u g es him sel ; el ie e o ther s ho n est an d sin c er e as he
b v
el ie es him se ; fin dlf
f or th eir ac ti on s the e c u ses that .
x —
he r ea d ily fi d f hi n s or s o wn , an d l oo k al ways f or a go o d
r ather than a bad m oti e v . Go d m a d e them c om m o n to
al l , an dh \
e who d enies j u stic e to his b r ot her or wr ongs
him in any m anner is u n t to l i e DO you r ec ogni e fi v . z
the tr u th o f these p r inc ip l es ?
Candi da te I do -
d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter What n am e do you r ea on the

—
N o t e 222
d b . O ne of the f
dd our d
c ar i na l v ir t i es , t he pr
b
a c t ic e
of whi c h i s i nc u l c a t e i n
d
ho w e m p ha t i c a l l y he h a s
t he
een
fir st
c har ge
e g r ee .
v v
pr
f
T he
p r i g h t p o si t i o n
to es er
m a so n
e an
who
u
r em e m
j
er s
f
i n a l l hi s
b
ea l i ng s wi t h m a n k i nd , ne er a il s ho u l d
to a c t
d
u s tl y to
’
hi m sel , to hi s
f x r et hr en , a nd to t he wo r l T hi s i s t he c o r ne r s to ne
o n whi c h a l o ne he c a n e p ec t t o er e c t a s u p er st r u c t u r e a l i e ho no r a l e
J
.
k -
b
d b d d I n i c o no l o g y ,
d
u s t i c e i s u su a l l y r ep
d d
’
to hi m se l a nd t o t he F r a t er ni t y .
r ese n t e a s a m a t r o n wi t h an a ge ey es , ho l i ng i n o ne ha n a s wo r
sy m
p l a nt e
bd
ol of
o n t h o
ng
db d
a n d i n the o t her a p a i r o f s c a l e s a t eq u i p o i se u
J u st i c e , a s il l u st r a t e
r o u n d a n d t,he o
i n t he fi r t
y u p r i g h —
B u t i n M a s o nr y t he t r u e
eg r ee ,
M a c k e
i s t he
y
’
s E n c y c l o
d
eet fi r m l y
p ae ia
f d
of Fr eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e J u sti c e.
48 -
GRA N D M A STE Ror A L L SY MBO L I C i O DGES .
co u m nl i n the East ?
Ca n dida te T r u th
—
d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — H e who l ies is a cowar ; no

"
fal sehoo d
c an be o ther than e il T o l ie e p r essly, or v x
b d b
.
by im p l ic ation, is ase an d ishonor a l e ; withou t tr u th

ther e c an be no ir tu e, an d he who p r o esses an op inion v f
d
he o es not enter ta in, or igin ates a al seho o and is a
‘
f d
d d v b d
.
sl an er er an d eser es to be r ande as su ch Do you

z
.
.
r ec ogni e the tr u th o f these in i l s ?

p r c
p e
Candida te— I do
k f
.
V er a bl e M as ter
en — Wil l you m a e them her ea ter
the r u l e of you r l i e, c on u ct an d c on er sation, l etting f d v
d
no in u c em ent ho we er str in ent
‘
g p e r su a e y ou to v d
s wer v f
them ?
e r om
Gan di da te —I will
K l l
.
Ve er a bl e M as ter
n — n ee then at the a tar and as
su m e the o l igatio n o f this egr ee
( T he bc a n i d dd ate
k f b
.
n eel s an d c ontr act s the oll owin o l i ation

g g ) .
ORL i GA Ti O N GRA N D M A S T ER O F A L L S Y M B O L TG L O DGEs .
I of m
y wn o if
n th
r ee
e p r es wil l an d ac cor d
v b
. .
,
enc e o f the Gr eat A r chitec t o f the U ni er se, do her e y

and her eon sol em nl
y an d s in c er el
y swear a n d t o ea ch
dv b f d
, ,
v v
N ot e 223 —
d
“
T r u t h. T r u th i s a
. i i ne a t t r i u t e a nd t he o u n a t io n
d
,
of e er y ir t u e T o b e go o a nd t r u e , i s the fir s t l es so n we a r e
d dv d d
.
t a u g ht i n M a so nr y
en e a o r
O n t hi s t he m e we c o nt e m p l a t e , a nd by it s
k
.
to r eg u l a t e o u r co n u c t ; i n u en c e by t hi s p r i nc i p l e hy p o c r i sy
d fl
i c t a t es
d
j
,
a nd e c ei t ar e u n n o wn i n t he l o g e ; si nc er i t y a nd p l a i n ea l i ng di s
f d j
-
t i ng u i sh u s , whil e t he he ar t a nd t o ng u e o i n i n p r o m o t i ng t he g ener a l
‘
wel a r e a nd r e o i c i ng i n ea c h o t her s p r o s p er i ty
,
— P r e st o n . " — Ma c oy s ’ ’
.
Enc y c l op a e ia a nd D i c t i ona r y of F r eem a s o nr y , A r ti c l e T r u t h.

N ote 224 — .
“
Gr a nd M a st er of all
d
S y m bol i c L o g e s . d ( V
ener a bl e M a i t r e
de t o u t e s l e s L o g es . T he t we nt i e t h
S c o t t i sh R i t e
d
T he p r es i di ng o fi c er i s st y l e
eg r e e i n
d f e n er a l e Gr a n M a st er dV bd
t h e A nc i ent a nd A c c ep t ed
d
d b
. ,
by t wo W a r ens i n t he wes t
.
a nd i s a ss i s t e T he eco r a t io ns o f t he
d
.
L o g e ar e l u e a nd y e l l o w T he o l d r i t u a l co nt a i ns so m e i nt er es t i ng
d v d d
.
in s t r u c t io ns r esp e c t ing the fi r s t a n d s e c o n T em p l e
f d d d
.
,
A m o ng the t r a i t io ns p r es er e b y t he p o s sesso r s o f t hi s eg r ee is
V
,
o ne whi c h s t a t es t ha t a t er t he t hi r T em p l e wa s es t r o y e by T i t u s,
Holy L and bb d d
t he s o n o f esp a s i a n ,
ei ng fi l l e wi th so r r o w, ep a r t e
fd v
.
r om d
t he C hr i st i a n F r ee m a so ns who we r e t hen i n t he
ho m e wi th t he e t er df d
v b db d vd
,
m i n a t io n of u i l i ng a o u r th a nd t ha t di v idi ng t hem sel v es i nt o f
d b
, ,
s e er a l o i es t hey i s p er se o er the a r io u s p a r t s o f Eu r o p e T he
b d bb d
.
,
g r ea t er nu m er went t o S c o t l a n a nd r ep a i r e t o t he t o wn o f Kil wi nni ng ,
d v d d dv d vd d
,
wher e t hey es t a l i she a L o dg e a nd u il t a n a ey a nd wher e t he r ec o r s

v d
,
of t he O r er wer e e p o si t e T h i s t r a i t io n p r es er e i n t he o r ig i n a l
x
.
r i t u a l s, is a s t r o ng p r e s u m p t i e e i e nc e t h at t he o we
er y
i t s e i s t en c e t o t he T em p l a r sy st e m of R a m sa y
”—
e g r ee
M a c k ey s Enc y c l o~
’
.
p a e d i a of F r eem a s o n r y , A r t i c l e G r a nd M a st er o f a l l S y m b ol i c L o dg e s .
INITIA TIO N
’
. 49
Gr an dM t as er her e p r esent, p r om ise an d v o w that I will

ne er v ve l r e a any o f the sec r ets o f this e r ee to any
g d
p er son or
p er sons, e c ep t t o one xul
y au th or i e to r e d zd
c eiv e them
Id f th t I will h
.
ther m or e p r om ise and swear

o ur a er e
f k
a ter m a e these ir tu es, whic h c om p o se v e v e m ason c th fi i
q
s u ar es an d thr ee m aso nic tr iangl es o s o e, e f thi l d g th
d
r u l e an d gu i e o f m y l i e, c on u ct an c on er sa on, f d d v ti
an d wil l en ea or t o e ten d v x d
an d inc r ease the p r ac tic e
o f them am ong m en ; an d p ar t icu l ar l y that m y step s
shall e er v dd
be gu i e and ir ec te by the n ine gr eat d d ”
l d
ights of a Gr an M aster , as I shal l her ea ter be in f
f or m e d
If th t I will l
.
ur ther m ise and swear

or e a p r o n ot r u e
m
v d
an d go er n m y l o ge in a hau ghty m anner , bu t wi l l
u se m y b d v
est en ea or s to p r eser e p eac e an d o r er an d v d
har m ony am ong the m em er s T o al l these an d those, b
I
.
do m ost sol em n l y an d sinc er el y p r om ise an d swear ,

d f
bin ing m ysel u n er no l ess a p en al ty than that o f d
d
being ishonor e an d esp ise by al l m asons d S o he pd d . l
m e Go d
b v
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — A r ise m y r other and r ecei e the

d d dd
.
signs, gr ip s an d wo r s o f this egr ee ( Can i at e

v f
.
r ises and r ec ei es the ol l owing ) .
i
’
E RST S I GN .
f ou r Squ ar es; r st by p l ac ing the

F or m fi
d fi l
/
r ight han on the hear t, the ng er s c o se
togethe r , thethu m sep ar ate, which m a es b k

two q
s u ar es ; sec on d l
by p ac ing the e l ft
han d on the l ip s, the thu m
-
sep ar ate,b
which m a es k a thir d q s u ar e ; thir d by
b r in in
g g the hee l s together , the f eet op en
on e s u are. q
50 GRA N D M A S TER OF A L L S Y M BO L I G L O DGEs.
S EC O N D S I G N .
Kneel do wn p l ace
b
,
the el o ws o n t he
‘
flo o r , t h e h e a d
do wnwar ds an d a
lit t l e incl ined to the
Second Sign, 20th Degr ee.
Cr oss the ar m s o n the br east , the

ar m o v er t he f
l e t , the finger s ext en ed d
an d c l o se t o gether , t he thu m b f o r m i ng a
s q u ar e, hee l s tou ching, which m ak es fiv e
T hir d Sign, 20th Degr ee.
JV B
.
—4 In som e r itu a s onl
.
-
y o ne l Sign is giv en instead

of the fir st t wo , a nd this is t o k neel on the r ight k nee,
t he l ef t ha n d being , w
r a isehi d
c h f o r m s t wo s u ar es ; q
t hen p l ac e the le t f bel o w o n t he l ef tk nee,fin er s e xt end
g
ed and c l o sed, t he thu m b f or m ing the s q u ar e, the head
downwar ds, som ewhat inc lined to the l ef t.
52 GRA ND MA STER or A LL S Y MBO LI C hono r s .
T O KEN O F I N TR O DU T O N C I .
[ Gi v en a ft er the Si gn
of intr o d u c tion ]
Ta k e each other s r i
’
ght
han d ,
the fir st finger on
the wr ist Jom t ; then as
you r
r eti e s l id e the han d
l g th th r
a on e o e
’
s ha d n
d w t th tip
o n o e of the
fig n er s .
N B . S oin e in the l ast to en s ue e on the other s

.
—
e k q z ’
d
wr ist, each r awing the other m ne tim es al ter nately,
an d r ep eating each tim e the wor Cyr u s d .
BA T T E RY b
The atter y i s thr ee str o es, by one and
-
k
two ; 0 00
‘
M AR C
Ni ne step s, each
H z —
f ” ’
’
f or m ing a s u q ar e .
P A S S W O RD z — J ek son
A N S WER z — S tol k in .
SA C RED W O RD z —
Ra z ah -
bel sijah
ll
.
Ven er a bl e M aster — ( Inv esting him with the co ar ,
j ewel an d ap r on ) as the p r esiding

’
offi c er
d f d
.
d
225 .—
dd db d wo r
“
N ot e J ek so n. isThi sou n i n t he F r e n c h Cahi er s o f
t he hi g h e g r e es
thi s a m o ng r el wo r
.
d
I t i s u n o u t e l y a c o r r u pt io n o f J a c q u e sso n , a nd
co m p o u n e of
J J
t he F r enc h J a c qu es a nd t he E ng l i sh
f
d d
so n , a n d m ea n s t he son o f
E wa r d
a m es , t h a t i s
t he P r e t en er , who wa s t he s o n, o f t ha t a
a m e s II I t r e e r s to C h a r l e s
ic a t e
,
a nd e i l e d
.
bd d d ,
x
d
m o nar ch
x d d
I t i s a si g ni fi c a nt r el i c o f t he sy s t e m a t t em p t e
.
d u c ed by the a her ent s o f t he ho u se o f S t u a r t , a nd b y whi c h t hey

'
t o b e i nt r o “
f
e p ec t e
of
d b d
t he P r et en er to t he t hr o n e o f Eng l a n
d d
to e nl i s t M a so nr y a s a n i ns t r u m e nt t o e f ec t t he r est o r a t io n
F o r thi s p u r p o se t hey h a d
b
Wd
.
.
a l t er e t he l eg en of t he t hi r deg r ee m a k i ng i t a p p l i c a l e to C ha r l e s
d d d
.
, ,
who , e i ng t he so n o f H’ enr i et ’t a’ f M a r i a t’he i o w o f C ha r l es I

‘
,
‘
wa s es i gna t e a s t h e w i o w s so n — M a ck ey s Eu cy c l op aed ia of Fr ee
.
m asonr y , A r t i c l e J ek so n.
IN IT IA TI O N . 53
of l dg a oit wil l be you r

e, ut
y t o i sp en se l ight a n d-
d d
k wl dg
no e e t o the r ethr en b
T hat u ty is not p er o r m e , .
'
d f d
q
‘
no r is that which the o l d char ges r e u ir e, that at O p en

'
ing and cl osing the Master sh l l giv

a e a l ec tu r e or
p or
tion ther eof f or the instr u ction of the b r ethr en . O n the

c ontr ar y that d
ty is f ar higher an d m or e im p or t ant,
u
a n d it b v
eho o es the M aster to be p r ep ar e to p er or m d f
d
it ; n or sho u l any on e ac c ep t the o c e o f M aster , u n til ffi
q f
by ac u aintan c e an d am il iar ity with the histo r y, m o r a s l
a n d p hil o sop hy o f m ason r y, he is tte to enl ighten an d fi d
instr u c t his b r ethr en . T hat you m ay ev er r em em ber
that d
ty, you wi l now p r o c ee sym
u l d b olic al l y to p er or m f
it by r estor ing to u s the Sp l en or d of ou r n ine gr eat
lights in m asonr y
B r other S enior Gr an dW d ar en, let the g r eat l ight of
v ener ation shine in ou r l dg

o e .
( The M a ster n ow go es
t o the East an d the S enior War d en c on d u c ts the c an di

date onc e d
the l o ge, wal ing o er the c r oss
ar ou n d k v
d
S wo r s, which ay on the
l o or etween the c ol u m ns o f fl b
ju stic e an d the tr ac ing oar , an d b the al tar of in c ense
y b d
ta to t he nor th west l ight o f the tr iangl e, which the
p
-
c an i atedd ights l
He is then c on u c te u p t o and
. d d
f ac ing the a tar of o l igation ) l b .
Ven er abl e M aster — The ight l h

s i nes, l et u s ap
p l d au
m y b r ethr en
A ll—
( Cl ap thr ee ; 0 L u x Est .
Vener a bl e M t ( T o c a n i ate ) S
as era
—
y a ter m e dd f
b
.
‘
oth er : S o l et the l ight o f V ener ation shine in

m y r
m e .
0 an dida te
’
Rep eats )
d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — Br other e

S enio r Gr an War den,
l et the gr eat light o f shine in ou r l o ge d
N ot e 226 Ho we er
.
-
“
v f v
r e em a so ns m a y
h
i n o t her t hi ng s the m o s t s e er e c r i t i c i s m
,
f a l l sho
c a n no t
r t of t hei r p r o f essions
eny t he i r p r o fic ienc y d
in h r ty
c a i — Mor r is s Masonic Dictiona r y, A r t icl e Char i ty .
.
’ “
54 G RA N D M A S T ER o n A L L . S YM B O L I C L onans .
( S en ior War d en c on du c ts c an d id t b f a e as e o r e, an d he
l ights that l ight an d is c on d tdb k)
uc e ac .
Ven er a bl e M aster — T he l ight shines, l et u s ap p l au d

m y b r ethr en.
A ll—
( Cl ap thr ee;
Ven er abl e M as tew— S ay a ft

er m e . m
y h r other : So
l et the light o f C h ar i ty s h in e i n m e .
C a n did a t e— R
( p e ea t s )
Ve n er a b l e M
'
a s te r — r o the B
r S e n io r G r a n W a r en , d d
l et th e g r e a t l ig h t o f G en er o sit y s h i n e i n ou r l o g e d .
co n u c ts d
c a n i a te a s dd e o r e an d bf
c au ses h i m t o l igh t th e th ir l ig ht ) d .
Ve n er a bl e M as t
-
e r — J l
‘
h e l ig h t shi nes,
l et u s ap p l au d
m y b r ethr en .
Cl th 0
A ll —
( ap r ee ;
l
Ven er a b e M as ter — S ay a ft er m e m y br other : S o l et
r eat l ight of Gener o sity shine in m e.

the g
0 an dicla l e ( p
R
‘
e ea t s
B d War d en
.
b l M t — r other S enior Gr an
Ven e r a e a s er ,
l et the gr e a t l ig h t o f Sm Shine in fl ou r d
l o ge .
( S en ior W ar d en c on d u cts an d c au ses him to l ight
the f th l
ou right )
d
.
l i ht shi nes, l et u s a p p l au
M t — T h
-
Ven er a bl e as er e g
y b r ethr en .
C l ap thr ee ; 0
A ll—
(
Ve n e r a b l e M a s t er — S a y m
'
f te r m e m y r o t h er : S b
o
l i h t f H i m s hi n e in m e
m ay the o e r o s
g
.
Ca n di da t — R
( p e a t s )
B d d
e e
V en e r a b l e M a s t er — r o th e r S en i o r G r a n W a r en ,
h f H h in i n \ o u r l o dg e
t l i t o n o r S e .
h
fif
o
l et t e g r e a g
( S enio r Wa r en cd a u
:
s e s h im to
h
l ig.h
h
t
i
t h e
l t
th l ig h t
M t — T h l ig t s n e s e u s
Ven er a bl e a s e r e ,
I N I T IA TI O N .
Ven er abl e M as ert— S ay a ft er m e m y b r other : So

m aythe l ight of H on or shin e in m e.
Ca n di da te R ep eats .
)
Ven er a bl e M as ter —
B r other S enio r Gr an d War d en
d
,
l et the gr eat light of P at r iotism shine in o u r l o ge .
( S en ior War en c on du ct s an d
d c au ses him t o l ight the
'
x
si th light ) .
The l ight shines, l et us a
pp au l d
m y b r ethr en .
A ll —
( p
Cl a thr ee ; 0
Ven er ab le M t S ay as er — a ft er m e m y ,
b r other : So
m a
y th l
e g i ht o f P atr io ti sm Shine in m e
.
Can di da te— R
( pe eats )
Ven er a bl e M t as er — B r other S en ior Gr an d War d en ,
l et the gr eat l ight of J u stic e shin e in ou r l o ged .
( S en io r War den c au ses him to l ight the se v enth light ) .
Ven er a bl e M ast er — The l ight shines, l et us a

pp l au d
m y rbeth r en ”
A ll —
( Cl ap thr ee ; 0
Ven er a bl e M S ay a ter m e m y r other : S o

as ter — f '
b
m ay the l ight o f J u stic e shine in m e .
Ca n dida te R ep eats .
Ven er a bl e M as ter — r o ther

”
B
S enior Gr an War en, d d
l et the gr eat l ight o f T ol er ation shin e i n ou r l o dge .
( S enio r
-
War d en c on d u cts an d c au ses him to l ight the

eighth l ight .
)
Ven er a bl e M as ert— T he l ight Shines, l et us a
pp l au d
m
y b r ethr en .
All —
( Cl ap thr ee ; 0
( Vener a bl e Ma
S ay a ter m e m y r other : S o
s ter — f b
m a y the l ight o f T ol er ation Shine in m e .
Can di da te R ep eats ) .
Vener abl e Mas ter Br other S enior Gr and War den,

—
YM
'
56 GRA N D M A S T ER o n A L L S B O L I C L o Ds ES .
l et the gr eat light . of T r u th shine ino u r l o ge d .

( S e
n i or War d en c h im t o l ight the n inth light )

au ses -
Vener a bl e M as ter The light Shines, l et u s app l au d

—
m y b r ethr en .
A ll —
( Cl a
p thr ee ; 0
Ven er a bl e M as ter — S ay a ft er m e m
y br other : So
m a
y v
the D i ine l ight o f T r u th Shine in m e,
Can dida teé ( Rep eats ) -
Ven er abl e M as ter —

S eal now, an d p er f ec t yo u r obli
dM t S ym bolic L o
'
gati o n as Gr an as er o f al l dges ; r ep eat

a fter m e: ( C d i d tan a er e eats as
p ol l ows :) f
Vener a bl e Master e A r id when these gr ea t l ght i s
c ease to il l u m ine m
y sou l , dir ect m
y c on d u ct a nd g id
”
u e
any f ootste s, m ay
p I fl,
a se m ason an d f aithl e s s m an,
c ea se to exist an d be r em em ber e d onl

y to be d es
p ise d .
S o hel p m e Go d .
Ven er a bl e M as ter — B r ot her

“
S enior Gr an d War d en ,
y ou will n ow gi v e the c an d id ate an e xp l ana tion of the

tr ac ing b d -
o ar .
(
'
S eni or
‘
War d en “
d
con u cts hi m [
to
tr ac in g b d -
oar .
S enior W ar den— My b r other ,

b h l d th
e o e fiv e gr eat
N o t e 221 — “
T o b e goo d
a nd t r u e i s the fir s t l es so n we a r e tau g h t i n
d d v
M a so nr y .
t o r eg u l a te o u r
d
co n u c t d
O n t hi s t he m e we co nte m p l a t e , a nd b y i t s
H ence , whi l e i n u enc e
k
i c t a t es en e a o r
by t hi s p r i nc i p l e fl d d
d f j
. ,
hy p o c r i sy a nd e c ei t a r e u n no wn am o ng u s , s i nce r i t y a nd p l a i n ea l i ng
j
' ’
i s t i ng u i sh u s , a nd t he he ar t a n d to ng u e o i n i n p r o m o t i ng ea c h o ther s
wel a r e a nd r e o i c i ng i n ea c h o t her s p r o s p e r i t y "—
M or r is s M aso ni c
’ ’
.
-
Di c t i on a r y , A r t i c l e T r u t h.
k d
N ot e 228 — “
T r a c ing B oa r d. The s am e a s a F l oor Cl ot h, which "
. - -
see.
— M a c ey ’ s Enc y cl op a e ia of F r eem a sonr y , A r t ic l e Tr a c ing B oa r d. -
N ot e
b 229 —
“
F l o o r Cl ot h. A
. r a m e wo r
-
of fd
o ar k b b dd
or c a n a s , o n whi c h
-
v
v d b f
.
t he e m l e m s o f a ny p a r t i c u l a r eg r e e a r e i ns c r i e f o r t he a ssi s t a nc e
“
b d d fl d
,
of t he M a s t er i n g i i n g a l e c t u r e I t i s so c a l l e o r m er l y it
“
e c a u se
k
.
wa s t he c u sto m t o i nsc r i e the se es i g n s on t he oo r of

"
t he L o g e
r oo m i n c ha l , whi c h wa s wi p e o u t whe n t he L o dg e wa s c l o sed It i s .
‘ ‘
-
t he sa m e a s t he C a r p e t ,
’
or T r a c i ng B o a r d.
’
— Ma ck ey s Enc yc l odaedia
’
-
of Fr eem asonr y, A r tic l e Fl oor Cl oth -

,
INI T I A TIO N . 57
q
S u ar es, and thr ee gr eat tr ian gl es of m o
as n r
y com
p d
o se f l l w as o o s:
Th S q t th b tt
e f th O t g
u ar e th t a e o om o e c a on a su r
d th I ff b l
r ou n s d th e v l tt f th ne a e n a m e, an e se en e er s o e
w d with whi h h
or s t d l ight f P d T c e c r ea e o ru enc e, em
b
,
2 “
p C
er an c e, h tity d S i ty as an o r e
F i t Sq
.
rs th ight ; f H i F
u ar e on e r o er o sm ,
1r m ness,
Eq i ity
u an m d P ti an a en c e.
Fi t S q rs th l ft f P b ity H
u ar e on Fi d l e e , o ro ,
onor , e
“
ity an d P u n c tu al ity .
N ote
sig ni fi c a nc e ,
230 .
m or e
T r i a ng l e .
a r io u s v
T her e i s no s y m o l m or e i m p o r t a nt i n it s
i n i t s a p p l i c a t io n or m o r e ge ne r a l l y i f u se
b df d
f f
,
thr o u g ho u t t he who l e sy s t e m of F r eem a so nr y t h a n t h e t r i a ng l e An .
e a ni na t io n o f i t , t her e or e , c a n no t a i l t o b e i n t er es t i ng t o t he M a so ni c
gé
s u ent
q
T he eq u il a t er a l t r i a ng l e a p ea r s to ha e p
b
ee n a o p t e by n e ar lyv bal l d d f
or e m a na t io ns , an d he n c e
d b
the na t i o ns o f an t i u i t y a s a sy m o l o f t he D ei t y i n so m e o f h is o r m s
b J b
p r o a l y , the p r e a i l i ng i n u enc e o f t hi s v .
fl
d d
,
sy m ol wa s c a r r i e i n to t he ewi sh sy s t e m wher e the y o d wi t hi n t he ,
i ng l e wa s m a e t o r e p r e s e nt t he T et r a g r a m m a t o n , o r sa c r e
ga
na m e o f
0 i
vd v d b d
D W N a sh ( F r eem . M a , i v
v g
‘ ’
T he eq u i l a te r a l t r i a ng l e , s ays B r o . . . .
‘
i e we i n t he l i g h t o f t he o c t r i ne s o f t ho se who g a e i t c u r r en c y
as a
f
i i ne sy m o l
c o n t a i ne r of
r e p r e s ent s the
a l l “ t h l ng s a s o ne a nd
bd k
i n i i si l e d v
G r ea t F i r s t C a u s e
b
v b
t he c r ea t o r a nd
m a n i es t i ng hi m s e l in fv ,
f
dd
.
, ,
a n i nfin i t y o f o r m s a n d a t t r i u t e s i n t hi s i si l e u ni er se
’
d b d
.
A m o ng t he Eg y p ti a ns , t he ar n es s t hr o u g h whi c h t he c a n i a t e f o r
ini t i a t io n wa s m a e t o p a ss wa s s y m o l i z e
q
b y t he t r o wel
M a so ni c i m p l e m e nt whi c h i n t hei r s y s t e m o f hier o g l y p hi c s h a s t he o r m
a n i m p o r t a nt
d d f ,
fd x v
,
of a t r ia ng l e T he e u i l a t e r a l t r i a ng l e t hey c o n si er e as t he m o s t
dv fb d
.
p er ec t o f fig u r e s , a n d a r e p r ese nt a t i e o f t h e g r e a t p r i nc i p l e o f a ni
m ate e i s t enc e , e a c h o f
m e n t s o f c r e a t io n
c l o p a edi a of
i t s s i es r e er r i n g t o o ne o f t he t hr e e
t he a n i m a l ,
eg et a l e
F r eem a so nr y , A r t i c l e T r ia ng l e .
a n d m i n er a l
,
— M a c ey s Enc y
’
,
ep a r t
. k
dd N ot e 23 l I n t he .
“
er y e a r l i es t c a t e c h i sm
-
v o f th e l a s t c en t u r y of the
q k
q v f
,
ate o f 1 725 we fi nd t h e a n s wer t o t he u e s t io n, H o w m a n y m a e a

q
,
‘
L o g e ? is G o d a n d t he S u a r e , wi th fi v e o r se e n r ig ht o r p er ec t
v dd q v
M aso ns G o d a n d th e S u a r e r el i g io n a nd m o r a l i t y b e p r es e nt
d
’
m u st
f d d d
. , ,
in e er y L o g e a s g o er n i ng p r i nc i p l e s S ig ns a t t h a t e a r l y p er i o we r e
b
.
q
to be m a e b y s u a r e s , a nd t he
be t he B i l e , Co m p a s s a nd S u a r e
u r ni t u r e o f t he L o g e wa s ec l a r e to
d
vd d v b
.
q k
In a l l r i t e s a n d i n a l l l a ng u a g es whe r e M a so nr y ha s p e ne t r a t e
S u ar e h a s p r es e r e i t s p r i m i t i e s ig nifi c a t io n a s a s y m o l o f m o r a l i t y
—M a c ey s Enc y c l o p a e i a o f F r e em a s o nr y , A r t ic l e S q u a r e.
’
t he ,
N ot e 23 2 W Th e
. q -
“
er shi p q a s t er i s r e u i r e p u l i c l y to ec l a r e in d bd d
xv J W d f d b
,
‘
t he c er em o ny o f hi s i nst a l l a t io n , tha t he wil l gu ar a g a i ns t i n t em p e r
u nio r en i s c ha r g e t o s ee t h a t t he r e t hr e n
’
a nc e a nd e c es s T he ar
x v d bj
.
‘ t h e p u r p o se s o f r e r e s hm e n t i nt o i nt em p er a nc e a n d
do no t co n e r t
F i na l l y , t h i s i c e i s m a e a p r o m i n e nt s u e c t o f m a so ni c p en
’
e c ess
~
.
e l ti e s — M or r is s M a soni c D ic t i on ar y , A r t i c l e T em p er a nc e .
’
b
.
d t ha t ther e wa s a n a nc i ent m a r l e
d d
“
N ot e 233 . — No el ( Dic t . F ab . ) says
at
d
R o m e c o n sec r a t e
d
fi g u r e s c l a sp i ng e a c h
to the go d F i di u s o n whi c h wa s
o t her s h a n s a s t he r ep r es e n t a t i es o f
’
ep i c t e t o
H o no r a nd
,
v w
w
bd
Tr u t h ,
M a so nr y
r i g ht
w
han
d
i t hou t
bd d f hi c h ther e c a n b e no fi el i t y no r t r u t h a m o n g m e n
o r r o wi ng i t s i ea s
t he s y m o l o f
r om
F i el i t y
t he a n c i e n t p o et s . a l so m a k es t he
— M a c k ey s Enc y c l op a edia of F r ee
’
.
.
m as o nr y , A r t i c l e F i es .
58 G RA N D M A STER or A L L SY M R M G L GDG RS G .
U p p er S q u ar e on the r ight ; of Disinter estedness,

M er cy, F or gi v en ess an d F or b ear ance .
U p p er S q u a r e on the l e t f of Char ity, K d

in ness, Gen ?
er osity an d Li b er al ity.
T r iangl e on the r ight ; o f Gr atitu e to Gad, d l v

o e of
m an ki d
n an d c on fid en c e in hu m an n atur e .
f dv d
,
T r iangl e the l e t ; o f V en er ation, e o te ness and

on
p at r io tism ; V ener ation o f G o d D e o te ness to G o d v d

f f d d v
, ,
am ily an d r ien and ar ent l o e f or ou r c ou ntr

y
f T th whi h i l d k
.
T r iangl e at the top ; o ru c nc u es F r an

w
,
ness, P l ain eal ing an d d ity ; J u stice sinc er

hich ih
c l u des E u ity an d q m
p ar t ial ity a n I
d
'
T o l er at io n “
Vener a bl e M as ter —
r o ther B
S en ior Gr an War en, d d
y o u w il l n o w c o n u c t th e c a n id at e t o t h e p o st o f dd '
H on or (.S en io r War en sea ts him d o n t h e r igh t o f th e

m aster )
B d v
.
Ven er abl e M as t er — r other Gr an O r ator ,you ha e

the fl o or .
DI S CO U RS E B Y GRA N D O RA TO R .
My b r other
G r a n M a st
aser o f a l l dS y m o l ic L o e
g ,s b d
d
,
'
it is you r esp ec ial u ty t o aid in r estor ing m asonr y to

v
its p r im iti e p u r ity; Y ou ha e ec o m e an i nstr u c tor v b
d d I d
.
M asonr y l ong wan er e 1 n er r o r n stea of 1 m

p r o v in
g
d d f v
.
it e en er ate it r im iti e Sim p l i c ity an d r e

g r om s p
t r ogr a ded towar a S y stem , d i sto r te b y st u i it
p d
y a n d d d
i gn o r an c e, whic h, u n a l e to c on str u c t a b eau ti u l m a b f
d
c hin e m a e a c o m p l ic ated on e L ess than two hu n r e d d
z
.
l
s
y e ar s a o its or
g g an i a t io n w a s i m
p l e a n d a t ogethei
m o r al ; its em b
l em s, al l ego r ies an c er em on ies e asy to be
d d
u n er sto o , an d their p er so n an d o ec t r ea il y to be bj d ‘
seen It was then c on ned to a er y sm al nu m er o f fi v l b

dg
.
e r ees
I vt d i v t v t d th t p i itiv
.
nn o a or s an n en or s o er u r n e a r m e
i p l i ity
s m Ig
c g g d i th w k f k i
n or an c e en
g a e n e or o m a n
dg d t ifl d g wg w ; d p t d d
.
e r ees an r y t
es an e a s an r e en e m s er
60 GRAND M ASTER or A LL SY MBO L I C I ODdES.
“
'
.
,
f
L o ty titl es, ar itr ar il y assu m e b d ,
a nd to which the
v
in entor s had not c o n esc en e to d dd attac h any e xp l an a
tio n that Shou l d q ac u it them :

of the f ol l
y of assu m ing
tem p or al r an , p ower an d ti tles o f no k b il ity, m a d e the
d
wor l l au gh and the initiates eel asham f e d . S om e o f
the tit l es we stil l
bu t they ha e, with u s, m ean r etain, v
1 ngs entir el
y c on sistent w ith that sp ir it of e u al ity q
f
which is the ou n ation and p er em p tor y l aw of its be d
ing of
y al l m asonr .
T he Kn ight, with u s 1 S he w v d
‘
ho de otes his han , his

hear t, and his br ain to the sc ience o f m asonr y, an d p r o
r
f esses him sel f th w e s o r n sol di i f t c o r u th. The P r ince

” 7
is he who a1 m s to be c e , r s , l ea er , am ong his

.
hi f fi t d
q
e u al s, 1 n V1 r tu e a n d goo ee s dd d
v d
.
“
is he who, one of an o r er whose
8
The S o er eign ~ -
m em b
er s ar e al l S o er eign s, i s su p r em e o nl y
‘
ec au sev b
the l aw an d c onstitu tio n s ar e so which he a m inist er s, d
and by whic h he, l i e e er y r other
,
i s go er ned k v b v .
T he titl es P u issant, P otent, Wise an d Vener abl e,ih

dic ate that p ower o f ir tu e, intel l igenc e and wis om , v d
which those ou ght to str i e to attain who ar e p l ac e in v d
w d d
N ote 237 .— P r inc e. The
xd v
'
“
at t a che a s a t i t l e to
P r inc e is no t
“
or
dJ
a ny M a so ni c o fii c e b u t i s p r e fi
, e as a p a r t o f t he ‘ na m e t o s e er a l
eg r e es , a s P r i n c e o f t he R o y a l S e c r e t , P r i nc e o f R o s e Cr o i , a nd P r i nc e
v x d
v
of er u sa l e m . I n a l l o f t hese i ns t a nc e s i t see m s t o co n ey so m e i ea o f
so er e i g nt y i nhe r e nt i n t he c ha r a c t er o f t he eg r ee T hu s t he P r i nc e o f d d
f vd v
.
t he R o y a l S e c r et as w
t he u l t i m a t e a n d . o f c ou r se, co nt r o l l i ng egr ee
of
i t ha s b
ee n t r a ns er r e f xd
t he R i t e o f P er ec t i o n, whenc e , sho r n , ho we er , o f i t s so e r e i g nt y ,
t o t he A nc i ent a nd A c c ep t e
d
S c o t t i sh R i t e T he
’
d .
P r i nc e o f
p o s i t io n , wa s o r i g i na l l y a n i n ep e n ent eg r e e , a nd d d
R o s e C r o i , a l t ho u gh ho l i ng i n so m e R i t es a s u bo r i na t e
d
t he r e p r esent a t i e v”
of
k
R o s i c r u c i a n M a so nr y
d
I t i s s t i l l a t th e hea d o f t he F r enc h R i t e
.
M a c ey s Enc y c l op a e ia of F r eem a s onr y , A r t icl e P r ince.

’
. .
N ot e
v dx 23 8 — .
“
Sov er e ig n . An ep i thet
vd
wer e i n e st e wi th s u p r em e p o wer o er i n er io r o nes ; a s S ov er eig n P r i n c e
t ai n
f d
hi ch
a p p l i ed »t o
eg r ees
'
w c er
of
so m e
R o s e Cr o i , whi c h i s t he h i g hes t
o t her
t r o l l i ng dv R i t es
eg r ee o f
a nd ,
t he A nc i e nt a nd A c c ep t e
v
eg r ee o f t he F r e n c h R i t e a nd o f
S o e r eig n I n sp e c t or G ener a l , whi c h i s t he c o n
R it e So m e d
eg r ees
-
o r igd b d
b f d v v xd
. ,
i n a l l y S o er e i g n i n t he R i t es i n whi c h t hey we r e fi r st es t a l i s he in .
ei ng t r a n s er r e t o o t her i
R i t es ha e l o st t hei r s o e r e i g n c ha r a c t er ,
b d
,
bu t s t il l i m p r o p er l y r e t a in t he n a m e T hu s t he R o se C r o i eg r e e o f
dJ v x
.
t he S c o t t i sh R i t e , whi c h i s t her e o n l y t he ei g ht eent h a nd s u o r i n a t e
d v i
,
to t he t hi r t y t hi r -
or S u p r em e C o u n c i l s ti l l r e t a i n s e er y whe r e
,
e c ep t ,
i n t he So u t her n u r i sd i c t io n o f t he U ni t e S t a t es the t it l e o f So er e g n ,
P r i n c e o f R ose C r o i x — M a c k ey s Ency c l op aedia o f F r eem a sonr y , A r t 1 c l e

.
’
,
. ‘
i
S ov er e1 gn. x
I NI T I A T I O N . 61
high o ffi
by the su f r age of their
ce r ethr en, f b ”
and al l
other titl es an d esign ations ha e an esoter ic m eaning, d v

d q
co nsistent with m o esty an d e u al ity, and which those
wh iv th
o r ec e h l d f l ly
e em d t d S ou u un er s an
l d g it i y d ty t i t t y
.
A M t s f as er o a o e, s ou r u o ns r u c ou r
b th th t th y
re r en a ll e y t
ar e t l a so m an c on s an esson s,
t hi g th l f ty q l ifi ti whi h qi d f
‘
ou c n e o ua ca on s c ar e r e u r e o
wh l i th l y id l g w g w
,
th ose o c a m d t em an no m er e e e -
a s
id i l
,
w or n i n i it ti
r cu ou s f th ti m wh th
a on o e m es en e
N bl s d th p p l
'
o ed th P i t w an e st r es s er e m a er s an e eo e
l v
S a es, a nd th t i ll t a y n a th K i g h t t h
rue m asonr e n e
P tiff d th S v
, ,
ig
2 39
on th P i e r n c e, b t th
an e o er e n, ar e u e
fi t q d l
,
r
240
rs g th
am on i l d t
e r h C e u a s, an th t h e o on, e c o
i g n d th j w l b t y b l
an e e ed bl u f th
s m i o s an em em s o e v r
t q i ed f ll g d
u es r e u r o a Th M oo k l m asons. e ason nee s
no l g on t p er t hi p titi
o r esen f d itta s t e on or a m n c e, or o
iv th l g t
.
r ec e e w “
e an s er no hi p on i er o a m an as
‘
s su er or ,
Wh i b t hi b th ,b t t hi G d t wh h p
o s u s ro er u o s o o om e a
d
‘ ,
p l
ea s f o t h ti
r t f h i
e r eci t t i u d
eo w h i d s n en on s, an o se a
h e as k t abl hi t k p hi v w N n i d
s o en e m o ee s o s . o o e s eb
kx b d b d f W
N ot e 239 W .
—“ ha t is the
d d
m ea ni ng o f
‘ on t i
fi fi?
p
’
m ea ns b r i g e
‘
P o nt i ff
’
vv v f b x
,
m a er ,
r i l er
i ge u hy a r e . t he y c a l l e i n t ha t wa y ? H er e i s
t he e p l a n a t io n o f t he a c t : I n t he er y fi r s t y e a r s o f t he e i s t e n c e o f
x
R o m e , a t a t i m e o f whi c h we ha
b v
_
e a er y a u lo u s h i s t o r y a nd b u t
d v
‘
f e w e i s t i ng m o nu m ent s , t he l i t t l e t o wn o f R o m e -
t u il t o n s e en
v v
,
b il l s as is g e n e r a l l y s u pp o se — t her e a r e el e e n t he m no w ; t hen
d f f d k
,
t he r e we r e w i t hi n t he t o wn l es s t ha n s e e n , e e n— t ha t ,, l i t t l e t o wn
‘
'
ha d a g r e a t
hi l l s t ha t we e o
ea l
r
to
u t
ear
f d
o f Jt
r om
o w n — t he b dv J J
an e ne m y whi c h sho u l
a ni c u l u m —
i s hig her t ha n t he o t her s, a nd r o m t ha t hil l a n e n e m y c o u l
e c a u se
t a e o ne o f t he
t he a ni c u l u m
e r y e a sil y
u lum d f
t hr o w s to nes fi r e . o r a ny m ea ns o f
d f
wa s sep a r a t e
,
r om b e s t r u c t io n i nt o t he t o wn
t he t o wn b y t he T i er
v b d
T he
T he n t he fi r s t ne c es
a ni o .
b d b d v b d bS d k
. .
w
t ha t l l t t l e t o wn o f R o m e
.
s i t y f o r t he e e nc e o f a s to h a e a r i ge .
a woo e n
’
T hey ha d u ilt r i g e o er t he T i e r a nd a g r e a t p o i nt o f
d d d v
,
i nt e r es t t o t he t o wn wa s , t ha t t h i s r i ge ho u l be ep t a l wa y s in
g oo
dk d
o r e r , so t ha t a t a ny m o m en t t r oo p s c o u l
-
t he sp e c i a l g eni u s o f t he R o m a ns , o f whi c hw v p a ss o e r
e ha e o t her i nst a n c es
T hen wi t h
t hey
. ,
b d d d f
,
o r a i ne , c u r i o u sl y eno ug h , t h a t t he m en who wer e a c o r p o r a t io n t o
t o t he df
t a e c a r e o f t ha t
e enc e o f t he to wn d
r i g e s ho u l
dddb e s a c r e ; t ha t t hei r
s ho u l
b d
b e co nsi e r e
k d u nc t io n , ne c e ss a r y
ho l y ; t ha t t hey sho u l
dw b d k
‘
,
b e p r i es ts ; a n d t he hi ghest o f t he m wa s c a l l e the hi g h r i g e m a er
‘
d d
.
So i t ha p p e ne tha t t her e was i n R o m e a co r p o r a t io n o f r i g e m a er s

w
p o nt i fice s —
bec a u se in t ho se df
of
f
ho m
f
t he h e a
w
a y s hi s l i e a n d the l i e o f hi s co m p a nio ns d
wa s t he m o s t s a c r e o f a l l R o m a n s
a s de e m e
ne c ess a r y to the s a e t y o f t he t o wn
fd x x
“
’
1
.
A nd thu s i t i s t ha t t he t it l e o f P o nt i e M a i m u s a s s u m e d by t he
”
‘
,
P o p e o f Ro m e, l i t er a l l y m e a ns t he G r a n M
B r idg e B u il der . — ack ey s ’
m
.
Ency ol cp aedia of Fr eem a sonr y , A r ticl e P onti fi .

N ot e s4o.
d The Masonic decor at io n w
hi ch in Eng ish s c al l ed
the c o l l a r is s t y l e b y the Fr enc h M a so ns the cor don, m
,
cl opaocl is of Fr eem asonr y, r cle ( 011 19119

A ti 2
” M
l
ack ey g Fnc y‘
i .
-
62 GRA N D M A S T E R on ALL
“
sv i us o m o L O DGES .
g ra d d e by b d i g h i en k t nG d t s t h neel t to o a e a ar or o
iv f k ighth d B ya d d D ,
r ec e th h
e e on or o n oo as a r an u
Q u esc l i k nl t Tne k l f th p p o n ee ora y o er ur o ses m

'
son r
d q
.
, .
o es no t r e u ir e
l dg y wil l th fo b x d
.
A M t s f
as er o a o e, ou er e re e e c ee
i gl y
n f l th t
c ar e u
“
d id t i y d g b
a n o c an a e n an e r ee e re
q i d t b it t y d g d ti wh t v
u re o su m o an e rah a on a e er as as
b t f th d g
,
een h th
oo m u c t i e c u s om n som e od e e r ees, an
t k it
a e t i
as a c er d i fl x ibl a n an l t whi h th n e i e ru e o c er e s
no x p ti th t
e ce o n, y q a i m f
aso n r re u
y r es o no m an , an
thi g t whi h
n o K ight d g tl
c a n an t h en em an c an n o on or
a bly d with t f l i g t g d h il i t d b
‘
an ou ee n ou ra e or um a e , su
m it
d
.
A M t s as er ,
y w i l l t h t
ouh w h ea c
y o se o ar e u n er ou
fi d
,
,
an d t wh o y w
om il l w y ou f t ho t the ou r o c e, a e ec or a
ti on s o f y m f th e
an d g o t b d i p
e r ees ar e d w i th o e s en se
v th xp w ld i t f with th d ti
,
wh ene er e e en se ou n er er e e u es
o f Ch ity,R l i far d B e v l ; d t b i d lg d
e an en e o en c e an o e n u e
i n on l y by w l thy b d i th t wi ll th
ea o by d w g
es a er e o no r on
t tho titl d t th i
o se en e i t o Th e r ti l
ass s an c e f e essen a s o
l l th d g d x
.
a e y
e r ees m a b p t l ig h
e t p
r o cu r e d a s e en ses, an
it i s at th p ti e of v y b th
on o t pe er ro t t er o r o cu r e o r no o
p r o c u r e, h pasl t he d d
eases, ti e d j w
r ess, ec o r a on s an e
l
e s f o y d an g t h e th t h
r ee o er 3 0 an d e
°
an
A M t s f
as er l dg C o il
a oCh p te ,i t wil l b
e ou n c or a r e
y ou r d t y tu i p o p mt h i d
r ess u f
,
y on b t h e m n s o ou r re r en
l l vi w
‘
a e f th g
s o l pl e d en er a
p t p ant f t han se ar a e ar s o e
A i t
n c en d A an p t d R i t ; c ce f i t e p i i t e d d 24 1
ig o s S r an es n,
it hs ar m o n
y d g l an it y f t h d
re u ti ar f t h ffi
o e u es o e o c er s
an d m em b d f th p ti l
er s an l
o e int d d t
ar cu ar esson s en e o
h d g
-
b t ght by
e au ; p
ea c i l l y y e r ee a t
es t l
ec a ou re no o a
l w o an
y b l
a ssemy f t h b d y v o w h i h e y
-
o y p o er c ou m a r e~
s id t e l with t
o c o se l li g t th ou i d f th b th
r ec a n o e m n o e re
vv b x b d
N o t e 24 1 -
“
d
T he S co t c h R i t e, w
u r in g a f e x d d
y ea r s p a s t ha s e p er i enc e
v b k v
.
a a st e p a ns io n t hr o u g h t hi s co u n t r y Co n si s to r i es o f t he 32 d g r a e
b b v d dd
.
ha e een es t a l i s he i n se er a l S t a t es ; oo s of Co n s t i t u t i o ns ha e
‘
een p u l i she d ; R i t ii a l s ha e bee n p r ep a r ed b y t he l e a i ng m in s o f
'
t h e so c i e t y a nd m e n o f hig h p o l i t i c a l a nd so c i a l d is t i n c t i o n p l a c e in
” — M M t l M s t h
.
i D i ti A i
’
p r o m i ne nt p o si t io ns or r i s s
. a s on c c o n a r y, r c e c o c a.
sou r y .
I N IT I A T I O N . 63
r en the m a sonic vir t u es an d d u ties which ar e re re

p
sente u
p o nd th e t r ac in
g o ar o f thi s egr ee t ha t
-
ib d
s a n d
im p er ati e u ty v d
b
.
U r ge u p on you r r ethr en the teac hin

g a n d th e u n
o stentatiou s p r a c tic e of the m or al i t
y o f the l o
g e w d
i th
o u t r egar d
to t im es, p l ac es, r el igion s, o r p eop l es
v dv d
.
U r ge them to lo e on e another , to be e ote to one

an o ther , t o be f f
a ith u l t o the c ou ntr y, the
g o er n m ent v
l v
an d the aws, to ser e the c ou ntr y i s to p ay a ear an d d ~
sac r e ddbe t .
T o
” p t
r es l l f ec a f w h i
or m s
p t t l to l l or s o o er a e a
p l
o it i l ca d l
2
ig i an p i i
re t
ou s t b l O t il l n on s, no
,
o am e, s
l ess t d th ligi f th r t f t iz with

o c on em n e re on o o e s, o r a er n e
a ll t
m en , i t l l wh
o a ss s a f t t; dt o ar e u n or u na e an o
c h f ll y p tp th i w i t t t th t f th
eer u os on e e r o n n er es s o a o e
or d T k it th
er o m a e t t r l f th i l ive t
e c o n s an u e o e r s, o
thi k w l l t k
.
n p
e w l l
o s d
ea t t w el l T p l
an t h o ac e o a ce e
b v d b
.
, ,
sa g e a t h o l ei t he so l er th P i e no
; d t e or e r nce an o
t k th wi d g d dl T
,
a e e se a n th i oo as th t e r m o e s o see a
th i p f
.
e r i d p
r o ess on ti th i t
an hi g
r ac d c e, e r eac n s an con
d t d lw y g
“
uc o a a T s a k thi l th i tt
r ee. o m a e s a so e r m o o,
D o that which thou ht t d l t th r esu l t be what

”
ou g o o,
e e
i t wil l .
S u ch, m y br o ther , ar e so m e o f the u ties o f t hat d

offic e which yo u ha e sou ght to be u al i e v
t o e er c ise ; q fid x
m ay yo u p er o r m f
them wel l , an d in so o ing ga in hon or d
f dv
f o r you r sel an d a an ce the gr eat c au se o f m asonr y,
hu m anity and p r ogr ess .
N ot e 24 2 — “
P ol it ic s . T her e i s
no c h a r g e m o r e
d v f
r eq u en t l y m a de a g a inst
f
.
F r ee m a s o n r y t ha n t ha t o f i t s t e n e nc y t o r e o l u t i o n , a n d c o ns p i r a c y a n d
f v b
,
t o p o l i t i c a l o r g a n i z a t io ns whi c h m a y a f ec t the p ea c e o f so c i e t y o r i n t er
er e
' ’ ’
b d
wi th t he r i g ht s o f g o er n m ent s
B u r u e l s a n d R o iso n s a c c u sa t io n s
It wa s t he s u s t a n c e o f
t ha t t he a c o i ni s m of
.
J ball
F r a nc e a nd
d k d
.
G e r m a ny wa s n u r t u r e i n t he L o dg e s o f tho se c o u nt r ie s ; i t wa s t he
'
the m e o f
v
all
dv
t he enu n c i a t io ns of
b
tha t t he O r er wa s s ee i ng a p o l i t i c a l a s c e n a nc y a n d a n u n u e i n u en c e
j d
t he a n t i M a so ns o f o u r o wn l a n
d-
v fl ,
o er
of
t he g o er n m e nt ; i t ha s e e n t he u n u s t a c c u sa t io n o f
t he i ns t i t u t io n i n a l l i t i m e s p a s t , t ha t i t s o ec t a nd
e er y
a im bj
e nem y
i s t he
v
d
p o ss ess io n o f p o wer a nd c o n t r o l i n t he a fi a i r s o f s t a t e
vd
hi s to r y r e c o r s no i ns t a nc e o f t h i s u n l a w u l c o nne c t i o n
It is in
f b
e t we en bd d
a i n t ha t
F r ee
.
m a so nr y a n d p o l i t i c s ; i t i s i n
b
A nc i ent C o nst i t u t io ns o f t he O r er
a i n th a t t he l i e l l e r i s
wh ic h e p r e ss l y
i r ec t e
or i x
su c h f bd
t o t he
con
d
,
ne c t i o n ; t he l i el i s s t il l wr i t t e n a nd M a so nr y i s a g a i n a n d a g a i n
c o n de m n e s a p o l i t i c a l c l u b.
” M
,
a ck ey s Enc yc l o p a edia of Fr eem asonr y ,

’
a
-
Ar t i cl e P ol i ti cs.
CLOSING CEREMONIES
GRA N D MA S T ER on A L L S Y M B om o l i o nes s?
”
r
Vener a bl e M as te— Br other S enior Gr an d
War en, d
v
ha e you anything in the West to o er ff f
be or e this l o ge d
of Gr an d
M aster s ?
S n or War den No thing, Vener a e M aster
e i —
bl
B d d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — r o ther J u nior Gr an War en,

v
ha e you anything in the S ou th to ofier e o r e this bf
d
l o ge of Gr an M aster s ? d
J u nior Wa r den — No thing, Vener a l e M aste r b
B
.
r other O r ator , hav e you any
f bf d d
-
thing in the N or th to o f er e or e this l o f G

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g e o r an
M aster s ?
O r a tor —
b
N othing, Vener a l e M aster
d
.
Ven er a bl e M as ter — H as any Gr an M aster anything

d b fi
to off er to this egr ee f or the ene t of a br o ther m a
son ? ( N o a n swer ) .
d N o t e 24 3
L o g es . [ S c o
.
t c h
-
M
V
a s odd
“
Gr a nd M a s t er A d
n r y ] f d
it a m
— T he s eco n
.
or -
Gr a nd M a st er
eg r ee c o n er r e
of all Sy m bol ic
i n t he Co n
d f d d
,
s i s to r y o f P r i nc e s o f t he R o y a l S e c r e t , S c o t c h M a so nr y a nd the 2ot h
d x x
u p o n t he c a t a l o g u e o f t ha t s y s t e m
W
T he p r e si i ng o fi c er i s
.
M a s t er a nd r e p r e s ent s Cy r u s A r t a er e s ; t her e a r e t wo
’
ar en s T he
sty l e
d
Gr an
bb b
.
ha ng i ng s o f t he L o g e a r e B l u e a nd Y e l l o w T he h i s to r i c a l i ns t r u c t io ns
d b f
.
‘
r e l a t e t o t he c o n s t r u c t io n o f t he t hr ee t e m p l es o f S o l o m o n Z er u a el
v J
,
an d H er o , wi t h t he es ta l i sh m e nt o f a o u r th , o r s p ir i t u a l st r u c t u r e ,
w
d d
hi c h wi l l o u t l a st t he r a a g e s o f ti m e T h e l ig h t s r e n i ne e wel , a
‘
V
. .
s ho wi ng the wo r S ecr et . M o r r i s s M a so nic

’ ’
t r i a ng u l a r p l a t e o f go l -
d
D i c t i ona r y ,
Sy m bo l i c L o g e s .
A r t ic l e G r a nd M ast er Ad -
ita m or Gr a nd M a st er of a ll
d
N ot e
t we nt i et h
V f 24 4 —.
“
eg r e e o
d t he
ener a bl e
’
Gr a n
A nc i en t
M a st er of al l S y m b ol i c
a nd A c c e p t e d S c o t t i sh R i t e
L o g es T he
S e e Gr a n
d .
d
dv f f d
.
Ma st er o f a l l S y m bo l i c L od g es T he D i ct i on na ir e M a c o nm q u e s a y s t ha t
“
b d z d
.
t hi s e g r e e wa s o r m er l y c o n er r e o n t ho s e br e t hr en i n F r a nc e who in
b bk q b d
,
or Vd b
r ec ei i ng i t
f o t a i ne
,
e ner a l es f o r ”
t he r i g ht t o o r g a n i e L o g e s a n d t o a c t a s M a s t er s
l i e , a n a u s e t ha t wa s s u s e u e nt l y a o l i she
,
b y t he
Gr a n
m ay b e
O r i e nt
t r u e f b u
.
t t d
h e y uvd
R a go n a nd V a s s a l b o t h m a e t he s a m e s t a t e m ent
r n i s h n o o c u m e n t a r y e i e n ce o f t h e a c
It
t
.
f .
f d f d w
,
A nd e x m i
a n a ti n
o o f a n o l d M S F r, e n c h r i t u a l o f t h e d e g r e e h e n i t ,
r
or m e p a t o f t he
r R i t e o f P e r ec t io n w h i c h i s i n m y p o s s e s s io n sh o w s ,
b t t g sn sa
,
no thi ng i n the c at ec h m i t h t n t hi t i n f i t s o r i g i n i m p r o b
g
s a r e e r s s m i o
a l .e
“
M a
-
ck e s Eacy
’
e l on a ed V
i a . o f F r e em a s o n r y, r t l e le e n e r a b l e G r a n
d
M c s er a al l n
,
i e g c m .
C LOS NI G CEREM O N I ES .
. 65
Vener able M as ter — Br other S en ior Gr an d War d en ,
what is the hou r ?

S enior W ar den— The w
or l d w it a s f or the ight, Ven l
er a c l e M aster .
Vener able M as t r
e — Then it is tim e to l
c ose, that the
g r eat light of this l o ge m ay be d b o r ne i nto an d il l u m m e
th e w or l T d
oget.h er r ethr en b .
A ll—
( Gi v e the fir st sign . )
( K k th n oc s r ee , 0 00 .
S enior W ar den —
( K k th
n oc s r ee ,
0 00 .
J a nt or War den —
( K k th
noc s r ee ; 0
A ll Cl h r ee , 0 0 0 L u x Est
—
( ap t . .
Vener a bl e M aster Wher e er the nine gr eat ights

— v l
a r e, ther e is this odge l
L et the gr eat ight of Vener a
. l
t io n go or thfa n d s h in e in th e o ge ( P u r su i ant ld . v
ta kes that l ight and r etir es .
)
Ven er a bl e M {Jet the g1 eat ight of Char ity go
as ter — l
fo r th into an d 1 n sp ir e the wor l ( J u n1 or D ea c on t a es d .
,
k
that l ight an d r etir es ) .
Vener abl e Mas ter L et the gr eat ight of Gener osity

— l
go orfth in t o an d e n n obl e the wor l ( S e
-
nio r D ea c o n d .
ta k hat l ight and r eti r es )

es t ,
Ven er a bl e M as ter fi l l et the gr eat ight of Her oism go

-
l
f o r th into an d b
u r n in the S ir its of m en
p ( S ec r etar y .
k
,
ta that l ight an d r etir es )

es .
Vener abl e M as ter — L et the gr eat ight o f H onor go l

f or th in to the wor l an d d asen ess s u l b an d hi e r om k k d f
its p r esenc e (
. T r ea su r er t a es t ha t l ig h t ak n d r etir e s ) .
Ven er a ble Mas ter — L et the gr eat l ight o f P atr iot ism
g o e f
r th a n d s h in e in t he wo r l ( O r at o r t a es t d
h a t. k
l ight and r etir es ) .
V e bl e M as ter
en r a — L et the gr eat l ight o f J u stic e go
for th an d b
l az e u p on the al tar s o f al l m en s hear te
’
d k l
.
u nior War en t a es that i ht and r etir es

( J g ) .
66 GRA N D M A S T ER OF AL L S YM B O L I C L O DGES .
Ven er a bl e M t L et the gr eat l ight

as er — of T ol er ation
go f
or th an d dim t he r es o f
p fi
er sec u tio n .
( S en io r War
de n t a es k
o n e o f th e lig h t s an d r etir es ) .
Ven er a bl e M as ter — I bear the l ight o f T r u th into the

wor l d to v
o er c om e f al sehoo d
and er r or , an d this l o ge d
1 s clo se d u n til the l ight r etu r ns.
( H e r etir es with the
l ight an d the r em a1 n1 ng b r ethr en f oll o w which cl oses
,
the l o ge d .
)
68 N O A CH I TE O R P R S SIA N U KN I GH T .
"
n ow c al l e dP r u ssian v K night S er t
an s O f the White an d
B l k E gl
ac a e, whi h w g th f
c th G e t a er r om e er m an r ans
l ti by B
a on er a e, g K ight f El q n d Li t o t o u enc e an eu en an
C om m an d f th C il f N hit i F
er o e ou nc d o
-
o ac e n r an c e, an
G r an d M t G” l C as er d Th M t I ll
ener a om m an er . e os us
F d i k f B r n wi k K i g f P i w
2
t i
r on s r e er c O u s c ,
n o r u ss a as
a p t f
a r on oth d l h i
e or ter f 3 00
as a so y s an ces or s or ear s
T hi d g t b li h d by th P d t
.
,
s w e r ee as es a s e e r u ss1 an s 1 n o r er o
c om m e m o r a e t th d i v y f th e i t t p hi
sc o er o e an c en ro es
whil d iggi g f
e lt n i or d t p p t t th
sa m n es, an o er e u a e e
b i l d i g f th t w
u n o f B b l by th d
e o er d t f
o a e e escen an s o
nd D v il l t t th
“ '
N h Th A k
oa e r a
y f o e us ra e e m er cv
o
th L d i t h p v ti f N h d hi f ily
.
e or n e r eser a on o oa an s am ,
“
N o t e 247 d kv dd w Fr e er ic t he G r ea t
d a s c er t a i nl y a M a so n
“
B u t Ca r l y l e ,
b
. .
‘
in hi s u s u a l s a r c a s t i c ei n a s: T he C r o wn P r i nc e p r o s ec u t e hi s
v d v f f
,
M a so nr y a t R ei ns e r g o r e l sewhe r e , o c c a s iona l l y f o r a y e a r o r t wo b u t
d b d
, ,
wa s ne e r ar e nt i n i t a nd er y soo n a t er hi s a c c ess io n l e t O ff a l t o
’
k d v d
,
R o y a l L o g e wa s es ta l i s he a t B er l i n of whi c h t he n ew
d f d dd
-
i ng c o ns en t e t o b e p a t r o n ; b u t he n e e r o nc e e n t e r e t he p a l a c e a nd ,
on l y h is p o r t r a i t ( a we l c o m e l y g o o o ne , s t i l l t o be ou n . t her e ) p r es i e
’
D V G
’
I t h e m y s t e r i e s o f t h a t e s t a b l l s h m e nt
k j
.
No w ho w m u c h ”o f t r u t h wi t h t he s a r c a s m , a n d ho w m u ch o f s a r c a s m
w
d
M a so n i c wo r l b d dis
vv d oun
f f
i t ho u t t he t r u t h , t he r e i s i n t hi s r e m a r
bj d to
d
i sc o e r Un t i l
of Ca r l y le is
u r t her
u s t wha t t he
l i g ht i s t hr o wn u p o n
,
d d k
.
q
th e s u
u e s t io n
ec t
c a nno t
by
d be
o c u m e nt a r y
k e fi n i t el y
e i enc e
.
a ns we r e w
rom t h e P r u s s i a n L o g es , t he
B u t wha t i s t he no w no n
z d d
.
f u r t her M a so ni c h i s to r y O f F r e er i c ?
h i m t ovf d d d b
i n i t e t h e B a r o n f J db
B l e l f e l d t el l s u s t ha t t he e a l o f t he P r inc e f o r t he F r a t er nit y i n u c e
V o n O e r g a n d h i m s e l t o R e i n s e r g , wher e in
d d f d k v d d
.
1 7 39 , t hey ou n e a Lo ge i n t o wh i c h K e y ser l i ng or a n, M oo l e ndo r f ,
J
, ,
a l e t ) wer e a m i t t e
’
Q u e i s a n d F r e e r s o r ( F r e er i c s
d bk dd d
.
u
B i el f el d i s a g a i n o u r a u t ho r i t y f o r s t a t i ng t ha t o n t he 20 th O f u ne ,
1 7 40 , Ki ng F r e e r i c
Lo g d e a t C h a
br l o t t e n u
—
r g
v
f o r
a n
h
d
e
a
h
dd
s
a d
bM a
t h
s t
e
e
n
r
a
i n
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e
c h a
t
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h
r
e
i
th
n i
r
t
o
i
n
ate
e — he l
P r i nc e
a
d k k k
, , “ ,
W i
l l iam Of P r u s si a hi s r o t he r t h e M a r g r a e C ha r l e s o f B r a n e n u r g
vd f d b d dj d d
, , ,
a dn F r e W e r i c i l l i a m ,
D u e o f H o l s te i n T h .e D u e o f H o l s t e i n
'
w a s
se en y e a r s a t e r w a r s e l e c t e A u t a n t G r an M a s t er Of t h e G r an
L o ge
W
J
o f
e he a r
t h e T
d h r
k e e G
d
no m o r e o f F r e e r i c
l o e s a
d t B e
d r l in
’
.
s M a so nr y i n t he p r i nt e r e c o r s u nt i l
the
Gr dd dd
a n
l 6 t
L
h
o
O f
g e
d o
u
f
l y,
Gf e
1
r
77
m
4
a n v
,
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dn
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t
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t
a
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k
-
,
f E l b w h h t h N t i n l G an L o g e wa s e s t a
G r a n
” L o g e o n g a
n , y i c e a o a r
l s
i h e d M-
a c e y
’
s E n c y c l O p a e d ia o f F r ee m a s o n r y , A r t i c l e F r eder i c k th e
Gr ea t .
d 24 8.—
“
Ar k of
d
Noa h d k f b
O ne o f the thr ee S a c r e w S t r u c t u r es ; i t as
d d d d
.
m a e O f c yp r e s s o r p i n e ( g o p h e r )
: w o o T h e p l a n s a t er e i n g p u t
k d
. .
w a t i ng O f i t ch l i i i d t i
.
t g e t h e r e r e p r o t ec t e b y a c o p a n s e a n o u s e
d d b d
o ,
, .
to m a e i t w a t e r t i g h-
t T h e A r k co n s i st e of a n u m b e r o f s m a l l co m
d f x d
.
p a r t m ent s a r r a n g e i n t h r e e s t a t i c s A w i n o w 1 8 i n c h e s r o a w a s
d Sd f b
.
, ,
i h i t w ho l e l e ng t h T h w
’
m a e i n t h e r oo e t e n n g p e r ap s
,
s ,
e r e a s a .
u r e wa s 4 5 0 l o ng
,
oo r i n t h e i e T h
. e w h o l e s t r u c t 7 5 e e t r oad a
. n d ,
h T l f S o l o m o n wa s t he s a h i g h t a t h A r k b u t
4 5 hi g h T. e e m p e o
m e e s e .
M M D i c t iona r y , r t ic l e k
’
o n l y o n e d i t h
- a s o r r i
-
s s a s o n i c A A r cf ,
N Gah b
NOA CH ITE O R PR S SI A N KN IGH T
'
U .
s when al l the r est of m a nk i d n wer e d estr oye d . T he

d
-
a
p gan s c al l e this degr ee by the n am e o f P il au s, the
n am e o f their D eity ; bu t the n ights o f o u r day ao K
k n owl e dg e no o ther God bu t the Gr ea t A r chitect of the
U ni v er se, an d fin d it their c hie f hap p iness to wor ship
him an d k ee
p his c o m m an d m ents . I n the tim es o f the
d K ight d iff d
s
c r u sa es the n s of the er ent o r er s wer e m iti

a te d int o thi d g
by the Chr istian Pr inces in or er
s e r ee d
1 t o c o n u er the H o lqy L an w hic h w a s in a e b y th e d vdd
3 infidel s T hose m ason s that wer e esc en e
. r om S ol d ddf
o m on wer e
"
m o st at ac he t dt o the No achites
“ 2 49
an d wer e
initiate d into their or d er an d a d m itte d P r u ssian
. Kn ightsf and a c c or i ng to the m yster ies o f m asonr y d .
'
sin c e whic h tim e n on e a r e a m i tte

—
to thi s egr ee u n d d d
l ess they ha v e r ec ei vd e al l the dg
e r ees o f A nc ient Cr a t f
Masonr y
d ld
.
DEC O RA T I O N S —A Gr an Chap ter m u st be he in

a r etir e p l a cde o n the n ight o f the
u l l m o o n f The
d d
, .
p l ac e i s l ig h t e b y a l a r
g e w i n o w o r O
p en in g so ar
r an ed as to adm it the r a s o f the m o on w
‘
g y h ic h i s t h e
d
,
onl y l i ht al l owe ,at a s ear l n h f t h n i h t

g y a o u r o e g a s
b f
-
r ac tic a l e Th id i ffi i t th
p e
p r e s n g o c er s s a c i n g e
K f
.
m o onl i ht, an d the n i h t i nt b f h i d n

g g s n r o m a n o
6
either han , in no dp a r ti cu l ar
p l a c e o r o r e r d
v
.
.
25 °
O F F I C ER 8 — T her e ar e se en of fic er s, v iz
Fir st — K
night L ieu ten an t Com m an er d
S ec on d —
K
n ight O f c ial or G r an fi
n sp ector dI .
p i et y
N ot e 24 9
a n d
T hi s na m e i s a p p l ie
:
t u e , of t ha t e m i ne n t
Vi r
‘
p
to
r e a c he r of
d f
r e em a so n s a s t he s u c c esso r s , in
r i g ht eo u s n es s ,
’
N o ah .
”
M or r i s s M a s oni c D ic t i ona r y , A r t i c l e N oa c hida e .
.
’
N ot e 250 .— “
In t he m o d er n
‘
i t u a l t he m ee t i ng s a r e c a l l e
r Gr an
d dd d
C ha p t er s: T he ar e a L i eu t e na nt Co m m a n er , t wo W a r ens
o ffi c er s
bd d
O r a to r , T r ea su r er , S ec r et a r y , M a s t e r o f C er em o ni e s , W a r er a nd S t a n
an
dd ,
dd
b k j
,
a r d B e ar er T he a p r o n i s y el l ow, i nsc r i e
. wi t h a n a r m ho l i ng a s wo r
a f
a nd t he Eg y p t i a n fi g u r e o f
u l l m o o n or
s i l en c e
a t r i a ng l e t r a er se v d
T he o r er i s
b f z d
by a n a r r o w
. l ac a nd t he e we l
I n t he o r i g i na l r it u a l
,
f f
.
ther e i s a co a t o f a r m s el o n g i ng t o the eg r e e whi c h i s t hu s e m b l a z

b qb b d vk
,
o ne d : P a r t y p er ee s ; i n c hi e , a u r e , s em e o f st ar s or a ull m oo n
ddf d
, ,
a r g em t ; i n a se , s a bl e , an e u i l a t er a l t r i a ng l e , ha ing a n a r r o w s u s
i t s u p p er p o i nt o wnwa r —M a c e y s Enc y cl o pa ed ia.
’
pe n e r om ar , s .
of F r eem a sonr y , A r t i cl e N oa c hit e , or P r u ssi an Kni ght .

'0
7 N oa en r r n os r arr ssm s KN I GH T .
T hir d K ight I t d t
- “
n n ro u c or
th K ight O t
.
F ou r —
n r a or .
F if th K ight f C h
— n G
o d S t
an c er r an
y y or ec r e a r
dT
.
S i th K ight f F i
x — n G o n a nc e o r r an r easu r er
th K ight C p t i
-
, .
S ev en — n f th G d a a n o e u ar s
b ll d P K ight
.
T he m em er s ar e i ca e r u ss an n s
Bl k,with w d p d bl k m k
.
DRES S -
ac s or s, s u r s an ac as s
th j w l f th d f t dt
.
‘
A l l th ffi e o w c er s ear e e e o e or er as en e o
th b tt
,
e u h lon f th w i to e o t e a s coa
B l k w f r ight t l ft
.
SA S H z — ac or n r om o e
S il v f ll d
, .
W
JE EL z — er
g l
m oon, t g l e u or a o en r i an
t v d by w p i t d w w d d d
,
ra er se an ar r o
p o n o n ar s, su s en e
f j d d
,
r om ll
a co ; t h ar w l ion
p e ie h l
e i g s an ar m u r a se o n
a na kd w d de s or d it th tt F i t J titi
an ar ou n e m o o, a us f
a,
R t C l
ua o e u na
A P RO N V
A N D GL OY ll w; th p p p t f ES z — e o on
\
e u er ar o
th e ap ir on k d s a pna e i d h l d i g ar m k d u r a se o n a na e
w d d i t h a fig
.
d t with wi g
“
s or an un er a um n u r e er ec n s,
with th f fi g ight h d p
,
e f th
or e n er o hi l ip
e r d an u on s s, an
th th
e o h d h gi g by hi
er an an id h l d i g n k y b i g s s e o n a e e n
th Egyp ti
e fig f il an ure o s enc e
2 “
,
N ot e 25l — .
“
Se c r ec y v f d
a nd S il enc e. T h ese ir t u e s c o nst it u t e t he v er y
es senc e
f q dd
of a l l M a so n i c
d f
c ha r a c t er
f d
; t hey a r e t he s a eg u a r
t io n , g i v m g t o i t a l l i t s s ec u r i t y a nd p er p e t u i t y , a n d a r e e n o r c e
of t he I n s t i t u
by
T he Ent er e
of s ec r ec y
b
r e u e n t a m o n i t io ns i n a l l
A p p r e n t i ce
a nd s il e n c e
the e g r ee s ,
d drom
e g i n s hi s M a so ni c c a r e er
t he l o wes t t o t h e hig hes t
b y l ea r ni ng t he
H e n c e i t i s a p p r o p r i a t e t ha t i n t h a t
u ty
eg r e e
.
d b b
.
w hi c h i s t he c o nsu m m a t io n o f i n i t ia t io n , i n whi c h t he who l e c y c l e o f
d d v d
M a so ni c s c i e nc e i s c o m p l e t e , the a st r u s e m a c hi ne r y o f s y m o l is m
s ho u l be e m p l o y e to i m p r ess t he s a m e i m p o r t a n t i r t u es o n t he m i n
o f t he neo p hy t e
x d k d
T he s a m e p r i n c i p l e s o f se c r e c y a nd s i l ence e i st e i n a l l t he a n c i ent
m y s t er i e s
d
t hi ng a p p e ar e
a nd s y st em s
t o hi m df W of
t o be m o s t f
wo r shi p
d
he n A r i s to t l e wa s a s e
.
i fi c u l t o f p e r o r m a n c e , he r e p l i e ,
wha t
b k
‘ ’
T o b e sec r e t a n d s i l e nt
d
.
‘ ‘
I f we t u r n o u r e y es ac w
t o a nt i q u i t y } s ay s Ca l c o t t , e sha l l find
th a t t he o l d Eg y p t i a ns h a d so g r e a t a r e g a r f o r si l e n c e a n d se c r ec y i n
to who m d
t h ey p a i v
p ec u l i a r ho no r a n d
d d d
t he m y s t er i e s o f t he i r r e l i g io n , t ha t t hey s e t u p t he g o d H a r p o c r a t es
d d f e n er a t i o n , who wa s r e p r e s ent e
,
w
v d k bf f
i t h r i g ht h a n
c o er e
p l ace n ea r
wi t h a s i n e o r e , u l l o f e y e s
t he hea r t , a nd t he l e t
’
o wn b y hi s s i e ,
v d d
.
‘
A p u l e i u s , who wa s a n i ni t i a t e i n t he m y s t er i e s o f I s i s s a y s : B y no
v d d d v x
-
,
w i h t hi
'
p e r i l. i l l I e e r b e c o m p e l l e t o i s c l o s e t o th e u n i n i t a t e d t e n g s
t o m e o n c o n i t io n o f s i l e n c e
’
tha t I ha e h a d i n t r u st e
d bj
.
L o b ec k , i n hi s A g l a o p ha m u s , h a s co l l e c t e se er a l e a m p l es o f t he .
w
r el u c t a nc e
b
t he m a n ner i n w
d k f d v
hi ch t hey sh r a n
,
x
i th whi c h t he a nc i e nt s a p p r o a c he
d
r om f a m y st i c a l
i u l g i ng a ny e p l a na t io n or
su ec t , a nd
abl e
Whi c h h a d
se c r e c y a nd
”een
k r el at e
s il en c e
S ec r ec y a nd S il enc e.
—.
t o t h em at t he m y s t er i es , u n er t he
M a c ey s Enc y c l op ae dia o f F r e em a so nr y , A r t i c l e
’
'
N O A CH I T E os r au ssr au 71
DR A F T z — R ep r esen ts the fir m a m en t with f u ll m o on
which the eye m ay r est Ther e ar e n ine

I
an d star s , o n .
wax dl
c an es, f
in thr ee r ows in r ont o f the al tar bu t
t l ight d In the West is a r ep r esen tatio n o f N o ah s
’
no e .
A r k , with a dv
o e d
hol ing an ol i e eaf v l in his b k ea
flyi ng to the win d ow whence it was l et ou t. In one
p ar t o f the Chap ter is an Ur n m a d e of an agate stone,

“
an d in another
p art a r ep r esentation o f the T o wer of
B bl a e an d near it a co ffi n with a hu m an figu r e in it .
B A TT ER Y — Thr ee eq u i tim
-
e d str o k es ( 0 0
I G
A R M O R I A L B EA R N S z — F ir st— B l u e, with si lv er m oon
su r r ou n d d with g l d t
e o s ar s .
S ec on — d Bl k with th ac , e tr iang l e and the gol dd ar t .

OPENING CE RE MON I ES
T WEN T YFR
-
I ST DE G REE ; N O A CH I T E '
on P au ssIA N
K N I GH T .
L ieu tenant K ight O ffi i l th f ll

Co m m ander — n c a e u
dw y b tw th h iz
,
m oon 1s m i a d th
een nith
‘
e e or on an e z e
d Ch p t to nv h
,
an d th h e f thi G
ou r or s r an a er co ene as
ar r 1 v e d l t th K ight C p t i
e e nf th G d p t th a a n o e u ar s es e
d
,
S ti l th t
en ne s py a
yg ino s i i m a
g a n a m ss on am on u s.
K ight O fii i Z K ight C p t i if th G
n c a — n d y a a n ( -
e u ar s, ou
will see th t th S ti l
a e p t d ent h tne s ar e
py y os e , a no s m a
g i
a n a md i i ss on am on
g C
( p t i f t h Gu s. d s a a n o e u ar re
ti r es f h t ti
or a s or d t )
m e an r e u r ns
K ffi
.
C pt i
a f
a n o G d S i ig
u arht O s—i l th S r t i nl c a e en ne s
d
,
ar e p tos e d w ani itye ar e n sec u r

K ight O zfi i l I l l t i d
.
,
n e a — Li t t Cus r ou s eu en an o m m an er ,
th S ti l
e en ne s ar e
p t d d w ios e ity an e ar e n secu r
K ight Offi i l y
, .
Li t eu t C
enan d Si om m a n er —
r n c a ou
w x i v y K ight p t d iv
,
wil l no e am ne e er n r esen an r ece e
f h th p w d th t w k w th t l l
‘
r om eac e ass -
y or a e m a no a a
K K f
,
p r esen t P
ar e i igh t (
r u ss an ig h t O fi n i l s n c a r é
i
c e v es th p e w d f ass -
h K ight )
or r Om eac n
K ight O jfi i l I ll t i d
.
n c a — Li t t Cus r ou s eu en an o m m an er ,
a l l h v th p
a e w d Ne ass b t t
-
or K ight
. o ne u rue n s ar e
p r esen t
K fi
.
L i t
eu t C
ena n nd S i om m a ig h t O f i l
er —
y r n c a ar e ou
K ight ?
,
a P i
r u ss an n
K ight O jfi i l I
n c a — am
v d
.
Li t eu t C
ena n d H ww
o m m an er —
y i o er e ou r ec e e a
P i u ssan t K ight ? n
O P EN I N G CEREM O N IES .
Knight O fficia l By the l ight O f the u l m

—
fl o on lik e
b
Ou r a nc ient r ethr en initiate in the tem p e O f d l Ble u s.
Knight C om m ander Do you now the n am

— k es o f
sons o f N oah ?
Knight O jfi cia l— I k now thr ee of them .
L ieu tenan t Co m m a n der — What ar e they ?

Knight O jfi eia Z
— Shem ,
H am an d J ap heth .
L ieu tenan t Com m a n d Gi e m e the sign ?

er — v
Knight O fiicia l ( Gi es 1 t )
—
‘
v .
L i eu tenan t Com m an der — Gi e m e the p ass wor d v -

.
Knight O fii cia l ( Gi es it )
— v .
L ieu tenant Com m a n der —

( Thr ee knoc s A l l k
r ise . T ogether , S ir nights K
A ll —
( R aise their ar m s towar dH v ea en, s wor di n the
right han d tu r n towar d s the m oon, then d ro
p their
ar m s an d f
ac e the L ieu tenant Cem m an der .
)
L i eu tena n t C o m m an der —
I d ec l ar e this Gr an d Chap
ter O
p en
. Be seate d S ir K ni
ghts ,
CHAPTER XXXVIII
T WEN T YF
-
I RS T DEGREE '
N O A CH I T E OR PR U S SIA N
I N I T IA T I O N
[ T h e K n 1 ht o f
g n t r o I
u c tio n a ter dp pr e ar in g f t h e
dd
c an i ate with a white ap r on and white gl o es l ea s him v d
d k k
to the o or an d n oc s thr ee e u al str o es q k
k k
.
Cap tain of Gu ar ds —
( F r om w ith in n o c s One and
O p en s the oor ) d d
Who esir es to enter this Gr an
. d
Chap ter ?
I n tr o du etor — T he K I
n ight ntr o u c to r , with a M aster d ‘
M ason o f H ir am ; a n d who has r ecei e the egr ee O f vd d

d
Gr an M aster O f al l S ym ol ic l o ges b d
v
.
Cap tain of Gu ar d Gi e m e the si gn, gr ip an d p ass

—
d
Wor o f that egr ee d
v d
.
—
Can di da te ( Gi es the sign, p ass gr ip and p ass wo r ‘
-
b
T u al Cain )
d
.
Cap tain of Gu ar d T he sign, gr ip an d wor ar e c or

—
r ect Y o u will wait a tim e with p atien c e an d wil l I

f I d
.
in or m the l l u str iou s L ieu ten ant Com m an er O f you r

q
r e u est ( S h u ts the d
o or , go es to the n ig ht O ffic i al K
k k
.
an d n oc s thr ee )
K f
.
Cap tain of Gua r d S ir — n ight O fic ial , ther e is in the
ante r oom the K I d

n ight n tr o u c tor with a M aster M aso n,
d d f d
-
esc en an t r om H ir am , an d Gr an M aster O f al l S ym
d d
bo l ic l o ges, cl othe in white ap r on and white gl o es v
d
who esir es to enter .
Knight O jfiei a l ( A nn ou nc es the sam e to the L ieu

—
tenant Com m an er d
O r er i s obeye ) d d .
76 N O A CH IT E O R P RU S S l A N KN I GH T .
m a k es thr ee genu flectionsk l p hi l ft k an d nee s u on s e nee,

wh en a d
the L ieu ten an t Com l v th th p m n er ea es e r on e, a 4
p h
r o ac th es d‘
id t d x t d t h
e c an i t h hil t f
a e an e en s o m e o
hi w d whi h h t k i hi ight h d th L i
s s or c e a es n s r an e eu
d h l di g th bl d )
,
tenan t C om m an er o n e a e
.
Li t t C D y
‘
eu ena n d p d
om m an
g er — O ou r om i se an a r ee
th t y
a will b j u t
ou d ight d i e l l thin s
g an r eou s, an n a s
t iv t
s r e l t d q l th t P t i
o em u a e an h f wh e ua a a r ar c r om om
w t k th a
e a e f N hit ?
e n m e o oac e
—
Ca ndida te I do .
L ieu tena nt d
Do you p r om ise to a oi
Com m a er
n — v d
d f
i
i l eness, to liv e hone stl y, to deal a ir l y by el l m en, an d

-
d
isc ou r age str i e and c ontention ? f C
Candida te I do
—
.
L ieu tena n t C om m a n der — D O you p r om ise that y ou

wil l be neither hau ghty n or ain gl o r iou s,n or O bsequ i v -
Ou s to the gr eat, n or in sol ent to you r in er ior s ?

'
f
Candida te I do
— .
L ieu tena nt Co m m a n der — D O you p r o m ise that you

b
will be hu m l e an d c ontr ite e or e the Deity, an d e er bf v
bear in m in d f
the ate o f P el eg an d his ol l ower s, who f
d v d
en ea or e b d
to u il a to wer , wher e y they m ight c lim b b
b d
eyon the r each o f another el u ge an d e y the om nip o d df
ten c e O f Go d ?
Can dida te I do
—
f
.
L ieu tenan t Co m m ander — R ep eat a ter m e then the

b
sol em n O l igation O f a P atr iar ch N oachite or P r u ssian
Knight .
O B L I GA T I O N P A T RI A R CH N O A CH I T E .
. the sacr e wor O f a M aster Mason and

u p on
‘
d d
K g f R C i d t l l i d
'
n i h t o o s e r o x o m o s s o em n y p r o m se a n -
I f f k
,
v ow, w l e h t f t h i d
'
th at il l a i th u l y ep t e se c r e s O s e
‘
g r ee ,
a n d wil l r e e a l th e m t o nvo p er so n l n th e w o r l , d
u nl ess t o on e who shal l be l ega ll y au thor iz ed to r eceive
th e S h l m e God
m . O e
p ,
.
NO ACHITE O R PRUSSIAN KNIGHT . 77
—
L ieu tenant Com m a nder A r ise m y br o ther and r eceiv e
the s ign, t o k en and wor ds o f this degr ee.
SIGN O F O R DER.
R aise the a r m s t o heav en, the f ace

t o war d the East, the
r ises.
S I GN OF I N T R O D U CT I ON .
O ne i
r a ses t hr ee finger s o f the
r ight ha n , d t he o the r se iz es tho se
fi nger s with his r ight hand, d
'
a n
d
sa s, F r e er ic k t he Se c o n
y d . He
t hen p r esent s his t hr ee finger s,
"
whic h t he fir st o ne seiz es in t he
‘
sam e m anner , sa i
y gn N oah .
78 N O A CH ITE O R P R S SIA N KN I GH T U .
S ECO N D S I GN .
S eiz the fir st finge

i
e one
'
r
of the other sr i h
'
g t han and d
b
“
p r ess it with the thu m and
fi r st fi nger , sayin
g S hem .
T he o ther gi v es the
’
sam e
to k en, sayi ng en the

fi gi
r ste s t he sam v e to k en,
saying J apl i eth .
S econd S ign I nt r o d u c t io n.
B A T T ER Y z — Thr ee
~
sl o w str o k es ; 0 0 0 .
M A RC H T hr ee step s O f a M aster
- '
PA S S WO RD P el eg, P el eg,P el eg
-
.
S A C RED WO RD —S hem H am J p h th
,
a e
L ieu tenant Co m m an der —

( I v t hi
n es s m with the
ap r on, c ol l ar and j ewel ,
c au ses hi t k m o nee
l on b th o
k k
when he str i es him on the r ight an d l e t shou
nees f ld er ,
d
an d on the hea with the l at o f his swor s ayi ng : f d ,
Vi t
By r u e of the au thor ity v este d l nm e, by this gr an d
Ch p t a I er , do constitu te and c r eate you a M ason N o a
c hite, an d K ight d d v t y h f
P r u ssian n an e o e ou en c e -
or
f v y wh h th b n w g d
,
w d t th
ar o e c au se o e er o ne o a ee r on e
by th g te r ea
pp d
,
hy t h
or O p w f l ; f th
r esse w i d w e o er u o e o ,
d d
_
th h
e or
p th p t
an, h i t
e d th
oor , d tit t e s r esse an e f
es u e .
A i r S ir K ight
se d ldin f ff i g h ity d
, an so er o su er n u m an an
b d f th
e ar m e b t th t w it y ( R i hi
or e c om a s a a a ou “ a ses m
up th ,
K n ig h
et O ffi i l b k l hi p c a d th uc es on s s u r s, an
’
Li t t C
eu enan d ha d hi w d )
om m an er n s m a s or .
Li t tC
eu enan nd Y om m a n wp p dt d er s -
ou ar e o r e ar e o o
I N I TI A T I O N . 79
d
the u ties of a tr u e night ( night O f c ia seatK
s hi m K fi l
d k
.
an d the L ieu ten ant Com m an er t a es his station )

v
.
L i eu tenan t C om m a nder — S ir Knight O r ator , you ha e

the oor fl .
DI S CO U RS E B Y O RA T O R .
My b r other , we r ea d that the d esc en dan ts of N oah

r eso lv d e to b il d
u a tower high as to p r e ent the
so v
A l m ighty r om f again d estr oying the wor by a oo ld fl d
an d to get them in the wor sel v
They cho se
es a n am e ld .
f or their p u r p ose the p ains of S hinar , in A sia T en l .
y ear s a ter t h f
e d
ou n ation was ai ,
the fL or l d
o o in g dl k
d own u p on ear th an d eho b ld
ing the p r i e and au dacm u s d
a tt p
em t f t hO p p l H
e d eo d d
e, t fe d t h
esc en i e o c on ou n e r
p j
r o ect b y i gc au s n f i f l
a c on u s on o
g g g th an u a es am on e
w k m en soth t th y ld t d t d th ;
no un er s an one ano
”
or a e c ou er
wh ence it w ll d B b l S ti ft Ni d
as ca e a e . om e m e a er , m ro
’
t bl i h d d i ti ti d f d d "
es a s e a s nc
g on am on m en, an ou n e a
c ity , d ll d it B byl
an ca e T d iti a on
y t
.h d d i ra on sa s, e e ca
ti on w t th f l l f th
as a e u o th f tiv l e m oon so f thi e es a s O s
dg e r ee ar e h l d i th e th f M
-
n h t th f ll f th
e m on O ar c a e u o e
T d iti f th i f th t ft
,
m oon ra on ur er th l
n or m s u s a a er e an
f d d b d
.
g g ua wes er e c on ou n t t h il ie g f at h t w e f u n O e o er o
B b l th w k
a e e or p t d
m en se d d i p ar a e d i t d iff an s er se n o er
t v l d i t
,
en t o t i
c u n r es Th hit t f th t w e ar c ec o e o er ra e e n o
v d f d
.
G er m an y w h h i
er e t
e ar r l g e d t ia er a on an e ou s
j ou r ne y l iv
,
i g p n t u d ont h v
r oo s ang t bl H o er e e a es. e
f N ote 253 “
N im
f d
r od.
d f k
the Cr a t in t he O l d Co nst i t u t io ns
T he l eg en of
w
M a nu s c r i p t d
r e er s t o N I m r o d a s o ne o f t he
e r ea :
d
‘
k o u n er s o f M a so nr y
b
T hu s i n the Y o r
d
A t y e m a i ng o f y e T o u r e o t B a b e11 t her e wa s
.
dw vd k
,
M a so nr ie fi r st m u c h est e e m e o f , a n d t he Ki ng o f B a i l o n y t w as c al le
Nim r o wel l M a so n s
b
‘
A nd t he C oo e
’
as A m a so n hi m s el f e a nd l o e
b bw f
.
‘
M a nu sc r i p t t hu s r ep e a t s t he s to r y : A n d t hi s s a m e N e m b r o t h eg a n t he
t o wer o f
vd
a n d h e ha d
lo e
i t h hi m
a nd c her i she w t hem el l
w
a i l on a nd he ta u g ht t o hi s
d d
’
df
m a ny M a so ns m o r e t ha n
T he i ea no
d
er k em en t he c r a t o f
o r t y t ho u sa n
M a so nr i e,
o u bt sp r a ng o u t o f
A nd h e
t he
.
x d z d v
.
w
S c r i p t u r a l t ea c hing t h a t N i m r o d as t he a r c hi t ec t o f m a ny c i t i es ; a
~
f v d
st a te m ent no t so we l l e p r esse
im p r o e o ne o f
b d d v
i n t he a u t ho r i e
B o c ha r t , whi c h s a y s :
‘
b
Fr om d d
er s io n
t ha t l a n w
a s i t i s i n t he
Ni m r o ent
,
o r t h to
a nd b
R esen v
A sshu r , a nd
e t wee n
u il e N i ne eh , a nd R eho o th c it y
N i ne eh a n d C a l eb , t ha t i s t he g r ea t
Ha ck ey s Enc y c l o p a edia of F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e N i m r od.
’
a nd C a l a h ,
.
,
80 N O A CH ITE on Pau ssm n KN IGH T .
fi x d hie s r esi d en e
c in that p ar t n ow c al l e dP r u ssia, wher e
he er ecte d a d wel ling to shel ter him se lf f r om the -
ln
cl e
m ency of the weather , and wher e he al so er ec te d m an
y
m onu m ents
In the year 1 5 53, i n d iggi ng f or sal t m ines, the wor k

m en f ou n d the r u in s o f a tr iangu l ar '
edific e 15 -
cu b it s
d eep ; In the c en tr e o f this e d ifi ce they f ou n d m an

y
tr op hies of anti u q
ity : A n u r n of agate, and m any m
'
ar
bl e c ol u m ns with hier ogl yp hic s engr a v en ther eon .
d l bf
c
T he origin o f this or er , m y br other , was ong e or e
v
,
‘
the of H ir am or S ol om onian M as n r y as e er y o ne
er a
o
k no ws that the t ower b l w b ilt l of Ba e th as u on g b f
e or e e
tem p l f eS l o d
o om on,i n f an ti it w t
or m er m es as no
n ecessar y t h t d i
a d t h
a c an l d b M t
a e s ou r M n t e a as e a so o
b eq l ifi d
ua t e i v thi ; f
o r ec e o i th
e t i s f t h r n
‘
e m es o e cr u
sa d th K ight f th d iff t d i E p w
es e n s o e er en or er s n uro e er e
i iti t
n d i
a et t h i d
n o g b y s th C h i
e r ee t i P i t e r s an r n c es o
co n q thu er H l y L e d w ho i h w an i v d d b y t h c I fi as n a e e n
dl e s, as w l t h
er e a so d d t
e m aso n s f m H i esc en an ro r am .
Y ou p i l
ar e es l y h g
ec a d i t hic d g ar t b
e d
n s e r ee, o e m o
es t d h an b l um d t v
e, ani g l no fi l l da nw it-
h or i ou s n or e
se fl -
it B
c on c e t W e no y w p i
i ser i nin t h a t hou r o n O n o n e
f k d v
.
D ity e find n or l t wi th h iau w s t or s, n or en ea or o
v d
, ,
w
’
i pm rop e u h t hon h a e as one .
B d t l
e m o i y
es a soi t n w i th
ou r y f l l w
n er c ou r se ou r e o s,
p u bli di gc s r ac e, he shou l dhv “
a e a m in dt o c om m iser ate
k hi d sc on so ate l To
"
i
'
his m ishap an d not to m a e m m or e
en v en om a n am e
’
by l ibel s that al r ea dy i s op enl y tainte d

i s to a dd str ip es with an ir on r od to one -
that is
'
fl yd
a e
with whi in
p p g, an d to e erv y W el l tem p er e d m in d Will
81
’
INITIA TI O N .
seem m ost inhu m an an d d i b lia o cal .
E v en the m an who d oes wr ong a n d c om m its er r or s,
oft h q i t h
en as a u e o m e, a fi r esi d e of his o wn, a gen tl e
l vi g wif d i
o n e, an nno cent chil d r en who p er hap s do
,
n ot
k w t hi p t
no o s as er r or s and l ap ses, p ast and l ong r ep ente d
o f , or if they do, do lv
o e him the etter , ec au se eing b b b
m or ta l ,
he hath er r e d ,
an d being in the im a e of
g God, he
hath r ep ente d .
T hat v
e er y bl ow at this hu s b d an an d f ather , str ik es
f ll
u u p on the p u r e an d ten d er b osom s of the wi f e and
d d d
.
those au ghter s i s a con si er ation that oth n ot c on cer n
or stay the han d of the b ase and b ru ta lif n or m er .
My b r other , if m en weighe d the im p f t

eri ec ons of
hu m anity, they
'
wou l db r eathe l ess c on d e m nation . Ig

di p s ar agem e nt a l d ou er k wl
tongu e than no
wise m en had r a er no an
‘
e th k w th t ll If w . e
v
e en do k v
now ic es in m en we c an scar c e s o
/
h w lv ou r se es
in a no bl er v ir tu e than in the char -
ity f li gth
o c oncea n em .
if that be not a flatter y, p er su a ing to d continu an c e an d
it is the b asest office m an c an f ll a into; to m a k e his

tongue the df e am er of the wor thy m an .
Ther e is bu t one r u e l f or a m ason in thi s m atter : If

ther e be vi t r u es, an d he is ca ll d e u
p on to s
p ea k of him
k n ows them ,
l et him t l l th
e em f th im p ar tial l y,
or
an d if ther e be ic es v ix d with th m e em l et him be c ontent

the wor ld h l l k w th by
s a no em som e other
“
tongu e than
his ; f or if th vil d d
e e o er eser v es n o i t
p y, his w i e,
his f
p a er
nts or hi hil d e
s c th i r n, or o er nnoc ent p er sons who
lv
o e him , m ay .
Wher e we want e xp er ienc e , char ity bi d s us thin k the

best an d l v ea e what we k no w n ot to the sear cher o
f
hear ts . F or m ista k es, su sp i c i ons an d en vy ft o en inju r e
l
a c ear f am e ; and ther e is l east d an er
g in a char ita bl e
82 N OACH ITE on PRUSS IA N KNIGH T .
c onstr u ction .
A n d final ly the m ason shou l be hu m l e an d honest d b

d
an d m o est towar d
the Gr eat A r chitect o f the U ni er se, v
an d not im p u gn his wis om nor set d u
p his
-
o wn im p er
f eet sense of r ight against H is p r o i vd enc e and di ps en sa
tions, n or attem
p t to o r ashl y to xp l
e or e the m
yster ies
of Go d ’
s in fi s
n ite es en c e an d inscru ta l e p l ans and o f b
that gr eat n atu r e which we ar e n ot m a e c ap a l e to d b
d
u n er stan d .
fi t him not sp en d hi s tim e in b ildi

u ng a n ew tower
of B b l ;i
a e n attem p ting to ch n
a ge that which i s fix d by e
i fl x ib l d
l aw of Go s enactm ent, bu t l et him d
’
an n e e yi,
l e
in g to the S u p er ior Wisdo m of Pr o i vd enc e, be c ontent
b v v d d
'
to el ie e that the m r
a c h o f e ents is r ightl y or er e by
fi
an in n ite wis om , d an d l ea d s, thou gh we c annot see it,
to a gr eat an d p er f ec t r esu l t.
L et him m y b r other be satis e fid to f ol l o w the p ath

p ointe d b y that pr o i en c e, an d to l a or f o r the
ou t vd b
g oo dof th e h u m an r ac e in that m o e in which Go d has d
c ho sen to en act that that good shal l be e f ecte And f d .
v
abo e al l , l et him u il n o t ower of b d
abel u n er the B d
b el if
e tha t,
by a scen in g he wi l l m ou nt sd
o high that Go d
wil l d i sapp ear or be su p er se e by dd a gr eat m onstr ou s
f l
,
aggr egation o f m ater ial or c es, or a m er e l itter ing ogi

g
c al f or m ;° b u u la
t e e r m o r v
e stan ing hu m d bl y an d r e er v
entl y u p on th e E a r th a n d l o o in g w i th a w ek a n d c o n fi
d d v fid
,
en c e tow ar H ea en l e t h i m b e s a ti s e t h a t t h e r e i s a
f f
,
r eal G o d a p er so n a n d n o t a o r m u l a ,
a a th er an d a
v z
,
p r otec tor , w h o l o e s a n d s y m p a th i e s a n d c o m
p a ss io n
ates ; an d that t h e et e r n a l w a y s b y w h i ch H e r u l e s t h e
wor l ar e d in fl n i t el y w i s e n o m a tt e r l ib w f a r th ey m ay be
bv f b d
g
f
o
a o e the e e l e c o m
p r e h en s i on a n d l i m i te v i s i o n o
CHAPTER XXXIX
T WEN T Y SEC
-
OND DEGREE KN I q on T H E RO YA L A XE
“
on P RI N CE .
os L i BA N U sf
T his
O RI GI N z — d
egr ee was establ ishe , an d a e d dd d
ther eto, on i f er ent oc c asi on s dfWhen the ce ar s of '
d
d d
. .
L eban on wer e c u t own f or holy p u r p oses, the Si o nians

z
wer e eal ou s f or al l holy enter p r ises The escen ants d d
J d
.
of ap het c u t the c e ar s f or al l the hol u r o ses o f the

y p p
tem p l e of S ol om on T hey wer e u r n ishe u n er the
”
f d d
d fl d
.
ir ection o f P r ince H er odim

5
T he sam e nation o a te
b J
.
the tim er s by sea to op p a, f or the tem p l e an d other

b d
u il in gs at J er u sal em S o l om on wa s so p l ease with d
fid d b
.
,
the elity of the S i onian s that he u il t him a hou se
d N o t e 254 .—
d d b dv
“
Knig ht of t he R o y a l A xe , or P r i n ce of L i ba nu s. T he
fd d
22d eg r ee o f
d b
the A nc i ent a nd A c c ep t e
in o r m s u s t ha t i t wa s i n st i t u t e d d r i t e.
t o r eco r
T he l eg en of
d
t he m e m o r a l e ser i c es
t hi s eg r ee
d d
-
r e n er e t o M a s o nr y b y t he m i g ht y c e a r s o f L e a no n, a s t he S i o ni a n
b o wn
d
N o ah s a r k
’
a r c hi te c t s cu t t he c e a r s f o r t he co nst r u c t io n o f
v d d
.
O u r a nc i ent r et hr e n do no t t el l u s ho w the I sr a el it es ha d t he Woo

c o n ey e
w
d
i l der ne ss v
t o t h em
b d d fr om t he l a n
T he y s a y , ho we er , t ha t t he
of p r om i s e to t he m o u nt a i ns i n the
es ce n a nt s o f d
t he S i o ni a ns
v Z bb b b d
.
wer e e m p l o y e i n t he s a m e p l a c e, i n o t a i ning m a t er i a l s f o r t he co n
s t r u c t io n o f t he a r k o f t he c o en a nt ; a nd a l so , i n l a t er y ea r s
d b
S o l o m o n s T e m p l e ; a n d , l a s t l y , t ha t
’
er u a el e m p l o y e d b , f or
d
l a o r er s o f t he
u i l i ng
sa m e
t e m p l e;
p eo
ddd
d d
p l e
d
i n
T he t r a i t io n a
L i ba nu s , a n d a l wa y s a o r e
c
fu t t i n g c e a r s o f L
s t ha t t he S i o n i a ns
the G A . .
e a n
O T U
.
o n
.
f o r
.
th
or m e
—
e u
ds e o f t h e
c o l l eg es o n M o u nt
M a c oy a Enc y c l op a edia
’
s e co n
f F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e Kn i g ht of t he R oy a l A xe .
an d D i c t i on ar y
N ot e 2 5 5 — “
p
zzd
H er e d om . I n w h a t a r e c a l l e t h e
‘
h i g h d e g r e es o f t h e
d v d v
.
c o n t i ne n t a l R i t e s
’
t h e r e i s n o t h i ng m o r e p u l i n g t h a n t h e e t y m o l o gy o f
t hi s wo
x
u l tr a
d
o
r
f M d.
a
W
so
e
n r
h
y
a
i n
e t
S
h
c
e
o t
R
l a
o
n
y a l O
a n
r
d
er
i n
o f
a
H
l m
e
o
r e
s t
d o m
a l l
, g
t
i
h e
e n
dR
a
i
s
t es
t h e
t h
n
e
o
R
p
o
l u
se
s
k d
,
w
,
of Bo e b t t h t r u e m ea n i n g o f th e o r i s a p p a r e n t l y
Cr oi r o m u e
v dd b
,
i
.
u n no w n R a g o n i n h i s O r th o o x i e M a c o n m q u e ( p . a sse r t s t h a t t
d dd d
,
w
. ,
ha s a p o l t i i c a l s i g n i fi c a t i o n a n d t h a t i t w a s i n e n t e e t e e n t h e y e a r s
d d
,
1 74 0 and 1 7 45 b y t h e a h e r e n t s o f C h a r l e s E w a r t h e P r et e n er at
f d d d
,
w
,
t he Co u t r o f S t G e r m a i n w h i c h a s t h e r e s i e n c e , u r i n g t h a t p e r i o ,
d
. ,
t he u n o r t u na t p r i n c e a n d t h a t i n t h e i r l e t t e r s t
-
o E n g l a n a t e
of e .
,
fr o m H e r e d o m , t h e y m e a
n t o e n o t e S t . E n c y c l o
A t l B d
M id o f F r e e m as o r y, r i c e o r e o m .
T
I N TIA T I O N . 85
of ce ar atd “
Le b anon, Whither he u se dt o r ep air year ly t o
vi it P
s r i nc e H er odim . d
The esc en d t an s o f the z l
ea ou s
ft
cr a sm en f u r n ishe d tim b f er r om the sam e m ou ntain s
f or the constr u ction o f the secon tem p l e ; by or er of d d

Cyr u s, Dar iu s and Xer es u n er the gu i ance of Z er u h x d -
d
ba bl e .
T his c el e r ate b d nation f or m e d in the ear li

est dy a s a
f or in str u cting the p eop l e

c ol l ege and wor s hip p d th
e e
Gr eat A r chitec t of the ni er se U v . We ar e i d bt d t

n e e o
these p atr iar chs f or m u c h k no d

wl e ge we p ossess of the
inyster ies o f this egr ee d
DEC O RA T I O N S
”
— B di
this degr ee ar e sty e col o es o f ld
l fi
‘
eges i T her e ar e two ap ar tm ents T he r st i s a p l ain

-
roOm withou t any e nu m fix d

er o f l ights an d r ep r esents b
a c ar p enter s wo r sho p on M o u n t L e an on
’
k
The sec on b . d
is hu ng with r ed an d l ighte d by 36 light s, ar r ange d by
Si x es, and each six
ib
by two s I t r ep r esents the Cou n c il

.
r oom of the d b r ou n ta l e In the c enter o f the r oo m is a

.
r ou n d t bl a d e, ar ou n b
which the r ethr en sit O n the a tar . l
is an o en p B ib l q e, s u ar e an d c o m p ass an d «
a n a xe .
O F F I C ER — Ar e a Chie f P r inc e, st
yl e Th d
r ice P u is
sant, a S enior and J u n io r War d en , an d a S eni or and
Ju ni o r B eac on .
R z —
B d roa r ai n b ow c ol o r e d ibb r on, wor n as a
f f
,
it m ay be wor n as a sa sh r om r ight to l e t, and
J EWEL —A
g ol d
hatc het
en o n the t Q
p o f it a go l en d
d
,
wn
”
cr o On the t0 p or en d o f the han l e ar e the l etter s
d
.
_
N and S initial s o f N oah an d S ol om on O n on e si e

dl b
. . .
of the han e the l etter L initial o f L e anon ; an d o n

.
d
Not e 256 . The p l
-
a
“
c es o f m eet ing i n t hi s eg r ee a r e c a l l e ‘ d
Co l l eg es
’
d
int er e st i n
f
.
This eg r ee i s e sp e c i a l l y g to the M a so ni c s c ho l a r i n c o nse

qu e nc e o f i t s ev i der ot r e e r enc e t o t he m y s t i c a l a s so c i a t io n o f t he D r u ses .
Who se co nne c t io n Wi th t he T e m p l a r s a t t he t i m e o f the C r u sa es o r m s d f
'
86 P RI N CE or L i B A N Ii s .
that si d
bl d th l tt A C D Z N nd
e of the a e, e e er s .
'
. .
'
.
.
'
. .
‘
. . a
E iti l f Ad i
in , yC D
a s o i Z bb b l on r am r u s, ar u s, er u a e ,
N h i h e em d Ez a a an r .
O n th th id f th h dl th l tt
e o S er iti ls e o e an e e e er in a
of S id d that id f th b l d th l tt
oni as, an S on s e o e a e e e er s
H J M A dB i iti l f Sh H h
‘
Jp t
' '
. . . . . . . an . n a s o em , am , a e ,
Ah l i b d B
“
M
7
oses, l l o a an ez a ee .
Whit l i d d b d d with p p l n
A P RO N z — e, ne an or er e ur e, o
th id dl
e m d t bl i b id d whi h
e a r ou n a e s em ro er e on c ar e
m athe ti l i t m a t d pl ca ll d ; th ns r u m en s an ans enr o e on e
flp i a
p t w ith
s a sert h h d en r ee ea s .
TRA C I N G B O A RD — View of the m ou ntains an d f or ests
cf L e b anon
” 8
t he it of the m ou ntains v d
c o er e
; su m m
with sno w and of the tem p l e er ecte d of its d

c e ar s and
p ines .
WO RKS H O P — The S eni or War d en p r esi d es and is

styl e d M a shE
r Car enter , he
p
-
and al l the br ethr en wear
f ro c k s or bl ou ses an d a r on s.
p
B A TT ER Y z — I s two ; 0 0 . N o p ar ticu l ar one in the
Wor k hp s o .
N ot e 2 57 . A ho l i a b b
wa s a sso c i a t e wi t h M o s es a nd B ez a l eel i n t he d d zd d
d esi g ne dx f b x
c o ns t r u c t io n
a nd
of t he
e ec u t e
T a er na c l e i n t he
d wi l er nes s
t he wo r s o f a r t r e u ir e A ho l i a k
W hl l e B e a l ee l
a tt en e to q d .
b v
b d xd d b b
.
t he t e t i l e a r ic s H e wa s a D a ni t e o f g r ea t s k i l l a s a we a er a n d
b
. _
E o u s xxv . I t i s a c u r io u s co i nc i enc e t hat

em r o i er er
a nd H ir a m
.
A bi f wer e o f the t r i e o f Da n —
o th A hol i a
M or r i s s Ma sonic D i ct i onar y ,
’
. .
”
A r ti c l e A hol ia b .
N o t e 258 .
b T he f o r est s o f t he L e a no n m o u nt a i ns o nl y c o u l b
su p p l y
f d
t he t i m er f o r t he T e m p l e
d
S u c h o f t he s e
sea we r e in t he p o s s e s s io n o f t he P ho e ni c i a ns
d
o r es t s .as l a y
a m o n g who m
ne a r e s t t h e
t i m er wa s
q df b
k d d
k f
,
g r ea t a nd a c no wl e g e
_
i n s u c h co ns t a n t em a n t ha t t hey ha d a c u i r e
d
,
s il l i n t he e l l i ng a nd t r a ns p o r t a t i o n ther eo ; a n d he nc e i t was o f
b
su c h i m p o r t a n c e t ha t H ir a m Co n se nt e
b
to e m p l o y l a r g e bo di es o f m e n
f v
’
i n L e a no n to he w t i m er
br i ng i ng i t
fl d dJ
a s we l l a s o the r s t o p er or m
o wn t o t he s e a s i e , whe nc e i t wa s
, the ” ser ic e o f
f
to b e t a en a l o ng t h e k d
k
co a s t i n o a t s t o t he p o r t o f
t a e n ac r os s t he c o u nt r y t o
op pa,
Jd
er u s a l e m
r om whi ch p l ac e it co u l be ea si l y
db d d
d d
.
T he a nc i ent a nd A c c ep t e S c o t t i sh R it e ha s e ic a te to t his m o u n
b
va i n i t s t we n t y s eco n
i nha i t M o u n t L e a no n
w
eg r ee , o r
-
a n d s t il l b P r i nc e o f L e a no n T he D r u s e s no w
p r e s er e t he r e a s e c r e t o r g a niz at io n
,
m ack ey s Enc yc l op a edia of Fr eem asonr y, A r t i c l e L ebanon.

’
”v .
.
KN IGH T S on T H E RO YA L AxE on PRIN CE or L IBA N US .
Chie P r incef
—
( K k the day
noc s one ; My b r ethr en
star is r isen in the East It is tim e to ar ou se the wor k

b B
.
m en that they m ay p r ep ar e f o r their l a or s r other
d d
.
eni or Gr an War en, ar e al l the P r inc es p r esent ?

S enior War den Thr ice P u issant, they ar e -
f b
.
Chie P r in c e A n n ou n c e
— to them by r other ,
thr ou gh the J u nio r Gr an War en, that I am a ou t to d d b

op en this Col l e e, that
g ir ec tio n s m ay be gi en t o the d v
wor k m e n
B r th d d
.
S eni or W ar den— o er J u nior Gr an War en, the

Thr ic e P u issant i s a ou o b tt o en this Co l e e that dir ec
p g l
tions m ay be gi en to the wor m en v k
l l k
.
J u ni on War dea r ethr en , you wil

p ea se t a e n otic e
that the T hr ice P u issant i s a ou t to op en this Col ege b l
d
that ir ec tion m ay be gi en to the wor m en v k
f B d d
.
Chi e P r inc e — r other J u nio r Gr an War en, ar ou se

k
the wor m en by the u su al al ar m
b
.
J u nior Wa r den w
‘
—
( S o u n ds the el l t ic e ;
S eni or War den ( S ou nd s the el l twic e ; DO
— b
f d b
.
Chie P r in c e ( S ou n s the el l twice ; 0 0

— To
b
.
ether r ethr en
v
.
A l t ( Gi e the sign )
—
f d
.
Chi e P in c e T he c e ar s u p on M ou nt L ebanon wait

r —
fi d
be tte an d this Col l ege is op en .
259 —
f d f d
“
Not e . P r in c e of L eba nu s , or Kni g ht
t he R oy al A xe . [ S c ot c h
of
o u r th eg r e e c o n er r e i n t he C o ns i s t o r y o f P r i nc e s o f
t , S c o t c h M a s o nr y , a nd t he t wen t y s e c o n u p o n t he c a t a
-
d d
tha t s y s t em
whi c h o r m e f d I t s hi s t o r i c a l l ec t u r e s r e l a t e t o t he C e a r s o f
so
.
Z bb b
i m p or t a n t a p a r t o f t he m a t er ia l s f o r c o n
-
d d
o ff i c er d
t he t em p l es o f S o l o m o n a nd
b i s st y l e M o s t W i se
v
er u a el
T he a p r o n i s whi t e
( S ee C e a r s. )
It
.T he
i sp l a y s
j d d d X Z d
. .
a le o n whi c h a p p ea r s
, a r io u s a r c h i t ec t u r a l i ns t r u m e nt s a n d
T he ewel is a go l a xe , su r m o u nt e by a go l c r o wn On
d d
.
o f t he h an l e a r e t he l e t t er s A B D C D A a nd o n t he
. . .
b d
. . . . .
S . O n t he o t her s i e o f t he ha n l e a r e t he l et t er s S N S C . . . .
E . a nd o n t h e la e S M o r r i s s M a s oni c D i ct i ona r y , A r t icl e

.
’
-
f L eba nu s, or Kni ght of t he R o ya l A xe.

CHA PT ER X L
T WEN T Y S ECO N D D ;K EGR EE N I GH T O F TH E RO Y A XE
~
AL
OR P R I N CE OF L IBA N U S f
I
GO
I N I T I A TI O N
dd
‘
[ T h e c an i a te is
p r ep ar ed by th e S e ni or Deac on as a
P r u ssian K
n ight o r R o se C r oi w ith swo r , etc , an d x d
b d
, .
r o u ht to the d o o r o f the sec on ap ar tm ent in whic h

g
fi b
the of c er s an d r ethr en ar e seate r o u n the ta l e on
,
d d b
which ar e p l an s and m athem atic al instr u m ents an d
k
k noc s two ;
J n r D ea c n ( O p ening the
i
u
o o —
o or
) Who c om es d .
'
11 er e
K
.
S en ior D eat on A
/ —
WOr thy P r u ssi an n ight an d :
K n i ght o fthe B o se Cr o i , Who x d esir es to o bt ain the de

gr ee o f P r in ce o f L iban u s
d
.
J u n ior D ea c on — H as he r eceived ‘
al l the p r ec e ing "
dg
.
e r ees ?
S eni or D eac o H e has

n—
vd lf
.
J u nior D ea c on Ha s he
—
p ro e him se a tr u e
K ght
n i ?
S e or D eac on H e has
ni — .
d d 260 —
d d
“
N ot e . Kni ght of t he R oy a l A xe. ( Chev a l ier de l a r oy a l e H ac he . )
d b v
T he t went y s e c o n
b d
,
-
eg r e e o f t he A n c i ent a nd A c c e p t e S c o t t i sh R i t e “
c al le
b d d d
a l so P r i n c e o f
the m e m o r a l e ser i c es r e n er e
f
L i ba nu s o r L e a no n
, .
t o M a so nr y by t he
I t wa s i n st i t u t e
‘
m ig ht ydd t o r e co r
c e ar s o f
d d d d t he deg r e e i n o r m s u s t ha t t he S i o ni a ns
b
’
L e a no n T h e l eg en of
b d
.
q
wer e e m p l o y e i n c u ’t t i ng c e ar s o n M o u nt L i b a nu s o r L e a no n f o r t he ‘
co ns t r u c t io n o f
f r o m t h e s am
d e p l a c e v
No a h s a r k
ff o r t h
.
e
T he i r
ar k o f th
es c e n a nt s
e c o en a n t ;
s u s e u e nt l y
a n d th e d de sc
cu t
e n a
c e ar s
n ts o f
b b d
the se we r e ag a i n em p l o y e
b d d d
in o t a i ni ng m a ter i a l s f o r
b
i n t he s a m e o fic es , a nd i n t he s a m e p l a c e
u il i ng
’
So l o m o n s T em p l e L a st l y Z er u h
,
b d f d
. ,
ba el e m p l o y e t he m i n\ c u t t i ng the c e a r s o f L e a no n f o r t he u s e o f
bv
t he sec o n
v d b
T em p l e
d .
d T hi s c el e r a t e
f
L e a no n , a nd i n t hei r l a bo r s a l wa y s a o r e
na t i o n or m e c o l l eg es on
t h e G r e a t A r c hi t e c t o f t h e
M o u nt
U ni er se
dj v
. I ha e no
d ou t t h a t t h i s l a s t se nt e n c e r e er s to the D r u ses
t ha t s ec r e t s e c t o f T hei st s who s t il l r es i e u p o n M o u nt L e a no n a nd i n b ,
t h e a a c
d
en t p a r
m o n i e s ha e a t t r a c t e
t
c k ey s Enc yc l op a edia
’
s o f S y r i a a n d P a l es t i n e
so m u c h o f the c u r io s i t y o f
of
, a n d w h o s e m y s t e r
vi o
E a st er n t r a e l l e r s
Fr eem asonr y , A r t icl e Knight of the R oy al
u s c
”
e
.
r e
"
fi e.
I NITIATIO N . 89
Ju nior Deac on -
What f u r ther c l aim s has he to this
il ege?
r iv
S eni r D ea c on T he
o — cl a im of b i th
r an d r an k in Ma
r D ea c on— L et him wait a tim e with p a tience

e C ol l ege is in o r m
e f
of his r e u est ( J u d
n i o r q
d
.
shu ts the o or )
k
.
P r inc e Br other J u nior Deacon, who see s ad

'
— -
to the Col l ege ?

r D eac on A Wor thy P r u ssian
— n ight a n d K
o f t he R o se Cr oi , who x
esir es to o tain the d b
f P r in c e o f L ibanu s
f vd d
.
Chi e —
P r inc e H as he r ec ei e al l the p r ec e ing de
ees ?
J u nior D eac on H e has

— r
f lf
.
Chi e P r inc e H as he
— app r ov e d him se a tr u e
J u n i or D e H e hasac on —
f f
.
Chi e P r in c e What u r ther

— c l aim s has he t o this
r iv il ege ?
—
J u nior D eac on The c aim O f ,
l b i th
r an d r an ki n Ma
—The c l aim is n ot su ffic ient,

bu t l et him
( J u n ior D eac on o en s the
p o o r a n d t h e d
d
n c on u c ts c an i ate t o the t a l e ) dd b
d b b
.
P r in c e I s it you r
— esir e m y r other , to o tain
se o f P r ince of L ibanu s ?
da te It is-
k d
.
hi ef P r inc e We now the gr ou n

— o n which you
‘
b
it, bu t ir th is n ot r egar e her e, an d r an in M a dd k
d o es n ot o f itself su f ce fi
We ar e al l wor m en in k
v lv d
.
er a o c ation s Y ou see u s n ow engage in p r e

b d l
.
l a or er s an d stu ying the c al cu a

o f astr onom y No n e c an by ou r c on stitu tion s, be
v d
.
tted to the high p r i il eges o f this egr ee u nl ess he

fi r st wr ou ght on e year in the wor sho , an d oh
p k
d the u n anim ou s su ff r ages o f the wor m en k
d d ffi d
.
y o u r es ir e f o r th is eg r ee su c ien t t o i n u c e y ou
y ou r swo r an d e w el s f o r a d j
90 PRI N CE or L IBANUS .
t im e an d j thesons of a or ?
o in lb
i d
Ca n d a te I t is
—
f b b
.
Chie P r in c e Go then m y r other , o tain their su f

—
f r ages an d r etu r n to u s ( Ca n i at e w it hd r dd
a ws w it h
d fi
.
the S enior D eac on and goes to the oo r of the r st ap ar t

v f k k d d
-
m en t an d gi es thr ee o r ou r n o c s, the o or is o ene

p
an d they enter The wor m en ar e hewing, sawing, k
k d
.
p l a n in g, et c a n d th e m a st er wo r m en c o py gin e s i n
g , s
f b d dd v
.
,
r om a tr ac ing o ar A s the c an i ate en ter s he gi es

d k
.
o n e l ou r a p an d the wor m en al l sto p )
v b
.
M aster Car p enter Who m ha e you ther e r other fi
S en ior D ea c on ?
K x
.
S eni or D ea con A — night o f R o se Cr oi an d P r u ssian

K night, who d
esir es you r su f r ages that he m ay o tain f b
d
the egr ee o f P r in c e o f L ibanu s
v
.
M as ter Car p en ter O u r su ff i ages ar e gi en to those

—
who wor k
H ath he yet l ear ne to wo r ? d k
d
.
S enior D ea c on H e has n ot, bu t esir es to do so, and

—
f o r that c am e hither
k d d
.
M as ter Car p en ter D oth he ac n owl e ge the ign ity

—
o f l abor ; an d that it i s n o c u r se bu t a p r i il ege f o r m an v

d
to be al l owe to ear n his su sten an c e by the e er c ise o f —
x
his str ong ar m s an d stu r y m u sc l es d
S eni or D ea c on— H e oes d .
M as ter Car p en ter D oes he adm it that the honest

—
b
l a o r in g m an, u p r ight and in ep en ent is in n atu r e s d’
d
d
her al r y the p eer of ings, an d that no l a o r , bu t i l ek b d
ness, is d
isgr ac e u l ? f
S enior D ea c on H e oes
— d .
M aster Car p en ter A r t thou Will ing to eat onl y what

—
thou ear n est, p atientl y to r ecei e in str u c tion s and to v

z
r ec ogn i e an d tr eat t hese hu m l e wor m en as you r b k
b r ethr en an d e u al s q
Can dida te I am j
—
M as ter Car p enter T hen as you wer e di este of you r

— v d
o u ter ap p ar el u p on you r fi
r st entr y into a M ason ic l o e
g , d
dv f
i est you r sel n ow of you r insign ia and ewel s and j “
k dd
,
u t on the ap r on o f a wor m an ( C an i at e p u t ff
p s o
v
.
his r egal ia, r oll s u p his shir t sl ee es, p u ts ou a c ar -

"
92 PRINCE or L IBANUS.
M as ter Car p en t er — b
M y r other you ha e een u y v b dl
dt d B
,
el ec te o r ec eiv e this egr ee r other S enior D eac on
v b
.
,
yo u wil l no w the r other with his insignia an d

in est
j w
e el s an d c on u c t him d
to the sec on a p ar tm ent ( S en d
v d d
.
ior D ea c on in ests him and c on u cts him to the o or o f

the sec on d
ap ar tm ent Meanwhil e the r ethr en r etir e b
d v j
.
an d r ess them sel es with the in signia an d ewel s o f
d
this egr ee )
k k
.
S enior D ea c on ( T wo noc s ; 00
—
d
.
J u ni or D ea con — O
( p en in g th e oo r ) W h o c om es .
her e ?
Se o
n i r D ea c on— A K
n ight o f the R o se Cr o i an d x
P r u ss1 an K v
n ight who , ha ing wr ou ght cheer u l l y in the f
k d
wor shop an d l ear ne the u se o f the saw, the p l ane an d
vd
the axe, has r ecei e the su r ages o f the wor m en and ff k
d d
em an s to be r ec ei e vd
a P r in c e o f L ibanu s ( J u n io r
d
.
D eac on shu ts the o or an d says :

J u nior D ea c on T hr ic e P u issant, it is a
— night o f K
K
.
R ose Cr oix an d P r u ssian night, who, hav 1 ng wr ou ght

f
c heer u l l y in the wor shop an d l ear n e k the u se o f t he d '
saw, the l an e an d a xe, has r ec e1 v ed the su f r ages o f the

p f
k d d
wo r m en and em an s to be r ecei e a P r ince of L i vd
b anu s
f d d
.
C hi e P r i nc eL et him be a m itte
—
( T h e th r ee
l fi k
.
p r in c i a
p o f c er s n o w t a e th eir st a ti o n s ; th e J u n io r
d
D eac on O p en s the o or an d the S enior D eac on enter s
"
dd
with the c an i ate an d c on u cts him to the al tar ) d
I
.
S n i D n — T h i P i n t en t t a
e or ea c o r c e u ss a p r e s o y ou
K x d k
,
night R o se Cr o i , who has toil e in the wor shop an d

’
vd
r ec ei e the u n an im ou s su ff r ages o f his r ethr en -
b
f b
.
Chi e P r inc e M y r other , do you stil l p er sist i n you r

—
d esir e to enter this asso c iation o f l a or er s ? b

Can dida te I do —
f d d z d
.
—
Chie P r i c e A r e you n ot eter r e by the ha ar o f
n
su ch to il an d ar e as f y ou e p er ien c e x d
l n the wo r sho
p ? k
Can dida te I am n ot
—
f K
.
Chi e P r i c e n — n eel then at this al tar an d c ontr act
y o u r o l b
ig at io n ( C an i at e dd
n e el s o k
n o th n ee s w ibt h k
d Bb k f l
.
his han s u p on the axe and i l e and ta es the ol ow

I N I TIA TI O N . 93
ing o blig ti a on .
)
O BL I GA T I O N KN I GH T O F T H E RO YA L A XE .
I of m y wno f in th
r eee p r esewil l
n c e an d ac c or d
d v I
. .
,
the Gr an A r chitect o f the U n i er se, an d this l l u s

ou s Co l l ege of P r inc es o f L ibanu s, do her eby an d her e
’
m ost so l em n l y an d sin c er el r o m ise an d swear that

y p
v
il l n e er c o m m u nica te the sec r ets of this egr ee to d
any p er son o r
p er so n s u nl ess it be to on e l aw u l l
y en ti f
tl ed to r ec ei e the sam e v .
I f th
'
ur er m or e p r om i se an d s wear that I will v

e er
her ea ft er u se my b es t e n e a o r s t o el e d v
a te t h e c h a r a c ter v
of th l b
e a o r in
g c l a ss es a n d i m
p r o e their c o n ition , to v d
dissem in ate the bl essings o f e u c ation am ong their chil d
dr en an d to
g i e t o th v
e m se l e s t h e ir d u e v
a n d p p
r o er
so c ial an d
p ol itic al wei ht
g A l l o f w h ic h p r o m ise an d I
d x
.
swear u n er the p en al ty o f e p o su r e o n the highest

c l e o f M ou nt L iban u s, ther e m iser a l
y to p er ish in b
p p
er etu a l sn o w s S o h e l p m e G o d
f v
. .
( C h ie P r in c e r a 1 se s h im a n d in e sts h im w i th th e
l l owing si gns :
S I GN .
Ma k e the m otion of
f
l i ting an axe with
b o th han s, d an d str i k
ing as if to f lle a tr ee .
A N S WER .
R aise both hands to

the height of the f or e
hea , the d fi nger s ex
ten dd
e , and then l et
the han s d f al l , thu s
Sign, P r 1 nc e of
d
in ic ating the f ll
a of
A nswer t o S ign,
L i banu s tr ee
.
. a . Pr ince o f Li banu s.
94 P RI N CE or L IBA N U S .
T O KEN .
S eiz e each other s

’
han d s and
c r oss the fi nger s as a sign o f

goo d
f aith .
BA T T ER Y —T wo q
e u i tim
-
ed str o k es ; 00 .
M A RCH — T hr ee c r oss ste s

p .
PA SS wonns z J ap het, A hol ia

— b ,
Leb anon .
S A C R ED W O RDS z -
N oah, Bz e al e el , S d a onias .
f
Chie P r i nce—
( I v
n ests with the col l ar , ap r on an d
him
j wel ,
e exp l a1 ns the initial s u p on the ewel an d says : j
d
,
T he ser p ent with thr ee hea s u p on the flap o f the ap r on

is Id bd f
l en ess, the o y r om whic h issu e the thr ee ic es v
sym b zd
ol i e d
by the hea s , D r u n lcen ess I m p u r i ty an d
v b
, ,
Ga m ing by which so m any you ths ha e een l o st an d

v k b b
,
so m any gr eat n ation s ha e su n into igno l e im ec il ity

an d sham e u lf b d on a e
g
f B l
.
Ch i e P r i nc e— r other S en io r Deac on, you wi l no w
d dd
c on u c t the c an i at e t o the p ost o f hon o r ( S en io r .
Deac on seats him on the r ight o f the T hr ic e P u issant

d v
who el i er s the histor y ) .
H I S TO R Y .
My b r o ther sym f o r
ptah
th
ey gr eat l a or ing c l asses b
b f d k
, ,
r esp ec t f o r l a or itsel and r esol u tion to so m e goo wor

in o u r day and gener ation , these ar e the l essons of this
d e r ee and the
g , y a r e
p u r el y m a son ic .
IN IT IA T I O N 95
M asonr y has m a d e a .
wor ing k m an an d his asso c iates
the her oes of her p r in cip al l egen d an d her sel f th e c om
p an ion o f K ings T he i ea is as
. d sim p l e and tr u e as it
is su bl im e; f r om fi r st an d l ast m asonr y i s wor k . It
v ener ates the Gr eat A r chitect of the U ni v er se . It c om
m em or ates the
“
b il d i
u tem p l e
ng o f a I ts p r incip al cm .
ar e the W ki or ng to ol s o f m asons and ar tisans .
p r eser v es the n am e o f the r st wor er in fi

r ass an d k b
n as one of its p ass wor s -
d . The m aster is theo v er
seer who sets the cr a t to wor f k an d gi v es them p p

r o er ,
instr u ctions
M asonr y is the ap otheosm of
’
wor k . H i s the han d s
br a v f
e, or
go tten m en that ha v e m a d e this g r eat p po u
ted wor l d a wor l df o r u s. It is al l wor k and
g
r otten wor k .
The r ea l c qu er er s, c r eator s an d eter na

p p l ro r ietor s
v
e er y viliz d l d a
gr eat an d c i e an re al l the her oic sou l s
t v
a w i it
e er h i hi d g
er e n ,
eac n s e r ee . All m en that
er f ll d f t t
e e d i da or es r ee or r a ne a m ar sh, o r c ontr vd
i e
wi h
se sc di d i d t
em e, or or sa a r u e or v al iant thing
G w k l d f
enu 1 n e or a on e, on e a ithf u ll y, that is
v th A l ighty f
e en as d e m ou n er an d Wor l d b il d
u er
11 wor ki s no bl e . A li f e of ease 1 s n ot f or an y m an,
f or any Go d . T he A l m ighty M a k er is n ot lik e on e
in ol d,
‘
im m em or ial ages, ha ing v m a d e his m achine
v
a u n i er se, sits e er
‘
v sin c e an d sees it go .
M an highest
’
s estin
y i s n o t t o d e be hap p y, to l o v
easant things an d find them
d
.
H is only tr u e u nhap p in ess shou l be that he c ann ot

est iny a s a m an d
u l ll e T he day f fi d .
er an d the n ight c o m eth wher ein n o
T hat n ight onc e c om e, o u r ha p p iness

anishe and ecom e as things that v d b
P RI N CE o r
'
96 L I BA N U S
v w B t Wk
ne er er e . t b li h d
”
u dh ou r or 1s no a o s e an as
v i h d It
an s e i . th w t f it i f
r em a n s, or e an o r em a n s or
en d l ti ess d t itim es It i i r i fl
an e er n es . s n ou n u en c es
af t d th th t w
er ea i t l L b i th t
a t e ar e m m or a . a or s e r u es
em bl f G d th A hit t
em o d Et ol Mk,
‘
e rc ec an er na a er
no b l el b whi h i y t t b th K i g f thi E th,

a or c s e o e e n o s ar
an d it th high t th
s on M with t d ti t d
e es r one. en ou u es o -
ar e l ik t p l et d pr eesip i f th t f
an e on r ec ces r om e r oo s o
whi h l l th
c th h
a bl d e ear as c r u m e .
N atur e owns no m who is

'
.
an not al so a m ar tyr . She
sc or ns the m an who sits scr eene df r om al l wor k f r om
d d hip th vi t r y v whi h i w k
,
want ,
anger , har s ,
e c o o er c s or ,
an dh l l thi w k
as a d b ttl i g d n by th
s or an a n o e o er m en .
A d y t th
n e wh p id th er e ar e m en lv that "
o r e em se es
d th i h v d w k ti t f i d
i
th y e an e rs a e one no or ,
m e ou o m n .
Th hi f f e c i h wh
e t d i th
o m en s f fi
e o s an s n e v an o m e ,
f ti g th p il whi h f ight b k l l th
r on n e er c d r ens ac a o er s, an
if no t v q i h d w ld d v
an u s e th ou e ou r em .
H l w
er c u es w hip p d f tw lv
as lb or s Th e or e e a or s . e
Cz f R
ar o i b t il i g hip w ight
u ss a ec am e adw k d o n s r an or e
with hi i th d k
s axe f S d n d e thi g
oc s o aar am ,
an s om e n
c a m e f th to C w ll w k d
a . d N p l r om e d or e ,
an a o eon an
ff t d bl e d
'
e ec e wh t Th
som e i p i l a . er e s er enn a no en ss an
v d w k B h v b ight d
.
e en i
sac r e ness n or . e e ne er so en e
an d f g tf l f hi high
or e ll i g th
u o i lw y h p
s ca n ,
er e s a a s o e
tl y w r k I idl
"
i n a m an th t t l ly d a ac u a an ear n es o s. n eness
l
a one i th i p p t l d p i
s e r M er
p f t
e ua h i lf es a r an er ec s m se
by w k i g J d f d
.
or gl
n l w y un i fi l d
es ar e c ea r e a a \
a r see -
e s
i t d
.
, ,
r i se n s ea d t t l y iti an d with l th s a e hi c e ,
s an a e m an m
lf fi t f l wh l j gl d
, ,
se rs t b c ea ses o e a ou un o esom e un e an
d t th by Ev i th
eser er e t t f l ben th
n e m ean es so r o a or e
d k d
.
wh l l f
o e so u p o i t i
m an 1 s c om f l o se n o a n o r ea
b k b
.
m on y th t h gi
e m om en t w L i
e e ns o or a or s
f th i t h t f th w k i
.
r om e nm os ear o e or er r
I N IT I A T I O N .
97
c c,
/
C
the sa r ed c el estial f li e essen c e
-
b r eathe di nto him
A l m i ghty God an d a wk ens him to al l no bl eness as
“
b gi
e ns .
it, m an l ea r n s p tien ce,

a c ou r age, p er se v er ance,
ess to l ight, r ea iness t o d o wn him sel f m ista k en,
tion to do better an d im p r o e v . O nl y by l b
a or
c ontinu all y l ear n the v ir tu es .
him who toil s c om p l al n n ot, no r f lh

ee um il iate d ;
im l k
oop u an d see his f el l ow wor km
‘
en ther e in
Eter nity ; they al on e su r v iv i ng ther e . E v en in the
hu m an m em o r
y they l on g su r v i v e, as sain ts, a s
an d as g d th y l o v i v
s d p p
e l th a o n e su r e, an eo e e
d ol it d
re s f ti It w w l l t g v th
u es o m e . as e o i e e
d k
m an as a .wh t l b
ar It W
m as s, er eon o a or . as
p v i
rod d de ru ghtl y t
e an i l i th u n s1 m a er a s n e or e
th f e t f hi t f hi
o r es s i t
or p l d d
m o as on n o s en or an
wel l ,
not b ec au se o f that sp l en d or an d b ea uty ,
u se the act c r eating them is b tte er than the

em sel v es . B ec au se e er x tio n is no bl er than en
b ec au se b
the l a or er is gr eater an d m or e wor thy
than d
the i l er , m a sonr y stan s u p f or the d .
It is H ea v en s
’
gr ea t or di n an c e f or
an im p r ov em ent . It has b een br o k d en o wn f or ages
m d
ason r
y esir es
"
to bu il it u p aga1 n dI t has . b een
en dw b o n ec au se m ento il e onl y ec au se the m

y d b u st,
0 it as m so me sor t, a d g di
e ra ng n ec essity
d esir in
g n othin g so m u ch o n ear . th as to esc ap e f r om
f fi
They u l l l the gr eat l aw o f l a or in the l etter ; bu t b ‘
eak it in the spi r it, they f u l fill i t with the m u scles, bu t
eak it with the m in d

v dl
.
M asonr y teac hes that e er y i er ou ght to hasten to

el fi d
o f l a o r , m an u a b
or m en tal , as a cho sen an d l
f im p r ov em ent, bu t he is not im p e l ed l
98 P R I N CE o r LI B A NU S .
tb do so u n d er the teachings of an Im p er ect c if

v il iz at
O n the c ontr ar y d w f l d his h d he sits o n,

”
o s an s,
bl esses an d gl ifi hi l f i hi id l
or es It
m se n s eness .
d
,
th t th a pp b 1s o f t il w
ro r Iu m w yo o er e one a a .
as h d f t il f th d i gy wC k h p d d ty
am e o o ,
o e n r s o
'
an us
fi l d f th h d h d t i d with vi
.
"
e ,
o e ar an ,
s a ne ser c e m or e
a bl th th t f w wf th il d d
e an a o ar e so e an
g t
a r m en s on w h i h th r t ch tm p e
o d e na u r e as s am ,
m
su n an d i id t fi r a n, m d t h s w h r e an s eam , er o n er a
h onor s
; t b h d o f t h
e as am et k d ti t l
o ese o ens an es,
en vi f th fl ting be f i b il idl e
ou s o e au n ro s o m ec e en ss
v ity i t
an t s t r eason i p i ty t H v o na u r e, m e o ea en,
f h v d ’
o ea en s
g t i T
r ea i l f b
or i h
n ance t o o r a n, ear or
fi
.
h d i th
an ly t s e on h d d g r u e m an bility oo an enu m e no .
L b i m f n
’
a or
g s t t
an s i h i r ea
p l i di
u nct i ti o n, s ecu ar s c on
an d hi p l g s F big
r i v r e e. i l th t
r om e n d an an m a a c at s an
d i k ly t b
r n s on ,w k o d with th h d i
ecom e a or er ,
an e an e
i g ity t p hi w th ght i t t h l d s of l
'
n enu o ou r s o n ou s n o e m ou
t
n a u r e, f hi i g th i t fo f g
as on n em df b i
n o rm s o r ac e an a r cs
of v i c on en ence and v ti g th t p p c on er f i n em o ur o ses o m
p or v t em end h pp an i th
“
g a t t p
m ess, ibl t p
s e r ea es oss e s e
i p iv il g
n r e e
Wh t i th gl i i t h w l d th t i n t th
.
a s er e or ou s n e or a s o e
p rod t f ucl b r ? oW h t ia o hi t y b t it a d ? s s or u s r ec or :
Wh t a th t ar e f e
g d a
r easu r I es ot b t it w k ?
en1 u s an r u s or
“
Wh t r a l tiv t d fi l d b t it t il
a e cu a e e b y t s u s o s us m ar
‘
s, ~s
th i
e r i s1 n
g t i t h -
ic h des, p i f t
e en r ch w l d e em r es o e or ar e
b t th g
u t t e h
r ea f l b
r easu r e Th py-
o u ses o id a ou r . e r am s
o f Egyp t th tl dt wr e c as dt es, an
p l f E o p e s an em es o uro e,
f It l y d M xi
,
th b i d iti
e ur e c es o th a l an d e c o, e c an a s an
ra il d f Ch i t d
r oa s o b t t ak
r s en l l o d th
om ar e u r c s a r un e
w l d f th
or ighty f t t p
o e m f l b With t i t
oo s e s o a or ou
tiq ity w l d t h v b d
.
an u ou ; w i th
no t i t t h a e w leen ou er e ou
the past and no ho e f or the f utu r e

3
be no m em or y of
p .
CLOS I NG CERE MON I ES
K N I GH T o r TH E RO Y AL A XE on P RI N CE or LIBA N u s .
Chie f Pr i c e
n —
( K k noc s one. ) Br other S e
nior Gr an d
Wd ar en, what is the hou r P
S enior W ar den— Thr ice P u issant, the su n has set .
Chie P r in f It is tim e then to

ce— l
Cal the wor m en k
fr om b
their l a or s that th y m ay r est ; annou nce to the
e
\
P r in c es that this Co l l ege 1 s a ou t to be cl ose b d .
S enior War d r other J u nior Gr an

en— B
War e n, the d d
Thr ice P u issant is abou t to cl ose this Col l ege of P r inces
o f L ibanu s? You wil com m u nicate the sam e to the
"
l
br ethr en .
J u n ior W ar den— B r ethr en, the T hr ice P u issant is

b
a ou t to c l ose this Col l ege of P r inces of L ibanu s
d wa d
.
Chi e f P r inc e— B r other Ju nior Gr an r en, yo u
wi l l ca ll the wor k m en f r om their l abor s by the u su a l

l
a ar m
W b ll twi
.
J u nior ar den —
YS ou n ds the e ce. )
S enior W a r de
n
—
( S ou n d s the b ll twi
e ce .
)
“
Chief P r inee the b ll twi
”
e ce .
) T ogether
b r ethr en .
A ll Gi v e the sign and ans wer ) .
Chie f P r in c e— T he ce ar sd of M ou nt L e b anon ar e
l
l
f e ed and this Co ll e e 1 s cl ose
g d .
AND PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
T I ET H , T WEN T YF
-
I RST A N D T WEN T Y S ECO N D
-
DEGREES .
ee m a s o nr y a U n iv e r s a l R e l ig i o n— S a t a n t h e M a s o n i c GO d«
P u e r il i t i e s O f t h e M a s s , t h e P a g o d a a n d L o d g e— H u m Dru m
P l a t i t u d es o n L a bo r
T W EN T I ET H DEGREE ; GRA N D M AS T ER O F A L L
Y
S M B O L I C L O DGES O R A S SO CI A TE MA S TER
A D V I TA M
an o ther O f the P hil osop hic al
“
egr ees d .
Phil o so p hy an d M asonr y being o ne an d he sam e t
the sam e O b ect an d m ission to attain j

r shi
p o f th e G r eat A r c hitec t o f the U n i er se, an d
”
v
sent hr al l m ent O fs m ank in d M a c k ey ( S ee N Ote . .
Ma c k ey .
has no su p er ior , if q
e u al , in the thou
Of M asoni c Wr iter s An d no o n e c an r ea d him
b li vi
.
t e egh i
nm S in c e In his ar t ic l e
re P u er il ity
em a so n r y ( E n c y c p
“
he e in c es c an or ,
. . v d
I S it p o ssi bl e that
in tel l ect an d ep th d
v dv d v
who ha e e ote them sel es to the Stu y of d
v
an d gi en the r esu tl of their l ear nm g I n
Of v v
ol u m es, ha e been al together m ist a en k
d e wh W h t k w
r ea r o Is t l y wh t es o no ac cu r a e a
iz d p d D M L W d
’
m em or e an on ee s or s
-
er r ae
bj t d i
.
It s o ec an th w hip m i ss o n ar e e or s
o
f th e Gr ea t A hi t t f th U i
r c ec o M y i e n v er se a som s,
iv d
.
and c l aim s o t b e r ec e U w e l R ligi n

as a d n er sa e o an m
w th q ti g g ; A d or u o n a r ee n
O l iv
,
th h
’
t sc ou y t t er s eo r a
west
“
r chitect ,
'
as the n ar r o
p
'
d b
.
is egr ee that it el ongs to

Chr istian r el igio n ar e :
a S ha k er
’
s da n c e, M or m on
a Si m p l e hu m an inv ent io n
m or al v ir t u es si m l
'
ar e p e
O ld a nd A ar on Bu r r wer e
TH E MASO NI C D
"
1 02 SATA N GO .
no t o nl y M as bu t M a son s who wer e nev er c ensu r ed

ns,
e
by the c r a f t i n any l o dge Y et t hey wer e p r o fliga t e in
”
.
‘
m o r a IS , ta nd c o ncer n i ng ev er y
g o o d w o r k , r e p ba t e
r o .
3nd T hi s t w nt iet h degr ee is one c om p a c t m a ss o f f a l se

”
.
hoo d a nd f a l se r etences Its p a sswo r d, J echeo n, or

“ “
Jaq
”
.
“
nes so n, ( F r en c h f o r t he S o n o f J a m es ) M a ck ey a dm it s
( No te t o be p r o o f t ha t R a m sa y inv ent ed it , t o o v er
t u r n t he P r o t est a nt t hr o ne /O f Wi l l i a m a nd M a r y, and r e _
sto r e t he S tu a r t s who wer e P a i sts , who K

p h l d i
"
e t h a t ngs
wer e not bo u nd t o k eep t heir wor d ( P a tr iot ism “
_
a nd
”
T r u th ) a nd that k il li ng P ro te st ant r u l er s by a ssa ssina
t ion wa s a v ir tu e This wa s a t t em p t ed by int el l igent a n d
.
c a p a bl e P a p ist s i n the Gu n p o w d er P l o t a nd v i n di c a t ed b t he
y
do c t r ine O f the Dou ay .
4 th . T his degr ee wa s m o di fied by M i tchel l , D a l c ho , a nd

other s, a s t he O r a t o r s s p eec h shows, t o e xp l a in a wa y a nd
’
a c t u a l ly dec l a r e r ev io u s degr ees, whic h st il l t d i t h

p“
s a n n e
t r ifles, gew gaws a nd a bs u r d o r hideou s
,
°
33 R i te, t o be
m yst er ies , ( r e a d p a ge t o a c com m odate them to a
dem o c r a t ic c o u nt r y a nd t a ste .
B u t r em em ber and r ea d o v er a nd aga in, ( No te 2 1 9 )

Ma ck ey s a u tho r ita ti v e dec l a r at io n tha t t he O bjec t a nd m i s
“
’
sio n
” O f t he who l e t hing i s t he wo r shi p o f t he Gr a nd A r c hi t ec t
“
O f t he Univ er se , 3 r el ig io n who s e Go d is t he dev il , the Go d o f
” .
t his wo r ld, who i s p r o nbu nc ed by Chr ist a li ar f r o m t he be “
g i n n i n g, ar i
d t h e f a t h er O f i t
”
YFR U
.
T WEN T -
I ST DEGREE; NO A CH ITE OR PR S S IA N
l
The histor y a s we l as char acter o f this egr ee 1 s a
' ” d
v er y Singu l ar one ( M ac k ey in N o te L
d
nee s str onger wor s tha n
.
“
d
P u er il e and contem p ti
angu age
”
”
bl e t o char acter i e it z
M asons them sel es esp ise it v d
bv d
. . .
“
M ac k ey says, in the a o e note, that it was ev er a m it
ted into the M asonic system is onl y attr i u ta l e to the b b ”
p a ssion f or high d
egr ees whic h p r e ail e in F r an c e v d
“
d
T his egr ee was a op te into the Rite Of M is d d
r aIm , wher e it is the thir ty fif th Which Rite of -
M isr aim B edarr ide ( N ote 2 36 u ote ap p r o ingly by q d v

M ac oy says
“
f
is u l l of p u er ili tiesf and e en M a ck ey
’
v
v v
. ,
,
” “
with e er y ear thly m oti e to p r ai se it, sS ays : I t i s not
” N
a bsolu tely p u er i l e ( o te 2 4 6
v v l
. .
Who e er r u ns his eye o er its r itua and the no tes

w ill see that it s n am e i s er i ed r om N o a h ,
a n d v f
d its .
1 04 U
H UM DR M P LATIT DES O N LABO R U . 5
bir d s, an d ev en m en ? A nd yet oes anyone ou t their d d b

r eal ity or p ower ? T he m an who enter s a secr et o r gani
z ation, wher e the f
oo t o f Chr ist n e er tr od, enter s on v ‘
g r o u n d w h ic h e il s i n hdv
a it an d w b
hi c h an g e l s o f l ig h t
”
k f f
j ,
shr in r o m , an d r om that i n stant his m or al sight

g r o w s d im , an d h is c o n s c ie n c e g r o w s w e ak ,
a n d h e w or
ship s he k n ows n o t wha t
Y K Y
.
T WEN T S ECO N p D EGR EE ; N I GH T Q F T H E R O A L A X E

-
O R P R I N C E O F L IR A N U S -
d
.
T he notes show M asom o wr iter s ar e stu m p e

and p u zz d
l e by th It has n o m ar O f F r en c h k
o r Eu r op ean or igin, an d is p r o a l y on e O f the ei ht bb
‘
g
which the J ew, M or in an d his n sp ector s a e to the I dd d
twenty fiv e o f the R ite O f P er ec tion, which M or in
-
f '
b v
r o u ght o er to Char l esto n ; an d, as A m er ic an s w er e
g e n e r a ll
y l a o r er s a tb th at d a y, th i s eg r ee w a s d as h i o n e f d
to flatter them , an d 1 n c r ease the sal e o f the 3 3 Rite
°
I d d b k d v
.
n ee , the ul of the egr ee co n sists O f an a er age
d
;
i o f stu m p or ator y, m a e u p O f the hu m d r u m l ati

p e c e p
-
d b
tu es e n l a or , wr itten by m en who
-
new onl y the k
theo r y o f toil
d
.
“ '
4
Bu t ” the egr ee is s teady to the one m ission an tl ob

” M c he O f M a sonr “the or shi of he o o f
,
j e c t ( a y) y, w p t g d
d bj d
.
this wo r l N o m atter what su ect is han l ed, or

v d v f
.
r om an c e in ente , this is n e er o r o tten or

g o m i t te d
d d
.
“
H ence we ar e tol ( p, that the S i on ians wor ship
ed the Gr eat Ar c hitec t O f the U n iv er se
” A n d the
dd d
.
c an i ate,
“
w
ho at l ast is al l owed a shor t o ath, i s m a e
to swear , in the p r esen c e o f the Gr eat A r chitect O f the
v “
U ni er se, that he wil l n e er c om m u m c ate the sec r ets
”
v
O f this d egr ee, which c on sist m ainly o f an a er age v
stu m p sp eec h on l a o r , 8 0 help hi m
-
b Go d ! T hu s bin in g d
f
him sel by the oath o f Go d to c on ceal th1 s wo r ship o f
the e il dv b
The onl y p ossi l e e p l an ation, why the eyes x
d
.
o f A m er i c an s ar e n ot O pene by su ch p al ter in g, is, t hat

the go d o f this wor l db d
l in s the m in o f those who d
p r a c tic e his wor shi p ; as the ser p ent l in s the eyes o f b d
c h ar m e a ndim al s t o a l l O ec ts b u tbjit sel ( 2 C or 3 ; 41f . .
CHAPTER X L I
TWEN TY T H IRD DEGREE -
OR CH I EF O F TH E T A BER Q .
av r r r ER .
g,
DECO R A T I O N S z — d
L o ges in this egr ee ar e styl e H ie '
d d
r ar c hies Thehangings ar e white su p p or ted by r ed and
bl k d d
-
.
,
ac c ol um n s by two s p l ac e her e a n d ther e ac c or ing

, ,
to t aste In the easter n p ar t of the r oo m , a sanctu ar y is

b
.
sep ar ated f r oln the r est O f the r o o m

-
by a al u str ade and
a c r i m son c u r t ain i n
‘
r o nt o f the f
al u str ade l oo e
p on b d
j ea él T si de I n th e E a st O f the S an c tu ar
y 1 s a thr o n e to
d v Bf
.
,
“
'
whi ch you asc en by se en step s. e o r e the thr one is

'
b v d
a ta l e c o er e with a c r im so n c l oth ; on it is a r ol l O f
b k
the oo of the l aw, an d by that a p o niar A o e the d bv
v
.
t hr on e is a r ep r esentatio n O f the ar k of the c o enant,

c r o wne d with a gl or y, 1 n the c enter wher eo is the f
"
T etr agram m aton in H e r ew c har acter s, and on either b

a side o f the a r k ar e the sun and the m o on T o the r ight
fi b
.
o f the r st ta l e, an d m or e to the West, is the horned
al tar o f sacr i c es fi f
T o the l e t, an d m or e to the West,
f d
.
the al tar of p er u m es I n the W

est ar e two c han el ier s,
b
.
each with fiv e r an ches, and in the East, one with t wo
N ot e 26 1 .—
“
Chi e fdt he T a ber n a c l e
of dd T he t went y t hi r -
eg r ee i n t he
d
A nc i e nt a n d A c c ep t e
t he o r er o f t he p r i e st hoo d
S c o t t i sh R i t e
v z
I t c o m m em o r a t e s t he i nst i t u t io n o f
.
i n A a r o n a n d hi s so ns El ea ar a n d I t ha m a r
x
.
I t s p r i n c i p a l o ffi c er s a r e t hr e e, a So er ei g n S a c r i fi c er a nd t wo H i g h
,
x d
l e nt H i g h P r i es t a nd E c el l e nt p r i es t s
d b
P r i es t s no w c a l l e d b y the S u p r em e Co u nc i l s o f A m e r i c a t he M o st E c el
a n d the m e m er s o f the
‘
vb
H i er
d d d d bv d b d
,
‘
t he L o g e i s no w s ty l e
’
Co u r t a r e c a l l e d L e i t es T he
’
a r c hy or as
bb db
.
,
.
a p r o n i s whi t e , l i ne wi t h e ep s c a r l e t a n d o r er e wi th r ed l u e a nd
bW d f d j
, ,
pu r p le r i on A g o l e n c h a n el i e r o f s e en r a nche s i s p a i nt e or
b d b f
.
em r o i er e o n t he c e nt r e o f the a p r o n T he ewel whi c h i s a t hu r i l e

f d k
.
, ,
is y el l o w u r p le l n d s c a r l et s a s h
. or n r om a r oa
l e t sho u l er to t he r i g ht hi p
” —
.
p , u e
, a ,
M a c ey s Enc ycl op a edia of F r eem a sonr y ,

’
r om
‘
t he
A r ti c l e Chi ef of the Ta ber na cl e.

1 06 C H I EF O F T , HE TA B ERN A CLE.
b r an ches . Du r m g
initiation,ther e is a ar apar t
an d k
m ent w i th an altar in the c entr e of it, near which are
p l a ce ad l ig h t an d th r e e s u l l s I n r ont O f th e al k
,
t ar i s f
k
.
a hu m an s el eton
d
.
O EO I O ER S : T he p r esi ing O ffic er sits u p on the thr one

‘
v
.
H e r ep r esents A ar o n e H i h P r iest o r
2 6 2
t h g S o er e ig n
Gr an d
Sa c r ific ator The War en s sit in r ont O f the d f
z I
.
al tar an d r ep r esent hi s two Sons, El ea ar an d tham ar

d x
.
T hey ar e styl e E cel l ent P r iests and al l the other m em

ber s, Wor thy L e ites v
T her e ar e al so two D eac ons and
d
.
a Ca p tain O f the Gu ar s .
CL O T H IN G — T he H igh P r ies t wear s a l ar ge r ed tu nic,

v d
.
o er which is p l ac e a shor ter o ne o f white
withou t sl ee es ; On his hea is a p l ose m itr e v d

of c l o th o f gol , on the f r ont o f which is d
p a in t e or em r o di er ed a D el t a en c b d
o si n g l
I f b
the n e f a l e n am e in H e r ew char ac ter s b
v d b k
.
O er the r ess he wear s a l ac sa sh with

sil er v f
r inge fr om which hangs by a r ed
“ “
r o sette a d agger ; the sash is wor n r om le t

/
f f
to r ight S u sp en e on h is r east is the dd b “
B
.
r east P l ate
d v d x
.
T he War ens ha e the sam e r ess e cep t

theDel ta, on the w him , an d the r east P l ate B
d
{
.
T he Deac ons C ap tain o f the Gu ar s and the

-
v
L e ites wear a white T unic , c inc tur e with '
d ‘
a r ed e t r inge bl f
with gol . F r om this el t, d d b
H i g h Pr i est
b k dd
.
la c r o sette, is su sp en e a c enser of
.
Chi ef o f T ab by a
v j d
,
“ 3 De‘
539 s i l e r w h i ch i s th e e w el O f th is egr e e
d d l d d
.
,
White, l ine with eep scar et and b or er e

,
A P RO N z —
with r ed, b l u e an d p u r p l e r i on I n the m i l e is the bb dd

v b dl k l
.
se en r anch c an estic , and on the flap a m yr t e tr ee

-
-
of v l
io et c o or l
Y v
.
S e en, by 00 00 00 0
’
—
B A TT ER .
N ot e 262 .— “
Ih t h e e g r e e d o f
‘ hi
C e
d
o f
f t h e T a er n a c l e
’
w h bd
i ch i s t h e
d x d
,
f t h A i n t n d A ep t e B i t e t h e p r e s i i ng o ffi c e r r e p r e s e n t s
2 3d o e n c e a c c
b f
. .
‘ H i P i t
’
I t h 2 4 t h
A a r o n , a nd i s s t y l e M o s t E c e l l e nt g h r e s n. e . e g r ee
d
‘ fi
d
’
t he s a m e R t , i r P r i n c e o f t he T a e r n a c l e t h e s ec o n O c e r o r
Of e o
“
W M k E l d f F
’
i l s r o n a t es a c e y 8 n c y c o
p a e i a o r e e
S n p e
-
en o r a r e a o s 1
m asonr y , A r ti cl e A a r on.
1 08 CH I EF o r T H E TA B ERN A CL E.
tr em bl e .
H igh P r iest— Will you g v a e it to m e?
El eaz ar — I c ann ot,

to p r onou nce it, it i f b idd
s or en
x
e cep t on c e each year by the H igh P r iests, and in c on
f
or m it
y to the ancient u sagc . .
H igh P riest A ,
—P r onou nce the l tt
e er s then with I th
'
a
m ar .
Z —
E egz gr Y ad .
I tham ar — He .
El eaz ar — Van .
I tha m ar — Hé .
H igh P r iest— Gr eat is A

’
d onai. I th am ar , m
y son,
gi v e notice
to the L e ites that I am v b t to
a ou op en this
assem b
l y, that they m ay p r ep ar e to di sc har e
g the d u ties
f or whic h they ha e been set ap ar t v .
I tha m ar ( A s J u n ior War en

m
) d . My b r ethr en, the

M ost E x cel l ent H igh P r iest is a b ou t to op en this assem
bly of Chief s of .the T aber nacl e Y ou wil l tak e du e

'
d
¢
n otic e and p r ep ar e to dischar ge you r ap p r op r iate u ties _ .
H igh P r iest ogether br ethr en ,
A ZZ the sign ) .
H igh P r ies t ( T wo noc

— k k ;0 s
E l eaz ar —
( T wo k k ;O
n oc s
I tha m ar —
( Ty m k k ;0 O )
n oc s .
kn k ;O ) oc . I d l
ec ar e this assem
N ote 263 .
t er i e s o f t he na m e
— “
Bfi sna g e,
J
Jb v d f v J
eho a h a m o ng t h e
( l ib i ii
ews s ay s o f
whil e
t r ea t i ng of the m ys
,
t hi s l e t te r
k d
.
,
T he y o d in eho a h i s o ne o f t ho s e t hi ng s whi c h eye ha t h no t seen,

“
bu t w h i c h h a s ee n c
b
f vv
o n c e a
f
l e
f
r
a r e i n c o m p r ehens i l e ; i t i s no t l aw u l so m u c h as
o m a l l m a n i n
"
I t s e s s
. e n c e a n
d
d m
to ; m e i t a t e u p o n it .
a t t e r
v v
M a n m a y l a w u l l y r e o l e hi s t hou g ht s r o m o ne e nd o f t he hea ens t o
x
t he o t he r b u t h e c a n
dd
n o t a pp r o a c h t h a t i n a c c es s i l e l i g hb
dd d t t h a t p r i m i t i e
b b
,
,
e i t e nc e
s c o n t a i ne i n t h e l e t t e r y o d ; a n d i n ee t h e m a s t e r s c a l l t h e
fl f v b w
,
l et t e r t h o u g h t o r i e a a n d p, r e s c r i e n o o u n s t o i t s e ffi c a c y I t.
[
as
th si l e t t e r w h i c h o w
,
i ng r o m . t h e r i m l t i v e l i g ht , g a e
'
e i n g t o
—Ma c k e s Encyc l o p a ed ia. o
’
F r eem asonr y , A r ticl e Yod,
y
CHAPTE R XLII ‘
a T WEN T Y TH
-
I RD DEGREE ‘
on CH I EF on TH E T AB
z e4i
I N I T IA T I O H .
L [ T he cand id ate r ep r esent s El ias

ap h, the son of L ae l
the son of L ev 1 or D eac on, who r ep r esents
d
.
8 8, p re
p ar es
g his e es
y , a nd l ea s
d
‘
im to the oo r 00 00 0 0
édoo r and says who c om es ther e ?

S enior D ea c n El iasap h, the son of L ael , the son o f
o —
v d
L e i’, who esir es to be p r ep a r e to the ser ice of the d v
e e
p pO l e o f the L o r in th e T a er n a d
c l e o f the c o n g g
r b
e a
l tion an d to m ake an atonem ent f or the c hil r en of d

J u ni or D Is this an act of his own r ee wi
ea c on— “
f ll
d acc or
"
? d
S enior D ea c on—It is
dl
.
J u nio r D ea c on I s he uy p r ep ared and wor thy to

—
ecel v e so gr eat an honor ?
S e i or D ea c on H e is
n —
f d
.
J u ni or D ea c on By what u r ther r ight oes he ex

’
t e 264 —fd
.
“
Chi e of
t he T a ber na c l e . The 23 d degr ee o f
d
the Ah
c i e nt
f d
a nd A c c ep t e
u ll
r ite
es c r i p t i o n o f
.
m a t er i a l s
b
T hi s i s t he fi r s t o f a ser i es o f thr ee
f
t he s e t t i ng u p o f the T a er na c l e i n t he
u r ni t u r e , e t c
eg r e e s
t he s a c r edo ta l a nd s a c r i
’
x d xx x
,
P r i e st s i n t hei r wo r shi p o f t he De i t y ,
i v e r e d t o M o ses i n E o u s i a nd x1 . .
CH I EF or TH E T BERN A
A CL E
p ee t to o bt i a n so
/
g r eat a p r i vil g
e e?
S éni or D ea con— dh B ecam e the L o r as giv en him a n d

th b d with hi
o se nu m
g if t t er e m , as a o A ar on and his
sons
fr g t h h il
omd f I l
am on e c r en o sr ae , an d he and his
b th h v b t k n by th L d i
re r en a e ee n a e e o1 nstea d of all the
fi t b d I l [
rs a g th hil
or n of s m on e c r en r ae .
J u nior D eacon— L et him wait a tim e with p atience

u ntil the Most Exc el l ent H igh P r iest is in f or m e d of his
q
r e u est and his answer r etu r ne ( u n d
l or Deac on c l o ses I
d k k
.
the oor , goes to the East, noc s six an d o ne, the 11 1 gh

P r iest answer s them and the sam e qu estions ar e as e , kd
k
an d the l i e an swer s r etu r ne as e or e ) d bf
d d
-
H igh P r i est S inc e he co m es en owe with these

—
nec essar y q
u al i c at ion s l e t hfi
im b e c o n u c te to the d d
b fi
, .
c el l o f p r o ation an d p u r i c ation ( J u n ior Deac o n o

g
e s
d d
.
to the oor , opensit an d r ep eats this or er and the S en

d
ior D eac on c on u cts him to the dar k c ham her and seats
fl
him on the oo r i n r ont o f the al tar an d s el eton f k
b I v l
.
S en/ ior D eac o n — M y r other , l ea e yo u f or a whi e,

an d a ter f I
r eti r e r em ov e the
m
an age r om yo u r eyb d f
es
an d await with p atienc e an d o r titu e whate er shal l f d v

bfe al l you ( H e th e n r e t i r es an d t he c a n i a te r em o es dd v
b d f
.
the an age A ter a littl e whil e a l ou d c r ash of than

d f d
.
der 1 s hear d near the oor o f the ap ar tm ent ol l owe by

f d
a p r o ou n sil enc e an d then in the p r o ou n stil l f d
one on es with a ou o ic e : l dv
F ir st Voic e — o r ah, D athan K and A bir am
v fi d
fi
thei r o m p any ha e p u t r es in their c enser s and l ai

‘
c bf b
v d A R eu enit e who , wit h Ko r a h a nd A ir a m ,
d v
“
N ot e 26 5 .
-
Da tha n
r e o l te a g a i ns t
d
fir st c ha p t er o f t he Bo o . k
o f Nu m b
M o ses a nd u nl a w u l l y so u g ht th e p r i est ho o I n t he
d
er s , whe r e t e who l e a c c o u nt i s g i e n ,
dd
.
it is sa i
up d
T h e i n c i e nt i s r e er r e f d
t ha t a s a p u ni shm e nt t he e a r t h ene a nd s wa l l o we
to i n t he O r der o f H ig h P r i est hoo , an
t he m
f d
d
.
ho no r a r y de g r ee o f
i n st a l l e H i g
i
h P r i e s t s
t he A m er ic a n R i t e, whi c h i s co n e r r e
o f R o y a l A r c h C hap t er s — ’
.
u pon
h
t e
M a ck ey s Enc y c l op a edia !
of F r e em a so r y , A r t i c l e D a tha n .
.
.N ot e -
“
A bir a m u T he na m es of Ko r ah , bat ha n an bd A ir a m ar e
Ar t iOIO A bir m .
1 12 CH I EF O F TH E TA BERN A CLE .
n ot of the see d fA
o ar on sha ll ap p r o ach to f
of er in c ense
bfe or e the L or d th t h
a e be n ot d eal t with as K h and
or a
his c om p anion, e en so, v if thou ap p r oach ou r m yster i es,

exCe
p t with a pure h ea r t, thy isins r ep ente
\
of an d the d
d i v f
,
Si n c er e to ser e Go d n d thy el l ow m an, wil l

es r e
a
~
.
their fa t e or a w v
or se o er ta e thee k
Dost thou now ar e . d
to p r oc ee d?
s him
k
-
Wi th water a n d c u ts off a
l oc
k
m
S enior D eac on I sp r in l e thee with p u r e water in

—
“
k
to en o f that p u r ity of hear t an d l am el essness o f l i e b f
f
which m u st her ea ter c har acter l z e thee as a L e ite
“
v 7
‘
I v
withou t gu il e, an d as se er f r om thy hea this l o c ,
‘
d k
v
of hair , e en so m u st thou dv
i est thysel of e er y sel sh l
f v fi
dd f dv f f
.
a nd sor i eel ing an d e ote t hysel her ea t er to the

v
ser ic e o f Go d an d the
-
'
el ar e, hap p iness wf
v
and im p r o em ent of m an ind ( H e then k .
c l o thes him ih a white tu n ic an d white

-
d
dr awer s, p u ts san al s o n his eet and a f
v
white cl oth o er his hea , c ov er 1 ng his eyes d
so as to p r e en t him v f
r o m seeing, an d l ea s d
him to the (IOO I of the assem l y and
‘
b
k k v d
.
no c s se en ; 0 0 00 0 0 0 T he o or is
d d d
.
o en e , he is a m itte , the J u n ior War

p
den m eets him , op en s his tu nic an d m a es
l
k
the sign o f the cr o ss u p o n his r east ) b .
J u nior W
U p on thy entr ance in
ar den—
to this hol y p l ac e, thou ar t m ar e with

-
kd
the sign o f the c r oss, which, p ointing t o
’
f
the ou r qu ar ter s o f the c o m p ass, is a sym
f
P r ep ar atio n o f C an
di da te , C hi e o f t he
T abe r n a c l e D egr ee.
N ot e Those
d d
esc en a nt s o f d
L e i who wer e em p l o y e v b d d
In th e l o weht m i ni st er i a l
at e
d
u t i es o f
t o t he p r i e s t s who we r e t he l i nea l e s ce n a n t s of d
t he T em p l e a nd wer e thu s s u o r i n
A ar on
,
”d
T he y ~
v
. “
we r e r ep r ese nt e i n so m e o f the hig h g eg r ees

.
— M a c k ey s Enc y c l op e dia
’
.
of F r ee m a sonr y , A r t i c l e L e i t e s .
I NITI A TI O N . 1 13
bol of v
the Uni er se of which God is the sou l , and it
!
teaches you how in signi c ant is m an, and ho w c ontin fi
f u al l
y h e shou l hum l e him sel in the pdr esence of that b f
“
gr eat e ing wb
h o n ows his in m ost thou ghts (kThe S on .
ior Deac on now

'
c on d u c ts him thr ee tim es ar ou n d the

r oo m ,
k ee ing
p the a lt ar on his r ight, whi l e the High
P r iest r ea d s:
H igh P r iest— O fm ighty and inscr u ta e eing, we bl b

d bf
bow own e or e Thee as the p r im iti e c r eator , that v
a tho u ght d
idst r om thysel u tter al l the wor s !
’
f f ld
nal w
F ather ,
ho se th o u
ghts the niof
er se i s bu t U v
d fi
a m o e ; in nite in attr i u tes o f which each is infinite b , ,
i n c or r u p ti l e c oe a w b
i th ti,
vl
m e an d c o e tensi e with
“
-
x v
ac e, the an c i en t,
b a sol u te and sol e or igina l xi t
e s en c e ;
se l aws of har m o ny g i u d e the m o ti on s o f the su n
star s. Thou ar t the all , an d i n T hee al l things ex

( A t the en d o f the thir d Ci r cu it, the Senior Dea
l
ha ts with him in the East .
)
Hi gh P r iest Whom
-
— do you b r in
g hither , br other
enior Deac on ?
S eni or D ac
e on— El iasa p h, the son of L ae , whom God l
gi v en as f
a gi t to thee, an d to thy sons r om am ong f
chil d r en of I
sr ael to do th e ser ic e Of the chil r en v d
sr ael in the T a b er n ac e of l the c on gr egation an d to
d I l
,
e chil r en of sr ae .
H igh H ath he p r ayed in the si ence and

P r ies t— l
a r k n ess of the c el of
p r obation an d
p u r ificatil
on ?
S enior D eacon H e has
—
.
d
H gh P r iest Hath he hear d thethu n er o f the L or ;
i — d
e r o arf th thq k e
o d p t d f hi
e ear i ? ua ,
an r e en e o s s ns
S i D a
en or H h e c on— e as
H igh P i t H th h b k d
.
r
p i
es — l w ith th w t
a e een s r n e e a er
p ifi
ur ti d p d
ca th gh th
o n, a n th y a sse r ou e o er n ec essar
i
r em on es t p p hi t iv th
o t i
r e ar e
y ? m o r ece e e m s er es
‘
1 14 CH IEF OF T H E T A BERN A O L E.
‘
S nior
e D ea con— H e has -
H igh P r i est— B ast thou een war ne tha t thou m u s t; b d

enter her e and see k
to now ou r m yster ies with a p u r e k
hear t d
and a sinc er e esir e to ser v e God and thy f ll
e o w -
g
m e n?
C did t — J h v
an a e a e .
H igh P A r t thou wi ing hence

r i es t— ll f or war d to
’
def t
v ote thyse
l to that ser ice ? f v
High P r iest— Br other Senior Deac on, you wi ll now
d
con u ct the c an d id ate to the West and c au se him to
ap p r oach the alt ar by v
se en s te s, p wher e he will k l
nee ‘
with his wr ists
“
c r osse d up on the i e, b bl q s u ar e a nd c om
p as s.
( S en ior Deac o n do es s o and the m
e
m b er s su r -
i
r ou nd him with their ar ni s Cr osse on their d b r easts,
5
when he contr acts the o l owing o igation fl bl °
O BL I GA TI O N CH IEF OF T H E TA B ERN A CL E .
Ii and/ s
wear ne er v to v l th
r e ea e secr ets
of this dg e r ee to any p
‘
er son or p er sons e c e x pt he has

v
r ec ei ed al l the p r ec e ing d d gr e ees, and not u nto hi m
Or them u n ess l
l wf l ly titl d t ei v th a u en e o r ec e e sam e.
T o al l f whi h I d o t l ly w b i di c o m os so em n s ear , n ng
m y lf
se nd l u er no ess a
earth p d y f t d b i g w ll w d p
O en u n er m ee an e n s a o e u a
lik K h D th
e or ad Ab i S h lp a G an an r am o e m e o
H igh P i t My b th wh t w d t th
.
,
r es — ro er , a no os ou
sir e?
Candi da te L ight
—
f
.
H igh P r iest L ight i s the gi t Of God, and c om

—
to al l m en r other S enior B
Deacon, br ing
b v
.
r other to light S D m o es the 0 10

( en ior eac on r e
f
.
H igh P r i est Be thou hen c e or th a son of l i

—
A r ise m y br other and r ecei e the signs, to ens v k
‘
1 16 CH I EF on TH E TA BERN A CL E
—
A N S WER T he T a er n acl e of r e eal e tr u th

-
b v d
C v ll
.
S A RED WO RD J ehov a h; ne er p r onou nc ed bu t sp e ed

- /
v b
.
H igh P r iest I ac cep t and r ec ei e you m y r other , as

v ” f b
s
.
'
a L e ite an d Chie o f the T a er n acl e and c onsec r ate

an d dv
e ote you hen c e o r th to the ser ic e o f t he c hil r en f v d
o f l i ht, and
g n o w in v es t yo u w I
it h the t u n ic a n d el t b
j
,
the ewel an d ap r on o f this degr ee

j lv v
, .
T he ewel or c enser of si er is e er to r erm nd y en to

ff
o er u
p u n c easin l
gy t o G o d t he in c en se o f g o o eed s dd
b d d
,
an d c har ita l e a c tion s, ict ate by a p u r e and up r ight
b
.
hear t T he thr ee c ol or s, c r im son, l u e and p u r p l e, with ~
b d d b
.
which the white ap r on is or er e ar e sym ol s

B ed, o f the sp l en or an d gl or y of Go d, l u e c i is d B ' ’
b
1 nfin ite
p e f
r ection, an d the P u r l e o f his in n
p ite m aj ,
fi
esty an d p ower
v b d k
.
The se en r anch c an l estic , u p on the ap r on, r ep r e

sentss what wer e a n c ientl y n own a s the se en p l anets k v
bd
,
i i l h v l ies, v iz : S atu r n, J u iter , M ar s,

or
p r n c p a ea e n y o p
the S u n, M oon, Venu s, M er cu r y and the S e en A ngel s,
‘
v
b
that the H e r ews assign e to their go er nm ent, v iz d v
To M ichael . .
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To M oon
S
S ap hiel
"
b
. .
. T o Ju p iter . . Ga r iel .
To
To
The m yr tl e tr ee o f iol et c ol or , em r oi er e o n the v b d d
flap of the ap r on is a sym o o f the im m or tal ity o f the
‘
bl
soul
ll
.
H igh P r iest T Br other S enior Deacon, you wi now

—
seat the b—
r other am ong the L e ites.
”
“
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wh e, l ne w t w i i b f i l
’
i i i h s c ar l e t a n d t r i m m e t h a r o n o c r m so n u e
vb v d
,
,
a nd p l I t i l a s a g o l e n se e n b r a n c h e d c a n d l e s t i c k : o n t h e
u r p e . s p y g
m o a l e p ar t i s a i o l et c o l o r e m
-
y r t l e T h e je .w e l i s a
‘
p o t o f i n c e n se .
O p eni ng ho u , t he i nst f i — t th i fi l i n t h c n s u m
”
r a n t o co m n g o e s a cr ce ; c o s g e o ,
m a ti o n o f t h e s a c r i fi c e . M as o n i c D ic t i o n a r y , A r t ic l e C h i ef o f
the Taber nacl e.
CLO S I NG CEREMON I ES
CH I EF on T H E TAB ERN A CL E .
H igh P r i est— l z
E ea ar , m y son, what 1 s the hou r ?
El eaz ar — fi
T he sac r i c es ar e c oncl u ed, an d the fir e d
b u r ns b
ightl y u p on the al tar of bu r nt off er ing
r .
H igh P r i es t What now r em ains to be one ?

—
’
d
Eleaz a r — d l
T o m e iate in si ence an d p r ep ar e f or
d u ties o f the m or r o w
.
High P r i est— That we m ay r etir e and do so, l et this

Hier ar c hy be
‘
no w cl o se d . T ogether
‘
A ll Gi v
the S ign an d
e atter y as at B O
p enin g .
)
High P r iest I declar e this H ier ar chy
— l
c ose d
.
PH I LOSOPH I CAL ANALYS I S
T WENT Y TH IRD DEGR EE
-
, on CHI EF or -
TH E TA BER
L and s
Both
M en i n P ag an
Im i t a t es a nd
W or shi p —
R esist s
F ini t e M a
Chr i st .
nand the infinite Go d— S at ah
f d k
_
I n th1 s the two oll owing egr ee ,we ar e ta en

an d
‘
b k
s
ac to the O l d T estam ent, wher e R am say, J esu its, and

J ews wer e at hom e ; and the stu p en ou s r ea ities and d l
d d
tr u th of God r e eem e the R i te r om c ontem p t and dis f
g u s t,
e en v
th o u gh u se as S im on th e so r cder e r W ished
“
to u se the H oly Ghost, f or ga1 n F or ther e is Su bl i

k v b d
-
in the nam e and wor s o f Go d, e en when u se in l as

p h e m y and sacr il ege; N adab an d A ih u a l ea b fl d d
fi fl d
f .
the er y eye ash of Go d, whil e u sing Go s institu

'
d d
_
wor ship,as these M asons u se his wor f or wo r l ly ad

“
'
v antage, and we see her e ac te ov er what im p r essed u s

'
'
d
d d
.
so so l em nl y in ou r chil dhoo when we r ea and saw

i t fiz d in th e l d
“
N ew Englan d P r im er
”
p c u o
“
P r ou d Ko r ah ’
s
d t r oo p
”
“
Was s wal lo we up .
d
A nd we c an en u r e the ho m e m a e ear th u a es and d -
q k
m anu f a ctu r e d d
thu n er of this egr ee, f or the sak d
som e gl intings o f Bb
i l e histor y, which show the
d oom whic h awaits al l im p u ent c o ener s with
!
d ‘
z
d '
wor and wor ship oi God T he r ea er nee only gl ance d d

d f
.
at the R i tu a l an d N o tes to get the whol e r i t o f the
d
.
degr ee, which, on p age 1 1 6, l an e n s in the p agan

wor ship of the hea enly o ies by the v “
r anch c an l e bd b d
stic k
w h ic h is Go
’
s sy m bol o f a dc hu r ch o f Ch r i st .
'
( R ev 1
l d
.
,
Bu t l et u s g ance at the p hil osop hy of this egr ee .
wd
A p r iest, which or fir st m eant an age and v en d
C
1 20 S A TA N B O T H I M I TA T Es A ND RES I S T S C H RI S T .
p l a in as th a t t w o h al es O f an a
pp v
l e m a e th e w ho l e k
at v
A n d H e ga e by M oses, n ot onl y a e r ect l aw
p f b
f v b
.
,
a p er ec t Go s el in e er l t h i
p y a m o n e r
v
he ga e a hu m an p r iestho o t o ap p l y that d
p l ai n th at G o s
p e l A n d e e
. r
y o n e O f v
a fin ger o st
p p o in tin g t o Ch r i st A n
f
.
c am e c o r r u t, Chr ist H im sel i

p c am e n p e r so n
fi f
.
when we c r u c i ed H im , H e sent another Com or t er ,

“
a sweet an d H oly P r esen c e o r S p ir it, whom we c ou l d

k
n ot, c an n o t ill , an d the c har t O f the wo r l shows whatt d
that HJOl y Sp ir it has one, and is oing am ong the d d
n ations.
d vil h
Now this e as f llo o we d c op ie d im itate d ad n re
i t d Ch i t f Ed
, ,
H e was a ser no w !
“
u n til
“
s s e r s r om en
p ent im E d ‘
d
en a n he has cr awl e a ter Chr ist e er -
'
d f v
sin c e, a in g an d im itating his m ethods
p H e .
r o ds to ser p ents in Eg yp t H e has 1 n sp 1 r

d d
.
so m etim es hu n r e s to Chr ist s on e A nd

’
.
“
n ow co m e, an d hath an u n c han ging p r iestho
n ee d
no p r iest bu t H im , sinc e He is r ea y to d
l
c all , an d the H o y S p ir it wil l show him to
sin c e Chr ist ther e ar e n o pr iests bu t u su r p er s
dv f
.
M asonic p r iest is a e il s c ou nter eit When

’
b x dv dv
.
egan t o e er c i se i ine p ower her e, the e il
d
Him and cl aim e thr ou gh H im the wor l d s wOr s
’
b v
T hat he has een at e er sinc e, an d F r eem as onr y
its sp awn ar e the l ast hO p e o f the e il H e shi ts dv f
f d d
.
or m s, he hi es u n er al ia ses an d changes the

“
O f hi s wor ship s A n d a s M a c heg says : The
”
bj
.
“
an d O ec t Of M asonr y is wor ship , an d it is not
wor ship o f Chr ist T he Gentil es ( nation s with
”
dv
.
Chr ist ) all wor ship e il s ( 1 C o r 1 0 T h e
j d
. .
,
su e is n ow oine , an d whe n Chr i stianity thr o ws off

wor ship o f S atan the Gosp el wil l su u e the wor l bd
al l d
d b
A t t en i ng A n g el s sho u t f or jo y
‘‘
A n d t he
M o r ta l s ,
“O f
y our
bd dd
r i g h t a r m i e s s i ng
eho l
es
t he s ac r e
c en i ng Ki ng.
d s ea l
Gl o y to Go d
r '
C H APTER XL I I I
. T WEN T Y F UR D
-
;
”
P
O TH EGR EE OR RI N CE OF TH E
7°
TA B ERN A CL E .
I N I TI A T IO N .
This l o ge i s
DECO RA T I O N S : —
f d l
sty ed a H ier ar chy,
and c o n sists Of two apa r tm ents
j
d di d
.
— P r o c ee into the sec on r ec tl

‘
F I R S T A PA RT M EN T z
J
s y
ll d v b b
2
is c a e the esti u l e, wher e the r ethr en c l othe
v f d
I es ; it is u r nishe at al l p oints l i e a M aster 5 k
e, bu t instea of a d Bb
i l e a r oll o f p ar chm ent r ep r e
nt ing t he bo o k O f the l a l ies o n t he a tar T he w l .
eh1 c w l et t e r inst ea o f t he Gin t he c a St d

d
.
S EC O N D A P A RT M EN T : — I s c ir cu l ar , m a e so by hang
s d
The ecor ation s O f this ar y a s wil l be state v d
f d
.
c a ter , ac c or in g to the thr ee p oints o f r ec ep tion In

d k v b
.
c entr e i s a c an l estic with se en r anches, each

ing se en l ights v
B k l d
.
ss z — l u e Sil tu nic, the c ol ar O f which is ec o

with r ays of gol r ep r esenting a gl or y, and the d
f dd d
“
27 0 .
-
P r i nc e Of t he
T a ber na c l e . ( P r in ce du T a ber na c l e .)
t wen t y o u r th
b
-
O l d r i t u a l s the
e g r ee o f
eg r ee wa s i nt e n e
b xd d d
t h e A n c i en t and A c c e p t e
d
t o il l u st r a t e t he
S co t t i sh R i t e In
i r ec t io ns g i en
.
vd d
t he u i l d i ng o f
f d
went y fif th c ha p t er o f E o u s
-
f ff
,
d d
t he t a er na c l e t he p a r t i c u l a r s o f whi c h ar e r ec o r e
The L o g e i s c a l l e a H i er a r c h y ,
v
.
it s o fic er s a r e a M o st P o wer u l Chi e P r i nc e r ep r ese nt i ng M o se s ,
z b d d
,
t hr ee W a r ens who se s t y l e i s P o we r u l a nd who r es p e c t i el y r ep r e
d d
, ,
A a r o n , B e a l eel a n d A ho l i a
“
I n t he m o e r n r i t u a l s o f t he U n i t e
v
, .
es , t he t hr ee p r i nc i p a l o ffi c er s a r e c a l l e the L ea er t he H i g h P r i e s t
/
d d
, ,
t he P r i e st a nd r es p ec t i el y
,
r e p r e s en t M o ses A ar o n a n d I t ha m a r .
, ,
so n . T he r i t u a l i s g r ea t l y e nl a r g e ; a nd whi l e t h e m a i n i ea o f t he
r e p r e sen t t he i ni t i a t io n i nt o t he m y s
d d d f b d bd d
go l , su sp en e r om a r oa c r i m so n
d d wi t h sc a r l et a nd
is ep i c t e a r
or er e wi t h
g r ee n
ep r es ent a t io n o f t he
.
t o t he S co t t i sh R i t e a nd i t s m
a ny O f t he o t her R i t es —M a c .
dk
o in
’
ey 8
P r inc e of t he T a ber na c l e .
PRI N CE O F T H E TABERN A CL E .
b dyo of i t is sp r in kl d e wi th Star s Of
gol d . U p on the
h d is l wn, encir cl e d with star s and su r
"
ea a c ose cr o
SA S H z — Water ed '
sc ar l et, wor n as a c o ll ar ; if a s ash,
f r om f
l e t to r ight .
r —A P RO N z — White , li d
ne
“
with d eep Scar lt e and bo r

'
d d with g b
~
er e r een, the flap sk y l ue In the m 1 ddl e of

.
the ap r on is a r e r esentation o f the

p r st tab er n acl e fi
b ilt by M
u oses.
J EW EL : — Is t he l etter 3 t he l etter A . in go ld,

’
or .
went f r om a c o ll ar o f c r im so n r ibbo n
TI T L ES -
The M aster is sty e Thr ice P u issant andld ’
r ep r esents Mo ses T her e ar e thr ee War ens styl ed

. d f
P u issant War d en r ep r esents Aar on the High

. F ir st ,
n d sits in the West ; the S eco nd War d en r ep r e

P r iest a
sents B ez al eel the Thir d War
,
an d sits in the Sou th

, ,
den r e r ese
p nts A hol ia b ,
and sits I n the N or th ; the c an :
didate r ep r esents z
El ea ar , son of A ar on . T her e ar e
b esi es d these two Deacons .

1 24 P RI N CE o r T H E T A B ERN A CL E .
‘
A ho lia b —I
r ep r esent A hol iab, w
h o ai dd e in th
b il di
u ng o f fi
the r st T a er nacl e b .
T hr ic e P u issan t H ow did he
— lb
a or u p on the T a b er
d?
m
n a c l e of the L or
’
A holiab— As an engr av er , b eau ti fyi ng the v ess
ther eo f ,
and as an em br o id er er in bl u e and
p u r l
p ,e
sc ar l et an d fine l inen .
What d oes his occu p ation teach y

o
T hr ic e P u issan t—
in m or al s ?
A ho liab— To
y h e ar t d
engr a e u p on m
an e er v v ~
lec t the l aws o f Go d and the statu tes o f r ighteou s
vir tu e and tr u th, and to m a e m y l i e eau ti u l k f b f

the em b idro er y o f go o d ac tio n s .
Thr ic e P u issan t P u issant War en in t he So —

d
whom do you r ep r esent ?
B ez aleel I r ep r esent
— e a ee , who ai e in th Bzl l dd
b il d i
u ng o f
the r st T aber n acl e fi .
T hr ice P u issan t H ow did he l abor u p on the T a er

— b
nael e o f the L o r ? d
— ld
B ez aleel Ih go , sil er and r ass, in the c u tting 7
v b -
ston es an d in c ar ing woo v d .
T hr i c e P uissant What oes his oc cu p ation tea

— d
you in m or al s ?
B ez aleel— E v er to str v
i e to attam p er f tiec on, a nd
be p atient and p er sev er m g 1 n e er y goo or v dw k .
Thr ice P u issa nt P u issant War en in the Vi e

— ’
d
x
M ost E cel l ent H igh P r iest, what 1 s you r u ty i d
T aber nacle ?
f
A ar on T o o f er u p p r ayer s and than s to the D ei
— k
fi
in l ieu o f sac r i c es, and to aid you with m y c ou n
an d
d a vic e .
Thr i c e P u i ssan t— I t is ti m e to p r oc eed to disch

d
.
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ou r u ties ; aid m e P r inc es to op en this H ier ar chy .
ether
g .
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O P EN N M C ERE O N I ES . 1 25
—
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e secon ig ) s n .
t (S v k o k ; 00 00 00
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r ce P i u ssa n — e en n c s
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r ceP i u ssant 1 d l
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thi Hi
ec ar e hy s er ar c d
Op ene .
C HAPTER X L I V
T WEN T Y FO URTH
-
DEGREE; on P Ri NoE
"2
or TH E TA B
N A O LE .
I N I TIA T I O N .
[ T he c an did is p r ep ar ed by the S enior Deacon i

ate
a white tu nic Withou t or n am en ts or 1

d u c te di nto the v tibes u le an d u
p to the al tar , W1
c er em ony .
]
S enior D ea c ow Br other El eaz ar , thou hast be
chosen to be ano inte ,
co nsec r ate and sancti d d fid e
m inister u nto the L o r d in the P r iests

’
of fi ce .
f or e thou c an st enter u
p on the m yster i es o f
tion, thou m u st in the
t -
m ost sol em n m anner
su r anc es that no u nwor thy m oti e v p r om

p ts t hee to se
to k now those ries which wer e institu t

anc ient m yste
am ong the P atr iar chs and the nowl e ge o f which k d

in d bl
ispensa e to him who wou l bec o m e a P r iest d
I l K l th
sr ae nee f
er e or e and p l ace thy h an d on the bo
k q
.
o f th l w e da an m a e tr u e answer s to su ch u estions
h ll b k d th d b
,
s a e as e ee .
( C an di a te o eys .
d f d w S
“
Not e 27 2 . P r ince of t he T aber na c l e .
-
[ T h
c ot c h
e M asonr y .
-
eg r ee co n er r e
ff
i n t he Co nsi s to r y o f P r i nces o f t he R o y a l S e c r et 8
M a so nr y , a nd t he t ent y o u r th u p o n t he c a t a o g u e o f t ha t sy s t e m
b
,
b
a s se m d
hi s t o r i c a l i ns tr u c t io ns r e er t o t he b u i l di n
l y i s t er m e a hi er ar c hy
of t he t a er n a c l e
T he o ffi c er s a r e , a M os t P o wer u l
. f .
'
1 28 P RI N CE or T H E T A B ERN A CL E .
T H E T RI A N GL E —
With the l tte er
Y o d in the c en ter , su sp en ddi e n the

bl
“
East, is an em em of the Deity

of e u q
ity, ec au se its b d
si es ar e e
and it is the r st p er ec t gu r e the fi f fi

c an be or m e f
with str aight l ines d .
.
TH E S Q U A RE .
Up on the al tar is an em bl em of
r ec titu d e of intention an d action,
an d o b di e ence to c onstitu te d au thor
S qu ar e .
‘
l H E CO M P A S S ES 1
’
Of c om m an d of the m otion of
hea v enl y b dio es, of har m ony and
eter nity.
d
N ot e 27 4 . — “
f d f
With g r e a t p r o p r i et y , t her e o r e i s t he s u a r e p u t i nto qk b
q
,
han s o f t he W o r shi p u l M a st er , i n o r er t ha t he m a y
.
eep t he r eth
d d
wi t hi n t he s u a r e o f t he a nc i ent c ha r g es o f F r eem aso nr y
‘
T hi s
d d
.
m u s t a t a l l t i m es , a nd i n a l l p l a c es , b e r eg a r e a s a g r e a t l ig ht
b k d
,
en u i n e F r e em a so n i s n o t o nl y r e m i n e b y t hi s l i g h t to do hi s
g " —
.
hi s r et hr en , bu t to a l l m a n i n
— Ga d1 ck e .. Ma c oy s Ency c l op ae
’
Di c t i o nar y of F r eem asonr y , A r tic l e S q u ar e .

N ot e 275 . O ne
W d
of bj
t he m o st p r o m i n ent o ec t s n sed as e m b
b d
.
M a so nr y It l i es o n t he O p e n or t ha t s u r m o u nt s t he a l ta r
d d
.
ce n t e r o f t h e l o d g e ; i t s p o i n t s e i n g t o w a r s
m a
t e p
h
e
a
t
s
o
s i o
r
n
e
s
p
—
r e
a
s
b
e n
s
t
u l
a
i m
g
e
r a
i n
a
c
.t
u
io
l c
n
a t
‘
i o
I
n
t s l
I
e
n
s so n is
t h e t h
d v d
.
m o r e p r o m i n e n t p a r.t W I t t e a c h e s t o th e o r
‘ e s i r es t o
'
s t e l l a t io n t ha t he sho u l l i m i t hi s
em i n e n c e b y m e r i t , h e m a y l i e r e s p ec t ed and
A l C
.
M sa o n i c D i ct i o n a r y. r t l c e o m p a s s.
I NIT I A T I C N . 1 29
T H REE G
LI H TS : — Ou the East , West an d
of the a lt ar , r ep r esent the su m m er l

so stice, an d
n al an d au tu m nal q
e u ino x es .
T wo C O L UM N S — Re r sent
p e tho se er ecte d by
to p er p etu ate the histor y of the t1 m es bf e or e the
TH E PL UM B .
Is a sym b ol of d ec ision, fi r m n ess and in~
d e
p en ence d of tr uth and str aight f or ward sim
as d
27 6 .
eem e
v
d f d v d
T hr ee .
t he b Ey wher e
er
m o st sa c r e v a m o ng
o f nu m er s .
the
A
,
r e
a nci ent s
er en c e
t he hu m ber
f o r i t s m y st i e
who
u es
g in
is t o be
at o ne a nd
ty
dj f
ou n
of
ar e
a ny
e
m
en
o b ec t
e
a m o ng t he Chi ne se ,
p er e c t a t t hr ee , a nd henc e t hey de
b y r e p ea t i ng t he c ha r a c ter Whi c h
sa y t ha t nu m
I n t he p hi l o so p hy o f P l a to , i t wa s t he i m a g e
bb ti m
ng , d
e s.
e c au s ef i t i nc l u es i n i t sel t he p r o p er t i es o f t he
dd d w
a nd
a m i
e c a u se ,
b bd d
l e, a nd
as
an
t h is
A r i s to t l e
'
end .
sa y s , i t co n t a i ns wi t h i n
T he P y t ha g o r ea n s c al l e d it
So sa c r e as nu m er eem e by t he a nc ien t s
f f k d w
r ec
t he
-
P l u to ,
a tt r
or e
i
thr ee hea e ; ther e

u t es of
; t he s c ep t r e
as
a l m o st
-
dd
of N
all
e p t u ne
th e
t he su n ha d t hr e e n a m es A p o l l o , S o l
-
, ,
thr ee
det ,
fd v
wa s
’
b
Go d
a V
t hr ee a l So , D i a ni
a o r it e nu m
L u na
er , f o r , a s
el i g ht s i n a n o dd
a nd , H ec a t e
i r g il s a y s , ‘
In a l l
,
nu m er o
M a c k ey s Enc y
’
.
g au -
F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e T hr ee.

-
“
d b
I n the sc r i p t u r e s t he P l u m -
L i ne is em bl em at i c o f
d
r eg u l ar
to est r o y by l i ne a nd p lu m m et ; a s in A m
S u c h ha d ne ar l y
os v ii is
ent
been
u n er
u po n
t he
1 30 PR N I C E on T H E TA BERN A CL E .
TH E L E EL V .
Is a sym b ol o f e u ali t
y q
an d equ
n im ity an d teaches us that al l m e
ar e e u al q in the sight of Go d
”
a
nd
the m
yster 1 es .
.
T H E B L A Z I N G S TA R .
R ep r esents S ir iu s, the dog st

5
ann ou n c in th h f
g e a
pp r o a c o
z w
inu n d ti
a on of the N il e, to l
f f th
B l a i ng S tar .
or e -
a er s the H ebr ews w
T H E R O U GH STO N E .
R ep r esents the p r o an e, who f

ar e ign or ant o f its m yster ies .
N ot e 27 8 .—
L e l
e .
“
I n vq
F r e e m a s o n r y t he 1
'
d
b f
.
no t o f t h a t so c i a l e u a l i t y , whi c h wo u l de
a
'
t ha t f
nd p o s i t io n a n d eg et
r a t er n a l e u a l i t y q
c o n u si o n , i n s u b or d
us t ha t ,
cr ea t u r e s ,
the sa m e
v
m i l es a p a
thi s v
i ew, t he l e el t e a c hes u s th a t a l l m
v
t he s a m e i m m u t a a b l e l a w
A r t ic l e L e e l .
”— M a c ey s Enc y c l op ae ia
’
. k
infi r m i t i es , ha s t e n i ng t o t he s a m e g o a l , a nd p r e p a r i ng
d to
N ot e 27 9 . z
B l a i ng
T he St a r bd dz
l a i ng st a r m u s t no t
.
m er el y
d bd
T
a s t he
x v
c r e a t u r e whi c h h er a l e
b
t he a p p e ar a n c e o f T
U , b u t t h e e p r e ss i e s y m o l o f tha t G r e a t B e i ng h i m s el
‘
.
d
. . -
es c r i e b y t he m a g nific e n t a p p el l a t io ns o f t he D a y S p r in g
fk z bd
.
‘
S u n ; t he D a y S t ar ; t he M o r n i ng S t a r , a n the B r ig ht , o r B hi
d
Thi s , t h en , i s t he s u p er na l r e e r enc e o f the B l a i ng S t ar o f
a t t a c he t o a s c i e n c e whi c h l i e t he r el i g io n i t e m o ies
, is ,
c l op oedi a an d D i c ti o na r y of F r ee m a s on r y, z A r t i c l e B l a i ng St a r
v dd
.
N o t e 280 .
d b
I n S p e c u l a t i e M a so nr y we a o p t t he a s hl a r i n
f e r e nt s t a tes a s s y m o l s i n t he A p p r en t i c e s
dv d d
eg r ee
b
’
T he R o u g h
k
.
,
or s t o ne i n i t s r u e a n d u np o l i she
,
c o n i t io n is e m l em a t ic o f ,
J— i
Ma c ey
’
hi s na t u r al s t a t e g no r a n t u n c u l t.i a t e , a n d v i c io u s “
,
Cl op aedia. of Fr eem a sonr y , A r t i cl e A shl e r .

‘
1 32 PR N I C E o n T H E T A B ERN A C L E;
str iv en t } di schar ge al l the d u ties r e u q ir ed of him ,
v j fa
“
to l i e wor thily, act u stl

y, and e r Go d ?
S enior —
D eac on H e has .
“
H as he, whil e su ch, d one wr ong

‘
J u nior D edc on—
an
y one, f
withou t a ter war s m a ing r ep ar ation as d k “
a s has b eenin his p ower ?

S enior D ea c on H e has not
— .
J u ni or D eac on— El ea ar , ar t thou z ac tu ated in se
m
g to k no w the
-
by a sinc er e esir e to
m
yster ies d ’
ther e y b b b
etter a l e to ser e Go d, you r c ou ntr y an d v
br ethr en, an d m or e effic ientl
y to l a or f or the b
goo o fdm an ?
Ca dida te
n — I am .
J u nior A r t thou not in u c e to com e bith

D eac on— d d
thr ou gh i l e d
c u r iosity, o r the p r i e o f n o wl edge a n d d k
d esir e to b
ec o m e su p er ior to th
y r ethr en an d f e b
Can dida te I am n ot
—
B
.
J u nior D eac on —
r other S en ior Dea c on, by wh
f d
ur ther r ight oes he e p ec t to gain a m ission her e ? x d
S e i or D ea c on {By the sac r e wor
n — d d
d d
.
J u nior D ea c on H a s he the sac r e wor ?

— : '
S en i or D eac on H e has
—
v
.
J u nior D eac on— L et him gi e it

x
.
S en i or D ea c on H e c annot, e c ep t With ou r a ssi

—
anc e
b
.
J hn ior L et him
D ea c on— e in then
g
Yd
.
Can dida te — L
‘
o .
S eni or D eac on He — .
J enior D ea c o n — V an .
Can di dat e He—
d
.
J u nior D eac on The wor is r ight, l et him wait

—
til the T hr ice P u issant is in or m e of his f d

( J u n io r D ea c on cl o ses the o or , go es to the d
the c ir cl e and gi es the attery v The Thr ice b
q kd
.
answer s it and the sam e u estio ns ar e as e
like sa n wer s e
r tu r n e ,
as at t h e d
oo r ) d .
IN I TIATIO N . 1 33
Thr ic e P u issa n — i B m ther d u nior Deac on, has the

n didate the sac r e d w d? or
J u n i or D eac on
-
-
H e has, Thr ic e Pu issant;
Thr ic e P u issa nt— Y ou wil l r etir e an d l et him enter
vd d f
'
ior D eac on
r ecei e in ( J n oes to
“
ue or m . u g
ens the d o or .
)
ni or D eac o n— It is the or der of the Thr ice P u is
that he enter an d be r ec ei e vd in du e f or m .
d
,
ior Dea c on enter s WI th him and c on u c ts him

the c ir cl e, then the Ju ni or D eacon stop s him
“
11
-
his r ight ar m , hol s a ighte d l d c an dl e near enou gh

to cau se him to ee the heat, f l and says .
— l et this
282
or D eac on I test thee by fir e an d
en t
p ain v
e er r em in d you that he who r ashl y as
es f
to p er o r m offic e f or which he is u n t, eser es fi d v
f d b
.
ate of N a ab an d A ihu , who wer e c onsu m ed by

‘
f r om hea v when they o f er e stf ange fir e efor e

en f d b
L or d in the wil er ness of S inaid ( S eni or D ea c on .
d u cts him
‘
s ow y l l
thr ee tim es ar ou nd the
P u i ssan t e A nd
— the L or
-
spake u nto M o ses, d
B r in
g the tr ibe o f L e i n ear an d p r esen t t hem v
ar o n the P r iest, that they m ay m iniste1 u n to
ar ge o f
o f the
A nd
f r om t hi s
f
no t i o ns T hey
.
r e e r en ce t o t he m
er e a l sowc all e
we fi nd the -
d
p r a ng u p i n t he e I ght e ent h c e n
so
v
fir e
t he whi c h wa s t o t h e
,
c i ng . i s t o t he M a so n . u n er
D i i ne T r u t h, o r o f t he G r a n
t he d d
W
o
F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e F i r e- or
1 34 PRINCE on THE m am m ot h .
they shal l k eep al l the instr u m en ts o f

“
the T a b er n ac e l
the c o ngr egation, an d the c har ge of the chil d r en
i sr ael , to do the ser vi c e of the T a b er n a c l e . A nd th

shal t gi e the L e itv
es u nto A ar o n, and to his v sons ;
ar e v
wholly gi en u nto him , ou t of the chil d r en 0
r ael . hal t app oint A ar on an d his

A nd thou s
they shal l wait on their P r iest s offic e, and the

’
d dd
’
that com eth nigh shal l be p u t to eath

( C
’
i
‘
an . a
hal ts 1n the S o u th in f r ont of B zl

e a eel , who p ou r s
sm al l q u an tit
y o f water o nhis head ) .
B ez a l eel— Thou has t r eache d the S ou th, I test the

with water ,
them sec on d test L et it ev er r em 1 n d the
.
d
,
that n on e bu t the p ur e of hear t c an be a dm it te to th

H ol y T a b er n ac e in the hea l v en s .
( S en io r D ea c on co
d u c ts him sl o wly thr ee tim es ar ou n d th e r oo m )

d b
.
Aa — A t the of the T a er n acl e of the

‘
r on J
oo r co
g r e ation, T
g wil l m eet with the chihl r en of Ir s a el an
will san cti fy th e Ta b er nac e of l the congr egation
the al tar ; I wil l san c ti

b '
fy al so b
’
oth A ar on and his
to m inister to m e in the P r iest s
am ong d thef I l chil r en o sr ae an
an d th y h l l k w th t I
e s a th L d no a am e or
b ght th f th t f th l d f Egyp t
r ou em or ou o e an o
ight d w l l I d
,
m g t h e t h Lam o n th i G d em e or e r o
f t fA
.
,
did t h l t i th W t
a e a s n wh e es ln r on o ar on, o 0
hi t k
m l o n eed ad g v l ) on so m e san n ra e
h d th W t I t t th
.
A Th
ar on— h t ou as r eac e e es , es ee
It i th th dt it
’
ear th s e c om m o n m o er an o ou r
b di t It i w l l t k l p it b
.
, ,
o es r e u r n s e o n ee u on s o so m
f v
.
,
w i pl
e th
m y
or e d g i f
e m er cG d L t an or en ess o o e
th l ib lly
.
b fi f th
en e c en c e o th whi h p d e ear c ro u ce er a
v
,
g l
en er ou s
y n f th e w t
e e h y t h th gor un or eac ee ene
d
, ,
ity d th t th
an p h a fit p
e o i f en an is a c om an on o
p h
ur e t ( S i earD en o r eac o n
d th
.
th ti
r ee m es ar ou n ) e r o om .
136 PRI N CE or fi re f
TAB ERN A C L E .
S enior D ea c on— T o the East the p l ac e f l ight

’
o
c r a l e o f the d m yster ies
28 4
,
dy
.
Thr ic e P u issan t T hou

—
ar t
"
al r ea ther e, what
S —
eni or Deac on T hat this c an didate m ay go the w
that we ha e gone e o r e him v bf .
T hr ic e P u i ssan t— T he sou l is im m or tal , bu t f or t

’
'
bd f
o y, l i e c o m es onl y ou t o f deathf
w
l f he wou l
r
d
the l ight, c on u ct him to the ho ly al tar an d l et h d ‘
ther e assu m e t he o l igation S enio r D eaco n c on u b d

dv
.
him t o the est an d c au ses him W

to a an c e by six
equ al an d on e
( 1 ) l o n g step wh en h e k n eel s an d
“
w
d k
,
his han s u p on the b oo o f the l aw, c ontr ac ts the to

l o wing o l igation b
IG I EO F C
i
T II E T ABER N A
"
O BL AT ON P RIN C —
L E?
"
I do so l em n l y p r o m i se an d s wear ne v er to r ev
d
,
the sec r ets o f this egr ee to any p er son o r p er son s,

'
c ep t he, ha s r ec ei e vd
al l the pr ece in
g egr ees an d d d
f d v
,
u nt o him or ~ them u nl ess l aw u l l y entitl e to r ec ei e the

s am e
I f ur ther m or e p r om ise an d swear th t I wi l l t d t :
a s an o
an d a bd i e by the l aws, statu tes an d r egu l ations o f this s
bw
‘
N ot e . 2 84 — .
“
M y st er i es , A n c i ent . Ea c h of t he
b
P a g a n go s s ay s d ar W
d b
.
urto n ( D iy . L eg . , I ., ii . t he p u l i c a n d o p e n . a s e cr et
d
o r sh i p p a i
se l ec t e
t o h1 m t o whi c h no n e
by p r ep a r a to r y c er em o n i e s
, t t ho se who h a d een
T hi s s e c r e t wo r shi p
b y S tr a o ( l i b bk
'
t he G r ee s a nd t he
a f v es t i al , a nd tha t
v
t hey ar e so m e t i m e s c el e b d b d
r a te e J
p u l ic l y a nd so m -
d
.
t im es in
y st e r l o u s p r i a c y
m No e l ( D i et . de l a F a bl e ) t hu s
a
efi nes t he m
kf d fd
.
S e c r e t c er em o ni es whi c h wer e p r a c t i c e i n ho no r o f c er t a i n g o ds a nd
f
.
whos e s ec r et wa s no wn t o t he i ni t i a t es
,
a l o n e , who wer e a m i t t e o nl y
-
a t er
wo r t h to r e ea l .
t er i es , A nc i ent .
— v
l o ng a nd p a i n u l t r i a l s whi c h i t
M a c k ey s En c y c l o p ae ia.
’
.
d wa s m o r e t h a n t hei r l i e wa s ,
of F r eem a s o nr y , A r t i c l e M ys
bb d
c ha r a c t er b
N o t e 285
d
bj
T he y c el e r a t e
— “ Th e
t he
c er em on i es
d
of f u ner e a l i n t hei r
i nit i at io n
ea t h a nd t he r esu r r c t io n o f so m e c her
wer e al l
d vd d
d d
.
i she d “ e i ng e i t her t he o e c t o f es t e em as a o f e o t i o n as a
bj d bd v v
-
,
d S i t i f w s i t t u te
i d t he c n i t w 3 ‘
g o u .o r n a o n o e g r e e s a n s a n a a e a s ,
su ec t e t o p r o a t io n s a r y i ng i n thei r c ha r a c t er a nd s e er i t y
b f
,
r i t es wer e p r a c t i c e i n the
of i m p e ne t r a l e o r es t s o r
.
inc u r r ed d
o f k no wl ed g e , f o r whi c h so
d
Wa s no t a t t a i ne
p u r i fi ed , ha d r ea c he
,
t he p
,
c y c l cp aad ia of F r ee m as onr y ,
I N I TI A T I O N . 1 37
ar chy o f P r inc es of the T a b er n a c l e, al so the stat

an d r egu l ati o n s o f the S u p r em e l
Cou nc i and S ov
n Gr an d Consistor y o f the U nite d S tates of A m er
ter r itor ies and dp e en den c1 es an d o f the G r an d
the State of so l on
g as I r em ain
j u r is iction d .
o al l o f
“
which I do fm ost so em l l w
n y s ear , bin ding
el f u nder no
'
l ess a p en al ty that to be consu m ed with

f r om v l
hea en, ike N a a and A ihu and that m y db b
d fl
be u ng into the air an d l own to the ou r b f
d
,
of the ear th by the win S o hel p m e God .

,
the o b l ig ti a on he is b ght t l ight d th

r ou o an e
P u issan t t k a es his l ft h d
e ll v e l f
an a sm a sse o f
ed oil an d says :
wil l ’
sanc f
ti y the T a b er n ac e l of
c on g r egat o n an d
t h
i e a l tar, will sa n c a l so o th I tify b
on an d his son s to m in ister t o m e i n the P r iest s
’
I n the T aber n ac l e o f the c o ngr egation, withou t

'
v bf
. .
eil , whic h is e or e the testim ony, A ar on a n d his
shal l or er it d
r om f
e en ing to m or nin g e o r e the v bf
I t shal l b e a statu te or ev er u n to their gener a f
on ehalb f
o f the c hil r en o f
. sr ael , an d thou d I
ano in t A ar on and his so n s an d c o n sec r ate them
they m ay m inister u nto m e i n the P r iest s offic e

’
d
-
then p ou r s oil On his hea , sayin g z )

Thr i c e P u issan t El ea ar ,son of A ar on, 1 do an oint
— z
and c on sec r ate thee t o the ser ic e o f tr u th an d v ir
‘
v
v
which i s the ser ic e o f the L o r , to m i n 1 ster u nto d
an d u n to thy f
el l ow m en l n this wor l d which is
b
tr u est t a er n acl e an d tem p l e ( H e then t a es a k
q d
.
with r ed l i u i , an d with a sm al l
~
of a ra m sl ain f or
of thy r ight ear
d
han , ( to u ching
t, ( tou ching it )
1 38
’
P RI N CE o r T H E T A B ERN A CL E .
and with the sam e -

b l oo d I sp r in l ek thy ga
( sp r in kli ng them ) and do sanc tify thee and
T hine ear f
is her ea ter to be e er v o
p en to the
\
distr ess, the p r ayer

~
of want, the m oan of su ff er ing,
su p p l ic at ion o f the p en i tent an d the c al l o f ty d u .
han d i h f th t b p d wid
s en ce or o e o en e e inchar ity
dy t l b
r ea o v y g d w k A d thy f t
a or 1 n e er oo or . n ee a
t d fi
s an ly wh v d ty p l t h h w v d
rm er e er u ac es ee, o e er
g t
er ou sh p t , re v t l
osi d “
p t
noh l ipp e er o s e u on e s
p tha f t
s o p t ti A
em i y ba th E
on.l ( C r se m ro er eaz ar .
did t i d th Th i P i t i v t hi
’
a e r ses an e r ce u ssan n es s m
th f l l wi g ig
e o o i
g p n d w s d d
ns, w ith t hr an or s, an e
sig i d j wl )
n a an e e .
sr e v i or RECO GN I T I O N .
P l ac e the r ight han d o

p en o er v the eye
as if to
p r otect them fr om a str eng l
the l e ft h an d on the br east, then r ai
r i ght han dt o the l e t shou l f d er ,

an d
it d o d
wn iagon al l yto the r ight si d e. Thi
is cal l e d th e sign of the sc ar f .
S ig n of R e c o gni tio n,
P r i nc e 0 1 the T aber nacl e
CLO SI NG CEREMON I ES
P RIN CE or TH E T A B ERN A C L E .
T hr ic e P u issan t— P u issant War d en in the West ,

wha
is T1 ? hou r ?
—
A ar on— Thr ice P u i ssant, it is tim e f or the ev em

sac r ifices .
_
T hr ic e —
P u issarft J f so, it is tim e to cl ose this Hi e
ar c hy . T ogether P r in c es .
A ll—
( Gi v e the Gr an d S ign .
)
T hr i ce P u issa n t— ~
Kn ocl< s ;( 0 0 v
00
se en0 0
A ar on—( K ck v no s se en ; 0 0 00 0 0
B l el { K
ez a e k v— noc s se en 00 0 0 0 0 Oz )
A h li b fl K
o a — k v e ; 00 00 00
noc s se n
Th i r P i
ce t I d l ethi Hi
u ssan — ec ar s er a r chy o f P r inc e
of th T be al l d
er n ac e c o se .
S IG C
‘
H
NS Y I ERO GL
Q P PH I U ES R I N C ES DU T A B ERNA LE
A l li /
A A A VV V V
PH I LOSOPH I CAL A N ALYS I S
TW YF D GEN T P -
O U RT H E REE O R RI N CE O F T H E
T A B ERN A C LE .
“
““
d
Z o i ac a l S i g ns H ea then
a
a so nr y S i m p l e H e a theni sm
I v
n i
e t on
n — M asoni c B ap tsim a H ea then B i t e
T er r o r s o f a S ecr et
5 F r ee m g o v er ned by t he
w
Clan
5 .
f
P r oo s afior ded by this degr ee that Pr eem ason r y is
u lgar debas ed hea thenism
P r o o F ir stf Its oath ( which m akes the M as o ) is n
B k k
.
wor n on the H ol y oo O f the L aw, which, M ac ey

3’
ays,
“
M asonic al ly, m ean s the S ac r ed oo O f any an d B k
r el igion on ear th ( S ee N o te Th
.is 1n
s n ot o nl y the B O Ok s O f Cu r i ou s A r ts
( A c ts
dthe
“
oo B k
o f M or m on, which sanctions p ol ygam y
dd es otism , bu t the C r ee C r ee R itu al , swor n u p on
p
-
f d
A r ic an l o ges, which p r ac tice whor e om , hu m an d
fi
or i c e an d c anni al ism b .
P r oo f S ec on d Q T he sec on d p t t f
a ar m en o the l dgo e
f thi d g s e r ee 1 s su r r ou n d d with tw l v
e e e
p il l ar s, on
ar e p ainte d th tw lv e e e signs O f the d
Z o iac, with
c er statio n e d b tw e een two si gns ; as .
M o ses bc
t
T au r u s an d A r ies ; the B llu and the R am ,

and
on . A n d these sign s, u se d in c onsecr ating a p r 1 est
al l the r el i ions O f
g the wor ld ,
ha v e a re ligi ou s, not
astr onom ic al ,
sig ni fi c anc e . These signs wer e “
1n
by Egyp tian p r iests who p r actice

.
r u te wor ship
-
db -
b r u tal i e zd
Egyp t t il l it ecam e, as the i e p r e b
B bl
“
th b f th k i gd
” E k
d: e asest O e( 2 9
n om s z e .
,
Th Egyp ti n w hip d th
,
is at this day . e a s or s e ,
e ani
M A SO N I C RA r r r sM A H EA TH EN RITE
‘ '
m al s whose n am es v
they ga e to the twel
‘
v e sign s o f
Z o iac,d an d tr an s f er r e d
them to the hea v en s, an d w
ship p e d th em stil l . M c Cl ena c han
’
s bp oh of the
an d A c c ep tei S c Ottish Rite p age 5 5 3,
‘
, says :
a tism ) has c om e to u s b
r i te
-
( p
,
B
/
l
y g e
f
itim ate tr
sion in the sim
p l e sense in which
di l d w t ”d by th bf
(
u se n the an -
a er e e N il e, e or e the
‘
ing O f the P yr am ids A nd
“
T he Cer em ony O f
‘
”
.
tism occu p ies twenty in this oo O -

one p g
a es
“
B k
Rite . If
this oesnot i enti y M asonic ap tism w d d f b
the r eligion O f Egyp tian ru te wor ship , l angu age has b -
“
m ean ing .
P r o o T hir d f Com m enting on T he T hr ee L ig

k
.
“
M
’
( R i tu a l p 1 2
,
9 ,
N o.te 2 7 6 ) a c e y sa y s : T he
has thr ee n am es, an d the m o on thr ee al so
b I
.
inc antation s, thr ee was a f av or ite nu m er n ca

dv k
.
tion w a s r ai sing e il s By m agic A n d see in g k n

d f dv
.
e ge an d p ower r om e il s is wor ship in g them
dd d f
.
D r M a c hey inten e to i enti y M ason r y with s

d bv
.
m o on an d em on wo r ship , the a o e i s the l an gu age
d
,
wou l u se
f v
.
F ou r th M a c oy ( N ote 2 7 9 ) gi es Chr is
P r oo
a p el l ation s :
“
M or n ing S tar ,
“
R i
.
sing S u n
“
D
” ”
p
S tar , etc , to S atan, the God O f al l Gen til e o r heath
d
.
wor ship s : u n er the titl e o f the G A 0 T U who . . . .
“
n either F ather , S on, n or H oly Ghost, bu t the p r i
”
—
“
an d go d o f this wor l d
f f k x
.
P r oo Fi th A n d M ac ey, the l e ic ogr ap her ,

j x d
,
u r isc on su l t O f M as onr y, e p r essl y ec l ar es it t o be

“
ic al or heathen wor ship , thu s : In the high de
’
O f M ason r y, a s in the an c ient in stitu tion s, ther e
p u fi
r i c atio
n yb fi r e c om i ng own to u s in sen si d ”
u n c on sc iou sl y r om f”
the O l d M agian cu l tu s .
“
Cu l tu s is the L atin f or wor ship
p f
r oo s m ight be e
x t en e l
in e n it el y A n d i f dd dfi .
not e tab s l ish ,

b y M a s o nic au th or it ie s, th a t
1 44 G V
O ERN ED BY T H E TERRO RS O F
‘
A SECRET CL A N.
and ar e hel d b k ac by the in fl u en ce of su r r ou n ding ,
Chr istianity . In ou r m il l
s an d wor khp
s o s ther e ar e
pl enty of honest, s wor n d u e

p ,
s l ik e the assassin s o f
M or gan who b li v
e e e it r ight to m ur d wh th y
er en e ar e
d dt
,
or er e
T his
“
o do
P r inc e
so !
of the T a er n acl e, b ”wh nd what i
o a s
be ? H e is a m an whose c onsci ence i f l l f th

s so u o oa s,
that, lik e the l i v er o f a c al om el p atient, which n o ~
m edi ~
ci ne c an a ff ec t, n o sacr e d blig ti
o a on c an bin dh im ; an d
so l ea v es him to be l u r e d by th e v d
inter est, o r go er ne
! If W w l d k n w
,
by the ter ror s o f his secr et c l an e ou o
t l k in A f i
‘
the tr u e n atu re o f p r iestism , w

‘
e m us oo r c a,
d
wher e the l o ges r e u ce their d th y t
eorp ti o r ac c e.
B u t ou r high p r iest is in th h v e t th ight

ea ens, a e r
wher efor e he is abl e to

“
han d o f Go d, sav e them to the
u tter m ost who c om e u n to God by H im s eeing
—”
He ev er
”
,
liv eth to m ake in ter c essi on f" or them .

( H eb 7 ,
k k bl f
.
“
m
Than s be to Go d f or H is u nsp ea a e gi t .
( 2 Cor .
9, 1 5
CHAPTER XLV
WEN T Y F I F T H-
D G K
E REE
; OR N I GH T S o r TH E B RA Z EN
SERP ENT
’
286
.
NO RT H OR WI N TER .
d d
‘
T hl s l o ge is styl e the Cou r t Of S in ai

'
DEOO RA T I O N S I—
b v
.
hangi n gs ar e r ed an d lu e O er the thr one l n the east

b b
.
tr ansp ar en cy, on which is p ainted a u r ning u sh,

in t he c e nt 1 c the w0 1 d fi l m “ T he l o d e l s i l l u m ihat
g .
‘
n l ights extendéii f 1 o m East t o West t he c ent i e
g
b b g b
: ,
u sh, one ein a l ar ge gl o u l ar l ight r ep r e

he S u n v
O er these l ights ar e su sp en e the
. dd
o f S atu r n, J u p iter , M ar s, the S u n, V en u s, M er
d d v
. _
the M o on: A r ou n the l o ge ar e twel e c ol u m n s,

v
ha ing on i ts c ap ital o n e o f the o iac al sign s, zd
in the East with T au r u s an d going r ou n d
the N or th, West an d S o u th in r egu l ar or er In d .
N or th is a p ainting r ep r esenting M ou nt S in ai, with

I
tents of the sr ael ites in the or egr ou n v
O er the f d .
286 — .
d
“
Knig ht z of
d
t he B r a df d
en
d
S er p e nt .T he 25 t h eg r ee o f t he
d bd
a nd A c c e p t e
esc r i e k.
R ite .
i n t he B o o of bd
T he hi s to r y o f t h is
b
N u m e r s xxi
eg r e e i s
6 9 -
o un e
T he o y
u p on
is
f d d d b
. . -
Co u nc i l , a nd r e p r es ent s t h e c a m p o f t he I sr a el i t es i n t he
-
a t er t he
dea t h o f
d
i t s co u r t , a r e a r r a ng e
A ar on .
d as
T he c a m p , st a n a r s
i n t he 2 3d a n d 2 4 th
a n d t a er
eg r e e s
.
v f d
. .
i s a t r a ns p ar e nc y o n whi c h i s p a i nt e a c r oss wi t h a s er p ent

d
.
i t a n d o er t he a r m s T he te a c hi ng a nd m o r a l o f t he
‘
eg r ee
db d d v
.
‘
es i di ng o fic er r e p r es ent s M o se s a nd i s st y l e M o st
j
,
‘ ’
T he c a n i a t e i s c a l l e A T r a el er T he ha ng i ng s
x d
.
ewel i s a t a n c r o ss
'
o u nc i l a r e r e d a n d lue T he o f go l d, su r
d d bb d d
. ,
by a c c e t i r l — h e C u
r A n s a t a — r ou n whi c h a ser p e nt is e n
dd d
s u sp en e
n e
dv v v
u r i ng
by a r e d r i
d on
b
.
dT he l eg en st a t es th a t t hi s
t he t i m e o f t he c r u s a e s i n the H o l y L a n . a s a
eg r ee
d
to t he hea l i ng a n d s a i ng
b b z
m i l i t a r y a nd m o n a s t i c o r er , a nd g a e i t t he n a m e i t
b
i r t u es o f t he r a en
e a r s . i n a l l u s io n
ser p e nt am o ng t he
vk
I s r a el i t es i n t he wi l er ness
k v f
— it
Knig ht s t o r ec ei e a nd g r a t u i t o u si y nu r se s i c
ei ng p a t of
r »
t he o l i g a t io n o f
t r a el er s , p r o t ec t t hem
t he
a g a i nst
P a l est i ne .
— M a c oy ’
d
t he a t t ac s o f the i nfi d el s
tiol e Knig ht of t he B r a z en S er p ent . t

, a nd esco r t
‘
t hem
Enc y c l op ae ia a nd D ic t iona y of F r eem a sonr y , A r »
s a el y t hr o u g h -
1 46 KNI GH T or TE E BRAZ EN sERPENT .
sea t o f the p r esi ing

‘
d ffi
o c er 1s a .
Wi n g d gl
e b o e, en ci r cl e d .
“
1
by a ser p e ht . On eac h si d e of him is a sho r t col u m n
on which is a ser p ent, his b o dy coi el d i f ld n o s a nd his

hea d an d nec k er ect abov e the f ld
o s.
T I T L ES The p r esi ing o c er r ep r esents Moses

-
and d ffi
is styl e d M ost P ower u l Gr an M aster H e sits in the f d .
East T he S enior
. War d en r ep r esents J oshu a .
2 8 8
an d sits
on his r ight an d is styl ed Com m an d er of the H ost . The
J u nior War d en r ep r esents A ar on, and sits i n the West
d Li d
-
and is styl e eu tenant Com m an er .

-
T he O r ator re
p
r esents El ea z ar , sits
‘
in the N or th and is styl e d H igh

P r iest T he S ecr etar y is sty e Regi str ar ; sits o n the
. ld
r ight o f J o shu a T he T r easu r er sits o n the l e t o f the . f
p d
r esi ing of fic er T h er e ar e al so a S en ior and J u nior ; .
D eacon . T he b r ethr en ar e sty e ld Knights . The c an
didate p v llr e r esents a Tr a e er .

2 8 9
d v v d
vd v b
N o t e 2 87 f .
—“ H e
pro e hi m sel v vd ft her ei n a m a n o f m ar el ou s g i t s,
df d v fd
,
r a i se up by D i i ne P r o i enc e f o r a s p e c i a l p u r p o se a nd r ec e i e
.
i n to ,
a c l o se r c o m m u nio n wi t h t he i n i si l e wo r l t h an wa s o u c hs a e to
a ny
f
o t h er
ser i e s o f q d
i n t he O l d T es t a m ent
bd
t e n p l a g u e s fi na l l y c o n u e r e
H e c o n r o nt e
hi s o
P ha r a o h
u r a t e h ea r t
. a nd by a
T hen he l e d
,
v d
. ,
o r t h I sr a e l as a fl o c k t wo m i l l io ns s t r o n g , p a s s i ng t hr o u g h t he R ed '
d d b d
. ,
\
S e a a nd o n to M o u nt S i na i R e m a i ni ng t her e f o r a y ea r , he r ec ei e
fd b d dd d d
.
t he A r k , t he T a e r na c l e? a nd t he s a c r e
“
t he Co m m a n m e n t s , c o n st r u c t e
u r ni t u r e an d est a l i she o r er a nd m e t ho a m o ng s t the m i g ht y ho s t
u n er
of b v d bd
hi s c ha r g e O p p r es s e.
b
wi t h t wo p r i m e i ffi c u l t i es t he r el u c t a n c e
t he p eo p l e t o s u m it t o his g u i a nc e a nd t he i m p r a c t i c a l e c ha r a ct er
,
j bd d
fii c t i ng p en a l t i es w
o u r ne y i ng s
d d
o f t he c o u n t r y t o b e t r a e r s e , he
r o u g ht
n a b so l u t e l y
t em at
f
v f v d
o r e t hei r m u r m u r s p a t i e nt l y , o nl y i h
nee e ,
v
a n d t hr o u g h
l a s t t o t he di v i di ng r i er i n
o r ty
u ll
y ea r s o f
i ew o f
z v d v d
_
t he P r o m i s e L an T her e , u p o n t he t o p o f M o u n t N ebo he s a t i a t e
d
. .
hi s g a e w i t h a l i n g e r i ng i e w o f
”
th e c o u n t r y he sh o u l .
n e er t r ea
a n d t he , n B C ’
.1 4 5 1 w . a s t a k e g ,
t o h i s r e w a r a t t he
,
a g e o f 1 2 0 y e a r s .
Mo i
’
M i D i t i n A t i c l e M o ses.
b
r r s s a s o n c c o a r y , r -
ofJd N o t e 2 88
u ah
v
.
d
s u p er i n t en d b
e
-
d “
t h
w
e
h
r
w
e
i
J oshu a .g
d
h
u ifl
p
f
r
i
i
n
e
gb
s t
o f
h
'T he
t
o
h
,
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e
h
m
Z
p l
e
e
r u
a
b
t
a
e
b
r
e l
t h e
th e
B a
P r i nc e
y l o n
.
f
,
i a n c a p t i it y He w s a t h e h i g h p r i e s t b y l i n e a l e s c e n t r o m t h e p o n t i
d d
.
fi ea l a m il y , f o r h e w s a t h e s o n o f J o s a d e k w ho w a s t h e so n o f S er a i a h ,
d k d d z d
,
who wa s t he h g h p i r i e s t w h e n t h e T e m p l e w a s e s t r o y e b y t h e C h a l
ea ns
M c y k
.H e wa s
wo r o f’ r e u i l i ng ,
E n
b d
I
i s t
d
i
a
i
n
nd
g
d
u i
f
s
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pp
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e
th
e
n c
w
e
h
o
i
f
c h
th
h
e
e
S
p
a
r o se c u t e
m a r i t a ns
th e
.
b
a e s c y c O p ae a o ,
al
f
No t e
wa y s v fb
2 89 —
tr a el s
.
“
Tr av el
f
r om
d d v
we st to f
. I n th e sy m l a ng u a g e o f M a sonr y , a M ason
e a st i n s ea r c h o f
ol ic
l ig ht — he t r a e l s rom t he
_
J b
“
l o y t o wer o f B a el wher e l a ng u a g e w a s c o n o u n e a n d M a so n r y l o s t,
t w
d f d k W
,
of Om h
t e i t h l n g u a g e a s r e
”
r e a
t o t he t hr eshi n g floo r an e u s e e .
-
, ,
M
’
E l d f F as o n r
y,
,
n a r ee m
sto r e a nd M as o nr y oun .
-
ac ey s c y c o p ae i o
Ar ticl e Tr av el ,
OPEN I N G C EREMON I E S
K N I GH T S o r TH E B RAZ EN S ERP EN T
M os t P ower f u B the P i s f
l Gr a n d M t
as er — ro r r nc e o
th T b e l
a d K ight
er n a c e an f th B S p t if
n s o e r az en er en
hav r iv d I p
,
,
th d y d th h an t en
”
e e ou r e ar e o se
a p p ro o o
l th d
,
2
h er e a C t f Si i ou r B o na i it h e c o e av a eac
d b
~
i hi
n t ti th
s s a t
o n, y e c u s o m ar th or er re r en ar e
“
l th d ffi t k th i t ti )
.
c o d the an e o cer s a e e r s a o ns
M t P w f l G B th r J i D
.
os o d M ter u r an as er — ro e u n or ea
c on, ll i fi t d ty t
: s ou r th t w
rs u f
o see a e ar e secu r e
\
r om
N o t e 291 —
dd
“
z
Knig ht o f t he B r a
d en S er p ent . ( Chev a l i er du S er p ent d
'
f d d
.
A i r a in .) T he t went y fi f t h eg r ee
-
of t he A n c i e n t a nd A c c e p t e S c o t t i sh
R ite
b xx
T he hi s to r y o f t hi s
d
e g r ee i s ou n e u p o n t he c ir c u m s t a nc e s r e
-
‘
.
l a t ed i n N u m er s c h
~
1 v er 6 9: -
A nd t he L o r se nt fi er y ser p ent s
d d vf k d v d
. .
a m o ng t h e p eo p l e a n d t hey b i t t he p eo p l e ; a nd m u c h p eo p l e o f I sr a el
d W
, ,
ie T her e o r e t h e p eo p l e c a m e t o M o s es a nd sa i e h a e s i n ne ;
d k d d f k d
.
. ,
f or w e h a e s p o en a g a i ns t t he L o r , a nd a g a i n s t t h ee; p r ay u n to t he
t ha t he t a e a wa y t he s er p e n t s A nd M o s es p r a y e
‘
Lo r r om us f o r t he
v
.
l e A n d t h e L o r sa i u n t o M o se s , M a e the e a fi er y ser p e n t a n d\
p eo p
bb k v d
. -
,
set i t u p o n a p o l e : a nd i t s ha l l c o m e t o p a ss t ha t e er y o ne t ha t i s
i t t e n, whe n he l oo e t h u p o n i t sha l l l i e A n d M o s es m a e a se r p ent o f
b b d b v d
.
r a ss , a nd p u t i t u p on a p ol e ; a nd i t c a m e to p ass t ha t i f a ser p ent
d d d
,
i t t e n a ny m a n , whe n h e ehel t he ser p e nt o f

’
ha d r a ss he l i e In
dW d d d
, .
t he l o d r it u a l s t h e L o g e w a s c a l l e t h e C o u r t o f S i na i ; t he p r es i i ng o th
c e r w
whil e t he t wo
a s s t
d
y l e
f
M o
ar
s t
e ns
P u i s
d
s
cr
a n
d
t
v
G r a n
J M as t
M i ni s t er s , r ep r es ent e
e r a n d r e p ,r e s ent e
A a r o n a nd
M o s es ;
o shu a
d d d
.
dd v
,
T h e O r a t o r wa s c a l l e P o n t i f ; t he S ec r et a r y , G r a n G r a er ; a n d the
c an i ate a T r a e l er I n t he m o er n r i t u a l a op te i n t hi s c o u nt r y ,
J b v d
. ,
\
t he Co u n c i l r e p r es en t s t he c a m p o f t he I sr a e l it es T he fir st t hr e e o ff ic er s
db V f
.
r e p r es e n t M o s es , o shu a ; a n d Ca le and ar e r e sp ec t i el y st y l e M ost
z
,
Pu i s s a n t L ea e r a l i a n t C a p t a i n o f t h e H o s t a n d Il l u s t r i o u s C h i e of
d d
,
,
t he T e n T r i e s T h e O r a t o r r e p r e se n t s E l e a a r ; t h e S e c r e t a r y I th a m a r ;
jk x W d d z
. ,
h
t e” T r e a s u r e r P h i n e h a s ; a n d t h e c a n i a t e a n i n t e r c esso r f o r t h e p e o p l e
w
,
Th e e w e l i s a c r u a n sa t a ,
i t h a se r p e n t e n t i n e a r o u n i t .
M a c ey s
’
E n c y c l o p ee d i a. o f F r e e m a s o n r y , A r t i c l e K nig h t o f t h e B r a en
S ep r ent .
No t e 292 — S ina i “ b v bd w
A
f
m ou nt a i n
J vof Ar a ia et een
'
t he ho r ns
‘
of the
d d k b
. .
I t i s t he p l a c e whe r e M o ses r ec ei e t he L a w
‘
R ed S e a . ro m e ho a h,
a d
n w h e r e h e w a s i r ec t e t o c o n s t r u c t t h e t a e r n a c l e H e n c e s a ys
d d f
. ,
L i n n i n g t h e S c o t t i sh M a s o n s m a e M t S i n a i a s y m bo l of t r u th O f
d f b f
. . .
,
h t w t th i d t w t r th o f t h A i t d
’
t h e h i g h e g r e e s t e e n y r -
a n e n y o u -
e n c e n a n
M
A c c e p t e ; R i t e o f t he Chi e
t he
a k
i
c
r
e
r
y
i
’
t
s
u a
E
l s
n c
t
y
o
c l o
,
th
p e
i s
d i
m
a.
o
o
u
f
bn t
F
a
r
i n
e
a nd the P r i nc e o f
e m
a n
a
d
s o n
t
r
h
y
e
,
T
A
da
r t
”e
i
r
c l
n
e
a c
S
t he T a er nac l e, r e er in
l
i
e
n a
t
i
h
.
e r e c o nst r u c te .
O P EN I N G C EREM O N I ES
intr u sion S ee that the Gu a r s ar e set, an d in o r m

. d f
b
them that we ar e a ou t to O p en this Co u r t, an d al l o w
none who ar e not entitl e to ap p r oach ( Ju nior D ea d .
c on r etir es, enter s a

gai n gi v es the l
a ar m which is
f
, ,
ans wer e df r om withou t and says .

)
J u nior D eac on— M ost P ower f ul Gr an d M aster , the
Gu ar d s ar e p o ste d and d ly i
u nstr u cte d we ar e secur e
a
g ai n st intr u sion .
Gr and M Br other L ieu tenant Com m

as ter — an d er ,
ar e
al l p r esent Knights of the r a en S er

p en t ? B z
L ieu tenan t Co m m a n der — A l l p r esen t ar e K nights o f
the B zr a en S er p ent, M o st P ower f u l.
Gr bn d M as ter — Br other Com m an d er o f the H ost,

hat is the hou r ?
"
Com m a n der of H s
o t — M ost P ower fl u Gr an d -
M aster ,
is the b k r ea of day .
Gr an d M as ter — I f that be the hou r it is tim e to O p en
is Cou r t . Y ou wil l p l ea se in f or m the L i eu tenant

Com m an er d and he the K nights, that al l m a
y ha v e du e
no tic e ther eo f .
Com m ander f H as t «L ieu tenbant Co m m an er i t e

is -
d ,
the p l easu r e o f the M o st P ower ul Gr an M aster that

“
f d
Cou r t o f S i nai be n ow o p en e Y ou will p l ea se d .
rm the K nights, that, ha ing v du e notic e ther eo f,
a ssist n op ening t he sam e

m a
y i .
L ieu tena n t Co m m a nd ( T hr ee n o c s ) K n i
er
gh— ts k k .
and M asons, you wi p ease ta e n o ti c e ll l

th a t th e M o st k
f d
P ower u l Gr an M aster is a ou t to op en this Cou r t o f b
S inai Y ou wil l p l ease t a e du e n o tic e ther eo an d aid k f
d
.
him in so oing
v
,
.
Gr a nd M as ter
“
— L et the se en m ystic l ights disp el the

e
ar k ness o f this Co u r t
L ieu tena n t C o m m an der the fir st l ight

’
Cou r t and o er v
1 50 KN I GH T O F TH E E RA Z EN S ERP ENT .
d
it p r esi es the ar ch angel S ap hael
'
-
,
the m essen er
g of
God ( L ights the ne t one )

. x — .
M er cu r y shines in ou r Cou r t v
an d o er it p r esi d es the
ar c h angel
-
R ap ha el , the heal ing i fln u en c e of
”
Go d .
( g
L i hts the n ext , One .
)
Venu s shin es in ou r Cou r t an d o er v it p r esi d es the
ar c h an gel
-
H am a li el , the f
m er c i u l ki d
n ness o f God .
( H e t h e
y ta es his station a n k
d the Co m m an er
“
d of the
l
H ost l ights the ight near est the East, saying .
C m m a der of H ost S a tu r n shines in ou r Cou r t

o n —
v d
and o er it p r esi es the ar ch angel M i c ha el the sem ,
bl ance and i m age of Go d ( L i ghts the n e t one

) . x .
J u p i ter shines in ou r Cou rt an d o er it p r esi es the v d

a r ch angel Ga br i el the str ength and m ightiness of God
-
, .
( g
L i hts the ne xt one .
)
M ar s shi nes fi n ou r Cou r t and o er v it p r esi es the d
ar ch angel
-
A u r iel , the light and fir e of God (T he .
Gr an d M aster adv dnces and l ight s the center one, say
ing :
T he S u n typ e of the p r incip e of goo an d l ight, and l d
f b f
,
ee l e, an d im p er ec t im age o f the D eity shin es in oii r
Cou r t an d ov er itz p r esides the ar c h angel Z cr a c hi el the

r isin g of God, the su n of r ighteo u sness ( T h e n ta es . k
his station .
)
Gr and M aster —
T ogether f br ethr en i .
A ll—
( Gie the sign )v .
Gr and M as ter ( noc s fiv e -

thr ee K k ( )
3 a nd one
0 0 00 0 0 00
Com m ander of ( H ost—
K k fi
noc s ve thr ee ( )
3
and one , 0 0 00 0 0 0 0
L i eu tenan t Com m a n der —
( K k fi
n oc s ve thr ee ( 3 )
a n d on e ; 0000 0 0 0 0
Gr a n d M as te — r I d l ec ar e this Cou r t of Sina i d ul
y
O
p ene d ,
1 52 KN I GH T OE B RA Z EN s RP EN T f E
'
T H EJ
that A d on ai hath
to p u nish them sent
J u nior D eac on Wait a t im e with p atienc e

— unti l th e
“
M ost P ower f ul Gr an dM aster i s in f or m e d of his r e q t u es
an d his ans wer t

r e u r ne d .
( J u n ior D eac on c lo ess the
door , goes to the al tar , noc s fiv e, thr ee an d one; k k
d
Gr an M aster answer s it and the sam e u estions ar e
'
q
kd k d d
.
as e an d l i e an swer s r etu r ne as at the oor .
Gr and M as tW z
— -
L et him b d
’
e a m itte d .
( J u nior D ea
c on Op ens the d o or , S en i o
‘
r D eac o n en ter s with him ,

“
c on d u c ts him in f r ont of the Gr an Master and cau ses d

him to k n eel .
)
Gr and M B th S nio D
as ter — ro wh erd y e r eac on, om o ou
'
b i g hith th
r n er l d d with h i ? us oa e c a ns
S i f D
en o — O
eac on f th t ib L
f R b ne o t in e r e o eu en, sen
b h l f f th p p l , wh d
e a o e eo t e m bf y o ar e n o co e e or e ou ,
Ad i b i g
on a e n
g d W i th t h
an er e em
Di b d i t v
.
G r and M t as er —
; h t
so h y g
e ien r ace a e e a a n
tem p t d eh i g ?
s an er
S i en or D b M t P w f l G nd M t
ea c n— os th o er u ra as er , e
sou l f th p p l w
o e eOh di d e
"
g e d as b m f
u c
'
sc u r a ec au se o
j d k
_
th i e r i
ou r n e
y g i th w il
n n d t h y p
e er n ess, an e s a e
a g t
ai n s A d i l l
on ai g h i t h
,
cap w fn v il d a g
m i t e o er o e an a ns
y ou i
y g
sa w hn y h th M b g h t a p O t f
o ses r ou us u u o
Egyp t t di in th wil d b d i
, ,
o e ? Th e er ness er e i s n o r ea I or
an y w t d
a er , an l l th ou rth i b t
sou sa t i a l oa e s u n su s n
m a nn a. W g t e d f o l wo l an t t h f r o, ty o no a m os ese or
y ear s, n d a A as h t
’
h d i d in
ar on t h d t a l e
x
e eser so a so
t i Ad
~
,
s h ll w l l d i h
a e a L t e t er e i -
el g us r us n on a no on er ;
t g d t d li v
.
L t e ll
u s ca th g on e r ea f thi o s o
"
e er us r om ~
s
b d g f i y d th y i d l d t th
on a e o m ser an as e cr e a ou
~
un o ese
d d v
,
t th
“
g o l
s, A o i t
ona sen p en om o u s ser
g en s am on em
d d d
,
w h o t ar e g t h
am on p p l l i g e deo b i t i g e, cu r n r ou n an n
th em d by t
an h i y
e r f t h v en o m
p p l f I a e
m lan o e eo e o sr
d d d v d
,
'
h t
ah l ra y iea d th t h
e t e an i h p t
o se a r m a n a e re en e
v d
,
d w h i f w h k i t en a ns
’
an y sa e a e s n ne p g or e av e , s o a
v
,
Ad n i
o a d h i an a t M s ser A d th y ni d n t oses. n e sa u o m e,
IN ITIA TI O N . 1 53
p v
u t hea y chains u po n thy n ec i n to en o f ou r p en i k k s
tenc e, an d go f o r u s u nto M os es ou r l ea er , an d be d e
seec h hi t p y
m ot Ad ra i th t h t k
un o w y th
on a a e a e a a e
rp t f d I h v d
u s, a n th y d i d
'
se en s r om a e om e as e es r e
G d M t
r an E t th
as er —
( t as d i d t ) a
oul r o c an a e so m u
m ure d d ll d p th f l g d
an ca e u on e a se o s.
S i D
en or ( F ea c on — d i d t ) I
or h v
c an t b t a e . a e no u
b I f d a d with t d th p p l d b k d
,
ecau se r e u se n s oo e eo e, an re u e
th emi th n f Ad
e n am e o i th y gh t t
on a l y ,
e sou o s a m e,
bu t p t i
r e en
g th y
'
n t eh i th sen b u m e I h d n t er ec a s e
'
a o
i d l ik th
-
s n ne e em .
'
G d M te Th
r an as h
r — d w ll A i ! R l v
ou as on e e . r se e ie e
h i m f h i o h i s c d g i v h
a n s an i t f h e f th
m t a sea o on o r , or a
h h th t f g tt
e a hi d ty t hi
no or o en s u o s
G d I wil l o w ti
. d p y no t re r e an r a u n o
th G d f I l g t f giv a d
‘
e o o sr ae a a1 n o or e n
v hi p p l th t h h th h
sa e s eo (eH a
”
e a c osen . e
ti d th S
re i
r es an D li v e en or ea c on r e e es
th d id t f hi h i nd giv
e c an a e o s c a ns a
”
es
hi t A ft
m aa whil e th G
sea . d er e r an
Ma t t b i gi g with hi
s er en er s r n n m a ser
p t f b s e
en t w i od d
r as t
'
n ne r ou n a au c r os s
h d l v t d b v it
ea e e a e d ft t k i g hi
a o e ,
t an a er a n s sea
d M t I h v p y d f
as er — th p p l
a e ra d e or e eo e, an
hath id t sa ; un k toh m ei g f
m a e ee an m a e o a
p t
u s ser d ent it an
p p l
se d i t sh l
u l on a o e an a
th t v y
ass a th t
e er bitt wh nh l k
on e a is en, e e oo
it h l l l iv T k th th f El z
”
s a e . a e ou ,
er e o r e, ea ar
P i t thi r es p t d
s ser d
en
p l i t an c r o ss an ace
idd l
,
l d t it in th
e an
—
se
-
f the p;e m d e o c am an
d b d t he P h i l o so p h l c eg r e e s—l su ch as
b x” t he
t ha t
p en t i s c o m
of
se r i ne
t ; a nd t hu s t he s y m o l i sm
t he R o s e C r o i .
wi t h
of
1 54 KN I GH T or TH E BRA Z EN SERPENT .
m a
p k e r oc l am ati no
'
that these who l o o k

p u it,c o n
on ess f
ing their sin s an d ha ing aith in v f the M os t H igh Go d,
thou gh they ha e een itte n by the v b b v en om ou s ser p ent s,
sha l l n ot die, bu t l i v e, f or A d onai is the God of m er c

y .
( El ea z ar ta k es the ser p ent and r etir es, and a ft er a tim e
r etu r n s an d says :
O r a or —t ( A s El eaz ar .
) Most P ower fl Gr an M as
u d
ter , gr eat is A on ai, the God ofd m er c v f or he hath had
m er c
y on his p eo l e,
p sr ael and I e v er y one t hat hath be
hel d the ser p ent, o wning his sin and d o ing hom age to
the M ost H igh is heal ed
'
an d li v the ,
an d the p l agu e
'
of
the ser ent

p is staye d
Gr and M as ter — P r aise ye the L br d, A ona1 , m y chi d l
d r en, the su
pp o r ter o f the hea en s a n d the ear th, f o r v
he 1 s gr eat an d his m er c y en du r eth f or e er , and he hath v
f v
or gi en his p eop l e sr a el I
f d
.
L ieu tenan t C om m an der — M ost P ower u l Gr an M as

d
ter , what shal l be one with the r a en im age of the b z
ser p ent an d the c r o ss which thou i st c au se to be set dd “
u
p bfe or e the
p pe O le ?
Gr a n d M as ter —
.
v
I gi e it you , m y r other , that it m ay b
v b
be e er m o r e a sym ol of aith, r ep entan c e an d m er c y, f
which ar e the gr eat m yster ies of m an s estiny, an d l est
’
d
k d
the n owl e ge o f its tr u e sym ol ic m eaning shou l be b d ‘
k
l o st, l et u s neel an d swear , in the p r esen c e o f the M o st
f f
H igh Go d, aith u l l y to k eep the secr ets o f this egr ee d
k d k f
.
( A l l n eel in c l u in g th e xca n didate an d t a e th e o ll ow

b
, ,
ing o l igation
f O BL I GA T I O N KN I GH T S O F T H E B RA Z EN S ERP EN T .
I do sol em n l y p r o m ise an d swear , e or e th bf

I v v
. .
M o st H igh Go d, that wil l n e er r e eal t he sec r ets o f

this egr ee of d n ights o f the K r a en S er p ent to any
“
B z
p e r son or p er son s, u n l ess he shal l ha e ta en al l the v k
p r ec e in g d d
egr ees in a r egu l ar and c on stitu tion al m an
ner .
'
KNIGH T O F TH E BRA Z EN S ERPENP
1 56 .
TO KEN
‘
Place ym b
i r s l f on the r ight
of the br other , an d ta k e his
l ft w i t with yo
e r s ur f
l e t hand .
ANS WER .
H e then takes y our r ight

wr ist with his r ight han d .
To k z
en Knig ht s
S e r p e nt
of t he
k
Br a
Y
en .
B A T T ER — Nm e str o es, fiv e sl ow, thr ee hur r ied, and

o ne f
by itsel ; 00 0 0 0 000 0 .
M A RCH z — N ine ser p entine step s

H O U R S OF L B O R
A — T he Cou r t 1 s op ene at one o cl o
’
d
an d c l o se d at f ’
ou r o c l o c k
d
.
P A S S W O RD — I : N R letter e only
C
. . . . . .
O V ERED W O RD z— J ohann es R al p
d d
.
S A C R ED W O R D z — M oses ; this wo r m u st be sp el l e
d d B d v
.
( M o s es ie 1 4 5 1 ( G ra n M a st e r n o w i n ests
j d
.
him with the ap r on, c ol l ar an d ewel o f the egr ee )

v
.
Gr an d M as ter — I n ow ac c ep t an d r ec ei eyou a
o f theB z r a en S er
p en t an d in e t
s y o u w i th t h e v
j d
,
c o l l a r an d ewel o f the e r ee
g Y o u w il l n o w
d d b d v
.
u c te to o u r r o ther o r ator , who wil l eli er the

( G d
r an M kas te r t a e s h is st atio n an d the S e n i or
d dd
c on u c ts the c an i ate to the O r ato r , w
‘
ho m ay
d
r ea the twenty fir st chap ter o f N u m ber s, r o m which
-
f '
d k k
the egr ee is ta en, or m a e su c h c om m ents ther eon as -
k
he thin s p r op er )
J
.
z J
N ot e 29 5 — I . N . R . I
W d
“
'
. i 9 esu s N a z a r en u s R ex I u da e or u m .
v
.
of N a a r et h Ki ng o f t he e ws the i nsc r i p t io n hic h w a s p l a c e

-
, ,
t he c r o s s o f t he S a io r I n t he P hi l o so p hi c a l L o d g e t hey r ep r ese nt
.
C LOS I NG CEREMON I ES
K G B S
NI H TS O F T H E RA Z EN ER P EN T .
Gr and
"
M t
as er — s
Br other L ie
u ten ant Co m m an d er ,
what is the hou r ?

L ieu tenant Com m a nd er — M ost P ower f u l Gr an d Ma s
ter , the twil ight, a ft er su nset.
Gr an d M t T hen it is tim e to c ose this Cou r t,

as er — l
d
Br o ther Com m an er o f the H Ost, gi e n otic e that thi s v
Cou r t of S inai is b
a out to be c l ose , d in or d er that the
b r e thr en m ay r est fr om their b
l a ors .
Co m m an der o f H es t -
B r other L ieu tenant Com
m an d if
er ,
n or m the br th e r en that the M ost Ehwer fu l
Gr an dM t as er is a b ou t to cl o se this Cou r t o f S inai, that
b th f b
,
the re r en m ay r est r om their l a or s
L ieu ten an t Co m m an d er — B r ethr en, the M ost P ower

f u l Gr an dM a ster is a b ou t to c l o se this Cou r t of S inai,
that you m ay r est f r om your la b or s .
Gr and M as ter -
K n o c ks fiv e, thr ee an d on e , 0 000 0
0 00 0
K k
.
Co m m a n der o f H os — t ( no c s fiv e, thr ee an d o ne
00 0 00 0 0 0
L ieu tenan t Com m an der —
( K k noc s fiv e, thr ee and
one ; 00 0 0 0 000 o .
Gr an d M as ter — T o gether , b r ethr e n .
A ll ( Gi-
v e the sign .
)
“
Gr and M aster -W
I dec l ar e this C ou r t of S inai l d
c ose .
TW YF D
EN T K-
I F TH EGREE, O R
'
N I GH T S O F TH E
B RA z S ERP ENT
’
EN
'
d v
T he Go o ness a nd S e er i t y o f G o d— F a l se L i g ht s o n t he Co a st o f Chr i st en f
b v
Sa t a n s Ig n es F a t u i , t o S wa m p M en Et er n a l l y
— “ ’
do m Q u o t e s t he -
i l e a s S a t a n D i d to D ec ei e M en— A l l R el ig io n b u t H o l i ness a nd
B
- '
u stic e .
In di dg
scu ssin
g these e r ees, why u se har shness
”
an d
se erv ”
ity ? T h
”
d f e wis om r om b”
p r , v a o e 1s
“
u e
“
p eac e
a ble
ge“
tl f
n e, f
“
u ll
o m er c au l him sel
y P was f
d
-
.
“
n tl n n n A h
nild M b t
g
”
e e a s a u r s e am o c r e g o ses u
d
.
, ,
“
es ec ial l y Chr ist, wa s m k A n I n l n w it h
p e e s ea i g
f
teacher s o f al se r eli gio n, an d c o r r u p ter s o f t he tr u e,
”
v
the se er ity o f Chr ist,the p r op hets a n d ap ostl es new k
11 d b d
o u n s bu t the l im its o f l angu age
”
T hu s Peter :
d
.
“ “
Thy m oney p er ish with thee !
‘
P au l : T hou c hil
’
of the dv
e il !
” J ohn S er p en ts, and the see o f ser i d
n t !
” C h i t tt th d w A n d M oses, d
p e s r s u e r e e s a m e o r s
v d
.
who was r u l er an d l aw gi er , as wel l as teacher , sai o f

"
”
-
a d ea l er in
“
d
wo n er s an d al se m yster ies : T hou gh f
thin e o wn
”
b
r o ther , son, au ghter or
“
d
wi e o f thy f
b v d
,
o so m , who e er shoul d en tic e into m a n m a e r el igiou s

k
r ites, l i e this S c ottish R ite :
“
thou shal t su r ely k i l l
d
him ; thine han shal l be r st u p on him to p u t him to fi
d eath , an d f
a ter war s, the han d o f al l the p eop l e d .
( D e n t 1 3 1 A n d t ho u g h i n w a r r in g a ga in st
d
.
,
em on wor shi s; the Chr istian s weap ons ar e not c ar

’
p
”
-
nal , bu t sp ir itu al , the tr eatm ent o f sor c er er s by P au l

f
an d P eter , an d the ate of A nan ias and S a p hir a, sho w
p
what estim ate Go d p u ts o n R am say and his J esu its,
Mor in and his J ews, and their a ettor s, who r am ed ; b f
1 60
“
SA TA N S
’ “
I gn es F a tu i , To S WA M P M EN ET ERN A L L Y
”
ange ll ight, p er soni ying or sv m bol iz in Chr ist who
of
g f ’
”
.
”
,
d
‘
“
onl y is the tr u e L i ht
g and th e tr u e
“
W o r ,
wh o
“
was
with God and who was God ( J o h n A nd w e do
n ot l d s an er the f r am er s o f
g these 33 dg
e r ees in sa m
y
th y
e d
m a e them f or m oney F b lger is gogd Masonic
/
.
au thor ity, and he says it S ee his boo of this r ite p . k , .
38, l dy
a r ea cite d . Wer e these J ews fr am ing dg e r ees to
bi r n
g m en to Chr ist ?
‘
No ! A thou san d tim esNo !

T hen these dg
e r ee s a r e S atan ’
ignes atui, to s f swam
p
f
. ,
m en eter n all
y 1n hel l . A n d it is o f su ch al se wor ship
er s of whom the P sal m i st
”
says :
“
Su r ely thou d id t s set
‘
them in sl ip p er y p l a ( P 3 c es . . A nd these de
gr ees ar e those p l ac es into whic h these fl a se co ast l ights
ar e d ra wing l i f v ’
es oyager s. T he onl y esc ap e f r om this
di r e c oncl u s1 on 1 S to su pp ose that the H ol y Ghost goes
i ntr)the l o ges, d as Dr . O liv er su p p ose , and ta es the d k ‘
v
_
n am es of Chr ist which the r itu al u ses, and c on er ts m en
wh v d f viv l i
"
to Chr ist: Bu t oe er hear o a Chr istian re a n
a d
l o ge? O r of il l age es jom i ng m a
“
v
a e l od g v ill g
vv
r e i al ? N o : V ol tair e, who was a M ason, n ea did ot l d
r a er m eetings, nor do o ge m aster s l o e an d wor ship
p y
-
ld -
v .
Chr ist .
T his v er y twenty -
fif th d egr ee which m akes Knights
”
,
“
the l o d e u ses f o
,
the B r az S er p en t u r o ses o f
o f en r p p g
d
i ol atr y, as the chil r en of I sr ael did, who u r nt d b
c ens e t o it ( 2 K i n g 1 ,
s
‘
8 a n d w h ich H e e ia h d e zk
st r oy e d R e a on p g
a e d
1 5 7 t h e n ish
”
in g t ou c h e s ,
w he n fi
d
.
K
“
th is ni g h t of th e B r az e n S er
p en t is m a e N in e .
k
str o es ; fi v e s o w th r ee lh u r r ie , an d o n e b y it se l ,
a r e d f .
k k k
,
with Nine li the

"
str u c m al l ets . step s ar e ta en e
w via ng m o tions of a sn a ke , d
an th e p a ss wor g i -
d v en him
is I N R L , which ar e
. , . th e in it ia s in L ati l
n of : Jesu s
Q I
U O T ES T H E B B L E A S S A T A N DI D T o DEO EI VE M EN . 1 61
z
Na ar eth, Ki ng o f the J ews, an d this, ages bf e or e
er e was any L atin tongu e A nd he who c ann ot see .
this v
c on jk f g dvl
u r in , e er y m ar an d
’
eatu r e o f e i
p h l e d
, y b b l i d
as a r d by i d l t y a een n e o a r .
B t why d the d g
u k g d ft g d
o se e r ee m -
a er s, ra e a er ra e,
Hw d
o l
p y ant h S d S
em ip t T
o h w e ac r e cr u r es ? e ans er
f or the sa m e p p ur o se f or which the B ook o f M or m on
the sam e thingx T hat ou l im p o sition c on tain s

’
f
e c hap ter s o f the Bb
i l e ; som etim es u ote l iter al l y q d
so m etim es as dg in these e r ees, m ix d with M
e or m o n
ish . T h y q t th B ib l
e uo e S t did t Ch i t
e e as a an o r s
T h y q t it whil th y h t it
,
eiv e m en . e uo e d e e a e an
d d B
,
estr o y i t i f th y l D i d A e c ou d th . a r on urr an e
tor A r n o l d l v th B ibl ? D
o e A lb t Pik l v
e e o es er e o e
d d
(
S om e t en y g t h G
ear s O ai tol g f e r an r en o e o
u c e, as i w ll k w
s e d f th i t l th
no n, er ase r om e r r1 ua e
God an d the im m or ta li ty o f m a n, an d thou gh

of d
the l o geswent thr ou gh the ar c e o f exc om f rr iu “
d
ing that l o g e an d its a her ents, o ther s did d n ot .
M asom c p r m ts n ow d ec l ar e the stan di ng o f tho se

atheist M asons goo ! d
A nd why shou e d dM i l d th y n ot ? The S tan ar a son c
d
au thor i ties, c ite in the
t f th p di g d g n o es o e r ec e n e r ees,
b at th i igi f th h”th y t i ; f
o s e r or n r om e ea en
“
m s er es r om
E t l gy ; f
v a s ro o i t ti d l l th t th B ib l
r om
“
n c an a on s, an a a e e
ll d s W hip T h l w d g
em on -
d p th
or s . e o er e r ees ro e n am e
Ch i t f r S ip t
s d i th i l dg l t
r om
‘
cr u r es u se n e r o e ec u r es,
i v itn d d w in th J w
e an d Ch i t h ti g
ra e e s an r s -
a n
A d th high dg n l y d it H i e vh er e r ees on a m m v
'
en
dg d p o h v b e —h du d by th i id l a
es a e e c om e ar ene e r o
d m k i ; d th l y d it H i 1
‘
an oc er es an en on a m m 0 1 a
with heathen teacher s ; and wor ship ,

or r ather
u se of hu m an s u l s, cr oss kl -
b ones
,
and
1 62 A L L REL I GI O N BU T H O L I N ES S AND J U STI CE .
c r o sse d wor
s d s, hoo dwink s oaths, bl asp hem ies an d S wor n
secr ecy, an d c on cea e l d c er em onies which H is Wor d an d
x
e am p l e f or i ! bd
A nd then, ha ing es a s e an d v t bl i h d
set a b d r oa k
a system of nown antagoni sm an d c ontem p t
t w d
o ar s Chr i st an d the Chr istian r el igion, they then
f l l w th h ly l iti d bl i iti f th B ibl

o o e o so em n es an su m es o e e,
w l v f l l w l b t d t y th
!
as o es o d o t th ; am s oz es r o em an ea em
to sa ev th”i i gl y d v i d f bl
e r
” “
d d é t i
cu nn n e se a es an
“ “
o r nes
f d vil f th w l d l thi g d t p t ’
o e s r om e or s oa n an c on em .
th it tiv t
,
hi g f D M k y b
“
L t th
e e au or a e eac n o r . ac e e con
lly b
'
“
ti nu a i i d th t
or ne th i i d bj t f
n m n ,
a : e m ss on a n o ec o
M asonr y is the wor ship of the Gr ea t A r chitec t of the

Uniu er se f
It oll ows that the l o ges m u st ha e som e d v
thing f or their u p es to do, c al l e wor ship d
A nd what d .
’
cou l d wi k d c e m en an d d vil
e s in vent cr af tier or b etter
su it d t d
e o eceive the sim
p l e, than this v er y schem e o f
“
the A ncient
”
S c ottish Rite Which now r ul es the r ites
,
Of the wor l d . It ligi n z

sei es an d ap p r op r iates all of r e o
b t it h l i
u s ti
o d l l f Ch i t b t hi
ness an dj us c e , an a O r s u s
t thru d hi tan t It thi g

s a on em en d with . m 1 xes n s sacr e
thi g p fn s til l th wh l
r o ane, p d i p f ity; e o e c om ou n s r o an
an d q ti g th B ibl
uo i f it b l i v d it t
n e whi h e as e e e r u e, c
ly it d t it h f i h d d k yt '
t i
n o or ou s o es no ,
as urn s e a ar s s em ,
l w d v
'
whi h g
c fl f
an d
e s hi h il i h b
eei t I tr om an c e s n aw
k p it i iti t
ee s s d th p w d
n a es u n i f er e o er an m esm er sm o
S atan, and by nightl y wor ship s an d m il itar y dr il l s it is ,
p r e ar Ing
p them f or b d d
the war and l oo she which ar e yet
to p r ec e e d the bi di
S atan f or the p r O p hetic thou
n ng o f -
r
san
yd
ear s B u t l et i
.t b e r em em e r e O u r h e l p b d .
is in the nam e o f t he L or w hic h m a e h e a e n a n d d d v

ear th ( P
” 8 ) n d t h t H e i m ig h tie r th a n
”
3 a. a s
“
Sata ,
n st r on ger th a n th e s tr o n g m an ar m ed .
( L u k e “
ea ) ,
1 64 P RI N C E O F M ERC Y .
'
”
of o n fvf hich in gl itter in
'
the sha
pe a De l ta g sto nes is the
i nc if a blc hm
’
nam e .
O F F I C RS —E fi
T he of cer s ar e a Chie P r ince, styl e f d
M ost E c ell ent x T wo War ens, styl e E cel l ent T wo d d x
d d
. .
Deac ons, a Sa cr ific er and Gu ar o f the P al l a i u m T he

b d
.
o ther m em er s ar e styl e P r inces

f d
.
DRES S —
T he Chie P r inc e wear s a tr i c ol or e tu nic, ' -
g r een , white an d r ed, an d a c r own su r m ou nte w i t h nine d

p o in t s T h e other m e m er s wear a white tu nic b
d b d
. .
O RDER z — A l l wear the or er , which is a r o a tr i

c o l o r e c od l l ar , g
r ee n w hi t e an d r e d
b d ddl
.
,
A P RO N — R ed, with a white or er I n the m i e of
q b d d d
.
it is an e u il ater al tr iangl e, em r oi er e with gol , in

the c e n t er o f w h i c h i s t h e e w el ; t he fl a p S k y j l u e b
q d
.
J E W E L z — A n e u il a te r a l t r ia n g l e O f g o l i n th e c en te r
d vd
,
h h
'
o f w h ic h i s a h ea r t O f g ol ,
o n t e ea r t a r e en g r a e
t he l ett er s a ; s
B A T T ER — Y f
F i teen, by thr ee, fiv e
'
a n d s e e n ; 0 00 v
0000 0 0 000000
q l
.
M A RC H z — T hr ee e ua step s, com m encing Wi th the

l ft f
e oot.
A GE — Eighty -
one year s
Giv d id
.
to the ate
m
M As — en c an 1s a
T ES S ERA OR
wh ch the
i
sm al l fish o f sil v er o r iv or y, o n o ne side o f
; ix Ci s
ph
,
w or d and o n the o t her , i n the R ose Cr or i er ,
the p ass wo r -
d of th e degr ee
b d b k
N ot e 297 .
d
een ent er t a i ne , t o d
—“ It was
r ea a
t he c u st o m
‘
the S c ho l i a st . when a g u est ha d
, sa y s
ie i n t wo p a r t s o ne o f whi c h p a r t s wa s
f d q d
x b b k
,
r e t a i ne by t he g u est ; so t ha t i f a t a ny u tu r e p er io he r e u i r e
f d d
a ss i s t a nc e ,
t he r i e n shi p
o n e hi i t i ng
wa s r e newe
t he r o en p i ece s O f t he di e t o e a c h o t he r
P l a t u s , in o ne o f hi s c o m e i es g i es u s a n d vd .
f d f d d x dd v
.
,
e xe m p l ifi c a t i o n Of t he m a nner i n whi c h t hese t esser a e o r p l e g es o f

wer e u se whe nc e i t a p p e a r s t ha t t he p r i il eg es
d
,
r i e n shi p at Rom e
d d q
,
of thi s r i en shi p we r e e t en e t o t he d esc en a nt s o f t he co nt r a c t i ng
f
p ae d i
f
p a r t i es
a m il y
a
.
.
o f
x d
P oenu l u s i s i nt r o u c e , i n u ir i ng f o r A go r a s to c l e s . wi th who s e
he ha d
F r eem a s
o r m er l y e c ha ng e
onr y , A r t i c l e M ar k .
t he t esser a . - M a c ey s Enc y c l o
’ ” k
P RI N CE OE MERCY .
M ost Exc el l en t— E x c el l ent S enior War d en ,

I '
am
b
a ou t to O p en a C hap ter of P r inc es of M er cy . Ar e al l
p esent
r entitl e d to r em ain ?
S enior W ar den— Most E x llce ent, al l

p r esent ar e of
the aith u f fl .
M ost Exc ell en t— B r other J u nior D eac on, the fi t d ty

rs u
Of a Chap ter of P r inc es of M er cy, when assem e bl d?

i d ly
'
7u m or D ea c on T o see that the Chap ter
— s u
g dd
u ar e , M o st E c el l ent x
d d ty d
.
M os t Exc el l ént
‘ — A tten to that p ar t o f you r u an
f
in or m the S entin el that we ar e a ou t t o O p en this b
Chap ter o f P r inc es o f M er cy and ir ec t him to tyl e ao d
c or dingl y ( J u n ior D ea c o n r etir es, r etu r n s aga in
d v df
.
,
c l o ses the oor , g i es the al arm , which is an swer e r om
withou t, then t a es his station ) k

x l
.
Ju nior D ea c on M ost E cell ent, the S entine is at

—
his p o st an d u l y in str u cte d d

B d ll
.
M ost Exc el l en t r o ther S enior War en, you wi

”
—
p l e ase in or m o ur f
r other J u nior War b
en and he the . d
N ot e 298 — .
“
P r inc e of
dv
M er c y or S c ot c h T r init a r ia n.
T he 2 6 th e g r ee
'
dd
v d
,
of t he A n c i e nt a n d A c c ep t e R it e I t i s a hi g hl y p hi l o sop hi c a l
’
eg r ee
d d
. .
a nd i t s r i t u a l e r y i m p r es s i e ; i t s t i tl e c l e a r l y es i g n a t e s i t s c ha r a c t e r
su p p o r t e dd
a nd i nt ent i o n “ T h e bo y i s st y l e
d v
a C h a p t er T he h a ng i ng s a r e g r e n .
b y 9 co l u m ns , a l t er na t e l y whi t e a n d r e d u p o n e a c h O f whi c h
.
b v dd z
,
i s a c ha n el i er , ho l i ng 9 l i g ht s Ne ar t he a l t a r i s a s t a t u t e o f whi t e
dd
.
m a r l e , t he fi g u r e o f a i r g i n , c o er e wi th t hi n g a u e T hi s r ep r esen t s
d f xd ffl j
.
T r u t h a nd t h e al l a iu m Of t he O r er O f t h e P r i nc es o f M er c y T he
p
b d v
.
q
,
p r esi i ng o fic er i s s t y l e M o st E c el l e nt C hi e P r i nc e The ewel i s a n .
e u i l a t er a l t r i a ng l e O f ar s O f go l wi t h a a m i ng h e a r t O f go l . i n
d f
, .
t he c ent er O n t he he a r t a r e t he l et t er s I H S a n d o n t he r e sp ec t i e
b
. . .
s i es o f t he t r i a ng l e , W o n t he r i g h t
. F o n t he l e t , a nd H
. o n t he .
ot to m —
. M a c oy s Enc y c l op e dia a nd D i c t ionar y o f F r eem as onr y , A r t ic l e
’
Pr i nc e of M er c y .
1 66 O PEN I N G CEREM 0 N
'
I RS .
P r inces, that this Chap ter is a ou tb to be o p ene , that d

they m a
y ta k e du e no tic e ther eo f and go er n them sel es v v
ac c or dingly .
S enior War den— B r other J u nior Ward en , you wil l

p l ease t a k e notic e an d in f or m the P r inc es t hat this
Chap ter is a o b ut t
be op ene , that they m ay ta e du e
o d -
'
k
v v d
,
,
n otic e ther eo f an d go er n them sel es a ccor ingl y ,
J u nior War dene P r inc es, this Chap ter is abou t to be

.
op en e d; y ou Wi l ltk a e
'
du e notice ther eo f and go ervn
you r se lv es acc or di gly

n .
M est Exc ell en t—T ogether , Pr inces .
A ll—
( Gi v e the S i gn .
J u nior W ( K
ar n de
o n
c—k s thr ee 0 0 0 ,
.
S en ior War den ( K noc k s fiv e

—
,
M ost Exc ell en t ( Kno ck s Sev en ;

—
A ll Cl ap han d s thr ee, fiv e and s e en

-
v .
)
M ost Exc el l e nt— I d l ec ar e this Chap ter d u l y op en ed
1 68 PRI N CE O F M ERC Y .
ter m s of p r o b ation an d un d er go n e the nec essar

y tests
an d tr ia l s?
S eni or D ea c on— H e has .
Gu ar d of P a l ladiu m — L et him wait a tim e With

p a tien c e,
u ntil his q
r e u est is m a e d k nown to the M o st
E x c el l ent Chap ter of P r inc es Of Mercy ( Gu ar d of the
d l d
.
-
P all a iu m c o ses the oor , go es to the East, Wher e the

s am e
q u estions ar e as kd e an d li k e answer s r ecei e vd as
at the d oo r .
)
M ost Exc el len t — I s he d ly u and tr u ly p r ep ar e d to
r ec eiv e this dg e r ee ?
Gu ar d o f l
P lad u m
a — i He i s .
M ost E xcel l en t— Y o u wil l r etir e an d l et him be ad

m itted a ft er he shal l ha v e wa shed a0 1 '
his handS in p u r e
'
water .
( Gu ar d r etir es to p r ep ar ation r o om .
)
Gu ar d o f P a lla diu m — It is the or d
f the Most
er o
E x ll
ce ent d ft
that he be a v d m itte ,
a er he Shal l ha e washe d
db N ot e
d . v d
3 00 — P r oba t i onb b .
“
T he i n t er a l et wee n t he r e c ep t io n o f o ne
dd -
eg r e e
dv d a
e c a u se I t i s
d d
u r i ng thi s p e r io v
n d t he s u c c e e i ng o ne i s c a l l e
b
t h e p r o a t io n o f t he c a
t ha t he i s t o p r o e hi s q u a l i fic a t io n f o r
n i a te ,
f
a n ce m e nt
f d d .
t ween t he r e c ep t io n o f f
I n Eng l a n
x k a n d i n t hi s c o u nt r y t he t i m e o f
eg r e es i s
d
o u r wee s
p r o a t io n b e
to whi c h i s g e ne r a l l y a e
d dd d
b x d d
,
t he u r t her s a eg u a r of a n o p en e a m i n a t io n i n t he p r e c e i ng eg r e e
x dd d
.
I n F r a n c e a n d G er m a n y t he p r o a t io n i s e t e n e t o o ne y e a r T he t i m e
v
.
i s g r ea t l y e t en e
s t a t u t es
dof
b q
i n t he A n c i e nt a n d A c c e p t e
f
S c o t t i sh R it e
t he S o u ther n S u p r e m e Co u n c i l r e u i r e a n i nt er a l O f t wo
T he .
dd x d f e t wee n
v d d
,
y ea r s t o b e p a s s e t he r ec e p t io n o f the o u r t een t h a nd t he
t hir t y se c o n
-
dd d q d
eg r e es A n e t r ao r in a r y r u l e p r e a i l e /i n t he c o ns t i t u
t o t h i s r u l e a c a n i a t e wa s r e u ir eb f
t io ns o f 1 76 2 , by whl c h the R i t e o f P er e c t i o n wa s g o v er n e A c c o r i ng
t o p a s s a p r o a t io n r o m the t i m e o f
. d
d
,
hi s a p p l i c a t io n a s a n Ent er e A p p r e nt i c e u nt i l hi s r e c e p t io n o f t he t wen t y
fi f th o r u l t i m a t e
b f d”
m o nt hs
nu m
.
er s
eg r ee o f
d d b d d d
t he R i t e, o f no l ess t ha n si x y ear s a nd ni ne
v
B u t a s a l l t he se p ar a t e t i m es o f p r o a t io n
,
i t i s no t t o b e p r es u m e
ep en e o n sy m
t h a t t hi s r eg u l a t io n wa s e er p r a c t i
o l ic b
c a l l y en o r c e — .M a c k ey s Enc y c l op ae i a of Fr eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e P r oba
’
t i on .
f d —
b f d v t he
d
“
N ot e 301 .L u s tr a t ion . A r el ig io u s r it e p r ac t i c ed by a nc i ents
a nd
d
cr a t e
d
whi c h wa s
wwa t er dItd a s i nt e n e
b d
p er o r m e e or e a ny
wa shi ng t he ha n s , a n d so m e t i m es the who l e o y , in l u st r a l o r c o nse
ac t It c o ns i s t e
O f
a s a s y m bo l o f t he i nt er na l p u r i fi c a t io n O f
in
e o t io n.
d b
.
w
t he he a r t It a s a c er e m o ny p r ep ar a t o r y t o i ni t i a t io n i n a l l t he A nc i e nt
M y s t er i es
b d
so m e o f t he hi g h
w
d
T he c er e m o ny i s p r a c t i se
eg r ee s o f M a so nr y
i th the s a m e s y m o l i c i m p o r t i n
S O s t r o ng wa s t he i e a o f a c o n
dd x
. _
n e c t io n e t we en l u s t r a t io n a n d i ni t i a t io n , tha t i n t he l o w L a t i n o f t he
f
.
Mi l e A g es l u st r a r e m e a nt t o i ni t i a t e T hu s D u C a ng e ( Gl o ss ar i u m )
d
.
‘ ‘
s i g ni y i ng to
’
c it es
’
t he e p r es sio n l u s t r a r e r el i g io ne Chr i s t i a no r u m as
i ni t i a t e i nto t he ' Chr i st i a n r el ig io n

’
M a c k ey s Ency c l op e i a of F r ee
.
’
-
m a s o nr y , A r t i c l e L u st r a t i on .
I N I TI A T I O N .
1 69
his han d
in p s ure water .
( S en ior D eac on cau ses him
to wash his han d s in p u r e water , l ea s him ii d and c on
d u cts him nine tim es ar ou n the Chap ter d whil e the

Most E x ll
ce ent r ea d s
F ir st R ou n d— T hu s saith the ho y oo , ther e is bu t l b k

one S u p r em e Go d, the Sin e, im
g p el
r isha e
,
in nite, bl fi
ent, e x c el l ent, p er f v l
ect, In isib e God ; o m ni p r es ~
v
u ni er sa l bt su s ance an d l f sou o the wor ld .
nd R ou nd— J esu s of N th b
az ar e ,
or n of a Vir gin
d dd
.
t Si n, was chaste an d holy . He esc en e into

Hel l , he ar ose again he and asc en de d to Hea v en,
'
char ge d d
his iscip l es to teac h his p u r e octr ines and d
ga e thev
m the gif t o f m ir ac l es He w il l app ear again .
at the end of the wor l an d a new c r eation and a new d

age o f innoc ence shal l c om m ence .
Thir d Rou nd— T he st ar s shal l l sa u te him at his nativ

ity, the r u nn in
g water s Sh ll b
a ec om e c ear l as c r ystal ,
win d bftly d th ky b p
s r eat he d
so an e s e u r e an ser ene,
th t t e f th wi k d h l l b
or u r es o
p d d e l l c e S a e su s en e ,
a v en
t
om ou s r e
p il d b t f d
es an
p y i pp th eas s o re sa ear , e sick
and infi h ll brm w ll

s a d t g n d l lec o m e e an s r on
1
, a a m an
kind un ite in or isons of gl or y .
7
F ou r th Rou nd The m ou ntains sha
— ll m e lt and tor
r ents of m eta l flow r om their fosom s, thr ou gh which b
al l s ou s Shal ll p ass, that thu s p ar tin
g w ith th e defil em ent
of their S ins, fi d
they m ay be tte f or the l iss that awaits b
them A n ew earth, m o r e b tif l
eau u
, m or e f til
er e, m or e
dl e i ci ou s than the fi r st, Sh ll b a ec om e the hom e of
r estor e d m an ki d n .
R ou n d — H e is lv
o e .King O f the i ing and lv
e s up r em e ly p u r e, hol y an d wise he is thr ee and ,
es, war m s an d m a es f r u it k
E M ERCY
?
1 70 P RI N CE O .
ful at once. S eated in the ddl

m i e cha mb er ,
b tw
e een
light andsl ar k ness d he p r es es o id v er initiates, cr o wne d

with the su n O f tr u th and u stic e, j an d bear ing the ga vl e
of go ld , eter nal, l iv ing, vi t c or iou s and intel l igent
fi ld d b f lly
,
.
S ixth R oun d— T he e s shall

p ro u ce ou nti u
withou t l a b or ; c al am ity be u n nown and a as o en k v t g ld

p al ac e m or be r illian t than the su n r ecei e an d be the v
hom e of th j e u st f or e er v
T hen the S u p r em e Being
.
shal l com e f r o ni
’
his dw l li e ng on
“
high, a m inister i ine d dv

j u stice,
p r onou nce hi d e s c r ees and esta ish his im m or bl
tal l a ws .
S ev enth R ou n d— : T he act ions o f each shal lb e weighe d

in the u ner r ing sc a es and nal sentence pr onou nce on l fi d
d '
each, ac c or ing to his eser ts T he i r r ecl aim a l e ep ar t d . b d

to the l o wer hem isp her e of d k ar ness, r em or se and
"
?
p n ai .
T he j u st r etu r n
“
to the bo som of the Deity to enjoy .
l
eter na hap p iness in the r eal m of l ight and o e. lv
Eighth R ou n d T hu s
— was it p r om ise d u nto Ju d ah
The S cep tr e Sha ll n ot dp e ar t f J r om u d ah, nor a l aw

gi ervf r om etween his ee t u n o bc om e,
an d u nto f til S hil h
ll
him Sha the gather ing o f the p eopl e be .
“
Unto u s a chil is or n, unto u s a s on is gi en, and
“ “
d b v
the gov er nm ent Shall be u p on his Shou l er s, an d his d
nam e Shal l be Won er u l , Cou n sel or , the M ighty God, d f ”
v
‘
the E F Of
‘
er l asting ather , the P r ince P eace .
N inth the eginni ng was t he Wor

R ound— “
Ih b d ,
an d
d
the Wor was with God, and the Wor was God d .
“
'
Al l
N ot e 302 The
.
4 “
o or d
f o r t he m iddl e c ham ber wa s i n the r ight s i de
d
‘
dd
dd
t he ho u se, a n d t he y we nt u p wi t h wi n i ng st a i r s i nto t he m i
o
of le
c ha m b e r , a n d o u t o f
d
T hes e c h a m er s , b t he m i
a t er f l e i nto t he t hi r d
t he T em p l e wa s c o m p l e t e , ser e
~
d
.
d
f or t he vd
v w
d bv kd d
.
acc o m m o a t i o n O f t h e p r i es t s h e n u p o n u t y ; i n t hem t h e y d e p o m t e e
h
t e i r es t m e n t
p u r p o se t o whi c h t he m
s a n d t h
i
e
l
s
e
a c
c
r
h
e
add
m e
e
r
ss
w
e l
a
s
s a
B
pp
u
r o
t
p r i
t
a
h
.
t
e
e w
n o
h
w
i l
l
e
e
t
g
h
e
e
vd T
o f
e m
t
p
h
l
e
e
d
d b v i
.
wa s i n t he c o u se O M t
.
r f co n s t r u c t i o n i s o n l y p r e s e
r e i n a s o n i c r a
b ”
,
t io n T hi s t r a t o i i n i s h o w e e r a l t o g e t h e r m y t h i c a l a n d s y m b o l i c a l i n
k d W
d
.
, , .
i t s c har a c t e r a n d, e l o n g s t o t h e s y m o l i s m O f t h e i n d i n g S t a i r .s.
M c y s
’
E l i f F A t i l M i d l C h a m b er
“
a e n c y c o p e a . o r ee m a so n r
y ,
r c e e .
1 72 P RI N CE O E M ERC Y .
O B L I GA T I O N P RI N CE O F M ERC Y
I . wear in the p r esenc e
. do p r om ise an d s ,
Of the
Gr eat A r chitec t of the Un i er se that wil l ne er v ,
I v v
r e eal
the sec r ets of this dg e r ee to\any p er so n Or p er sons what

ve v d
“
e r, u nl ess he shal l ha e tak en al l the p r ece ing

degr ees in a r egu l ar and c onstitu tional m anner
’
I f
do u r ther m or e p r o m ise an d swear that will I n e er v
c on er f or assist in c on er r ing f this dg
e r ee u
p on an
y p er
so n u nl ess v
by ir tu e o f a P atent or . war r ant o f c onsti
tu tion em an ati n g r om f a So v er eign or Dep u ty Gr an d

I nsp ec tor Gen er al or .
a r egu l ar c onstitu te d c on sistor y of
P r inc es the R oyal S ecr et, 32n d

of dg e r ee, to Who se
c onstitu tions and r egu l ations n ow I wear
s f eal t
y an d
al l egian e, c an d then onl y a ft Ier shal l ha v b e een in

f or m e d lf
i the p u r e i e an d ir r ep r o acha l e m anner an d
O b
m or al s of the c an i ate dd
dIv b I
.
A nd shou l iol ate this, m y O l igation, c onsent to

d d
be c on em ne , c ast ou t an d esp ise by the Whol e u ni d d
ver se, an d m ay t he S u p r em e A r c hitect o f the U n i er se
‘
v
g u i d e,
gu a r d an d
p r otec t m e to f l fil th
u e sam e . Am en.
M os t E xc ell en t— My b r other what no w d ost

‘
thou
d
,
.
esir e
30 3
Ca n dida te gh t —L i
b bi
.
M os t E xc ell en t M y
— r other S enio r D ea c o n r ng
b v
, ,
this n ew r other to l ight ( S en i o r D ea c on r em o es t he

b d
.
an age )
b b h ld d k
.
M ost E xc el l en t— My the a r ness is

r other , e o
p asse d an d the tr u e l ight no w shineth Y ou ha e v

bf b b
.
W
.
this r o u ht to l ight in m aso nr y h

'
een en
e or e g .
N ot e
v
3 03 . L i ght is a k
sy m n o w
bo l l e d gof
e M a y e er y . v
bd
M a s o n s t r i e i nc e ss a nt l y f o r l i g ht , a n d es p ec i a l l y f o r t he l i g ht et er na l i
d q
'
W
i n flh
u
e
e
n
n t
a
i a l
s o
p
c
e
i
r
e
s
t
o
y
n
i
t
s
o c
a
o
s
m
s e
m
m
u n
l e
i c a t
a
e
ny
t
d
w
he
h er
l i g
e
h t
t o
O f
d
e
o
p
g
e
oo
r i e n x
b d k
,
c e
t he
i
y
n st
r
r
e
u c
u
t
i r
t
e
h e
a
m
n
d b d dd Ww
. ,
x
a nd p o i nt o u t t he wa y t hey sho u l
.
g o . Or r i ng l i g ht t o t e h m T h i s m a
y
d
.
.
be o ne , s y m o l ic al ly by s u e n l y l i g ht i ng u p a ar r oo m i th t o r c he s .
x d f k
,
H e who t hu t h l i h t i n t t h l t b t h y m a n
s i n t r o u c e s e g o e o g e m u
s e a o
r
— M a c ey s Enc y c l op wdi a and. Di ct i onar y of
’
a nd e p er i e nc e i n t he c r a t .
I r ee m a s om
‘
y , A r t i c l e L i gh t .
I NITIATIO N . 1 73
the Wor ship fu l M aster , with the aid of the b r ethr en,
fi r st m a d e you a m aso n, and you r attentio n was ir ec ted d

to the thr ee gr eat ights u p on the a tar l l . On bi e ng
br ou ght to l
ight in this egr ee, you see e d bf or e you the
with thr ee q
e u al d
Si es, in al l a
g es the
of Deity, the tr inity o f wis om , p ower d
l
Y ou wi l now ap p r oach the East an d be
the signs, to en and wor s O f this egr ee k d d .
ar e d
n ow seate ; the S eni or D eac on co n u c ts him d
0 the East and he is in v este d with th f ll e o o wing signs ) .
S I GN O F EN T RA N CE .
P l ace the r ight han d O n

p ,
e so a s to f or m
a tr iang l bv
e a o e the eyes a s
‘
if to be p r o
tected against a str ong l ight .
nc e o f M er cy .
S I GN O F C H A RA CT ER .
F or m a tr iangl e with the two thu m bs,

nd the twe f or efinger s -
j oi n them b y the
ies, p l ac e the han d s f
in r ont of ,
9 b dyo ,
S ign o f Char ac ta
Pr ince o f Mer c .
y
1 74 PRIN CE O F M ERCY .
S I GN O E H EL P .
Cr oss b oth ar m s bv
a o e the hea d ,
the
han d ’
s op en,
p l a m s ou t war d s an
‘
d say : To
m e, the c hil d r en O f T r u th .
S ign o f Hel p ,
Pr ince o f Mer cy,
S I GN O F O RDER .
Stand up ,the r ight han d r esting on the

hip .
S ign o f O r der .
Pr inc e o f M er c y .
5
1 76 P RI N CE or M ERCY
M ost Exc el l en t —
What . is the fi t rs o f the thr ee cov
c h an ts of whi h w b c e ear the m ar k?

S enior W a r den— That which God m ade with N oah ,
when he sai d , I wil l n ot again cu r se the ear th any m or e
f or m an s
’
sa k e, neither will I sm ite any m or e e er
y v
thing i ing, lv as I v d
ha e "
one . Whil e the ear th r em ain
eth, see tim d e an d h v ar est, and c o ld and heat, winter

an d su m m er , and day an d n ight shal l n ot cease . I
bl i h v d
s
will esta sy m co en ant with you ,

an t ith y ou r see
a ft er ou
y , and ith w v
e er y v
li ing cr eatu r e All . m an ki d n
shal l n o m or e be cu t o ff by the water s o f a fl d oo ,

n or
shall ther e any m or e be a fl d oo to d estr oy the ear th .
This IS the to k yen of m co v en ant , I do set my bo w in
the l d
c ou s an d it shal l be f or a to k en of a c o enant v
between m e an d e er v y l i in v
g c r eatu r e o n the ear th
M ost Excellen t— What is the secon d of the thr ee
co ev
n ants ?
S eni or wWhi h G
ar den
c —
o d m a e w ith A r aham
That d b
d
when he sai I am the a sol u te u ncr eate God. I wil b , d l
k v b
,
m a e m y c o enant etween m e an d t hee an d thou shal t ,
be the ather of f k i g h ll
m any n ations, an d n s s a c om e
fr om thy l oins I will t bl i h y v a t b tw

. es a s m c o en n e een
m e an d th d thy d
ee, d ant f t th t th
esc en an s a er ee, o e
t t g
r em o es ti f
en er a ev l t g ons v t d or an er as i n c o en an ,
an
I wil l b thy G d d th i G d
e o d wil l giv th th
an e r o ,
an e ee e
l d Of C
an f anaanv l ti g p or i an e er as n ossess on .
M t Eos l l t W h t
xc e i th ent—hi d v t ? a s e r c o en an
S i W
en or d Th tarw hi h G en—d d w ith a l l
'
c o m a e a m en
by hi p p sh trow h h id
e s, I w il l g th
en l l ti
e sa ,
a er a na on s
a nd they shal l l I c om e an d see m

an d t on g ,
u es y g y o r .
wil l cr eate a n ew h ea ens a n d a n ew ear th v

,
an d th e f o r
m er sha ll
not be r em em er e no r c om e in to m ib d
n T h e d .
I N I TI A TI O N .
su n sha ll no m er e shineby day, nor the m oon by night,
bu t the L or d sha ll b v
e an e er l asting light and sp en l d or
“
.
His Sp ir it and his wor sha r em ain with m e or e er d ll n f v .
M ost Excel lent What is the sym o of the tr ip e

— bl l
S enior W ar den— The tr ip e tr iang l l e
Most
‘
Exc el lent— What ar e the sym bl

f the p u r ifica
o s o
tion n ecessar y to m a k e us p er f ec t m asons ?
S enior
.
Wa r d en— La v ation, with p u r e water bec au se ,
to c l ean se the b dyo is em bl em atic a l of p i in

ur
y g f
th e
sou l . U nction, or an ointing with oil, b ec au se ther e y b

we ar e —
d d i t d t th
set ap ar t and e ca e o e ser v ic e and p r iest
h d f th b tif l th t
’
oo o a
e d t
eauh g d u A d
,
e r ue n e oo . n
b of whit bl
r o es f c d p it
e, emy d t th
em s o an or ,
ur an ru .
M t Ex ll t M y b th
os ce d P i
en — l t re r en an r n c es, e us
thi wl y d p t d b th
s ou r d de
ne v t hi a o e ro er an o e m
vi f G d d vi t ser ce ( M o t E x ol l t an r u e. os ce en
th ll i a d f i l
r ee, a r d th se n or m a c r c e r ou n e c an
t th lt a d th S i D
e a arb g ,
an p e en or eac on r in s a cu
wh th M t Ex ll t p en ll e os ce en our s a sm a
th h d f th did t ) F
e ea o e c an a e.
M 5E ll t I p
081 thi w t
xc e en p t
—
h y h d ou r s a er u on ea as
y b l
s m f th p ifi
o ti f t
oh l e b y f
urf i g d
ca on o e sou su er n an
rro w by which p ar ting with the stains of

,
si n an d the
r didn ess of vi ce it b ec om es fit to r etu r n to its eter n a l
the b osom of the F ather who l v th ll th
o e a e
ch l i d r en he hath m a d e.
( S eni or D eaco n big p r n s er
fum e d o il in a cu p , and the M o st E x c el l en t d ip p i g hi

,
n s
fi nger in it, m a k es with it a tau cr oss u p on th f h d

e or e ea
~
i
of the c an d id ate. )
M 0 3 15 Exc el l ent
By this sign I do e ote thee hence
— dv
”’
r if or
war d to the cau se of Tr u th ( Senior Deacon u n ei s . v l
‘
1 78 P RIN CE or M ERCY .
the statu e of T r u th ) .
f M ost Exc el l ent— B h ld th

P a a iu m o f this or er
e o e ll d d
an em b
l em of p u r i ty and tr u th T r u th which her e we .
wor ship , tr u th, the anta m ist of er r or , r au and al se

g f d f
d
ho o , and of which you ar e now the ser ant ( S en io r v .
v
a !
Deac on n ow cl othes him in a white tu nic and in ests

him with the ap r on ,
l
c ol ar and j we )
e l .
M ost My b r other , the

l
c o or s o f this dg e r ee ar e gr een, white an d r ed ; the
g r een
is an em bl em of the u m m or tal ity of God, the sou l an d
vi t d
”
r u e, the white of sin cer ity, c an or an d p u r it 5

y the
r ed o f z ea l f v er ou r and c ou r age .
By the hol y nam e u p on the D e ta, I l char ge thee to

be tr u e, sm cer e, m er c i u l an d tol er ant , f and as I p r ess
the p oint of this ar row against thy hear t, so m ay eter
nal tr u th ther e p enetr ate an

. d enter and a i b d f ve ; e or e r
and as the ar r o fl
w ies str aight to its m ar k b the
,
so e n
v f kh
e er r an ,
onest an d str ai
ght f or war d In al l thou sayest
‘
d d
an t oes ,
r em em b er ing that in this wor ld thou ar t
bigp p d
e n re ar e f or that which is to com e A nd so .
iv the
r ec e e e as f fl
one of the aith u an d a P r inc e o f M er cy,
an d I p r esent thee with this tessem or m ar k , which thou

wil t her ea ft er wear in e v id en c e that thou ar t entitl e d to
v
the p r i il eges and hon dg
.
or s of this e r ee .
(
f
M ost Exo
lent r etu r ns to his station and al l ar e seate ) d .

PH I LOSO PH I C A L ANA LYS IS
"
T WEN T YSX -
I TH DEGREE ; O R P RI N CE OF MERCY
v d
.
— “ "
Usu r p s t he Ifr er o g a ti v es of Chr i st L i ar s Ha e N ee o f Goo d M em o r i es
— R enewi n Eg y p t
g t he P l a g u es of on Am er i c a n So il ,
T o be ab e lp r ehen to t h
c om
e n a t u r e and d p o w e r o f
d dk d d
,
these egr ees, we shou l eep stea il y in m in their

“
j
o b ect and m ission,
” whic h is to r ea own the wor b kd
ship o f Chr ist, and esta l ish that of S atan
t
b T he er y v ”
d d
.
“
titl e o f the d egr ee oes thi s T he wor P rince
fi
.
( L at in :
p r inc ep s
) m e a n s f c h i e f su
p r e m e t h e r s t o r
v x d
, , ,
highest one Chr ist is the o nly one W ho e er e er c ise

dv f l
.
i in e p ower on ear th T her e or e H e on y is F ir st or

v f
.
,
P r in c e Chr ist ga e H is l i e a r ansom f or sinner s, and

”
.
~
“
Gr ea ter l ov e ha th n o m an than this ( J h n 1 5
”
o
f
.
,
T her e o r e H e is, P r inc e of M er cy, and the only one

fi
.
Ther e Cann ot be m any fir sts. A n ear thly p r inc e is r st

‘
in his r eal m S o o u r c hi e m agistr ate is the highest, f

fi ffi d
.
or r st o c er Chr ist tol P il ate that H e c am e into

d
this wor l to be its ing, not an ear thl y sov er eign, yet k
a bor n ing k ( J n o 1 8 A n d a s S a
”
ior o r p r o v
d
.
, .
,
“ “
cu r er o f p ar o n, H e is P r inc e of M er cg tha t in a ll
” ,
things H e m i ght ha v e the p r e evm in en c e ( C o l-

1
d I b
.
. .
,
N o w the S en ior War en says :

“
am a ou t to Op en
a Chap ter of P r in ces o f M er cy ( P T h i s is
b d b
. .
sol ec ism , a su r ity a n d l asp hem y, and each in the

‘
highest egr ee d It is gr o ss im p r op r iety of l angu age ,

bv d f d
.
inc onsistent with O iou s tr u th ; an d in ignity o f er e to

G d o A s n i g h t m
‘
ee t i n g s o c
-
ie t i es w h ic h s h o u l in d
b d
.
, ,
so er ear nest, el ec t an d in au gu r ate P r esi ents o f the
U ite S
n d t a tes a n d a t t e m
p t t o c l o th e t h em w it h p r e s i
d e n ti al p o w er
,
a n d p r e r o g a ti e w o u l be g u iv
l t y o f d
b d k d d
,
ri al n o n se n s e m o c e r y t ow a r s th e P r e
'
s i e n t a n d
d xd dd
, ,
swin l ing im p osition on ta e c an i ates .
This 26th degr ee ther ef or e is a dir ect i nsu lt to and

'
~
“
L IA R S H A VE N EED O EGO O D M EM O RI Es
” . 1 81
assau lt u
p on Chr ist , d btl ou ess stim u l ated d t by an se on
the dv e il , Who as e kd J esu s t w hip hi

o or sHi m as s
q ! W w ll b li v D M k y
,
su p er ior or e u al e c an e e e e r ac e
ight d g
.
,
“
wh y (
o sa sN t I t o e I S o ne o f th e e e r ees
whi h w c dd d th er e a e ,
on e or g iz
anti f th Sa t ti hon o e co s
Rit t th igi l tw ty fi f th R it
na f P en ve o er
”
e, o e or -
o e e
f tiec onN t l ik th K ight f th A o e whi h i e n o e xe, c s an
j d b d
.
,
A i
m er t c an
p p h i s um t e i t sth y
eec f th n ec n o e o o e
l b
,
rit t pl
e, o d g t th i
ease a o r er s y; b t an e e r m on e u se
l t d f
ec e v l th r om d i v t d by J it i
se er a ou san s n en e esu s n
ll d
“
F t p t t R i h p i t p w d an
”
r an c e o r o ec om s r es o er ca e a
- '
dg
,
Ch i ti r s an ( S N e t 2 66
r ee b y M k y ee o e ac e
if b d ity d t d i ti w t p v
. .
,
B t u as a su r an c on r a c on er e o ro e
b tt
o l om l k t t h
ess, f l l wooi g I a t h b v e N t o o n : n e a o e o e,
M k yac y e Th i d
sa g s: t t
“
f th t i
sp l e r ee r ea s o e r e c ov
enan t f
”
y o d by m G d
er c w it h A
m ab h Me d o ra am o ses an
f w d t p g 1 76 d
,
J esu s Ch i t N w t r s o ur n or ar o a e an
d th w f th S i W d t th M t
.
,
r ea e an s er s o e en or ar en o e os
E l l t whi h d l
xc e en th th c v t f thiec ar e e r ee c o en an s o s
d g t b d by G ” d with N h A b h
,
“
e r ee o e m a e d o ll oa ra am an a
h v d f g d
,
“
m en by H i p p h t Li
s ro e s . ar s a e nee o oo
d
’
bu t these Wr iter s bad
‘
m em or ies, m em or ies an
'
ar e
their m or al s wor se
l k b k dd
.
N ow tu r n ac to p age 1 6 7, and oo at the c an i ate

d kd d
in this 26th egr ee, hoo win e an d stil l sear ching f or
”
“
L ight, b b
into. which he has een r ou ght o er an d v
yB
agai n, an d then sa , With o u rd ibl e I n han , that
“
th e
go d o f thisdb d
w o r l dl in s m in s I s it ir r atio n a l t o
l b b d
.
su p p ose that, Whi e that m an s e es wer e

’
ein li n
y g
f dd dv
ol e , the d d
e il wa s bl in ing his m in , so that M ason s
d
do not, c ann o t see the c ontr a ic tions and absu r ities o f d
d
these egr ees ? When, in all tim e, an d Wher e, in al l
d b d d
the wor l , i s this lin ing o ne, which the i l e im Bb ~
p d
u tes to S atan, u nl ess it i s o n e the n a n d th er e ? I t
d
Wil l n ot do f or them to m eet u s With en ial s o f the
b
tr u th o f the B i l eBb I f the i l e is c om p o se of l ies, d
q f b
.
Why do they u ote it r o m eginn ing to en d o f this
b ll
Scottish Rite ? And if the Bi l e te s the tr u th when
1 82 U
REN EWI N G P L A G ES O F EGYP T O N A M ERI CA N SO I L .
' "
it says that S atan l in s m in s ; What m in s, i f not b d d d ‘
tho se o f his wo r ship er s ? A n d do we n ot see in this

d
,
how it c an be that M asons of app ar ent c an or c an say,

an d say tr u l y, they c an see n o thin
g i n « l o d e
g y r w h i c h
c o n iflc ts w ith t e C ist an r el igion
h h r i ?
I sai ah ( 9, p r e ict in
g C h dr i st
’
s c o m i n g, s a y s
T he p eop l e t ha t wa lk ed i n dar k n ess hav e seen a gr eat
'
l ight Who wer e tho se p eop l e wal ing In ar ness “

d k k ”
v
.
bu t those er y m en whose hill top wor ship s M asons

”
-
“
d
tr u ly c al l l o ges, an d t he wor ship er s them sel es, ou r
”
v “
a n c ient b
r ethr en, an d who, as M ason s ha e to ay, had
”
v d -
c ou nter eit f
“
P r in c es Of M er cy o f their own m a e ? k
R ead on p age 1 6 9 the l ying p r om ises of this ar d k
d b f ” f
-
“
egr ee A n ew ear th, m or e e au ti u l and m or e er til e,
b k d b d
.
shal l ec om e the ho m e o f m an in ! T hese l in

‘
g d”
u i es, n ot l oo ing, as P au l did, atk th e t h i n g s n ot
seen,
p r om ise n on e bu t a hea en on ear th with goo v d
c r op s, etc , etc . whil e the Wor of God, and the his
. d
t or y o f P al estine, n ay, o u r own histor y al so, showt hat
j u st in p r op or tion as l o ge wor ships su p p l ant the d -
“
Wor ship of Chr ist ; dr Ou ght, gr asshop p er s, p otato r ot

f -
b
a nd u gs, with sw ar m s of in isi l e p ests, su ch as eso v b d
l d
ate k
Egyp t an d su n the inha itants to c attl e wor ship :
'
b -
lv
ing s a es, whose cou ntr y is m or t gage to a han u l o f d df
d
L on on m er chants, ar e sl owl y r enewing the p l agu es o f
”
“
Egyp t on ou r own soil ; whil e Char l eston, the c ity

wher e thi s S cottish Rite wa s p l ante , and r om which d f
d v
it has sp r ea o er A m er i c a an d Eu r op e, has p l u c e kd
d
.
ow n wr ath o n o u r C o n tin e n t i n t h e s h a p e o f tr ea s o n ,
secession an d b d d
l o o she
I d v
.
of th h f fi il d d
’
n stea n O s
” p
e ea e n o n e s o a g oo c r
“
M w b
l
r em ised to th e P r inc e s o f e r c y e s ee m t o e 1 n
p
d
,
r eat n o f r e ew ng i n i i t h t l t o f
g a g er n o o u r p r a r e s e s e r I I
y
o nc e f
er til e, bu t n ow im
p o e r i s h e m o v
n w o r s h I d
p g l n k -
q k d d
, ‘
P al estine ; u ntil ea t r h u a e s r e n th e ea r th u n e r u
s,
hn d c ycl ones l ay bar e its s f u r a c e ; a n d in th e v 1
g or o u s .
d
Wor s o f the ol d hym n
“Ea
r th t r em bl es b enea th t i l l her
~
m o u nta i ns giv e Way,

A nd hel l shak es her f et ter s With f ear !
1 84 C O M M A N DER O F T H E T EM P L E;
and o er v it a k night m ant e o f r ed, l line d with er m ine ;

on his hea d he wear s a du c al cor onet -
'
.
l d l d d d
I
F esh c ol or e ine an d e ge with bl ack

’
A P RO N z —
, , ,
on the flap is a T eu tonic cr oss, ( whi h i lcth j w ls a so e e e
o f the or er ) d
en c ir cl e by a d '
l l w th d b
au r e r ea ,
an e
neath it, on the ap r on a k ey . T he c r oss, wr eath an d
k ey ar e all bl kac .
b d d with bl k T h d
fl
V White l ine an d
~
—
GL O ES z ,
or er e ac . e
Scabb d d b lt f th w d
ar an bl k e o e s or ar e ac .
'
Whit d g d with d w
SA S H — ll d
e, e e
“
re ,
or n as a c o ar , an
th j w l p d d f it O h i
su s end f t h l e r om n eac s e o e co
'
e e e .. .
lar tw b l k T t ni
ar e o th i l ac eu o c c r osses, er e s a so a
sash d b d ,
d with bl k ; w f
r e r, or ight to
er e ac or n r om r
l ft f whi h h g g l d
e ,
r om l d t c an
—r
s a o en am e e au c r oss .
T he p r m m p al jewel is a t r iangl e of go ld,o n

' ' ‘
7
-
a nnz —
‘"
which is engr av ed the sacr ed nam e fi li l
OPE N I NG CERE MON I E S
C O M M A N DER O F T H E T EM P L E .
”
1
Gr and Com m a nder —
( Thr ee k n o c k s; A tten
on Com m an d er s. I p y
r a you to assist m e to op en
Su bl im e Cou r t of Gr an d Com m an d er s o f the M a

c T em p l e .
( Al l r ise in their station s, d w swor ds
ra ,
te the Gr an dC o m m an d er an d stan d at a c ar r
y .
)
Gr a nd Com m an d er — B r o ther J u nior Deac on, see that
e d oor s o f this Cou r t ar e d u ly
gu ar dd
e an d in f or m the
tinel that we ar e a b ou t to O p en this Cou r t, that none
enter withou t the wor d s an d signs .
ni or D ea con —
( H a iv
n g b d
o eye or d er s and re
ned .
) M ost P otent Gr an d Com m an d er ,
the S enti
s ar e
p o ste d and we ar e iIi secu r ity .
Gr an d Com m a n de — n M ost So v er eign Com m an d er in

e West . What ar e the d u ties o f a Com m an d er of the
r W ar den — To gu ar the tem pd l e and

“
city O f
‘
sal em ,
to su cc or and assist the he
p ll ess and f bl
ee e
tO def end the innoc ent

‘
d C om m a n der — A ssem bl e r ou n d th e al tar S oy er

m m an der s, that we m y pO a en th is C ou r t of Co m
o f J er u sal em ( A l l o
. r m f a c ir c l e
the hor iz o nta l p oi nt of the swor d

1 86 CO M M AN DER OF TH E TEM PL E .
inwar d s, an d r e eat a
p ft th G d C er e r an
“
o m m an der : )
A ll -
A s these s wd p i tt
or s o n o o ne c o m m o n c entr e so
v d v wor d s
,
we her e, r ene win g u ow d rt o s, o e o e ou r s to;

the c au se o f
God and the c r oss ; ou r hear ts to the gl or y
f
o f Go d and the wel ar e of m an and ou r han s to assist d
k f
the sic , the su f er ing an d the estitu te S o hel p u s God: d .
Gr and Com m an d er — L et us
p ra
y .
( Al l r ec o v er an d
r etu r n s wo d r s, and k neel o n the l e t f k nee a nd the Gr an d

Com m an d er r e ea ts
p the f llo o wing p r ayer z )
O P EN I N G P RA YER CO M M A N DER O F T H E T EM P L E .
F ather a n d c r eator of
“
the U ni v er se, we im pl or e thy

d ig v d iff
,
'
benefic enc e, e n to r ec ei e ou r p y
r a er s,
a n d u se on
the m em b er s o f this o r d
thy p r ec iou s gi ts
er f . We who
“
do not c ease in ou r r a er s to ask o f thee that

p y c el estia l ‘
m ar k th t th d id t b
a ou s esto w u p on thy p eopl e ,
and which 3
thou dost still c ontinu e to iff u se d d ily

a on those Wh o
f ll
o ow thy p r ecep ts We ar e assem . bl d h e er e in
na m e to off er thee ou r hear ts and ou r vw o s, and th
thee f or thy p fv
a or s, r ayin
g f or a c ontinu ation of
d
sam e goo ness u ntil the l ast gener ation . Am en .
r ise an d ta e their stations )k

—
.
J u ni or War den ( T hr ee n o c s; k k
S enior War den !
( T w
-
l v k ke; e no c s
Gr and Com m an dr e —
( T w lv k k ;0 0 0 0 0e0 0 0 0e00 0 n oc s .
So v er eign Com m d I d cl thi C t f

an er s, e ar e s ou r o
m an d er s o f the T em
p l d l y p ed u o ene .
1 88 CO M M A N D R o E nTH E TEM PL E .
l et What you wil l see u on

p the tab e l bf e or e o
y ,
u r em ind
y ou that yo u wil l an swer them in the hear ing o f the
“
k
D eity who nows you r thou ghts When you shal l ha e . v
ans wer e d the q u estions
you wil l giv e thr ee d i ti s nct
k k
n oc s u p on the ta bl
I will t e and ( H th
'
r e u r n. e en r e- i
tir es an d l c oses th d
d giv e th oork k Th an es r ee n oc s . e
c an did t th b d g
a e r em ov es d e d th f ll wi g
an a e an r ea s e o o n
q ti whi h h w i w iti g )
u es on s c e an s er s n r n :
Fi t H v y rs — v vi l t d y
a e ou e er i bl ig ti
o a e an m ason c o a on
with t t i g f ou a on n i t by
p or t n d f o r ti ?
e en a c e an re rm a on
S d A
ec on y
-
w il l
re i g tou i d i t n d f t o a ass s an com or
i k th dy d th d tit t t w t h with
,
th e s c e n ee an e es u e, o a c
d t h lp t f d
,
th em d i i t
an t th i w t
m n s er o e r an s, an o e o ee
d t p t t th wid w d th
,
to c ol th e an o r o ec p h e ? o an e or an
T hi d H v y r —
a y e it y
ou t w dan y enm th t o ar an on e a
y ou w l d out d il
noy b d
r ea i f y f a d h
an i i on ou ou n m s nc er e
l y wil li g t b n o il d t y
e r ec onc ? e o ou
th W l d y ll d p d wy w
:
F ou r — if
ou ou ca e u on, ra ou r s o
i d f f d
,
n f t th f h
e en c e o ru o d th ight
u m an r ee om an e r s
f d
, ,
_
i
c onsc en c e g i t al h
a ns t y y a se d oop r an n an u su r
d
,
p ow d
er an
y c an th hou r a t di t h er c r t y o ose o e an ese o
p os t f d o ty ? ( uC d i d t w i t
an w a e h r es an s er s a s e
p p
ro ig
er , s h i ns d v
s n am e an
g th k k i es r ee no c s
tabl S i
e. D en o r t t k th p p
eac on en er s, a es e a er , c o
hi mt th d o ad k
e o or k tw l v )n noc s e e
k k lv
.
S i D ’
u n or ( Feac on— w it h i t
r omw , ; n no c s e e
S i D
en or — ( Feac on w it h t k k
r om t h ; 0 0 0 ou no c s r ee
— d
.
J i D
u n or ( pO
ea c on i g t h ) W h
en n t d y e o or . a o o
wi h y b th ?
s m ro er
S i D
en or T ea c on
p
— ti i p t i yo d arl ib c a e n ou r e er a
J i D
u n or A ea con y
-
W d g re b l t
ou r y or s a r eea e o , o
th ght ?
ou s
S i D
en or — T h
ea c on q t f E l t
e r e u es M O an ec ason
m os t i s n c er e
B
.
J D
a nt or n t
ea c oh S — D ro n h
er h eni or eaco ,
as e
sc rib d t th e o y q
e n ec essarti ? u es ons
'
I N I T IA T I O N . 1 89
S enior D ea con— He has ( P r esenting him the p ap er )

. .
J u nior D ea c on— You wil l wait a tim e with p atienc e

ntil the p l easu r e o f the M o st P otent Gr an Co m m an d
er be m a e d k
n own ? ( J u n i or D eac on then shu ts the
oor , go es to the M ost P otent Gr an Com m an er and d d
d
an s him the p ap er which he r ea s ) d .
Gr an d Co m m an der — L et this b r o ther he a d m itte d .
o the d o or an d O p ens it, when the

eac on enter s with c an d id ate an d a dv a n c es to
e East, in f r ont o f , an d f acin
g the Gr an d Com m an
Grand Com m a n der My

-
b r other , ar e
'
these you r an
wer s ?
—
C andida te They ar e .
Gr an d A r e you an Elu
Com m an der — an d Gr an d
f
l ect P er ec t an d S u l im e M ason ? b
Ca ndida te I am
—
d b
.
Gr and Com m a nder — D o st thou esir e t o o tain the
egr ee o f K
n ight Com m an er o f the T em p l e ? d
Can dida te I do
—
K d
.
Gr a n d Go m m a der
n — n owest thou that tho u wou l st
lf
i e o f toil an d har ship , o f sel enial d fd -
do
d
.
nd Com m d
a n er — A nd o st thou n ot hesitate an d
at the r o s ect ?
p p
30 8 —
bj d dd
“
. El u s . T he F r en c h wo r d el u m e a ns el ec t ed , a nd t he
who s e o ec t i s t o
d d et a il t he
the c r i m e t r a i t io na l l y r e l a t e
dd b k
i n the t hir d fd d
e t e c t io n a n d p u n i s h m e nt o f
eg r e e a r e calle
t he
d
d v fl
,
t he eg r e es o f t he E l ec t e e c a u s e t he y r e er r e t o t ho se o f
f
,
who wer e c ho sen o r el e c t e t o m a e t he i s c o e r y a nd t o i n i c t

v
.
u n i s h m e nt T he y or m a p a r tic u l a r sy s t e m of M a so n r y . a nd a r e t o
d
.
i n e e r y R i t e i f no t i n n a m e at l e a s t i n p r i nc i p l e I n t he
d d
. .
, ,
'
t he El u i s i nc o r p o r a t e i n t he M a st er s de
’
a nd A m e r i c a n R i t e s
d v
,
i h t he F r e nc h R i t e i t c o n s t i t u t es a n i n e p e n e nt d e g r e e ; a nd i n
c o t t i sh R i t e i t co n si s t s o f
p r o p e r l yb e l o n g t o t he O r
t hr ee
R a go n c o u nt s the fi v e p r e c e ing
e r o f M d d
a s
d
e g r ee s
t e r s
t he ni n t h t e n th a nd e l e
eg r e es a m o ng
,
. b
.
t he El u s b u t t he y
T h e sy m o l i s m of t he s e
,
1 90 COM M A N DER O F TH E T EM P L E .
Candidate— I do not
b
.
Gr and Com m a n dér Go then, with ou r r other S en

fi
b
-
ior D eac on to the al tar and ther e assu m e the o ligatio n

o f this d
egr ee ( S en i or D e ac o n c on u c ts him to the d
k b k d
.
al tar ,c au ses him to neel on oth nees, with his han s

d
u p on the bl a es o f the swor ds o f thr ee o f the nights K
d
who hol them c r osse e or e him dbf
u p on the i l e, in bb
which p osition he c ontr acts the oll owing obl igation z ) . f
TWEN TY -
V
S E ENT H D EGR EE, on C O M M A N D ER OE T HE
T EM P L E .
C andidate t ak ing O bl igatio n, C om m ander o f the T em p l e D egr ee

’
O B L IGA T I O N CO M M A N DER O F T EE JE.

T EM PT
I on m y wor d of ho no r , in q
Gr and
u al ity of a
f b
El ec t, P er ec t and S u l im e M ason, do p r o m ise and swear
in the p r esenc e o f the Gr eat A r chitec t o t he U ni er se f '
v
an d o f this r esp ec ta l e Cou r t, tob k
eep the sec r ets o f this
d b
egr ee which a r e a ou t t o be c om m u ni c ate to m e, and d
th a t I w il l n e e r bve p r e sen t a n d a ssist i n c on f e r r m g o f
th i s d
egr e e o n an yp er s o n e c e p t i t bxe in a r e g u l a r C ou r t
o f ‘Com m ande r s o f the T em l
p , e o r b y ir tu e o f a Pvate n t
f r om a Su p r em e Cou nc il o r r om a S f
1 92 CO M M A N DER O F T H E T EM P L E .
S I GN O F O RDER .
( In the C ourt .
) x d
E ten yo u r ight
r
d d t bl b
\
han on the r ou n a e, thu m sep ar ate
so as to f or m q
a s u ar e . When stan di n g,
p l ac e the r ight h d an on the b dy b l

o e o w
the b r east, f or m ing al so a q
s u ar e.
S ign of O r der , C o m
m ande r o f the T em p l e.
T O KEN .
Gi v e thr ee l ight bl o ws with r ight

han d on the o ther s
’
le t f
A N S W ER .
He t k
a es y ou r r ight han d an d
gi v es it thr ee l 1 gbt Sha k es T o k en, C o m m ander

the T em p l e.
of
B A T T ER Y — T wenty se en str o es -
v k with the flat O f
s wor d ,
by tw l v e e, twel v e and by thr ee .
'
P A S S W O RD z
— S ol om on .
S A C RED W O R D
-
I .
'
. N .
'
. R .
'
. I .
'
. l etter e d .
( Gr an dC O
m an d er no w c au ses him to . k neel , an d with the bl da e

IN IT I A T I O N . 1 93
is s wor d giv es him twel v e str o k es on ight shou l

the r
er , twel ve on the l ft
e an d thr ee on the r ight, saying ) .
Gr and Com m a nder — By au thor ity an d power in m e

I her e b y c on stitu te, c r eate and dub th ee a .
Com m d
an er O f the T em p e o f J er u sa em , be l l
dv
e ou t, be b v r a e. ( G a d r n Com m an d er ta k es
on, the m em ber s ar e sea e t d an d the S enior Dea

n c on u cts d the c an d id t a e u
p to the East ) .
Gr and Com m a nder My -

which b r other , these tr o hies
p
d
e Cou r t yiel s to you , and p ar ticu l ar l y this one ( show
Cr own Of L au r el ) is to cr own the acts and benefits

‘
-
-
v d
ha e m a e to the O r er , to the Cou r t, an d to the d '
We entr eat you r

p er ser v er anc e,
(p u ts it
d
m m a n er — This tr op hy, ( showing a p a m l
with fiv e c r osses) annou nces to you the ah
d
e or er , an d the aith you m u st ha e in the f v
ct O f the U ni v er se and towar d th d e ecr ees
m asonr y .
( I vn ests him ,
W1 th it .
)
tr ophy, ( showing the
'
Gr and Com m a nder i - —This
d
,
r on ) enotes tO you the ben efic en ce and u nion O f the

r s Of this Cou r t ; to su c c or the f
u n or tu n ate f ou n d
them . This day m y r other , you ar e to en oy b j
f stop p ing the tear s of the wr etche d .
him with ap r on ) .
r and Co m m a n erd — T his tr op hy, ( showing g o es lv

g i v f
es yo u the or c e to su st ain the r ights O f m ason
Iv v
.
nd O f m en ( n es ts h im Wi th th e g l o es et c )
x v
. .
,
C o m m an dor T his e p r essi e tr o p hy, ( show

fi
u l ar j
ewel an d c ol l ar ) O f the Co u r t m er its you r
an d wil l d
ir ec t you in the c ou r se O f you r l i e, f
y o u r w or s a n d ac t io n s I t i s an d
v
.
e er y thing you r o m ised u s, an d

p
Do c O f you r ow s wi l be the consol a v l
CO M M A N DER O E T H E T EM P L E
’
1 94 .
t 1 on Of you r l ast d ays, is the sincer e wish O f the

b er s O f this Cou r t .
( I v
n ests him with them ) .
Gr an d C om m ander — A ttention Com m an d er s ! J

m e in app l au di ng ou r n ewl y a d m itted Com m an d
am o ng u s. ( Al l gi v e the b atter y when Gr an Com d m an
er tak es hi s seat ) .
Gr and Com m a nder — B r other S enior Deacon, you wi

n o w c on d u ct the Com m an d er to the p ost O f hon o
l or D ea c on him the r i ght O f
( S en seats on the Gr an
C om m an d er who d liv
e er s the f ol l o wing
H I S T O RY E
When the S t . J ean D A c

r e, the
’
anc ien t P to l em ais, O
d
the sou th si e O f which was M ou nt Car m e , was l
f
by the Chr istian or c es f or near l y two year s u n
O f L u sign an, K
ing O f J er u sal em , Conr a M ar u is q d
M on t F er r at and other p r in ces an d l ea er s r o m ev d f
x
,
c ou ntr y in Eu r op e and esp ec ially by Hen r y S i th

B b j d
,
Ger m any, son O f F r eder ic ar a r o ssa, oin e , n ear

'
en d O f the by P hil ip A u gu stu s O i F r an c e,

siege,
R ichard Coeu r de L eon of Engl an , they wer e 1 d

ffl d f fl
,
a ic te with am in e u n til they ate the esh O f hO ’
with joy M en O f high r an and the sons o f gr eat k

d dv d v f
.
il e ou r e th e gr ass ;the star in g ou ght t

g r e e y
k d
l i e ogs f o r the l ittl e r ea a e at the o en b dbkd v
g n a d b
w e th e o n es tha t ha d al r ea y een gn awe d b d
d b
o gs, an d n o l em en, asham e to beg, wer e k n d ’
steal b d r ea Consta n t r ains a dded t o their m

d d
.
S l i S l t n f t h S n n n
a a n ,
u a o e a r ac
e s e c a m
p e ear ,
dd V
N ot e 309. -
“
a ss a l v d
R a g o n a nd Cl a el a r e a l l wr o ng i n c o nn ec t i
f dd
,
eg r ee wi th t he Kn1 g h t s T em p l a r s wi th whi c h O r er i t s o wn
x f
,
ec l a r e s t h a t i t i s no t t o b e c o n o u n e I t i s wi t ho u t a l e c t u r e
d d v b d
. .
e p r e s s e s t he o l l o wi ng o p i n i o n O f t h i s d eg r e e :
d
‘
T he t we nt y s ev e nt h d eg r e e no t e se r e t o b e c l a s se
‘
-
oe s
S co t t ish R i t e a s a eg r ee , s i n c e i t c o nt a i n s n e i t her s y m ol
1 96 CO M M A NDER OE T H E TEM P L E.
k
}
p en se, a H osp ital a nd O r atory f or the sic Of that nati

un d er the p r o tection Of , and d di
e cated to the H
T heir d r ess was a white m antl e with abl a k c
an d they, l i k e the H o sp itall er s, wer e qi dt

re u re o
thr ee ws
sol em ne o r e assu m in g e v
a o ,
. Bf th h b it
q d
-
wer e r e u ir e to swear that they wer e Ger m ans o f

x
e tr a ction an d ir th an d to bin them sel es b ,
d v
l if v i k
_
e to ser e the p o or and s c an d def en
p l ac es . Ev er d
to a her e to tr u th, to atten an d d nu r se
sic k an d wou n dd e an d n e er v t o r ec e e d bf e or e the ene
vw
,
wer e their thr ee sol em n o s.
T r u th is the fi r st m ason c i d ty u . TO l v
ea e the p ath
d ty is to r ec e e be
u d f thor e e en em y, an d ther e f or e y
v k
ha e ta en the thr ee v w f th
o s O e T eu ton ic Knights
m
a n df
H osp ita l l er s in a stil l m or e no bl e an d enl ar g dpe s ir it .
T he T eu tonic K nights soo n bec am e on e O f the M o st
I d d
,
l l u str iou s O f the m il itar y ian r el igiou s or er s . T he

thr ee wer e the chie f str ength o f the ar m y b f e or e A c r e,
“
wl y wher e ther e wer e

,
bu t the siege adv an ced sl o neither
b
a sol u te chie f s n or di sc ip l in e .
d d I th y
O n the 1 8th O f J u l y, 1 1 9 1, it su r r en er e . n e e
1 22 6 t f th T t i K ight w t f
m os O th e eu on c n s en r om e
d t P i th p p l f whi h w ti
,
L an o r u ss a, e eo e O c er e s
w gi g w
a g int th i Ch i ti i
ar ag hb d a ns e r r s a n ne o r s, m u r e
Od w
d
31 0 —
“
N ot e T eu t oni c Kn i ht s . T he o r i g i n o f t hi s r er as an
dd J d
.
bl e b u t a p io u s o ne D u r in t he C r u sa es a we a l t hy g ent l em a n o f
.
m a ny who r esi e at e r u s a l em c o m m i ser a t i ng t he c o n i t io n 0
f Jd b
, ,
co u n t r y m en who c a m e t h
a nd a t er wa r s u il t a
P a tr ia r c h O f e r u s a l em , h
g o ve r n m en t a R u l e c l o se l y a pp r o xdd
im h
a t i ng
t a t o t h
to o f t h e b .
and
s ho u l
m a nt l e
d
t he H o p
b e
w
,
i
a
t
s
d
h
i
m tt
a
t
i
a l
e
l e
d
l
r
a
s
cb k
i n t
w
o
c
i
r
t
o
,
t
h
s
h
s
e
a n
O
e m
r
a
er
r o i
,
i t i
e
o
T
r
db d d d
n
h
e
a
e
l
i r
.
i
o
n
n e
r e s
t
s
ha
c
t
o n
—
n
s
M
o
i
n
s
a
t
e
e
b u
of
ck ey s
’
t
d
p aed i a of F r e e m a s o n r y , A r t ic l e T e u t o n i c K n i g h t s .
INI TIATIO N 1 97
at the f o ot O f the al tar an d em

p l oyin
g the sac r e d
f or p fr o an e u se .
n r ad, D k u e Of M asov ia, ca ll d in the T eu tonic

e
hts to his as sistanc e and ga e them , a s a c o m m enc e v
f or their establ ishm ent ther e, the whol e T er r itor y
with all l an s they shou l c on u er r om the d ‘
d q f
z
D e B al t a, the Gr an M aster , sent thither a d
al l ed Co nr a d
de L ansbu r g, ho c on cl u e the w dd
c h was sign e d
by thr ee ishop s O f that c ou n B
then en ter e these n or ther n c ou ntr ies d
ed war s a c u ir e in tim e the entir e q d
nty o f R oyal an d D u c al P r u ssia, L i on ia an d
‘
v
hies O f Cowr l an d an d S em igal al l ast P r o in
-
‘
v v
b f k d
-
c ap a l e O f or m ing a gr eat in g o m A n d when

k
.
the S u l tan stor m ed and t oo S t J ean D A cr e,

’
K vv d d
.
31 1
on ic n ights that su r i e r etu r n e to En
j
oine their d b
r ethr en in P r u ssia an d L i onia v
v d
.
“
c ir cu m s tan c es, bu t ir tu e an d u ty
T he e il s to be war r e against bu t v d
an d ar e ev el op e in a iff er ent or m d d d f .
is the sa m e nee n ow o f tr u th an d l oya ty as in d l

days O f F r e er ic ar ar o ssad B b
T he char ac ter s r el ig
k dd
.
an d m il itar y, attention to the sic an d wou n e in

H osp ital an d war agai nst the n el in the el , ar e I fid fi d
es to be p er o m e
r f d
c ontinu e to e ist an d to en ir on u s al l x v .
innoc ent v i gi
r n is no l on ger at the m er cy O f the
B a r on o r lic entiou s m an at ar m s, - -
bu t p u r ity and
31 1 .
“
d k k
T eu t oni c O r der .
-
d d A r el i g io u s o r er O f K ni ght s , ou n e
d f d d
by F r e er i c , D u e O f S u a b i a ,
b k d d u r i ng
t he t i m e O f the si eg e O f A c r e , a nd i nt en e
a c r u sa e i n t he H o l y
t o b e c o nfi ne to
d d
0
Of no l e r a n ; he nce
t ha t O f t h e T e m p l a r s
-
bj
i t s na m e T he r u l e o f t he o r er wa s
T he o r i g i n a l O ec t o f
.
t he a s so c i a t i o n
k
k d d dd d
.
t he C hr i s t i a n r el i g io n a g a i ns t t he i nfi del s a nd to t a e
d v
,
i n t he H o l y L a n A s t he O r er wa s e ic at e t o t he
d kJ d b
.
‘
e K ni g hts c a l l e
'
t hem se l e s a l so B r e t hr e n O f t he G e r m a n
b t he m em er s wa s
k f d
’ ’
La y Of er u s a l e m T he r ess Of
d v d J c r o s s wi th a
.
whi te c l o a u p o n whi c h wa s wo r n a lac
df d k V
,
T he G r a n M a s t er l i e fir st a t er u sa l em b u t a t er wa r , ,
Lan el l a g a i n u n er th e p o wer O f t he T u r s at eni c e , .

1 98 CO M M A NDER O F T H ET EM PL E .
inno c enc e stil l n ee d p r o tec tor s . T O p u r i ty an d inno

c en c e v
e er y wher e, the K nights Com m an d er s o we p r o
tec tion as O f O l d, a ainst
g bol d vi l o en c e Or tho se m or e
gu il ty , t h e m u r e r e r s w h o d
by ar t an d tr eacher y see to k
sl a
y th e s ou l ; a n d a g ain s t th a t g r i m w an t an d g au n t
dd d v
,
an d ha tit t i n th t i t t l l t h i
gg ar e s u o a r e o o m a n y o se e r
honor and their inno c enc e f or oo In n o age O f the f d

d
.
wor l has m an had better op p or tu nity than n ow, to dis

p yl a t h o se l o t y i r tu f v
es a n d th a t n o l e h e r o is m t h a t so b
d d
istingu ishe the thr ee gr eat m il itar y an d r el igiou s or
der s in their you th, e or e they eca m e c or r u p t an d bf b
v iti ate d
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f fi
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e o e th by ou r se m ro er ,
b i g K ight C d f th T p l
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e ru an f p
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r o ec or o ur
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nn o c en c e, f pl g e d p tiler O a u e an es en ce, n u r ser
O f th icke s d b i an f th d d ; K ight p f
ur er O i ge ea n r e er r n
d th t th ab d
ea o e t f th p t f d ty w l
an o n m en o e os O u e c om e
t th b d
,
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P H I LOSOPH I CAL A N ALYS I S
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TWEN TY SEVEN TH DEGREE O R CO M M A N DER O F

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TH E T EM P L E .
Maso ni c
— V il e
Cont em p t f o r This D eg r ee— N a p o l eo n
Enou g h f or the S co t ti sh R i t e .
a nd the R om an I nq u isi tion .
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d d
This egr ee oes n ot deser v e to be cl asse , in the d
S cottish R ite, as a egr ee d im agi ne that it I
b d
.
has een inter po l ate only to su p p ly a hiatu s ; i e fill . .

,
a gap ( M a c k ey l n N o te 3 0 9 T h e sa m e c o nt e m p t f o r
d x d
. .
,
this 2 7th egr ee is e p r esse i n str onger ter m s by M a

ooy ( N o te It s o r ig in i s t hi s : th e T ea t on s w e r e
b
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a or i in al Ger m an s
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c r az e O f the Cr u sa es, Ger m an s, in the sie e o f A c r e,

g
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k d
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k d v d
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and l i e tho se o r er s e er ywher e gai n e weal th and

p ower , as P o ish or er s stil l do b
p d y t h e g i t s of the i g f
no r ant an d su p er stitiou s, who ar e asc in ate by their f d
d zaz l ing u n i or m fan d sanc tim oniou s p r eten sion s T he .
m il itar y sp ir it i s n ot the sp ir it O f Chr ist, an d m on aster ies
O f m on s ha e e er k v v b een r em ar a l e f or c u nning, i l e kb d
n es s, gl u ttony, an d the m ost l oathsom e and etesta l e d b
v ic es b d
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d v
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their l an s t o the p r inces o f t he Ger m an ter r itor ies,
v
whi c h they had so o er sp r ead that its annu al r e enu e v
had ec om e b k
m ar s ; a s the sec r et or er s of this d
c ou ntr y, n ow, as a sp ir itu al em p ir e, r aw m or e m oney d
f r om the peop l e thanthe gov er nm ent T his 27 th degr ee
w
is tha t o l d T eu tonic, secr et or der r ev iv ed ! An d these

N A P O L EO N A N D T H E RO M I S H IN QU I S ITI O N .
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20 1
a n der s of the T em p l e, her e in t he U nite d

as y ou r ea on d
p ga e 1 9 8, p
r o ess to
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f
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f
to p u r i y society and a ate the soc ia e i ; b l vl
s, m il itar y m on s ha e e er been am
pkir es O f v v v
the p u r ity Of the sex .
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of a p v
r i ate c om f l l f than
p y li
to the a o e K r em n
t t f R ‘
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r e r ea r om u ss a as a e m o
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m al T h n p
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’
m an s c an een , te e e c r en a
p re t d p t
r esen e l p gi t: th i ar en s c as n o e r
d ght r wh t h y h d giv p f
au e s, om e a en u or
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an O l ki g f
r son er s h b d oo d wi v n or u s an s an es
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m en , s o r n, e r an s on
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God ! ( S ee a
p ge
202 VI L E EN O U GH FOR T H E S C O TT I S H RI T E .
d
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fi b
d d k
,
and M a c o l in M i th ities, isl i e

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sc ou t this 2 7th d
egr ee, as u n M asonic Well, -
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y
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l egor i es an d p hil osop hy
, N ow the ne t . x
28th dg e r ee, an d
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an d
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p y y m ean the sym ol s b
an d al l e or ies o f
g M asonr y which al on e gi e tv
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nowl e e of Go d N P hil osop hy which?
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es se u ester e or ests, ( p g
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with Goths and Dr u i s ( N o te d . A nd that

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the b asis O f .
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dd
,
al l r el igions, Chr istianity O f c ou r se incl u e !

A nd b ec au se this 27th egr ee d
oes n ot p u t Chr ist d on
a v l with J p h S ith d Ch i tia ity with M

le e ose m ,
an r s n or
m on smi ; b i h t
ec au se, it d n S or t t h 2 8th d o es n o as e e
d bb d
, ,
g r ee th
oes, gh t p t
r ou th ou l f p g u g s e ra e O a an o
bov th G d f h v f d v il
,
a e e o o d th w hip
ea en, an e or s O e s
a b v th w hip f Ch i t M k y d M y de
o e e or s O r s ,
ac e an aco em ”
it un w thy t b l g t M a
or o e on y o sonr .
B t u ly su r e l y thi T t i d g
,
su r e with it
s eu on c e r ee, s
d i p d t t ffi i th
,
S ecr e t ig s t k n s, o en s, an m u en ra c n e nam e
J h e ov a h it j w l ( p g 1 84 )
on s e e s d it p y a e f an s r a er s, r om
l ip d t b l ph y ; ly thi g d wi dl f t h
s u se o as em su r e s r an s n e O e
y ou ng f
m en A i O d bb i g th
m er c a, K ig h t f
u O n em n s r
m one y i v il s g h t b
e enou l g t t h A oi t d
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cop i d eS t ti h R i
cot } swh i h w e f t d
c as m anu ac u r e
J esu it d l d d ld by J w
s, r em o e e an so
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v ed b
A d am wear s a yel l o w c o er ro e Hi
h d i v d I hi ight h d i
.
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p t . s r an s a sce r e, on th
t p f whi h i
o o
g l d gl b T h hc d l s a o en o e . e an e or extr e
ity of the scep tr e is gil t - . H e wear s .
a Su n su sp en dd e
a chain of j w l p i w wh a
gol d . NO e e or a r on s or n en c n
d t i b i g i iti t d B th T th h l d
a e s e n
p tn
r a e . r o er ru o s a sce
With g l d d f it i hi h d
'
y a th o en e e on
Th e en o n s an
b i w th d
.
ch er u m ear e or er .
Whit w t d r ibb
O RDER z —
w th b e a er e on, or n acr oss e o
at th b tt f whi h i p i t d
e o om b id d o c s a n e or em ro er e
eye.
J EWEL A gol en tr ian gl e

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d w
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c entr e an eye It is su sp en e
. ddf r om the b o ttom Of th
sash. No ap r on s ar e wor n . T he S yl p hs wear a sh
ha itb or tu nic, a b ro wn ap r on and a l u e c ap , tieb dw

a yel l o w r i bonb
d F th A d
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T I T L ES The M aster
-
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i b t
s u on e H t ar en dp. e ac s as n ro u c er an r
wh th
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ro er ru b f th O w e o er m em er s o e n
d Ch bi fl d th v
.
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n am e er u b m ly an er e c an e on se en
bi i m C n ail If th nth t
ou n c m b p m or e a a nu er ar e r es
dditi l b th t th b ffi
.
th e a on a re ll
r en, o e nu m er o v e, ar e c a
S yl p h s
Th fix d b f he b i d
.
e e nu m p w i
er h t o c ru m c or r es on t
Jd
N ot e 31 5 . -
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b
o sep hu s
w
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th at t hey r esem l e no
b
say s nown c r ea t u r e
d v d f d
.
t ha t M o se s m a e t he m i n t he or m in h i c h he s a w t hem a ou t
k J
t hr o ne O f G o d ; o ther s ,
b f d
b y Ez e i el , I s a ia h , a nd S t b
er i i ng t he i r
o hn ,
b v
i ea s
esc r i e t h em
r e a s t o f a m a n , t he wi ng s o f a n e a g l e
i
t he
f
r om wh a t i s s a i O f t
a s ha
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el l y o f a h o n
ace
a n d t he , .
a nd ee t o f a n o x, whi c h t hr ee a ni m a l s , wi t h m
KN IGH TS OF TH E SUN . 205
um b er of ange s l who go v er ne d th e nu m b er of p l an ets
nown to the M icha el Gabr i el A u r i el

anc ients, v iz : , , ,
Ha m a li el R a ha el Z ar a c hi e
,p l an d S ap ha et wh ich w er e
d v ve
, ,
pp o sed to p r esi e o er an d go rn the p l anets S a tu r n ,
M ar s Venu s M er cu r y; the S a n and Moon

iter , , , .
B A TTER z — Y q
Six e u i tim e str o es ; 000000 -
d k .
OPEN ING CEREMON I ES
K H S N I GH T S O F T E UN .
F th a Ad B th T th wh t ti i it
er am — ro er ru , a m e s on “
ear th ?
B th r o T th F th Ader it i ruid ight — a er am s m n am ong
th p f id i
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r o an e or b t th S i i it co ans, u e un
31 7
s n s m er an
i thi l d g
.
n s o e
M y hil d fi f v
.
F th a Ad er
p t by t
amh— c r en, ro e a or of
thi t
s au s er e,l i y t p t h w i g itum l ig h t
nar t o a r esen S o n s u s,
N ot e 31 6 .-
“
Knig ht of k
t he S u n, or P r inc e A dep t S o m et i m es no wn
d d
.
‘ ‘ ‘
b y t he na m es T n e P hi o s p n i c a l L o dg e ,
l ’
P r inc e O f t he S u n , ’
K ey t o
M a s o nr y . ’
t I t i s he 2 8 t h eg r ee O f the A nc i ent a n d A c c e p t e R i t e a nd i s
f d d
,
st r i c t l y p hi l o so p h l c a l a n d s c i ent i fi c T he c er e m o ni es a n d l e c t u r e whi c h
xbj fd v b
.
,
ar e o f g r e a t l e ng t h , u r ni s h a hi s to r y o f all t he p r e c e i ng eg r ees a n d
e p l a i n i n t he
O ec t O f t he
fd v k
u l l es t m a n ner
d the
v v
a r io u s M a so ni c e m
eg r e e i s t o i nsp i r e m en wi t h t he
l em s T he g r ea t
no wl e g e o f H e a enl y
.
bd
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d d
T r u th whi c h i s t he p u r e so u r c e o f a l l p er e c t io n
o ne O f t he t hr ee g r e a t t e net s o f M a so nr y i t
o y i s st y l e a C o u nc i l b
a nd a s t h i s
es er es c o m m en a t io n
a nd c o n si st s o f no t l e s s t ha n t en m em
,
ir tu e i s
er s
T he
,
N a c oy s En c y c l o p aedia a nd D i c t i ona r y o f F r eem a so nr y , A r tic l e Knig ht o f

’
t i e snu .
N ot e
r i si ng s u n ; t he
31 7 .
u ni o r Jd
T he M a st er
d f
ther e or e , i n t he Ea st i s a sy m bo l O f t he
,
W a r en i n t he S o u th O f the M er i i a n S u n ; a nd d
d f d
.
e n io r W a r e n i n t he W es t , O f t h e S et t i ng S u n
,
S O i n t he m y st er i es
‘
the
vv Vd
.
of n ia , t he c hi e O ffi c er s wer e p l a c e i n t he ea s t t he we s t a nd t he , .
so u t h r es p e c t i el y , t o r e p r e s en t B r a h m a , o r t he r i si ng ; i sh nu or t he
d d d d
, .
se tt i ng ; a n d S i a , o r t he m er i d a m s u n
. A n d i n t he D r u i i c a l r i t es t he
. ,
A r ch r u i sea te i n t he e a st , wa s a ssi st e by t wo o t her O ffic er s— t he o ne
d
,
i n t he west r e p r es ent i ng the m o o n a n d t he o t her i n t he so u th, r ep r e
dv v d f
, ,
s en t i n g the m er i i a n s u n
f
.
T hi s t r i p l e i i s io n o f the go er nm ent O f a L o g e by t hr e e O fic er s
d d
,
r es en t a t i v es o f t he su n i n hi s t hr ee m a ni e st a t i o ns i n t he ea st
df
,
a n d we s t wi l l r e m i n u S o f s i m i l a r i e a s i n the s y m bo l i sm O f a n
.
b
f
.
I n t he O r p hi c m y st e r i e s , i t wa s t a u g ht t ha t t he s u n g ener a t e
eg g u r st o r th wi t h p o wer to t r i p l i c a
d f d d v
.
e ner g y S u p r e m e Do wer s e em s a l wa y s
d d dd f k d J
.
a n c i e nt m i n wi t h a t hr ee o l i i sio n
b
.
in i c a t e b y t h e t hr ee o r e l i g ht ni ng O f
-
ov e t he
d d d b
,
a n d t hr ee hea e -
C er er u s o f P l u to T he g o v er nm
d v
.
wa s iv i e et wee n t hese t hr ee so ns o f S a t u r n Th e
f d
.
r u le t he e a r t h a s D i a n a t he hea en s a s L u na
,
a n d t he ,
a s H ec a te whenc e he r r i t e s wer e o nl y p er o r m e i n a p l
d
,
r o a d s m et
b
.
T he su n i s t hen p r esent e to u s i n M a so nr y fir st a s
bu t t hen m o r e em hati cal iv as a sy m ol of S o v er eig
M a ck ey
’
s E n c y cl o p e 1 a. of F r e e m a s on r y . A r t icl e B u n .
C HAPTER LII
T WEN T Y E GH -
I TH D K EGREE, O F N I GH T S O F T H E S UN .
I N I T I A TI O N .
( B th ro er T r u th r etir es and p p
r e ar es the
c an d id t a e as f ll o o ws : A ban d age o er v hIS
di d v
'
e es, a s
y wor n his ight han ; in ests
r
him with a r agge d and b d

l oo y r obe, p u ts
a m as k on his f ac e, f tte er s d
bin ing his
ar m s, a c r o wn on his h d ea , a p u r se in his
l eft han d ,
etc . H e then k noc k s si x ; 0 00
0 0 0, i s dm itt d
a e and stan d s at the d oor
of the l dg )
o e.
C an idd tG
F a the e i damil ' p —Br other T r u th whonr do ou
c on u ct ? y d
d
,
B r o ther T r u th A Co m m an er o f the T em p l e, who

—
d esir es to go o u t of ar ness and to S ee the tr u e l ight d k

k
,
,
an d to now the t r u e light in al l its p u r ity, an d to ask

‘
d
ti ings of the tim es that ar e pr om ise to m an d
d
.
—
f d
“
N ot e 31 8 Knig ht
. th e S u n .
of [ S c o t c_
h M a s onr y ]
.
— T he t ent h eg r e e
co n er r e i n t he Co nsi s to r y O f P r i n c es o f t he R o y a l S ec r et S co t c h
k d
,
M a so nr y , a nd t he t wen t y ei g hth u p o n t he c a t a l o g u e o f t ha t sy st em
“
-
It
d d d b
.
i s o t her wi se no wn a s P r i nc e A ep t P r i nc e o f t he S u n a nd K ey O f
b d f
, ,
M a so nr y , o r C hao s D i sen t a ng l e T he hi sto r i c a l i nst r u c t io n s em r a c e t he
b d
.
l ec t u r es a nd e m l e m s O f a l l t he p r e c e ing eg r ees ; i t s g r a n m o r a l i s t he
d f f
i nc u l c a t io n O f t r u th
T hr i c e P er ec t F a t her A a m
T he a ss em
.
d
l y i s t er m e a Co u n c i l
-
bb
I t s O fic er s a r e
a n d B r o t her T r u t h ; t he i n er io r O m c er s a r e f d
.
'
na m e
a g ol d
a t er the s ev e n c hi ef a ng e l s
.
‘
T he r et hr e n
T he Io dg e ha s o ne l i g ht , shi ni ng t hr o u g h a g l o e o f wa t er
t r i a ng l e, wi t h r a y s ; i n t he cent er a n ey e
. a r e t er m e S y l p hs
The ewel i s
H o u r t o o p en m i d
.
. j ,
.
ni g ht
'
on M or r is s M a sonic Di c t i ona r y , ( A r t i cl e Knig ht of the
-
’
Su n.
I N ITI A TI O N .
209
er r or which al l m en ar e l ia bl e to ; n am e l y the d esir e o f
al l w or l dly attachm ents and p ri d e.
F a ther A dam — A r e you p r ep ar e to d r ecei e v instr u o

tions with hu m ili ty ?
B r o ther Tr u th—
( F or c an d id ate .
) I am .
F a ther A d am — M y son, you n ow d esi r e to be instr u ct

cd in the k nowl edg e of p u r e an d h ly t o rut
“ 9
and to be
b r ou ght f r om d k ar ness l ight
to ,
an d to k no w the p u r e
l ight in its p u r ity, u
al l b t b f we l w ith
'
you r
e or e c om p y
wishes c onsu t yd l
u r ow n hear t and m in d ,
d see if you
an
f eel satis fi d t b yh
e o o e er
'
( y
hol tr u th) in al l things which
com m an s d If y . ou
,
in you r hear t, ee isp ose t o f ld d
do S O, I am su r e She is r eady to c om p y with you r wishes l
and im p ar t those instr u ctions to you Man in ar e so . k d
f d
f u ll o f er r or an d al sehoo that thou gh they sear ch f or
v k kd
hap p iness, f ew ha e n oc e at the oor o f tr u e l ight,
”
d
ch c on du cts u s to el ic ity
'
f
K d
.
nights o f the S u n ar e instr u cte to go am ong

e their b f
est e f o r ts t o in sp ir e them with a
of tr u th, which i s the p u r e sou r c e of al l
f l
A gain, do you ee satis e t o o ey her in fid b
which she com m an s ? - d
r eal
t he S jO b ec t
ea r ch
of
f or
F r eem a so nr
t r u th
y, p hil o so p hi
in
t r u t h i s . t he r e
T hi s
a
~
~
d
.
r s t e n t r a n c e o f t he A p p r e n t i c e
b
hi g h es t eg r e e t hi s se a r c h i s
.
s u st i t u t e m u s t so m e t i m e s b e
21 0 KNI GH TS O E TH E S UN
Br o ther Tr u th—
( F o r c an d id ate .
) I do .
F a ther A dam — B r other T r u th, c on u c t d this Com

m an d er ar ou n dtem p l e of
ou r Wisd om to the se en v
Cher u im b ,
an d l et them in du e x
su c c ession e am ine an d
tr y him , that we m ay k now and be sa ti fi d th t h i

s e a e s
fit to dw l l e am ong u s .
( B r other Tr u th d t hi
c on u c s m
onc e ar ou n d the tem p l e whil e R ap hiel says

B ap hi el— Go d is the au thor of e er y thing that v ex
isteth, the the su p r em e, the l i ing and aw u l

eter nal , v f
being, r om f
who m nothing in the u niv er se is hi en dd .
k d v b
M a e of him no i ol s and isi l e im ages, bu t r ather
d l
wor ship him in the eep so itu des O f se u ester ed f er q
ests, f or he I s In i si v bl l
e an d fi l s the u ni er se as hl s soul , v
and l i v th
e n ot in an
y t p l ( B
em e. r other T r u th nowhal ts
in f r ont O f R ap hiel )
B d
.
R ap hi eZ
— r other d
Tr u th,
o y o u c on whom
u ct ?
B r o ther T r u t h — A Co m m an er o f th e T e m
p l e w d
h o de
sir es t o go ou t o f a r n e ss and k
d t o se e th e t r u e l ig h t,
an d
to k
now th e tr u e l igh t in al l its p u r ity, a n d t o a sk
tid i g f th ti
n s o e m es that ar e p r om ise dt o m an .
R p hi l H
a e — e c annotb h l d ! h h th p ass her e e o e as e
b d g f ig
an a e o d p j di
no r an ce an p h i b w re u ce u on s ro
d d
.
Br o th T th
er E l ig h t
r u B—
p h l hn y t en e a ie ,
e i s r ea o
c ast it ff with y
O i t ou r ass s an c e
v b d x b
.
h t h
0
th d t an e
Ra p h i l ( R
e —
g
em o es e an a e e i i s
thr ee l ight ) H sf
. th y b th
enc e or f l l w th ,
m ro er , o o ese
thr ee l ight i d i tivs, f A ly i

n ca e o na s s,
Synthesis, A nal ogy ; the instr u m ents
of thou ght and k

l oo f or k now e l dg e
with a c l ear an d f ear l ess eye, an d
gr eet tr u th wher esov er you m eet her

d
,
whether
'
on a thr on or in a u n eon Thr ee lggbts.
a g
d v
,
tr iu m p hant or
p r osc r ibe . Pr o e al l things and hol
212 KNIGHTS or THE SUN.
A a iel
r — B r other T r u th whom
dm you con u ct ?
’
d
B r other T r u th— A Com m an er of the T em p l e, who d
d esir es t o go ou t o f ar n ess an d k
to see the tr u e l ight, d ’
and t o k
n ow the tr u e l ight in al l its p u r ity, and to ask
d
ti ings of the tim es that ar e p r om ise to m an d .
A u r ieZ What do
— see ? This Com m an er you c on I d ‘
d u ct d
ar es to
p r esent him sel a s a el l ow l a o r er an d f f b
d d d b d
,
stan s cl othe in the tatter e and im p u r e gar of in o

v v b B
_
l enc e an d ic e Di est him of that gar

.
( r other .
k
Tr u th ta es off the r o e ) b .
B r o ther T r u th Gl or iou s A u r iel , the asp ir ant has cast

— “
off the di g
l gar of i l eness
s r ac e u f b d -
—F
A a r i eZ T is wel l ! H is o y eing r e ie e
’
r om bd b l vdf ig
d
nom iny, his m i n m ay n ow disc ov er an d u l l l the m f fi or a l
i d ; th t f
i
m eaning of the c one or

p yr am f a or m o m atter
f which al l other figu r es m ay be de

r om
vd
ri e an d which is an em em of p r o u c bl d
tiv v i d d nd
,
t e r u th, i ar e or er a ec onom c
tility I t u p t t h t e wh
r e r esen s e ru m ason o
l f by d g
.
.
hi r ai ses til l h
m se h e r ees e r eac es
h v d th d d tt
.
t ea en , o a or e e sac r e an u nu er a
bl f th G
e n am e o t A hit t f th e r ea rc ec o e
c one or r yr aprid U i v -
.: If n y w il
er se l t w k eith an no or ,
n er
d B d
.
h T t h i t hi
'
s h lou th y t e ( ea t .
g ro er ru a a n c on u c s m
o n c e ar ou n d th ) e r o om .
Z hi Z M
c r ac e — w t d
an p d G
as cr ea e d g v hi u r e, an o a e m
tru th h
as g v e h i l ig
a e h t H h m l t th t t h .
d e as os e ru an
f d ou n H h
er r o r w d e d
'
f as i t d k an d er e ar n o ar ness a n
d hi i d h h v v
.
r ou n m s n an s T
am e h l o er e er m or e. e sou
f
'
th t a i i sp m d i
u r e an l d d fi l
s n ud w ith th l y ant i e e
.
ear s a ns
t g i i t
a n unw it h G d e t i l b y l g t i l O d un on r a s an
c anno a
fi v d f
,
m an i fi urti cait i l
on s l y d l i s th na l d e er e r om e O
y p
l
c a am ity d l iganh t v d k o d d t h
er c o m es ar ness an e r ones
l f
,
it i t
n h l
e sou ( H t s . i t f aZ hi l ) n r on o ar ac e .
I N IT IA TI O N . 21 3
Z ar ac hi el— B r other T r u th, whom

do you c on u c t ? d
B r other Tr u th A Com m an er o f the T em p e who
— d l
desir es t o go ou t of d
ar kn ess an d to see the tr u e i ht
g , l
an d to k
now the tr u e l ight in al l its p u r ity, an d to ask
d
ti ings o f the tim es that ar e p r om ise to m an d .
Z ar achiel I cannot p er m it him to p ass, f or he

— wear s
the m as k Of hyp ocr i sy .
( B r other
;
Tr u th r em o es v the
m as k) .
B r o ther Tr u t h —
S hining Z ar achiel , his m as has f al k
l en he stan s
an d d bf e or e you , in honest
y an d inn o c enc e
d d vd
.
Z ar a chi el — ’
T is wel l ! He oth stan app r o e , an d
m ay dik r n the p u r e c ontents o f this tr an sp ar ent gob
of
f
L et the p er ect p u r ity o f its c ontents be a to en of k
the r e ol u s tion of this hou r , bl esse d ar e the p u r e in hear t
dd
d i k wh B th d
.
( C an i ate r n s, en ro er T r u th again c on u cts

hi m d th
o nc e ar ou n ) e r oom .
H li Z B f
am a th w l d g w
e — e or e e or re O l d, the p r im iti v e
t th f d d t f kd
’
l Th m en s sou s en m an as e him
‘
ru a e ou r om .
sel f wh t
,
I dh w
a d wh
am an o an en c e am I an d whither
d I g ? d th l l ”k i g i w d its el f str o e v '
o o an e sou oo n n ar u
p on
t l wh th th t I w “
o ear n e er a er e m er e m a tter ; its tho u
ght
an d r eason , its p assions an d aff ectio ns m er e r esu l ts
-
of
m ater ial c om b ination or , a m ater ial eing en el op ing b v an
im m ater ial Sp ir it .
( H al ts in f r o nt of H am al iel .
)
H a m aliel— B r other
do you c on u ct T r u th, whom d
B r other Tr u th A Co m m an er o f the T em p l e who de
— d
s1 r es to go ou t o f ar ness a d k
nd to see the tr u e ight, an d l
k l
to now the tr u e ight in al l its p u r ity, and to ask ti ings d
of the tim es that ar e p r o m ise to m an d .
Ham aliel N one bu t the r ee can enter into the gates

— f
of the Ed en , f or it is the l an d of li b tyer .
( B r ot her
th t k d id t
_
Tr u a es O ff the chains o f the c an a e .

)
Br other Tr u th —e
fl am al iel , he is f r ee .
21 4 KN I GH T S O F T H E SU N -
.
H a m a liel— Ther ea fter , m y br ot her , l et this gl o e be

-
b
an em l em to r em in b d
you O f tr u e l i b er ty, f or
though p er f ectl y r egu
l ar in or m f ,
thou gh it
m easu r es
”
e ua q lly in
v
e er y d i ti r ec on it has
no b d i
ou n ar es or li nes
Of l i it ti
m a on ; wher e
the sp ir it of the Lo r d
lib
.
is, ther e is er ty .
The Gl obe .
( B r o ther T r u th again
d
c on u ct s him onc e ar ou n d the r o om .
)
S ap hael— God is the r st ; indestr u ctabl e, eter na , u n fi l .
d dv b
c r eate , in i isi l e Wis om , u stice, tr u th, m er cy, with
. d j
v
har m ony and l o e ar e of his essence, an d eter nity and
in fi it d
n f xtu i e o e ens on . H e is sil ent, an d c onsents with
m i d
n di k w t
,
an s no n o sou l thr ou gh m in d al one. In him
wer e all things or iginally c ontaine and r om him d f al l
things wer e e ol e ( H al ts inv vd

r ont O f S ap hael ) . f .
S ap ha et r other T r u th whom
-
B do you c on u ct ? ,
’
d
B r o t er T r uth A Com
h — 6
m an d er of the T em p l e who
'
d esir es to g o ou t o f d k ar ness and to see the tr u e l ight,
an d to k n ow
the tr u e l ight in al l its p u r ity, and to ask
d
ti ings of the tim es that ar e
p r om i se t o m d an .
S ap ha et— With the hau ghty cr own of v anity and p r id e

u p on his ,
f or ehea
he ho
p e to indhabit E en, how c an d
q
wher e all ar e e u al son s O f the Gr eat A r chitect of the
U v
ni er se T his ar r ogant Com m an er m u st c ast his
~
d
w
.
g o
r wn to his f eet i f he i h s es to p r ocee d .
( B r other
T r u th div ests him of his wn )

'
cr o .
Br other T r u th -
S ap hael , it is d one .
S ap ha et fi
Then l et him l kt
oo o this c r oss . It is th
'
21 6 KN I GH TS or T H E SUN .
Michael— The
n l et him wear the Sign
‘
Of the ar d ent dv
o e, d
to in ic ate that his
sou l wil l ve
e r cher ish aff ection f or his
f ll
e o wm -
an. ( I vn ests him with it ) .
Mic h l ae — BT r u th, you wi

r other now c on ll d t th uc e
c an dd
i ate to F ather A am ?
2
( O r er i s o eye d 2
d b d) .
F ather A da m — My son, d o st thou d esi r e t b f tho e ur er
instr u cte di these gr eat p r im iti e tr u ths,

n v which ar e the
tr easu r es of the ar c hi es of m asonr y ? v
—
Can di da te I do .
F a ther A da m — A r t thou p r ep ar e to gi e d v us thy m ost
l
so em n p l e ge d an d p r om ise that thou wi t s
l str enu ou sl y
en d eav or f
aith fl ly to p r actic e that p u r e m or al ity that
u
fl o ws as a r esu l t r om f
the gr eat tr u ths that thou hast
hear d ; to r ep en t of , an d r egr et
thy shor t c o m ings, and -
thy er r or s, and to su bm it p atientl y to gentl e and r other

‘
b
bk
l y r e u e and r ep r im an if thou shou est O fiend? d ld
Candid a te— I am .
F a ther A dam — GO , then, thy en e an d u p o n

nees, b ddk
bf e or e the al tar o f tr u th and the gr eat l ight, em l em b
the God of
the P atr i ar chs, p r ep ar e tO r ec eiv e the
'
O bl igation of a night of the Su n K .

( B r other Tr
N ot e 322 .—
r esenta t i v e o f
“
bb '
It i s m o st p r o a l y in thi s c o l l e c t i e s ense , a s t he
t he who l e hu m a n r a c e, a nd , t her e o r e , t he t y p e o f
vf
dd
m a ni t y , t ha t t he p r es 1 d i ng o ffi ce r
t he 28 t h eg r ee O f
i n a Co u nc i l o f K ni g ht s O f t he
d
t he A n c i e nt a nd A c c ep t e
v d
S c o t t i sh R i t e is 0
d
,
F a t her A a m , a nd i s o c c u p i e i n th e i n e st i g a t i o n O f t he
k f d bb d
.
wh‘i c h S O m u ch co ncer n t he i n t er est s o f t he r a c e A am in
v d
. ,
i s m a n s e e i ng a t er i v i ne t r u t h The K a a l i st s
v
.
i n e nt e m a ny th i ng s co n c er ni ng t he fi r s t A a m ,
O ff p r es er a t io n S ee Kni g ht of
-
.
‘
Enc ycl ozi eedia of Fr eem a sonr y, A r t icl e A dam .

I N I TIA TIO N .
condu cts him to the a lt ar ,

and c au ses him to k l nee on
both k nees .
)
G
O B L I A T I O N KN IGH T S O F T H E S U N .
I p r om ise and s wear ,

in the p r esenc e o f the
Gr eat A r chitect of the U ni v er se, an d o f al l the r ethr en b
v
her e p r esent, ne er to ta e ar m s again st m y c ou ntr y, k
d d l
ir ec tly o r in ir ect y, in any c on sp ir acy whate er
"
v .
If u r ther m or e p r om ise an d s wear ne er v to

‘
r ev eal any
the sec r ets of the dg e r ee of K ight f th

n s o e S u n, to
y p er son or p er sons u nl ess d ly q lifi d t
u ua e o r ecei e v
and ne er v gi v e m y c onsent to the a m d ission
l ft th
-
e into ou r m yster ies,

u nti a er e m ost
c ir cu m sp ection and u l l no e e o f his f k wl dg

and who has gi en at al l tim es u l v f l
of his z ea l f v
a n d er ent attachm ent f or the or er , d
n d a su b m ission at al l tim es to the c onsistor y of P r in :
es of the R dyal S ecr et .
I f r
u r the m or e
p r om ise and s wear ne er v to con er f the
of K n ights of
the S u n, Wi thou t ha ing a p er m isw v
an d Consistor y or r om a f
nd I
nsp ec to r o r D ep u ty
f d bl z
.
u r ther m or e p r om ise an d sw ear to r e ou e m y eal

al l m y br ethr en, K
nights an d P r inc es, and sho u l I d
fu l ly v
iol ate this m y o l igation, m ay m y r ethr en b b
t m y tongu e thr ou gh with a r ed ho t
m y eyes an d ep r i e m e o f sm el l ing d v
0 6 m y han s an d e p ose m e in that d x
el d t o be e ou r e by t he or ac iou s dv d v
an be ou n , m ay the l ightn in g o f f d
e the sam e v en gean c e S o m ay
q
.
ou sn ess an d e u ity A m en
k
. .
"
him an d isses him on the

ar and j ewe , l and
21 8 as KNI GH TS or T H E SUN . -
SI GN
P l ace the r ight han dflt p a u
on the hear t, the thu m b p se ar
ate, so as ~
to f or m q
a s u ar e .
with the in dx e , p oint to hea v en .
A nswer .
T O KEN .
Ta k e in you r han d , tho se of the

br other and p r ess them gentl y; kis s
him on the f or ehea d and say A lp ha .

~
He r etu r ns the ki ss and says,
Om ega . Bu t this is not m u ch u se d .
To k en
the S u n.
Kn i g ht s of
B A TT ER Y S ix
z -
tim q
e ui -
e d str o k es
PA S S W O RD z Sti iu m
— b .
v
'
‘
N ot e 323 . A l p h a a n d O m eg a the b egi nni ng a n d t he end t he
’
I am
k b d f Z
, ,
fir st a nd t he l a st T hes e a r e r e s p e c t i e l y t he fi r st a nd t he l a s t l e t t er s
’
b
.
‘
i n the G r ee a l p h a et , c o r r e s p o n i n
g wi t h t he Eng l i sh or m A t o
’
or
‘
t he H e r e w A l ep h to T a u — M or n s s M a so ni c D i c t iona r y, A r t ic l e A l p ha .
’ ’
.
a nd O m eg a .
220
‘
KNIGH TS or TH E S UN .
be o v er l ai d with fi ti c o n an d er r o r an d ir r etr ie v b ly l
a ost.
d
,
T hou gh m aso nr
y is i en tic al with the an C1 ent m
y s
ter ies, i t i s so i n this qu al i e fid sen se, that it p r esents b u t -
an im p er ect 1 m f age o f their b il l i r an c

y the r u i n s o nl
y of
d xp i d
,
their gr an eu r an d a syste m that ha s e er en c e
p g ro iv l
r ess t ti th f it
e a f i l v t
er a d on s, e ru s o so c a e en s an
p loiti l i ca t Up l vi g Egyp t th y
c r cu m s an c es . on ea n e m s
d ifi d by th h b it f th d iff t
,
t er l esw er e m o e e a s o e er en na
ti ons am on
g w h th y w i t d d T hom
gh e er e n r o u ce . ou
or igin al ly m or e m or al and ol itic a l than r el i iou s the

p g y
b
,
so on ec a m e the her ita e as it wer e o f the r iests, an d

g p “
essen tial ly r el igi ou s, thou h in r eal it l i itin th

g y m
g e
sac er d otal
p w er by
’
t ea c h
oin g th e in te l lig e
’
n t l a ity th e
fol l y o f the c ou ntr ies into whic h the

y w e r e tr an s l ante
p d .
I n Gr eec e they wer e the m yster ies o f Cer es, 5 32

in R om e,
the go od go dd
ess, in Gau l , the sc hool of Mar s l n S ic il
y,
d b
,
the ac a em y o f the sc ien c es A m ong the H e r ews they .
k
,
ar t o o of the r i hts an d c er em onies o f a r el i 1 o n which

p g g
p l ac e a ldl th e
p ow er s o f a
go er n m e n t a n d a l l th e n o w l v k
e dg e d f th p i t d L v it
ih the han s o e r es s an e es.
Th P g d f I di th t t f th M gi f
n
‘
e a o as o a, e r e r ea s o e a o
P i
er s a d Ch l d an d th p y a id ea, an f Egyp t w e r am s o er e
no l g onth er t whi h
e so u r c es a d k i k wl dg c m en r an n no e e
t li i f d h d it y t i A ft
.
E h p pl
ac eo e, a _ _
a
_
n or m e ,
a s m s er es . er a
ti m th t
e p l e f G em d th
es o h o l f P t
r eec e an
y h g e sc o o a o r as
l t th i
os p t t
e r i red f u e a
y t
o n an k th i p l
'
r e m a son r oo e r ac e:
M w
a so nr
y h p p l y en x p d d ro t
er e ou n e is a on ce
t b k f
, ,
t p t t
er f th g
r e a 1 on o t e thr ea oo o n a u r e, e re
h
p y i ls ca d t an i l h
as r on om
p th ca en om en on, e
p hil h
p y
o so d th p l an f d p it w he i
ac e o e os er e, as n
k f
,
ur
y ,
t
ar e
p i tey l l t hn sa e
g t t th f at h e r ea r u s o
N o t e 3 25 . dd
Am o ng the Rom a ns t he go e
cl e Cer es.
I N I T IA TI O N
ti v e r e el v ation that , f or m the b asis of al l r el i ions

g . In
the m o d er n dg e r ees, thr ee things ar e to be r ec ogniz e d
The im age of
p r i m e al v tim es, the ta l eau b of the
effic ient c au ses of the u ni v er se, an d the b koo in which
ar e wr itten the m or al ity of al l
p ee
p l es,
an d the co d e by
whic h they m u st g v o er n them sel v es if they wou ld be
r os
p p er ou s .
T he fi dgr st
p t w h h h
e r ee r e r esen s m an, d en
'
e a
k
n en f
hi igi l l f ty
r om t t i t what i
s or na t o es a e, n o s m os
l y tyl d
er t t f nt
s e H a s a e o
p t i a ure e re r esen s n
fi f
.
g th r ee gh hl t
e r out p t f th as er ,
un o or m a ar o e
w
'
t p l th p g
em h he, d l t l l eth g r ta an o a os a e ea
t th f th ruigi l v l ti H i
s o e or na re e a on . e m a n »
e h e sam t i th i t my t i
c ar ac er H n e an c en s er es. e
em p h t i l l y p
a f ca f v l a
p d i d k
r o ane
p
’ 27
en e o e n ar ness, o or
f p i it l k wl d g b l ti l l y
‘
d d ti t t
es u e o S d r ua no e e, an em em a ca
k d e
t i l d k whi h i p d d by th
.
Th e m a er a ar n ess c s ro u ce e
d b f
326 .—
of g oo
“
d d
A l t ho u g h t he En t e r e
s u s t a n c e a nd so u n
A p p r e nt i c e i s b u t a r o u g h a shl er ,
a t t he c o r e
“
T he s t a t u e i s i n th e .
‘
‘ ’
fig u r e m o r e g r a c e u l t ha n hu m a n g e ni u s c a n c r e a t e T h e En .
wo r k f
hea r t p r ep a r a t i o n , a nd t h o se
of -
t ed
e er
ou t o f
a dy p r e p a r e
v
i n er io r m a t er i a l s
,
a nd e g r e g i o u sl y er r e
d
to co n
T he r e o r e
in he a r t . Nor i s t hi s t y r o
d .
,
f
vf v b
of
so m e
t he p r i n c i p l es o f
e o t er i c xd
t he so c i et y i nt o
k no wl edg e o f M a so nr y
‘
b
‘
ha e ha d , f o r , i n h i s p et i t io n , he ec l a r es tha t he ha s l o ng en
l e o p i nio n o f t he a n c i ent a n d h o no r a l e i n st i t u t io n
’
a a or a .
s M a s oni c D i c t i o na r y , A r t i c l e Ent er e d A p p r ent i c e .
d
3 27 . P r o an e f T her e i s no wo r
. dd
who se t e c hni c a l a nd p r o p er
fd
iff e r s m o r e t ha n t hi s
v
I n i t s o r i n ar y u se p r o a ne si g ni fi es
.
i s i r r e l i g io u s a nd i r r e er ent , b u t i n i t s t e c hni c a l a a p t a t i o n i t
sa c r e r i t es T h e wo r d
is co m . d
a n d f a nnu m , a nd l i t er a l l y m ea n s
he nc e a p r o f a na s a m o n g t he a n
V
t o ent er t he t em p l e a nd eho l d
d f d b
d f d
‘ ‘
’
o s si u s , we r e c a l l e p r o a ne who wer e no t
’
T ho se sa y s
,
sa c r e r i t es b u t to who m i t wa s a l l o we o nl y/ t o s t a n
k f
,
l e— r o a n o — no t to e nt e r i t a n d t a k e p a r t i n t he
p p
M a c e y s En c y c l o p a d ia o f F r eem a s on r y , A r t i c l e P r o a n e .
’
T he m a t er ia l d k ar nes s whi ch d dd d
is p r o du ce by [ the ho o
S of his so u l
c wl t h he c o u l
m e nt a l
H e is .
d
p u r c ha se oo
we a l t h o f p r i m i ti e
fv d d ep r iv e
.
of
to
tr u th
ev e r y
in i
"
.
ed A p p r ent i c e , p a g e 39 .
222 KN I GH T S o r T H E S U N .
b dan age o er v his eyes, is an em l em o f the ar b d k ness

d vd v
.
his sou l . He is ep r i e o f e er ything that has a v al
an d wher ewith he -
c ou ld p h urc as e f d oo t o in ic a d
u tter d estitu ti on o f the m ental weal th of p r im iti v e
I n this dg e r ee he un d er gh
o
y p y essi
on
clal tests
'
an d
k
,
c eiv es el em entar y m or al in str u c tion s A s yet he t a . es
u
p on him sel f no d ty bu t secr ecy
u H e stil l r em ain s in
”
.
'
the d kq t ar u ar d er of the l o
ge th o u gh n o t in th e N o r th
b t h l f w y t w d th E t th p l
,
u a a o ar s f l ight e as , e ac e o
t xp d t th f f l t i l whi h w it th
, .
no e o se o e ear u r a s c a a e
d t f i i ti ti t th y t i H p
a e or n a on 1 n o th em
g h s er es . e asses r ou
no g l o o m
y f t l l b
or es s or
g y i t hi v on h t a r n ne c a es e m ee s
hid d d
‘
no t
eo u s s ec r es
p , h i t d l e by s s u nn e an a ar m e no
f fl i h i
ear u no ses, d g e n cu r s n o an er .
A f w l it y
‘
e so t i
ar fl ti
m om en s d p ray n r e ec on an er ,
Sh t ti or
p m e d i d k
asse f w
n c t i
ar t p ness, a e u n er a n S e s,
f w bt l
e o t
s ac es v o ll ; d h
o er c om e t ar e a an e en er s
tem p l f t
e o th d v i
ru t T h
an j y r d t i l ue . e ou r n e s an r a
th e can d id t bl f h
a e ar e an em lif M em o u m an e. an
t er s, f bl d k d p
ee e an o d f ll f d g
na e ,
u on a r a u o an er s
p it f l l
a T h
s. ig e f th f y t
no r anc e oh fi y p i e
‘
an c e er a ss
bl d git ti f t g
,
of y th th t ou ,
e r ou es an a a on s o m a ure a e,
i fi
n rm iti f ld g es o o ya v il e w h i h ar e so m an e s c as
hi m d whi h p hil
an h
p y c l i d
o so h i a o n e c an a m
D f w rl d f t b l wh t w l d
,
l
e en c e ess i n a o o r ou e, a ou
o f hi with t th
m i t
ou f hi b th
e ass s an c e o ? s re r en
Hi bl ig ti i v lg th h i
s o a on s no u ar oa su c as s a
d i th p f w l d It i tiq
,
t d
'
er e n e r o an e or . s an ue an
H e re
p t it
ea sw it h t p l i T
ou h p
c om u s on . e ex
W
N ot e 3 29 .—
e s t a n d p r e s ses
d
f d dk d
o r wa r
“
A i n se a r c h o f M a
c an i ate
t o t he E a s t t he p l
d d vd
,
‘
N or t h, t he p l a c e o f T hi s u s e o f
’
ar n e ss .
t he l e c t u r e s o f t he B l u e L o g e , t o b e er i e
s a l em .
d
I t wa s so f a r no r th o f
4 6 m i nu t es , 4 5 s ec o n s , No r t h
w d w
,
t he S u m m er So l s t i c e ) , t ha t t he
i nto t he no r ther n in o s o f .
Nor th.
224 KN I GH T S o r T H E S U N .
wou l dhv a e a g r ee d ,
a nd f ou r ha v e been the nu m b er
stea d f th o r ee . B u t in the East, in an c ient tim es the

wer e bu t thr ee season s . T he thr ee p il l ar s that en
p or t the l o ge d ar e Wisd o m , S tr ength an d B eau ty.
T he E yp tian s and the H er ews ase their ci il p

g b b d v
icy u p on the wis om o f the p r iests, and the p ew d
str ength or v who wer e
al or o f their ci vil chie s f
m il itar y c om m an er s an d the har m o n
y e tw ed
en ,
b
( y
s n o nym o u s with ea ut
y am on the E
'
g gypt i an s ) b
p l eted t he p r os er it
p y o f th e S ta t e . T he a
ge o f
d b
,
r entic e is sai t b th in the

p o e r ee
y ear s,
ec au se a
m yster ies thr ee year s p r ep ar ation was q

r e u ir e dbf e o
initi ation c ou l d
c om m en c e .
T he nu m b er thr ee
“
bl g i e on s n a
p ec u l iar m ann er?
this dg e r ee. The al ar m i th
-
s r ee r a
p s. T her e ar e thr
m o v bl
a e an d thr ee im m v bl jo a e e wel s ; thr ee p r 1 n0 1
o ffic er s, thr ee l ights, gr eater and l esser ; thr ee j ou r n
ar e m a d d e ar ou n the l o ged .
I th F l l w C f t d g
n e e o ra e r ee, the nu m b er fiv e
S f W d
N ot e 332 v d .P i l l ar s . E er y l o g e m u s t b e su p p o r t e by t dd
t he
or
b d
ha t s
d d d v
,
a i ne
dor p il l ar s
u i l i ng ,
to
is o m
B ea u t y a o r n s
-
S t r en g th , a n d B ea u t y
, Wi s o m
a nd S t r en g th s u p p o r t s i t ; a l so
i s c o er , B e a u t y to o r na m e nt
,
a nd S t r e ng t h t o ,
.
who i s wi s e a s a
a ct i o ns .
— M a c oy s ’
P il l a r s .
d d
N o t e 333 I n a l l the m y s t er i es , r om
bd f
Eg y p t t o S c a n i n a i a d v
zd
.
a sa c r e r eg aI d f o r t he n u m er t hr e e I n t he r i t es o f M i t hr a s t
d
. ,
r e a n wa s s a i to b e s u p p o r t e by t hr ee i n t e l l ig e nc e s O r m u Mi
V v v
, ,
M i thr a s I n t he r i t e s o f H i n u s t a n , t her e wa s t he t r i n i t y o f
f S
d
.
i shn u , a nd S i a I t wa s , i n ho r t , a g e ner a l c ha r a c t er o f t he
d
.
t o h a e t hr ee p r i nc ip a l o fi c e r s a nd thr ee g r a es o f i ni t ia t io n .
t he m o s t s a c r e of a l l t he
I N I T I A TI O N . 22 5
to thr ee . In this dg e r ee the l etter G . r ep r esents
Geom etr y a on e l It d . s eep er m ean ing is p r op er l y r e

ser vd
e f or th thi d
e H r . er e the you ng F el l ow Cr a t i s f
the re p r esen a t tiv f th e o e stu d ent o f the sc 1 en c es in the
sc ho ol of P ythagor as ; an d it was ther e k n o wn that

a m o ng the B r ahm in s, Gannes was the God of nu m b er s
p atr on s of scho ol s an d
’
l ear n e d soc ieties . With

u s, to o, the l etter is the su b tit t s u e f o r the H e b r aic Y o d,
the in itial l etter of the D iv i n e n a m e an d a m o n ogr a m
xp d t d b
,
that e r esse the u n c r ea e

p eing, p r in c i al of al l
things, a nd enc l osed m a tr ian gl e, the u n ity o f Go d .
T he wor d of a f
F ell ow Cr a t has an astr ono m ic a l
m ean in g that with the p r im iti e tim es
c onn ects m a sonr y v .
S etting the c el estial gl o e f or the p l ac e wher e the tem p l e b

b
was u il t an d the season o f the year when it wa s c o m
,
m en c ed, the m aster s statio n c o r r esp o n ds with the so l ar

’
i
r 1 s1 ng T he su n
. ha s u st Shown him se
335
a o e the j lf b v
hor i onz Thec an i ate enter ing by the west o or aces
. dd d f
the day star an d is c onse u entl y q near that sta r of the
d
z o ia c whic h. sets a s the su n r ises . It is the star which
bl esses b
the hu s an dm an ; that r ill iant Star whic h th b e
H b
e r ew c all ed S hibbol eth, m ean ing an ear o f whea t
s l
f d
.
In the F el l ow Cr a t egr ee, o ne p o in t o f the c om p ass

d bv
is r ai se a o e the squ ar e T he l atter is an em l em o f b
d bd f
.
_
the m echan ic al wo r l an d o f o e ien c e T he o r m er .
k N ot e 334 .
no wn t o a l l F r e em a so ns
d
T he
si t u a t io n o f
G. thi s l et t er
d
I t c a nho t a l l u e t o t he n a m e o f Go d a l o ne
. d f d
when a l o ne . i s we l l ,
f d
i n t he G e r m a n l o g es , o r i t c o u l
o r e i g n l o g es
no t be ou n
f
i n t he 's i t u a t io n i h
I t ha s a c l o ser a fin i t y to G eo m e t r y , whi c h i s so ne c e s
.
.
v
“
.
s'
nec es s a r y .
—G a di c k e .
m aso nr y , A r t i c l e G .
’ ”
a r y t o a n A r c hi t ec t , a nd g eo m e t r i c a l
M ac o y s Enc y c l o p e ia a nd Di c t i o na r y o f F r ee
-
d
c er t a i nt y a nd t r u t h i s e er y wh e r e
N ot e 33 5 .—
b
“
d d
T he her a l i c efinit io n o f t he s u n a s a
v
ea r i ng fi t m o s t b
a p p o s i t el y
G wi l l i m
to t he sy m o l i sm
sa y s :
‘
db b
of .
b
t he so er e ig n t y o f t he M a s t er
Th e s u n i s t he sy m o l o f s o er ei g n t y , t he hi er o g l y p hi c vT hu s .
x f
o
r o y al ty ; it o th s l g n l f y so l u t e a u t ho r i t y
’
of a T hi s r ep r es e nt a t i o n o f
b fd
.
‘
the su n a s a sy m o l o f a u t ho r i t y whil e i t e p l a i ns t h e r e e r e nc e to t he
vd
,
M a st er , en a l es u s to a m p l i y i t s m ea ni ng , a nd a p p l y i t t o t he t hr e e
so u r c es o f
f d
a u t ho r i t y i n t he L o g e , a nd a c co u n t s f o r
t i o ns o f t he o fic er s wi e l i g t hi s a u tho r it y .
em a sonr y , A r i c l e 8 119 ,
n
” w —
t he r es p e c t i e p o s i
Ma c ey s Enc y c l o p ae ia o f
’
k
Fe r
t
KN I GH T S GETH E SU N
’
3 6
’
d s ib
e cr es those cu r v and c ir cl es Which
es
"
ar e figu r es o f
the c el estial m ov em ents
ari d
I S an em l em b o f au thor itv .
T hu s the m eanm g 1S that the c an d id t a e has tak en one

"
step towar d s l k c el estia no wl e ge and d , f r om b di

o e enc e
to c om m an d .
s
f d
“
T he F e ll w C f t p
o ra asses h
t p p
e er en icu l ar to
r om
the s q u ar e, f th l r om e c o u m n J a chin to the c o um n

‘
oa z
'
l B
the p er p en cu ar di l b g e1 n a s tr aight line the q ar e t We
'
f or m Ing a r ight angl e .
T he thir d l ine c om es in the M aster s deg r ee, to com
p l ete the r ight angl e d tr ian gl e an d e xhib it the 4 7tl1

bl d
,
p ro em of Eu cl i an d P ythagor as .
The thir d dg e r ee c om m em or ate

—
J
s the m ur d er of
H i r am A b iff ( wh om it st
yl es the Chie f A r chitect of
l d
,
the T em p e and one o f ou r thr ee A nc ient Gr an M as

ter s ) by thr ee p er fidiou s wor m en to whom he r ef u se to k d
g vi e th e m a stefi s wo r ; th e l ess o f that w or a n d
d t he d
sub sti tu ti on o i an other , an d hints at the r esu r r ection to
lf
i e o f the m u r er e m an, thou gh 1 n a ct, in thed d or f Y k
r i te it r el ates that he Was m er ely r a ise
-
to be u r ie d b d
v d
;
again These wer e e ents p f or in ar y oc c u r r en c e, so f ar

d d v bd
.
as the m er e m u r er an d the isc o er y o f the o y, and

the p u nishm ent o f the assassins ar e c onc er ne S t un:
d.
d f
N ot e 33 6 .
‘
-
“
f d
M a so ni c d
d v f d
t r a i t io ns a r e f u l l o f t he l i e
'
l a bo r s a nd a te
k d d
,
o f the
‘
W i o w s so n o f P hoeni c i a
’ ’
T h a t he wa s an a g e -
m an e ote
d f
. ,
a r t s y th a t h e wa s
‘
t hr o u g h a l o ng li e t o a r c hi t ec t u r e a nd i t s in r e
a
d d
wo r shi p er o f t he t r u e G o d i n i s t i nc t io n r o m hi s c o u n t r y m en, who
we r e i o l a t er s ; t ha t‘ he e n t er e hea r t i l y i nto t he p r e p a r a t io n s o f a m o r a l
dd S d
s y s t em
bu i l i n g
o f M a so nr y , o f
ho u l
whi c h t he r u l es ; too“l s a n d l a n g u a g e o f p r a c t i c a l
b d d
be the t y p e s , t h e h o no r o f G o d , a n d t he g o o d o f m a n fi -
r
bd b d d d d
.
k in t he a i m ; t ha t a s t he e n d o f t he T em p l e u i l i ng r e w nl g h h e .
f v d
t o t h e h e a r t s o f h i s r o y a l p a t r o ns a n t he m u l t l ;
'
e c a m e m o r e e n ea r e
b f d
fl
al r d eg r e e s ; t h a t he el l ictim t o hi s fi el i t y a
‘
tu e o f u il e r s o f a
S
dd d d bv d t ha t r eno wne
‘
ho r t t i m e e o r e t he c o m p l e t io n of s t r u c t u r e a nd t h a t
b
,
hi s e a th t he i s c o er y o f h i s r e m a i ns a n d t he i r fi na l i s p o sit io n wer e
d d d f
-
i nt r o u c e i nto S y m o l i c a l M a so nr y , t o ec o m e c o ns t i t u e nt p o r t io ns o f I t s
l eg e n s
of d , ar e
t he l ea r ne v Dr f
a m i tt e
d d
as ac ts
d
O l i er t ha t t he se
b y a l l Ma so n i c hi st o r i a n s
a c t s we r e a o p t e
_
T h e theo r y
b y K i ng S o l o m o n
.
k
.
t he m y t ho l o g 1 c a l l eg en s t hen
.
a n d hi s r o y a l co m p a n io n a s s u b s t i t u t e f o r
a nd hi sd d
i n u s e i n t he Fr ee m a so nr y o f Phce ni c i
e
ea th ,
x d d
is a p p e a r a nc e a nd r e c o
a
v e
H
r y
i r a
t
m
h o s
,
e
t a
o
i
f
n g
p a
t
r
h
a
e
l l e
p
l
l a
t
c
r a
e
d
o
1
f
t l o
O
n
s
s
i r
i
i
n
s
s .
.
d d
t he Eg y p t ia n m y st er i es w l be e
f dd d h T h t h y
‘
i l a m i n e u n d e r o t h er e a s e e o r .
a r e to b e c o n s i l t h i t i l l o u n e t o n e e
t ha t t he n yx a s m y s s o o
‘
r o
-
e e
4
s
Mor s s M so c D t A t i l H i m
'
i i i n r a
’
e xa m i n a t
p
n at our h nds.
. a "
r i a n c o a r y, r c e
the Ar chi tect;
CLOSING CEREMONIES
KN I GH T s or m m S UN .
F ather A dam
\
B r other T r u th, what p r ogr ess hav e
m en m a d e on ear th to c om e to tr u e hap p iness ?
B r o ther T r u th— M en ha v e f al ways w
all en Ver y f e .
ha v gg l
e str u
e an d l ess d h v k a e k d t th d f
noc e a e oor o
th f l l light f l t th whi h '
this hol y p l ac e to attain e u o r ea ru , c
we al l ou ght to q
ac u ir e .
F a ther Ad am — My d ea r chil d r en,. dp e ar t and go .
d vr d
,
am on g m en . En ea o to insp ir e them with the esir e
of . k nowing
‘
holy tr u th ; the p u r e -
sour ce of al l
p er f ec
tion .
F a ther A dam -
( P u ts his r ight hand on his f

le t
b r east )
dx fi d
.
A ll —( Rai e s the in e nger of the r ight han to

hea v en and cl a p six ,
Father A dam — This Cou nci is l l d

c o se .
PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
TWEN T Y E GH
-
I TH D E EEGR : o n, K N I GH T S o r
TH E S UN .
v bd
ent e
O so l e te L o g es H a e S u p er na t u r a l P o we r
— “
, b
by t he G u er r i l l a G ener a l A l er t P i e— S et s A si de t he B i bie n as
d v k k
V
— B u t R a t her D a r ness
i sibl e.
This dg e r ee, as her e gi v en, was in v ente d by A lber t

P ik e , ( S ee N ote Pik e was the son o f a
p oor shoe ~
er , b or n in B o ston, 1 80 9 b r ou
ght p in N ew
u bu r y
, stu di d e a whil e in Cam b id gr e Col l ege , a ter war s f d
ined the honor ar y A . M f . r om that in stitu tion ,
to Mexic o was ,
an e d it or 1n Ar k an sas, an d M em
T enn ; b . ec am e an u lt ra S ou ther ner , an d M ason ,
ne d by f a d f
,
r u ,
r om the U . S . T r easu r y, m o ney
i t d t I di
r a e o n ans, f or annu ities, school s, etc
d l
.
and Choc taws in F e er a
No .
; b
in Washington D C C ,
. . ec am e a on
d f ght hi I di b ig d g t
,
l
‘
enc r a ,
an ou s n an r a e a a1 n s
R id ge wh h w d f t d by
' '
t P 1 s, a ea ,
er e e as e ea e
U i t
n on ps . H ir ooI d i w i d t
s nh v an s er e s a o a e
p d i
e d tan h w k d U
om a i ld i a H e o l d t n on so er s . e s ou
M p hi
em A pp l l sf t iv i l pa t
eai d
e d v
c t d oc cu on s, an e o e
d
,
o F h
r eem ason r
y; t l t tw l asf r ans a e o v o u m es o
'
i ti p g
a c ligi
a an r e f ight th th
on, one o f tw lv e ,
e o er o e e
f whi h h h t k th d t i
.
d d p g
n re a es, r om c e as a en e o c r n es
25 th d g
'
t hi whi h M k y fl l a t b
”
s e r ee, c ac e ec r es o e
the m ost im p or tant of all the high degr ees .

E EE
fl
230 TH E
‘
S Ecr s A S I DE -
BIBL A S O B SO L T .
H e has l bng b d
'
een the hea 3

of the
“
A ncient a nd A
c ep ted R i te A nd thou gh his S up r em e C ou nci l
.
r
m a ns i in
'
Char l eston, who se r ec or s an d

"
p p
a er s d
fif ty -
n ine year s e o r e the bf
War , wer e all u r nt
“
b u p,
d btl
ou ess to c oncea l tr eason and cr im es com m itte d
a
gain st
”
the c ou ntr y, and the lw a s of war ,
he him se lf
has b ou ght, and r esi es d in the ol d Bl ai r and Ri v es
b il di
u ng, near the Cap ito su ch a m an has in l If
. v ente d
the m ost im p or t an t o f the hi gh egr ees wh at d m u st
v
,
the o ther s ha e been !
d g wh p t it l n t d f
O f this e r ee, ose r esen r ua em a a e r om
suh c i d M a m
y y I t n t i tl y p h , il p hiaco l sa s :
“
1s s r c oso ca
i tifi bj t i t p
,
“
and wh
sc en c , with o se . o ec s o 1 ns 1r e m en
th k wl d g f h v l y t th W
no e hi h is th p e o ea en
”
e ru , c e ure
f ll p f c
sou r c e o ti n ( S Na t 31 6 T h R
er i g het o . ee o e . e
R evEp i .
p l B i h p F l l w
sc o d U ai s lis t s o a o s, an a n v er a
Mi i t m d R ill d gi M M fi ’
n s er , n a d ye t oa ns eo e, ur n r . oo s rs
F w l l Bl k k
”
'
m eeti g i n s, Chi g n p t
ar a e oc 1n ca o, s o e a
ll d t f
”
.
“
m eeti g n , '
L dg
ca f I t l li ge io or m a o e o n e en c e, n
:
O r iental H al l in that city. The Bishop deliv er ed an -
d
a dr ess, and Rou n se il l e a p oem
”
on the
‘
M ission of v
M asonr y The sp eech and p oem wer e p u blishe in
. d
the Voic e o f M as onr
y ,
and their d o c tr ine is i d entic a l
d t t d bv
.
with that o f this egr ee as s a e by Ma c oy a o e ,
l f v
~ , ,
m a that M asonr y is the on y p er ect r e el ation o f

” ”
-
er f e
“ “
hea v en ly tr u th e of a l l p e an d sou r c c tion ! i .
f f l
.
, ,
the onl y r u l e of aith an d l i e ; thu s com p l ete y setting

d
asi e the i l e as o sol ete Bb
To see that this is not b .
m isstate d ,
or x
e ag er ate
g d gl
,
an c e
“
thr ou gh the dg e r ee .
T hu s we find on p age 20 7 . The on ly l aw, by which

we c annot ail to c om e to the f k no wl e d ge o f p u r e tr u th .
P age 208 :
“
T o now the t k
2 32
“
B UT RATHER DA RKN ES S VISIBLE ” .
ln the f ace
s of Mor m ons, c on u r er s, j sp ir it -
wor ship er s ,
l
and s eight of - -
han d m e n . A s the littl e chil d f
’
s ac e
d raws and r e fl ects the l ight of the cou ntenanc e of a
go d ly m other ,
v
e er y M ason, who bel ie ingl y, wor ships v
S atan, tr ansf dit or m e n o an an ge l of light fl ,
r e ects
l ight th t d” vila by ! e s see

f d ke
Bu t
Y et
'
r om
r a ther
tho s
ar
flam es ,
ness v isibl e.
no l ight
is Masonr y, and su ch a r e Masons .
God of light sa e u s
“
v f r om
“
f ll
e owship with d vile s
.
Cor 1 0, .
C HAPTER LIII
WENTY NI N TH D -
E EE ; K
GR N IGH T on ST A NDREW,
.
u
. A
Z EN ITH ,
It is the twenty -
-
n
inth g d e ra of the A ncient an d Ac
(1 Rite, and the i
el e renth c on er r e f d in a Grand ,
onsistor y .
IN TRO D CTI O N U - ¥Tliis is su

pp ose dt o be the fir st gr a d e
N ote 331 — “
Gr a nd Sc ot t ish Knig ht
d of
d
S t . Andr ew. T he 2 9 th d eg r ee ‘
d d
t he A n c i ent a n d A c c e ‘
p te r it e It is a l so c alle P a t r i ar c h
“
. th e of
u sad es t ho se wa r s . a nd i t i s
’
, in a l l u s io n to i ts su
ppo se o r igin ur i ng
t he T hi s
’
na m e r of L i g ht .
n t he g r ea t m o r a l
p o s se s s i o n o f
x v
i r t u e p a t i e nc e , a nd
W f d b
, .
a s t he e p o ne nt of t r u t h . a n d o ne
i t ho u t ea r a nd wi t ho u t r e p r o a c h T he asse m l y i s c a l l e a
”
d
.
r T wo a p ar t m e nt s a r e r e u ir ed I n t he fi r s t a p a r t m ent t he ha ng
d
. .
r e c r i m so n , s u p p o r t e by v i t e c o l u m ns D u r i ng t he r e c e p t io n t hi s
d d d f d d V db
.
r e p r es e nt s t he c o u r t o f S a l a i n , t he g r e a t S u l ta n o f Eg y p t a nd
T h e sec o n a p a r t m e nt s ho u l b e a wel l u r ni she r oo m ec o
i n t he e a s t er n st y l e
M as t er
d d b d j
T he K n i g ht s a r e a l l
.
b
T he p r esi i ng o ff i c er
r e s se
i s st y l e
i n c r i m so n r o es
ener a l e
wi th a
f d v
. ,
whi t e c r o s s o f S t A n r ew o n t he r ea s t Th e e wel i s t wo i nt e r
d b
. .
t r i a ng l e s , or m e b y a r c s o f l a r g e c i r c l es . wi t h t he c o n c a e o u t
~
8
of
.
'
go l
A t t he
a n d e nc l o si ng
,
d
o tto m ,
d
a
a nd t o d
o ne o f d
p a i r o f c o m p a ss e s o p e n t o t wen t y nv e
t he p o i n t s i s s u s p en e a St
-
q b y a K ni g h t s he m l e t ; o n t he
’
C r o ss , o f g o l , s u r m o u nt e
f d
i n a r i ng
d d
or m e b
t he c r o s s i s t h e l e t t e r 1 , 1n c l o s e d i n a n e u i l a t er a l t r i a ng l e ,
b y a wi ng e
t he c r o s s m a y b e s u s p e nd e a
se r p en t ;
k ey —
e t wee n t he t wo
M a c oy s En c y c l o
’
. .
t i ona r y of F r eem aso nr y, A r t i c l e Gr a nd Sc ot ti sh Kni ght o f

“
234 KN I Gr i TS er »
NDREW 9
' "
ST A
,
: . .
”
of R am say
’
s Rite
8
which wa s intr o d u c ed
-
a b ou t the ye
1 728, an d was c al l e dE
S c otch M ason r y c c ossa1 s, or
f dd v
.
'
on Chi al r i c M asonr o M
”
is
'
t h o f
‘
ou n e n
y r e as r
y o .
Cr u sa d es, an d
gi es a histor
y of th e v e e nts th at
‘
v
d
-
n
the u nio n o f the Chiv al r ic or er s
The cer em on
y
'
of
’
rec ep tion [ initiatio n ] i s b if;

r e
f d
,
i nstr u c tion u ll . This gr a e is p r ep ar ator y to

.
-
‘
Kadosh an d w as d
intr o u c ed into the A ncient an d
c ep ted r
ite by F r eder ic the Gr eat in 1 786 k
d b d
.
In this egr ee m y r other , you ar e adm itte into

d d
tr u e E en o r om inion of e er l asting tr u th an d r ate v f
v
-
.
T her e you l ear n what p er se er anc e c a

~
ty
d
.
the r ep ose of you r hear t and m in y ou fin d

r esul t o f ou r M a ster s
’
oc tr ine, whi ch f or so d
text of a thou san ain an d al se theor ies I t is dv '
f /
v
er y sam e r esu l t t hat F r eem asonr
y h as een assa b
b
oth by k ing
h an d r iestl
y b A the i t an d
p
dd y s s
n ar r ow m in e d b
_
sec tar i an s
-
This egr ee m y r other , 1 s
f d
.
.
u su al l y c on er r e by c o m m u n ic ation .
33 8 —
b d J
“
N ot e . A ndr ew, M i c ha el . Co m m o nl y c a ll e d the
Ram sa y ,
f b d vb k
a l i er
a t her
R am s ay
b b
H e wa s . or n
wa s a a er , b u t ei ng a p o s s esso r
at A y r , in S co t l a n , u ne 9 .
d
ena l e
to
d b W
s c hoo l v
t o g i e hi s so n a l i er a l e u c a t i o
i n hi s n a t i e
E i n ur g ,
b q d
her e h e W a
I n 1 70 9 he was i ntr u s t e
b wi t h t h e e du c a t io n o f t he t wo so n s o f t h
d d
dd
W e m y ss S u s e u en t l y , eco m i ng u nse t t l e i n his r el ig io u s o p
d
_
of
b q d
.
he r esi g ne t ha t e m p l o y m en t a n d wen t t o H o l la n , r es i i ng f o r
of b
t i m e a t L e y en
v d d
t he m o s t c el e r a t e
T h e re he . ec a m e a c u a in t e
t e a c her s o f t h e m y s ti c t heol o g y
wi t h P i er r e P o i r c
hi c h t he
d w
of
a il e
d
o n t he c o n t i ne n t .
d
Fr o m hi m R a m sa y l ea r ne
tha t sy s te m ; a nd i t i s no t u nr ea so na l e t o s u p p o se t ha t h e wa
t h e p r in c i p a l
b
q dv d wi th t ha t l o v e o f m y st i c a l sp ec u l a t io n . whi c h he
,
in o c t r ina t e
of
u ent l y
b a
b
e el o p e
M a so ni c R i t e
a s t he
I n 1 7 1 0 he i si t e t he c c v dd
d bv v d
.
i sho p o f C a m r ay, o f W ho s e m y s ti c a l t en enc ie s

wi t h a c o r i a l r ec e p t io n
g u es
d
t a n d i n si x m o n th s h
T he a r c h i sho p in i t e
e w a s c o n er t e
.
t o t he d
d v
,
p r o c u r e f o n h i m t h e p r e c e p t o r sh i p o f t h e D uc
d
t he P r i n c e d e T u r enne
d A s a r ewa r
W a s m a e a k ni g ht o f t he O r er o f S t L a a r '
. f o r hi s ser
,
-
.
z ~
.
CHAPTER LIV
T WEN T Y N I N TH
-
DE K GREE N I GH T S OF ST A N DREW,
PA TRIA RO H OE TH E CRUSA DES
‘
OR .
'
I N I T I A TI O N .
'
,
EI R S T S I GN ; T H A T O F EART H .
f d With th b k if
:
Wip e yo u r or ehea e ac (
the r ight han d , the h d

ea wh t i
so m e a n
cl ined f or war d.
Fir stS ign Knight.

,
of S t A n dr ew
. .
F I RS T T O KEN .
Q
S eiz ejeach su cc essiv el y the fir st,
’
then the sec o n , and l astl y the d

d j d
.
,
'
’
thir o in t of the o ther s in ex
finger Of the r ight f han , each d ’
sp ell ing al te r natel y the wor of d -
fi
the r st egr ee ‘ d
( o a ) . B z .
F ir st T o k en Kn i g ht
, o f
v 339 —
d d d
“
N ot e .P a tr i a r c h of the Cr u sade s . O ne o f the A
g i en t o t h e
dv
ni nt h o f
e g r ee O f G r a n
t he A nc i ent a nd A c c ep t e
S c o t t i sh K n i g ht o f S
S co t t i s h R i t e
t A n
T hedd
r .
v d
. . .
eg r e e c o nn ec t s it wi t h t he C r u sa e s
e e r , i s n e er u se O fii c i a l l y
-
a nd i s ,
M a c k ey s E
,
’
c i l s o nl y a s a -
P atr iar ch of the Cr u sades.

KNIGHTS o r ST. AN DRE W . 237
SIGN WAT ER
’
S EC O N D ,
T HA T o r .
P l a c e t he r ight han d u
p o nthe hear t
ext en d it ho i r z o nt al l y at the height Of
t he br east ; l et it f a l l o n the r ight. side,

a s If t o sal ute With the hand .
S EC O N D T O KEN .
S eiz e eac h su c c essiv el y t he fir st , then the sec o n , and

‘
d
d
l ast l y the t hir jO l nt o f the Other 8 m i l e finger , as
’ ’
dd
1 ndic at ed f or the index In the fir st t o k en , eac h s
p ell in
g
“
t he sa c r e dw or d Of the sec o n d d e r e e , Shibbo l e t h
g ( . F Or
m o de e . f giv i ng it see p g
a e 1 8 4 , F r eem a so nr
y I l l u st r at ed.
S I GN ,T HA T O F
“
T HI R D !
A S T O N I S H M EN T A N D
”
HO RRO R
T u r n t he hea d t o t he f k
l e t , l oo ing
-
o wn d
war ds ;r a l se bot h han s d d
Cl asp e to heav en, a .
l it t l e t o wa 1 ds t he r ight .
k ‘ fi
HNI GHTS
' I
238 Z
O F ST A NDR
T
E
W .
F OURT H S I GN , T H A T
"
OF F IR E .
Jo in bot h h ands, the finger s 1 nt er

d
l ac e and c o v er the eyes ther ewit h,
the p al m s o u twar ds .
Sign of F ir e
.
Giv e t he si
gn o f A ir . Ext end f o r
war d th e r ight ar m a nd hand at the
height of the shou lder .
nf F i
'
Answer to S ig o r e.
{s eiz e eac h su c c essiv el y the in dex finger O f the o ther s

’
r ight hand b t he fir st o int Eac h r o no u n c e al t er nat el y

y j p .
o ne o f the thr ee s
yl labl es o f the sacr ed wor d o f the thir d
SEVENTH S I GN ; GEN ERAL si GN .
F orm ,
on the br east, a c r o ss O f
'
S t An . d re w
with the two ar m s, u
p war d s.
Gener al S ign , Knight

of St A ndr ew
.
G EN ERA L T O KEN .
S ei eo z -
ne the l ast j oin t of
in e dxfi
nger o f the other s r ight
’
d fi
han ; the r st on e says N a
_
o ther Ka T hen sei e the l ast z

j fi fi
.
o in t o f the l ittl e nger ; the r st
v Gener ‘ w‘
o ne says Ma h the other , gi ing .
gf x
ggfiéfi gh
the whol e wor d, says, N ek a m ah

~
P A S S VVO RDSC
~
'
,
A r dar el or A r dr t el . T he A ng el , o
f‘ F i r e:
’ “
O as m a r en or A ir .
T a l liu d Or
“ 2
Wa ter .
F unl a c
'
f
or Ea r th
dd d d
.
A wo r
df d
“
N ot e 34 0 .— A r dar el . i n t he hig h eg r ee s u se a s the na m e
k
,
'
of the a ng e l of fir e It i s a i sto r t e of A da r ie l "

t he s p l en o r
”— . or m
Enc y c l op wdia o f F r e em a sonr y , A r t i c l e A r dar el .
,
M a c ey s
f d dk
’
of Go d . .
—
d
“ ‘
N o te Ca sm a r a n T he a ng el o f a i r R e er r e t o i h i t he
o f S c o t t i s h K ni g ht o f S t
' ‘
.
.
A n r ew l he e t y m o l o g y i s u nc er t a i n ” .
eg r e e
M a c ey s
.
.
-
’
Encx y c l O p
N ot e 34 2
m d i a o f F r e e
.
m a
t ain, bu t p r o a l y A r a i c
.s o nr y , A r t i c
bb
l
A wo r d i n the hig h
e Ca sm a r a n
eg r ees
b
hose et y m o l o g y i s
It is
~
d d .
f
. w
t o s ig ni y t he a ng e l o f
sai
,
u nc e r
ear t h — ” ,
Ma ck ey s Enc y cl op e dia
’
.
of
”
F r eem a onr y A r t ic l e F u r l ac.
the
.
s ,
INi TIA TION 241
’
SA C RED W O RD .
N ekania h that the gen er al tol< en

“
,
of .
M A R CH 14 F OI m ''
c r o ss o f J er u sal em , by thr ee step s
’
Of an A p p r entic e, thr ee , ste s p of a F el l o w Cr a t f an d
thr ee ste s of
p a M aster .
A GE z — T he
'
q
s u ar e of nin e; eighty one -
years .
B A T T ER
°
Y z — Nine str o k es, by two, thr ee and f ou r ; 0 0
oo oooq
TI M E To O P EN -
H igh twe lv e.
TO CL O S E — The b gin
en in
g o f n ight .
This m
y br other , d
en s the twen ty ninth -
dg e r ee . Y ou
at
'
O nc e p er cei e v the necessity of er ecting a str o n

g
a r ou n d ou r institu tion an d o f tr u sting its gu ar ian d
to a c er tain nu m er of tr ie b
an d c ou r ageo u s d
whose l ear ni ng an d p w o
er m ay at al l tim es
it against any assau l t on the p ar t o f its ch em 1 es,
d c au se them to tr em bl e on their thr o nes un d er their

ar a s i n their v
c on en ticl es an d e en v in the v ey
r m idst
their v i
r e el r es . S u ch wil l be the d uty of ou r b r et h
K ightn s of Kadosh; su ch is the o bj ect o f the
dg e r ee .
P u s an t Gr an d M as ter
i s — TO or d er m y b r eth
d
Candi ate u ses an d p u ts him sel f un d er the gen
gn o f the twent
y n in th e g r ee : -
d
343 .
wo r
— “H e
d in
b
t he
re w
hi g h
fd
s ig n i y i ng V eng ea n c e ,
eg r ees. — M a c k e ys ’
a nd , k d
l i e N ak a m
Enc y c l op e i a
,
Of
a si
F r ee
g
A r t i c l e N ek a m a h.
34 4 —
“
. P a t r ia r c h of t he Cr u sa des , or Knig ht Of St . A n dr e w.
(1 i n t he c o nsi s to r y o f P r i n c es
Gr a n Lo ge d dd
t he 2 9 t h u p o n t h e c a t a l o g u e
T he h a ng i ng s
b
.
A n r ew s C r o s s
’
a St . T he .
l e d P a t r ia r c h ; t h e m e m er s
t r i an g l es ,
sed a n d a
a St Ah .
c r o s s the
N H ou r
e,
.
9 x9 .
”
or Knig ht
242 KN IGH T S O r ST . A N DREW .
Thr ic e P u issa n t Gr and M as ter T o the g or y o f the

— l “
d
Gr an A r chitect o f the U ni er se, in the n am e and u n er v d
the au sp I Ges of the Gr an d Consistor y of b
S u l im e P r inc es
of l
the R oya S ecr et;thir ty -
sec on d d gr e ee of the A n cient
and A c ce p t d Reit v r ig d I d
e, 1 n and f or the S o e e n an n e
p end t S
en t t . f a e o d . th j i d i t io f un er e ur s c n o
il f S v dI P
“
th S p
e u Gr
r em edC an ign G ou nc o o er e r an II S GC
tor s G l f th thi ty thi d d l t d g e f th

ener a o e r r an as e r e or e
n or th j i di ti f th U it d St t itti g t
er n : ur s c on o e n e a es, s n a
N w Y k St t
e or f N wY k
,
a e O d by th p w e or ,
an e o er s c on
f d
er r e onby m e C u il f K d h N o nc o a os ,
O . .
I d iv
o r ec e d tit t y
e an ll
co n s d h f th
u e ou In a an eac o e
l v d g th m f which h v b to y
e e en e r ees, e na es o a e een ou ,
an d th P hil e h
p y f w h i
osoch h l b o b i fl y as a so een r e ex
p l d
a 1 ne t y o d t
ouh t i n or
y y i v
er t h d ga ou m a r ec e e e e r ee
o f G d El t K ight K d h f r whi h y h v
r an ec n a os ,
o c ou a e
p t
eit i d on e d p t h
an d it
ui t h t
on y w i l l
e co n w on a ou s ear
faithf lly t k p th blig ti whi h y h v t k e

,
u o ee e O a ons c ou a e a n
i th p
n e di g d g
r e ce n d whi h i th
e r ees an i to c ar e n e m a n
lv
o e sc i enc e,t p t v i t t l v y b th
o r ac 1 c e r u e, o o e ou r re r en,
an d to d v t y e o el f t th h p p iou r se f ki d t
o e a ness o m an n ,
o
th b t f y
e es k wl dg d b ility D y w a?
O ou r no e e an a . O ou s e r
Can di da te— I do .
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr and M t as er —
( S tr ik es t wo thr ee
f vl d v
,
an d ou r ;0 0 000 00 0 0, with his ga e o n his swor , o er
the hea d of the can d id t

a e .
) My b th ro er , I wil l no w
l vea e to you r r e ec ons
you In fl ti . a f ew in om ents you
v
wil l r ecei e the or er to ap p ear d bf e or e the Cou ncil .
U ntil then thI S m eeting i s c a e O r om a or t ll d ff f lb

fr eshm ent ( T he T hr ic e P u issant Gr an
. M aster d
withdr aws with the other m em er s o f the Cou ncil b
ing the l
c an d id t with th
a e e M aster of Cer em onies.
H AS O NTG F A CTS ARET A L S EH O ODS
'
b ill s
W
.
We need no t r equ ote M a coy ( Cyc p hS t ) -
d
.
,
“
says : T he egr ees o f this ( S c o ttish) Rite ar e f o
m o st p ar t el abo r ate r om the system in df
say, who c l aim e that he ou n them In d f d
they wer e p l ante by n ights o f the d K
M al ta on their r etu r n r om P al estine f .
to say tha t these pr etensi ons hav e n o

tr u th M a ck ey con r m s this testim o
. fi
and n o M asonic
M asonr y f ou n dd
e
whic h q
e u al s, if
dd
t en e or
or igin al l y er i ed r o m d v fEgyp t, a p r ete t to p ol l u te
“
x
Bb i l e, by their sham l egen s, to m a e Shal l ow d k
v entions se m
e d
sac r e , whil e they estr oy the sac r e d d
o f tr u th
k j f
.
M ac ey, in on e p l ac e attem p ts to u sti y this

hoo d j fi
H e usti es the M a ster M asons egr ee, in d
d
.
ing ther e wer e thr ee o or s O f the tem p l e, when in t

ther e was bu t o ne , by saying it is Sym ol , an d
“
”
b d "
“
n ot p r eten d
to hiStor ic ac cu r acy B u t M asonr y d
v f d d b v
.
"
g i e this stu ff f or a c t a n d t h ou san s t o a y el ie e
b l b
,
“
H e says : it is al l onl y sym ol , as a ion IS a Sym ol
- c o ur a e B u t su o se t her e i s n o l ion ther e ; that
g pp
d v l
.
r o m ise l ion p r o es on y an op o ssu m , p or cu p ine,

p
k k
s un ?
T his i s p r ecisel y this c ase M asonr y p r eten s to d

l d b d f f
.
egen , a se on a c ts Bu t the ac ts ar e not

f d d
.
al sehoo s T he tem p l e ha d bu t one oor

f
. .
says ther e wer e thr ee M asonr y sp r u ng r om

f
.
g g
r o -
sh O p; it c l a i m s t o c o m e r om P al es
k l
l iter al ly m a es ies its r e u ge, an d h
“
f
d
ho o , as did the al se r el igionists I n th f
Bu t the bail shal l
f
re u
g e, and them that m ake it .
CHAPTER LV
T H I RTIET H DEGREE
‘ "
GRA N D EL ECT K N I GH T KADO SH
E
,
OR K N I GH T o r TH E WH I TE A ND B L A CK EA GL E .
‘
T IT L ES fi t tw p t t whi h i
-
In the rs o a ar m en s, c ar e h
t d d
en e ly on
p p ti as t h l
re d g i t
ar a
y l d on r o om s, e o e s s e
t
C Cil
ou H I thethi d p t n t it ll d A r
p g a ar m en Is ca e r eo a u s,
th f id t i tyl d
.
and i n th S t e Th P
ou r en a e e r es en s s e
t Gr nd M at T h tw W d
.
P i
Ic e u ssan a s er e o ar en s,
d Li t t G d M t
.
d S n ec on Th eu en an r an as er s e
l l d K ight
.
r a e ca e n s
Th t t d
.
'
T A T ED M EET I N G S ti g f ll C —
e S a e m ee n s o a ou n
f K d h
o h ld a th ix th f J
os ar e ye G d on e s o an u ar on oo
d f
,
d y a th d y f A or i e d a th o sc ens o n , an on e sec on o
F iv K ight K d h f
,
hy er I n ea c ear e n s a os or m a
th d i p t h f b i
.
m f
ru or e s a c o u s n ess
b q K
.
K
'
AN
Q T h
U ET S t f t
—h ig h te d han ue s O e n s a os ar e
d Ag p
e whi h n a i di t
ae, th t th c bj t i am e n c a es a e o ec s
w l th b . d f f t r l l v Th w d
c o ser e on s o r a e na o e . e or
N t
CL O T H I N G l y i th t
—* o i thi d g on s e cos u m e n s e r ee
t id i l
r ly bcu ou sd i l t ll th th d g a su r ,
as n a m os a eo er e r ees,
vf d
N ot e 34 5 .
-
“
o d
A s t o the hi st r y O f the Ka do sh d d dv e g r ee i t i s s ai t o h a e
d d v b
,
fi r st i n e nt e a t L y o ns i n F r a nc e , i n 1 7 4 3 whe r e i t a p p e a r e u n er
f d fd d
, .
t he P et i t El u . Th i s e g r ee , whi c h i s s a i t o h a e e en
er e to f o r e r e e r r e to wa s a t er wa r s ,
W e find i n 1 75 8 i n co r p o r a t e a s t he
f d
R i t e M a so ns
s y s t em
d dd
of t he Co u nc i l O f Em p er o r s o f t he
whi c h wa s t ha t y e ar o r m e a t P a r i s , whe nc e i t es c en e .
b d d d d
.
a do s he s t wo o nl y a r e no w i m p o r t a nt v i z
, t he P hi l o s o p h i c . .
ha s een a o p t e b y t he G r a n O r i e n t o f F r a nc e a nd
b df d
.
o sh whi c h c o ns t i t u t es t he t hi r t i et h eg r ee o f t he A nc i ent
,
co t t i sh R i t e t hi s l a t t e r ,ei ng t he m o s t g e n er a l l y if u se
Enc yc l op e dia of Fr eem asonr y, Ar ticl e
24 6 GRAN D EL ECT KN I GH T
'
:
bu t b id es it giv
es ,
es to the -
assem bly a gr a e a v fid im p
v d
,
H owe it m ust b e
' '
ing aspect . er , as r ic h an e
l ega
an d is c onse u entl y q
wou l p er hap s be v er y Costl y, it d
b k
wiser to wear a l ac su it O f cl othes with whitegl oves ,
'
a b k
l ac sash with sil er r inge and a swor In this v f d .
c ase the K
nights wear a r ou n l ac
k hat a T eu tonic db ,
-
Cr oss on the hear t an d a r i bb on o f the dg e r ee f r om the
l ft h l d t th ight hip ; th p i d p d d
e s ou er o e r e on ar su s en e
f th d f th ibb
r om e en o T he ffi e r l w on .
‘
O c er s a one ear
co ll with th j w l
ar s O th f
e e t f th
e ibb n e r on o e r on ar e
b id d i d tw T e to i d o bl
.
em ro er e n re ,
o u n c c r o sses, a u e
h d d ea e g l ea d t h l t
e an t K e [ K
e ig h t K
er s . n s a
d h] os b id d i il v
em ro er e n s er .
I C
n som e il l l th
ou n c m b s aw l l with!
e m e er s ear a co ar
th j wl e e Th e . ll i b l k with
e co ar T t i s ac , a eu on c or
emb id d i d b th id s Th ibb
ro er e n re
'
On o s e . e r on
ll
co ar dg d with il v Th j w l i
ar e e e s er . e e e s
l d with d i th
c r oss, en am e e
'
t f whic
re ,
n e cen r e o
th in
r ee iti l l tt a J B M e er s O th . ev : . . : n e r er
i
c r oss d th h d t p d by p
s a ea
’
s ea ,
r an s Ier c e a o
l
r e u ar
g t f th
c os u m e o K ig h t K d h e f l l w n s a os I s as o o s
A Whit t i i th h p e un c f n d l ati b d r e S a e o a a m c, or e
With bl k ; ac th b on t d L ti
e r eas tl a re a n c r oss, a m an e
bl k v l v t dg d with d d th l ft
ac e e e e re ,
an on e e
l g b i d bl a k
, (
d L ti
re a n c r o ss, a ar e r m m e c
p l K
u m e, a ig h t t k
n W it h
’
p s i t uc er
‘
o n s, a
g
a l do b k l
en uc wh i h e, on
g d th i i c a r e en r av e e . n
f whit
'
tight p t l an a o on s o e c aS S I Iner e
m or o cc ob t with g l d p oo s th l ft h l
a o en s u r
‘
on e e ee
w d with d f
.
s or t ight il a s ra g h g s t h
v Gr u ar an s r om e
d th p i d f th ibb A l dy t '
an e on ar r om e r on s a r ea S a
th p ni d i f t d in
.
wh ll
en c o w ar s ar e or n , e o ar s as ene
h whi h i thi
sas c n i d Ns c ase
p s re o a r on
b d f
,
I i f i y th S t h
‘
H O O N RS
-
h an n er or o o .
e - co c
24 8 GRAN D ELECT KN IGH T KADO SH
wor d s is a Te
u tonic cr oss, em b idro er ed in gol d and r ed
’
”
l
w
ith th e nu m b er
“
30 ih .
the midd l e O f the c r oss Bel ow
a nd at the ext r em ity of the stan d d ar ar e the wor d s
A r doab Chao
’ "
l
a so em b id d
ro er e in
; gol d . The sec on d
IS a p Iec e O f bl ack sil k f th o e Sam e di m ensions as the
fir st stan d d ar with S ilv figer r n e.
A l l the em br Oider ieS m u st be of Si lv er . The wor d s
Vincer aant M ar i ar e em br oi d d di g lly f

er e a ona r om the
u
pp er cor ner
O n the l ft
'
e ,
to th l w
e o th er c or ner on e r ight .
In the up
p er r ight c o r n er is a r ed
'
T eu tonic cr oss ; In
the l o wer l fte cor ner is an u ncr o wne d d bl ou
i
e hea dd
e
with wings op en bu t not sp r ead, an d

“
eagl e holding
’
s wor d in his c aws; l

O F F I CERS O F A CO U N CIL O F KA DO SH
T hr ic e Pu issant Gr and M aster

d
.
F ir st L ieu ten ant Gr an M aster .
S ec ond L ieu ten ant Gr an M a ster d ‘
O r ator or night of El o u ence K q .
Chan c el l or .
T r easu r er .
Gr an dM ar shal l or I ntr o du ctor .
M aster of Cer em on ies '
Captain of the Gu ar ds .
dv v
“ '
N o t e 34 7 -
or do ab Cha o, O r der ou t Of Chaos . A m o t to o f the 3 3
b d
.
l u x e t en ebr i s , whi c h s ee
‘
eg r ee , a nd h a i ng t he s a m e a l l u s i o n a s Th .
i n en t io n O f t hi s m o t t o i s to be a t t r i u t e
d t o t he S u p r e m e C o u nc i
“
t h e A n c i e n t a n
f
d A c c e p t e
d
S c o t t i s h R
d
i
wi th i n t he P a t ent o f C o u nt d e G r a sse , a te F e r u ar y 1 . 1 802
‘
'
t e a t C
dv d b
h a r l e s t o n , a n d i t i s fi r s
b
d d
.
D e G r a s se a t er wa r s c a r r i e t h e R i t e o er t o F r a nc e a nd est a
a
~
Su p
h i ng ,
r
O
e
r
m
d
e
o
C
a
d
o
b
b
u n
h
c
o
il
t
c
h
,
t h
w
e
a
r e
s
,
I
u
f
h
se
e c h
b
i
a
y
t
n g
w
hd
e
i m
t h
a
i
e
n d
m
l
h
o t
i
t
b
s
d
o
C o
l
a
u
n
n
n
d
c
,
i
“
e
l
r
a c
i
c
n
—
o r
M
a l
i
l
ac
n g
t
k
h
ey
t
”
e
o
p
t i e m so a s s m y a u
m en s s s u e y . ,
.
C h
‘
l d i f F o n r A r t i c l e O r do a a o
c c
y o
p a a O r e e m a s y, .
O PEN I NG CEREMON I ES
GRA N D EL ECT KN I GH T KA DO S H
T hr ice P u issant Gr and ( O n e r a p w ith p om M aster é —
of swor ) S ir K ni hd
t
g , F i
.r st L i eu ten ant Gr a n d
K
.
ter , ar e you a night Kado sh?
F ir s t L ieu tenant Gr and M as ter — L I am , T hr ic e P u 1 s ~
nt Gr an d M aster .
T hr ice P u issant Gr and Master —i -

At what hou r d oes
e Cou ncil O p en ?
F ir st L eu tenan t Gr and Master
i — At the b gi
e nning O f
ight .
T hr ic e P uissan t Gr an d M What is you r as ter — ~

age ?
F ir s t Li eu tenan t Gr an d M as ter — A c entu r y and m or e .
Thr ic e P u issan t Gr an d M as ter — Whom do you now? k

F ir st L i eu tena n t Gr a n d M as ter — T wo wr etches .
Thr ice P u issan t Gr n d M aster T heir nam es ?

a
-“
—
d d v
“
N at e 34 8 Knight K d h? Knig ht f t h W hit e a nd B l c k Eagl e
"
“
. a os or o e a .
h eg r ee O
b
no wn a s Ka do shes
H e r ews 2
f
t he A nc i ent a nd A c c ep t e r ite T her e a r e s e er a l d e
T he F r enc h r i t u a l s m ent io n se en :
.
T ha t o f t he fi r st C hr i s t i a ns
.
1 T ha t
3 T ha t o f t he C r u
v .
J d V b
. . . .
4 T ha t o f t he 5 T ha t o f C r o m wel l , o r t he P u r i
-
f bv
. .
‘
T ha t O f t he es u i t s 7 T he G r a n er i t a l e K a do sh a p ar t
fd
. . ,
i t io n , whi c h o p ens i t s a r m s t o a l l m en
,
r y s ec t , r ee o f al l am
f
,
no enem i es o t her t ha n i ce , c r i m e , a na t i c i s m , a nd su p er s t i t i
Vd
’
s r it u a l u r ni sh es t he hi s t o r y o f t he es t r u c t io n o f t he T e m p l a r s
a nd P o p e C l e m e nt I n t hi s
dd d
.
a p a r t m ent s ar e u se I n t he
d
.
t er m e C o u n c i l ; i n t he t h i r .
p r es i i ng o ffi c er i s s t y l e M o st
d bd
es c r i e .
dJ b d
i n her a l i c l a ng u a g e :
‘
A
i s a T eu to ni c c r o ss , a nd i s
c r o ss p o t e nt s a l e
d b
c ha r g e d
d f
,
a no t her c r o ss o u l e p o t e nt , or , s u r c ha r g e wi th a n es c u t c heo n,
g t he l et t er s
s em e o f F r a n c e
’
B M . .
v
t he p r i nc i p a l c r o s s su r m o u nt e
O n t he r e er se , a s u l l t r a ns p i er c e
,
k d d
by a Ch i e ,
J
b y a p o ni a r d
d v b
. .
t a t ed m eet i ng s o f a l l co u n c il s o f K a do s h a r e h el a nu a r y 6 ; o n
F r i a y ; O n A sc ensio n d a y , a n d o n N o e m t he 2 . i n e a c h y ear
‘
er . .
Enc y
250 GRA N D EL ECT KNI GH T KADO SH .
F ir s t L i eu tena n t Gr an d M as ter — Q P hil i I V Kin

p
d B d k
,
o f F r a nc e, c all e the F air , an d er tr an de Goth, nown

as Cl em ent the F i th, P o e O f R o m e
p f .
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr and M aster -

What is the obj ect of
ou r assem b li ng ?
F ir s t L i eu tenan t Gr and M as ter — The ho e o f u nishi

p p
ing c r i m e
T hr ic e P u issan t G r and M t as er — S u ch b eing the
as the d k
ar ness o f night p r o tects ou r la bor s and as
enter t ain the hop e o f pu nishing c r im e, S ir Knig

F ir st an d S ec on L ieu tenan t Gr an d dM a ster s, r e u est q
o ffi c er s an d S ir Knight s on you r r es
p ec ti e v v ll y a e s
r ea dy t b y o o e m y d
or
,
er .
F ir s t L i eu tenan t Gr an d M as ter — O fficer s an d S

K nights on m y v al l ey, the Thr ic e P u issant Gr an dM a
ter q
r e u estst o be r ea y to o bey his o r
you d '
d er s .
F ir st Li eu tena nt Gr an d M as teg Thr ice

—
Pu i
d K dy t b y y
.
Gr an M aster , the n ights ar e al l r ea o o e
or d er s .
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr an d M t ( O n e r ap w ith as er —
p o m m el of S wor , r ising ) S ir d
n ights, o r er ! K d
v d d
.
r i se and p l a c e them sel es u n er the S ign o f O r er )
d v
.
the gl or y of the Gr an Ar chitect of the U ni er se, i n

d
n am e an d u n er the au sp ic es o f
the A nc ient an d A c cep te Rite, d
an d I d d
n ep en en t S tate o f . .
tion o f the S u p r em e Cou n c il f or

o f the U nite d
S tates of A m er ic a,
”
au thor ity c on er r e f u p on m e by ” d
NO . Id l
ec ar e and p r onou nce it
'
“ "
N ot e 349
.
- P hil ip IV . S u r na m ed le
c end ed t he t hr o ne F r a n ce i n 1 28 5
O f . He
hi st or y o n a c c o u nt o f hi s p er se c u t io n o f
bj v
t he a id o f hi s wi l l i ng i nst r u m ent P o p e Cl
c o m p li shi ng t he o er t hr o w o f t he O r der
hi s s u ec t s , who s e h ea r t s
,
.
252 ,
GRA N D EL ECT KNI GH T KA DoSII .
f r o m the Chan c el l o r an d c ar r ies it su c c essi el y to the v

Thr ic e P u issan t G r an M aster , the Fir st a nd S ec on d »
d
L ie u ten ant Gr an d
M aster s, an d to the O r ator ; A ll
f
Sign their n am es, a ter which the M a ster of Cer em onies
b r in gs back xthe oo b k
to the Chancel l or and r esu m es his
seat .
)
Thr ic e P u issan t Gr and M aster ,
—S ir K night M aster
of Cer em on ies,
p l ease a sc er tain whether t her e ar e any
S ir K vi it i th v
night ( M s t f C
or s n e a enu es . as er o er em o
l v d i it th v ft
,
i th th C il
“
'
‘
n es en ea es e ou n c an v s s e a enu es, a er
whi h h kc k t th d ; 00 00 00
-
e no c s a e oor
C pt ia f G d (
a n o S v p ; 0 0 0 0 u ar S i —
e en r a s r
K ight S
n d L i t t G d M t th i a
ec on eu en an r an as er , er e s n
l
a ar m t th d f
a C il
e oo r o ou r ou n c .
S d Li t
ec on t G d M t r Si K ight F i
eu ena n r an as e — r n
Li t eu t G d M t th
en an l
r an t th as er , er e 1 s an a ar m a e
of o u r Cou ncil .
F ir s t L i eu tenan t Gr and Mas ter

— — Thr ic e P u 1 ss
Gr an d M aster , ther e is an al ar m at the d oor of
Cou nci l
T hr ice P u issan t Gr and M as ter — S ir K night F
L ieu tenant Gr an M aster , d ascer tain the ‘
c au se of it
r ep o r t acc or ingl y d .
F ir s t L ieu tenan t Gr an d M as ert—

S ir K night S ec on
L ieu ten ant Gr an dM aster , asc er tain the c au se of it an
r ep or t ac cor di ngl y .
S ec on d L i eu tena n t Gr an d M as ter — S ir K n ight
t ain o f the Gu ar s, asc er tain the d c au se of it and r
di
_
ac c or ngl y .
Cap tain o f Gu a r d —
(Q p en m g the door a l ittl e .
) W
k k n oc s
M aster of Cer em onies—

( Fr o m Wi thou t .
) f Ma ster
Cer em onl es .
O P EN N I G C EREM O N I ES . 25 3
Cap tain f
o Gu a r d — S ir K night S eco n d L ieu tenant
Gr an d
Master , it is the M aster of Cer em om es
S ec on d L ieu tena nt Gr an d M as ter — S ir Knight F ir st
Li eu tenant Gr an dM aster , it is the M aster of Cer em onies.
F ir s t L ieu tenan t Gr and M t

as er — T hr ic e P u issant
Gr an dM aster ,the al ar m is c au se d by the M aster of
Cer em o nies who as k d

s a m ission .
i T hr ic e P u issan t Gr an d M x
as ter — S ir . K n ight F ir st
E
L ieu tenant Gr an
‘
d
M aster , p er m it him to en ter .
F ir st L ieu tena nt Gr and M as ter — S ir n ight S e c ond K

d
L ieu ten an t Gr an M aster , p er m 1 t him to enter .
S ec ond L ieu tena n t Gr and M as ter — S ir Kn igh t Cap

d
tain o f the Gu ar s, p er m it him to enter C
[ pa ta m o f
d d d
.
the Gu ar s then O p ens the oor an d a m its the M aster

nies
d
.
o f C er em oniesf — T hr ice P u l ssan t Gran M as

ar e, ( or ther e ar e not, ) v
isito r s in the a e ~
v ~
t ( IMf th r e ar e i sitor s
as er
e —
) v
v
ha e you c on in c e y o v
u r sel that the d
s e f
re r e u l ar
g n ight sKK a do sh ?
M as ter o f — v
C er em onies I ha e, T hr ic e P u issa nt Gr and
aster .
T hr ic e P u issant Gr an d M as ter S u ch being the c ase, —
tr o du c e them ( M a ster o f C er em o n ies r et ir es an d

k k v d
.
no c s se en ; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, at the o o r o f the
o f Gu a r d—
( K k n oc s se en v 0 0 00 0 0 S ir
d
,
Gr an M aster , ther e i s an
enant
the Cou n cil

K
.
Gr a n d M as ter — S ir n ight F ir st
n d M aster , ther e is an al ar m at the oor d
Gra n d M t Th
“
na n t as er — r ic e P u issan t
ther e is an a ar m . l at the oo r o f thed
”
KNI GH r
'
2 54 AN D EL ECT KA DO S H
'
GR .
T hr ic e P u issant Gr an d M t
as er — S ir K night Fir s
’
t ;
L ieu tenant Gr and M aster , asc er tain the c au se o f it an d
‘
r ep o r t acc or di ngl y .
F ir s t L ieu tenan t G ra n d M t r Sir as e — K night S econ d ;
L ieu tena nt Gr an d
M aster , ascer tain the c au se Of it an d
r ep or t ac c or di ngl y .
S ec ond L ieu tena nt Gr and M as ter — S ir K night Cap

'
tain o f the Gu ar s asc er t ain the d c au se Of it aiid r ep or t
ac c or d i gly
n .
Cap tain . o f Gu a r d—
{p
O ening the d o or a l ittl e .
) t
k k
noc s ?
Mas ter o f Cer em oni es— Master of Cer em onies With

t he K nights v i it
s or s .
S econ d L ieu tenan t Gr and M Sir night F ir st as ter — K

L ieu ten ant Gr an d
M aster , it is the M aster of Cer e
m on1 es with the nights isitor sK v .
F ir s t L ieu tenan t Gr an d M as ter Thr ic e P u issant

—
d
Gr an M aster , it is the M aster of Cer em onies, with the
K nights vi its or s .
T hr i c e P u issan t Gr and M as ter R1 s1 ng Op en th

d oo r and intr o u c e o u r d r ethr en O r er S ir b
nights d K
v d
.
“
( A l l r ise a n d p l a c e them s el e s un er th e sign o i o r _
der
v
.
M aster f G er o
ernonr es E n ter s w i th isito r s )
v
. .
Thr i ce P u issan t Gr an d M as ter — I ha e the honor

d
intr o u c e to you the n ights V1 S 1 tor s K .
the V1 s1 tor s salu te the T hri ce F if i -
a n d the F ir st an d S ec on L ieu tenant d

'
m ak ing the S ign, a ter wln ch they f a f
d
ing the or er s o f the T hr ic e P u issant Gr an Master d
K
.
T hr i c e P u issant Gr an d M as ter — S ir nights, we

v
m o st hap p y to r ecei e yo u this e ening an d to o f er v f
the hospi tal ity o f ou r Cou n cil Y ou r assistanc e at
j vl b v
.
u nc tu r e is in a u a l e, a s we ha e cr im es to p u nish
innocence to p r otect P er secu tion and Opp r ession.

25 6 GRA ND EL EC T K N IG H T KA DO S H .
, a
Gr and Ch ll th p anc e or en r esents the Thr ice P u issa

G d M t with th
r an as er e
“
O RDER o r T H E DA Y
” .
Whi h i att d d t i
c s en e o n the u su a l
At thi m anner .
p i
o nt th C i
el h l lou nc
p s a r oc ee d
at Once with the b
ness on h d B tan . u 1 n c ase o f r ec e tion
p [ initiati on] sai
b i
u s ness m a
y b p tp d e os one f
u ntil a ter the c er em on
y .
Then p etitio ns v
f or the el e en inter m e iate egr e d d
ar e c onsi er ed d
and the b r ethr en state their o bj ti
ec o
if they h v a e any again st the c an d id ate or c an did t a e
If an y o bj ti
ec on it Sha ll b d i p
e s ose d of p r e vi ou s to th
c om m u n ic ation . If ther e is
'
no obj ection, the Th

P u issant Gr an d M aster ,
o ffi c er s and m em b er s
'
of
Cou nc il shall p r o c ee d into an a dj oining r oom ,

in or
to com m u nic ate the inter m edi t d g

a e e r ees.
CHAPTER LV I
I RT I ET H DE G ;G
R EEE C K RA N D LE T N I GH T KA DO S H ,
OR K N I GH T OF TH E WH I TE A ND BL A K EA GL E C .
I NI T I A TI O N .
F I RS T A P A RT M EN T —
T his a p ar tm ent i s hu ng with
ac k tap estry A sep u l c hr al l am p is su sp en e f r o m
‘
dd
dd bv
.
In the m i l e is a m au sol eu m , a o e which

In the c offin l ies a night, wr ap pe u
p i n a
'
K d
u d, his ac e eil e
‘
f
O n the p l atf or m o f the v d
dd d
.
e o ne, wr eathe
ol eu m
i
ar e thr ee S k u l s T he m i l
“
v fl b k
.
o wer s, r ests on a
'
.
l au r el an d e er l asting
-
l ac
f d
,
o n, the on e o n the l e t is su r m o u nte by a P op e s

’
ow n an d the on e on the r ight by a r egal c r own

with fiower s de l u ce, bu t op en, as those of the - -
e ages.
the west end of the ap ar tm ent is a ar ge tr ansp a l

on which ar e wr itten In flam e c ol ore l etter s the -
-
d
wor s d
the dr ea d of dea th
sha ll s ha l l
‘
o c er c o m e .
,
the bosom of the ear thg an d hav e a ight

’
r
e ini tia ted in to the r eat er m ter ies
” ,
g ys
J
.
en eath ar e the in iti al s M

B .
-
The d esc r i p tio n
K a do sh
whe ,
er e g i e ofv ’
ea ch a p ar tm ent o f thi s d eg r e e
of t he r ea l
f d f d
.
.
T h e t wel t h
“
35 1 .— e g r ee co n er r ei n t he c o nsi s to r y o f P r in c es
R o y al S e c r et S co tch
T he h1 s to r i c a 1
R i t e a nd the t hi r t ie t h i n t he c a t a l o g u e o f
,
a l l u sio n s a r e t o t he a nc i ent o r er o f K ni g ht s d f
T he r e a r e fi v e a p a r t m ent s
d
r e p r e s e n t i ng F r e er i c d k T he o fi c er s a r e
.
I I o f P r u ssi a G r a n
d d
d x J
. ,
Gr an M a s t er o f C er e m o nie s G r a n T r ea s .
G u a r s a nd E p er t B r o t her
d d
.
i ng t he B ea u se a nt e wel . a
a nd c l a ws , ho l i ng a g o l e n
" —
a n d s il e nc e M or r i s s M a
’
.
Ka do sh ; or , Kni ght of t he
GRA N D EL E T C KN IGH T KA DO S H .
M U S I C.
When al l the is
T h r idy
r eac e P u issa nt Gr an M aster d
d d f
,
sen s a m essenger to the Gr an M ar shal to in or m

him ther eo f
T he c an i ate i s then intr o u c e dd with d d
v d
.
his eyes u nc o er e ; H e wear s a gr ay tu nic an d c ar r ies

o n his r i ht si e a
g p
‘
on iar d s u s p en e f r d dd
b el t with which he has een gir e b
T he Thr ie dd
d v
.
sant Gr an M aster , with his hat o er his eyes, -
him sit on a sto ol op p osite the m au sol eu m .
stop S ]-
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr and M aster

'
— T O c an i ate dd
v d
.
m u st n ot l ea e that seat, other wise the r e t t n

g a es a ge
await you .
M U SI C .
A f ew m om ents a ft er ,
he p o ints to the thr ee s u k ll s .
[ M p ]
u sic sto s
Thr ic e P u issa n t Gr a n d M as ter I

— q
r e u est you to re
flec t u
p on the sc ene f
be or e you .
M U SIC .
A n other p au se f or a f ew m inu tes

‘
[ M u s ic st o p ]
s
b
.
T hr i c e P u is san t Gr an d M as ter — M y r other , thes

obj ec ts c on ceal a gr eat m yster y A r e you p r ep ar ed
d
.
u n er go the tr i al s whic h a wa it you ? They

bu t ther e is nothing in them to al ar m you if you
d
u n er sto o d
the degr ees thr ou gh whic h you
“
su c c essi el yv p asse w d I
ar n you m o r eo er , that v
v v q
.
wil l ha e to answer er y ser iou s u estions, an d

adv fi
ise you to c on ne you r sel in al l you r f
these wo r s o nl y, d “
I
wish to p r o c ee Y ou m u st 0 0 d
d f
.
al l the p o we r s of
y ou r m in f or o n yo u r sel al on e ye
ll v
,
wi ha e to depend .
M U SI C
[ T hr ice Pu is sa nt Gr a n a ster the n r e tidM

r es sl o w
l
,
l a g cand
e v in id at e f or a ong tu n e a t su rfa ce a n d r e
2 60 C
GRA N D EL E T KN I GH T KA DO S H .
~
tates the f ll
o o wing oath which is r ep eate d by th e c andi
date ) .
EI RST O ATH , KN I GH T KA DO S H .
I n the p r esence of God, ou r F ather , an d o f this n Obl e

'
v I
ictim , so l em nl y p r o m ise an d s e ar u po n m yw
word O f hon o r , n e er v v
to r e eal the m yster ies o f the
K b
n ights Kado sh, an d to o ey al l the r u l es an d r egu l a
tion s of the or er d
If
.
u r ther p r om ise and swear to u nI Sh c r im e and

p p r o
teet inno c enc e .
Thr ic e P u issan t Gr and M as ter — R ise and im itate m e

b k d
.
( H e th e n sta s the s u l l c r own e w ith a T i ar a an d says :
d
Down wi th im p o stu r e, own with c r im e ( Candi ate d
d d
.
o es the sam e, r ep eating the sam e wor s, T hr ic e P u is
sant Gr an d M aster then p asses with the can i ate to dd

the s u l lk wr eathe d
with l au r el , and neel ing o n with k dw
d
Can i date S tabbing the Sk ul ls
.
C ar
'
INITIATIO N .
l or y to the im m or ta l m ar tyr o
f v ir tu e
g .
M ay his d eath be a l esson to us . L et u s u nite to c r u sh
an d im p ostu r e
’
r an ny .
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr a n d Master —
( Rises, der s the
or
ndidate to do the sam e, an d p ass1 ng on to the s u ll k .
r m ou nte d with wn he sta s it Saying :

a r ega
”
l cr o ,
b ,
“
D own with tyr a nny ! D own with cr im e! ( Can di ate d
a cts and Wor d s ) the .
t Gr an d M aster — My b r other , yo u will

l d th i
ou e n sc r ip tion on the tr ansp ar ency .
d f ll
r ea s as -
o o ws : )
sha l l ov er com e f dea th s hal l the dr ead o ,
the boso m of the ear th an d hav e a r ight to

”
,
into the gr ea ter m yster ies .
t Gr an d M t
as er —
( With a l
so em n an d
cc .
) It is not yet to o l ate ;r e fl t ec on the
/
tanc e o f you r o blig ti a on an d On the r ea d df l u c on se
es which
p er j ur
y m b
ight r ing u p on you r head
'
ng c ou ld S v y f a e ou r om the p u nishm ent which we

f l l ight t infli t A
u r o c . s al r ea dy state d ,
we
ith Sy b l s f l
,
m o o m o r e or ess S i gnifi
t r u th ; it is r eal ity we ha v e no w bf e or e u s .
statu tes ar e
"
d dfr ea ul ! We dem and xof yo u n othing

r ar
y to the aws o f ho n o rlB u t i f you ha e disc o v . v
bj v
the o ec t we ha e In n ew, I f you ha e an i ea of v d
h we i
a m , you wil l eas ily u d t d th
n er s an e
Y ou w b d by y
'
r t an c e of secr ec y . ar e no ou n ou r
of hon or , an d you m ay stil l r etir e . Bu t one step
a nd you ar e ou n b dt o us f vror e e and at the p er il

lif f l
.
ur e.
( A ter a l itt e sil en c e .
)
r ic e P u issan t Gr an d M as ter — What hav e you de
‘
p r ocee d .
262 GRA N D EL ECT KN I GH T KA DO S H .
M USI C .
[ T hr i c e P u issan t Gr an d M aster s, tor ch is extin ’
gu ished an d the d oor is o en e

p w ith g r d
eat o r ce f .
Gr a n d M ar sha l r - —
( Wi th his hat v
o er his eyes ;w
in with his swor
“
d er ec t an d sei es z the c an d id ate by th
ar m .
) Y ou r is gr ea t ! Y ou wish to p r o c eed
r as hn ess
is s eated ! P u nis hm en t aw
‘
Y ou r doom — ai ts ou ! H
y
4
(
hu r r ies him into the secon ap ar tm ent, when t he m u si d
sto
p s .
)
SECO N D A PA RT M EN T — T his ap ar tm ent is hu ng
bl ue tap estr y . A t the en d o f the hal l ther e ar e
al tar s. On one b u r ns s ir
p its of wine an d p e
r f u m
the . other . This ap ar tm ent r ec ei es v its onl y l ight

the p sm al l ans in which b u r ns sp ir its o f wine .
d
P r esi ent is her e c al l e d Gr an d P onti ff .
'
H e is c otl
in a l ong white ro b e,wears a l ong white ear and b d
f ace v il d O
is e d e . n his hea is a c r own of oak ea l v e
He i t di g
s s an d h ld n an o s a v ase and a shel lf
-
or m ed si
v er p s w h wit
o onh t t k er e o a e the p er f u m es.
Gr a n d P on tifi d id t ; i
—
( T o m ar sha l with c an a e n
l
ca m d p and v i ) W h
c om t d t h to se o c e. a oes a m an
G dM r an h l H i G d S t h K ight
ar s a -
e s a r an co c n
A d w f S tl d wh
n re o ft v co i g th tan o, a er o er c om n e
f d th g q t f t th
, ,
o eai oes n u es o ru
dM hl) Y k w
.
,
G d P r an —
tifi ( T G on o r an ar s a ou no
K ight th i p t
.
n d h li
e m f ory t an c e an o ness o ou r
h
m s er
D y o v h f th di ti f thi did t ?
ou ou c or e sc r e on o s c an a e
G d M r an h l— G d P tiff y
ar s y j
a d g r an on ou m a u e
d
,
th w d h wil l p
e or s withe ( G M r o n ou nc e m e r an ar s
d id t b th p l d th w d
.
an d c an a e o r on ou n c e a ou e or
G d P r antifi S i th ond id t b it t — n ce e c an a e su m s o
f fl t
ear u f th t ib
sen en c es ol f th F J d e r u na o e r ee u
i
s n ce h i d t i d t g i
e s h f t th I
e er m ne o o n sear c o ru
q
,
g t
r an hi t s r e u es .
264 GRA ND EL ECT KN I GH T r-
i
KA DosH .
that r easo n w
e d em an d of yo u nothing m or e than
v
'
wo r ship God . A nd whate er m ay be the re ligi ou s f or

d
im p ose u p on you by su p er stition at a p er io of d
f w
li e hen you wer e i nc ap a l e o f isc er n ing tr u th b d
f h d, we do
al se o o not e en r equ Ir e v you to re li qn u ish
Tim e an d stu y al one d c an enl ighten you . Bu t r em
her that yo u wil ne l v er be a tru e m ason u nl ess
r ep u di t f v
a e or e er al l .
su p er stition s an d p re u
j d i ces .
Howev er ,
u nti l
then, you will own that we ha v e
k dg
,
qu I I ed of
you n othing m or e than to ac nowl e e
u s t he sol e,
-
the onl y c er tain an d u n ou te p o d b d
d
te a s su ch by al l t he hu m an r ace withou t
x
We m ean the e istence of a r st gr eat c au se, wh ,fi
c al l Go d A l m ight R ep eat then with m e the
y u
df k bf
.
o ath o f al l who wish to p r o c ee u r ther an d n eel e o
the al tar of tr u th ( C a n i at e n eel s )

. dd k .
S ECO N D O A T H , KN I GH T KADO SH
I sol em nl y and sin c er el y p r o m ise an d s we

whol ly to dv e o te m f t th ysel o e em anc ipation of
ty to ti
r ac c e t l ti
o er a on ; n p o l itic al and
i
p
m atter s es ec ap i l l y t
o w arda l l m en T o stri e u v
f b
.
,
ly f Or the hap p iness o f m y el l ow eings

’
r o agation of l ight an d f or t he o er thr ow o f

p p v
f
tion , an atic ism , im p o stu r e an d intol er an c e
If
.
u r ther m or e sol em nl y p r om ise a n d swear to
b v
r ethr en, e en at the p er i o f m y l i e, if they shou l d l f
p e r secu te fdor their r el igion, f or the hol y c au se o f l
c r ty, o r as m em b
er s o f the higher m a sonic o ies bd .
hel p m e God
d dd
.
—
Gr and P on tifi ( H aV1 ng r aise c an i at e and han
c
him the sp oon ) My br other , you wil no thr ow

“
l w
b
.
c en se In the fir e u r n ing on the al tar

didate o eys ) b .
/
Gr an d P o ti f A l m ighty F ather ,
'
n —
i nc ense which we o ff er thee with ou r hear ts, as a
v v ki
.
n of lo e an d r e er ence . M ay thy ngdo m c om e
l ast, an d with it the en d of

”
al l f anatic ism , in tol er v
cc ,im p ostu r e an d su p er stition . Am en
Gr and P ontifi A nd now m y

— b r other , p r o cee d with
e on the jou r ne y which you ha v e so r ash
y u n l d er
M U SI C.
( Can i dd ate k
ta es the han o f the Gr an Pontifi, bows d d
'
him , then f ol l ows the Gr an d M ar shal who co n u cts d

d
in to the oor of the A r eopagu s or th
he kn koc s as a Gr an d S c otc h
of d
S c otl an , 0 0 000 0000 A ter Knoc king, the f
v
M ar shal l ea es the c an i ate in char ge o f a dd
d
and p r ocee s to his p o st in the A r eop agu s .
A P A R T M EN T —T his a ar tm ent
is styl e A r eop
p d
It is hu ng w
ith b l a c k tap estr y, str ewe with d
es b
The ann er o f the El ect hangs o er the v
d f
.
the P r esi ent, who se thr one is o n a p l at or m

high The Pr esi ent 1 s c a l l e d
S ov er eign d
d l b
.
He i s c l othe m a l ong tr ai ing r o e I n

f d
.
l ong white r o d His ace is c onceal e by

b d
.
H e wear s a r ed col l ar withou t em r oi er y,

en d of which hangs a m e al l ion ear in
g th e d
n um b
Bf v
e o r e the S o er eign J u ge 1 s an al tar on which d
al an ce, a swo r an d thr eed l ac k c an dl esticks With b ’
M
b r an ches each I n each br anch bu r n s a c an l e of

.
’
d
wax
d v b v
.
A r eop agu s 1 s Com p o se o f se en m em er s ,ne er

d
T hey ar e c al l e F r ee J u ges and ar e p l ac e in d d
e on the r ight an d l e t o f the S o er ei n Gr an
g f v d
f
Be or e each F r ee J u ge is a tr iangu l ar ta l e, d b
2 66 GRA N D EL EC T K N I GH T KA DO S H .
on which is abl k ac c an dl e stic k with th b r ee r a n c hes In

h b dl
.
each b r an c u r ns a c an e of ll w wax
ye o
fi d d
.
The r st an d sec on F r ee J u ges, together with the

ot her s m em b er s o f the A r eo a u s wear a
p g l ac b k b A ro e
bl k h d v f h h ld l g whi
.
ac oo c o er s their aces . Eac o s a on te

r o d.
Li k e the P r esi d ent, they ha v e ar ou n d their nec s a k

r ed c oll ar , withou t em b idro er y, at the end of which
hangs al so d
a m e all ion on which is engr a v d th
e e r es ec t
p
iv e nu m b er of each.
T he Gr an dM ar sha li s her e ca ll d th
e e Gr an dP v r o o st /
of J u stic e . He wear s a bl k d l t h l t with

ac a m a ic a em e a
vi d i d H t d
, ,
sor , a s wor and a

p o n ar . t th d f
e s an s a e oo r o
‘
the A r eop agu s . T he c an d id t w a ebl k v il ear s a ac e
k k
.
S ov er eign Gr and J u dg e(
-
I w t n ans
n er o no c s o
‘
d oor .
) Who k k noc s ?
Gr a nd P r ov ost o f J u stic e— A Gr an S cotch Knight d

of St A n . d re d
w o f S c otl an d who wishes to p r ecee f u r ;
th er d wh l yi g
an th y f t h
o, r e i d d d t i
n on e m er c o s r ea e r
b l d t k d itt
u na ,
ar es
og tho asK igh t K a m an c e a m n e n s a
d h Hi
os .i [ giv th
s n am e f t h sd id t ] e e n am e o e c an a e
an d hith t hi b th h v f
er d f lt i hi
o s re r en a e ou n no au n m .
S ov er eign Gr an d J a dge— P er m it him to enter .

( T he
Gr an dP v ro ost of Ju stice then o

p ens the d oo r and ta k es
hol d of the c an d id ate .

)
S ov er eign Gr an d J u dge— Gr an dP v r o ost o f Ju stic e, is
\
this m an so r ash as to d
the r 1 gor o f ou r tr i u n al ? ar e b
I s he so su r e o f the p u r ity o f his inten tion s, o f his l o e v
k d
f or m an in , o f his hatr e f or im p ostu r e, intol er ance, d
f an atic ism and su p er stition ? O r ha e you n egl ecte to v d
f
I n or m him that he is n ow in the p r esenc e of tho
b d
ter r i l e F r ee Ju ges, whose u n in ching u stic e h fl j '
d
c au se the m o st p o wer u l t o tr em le ? f b
2 68 ; GRAND EL EC T KN I GH T KADO S H .
to l ay bf
e or e u s 1 n
'
-
wr iting,and o v er his o wn s1 gn a
f f
.
his p r o ession of aith, on m ason ic, r el igiou s an d

p o l it i
c al m atter s
A ll F r ee J u dg es— We c on cu r with ou r col eaguel

.
S ov er ei gn Gr an d J u dg e—
( T O c an did ate. ) Y ou hav
hear d the d ec ision
“
of the A r eop agu s . We m u
you r
p f
r o ession of f aith, on m asonic, p o l itic al n a
I ou s m atter s f
be or e giving a decisi o n o n the
a ccu sation s b r ou ght against you ( R ise an d o ey) . b .
S ov er eign Gr and Ju dge— Gr an d Pr ovost of J u stice

do you r d ut
y .
M U SI C .
( The Gr an d Pr v o o st o f
‘
J u stice co v er s the hea d Of
c an d id ate an d r etir es with h1 m .

“
When ou t of
A r eop agu s, the Gr an P r o ost of J u stic e d v r ec ei e v

dd
the c an i ate the r equ Ir ed p r o ession of f f aith,
u p on the Gr an d P r o ost v of J u stic e a f te l v

r ea
c an di d ate In char ge O f a K night, r etu r ns to the

a gu s an d d li v th p e i er s f f ith t th e f
r o ess o n o a o e
d d
.
eig G n J r an
g wh t
u h i te,p d th en e m us c s o s an e
eig G n d J dg d l d th p f i f
r an u e r ea s a ou e r o ess o n o
S ig G
ov er e d J dg
n F r an J dg w th
a e— r ee u es, n o
h v ha e d th p f i f f ith f th d id t
ear e r o ess o n o a o e c an a e,
y ou ti fisad sd d e y dan e hi w thoy f pou d e m m or o r oc e
f th ?
ur er
dg U ni ly Y
e es— na m ou s es.
dP v t fJ t
.
S v ig G
o er e d J dg
n G r an u e-“
r an ro os o us
i t d
n ro th u ce d id t ( O d
e can x td) a e. r er i s e ec u e
Th p f
.
S ig G
ov er e d J dg
n r an i Of u e — e r o ess on
whi h y c h v ou b itt d t thi t ib l i th

a e su m e o s r u na s e
d f n whi h y ld
,
e e ce c pp tou th c ou O ose o e ac
br ght g i st y Wh t v ight h
ou a a n ou a e er m av
v d b
.
op i s w
i n on h eig h t t a e no t y r o ou ou r
Thi p f i whi h y h v writt n nd

.
s r o ess on c ou a e e a
INITIATI O N. 269
Ou r own hand wi ll r em ain f v o r e er in ou r ar chi es v . We

ev e it to be sincer e, we hol you to be a m an O f
f or d
or . T hese r easons, together with the or titu e which f d
ha v e sho wn in the fi rs t tr ia l s Of this il lu str iou s de
e p r om
p te d this A r eop agu s t o llow y t a ou o
Bu t r em em b er that thi t ib s l hw r u na s o s no
tr aitor s a nd p e j
r u r er s an d th t it v i it th a s s em
the v
se er est
"
p u nishm ent. A p p r o ach ! Y ou m u st

'
an other K ld
oath . nee o wn and r ep eat with m e.
dd
Can i ate k l dw )
nee s o n .
T H I RD OA T H , KN I GH T KA DO S H .
[ Unr ing the k

ta ing o f this o ath the Gr an P r o ost Of d v
tic e hOl ds t he p oint of his swor to the hear t of the d
te .
of m y wn f r e
oe wi ll and accor d , do her e y b
nl y an d sin c er el y p r om ise an d s wear to k eep f aith
the sec r ets of the S u l im b e dg e r ee O f Knight Ka

b y th d
_
an d str ictl y to O e e statu tes o f the or er .
ur ther so em n l ly p r om ise and s wear to p r o tect in

en c e an d to p u nish c r im e, to hel p all in istr ess, to d
al l in m y p ower t o c r u sh op p r essor s and to e en df d
O p r esse
p E er y dnigh t K v
a dosh sha b e to m e a K
s ll
b d d
.
he ties o f l o o ha d u n ite u s
v l
.
f u r ther sol em nl y an d swear n e er to cha
sh to m or tal c om at, e or e ha ing b bf v

su m itte b d
m y m o ti es t o the Cou nc il assem v
A r eop agu s, an d if
'
wer e in a p l ac e Wher e n o I
isted, to t a e a ic e O f at east two k dv
nights
“
l K
er m or e so em n l ly p r om i se an d s wear ne er v to
K v
,
a n ight Kado sh
h i m an y an d ne er to c au se
d dI
,
c c either by wo r or by ac tion A n d shou l

f v b I
.
r in e or iol ate any o f m y O l igations n ow

g
f
do r om this m o m ent accep t and consent t o nu
270 GRA N D EL ECT KNIGHT KADOSH .
der go the senten c e which

be p r onou nc ed aga i m a
y
m e by this r ea e d dd
tr i u nal , which b
her e y ack no I b
d
e ge a s m y S u p r em e Ju ge A l l O f whic h I p r o m is d
d d
.
to do, u n er the p enal ty of eath S O help m e Go d . .
M U S I C;
d dd
-
[ S o v er eig n g r a n d J u ge c au ses the c an i a te t o hi s

"
thr ee tim es thec r essl et of his swor which he r an d ' '
b d
es thr ee tim es, exc l a1 m 1 ng : J u stic e l J u stic e !
k
H e then br ea s his r o d an d thr ows th
o f a t the f
eet O f the c an i ate T he Gr an dd d
d dd
.
J u stic e then c on u cts the c an i ate to the

m ent, ther e to awa it the or er to r ea
pp ear
] d
F O U T H A P A RT M EN T
R 3In this ap ar tm ent, the 10 -
d
styl e S ena te T he P r esi ent is c al l e Thr ice P u iss d d
d d d K
.
Gr an M aster , an d r ep r esents F r e er ic S ec on ,
N ot e .
vd
3 53 .
I ns t i t u t i o n i n hi s l a t t er
e iden c e
a y s,z of the
a nd o f hi s
co nne c t io n
or g ani
of Fr e
a t io n o f
d k er ic
t he A nc i en t
with
m ent s O f b
d v b d v
t he e a r l i est v d
o i es t h a t h a e r e c ei e
s t i t u t io ns
d k
. I f t he
,
b
t he s t a t em en t s h er e h a e k b
o c u m ent i s no t a u t hen t i c ,
een m i s t a en o r e en
F r e er i c
d s i nt er e s t a n d l a o r s i n M a so n r y
’
of
d
t he Ki ng s ig ne
b f
Y e t , o n t he o t her s i e, t he o p p u g ner s o f t he t
b v b
t he C o ns t i t u t io ns— whi c h act
b f d
d j
.
t o e s t a l i s h h i s M sa o n i c c h a r a c t e r — ha e een a l e t o r i ng o r wa r
d v
su p p o r t o f
k
t hei r
d d d
eni a l
i ns t a nc e s , p er e r sio n s O f a c no wl e g e
l i t t l e m o r e t ha n m er e co n ec t u r e, a nd , i n so
h is t o r y
db db k
B r o t her A l er t P i e
J
.
d
,
t he e i t io n o f t he G r a n Co n st it u t io n s whi c h he p r ep a r e f o r t he u s e
v wd W bj b
t he S u p r e m e Co u nc i l O f t he S o u t her n
ha s m o s t t ho r o u g hl y i n es t ig a t e
u r i s i c t io n , a nd p u l i s he
t hi s s u ec t
dv
wi th t he l e a r ni ng O f
i n 18
ts d
sc ho l a r a nd t he a c u m en O f a l a y er .
he h a s c o l l e c t e a ll
hil e u na l e to a
t he a u t hor i t i es , a n d h a s , b y t he m o s t
d
a nc e a ny n
d k
,
f r a g i b l e a r g u m e nt s , sho wn t h a t t he c o n c l u si o ns O f t ho s e who eny
d s c o n nec t io n
’
a u t hent i c i t y o f t he Co ns t i t u t io n s O f; 1 7 8 6 , a n d F r e er i c
j
c o n ec t u r e
‘
k.
T her e i s no
v d d
t hem , a r e il l o g i c a l , a nd a r e s u st a i ne
d b d bk d
B r o t her P i e er y c a n i l y s a y s
o u t t ha t F r e er i c
o nl y by f a l s e st a t em ent s a nd
c a m e t o the c onc l u sio n tha t

g r
a nd
e
dd v
a t p r e t
d d
e
ec ep t i e.
n s io n s O
d f M a so n r y i n t h e
H e r i i c u l e t he O r er , a nd t ho u g ht
l u e e g r ee s w er e m
v
e r e l y i m agi
c hi l
d ffw
s p l a y ; a n d so m e o f hi s s a y i ng s t o t ha t e if ec t ha e
’
B u t it
d
o e s no t a t a l l
i t p o l i t i c t o p u t hi m se l
d d o l lo
d t ha t he m ig ht no t a t a l a t er
‘
a t t he h ea
,
Of a n O r er t ha t
p o
jd
w
r e ec t
e r ;
J
a
al l
n d ,
b
a
d o p t
f
i
t ha t wer e o f
n g
d d s u c h o
d
f t h
a ng e r o u s
e e g r e e s
t e n e nc y
a s w e r e n
t ha t h a d
ot 0
vd v
,
ha n s O f t he
qes u i t s , o r
I t i s e i e nt t ha t t he
d
een e ng r a t e
u es t io n O f
o n t he O r er by
wha t a c t i e p ar t
v
i n t he a fif a i r s O f M a so nr y i s no t y et set t l e
h a i ng
. T ho s
272 GRA ND ELECT KNI GH T KADosIr }
the m au sol eu m l ittl e ehin , is statione a Knight

an d a b d d
ar m e dw
ith an axe A m eeting of five n ights Ka dosh K
d dd
.
is c al l e a Cou n c il This m yster iou s l a er has two

fi
.
su p p or ter s o f sev en ste s each T h

p ”
e r st su
p po r t er o n
d
.
the r ight is c al l e Gheb El oah

3
.
d
he secon su pp or ter on the l e t is cal e O heb Kar f ld
o bo T
T he n am es o f the step s, eginning at the ottom on b b
fir st step ar e as ol l ows, v iz f
Ts eda hah S hor L a ban M a thoc Em u na h Am a l
v d
, , , , ,
S agghi S a bba l T he se enth an d l ast 1 s c al l e Ghem u l

, .
,
B ina h, Thebu nah .
The step s of the su p p or ter on the l ft

e ar e as fo ll o ws
b b
,
eginning al so at the o ttom

A s tr onom y M u sic Geom , , etr y, A r ithm etic, L ogic ;
R hetor ic Gr am m ar
'
, .
Master of _
Cer em onies—
( S e v en k k n o c s on d oor ; 0 0
0 0 00 ( M u sic s t op )s
K
.
T hr i c e P u issan t Gr an d M aster — S ir n ight F ir st

d
L ieu ten ant Gr an M aster , who ar es thu s to inter r u p t d
ou r d b
el i er ation s 9
F ir s t L ieu tenan t Gr a n d M as ter — S ir night S econ K d

d
L ieu tenant Gr an M aster , who ar es thu s to inter r u p t d
ou r del i er ations ? b
S ec n d L i eu tena n t Gr an d M as ter
o — S ir night Cap K
t ain o f the G u ar s in u ir e who ar es d
t hu s t o inter r u p tq d
d b
,
ou r el i e r ation s ?
N ot e 354
d
.
dv
T hi s
na m es o f t he t wo s u p p o r t s o f t he L a
a nd
er of
O heb Ka r obo , L ov e
K a do sh dd
t he
Co l l ec t i el y , t hey
v
of ou r N e ig hb or
d v
, ar e .
d
.
‘
a l l u e t o t ha t i i ne p a ssa g e , T ho u sha l t l o e t he L o r thy G o d . wi t h
d k d
,
all thy hea r t , a n d with a l l thy so u l , a n d wi t h a l l t hy m i n T hi s i s .
v
t he fi r s t a nd g r ea t co m m a n m ent
sha l t l o e t hy n ei g h o r a s t hy s el b
A nd t he s eco nd i s l i e u n t o i t
.
f
O n t hes e t wo co m m a n m ent s i ang
T ho u
dd
.
b d
d
.
a l l t he l a w a n d t he p r o p he t s H en c e t he L a er o f K a do sh i s s u p p o r t e
’ ’
by these t o w
Chr i st i a n co m m a n m ent s —M a c k ey s Enc y cl op e dia of
_
’
.
Fr eem as onr y , A r t i c l e O heb El oa h.
N ot e 35 5 — “
et i m es sp el l e
So m d
A m u na h; b u t no t i n a c co r an c e wit h
d d d f
d f
.
the M a so r e t i c p o i nt s A s i g nifi c a nt wo r
. i n t he hi h eg r ees s i g n i y i ng ,
a c k ey s Enc y c IO p aedi a
’ ’
fi el i t y es p ec i a l l y i n u l fil l i ng o ne s p r o m i ses
v dd
.
,
of F r ee m a sonr y , A r t i c l e Em u na h
N B — P r e io u s t o sea t i ng t he K nig ht s t he T hr i c e P u i ss a n
f wf dd
.
t G r an
x dd
. .
Ma s t er p u t s o n the l e t o ot o f t he c a n i a t e t he s p u r o f K ni ghthoo .
A l l r e su m e t he ir se a t s i t h t he e ce p t i o n of t he c an i at e a nd M a st er
ot Cer em o ni es.
I NI TIA TICN . 273
Cap tain of Gu ar d —
( p
O enin
g the d o or a l itt l e .
) Who
r es thu s to inter r u p t ou r d b
el i er atio n s ?
ni es— It is a Gr an d S c otch Knight

c ot land , who ft
a er ha ing v o bt i d a ne
A r eop agu s l ea v t e o p c
r o ee d f rth u er
ster shigh in ’
fl u enc e f or the p u r p ose
b eing a d m itte d into the holy or d er of which he is the
p r em e chie f .
Cap tain f Go
u a r d ( A ter c o sing
—
t he o or ) S ir f l d .
d
S econ L ieu ten ant Gr an M aster , it 1 s a Gr an d d
Knight of S t A n r ew o f S c otl an, who a ter d d f
.
b
o tain e r om df
the i u str iou s A r eop agu s ea e t o ll l v
oec df u r ther , cr a es v the Gr an d M aster s high influ ’ «
e f or the p u r p ose o f b eing a d m itte d into the ho y l

er of which he is the su p r em e c hi f e .
S ec ond L i eu tenan t Gr an d M . as er — t S ir K night

“
Fir st
'
eu ten ant Gr an M aster , it is d a Gr an d S c otch K ight n
St A n
. d re w of S cotl an d ,
who a ft er hav m g bot i d a ne
the il l u str iou s A r eop agu s l v

ea e to p r oc ee d f th ur er ,
the Grand M aster s high in lu en c e f or the p u r f

-
’
s
b d d l d
,
se of ein i o the ho y o r er o f which he

“
m itte t
‘
g a n
the su p r em e c hie
;
f .
F ir st L ieu tena n t Gr and M as ter — Thr i c e P u issant

M aster it is ,
a Gr an d S c otch K ight f S t A
n o . n
c otl an d ,
who fta er hav 1 n g b t i o d f t h
a ne r om e
A r eop agu s l v ea e to p r ocee d f the c v ur r, r a es
f
in lu en c e f or the p u r p ose o e n a m e f b i g d itt d
y o u a re e su r em e c e .
th p hi f .
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr an d M as ter — What is his nam e ?

F ir st L i eu tena n t Gr an d M as ter — What is his n am e ?
S ec o nd L ieu tenant Gr an d M as ter What is his n am e -
Cap tai n of Gu a r d ( O p ening the o or a l ittl e ) What

-
d
v dd
.
( M a ster o f C er em on ies gi es the c an i ate s

’
f
the Gu ar s then r ep or ts the nam e to d
2M C
GRA ND EL n T KN IGH T R A DO SK .
the S ec on d Li eu tenant, he to the F ir st L ieu ten ant, an
this o ffi c er to the Thr ic e P u issant .

)
Thr ic e P u i ssan t Gr an d M as ter —
( T o F ir st L ieu ten a
Gr an dM a ster .
) What r ight has he
F ir s t L i eu tena n t Gr a n d M as ter ( T o S ec on -
d Lieu ten
an t Gr an d
M aster ) What r ight has he ? .
S ec ond L ieu tenant Gr an d M as ter —

( T o Cap tain o
the Gu ar d) . What ight has he ?

r
Cap tain of Gu ar d ( T o M aster o

— f Cer em onie
es. Wh
r ight has he?
M aster o f Cer em oni es— H e p ossesses al l the r i

which he d iv f
the higher degr ees,
er es r om
'
al r ea dy c
fer r e d
u on him , bu t the onl
p y o ne whi ch he m a k b
es
to ap p eal to, is that o f eing a m an H is r ights b ar e
d
.
p r esse b y M i c htar .
Cap tain of Gu ar d H e p ossesses all the r ights whi

—
d v f
he er i es r om the higher egr ees a r ea y c onf er r d l d
u p on him , bu t the onl y one which he m a es ol k b d
ap p ea l t i th t
o, s a of bi
e ng a m an. Hi s r ights ar e
p r esse d by Mi ht c a/
r
S ec on d L ieu tena nt Gr and M aster — He p ossesses

the r ights which he d iv f
er es r om the higher degr
l dy f d p hi b t th ly whi h
a r ea c on er r e u on m ,
u e on one c
m ak b ld t pp l t i th t f b i g
es o o a ea o, s a o e n a m an .
right xp d by Mi ht
s ar e e r esse c ar .
Fi t L i t
rs t G dM t H p
eu ll
ena n r an as er — e ossesses a
right whi h h d iv
s f th high d g
c l e
e er es r om , e er e r ees a r
f d p hi b t th ly whi h h
c on er r e u on m ,
u e on one . c e m
b l d t p p l t i th t f b i g
o o a ea H o, s a o e n a m an . IS m
ar e exp d by Mi htr esse c ar .
Thr ic e P u issan t Gr an d M P er m it him to en as te — r

F ir st L ieu tenant Gr and M aster — l — P er m it him to en
S ec o n d L ieu tena n t Gr a n d M as te r — P er ni it him to
A
'
276 GR N D EL ECT KN I GH T KA Dosi i .
f dt y
u n ol o on the m yster ies an d r ea l bj o ect o f Sc
If thed g
g
M ;
asonr
y R i se and be seate . d e r ees which
h v hith t
a e er o r ec ei vdhve a e el ic i te d you r attentio n
t dy y
s u ,
ou m u st cer tainl
y c o m e to the c on c l u sion th
gr eat m yster
ydd
i s hi d th v i e bl ; en un er e ar ou s m em s
whi h h v b
c a e iv l y p
een et d t y
su c c ess A d e r es n e o ou . n
no w h l l b f l fil l d th p
s a e u whi h h
e ft ;
e r o m i se c as so o en
be en d t y I
m a e o w d y ou . h ll n on e iv th or ou s a r ec e e e
“
true l ight A l th gh the d g

. ou which w b i g e r ee is no e n
c onfe d p y i b t th 30th f Hi r hy it
rre u on ou , s u e o ou r er a c ,
?
is v th l th N p l l t f M
ne er e ess e e k wl dgus u ra o asoni c no e e .
I l
n a m os t l l th it l a f thi d g e r thi g b t
ua s o s e r ee, no n u
v g
en ean c e i s s
p k f B t tho i en o l l g y. W ith u t s i s an a e or ou ;
m ean n i g f thi d g
,
or t i s l l th p hil
e r ee c on a ns a h
p y f e o so o
ou r bli i tit ti whi h i thing

su m e ns u on, thi g c s no m or e,
‘
no n
less, th th an t l lt f
e ac u a Th i P r esu t G d o ou r r ce u i ssan r an
M t as er s
p h i
’
l h
p y d o so
p h il h
p y ,
d i an t
g
oso sc ou n enan c es
v en g eanc e V i t l. d r g d x
u e a one an
p l p t oo e am es, a i en c e
an d ener
gy iii pp in g v i l o os it t i p
e h
’
can en su r e s r um s .
i th p r edi g d g h v
~
thi s, n o th m or e an n e ec n e r ees, a e
t v g th d th f H i A b iff v th l
o a en e e ea o r am ,
or e en e s an
ter f th K ight T
o e
p l n d tsh em d f ar s, an e m ur er o
G n ra d M t A d if th as er . i
n f thi d e c er em on es o s
ll t
r ec a i d th
o ou r m t t op h n s l ti g th
e c a as r e r esu n in e
th w f
r o il l t i
o an d it t us r ou s orv eth l er , is r ue ne r e ess
th e c om m em ti of th bl dy t g dy f th
or a on e oo ra e o e
d y f M
a o h 1 31 4 h ar c t f it bj t t p p
,
as n o or
“
s o ec o er
id eas o f v g en
g i t it
ean ce a
p p t t w
a ns hi h s er e r a or s, c
b d d ti k f l
‘
be a su r an b t t
an -
m ason i c, u o m a e us ee
nec ess ity f i th b e

o tt
u n on, t is t ty e y n d er o r es r an n a
m as k p ost i m d l ti t ly t
u r e, an b tit t f bu m a e o su s u e or :
v by f
e en f if
or ce o y
ar m s, nec essar ,
e ua
q l ity n d f ata ity And r er n .
’
I N I T IA T I O N . 27 7
the who l d
e oc tr ine o f ou r Thr ic e P u issant Gr an d
r . M asonr y is the histor y o f m an in an d we k d
o wn that
"
ou r f or e f th a er s a c te d wisely when in
l
to i lu str ate the su b li m e teac hings o f ou r institu
they l
se ec te d the m ost str k
i ing v
e ents in that
b f
.
'
r
y, th e ette r to i m
p r ess u
p o n ou r m in ds the ata l
ts o f d
isc or d
which al one en c ou r ages u su r p er s in
r bl ody o an d u ngo d ly schem es. F o r if m en on e
al l , had al ways b een u n ite d by th e ties of f r ater nity

c onse u en tl y q b y the
‘
d u ties they o we to their b r eth
wou l d th v b a y p ib ility f
er e ha e een n o ss or the J ewish
ar chs t o h v d d
a e m ur Th i P i er e ou r r ce u ssant d
Gr an
F o r the F r enc h an d R om ish Hier ar chs to h v a e
r ed the K
T em p l a r s ? A nd in l ater a s,
n i ghts dy
v
Cal inists of F r an c e ? M ost u n ou te l y n ot then d b d . If
d
wish or er an d p eac e to p r e ail on ear th, we m u st be v
ted ; we m ust ha v e bu t one wil l , bu t one m i n d B
. oth
fin d in the teachi ngs of M asonr y on ly, an d again st

~
c om p ac t o f u n ity, tyr an n y a n d u su r p atio n, whether
i on s or
p c
o l iti al , m u st
’
"
f al l su bd ed u an d p o wer l ess .
no wm y b ,
tha b
r other
t yy ou r c ou r age, you r r esol u
to d ischar ge you r u ty as a m d an an d as a K night,
e won ou r c on fid en c e, we wil gi l v e you a p l ed e

g
ou r r e ar
g d . Bu t you m
t go thr ou gh a l ast an d us
c essar y tr ial r o ther !

. Rise m y b
T hr ic e P u issa n t Gr and Mcis ter S ir night M aster -
K
d d
_
Cer em on ies, c on u c t the c andi ateto the m yster iou s

( M a ster o f Cer em on ies c o n u c ts the c an i ate d dd
h is th cenv d )
un o er e
d
.
Gr a n d M t — Fi tas er rs an d S eco n
M aster s ffi o d K c er s an n ights, f or m
l dd d b d
,
m y ster i
ou s ( Oa er r er is o eye
dd
.
Gr an d M aster — i ate ) M y
-
( T o c an .
st step of ou r m ys
2 78 GRA N D EL ECT KN I GH T KA DO S H .
ter iou s l a dd er .
( O r d er ,
is b d)
o e e
y .
T hr ic e P u issant Gr an d M My br other , the l ad

aster —
d er bf e or e you has two su p p o r ter s, the one on the r ight

b ear s the H e b re w wor d Gh b El hs e oa , that is L ov ing
God the ,
on e o n the l e ft b th H b ear s e e re w wor d s Oheb
Kar obo that is lov ing his
, n eighbor
Ther e v
ar e se en step s o n each si d e ; each ste
p h as a
wor d
wr itten u p on it The wor s on on e . d d
si e o f the
dd b
l a er ar e H e r ew, on the other si e the wor s ar e d d
Engl ish The n am e of the r s t step on which you now
. fi
d d b
.
stan is c al l e T sedahah, which m eans J u s tic e ec au se ,
u
p on
j u stic e m u st be b d ll
ase a ou r a ction s ; b ec au se a
tr u e K night Kadosh ,
e en v wh en c al l e d u
p on to p u nish,
m u st n ot f
j ti i ev t v o r get dthat us ce s n er o be iol ate .
Th i P ir t Gr
ce dM t ( S t
u ssanik wit h th e an as er — r es one
p l
om m e f hi swor d C d iod t t h s d th . an a e en asc en s e
d t p ) Thi
sec on s e d t p i ll d S h L b
. s sec on s e s ca e or -
a a n,
th t i Whi t 0 ;
a s fig t t h th t by t te 55 a ur e o eac us a c ons a n
andp ti t l ba d th p i
enty f a i t ti
or , an l y e ur o ou r n en on s on ,
w e m ay w i t
hop e to
n e ss t he su c c ess o f o u r c au s e .
T hr i c e P u is sa n t G r a n d M as te r —
( S t r i e s o n e C an k .
didate a sc en s thi r s te p ) dT h is st e p d
i s c a l l e M a th.oc d ,
that is M eek n ess . T his vi t r u e i s so v al u a bl i th

e n p e r o
fane wor l it is d sti l l m or e nec essar y i n the , Knight

v
,
Kado sh F or it is by this ir tu e onl y that we m ay hop e

v b fl
.
to con in ce ou r er r g in r eth r e n ,
an d in u en c e th em t o
h
enter t e p a th o f t r u e h a pp in es s a n d li b ei t y .
T hr i c e Pu issan t Gr a n d M a s ter —
( S tr i e s on e C an i k . d
d ate asc en d f s ou r th step .
) T his f ou r th step is ca ll d
e
Em u na h that is F i del y S i t t e a din e s s Y ou e a si l y u n e r . d

d q K
, ,
stan how p r ec iou s th s i u a l it y i s in a n ig h t K a d o sh .
T her e c an be n o su c c es s f o r h im i f h e is n ot a it h u l t o f f
his o l i ab
tion s i f hge i s u k e w ar m
,
in f u fi l in g h l
is u t l l d y
280 GRA N D EL ECT KN IGH T KA DO S H . _
be the l ast step

x
of
A gen er ou s m an is
p er f ec ti on
d b fi
.
_
ways r ea y to sac r ifiCe him sel f f or the ene t o f

br ethr en A n intel l igent m an stu ies the secr ets d
d f
.
n atu r e, an d r aws ther e r o m al l that

hap pin ess A p r u ent m an oes not d d
v z d v
.
an d n e er tr u sts t o ha ar H e i s er y c au tiou s so
x v
.
when the tim e c om es f or e ecu tion, e er y cir cu m sta

’
m ay c on b
tr i u te to the su c c ess of ou r holy c au se .
p au se.
)
M U S I C.
( A t er fa f ew m o m e n t s th e m u s ic sto p )
s
d
.
T hr i c e P u issa nt Gr an d M aster — O n the other si e

the l a dd
er a r e wr itten the n am es of thos e sc ien c es whi
al l m en sin c er el yd esir ing to hel

p f th eir e ll o w c r e
m u st stu yd x df
N othing c an be e p ec te
b df v d
.
m an H e is ou n o r e er to be a u
p e
v f d
.
l y a sl a e A well in or m e m an is f r
x dd d
.
has e p an e hi s intell ec t, enl ar ge

b or ne him , a s it wer e, to the v er y ste
eter n al tr u th d d
H e sees, he u n er stan s, he k '
v b
.
'
L ight is gi en to him T o his r ethr en he m ay

g d
u i e, a tea cher B u t a n ignor ant m an i s b d l in
f v
. .
stagger s i n the dar k an d al l s a ictim to im p ostu r e

l
l
tyr anny A nd what i s stil wor se ; he v er y soon ec o b
b
.
an in str u m ent of op p r ession t o ensn ar e his own r eth
k x f
.
H e n ows n ot the e tent o f the m isc hie

k
c on sc ien c e sp ea s n ot, a k
d d, than s to his 1 gn
d b b
hu m anity r etr ogr a es to ar ar ism and i io cy d
b d
.
then m y r o ther , stu y withou t c easing, an d be

g dd
ui e b y th b
e n o l e b
a m i tion o f te ac h in g a n d d i
y b
ou r th re r en .
T h w d w i tt
e or th l t r v th t p
en on e as or se en s e
id f th l dd
,
o th er s e o i G th t
e a th er , s r a m m ar ; a is e
k
.
s
p ae i g nd w i t i g an tl y H w hr i n
qs c o r r ec . e o s u na c
e d with hi w l g g s o it n an ua e exc
an d wh id i l
er e r i t th cu e ex s s, ~
er e
The wor
INITIATI 0 N 281
’
is, the ar t of sp ea ki g n on any su bj ect, with l

e egance,
f lq
.
r op r iety an d i s the theor y o f e o u enc e

or c e Rh t e o r ic
p
v y q v
. .
I t is n o t gi
v en to e er m an to be el o u ent, bu t e er y
m an s ou h ld k
no w the r u l es o f el o u en c e The p ower q
k
.
sp eech s i i m m e n se an d y ou c er t a inl y n o w th at i n
v d
, ,
the l ti b w h i h th l ha tt p te t
‘
n o e e a em o
r ev o u o s, y c e p p
e
on qu er their l i b er ty an d their ights, sp eech has

r been
weap on u se d by th i e r l eader s to enl ighten an d
the m asses . Th w d w itt

e or r en o nthe fifth step
L ogic . That is th t f m ki g
e ar o a n u se of r eason, in
q ft
,
r i n u i r i es a er tr u th and in the c om m u nic ation of

to other s It is in isp ensab e
. F or Gr am m ar and d l .
'
en el oo u enc e itsel woul a ail nothing if you ai e f d v f ld

k now how to d ra w c oncl u sions in p r oo f of what you
vi tc or y c an be obtam ed on ly by th e p wer
o and
iety o f r easonin .
g
e wor d wr itten on the f ou r th step is Ar ithm etic .
i s, the scienc e of nu m b er s . It is u sel ess her e to
m onstr ate the nec essity o f this sc ienc e, f or it is the

'
. C . o f the m o st c om m on e d u c ation.
The wor d w itte r n on the thir d ste

p is Geom etr y . That
the ar t o f m easu r ing spa c e S p ac e has thr ee dim en
-
ons, l ength, br ea d th and thic ness By m eans o f k .

.
etr y, the A r chitect d ra ws his p l ans, the Gener a l

us his ar m y, the Engi neer se ects l
the sp ot wher e to
his entr en chm ents his f or ti cations fi . By the
ns o f geo m et r y, e
g g p
o r a her s c an m easu r e the dim en
s of the g o e, the extent; lb

o f the seas, the p osition of
v k d v
_
'
se er al states, em p ir es, in m s and r o inces of
g o
p
wor l d . With the aid of geom etr y, a str onom er s
su cc ee e ddi n m a ki ng o ser b v ations an d in c ou nting
er iods o f tim e, the r etu r n of seaso ns o f years . In a
geo m etr
y i s the basis of A r ithm etic and the p r inc i
5
282 GRA N D EL ECT KN IGH T KA DO SH .
T he wo r d w itt r en on the sec nd stepo is M u sic

d
.
is the cienc e of har m N ot onl y har m

'
s ony. oes ony
so ft d p l i h th
en an o s e mk t d anner s an d awa
d en en er an
k i d f li g i th d t h t b t it i l i di l
n ee n s n e ru es ear s, u
'
s a so n s
p b
en sa l i de i t i b
n ti g l l t
s rh w u k f n a e or s o m an .
e es
y f i
ar e t d b
asc na e
y y t y d t h b
s m m e r
y an e ear
sou n d fh s o
y I t
ar m on v . t i v it th seem s e er o n e e m
t f th i v tig t
o ur er n es th v t fi l d
a i ons m f h pp i e as e s o a n
T h w d w itte or th fi t t p i A t
r en on
ye T rs s e s s r onom
d
.
1s th
*
i f th
e sc en c e o ti g it
e m o d p it i
on, m a n u e an os on
th l ti l b d i
e c e es a Th fi o es . t i p e b r m am en s an o en o
on th p g e f whi h i w itt
a es o th w d f G d i
c s r en e or o o n
j ti p l d
,
it s m a es c s en or .
With th i t f
e ass s anc e o t y w b v
as r onom e c an o ser e
m o ti ons, m easu r e th d i t p e h d th s ances, c o m re en e m a
t d u es d anl l t th p i d
c a cu a e d l ip e f er o s an ec ses o
h v ly b d i
ea en T h t dy f
o es . t e s u
y f i h o as r on om urn s e
with p l l
un e l d
ar a i t ef t h w
ns anc es o
p w i d e o er , s om
g ood f
ness o F th e
ou rw h d w l l a i h v r o e s n ea en, an
h eart f ll g d M
s o a A t
oo y t
a son s.h l igi s r onom 1s e re
o f p s l di g
ace, ea th n g h t
m an y p i t yl r ou
p a s ar r er s e, u
th l igi
e re f id on o eas .
M y b th ro l l th er , v l i
a ese se er a
y sc ences, as ou no
eas ily de t d giv

un r s an f ll w y t h m a i t ll ig
,
e a u s a o u n n e
an d l v t it by t d y
e e a e d d it ti t th v y
s u an m e a on, o e er
d g f p f ti t whi h th g i f
e r ee o er ec on, o c e en u s o
c an p t d
r e en N p l . l t (eA th us u l t w r a. s ese as or
u tt d th l add i dd ly l w d d th
er e e er s su
~
en o er e ,
an e
d t p p t d by tw K i ght fi d hi lf
a e, su or e o n s, n s m se
fl ) oor .
Th i P i r ce t G u ssan dM t ( T r an d i d t as er — o c an a e
su dd f ll en a xp t d i th bl f
so u n e ec e s e em em o
b
, ,
tu nes whi h yc t ik y
m a w h t
s r y e ou , a ev er m a
GRAND ELECT m m KADOQH .
witness to the oath he wi now ta e May he l ook ll k .
hor r or on the op p r essor s o f hu m an ity and hel p u s

’
m atel
y to a c c om p l ish ou r no bl e l abor . T o p u nish er
an d to p r otect i nnocenc e .
T hr i c e P u issant Gr an d —
Master To c an did at
e;
p eat with m e!
F ouRr H 0 1 TH, KNIGHT KA DO SE .
I do m ost sol em n y pr om 1 se an d swear , u p l

m y wor d
o f hon or an d u p on this u r n which r ec al s to l
m in dthe m em o r y o f a ir tu ou s m an who V
t o tyr ann
d
Gr an El ect
oath W hic h I ha e ta en. a s a v k K
n ight R ose Cr o i x
If
.
u r ther m or e p r om ise an
d bj
t o r each the tr u e an d gr an o ec t o f a Knigh
d
T o p r otec t 1 nno cence ari to p u nish cr im e, an d
f
day or war to d
e ote m ysel dv f
to the hol y
hu m anity
If
.
u r ther m or e p r om ise an d swear to u se ev e
l n m y p o wer to c r u sh tyr anny, t o u n m a s an d c on k

b
im p ostu r e, to c ontr i u te with al l m y m ight to the di
(si o n o f l ight an d t o the p r op agation of l i er a id b l
v
wher esoe er I m ay be
f f d
.
I u r ther m or e p r om i se an d swear to de en the p u

d
weal , to c on si er the o p p r esse as m y r ethr en, and d b
op p r essor s as m y enem i es
If f e my
.
ur ther m
p or e r om ise an d s wear to r e
b eing s f
r om d
the isgr ac e u l yo e o f tyr anny and f k
d
tu r e u n er which they gr oan, and as m u ch a s
t o secu r e f or m y r ethr en, ac c or ing b d
ity and m er it, the shar e to whic h they
entitl e d
in the l egal so er eignty o f the v
I f
hence or th de ote an d c onsign m y v
an d c o ntem p t, to the e ec r ation a n d x
d lc
Gr an E e t Knights Kadosh, if e I
I N I T I A TI O N . 285
em n obl igat1 on, or if I v e er p ass o v er to d esp ots an d
s Go d by m y wi tn ess ,
m y shi eld ! Am en .
Am en.
r i ce P u issant Gr and M aster — Rise, Sir Knights .
r ise an d p l ace them se lv es u n d er the sign of or er ) d .
r ice P u issan t Gr an d M as ter

w
c an a e
) d id t
d f
.
u s do ou r ut
y an d p e r o r m a So l em n c er e m on ,
y
f v d
,
objec t o f which 1 s m or e u l l y to c on ey to you r m in
nec essity o f e er v k
eep ing the sac r e o l igation s d b
v
c h you ha e this day t a en ( Rke m o e s th e c o th v l
kl
.
al tar on which is the s u l )
b
.
T hr i c e P u issan t Gr an d M as ter — M y r other , you ar e

w v
c on in c e d
that the degr ee o f K
n ight Ka do sh is the
ex o f the M a s o n ic e i c e dfi n l
It contai s a l the sc nc e ie ‘
d
.
M asonr y Y ou ar e r ap i l y ap p r o aching the en d o f

d
.
a s al l i n this egr ee a ssu m es an ap
r eality, I
will , as it is m y u ty, l ay d
finger o n the ter r i l e sym b bl
o o f hu m an e u al ity q
dd d k
.
’
u ts c an i ate s han on the s u l l ) A r e these the
p
f b
.
m s o f the m o st ower u l , or o f the m o st hu m l of

p e
al s ? q
Who c an answer this u estion ? We al l en
l n the sam e m ann er , a nd bf
e or e eath al l r an d k
v il eges d
isap p ear T his is the tr u th, ack n owl
d K
.
nd p r oc l aim e by the n ights Ka do sh, an d in
g f
o r et it, the
y a l l d k
r in r o m t h e s a m e f
the c u p o f e u al ity q T hey al l r ea together b k
f b d
.
ead o f r ater nity, the r ea which is as n ec essar v

f f
l i e o f the p o or , as to the l i e o f the r ich ; as wel l
'
f f
l i e o f the str ong, as to the l i e of the wea , a s k
f
the l i e o f the tyr ant, as to the l i e o f the Vic f ?
d
Thr ic e P u issant Gr an M aster then r ea s the b k
nd d b
istr i u tes it am ong the Kn ights ; then fil l s
k
r in s an d
p a sse s i t to his neigh or , and he t o b
v d k
ha e r an ) .
P u issa n t Gr and Master ( P o in t in g

-
to th e
T his cr own m y r other , is the em l em b b

It r ep r esents the c r own of
’
28 6 G RA N D EL ECT KN I GH T KA DO H S .
l
P hi ip the F air , K
ing of F r anc e, and the c r own of
d k
.
those, who u n er the nam e of ings and m on ar ch

u su r p e d th e p weo
r ,
x
e cl u s iv ly b l
e e on in
g g to the
and f or that r easo n we tr am p l e it un d f

er oot, a
inv ite you to do the sam e ( T hr ic e P u issant

M aster then thr ows the cr own on the fl oor an d t
u
p on it . The c an d id ate and al l the K nights
tr am p l e on it, when al l the K nights b di h

r an s
p on iar s d and e cl aimx i)

A ll — D own w i th ty r a n ts. M ay thu s ro ll i n the du s
the cr o wn of e erv y ki g n and p o tentate.
T hr ic e P u issant Gr and Master —

( P a ssin
g o er v to t
l
_
T iar a .
) This re
p r esents the T iar a of the cr u e
co d
war ly P onti f , who f ‘
sac r i fi ed c to his am bition
il l u str iou s or d er of those K T em p l ar s of whom
nights
ar e the tr u e su cc essor s . A c r own of go and p r ec i ld

stones ill b fit
e s the hu m bl e hea d o f on e who p r eten d
be su c cessor , the Vic ar , of J esu s of Na z ar eth. I
f
.
ther e or e the cr o wn of anim p oster , an d it is in

d d
—
“
n am e of him who sai neither be ye c al l e M aste
that we tr am p l e it un d er ou r f eet .
Thr ic e P u issan t Gr an d M as ter —

( T o can d id ate .
) Ar
you isp o se dto do the sa m d e?
C andi da te — I am .
( T hr ic e P u issant Gran d Ma
then thr ows the T iar a o n the l oor f and tr am p l es
the c an d id ate an d all the K ight n s al so tr am p l e on
when al l the Knights b d i hi g

r an s n their p oniar ds e
c l aim .
D own wi th im p ostur e !
A ll—
Thr ic e P u i ssa n t Gr a n d M ast er —

( T o c an i dd
Y ou ha e m a v d
e g o o t hde hO p es w e e nt e r t a in e o f d
Y ou ha e i sc v d dd
ar e a l l stu p i an d u l g a r d V
You n w f l ly d e
o s u er v e to be ighte
Kn d
GRA N D ELECT KNIGHT KADOSH .
P l ac e ight f o o t to
r
r i ht f o o t a n d k ne e
g , to
k n e e ;p r esent t he r i ht
g
fir st , t he t hu m b e l e a v
e d, s e iz e t he t hu m a b
t er na t e l , l et it sl i a
’
y p
st e
p
’
b a c k a
p ac e , t h
r a ise t he a r m
.
as If
sa
y ,
s N ek a m
and t he o t he r ans wer s,
3 r.o
T o k en, Knight Kado sh, S ec o nd Po sitio n .

P har aS h 7130 1
B A T T ER Y z —
v
Se e
n str o k es, by thr ee, two a n d o ne ; 0 00
00 0 .
H O U RS or m nnr Cou nc il op ens

rN G S — The at
beg1 nn1 ng o f n ight an d c l oses at ay r ea dd b k .
d
N o t e 35 6 .A — P har a xa l
f
“
A si g nifi c a nt wo r i n t he hi g h
v
.
‘
the r e sa i , i n t he o l d r i t u a l s to sig n i y W e sh a l l a l l
n e y g i e s i t a s p ha r a s k o l , a nd s a y s i t rri
ey s Enc y c l op e dia. of F r ee m a so nr y , A r t i e]
’
I N I T IA T I O N . 2 8 9,
A GE — The K nights K adosh ha v e no age ; they ha v e a

en tu r y or m or e .
P A ss WO RD z — T o enter , N eliam A n s er M enahhem , w

‘
la tor T o r etir e, P haa l Ko l

. A n swer -
.
h Koh
-
.
ED WO RD -
N ek a m bea lim
ah -
A nswer P har ash .
Bu t m or e en l l N k A do nai A n sw er
g er a y e a m h
h Ko l
-
k d d
.
—Ma
thr ee hu r r ie step s, the han s c r osse
e d
the head K
neel o n one n ee P r esent the p o niar , k d
d d v
. .
the han l e, to the P r esi ent, who l ea es his seat .

ses the K
night an d c on u c ts him to the East d
T he
x K
.
r d M is htar whic h e p r esses the r ights o f a night

d
,
o sh, m ean s that it i s the u ty of o n e who i s c om
ssioned to e ec ute the x ec r ee o f the J u ge d d .
M U SI C .
[ Th r ic e P u issa nt Gr an M a ster l ea es his seat an d d ‘
v
dd
tr o du c es the c an i ate to al l the Knights, who sha e /
k
”
with him , an d a m o m ent a ter the m u sic sto p s f
Thr ic e P u issant Gr an M aster r etu r ns to his d
K
'
T hr i c e P u résan t Gr a n d M t night M a ster

'
S ir as er — :
d
Cer em o n ies, c on u ct the c an i ate to the seat o f dd
no r in the East ( O r e r i s o eye ) d b d
d
. .
T hr ic e P u issan t Gr a nd M as ter : Be seate , S ir

—
S ir K
n ight o f El o u en c e, the f l o o r is you r s
‘
q
q b d v
.
o f El o u en c e r ises, ows an d el i er s the f ol
discou r se z )
DI S CO U RSE .
Knights i nnewl y
iti ate Y ou h a v e ju st p asse d '
d
v v
.
,
h a m ost sol em n , instr u c ti e and im p r essi e c er e

f
Y ou r ise r om an intel l ec tu a r ep ast, which wil l l
f
u r nish r ic h m ater ial f or f u tu r e r eflectio n,
c on fid
ent that yo u wil l m a e a p r o ta l e ap k fi b
ess l
ons ou hav e r eceiv e By v ir tu e of
y d .
2 90 GRA N D EL ECT KN I G H T KA DO SH .
“
the o ffi ce which I
to ho d in ha v e the honor
”
l
Cou ncil 1 t is m y u ty as W el as m
yp d
r 1 V1 l e e to add
g l
y o u O n this in ter esting o c c asi on W e r e the t as . k
d
i m p ose , I shou l c on si er that d
was r en er ing m y d I d
l bia l e to the char ge of tem er ity; as it is, I ap p r oach -
p f er or m ance of it with diffidenc e su r r ou nde as d I ‘
b ight
,
by so m any r and honor ed l ights o f ou r
b
_
r other s who by their z eal ener gy intell igen ce

, ,
wel l di r ecte d r esear ches, ha v e she d dditi a onal lu

u p on ou r anna s. l
We wil l w occu py you r attention in the
not no
eu ssions
”
of when or wher e M asonr
y r st i
s fi
z
distinct or gani ation neither wil l we p au se ,
v
the c a il of tho se who insist that al l o f M aso
tained in the fi t th d g rs r ee e r ees ; nor of
p l dt
ease o ca ll th high d g e er e r ees o f S
sid d g
e e r ees ; t d
l g
or n am en a e r ees . T he
bl
“
the ol d one ; that Ma sonr y is u nchangea e, and t

‘
these dg e r ees, n ot ha ing v b een or iginal ly a p art of
bl k
,
system , cannot e ong t o it . They m ista e p r ogr ess
change . When the sp ir it of

Go d m o e u p on the ace vd “
f
w
the water s ; hen the Gr eat J eho ah or dained the cr v ‘
ld fi
,
_
t ion of the wor when the r st su n r ose to gr eet w

*
-
b
its eam s, the new m or ning an d the au gu st
”
was u tter e : f‘
d
Ilet there be ight, the ip s of de l l
b r eathe d
Masonr y into existence and it m u st ive t
'
l ’
v
e er f or tr u th is eter nal , an d the p r i ncl p l es
m or e ;
tr u th a r e t he ou n a tio n fo f M a sond
r
y
b
.
M ason r y is un changea l e, bu t it m u st o f nec essity

th e u l f fi
l l m en t o f it s m i ssi o n e e
p p ac e w ith k
o f civ il iz atidn, the ar t s an d sc ien c es It
l d
.
n ot be ea by them This is p r ogr es

x
.
E l ectr icity i s c o e istent with m atte

now, and wi be to the end of tim e,ll
G RA N D EL ECT KN IG H T KA DO S H .
i t whence w k m ay go han d “
p ro
p er
p o n , ou r or in ha
with p in c i
ou rp l es r
T he sec on will tr eat d to be giv of the i nstr u ctions
dd
to c an i ates c oncer ning ou r o c tr ines an d
p r ece ts
p d
d
.
A nd the thir , of the enc ou r agem ent and r eco

w hich await those, who, by their z ea and l a or s, sh l b
p v
r o e them sel es wor th
y v
T r u th, L ight and L i b er ty ar e the t
na u r a lh er itage
m an . Bu t m any who a d m it the c or r ectness of
ax1 om ,
1n a gen er al sen se, e c ai m xl that all c anno t
der stand the tr u th, ap p r ec iate the l ight, or m

r o er u se o f the l iber t
p p y whi c h we asser t 1 s their
r ight A l ar ge p or tion of m an in ar r ogate to

. k d
sel v
the r ight to m aintain
es in ignor an c e an d sl a ish v
p en den c e,
m il l io ns o f their f el l ow c r eatu r es, the chil d
of the sa m e gr eat p ar ent, c r eate d i hi n s o wn im age
m aster iece of
p his han iwor d k If th
. ose
'
who p osses
the c ap ac ity and p wer ha d
o em l
p yo ed as m u ch
an d xp d d
ingenu ity; h t and e
i en e as m u c-
r easu r e n
'
cul tiv ti f th i d
a d fa l ti
on o f th i pe m n s an cu es o e r s e
as th y h v i bl i d i g d
.
e iv i g
a e d d b i g th
n n n ,
ec e n an e as n
th bl f ily f
e no el d t thi d
am o m an c ou a s
sp ec tac l e o f so m u ch . happ iness, p eace and c onten

as to be wor thy the g
r e ar o f td
heir c r eato r , who
goo d
an d u st, c er tain l yj ne er v inten d d th t th y
e a e
exi t i s n a state o f ignor ance and m iser y . T he

this you c an n ot bu t ac n owle ge, k d si n ce it is the
p l e whic h ga v b i th t
e r o M asonr y . N o, we ar e not
to r em ai n l n 1 gnor anc e an d m iser y . M asonr y th

d ti d t
es p i
ne o re a r t he 1 nju r 1 es which so c iety has
t i d f
a ne th r om e m achinations of its enem ies
m ak ut th e o e m eans wher eby m an Ina
r Nr r r Ar m N 293
K d
l
e degr ee of night Kados

h that is to say, S ac r e or
ly K n ight, whic h is on e o f the m o st el e ate v d in ou r
f
_
esen ts g eat
r ac il ities f or the a c c om p l ishm en t
To e xp l ain this en d, We m d
ust ir ect ou r atten tion
ther t o the c on sider ation o f what M aso nr y shou l be d
ou r day, thanto what it has b een her eto f or e . We
in a m an ner , d r a wa v eil o v er the p ast, that ou r
se o fft the u ure m ay n ot be p r e j d d

u ic e .
We will t di no sc u ss f ur ther the or igin or the histor y

‘
M asonr y . Each on e has l i b er ty to adop t the op inions

'
at seem to him m ost r easo n a b le .T o su p p ose that its

was in Egyp t or I di
n a that it sp r an
g f r om su ch
f
“
or su ch a sec t ; that it w as th e o f s
p r ing o f su ch a
io n, or su c h a system o f astr on om y or r el igion .
K night s Ka do sh wi ll aban d onf or the p r esent,

o f er u d iti on, f or c ons id er ation s o f m or e im
I m ean the ap p l ication of the

fM asonr y to the a c om
c p l ishm ent o f ou r de
l
it is p r ec ise y f or this p u r p ose that they
d v d
.
su ch bo ies as that W hich is now c on ene

'
l r eady we ha e ecr ee ou r v d . d l a ws and r egu ations, l

we ar e n ow a ou t to c om m b enc e ou r lb a or s . We
the nec essity o f p g int o p u ttin
o er ation ou r l fty
o
e
p tions, bu t at the ou tset, the ear that ou r eal f z m ay
ou r p ru d en c e c al l s u p in ou r m in d s the q u estion
ar e we to ta k e p ar t e ff v
ecti el y in these l a b or s ?
l
wil be ou r
“
g i u d e, ou r teacher ?
Str ange p osition
h r v l e ea s m an 1 n stant, and notwithstan ing ou r d
gh ess, the o b stac l es and em ar r assm ents which we b
enc ou nter . What shal l we teach ou r iscip l es ? d
d ogm a s, what p r inc ip l es ? In one w or d ,
ho w shal l +
with each other f or the

294 GRA N D EL ECT KN I GHT KA DosH —
.
wel f areo f hu m an ity ? For y o u m u s t be awar e tha t

is the
t
aim of all ou r teac hings, of al l that you ha

"
o blig t d y
a e ou r sel v es to p er or m f .
Th q ese u estions, m y br ether en howe v im p orta

er
d h wv
,
an o bar r assm g they m ay be,

e er em hap p i
of an easy and sim
p l e so l u tio n o u r o nl y . Y
l
wil be 1 11 the sel ection, ou t of the difier ent m eans
m ay
p r esent them sel v es , a nd in or d er to en abl
m or e sp ee dily t o ar r i v e at that choice, Ihv a e onl y to

m in dy ou of one thing, and that is, the sol em n o bl i
tion which you ha v j
e u st ta k en, and which we tacitl y
‘
new e er y v tim e that we r ea ssem bl e Y ou ha v e
c om b tf
a anaticism and su p er stition
’
. Well , S ir K ni ghts,
in this o bl ig ti a on y ou wil l find the sou r ce of al l you r
d u ties, and the p ossi il ity b of p er f or m ing them It c on
wil l p
.
d
-
t ains the ogm as an d m or ality which you

’
. r esent to
b d
_
tho se who wo r thy of eing em p l oye in

ar e
k d
.
wor s f or which we ar e assoc1 ate T o wage war . aga1

‘
f anaticism and su p er stition,

seem s to m e to be on e
the l
m o st
g o r iou s hu m an eff o r ts
“
of vi t r u e, f or it is
-
f
enter p r ise r au ght with if cu l ty dfi and e nc om p assed w
danger s, ff
o er ing no other r ec om p en se
of you r own c onsc ience, or t hat of those

who find their s wt ee est enjoym ents ~
’
in the
the wel ar e o f f their f lle ws
o ,
an d f or those who c an
p r ec iate su ch r ecom p ense, it is the gr eatest that c an
gi v j d
en or en oye .
B t wh t i f
u a what is su p er stition ?
s an atic ism an d
p e h
r ap s b th q
e e u estion o f the newly initiate and d ,
c an we co m bat them withou t c au si ng isor er s m d d

bdo y p ol itic which they in ec t withou t r awing on f , d
29 6 G RA N D EL EC T KN IG H T KA D O S H .
B u t the m on ster b
i s al so egotten o f am ition an d b
Wel l , e v
en again st these, you r wea o n s ar e the
p
Y ou r on l y r esou r c es a r e sc ien c e an d tr u th P r ese
.
c easingl y t o the eyes an d ear s o f al l th

“
m el an chol
y r e s u l t s o f d
ece i t a n d a m i t ibo n T h e h i
d bf
.
o f the p ast, s r ea
p a s a m a p e o r e th e m w il l b e
f f x
,
aith u l all y in the c ontest S el ec t ther ee am p l es

f
.
ac ts the m o st str ikin g
k d
.
H istor y Sp ea s tr u m p et tongu e o f
r ies o f the d d
egr a atio n an d m i ser y o f ou r r ac e H is
k f
.
wil l sp ea f o r you Its sim p l e bu t af ec ting tr u ths

“
d f d
.
tou ch the har est hear ts, an d c on ou n tho se of

m o st p er er se v S how them c ou ntr ies in a e , de vdd
d v d
.
t ated, esol ate P o int them ou t al l eys str ewn with

b d d
.
whiten in g on es o f Go s chil r en an ’
str eam in g with hu m an go r e S how them

v d f d
.
in g ser itu e ; the t or tu r es, the sc a f ol , th

d d
l inger ing eath in the u ngeon
k b f f
.
wr ec s o f n ation s which ear aith u l te

f f d
r ight u l ep iso es, in their histo r y, a n d who se c h
v v
e en at this day, weep o er the r u in s o f their c iti
b k d d
the l ac en e r ec or s o f their c ou n tr ies
f d d Id
.
A sk the u n o r tu n ate esc en ents o f u m ea o f
I sr a el ites i s the an c ien t n am e b T hey c an, etter

b
.
an y other s, tell you the c o st o f ign o r an c e an d am i

an d t o what d b x d
e l o r a l e e c esses they l ea
p
v v
.
A sk them how m any m il l ion s o f l i es ha e

fi d
sac r i c e d
to them , an d at who se or er s ? A sk them
b d f v fi
they u r n e their in ants al i e in sac r i c e to M o
v
the er y go d o f the p eop l e who m they had e
As k th e m w hd y tdh e i r p r i es t s e t h r o n e at w il l
m urd d e re t h e ir o w n MK o n a r c h s,
an d w h y t h eir in g s
sa ssin ated each other ?
De md a n o fd th e m u n e r w h a t c i r c u m s ta n c e s
b r other wa b d s o l b
i g e ft o s l a y h i s r o th er th e a t h e r ,
d f f d d
,
so n , hi s au ght e r h i s
,
w i e ,
hi s r ie n ,
t h e m o st t e n
TTn d p r wha t c ir c u m s t a n c es thev wer e c o m p el l e d

‘
g iv e w h o l e c i t i e s t o H e fla m
I N IT I A T IO N . 5
39 7
v b
l i ing thing, and u tc her the m en, the wo m en and the
f
hel p l ess in ants cl inging to the r easts o f their m other s ? b
A sk o f the anc ient Gau l s f o r wha t r eason they al so
b u r ne d their wom en an d chi r en as sacr i ces to their ld fi
g o d T eu t ate s,
a n d c o n su l te t he e sti n d
ie s o f th e d u t u r e f
in their entr ail s ?
Com e down t o m or e m o er n ages dA sk what c au se d

dv f
.
the i isio n and al l o f the R o m an Em p ir e ? Who m u r ~
d der e x
the S a o ns, the Wal en ses, the A l bigen ses ? Who d -
m assac r e d b
the A or igines o f A m er ic a, an d hal the f
eop l e o f Eu r o e
p p
bl
.
L isten to that e l , the p eal s say St B ar thol om ew

d b b d
. H
Who c au se the est an d p u r est l oo of F r an c e to r ain

lk v l d
i e water o er the an ? P a ss thr ou gh the str eets of
the c ity o f P ar is an d ask who has str ewe them with d
cor p ses an d go r e ? D o you see the hea o f the m ost d
Vir tu ou s o f m en ; o f A m ir al Col igny d ? T el l u s who
str u c k it off Who sent as a p r esent the m o st ac c ep ta
bl e to the H igh P r iest o f R om e, as a tr op hy in whose
f v b
in am ou s r e el r ies c el e r ate in t o en o f a stil l m or e d k
f
in a m ou s ictor y v ? Who then p er p etr ate these cr im es ; d
d d
these atr o c iou s ee s ? A nswer I say ! I s it n ot am i b
f
tion ? I s it n ot an atic ism , su p er stition an d ignor anc e ?
b
Bu t m y r ethr en, H ea en has n ot p u t entir el y ou t v
o f ou r r eac h a r em e
y d
f or e il s so gr a e v H e who v
d v v
.
c r eate the su n to gi e l ight to the u ni er se, has al so

d
. .
cr eate r eason, the su n o f ou r hu m an system , an d f u r

‘
d
nished sc ien c e to gu i e u s thr ou gh the l a yr in th o f u n b
kb
sp ea a l e diff cu l ties an d c al am ities T o c onten again st d
f v d
.
this anatic ism H ea en c r eate m en of tal ent, v ir tu e

an d gen iu s, an d eac h age has gi en v b
ir th to a ene ac tor b f
o f his r ac e c ontem
p o r ar y with the m 0st a ccu r se o f its d
en em ies
f d v d
.
”
H er o es, sages, r ien s of hu m anity ha e ap p ear e
v
su c c essi el
y th r o u h al l
g e sc en in g d
t im e t d
o en l igh t en
f
, ,
to c om o r t the ear th
dv
.
H a il their au gu st na m es, c o ntem p l a te their i in e

p r ec e ts their v ir tu es their su
p ,
‘
,
’
im e ac t ion s
,
bl
an d ee
p k
298 GRA N D EL EC T KN I GHT K A BO S H: . .
them u n c easingl y p r esent to you r r ec ol l ec tion . T he -
re
br anc e of them su ffic ient to r ean im ate hop e in

’
m em is
d esp air ing he

ar ts, an d
you wil l p r ov e that the goo
' ‘ i
dd one
by them ca n a so l be a cc om
p li she di n ou r d a
ys
ft
.
i “5 7
Q u o te o en the p r ec e ts
p of Z or oz ster Con and - z
d
.
,
,
'
f u c iu s R em in them o f the dev otion o f Co dr u s an d
d
.
L eoni as, the ir tu es an d m a im s o f P ythago r as v ” x 8
Ep ictetu s and of M ar cu s
? 5 9
S oc iates, o f Pl ato of
"
A u r el iu s S ay with Z or o aster :
“
L o e you r el l ow m en v f
v f dd
.
an d s u c c or them ; p ar do n tho se who ha e o f en e

y o u ; n igh t s whKo w o u l b e ai th u l to y o u r o l ig ;
a d f f b
f v
,
tions, an d who eel the im por tan c e o f their ows to Go d

an d to v ir tu e, ha e
p ai n u l a n d a v
r u ou s u ties to p er ; f d d
f v b
o r m ; they ha e o st a c l es to su r m ou nt, er r or s to c on
d dv
ten with, su btl e a er sar ies to ov er thr ow a war eter n al
w f
_
t dj age aga in st ign or an c e an d an atic ism A wor thy

f d
r .
Knight m ay al l into the snar e of a tr aitor , u n er the «

ac cu sation o f an in or m er ; o f a h yoc r ite, or
p p f
er hap s
N o t e 3 57 T he o c t r i ne
. d df i a ni s m
of pure Zz
wa s m o no thei st i c
or o a st r
d J
.
T he S u p r em e B ei ng wa s c a l l e A hu r a m a da , a nd H a u g s a y s tha t Z o r o a s
J dv dv f
.
t er s c o n c ep t i o n o f hi m wa s p er e c t l y i ent i c a l wi t h t h e e wi sh no t io n o f
’ ‘ '
d
‘
eho a h H e i s ca l l e t he C r e a to r o f t he e a r thl y a n d sp i r i t u a l l i e t he
-
f
. ,
Lo r of t he who l e u n i er se , a t who se h a n s a r e a l l t he He
d d vd
i s wi sh o m
r ewa r er o f t he
a n d i nt el l ect ; t he l i g ht i t se l , a n d t he so u r c e o f
i r t u o u s a nd t he p u ni s her o f t he wi c e d
zd
l i g ht ; t he
k f
b b d Z dv
.
a nd 'A hr i m a n es whi ch ha s
“
T he u a l i st i c o c t r i ne o f Or m u a l s el y
d
,
een a t t r i u t e to o r o a st er , was i n r e a l it y t he e e l o p m ent o f a l a t er
Z — Ma c k ey s Enc y c l o p e ia o f F r e e
’
co r r u p t io n o f t he Z o r o a s t er i c
m a sonr y , A r t i c l e o r oast er .
b N ot e 35 8 . -
“
H e t a u g ht t h e
bj d
y s t i c a l p o wer o f n u m
m er s b »d v d f
a nd m u ch o f
w bx f
t he sy m o l i s m
ha t ha s
o n t ha t su
een l e t t o u s b y h i s
ec t whi c h we no w p o sses s i s er i e
d
i s c i p l e s ; f o r o f his o wn wr i t i ng s t he r e
‘
r om
:
b v
i s no t hi ng e t a nt
vf v b
H e wa s a l so a g eo m et r i c i a n, a nd i s r eg a r d e a s ha v
’
k b d
.
i ng een the i n ent o r of s e er a l p r o l e m s , t he m o s t i m p o r t a n t o f whi c h

i s t ha t n o w n o wn a s t h e
a p r o fi c i ent i n m u s i c a nd i s s a i
v v d
o r t y s e en th p r o l e m
to ha e
-
e m o nst r a t e vv d v d d b
o f Eu c l i H e wa s a l so
t he m a t he m a t i c a l
.
d d
,
r e l a t io n s of m u s i c a l i nt er a l s , a nd t o h a e i n e nt e a nu m er o f m u s i c a l
d
i ns t r u m ent s
k dd
he co nt ent e f w
D i s a i ni ng t he
.
h i m s el
a ni t y a nd o g m a t i sm
i t h p r o c l a i m i ng t ha t he wa s s i m p l y a s ee er a t er
b d k f
o f t he a nc i e nt s a g e s ,
no wl e g e , no t i t s p o s sesso r , a n d t o hi m
v d
.
i s a t tr i u t e the 1 nt r o d u c t io n o f
d
t he wo r
wo u l
tha g or a s .
k
p h i
a s su m e
l os o
—
p her , o r l o e r o f w i s o m ,
a s t h e o
M a c ey s Ency c l op aedja o f F r eem a s o nr y , A r t i c l e P y
.
’
n l y t l t l e w hl c h he
-
N ot e
d 359 — “
A ca dem y, P l a t onic .
~
Fo u n edd z d dd
in 1 4 80 by M ar sil iu s Fl o
v bb
.
de M e i a s
_
c i nu s a t F l o r e n c e u n e r t h e p a t r o n a g e o f L o r e n o s a i It i s .
v
, ,
by the M a so n s o f T u s c a n y t o h a e e e n a s ec r et so c i et y a n d i s s u p p o se
d f d” b
- ,
t o ha e ha d a M a s o n i c c h a r a c t e r ,
e c a u se i n t h e h a l l w h er e i t s m e m b e r s , _
he l t he ri m e e t i ng ,s a n d w h i c h s t i l l r e m a i n s m a n y M a s o n i c s y ,
m o l s a r e
Ma ck ey s Enc y c l op e dia. o f f r eem asonr y , A r tic l e A ca dem y,

’
t o be ou n .
-
r
P la t o nic .
300 GRA N D EL E C T KN I GHT KADO S H .
N ow m y b thr I t l re en, I th k y f m us c o se . an ou or
I hv d v dt t h p
,
a tt ti en on . a e en ea or e h o ou c u on eac
j ec t f o
p 1m t or t t h an c ed T o i p e or p er . o m r ess u on
m i d th
n s hi f e c f S t h B ite Ma
e a1 m o
y I
co c d sonr .
t wit
o its t i
ness p h I rh v
um d v . d t -
a e en ea or e o
th e m ean s I hv . i d d y a e r em f y b n e ou o ou r o
t d y d ti , p i t d t th
r ac e ou r u es
“
o n e
g ou e enem 1 es a a
wh om
y h ou v t a e t d I h v
o c on f b l y p i
en t . d a e ee c ure
e v il d by ig
s cau se f ti i nor anc e, d p t i t an a c sm
~
an su er s i on .
Th ese evil g s ar e t If t h y t
r eao h .
y
’
h t ; i f e y uc .
ou r ear s ou
p ar t k a f th
e o h w
e h i h th
onor y pi i it w il
c l b e f e ns r e, or
y ou t w o k t
or t h ou t d i i i
e m ean sh t h T h e o m n s em .
“
r em e dy i i y p w P ti i th w l d th
s n ou r o er . r ac ce n e or e
v l d ld l
_
t
p y h n h Th w w i l r ec om l
’
p r ec e s ou a e ear e er e . e or
p en se y w i t
ou h i t pp l s ad w h t b t t
au se, an ti l l y a is e er s ou
will h v th p p l
,
a e e a f y w
au se o i ou r o n c onsc enc es .
A m on
g y b th
ou r b w re f j l
r en y a d e t i far e o ea ou s n s r e .
B e c h it bl i y
ar a e d t t w d th
n ou r c on B uc h o ar s em . e c ar
it bl i
a e p k
n s ea i g f t h n F g
o t h em . d or lv e e1 r er r or s an
p ar d t
onh i i i q
e r i ti n If t h u y w g y
es . i t d e r on ou , n er c e e
k i d ly With th
n emb i g th t t
r em em i h er n t a o er r s u m an , o
f giv d ivi A d fi l ly k p l f f
,
or e ne n na iti ee a oo r om un ngO
v
. ,
y ou r sel w esit h y ti l an p l i t i l
sec s t
on a i o ca or ec ar an
z
,
re l igi ou s or
g i ti an w h p
a i i
on p l i o se y r nc es c an n an
bi y as ou ri d m j dg t i th l ight t d
n or u m en or n e s es e
l with b l ig ti th v w W h v
,
tr am m e o a hi h y
o n s, e o s c ou a e
m a d R e b th t w d h f th y
em em er a no than en ce o r ou ar e e
j Y l
.
c h p
am i f
on s o t i d h
us i
c e an
g h t b t t
u m an r s ou r a e
fi ld th w l d t l g
.
e is e or a ar e.
Th i r P ice t G
u ssa n d M t St k
r an as er r1 es o ne
p om lm e f w o d ) s O ord S i K i g h t r ! ( A l
er l i r n s r se
v d
.
,
p l ac e t h l em se d th
es iun
g f er w h e s n o or er en
d M t th
,
Th i r P i
ce t G
u ssan r an f th 0a s er 1n e n am e o e
o il l
co m
p i t th
m en s K ig h t f Eel q n h i o o u ence on s
c ou r se an d it d w s s o n
IN ITI ATIO N . 301
Thr ic e P u issa nt Gr a n d M Be seate S ir as ter — d

s! S ir K
n ights, F ir st and S ec on L ieu ten ant d
f
M aster s, in or m the nights on you r r esp ec ti e K v
ys th at th ey ar e
p er m itte to a r ess this Cou n c il , d dd
v
ey ha e anything to o f e r f or the goo o f the or er f d d
of this b dyo .
r st L ieu tenan t Gr an d M as er — t S ir Knights on m y

y, th e T h r i c e P u is sa n t G r a n M a ste r i n o r m s
y o u d - f
yo u ar e p er m itte t o a d
r ess this Cou n c il i f ddy o u
n
a y thin g to o f er f o r t h e fg o o d b f t he o r er an d o f d
b dyo .
ec on d L ieu tenant Gr an d M as ter S ir Knights

’
—
on
v y
al l e ,
the Thr ic e P u issant Gr an d Ma t i f s er n or m s
that ar e you ar e p erm itt d t dd e thi

e ti g
o a r ss s m ee n
on ha v e anything to »
off f er the g d f th
or d oo o 1 s or er
of this b dyo .
( A n y K i ght w
nh W h k s o is m a e re
S ec on d L ieu tena n t Gr and M d t S ir night, F ir st s er — K

d
ieu tenant Gr an M aster , si enc e p r e ail s on m y al l ey l v v .
F ir st L i eu tenan t Gr an d M as ter T hr ic e P u issant

‘
—
r an d M aster , sil enc e p r e ail s v .
K
”
T hr i ce P u is a t G and M aster S ir
‘
s n r —
n ights, F ir st
d d f
,
9
S ec on L ieu tenant Gr an M aster s, inor m the
tiv v ll y
’
nights on y ou r r es ec
p e a e s that the box of
ater n al a ssist an c e is
t to be p r esente t o them abou d .
F ir s t L ieu te a t Gr an d M as te
n n r — S ir n ights on “
K m y
l l ey, the T hr ic e P u issant Gr an d Master in f or m s
y ou
at the box of f r ater na l assistance 1 s a ou t b to be p r e

to you .
ec n d L eu te a t G an d M as ter
o i n n r — S ir Knights on .
v
al l e , the Thr ice P u issant Gran
y M aster i n or m s d f
that the bo x of f r ater na l a ssistanc e is about to be
( The Master of Cer em onies then p r e ~
GRAND EL ECT k N IGH T R A DO SK
_ .
sents K
box to each night, beginm ng with the T hr ice
d
P u issant Gr an Master , the F ir st an d S ec on L ieu ten d
ant Gr an d lq
Master s, Knight of E o uenc e and other o f :
fic er s . b k
When the c ol l ection has een ta en, the box is
r etu r ne d d
to the T hr ice P u issant Gr an M aster , who
:
d
su m s u p the c ontents which he han s to the Tr easu r er
thr ou gh the M aster of Cer em onies ) .

304 GRA N D EL ECT KN IGH T KA DO SH .
Gr an d M a ster , it is by i
r esist ng op p r essi on an d im p os i
- i
v
tu r e by al l a ail a l e m eans, by c al ling own the hatr e b d d
o fthe p eop l e on the hea o f tyr ants an d im p ostor s, by »
’
d
d
u n er m in in
g an d ov er thr owing their p ower , e en by v
f we f u l fil l
,
o r c e o f ar m s, t hat the c bl igation of

p u nishing
Cr im e .
T hr i c e P u issan t Gr and M as ter - ~

What do you m ean
by p r otecting inn oc en c e ?
F ir s t L ieu tena n t Gr and Ma s ter — Thr ic e Pu issant
Gr an dM it is by
aster , k i d f th d g : r aising m an n r om e e ra
d ti i
a on
‘
n nk
which they ; yb d iff i g b
ar e su d en us n a r oa
~
th b l e i g f d
ess n ti b
; y b
s o i g gi e u ca f l l won b i g r n n ou r e o e n s
t th high t d g
o e f iv il i ti
es t whi h h
e r ee o city z a on o c u m an
c an p t d t h t w
r e en b y th b a d f e o T eh i e c m m an o ou r r ce
P i u t G ssan dM t d th t w
r an tt i th
as er , an bj t a e a a n e o ec s
whi h th K ight Kad h h v vi w t p t t

.
c e n s os a e In e o r o ec i nn o
c en c e
S h ind d
.
Th i P i r ce t G dM t u ssan r an o as er — uc ee ar e ur
d ti L t
u es v f g t th ith withi with
e u s n e er or e em e er n or
d
.
,
out thi t p l sS i K ig
em ht F i e t d S r L
n i u s, rs an ec on e
d M t b
.
t t G
en an r an
q t th a s er s, f t h i
r e u es e m em er s o s
C il t
ou n c i t in dj o a ss s i g th S m e t a ou r n n e en a e
S i K ight
.
Fi t L i t t G d M t —
“
rs eu en a n r an y as er r n s on m
v ll y the T h i P i t G d M t q t y
a e r ce u ssan r an a s er r e u es s ou
dj i g thi S t
,
t i t hi
o a ss s i m n a ou r n n s en a e .
S d L ie t
ec on t G d M t u S i K ight
en a n r an as er — r n s on
m y v l l y t h
a T h ie P i t G e d '
M r t
ce q u t ssan r an a s er r e u es s
dj
,
y t
ou i t h i
o ass s i g th i mS t
ln a ou r n n s en a e
O d S i K ight !
.
Th i P i r t G
ce d M t u ssan r an as er — r er r n s
A ll i d pl
r th
se an lv d th ig f d )
ac e em se es u n er e s n o or er .
Th i P i t G d M t u ssan — L t S i r
r ce p y
r an as er e u s ra
K ight n s .
CL O S I N G P RA YE R, KN I GH T KA DO S H .
O u r ,F ather , who ar t In v
H ea en , in whom we l i e, v
v
m o e and ha e ou r v b ein
g . O h ! Thou who Wi est that ll
CL O S I N G CEREM O N IES . 305
j
en oy al l the b fit whi h Thy
en e s c m u nifi
s ou t to him ,
m a t
y yh k ind h l p ness e u s in r e
vi ng the o bt l
s ac es which tyr anny im p o stu r e ha e
an d v
u
p against thy ho l y an d e er v j u st p r o i enc e O h ! vd .
p
'
us in setting ou r b r ethr en f r ee. I n p u nishing the

essor s o f hu m an ity, m ay we ne v er
p r on ou n ce 1 n v a1 n
r ter r i l e b m otto , Ne k am A d on ai . Am en, so m ote
be . a
( L ed by the T hr ic e P u issant Gr an dM a ster ,

al l m a k ;
e
an d say, Nekam A d o n ai . Then al l , l ed by the

br ic e P u i ssant Gr an dM aster str k
i e se en, v 00 OO 00 O
ith the han d s .
)
T hr i c e P u issan t Gr a nd M as ter —
T o the g l or
y of the
11 d A r chitec t of the U ni v
er se, in then am
‘
e an d u n
the i
au sp c es o f the Gr an dC on s1 stor
y of the A n c ient
A ccep te d S c otch R ite, in and f or the S o v er ei
gn
I dpn e en d ent S tate of un d er the J ur isdic

n of the S
p u r em Cou n c il f or the N or ther n J u r isdic
e .
n o f the U n ite d S tates o f A m er i c a, sitting at the City

N ew Y k or an d S tate of N ew Y rk o , an d by vi t
’
r u e of
in ‘
d by .
m e v f K d h N
este o a os ,
o .
it l s dj a b
d S i K ight y
or s a ou r n e
y . r n s, ou m a
p B
eac e v g.id d by p d e e er d w u e ru en c e an s ear
w d
s s t t or v l y f th t no ti
o r e ea f an o e r an sac on s o
( T h i P i t G r d M
ce t l v th
u ssan r an as er ea es e
p d t th
r o c ee s W t d p t
o th h il
e t f es an r esen s e o
d whi h h h l d by th b l d A l l th K ights
'
r c e o s e a e .
'
e n
iv l y b f
su cc ess eth Th i P is t G
e or e dM e r ce u san r an as
e xt d th ight h d v th hil t f th w d d
en e r an o er e o e s or an
“
I w s ft whi h ll ti e p
ear ,
’’
a er d il c a re r ln eac e an s
PH I LO SOPH I CAL ANALYS I S
T H I RT I ET H D G G E K K
E REE : RA N D -
L ECT N I GH T A DO S H
O R, K ” T W N I GH T o n B KE E HE H I TE A N D LA C A GL
d
.
d dd d V k M as o nic F a l sehoo
The Ne p l u s u l t r a. of — The R i t u al T in
— “
to , a nd Am en e No thi ng bu t eng ea nc e i s S p o en of .
’
F e r o c io u s l y Co n em ne as
‘
B i g ot s— S ha m P r et enc e of
R el ig io n.
Kadosh is
”u sed
a
‘
Chal d ee and -
He b re w wor
~
d ,
m eani
H ol y, in I saiah 6, 3 , app l ie d t G d Thi o o . s
f dg l y K ight
,
'
t her e or e, the e r ee of the H o It i

n . s
m on to r ecei e m en v into this d g wh h v

e r ee, o a e
k
ta en al l the p r ece ing egr ees d
Thu s, in the de d .
bfr
e o e this, the Gr an M aster , by m er e au thor ity,d
c eiv es dd
can i ates into e e en es, whic h they h
egr e lv d
n ot tak en, to ena bl e them to r ec ei e v the 30th, a nd
K xp l
,
c om e nights Kado sh . T his e ains, how m en
or di ‘
nar y m em or ies, an d b u siness o c cu p ation s, c an
33 su ch
“
dg e r ees, i . e,
. they d on
’
t ta k e them .
T his
”
dg e r ee is c al l e d ,
in its r itu al , the *
“
Ne
u l tr a ( n o m or e by e on d) k w” l dg
of M a sonic no e e;
th T hi ti th d g
“ '
thou gh bu t e Ar e e r ee .
r ea di ng o f
the r itu a ou ,
c o n nc e l th gh wil l
o v i th
r o n s, that this statem en t is tr u e ; an d that
p e s
“ ”
is al so the N e p lu s u l tr a of M asonic
f d
,
r au , hy oc r isy, tr eason, and gener al sc o

p
f
T he p r o o s o f this e tr aor in ar y in ic tm ent ar e x d d
1 .
“
I t is said to ha e een in ente at L y
“
v b v d
1 743, that 1 s, 1 4 4 year s ago T his m ake s it an .
( N ote
308 I
.
“
N oTr I IN G BUT VEN GEA NGE I s SPO KEN or
'
:
.
”
An d it is . F or it is sim l
p ,e b
a sol u te d vil e -
i
wor ship .
( S ee 1 . Cor . 1 0,
6 This dg e r ee qu otes Chr ist s l aw of

’
q l lv e ua
“o e to
”and
.
ou r neigh o r , b yet tel l s the c an did t f t h a e, a er e is

r ecei e vd :
“
The lightestsI n is c r etio n wil l c o st youd
you r l if e; that is, they wil il l him , if he ets ou t lk l
the
ir sec r ets ; tel l s the tr u th, by er r or , in iscr “
d etion
”or ,
m ista k e . If thi s is n ot M asonic scou n r el ism d , what is

sc ou n d r el ism ? ( S ee this on
p ag e
7 . Y et the c an d id t a e is tol d :
“
In a m l ost al l the
r itu al s of this dg e r ee, ( an d ther e wer e »
s ev en Ka dosh
.
r i tu a ls see n o te
’
n othing bu t v
is sp o en engean ce k
”
,
of Bu t. this dg e r ee is nothing but p hil O SOp hy, and _
p hil o sop hy di sc ou nten an c es v engeanc e .

( g
P a e
N ow r etu r n to p age 2 60, of this dg e r ee, and see t he

'
d id t
c an a e an d his ‘
Mdstei sta ,
bbi ng the d d ea enem ies of
thel d g v
” ‘
! this the
o e Is n ot m ean est k
j
nd o f engean c e,
su ch as d
was p r ac tic e on Cr om wel l by his enem ies ? ,
Why ’
this egr ee swear s d

thi s sam e c an i ate to dd
”“which I
, ,
“
p u nish c r I m e, p r o m ise to do
'
un d er p en al ty
”
.
of d ea th A nd . this, for sooth, is no v engean c e, bu t

“
p hil o so hy
p . I s it won d f er u l, that the B ibl e thr ou gh
'
ou t, c al l s these f al se worship s, whor e d om Ther e

n e er v d b t E t Ch p i th
was a ra ,
a
‘
as ea ,
n e dy a s of F al sta f , f
i th F iv P ints N w Y k b f
'
J yM C
'
or n e e o ,
e or ,
e or e er r c au
l y wh
e ld h l d p h b z f t
,
o co u o u er r a en r on ,
an d .
l ie wi th
h i p d t ti d i x
“
su c l i p m u en c oo ness, as s r ac ce n this Ap e
of M i k n wl d g
”
ason c o e e.
8
‘
. Why , the ver y b asis of the whol e Sc ottish Rite,

CH RI S T I A N S F ERO CIO U S L YC O N DEM N ED A s BI GO T S . 30 9
t is, the p r eten dd e c onstitu tions o f Fre d er ic k ,

1 7 8 6,
p r onou nc e d ,
by one M asonI c h istor ian, the Gr and
of the or d er ; which is en d or s ed by F '
ol ger , an d as
d as en d or se d by M k y hi ac e m se lf ; ( S ee no te
th q ld
“
sa s :
y e ti i u es on s n ot yet sett e ,
whethe
r
er e wer e any su ch c o nstitu tions sign d

e by Fr e d er ic k ,
whether M or in f or g d them
e .
9 . The Gr an dP onti ff ( p g
a e te ll s thec an i dd ate
hat S cotch M asonr y * *a d m its to her b o som ,

on
er m s of the str ic test q

e u al it ,
y the m em b er s of all
ions, d of al l
d f ll t W th ut
c r ee s, an o a c ou n r I es, I o
d i ti ti wh t v Thi i b d gh T p t
s nc on a e er . s s a en ou . o ,
u
t w hip -
hil d
or s d t th G g
,
c d l ig -
m ur er , a e an es, an re
ib l i
c ann l v l i t d y nd x l d th
a sm ,
on a e e ,
s o en a e c u e e
whi h o d f l w hip Th p p h t
c c n em n s a se or s s.
"
e ro e
w ld h v b ou xl dd a et i een e c u e ,
as a
“
sec ar an
t f ,
vi l ti g th b d h ity f i g w
or o a n e r oa c ar o m a e -
or
hip
s B t v
. thi p t
u e eni f l T hi d g s r e enc e s a se . s e r ee
w d d p ti d i F
as m a e an d w i
r ac th ce n r an c e, an no n e
ed S tates . N on e of the A siatic, an d o ther heathen

p d by thi d g
r aise -
p g 2 9 8 p v sil d e r ee, on a e ,
re a e
w xi t h H th b ig t
‘
or no e s er e. enc e e o s so
y d d
c on Ch i ti
em n e; t h w h ar e r s an s ose o 0
l v th
en s a e i d f th i l ittl
-
hil d
e m by n s o e r e c r en
g th th
em L d p y d eN w I l
or y
’
s ra er ,
an
“
o a m e
0 l p
s ee T hi d g
. f d i 1 74 8 wa i s e r ee, r am e n ,
s n
g y
l o r when the str eet c r y In P ar is was : T ou t
o of i
( B b sho t the la m
'
y p o
p
31 0
‘
SH AM V
P RETEN S E o n A U N I ERSA L REL I GI O N .
p ost ! ) T hose wer e Chr istian bishop s, and the1r cr im e
was Chr istianity .
”
A n d the fi er c e an d sa age v ’
denu ncl a
tions of
“
sec tar ian s who
, teach m en r eligion to ensl a e v
them ,
m ean Chr istians . If not Whom do they m ean ?
their sham p r eten c e of a u nl v er sal r eligl on is
vi l t d by th i
o a e e r hatr ed of Chr i st .
31 2 GRA N D I N S P ECT O R I N QU I S I T O R C O M M A N DE R.
p en ded v o er the hea d of d

the P r esi ent, the T etr ac ty
O
‘
f P yth g a o r a s, thu s : an d u n er it a n a e sw d kd
an d bl a a an c e, or
”
t he sc al es O f u stic e j .
the c ol u m n o n
”
the
ight o f the Cou n se l or s is insor r l
the wor
“
d
L eni tas an d the attr i u tes O f the sec on b d
fou r teenth d
egr ees, an d o n the c ol u m n on their l e
wor d M i i di “
d th tt ib t
s er f th c or a, an e a r u es o e
an d fif t th d g F th
een tw l e r ees. r om ese o c o u m ns s
a G thi A h f m th
o
p x
c w h f irc ,
ro e a e er eo s
l tt f g l d th
e er s Od w d f th ight th do e Sacr e or o e e een e
O th th
n l i th S th g
e
g f E
r ee c o u m n s n e ou o In r om a
W t, th b t f
,
es ar e d M in
e us s O an es,
th f
e nam es h i ib d hi l
o eac nscr e on s co
att ib t f th
r i th thi t
u es th and tw ty
O e n n r een en -
s
degr ees O n the c ol u m ns o n the N or th, al so gom

‘
.
g
East to West ar e the
'
b
u sts O f Con u c iu s, S oc r ate f
Al f d re the Gr eat, with the n am es of each insc r ib
his col u m n an d
‘
the attr b
i u tes of the twenty ti
'
-
twenty ei ghth an d twenty ninth

- -
dg e r ees .
f
In r ont of the P r esi ent is an d al tar
"
,
on which ar e
'
q
s u ar e an d c o m p asses the p l u m an d l e el , a smb v al l
p
kd d b k
,
of sc al es, a n a swo r d, two on i ar s and the oo

e p
c on stitu tion s .
B etween the thr one of the P r esi d en t and the a lt ar
a stan d u p on which i s p l a c e d the co ff er c ontaIn I ng t

r ec or d of the S u p r em e Tr i b u nal . In the c entr e of
No t e 362 — “
q
S i g nifles l it er a l l y t he n u m er ou r bb f
a nd i s t h er e o r e f
b d d
. . ,
n
o y m o u s w i t h t h e u a t er n i o n ; b u t i t h a s e e n p e c u l i a r l y a i p p h e d -
sy m'
a t r i a ng u l a r or m of f
o l O f t he P y t ha g o r e a n i s
f o u r r 0 ws
whi c h i s c o m p o se o f t en o t s ar r a ng
“
ff
,
fb
m a to n , o r s a c r e na m e o f d
T hi s fi g u r e wa s i n i t s el , a s a who l e/Jx e m bl em a t l c
ou r l et t er s ( f o r t et r a c t y
d
o u r )
B a ylon
; a n d w a s u n do u bt e d1 y l e a r n e
B u t t he p a r t s o f whi c h i t is c o m p o se
.
,
b y l P y t h a go r as
d
iN Q nr sr r oR CO M M A N DER 31 3
‘
GRA N D I N SPECTOR .
m ar e ten lights ; in the East ten, an d in the west

eac h ten b
eing ar r an ge by 1 , 2, 3, 4 , in the
”
d f or m
e T etr ac tys
’
.
al tar is c o er ev d with a white l

c oth and on the
t ther eo f ,
towar d s the West ,
i s p a in te o r em d
a p air o f go ld en scal es r esting on the p oint o f
a kde wor d
s .
IT EEs ,
E
O F F I C R S A N D T H EI R S T A TI O N S z— The assem
is styl e dS u p r em e Tr i b u n al an d is c om p ose d f o nin e

s an d n e er v m or e . If y an m or e -
m em b er s ar e
they m a
y be c on su l ted b t th y u e c ann o t v t o e .
T he p r esi ing of c er is d fi s tyl d M t P f

e os er ec t P r esi d en t
(1 sits in the East .
The wa d r en s ar e sty e ld Cou nc i l or s or I nsp ec to r s,
(I sit together in the West .
T he S ec r etar y, K eep e r of the S eal s an d A r chiv es

‘
is
yle d Ch an c ell o r an d sits o n the r i ht o f the
g P e id
r s en t .
The T r easu r er sits on the l e t of the P r es i f d en t .
d
The A vo c ate is station e d in th e S ou th .
T he D f d
e en er is st ation e d in the N or th .
The M aster of Cer em onies is station e di f n r ont of the

ou n sel l or .
T he P u r su i v ant o r Usher , at thedoor , o f the T r i b u na l .
T he T yl er i s n ot inc l u e dd am o n g b the ni ne m em er s,
sin g the S u p r enie T r i b l d i tyl d I q

u na an s s e n u i si
is st ation e d ou t id
s e . A l l th
e b f th e m m er s o e
T ri b una l x e c ep t th P e id t tyl d
r es en ,
ar e s e
L s, Er c z — No ap r on is wor n in the
In the in f er ior b dio es, the Gr an
‘
d
wear one o f entir el y whit e sheep
em b r id d i
o er e n sil er o n v the
n th b t
e r eas at ,
the p oint is
ECT EMAso N
'
31 4 GRA N D EL ECT, P ERF A N D sURL r M -
v b v bf
ha e een e or e, and wil l ha e m or e to ansYer f o r a
f j d l
the gr eat an d aw u l day o f u gm en t, when i e sec r et
d
o f al l hear ts shal l be d
iscl ose d b
This egr ee, m y r other,
‘
b f
.
u ar e n ow a o u t t o rec eiv e is the P er ect io n o f

y o
b d d
M asonr y Y ou wil l be ou n to the or er by an l n
d b b k
.
isp ensa l e o l igatio n, W hic h is now u n n own to you ,

dI
bu t when it is c om m u n ic ate hop e it wil l be p er m a Q -
nentl yfix d e in you r r ecol l ec tion .
My d b th d th g d
fi
eart t t ro er em on s r a e o us e oo ness o f
d v
,
y h
ou r t by t y p
ear uit f i t d i
a s ea urs o r u e an a s n c er
l v f
o e l l g d b th
or b t p ti l ly f
a oo th re r en, u ar c u ar or os
wh oiv y i t th i f l l w hip and h v

r ec e e ou n o e r e o s a e
an d Who
‘
their t r o tec ti on, f el

y ou su pp or p ar e yo u r
an d su io r s p eWhat do you say ?

r .
Candi da te I will
—
d b
.
T hr i c e P u iSS an t j M y ear
—
r other , a s you ar e
d b
.
esir ou s o f eing t au ght the tr u e p r o nu n c iatio n
I f b
n e f a l e n am e, ar e you r ea y to
‘
entu r e y d v
df
e en se o f that s u p r em e m yster y whe
-
n it shal l ha e v
en tr u ste d
to you r c ar e an d ar e you esir ou s of c ont d
b
.
ing yo u r n ew o l igation ?
Can di da te I am , m ost sincer el y
—
T hr ic e P u issdn t —
y ou ar e g o m
’
y If
~
r o ther an d w b
d B z v
, , _
_
o u r han s in the r a en S ea t o p r o e you r inn o c e

y
v v d f
.
an d that you ha e n ot r e eal e any o f you r or m er
g g
a e m e n ts ; o u r o r e a th er s u se tf f
h e sam e d
when they wer e accu se of c r im es to p r o e the d v
u il tl ess
g
B
.
T hr i c e P u issan t — r o ther M aster o f Cer em onie
du c t the c an i at e to the ddr a en S ea L et him B z

d l
.
'
h1 s han s an d then co ndu ct him to the A tar of S

'
fice
d B z
.
M aster f L ea
o s him t o the
C er em r a en oni es —
c au ses him to wet and Wi p e his han s, an d l ea s hi d d

the Al tar o f S acr i c e, cau ses him to r ecl ine his fi
k d
.
against it, t a es an a xe an d hol s it su

b ar e nec k
of the c an i ate When he dd
l b k
.
A tar of a r o en and c ontr ite sp ir it,

31 6 GRAND IN SPECTOR Inecr sr r on COMM ANDER .
nal , Il
the l ustr iou s Com m an d er in Chie f p r o c ee s d to the
d b tw lt
,
east o f a p l ac e m i way e een the thr one and the a ar

“
d b
,
wher e is a stan or sm al l ta l e on which to p l ace the

d H f t th W st
I
c o ff er c ontaining the r ecor s e ac es o e e
ll f S t t pl
,
th G a d Ch
e r d Mi i t
n anc e th
or an n s er o a e ac e e
co d th t d
er on d t k th ight
e s an d l eft p an a e e r an r es ec
ti ly f th I l l t i
ve o C d
e Chi f
u s r ou s d D p i o m m an er ln e an e -
u ty l ,
f i g th W t Th tw L i t a t C
a so ac n e es . e o eu en n om
m an d ta d p p it th I ll t i C
er s s n O d os e e us r ou s o m m an er 1n
Chi f f i g th E t
e ,
Th G a d M t
ac n e f C as . e r n a s er o er e
ie i th N th id f i g th S th
‘
Th
“
4
m on s s on e or s e ac n e ou . e
St d d B
an i
ar n th S th id f i g theN th
ear er s o e ou s e ac n or .
Th D p ty I l l t i C d i Chi f if p t ‘
e e u u s r ou s o m m an er n e ,
r esen ,
t d b tw
s an th I ll t i
s e C een d r i Chi f d
e u s r ou s om m an e n e an
th M i i t
e f St t Th
n s er th ffi
o d a eb . e o er o c er s an m em er s g
-
i l th C ff b i g i it t Th '
o p l t th
c m e e e c r c e, e o er e n n s c en r e. e
I ll t i C
us r d i Chi f w th M t P f t
ou s om m an er n e 1 s no e os er ec
P id t
r es Th L i t en t C. d e th Ch eu en an o m m an er s ar e e an
c el l o r s or I n s ec tor s
p . T he M in ister of State the A dv o
,
c ate . T he Cap tain of the Gu ar d s, the P u r su i v ant or
U sher .
)
31 8 GRA ND I N S P EC T O R IN QU I S ITO R CO M M A N DER
‘
Mas ter o f Cer em onies —

( R isi ng ) M o st P er ec t P f
i d ent, to c ar r y your Or d er s within and; withou t
b
S up r em e T r i u nal ; in c ase o f tr ial to intr o u c e the ac .
d
c a se d
and witn esses, and 1 n c ase of r ec ep tion to aec om
‘
-
\
p dd
any the can i ate du n ng the c er em ony of r ec ep tion
’
— f
M ost P er ec t P r esiden t M ost Enl ightene
é
r othe d B
f d
De en er , what is your dhty i n the S u p r em e T r ibu nal
"
f
D e en der —
( R i sing ) TO
' '
d f nd
e e al l p er sons cha
with off enc es an d tr ie dbf e or e this T r ibu nal, to

“
see
no inc om p etent e i vd enc e is adm itted '

again s t them
j d
,
any that is c om p eten t in their f av on r e ecte . To

'
sen t the tr u th in thei? def enc e an d to u r ge al l
stances of e xt enu ation or of j u sti fi c ation i n thei

Meet P er f ec t P r esi den t— M ost Enl ightene d Br
A dv o c ate, what is you r d u ty her e ?
A dv ocat e—
( Rising ) T og pr ef er .
char ges against
who un d er the j u r isd iction of t his T r ibu nal , hav e
'
ff
,
M asonic l aw
‘
g u il ty of O ences again st and du t

d ft ra the ac ts Of a c c u sation,
p r ep ar e the testi
elic it the tr u th an d p r esent the whol e c ase f air l y,
ou t m isr ep r esentation o r e agger ation to the S n x
T r i u nal b
f d
.
M os t P er ect P r esiden t M ost Enl ightene Br o

—
Chan c el l or , what i s you r u ty ? d

Chanc el lor T O r ec or the p r oc ee ings d d
j d
u gm ents O f the S u p r em e T r i u n al b
f dB
.
M os t P er ec t P r esi den t M ost Enl ightene

—
r oth
T r easu r er , what i s you r ut

y h er e ? d
T r easu r er —
( R isin
g T o r ece i e a l l m oneys e l o n v b
b k
.
ing to the S u p r em e T r i unal , to eep the sam e

f u l l y, and to p ay ou t all war r ants du y signe by l d
p r op er O fi c er s f
f
.
M os t P er ec t P re si den t — M ost Enl ightened Br o

Ju n ior Cou n cil or , what s you r u ty
i ? d
J u nior Cou ncil or ( R i i g) T r
— s n ~
o g u a d ,
320 GRA N D I N SP ECT O R I N QU I S I TO R C O M M A N DER:
E
A ll
( ten —in g th e x d r ight hand towar ds the
'
c on taining the r ec or s ) d . We do l
so em nl y p r om ise a
s wear .
M ost P er f ec t P r esi dent — A nd n ow m y b r ethr en,
usim p l or e the aid, the m er cy an d the p r otec tion o f h

v
who c an al one gi e u s Str ength to p er or m ou r p r o f
Or d er m y b r ethr
e n . O n you r k nees ! ( Al l r ise u
the Sign of or d er as gi v en on p g a e 1 92, and then k l

nee
P RA YER .
Hear us with in d u l genc e, O in fi nite Deity, whose

tr i b u tes ar e in fi nite yet in fi nitel y har m on iou s ! T hou
who se essen c e ar e j u stice, e u q it y and m er cy, inter m
gl e in d
to o n e in n ite e fi x c ell en c e. Thou of whom
thou ghts an d al l ac tions of m en ar e k n own, and vi is
as thine o wn ! T o whom the in fi n ite p ast a n d in fi nite
trilef
ar e one no w ,
an d the in finitu des of sp ac e in
di re
ction s ar e her e . Gi v e us the wis d om an d
to j dg j
u e u stl y, ac cu r atel y and m er c i u f lly . K ee
p
f r om go in g astr ay ; l ea d us by the han d of tr u th,
up to us al l the p aths and v
a enu es of tem p t
S tr engthen ou r go o d r eso l v es an d f r ee u s f r om th
m m of p re u j di c e, p ar tial ity, er r or an d p assI O n . He

to p er f or m all ou r Mason ic d u ties, to o ur sel es, tov
f d
-
m en, an d to T hee . L et the gr eat l o o O f M asonic
fl ow in a p er p etua l v
c u r r ent o er the whol e wor l d
m a k e M asonr y the c r ee o f al l m an in d k d . P ar do
when f d we O f en d
When we go astr ay l ea
f f
.
,
th t e
p th d h
rue l p a bl f t
an t e ou r ee e e or s o a
f l ib ty
c au se o d t l ti ; er d w h w an o er a on an en e com e
b fi lly j d g d by T h j dg '
e na d ut th e ee, o no ou u e u s as
ou rf bl d p
ee i w
en ess a n
y h v j d g d a ss on e m a a e u e othe
b t f giv dt k h to Th A m en.
‘
u or e u s, an a e us om e ee.
A ll —
So m ote it be .
O P EN I N G CEREM O N I ES . 32 1
Most P er f ect P r esid ent—

( R ising . Rise m y b h
r et r en .
All r ise u n d the Sign o f or er )

er d .
M ost P er f ec t P r esi den t— M ost En i htene lg dB r ethr en
dI nsp ector s I q
n u isitor s Com m and er s . L et us p ro
to ou r lb a or s, that thr ou gh ou x r e er tion s ou r be :
or d er m a
y p p r os er an d ou r l
so em n O bl igatl ons be
l i d with A id
e . m e m y b th re r en an d enli hten m
g e
you r c ou nsel . To or d M tE
er , os nl ightene dB r eth
F I R ST SI GN .
M ost Per fect P r esident—

( M ak ing the
fir st Sign .
) By cr ossing b o th han d bi
s, r ng
the m to the na e ,vl thum b s cr ossing each
ot her and says Ju stice .
lm s ou twar d ,
and say Equ ity .
Answer ing S igug

I
:
322 GRA N D I N S P ECTO R I NQ D S I T O R C O M M A N DER .
A l l— S O m ote it be .
M ost P er f ec t P r esiden t—
( Gi v es the b att er b
y y on
thr ee, f ou r a nd on e , 0 000 0000 O )
v b
.
A ll—
( Gi e the att er y)
.
M ost P er f ec t P r esiden t— M o st Enl ightene dB r oth

S en ior Cou nc il or , this S u p r em e T r ibu nal is now O e
p
L et du e p r o cl am ation ther eo be m ade f .
S en i or Cou ci l or
n — M ost Enl ightene Br Other Ju d
Cou ncil or , this S u p r em e T r i u nal I S n ow O en
p L et b .
p r o c l am ation ther eo be f m a e d .
d B
“
J u nior Cou ncilor — M o st E nl ightene r other Pu

v k
su i ant, m a e p r o cl am ationthat this S u p r em e T r i u n b
is now p O en, and that al l who em an its ju dgm d d
m a y w d no ra w near .
O p ening the: door

i
P u r su iv ant .
) H ear ye, thi
S u p r em e Tr i b u nal of Gr an d II q i it n sp ecto r s n u s or
Com m an d er s is no w O p en . Wh v h th b osoe er a een
t o app ear or hath c om p l a n i t pp

s or l t m k a ea o a e or
swer , l et him r aw near an d d h h l l b he d ( C1

e s a e ar .
the d oor .
)
M ost P er f ec t P r esiden t —
( Str ik es one .
) Most En
l ight d B ene r ethr en, be seate d .
M ost P er fec t P r esi dent— M ost En ightene l dB r oth
Chanc el l or , d t p th ff
ar ise an d l et us p r oc ee o o en e co
t i i g th
c on a n n d f th S p em T ib l d
e r ec o r s O e u r e r u na an
t k th f d d
,
a e h
er e r o m y b su c f as m a e n ee e or ou r
l b
a or s ( T h M t P f t P e i d t osd Ch er ec r es en an
l v th i d t th ff
.
ea e t
e r dp sea s an h r o c ee o e co er eac
f it hav i g tw l O k T h y p it
,
a k y th
e er eo n o c s e O en a
t k d b k f th S v ig T ib l
.
,
a e out th e r eco r oo o e o er e n r u na a
any oth b k
er p p d
oo s o rd d t t th
a er s nee e an re ur n o
t
sea s , th Ch n l l e i
y g tha bce k bor k c ar r n e oo or oo s a
p ap er s
Most P er fect P ~
r eS i d t en m
( Str 1kes Most

CHAPTER Lv iIl
T H I RT YF -
I RS T D R G I EG EE, O R RA N D N S P EC T O R I QUN I SI
“
TO R CO M M A N DER .
I N ITIA T I O N
M ost P er fect P r esiden t—

( S tr i k es on e .
) Most En
'
'
l ight d B en e r ethr en, Gr an d I nsp ec tor s n u isitor s Co m

’
I q
m an d th er s, e Gr an d Con sistor y of S u l im e P r in ces o f b
the R oyal S ec r et, has een
p l ea se to design ate the b d
d K
Gr an El ec t n ight Ka do sh, A ” B , as wor thy to r e
d n
dI Iq
.
c eiv e the i m p o r tan t egr ee O f Gr a n sp ec tor n u isi

d
tor Com m an er , an d to ec om e a m em er o f this S u b b
p r em e T r i u n al o f the 31 stb egr ee o f the A n c ient d
A c c ep ted R ite o f M asonr y Bu t yet his initiation
d
n o t p r o c ee , if any l aw u l O ec tio n be m a e f bj d If
f dd
.
c onsen t to c on er u p on him the sa i egr ee an d t o
b
him as a m em er her e, in or m m e by gi ing the Sign f v
f
a fir m ation
( A l l wh o a o r it r a is e th e r ight h a fv
bv d
.
a o e their hea )
f
.
M os t P er ec t P r esiden t I f any do not c o nsent, l e

— ~
f
them in or m m e by gi ing the n egati e S ign ( T hv
i v .
N ot e
P r i nce s
3 64
of t he
.
-
“
T he thi r t eenth eg r ee
R Oya l S e c 1 et , S c o t c h
d f d
c o n er r e in the Co ns i st o
t he thi r t y fir s t -
Co m m a n er d
t he c a t a l o g u e o f t h a t sy st e m
I t ha s no
It is .
f
.
d
ha ng i ng s ar e whi t e
fic e r s a r e
bb
W ar ens who ar e t er m e Ins p ec t or s ; t
.
d d
T he O
v
,
c el l o r T he m e m
. er s ar e st y l e M o st
wo r n i n t he T r i u na l , b u t whe n i si t
wea r a whi t e a p r o n wi th t he T eu t o ni
c r o ss
. A whit e c o l l a r i s wo r n s ho wi ng ,
I NI TIA T ON. I 825
ign is m a d e by str etc hing the r ig ht ar m to the f r ont,

he han d p O en an d r aise d u
p war d s as if r e
p el l ing a
p er !
If th er e be no o bj ec tion, o r If any O bj ec tion be

and o er r u l e v d
the M a ster p r o cee s ) d .
st P er f ec t P r esi den t— M ost E nl ightene d Br other

of Cer em on ies, r ep air to the a nte c ham-
b er O f the
Tr i b u n al an d if the Gr an
d
'
El ect K n ight
hom we ha v dt
e e er m ine dt o r ec ei e v her e, be in
n danc e and you ar e satis fid e of his i d entity, an d o f
p ro fii c ency in all the dg e r ees f r Om the fi r st to the

tieth incl u si ve, p r ep ar e him in su ch m anner as ou r
q u ir e, b r in
g him w ith y0ou to the o o r o f thi s d
Tr i b u na l and ap p l y f or his a dm I SS I O n her e by
l
a ar m .
( T he M aster of Cer em o n ies with
m d id t wh i l th d i th
eets the c an a e o s c o e n e
s1
g d
n1 a anj w l f K ig
eht K ed ho H a x in n a os e e am es
m i l l th p
n a di g d g f th fi St p t th
e r ece n e r ees r om e r u o e
i ti th i l iv
r e nc u sH th b l i df l d hi
e. ed en n o s m an c on
d giv th l f th 30th
an es e a ar m o e
E l ight d B th J i C n en e ro er u n or ou n
th l f
e a ar m K ight K d h o a d t th n a os r esou n s a e
i or il M t E l ighte d B the S
a or — os n ne ro r en I O r
il or l f K ight K d h
a ar m o d ta n a os r es ou n s a
d
,
e oor
M t P f t P id t th l
.
S i en or:C il ou n c or — os er ec r es en e a ar m
K ight K d h d t th d
,
a n a os r esou n s a . e oo r
M t P f t P d B th
.
os er id t M t E l ight
ec r es en — os n ene ro er
l d th J i C il t
or ,
or er e u n or ou n c or o see
d B th J i ne r o er u n or
q f wh In u ir e r om om
326 GRA N D INS PECT OR IN Q UIS ITO R COM M A ND
v a n t, o
p en an d In u I r e
q f r om whom the al af m
‘
P u r su iv an t the Who ap p r o ach
the Su p r em e T r i
.
b u n al , an d what is his d esir e ?
M as ter of Cer em oni es— It is the Ma ster of Cer em on i
hav m g In char ge a K night Kadosh, wh k t o see s o
the 3 1 st degr e e v x i d d
e, an d who m ha in g e am ne an
hi d ly q al ifi d vi t
m u u
p gi ht ie t r u o u s, u r em n en
~
d b
, , ,
'
p t i
er m I SSI O nt i t t hi oS p T i
n r o u ce n o s u r em e r
P ui t—
urs ( Cl i g th
v an d ) M t os n e o or . os
B th J
ro C er il it i th M t
u nI O r f C ou n c or s e as er o er
h vi g i K ight K d h wh k t
,
m es h g a n n c ar e a n a os o see s
h vi g x i d
,
t i th 3 1 t d g
a n e d wh s e r ee, an om a n e am ne
‘
fi d g hi
n in d l y q l ifi d v i t m u i
p g ua e ,
r u ou s, u r
h k p
e as s t i t d i t thi S p
er m I SS I O n o n r o u ce n o s u r em e
bu n aL
J u nior Cou cil or
n — M ost Enl ightene r other S en dB -
Cou n cil or , it is the M aster O f Cer em om es ha ing v

c haI ge aK night Kado sh, who see s to O tain the 3 k b
degr ee, and whom v ha ing e am in e and n ing fid x d
d ly q l ifi d v i t
u ua e r u ou s, u
p gi ht t h
r k em I nen e as s
t int d T ib
, , ,
i t thi S p l
.
m i ssi o n o ro u ce n o s u r em e r u na
M t P f t P id t it i
.
S enior n i
C o u c l or e
— -
os er ec r es en s
h vi g i K ight
,
M aster of Cer em on i
es a h g n n c ar e a n
do sh who see s to k O b t i th 3 l t d g
a n d e s e r ee, an
x d fi d i g hi d l y q l ifi d
,
hav ing e am in ed an n n m u ua e ,
ou s u p g ,
r i h t e m i n e n e a s s t h
e r m s k p i i t it d
s o n o n r o u
T ib
, ,
into this S u p r em e r un al
f W
.
M ost P er ec t P r esident — hat 1 s his n am e ?

S e n i o r C o u n c i l o r W h a t 1 s h fl
i s n a m e .
J u ni or Cou nci lor — What is his n am e ?

P u r su i v a n t—
( pO e n in g th e oo r ) W h at I s h is n a m d
K B
.
M as t e r O f C e r e m o n i es— I t i s t h e n i g h t
A . B .
( T h e
. P u r s u i an t,
J u n io r van d S e n i o r
c I l o r s r e p ea t th e sa m e
f
.
M o s t P e r ec t P r es i d en — W h a t i t
328 GRA N D IN SPECTO R IN QU ISITO R CO MM A N DER .
Pr esi d
that you be a l owe to enter
en t l d ; ( T he c an di
enter sg c on du c ted by theM aster O f Cer em onies who 1
'
him towar d th e East, an d hal ts in f r ont of the

d ent . Th d e is then cl ose
oor d) .
M ost P er f d
ec t P r esi en
t
— :
M y b r other , you d i es r e
ta k e u p o n yo u r sel f an ar du ou s an d m os t p
“
r es
‘
on si
f llibl j d
r
O ffice . T her e is bu t on e in a e, u n er r in g g u e .
hu m an j dg
u m en t is at b est u nc er tain . The er r or s O f
j dg
u e h v
a e q
c on se u en c es as ser IO u s as tho se
”
Of
c r im es of other m en, an d they m u st o ft en, howe v er inn o

c ent and u n intention al , p ro d u ce when they ar e m a d e
k n own by that u nr el entin g c ensor , T im e, r egr et an d
sor r ow and S om etim es r em or se It is n ot wise to . see k

to j dg
u e ou r
'
f el l ow m en .
”
It i s a ster n d u ty an d an
’
un
k f
wel c om e tas to be p er or m e when it c annot in any” d
b v dd v v
,
wise be hon or a ly a oi e , and ne er a p r i il ege to be

d esir e d an d c o e e vtd .
Woe u nto that m an who the p ower of

assu m es j dg
u
m ent, an d so to som e e x tent u su r p s the p r er ogati v f e o
Go d, if he be not him se l f di p h
p g ,t ism p assi on ate, u
ar ri
j t D
tial , us . o es you r hear t tel l you that Onl y p r op er
' ‘
otiv s l d y k
to see that p ower and that you m ay
‘
m e ea ou
with f ty t y sa e o ou r sel f, ta k e it into you r han d s?
d
Candida te— It oes .
”
M t P f t Pr os er ec It i s W
esi den t el l m y — r other , if in; b
d d y b nt d
ee o u e o e ce i e G O w vd
i th y o u r g u i e ;
'
h e e d d
v
.
w e l l th e l e ss o n s a n d t h e w ar n i n g ys o u w i l l r e c ei e a n d
r et u r n a g ai n t o m e ( Th e M as t er o f C e r e m o n ie s c o n :
d d
.
i i t h h l ti i t b
‘
u c ts h i m s x t m e s a r o u n e r o o m a n g n u r n e
f
_ ,
o r e eac h o f th e si x c o l u m n s i n t h e N o r th an d S ou th,
dd d b f
.
an d a r e s s e b y a r o th er a t ea c h a s o ll o w s :
AT T H E C O L M N O F U A L F R E D — I w a s t h e j u s t K in g
A l f r e d, o f S a
~
o n E n g xl a n r a m e d If
w is e l a w s m a d e d i
j d d d
.
,
up r i g h t u e
g , s in e p e n e n t o f m
y w i l l a n d th a t o f t h e
I N IT IA T I O N . 3 29
'
GJ and c au sed j u st and p

s ee dy j d g u m ent to be
In al l m y r eal m ,
j u stic e an d r ight w er e so ld to non e,
nie d to n one, el ayed to none d .
I l
sl ep t ittl e, wr ote u ch,
m I st u ie d d
m o r e, I r eig n e d I
to bless those o ervw ho m h a d om din i on I ha e v I .
v
into the p ast an d m any ages ha e m ar che in d
y g v Y t I til l
m
”
l iv i rath e . e s e n e
h y l l G eet K in g ca
“
wi l w
m e
“
r a se a
”
,
“
j t
us j d g Fu l l w t
eh .
y x p l o f
o en m e am e, or ear
in j dg t thy f ll w
u m en on e o s .
T H E CO L UM N E I w S
OF te th
S O CRA T S -
as oc r a s e
I k w th h ly y t i nd v
ne e o d m s er es a r e er ence
I
u r e. th d g v s f Ath n I
n e sacr e ro e o e s,
G dw o nd th l f
as one a i t l e sou o ; m an m m or a ,
edience to the laws

d de cr ees O f the e
p po l e an
an d the Cou n c il of fiv e hu n r e d d .
p
sat in the Cou r t o f the A r eo agu s, swor e ,
I
er nal A pol o l
by Cer es an d by J u p iter; the
I d v l d
,
wou l gi e senten c e u p r ight y an d ac c o r ~
or when the l aw was sil en t, t o the

'
est o f b
m ent, and that I wou l d n ot r ece i e gif ts n or v
iv b ib f
,
ny other f or m e, n or r ec e e r es r om m y
j d
ion, p r e u ic e o r a ec tion, n or a o ff an o ther ll w y
k
to do the l i e by any m ean s, e r r ect or wh the d i
t o
p r e en t u v j
st ic e I n t h e c o u r t
j j d
.
,
when by an u n u st u gm ent the sam e c ou r t

n ed, I
r ef u sed t o f
l ee away an d esc ap e, l est I
b r in
g th e l a w s i n t o id
s r e
p u t e h o l id
n g th e g o o d
b d b j j d v
,
ou n to su m it to e en the u u t u gm ent n s
e S tate If b j
thou wou l st ain ec o m e a u dge O f d f
fi f b
.
s, r st
p p
r e a r e t hy se l b y l ea r n in g t o o ey th e l a w s
w C f i
.
T H E CO L U M N OF CO N F U CI U S as o n u c u s,
r ea d and i t p t d t th p p l
n er f A ire e o e eo e o n c ent
g t l
r eaw g d b
ay th fi f
s en r av e
g G d e n er O o ,
in
330 GRA N D I N S P ECT O R I N Q U I S I T O R C O M M A N DER .
v l
e er asting l etter s
the p ages of the m any ea
‘
u p on l v
b k
oo of n atu r e sai I
to them , esir e not f or you r c o
. d d
b fi j
tr y any other en e t than u stic e The gr eat l aw o f .
kd
is to be l oo e f o r i n m e
to r end to v y er th t t whi h h i
e er tit m an a o c e s en
wh w l d t d b v th
o ou di
'
y l v
s an l f a o e e or nar e e o
‘
b ex p t f p j d ic l f
e em it
r om d b t re u e, se -
c once an O s
'
and b g v d by th
e d t f j ti
o er ne e m an a es o us ce
C l tiv t j ti
u a e d p i ty whi h gus t t w d
ce an e c r ea o ar y
ld d
,
p t
ar en sd el ti h an b gr rt t wa a ons, s ou e ea er o r
y ou r
c ou ntr
y .
H ear m u ch, r e lect m u c f hand say nothing su p er flu ou s .
L et d bt
ou of g u il t be q
ac u itte d an d p r esu m p ti on O f in
n oeen c e so
'
l id p r oo y in flfu ence
. SO It au ght, an d m
vd f
l i e a ter m e an d was goo an d ga e goo or tu ne to
‘
d v df
m y c ountr y, an d
y et c ontr o ll e its deSt in ies T h at i s
5
d .
b
the no l est r ec om p ense O f hu m an ir tu e Do thou v .
'
str iv e so l iv a d t b y d g v
to e n d tho O e an o er n, an ou
too m a s y t l iv i th g e d p i i
n f e f
oot th O n on o m en a er
i
ou
t d d k K
_
ar ea d thy i fl
an
y n th t
u ences m a i g m a e ee oo a n
v th i d f
_
o er e m n s o m en.
A T T H E CO L U M M I w Mi
N OF th I N os z — as n os, e
g 1 v erf C O t I t h
r e e,
g t th C t auth t th l w w eh i h r e ans a e a s c
I t d w d i t t d by Z th f th f ll t
en ac e er e c a e eu s e a er , or a rue
an d ight r l w d ll h
eou s a j ti
s an b t th d
a u m an us c e ar e u e e
ve ol p t f th t t
m en s o l nd i fi it j ti th t f
a e er na a n n e us ce, a Is o
th e essen c e o f th D ity h wh e e t j dg his e o assu m es o u e
b th l t h hi l f with p w l ik th t f G d
,
re r en, c o es m se a o er e a o o
j d v d
.
T o u su r
p i i at i ur t i s e th
c t it
on I s y f hoi n a e er r or o s
p r er o
g t iv a A t eth t c yp
so i t hay d
m en m at r a se m o er a
thy i fl x ib il ity thy q ity

.
n e d thy i t g ity A de u an n e r n
j d
.
,
r e ar
g d t l
no t h i
a o ne
p d th e O g t f
n i on an e u m en o
l iv i g b t
n k th p p v l f th wh h l l
u see e a ro a o o se o s a
ft wh v d
, ,
h er ea er ,
ose er
332 GRA N D I N S PEC T O R I N Q U I S I T O R CO MM A N DER .
A T T H E C O L U M N O F M O S ES— was Moses

I the l ea ,
er and l awgi v er of the I sr aelites was initiate

. I d
the m
y ster ies an d wis d om of an c ient Egyp t, an d
d di t t d th t t t by whi h I l w
wis om c a e e s a u es c sr ae as
d I id t th p p l Th h lt t w t th
er n e . Sa un o e eo e, ou s a no r es
d
j g
u t f th m en
yp i h i O o or n s c au se.
h lt t k f f b d
“
Th ou
gi t f th
s g i t a l i th th a e no or e n e
d p v t th th w d
,
wi se, an f th ight
er er e e or s o e r eou s
Y
“
h ll d e s aght j d g t T
o no u a eou sn ess In u m en .
shal t not r esp ec t the p er son Of the p oor , nor hon or th

er son O f the ighty
p m .
“
Y e .shal l hear the sm al l as well as the gr eat Y . .
f
Shal l n ot f ear the f ac e of m an, f or the ju dgm en

d ” dd bf
,
.
Go
’
s. ( Can i a t e hal ts e or e the Cou n c il or s ) .
S enior Cou n ci l or — Thou ha st hear the wor s of d d

r eat l awgiv er s an d hil o so her s of ntiqu
’
g sages, p p a
R em em b er n ow the sac r e d wor d of the 1 8 -
He ar the Of one whom al l Chr isten om r e

VoI Ce d
as l
the gr eatest awgi er that has e er c om e am ong v v
an d l isten v
r e er ential l y to his teachings .
“
If y f e or
g i e n v
ot m "
en their tr esp asses, neither w

your H v ea enl y F ather f or
gi v e your tr esp asses Bu t
v
.
ye f or g1 v etheir tr esp asses, you r H ea enl y

m en
f
will al so or gi e you With what u gm ent ye v j d
w
.
ye Shal l be ju ge , an d ith w h at m easu r ed d

ye
shal l be m easu r e dt o yo u again.

“
If thy b th r o er tr esp a ss aga In st thee, go an d te ll
his f au l t b tw e een thee an d him al on e he shal l . If
N ot e 3 65 —“
M o ses
.
Eg y p t i a ns ; h e wa s i n i t i a t e in
.
d
M o ses
a ll
wa s
t he
d
kq d b
l e a r ne
no wl e
in
ge
al l
O f
t he
t he
wi s d
om O
d
na t io n , by who m
S a c r e ; wr a p p e up
a nd hi er o g l y p h i cs ,
d
t he l ea r ni ng
r om
a nd
t he
com m u
f ,
ey e
of a nt i
of t he kd
u ity
wi c
ha d
e
een
a nd
tionet y of F r eem A r ticl e Moses.

“
a sonry ,
I NI TIA TIO N . 333
thou hast gaine thy d b r other . J u ge d n ot ac c or di ng
the app ear anc e, bu t u j dg e r i ghteou s j dgu m ent
If thy b r other tr esp aSs a gain st thee, bk

re u e him ,
and
he r e ent,
p f or
g i e him , v an d if he tr esp ass a
g ain st
v
se en tim es in a day, an d se en v tim es in a day
again to thee saying
‘
I r e ent
p
’
thou sha lt f or gi v e
Bl esse d ar e the m er ci u fl ,
f or they sha ll b t i o a n
er o
y
GO now m y b r other ,
to the East, the seat
'
of that jus
which a l so is a r ay O f thegr eat l ight sep ar ate df r om
by the p r i sm of M asonr y ( Can i ate i s c on

o ther s . dd
ted to the East ) .
f
P er ec t P r esi den t Be seate m y r other Y ou
— d b .
d
hear the l esson o f im m or ta wis om , on c e u tter e l d d
tal l ip s that ha e ong sinc e m ou l er e into u st
or v l d d d .
ugh tho se l ip s Go d sp a e u nto m en, f or r om him k f

ne c o m eth al l Wi s om Y ou esir e to ec om e a m em d . d b
T r ibu na l
d a S u p r em e u
an e in M aso n r y j dg .
Con sistor y of S u l im e P r in c es of the R oya b l

S fied of you r c ap ac it
y an d fi u al i c ations ; o f q
y d j ti h i ani t w i d us
g ce a s, n s s om r an e t d
b iv d
,
Wh y h ll h a v en r ou S a e een ec e e
i t wil l d v l v d
,
us y t e o in i t th
e on h i gh ou o a m s er e
f tho d d i th t th p
e or er , an t q ity n t a e u r es e u m us
r
g i d Iu v y e . b it t
n e er d t y j d
c a se su
g m e o
‘
ou r u
d wh th
an th tte d th p a ti
er e m a b M er s an e r es e a
or p f r o an e,
y t h ff b
oul y d l i b
m us t l ear a a e er a e c a m
d yi l d t i fl
,
e th o no o th th er f J ti n u enc es an ose o us ce
Eq ity u f L ity od M th f
en and e ou r sa c r e
d v
,
th t with th i l S
’
en or r em e
s a
p e r
y s
p e er u
l f G
a o d I p t I q i it C
r an n s ec or s d n u s or s om m an er s .
wil l t p t wno t t
su sth t t ecy t it l e f rus a o ou r e o
wil l b tt h d th t d i
, ,
t or -
e a -
ac i g whi he a o ou s m ean n c
t bl in ll th
- .
sa e a e
3 34 GRA ND I N S ECT O R I N P ’
Q ‘
U I SIT O R CO M M AN DER .
’
c ou ntr ies in which l

to er ation has f ou nd a l
d om ici l e.
the na m e we b i t m eans one who see s and sear c

ear , k ’
f or , in q u ir es af tei: and in estigates the tr u th, and v

tr u th al one .
T hé p u nishm ent m u st e er be p r op or tionate to v

f
O f enc e, and som e m u st not be
p u nishe f o r o ing th i d d
f or which other s ar e n ot SO m u ch as c al l e to ac c o
‘
d
I n p u nishing al so,
we m u st g a
ur againdst passi on a
r em em ber that ther e is no su ch thing in M asonr y
v i d i tiv
n c e j u stic e
When you i
m a ntain a c au se in ar gu m ent, t
in an y f o
whate v er ; in the
i
-
c ou r t, the m ar kt e or the fi r esi d e
v f ff d
,
ar e ne er to or t
g ,
e or o en g
a ainst, the r u l es o f
tesy an d char ity, or o v er p ass the b ou n d ar i es of m od
tion . T her e m u st be in yo u r ar gu m ent neither heat

b itt d If y u h v t ly fl t d d
er wor s o a e m a ur e r e ec e an ar e
d y tak
.
i fi d th t th g
s e a e wh l ly ight i
r ou n s ou e ar e o r n
t i with fi w th f k y
,
a n e a d xp r m n ss n e r ess i r an ness ou
v f
“
Op b
i ni on, t t t p uiti l y no n l l y t oo os e or sc or u o
y t
ou r an a
g i t wit h t h
on s e f ,y w
nor e us o an
j tly w d hi f ling t tl hi l f p t
us ou n s ee s or s ar e s se r es ec .
g ti
es f t on O en th ti A
conv m ces m or e d an asser on . n
m o d t d teu d n t t n will
es an c ou r d wh
o s em o s r a io su c c ee
ru d d p iti l gi will l wy f il
e an os ve o c a a s a .
Ev
‘
er r g h n,y t in um a ou m us
n ity
ecess th wh h l d d iff ose o o er
Op i i t
n ons en er at in th h tl y y d y em as on es as ou o
A d th t y
n h v
a ight t d y
ou a e no r o en
i
s nc er ity E p i l l y v s ec a ne er
xp
. ,
th t a m or e de er i enc e _
a n
tion m ay so m e day c om p el
al ways tr eat yo u r op onen ts as if it wer e
p .
som e tim e to ha e
pp ,n that their op inions 0
your o wn .
GRAND INSPECTOR IN UISITOR COM MAN DER Q .
that Cou l d l d
ea you to do acts of inju stic e an d gi
ha sty an d inc onsider ate ju dgm ent ?
’
’
M ost P er f ect P r esident— Do you bel i e e that ou c

y v
sacr ifice you r
p r i e o f o p in io n an d l o d
e o f sel r es e
p v f
to m aintain the holy c au se of ustice an d e u it ?
y j q
d —
Ca n ida te J do .
Most P er fect P r esident— Co then to ou r holy a ltar

char ge of ou r Mo st Enl ighten ed B r other the M aster
,
k
,
r
Cer em onies with sin cer ity and r ev er en

an d ther e neel
with no thou ght in you r hear t and n o wor on you r

’
d
b
bu t those of so er ness an d tr u th ( M aster O f Cer em
d k
.
i es c on u c ts him to the al tar ,

. c au ses him to neel on
ight k f d th j
.
r nee, an d l ac es in his l e t han e sc al es o f

p
t ic e, l ayi ng his r ight han d on the ' oo b k of co nsti
tions) .
M ost P er fec t P r esiden t k

S tr i ing one and r is
Or d er m y b r ethr en ! F or m the Ci r cl e ar ou n the 0 d
d d id t t
'
an d su r ou n d the
ate .
( A l l r ise c an a e, ex
th i l f t h d
e r ev hi whil th y h l d th
an s o er m e e o ei r
i thn ight d ll
e r p t w it h hi
an th a
p n r e ea m e r es o s
ft whi h th M t P f t P id t l
,
a er c e oshi er ec r es en eav es s
an d t th m ee sd id t e c an a e .
M tP f t os er K l i g t thi lt f
ec — n ee n a s a ar o
sonr y i t k f n oy d
en o v ti l w f an r e er en a a e o
d y o p outh ,
b
u l on f j ti ese em em s O us c e,
d th l w d d v ge n ’
right n ess an e a s r ea en an c e, I
an d i ly w
s n c er eth t y wil l s v ear a ou n e er
th t f G
e sec r e s o d I p t I q i it C r an n s ec o r n u s or om m
an y p a d d
er so n y i n t un i th er an c r cu m s anc es n e
l
u n ess d ly p itt d t db by C i t y
u er m e o so _
a ons s or O
l im e P r in c es of the R oyal S ecr et,

,
Can di dat e and A l l I

—
f
M ost P er ec t P r esiden t DO you
— fur ther m or e
p r
INITIATI O N . 337
an d swear that you w il l sc r u p u ou sl y o bser l v e and c au se
to be o ser e b vd
the c onstitu tion s, statu tes an d r egu l a ~
b
,
tion s this S u p r em e T r i u n al so l o ng as you r em ain a

of
m e m er b f
ther eo , that you wil l with z eal an d ener gy
‘
p r op agate the d
o c tr in es o f the A n c ient an d A c cep te d
Rite of M asonr y, and l a or f or its difiu sion an d p r os
'
b
p e r ity, an d that you will n o t c onsen t to the a m issio n o f d
any p er s on t o the high egr ees o f the Rite who is n ot an d
intell igent m an, of r esp ecta l e ac u ir em ents and inf or b q
m ation, an d o f ir tu e and honor ? v
Can di da te a nd A ll— I do .
M os t P er f ec t P r esiden t
~
R aise you r r ight han t o — '

d
d
war s hea en v
D o you m ost sol em n y an d sin c er el y
_
l
l f x
.
swear , that you wil c ar e u l l y e am ine al l c ases in whic h

j d v v
-
ou m ay be u ge ; l isten atten ti el y to e er y ar gu m ent

y
d
that m a y be u r ge ther ein an d aith u l l y an d i m p ar tial f f
b vd
ly weigh oth e i en c e and ar gu m ent, eing neither b
df j d d
,
c ar el ess n or in if er ent, p ar tial no r p r e u ic e ; n or

v
wear ying o f in estigation, with n o other p u r p o se than
v j
t hat o f gi ing a tr u e, u st, equ ita l e and m er ci u l u g b f j d
m ent ?
Can dida te a nd A ll— I do .
M ost P er fec t D o you so em n y and sin

P r esi den t— l l
c er el y swear that you wil l n e er sit in u gm ent in any v j d
c ase wher e you m ay enter tain eel ings o f en m it
y o r il l f
d
wil l towar a p ar ty ther ein, or any eel ings o f p r e u ic e f j d
or d k
isli e ; n or in any c ase wher e r om any c au se what f
v
e er you d b
ou t whether y
’
ou c an hear p atient y, con si er l d °
c al m l y, and d id ec im p ar tia y ?
e ll
C a ndi da te and A l l— I do .
M ost P er f ec t P r esident— Do you l

so em n ly and sin
and s wear that you will ne er a v ll w o r an k an d

p o wer in
e or m oney to sway you r j dg u m en t, an d that be
ou as a j dg u e, al l m en shal l stan d on one c om m on
“
to be d
c on em ne d if gu i ty ; to be l ac q u d
itt e if
"
338 GRA N D I nsr ncr oa I ndc r sr r oa COM M ANDfin “
‘ '
Candida te and A lt -
I do .
M fec t
os t P er P r eside t
n — Do you soem l n ly an d since
l y swear that you wil as l a j dge l y

u a as ide all
p i r d e
op in io n, obstina c
y and se l f will ,
an d
b
a so l u l
te y by the ictates o d f l w j a ,
u stic e q
e u ity
own c on sc ienc e, so f ar th f r ail ty o f you r a

'
you r as e «
n
tu r e wil l p er m it ?
Can dida te an d A ll— I do
M os t P er f ec t D o you so em nl y and
P r esiden t— l
c er el y swear that you wil u su r p n o ou t u l
p o werl; d bf
y ou w il l str a in n o l aw so a s to m a e it co er c a s -
k v
d
whic h it oes not p l ain y ap p ly ; that you wil p r e l l
e ervy m an h e is p r o en
inno c ent gu iu ntil
l ty, an d v
y v
o u wil l gi e to e er y on e ac c u se thv
e en e t o f al l d b fi
on abl e d b
ou t, an d of a char ita eand natu r a bl l
tion of his actions ; and r em em b er that the M as
see s k p um shm ent as a m eans onl y, and n ot as an
Can di da te an d A ll— J do .
M ost P er f ec t d
P esi e t
r n — Repeat then with m e.
didate an d al l r ep eat the f oll o win :

g
A l l this I do swear , exp ecting that God wil so l j
j d
m e, a s I u ge other s, an d c ons1 gn1 ng m ysel to the f
b
tem p t o f m y r ethr en and to their u st an d ter r i l e j b
er
g , to be isite v y p d u p on m,
un r otecte dh d ea if I sho
f d ff
wil l u l l y or thr ou gh in i er en ce iol ate this m y sol e v
o ath an d o l igation b
S o hel p m e God . .
— v
A l l F or gi e u s ou r tr ess asses, 0 ! F ather , as
'
p
f v th th t t p
or gi e o se a r es ass again st u s.
M t P f t P
os id t er ec r es en — Witness the sol em n
m y b th d
re l t it b
r en , an e e r ecor d ed .
A ll— We witness
it
d l d
.
Chan c el l or — A n d I r ec or it ( A s the ast wo r s

d v dd
.
u tter e , l ight i s gi en t o the c an i ate, the sc al es
ju stice ar e t a en r om h k f
im an d p l ac e on the a tar ) d l .
'
34 0 GRA N D 1 nsr nor on m ou r s1r on CO M M A N DER .
Most P er f ec t P r esiden t— L
{ y g
a in b oth han d s on
c an d id T o the g or y of
ate s
’
hea d)
e Gr an A r chi
. l th d
v
o f the U n i er se, in the nam e an d u n er the au sp ic es o f d
d
the Gr an Consistor y o f S u bl im e P r 1 n ces of the R oyal
S ecr et, 32nd degr ee o f the A n c ient an d A c c ep te R ite
‘
d
o f M asonr y, f or the S tate of u n er the
ju r isdic d
tion of the S u p r em e Cou n cil of S o er eign Gr an In v d
sp ec to r s Gen er al , 3 3r d egr ee f r t he N o r ther n J u r is
o ; d
d i ti
c on o f the U nite d St t a es o f Am er ic a, sittin
g at N ew
Y k vi t f d
.
or and by r u e of the p ower s c on er r e on m e by
T ib dI I q
,
this S u p r em e r u n al o f Gr an nsp ec tor s n u isitor s
C om d m an er s, I d o v
r ec ei e an d c on stitu te, c r eate an d
ac k wl dg
no e e y ou a G a d I
r n nsp ec tor I q
n u isitor Com m an
der of the 3 1 st dg e r ee of that r ite, and a m em ber i of this

S u p r em e Tr i b u n al .
A r ise M o st Enl ightene r other Ta e f or a m om ent dB . k

the two p on iar s which l ie e or e you d T h ey ar e bf .
weap ons that you ha e c ar r ie e or e in Masonr

y, an d v dbf
we yet r etain them ec au se they wer e anc iently gi en
*
b v
to the can i . dd ate that with one he m i ght p u nish p er ur y j
an d with the other p r otect inn oc en ce .
P u t them own m y d
r other ! T he
y do b not bl e on
g t o
a d I p t
Gr an i ito C
n s ec o r d wh Iq n u s r o m m an er , o is a
"
jud g d e ant l d ie T
no h l
a so f f th l w nd
r
,
e m or a or ce o e a a
th T ib
e l i
r u na
p t t th s m th or e d d gg o en an a ou san a er s.
P j y l ik
er ur
y t h i e an p i h od b y l
er w byc r m e, 1 s un s e a or
x
,
th g e l t
en er a p t d t i
c o n em d i ani e ec r a on an nnoc ence s
w p t t d by th p i d
,
not no r o ec e e on ar
d B th M t f C
.
M t E l ight
os n ene i thi
ro er as er o er em on es
iv d G d I p t I q i it C m d ,
newl y r ec e e r an n s ec o r n u s or om an e
h asl id id f
a v th t l whi h y b l i f
as e or e er e s ee c is s m o c o
vi l o en c e Giv hi th f th ig w rd d
e m er e or e, e s ns, o s an
f th d g t d b
.
t k
o ens o B e
y t
e r ee.h ( Th e sea e m re r en e
M t P f t P id t t
.
os er ec t th th
r es en nd r e u r ns o e r one a
IN IT I A T I O N . 34 1
seat b
A ll the m em er s seat them sel es an d the v
dd
,
ter of Cer em onies g1 v es the c an i ate the signs,

d k d
wo r s an d to ens of the egr ee, a s the sam e ar e ex
p l aine d by th e M f
ost P er ect P r esi ent ) d .
S I GN .
Cr oss b ot h han d v s o er the na e vl ,
le tf v o er the r ight .
A N SWER.
r
Cr oss thd
m v
o er the hea d ,
the finger s
xt d d
e en e an d sep ar ate, and the p a m slu p
Anawer ing Sign.

T O KEN .
Pl ac e ri
ght f o ot to
'
ri
ght f o ot, and
r ight
gk knee t k to r i ht
h nee, a e eac
oth by th l f t h d
er d with the e an ,
an ,
,
e
r ight h d t ik g t
anl bl w onth
s r e a en e o
'
th ight h l d
’
o er s r s ou er .
T ok en.
j
"
S A CRED W O RD -
O ne says u stice the other ans wer s
q
e u ity . B oth together say : Sa m ote it be .
B A T T ER Y — Nm e By one, thr ee, f ou r and one.
M as ter o f Cer em oni es— M ost P er f ec t P r esi d ent the

d d k w t k
,
sign s, wor s an d to wl y
ens ar e m a e no n o ou r ne
in iti t d b
a e th ro er .
M t P f t Pos erid t O dec M t E l ight nd

r es en — r er os n e e
B th G d I p t I q i it C
re r en r an d !
ns ec o r s n u s or s om m an er s
( A l l i r d th
se u n ig f d er ) e s n o or er .
M t P f t P
os id t I d h by p
er ec r es l then — o er e r o c a1 m e
M t E l ight n d B th A
os n e B G dI p t
e r o er .
, a r an ns ec or
I q i it C
n u s or d 3 1 t d g f th A nt d
om m an er s e r ee o e nc l e an
A cce p t d R it O
e f M y ge l l y m d d t
a son r d ,
r e u ar a e an c r ea e ,
an d I d o d hi
com m en h t ll F s f
m as su c o a r eem a ons o
th t R it
a v th f f th gl b d q i th
e o er e su r ac e o e o e an re u re em
t iv d k wl dg hi h M t E l ight
’
o r ec e e an ac no e e m as su c os n
d B th M t f C d t wl y
.
en e ro er i as er o er em on es, c on u c ou r ne
p l
r o c a1 m e d b th t th t
ro f h er ( M to f e sea o on or as er o
d t hi t th ight h nd f the
.
_
C er em o n esi c on uc s m o e r a o
P e id t
r s en
34 4 GRA N D I N S P EC T ORI N Q U I S I T O R CO M M A N DER .
In the j ti y r t w igh th f t d
sc al es o f us ce ou a e o e
'
e ac s an
th l w l f d
-
e a
p l
a on e, no r i n it h l
a ce
p n l e i er sc a e er son a r en
s hip , p or l d i l ik
er son a i th f s e, f v
ne er d ear no r a or , an
wh f ti
en r e or m a l g t b h p d f
on 1 s no on yer o e o e or , ou a r e
to sm it r l tl e l y with th w d f j ti
e en ess v
e s or o us c e, e er re
m em b i g th t er n
y j dag h as b l w
ou u
y ew il l b
er e e o ,
so ou e
f j d d f b
.
y l
ou r se
g h u t b
e y w h
er ea h er t t one i t o as n o o su m
l ik thl y j d g t th ity f i f
,
e an ear du e, o e sa i g n ec ess o n er r n
tiv
”
th e m o i t ti es, dp p
n en f
ons an ( f urw h i hoses o m en, o c
a ll i cr m e ti l l yessen i t ) f a th c ons s s ti ad or e u n c er a n n
o ft n f t ti y f th i t d w d
en u sa e es m on o e r en ac s an or s, as m
i thi k d k
'
n c ar
g p t h
ness i w y wro it h e h d e r t a an s ou
t t h d b f v ry th ght
,
s re c e th b t b f r wh
e or e em ,
u e o e om e e ou ,
f li g
ee n p ,
l 1m d i t u ti
se an f v y n en l th t
on o w i e er sou a no s,
v w
o r e er v will b
as, or e er th i d v e on ear wil l b ,
s, an e er e
‘
th r ou
g h t h w h l i e fi i t d uo e t i f
n n t n iety p ra t on o e er r esen
d v i ib l
,
an s e.
Th q e s u ar e an d p th p lc om b dassesl v l e um an e e ar e
w ll k w t y
e no n M o ou Up y as a a son j dge
. on ou as a u ,
th y p e l i ly i
ec u l t
ar
p g i h t i
nc u c a e u p t i a l i
rt y n ess, m ar ,
c ar e
f l u id
c o ns ti f f t
er a on d i o . t na c s an c Cy c r cu m s a ces, ac u r a .
i j dg
n u t dm en if ,
ity i d i i »
an un or m n ec s o n
A s aj dg t y u e, t b i g p q
o o, ou ar e w o r n u s u ar e
an d q w k
s u ar e ly L ik or t on p l . t d b y
e a th em e er ec e e
p l b
um y e tou l ,
ar it h .
t
o ean n ei d C t er th o on e s e n r
'
o e
L ik b il di g w ll q d d l v ll d y
,
o th er e a u n e s u ar e an e e e ,
ou ar e
d t df t i y
.
t b fi
o e rm an s ea i tias f ight
n ou r c onv cd ons o r an
j ti
us ce
k
.
w t b
‘
L i th e i l p t
e C rc e s b y th pe y e c om asses, ou ar e o e
true Th p li e d pecu p l y
ar an b l r 1n c 1 a s m o
d d
.
i th T t
s e
‘
ty f P yth g
e r ac s o p i a o r a s, su s en e n
Wh d i ily th c d w d
er e or n ar
‘
e sa r e or
g l i tt d l ik i t
er s, an p r t i g t e re esen n
l f
,
It i n xt s n p i t e e t h
er na o n s r om e
(3 0 0 9
I N I TI A TI O N . j34 5
c hie f sym b ol in M asonr y ,

with m any of the
nings o f which you ar e f am l
i iar .
u s its thr ee sides r ep r esent the thr ee p r inc ip a l

S of
~
the Deity, which cr eate d, an d no w as v
e er
u
p hol d an d g ui d e the U ni v er se in its eter n a l
t ; the thr ee pp ts Of the M asonic te
su or m e
p , l
an em bl em
‘
of the U ni er se Wis om , o r the v . d
tef div 1 ne 1 ntel l igenc e str ength or p ower , the
’ l
dv
te i ine wil l an d eau ty, or f he in n ite i ine b ‘
fi dv
ony ; the eter na l aw, by ir tu e of which thel v
of su ns an d wor l d fl s ash e er v on war d in t heir
asel ess re vl o u tion s, w
ith ou t c l ash o r c on fli t
c in the
fi n ite sp ac e, an d change an d m o em ent, ar e v the l aw
all cr eate d xi t e s enc e .
To u s, as j dg
M asonic u es, the tr iang l fig f th e u r es or e
r am ids, whi h p l t d fi
c an e rm ly th v l ti g hil l
as e e er as n s
d ac c u r a e t l y dj t d t a us e o th f e di l p i t
ou r c ar na o n s,
nt o f al l assau l ts o f m en an d ti t h t t d
m e eac us o s an
an d u n sha k en as they, wh f t pl t d
en ou r ee ar e an e
the Soli dt ru th .
inc ld
u es ltit d f g
a m u u e o eo m etr ic a l fig u r es, al l
g a d p ig ifi
ee t M
s n c an c e o a sons . T he tr ip le tr ian
is p ecu l i ly d h vi g
ar sac r e ,
a n
r b een am ong al l nations, a
l of the Deity . P r o ong l

al l the exter nal ines l of the
agon, which al so it incl u d es,
m g‘
ha v e six sm a ll er tr iangl es/
“ We T‘
i‘ e
ose b ases ou t each other in

f
.
c entr al p o in t o f the T etr ac tys, itsel al ways the sym

of the gener ati v e p o wer of the v
u ni er se, the S u n .
34 6 GRA N D I N S P ECTO RI N QU ISITO R CO M M A N DER.
l
A p ol lo, B
l
6 6
Br aha m a O sir is,
m
el a n d the D eit h
‘
y i
sel f
f v
.
Thu s too, We or m twel e stil l sm al l er t r 1 a “
thr ee tim es thr ee of which c om p o se the T etr ac tys

‘
I f r e r ain r om f
enu m er ating al l the
gu r es that fi
m ay tr ac e within it
; b u t o n e m a y n o t b e
p ass e u n d
d
ic e T he H e agon itsel x
ain tl y im a es to u se a c
g ff
v b fi f
.
no t isi l e at the r st
g l a n c e a n d t h e r e o r e the fit
b f b
,
l em of that aith in things, which, thou i le

v
n e er thel ess r ea l , an d the e isten c e of x
p r vd
o e b y r ea so n a n d l o
g i c T h e fi r s t p1
d b
.
r em in in f th C i l S t
g yo u o e u c a o n e
—
b
“
N ot e 366 In
. the Vedi o hy m ns al l t he p o wer s
so nifi ed , a nd ec o m e
k b d
.
e n t p o l y th ei s m . B u t,
‘
r em a r s, ehin t hi s
t he s er io u s s t u y o d fv
t he M a so n ic S c hol a r , e c a u s e i n i t
v b '
d
t h a t wi l l be s u g g es t i e to hi m
.
i n t he i n est i g a t io ns o f
”
M a c k ey s Enc y c l op aedia o f F r eem a sonr y , A r t i
d
'
O r er .
’
-
“
N o t e 367 . -
The O si r i a n m y s t er i es c o ns i st e in a
O s i r i s t he dd f d f
e e n e r s o f t h e P a g a n r i t es p r e t en a p hy
a lly
d c el e b
bf f dd f
,
c a l l t he see s o f r u i t , O s ir i s ; t he e a r t h I s i s ; t he n a t,
a nd e c a u se t he r u i t s a r e r i p ene b y t he na t u r a l hea t a nd co l l ee
t he l i e o f m a n , a nd a r e sep ar a t e
d b
a n d ar e
ea t h o f
so wn a g a i n whe n wi n t e r
O si r i s ; b u t when t he
r om th ei r na t u r a l t i e t o t he
fd
a p p r o a c h es
r u it s,
t h i s t he y co nsi er
by t he g enl a l
,
o st er i ng
‘
f d
dd v
ea r t h,
x eg i n a g a i n t o
fin i ng o f O si r i s)
b e g en e r a t e
T hi s e p l a n a t i o n d
b y a ne w p r o c r e a t i o n
o es no t es s en t i a l l y d i tf e r
t hi s
fro
b
.
d df ” k
.
_
a l r ea y g i en i n t he a r t i c l e Eg y p t i a n M y st er i es . T he s y m o l i sm
ee p r ec i se l y t he ’ S
to l i e —M a c e y s
.
t er ie s of
b — “
N ot e . 368 B e1,
b d
d d w
s i der e d
a n d O n,
d Z
by t he B a y l o ni a ns
a nd
ee n i nt r o u c e
tr by
a ns l a t e e u s a nd
t he wor
u p i t er
i nto t he R o y a l A r c h sy s t em
It
as a
J .
of
b d d
t he T e t r a g ra m m a t o n
so m e t i m es i g no r a nt l y
hi c h i t a n d t he a c c o m p a n y i n
ee n m a e to
F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e B el .
,
is p l a c e — M a c k eiy s E
’
.
”
fi
848 GRA NDINSPECTO R I N UI SIT O R CO M M ANDER. Q

this m o d e of action by diff er ent n am es, as the l aw
m atter the l aw d
o f m in , the l aw o f m o r al s, and
k d
,
li e. We m ean by this, a c er ta in m o e o f a c tion, w

bl e o ngs to the m ater ial , m enta l or m or al f or c es ;
m o d e in which c o m m o nl y they ar e f ou n d to a ct
whic h it is their i eal to al ways act The i d . d eal l aw

k f f
.
m atter , we onl n ow r om the ac t that th

y
o b yed
e . To us the a c tu al o b di
e en c e I S the onl y c v
of the i d eal r u e l f or in r es ect

p to the con d u ct
m ater ial wor l d ,

the i eal d an d the actu a l thar e e
T he l aws \
of m atter we l ear n onl y by O b v ti
ser a on
exp B fo xp i
er i enc e . f th f t e re e er en ce o e ac no m an (3
f t l l th t b dy f lli g t w r ds th th w
,
or e e a a o a n o a e ear
d d ixt f t th fi t c d twi th t th
esc en s een ee e rs se on , ce a e
f ti th thi d d ixt ti th f th
ou r m es e r ,
an s een m es e ou r .
m o d f a ti i
e o ic on ti ip t
n ou r c onsc ou sness an c a es
l f
ru e o ti i th ac t w l d Th
on n m i t e ou er or . e sa e s ru e 0
th l w
e f a att T h id l l w i k w b
s o m er . e ea a s no n ec au se
1s f t Th l w i i p tiv It t b b y
a ac . e a s m er a e . m us e o e
with t h it ti
ou L w fes y t l
a l iz t i on l w . a s o cr s a a on, a s
b
.
p p ro ti i
or h e ionl i ti
n ; i
ct h i m ca c om na on ne er
nor in any o ther l aw o f n atur e is ther e any m a
f or osc ill ation or di b d iso e O nly the p r im a

en c e .
' “
l
Of wor
Go d k s in the m ater ial wor , an d n o sec on ld d
fi nite wil l .
Th er e ar e no e x c ep tio ns to the gr eat gener al l aw

abt s r ac tio n, whic h bi d n s a to m to ato m in the b dy o of
r atifier vi ibl s e o i c r o nly by

sc o e
p ; o r b t o 0 aid O f a m
v d
,
system t
o s s em ,
y i es u n it
t y t o t h e wgo r l o f t hin
d th d v
.
a n d r ou n s ese system s o f wo r l s t o a u ni er se
fi x
.
A t r st ther e seem to be e c ep tions t o this l aw,

d
in gr owth and ec o m p o sition an d in the r ep u l sion s
el ec tr ic ity, bu t at l ength a l l these ar e o u n to be esp . f d
ial cases f the o n e gr eat l aw O f attr action, ac t
p
IN I T I A T I O N . 34 9
r i ons m o des . The v ar iety of ef ect O f f this l aw, at fi r st
i
r r ses the sen ses, bu t in the en d, \the u nity of c au se
p
e cu lti vtd a e m in d . L oo kd e at in f
r e er en c e
is gl o b e, an ear th u a e q k is no m or e than a chin k th t a
s in a gar d en wal k in a dr y day in su m m er .
sp onge is p or ou s, ha ing sm al sp ac es etween the v l b

d p ar ts T h e so ar system
. i l
s onl y m or e p or ou s, hav
l ar ger r oo m etw b
een the se er a or s T he u ni er se v l b . v
m or e so , with sp ac es etween the system s, as sm al b l
d fi b tw the to
_ _
p are to in nite sp ac e, as thow e een a m s
c om p o se b lk the u of the sm a ll t i vi ibl i l

es n s e an m a
of whi h m il li c on s s wim in a d p f lt w t
ro o sa a er .
sam e attr acti n o hol d s together the an im al c u l e, the

e, the system and the u ni er se v . E y p v er ar tic l e of
r in that u ni er se is v l d
r e ate to each an d al l the
p ar t ic es l an d at r ac t1 o n
~
t 1s their .
c om m on b d on .
d ; th d
,
wor l e wor l of hu m an c on sc iou s
al so a l aw an d i d lea m o d e of ac tion , f or the

f or c es o f m an . T he l aw o f j u stic e is as u ni er v
an one as the l aw .
of attr ac tion thou gh we ar e v rye
f r om b eing a bl e to r ec on cil e al l the

{ p hen om ena of
ure with it . T he l ar kh as the sam e r ight, in ou r

to l i v e, to sing, to d t ar at p l easu r e thr ou gh the
ent atm osp her e, as k
the haw has to p l y his str ong
s in the su m m er su nshine, and yet the hawk
ces on an d dv i t
e ou r s
e o u r s the har m l ess l k
ar as dv
dv
,
e wo r m , an d as the wor m e o u r s the an im a l c u l e A n d
k f
.
f ar as we no w, ther e is n owher e, in any u tu r e state

‘
anim al e istenc e,any c o m xp en sation f or this a
pp ar e n t
ju stic e A m ong the ees, o n e r u l es whil e the other s b
k d
.
,
so m e wo r whil e o ther s ar e i l e With the sm al l

d f d d k
, .
the so l ier s ee o n the p r o c ee s o f the wo r m en s ’
T he l ion l ies in wait f or and e ou r s the ante

‘
dv
that has ap p ar ently as goo a r ight to i e as he d lf .
2
350 GRA N D I N S P ECT O R I N Q UI S I T
Am ong m en, som e

f
g ov er n, som e ser v
d b by
,
s an d la A nd
‘
m an or O e s . one r ac e
l ect, v
a ail s itsel f of the str ong m u sc es o fl another t
is in f er ior A n d yet, f or al l this,n o
. . one im p eaches
j u stice of Go d N o dou bt al l these
.
" '
v d
ar ie p h eno m
with l aw of
'
c on sistent t i d
j t
"
ar e on e gr ea us c e, an
we do not and n o d bt w
"
o nly di fficp l ty is that ,
ou e
n ot, u n er stan d d v that l aw It is er y

y f . eas or
d ig d vi i
.
r eam n yant h t t s on ar
y t h t it i eor 1 s o sa a s
e vid tly en th l i
un us j tf t d vo or th d e on o e ur e eer ,
f orth e gl t t e a d t th w
e o ear b t th t an ea e r en, u e rO
th t w k w f
a e th
no wy o d i g t th
no o er a , ac c or n o -
e
th tit ti
e c ons d th u on
g w h i anh G d h e o r ans c o as
th i whi h th l i
em ,
n d th
c
‘
g l e u l d on an e ea e co
‘
m an
l iv t ll
e a O l ittl
a . ur f j ti t
e m easu r e o us c e 1 s no
m easu r e. H i j ti dO s t qi
us ce to l i v es no re u re us
“
re e e
h d w ki g
ar -
ill i
or f ll l b ; t
n m on s o t a a or o em e
ser f l v fitt d t b f f
or s a e, u n e ll o e r ee, r om a
d bt d th th l ittl b bb l whi
ou un er n ea e e u es
th wi h e th wil l
s es, d e s an
li on s o r f h b i g thi th
m or e o u m an e n s on s ear
bl th y j dgi g by th p a d ti th y
,
es e ar e, u n e s ac e n m e e
i thi g
n t s d g r ea tl ti g an f h
a e ou -
ki as n sea o u m an -
N d bt d th th m l l id
o ou un er n ea d e a r es es o ne an
l f
,
t
sam e e er n a whi h they h p i t thi
o r c e, c s a e n o s or
o th r p i l f
e s ec aA d v or ml l the p t n l o er a sam e a er n a
d v
.
v id en c e
p i k p gr es t es, l w t h ee t hm l e er n a a c o er e
an d th g t e d p d i g v i ty f ff t
r ea ,
an ro uc n ar e o e ec ,
u nity f o
It i ti ly t
s en t re
y th t j ti
rue i t h o sa a us ce s e con
ti on, or f d t l l w f th u n a m en a l iv a o e m or a un er se ,
o f ight r l f du t f
a ru e o ( i
c ont i c or m an, as s
l iv i g
,
.
o th er t n) I l l h
c r ea u r e i l l n a s m or a re a
d bt ll h k f
.
ou a ff i ( l i
u m an a l l th f i
a r s, ) e a o er a a rs
3 52 GRA N D I N S P ECT O R I N Q U I S I T O R C O M M A N DER .
tice, it is v y er u n u st j that the ch il di “
s m a d e m 1 ser abl e
f l if by d f ity or or ganic di q
"
or e e or m sease, in c onse u en c e
f th v i f e
'
o f
e c es o its ather , an d y t that is p ar t Of the
un iv l l w
er sa a .
T he anc ients sai ld w p i hed f th d th t th a e chi as un s or e

i s f it f th
s n o W y th t it d f
s a ity
er di
. e sa a s e or m , or sease,
i th q f it f th vi b t f ’
s e c onse u enc e o s a er s c es, u so ar as
c oncer ns th q ti f j ti e i j ti , th t i
u es on o us c e, or n us ce a -
s
w d
,
m er ely th h g f e c an e O a or .
It i v y yst l y d
er w beasd g l p i ip l o a o n a
-
r oa ener a r nc
w id b l t j ti
'
em b dy g o m f vh t i
ou r o n ea o v a s a so u e us c e,
i i t th t v ythi g h l l f t th t T
i
ns s a e er n s a c on or m o a . o
all h ff i
u m an a t b bj t t th t th
a rs m us e su ec o a ,
as e
p ar am ou nt, and what is r ight agr ees ther ewith

d fl f
.
stan s ; what is wr ong c on icts and

‘
al l s Pr i
fl v f i d hip
. .
co hesio ns o f sel -
o e, of r en s or o f p atr iot i
m u st all be su b di t
or na e to thi iv s un er sal gr a vit ti a on
war d th t e e er n a l ight r .
Th d iffi l ty i th t i
e cu f s iti a n thi iv e s un r se o necess
G d o t d; f q
c r ea e ; f o d ff t nd
se u en c es O c au se an e ec ,
a
lif v lv d f d th ; thi t i bl
e e o e r om i ea s 1 n er m na e su c c ess
an d gg g t a f rel ti wil l
a e o t f t y cr u e es, no c on or m o an
b l t p i ip l
a so u e b it y th ry
r nc tt
e or ar wh r ar eo ,
no m a er 1 n
sou ndi g w d d gl itt g ph it y b b

n or s an er m r ases m a e em o
I p ti bl l i
m r ac ca l lw y
e r u es j n m o r a s ar e a a s 1n u r
for ll as a f l l h t f p l i with th
m en a s or o c om an c e em
l vi t f
, ,
turn r ea i t i gri y f
u es e g i n o m a n ar o en c s a a n
f gdl w
or e a
b tw id
.
J ti us c e as d e btw
een m an an m an, ar as e een
an d the i l s b l w hian m a i th t whi h d e o m s a c un er ,
di g t th G d t d l ti x i ti g b f
, ,
a c c or n o e o c r ea e re a o ns e s n e
th em d th wh l an gg g t ef i t o e a re a e o c r c u m s anc es
d i g th i fit d ight d p p
,
r ou n n em , s an r , an ro er
I N I T I A TI O N . 353
a vi w t
the gener a as we as to the in i i u a
e o l ll dvd l
est It is not a theor etic a p r inc ip e by which the
. l l
r y r el ations that God has c r eate an d im p ose on u s, d d
e to be tr ie , an d ap p r o e d
o r c on em ne vd d d .
d
God has m a e this gr eat system o f the u ni er se and v
acte d gener a l l aw s f or i g
ts o er nm v ent. T hose l a ws
vir on e v er ything that lvi es, with a m ighty net wor -
k
n ec essity . He c ho se to c r eate the tiger , with su ch
s that he c ann ot cr op the gr ass, bu t m u st eat
f d oo or
’
star v e.
has m a d e m an c ar niv er ou k al so, an d the sm a ll est
ng bi d i
r s as m u ch so as the tiger . In v
e er y step
we t k
a i v e, n e er y b r eath we d
w is in ol e the ra ,
v vd
u ction O f a m u l tit d u e of anim ate e istence each
,
d x
l ivi
,
tter how m inu te, a s m u ch a ng cr eatu r e as o u r
H e has m a d e n ec essar y a m ong m an ki d n a d iv i

b de
,
Of la or , intel l ec tu al an d m or al . H e has m a
ssary the a v
r ie r el ations o f soc iet
y an d d dp d e en enc e ;
bedienc e an d c ontr ol What is thu s m a . d e e n c essar y
be u n u st, j f or if it be, then God, the gr eat l aw

r , 1s him sel f u n u stj .
v il t
v d d i th l g li ti n f i j ti
.
he e o be a oi e , s e e a z a o o n us ce
w g r on d th f l p l f
,
un er ity e a se ea O nec ess
l ti f l if g w d ti
.
ut f l l th
O a e re a tons O e ro u es, as na u r
dan d i b ly th l v g w p th
as u n en a , as e ea es
'
ro u on e
th ight t d by G d l w f
’
av e ~
e r c r ea e o s a o neces
b th t w y t d l iv w h v
,
t l y th l
o s a e am . a e m a ea an e, e a e
ight t t t oit i dig b
or ure th t i i n so o n ec au se a s n no
v v f
,
nec esm r
y W h th ig ht t. l i if
e w a i ly
e e r o e, e a r
by th l giti t
e e f i t ll t
m a e exer c 1 se o
d hi ou r n e ec
"
an re
h l b l ,
ef th t a
g or f t he
o t t i l e s r on ar m s o o r s, o ou r
t t il i o f t i ;b t w h v n
o n ou r m anu a c o r es u e a e
v w k d p y th
o
o er -
or or un er -
a em .
ly t th t w
on
y l th r ue l l w a e m a ear n e m or a a
3 54. GRAN D r N e CT OR I NQ U I S I TO R CO M M A NDER .
of j u stic e ; the l aw of r ight, by exp er ience and O b v

ser a
i
t ,on bu t that Go d has
gi en u s a m or a a cu ty, ou r v lf l
Conscience, whi ch is a e to p er ceiv e this l aw ir ectl y bl d -
a nd im m e diat ly e
,
by in tu iti e p er c e
p tion of it A n d it v
is .
tr u e that m an has, in his natur e, a r u e o f c o n u ci l ”
d
d l
“ ,
'
higher than he has ev er yet com e u p to ; an i ea of na

‘
‘
tu r e that '
sham es his ac tu a l
histor y, bec au se m an has
v b
e er een p r on e to m ak e necessity ; his own necessity .
the necessities of soc iety, a p l ea f or 1 nju stice. B u t thi s

notion m u st not be p u she too f ar F or if d »
. we
'
su bsti
d
tu te this i eal ity f or actu al ity, then it is e q u al l
y t ru e
th t w h v
a e a e within u s an i e d
al r u l e of r ight and wr on g
to which God him ,
in his go er n m ,
sel f v ent of the or l w d
v
has ne er c om e an d against which he ( we say it r e en -
v
ential l y) e er y day o f en s v
We d etest the tiger and the f d .
f
wol , f or their r ap acity and o e o f oo , w hich ar e lv bl d
their natu r e .
We v
r e ol t agam st the l aw, by which the cr oo
li b
m s a nd disease d or gan ism of the chil d , ar e the
of the ather f ’
s v ic es We ev en think that a
v d
,
. ,
o tent an d o m n isc ien t, ou ght to ha e p er m itte no

no p o v er ty, n o ser vi t du e O u r i eal o f u stid
ce 1 s
-
j
lf l
,
o ty than the actu al ities of GOd It is wel as al

“ ?
.
i s wel l
K
v
.
H e has gi en us that m or al sen se, f or

c ent p u r p oses We ac cep t it, as a sign ‘
f
.
.
the inher ent l o tiness o f hu m a n n atu

d
t ain an i eal so e al ted, an d we
'
‘
x
it, so f ar as we can do so c onsistentl y
’
which he has c r eate , an d the c ir cu m d

r ou n d
u s an d ho l u s c ap ti e d v
If w f f f
.
e aith u l l y u se this a c u l ty O f c o n sc ien ce ; if
l
p y gin i t to th x
e e ist ing r el ation s an d c ir c u m stan c es
v
d e elop it an d al l i ts in r e p ower s, an d e u c e
,
k d d dd
du tie
35 6 GRA N D I N S P ECT O R I N Q U I S IT O R CO M M A N DER .
d anger ou s one. f
O ten one m an, and m any m en, m u st be
sacr i fi d ce ,
in d
the or inar y sense o f the term ,
to the 1 n
f er est
'
of the m any. It is a co m f bl f
or t a e al l acy to the
sel fi h;f
s or if they c annot, by the l a o w f j u stic e, be sac
r ific ed f or the c om m on goo , then their d y ha s n o c ou ntr
right to em an of them sel

/
d d f -
sac r ific e ; an d he is a oo f l '
l d
who ays own his l i e, or sacr i ces his estate, or even f fi
l
his u xu r ies, to ensu r e the sa ety or p r osp er ity of his f
c ou ntr y . d
A ccor ing to that doctr m e, Cu r tiu s was a
f ool , and L eon1 das an i iot, and to die f or on e s c ou ntr
’
y d
is no l onger f l d gl i b tb eau ti u an b d or ou s, u a m er e a su r
1ty T h . it i en l g r t b k d that th
s no on e o e as e e c om m on
so l di h ll
er s a hi b th Sw d
r ec e1 v e, l n by t
s o som e or or a one
w l d l t t th l ife f th
,
t whi h th w
'
th rus ,
c o er 1 se ou e ou e O e
g r eat d
c om m an O w h f t
er h , g th
n l ib t i
o se f a e an e er es o
d th w l f b
’
hi t y
s c ou n r ,
an f ill i e y t e ar e o m ons e u n or n.
O th n t it i
e c on r ar
y t i th t ,
si tys c erl i a n a nec es r u es n
a ll th ff e a f a1 r s O d th t th i t m en, an t d v a e n er es ,
an e en
th l if e f e o t ft
one m an, m u s b ifi d t th i O en e sac r ce . a e n
t er est d w lf an f hi e t y som
ar e o t v l d
s c ou n r . e m us -
e er ea
th f l
,
e h p
or or n Th i iO o e. y t g e m g ss
’
nar m us o am on sav
b l f d ‘
i
a es,
g i g h i
ear n i i h i h s T h h
p y
e i ni n t
s an . e s c a m us
e xp him l f t p til
ose se f the k
o es f th enc e, Th or sa e o o er s. e
il i th f il b t p n th w id don e ocean, esc a

"
e
sa or e ra oa u p e
f th f d i g d b i g hip
,
r om e ou n er n t t p
an urn n s m us s e
if th liv
,
l y i t th h gr y w t
n o e un f th a er s, e es o e
c an b v d ly by th
e sa e on ifi f hi w e sac r ce o s o n:
d
,
p il t
o t ta
m us fi t
s th wnh l d
rm l t tah fi e ee an e e
w l if t n
,
s c or c h w y hi a a s o th n e, o e su r e e c om m on s
o f th whose th d d v l b Th
om e oom e f esse ear s. e m ass o
ar e a lw y l ki gf a s wh t i j t A l l th
oo n or a s us e
k d
.
c hi y w
ner hi h p c S t mt a w l
es u f a
.
a e —a or O
i , s th p t f th p p l
on e ar o tt p t t
e eo e, an a em o
t th t id l j ti whi h fi d f lt with
w
no a ea us ce c n s au
INITIATIO N .
h
11 m 1 ces, bu t t at p r a c t ic a l u st ic e w hi c h m a j
y b e a t ta in e d
z d
,
ih the a c tu a l o r ga n i a t io n o f th e w o r l T h e m in u t e
d k
.
a nd wi e e t ehd
x i-
n g ” p i v il m ac h i n e r y, w h ic h m a es u p t h e
l aw an d t e h c o u r t s w it h a l l th e ir o ffi c er s a n d i m p l e
k d f ff
,
m ents, on the p a t r o f m a n in i s c hie l y a n e o r t t o r e
d
,
u c e to p r ac tic e the theo r y o f r ight
d b j
.
Con stitu tions ar e m a e to esta l ish u stice T he .
d ec isions O f Cou r ts ar e r ep or te , to he p u s ju ge m or e d l d
wise y in l tim e
/
to c om e . T he n ation aim s to get to
gether the m o st j
u st m en 1 n the S tate, that they m ayin
cor p or ate into statu tes, their aggr egate sen se o f what is
The p eop l e wish l aw to be em o ie in u stic e, ad bd d j

m inister e d
withou t p assion E en in the wil est ages, . v ‘
d
b
ther e has een a wil , p op u l ar u stic e B u t a ways m i edd j . l x
with p assion and a m inister e with hate ; f or u stic e d d j
d f d b
,
with
‘
t ak es a ru e or m ru e m en, an d ec om es l ess
m ixd e with hate a nd p assio n in m or e c iv il i z e d c om
m u nities . v er y p r ogr essi ve t t s a e re vi ses its statu tes and
vl
r e o u tioniz es its c on s tit tiu f on r om tim e to tim e, see k
m g to c om e c oser l to the u tm ost,
p o ssi bl e, p r ac t ic a lj us
tic e an d r ight, and som etim es, f ol l owing theor ists an d

d r eam er s, in the1 r a or ation o f d the i d l ea ,
by er ec ting
v
into l aw p ositi e p r incip es o f theor e c a l ti l r ight, wor s k
p j
r actic al in u stic e an d then has to r etr ac e its ste s
p .
L iter ar y m en, a l ways l o o f or p r actic a u stic e, and k "
lj
d esir e that v
ir tu e shou l ha e its own r ewar , and ic e d v d v
its ap p r o p riate p u nishm ent They . ar e e er v On the si d e
of j u stic e an d hu m anity, an d the m a orj ity of them a h v e
an i d lj
ea u stic e b etter than the
’
things a ou t them b .
Ju ster the l aw, f or the l aw 1 s e er im p er ec t,

than .
v f
v b d
.
not a ttaining e en t o the u tm o st p r ac tic a l e egr ee o f
p er ec tf
io n A n d n o m an i s a s u st a s h is o w n i ea of j '
d
b b j
.
p ossi l e and
p r ac tic a l e u s ti c e H is p as sio ns an d hi s .
358
“
GRA NDI N S PECTOR I N QUI SITOR COM MA NDER .
neces v
sities e er c au se him to si nk '
ble o w his own
‘
I d l ea .
T h id l j ti
e ea us c e, which m en e er v l oc k up to an d s r t iv e
t i t w d i tr u e, bu t it wil l not be r eal i e zdi this

"
o r se o ar ,
s n
w ld Y t w q st ap p r oach as n ear to it r actic a
’
or . e e m as p
bl e, as we shou l d do towar d that i d eal d em ocr acy that
n ow fl oats bf
e or ethe eyes of ear n est an d r el igiou s m en g -
f air
e
r than the R ep ub l ic o f P l ato or Moor e s U top ia, Or
’
d
the gol en age, or a l e m em or y ; onl y ta ing c ar e that fb d k
we do not, in str i ing to r each and asc en to the im v d
pos b d
si l e i eal , n egl ect to sei e u on an d ho
p ast to the z ld f
ib l t bu t be content withb "
p o ss t l T e ac u a . o a im at the es ,
the b t p ibl i
es o ss e, s the o nl y tr u e wis m T o insist on .
-
b l t ight l
. .
the a so u e r ,
an d thr o w ou t of the ca l cu ation the
im o r tant an d al l c o ntr oll ing el em ent of necessity, is
i
p
-
the f l ly
o d of a m er e
-
r eam er .
I w l d i h b it d by
n a or with b d i n a d e m en o es, an
necessaril y with b d il y w t d i l p i th o an s an an m a ass ons, e
will b w nt
-
ti W 11
m e v 1 wh th ne er c om e en er e e no a no
v d f v
,
'
Opp i it
r ess on, no ser f b t l y l u e, n o ear o ,
m an, u On o e .
Th t a v b whil th r r i f i i tell t
c an n e er e, e e e a e
” '
n er or n ec s,
i d lg
n u i l wv ence p v id n i d lo w f l i c e, Im ro enc e, n o enc e, a u
v isitations of p estil enc e an d war an d f am 1 ne, ear th
qu k a e an d vl o c ano, that m u st o f necessity c au se m en to

want ,
ser v e, s u ff er an d f ear .
B u t s til l t h e p l o w s h a r e o f j u s t ic e i s e e r r a w n v d
thr o gu h a n d
,
th r o u g h t h e el o f t h e w o r l fi d
,
u
p r o o t in g d
th e sa v a ge l a n t s E v e r w e s ee a
p o n t in u a l a n d p r o g r es
v j d
.
i E
“
p i h Th i f
‘
s i e t r iu m h o f t h e r g t e n u st c e o n g l a n
l j l
.
,
os t h e r A m er I c a t h e f a ir e st e w e O f h er c r o w n
j
.
,
ti f t h F h i t r c y and c l er y,
‘
T h in o e r e n c a r s o c a
g
“
e u s c e
b
or e t h e m t o th e g r o u n m o r e t h d
an the r e ol u tion o f v
x d
1 7 8 9 did, and e il e them to o r eign l an s, ther e to p ine
‘
f d
aw y a a n d d(
i e ; t h ei r a te a w ar n i n g tfo b i d m a n i n be k d “
ju st .
360 GRA ND I N SP ECT O R I N QE I SITO R C O MM A NDER .
p i r av
te,
i e e e r y olk v
ther sin an d
'
wr ong, 1s 1 neV1 ta
fol l ow e d
by its c onse u enc es T he q . sel fih
s, the gr asp i
the inhu m an, the r au u l ently u n f d ju st ; the u n en
g
em p l oyer an d the r l
c u e m aster , ar e dt e este d by th e -
g
p p
o u l ar hear t, whil e the in k d m aster , an d l ib l er a em p
er ,the gener ou s, the hu m ane and the ju st, ha e the v
goo O p indion o f al l m en, an d e en env
y is a tr i u te t o v '
b
their vir t u es . M en honor
'
al l who stan d pf u or tr u th
and r ight, and nev er shr in k . T he wor ld b il d u s m onu
m ents to its p atr iots F ou r gr eat statesm en,or gan1 z er s .

~
of the r ight, em a m e in Ston e, o o bl d

own u p on the l aw l kd
g i er svo f F r ance, as they
p ass to their hal l o f egisl a l
l
tion ;si ent or ator s to tell how nations o e the u st H ow lv j .
v
we r e er e the m ar l e lineam ents of those u st u ges, b j j d
J ay and M ar shal that l
l ly t w th l i g l k oo so c a m o ar d s e vm
b h f th S up
enc o e C t f th U n
r em e it d S t t ! Wh t ou r o e e a es a
a m onu m en t W hi gt h b il t i th h t f
as n on as u n e ear o
’
A i
m er ca an d l l th w l d a t b e h d or d f,
no ec au se e r eam e o
an i p m ti b l id l j ti
r ac ca e, b t by hi ea t t eff tus c e, u s c on s an or s
t b p
o e ti l l y j t
r ac ca B t ity l
us . nd th u nec ess a on e, a e
g t
r ea est g d foot h g t o t b e l g it i
r ea es t l y nu m er , c an
‘
e m a e
i t f
n er er e with th d i i f b l t
e om d id l j ti n on o a so u e an ea us c e.
G v t h ld
o er nm en t f t s thou t g tnot h o s er e s r on a e ex
p ense o f th w k e p t eat th p it
or l i t d t r o ect h e ca a s an ax e
l b Th p w f l h l d k
,
a or er e o t er u
p ysl ou f no see a m on o o o
d v l p t d j y t N t p d n ly d
.
e e o m en an en o m en o ru e ce on an
th x p d i t f t d y h ld b d
.
e e e en or pp o -
l at b y st t ou e a ea e o s a es
m en, b t n i
u co d th ight
sc en c e an J ti h ld te r us ce s ou no
b f g tt i l ki g t i t
.
e or o en n oo t p lnit i l a l it
n er es
y n or o ca m or a
d v
,
ne gl t f
ec e p l it
ori l o y W h
ca fi l d t h
ec on om e s o no a e
k p i g i t d f ti l g iz ti
.
na ti l h on a ou se ee n ns ea o na ona or an a on
f orth b i e f ight
as s o r
l d f b
.
W y w
e m a l if et t h t t
er i g h t asf o y e a s r ac r o m an
thi g ; f r v y
n s o e erhq ti h su c y i d d
u es f w on as m an s es, an e
I N ITI A T I O N . 3 61
en l oo k them ; m any on y at one Bu t we al l

at all of l .
f
.
il y r ec ogn iz e c r uel ty, u n air ness, inhu m an ity, p ar

y, o evr r ea ch
-
m g, h ar ea l in b
g, y the 1 r u l
gy a n d dd -
m iliar l in eam en ts .
d
We do not nee to sit as a c ou r t of er r or s and ap p ea s l
re vise an d r e er se v d
Go s p r o i en c e, in or er to n ow
‘
’
vd d k
hatea nd desp ise them T her e ar e cer tainl y gr eat .
f v
c i il iz ation at this day, an d m any u estion s of q
ityl o n g a ou r ned an ddjp u t o fi T he h i e ou s d
ec t of au er i sm
p p ; the db e asem ent and V i ce 1 11 ou r
es tel l u s, by their el oqu ent sil ence, o r in inar ticu l ate

tter m gs, that the r ich an d the p o er u l an d the
‘
wf
do not their u ty b
y th e o ur , thedee l e
p f b
v d
.
the ignor ant A nd e er y wr etche wom an t hat

.
v k
hea en sc ar c e nows how,by m a ing shir ts at k
nce each, attests the in u stice a nd inhum anity of j
lti wor se lti
‘
'
ar e c r u e es to sl av es, and cr u e es, to

each d i g f l t th i p p t
s r ac e u o e r er e r ator s, an d
un war r nt d by th l a
a e l r l ti e u e a on of c ontr o l
cc which it h s p l d G dt a ea se o o cr eate .
th j ti wor k
'
t i f G d
u m an a
m eans .
h a r s,
M en
'
e
ar e
us ce o
the instr u m
o m u st
nts
e of Go
by
d ’
s
l es . Ou r m or ality is the instr u m ent o f his j u sti c e,
b v
‘
inc om p r ehen si l e to t ision, u s, seem s to ou r shor
t wil at som e tim e stil the l l

A l l the u stice we m atu r e j
l ess u s her e an d her ea ter , an d at ou r eath we f d
v
l ea e it;added to the com m on sto r e of hu m an k in d
v
A n d e er y M ason, who , c on tent t o do that whic h »
b
si l e an d p r ac tic a l e, oes an d en or ces b
u stic e, d f j
e c han n el of hum an m or t al it i n
y
r u ns A n d so the wr ec s o f e i l k v
b
.
o str u ct the str eam b h

, m a
y e t e
3632 GRA N D I N SP ECT O R I NQ U I sI TO R C O M M A N DE R .
sooner wep t
s ou t and bor ne away by the r est ess l
of om nip otent r ight . L et us m y b r other , i n this as i
al l e se, enl d ave or al ways to p er f or m the duti es of a goo
M ason and a goo m an d .
M637 P er f ec t P r esiden t ~ -
( S tr i inkg on e. ) Gr an d
sp ector s Iq n u isitor s Com m an d er s, m em ber s of this
p r em e T ib
r u nal , if any one has any r em ar k s to o ff e r
enf or c e the o bl ig ti a ons of j u stic e and e u ity, or q
goo d of M asonr y, the Su p r em e Tr i b u na l will b e p l e
to hear him .
’
( If th er e is no answer .
)
r
S enior Cou nc ilor — Most P er f ect P r esi ent, d si en l

M ost P er f ec t P r esident— Gr an dI nsp ect r s o I q
n u isito
C om m an d er s, the box of f r ater na l assistance Wil l

be p r esente d to you ( C
. ol l ec tion 1 s t a e
n ) k .
M ost P er f ec t P r esi den t— M ost Enl ightene d Br o

C
( han c ell or r ea d the m,
in u tes o f this d ay s
’
p r oc
anc el l or r eads the m i nu tes)

{( Ch .
M ost Per f ec t P r esident Gr an nsp ector s n u isit — dI Iq

d
Com m an er s, if any on e has any O ser ation to m a e b v k
d d
“
to the m inu tes n ow r ea , he has p er m 1 ssm n t o

’
r egar .
ior
S en/ Cou ncil or é— Most P er f ect P r esi d ent, si e l
p v
r e ail s.
M ost P er f ect P r esiden t— T he m inu tes o f this day

lb
a o r , as r ec or ddd
e u r ing ou r p r esen t sitting ,
ar e a dp o
ed .
( Chan ce ll or p u ts r ec or d with other b k oo s and p
Chancel lor — M ost Per f ect Pr esi d ent, I await

p l ea su r e ( T he P er f ec t P r esi d ent
g oes to the c
l k
_
_
and with the Chancell or oc s it .

)
3 64 GRA N D I N SP ECT O R r N ou r sr r O R C O M M AN DER .
d iff er ence ; f r om all har sh and u nchar ita bl e c onstr u c
tions Of act Or m oti e : v

S enior Cou nci l or —
( S tr i in g ou r k
) F r o m al f
l p ar ti a . l
ity and p r ej u ic e, d b
f rCm al l o stinacy an d p r ide of O p 1 n
ion, an d al l wil u fl d a her ence to er r or ; f r O m al l u su r pa
tions Of p o wer an d u n war r anta l e b assu m p tions of j u r i s

d i ti
c on ; f ro
m al l im p r op er i nflu ences that p r e v ent m an s
’
j dg
u m ent
M ost P er f
P r esiden t ( S tr i ing one )
ec t Fr om al l —
k .
f j d
al se u gm ent and inten tional in u sti ce, eep u s f r ee, j k
ou r F ather , who ar t to u ge u s at the en d of o u r ear thl y
’
j d
il
p g r im age;
A ll— A nd as we j dgu e other s, so do thou in m er c y

j u d ge u s .
.
Am en .
M ost P er f ect P r esiden t— 3

( M a in g tk
he fi r st sign .
)
Ju stice .
A ll the an s wer ing sign .

)
“
E q u ity .
—
A l b S o m ote it be .
A ll by M ost P er f ec t P r esidentf giv e the bat

ter y .
)
M os t P er f ec t P r esi dent— M ost Enl ightened B r ethr en,
Gr an dI n sp ec tor s I q
n u isitor s Co m m an d er s, l et us now
f the p r ocession an d p r o c eed to the S ac r e A syl u m
or m d
b
of S u l im e P r in c es of the R oyal S ecr et ( T he M o st
”
.
P er f ec t P r esi d en t then
”
l v
ea es t he thr one and the p r o
c ession is f or m e d as in
'
O p ening, an d the b r ethr en p r c
‘
oec d to the Gr an d Consistdr y

‘
. If the newly a m d itte d
b r other is at onc e to r ec ei e the v he r em ains in the
ha ll with a b r other u ntil the co nsistor y is p r ep ar e d to
r ecei e v him . O ther wise he is al l owe d to r etir e ) .
S TA T UTEs F OR T EE GO VERN M EN T OF AL L TRI B UN A L s
O F TH E T H I RT YF
-
I RS T DEGREE .
A RTI CL E I .
1 E v b
T r i u n al Of the 3 1 st egr ee, when sitting
er y d
j d d b
.
in u gm ent, sha l l be c o m p o se O f ten m em er s, and n o

m o r e, n Ot in c l u din
/
g t he A o c ate an d D e en erdv f d
v
.
2 When tr ying a c ase, in which a S o er eign P r inc e

b
.
of the R oyal S ec r et i s a p ar ty, al l the m em er s m u st
v d d
ha e a ttaine the 32nd egr ee, an d in al l other c ases, at
least fiv e m u st ha e attain e v d
it v iz : P r esi ent, Cou nc il
'
d
ors, S ec r etar y an d T r easu r er , an d the other s m u st ha e
“
v
attain e d
the 3 1 st e r ee
g d .
A RT I CL E II .
1 b
T r i u nal s O f the 3 1 st egr ee ha e e c l u si e u r isd v x v j
d d f
.
ic tion to hear , tr y an d eter m in e al l O f en c es again st

M a sonic l aw, or the statu tes, c o n stitu tion al pr o isions, ~
v
r u l es an d r egu l ation s of the S u p r em e C ou n c il of the 3 3r d
d egr ee, c om m itte b

by r other s who ha e attain e any
d v d
d bv
egr ee a o e the 1 8 th, an d O f ap p eal s r om al l
:
u g f j d
m en ts o f al l Chap ter s o f R o se Cr o i within their u r is x j
d ic tio n ff
B u t as to O en ces c om m itte by nights o f the d K
x d
.
R ose Cr oi , attache to r egu l ar Chap ter s, an d f or the

p f
u n ishm ent ther eo , the statu tes Of su ch Cha t er s ha e
p v
d v
m a e p r o i si on , their j d
u r is ic tion shal l be c on cu r r ent ;
an d in su ch c ases, the o y r st ha in bd fi
g p o ssess ion o f v
the case shal l p r o c ee an d the other esist d d
b d ll l v
.
2 T he T r i u n al s o f the 3 l st egr ee, sha a so ha e

d i ti n in d d
.
j u r is c o all ca ses or er e by the Chap ter s to be

ce
r
ti fid
e to them by the Chap ter s and b CCu nc il s o
'
y f
P r i nc es O f J er u sal em and L o
ges o f P er ection, their d f
decIS ion b ein
g in a l l cas es nal an d c on c l u si e fi v .
A RTI C L E III
1 . A ny M ason k g nowin of the c om
ission, by a br om
ther o f r an k bva o e the 1 8th degr ee, o f an of en c e a ainst
y g
f
M asoni c l aw, m ay m a e k k nown the ac t to an
y Gfr a n
'
d
I nsp ector I q
n u i sitor Com m an d er , by c om m u nic ation in
Wr iting , stating the off enc e, i ts natu r e an d c ir cu m stanc es
an d the tim
‘
e of its c om m ission, which shal l b e el i d v d er e

by such Com m an d
to the Ill u str iou s A dv Mate
er ‘
who
l f
,
shal r e ar e
p p and pr e er the act o f a c cu sation;
2 . Each Com m an d er shal l al so in l i k e m anner m a e k
k nown to the I ll u str iou s A dv ocate e erv y vi l o ation -
of
M asoni c l aw within his
“
k n owl e dg e, and the A dv oc ate
shal e
p plar e and r
p r e er a c ts o f ac c u sati on f 1 n al l s
-
uch
’
v
c ases, and in e er y c ase wher e the acts c om f e other wise
to his k now e ge ld .
3 U p on the act of accu sation eing p r e er r ed, the b f

l l d
.
Chancel or shal i ssu e a c itation u n er the seal o f the

b
T r i u nal , which shal l be ser e by c op y i n wr iting by vd “
v
the P u r su i ant, or by any other M ason at a istan c e, to
'
'
d
whom the Chanc el l or m ay ir ect and tr ansm it it, by d
d
which t he accu se shal be cited to ap p ear e or e the l bf
b
T r i u n al , at a c er tain tim e an d p l ac e, an d answer the
c har ge T he natu r e of su ch c har ge shal l not be sp ec i e , fid
d v d
,
bu t a cop y of the act o f a ccu sation shal l be eli er e to

d v
.
the accu se in p er son, when e er he ap p l ies f or it

If k d f
.
4 it is n own that the ac cu se is n ot to be ou nd

d f d
.
‘
or when the c itation is r etu r ne that he is n ot ou n , a

‘
Cop y ther eo f
shall be p u t u p in the p l ac ef wher e he l ast
dd
r esi e , in the o ge r oom ld
of the Cou n ci , or other M a l
s on icbd o y o f wh i ch h e w as as t a m em er , or
'
in an y l b
368 GRA ND i N sPECTO R I N Q
~ f
U I SI TOR CO M MANDER .
4 .
‘
T wo thir -
d\
those p r esent shal l c onc u r , to find
s of
the accu se d g u il ty o f an y p
s e c i cati o n fi .
'
5 . The p u nishm ent shal l be e by a i k e v ote a fix d l

j d
,
m a or ity eter m ining its n atu r e an d e tent x .
d
The ac cu se shal l then be c a l ed in, and in l f or m e d
"
Of the r esu lt . If h b f d g ilty

e e ou n u , the sentence shal l
be c om m u nic a e t d by th Ch ll e « anc e or , to all M asoni c

b di
,
,
o es of which he is a m em ber , the p u nishm ent

and
sh lla be im p ose accor ing to d d the senten ce, and the

l aws, statu tes and r egu l ations go v er ning the c ase.
7 . If th
tr ial p r o cee s in the absence of the
e d c
ac u se d,
the D ef en der shal l r ep r esent him , an d p er or m f al l the
d b bility
l
u ties of Cou ncil f or him to the est of his a .
ARTI CL E V -
1 . A p pea l f s r om j dgu m ent of Chap ter s of R ose

Cr oi x ,
shal l be sent u p in Wr iting, WIth al l
the p ap er s,
-
a sim p l e notic e Of ap p eal bi

e n
g al one nec essar y to gi e v
b
the T r i u n al ju r is ic tion d
v l v
.
2 E er y ap p eal shal be su spensi e

If f b l l
. .
3 the ap peal be on the acts, the T r i una shal

If v v q
.
tr y it de n oo o it in ol e onl y a u estion of l aw,

d d fi v d d
.
they shal l eci e it, an d af r m , r e er se, em an or gr ant

a n ew tr ial , or al together u a sh an d annu l , as m a q y b e
p r op er an d in ac c or an c e with M aso nic l aw d .
4 In c ase the Tr ibu nal tr ies the c ase de nov o the

d
.
,
r oc ee ings at the tr ial shal l be the sam e as in c ases o f

p
or igin al u r is iction j d
b d bd q
.
5 A ny S u or inate o y m ay subm it a u estion or

q b d d
.
u estion s to the T r i u n al f or its ec ision, u p on or er to

‘
f
that e f ect, and the Tr i u n al shal l t a e u r is iction, u p b -
k j d
on a ce r ti c atefi o f t h e R ec o r er o r S e c r e t a r y o f su c h d
bd f
,
in f er ior o y, stating the qu estion an d its r e er en c e,
shall ec i e d d
an d t r a n sm it a cer t i c ate o f it s d e c is io n fi
d q
,
,
an d n th e ec is io n o f s u c h u es t i on s t h a t o f t h e m a
u
po
-
,
INITIA TI O N . 369
jor ity sha ll stan d as the d ec ision O f the whol e, and no

di ssen t be m a d k e nown ; bu t an y Co m m d
an er who dis
sents m ay p r esent his O p in ion in wr iting with the ,

r ea
son s f or it, andv eit fil d f f

ha e or r e er enc e .
6 . A r ec or d f ll h d i i
o d f th d i i s
a su c ec s ons, an o e ec s on
on p oint s o f M i l w h ll b k p t by th C h
ason c l
a ,
s a e e e anc e
l or In a boo k f th t p p
or d pp p i t h d
a ur o se, u n er a ro r a e ea
ings .
A RTI CL E VI ,
.
1 . N o tr ia whate l v er f or ofienc es sha ll b e had in any
eon s1 st o r y of S u lim b e P r inc es of the R oyal S ec r et .
2 . T he T r i b u n al s of the 3 1 st d egr ee s hal al so ha l v e
a j i d i ti n t i u
ur s d t t q i S b d inat
c o o ss e m an a es, o re u re u or e
b d i t p d t j dg e t th wi t d wh t
o es o r o c ee o u m n or o er se, o o a
v t th y ght t d
e er ac s d t giv t a b th
e ou o o I n or er o e o , ro er
hi M s i ight l d t q i i g th t
ason c r s, as a so m an a es r e u r n em o
d i t f p di g p p
es s r om d dt t
r oc ee n m ro er c ases, an m an a es o
b i g p th i p e di g wh l leg d t b g i t
r n u e r r oc e n s, en a e o e a a ns
l w t b
a ,x i d d ffi d q h d l w
o e e am ne an a rm e ,
or u as e ,
as a
an d r g
i ht m a
y q
r e u lre .
3 . They shal l al so ha v e j u r isd iction to issu e m an

’
d ates, to bi
r n
g bf e or e them q u estion s of ight to
r O ffic e
bor dinate l dg
o es an d b di o es, an d to hear an d dt
e er
the sam e .
4 . A nd m an d ates to su sp en d , or su p er se e any d j u dg
ent o r a ction o f su ch in f er ior b dy o .
5 . T he sai d Tr i b u na l s hal l u su r
p an d assu m e
-
to
elv es no p o wer s
by these statu tes, or
n ot gr ante d
f
ol l owing as n ecessar y in ci ents or c or ol l ar ies r om d f
p ow er s her e
y gr an te b d
They m ay ac t as T r ibu n a l s of c oncil iation or de
di p
s u te or d issension
370 GRA ND I N sPECTO R 1 N QU1 s1 TOR COM M A N DER .
b twe een M asons O f the sam e or d iff er ent dg e when

e r e s,
su ch m att er s ar e either r f
eer r e dt o them by su b di
or n ate
b dio es, or by the p ar ties them lv

se es, or one o f them or
x
,
by other Masons, and shal l e nd weigh the

am ine into a
fac ts, m er i ts,

and
gi e v f
and en or c e su ch u dgm ent an d j
d ec ision l
as sha l In their v j
iew be u st, r ight and equ ita
bl e in the p r em ises .
ART I CL E VII .
1 . Al l m an d ates and p r o c ess of the T r i b l

u na sha ll
d
be signe by the Chan cel l or and sea e with the se a of ld l
the T r i u nal b .
d l
2 A r ec or sha l be f aith u l y ep t of al l the p r o
. f l k
j d
ceedings an d u gm ents of the Tr ibu n al , an d al l ep osi d
tio n s an d o ther
p p
a er s sha l be e an d c ar e u l
y p re fil d f ll
ser vd e .
372 REPUBL I CA N A PPOINTMENT or A MA SO NIC REBEL
into this dg
e r ee, they m u st ha v be een a
pp o in e t d by th e
J ew I nsp ecto r Mor in who was ap p ointe by the Cou n d “
oil of Em p e
r or , s
”at P ar is
,
in 1 7 61 t ns e t l i d
, , o I
p c o
ges t
the N ew Wor l , d c on er f their d

egr ees, an d r e o r t i n
p
them »
M or in set up f or him sel f an d his em l
p yo er
”
.
,
d en ou n ce d hi m a s an
“
au d ac iou s ggj
l eru r hi: ; ec al l ed
p atent, an d ap p o inte d a wea k B r o ther M ar ti n in his
p l ace . L ittl e c ar e d M or in f or that . H e ap p ointe d s1 x
‘
t een Other I nsp ec tor s, thir teen whom wer e J ews of
t d I
,
T hese c r ea e a degr ee of n sp ector s which is this 3 1 S1 ,
d egr ee ! A n d when M or in had m d a e m on ey enou gh bj

the sal e Of M asonic dg e r ees an d d ig n ities, he disap
p ear ed f r om histor y, an d M ason ic wr iter s say they k now
n ot wher e he l i vd e ,
or when he d i”d ! e Bu t his wor l
liv ed
’
a f ter h1 m . His “
I n sp ector s, in 1 8 0 1 , b ec am e
the p r esent S u p r em e Cou n cil , S ou ther n Ju r isdic tiori

Char l eston, a e eight
dd d
egr ees to the d
“ “
d
fiv e c om m itte by the Em p er or s to M or in ;
[
/ ”
str etche d ,
an d d ifi d th
m o e e twenty fiv e, -
” of
an d m a
A n ci en t Ac c ep ted S c ottis h R ite thir ty

d
,
r ees wh i ch n ow r u l es the M asonic wor l ; O f

g ,
A l ber t P ik e of Washington is now ( l 88 7 ) S ov

‘
d I
,
G r an n s p ec to r G en e r a l with a sal ar y o f $ 1 , ,
m onth
“
and v i ta m ( f or l i e ) with ac c ess t f
b v
, ,
of ot h p a r tie s i n C o n g r e ss w h o ga e h is S
d b
,
ship un er H ayes ’
( p
R e u l ic an
) a d i i t
m n s r
a sal ar
y of $ , 0
2 0 0 a year . Gen . P ik w e as a
c ession ist
If f k f
.
t h e s e a c t s t a e n wh o l l y r o m th e h ig h est
d
,
“
au th it i s a r t r u e the A n c ien t A c c ep t e
”
o r e e
b d d
, , ,
R ite
\
i s a s l i a l e t o in i c tm en t f or sw in l in g,
m
m
IM S T o R U LE J U DI CIA L L Y T H E M A S O N I C O RDER.
'
3 73
l
the S tate L egis atu r es, can be with r awn, the aws d l
ld
tr eat the o ges as they ar e now han l ing the in d
tions of Mor m onism . The two institu tions ar e
y and l g l ly th
e a e sam e .
T he j we
e l of this t hir ty fir st dg i -
e r ee s a
“
T eu tonic
wel of n
the j e a d or dg er , or e r ee, which b oth
ac k ey an d M ac o
y sa
p t int o the y w u fi t t b as n o e u
en t a n d A cc ep ted S co ttish R i te; and that i t was
d
a m itte d
to fil l u p a gap A n d the m em er s who . b
j dg b dg lb
_
u es, wear n o ap r on s, which ar e a es of a or .
hey ar e a bv o e it .
( N ote
B u t these ar e
‘
tr ifies . H er e in this thir ty fir st -

dg e r ee
e ha v e a
“
S ov er eign Tri bu na l ,
or S u p r em e Cou r t ;
ng in m a ni
g fi c en t c ou r t r oom s, -
with c ou r t offic er s,
c ate
”and c l aim ing to r u l e, j diu
,
the M asonic or d er ; an d asp ir ing

“
to l
r u e al l sec r et
which [
d ra w m or e, f ar m or e
‘
m onev f r om the
of the U nited S tates, than t he Ci i vl Go v er n
It d
a m inister s its o wn o aths , issu ing its o wn
; an d s wear ing its Su b y th p i bj ec ts to O e em ,
on a n
h; d th t i th p
an di g d g ( K ight f
a n e r ec e n e r ee, n o
h) whi h l i
s t
c b fte d d d ifi d
c a m s o e so ne an m o e
th v l d K d h whi h b th d y th
e se en o a os es c r ea e sa s e
N thi g b t v g
,
“
o n ; d u w C t
en eanc e an ou r o n ou r
L gi l tiv d b th d
,
“
h w t ly S o no on r ea e
”b t x t d it A d
e s a e r eco r s
w f l h v
,
an c e, u e ec u e n o er u a e
t l dg b d
.
t t i th i
ec om e, a so re e r
”
secr e o es
“
v g en th t v y
ean c e, ti i E ap h e er t na on n uro e as, a
su
pp d t h
r esse i l f d f A
em d w n se -
e en se. n no
d Sw de k l iv by ff
,
n d an d D e n , an enm ar e su er an c e
l gdo d p ti
es ,g th a p l i
o whi h
n t h d v il e c om an c e c e e
’
ed of Chr ist, v ia , p r ac tic in

g their sec r et wor
i s ffi
s u cient y hor r i l bl e. Bu t if this wer e al l, the
3 74 . TH E WA YS O F TH E L O DGE A RE MO VABL E .
l
Nationa Chr istian A ssociation ne er wou l d ha e v v
isted v
This er y egr ee, as in ee do al l the
. d d d
p d
r eten s to hon or C h r ist, by u otin
g H is w or s q d
l d
au ing H im a s a hu m an l aw gi er , ( see p age 3 324
} -
v
yet fil l s its p ages with the teachings of B r ahm a, Os
A p ollo and B el , ( see P age 346, and the dg e r ees
q v
,
er all y ) as e u al l y au thor itati e with Chr ist s ’

. It l au
Moses, On the sam e p g
a e with Chr ist, ( 332 ) and,
a dg tw b a k
e r ee or o c ,
assail s M o ses teachings wi
’
v g b itt s q l t th t f th
a sa a e t i fi
er nes e ua o a o e coar ses n
th U ite
e d St t v p d d Th B ibl ys
n a es e er ro u ce . e e sa
th h l t H
ar o w y v bl t
:ha t th“
er a s ar e m o a e, ou c an
”
e ,
no t k w t
noh ( P 5 A d f l em hg
”
. r ov .
,
n a se r e 1 on
the
“
w
Gr eat h th a t sit t et h o n m an w at er s
y
”
or e .
M as on r y o r th e s ec r e t o g e sy st em i s th e
“
i m ld
a g e ,
b d
,
“
that t A n d t h e w a y s o f th e l o g e a r e m ov a bl
”
e a s .
li e k
t h o se o f the
“
m o th er o f h ar l ot s I T h is I s w h a t .
on e er y v chil d of God, on e er y v p atr iot, e er

y p hil v
thr O p ist, who d oes not wish to see the r el ig on of Eg
i
t f e
r an s d f
rr e th N il t
r om e e o the M ississip pi, to r
'
an d l l
ca G d f on d l iv o f th
or i A e er ance r om
' '
s
“
n cien t
} n " '
A t d B i t
e w h i h i thi
e, th i ty fi t d
c g n s r -
rs e r ee da
p
c ce
d
”
ll it t th y t f O i i e m s er l es o s r s on a le
a g
s p e r ees, u s
with th v l ti n
e re e a f J C h i t o s o esu s r s
3 76 S U B L I M E P R I N CE O F T H E RO Y AL SECRET .
ste
p s It is a chair O f state, line with l ac sa tin l i e d b k k
d fl
.
the hangings, bu t str ewe with am es, no t tear s

Bf v d b
.
e or e th e thr one is an al t ar c o er e with l ac k satin,

d
str ewe f
with tear s I n r o nt o f the al tar , the l ac cov b k
f fl d b d d
.
er a ll s to the oor an d on it ar e p ainte o r em r oi er e

a d ’
eath s hea d
an d two c r o ss o n es b v
O er the eath s d’
d d b
.
hea is the l etter J : and u n er the c r oss ones the l et

’ ‘
ter M
‘
b k
O n this al tar ar e the o o s 1 of c onstitu tion and stat
‘
u tes o f the or er , a n a e d kd
swo r d, a sc e tr e an d a
p al anbc e
d f
.
In the West ar e the two War en s I n r ont of each is

‘
v d d d d
.
a tabl e c o er e with c r im son c l oth, l ine and e ge

b k
with l ac and str ewe with tear s The c o er of eachd v
b fl f v
.
ta l e hangs to the oor 1 11 r ont, an d on each c o er , in

f f
r o nt, the ou r l etter s N
'
K M K '
each two if
b b df f
. . . . . .
in H e r ew, eing r ea r om r ight to l e t O n each ta

kd d l dv
.
bl e ar e two n a e swor s, c r o ssedfi T he hal i s i ided

in to two p ar ts, by a r ail ing or bal u str a e T he East 1 3 d
f
.
in the r ear o f this, an d the West In r ont of it In the .
West 1 s a r ep r esentation o f the c am p of the P r inc es

d
.
O F F I CER S A N D T I T L ES — T he M aster is styl e S ov

g v
er eign o f S o er ei n s, Gr eat P r in ce, or h ichw i s m or e
u su a l an d f ar etter , b I
l l u str iou s Com m an er in Chie d f
d d k d K
.
H e 1 s sai to r ep r esent F r e e r ic the S eco n , ing of

P r u ssia d
T he two War en s ar e styl e L ieu tenant Com d
d
.
m an er s T he O r ato r , M in ister o f S tate

B d d
. .
esi es these O ffic er s, ther e ar e a Gr an Chanc ell or

d
Gr an S ec r etar y, a Gran dK
eep er o f the S eal s, and
v d
c hi es, a Gr an Tr easu r er , a Gr an A r c hitec t, d
g d
1 neer , a Gr an H o sp it a l l er a n d S
d d B d
,
S tan ar ear er , a Gr an M aster

d
Gr an Cap tai n o f the Gu ar s, and a Gr an Tyl d d
som e l oc al ities, ther e a r e al so an I
ll u str iou s
d
Co m m an er in Chie an d an A ssistant Gr an f d
T he Gr an d S ec r etar y, Gr an d
Chan c e
K eep er O f the S eal s an d A r chi es, ar e v
r ate o f fi c er s, an d so m etim es the thr ee O fl i
in one, that of Gr an Chancel or d l .
CE OF RO YA I. SECRE
‘
378 sUBLI M E PRI N TH E T
And on the ou tsi d e of -
t he
'
d oor is the Gr and T yl er , or
d l
,
in his absence, t he A ssistant Gr an Ty er , thu s the
nu m bef Of ofiiéer s in that b dy w l d

o ou be si xt een, bu t
the S ecr etar y an d Keep er
’
of the S eal s and A r chi v es be

ing gener al ly r ep l ace by the Gr an Chan c el l or and the d d
d
A ssistant Gr an Tyl er , being ap p ointed onl y to su p p l y
the Gr an d Tyl er iwhen b
a sent, ar e
“
not c ou nte d am ong
the O f c er s,fi Whose nu m b er I s n ot to

'
x d
e c ee
'
thir teen, as
will be seen her ea ter f .
T her e ar e al so I n the ha ll ,
west O f the O ffi cer s, on the
right an d l e t, f ou r teen m em f b er s cl othe d in r ed, with
b d
_
ou t ap r ons, an d each hav 1ng on his r east ,

s u sp en ed
f r
om a bl k ibb w
ac r on , or n a s a c ol l ar , the j wel
e Of O-
ne
of the d g t wit
e r ees, b o ,
nu m er ing these m em ber s f r om
one to f t th y we
ou r een, e ar r esp ecti el y v the j e wel s of
the 3oth, 28th, 2 5 th, 2 1 st, 1 9th, 1 8th,l 6th, 1 4th, 1 3th,
l oth, 8th, 7th, 5th and 3r d d gee r es .
T he fir st i
—
fv e ar e the S tan d dBar ear er s of the cor p s,
d th
,
that en c am ar ou n e P entago n ; an d t he l ast nine ar e

p
nd e that encam p d
’
fi
the Com m a r s of the c or p s, ar ou n the .
N on agon, in the .c am p her ea f

ter d
esc r i ed b
The nam es O f the r st fiv e ar e fi as f ol l o ws
1 st : Bz
e al eel , f or the stan ar d d ,
2n d A ho l ia
371
o r the stan b f d d ar ,
f th t d d
, .
M
372
3r d ah Sh lm ,
or e s an ar ,
the t d d
.
4 th Gar im t f s an
’
on or ar ,
,
th t d d
.
5th . A m ar i a h f ,
or e s an
.
ar ,
T he n am es of t he other s ar e
A r t ic l e A ho l i ab.
d
F r eem a so nr y ,
wo r
b a
q v
,
O i n
s i g ni fic a nt
N ot e 37 2 . I t i s —“ co m p O n e n t p a r t f a
d q
‘ t
w i i l n
’
i t i h b a b l i t e r a l l y h a t ! t he s e u a e ,
T he n n m a
W
k d
co m a o ,
,
t t h t i n h a t ! i s
t o t he H eb e r w
/
m e t ho O f e l l i p s i s o e u e s o ,
M
,
l h
a
A t
‘
of F n r r i c e a
— M a c ey s Enc y c l op ae i a a so y, .
’ r e e m
380 SUBL IM E PRI N CE O F TH E RO YAL SECRET .
enc osin l g a
p entag ,
o n
t ha t an e u q il ater al
tr iangl e, and that a
c ir cl e . O n the si eO f d
the nonagon ar e Il l Il C a
a
t ents with a flag, p enf
non, and l etter to ea ch
Each tent ep r esents r

;
an entir e c am p , an d 3
v the se er al si es Of v d
the nonagon ar e thu s
assign e d
by ou r p r es
en t r itu al s, to the M a
sons of the v ldg
se er a e r ees, f r om fi
the r st to the e
eenth as f llo o ws
S . F l ag and
p enno n white , sp r in kl de l ightly
c r Im son T hat tent in ic ates the c am
.
p o f the K n d
R o se Cr o i x, K
n ights O f the East an d West an d P r
,
of Jer u sal em 1 8th, 1 7th and 1 6th e r ees

g The d
d l
.
m n er
a Ma achi .
A . Fl ag and
p ennon light .
gr een . That tent

c ates the of the Knights of the East Or S
‘
c am p a
dg d bb b l
,
1 5 th e r ee. T he C om m an er Z er u a e
d
.
L . F l ag and p enn on r ed . T hat tent in ic ates

c am
p of the Gr an d El ect P er f ec t and S u l im e M aso b
1 4 th dg
e r ee. Com m an d Nh ih
er e em a .
I . Fl ag and
p enn on bl k d d
ac an re . That tent In
c ates
p the the n
c am s O Of
e K ight f th R oyal A r ch
d
Gr an M aster A r chitects, 1 3th an d 1 2th egr ees C d
d J J
.
m an er o aber t o r O haben
b k d
.
X Fl ag an d p ennon l ac T hat tent in ic ates

'
”
b K I
. .
c am p O f the S u lim e n ights El ec ted l l u str iou s E

f dK
,
o f Fi teen an d El ec te n ights O f N ine, 1 1 th,

9th egr ees d Com m an er P hal eg
. d .
S U B L I M E P RI N CE O F T HE RO Y A L S ECR ET . 38 1
N . Fl ag and p ennon r ed and bl k i l z

ac n o enges . T hat
ent d
in ic ates the c am p Of the n en an I t d t f s o the B il d
u
Ing, 8th egr ee d

Co m m an er J eho iada . d .
Fl ag an d menn on, r ed and gr een . T hat tent in

dicates the c am p of the P r o v ost an d J u ges, d a nd I nti
dg d
'
m ate S ecr etar ies 7th and 6th e r ees . Com m an er
Aho lia b .
N . F l ag and p enn on g r een . T hat tent in ic ates the -
d
am p of the P er f ect M aster s an d S ecr e
t M aster s, 5th
nd 4 th dg e r ees. Co m m an drJ e oshu a .
I F l ag
p an d enn on bl ue . T hat tent in ic ates
'
d the
m
p o f the Mast er s, theF el l ow Cr a ts an d A
/
pp r entic es f
b
Sym ol ic M asonr y an d V olu nteer s, 3r d, 2n d and l st
gr ees . Com m an d er Ez ra
On eac h of the exter nal angl es o f the p entagon, is a

eat stan d d ar ,
eac h esign at e bd
y a etter ,
an d ea c hd l
pp o sed to in ic ate the d c am
p of a c or p s o f M asons ,
the p entagon s id T he stan ar s ar e

e of d d
bd f d
.
i e as o l l ows, in the l angu age o f Her al r y, and

ate the ol l o wing egr ees : f d
Pu r p le O n it is the A r k o f the Co v en ant, in
b v d
.
etween two p a l m
w
tr ees, er t, an d t wo l ighte
s o r c an l estic s, go l d
m otto at the k
a se, d
“
L a as b -
A r ou n this stan ar d
ar e statio n e the d d
nights d K
sh, an d the Gr an d
S c ottish nights o f S t A n r ew, K d
d d dB Bz
.
an d 2 9 th egr ees S tan ar ea r er is e al eel
z d d
. .
A ure O n it is a lion c ou chant in gol , hol in g

d d d
.
s m o u th a k ey in gol , an d a gol c ol l ar ar ou n his

with the gu r es 5 25 on the c ol l ar fi M o tto at the .
37 5 . -
d v d
T he A r k O f t he Co en a nt o r O f t he T est i m o ny wa s a chest
“
d x d xx v v d
c o ns t r u c t e b y M o ses a t G o
b (E o in
’
y s com m an
k d d
. . ,
e t wo t a l es O f s t o ne o n whi c h wer e eng r a e t he

I t c o nt a i ns
a nd t he t a l e s o f b
l i e wi s e a ,go l en
t he c o en a nt
no t fil l e
a nd
,
I t wa s a t fi r stv
wi t h
a f t el wa r d s
.
T em p l e , a nd wa s
e a ns T h e l a t er
En c y c l op e i a o f
d d .
382 S U B L I M E P RI N CE O F T H E RO YA L S ECRET .
base, Cu stos A r cam } and in som e r itu al ,
D ei Gl or ia m The l atter is the m otto

d d d d K
.
A r ou n this stan ar ar e statione the nights

d
,
S u n, the Com m an er s O f the T em p l e an d the P r i

'
M er c y, 28th, 2 7th and 2 6th egr ees S tan ar d d d

b
.
is A hol ia
fl
.
N A r gent O n it is a am ing hear t, gu l es, wings

’
b d v b
. .
sa l e, c r o wn e with lau r el , er t 1 M otto at the ase

d d
.
A r dens Gl or ia S u r gi t A r ou n this Stan ar d ar e S ta

K B z
.
tioned the nights O f the r a en S er p ent, the P r in c es
b f b
»
o f the T a er n ac l e and the Chie s o f the T a er n acl e,

2 5 , 24 th and 2 3r d egr ees d
S tan ar B ear er is M ah i . d d
S 11im
*
G Ver t O n it is arr eagl e, with two hea s isp l aye , d d d
b d d d
. .
sa l e ar m e , gol ensign e with an im p er ial c r own O f

g o l d r est in g o n o th h ea s ; h o l in b
g i n h i s e t er c l d
aw d dx
d b b d
,
a swo r , p oint in a se ; in his sin ster c l aw a l

i oo y
hear t M otto at the base, Cor de Gla dio P o tens A r ou n d

d
. .
,
this stan dar d ar e statione the P r in c es O f L ibanu s an d

K
.
\
_
the Knights N oachite o r P r u ssian nights, 22nd and

2 1 st egr ees d S tan ar ear er Gar im onh d dB
b
.
U O n t O n it is an O X statant, sa l e M otto
b d d d
. .
ase, O m nia T em p u s A l it A r ou n this stan ar ar e

d v d f
. .,
statio n e the Master s ad itam an d the Gr an P onti f s, -
2oth an d 1 9 th egr ees St an ar d ear er A m ar iah d dB

d d
. .
A t the angl es o f , an d in si e the tr iangl e ar e su p p ose

b
to e enc am p ed t he P r in c es O f the R oyal S ec r e
dI
Gr an n sp ecto r s n u isitor s I q
K n ights O f M al ta as, ha ing p r o e v v
f f
aith u l , m ay ha e - ee n r ec ei e v b
a m on g u s vd .
f i l i f t h f l l vi
‘
h
t e t n
‘ /
n v
‘
c or n r O n e s o e O e o o
e r a g
v
A r a en, a o e a n d a p hoeni dv x .
C L O T H I N G, J EWEL , ET C
— The 11
d b N ot e
esc r i i ng
. 37 6
co a t s o f
— “
a
A r g ent
r
.
m s
F r
t
e
h
n
u
c
s
h
:
f o
T
r
h e
s i
a
l
r
e
m
r
O f
A n
t h e
h e
C
r a
o
l
m
i
p
c
a n
v
t
y
e r m
.
O f
,
d
d
,
‘
_
K V A h n
H
”
i f i I n a c e v r o
’
so ns i n t he r e g n o n g e n r y z u r e , o . ,
.
— D t
o
t hr e e c a st l e s A g r e n t .
,
M a c o y
’
s E n c y c l o p ae i a an d i c i on a r y ‘
m a so nr y , A r t i c l e A r g ent .
*I n H er a l r y
*0 r , i n H er a l
dd a
r y,
g r ee n
m eans
co l o r
g ol d
.
or g ol d c ol o r .
3 84 S UBL I M E P RI N CE O F T H E RO Y A L S ECR ET .
7 . Gr an dS ecr etar y .
8. Gr an dK eep er Of S ea l s and A r chi v es.
9 . H osp ital l er an d S u r geon .
10 d A hit t d Eng
. Gr a
n rc eec an I n eer .
11 G .d Mat f C r an i s er O er em on es.
12 G .d St d d Br an an ar ear er .
13 G .d C p t i f th G d
r an a a n O e u ar s.
14 G .d Tyl r an er .
15 A i t t G
. d Tyl
ss s an r an er .
Wh th Ill t en C e d u s r IO u s om m an er in Chie f dd
a r esses
a su b d i t ffi or na e O b cer , or a m em er , and when su ch O ff c cr
O r b
m emdd th I l l t i
er a r esses e u s r ou s Com m an d er in
Chi f th ffi
e , b wil l i
e O c er or m em er r se an d sa u te l with his
sw d ; b i g it t th
or r n y th , o t o the p r nt
e c ar r
ese and en
then, dr O p p m g the p oInt to the gr ou n , to the r ight and d

a l ittl e in f r Ont of him sel , the ar m u l y e ten e f own f l x d dd ,
war d s ; in which p o sition he r em ains u ntil the Col l o q uy
is c on c l u dd e ,
an d then c om es again to the p r esent and
then to the c ar r y.
OPEN I NG CEREM ON I ES
S U BL I M E P RI N C E OF TH E YA SECRET RO L .
I l lu str iou s Com m a n der in Chi f ( S t ik e — r es one with

om m el o f his swor d).
F ir st L ieu tenan t Com m ander —

( S tr i k es one with
m m el O f his s wor d )
k
.
S econd L ieu tenant Com m an der — with ( S tr i es one
7. —“ T hi s
b
i s t he thir t y s ec o nd eg r ee O f
-
dv d d v d f
t he A nc i ent and A c
i s a u nd a nt i nt er n a l e i enc e,
t ha t t he
t he o u n er s O f
d
fw d b d
eg r e e O f
er i e
b r om t he r i t u a l
S u l i m e P r i nc e O f t he
t he Co u nc i l o f Em p er o r s
s t a n d W e st whi c h bo dy
.
t ha t b ef o r e t ha t p er io d
a s e st a l i she
f
we hea r no t hi ng O f s u c h a eg r ee i n d
i n t he y ea r 1 75 8 It .
e R i t es .
b y t he Co u n c i l o f Em p er o r s , c o nsi st e Of d
T he R i t e o f H er edo m o r o f P er e c t io n , wh i c h
t we n t y fi v e
w
d a s t ha t
eg r e es -
.
b -
wa s r o u g ht to A m er im } b
t he t went y fif t h, a n d hi g he st , wa s t he P r i n c e O f t he R o y a l S e
M o r i n, a s t he s u m m i t o f the H ig h
u ent q
f u r t he p r o p a g a t io n o f whi c h he ha d
e x t c n io u of
dd
t he S co t t i sh R it e
-
'
c en t u r y o y t he a
b i t ion O f e ig ht ne
.
t he S u l i m e P r i nc e O f t he R o y a l S e
w
df t e n i ng
in er io r
bd d o y
cc
er e r t ed b y
ar e
eg r ees i n a S t a t e o r v
i v s, a nd W her e
c a l l ec
d
C t us
t he S u p r em e Co u nc i l f o r t he
P r o i n c e, i t i s c a l l e a
is t
or
a nd C o nsi s t o r y
b k d
.
b d W
c l o t hi ng o f a S u l i m e P r i n c e co ns i s t s O f a c o l l ar , j w
e el , a nd a p r o n .
j
co l l a r i s l ac e ge
d
wi t h hi t e
d
ewe l i s a T eu t o ni c c r o s s O f g o l d
b k
‘
.
b d d
Sd f v fl b
.
T he a p r dn i s whi t e e g e wi th l a c O n t he fla p a r e em r o i er e
. s ix
g s , t hr e e o n ea c h i e t he s t a f s i n s a l t i er , a nd t he ags l u e , r e d , a nd
l l o w O n the c e nt r e O f t he fla p , o er t hes e
.
-
‘
( 1 by a n A l l se e i ng ey e, a n d o n t he c r o s s a d bb d d d d
i s a T e u t o n i c c r o ss s u r
o u l e h ea e
,
ea g l e no t -
e
f b d
_
t he a p r o n i s t he t r a c i ng o ar Of t he eg r e e . -
c al l e
‘
T he C a m p
t er p r e t a t io n i s
d
t he s y m o l i sm o f t he
ou n
’
tha t f d
T hi s i s a s y m o l O f
‘
r o yal
b
sec r et
’
.
fd
eg r ee i s t he t r a c i ng
e ep
r om
c ha ng es whi c h t he d h a e u n er g o ne i n
eg r ee m u st v
ei n g t r a n s d bd
rom
sa m e
t he
or m
v
f d
a t io n wa s e e r
a
t we nt y fi f t h
n d s i g n i
-
fi c a
d
O f o n e R i t e t o t he t hi r t y s e c o n
m a e i n t he C a m p
t io n t ha t e r e o r i g i n a l l y g
,
i
of
ewn
a no t her .
whi c h r e t a i ns at t he p r es ent
t o i t
-
v .
‘
i e . M y ho p e i s i n
’
he eg r e e i s S p e s m ea i n D eo est ,
. .
l ney c l o a edia; ef r m em asonr y, A r t icl e Su bl im e Pr ince

i p .
9 9
38 6 S U B L I M E P RI N CE o n T H E RO A L S ECRET . Y
p om m el o f his wor
s d)
.
I llu s tr iou s C om m a n der Val iant Cap tain

in Chie — f
the Gu ar d s, see that the S entinel s ar e statione , an d a d
vi se them b
that we ar e a o u t to op en this Gr an Con d
tor y, that they m ay al l ow no one to ap p r oac h, who h
‘
d
not the wor s an d sign s of a P r ince of the Royal
( The C a
p ta in o f Gu a r s go es o u t,
e d x ec u tes the or
I
the ll u str iou s Com m an er in Chie , d f r etu r n s an d s
on enter in )
g .
Cap tain of Gu ar ds— Ill u str iou s Com m an d er in Ch

the S entinel s ar e statione d an d d u ly instr u cte d we
sec u r e a ain st intr u sion
g
f b
.
Co m m a n der in Chi e —
S u l im e P r inces, Fir st
d
S ec on L ieu ten ant Com m an er s, it is n ot eno u gh t o d
d
to be p r otec te , we m u st al so be c er tain that n one
f r ien s ar ed gd d
a t h ere u n e r o u r c o l o r s V i si t t h e
v
.
c am p s, in sp ec t the se er al c or p s o f the ar m y, an d
y ou r se lv e s th at n o spy o r e n e m
y h a s i
am ong u s d b
O r er S u l im e P r in c es ! ( A
d
.
si n o f or er T h e two L ieu ten ant

g
df
.
their station s an d p r o c ee r om West

-
f
r i ht the o ther on the l e t, to r ec ei e the p ass wo r
g v -
d
each m em b er p d
r esent, in c l u in g t h e l l u str i ou s C I
d f f
m an er in Chie , a ter which they r etu r n to their
tions
b
.
S ec ond L ieu tena nt Com m a de n r — S u l im e P r i

F ir st L ieu ten ant Co m m an er , ther e 1 s no sp y or d
in m y c am p .
F ir s t L i eu tenan t Com m an der — l l l u str iou s Co e
f
er in Chie , ther e is n o sp y or en em y am ong u s
v f d b d
.
h a e m et n o n e b u t r i en s a n d r e th r e n r e a y t o a
v
,
soon as the sign al is gi en
f d b
.
Com m a n der in Chie — B e seate m y r ethr en .
resu m e their seats )

f b
.
C om m an der in Chi e Su l im e P r inc e,V al i ant

-
Lieu tenant C o m m an d e r ,
a t w h a t h o u r a r e w e to a
38 8
~
S U BL I M E P RI N CE O F T H E RO
-
Y A L S ECRET .
( L
A ll—ed b y Com m an er in Chie
g i e si n
g , a n d d f v
sa
y thr ee tim es : ) L au s D eo .
f b
fl
‘
Com m ander in Chie — S u l im e Princ e, Cap tain O

d dv
the Gu ar s, a anc e an d r ecei e the watch wor O f the v -
d
day .
( T he C a p t ain O f G u ar a an c es t o the thr on e d dv
an d r ec ei es v f
r om the ll u str iou s Com m a I
n er in Chie d f
the watch wor -
d Of the day ,
an d the r esp on se H e then
.
go es r ou n d an d g v i es watch wor
the -
dt o each m em er , b
each r etu r n in g him the an swer ) .
Cap tain o f Gu ar d— l Il u str iou s Com m an d er inChie, f

al l the m em b er s p r esent ha v e the watch wor -
d .
Com m an der in Chi e — f A tten tion Su l im b e P r inc es

P r esent s wor d s ! ( Al l bi r ng their s wor d s to a p r esent
w
ith th e Com m an d er in Chie f) .
Com m ander in Ch e i — T O the g or y f l of the Gr an d

A r chitect of the U ni er se, in the n am e v an d u n d er the
au s ic es O f
p the S u p r em e Co u nc il O f the 33r d egr ee, f or d
the N or ther n J u r is iction O f the U n ite d
S tates O f d
v l l y f N w Y k d by i
“
Am er ic a, sittin in the e or an
g a O e ,
v r
v td C de i Chi f
J
m e f th p w o ie o er s n m e es e ,
as om m an r n e
o f thi G sd C i t y f S bl i P
r an on s s o r f th o u m e r 1 n c es o e
R y l S
o a t 32 d d g
ec r e f th A i t
,
n d A p
e r ee ot d e n c en an c ce e
Rit fe, th S t t
or f e I d h by d l t
a e o o er e ec ar e
b dy t b i dv
,
o o i f
e thn sess on, t f th or e a an c em en o e
t t
er es s O f h ity d th um an f vi t an e c au se o r ue
i Chi f C d
.
C d
om m a n er y w n ! T g th e — ar r s or s o e er
b th ! ( L d by th C
re r en e d i Chi f l l b e om m an er n e a r
w d t d
,
th ie r s or y sd p t h
o a c ar r 1 an ass em un er
p i t
o n t th o d g iv th b
e r ear , an tt y wi th th i e e a er e r
a ft whi h th y g i b i g th i w d t
er c e a a n r n e r s or s o a
th ent p o a t d h t h
r esenth ) an s ea em
Chi f B s t d S bl i
.
C d
om m a n er in P i
e - w
e ea e u m e r n
S bl i
u G d
m e C h ll
r an y p p d t
anc e d or ar e ou r e ar e o r ea
bl t f th l t dC it y
,
a u s er o i f thi G
e as sess on o s r an ons s or
89
fl
O PENI N G CEREM O N IES . 0
Com m an der i n Chi e f—

( I f ans wer e d ffi a r m ati el y v .
)
Val iant P r inc es, F ir st an d S ec o n d L ieu ten ant Com
m an d er s, r e u est q the S u l im b e P r in c es in you r r esp ecti e v
c am p ,
s to isten l attenti el y v to d
the r ea ing O f the bal u ster
of the l ast session O f this Gr an d Consistor y .
F ir s t L i eu tena n t Com m a n d er — S u l im b e P r inces of
m y c am p, the l l u strIiou s Com m an er in Chie d f q r e u ests
y ou to v
l isten attenti el y, to the r ea ing O f the d bl a u ster
Of the l ast session of this Gr an d Co nsistor y .
S econd L ieu tena nt C om m an der — Su bli m e P r inces of
m y c am p, the ll u stI
r iou s C o m m an d er In Chie f q r e u ests
you to l isten attenti el y, to the v r ea di ng O f th b l

e a u ster
Of the l ast session O f this Gr an d Co n sistor y .
Com m i an der bl i P i G d Ch
in Chie — f Su m e r n c e, r an an
d th b l t f thel t io f thi G d
,
cell or , r ea e a u s er o as sess n O s r an
C i t y
ons s or ( B l
. t d )
a u s er 1 s r ea .
C d
om m an i Chi f S b l i
er n e P i
— u Fi t m e d r nces, rs an
S d Li t n t C
ec on eu e an d i f th S bl i
om m an er s, n or m e u m e
P i f y
r nc es o p t
ou riv r es
p ect h t t h i
e c am G d
s, C a s r an on
i t y will l i t
s s or t d
s en t p o , an
y ac k
u th
on
y an ; r em ar s e
m ay h v ta e ff i o O l tier , t th
n re a b l ont w h oi h he a u s er c
-
as
n wbo d
een r ea .
Fi t L i t
rs t C
eu enan d S bl i
om m an er — P i f
u m e r nces o
m y p
c am th I,
l l t ei C u s r ou sd i C hi
om m an f i f er n e n or m s
y outh t thia G ds C i t
r an
y w i l l l i t
o ns s or t d t s en o an ac
11 , an
y kr em ar
y y h sv t
ou m a fi l
a e t i t
o O er , l n r e a on o
th b l t whi h h
e a u s er wb c as no d een r ea .
S d Li t
ec on nt C
eu ena d — S bl im P i
om m an er f u e r nc es O
m y c am
p t h I ,
l l t ei C u s r ou sd i Ch i
om m an f i f er n e n or m s
th t thi Ga d Co i t y will l i t t d t
s r an ns s or s en o , an ac
11 , an
y kr em ar
y y h sv t
ou ff
m a i a l et i t
o O er n re a on o
b l t whi h h j t b d
,
a u s er c as us een r ea
If
.
( th er e ar e no r e
390 SC RL IM E PRIN CE O F TH E RO A L SECRET Y .
m ar k s .
) S u b im l e P r ince, F ir st L ieu ten ant Com m an d
er , S il en c e p v
r e ail s
p v
r e ail s in m
y c am
p .
F ir st L ieu tena n t C o m m a n der — I l l u str io u s Com m an d

er in Chie f ,
b th p n
sil e ce p v
r e ail s in o c am s .
C d i Chi f S h b i g th
om m an er n th b l e — uc e n e c ase, e a us
ter f yO l t i i
ou r d pt d ( Th G d Ch
‘
as sess on s a o e . e r an an
cell ig
or th s d d th G d M t f C
ns e r ec or s an e r an a s er O er e
i
m on es p t i t t t h I ll
r esen s t i C d o e u s r ou s o m m an er m
Chi f f e hi ig t or ft whi h th I ll t u C
s s na u r e, a er c e u s rio s om
d i Chi f d th G d M t f C
m an er n e or ier s
’
e r an as er O er em on es
t v i it th v d t wh th th b
‘
o s e a enu es an y asc er al n e er er e e an
b th vi it if y th
re r en s t d
or s ; d with th an ,
ey ar e In r o u c e e
u su al f d or m s ani Th th G d Ch l
cer em on es . en e r an an ce
lor l y b f
a t h Il l t
s e or e C d r i Chi f th
e u s r IOu s om m an e n e e
“
D
” wh i h i d i d f i th
O d r f th
er y o ep a ,
c s s ose O as n o er
dg )e r ees .
392 S URL IM E PRI N CE O F T H ERO YA L SECRET .
I nqu is1 tor Com m an d er ,

who desir es to r ec e1 v e the l as
sec r ets o f the A n c ient an d A c cep te d Rit e of Masonr y:
Cap tain of Gu ar d — S u l im b e P r inc e, F ir st L ieu ten
ant Com m an d er , the al ar m 1 s c au se d by th e Gr an d Ma s
ter of Cer em o n ies, who d esir es to gai n adm issio

I d f
,
to the ll u str iou s Com an er ih Chie a wor thy

"
r esent m
p
-
Gr an dI n sp ec tor I q
n u isito r , who d esir es to ,
r ec ei e v the
l ast secr ets O f the A ncient
.
and A c cep te d Rite Of
’
Ma
sou r y .
F ir s t L ieu tena nt Com m a n der —é H as he wel l c onsid

er e dan d u n er sto o d d the lesson s whic h he ha s r ec eiv ed
'
d d d
-
in the p r ec e in g egr ees, V al ian t C ap tain o f the Gu ar ?
Cap tain of Gu d a r — l l u s t r I
i o u s G r a n M a s t er O df C e r e
m oni e ,s h a s h e w e l l c o n s i e r e d d
a n d u n e r s t oo t dh e l e s d
n
so s W h i c h h e h a s r e c e i e i n vd
th e
p r e c e d i n g e g r ee s ? d
M as ter of Cer em oni es H e has —
b
.
i
Cap ta n of G u a r d — S u l im e P r in c e F i r s t Li eu te n a n t
d
,
Com m an er , he has .
F ir s t L i eu te a tn n C om m a n d er — I s h e w i l l in g t o u n i te ,
with al l his hear t, In t h e g r e a t c au s e i n w h i c h w e a r e
now en
!i g e ?d
I d
.
Ca p ta n of Gu a r d — ll u st r i ou s G r an M as ter O f C e r e
m onies, i s be wil l ing t o u n i t e w it h a l l h is h ea r t ,

i n t h e
g r eat c au se in w hi c h w e a r e n o w en g a g e ? d
M as ter f o C er em o n i e s — H e 1 s
b
.
Cap tain of Gu ar d — S u l i m e P r i n c e,
F i r st L i eu t e n
ant C o m m a n er d
,
h e i s .
non e ar e dh
wante
”
er e, e c ep t x ear nest an d S in c er e m en ,
who ar e nt S lfi h
o e s , an d whose p hil anthr op y 1 s n ot a
b t r a c t i c a l r e a l it y a n d i s h e su c h a n o n e ?
m er e n a m e u a p
I d
,
l l t i G M t f C
’
G d n e r e
'
f e r
Cap ta i n o u a r — u s r o u s r a as -
o
m onies, d
e
o s h e n o w kt h at n o n e a r e w a n te h e r e, d
x
e ce p t ea r n e st a n d si n c e r e m e n ,
w h
”
o a r e n ot se l s h ,
a n d fi
t n b t a p r a c ti c al
wh o se p h i l an t h r opy 1 s n o a m e r e am e ,
u
r eal ity, an d s i h e su c h a n o n e ?
IN ITI ATI O N . 39 3
M as ter o f Cer em on es
i — He de o s, and he is; I v ou ch
f o r him .
Cap tai n of Gu ar d ( Cl os1 ng the oor ) He oes

m
d . d
an d he is . b
T he S u l im e P r ince, Gr and M aster of Cor e
m on 1 es v
ou ches f or him .
F ir st L ieu tenant Com m an der Ill u str iou s Com m an ' - w

d
er I n Chie , the al ar m f
is c au se by the S u l im e P r inc e, d b
Gr an d Master of Cer em on ies, d
who esir es to gain ad
‘
m ission, to p r esent to you a wor thy Gr an nsp ector dI

I q n u i si tor Com m an er , who d eSIr es tO d r ec ei v th l
e e ast
Se
c r ets Of the A n cient an d A ccep te d R ite Of Fr eem a
d d d th
,
one who has well c onsi er ed an d u n er sto o e
essorr s he has r ec e i vd e the p r ec e ing e r ees ; who

In d dg
will ing to u nite with al l his hear t in the gr eat c au se
‘
n which we ar e engage d ;wh k wth t w o no swant none a e
bu t earnest and sin c er e m en, who ar e not sel fish, an d

whose p hil anthr opy is n ot a m er e n am e bu t a
p r actic al
,
reality,an d f or who m the S u bl im e P r inc e, Gr an dM as
ter Of Cer em onies t ou ches, that he is su ch a m an.
w
i
m m an der in Chi e — f We r el y ith g r eat c on fid enc e
the a ssu r ances O f the Su l im b e P r ince, ou r Gr an d

M aster of Cer em oni es, In r egar d q
to the u al ific ations
an d m er its o f the r o ther whom he r ings with him
'
b b
b d
,
S u l im e P r inces, Gr an H o sp it al l er an d Engi neer , you

will n ow r etir e an d p r ep ar e this Gr an n sp ec tor I h dI
d
itor Com m an er , to r ec ei e the l ast sec r ets o f the v
ient an d Ac cep te Rite of M asonr y d ( Th e
y g o o u t
v dd d j
.
in est the c an i ate with the ec o r at ions an d ewel

d
3 i st egr ee, an d p l ac e a p oniar in each O f his d
T hey al so tie a c or a r ou n his o y, an d c on d d bd
im to the oor , on e hol in g the en d d of the m i d, d
v d d
.
ha ing a han u p on his shou l er )

K k
.
of C er em onies—
( n o c s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O ; an d
es ehin b d
the can i ate and two r o ther s ) dd b .
394 S U BL I M E P RI N CE O F T H E RO Y A L S ECRET .
C om m ander in Chie — f Who k k noc s, Su l im b e P r in

ce,
Fir st L ieu tenant Com m and er ?
F ir st L ieu tena n t Co m m a n der — Who k nock s, Val iant

Cap tain O f the Gu ar d?
C p tai of Gu ar d
a n — O
( p ening the d oor .
) Who k noc k s ?
M aster of C er em o ni es— We c o n du c t the Gran d In
s
p ec t or I qn u isitor Com m an d er , whom the Ill u str iou s
Com m an d er in Chie fh p as r om ise d to enter .

( Gr an d
Cap tain of the Gu ar d ths en shu ts the d o or .
)
C om m a n der in Chie — f b
S u l im e P r inc es, I a m wil l
ing to see this b r other intr o d d
u ce am ong u s, b ec au se we
d
,
c ann ot enl is t to o m a ny cham p i on s Of ou r sacr e cau se .
T he S u l im b e P r inc e, ou r Gr an d M aster Of Cer em om es
has v ou che d f or him in su ch ter m s as ou r u sa

ges r e
q u ir e, an d we ar e ther e f or e au thor i z ed to b li v
e e e that he
will do M asonr y goo ser ice in the war which she is d v ,
“
waging against the anc ient enem ies O f the hu m an r ace .
Cap tain o
f Gu ar d - _
R em v
o e the b ar r ier , an d l et the
Gr an d Master of Cer em onies enter with the b r other .
'
( T he d oor is O p ene d ,
the c an d id ate is intr o d da d u ce n
m a d e to halt in f r o nt o f the Il l u str iou s Co m d i

m an er n
Chie f b tw
, e een the c am p and the two L ieu tenant Com
m an d ) er s.
C o m m a n der i n Chi e f
Who is this that c om es as if
— .
r el u c tantl y, or as a c r im in al , into this hol y san c tu ar y ?
M as ter of Cer em onies It is a l o er O f wis om , an d

‘
— v d
a n ap o st l e o f li er ty, e u al ity anb q
d r ater n ity, as u n er f d
sto o d by tr u e M a son s H e see s t o u nite with those k
b k
.
who l a or f or the em an cip ation of m an ind

f d
.
C o m m a n d er in C h i e — W h at h a s h e o ne hi t h er t o to
d
war that m ighty wor ? k
M as ter of C er em oni es H e has a an c e in r egu l ar
— L -
dv d
g d
r a ati on, r o m t he f e gr ee o f E n ter ed A pp r entice to d
t h a t o f G r an n s
p ec t odI
r n u is it or C o m m an I q
e r
,
a n d in d
396 S U B L I M E P RI N CE O F TH E RO YA L S ECRET .
r eiter atethe sam e in al l its ar ts in the s ir i t a

'
p wel l as
'
p
f d d
, s
I n the l etter a ll y as if ic tate by o u r hear t and
.
s u
,
y
v
e er y sentenc e had een u tter e by you r own i s ?
p
b d l
Ca n dida te— I do .
Com m a n der in Chie f-

T hen you r hop es of a m ission d
her e, an d O f u l tim ate v ictor y in the g r eat c on test that
app r o aches ar e well f ou n dd
e . We ar e satis fid e as to the
p u r
y p v
ity of you r m oti es and that ou ossess the r e u i si te q
r esol u tl on an d c ou r a e bu t w
g ; y ou a r e a ar e tha t m or e is
dd
nee e , in him who wou l be I n este with the highest d v d
k
r an , and ta e u on him sel
p thke r esp on si il ities of Com f b
m an d T o wear that honor wor thily ari
p er or m
"
d f
ffi
e c ientl y the d
,
u ties it im t i
p o ses,
y o u s n
“
m u o
p ssess
tel l ect, the t al ent to c om m an and am p l e in r m ation

o
d f
d d f b f
.
We em an O f you that p r oo My r ethr en, r ee .
this asp ir in g b r other f r om b d

his on s, an d bid him l ay
d d d
,
his p on iar on the al tar .

( Th i e c an ate p l a c es his t wo
p o niar s d
on the al tar , the di tk
c or s a en off an d the two
b r other s r etir e to their p l ac es,
the Gr an d M a ster, of
Cer em onies r em a1 n1 ng al on e with the c an d id t a e .

)
Com m an der inChi e —f My b th th
ro er ,
e c au se to which
you des1r e to dv e ote you r se lf i bl s a no e one; T heir de
v otion to it, has m a d e all the gr eat
p atr io ts an d
p hil anthr opists, o f al l ages of the wor l d ill u str iou s, and
their nam es an d m em or i es the r ichest inher itance Of the

hu m an r ace. It is m o st k t f ll w b
hon or a l e in you to see o o o
th i e
e rx p l d
am t b th
e, an b f t
so f y k
o i d e e ene ac or o ou r n .
Hi i s p s a b it i n w h
oor d am t l g t do o oes no on o o so m e
g ood th t h l l l at b y
s d
a th l i asit f hi w
e onb f e m s o s o n r ie
l if
,
e
If y h v l p d
.
'
dA t
0
ou d al l th t th A
a e ear n e t a e nc Ien an c ce e
f l i
' "
R it h ff dy th e m eans o
p ear n n ar e re
‘
ou
e as o er e ou g y
d k v
,
p ar e W t w th
e m us t y h no a ou a e
H v y
.
e d t d o o so. a e ou
I NI TIATI O N . . 397
y o u fit ted you r se lf t b
o c om m an
, y r s d
t l e a r n i n g fih e w t o
b
o ey ? A r e y ou r e a y n o w ,
d an d al w a y s h er e a ter ,
t o f
b
O ey the l a w u l Or e rfs O f dt h is G r a n C o n s is t o r y da n d it s
I l l u str iou s Com m an er in C d

hi e f o r t h e f ti m e e in g, a n d b
t o p er il you r l i e I n t h ef g r e at a t t l e t h b
a t i s to b e o u g h t f
’
against the enem es O 1 f G o d , a n d t h e o e s O f h u m a n f

b
l i er ty and hu m an p r og r e ss ? D O y o u a r e t o do a n d d
f
su f er , and ha e you a h v a n t o u r n d
,
l i e bS c a e o a ,
f o rk vl
y ou r c ou ntr y or you r r ien ? fC a n ydo u ,
a n d d o y ou a n
swer these u e t s i o n sq i n th e a r m a ti e ? ffi v
—
Can dida te I c an an d I do
Co m m an der in Chi e
— f Then l et y
ou r v o ws be sacr e d ,
an d you r p r om ises m a e u p o n th e ad
l t a r o f y o u r h ea r t .
G O n ow an d stu y t h e s ym db o i sm O f th i s e g l
r ee,
a n d d
lear n it s m ea n in g, th a t y o u m a y b e p p
r e ar e t o d o w h a t d
fu r ther we shall r e u i r e O f y q
o u S u l i m e P r i n
. c e G r a n b d
Master of Ce e r m o m es ,
c o n u c t t h e c a n di a te t o t h e c a m
p dd
Of the M
y, asonic ar m and l fi t t th q t
ha t rs a e u ar er s oc c u
pi e by td
he M asons O f the s m y b l i d
o g ( T h c e r ees . e Gr an d
M aster of Cer em onies c on du t th c s d id t e c an a e to the
tent nu m b d er e nine .
)
_
M aster o f Cer em oni es— My b r other ,

the 32nd dg e r ee
Of the A n c ient an d A c cep te R ite, which we ar e n ow d '
f
c o n er r in g o n you , is the m il itar y o r gan i ation, a s the z
d j d
3 1 st egr ee is the u ic ial o r gan i ation, o f the o r er z d '
v l
-
T he c am p which you ar e enter ing an d its se er a

-
p a r ts ar e all s m
y o l s t h eb m ea n in g O f w hi c h w e w il l
f d v x
,
her ea ter en ea or to e p lain to you

d bl
.
A s you p ass ar ou n an d thr ou gh this sym o ic c am p ,

v
we wil l gi e you the n ecessar y, e p l an ation s as to its x
x
e ter n al f
eatu r es, an d r ec al l r ie l
y t o y o u r m i nb f th e d
Char ac ter istic s O f the se er al v
egr ees, who se stan ar s d d d
fl o at o er the c amv p, t o a id yo u i n her ea ter u n e r stan f d d
esoter ic m eaning O f the who l e. Y ou will th n e
398 S U BL IM E PRIN CE or TH E RO YA L SECRET .
p er ha
p s see that wha te v er in M asonr y seem s ar b it r ar y
inc ongr u ou s ; m er e em t
p y wor d s, an d d
i l e im ages an d
p ic tu res,
has in r eality a
g pth a t
r o ou n
afgr e at d m eanin
d
i ea is e m bo died in this egr ee, O f which its or gani a
’
d z
d
tion, an d t he ispo sitio n an d etail s O f the c am p ar e the d
fi
u tter an c es, sc ien ti c al l y and s il l u l l
y ar r a n e
g , ak f
n d d
v
that In e er y thing it p r oc ee s with p r eci sion and o r er d d
dv d
to e el op the i ea, an d in su r e the su c cess O ; the nobl e f
an d hol y c au se f o r whic h it is ar m e an d or gan i e d zd
x f
.
T he e ter nal l ines of the cam p or m a n on agon, or a

fig ure O f geom etr
y
q d
,
with nine e u al si es.
Y ou p er ce e t hat on iv
d
eac h si e o f the non a
gon is a tent, with a

a
flag and
p enn on that
eac h flag its p en: and
non ar e O f a i er ent d ff
c ol or r omfthe other s,
an d that eac h tent is
d esignate by a l etterd .
E a e h r ep r esents a
'
c am p , and the sev er al
si d the nonagon are thu s assigne by ou r r itu al s, to

es of d
df
theM ason s o f the if er ent egr ees, r om t he r st to the d f fi
eighteenth, O f whic h eac h Co m m an er in tu r n wil l g1 v e d “
you an C p l an ation x .
Mas ter f C
o er em o ni es— I ll u striou s Com m an er E r a, d z
be p l ea se dt o c o m m u nic ate to ?
ou r b r other , the esoter ic
exp l an ation Of the tent N O 9 . .
E z ra — Y ou ar e now
the n inth tent, the etter of
at l
which is I
Its fl ag an d p ennon ar e l u e, and her e ar e b
d d f
.
sai t o be encam p e the A pp r entic es, F el l ows Cr a ts and

B
M aster s of the l u e or Sym ol ic egr ees, an d the v ol u n b d
teer s. The com m an di
ng O ffi cer r e r esents
p Ez r a ,
400 S EBL I M E P RIN CE O F TH E RO ,
Y A L S ECRET.
the p eop l e, r 1 s1 ng f r omd th f v al g d g

the ea o ass a e an 1 -a
nor an ce, to the l i fe of f d d i t l l ig

r ee om an n e en c e .
C om m an der in Chi f S b l i
e —
P i G u dM t m e r nc e r an as er
of Cer em onies, c on d t th did t t th xt t t

uc e c an a e o e ne en .
( O r d er is obeyed z )
M as ter o f C er em onies -
Il l u str i o u s Com m an er d
J Oshu a, d
be p l ease to c om m u nic ate to ou r r other the
-
b
esoter ic m eaning O f the tent N o 8 . .
J oshu a The tent which you ha e now r eache is the

— v d
eighth, the etter of w l
hich is N I ts flag and p ennon .
ar e gr een,
an d her e ar e su p p ose d to be enc am p e d the
S ecr et M aster s an d P er f ec t M aster s, or the M asons of
d dn
d
the 4 th and 5th egr ees The c om m an O ffic e r

’
. r ep
r esents J oshu a .
T H E F O U RTH DEGREE z — T eaches tr u th and c onse u ent q

l y the exi t s ence O f one Go d, and the r el ations e xi ti s ng
betwv een m an an d his H ea v enl y F ather .
TH E F I F T H DEGREE z — T eaches us lv the o e of God f or

’
the hu m an r ace, and the m agn itu d f divi

e o ne attr i u tes b .
Com m an der i n Chi e — f b

S u l im e P r ince Gr and M aster
of Cer em onies, c on d u ct the c an d id ate to the ne xt t ent .
( O d
r er is o e e
y ) b d .
M as ter o f C er em oni es— I ll u str i ou s Com m an d

A hoer
lia b be ,
ease p l d
o co m m u n ic ate to ou r
t br other the
eso ter ic m ean ing o f th e tent N o 7
v d
. .
A h liab The tent whic h you ha e n ow r eache is

o —
v
the se enth, the l etter of which i s O Its fla g an d p en
d
.
n o n ar e r ed a n
‘
d g r ee n H er e a r e s u pp o se to b e e n
d I v
.
m t h n t im a t S ec r e t ar ie s a n d P r o o st s a n d
ca pe e e
d
J u ges, or the M ason s o f the 6th an d 7th egr ees T he d .
d f
c om m an ing O fic er r ep r esents A hol i a b
T H E S I T H DEGREE X — D e el op s an d u l l y p r o es the v f v
b
su l im e and c n o s ol ing d o c tr i n e O f th e i m m or ta l i ty o f
‘
the sou l .
I NITIAT IO N . 4 01
TH E S EV EN T H DEGREE : m
'‘
l eac hes j u stice a s the neces
E
saf y c onse u ence q of the r el at ion s between Go d an dm an
dM t
,
Co m m an der in Chie f—
S u blim e P r ince, Gr an a s er
o f C er em onies, con d u ct the c an d id ate to the next t t en ,
( O r d er is o byd)e e .
M as ter o f C er em onies— I ll u str iou s Com m an d er Je ~
hota da b e p l ease
,
d to c o m m u nic ate to ou r br other the
'
e soter ic m ean ing of the f tent N o . 6

J ehoia da — The t ent which you ha e now r eache is v d
si xth ,
the letter o f which is N Its flag an d p en '
.
ar e r ed an d bl k i l z g ac ,
n o en es . H er e is su
pp o se d
e enc am p d t
eh I t d t f e -
n en an s o the B il d i g th
u n ,
or e
ns o f th 8th d g
e Th e r ee. e com m an d i g ffi n o c er
sents Jhide o a a .
T H E EI GH T H DEGRE E — T eaches the necessity of or d er ,
thou t which ,
soc ie ty c an not e xi t s .
Co m m an der in C hi e — f S u l im b e P r ince Gr an dM t as er
f Cer em on ies, c on d u ct the c an d id ate to the next t t en .
Or d er is o byd)e e .
M aster of Cer em oni es— Il l u str iou s C om m an der P a eg l

e p lease to d c om m u ni c ate to ou r b r other the esoter ic
ofthe tent N o 5
v d
. .
tent which you ha e n ow r eache is the

the l etter o f which is X
'
Its flag an d p enn on ar e

'
d d K
.
H er e ar e su p po se to be encam p e the n ights

'
of N in e, the I
l l u str iou s El ect o f F i teen, an d the f
El ecte The c om m an ing of c er d . d fi
DEGREE z — T eaches u s that no one has the
e the l aw in to his o wn han s T hat the d
q d
.
so c iety r e u ir e that the a m in istr ation o f
d d
be entr u ste to a cer tain nu m er o f p u r e
‘
b
m en , f or the b fi
ene t o f al l , an d that tr u e
io ence v l .
4 02 SUBL I M E PRIN CE O R TH E R O YAL SECRET .
T H E TEN T H DEGREE z — T eaches that it oes not co d

with the goo d of society, that al l shou
p r eten to ld d ,
m an d ,
and that the a m d inistr ation of or d er ,
x
e ecu ti v e p o wer , l i k th t
e a of ju stic e, or the j u
po wer ,
m u st be c on fid d t
e o a f ew of the wisest and
exp er ienc e d of the c itiz en s .
T H E EL EVEN T H DEGREn z — T eaches us that the l

v b
-
which to go er n a com m u nity m u st be el a or a

ar e
v
o r the l egisl ati e p ower e er c ise , by the m ost a l e x d b
z
honest citi ens, an d that to su ch m en onl y it be
r ep r esent the p eop l e in the l egisl ati e assem li v b
to m aintain the r f d
ights and r ee om of the p eop e l
b d
.
Co m m an der t n Chi e — f
S u lim e P r inc e Gr an M as
of Cer em onies, c on d u ct the d id
c an ate to the ne xt t e
( O r d er is o b yd)
e e .
Master o f Cer em on es— i Ill u str iou s Com m an d er J

ber t, be p l ease d to c om m u n ic ate to ou r b r other
esoter ic m ean ing of the tent N o 4 . .
J oab er t— T he tent which you ha v e no w r eache is d

f th, the l etter O f which is
ou r Its flag and p en
b k d
-
ar e l ac an d r ed H er e ar e su p p ose to be en c
d K
.
the Gr an M aster A r chitects and the nights of
R oyal A r ch, or the M ason s O f the 1 2th an d 1 3th degr

d
T he c om m an ing O f cer r ep r esents J Chahen fi
TH E T WEL F T H DEGREE T eaches that by l a or al —
b
b
we c an o tain hap p iness, f or ou r el l ow eings an f b
v
sel es, an d that to whate er egr ee O f c i il i ation v d v z
k d
in m ay attain, a tr u e M ason wil l n e er c ease to v
b
that he m ay ther e y m a e m or e co m p l ete the c on k
o f his b
r ethr en .
T H E T H I RT EEN T H DEGREE z — T eaches the u ti ity l

stu dy th e on l
as y m ean s o f r awing n ear er to d
v
,
H ea enl y F ather , an d p r ac tic ing tr u e r el igion , the

k d
.
f whi h i t tt i wl f
j
ce t o c s o a a n a n o e ge o
4 04 S U BL I M E PRIN CE O F THE RO YAL SECRET .
TH E FI F T EENTH DEGREE zl — T eachc s hop e and
in the ne w Er a which d a wns u p on m an in , k d when

will be em an c ip ate f r o m d d df ea or m s and c er e m on
an d when the whol e p ower intell ect will be
’
f o m an s
er ted to o bt i a n a p er f t k wl dg
ec no e e of tr u th and O f
,
l aws that flow f r om it .
Com m a n der in Chi e f ! -

Su l im b e P r ince Gr and M
of Cer em on ies, c on d u ct the c an d id ate to the ne xt
d byd)
.
( O r er is o e e .
M as ter o f C er em on es— i I ll u str iou s Com m an d er
l achi, be p l ease to c om m u nic ate to d ou r b r other
esoter ic m eaning O f the tent N O 1 .
M a l achi — which you ha e now r eache

T he tent v d
fi
the r st the l etter o f whic h 1 s S
, I ts flag and p ennon .
ar e white s r in l e
p l
,
ightl y with c r i m sk d
on H er e ar e .
su p p ose d
to be en ca m p e the P r inces o f J er u sal em th d
K K
,
nights of the East an d West ,

an d the nights R os
Cr oixd H '
e er o dem , or the M ason s of the l 6th, 1 7th

1 8th d g e r ees. The c om m an di ng O ffi cer r ep r esents Ma
l achi .
TH E S I XTEEN T H DEGREE z — T eaches that v

e er y re
l igion, Of m er e f or m s an d c er em onies an d e xt er n al p ra
tic es, m u st e v entu all y cr u m bl t p ie o ec es, f or it is

d d b dy with t
ea o l ou a so u an d th t th a e M as
d f dd
,
A i tn c en d A p t
an R i t c ce e e, ou n e on the
pur e d t i f l
oc r ne v t l t i o d o e, o er a on an r easo
t l b
e er n a it i tec au se d l ity s ru e an a r ea an d
f Nz
, ,
ti l y th t whi h th M t
ve a c e as er r om a ar eth t
v y t hil d f H v l y F th
e er rue c o ou r ea en a er m ay
an d p f it
r o ess
v
.
V
T H E S E EN T EEN TH T h DEGREE z — eac that e er y go
es
an d i t llig t M
n e n t l k
en p a so m us oo u on hi m sel as f
p i o neer
p p i g t h w
r e ar n
y f g t e a or r ea er an d etter b
ft hi
,
to com e a d th t h
er t b m ,
an a e m us e co ntent to wo
I N IT IA T I O N . 4 05
do his d
ty, whether the r esu lts o f his l a or ar e
u b
v b d
if est an d isi l e u r ing his l i e, Or n ot ; to sow
-
‘
f
who r eap s S ol ier o f tr u th, he m u st a ways
'
. d l
c h str a i
ght on war d f ,
ol l o wing the r ou te which she
c ates, to
'
v
e er y l oyal m an. Death l
a one m u st m a e k
pau se .
ge gi v es n o dischar ge f r om her ser vi c e, and e er y v

M ason m ay be c er ta in, that if he m f
an u l l y to il s an d
l f t
i
in her c au se, he wi l , whether the ef ec of his

be seen by his m en a t l y t
e es or no l v t ,
ea e o other s
Om e a f ter h1 m , a no bl h it ge v
e er t i a , e er o n cr ease,
Mason f llo o ws M ason in ,

i t
u n n er r u
p t d i e su c cess on u n
m en shal l su c cee d each o the thi w l d

r In l s or no on
ger .
T H E EI G H T EEN T H DEGREE I ll t t by x
— u s r a es, e am p l e,
th of this d o c tr ine of accu m u l ation of intel l ectu al

by inher itan c e, f or in it ar e e hi ite al l the x b d
tr u ths, theax1 0 m s of ethics and p hil osophy, dis
d and tter ed by al l
u f or m er I ntel l ec ts, v hos
.
shIni ng 1 n the p ast, l d t ar e so m any r esp en en
Of th p f tib il ity f
e er ec k i d g th d d o m an n ,
a er e an
ed i th
,
b l i t hi g f th M t f
n e su m e eac n s o e a s er r om
th wh w thep
,
o ib il ity f th
as d l
oss o e r ace m a e r ea .
d wy i d i g g d
e a a n d w i h with
o n oo an e ar e r c
h l ft H i d th t
,
id inh it er an c e h e e u s. s ea eac es
d th t h t i o n, an a s or as s ou r
l i it d k wl dg f th
,
m e as ou r no e e o e
G d nd t o t v b w a na u r e m u s e er e, e
t v b e, or t g t e er ec o m e a s r an er , o ou r
th p i i wh i h
e th y O i t n ons c e enu n c a e,
th t w t t i a t d
e en er a n, or ar e acc u s o m e
thi d g th w l w f l v i
s e r ee e ne a o o e s
ief p il l ar am on g the thr ee, with which

the an c ien t p ill ar s o f the tem p l e, is
onl
y r e ie es the w l v
ants bu t is to er ant
, l
4 06 S U B L I M E P RI N CE O F T H E R Y A L S ECRET . O
of the er r or s and m ista k en O i ni ons o f

p o ther m en Th
dg d b li v
.
e r ee is op en to m en of all c r ee s, who e e e m t
f un d am ental d o ctr i n es of the A n c ient an d A c cep te
R ite of M asonr y . E v er y m an who en d v ea or s to teach
at al l , has a m ission to p er f or m . Go d tol er ates him and
tr ine that is tr u e wil l p r e

whil e what is alse wil l v ai l , f
n ot What i s p er secu te gr ows, bu t if er r or be com
. d
batte d
with no other weap ons than those o f M asonr y
,
l
,
the total r egener ation of hu m anity wil c om e i n GO
go o d ti m e.
M as ter of Cer em oni es— Y ou ha v e now p asse d ar ou n d

the non agon, an d a f u ll e xp l an ation has b een gi v en you
of each tent by its c om m an er d

ithin this you p er . W
c eiv e is d
tr ace a hep tagon, or a gu r e o f geo m etr y with fi
se env e q d
u al Si es, a nd within that a p entagon, or one
with fiv e q l id
e ua S es . On each of the ext er na l angl es
of the p entagon is a gr eat stan ar , esignate by a d d d d

d
l etter an d su p p o se to in ic ate the c am p o f a c or p s o fd
x
M a sons, o cc u p ying e ter n ally a si e o f the p entagon
”
d I
d fif d d
.
will n ow c on u c t you to the th Stan ar

d
.
M as ter of Cer em on i es A m ar iah, be p l ease to c om

—
dd
m u n ic ate to the c an i ate the esoter ic m ean ing o f the
fif th stan ar d d
o f the p entagon
b fif d d b
.
A m am ah M y
— r other , the th stan ar ,
which you n ow stan , ha s f or its l etter , U d I ts ’
b d bd
.
ea r in gs ar e thu s esc r i e in the l angu age

al dr y : O r ,
* A n ox statant S a le M otto at t
-
b
v
. .
O m nia T em p ns A lit T im e gi es gr ow th an d
d
.
to al l thin gs H er e ar e su p p ose to be en
d
.
Gr an P ontiff s an d M aster s, a d v itam or the M as

d d
,
the 1 9th an d 20th egr ees T he c om m an ing .
r ep r esen ts A m ar iah
O i
‘
H l d m eans go l d or go l d color ,
T .J n er a r y,
4 08
‘
S U BL I M E PRI N CE O F TH E R O -
YA L S ECRET
T H E T WEN T Y F RS
-
I T DEGREE T eaches you to str i e
-
v
ear nestl y to l ear n the m ean s n ec essar y to in ic ate the v d -
p w er o f tr u th in
o r ingin
g toget her al l
,
o s c r en b G d hil d
’
v
,
whate er their r el igiou s an d p olitic al opinions T hat .
m ean s to r aise m an to the c on sc iou sn ess of what he is -
b
,
an d will soon ec om e ; what he ou ght to be .
T H E T W EN T Y -
S EC O N D DEGR EE z T eaches you t hat e en
— v
a ft er di g i
su c c ee n n that o bj ect, you wou l stil l n ee t o d d
be e erv w t hf l a c u an d al ways on the al ert, to bar the way
‘
of entr an c e against sec tar i ani sm .
C om m a n der in Chi e f —
Su l im b e P r ince Gr an dM t as er
of Cer em onies, c on d t th
uc e c an d id ate to the thi d t d r s an
ar d .
( O r d er is o byd)e e .
d
p
M aster o f Cer em onz es— M ah S him b e p l eas e t o c o m
« ni
,
m u c ate to the c an d id ate the esoter ic m eaning o f the

d d
,
thir d stan ar
M y b th th t d d whi h y h v
.
M h S ht — a -
m ro er , e s an ar c ou a e
w
no h d i th thi d it l tt
r eac ei N It s e r s e er s 1. s
b ig Ag t A fl g h t gl w
.
,
ear n s: r en . am i n ear ,
u es,
bl
sa w d with l
e, l v t
cr o M tt
ne t th
‘
au r e ,
er
’
. o o .
a e
A r dens Glor ia S a r gtt I nflam e d with gl or y, it as

"
.
.
Her e ar e su p p ose to be enc am p e the Chie s of d d f

b
T a er nacl e, the P r inc es of the T a er n acle, an d th b
K n ights of the r a en S er p ent, or the M a B z
sons o f th
23r d, 24 th an d 25ih dg e r ees. T he c om m an di n g .

offi ce
r ep r esents Mah Shim

TH E T WEN T Y -
T H I RD DEGREE —T e ches a that a ft er fi
ly est a bli hi s ng the in stitu tion of the A nci ent an d
c ep ted Rite, we shou ld p f r o ou n dly t dy th s u
f
the m aster r om N az ar eth, an e ou n o d xp dt
o f the O l d l aw its p r ac tic al n s m e esson s a d ub l i l
f d k d
.
ol d l aw ha s no t ef ec te the hap p iness of m an in ,
v
ha e the O l d p hi osop hies l .
INITIA TIO N . 4 09
TH E TWEN T Y -
FO U RT H DEGREE —T eaches how ar du ou s
is the tas of k a tr u e M ason, who en d v ea or s to . op p ose
”
sectar ianism ,
f or the secta r ian wil l al ways o b ti
s nate ly ‘
m ain tain his o wn ,

nar r ow and x v
e c l u si e c r ee d ,
as the
b
a sol u te an d onl y tr u th, an d su ch c r ee s d wil l l g on c on
tinne to hol d l a ar ge p or tion o f m an ki d b d g

n in on a e .
i T H E T WENT Y F I F T H DEGREE : — T eaches us to m aintain
the d octr ine o f lib q

er ty, e u al ity an d f r ater nity, as the
onl y m eans of gather ing ar oun d us the inte ligent and l
go o d m en of v
e er y l ineage, c r ee d an d op in ion, to r ep e l
d df dl
p
tan e eat the enc r o achm ents of i e theor ists an d

«
ki ngl y an d p iestl y
r u s p
u r er s .
C om m an der in Chi ef S u bl im fl
e P r ince Gr an dM aster
onies, c on d u ct the can d id ate to the sec on d

b d)
( O r d er is o eye .
f C o i A h l i b b
er em on es—
p l d t o a e ease o c om
d id t th t i
,
t th o e c an i g f th a e e eso er c m ean n o e
d d an ar
k ti h My b th t d d whi h y h v
.
o a —
th ro er , e s an ar c ou a e
sn o w h d i th
r ea c e d It l tt i E It
s e sec on s e er s r. s ar m o
b ig A h ld i g i hi
. .
ear n A li
s: h t
z ur e on c ou c an or o n n s
l la d with th fi g
.
,
d an co 5 25 re or e ure on
t th b K p
,
.
C t A a i e a se, as es r ca n ’
ee er
d d
.
e pp t b r e ar
p th su ose o e enc am e e
S tti h T i it i orth G cod s r n ar an s, e r an
f T p l o d t h P i
e A d em
p t e an e r n c es e ,
or
f th So th M e f th 2 6th 2 7th
u n, or ed ason s o e an
d fi
,
g T h
r ees. i g f e ep t
c om m an n o c r r e r esen s
WEN T Y -
SI X T eaches u s ho w a sin
T H DEGREE —
n g all ian c e m ay be e f ec te etween the f db

c l asses o f m en : T he isc ip l es o f the d
p hil f
o so p h ;tho se o f the l aw o f M oses,
y
tho se who ol l ow the f
p ted Rit e ,
o r the l aw
4 10 U
S BL I M E PRIN CE O F TH E ROY AL SECRET .
t au ght by the Gr an d Master r om f Na z ar eth . H owe v er
c r u e, d df v
e ecti e an d er r o n eou s m
’
en s O inions m a
p y be,
l
“
they wil l al ways isten to the v oice o f m er cy, benev o

l en c e an d af ection f
w
.
TH E T EN T Y S E EN T H -
V E
D GR E z
E — Teaches that the
no bl est re war d ,
of him who
has p r o e him se f the vd l
ap ostl e and c ham p ion O f u n i v i
er sal p ea c e and tol er a t on
Who has ai ddf

e r ater n ity to o erv c om e an d a nnihil ate al l
f or m u as l that stoo d in his way, wi ll be to en oyj th e
fru its Of his toil , am ong those who wer e once divid d e ,
bu t by his e er tions ha x v b e een b r ou ght to r em em b er
that they ar e r ethr en b . K nowing this, the M ason ’

s
thir st f or k wl dg no e e in c r eases, an d he
“
l ear n s that onl y
by p r o f d t dy
ou n s u , c an he sol v e the gr eat p r o l em b of the
u l tim t d ti y i
a e es n n stor e f or hu m anity .
The twenty eighth egr ee sol es that p -

d v ro bl em and
shows the u l tim ate r esu l t o f the doctr in e of ou r M aster ;

of that d octr ine which is the way the tr u th and the , lif e.
It is, that m an ki d n ar e at l ast to b ec om e one singl e
p eac e u lf f am il y, whose f ather and hea d i s the eter hal

Go d i fi it
n n e in lv o e .
b d
,
C om m a n der in C hi ef
S u lim e P r inc e Gr an M aster
—
o f Cer e m o n i es c on du c t t h e c dd
an i a te to t fi
h e r st dst an
d b d
,
ar d ( O r er i s o eye )
Bz d
. .
Mas ter of C er em o n i es — e al e el b e p l ea se t o c o m
dd
,
th i t th t i i f th
‘
rm u n ic ate t o e c an a e e es o er c m ea n n g o e
fi t t d d
rs S an ar
b v d fi
.
B l l My
ez a ee — th y h w ro h er th t ou a e no r eac e e rs
d d b
,
t
s an I
art l tt i sT I t e i l
er i s g ;p s ar m o r a ear n s ur
v b
. .
p l t
e, h k f
e ar t h o t tw e co tw p l
en ant or e een o a m r ees,
v t d tw l ight d dl ti k M tt t th b
,
er an o e c an es c s o o a e ase,
d
.
L ans D ;p eoi b t G
r a se d H e pp o t b o er e ar e su o se o e
d K d
.
en c am t h eG d Se tti h ig h
r ant f S t A co w s n s o n re
p ,
.
d K
‘
P t i h
a r ar c f th C
s o d t h K
e ig h t d
r u sa es an h e n S
'
a os ,
”
412 U
S BL IME PRIN CE or THE RO YAL SECRET
Com m ander b P i Gr nd M t
t n Chie — f S u l im e r n ce a as e
o f Cer em i l t th on es,d id t dv i f t f h
e e c an a e a ance n r on o t
c am p d f a an th E t ( O
ce d i be
y das
) . r er s o e e .
C d
om m an i Chi f My b th er n if y e —
h
a
ro er , ou av e a
su m e d i g d f ith the blig ti f th p d

n oo a o a ons o e r ec e
d g th g l f t
e r ees, e .
f whi h h v
ener a wb
ea u r es o c a e no
su m m ar ily it d t y r ec d if y e h v o t di d
ou , an ou a e s u e
d t d th d t i whi h th y t h
,
un er s oo e oc r nes c e eac a
l t y ntitl d t
,
c ip l whi h they i
es c ncu c a e, n ou a r e e e o o
d d d
_
g ar d t an d fi
es eem tt t d
, t h
an tiar e e o o e u es
g ood M f yason, h v b d or
y l
ou f t da e l l ou n ou r se o o a
vi t h
r u e, d h d
onor an qi m an d y oo c an r e u r e, an ou
lear ne d l l th t i t d d p hil phy

a a anc en an m o er n oso
teac h i g d t t
n r e ar h g t y t i o f Ge d d th
r ea m s er es o o an
un iv er se .
R b wh t y
em em h v b
er t ld i
a oug d t tha e een o n r e ar o
tr ac ni gb d -
m p f thi d g
oar or th t y
ca o y s e r ee, a ou m a
b tte d t d th xp l ti t b h ft gi
er u n er s an e e an a on o e er ea er
if i th t t whi h y
n e es t d g y p v y
c ou ar e o un er o, ou ro e
se l f w thy t or iv it o r ec e e
Fi t h w v vid th t y h v
.
rs o e er , a s som e e enc e a ou a e
f g tt th t hing f th p vi d g i
,
or o en e ea c s o e re ou s e r ees, n
w k f whi h w h l d x i
or o c lle s ou d id t e am ne a c an a es,
m us t h w th t y S o b th t f th
a ou r em em th er a o e one ro
whi h y c h v ou tl y p d
a e so r ec en asse .
C d
o m m ani C h i f Why
— er n y h ie c om e ou
w p ns
ea fit f
o j d g bl
un or f a d u e, em em S o
‘
ru e
F or wh t p p ad y b i g hith
ur o se o ou r n er
C did t an 4 w t l d th t
a e 4 -
w i t d d
as o a on e as n en e
i hp j y t p te t i n
"
d th th an n n oc e c e
‘
'
s er ur e o er o ro c
i Chi f A d y t ld
.
C d
o m m an er wn l e — n ou er e a so o
p erj y w ur l g p n i
as n o h d b y t h on d gg
er b u s e e a er ,
u
t h l
e w d
a g lan t p t d t
ener ah t i c on em an a nnocenc e
w p t t d th wi th by th p i d
,
no r o ec e o er se an e on ar .
y ou ag in a d t h f y
assu m e w n d
em? o ou r o accor
I N I TI A T I O N . 413
"
Candidate— v
I ha e not, they wer e p ace in m y han s ? l d d
Com m a n der in Chie — It is wel f
Gi e them to ou r l v .
br other , the Gr an
L
d M aster of Cer em onies. They su it
g
e. P r inc e of the R oya l sec r et no b etter than they su it a
( Can i ate ta dd k es them f r om the alt ar and gi v es
0 the Gr an dM '
as
- ter of Cer em onies .
)
m a nder in Chie — f What was p l ace di n you r l fte
d th b l ig ti
_
” i
ou assu m e e O a on of the 3 1 st de
y
ee ?
Candidate— A p air of sc a es l .
Com m an der in Chie — What f l esson was it m eant to

each you ?
Candida te— That in al l m y j d g u m ents an d o
pinions o f
en, I shou ld h e gu i dd e sol ely
by u stic e an d e j q ity
u .
Co m m a n der in Chie — f What is the p ass wor -

d of the
l st dg
e r ee ?
Candidate— Ther e is none .
Com m ander in Chi e — f Wh t a ar e the sacr e d wor d s.
C — Justi c e an d equ ity

an dida te .
Com m an der in Chie — What wor s o ow these two ? f d f ll

—
Candida te S o m ote it be .
f v k d
p
Com m ander t n Chi e — Gi e the to en of that egr ee

b
the S u lim e P r ince Gr an M ast er of Cer em onies ? d
t is gi en ) v
I d
.
ter of Cer em oni es — l lu str iou s Com m an er in

the to en is c o r r ect k
f v f b
.
Chie — R ec ei e r om ou r r other the
o f Cer em on ies, in l ieu o f the weap on s
g i en u p , that b f a
‘
vn ight an d P r in c e . K
Masonr y, esp eciall y ap p r op r iate f or on e who is t o
~
m m and ( Gr an M as t er O f C er em do n ie s h a n s the d
d
.
ndida te a swor )
f d b
.
Com m ander i n Chie —

( Ri s in g O r e r m y r eth r en !
d
.
aster of Cer em onies, con u c t

414 S U BL IM E P RI N CE OF T H E RO Y AL SECRET .
the c an d id ate to the al tar .

( A l l r ise un d er the Sign
or d er . T he Ill u str iou s Com m an d er in Chie f l v

, ea es
seat and m eets the c an did ate at the altar .

)
Com m a n der in Chi e —f7 My
'
b r other ,
if y ou w ou l d
van c e f u r ther , you
‘
m u st a ssu m e b
the O l igation of
d egr ee y . T hat
'
w e arou
e al l bm ay
o be c er tain that
t o you by ties as str ong as tho se that wil l in you
,
b d
u s k
n eel at ou r al tar
,
l ay you r han s and Swor u p o ,
d d
the b koo of constitu tions and ,
rep eat a ft er m e
O BL I GA TI O N .
I of m
y wn o f r ee wil l
,
in the p r e an d ac c or d
en c e o f the Gr an d A r c hitec t of theU ni er sean d o f th v
Gr an d Con sistor y of S u l im b e P r inc es of
the R oyal S
c r et, an d f aith u flg u ar di an s o f the sacr ed tr easu r e
her e by an d her eon, m ost sol em nl y and sincer el y

un d ll th p l ti f y f m blig ti i
er a e ena es o m or er o a ons n
son r y th t I w i l la v d i t l y i
n e er ,d i tl y v
r ec l or n r ec r e ea 0
k k w t yp v
, ,
m a e no n, o an p w h
er so n o r y er so n s om soe er an
v th l t f th f thi d g
,
e en e eas t o e sec r e s o l it s e r ee, u n ess
d ly q l ifi d d titl d t c iv th
,
o ne u ua e an en ed t o re e e em an
I f
,
su c h p l
er so ns on
y h l l fi nd,
t
a s b t s da o e a er u e an
t i t t i l
s r c r a
I f th I
.
ur w n
er m or e v od w th t aw il l p s tearl l a u nc u a
b y ll d ig d h d d
,
o e a ue s n s an f w d
su m m onses, an e or or ar e
to m e, by th g l ffi
e r e u ar f fi f ot h i G
c er or O c er s o s r an
C i t
on s s or y l g I
so on i w it h ias it j r em a n n s uri
i
s c k n ess,
g t d i t
,
r ea y d t t
s anc e, m
y y f il y u o m am ,
o v li ger r u n l c au x ig
se a o n e e c u s n m e
I f th f
- .
ur w d w
er m o r e v o lw y t an S ear a a s o c on o r m
b d
,
an d th t t t d
e s a u g l ti es anf th re u a on s o e or er a
y o e ,
t d em ean d b h van y l f e a h
e m l d w hse as one S ou o
b d d w thy t b h d
o ,
een eem e or w i t h o heig h o n or e so a
d
,
th t t f
no y ar t oy i m th l c on t uc m a n e eas re
g r ee, p a
d i d it th G d
scr e on e r an
416 S U B L I M E P RI N C E OF T H E RO Y A L S ECRET .
'
M aster fl
of Cer em oni es m y b r other . A s wor di s a
m on weap on wor n al i e by op p r essor s

,
k and their
“
v ic
Bf e or e we r etu r n you r s it and you r se ,

lf m u st
f or a P r ince and Com m an d er in M asonr y

n on e bu t p u r e m oti es, n or e er u se his wea v v
to p r o tect the weak a nd the O p p r esse , an d d
i n the b d
ou n s O f l aw, if n ot o f u stic e and j
till d
,
who s t i wer s. D o wear

"
re a n u su r
p e o
«
p you s
swear so o nl y to i
r se it ?
lv i
‘
Can dida t e— I do .
( In the m eantim e a a er s
on a ta l e in b f r ont of the n on agon, an d fil l d with p e

‘
water , k i f whit l i
an d a nap n o e n en i l id s a n ear
Th I l l t i
e C d i
u s r ou s om m an er n Chi f t k e a es
h d f th
an o d id t d dip it i th w t
e c an a e an s n e a er
k f
.
wip it with th
es p i t w hi h h l o
e na n, a er c e a s
hil t f th w d i th w t
o e s Wp or t dr t n e a er , i es i an e u r ns
d id t )
,
t th
o e c an a e
d i Chi f d d b
.
C om m an ( T er t ) n M y th e -
o c an i a e ro e
fi d
.
,
y ou w
ar e n o
p i b y y th d b
ur y t hi e w t
,
ou r
'
oa an s a e
whi h with l l
c A i t d O i t l
a ou r nc en an r en a
m bl f p ity b th f b dy
, ,
an e em o d l Y
ur o o o an sou ou r
b
.
, fi
i l
s a so with t p t t i ou th s o th t or s a n, ec au se e ar m a
it wil l h f w r d b g id d by j ti d t
en c e or a e u e us c e an rue
l
a o ne R
'
b th t if y t y ti h
em em er a ou a an m e er
K k
.
,
ac t w t y
un h il M or d ig h t by
as a t i i g ason an a n s r n
bl w i j t f ili g wh it i yo d
,
.
,
'
o n an u n u s c au se, or a n en s ur u
t o t k
s r bi
l w in e j t a y wo il l b g il t y a us
‘
o ne, ou e u
v iol atin g you r solem n o ath .
A n d we no w war n you that m any eyes wil l

j
,
be u on you and wil l watch eal o u sl y, t o see

p
k f b
,
eep an d p er or m that an d y ou r other o l igations .
N ot e
d 3 80 —“
t
Inhe a nc i e n t m y s t e r i es t h e l a e r w i t h i t s p u r e v f
f f f
.
wa s u se to c l e a ns e t he n eo h
p y t e o f t h e i m p a r i t i e s o t h e o u t er ._
a nd t o f r ee hi m r om t he i m p er e c t i o n s o f h i s p a s t o r s i n u l 11 -
d d
,
,
i s a ne c es sa r y a r t i c l e i n m any o f t he h
k wd
of t he c a n i a t e i n
no l e g e —
Ar tiel e Lev er .
M a c oy s
.
’
I NI T IA T I O N ; 417
“
Ill u str iou s Com m an d er in Chie f r esu m es his seat, and at
d
.
this m om ent a gu n is fir e ) .
Com m ander in Chi e — f Or d er , Su bl i m e P r inces ! ( A l l

r ise .
) D r aw swor d s s wor d ! s P r esent wor ds !
s
l Sal u te ! P r ocee d j b r other with the

'
on our ou r ney m y
y
ki d b
n who se e p er ience
r other x wil l g id u e you . Du r ing
your jou r ney w e w il p r ay f or you l .
( Can i dd ate c or n
m ences his j ou r ney .

)
P RA YER .
Ki d n and in du l gent F atherv

’
of
‘
the g i f
r eat
y o f am l
I l lf
“
Sup r em
'
m an . e ntel l igen c e ; au thor pf ight and i e,

a id u s in ou r k
eff or t s to m a e this wor ld m or e wor thy of
T hee, an d bl with thy f av

b th wh
ess h or ou r ro er o m ar c es
t t
o r es or e t l ight th
h v f g tt
o wh
Th d ose o a e or o en ee, an
thy i fi it l v T h b t t thy
.
'
thy t th F n n o e ou ear es o
'
ru . . or e
hil d n id hi d i w f re
g i t a m an us n ou r ar ar e a a ns
d
,
g i t th wh m i l a i p a ns
p d o se o s ea m o se u on an
d iv thy p p l k th light f k wl dg
,
“
ec e e d eo e, an m a e e o no e e
e in
”
shin al l the c o r n er s of the ear th . Am en ! Am en !
A m en ! A m en !
C om m an der in C hie — A ttention, S u l im e P r inces ! f b

v d
R eco er swo r s ! R etu r n swor s ! B e seate !
"
d d
Mas ter of C er em onies —
l l u str iou s C om m an er in I d
f dd d fi
,
'
Chie , the c an i ate has r etu r ne in saf ety'f r om his r st
Co m m a nd r
e in Chie — f M y br other '
we ha v e al r ea dy
f d y th t th j bl
,
in
.
or m e ou
y t
ah y ese ou r n e s ar e e s m o s of the
v l t ggl t b d by M
.
se er a s ru es y io n t h e m a e a sonr ,
e ac com
l i h t f it h l d b as o n e o f her
‘
p s m en y o s yy o m i ssm n, an ou
so ldi y Th fi t
er y t h t
e w h av
rs t ‘
en em a m
e e o c onten d
d d
. .
a g i t
a ns i ig n s I t i th hil
or an c e f p ti s e c o es o sm a nd
ap it l f th d
.
th e c
-
a g go e em a o ue .
It h i as, t t i
n d g d d th
m os c ou n r es, . e ra e e m asses of
1 W}! With th bea ts f b d ; h

6 . e s o ur en as m ade
418 S U B L I M E P RTNCE o n T H E RO .
Y A L S ECR ET .
them bow their k

n ec s to wear the
hu g the yo k e, and
c ham s and m anacl es that ishonor them d
It 1 s the p o
x
.
tent au il iar y of tyr ants an d hy ocr ites b which the

p y y
k b d l bd d
,
eep i n on age the sou s an d o ies of the chil r en o f
d
Go d, who nee bu t e u c ation to in or m them that the d y f
ar e no t of an in er i or sto c k nor
,
f o r n to t o il , that p ower b
an d c r a t m a f y l i e l n l u u r
y v,
a n d r an a n x
d p r i i eg e b e k vl
p a i d
a n d p en s1 o n ed b y t h e p u li c b .
b
L et u s then l a or to er a ic ate i nor ance and to ex
g d
d v d d
,
p o s e th o se w h o e c ei e a n d el u e the
p p ,
eo l e an d o u r
F ather 1n H ea v en Wil l srr l il e u p on ou r f

ef or ts ( A t this
m o m ent a secon d gu n is fi d) re .
Com m an der in Chie f —

The signa l is agai n g1 v en
b
.
Cou r age,
‘
m y r other , an d m ar ch n sec ori d

u
p o you r
c am p aign . We will in sil ence offer u p ou r

p y
r a er s f or
you r su cc ess.
( T he c an i dd ate is again c on d u cted by the
d d
,
Gr an M aster of Cer em onies, thr ee tim es r ou n the

c am p ,
and a
gain l
ha ts, f a cing the Ill u str iou s Com
m an d er ln Chie f) .
M aster o
f C er em oni es—
Ill u str iou s Com m an der in
Chie f th
,
e c an d id ate has r etu r ned in sa ety f f r om his
d
.
sec on c am a
p gi n
f f db
.
C om m a n der in Chi e T he sec on d o r m i a l e enem y,

—
again st whi ch M aso nr y ha s to c o n ten , is su p er stition, d

d d
si e by si e with which e er m a r c hes its twin br o ther v -
fan atic ism S u p er stition is the o f sp r in g o f ign or anc e, f

b d d d
.
an d n o thin g h as m or e c ontr i u te t o the eg r a a tio n o f

o u r r ac e fl
B y its in u en c e al o ne, n atio ns on c e r esp l en d
v z f
.
en t with c i il i ation , an d r o m which, as c entr es, sc i enc e

an d ar t s, an d al l that en l ightens an d e e ates m an, owe lv fl d
b d
a r oa in to al l the c ou ntr ies o f the wor , ar e now ld
k
su n en in stu p i d
som no ence an d a sp hy ia, o r l ha e x v
b ec o m e al m o st i i o tic d
l
.
T h e p ir it o f f an a ticism st i l l i ,
v es an d i s acti v e a nd
'
s
4 20 S UB L I M E P RI N CE on .
\
TH E RO YA L S ECRET.
’
bli h f ree i
,
sf When we widen too

'
by ar m s esta s nstitu tioh
m u ch
‘
the c ir c le of we sim p l y in ite ou r

ou r x
e er tions, v
d
(
initiates to nothing, becau se What we tel l them they

‘
bl
.
ar e to do is i m p r acti c a e . Ou r ob ect
j o n the contr ar y
is to
'
e ff ec t so m e p r ac tic al go o d ,
within the l im its of that
c ir c e l in fl which y b f l tou rWh in u en c es m a e e . en m en
ad
n ti na fitt d t b f th y will b
on s ar e d e o e r ee, e e so, an
a g t l iv i
r ea
g x p l f f nd b d
e am l w n d e o
‘
r ee o m , ase on a a
d i i it l il t dig ity f st gth a d

'
‘
’
or er , s, n s ca m ,
s en n o r en n
peac e, t h ig hti t t
e ma g i t f d p t i sm d esb i an on s o es o ,
an ar
t y p
r ar w W o t t k
er . th t w d t
e m us k a e c ar e a e\ o no -
m a e
th bj t f
e o d
ec ol d hi i l ( At thi
ou r or er u n r ea an C m er c a . s
m om en t f th g i fi d ) a ou r un
'
s re .
C d i Chi f T h ig l i giv
o m m an er n g i D e — e s na s en a a n f e
p tar y b -
t hm y fro th p g w
er , on h il w ou r ou r c am ai n, . e e
the
’
a g ain p r ay l n sil enc e f or you r su c c ess ov er en em y,

e env b aser than the f o r m er ,
against which you ar e now
to m ar c h ( T he c an did ate is agai n f c ondu c te thr ee d
d d f I ll
.
an d hal te ac ing the s

“
the
‘
tim es ar ou n c am p, ,
u
tr iou s Com d
m an er in Ch
Ma s ter f
o C er am o l u str iou s Com m an der in
Chi f th ca d id d saf ety f r om his
“
e e . n ate has r etu r ne in .
f th
,
a i gn
ou r c am p
f b
.
t h m th e PM
Com m n a d i C h i o n n—
“
e
e r n e y r e r a o
g e
f
,
i f t h e t p t t i «th “
’
m ies o f t r u e r at”
e r n ty, o n e o m o s o en s e
lo e o fv w e l th n d e e d in e ss i
f o r g a in
g
w
a a r :
T he esir e f or a d c o m
p e t en c y a n d e e
m
n
’
f o r ea l t h to v
b d db
,
be l i er al l y a nd g en e r ou sl y u s e i s l au a l e a n d t h e
v d x d
,
,
ar ent o f m an i t b t i t d
u es u c ar r e o e c es s a n m a e
-
r
y
p
the sol e o ect o f a m
,
a n bj
’
s l i e it i s h o st il e t o th e e st f b
d
,
inter est Cf hum anity e c l o s e s t h e h a n a n d h ea

-
r t a n d
s ts
e sel int er est s if
n o
-
pp to th e a r g e a n d b e n e v o osition l
lent p l ans o f M aso r y, n w h i c h it r e gar
-
d s j as v is io na r y
'
w 8
(
hj f th i i d i t 1 1
x n
a pe m g an d a b sn r d ; er e gr e s n o
,
r n a e 1 0 11 8 11 _
INITIATIO N . 4 21
1 af ter wea th 1 sl an en em y against w

hich M asonr y has to
F c o nten d ( A t this m om en t a th gu n i s r e ) fif fi d
f v
.
E C om m a n der in Chi e — T he l ast signal is no w gi en,

s you m u st m a e yo u r
f k fif
th a nd l ast c am p aign again st the
b f
m ost o stinate en em y o f al l , a ter which, you r str uggl es
b v
eing o er , and v v
ic tor y ha ing cr o wne you with its d
l au r el s, their p u r ity u nstain e by a singl e dro
p o f d
d l k
bloo , you wil ta e p o ssession o f you r p atr im ony, r e
q d
con u er e f or you r sel and you r f rethr en, and God i b wll
b lb
l ess you r a or s, and thr ou gh them a v anc e the c au se d
t of tr u e M asonr y
s W e shal l so on m ee t a gain but bfe or e yo u se t o r th f I
d
, ,
will giy e you cer tain sign s an d wor s wher eby we m av

z b bl d
_ _
r ecogni e each other , and wher e y you wil l be ena e

d f df
t o etect su ch tr ai or s as, a ter their e eat , m ay attem p t
d v
to intr o u ce them sel es t o you , and am ong you r r eth b
r en you m u st be c au tio d
us an d p r u ent
f b d
.
Co m m an der in Chie — S u l im e P r ince Gr an M aster

of Cer em onies,
g i e t o tvhe c dd
an i ate the sign, p ass wo r d -
a n d sac r e d d
wor o f the 32nd degr ee
“
( It i s o n e a s . d
P l ace the r i ght han d O p en on the

heart ; x t d it f e en or war d , the p a m l
d w w d
o n d thar s an en l et it f ll
a by the
right Sid e.
"
422 SURL I M E PRIN CE o n T H E ROYA L SECRET

‘
PA S S W O RDS z — Cn e says whic h ;m eans

j
P li aal Kol ; -
d
'
sep a r a te T he o ther an swer s P ha r ash Kol which

“
d Th fi k k
,
"
“
m ea ns r eu ni te . en th e r st says N e a m M a ah
which m eans bl w o or c al a m ity or r e en ge v B oth then
‘
w
.
p r on ou n c e together the wor dSha ddai, hich m ean s the

str o ng, the ighty, a n am
m e (if d eity .
S A C RED W O RDS T he
— fi r st is S al i x the ans wer to
which is N oni an d then oth together say b
w
,
fi d d d
,
T he r st t o wor s ar e f or m e by the l etter s esign at

ing the tents o n the S ide
s o f the n onagon an d the thir ,
d
by tho se of the S tan ar o f the p en tagon d d .
Ma tter of Cer em onies ll u str iou s Com m ander in

— I
f dd
Chie the c an i ate has the S igns pa SS wor an d sacr e
,
-
d d
wor ds o f the 32nd egr ee
,
d .
Co m m a n der 1n Chie f —
My b r o ther bf
, e or e you set
f or th on y ou r
p g wefip ur er st c a m ai n, ifi d y ou r hear t by
the l
so em n oath which you too etween kb ou r han s and d
we al so p u r i fi dy
han d an d swor bywater , the em
e ou r d
b l em o f p u r ity O u r o ec t then was to ind you to act bj b
j q
.
u p on the pr in c ip l es o f u stic e an d e u ity, an d n o t u p on

v
tho se o f r e enge a n d c r u el r ep r isal s again st unr ighteou s
e n em i es Y ou wer e t o in ic ate the r ights o f m an an d v d
v d d x
.
_
y o u ha e one so f G o d ha s sm il e u
p o n your e er tio n s
f or he has so f ar gi en you the ictor y, a nd the hol y v v

d
l an o f ou r inher itan c e i s i n Sight Y ou ar e now to t a e k
f d f d
.
o session o f it, bu t u l l in you r way St an s a thr ee ol

p
en em y that c ann ot be a o i e , bu t m u st be m et a nd v dd
I
N ot e
bb
3 81 — “Sa l ix. A hi g C
s i g ni fi a nt
h ed
g r ee s wo r
i n en t e d i n t he d v
f d d
. . ,
m ost p r o a l y at fi r s t f o r t he s y s t e m of t he C o u n c i l o f E m p er o r s o f
d vd f
,
t h e Ea s t a n d W e s t a n d t r a n s e r r e to t he A n c i e nt a nd A c c ep t e S c o t t i sh
f k
,
R ite It i s er i e , s a y t he o l d F r en c h r i t u a l s , t he i ni t i a l s o f a
ar t
.
of a a nd ha s
r om
t h er e o r e, no o ther m ea ni ng
” M a c ey s ’
.
_
nc y c l op a edi a of F r eem a sonr , A r t i c l e Sa l ix. y

d d
.
— in
x f d
“
N ot e 3 82 . T engu . A s i g n i fi c a nt wor t he hi g h eg r ees of the
S c o t t ish R i t e
i t a nd t he
. T he o r i g i n a l
t wo o t her war
d s d F r en c h r i t u a l s
old
t ha t a c c o m p a ny a r e or m e
a nd s a y t ha t
ou t of
e p l a in it
t he
f
.
S acr e d
i ni t i a l s o f t he
‘
A t ic l e T engu .
’
or s
t r e a su r e o f
w of a p ar t i c u l a r
M a so nr y —
se nt e nc e whi c h ha s r e er ence t o t he
d
M a c k ey s Enc y c l op a e ia of F r eem a sonr y ,
.
’
U ME
°
424 S BL I PRIN CE O F TH E RoYA L SECRET .
to r estor e
'
te their han
L et 110 Cr im ina action , no d s.
’
l
vl
base wor d, e i thou ght, or u nholy eel ing e er
1
le f v de
fi ,
the tem p l e which we ha e u i e to Thee i n ou r hear ts v b ld d .
bl
Ena e u s, with the aid of this c andi ate, to p r e ail d v
against the sel fih
s ness, the ap athy and the indiflerence
of the d
wor l d ar ou n u s and to o er c om e the sam e in ,
v
ou r own natu r es a nd so r em o e the l ast and gr eatest
,
v 1
b
o stacl e to the fi l
na tr ium p h o f the new an of o e l d lv ,
and the un iv l d
er sa om inion of the tr u e p r incip l es of
M asonr y . Am en ! Am en ! Am en ! Am en ! Am en !
Com m ander t d m y b r ethr en ! ( The
1n Chie f— Be sea e
thr ee c ir cu itsb eing c p leted the Gr and M aster of ,
Cer em oni es hal ts with the cand id ate f acing the thr one .
Mas ter of Cer em onies I l l u str i ous Com m and er ih

—
f dd
Chie , the can i ate has r etu r ne i n sa ety r om his fif th d f f
and l ast cam p aign
f b
.
Com m an der in Chi e — My r other , we c ongr atu l ate

y o u u p on yo u r sa e r et u r n am o ng f u s T he th r e e o l } -
f d
f d
.
enem y again st whom u l ast m ar c h i u M

°
y o
ed, s o n i n a
SCnr y, i In ou r own b
o som s a s wel l as in the wor l We d
z d
.
incu r no per sonal ha ar in en c ou nter ing this tr iu ne

v
e il sp ir it, bu t it is the m or e o stin ate an d al m o st i i n b
q b b
c on u er a l e, ec au se it is p assi e, Station ar y an d iner t v
fi df
.
It is the Sp ir it of sel shness, ap athy and in i f er ence

d v b
.
Cou l we bu t o er c om e it, an d su stitu te in its p l aCe

zeal , ar ou r and d d
isinter este ness, the ic tor y o er the d v v
g i ant w r ong s an d in u stices, wou l b e c j
er ta i n a n d d
sp ee dy
d iffi lt t v M
.
It is cu ot r ti
ou se e en
g a ti asons o ener e c c on
I t i d iffi l t t vi th th t th
.
s cu o c on yt h i
nc e g em a er e i s an n
in M y b
asonr
y n d t h we ok f th l d g If
e m er e or o e o e
b i g y p l dg w g v f
.
,
r em em er n ou r y d e t al l
e no i en u s, ou o no
i t thi
n o p th ys i d iff
a a b t
— f i
nth f l t y er en c e, u ar e a u o ou r
o bl ig ti M y will p fit by
a o n s, asonr l b d th ro y ou r a or s an e
xp i S bl i G ad M
.
_
r esu lt f y o ou r e P i er ence . u m e r nce r n as

°
I N I TI A T I O N . 4 25
Cer em oni es, i n est v the c an d id ate with the to k en,

this dg e r ee.
T O KEN .
Seiz e the swor with the d

r ight han 3 u nshc ath i t and d
c ar r y it u p to the r ight Si e, d
the hil t r esting on the r ight
h p , the p oint u p war s
i
d .
l
P ace the r ight oot ehind f b
l ft; t f a the e so as o or m
q l vi g ll di s u ar e, ea n a sm a s»
t b tw th f t th anc e e een e ee us
g d R i th l f t ar r an e .
°
a se e
‘
e
th h d p d x ar m e an O en an e !
t d d
’
o k en, Su bl im e P r in c e o f the R o y a l
S ec r et . f t
l st P o sitio n p l n en e as I o I C ll
'
se a
S iz l ft h d th fi g i t
.
,
h th e e eac o er s
’
e an e n er s n er
d w l t h th b
,
Th en ra d
c ose o eac o er an em r ac e,
i wi d p hil p hy) d s s om or o so an
oth w erT d k h th t i t th j ti
an s er s se a da a s, ru us c e an
it l th e tw w d s
, ,
ity ( I . n som e r ua s id t es o or ar e sa o
d dp
sacr e f th d eg
an ) ass o e r ee.
BA T TER Y .
I s fiv e k
str o es, by one and f ou r
0000 .
Tok en, z u d Po sition.

4 26 S UHL I M E P R I N CE O F T H E R O Y A L S ECRET .
H O U RS O F L A B O R hou r or the m ar ching o f the —T he f ’ '
ar m
y i s t he th a ter th e set fif
tin g o f th e S ufn .
M A RC H z — T he m a r ch i s fiv e ste s, star tin al ter natel

p g y
with the r ight an d l e t oot, an d r inging the f eet to f f :
b
g e th er a t e ac h st e
p
WA T C H W O R DS : -
T her e ar e se en watch one v
w
_
f or eac h day in the wee , an d se en other o r ds a r e

'
k “
v ‘
d
m
g i en i n a n sw er to e ac h w at c h w o r , an d a r e a s f ol : -
v
1ows :
d
M o n ay, watch wor , D ar i u s, answer , D aniel -
d
d d x b kk k
.
T u e ay, watch wor , Xer es, an swer , H a a u -
d d d x d
s .
We nes ay, Watch wor , A l e an er , ans Z ep haniah -
d d d
. .
Thu r s ay, watch wor , P hil a el p hu s, an swer , H ag

‘
g ai
F id y w t h w d H d w Z h ih
.
r a a c -
or er o ans er ac ar a
S t d y w t h w d H z ki h
.
, , ,
a ur a a c we M l hi
-
or e e a an s r a ac
d y w t h w d Cy w Ez k i l
.
, , , ,
S
°
un a a c -
or r u s, an s er e e 7
d
.
, ,
w w w
°
( T h e i h
m an ner i h t h t h n r t b c e a c -
or s a e o e
g iv d
en an t h w e iv d
e ans h l d y b t
r s r ec et d e as a r ea een s a e
x v
,
t th p i D i t h l ti i b th e
'
a e o g en n g n e e an a on s en
p g ur y
I ll t i C d i Chi f th Gr d M t f
.
us r ou s om m an er n e e an as er o
d id t t x t th v
,
C a
er em oni es c u se s th e c an a e o e ecu e e m o e
t )
m en s.
C d
o m m an i Chi f B er t d
n y b t h w hi l
e — e sea e m ro er , e
w e end v o t xp l i t y th t i
ea r o e a n i g f o ou e eso er c m ean n
\
o
the p c am t i g b or d f th i
r ac n d g H w -
v o ar o s e r ee o e er ,
b f w p d t giv y th xpl ti w
.
,
e or e e r o c ee o e ou o se e an a on s, e
d m it
“
ee y t l l
n ec essar y t t t i t th
o ca tw t ou r a en on o e o m os
d
, ,
p i
r om t n en
y t i t h SA i
s em s t d A e pnt R i te e n c en an cc e
Th fi t w p lg t d i 1 7 62 by i
.
e rs as r om u i ia e n n ne c om m ss on
d
,
er s a pp i t b y t h
o n e C n il f E p e f t h E t ou c o m er o r s o e as
an d W t d by th C
es an il f th P i f th e ou n c o e r n c es o e
Th fi t d b dy w t d
,
R y l S
o a t ec r e e rst n am e o as c r ea e a
i tit t d i
.
P i i
ar s1 7 5 8 th l tt
n 1 759
e t B a er ns u e n a or
d x by id C il f E p
,
.
eau sa ou nc o m er or s .
,
N ot e 3 83 .
d d b U se
d e d
t hi r t y in th e -
s ec nd eg r ee Q f t he
f f d d k
.
S co t t i sh R i t e ec a u s e t ha t ha s m i l i t ar
” y
°
‘
A n c i e n t a nd A c c e p t e eg r e e a
Mac Encycl o
,
or m bu t no t ou n i n o t he r e g r ee s o f M a so nr y .
— ey s
a edi a of F r eem a sonr y , A r t icl e Wa t chwor ds.
p
4 28 S U B L I M E P RI NCE or T HE RO Y A L SECRET.
14 . A nci ent Gr a nd El ec t r A ncient Gr an d El ect .
Kni ghts of
.
t he S wo r d . Knights of t he Ea st .
P r in c e of J er u sal em . P r inc e o f J er u sal em .
17 Kni ght s o f
. a nd W
”
t he E Wes
. . Knights Of the Ea st and
1 8 Kn ights o f R ose Cr oix K ni ghts o f Ro se Cr oix
. .
.
1 9 Gr and P o nti fi
. Gr a nd P o nti ff
. .
20 Gr a n d P a tr i a r ch
. Gr M a s o f al l S ym bolic
. . .
.
2 1 Gr a nd Ma st er o f t he Key N o achi te or P r u ssia n K m ’t S

. .
.
22 Kn ight o f the R oya l A xe Kt o f R A or P r of L i ba nu s

. . . . . . .
23 . P r i nc e A dep t . Chi ef of the T aber na cl e .
Gem . of the B . Ea gl e P r ince . of the T a ber na cl e .
25 . Com ; of the R oyal S ecr et Kni ght . of t he B r az en S er p ent

26 . P r inc e of M er cy j .
2 7. S ov . Com . of the T em p l e .
28. Kni ght s of

‘ '
the S u n .
29 . Gr . S c o tch Kt o f S t A ndr ew . . .
30 .
-
Gr . El ec t K night K a do sh .
31 . Gr . I ns; I n q Com m ander

_
. .
32 . Su b . Pr . of R oya l S ec r et .
33 . S oy Gr . I nsp ec tor s Gener al A
d
.
X
E P LA N A T I O N or CA M P — We r ea in al m ost al l the
r itu al s of this dg e r ee, that F r eder ic the S econ d , or the
Gr eat Ki g n of P r u ssia, b ei ng at the hea d of the M a;
sonic f t
r a er n it
y o n the c ontinent o f Eu r op e, p r o j ec te d
a l eagu e of the u n io n of the b r ethr en, Co m p anions,
K d
-
nights, P r inc es and Com of

‘
m an
‘
er s
the p u r p o se o f r escu i ng J er u sal em and the S ep u lehr e

of J esu s of N az ar eth r om the han f d s o f the T u r s, by k
a ne d
w c r u sa e, in which it was his intention to c om
d
m an in p er son It i s sai that he p r ep ar e a p l an
.
°
d d ,
which the ar m y was to enc am p which is the sam e 11 '
d d
, “
r e r esente t u , an d which is al so p er p etu ate

p o yo
the tr acing oar -

b d
and ap r on o f thi s egr ee d
bb d
.
B u t it i s not at al l p r o a l e that F r e er ic the

v
e er thou ght ser iou sl y o f in a ing P al estine, and vd
ing a n ew cr u sa e H e was f ar too usil y engag d b
k gd
.
the ff
a air s o f hi s ow n in o m
,
and too m u ch
I N I TIATI O N . 4 29
p hi l osop her to ha
”
v e thou ght o f so chim er i c a l a ‘p
r o ec t .
j
N or had he any c ontr o l wh t v a e er o erv the M asonic f r a
ter n ity, l
wher e than in P r u ssia, nor e en was he
e se v
d
Gr an M aster of M asons ther e an d if he had inten e ,
dd
d
a c r u sa e he was too a c c om p l ishe
, a gener a e er to d l v
h v fix da e e u
p on su ch a p l an, f or a r ea l enc am
p m ent . It
is c ontr ar
y to all r u e. l It wou
be whol l y im p r acti ld
ca bl e in the fi ld
e ,
and it iS entir el y e i ent that it is vd
l
1n er
1
,
-
dy an 1 m a 1 nar
g y
~
p l a n, ne er v m eant to be p u t to
“
0
ac tu al u se.
It is e uaq lly vid e ent that if Fr e d er ic had exp ecte dt o
gather any ar m y of M asons, which he cou n ot se ld

r iou sl y ha v d e one, b
the nu m er o f Masons of the dif
f er ent dg
e r ees wou ld v b
n ot ha e een so p r ep or tione as d
to a m d it of their enc am p i n b
g y the
p l an p p
r o ose O f d .
s om e o f the dg ld v
e r ees ther e d wou ha e been bu t a han
f ul d th A p pan ti e F l l w C ft r en d M t
c es, e o ra s an a s er s,
id
,
t wh o ly om f th
on i on e o f th g i
e n ne s es o e n on a on s
a ssig d w l d h v ne t ou b d l l the ta e ou nu m er e a r es
f bl v
.
,
Th p b ie c am
g t h i e n
p t i d
er e or e, m r ac ca e, an e en
a b d su r t l ity w
as an t ith
ac u a l d th t
'
e m us e er c on c u e s
a
th i v t ll
,
w
'
e n en or i as a m an o th t it i no sense, or a s an a e
g y or d y
—an
b l Wa s m t i o f th l t t e ar e c er a n o e a er
f
. .
Th p w h i h
e c am i p tc t s so i t h i r om m en a ea u r e n s
dg igi l l y h v had
,
t i g f it
’
e r ee, rn u s or na a e a m ean n or c an
d v
,
no t b pp th
e su t oseo f i t l l ta a m i l y an n e ec e er ser ou s
occ u p i d h i l f ew it h k i
m se g b t i f l fi g m ap n a eau u u r e on a
p in
er , ar r an
g g i t p d d t i
as a c am
p g b it y l t an a o n ar r ar e ~
t d
er s an with t n am es y d p ioug th t h
an t ee er m ean n an a
whi h y h v th
c ou f d i v d It i
a e us l b
ar t sc o er e s an e a or a e,
d b
.
c om p li t d i t
ca e i t an
y l I t
n r ca e i g w s m o s m ean n as
d b t igi ll y xpl i d ly l ly d th t
.
no ou or na e a ne on or a an a
l w ld b ffi i t why that
, ,
a on e ou d e r eason an c au se su c en
m ean ni g h l d i ti s b l t F
ou n th t m e l e os or a c au se a one
v
.
h ast M c os y th t asonr n i g f e y n
rue m ea n o m an ,
e e
4 30 U
S BL IM E PRIN CE O F TH E RO Y AL SECRET.
of its S im p l er sym bl o s an d u
n:
fi '
natu r al and c om m on l inter p r etati ons théir

p ac e 1 11
p l ac e .
T he fig ur e is a fiv e -
ar m e d ‘
c r oss, enc os l ed by a c ir c le,
that by tr iangl e, that by a p entagon, that by a hep ta

a
g ,
o n an d that by a non agon o n the l in es o f the n on a .
go n ,
ar e the ca m p s o f tho se f r o m jthe 1 9th to the 30th -
dg e r ees l iv
in c us e . O n the tr iangl e, those of the 3 1 st
-
d d g v id d i t ib
, _
and 32 n e r ees . I t is e ent that the s r u tion of
these dg e r ees is now near l y ar b it r ar y . Whil e eighteen
dg e r ees oc cu py the nonagon, b eing d bl ou e the .

nu m b er
of its sides, twel v e o c cu

py the
p en tago n an d two th e
tr iangl e . It is tr u e that K
nights o f M al ta ar e a e dd d
k b di
“
to m a e thr ee o es f or the tr iangl e, bu t this is ev i

dently a m er e km a e Shi
-
ft ,
f or they ar e not M asons,
and to intr o d u ce them d estr oys the whol e i d ea at onc e .
T he v
se enteen si d es of these thr ee fig u r es in no way
su it the p r esent nu m er o f the egr ees b
T hen again d .
,
ther e ar e no c am p s at al l on the hep tagon, an d so it be

f
c o m es a p er ec tl y u sel ess p ar t o f the fi gu r e
r
Fhe dis
‘
d b
.
c r ep an c ies in the r itu al s, as to the istr i u tion o f the

fi d
,
e r ees, Sho w that the ar r angem en t is

' '
r st eighteen g
ar bitr ar y, and ther e is no attem p t m a e t o c onn ec t the d
l etter s o f the c am p , or o f the stan ar s, in any Way, d d
d
with the egr ees to which they ar e a ssigne T hey d
d v b k d k
.
wou l seem to ha e een ta en at r an om , l i e t he

n am es o f the Com m an ing Of c er s, which O ff er the d fi
m o st singu l ar an d in c o n gr u ou s m i tu r e x
f d
.
As if u r ther t o in c r eas e th e iffi c u l ty, t h e r i t u a l s d if

f er as to the st an ar s to which the r esp ec ti e l etter s d d v
Y d dv
,
E N G
'
to be assigne T hese e ic es
d d d
. . . .
o f these stan ar s ar e n ot ap p ar entl y c o nn ec te with

d
the egr ees in e t i h er ar r an ge m en t n o r i s a n y a t te m p t
d xl f
,
m a e t o e p a in th eir m ean in g, o r s h o w r o m w h e nc e
p
'
ar t of them cam e; T h en w e a r e t o d o f th r e e ir s, l b d
4 32 U
S BL I M E P RI N CE S S T H E R O YA L SECRET 7 .
r ight or not, you m u st

“
you r se l f j dg u e. It i
s not giv en
l
,
you as sac r am enta .
P r i or to 1 78 6 at l ea st, the Ancient and A ccep ted Ri te

c on siste d of on l y twenty fiv e -
dg
e r ees . T he fi t ighte
rs e en
wer e the lsam e as at p r esent . That you m a y f u ll y d un er
d dh ft bj oi
.
stan what is to be
”
sai er ea er , we su th d
n, e e
b
.
gr ees a ove the eighteenth; asthey then existed .
1 7 62
d
Gr an P onti f , Master ad v itam f .
d
Gr an P atr iar ch, No achite .
Gr an d MaSter o f the Key of M asonr y

. _
; .
P r i nce of L ibanu s, or Knight Of R oya A xe l .
P r inc e A d pt e .
Com m an d f th Whit er o e e and Bl k E glac a e
Com m a nd f the R y l
er o o a Secr et .
19 . Gr an dP ontifl
’
.
20Gr a
. nd M
aster ad VItt .
N o achite o r P r u ssian ights Kn .
22 P r in c e o f L ibanu s
f b
. .
2 3 Chie of the T a er nacl e

b
. .
24 P r inc e of the T a er n ac l e”
K B
.
25 night O f the
. r az en S er p ent .
2 6 P r i n c e Of M er cy
d d l
. .
2 7 Gr an Com m an er of the T em p e
K
. .
28 n ight of the S u n
d K d
. .
night of S t An r ew
“
Gr an S cotc h
K
. .
30 night Kado sh
d I I q d
. .
31 Gr an n sp ector n u isito r Com m an er

b
. .
32 S u l im e P r ince o f the R oyal S ecr et

d d
.
In other wo r s, ou r 1 9th an d 2oth e gr ees wer e then

in one, the 1 9th O ur 2 l st was the 20th ; ou r 22n d wa s
.
then the 2 2nd ; and ou r 28th was then the

T
INI IAT IO N . 4 33
lk w
‘
30th or a degr ee i e i t, a th s en the 24 th ; ou r 32nd

was then
’
the 25th, and ther e was no dg e r ee a o bv e that ;

an d ou r 2 3r d, 2 4th, 25th an d 2 6th, as we ll as the 33r d
Wer e n ot then k nown . T he 2 7th was a dte ache ddg e r ee,
a nd the 29th was p ar t of an ot her system . T he r egu l a
tion s and c onstitu tions, sai dt o ha v b e een m a e at d B or

d x eau , by the P r in ces o f the R oyal S ec r et in 1 7 62, g
i e v
d q
6
the l ist of the egr ees an d r e u ir e 8 1 m onths ; that is

"
9 tim es 9, by 5, 7, to be oc cu p ie d in O bt aini ng
"
them . T hey ar e d iv id d e into v

se en c l asses o f 3, 5, 3,
3, 5, 3, 3, egr ees d f or the tim e r e u ir e q d
b
o tain in
g the degr Cl a ss m sp ectiv el y 9 an d
1 5, or thr ee tim es fiv e m onths The r egu l ations ter m

b
.
“ these the m
y ster iou s nu m er s, a n d th er e is i n a r ti c l e
‘
g tw o a p ar a r
g p
'
a h in r egar w h i ch is tr a n sl at ed as f o l d
d
A l l these egr ees, in which one m u st be initiated in
S
x
a m yster i ou s nu m b
er o f m onths, t o ar r 1 v e 1 n su c c ession
d f b
A
h the nu m er of 81 m onths ;
‘
egr ee, or m
x
as 8 and 9 e p r ess 8 9 , an d a s 9 tim es 9 2
81 ;
al l o f whic h ar e p er ec t nu m f
er s an d er y i er ent b v d ff
f r om k
1 an d 8 which m a e 9 an d 1 an d 8 c o m p ose 1 8,
f
f or these ar e im p er ec t nu m er s, an d this c om ination b b
Bu t a tr u e M ason, who has c om p l ete d
l ast the M ason ic r ose
b df fi
.
nu m er s o f the if er ent gu r es o f
the c ir c l e, or u nity, the tr iangl e, p ent
hep tagon an d non agon, we ha e v
dd d
hic h a e together m a e 25 , the nu m er o f de k b
ih 1 7 62, an d p l ac ing the Com m an er s o f the d
S ecr et In the c ir cl e, it l ea es one egr ee f or each v d
the r ight han g dfi
u r es T hu s the nu m er o f b
fi
.
es on ds with t he gu r es ; the hep tagon

p
u sel ess, an d the ar r angem ent of the de
to be ar itr ar y b
b d
.
that this tr ac m g o ar was -

4 34 U
S BL I M E PRI N CE O F TH E RO A L SECRET Y '
.
settl e d
when ther e wer e bu t twenty fiv e degr ees p r i -
dd
,
to 1 78 6 an d we see at on ce that c au se a itional

, ,
tim e an d the tr eac her y of m em o r y which has 1

f x
the u l l e p l an ation o f this c ol l ec tion o f Sym ol s b
th t f t
a th d g
a er e e r ees had b een inc r ea se d to the
th fi g
e h d t u r es a oo f ew Si d es, and it bec am e
to r ear r an g
e the dg
e r ees, -
and d i t ib t th
s r u e em
am ong the c am p s
. This d isp l ac e d th l tt ; e e er s as
one l etter to m or e than one dg

e r ee ; d i p l a d
s th ce e S
ar d s an d c au se d the di su se o f the hep tagon, an d

the who l e ar r an gem ent ar b itr ar y and ine p lic a l e x b .
is the k ey to the m yster y ; 9; if it be n ot, we do

b v
el ie e ther e Is any k ey, an d with this k ey we p r o
k
to u nl oc that m yster y as f ar as we can ; nowing _
k
we c an onl y p ar tial l y do so, an d onl y hop ing to
other s and m or e l ear ne d in v esti ator s
g on the r i
tr ac k an d so be instr u m enta li n the u l tim ate entir e
v el op m ent o f these inter esting sym ol s We again b .
ser v e d
that the egr ees of the two sc al es ar e i entic a d l
to the 1 8th dg e r ee assu m ing as ar easona l e su pp b
that the ower l
wer e Cr iginal ly ,
ed to the l ines
c am p f ur thest
the c entr e, bec au s
1 s n atu r al , bec au
gener a lf eatu r e we
in al l p b b ility
ro a
be ch n g d
a i t h
e n e
ar r an g t
em en w h i
the i d
nc r ease nu m
of th d g e e r ees
necessar y, w
e at once find that the n
4 36 SUBL IM E PRIN CE O F TH E ROYAL SECRET
f r om the c entr e, wou ld h v a e been to di sar r an e an d 1

g
ter r u p t the r egu ar l or d er and su cc essi on of the dg e re
F r om c ir cu m fr e en c e to c entr e and thi s wd e o not thi
p on d ;b ec au se one ir r egu l ar ity of that ki d w n ou l
d estr o
ye d the har m ony an d sym m etr y of the who e l
system ,
and the i d ea on whic h it was f r am e d N ow to
l bi d
.
the tr iang e thr ee r s ar e ass1 ned, a a ntl n th

g pp r e y I e
p r esent system withou t any m eanin

g .
We ha v e seen an a ttem
p t t o exp lai n them or g1 v e
b
,
them a sym ol ic a l which if it

m eani n ,
g the su cc ess of
d b l v l
,
aim e at eing c om m on
p a c e an d t r i ia was m ost
Bl k
,
en c ou r a in
g g T he R aV en i s. the a c Eagle of the
d
24 th egr ee ; that IS the Kadosh or Knight of the W hite
an d Bl ack
g
of which eg r ee t h e O l d e w e was a d
ac j l Bl k
Eagl e .
That f b l b i d th Ph ix f whi h ly
a u ou s r ,
e oen o c on one,
id x i t d t w i A bi d
,
it i s sa ti e s e a a m e, as n ra a, sac r e
th Se d
u n, an bl f th t O b It wa d
an em em o a r . s sai
b it lf p fu l p il wh it g w ld d
urn se u on a ner a e en re o an
d f
,
s
p i
r
g i
n w th
n r ene
y it wn e h d h
oun r om s o as es, an e
it fi g d i A l h y tha t h ft
"
’8 6
ure n c th em sear c a er e
th t w
a t giv i
as t l ity O f
o e it w m m or a c ou r se as
i l y pp p i t d t th d g f K ight f th
.
ar a ro r a e o e e r ee o n o
A d p t whi h igi l l y w
‘
P i ‘
”
or r nc e e c or na as ah
dg th v y w d A d p t
,
“
e r ee, as e d it
er or e an s
N ot e 3 86
v .
d
‘
v
F r eem a so nr y a nd a l chem y ha e sou ght t he
ha v
( t he
f eb
or e ,
d b
l e s so n o f D i i ne T r u th a nd t he
‘
ot h so u gh t i t b y t he s a m e m etho
s t r a ng e
o c t r i ne o f i m m o r t a l 1
o f sy m
t ha t i n t he ei g ht eenth ce nt u r y ,
o l i sm It .
“
b
S ti iu m s or A ntim ony, su pp o se to be the u ni er sal d ’
v
v
so l ent Show and as a
pp e ar s a l so by it s O l d r it u al an d .
'
lect u r e
v db d
.
T he D o e was a sac re ir in Syr ia, and the onl y

d
.
o ne em
p yl o e f o r r el ig iou s u r o ses, a m on
p p g t h e H e
b d l d
,
r ews O n e was, ac cor ing to the egen , sent ou t thr ee

df v d b
.
i f er ent t im es with inter al s of sev en etween

‘
ays
L
l
-
eac h m ission b N f w
‘
y o a h r o m t h e A r k as el a s b y
fi d d
,
Deu c al ion, an d N o ah is the r st sacr e wor of the

d
2 2nd egr ee or P r ince o f L ibanu s
x
.
We do not say that these e p l anations ar e c or r ect,

bu t they ar e at l east r eason a l e an d p r obabl e b
d v
.
T o each angl e an d si e o f the p entagon, as we ha e

seen, is assi n e
g a s ta n a r e s ig n a t d
e by a e tt er a n d d d d d l
dv d v
,
a
p ar tic u l ar e i c e T he r it u a l s iff er ho w e e r a s t o
b d d
.
the l etter s elonging to the p ar ticu l ar st an ar s; T hey -
g i e tvhe m in th es e t w o w a y s
l
.
T he ion and Key

'
T The A r k and P al m T r ee
I d
. . .
'
E T he L ion and Key T he n fl am e H ear t
If d d
. . .
N T he n lam e Hear t The Eagl e with 2 H ea s

d ” B k
. . .
T he Eagl e with 2 hea s

8 8
G T he l ac O x
k f
. . .
b d vv w b w —
dd dvw
dd b d
“
N ote 3 87 In . f
t he Ar i tet er the dis m r s io n o f
r i t es , hi c h ar o s e a
B a e l , t he o e as al a y s c o ns i e r e as a sacr e ir in co m m em o r a
b w v
,
t io n o f i t s ha in g ee n t he fi r s t w
i s co er e r o f l a n I t s na m e hi c h i n
b d f b
. .
He r e w
i s i o na h, as g i en t o o ne o f th e e a r l i e st na t io ns o f t he
bd V
ea r t h ;
ir of d
a nd , a s t he e m
enu s v l em
v
of
dp e a c e a
M o er n M a so ns ha e c o m m em o r a t e
n d g oo o r t u n e i t e c a m
t he m es s eng er o f
e t h e
f d
.
‘
N o a h l n t he ho no r a r y d eg r ee o f
_
w A r k a n d Do e.
’
h i c h i s so m e t i m es
R oy a l A r c h M a so ns M a c k ey s Enc y c l op a edia of F r e e
’
’
c o n er r e on .
_
.
N ot e 3 88 . dd
m a s o n r y , A r t ic l e N o a h.
w he a e b b d
ea g l e d d
as p r ob a l y fir st i ntr o u ce
-
f
a S a sy m bo l i nto M a so nr y i n t he y e a r 1 7 5 8 I n t ha t y ea r t he o y call
°
d b d d k v b
.
i ng i t s e l t he Co u nc il o f W w
Em p er o r s o f t he Ea st a nd es t a s e st a b
dd w
l i shed i n P a r is .
a s su m e f d d d b j d w
Th e w
o u l e hea e
_
by t hi s Co u nc i l i n r e er en c e t o t he
e a gl e as
ou l e
l i el y t o ha e
-
u r i s i c t io n
e en
hi c h
w d
i t c l a i m e , a nd
hi c h co ns i st e ofd
hi c h is r ep r es en t e
dd d t we nt y fi v e
i n t he A nc ie nt a n d A c c ep t e w
w
bd d w
so
b d
eg r ees . al l o f
.
S c o t t i sh R it e ,
d
i s t i nc t l y i n i t s t i t l e
-
hi c h a r e no
a s s u s eq u ent l y
It s r i t u a l :
co nt a i ne
e s t a l i sh e
.
G l o be s d k d k
i n the c i ty o f B er l i h
F r e er i c
-
II
a nd a o p t e
wing o fw
v d d
by t he G r a n
P r u ssi a ,
b
,
d ho as
L o ge o f t he T hr ee
t he he a of t he
dd d
.
A nc i ent a nd A c cep t e S c o tt i sh R i t e , i s sa i d t o ha e m er g e t hi s o y
°
kd b d d
w
i nto hi s o n R it e , a
dw
t o m a e t he t hir t y t hr ee
d w
i ng t o i t s t went y fiv e
d egr ees o f
b w
-
d e g r e es ei g ht
hi c h t ha t R i t e i s no
m or e so as
co m p o se
-
,
d
T he
thi r d
o u l e hea e
a nd u l t i m a t e
ea g l e
w
-
d
e g r ee b d The d d
a s t hen a o p t e
ho l e R it e
“
a s t h e sy m
ei ng c o n si er e
ol of t h e t hi r t y
as a r e p r e
f w d b d dd
.
se nt a t i v e o f t he H O l y E m p i r e _ a s i s in ic at e b y t he t i t l es o f t wo o f
,
i t s o fi c er s , ho a r e s t il l c a l l e the S ec r et ar y a nd t he T r e a su r er o f the
b v
H o l y Em p i r e , the w
o u l e he a e w e a g l e,
b hi c h a s t he ensi g n a s i t ha s
°
k
,
ee n s ee n , o f w
t ha t e m p i r e ,
” a s a p p r o p r i a t e l y a do t e d a s t he s y m ol o f
the g o er ning d e 8 r ee o f t he R i t e M a c ey s ’
ncycl op aedi a of .
-
Fr ee
m s a o nr
y , A r t i cl e E a l
g , e D o b
u l e -
g a g ed,
4 38 S U B L I M E P R I N C E O R T H E RO Y A L S EC RET .
U . T he Blac k O x .
“ The A r k °
an d P al m T r ees
dv d
.
.
A p p l yi ng these e i c es to the fiv e e r ees i
g 7 th 1 8 th ;
d d
_
, ,
1 9th, 20th an d 2 l st e r ees the L ion an d
g , Key wou l
seem to be ap p r op r iate en ou h to the 2 1 st e r ee
g g or d
d , .
the Gr an M as ter o f the Ke o f M asonr u

y y
g ,
d
T he c r owne doubl e headed Ea l e which is the ar m s e
‘
of Pr u ssia, to the 2oth e r ee, or the N oachites or

g d f
P r u ssian nights K .
T he A r k of the Co enant of which the H i h P r iest

, g v
ha d the esp ec ial char ge, to the 1 9th e r ee or Gr an
g d d
f
P onti f and M aster ad Vitam
’
T he in l am f
d wi g d h t bl tic l f th f
e n e ear , em em a a o e su
f i g
er n d gl y f th M t
s an f N z th t t h
or o e a s er
-
r om
-
a ar e o e
1 8th d g S v C ix , d th
,
ig P i
e r ee, o r f R o er e n r nc e o o se ro an e
O x an Egyp ti d J wi h b l di p l y d fi
an an
‘
e s sym o s a e n on e
f th S t d d Of th f b
,
o e an
p ari s ip l t i t t h e ou r r nc a r es o e
1 7th d g J wi h K ight d We t
_
e r ee, o r f th E t e s n s o e as an s
I t i l ik l y th t th d vi e h v til l d p
.
s e a ese e c s a e a s ee er
m ean n i g d y t an i f a m t n i t
s er ou s r e er en c e -
o an a c en re
l igi d it
on an
y t i b t w s m h v t th
s er es, u e a e, as o 1 s, ou r
se lv d d i bt i i g b t f whi t a d w
es su c c ee e n O a n n
’
u a e n s, n e
f
.
c an th i t
er e o r e c o m m u n c a e n o t y T h y wil l m or e o ou e
v
.
p h
er
p gai ys, th k y t e th ou t i e i g f e o e eso er c m ean n o
th ese s m
y b l d y t
o s and b t t r t h t ou
py cann o o e e
,
an o o cc u
y ou r ti d x
m e i y an i t l l t i
e er c se d i v i g ou r n e ec n sc o er n
that m eanl ng .
T he A ncient P er sian wer e

‘
m yster I es sacr ed to the

N ot e 3 89 . — Fr o m t he
b t hi s P e r si an M a so n i t a p p ea r s
st a t em ent or
'
d v j
_
t ha t n ear l y a l l em t he m
er s o f t he P er s i a n Co u r t he l o ng t o t he m y s t i c
d d v x d
O r er , e en a s G er m a n M a so nr y e n o y s t he ho no r o f co u nt i ng t he e m p er o r
a nd c r o wn p r i nce a m o ng i t s a h er e n t s T he a p p e a r a n c e o f t hi s Mo h a m
b d
.
.
m e a n M a s o n i n B er l i n se em s to ha e e c i t e a l i t t l e s u r p r i se a m o ng
so m e o f
v
t he
x
r et hr e n t h er e
b
a n d t h e s u r p r i s e wo u l
,
t o p er so ns n o t a wa r e o f the e t ent t o whi c h M a so n r y h a s

b e n a t u r a l e no u g h
een d i fi u s e d
o er t he ea r t h
m y s t e r iO U S K O r d er
d b
.
d
A c c o u nt f o r i
d
wa s e st a bl i s
a s o ne m a y
b q
t he t r u t h i s cer t a i n t h a t t he
i n the O r i ent m a ny a g es a go
,
N ea r l y
kd b
.
all of t h e O l d M o ha m m e a n u i l i
d ng s i n I n i a s u c h a s t o m s ~
m o s u es ,
kb
, .
wi t h t he M a so ni c s y m bo l s sa nd m a ny O f t hese st r u c t u r e s
.
e tc , a r e m ar e
d ddd v b d d d f
. , ,
stil l p e r f e r c t w e r e u i l t i n th e t i m e o f t h e M o g u l E m p e r o r A a r w h o
d d
, ,
ie i n 1 6 05 T h u s M a s o nr y m u s t h a e ee n i nt r o u c e i nt o I n i a
” r om
d
.
M i l e A s i a b y t he M o ha m m e a ns hu n r e d s o f y ea r s a go , Maok ey s
‘ ’
°
n -
Encycl op ae ia of Fr eem asonr y , A r ti cl e Per sia..

Y
'
44 0
l
S U B L I M E P RI N oE o n T H E R O AL SECRET
of which was p u l ishe by Gr onov iu s in his L atin edi: b d ‘

[
tion of A gostini r ep r esentm

g M i thr a s with o n e o,ot f '
bd b
,
‘
on the o y an d the other etween the hor ns of a B u ll
'
d j
,
ar e seen a L ion s hea an d two p al m

’ ‘
tr ees u st p u tting
t th i l v R v
‘
ou e r ea es, a a en and an Eagl e on a p al m tr ee

h ldi g th d bol t i d
:
o n a un er -
n his cl aws I t is this thu n er .
b l t whi h h b i d
.
"
o c as een, n ou r sym bol , c or r u te in t

p o a
sw d with or kd , - a c r oo
—
e an d wa y la e v b d .
M ithr as hl m sel fd with th h d

‘
was o ft en r e r esente
p e ea
"
of li a on
bl f vi t am l
.
Th p l t e w a m t ly r ee as no on an em em o r ue
t th b t it w
ru l u t d t th l ti l
as a so c on sec r a ev o e c e es a m o e
d b v v l ti
,
t
m en s, l l th
an a o l e a , e an nu a re o u on s
S un
b b d l
.
Am g th H onw i t w il l eb e re th i s, e r em em er e e on
w b t d d f th t ib
,
”
,
as th or ne i on e f
c r m son s an ar o e r e o
J d ah T h
u th g e ta d d f Ep h i e r een s n ar o ra m
t d d f D
. -
.
’
Th E gl e th g a e on e d th hip
r een s an ar o an, an e s
onth p p l t d d
e ur f Z b l e s an P hap th A k ar o e u on er s :
e r
f th C ve
.
o t i
e l l y the A k f th D l g
o n an s r ea th r o e e u e, or e
hip f Z b l
'
s o e u on ‘
Th i fl d wi g d h t i p r b bly th wi g d
.
e n am e n e ear s o a e n e
g l b o e or s u n, a
y b l i E gy p t t
c o m m on
p l s m o n
"
i an em es
d
an bl f i m o t l ity
an em em o m r a
T h fig th g l d
, .
5 25
e ure ll f th l i h d
on e o en c o ar o e on a
igi l l y
or d bt
na noi g t d with th
ou a m ean n c o nnec e e
b cf d g
, ,
nu m er p h p w ith
e r ees E p h i t hor er a s an oc n , e
ann al s o f M asonr y, bu t f or t he -
p r esent at l east, t hat

P
m ean ing is l o st
v b b d
.
N or ha e we een a l e to isc ov er the or i gin of the

v
se er al l etter s which esign ate the t ents o f the n onagon d
d d d
,
an d the st an ar s of the p entagon O ther s p ossesse o f

x v
.
m or e e ten si e l ear nin g m ay her eaf ter su c c eed in do

‘
ing so, and also in u n eil in g the hi en m eanings of v dd

the n a m es o f the c o m m an ing o c er s We m ight p r e d ffi
v
.
d
ten to do so, and gi e you , as other s hav e d one, ar bi
'
-r
r u rr r l r r ou .f
441
tr ar y: pand er hap s u nm ean in g e xp l an ations, withou t

any war r ant bu t that of ou r o wn im agin ation . T her e has
b een too m u ch o f that in M asonr y, an d wp e f t b
r e er o
'
satis d l l
fie with the itt e that we now, and to ea e e
'
k l v th "
r est f o r f
u tu r e in e stigation v .
l
It wil be notic e that the se en wa d t ch wor s f or the v -
d
d
Ediff er ent ays of the wee al l of them n am es of p er k ,
sons; c or r es ond with the nu m ber o f s

p i es of the hep ta
'
d
g on ,
an d th at i f they w er e a ssi gn e to c o m m an th er e d d ,
d k b d
"
they wou l m a e the nu m er of c om m an er s c o m p l ete .
v
.
nT hese se en na
s m es ar e c u r 1 ou sl n ou gh tho se o f thr ee
y e ,
k
P er s1 an ings; Dar iu s Xer es an d Cyr u s T he M ac e
,
~-
x .
A
'
q
doni an c on u er or A l exan er, Ptolem y Phil a el p hu s;d '
d
one of his su c c essor s, H er o d ,
the tr i b u tar y R om an
‘
ki n g
in Ju d ea an d J ewish ki ng, He z ki h
e a ,
while al l the
_
an
swers ar e the n am es o f J ewish p r op hets The . nam e o f

an d those x
o f Xer es and P to l em
y P hi l d lph
a e us
hol l y ou t o f l a c e in M a sonr y
p .
n am es of the Co m m ander s o f then on agon ; one

g o es ac kb to t he u il in b d
g o f t he t o w er o f a el Bb
b ld fi b
,
iah to the u i ing of the r st ta er nac l e, o ne

the nam e o f the su c cessor o f M oses, one
1s fi
c titiou s, one J eh0 1 a da is that o f the J ew
the tim e of J e oash an d A thal iah, h

Z er u bb b z
a el , E r a an d N ehem iah, r e er
g th e f t
o f the tem
p ,e w h il e t h l
e o n e r em a i ni n g i s
o f the ast l
p p
r o h et
f d d
.
nam es of the fiv e Chie s o f the stan ar s,

A hbl iab, wer e thos e o f the A r c hitects
b d
ta er nacl e o f the eser t, M ahu z en or M asshin
“ ”
m ean s in L atin, H aesintantes that is, hesitat
i s n ot the n am e o a p er son A m ar iah was a
'
f .
11 J ewish n am e, or if it be Em er k , the m ean ing
k
n own , an d Gar im ont or Gu ar im on d, was the
t he r st fi
442 YAL
'
sUEL r M E r RIN oE 0 ? T H E RO sEeREr .
T em p l a r s t o o their k o aths .
We m ay a l so o ser b v e, withou t any attem

p t to exp l ai n
that the n am e o f A hol ia b a
pp ear s tW1 c e, on c e as a Co m
m an d er of the non agon an d o n c e a s a S tan d dB
ar
of the p entagon The wor s of the . d dg
e r ee o ff er
x
.
as singu l ar a m i tu r e an d a m on th i s one that

g em
p er hap s be fo un dt o ha v e a
p ec u l iar signi fi c an c e It
b ww d
.
a He H h h
re Th w r d or oc m a
'
“W
” , e o m eans
d om d p ti l l y th W d
an f th D ity ar cu ar e 1s om o e e or
th K abb l
.
d D p hir h E
,
3 “ “
e th a a, e sec on e a
’
or m an ati
f th D ty th
r om th
e ind wi d eid ,
e sam e as e m s om an
d
,
of Pl t T hi p p
h a o. i i ti s 1s er a s an n ca on
is al to
gether a Kabbah stic or Gn ostic
so, its m ean 1 n
g 1 s to be f ou n d in the K
in gs, in which, gh t f so
o r it f ar , we ha v e sou
we know the gen er al m eanin

g o f th e sy m o l an d one b
dd
,
the l esson s, at l east, which it Was inten e to teach

an d to al l M ason s . Th k y t th t i f
e die o a s ou n n t
wor d s of
the degr eee, .
whiph w h v l dy giv e a e a r ea en
P ha aI Kol, it is sa
-
id ,
‘
p
a
t d
m ean s S p
“
se ar a e . e ar
as M ason s ha v b f a y y by i t tie een or m n ear s, « -

n es ne
th j l f iv l it d th ff t
_
sen sion s, ie ea ou s es o r a r es, an e e or
il l egitim a o e te b d i s t x i
o e er c se u su r e o p d
er s
p w
e a S p
k i d h b f g by d iff
.
ed a s m an n as een r a es
o; er en ces o f
b l i f by th biti
.
l igiou s e e , d i t t f
'
e am on an n er es s o .
by n atu r al l in es or m er e im agin ar y bou n dar ie

N ot e
o so p hy
39 1 —
whi c h
.
‘
em
“
The
br
Ka
a c es
’
bb
c er
al a
t ain
m ay
m y s t ic a l
be d define
i nt er p r e t a
to be a sy st e m
m e dbb
iu m of sy m ols b
a nd a l l e g o r i es . B u xt o r f
K a a l a t o b e a se c r et s c i en c e, whi c h t r ea t
m a t ic a l m a nner of t h i ng s d
bj b v
i i ne, a ng el i c a ]
v dd
d
,
m et a p hy si c a l ; t he s u ec t s e i ng e n el o p e
se c r et m o es o f t ea c hi ng
d
a nd
d
ent i r e R i t es h a e e en
e m a n s a p l a c e i n a ny g ener a l wo r
v b
M u c h u se i s m a e
c o ns t r u c t e
.
on Ma
on
k d
p a ed ia of F r eem a sonr y , A r t ic l e Kabba l a .
U
S BL I M E P RI NoE o E EEE ftor kr sEORET
“
444
“
l ’
. .
- bol ic al of the d iff er ent

p er io d s of the wor l ds ’
p
to wd ar s that f o r t u n ate an d hap p y sta te The . re
intel l ect
g a ain st ea of fo r m s, un d er the l d
fi
the r i ng o f the first gu n, the asser tion of
thep r inc ip l e p r o cl aim e by the F r ench d
the 1 8th c entur y, that al l hu m an go v e
its au tho r ity f r om the wi l o f the l

the p r o cl am a tion in Er anc e o f the do c
o n d an d
7
b q
o f l i er ty, e u ality and f r ater ni ty ;was the thir d
d d d
.
r o ar of the oth ers wil l be hear in Go

’
s go o t
and v
e er y m an m ay do .
som ethi ng to acce er ate
-
l
c om the day o f
ing of
nal ic tor y and tr iu m p h fi v
d d
.
nothing that is on e in this wor l i s witho u t its

v ‘
su its, an d e er y m an m ay e f ec t som ethin

g i n h is f ’
sp her e and im m e di t
whol e gl o e la e c ir cl e : T he b '
fi d
el b
o f ou r l a or s bu t each r un s his u r r ow an d
,
f
d d
the goo see in his own l ittl e co r ner o f it and
‘
d b v d d
,
on e whb o es a ra e ee or says a wisethin g

dfi
, ,
the c om ing o f e r ea a th g t d y
an nal
o f hu m anity r e er Whe v M o y i
as n r s
d
or e , ther e l et M ason s or gan iz e f or the
f
l ess or tu n ate br ethr en
d
.
The o c tr ines o f M ason r y ar e on the
bu t l n the hear ts of f ew H e who wou l d

fi x
.
r st p r ac tic e it, and l et his e am p l e, his gen er o sity,
char ity an d his tol er ation c om m en it to t he c onsi e d d

tion o f other s
k
.
Com m an der in Chi ck ( Str i ing one ) S u

— bl i
d
P r inc e Gr an M aster o f Cer em onies, c on u ct d
ther to the thr one, ther e to be r ec ei e and c o vd
an d to be in este v d
with the r egal ia of this egi ee d
f d b
.
Com m an der in Chie — O r er m y r ethr en ! ( A l l

d
u n er the sign of or er an d or m d
them sel es m a 0 f v
ar o un th e c d
a n i a te w h o dd
h a s een c on u c te by b d d
k l
,
step s to t h e f o ot o f th e th r on e ,
W h er e he nee s
Q 44 5
m em b r d w th i w d p th t
e s ra e r s or s, ass em o their le t f
han d d d i t th p i t t w d th h
s an r ec e o n s o ar s e ear t of the
c an d id at pl i g th r ight h nd i it f
e, r e ac n e
/
a n s or m er p o si
tion .
Com m an der i
n; Chi e — f In the n am e p f God, an d u n
der the au sp ic es o f the S u p r em e l
Cou nci o f S o er eign v
Gr an dI nsp ector s
“
Gen er al, 3 3r d and l ast dg e r ee o f the
A n c ient and A c c ep te d R ite f or the ju r 1 sdiction of the
'
d
U nite S tates of Am er ic a, sitting at N ew or , S tate Y k
o f N ew
“ or Y k with the consent an d sanc tion of the
b
S u l im P r in c es of the Roya S ecr et her e p r esent, and
e l
by v i t r u e o f the p ower s with which am este as I l I v d
“
d
l u str iou s Com m an er in Chie of this Gr an Consis f d
I do v
r ec ei e and c on stitu
te you a Su l im e P r 1 nc e b
e f
Roy al S ecr et and aith u l gu ar ian of the S ac r e f d d
su r e, to the e
ndthat you m ay ha e and enjoy al l v
f r an c h is es an d p r i il eg es an d p r e rvo gat i e s v
d d f d
,
i g
n t o t h e e
g r ee a n d ign ity n o w c o n er r e
(I l l u str i o u s C o m m ander i n Chie then str i es f k

b d
l a e of his swor d
fiv e l ight l ows on the b
of the c an i a dd
te )
f b
.
a n der in C hi e — Rise m y r other

f b
.
a n de r in Chi e S u l im e P r inc e
— s, Car r y
R etu r n S wor s ! d ’
an der in C hi e — f
Re c ei e the co l ar or sash Its v l
b
.
an em l em o f sor r ow an d m ou r ning f or the

f
an d su f er ings o f hu m an ity Y ou ha e wor n v
d f
.
c ol or 1 n other egr ees an d ar e am il iar w ith it

b f v
.
wear it ec au se ou r e f or ts ha e n ot yet se
e hap p in ess o f ou r b
r ethr en, an d the hi her
g
in M a sonr y, the m or e we ee an d ep or e the f l d l
f the p eop l e
l
.
al so an d wear this T eu tonic c r oss o f go d
d v v
,
o f the o r er Deser e it by you r ser i ces,

.
shall her eaf e t

r r ender to the good c au se in
4 46
‘
S UB L I M E P R I
'
NO E '
O F TH ERO Y Q
A L s O RET .
whic h you n ow cl aim to be

'
a chie f an d le
a d er .
Su bl im
P r in c e Gr an d M aster of Cer em onies, c on d u ct this th
you n est
g of the P r in cgs
‘
u nder the b ann er of the or
and b
l et his r ethr en l oo u p on him an d he u p on k
( C a n i at dd
e is c on u c te b y t h e G r adn M d
a s t e r o f d
m o n i es u n er d the ann er and p l a b
c e r o n tin
g d f
b r ethr en )
f b
.
Co m m a n der in Chi e — S u l im e P r in c es of this R

Gr an d
Co n sistor y, p r o c l aim o ur I
l l u st r i o u s br o I
b
A B a S u l im e P r in c e o f the R oyal S ec r et,
d d
. . . .
egr ee of the A n c ien t an d A cc ep te -

R ite, an d
or a r y m em b
er o f the Gr an d Con sistor y f o r the S t ate 0
an d I q
r e u ir e yo u an d al l S u bhm e P r in c es o f th
v k d
,
R oyal S ec r et e er ywher e to ac no wl e ge an d r ec ogniz

’
him as su c h
d
.
SIS S ec on
—
M ason 1 c RA S S M A
C o m m a n der in Chi ef Su bl im e P r in ce Gr an M ast
fl
d
of Cer em on 1 es, c on du c t the c an i ate to the dd
hon or ( G r a n M ast er o f C erdem o n ies c o n u c ts d
d f d I d
.
ate to l e t han of l lu str iou s Co m m an er in “

;
C om m a n der in
ther , f or m ysel f
si sto r y on you r r ec e tion as a S u l im e
p
-
b
R oyal S ec r et, an d on you r a m ission as a d
d
bo y, an d I ‘
beg you to a cc ep t ou r sin c er e assu r a
b r other l y a f ec tion an d esteem f
f b
.
C o m m a n der in Chi e — S u l im e P r inc es, r etu
d d
,
sw or s! B e seate !
'
Co m m an der in Chi e — Su l im e P r ince Gr an M in f b d

v fl d
,
ter o f S tate, you ha e the o or ( G r a n M in i s ter
v dd
. 1
S tate : del i er s an a r ess )

f k
.
C om m an der t n Chie —
( S t r i es o n e w it h t h e P om m
i
F st
r L i eu ten a n t Co m m a n d er — ( S t r i es On e ) k
k
.
S ec on d L i eu tena n t C o m m a n der —
( S tr i es o n e )
f
.
C o m m a n der in C hi e —
S u bl im e P r in c es V al iant F i w
CLOS I NG CER E
MON I ES
S U BL I M E P R I N CE on T H E RO YA L S ECRET .
C om m an der in Chie — f ( S tr ik es one with p om m e l of

his swor ) d
k
.
F ir s t L ieu tenant Com m an d er —

{ S tri es one with
p o m m el o f his swo r ) d
k
.
S econ d L ieu tenan t Com d ( S t i m an W it h er — r es one

d
“
m m el o f his swor
p o
) .
C o m m an d Chi f S bl i
er in P i e —
l t s u t m e r nc es, e u no
l ik e un g t f l h
ra e u il d b ct h k l r ent H
e v l y an ess o ou r ea en
F tha f
er , th or
y b l
e m ani g w hi h h i l
ess n v i g ksi d c ln s o n n
h h b t wd p
,
ness, e as es o Th p
e u t f
on u s e o o r es o us
d bl i g d q it f th and
.
a th ou san ess n s, an 1s u o a ou s ca
ti es th f m e orf whi h G d er o ld h v d c o c ou a e
an d th l tte a t uper c as hi H h on bl d m e as ena e us
d
.
so m e
g oo d by hani i d w y h p
s a t d t il l
e m a o e o o s
f b
,
an d w pp e a eart to hi n ear eswh w m en e c on er e
L t l v d d
,
on ll
a m en g et it u o d e, t
rai e an a or a on e
b b ightlyt w d H v
.
urn oF th i ou r a er n ea en, on
wrd
r ar s
a lt arOf h ou r t d ear s an p w l
as o s ar e o er ess
p r ess a ll t h t w ag h t t f l
e ou t w d h i l
o t‘
ee d o ar m e us a
xp iv y b l f t b th
,
th e e r ess e s m o o ou r d an c 1 en re r en an
hi m th p f e er f th p
u m es o t i e u r es n c en se
Chi f O d S bl i
.
C om m a n d er in e P— r er u m e r 1 nc es, a
un dr e ar m s! ( Al l i d w th i w d d r se, ra e r s or s an c om e
a c ar r y th I l l te i C us r dou s i C h i f th
om m p an er n e en as
'
d d f
,
h is s w r o n u h i l t er t h s p i e t t o t h
ar m e o n e r ear a
d w w d l v hi at a d p d t w d
, ,
o n ar s, ea es s se n r o c ee s o ar s
a lt f p f
ar o er whi h u m es St l w y b c
p p
m u d a a s e re ar e
the occ asi on

PH I LO S OPH I C AL A N ALYS I S
T H I RT YS -
D ECO N D
; S U M P
EGREE O R, BL I E RI N CE O F T H E
RO Y AL S ECRET .
he Fr enc h v J b ~
k
R e o l u t io n — a co i ns L i e Chi c ago A nar c hi st — s Lo dfge a nd
Ro m i s h D es p o t sm
i
fJ d
—
d
M a so nr y i s a R e l i g i on— M a e T wo o l
m a so nr y Co n es s e l y D ei s t i c —
fd
D eni a l s t ha t M a so nr y i s a R el i g io n—
M o r e the C hi l ofd
D ei sm i s P r a c t i c a l A t hei sm —
P r oo
d
t ha t
H el l — F r e e
A o p t s t he
M o t to o f the esu i t s T hey Shal l B e R oo t ed Up .
d
T his egr ee or 1 g1 nat ed thi r ty year s e or e the F r ench bf
l
R ev ol u tion o f 1 789, and was acti e in p r o u c ing it v d
d d
.
T he l o ge theor y was that of the anar chists o f to ay,

if in stitu tion s o r r el igion, an d go er nm ent wer e v
d
she , hu m an p assions l ike fl d
u i s, w ou l find their d
v
.
in u ni er sal p eac e an d hap p in ess Co m m u nists

k b”
. .
r ing, an d hu ng their ishop s to l am p

p r o c l aim e d b“
l i ert
y q
a nd e u al it , an d
y p “u t th e ir
r el i iou s c r ee
g d v
o er the
g at e o f t he ir c e
”
m e te r y : T h er e
is n o Go d D ea th is an eter na l s leep
! T he l ast de
q d d b
.
e f t h e i r s stem r e u ir e t h an idate t o sta h i s

g r e o y e c
b f d
r o ther , or n ear est r ien , as a tr aito r t o the o g e, an d ld
d
am i b d
the r other s gr o an s, an d p l ea ings f or his l i e, f
d dd vd d
l ai the c an i ate s gl o e han
’
on the eatin g b
b o f a l am bb d A n d, if he sta e , they r em o e the vd
v
.
er , and swor e him to en gean c e again st Chu r c h

“ ”
This was T he R ega l S ecr et T his ex
v d
.
engeanc e swor n in thi s an d other egr ees o f
day ( S ee R o b i s o n s C o ns ir a c
p y p 2 9 9 B u t, in
d
. .
,
c ou ntr y, an d at this day, this egr ee ,i s sen sel ess,
b b f
wor thl ess I ts l u ster a ou t r eeing the p eop l e, is
f d
.
n in gl ess, and itsel not wor th r ea ing

” d
.
“
u t how hap p en s this onc e N e p lu s u ltr a egr ee to
p r ol ix and stu id as to be scar ce wor th r ea in

p g
?
d
4 50 J A CO B I N S LI KE C H I CA GO A N A R C H I S T S .
The ans wer this : when o r m

1s f ed by J ac obin J esu its,
in 1 75 4 , in the J esu its Col l ege
’
of Cl er m ont, P ar is it
” dd
. ,
“
was the M i litar
y O r
g aniz a tion as , the c an i ate was
tol d ( S
. ee p g
a e I t then c r owned th e Rite o i ~
" *
f
P er ection o f 2 5 degr ees, which was adop ted by the “
l
' '
Cou nci of Em p er or s, f ou r year s l at er ,that is, m 1 75 8 .
k
/
( S ee n ote T he J ac obins, li e the Chic ago anar
wer e then s ecr etly swear ing to do what

‘
chists l atelyhu ng
they -
a f tew d
r ar s did, wage war on the goVer nm ent .:
Hen ce this 32n d gr a e was n ot c all e

”
d d a degr ee bu t ,
an
“
or gani z a ti on as it was B u t when a ,
. d o
p te d by M c r in s
’
So v er eign I n sp ector s, at Char l eston, S C , in 1 80 1 . . no
d B
_
war was then c ontem p l ate but by A ar on u r r and , ,
f f
,
he was soon tr ied by J e f er son f or his l i e T he c ou n

‘
'
f fid
‘
tr y was then p eac e u l , and sati s e an d p l eased with

f d d v
“
their r ee c onstitu tion a o p te in 1 78 9 only twel e , ,
bf l d
,
ars e or e O f c ou r se n o fighti ng was c ontem

p ate
ye .
,
.
T r u e F r ench y
s m p at hi z er s el ecte d Jeff er son that year ;
b u t the F r ench r ev ol u tio n had r eac e t d ,
and the M onr oe
d oc tr i n e was soon ad op te d , to k eep the U nite d S tates .
f r ee f r om f or eign entangl em ents. M asonr y now did n ot
m ean fig h t but.
,
f alse wor ship .
What then wer e Dal cho Mi tchell P r ov ost to do ?

an d
T hey had r esol vd e on an A ncient an d A c c ep te S c ot d

tish R ite
”to r u le the fl a se wor ship s o f M asonr y
d d d l
,
thr ou g hou t the wor l . T hey a op te a sc a e o f thir ty

two degr ees ; and t hi s M il it ar y p l e
ag e
c er ed a t t h e d
head b ec au s , t ha b
e i d e en a s t he n o te s a n d r i tu al sa y
d
,
the Ne P u l s U l tr a d eg r e e” a n d i t w o u l n o t d o i t o
d
.
l v
ea e it ou t T hey t e ef or e s
h r .
tr et ch e 1 t, a
n d s tu fi ed 1 t
into its p r esent shap e, p ol xe
r i n ou g ,h H en c e th e b o t c h
p fl
otch y um m er of a c am p of nine Si
.
d es
, wi th stu pi d
Masonic exp anations f or
,
l ev er
y ”
cor ner ;
4 52 DEN I A L s T H A T M A S O N R Y I s A REL I GI O N .
S ov er eign ; ( S ee pp 476 . bu t n one ar e b ap t z e i di n

H is nam e, nor do they cel e b r ate H is d eath.b ed T he r a
d kf k ll
t
is eaten and the wine run r om h u m an s u s, ln

honor of .
d ev il s, not
Chr ist ; an d thou r s s ca e gh Ch i t i
‘
l l d
sov er el gn, they tr am p l e o n H is l aw W”hy, then, do , . .
they p ay H im these em p ty c om p l im ents ? Pl ainl y, to

d w in ignor ant wea
ra , k ,
an d wor ldly Chr istians, and
this is what they achie e v .
N othing 1 s m or e c om m on, than the d enia l th t F a r ee;
m asonr y is a re ligi on .
‘
This d enial 1 s m a d by ny
e m a
M asons ,
an d by
'
al l J ack M asons, who hear

-
th b d
e ur ens
of the l dg
o e, whil e cl aIm In
g m er it f or no t j i i g it
o n n .
Bu t the d i t”
i t v w l th t M
m any s
y i nc a o a s, a
“
asonr s a re
ligi u in ti t ti
o s s d by th high t M i
u on, m a e e es ason c au
th iti
or h v b es, g iv i t
a e h i w w d
een Th en n e r o n or s
. e
di b l i l f t f th y t p p this;
'
\
ca cr a i o s s em ear s n
”
a o e a v
t d iti d
“
whil e , w
rahi h on s l ig c ar e m an m a e re I O ns, cr u
”
-
“
c ified the S on of Go d, they wor ship the cr es t the
,
tool by which they tor tu r e d Hi m ,

to m a e k b li v
e e e they
wer e op p o se to H is cr u c i d fix i on an d tor tu r e, as if the
assassin shou l dk lbf n ee e or e the d agger , with which he
sta bb d e his V i ti Nc m . or is this al l , Or the wor st
c l aim ing that they u nite a l l r el igion s in one, they re
n ou nc e an d e cl u x d
God and r eligion of the i e
e the B bl ,
as
“
b
d?
igote an d n ar r ow T hey wor only in Chr istian . k .
d b b v
l an s not i n ar ar ou s and sa age c ou ntr ies and they
”
,
d b ig t d th l igi f th l nd wh
,
“
enou nce as o e e re on o e a s er e
th y w k
e A d t or w th i f l h d with f l y
n o cr o n e r a se oo e on
d f l l y p p p i t th p
. ,
th y t l
e s ea an ip l a d
a se a ro r a e e r 1 nc es n
f it f th G p l f Ch i t Th q t ti whi h
ru s o e os e o r s e uo a on s c
w giv b l w t Onl y p v th t M
.
e e e o y lnoi t b r o e a asonr c a m s o e
d th t it thi tl
,
a rel igi b t th t on , ligi u e p r ue r e on, an a s s es ro

P ROO F TH A T M A SO N R Y I s A REL IGIO N . 4 53
fies, an d sa es m en ; v To b egin with the Enter ed A p

r entic e
p
“
T her e he stan d s withou t ou r p or tal s, on the thr eshol d
of this new M asonic l i f e, d k
in ar ness , p
hel l essn ess and
b een w d ian er ng am i d the er r or s,
v d v with th p ll tion
an d c o er e o er e o u s of the ou ter an d
p f w ld
r o ane h q i i
or gy
l t , e c o m es In u r n o ou r d o or s, see k
i g th
n w b i th d
e nek i g withd r ,
a n as n a.
ra wal of the v il
e
whi h cl d ivi tr th f hi
c onc ea s
"
ne u r om s u nin itiate d sight .
T her e is to be . n ot sim l
p y a change f or the
f u tu r e, bu t al so an e xti nction of a
p ;st f or in i
the
t ia tion
is, as wer e a eath to
it d d
the wor l , and a r esu r r ection
“
to a new i e
” lf .
,
M ac k ey s Ritu a list p p 22
’
, .
-
3 .
T his is S atan
’
tr a esty
s v an d b u r les u e o f q B ibl n e co
Viction of sin, an d see i ng k r el igion . T he F ll w C ft

e o ra
is stil l c om p assing l M t S inai T henf ll o o ws the ne w

”
. .
bi thr ,
or r egener ation, not
“
by the H l y o Ghost bu t ,
by the thir , d or M aster s

’
dg e r ee .
“
T his has v er y r O er l v
p p b een c al e l d th e su blim e degr ee
o f Maas ter Mas on a s well f o r the s o em l nity of the
f d
,
c er em onies which acc om p any it as f or the p r o ou n ,
lessons o f wis o m d
which it incu l cates T he im p or tant .
d esign of the dg e r ee 1 s to sym b l izo the gr eat

e d o ctr ine
of the r esu r r ection of t he b dyo ,

and the im m or ta lity
of the sou l ; an d hen ce it has een r em ar k ed by a l ear ne b o
d
d
wr iter o f ou r O r er , that the M aster M ason r ep r esents a
m an sav e dfo r m the gr a v e of ini qity, an d r aise
u dt o the
f aith of sa l v ti
M a c lceg s
a on .
_
’
R itu al is t p 1 0 9 , . .
f ll w
Then o o s the M asonic l ying in, m which the -
d vl
e i acts a s m i wi e The ho o win d f
al l s the o ge d kf , ld
bd d
.
l n d t s an d th w a ge r e an d be
”
a s am
p e ear y
c ap s , ,
f oo ed l can d id ate e xp er iences su ch a

‘
change o f hear t ,
wor oLD M oRE TH E CHi jn or
'
454 M A DE T
‘
H ELL .
as S au l an d Ju d I as sc ar iot did ft
a er Sa
tan enter e d
them ( S 1 S 1 6, 1 4 ; an d J u o 1 3,
‘
. ee am .
.
“
T H E S H O CK OE EN TRA N CE isthen the Sym
“
bl o of the
di sr u p tio n of the c an dd i t
a e f r om the ties
‘
of the wor l d
d f
,
and his Intr o u c tionIt is pthe

into the l i e of Masonr y
bl fi d
.
s m
y o o f the ag on ies o f th e r st e a th, and of the
thr oesOf the new bir thf fi— M a c k ey s R itu a list
-
‘
’
p 2 4 , . .
This change I s no t I m agi n ar y, bu t r eal T he testi

d
.
”
m ony o f Chr ist, c onc er n in h i t l t
g su c
p r es m a e p r o se y es
-
is b
They ec om e two o ld m or e the chi ld of hel l than
'
f
f
,
be or e. ( M a th . Witness S au l
’
s attem p t t o
m ur d vd er Da i an d J onathan, and A r ensdor f
’
s m ur d er
of Ha dd k oc ,
of S iou x
City B u t not .
‘
al l M asons
'
ex
p er ienc e this f f ear u l c han e o f hear t

g . T he
‘
a er a v ge
of M asons Who atte d d

n l o ge m eetings r egu l ar l y, is only-
one in fiv e O nly those,who e ie e in an d p r ac tic e bl v

”
.
d w hip b
l o ge -
or s p , t h d
ec om e
g f t h
“
ossesse d by e o o e;
d A ft Mo g
l o ge . er d th f th f th r an s
’
m ur er , r ee r
ou r s b
‘
l dg s f th U it d St t g v p th i h t
o e o e n e a es a e u e r c ar er s.
Th i i g
e r em a n n f th d lib t ly b one -
ou r ,
e er a e ec am e ac ces
i
sor es t th h ib l i h m
o e de f M g b
or r e n u an m u r r o or an , e
for e or ft th f t a They
er
’
li h d d d he d t
e
'
ac re s e an a re o
”
'
.
.
Ma i son cw k w hip ; d th i f l i h h ts
“
or or or s an
“
e r oo s ear
”
-
w b li d d
,
er e n e .
Of th f t th t M e wh
ac th b wit h d with
a ason s o ar e us -
e c e
d b v f
.
ry d l i it t b h i th
’
sor ce g n ,
r e ar g
a p e e e o e a re 1 or ,
e r oo
i b nd t T h th i
s a u an bl t w it y
. us e r a es r er sa s
S p e l tiv M
.
“ i
cu a y i th ppeli t d asonr t s e a c a l on an sanc
fi tica hf th w k i g t l
on d i pl
e t th
or l s n o o s an m em en s, e r u e
an d p i ip l f p
r nc tiv M es o y t th v o t i er a e a sonr o e en er a on
fi
,
T h l
’
o f G d dto h p i an t i f th h e t ur Sp ca on o e ear e ec u a
d
.
tiv M
_
e i g ga son i th s en st t i f ap i e t n e c on ru c on : o a s ri
n nd sp otl ess, fit f or the

[
u al t em p l e i his hear t, p u r e
,
a
4 56 DEI S M I s P RA CTI CA L A TH EISM .
sou l , tenets, which by its p ecu l iar sym b lic

o l angu ages,
it has p r eser v d f it f d ti
e d til l
r om ti s ou n a on, an s c on nu es
the sam e b tif l w y t t h B y d thi
eau u a o eac . e on s f or
r el i iou s
g f ith w a t n t d t g
, e m us o an c an no o .
M a c k ey s M as onic J u r isp r u denc e p age 9 5

i
, .
“
The r el igion then o f M ason r y is u r e theism n
p , o
df b
,
which its if er ent m em er s engr aft their own p ecu l iar

,
“
d
.
op in ion s bu t the n t it t d t int o u c e them

, y ar e o p er m e o r
into the lo dg e, or to c onn ect their tr u th Or fl

a seho o d '
with the tr u th of M asonr y ” M aclee s L exic on A r t

y
_
.
,
R eligion .
“
A l l the c er em onies of ou r or d er ar e
p r e acfe d and
ter m inate d with p r a er
y , b ec au se M a sonr y is a r eligio u s
in stitu tion and b ec au se b

we ther e y show ou r dp de en
en c e on, a n d ou r
‘
f aith an d tr u st
” l fi
in Go dl -
M a clcey s
’
L exic on A r t P r ayer
, .
“
T his is the sc o p e and aim of its r itu al T he M aster
d
.
M ason r ep r esents m an when you th, m an ho o , ol d a ge,

f
a n d l i e itsel f
ha e p asse a way as veetin g sha o s, d fl dw
y et r a ise r o mdft he gr a e o f in i u ity, an d u ic en ev q q k d
b
into another an d etter e isten c e B y its l egend an d al l x
d v f
.
its r itu al it is im p l ie that we ha e been r edeem ed r om

d
the eath o f sin a d sep u c r e of p oll tion l
n l h u — M a c k ey s ” ’
R i tu a lis t p 1 0 9
k q d
. .
,
These an d the li e u otation s m ight be c ontinu e to

x
an y e tent an d r om f df
if er ent au tho r s Bu t these wil l
ffi
.
su c e to settl e the q u esti on with all r atio nal an d in
d
tel l igent r ea er s A n d if on c e the m inistr y a n d c hu r ches
d f
.
o f this c ou n tr y c an be p ossesse of these ac ts, ther e
d d
“
will be r aise to God on e gener al c r y ; as when P r esi ent

d
L in c ol n c all e the A m er i c an p eop l e to u nite in p r ayer
d v f
f or el i er anc e r om the cu r se o f the sl a er y war D eism v
fi
.
is p r ac tic al atheism F or the in nite Go d cann ot be

d fi d f
.
r eac he by nite m in s, bu t onl y thr ou gh a m er c i u l

d
Me iator .
A Dor Ts TH E M O T T o o n T H E J ES U I T S
Bu t the k ey to the im p or tanc e of this 32nd d egr ee, is
its M O TT o
“
A d m ajor em D ei g l or ia m N o t e 3 7 0 . .
This is the m otto O f th e J esu its ; w h o ,

w ith th e a p o st a t e
R am say, m a d h
e t e e
s F r e n c h eg r ees ,
al s e y c d
al l e S c o t f l d
tish This m otto was ad op te d by their f d Ig
ou n er ,
na
d whi h h
.
tiu s L oyo la ; and i s stil l the m otto o f the or er c e
f ou n dd e d h p l f th H ly M ty
in an u n er gr ou n d c a e o e o ar rs
v f l d
,
i 1
n 5 34 t y t L
se en een t h i h i T h
ear s a er u er na e s eses
hd b g 1 5 1 7 Th f
,
t th h
o e c t Witt n
urc oor a e er ,
In . e r e or m a
ti h d
on l y f i ly b g
a on d thi a r d g d
e u n, an s un er i ou n
t
sec r e d f J it m t th R f ti
or er o esu d h
s e
‘
e
'
e or m a on, an as
t d it b k S p i ip li ti i G ny
u r ne ac . om e r nc a es n er m a ,
onc e
P te t
ro t s an w d , P i h
ar e n o
p p in C ! T hu tn erd o s r es a or er
w l P p d e p hib it d by it
EM
. no
asonr i
r u es
w T h
th gh
d
s no w
o
il l fi d
e om
th b
,
v t
ou
t
e r ea er
on c
n
r o e
e a o e m o
,
as
o
y .
on
p g 1 4 a f eth i tr d ,
tio d th f e nd i
g of thuc
e
on, an e ou n n o
d
or er on
p g 9 f t h H i
a t y fe th So i ty f e J
“
s or o e oc e o esu s .
B a l tim o r
k e 1 8 78 . A nd on
p ages 12 and 1 3 he says, that
in the Vill g a e of L asor ta, near R om e, while p r aying ,
he
w as
“
d zzl d a e by a b il li
r ant l ight and
“
the entir e
histor y of the or d er , sa s
y the histor ian, is bu t
“ "
a de
Vi i ”
,
v el op m ent o f that s o n.
N ow, if that l ight had een r om God, as was that b f

which shone ar ou n P au l , at his c on er sion, L oyol a s
’
d v
li f e wou l dhv b a e or ne the sam e f r u it which P au l ’
s did,
instea d of the ignor anc e, su p er stition, an d p er secu tion
which has kd
tr ac e P ap acy e er sin ce ; an d n ow f u r v
nishes sal o on -
k eep er s f or ou r c ities, and c ar r ies their
v otes to l ic ense p au p er ism , c r im e, l asp hem y, an d woe b
f v
.
Bu t if that l ight was r om S atan , who is Chr ist s r i al

’
f d x f
[
an d c ou n ter eit, then we shou l e p ec t the r u its, whic h
f
we see ol l ow the P ap acy e er ywher e T hen that su p er v
ll l f
.
natu r a ight was Masonic i ht, whose r u its ar e the

g
4 58 TH E Y S H A LL B E RO O TED U P .
”
sam e. A nd ou r v
S a ior has tol u s
”
d
y e sh a ll k n ow th em . T h e d
se l o ges ar e n ot of Go d ’
s
pl an tin g, a n d w e h a e
”
vth e w o r odf Chr ist,
“
they
sha ll be r ooted u p . 13 ) L et us l oo k
f or the f fi
u l llm ent of that gl or iou s p r om ise .
\
4 60 V
S O EREI GN GRA N D I N S P EC T O R GEN ERA L .
9 th I
The l l u str iou s Gr an Cap tain o f the Gu ar s
. d d
d
.
Ther e shal l be ap p om ted a Gr an S en eschal who m u st

e
I
be a D ep u ty n sp ector Gener al bu t not a Constitu ent
of this S u p r em e Cou n c il .
DECO RA T I O N S
39 3
— H angings p u r p le with ks el eto n s,
d eath s
’
hea d s, c r oss b ones, etc .
, p ainte d or em b id d ro er e
ther eon . fi t th
In the East a m agni c en r on e ; v it
o er a
p p ur l py t i
e c ano d w i t h g l d B r m m e t h th py o enea e c an o
i s a t p r an s
y p t iar enc
g d l t i th
r e r esen t f n a e a, n e c en r e o
"
whi h c th i ff b l
ar e seen h t e th
ne t
a e c ar a c er s, n ear e c en r e
o f th i q d g l p d t l v d with
e r o om s a ua r an u ar e es a co er e
sc ar l t l th e whi h c o t k d w d O th
on c r es s a na e s or n e
th id b i klt
, .
no r f th s il h
e o e c ou n c t c am er s a s e e on er ec
h l d i g th w hit b d p p it whi h
,
o n f th
e e an n er o e or er , O os e c
fl g f th Ov
,
i th S th i
n e ou t y s a a th into e cou n r er e er
b f b
.
i or
p ti f
or th t a on o i l e en r i g t h
nce s a u e sc ar ear n e
d vi D M g J O th E t i “ ” dl n
e ce eu s eu m ue u s. e as s a c an e a
b r a with fi b h i th W t ve r an c with t h
es, n e es one r ee
b h i th N th with gl b h d i
r an c es, n e or
’
one a Sl n e r an c an n
with tw b
,
th S th
e th
ou ano h 5 + 3 + I+ 2 ( 1 1 )
er o r an c es
l ight s
w d b v d t B b
.
Th e s tior a o e m en p i l on e r es s on an o en e
th p i t f th
e o n w d p inti g t w d th
o e s or th t o n o ar s e sou eas
ll e t d th id
.
Th b th f th
‘
e m em er s ar e a S a e on e so u s e o e
r oo m T heC . il Ch b x
h p d th
ou n c am er i s s a e us
No
T h e d i dt d
c an t w a e y goesl i no S ear an r e a a
or j wl t ie e g w T
u n cs h M t or f Co i
ns e as er o er em on es
b i g t h i hi ight h d d i g th fi t
.
i
c ar r es a urn n or c n s r an ur n e rs
sec tion of the c er em onies
f b fN ot e 3 93 .— D ec or a t i o ns .
“
d
l o g e r oo m d db
ou ght
A e si es i t s nec ess a r y b d d
d
,
u r ni t u r e, to b e o r n a m en t e wi th ec o r a t io ns whi c h whi l e t hey a o r n

bj v k k
,
a nd e a u t i y i t , wi l l no t b e u n su i t a l e t o i t s s a c r e c h a r ac t er O n t hi s
f d d k x vk d d
.
su ec t D r O l i er i n hi s B o o of t he L o dg e ( c h v p m a es t he . .
, .
”
‘
,
o l lowi ng Ju i c io u s r e m a r s: T he e p er t M a so n wi l l be co n i nc e t ha t
d d d
t he wa l l s o f a L o g e r oo m o u g ht nei t her t o b e fi b so l u t el y n a e
b nor t oo
'
v d d
A c h a s t e d i s p o sa l o f s y m o l i c a l o r na m ent s i n t he r i g h t
v k
’
m u ch ec o r a t e
b k
.
l a c e s a n d a c co r i ng t o p r o p r i e t y r el i e es t he u l l ne s s a n d a c u it y o f
p
b b
,
wil l p r o du c e a s t r i i ng
,
a l an s p a c e, a nd tho u g h b u t s p a r i ng l y u s e
, ,
i m p r es s io n , a n d c o nt r i u t e t o t he g e ner a l e au t y a nd so l e m ni ty of t he
’
— M k e
’
s E nc c
y pl o a e d i a o f F r eem a so n r
y A r t i c l e D e c or a t i on s
scen e . a c y , .
OPEN I NG CEREMQNIES
S O VEREI GN GRA N D IN SP EOT O R GEN ERA L .
M ost P u issan t S ov er eign Gr an d Corn ( D r awing hi s —
s wor d) . P u issant L ieu ten ant Gr an Co m m an er , a r e d d

yo u satis fid
e that al l within this sacr e d asyl u m ar e
Gr an dI nsp ec tor s Gen er a ? l

P u issan t L i eu tenan t Gr and Conn— M ost P uissant
So v er ei gn Gr an d I wil l
Com m an
y d l f
er , assu r e m se .
P i t Li t G
u ssan dC en . I ll t i G d M
r an orn —
‘
us r ou s r an as
t er G l f C
en er a ni o ti f y y
er em o l f th t l l p
es, sa s ou r se a a r es
en t h v b a e x lt d t th l t d g f S b li
een e a e o e - as e r ee o u m e
M asonry ( T h G d M et G l
r an f C a s er i en er a o er em on es
d b b fi d
.
p asses ar ou n th C il C h e d
ou n c i g t i am er an e n sa s e
th t l l p
a a t G
r esen dI p t G l
ar e r an n s ec or s en er a c au ses
d S hlt th d
,
th G e r an en esc a o sec u r e e o or
G dM t G
r an l f C
as er i
en er a P i o t Li er em on es— u ssan eu
t enan t G l C en er a d o m m anb t Chi f f Ex l t d

er n on e u e s o a e
d
,
M asonry p tar eT h i S
r esen A .
y l i s ac r e s um s sec u r e
N ot e 39 4 —
T he o nl y
.d d f d
“
eg r ee c o n e r r e i n t he S u p r em e Cou nc i l S c o t c h
b d v
.
M a so nr y a nd t he t hir t y t hi r a nd l a s t -
u p o n t he c a t a l o g u e o f t ha t s y s
b k d b d d
,
t em I t ha s no hi s t o r i c a l a l l u s io n s , e i ng p u r el y a m i ni st r a ti e T her e
b k d d d
.
T he jewe 1 i s t he wi t h
.
i s no a p r o n lac ou l e he a e e a g l e o f P r u s sm
-
kd dd d d f b d f b d
. ,
,
ea s , c r o wne wi t h a n i m p er i a l c r o wn o f g o l
_
g o l den a nd h o l i ng a
v b
,
na e s wo r i n i t s c l a ws T he a g e i s a whi t e s a sh o u r i nc he s r oa .
b d d d d
.
,
e ge wi t h g o l r i ng e , ha i n g a t t he w
o t to m a r ed a nd hi t e ro se a nd
d d
.
o n t he r e a s t , a g o l en t r i a ng l e , s u r r o u n e by t he s u n a n d i s p l a y i ng
kdd d
-
,
wi t hi n , t he fig u r e s O n e a c h s i e o f t he t r i a ng l e , a t t he i s t a nc e o f
t wo i nc hes i s a n a e
b d
'
ag g e r T he m o t t o o f t he e g r ee i s D eu s m e u m q u e
v
.
, _
j u s— Go d a nd m y r i g ht T he a s s e m l y is t er m e a S u p r e m e Co u nei l .
v d dd d k
.
M o st
'
T he l i g ht s a r e e 1e en T he h a ng i ng s a r e p u r p l e T he O ffi ce r s a r e :
d
. .
P u i ss a nt S o er e i g n G r a n C o m m a n er r e p r es ent i ng F r e er i c II of
d d
,
P r u ss i a ; P u i s s a nt L i eu t en a n t Gr an Co m m a n e r S ec r e t a r y G e ner a l ,
d d d d d d
,
T r ea s u r er G e ner a l , G r a n M i nis t e r o f S t a t e Gr an M a s t er o f C er e
k f b w d dw
,
m o n i es , G r a n C a p t a i n o f t he G u a r , G r a n M a r sh a l' a nd G r a n S tan ar
B e a r er . H o u r s o f wo r r om
, the t i m e when t he or of t o r er is
— M or r
.
,
to i l l u m e t he Co u n c il .
fiz
en u nt i l the m o r ni ng su n eg i ns s
soni c Dic t iona r y , A r tic l e S ov er ei gn Gr and Insp ec t or Gener al .
4 62 SO V EREI GN GRA N D I N SPECTO R GENERAL .
an d the Gr an dS enesc ha l f
is car e ul l y gu ar ingou r p or d '
t als .
i
P u issan t L ent Gr and Com .
l
— ¥ M o t P u issant S ov er
s l .
'
eign Gr an d d
Com m an er , al l p r esent ar e S u p r em e Chie s f
of E al te x d
Masonr y and we ar e we l secu r e by the ~
l d
Gr an dS eneshal .
M ost P u issant S on Gr and Gom .

—
.
’
T1 s
‘
we ll . F r om
whenc e Ou ?
‘
c am e y
P u issant L i en t Grand 0 0 m .
—
. F r om the cr a dl e,
p ass
“
f
ing thr ou gh l i e towar s o u r d c o m m on l ot— the gr a v e .
M oat P u issant S on Gr and Gar d . . Yo

— ur du tV ?
P u issant L i eu t Gr an d Corn To .
-
aid the su ff er ing o f
hu m anity up on the r oa Of i e d lf .
M ost P u issan t S on Gr and What . Cora — is the hou r

“ ’
P u issant M ea t Gr and Corn — It is the hou r f or th1 s

.
-
S u p r em Cou n c il to e ote to its u ties:

e dv d
M ost P u issan t Gr a n d Corn — A n d tho se u ties d
ar e to God, o u r c ou n tr y an d the or er l l u str iou s d I
d
.
Gr an M aster Gen er al o f Cer em on i es r ec e1 v e the watch

wo r d (“
T h e G r an M a sted
r Gen er al r ec ei es the watch
”
v
d
.
wor D eu s M eu m gu e J a e an d the answer , M y Go d

f b d
.
,
an d m y R ight r om each m em er , an d stan ing at the

al tar p r on o u n ces it al ou d .
M ost P u issan t Son Gr an d C onn My God and M y

” db d
.
T he watc h wo r
_
R ight ein
-
g c or r e c t an d o u r S acr e
I b
.
asyl u m secu r e, o c l aim b t h e tic nu e r s, that

p r y m y s m
this S u p r em e Cou n cil o f the thir ty thir and l ast egr ee -

d d
O f the A n c ien t an d A c c ep te S c ottish R ite f or thed
d
U nite S ta tes o f A m er ic a, its ter r itor ies and ep en en d d
c i es, wil l o p en f or the gl or y o f God L et u s im p l or e his
k
.
assist anc e 1 n o u r str u ggl e f or Ju stice an d r ight ( S tr i es
d
.
0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 with the hil t o f his Wor , which he

then s heaths )
k
.
P u issant L ieu t Gr and Com .

—
( S t r i es 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
00 , in the sam e m anner ) .
4 64 V
SO EREIGN GRA N D I N S PECTO R GEN ERA L .
P u iSSan t L i eu t . Co m —
( I n a
s m e m anner ,
0 00 00 0 0 0 0
M os t Pu issant S on Gr and C . o rn .— Peer s and Ill us
tr ions B r ethr en, this S u p r em e Cou nc il o f the

thir d an d l ast d egr ee f or the U nite d
States Of Am er ic a,
its ter r itor ies a nd dp d

e en enci es is now op en In the n am e
of Go d . Be Seate d .
( Bu siness i s tr an sacte d and m inu tes
ar e her e r ea d)
.
CHA PT ER LX I I
T H IRT Y TH-
I RD DEGREE, OR S O VEREI GN GRA N D IN S P EC
TO R GEN ER A L .
”
I N I TI A T I O N .
did t i p p d by
.
The can a e s re ar e
b i g d iv t d f hi h e n d es e o s S oes an
h t l th d i bl k b with
a c o e n a ac ro e
t w d l i l i h t d
‘
g ou ; s g or or re a a a e
t p i hi ight a erd bl k n s r an a ac
bl t w d hi
ca e k th o a r ou n s n ec e
d f whi h h l d by th
,
en s o c ar e e e
I ll t i G d M t G l us r ou s r an a s er ener a
f C i t th p p
o ti
er em o n es, a e ro er m e
Th I l l t i dM hl
.
G e u s r ou s r an ar s a
ti t th Ch re b fRfl
r es o e am er o e ec
ti d ll b i g dy h t ik
on, an a e n r ea e s r es
th d f th C on il Ch
e o or o e ou n c am
E
Pr ep r atio n o f b C andidate, er
d
.
33r d Deg r ee .
d d
_
— “
0
N ot e 3 9 5 . S ov er eig n Gr a nd I nsp ec t or G ener al . T he thir t y t hi r a nd -
l a st eg r ee o f t he A n c i e nt a n d A c c ep t e
d
S co t t i sh R i t e T he L a t i n C o n
’
'
dv bd d d
.
‘
s u t u t io ns o f 1 786 c a l l i t T er t i u s e t t r i g e si m u s et s u bl i m i s si m u s g r a u s
’
,
‘
t he t hi r t y t hi r
’
i. e -
a nd m o s t su l i m e eg r ee ; a nd i t i s s t y l e t he
’
P r o t ec to r a n d Co nser a to r o f t he O r er T he sa m e Co nst i t u t io ns in
d d f
. ,
A r tic l e I a nd I I sa y :
v d v v
.
q
‘
T he thi r t y t hi r-
w
e g r ee c o n er s o n t ho s e M a sons ho a r e l eg i t i m a t el y
in est e
[ Su p r e dd
m or u m ] G r an
, ,
d
wi th i t t he u a l i t y t i t l e p r i i l eg e a n d a u tho r it y o f S o er eig n
,
I ns p ec t o r s G en er a l o f t he O r er
,
v f v
.
‘
T he p ec u l i a r u ty o f t hei r m i ssio n i s t o t e ac h a n d enl i ght en t he
vd k d
br et hr en ; t o p r eser e c h a r i t y , u nio n , a n d
d dd
t o m a i nt a in r eg u l a r i t y i n the wo r s o f e a c h k r a t er n a l
eg r ee
l o e a m o ng t he m ;
a nd to ta e c ar e
v
,
t ha t i t i s p r eser e b y o t her s ; t o c a u se t h e o g m a s o c t r i ne s i ns t i t u t es
dd v d fv d v
. , , ,
co nst i t u t io ns s t a t u t e s ; a nd r eg u l a t io n s of the Or er t o b e r e er ent l y
k
,
r eg a r e , a nd t o p r eser e a n d e en t he m on e er y o c ca si o n ; a n d,
bd b d b d
fi na l l y; ev er y wher e t o o c c u p y t hem s el e s i n wo r s o f p eac e a nd m er c y
’
.
o y i n whi c h t he m e m
,
“ hi s
T he er s o f t eg r ee a s sem l e is c a l l e
b d
‘
a S u p r em e Co u n c i l
d v
.
w
j
“
eno t i n g p u r it y
0
Th e sy m o l i c c o l o r o f the deg r ee i s . hi t e , .
T he i st i nc t i e i nsig n i a a r e a sa sh , co l l a r , ewel T eu to ni c c r o ss,
b d d bb b d d d
,
e
d co r a t io n, a nd r ing
f d d
.
“
T he sa sh i s a w r oa -
w
hi t e wa t er e ri on o r er e i th g o l
d v d d
, , ,
bear i ng o n t he r o nt a t r i a ng l e o f g o l g l i tt er i ng wi th r a y s o f go l ,
whi c h ha s in the c ent er t he nu m er a l s 33 wi th a swo r o f sil e r ,

ir ec t e .
4 66 SOV EREIGN GRAND I N S PEC TO R GEN ERA L -
i n Gr an d M a
. r sh l a — 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0
I ll . Gr and Cap t .
i
o -
Gnar d — P u i ssant L ieu tenant
dC d
,
a
-
Gr an om m an er , ther e is an al r m at the door Of the

Cou nc il .
P u issan t L ieu t Gr and Gom . .

—M ost P u issant S ov er A
-
eign Gr an d Com m an d er , ther e I s an al ar m

'
at the d oor
of the Cou ncil .
I ll d
‘
M ost P u issan t i Sov ’

Gr an d COW — u stri ou s Gr an
w
.
M aster Gener al of
‘
Cer em om es, asc er tain h d o ar es to
inter r u p t ou r la b or s.
Gr and M aster Gen of . Ca z — O

( p ening door ) . Who
d ar es to inter r u t ou r l a
p b or s ?
d
,
Gr an d M ar sh al —
( O u tsi
)
e Br other . a
b
S u l im P i e r n c e of the Roya S ecr etg wh l ois sincer el y
d v t d to G d
e o e o ,
his c ou ntr y, an d ou r hol y —
or d ;g er r i ev
ing f or the su ff er ings of hu m an ity, he hum bl y

a d
ission into this S u p r em e Cou nc il , wher e he ho
m
with the assistance of p iv ine Wis om , to accom p l ish d ‘
d u ty to Go d
/
and his b r ethr en.
Gr and M as ter Gen . of —

Cer J ( C l osi
‘
ng the doo
P u issant L ieu tenant S ov er eign Gr an Com m an er , d d
al ar m was m a e by ou r d
l u str iou s Gr an M ar sha ,
'
Il d l
b h lf
e a of b r other S u bl irne P r ince o f a -
dv
.
,
R oyal S ec r et, who is sinc er el y e oted to Go d,
d v
-
c ou ntr y an d ou r hol y o r er ; gr ie ing f or the su if er i

‘
b d
.
'
o f h u m a n it y, h e hu m l y sol i c it s a m ission into
S p e
u r m e C o u n c il wh e r e h e h o p e s with the as sist an o
dv d d
,
i in e wis om ,to ac c om p l ish his u ty to God and

b th
re r en ;
Pa i d M t P i t S Corn —
'
L
issan teu t G r a n o s u ss a n o
d d
.
w
'
i G n C n d t h a l a r m as m a e by
“
e gh r a o m m a
’
er e
d b f b
,
Thu str Ou G
i s r a n M a r s h a l o n eh a l o f r ot he r
b
S u l im e P ri c e
n o f th e R oy al S e c r et,
w ho i s S i
468 S OVEREI GN GRAN D IN P ECT R GENERA S O L
“
fi
the r st of al l T he gr eat u nc r eate c r eator ; or igin o f
’
d
d f
.
.
natu r e B e no t p r ou o f thy exal tation , f or m is or tu ne
k B
.
c an m o st easil tt a th t t h b i d
y a c e
gr ea r o er e ng assu r e
dv d b d
.
,
that you ar e e ote t o you r c ou n tr y, ehol its flag

d b
.
A r e you p r ep ar e to t ak e an o l igation to p r otect and

'
df d
e en this em l em o f you r n ation ? b
Can dida te A nswer s ) .
M ost P u issan t S on Gr an d C om — Then, with you r

d d lf ld
.
r ight han u p on this Swor an d you r e t ho ing this

fl ag, r ep eat a ter m eyou r f
”
F I RS T O BL I GA TI O N .
V
SO EREI GN GRA N D I N S P EC T O R GEN ERA L .
In the n am e of Go d ou r H ea enl y F ather ; in his p r es v

en c e an d that o f these l lu str iou s P r in c es o f E al te I x d
I
M a sonr y, do sol em nl y p r om ise an d v ow to be tr u e
f f wil l I
.
aith u l to m y cou ntr y an d its fiag, an d that

‘
f db d
.
en oth with m y p u r se, m y swor an d with m y l a
S O hel p m e God A m en
‘
k
. .
M ost P u issan t S oc Gr and Con n A S a to en Of

—
d k b
.
fi el ity, sal u te with a iss this em l em o f kn i

h ou r ( C a n i ate isses
'
s w or dd
) k d
K l
. .
M ost P uissan t S on G r an d Cor a — nee m y

“
v vd I
.
Y ou ha e p r o e you r r ight to the c r own n

u
p on y our r ow T
’
b
r u e tis bu t a wr eath 0
.
bu t it is to a M ason m or e p r ic el
‘
k ings It is the c i ic cr own O f

. v
v N ot e 39 6 .
h a i ng t he r a y e d
T he c o l l a r i s o f whi t e wa t e -
t r i a ng l e a t i t s p o i nt a nd the swo r s a t t he d d
i esd S
v
.
-
,
a r eg u l a t io n o f t he S o u t her n S u p r em e Co u nc i l o f t he U ni t e ' S t a t es ,
c o l l ar i s wo r n b y t he a c t i e , a nd the s a sh by t he ho no r a r y m em b er
t he Co u n c il
" ‘
T he eweljd .
is a b kd b
l ac o u l e hea e -
dd d d
e a g l e , wi t h go l en d db k
ea s
d
t a l o ns , ho l i n g i n t he l a tt er a s wor
g o l en c r o wn o f P r u ssi a
“
T he r e d T eu t o ni c c r o ss i s a ffi e
.
xd
of g o l , a nd c r o wne
t o t he l e t f Sd
i e o f the r eas t
Wi t h
b .
f
df d x dd r
T he d eco r a t io n r es t s u p o n a T eu to n i c
r
s t a r , na m el y , o n e or m e b y t hr ee t r i a ng l es
a n d i nt er l a c e
of
d
t h
J
e r i g h t a
ro m
s w o r
t he l o wer p a r t o f t he
e t e n s a n d i n th e o p p o s i t e i r e c t i o
‘
dS d
n i s
zd x d d
of ( a s i
a u r e c ha r g ek
t i s c a l l e ) u st i c e . I n t h e c e nt e r
wi t h a n e a g l e l i e t ha t o n the a nner ha i ng
i s t he h i el
bd
of T
vh e
d d
,
e t
q i B l n n d o n t h e s i i
n ” s t e r s i e a C o m p a s s
-
e r s e a a a c e o r , a
w f t h d — M k
’
E n l‘
s e co n , u n i t e i t h a S u ar e o e ; s e co n . a c e y s c y c
A t i l S i n G n d I n s ec t or G e n e r al .
of F r ee m as o n r
y, r c e o v e r e g r a p
r
which was onl y a ward d t th e o ose who ha d sa e the vd

li f e of a f lle o w t
c r ea u r e By b .
“
ec om in
g a M a so n
yo u
v b b f t f ki d
,
ha e al so ec o m e a en e ac or o m an n .
M ost P u issan t S oc Gr an d Corn — ( T o Gr an . dM aster

Gener al of Cer em on ies .
) L et the sec o n d j ou r n e
y be
d dM
m
m a e .
( T he Gr an aster Gener al of Cer em on ies c o n
d u cts him thr ice ar ou n d , whil ethe M ost P u issan t S ov er

eign Gr an d CCm -
m a n der re
p eats
M ost P u issan t S oc . Gr a nd C om — L et us wor ship ifi

v d ivi d
,
al l hu m il ity an d en er atio n the ne wis of him

’
om
b f v
,
who y so ou n ti u l l We m u st r egu ates l the u n i er se .
e er v
g l or i y l a o r ; f o r by its f
m ean s o n ly Cab
n yo u o t ain b
that tr u e l ight which you or esaw in the o c tr ine of him f d “
/
v
who ga é his l i e f or the gl or y of his ather and the f f
em anc ip at io n o f his b r ethr en .
B
d th b eho l f f b l v de d ! A
an ner
y o ou r e o e or er re ou
p p d t
r w
e ar e fid l ity t th i
o s b d
ea r d ? e o s ann er an ou r or er
C di d t I
an ( M i l
p y
a e —
Th G d M
am t us c a s e r an a s er
l d hi klt
. .
Of C i er em on es t th N th wh ea s m o e or er e a s e e on
h d d th b
,
with a w th f yp i r ea o c f r ess n o ne an an e ann er o
th d i th th d k l l with wi i
e or er n
’
e o w er an a s u ne n ar e n o
u v il d n e d th t p i t k
e an f d id t
e a er s a en r om c an a e
t k i
.
M t P i t S n ;G d C Th — “
os u ssa n o r an o nt en a e n on e
d thi k ll f thi bl f t lity whil
,
h an s S u r om s em em o m or a e
b v d d
, ,
with th th y '
p p t t
e oh fl g fer l
ou su or e a o ou r e o e or er
and p t f t re ( C ea d i d t ab y ) er m e; an a e o e s .
S EC O ND OB L I GA TI O N .
In pr esenc e of the S u p r em e A r chitect o f the Wo r l d

an d c a l l in
‘
g o n t h e se l l u s tr i o u s r et h r e n I p r e se n t as b
witne ses,
s
‘
I — do s o l e m n l y a n d s i n c e r e l y sw ea r
v v I
,
withou t p r e a r i c a t io n o r m en t a l r es e r a t io n th at w il l
v f f b d
,
be f or e e r a it h u l t o t h e a n n e r o f t h e o r er w ill
f v d df d
_ ,
o ll o w it w he r e e r it l e a s a n d w i ll a l w ay s e e n it ;
eal l ow in
g n o a n g e r t o dd e t e r m e t h er e r o m f .
4 70 V
SO EREI GN GRA ND I N S P ECT O R GEN ERA L .
If u r ther m or e l ld t Sol em nly S wear that I wil ho rue

all g t th S p
e I anc e C il f th U it d S t t
o e u r em e ou nc o e n e a es
of A it t it i
m er I O a, d d p d i s A d th t
er r or es an e en en c es. n a
I l v k wl dg y body b d i f
w il ne er ac no e e an or o es o m en as
b l g g t th A i t
e on in d A p
ot d S otte
i h Rit nc en an c ce e c s e,
l i i g t b h x pt ch h l d llegi t
c a m n o e su c , e ce su as .
o a an ce o
this S u p r em e Cou ncil, or
those who r ec ogniz e this
Cou ncil T o al l these
. I
do m ost so em nl
y s l we
ar , a
c al l ing
p u on the M ost
H igh God to r ati y f m y
d I o ath A nd s h o u l
.
k wingly wil lf l ly no or u
i l t th y V o a e e sam e, m a
this wi I n w dr i k ne o n ,
b e d dl y p i ecom a ea o so n .
t ; th h e l k o m e as e m oc
j i d k by S r te u ce r an oc a s.
( D i k w i t f r n s ne ou o
k ll ) A d y th S u . n m a ese
ld f v ’
co ar m s or e er enCIr
l
c e m e A .
( S k l t
m en.
o f l d h i
e e )
’
n S ar m s en o m .
M tP i
os tS G
u ssan dC Y thi d j
oc . r an y om -
ou r r ou r ne
i d y th t i th high ffi b
.
r em n s ou a y n w
e t o ce ou ar e no a ou
t f l fil l y v f il t f lfill y d ty t G d
,
-
.
t ne er
‘
o u ,
ou m u s a o u ou r u o o
b d v
,
you r th re d r en E
an w ,
ou r th or h
g y er en no ou ou
k w it t y
no no d th id f y b th
o u n ee e a th o ou r re r en, as o er s
will q i y
,
i ti
n m e i t
re u re ou r a ss s anc e.
T h t tO h whi h
a rcb th h l d b f y u y will
c a ro er o s e or e o ou
ll d b b
,
b t f th fi t f t h w h
‘
e ca ep u on o oear or e ene o er s o
k l ight
_
see
Y h di v d y f tb t i d
.
ou r ea s u nc o er e — ou r ee ar e, o r em n
you th t ya t v b
ou
p p m us d to e eri t b the re ar e ass s re r en
4 72 SO VEREI GN GRA N D I N S P ECT O R GEN ERAL .
l abor s ; the l i b er al i d eas you enter tain ; you r e ote dv d

n ess and z eal f or the p r op agation o f ou r oc tr in es, en d
titl e you to the high ig d
nity with which we ar e a b ou t to
v
in est you .
( Can d id t a e Stop s in the West ) .
M ost P u issant S ou Gr and Cam i .

— S u l im b e P r 1 nce, the
A n c ient an d A cc ep te d Rit e r ec ogn i es an d a z d op ts n on e
w ld We
_
of the r el igions o f the r esp ec t the c r eeds o f

‘
or
-
al l m en, b ec au se Go d l
a o ne is the S u p r em e d
J u ge o f his
chil d r en . Each of ou r b r ethr en has u l l f r ight t o m ai n
t ain his own f aith an d wor ship ou r Hea v enl y F ather

ac orc di ng
[
to the di t t
c a es o f his o wn consc ience . What
i s you r r eligion ?
Can ida te ( Answer s
d —
) y
M ost P u issant S ou . Gr an d Com .
—S ov er e1 gn Gr an d
In p s ector Gr an dO t r a or : p l ac e u
p on the al tar of Ma
sonr y the sacr e db k oo of
{
ou r b r other s r el igion.
’
( This
is d on e .
)
Most P u issant S ou Gr and Corn . A nd now, i f o f —
y ou r own r ee f
il l you w v
o l u n tar il y assu m e the l a st an d
b
m o st ser i ou s o l igation o f o u r or er , a an c e an d neel d dv k
at the sac r e d
a l tar o f M asonr y, r estin g you r han s u p on
'
d
the b o ok o f you r r el igion ( T h i s i s o ne ) d
d v
. .
M ost P u issan t S ou Gr an d Co nt — T o or er S o er eign

dI d
.
G r an n sp e c t o r s ! D r aw S w o r s !
L i eu tena t Gr an d Co rn
n — R
( p e eats o r er A l l or m
‘
d f
d d dd b
. .
ar ou n al tar p oin tin

g s w o r s at c an i ate S
’
r eas t )
b
.
M ost P u issa n t S ou Gr a n d C orn — Su l im e Pr ince,

f b
. .
r ep eat a ter m e an d the r ethr en .
O B L I GA T I O N S O VEREI GN GRA N D I N S PECT O R GEN ERA L

I
.
In the p r es en c e o f A l m ighty Go d an d of the ll u s

b
tr ion s m em er s o f this S u p r em e Cou n c il 3 3r d egr e f or d
d
the Un ite S tates o f A m er ica, its ter r i tor ies an d
p e n endc ies l a S u l im e P r in c e o f the R o
ya b l
b
S ec r et, do her e y sol em nl y p r om ise an d swear , on the
b
holy ook of m y r el igion, ne er dir ectly, or in ir ect y v d l
I NI TIA TI O N . MS
to v
r e eal
'
the sec r ets a n d m

yster ies o f the 33r d an d l ast
dg e r ee of the A ncient an d
S c ottish Rite to A c c ep te d
any bu t a b
r other , l e a ll
g y an d l aw u l lyp o sses se o f t h is f d
d ignity ; an d to o ey an d c au se to be o e e b y , the c on b d -
stitu tio n, statu tes and r e u l ation s of the/ O r der

g .
If ur ther m or e sol em nl
y p m i
ro
se an d s wear to be tr u e
an d f aith u l f to God, ou r c om m on
p ar en t ; to the ho y l
or d er o f which Ihv a e the honor of b eing a m em b er , and
to m y blvd
e o e c ou n tr y .
If u r ther m or e sol em nl
yp r om ise and wear aith u y
s f f ll
f fi b I v
,
an d
p u n c tu al l
y to ul l l al l the o l igations which ha e
ta k en In each o f th d g e e r ees Ihv a e r ec ei e vd and str ict
d d
,
l y to c om l
p y with the ties im p o se u p on m
u e as a
v dI dg
w
So er eign Gr an n sp ec tor Gen er al o f the 8 3r d e r ee.
U n c easin gl y to p r otec t and e df d en the r ights of m y

fell o w b
ein gs, e en at the p er i v l fy l
o i e,
m f an d to u se
the au thor ity In m e v este d with char ity and q

e u ity, an d
f Or the gl or y of Go d an d ou r or er d .
If
u r ther m or e sol em nl
yp r om ise an d/swear , f aith f l ly
u
to c om l
p y with m
y p r esent o bl ig ti a on, wai v in
g al l
q v
e u i o c ation or m ent al r eser v ation , an d the hO p e of hé
i ng at any tim e r el i vd
ee of the sam e, by any p o wer
whatsoe v er ,
un der the p enal ties which I of
m y o wn f re ewil l an d ac c or di m
p o se u
p on m lf ;ys e n am e
l y that of bein g disgr ac ed a m ong m e o e n s, to

y f ll w b i g
f
su f er the m o st c r u el r em or se of the sou l A n d m ay
d
.
Go d heap u pon m y hea the p u n ishm ent in stor e f or

p e j
r ur er s an d al l su ch as m ay iol ate their sac r e O li v d b
g a ti o n s t owar him S o h e ldp m e G o d. A m en A m en ! . .
A m en !
M ost P uissan t Gr an d Com — N ow m y br other ,
sal u te with a iss the sa c r e k oo o f you r r el igion db k
( H e
‘
b k d b
.
.
o eys ) T a e this swor an d r em em er to u se it onl y
d
.
again st the enem ies o f ou r or er an d you r c ou n tr y, and

4 74 SO VEREI GN GRA ND I N S PECTO R GEN ERA L .
v lled d f nd ‘
-
when e er
yo u m a
y be ca u p on to e e the r ights
of hu m an ity
v d
.
R ecei e this r ing ( han s it t o him ) w h ic h I s a S i

gn
o f the A l l ian c e you ha e this day m a e with u s Y ou v d
d
.
ar e f o r ev er bou n d to Go d, o u r o r er , an d yo u r c ou ntr y
'
”
.
“ ‘
L et you r m otto be D ans M enm qn e J a s fM Go d a n d
” y .
m y R ight
I
.
will n ow c om m u nic ate to you the secr ets of this the .
S I GN O F O RDER .
P l ac e f
l e t han d v o er .
the hear t .
S ign o f O r de r .
k nee, c r o ss the ar m s
ov er the b r east, then

d ra w the wor
s d ,
h ld
o th e p o in t in
the l e t h anf a n d d
cr o ss it w i th th a t o f
F i r st S ig n S . G . I . G .
th e O pp o site I n sp ec
to r an d gi e th e v
v
N ot e .397 —
“
d
T he r i ng
l t
0
d
0
1s of
i n
p l ai n go l
t h
dd
fi 3 3
i
o ne- ei ght h o f
’
n
a
c h
n d
W
i
i
n
e
an
sc r i
a nd
e
- d bd
,
ha i ng o n t h e i’ nsi e a e a s u r r o u n g e g u r e s
dd ” f f
,
d t t f t h
e we a r er s n m l t t h
wi th t h‘ a e t he e t e r s a n e m o o o e
d
,
O r er D eu s m eu m q e
u J u s
’
I t i s w .o r,
n o n t h e o u r t h fi ng e r o f t h e l e t
i G d
,
ha n —
. M a ck y s
e
’
En c y c l o p ae i a o f F r e em a s o n r y , A r t i c l e S o v e r e g n r a n
Insp e c t or G ener a l .
4 76 SO VEREIGN GRAND IN SPECTO R G ENERAL .
M os t P u issant S ov . Gr an d Co m — I ll u str io u s nd
Gr a
M aster Gener al of Cer em om es, c o n d u ct to the sea t o f
honor the S o v er eign Gr an d I nsp ecto r Gener al .

( Can i d
d a te is sea e t d on the r
ight of the M ost P u issant S ov er
eign Gr an dC o m m an d er .
)
M ost P u issan t S Gr an d Com and us
oc .
— P eer s Ill
b
tr ions r ethr en l et u s awar the honor s of th1 s exal te
,
d d
dig nity to ou r l atest c r ea e t d G a d I r n n sp ector Gener a l .
( A l l sal u teby 00 0 00 000 0

c an d id ate
M ost P u issan t S ee Gr an d Com — Be . seate d and

‘
li t n t
s e o ,
the l ec tu r e of the l ast d egr ee .
L EC TU RE
I llu s tr iou s Gr an d M inis ter of S ta te l l lu Str iou s w
b r et hr en, by this tim e you wil l ha e l ear ne that o v

u r ob d
jec t I s n o t to r adiifld the m ater ial
tem p l e o f S ol om on, bu t
am or al tem p l e, wher ein tr u th and l o e shal l wel l , and v d
wher ein m u st l i v d ll th wh
e a s one b r other hoo a o se, o,
b d
,
h av 1 n
g b t u t w i
on e c o m m o n
p l l i b y t h l w
ar en a e e a s
l q ity d j ti W hv v g
,
o f t e er n a e u an t t us ce e a e no o a en e
th e m ur d f H i A b iff f h p t th t t l
er o r am or e r e r esen s a e er n a
wi d d f l
,
s om whi h ig c d l t f p w
n or a n c e an us o o er an a se
h dh d l d f
,
oo a c on c ea e b tw tg
r om iu s, h u em us o on , n sear c
o f th l w by whi h th
o se a s l w ld i c
-
g l t d
e m or a or s re u a e
”
W hv t d th f t t ti n f
.
e t p
a e no er sec u e e u n or u na e n a o o
J d h f
u a h vi g S t
or d t d th
a n en en c e blv o ea ou r e o
S v f N z f th d ti
,
o ig
er e J n, th th A p tl
esu s o a ar e e os e o e u es
h f v p ti
,
an d ight r f s ob t w m t an, u e m us cr u s or e er su er s
ti on, f ti i an a d i t l
c sm an Th d t th
n o er an c e ey , an no e
hil d f I
.
c r en l w
o
g il t
sr a e
y L t er e h w th u e u s S o em no
b b b
.
m er c y d th an y t h er el i g f
secu r eli t y e ess n s o er
E h hil d f G d
,
i
c on sc en c e ac twc h o o m us or s
di g t hi w
.
a c c or n o s o d n j y c on sc l en c e an en o
p r er o
g ti va f th h t
es o d i d e f w h
ear i h G d an m n o c o
i th S p
s e u J dg r em e u e.
I N IT I A T I O N .
We ha v e not to v
a enge the m ur d er of J ac q u es de
M ol ay an d the T em p l ar s, bu t we m u st v
ne er al l ow, if
in ou r
p ower to
p r e ent it any l i in vg v m an t o p o ssess
su ffi ic ent p wer to
o ac c om p l i sh an other su ch a c r im e .
NO m an has a right to u sur p a p ower which bl e ongs
to Go d al one. N O m an is abOv e his br other , e

‘
x c ep t by
intel lect, char ity, g d
oo d d ee s an d e u c ation d .
To no m an has G d gv o i en au thor ity to l

r ep ace an d
r ep r esent him on ear th, an d al l those who p r eten dt o be

his m inister s an d r ep r esent ati es m u st not v be b li v d
e e e .
fi v
,
O u r ign or ance an d sel shn ess al one gi e these u su r p

er s the p ower , which they wiel f or the gr ati c ation o f d fi
their im p iou s schem es .
d
O u r or er is institu te dt o stop su ch encr o achm ent and
v
t o p r e ent the r enewal the tr age y which en e in
of d dd
the m u r er of those d K night T em p l ar s, who se ir tu es
’
v
d
(
an d m o r al p o wer c au se ter r or to the p ol itic al an d

su ch
r el igiou s u su r p er s of that age, whic h is e er

p r esen te v d
to ou r m in d s y by the
'
b atter of this dg e r ee : fiv e, thr ee,

on e an d two ;Sign i cant to S o er eign Gr an
r
fi n s ec to r s
p v dI
o f the yea r o f the m u r er o f those d
ic tim s o f intol er anc e v
k f
ingcr a t an d p r iesc r af t, 5 3 1 2 .
We b h th d t i whi h t h th
a or e o c r ne d f c eac es e m ur er o
ki g n d p i t b t
s an l g
r es s, th w k u fas on as e ea n ess o m an
k i d d th i
n r en er sp t i e r v i d b l
u su r w t p a on u n a o a e, e m us re
v ent th i x i i g th i p w t p p m k i d
e r e er c s n e r o er o o r ess an n
d v by d g t light b th
,
an d en ea or e r ees o en en o u r r o er m en
an d p p reth i i d f o th
ar e e r j ym t f th
m n s r e en o en o o se
right s d p iv il g
an whi h r H v ly F th h
e es c ou r ea en a er as
g t d
u a r an eet hi b l v d o hil d s e o e c r en
W hv q by d d bl d h d
.
e t t
a e no o r ec on u er m ur er an oo s e
d whi h th lif d d th f
, ,
th t l
a an c e P i t e an ea o ou r u ssan
S v f N z d h ly b t w h v t
,
ig
o er e J n, th
esu s o a ar e m a e o u e a e o
q b tit t t th f
,
ight
'
r econ u er ou r dt r s, an
; o su s u e ru or er r or
4 78 SO VEREI GN GRA N D I N S P EC T O R GEN ERA L .
l ib er ty and j u stic e d
f or esp otism and ini u ity q
T hen,
v q d
.
t‘
an d t hen onl y, shal l we ha e r ec on u er e the H ol y -
d d
,
L an , the on l y tr u e H ol y L an that is the p atr im ony

v
of l o e, intell igenc e an d c har ity, whic h ou r ather ha sf
g i ven us
I
.
M ost P u issan t S O 1) Gr an d Com T he l l u str iou s

-
b ff b v
.
r ethr en c an n o w o er an y o ser ation s they wish f or
b fi b vd
i
the ene t o f this S u p r e m e Cou n c il and ou r el o e
d
or er ( T he b
u sin es s i s n ow t r a n sac te ) d
I d
. .
M ost P u is san t S ov Gr an d Gem l l u str iou s Gr an

-
v d
.
M aster of Cer em onies p r esent to the S o er ei gn Gr an

I n sp ec to r s Gen er al the box of f
r ater nal assistanc e
k
.
C ol l ec tion I S t a en )
( .
4 80 C L O S I N G C EREM O N I ES .
v
O h tho u
W ho se
who se po wén
d
’
o er m o
who se
v i ng
w d
dwo r l
p
d d s r esi es,
On d k
ar
oice
l i ng
c r ea t e
m a n,
dd
and
i n p u r e efi u l g en c e shine
m ind wi t h l i ght
is
d v
om gu i
,
es !
b
A nd c heer t he c l o u e
“
i ine .
‘
T i s t hi ne
W i th sil e nt
fv c o nfi d
a l o ne t o c a l m t he p io u s
enc e
we
a nd
r e a st
ho l y r est .
we
F a ther ,
P a th ; M o t i
r om
e,
t hee
Gu i d e,
sp r i ng t o t hee
O r ig ina l a nd End .
tend
R esp onse— Am en . Am en . Am en .
M ost P u issant S ou Gr a nd Corn -

.
— Ill u str iou s b oth
r er s
b lf d ty
.
r etir e again to the us

y hau nts o f i e,
do you r u and
p r o v e t o the wor l d that we ar e wor thy of ou r m issions .
This S u p r em e Cou ncil is c ose l d . God be with w

u s no
and or e er f v .
TH IRTY -
T H I RD DEGREE OR S O V EREI GN GRA N D IN SP EC
TOR GEN ERA L .
Ap e xb
to F al seho o
, dk
B i l e— F o u g ht L i e W o l e s O er
h a nd
v
an d
v
Amb i t i o n— D eni es t he I nsp i r a t io n
d Wo r
of
kd t he
up b
t he R e el l io n— Co ncl u sio n.
a C a r c a s s— S o u ther n L o g es e
T he or igin o f this d gr
e ee is hi dd en ; c oncea e ld ,
d b tl
ou ess, l est its m oti e shou lv d app ear with its b i th r ,
and its q ity p

anti u ro ve a b u r l es u e q . The thir ty fir st -
dg e r ee g v a S e us a
“
ov er eign
T r ibu na l ; and this sec on d
Ed ge r ee b y d giv
e on , es u s an other , a
“
S u p r em e C ou n cil
j i d i ti i fi v
,
who se u r s c on s to be n al an d U n i er sal in the

d
wor l o f M asonr y It is ase ( N ote . b d
o n C on
Stitu tio ns of 1 78 6, which a M asonic F r ench histor i an,

k
K loss who n ew, p r ono u n c es the Gr an d L ie of the
,
o r der ! i
( F l A
’
o
g er s n c en t a n d A c c ep te d S c o t ti sh R i te
'
v d f
,
p g
a e 6 0 D o c ) B u t w h e the r in en te t o u r n ish a n
d k
.
,
o ther egr ee, t o sel l ; o r to eep the su r em e c on tr ol in

p
Char l eston, S C , it is al l o n e It is a r ie ap e to b f x
f d f d v d
. . .
al sehoo , r au , an d I m osition I n i
p p r e o u s eg r e es
v v x d
.
“
Ethe S a ior i s gi en n o m or e e al te titl e than the
M aster r om N a ar ethf z Bu t in this
”
egr ee, H e i s d
d
.
“
on c e c all e ou r bel o v ed S ov er ei n
“
g ( p ag e a n d ,
I o nc e ou r P u issan t S ov er ei n J esu s o N az ar eth

g f ;
d d d
,
(p g a e w h i c h p hr ases u se in an o r in ar y l o ge,
d k
wou l m a e the sp ea er l ia l e to be r ap p e k b
o wn No dd
d d vd
.
J ew wou l u se su ch wor s o f Chr ist, u nl ess m o e by

d
what Cau se that J ew to hail H im a s his M aster , an d
k I ss H im in the war en, v iz m on ey d
l
. .
,
Those who l ance thr ou h the r itu a o f the r esent

g g p
4 82 DEN I ES T H E I N S PI RA T I O N o r T H E BI BL E .
ru l ing r ite, f al sel y c al l e d S cottish, wil l see that th

thir ty thir -
d d eg r ee has b een p r ec ee dd by a
”
d egr ee,
c al l e d ,
an d inten dd
e to be, the l ast, or
“
u l tim ate of
M asonr y ; f r om the M aster M ason

’
s or thir ddg e r ee, u p :
T his 3 3r d dg e r ee m ay c ontinu e to be u l tim ate

”til l
f d
,
its r a m er A l b er t P i k e i es ; w h o Is n o w I n 1 8 8 8
d d v
, , , ,
s ev en ty nin e year s old

-
A nd it m ay, in ee , p r o e to
d d k d f
.
“
be the l ast F or the el u ge o f ar or er s r om the
d
.
m ou th o f the r ago n, I s a S Ign that the r etu r n o f Chr ist
u t i f the ac cu r sed system

is n ear ( R ev B
d
. .
c ontinu es to v ex the ear th, an d e str oy sou l s, thisjr ité
d fd
-
of 3 3r d egr ees wil l a e ou t, an d giv e way to other in

‘
v ention s d
T hese egr ees ha e been al ter e an d a e v d dd d
d
. .
to, by P ik e who has tr an sl ate the Z endav es ta ( p age

d
,
4 3 9 ) as seen in the 32n d egr ee, of which this 8 3r d I s a

m er e el o ngation, an d l l ing o u t fi N O other M ason has
v d k
.
e er tr ansl ate the Z en d bu t P i e

d d
.
I n these l ast egr ees o f the r i te the r ag n et o f -
q d v
,
anti u ity is r awn o er al l the o l d, l o st n atio n s ; an d

al c hem y, su n wor ship , the w
or ship o f beasts an d ir s, b d
. v
tr ees, etc , ar e gi en o n p ages 4 3 5 4 2, as the sou r c es of -
the m yster ies o f M ason r y A n d the m yster ies an d sym

b Bb d f d
.
o l s of the i l e, ar e r awn r o m these, in stea of T he

H o lg Ghos t by who m in sp ir e m en sp a k e as they
”
“
d
v d d
, ,
wer e m ov ed ( 2 A n d h a i n g t h u s e n ie
Bb f k
.
the sou r ce of the i l e as c om ing r o m Go d, P i e p r o

d d
ee s to p u t the wor ship o f
‘
the l a c o x, b k
“
h n i x ”
p o e
k f
,
etc , etc , whic h has su n Egyp t r o m the l ist o f n ations ;

v v
. .
on a l e el with the wor shi o f u r S a io r , Chr ist ; in

p o
Eu r ope an d A m er ic a ! T her e ar e his wor s : p 44 8 T he d “
d
.
“
I ea t en s o f M a son r t n i l l l it n d
g y a r e o r e c o c e a r e s a
k b j d v
, ,
m a e char it a l e e n t n d t l ti o n u n i er sal ,
u g m a o er a
if
an d I n the p l ac e of the sm o ing al tar o f f an k
a tic ism and su p er stitio n , o f b”
igotr y and sectar ianism , to
set u t h ose o f tr u e M aso nr y E t t T h i s i s e x
p c e c
d
. .
,
p l i c it : t o estr o
y C h r is t i a n it y, an d m a k e M a s o n r
y t h e
l
r e igion of the G obe ! l
4 84 SO U T H ERN L o DGEs W O RKED U P T H E R EB ELL I ON :
b di
o es I n N ew Y k or B t
an d o s on was r aging, the sl a v e
h ld
o er s s r u ng
p this 33 d d gr e r ee u
p on them I ts m otto
”
.
“
D eu s et M eu m gu e J u s ,
was Al b er t Pi k e s,
’
on his .
S ign at Washington ,
D C, . . on his Sou ther n Ju r isdiction
b il d i
u ng, n ear v
N ote 2 9 3 says :
the A It enu e ; an d as
“
c l aim s ur s o j i d icti n v
o er al l the in e f a l e an d su l im e f b b
d egr ees
” A n d thou gh m a e within the m em or y of
. d
v
m en n ow l i in g, we r ea ; in the s am e N o te by M ac oy : d
“
I t is not when or wher e this egr ee
c er tainl y k nown, d
o r igin ate d
that is to say its or igin is conceal e , d .
T his is the m o st in am ou s M asonic act, ne t to u r ning f x b

d
their r ec or s o f fif ty nin e year s e or e the war , to hi e -
bf d
tr eason v y th Bu t sl a er en r u l d th e e c ou ntr y, a n d this
3 3 d Ch l t d gr l d th l dg
.
r ar es on e ee r u e e o e . A n d the S ou th
er n l dg w k d up th
o —
e r o om s or e e m o st u n u st j i fi bla e an d
i f
n am ou s w d Th S ar on r ec or . e ou ther n eo le
p p wer e
d g d i t it by l d
ra o on e n o ,
ea er s sec r etl y s wor n to o by
e
M i l d
a son c h v th i th ea er s, or a e e r r o ats cu t .
f bl d i d A nd if the
“
B t th t du a re sea o oo s c r o sse .
df
-
_
Am er ic an m I n I S tI y an d c hu r ches c an be r escu e r om
the l o dg e-
wor ship s S atan , the go d of war ; we shal l
of
ta k e a l o ng str i d e d “
to war s the M il l eni u m of P ea ce on
”
ea r th, an d g oo d wi ll to m en .
CO N CL U S O N I
A M ERI CA N S I W e ha v e sp o k en in f ithf
a u l n ess . L et
u s p ar t in p eac e N o c an dd
i p er son can l oo k ,
thou gh
v
.
these es, and n ot see :

sl ightl y, o er p g
a
1 T hat the n o tes t h e h i g h

a ll tae st Mk a en f r om
/
v
. ,
i th iti o e t h e t r u th o i t h e r it u a l
, p
so n c au or es r .
2 T h at
“
th e A n c ien t A c c e
p t e S c o tt is h R it e i s a d
f d
,
f f
.
l l h th t i t i F n h n o t S c o tc h
i
t s O f u a se o o ; a s r e c
l
s u e e a r ,
n i t t h t it i t C h i t s B y r on
:
n r s a
m oder , n ot a n c en ; a s u s ,
CO N CL U SION . 4 85
did his wi f e, by seating a har l ot by her si

~
d e; that its
higher dg
e r ees wer e in v ente d
by J esu its an d J ews ;
that its o aths ar e sin ki ng ou r Cou r t hou ses into p op u ar
-
l
c ontem t
p ; an d tha t by b d v
ol l y a owing r esp ec t f or , and
q v
c iting with e u al r e er en c e, the go s o f i ol atr y, an d
'
d d
the Go d o f the B
ibl e, it d enies al l that Chr ist and H is ~
ap ostl es tau ght c on c er ning heathenism ; an d p ou r s a

stea dy str eam o f v il l ific ation on Chr istianity, an d on
Chr ist, its au thor as

“
b ig oted
”an d
“
sectar ian
”be
; , ,
c au se they teach that m en m u st

“
be b or n again, or
they c annot see the k i gdn om of hea v en ; that,

whil e i t
l d lib
au s it e stabl ishes a sol u te su u ga tion of m an
er ty, b bj
to m d
an ; tr ea ing on c r o wn s an d tiar as, o f ings and k
r i t it seats its l er s on
“
th ones
”c l othes them
p es s, ru r
”
,
with “
r oya lp ur p l e and, p I
I ts c an i ates on theirdd
nees k
bfe or ethem ; an d m a k es swar m s o f p r iests, who ar e
‘
f
Cou nter eit, Contem ner s, an d r i vl
a s of Chr ist . And
w
v
by teaching sal ation by its p r iests ; an d su p er se ing, d
an d setting aside the l aws of Go d, an d the l aws o f the
l and,
‘
1n fv
a or of its own, it shiel d s al l vi ce ; d estr oys al l
vi t
r by honor ing the o s of heathenism , an d
u e ; an d
g d
b
esta l ishing their secr et wo r ship s, they ar e p u ttin g in
op er ation c au ses in the U n ite S tates, an d in Eu r op e, d

which ha v e r u in e d th l d
:
e o n ations o f A SI a
—
H as d d
and d r
their
ie up
e c ay
r ea l m s to d eser ts.
Bu t we k now that J esu s Chr ist wil l yet r eign on this

ear th ; and that to H im v
e er y k n ee shall bow, an d e er v y
tongu e con ess f to the gl or y of God, the F ather . A M EN .
CH APTE R L X II I
MA SO N I C S EC RET S I L L U S T RA T ED .
T H E EM BL EM S A ND S ECRET S OF T H I RTY -
T H REE DE
GR EES .
*
P REP A RA T I O N F O R F IRS T O R EN T ERED A P P REN T I C E DEGREE .
The c andidate ha ingv satis ac tor i f ly a ns wer ed the

qu estio ns g iv en o n pga es 9 5 6 an d p aid the initiation -
ll
’
f ee, is p r ep ar ed f or initiatio n as f o ows :

The Deacons o r S tewar dsStr ip him to hi s Shir t and
dr awer s, and his d r a er s m u st be ex w
c hange df i f u r ni shed by the o ge
or a p a r ld
which f asten with S tr ings; The le f t
l eg of these is r o e u p abov e the knee ll d .
d
If his shir t o es no t o p en in f r o n t it is
tu r n ed ar ou nd and , if ther e ar e m e al
t
bu ttons o r stu d s on it they ar e; r em o v ed.
l
The lef t s eev e o f hisShir t isr o ed u p ll
l
abov e the e bow, and the le f t s id e o f his
shir t is tu ck e din ;So that the l ef t l eg, l ef t

f o ot , l ef t. ar m andl ef t br east ar e bar e A
. .
sl ip p er is p u t o n his r ight f o ot , a hoo dwink
v
Candidate du l y and o er his eyes,and a sm al
t r u l y p r ep ar e d Eu
r o p e c a l ed a. l l
A p p r ent ic e c abl e tow is d h i eck
.
at ed u t once ar o u n s n
gag p
. .
r ee.
v
*A s t he fi r s t t hr ee M a s o ni c d eg r ees t e r m ed B l u e L o d g e o r A
,
c i en t C r a f t M a so n r y , a r e c o m m o n t o a l l t h e a r i o u s M a so n ic B it es
” ,
k
.
“
a nd a r e f u l l y a n d a c c u r a t el y g i v en i n F R E E M A S O N R Y I L L U S T R A T ED ,
w c h is
h i a l so p u b l i s hed b y E z r a A C.o o ,
a t 4 0 c t s f o r
.
p pa er c o v e r e d
a nd 7 5 ct s . f o r c l o t h b o u n d v o l u m e o f t hr ee d e g r e es ( 3 7 6 p a g e s ) ;
o n l y t he em bl em s a nd s ec r et s o f t he fi r st t hr ee d eg r ees a r e g iv en
her e .
488 SH O C K oE EN L IGH TENM ENT ,
F I RST DEGREE .
Bhoék of Enlightenm ent o r .

R ite o f Ill u m inat io n Enter ed A p p r entic e Degr ”
DUE GUA R D O F
- ”
AN ENTERED A PPRENTICE .
Ho ld
lef t ha
nd, with p a m u p , a l it
ou t l
d
tl e in f r ont of the bo y, height o f hip s ;
next p l ace r ight hand ho r iz onta y o v er ll
l
,
the ef t two or thr ee inches abov e it.

-
[ S ee c u t.
]
fine Gnar dfl nter ed

-
ENTERED A PPREN TI E SIGN , C WO RD A N D GRIP. 4 89
SI GN O F A N ENTERED APPRENTICE .
Ma d edu e gu ar d by dr o p p ing l ef t
f r om -
d
handto si e, and at sam e tim e r aise r ight
ar m with hand sti l o p en , and dr l
aw h a n d
ly
,
q u ic k acr o ss the thr oat ,the thu m b be

ing next to the thr oat, then hand dr op s to
side .
[ See
ENTERED A PPREN TI E SI N C G WITH O U T DU E G U A R D .
ENTERED A P PRENTICE GRIP ,
d
'
Gr asp han s as in o r di
nar y hand shak ing, a n d
-
p r ess b a l o l
f thu m b ha rd
Ent er ed A p p r entic e Gr ip .
against the knu ck l e jo int
f or e finger
’
o f each o ther s -
.
ENTERED A PPR EN TI E C WO RD .
Boaz , whic h is the nam e o f the gr ip For m ode o f

”
.
“
giv ing th is wo r d see p age 1 13 .
"T
HE WO R KIN G TO O L S O F A N ENTERED A PPR EN TI E
"
C
A r e the Twenty f ou r I nch Gau e and Com
g
-
m on Gav el ,
m u TWEN T Y -
FO U R I N CH GA U E G
Is an instr u m ent u sed
by op er ati e m asons t o m easu r e v
and l ay o u t their wor k ;bu t we, as Fr ee a nd A c c ep ted
Masons, ar e tau ght to m ake u se of it f or the m or e noble

4 90 ENTERED A PPREN TI E C wonxm e m oons. i f
“
and gl or io u s p u r p o se o f d ivid i ng o u r tim e. It being d

ded into twenty f o u r -
is em e q lp
em atic a o f
ua a r ts,
'
bl l
t wenty f o u r ho u r s o f the day, whic h we ar e
-
vd q l
di i e in to thr ee e u a p ar ts ; wher e y ar e f o un eight b d
v
ho u r s f o r the ser ic e o f Go d an d a istr esse wor thy d d
b r o ther , ei ght f o r o u r u su a l
v oc a tion s, a nd eight f or
”
r ef r eshm ent and s ee p
—
M ac k l
eg s R itu a.l ist,p g
a e 3 8.
’
TH E C O MM O N GA VEL
Is an instr u m en t m ade u se of by op er ativ e m a

son s to br ea k o ff the c o r n er s of r o u gh sto nes, the better
to fit them f o r the b ild

bu t we, as Fr ee and A o
u
’
er s u se ;
c ep ted M aso n s, ar e tau ght t o m ak e u se o f it f o r the
m or e n o bl l
e and g or io u s p u r p ose o f d i esting o u r hear ts v
an d c o nsc Ien c es o f al l the v
ic es and su p er f u ities of ife ; l l
b
ther e y fittin g o u r m in s as i ing sto nes f or that d lv
S p ir itu al bu i ld
in g, that hou se no t m a e with han s, d d
eter n al m the heav ens
H
— Mackeg s Ritu alist, p age 3 8
. .
J EWEL S o r . A L O DGE.
A Lo dg e has six Jewe l s ; thr ee of these ar e im m ov a
bl e an d thr ee m o v bla e.
“
The im m ov a bl j w l
e e e s ar e the S qu a r e, L ev el a nd
4 92 THE PO I N T WITHIN A C IRCL E.
l
wer e ancient y dedic ated to King Sol om on,
aid to be o u r fir st M ost Exc el ent Gr an M aster
jd l
s
p f i
r o essg C h i
n ti r s t than ity d d i
i t St e ca e e rs o
d S t J h th Ev g l i t wh
.
John the B p ti t
a s an . o n e an e s , o
wer e two em i nentp t f M
a r ons o y ; d th i
aso nr an s1n c e e r
ti th i
m e, p t
er ed i s r e r esen e
y , n ev er
f
g l re d w ll
u ar
g v an d l d g e -
o er n e ; o e a
t i i
c er a n
p t w ith i i
o n l t h n a c r c e, e
p i t po n ti g n i
r e r esen d i v id l n a n ua
b th ,th ro i l er th b e d y
c rc e e ou n ar
li f hi ne d t t Gd d
o s c on u c o o an
b y d whi h h i
m an , e on v t c e s ne er o
ff hi p
su ier p j u
s d iass o ns, i re c es, o r n
etr ay h m
T he P oint within
C ir c l e
a
ter est to
S l on ThIs c Ir cl e Is
.
b i ,
em
o n a ny oc c a
b d d by
or er e
d
ll li
two p er p en ic u l ar p ar a el p e ti g th n es, r e r es n n ose
ll l i Ch isti ity w ll
saints,who wer e p er f ec t p ara e s n r an ,
a s e
v t x t th H ly S ip
as In M asonr y ; and u p o n the er e r es s e o cr
t whi h p i t t th wh l d ty f
u r es, c o n ou I g i g e o e u o m an . n o n
d thi i l w
ar o u n s il y t
s c rc e h p th
e n ec es artw ou c u on ese o
li w ll
nes , as p eth H l
as u
y S ip t on; d w h il e o cr u r es an e a
M lf th i m ib d it i i p i
,
k p hi
aso n ee s m se u s c r cu sc r e s m o ss
bl th t h h l d
,
S ick l M it p g 50
’
— on a e
e a e s ou er r . e s s or , .
N W
P R EPA R A TI O G F OR F EL L O C RA F T DE REE;
Candidate is p r ep ar ed m u ch the sam e

‘
as in the first egr ee d

The r ight l eg, r ight
.
ar m , r i ht br east, and r i ht f o o t bein

g g g
l
bar e, a s ip p er o n lef t f oot and the c ab e l
t o w t wic e ar ou n d his nak ed r ight ar m
n ear shou ld er .
A sm a ll whit "
e ap r o n with bib tu r ned
"
'
u p an d he is du l y x an d tr u l y p r ep ar ed tof
be m d
a e aFellow Cr aft.
Em igr ation Fell owCr aft Degree,
EELL OW CRAFT DUE- GUARD A ND SIGN 4 93 .
“
Inc r eased p r iv i ges l e
and hono r s thu s enem a
l
c ing the p r of ession o f Fel
,
l ow Cr af t, weightier and
m o r e nu m er o u s r esp onsi
bilities ar e su p er a ed dd .
Power f u l o b igatio ns, l

im p e ing him to be sec r et ll
o be ien t, d
ho nest a n d
c ha r itab e, g u ide and r e l
str ain hin
* i
.
“
He Is su bject to the
disc ip ine of his m o ther l
l odge, and to al l the
0 ana mate wk 1 1] g F euW c t a“

, p e n a t ie s o f M l
aso nr y .
M D A t
’
O bl igation .
o r r is 3 ic tion a r y, r .
DUE GUARD o r
- A FELL O W E'
O RA r .
Ho d l ight hand, p al m
ou t r down,
height o f hip s, and r aise l ef t hand to
p o int p p
er en dic u ar l y u plwar d,
ar m f o r m in g a r ight a ngl e with
[ See cu t ]
Made f r om du e gu ar d bydr op p m
-
g l ef t
l d l
hand c ar el ess y to si e Whi e r aising r ight
hand to l ef t br east, finger s a l itt e l
4 94 FELL O W CRAFT GRi PS A ND
'
WORKING r oom .
PAss GRII O F A FELL OW CRAFT.

’
Gr asp r ight hands as in or di

hand shak ing and p r ess
nar y
P ass G r ip o f F ell ow Cr af t ball of thu m b har d between
l
k nu c k es of fir st and sec ond finger s
'
'
PA ss O F A F ELL O W CR A F T — S hibboleth; the n am e o f the

n
g p
GI
.
R P OF A F EL L O W C R A FT.
Gr asp r ight
hands in the .
u su al way and p r ess thu m b

g
o n k nu ckl e jo int of sec o nd

finger .
WO RKIN G '
r O O Ls O F A FELLO W C RA FT
S qu ar e .
Ar e the P lu m b, the S qu a r e, and the L ev el

d
.
“
The P lu m b is an instr u m ent m a e u se o f by o p er ativ e
m asons to r aise p p
er en di l
c u ar s ; the
S qu a r e, to squ ar e
their wor k ; and the L ev el , to l ay hor iz o nta s ;bu t we, as -
l
d
Fr ee and A c c ep te M asons, ar e tau ght to m ak e u se of
l l
them f or m o r e nob e and g or iou s p u r p oses ; the p u m b l
l
adm o nishes u s to wa k u p r ight y in o u r sev er al stations l '
bef or e God and m en, squ ar ing o u r ac tions by the squ ar e

of v
ir tue, and r em em ber ing that we ar e tr av e ing u p on l
the l ev el O f tim e to that u ndiscov er ed c ou nt r y f r om
Wh —M k R . 73°
”
l n n t l etu r ns ac e
y s it p
r
os e oour e o r av e er .
Made fr om
“
du e - bygu d
ar d,
r opp gin l ef t
hand and dr awm g g r i h t h an d ac r o ss t h e
bO WelS to the r ig , h b t w d t h b d
'
h t t u m o ar e o y,
h g
e i ht O f hip s [ See
. o u t ]
PA SS GRIP O F A MASTER
A M A SO N .
Gr asp han d s n atu r all y and
A re p ecu l i ly
ar c o nsec r ated to this de
r ee, b e c a u s e w it h i n th e 1 r e x tr em e
g
p o i nt s ,
W h en p r o p er l y e x t e n
em bl em a ti c al y s ali d t o b e in c l o se d t he
f f i n n d
~
in c ip a l t e n et s O O u r p r o es s o ,
a
p r
h n th l pp i c a l
ti o n o f t h e C o m p a s s e s ,
in th e
e
l
e c e m or a a
thir d de r ee, is to t h o s e p r e c io u s je w e s o f
l
c
Mason f ri
,
en sh d
i M
p, o r a i ty l,
a n d B r o th e r y
M ackeg .
’
Ritu a l , p g
ist a e 1 1 0.
TH E WO RKI N G TO O L S or A M A ST ER MASON . 4 97
Ar e al l l
theim p em en ts of m a
so u r y ind l
isc r im in a te y, bu t m or e
esp ec a i ll y th T e ro wel .
The Tr owel d
in str u m en m a e u se O f by O p er a
Is an t
v d
ti e Mason s t o S p r ea the c em en t whic h u nites a bu l l d
ing in to o ne c o m m o n m ass ;bu t we, as Fr ee an d A c c ep
k
ted Maso ns, ar e tau ght to m a e u se o f it f or the m or e
l l d
nob e an d g or iou s p u r p o se o f S p r ea ing the c em ent of
l lv
br other y o e an d aff ec tio n ;that c em ent whic h u n ites
u s in to o n e sacr e d d
ban , o r so c iety o f f r iends an d br oth e
er s, am o n g Who m no c o nten tion , sho u d e er exist, l v

l
bu t that n ob e c ontention or r ather em u atio n ;o f who l
c an best wor k and best a gr ee Ma ckey s R it p 1 1 1
. . . .
TH E TRA GEDY OF TH E TH IR D DEGREE .
M UR DER A N D R ESURREOTIO N I N TEN S ENES. C
S O ENE I
“
.
— ' “
PL AYIN G M U R D ER A ssau l t by Ju bel a ”n o the Candidate,
alias Gr and Master Hir am A bifi .
50 0 m m
SC EN D VI; P L A YIN G MURDER. “J m su u m

-
”kil l s him with the Setting Maui a nd tum bl es him
Into the Canv as .
GRA ND H A IL I N G SIGN o r DI STRESS.
Fi r st P osition. Second Po sition.
S C EN E VII : PL AY ING Dt sm ss . — Monr ning f or “ou r Gr and Master Hir am

‘
A bifi .
w fi
Raise hands and ar m s as sho n in r st c u t, an
” d if in
“
the cer em o ny of r aisin g
o r in the dar k , the wo r ds in .
br ac k ets m ay be u sed, other wise n o t [ 0 Lo r d ] Br in g . .
ar m s f r om fi
r st to sec ond p ositio n, [My God,] br in g
ar m s to thir d p osition [ is th er e no help for the widows
’
-
S W] br ing arm s to side.

T
O
PLA YIN G MOURNI N G A N D RESURRECTIO N . 50 1
“
In the dar k , when in distr ess, the wor ds ar e 0 Lor d ,
m y God is ther e no he p f or the Wi dows son P

“ ”
"
- l
In the c er em ony of r a isin
g af ter the sec ond at
l
tem p t and f ai u r e to r aise the bod , r st by the y fi
Enter ed A p p r entice s Gr ip and then by the Fe ow
’
ll
’
g _
“
Cr af t s when this si n is giv en the W or ds ar e, 0 Lor d ,
my G o d ! 0 L o r d m y G o d ! 0 L o r d m y GOd! I f ear t he
Master s wor d is f or ev er l ost;
’
SOENE VIII : P L A Y I N G m —P r o cessio n S in in Dir e f o r “

Gr and
'
u nit ies .
” g ou r
g g
Master Hir am A bifi .
80 m m IX : PL A Y I N G —
R EBUB R ECT I O N Pr aying at Mock Resur r ection
“
Grand Master Hir am am e."
of candi date ali as on:
5 02 m m PO INTS O F F ELL O WSHIP A N I
) T H R EE STEPS.
'
P I VE P O I NTS O F FELL O WSH IP.
Foot to f o o t, k nee to k nee,br east to

‘
br east,band to bac k and c heek to c heek ,

o r m o u th to c ar , when the whisp er : y
M a k k ah bone, whic h is the Master s
- -
’
wor d .
S C ENE X : P L A Y IN G R ES UR EEO TI O N— C andidate R aised on the F iv e P oints

O f F el l o wship .
O F TH E MA ST ER M A SO N S D EGR EE.
383 ’
EM BL EM S
T H E T H REE S TEP S
Usu a del in eated u p lly

on the M aster s c ar et
’
p ,
a r e em b em atic al O f l
the t hr ee p r inc ip al
stages O f hu m a n if e
,
l
v iz : y ou th m a nhood
, ,
and a s,
y I n o u th a s . y
En ter ed A p p r entices,
we O u ht indu str io u s g
ly t oo cc u p o u r m m ds y
in the a ttainm ent o f
u sef u k no wl edge ; m l
l
m anho o d, as Fe lo w Cr afts, we sho u d ap p o u r k no wl l ly
g g
ed e t o the disc har e o f o u r r esp ec tiv e du ties t o Go d,
g l
o u r nei hbo r , and o u r se v es ;that S O In age, as M aster
-
”
M aso ns, we m ay enj oy the hap p y r eflec tion c o nsequ ent

o n a we — ll l
S p en t if e, and die in the hO p e o f a gl o r l o u s
-
NO T E 383 — “
Und er the t er m Em bl em s ; wit
r er s in c l u de tho se c o nv eying
b o th t he e so t e r y and exoter y o f Masonic k no wledge .

-
Mor r ie s Di ctionar y,
’
’
5 04 EMELEMS M A STER MA SO N S DEGREE.
Whom the Su n
Mo o n and Star s
y
O be , an d u nder
whose watc hf u l
c ar e ev en c om ets
.
p er f o r m t h e i r
stu p en dou s r ev o
l u tio ns, p er v ades

the in m o st r e
c esses O f the hu
m an hear t , and
ll
wi r ew ar d u s a c c o r din gt o o u r m er i ts.
“
TH E A N CH O R A N D A RE
A r e em b l em s O f ded a we ll g -
r ou n
”
hop e, and a we sp en ellThe-

t l if . y ‘
ae
r e m b el
m atic a o f that l
dl v m e
a r k , etc .
“TH E FO R T — Y V
SE EN TH PR O B L EM O F EU L D CI .
This wa s an inv ention of Ou r an c ien t

T
f r ien d an d br o ther , the r eat Pythago r a s g ’
l g
,
who , in his tr av e s thr o u h A sia , A f r ic a

an d Eu r o p e, was initiated into the sev er al
or der s O f p r i e stho od et c
G
.
,
“
TH E H O U R L ASS
l
i
Is an em b em O f hu m an l ife Be .
l
ho d ! ho w swif t the sa n ds r u n , ly
an d ho w r a p id ou r iv es ar e dr aw ly l
ing to a c o se ! l etc .
“
TH E S CY TH E
l
Is an em b em O f tim e whic hc u ts the
l l l
,
br itt e thr ead o f if e, and au nc hes

“
u s in to eter nit Beho d! what y l

y
.
,
hav oc the sc the O f tim e m ak es

the hu m an r ac e ! If by c ha nc e
am o n g
l
we sho u d esc ap e [etc See p ,
” . .
— S ickels s Monitor , a es 1 1 3-1719;

’
p g
THE SETTIN G MA UL , SPA DE A N D CO PPIN .
The sec ond c ass l

l
O f em b em s ar e no t ,
131 o n i t o r i a l, and
ther ef or etheir tr u e
in ter p r etation c an
y
onl be O btained within the tyl ed r ec esses O f the o d e. l g
They c onsist of the Setting M au , the Sp ade, the l
fi
Cof n, and the Sp r ig of A c ac ia The affor d su bj ec ts . y
l
of ser iou s and so em n r eflec tion to the r ation al and
”
l
c ontem p ativ e m ind — Ma ckey s Ritu a list, p age 1 31
’
. .
C
F O URT H , O R S E RET M A S T ER S DE REE
’
G .
P REPA RA T I O N OF C A N DI DA T E .
The is p r ep ar ed as a M as
c an didate
ter M ason with an ap r on tied o v er his

y
e es, an d a squ ar e O n his f or ehead,
M aster O f Cer em on ies then ea ds him l

to the do o r o f the o d e and no c l g k k
sev en t im es ; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
.
T O KEN O F A S E R ET C
M A ST ER .
g
Fir st iv e the M as
Gr ip , an d then
’
t
. er s
s l ip the han d to
tea ch other s e
’
lb w o ,
’
an d bal an c e sev en
Pr ep ar atio n o f the
tim es ; at sam e
Candi date .
ti m e br i n g th e f o ot
an d kn ee i n cont act .
P ass Zi W or d—
Za ( p
.r es en dent ) l
S a cr ed W o r d
A donai . T ok en
50 6 S ECRET M A S TER A N D P ERF E T C M A STER .
S IG N O F S L ENI CE .
S ig IS that O f S i enc e, which is

n— l
m a de p acby l
in g the r st two fin er s fi g
g
of the r i ht han d on the ip s, which is l
answer ed by
the r st two n er s O i the fi fi g
l
,
ef t
.
FIFTH O R P ER F ECT M A S T ER S DEGREE

’
.
P REP A RA T O N O F I C I
A N D DA T E .
Z er bal p r oceeds to the

A nte cham er , an d hav in
-
b g
p p
r e a r ed the c an didate as a
a
S ec r et Ma ster , eads him l by
S ign o f Sil enc e the gr een c o r d, which he
k
.
u ts a r o u n d hi s n ec , to the do or of the
p
l g
o d e, and ther e k
no c s f ou r k .
S IG N OF RE O C G I I N T ON .
C
P ERF E T M A S T ER S DE REE
’
G
C
Pr ep ar ation o f
andidate .
A dv ance each the to es Of the

g l y
.
r i ht f oo t u nti the neet ;

.
r
b kn g th
_
r i ng ightthe r ees to e er ,
p acle o n e ha n d on the other s

’
hear t,then r in b g the han d to

war ds the ri ght Side and f or m .
S ign of R ec ognition.
PER
’
5 08 FECT M A STER S DEGREE .
C
SE O N D
‘
TO KEN .
In ter l ac e the .
f or efinger s of
the g r i ht h an ds,
th b p ight
um s u r ,
p g g
r essi n i t a a ns
S eco nd T o k en.
each th f o er or m
l
,
m g t i g a r an e .
I
T H RD TO KEN .
l
C inch eac h o ther as in Ma s
ter
’
s g ip
r ,
c ar r y l ef t han d be
'
tween eac h other s S ho u

’
ld er s, an d
p r ess f ou r tim es har d With the

fi g n er s in t he b kac ,
an d gi ve the
M aster ’
s Wor d [ m ah -
hah -
b on e ] .
T hir d T ok en .
B A TT ER Y — F ou r q i tim ed str ok es ; 000 0

e u -
M AR H C — Ma k e a squ ar e b wa k in f o u r y l g step s an d
b i g th
r n e f eet to g the er at each step .
PA SS W O RD z — A ca cia .
SA C RED WO RD -
J ehov ah .
I N TIM A TE S E RETA R C Y ’
S G
DE REE .
I
I N T M A T E S EGRETA RY S
’
S I GN .
g
Raise the r i ht hand, then dr aw it
l l
f r om the ef t Shou der to the r i ht hip , g
thu s in dic atin the f a g
o f a sc ar f ll .
Cr oss the ar m s hor iz onta ll y ,

r aise
them g f th b t
to the hei ht o e r eas aIYd
then l t th
e f ll t w d th hil t
em a o ar s e of
the w d whil r i i g th
s or ,
y e a s n e e es to
heav en .
Sign Intim ate Secretary .
T O K EN .
J oin ight r hands ; the fi r st
the hand
’
one tu r n s o ther s .
an d
sa s, y B er l th, the other r ev er s
ing the hand a g ain sa s, y Neder ,
then the fi r st o ne r esu m in g th e
fi r st
p o sition, sa y
S hel em o th
s, .
T hese thr ee wo r ds m i ht be g
inter p r eted : P r om ise o f a,
c om p l ete a l l ian ce .
To k en I ntim ate S ec r et ar y .
P A S S W O RD z J Ga ber t ( the
— n am e o f the c andidate ) .
A ns wer — Z er ba l ( the nam e o f the Cap ta in o f the

51 0 P RoVoS T A N D J UDGE
‘ ‘ ’
‘
S EVEN T H DE G REE O R P RO V O S T A ND J U DGE.
L eek the two itt l l e fin

g er s of the r g
i ht hands
'
G r ip of Prov ost and Jindge

’
with the f orefi n er g o ne
gi
. ,
of the other an d ,
ve
sev en l ight bl w with th o s e thu m b of the r i ht hand g

th p l
e f th
a m o e sam e.
S IG N , P RO VO S T AND J UD E G .
P l ac e the two fi r st fi nge r s of the ri ght

hand on the n ose
A N S WER .
Pl ac e the fi r st fi ng er of
the r i ht han d g on the t of

“
the n ose, and the thu m b of
the sam e under the chin,
f or m in
‘
g a
q
s u ar e.
Sign, Pr oygs} and Jadge
wos
PA S S Tito Uiv i Ky —
, ,
.
S C RED wo RD z
A — J aehinjai which is the
.
p l l
u r a o f the wo r d J ac hi n .
G RA N D W O RDS : f I z m eh
— -
J ah J h
e ov ah,
Hir am S to lk in Geom ,
etr ass and A r chi tec t .
.A ns wegto Sign,
51 2 G
EI H T H A N D N N T H DE REES I G .
T O KEN , I N TEN DA N T O E B U L D I
IN G .
k
S tr i e one with the r i ht g .
han d o v er the o ther s hear t ;

’
p ass th e r i ht han d u n der tg

he
l
ef t ar m , then sei e the r i ht z g
shou der with thel ef t han d ; l
o n e sa s J a ehin ai y
the other ,
J
,
u dah .
N I N TH DE G REE, OR MA ST ER
EL E C T OF NIN E .
‘
S I GN M A S T ER EL E T O F N N E C I .
F ir st on e r aises the p oniar d

k
an d m a es the m o tion O f str i k
ing the other o n the f or ehead ;
t h e o th er p a c es h is h a n d l
o n his
Tok en Intendant o f B u ilding
,
f or ehea d as if to e am ine the

.
x
su p p o sed wou n d .
S ec on d r aises the ar m , st r i es a t th eko th er

’
s r ea st as b
i f with a p oniar d, a n d s a s ,
N y
e k a m .
A N S W ER .
P l ace y ou r r ight
hand On y ou r hear t
an d say N ek o h .
Ans wer ,
Sign.Master Elqc i o f Nine.
I
N N TH AN D T EN T H DE REES G .
T O KEN .
l
C inch the fi ng er s o f
yo u rri ht han d g ,
an d
at the sa m e tim e el e
v ate y ou r thu m b .
‘
he
sec on d 5 e i z es y ou r
thu m b with the r ight

han d,at the sam e tim e
T o k en l
e ev ating hi th b ; s um
ignif y i g
.
s th i n e n ne
l g th by it l f
-
el ec ted, ei ht to an d on e
g c o se e er se .
‘
PA SS W O RD z— B egoa l K ohl -
C
.
SA R ED W O RD z — N ek am ; a n swer N eleah .
,
S IG C
N , M A S T ER EL E T O F F F T EEN I .
P l the p o in t O f the p on iar d u n der the chin,

ac e '
an d
d r a w I t do wnwa d to the waist a s if in the ac t O f
1
r
b
,
O p en the a do m en .
AN S WER .
fli th S ig of
n
'
an
'
v e e
Enter ed A p p r en tic e, with

the fi ng er s c li
nc hed a nd
the thu m b x t nd d
e e e .
Sig n M as t er Elec t
,
f f
P Fi tfieg:
51 4 TEN TH AN D ELE EN TH DE REES.
V G
T O KEN , M A S T ER EL ET C OF
I
F F T EEN . _
Inter l ace each o thefl sfin

g er s Of the r g
i ht han d .
PA S S W O RD : Elignam
or E li a/
m .
S A CRED W O RD : Z er ba l
an s wer ,
B enjo h .
EL EVEN T H DE G REE O R S UR
LI M E KN IG H TS EL E C
i
T ED.
S IG N , S U B L M E KN I IG H TS
fi g l
T ok en
b
.
/ C I O SS
‘
the ar m s on the r ea st, the n er s c i n ched,
an d the thu m b l s e ev ated.
T O KEN S , S U B L M E I
KN IG H T S EL E T ED C .
F ir st P r esent to .
ea ch o ther the thu m b '
Of the r g
i ht han d, the
fi g
n er s c lin ched . O ne
seiz es the thu m b Of
the o ther and r ev er ses

.
thr ice his wr ist .

1
0 ne
sa y Ber ith, the other
s
y "
o n e sa s N eder ; the
'
"
Sign u bl im e
fi r st then says Shele ,
~
Knigh t ,
Fir st Tok en
51 6
a ,
T H I RTEEN TH O R RO Y C
A L A R H DEGREE .
I
F RST S IG N , RO Y AL AR H C .
A dm i r ati on ; r ai se
\
thehan ds to
heaVen, the head l eani n g on the l ef t
shou ld
er ; on the r ight k nee f
.
F i r st S ign,
S ECO ND S GI
N .
A dor ation ; fall on b oth k nees .

S ec o n d S i gg , R o y al A r ch ,
RO Y AL AR H T C OKEN S .
P l ac e y ou r hands b eneat h the other

’
s
ar m s, as if to l
he p him to r i se, sa y g
in
at the sam e tim e B e of G oo d Che e

,
r .
T he other r etu r n s the t ok en sa in

”
, y g
J abu lu m .
GRA N D C
EL E T P ERF E C T A ND S UB L I M E M A SO N . 5 17
S IG N OF O BL IG I
AT ON .
P l ac e
g
the r i ht han d on l
the l ef t side o f
the a d m en and dr aw it qu ickl y and
hor i z onta lly acr oss the bod yt o the r i htg
S ig n of O b l ig a t io n
G . E . P . a nd S . M a so n
.
I
F RS T T O KEN .
J o in the r ight han ds, re
fi
n
'
v er se them thr ice . T he r st
br other sa s,y Ber ith

’
t he
sec o nd sa s, y Neder ,
the
fi rs t then
F i r st T o k en G r a nd El e c t,P er f e c t
a nd S u b l i m e M a son .
WO RDS .
F ir st P ass Wor d S hibb ol eth — .
F ir st Cov er ed Wor al J abu l u m —

.
51 8 GRA ND EL ECR P ERFECT A N DS UBL IME MAS O N .
SIGN O F FI RE.
cheek the p a l m s ou t war d , at the Sam e tim e
g r asp i n g th lb w with th l f t h
e e o . e e and.
SECON D TO KEN .
Giv e the Master ’

s Gr ip,
one says, can you go fu r
ANS WER .
T h e ot h e r sl ip s h is h
*
a n d a on l g th e
othe s
r
’
f
'
o r ea r m u p t o t he e lb w
-
o .
‘
Each t
'
h e n p l aCG S
‘
h iS e l
f t h a n d o n
the other
’
s r ig h t s h o u l d e r an d b al
ance th r i c e ,
t h e lg
e s c r o ssed f r o m
‘
GRA N D EI E CT P ER FE T A N D S UB L M E M A S O N
—
C I
I IG
.
F F TH S N
l ll y
.
I nter ac e a ou r fin
g er s, han ds r aised o v er
the hea d,p a m s Ou twar d l

( th i g
s S i n ser v es t o ca ll
a br other
)
I IG
.
HS N
S XT .
A dm ir a tion ( see p . 51 6) .
A N S W ER
k y l
.
L oo ov er ou r shou
der s a lt er nate ly
IG
.
W V
S E EN T H S N
l y
.
C ap ou r han ds on
yo u r thi hs g
IG IG
.
E H TH S N
t y
A n s wer
.
han ds, shu t,

Pu
,
F i f th S ig n ou r
y ll
.
to ou r m ou th, as if t o p u o u t you
g
ton u e, ,then p ac e o n you r hear l
I
N NTH S IG N
g
.
R aise r i ht han d as if you had a

p o n i ar d in it to str i e a
“
r other s
’
k -
b
f o r ehea d, to show that v en eanc e I S g
c om p eted l
I
.
F RST T O KEN .
Ni nt h S ig n .
Ei ght h S ig n .
a dv an c e
T hat o f Intim ate han ds r ec ip r 0 ~
S ec r etar y B ’
N c al lyfir st to the
k
. . .
,
m aster t 0 e n,
nifieS i ses o f
r om t he n t o t he
p
l
a c o m p ete a i ll wr ist, then to
an ce ( see p 84 8 ) lb
the e ow, an d
C
. .
t h e wO r d i s
A
SE O N D T O KEN .
'
C ir cu m sp eet ion T o k en of C ir cu m Sp ec t ioh . Ga baon .
F O U R T EEN T II i
‘ f '
XN D x
I
F F T EEN T H DE G R EES . 5 21
T H RD I T O KEN
D efian c e R esis ta nc e and R e
lly
,
m em br a n c e A dvan c e r ecip r o c a
.
,
”
the han ds as in the f ou r th degr ee,

g
,
dr awin them to each other thr ee

l
tim es ; then p ac e the ef t han d O n l
b k
the br other s ac , then o n his n ec ,
’
k
a s if to r aise him .
P A S S W O RD S
l
.
T her e ar e thr ee p r in c ip a ones

the fir St is S hi bbol eth thr ee tim es ,
with an asp ir ation T he sec ond is .
El H anan
-
T he thir d is m o st
~
l k
. ,
essenti a t o be n own, an d i s B ea
M a heh B a m ear a h which is inter
k
, ,
p
It
r eted,
.
”
t h a n Go d w e ha v e f o u n d To k en o f R es i s t a n c e
R em em b r a nc e .
a nd
C O VE RED W O R DS .
T he fi
r st is Gni blirn o r
“
T he s e c o n d i s J a ba lnm .
”
M a o bim which, inter p r eted : T
le ,
hat
’
s he ! H e i s d e a d !
T he thir d i s A donai S p e e
u r m L or d o f a l l ,
.
FI F T EEN T H DE G REE, O R KN IG H T S O F TH E
EA S T OR S W O RD .
G
SI N .
R aise the r g
i ht han d to the l ef t shou l
der and d o
m ovw n wa r dé it
’
t o t he r i h t '
g
hip , with a ser p entin e m otion as if to r ep
,
_
r ese t t
n he m o ti o n o f th e wa te r s O f a r i v e r
then d ar w th e sw o r d an d r i n it t o th e b g
g u ar d as if t o fight .
S ign Kn ig ht s of the Ea st or S wor d .

522 KN I G H TS O F
TO KEN .
S eiz e m u tu
the l ef t
,
hands,
ar m s . l if t d
e and
ten ded as if to
p u l se an attack ;
k
,
thesam e tim em a e
with the r i ht hand

—
g
the m ot ion O f l
c ea r
I ng the way ; then
p oint the s words to
hear t
’
each other s ;
P A S SA E. G
GRA N D WO RD z — S ha la l S ha lom, , A bi ,
He
’
in L atin R es tor aoi t p a cern p a tr i .
'
r esto r ed p eac e t o his c ou ntr y .
SA C RED W O RD z — R ap h o dom - -
.
S I XT EEN T H DE G REE OR PR I C
N ES OF
JERUSA L EM .
S IG N PR I N C E O
, S F J ERU S A L EM .
P r esent y ur l f b l dly
o se o with Y ou r
l ef t han d ti g
r es n
y on ou r hip; as it
r ead yf or a c om bat .
’
s
of J er u s a l em .
524 G
KN I H T S O F TH E EA S T A N D WES T
..
.
SE VENTEEN TH DEGREE OR KN IG H T S O F T H E ,EA ST AN D

WEST .
P REPA RA TI O N O F C A N DID ATE .
M aster Cer em onies p r ep ar es c an didate in an ante

Of
r oom hu n g
with r ed an d i hted
'
sev en lg
i hts by by lg ‘
l
c o thin g l g
him with a on White r o e, and br ings him b
b ar ef ooted to the door O f the Cou nci l .
S IGN , KN I GH T S O F T H E
WEST
EA S T A N D .
k
L o o at ou r r i ht y g
l
shou der and say, A b
,
uddon .
A N S WER .
L ook at l ef t shou l
der and say, J a bu lu rn .
I
F RS T T O KEN .
P l ac e l ef t hand In
ea Ch o ther s i ht
’
r g
hand,
“
c l o sin
g the fin
S ign and A nswer . ger s.

SEVENTEENTH A N D EIGH TEENEH DEGREES . 5 25
SE C O N D T O KEN .
A l ft
t o u c he s B
’
s e
h ld wi h ight t
“
s ou er r
h d an dB anw i g an s er n
ig ht h l
,
tou ch A es
’
sr s ou
d wi h l f h d
er t e t an .
IG
S N ONI G E N T ER N
C CI OUN L
h T yl r
.
T ou c f e
’
s or e
h d wh
ea h? w en e a ns er s
b y p t i g hi h d
,
u t n s an on
y f h d
o ur or e ea .
PA S S WORD — a u
la m
C
.
SA R ED WORD -
Ah
Sec o nd T o k en . Sign on Enter ing C o u nc il .
E IG H T E EN T H DE G R EE OR S o yE R EI G N P R I C
N E OF R O SE
CR O I X.
S IG N O F T HE G O O D S H E P H ER D .
C r o ss the ar m s o n r ea st , b
W it h han ds e t en ded and x
y
e es r a ised t o hea v en .
S IG N OF RE ON C CI I I L AT ON.
R a ise r i gh t han d a nd
wit h in de xfi g n er
p o int u
p
Wa r d .
A N SW E R .
P o int do wnwa r d with ih

fi g
dex n er o f r i ht hand g .
Sign o f the Good Shep her d. Sign of R econc il iation.

I
S GN O F HELP, S O VE EIGN
R P R IN CE OF
R O SE C I R O X.
Cr oss the l egs, the r ight behind the l ef t
A N SWER .
Sam x
e, e c ep t l ef t l eg b ehind the r ight .
‘
T O KEN , S O V ER E IG I C
N P R N E O F R O SE
C I
RO X
G iv e;the S i g n O f t he Go od Shep her d ;

f ac e ea c h o t her ; bo w; p l ac e r ec i
p ro ca l
ly cr
os sed h
ands o n b r ea st and gi v e t he
f r at erna l k iss and p r o no u nc e t he p ass
wor d .
PAS S W O RD z — Im m anu el .
5 28 R
G A N D MA STER O F A L L er m s om c Lo ness.
SE C OND S IG N .
l
Kn ee do wn p ac e l
l
the e b ows o n t he
,
l
f oor , t h e h e a d
do wnwar ds and a
l l
itt e inc ined t o thel
l ef t .
Second Sign, 20th Degr ee .
T HIR D S GN . I
b e t th
'
Cr oss the ar m s o n the r as , e
ar m th
o v er l f t th fi g e xt d d
e , e n er s e en e
a nd l t g t h t h th b f i g
c o se o e er e um or m n a
h l t hing whi h
,
s q u ar e ,
ee s ke fi
ou c , c m a s ve
q
s u ar es.
T hi r d S ign, 20a.D egr ee .
N ZE F
fiIn
- -
som e r itu al s o n
i
/
ly one S i n i s g g i v en i nst ead
of t he fi r st t wo a nd t his is t o k n ee l on the r
'
w
,
t he l ef t han d b g
ein r a ised, hi h c m s
t hen p l ac e the l f t lb
e e o w on t he l ef t
l
,
do wnwar ds, som e what inc ined to the l ef t.

GRA N D MA STER op AL L sm s om o L O DGES . 529
S GNI I N TR O DU TIO N C
g
.
T he s wo r d e l ev at e d, o r if wo r d i s wo r n the r i ht
no s
r a i se d b ef o r e t he hea d a s i f t o wa r d o fi a str o k e
,
ar m In
g l
.
c om in g t o ether c r o ss swo r dsand f o r m the ar c h o f stee

, .
TO KEN .
Ta k e o ne t he o ther s
’
r i htg
l
eb o w; wit h the r g
i ht hand ;
p r e ss it f o u r t im es ; t hen s l id e
t he ha n d a onl g t he f o r ear m
do wn t o t he wr ist ;l a st ly , p r ess
t he wr ist j o int with

-
t he fi r st
fi g
n er o n ly .
T ok en, 20th Degr ee.

530 GRAN D MA STER oi? AL L SYMBOL IC L O DGEs.
T O KE N O I
E NTR O DUCT IO N .
[ G iv en a f t er the S l gn
of intr odu ct io n .
Tak e eac h o ther s r ight ’
hand t he fiwt fi ng er o n
wi t j i ; th
,
the r s o nt en as
l
‘
y i id h h
o u r et r e s e t e and
l g th h h
a on
« e ot er s
’
and
do wn t o the tip o f the

fi ng er s.
N B .
— So m e I n the l ast t ok en sq u eez e on t he o ther s
’
wr ist, eac h dr awin g t he o ther n in e l

t i m es a t er nat e ly ,
and r ep eat in g eac h t im e the wo r d C y r u s.
B A T T ER Y -
T he b att er y is thr ee str o k es, by o ne and
t wo ; 0 0 0 .
M A R on z — N ine step s, each f or m ing a q

s u ar e.
PA S S W O R D z — Jek so n .
A N S W ER z — Sto lk l n .
SA CRED W os — Ra z ah bel s
-
q ah
5 32 T WEN TY F IRS T A N D T
-
WEN TY -
SECO N D DEGR EES .
C
SE O N D S IG N , P R US S A N I
S ei z e o ne t he fi r st fing
of t he o ther 8 r
’
i htg
p r e ss it
fir
to k en ,
fi r st
‘
g
'
to k en
sa yi g Jn a
p het h .
PA S S W O RD — Pe lge Pe
lg
,
l eg, P e e
C
.
SA W
R ED ORD : Shem
Ham J p h th a e
I
.
,
S ec o nd Sign o f r
nt o du c tion.
TWEN T Y C S E O N D DEGR EE, O R PRI N CE O F LIBANUS .
S IG C
N , P RI N E O F L I B A N U S .
M ak e t he m o t io n of l if i gt n an axe with b o th hands

an d st r k
i ing as if t o f e ll a t r ee .
A
'
Raise "
b o th hand s t o
t he g
hei ht of the f or e
he a d, t he fi g
n er s e xt en d
e d, a nd t hen l et t he ha nds
fa ll ,
t hu s in dic atin g the
fa ll of a t r ee .
T WEN T Y C -
S E O N D A N D T W EN T Y —T H I RD D EG R EES . 5 33
T O KEN .
Sei z e eac h
’
o t her s hands and
c r o ss t he fi ng er s as a S i g n of g oo d
f ait h .
PA S S W O R ns z — Jap het , A ho ia l b ,
Le b a no n .
SA C R ED W O R DS : ~ —N o ah, B ez a
l l
ce , S a do nias .
TWEN T Y -
T H IR D DEGREE, O R CH IEF O F THE TA BERNA CL E .
H IG H P R E ST I .
g l g
T he H i h P r iest wear s a ar e r e d t u nic , o v er whic h
l
is p a c e d a shor t er o n e o f whit e wit ho u t S eev e s ; o n his l
l l
he a d i s a c o se m it r e o f c o t h o f o d, o n t he f r o nt o f gl
whic h is p a int e d o r em r o ider b
l
e d a D e t a , e n c o sin l
t he In eff a g
bl e n am e in H e r e w c har a c t er s b
bl k
.
O v er t he dr e ss he wea r s a a c
sa sh with s i v er l
f r in e f r o m , g
whic h han s, g by
a r e d r o sett e , a
da gg
er ; t he sash i s wo r n f r o m
l
e f t t o r i ht g
S u sp en ded o n his
b l
.
r east i s t he B r east P a t e .
D R ES S OF C I
A N D D A T E.
A white t u nic a nd white

l
xdr a wer s, san da s o n hi s f e et a n d
a whit e l h
c ot o v er his hea d,
c o v e r in g hi y s e e s, so a s to p re
v ent him f r o m seeing.

P r e p ar a t io n o f C an
dida t e , C hi e f o f t he
T ab er n c l e D egr ee.
a
534 C HI E F O F T H E TA B ERN A L E C
Kdv anc e the l ef t f o o t ;m a k e with the

r ight hand t he m o t io n of ta ki
n g the
ser , which i s su
C en d b i h
‘
pp o se t o e n t e .
l ef t hand.
S eiz e eac h other b y th e l

l ef t e bow
with the r ight han d,b en di g
n the
f or m k ind f i l
'
ar m so as to a o c r c e.
To k en, C hief of Tab er nac le .
BA TTER Y : - Sé
v en st r ok es, by six and o ne, o r t his
‘
00 0 0 oo o .
KN IG H TS O F T H E ER A Z EN S EREEN T .
Fo r m a Cr o ss u
p o n y o u r se l f .
Ser p ent .
T O KEN .
P l ac e y o u r se lf on the r g
i ht
of the b r o t her ,
and ta k e his
l ft wr ist with
e . y ou r l e f t hand .
A N SW E R .
He t hen ta k es y ou r ri ght
w r i st with his r ight hand .
K i hts o f B r az en Ser p ent

Tok ,
en n g
C
PR IN E O F MER Y C .
P R EPA R A T O N O F I C I
A N D DA TE.
T he c an di dat e i s p r ep ar e d b y th S ie en o r
D ea c o n in a
p l a in whit e ro b hi g
e, r e a c n
fr om t he n ec k to the f ee t b
,
f t d
ar e o o e ,
ho o dwin k e d, s o as t o p r ev ent his se g ii

i g ,
W i th a ro
p e
p assed thr ee t im es ar o u nd his
bo d y .
Pr ep ar at io n o f C a
dida te P r in c e o f
.
M er c y D egr ee.
IG E S N OE N TR A N CE.
Pl h ight h d p
ac e t er an o en , so as to f or m
at ir
gl b
an h y
e a if
ov e t e e es , a s t o be p ro
t t d g i t
ec e at g l ight
a ns a s r on ,
S ign O f En tr anc e,
P r i nc e o f M e r c y .
G
SI N O F CH A RA C T ER .
F or m a tr i an gl e wit h t he
'
t wo t hu m b s,
an d the t wo f or efinger s ; j o in t hem b y th e
e xt r em l
it ies, p ac e t he hands in f r o nt o f , and
g
t o uchin t he bo dy .
C
S ign o f har ac ter ,
Pr inc e o f M er c y.
PRIN CE O F MERCY .
i
S I GN o ? H EL P .
Cr o ss b oth a r m s a b ov e t he head
“
, t he
han ds po en ,
p l
a m s ou t war ds and sa
y
To m e, t he c hil d r en o f T r u th .
Sign Hel p .
~
P r inc e o f Mer cy,
Stand u p , the r ight ha n

d r esting o n
the hip ,
S ign o f O r der .
Pr in c e of M er c y .
T O KE N .
b o th ha n ds, eac h on the

o t her s shou
’
ld er s,
p r ess t hem s l ight
l y t hr ic e an d sa y, G o m e l .
PA SS W O R D : Go m el .
C OMMO N WORb sz Ghibl im a nd
G b
a a o n.
S A CR E D W O R ns z — éJeho v ah, J a c hin.
SUB L ME I WO RD .
that is, do as yo u w ou ld b e do ne by .
54 0 GOMMAND R O F TH E E TEMPLE.
I
S G N O F O R D ER .
( In t he C o u r t .
) E xt en d y ou r r g
i ht hand
On t he r ou nd ta bl e, t hu m b sep ar a t e so as
to f o r m a s q u ar e . W hen Standing , p l ac e
t he r g
i ht han d on t he b dyo l
be ow the
b r east , f o r m ing l
a so a s u ar e. q
Si of O r der , C om
m a der o f the T em p l e .
T O KEN .
G iv e t hr ee
'
l ight bl Ows with

r g
i ht hand -
on t he O t her s
’
l ef t
ld
,
shou er .
A N S W ER .
He ta k es y ou r r g
i ht ha d
n and
giv e s i t t hr eed ight

‘
sha k es .
C
T ok en, o m m ander of
the T em p l e.
W oa — S O l om
PA S S
W o n.
C l
i
S A R ED W O R D i — I '
ett er e d .
KNIGH TS O F THE SUN 41
Y IG D G
T W E NT -
E HT H E R EE, OR
K IG N S HT S O F T HE UN .
SIG IGN , KN H T S O F T H E SUN .
Pl h
ac eig h h d fi
t e r t an at u
p
on t he he ar t , t he t hu m b se
p a
r at e, so a s to f o r m a s q u ar e .
A N S W ER .
R aise the r ight han d, an d
with t he index , p o int t o heav en .
Sign, Kn ight s o f A nswe r .
t he S u n
I C I
.
P R E P A R AT O N O F A N D D A T E.
B r o the r T r u t h p r ep a r es t he o o n dida t e a s f o o ws : A ll
b g y
a n da e o v e r his e e s , a s wo r d in his r i ht ha n d , i n g
v e st s him wit h a r a e d a nd gg ood r o e,
p bl
u t s a m as y b k
o n his f a c e , f e tt er s i n dinb g
his a r m s, a c r o wn o n his
l
head, a p u r se in his e f t ha n d, et c .
T O KE N , KN IG HTS O R T HE
SUN .
Ta k e in y ou r ha n d t ho s e
of t he b r o t he r an d p r es s
t hem g ly ;ki
en t ss him on
t he f o r ehe a d a n d sa
y A l
p ha . He r et u r n s t he i ss k
a nd sa y s Om e g a . Bu t
this ism o t m u c h u se d.
—
PA S S W oen z Stibiu m .
Tek en. Knights of t he S un.

542 KN IGH TS O F ST . A N DR EW.
T WEN T Y -
N I NT H DE G R EE, O R KN IG HT S O F ST A NDREW
. .
Wip e yo ur f o r ehead with t he b k

ac
of the ight hand, the head

r som eiv hat
’
inc l ined f or war d .
F R ST I T O KEN .
S ei ze ea c h su c c e ssiv e ly
fi r st , t hen t he seco nd ,
a nd l as
t
h
’
l y t i?
h t hi r d j o in t o f t he o t er s
I n dex fi nger o f t he r i ht hand, g

e ach sp e ll i g al
n t er nat e ly t he
wo r d of the fir st d g
e r ee.
oa
( B z .
)
i
F r st Tok en, Kni h
g t of St . A ndr ew.
54 4. KNI H TSG OF ST . A NDR E W .
F O UR T H IG
S N , THA T OF I
F R E.
J o in b o th -
hands, the fi g n er s int er

l a c ed a nd c o v er t he e y es t her ewit h,
t he p a l m s out war ds .
Sign of F ir e.
A NS W ER .
Giv e t he S i g n of A ir . Ext end f o r

war d the r i ght ar m a nd hand at the
hei ht g of the S ho u lder .
A nswer to S ign of F ir e .
TH IRD T O KEN .
i eiz
c e e ac h su c c essiv e ly h
t e in de xfi g
n er of t he o the r s
’
ri ght h and b y th fi e j o int Ea c h p r o no u nc e a t er nat e l

r st . l y
o ne o f the t hr ee s yll l
ab e s o f t he sac r ed WQ l d of the t hir d
’
dg
e r ee
; (Mali nah bo ne
KN IGH TS O F S T A NDREW . . 54 5
EIP T H S I GN , T H A T OE A DM R I AT I ON.
R aise the e y es an d hands t o heav en ,

the l ef t ar m som e what l o wer t han
t he g
r i ht , t he hee l of the l ft f
e oot
Sl ight l y l ft k
“
r ai sed, so t hat the e nee

-
f or m s a with the
Sign o f A dm ir ation
S I XT H S IGN , T HA T OF T HE S UN .
P l ac e the t hu m b of g
the r i ht hand u
p o n
the r g
i ht eye ; r ai se t he inde xfi g n er so as
to f or m a s q u ar e
, b i g it
t hen li r n on a n e,
if t o in di t bj t in Vi w s ying
”
as c a e an O ec e a
,
“ t he s n itsel f
Im easu r e u .
Sign of the Sun.

'
54 6 KN IGHTS or STC A N DREW
S t A ndr ew
fi
For m ,
on t he br east;a cr oss o f .
with the two ar m s, t he hands u p war ds .
G ener al S ign, Knight

o f S t A ndr ew
. .
GEN ER A L T O KEN .
l
S eiz e o n e the a st j o int of t he
fi g
index n er o f t he o ther s r i ht
’
g
hand ; t he fi r st o n e sa y s M ,
t he
o ther Km T hen sei ez the l a st
l l fig
.
j o int o f t he itt e n er ;t he fi r st
o n e sa y s M a h, t he o t he r ,
g iv in g
the who l e wo r d, says Nekam . ak .
S t. A ndr ew .
PASS WO RDS ;
A ngel f
o R M .
Casm c r en,
or A ir .
Em is
54 8 GRA N D EL E T C KN IGHT KADO SH .
TH I I
R T ET H DE G R EE, OR
'
GRA N D ELE C T
KN IG HT. KA D O S H .
S IG N OF O R D ER .
Ho d l t he s wo r d in t he l ef t ha nd a nd
P l ace right f o ot to
,
t hen
if t o
k
st r i e wit h t he o nia r d
p
g fi
.
In doin t his t he r st
“
y
sa s, N ek a m a h bea hm ,
’
a n d t he o t he r answer s,
T o k en , Knight Kado sh , S e c o n d P o sitio n .
PA SS W O RD — To e n t er ,
.
N ek a m .
P ha a l k o l
— .
P ha m sh lco h
‘
A N SW E R : -
S A CR ED W O R D z N ek a m d i bea hm
’
— w
’
ll y N k
. .
ANS W ER w
. P iz a r a h k O h, bu t m or e g ener a , e
-
r
A do na i .
A N SWEm ham sh lcol.

'
-
GRAND I NSPECTOR, INQUISITOR COMMANDER . 54 9
C r oss bo th hands, bring the m tet he

nav él ,
t hu m bs cr o ssing eac h o ther , and
say Ju sti c e .
F i r st S ign.
A NS WERI N G S IG N.
Cr o ss b o th ar m s a b ov e y ou r head, r ight
o u tside, p a m s l
o ut war d, and say Eq u it y .
T CKEN , G E
R A N D r NSP CToR I N Q UISITOR
CO MM A N DER .
P l ig
ac e rht f o t ight f t d ot o r o o , an
gh k t k
,
ri t igh k
nee to h r t nee, a e e ac
b y th l f t h hd d wi h h
‘
oth er e e e ,
a n t t e
right h d t ik an g l bl w hs r e a ent e o on t e
oth eright h l d
’
s r s ou er .
C
SA W
R ED O y J ti O RD z — ne sa s us c e,
Eq ity
.
th th w B th t \
an s
u
e o er er s . o o
g ether sa ,
y So m o te it be .
T ak en.
5 50 E:
E PBI N CE O F TE E EGYAL SEC RE
T
“
S UBL I ’
.
Cam p S
, u bl i m e P r i nce o f the B oyni
S ec r et .
SI GN .
hear t ; extend it f or war d t he p al m ,
downwar ds and then l et it f al l by the

r ight si de.
b
S i g n Su l im e .
P r i nc e o f t he
Se cr et.
552 V I
SO ERE GN GRA N D IN SP ECTO R GENERAL .
I Y
TH RT -
TH I
RD DE G REE, OR S O V ERE IG N GRA N D
P R EP A R A T O N I OF C A N D DA T E, I SOV
ER EI G N GRA N D I N SPE CT O R G EN ER A L .
by
,
T he c andidat e is p r ep ar ed
'
he r
di v e st ed O f hi s S ho e s an d ha t ;
m
g
c l o the d I n a ac bl k
r o e wit ho u t b
ar o u nd his n ec k t he en ds O f
‘
whic h
l by ll
,
he d t he I u st r io u s G r a nd
‘
ar e
l
,
M a st er G ener a O f C er em o nies at
p r o p er t im e T h e I u st r io u s
.
"
_ ll
G r and M a r shal r et ir e s t o t he C ham
'
ber O f R eflec t io n, and

al l ein b g
r e ad
y h e
‘
k
st r i es o n t he do o r o f
t he C o u nc il C ham er b
C
.
Pr ep ar atio n o f andidates
33t a Degr ee.
S I GN O E O R DER .
L ef t hand ”
o v e r t he ?
hear t ,fing e s
r w
e xt end d and
’
l
c o se t ogeth
er .
” a Sign o f O r der .
A nd S ho u ld I k ‘
no win gl y
Will f ll y i l
.
or u
“
v o ate t he
sam e , m a y t his wjne I now
dr in k b ,
“
ec o m e a dea d y l
lo c k
i
r b S
‘
j u ic e d a n k y o c
k w
_
r at es ( D r in s in e o u t O f
k ll
.
A d h
S u ) n m a
y t e s e
ld l
. -
ar m s f o r ev e r enc ir c e
kl
co
’
m e. A m en . ( S e eto n s
ar m s enf o l d him .
)
SO VEREIGN GRA N D INSPECTO R GEN ERA ! » 5 53
Knee l O nt he l ef t
k nee, c r o ss t he ar m s
b
.
o v e r t he r east , then
dr a w t he swo r d,
hol d t he p o I n t in t he
l e ft ha nd an d c r o ss
it with t hat Of t he '
Insp ec t or ~
F ir st S ign, S. G. I. G.
F i r s t P a ss Wo r d Q‘
fD e M o -
ly a .
A nswer — “
H ir a m A b iff .
Sec o n d P a ss
“
“ f or
d
A nsw er — “
Of P r u ssia .
SE O N D C I
S GN .
D isen gg w d
a e s or s, r et ai n p o int in l ef t
hand, f a ll b h k
on ot nees, ki bl
ss ade thr ee
t im es a n d gi th
v e e
Who lik e u nto Thee

i
Is , Oh Go d .
S ec o nd S ign
~
.
SIGN O F EN TRA NCE.
Cr o ss the r
a m s on .
t he b r east
, the head
bo wed do wn.
B a tter y. 00000 000 0 00
SignQ t Entr ance.

k
coo s Standard S
’
em i Society Rituals.
by d
' i
t a il p o st p aid a t p r i nted r ates. N o t l ess tha n si x o f a

o z en
ii i idg
Bo k a or
t D e n r a t es a r e s5 er c ent di sc t o n r eta i l r a t es 8 c e n ts
k ir i ht c e n r a e s o.z . .
e xt r e r p k g R e g
’
d O r E x p a i d a n d d e v e r y g u ar a n te e d . r eq u i r e d as
a p
.
w
.
g u ar a n t ee w i t h O . 0 . D . o r d er s. I t i s c he a p e r t o se n d f u l l p r ice i th o r d e r s.
Ful l Ritual and Secret Wor k oi the 8 em

" “
Degr ees of ( lio
BLUE L O DGE A N D C H A P T ER
"
P R O F US E L Y IL L U S T R A T E D
’
.
,
B y J A C O B o . D O ES B U R C , '
P a s t M a s t e r U n it y N o . 1 9 1 , H o l l a n d , M ic h .
A ICY I C
HISTO R A L SKET H O F T HE I N ST TUT O N A ND A RITI AL
C C G
A N A L S S O F T HE HA RA T ER O F EA H DE R EE, B Y
I IC C C
t J Blan
Presiden ch
ari oi h
ea ntn
in llete .
Monito r i al Q u otatio n s and near l y F o u r Hu ndr ed No tes f r o m Standa r d M a

W '
.
t he t r u thf u l ne s s o f thi s Exp o s ti o n and

.
sonic A u t ho r iti e s, c o nfir m i

Sho w the c har ac ter o f M aso nic T eac hi ng and D oc tr l ne
o
T HE A CCUR A CY or T HI S DEP O SITIO N L EGAL L Y A TTESTED Br

J. O . Doesb u r g, Past M aster Unity N O 191, Hol l and, Mi chigan, and O ther s
VE I I
.
O R O NE HUNDR ED L LUST R A T O NS,
an d C
S ev er al o f them f u l l p age, giv e a p ic to r ial r ep resent atiOn o f the
hap ter , c er em o ni es o i the degr ees, dr ess o f candi dates, Si gns,
R oo m .
r i p s, etc ,
6 4 0 p 7 deg wo r k cl flap p r 5
g l
. . .
,
Chap ter de C oth

r ees Ru ssia p p
a er GOc .
F i r st t hr ee degr ees cloth , , R u ssi a, p ap er , 60

TA NDAR D F R EEM A S O NR Y IL L U ST R A T ED
S
Th1s is the c om p ani on wor k O f “ F r eem a so nr I ll ustr at ed y .
”
wit h sa m e Histo r i c al sk et c h, F o o t N ot es, et c , a n d sam e p r ic es
-
_
.
an d kinds of binding exc ep t t ha t t he 64 0 p a ge o ok i s n o t-

b ,
er , T his new ser i es

”
,
p ap er c ov c om p r i ses sp ecial edition s i i n

g v
the exact Wo r k of
b
A l a am a F l or i da
L ou i s i ana } ; S ou th Car ol ina I
A r iz o na G e o r gia M i s s i s s ip p i T e xa s
A r k a ns as Id aho M on tana U t ah
b
Was hing t o n
‘
A l as k a Ind i ana N e r as k a
Co l o r a do Io wa Ne w M exico Wy o m i n g
Co nne c tic u t '
Indi an T er y O r eg on O ntar io .Can.
Del awar e Ke ntu c k y R ho de Isl and
Sa
nd or der s to
lu m enonnrm o sm -
w
A m ended R itu al of the
‘
R ev i sed and
c am p m ent a nd R eb ek ah r itu al s An
offic i a l
“
Char ge B oo ks
” i ssu ed by
.
L o dge, wit h the secr et wo r k ac eu

i l l u str at ed In .
C l oth,
REVIS ED
R eVi sed a n d A m ended O m ci al “ Ritu al f or R eb ekah L o dges,
y
P u bl ished b t he S o v er ei gn Gr a n d L o dge I O 0
‘
. . .
t eU
h n wr i t t en ( ec et ) wor k a dded an d t he ofii c i al Cer em o i
s r “ i
.
-
n i es o f I n st it u t i n g R eb ek ah L o dges a n d In st al l ati on of O f
"‘
”
‘
fd -
fic er s of R eb ek ah L o dges Pr ic e 35 c t s
“
. .
EXPO S IT IO N or THE GR AN GE
yR
.
'
w a
“
Edit ed b ev . A . . G eesl in Ill u str a t ed wi th engr

. v ings ,
sho wing l odge -

r o om , si gns, si gna l s, et c .P r i c e 35 c t s .
T EM PL E O F H O N O R IL L U ST R A T ED .
'
A f u l l and c om p l et e i l l u str a t ed r i tu al of
H o n or a nd Tem p er a nc e, c om m on l
”
T he T em p l a r s of 5
ca l l ed t he T em p l e o f y
H o n or , a hist or i c al sk et c h of t he o r der a nd a n an al si s of i t s y .
c ha r a c t er A c om p l et e exp osit i on of t he S u b or dina t e T em pl e,

y
.
a nd t he degr ees of L o v e, P u r i ty a n d F idel it , by a T em p l a r

of F i del i t y
a nd P a st Wo r th
'
Chi ef T em p l a r y
P r i c e 35 c t s . .
R IT UA L KN I GH T S of LA
an a r t i cl e 0
U N IT ED
A f u l l and c om p l et e ill u str a t ed r i tu al of t he sec l
'
u ni on of t he a b ov e n a m e, gi v in g t he signs, gr ip s,
et c. P r ic e 25 c t s .
R EVI S ED R ED M EN IL L U S T R A T ED
‘
r ev ised il l u st r at ed R itu al o f the Im p r o v ed O r der

,
-
M en, c om p r i sing the A do p t io n Deg r ee, War r i or s

“ ’
.
a nd Chi ef s Degr ee, with t he O des, et c c l oth

’
. ,
M O D ER N WO O DM EN or A M ERI
Com p l ete ised O ffic ial R it u al o f the B enefic
r ev -
t er na l D egr ees, with u nwr i tten o r

f u ner al c er em o ni es, od es and hy m ns P r i ce
-
1 T H E F O R ES T ER S IL L U S T R A TED — T he
tr at ed R itu al of .
the F o r es ter s, with Instal

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This S econd Vo l u m e 1 s sim l

the entir e ork .

Attenti on is again ca e to the act that the F ir st

ar e c om m on to al l the d iff t M ni Rit

T went iet h D eg r e e, Gr and M a st er o f A l l S ym

O p eni ng Cer em on ies , Gr a nd M a st er o f A ll S ym bol i c L o g es d 41

Cl osing Cer em on i e s , Gr a n d M a st er o f A l l Sy m bol i c L o g es 64

O p ening Cer em o n i es , Chi e of t he T a ber na cl e 1 07

C H A P T ER L II I ni t ia t i o n Chi e of the T a ber na c l e

T he C er e m o ni es o f I ni t i a t io n wer e a l l F u ner ea l N o t e 285 1 36

C l osing C er em o nies , P r inc e of t he T a ber na c l e 1 40

O p ening C er em o nies , Knig ht s of t he B r a en 1 48

T esser ce , or P l e g es o f F r i e n shi p wer e U se at R om e .

Cl o sing Cer em on i es , P r inc e o f M er cy

O p ening Cer em oni es , Co m m a n er o f t he T em p l e ”

CH A P T ER L I — T went y Se v ent h D eg r ee , or Knig h s of t he S u n

O p ening Cer em oni e s , Knig ht s o f t he S u n

T hir S i g n , t h a t o f A st oni sh m ent a n d H o r r o r . 2 37

P hil owp hi ca l A nal y si s , Knig ht s of S t . A n dr ew 24 3

O p ening C er e m o n ie s , Gr a nd I nsp e c t or I n u i sit or C o m m a n er 31 7

C H A P T ER I X I — 1 hir t y t hir D eg r e e , o r S o er e i g n G r a nd I nsp e c t or

O p ening Cer em onie s , S ov er eig n G r a n I nsp e c t or G ener a l ” 461

C l o sing C er em o ni e s , S ov er ei g n Gr an I n sp ec t or Gener a l 479\

ep itom e of the twel v deg

F r om these the Rite l k oo s to the f ou r l

si dthe sp ir it and m atter ,

edi fy th e Cel estial City .

F r eem a sonr y , A r t i c l e Conc l a v e.

I n the East is a thr on e, an d o er it i s a l ue can o

o n each si e o f the M a ster ea c h si e o f the W

est, ou r in the N o r t h an d i n the

whi c h o f co u r s e , a r e c o nnec t e or t he m o st p ar t wi t h the T em p l e o f

Z er u btra b el o r wit h e e n t s t hat o c c u r r e s u se u e nt t o t he d es t r u c t i o n o f

or er o f the ham e o f one o f the A p ost es o f Chr ist, v iz

DRA F T z — T he tr ac ing oa r has a m ou ntain in the

the sk y el ow is a r ep r esent atio n o f J er u sal em f o er

thr ee on each si e a grea t gl or y in the c enter gi es it

thr ee hea s ou n in chains ; on one si e o f the r a t is

T I T L ES T he M aster is styl e T hr ic e P u i ssant an d

Ther e is bu t one War en seate in the West with a

T her e is al so an O r ator , two D eac on s and a M aster o f

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