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 P R E FA C E .

A f e w mon ths ago I iss u ed a l ittl e

book en titl e d T he E m bl e m s of F r e e
m aso n ry D e s cribe d an d E xpl ai n ed ”
.

The m an u al m e t with i n st an t s u cce ss ,

bu t man y bre thr en who w e r e als o com
p an i ons r emark ed that it was a pi t v t he
h an d book di d n ot t ou ch u pon t he de gr ees
w hich be l on g t o t he Ro y al A rch S i n c e
.

th en I h av e be en fre q ue n tly u rg e d t o
pr e p are a com p an i on w ork tha t w ou l d be
of u se t o R o y al A r ch F r eema s on s by as
s isti n g them t o a cl e ar e r un d e rst an d i n g
of t he ce r e mo n i al by w hi ch a br oth e r is
ex alt e d
. The foll owi n g p ag e s se ek t o do
t his , an d I h op e t he boo k will be as f av
ou r abl y r ec e iv e d as its pr e dec e ss or
. T he
S u preme Gran d Cha pt e r ve ry wis e ly
lim its t he circu l ati on of t he au th oris e d
B ook of I n str ucti on and this p ublicati on
doe s n o t s e ek i n an y way t o e ncr oach
u pon t he groun d cov e r e d by th at r e co g

n i se d
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t h e hist o y an d p u rpo s e o f th os e de gr ee s
r

whi ch ar e co m pr e h en de d withi n t he
H oly R oy al A rch .

W I LLI A M H A RV E Y .

4 Gowri e S tre e t D un dee

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O F THE

R O Y AL A R CH
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INT RO DUCT IO N .

M E C om p an i on AL F RE D A ARB UTH
. . .

N O T M URRA Y Gran d S crib e E of t he

, .

S upr eme Gr an d Cha pt e r of Scotl an d ,

s ay s i n on e o f t he m an y O r ati on s with
,

whi ch he has de light ed his fe ll ow Crafts

me n th at o u r R oy al A rch D e gr e e is
“
,

found ed u pon a st ory as ol d as t he hills ,

bu t as ne w as e v e ry day on whi ch t he
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v en e r ati on f or t he L an d of ou r bo y hoo d
and t he h ome o f ou r y ou th Th ou ght
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.

f u l F r e em as o s who see s om e thi n g m o r e

n
12 TH E ST OR Y or

than a me re j um bl e o f sig n s an d ce r e
mon i e s i n ou r syst e m will gi v e wh ol e
.

he art e d as s en t t o t he w or d s of t he Gr an d
S cribe E an d will d raw m uch i n spira
.
,

ti on f or t he daily roun d t he comm on ,

t ask from t he S pl en di d t e achi n g of t he

,

R oy al A rch D e gr e e The ca ptiv e s r e

.

t u rn e d fr om B abyl on a th e ir w e ary p r

e xil e o f s e v en ty y e ars t o fi n d th e ir city .

i n ruin s B u t f aith i n th e ir r ace an d b e

.
,

li e f l the ir God e n cou rag e d th em t o r e

n ,

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,
n

pl e . A s t he Gr an d S cr ibe E s ays with .

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life as w e ll as i n citi e s a d th e re i s a ,
n

m es s ag e an d l e ss on o f ho p e a d e ncou r n

agemen t t o be d r aw from t h stor y of

n e

t he r e t u rn from t h e Exil e ; from t he r e

bu il d i n g o f t he T e m pl e a d fr om t he n

p e rs on al e xp e ri en ce which n ot a sin gl e
on e o f u s can h av e m iss e d m or e or l e ss

i n ou r o wn ti m e O u r i n h e rit an c e wh at
.
,
‘

e v e r it m ay be is n ot on e t o whi ch we r e
,

q u ir e t o de scen d It is r ath e r a l ev e l f rom

.

whi ch we re q u ire t o r ais e a n e w str uct u re .

In cl e ari n g aw ay t he r u bbish of t he P as t
we sh all ass u re d ly fi n d a hi d de n tr e a
s u r e an d bu ri e d l ore whi ch will h e lp u s
on i n t he j ou r n e y o f Life an d will be ,
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 13

an oth e r co ur s e adde d t o t he T em pl e
whi ch M an is con ti n u ally bu il d in g o n

this E art h .
”

TH EK E Y S T ON E O F MA S O NR Y .

M as on ic au tho riti e s ar e at on e i n t he
vi e w th at t he D e gr e e o f t he H ol y R oy al
A rch is t he K e yst on e Of F r ee m as on ry .

"
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s ays B ro G O liv e r i his Le ct u r e on

. . n

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, n

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n

r o w Of M as on r a d e l argi n g u p on y , n ,
n

th e s e w or ds B o W ebb wri t e s th at t he
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r n ,

s ubl i me a d i m p ort a t t ha al l whi ch

,
n n n

prece de it ; a d is t he s ummi t a d pe n n r

f ect i on o f a ci e n t M as onr y It i m pr e ss e s
n .

o n our mi n d s a b e li e f o f t he be in g an d
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.

n u r u
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be gi nn i n g o f days o e d of y e ars ; an d r n

rem n d s u s o f t he r e v e re ce du e t o His
i n

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gre e s ays an oth e r I be h e l d m ys e l f

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S i v e sce n e op ene d t o m y v i e w of t he l o y rv r

an d g oo dn e ss Of t he M ost E xce ll e n t
High P ri e st o f ou r s alv ati on I du g .

dee p f or hi dden tr e as u r e s fou n d th e m , ,

an d r e g ai n e d t he O m i fi c W or d nB ro .

H u t chi son writi g o f t he m oral v al u e

n ,
n

of t he D e gr e e s a s A s M o s e s was
y ,

comm an d e d t o pu t his Sh oe s from off his

f e e t on M ou n t H o re b be cau s e t he groun d
,

wh e r eon he trod was s an ctifi e d bv t he

pr e s en ce o f t he Divi n ity so t he M as on ,

who w ou l d pr e p ar e hi ms e lf f or this ex
alt e d st ag e o f M as on ry sh ou l d adv an c e
i n t he n ak e d p aths o f tru th b e d iv e st e d ,

o f e v e ry de gr e e Of arr og an c e an d ap ,

proach with s t e ps of i nn oce n ce h um ility ,

an d v irt u e t o ch all en g e t he e n sig n s o f an

,

o r de r wh os e i n stit u ti ons aris e on th e

m o st so l e mn an d s acr e d p ri n cipl e s of
r e li gi on .
”

T H E E RA O F TH E R A . .

T he e r a of R oy al Ar ch M as on ry com
m e ce s with t he y e ar i n whi ch Com p an
n

i on s ass u m e tha t Z e r u bb abe l be g an t o

bu il d t he S eco d T e m pl e This the y
n .

pl ac e i n t h e y e ar 5 3 0 B e fo r e Christ .

Th e ir styl e f or t he y e ar 1 92 0 A D w ou l d . .

be A . . In v th at 5 an n o In ven t i om s
, 1 ,
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O A A H

or , i n t he Y e ar iscov e ry 2 4 5 0
of t he d .

whi ch th e y arriv e at by t he r u l e Of ad
d i g 5 3 0 t o t he Christi an e r a th u s
n ,

5 3 0 1 9 20 24
5 0 .

TH E O RI GIN O F T HE R A . .

T he re al rigi o f t he R oy al A rch
o n

D e gr e e has e x e rcis e d m a y m in ds S om e n .

ass e rt th at it w as i m po rt ed fr om t he H o ly
L an d by T e m pl ars oth e rs m ai n t ai n th at
it fl our ish e d i t he S ixt e en th cen t u v as
n r

p art Of T em pl ar M as on r y D r O liv e r .
,

h o w e v e r i h is A cc o u t o f t h e
,
n n

S chis m s ays th at th e re e xists s uffi

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ci en t e vi de c n e t o fix t he e r a of
its in tr odu cti o t o a pe ri o d whi ch s
n i

ooeval with t he me m orabl e s chis m

am o gst t he
n E n glish m as on s abo u t t h e

m i d d l e o f t h e e igh t e e th c e n t u ry n .

It is g e e r ally adm itt e d b y thos e who

n

h av e trace d M as on ic thi n gs t o th e ir
s o r ce that t he D e gr ee of t he H oly R oy al
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A r ch w as t he first Of t he m a y additi o al n n

de gr e e s w hi ch hav e be en bu ilt u p o t he n

basis o f wh at is re gar de d as P u r e a d n

A ci en t F r e e mas onr y
n T he l at e B o
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D M u rr ay Ly on was Of Opi i on th at t he
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D e gree was fabri cat e d o t he con ti n en t n

b e tw e e n t he y e ars 7 3 5 an d 7 4 a d
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n
16 TH E sr mv o r

th at aft e r its i n troducti on t o B rit ai n t i

was t ak e n u p as a M as on ic D e gr e e by
B r e thren who cl ai m e d t o be r e pre s e n t a
t i ve s o f t he Gr an d L o d g e Of Y o rk B ro . .

Robe rt E re k e G ou l d s ays th at i n E n g ,

l an d t he de gre e was c e rt ai n ly w ork e d

,

from abo u t t he y e ar 1 7 4 0 a d pre su m ,

n

ably fro m an e arli e r d at e T he m e mbe rs .

o f t he R oy al A rch a e de s crib e d b y D r 1

B assign y i n b y ‘
7 4
4 , a s 1a o d ,
o f m e n

who h av e p ass e d t he ch air A t th at

’
.

d at e ho w e v e r t he d egr ee o f I n st all e d
(o P ast "
, ,

r M ast e r was un kn own

an d it w ou l d th e r e fore a pp e ar t h at
t he comm u i cati on o f t he s e cr e ts o f t he
n

R o al A rch was t he e arli e st fo rm i n

y .

11 h ch a
1 e s ot e ric t e achi n g w as sp e ci al
h 1

l v li k e d with t he i n ci de t of Lodg e
n n

M ast e rship or i oth e r wor ds th at t he

n ,

d eg e e o f t he R o al A rch w as t he com
r y

pl e m e t o f t he M ast e r s grade
n
’
.

T he d e gr e e was w rk d i re g u l ar
o e n

L odg e s i n E n gl an d f or m an y y e ars but ,

gr adu all w as s e p ar at e d from B l u e M as

y

onr y i n t o Ch apt e rs Of R e d M as on ry an d

th e s e Ch apt e rs w e r e g ath e r e d u de r t he n

gu i d an ce an d co trol Of t he S u pre m e n

Gr a d Cha pt r o f E gl a d whi ch w as
n e n n
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 17

e r ect e d i n 7 6 7 S o f ar as S cotl an d
1 .

was co n ce r n e d t he E n glish pr acti ce was

,

foll ow e d an d u n til t he e re cti o of t he

,
n

S u preme Gra d Ch apt e r of S cotl an d i n

n

1 8 7 t he R oy al A r ch d e gr ee s w e r e f r a
1

q u en tly w ork e d by r e g u l ar L o dg e s T he .

pr actic e r ece iv e d a c e rt ai s an cti on from

n

t he o pin i on o f m an y F r e e m as on s th at t he
D e gree was i n e arli e r d ays t he com pl e
ti on of t he Thir d or M ast e r s D e gree In ’
.

dee d so abl e a st u d e n t o f F r eem as on ry

,

as P r es t on S p e aks Of a L od g e i n t he
T hir d D e gr ee as a ch apt e r ; an d wh en
t he o pp o si n g Gr an d L od g e s o f E n gl an d
cam e t og e th e r i n 8 1 3 th e y d ecl ar e d by
1

th e ir S ol e mn A ct of U n i on th at p u r e an d
“

anc i e t n M as on ry con sists of thr e e De

gree s an d n o mo re v iz th os e O f t he
,
. :

E t e r ed A ppren tice F e ll ow Craft an d

n , ,

M ast er M as on i n cl u di n g t he S u pr eme
O r de r o f t he H oly R oy al A rch .
”

The r e h as alw ays be en con si de r abl e

d i ffe r en ce of opin i on as t o wh at e x actly
con stit u t e s t he de gr e e or de gr ee s o f t he

R oy al A r ch In E n gl an d it is con fi n e d
.

t o on e de gr ee which ho w e v e r con sists o f

, ,

a l ar g e p art o f wh at is con t ai n e d i n t wo

d e gr e e s th at ar e pr actis e d i n S co tl an d ,
1 8 THE ST ORY OF

v iz th os e Of E x ce ll e n t M ast e r a d R oy al
.
,
n

A rch I ad d iti o
. t he Scottish S u
n n,

pr e m e Gr a d Ch apt e r r e cog is e s t he
n n

M ark as on of th e ir D egre e s bu t this

e ,

is als o t e aci ou sly h e l d by t he Gr an d

n

L odg Of S cotl an d as prop e rly b e l o g

e n

i n g t o t he F e ll ow Cr aft a d th e r fo e n e r

p art o f its r e g u l ar ce re mo i al O t he n . n

oth e r h a d t he M ark is n ot k o w
n n n

E gl a d A t t he me ti g of t h Gr a d
n n e n e n

l o dg e o f E n gl a d h e l d on st h M arch n ,

1 856 it w as u a i m ou sly r e s olv e d n n :

“
Th at t he D e gre e Of M ark M as on o r

M ark M ast e r is n ot at v ari a ce with n

t h an ci e n t l a dm arks of t he O r d e r a d
e n ,
n

th at t he D e gr ee be a add iti on t o a d n n

fo rm p art of Cr aft M aso ry ; an d con

. n

s eq u e tly m ay be con f e rre d by al l r e g u

n

l a W arr a t e d L o dg e s un de r s u ch r e g u
r n ,

l at i ons as sh all be s a cti on e d n

by t he Gr a d M ast e r B u t t he u n an i
n .

m ity th at p r e v ail e d i n G r a d L o d ge w as n

ap par e n tly ot wi d e spr e ad with o u t

n an d ,

at t h e f o ll o wi g C om m u i cati o wh e n
n n n,

t h e mi n u t e cam e u p f o co fi r m ati on it r n ,

was e g ativ e d n As B o G ou l d s ays. r .

,

we fi n d th e am o g t h e con fli ct o f l aws
n ,
n

u de r t he v ari ou s Gr an d L o dg e s
n th at n ,
i

E gl a d t he R oy al A rch is r e co gn is e d
n n ,
20 T HE ST ORY OF

f who Izave t ake n i t ezt ker f r om

'

o t h os e
a L odg e or Clzapt er en t i t l ed t o gr an t i t .

3 . Th at Gr an d
t he L od g e O f S c o t
l a d a d t he S u pre me Gran d R oy al
n n

A rch Ch apt e r o f Scotl an d sh all adopt

t he s ame R it u al i co f e rri g t he D e gre e
n n n ,

be i n g th at n ow adj u st e d by the ir re sp ect

i ve C om mi tt ee s .

4 . Th at an y can di dat e applyi n g t o

be adm itt e d t o t he R o y al A r ch D e gr e e s
if he has r ece iv e d this D e gr ee i n a
re g u l ar L odg e S h all n ot r eq u ir e t o t ake
—

it a s e con d ti m e from t he Ch apt e r i n to

which he s eeks adm issi on ; bu t i n t he
e v e t o f his n ot h avi n g r ec e iv e d it
n he ,

S h all be oblig e d t o t ak e it from th at

Ch apt e r .

5 Th at as r e g ar ds t he R oy al A rch
D e gr e e s this D egr e e sh all be r eckon e d
,

t he F o u rth D e gr ee i n M as on r y .

6 . Th at n othi g con t ai n e d i n th e s e
n

R e g u l ati o s sh all i n t e rfe r e with t he

n

s p e ri n t e n de c e which t he S u prem e
u n

Gr a d Roy al A rch Ch apt e r cl ai m s ov e r

n

M ark M as on ry ou t o f Scotl a d or with n

—

t he L o dg e s h ol d i n g of it i n E n gl an d or
abro ad .
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 21

AS I ch e rish t he h op e th at this littl e

book will be foun d u s e fu l by R oy al A rch
M ason s i n al l p arts o f t he gl obe I h av e
,

d ec i de d t o de al with t he thr e e D e gr e e s,

Vi z .

The M ar k M ast e r .

The E x ce ll e n t M ast e r .

T he R oval A rch .
 T H E M A RK DE G R E E .

T he li k th at co e cts t he M ark
on e n nn

D e gre e with th at o f t he Roy al A rch is

t he Km st o T he h o l e Of t he D e gr e
ne 11 e

is bu ilt p o t he cu tti g t he r e j ect i on

u n n , ,

a d t he
n e c0 e y o f this p artic u l ar pi e c e
r 1 r

o f m as r at t h ti m o f t he b il d i n g
on y e e u

O f Ki g S o l o m n s T e m pl e T he Ke y
’
n o .

s t o e w as i t e de d f o r t h e arch o f t he
n n n

S V an d al m o st fi ve hu n

d r e d y e ars l at e r wh e n t h e C aptiv e s e r

t u rn e d from B ab y l on t o J e ru s al e m t he ,

su er s f o t he g oo d of h u m a it y It S
r n . I

th e r e fo re at t he S V th at
t he t wo D e gree s fi nd t he ir com m on m e e t
i g po i n t a d it m ay be th at th at is t he
n ,
n

r e as o wh t he l ogi cal S cot i n sists on e

n . y r

g ar di g t he M ark as pe rt ai i g t o t he
n n n

ce r e mo i al o f t he R oval A rch
n .

O F FI C E R S O F A M A R K L ODG E .

T he foll ow i n g a e t he re cog n is e d r

offi ce rs i n a L o d g e o f M ark M ast e rs

M ark M ast e r .

M ark S en i or W arde n .
 TH E ROY L AR C
A H 23

M ark J u i or W ar de
n n .

M ast e r O v e rs e e r
S e i o r O v e rs e e r
n .

J un i o r O v e rs e e r .

I nn e r G u ar d .

J an it or .

L I C A NT S F O R A D VAN C E M E N T
AP P .

I hos who w ou l d be adm itt e d t o t h

‘
e e

M ark D e gre e m u st h av e b e en r e g u l arly

e tered
n A ppr e ti ce s p ass e d F e ll ow
n ,

Cr afts a d rais e d t o t he High a d S u b

,
n n

li m e D e gre e O f M ast e r M as on s Th e y .

m u st be abl e t o d e m on str at e th e ir r an k
as m a s o s w h en call e d u po n
n an d th e y ,

m u st be r e ady t o r e affi rm th e ir f aith In

God an d t o t ak e u p on th e m s e lv e s a f u r
,

th e r oblig ati o t o m ai n t ai s ecr ecy with

n n

re g ar d t o al l grips sig s an d t ok e s
,
n n .

CH I S E L
TH E .

H avi n g e x pre ss e d his de sir e t o b e ad

vance d t o t he D e gr e e o f M ark M ast e r
M aso a d h avi n g be e n admitt e d with
n, n

i n t he doo r o f t he L o d g e t he M ast e r ,

M as on is re e iv e d o t he e dg e Of t he
c n

Chis e l an i str u me t th at mo ral ly de

n n

m o st r at e s t he adv a t ag e s o f di scipli n e
n n

a d e d u cati n by whi ch m e an s al on e he
n o
24 TH E ST ORY OF

m ay becom e a fit me m ber of r e g u l arly

Org an is e d s oci e ty .

B E NE F I T O F P R AYE R
TH E .

A s i al l t he e arli e r D e gre e s t he bl e s
n

si n g of H e av en is i n voke d .

A l m ighty God G an d G O of t he
“
, . .

U . we h u m bly b e s e e ch Thy bl e ssi g

,
n

u p on this ass e m bly g ath e re d t og e th e r i n

T hy n am e Do Th ou e sp eci ally bl e ss
.

hi m who ow k n e e l s be fo re Th e e
n Gran t .

th at he m ay so r e g u l at e his dail lif e y

th at wh en at t he C l os e of his e arthly l ab
,

ou rs he com e s be fo r e Th e e he m ay b e
, ,

foun d w o rthy t o r e ce iv e t he m ark of Thy

appr ov al an d be com e a p e rfect st on e In
,

th at i m mo rt al T e m pl e n ot m ade with
h an d s e t e r n al i n t he H e av e n s
, .
”

R O VE H I S R I G H T
To P .

F o rtifi e d thu s by pray e r t he p ost u l an t ,

is ad d re s se d by t he M ark M ast e r who

e xpl ai n s t o h i m th at si n c e t he b u il d i n g o f

K S s T ’
an d t he
i n stit u ti on o f t he D e gr ee of M ar k M ast e r
M ason as n ow practis e d a r e gu l ation has ,

bee n m ade amo g t he Craft th at no on

n e

sh al l b e adv an ce d t o t he r an k he n ow
d e sire s u n l e ss pr e v ou sly r ais e d t o t he
i
 TH E ROY L R C
A A H 25

s ubli m e de gree o f M ast e r M as o a d n, n

he th r e p o
e u r e qu sts t he po st u l a t t o
n e n

d em o n str at e t o t he br e thr e ass e m bl e d n

th at he has p ass e d throu gh t he e arli er

d e gr e e s .

H o w T o C H OO S E A M A R K .

H avi n g s atisfi e d t he bre thre th at he n

is q u alifi e d t o rece iv e t he D e gre e t he ,

Mas on is ne xt t au ght how t o s e l e ct his

M ark whi ch on ce s e l ect e d a d re cor ded
,
n

in t he M ar k B oo k o f t he L o dg e can n o t ,

the r e aft e r be ch a g e d H e is als o

n .

t au ght th e m ann e r i n whi ch to appl f o y r

hi s w age s ; a d th e r e aft e r k e e li n g at
n ,
n

t he alt ar i n t he m an n e r s an cti o e d by
, n

l on g us ag e r e p e ats the fol l owi n g

,

O BL I G A T I O N .

I; A . B , o f m y own
. ee an d ac fr will
co rd ih
,
pr s c
t he e en e o f t he G O of t he .

U ; , an d of this L g M rk M st r
od e o f a a e
M s s
a on , do h by h r t
er e ,
h r
e e a ,
an d e e on ,

mos t s l ly r is
o em n p osw r th t I
m e a nd ea a

will v r r v l
ne e Of
e ea an ys r ts p r s
t he ec e , a t

or p i ts Of
o n a t o an y on e who
is no t a th s
n or t o an y on e of i
D gr
e ee l ss
un e
, by th
he has com e em in

l wf l
as a u a m an n e asr I b t am no w a o u t o
b y Of r g l rly w rr t
do i n t he od a e u a a an e d,
Ba
26 T HE S TO RY or

an d d ul y constit u t e d L odg e of three or

mo r e I f u rt h e r s ol em n ly
prom is e th at I will con fo rm t o t he l aws
an d r e g l ati on s of t he
u L o dg e ,

which I will alw ays ack owl e dg e t o be n

m y mo the r Lo d g e o f M ar k M ast e rs an d ,

that I will obe y al l S ig ns an d s ummon s e s

s e t t o m e from a r e gu l arly co stit u t ed
n n

L o dg e o f provi de d th ey be
withi r e ach o f m y cabl e t ow an d do
n -
,

n o t i n t e rf e r e with m y own e ce ss ary avo

n

cati on s . I f ur th e r s ol emnl y prom is e

that I will n ot j u stly use an y F C s
'

un . .

m ar k ; th at I will r ec e iv e a br oth e r s
'

m ark wh e noff e r e d t o m e r e q u e sti n g a

f av ou r a d gr an t his r eq ues t whe n j u st
, n

an d l awf u l a d i n m y po w e r t o do S O
,
n ,

withou t pr ej ud ice t o m y s e l f or f am ily ;

an d tha t wh en pr e si d i n g ove r an O p e r a
tiv e o M ar k M ast er s L odg e I will as
r
’

a W ar den , a
p y t h e w ag e s th a t ar e d u e ,

an d as a M ast e r e n de av ou r t o r e w ar d
m e rit an d s u ppr e ss j e al ou sy .

THE B A DGE O F A M AR K MA S O N .

H av i n g be en oblig at e d and i ns tru ct e d

i n t he s e cr e ts of t he D e gr e e t he brothe r
is i n v e st e d with t he badg e a d d ist i n n

g u i s h ing j e w e l o f a M ar k M ast e r M as on
28 TH E ST ORY O F

L odge an d n ot the r e aft e r cap abl e of be

i n g c han ge d f or an y o th e r dev i ce T he .

mo de l K e y st on e is a p ec u li ar pl ed g e o f
broth e rhoo d an d sh ou l d a M as on i n di s .

tre ss pr e s e t s uch a badg e t o an oth e r

n

M ason it is t he du ty of t he l att e r t o ren

de r s u ch assist an c e as is withi n his p o w e i .

M A S O N S M ARK S ’
.

The s u bj e ct of M as on s M ark s has

’

g iv e nris e t o m u ch con tr o v e rsy D e .

v ice s are t o be foun d i al l O l d bu il d i n gs

n ,

O ft en i n gre at abu n dan ce I t is n ot .

cl e ar wh at the ir ori gi n al p ur pos e was but ,

th e re is a be li e f th at th ey form e d a s ort
o f l a g u ag e u de rst oo d b y e ar ly Op e r a
n n

ti y e s an d w e re th u s a m e a s of com m u i n n

cati on M r G eorg e Godwi n t he em i n en t

.
,

archit e ct th ou gh a no n m as on t ook
,
-
,

gr e at in t e re st i n the s ubj e ct an d was on e ,

of t he first t o po i n t ou t th at m arks we e i

t o b e fou n d on al l i mpo rt an t bu il di ng s
of e ccl e si astic al o r n ati on al i m po rt an ce .

H e co t ribu t e d a p ape r t o t he T a s ac
n r n

tion s of t he L on don S oci et y of An ti q u ar

i e s an d th e r e he st at e s th at i n his O pi n
, ,

i on ,
th e s e m arks i f coll ect e d an d com
, ,

p ared m ight assist i n conne cti n g the

,

v ari ou s ban d s of Op e rativ es who un de r , ,

 TH E ROY AL A RCH 29

t he pr t cti o t e chu rch m y stica l ]y

o e on f h —

un it e d— spre ad th ems e lv e s ov e r E u rop e

d u ri n g t he Mi d dl e A g e s , an d ar e k n o w n
as F r e em aso n s .

T HE W O RKI N G T OOL S .

T he w o rki g t oo ls Of a M ark M ast e r

n

M as on ar e t he M all e t an d t he C his e l .

E v e ry broth e r i n p assi n g thr ou gh t he

E A an d F C
D e gree s h as be e n ma de f am ili ar with
the ir u s es Th e y ar e f u rthe r e m pl oy e d
.

by t he M ark M ast e r M as on t o cu t hi s
mar k o f approv al an d th u s t o i n dicat e
tha t t he fi ish e d st on e is fi t t ed f or i t s
n

pl ac e i n t he i t en de d struct u re
n But .

by t he brothe r who is n ot an op e r ativ e

bu t a me mbe r o f t he F r e e an d A cc e pt e d
or S pe c u l ativ e M as on ic B od y t h e t oo l s

ar e appli e d i n a mo r al s en s e an d t h u s
be come i n strumen ts o f wis e i ns tru cti on .

CHI SE L
THE .

T he Ch is e l mo r ally de m on str at es t he
adv an t ag e s Of dis cipli n e T he m in d .
,

lik e t he di amo n d i n its ori gi n al st at e 15 ,

r u de an d u po lish e d ; b ut as t he e ff e ct
n

o f t he chis e l on t he e x t e rnal coat soon

bri n gs t o v i e w t he i nn e r be au ti es Of t he
 30 THE ST ORY OF

gem, SO c ti on dis cov e rs t he l at en t

e du a

virt ues Of t h e m in d an d dr aws th em ,

fort h t o r an ge t he wi de fi e l d of matt e r
an d sp ace an d t o d ispl ay t he s umm it o f
,

h um a kn owl e dge ou r du ty t o God an d

n —

m an .

M A LLE T
TH E .

T he M all e t moral ly t e ache s t he

thou ghtful F reemas on t o c orre ct i rr e gu
l ar i t i e s an d= r e du ce man t o a prop e r
'

l ev e l so th at by q u i e t de p ort me n t i n t he
,

Sch ool o f d iscipli e he m ay l e arn t o n ,

be con t en t Wh at t he M all et is t o t he
.

w orkm an en light en e d r e as on is t o t he
,

p assions ; it cur bs am biti on r e pre ss e s ,

en v y ,
m ode r at e s an g e r an d en cou r ag e s ,

g ood dispo siti on s wh e n ce aris e s amo n g,

good M as ons th at c om e ly orde r

TVh i h yc th i gno a t hl y gi v
n e r es n or can

d e s t r oy
Th e so u l s
’
c al m i
s un s h n e , an d t h e h e ar t
fe lt j o y .

By be in g r em in de d of the mor al ad
v an t ag e s of discipli ne an d e du cati on t he
F r eemason is or shou l d be l e d t o en
‘

, ,

t e rt ai n a fi m b u t hum bl e hop e th at by
r ,

t h e c o rr e c t i o n o f irr e gu l ariti e s an d t h e
s u bj u g ati on Of p assi on s he m ay be
”

,
 TH E ROY L R C H A A I

foun d w orthy t o re ce iv e t he approvi g n

m ark o f as fitt e d t o f or m
p ar t Of tha t spirit al e difi ce th at hou s e
u ,

n ot m ade with h an ds e t e r n al i t he
, n

he aven s f
’

T HE LE G E N D O F THE M ARK .

T h e ce re m o i al o f t he M ark D e gre
'

is b as e d u p on a L e g e d th at h as bee n
n

h an de d down fr om ti me i mm e mo ri al a d n ,

i n t he for m o f a L ec t u r e is u s u ally n a ,
r

rat e d t o t he br othe r o hi s adv an c e m e n t

n .

Its chi e f v al u e li e s i t he f act th at It

n

ill u str at e s t he me a i n g an d o rigi of t he

n n

v ari ou s s -
s an d s s which —

h av e be e n comm un i cat e d t o t he po st u
l an t an d provi de s a sh o rt accoun t of t he
,

i n du stri al org an is ati on whi ch acco r di n g ,

t o M as o i c tr aditi o
n w as i n e xist e n ce at
n ,

t he bu il din g of K S — s

T
A t th at d at e an d be for e t h e i st i t u
,
n

ti on o f t he D e gr e e s Of M as t er M as o n

an d I n s t all e d M ast e r th e r e w e r e e ight y

,

thou s an d op e r ativ e s em pl oy ed A c . er

t ai n n umbe r o f t h es e w e re h e w e rs i n t he
qu arri e s at Zer edat ha an d t he r emai n de r
,

w e r e en g ag e d as bu il de rs at t he T e mp l e .
32 TH E ST ORY OF

B e si d s th e s e th e re w e r thirty thou s a d
e ,
e n

e m pl o y d i et he F o r e sts o f L e ban on
n .

I n o r d e r th at e v e y me m be r Of t hi s r

m ighty a m y o f o ne h un dr e d an d t e n
r

thou s a d wo rkme m igh t be k ow n t o

n n n

his s pe ri o r office rs e v e ry p art of t he

u

w ork m a s hip w as s u bj ect e d t o t he n i ce st

n

s cr u ti an d ev e ry f aithf u l l abou r e r re
ny .

ce i v e d wit h u ct a lity t h r n w a r d f his

p u e e o

i n du s t ry a d skill n .

Th i mm e n s e m u ltit u de was divi de d

e

i t o e l e v e h u n dr e d l odg e s of F
n n

C s an d an eq u al n um be r f
“
,
o

E A s t he l att e r be i g
-
’
,
n

pl ace d un d r t he s u p e rvisi on of t he f or
e

m e r who t au ght the m th e ir bu si n e ss

,
.

O v e r t he whol e pre sid e d t hree th ou s an d ,

thr e h u d re d O v e rs e e rs or M ark M as
e n ,

t e rs Th e r e w e re three su ch Offi ci als i n

.

e ach L o dg e a d th e s e ar e t o d ay r e pre
n

s en t e d by t he M ast e r an d W ar de n s .

E ach F C had a pe cu l ~

i ar m ar k k n ow t o his th ee O v e rs ee rs
n r ,

an d t he O v e rs ee rs tho u gh t he y had bu t
,

on e m ark i n co mmon by which th e y

st am pe d the ir approv al of t he w ork of
t he F C had othe r mar ks ,

by whi ch t he y de n ot ed t he j ux t ap osit i o n

of a t wo st on e s
ny Thu s withou t an y .
,
 TH E ROY L R C A A H

df i fic lt y w as ach i n d i v i du al s wor k
u , e
’

k ow a d r ecog is ed as p e rf e ct a d
n n n n ,
n

its pro pe r pl ace i t he bu il di n g i dicat e d

n n .

The F C s w e re all ow e d
t o s e l e ct a y m ark n ot pr e vi ou sl fix e d on
n y

by an o the r i th e ir own L odg e I t m ight

n .

co sist of thr e e fi ve s e v e n in e or an "

n , ,
n,

od d nu m be r o f li e s j o i e d t og e th e r t o
n ,
n

fo rm a y fig u r e with t he e x ce pti on of
n

t he e q u il at e r al tri an gl e .

The O v e rs e e r s as al re ady i n d ic at e d
, ,

had b u t one mar k t he ,

w hi ch al
l u de s t o the Tri un e E ss en c e of t he D e ity .

T he thr ee th ou s an d thre e h un dr e d O v er
s ee rs w e r e d ivi de d i t o o e h un dr e d n n

Lod g es T h e re w e re thirty thr e e i e ach

.
-
n

L od g e an d e ach Lo d g e had thre e

,

ru l e rs The s e w e r e t he M ark M ast e rs

. .

Th e y w e r e e l ect e d by H A B hi ms e l f . . . .

Th e y act e d as M ast e rs an d W ar den s ,

an d on the m d e vo lv e d t he r e sp on sibi l ity

o f p ayin g t he o the rs the ir w ag e s .

Wh en t he F C s an d
th e ir Ov e rs e e s or M ark M ast e rs appli e d
r 1

f or the ir w ag es the y pu t i n th e ir h an d
,
s

i n a d i ffe r en t m ann e r an d at d i ff e e n t r

wi ck ets so th at if a F
,
C
pr e s ume d t o pu t in hi s hand at t he M .

M M . s W ick e t
’
he was i nst an tl y ,
34 THE ST ORY OF

de t e ct e d as an i m po st e r an d t he W J . .

W of t he M ark M ast e rs was re ad y w i th

.

an a to o o ff his h as a

pun ish me n t . F r om this circum st an ce

p art of the p e n alty of t he D e gre e is de ~

riv e d, an d both it an d t he oth e r p en alty

ar e b e li e v e d t o h av e b e en approv e d f or ms
o f p un ishm e n t amon g t he Si don i an s i n

an c e n i t ti me s .

The p w o f t he D e gr e e

is s i by M as on ic tr aditi o t o hav e or i
a d n

gi n at e d e ithe r i n con s e qu e n c e of t he
M ark M ast e r s D e gr ee h avi n g be en 1n
’

stit u t ed th e re by H A B be fore he .
‘

. .
,

re ach e d J e ru s al em or from t he f ac t t ha t
,

t he ti mb e r aft e r h avi n g be en f e ll e d i
,
n

t he F or e sts o f L e b a o was carri e d

n n ,

th e re on fl oats by se a T r aditi on i n for m s

.

us th at t he sh or e at th at p l ac e was so
st e e p th at it was i m po ssibl e t o as ce n d
from t he rafts with ou t assist an c e from
abo v e , an d th at t his w as r e n de r e d by
B r e t hren who w e r e st ati on e d the re f or
.

t he p ur p o s e an d who u s e d t he s
g call e d t he L which is n ow
t he p g o f t he D e gr ee .

T he M ast e r s bu si n e ss was t o prov e

’

e ach st on e n ot on ly as t o its s oun dn e ss

,

whi ch he di d by gi v i n g it thr e e bl ows

36 TH E ST ORY OF

g e n i ou s i n t e llig e n t F
an d C
h avi g e ith e r s ee n t he po rti on of t he i m
n

p e rfect pl a i t he O v e rs e e r s poss e ssi on

n n
’

b e fore it was l ost or for m i n g a g ood ,

i dea of it from t he at u re of t he w ork n ,

p e r ce iv e d th at a st o e o f a v e ry part i cu n

la r for m a d con str ucti o was n ee ded

n n

t o com pl e t e t he de sign P r obably thi n k .

i g t o g ai
n h o ou r t o hi m s e lf f or (1 8
n n 1

pl ayi n g a s u p e ri or k n owl e dg e of his

w ork he i mme di at e ly comme n ced t o
,

bl ock ou t s u ch a st on e A ft e r s pen d i n g .

m u ch l abo u r o it he u ltim at e ly fi n ish e d

n" ,

it by p u tti n g his o wn mark u pon it .

Wh e n t he w o rki n g pl an s w e r e exam i n
e d by t he O v e rs ee rs n o de sign co u l d be
fou d f or this p articul ar st on e an d it
n ,

was th e r e for e de e me d s u pe rfl uou s an d ,

t he F C i n st e ad of ho n ou r
rec e iv ed n ot hi n g bu t an gry w ords an d
.

r e proach e s f or h avi n g i dl e d aw ay his

ti m e I t he he at of p assi on t he O v e r
. n

s e e r o r de re d t he stone t o be thr own ov e r

am o g t he ru bbish which was acc or d i n g
n ,

l y do e by t wo m en who w e re dou btl e ss

n

w e l l pl e as e d at what the y con si de r ed

—

t he de s e rv e d h u m ili ati on o f th e i r com

p a ion The s orrowful F
n . C
who had cu t t he st on e on s ee i g t he
‘
n
,
 THE ROY L R C H
A A 37

un w orthy tre at me n t of his w ork ass u m ,

e d th at pos t ur e f rom which t he F

C o f t o day der iv es t h e S ign of

-

s w or 1 n .

T he st on e l ay l on g n e gl e ct e d amo n g
t he r u bbish A t l ast h ow e v e r t he ti me
.
, ,

d r e w n e ar wh en t he k e yst on e o f t he
S V de sign ed by K
S as part o f t he e q u ip m e n t of
his t empl e was r e q u ir ed an d t o whi ch t he ,

p orti on of t he w orki n g pl an all u de d t o

be l o g e d
n S earch was made at t he
.

T em pl e bu t n o s u ch ston e cou l d be fou d n ,

an d o nfur th e r en q u iry it was as ce rt ai n

e d th at n o st on e o f t he r e q u isit e for m
had e v e r be en brou ght t he r e .

Th eO e ee r of t he bu il de rs th en
v r s

Sen t t o t he O v e rs ee r of t he h e w e rs i t he n

q u arri e s who had r ec e iv e d t he pl an an d

,

or de rs f or t h at p art o f t he b u il di n g to ,

e n q u ir e why t he st on e h ad n ot been s en t

fo rw ard The l att e r decl ar e d he kn e w

n othi n g abo u t it Th e re was n o pl an of
.

an y s u ch st on e am on g th os e en trus t ed t o
hi s car e .

T he w ork n ow c am e t o a st an d still ,

an d t he r eason was spe e dily de man de d

b y H A ; B who not onl y re co ll e ct e d
. .

d r awi n g t he pl an an d writi n g i n str u o

'

,
38 TH E ST ORY OF

ti on s abo u t t he st o e whi ch he wish e d

n

fi n ish e d i n a p arti cu l ar m an n e r but al s o ,

o f givi n g th em hi ms e l f t o t he O v e rs e e r

o f t he h e w e rs T he l att e r was s e t f or
. n

an d Sharply r e pri m an de d f or his c ar e

l e ss n e ss i n l osi n g th at p ortion of t he
pl an .

O l e arn i n g t he sh ape o f t he st one r e

n

q u ire d t he O v e rs ee r r e co ll ect e d th at on e
,

o f t he giv en d e scri pti on had be en cu t

by o e o f his wo rkm e n H e i n fo rm e d
n .

t he Gr an d M ast e r o f t his ad di n g th at , ,

o wi n g t o his n ot fi n di n g it n otice d i n his

pl an s he had re f us e d t o mark it as ap
,

prov e d an d had“ i n dee d cau s e d it t o be

, , ,

re j e ct e d H av i n g e licit ed t he m att e r so
.

f a Hir am s e t f o t he F
r, n r C
who h ad cu t t he st on e an d q ue sti o e d ,
n

hi m co n cer n i n g it F rom t he an sw e rs
.

giv en t he Gran d M ast e r con cl u de d th at

it m ust h av e be en t he v e ry st one re q u ir e d .

H e c aus e d i ns t an t a d car e f u l s e arch t o

n

be made f or it am on gst t he r u bbish wh e re

happi ly it w as foun d un i n j u r e d
,
.

A s t he M ast e r O v e rs ee r had d ispl ay e d

s o mu ch l ack o f k owl e dg e Of his b u si
n

n e ss as ot t o be abl e t o d isco v e r t he u se
n

o f t he k e yst on e t he Gr an d M as t e r d e
,

p os ed hi m de privi n g hi m O f hi s Lodg e
,
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 3

an d i n sig n i a of Offi ce whi ch he con fe rr e d

on t he h um b l e F C whom
he ma de a M ark M as t e r an d r ais e d t o ,

fill t he offen de r s pl ace ’

.

The F C or n e wly ma de
M ark M as t e r was comm an de d t o cu t
,

t he M ark M ast e r s m ark on t h e st on e en

’

cl osi n g his o wn an d outsi de of it i n a

,

circ l e t he fo ll owi n g l e tt e rs

H T W S S T K S
. 1
. . . . . . .

The r e is ow m uch dou bt as t o the

n

o rigi n al m e an i n g o f t he phr as e o f whi ch

th es e l e tt ers are t he i n iti als of t he w or ds

com po sin g it bu t th e y ar e g en e r ally sup
,
~

p os e d t o hav e be en e q u iv al en t t o t he hi s
t oric st at em e n t ado pt ed by mode rn F r ee ~

mas on s i n r e l ati on t o the m H av in g b een .

du ly m ar k e d t h e st on e was con v e y e d t o
,

t he T em pl e with m u ch pom p and p ar ade .

T he n e w M ark M ast e r de light ed when ,

he s aw it fix e d i n its pl ac e cl asp e d hi s ,

h an ds t og et he r i n an ecst acy of j oy an d ,

l ookin g u p e mpl oye d th at pray e r of

-
,

th ank ful ne ss t o God w hich is n ow t he

accom p an i m en t o f t he S ig n o f j oy or e x
al t at i on .

J OPPA .

Thi s t own of P al e stin e which fi g u res

p rom ine n tly i n t he M ark D e gr ee was t he
40 TH E ST ORY O F

s e ap ort of J e r s al e m from whi ch it was

u

d ist an t abo u t forty m il e s i n a w es t e rly

dir ecti on . T he pl ace is ow c all e d J affa n .

B aron Ge amb r who v isit e d t he H ol

,
y

L an d i n 8 4 an d se t forth his i m pre s

1 2 ,

si o s l n his w ork e titl e d a P i lgri m ag e

n n

t o J e rus al e m an d M oun t Si ai has a n ,

re f e ren ce t o J opp a th at cann ot f ail t o

i n t e re st F re e m asons “
Y e st e r day m or n
.

i n g at d aybr e ak he s ays bo ats pu t

“ ”
, , ,

Off a d s u rr ou d e d t he v e ss e l t o t ak e u s
n n ,

t o J o ppa t he a cces s t o whi ch i s d i fi cu l t

,

on acco u t o f t h e n umer ou s r oc k s th at
n

pr e s en t t o Vi e w th e ir bare fl an ks T h . e

bo ats be i g m u ch l ow e r th an t he bri dg e
n ,

u p on which o e is obl i g ed t o cl i mb an d
n ,

h avi g n o l adde r t he l an di n g is n ot ef
n ,

f ec t e d w i t ho u t d an g e M o r e th an o ce r n

it has happ e n e d th at p ass e g e rs i n n ,

sp i n gi n g ou t h av e brok e n th e ir li mbs
r , ,

an d we m ight h av e me t wi t h t he lik e ao
e i d e n t if s e v e r al pe rs o s h ad n o t has t n
e
n

ed t o o uras si s t an ce Thu s is t he M a .
”

s on i c tradition con fi rme d by mod e r n

trav e ll e rs .

T H E K E Y S T O NE .

Critics o f t he Roy al A rch D e gr ee

s om e ti me s ch al l en g e t he l e g e d of t he n

S V o th e gr ou d th at t h e
n n
 TH E R Y L RCH
O A A 41

r h
a c k own i n t he days of S ol o
was u n n

m on . r e s e arche s of a tiq u ari e s an d

The n

tr av e ll e rs h ow ev e r t en d t o con firm t he
, ,

traditi on Li e u t en an t W arr e a broth e r

. n ,

o f t he Cr aft w o rkin g un de r t he au spic e s

,

Of t he P al e sti e E xpl orati on F un d s aw

n ,

e vi d en ce o f t he an tiq u ity Of this for m o f

a r chit ect u r e Wilki so dis c v r e d

n n o e

arche s with r e g ul ar k e yst o e s at Th eb e s n

an d the s e w e r e assig e d t o a p e ri od fou

n r

h u n dr e d an d sixty y e ars pre vi ou s t o t he

e r e cti on Of t he T em pl e F u rth e r Dr
.
,

Cl ark ass e rts th at l an ce t sh ap e d ar ch e s -

t o be foun d i n t he Cy c l op e an g all e ry of
T y r i us t ak e u s b ack t o t h e d ays o f Abr a
n

ham .

D N CE D A VA .

T he broth e r r ece iv e s t he sign s

who
a d s ec r e ts Of a M ark M ast e r M as on I S
n

s ai d t o be ad v anc e d The t e r m i s n o t
.

i n appropri at e si n ce it is u s e d t o i n dicat e
th at t he M ast e r M ason is promot e d be
yon d t he de gr ee s Of A n ci en t Cr aft
M as on r y an d is adv an ci n g al on g t he
p athw ay th at l e ad s t o t he H oly R oy al
A rch .

TH E M A R K M A S TE R S C H ARG E
’
.

A ft e r he has be e n adm itt e d t o a k ow n

l edg e Of t he ch ar act e ristic s ecr ets o f t he

4 2 THE ST ORY O F

M ark M ast e r D e gr e e t he p ost l a t is

’
s u n
a d d r e ss e d b t h e pr e si di n g ofli c
y o e r, r
o th e r w o thy a d w e ll i f o r m e d br oth e r
r n -
n ,

i n t he fo ll o wi g o si m il ar t e rm s n r

B o t h e A Ii I c o g a t l at e y o u o n
'

r r . n r u
,

h avi g b e e th ou ght w orthy o f be i g ad

n n n
va ce d t o this h on ou r abl e de gr e e
n P er .

m i t m e t o i m p e ss u p on y o u th at y ou r 1

assi d ity sho u l d e v e r be co mm e n s u r at e

u

with y ou r duti e s whi ch be com e mo re an d ,

m o r e e xt e n siv e as y o u adv an c e i n F r e e
mas on ry In t he h o ou rabl e ch ar act e r
. n

O f M ark M ast e r M as on it sh ou l d be m or e

p artic l arly y ou r d ty t o l e t y ou r co
u u n

d uct i n t he L o dg e an d amo n g y ou r br e
th er n be s u ch th at it will st an d t he t e st
Of t he G O s sq u are so th at you m ay
.
’

n ot ,
lik e t he u fi ni she d and i m p e rfe ct n

w ork o f t he n e glig en t an d u n faithf u l of

form e r tim e s be re j ect e d an d throw n
,

asi de . Whil e s ch is y ou r con du ct u ,

shou l d m isfo rt un e ass ail you fri e n ds ,

fors ak e y ou e nvy tr adu ce you an d

, ,

m ali ce p e rs ecu t e y ou y e t may you h av e ,

co fi de ce th at amon g M ark M ast r

n n e

M as on s you will fi n d fri e nd s who will

a dm i n ist e r r e li e f i n y o u r d istr e ss an d ,

com fort i n y ou r afflicti o n s A bov e al l

‘

thi n gs e v e r be ar i n mi d as a con s ol a
,
n
44 TH E ST ORY OF

i to t he m em be rship of t he Lodg e an d
n
,

r s fit t o adv a ce t o t he n e xt D e gr ee
n .

T H E C LO S I N G O F T H E L O DGE .

The l abo u rs o f t he d ay be n e n de d ,

a d all w ag e s so f ar as d u e an d de m an
n

de d p ai d t he L o dg e is cl os e d i n t he m an
,

n er pr e s c ribe d by a ci e t u s ag e B ut
n n .

i n do i n g so t he R ight VVor shi pf u l M ark

,

M ast e r giv e s expr e ssi o t o t he m ain i de a n

o f t he D e gr e e
L e t u s he s ays with al l r e v e re ce an d
, ,
n

h um ility e xpre ss our gratit u de t o T G . .

O O T U f o f av ou rs al re ady r e ce i v
. . . . r

e d an d as t he st on e r e j e ct e d o f t h e bu il d
.

, ,

ers be came t he h e ad of t he cor e r so

,
n ,

m ay we by p ati e c e i n w e ll doi g be
,
n -
n ,

bu ilt u p as livi ng st on e s i n t o a spirit ual

h ou s e m e e t f or H is h abit ati on .
 THE E M . . DE G R E E .

In Ol de r M as o i c w orks t he D e gre e of
n

E x ce ll en t M ast e r was r e g ar de d as on e o f
gr e at i m p ort an ce N on e say th e s e Ol d r
“
.
,
”
e

books but t he me rit ori ou s an d pr ais e

,

w orthy n on e but th os e who t hr ou h di h

,
g

g en c e a d i n du stry h av e adv an ce d f a
. n r

t ow ar ds p e rfecti on can be adm itt e d t o

this degr ee of mason r y .

In its o rigi n al e st ablis hm e t wh en

“
n ,

t he T e m pl e at J e ru s al e m was fi n ish e d ,

an d t he fr at e rn i t y ce l e br at e d t he co p e

st on e wit h gr eat j oy it is demon strabl e

,

th at n on e bu t th os e who h av e prov e d
thems e lv e s t o be com pl e t e mast e rs o f
'

th e ir pr o fe ssi on w e r e adm itt e d t o thi s

hon ou r ; an d i n dee d t he du ti e s in c um be n t
on e v e ry m as on who is acce pt e d an d a
,
c

k owl ed g e d as a M ost E xce ll en t M a t e r

n s ,

ar e s u ch as r e n d e r i t i n di p e n s ab l e th a t
s

he sh ou l d h av e a co rr e ct kn owl ed g e of
al l t he pr e ce d in g de gr ee s .
46 TH E ST ORY OF

TH E CAP TIVITY .

T he L o dg e i n whi ch E x ce ll e n t M as
t e rs n ow w ork a d i w hi ch th e y co f e r
,
n n n

t he D e gre e o th o s e who a e fo d n r un

w orthy is pr e s u m e d t o r e pr e s e t t he
,
n

Gr a d L o dg o f E x ce ll e t M ast rs wh ch
n e n e i

e xist e d a t B ab yl o d u ri g t he s e v e t y
n n n

y e ars o f t he captivity .
”

T h p ri o d be g a i
e e t he thir d y e ar o f
n n

J e h oi aki m a d en de d i n t he first y e ar o f
,
n

Cyr u s whi h B ish op Lightfoot d at e s as

c

a nn o m di un 3 4 7 0 S h o rtly a ft e r t h e.

d e ath o f t he wis e Ki g o f I s ae l d i s ast

‘
n r er

cam e u p o hi s dom i i o s
n D ri g t he n n . u n

r e ig o f R e hobo am his so a d s cce s

n ,
n n u

so r, t o f t he tw e lv e tribe s r v olt e d a d
en e n

as a co s e q e ce t he J e wish p eo pl e w
n u n e er

d ivi de d i t o t he s e p ar at e Ki g dom s o f
n n

J u dah a d I srae l T he Ki g dom o f

n . n

J u dah r e t ai e d po ss e ssi on o f t he T e m p l e
n ,

b u t pre s en tly J e r s al e m w as att ack e d u

from with ou t a d aft r a s e ri e s o f stir

,
n ,
e

ri g v e ts i t was fi ally capt u r e d a d

n e n ,
n n

l oo t eld by N e b ch adn e zz ar o f B abyl on

u

who carri e d aw ay captiv e first Je ho i ac

bi n, a d fi ally Z e de ki ah
n n t he l ast Ki g ,
n

o f J u d ah T he city s u rr e de r e d at m i d
. n

n ight i n t h e l e v e th
e e a o f t he r e i n o f
n y r g
 TH E ROY L R C A A H 47

Z e deki ah t o N ebu z ar ada t he capt ai o f n n

9
t he B abyl on i an G u ar d s .

A cc or di g t o t he M as on ic tr aditi on
n

thi s g e n e r al rifl e d t he T e m pl e of its s ac

r e d v e ss e ls o th e r
—
au th oriti e s m ai n t ai n
th at t he tre as u re s o f t he H o s e Of Go d u

h ad be e carri e d off at a e arli e r d at e

n n

s e t t he T e m pl e an d t he C ity on fi r an d e,

carri e d t he C itiz en s captiv e t o B ab l o y n,

t he a c e n t capit al o f Ch al de a sit u at e d
n i
,

on bo th si de s of t he E phr at e s a d o ce u , n n

t he m o st m a g i fi ci e t C ity o f t he a ci e t
n n n n

H ere ,
inali en s u rro n di gs t he u n
“ W

ish captive s co ti u e d f o t hr e e s cor

n n r e

y e ars a d t en a d du ri g th e s e e ar s
n n ,
n
"

th ey w o l d at u rally s e k t o pr e s e rv e
u n e

th e ir i de n tity i t he l a d o f th e ir cap
n n

t ors an d s uch of th e m as foll ow e d t he

m as on cr aft w ou l d fi d a comm on me e t n

i n g pl ace i n t he L o dg e O n ly th os e who .

w e r e de sc e n d an ts o f t h e Chil dr e n o f t he
C aptivity w e re adm itt e d t o me m be rship
, ,

a d
n do u btl e ss at t h i me e ti gs th ey e r n

w ou l d fre q ue tly sigh f or t he O l d h om e

n

fr om whi ch th e y w e r e e xil e d .

A t l en gth i n t he s e v e ti e th y e ar f n o

th e ir captivit y C r u s o hi s as ce n di n g
,
y n

t he t h ron e an d comm is e r ati g t he c al am n

 TH E S TO R Y OF

itv w hi ch had be f al l e t he an ci e n t p eopl e n

of t he L o r d iss ue d an e dict gr an ti n g
,

th e m p e r m issi o t o re r t o Zi o
n a d u n 1 n n

r e bu il d t he T e m pl e wh i ch t he e arli e r
ki n g had l ai d i r i This th e y w r e
n u ns e

no t s l w t o do
o U de r t he ca r e of Ze
. n

rubbabe l t he P ri nce o f J u dah who was

, ,

a sis t e d by J e sh a t he High P ri e st an d
s u ,

H a gg ai t he S crib e th e r e t urn e d t o t he . y

l a d o f th e ir f ath e rs
n B u t pr e vi ou s t o .

t h e ir de p art u r e th e ag r e d u p o ce rt ai n
y e n

s ig n s an d t ok e s t o m ark th e m ou t fr o m
n

t he re st o f th e ir br t h r T hese wer e en . e

c o mm i cat e d i t he L odg e of Ex ce ll e t
un n n

M ast e rs whi ch w a ar a g e d a d f s r n n ur

h ish e d aft e r t he p att e r f a Cr aft L od ge n o

w ith this di ffe re ce t h at it was d ivi de d

n

i t o s e p ar at e co m p art m e ts b y f ou r cu
n n r

t ai s or V e ls
n i .

O F F IC E R S O F E " E L LE C NT M A ST E R S ’
AN
‘

L O D GE .

T he f oll o w i g a t he r co g is ed O f
.

n e n
r

fi ce s i n a L o d ge f Ex e ll e t M ast e rs
r O c n .

Ex ce ll n t M ast r e e .

Ex c ll e t S e i or W ar de n
e n n .

Exc l l e t J i r W arde n
e n un o .

C i f T h i d V e il
a
p t a n o r .

C apt ain of S econ d V e il .

 TH E ROY L R C H A A
49

C ap t ai n of F irst V eil .

I nn e r G ua rd .

Tyl e r or J an i t or .

DM I S S I O N
T HE A .

A l l who ar e admi tt e d t o t he D e gr ee o f
E x ce ll en t M ast e r m u st h av e be en du l y eu
t er e d , p ass ed r ais e d an d adv ance d t o
, ,
‘

t he M ark Th e y g ai n admi ssi on by

.

m ea s o f t he p
n g an d

w o f a M ark M ast e r .

TH E A P P L I CA TI O N .

The L od g e h avi n be en o pe n ed i du e
g n

an d an c i en t form an d t he routin e bu si
,

n es s spo s e d Of t he I
di , G
i ti t s that B roth e r
n ma e who has
be en r ais e d t o t he high and s u bli m e de ~

gr ee o f M ast e r M as o an d du ly advan n ,

ccd t o t he de gr e e o f M ark M as t e r M as on ,

is de sir ou s of av aili n g him s el f of t he De

cr e e o f Cyr u s so that he m ay r e t u rn t o
J e ru s al em t o assist i n re bu il di n g t he
T e m pl e an d he o w ap proach e s t he
,
n

Gran d L odg e of B abyl o h um bly pray n

i n g tha t t he L od g e will gr an t hi m per

mi ssi on an d f u rn ish hi m with s uch t o
,

k en s as shall be s atisf act or y t o t he

50 T H E ST ORY OF

B r e thr e n who h av e already ar riv ed at

J e ru s al em .

T H E R E C E P TI O N .

E v e ryth i n g be i n g fou d i n or de r t he
n

can di dat e is rec e i v e d on t he pe t agr am n

appli e d t o his 1 H T he
device r e pr e s en ts t he f p
of f an d is th e r e fo r e i n t en de d t o
remi n d hi m o f his du ti es as a M ast e r
M ason .

TH E PE NTA G RAM .

The p e n t agr am is t he j e w e l of t he De -

gre e It is a eom e tri cal fig re re p e

.
g u r

s en ti n g an e n dl ess tri a gl e an d havm g n

fi ve po i n ts It is c all e d t he pe t an gl e
. n

o f S ol omo n an d is s ai d t o hav e co n s t i t u

t ed t he s e al or S ign e t of our An ci e t n

Gr an d M ast e r an d t o h av e be en i s cr ib
,
n

e d on t he f ou n d ati on st on e O f M as on ry
”
.

O th er s m ai n t ai n th at it was t he H ex apl a
or six po i n t e d st ar t h at was S ol omon s
’
-

s eal .

A mo n g t he P yth agor e an s th is de v ice

o f t he fi ve po i n t e d st ar w as e m pl o y e d as
-

an em bl em o f he alth be c au s e s ays
“ ”
,

M ack e y it con stit u t e d a figu r e of five

“
,

li n e s an d five po in ts F iv e is on e of
.
”

the per f e ct n umbe rs i F reemas on r y an d

n ,

was o e n Of t h e s acr e d n u m b e rs am o n g
52 TH E ST ORY OF

H ly S an ct ua ry wh e r e Th ou re ign e t
o
-
s

f or e v e r an d e v e r
S o m o t e it be "
.

O RI G I N O F E M D E G RE E
. . .

Up t o this po i t t he Can d dat is 1

n r e 11

m en t al d ark e ss with r e g ar d t o t h e De
n

gr ee an d prop e r l y t o u n der st an d an d
,

appr e ci at e t he ce r e mo i al thr ou gh whi ch

n

he is abo u t t o p ass the o rigi n Of t h e De

,
'

gre e is e x pl ai n e d t o hi m by t he R i ght
W o rshipfu l an d E x ce ll en t M ast e r :

B rothe r i n or de r t o m ak e Cl e ar
t o y o u t he pu rpo s e an d me an i g Of this n

D e gree I thi n k it right t o i fo rm y o

,
n u

th at this L od g e is pr e s ume d t o re pr e s e n t
t h e Gran d L od g e o f Ex ce ll e n t M ast e rs
ass e m bl e d at B ab l on abo u t 4 7 0
y y e ar s
a ft e r t he b u il d i n g o f K i n g S ol om on s ’

T e m pl e .

Y o u will r ecall th at i n t h D e gre e of

,
e

M ast e r M as o y ou w e re made t o pe r
n,

son ify o u r Gr an d M ast e r H A B a d,

.
. .
,
n

th at i n t he D e gree o f M M M y ou w e r e . . .

m ade t o ty pify t he y oun g an d gift e d

C r a fts man who sh ap e d t he K e yst on e f or
t he S V In this D e gr ee ,

y ou r Con ductor has i n troduc e d you as

r e pr e s e ti n g o e of t he de sc en dan ts of
n n
 TH E ROY L R CA A H 53

t he Chil dr en o f Is ae l who w e re ca rri e dr

ca ptiv e i n t o B abyl o Y ou ar e pre sum n .

e d t o be d e sir ou s of r e t u r i g t o Je r s a n n u ~

l e m t o assist i rebu il d in g t he T e m pl e 5
n

an d w t h th at obj ect i n vi e w
1 o u are
y ,

fu rth e r pres um e d t o h av e s ou ght adm is

si on t o t he Lod g e .

A s y o w il l e ad il
u d e r st an d t h e fi st
r y un ,
r

thr ee de gre e s i F re em as on r y as w e ll
n ,

as t ha t o f M ark M ast e r M as on m u st ,

du ri n g the s e 4 7 0 y ea rs th at are pr e s um ed
t o h av e e l aps e d ha v e bee n wi de ly spr e ad
,

an d as t he D ec r ee o f Cy rus on ly affects
t he de s ce n d an ts O f th o s e who w e r e
-

brou ght c aptiv e t o B abyl o so as a me an s n, ,

of pr e v e n ti n g oth e rs fr om sh ari g i n t he n

gr e at a d gl ori ou s w o rk no w comme n
n .

ci n g we pr e vi ou s t o t he de p art ur e of
.
,

Z e ru bbabe l a d our B re thr en i stit u t e d

n ,
n

a n e w de gr e e i n M ason ry For so dom g .

w e hav e t he e x am pl e Of our an c e st ors

who at e v e ry bu il di n g o f i m p ort an c e
,

ado pt e d p arti cu l ar m arks o f r ec o g it o n i n

kn own o ly t o th os e e m pl oy e ] at t
n r i .

H ow e v e r sin ce th e ti me wh en Ki n g S o l o
,
"

mo n re for me d t he sci en ce a d adm itt e d n

t he G en til e s t o a p ar tic p ati on i n our

“

m yst e ri e s no alt e r ati on h as be e n ma de

, ,

bu t we f ee l t hat t he pres en t circ um s t an c e s

 54 T H E ST ORY OF

r en de r t his ne w de gr ee n e ce ss ary W e .

on ly comm un i cat e it h ow ev e r t o th os e , ,

who have be e n fou d q u ali fi e d t o pr e si de n

ov e r O pe r ativ e or F C
L od g e s t ru stin g th at th e y will t ak e due
,

car e wh o m t he y t ak e al o g with t he m or n

e m pl oy u d e r th e m n .

OBL I G AT I O N
OF E M . .

T he applican t h avi n g s atisfi ed t he

t he Lo dg e as t o his k n owl e d g e of t he
e a rli e r D e gree s an d havi n g i n dicate d ,

his willi g e ss t o u n dert ak e an Oblig a

n n

ti on of s ecrecy wi th r e g ar d t o thi s De .

gr e e is obli g at ed as foll ows

I , n t he p r esen ce of
i A G . .

a d i
n t he bod y o f this l e g ally con sri
n o

t u t e d L o dg e Of Exce ll en t M ast e rs do , ,

of m yow fr e e will an d accord h e r eby

n ,

a d h e reo
n s ol e m n ly promis e and si n
n,

ce e l y sw e ar n e v e r t o r e v e al a y of t he
r . n

s ecre ts parts o poi n ts of this D e gr ee t o

,
r

an y of a i n f e ri or D e gree ex ce pt i n
n ,

t he bo d y o f a l aw fu lly con stit u t ed L odg e

of E xc e ll e t M ast e rs n ot f e w e r th an
n ,

s ev en R A M ason s m ys e l f i n cl u de d
. .
, ,

be i g pre s en t an d n ot e v en th en exc e pt
n ,

t o hi m w ho is a M M M an d is desir . . .
 TH E ROY L R C H A A 55

p roce ed i g t o
o u s of n t he D e gree of t he
H oly R oy al Ar ch .

T HREE S INI S TER F I G URES .

In t he cou rs e of t he c e remo ni al t he
can di dat e is i n for m e d of thr ee pe rs on s
men ti on ed i n t he O l d T e st ame n t an d who
h av e g ai ne d a ce rta i n me as ur e O f i mm or
t ality throu gh th e ir r ebe lli on ag ai n st
es t ablis he d o r de r Th e s e ar e K or ah
.
,

D athan an d A bir am The story of t he .

r ebe lli on Of th es e me n may be r ead In

t he S e v en t e en th Ch apt er of t he B ook of
N umbe rs Th e v e rs e s th at be ar mo s t
.

cl os e ly u po n t he matt e r are th es e :

The L or d sp ak e un to M oses s ayin g

“
,

S pe ak un t o t he con gr eg ati on s ayi n g , ,

Get y ou u p fr om about t he t abe rn acl e

of K or ah D athan and Abir am
, , .

An d M oses r os e U p an d w en t un t o
D ath an an d A bir am ; an d t he e l ders of
—

I srae l foll ow ed hi m .

An d he s pak e un t o the con gr e g ati on ,

s ayi n g D epart I pray you from t he

, , ,

t en ts o f th es e wicked me n an d t ou ch ,

n othi n g o f th e irs l e st y e be c on sume d

,

i n al l t he ir s i n s .

S o th e y got u p from t he t abe r n acl e

o f K o r ah D athan
,
an d Ab ir am on e v e ry
, ,
56 TH E ST ORY OF

si de an d D ath an an d
’

A b i r am cam e

ou t , an d st ood i n t he d oor of th e ir t e n ts ,

an d th e ir wiv e s an d th e ir s on s an d t h e ir
, ,

l ittl e chil dr e n
A n d M o s e s s ai d H e reby y e sh all ,

kn ow th at t he Lo rd h ath s en t m e t o do
al l th e s e w o rks f o I h av e no t don e th em
r

o f m i n e o wn m i n d .

I f th e s e me n d i e t he com mo de ath n

o f al l m e o r if th e y be v isit e d aft e r t he
n,

visit ati on o f al l men th en t he Lor d h ath

,

n ot s en t me
’
.

B u t if t he L o r d m ak e a n e w thi n g ,

an d t h e e arth o p e n her mo ut h an d swal ,

l ow t hem u p with al l th at appe rt ai n un t o

,

th e m a d the y go do w n q u i ck i n t o t he
, n

pit ; then y e sh all un de rst an d th at th ese

men h av e provok e d t he Lo r d .

A n d it came t o p as s as he had made

“
,

an e n d o f sp e aki n g all the s e w or d s th at ,

t h e groun d cl av e asu n de r th at was un de r

th e m
An d t he e arth o pen e d he r mou th
“
,

an d sw all ow e d th em u p an d th e ir h ou s e s , ,

a n d a l l t h e m e th at apnp e r t ai n e d un t o

K or ah an d al l th e ir good s
,
.

Th e y an d all th at app e rt ai ed to them n

w en t dow n ali v e i n t o t he pit an d t he ,

 THE R O Y A L A R CH 57

ea rth cl os ed u p on them a d th e y pe : n r

i she d fr om am on g t he con gr e g ati o n .

The p u rp os e o f t he all us i on t o this

O ld T es t am e t ca t astrop he is dou btl e ss
r

t o i m pr e ss u pon F r eem as o s n ot on l y n

th e ir du ty t o God b ut tha t as citiz e s ,

n ,

it is ex pe ct e d of th em t h at th ey will obe y
e st ablish e d au th o rity .

T H E PA S S I N GO F TH E V E I L S .

T he c an d i d at e h avi n g with dr aw fr om n

t he L o d g e t he V e ils a e e xt e de d so as
,
r n

t o d ivi de t he h all i n t o s e par at e p arts ,

w he re u po he is re adm itt e d a d cond c

n n u

t e d throu gh t he c e r em o y of P assi n g t he
n

V e ils .

This i n t e re sti g p art of t he rit u al has

n

its own s y m bo lical m e an i n g T he V e ils .

all u de t o t he v e il s or cov e ri gs o f t he n

T abe rn acl e e r ect e d by M os es i n t he W il

de rn e ss an d t he c e r e mo y of P assi ng
,
n

t he V e i l s m ay be c o si de r e d as e m bl e m
n

at ical of t he w an d e ri n gs of t he I sr ae lit e s
i n t he wil der n es s an d of th e ir r e t u r n
,

from B aby l on t o J e r us al e m .

The V e ils as we r e t he v e ils of t he

—

tabe rn acl e are of d i ff e ren t col ou rs

—

bl ue p ur pl e scar l e t an d whit e or fin e
, , ,

Kuw a i ti each has its own me an i n g .

Ca
58 THE ST ORY OF

B LUE VE I L
T HE .

Th e F i rst o t he B l ue V e il p e s en ts
r r

t he pe cu li ar col ou r of t he thre e anci en t

or sy mbo li cal de gr e e s It is an e m .

bl e m of un iv e rs al fri en dship an d be n e
v ol e n ce and i stru cts the t hou ghtfu l an d
,
n

att e tiv e bro th e r t o r e co gn is e th at i n t he

n

m i n d o f a M as on t h os e v ir t ue s s h ou l d be
as e xp a siv e as t h e bl ue ar ch of h e av e n
n .

R P L E VE I L
T H E PU .

T he col o u r o f t h P u rpl e V ei l is pro

e

duce d by a d ue mixt u e of bl u e an d r

scarl e t t he for me r of w hich as al re ady

, ,

e xpl ai n e d is t he ch ar act er istic c o l ou r o f

,

t h e sy m b o li c o fi st th e e d e g e e s
,
r r rIt r .

t e ach e s u s t o cu ltiv at e an d i mprov e th at

spirit of h armon y be tw een t he bre thren
o f t h e sy mbo li c d e gr e e s an d t he com pan
,

i on s o f the s ublim e de gr ee s whi ch sh ou l d ,

e ve r disti n gu ish t he m e m b e 1 s o f a s oci e ty

f o u de d u po n t he pri n ci pl e s o f e v er
n

l asti g tr u th an d u n iv e rs al phil an thr op y

n .

S C A R LE T VE I L
THE .

The Sca rl e t V e il is e m bl em atic al of

f e rve cy an d z e al an d is t he appr opri a e
n ,
t

col ou r o f th e Roy al A rch D e gree Tr .

adrnon i she s t he Fr ee m ason t o be f e rv en

t
60 TH E S TO RY OF

mme n t l
p ace i n t he ce re mon i al O f t he
H oly R y l rch be caus e it was th e r e
o a A
th at th e
T tr gr ammaton was de liv e re d
e a

t o M os e s .

NO TAB LE NA M E S .

C e rt ai n ame s li n g e r i n t he m em ory
n

as a r e s ul t Of t aki n g p art i n t he c e r e m on y
o f P as si g t he V e ils an d as t he s e n am e s
n

ar e all o f Scri pt u r al o rigi n it is w orth

whil e o ti g th e ir signi fic an c e
n n .

T h e first is
R A BBO NI .

It may be tran s l at e d as me an in g a “

mo st e xce ll en t m ast e r or t e ache r a d

”
,
n is

mo r e fre q u e tly met with i n t he for m

n

Rabbi which is des cri be d as t he

” “

u s ual fo rm of ad d r e ss with which t he

l e ar e d w e e g r e e t e d J ah t e l ls u s i n
n r n

his B iblical A r chaeol ogy th at t he J e ws

h ad the ir s e v e n wis e m en who w e r e cal
l ed
“
R abbon i J ohn t he B aptist is
.

on ce call e d
“
R abbi by his discipl e s .

E ls e wh e re i n t he G os pe l s t he t e r m is u s e d
i n all us i on t o our L or d O n ce R ab
.

bon i is appli e d t o Christ In t he 1 6 th .

v e rs e of t he tw en ti eth ch apt e r of J oh n
we r e ad J es us s aith un t o her M ary
“
: ,
.

S he t u rn ed he rs e l f and s aith u t o hi m
,
n ,

R abbon i which is t o say M ast e r ,

.
 T HE ROY L R C H
A A Or

T he ne xt is
B E Z ALE E L .

T h e am e is de riv e d from th at o f t he
n

chi e f archit ect Of t he T e m pl e who was ,

t he son o f Uri an d who w as e xpr e ssly

call d by J ehov ah t o s u pe ri n t en d t he
e

e r e cti on o f t en t of m e e ti g ”
t he T he n .

f acts a e set fo rth i n t he 3 st cha pt e r of

r r

E x od u s :

A n d t he L or d sp ak e un t o M os es
“
,

s ayi n g ,

S e e I h av e ca ll e d by n am e B e z al e e l
,

t he son Of Uri t he son Of H ur Of t he

, ,

tr be of J u dah
i

A n d I ha v e fill e d hi m with t he spirit

o f God i n wis dom an d i n un de rst an d
,

i n g an d i n kn owl ed g e an d i n al l man
, ,

n e r of w orkm ans hip .

T O de vis e c u nn i g w orks t o w ork i n

n ,

g ol d an d i n silv e r an d i n bras s
.
, ,

An d i n cu tti n g o f st one s t o se t th em , ,

a d m ca rvi n g o f ti m be r t o w ork n al l
n l

m a n e r o f w o rkm an shi p
n .

B e z al e e l was ch arg e d with t he con

t u cti o of t he fu rn it ur e f or cou rt an d
s r n

T ab e r na cl e He . als o s u pe ri n t en ded
t he m aki g o f t he g arm en ts f or t he
n

pri e sts an d t he pre p arati on o f all n e ce s

s ary Oil an d i n cen s e W e l earn fu rth e r .
62 THE ST ORY OE

from E xodu s ch ap 3 5 v e rs e 3 4 th at
, .
,

B e z al e e l had t he gift o f im p arti g n 1n

s tru ct i o t o hi s s u bo r d i at e s O n e Of
n n .

the s e was
AH O L I A B .

H e was t he son O f Ah is am ach of t he ,

tribe O f Dan an d is gen e rally un de r

,

st ood t o h ave had n o s mall sh are i n t he

w ork Of bu il di n g the Tabe rn acl e .

T wo oth e r ames th at ar e made f am il

n

i ar t o t he p os t u l an t as he p ass e s t he v e ils
ar e
AM M I RUH AM AH .

Th e s e occ u r i n t he first v e rs e of t he sec

o d ch apt e r O f H o s e a which re ad s
n , S ay
y e un t o t h e br e t h r en Am rn i ,an d t o y ou r

sist ers R u h am ah M ar gi n al not e s i n

.
”

t he au tho ris e d v e rsi on of t he E n glish B i

b l e de fi e
'
n A mm i as m e a i g my n n

p eopl e an d R uh amah as havi n g

” “

obt ai n e d m e r cy . B ish op H o r l y com s e

m en t i n g u pon the s e t e r m s s ay s
“
Ai z —

th ou gh t he I sr ae lit e s i n t he days of ,

H o s e a w e r e i n g e n e r al co rru pt an d add i o
,

t e d t o i dol atry y e,t t he r e w e r e am o g n

t he m i n t he w orst ti me s s om e who had

, ,

n ot bo w e d t he kn ee t B aal The s e w e re
o .

alw ays A mm i an d R u ham ah God s own

’
:

p pe o l e an d a d a l i g d au gkt er
r n It is
 TH E ROY L R C H A A 63

probabl e th at God h e r e comm issi on s th e s e

faithf l f e w t o admo ish t he i n h abit a t s
u n n

o f t he l an d i n g e n e r al o f t he dr e ad f u l

j u dg me n ts tha t w ou l d be brou ght u p on

th e m by t he gross i dol atry Of t he Je w
ish chu rch an d ati on S ay y e un t o
y o r br e t h e O A m m i (O m y p e o pl e "
n :

u r n , ,

an d t o y ou r sist e rs R uh am ah (O d arli g

dau ght e r " A s t e r m s i n di cat ve Of t he

,
n
’
1

m e rcy Of Go d th e y a e p o t e n t with me a r n

H E B RE w CA P TI V E s F R OM BA BYLO N .

B r et hre who p as t he V e ils a d e

n s n r

ce i ve t he s ecr e ts be l o gi ng t o e ach a e m n r

th at way pre p ar e d t o re pre s e t H e br ew n

c aptiv e s i n B abyl on an x ou s t o av ai l i

th em s e lve s of t he decr e e of C r u s whi ch y

gr a ts pe r m issi on t o G o d s ch os e pe opl e
n
’
n

t o l e av e t he l an d o f th e ir captivit y an d
t o r e t u r t o J e r s al em t o t ak e p art i
n u th n e

wo rk o f r e cons tru cti on .

T he po st ul a t is ow t o l d by t he m as
' ’

n n

te rt hat he m ay proce e d on his s y m bo l .

i cal j ou rn e y O his ar riv al at Je r u sa

. n

l e m h e will m e e t g u ar ds or s en ti n e ls
st ati one d f o t he pu rpo s e O f k ee p i n g off
r

i n tru de rs and s e cu ri n g th at O ly prop e r n "

l e q u ip pe d pe rs on s sh al l be adm itt e d t o
y
64 TH E ST O Y R O F

t he s c e o f o pe r ati ons Th e s e gu ar ds
en .

o r s e ti ls will b e re cog is e d by t he
n ne n

t a dar d s whi ch t he y be ar an d whi ch

'

s n

sh all be e ith e r B l u e o P u rpl e Or S carl e t r

o r Whit e a d e ach will pe rm it t he so

,
n

j o u rn e t rp ass o w ar d s t o t he S a h e
o n n

d in o
1 ece ivi g t he s
n r t
n

a d w
n 4 o f his b ann e r
—
.

Th P assi g o f t h V e ils pr acti cally

e n e

co cl d e s t he D e gr e e Of Ex ce ll e t M as
n u n

te r fo wh e e xt t he cand i dat e is 1n
r, n n

t o duce d
r t o his fe ll ow cr afts m e n he ,

l e ar s th at t he Lo dg e has b e com e a Ch ap
n ~

t e a d his br e thr en h av e ass u me d t he

r n

titl e o f C ompan i on s .

It is fitti n g t he r for e that he shou l d e

p a s e h e re t o co s i de r t he me an i n g an d
u n

p u rp os e of M as on ry as the s e h av e ag ai n
b een i m pr ss e d u po hi m by t he D e gre e
e n

o f E x ce ll e t M as t e r H e sh ou l d ag ai n
n .

r e call t o me m o ry hi m who w as tr u ly t he
m os t ex e l l e l o f m ason s a d who di d
“

c n n

n o t h e sit at e e v e t o p art with lif e its lf

n e

r ath e r than with h o ou r n .

M a h e e v e r st m l at e his s u cc e s o s
y i u s r

t o i m it at e his gl o ri ou s e x am pl e th at t he ,

e ss e c e o f virt u e m ay e shri n e ou
n mo n r r

al l aw s a d li ke t he b e au tif u l r o s e o f
,
n
 TH E ROY L R C A A H 63

S har o in co j un cti o with t he lily of

n, n n

t he v all e y e x alt our i t e ll ec t u al p art

,
n .

Wh en D e ath t h gran d l e v e l l e r o f al l
,
e

h um an gre at n e ss dr aws his s abl e cu r,

t ai aro un d s an d whe t he l ast arrow

n u ,
n

of o ur m o rt al e ne m h ath be e n de spaty

ch e d an d t he bow Of t his m ighty co

,
n

q u e r or br o k e by tnhe ir o n a rm o f ti m e ;
wh en t he A g e l o f t he Lo rd decl ar e s
n

th at ti m e sha ll be n o mo r e a d wh en b y ,
n ,

this vi ct o ry God h ath s ubdu e d al l thi n gs

,

t o Him s e lf th en s hall we r ece iv e t he r e

,

w ar d O f our virt ue by acq u iri g an i nt ,

n

mo rt al in h e rit an c e i thos e h e av e n ly n

man si on s v e il ed fr om mo rt al e y e s wh e r e ,

e v e ry s ec r e t o f M as onr y will b e r e v e al e d .

Th en sh all t he gr e at J e h ov ah t he Gr an d ,

M as t e r of t he U iv e rs e bi d u s en t e r i n t o
n ,

his ce l e ti al l od g e wh e r e P e ace O r de r
s ,

an d H arm on y e t e rn ally r e ign .

RE C E I VED AND A C KN O W LE DGE D .

B re thr e n who re ce iv e t he M ost E x ce l

l en t M ast e s D e gree a e s ai d t o be e
’
r
“
r r

an d ack no wl e d g e d A ft e r t he
”
ce i ve d .

com pl e ti on an d d e dic ati o Of t he T e m n

p l e c e rt ai brne thr e n a cco r di n g t o ,

M a s
on i c tr ad iti o agr ee d t o r em ai n t o k e e p
n,

t he m ag i fi ci e n t stru ct u r
n i r p air A s e n e .
66 TH E ST O RY OF

a r e w ar d f or t he ir d e voti o th e y w e r e
n
“
r ece ive d by Ki n g S ol omon a d ac n

k n owl e dg e d by hi m as M ost Exc e ll en t

M ast e rs be c au s e t he po ss es sion Of this
,

p a rti cu l ar de gr ee i m pl i e d a mor e i n ti~

m at e kn o wl e d g e o f t h e s ci e nce Of m as
onr
y th a n th at p os s e ss e d by th o s e Of 1n ~

f e ri or de gree s .Dr O live r whos e i m agm

,

ati on n e v e r f ail e d hi m ass e rts tha t th e r e

,

w e r e n i n e Lo dg e s with n i e E xce ll e n tn

M ast e rs in e ach at t he dat e of t he b u1l d

.

i n g of t he T e m pl e .
68 TH E ST ORY OF

s y mbo lic l odg e is wh at is s om ewh at

‘
i n accu rat e ly de s cribe d as a obl o g“
n n

s q u ar e , si m il arly t he for m of a ch ap
”

t e r i s rou ghly th at o f a cat e ari an arch n .

Ze u bb abe l
r -
as P ri n ce
, H agg ai as ,

P ro phe t ; an d J e sh u a as High P ri e st ar e ,

F irst S eco d an d T hird P ri cip als r e

,
n n

s pe ct i v e l y ,an d the s e for m t h e Ke y

s t on e s Of t he A r ch The F irst S econ d
.
,

an d T hi r d S oj ou r e rs fo r m t he b as e an d
n ,

t he o tli e from b as e t o K e yst on e s is

u n

fil l e d i n by th e ot h e rs pre s en t e ach ao ,

co r di n g t o t he pos iti on he h ol d s i t he n

Ch apt e r .

TH E A R C H O F H E A VE N .

Job com p are s h e av en t o an arch su p

po rt e d by pill ar s T he pill ars Of he a
.

v en tr e m bl e h e s ays
, an d a e as t on ,
r

i she d at His re proo f an d c omm e n t

i n g on this pass ag e D r Cu t b us h writ e s ,
u
,

T he ar ch i n this i ns t an ce is al l egori
“
, ,

c al n ot o ly o f t he arch Of h e av en
,
n but ,

Of t he high e r de gree Of M ason ry , com

m ou ly call e d t he B o h R oy al A rch
”
r
.

T A B E RNA C LE
TH E .

T he ap art m e n t i whi h t he Ch apt e r n c

ass e mbl e s is s om e ti m e s r e f e rr e d t o as a
 THE ROY A L A RCH 6g

T abe rn acl e I t de ri v es this n am e fr om

.

t he f act that it is un de rst oo d t o re pr e

s en t t he t em por ary t abe rn acl e w hi ch
Z e rubbabe l e r ect e d n e ar t he ru in s of
t he T e m pl e so th at t he J e ws whil e en
g ag e d on t he work Of re con stru c t io n

mi ght en j oy t he p ri v il e g e s of th e ir an
ci en t f ai t h
.

O F F I C E B E ARE R S O F A C H A P TE R
-
.

T he fo ll owi g a e t he r ec o gn is e d
n r

fi ce r s i n a R o y al A rch Ch apt e r '

P ri n cip al Z .

P ri n cip al H .

P ri n cipa l J .

P ast P ri n cip al Z .

D e p u t e P ri nci p al .

Scri be E .

Scribe N
'

Tre as u r e r .

R ecor de r ;

Ch a ce l l or
n .

F irst S oj ou rn e r .

S econ d S oj ou rn e r .

Third S oj ou rn e r .

S w or d B e ar e r
-
.

Di r ect or of C e r emon i e s
‘

S u pe ri nt en de n t o f W o rks .

F irst St an dar d B eare r -

.
70 TH E STORY OF

S eco d St an dar d B eare r

n -
.

Thir d St an d ar d B e ar e r -
.

O rg an ist .

S t e w ar d .

J an itor .

TH E O F F I C IA L J E WE L S .

A s in Craft M ason ry e ach Omce r has

hi s appr opri at e j e w e l SO Com p an i on s
,

i n a Ch apt e r have p e cul i ar de cor ati on s

an d ar e call e d t o d is ch arg e p articu l ar

d u ti e s
. Th e fo ll owi g ar e t he j e w e l s
n

P ri nci p al Z w e ars a E ast e r n Cr own

. n .

P ri n ci pal H w e ars an i rr adi at ed e y e

. .

P ri n cip al J w e ars an o pe n B ibl e irr ad i

.

at e d .

Scribe E w e ars cr os s ed p en s
. .

S cribe N w e ars cros s ed p e ns

. .

I st S oj ou n e r w e ars an irr adi at e d sq u ar e

r .

2 n d S oj o u r ne r w e ars a sq u ar e .

3 r d s oj ourn e r w e ars a sq u ar e .

Tr e as ur e r w e ars a ke y .

S t an dar d B e ar e r w e ars a st an dar d be ar

-

i n g t he tripl e t au withi n a doubl e

S w or d B e arer w e ar s cros s e d sw or ds
-
.

D ir ect or of Ce rem on i e s w ears cr oss e d

bat on s with a wr eath .

O rg an ist w e ars a lyr e .

 THE ROY L R C H
A A 71

St e ward w e ars a tri an g l e .

J an it or w ears a sw or d .

T he j e w e ls ar e o f gol d or gilt A ll .

ar e w or n de p e n di n g fr om a crimson col
l ar an d al l e xce pt t he j a it or s ar e pl ac ’
,
n

e d u pon a tri an gl e .

A PE R F E CT C H A P TE R .

Th e G e e ral R e g u l ati on s Of 1 8 7 5
n
”

q uot e d i n t he appe n dix t o M ack e y s ’

l“ L e xi con Of F re e m as o ry g v es t he n
”
i

foll owin g p articu l ars as t o wh at con sti

t u t es a p e rf ect Ch apt e r
A ccor d in g t o t he an ci en t cu st om a
“
,

com pl e t e Chapt er of this or de r of F r ee

ma s on r y cons ists O f t he t hr e e P ri n cip als
( Z e r u bbab e l H a gg a
,i an d J o
wh en i n Ch apt e r as s embl ed are t o l
sh u a" w ho ,
o

c ons i de red con j oi tly as t he M ast e r a d

n ,
n

e ach s e v e r ally as a M ast e r t wo Scri b e s

(E zr a an d N e h emi ah "
,

three S oj our n e rs
, ,

a d othe rs
n —
maki g u p t he n um be r Of
n

s e v en t t wo as a C oun cil (t he n um be r Of
t he J e wish S a h e d ri m "
y -

n an d n o r e g u l ar
,

Cha pt e r can c on sist o f mo re ; but a y n

n um be r m ay be e x alt ed and r ec e iv ed
r
:
,

com p an i ons thou gh th e y a e n ot t o h ol d

,
r

t he st aff o f offi ce o r be co s i de r e d as
,
n

cou s e ll ors wh e n m o r e th an th at n um be r
n

ar e pr e s en t
”
.
72 TH E ST ORY OF

T HE TH RE E P RIN CI PA L S .

The thr ee P ri ncip al s typify t he thr ee

st o n e s r emo v e d from t he arch of t he
S V by t he S oj ou rn e rs m
t he cou rse Of th e ir e x cav ati o s The n .

P ri n ci p als ar e Z e ru bb abe l H agg ai a d

, ,
n

J e sh u a An e arly cat echi s m s ays th at

.
,

j u st as t he d r aw i n g fo rth of t he three
st on es m ade t he d is cov e ry compl e t e so ,

by t he pas si g Of t he S oj ou rn e rs throu gh
n

e ach Of t he O ffi ce s o f F irst S e co d an d ,
n

Th ir d P ri ci p al is t he my sti cal k n ow
n

l e dg e O f a Roy al A r h Ch apt e r Obt ai n e d

c .

Z E R U BB A BE L .

Z e r u bbabe l was t he so o f S he al t t e l
n

an d r e l at e d t o t he ho us e Of D avi d It .

is be li e v e d t hat he was born at B ab l on y ,

a d he w as l e ade r Of on e o f t he b a d s
n n

th at re t u r e d from t he C aptivity H e
n .

has s om e ti me s be e i den tifi e d with

n

Sh e shbazz ar W ho is de scribe d as t he “

pri n c e Of J u dah an d is s ai d t o hav e

,

r ece iv e d from Cyr us t he s acre d v e ss e ls

.

o f t he T e m pl e a d t o h av e c arri e d th e m
n

t o J e rus al e m T h e r eas on f or i de n tify

.

i n g Z e r ubbabe l w1t h Sh es h baz z ar is th at

whil e i n t he 3 r d ch apt e r of E zr a Z e rub
babe l is cr e dit e d with l ayi n gl t he foun s
 THE ROY L R C H A A 73

da ti ons o f t he T e m pl e i t he fi fth ch ap
,
n

t e r this w o rk s s ai d t o h av e be en carr i e i
r

ou t by S he shb az z ar . The re are f e q u en t r

i n st an c e s o f m en h avi g t wo n ame s a d
n n

this m ay be the e xpl an ati on h e r e O th e rs .

con t en d t hat t he me n w e r e n ot i den tical ,

an d tha t both m a ha v e r e t u rn e d fr om
y
t he C aptivity at t he s am e ti m e 3 a d th at n

whil e Sh e shb azz ar m ay h av e be en t he

. chi e f Offici al Z e ru bbabe l m ay hav e b ee n
,

t he
m ovi n g spirit i n t h e w o rk Of con
s t ru ct in g t he T e m pl e Z e r u bb abe l was
.

t he ch os en s e r v an t of t he L o r d an d bo th
H agg ai an d Z ech ari ah p o in t t o hi m as
on e Of tho s e who a e t o r e bu il d t he T e m
r

pl e . H e r e t u rn e d t o J e rus al e m at t he
be gi n n i g o f t he r e ig n of Cyru s The
n .

work was no t all ow e d t o proc e e d u mh i n

de r e d . Th e bu il de rs w e r e i m pe de d by
t he e n e m i e s o f t he J e ws an d on ly aft e r
a spe ci al appe al had bee n ma de t o D an u s
we r e t he bu il de rs pe rm itt ed t o pr ocee d
withou t mo l es t ati on B iblic al st u den ts
.

i n fe r from a com p aris on Of ce rt ai n pas

s age s in Z e ch ari ah th at Z e ru bbabe l is
t he pe rs on t o wh om all u si on is m ade 1n
:

th e f our th n ight visi on Of that pro

‘ ’

phe t as t he com i g M es si ah Z e ru h
n

babe l s uc ce e ded t o t he g ove rn orshi p of

74 THE ST ORY OF

J u dah ea rly i n t he r e ign Of D ari u s Hy

s t aspe s .

H A GG A I .

H agg ai was t he first of t he thr ee pro

p h e t s w h o fl o ur ish e d a ft e r t he C apti v ity .

The sph e r e o f his l abo ur s was t he p o t s

e xili c commu n ity an d as f ar as on e may

,

g ath e r from his w i t i n rhis m i n istr y

rr
s .

was c on fi n e d t o a f e w mo n ths of t he sec

on d y e ar O f D ar i u s H y st aspe s B C 5 2 0 ,
. . .

Tr adi ti on s ays that he was bo rn at B aby

l on an d it is be li e v e d th at he accompan
i e d Z e r u bb abe l t o J e ru s al e m A f arr .

st art was ma de with t he r ebu il di n g Of

t he T em pl e b u t t he ass au lts of t he S a
,

m ar i t an s l e d t o a s u sp en si on O f ope ra
ti o s an d t he o ppo siti on O f t he e n em y
n , ,

ai de d by t he i n d i ffe r en c e o f t he Je ws ,

w as r e s p o sibl e f o r t h e si te o f t h e T e m
n

pl e lyi g w as t e f or fift ee n y e ars

n H ag .

g a i r e p r o v e d t he p eo pl e f o r t h e ir ne gl e ct
an d he an d Z ech ari ah i n cit e d t he m t o
w ork with s u ch effect th at t he bui l di n g
w as r e s ume d an d t he T em pl e c om pl e t e d
B C 5 1 6 t he sixth y e ar O f t he r e ign of
. .
,

D ari u s F re em as on s pre s en t hi m i n i n
.

ti m at e ass oci ati o with Z erubbabe l an d

n

J e sh u a an d f or this th e y h av e t he au
,

t ho i t y
r of t he V ol u m e Of t he S acr e d
76 TH E ST O RY OF

to h av e d i e d th e re T he R ev A F A
. . . . .

Woo d for d i n his M as on ic Cy cl op aedi a ”

s ays th at B rothe r C apt ai n H W ar r e . n

on e o f t he con du ct ors of t he P al e sti e n

E xpl or ati on e t e rpris e discov e re d t he

n

s e al Of H agg ai du ri g his re s e arch e s i nn

s ubt e rra e an J e r u s al em
n .

JES HUA .

J e sh u a is a oth e r for m o f J osh ua t he

n

n am e a ppli e d t o s e v e r al m e o f m or e or n

l e ss i m po rt a ce i t he B oo k Of t he L aw
n n .

The on e i wh o m F r e e m as o s a
n sp ec i n re ~

ally i t e r e st e d w as t he High P ri e st who

n

al o g with Z e r bb abe l h e ad e d t he first

n u

ba d Of e xil s o th e ir re t u rn from B aby

n e n

l on t o J e r u s al e m E zra d N e hem i ah
. an

r e fe r t o hi m as J e sh u a ; H agg ai a d n

Z e ch ari ah call hi m J osh u a H e was o e . n

o f th o s e who t oo k a pri cip al p art i n t he n

w ork Of e r e cti n g t he alt ar Of bu rn t Offe r

i n g an d als o i n l ayi n g t he foun dati on s
,

f o r t he e w T e m pl e
n H e was t he High
P ri es t by li e al de s ce n t from t h e P on ti
n

fi cal f am ily ; f or he was t he so of J o s a n

dech who was t he so o f S e r ai ah who

,
n ,

h e l d t he offi ce o f High Pr i est at t he ti me

wh en t he Ch al de an s l ai d t he first T e m
p l e i n r u i s n Wh. e t h e pr o ph e ts H ag
n
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 77

gai an dZ echari ah be g an t o sti mu l at e

t he l agg ar d J e ws t o r e b u il d t he H ou s e Of
1

God J e sh u a is fr e q u e n tly cou pl e d with

Z e r bbabe l an d this giv es t he F e e
'
u r

m as o au tho rity
n fo i n cl u d in g hi m as
r

on e Of t he P in c ip als o f a cha pt e r
‘

r .

E z RA .

E zr a, t he Scrib e , who ac ts S cr
as e e

t r
a y of t he Ch pt r
a e riv s his
de e n am e

an d ca lli g fr
n om E zr a, t hepri st e ,
t he
c s rib Of
e t h e l aw of t he God i n H v e a en .
"

He is th s
u des crib v rs
e d i n t he 1 2 t h e e of

t he s v th ch pt r Of E zr
e en a e a. th
T he au
o r O f t he a rticl e on E zr a H sti s
in a ng
’

“
D icti ry
on a o f t he B ibl et lls e th t
us a
E zr
a con ce rv e d t he i de aOf i f si g
n u n new

lif
e an d n e w de a i ls i t n o t heJ u da c
e an orn
m un ity by l i g fr sh b
,
e ad n a e Of z l
an d ea

ou sl y e r ligi s xil s fr B byl i b c

ou e e om a on a a k
J
t o u dae a on a m issi Of r f r D b
on e o m . ou t
e l ss
, t h r ou gh t he
_
ki O fi s
nd f ce o f i n fl u e n
ati l J ws
e ,
h es ce u r e d t heg willood of A r
t ax e r x e s , t he Ki n
g ,
a n d atl st a a n ict
e d
w as is r i ti
s u e d p e m t n g al l J ws e l v
t o ea e
B by l
a on E zr g th r
. a a e ed a b r
an d a oun d
hi m whi h v ri sl sti t
c 15 a ou y e m a ed at 1 4 96
an d 1 6 90 m e n be si s w
de ome n an d chil
r ft r f r
d e n , an d a e a ou m on ths j r y
’
ou n e

a o cr ss t he des ert r h e ac e d J r s l
e u a em .
 78 TH E ST O Y
R OF

H om e i n hi s I n trodu ction t o t he Scrip

,

t ur e s s ays th at t he S cribe was t he Ki n g s

,
” ’

S e cre t ary of St at e who r e gist e r e d al l

,

acts an d de cr ee s The d u ty o f S cribe E

. .

t o d ay is t o r e gist e r al l act s l aws an d , ,

t r an s acti ons f or t he g en e r al g oo d Of t he
Ch apt e r an d like his e arly n am e s ak e
, ,
-
,

he is u n de rst ood t o be “
w e ll skill e d i n
l an guag es .
”

N E HE M IAH .

S cribe N who assists Scribe E i n .

t h e Ch apt e r r e pr e s e ts t he
,
N e h em i ah
n

who was ass oc i at e d with Ezr a i n t he r e .

l i gi ou s lif e of t he p eo pl e aft e r th e ir r e
t u rn from B abyl on t o J e r u s al e m J os e .

p h us d e s c ribe s hi m a s
“
a m an o f g oo d
an d right eou s ch ar act e r an d v e ry am bi
ti ous t o m ak e his own n ati on h appy ad ,
”

d i g t hat he
n l e ft t he w alls of J e ru s al e m
as an e t e rn al mo n u me n t o f him s e lf
”
Ao .

cordi n g t o t he B ook that be ars his n ame ,

thi s gre at J ewish p atriot l e ar n e d of t he

l am en t abl e st at e of affairs in t he H om e
l an d an d s u cce e de d i n g etti n g hi m
,

s e lf appo in t e d gov e r no r of t he P rovi nce

o f Ju dze a Whe n he arriv e d at Je ru sa
.

l em he i mm ed i at e ly set abou t t he r ebu il d

i n g Of t he w alls O f t he H oly Cit ac y .

co n pl i shi g t he w o rk withi n t he sp ace Of

r n
 TH E ROY L
A A RCH 79

t wo mon ths The na ti on th e n s ol e mn ly

.

r ededi c at ed its e lf t o t he s e rvice of Je

hov ah , t he B ook of t he L aw be i n g read
'
by Ezr a i n t he pr e s en ce of N e h e m i ah .

This e arly ass oci ati on of t hes e t wo Je w

ish l e ade r s is memo ri alis ed i n t he cl o s e
com p an i ons hi p which e xist s t o d ay be
tw ee n E an d N . .

S OJOURNE R S
TH E .

Th e r e ar e thr e e S oj our n e rs who hol d

Ofli ce i n a R o y al A r ch Cha pt e r an d e ach ,

has ce rt ai n d u ti e s t o pe r f orrn accor di n g

'

t o t he r an k whi ch he h ol ds v iz F irst , , ,

S econ d or Thi rd S oj ou rn e r T he w or d
,
.

me ans a str an g e r or fore ign e r

”

a m an livi ng ou t of his own cou n try

an d i n this s en s e al l t he chil d r en of I s
r ae l w e re s oj ou rn er s i n B abyl on B u t .

whil e t he J e wish peopl e w e re thu s gen ,

.

e r all y , s oj ou rn e rs t he Roy al A rch M a

,

son has gi ven spe ci al p rom i n e n c e t o

three who ar e r epr e s en t ed i n t he tr adi
ti on as arrivi n g at J e ru s al e m foots or e
an d w e ar y an d u rg en tly pl eadi n g t o
,

be pe rm itt ed t o have a Sh ar e i n t he g r e at
an d gl or i ou s work o f r e bu il di n g t he T em

p l e . Th ei r i de n tity is un kn ow n an d ,

hist ory off e rs n o me an s of tr aci n g t h em ,

80 TH E ST ORY OF

bu t a ic traditi o e titl e d as on e
m as on n, n ,

au tho r wis e ly s ays t o b u t littl e w e ight

”
,

all e g e s th at th e y w e r e t h r e e ho ly m e n,

H a an i ah Mish ae l a d A ari ah bett e r

n , ,
n z ,

kn own p e rh aps t o B ibl e reade rs as

, ,

Sh adr ach M e she ch a d A be dn e go t he

, ,
n ,

tri n i ty Of w orthi e s who w e r e so m r acu i

l ou s l y pr e s e r v e d i t he fi e ry f ur n ace i n
n

t o which th e y h ad be e throw by N e n n

b uchadn ez z ar .

lTH E B E ARE R S
S TAN DAR D .

Th e re ar e fou r Office rs who arry st an c

d ar ds or b ann e rs Th e s e are t he Ca;

.

t ai s of t he V e ils
n .

Th e C a pt ai n Of t he F irst V e il c am e

a bl ue b an e r n .

The C apt ai n of t he S econ d V e il car

r i e a p u rpl e bann e r
s
.

T h e C apt ai n o f t h e T h ir d V e il car
ri e s a s carl e t ban n e r .

T he C apt ai n o f th e F ou rth V e il car ~

r i e s a wh t e b an n e r
i
.

T he sig ifi ca ce Of th e s e col ou s has

n n r

alr e ad y be en e xpl ai e d wh en de ali g n n

u rth t he V e ils an d n ee d n ot th e re f or e be

r e fe rr e d t o at gre at e r l en gth h er e .
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 81

B AN NERS
THE .

Whil e t he cer emon y O f t he approach

O f t he S oj u rn er s t o J e r u s al e m t o sol i
o
cit a shar e 1n the re bu il d in g of t he T em
pl e dem an d s on ly t he pr es en c e of f our
‘

s t an dar d o r b an n e r be ar e rs
, t he Tr ac ,

i n g B oar d o f t he Roy al A rch D e gr ee as ,

practis e d i n E n gl an d d ispl ays tw e l v e ,

F ban n er s be i n g t ho s e tr ad iti on ally ascr i b

,

e d t o t he tw e l v e t r ibes Of I sr ae l .

Th e y ar e as fo ll o w s
J udah sc arl e t a lion cou chan t
,
—
.

I ss ach ar bl ue an as s crouchi n g be n eath

,
—

its bu r den .

Z ebul on pu r pl e a ship
,
— .

R eu ben r e d a man
,
— .

S imeon y e ll ow a swor d
,
—
.

Gad ,
whit e— a t r oo p of h orse me n .

E phr ai m gr een an Ox ,
— .

M an as s eh fl e sh col ou red a v i ne by the

,
- —

si de O f a wall
”

B en j ami n gr ee n a w olf,
—
.

As her , r
p pe
u l h
a cup .

Napht al i , bl ue a lu n d —
'

The ban n e r of t he R oy al A r ch D egree

whi ch how ev er Dr Al bert M ackey re
, ,

r d n ot p ecul i r t o th at D e g r ee b t
g a s as a
u
82 TH E ST ORY OF

commo n it an d Cr aft M as on ry is
to
m ade u p o f fou r of th e s e tribal b ann e rs .

The e s cu tch eo o shi e l d s ays M ac

n, r ,

k e y s d ivi de d i t o fou r c om p art me ts o

,
r n n r

q u art e rs by a gr ee n cross Ov e r whi ch a ,

n arr o w e r on e o f t he s am e l e n gth of li m b
,

an d o f a y e ll o w co l ou r is pl ace d fo rm ,

i n g wh at t he h e r al ds call a cr o ss v en t
voi de d 0 7 E ach of t he com pa rt men ts
.

forme d by t he li m bs Of t he cross is oc
c pi e d
u by a d i ffe r en t dev ic e I n t he .

first q u art e r is pl ace d a gol den li on on

a fi e l d Of bl u e t o r e pr e s en t t he st an dar d
,

Of t he tribe o f Jud ah ; i n t he s econ d a ,

bl ack ox o a fi e l d of g ol d t o r e presen t
n ,

E ph ai m 3 i t he thi r d a man on a fi e l d
r n ,

o f g o l d t o r e pr es en t R e u ben ; an d i
,
t he n

fou rth a gol den eagl e on a bl ue g oun d

,
r ,

t o r e pr e s e t Dan O v e r al l is pl ace d
n .
,

as t he cr e st a ar k O f t he co v e n a
n n t an d

t he m o tt o H oli n e ss t o th e L ord '

This b an n e r i s a c o m p o si t e o f t h e b an
ne rs Of t he f ou r prin cip al tribe s Of I s
r ae l A cco rdin g t o Dr A sh e whe n t he
. ,

I sr ae lit es w er e i n t he wil de rn es s t he
tw e lv e t ribes had four pri n cip al ban n e rs
or st an dar ds ever y one o f whi ch ha d i t s
,

p e c u li ar mot t o ; an d each st andar d al so

84 TH E S TO RY OF

O liv er s ays , an d m or e mode r n au th ors

f or w an t Of s ol u ti on Of th e ir
an y own — 3

h av e be en willi n g t o foll ow hi m th at the ,

titl e mos t probably re fe rs t o t he com

p ani on shi p i e xil e an d cap tivity which
n

mu st hav e e xist e d amo gst t he J e ws dur n

i g t he y e ars Of the ir r e si den ce i n B aby

n

i on . Th e r e i s n o do bt h t th at the use
u u

O f t he w or d is comparati ve l y mode rn .

Still t he i de a m a hav e bee n s u gg e st e d

,
y

by t he ass oci ati on t o whi ch O liv er all u

de s . Like broth e r it i nd icat e s the
d e gree O f i n ti mat e fri e nd ship whi ch
o u ght t o g ov e r n t he me m be r s of t he
C hapt e r .

T H E I NV O C AT I O N .

Fr ee mason s ar e con s t an tly r em in ded

O f the i r d u ty t o God an d ne v e r f ail t o
,

i vok e His d iv i n e ai d i n al l th e ir un de r
n

t ak in gs R oy al A rch Com p an i on s t rue

. ,

t o t h e i n sti ncts which h av e be en fost e re d :

in t eh e ar li e r d e gr ee s c
,a ll u p o n H i
I
m a t

t he Op e ni n g O f t h e Ch a pt er t o bl e ss t he

w ork Of the ir h an s d a
, n d th y x pr s
e e e s

h
t e pi o us h o p e th at a l l th a t is d o n e m a y
be t o t he ho nou r an d gl ory O f H i s ho ly
n ame T eh.
f e e li n gs O f t h e b r e t h r en fi n d
 THE R Y L RCH
O A A 85

fit t i g u tt e r an ce i n t he foll owi n g nobl e

n

I n v oc ati on
O G Th ou G a d G A O l U
' ‘
. . . n at . . . . .

wh os e w or d t he pill ars Of t he sky w e re

r ais e d an d its be au t eo s arch es forme d u ,

wh os e breath ki dl e d t he st ars ador e d

n ,
n

t he m oo n with silv e r r a s an d g av e t he y ,

su n its r e spl en de t l u str e we a e ass e

n ,
r rn

bl ed i n Thy gr e at n ame t o ack owl e dg e n

Thy po w e r wis dom an d g oo dn e ss an d t o

, ,

i m pl or e Thy bl e ssi n g W e pr ay Th e e t o .

bl e ss u s i n our un de rt ak i g th r ou gh life n

f or this gr e at e n d E dow u s with a

. n

com pe t e c e Of Thy most holy S pirit th at

n

we may be e abl e d t o tr ace T h e e ou t i n

n

al l Thy w o de rf u l w orks as f ar as it is
n ,

agr ee abl e t o Thy d ivi n e will th at Thy ,

pr ais e s may re s oun d with t he f e rv e n t l ov e

Of Thy cr e at ur e s fro m po l e t o po l e 3 an d
rebo un d from t he v a lt ed c a opy Of t he u n

h e av en s thr ou gh u iv e rs al n at u r e
,
n .

PE A C E ; L O VE AN D UN I T Y .

A ft e r i v oki g t he bl e ss i n g Of A G
n n . .

t he P rin ci pals pr onou n ce t he Ch apt e r

Op e accor di n g t o t he f ormu l a Custom ary
n

with th e O r der P art Of this con sists Of

.

t he ti me hon ou r e d v e rs e which th ou gh
'

- l
,
 86 THE ST ORY OF
'

if ri n g slightly i n diffe r en t l oc aliti e s

d fe “

is s ubs t a ti ally t he s am e al l ov e r an d is
n ,

r ecog is e d b y R A C om p an i on s wh e re
n . .

e v e r th e y ass e m bl e :

W t hr ee
’

D3 m e e t an d ag r e e

In p e ac e
,
lo v e ,
an d un ity
Th i s R oy a l A r ch C ha p e r t o t o pe n

A n d n ot t o cl o se t h e s am e
Un t il we th r ee

O r three s u ch as we
DO m e e t an d a gr e e

I n p e ace , l o v e, an d u n it y .

Ive t hr e e
DO m e e t an d agr e e

In p e a ce
,
lo v e, an d un ity
Th i s R o y al A r ch W o r d t o s pe ak
an d n o t t o r e e al t h e s am e v
t
Un i l we t hr ee
Or th ree s u ch as we
DO m e e t an d ag ee r
In p e ace , l o v e, an d u n i ty .

AN O PENI N G CH A R GE .

I e arly d ays t he F irst P ri n cip al of a

n

Ch apt e r was w on t o s u it abl e occasion s

,
n ,

t o de liv e r a Ch arg e t o hi s C om p a i ons on n

 THE ROY L R C H
A A 81

t he g en i u s an d p u r p os e Of F r e emas on ry .

A s it it n ot u n w o rt hy Of a pl ace i n t he
ce r e mo i al o f t o d ay
n I v en t u r e t o q uot e
,

it .

C om p an i o s th e M asoni c syst em e x
n ,

hi bi t s a st u pe dous an d be au tif ul f abr i c

n
,

foun d ed on un iv e rs al wis dom un fol di n g ,

its g at e s t o r ece iv e with ou t pre j u di ce or

,

d is ri m i a ti o
c n t he w orthy pr of e ss o rs Of
n,

e v e r y d e scripti on Of g e n u in e r e ligi on or

knowl e dg e 3 co n cen tr atin g as it w e r e i n t o

On e bo dy the i r j u st t en e ts un e n cum be r e d ,

with t he disp u t abl e pe cu li ariti es Of an y

s ect or p e rs u asi on .

This syst em origi na t e d i n the e arli e st

Of ag es an d am on g t he wis est O f me n
,
.

B ut it is t o b e l am en t e d th at t o t he de ,

S po d i g s u gg e sti on s
n n of s ome Of t he
w e ak e r m in d s am o g ou r own fr at e rn ity
n ,

t he p r e j ud i ces Of t he w o rl d ag ai n st Our
in v al uabl e in stit u ti on ar e i a great me a n
'

s u re i m pu t abl e U n abl e t o com prehe n d

.

t he be au tif u l all e g ori e s O f an ci en t wis ,

d om th e y ign or an tly ass e rt th at the

,

rit e s Of m as onr y ar e fu til e 3 its doct ri n e s

i n eff i ci en t T O this ass e rti on
. i n deed , ,

th e y giv e b th e ir own m iscon duct a

y ,

s em bl an ce Of t ru th as we f ail t o d isce rn
,
88 T HE ST ORY OF

h t th e y ar e made wis e r or be tt e r men

t a
by th e ir adm issi o t o ou r myst e r i es
n .

Com p ani on s I n ee d n ot t e ll y ou th at
,

N at ur e al o e can pro vi de us with t he

n

groun d Of wisd om 3 bu t F reem as onr y

will t e ach an d en abl e us t o c u lti v at e the
s oil an d t o fost e r an d stren gth e t he
, n

pl an t i n its growth Th e re fore t o dispe l.

,

t he cl ou ds Of ig n o r an ce SO i n au spici ous ,

t o t he n obl e p ur p o s es Of our O r de r an d ,

t o h o l d a mo r al wh e r e by We m a see t he
y
p o w e r an d g r e at n e ss o f h A l l wis e Dis t e -

p os e r Of e v en ts t he Roy al A rch D e gree

,

giv e s us a am pl e fi e l d f or discu ssi on by

n ,

whi ch we are sh e wn i n t he s ad expe ri en ce ,

Of t he on ce f avou rit e pe o pl e Of God a

-
,

l e ss on how t o condu ct ou rs e lv e s i n e v e ry
sit u ati o Of our ex ist en ce ; a d th at whe n
n n

fort u e afil ue nce si ck n e ss or adv e rsity

n , ,

att en d u s we o ght ne v e r t o l o s e sight of

,
u

t he S ou rce wh en ce it am e alw ays r e

c ,

me mbe r i n g th at t he P ow e r which g av e is
‘
als o a P ower t o t ak e aw ay H avi g i n . n

its e l f this gr an d"mo r al whi ch ou ght t o

be c u ltiv at e d by e v e ry ma n am on g us ,

t o do un t o othe rs as we w ou l d wish t o
be don e by it i m it at e s i n its e l f e v e ry v ir
”
,

t u e m an can p oss e ss a d t h s ai m s at,

n u
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 89

pr e s en ti g t he ul tim at um Of al l t e rr e stri al
n

h appin e ss .

Com p a i on s m ay we so st u d v irt u e
n ,
y

as t o han d dow n t o pos t e rit a n am e un y

spott e d by vi ce a d w o rthy of i m it ati o

n n .

THE B E NE F I T CF P RA YE R .

T h e c a d i d at e who w ou l d proc e e d fr om
n

the D e gr ee Of E xc e ll en t M ast e r t o th at
Of t he H oly Ro al A r ch mu st en t e r the
y

Cha pt e r i n a devou t fr ame Of m i n d a d n ,

be i n g du ly rec e iv ed by t he Com p an i on s
as one w orthy Of th e ir pri v il e g e s kn e e l ,

at t he en tr an ce o ou t e r C ou rt whil e t he
r

H igh P ri e st O ffe rs pr ay e r in t he foll ow

i n g w o r d s Of o r u
" n
i c Lit u r
e o n g y

Al m ighty God ,so l e A rchit ect an d

R u l e r Of t he U iv e rs e
n who s e comm a d
.
a t n

t he w orl d bu rst forth fr om chaos an d al l ,

cr e at ed ma tt e r had its bi rth l ook down , ,

we pr ay T he e at this tim e i n a mo r e
,

pe c u li ar man ne r on this Thy s er v an t

, ,

a n d h e n c e f o rt h cr o w n h i m with e v e ry
bl e ssin g from Thi n e in exh aus tibl e store .

B ut ab ov e al l giv e hi m gr ac e t o con si der

, ,

we ll his prese n t un de rt ak i n g tha t he may ,

not pr ocee d th e rei n lightly nor r m de ,

f rom i t di shon our ably bu t st eadil y pur

,

Du
90 TH E ST ORY OF

su e.
it , v e r r e m e m be i g t he i n t en ti on
e r n
,

which is t he acq u isiti o o f tru e wi sdom

n

an d un de rst an di n g by s e archi n g out

,

Thy gre at an d gl ori ou s w orks f or pro ,

mo t i g Th y ho ou r an d gl o ry f or t he
n n ,

be n e fit of t he wh ol e cr e ati on an d his own

e t e rn al w e lf ar e .

THE QUE S T W I S DO M
FO R .

The st u den t Of our m yst e ri es who t u r n s

a list e i g e ar t o t he v oice of t he A l
n n

m ighty as th at sp e aks thr ou gh t he V

,

o f t he S L will fi d m uch i n t he
n

S cript u r e s Of t he O l d T e s tamen t tha t

'

bears u p on t he D egree E sp eci ally i n

.

this c on n ection and at this po in t wh en

, ,

t he C an d i dat e is abo u t t o appr oach the

A lt ar t o t ak e u po n hims e lf t he O blig ati on
Of a R oy al A r ch C om pan i on m ay he be di
r ect ed t o st u dy t he w or ds of t he Al l W is e -

as t he s e ar e c on t ai n e d i n t he s econ d chap

t er Of t he B oo k of Pr ov erbs
M y son i f thou wi lt r ecei v e my
,

w ord s an d hi de m y comman dme nt s wi th

,

t h ee 3
S O t hat thou i nc li ne t hi n e ear un t o
wis dom an d appl y thi n e hear t t o un de r
,
92 THE ST ORY OF

W ho l eav e t he p aths O f u pri gh t nes s,

t o wal k i n t he w av s O f darkn e ss 3
W ho r e j oi c e t o do ev il , an d de light
i n the fr ow ar dn e ss O f th e wicke d 3
Wh os e w ays ar e c rooke d, an d th ey
f rowar d i n t hei r p aths 3
T O de li v e r t he e from t he str an ge
woman , e v en fro m t he str an ge r which
fl at t e r e h with he r w or d s ;
t

W hi c h fo r s ak e th t h e g u i d e O f h e r
‘

y outh , an d forg et te th t he cov en an t Of

he r Go d .

For he r hou s e in clin e th un t o de ath ,

an d he r p aths un t o t he de ad .

N o n e th at g o u n t o h e r r e t u r n agai n ,
n e i t h e r t ak e t he y h ol d of t he p ath s O f

l if e
.

Th at t h o u m a y e s t w alk i n t h e w ay o f
g oo d '
m e n , an d kee p the p a t hs O f t he

r i ght eou s .

For t he u pr ight sh all dwe ll i n t he

l and , an d t he pe rfect sh all r em ai n in i t .

B u t t he wi ck ed sh al l be cut Off f rom

the ear th , and t he t ran s gr es sor s shal l be
root ed out Of it .

T HE SE V E N S TE P S .

The can di dat e makes hi s approach t o

 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 93

t he A lt ar or P ede st al by s ev e n st e ps .

H e halts at th e thir d fifth an d s e v en th , ,

st ep an d m ak e s Obe is a c e as i n str u ct e d n

by his C on duct or This man n e r of ad .

van ci n g is s ai d t o de riv e from a pr actic e

of K in g S ol omo n who wh en d aily pas ,

si n g each O f t he s ev en pill ars whi ch su p

po rt ed t he arch Of the pr iv at e gall e ry
on t he way t o hi s de voti ons was w on t thu s

t o h al t an d m ak e : be i ce O S ev en IS
s an .

on e o f t he s acr e d n u mbe rs i n M as on ry

an d wi t h it t he bro the r has be en mad e

mo re and mo r e f ami li ar as he has p ass e d
t hrou gh t he v ari ous de gr e e s H e re it .

s ho u l d r emi n d hi m o f t he D ivi n e i n j un e ~

ti on t o k ee p one day i s e v en s acr ed t o n

t he Lo r d .

T H E O BL I G AT I O N .

With his he ar t com pos ed by pray e r

an d me d it ati on t he ,
d i d at e may ap
c an

p r o ach t he A lt a r a s d ir e ct e d by his C on

du ct o r an d k ee l i n g th er e t ak e u p on
,
n ,

hi ms e lf his f u rthe r O blig ati on :

I A B
,
. . i n t he pr e s e n ce Of A G
,
. .

an d i n t he bo d y Of this pr o pe rly con

stitu t ed R A Cha pt e r do Of m y ,

o wn fr ee will a d acco r d h e r e by
n he r eat , ,

and h e r eon s o l e mn ly a d s i n ce r e ly prom

,
n
 THE ST ORY OF

i se , vow an sw e ar th at I will n e ve r t e
d
v e al an y Of the s ecr ets p ar ts or p oi n ts, ,

o f or be l on gi n g t o t he D e gr ee Of t he H oly .

R oy al A r ch t o an y one Of an i n fe ri o r de
g e e e xce pt i n t he bo dy Of a l awfu lly
r .

con s t it u t e d R oy al A rch Ch apt e r ; nor

will I ai d or assist i t he e x alt ati on O f
n

an y on e t o thi s D e g r e e u n l e ss at l e ast

s e ven R A M as on s are pr e s en t con v ene d

. .
,

u n de r pr ope r au th o rity f or th at p u rp os e .

I f u rth e r s ol e mn ly sw e ar t hat I will n ot

prono un ce no r as si st at t he pro oun ci n g n

Of t he G W of t he D e gr ee ,

wh e th er i a Ch apt e r or ou t Of it exce pt
n ,

i n t he m an ne r r ec ogn is e d an d appr ov ed
by t he O rder ; th at I will pay al l d u e
obe d i en ce t o t he L aws an d R e g u l ati on s :

of t he S u pr e me Gr an d Ch apt e r ; th at I

will Obe y t he Offi ce rs an d by e l aws Of thi s

Ch apt e r which I will alw ays ackn ow
,

l e d g e t o be m y moth e r Cha pt e r 3 th at I
wi ll ackn owl e dg e an d Obe y al l sig n s a d n

sum mon s e s s en t t o m e fr om a re gu l arly

con s tit u t ed R A Ch apt e r prov i de d t he
. .

s ame do n ot i nt e rfe re wi t h my othe r

du ti e s a d av ocati on s 3 that I will assist
n

al l p oo r an d d istr e ss e d R A Compan . .

i on s t o t he u t most o f m y po w e r i n so ,
 THE R Y L RCH
O A A 95

f ar as I s afe ly do so con sist en tly

m ay
with m y du ty t o m ys e lf and m y f am il y .

A l l this I sw e ar t o Obs e rv e witho u t

‘

e v asi o n e q u iv o cati o
,
o a y me n t al r e
n r n

se r v ati on wh ats oe v e r u n de r n o l e ss a pe n

alty t h an th at Of 3 an d m ay t he
M ost High k e e p me st e d f ast i n t his gre at
an d s o l e m oblig ati o
n n .

TH E J OURNE Y T O J E R U S A LE M .

A ft e r t aki n g t he Oblig ati on of a R A . .

Com p an i o t he Cr afts man is con duct e d

n,

by t he F irst S oj our n e r throu gh a ce r e

mo y t e p u rpos e o f
n h w h ‘ is t o r e v e al
ir w

t he m e t h od by whi ch t he l on g l os t S ac
r ed W o r d w as pr e s e rv e d aft e r w ar d s r e
,

cov e r e d an d fi n a lly r e st o r e d t o t he Cr aft .

E q u ip pe d with the S ig ns t ok e n s and , ,

w or ds t he can d i dat e an d s oj ou rn e r set

ou t on th eir sy m bo lic al pilgri m ag e t o

J e rus al em A s th e y had be en i for m e d

. n ,

th e y are me t by s en tin e ls whom th e y di s

t i n gui sh by t he di ff e r e t co l ou rs Of th e ir
n

badg e s Th e y ar e abl e t o s atisfy th ese

.

re sp ecti v e C om p an i on s Of the ir right t o

proceed t ow ar ds t he S an h e d ri n an d i n
due ti me th e y ar riv e at th at S u pr e me
96 THE S TO RY OF

T he l e g en d o f t he Craft upon which

t h e wh o l ce r emo n i al is bas ed is an e x
e

t r e me l y i n t e r e sti g o e an d I do no t
n n ,

kn ow th at it can be be tt e r pre s e t ed th an n

by r e p ro du ci n g an an ci en t M as on ic C at e
chi s m f o t he pr e s e r v ati on of whi ch we
r

ar e i n d e bt e d cu ri o u sly e ou gh t o a n on
,
n ,

M as on 1
T he Whit e V e il ha vi g bee n d raw n n

ap ar t w w e re admi tt e d i t o t he pr e s ence
e n

o f t he P ri n cip al s .

Q . Wh at th en occ u rr e d "
A T he M E Z
.
—
e n q u ir e d who we
. . .

were
"
.

Q . A—
d y o u rnan sw e r
A . W e r e pli e d th at w e w e e S oj ou rn
— r

e rs fr o m B abyl on an d t he ,
foll owi ng
co v e rs ati o
n th en re s u lt e d
n

Q W h at is t he n at u r e o f y ou r e
—
r

q u e st "
A . H avi g h e ard th at y ou ar e abou t
n

t o r e bu il d t he T e m pl e Of t he L or d we ,

h av e come with t he ho p e that we m ay be

p er m itt e d t o s oj ou amo n g you an d rn

co tri bu t e our be st s e rvi ce s t o for w ar d

n

th at gr e at an d gl ori ou s w or k .
 THE R OY L A A R C H 7

Q .
—
W e hi ghly comm e d y ou r i n t en n e

tion , but n w e w i sh t o k o w m o r e pa t i c r u

l ar l y who y ou ar e .

A .
—
s
W e ar e de ce n de d from y ou r own
k i n dre d an d pe o e ~ pl s
p ru n g f ye
g ro ; ur

o wn trib s
e an d br h from t he s am e
an c es ,

o rigin al st ock e q u ally with t he d e sc e n d

,

an ts O f y ou r for e f at h A br ah am Is aac e r
s .

an d J aco b B u t we h
. be en u n de r t he av e

d ispl e as u r e o f A l m i g ht y God thr ou gh

t he O ffe n ce s comm itt e d b y o u an ces t o rs r ,

who d e vi at ed fr om M as on i ri n t w p
c p

ci pl es an d l aws an d n o t o ly c omm itt e d

,
n

n um be rl e ss e rr o rs bu t a i n t o e v e ry
,
r n

k in d o f wi ck ed n e ss t he A l m ight yM t h a t

d ispl as e d g av e j dg en t a
e ,
m i
u s t t h em g a n .

by t he mou th of Je r e m i ah a d ot h e r n

pr oph e ts by who m he de cl ar e d th at t h
,
e

fr u itf u l n e s s of t h sh ou l d be
e
I M ‘

sp oil e d th e ir City be com de s o l at e a d

,
e ,
n

an abo m in ati o a d th at th e y n, sh o u l d
n

f e e l his wr ath f or s ev en ty y e ars .

Q . O —
u o wn k o
r w l e d g e Of thn e s e f a cts ,

a d
n t he c an dou r with w hi ch y ou h av e
r e l at d th m l e av e o do bt as t o r
e e n u o y u

sin ce rity b t we wis h t k ow who w e r e

u o n

y our im me di at e an cest ors "

,

A . W e ar e n ot o f t he li n e ag e Of th at
—
98 TH E ST ORY OF

race o f traitors
fe ll aw ay du ri n g
who
t he si e g e o f t he cit a d w en t ov e r t o
y . n

t he e n e m y wh en libe rty and kin d red

,

had mo st n e e d Of the i as sist ance nor of r ,

t he l owe r cl ass o f p eopl e l e ft be hi n d by

ta

t he chi e f of N e b uch adn e zz ar s offic e rs to

’

cul tiv at e t he vi n e y ar ds an d f or ot he r ,

se r v il e p ur p os e s but H Offispr i n g of
,
m

tho s e pri n c e s an d n obl e s who w e r e ca rri ed

i n t o captivity with Z e deki ah .

Q Wh—
a t h as l e d t o y ou r r e t u r n fr om
B abyl on t o J e r u s al e m "
.

A . The s ev e n ty y e ars o f t he c apti

-

vi t y havi n g e xpir e d an d t he a g e r Of
,
n

t he L o r d appe as e d he h at h stirr e d u p ,
.

Cyr us Ki n g O f Pe rsi a an d B abyl on t o

, ,

is sue a procl am ati o tha t thos e of t h n

e

Lor d pe opl e who w er e i n cl i ed migh t n

r et u r t o J e ru s al em an d r ebu il d t h
n

T e mpl e f or th at he ,
Cyru s had d i s , ,

cov er ed t he God o f I sr ae l t o be t he n n l v

tr ue an d li v i n g God .

Q I —
n w ha t br an ch Of t h e w o rk do

o be e n g ag e d "
.

y ou w sh t i

A . W e deem t he l ow es t s e r vic e i n
—

t he w ork Of t he L o r d t o be t o us an ho n

ou r an d th e re for e on l y be g em pl oym e n t
,
. .

On h ear i n g t his t he Pr i n ci p al s ai d
I OO TH E ST ORY OF

A —
ha v e M E Z W e du ly t e
W e . . .

p ort e d ou rs e lv e s t o t he S u pe ri n t e n den t
o f W orks who d ir e ct e d s t o C l e ar th e u

gro un d f or t he in t en de d struct u re E ar ly .

thi s morn i n g on br e aki n g t he groun d .

with my pi k axe I struck on s ome t hin g

c -

which I j u dg e d fr om the soun d t o be

holl ow I call e d u pon on e O f my com
p an i on s t o re mov e t he s oil with 111 8
sh ov e l an d this be i g don e we foun d a
,
n

l arge br az en rin g fix e d t o a broad fl at

stone wit h ce rt ai n wo r ds en gr av e d t h e r e
on sign ifyi n g t he way t o hi dden tre a
s u r e W e t ook th s as a i j un cti on t o
.
”
i n n

s e arch at or aroun d it W e accordin gl y .

r ais ed t he st on e an d fou nd un de r it t he
c r ow n o f a p e rf e ct arch Wit h m y crow .

b ar I rem o v e d t he k e y st on e wh e n we di s
cov e re d a cavity ben e ath O ur cur i osit y .

was e xcit e d t o k no w wh at it con t ai n e d ,

bu t afr ai d of dan g e r from fou l ai r or

o th e r c au s es we d r e w l w who sh ou l d
,
a

de s c d
en T he l ot f ll u pon m e I w as
e .

l e t dow n with a c t rou d my n

w aist a d r e ach e d t he bo tt om with ou t

,
n

i m p e di me n t T he su n ho w e v e r at th at
.
, ,

e ar l y h ou r i t he mo rn i n g o ly p ee pi n g
n n

from t he p orticoe s Of t he e ast a d d art ,

n
 TH E ROY L R C
A A H IOI

i n g his be ams pane ll e l with t he pl an e Of

t he hori zon , an d t he aper tur e be i n g ex
tr eme ly s mall I fou n d m y s e l f e n v e l o p e d
,

i n al most t ot al dar kn es s B e gi n ni n g t o.

suffer from the f ou ln e ss O f t h e ai r I

'

gav e t h e sign a l on whi ch we had agr e e d

an d was dr aw n u p
"
.

Q . Di d y ou r e s u me y ou r s ea rch
-

A — W e di d
. O n e x am i n i n g t he ke y
.

st on e we foun d ce rt ai n char act e rs whic h

pr ov ed t o us from t he kn owl e dg e we al
.

r e ad y p os s ess e d th at we had d iscov e r e d

n othin g l e ss than t he S V
of K S W e the r e for e s e t
t o w ork and r emo v ed ano th e r st on e t o
admi t mor e light an d ai r
‘

O n e of my .

com pan i on s was t hen l e t down In gro p .

i n g abo u t he l ai d hi s han d on so me t hi n g
wr ou ght i n due and r e g ul ar for m on the
t op O f whi ch was a R o ll Wishi n g to .

as ce rt ai n wh at it was he g av e the sign al

on ins pecti on t o be t he B ook O f t he H oly

,

L aw N at ur ally we r e j oic e d at t he di s
.

cov ar y an d reso l v ed on fur ther s e arch

"
.
,

Q D
. i d y_o u h av
-
e f e s uc ces s u r t h r

A W e had M E Z
.
—
H avi n g en l ar g
. . .

e d t he ope ni n g by with dr awin g a t h ir d

,
10 2 TH E ST ORY OF

stone my o e om an on was th r c o e ed p i l w r
m t o t he V The su n is by th
ti
me had e ac e d rits h
ri i
m e d an a t u de lti
i
an d , a de d b
y i t s h ,
lig t
he oun d t he f
pl c
a e t o be a spl i
e n d d a a men p rt
su p t
p rt
o e d on e en s v pill rs
a o un d R
th e .

architr av e s w e r e t he tw e l v e signs o f t he

Z odi ac an d t he m
, f t he
na tw e lv e
es o

tribe s of Israe l Wh at ha d fo rme rly be en

.

foun d wrou ght " d e an d re gu l ar M A

u

form prov e d on ins pe ct i on t o be an A lt ar

,

of pur e whit e m arbl e It was i n sh ap e a .

dou bl e cube an d was e r ect e d t o t he L or d

God . A t th at m o me t t h me ri d i an sun n e ,

darti g his r ays th rou gh t he ap e r tu r e on

n

t o t he t op of the p e de st al br illi an tly i l ,

l umi n at e d a circl e of rol d o which was o n .

t he gr an d pe cu l i ar an d my st e ri ou s n ame
, ,

o f D e ity O n a tri a gl e of t he s am e
. n

me t al withi n t he circl e w e r e i n scribe d

o t he r ch ar act e rs o f whi ch we cou l d n ot

u n der st an d t he me ani n g bu t we dou bt ,

n o t th at th e y t oo are con ne ct e d with t h e

, ,

S acr ed Wor d O n t he fr on t of t he A i
.

t ar w er e t he in i t i al s H KT ,
. . .

an d H A B . w hi ch we r ecogn is ed as
. .

t h os e of t h e t hr ee Gr an d M ast e r s who

p r es i de d at t he b u il d i n g of t he T em pl e "
104 T HE ST O R Y O F

The first syll abl e of this m st e ri o u s y

p
com o un d is Ch al d ai c a d t h i n t e rpr e t an e

ti on th e r eo f is I am I H ebr e w i t
“
.
”
n

s ign ifi e s I sh all b w l t h s cu ri ou s
“ ”
e u
a
.

l y en o u gh re f e rs t o t h e p e s e t f u t u r e
.
r n ,

and e t e rn al e xist en c e Of A

TU. .

The s econ d syl l abl e S S yri ac t I .

"
me an s L o rd or P ow e rf l i t is at u ,

so a co m p oun d w o r d fo rm e d fr o m t he

pr e pos iti on B e t h whi ch i n v ari o s

“ ”
u

E as t e rn t on gue s sign ifi e s I or O n n

an d anoth e r e xpr e ssi o n which i m pl e s i

“
H e av en or O n H igh Th e r e fo re t he
”

syll abl e m ay be i n t e rpre t e d as m e an i n g ,

L or d i n H e av e n or on high .
”

T h e thi d y ll abl e is E g y pti

r s mea s an . n

F athe r Of A l l 3 an d i n H eb e w de not e s
”
r
“
Stren gth or Pow e r an d e xpr e ss es ,

t he O mn i p ot en ce o f t he F athe r Of A l l .

Th e thr ee syl l abl es wh en combi n ed

may be ren de r e d i t he foll owi n g phras e
n :

I am an d sha ll be Lo r d i n H e av en the ,

Power ful t he F ath e r of Al l

,

In e v er y cl ime i n every age

,

Adore d by savage an d by sage .

 THE ROY L R C H
A A 10 5

THE W O RLD S DE B T
’
.

The l e g en d u pon whi ch th e R oy al

A rch D e gr e e is bas e d ma in t ai n s t he i m
p or tna ce Of t he d isco v e ry Of t h e S o j o u r n

e r s an d av e rs th at t he w o rl d is i n de bt e d

t o M as onr y f or t he pr e s e rv ati on of t he
B oo k Of t he L aw B t f or t he M as on ic
. u

wis dom an d pr ec au ti on O f t he t hr e e
Gr an d M ast e rs i n con structi g un de r t he n

T e m pl e a v au lt s u ffi ci e t t o w ith st an d t h e
n

fl am e s an d f u ry Of t h e e e m y t h e l ast r e
n

m ai n i n g c o py O fth e La w w o l d h av e b e e n
u

l o st w h e n t h e T e m pl e w as l ai d i r u i n s n .

A n d whil e th us i m po t an t t o t he w orl d
r

in g e e r al t he dis cov e r y Of t he S oj ou rn
n ,
f

e r s had a nadd e d i t e r e st f o r me m ber s

n

of t he Cr aft i n p artic u l ar as t he ch ar ac

t ers on t he tri an gl e fou d i t he v au lt n n

furn ish e d a cl u e t o t he tru e an d l on g l ost

me tho d Of pron ou n ci g th e s acr e d w or d
n

u pon t he cir cl e t h e w o r d which

,
acc or d ,

i n g t o M as on i c tr aditi on w l ost at t he
as

bu il d in g Of t he T e m pl e an d w ou l d on e
,

d ay be r e cov e r e d an d r e st or e d t o t h e B o r

the rhood .

S
TH E V
I t is ot p arti cu l arly cl e ar fr om which
n

sour ce t he st o y Of t he S
r V
t oo TH E ST ORY OF

h as been i m po rt e d i t o Roy al A rch M as

n

A n H ist o ri cal C at e chis m

“
o n rv bu t ,
’

iss ue d no t l at e r th an 7 0 an d h av i n g 1 0 ,

r e fe r ence t o att em pts th at w e r e made t o

re b il d t h
u T e m pl e has t he foll owi n g
e ,

p a g whi ch is o f mo re th an av e r ag e
'

s S e a

i t e re st t o Com pa i on s
n nA t th e ir l ayz

i n g a fo un dati o th e re was a stone whi ch

n,

s li pp e d from i t s l ace a d d isco v e r e d

p n

t he m ou th Of a c av e cu t i n a r ock T he .

o v e rs e e rs Of t he w ork n o t be i n g abl e t o

se e t he bo tt om of It l et down a l abour er
,

by a rope B e i g com e t o t he bo tt om
. n ,

he was u p t o t he an kl es i n w at e r an d ,

foun d t he p l ace fou r s q u are ; an d l ayi n g

-

his h an d On a littl e pill ar abov e t he w at e r

;

he me t with a boo k wr apt up i n a cl e an

l e n cl oth B e i n g d r awn u p the spoet a
in ,

t ors w e r e am az e d i t sh ou l d be so fre sh ,

lyi n g i n s uc h a dark hol e T he book .

b e i n g Op ene d s u rpris e d both t he J e ws

an d Gr e ci an s th at we re pr e s en t ; the y
foun d i n t he be gi nn i n g of i t the s e w or ds
writ i n c apit al l e tt e rs
"
In t he begi nn i g
,
n

was t he W o r d an d t he W o r d was w i th
,

G o d an d t he W o r d was Go d
,
.

T H E S O J O U RNE R S RE WA R D
’
.

Th e n e xt st e p i n t he c ar ee rs of t he
10 8 THE ST ORY OF

s ayin g W ho am I th at I sho u l d go i
, ,
’
”

Th e L o r d t o en cou r ag e hi m pr om is e d
, ,

t o be with hi m M os e s still doubt i g

.
,
n ,“

ask ed f or a sign t o con vi nc e hi m

Of t he A l mighty s po w e r an d t o ’

con fir m t he Al m i ht pr is Th ’

g y s o m e- e n .

t he L o r d s ai d t o hi m Wh at is th at i n
thi n e h an d "M os es a s w e r e d A R od
,
” “ ”
n ,
.

T he L o rd s ai d C ast it on t he gr ou d
,
n .

M os e s di d as comm an de d wh er e u p on t he
R od i n s t an tly be came a s e rp en t 5 an d
M os e s fl ed from it Th e t he L or d s ai d n

t o M os e s P u t for th thi ne h an d and

,

t ak e it by t he t ail M os e s obe y e d wh en
.

t he s e rpe n t be cam e a R od ag ai n With .

this R od M os es d ivi de d t he w at e rs Of
t he R e d S e a an d m ade t he m t o st an d as
,

t wo gr e at w al ls With this R od he
.

s mo t e t he r ocks in t he wil de rn e ss wh en ce
w at e r gush e d out .

SASH TH E .

T he S ash is a s acr e d e mbl em den o t i n g

Light as it is com po s e d Of t wo pri n
pu rpl e a d cri ms on "T he
,

ci pal co l ou rs ,
n

p u rpl e m pli es awe an d r ev e r en ce an d

i ,

t he cri ms on i n r ays si g n ifi e s j u stice t e m

p e r e d with me rcy The ir radi at e d form.
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 10 9

is a fu rth er sy m bo l Of Light ; an d th e
combin a ti on Of c ol ou rs e ffe ct ed in t he
S as h has al w ays be e re g ar de d as em n

b l emat i c Of r oy al po w er an d d ig n ity .

THE A P RO N .

The A pron , lik e t he S ash, is bo r de red

w ith t he co l ou rs , p ur pl e an d crims on ,

b u t t he ch ar act e ristic f e at ur e of this

bad ge O f an R A M as on is t he Tripl e
. .

T au o e Of t he mo s t an ci e n t Of em
,
n

b l ems .I t is tran s l at ed fr om t he H e
bre w an d is highly es t eeme d as the
,
“

e m bl em O f al l e mb l ems t he gr an d
”
an d ,

e mbl em O f R oy al A rch M as on ry Lik e ”

.

m an y oth er d e t ails it is tr ace d t o a Scrip .

t u r e origin I t is s u pp os e d i n its si m
.

p l es t fo rm t o be t he sig n o r m a rk r e fe r

r ed t o b
y E z e ki e l wh en he comm an d ed

t he man with t he i n k ho rn t o go th rou gh

“
-

t he m i d st of t he city throu gh t he m i d s t
,

o f J erus al em an d s e t a mark u pon t h e

,

fore h eads Of t he m en that sigh and cry

f or al l t he abomi n ati ons th at be don e i n
t he mi dst the r eo f Th is sign say s
”
.
,

M ac key i n hi s L exicon was t o d istin ”

i sh t he m as p e rs o n s t o be s av ed on ao
g u

coun t O f thei r sor row f or sin fr om tho s e ,

 1 10 TH E S TO RY O F

who i dol at e rs w e re t o be sl ai n an d
as ,

its for m was th at of t he H e br e w l e tt er

“
ta u, whi ch i t he an ci e t P h oe i ci a
”
,
n n n n

al ph abe t an d on t he co i
, Of t he M acca n

be es was t he sh ap e Of a cross In e ar ly
, .

d ays ci vil mag str at e s ar e s ai d t o h av e

i

pl ace d t his ma rk on t he brow Of th os e

whos e i oce ce was e st ablish e d ; an d it
nn n

is s ai d als o th at i an ci en t tim es mili n ,

t ary l e ad rs si m il arly m arke d tho s e who

e

e sc ap e d un hu rt fr om b attl e
.
as e vi den c e ,

th at th e y w e r e i p e rfect life I t is as n .
.

a com bi ati on Of thr ee T s or t he Tripl e

’
n

T a th at it is m o st f am ili ar t o R o al A rch
u . v

C om p a i o s T he sig or de vice has

n n . n ,

be e t r d t o accoun t i v ari o s w ays

n .
u ne n u

t o s u it t he co c e it or i n v en ti on Of t he
n

M as on ic w ork e r O e bo dy of st u de ts n n

i n cli n e t o t he vi e w t h at it is m ade u p Of
t he i iti als n
“
T a d H a d th at ”
n n

th e s e i d ic at e t he T e mp l e Of S ol omon
n

as the y a e t he i iti als of T m zfil m

r n e u

H i er os ol y m z O the rs see i n it a com

'

bi ati on Of three T S q u ar e s an d arg u

n - -
e

th at it r e fe rs t o t he three si mil ar j e w e ls
o f t he th e e A n ci e n t Gr an d M ast er s
r Ye t .

o th e rs be li e v e that it is t he m on ogr am Of

H ir am Of Ty re A n othe r grou p s e ek .
,
 1 12 T H E ST ORY OF

t he a ch r by t he re mov al f the thr ee o

s t on e s by t he S oj ou rn e rs an d t h e thr ee
,

hal t s i n givi n g it an d t he th ree ar ch e s

,

fo rme d by t he thr ee P rincip als re f e r t o ,

t he t hr ee de sc en ts Of t he S oj ou rn e rs be
fore th e y discov e r e d t he myst er i ou s t ri
TH E F I VE S I G N S .

Th er e are fi ve sign s i n t he de gree of

t h e H o ly Roy al A rch . These corres
p d t o t he F i v e P o in ts O f F e ll owshi p
o n

i n t he D e gr ee Of M as t er M as on Ju st .

as , by t he P oi n ts t he re pr e s en t ati v e O f
,

H iram A biff is t au ght t he duti e s which

he O w es t o his bre th r en so by t he five
,

s i gn s o f t he R oy al A rch is a C om p an i on

i ns truct ed i n a pe cul i ar mann e r i n t he

re l ati on whi ch he be ars t o t he mo st
H igh ou tc ast from t he P r es en c e t h rough
,

t he s i n Of hi s first p aren t y et rec e i v e d at

l ast i n t o t he Gr an d Ch apt er as a chil d of
G od s me rcy
’
.

T HE P E NAL S I G N .

T he first is t he P en al S ign an d thi s ,

not on ly r em i nd s t he R oy al Ar ch M as on

O f t he pe n alty O f his O bli gati on bu t al so ,

r e calls t he fall of A dam and t he awful

p en al ty th e reby en t ai l ed upOn p ost er i t y ,
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A I 3

no l e ss th an de ath B y t he acti o its e lf

. n

it is in ti m at e d th at t he dis obe di en t sh all

b e cu t O ff fr om t he l an d Of t he li v i n by
g
t he j u st j udgm en t of Al m i g ht v God
e v e n as t he h e ad is s e v e r e d from t he
body by t he sw or d Of h u m an j u stice It .

is s ai d t o h av e be en de riv ed fr om t he
act Of t he S o j our ne r who th u s gu ar de d
hi s e y e s fr om t he i nt en sity Of t he s un s ‘

r ays when th e ir r e fl ecti on shon e so bril

l i an t l y on t he g ol d pl at e f oun d on t he
p edes t al.

TH E RE VE RE N TI A L S I G N .

H avi n g in mi n d t he tr an s gressi on Of
E de n an d t he e as e with which h um an
,

fr ailty ma s uccum b t o si n we are t au ght

y ,

b y t he s eco d sign t o bo w with r es ign a

n

ti o be fore t he ch ast e n i g h a d Of t he
n —
n n

livi n g God at the s ame t i me en graftin g

,

H is l aw i n our h e arts M as on ic tr ad i.

tion r ecor ds th at i n this e xpre ssiv e at ~

t i t u de t he f at he r o f t he h uman r ace pr e
s e t e d hi ms e l f be for e his offe n de d j u dge
n

an d h e ar d t he d r e ad fu l s en t en ce th at t he

ground sh oul d no t l on g e r produ ce in

abun dan ce but th at m an sh ou l d e arn hi s
‘

d aily b r ead by t he sw e at O f his br ow

'

—
.
 1 14 T H E ST ORY OF

M asoni c tr aditi o f u rth e r re cor ds th at

n

this attit u de Of rev e r en t s ubm issi on was

at a l at e r d at e ass u me d by M os e s at t he

foot o f M ou t H or e b Th e re t he gl ory
n .

Of t he Lor d app e ar e d t o hi m i n t he bu r n
i g bu sh wh e n un abl e t o l oo k u p on t he
n ,

d azzli n g r ad i a ce o f t he D e it y b e by
n ,

this sig shi e l de d his e y e s from the

n,

bright n e ss of t he Divi e pr es en ce an d at
n

t he s ame ti me pl ace d his ha d u p on hi s n

h e art i t ok e o f s u bm issiv e Obe d i en ce

n n ,

whi ch act was aft e rw ar ds accou n t ed t o

hi m f o right e ou s n e ss
r T he sig . by a n,

si g l ar CO in ci de ce agree s with th at
n u -
n ,

at t it deu whi ch acco rdi g t o tr aditi on n ,

was adopt e d by t he S oj ou rn e r who pe n e

t at e d i t o t he S
r n V an d was

r e w ar de d by discov e ri g the B ook of t he

n

L aw .Tr aditi o s ays th at O asc e din g

n ,
n n

from t he V he bo u n d his M p an i ons

t o s ecr e c b v t he P e al Si g
y bu t th at
n n, ,

as his right h an d was o ccu pi e d with t h e

R 0 11 h e was n d e r t he n e ce ssity O f com

,
u

mun i cat i n g t he sign with t h e l e ft h an d .

T H E PE NI T E NT I A L S I G N .

This , which is t he t hir d sign , m ay

n ot i n aptly be r e g ar d e d as t he p ar en t Of
I 16 TH E ST O RY OF

S oj ou r e rs des ce d e d i n t o t he S
n n

V r e m i d s u s o f t he w eak n e ss o f
n

h u man at r e whi ch is un abl e o f its e l f

n u

t o r e sist t he p ow e rs o f d ark es s u l e ss n n

assist e d by t he ai d whi ch is from H e a

ve n .B y t he acti o its e l f we ack n ow n

l e dg e ou fr ai lt y an d f e ebl etn e ss con

r
.
,

f e ssi g t hat we can n ot do an y g ood or

n

acce pt abl e s e rvice e x ce pt throu gh t he

stre gthe i g p ow e r an d me rcy o f t he
n n n

M ost Hig h from wh om al l good cou

,
n

s e ls an d j u st wo rks proce e d an d with ,

o u t wh os e sp e ci al f av ou r w e m u st e v e r

be fo d u pr ofit abl e s e rv an ts i n His

.
un n

sight .

S IGN
T H E FI DU CIA L .

T he fift sig whi h is de riv e d from

h n c

t he act i on o f t he S oj ou rn e r i n pr ost r at
i g hi ms e lf be for e t he P e de st al whe n
nl

h e appr e h en de d t he s u bli me n at u r e o f
his d is cov e ry fi t l y s ums up the h um lity
,
i

an d r e v e r e ce whi ch ar e i n cu lc at e d by
n

th os e th at hav e gone be for e In thi s .

fo rm whi ch was adopt e d by ou r an ce s

,

t ors an d practis e d by t he at oni n g pri e sts ,

w e e xpr e ss our con triti on a d h umi lity as n

t h ou gh we w ou l d pr ostr at e ou rs e l v e s with
 TH E ROY L R C A A H 17

ou r face s t o t h gro n d throwi g o ue u , n r

s e lv e s u po t he me rcy o f t he livi g God

n n ,

ou r Cr e at or a d ou r J u d g e nan d l oo ki g n
,

forw ar d with h u mbl e an d s u bli me con

fi d e ce t o t he f lfill me t o f His gr aci ou s
n u n

pr omis e s by whi ch m e a s al on e we m ay n

h op e t o p ass throu gh t he A k of ou r r re

d e m pti o i t o t he l o i ou s pr e s e nce o f
n n or r

H i m who is t he gr e at I am t he A lph a ,

a d O m e g a t he F irst a d t he L ast
n , t he n ,

A u thor a d t he F i ish r of ou r F aith

n n e .

T H E: W O R KI N G T OOL S .

The W o rki n g T oo ls of a R oy al A rch

C om p a i o a e t he Cr owb ar t he P i ck
n n r ,

ax e ,
an d t he S p ade .

O u r w o rthy op e r ativ e br e thr e u se t h e n

cr owbar t o r ais e m at ri als of gr e at e

w e ight an d b u lk t he p i ck ax e t o l oos e
,
n

t he s oil an d pr e p are it f o d iggi n g an d r ,

t he sp ad e t o r e m ov e t he r u bbish .

B u t on ce ag ai n as i n t h e e arli e r d e
, ,

gr ees t he F re e m as on e m pl oys t he t oo ls
,

a i n str u me ts o f m or al i n s tr u cti on ; an d
s n

th u s t he Roy al A rch M as on is r em i n de d
by the m th at it is his s acr e d du ty t o lift
from his m i d t he he av w e ight o f pas
n y

si on an d pre j ud i ce which en c u m be rs it
-
,
1 18 TH E ST ORY OF

an d .
hi rs hi m i n his progr e ss tow ard s
n de

virt u e ; t o l oo s e t he h ol d whi ch h ab ts
n i

o f s i n a d fo lly h av e l ai d u p o
n his d s n i

p ositi o ; a d t o r e mo v e t he r ubbish f
n n o

vi ce a d ig or a ce w hi ch pr e v en ts hi m
n n n

from beh ol di g th at e t e r al foun dat i on

n n

o f tr u th an d wi s dom pon whi ch he de u

sire s t o e re ct t he m or al an d Spirit u al
T e m pl e of a co s e crat e d life n .

The i dus tri ou s st u d e t o f ou r m y

n n

s t e i e s c an o t
r f ail t o d r aw from th e s e
n

si m pl e t ools still f u rthe r foo d f or m or al

r e fl e cti o T o t he m i d o f such an on e
n . n

t he C o wb ar m ay r ea dily s ug g e st its e lf
r -

as an e m bl e m o f u p right ne ss o f lif e i n
'
'

t e gr i t y o f ch ar act e r a d u n y i e l d i n g d e
,
n

vot i on t o du ty T he s oun d o f t he P i ck
.

ax e m ay r m i d h i m o f t he s ou d o f t he
e n n

l ast tr um p e t at wh os e c all t he gr av e W 11 1

gi ve u p its de ad ; whil e the S p ade will

s u gg e st t o his m i n d th e gr av e its e lf i n t o
whi ch t he fr ail a d mort al p art of m ann

is l ai d aw ay from sight ; .

N o r ca he f ail t o l e arn f u rthe r f rom

n

a d ilig en t con t e m pl ati on o f t he mo r al

u se o f t he s e t oo ls th at he m u st s e arch t o

t h e v e ry f ou dati on s th at u n de rli e all

n

h uma kn owl e d g e if he w ou l d u n de r
n
1 20 THE ST ORY OF

t erm me an s e l e v at e d or lift e d u p, ’

an d accor di n g t o M ack e y is applicabl e

both t o a p ecu li ar c e r emon y of t he de
gre e, an d t o t he fact th at this de gr ee ,
i n t he rit e i n which it is pr actis e d , con
st i t u t e s t he s u mm it o f A n ci en t M as on ry

T H E T H R E E LO D G E s
A t raditi on favour e d by Roy al A rch
C ompan i on s is th at the r e w e re thre e suc
ce ssi ve L o d g e s e st ablishe d at l on g d i s

t an t dat e s e ach o f th em pr e s de d ov e r
,
r

by thr e e Gr a d M ast e rs T he l e g en d
n .

is n ot hist oric ally accu r at e but is r ath e r

a sy mbol i n t en de d t o ill u str at e thr ee i m
p ort an t st ag e s i n t he growth an d pro
gr e ss of t h s ci e ce of M ason ry
e n .

T H E HOLY L ODG E .

T he first st ag e or e poch is m ark e d by

t he foun di g o f t he F irst or H o ly L odg e
n

which was e st ablish e d A n a Lu i s 2 4 1 5

n c

by M os e s with wh om w e r e ass oci at e d

B e z al e e l a d Aho li ab The pl ac e s e l e c
n .

t e d f or its con s e cr ati on was t he foo t Of

M oun t H ore b at which spo t t he reco rd
pre s e rv ed i n t he V of t he S
L i n for m s u s th at t he
r e v e al e d H i m s e lf t o His f aithf u l ser
v ant M os e s A n d he r e t he l e ade r Of t he
,
.
 TH E R Y L R CH
O A A 12 I

Isr ae lit es from bo n dag e t o fre e dom r e

ce rve o t h e f o rm s O f th os e m yst e ri ous

prototyp es t he T abe rn acl e an d t he A k

,
r

of t he C ov e nan t bo th Of whi ch fig u re
,

con spic uou sly i n t he c e r emo n i al of F re e

m as o ry H e r e t o o at t h e h an d o f t h e
n . , ,

M ost High M os es r ece iv e d t he S acre d

,

L aw with its s ubli me pr e ce pts i cu lca ti n g n

t he mo r al an d r e ligi ou s du ti es Of man .

T H E S A C RE D L O D G E
,
.

N e arly six h un dre d y e ar s l at e r A n a —

n

L u ci s 2 9 92 t he S e c on d or S acr e d L odg e
—

was opene d T h e pr e si di n g Gr an d
.

M ast e rs w e r e S ol omon Ki n g of I sr ae l , ,

Hiram Ki g o f T y r e an d Hir am Abi ff

,
n -
, ,

t he wi do w s son T he l e g en d affi rm
’
.

th at th es e thr ee em in e t cr afts me n e r ect n

e d th e ir L o dg e i n t he bos om of M oun t
'

M ori ah un d e r t he v r ce tr e o f t h e e y n

pl ace wh e r e t he S an h ed ri n was sub

s e q ue n tly e re ct e d T he sp ot had e ar .

li e r as s oci ati on s of a s acred ch ar act e r .

T r aditi o po i n t ed t o it as t he pl ace u p on
n

w hi ch A braham r ais e d t he alt ar O which n ,

t o prov e his con structiv e f aith he was ,

willi n g t o Offe r u p I s aac his son as a , ,

sacri fi ce t o t he A l mi ghty I t was f ur .

th e r bel i eve d t o be the thrashi n g fl oor

Ea
1 22 THE S TO RY OF

of r
A au n ah u o np whi ch D avi d O ffe r e d
i t r l s acrifice by which
u p t he me d a o i a

t he pl g
a u e was st ay ed ; an d at which ,

i n l at e r days he s aw i n a v isi on t he pl an
,

o f t he T e m pl e whic h S ol omo n his son , ,

was aft e rw ar d s t o erect t o t he hon our

-

an d gl ory Of t he M o st High .

T HE GR A N D O R ROYA L L ODG E .

F ly fou r an d a h alf c en t ur i es l at e r
ul

t h e Thir d Lo dg e was foun de d This .

was t he Gr an d an d R oy al A rch L od g e
which Z e r u bbabe l H ag gai an d J eshua
, ,

e st ablish e d at J e ru s al e m An n a Lu ci s
,

34 9 6 n o t l on g a ft e r t he r e t u rn o f t he
I srae lit e s from B abyl on I t was the n .

t hat t he s ov e re ign ty was r e st ored t o t he

r oy al li n e Of D avi d by t he anoin tin g Of
Z e ru bbabe l as Ki g an d it is t o com
n ,

me mo r at e this r e stor ati on that t he Thir d

F oun d ati on is call e d t he Gran d or Roy al
L od g e .

THE M ODE RN C HA P TER .

Whil e t he F irst Lodg e is re f erred t o

i n t he R oy al A r ch ce r e mo n i al an d t he ,

S econ d L od ge is f am i l i ar t o al l Cra f t
M ason s who be come C om pan i on s i t i s
t he Thi r d Lodge which figu res promm
1 24 TH E ST ORY OF

with it h e r e si n ce it is as cl e ar ly a s ym
bol of t he livi n g t em pl e Of ho n ou r an d .

v i rt ue whi ch t he Roy al A rch Com p an i on s

sh ou l d e v e r striv e t o bu il d , as t he str ue
tu re e rect ed t o the gl ory of God by S ol o
mon is a sy m bol t o t he cr afts ma n .

T he e xplicit t e sti mo n y Of H agg ai

Cl e arly po in ts t o the f act th at t he f ou n

dati on was l ai d B C 5 2 0 , i n t h e s e con d

'
. .

y e ar Of D ari u s H y st as pe s T he wor k
.

was m uch hi n de r e d by t he o ppo siti on

O f t he S ama rit an s whose assist ance t he
J e ws had r e fu s e d, bu t at l en gth
t he bui l d i n g was fi n ish e d an d t he
T em pl e de dicat e d in B C 5 1 6 . A .

M as on ic tr adi ti on , pre s e rv ed by M ac
k e y w ou l d hav e u s be li e v e t h at t he
Te m pl e of Z e rubb abe l r eprodu ce d
m an y of t he S pl en dou rs O f th at of S o l o
mo n b u t t he i m p r e ssi on o f B ibl e ar
.

cha eol ogi st s is th at i n fu rn ishin g and

g en e r al e q u ip me n t it w as m u ch i n f e ri or

to its pr e dece ss or .

ROYA L A R CH CATE CH I S M
A .

A n e arly book on F r ee m as on ry 1n
Cl udes a c at e chi sm which was i n comm on

use am on g C om p an i ons o f a b yg on e d ay ,
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A - 1 25

It
ma y be st ud i e d with adv an t ag e by al l
who are i n t e r es t ed i n t he sy m bo lis m of
t he D egree
Q Wh at ar e y ou "
.
—

A A Citiz en O f t he w o rl d a br ot h e r
.
—
,

t o e v e ry w orthy M as on an d a com pan ,

i on f or t h os e o f our R oy al A r ch De gr ee
"
.

Q P .r a y S oj
-
o u m e
,
r wh o a r e, y o u

A I am of y ou r own kin dr e d an d
.
—

p eo pl e spr un g fr
, o m t he n >b l e a nd I l
l u stri ons r ac e Of an ces t ors wh os e h on ours
we ho p e t o me rit by a st e ady p u rs uit of
wis dom t ruth an d j us tice
W h e n c e c ome y ou "
.
, ,

Q .
—

A . F rom t he Gran d R oy al Arch

—

Ch apt er of J er us al em
W ho w e r e pr e s en t "
.

Q .
—

A . Z e r ubbabe l the P ri n ce of t he
—
.

pe opl e H agg ai t he pr op h e t an d Je s
, , ,

hu a the H igh P ri e st
, .

Q W h a t d o — t he P r i n cip a l s o f t h e

Roy al A r ch Ch apt er r e pr es en t "

.

A .The thr ee K eystone s

—
by t he ,

d r awin g forth of whi ch t he d isc ov e r y

was ma de ; and by t he p assi n g O f th e
C om p a ion s throug h e ach of th e s e O f
n

fi ces t h e m ystical
,
kn owl e dg e Of our
Ch apt er 18 t o be obt ai n ed .
1 26 T HE m om or

Q .Wh at do t he t wo scribe s repres en t

—

A .T he t wo col u mn s or pill ars th at

—

s u pport e d t he en t rance of t he Ar ch ; an d
th e re by also is sig n ifi ed th e ir duty of
, ,

r e gist e ri n g ev e ry act l aw or tran s acti on

, ,

f or t he ge n er al good of t he Ch apt e r .

Q Wh at do t he thr ee S oj ourn er s
—

re pres en t "
.

A .The thr e e st on es on which t he

—

three Gran d M ast e rs kn e lt t o offe r up

th e ir pr ay e rs f or t he s ucce ss of th e ir
w ork A n d he r eby we h av e a l e s son
.

t hat i n e ve ry t hin g we un d e rt ake we

, ,

ou ght t o O ff e r pr ay e r t o t h e A l m ighty f or

s u cce ss .

Q Why do we as Roy al A rch M a

—

son s sit i n t his fo rm "

.
,

A .To r e pr e s en t t he H oly R oy al
—

A r ch an d h e r e by
, we hav e a l e ss on t o
p u rs ue uni ty an d con cor d f or as on e ,

stone d rawn from an arch en dan g ers t he

wh ol e so m ay t he i mp ro pe r con du ct of
,

on e m e mbe r en dan g er the wh ol e Ch ap

t er .

Q .Why was t he ce re mon y of with

—

d r awi n g t he thr ee K e y st on es Obs e rv e d .

A .T O t e ach u s not t o re ly on our

—

r e as on i n g an d abiliti e s f or our con du ct

1 28 T H E S TO RY OF

Circl e is al so an e m bl e m Of e t e r n ity ,

h avi g n e ith e r be gi
n i g no e d I nn n r n . t

fi t l y r e m i d s u s Of t he pu rity wis dom

n
, ,

a d gl o ry o f t he O m n i o t e n t
n wh i ch is
p ,

withou t be gi nn i g o e d n r n .

Withi t he Circl e th e r e is
n

T H E C H E Q U E RE D PA V E M E N T .

whi ch re p e s e ts t he u n ce rt ai n t y Of l i fe
r n

an d t he i st ab ility Of thi n gs t e rr e st i al
n
r .

I t is an e m bl em o f lif e che q u e r e d Wi th
goo d a d vil pai an d pl e as u r e gri e f
n e ,
n ,

an d j oy TO day ma ma y tre ad i n t he
.
-
n .

fl ow e ry me ads Of pros pe rity ; t o morrow -

h e m ay t o tt e r al ong t he u n e v en p aths o f
w e ak n e ss t e m pt ati on an d adv e rsity B y
,
.

s u ch an e mbl e m t he C om p an i on is t au g h t
n o t t o bo ast o f an ythi n g bu t t o giv e h e e d ,

t o his w ays a d w alk with h u m ilit

, n be y

for e God .

W e n e xt obs e rv e
T H E E Q U I L AT E R A L T RI AN GLE .

which t o F r e e m as ons is a sy mbo l of di ,

vi e u i o an d an e mbl em of t he m ys
n n n,

t e i ous Tri u e God e q u al ly re pre se n ti n g

r n ,

Lt h e at t ribu t e s of D e ity a d His T r i u n e n

fi e sse lce n am e ly
n ,
O mn isci e n c e O mn i po ,

.t en ce a d Om n ipr e s en ce A s t he three
n
‘

.
 TH E RoYA L A RC H 129

eq u al gl e s o si des fo rm bu t on e t ri
an r

an gl e so th e s e th e e eq u al attrib u t e s con
r

s t i t u t e b u t on e God As t he mo st pe r .

fe et o f figu r e s t he e q u il at e ral tri an gl e

,

w as ado pt e d b y al l t he a c i e t n ati on s n n

as a sy mbo l o f t he D e it Am on g t he y .

H ebr e ws a j od i n t he ce tre of an e q u i l
,
n

at e al tri a gl e was r e cog n is ed as an e m

r n

bl em of J eh ov ah T he d is cipl e s of P y .

t hagor as admi n ist e r e d t he oblig ati o to n

t he i iti at e on t he t e tr actys whi ch

“
n w as ,
-

e xpr e ss e d by t e n j od s arr an g e d i n t he
for m of a tri a gl e T his de sig n w as
n .
’

ado pt e d by the m as a sy m bo l o f D e i ty

W ho em br ace d i n Hi ms e lf t he thr e e
st ag es of ti m e p as t pres en t an d fu t ur e
, , , ,

i n o th e r w o d H e w as ; H e is ; H e sh all
r s,

be .

E m br aced wi t hi n t he Tr i an gl e an d
r e st i n g u po n t he Che q ue e P av emen t
we see

S A C RE D P E DE S TA L
T HE .

I t is of pu re whi te marbl e cu t i n t o the ,

form o f t he al t ar o f in c en s e be i n g t he ,

tru e dou bl e cu be On e of the l e g en ds of

.

t he Cr aft giv e s t he P e des t al 3 v en e r abl e .

p ed igr e e ma in t ai n i n g th at it w as t he
13 0 TH E S TO RY OF

st one w hic h A dam made hi s offe ri n gs

on

t o Go d This ston e s ays M ack e y

.
,
”

“
is call ed t he m as on ic ston e of f oun da
tion an d our tradition s v e ry mi n u t e ly
,
’ '

trace its hist ory Wh en J acob fled from .

E s au t o his un c l e L aban i M eSO po t a ,

n

m i a he carri e d this st o e wit h hi m an d

, n ,

u s e d it as his pill ow on t he o cc asi on o f

hi s mem o r abl e d r e am t he foot of t he ,

l adde r ap pe arin g t o r e st on the ston e I t .

was s u bs e q ue n tly t ak e n by hi m i n t o
E gypt an d whe n t he I srae lit e s de p art e d
,

from t hat coun try M os e s con v e y e d aw ay ,

with his foll owe rs t he st on e of f oun da

ti o as a t alis man by w hi ch the y we re
n,
,

t o b e c on du ct e d i n t o t he pr om is e d l an d .

In t he b attl e wi th t he Am al ekit e s he s e at
‘

e d hi m s e lf on t he sto n e A ft e rw ar d thi s .

ston e was de pos it e d i n a s ecr e t crypt of

t he T e m p l e a d t h e r e r em ain ed hi dden
,
n

un til at t he r e bu il di n g o f t he T e mp l e by
,

Z e ru bbabe l it was dis cov e re d by th ree

,

z e al ous s o j ou rn er s a d m ade t he co rn e r
,
n

st one o f t he s econ d T empl e .

”

F rom e arly ti me s a cu be has be en u n i

ve rs al l y re g ar de d as t he sy m bol of
e q ua lity p u rity an d j us tice ; an d i t i s
, ,

be li e ved th at t he doubl e cube was t he re

 132 TH E STO RY OF

Ze t r agm mm awn , q u ad ril at e ral n am e

or .

I t is ot i n t he po w e r o f mo rt al ade
n

q uat e ly t o a alys e t he i m p ort o f th s

n '

w o r d ; a d e v en its u tt e r a ce was con

n n

s i de e d u l awf u l b
r t h J e ws b wh o m
n
y e y
it w as pro ou ce d onl y o one oc casi o
n n n n

i e v e ry y e ar a d e v e th e n by t he High
n ,
n n

P ri e st withi t he H o l y o f
n H oli es who
u tt e r e d it am i d the cr ash of cy mb als an d ,

t he bl ar e o f t rum pe ts so th at it m ight
n ot be he ar d by th e peo pl e J os e ph u s .

writi n g u p on t he s u bj ect s ays th at Go d

,

d ecl are d t o M os e s his ho ly am e w hich n

had n e v e r be e n dis cov e r e d t o m en bef o r e 3

co n c e rn i n g whi ch add s J os e phu s ,
” “
it ,

is n ot l awfu l f or me t o say an y mor e .

”

T he hi stori an s r e ti cen ce was com mon t o

’

t he J e wish p eo pl e who whe n e v e r t he y ,

fi n d t he w o r d J eho v ah in th e ir re ad
“

i n g r e fr ai n from pron oun ci n g it an d

s ubs tit u t e A don ai whi ch me an s T h
“
,
“ n

L or d .
”
The w o r d e xpr es s es t he s e l f
s ufii ci e t po w r o f t he O mn ipo t e t ; t y
n e n

i fi e s t h e e t e rn al d ur ati on o f t he A l
p
m ighty A u tho r o f t he U n iv er s e 5 den ot es
t he e t e r na ll y u n ch an g e d an d u ch an g e n '

abl e e x ist en ce o f t he li v in g God ; an d

con j u res u p t he v ast f ut urity i n whi ch
 TH E ROY L R C H
A A 133

the s ame gr e at an d livi n g B e i n g Wi l l

w ork His m ighty Will an d be for e Whom ,

O ur l i tt l y t me h v
s th i
s e s d y a e e r a ,

Th ey h v th i a d y
e d e r a ta b an ce se o e .

The ch ar act e rs on t he si des of the Tri

an g l e a e t he thr ee s acr e d s ll abl e s w hich
r y

t ak en t o g e th e r con stit u t e t he p ecu li ar

,

an d gr an d w o r d so f ul l of me an i g an d n

i m po rt an c e t o t he R oy al A r ch Fr eem ason .

Writin g of t he v ari e ti e s of t he s acr e d

n am e i n u se am on g t he n ati o s o f t he n

e arth , B r oth e r Al be rt G M ack e y i n his .

i n v al uabl e L exicon Of F ree m as o ry

“
n
”

s ays three p art icu l arly me rit t he att en

“

ti o o f R oy al A ch M as on s an d he th en
n r ,
”

g i v es t h e f o ll o wi n g e xpl an a ti ons

1 .
J A H T hi s n.am e-
o f Go d i s

foun d i n P s al m lxviii 4 E xto l hi m.

,
:

t h at ri de th u po n t he he av en s by his n am e

J a h .
’
I t is t h e S yri a c n am e O f Go d a n d ,

accor di n g t o Ge sen i us is still r et ain e d; i n

some o f t he S yri ac fo rm s of dox o l ogy .

B E L or B A AL Thi s w o r d si g
“ —
2 .

n i fies l ord , mast er , or possess or ; and

a
he n ce it was appli ed by man y o h e f t

n ati ons o f t he E a st t o d en ot e t he Lo r d

of al l t hi n gs , an d t he
.
M as t e r of t he
wor l d B aal was w orshippe d by t he
.
 13 4 TH E ST O Y R O F

Ch al dean s , M oabit es t he Phce ni

t he ,

e i au s t he A ssyri an s a d s om e ti me s e v en
, . n

b y t he H e br e ws It has be en s u ppose d
.

t hat t he first B aal was t he Ch al de an N i m

r od . Thi s w o r d is r e pe at e dl y me t with
i n t he S cript u r e s bo th i n all u si on t o th e
,

i dol at rou s worship of thi s god an d i n

‘

conn ecti on wit h oth e r w or d s

.
t o d enot e ,

t h e n am es of pl ac e s .

3 ON
“
. This was t he n ame by whi ch
—

J e ho v ah w as w o rsh i pp e d a m o n g the
E gy pti a s It is this God of wh om
n .

P l at o spe aks i n hi s Ti m was whe n he ,

s ays T e ll me of t he God On ; w hi ch
‘
,

is an d n ev er kn e w begi nn i ng The .
’

E gypti a s g av e t o thi s god t he s ame at

n

t rib u t e s th at t he H e bre ws bes t ow ed u p on

J eho v ah an d thou g h we ar e un abl e t o
,

s ay wh at was t he si gn ifican c e o f O n i n

t he an ci e n t E gy pti an we kno w t hat this ,

wo r d i n Gr e ek has t he s ame sign ific ati on

o f be i n g or e x ist e n ce as t he s u bst an ti v e

v e rb I am in H e bre w The H indoos

’
.

u s ed t he w o r d A um or A nn ,
.

“
I h av e m ade the se remarks on t he
t hree n am e s of God i n Syri ac C hal dai c , ,

an d E gypti an JA H B E L ,
a nd ON n , , , i

t he expect ati on s ay s Dr A lbert M acke y

, ,
1 36 THE ST ORY OF

an d cen tre o f t he dou bl e tri an gl e an d ,

whi ch with ou t r e fe re n ce t o t he dou bl e

,

tri an gl e trace t he ou tlin e of a tr ang c

, i

th e m s e lv e s Th e s e S i x lights are s ome

.

ti m e s di v i de d i n t o t wo grou ps t he t hr ze —

gre at er an d t he thr e e l es s er an d ar e ex —

pl ai n e d i n t e rms of t he s ym bo lis m of t he
first de gree ; oth e rs adh er e t o t he d ivisio n

i n t o t wo grou ps b ut giv e th em a di ffe r en t

i n t e rpre t ati on ma i n t ai n i n g th at t he
,

t hr e e l e ss e r t og e th e r sy m bo lis e t he Lig h t
o f t h e L aw an d by th e ir n u mbe r all u de
,

t o t he P atri ar ch al M os ai cal an d P r o
,

p et i cal Disp en s ati ons

h whil e t he thre e
gr e at e r are a sy mbo l of the S acre d Word
its e l f A thir d grou p Of st u den ts as sig n
.

t o th e m y e t a di ffe r en t me an i n g t e llin g ,

u s that t h e Je w r e g ar d s t he thr ee gr eat

lights as sy mbo lical of Wis dom Tr u th ,

an d J u sti ce whi l e t he C h ri sti an s e e s i n

,

them a sy mbo l o f t he Tri n ity Je w an d .

Christi an alik e bo rrowin g s ome th n g

,
i

f r om th e t e achi n g of t he E n t e r ed A p
p r en tice r e
,
g a r d t h e t h r ee L e ss e r Light "

as sy mb o lisi n g t he P r i nci pal s Z H an d . .

J. T h e wh o l e t ak en t og e th e r an d w i t h
,

r e fe re nce t o t he t ri an gl e w hich th e y ou t
li ne are a s t rikin g embl em of t he be au t y
,
 THE ROY L R C H
A A 37

an d h armon y whi ch adorn s an d ch ar ac

t e r i ses N at u r e i al l her w on dr ou s w o rk
n s .

S E VE N T H L I G H T
TH E .

The s e v e th light is th at e mitt e d fr o m

n

t h e br az e n bo wl th at gl e am s u pon t he
P e de st al It is t he cen tral be am an d ai
.

l u de s t o t he j od i t he c en tr e o f t he Tn
n

a gl e whi ch t he H e br e ws r c o g n is e d
n s e a

an e m bl e m o f J e h ov ah .

B I B LE C O M P A S S E S AN D S QUARE
,
.

Th e s e whi ch a e r e g arde d i t he ear

,
r n

li e r de gr ee s as t he thr e e gre at lights i

,
n

M as om occu py a promi n en t po siti on

i n t he de gre e of t he H oly R oy al A rch .

H e r e th e y ar e e st e e me d as appropri at e
e mbl e m s Of t he thr e e Gr a d M ast e rs who n

pr e si de d at t he bu il di n g of t he first T e m ~

p l e .

The B ibl e sy m bolis es t he wis dom of

t he wis e K i n g of I sr ae l ou r Gran d M as,

t er S ol omon
,
.

T he S q ua r e is a em bl e m of t he p ow e r
n

of H ir am K i n g of Tyr e t he fri e nd ly ,

s ov e re ign whos e re s ou rc es an d en t husi

asm d i d so m u ch t o f orw ar d t he g r e at
g

pl an Of S ol omon .
I38 T H E ST ORY OF

T he C om pass e s d e ot e t he e x q isit en u
s kill o f t he gift e d Crafts m an H ir a m , ,

t he Wi do w s son w ho was s en t fr om Tyr e

’

t o assist t he Ki g o f I sr ae l n .

Whil e ho w ev e r t he ar e so am ept e d
, , y

as sy m bo ls o f th e s e thr ee e m i en t Com n

p a i on s t he M as on who re g ards them In

n ,

a sp ecu l ativ e s en s e will no t f ail t o es

.

t e e m th e m as fitti n g svm bo l s of the Wis

dom Tr uth an d J u stice of t he A l m igh t y
, ,

Cre at or .

Th e H o ly B ibl e as t he tr e as ur e of H is
rev e al e d Will a d t he recor d of H is
,
n

m i ghty act s is a fit e m bl e m of H is Wis

T he S q u ar e as t he ack owl e dge d syi n n

bol of Str e n gth an d t he crit eri on of P er

f e ct i on is a me et me mo ri al of H is Tru th .

The C om p ass es e abl e u s t o asoe r

-
n

t ain t he li m its of al l geome trical forms

an d t o r e du c e o ur i de as o f p opcrt i on r

or e q u ality t o a ce rt ai n st and ar d an d
the r e for e fi t l y re mi n d us of God s un e r ’

ri n g an d i m p arti al J us tice whi ch h av in g ,

d e fi n e d t he li m its o f g oo d an d e v il will ,

r e w ar d"o r p u n i sh accor di n g as man

ob e ys or d isr e g ar ds His D ivi n e com
man d s .
140 TH E ST ORY OF

be ars t he app e ar an ce of a comm on met al

i ns trume n t co fi n e d t o t he p e rfor man ce
, n

o f on e si m pl e act B u t h e w e ll i n s tr u c
. t ,
-

t e d broth e r be h ol ds i n it t he s y mbol
whi ch t e ach e s hi m t o k e e p a t on gue o f
g oo d r e p ort an d t o abst ai from t he dc
, n

basi g v i ce s of sl an de r an d de famati on
n .

UNI O N AN D HA R M O N Y .

In the Ro y al A r ch D e gre e P u rpl e 3 ,

t he sy mbol of un i on a d h ar mon y n It .

is a combi nat i ot n of B l u e an d Sc ar l e t .

B l ue is Ch ar act e risti c of Cr aft M as on ry

whil e S carl et is t he disti n ctiv e col ou r of
t h e R oy al A r ch T he col ou r th e r e f or e
.
, ,

w hi ch is pr o d uc e d by a co mbi ati on o f n

the s e t wo is appro pri at e ly en ou gh a

, ,

sy mbo l of th at un i on an d h armon y whi ch

sh ou l d at al l ti me s exist be tw e e n broth e rs
o f t he B l ue an d R e d .

TH E INTE R S E C TI N G T RIA N GLE S .

O ccasi on ally t he J e w e l of a R oy al
A rch C om p an i on doe s n o t e x hibit t he
P e dest al bu t di spl ay s t wo i n t e rs ecti n g
tri an gl es The s e den ot e t he e l eme n ts of
.

fi e an d w at e r an d b e ar a L ati n mo tto
r

which s e ts forth th at th e w e are r is de

 THE R Y L RC H
O A A 14 1

s i r ou s of doin g hi s d u t y , an d of filli n g
up with j u sti ce th at li nk i n t he cha in o f
cr e ati on wh e r e in his Gr e at Cre at or had
tho u ght pro pe r t o pl ace hi m Withi n is .

an ot he r tri an g l e , with t he sun i n t he cen ~

t r e its r ays iss u in g f or t h at e v e ry po in t

, ,

an em bl em o f t he D e i t r e pre s e t e d b
y
n y

a circ l e wh os e cen tr e is e v e rywh e r e an d

circ um f e r e n ce o whe r e
n d e n oti n g H is
O m n ipr e s en ce an d P e rfect i on It is al so .

an e mbl em o f G eome t ry I it we fin d
. n

fu rth e r t he p e rf ect e mbl em of t he sci e ce n

of agricu ltu r e —mot a p arti al one lik e

t he B as i l i de a c alc u l at e d f or on e par
n,

t i cul ar cli ma t e or co un tr y b u t un iv e rs al
, ,

poi t e d ou t by a p air o f com p as s es iss u

n

i n g fr om t he ce n tr e of t he sun an d sus ,

pe nd in g a gl obe den ot in g t he ear t h and

, ,

th e r eby re pre sen ti n g t he i fl ue ce of th at

n n

gl orious l um in ary ov e r both t he an i m al

an d v eg e t abl e cr e ati on ; admoni shin g u s
t o be c ar e f u l t o pe rf o rm ev e ry op e r at i on
i n its p r op e r s e as o so t hat we may n ot
n

l os e t he fru its of our l abou r .

T HE H E " A GO N
'

The l doubl e tri an gl e , ot herwi s e t he

H e x agon , is s ometim e s r e f er red t o as
14 2 THE ST ORY OF

t he S e al of S ol om It is a v e ry ol d
on .

H e bre w cabalisti c sy m bo l an d pl ay e d a
co spi cuou s part i n magic al fo rmu l a
n e It .

i s fo rme d g eo me tri cally o f six si d e s an d

s i x an gl e s Cert ai M ason i c st ud en ts
. n

mai n t ai n th at it is a s y m bol of u i v e rs al n

cr e ati on ot he rs t h at it de n ot e s t h e D e ity .

I m po rt e d i t o Christi an ity it is adopt e d

n ,

as a sy m bo l o f t he t wo fo l d n at u r e of -

ou r L or d It is s om e ti mes con f u s ed with

.

t he P e t alph a o P e n t agr am fro m whi ch

n r

it is g eome tri call y d isti ct n .

To C LO S E THE C H AP TER .

A s t he bl e ssi g o f A l mi g hty Go d is i h
n

vok e d at t he o p e n i n g of a Ch apt e r an d ,

u p on t h e ce r e mon i al by which a br o th e r

is e x alt e d t o t he C om p an ion ag e it is fit
'

tin g an d i n kee p i n g with t he gen i us of

,
-

M as on ry th at t he Ch apt e r shou l d be
,

cl os e d" with pray e r or ben e dict ion Fe w .

p ass ag es i n t he V o f t he S

L ar e mor e approp i at e th an r

P s al m cxxxi v whi ch is t he reco g n is e d

for m i n m a y Ch apt e rsn

B e hol d bl e ss y e t he L ord al l ye ser

, ,

v an ts of t he Lo rd whi ch by n ight st an d
,

i n t he H ous e o f t he L o r d .
144 TH E S T O RY OF

u pon a broth e r s sho rt com i n gs an d th at

’ -
, ,

i f a Com p an i on offe d he will be ch ar t n , i

ab l e i n j u dgme n t an d l en i ein t i con n

d e mn at i on . Th u s t he ou t e r w orl d
whi ch is e v e r q u ick t o s n ee r an d h ast e n s
t o be c y n ic al will be i m pr e ss e d with
—

t he c on victi on t hat broth e rly l ov e is n ot

an e m pty phr as e .

Nor , Com p an i on s will t he F e e

,
r

m a s on who w oul d be tru e t o his f ai th ,

con fi e his g ood office s t o t he circl e th at

n

is tr ac ed by t he Roy al A rch D e gr ee A s .

a citiz en o f t he w o rl d who rightly ap

p r e ci at e s t h e sy m bo lis m o f t he sw o r d
an d t r o w e l ,
he will r e co g n is e t hat it is
hi s con st an t du ty t o assist i n s e rvi n g t he
alt ar n ati on s right eo u s n e ss so
’
o f t he ,

t h at t he E m pir e o f whi ch he is a me m
be r m ay fi n d f av ou r i t he e v e s of t he Al
n

m ighty In this w ay he will e st ee m e v e ry

‘

m an as a b rothe r e x t en di n g t o hi m s uch
,

k i d ofii ce s o f l ov e an d m e cv as occ asi on

n r

m ay r eq u ir e .Th u s he will be come t he

fri en d of e v e ry m an an d e v e ry man will
,

l ook u pon hi m as one worthy of t he pro

f es si on which he m ak e s I t has been .

w e ll s ai d that the re is n othi n g th at is

m e ri t ori ou s bu t vi r t ue an d fri en d shi p ;
"
 THE ROY L A AR C H 14 5

an d i n d e e d fri e n d ship its e lf is o ly a n

p art o f v irt e Lik e riv e rs a d t h e

u .
,
n

str an d Of s e as an d t h e ai r F ri e n d ship
, ,

is c o m m on t o all t h e w o rl d Life sh ou l d .

b e fo rti fi e d by m an y fri e d s hip s ; an d n

w h e r e on e m ay r e as o n ably ask is t h e
, ,

s pirit m o r e lik e ly t o b e fo st e r e d th an i n
t h e h alls of M as on ry "
B r e thr e n an d C o m p an i on s m ay it b e ,

ou rs t o c u l t i v at e t h e fri e d ly at ti t u d e n
,

an d t o e x t e n d t h e fri e n d ly h an d n e v e r ,

fo r ge tti n g th at it is t h e d u ty Of e v e ry
m an t o d o w h at i n hi m li e s t o ad v an c e
t h e c au s e o f Tr u th L e t u s t ak e B l ak e s ’
.

fam ou s li n e s as ou r i n spir ati on :

I wi ll t no f m m t l fi gh t
ce ase ro en a
Nor s h ll m y w d l
a p i my h
s or d s ee n an
Ti l l w h v b i l t J
e a e l m
u e r u sa e

I B it i tl d
’
n rg a n s d pl r e e n an e as an an .

B y b u il d i n g t o n o bl e p u rp o s e w e sh all
p r ov e t o t he w orl d th at th e r e is v ir t u e i n
o u r v e n e r abl e i n sti t u ti o n an d w i n t h e ,
“
VVe l l d o n e o f H i m w h o is t h e P e rf e ct
’
-

F ri e n d .
 J U ST P U B LIS H E D
A U GU S T, 1 92 4

Harve y s M an u al O f Fre e m as on ry
’

"
IN 4 PA RTS]

P A RT I .

T h e W or ki n g o f t h e Fi r s t or E A . . De gr e e ,

t
w i t h L e c u r e s an d C a e ch i s m t .

P A R T II .

T he W o r ki n g O f t h e S e co n d o r FC . .

D e gr e e ,
t t
w i h L e c u r e an d C a e chi s m , t
P A R T III .

T h e W or ki n g l b i r d or M M D e gr e e
'

of t he . .
,

t t
w i h L e c u r e an d C at e ch i s m .

P A RT IV .

T he W o r ki n g Of t h e M ar k M as t er M ason
De g r e e .

A ll i n Cl ot h C o ve re d Ca se wi t h S t u d .

Th e m os t popu l a r M a n u a l i n h an dy f or m
f or i n s tr u cti n g Ca n d zd a tes, e tc .

G ET YO U R C O Y P N OW .

P ri ce , P t g os a e , 3d Ex t r a.

T . M S P A R KS
.

P R I N R N D P U B LI S H R
TE A E

M EADOW E N T RY DU N D E E
 The Anc i en t Sc ott i sh Cr a f t an d
t he Th ir d Degr ee .

In t h i s o o k e t B r ob i i Hl ey W ll am a r v ma
k e s o u t go o d a
ca s e f o r t h e T h i d D e g e e h av 1n g r r
e e n wo ke d i n S o t b r c la
.

nd
ea rl v
y i n the S e e n te e n t h e n t u y an d e e s C r
so to e y r f r al a rl
ind ic a t i on s O f t h e R o s y oi an d o t h e Cr x
h i gh D e g e e s r r ,

l l
i t t e i s k n o wn o f t h e e y doi ngs o f t he a rl
t th t Bro Cr a f a
ar r a rc v r lc m b l c
.

H vey s e s e h e s ar e e y w e o e T h e oo k e t w h i h
’

a l pri cl ar ic c v ,

r
.

is ne t y n t e d an d en os e d i n an tist o e is
eq ui pp e d wi th two a l a bl
v u e i u s t t i on s , a n d s h o u l d ll r a ,

a pp a le at o M s on s e v e y w h e e r r .

P r i ce , 6 d ; Pos t Fr e e , 7 d

Fr eem as on r y
The Al ta r of .

A L c r h Fi r D gr
e tu B
e on H a rv y m pha i t e st e ee ro e e s s es
h b a y f h D gr i g l ly a r a c i v fa h i
. .

t e e ut i o t e e ee n a gs n u ar tt t e s on
N Ma l d fa il c r a c py
.

O h s on s ou to se u e o .

P r i ce 4 d B y P t 5d ,
. os ,

The W ages of an En t er ed Appr en t i c e

In t h i s Lc r a v ry c p a bld
tu Bro H arv ey h as g i v e n e a e

b c r l
e
a
e
k
.

ex f h j
t l on H p h h
t t e t es u t e t e e - to

Wi m g h ir ri g i
su e
h m
p os i o e .
.

t f C m d O il d an an t r ac t e o n

d val h w wha p ar h y pl a y h S y m b li m f
e e o o ,
ne , , ,

an t t t e in t e o s o

F r ma r E v ry F r ma h l d dy h l c r
ue , s e s
ee s on e ee s on s ou stu t is e tu e
y .
.

Pr i ce , 4 d .
B y Po s t 5d .

The Nor th East Cor n e r - .

An x r m l y h gh f l L c r
t h
e N E C r r t ou t u e tu e on t e o ne

d a ll h a m pli B H a r v y cc d i bri g i g
e e .
. .

an t t it I es ro e su ee s n n n

m c h f h h a r m f M a ic a c h i g
. .

o ut u o t e C o s on te n .

B r i ce , 4 d . B y Po s t , 5 d .
 The Mas on s Apr on
’
.

Th e ba
d e Of
g M a a ar
s on i s d e ar
t o t h 3 he t of e v e ry ot h e br r
i crl r C raf
wh o i s S n e e y i n t e e s t e d i n t h e t Bro H ey w t es a r v ri
f pr p rp a mb l a c a rmi l
. .

O t he A on an d i t s u os e as sy o in h ng y

v ma r
s u gg e s t i e nn e .

P i ce 4 d r y P t , . B os , 5d

The Pill ar s of Fr eem as on r y .

An e x c ll
e ent Lc r e t u e on t h e S e c on d D e g re e It h as
b p ar r la r wo r k i n g ma
.

een m t r od u ce d as t of t h e e g u in ny
L o d ge s .

P r i ce , 4 d . Po s t Fr e e , 5 d .

The Th ir d Degr ee: It s Or n am en ts

an d Em bl em s .

A Lc r e tu e th a mak
t es t he r D g r c mpl
T hi d e ee o ete
W l L ry M a h l d h av i
.

i de y u se d in odg e s . E ve s on s ou e t .

P r i ce , By P t 5d os , .

The St or y of Hir a m Abi i f .

Lc r
A e h l ad i g fi g r i
tu e on h T h ir d D g r
t e e n u e n t e e ee
Ha v y h di d h bj c i a ll i a p c
.

B r o. r e as s t u ed t e Su e t n ts s e ts, an
pr a w d rf ll v i v i d k c h f h pr i c ip a l
esents on e u y s et t
a rc h i c f h T m pl
o e n
te t o t e e e.

P r i ce 4 d By P t 5d
, . os , .
 The Mas on s Mall et
’
.

mr l c
N o o e u i d an d t h o u gh t u e s s y o n t h e et i ke fl a m a ll a l
as a r l
w o k i n g t o o a n d a s an e e Of u tho t y h as m bl m a ri
a pp a r e ar
e d B ro H v e y k n o ws h i s s u bj e ct zi n t i m at e ly an d ou t
ra l pr p a r a m a
. .

O f h i s g e t k n o w e d g e h as e ed o s t e n g gi n g
pap r e

B y P t 5d
.

P r i ce , 4 d . os ,
.

The Lod ge and i ts Fur n i t ur e .

In t h i s B r o H ve y d e s n s u s u s o ar an d al i hi a l c h l a rl y
pa a l ip m r
.

i n s t k i n g w ay w i t h t h e o d g e an d i t s e q u ent E ve y
br r c cr i r r l ill
.

othe w h o i s on e n e d W t h t h e i n t e i o o f h i s od g e W
fin d m c
u h in th s to e s e hi m i pl a .

P r i ce , 4 d . By P t os , 5d .

The Door wa y Fr eemas on r y of .

T h Ty l r e d hi d i eh r d al wi h d m ch
an s u t e s ar e e e e t t an u
t ha ill b w m
t W e d f h
ne bj c f d to os t stu en ts O t e su e
,

t is o un

in t h p a g T h y m b l i m f h T y l r i h h i d r aw
ese es e s o s O t e e W t s n
w rd i d al i h i a r a lly abl fa hi
.

s o s e t W t n e e s on .

P r i ce 4 d By P t 5 d , . os ,
.

Fr eem as on r y and W ar .

I hi L c
n r B H a rv y ga h r p d di c
t s e tu e ro e t e s u an s usse s
ma i a c f h Ma i c S ig
.

n ns t f n es o t e us e o th e s on n on t he
b a l fi l d B r h r w h k p a r i h Gr a Wa r
tt e
y
e e t en o t oo t n t e e t an d
a ll h r ill fi d i t f a b rb i g i r
.

ot e s W n o so n n te e st .

P r i ce 4 4 By P t 5 d , . os , .

The Mar k Mas on

s Regi st er ’
.

a r i i c d a ppr pri a C rd d i g d wi h a
A n t st an o te a es ne t
pac i w h i c h v r M a m y i r par
-

n w e e s on a n se t Hi s o n
M a r k S m h i g r a ll y v l ic li r a r
s y
Ma
e

l
t i cu ar . o e t n e no e in s on te tu e

P r i ce , 2 d e ach . B y Po s t, 3 d .
 M A S O N IC H U M O U R
S U IT A B L E FO R H A R M O N Y N I G H T S .

Tam Shan t er 81 t he Merr y Mas on s

’
o .

A Poe m to l
d e i gh t t h e Br h r A c a pi a l r ci a i
et en t e t t on fo r
a rm h r c i a l ga h r i g
.

H o n y an d ot e so t e n s .

P r i ce , 4 d . By P t 5d os , ,

The Deil Among t he Mas on s .

A rich ly hu mro ou s S c ot t i s h Poe m w i h a l a gh i

t u n e v e ry
li ne . Wi ll mak ’
t he r a f r d i rl
te s .

P r i ce 4 d . B y P t 5d os ,

How Tamson Got t he Th ir d Degr ee .

A di v rti
e ng a cc ou n t o f a h a pp
wh t en e d am ha
to T s ou t t n i gh
h e was “
r ai sed
”
A p m ha i oe t t sh m r fr m h
u ou o t e fir s
li h la
.

ne t o t e st .

P r i ce , 4 d . B y P t 5d os ,

The Sec r et s of Fr eem as onr y .

c ai
As on t ned i n t he G p l fS os e o t A n d ew r
A b r ch r ha r a j ym C raf
. .

o u e t t g i ve s g e t en o e n t t o t he t .

P r i ce , 4 d . B y Pos t , 5 d .

The Ca n d i d at e s Dr ea m
’
.

By W ILLIA M H A LDA NE .

An am u si n g P oe m on t he Crm e e on y of In i t i t i on a .

P r i ce , 4 d E ach . B y P os t , 5d .

T M S PA R KS . .
,

P ri n te r M e ad ow E n t r y
, ,
Du n de e .