T HE

FR EEM A SON S M O NI TOR

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I L L U S T R A T I O N S OF M A S O N R Y

I N TWO PARTS .

B Y THOM AS SM I TH EB B,
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m un » mu m or r u n o n none : or
an on: mu n , kc .

A new and imp roved edition .

SALEM
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w nmsns n B Y c vsa mc AND APPLETO N .

r u ne Ann c o mm, 93 017 38 9.

 P R EF A CE .

T u e follow ing w ork, although c hiefly i ntend

e d for the us e of the anc ient and honourable ao

c iety of F ree and Ac c epted M asons, is als o c al

c ulated to explain the nature and d es ign of the

M as onic ins titu tion, to those w ho may be des ir

o u s of bec oming ac uainted w ith its principles ,
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w hether for the purpos e of initiation into the so
c iety, or merely for the gratification of their c uri

T he obs ervations upon the firs t three degrees

are many of the m taken from P res ton s I llus tra
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tions f
o M as onry, w it’
h some neces s ary altera

tions . M r P res ton s dis tribution of the firs t lec

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tu re into s ix, the s econd into four, and the third

into tw elve s ec tions, not being agreeable to the

mod e o f w orking in A merica, t hey difiereut

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are
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ly arranged in this W ork .

I t is pres umed that all regular Lodges, and

R oy al Arc h C hapters, w ill find it a us efu l assis t
ant and JlI omtor inas mu c h as it mos t
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c ontains

of the Charges, P rayers, and S cripture P assages,

mad e us e of at ou r meetings , and w hic h are . \Q\
vi P R EFA C E.

otherw is e to be found, w ithout recourse to s ever

al volumes . This often oc c as ions much delay

in the rec itals, produces many irregularities in
their dis tribution, and sometimes causes impor
tant missions
o .

T he w hole are here diges ted and arranged in

s uch order, through the several degrees, from the
E ntered d pp rentice to the Royal fl rch M as on ,
that they may be easily unders tood ; and, by a du e
attention to their several divis ions, the mod e of
w orking, as w ell in arrangement as matter, w ill
become univers ally the s ame T his desirab le
.

objec t w ill add mu c h to the happiness and s atis

faction of all good M asons, and redound to the

honour of the w hole fraternity .
 CO NTENT S .

P ART 1.

BOO K 1 .

c m . ru n .

1. O ri gin of Masonry, and its general advantages 13

ll . The Government 0f "the Fraterni e xplained 15
i ll . The importance of the Sec rets of asonry demonstrated 17
“7 . General Remarks 19
V . Ceremony of O pening and C losing a Lodge 20
Ch arge used at O pening a 23
Prayer used at Closing the £6 .

VI . Charges and Regulations for the Conduc t and Behaviour of

Masons

A ncient Charg es .

On the M anagement of the C raft 1n W orking

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L aw s for the Government of the L odge

C harge on the B ehaviour of M asons out of the Lodge
V ii . P ro req uisites for a Candid at e
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Form of a Petition to b e presented by a Candidate fo r lni

29
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D ec larat ion to be assented to by a andidate, in an adjmn
ing apafl d ent , previous t o Initiation
Vi ll Remarks on the first Lec ture
The Firs t Sec tion
A Prayer used at the I nitiatmn of a Candidate
The Sec ond Sec tion
The B adge of a Ma
The Third Sect ion
Of B rotherly L ove
O f Relief
O f Truth
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P AR T it .

BOOK I .

O bservations on the Degree of Secret Master

A dd ress t o a Candidate on I nitiation
O n t he D egree of Perfec t M ast er
O n the D egree of Intimate Sec retary
C harge to a new made I ntimate fi cret l ry
I i isto
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O n 111 D egw o of P rovost and Judge
Address to a Candidate on Init iat ion
O n t he D egree of I ntendant o f t he B uildings, or Master
in I srael
A dd res s t o a Candidate after I nitiation
VI O n the D e ree of Elect ed K night s, or K nights of the
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Ni nth A re to .

History 26 4
. O u the Degree ofElec ted Grand Master, or Illustrious Elec t
ed oi Fifteen
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H istory
llust rious K nights, or Sublime K nights Elec ted
ii istory
O n the D egree of Grand M aster Arc hitec t ao
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A ddress t o a Candid ate on his admission to this D egree 26 8

H istory £5 .

X O n the D e ree ofK ni ts ot the Ninth Arc h 289

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s
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History an Charge o t his D egree 66 .

Perfect ion, or Grand Elec t, Perfec t and Sub lime Mason 273
P rayer at Opening 274
Charge 276
H istory 111 .

B OO K I I .

en sreru n TH : H I I TO B !
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O! FB I I M AOO NI ! I ! am i ca.

General Remarks 0

Commencement of Masonry 1n America

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G rand Lodge of New Hampshire

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Do . M assac huset ts
Rhod e I sland
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Connecticut
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VI I Grand Lodge
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of Ver
VI I I . New York-

IX . New Jersey
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X . Pe nnsylvama
XI . Delaw are
X II . Maryland
X II I . Virginia
XIV . North Carolina
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XV . Sou th Carolina
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X VI Georgi a
X VI I . K entucky
X VI I I Do . . O hio
X IX Do
. . Tennessee
Do . U pper Canad a
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Do . L o w er Canada -

X XII Do . Nova Sc otia

M ason i c Sor s e
 FRE E M A S O N S M O NI TO R ’
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P ART FIRST .

B OOK I .

CHAPTER 1 .

O rig in f
o M as onr and its
y g eneral A dvantag es .

FROM the co mmence ment of the w orld w e

m ay trace the fou nd ation of M as onry i t E ver .

s ince sy mmetry began, harmony d is play ed

and
h er c harms , our order has h ad a being D uring .

many ages, and in many different c ountries, it

has flouris hed .I n the dark periods of antiq uity,
w hen literature w as in a low s tate, and t he rude
manners of our forefathers W ith held from them
that know ledge w e now s o amply share, mas on
ry d ifius ed its infl uenc e This s cience u nveiled,
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arts arose, c iviliz ation took plac e, and the pro

g ro ss o f know led g e and philoso h
p y g rad ual ly
d is pelled the gloom of ignorance and b arb arians .

Go vernment being s ettled, authority w as given

to law s, and the as semblies of the fraternity ac

Masonry and Geometry are so metimes used as sw edm w em

en .

2 e
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Fns nu asou s M O NI TOR .

q u ired the patronage of the great and the ood,

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w hile the tenets of the rofess ion w ere attended
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with unbounded utility .

M asonry is a s c ience confined to no partic ular

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b d fl
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c ou ntr
y , u t i use d o v er t h e w h o l e te rre s trial

g lo be .W herever arts fl ouris h, there it flouris hes

t oo . A dd to this, that by s ecret and inviolable
signs, c aref ully reserved among the fraternity
p
t hroughout the w orld , masonr b ecomes an uni
y
vers al lan ua e H n m an ad a n t a a
g g . e c e y v
g e s re

g a in e d t h e d is ta n t C hin e s e , th e w il d A ra b , a n d
t he A meric an sava e, w ill embrac e a brother
g
B riton, F rank, or German and w ill know , that
b es ide the c ommon ties of humanity there is s till
a s tron er obli ation to ind uce him to kind and
g g
friend ly offic es . T he s pirit of the fulminating
p rie s t w il l b e ta m e d an d a m o r a l b ro th er ,
t houg h of a d iflercnt s ion, en age his es
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p e rs u a g .

teem . T hus, throug h the infl uence of masonry ,

i s rcconcileab le to the best olic , all those
p y
w hic h embitter life, and s our t he tem

p er s o f m e n , a re a vo id e d : w hi le th e co m m o n

g ood, the
g e n er a l d e s ig n o f th e c ra ft, is z e alou sl y
s ued
p ur .

F rom this view of the s tem, its utility mu s t

b e s ufllc iently obvious e u nivers al princ i

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lea of the art unite men of the most oppos ite

p
tenets, of the mos t d is tant countries, and of the
most c ontradictory opinions, in one indissolublc
bond of afl ec tion, s o that in every nation a mason
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finds a friend, and in every climate a home .

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CHAl ’
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The Government of the F ratern ity p

ex lained .

The mode of g overn ment b y t h

obs erved
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fraternity w ill bes t ex plain the importanc e, and

i e t he trues t idea of the nature and design of
g v

th e mas onic sy s tem .

T here are several classes ofmas ons, u nder dif

ferent appellations . T he privileges of these
clas ses are dis tinc t, and partic ular means are
ad opted to presc rve thos e privileges to the j us t
and meritorious of eac h c las s .

H onour and probity are recommendations to

the firs t class 5 in whic h t he prac tice of virtue is
enf orced, and the duties of morality inc ulcated,

w hile the mind is prepared for re ular and soc ial

converse in the p rinc iples of now led ge and
h il o hy
p os p .

Diligenc e, ass iduity and application, are q ual

ifications for the sec ond class ; in w hic h an ac
c urate eluc id ation of s c ienc e, both in theory and

p ra c tic e; i s g iv e n . H ere hu ma n rea so n is c u l

tivate d by a d ue ex ertion o f the rational and
intellec tual pow ers and fac ulties nic e and di m
c ult theories are ex lained ; new d i i
p s co v er e s

p r o d u c ed , a n d t hos e alread y kn o w n b ea u tifu lly

embellis hed .

T he third class is compos ed of thos e w hom

tru th and fi d elity have dis tinguis hed w ho, w hen
as s aulted by threats and v iolenc e, after s olic ita
tion and pers uas ion have failed, have ev inc ed
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en as on s n eu t r on.

t heir firmnes s and integrity in preserving invio

late the my s teries of the order .

T he fou rth clas s consis ts of those w ho have

pe rs ev erin l
gy s tud ied t he s cientific b ranc h es of
t he art, and ex h ibited of of their s kill and
pro s
ac uirements, and w ho have c ons eq uently ob
q
rained the honour of this de ree, as a rew ard of
g
merit .

T he fifth class cons ists of those w ho, hav ing

acq uired a profi ciency of know ledge to become
teac hers, have been elec ted to preside over regu
larly c ons titu ted bodies of mas ons .

The sixth class consists of those w ho, having

d isch arged the d uties of the c hair w ith honour
and reputation, are acknow led ed and recorded
g
as ex cellent mas ters .

T he seventh clas s c onsis ts ofa select flaw , w hom

y ea r s a nd e x pe ri en ce h av e im p rov e d , a nd w hom
merit and ab ilities have entitled to preferment .

W ith this class th e ancient landinarks of the

order are d a d f m t h m w e learn
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p res er v e ; n ro e

and prac tis e the neces s ary and ins tru c tive les sons,
w hic h at onc e dig nify t he art, and qu alify its
es s ors to illustrate its exc ellence and u tili ty
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p rof .

T his is the established mode of the mas onic

overnment, w hen the rules of the s ystem are
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observed . B y t his j udic ious arrangement, tr ue
friendship is cultivated among difl erent ranks
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and degrees of men, hospitality pro moted, in &

d us tr y rew ar d ed , an d ing e nu ity en c o u rag ed .

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P ne s n as ox s no N t Ton .

them to a near ins pec tion, he view s them throug h

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a pro per mediu m ad verts to the c irc u ms tanc es

w hic h gave them rise ; d w ells u on t he tenets
p
they c onvey and, finding them replete w ith use
ful information, adopts them as keys to the priv
ileges of his art, and priz es them as s acred .

T hus c onvinced of their propriety, he es timates

t he value from their u tility .

M any persons are deluded by their v agu e

s u pp osition that ou r my s teries are merely no min
al that the prac tic es es tablis hed among u s are
frivolous ; and that ou r c eremonies migh t be
adopted, or w aved, at pleasu re . O n this fals e
foundation, w e have fou nd them hurry ing through
all the degrees , w ithout ad verting to the propri
c ty of one s te
p th e y p u rsu e, or
p oss es s in
g a s in

l ualifi c ation re u isite for ad vanc ement P a

g q e q . s

s in t hrou h the usual formalities, thcy have ao

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g g
m c s, and as su med t he overnment of
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ee ted o
p c g
lodges, equally u nacquainted w ith the rules of
the ins titution they retended to s upport, or the
p
natu re of the tru s t repos ed in them . T he c onse
uenc e is obvious w herever s u c h prac tic es have
q
bcc n allow ed, anarchy and confus ion have en
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s ued , and the s ub s tance has b een los t in t he

s hadow .

“ ore the b rethren, w ho pres ide over lodges ,

T

o erly instru cted prev ious to their appoi nt

p pr

ment, and regularly apprised of the importanc e

of their res pective oflic es, a general reformation

d
w oul s p e e d ily ta k e p la ce . T h is w ou ld e v in ce

the p p ro ri e ty of ou r m od e o f g o v ern m en t, a n d
lead m en t o a c k n ow l ed e
g , t h at ou r ho n o u rs w er e

deservedly conferred . The ancient c onseq uence

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20 rne nu as ox s MO NI TO R .

To q ualify an individ val to enjoy the bane -f

fits of the s oc iety at large, or to partake of i ts

rivi leges, it is not absolutely necess ary that h e
p
s hould be ac q uainted w ith all the intricate parts

of the sc ience . Thes e are only intended for the

d iligent and as siduous mason, w ho may have lei
su re and O pportunity to ind u lge s uc h pursuits .

T hough so me are more able than others , s ome

more eminent, some more useful, yet all, in their .

different s pheres, may prove ad vantageo us to the

c ommunity A s t he nature of every man s pro’
.

fes s ion w ill not admit of that leis ure w hic h is

nec es s ary to q ualify him to bec ome an ex pert .

mas on, it is highly proper that the official d u ties

of a lodge s hould b e exec u ted by ons w hose
per s
ed u c ation and situation in life enable them to

become ad epts as it mus t b e allow ed, that all,

w ho ac cept oflic es and ex erc ise authority, should
be properly q ualified to disc harge the task as
s i ned them, w ith honou r to
g t hem se lves , and
c red it to their s undr s tation
y s .

CHAP TER V .

The Ceremony qf Op ening and Clos in

g a L odg e
.

I n all regular as semblies of men, w ho are con

vened for w is e and u s eful p urposes, the com .

mencement and conclusion of busines s are ac

c ompanied w ith s ome form .I n every cou ntry
of the w orld the
pr ac tic e
prevails , and is deemed
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essential. From the mos t remote periods of an

tiqu ity it may b e t rac ed, and the refined im
p r ov em en t s o f m o d ern tim e s h a v e no t to tally
abolis hed it .

Ceremonies, w hen simply considered, it is

true, are little more than vis ionary delusions
b u t their od ecla are s ometimes important
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W hen they impres s aw e and reverence on the

mind , and engag e the attention by ex ternal at .
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trac tion, to solemn rites, they are interes ting

T h es e p urposes are c fi ed by ju di
j
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ob e c ts . ec t
cio us c eremonies , w hen regularly c ond uc ted and
r erly arranged O n th i und they have
p p o . s
g r o

rec eiv ed t he s anc tion of the w isest men in all .

ag es, and consequently cou ld not escape the no

tice of masons .Tob egin w ell is the mos t like
ly meaus to end w ell ; and it is j udic iously t e
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marked, that w hen order and method are no

g l ee ted a t th e b e
g in nin g, th ey w ill b e s eld om
found to take place at the end .

The ceremony of opening and clos ing a lodge

w ith s olemnity and d ec oru m, is therefore uni .

v ers all
y a d m itted amon
g m asons ; and though

t he mode in s o me lodges may vary , and in ovo

ry de ree mu s t vary, s till an uniformity in the
g
e n eral prac tice prevails in every lodge ; and
g
t he v ariation (if any ) is s olely oc c as ioned by a
w ant of method, w hic h a little application might
eas il remove
y .

T o cond uct this ceremony w ith propriety

o u h t to be the c uliar s tud f every mason
g p e y O
es ec iall f t h w h o hav e the honour to rule
p y o os e

in our as semblies
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. T o p e rs on s w h o a r e th us

dig nified, cvery eye i l l di t d {

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s n a t ur a y r ec e or
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p p
ro riety of c ond uct and b ehaviour ; and fro m
t hem, other brethren, w ho are less informed,
w ill naturally expec t to d erive an ex ample w or
thy of imitation .

From a s hare in this c eremony no mason c an

b e exempted . I t is a general conc ern, in w hic h
all mus t as s is t . T his is the firs t req ues t of the
mas ter, and the prelu de to all b usines s . No
sooner has it been s ig nifi ed, than every o m c er

repairs to his s tation, and t he brethren rank ac

cording to their degrees . Th e intent of the
meeting becomes the s ole objec t of attention,
and the mind is insensibly draw n from thos e
ind iscriminate s ubjec ts of c o nvers ation, w hic h
are apt to intru de on our less s erious moments .

T his efiec t ac c omplis hed, our c are is d irec ted

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to the ex ternal avenues of the lodge, and the

er ofic ers , w hos e i n it i s to disch ar e
p p ro prov c e g
that duty , ex ecute their trust w ith fidelity, and
by certain my stic forms, of no recent d ate, inti
mate that w e may s afely proc eed . To detec t
impos tors among ourselves , an ad herence to or
d er in the c harac ter of mas ons ens ues , and the
lodge is either opened or clos ed in solemn form .

A t opening the lodge, tw o purposes are w is e

ly efl ec ted : the mas ter is reminded of the d ig
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nity of his c harac ter, and the brethren, of t he

homage aml veneration d ue from t hem in their
s undr
y s tation s .T h ese are n ot t he o nly ad va n
tages resulting from a due ob servanc e of this
c eremony a reverential aw e for the D eity is
inc ulcated, and the eye fixed on that objec t from
w hose radiant beams light only c an be derived .

Here w e are taught to adore the God of heaven,

as m as nason s momm a ’
.

A s the dew of Hermon, that d esc ended upon

the mountains of Z ion for t here t he Lord co m
manded a blessing, even life forevermore .

fl P ray er us e d at Closing the L odg e .

M ay the blessing of heaven res t upon u s, and

all regular masons ! may b rotherly love prevail,
and every moral and soc ial virtue cement u s !
d w n.
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C HAP TER VI .

Charg es and Reg ulations f or the Conduct and B eha o

ntau r
qf M as on s .

A anneans ar of the anc ient charges properly

.

s uc ceeds the o ni ng, and precedes the clos in ,

g
of a lod e his w as the cons tant practice of
g .

our anc i ent b rethren, and ought never to b e

neglec ted in our reg ular as s emb lies A recap it . .

elation of our d uty c annot b e d isagreeable to

th ose w ho are acquainted w ith it ; and to tho s e
w ho know it not, sh ould any s u c h be, it mu s t
b e highly proper to recommend it .

A NCI ENT ( fi
nanc es .

O n the M anag ement o

f the Craft in Working .

M asons employ themselves d iligently in their

sundry vocations, live creditably, and c onform
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26 r as s n as on s n onxr oa .

L aw s for the Gov ernment o

f the L odg e .

Y ou are to s alu te one another in a c ourte

ous manner, agreeab ly to the forms es tablis he d
among mas onsy freely to give s uc h
ou are
mutual instructions as shall be thought neces s a
or ex edient, not b eing overs een or overhear
p y
r
w ithout enc roaching upon eac h other, or dero

g ating fro m t hat res pec t w hic h is d u e to any

entleman w ere he not a mas on ; for thou gh,
g
as mas ons , w e rank as b rethren o n a level, y et
masonry deprives no man of the honour d ue to
h is rank or c harac ter, b u t rather ad ds to h is
honour, es pec ially if he has des erved w ell of the
fraternity, w ho alw ay s render honour to w hom
it is due, and avoid ill manners .

N o p rivate committees are to b e allow ed, or

s eparate convers ations encouraged ; the mas ter
or w ardens are not to be interru ted, or an
p y
brother speaking to the master ; but d ue dec o
ru m is to be observed, and a p roper res pec t p aid
to t he mas ter and pres iding ofiic ers .

T hese law s are to be s tric tly enforc ed , that

harmony may be preserved, and the b us iness of
the lodge b e c arried on w ith order and reg u
larity . fl men S o mote it be
. .

Charg e on the B ehaviour f M

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o as ons
f
ou t o the L odg e.

W hen the lodge is lpsed,

c y ou m ay j
en o
y
yours elves w ith i nnocent mirth ; but y ou are

a
I n a l dge, mas ons meet at members of one family all prein
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di ces, therefore, on account of religion, c ountry , or private opinion,

are removed .
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s
p ect him ; if he be in w ant, you are to relieve
h im, or d ire c t him how he may be reli eve d ;
y o u a re to e m l
p y
o him , o r rec omm e n d In m to
e m lo ment : h w e a n ha d
p y o ev r, y o u re ever c rg e
to d o beyo nd y ou r ability only to prefer a poor
brother, w ho is a good man and true, before
any o ther ers on in t he s ame c irc umstanc es
p .

F inally : T hes e rules you are alw ay s to ob

s e rve and enf orc e, and also the d uties w hic h
hav e been c ommunic ated in the lec tures ; c u lti
r
ating brotherly love the found ation and c ape
.

s tone, the c ement and glory of t his anc ient fra

ternity ; avoid ing, u pon every oc c as ion, w rang
ling and q uarrelling, slandering and backhiting ;
not permitting others to s lander hones t brethren,
b u t defend ing their c harac ters , and doing them
d fi
t s , as far as ma b ons is tent w ith
g oo o c e y e c

y ou r honou r and s afet , b u t no f arther

y H enc e .

all may s ee t he benign influenc e of masonry , as

all true mas ons hav e done from the beginning of
t he w orld, and w ill do to the end of time .

d ozen . S o mot e it be .

C U AP Vll . .

P rerequis ites for a Candidate

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B y a late regulation adopted by mos t of the

.

rand lodges in A meric a, no c and id ate for t he

g
my s teries of mas onry c an be initiated w itho u t
having been propos ed at a previous meeting of
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r ae an asox s n on1 r o a .

D eclarat ion to be as s ented to by a Candidate m an ads

oinin rt men t , rec iou s to I nitiati on
j a
g p a
p .

D o y ou se riou sly declare y hon

u pon ou r

ou r, b efore thes e gentle menfi that, unbias sed by

friends , and u nintluenc ed by mercenary motives
ou freel olu ntarily ofl e1 you rs elf a c an
'

y y and v
”
d idato for the mys ton es of masonry i I do '
.

D o you serious ly dec lare, u pon your h ou

our, b efore thes e n tl me n that y ou are ompt
g e e p1
ed to s olic it the privileges of mas onry by a fa
v ou rable o inion co nceived of t he ins titu tion, a
p
d es il e of knovvledge, and a s inc ere w is h of being
"
s ervic eable to y our fellow c reatu res P I do .

D o you s erious ly d eclare, upon your hono u r,

before these gentlemen, that you w ill c l1ee1 fully
c onform to all t he anc ie nt es tablis hed u s a es and
g
”
c u s toms of t he fraternity i I do
‘
.

A fter the above d ec larations are made, and

re orted to the mas ter, he makes it kno w n to
p
t he lod e, in manner follow ing, viz
g .

B rethren,
A t t he req ues t of Mr A B be has b een
. . .

ropos ed and ac c epted 1 11 regular form ; I t he re

p
fo1 e recommend him as a prope1 c andidate for
the my s te1 ic s of masonry , and a m thy to par
take of the privileD ges of the fraternit ; and , in
y
c onseq uenc e of a d eclaration of his intentio ns
,
voluntarily made, I believe he w ill c heerfull
y
”
c onform to the rules of the orde r .

I f t here are then no objec tions made, the can

didato is introduced in d ue form .

The stew ards of the Lodge are usually present .

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r aauu ason s n ox rroa . St

CHAP . Vll l
.

REMA RK S O N TH E FI RST L EC TUR E .

W e shall now disq uisition of the

enter on a
d ifferent sec tions of the lec tures appropriated to
t he s everal d egrees o f mas onry, giving a b rief
s u mmar f t h w hole, and annex in to ev ery
y o e g
remark t he artic ulars to w hic h the s ec tion al
p
lu d es. B y thes e means the ind us trious mason
w ill be ins truc ted in the re u lar arran ement of
g g
t he s ec ttons in eac h lec ture, and be enabled w ith
more c ase to acq uire a know ledge of the art
~
.

T he first lec ture of masonry is divided into

three s ec tions, and eac h s ec tion into difierc nt
'

c lau ses . V irtue is painted in the mos t beau tifu l

c olou rs , and the d u ties of moralit a nf orc ed
y re e . .

I n it w e are taught suc h us efu l les sons as prepare

t he mind for a re ular ad vanc ement in the prin
g
c i les o f know le d e and
p g p h ilos o h
p y T h es e are

imprinted o n the memory by lively and s ens ible

ima es, to influence our c o nd uc t in the proper
'

i
disc argc of the duties of social life .

TH E F I R ST S EC T I O N

I n this lecture is suited to all c apacities, and

may and ought to be know n by every pers on
w ho ranks as a mas on I t c onsis ts of general
.

heads , w hic h, though s hort and simple, c arry

w eig ht w ith them T hey not only s erve as
.

marks of dis tinc tion, bu t c ommunic ate u s efu l

and interesting know led e, w hen they are d uly
g
88 r aneu asoa s n o
’
m roa
'
.

inv es tigated T hey q ualify as to try and exam

.

ine the rights of others to our privileges, w hile

they prove ours elves ; and, as t hey ind uce us to
inq uire more minutely into other partic ulars of
g reate r im por tanc e, t hey s erve as an introdu c
tion to subj ec ts more amply ex plained in the
follow ing s ec tions .

. 4 p ray er u se d at t he I nitiation of a Candidate .

Vonchsafe thine aid , A lmighty F ather ofthe

U niverse, to this our present c onvention ; and
grant that this c andidate for masonry may ded i
c ate and devote his life to thy s ervice, and b e .

c ome a t ru e and faithful brother amon I

g u s
E udue him w ith a c ompetency of thy divine w is
d om, that, by the s ecrets of ou r art, he may b e
b etter enabled to dis play the b eauties of brotherly
love, relief, and truth, to the honour of thy holy
name fimen .

I t is a d uty incumb ent on every mas ter of a

lodge, before the c eremony of initiation takes
p la c e, to inform the c and id at e of t he
p p
u r o s e
and des ign of the ins titution ; to ex plain the
nature of his s olemn engagements ; and, in a
manner peculiar to masons alone, to requ ire his
c heerful ac uies cenc e to the d uties of moralit
q y
and virtue, and all t he s ac red tenets ofthe ord er .

To w ard s the close of the s ec tion is ex plained

that pec uliar ens ign ofmas onry, the lamb skin, or -

w hite leather ap ron, w hich is an emblem of inno

c enc e, and the bad ge of a mason more ancient
than the golden fl eece or Roman eagle ; more
at P ana mason ’
n mom ron
'
.

nob le and l i e f di esting our minds

g or ou s p p
ur os o v
and cons ciences of all the v ic es and s nperfl uities
of life, thereby fi t ting our bodies, as living s tones,
for that spiritual b uilding, that house not made
‘

w ith hands, eternal in the b eavens

. .

TH E S E CO ND S ECTI ON

R ationally acc ounts for the origin of our hie

rogly hical ins tru ction, and c onvinces u s of the
p
advantages w hic h w ill ever accompany a faithful
ob sery ance of our d uty : it maintains, beyond the
the pow er of contradiction, the propriety of our
rites , w hile it demons trates to the mos t s ceptic al
and hesitating mind their ex c ellency and u tility
it illustrates, at the s ame time, certain partic ulars ,
o f w hic h our i norance mi ht lead u s into error,
g g
and w hich, as mas ons, w e are indis pens ab ly
b ound to know .

To make a daily progress in the art, is ou r

cons tant“d ut , and ex res sl i red b y our
y p y req u
n a l l aw W h at nd c an b e more nob le
g e er . s e

t han the purs uit of v irtu e " w hat motive more

alluring t han the prac tic e of j ustice ? or w hat

instru c tion more b enefic ial than an ac c urate

eluc id ation of sy mb olic al my s teries w hic h tend

to embellis h and adorn the mind ? E very thing

t hat s trikes the eye more immediately engages
t he attention, and imprints on the memory s eri
ous and s olemn truths : henc e mas ons , u niver

s ally ad opting this method of inc ulc ating the

tenets of their order by ty pic al figures and alle
oric al emblems, prevent their m ys teries from
g
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r ns en ason s u on rro a. 35
‘

desc ending into the familiar reach of inattentive

and un prepared novices , from w hom they might
no t receive d ue veneration .

O ur records inform u s, that the usages and

c u stoms of masons have ever c orres ond ed w ith
p
t h ose of the Egyptian philosophers, to w hic h
they bear a near afiinity . U nw illing to ex pose '

t heir mys teries to v ulgar eyes, they c oncealed

their p artic ular tenets and p rinc iples of polity
u nd er hierog ly p hic al fig ures ; and ex ress ed their
p
notions of government by signs and sy mb ols,
w hic h t hey c ommunic ated to their M agi alone,
w ho w ere bound by o at h not to rev eal them .

T h e P yth agorean s ys tem seems to have been se

tablished on a s imilar plan, and many orders of
a more recent d ate . M as onry, how ever, is not
o nly the mos t anc ient, b ut the mos t moral ins ti
tution that ever s ub s is ted every c harac ter, figure
and emblem, depic ted in a lod ge, has a moral
tendency, and inc u lc ates the prac tice of virtue .

The B adg e o
f a M as on .

Every c andidate, at his initiation, is presented

w ith a lamb s kin, or w hite leather apron
-
.

T he lamb has in all ages b een deemed an em .

blem of innoc ence he, therefore, w ho w ears the

lamb skin as a b adge of mas onry , is thereby eon
-
.

tinually reminded of that pu rity of life and c on

duc t w hic h is es s entially necessary to his gaining
admission into the Celes tial L odge above, w here
the S upreme Arc hitect of the universe pres idc s r
 rannu asoa s n o
’
m ron
'
. 39

John th e B aptis t, and S t John the E vangelist,

.

w ho w ere perfect parallels in chris tianity as w ell

as masonry ; and upon t he vertex rests the book
.

of H oly S cri tures, w hic h point out the w hole

p
d uty of man . I n going round this circle, w e
n ec es sarily touch upon these tw o lines , as w ell as
u pon the H oly S c riptu res and w hile a mason
keep s himselfthu s circ u msc ribed, it is impos sible
that he s hould materially err .

T his s ec tion, though the las t in rank, is not

the least c ons iderable in importance I t s treng th .

ens those w hich prec ede, and enforces in the

mos t eng aging manner a d ue regard to c h aracter
and beh avrour, in public , as w ell as in private
life, in the lodge, as w ell as in the general c oni
,

merce of society I t forc ibly inculcates the most

.

i nstructive l es sons . B ro therly love, relief and

truth, are themes on w hich w e here expatiate .

Of B rotherly love .

B y the ex erc ise of b rotherly love, w e are

tau ht to regard the w hole human s pecies as one
g
family, the high and low , the rich and poor ;
w ho, as c reated by one Almighty P arent, and
inhabitants of the s ame planet, are to aid, s up
port and p rotec t eac h other O n this p ri
.nci l
p ,
e
masonry u nites men of every country, sec t and
Opinion, and c onciliates true friendship among
thos e w ho might otherw ise h ave remained at a
er etual dis tance
p p .

Of relie
f .

T o relieve the dis tres sed is a duty incumb ent

on all men ; b ut partic ularly on masons , w ho
40 r as c mas on s n o
’
m roa
'
.

are linked together by an indiss oluble c hain of

s incere afl ec tion T o s oothe the u nhappy, to
'

sy mp athize w ith their m

is fortunes, to c omp as s

s iouate their mis eries, and to res tore ea e t

h p c o
their troubled minds, is the g rand aim w e have
in view O n this b asis w e form our friendships,
.

and es tablis h our connex ions .

Of tru th.

Tru th is a divine attribute, and the founda

tion of every virtue . T o be good and true, is
th e fi rs t les s on w e are tau ht in mas onry
g O
. n
t his theme w e c ontemplate, and by its dic tates
endeavour to re ulate our c ond uc t ; hence, w hile
g
infl uenced by this princ iple, hy pocris y and de ‘

eeit are u nknow n amon in it a nd pla in

g u s, s ce r y
dealing dis tinguish u s, and the heart and tongue
j oin in p rom o tin g ea c h o th e r
’
s w elf are, and re

j i i
’
o c in g in eac h o th e r s p ro sp e r ty .

T o this illus tration succeed s an ex planation of

the four cardinal virt ues— temperance, fortitude,
p r ud e n c e a nd j us tic e .

Temp eranc e

I s that due res traint upon our afl ec tions and

'

a s sions, w hich rend ers the b ody tame and gov

p
eruable, and frees the mind from the allurements

of vic e . T his virtue should be the c ons tant

p ra c tice of every m ason, as h e is thereb t
y agu ht .

to av oid ex ces s, or c ontrac ting any lieentions or

v ic iou s hab it, the indulgenc e of w hic h might
lead him to disclose some of those valuable s e
‘

erets, w hich he has promis ed to conceal and

never reveal, and w hich w ould conseq uently

,
 ’
42 ranen asox s MO NI T O R .

w ithou t d istinc tion T his v irtue is not only

.

c ons is tent w ith divine and hu man law s , but is

the very c ement and s u pport of c ivil soc iety ;
and, as j us tice in a g reat meas ure constitutes the
real good man, s o s hould it be the invariab le
rac tic e of every mas on never to d eviate from
p
the minu te s t princ iples t hereof .

T he illus tration of these v irtu es is ac c ompani

ed w ith s ome general O b s ervations p ec uliar to
masons .

S uch is the arrangement Of the difl erent s ec

'

tions in the firs t lecture, w hic h, w ith t he forms

adopted at the opening and c los ing of a lo dge,
c omprehends the w hole of the fi rs t degree of

masonry T his plan has t he advantage of regu

.

lavity to recommend it, the s upport of precedent

and au thority, and the s anc tion an d res pec t
w hich fl ow from antiq uity T he w hole is a
.

re ular s ys tem of morality, conceived in a s train

g
of interesting alle or , w hic h mus t u nfold its
g y
b eauties to the c andid and industrious inquirer .

Charg e at I nitiation into the firs t D eg ree .

B ROT H E R,
A s you are now introduced into the firs t
rinc iples of masonry, I c ongratulate y ou on be
p
ing accepted into t his ancient and honou rable
ord er ; ancient, as having s ubsis ted from time
immemorial ; and honourable, as tending, in
every p artic ular, s o to render all men w ho w ill

b e c onformable to its rec epts N O ins titution

.

w as ever raised on a etter principle, or more

s olid foundation ; nor w ere evc r more ex cellent
 ’
rnas u as on s u oxrroa. 43

rule s and u seful max ims laid dow n, than are

inc ulc ated in the s everal masonic lec tures T he
.

r a t s t and bes t of men in all a es h ave been

g e e g
enc ou ragcrs and promoters of the art, and have
never deemed it derogatory from t heir d ig nity,
to level themselves w ith the fraternity, ex tend
their privileges , and p atronise their as s emblies .

T here are three g reat duties, w hic h, as a th e .

son, y ou a re c ha ge
r d to in culc ate — to God, yo ur
neig hbou r, and y ourself To God, in never
.

mentioning his name, b ut w it h that reverential

aw e w hic h is d ue from a creature to his Crea
tor ; to implore his aid in all y our laud able u u .

d ertakings , and to es teem him as the chief good

to y our neighbour, in ac ting u pon the s q uare,
and d oing u nto him as you w is h he s hou ld do
u nto you : and to y ours elf, in avoiding all ir
regularity and intemperanc e, w hic h may impair

y o ur fa cul ties, o r d eb a s e t he d i n
g y it o f y ou r
ofession A z ealou s attac h me nt to thes e d u
p r .

ties w ill ens ure pub lic arid private es teem .

“ I n the s tate
, y
ou a re to be a
q u ie t and p eac e .

ful subjec t, true to yo ur government, and j us t

t o y o ur c ount ryy ; ou are not to co tenanee
d isloy alty or rebellion, b ut patiently mit to
legal authority, and conform w ith eheerfulness
t o t he government of the c ountry in w hic h you
live .

I n your ou tw ard demeanour b e partic ularly

c arefu l to avoid c ens ure or reproac h Let not .

interes t, favo ur, or prej udice, b ias your integri

ty , or infl uenc e y ou to be guilty o f a dis honour .

ab le action A lthough y our freq uent ap pear

.
.

ance at our regular meetings is earnesfig

 ’
46 r u e s u asox s u oxrron .

d iffus ive system of know led e H ere prac tic e

g .

and theory j oin, in q u alifyi ng the industriou s

mason to share the pleas ures w hic h an ad vance
ment in the art must necessarily afford . Lis ten
ing w ith attention to the w ise opinions of ex pe
rienced c rafts men on important subjec ts, he
g ra d u ally fam iliariz es h is m in d to u s eful ins truc

tion, and is soon enab led to investigate tru ths

of the u tmos t concern in the eneral trans ac tions
g
of life .

F rom this sys tem proceeds a rational amuse

ment ; w hile the mental pow ers are fully em
l
p y ,
o ed the
j g
ud m en t i
-
s p p y
ro erl e x erc is ed ; a
.

s p irit of emulation v a il ; an d al l are in d uc

p re s
e d to vie, w ho s hall mos t ex c el in romotin t he
p g
valuab le rules of the ins titu tion .

TH E F I RST S EC TI O N

O f the second degree acc urately elucid ates the

mode of introduc tion into that partic ular class ;
and ins tructs the diligent crafts man how to p ro
ceed in the proper arran ement of the c eremo
g
nies u s ed on the oc c as ion I t q u alifies him to
.
,

u d ge of their importanc e, and c onvinces him of

j
the neces sity of s tric tly ad herin to every es
tablished u sage of the order .ere he is en
tru sted w ith partic ular tes ts . to enab le him to
rov e his title to the i il f thi d
p p r v e
ge s o s eg ree,
w hile s atisfac tory reasons are given for their
origin . M any d uties, w hic h cement in the firm
es t union w ell informed b rethren, are illus trated
in this sec tion ; and an opportunity is given to
make s uc h ad vances in masonry as w ill alw ay s
d istinguish the abilities of those w ho have arriv
 r ac c u asou s
’
n oxrroa
. Q7
ed at p referment . T he know ledge of this sec
tion is absolutely neces s ary for all craftsmen ;
and as it recapitulates the c eremony of initia .

t ion, and contai ns many other important partic

'

u lars , no fi
of cer or member of a lodg e s hould be
u nac
q uai ntc d w ith it
.

p lum b s
, q uar e, and leve l, t ho s e nob le a n d
useful implements of a fellow craft, are here in
troduc ed and moralized, md serve as a c ons tant
.

admo nition to the prac tic e of virtue and mo .

t ality .

T he p lumb is an ins trument made us e of by

o erat ive mas ons , to rais e n d i ulars ; th e
p p p
er e c
s u ar e, to s ua
q q re th e ir w or k ; an d the lev el, to
lay horizontals ; bu t w e, as free and acc epted
masons, are taugh t to make use of them for
more noble and glorious purposes : the p lu mb
ad mo nis hes us to w alk u ri htly in ou r several
p g
s tations b efore God and man, s u aring our ac
q
tions by the s quare of virtue, and rememb ering
that w e are travelling u pon the level of time, to
that undisc overed c ountry, from w hose b ourne
“mo trave ller returns ” .

TH E S EC O ND SE CTI ON

Of this degree has recourse to the origin of

th e i ns titution, and v iew s masonry under tw o
d enominations, operative and s pec ulative T hese .

are s eparately c ons idered, and the princ iples on

w hic h bo th are founded partic ularly ex plained .

m
T heir a nity is pointed ou t by allegoric al figures
and ty pic al representations T he p eriod s tipu
.

lated for rew ard ing merit is fix ed, and the inimi
—
table moral tow hich that circ ums tance alludes is
 ’
raneu ason s n onrron.

ex plained the creation of the w orld is des crih .

ed, and many artic ulars rec ited, all of w hic h

have been c are ully preserved among masons,

and transmitted from one age to another, b y oral
tradition .

Circ ums tanc es of great importanc e to the fra

ternity are here particularized, and many tradi
tional tenets and customs confirmed by sacred
and profane record . T he c eles tial and terrestrial
g lob es are c o ns id ered and h er e th e ac c omp lish
ed gentleman may dis play his talents to ad vent
age, in the elucid ation of the Orders of Archi
t ectu re, the S ens es of hu man nature, and the
liberal fl rts and S cienc es, w hic h are severally
clas s ed in a regular arrangement I n s hort, this
.

sec tion contains a s tore of valu able know ledge,

founded on reason and s ac red record, both en
tertaining and ins truc tive .

M asonry is c onsidered under tw o denomina

tions operative and s ec ulative
p .

Op erativ e M as onry .

B y operative mas onry w e allu de to a proper

application of the u seful rules of arc hitec ture,
w henc e a s truc ture w ill derive fi g ur e , s tr e n th
g ,
and beau ty, and w hence w ill res ult a d ue propor
tion, and a j us t corres ondence in all its parts I t .

furnis hes us w ith d w e liugs , and c onvenient s h e] ,

tors from the v ic is s itud es and in e le m en c ie s of

the s easons ; and w hile it displays th e effec ts of
human w is dom, as w ell in the c hoice as in the
arrangement of the sundry materials of w hic h
an edifi ce is composed, it dem n
o s t ra tes t hat a
50 ’
r ans u asox s u onrron.

T he s phere, w ith the parts of the earth deline

ated on its s u rface, is c alled the terres trial lob e ;
g
and that, w ith the c ons tellations and other heav
,
enl b di t h l ti l l b
y o es, e c e es a g o e .

The U s e o e Globes
f th .

T heir princ ipal use, b es ide s erving as maps to

d is tinguis h the outw ard parts of the earth, and
the s ituation of t he fix ed s tars, is to illus trate
and ex lain the henomena aris in fro m the eu
p p g
nual revolution, and the diu rnal rotation, of the
earth round its ow n ax is . T hey are the noblest
instru ments for improving the mind, and giving
it the most d is tinc t idea of any problem or pro 5

p o s ition , as w ell as e n ab lin g it to s olv e th e s am

.e
Contemplating thes e bodies , w e are ins pired w ith
a d ue reverenc e for the D eity and his w orks , and
are induced to enc ourage the s tud ies of as trono
my, geography, navigation, and the arts depend
ent on them b w h ic h o i t h as b een s o muc h
, y s c e y
b enefited .

T he ord ers of arc hitec ture c ome u nd er c ons id

eration in this s ec tion ; a brief d es cription of
them may therefore not b e improper .

Of ORD ER in fl RCH I TEC TU RE .

B y order in architecture, is meant a sy s tem of

all the members, proportions and ornaments of
c olumns and ila t s ; it is a regu lar ar
p s er or,
rangement of the proj ec ting p arts of a building
w hic h, u nited w ith thos e of a c olumn, form a
beautiful, perfect and complete w hole .
 rnnnnas on s n o
’
m ron '
. 51

Of its fl ntiqu it
y .

F rom the firs t formation of society, order in

arc hitec ture may b e trac ed W hen the rigour
.

of s eas ons ob li ed men to contrive shelter from

g
th e inclemency of the w eather, w e learn that they
firs t planted trees on end, and then laid others
acros s to s up port a c overing T he bands, w hic h
.

connec ted th os e trees at top and b ottom, are s aid

ven rise to the idea of the base and
'

to h ave
s
capital ot pillars and from this s imple hint ori

gin ally p roce ed ed th e m ore i mproved art of a r

chitec ture .

T he five orders are thus c las sed the T uscan .

D oric, I onic, Corinthian, and Composite .

The Tuscan

I s the mos t s imple and s olid of the five orders .

I t w as invented in T u sc any, w hence it derives

its name .I ts c olumn is seven d iameters high ;
and its bas e and entab lature have b ut
c apital,

few mould ings T he simplic ity of the c ons tru e

.

tion of this column renders it eligible w here or

h ument w ould b e s u perfl uous .

The D orie,

W hic h is plain and natural, is the mos t eu

c ient, and w as invented by the Greeks I ts .

column is eigh t d iameters hi h, and has seldom

g
any ornaments on bas e or c ap ital, ex c ept mould
ings ; thoug h t he frieze is d is tinguis hed by tri
l
g yp hs and m et op ,
cs an d tri l
g yp hs c omp os e the
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52 F ne eu as ox s M ONI TO R .

orna ments of the friez e . T he solid c o mpos ition

of this ord er i s it a p reference, in s truc tu res
g ve
w here s trength and nob le s implic ity are c hiefl
y
ret uired .

he D orie is the b es t proportioned of all the

'

orders . T he s everal parts, of w hic h it is c om

osed, are fou nded on the natural s ition of
p po
s olid bodies . I n its firs t invention it w as more
s im le t han in its p res ent s tate I n aft tim
p e r . es ,
w hen it began to be adorned, it g ained the name
of D oric ; for w hen it w as cons truc ted in its
rim itive and s imple form, the name of T us c an
p
w as conferred on it Henc e the T uscan pre
.

ce d es the D oric in rank, on ac c ou nt of its re

semblanc e to that pillar in its original s tate .

The I onic

B ears a kind of mean proportion betw een the

more solid and delic ate orders I ts c olu mn is.

nine d iameters high ; its c apital is adorned w ith

volu tes , and its cornic e has dentals T here is .

both delic ac y and ingenuity d is play ed in this

illa r ; the inventio n o f w hic h is attri buted to
p
t he Ionians, as the famous te mp le of D iana at
E phes us w as of this order I t is s aid to have
.

b een formed after the model of an agreeable

n w oman of an elegant s hape, d res s e d in
y o u g
her hair ; as a c ontras t to the D oric ord er, w hic h
w as formed after that of a s trong, rob us t man .

The Corinthian,

T he ric hes t o f the five ord ers , is deemed a

mas terpiec e of art . I ts co ul mn is ten diameters
 ’
ras eu ason s M O N I TO R.

high, and its c apital is adorned w ith tw o row s

of leaves, and ei ht volu tes, w hic h s us tain the
g
ab ac us T he frieze is ornamented w ith curious
.

d evic es, the c ornice w ith dentals and modillions .

T his order is used in s tately and s uperb s true

"

t ures I t w as invented at Corinth, by Oellima

.

c hus, w ho is s aid to hav e taken the hint of the

en ital of this pillar from the follo w ing remark
l
ab e circ u mstanc e — A c c identally passing by the
t omb of a y oung lady, he perceived a basket of
toys, covered w ith a tile, placed over an ac au
thus root, having b een left there b y her nurse .

A s the b ranches grew u p, t hey enc ompass ed the

b asket, till, arriving at the tile, they met w ith an
ob s truc tion, and bent dow nw ard s Callimachus,
.

s truck w ith the O bj ec t, s et abou t imitatin t h

g e
figure : the vase of the capital he made to repre
s ent the b asket ; the ab ac us the tile ; and the

volu tes the b ending leaves .

The Comp os ite

Is mpounded of t he other or ders, and w as
co

c ontrived by the R o mans I ts c apital has the

.

tw o row s of
leaves of the Corinthian, and the
volutes of the I onic l ts c olumn has the q u ar
.

ter rou nd, as the T us c an and D oric ord er ; is

-

ten d iameters high, and its c ornic e has d entals,

or s imple mo d illions T his p illar is generally
.

fou nd in b u ildings w here s trength, eleganc e and

b eau ty are dis play ed .

Of the inv en t ion f

o O rder in A r ch itectu r e
.

T he anc ient and original ord ers of arc hitec

ture, revered by masons , are no more N am mvnms
5 s
 ’
5+ ras s u as oa s n o xrr o n.

the D oric, I onic , and Corinthian, w hic h w ere

“

invented by t he Greeks T o thes e the R omans

.

have ad ded tw o ; the T us c an, w hic h they made

p la in er than t he D o ric ; an d t he C o m pos ite,

w hic h w as mo re ornamental, if no t more beauti

ful, than the Corinthian T he firs t three orders
.

alone, how ever, s hew inventio n and partic u lar

c harac ter, and es s entiall d ifl er from eac h ot her ;
'

y
the t w o others have nothing but w hat i s borro w
.

ed , and d if fe r only ac c id entally the T us can is

t he Do ric in its earlies t s tate ; and the Compos
ite is the Corinthian, enric hed w ith the I onic .

T o the Greeks, therefore, and not to the Romans ,

w e are ind ebted for w hat is
g re at, j ud ic ious a n d
d is tinc t in arc hitec ture .

Of the F I VE S EN SES H uman N atu re

'

f
o .

An analy sis of the human fac ulties is nex t g iv

en in this in w hic h the five external sens
s ec tion,

es partic ularl
y c laim attention ; thes e are, hear

ing, s eeing, feeling, s melling and tas ting .

H earing

I s that sense by w hic h w e dis tinguis h sounds,

and are c apab le of enjoying all the agreeable
c harm s o f mus ic B y it w e are enabled to en
.

oy the pleas ures of s oc iety, and rec iproc ally to

j
c ommunic ate to eac h other our thou ghts and ia

te ntions, our purpos es and des ires ; w hile thus

our reas on is c apable of ex erting its utmost p ow .

er and energy .

T he w ise and b eneficent A uthor of Nature

intended, by the formation of this sense, that
£56 rns s u ason s
’
momm a .

fl
of di erent ani mals, suited to their several w ays
'

oflife, c learly d emons trates this organ to b e the _

,

masterpiec e of nature s ’
w ork.

F eeling
I s that by w hic h w e d is ting uis h the dif
s ense

fereat q ualities of bodies s uch as heat and c old,

hard nes s and s oftnes s, roughness and s mooth
nes s , figure, s olidity, motion, and ex tens ion .

T hes e three sens es, H eari ng , S eeing and F eel

ing , are d eemed peculiarly es sential among ma
son8 .

S melling

I s that by w hic h w e distinguish odours,

sense
th e v arious kind s of w hic h convey difierent im
‘

e s s ions to the mind A nima l an d v tab l

p r . eg e e
b od ies, and indeed mos t o ther bod ies, w hile ex
os ed to the air, c ontinuall nd forth fl ia
p y s e e uv
of vas t s ub tilty, as w ell in t he s tate of life and
row th, as in the s tate of fermentation and
g p u
trefac tion T hese efliuvia, being draw n into the
.

nos trils along w ith the air, are the means by

w hic h all bod ies are s melled Henc e it is evi .

dent, that there is a manifes t ap earanc e of de

p
s i n in the great Creator s l1 av1ng planted the
’
g
or an of s mell in the ins ide of that c anal, throu h
g g
w hic h the air continually p as ses in respiration .

Tas ting
E nables us to make
dis tinc tion in the
a 1roper
c hoic e of our food he organ of this sens e
.

a d s t he entranc e of the alimentar a al a

g u r y c n ,
s
that of s melling guard s t he entranc e of t he c a
nal for respiration F rom the situation of both
.
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68 r as nu asoa s n ox rro n.

fore be improper to insert here a s hort ex plana

tion of them .

Grammar
T eac hes the proper arrangement of w ords, ac
c ordin t t he idiom or dialec t of any partic ular
g o

p p ;
eo le an d that c x c ellency of p ronu nc iatio n,

whic h enables u s to s peak or w rite a language

w ith acc uracy, agreeab ly to reason and c orrect
us age .

Rh etoric

T eaches to speak c opiously and fl uently on

us
any subj ect, not merely w ith propriety, but
'

w ith all the ad vantages of fo rce and eleganc e ;

w is ely c ontriving to c a tiv ate the b earer by
s treng th of ar u ment an
g b j
eau ty of ex pres s on,
w hether it b e to entreat or ex hort, to ad monish
or applaud .

L og ic
Teaches to guide our reas on discretionally
us
ia the general know ledge of things , and d irects
ou r inq uiries after truth I t consists of a reg u
.

lar train of argu ment, w hence w e infer, d ed uce,

and c onclu de, accord ing to certain premises laid
d ow n, ad mitted, or granted ; and in it are em
l oy ed the fac ulties of c onceivin , u d in , reas
p g j g g
onin , and d is osin ; all of w hic h are natu rall
g p g y
led 011 from one grad atio n to another, till the
p oin t in q u es tio n is finally d e term ined .

4ritkmetic

T eac hes the pow ers and properties of num

b ers, w hic h is variously af
fec ted, by letters, ta
00 re s en as on s
’
mon rou
'
.

M us ic
T eac hes the art of forming c onc ords, so as to
c ompos e delightful harmony, by a mathematic al
and proportional arrangement of acute, grave
and mix ed s ou nds . T his art, by a s eries of ex
eriments, is red uc ed to a d emons trative s c ienc e,
p
w ith res pec t to tones, and the intervals of s ound .

I t inq uires into the nature of concords and d is

c ords , and enables u s to fi nd out the proportion
betw een them by numbers .

A s t ronomy

I s that divine art, by hic h w e are taugh t to

w
read the w is d o m, s trength and beau ty o f the A l

mighty Creator, ia thos e s acred pages , t he c eles

tial hemis phere . A s s is ted by as tronomy , w e c an
ob s erve the mo tions, meas ure t he d is tances, c o m

rehend the magnitu des . and c alc u late the peri

p
ods and e clips es o f the heav enly bodies B y it
.

w e learn the u se of the globes , the sys tem of the

w orld, and the preliminary law of nature W hile
.

w e are employed in the s tu dy of this s c ienc e, w e

mu s t perc eive unparalleled ins tanc es of wis dom
and go od nes s , and, thro ugh the w hole c reation,
trace the glorio us A uthor by his w orks .

Of the h] oral A d vantag es of Geometry .

F rom this theme we prto illus trate the

oceed
moral ad vantages o f Geometrv a s ubjec t on
w hic h the follow ing ob servations may not b e an
acc eptable .

Geometry, the first and nobles t of sc ienc es, is

the b as is on w hic h the s upers truc ture of masonry
 rns m ason s ’
n eut ron
. 61
.

is erec ted B y geometry, w e may c uriously

”

trac e nature, through her various w ind ings, to

her mos t concealed recesses B y it, w e discover
.

th e pow er, the w is dom, and the goodness of the

Grand Artificer of the U niverse, and view w ith
delight the reportions w hic h c onnec t this vast
mac hine .
y it, w eB d is c ov er h o w t h e p la n ets

move in their difierent orbits, and demonstrate

their various revolu tions B y it, w e ac count
.

for the return of seasons, and t he variety of

s cenes w hic h eac h s eas on dis la s to the disc ern
p y
ing eye .N umberless w orlds are arou nd u s, all
framed by the s ame D ivine A rtis t, w hich roll
‘
t hrou gh the vast expans e, and are all conduc ted
b y the s ame unerring law of nature .

A su rvey of natu re, and the observation of

her beau tiful proportions , firs t d etermined man
to imitate the divine plan, an d s tudy symmetry
and ord er This gave ris e to s ocieties, and birth
.

to every u seful art T he architec t began to de

.

s ig n ; and the la n w h i c h he laid do w n, bein

p
g
s
imp roved by experience and time, have prod uce
w orks w hic h are the ad miration of every age .

The lapse of time, the ruthless h and o f igno

ranc e, and the devas tations of w ar h av e l ai d
,
w as te and destro ed man
y y v alu a b l m on u m
e
e n ts
of anti u it
q y, on w h ic h th e u tm os t e xe rtio n s o f
h u man genius have b een employed Even the .

Temple of S olomon, s o s pac ious and ma nificent,

and constructed b s o man ele b ra te a rti t
y y c s s ,
escaped not the uns paring ravages of b arb arous
force . F reemasonry, notw iths tanding, has s till
survived T he attentive ear rec eives the sou nd
.

from the instructive tong u e, and the mysteries at

6 .
 ’
62 raneu ason s u os rron.
'

masonry lodged in the repository of

are safely

f f
a ith ul breas ts T.o o ls a nd i mp lem en ts of arc hi
tec ture are selec ted by the fraternity, to imprint
on the memory w is e and s erious truths ; and
th us, through a s uc ces sion of ages, are transmit .

ted unimpaired the ex cellent te nets of our insti

tu tion .

Thus end the tw o s ec tions of the s econd lec t

ure ; w hic h, w ith the c eremony u sed at opening .

and closing the lodge, c omprehend the w hole of

the second de c c of mas onry T his lec ture
.

contains a re u at s s tem of s cience, demons trat

g y
ed on the c leares t in i l an d es ta b lis hed on
p r c p es,
t he fi rmest fdbndation .

Charg e at I nitiation into the S econd D eg ree .

B ao rne n,
'

“ B eing ad vanced to the s econd degree of ma s

s onry, w e con ratulate n u eferment

g y ou o y o r
pr .

T he internal, and not the external, q ualifications

of a man, are w hat mas onr re ards A s you
y .

increase in know ledge, you w il impro ve in 803

c ial interc ours e .

I t is u nnec ess ary to recapitulate the d uties

w hic h, as a mason, y ou are b ou nd to d isc harge ;
or enlarge on the nec essity of a s tric t ad herence
to them, as you r ow n ex perience mus t have es
tablis hed their value .

Our law s and regulations you are strenuous

ly to support ; and be alw ays ready to as sist
in s eeing them duly ex ecuted Y ou are not to
.

lli fi f b h
‘

p a a te, or agg rava te, th e o e nc es o y ou r ret

ren but in the decision of every trespass
66 p ana mason ’
s n ou vron .

P ray er at raising a B rother to the Sublime D eg ree f

o

a M as ter M ason

T hou, O God ! know est our dow n sitting and -

our u p ris ing, and u nd ers tand es t our thou h ts

-

afar off . S hield and defend us from the evi in

tentions of our enemies , and s upport u s under
the trials and atllietions w e are des tined to en
d u re w hile travelling through this vale of tears.
M an that is born of a w oman is offew days, and
full of trouble H e c ometh forth as a fl ow er,
.

and is c ut dow n he fl eeth also as a s hadow , and

eontinueth not S eeing his days are d etermined,
.

the number of his months are w ith thee, than

h ast appointed his boimds that he c annot ass 5
turn from him that he may res t, till he s b al ao
complis h his d ay F or there is hope of a tree,
.

if it be c ut dow n that it w ill s prou t again, and

t hat the tender b ranc h thereof w ill not c eas e .

B ut man dieth and w as teth aw ay ; y ea, man

i th t he g hos t, and w here is b e ? A s the
g ve u p
w aters fail fro m the s ea, and the fl ood d ec ayeth
and d rieth u p, s o man lieth d ow n, and ris eth not
u p till the h eavens s hall b e no ore Y et, 0 m .

L or d ! have c ompas s ion on the children of thy

c reation, ad minis ter them c omfort in time of

t roub le, and s ave them w ith an everlas ting sal va

t ion . d ms a S o mote it b e
.
”
.

TH E T H l R D S EC T I O N

I llustrates c ertain hierogly phical emblems, and

inculc ates many u seful les s ons, to ex tend know
ledge, and promote virtue .

I n this b ranc h of the lect u re, many particu lars

relative to king S olomon s temple are considered
’
.
 re s en ason s
’
mow re a 67
‘
'
.

T he c onstruc tion of this grand fi

ed i ce w as at
tended w ith tw o re markable c irc u mstanc es .

F rom Josephus we learn, that although s even .

ea r w oc c u ied in b u ildin it t d in
y s ere p g , y e u r
g
t he w hole term it rained not in the d ay time,
that the w orkmen mig ht not b e obs tructed in
t heir lab our : and from s ac red his tory it appears,
that there w as neither the s ou nd o f the ham mer,
nor ax e, nor any tool of iron, heard in the hous e,
w hile i t w as build in
g .

T his famou s fab ri c w as s upported by fourteen

hundred and fifty three c olamos , and tw o thou
-

s and nine hu nd red and s ix pilas ters all hew n

from the fines t P arian marble T here w ere em
.

loy ed in its b uild in three rand mas ters t h

p g g ree

thousand and three hu nd red mas ters , or over

seers ofthe w ork eighty thous and fellow c rafts
and s eventy thous and entered apprentices , or
b earers of burthens . A ll thes e w ere class ed and
arranged in s uc h a manner by the w is do m of
S olomon, that neither envy, dis cord nor confa
s ion, w ere s uf fered to interru pt th at u nivers al
-

a e a nd tra nq uillity w hic h pervaded the w orld

p e c
at this important period .

The P ot f
o incens e

ls an emblem of a p heart, w hic h is alw a s

ure y
an accep table s ac rifi c e to t he D eity and as this
low w it h fervent heat, s o s hould our hearts
g s
c ontinu ally l w w ith ratitu de to the a t
g o g gre

and b e nefic ent A u thor of our ex ist nce, for the

e
manifold ble ssings and comforts w e Enjoy .
68 ras m ason ’
s u onrroa
.

The B ee H ioe ‘

Is an emblem of indus try, and rec ommends

the prac tice of that virtue to all created b eings,
from the highest s erap h in heaven, to the low es t
I t teac hes na that as w e
'

reptile of the d ust .

c ame into the w orld rational and intelligen t

beings, so w e s hould ever be indus trious ones ;
never s itting dow n c ontented w hile our fellow
c reatures around us are in w ant, w hen it is in
our pow er to relieve t hem, w ithout inconven
ienc e to ourselves .

W hen w e take a survey of nature, w e view

man, in his infancy, more helples s and indigent
than t he b ru tal c reation : he lies languis hing for
d ay s , months and years, totally inc apab le of
rovid ing s us tenanc e for hims elf of a d in
p , g u r
g
agains t the attacks of the w ild beas ts of the
field, or s heltering himself from the inclemen .

c ies of the w eather .

I t might have p leas ed the great Creator of

heaven and earth to have mad e man independ
ent of all other bein s ; b t a d e end e n i
g u , s p c e s
o ne of the s tronges t bond s of s oc iety , mankind

w ere made dependent on eac h other for protes

tion and s ec urity, as they thereby enj oy better
op portunities of fulfi lling the d uties of rec ipro r

c al lo ve and friends hi
p T h us .w a s m an f or m e d
for soc ial and ac tive life, the nobles t part of the
w ork of God ; and he that w ill s o d emean him
s elf as not to b e end eavourin to add to the
g
common s toc k of know led e and u nd ers tand in
g g,
may b e deemed a drone in the hive of natu re, a
u seles s member of s oc iet , and u nw orth f
y y o ou r

p ro tec tion as m asons .

 rae e u as on s n o ’
m roa
'
. 69

The B ook of Cons titut ions , g uarded by the Ty ler ’

s

Sw ord,

R eminds us that w e s hould be ever w atchful

and guarded, in c ar thou ghts, w ords and ac
tions , partic ularly w hen b efore the enemies of
mas onry ; ever bearin in remembrance those
a
truly masonic virtues, s t nce and c ircu msp ect ion .

The Sw ord, p ointing to a N aked H eart,

D mon
es trates that j ustic e w ill sooner or
later
overtake ns and althoug h ou r though ts, w ords
and ac tions may be hidden from the eyes of
«

man, yet that

fill -
s eein E
g y e

W hom the S un, M oon and S tars ob ey, and

_

u nder w hose w atchful c are even comets p erform

their s tupendous rev olu tions, pervad es t e in
h
mos t recesses of the human heart, and W i ll re
w ard us ac cording to our merits .

The finchor and fl rlc

Are e mblems of a w ell hop e, and a

grou nded

ll lif T h m b l m ti l f th t
’

W nt e are e e a c a o a
e s
pe e .
y
div ni e ark w hic h s afely w afts u s ov er th is te m
l
es tu ous s ea of trou b e , a
s nd th a t an c h or w h i c h
p
s hall s afely moor us in a peac eful h arb our, w here

the w icked c ease from troubling, and the w eary

shall fi nd res t .
70 ’
r ns eu as on s n e u t ron.

”
Th e F orty s ev enth P roblem f
o Eu clid .

T his w as an invention of our anc ient friend

and brother, t he great P y thagoras, w ho, in his
travels through A s ia, A fric a and E urope, w as
initiated into s everal orders of pries thood, and
rais ed to the s u blime degree of a mas ter mas on .

T his w is e p hilosopher enric hed his mind abu n:

d autly in a general know ledge of things, and
more es pec ially in geo metry or mas onry : on
this s ubje c t he d rew out many prob lems and
theorems ; and among the mos t d is tingu ished
be erec ted this , w hic h, in the joy of his heart,
he c alled E ureka, in the Grec ian language, s ig
nify ing, I have fou nd it and upon the discov ery
of w hic h, he is s aid to have s ac rific ed a beca
tomb . I t teac hes masons to be general lovers
of the arts and s c iences .

The H ou r Glass-

I s an emblem of human life B ehold ! how

.

s w iftl
y the s ands ru n, and ho w ra id
p yl ou r lives
are d raw ing to a c los e W e c annot w ithout
.

as tonis hment behold the little particles w hich

are co ntained in this mac hine, how they pass
aw ay almos t imperc eptibly, and yet to our s ur
ris e, ia the s hort s pac e of an hou r, the a all
p y re
ex hau s ted .T hus w astes man to day , he puts.

forth the tender leaves of hope ; to morrow , -

blos s oms, and bears his blushing honours thic k

upon him ; the nex t d ay comes a fros t, w hich
0 Tax m an ] I n any right angled triangle, the sq uare w hic h is
-

desc ri bed upon t he side subtendi ths right an Is , is equal to the

q
s uares desc ribed upon the sides z
i
in]: cont ain t e right angle .

M ed, li b i p rep 47
. . . .
 ’
ras en asos s n o m ron
'
. 71
nips the shoot, and w hen he thinks his greatness
is s till aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to
enric h our mother earth .

The S cy the
Is an emblem of time, w hic h the brittle c uts
thread of life, and lau nc hes us into eternity .

B ehold w hat havock the sc the of time makes

y
m
a ong the human race if by c hanc e w e s hou ld
escape the nu merous evils incident to c hildhood
and youth, and w ith health and vigour arrive
to the years of manhood, y et w ithal w e mus t
“

soon be c u t d ow n b y t he all d evouring s cy the

-

of time, and b e gathered into the land w here our

fathers have gone before u s .

The Three S tep s

U s ually delineated u pon the mas ter s c arpet, ’

are emblematic al of the three princ ipal stages of

h uman life, viz youth, manhood , and age
. In .

y ou th, as entered indus

ap prentices , w e oug ht
trious ly to occ u py our minds in the attainment
of u s eful know ledge in manhood, as fellow
c rafts, w e s hould apply our know ledge to the
disc harge of our res pec tive d u ties to God, our
nei hbours, and ours elves ; that s o in age, as
g
mas ter m s ,
a on s w e may enj y
o the happy refl ec

tio ns conseq uent on a w ell s pent life, and die I n

the hope of a gloriou s immortality .

C har
g e at I nitiat ion into the Third D eg ree .

B ao rn s n,
'

Your for the ins titution of mason

z eal
the progres s you have made in the my s te
y our c onform ity to our regu lations
72 rena mesos ’
s neut r on .

ed y ou ou t as a p p
ro er ob ec t of j
our favour and
estee m
.

“Y ou are now b ound b y duty, honour and

ra titude, to be faithful to your trus t ; to s up
g
t t h e dignity of y our c h arac ter on every c c
p o r
c asion ; an d to enforc e, by prec ept and ex ample,
ob edience to the tenets of the order .

“ I n the c haracter of a mas ter mason a

, y o u r e
authoriz ed to c orrec t the errors and irregulari
ties of y ou r u ninformed brethren, and to gu ard
them against a breaeh of fidelity T o pres erve
.

the repu tation of the fraternity u ns ullied, must

b e you r c ons tant c are ; and for this purpos e it
is y our province to rec ommend, to your inferi
ors , ob ed ienc e and s ub mis sion to you r equ als,
c ourtes y and affab ility to y our s uperiors, kind
n es s and c ond esc ens ion . U nivers al b enevolence
are alw ay s to inc ulc ate ; a nd b t h
y ou , y e re
g u
larity of your ow n b ehaviour, afford the b est
ex ample for the c ond uc t of others les s informed .

T he anc ient landmarks of the order, entrus ted

t o y our c are, you are c arefully to reserve ; and
nev er s ufier them to b e infringe
'

or c ounte

nanc e a d eviation from t he es tablis hed usages

and c us toms of the fraternity .

Your v irtue, honour and reputation are con

c erned in s u pporting w ith d ignit th h a t
y e c r ac e r

y o u n ow b ear . L et no m oti ve, th e re fo re , m a k e

s w erve from d t i la t
y o u y o ur u
y , v o e y o u r v o w s,
or betra y ou r tru s t ; b t b t an d f ithful,
y u e ru e a
nd imitate the ex ample of that c eleb rated artist
‘

s hom you this evening repres ent T hu s you

.

all render y ourself d es erving of the honour

"
ch w e h ave c onferred, and merit the c onfi
e that w e have re osed ”
p .
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71
-
r nnen as on s n ox rro n .

I f so be ye have tas ted that the Lord is gra

c ious, to w hom c oming as unto a living stone,
dis allow ed indeed of men, b ut c hosen of God,
and prec ious ; ye als o, as living s tones, b e ye
b uilt up a s piritual house, an holy riesthood, to
ofl er
'

u p
s ac rifi ces ac c eptable to Go( p
v‘herefore, also, it is c ontained in the scrip
tures, B ehold, I lay in Z ion, for a foundation,
a tried s tone, a prec ious corner s tone, a sure
found ation ; he that b elieveth shall not make
h as te to pass it over U nto you, therefore,
.

w hich b elieve, it is an honour ; and even to

them w hic h be d isob edient, the s tone w hich the
b uilders d isallow ed, the same is made the head
of the c orner .

“ B rethre
n, this is th e w ill of God,
th at w ith
w ell doing ye pu t to s ilenc e the ignorance of feel .

ish men A s free, and not u sing your liberty for

.

a cloak of maliciousness, b ut as the s erv ants of

God Honour all men, love the b rotherhood,
.

fear God ”
.

R EAIJ R K S ON TH E FO UR TH L EC TUR E .

THE F I RST SECTI O N

Explains the manner of convoc ating and open

ing a mark master s lodge
’
I t teac hes the s ta
.

tions and d uties of the respec tive ofiicers, and

recapitulates the my stic ceremony of introd uc
in a candid ate
g[ thi
.

n s section is e xe mplified
the regularity
and good order that w as observed by the cra fts
men on M ount Libanus, and in the plains and
q u arries of Z eredat hah, and it end s w ith a bea n
 m nemason ’
s st o m ron'
.
75
tiful d is play of the manner in w hich one of the
pr inc ipa l events originated, w hic h c harac teriz es
this degree .

I N THE S ECO ND sne rte n

'

T he mark mas ter is particularly ins tructed in

the origin and his tory of this degree, and the
indispensable obligations he is under to s tretch
forth his as s isting hand to the relief of an in
digent and w orthy brother, to a certain and
spec ifi ed ex tent .

T he progress made in architec ture, particu

larly in the reig n of S olo mon, is remarked ; the
nu mb er of artis ts employ ed in b uilding the tem

p le of Jerus ale m, and the privileges they enj y

o

ed, are s pec ifi ed the mode of rew arding merit,

and of punis hing the g uilty, are ointed ou t ;
and the marks of dis tinc tion w hio w ere con
ferred on our anc ient brethren, as the rew ards
of exc ellenc e, are named .

I n the c ourse of the lec ture, the follow ing

tex ts of s crip ture are introduced and ex plained,
vrz .

R ev of S t John, 11 t 7 —To him that over

. . . .

’
cometh w ill I i t at f th e hid d n manna
g v e o e o e ,
and w ill give him a w hite s tone, and in the stone
a new name w ritten, w hic h no man know eth,
s aving him that receiv eth it .

2 Chron ii i ll. .
— A nd w e w ill cut w ood ou t
of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need ; and
w e w ill bring it to thee in fl oats b sea to Jo
y p
p a, an d t ho u s ha lt c arry it u p to Jeru sa le m
P s alm, c x viii 22 —T he stone w hich the build
.

. .

ers refused is bec ome the h ead “on e c \ W e . .

c orner .
76 r nn mmsorz s ’
M O NI TO R .

J att x xi 42
l .
— D id y e never read in th e
. .

s c ri tures, T he s tone w hic h the b uilders re ec t

p j
ed 18 b ec ome the head of the c orne1 .

M ark x ii 1 0 A nd have y e not read th is

. .
-

s c ri ture
p , T he s to ne w h ich th e b u ild e rs re je c te d
i s bec ome the head of the c orner .

L uke x x — W hat is this, then, that is

.

w ritten, T he s tone w hic h the b uilders rej ected

is becom e the head of the c orner .

J ets iv 1 1 —T his is the s to ne w h ich w as s et

. .

at nough t of y ou b uilders, w hich is become t he

head of the corner .

R ev iii 1 8 — He that hath an ear to hear, let

. . .

him hear .

E z ekiel, x liv 1 , 3 5 — T hen he brought me

. .

bac k the w ay of the gate of the ou tw ard s anc

tuary, w h ic h looketh tow ard the eas t, and it
w as s hut T hen said the L ord u nto me, T his
.

g a te s hall be s hu t, it s ha ll n o t b e o
p e n ed , a n d no
man s hall enter m by it ; becaus e the Lord, the
God of I srael, hath entered in by it, therefore it
s hall be s hu t I t 18 for the p ri nc e
. the princ e
he s hall s it in it to eat bt ead befw e the L ord ;
he s hall enter by the 11 ay of the po rc h of that
g a te, and s hall
g o o ut b y t h e w ay o t t h e s am e .

A nd the Lord s aid u nto me, S on of man, mark

w ell, and b ehold w ith thine eyes , and bear w ith
thine ears , all that I s ay u nto thee conc erning
all the ordinanc es of the hous e of the L ord, and
all the law s thereof , and mark w ell the enter
ing in of the house, w ith every going forth of the
s anc tuary .
 ’
rne nu ason s n ou vron .
77
The w orking tools of a mark master are the
chisel and mallet .

T he c his el morally demons trates the advanta

ges of dis cipline and ed uc ation . T he mind, like

the diamond in its original s tate, is rude and
u npolis hed ; b ut as the eflb c t of the c hisel n
o
the external c oat s oon presc rits to view the la
tent beau ties of the diamond, s o edu cation dis
covers the latent virtues of the mind, and draw s
them forth to run the large field of matter
and spac e, to disp ay the s u mmit of human
know ledge, our duty to God and to man .

T he mallet morally teac hes to correc t irregu

larities, and to reduce man to a proper level ;
s o that, b iet d eportment, he may, in the
q u
sc hool of iseipline, learn to be c ontent W hat .

the mallet is to the w orkmen, enlightened rea

s onis to the passions it c urbs amb ition, it d e
resses envy, it moderates anger, and it enc ouru
p
g es
g ood d is positions ; w h enc e aris es, am on
g
ood masons, that c omely ord er,
g
3‘ Which no thing earthlygives , or ean dest roy,
c alm sunshine, and tho heart felt j oy
”
The soul s
’ -
.

Charg e t o be delivered w hen a Candidate is advanced to

the F ou rth D eg ree .

D uo ru ne,
-

“
I c ongratulate having b een thought
y ou on
w orthy o f b eing promoted to this honourable
degree of masonry P ermit me to impress it on
.

y our mind , that y our as s id uity s hould ever b e

commens urate w ith your duties, w hic h b ec ome
more and more extensive as you advance in ma
 ’
78 r nns n asox s n ox rro n .

T he situation to w hic h you are now promo t ‘

ed w ill d raw u pon y ou no t o nly t he s cru tinizing

eyes of the w orld at lar e b ut the s e also of yo ur

g
b rethren, 011 w hom this d egree of masonry has
not b ee n c o nferred : all w ill be j ustifi ed in ex
c tin r c ond uc t and b e haviou r to be s u c h
pe gy o u ,

as may w ith s afety be imitated

’
.

I n the honou rable c harac ter of mark maste r

mas on, it is more particularly y our duty to en
d eavou r to let your c ond uc t in the lodge and .

among y ou r b rethren be s uc h as may s tand t he

tes t of Grand O vers eer s s q uare, that y ou
the
’

may not, like the unfinis hed and imperfec t w o rk

of the negligent and unfaithfu l of former times,
be rej ec ted and throw n as ide, as u nfit for t hat
s p iritu al b uild in , that house no t ma de w ith
g
hand s , in the heavens
eternal .

W hile s uc h is your conduc t, should mis for

tunes as s ail you, s hould friend s fors ake you,
s hou l d envy trad uc e you r oo d name, and malice
g
p ers e c u te y ou ;
y et may y o u hav e c o nfid en c e,

t hat among mark mas ter masons y ou w ill find

friend s w ho w ill ad minis ter relief to yo ur dis
tres s es , and c omfort you r afllic tions ; e ver b ear
ing in mind , as a c ons olation u nder all the
frow ns of fortune, and as an encouragement to
hope for better prospects, that the s tone w hich the
builders rej ected (pos s es s ing merits to them u n
know n) became the ch ief stone of the cor ner ”
.

P rev iou s to closing the lodge, the follow ing

arable is rec ited
p .

Marr n nw xx . 1— 16 .

F or the kingdom of heaven is like unto a

“
.

man that is an householder, w hich w ent out early

 '
’
r annu as ou s n ourt ou .
9

in the mormng to hire labourers into his vine

a rd A nd w hen he had agreed w ith the labour
y .
s

are for a penny a d ay, he sent them into his vine

a rd A nd he w ent ou t ab out the third hour,
y .

and s aw others s tand ing id le iu the market plac e,

and s aid u nto them, Go ye also into the viney ard,
and w hats oever is right I w ill give y ou And .

they w ent their w ay . A g in he w ent about the

a

six t h and ninth hour, and did likew is e And .

abou t the eleventh hour he w ent out and found

others s tanding id le, and s aith unto them, W hy

s tand y e here all the d ay id le P T hey s ay u nto

him, B ec ause no man hath hired u s H e s aith
.

u nto them, Go ye als o into t he vineyard , and

w hats oever is right, that s hall y e rec eive So .

w hen even w as c ome, the lord of the v iney ard

s aith u nto his s tew ard, Call the labourers , and

i e the m their hire , beginning fro m t he l

g v ast

u nto the fi rs t
. A nd w hen they c ame that w ere
hired abou t t he eleventh hou r, they re c eived
every man a penny . B u t w hen the firs t c ame,
t hey s u pposed that they s hould have rec eived
more, and they likew ise received every man a
p e nny . A n d w hen th e y ha d rec eive d it, th ey
murmured against the good man of the house,
s aying, T hese las t have w roug ht but one hour,

and t hou has t mad e them equ al u nto u s , w hic h

have borne the bu rthen and heat of the d ay .

B ut he ans w ered one of them, and s aid, F riend,

I do thee no w rong : d ids t thou not agree w ith
me fo r a penny ? T ake that thine is , and go
thy w ay I w ill giv e unto this last even as u nto
thee I s it not law ful for me to do w hat I w ill
\
.

w ith m in e o w n ? I s h ne ye m 1 h
t i e ec m s e m s .
80 r es en ason s u ou rron
’
.

g ood S o the las t s hall be first, and the first last

”
for many be called, but few c hosen .

T he c eremony ofclos ing a lodge in this degree,

w hen r0perly c onduc ted, is pec uliarly interes t .

ing. t ass is ts in s trengthening the s oc ial af

fec tions ; it teac hes u s the duty w e ow e to our
b rethren in partic ular, and the w hole family of
mankind in general ; by ascribing praise to the
meritorious , and dispensing rew ards to the dili
ge n t and in d ustrious .

S OJVG, during the Closing Ceremony .

at 311 07 11 1 3 7. 8. W 1 38 .

M an x Ms s r nn s , all appear
B efo re the Chief O c rseer ’

la concert move ;
L et him our w ork inspec t,
For the bief A rc hitec t ,
I f there is no defec t,
He w ill approve .

Those w ho htire p ass d the S uare, ’

q
For your rew ards p rc are,
Join heart and b an
Eart h w ith his markin view,
M arc h w ith the j us t and t rue ;
W ages to you are due,
At your command .

Hiram, the w dow s son,

i ’

Sent unto Solomon

O ur great key stone,
-

On w hich appears the name

That raises high the fame
Of all to w hom the s ame
ls t ruly known .

Now to the w es tw ard more,

W here, full of s t rength and love,
Hiram doth stand
B ut if imposte rs are
Mix d w ith the w orthy then ,
’

Caution theta lo bew are

(y ou ra g e s - u
82 r u e s u ason s n ox rron.
’

apply, by petitito the grand lodge of the

on,
s tate in w hich the id ttin f th
y r e s e, s e g or ,

That they are free and ac c epted master masons ; that they are
at present , or have bee n, me mb ers of regular lodges that, h aving
the p rosperi t o f the fraternit at heart, t he ar w i lling t o exert
y y y e
their bes t e ndeavours to promote and diffuse the genuine p rinciples
o f mas onr ; t hat for the c onvenienc f th i t i d w lh u
y , y o e r re s p ec v e e
and for ot her ood reasons t he are desirous of formin a ne w lo s
g , y g g
in th e tow n of to be named thl ty
1 a c onse uenc e of this desi re the
q , y p y ra fo r let t ers of di s pe n s at io n, or
a w arrant of c onstit ution to em ow er them to as semble, as a le a
, p g l
lodge, to d isc harge the d uties of masonry , in a regular and c onstitu
t ional manne r, ac c ordin to t he ori inal form df the orde r, and tbs
g g
re ulat ions of the
g g rand l o d g e . T h at t he h a ve n o m i n at ed a n d do
rec ommend A B t o b e t he fi rs t master ; D t o be the first senior
w arden, and E F to b e the fi rs t j lmior w ard en, of the said lodges
t hat , if t he prayer of the petition should be granted, they p ro mise s
stric t c onformity t o all the c onstit ut ional law s and regulations of ths
rand lod e ”
g g .

T his petition, b eing s igned by at leas t s even

reg ular mas ons , and re c ommend ed by a lod e or
g
lodges adj ac ent to the place w here the new 106
9
is to be holden, is delivered to the grand seer!!
tul f, w ho lay s it b efore the grand lodge
g
.

f the petition meets the approbation of he

l d di
t
m
g ra n d lo d e
g , th ey g e nera ly or er a s pens at n
to b e is s ued, w hic h is s ig ned b y the grand or
d epu ty grand mas ter, and authoriz es the peti
tioners to as s emb le as a leg al lodge, for a certain
s ec ifi
p e d term of tim e .

I n s ome j uris dic tions , the grand and depul

rand mas ters , res ec tively, are inves ted w it
g p
au thority to grant d is pens ations, at pleas ure,
d uring the rec es s o f th e rand lodge in others,
g
they are never iss ued W i thout the s pec ial d irec
tion of the grand lodge .

Lodges w orking u nder dispensations are con

sidered merely as agents of the grand lodge ;
Sl-
r un mmsos ’
s M ONI TO R .

it inconvenient for the grand offi c ers to attend,

the grand master, or his deputy, is sues a w ritten
instru ment under his hand and private s eal, to a
s ome w orthy resent or pas t master, w ith full
p
p o w j g ,
er to c on u ate cons titu te an d in s tall t he

p etitioners .

Ceremony of Cons titut ion and Cons ecration .

O n the d ay and hour appointed, the grand

m
mas ter and his o cers meet in a convenient
room near to that in w hic h the lod e to b e con
g
s tituted is as s embled, and o en the grand lodge
p
in the three degrees of masonry .

T he officers of the new lodge are to be ex am

ined by the d eputy g rand master, after w hich
they return to their lodge .

T he new lod e th en s ends a mess enger to the

g
g rand master w rth the follow in
g mes sa e viz
g , .

M os r W onsm rrU L,
'

T he ofl cers and brethren of lodge,

w h o are now assembled at have ins tructed
me to inform you, that the most w ors hipful
g rand lod e
g f or g r an d m as te r ] w a s
p le as ed to

g ra nt them a ‘ e tter o f d is
p en s atio n , h ea rin g d a te
t he day of in the y ear
thornsing them to form and open a lodge of free
and accepted masons, in the tow n of tha t
sinc e that
p er io d t he y ha ve r e g u la rl y a s s em bl e d ,
and c ond uc ted th e b us ines s of masonry ac cord
ing to t he b es t of their abilities ; that their prtr
c eed ings havin received the a ro b at i n f th e
g pp o o
M W grand lodge, they have obtained a c harter
. .
 ’
r e enM Ason s n o m r ou . 85

of cons titution, and are d es irous that their lodge

should be c ons ecrated, and their officers ins talled,
agreeably to the anc ient us ages and c us toms of
the c raft ; for w hic h purpose they are now met,
and aw ait the pleas ure of the mos t w ors hipful
rand mas ter
”
g .

He then returns to his lodge, ho prepare for

w
the rec eption of t he grand lodge .W hen notic e
is given that they are prepared, the grand lodge
w alk in proc es sion to their hall W hen the
.

"wa nd mas ter enters , the grand honours are g iven

fly the new lod ge ; the ofiic ers of w hic h res ign
their seats to t he grand oflicc rs, and take their
several s tations o n th e left .

T he nec es s ary c au tions are then given, and all,

ex c epting mas ters and pas t mas ters of lod es ,
g
are req ues ted to retire u ntil the mas ter of the
new lod ge is p laced in t he c h air o f S olo mon .

He is then bou nd to the faithful performanc e of

his trus t, and inves ted w ith the c harac teris tic s of
the c hair .

U pon d ue notice, the grand mars hal rec on

ducts t he brethren into the hall, and all take
their plac es , ex c ept the members of the new
lodge, w ho form a proc ess ion on one s ide of the
hall, to salute their mas ter .A s they ad vance,
the grand master add res s es them, B rethren, be
hold your mas ter 1”
A s they pas s, they make the
ro er s alu tation an d w hen they have all pas s
p p
ed, he s them, and takes his appropriate
j oin .

s tation.
90 n om r o u
’
r nnearas on s .

W e humbly invoke thee to give us, at this

and an ] ! times, w is dom in all our d oings, s treng th
Of mind in all our d iflic ulties, and the beauty of

h armony in all our communic ations !

P ermit u s, 0 thou A u thor of L igh t and
Life, Great S ource of Love and Happines s, to
erec t this lod e, and now s olemnly to cons ecr ate
g
it to the honour of thy glory
”
Glory be to God on hig h .

R esponse by the B rethren ]

[ .

d o it w as in the beg inning , is now , and ever

”
s hall be ! d msa .

D uring the response, the d epu ty grand mas

ter, and t he grand w ardens, take the v es sels of
c orn, w ine and O il, and s rinkle the elements
p
of consec ration u on the lod e
p g .

[ T he g r a n d ch ap lai n then contin ues

“
Grant, 0 Lord our God, that thos e w ho
are now ab ou t to be inves ted w ith the g overn
ment Of this lodge may b e endued w ith w is dom
to ins truc t their brethren in all their d uties .

M ay br otherly love, relief and truth alw ay s pre

v ail amon t he memb ers of this lod e ; a n d
g g
may this b ond Of u nion continue to s trengthen
the lodges throughout the w orld
B less all our brethren, w herever d ispersed
and grant s peedy relief to all w ho are either o
p
p re s s ed o r d is tres s ed .

“ W e afl ec tionatel
m m d h
‘

y c o en to t e e all th e
members Of thy w hole family M ay they ia .

creas e in the know led e of thee, and in the love

g
of eac h other.
 ’
ens eu asox s n oxrrou. 91

F inally : M ay w e finish all our w ork here

below w ith thine approbation ; and then have
our transition from this earthly abode to thy
heavenly temple above, there to enjoy lig ht .

lory and blis s, inefl able and eternal

'

g
Glory be hig h l
to God on
”

[ R es ponse b
y the B re thren
] .

As it w as in the beg inning , is now , and ever

s hall be
A men s o mate it be d ms a I ”

T hen su cceed s s ole mn music, w hile the lodge

is c overed. T he grand c haplain then D s m c ar s s
t he lod ge in the follow ing terms

To the memory O f HO LY S AI N T JO HN ,
w e d ed ic ate t his lodge M ay every b rother re
.

vere his c harac ter, and imitate his virtues .

”
Glory be to God on hig h 1
R spons e ]
[ e .

d o it w as i n the beg inning , is now , and ever

shall be, w orld w ithout and
”
dms a so mote it be A men J
. ,

A p iec e O f music is then performed, w hile the

b rethren O f the new lodge ad vanc e in proc es s io n
to s alute the grand lodge, w ith their hands
cros sed u pon their b reas ts , and b ow in as they

p ass. T hey t hen tak e th eir pla c es ,

an s tand as

they w ere .

T he g rand mas ter then rises, and consti tu tes

the new lodge in the form follow ing
I n the name of the mos t w ors hipful grand
lodge, 1 now consti tute an d fo rm y ,ou m y g ood
 ’
92 enaau aso n s n o N I T O R .

b rethren, into a lodg e O f free and accepted ma

s ons . F rom henc eforth I empow er you to act
as a regular lodge, cons titu ted in conformity to
the rites of our order, and the c harges of our
anc ient and honou rable fraternity ; a nd may
t he S upreme A rc hitec t of the U nivers e pros per,
”
d irect and c ounsel you in all y our doings .

R esponse by all the B rethren

[ . .
]
”
S o mate it be .

T he ceremony of ins tallation then sueceeds . .

SECO ND SECTI O N .

Ceremony o
f I ns tallation.

T he grand m his depu ty, W hether

aster as ks
“
IE “

h e has ex amined the mas ter nomin ated in the

w arrant, and fi nd s him w ell s killed in the noble
”
s c ienc e and the roy al art T he de u ty, an
.

e aflirmativ efi b th e ran master s

’
s w erin in th
g y g
ord er, takes the c andid ate from amon his f l
g e
low s , and presents him at the pedestal, say ing,
.

M O S T W o ns n rp rm GR AN D M A S T ER,
.

“
I pres ent my w orthy b rother, A B , to hp
in stalled mas ter o f this new lod ge I find him ll» .

be of good morals , and of great s kill, tru e and

trus ty ; and as he is a lover of t he w hole frater
alty, w heres oe ver dis pers ed O ver the face of the
earth, I doub t not t hat he w ill disc har e his
g
d uty w ith fidelity ”
.

i n this, and other similar ins tanc es, w here th e rand master is
spec ifi ed in ac t in , ma be nderst ood an mas ter w o erforms the.
g y u
y p
c eremony .

t A p rivate ex amination is understood to prec ede the installatio

n
et ere r Ofic er
y . l :
 ’
r as s n asox s M ON I T O R . 93

T he grand mas ter then address es him

B ROT H ER,
“
P revious to y our inves titure, it is necessary
t hat you s hould signify you r ass ent to those nu
c ient c har es and re ulations w hic h i t t
g g p o n ou
t h e d uty Of a mas ter Of a lod e ”
g .

T he grand mas ter then read s, or orders to b e

read , a s u mmar of th an i nt ha t th
y e c e c r
ges o e
mas ter elec t, as follow s, viz .

“
I . Y ou agree to be a good man and true,
and s tric tly to O b ey t he moral law .

I ] Y o u agree to b e a peac eable subjec t, and

.

c h eerfully to conform to the law s of the c ountr

y
in w hic h o n res ide .

I II on romise not to be c oncerned i n

.
p
p lots and cons iracies a ainst
p g g o ve rn m en t, b u t
p a tie n tly to s u b mit to the d ec is io n s Of th e e u

p re m e lo is la tu re .

IV on agree to p ay a p ro per res pec t to

.

the civil magistrate, to w ork d iligently, live cred

itably , and ac t honourably by all men .

V Yo u agree to hold in veneration the

.

original rulers and patrons o f the ord er Ofma

s oury , and their re ular s uc ces sors, supreme and

s ubordinate, acc or ing to their s tations ; and to

s ub mit to the aw ard s and res olu tions O f your
b rethren w hen c onvened, in every case consis tent
w ith the c onstitu tions of the order .

V I Y ou agree to avoid private piq ues and

.

u arrels, and to g uard against intemperanc e and

q
ex c ess .

“ VI I You agree to be
. c autious in c arriage
94 r ans a s s ox e
’
monxTO R .

and b ehav iour, courteou s to your b rethren, and

faithful to you r lod ge .

V I I I Y ou pro mise to res pec t genuine breth

.

ren, and to d is c ou nteu anc e impos tors , and all

d is s enters from the original plan of mas onry .

1X . Y ou agree to promote the general good

of s oc iet , to c u ltiv ate the s oc ial virtues , and to
y
ro a ate the know led e of the art
p p g g .

X . Y ou p romis e to pay homage to the

a nd m a te r for the time b e in , and to his 0&
g r s
g
c c rs w hen d u l
y in s talled an d st ric tl
y to c on for m
to ev ery e dic t of the grand lodge. or general as
s embl o f mas ons , th at is not s u bvers iv e o f the
y
in i l a n d nd w k of mas onr
p r c
p e s g ro u o r y .

X I Y o u ad mit that it is not in the pow er of

.

any man, or b ody of men, to make innovations in

the body o f maso nry .

“
X I I Y ou promis e a regular attendanc e on
.

the committees and c ommunic ations of the grand

lodge, on rec eiving proper notic e, and to pay at
tention to all the d uties of mas onry, on convenient
occ as ions .

X I I I Y ou ad mit that no new lod ge shall be

.

formed w ithout permis s ion of t he grand lod e ;

g
and that no cou ntenanc e b e given to an irre
y g
u lar lod ge, or to any n la d ti l i iti t
p er s o c u e s n e y n a
ed th erein, bein c ontrary to the anc ient c har es
g g
of the ord er .

X I V Y ou ad mit that no pers on can b e re

.

ularl m d m i m member
’

g y a e a a so n n , or a d itte d a
of a n la l d w ith t i t ic
y re g u r o
g e ou p r e v o u s n o e
'

, , ,
and d ue in uiry into his c harac ter .

XV . ou a ree that no vis itors s hall be re

g
ceived into your lod e w ithout d ue examination.
g
96 m anu asos ’
s n onn o n .

T hes e are the regulations of free and ac c epted

“111 5 005 .

t hat no master of fellow e

t ake no allo w anc e t o hp m a d e m e s o n w ith .

out the assent of his fello w es , at the le as t s i x or seave n .

Thirdly, That he t hat he made be ab le in all d egrees t hat is,

free b orn, of a good kindred, t rue, and no bonds man, and that he have
is right li mb s as a man ought t o have .

Fou rthly , T hat a mas ter t ake no apprintic e w ithout he have c c

c upation to oc c u py t w o or t hree fellow es at the le as t .

t thly, That no mast er o r fe llo w a pu t aw ay any lord e s w orke

t o t as k t hat o u ght t o b e j ourney w orks .

S i x t h]y , Th at eve ry mas ter gi ve p ay to his fe llow es and s en ants

as t hey m ay d es e rve , s oe that he he not d efamed w it h fals e w orke ing .

And t hat no ne s land e r anothe r behind his b ac ke, to make him loose
his good name .

Se areu thly , That rfo fellow e in the house or ab road ans w ear a
nother u ngod ly o r re pro veable w it hout a c ause .

gh t h ly, T h at e ve r
y m a s t e r ma s on d oe re t erenc e h is elde r ; an d
t hat a mason b e no c o mmon plaie r at t he c ards , d i c e , o r hazzard , nor
at an o t he r u nlaw fu l plaies , t hrou gh w hic h t he sc ienc e and c raft
y
may to d is ho noured o r s landere t l .

Ninthly , That no fello w e goe into the to w n by nigh t , ex c ept he

h ave a fe llo w e w ith him, w ho may hear him rec ord th at he Was in
an ho nes t p lac e .

Te nthly , That every mas ter and fello w e shall c ome to t he assem
b lie, if it b e w ithin fifty miles of him, i f he have any w arning . And
if he have t res passed agains t the c raft to ab i de the aw ard of masters
and fello w es .

Eleventhly , That eve ry master mason and fellow e that hat h t res
p a ss ed a a ins t t he c ra ft s h all s t and t o t he c orrec tion ofothe r mas ters
g
and fellow e s to make him ac c o rd and if they c annot ac c ord , to
g o
t o the c ommon law .

“
T w elfthly , t hat a mas te r or fe llow e make not a mould s tone,
s quare nor ru le , t o no lo w en, no r let no lo w en w orke w ithin t heir
lod ge , nor w it hout, to mould s tone .

“
Thirteenthl That eve ry mason rec eive and c heris h s t ran e
g
fellow es w hen t ey c o me o ve r t he c o unt rie, and s et them on w orks
if they w ill w o rke , as t he manne r is ; (t hat is to s ay ) if t he mason
have any mo uld s tone in hi s p lac e, he shall gi ve him a mould s tone,
and sc t t him on w orh o and i f he have none , t he mas on shall re fresh
him w it h money unto the ne x t lodg e .

"
Fo u rt eent hly , That every mason s hall troely serve his master
for h i s p ay .

Fifteent hly , That evera as ter shall t ruly make an end of his
w orks , t as ke , or Jou rney , w het hersu e it be .

These b e all the c harges and c ovenants t hat ought t o b e re ad at

t he ins talment of master, or maki ng of a freemason or freemas ons .

The almig hty God of Jac o b, w ho ev e r have y ou and me in his keep

in
g, b less u s now and ever . A men.
”
 90
’
r nnau ason s M on r oe .

a. time w ill come, and the w ises t know s not how

s oon, w hen all d is tinc tions , b u t that of good nes s

h a ll a an d d ath t h rand leveller o f hu

s c e s e e e g
man reatnes s , red uc e us to the s ame s tate
é
.

o u r re u lar attend anc e on ou r s tated meet

g
ings is ess entially nec ess ary ; in the abs enc e of
the mas ter, yo u are to go vern this lodge in his
p res enc e,
yo u are to as s is t h im in t he
g ov ern
ment of it . I firmly rely o n your know ledge
o f mas onry , and attac hment to the lod e, for the
g
faithful d is c harge o f the d uties of this important
t rus t — L ook w ell to the Wes t ! ”

The J u ni or Warden .

B rother E F , w e are appointed Ju nior W ar

d e n of this ne w lo dge 1 nd are no w invested
w ith t he b ad ge o f y our of fic e
.

T he P lu mb ad monis hes u s to w alk uprig htly '

in our s everal stations, to hold the sc ale ofj us tic e

in eq ual pois e, to ob serve the j us t medium be
tw een intemperanc e and pleas ure, and to make
ou r pass ions and prej u dices c oinc ide w ith the
line o f our du ty .

T o y ou, w ith s uc h as s istanc e as may b e ac .

pess ary, is en tru s te d th e ex a mi na tion o f v is ito rs ,

and the reception of c and idates . T o you is also

committed the s o erintendc nc e of t he c raft d ur
ing the hours 0 refres hment ; it is therefore
indis pens ably neces s ary, that you s hould not only
be temperate and discreet, in the ind ulgenc e of
y ou r o w n in c lin a ti on s , b u t c ar eful ly o b s erv e
that none of the c raft be s ufl ered to convert the
'

p p
u r os es of re f re s hm e n t i n to in te m pe ran c e an d
"m “
5 81 m m .
 rns nu ass x s n o
’
mr o n
.

Your regular and p u nc tual attendance is

p articularly re ues ted
q ; Iandn o d ou b t t ha t
y ou w ill fai th fu lly e x ec ute t he d uty w hic h y ou
ow e to
y ou r
pr e sent a pp o intm en t — L ook w elt to
the S outh 1”

The Treasu rer .

“ B rother G H, you are appointed T reas urer

of this new lodge . I t is your d u ty to rec eive
all monies from the hand s of the s ec retary, keep

j us t a n d re g ula r a c c ou n ts o f t he s a m e , an d a
p y
them out at the w ors hipful mas te r s w ill and ’

p le a s ure , w ith the c o ns e n t o f th e l o d ge I

. tru s t
y o ur r e ard for th e fra t er nity w il l p ro m t
p y ou
to the aithful dischar e of the duties of our
”
g y
ofllce .

The S ecretary .

B rother I K , y ou are appointed S ec retary of

this new lodge I t is your d uty to observe the
.

w ors hipful mas ter s w ill and pleas ure, to rec ord
’

t he proceedings of the lodg , to rec eive all mon

e

ies, and pay them into the hand s of the treas

arer .

Y our good inclination to masonry and this

lodge, I hope, w ill induce y ou to d is c harge your
offic e w ith fidelity, and by s o doing you w ill
merit the esteem and applause of your brethren ”
.

The Senior and J unior D eacons .

B rothers L M and N 0, you are app ointed

D eacons this new lodge
of 1 t is y ou r province
.

to attend on the mas ter and w ardens, and to act

a h
s t e ir
proxxes l o the ac tive d uties o f the lodge
 ’
r as s n ason s MO NI TO R . 1 08

w hic h s hall continue w hen time s hall be no

mo re .

B rother S enior and Juni or Wardens,

Y ou are too w ell ac q uainted w ith the prin
ciples of mas onry to w arrant any apprehens ion
that yo u w ill b e found w anting in the d is c harge
of y our res pec tive d uties S uflic e it to mention,
.

that w hat you have s een praisew orthy in others

u hou ld c arefully imitate an d w h a t in th m
y o s e
may have appeared defec tive you s hould in y our .

selves amend . Y ou s hould be ex amples ofgood

ord er and regularity ; for it is only by a d ue
regard to the law s in your o w n c onduc t, that
on c an ex p ec t ob edienc e to them fro m others .

on are as siduously to as s is t the mas ter in the

disc harge of his trust ; difl usiug light a nd im
'

p ar ti ng k n ow led e
g , to all w ho m he s h al l p la ce
u nder y our care I n the ab s enc e of the mas ter,
.

w ill s ucceed to high er d uties y a i

y ou ou r c q u re

ments mus t therefore b e such, as that the c raft

may never s ufier for w ant of ins truc tion
'

p p
ro er .

F rom the spirit w hich you have hitherto evin .

ced, I entertain no doubt that your fu tu re c on

d uc t w ill be s uc h as to merit the ap plause of
b e thren and the tes timony of a ood con
y o u r r , g
”
s c ience .

B rethren of . L odg e,
S uc h is the nature of our c ons titu tion, that
as s ome mus t o f neces sity rule and teac h, so
others must of c ours e learn to s ub mit and obey .

Hu mility in b oth is an ess ential d uty T he

oficc rs w ho are appointed to govern your lod g e .
 1 0! rne eu
’
so n s n o w re n
'
.

are fii ly convers an t w ith the rules of pro

s uf c ent

ie ty and the law s of t he ins titution, to avoid

p r
exc eedin t h w e w ith w h i h th a e e n
g e
p o r s c e y r
trus ted and you areof tw o enerous d isposi
g
tions to envy their preferment . I therefore
trus t t hat you w ill have but one aim, to please
eac h other, and u nite in t he a n d de i n f b e
g r s g o
ing happy, and communicating happines s .

F inally , my brethre n, as this ass oc iation has

b een formed and perfec ted i n so muc h u nanm r
ty and c oncord, in w hic h w e greatly rejoic e, s o
may it long c ontinue M ay you lo ng enjoy
.

e very s atis fac tion and d eli ht w hic h d is inte res ted
g
f1 iend s hip c an afl ord M ay kind ness and b ro th
'

erly afl ec tion dis tin uis h y o ur c ond uc t as men and

’

g
as mas o ns W ithin your peaceful w alls, may
.

y o u 1 c hild r e n
’
s c hild ren ce le b ra te w it h j y
o an d
g r a ti tu de th e tr an s ac tions o f t his a u s i c io us
p
s olemnity .A nd may the tenets of our p ro
ess ion be trans mitted throu h d
f g y o ur lo
g , p
e u re
and u nimpaired, from generation to genera
”
tio n .

T he grand mars h al then p ro claims the new

lodge in the follow ing manne1 , viz .

“
I n the name of the mos t w ors hipful grand
lodge, of the s tate of I proclaim this new
.

lodge, by the name of Lodge d uly consti

tu ted .

T his proclamation is made thric e, and e ac h

ti me follo w ed w ith a fl ouris h of d rums or trum
p ets. is

T h e grand c haplain then makes the conc lud ing

a
p y ,
r er w hic h end s the p ub lic ceremonies .
i t”
’
rane n ason s M O NI T O R .

lar masons at the cons titution of a new lod ge,

w hic h the rand mas ter ma abridg e or ex tend
g y
at pleas ure ; but the material po ints are o n no
acc ount to be omitted T he s ame c eremony
.

and c harges attend every s uc c eed in ins tallation

g
o f new offic ers .

TH E THI RD SECT IO N .

Ceremony obs erved at L ayi ng the F oundation

S ton e o P u blic S t r uc t u res
f .

T his mo ny is
c ere c ond u cted by the grand mas
ter and his offic ers , ass is ted by the membe rs of
t he g rand lo d ge, and s uc h offic ers and members
o f p riv ate lod es as c an c o n v e nientl at t n d
g y e .

T he c hief magis trate, and o ther c ivil oflicers of

t he plac e w here t he b u ild ing is to be erec ted als o
,
e nerall a t t n d 0 t he oc c as ion
g y e 11 .

A t the time appointed, the grand lod ge is c on .

v e ned in s ome s u itable l a a p p ro v d b y th

p ce , e e

g rand mas ter . A b a nd o f m a r tia l m us ic is

p r
.o
v id ed
, an d t he b r et h re n a pp ea r in t he in s ig nia
o f t he o rd er, and w it h w hite lo ves and a ro ns
g p .

T he lodge is o pe ned by t he grand mas ter, and

the rules for regulating the p roc es s io n to and
from the plac e w here the c eremony is to be per
formed are read by the g rand s ecretary . T he
nec es s ary c autions are t he n iven from the c hair,
g
and the lodge is adj ourned after w hic h the ro
p
c ess ion sets out in the follow in order
g
108 ’
r nnau as ou s n eu t r on.

T he procession pas s es through the arc h, and

the brethren repairing to their s tands, the grand
mas ter and his officers take their places on a tem
a l at form, c overed w ith c ar et A n d
p or r y p p o e
.

on mas onry is s u e s
. T he grand mars hal c om
mands s ilenc e, and the nec es s ary preparations
are made for laying the stone, on w hic h is en
aved the y ear of mas onry, t he name and titles
g r
of the rand mas ter, & c St e
g . .

T he s tone is rais ed u p, by means of an en ine

erec ted for that p urpose, and the grand c ha ain
p
or orator repeats a s hort p ray er T he grand
.

treasurer then, by the g rand mas ter s c ommand,

’

p la c es u n d er the s tone various sorts o f c oin and

medals of the pres ent age S olemn music is ia

.

t rod u c ed , and t he s tone let do w n into its p lace .

T he princ ipal arc hitec t then pres ents the w ork

ing tools to the grand mas ter, w ho applies the
l u mb, s q uare and le vel to the s to ne, in their
p pro
os itions , and onou nc es it to be W EL L
per p p r
”
F O R M ED , T RU E A N D T RU S T Y .

T he golden and s ilver v es s els brought

are nex t
to the table, and d eliv ered , the former to t he
depu ty grand mas ter, and t he latte r to the g rand
w ardens , w ho s uc c es s ively pres ent them to the

gran d m as ter ; and he, acc ord ing to anc ient c ere

mony , pee rs the corn, the w ine, and the oil,

w hic h they c ontain, on the s t o ne, s ay ing,
“ M ay the all b o unteo us A uthor o f N atu r
-
e
bles s the inhabitants of this plac e w i th all th e
nec ess aries , convenienc es , and comforts of life ;
as s is t in the erec tion and c ompletion o f this build
ing ; protec t the w orkmen a ins t every aec it
dent, and long preserve t is s tru c ture from
 “0 ’
r as su s sou s n ox rro a.

M es r W e as m rru n,
'

T he brethren of b eing
Lodge,
mated w ith a des ire of
promotin
g t he li t

and interes t of the c raft, h av e, at g reat

and ex pens e, erec ted a mas onic hall, fo r
c onvenience and ac c ommod ation T hey .

now desirous t hat the s ame s hould b e ex au

by the M W grand lodge ; and, if it 8!
. .

meet their approb ation, that it s hould b e s ol

ly dedic ated to mas onic purpos es, agreeab
ancient form
”
.

T he grand master then direc ts the grand s

tary to read the order of proc es s ion, w hic h is
v ered over to the rand mars hal ; and a
g g e
c har e, res pec ti n g p p ro ri ety o f b eha v i
g o u l

g ive n by t he d e p u ty
g ran d m as te r.

A grand proces sion is then formed in tha t

laid dow n in the firs t sec tion, page 86 T he v .

move forw ard to the hall w hic h is to b e did ie

and u pon the arrival of the front of the p roc e
at the door, they halt, open to the right and
and fac e inw ard ; w hile the grand mas ter,
o thers in s uc c es s ion, as s t hrou h, and t
p g
T he music c ontinues w hile the proc ess ion nu
es three times round the hall .

T he lodge is then plac ed in the c entre ;

the grand master having taken the c hair, u
a c anopy of state, the rand of ficers, and
mas ters and w ardens of t e lodges, repair it
p l ac es pre v iou s ly p pre are d for t he ir re c ep t
t he three lights, and the old and s ilver
g p
ers, w ith the c orn, w ine and oil, are l
p
rou nd the lod e at the head of w hic h a t
g ,
 ’
us r nz nu aso n s n ou vro n.

T he d eputy grand mas ter then rises, and s ays

M osr W O RS H I P FU L ,
“
T he b all in w hic h w e are now as sembled,
and the pla n u po n w h ic h it h as been c ons truct

ed, havin
g m et w ith
y our a
pp ro batio n, it is the
d es ire of the fraternity t hat it s hould be new
'

”
ded ic ated, acc ord ing to anc ient form and us age .

W hereu pon the grand mas ter req ues ts all to

retire b u t s uc h as are mas ter mas ons A pre .

c es s ion is then formed in the follow in order,

g

Grand Sw ord B earer ;

A P os t Mas ter, w it h a Light ;
aPast Master, w ith B ible, Sq uare and Compass, on a Velvet C ushion
T w o Past Mas ters, e ac h w i th a L ight
Grand Sec retar and T reas u rer, w ith Emb lems ;
G rand Junior ard en, w i th P i tc her o f C o rn
G rand S enior W arde n w ith Pitc he r o f W i ne ;
,

D epu ty G rand M as t er, w it h Pi tch e r of

Grand M as t e r ;
Tw o St e w ards, w ith R e ds .

All the other b rethren keep their places , and

as sis t in performing an od e, w hic h c o ntinues
d uring the p roces s io n, ex c epting o nly at the ia
torvals o f d ed ic atio n T he lodg e is unc ov ered,
.

and t he firs t proc es s ion b eing mad e rou nd it, the

j un io r
g rand w ard en pres ents t he
p itc her o f c orn
to t he g rand mas ter, w ho pours it ou t u on the
p
lodge, at the s ame time pronounc ing,
I n the name o f the great Jehov ah, to w hen
b e all honour and glory , I do s olemnly dedicate
t his hall to M A S O N R Y ”
.

The g rand honou rs are g iven .

The second proces sion is then made round the

lo dge, and the grand senior w arden pres ents the
 ’
r aeesrs so n s u ox rro a t 15
'
.

s h ooter
.
“ W hat man is he that liveth, and
s hall not s ee deat h ? S hall he deliver his
s ou l
from t he hand of the grave
Resp ons e M an w alket h in a vain s hado w
.

he heapeth up ric hes , and cannot tell w ho s hall

e r them
”
g ath .

M as ter . W hen he d ieth, he s hall c arry noth

”
ing aw ay ; his glory s hall not d es cend after hi m .

R esp ons e N ake d he c ame into the w orld,

.

”
and naked he must return .

M as ter The L ord gavef and the L ord hath

.

”
taken aw ay ; bles sed be the name o f the Lo rd !

Th e grand honours are then given, and c ertain

forms u s ed, w hic h c annot b e here ex plained .

T he mas ter t hen taking the s ac red roll in his

.

hand, s ays ,
“
L et us die the d eath o f the righteous , and
let our las t e nd he like his
T he b rethre n ans w er,
God is our God forever and ever ; he w ill
”
b e our g u ide eve n unto death l
T he mas ter then reco rds the name and age of
t he d ec eas ed U pon the roll, and s ays,
“
A lmighty Father ! into thy hands w e c om
”
mend the soul of our loving b rother .

T he brethren ans w er three times (g iving the

rand h no rs eac h time)
g o u
”
The w ill of God is ac complis hed s o b e it .

The master then deposits the roll in the ar

c hives, and repeats the follow ing praye r :

M ost glorious God ! author ofall good, and~

giver of all mercy ! pour dow n thy bless ings

u
p on us, and s tren theu our sol emn e g g
g n a emefi a
 rae eu as on s
’
mom ren -
. “9

M eat arrives, late, w e may be

be it s oon or
enab led to prosec ute our ou rne , w ithout, d read
j y
o r apprehens ion, to that far d istant countr
y
w henc e no traveller returns .

T he follow ing invoc ations are then made by

the M aster :
M as ter M ay
. be true and faithful ; and
we
may w e live and d ie in lov e ! ”

fins w er S o mo te it be
.
”
.

M aster “. M ay w e profes s w hat is good, and

alw ay s ac t agreeably to ou r rofes s ion
d ns w er S o mote it b e
. .

M as ter . M ay the Lord bless us, and pros per

us and may all our good intentions be crow ned
”
w ith s uc c es s !
ans w er S o mote it b e
.
”
.

M as ter . Glory be to God on high ! on earth

”
a d ill t a d s men 1
p e c e
g o o w o w r
fias mer S o mote it be, now , from henc e
.

”
forth, and for evermore .

T he brethren then move in proc ession round

the place of interment, and s everally d rop a s prig
of evergreen into the grave, ac companied w ith
the us ual
honours .

T he master then c oncludes the mony

c ere at
t he grave, in the follow ing w ord s
From time immemorial it has b een the c us
“

tom amo ng the fraternity of free and acc epted

masons, brother, to ac compa
at the req ues t of a
ny his c o rps e to the plac e of interment, and there
to deposit his remains w ith the u su al formalities
'
.

l n co nformity to this u s age, and at the s pe

cial req u es t of our dec eased brother,
 ’
12 2 r ne e u as oa s n oarron .

Oriental Chair, by the u nanimous s ufl rages

'

f
o
t heir b rethren, c an be ad mitted to this d egree of

mas onry .

I n its original es tablis hment, w hen the temple

of Jerus ale m w as finis hed , and t he fraternity
c eleb rated the i h
c a e s to ne w
t reat j oy , it is
p -

g
d emons trab le that none b u t those, w ho had prov
ed thems elves to b e c om lete mas ters of their
p
rofes s ion, w ere ad mitted to this honou r ; and
p
ind eed the d uties inc u mb ent on eve ry mas on,
w ho is ac ce pted and ac kno w leag ed as a mos t
e x c ellent mas ter, are s uc h as re nd e r it ind is en
p
s ab le that b e s hould have a erlh c t know led e of
p g
all t he prec ed ing deg r es e
.

O ne of the follo w ing pas s ages of s c ripture is

rehears ed at o enin , ac c om anied b l m n
p g p y s o e
c eremonies

Ps amu x xi v .

“ T he earth is the Lord s and t he fu lness ’

thereof ; the w orld , and they that d w ell therein .

F or he hath found ed it u pon the s eas, and es tab

lis hed it u pon the fl ood s W ho s hall as c end in
'

t o t he hill o f t he L ord ? o r w ho s hall s tand in

his holy plac e ? H e that hath c lean hand s, and
a p u re heart ; w ho hath not lifted u p his s oul
u nto v anity , nor s w orn d ec eitfu lly H e s hall
.

rec eive the bles s ing from t he Lo rd , and rig hteou s

nes s from the God of his s alvation T his is the

.

g en era tio n of t hem t ha t s eek him , th a t s eek t hy

face, 0 Jac ob . S elah . Lift u p your head s, 0
y ge ates, and b e
y e l ift u
p, y e e ve rla s ti ng
d oo r s ,
and t he K ing of g lory s hall c ome in o is
. t
this K ing of Glory ? T he Lord, s trong and
 ’
rae eu asoa s n onrro n. 1 23

mighty ; the L ord, mighty in b attle L ift up .

y our heads, 0 ya gates, even lift them up, ye

everlas ti n
g d oo rs , an d the K in
g o f Glory s hall
c ome in W ho is this K ing of Glory T he
.

”
L ord of H os ts, h e is the K ing of Glory S elah . .

Ps amn c x xu .

I w as lad w hen they s aid u nto me, L et u s

g
g o into t he house o f the L o rd O ur feet s hall .

s tand w ithin t hy gates, 0 Jerus alem Jerusalem .

is b uilded as a c ity that is c ompac t together ;

w hither the tribes go u p, the tribes of the L ord,
u nto the tes timo ny of I s rael, to g ive thanks u nto
t he name o f the L ord F o r there are s et thro nes
.

o fj udgment, t he t hrones of the hou s e of D avid .

P ray for the peac e of Jerus alc m they s hall

p rosper t hat love t hee P e ac e b e w ithin thy
.

w alls , and p ros perity w ithin thy palac es F or .

my b rethren and c ompanions s akes, I w ill no w

’

s ay , P eac e be w ithin t hee B ec au s e of t he h o u se

.

”
o f the Lord our God , I w ill s eek thy good .

T he follow ing pas s ages ofs c ripture are also in

t rod uc ed, ac c ompanied w ith s olemn c eremonies .

2 Ca n o n . v i.

[ Then said Solomon, T he Lord h at h said t hat he w o uld d w ell in

t h e t hic k d arkness . B u t I have b uilt an ho use o f habit ation for t hee
and a p lac e for t hy d w e lling fore ve r .

A nd the king t urned his fac e , and ble ss ed the w hole c ong regation
o f i s rael, (and all t he c o ngre g at i on o f I s rael s t o od And he said ,
B lessed b e t he L ord Go d ol ls rael, w ho b ath w it h his hands fulfilled
'

t hat w hic h he s pake w it h his mou th t o my fat he r D av id , s aying,

Sinc e t he d ay t hat I b ro ught fort h my people out of the land o f
Egypt , l c hose no c ity among all t he t ri bes of Is rael t o build an hous e
in, th at my name might be t he re neit her c hose l an man to b e a
y
rule r over my people I s rael b ut I have c hos en Je rus alem, t hat my
name might be the re and have c hosen D avid to be o ver my people
Is rae l
.
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t 26 r aac sss s ox s n o x rroa.

and maintain their c ause, and forgive thy people w hic h have s inned
agains t t hee .

Now , my God , le t, I beseec h t hee , th ine ey es be ope n, and let thine

e ars be at te nt unt o t he pray e r t hat is made in t his place .

No w , th erefore, arise , O L ord G o d , into t hy res t ing plac e , -

and the ark o f t hy s t rengt h ; let t hy p ries ts , 0 Lord God, b e c lo thed

w it h salvat io n, and let t hy saint s reyo ic e in good ness .

0 Lord G od , t u rn no t aw ay t he fac e . th i ne anoi nt ed ;

of re memb er
t he merc ies of D av id t hy se rv ant ]

Q Cn n ozv
‘
. vn . 1— 4 .

[ Nou hen Solo mon had made an e nd o f p ray ing, t he ti re c ame

nw
d o w n fro m he aven, and c o ns u me d t he b u rnt offe ring and t he sac rifi
and the g lory o f t he L o rd fi lle d t he ho use A nd t he p ries ts
.

c o u ld no t e nt e r i nt o t he hou se o f t he L o rd , be c ause t he lor o f th e

g y
L ord had filled the L ord s house
’
.

A nd w he n al l the c hi ld ren o f Is rae l s aw how the fire c ame d ow n,

and t he glor o f t he L o rd u pon t he ho u se , t hey b o w ed t he ms elves
y
w i t h t hei r fac es t o t he grou nd , u pon t h e p av eme nt, and w o rs hi
p ped,
and p raised t he L o rd , s ayi ng, Fo r he i s go od for his me rc y end u reth
fo rever .
]
t lrarg e t o be deliv ered t o a brot her, ho is ac c e ted and
'

w
p
acknow ledg ed as a Jll os t Ex cellen t JlI as t er .

B nor n aa,
You r ad mittanc e to this
d egree o f masonry
is a p roof of t he good opinion the b rethren of
this lodge e ntertain of y our masonic ab ilities .

L e t th is c ons ideration ind u c e y ou to he c areflrl

o f forf eitin , by mis c ond uc t and inattentio n to
g
o ur rules , t hat es teem w hic h has rais ed to
y o u
the rank y ou no w posses s .

I t is one of y our g reat d uties, as a mos t ex

c ellent mas ter, to dis ens e li ht and tru th to the
p g
u ninformed mason ; and I need not remind you
o f the im os s ib ility of com l in w it h th i b li
p py g s o

g at ie n w ith ou t p os s es s in g an a cc ur a te ac q ua ia
tance w ith the lec tures o f each d egree .

“ If
y ou are no t a lr ea dy c o m pl e te ly c o nv e r
sant in all the degrees heretofore conferred on

I
 ’
r ane n asoa s n on rro a . 1 27

y ou, re member that an indulgence, prompted

by a b elief that you w ill apply yourself w ith
d ou ble d iligenc e to make y ourself so, has ia
d uc ed th e brethren to ac c ept you .

“ L et it t
herefore b e yo ur u nremitting s tudy
to acq uire s uc h a degree of know led e and ia
g
fo rmation as s hall enable y ou to d isc harge w ith
p p
ro riety th e v ario u s d u tie s inc um b e nt o n y ,
ou
and to preserve u ns ullied the title now c onferred
u on
p y o u o f a M o s t E x ce lle nt M as te r
”
.

C HAP TER X I V .

O B S E R VA TI ON S ON TH E S E VEN TH , O R D E GR EE O F '

R O Y/1 L fl R CH M A S ON .

T at s d egree is indes c ribably more aug us t, s ub

lime, and impo rtant, than all w hic h precede it ;
and is the s ummit and perfec tion o f anc ient ma
I t im res s es o n ou r mind s a beliefof the
s ou r
y .
p
b eing and ex is tenc e of a S u preme D eity, w ith
,
.

ou t b eginning o f d ays or end of years ; and re

minds us of the reverence d ue to his holy name .

T his degree b rings to light many es sentials of

the c raft, w hic h w ere for the s pac e of fou r hu n
d red and s eventy y ears b uried in d arkness ; and
w ithou t a know ledge of w hic h the masonic c har
ac ter c annot b e complete .

T he follow ing passage of sc ripture is read at

o enin
p g
1 28 t nns u asou s n om roa
‘ ’ '
.

2 Ta u s m u u ns ii i
. 6 — 17 .

N ow mmand you, b rethren, that ye

'

we co

w ithd raw y our

s el ves from e very bro ther that
w alketh d is orderly , and not after t he tradition
w hic h ye rec eived of us F or yours elves kno w
.

ho w y e oug ht to follow us, fo r w e be haved o ur

selves not d isord erl
y am o n g y o u N either d id .

w e eat any man s b read for noug ht, b u t w rou ght

’

w ith labou r and travail d ay and nig ht, that w e

mig ht not be c hargeable to any of you N ot .

becau s e w e have not po w er, b ut to make ou r

s elves an e ns ample u nto y ou to follo w u s F or .

even w hen w e w ere w ith y ou, this w e c om

manded y ou , that if any w ould not w ork, nei
the r s ho u ld he eat For w e hear that there are
s o me w ho w alk amon d i d l w kin
g y o u s or er y , or
g
not at all, b ut are b usy b od ies -
N ow them t hat
.

are s uc h, “ a c ommand and ex hort, that w ith

u ie tnes s they w ork, and eat t heir o w n bread
q .

B ut ye, brethren, be not w eary in w ell d oing .

A nd if any man ob ey not o ur w ord, note that

man, and have no c o mpany w ith him, that he
may be as hamed .Y et co u nt him not as an en
e my, b u t ad mo nis h him as a brother !
N o w the .

L ord of peac e hims elf give you peac e alw ays .

T he s alu tatio n of P aul, w ith mine o w n hand,

w hi c h is the token : so I w rite .

O B S ER VA TI ON S ON TH E SE VEM H L E C TUR E '

.

T he lec ture
'

degree is d ivided into tw o

of this

s ec tions, and s hould be w ell u nders tood b

y c v
ery roy al arc h mas on U pon an accurate s e
.
1 80 ’
r ns s n as oa s n os rro n .

every c hapter ; and their applic ation s hould be

familiar to e very royal arc h mas on .

I s aiah xlii 1 6
. . I w ill bring the blind by a
w ay that t hey knew not ; I w ill le ad t he m in

p a t hs t hat t hey h ave no t k no w n ; I w ill make

d arknes s lig ht b efore them, and c rooked things

s trai ht : T hese t hin s w ill I do u nto t he m, and
g g
”
w ill not fors ake them .

P ray er hears ed du ring the Ceremony of Ex altatton

'

re

t o the D eg ree of Royal 4rch fil as on

. .

S upreme A rc hitec t of U niversal N ature,

w ho, b y thine almi ht w k d id st s
p e a k in to
g y o r ,
b eing the s tupend ous A rc h o f Heaven, and for
t he ins truc tion and pleas u re of thy rational crea
tures dids t adorn us w ith greater and lesser
lig hts ; thereby mag nify ing thy pow er, and co
dearing thy goodness u nto the s ons of men we
h umbly adore and w orship thine u nspeakable
p e r fec tio n . W e b le s s th ee t ha t w h e n m a n h a d
fallen fro m his innocenc e and his hap piness , thou
d id s t s till leav e u nto him the pow ers o f reuse
ing, and c apac ity of improvement and o f pl
s ure . W e t hank thee that amids t the pains and
c alamities of our es ent s tate, s o many means of
p r
refres hment and s atis fac tio n are res erved u nto
u s , w hile travellin the r u g ed
g g p a t h fi
o l f e
. E s

p ec iall
y w o uld w e at t h is ti m e re nd e r th ee o u r

t hanks giving and prais e fo r the ins titution, as

members of w hic h w e are at this time as s emb led,
and for all the pleas ures w e have d erived from
it. W e thank thee that the few here assemb led
 ’
Fns an as oa s n o mr on . 1 31

b efore thee have been favoured w ith new ia

d ucemen ts , and laid under new and s tro nger
ob lig ations , to v irtu e and holines s .M ay these
oblig ations, O hls s c d F ather, have their fu ll ef
fec t u pon us . T eac h us , w e pray thee, the tru e
reverenc e o f thy g rea t, m i h
g y,t a nd t errib le

name . I ns pire us w ith a firm and uns haken res

elu tion in our virtuous
p u rs u its .G ive u s g rac e

d iligently to s earc h thy w ord in the book of

N ature, and in the holy s criptures, w herein the
d u ties of ou r hig h voc ation are inculc ated w ith
d ivine au thority M ay the s olemnity of t he
.

ceremonies of ou r ins titu tion b e d uly imp res s e d

on o ur mind s, and hav e a las ting and happy ef

feet u pon our lives 0 thou, w ho did s t afore
.

time appear u nto thy servant M os es in afl ame of

-

fi re ou t o the mids t o a bus h, enkind le w e bes eec h

f f
t hee, in eac h of ou r hearts , a fl ame of devotion
to thee, of love to eac h o ther, and of c harity to
al l mankind . M ay all thy miracles and mig hty
w orks fi ll u s w ith the d read , and thy good nes s
impress u s w ith the love, of thy holy name .

M ay holiness to the Lord be engraven on all our

w ord s and ac tio ns . M ay the inc ense
ty as c end c ontinu ally u nto thee fro m the
of ou r hearts , and b urn, day and ni ht, as
g
a sacrifi c e of a s w eet s melling s avo u r, w ell pleas
ing u nto thee .A nd s ince s in has d es troyed
w ithin us the fi rs t tem le ofp urity and innoc enc e,
p
may thy heavenly grace gu ide and as s is t us in
reb uildin a s econd tem le of reformation, and
g
may the glory of this atter house be greater
than the glory of the former . amen .
 1 32 r ns eu as ox s
’
mow ren.
'

E x odus iii 1 —6
. N ow M oses kept the fl oc k
.

of Jethro h is father in law , t he pries t o f M id ianz;

- -

and he led the floc k to the bac k s ide of the d esert,

and came to t he mountain of God , even to Ho
reb. A nd the angel of the Lord appeared u nto
him in a fl ame of fire ou t of the mid s t of a b u s h;
and he looked, and behold, the bus h b u rned w ith
fire, and t he hu s h w as not c onsu med A nd M e .

s es s aid, I w ill now turn as ide, and s ee this great

s ig ht, w hy t he b u s h is not b urned A nd w hen .

the Lord s aw that he turned as ide to s ee, God

c alle d u nto him ou t of the mid s t of the b us h,

and s aid, M os es , M os es ! A nd he s aid, here am I .

A nd he s aid , D raw not nig h hither, put off thy

s hoes fro m of f thy feet, for the place w hereon
thou s tand es t is holy g rou nd M oreover he s aid,
.

I am the God of thy father, the God of Ab u

h am, t he God of I s aac , and the God of Jacob .

A nd M os es hid his fac e, for he w as afraid to -

”
look upon God
—
.

2 Chron x x x
. v i 1.1 20 Z edekiah w as one
.

and tw enty y ears old w hen he began to reign,

and reig ned e lev en years in Jerus alem A nd he .

d id t hat w h ic h w as ev il in the s ig ht of the Lord

his God , and hu mbled not hims elf b efore
miah the prophet, s peaking fro m t he me n
t he L ord . A nd he also reb elled agains t K ing
N ebuc hadnezz ar, and s tiffened his nec k, and
h ard ened his heart, from turning u nto the L ord
God of I srael .

M oreover all the c hief of the p ries ts and the ~

le trans gres s ed v er mu c h, after all the abom

p p
eo y
inations of h h athen, and pollu ted the hou se Of
t e e

t he Lord, w hic h he had hallow ed in Jerus alem

1 34 rnnnu ason s n o
’
m ron
'

go m
up to Jerus ale w hic h is in Ju dah, and b uild,
the house of the l an d God of I srael, w hic h is it!
Jerus alem ”
.

E x odus iii 1 3, M
. A nd M os es said unto
.

God , B ehold , w hen I c ome unto the c hild ren of

I srael, and s hall s ay unto them, T he God ofyum
fathers hath sent me u nto you and they s hall
say to me, W hat is his name P w hat s hall I say
u nto them i ’

A nd God s aid unto M os es, I A ll T H AT I A ll

A nd thus s halt thou s ay unto the c hild ren of
”
I srael, I an hath s ent me u nto you .

P s alm cx li Lord, I c ry u nto thee make

.

has te unto me : give ear u nto my voic e L et my .

p y
r a e r b e s et forth be fore th ee a s in c e ns e , and
the lifting u p of my hand s as the evening s acri
fice . S et a w atc h, 0 Lord , before my mouth :
keep the door of my lips I ncline not my heart
.

to any evil thing, to p ractise w icked w ork w ith :

men that w ork iniq uity L et the righteous s mite

.

me, it shall b e a kindnes s and let him reprove

me, it shall be an excellent oil M ine eyes are .

u nto thee, O God th e Lord in thee is my tru s t ;

leave not my soul d es titute K eep me from the
'

su m s w hic h they hav e h it! for me, and the

of the w orkers of iniqu ity L e t the w ic ked
.

ei
into th r o w n n e ts w h ile t ha t I w it ha l e a ”
, s c pe .

P s alm cxlii I c ried unto the Lord w ith my

.

voice ; w ith my voic e unto t he Lord did I make

my supplication I p ou red out my c omplaint
.

b efore him : I s how ed before him my tro uble .

W hen my s pirit w as overw helmed w ithin me;

then thou knew es t my path in the w ay w herein
 ennnn asos s
’
mom ron '

. 1 86

have they p rivily laid a s nare for me

h
walked .

ooh ed on my r ht hand , and beheld, but there

‘

g
w as no man t hat w ould know me refuge failed

me : no man c ared for my s oul I cried unto .

thee, 0 Lord I said, T hou art my refuge, and

my portion in the land of the liv ing A ttend .

unto my c ry ; for I am brou ht very low : d e

g
liver me from my pers ec u tors ; for t hey are
s tron er than I
g
. B ring my s oul out of d arkness,
t hat fmay p rais e thy name ”
.

P s alm c x liii . Hear my prayer, 0 L ord

ive car to my s u li ati n in t h faithf lnnfi
g .

pp c o s y u

ans w er me, and in thy righteous ness A nd enter .

no t into j ud g ment w ith thy s ervant : for in thy

s igh t s hall no man living be j us tifi ed For the .

enemy hath pers ec u ted my s oul he hath s mitten

my life do w n to the ground he hath made me
to d w ell in d arknes s T herefore is my s pirit
.

overw helmed w ithin me : my heart w ithin me is

desolate . Hear me s peedily, O Lord my 9 irit
faileth ; hide not thy fac e fro m me lest I b e ike
unto them that go d ow n into t he pit Cause .

me to hear thy loving kindnes s in the morn .

ing ; for in thee do I trus t : c ause me to know

the w ay w herein I s hould w alk ; for I lift u p
my so ul u nto thee Teac h me to do thy w ill ;
.

for thou art my God b ring my 8001 out of trou

b le, and of t hy merc iy c ut ofi mine enemies, for
'

l am th s ervant ”
.

us iv 1
.
— 10 A nd M oses a
. ns w ered and
said , B u t behold they w ill not b elieve me, our
hearken u nto my voice : for they w ill say, T he
Lord h ath not appeared unto t hee A nd the .

Lord s aid unto him, W hat is that in thine hand ?

1 86 rus w asoa s n om ro n
’ '
.

A nd he s aid, A rod . A nd he said, c as t it o n

the g round ; and be c as t it o n t he grou nd, and
it b ec ame a s e rpent ; and M oses fled from before
it
. A nd t he Lo rd s aid u nto M oses , P u t forth
thine hand and take it by the tail . A nd he put
forth his hand , and caught it, and it bec ame a
rod in his hand . T hat t hey may believe that the
L ord God of your fathers , the God of A braham,
t he God of I s aac , and the God of Jacob, hat h
appeared u nto thee .

A nd the L ord s aid furthermore unto him,

Bu t now thine hand into thy bos om and be
i t hi h d i t his b os om ; and w hen he took
w n an n o

it h ut, be hold, his hand w as leprous as s no w

'
.

A nd he s aid , P ut t hine hand into thy bo som

again and he p ut his hand into his bos o m again,
and pluc ked it ou t o f his bos om, and , be ho ld, it

w as turned again as his other fles h . A nd it s hall

c o me to pass if they w ill not believe thee, neith

er harken to the voice of the fi rs t s ig n, t hat the

y
w ill belie ve the voic e of the latter s ig n .

A nd it s hall c ome to pas s, if they w ill not

believe als o t hes e tw o s igns , neither harken u n
to thy voic e , that tho u s halt take of t he w ate r o f
t he river, and pour it u pon th e d ry land : and
the w ater w hic h thou takes t o u t of t he river,
s hall become blood u pon the d ry land
”
.

I lagg ai ii 1 — 9, 2 3
. . I n the s eve nth month,
in the one and tw entieth d ay o f the month, came
the w ord of the I n n ! by the prophe t Ha ai
gg ,
s ay ing , S p eak now to Z eru b bab el the s o n of
S healtiel, go vernor of Judah, and to Jos hu a the
s on of Jos ed ec h, the hi h pries t, and to the res i
g
d ue of the people, say ing, t 0 is le ft amon
1 38 r ns nu as os s u oxrro n.
’

j
re oic e, and s hall s ee the plu mmet in the hands
ofZc rub babel w ith those seven ”

—
.

John i 1 5.
“ I n t he beginning . w as t he
Word, and the Word w as w ith God , and the
Word God T he s ame w as in the begin
w as .

nin w ith God

v
All things w ere mad e by him
.

an w ithout him w as not any t hing mad e that

w as m ade I n him w as life, and the life w as
.

the light of men A nd the light s hineth in d ark

.

”
ness , and the darknes s co mprehendeth it not .

.
—
D eu ter xx xi 24 2 6 “ A nd it c ame to pass ,
. .

w hen M os es had made an end of w riting the

w ords of t his law in a book, until they w ere ”

finis hed, that M oses co mmanded the Levites

w hic h have the ark of the c ovenant of the Lord ,
saying, T ake this book of t he law , and t it in
.

p u

t he s id e of the ark of t he c ovenant of the Lord

y ou r G od , t hat it may be t her e for a w itn es s

”
against thee .

E x odus xx v at And thou shalt pu t the

. .

merc y s eat above, u pon the ark ; and in the ark

thou s halt put the tes timony that I s hall i ve
”
g
thee .

E x odus xvi 82 “ A nd M oses s aid, T his

“

is the thin w hi c h the Lord c ommandeth Fill

an omer o the manna, to be he t for you r gem
"

erations ; that they may s ee t e bread w here

w ith l have fed you in the w ildernes s, w hen I
brought ou forth from the land of Egypt A ra l
y .

M oses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an

omer full of manna therein, and lay it up
the Lord, to be kept for your generations .

t he Lord c ommanded M os es , so Aaron laid

b efore t he testimttny to be kept ” .
 ’
r as eu as oa s u o s rr oa. 1 89

N u mbers x vn . 10
A nd the L ord s aid u nto
.

M oses , B ring A aron s ro d again be fore t he tes

’

timo ny , to be kept for a to ken ”

.

He brew x 2 6
s i — . F or there w as a taberna
.

cle mad e, the fi rs t w herein w as t he c and les tic k,

and the table, and the s he w hread , w hic h is c all
ed T he S anc tu ary A nd after the vails , the
.

tabernac le, w hic h is c alled the Ho lies t o f all ;

w hich had the golden c c ns er, and t he ark of the
c ovenant overlaid rou nd abou t w ith gold, w here

in w as als o the golden po t that had manna, and

A aro n s rod that bu d de d , and t he tab les of the
’

c ovenant ; and ov er it t he c heru b ims of glory ,

s h ad ow ing the merc y s eat ; of w hic h w e c an
”
n o t now s peak partic u larly .

d mos ix 1 1
. i n that d ay w ill I rais e up the
.

tabernac le of D avid that is fallen, and c los e up

th e breac hes the reof, and I w ill raise u p h is ru -

”
ins , and I w ill build it as in t he d ay s of old .

E x odus vi 8, 8 . A nd God s pake u nto M o

.

ses , and s aid u nto him, I am the Lo rd and I

app eared u nto A braham, u nto I s aac , and u nto
Jac o b, by the name of God A lmighty, b u t by
my name Je aov au w as 1 not know n to them ”
.

T he follow ing partic ulars , relative to K ing

Solo mon s T emple, may w ith pro priety be here
’

introduc ed, and c annot be uninteres ting to a

royal arc h mason .

T his famous fabric w as situated on M ou nt

M oriah, near the place w here Abraham w as
about to ofi er u p his s on I s aac , and w here D a
'

v id met and a eas ed the d es troy ing angel I t

pp
-
.

w as begu n in the fo urth year o f t he re ign of

S olomon 5 the third after the death of “oxid e ,
 ’
1 10 F ae nu as o x s M O NI TO R.

four hu ndred and eighty y ears after the passage

of the R ed S ea, and on the s ec ond d a f t h e
y o

month Zif, b eing the sec ond month of t he s a

c red
y ear , w hic h ans w ers to the z t s t of A pr il.

in the year o f the w orld 2 992, and w as c arried

o n w ith s uc h prod i o us s eed , that it w as do ish
g p
ed , in all its parts , in little more t han s even

y ears .

B y the masonic art, and the w ise regulations

of S olomon, every part of the b uilding, w hether
of s tone, b rick, timber, or metal w as w ro u ht
g
and prepared b efore they w ere brought to Jerry
s alem ; s o that the only tools made u s e of in
erec ting t he fabric w ere w oo den ins tru ment;

p repare d for th at pu rpos e T. he nois e of the axe

,
t he hammer, and e very other tool of me tal, w as
c onfi ned to t he fo res ts of L eb anon, w here t he
timber w as proc ured, and to M ount L ibaron ,
‘

and the plains and q uarries of Z eredath ah, w hen

th e s tones w ere rais ed, s q u ared marked and
numbered ; that nothing mig ht b e heard amon
g
the mas ons at Jerus alem b ut harmony and peace .

I n the year of the w orld 302 9, K ing S olomon

d ied, and w as s u c c eeded by his s on Rehoboam,
w ho, immed iately after the d eath of his fat her,
w ent d ow n to S hec hem, w here the c hiefs of th e
eople w ere met together to proc laim him kin .
p g
W hen Jeroboam, the son of N ebat, w ho w as .

in Egy pt w hither he had fl ed from t he pres ence

of S olomon, and w hos e ambition had long as pic
g
ed to the throne, heard of the death of t he k ing;
he has tened to re turn from E gy pt, to put himself
at the head of the d isc ontented tribes , and lead
them o n to rebellion . He ac cord ingly assembled
as m e an s s on ’
s n onl ro n
'
.

again to me on the third day A nd the king am

.

s w ere d t hem roughly and king R ehoboam for

s oak the c ouns el of the old men, and ans w ered
t he m after the advice of the young men, s ay ing;
M y father made y our yoke heavy, b ut I w ill ad d
there to : my father c has tis ed you w ith w hips;
b ut I w ill c has tise you w ith s c orpions . A nd
w hen all I srael s aw t hat the king w ou ld no t
hearken u nto them, the people ans w ered the king;
s ay ing , “t hat portio n hav e w e in D av id ? and
w e have none inheritanc e in the s on o f Jes se ;
e very man to y our tents , O I s rael ; and now ;

D avid s ee to thine o w n hous e

. S o all I srael
.

”
w ent to their te nts .

S ee 2 Chron chap x . . .

B u t as for the c hild ren of Is rael that d w elt hi

the c ities of J u d ah and B enj amin, R ehob oanr
reigned over them .

I n this manner w ere the tribes of I s rael d irk

ded, and u nder tw o d is tinc t governments , for
2 5 4: y ears, w hen the ten revolted tribes , hav ing
.

b ec o me w eak and d egenerated, by follow ing the

w ickedness and idolatry of the kings w ho gos -

e rned them, fell a

p y
re to S al m a n az ar , k in g of '

A s sy ria, w ho in the reig n of Hos hea, king of I s

rael, b es ieged the c ity of S amaria, laid t heir
"

c ou ntry w as te, and utterl tir a t d t h i v

y e x p e e r go
c rament . S uc h w as the w retc hed fate of a pen?
p le w h o d is dain ed s u bj ec tion to t he law s o f th e
”

house of D av id , and w hose impiety and efl emi 7'

nac y ended in their des truc tion .

A fter a s eries of c hanges and ev ents, of w hich“

an acc o u nt may be found in the his tory of t he"
T e mple, N eb uchad nezzar, king ofB abylon, w ith "
 ’
rae an ason s n o mr oa . 448

his forces, too kpos s ession of Jerusalem, an d hav

ing made c aptive Jehoiac him the king of Judah,
ele vated his u ncle Z edekiah to the throne, after
bind ing him by a s olemn oath neither to make
innovat ions in the government, nor to take part
with the Egyptians in their w ars agains t B aby lon .

A t the end of eight y ears, Z edekiah v iolated

his oath to N eb uc had nezz ar by forming a treaty
ofl ens ive and defens ive w ith the E
'

gy p ti ans

j
thinking t ha ointly they c ould su bd ue t he king of
t
l lebuc had nezz ar immediately marc h
ed, and rava ed Z edekiah s c ou ntr , s e iz ed his
’
g y
castle and fortres s , and eed ed to the s iege of
p roc
Jeru salem . P harao h, learning how Z ed e kiah
w as pressed, ad vanc ed to h is relief, w it h a v ie w
of rais in
g t he s i g
e e N eb u c had nezz ar, havin
.
g
intimation thereof, w ould not w ait his app roac h,
bu t proc eed ed to give him b attle, and in one c on
tes t dro ve him ou t of S y ria T his c irc u ms tanc e
.

sus pended t he s iege .

I n the ninth year of Z edekiah s reign, the

-
’

king of B abylon again besieged Jerus alem, w ith

a l arg e army, and for a year and a half ex erted
'

all his s trength to c onq uer it ; b ut the c ity d id

not yield, though cnfeebled by famine and pes ti

I n t he eleventh a the s iege w ent on v i or

-

y e r, g
ous ly ; th e B ab y lonia ns c omp le ted their w orks ,

having raised tow ers all round the c ity, s o as to

drive the invaded party fro m its w alls T he .

plac e, th ou g h a p y
re to l
p ga ue a nd fam ine , w as

obstinately defended d u ring the s pace of a y ear

and a half B ut at length w ant of pro v is io ns
.

and forc es compelled its s u rrender, and it w as

 ’
{H r as an asoa s n e u tr on.

ac cord ingly delivered, at midnight, to the n

o .

c ers of N ebuc had nez z ar .

Zedekiah, seeing the troops enter the temple,

ab sc ond ed b y a narro w pas s to the d esert w ith
,
his ofiic ers and friends ; bu t ad vic e of his es cape
b eing given to the B ab y lonians, t hey purs ued
them early in the morning, and s urrounded them
near Jerieo, w here they w ere bound and c arried
b efore the king, w ho ordered his w ives and ch il
d ren to be pu t to d eath in his s ig ht, and then
ordered Z edekiah s ey es to be pu t ou t, and him
’

self c ond uc ted in c hains to B aby lo n .

After this vic tory , N ebuc had nezzar dis patc h

ed his princ ipal of fic er, N eb uzaradan, to Jornes
le m, to ransac k and burn both palac e and tem
p lc , to raz e the c it
y to t he
g ro u nd , and c o n d u c t
t he c aptive inhabitants to B aby lon ; th is o rder
he ac c ordingly ex ec u ted A mong the c aptives
.

w ere the follo w ing pers ons of e minenc e S en i

ah, the hig h pries t ; Z ep haniah, nex t in rank ;
t he s ecretary to the king ; three princ i al keep
ers of the temple ; s eve n of the king
} ; c h osen

friends , and o t her pers ons of dis tinc tion .

I n the s eventieth y ear of the c aptivuy of t he

Je w s , and the firs t of the reign of Cy rus, king
o f P ers ia, he is s ued his famous ed ic t, u r orting
p p
that the God ad ored by the I sraelites w as the
ete rnal bein roug h w hose bounty he e n o ed
g t h
the regal d ignity , and that he had found hi mself
j y

honourahly mentioned by the prophets of an

c ient d ate as t he pers on w ho s hould c ause Jeru
s ale m to be rebu ilt, and res tore t he Hebrew s to

their former s tate of grand eur and independen t .

cy ; he therefore ave o rders for the releas e of

g
 ’
s as nn as ox s M ox rr o a .

Clos ing .

T he c hapter is closed w ith solemn c eremonies ,

and t he follow ing pray er is rehears ed, by the
mos t excellent hig h pries t
B y the Wis dom of the S u preme H ig h P ries t
may w e be direc ted, by his S treng th may w e be
enabled , and by t he B eau t f virtu e may w e b
y
e
o
inc ited , to perform the obligations here enjoined
o n u s , to kee p inviolably t he my s teries here an

folded to us , and invariably to prac tis e all thos e

d utie s out of the c hapter, w hic h are inc u lc ated
”
in it .

R esponse. So mote it be . d ms a
.

c—Q ‘ o

After thes e observations, little more c an he

w anted to enc ourage the z ealous mason to per
s evere in his res earc hes . W hoever has trac ed
the art in regular prog res s ion fro m the c ommenc e
ment of the firs t to the c onc lus ion of the seventh
d e, acc ording to the plan here laid do w n,
xvi l have amas s ed an ample s tore of us eful learn
ing ; and mus t reflec t w ith pleas ure o n the good
cfiec ts o f his pas t d iligenc e and attention w hile,
'

by ap lying the w hole to the ge neral ad vantage

p
of s oc iet , he w ill ob s erve metho d in the pro per
y
distribu tion of w hat he has ac q uire d, and s ec u re
to himself the veneratio n of ma sons, and the ap

p rob at ion of all goo d m e u .

 ’
r aew as os s u oxrroa .

w as u nto w hom ev en the atriarc h A b raham

, p
a ve the tenth of the s oils A nd verily t hey
g p .

t hat are of the sons of L evi, w ho receive the of .

fic e of the priesthood, have a commandment to

take tithes of the people acc ording to the law , .

that is, of their brethren, though they come ou t

”
of the loins of A braham .

F or h e teatifieth, T hou art a priest forever,

after the order of M elc hisedec .

A nd inasmuc h as not w ithout an oath he w as

made pries t .
”
“ F or those ries ts (under the L evitical law )
p
w ere s’ ade w ithou t an oath ; b u t this w ith an
o ath, b
y him th a t s aid u nto him,
T he L ord
s w are and w ill not re ent, T hou art a riest for
p p
ever, after the orderof M elc his edec ”
.
 '

F RE EM A SO N S M O N I T O R
’
.
“
L

P d R T FI RS T .

B O O K ll
.

CH AP TE R I .

Q ft he Government of R oyal Arch

T he firs t t hree degrees of masonry are holds
under the au thority of Grand Lod es , c om osed
g p
of the mas ter and w ardens of all the lod es w ith
g .

in a c ertain dis tric t, together w ith th

i
roper
rand ofieers th organiz ation of w w ill
g e s
be notic ed in another p art of this w ork .
.

I n like manner c hapters of royal arc h mas ons

'

w ith pow er to c onfer the preparatory degrees of

mark master, pas t mas ter, and most ex cellent
master, are holden u nd er the authority of and
chapters , compos ed of the three princ i al o c ers
p
of all the roy al arc h c hapters w ithin a c ertain

dis tric t, together w ith the proper grand ofiic ers .

U ntil the year 1 797, no grand c hapter of roy al

arc h masons w as organized in A meric a P re
.

viously to this period, a c ompetent numb er of

companions of that degree, p os ses sed of s u c ient m
abilities, u nder the s anc tion of a mas ter s w ar
’

rant, proceed ed to ex ercis e the rights and saw .

l ges
e f r y al arch cha ters w h en “ e x h as
o o
p
152
’
r aeeu asos s u o mro s .

thought it ex pedient and proper ; although in

mos t cases the approbation of a neighbouring
c hapter w as deemed useful if not es sential .

T his u nres trained mode of proc eed ing w as

su bj ec t to many inconvenienc es ; u ns uitable c har
ac ters might be ad mitted ; irregularities in the
mode of w orking introduced ; the purposes of
the s oc iety perverted ; and thus the ord er de
raded, by falling into the hand s of thos e w ho
g
might be reg ard les s of the repu tation of the is
s titu tion. I fdifferenc es s hould arise betw een tw o
c hapters, w ho w as to d ecide upon them ? If
u nw orthy c harac ters , w ho for w ant of d ue cau

tion had gained ad miss ion, s hould atte mpt to -

o en new c hapters , for their ow n e molument,

p
or for t he purposes of conviviality or inte mper
anc e, w ho w as to res train them ? I f the es tab
lis hed regulations and anc ient land marks s hould
be v olated
i or b roken dow n, w here w as there
ow er sufi ic ient to remedy th e evil
p
S ens ible of the ex is tence of these and many
‘

other inc onvenienc es , to w hic h the order w ere

-

s u bj ec ted, t he c hapters of roy al arc h mas ons , in

v arious parts of the U nited S tates, have, w ithin

a few y ears past , taken the proper and neces sary
meas ures for formin and es tablis hing grand
roy al arc h c hapters, g or their better
g overnment

and regulation .

O n the 24th of O c tober, 1 797, a conven .

tion of d elegates, from s everal c hapters in t he

northern s tates, as s embled at M ason s H all, in
’

B os ton ; b eing appointed (as ex pressed in their

c rede ntials )
“ to meet w ith any or ever c ha ter
y p
of ro al arc h masons, w ithin the s tates of N eW
y s
 ’
1 5 1:-
r ac z u as ox s u ox rron.

t heir government ; in c onformity t o their ex ample, w e th ink it our

d uty t o rec ommend t o t he se veral c hapters w ithin t he said s t ates of
Ne w Hampshire, M assac h usetts, Rhode lsland , Connec tic u t, Ver
- -

-
Y
mont and Ne w ork, t o uni te and form a Grand Ch ap ter for the
‘

l aid st ates .

The loc al situation of the states b efore me nt ioned, t he easy and

freq uent inte rc ou rse bet w een t heir se veral princ ipal t o w ns and c ities ,
as w ell as t he similarity of h abits , manne rs and c us toms , as c itizens
and as masons, w hic h prev ail throughout the s aid s tates, i nd uc e u s to
believe t hat a union of all the c hapte rs there in in one Grand Chap ter!
w i ll have t he mos t u se ful, last ing and happy efiec ts in t he uniform
'

d is t ribution and prop agation of the s ublime d egrees of Mas onry .

They t he refore t ake t he lib erty of rec ommend ing to the c onsideration
of y our M os t Exc e lle nt C hapte r, the p ropriety of appo inting one or
more d elegat e or de leg at es, t o rep rese nt yo ur c hapter, at a mee ting of
the se veral c hapt e rs be fore ment ioned , t o b e hold en at t he c ity of
H art fo rd, i n the state of C onnec tic u t, on the fo u rth W ednesd ay of
January nex t ens uing inves ting them w ith full p ow e r and aut hority,
i n c onj unc t ion w ith t he ot he r delegates , t o form and ope n a Grand
Chap ter of R oyal A rch M as ons , and to es tablish a Constitut ion for
the gove rnment and reg ulat ion of all the c hapters t hat now are, or
m y hereaft er be, erec t ed w ithin the s aid st ates
a ” .

In c ons eq u ence this add res s, the se veral

of
c hapters w ithin the s tates therein enumerated

( w ith t he e x c e
p tio n o f t w o or t hre e c h ap ters
only ) a
pp oi nte d d e le
g a tes , w ho as s em bl e d at
H artford, on the fou rth l Vednc s day in January,
1 798, and after s everal d ay s deliberatio n u pon
t he s ubj ec t they formed and ado p ted a c ons titu
tion for the government of the royal arc h c ha
p
ters , and lodges of mark mas ters, pas t mas ters,
and mos t ex cellent mas ters , throu hou t the s aid
g
s tates ; and havin elec ted and ins talled their
g
g rand of c ers, fi the grand c hapter became co m
p letely organized .
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C HAPTER II .

P ow ers vested in the General Grand Qfi c

A GR E EA B L Y to the General Grand R oyal Arch

Constitution, Grand R oyal A rc h C hapters w ere
estab lis hed in t he s everal N orthern S tates, w here
there w ere roy al arc h c hapters ex is ting ; and in
every instanc e the private c ha ters have u nited
p
w ith, and acknow ledged the authority of, the
said g rand c hapters .

T he long des ired and nec ess ary authority for

can c eling abu s es, and re ulating t he c onc erns,
g
of roy al arc h mas onry , in the northern s tates,
being thus happily established, the s ublime d e
s oon bec ame fl ou rishin a n d resp ec table
g .

arch masons in the southern s tates w here

there w ere no grand c hapters ) ob s erv e w ith

p lea s u re an d s a tis f ac tion t he e s ta blis hm ent of

ran d h a t in th n t h n s tates , u nd er the

g c p e rs e or er
aut hority of a general c onstitution, and became
des irous of u niting w ith them, u nder the s ame
authority . A pplications w ere accordingly made
for the privilege of opening new chapters in the
sou t hern s tates ; b u t there b eing no provision
made in t he cons titution for ex tend ing its nu
thority beyond the limits firs t contemplated, the
s tate ran d h a ters took the s ubjec t into c on
g c p
s id eration, and a s s ed a c onc urrent d ec ree, vest
p
ing pow er and authority in the three fi rst eneral
g
g r an d ofll eer s, o r an y t w o o f t h em , c on j oin tly,
t o grant and is sue letters of dispensation for t he
institution of lodges of mark masters , past mu s .
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.

j
s ub ec t of the formation of a grand chapter in the
s tate of V ermont .

tw o c ommu nic ations b efore mentione

fl
T he ,
h aving been read and c ons id ered, it w as res olve
T hat this general grand c hapter ad mit, and they
do hereby ad mit, the s aid grand c hap ter of V er
mont, into a u nion w ith u s, under the general
an d royal arc h constitution
g r .

A c ommu nication w as rec eived from the gene

ral g rand king, and the general grand s cribe,
s tating, that by virtue of au thority d erived from
a s pec ial dec ree of s everal of the s tate grand
c ha ters , they had c onjointly is sued a w arrant for
p
ins ti tu tin a c hapter of roy al arch masons in this
g

fi
tow n of eanfort, in the s tate of S ou th Carolin ,
a
b y t he name of U nity Chap ter
“ and also an
other w arrant for ins tituting a c ha ) ter of royal
h
arc h mas ons, in the c ity ofS avanna , in the state
of Georgia, by the name of Georg ia Chap ter ”
.

Vl hercupon it w as resolved, That this general

’

g ran d c ha pter d o app ro ve of t he p roc eed in gs of

t he general g rand king, and the general grand
s c ribe, relative to thé formation of U nit Cha ter,
p
in B eaufort, and Georg ia Chap ter, in as s au lt;
and that their res pec tive w arrants be c onfi rmed,
and made permanent, by either of the aforenam
ed general grand oficers .

A committee w as appointed, consis ting of the

g e n er a l g ran d k ing, an d t he
ge n eral gr an d s c ore -u

tary , to transcribe, and procu re to be printed, a

s uitable nu mber of c opies of t he cons titu tion,
and trans mit them to the s e veral s tates .

T he general grand c hapter proceeded to a

m
,

c h oice of e eers, agreeably to the c ons titution,

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w hen the c ompanions, w hose names follow , w ere

m
elec ted to the e c ee annex ed to their res ec tive
p
names , v iz .

M E B enj amin H ard, j un Esq ofCharles tow n,

. . . .

(M ass ) General Grand H ig h P ries t .

M E Thomas S Webb, Esq ofB os ton,

. . . .

General Grand I t ing '

.

M E E z ra dimes,
. . of A lbany,
(N Y ) Ge
.neral .

Grand S cribe .

E Otis d mmidon, ofP rovidence, (R I ) General

. . .

Grand S ecretary .

E James Harr ison, of B os ton, (M ass ) General

.

E . Rev Jonathan JVye, of N ew Fane, (V er

and .

moat) General Grand Chaplain .

3 Josep h H untin don, of Norw ich, (Conn )

.
,
.

General Grand rshal .

A eably to
the pow ers ves ted in the general
ran ofi lcers by the ninth s ec tion of the firs t ar
g
tic le of the cons titution, the general rand high
rics t and n eral grand king is s ue a c harter d
fi
t the esta lis hment of a royal arc h c ha in
'

er
the tow n Hanover, in the state of New
of amp
shlrc, by the name ofS t findrew s Chapt er, d ated
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.

the t w enty sixth day of January, A .

T hey also iss ued a c harter for the establis hment

of a royal arc h c hapter in the tow n of Hopkin
ton, in the s tate of New H amps hire, by the name
‘

of Trinit C ha ter, dated the six teenth d a of

y p y
F ebruary, A D 1 807 . . .

Resolved, T hat the nex t septennial meeting

of the eneral rand c ha t b h ld en in th
g p er e o e

city of Y ork, on t he sec ond T hurs day in

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S eptember, A D 1812. . .
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.

T he havin1 prevented the

c asu alties of w ar v

s eptennial meetin
g w hic h w as to h a ve b een hold
e n o n the s ec ond T hursd a
y in S ep tem b er, 1 81 2 ,
t he presiding oflieers, after the return of Imag e,
agreeably to the po w ers ves ted in them by the
3d S ec t l s t A rt of the Cons titu tion, c aus ed no
. .

t ice to b e is sued for c onvening a s pec ial meeting

o f the General Grand C ha ter in th e it f
p , c y o
N ew York, on T hursday, the 6 th of Jane, A I )
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. .

1 81 6 .

P ROCEED I NGS
or T u n

G ENERAL GRAND R O YA L ARCH CHAPTER .

PU RSU A NT t o spec ial notic e, the General Grand Royal Arch

C hapte r of the U nited S t ates assembled at New York, in the State -

of New York, on Thursd a , Jone 6 , 5 816

y
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.

General Grand Ofieers p resent, to w it

M E THO M AS 8 W EB B, Es q General Grand K ing
. . . . .

M E EZRA AM ES, Es q G G Sc ribe

. . . . . .

E and Re v JO NATH AN NYE, G G Chaplain

. . . . .

The Gene ral G Sec ret ary b eing absent, the M E G G K il t

. . . . .

w as ple ase d t o a point M E JO HN A B B O T Es G G Se reta

p , q. . c . . .

r ro t e r
n
y .

he fo llow ing Comp anions appe ared , and presente d c redentials »

‘

offic ers and prox ies ot oflic e rs of the several St ate Grand Chapters,
‘

to w i t
F rans M assach usetts .

M E JO HN AB BO T, Esq G H Pries t
. . . . . .

M E H ENR Y FO W L E, G K ing
. . . .

From B leeds I sland -

.

M E W I LL I AM W I LK I NSO N, Es q D G H Priest
. . . . . . .

1 S ETH PEC K , Esq Grand Sc ribe

. . .

E C A LEB EA RL S , Es q as p roxy of JO H N C A RLI LE,

. .

G H Priest
. .

E P ETER GRI NNELL, Esq as proxy of JO HN D A VIS.

. .

G K ing
. .
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The undersigneddele tee from the grand c hapter of the s tate of

M ary land and dis t ric t 0 Columbia agree to the above report .

P P BO GEL, G H P . . . . .

B ENJAM I N ED ES .

W hich report being read, voted to ac c ept the same 5 and thereupon
voted to rec eive the said grand c hapter of t he st ate of M aryland and ~

d ist ric t of Columbi a u nder the j urisdic tion of the g eneral grand c hap
t e r ; and sai d grand c hapter of the s tate of M ary land and dist ric t of
Columb ia is acc ord ingly admit ted und er said j urisdic tion, su bj ec t to
the c onst it ution and re ulations of the said general grand c hap ter .

The c ommittee to w om w as referred the granting of c hart ers for

o penin ro al arc h c ha t ers b th n ral grand ki ng and general
g y p y e ge e

g r an d sc ribe , made t he follow ing report ;

Th at the general grand king has grant ed w arrants or charters for
t he follow ing c hapters, to w i t
S t And re w s Chapter, H anover, N H 27lb January, 5 807
.
’ . . .

Trinity C hapte r, Hopkinton, N H l 6 th Feb ruary , 5 807

. . .

t nix Ch apte r, F ayet tev ille, North Carolina, l st Sep t 5 815

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. .

W ashin Chapte r, P orts mouth, New H am hire, Nov 5 815 -

m . .

U nion h apter, L ouis ville, Geor a, l 6 th D ec 5 815

‘

. .

Cheshire Chapter, K eene, Ne w ampshire, d tb M ay, 5 816 .

C onc ord Chapter, W ilming ton, North Carolina, 5 815 -

.

That the general grand sc ribe has g ranted w arrants or c harters for
the follow ing c hapte rs , to w i t
W ashington Chapte r, Ne w ark, New Jersey, 26 th May , 5 813
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.

W ashington Chapter, Chileic othe , Ohio, 20th Sept 5 815 . .

C inc i nnati M ark Lod ge, N0 1 , Hanover, New Jersey, Apri l, 5 81 1

.
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.

U nion M ark L od ge, No 2 , O range, Ne w Jersey , July , 5 812

.
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.

And y our c ommittee are ofopinion that t he above w arrants or c hat

t ers have been iss ued agreeab ly to t he c ons tit ution of t he en ral
g e
g ra nd c hap te r, and o ught t o be c onfirmed by the s ame All w hich .

is respec tfully s u bmitted by H ENR Y F O W L E,

JO SEP H ENO S,
JO NAT HA N N YE .

Whic h b eing read, v oted to acc ept the s ame, and that said w ar
rants p r c hapters b e and t hey are he reb , c o nfi
y rme d ac c ordingly .

The ti me for elec t ion ofgeneral grand ohic ers having arrived , v oted
that the general g rand king, sc rib e, and sec re tary , be a c ommit tee
t o rec eive, sort and c ount t he v ot es, w hic h b eing done, the follow
i ng c ompani ons w ere d ec lared to b e d uly elec ted to the offi c es, res

p ec ti v ely afli x ed t o t hei r names, lo soil

M E and H on D E W iTT CL I NTO N, Esq of Ne w York, State of

. . . .
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New Y ork, General Grand H t g ’t P rsest

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M E THO M AS SM ITH W EBB , Esq of Boston, M assac husetts,

. . .

D ep u ty General Grand H i g h P rsest .

M E JO HN H L YND E, Esq of New Haven, Connectic ut, Gen

. . . . - -

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dollars shall like manner

he paid in And that t he general grand
.

sec re tar
y notify t he s aid ch apters hereof, and req ue st them t o set t le

their dues acc ordingly .

The foregoing minutes, of June 8, being read , voted to ac cep t the

sa me .

The gene ral grand c hapter w as th en c losed in d ue form, to meet on

the second Thursd ay in Septemb er, A D 1 81 9 . . .

Attest JO HN AB BO T, G G Sec ret ary

. . . .

THE GENER AL GRA N D R O YAL ARCH

CO N S T I T U T I O N
r oa ma
UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA .

A R TI CL E I .

0! T HE G E NE R A L O R A ” C HA P T ER .

Sect 1 . There shall be a General Grand Chapter of

. at
Arc h M asons for the United States of Americ a, w hic h shall b e
‘

an as is hereinafter direc ted, and shall c onsis t of a General G rand

High Pries t, Deputy General Grand Hi Pries t, Gene ral Grant!
K ing, General Grand Sc ribe, Sec ret ary , reasurer, Ch plain, aada '

Mars hal and like m se of the se veral Grand and D eputy Grand High
Pries ts , K ings and Scribes, for the time being, of the several st ate

ad
chap ters, unde r t he uris dic ti on of this ene ral grand c h
J ran d j rte r
and of the P as t General G rand Hig h Priests, pu t G eneral ran
High Pries ts, K ings and Sc rib es of the said gener grand c hapter :
and the aforesaid of fic ers, or their prox ies, shall be the only
bers and voters in said general rand c hapter And no pe rson shall
.

be c ons tituted a p roxy, unless e be a present or past ofic er of this

or a st ate grand c hapter .

S ect 2 . The gene ral grand c hapter shall meet septennially, on

.

the sec ond Thursday in September, for the c hoic e ofofic ers, and other
b usiness ; dating from the sec ond Thursday in Septembe r, A D . .

18 05 , at such plac e as may , from time to t ime, be appointed .

A spec ial meeting of the general grand chapt er shall

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S ect 3 . .

b e c alled w heneve r the General Grand H igh Priest , D e uty General

Grand High P riest, General Grand K ing, and General rand Sc ribe,
or an t w o of t hem, may deem it nec ess ar ; and also w henever it
y
may req uired l y a ma j y
o it f th a nd c ha t ers f th t a t
é
r o e gr p o e s e .
afores aid, rovide such re uisi tion be made know n in w ritin b th
p q g, y e
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s aid g rand c hapte rs respec tively , to the General Grand High Priest,
D eputy General Grand High Priest, K ing or Sc ribe . And it shall be
the d uty of t he said gene ral ofi ice rs, and they are each of them seve
rally authorised, empo w ered and direc te d , u on receivin oflicial no
p g
t ic e of s uc h requisi t ion from a maj ori ty o f the grand c hapters afore
said , t o appoint a time and place of meetin , and notif eac h of the
g y
state g rand c hapt e rs thereof ac c ordingl
y .

S ect 4
. I t s hall be inc umbent on the General Grand High P riest,
.

D e pu ty Gene ral Grand H igh Pri est, General G rand K ing, and Gene
ral Grand Sc ribe, seve ral! to in m e and perfec t themselves in t he
s u b lime arts and w ork of l ark asters, P ast M as te rs, M ost Ex c el
lent M asters, aud R oy al A rc h M asons ; t o make themselves mas ters
ofthe se veral mas onic lec t ures and anc ient c h s ; t o c onsult w ith
eac h o the r, and w ith t he Grand and D eputy rand High Priests ,
K ings and Sc ri b es of the several St ates aforesaid , for t he purpose of
adopt ing measures s uit ab le and p roper for diffusing a know led ge of
t he s aid lec t u res and c harges , and an uniform mod e of w orki ng , in
t he several c hapters and lod ges th roughou t t his j urisdic tion ; and the
b et t e r to effec t t his laud ab le p urpose, t he afores ai d general grand
ofic e rs are s ev erally he reby au th orised, and empow e red , t o visit and
res id e in a n a n d e ry c hapt er of R o al A rc h M asons , and lod e
p y e v y g
of M ost Ex c ellent , Pas t , o r M ark M as ter M as ons, throughout the
s aid St ates, and to give s uc h ins truc tions and direc tions as the d
goo
of the frate rnity may req uire ; alw a s adherin t o the anc ient land
y g
marks of the order .

Sect 5
. in all c ases of th e ab senc e of any ofi
. ic e r from any body
ofmasons, insti t uted or holden b vi rt ue of this c onsti t u tion, the 0&
a r isen i n rank s hall suc c ee d h s s uperior unless th rough c ourtesy
m
said e cer should dec line in favou r of a past superior ofi ic er present.

And is c ase of the absenc e of all t he ofiice rs from any legal m ating
( if ei ther of the bod ies afore said, the membe rs p resent , ac c ording t o
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s eniority a nd ab ilities, shall fill t he several ofi ices.

S ect 6
. I n every c hapter or lodge of M asons, instit uted or hold
.

en b v irt ue of t his c ons tit ut ion, all ques tions (exc ept upon the ad
y
missi on of members o r c andidates) shall be determined by a maj ority
ofvotes t he presiding ofi ic e r for t he t ime being, being ent itled t o vote ,
'

iLa member ; and in c ase t he votes should at any t ime b e equally

divided , the resid ing offi c er as aforesaid , shall give t he c ast ing vote .

S ect 7 . be general grand ro al arc h c hap te r s hall b e c om

.

o thir s of it s me mb ers p resent s at an

p at e nt ( on c o n c u rre n c e o f t w _ ) y
t ime hereafter, to revise, amend and alte r this c ons t i t ut ion .

Sect. 8 in c as e any c asualty should at any time he re afte r p re

.

v ent the se pt ennial elec t ion of of fic ers , the several gene ral g rand ofi i
c ers s hall s ust ain their respec t i ve
elec ted and q fi
uali ed .
M es u ntil s uc c ess ors are dul
y

The General G rand High Priest , B e uty General

a
S ect 9 . .

Grand H igh Priest, General Grand K ing, and General rand Sc ri be ,

s hall se verally have pow e r and aut hori ty to institut e ne w R oy al A rc h
Ch ap ters, and Lod ges of the sub ord inat e degrees, in any S t ate in
w hic h there is not a grand c h pte re g
a r ul a r“ m ad an B r amm
\ m e m
.

new chap ter shall be ins ti tuted in an S t a t e w h erei n th ere a e

y
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.

M ost ex cellent mp anion ,

co

I n c onseq uenc e o f your c heerful ac quiesc enc e w ith the charges

and regulat ions j us t rec it ed , I now dec lare y ou d uly installed and
ano inted high priest of t his new c hapt er ; no t dou b t i ng y our d e ter
minat ion t o support the reputation and hono ur of our s ub lime order .

I now c heerfully deliver unto y ou the w arrant under w hic h you are
t o w ork ; and l d ou bt not y ou w ill govern w ith s uc h good orde r and
regularity , as w ill c onvinc e your c ompanions th at their p art iality h as
not been improperly plac ed ” .

The grand high priest then c lothes and invests the new high pries t
w ith the vari ous implements and insignia of the ord e r. w ith s ui t ab le
charges to eac h of t hem .

The grand high priest then ins talls the sev eral subord inate offi c ers
in t u rn ; and points out t o the m t he d uties appert aining to the ir res
p ec ti n o fiic es ; aft er w hic h h e prono u nc e s a s uit ab le ad d ress to t he
new chapte r, and c loses t he c eremon w i t h th follo w ing bened i c
y e

The Lord be w ith y ou all ; let b rother] love c ont inue be no t

forget fu l t o ente rt ain s t rangers . g
No w the ( od of peac e our supreme
H igh P riest, make y ou perfec t t o d o his w ill .

Glory be t o God o n high, and o n eart h pe ac e and good w ill t o

men As it w as in the beginning, is now , and e ver shall be, Sac
. .

S ect 2
. . A t the ins tit ution of all lodges of mark mas te r masons,
under this j urisd ic tion, t he same c eremonies as are e c ribed in th e
p r s
foregoing sec t ion, are to bo o bserved, as far as t hey w ill apply t o
t hat deg ree .

S ect 3
. . W henever it shall be inc onv enient for the general
rand em th and d t and hi h i t t i l
g e er s , o r e g r or ep yg
u r g p r es s , res pe c v e

t o attend in person, t o c onst it ut e a ne w c hapt er or lod ge , and ins t a l

th e ofice rs , t he shall seve rally have p ow e r and autho rity t o appoint
y
s ome w orthy hi gh p riest , or past higb p ries t, t o perform t he acc esss
ry ceremonies .

80st 4. . The ofi ic ers of ev ery c hap ter and lodge under this j uris
dic tion, before they ente r upon the ex e rc ise of t h ir respec tive offi
c es, and also t he members of all suc h c hapte rs an lodges , and every
c andidat e u pon his ad mission int o t he same, s hall t ake the follow ing
o b ligat ion, v iz . l, A 8 do promise and sw ear, t hat I w ill support
. .

"
and maintain the general grand roy al arc h constit ution .

I ans we r c ert ify , that the fo regoing is a t rue c opy of t he general

ra n d a l a h onst it ut ion for t he U nited S tates ofA meric a as al
g r oy r c c
t ered , amended and rat ifi ed, at a meet ing of the gene ral rand c hap
t er, begun and holden at New York, in t he st ate of Ne w
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orkon the
6 1h day of June, A D 1816 . . .

w rr n nss ,

JO HN AB BOT, G 0 Secretary . . .
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17 F as w s son s n onrr o n .

CHA P TER I V .

Gran d Roy al fl rch Chap t er of M ass achu s et ts .

P U RSU A NT to the general c ons titution, the

a nd ha t f t hi tat w a aniz ed on the
g r c p er o s s e s org
t w elfth of Ju ne, 1 798 I ts annual meetings are
.

h olden alternate] at B oston and N ew b ury port,

in the month of eptemher .

T he c hapters under its j urisdic tion are as fol

low s
S t A ndrew s Chap ter, No 1 , Boston, meet s at the hall in M arket
.
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.

S q u are, t he W ed nesd ay p rece ding the full of t he moon, month ly .

K i ng Cy rus Chap ter, No 2, at New b ury po rt

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S t J oh n s Ch ap ter, No 3 at Groton
’
. . .

M ou nt Vernon Ch ap ter, No 4 at Portland . . .

K i ng S olomon s Ch ap ter, No 5 , at Charlt on

’
. .

lVash m g t on Cha t er, No 6 , at Sale m

p . .

K i ng H i ram s Ch ap ter, No 7, at Greenw ic h

‘
. .

J dom ram Ch ap ter, No 8, at A t t le b orough

. .

C HAP V . .

Grand Royal A rch Chap ter of Rhode I s land -

.

T H E grand c hapter of this s tate w as organized

ag reeably to the c ons titution, on the T u es d a
y
follow ing the s econd M onday in M arch , 1 798 .

T his grand c hapter meets q uarterly at M as ons ’

H all in P rovidenc e, on the third T ues d ays of

M arc h, J une, S eptemb er, and D ecember .

S UB O RD I JVA TE CH A P TE R S
‘

Provi denc e Chapter, No 1 , P rovidenc e . .

Ne w port Chapter, No 2 , New po rt . .

Temple C hapte r, No 3, W arren . .

The P rov iden ec C ha p t e r meet s at S t John s Hall, on the Thurs

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day s ucc eedi ng t he full moon, monthly

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O tsego d o No 5 , Coopers tow n

. . . B enninf' ton d o No 13, B anning . .

H oric k d o No 6 , Hosic k
. . . t o n. it
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.

P hoenix d o N 7, New . ork .

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Y . F o rt Ed w ard do No 14, P ort . .

R u ral d o No 8, C amb ridge

. . . Ed w ard .

New C anaan do No 9, New . . Hiram d o No 1 5 , Lansinbu rgh

. . .

C anaan . Auro ra d o No 1 6 , Pou ltney , Vt

. . .

M ontgomery d o No 10, B road . . A sy lum d o No 1 8, C oey man s

.
’
. .

albxn . C amp bell s do

’
D u anes b u rgh . .

M ontgomery do No . . 1 1, St ill F orti t ude do No 1 9, B rooklyn . . .

w ater. P at riot d o No 20, P rtts tow n

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C H AP . V llI .

Grand Royal A rch Chap ter of Sou th Carolina .

T he oflic ers of the s everal chapters w hic h had

b een ins tituted in this s tate, by virtue of au thori
ty d erived from the c ons titu tion, c onvened in
the c ity of C harles tow n, and having ob tained the
c ons ent and a
p rob ation t h e
g eneral
g ra nd
king proceede to organi rand c hapter for
the s tate of S outh Carolina his grand c hapter
‘
.

appointed prox ies to attend the ens uing meetin

g
of the g eneral an d c h a ter, by w hom their
gr p
p roceed in s w ere
g rat ifi ed a n d c o nfirm ed , and
the s aid g rand c hap ter w as dec lared to b e in n ou
'

w i th t he g eneral grand c hap ter, agreeabl to 6

y
g en era l gr and roy a l ar c h c o n s titu t ion .

CHAP 1X . .

Grand Rroy al A rch Chap ter of Ohio .

O n the mat d ay of O c tober, A D 1 81 6 , the . .

s everal roy al arc h c hapters hold en in the s tate of

O hio, as s embled by their oflicers, in the tow n of

W Vorthington, viz .
 ’
r ans n as on s u o mr oa .

Ax na rcan U m o n Chapte r, holden at M art ina w hich ori inat

, g o

e d prio r t o t he 2 7t h Janu ar 1 798

y , .

C m c mn a rr Chapter, w hic h als o ori inated rior t o the 2 7th Jan

'

g p .

1 798.

H e n n a Chapter, holden at Worthin ton under the e eral rand

g , g g n
ro al arc h c ons tit u tion
y .

W as n m c ro n Chapter, holden at Chi licoth e nde

m r the l
'

ge nera
g ra nd ro
y a l a rc h c onstitution
.

U pon motion mad e and s ec onded, it w as re

s ol ved u nammou sl th at it i a n d
y, s
p pro er ex
p e
d ient to es tablis h a rand ro al arc h c ha ter in
g y p
t he s tate of O hio, in connec tion w ith, and in
su bord ination to t he e n a l a n d al a h
, g er
g r ro y r c
c ha ter of the U nited S tates f m b l t
p ; c o n o r a y o

th e t i th s ec t 1 st art and the 2 d s ec t 3d art of

. . . .

t h e general rand ro al arc h c onstitution

g y .

T h e c onvention having rec eived information

th at M E T homas S mith Webb, D eputy Gene
. .

ral Grand H i h P ri w a i t h i i nit a

g s n e v c y, p
i t d m m itt i h im t i f m
“

p o n e a c o e w a t o n , o n o r
him of their proc eed ings , and to s olic it his ap
rob ation, as re uired b h th ec t s t art
p q y t e 1 i s
1 .

.
of the c ons titution the c ommittee Were d i rec ted
to invite him to attend at some c onveni ent ti me
.

,
and ins tall the grand o fllcers into their res pec ti ve
em cee .

A meeting w as ac c ordingly appomted to b e

hold en at Worthing ton on the 2 9th Get A D . .

,
1 81 6 , on w hic h oc c asion a public proces s i on w as
made, w hic h proceeded to the A c ademy, w here
an oration w as d elivered by the R ev James K l l .

b ou rn, grand orator, and the ins tallation c eramo

'
.

n ies w ere performed, by the deputy general

g ran d hi h
g p ries t, in am ple form .
1 80 ras a m ’
son s n ox rr o n.

S UB OR D I N A TE CHA P TE R S .

No . 1, Americ an U nion, at M arietta .

No . 2 , Cinc innati, at Cinc innat i .

No . 3, Horeb , at W orthingt on .

No . 4, W as hing ton, at Chi lic othe .

C HAP X . .

R o al A rch M as ons in K ky
C onvention f y
o entuc .

A CO N V ENT I O N of roy al arc h mas ons , res iding

in difierent parts of the s tate of K entuc ky, w as
'

h olden at L ex ing ton o n the 1 1 th d ay of O c tober,

A D 1 81 6, w hen the follow ing proc eedings
. .

took plac e, v iz .

“
W hereas it has b een dee med important by '

the R oy al A rc h M asons r ing in t he state of

K entuc ky, that they s ho w ork in a reg ula r?
and cons titutional manner ; that the b enefi ts
aris ing thereby may be permanent and u niform
and w hereas d oub ts hav e aris en to the p ow er .

of any
g ra nd lo d ge to es tablis h c hapters of roya l ,

arch mas ons it has therefore b een d eemed ex

ed ient to a oint c ommittees from L ex in toh,
g
g‘
pp
rankfort, and S helby ville, at and near w hic h

p la c es mos t of t he R A Co m p an
.ion s in thi
. s

s tate res ide ; to meet at L ex ington, on t he 1 4th

d ay of O ctober A D 1 81 6 , to take the s ubject
. .

into consideration .

T he s aid committees , hav ing as sembled, and

p ro d u c ed th e ir c re de ntial s , appo in ted J oh n ‘V i ll

lett, M D c hairman, and Anderson M iller, Esq

. . .

S ecretary .
 ’
1 83 rnnnn asox s u onrron .

another in Frankfurt, b y the name of Frankfurt

Chapter ; and another in S helby ville, by the
name of S helby ville Chapter ; he is sued ch arters
for the same acc ordingly, on the t oth d ay of O e
tober, A D 1 81 6
. . .

O n the day follow ing, the deputy general

rand high pries t attended at the masonic h all,
g
i n L ex in ton, and ins talled the ofic ers of the
g
several c hapters b efore mentioned into their res

p ec tive ofiices in amp le form .

CHAP TER Xl .

Grand Royal A rch Chap ter of Vermou t .

T m grand royal arch, c hapter of V ermont

:

w as organized A L 6 8 66, and admitted into

. .

the u nion u nder the general grand royal arch

c onstitu tion M eeting for the election of the
.

several
grand ofi cers on the firs t W ed nes d ayin
Ju ne annually .

Green Mountain Chapter, No . 1, Rutland .

Jerusalem do No. . 2, Vergennes .

C hamplain do No. . 3, St A thens

. .

Temple do No. . 4, B ennin

K ing Solomon do No. . 5 , Mont ier .

W indsor do No. . 6 , W indsor .

do No. . 7, B radford .

K ing S olomon s Chapter, N Y Mee t s on the third W ednesday of

’
. .

January, Marc h, May, July , Septembe r, Oc tober, and November .

Hiram Union M ark L od ge, Paw let .

U nion Mark Lodge, Middle bury .

Morning S tar Mark Lod ge, Poultney .

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r ans u ason s u onrroa. 1 83

C HAPTER X ll .

CE RE M ON I E S and CHAR GE S

O N TH E

I nstallation ofthe Ofic ers of a Royal Arch Chap ter .

1 . The grand emeers w ill meet at a c onve

nient p la c e, a nd o
p e n
.

2 T he s ubordinate c hapter w ill meet in the

.

ou ter courts of their hall, and form an avenu e for

th e rec eption of the grand offic ers .

8 W hen formed they w ill despatc h a c ommit

.

tee to the place w here the grand ofi icers are as

s embled, to inform the grand mars hal that the
c hapter is prepared to rec eive them ; the grand
mitesh al w ill announce the same to the grand
ofl ccrs, and introduc e the c ommittee
'

m
.

4 T he grand e eers w ill move in proces s ion,

.

c o nduc ted by the c ommittee, to the hall of the

chapter ; w hen the grand high pries t enters , t he
c hapter w ill give the g rand honou rs .

5 . W hen the grand offic ers have pas s ed

throug h the avenue, the chapter w ill form rank
entire, and fac e to the front ; the e cers of the m
c hapter then fi le and form a front rank tw o
p a c es in a d va nce of t he ir mem be r s .

6 T he grand s ec retary w ill then call over the

.

m
names of the o eara elec t, and the grand hig h

p rie s t w ill as k w h e th e r t he
y ac c ep t thei r res pe c .

tive offi ces

. I f they ans w er in the a rmative, m
 PR M I A SON Sr MON IT O R.

“
Do yau s nh mit to all these t hingg u d do you promiaato ohshl va
and p ractise them faithfully 2
”

T hes e q ues tions b eing ans w ered in the amm

ative, the c o mpanio ns all kneel in d ue form, and
the grand high priest, or grand c haplain, repeats
the follow ing, or s ome other s uitable prayer .

M ost holy and lorious L ord God , the great Hi h Pries t of

g g
an and earth ! W e approac h thee w ith re verence, and implore thy
bless ing on the c ompanion appointed to preside ove r this ne w assem
b ly , and now pros t rate before thee fill his heart w ith thy fear, that
h is tongue and ac tions ma p ronounce thy glory . Make him s tead
fas t ia t hy servic e ; g rant im fi rmness of mind ; animate his heart,
and s trengt hen his ende avou rs ; ma he teac h t hy j ud gments and l h
ll
law s ; and may the inc ense he sha p ut before t hee , upon t hine
t ar, prove an acc e tab le s ac rifi c e unto thee B less him, 0 L ord, and
.

b less the w ork of is hands Ac c ept us in me rcy ; hear tho u from

.

heaven t hy d w e lling plac e, and forgive Ou r t rans gres sions

.

G lory be to God the Father as it w as in the eginning, t o

b ” .

R esponse, So mote it be .
”

1 9 T he grand high pries t w ill then

. c aus e the
hig h pries t elec t to be inves ted w ith his c lot hing,
b ad ges , &c after w hic h he w ill address him as
.

follo w s, viz .

CO M P A N I O N,
I n conseq uenc e ofyour cheerful acq uiesc ence
w ith the c harges w hic h y o u have heard recited,
a n w ualifi ed for ins tallation as the hi h
y ou re o q g
ies t o f this roy al arc h c ha ter ; an d it i m
p r p s
c umbent u pon me, upon this oc c asion, to i nt
p o
ou t s ome of the partic ulars a tain in t
pp er
g o y o u r
oflic e, d uty, and di nity
g .

All legally c ons tituted bodies of royal arch

mas ons are c alled c hapters, as regular bodies of
mas ons of all other degrees are called lodges .

E v ery c hapter ought to ass emble for w ork at

m
,

le a t once in ever three months an d us t con

s
y ;
s is t of a hi h ries t, kin ib a t i f t h
g p g, sc r e , c p a n o e
1 90 raaanasoa s n om roa.
’ '

longing to the c hapter ; that the regular returns

be made annually to the g a r n d ch a p te r ; . a n d

that the annual d ues to the grand c hapte r h e
reg ularly an d p u n c tu all y p a id . H e h a s t h e ri g h t
and he t a u th ori ty o f c a llin g h is c h a p te r to g e th e r
at leas ure, upo n any e mergency o r o c c u r ren c e
p ,
w hi c h in his j ud gment may r q e u ire th e ir m ee t
ing . I t is his privilege and d uty, toget her w ith
his king n a d s c rib e, t o a tte n d th e m ee t in g s of
t he grand c hapter, either in pers on or b y p roxy ;
and t he w ell bein of the institution re u ires
q
§
that this du ty s hou d on no occasion b e omi tted .

Let the M itre, w ith w hic h you are inves ted,

remind you of the di nit o f t h e oflice you sus
g y
tain, and its ins cription impress u on your mind
a s ens e of y our d ependenc e upon od ; that er
p
fec tion is not given u nto man upon the earth,
and that perfec t holiness b elongeth alone unto
t he Lord .

reas t lat e, w ith w hic h

“ T he B
p y o u a r e d e c o
.

rated , in imitation of that up on w hic h w ere en

a ve n the names of the tw e lve tribes , and w orn

g r
b y t he hig h p ries t of Is rael, is to teac h you that
y o u a re a lw ay s to b ea r in m in d y ou r re s p o n si
b ility to the law s and o rdinanc es of the institn v

t ion, and that the ho nour and interests of our

y
chapter and its members s hould be alw ays near
y o u r h e a rt .

T he var ious colours of the Robes you w ear

are emblematic al of every grac e and virtue
,
Whic h can adorn and beautify the human mind
eac h of w hic h w ill be briefl ill t ra t d in the
y us e
c ou rse of the c har es to be delivered to
g y o u r
subordinate o ert a m .
1 98 m el an oma n eut ron .

d uty to God, to y our neigh bour, and to your

‘ :
“

half; that you are eq ually bound w ith them to

-
-

be obedient to the law s and o rdinanc es of the

-

institution, to be c haritable, humane, and just,

and to seek every occas ion of doing good.
Your ofl ce teac hes a s triking les son of hu
.

mility . T he ins titutions o f politic al s ociety

teac h us to consider the king as the c hief of cre
ated beings, and that the firs t d uty of his s ub
‘

i s to obey his ma i i
j e et a n d a te s ; b u t th e n s t tu
t ions of our su blime d egrees, by plac ing the
king in a s ituation s ubordinate to the h igh
p rie s t, te a c h us t h a t o ur d u ty to G o d is p a r a
mount to all other duties, and s hould ever claim
t he priority ofou r obedienc e to man ; and t hat
how ever s trong ly w e ma y b e b o un d to ob ey the
law s of civil societ , yet th at thos e law s to be
y
j ,
u s t s h o n i d n eve r i n te rm ed dl e w ith m at ter s o f
c ons cience, nor d ic tate artic les of faith .

T he s carlet robe, an emblem of im erial dig

nity, should remind you of the paterna c onc rn
e
y o u s h o u ld e ve r fee l fo r th e w e lf are of y o u r
c ha ter, and the ardent z eal w ith w hich yo
p
s hould endeav our to promOte its prosperit
u
I n presenting t o y ou the crow n, w hi c l l an
‘

emblem of royalty, I w ould remind you,

’

to reign soverei in the hearts and afiec tinns

’ ‘

of men mus t be ar more r a t f l t a n e ro u s

g e u o g e
and benevolen t mind, than to rule over their
lives and fortunes ; and that to enab le you to '

en o
j y t h is p re em in e n c e W i th h o n o u r a n d s a ti s
faction you must sub ec t your ow n pas sions and
,
m
j
p jre u d ic e s t o t he d o i n io n o f re as o n a n d c h ar it
You are entitled to the second seat in 1 Q
494: ’
s as s u asos s n o mr oa .

or c ounten nc ing a
’

sions of i
'
g ving off
enc e, any
may
.

thing that c reate d ivisions or diss enslons .

You are, by all the means in your pow er, to

ende avour to es tablis h a ermanent u nion and
p
g oo d u nd ers ta n d ing am o n g a ll ord ers and de

g ree s of m as o n ry; and , a s th e g lor iou s s un at

its merid ian height d is pels the mis ts and c louth

w hic h obsc u re t he horiz on, s o may y ou r ex er
tions tend to diss ipate the gloom of jealo usy and
d isc ord w henever they may appear .

Y our b adge, (a P lumb ru le, s urmounted by

-

the Turban) is an e mblem of rec titud e and vigi

lanc e ; and w hile you s tand as a w atc hman upon
t he tow er, to guard your c ompanions a eins t the
approac h of thos e enemies of hu man fe ic ity , ia
temp er anc e and ex cess , let this faithfu l monitor
ever remind t w alk i h tl in r ta
y ou o u
p g y
r y ou s
tion ; ad monis biu and animating y our compaa
io ns to fidelity ant industry, w hile at labour, and
to temperance and moderation w hile at refres h -

ment And w hen the great W atc hman of I s rael,

.

w hose ey e never slu mbers nor sleeps, s ball re a

lieve you from your post on earth, ma y b e p er

mit you in heav en to partic ipate in that food s nd ~

ref res hment w hic h is

Such as the saints in glor love,

And s uch as ange ls eat .

32 T he s cribe w ill the

. n retire to the line ofof
ficers, and the next officer he p resented as before
.
.

C harg e t o the Fou rth Qfi c er, o r Ca tain o

p f the H os t .

Cost u me s ,
The ofice w ith w hich you are e ntrusted is
of hi h im ortance and demands u m t a
g p , y o r os ze
 ras eu asou s n om r oa
’
1 96 .

can in the preparatory degrees . A mong the d a

ties req uired o f y ou, the p reparation and intro
duc tion of c andid ates are not the leas t . A s in
our interc ourse w ith the w orld ex perience teach
res s ious are often t he mos t d ura
es that
fir st iT
n p
ble, and the mos t d ifi ic ult to eradic ate, s o it is of
reat im ortanc e in all c as es that thos e impres
g p
s ions s hould b e c o rrec t and j ust ; henc e it is as
s ential that the of fic er w ho s us tains the s tation
as s ig ned to y ou s hou ld pos s es s a t horoug h know
ledge of h is variou s d uties ; and that he s hould
ex ec ute them w ith a promptitu de and propriety
of d eportment that s hall give them their proper
efi
'
ec t .

Your Robe of ofice is an emblem of hamili

ty ; and teac hes that, in the prosec ution of a
laudable u ndertaking, w e s hould never decline
taking any part that may be as s igned us , althou h
g
it may be the mos t difi ic ult or dangerous .

T he rose coloured tess elated border, adorning

the robe, is an emblem of ardour and persever
ance, and s ignifi es, that w hen w e have en a ed
g g
in a virtuous cou rs e, notw ithstanding all the
imped iments, h ards hips and trials w e may he
des tined to encounter, w e s hould endure them
all w ith fortitude, and ardently pers evere unto
the end res ting as sured of rec eivin , at the ter
g
mination of our labours, a noble and glorious
rew ard .

T he w hite banner, entrus ted to your c are, is

emblematical of that it f lif a d tit d
pu r y o e, n re c u e
of c ond uc t, w hic h s hould dis tin uis h ever
g y o ne
that passes the w hite veil of the sanctuar
y .
1 98
’
r aneu ason s n o i n e e .m
lii d i h d t
is th e e n s ig n o f y ou r o c e, an w
t a s w
d
or o

p ro te c t a n d de fe
n d th e s a m e . T h e r i c h a n be au -c

i
’

t lu l c o lo u r o f yo u r b a n n e r is e m b l em a tnc al of.

fervency and fidelity ; it is the appropriate d

our of the royal arc h d egree ; it ad monis hes us
th a t w e s h ou ld b e fe rv e n t in th e e x e rc is e of ou r

devotions to God, and fait hful in ou r endeavour!

”
to promote the happines s of man .

Charg e .
to the M as ter of th e Second Veil .

Gou ramox ,
“I inves t ou P urp le B anner, w hich
w ith the
y
is the ens ign of y ou r oflice, and arm you w ith a
s w ord to enable y ou to maintain its honour .

T he colour o f y our banner is produ ced by a c om

bination of tw o d is tinc t colou rs , namely B lue and
S c arlet ; the former o f w hich is the c harac teris tic,
fi
colour of the symbolic, or rs t three de rees of
g
masour and the latter that of the royal arch de
g ree . t is an emb lem of union, and is the c har a .

ac teris tic c olour of the inter mediate deg rees It . .

ad monis hes u s to c ultivate and improve that s pirit

of union and harmony , betw een t he brethren of
the symbolic degrees , and the c ompanions of the
s ublime degrees, w hic h s hould ev er d is tin uish
g
the memb ers of a society founded u pon the prin
c iples of everlas tin t u th and ni al hilan
g r u vers
p
thropy ” .

Ch g e
ar to thc
-
M as ter of the F irs t Veil.

COM P A N I ON,
I inves t you w ith the B lue B anner, w hic h is
the ensig n of your odies , and a sw ord for its de
.
 r ans n asox s
’
n eu t r o n . 1 99

fu el! and protec tion T he colour of your ban

.

ner is one of the mos t durable and beaut i t l in

fl
'
'

natu re I t is the appropriate c olour a

. tad
and w orn by our anc ient brethren of the t rec
symbolic d eg ees , and is the pec uliar c harac ter
istic of an institu tion w hic h has s tood the test of
ages, and w hic h is as mu c h distinguished by the
durability of its materials, or principles, as by
.

the beauty of its s upers truc ture I t is an em .

b lem of u nivers al benevolence, and ins tructs us

that in the mind of a mason this virtue s hould b e
as expansive as the blue arc h of heaven its elf ” .

Charg e to the three M as ters of the Veils, as

COM P AN I ONS ,
Those w ho are
p la ce d as over seer s of a n y
w ork s hould be w ell q ualifi ed to u d e of its
j g
beauties and deformities, its ex c ellencies and de
fec ts ; they s hould be capable of es timating t he
former, and amending the latter T his c ons ider
.

atio n s h ould ind uce you to c ultivate and improve

all those qu alifi cations w ith w hic h y ou are al

read y end ow ed, as w ell as to pers ev ere in your

endeavours to acq uire thos e in w hic h you may be
in any w ise d efic ient L et t he various c olours
.

of the banners committed to y our c harge, ad mon

ish you to the ex erc ise of the s everal virtues of
w hic h they are emblematic ; and you are to en
f h os e virtues upon all thos e
j oin th e prac tice o t
w ho s hall pres ent t hems elves, or the w ork of
their hands, for y our inspec tion .

L et no w ork receive y our approb ation b ut

suc h as is calc ulated to adorn an d ane w g
-
h au
600 ’
r ans u as ou s n eu t ro n .

the masonic fiB e indus trious a

ed i ce . nd faith
ful in prac tisin and disseminating a know ledge
of t he tr ue an p erfect w ork w hic h alone c an
s tand the tes t of the Grand O vers eer s s ear s in
’

the great day of trial and retribution t on, al

though every rod s hould b ec ome a s erp ent, and
every serpent an enemy to this institution, yet
s hall their u tmos t ex ertions to destroy its repu
tation, or s ap its foundation, b ecome as impotent
as the leprou s hand, or as w ater pilled up on the

g rou nd, w hic h cannot be athers

g u
p ga ais
n
”
.

26 . T hey then retire, and the S ec retary is pre

sented .

Charg e to the S ec retary .

COMP A NI ON,
I w ithple a su r e inve s t y o u w it h y ou r b a d ge
as S ec retary ofthis c hapter . T he q ualities w his k .

s hould recommend a s ec retary, are,

p r om ti t s ?!
in issui ng the no tific ations and orders of s cm
'

i oficers u nct uality in attendin the meet

p er o r p g
ings of the c hap ter ; c orrec tness in record ing
their proc eed ings ; j udg ment in d iscriminating
b etw een w hat is pre er and w hat is improper to
p
b e committed to w u ting ; reg ular ity in making
his annual returns to the grand c hapter ; integ
r it
y in acc ou nt in g f or all m o n ies th at m ay p s a s
t hroug h his hands, and fi delity in paying t he
came over into the hand s of t he treas urer . T he
p os s ession of thes e ood
g q u alitie s , I p res um e, h as
d es ignated you as a suitable c and id ate for this
imp ortant ofice, and I cannot entertain a doubt
sea m ann ason ’
s uo mr o n .

Charg e to the S tew ards .

Conne x i ons,
Y ou b eing el ec te d s te w a rd s of th is c h a p te r,

I wi h p
t lea sur e in v e s t y o u w ith th e b a d g e s o f
fi e I t i y o u r p ro vin c e to s ee t h at ev
y ou r o c . s

ery n e c es s ary p p re a ra ti o n is m a d e f or t h e c o n
v enienc e and ac c ommodation of the c hapter,
reviou s to the time appoint ed for meeting
'

on are to see t hat t he c lothing, implements

.

and furniture of eac h d egree resp ec tively, are

o erly dis pos ed, and in s u itable array for use,
p p
r
w henever they may b e req uired, and that they
are s ec u red, and pre per c are taken of them, w hen
the b usines s o f the c hapter is over . Y ou are to
see that neces sary refres hments are provided,
and that all your companions, and particularly
vis iters, are s uitably accommodated and
ed . Y ou are to be frugal and prudent in your .

disb ursements, and to be careful that no ex travs

ngunce or w aste is c ommitted in your d e art
mcnt ; and w hen y ou have fai thfully ful lled
y o ur s te w ard sh i p h ere b el o w , m a y y o u re ce iv e
from heaven the happy greeting of w ell d one,
”
od and faithful s ervants
g o .

2 9 T hey then retire, and the Tyler is presented

. .

Charg e to the Ty ler.

Comm u t ers,
Yo u are appointed
tyler of this chapt er, a nd
I invest you w ith this implement of your office .
’

A s the s w ord is placed in the hands of the tyler,

to enable him effec tuall to guard agains t the
y
 r au mu ’
s ou s M O NI TO R. £ 08

approach of c ow ans and eves droppers, and s ufier

'

none to pas s or repass b ut s uc h as are duly q ual

.

ified , so it s hould morally serve as a cons tant ad

monition to us to set a guard at the entranc e Of
.

o ur t houg hts ; to la c a w a t h a t th e door of

p e c
our lips ; to pos t a c entinel at the avenue of .

ou r ac tions, thereb l d i u alifi

y ex c u n g e ve ry u n q
ed and u nw orth th h t w d a n d d e e d a nd
y ou g , o r ,
i fl d
'

p re s erv ng c o ns c i en ces v o id o f o e nc e to w a r s

God and tow ards man .

As the first applic ation from visitors for ad

into the c hapter is enerally made to the
t yler at the door, y ou r s tati on w ill often p res ent
y ou to th e o b se rv a tio n of s tr an g e rs ; i t is th ere

fore es sentially necess ary that he w ho s ustains

the Offi ce w ith w hic h
y o u a re entrusted should

he a man of good morals, s teady hab its, s tric t

d i c iplina, temperate, afiable, and d is creet I
'
.

trust that a ju st regard for the honour and repu :

tation Of the institution w ill erer ind uce y ou

t o perform w i h fit d elity t he t rus t r ep o s ed in

a n d w h n th e d oo r O f t hi s e ar th ly ta b ern a
y ou e

cle sh ll
a be cl os e d , m a y y o u fi n d a n ab u n da n t
entra c e h
n t ro ug h th e g ates in to th e te m p l e an d
c ity of our God .
”

30 H e . w ill retire, and then follow s an

fl dd r es s to the H ig h P ries t .

“ M E.CO M P A NI.ON,
fira
‘

Having b een honoured w ith the free su

a Of t h e m e mb er s o f th is cha pte r , yo u ar e

ft
lt ene d tO the
.
mo s t im po rta nt Ofi
h
e

i
e w hic h is
n
wi i
t h n th eir pow er t o b es to w T s exp res sx
.
o
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’
raee n asoa s n eu t r on .

for ms his duty, in a s ubord inate or private

even
s tation, is as ustly entitled to esteem and respec t,
j ”
as he, w ho is invested w ith s upreme authority .

fl ddress to the Chap ter at larg e .

Con eam ox s,
T he ex erc ise and management of the su b

lime degrees of masonry in your c hapter hither

to, are s o highly apprec iated, and the good rep
u tation of the c hapter so w ell es tablis hed , t hat I

mus t pres ume these consid erations alone, w ere

there not others of greater magni tud e, w ould
b e s ufic ient to induce you to preserve and per .

tu ate this valuable and honourable ch arac ter .

u t w hen to these is added the pleasure w hich

every hilanthm ic h eart mus t feel in d oing

p p
m d d ifl
'
ood, t o t n o in d in
g p ro o i g g o o r er , u s g
light and know ledge, in cultivating masonic and
c hris tian c harity , w hic h are the
g r j
eat o b ec ts of '

this sub lime ins titution, I c annot d ou b t that your

future cond uc t, and that of your suc c es sors , w ill
be c alc ulated s till to inc rease the lus tre of your
ustly es teemed repu tation
j .

M ay y our c hapter b ec ome beautiful as the

t emp le, eaceful as the ark, and sac red as its most
holy p ace . .M ay y our oblations of p iety and
p ra is e be
g ra tef u l as the inc ens e
y o ur lo v e w a rm
as i ts fl ame, and your c harity difus iee as its r
f o .

g ranee . M a y y o u r hea rts be

p u r e a s th e fi ,l tar
and your conduc t ac c ep table as the o
‘

j er ia
g .

M ay the ex erc is es of your c harity he as con

s tant as the returning w ants o f the d is tressed
w id ow and the helples s o rp han . M ay the ap
 rnnnnas ox s
’
mom m a
. 2 07

prob ation of heaven be y our enc ourage ment, and

the tes timony of a
g ood cons cienc e y o ur s u pport ;
may you b e endo w ed w
ith every good and per
fee t g ift, w hile travelling the thorny path oflife,
and finally ad mitted w ithin t he veil of heaven to
the full enjoy ment of life eternal ”
.

S o mote it b e ”
.

81 T he ofl i cers and members of the c hapter

'

will then pas s in review in front o f the grand o f

ticc rs, and pay them the c us tomary s alotations
‘

i s they pass .

82 T he grand marshal w ill then make roc

.

lamation as follow s, viz I n the name 0 the

.

most excellent grand high pries t, I do proclaim

er, b y the name of to be
m
.

cons tituted, and its e eers d uly in

882 The
”

e m eers of the c hapter w ill then take

t heir t tations u pon the lett of the grand e eers m
bs pec tively
’

f .

841 T he c eremonies c onclude w ith an ode or

‘ "

i ec e of music
p .

n the grand ofllc crs retire, the c hapter

form an avenue for them to pass through,
flhd salute them w ith the grand honours T hey
‘
.

fi ll be attended as far as the door of their apart

t by the c ommittee w ho introd uced them .

837 The tw o b odies then separately close their

.

respective chapters .
 FREEM A SO N S M O N I T OR
’
.

P AR T FI RS T .

BOOK l ll .

CHAPTER la

O bs ervations on the O rders ofK nig hthood .

A s s everal orders of knighthood are confer

red, b eth in E uro e and America re u tedl an
p , p y .

der the sanction of, or in c onnexion w ith , ma

sonic assemblies, it may be ex pected that som e
notic e w ill b e taken of them in this w ork .

I t may b e neces sary to premise, that the or

ders of knighthood compose no part of the eye .

tem of freemasonry : they are, in c omparis on to

it, s ocieties of but yes terday ; and all of them
fall s hort of the ex c ellence, harmony, u nivers afi m

ty and u tility of that noble institu tion .

T he design of this part of the w o rk w ill be to

c ollect to ether s uc h o bs erv ations fro m s c ri ture
g p
and his tory , as are d eemed app lic ab le to the s ev .
»

eral orders ; and as in A merica they are o nly

c onferred as honorary degrees , it is s s ible t hat
p o

this may be the means of producing a u niformi

ty in t heir applic ation and us e .
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are r ue s n as ox s atoxt t ott.
' '

they s ang together by c ours e, in prais ing and

iving t hanks unto the L ord ; b ec au s e he is
g
g o od , for h is m erc y en d ureth forev e r tow ard l s

rael . A nd all the people s houted w ith a great

s hou t w he n they praised the Lo rd, bec au s e the
”
found ation of the hous e o f the Lord w as laid .

E z ra iv . N ow w hen t he ad vers aries of Ju

d ah and B enjamin heard that the c hild ren of the
c a tivit b ild d t he te m le u nto the L or d God
p y u e p
of I srael, then they c ame to Z erubbabel, and to
t he c hief o f the fat hers and s aid u nto them, Let
us b uild w ith y ou for w e s eek you r God as ye
d o and w e d o s ac rific e u nto him, s inc e the days
of Es arbad do u king of A s s ur, w hic h bro ug ht us
u p hit her. B u t Z er ubbabel and Jes hua, and the
rest of the c hief of t he fathers o f I s rael, s aid u nto
them, y e have nothing to do w ith us to b uild an
hous e onto our God but w e ou rselves together
w ill build u nto the Lord God of I srael as king
Cyrus, the king of P ersia, hath c ommand ed es .

T hen the people ofthe land w eakened the hands

of the people of Jud ah, and troub led t hem in
b uild ing ; and hired counsellors against t hem, to
finstrate their purpose, all the d ays of Cyrus
king of P ersia, even until the reign of D arius
kin of P ersia A nd in the reign of A hasu erns,
.

in t e beginning of his reign, w rote they unto

h im an acc usation agains t the inhab itants o f Ju
d ah and Jerusalem A nd in the da 9 of A rtux
T
.

erxes w rote B is hlam, M ithredath, abeel, and

t he rest of their companions , u nto A rtax erxes
king of P ers ia ; and the w riting of the letter
w as w ritten in t he S yrian ton e, and interpret
ed in the S yrian ton ue ;
g h um the O han
c ellar and Shimshai th e s crib e , w rote a letter
;
 ’
rae en as oa s n e at ren . 2t1

agains t Jerus ale m to A rtaxerx es the king in this

s ort T h is is the c opy of the letter that they s ent
u nto him, ev en u nto A rtax erx es the kin
g
T hy servants , the men o n t his s id e the l iver
and at s uc h a time .B e it kno w n u nto the king,
that the Jew s , w hic h c ame up from thee to us,
are c ome unto Jerus alem, b u ild ing the rebelliou s
and t he b a d c ity , and have s et u p t he w alls
thereo f, and joined t he foundations . B e it
know n now unto the king, that if this c ity be
ltuildc d, and the w alls se t u p again, then w ill
they no t pay toll, tribu te and c us to m, and s o
thou s halt en damag e the revenue o f t he kings .

Now bec aus e w e have maintenanc e from t he

king s palace, and it w as not meet for us to see
’

the king s d is ho nour ; therefore have w e s ent

’

and c ert ifi ed t he kin : t hat s earc h ma

g y b e m ad e

in the book of the rec ords of thy fathers so

s halt t hen fi nd in the book o f the rec ords , and

kno w , that t his c ity is a rebellious c ity, and
hu rtful unto kings and provinces, and that they
have moved sedition w ithin the s ame of old
time : for w hic h caus e w as this c ity destroyed .

W e certify the king, that if this c ity b e b uild

cd again, and the w alls t hereof s et up, by this

means thou s halt have no p ortion on this s ide

the river . T hen sent the king an ans w er unto
R ehu m t he c hancellor, and to S hims hai the
s c rib e, and to the res t of their c ompanions that
d w ell in S amaria, and unto the res t beyond the
river, P eace, and at s uc h a time . T he letter
.w hic h ye s ent u nto us hath been plainly read
before me . A nd I commanded, and s earc h bath
been made, and it is found that this c ity of old
 ’
2 13 r aenx asox s n e u t r on .

time hath made insurrection against kings , and

t hat rebellio n and sed ition have been made t here
in. T here have been mighty kings also ov er
Jerus alem, w hic h have ruled over all c ountries
b eyond t he river ; and tell, tribute and c ustom
w as paid u nto them Give ye new command
.

ment to cau se thes e men to c ease, and that t his

c ity b e not b uilded , u ntil anot her command

ment s hall be given from me T ake heed new

. .

that y e fail not to do this w hy s ho uld d amage

row to the hurt of th e kin s i N ow , w hom the
‘
g g
c o y of kin A rtaxerx es lette r w as read before
’
p g
R ehum, and S hims hai the s c ribe, and their c om
p a n ions , t hey w e nt u p in h a s te to Je ru s ale m ,
u nto the J ew s , and made t hem to c ease b for
y ce
and pow e r T hen ceas ed t he w ork o f the house
.

of God, w hic h is at Jerus ale m S o it c eas ed un

.

to the s c c ond year of the reign of D arius , king

of P ers ia .

D arius the king hav ing as ce nded the throne

of P ersia, the c hildren of the c a tivity w ere in
p
s ired w ith new ho es of t ti n a nd
p p p r
o e c o s u p .

ort in c om le tin t h i n b l a nd l i n
p p g e r o e
g o r ous u
dertaking, w hic h had been s o often and so long
“

imped ed by their ad vers aries on the other s ide of

the river .

T he anc ient historians inform us, that D arius,

w hile he w as y et a private man, made a vo w to
God, that if ever he c ame to t he throne he
w ou ld res tore all the holy ves s els t hat w ere at
B abylon, and sen d t hem bac k again to Jerus a
lem . Z erubb abel, one o f the mos t ex cellent and
faithful of the rulers of the Je w s, h av ing b een
formerly distinguis hed by the favourable notice .
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21 1
-
v nee n aso x s M oxrro n .

ing to i n“ the b arr iers of his dominions ; to

w hic h eruhbahel replied, that he w as induced
to seek the face of the king by the tears and .

co m laints of his b rethren and c ompanions in

p
Je rusalem, w ho w ere impeded by their ad vers a
ris e on the other s ide of the river in the noble
and glorious undertaking of rebuilding the house
of the Lord, in w hic h they had been permitted
to engage by their late s overeig n mas ter Cy rus
t he king ; that this great u ork hav ing been
mad e to c ease by force and po w er, he had co me
to implore the s overeign that li e might b e re
-
.

s tored to his confi dence, and ad mitted amongs t .

the servants of his hous ehold .T he king ans w er

ed, t haf he had often refl ec ted w ith '
pe c u l ia r
l eas u re u on their former intimac t h a t h
p p y; e
had heard, w ith great s atis fac tion, of his fame
as a w ise and ac complis hed ruler among the J r
,

c hitec ts of his c ountr ; t hat havin a r f n d

y g p o o u
v eneration for an ins titu tion w hic h w as re uted
p
to p ractis e mys teries w hic h w ere c alculated to
p r om o te th e l
g y
o r o f th e na tio n , a n d t h e h a p
p in c es of t he eo
p p , le h e w o ul d i n s tan tly re s to r e
him to favour, u pon c ondition that he w ould
reveal thos e m s teries w hic h so eminentl d i
y y s.

tinguis hed the arc hitec ts of the Jew s from those

of all other nations

Zeruhhabel replied, that their institutions in

culc ated the d oc trine, that T RU T H is a divine
,

attrib ute, and the foundation of ever i t

y v r ue ;
that to be good men and tw o w as the firs t less on
t hey w ere taught ; that his en a ements w ere
g g
in violable ; that if he c ould obtain the
em ur onl
[f b th a ifi
y y e s cr c e
 m aeu as on ’
s M ON rros . 2 15

he s hould humbly b e leave to renounce the

g .

r otec tion of the severe: and cheerfully sub

p
m it to a n h on o u rab le ex t e, or a
g lo riou s d ea.th
T he king, s truck w ith admiration at the firm .

ness and d iscretion of Z eruhh bel, declared that

his virtue and integrity w ere truly c ommenda
'

b le ; that his fideli ty to his engagements w ere

w orthy of imitation, and from that moment he
w as res tored to his c onfi denc e .

D arius, in the first year of his reig n, gave

a splend id and magnifi c ent entertainment to the

rinces and nobility ; and after they had re tired ,

fi nding himself unable to sleep, he fell into d is

c ours e w ith his t hree favou rite e m
eers , to w hom

he proposed c ertain q ues tions, telling them, at

the s ame time, that he w ho s hould give him the
most reasonable and satisfac tory ans w er, s hould
b e clothed in p urple, d rink in a gold en c u p ,
w ear a s ilken tiara, and a gold en c hain ab ou t his
neck .

H e then proposed this ques tion W hic h is

g r ea tes t, th e s tre ng th o f w in e,
o f t he kin g , o f w e

men, or of tru th ? T o this the firs t ans w ered ,

w ine is the s tronges t the s ec ond , th at the king
w as s tronges t ; and the third, (w ho w as Z eru h
b abel) that w omen w ere s tronger, b ut abo ve all
things T RU T H heareth the v ic tory .

O n the follow ing d ay the king as s embled to

et h er the princ es and nob ility , to hear the q ues
g
t ion deb ated ; and hav ing placed hims elf u pon
t he royal s eat of judg ment, he c alled u pon them
to make a public iefc nc e oftheir s everal opin ions ;
w hereu po n the fi rs t be gan u pon the s trength o f

w in e, as follow s
 2 16 ’
ras s u asou s u onrro a .

The p ow er of Winc .

0 y e princes and rulers, how exceedin

g
s trong is ! it c aus eth all men to err that
w ins
d rink it : it maketh the mind of the king and .

t he beggar to be all one ; of the bondman and

t he freeman of the poor man and of the ric h ;
it turneth also every thoug ht into jollity and
mirth, so that a man remembereth neither sor
row no r deb t
; it c h a nge th a nd e lev a teth th e
sp irits, and enlivenet h the heav h e a t f th
y r s o e
miserable l l; maketh a man forget his brethren,
.

and d raw his sw ord a ains t his bes t friends

g 0.

y pe rinces and ru lers , is no t w in e t he s tro n e

g ,st
‘”
t hat forceth us to d o these thin s i
g
The P ow er of the K ing .

T hen began the s ec ond u pon the pow er of

kings , and s poke as follow s
I t is beyond dis pute, 0 princes and rulers,
that God has mad e man mas ter of all things un
d er the s un ; to command them, to make us e of
t hem, and app ly them to his s ervic e as be pleas
es : bu t w hereas men have onl d ominio n over
y
o ther s ublunar reatu res , kings have an author
y c
ity even ov er men thems elves , and a right of ru
ling t hem by w ill and pleas ure . N ow , he that
is mas ter of those w ho are mas ters of all things
”
else, hath no earthly thin
g abo ve him .

The P ow er of Women and

f:
o Tru th .

T hen began Z e ru bbabel upon the pow er o f

w omen and of tru th, and s poke as follow s
“ 0 r c es and rulers
p in , t he forc e o f w ine is
not to be denied ; neither is that of kings , that
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2 18 r aaen ason s n eu t r on.

now , 0 king, this is that I desire of thee, that

than make good the vow , the performanc e w here
of w ith thine o w n month thou has t vow ed to the
”
K ing of Heaven .

T hen D arius the king s tood u p and emb raced

h im, and g ave him pas sports and letters to his
ov ernors and ofi i ers, that they s hould s afely
g c

c onvey b oth him, and thos e w ho should go w rth

him, to Jerusalem ; and that they should not be
d elay ed or hind ered from b uilding the city and
t he temple, u ntil they s hould b e finished 1 0
.
2
als o res tored all the holy vess els remaining in his
i n that ha d b n tak n f ro m J erusalem,
p os ses s o ,
ee e

w hen the child ren of I s rael w ere c arried aw ay

c a tive to B ab lon and res erved b
p y , y y C ru s .

N ehemiah, iv 7— 2 1
. . B ut it c ame to pass,
that w hen S anballat, and Tob iah, and the Ara
bians, and the A mmonites, and the A l bdodites,
heard that the w alls of Jerusalem w ere made u p,
and that the breac hes beg an to be s topped, then
they w ere very w roth, and c onspired all of them
together, to come and to fight agains t Jerusa
lem, and to hinder it . N evertheless, w e made
our pra er u nto o ur God , an d t a w a tc h
y s e
agains t them d ay and ni ht bec ause of them
g .

A nd Jud ah s aid, T he s trength of the b earers of

b urdens is decayed, and there is much rub bish,
so that w e are not able to bu ild the w all . And
our advers aries s aid, T he ha ll no t kn ow n e i
y s ,
ther see, till w e come in the mid st amon them,
g
and slay them, and c aus e the w ork to c ease .

A nd it c ame to pas s, that w hen the JeWs, w hich

d w elt I them, came, they s aid unto us ten
t imes, i; rom all
p lac es w h en ce y e s hall re tu rn
 ’
F anuu ason s n eu t r on . 2 19

u nto us, they w ill be u pon y ou . T herefore s et

I in the low er places , b ehind the w all, and on
'

th e higher plac es , I even set the people after

their families, w ith their sw ord s, their s pears,
and their bow s A nd I looked, and ros e u p,
.

and s aid unto the nobles, and to the rulers,

and the res t of the people, B e not y e
to
afraid of them rememb er t he L ord, w hic h
is gre at and terrible, and figh t for you r b reth
ren, s ons
y and d a h t
‘

y o u r ug our
ers , y o ur
w ives and y our hous es A nd it c ame to pas s,
.

w hen our enemies heard that it w as know n o n

to us, and God had brou h t th eir c ou ns el to
e

nought, that w e returned all of u s to the w all,

every o ne u nto his w ork A nd it c ame to pass,
.

fro m that time forth, that the half of my s er .

vants w rought in the w ork, and the other h alf

of them held both the s ears, the s hield s, and
p
the bow s , and the h ab ergeons ; and t he ru lers
w ere behind all the hous e of Ju d ah T hey .

w hic h bu ilded on the w all, and they that hare

b urdens, w ith those that laded, every one w it h
one of his hand s w roug ht in the w ork, and w ith
the other hand held a w eapon F or the bu ild
.

ers every one h ad his s w ord girded by his s ide,

and s o b uilded ; and he that s ounded the tru mp
et w as by me A nd I s aid u nto the nobles, and
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to the rulers, and to the res t of the people, T he

w ork is great and large, and w e are s eparated
up o n the w all, one far from another I n w hat
l a e, therefore, y e hear the s ound of the tru mp
p c
et, res ort thith nt our God s hall fi ht
y e er u o us
g
”
for u s .

E z ra, v , T hen the prop hets, H aggai the

.
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’
mou rt ou .

prophet, and Z echariah the son of Iddo, prophe

s ied u nto the Jew s that w ere in Jud ah and Jeru

s ale m, in the name of the God of I srael, even

u nto them . T hen rose u p Z erub babel the son

of S healtiel, and Jes hua the s on of Jos ad ak, and

began to build the hou se of God, w hic h is at Je

1 us alem : and w ith the m w ere the p roph ets of

God helping them A t the s ame time c ame to

.

t hem Tatnai, governor on this s ide the river,

and S hetharb oz nai, and t heir c ompanions, and
s aid thus u nto them : W ho hath c ommand
ed y o u to b uild this hous e, and to make up
this w all ? T hen s aid w e unto t hem afte r this
manner : W hat are the names of the men that
make this b uilding ? B ut the eye of their God
w as u pon the eld ers of the Jew s, that they c ould
n ot cau s e th em to c eas e, till the matter c ame to
D arius and then they returned ans w er by letter
c oncerning t his matter T he c opy of he letter
.

t
that T atnai, governor on this s ide the river, and
S hethal boznai, and his c omp anions the A pharsa
c hitos , w hic h w ere on this s id e t he river, se nt an
.

to D a1 ms the king : T hey s ent a letter u nto him,

w herein w as w ri tten : U nto D arius the king, all
eac e B e it know n u nto t he king, that w e w ent
p .

i nto the provinc e of Ju dea, to the hou s e of the

eat God , w hic h is b uilded w ith a t t n
g r
g r e s o es,
and timb er is laid in the w alls, and this w ork

g oe th fas t o n, and p ros p ereth in t he ir h a nd s

.

T hen asked w e thos e elders , and s aid unto them

thus W ho commanded you to b uild this house,
and to make up these w alls ? W e asked their
names als o to c ertify thee, that w e mi ht w rite
g
the names of the men that w ere the c hief of them .
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r ne s n as ox s momr os .

c ree, and search w as made in the hous e of t he

rolls, w here the treas ures w ere laid u p in B aby
lon . A nd there w as found at Ac hmetha, in the
a la c e th at is in the provine of the M od es, a roll,
p
and therein w as a rec ord thus w ritten : l o t he
firs t y ear of Cy rus the king , the s ame Cy rus the
king made a d ecree c o nc erning the house of God
at Jerus alem L et the hous e he b uild ed , the
p la c e w h ere t he y of fer e d s ac rifi c e, a n d le t th e

found ations thereof be s trongly laid ; the h eight

thereof threes core c u bits and the b read th there
of threes core c u bits ; w ith three row s of great

s tones, and a row of new timber ; and let the

ex enses b e iven out of the king s hous e

p g
’
. A n d
also let the golden and s ilver v essels of the house
of God, w hic h N eb uc had nez z ar took forth out

of the temp le w hic h is at Je rus alem, and b rought

u nto B ab ylon, b e res tored and b rou ht a ain
g g
u nto the temple w hich is at Jerusalem, ev ery
one to his plac e, and place them in the hou se of
God . N e w therefore, T atnai, governor b eyond
the river, S hetharboznai, an d y our c ompanions
the A phars ac hites, w hic h are beyond the river,
b e e far from thence ; let the w ork of this house
of c d alone let the governor of the Jew s , and
the elders of the Jew s, b uild this house of God
in his plac e . M oreover, I make a d ec ree w hat
y e s h a ll d o to t he eld e r s o f t he se J ew s , for t h e
b uilding of this hous e of God that of the k ing s ’

g oo d s , ev en o f t he tr ib u te b ey o n d t h e r iv e r ,
forthw ith ex penses be given u nto thes e men,
that they be not hindered . A nd that w hic h
they h ave need of, b oth y oung b ollocks, and
rams, and lambs for th e b urn t o ffer in f th e
, g s o
 mu
r an
’
sou s M ON I TOR . 22 3

God of heaven ;
'

heat, s alt, w ine, and oil, s e

w
c ord in to the app ointment of the iests w hic h
pr
are at erus alem, let it b e g iven them d ay by d ay
w ithou t fail ; t hat they may offer s ac rific es of
sw eet s av ours unto the God of heaven, and pray
for t he life of t he king and of his s ons A lso I
.

hav e made a decree, that w hos oever s hall alter

this w ord, let timb er b e p ulled d ow n from his
house, and, b eing s et u p, let him be hanged
thereon ; and let his hou s e he made a d unghill
for this . A nd the God that hath c aus ed his
name to d w ell there des troy all kings and p eople
that s hall put to their h and to alter and to d e
s troy this hous e o f God w hic h is at Jeru salem .

I D arius hav e made a d ecree ; let it b e done

w ith s peed T hen T atnai, gov ernor on this s ide
"

th e river, S hetharboz nai, and their companions,

accordi ng to t hat w hic h D arius the king had
sou l, s o they d id s peed ily A nd the eld ers oft he
.

Jew s bu ilded, and they prospered throu h the g

p pro hesy ing of H ag gai t he pro phe t, and s c ha E

riah the son of I d d o ; and t hey b u ilded and
finis hed it ac c ording to th e c ommand ment of the
God of I s rael, and ac c ording to the c ommand
ment o f Cyru s , and D arius , and Artax erx es king
of P ers ia . A nd this h ous e w as finis hed on the
third d ay of the month A d ar, w hic h w as in the
”
six t h y ear of the reign of D arius the king, and
in the year of the wo rld 3489
:
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m ro n
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RI I I
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CHAP TE .

O bs er vations on the O rders of K n ig hts Temp lars , and

K nig hts of M alta .

Ac c ording to the A bbe de V ertot, the or

der of knights of M alta, w ho w ere originally
c alled hos pitallers of S t John of Jerusalem,
.

took its ris e abou t the y ear 1 099 ; from w hich

time to th e y ear 1 1 1 8, their w hole employ ment
w as w orks of c harity, and taking c are of the
s ic k .

S ome time after the establishment of this or

der, nine gentlemen (of w hos e names tw o only
remain on rec ord, viz .B ugho de P aganis and
Godfrey A delman) formed a s ociety to g uard
and protec t the C hris tian p ilg rims w ho travelled
from abroad to visit the holy s epulc hre .

T hes e men w ere enc ouraged by the A bbot of

Jerus alem, w ho assigned them and their c om
a ni n s a plac e of retreat in a c hris tian c hu rc h,
p o

called the c hu rc h of the holy temple, from w hic h

they w ere c alled templars, and not from the
temple of Jerusalem, that having b een des tro ed
y
by T itus V espas ian, 982 y ears before t he s ociety
of T emplars w as ins tituted .

T he society increased rapidly, and w as muc h

res pec ted bu t had neither habit, order or mark
of d is tinc tion, for the s pace of nine y ears , w hen
p p
o e H o no rius II , a t t he req ue s t o f S te
p he n, p a
triarc h of Jerus alem, laid dow n a rule and man
ner of life for t he m ; and ordained that they
s hould be clothed in w hite ; to w hic h arment

p p
o e E ug en ius I I I , a d d ed a re d c ros s, to e w or n
 rns s mason s M ONI TO R.
’
22 6

m
S ome time after these di culties w ere th us
p a rti ally pp
su r es s ed , t h e T u rk s as s em b le d a g re a t
force, and d rove the w hole of the c hris tians out
of P alestine . T he las t fortres s t hey had posses
s ion of w as that of S t John D A cre
.
’
. T his w as
long and bravely defended by the knig hts tem
p la rs a gain s t th eir b es iege rs . T h e T urks , how

ever, at las t forc ed three hu nd red knights , be

ing all that remained of the garris on, to take
refu e in a s tron to w er, to w hic h als o the w o
g g
men fled for safety . T he T urks hereupon set
abou t u ndermining it, w hic h they in a s hort time
s o ef fec tually acc omplis hed, that the knights saw ,
in c as e they held out any longer, they mus t all
inevitably perish . T hey therefore c apitulated,
s ti ulatin , amon t h th in t ha t t he h on o u r
p g g o er g ,
s

of their w omen s hould not be violated . U pon

t his , the tow er b eing opened, the T urks marc hed
in b ut, in total breac h of the terms of c apitula
tion, they immediately began to offer vi olenc e to
the w omen . T he enraged knights ins tantly d rew
their s w ords, hew ed in piec es all t he T urks w ho
'

had entered, s hu t the g ates agains t t hose w ho re

mained w ithou t, and res ig ned thems elves to in
e vitab le d eat h, w hic h they s o o n met w ith, by the
tow er being u ndermined and thro w n dow n upon
their heads .

After this defeat, the tw o orders fou nd an

as ylum in the is land of Cyprus ; fro m w hence,
after s ome time, the knig hts templars , finding
t heir number s o d iminis hed as to leave no hopes
of efl ec tin
'

g a ny t hi n g to w ard s t h e re co v e ry o f th e
holy land, w ithout new c rusades, (w hich the c hris
tian princ es did not s eem inclined to set on foot)
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returned to their d ifferent c ommanders in various

a r ts of c hris tendom
p .

F rom this time the tw o orders separated ; the

knights hos pitallers remained a w hile at Cy prus,
from w hence they afterw ards w ent to R hodes , and
thenc e to M alta ; w hic h name they then as s um
ed . T he knights templars dispers ed thems elves
t hroughout all E urope, b ut s till enjoyed princely
revenues, and w ere ex tremely w ealth
y .

V ertot s ays, that pope B onifac e the V III, hav

ing engaged in a w arm d is pu te w ith P hilip, king
of F ranc e, the tw o orders , as had too freq u ent
ly happened before, took opposite s ides . T he
knights of M alta d ec lared in favour of king
P hilip, w hile the knig hts templars es pous ed the
c ause of the o e
p p . T h i s c onduc t, P hili ,
p p ar tly
from a revengeful dis pos ition, and partly from
the he m of ettin
g g p o s s ess ion of the vas t w ealth
of the kni hts, never c ould for ive ; b u t form
g g
ed, thenc eforw ard, the d es ign of s u p pressin the
ord er w henever a proper opportunity s hoult Of
fer . T his how ever did not occur till after the
d ec eas e of pope B oniface
‘

I mmediately on the death of that pontiff, the

card inals assembled to elec t his s ucces sor ; but
a
p yr t di s
p u tes ran s o h i gh in t he c on cla v e, t h at
there s eemed no prob ability of again filling the
a
p p al c h a ir very ps e e d ily . A t l en t
g ,h th ro u g h
the intrigues and mac hinations of the friends of
P hilip, the c ardinals w ere all brought to c onsent
to th e elec tion of any pries t that he s hould recom
mend to them .

T his w as the darling obj ect the monarc h had

in view : this being ac complished, he immedi
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en ason s M ON I TO R .

V erlot, how ever, further s a s,

y t ha t in G erma
ny, the his torians of that nation relate, that pope
C lement having s ent his bull for ab olis hing the
ord er, to the arc h bis hop of M ety , for him to
enforc e, that prelate s ummoned all his c lergy to
ether, that the p u blic at ion mig h t be mad e w ith
g
eater s olemnit a nd th at t h ey w ere s u dd enl
g r y : y
s urpris ed by t he entry O f V Vallgruffor Cou nt
S auvage, o ne of the principals of the order, at
tend ed by tw enty other templars, armed, and I n
their reg ular habits .

T he c ount d ec lared he w as not c ome to d o

v iolenc e to any b ody, b u t hav ing heard of t he
b u ll agains t his order, c ame to insis t t hat the ap
p eal w hic h the
y m ad e f ro m t hat d e c ree to th e
nex t c ou u c il and the s uc c ess m o f Clement, s ho uld
be rec eived, read and pu blis hed . T his he pres s
ed s o w armly , t hat t he arc hb is ho p, not thinkin
g
it p ro per to refu se men w hom he s aw armed,
c omplied . He s ent the appeal afteI w aI d s to the
p p ,
o e w h o o rd er ed h i m to ha v e it e x a m in ed in
a c ounc il of his pro vince .A c em d ingly a s y nod
w as c alled } and after a long trial, and v ario us
formalities, w hic h w eI e then O bs erved, the tem
l a of t hat ov inc e w ere d e claI ed innoc ent of
p rs pr

t he c rimes c harged u pon t hem .

A lthough the templars w ere thus d eclared m

'

nocent, it does not app ear that either their pos

’

s ess ions or their overnment, as a d is tinc t ord er,

g
w eI e res tored ; but that their es tates in the Ger
man empire w ere d ivided b etw een the knights
of M alta and the T eu to mtfknights to t he firs t
of w hic h orders many knigh ts templars after
w ards joined themselves . T his appears altogeth
er p robable from the fol low ing c ircumstance,
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23

v iz . I t is that the hab it of the

u nq u es tionable,
knigh ts templars w as originally w hite ; bu t w e
no w obs erve they dis ting uis h thems elves by t he
s ame colour as t he knigh ts of M alta, viz blac k .

w hic h c hange c annot be ac counted for in any

0

other w ay than b an u nion w ith the knights of

y
that order .

M A N U AL .

T he throne is situ ated in the eas t ; above are

sus pende d the arms of the rand patron, betw een
g
a b anner of the emblems of the ord er, and anoth
er of the arms o f the grand mas ter
.
.

O n the rig ht o f the throne the depu ty grand

mas ter, and pas t grand mas ter ; or in s ub ordinate
encampments the pas t grand c ommander .

O n the left the grand prelate and grand c han

cellor .

T he grand treas urer on the right, and the

g rand regis ter on the left in front .

T he knig hts, w ho are entitled to s eats above

'

t he s tand ards , are s o arranged as that there s hall

be an eq u al numb er on e ac h s ide the throne .

O ver the s tall of each is a b anner of arms or em

hlems N ex t on eac h s ide is a s tandard b earer
.

w it h a b anner O f sky blu e s ilk, on w hic h is a

cros s of M alta, in s ilver, w ith the mo tto, T he
w ill o f God
”
.

N ex t below the s tandards tw o ex perts , one

bearing the s pear and s hield, and the other a
b attle axe N ex t to them the sw ord bearer, and
.
.

c ros s bearer ; then t he knig hts not in ofliee, eon

‘

elud ing w ith t he tw o s tew ard s , eac h w ith his s tall .

I n the s ou th w es t t he s enior w arden ; in the:

-

north w es t th e j unior w arden

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232 r ac en ason s M ON I TO R .

I n the w es t, betw een the w ardens, a s tall for

the initiate ; s upported by the master of cere
monies, and a herald .

Ap rons .

W hite, blac k border ; or black, w ith a

w ith a
w hite b order T he fl ap black, and a s kull and
.

c ros s bones emb roidered in s ilver thereon .

D res s .

A full s uit of black, w ith a rapier and military

hat ; a b road black s as h on the right s houlder,
ac ross the body to the left s ide, ornamented w ith
a s ilv r s tar oppos ite to the left breas t, having
e
s even
p oin ts ; the g rand m as ter or c o mm an d er,
a s tar of nine points ; in the c entre of the s tar,
a cross and serpent of gold, surrou nded by a c ir
c le, on w hic h is en raved or enamelled I n h oc
g ,
”
s i no v inces
g .

T he follow ing pas sages of s cripture are oc ca

sionally rehearsed in encampments of kni hts
g
templars .

James i 1— 1 0, 2 6 , 2 7
. James, a s ervan t of
.
“

God and of the Lord Jes us C hrist, to the tw elve

tribes w hic h are s c attered abroad, greeting My .

brethren, c ou nt it all joy w hen ye fall into di

vers temptations ; know ing this, that the trying
of our faith w orketh a tien B t l t a ti n e
y p c e u e p e c
.

have her perfec t w ork, that y e may b e perfect '

and entire, Wantin n othing I f a n f

“

y y ou
g o .

lac k w is dom, let him ask of God, that giveth to

all men liberally , and u pbraideth not ; and it
s hall be i n h im B ut let him as k in faith,
g ve .

nothing w avering ; for he that w avereth is like

a w ave of the sea, driven w ith the w ind, and
tos s ed. F or let not th at m an thin k th at h is ch a“ .
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r ae s M A SON s M O NI TO R.

hands before the multitude, s aying, I am innO

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ecu of the blood of this j us t pers on s ee ye to

it. T hen ans w ered all the people, and s aid, H is

blood be on us , and o n our c hildren T hen re
.

leas ed he B arabbas u nto them : and w hen he had

sc ourged Jes us, he delivered h im to b e c ruc ifi ed .

T hen the s old iers of the governor took Jes us ia

to the common hall, and gathered u nto him the
w hole band of s oldiers A nd they s trip ped him,
.

and pu t o n him a s c arlet rob e

'

A nd When they
.

had platted a c row n of thorns, they pu t it u pon

his head, and a reed in his rig ht hand ; and
t hey bow ed the knee b efore him, and moc ked
him, s aying, Hail, king of t he Jew s A nd they
s it u on him, and took t he reed, and s mote
p p
him on the head A nd afte r that they had
.

mocked him they took the robe of from him,

and put his ow n raiment on him, and led him
aw ay to c rucify him A nd as they came out
.

t hey found a man of C v rc ne, S imon by name

him they c ompelled to hear his c ros s And .

w hen they w ere come unto a plac e c alled Gol

g o tb a, that i s to s ay, a pla c e o f a s ku ll, th ey

g a ve hi m vineg ar to d rink, min led w ith
g ga ll
and w hen he had tas ted thereof he w ould not
d rink A nd they c ruc ified him, and parted his
.

g a r ments, c as tin lots : that it mi ht b e fulfi

g g lle d
w hich w as s poken by the prophet, T hey parted
my garments amon them, and upon my ves ture
d id they c ast lots . i
nd s itting dow n, they w atc h
ed him there ; and s et u ver his head his ac c u
p o

sation w ritten, T H I S I
S JE S U S T HE K I NG
OF T H E JEW S ”
.

J l att x x vi {4—2 5 and 36 —4 9

. . T hen one
.

of the t w el ve c al le d J u d a s I s cari ot , w ent w ave .

,
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the c hief i t d id them, W hat w ill

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pr es s , an s a u nto
ive me, and I w ill d eliver him unto ?
y e g y o u
A nd they c ovenanted w ith him for thirty pie
c os of s ilver . A nd from that time he s ought ‘

op po rtu nity to b etra him N ow th fi t d a y

y .
, e rs
of t he feas t of nnleavened b read, the d isc i les
p
c ame to Jes us , s ay ing u nto him, W here w ilt
t han that w e prepare for thee to eat the pas s:
over ? And he s aid, Go into the c ity to s uc h a
man, and s ay unto him, T he master s aith, M y
time is at hand I w ill keep the passover at thy
hous e w ith my d is ciples A nd the d is c iples did as
.

Jes us had appointed t hem : and they made ready

the pas sover . N o w , w hen the even w as c ome,
he s at d ow n w ith the tw elve A nd as they did
.

eat, he s aid, V erily I s ay u nto you, that one of

y ou s hall b et ray m e
. A nd they w ere ex c e e d in g
s orrow fu l, and b egan every o ne of the m to s ay
u nto him, Lord, is it I ? A nd he ans w ered and
said , H e that d ippeth his b and w ith me in the
dis h, the s ame s hall betray me T he s on of man
.

g oe th , as it is w ritte n o f h im b ut w o o nto th a t
man b y w hom the s on of man is betray ed ! I t
had been good for that man if he had not b een
b orn . T hen Jud as , w hic h betrayed him, nu
s w ered and s aid, M as ter, is it I ? H e s aid u nto
him, T hou hast s aid . T hen c ometh Jes us w ith
th e m u nto a plac e c alled Geths emane, and s aith
u nto the disc iples , S it ye here, w hile I go and

ra o nd A n d h e took w ith him P eter and

p y y er
.

the tw o sons of Z ebedee, and began to be s or

row ful and v ery heavy T hen saith he u nto
.

them, M y soul is ex ceed ing sorrow ful, even nu

to d eath : tarry y e here, and w atch w wc m e
‘
‘

A nd h e w ent a little farther , and te\ \on h xs h a s ,

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$ 6 FREEM A SO N S MONI TO R.

and a
p y ,
r ed s a in
y g, 0 my F ather, if it be poss i
ble, let t his c u p pas s fro m me ; nevertheles s , not
as I w ill, b ut as the n w ilt A nd he c ometh u n
.

to t he disci les , and h ad eth them asleep, and

s aith u nto eter, W hat ! c o uld e not w a t h
y c

w ith me one hour ? W atc h and pray, that y e

enter not in to temptation : the s pirit indeed is -

W I lling, b u t the fl es h is w eak H e w ent aw a

.

again the s ec ond time, and prayed, s ay ing,

my F ather, if this cu p may not pass aw ay from
me, exc ept I drink it, thy w ill be done A nd .

he came and found them as leep again for their

e es w ere heavy A nd h e left them, and w ent
y
'
.

aw ay again, and prayed the third time, s aying

t he s ame w ord s .T hen cometh he to his d isc L -

l es, and s aith u nto the m, S leep on new , and

'

p
'

t ake y our res t : b ehold, the hour is at hand, and

t he son of man is betray ed into the hand s of
s inners . R is e, let us be going : behold, he is at
hand that d oth b etray me A nd w hile b e y et
.

s ake, lo, Ju d as, one of the tw elve, c ame, and

p
w ith him a great multitu d e, w ith s w ord s and
s taves, from the c hief p ries ts and e ld ers of the

p p
e o l
.e N o w he t hat betra ed him
y g av e th em
a s ign, s ay ing, W ho ms oever I s hall kis s , that
s ame is b e : hold him fas t A nd forthw ith he
.

c ame to Jesus, and said, Hail, mas ter ; and kis s

”
ed bim
—
.

d ots i 1 5
. . 26 A nd in those day s P eter
.

s tood u p in the mid s t of the dis c iples, and s aid,

he nu mb er of the na m es to ther w ere ab ou t
( t
an hundred and t w enty, ) en and b rethren,

t his s c ripture mus t needs have b een fulfilled ,

w h ic h the H oly Ghos t, b y the mouth of D avid ,
sp aks b efore concernin
g Ju d as w h i ch w as g e m
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2 38 RR EB M A SO N S MO NI TO II .

the darknes s of this w orld agains t

rulers of the
spiritual w icked nes s in high plac es .

W herefore take u nto you the w hole armour

of God, t hat y e may b e ab le to w iths tand in the
evil d a , and hav in d one all, to s tand
y g .

S tand therefore w ith your loins g irt ab ou t

w ith truth .

And having on the breas tp late of righteou s

nes s .

A nd your feet shod w ith the preparat ion of

t he gos pel of peac e .

A bove all, taking the s hield of faith, w here

.

w ith y e s hall be able to quenc h the fi d t f

‘

er
y ar s o
the w icked .

A nd take the helmet of s alvation,

A nd the s w ord of the s pirit, w hich I s the
w ord of God ”
.

C HAP TER IV .

K ni
g hts f
o M alta .

T u e following pass ages of s cripture are occa

s ionally reh ears ed in enc amp ments of K ni hts of
g
M alta .

. ttcts x x viii. 1 —
And w hen they w ere
6 .
,

es c aped, then the knew that the is land w as c all

y
ed M elita A nd the b arbarou s people s how ed
.

u s no little kind nes s : for t he

y kind led a fi re ,
and rec eived as every one, bec aus e of the
p res
ent rain, and b ec au s e of the c old A nd w hen .

P aul had gathered a b undle of s tic ks, and laid :

th em on the fire, there c ame a vi er out of the

'

p
b eat, an d fas tened on his h and And w h en t he .

b ar b arians as w the venomou s b east h ang on “a .

 r as en as on s u o
’
mron . 280

hand, they s aid among thems elves, N o doub t

th is man is a murderer, w hom, though he hath
e s c a ed the s ea fi
'

p , ye t ve n gean ce s u eretb n o t to
live . And he s hook off the b eas t into the fire,
and felt no harm H o w beit they looked w hen
.

h e s hould have s w ollen, or fallen dow n dead s ud

d enty ; b ut after they had looked a great w hile,
an d s aw no harm c ome to him, t hey c han ed
g
”
t heir minds , and s aid that he w as a g od
-
.

S t John x ix 1 9
. .A nd P ilate w rote a title,
.

and pu t it on the c ros s A nd the w riting w as ,

.

JE S U S O F N AZA R ET H , T HE K I N G O F
”
T H E J EW S .

S t John x x Qt
.
— .ZS “ B ut T homas, one
.

o f the tw elv e, c alled D idy mus, w as not w ith

th em w hen Jes us c ame T he other d is c iples,

.

therefore, s aid u nto him, W e have seen the

L ord B ut he s aid u nto them, Ex c e p t 1 s h all
.

see in his hands the print of t he nails , and pu t

my finger into the print of t he nails , and t hru s t
my hand into his s ide, I w ill not b elieve A nd .

after eig ht d ay s , again his d is c iples w ere w ithin,

and T homas w ith them T hen c ame Jes us, the
.

d oo rs being s hut, and s tood in the mids t, and

s aid P e ac e b e u nto y ou T hen s aith he to
.

T homas , Re ac h hit her thy finger, and behold

my hands : and reac h hither thy h and, and
thru s t it into my s ide ; and b e not faithles s , b u t
b e lieving A nd T homas ans w ered, and s aid un
.

to h im, M y L ord, and my God

”
.

CHAP TER V .

T H E order f K nig hts of the Holy S ep u t t we

o e
.

w as ins tituted ill the y ear 1 2 1 9 T h e“ “ n fi e ‘ m .

$ 40 r naex ason s n o
’
mroa .

w as a red cross, and their oath to defend the

sep ulc hre of Chris t U on the ex tinc tion of
p
.

this order, many of them Joined the K nights of

M alta .

T he K nig hts of Tutons, or dllemag ne, w ore a

.

w hite arment w ith a b lac k c ros s

g .

The K nig hts of Calatrava, a black garment,

w ith a red c ross on the breas t .

T he of d lc antara, a green c ross .

T he of the R edem t ion w ore a w hite

p
black c ros s
a .

The K nig hts of Chris t w ore a black garment

w ith a doub le c ross .

T he K nig hts of the M other of Christ, a little

red c ross , refl ec ted w ith old
g .

T he K nig hts of L az ar us w ore a green c ross

on the b reas t .

T he K nig hts of the S tar w ore a s tar on their

hats .

T he K nig hts of the B and w ore a band of three

fingers w id th, fas tened on the left s hould er, and
b rou ht over the breas t, u nder the right arm .

T e K nig hts of the annu nc iation of t he Vir

.

in M ary w ore a c ollar mad e of lates of ld

g p
and s ilver, w ith a p icture of the V irgin ary
endent thereto
p .

T he K nig hts of S t M ichael w ore a chain of

.

g o ld, w ov en lik e lit tle s hells, and a p ic ture o f

S t M ic hael pendent thereto
. .

T he K nig hts of S t S tep hen w ore a black gar

.

ment, w ith a red c ross . .

T he K nig hts of the Holy Ghost w ore a dove

on the middle of a c ross .
 ’
r neeu ason s n on ro u
'
.

M onday, 1 8th M ay, d D . . . 1 805 .

T he convention met, ag reeably to adj ourn

ment, to take into consideration the report of
the committee ap pointed on the s ix th ins tant,
for d evis ing and prepari a form of c ons titu
n
g
t ion w h ic h being read an amend ed w as u nau
imously approved and adopted .

T he conve ntion then proc eeded to a c hoic e of

om c ers , w ho w ere ins talled in ample form At .

an assemb l of this g rand encampment, holden

y
in B os ton, t o the month of M ay, A D 1 81 6 , it . .

w as res olved t hat three delegates be ap pointed

on the part of this grand encampment to meet
a general g rand c onvention to b e ho ld en in the
c ity of P hiladelp hia, or the c ity of N ew York,

in t he month of Jone, A D 1 81 6 , for the pur

. .

os e of forming a general g rand e nc am ment of

p p
knights templars for the U nited S tates, and a
c ons titution for the government of the s ame ;

and the M . E T homas S mith W ebb, M E

. .

H enry F ow le, and M B John S now , w ere ap

. .

o inted accord ingly

p .

T he delegates proceeded to the city of N ew .

Y ork, w her e a c o nv en tio n as s e m bled c onsis tinr

of the repres entatives of nine enc ampments and

c ouncils .

T he convention, after mature deliberation,

formed and adopted a c ons titution, and o pened ,

a general grand enc amp ment of knig hts tem

p l ars , an d t he app en d a nt ord e rs , for t he U n ite d
S tates.
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r u nnn ason s u onrro a . 2 18
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C HAPTER ll .

CO N S T I T U T I O N

GEN ER A L GR AND E NCAM P M EN T

K N I GH TS TEM P L JI RS

A ND TH E

A PP EN D ANT OR D ERS
s on r u n

U NI TED STAT ES OF AMER ICA .

A R TI CL E 1 .

Of th e General Grand Em ampment .

S ect . 1There shall be a General Grand Enc am

. nt of K nig ht s
Templars , and t he A ppend ant O rders, for the nited States of
Ame ric a, w hich s hall c onsist of a gene ral grand master, depu ty
n ral g rand m as te r, gene ral grand generalisaimo, general grand
g e e
c aptain g eneral, ge ne ral grand relate, gene ral g rand senior w ar

de n, gene ral g rand j unior w ar en, gene ral grand t reasurer, gen
eral grand rec orde r, general g rand w ard er, gene ral grand stand
ard be are r, gene ral grand sw ord bearer, all past general grand mas
t e rs, d e p uty gene ral g rand mas ters, general grand gene ralissimos, and
e ne ral g rand c apt ain gene rals o f t his ge neral g rand enc ampment ;
g
t he g rand mas te rs , deputy grand mas ters, grand gene ralissimos , and

m d c apt ain gene rals at all suc h st at e grand enc ampment s as may
us t it ut ed o r ho ld en by t irt ue of this const it ution ;

enume rated ofi
and t he s aid
ic e rs, or th eir prox ies, shall be t he only members and
v o te rs in t he s aid general grand enc ampment .

S ec t 2
. The general rand enc ampment shall be ins tituted and
.

o pened o n t he 22 d d ay 0 June, A D . 1 816 ; it shall meet on t he

.

t hird Th ursd ay in Se pte mber, A D 1 81 9, and s eptennially t hereaf

. .

t e r, for the c hoic e o foffic e rs , and other b usines s, on the third Thursd ay
in Se pte mber, at s uc h plac e as may from time t o t ime be appointed .

S ec t 3 . A spec ial meet ing o f t he ge ne ral grand enc ampment shall

.

b e c alled w henever any t w o o f t he first four gene ral grand w e re “a“

 m us e u ms ’
n oni r on .

memb er o rnit her ot th e m, and any c o unc i l, mm assem

‘

co ent or
b ly , t h at may be formed, op e ned or holden. w i t ho ut su ch c hart er
so

or w a rrant, or any o r ei th er of thorr mem bers , or any p ers on int ro

duc e d int o such i llegal asse rn-b ly .

S ect 4 . .The grand c ommander of every onc ampm t and coun

c il has it in s pec ial c harge t o s ee t hat t he b y law s o f his c o unc i l or
enc ampme nt are d uly o bs e rved , as w e ll as t he ge ne ral c ons t i t ut ion,
and the re g u lations o f t he grand enc ampment t hat ac c u rat e rec ords
are kep t, and j ust ac c ounts rend ered t hat reg ular re t urns are made
t o the g rand enc ampme nt, and t o the gene ral g rand rec orde r, annual
ly , and that t he annu al d ues are pro mp tly p ard he has autho ri ty t o
c all spec ial meeti ng s at pleasure ; and s t as his d uty , t oge t he r w it h
his se c ond and t hird oflire rs , t o attend all mee t ings o f the g rand en
c amp me nt , in pe rs o n o r by p roxy .

S ec t 5 . .I t s hall not be deemed re gular {o r any enc amp ment , o r

c o unc il, to c o nfe r the orders o f knig hth ood q mn any sojo urner w hose
fixed plac e of ab ode is w it hin any st at e i n w hic h the re is an en
c ampme nt regu larly est ab lis hed and in c ase any e ncampment s hall
c on f e r the s aid o rde rs , c ont rary to this s ec ti on, suc h enc ampment
shall, o n de mand , p ay o v er t o the enc amp me nt s i tu at ed ne arest t he
‘

c and id ate s fi x ed p lac e of ab od e, t he w h o le amo unt o f fees rec eived

’

for his ad miss ion .

S ec t 6 . .The o fic ers of every c ouncil and enc ampment unde r

t his j u ris dic t ion, befo re t h ey enter up on t he ex erci se of t heir res pec
tiv e offi ce s , and als o t he me mbe rs of all suc h c ounc ils and en c am
p
l nent s , a nd e ve ry c and id ate, u po n his ad mis sion rnt o t he same , s hall
t ake t he fo llow ing o b ligat ion , v iz
"
i , A B d o p re mise and s w ear,
. . .

t hat ! w ill sup por and m

t aint i
a th
n e C on s t i tu t io n of t he i
Un te d St ates ’
‘
Gene ral Grand Enc ampment o f K nights Ternplars and th e A ppeg d
”
a nt O rde rs .

I h ereby cc rhfy , that the [ on g oing s: a t ru e copy qf the Constit u

’

lron of th e Uml cd S latss General Gran d E n camp ment, ad op ted and

’

ratifi ed i n c onst a n t at the rely of N ew York, on the 21 st d ay o

f J o n e,
A D 1 816
. . . i n O Rl NG, -

Gen eral Grand R ecorder .

L i st o G ral Grand Oj ic ers , elected J u ne 2 1 31, A D 1 8 6

f en e 1 . to con
ti n u e m gfice u n trl the (hard Thu rsday m S ep tember, fl D . . 1 819.

M E and Hon D EW I TT C L I NTO N, Esq of New York, Gen

. . . .
-

eral Grand M as ter .

TH O M A S S M I T H W EB B , Esq o fB oston, D ep uty General Grand .

M aster .

H ENRY EO W LE, Es q o f Boston, G G Generalrssrms

'

. . . .

EZRA A MIZ S, Esq of A lb any , G G Cap lam Gen eral

-
. . . .

R e v P A U L D EA N, of B ost on, G G P rslale

‘

. . . .

M A RT I N HO FFM A N, Esq of Ne c o rk, G G S en ior iVard ea . . .

'

J OH N C A RL l L E, E q
s of Providence, (B h ) ( L G J.u n i o r W ar d en a .
.
2 48 P nanu asox s
’
momm a .

P ET ER G RI NNEL L, Esq o f Pro videnc e, (R l ) G G Treasu rer

. . . . . .

J J LO RI NG , Esq of Boston, G G R ecorder

. . . . . .

T HO M AS L O W ND ES, Esq of Ne w York, G G Warden .

-
. .

JO H N S NO W , Esq o f Pro videnc e. ( R I ) G G S tandard B earer

m
. . . . . .

JO NATH AN sc nl sr u n, Esq ors zY ork, G G Su:ord B earer . . . .

C HAP I l l . .

L I ST O F E NCAM PME NTS .

. Mas sachu s etts .

Enc ampment of K T B oston . . .

Enc amp ment of K T N e w bu ry port . . .

Counc il of K R G at P o rtland
. . . .

R hoda I s land -
.

S t Jo hn s enc ampment of K R C
’
. K T . . .
-
. .

and K o f M mee ts at M as ons H all in P ro vi

’
. .

d enc e, on the th at M onday eve nings in M arc h,

June, S eptember and D ec emb er .

N e w port enc ampment ofK fR G — K T and . . . .

K of M meets at N ew port
. . .

T he old mpment, c ity of N ew Y ork

enc a -
.

Jeros alem enc ampment, do .

M ontgomery enc ampment, S tillw ate r .

Temple encampment,

I UD or P A R T FI R ST .
 P R EF A CE .

T u e I nefiable D egrees of M asonry, the

'

tory
and c harges of w hic h are contained in the ow

ing pages , are as ancient (it is alleged) as the time

of king S olomon the proof ofw hic h is probab ly
know n only to those w ho are professors of the
degrees .

T he general des ign of this part of the w ork is

to preserve the history and c harges of the s everal
inefl able degrees from falling into oblivion ; w ith
‘

w hich they have b een long threatened, as w ell

‘

from the s mall nu mb er of c onventions of masons

w ho pos s es s them, as from the little attention that
h as b een paid to t heir meetings of late y ears .

I t w ill also serve to convince masons w ho pos

s es s the d egrees treated of in the first part of this
that there is a total difl ercncc betw een
'

w ork,

those and the inefl able degrees ; for it is

‘

a air
258 m am as oa s ’
n os t r u e .

A candidate, being s t ric t ly ex amined by t he ia

after
ho
s p ec t o r, w mu s t vo uch for his q u alificat ions , is t h us ad
d ressed by t he M . P .

B uor mza,
Y ou have hitherto y o nl s een t he t hic k v eil
that c overs t he S S o f Go d s te mple ur fid l
’
. .
yo e

ity , zeal aml co ns tancy have gained you t his fa

v ou r I no w rant y ou, o f s hew in o u ou r trea
g g y
”
s u re, and introdu c in in t t he s ec ret place
g y o u o .

He is t hen inves ted w it h t he ribbon, t he c ro w n of I an

rels and olives , b
y t he M P w ho t h us add res s es him
. .

M r B aov u s a,
I rec eive you as s ec ret mas ter, and g ive you
rank amon t he L e i t T h is laurel, t he em
g v es .

blem o f v ic tory , is to remind yo u of the conq ues t

y o u are to
g a in o ve r
y o u r p as s io n s T h e o l iv e is
.

t he sy mbol of that peace and u nion, w hic h ou ght

to reign among us I t belongeth to y ou to de
‘

s erve t he favour
, t h a t y o u m a y b e en ab l e d on e
d ay to arrive j n the s ec ret plac e, to c ontemplate
the pillar of beauty I dec orate y ou w ith the
.

ivory key hung to a w hite and black ribbo n, as a

s mb ol of ou r fi d lit i nn n a nd d i ti n
y y e y, oc e c e s c re o .

T he apron and g lov es are to b e marks of the

c andou r o f all S M in the n u mb er of w hic h y ou
. .

have des erved to be introd uced I n this q uality,

.

my b rother, you are to b eco me the faithful guar

dian of the S S and I put y ou in the nu mber of
. .

s even, to b e one o f the c ond uc tors of the w orks

w hic h are rais ing to the d ivinity T he ey e upon .

a n i to re mind t h a a a f l
y ou r p ro s y o u o v e c re u
”
w atc h o ver the c ond uct of the craft in general .

The lodg e is closed by the mysterious number .

 ras c u ason s n o
’
m ron '
. 2 09

C HAP TER l l .

O bs ervations on the D eg ree f

o P erfec t M as ter .

T i na lodge of perfec t mas ters is hu ng w it h g reen tapes

ry , on eig ht columns , four on eac h s ide, lac ed at eq ual
Iis tanc es ; to be illuminated w it h s ixteen ights , placed at p
b e four cardinal point s A table before t he c anopy c ow
.

ered w ith blac k . T he R W and respec table master

. .

rep res ent s t he noble A doniram, bein t he fi t th a t a

g rs w s
elec ted S M be cau se S c hose him the firs t of t he seven
. . .
.

He commanded t he w orks of t he templ e before H A ar . .

rive d at J erusalem, and afterw ards had t he ins ec tion of

p
the w orks at M o unt L ibanos He is decorated w it h t he
.

ornaments of
p erfec tion, and is a
prin c e o f J eru s ale m ,
w ith t hose d ecorations .He occ upies the place of S in .

the eas t u nder t he canopy .

T here is o nly one w arden, w ho repres ents Stockin, in

the func t ion of an ins ec to r, w ith t he ornaments of his
hi es t de rees w hic h e received in the w es t
g .

he as s i s tants , being at leas t perfect mast ers , ought to

be decorated w it h a large green ribbon h ung t o the nec k,
w ith a iew el sus pended t hereto, being a co mpas s ex tended
to 6 0 d egrees .

T he bret hren all have aprons of w hit e leather w ith

on t he middle of t he ap ron must be em
s uare s tone, s u rrou nded by t h ree c irc les ,
q
w ith th e let ter P in th e c entre .

A fter a c andidate is duly examined in the profic ienc y

he has made in t he fo re ing degree, he is regularly in
trod uced , and is t hus ad reseed by t he M P . .

M Y B no rn e n,
'

I t is my d es ire to draw you fro m y our vic ious

life, and by the favour l have rec eived fro m the
mos t po w erful of kings , I rais e you to t he d eg ree
f
o p er fe c t mas ter, o n c o nd ition t hat y o u s tric tly ad
”
he re to w hat s hallbe pres ented to y ou by ourlaw s .

T ho ceremonies , & c of this de rec , w ere orig inally es

.

tablis he d as a gr at ef ul t rib u te o re s
p ec t t o t he memory
of a departed w orthy b rother .

m
0

T he lo dge is clo s ed by fou r ti e s f o u r .

26 0 r ant n as on s
’
n eu t r on .

CHAPTER I I I .

Obs ervations on the D eg ree of I ntimate Sec retary .

T u e lodge of I S is furnished w ith black han ngs,

°

and represents the hall of aud ience of S olomon I t s outd

.

be enligh tened w ith t w enty s even lights , in th ree c andle

s t ic ks o f nine branc h es eac h, placed E “ and 8
7
. . .

T his le d e cons is ts of t w o pers ons on] w ho rep resent

S and H
. . of T . T hey are c overo w ith blue man
t les lin ed w it h ermi e,
n w it h c ro w ns on t heir head s , se p
e »

tu re
s in their hands , and s eated at a table, on w hic h m
la ced t w o naked s w ords, a roll of parchment and s
p
deat h s head
’
.

A ll t he res t of th e b rethren are considered only

feet mas ters , and are termed th e guards They . .

hav e w hit e ap rons , lined and embroidered w ith

c olour, w ith s t rin s of t he s ame ; and ribbons of the canto
g
c olour rou nd t hei r necks, to w hic h mus t: be s us ended,
p
hang ing on the breas t , a solid t riangle .

Charg e t o a n ow made I n timate S ecretary,

M Y B aor n c n,
I rec eive y ou an I ntimate S ec retary , on your
p ro mis e to be faithful to the in w hiorder
c h yo u

have j u s t no w entered W e hope, b ro ther, that

.

o ur fi d elit
y w ill b e roof to ever
p t i al a d th a t
y y r n
t h is s w ord , w ith w hic h w e arm y ou, w ill d efend
ou fro m the attac ks of thos e, w ho ma t t
y y y r o
ex tort fro m you those sec rets w hich w e are now

about to c onfer upon y ou .

H is t ory

Solomon had agreed w it h th e king of Tyre, in return

fo r t he materials t aken from M o unt L ebanon, and those
draw n from t he narrias of Ty re, made us e of in con
s tru c t ing t he temp e ( in a t a m nt f hi h h had
p r p y e o w c , e
already furnished him w ith a measure of oil, hone and
y .
26 2
’
ras s u as on s n ow re n.
'

R nsrs c r anne B no ru s n, '

I t gives me joy, that I am now about to re

c ompense y our zeal and attac hment to the ins ti
tution of masonry , by a pointing ou provos t and
j g ,
u d e over all t he w or s of this odg ;
e a n d , as y
w e are w ell ass ured of y our prudenc e and d is ere
tion, w e w ithout the leas t hesitation entrus t you
w ith a most important secret W e expec t you .

w ill do y our d uty in the deg ree to w hic h y o u w ill

now b e elevated, as you have done in thos e al
”
ready taken .

He is t hen decorated w ith a golden key s us pended by a

red ribbon, and an a run w ith a ekc t in its cent re
S
.

The intention of olomon in ormiug this degree, was,

to s treng then the means of preservin order among such 0
v ast n u mber of c raftsmen Joubert eing honoured w ith
.

t he intimate c onfidence of his king, received this new mark’

of dis tinc tion .

Solomon firs t created Tito Prince Harodim, Adm in

and Abda his father, rovosts and j udges , and gave them
o rders t o initiat e Joa rt, his fav ourit e, into t he secret
mys teries of this degree, and to give him t he keys of all
t he bu ildin
g .

L odge is closed by four and one .

CHAPTER V .

Obs ervations ms the D eg ree of I ntendant of the B uild

ing s , or M as ter in I s rael .

Tm s lodge is decorated w ith red

hangin and illumi
nated w ith t w enty seven li h ts , dis tributed
g y t h ree t imes
ni ne ro und t he led T here must be pls o five other great
,

lights on the altar eforo the mos t p uiss ant , w h o represents

Solo mon seated w ith a s ee tre in h is hand .

T he firs t w ar de n, c alle ins p ec tor, re presents t he mos t

.

illu s t rious T ito Harodim s ec ond w arden rep resents

A donirarn, the son of Abda ; all the rest are arranged eu
 rarm u son s no
’
mron '
. 26 8

ularly. The mos t pu issant , and all the brethren, are

g eco rat ed w it h a large re d ribbon, from t he right s houl
der t o t he left hip , to w hic h is s uspended a t riang le fasten
ed b
y a s ma ll g reen ribbon O n one s ide of the triangle
.

are engraved t he w ords , B enchori n, dc hat gl, Jachinai .

o n the rev erse, J udea, K y , Jen T ho apro ns are w hite,

.

li ne d w ith red, and bordered w ith g reen ; in the c entre,

a s t ar, w ith nine ints , above a balance ; and on t he
flap a triangle, w it these letters B A 1 on eac h angle . . . .

A c andi date, after being prev ious ly pre ared and having
one t hrou h the c eremonies , is t hus ad t eased
g g
M Y B aor n na,
S olo mon, w illing to c arry to the highes t d e
ree of perfec tion the w ork he had b egun in Jc
g
rus alem, fou nd it nec ess ary , from a c irc u ms t anc e

w it h w hic h you are acq uainted , to employ the

five c hiefs of the five orders of arc hitec ture and
g ave com ma nd o ver t hem to T ito, A d on i ram ,
and A bd a his father ; b eing w ell ass ured that
their z eal and abilities w ou ld be ex erted to the
ut mos t in bringing to perfec tion s o loriou s a w ork
g
.

I n like manner w e ex pec t y ou w il d o all that lies

in y our pow er to promote the grand desig n of ma
”
s onry .

T his lodge is c losed by five, seven, and fifteen .

C HA P TER V i .

Obs ervation s on the D eg r ee f

o E lec t ed K n ig hts , called
a Chap t er .

a s c ha
p t er represents t he audience c ha mber of Solo
mon, and is to be decorated w ith w hite and red h angings z -

t he red p ith w hite flames .

T here are nine light s in the eas t, and eight in the w es t .

T h e mas ter rep resents So lomon, s eated in t he cast w it h a .

, m
t ab le before h i , c overed w ith black, and is s tyled M os t .

P otent .
364, r aaeu s s on s n o
’
m ron
'
.

T here is only one w arden,in th e w es t, w ho re resents

S tockiu , w ith s ev en brethren round him All the rethren
.

mus t be d ressed in black, and their hats h apped , w ith a -

broad blac k ribbon from t he left shoulder to the ri ht

h ip, on t he lo w er part o f w hic h are nine red rose s , our
on eac h s ide, and one at t he bottom, to w hich is su s end
p
ed a oniard . T he aprons are w hite, lined w it h black,
s ec k ed w ith blood ; n t he fl a a b loody arm w it h a
p o
p t
omard , and on t he area a blood a m h ldin b t h hair
p y r o
g y e
a bloody head .

H {s tory f
o this D e ree
g .

I n the reign of Solomon, s ev eral of t he w orkmen had

b een guilty of s ome c rime of an enormous nature, and
made t heir es cape from J eru salem A g reat as s embly of
.

mas ters h ad s at in consultation on the bes t means of dis

c o verin
g and apprehending them T heir deliberations
.

w ere int erru ted by t he entrance of a s tranger, w ho de

p
manded to sp eak to t he king in p rivate Upon being ad
.

mitt ed, he ac q uainted Solomon t hat he had dis c ov ered

w here A kirop, one o f t he t raitors , lay c oncealed ; and
of fered to conduc t thos e w hom the king should pleas e to
ap po int , to g o w it h h im T his being communic ated to
.

t he brethren, one and all req u es ted to be artakers in the

v en eance d ue to t he v illain S olomon c ec ked th eir ar
g .

do u r, dec laring t hat only nine shou ld undertake t he task;

and to av oid giving any offence, ordered all t heir names
t o be p u t into an n rn, and that t he firs t nine that s hould
be d raw n, s h ould be the pers ons to ac company the s tran
5 er.

A t break of day, Joabert S tockin, and seven others,

.

c ond uc ted b y the s tranger, t rav elled onw ards , t h rou h a

g
d reary c ountry . O n t he w ay, Joabert found means to
learn from t he s t ranger, that the villain t hey w ere in
q u es t
pf h a d hidden hims elf in a cav ern not far from the

p la w h ere t he th en w ere ; he soon found the c av ern,

y
c e
and entered it a one, w here, by the lig ht of t he lamp, he
d isc overed the v illain asleep, w ith a poniard at h is feet .

B uflamed at t he s ight , and ac tu ated by an i mp atient z eal,

he immediately s ei z ed the oniard, and st abbed him, first
i n t he head, and then in t e heart : he had only t ime to
266 rna Ason s
’
mom m a .

Jerusalem : he u blis hed at th e s ame t ime a p articular

l
des cript ion of al t hose t rai tors w ho h ad made t heir os
c ape : sh ort ly after, he rec eiv ed info rmat i on t h at s everal
e rs ons ans w ering h is des c rip t ion had lately arn ved
p
t h er e , an d, belie v in
g t he m selv e s
p e rfec t ly s ec ur e, ha d h e
n to w ork in the q uarry of B endaca
g u .

A s soon as Solomon w as made acq uainted w ith this

c ircu ms tance, he w rote to M aacha, king o f Chet h , to as
s ist in apprehending them, and to cau s e them t o b e deliv
ered to persons that he should appoint, to s ec u re t hem,

and have them brough t to Jeru salem, to receiv e the p un

is hment d ue to t heir c rimes .
Q

S olo- on then elected fifteen masters, in w hom he could

l a e the high est c onfi d enc e, and amon w h om w ere
p c g
t hose, w ho had been i n t he cav ern, and s ent them in nest
of the v illains , and a ve them an escort of troo ps in
g .

da 5 w ere sp ent in t he s earc h, w hen T erbal, w h o bore

l
S o omon s letter to M oriha and B leham, disc overed them,
’

c uttin s tone in t he a t h im m d i ate l se iz ed them

g u rry; e
y e y
and bound th em in c ains . W hen t hey arriv ed at Jerasa
lem, t hey w ere imprisoned in t he tow er of Achiz er, and
t he next morning a p unishment w as ind icted on them ade
uate to their crimes
q .

L odge is closed by three times five .

CHAPTER m .

I llus trious K nig hts , or Sublime K nig ht s elec t ed.

a s lod is called a grand chapter ; Solomon pre

s ides, and 0 course is to be decorated w ith a s ce tre I n
p .

p la c e o f t w o w ar de ns , th er e are a g rand ins p ec tor, an d

g r an d m a s ter of cere m o nies .

T he j ew el w orn in this lodge is a s w ord, intended to

re res ent a s w ord of as tice hun to a lar e black ribbon ;
‘

p , g g
on the
p art c rossing t e breas , must be an inflamed 1m
t m
w hich i s als o t o be ainted on the fl a of the a ron Th e
p p p .

c ha ter is illuminated b t l li h t
p y w e ve g s .
 r nnnnaso x s
’
M ON I TOR . 2 67

H is tory of this D eg ree .

A fter v engeance had been fully taken on t he traitors

mentioned in the foregoing degrees , S olomon ins tit uted
this , both as a rew ard fo r t he z eal and integ rit y o f the
rand masters elec t offi fteen, and also b their p referment
g
y
t o make room for raising ot her w ort hy reth ren from t he
lo w er degrees to that of grand mas ter ele c t of fifteen He .

acc o rdingly appointed t w elve of t he fift een, c hos en b b al

y
lot , to c ons tit ute a g rand c hapter of illus t rious kni gh ts ,
and gav e t hem command ov er the t w elve t ribes He ex
.

ress ed a part icu lar regard for t his order, and shew ed
p
t hem t he p rec ious t hings in t he tabernacle .

Here fo llo w t he names of the t w elve illustrious knig hts,

w it h t he tribes over w hic h they respec t iv ely res ided :

1 Joabert, w ho presided ov er t he t ribe of u dah

. .

2 S tockin,
. B enj amin .

3 Terry,
. S imeon .

4 M orphey,
. Ephraim .

6 A lyc u bc r,
. M anasselr .

.6 D orson, Zebulun .

7 K erim,
. D an .

9 B erth
. e m a r, A s h e r 3 .

9 T ito,
. N ap htali .

£ 0 T e rhal,
. R euben .

u . B enac h ard , I s s ac har .

1 2 T aber,
. Gad .

T he illus t rious kni h ts gav e an ac count to Solo mon,

ev ery day, of the w or that w as done in t he te mple by
th eir res p ec tiv e tribes , and rec eiv ed t heir pay .

T his chapter is closed by t w elve .

“ so

CH AP TER I X .

O bservations on the D eg ree of Grand M as ter fl rchit ects .

T at s c hapteris painted w h ite, w ith red fl ames ; by

w hich is signifi ed th e urity of h eart and z eal, that sh ould

be t he ch aracteristic 0 ev ery grand master architect It .

must have in it a delineation of the firm orders of archi

 268 p as eu s s ox s
’
mox rro n;
t ec t ure t ogether w ith a re resentat ion of
the north s tar,
w it h s even s mall s tars ro un it, w hic h s ignify, that as t h e
nort h s t ar is a g uide t o mariners , so ou ght v irtue to be the

g u ide of g rand mas ter arc hitec ts T he ew el is a gold

. J
medal, on both s ides of w hich are eng raved t he fiv e or
d ers o f arc hitect ure, s u s ended b a broad , dark, stenc
c olo u red ribbon, fro m the eft s hou der t o the ri h t hi
p .

E very g rand mas ter arc hitec t must be furais ed w i th a

c as e of mathemat ical ins truments .

fiddress t o a candidat e on his admis s ion to this deg ree .

B ROT H ER,
I
have elevated y ou to this degree from an
ex pec tation that y ou w ill so apply yours elf to
eometr , to w h ic h y ou are now devoted , as w ill
g y
p rocu re y ou kno w led ge s u cient to take awma y
the veil from before your ey es,w hic h y et remains
t here, and enable you to arrive at the perfec t and
s ublime degree
”
.

H is tory .

S olomon es tablis hed th is deg ree w it h a v ie w of firming

a s chool of arc hitec tu re for the ins tru c tion of th e b rethren
e m lo ed in the tem le of God, and animatin t h m to
p y p g e
arriv e at p erfec t ion in t he royal art He w as a rince
.

e u all
q y fame d fo r h is us t ice, as for his w isdom an
j fa re
s i ht ; he w as therefo re des iro us of rew ardin t h ta l n t s
g e e
and v irt ues o f the fait hful, in order to make t em erfect,
p h
and fit to approach the throne of God He according ly
.

c as t h is eyes u on t he c hiefs of the t w elve tribes , as r

p p e »

s ons ext reme! ro per to fulfi l t he romis e mad e to Enoch

p p
t o M oses, an to D avid, that w it h reat z eal, in fulness o f
t ime, t he bow els of t he earth shoul be penetrated .

T his chapter is closed by one and tw o .

270 rans n s son s n om r on
’
.

Enoc h, the Jared , w as the s ix th son in

s on of

des c ent from Adam, and lived in the fear and love
of his M aker .

“ Enoc h bein ins

g p ired b y th e M os t H i h
g , an d
in commemoratio n of a w ond erful vis ion, b uilt a
temple under gro u nd, and d edic ated the s ame to
God M ethuselah, the s on ofE noc h, constructed
.

t he b uild ing, w ithout being ac q uainted w ith his

father s motives
’
.

T his happened in that part of the w orld

w hic h w as afterw ard s c alled the land o f C anaan,
and s ince know n by the name o f the Holy L and:
E noc h c aus ed a triangular plate o f g old to be
made, eac h s id e O f w hic h w as a c ubit long ; be
enric he d it w ith t he mos t p rec iou s st ones, and
e ncrus ted the plate upon a s tone of agate, of the
s ame form . H e then engraved upon it the ineffi
hle c harac ters , and plac ed it: on a triangular pe
d es tal of w hite marb le, w hich be deposited in th e
deepes t arc h .

W hen E noch s temple w as c ompleted, he

’

made a door of s tone, and put a ring of i ron there

in, b y w hic h it mig ht be occ as ionally rais ed and
la ed it ov er t he ope nin of t he arc h, that the
p c g
matters enc losed there in mig ht be preserved from
the u niv ers al d es truc tion impend in A nd none
b ut E noc h knew of the treas ure w ic h the arch
es c ontained .

A nd, b ehold the w ic ked nes s of mankind ia

c reas ed more and b ec ame rievou s in the s i ht
g g
O f t he L ord , and God t hreatened to d es tro the
y
w hole w orld . E noc h, perc eiving that the know
ledge Of the arts w as likely to be los t in the gen
eral d es truction, and being desirous of res erving
p
 ms sox n omr on
’
r u es s .
£ 71
the principles of the sc iences, for the posterity of
t hos e w hom God s hou ld be pleased to spare,
b uilt tw o great pillars on the top of the highes t
mountain, the one of brass, to w iths tand w ater,
t he other of marble, to w iths tand fire ; and be
e ngraved on the marble pillar, hierogly phics, s ig

n ify ing that there w as a mos t p recious treas ure

c oncealed in the arc hes u nd er grou nd, w hic h he
h ad dedic ated to God . A nd b e engraved on the
i lla r of b ras s the r inc i les f the lib al a t
p p p o er r s ,

p a rtic ularly of m as on r y .

M etbuselah w as the father of L amec h, w ho

w as the father ofN oah, w ho w as a pious and good
man, and beloved by God A nd the L ord spake .

u nto N oah, s ay ing, B ehold I w ill punis h the s ins

of mankind w ith a general d eluge ; therefore build

an ark, c apable of c ontaining thys elf and family,

as also a pair O fs every living c reature u pon earth,
and those only s hall be s aved from the general
d es truc tion, w hic h I am ab out to infl ic t for the ini
u ities o t t he people
'
’
q .

A nd God gave unto N oah a plan by w hic h

the ark w as to be cons truc ted N oah w as one
.

h und red y ears in b u ilding the ark ; he w as six

h u nd red y ears O ld w hen it w as finis hed, and his
s on S eth w as ninety nine H is father L amec h had
.

d ied a s hort time before, aged 777 y ears T here .

w as not at t his time any of the anc ient p atriarc hs

l iving s ave M ethuselah the grandfather of N oah,
w ho w as about 96 9 y ears old, and it is s upposed
that he peris hed in the general ru in .

T he ark being finis hed, N oah, agreeable to

the ins truc tions he had rec eived from the M os t
H igh, w ent into it w ith his family, and took w ith
h im suc h things as he w as commanded .
 ’
r nenu s son s u o mr on .

T he flood took place in the year ofthe w orld

’

1 6 5 6 , and des troyed most of the superb mono

ments of antiq uity T he marble pillar of E noc h
.

fell in the general des tru ction b ut by divine per

mission, the pillar of b rass w ithstood the w ater,
b y w hich means the ancient state of the liberal .

arts, and particu larly masonry, has been handed

dow n to us .

“ W e lear f o
n r m holy w rit, the history of suc
c eeding times, till the Is raelites b ec ame slaves to
t he E gyptians ; from w hich bondage they w ere
freed under the cond uc t of M os es .T he same
s ac red book informs u s that M oses w as b elove d
of God, and that the M os t H i b spoke to him on

M ount S inai To M os es Go c ommunicated his

.

d ivine law , w ritten on tables of s tone ; w ith many

p ro m is es of a renew e d a ll iance
f H e als o
gav e
him the true pronunciation of his sac red name
and God gave a s tric t command unto M oses , that
'
‘

no one s hould pronounc e it ; so that in process Of

t ime the true pronunciation w as los t .

T he s ame divine his tory p articularly informs

u s of th e difi erent movements O f the I s raelites,
'

u ntil they b ec ame s es s ed of the land of rom

'

po s ,

ise, and of the succ eed ing events u ntil the ivino ~

P rovidence w as pleased to give the sceptre to D a

v id w ho, though fully determined to b uild a tem
l to the M os t Hi h, c ould never be in it th at
p e
g g ;
h onour being reserved for his s on .

S olomon, b eing the w is est of princes, had

fully in remembranc e the promises ofGod to M O
ses, that s ome Of his s u c c es sors, in fulnes s of time,

s h ou ld dis cover his hol

y n am e ; an d h is w i s d om
inspired b im to believe th at this could not be s e
,
 ’
274 raaun as ox s M O N I T O R.

red, and adorried w ith many colou rs, and c olumns of a

fl ame colour B ehind t he master mus t be a light to shine
.

t hrough a t riangu lar s un ; and before him t here must be

a edes tal u
p arin to be b roken
p g . T
here ought to be se v
eral ot her li ts , arranged nu merically, accord ing t o t he
g
d ifferent s tages of masonry .

T he most perfect grand elec t and s ublime master in

this degree, is t o represent S olomon, s eated in t he eas t,
d ressed in royal robes , and hav ing a c row n and s ee tre
la d n a d ta l b ef re him T h e tw o g rand w a ens
p ce o p e es o .

are seated in the w est . O n t he right hand of the most

rfec t its th e a n d t eas urer, hav in a t able before h im,
p e s
g r r

u on w hic h mus t be p laced some per on es, w it h a small

p
at v er bud , and a t row el of gold . O n his left h and s its
t he grand secretary, w ith a t able als o before him, on w hic h
must be seven loaves of s hew bread, w it h a c up of red
w ine for libation, and also j ew els for the c andidates at their
rece tion .

T e j ew els appertaining to this degree are a c row ned

com as s , extend ed to ni nety degrees ; or a q uadrant, a
p
s un i n the centre ; and on the re verse a blaz in s tar, c ub
g
c losing a t riangle, h ung to a bro ad fl ame c oloured ribbon,
of a triangular form, round the neck ; and also , a ld
go
rin i h h i m t t V i t i h d h
w t t n t w at a t an not
g s o o, r ue u es e c

p art .

T he ap ron must be fl amed w ith red, a blue ribbon round

t he edge, and the j ew el p aint ed on t he fl ap T he breth .

ren mus t be dressed in black, w ith s w ords in their hands .

P rayer at Op ening .

Almighty and
S overeign Arc hitect of heaven
and earth, w ho by thy d ivine pow er d os t ultimat e
ly searc h the mos t s ec ret rec ess es ofthought ; p u
rify our hearts b
y th e s ac red fir e o f t h y lo v e ;
g u id e us by th in e u ne rrin g ha nd , in th e p at h o f
v irtue, and c as t ou t of th a d a bl an t a a ll
y or e s c u ry
impiety and perversenes s w e beseec h thee that
our thoughts ma be en a ed in the rand w ork of
y g g g
our perfection, w hich, when at tained w ill b e a n
, .
 m nnmas on ’
m r ou
s no . S7E

le rew ard for our lab our let peac e and chari
uh us together in a pleas ing u nio n, and ma
y
lodge ex hibit a faint res emblance of that hap .

iu s s e w hic h t he elec t w ill enjoy in thy kingdom

g
.

ive u s a s pirit of holy d is c rimination, by w hich

w e may b e able to refuse t he evil and c hoose the
od a nd als o th at w e ma not b e led astra b
g o y y y
t ho s e w ho u nw orthily as su me t he c haracter ofthe
g r an d e lec t
. F in a lly b e ple as ed to
g rant, that all
ou r proc eed ings may tend to thy lory, and our
ad vanc e ment in rig hteou s nes s . less u s and
os per our w orks, 0 L ord
”
p r A m en .

W hen a candidate is introduced, after certain solemn

forms, the master of the ceremonies says ,
I impress y ou, my b rother, w ith an ardent
z eal for the honour of t he Grand Architect of the
U nivers e to the end that you may live always in
h is adorable presence w ith a heart disposed to cv
e ry thing that is pleas ing to him
”
.

T he most perfect then presents the candidate w ith the

b read and w ine, saying ,

E at of this b read w ith me, and drink of the

s ame cu p, that w e may learn thereby to su ccour
eac h other in time of need by a mutual love and
”
p artic ipation of w h at w e pos s es s .

H e then presents to him a gold ring, saying,

R eceive this ring, and let it be rememb ered by
ou as a symbol of the allianc e you have now c on
y
trac ted w ith virtue and the virtuou s Y ou are .

never, g -

uy d ear b rother, to p art w ith it w hile y ou

live ; nor to b equeath it at your death, ex c ept to

”
our w ife, your eld est s on, or your nearest friend
y .

W hen thisp art of the ceremony is ended, the brethren

snake alibation, according to ancient usage .

 ’
r as e n as on s M O N I T O R,

n
T he most perfec t the decorates the c andidate accord
ing to the ornaments of the order, s aying,

I the greates t pleasure s alute you,

no w w ith
my brother, as a grand elec t, perfec t and s ublime
mason, w hic h title I now c onfer on you, and grace
ou w ith the sy mbols thereof R ec eive this rib
y .

b on, the triangular figure of w hic h, is emb lemati

c al of the d ivine triangle T he crow n u pon your
.

s a sy mb ol of t he roy al origin of th is dc
j e w el i .

T he c ompas s, ex tend ed to ninety de rees,

g r ee .
g
d enotes the ex tensive know led ge of the grand
’

elec t T hes e jew els, su s pended on yo ur b reast,

.

s hould make y ou attentive to you r d u ty and sta

”
t ion .

T hus, my venerable brother, by your nub lam

able cond uc t, ass id uity, cons tancy and inte grity,
u have at las t at tained th e title o f grand elec t,
y o
erfect and s ublime mason, w hic h is th e s u mm it
p
o f anc ient masonry, and u pon your arrival to
w hic h, I most s incerely c ong ratulate you .

I mus t earnes tly recommend to you the s trict

est c are and c irc umspec tion in all your c ond uct,
that the me my s teries of t his d egree be
s ub li not
rofaned or disgraced
p .

A s to w hat remains of completing y our know

ledge in the ancient s tate of masonry, y ou w ill
find it by attending t o the follow ing

“ W hen the temple ofJerusaleni w as finish ed,

the maso ns, w ho w ere employed in cons truc ting
t hat s tately ed ifice, ac uired immortal honour
q .
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’
ras eu s s ox s n o m rou
'
.

A s an adeq u ate punis hment for this d efec tion,

God ins pire d the heart of N eb uc hadnez z ai , king '

of B ab lon, to take ven eance on the kin d o m of

y g g
Is rael T his princ e s ent an army, w ith N eb u
.

z aradan, c a tain of the a r d w h o e ntered Ju

p g u s,
d ah w ith fire and s w ord, took and s ac ked t he c ity
of Jerus alem, razed its w alls, and des troy e d t hat
s u perb mod el of ex c ellenc e, the temple . T he
p pe o le w e r e c arr ie d c a p ti v e to B a b y lon, and the

c onq uerors c arried w ith them all the v es s els of

old and s ilver, St e T h i h a ened 470 ears,

g . s
pp
-
y
6 months and 1 0day s after its d edic atio ns
W hen the time arrived that the c hristian
p rin c e s e n te re d in to a le a g u e t o free th e h o ly la nd
fro m the oppress ion of the infidels, the good and
v irtuous mas ons , anx ious fo r s o i an u nder
p ou s
taking, v olu ntarily offered their servic es to the
c onf e derates, on c ond ition that the
y s hou ld h a ve
a chief of their ow n elec tion, w hic h w as granted ;
ac c ortl ngly t hey acc ep ted their s tand ard and de
p a rte l
‘i I
T he valour and fortitu de of those elected
knights w ere suc h, that they w ere ad mired by,
and took the lead of, all the rinces of Jeru s alem,
p
w ho , believing that their mys teries inspired them
w ith c ourage and fi delity to the c ause of virtue
and religion, became d esirous of b ein initiated ;
g
u pon bein fou nd w orth , their d es ires w ere com
g y
p lie d w i th , a nd t h us t he ro y a l a rt, m ee tin g the
a prob ation of great and good men, became pop
u ar and honou rable, and w as difius ed to the w or
'

thy , through out their variou s dominions, and has

c ontinued to s read; far and w ide, throu h a s ue.
p g
”
ce ss ion of ages, to th e present day .
 TH E

F R EEM A S O N S M O N I T O R
’

P A R T S ECO N D .

B OOK I l .

S K E TC H 0! TB ! H I S TO R ! O F F R E E M AS O NR Y I N A M ER I CA .

CHAP . 1 .

General R emarks .

A Gu ano L od consis ts of the master and w ardens of

all the regu lar Io ges of master mas ons, w ithin its j uris
dic t ion, w it h the grand mas ter at t heir head, t he depu ty
gra n d m a s ter on h is left , and th e
g rand w ardens and d ea
cons in t heir proper places ; at tended also by t he g rand
sec ret ary , g rand t reas u rer, g rand ch aplain, g rand s w ord
bearer, nu mars hal; and als o the st and and dep u
ty g ran mas ters , and p as t masters o reg u ar lodges w h ile
members of a lodge w ithin the j u risdic tion
m
.

I n Eng land, u nt il t he year 1 71 7, a su c ient nu mber of

mas ons met together, had ample po w er t o make masons ,
and d isc h arge e v ery d uty of masonry by inherent priv i

V
es , ves ted in t he fraternit y at large, w it hou t a w arrant
c onst it ut ion
. B ut at t he meeting of t he g rand lo dge of
En land on S t J ohn t he B ap t is t s day , in t hat ye ar, t he
’

i
.

foll w ing re ulation w as ado pt ed

g
“
T he p ri vilege of as sembling as masons , w hic h has
hit he rto been unli mited, s hall be vested in c ert ain lod ges
of mas ons , c onv ened in c ertain places ; and ev e ry lozl e

hereaft er convened, s hall be legally authoriz ed t o ac t y b

a w arrant from the rand mast er for the time being, g rant
gl l b
ed to ce rtain indiv u ua s y etition, w it h the c o ns en t
and ap probat ion of t he g ran( lod p in communic at ion ;
and w it hout s uch w arrant, no lo ge shall hereafter be
deemed reg ular or constitutional ”
.
2 80 ’
r annM A s ou s M O N I TO R .

CHAPTER I I .

Commencement o
f M as onr
y in A merica .

O n applicat ion of a nu mber of b rethren residing in B os

t o n, a w arrant w as ant d b th e ri ht honou rable and
g r e
g
mo s t w o rshipfu l A nt hony, l ord {
V i s count M ontag ue,
rand mas ter o f mas ons in En land, d ated the s oth of A
g
ril, 1 783, a in t in t h i t w ors hipful Henry P rice
p pp o g e r g
g ra nd m as te r in N o rt h A m e r ic a , w i t h f u ll p o w e r a nd a u
t hority to a i t h is de ut , and other mas onic of fi
pp o n p y r
ce s
n ec ess ary fo r for min a a n d l d e ; and als o to cons tr
g g r o g
t ut e lodges of free and ac cepted mas ons, as often .as occa
s ion s hou ld re ui re
q .

I n conseq uence of t his commission, the g rand master

opened a and lodg a in Bost on; on the s ot h of J uly,
lt

1 733, in « us form, and app ointed the righ t w orshipful

A ndrew B elc her depu ty grand mas ter, the w orshipful
T homas Kennelly and John uaun, g rand w ard ens Q .

T he grand lodge being thus organiz ed, under the des ig

nation of S t John s Grand Lodg e, p roceeded to grant w ar
’
.

rants for ins titut ing re ular lod es in v arious

g g ar ts of A m e r
ica ; and from th is g rand lodge originated e fi rs t lodges
in M as sachus etts , New Ham shire, R hoda I sland, Con
- -

nec t icut , New J ers ey , Penney vau ia, M ar land, V

' °

a
y
N
-
,
Nort h Carolina, S ou th Carolina, B arbadoes, Anti ua, ew
g
. -

fo u nd land Lo uis burg h, No va Scotia, uebec , S un nam, and

-
Q
S t C hris topher s
.
’
.

T here w as also a grand lodge holden at B oston, u pon

t he anc ient es tablis h ment, u nder t he desig nation of The
Massachusetts Grand L odg e, w hic h orig inated as fol
”

lo w s .

I n 1 75 5 , a number of brethren res iding in B o ston, w h o

w ere anc ient mas ons , in c onseq uence of a pet it ion to the
g ra nd lod g e o f S c o t la n d , re ce iv e d a d e
p u t at io n , d at ed
N o v 30, 1 75 2 , from S holto Charles D ouglas , Lord .dbcr
.

dour, t hen rand mas ter, c ons tit u ting them a reg ular lod
g
under t he t i t le of S t M rew s Lod e, No 82 , t o be b ut on
’
.
g .

at B os ton .

T his es tablis hment w as discouraged and opposed by

the St John s g rand lodge, w ho thought t heir privileges
’
.

Sometimes c alled The grand lodge of modern m

asons .
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’
282 r as s u s sos s sw .

of his burial, a spot w as found w here the earth had heel s

recently t urned u p . Upon removing the t urf, and open
ing t he g rave, w hic h w as on t he brow of a hill, and udja .

cent t o a s mall c lus ter of s p rigs , t he remains w ere d iscov

e red, in a mang led c ond ition, bu t w ere eas ily asc ert ain
ed 5
'
and, being decent ly raised, w ere co nveyed to t he
s tate house in B os ton ; from w h ence, by a large and res
ec t able nu mber of breth ren, w it h t he late and officers ,
p
at tending in p rocess ion, t hey w ere c arried to t t o s tone c h ap
'

e l, w here an animated eulog ium w as deliv ered by brot her

Perez M orton T he body w as t hen depos ited in t he s ilent
.

v au lt, w it ho ut a s culp t ured s tone t o mark t he s po t ; but

as t he w ho le eart h is th e s ep nlc ht e o f illus trio u s men, his
fame, his g lo rious ac t ions , are en raven o n t he t ablet of
g

u nivers al remembrance ; and w ilfsu rvive marble monu

”
ments or loc al ins cri tions
p .

1 777, llarch 8
. . t he bret hren, w ho had been d is persed
in c ons eq uence of t he w ar, being now generally collec ted,
t hey as s emble d to t ake into c ons iderat ion t he s tate of me
s onr B e ing depriv ed of t heir c hief by t he melancholy
d ent of t heir grand mas ter, as before mentioned, aft er
d ue c ons ide rat ion t hey p roc eeded to t he formation of a
a n d l d e, and elec ted and ins talled t he most w orshi ful
g r o
g p
Joseph W ebb , their grand master .

1 783, January 3 . A c ommittee w as appointed to d raft

'
resolu t ions eX lanatory of the w and a t h it f th i
p o er u o r y o s
rand lodge O n t he 2 4 t h of une follow in , t he c ommit
g .
g
t ee report ed as follo w s , v iz .

“
T he c o mmittee appointed to t ake into cons ideration
t he c ond u c t o f thos e b ret hren w ho as s ume the po w ers and
o at iv e s o f a g rand lodge , o n t he anc ient es t ablis h
p r er
g
‘

ment, in th is p lac e, and examine t he ex tent of t hei r nu

t hority and j u ris dic t ion, to et her w it h t he p o w ers of any
g
o t her ancient masonic ins ti t ut ion w it hin t he s ame, be
g
leave t o repo rt t he result of t heir examinat ion, fo unded on
t he follow ing facts , v iz .

“
T h at the c ommission from the grand lod e of S cot.
l and , g ranted to our late g ran d mas ter Josep W arren,
Esq hav ing d ied w ith h im, and of c ours e h is dep u ty ,
.

w hose appoint ment w as derived from h is nominat ion, be

ing no longer in exis tence, t hey s aw t hemselves w ithout a

B y an artific ial tooth .

 m as u s sox ’
s nom r on . 283

n ee d, and w ithout a s in le v
grand of cer ; fi and of conse

q uence it w as ev ident, h
t at no t onl
y t he g rand lodge, but
all th e part ic u lar lodges under its j u risd ic t ion, mus t c ease
t o ass emble, the bret hren be dis pers ed, t he pennyles s go
u nass is ted , t he c raft langu is h, and ancient masonry b e ex
t inc t in th is part of t he w orld .

“
T hat in cons equence of a s ummons from t he former
rand ollicers to t he masters and w ardens of all the re u
arly cons tit u ted lodges , a g rand c ommunicat ion w as he 6 ,
t o consult and ad v ise on some means t o p reserv e the inter
c ou rs e of the bret hren .

“ T hat t he o litic al head of this c ount r h a in d e

p y v
g
s tro yed all c onnexion and c orres pondence bet w een t he
s ub ec t s of t hes e s tates and the countr f rom w hich t he
j y
a nd l odge ori inall d erived its c o mmis s ioned au t hori
g r g y
t y, and t he princ ip les of t he c raft inenlcating on its pro
fes s o rs s ubmis s ion to t he c o mmand s of t he c iv il au thorit y
of t he co unt ry t hey res ide in the brethren d id ass ume an
elec tiv e s up remacy , and under it c hos e a g rand mas ter and
a n d oflicers , and erec ted a rand lod e, w it h inde end
g r g g p
ent p ow ers and p rerogat iv es , to be exerc ised how ev e r on

p r in c ip le s c on s i s ten t w i t h a n d s u bo rd in a t e t o t h e re
g u lao

t ions ointed ou t in t he c ons t itu tions of anc ient mas onry .

hat t he reput at ion and u t ility of th e c raft, under

t heir j urisdic t ion, has been most ext ens iv ely d ill us cd, by
’

t he fl o uris hing s tate of fourteen lod es cons t it u ted by t h eir

au t ho rity, w it hin a s horter p erio than t hat in w h ich
l l i d d i a i d t h f m d
{
i n e o n y re ce v e s
p e n s t o ns u n e r e or er g ra n
cd .
g
“ '
T hat in the h istory of ou r c raft w e find, th at in Eu
la nd t h ere are t w o g rand lod es inde endent of each ot h
g g p
e r ; in S c ot land t he s ame ; and in I reland t heir rand
g
lod and grand mas t er are indep endent eith er of England
or c otland . I t is c lear t hat t he aut hority of s o me of t h eir
a n d lod es ori inat ed in as s u mpt ion ; o r o t herw is e, t h e
g
g y
g r
w ou ld arkno w le ge t he head from w hence t hey deriv ed .

Your committee are t herefore of opinion, t hat the do

ings of t he present nd lodge w ere dic t ated b rin ci
y p
l o f t he c leares t neces sit y, fou nded in t he hi hes t rea
p es g
s on, and w arranted by p recedent s of the mos t a prov ed
p
”
au th ori t y .

T his report w as accepted , and corresponding res olutions

entered into by the g rand lodge, and recorded .
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s no mron
'
.

1 791 , D ec 5. A committee w as appointed, a reeabl

.

t o a v ote of t he second of M arc h, 1 790, to c on er w it

t he officers of S t ohn s
’
J
rand lod e upo n the s ubj ec t of a
g
g
.

co mplet e masonic union t rou hout

g t his c ommonw ealt h .
”

O n the 5 th of M arc h, 1 792 , t he c ommittee broug ht in

t heir report, and p resent ed a c opy of t he law s and c ons ti
t ut io n f a so c ia t in a nd u nit in t he t w o rand lodges ; as
s
g
v
or

ag reed to by S t Jo n a grand d od e, w h i c h, bein d

’
.
g g re a
and deliberat ely c onsidered , w as u nanimous ly app roved of .

J ame 1 9, 1 792 T he oflicers and members of t he t w o

.

g ra nd lodges met in c onj unc t ion, agreeable to rev ious ar

rang ements , and ins t alled t he most w ors hipfu John Cut ’

ler g rand mas ter ; and resolve d, “

that this g rand lodge,
or aniz ed as aforesaid, s hall forev er hereafte r be kno w n
g
by t he name of The Grand Lode e of the M ost dnc ient and -
.

H onourable S oc iety 0 F ree and Accep ted M as ons for the

clmsetts
”
Commonw ealth of .

I n addit ion to the pow ers v ested by charter in the t w o

rand lodges before mentioned, for ins t it ut ing s u bord inate

F i d es , t he
r
g g ra n d lodg e o f E n g l an d a pp ointed p r ov i nc ial
rand masters in s ev e ral of t he s tates , and inves ted t hem
g
als o w it h au t hority to rant w arrants fo r holding lddges
g .

T he revolution, w h i ch separated t he A merican S tates

from t he government of the mot her count ry, als o ex onerat
ed t he A merican lodges from their alleg ianc e to f ore ign
rand lod es ; b ecause the p rinc i les of mas onr in c ul
g g p y
c ate obed i ence to t he governments u nder w hic h w e live .

T he lodges , in the several S tates , t herefore, after th e ter

minat ion of the w ar, res ort ed to t he proper and nec ess ary
means of forming and es tablis hing independent g rand lo dg
es , fo r t he g ov ernment of the fraternity in their res ective
p
u risdic tions
j .

CHAP TER 11 1 .

Grand L odg e of N ew H amp s hire -

.

T u n Grand L odge of New Hampsh ire w as firs t formed

-

t he e ighth of J uly , A L 5 789 .A nu mber of L odges in

. .

t his s tate had receiv ed w arrants from M ass ac hus etts , w hich
u nited in the e s tab lis h ment of t his g rand lod and came
di
‘

u nder it s urisdic tio n I re hol

j ts n ec t in
. a n at P ort s

mouth, ia January, April, J uly an October .

286 r nnc u s son s
’
momm a .

Essex, Salem . King Hiram s, ’

Truro .

K ennebeck, Hallow e ll . W as hington, R oxbur

Fayet te, Charles to w n . S t John § D emerara
.
’

H armony, Nort hlield . A mit Camden .

U nion , D orc hes ter . R ura Randolph .

T homas , M onson . S umner s ,

’
D ennis .

B ristol, No rton Sinc erit P atridgefield

S
. .

Jerusalem , W illiamsburg . Co rne r tone, D u xbury .

S t Paul s
.
’
,
Groton . United, Tops ham .

Fello w s hip, B rid w ater . U nion, No 6 , Nant ucket . .

Corint hian, o ncor d . A merican U nion, M arietta .

M ontgomery, F ranklin . Constellation, D ed ham .

O live B ranc h, O xford . Charity, Me ndon .

M erid ian Sun, B rookfield . Cinc innat us , G t B arriugton

’

A dams , W ellfl eet . C umberland, New Glouces

Hiram, L exington . t er
.

M eridian, ‘Vat e rtow n . Harris , A thol .

King S o lo mon s L od of
’
Hanc ock, Cast ine .

Perfec tion, Ho lmes ole ’

. F orefat hers ’
Rock, P ly
M ou nt M oriah, Read in mo u t h .

M aine, F almou t J erus alem, South Hadlc v .

S oc ial, A shh M errimack, Hav erh ill

’
.

Eastern S tar, Rc hobot Pyth agorean, Fr eburg.

P h ilanthropic, M arblehead R is in Virtue g
a l
.

T uscan, Co lo mbia . S t Jo n s,
.
’
? ew b nryport .

K D av id s , ’
Taunton . S t M ark s
.
’
do .

R is inig S tar, S t on ht on S helfield, S heflield .

M ou nt Zion s ’
Har w ic h . S aeo, P eppe re lbo rough
F raternal, B arns t able . W is dom, W es t S t ockbridge
M ou nt L ebanon, B os ton . \ Vas hin to n Remembered
v

P acific , L ev eret t . Ne w edlo rd

:
.

A urora, L eomins ter . M ount Carmel, L ynn .

E as tern, Eas tpo rt . A mic able, Cambridg ep ort .

Federal, B landlo rd Paris

’

. O xford, .

l l ornin S tar, W o rcest er A nc ient L andmark, Port

fi
‘

H anco c , P euo bs co t . land .

F ranklin, Ches h ire . Ris ing S un, Sand is field .

R e p u b lic an, Greenfield . Jordan, D an ve rs .

l l idd les t x,
'
F raming ham . O rient, Thomas to w n .

Colo mbian, B os ton . S t George s,

.
’
\Varreu .

E v ening S tar, L enox . M ountain, Ro w e .

Cincinnatus, N Marlboro ’
I onic, Steuben,
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neu t r on. 28
1
M onnt
'

Vernon, B eleb er Felicity, B ucks tow n .

to w n . M aine, F armington .

P au t ueket, Chelms ford . F redouia, Nort hboroug h .

S lv ian, So ut hw ick M ys tic, L anesborough

I
. .

D o unt P leasant, M iddle S t John, St abroek, D eme

.

Grenville . rara.

CHA PTER V .

Grand Lodg e of Rhode I s land .

T u n Grand Lod ge ot I sland w as or nized on the ode -

2 5 t h olJ u ne, A L 6 791 , ag reeably to a an previous ly

’
. .

os ed and adopted by S t John s lod e, o 1 , of New

’
p p
ro . .

rt , aud S t John s lod e, No f id hi h

’
p o . 2 , o rov enc e, w c .

w ere t he only lodg es in t a St ate at t hat time .

Subordinate L odg es

S t John
.
’
s, No . 1, New port . M ount M oriah , No . 8,
P rov idence . Sp ringfield .

W ashin too , No 3, . W arren . H armony, No 9 Paw t uxet . .

M ount c raon, No . 4, Prov King Solomon s , No 1 0,

’
.

idence . Greenw ich .

W ashington, No 5 , County . U nion, No 1 1 , Paw tucket. .

of W as hiu M orning S tar, No 1 2 , Cum

fi
on . .

S t Alban s ,
.
’
o 6 , B ris tol . . berland .

F riends hip , No 7, Glouces . M anchester, No . 1 3, Coven

t er . t ry

The quart erly c ommunications are holden in P roivdenee,

on th las t M onday in F ebruary, M ay, Augus t, and No
vemb r :
T he annual meeting for t he choice of em
.

eers is on the
annivers ary of S t John t he B apt is t . ;

CHA PTER VI .

Grand L odg e of Connecticut .

T n! Grand L od e of Connecti cut w as

the 8d l day of J uly, A D 1 789, by h kean
g . .
c ons titu ted on
 288 rnnnn s son s nonrroa.
’

t hen ex isted in the State inst itu ted

. These lodges w ere
by v irt ue o f c hart ers deriv ed from t he grand lodges of
M assac husetts and New Y ork, b ut chiefl y from the for -

mer .

T he grand c ommunications are holden semi annually, -

in the months of M ay and O c tober T he members of t he .

g rand lod e cons is t of all

g p as t and res ent g fi
rand of c ers ,
and t he mas ter and w ardens of all t e lodg es under its ju
risdic tion, or their proxies .

Su bordinate L odg es .

No . No .

Hiram lodge, New Ha 27, Ri si ng Sun, W ashin

§
1, -
on.
2 8, M orning S tar,
‘
v en. as t
2, St . John s M iddletow n
’
, . W inds or .

3, S t . John s B ridge ort

’
, . 2 9, Vill W est Simsbury .

A , St John s Ha ord
’
30 D ay p rin Hampden
N
u .
, . . .

6, Union , Greenw ich . 31 , U

nion, ew L ondon -
.

S t J ohn s Norw alk 32, M erid ian S un, W arren

’
15, .
, . .

7, Woodbur’ 33, F riendsh ip, Sou thing ton

:
.

8, St . John s , ’
S tratford 34, Somerset, Norw ic h .

9, Compas s , W allingford . 36 , A urora, Harw inton .

1 0, W ooster, Colc hester 36 , S t M ark s , Granb

’

k
. .

S t Paul s , L itchtield Q7, W estern S tar, Norfol

’
1 1,
. . . .

1 2 , K ing Hiram, D erby 38, S t A lban s, Gu ilford

’
. . .

1 3, M ontgo mery, Salisbury . 39, A rk, W estern .

1 4 , F rederick, Farmington 4 0, nion,U D anbury .

1 6 , M oriah, Canterbury 1 1, Federal, B mokfield .

1 6 , Temple, C heshire . 1 2, Harmony, W aterb u

1 7, F ederal, W atertow n . 1 3, Trinity
, K illing w ort
1 8, Hiram, N ew tow n . 44 , Eas tern S tar, L ebanon .

1 9, W ashington, Hunting 1 5 , Py thagoras, L yme .

t on . 1 6 , P utnam, Pomfret .

2 0, Harmony, B erlin . 4 7, M orning S tar, O xford .

2 1 , S t P eter s, New M ilford

’
. . 4 8, S t L u ke s ,
-
’
. Kent .

2 2 , Hart s ,
’
W oodbridge . 1 9, Jeru sal em, B ridg efield .

2 3, S t ames s, J P 6 0, W arren, A ndov er

’
. rest on, .

21 , U riel , Tolland . 6 1, \Varreu , Chatham .

Colu mbia, VVeathers 6 2 , M o unt O lives , Saybroolr .

6 3, W ido w s S on, North

’

2 0; Co lumbia, Eas t Haddam .

 FR EEM ASO N S
’
mom m a .

test, on the 6 th Sept ember, A D . . 1 787, the masters and

w ard ens of lod 3 w it hin the s tate, h av ing
t he s ev eral
been d ul notified, ass embl in the ci ty of Ne w Y ork;
l
-

‘
and t he ate prov incial grand lod having been c losed
s ine d ie, fo rmed and opened an in ependent grand lodge,
And elected and installed their grand otfieers .

Sab ordinate L odg es .

S t Juba s ,No 1 , New

.
’
.
-
York . Fortitude, B rooklyn .

S t John s, No 6 ,
.
’
.do . Temple L odge, Nort h East
H iram, do . P recinct .

S t A nd rew s,
. do . W as hington, ‘
Fort Ed w ard .

T rinit do . St . Simon and S t J ude,

.

Temp e, do . F ishkill .

P hoenix, do . H uds on L odge, H ud son .

W as hington, do . J amaica, Jamaica .

Holland, do . Hiram L odge L ans inghurg .

A lbion, do . Unity L odge, Canaan .

fibram s,’
do . S teuben, N ew hu
Adelp hi, do . St Joh n s ,
.
’
W arw ic
W arren, do . L a F ayet te, A rmenia .

L U nite Americaiue, do
’
W ashin ton, Clermont
g
. .

Clinton, do . S t J ohn s ,
. 4 F lorida .

Erin, do . L iv ingston, K ings ton .

M ount M oriah, do . M ontgomery, S t illw ater .

M orton, do . A mic able, W hitestown .

B enevolent , do . O ntario L odge, Canandai

W oods, do .
g Ua .

N ew Jerusalem, A urora, H ampton

”

do . .

L U nion Frync aisc, d o

’
. H unt ington, Huntin ton .

L a S inc erite, do . Paine Lodge, F ree old .

How ard, do . L iv ingston, Kingsbury .

T emple Lodge, Albany . F reehold L odge, A rmenia .

U nion L odge, do U nion,New ton,L on I sland

é
. .

M ount Vernon, do . H armony, atskill .

W hites, do . R ural, Cambrid

M aster s Lodge,
’
do . Federal, Hoos i
B ern, do . Courtlandt, Co u rt landt .

Morning Star, do . A micable, Herkimer .

Solo m on
’
s ,
P ou h ke e
p i
s e . Columbus, So u t h East .

St G e
’
s S c en ec tad y F ranklin, B alls tow n
eo r g ,
. .
.

S t P atrioks,
.
J ohustow n . Columbus, Frederickitow a .
 pannu as ou s n omr on.
’ '
2 9a

Otsego, Coopers tow n Horiz ontal,

. Freder ick .

M go n t o m e r y, B roa da lbin.R o m an , R o me .

Patriot, Pitts tow n Hersc hel,

. Hartford .

Canaan, Canaan Hiram,

. A ureliq
Orange, W aterford M orton,
. Schenectady .

Or g ,
a n e G os hen.A s ylu m , C o eym ans .

St A ndrew s,
.
’
S t anford Selec ted Friends, Camillns.
.

W es tchester, W es tches ter Western S tar,

. S c ipio
’

Beekman, B eekmantown Sylvan,

. S empronius .

Apollo, T roy W estern Star, Sheldon .

Coxs ae kie, Co ackie M oriah, D e R uyter

g
.

North S tar, alem Rising S un, A dams .

Sc hoharie U nion, Sc hoharie Gilboa, . B lenheim .

A urora, Fairfield No rt hern Cons tellation, M a

.

L ibert Granville lone

d
. .

Unit e B rethren, Caz enovia Harmony, .

W es tern Star, U nadilla S t John s

. .
’

Suffolk, S mithtow n M orning Sta

. r,
M ort on, Hempstead, L ong D elhi,
I s land. Genes ee,
B ath, B ath S ullivan,
.

S t Paul s, Cona h aric Homer, Homer

‘
’
. . .

M orton, W es t hes ter S t John s , W ilmington,

‘

’
. .

S t James ’
M iddletow n Friendsh ip,
. Oewe
Tioga Lodge,
.

Union Ark,
. Geneva.
M ori ah, M arbletow n Champion,
. Cham i
p
M ontg omery, Rhinebcck S t L aurence,
. . K ortrt ht
g .

Homer, Sc hat ieoke H armony,

. Tompki ns .

Adoniram, Franklin V illage,

.
Marcellus .

Genoa L od Cayuga A u rora, M eredith

'

. .

Sharon Fe icity, Sharon Harmony,

. R
M oat mery, M ont mery R ichlield, . Richtie d .

Se aeh, S e od ach H amilton,

. Eaton .
4

Hiram, M ount Pleas ant Olive B ranch, L itehlield

. .

Federal, Paris Farmer s L odge, B aston

.
’
.

B edford M eridianS un, B utternuts

.

S alem, North Salem .and N L isbon . .

St Alban s,
.
’
B rooklyn W estern L i ht,
.

F ranklin, Charles tow n Solomon s , ark M as terzs,

’
.

U nion . 4 9 N East . .

D uanesburg W arsaw ,
. W arsaw .

Marcellus Sanger,
.
2 92 n nau ason s n om ron
'
.

Nor
thern L ight , D ekalb . R is ing S un, T renton .

W estern S tar, B ridgew ater . Genesee, R ic hmond .

S c ipio, A urora . M orton, \Valton .

Hampton, Sa Harbour, Sincerity, P help s

g
.

L ong I slan Hiram, Hunt ingt on .

Genes ee, A von . S teuben, S t eu ben .

Eastern L ight, ‘Vatertow n . Rensselaer, Rensselaerv ille .

CHAPTER 1X .

Grand L odg e f
o N ew J ers e
y .

A Convention of free and accepted mas ons of t he S tate

o f New J ers e w a h olden, a reeable to prev ious notice, on
y s g
t he 1 8t h D ecember, A D 1 780, at t he c ity of N ew B runs
. .

“ ic k w hen a rand lod e for the said S tate w as d ul con

, g y
s tit uted and t e Hon D avid B rearl E hi f i f
, .
y, s
q c e j us t ce o .

t he S tate, w as elected first rand mas ter

g .

Su bordinate Lodg es .

Solomon s Lodge, Sun t rs

’
S alem, S alem .

v ille . Trinity, Middletow n Point .

St John s ,
.
’
New ark . Union,
T renton; T renton . Friendshi
Unity, A mw ell . A u usta,
g F rankford .

Harmony, New ton . U ni ted, Sandystou .

B rearl B ridgetow n Hiram, Flemit ton

ig
.
.

Nova msarca, Cincinnati . Hope L odge, p

o e .

W oodbury, W oodhul M ount M oriah, New B runs

l
.

W ashington, N B runswie
'
.. w ick .

Patterson, P atterson . St Tammany, M orris tow n

. .

Farmer s Sussex count I nde ondence,

’
Hackett s
’

Federal,
Olive B ranch,
Ho ew e
P illips p Pi
f aw n .

r nceton, P rinceton .

burgh . M ans field, New Hampton .

Cincinnati, M ontville . Shar Tow n, Sha To

M ount Holly, M ount Holly . Chat am, C ath
The annual meeting of the grand lodge is holden on the
Tuesday in November at T renton .
2M
’
P nus u s s on s n ou rro n .

No . No .

21 L ancas ter: 80 Salis bury .

2 8 S unbury .
81 Geri antown.
Reading. 82 M itlbrd .

B ris tol
.

ss C arli le .

88 New castle, D ; 86 Alexandria .

07 Port au P rince.
48 M h rd .

58 p hiu Cou nty .

is 1 02 Jerusalem,
00 1 03

09 Chester .

70 oga P oint . his s .

71 P iladel ia
ph . 1 08 U nion, Wysox and Or
7: do. w ell .

7s do . 1 09 L ouisiana, S t Gene .

74 F ranklin Count vieve

y . .

76 P ughtow n .

YaNeuville .

w T rinidad . u s St L ouis,
. L ouisiana.
78 Old M ingo . 1 1 2 The D esired Reunion ,
79 Chambersburgb
‘

.
 ’
rans u as on s n onrron .

No . No .

Phil Ris ing

inma
1 44 in 1 26

thia
.

a s St . u s,
’
hia .

p . 1 27 P ilan
1 38Tempk, b e
”

1 2 9 L Etoile, P elaiee, New»

’

1 17I . Orleans .

( 80 t h iz, P hiladel hldi

y
1 1 8 L o ge la Perseverance, 1 81 I ndust ry,
g
do.
O. 1 3 2 B r and y w ine, B ran dy i -

1 19 Tow n ensu e, L o
of w ine tow n.
zerue Count y . 13 8 St James ,
.

1 2 0 Liberty L odge, 1 34 Franklin, Philadelphia .

tow ns hi 1 86 B ox ro ngh, Roxhor

p“ h z
-r

1 2 1 U nion, adclphia . on t
1 2 2 Harm ou fie w O rleaus 1 30 F rien s d l A
’

ton
y g
-
.
, .

1 2 8 St John s, Borough of
. 1 87 Redford ‘ th, B ord .

York . u s Sc h uylkill,
1 24 B orough of Eric, Er ie burgh
County . £89 Ri s in g S un , P hilad ell

1 2 0 Herman ta German h i
’
s,
'

p a
Lodge) P hiladelphia .

CHAPTER XI .

Grand L odge (f D ol m en

Ama grand a ma ority of the

stit unieation ot
j
‘ '
con
established in the St ate of D elaw are, at t he Tow n
‘

in the borough of Wi lmington, on Friday , J une 6 ,

£ 806 , A L . sa
. s s , it was
Ra olved unanimously, That the several lodges of an
“

cient masons in the State of D elaw are, here rep resented

b deputies soperly aut horiz ed, consider it as a matter o f
y eral benefi t of masonryr that th ,
rt ght and or t he
r
,
ou ght to for a m
lodge w ithin the said St ate ; and 5
now proceed to arm and organiz o t hemselves into a
'

g
R
lndgfi absurdiu y, tu be know n and distinguished “
gz
‘

nin eat th is od
L g f
e o M ore .
396 ,
FB EEMASON
’
S momm a .

S u bordinate L odg es .

No . No .

1 W ashington, W ilmington . 6 Hiram, B uck Tavern,

2 St . John s; New castle
’
. Newcastle County .

8 Hi ram, New ark. 7 Union, DM Er .

4 Hope, L aureltow n .
8 U nion, Port Penn .

d Cant w ell s B ridge, New 9 Temple, M ilford

’
.

cas tle County .

CH APTER m .

Grand L odg e of M aryland .

T an Grand L odge of M aryland w as cons tituted an the

m i. day of April, A D 1 787, and is holden in the city of
. .

B altimore .

Su bordinate L odg er

Amanda, A nnapolis . Hiram, L eonard s tow n ’

.

A mic able, B alt imore . Hiram, F rederic ktow n .

B ellair, H art fo rd . U nion , Elkton .

B enev olent, B alt imore .

Orang e, Vienna .

Colu mbia, Port Tobacco . M ount

Concordia, B altimore . H ope, S us sex D elaw are .

Columbia, Georgetow n . No 2 , . Ches t ertow n .

Federal, W ash ington City , No 6 , .

Eas ton .

Somerset, Princess Ann .

Federal; B altimore . No 1 4 , M ount Ararat, Slate

.

Harmony, Salisbury . Rid e, Hartford county .

S t John s , Cambridge P hilade phos, T ane tow u

’
. . -
.

St John s, B altimo re Cassia.

’
. . B a timore .

iritual, do D oor to V irtue, P ipe Creek.

speritas St Johannis, do
.

. . Philanthropic, New market .

vacated . W arren, B alt imore .

Zion, H avre de Grace . Harmony, W Nott ingham . .

W ashin ton, Fell s Point,

’
Corinthian, B altimore .

B a timore . W orcester, W orcester co .

Temple, Royster s tow n

’
. Phwnix’ B ah imorO e
 ’
898 ras su s sox s M ONI TOR.

5 0 Naphtali, Norfolk . 79 Farnham, Richmond co .

6 7 Now under t he G L K . . . 80 M oorfield, Hardy c o .

6 8 D ay, L ouis a, dormant . 81 S alem, P aris .

00 Hiram, W estmoreland . 82 Port smouth, dormant .

60 W idow Son s,
’
sA lbe ’
88 Conco rd, L unenburg .
marle, M ilton . 84 S ycamore, K ing and
6 1 Ches ter, Frederick, dor
.
Q
ueen c o.

ment . 85 A s t rea, S uss ex c o .

6 2 Harmony, A melia, dor 86 P rest on, ing Georgeco K .

mant . 87 N Glas gow

. nion, Am U
6 8 F redericksbur A meri hers t co .

c an, F red eric sharg U . 88 L ancas ter nion, L an

6 4 M ad is on, M adis on . c as ter co .

6 5 Jefl erson, S u rry 89 M ount Horeb, M artins

'

6 6 Winches ter U nion, W in bu rg, B erklé co .

c hes ter . 90 Charlottes vi is , Char

6 7 Haymarket, Canterv ille lottes v ille . .

6 8 R ockbridg , L ex in ton
q g 91 M ount Nebo, She herds
p .

6 0 W arrington, F auq uier t ow n .

c ounty . 92 R ockfish Harmony, Nel

70 Carters ville, s on co .

71 Wa to Happiness , P at 98 M organtow n U nion, M o

ric c ounty . non nocounty .

72 No Lodge of t his number 94 P

'

P rovidence, P rincé . .

78 Ark, dormant . Edw ard cohnty .

74 F riends hi L ovingston 98 L iberty L odge, B edford .

75 L o nd on,
”
county .

76 Center, Southam ton co 96 Halifax Hiram L odge, .

77 F ranklin, M eek enburg Halifax county . .

78 W as hingt on, dormant .

CHAPTER X I V .

Grand L odg e of N orth Carolina -

.

T u n Grand L od e of North Carolina w as first c on

e -

s titu ted by v irtue o f a charter from t he rand lod e of

g
S cotland, A D a771
,
'
. .I t c onvened occas ionally at
. ew
b orn and Edenton, at w hich latter place the records w ere
depos ited previous to t he rev olutionary w ar D uring .

t he co ntest, the records w ere dest royed by the B ritish ar

my, and t he meetings of the grand lodge s uspended .
 rankn ason s MONI TOR
’
. son
he members of the c raft convened at Hillsborough in
S tate, A D 1 787, and com iled certain re u lations
. .
g
he overnment of the gran lodge, and agai n set t o
r . n the s ame year they appointed a committee to
a c onst it ution for their fut u re ov ernment,
accordingly done, and in t he ear ollow ing, the said
titu t ion w as formally adopte and ratifi ed, at the c ity
s lei h, at w hich la t he ran d lod e meets annu
g p ce g g

Su bordinat e L odg es .

ohu , W ilmington . Rising S un, M organton .

ll W h ite Hart, Halifax . D avie, B ertie c ounty .

ohn, New bern . Hiram, city of Raleigh .

ohn, K in s ton T enness ee, No 2 , of the

‘

g . .

d Ed w in, W indsor . S tate of Tennessee,

nix , F ayette v ille . Knoxville .

Do ne, S alis bu ry Federal, Pitt count

l
.

ston Cas w ell, W arren Greenv ille, Greenvi le, Ten

ton . nes s es .

ob n, D ublin c ounty . W illiams, Johnstonsville .

hington, B eaufort do . L iberty, W ilkes borough .

ammany, M art in do S oc ial, P itts borou g h

‘
. .

ric an Georg e, M urfrees O range, L incoln county .

borough . Taylor, B eaufort .

Solomon, Jones c o . No 4 9, surrendered

. .

us , W illiams borough . New port No, 4 , of Tennes

ophia, M oo re c o unty . New port
see, .

e, Glasg Greene do . . Rogerville, Tennes see .

l l M oriah, I redell do
. . Tow n of Gallatin, do .

n bia, W ayne do . I ndian Tow n, Carritnck co .

l ony, No 1 , of Ten . Edent on .

l es s ee, Nashv ille in the Tow n of F ranklin, Tennes

State of T ennessee . s ee.

ammany, W ilmi Northampton Court House

‘
on .
.

mx , Charlotte, ‘
eh L ouisburg, Franklin co .

c ob urg county . T arborough .

~
s , Cabarru s do . P lymouth W ashington co .

U nion, W aynesboron h
-

and , Ro w an do .
.

imity, Roc kford . Camden, Joneshorong

alem, Cart eret county K ilw inning, W adesborough
deb ip , Fort B arnw ell Friendship, St .
.

R D avie, L exington
. . M T . .
 soc rac m ’
sor s u onrrou.

CHAPTER I V .

Grand L odge new t Comm - -

.

s : Grand Lod of the State of Sou th Carolina w s

1
'

a .
-

ins ituted and cs tab iehed at Charleston on the 2 4th diy

'

orM arch, A D v . .

The general grand communicat ion is holden in Charles

m ‘
.

ton annually, on St J ohn the Evangelist s day

’ '

uart erly c ommunic ationa ou the las t Saturda

o
y
une, and September, and on the next Saturda b t one
y u .

eding St John t he Evan elist s day

’
pr ec g. .

Su bordinate L odg es .

1 Charles ton Rocky Creek:

2 do . U nion County .

8 do . 2 6 Jaeksonborou h .

4 do 2 7 Salem Court c ase

'
. .

6 do . 2 8 Chester County
6 W a nesboroash 2 9 Now O rleans
i
-
. .

'
8 Cha leston -
. 80 S t A ugus tine, E F
. . .

9 do . 81 Charleston
-
.

1 0 Columbia . s o Yorkv ille .

88 L ancas ter County

g
harles o
gpéh
11 .

12 t auge n 34 Edi s taI s land .

as Ex tinct . 86 Edgefield C
1 4 Charleston . 86 Chester do .

4 5 L it tle Riv er . 87 S tatas bu rg .

16 Georgetow n . 88 New bury County

Greenville
17 39 Ceosaw atc hie
. .
‘

B road River
18 4 0 Cambridge . .

1 9 Laurens Comty 4 1 B e ufort . .

Gmensborough,Gcnrgia 4 2 S t glen a I sland . .

2 1 B lac k M ingo 4 8 New bu ry County . .

2 2 L itt le Pedee Laurens do . .

2 8 Georgetow n
. .
 soc n m ’
s soa s neu tron .

CHAPTER XVI I .

Grand L odg e qfK en tuc/

Q
] .

The Grand e achy w as es tablis hed on the

1 8th of O ctober, I) . 1 800, and holds its c ommunism
tions in the tow n at L exington .

S ubordinat e Lodg es .
No . No .

1 L exington, in Lexili on 1 6 Vincennes, Vincn nes,

f
.

2 Paris , l ris I T . . .

8 Georgetow n, Georgetow n 6 6 Paris Union, Paris ‘

. .

4 Hiram, Frankfort 1 7 Rus selv ille, Russelv illc . .

6 Solomon s, Shelbyv ille 1 8 S t And rew s, Cinthiana

’ '
. . .

6 Washingt on, B airds tow n 1 9 W ash ington, Wai hing .

7 Harmony, Natc hes , M T t on . . .

8 Abraham s, Louisville
’
2 0 W inchester, W inches ter . .

9 J erusalem, Henderson 2 1 M adison, Huntsv ille . .

1 0 U nit M illersburgh 2 2 D avies, Lexin n .

,
.

1 1 St ob n s , F lemings 2 8 M ont gomery, M t

’
. ter .

burg h .

1 2 P hilanthro ic , D avid 24 Glasgo w .

s on, K ent uc y . 26 Richmond , Richmond .

1 8 Cinc innati, Cincinnati, 2 6 M ays ville, M a cv ille .

O hio . 2 7 Columbia, 00 umbil

14 M ount Vernon, George 2 8 U nion, M adison T .

town .

CHAPTER XVI I I .

Grand L odg e of O hio .

T he Grand l iodge of Ohio w as ins tituted by a conven .

tion of dele tes from all the lodges w ithin t he S tate, as

‘

sembled at sh
illicothc, on the firs t M onday of January,
A D 1 sos , s nd elected their grand ofiicers on t he 7rh of
. .
-
-

the said mont h The firs t commuuicat ion of the rand

'

g
.

lodge w as holden at Chillicothe on Monday, the 2 d ay of

January, A D 1 6 09 . . .

Subordinate L odg es .

No . No .

1 A merican U nion, Marietta 4 New England, .

-
W orthing
2 N E H armon , Cincinnati
”
. .
y m “ . .

W ar ren 6 Ania! .
 m ann ’
s on s n eut r on. ses

No . No .

Scioto,
6 Chillicothe . 22 Rising Sun, Ashtabula .

7M orningDaw n,Galli lis . 2 8 Pickaw ay, Circleville .

Harmon Ur a . Army .

9 M ount ion, Clinton . 2 0 P aramuthia, Athm

1 9 M eridian O rb, P ainles 2 0 L ebanon, Lebanon .

v ille . 2 7 M ow ing S ta ,
r S pring
t

M Centre Star, Granville . field .

1 2 U nit Ravenna 2 8 Temple, Ha rsfield

t
. .

1 8 8t 2 9 Clermont Boe W il
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1 4 Franklin, roy, liamsburg .

1 6 Co 0rd , Cleaveland 80 Ohio, Columbu. s

1 0 B e mont, S t Clairsville . 81 Golden Rule, Fairfield .

1 7 Washington, Hamilton . 82 F riends hip, St Clairs .

1 8 Hiram, D elaw are . ville, Co of Adams

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1 9 Jerus alem, W ooster

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Vernon . 88 Ebenez er, .

Farmers , 81 M iddlebury, M iddlebu

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B elpre .

2 1 Western Star, Canfield . 85 M ansfield, M ansfiel b

CHAPTER X I X .

Grand Lodg e of Tennessee .

Subordinate L odg er .

N0 . No .

2 Tennessee, K noxville 0 K ing Solomon s , Gallatin

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8 Greenville, Greenville 7 H iram,

. Franklin .

1 New port, New port 8 Cumberland, Nashville

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6 O verton, Rogers ville 9 W estern S tar, P ort Royal

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CHAPTER X X .

Grand Lodg e of Upp er Canada .

M W . . W illiam Jarvis, Esq grand master. .

R W . . Robert K err, Esq deputy grand mas ter

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Subordinate L odges .

No .

1 New ark,
2 Q uee nstown. 8
8 Y ork . 9 B ertie, Fort Erie .

1 New ark, Niagara . 1 0 B arton.

1 1 M ohaw k Village.
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CHAPTER X X I
Grand Lodg e of L ow er Canada .

M . W . ee G
H is Royal Highness Prince Ed w ard, G ee G . . . M .

R . W . George Lew is Hamilton, D G M . .

S ubord inate Lo dg es .

No . No .

9 I n the 4th Bat H Artillo 7 Fidelity, 7th R of foot

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ry , at Q uebec. 8 U nion, ontrc al .

10 uebecQ . 9 Select S urveyors , at M is

2 1 1 D o T hes e three on the . s is noui B ay
q .

Regis try o f England . 1 0 Zion, D et roit .

1 Glen ary L od in the 2 d 1 1 C hambly

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Bat l C Vo unteers . . . 12 St . Paul s ’

M ontre al .

2 Royal Rose in the 7t h 85 1 Q uebec

Re of foot foot, Re s
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8 S t ohn s , L ow er Canada
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1 2 d B at 6 0th Re 1 1 Nelson L odge, Caldw ell

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6 Royal Edw ard, th ards M anac , Lake Chain aiu .

b urg, U C . . 15 Rural Lod soot,

6 R ic h lien, at W illiam Hen Eas t ern tow ns ips
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y . .

CHAP TER XXI I .

Grand L odg e 0 N ona Scotia, tire . .

M W John George Pike ,

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.nd nsas t .

R W Hon A ndrew B elc her, de d

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S u bordinate e dg es .

No . No .

1 Union ,
27 Hibernia, L iverpool .

2 V irg in, do 2 8 Harmony, S ydney , I sl

3 Parr, S helbu rne . and of Ca e B re ton .

D igb 2 9 S t John, t John s,

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6 D igby,
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7 T emple, Gnysboroug 81 M idian, K in s t on, do

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9 Chest er, Ches ter . 32 W entw orth, armo nth .

38 Royal W elc h F us iliers,

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1 1 S t George, Cornw allis

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1 9 S t Geo rge, Mungerville

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2 1 S io n, S us sex Vale . 81 O rphan s F riend , St S te

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22 So lomon s , ’
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2 6 S t John s , . C har lotte 1 5 5 S t Andrew s
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Halifax .

t ow n, P rince Edw ard I S ! 2 1 1 S t John s , do Regi s try

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and . of England .
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Ceremonies .

There s no more occasion for level o r plumb line,

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For tro w el or gavel, for compas s or s q uare

O ur w orks are c ompleted, the ark s afely s eat ed,
A nd w e s hall be g reeted as w orkmen most rare .

Now those t hat are w orthy,

O ur t oils w ho have shar d, ’

And rov d themselves faithful

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hall meet th eir rew ard .

Their v irtue and know ledge,

I ndus try and skill,
Have our ap robation,
p’
Hav e gaw d our good w ill .

W e accept and receive them most excellent masters,

I nvested w it h honours , and pow er to preside ;
i mong w ort hy craftsmen, w herever as sembled,
T he know led e of masons to spread far and W l de
g
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A L m o a rv Jn no v s n ,
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D es cend now , and fill

This led c w ith th g lory,
O ur arts w it good w ill !
Preside at our meetings,
A ssist us to find ‘

TI II E JGM II I C in teaching
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od w ill to mankind .

l hy w isdom insp ired the great institution,

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T hy strength s hall so port it , till nat ure

And w hen the creat ion 3 l fall into ruin,
I ts beauty shall rise, through the midst of the fire !

MASTE R S ’
SONG .

nv nno rnnn r
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I SI NG the mason s glory, ’

W hos e prying mind doth burn .

Unto epn pletc rfection

Our “ sta s to h ave ge
 M A SONI C S ONGS

Not t hose w ho vis it lod B

To eat and drink t eir fill,
thos e w ho at our meetings
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ot

Hear lec tures gains t t heir w ill

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Char. B ut only t hos e w hose pleasure,

A t every lodge mus t be
T ’
improve t hemselves by lectures,
I n g lorious mas onry .

Hail ! glorious masonrv

The faithful, w orthy brother,

W hose heart can feel for grief,
W hose bosom w ith compassion
S teps fort h to its relief,
‘Vhose sou l is ev er ready,
A round h imto difl use
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T he riueiples of masons,
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nd guard them from abuse ;
hese are thy sons , w hose pleas ure,
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A t ev ery lodge w ill be,

T improve themielves by lectures
’

I n glorious masonry .

Hail ! glori ous masonry

K ing Solomon, our patron,

Transmitted this command
T he faithful and praise w orthy -

True lig ht must unders tand ;”

And no descend ants, also,

t
o re seat ed in the East,
’

Have not fulfill d their duty,

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Till light has reach d the West

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Char Theneforer onr highcs t pleasure,

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At every lodge, shell‘ d bc, .

T improve ourselves by lect ures

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I n glorious masonry .

Hail ! glorious masonry !

The duty and the station,

O f master in the chair,
Obli s him to summon
g
ach brother to prq arc
808 n asomc sex e s :

That all may be enabled,

Hy slow , thou h s ure degrees,
g
To ans w er in rotat i on,
W ith hou nr and w ith ease .

S uch are t h s ons, w hose pleas ure,

y
A t every edge, w ill be,
T improve t hemselves by lectures
’

I n glorious masonry .

Hail ! glorious masonry !

S ENIOR W ARD EN S ’
S ON G .

RY B R O THER T . 8. WE BB .

”
[T u nx M en the hollow drum doth beat to bed )
W H EN the Senior W arden, S tand ing in the West,
Calls usfrom our labours t o pa rtak e of res t,
W e unite, w h ile he recites .

T he duties of a mason .

O n the level w e meet,

O n the sq uare w e part,
.

Re eats each w orthy b rotber

p
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T his rn e in view ,
W e thu s renew
O ur friendship for eac h other .

Chorua W hen the Senior, & c . .

W hen our w ork is implements sec ure,

over,
Each retu rning homew ard, w ith intentions nre,
O ur w ives w e kiss , ive sw eethearts b iss, i
g
W hich makes t em both love masons ;
A nd t hus w e may
Enjoy each day,
A t home, and at our meetings
O ur ( w eat hearts eas d ,
’

O ur w iv es w ell leas d,
’

Saluted w it s uch greetings .

a ortic. When the Senior, tee .

31 0 u as o mc s one s .

Tis by
‘
co mmand
are all w arn d
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To fill u l a bumper and keep it at hand,

;
T drink t o The mother 0 w as ”
.

L et each give the w ork to his brot er,

T o p rove that w e love one another ;
L et s fill to the dame
’

From w hom w e all came ;

And call her Of masons the mother ” .

T he stew ards have laid foundations ,

To prove that w e love ou r relations,
B y toast ing the dame
F rom w hom w e all came ;
W e ll call her The mother of masons
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”

I n days of yore
F reemasons bore
A fl ash of w ine,
O f mirth the sign,
And often t hey h ll d w ith the liquor divine,
’

T o d rink to The mother of lnasorw ”

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T w as on these j o ful occasions,
All charged etoo firm to t heir stations,
‘

A nd toasted the dam!

F rom w h om w e all came,
Repeat ing Th mot er 0 masons
e h ” .

The stew ards have laid,

B e all prepar d, ’
‘

Eac h motion s q uar d,

’

A nd at the no d,
W ith one ac cord,
I n strictest rotat ion w e
ll p ass round the w ord
’
,
D rink, D rink, to The mother of masons ” .

Hav e a c are, right and lefl and make ready,.

B e all in you r e xerc ise steady,

And fill to the dame
F rom w hom w e all came,
o

The mother of m m , the lady

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The stew ards have laid, 8m .

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P AS T M A STERS S ONG ’
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Tu s n Rule EM F]

W HEN earth s foundation first

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w as laid,
B y the Almigh ty A rtist s hand, ’

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Tw as then our perfect , our perfect
Established by his strict command.
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Char . Hail, mysterious J ail, g lorious M asonry !

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That makes as ever great and free .

I n v ain mankind for s helter sou ht,

‘

g
I n vain from place to place di d roam,
Until from heaven, from heaven he w as taught
‘

To plan, to build, to fix his home .

I llust rious hence w e date our Art,

And now i n beauteous piles appear,
W hich shall t o endless, to endless time impart ,
How w orthy and how great w e are.

Nor w e less fam d for every tie,

’

B y w hich the human tho ught is bound ;

L ov e, truth, and friends hi and friendship socially,
Join all o ur hearts and ads around.

O ur actions s till by virt ue bles t,

And to ou r precepts ever t rue,
T he w orld admiring, admiring s hall req uest
To learn, and our bri ght paths pursue .

AN THEM .

33
“
Let there be li lt ! the Almi t 5 9°he
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g:
Refulgent st ru n from chaos 5 ,
To i llume the rising eart h !
W ell les e d the Great Jehovah stood ;
’

The ow er Supreme pronoune d it good,

’

And gave the p lanets birt h !

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ni c sex e s .

l n choral numbers j oin,

To bless and prais e t his li ght dt vme .

P arent of li h t ! acce t our rais e !

g p
W ho s hedd st os m t hy b tes t rays ,
’

The lig ht fl at fills the m ud :

B y choice selec ted, lo ! w e stand,
B v friends hip
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da hand !
That love, t at aid mankind !
‘

I n choral numbers , 8 50 .

The w idow s tear, the o han s cry,

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All w ants out ready han s s upply ,

.

As far as w er i s
given ;
The naked c othc, the pris ner free ;
’

These are thy w orks , sw eet c harity !

Rev eal d to us from heaven
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l n choral numbers masons j oin,

To bless and praise this lig ht divine .