ORDER OF THE PALM AND SHELL

ORIENTAL ORDER OF THE

PALM AND SHELL
By HENRY COLEMAN
RuLE FIRST: Any Master Mason in good standing is entitled, if
in your judgment he is worthy, to be mad.e a Pilgrim Knight,
upon the payment of the fee of $5.00.
RuLE SECOND: Every Pilgrim Chief etJ1oys the prerogative of
conferring this Order upon applicants w1thin his own jurisdiction;
said jurisdiction correspondiog with the Lodge or Lodges of the
place where he is made a Pilgrim Chief.
RuLE TI-URD: Every Pilgrim Ouef is authorized to select from
among the Pilgrim Knights of bis jurisdiction two aids, and these
will coostitute bis staff. He should report their names to the
Supreme Chancellor, as above, that they be honorably enrolled in
our cecords.
RuLE FOURTH: The book entitled. The Pilgrim Knight, prepared
by me and furnished to the members of the order, is the basis
of all instructions; the object of the present publication is to
enable every Pilgrim Ghief to become perfect in the work.
RULE FIFTH: Any private room wil! suffice for inducting candi­
dates, but the Lodge room is the best. You will fuid it an ad·
mirable subject for practise and self-improvement to collect the
Pilgrim Knights together occasiooally and go over the work with
them. The only reqwsites are Bread, alt and a Sword.
RULE Socrn: The order of ioduction is: first give the five coven­
ants; second, Lecture on the Sigos, third, give the ceremonies.
fourth, give the Lectures and Explanations; fifth, the Closing.
Any number of candidates can be inducted at one and the same
ceremony.
FIRST PART-THE FNE COVENANTS:
(Loek the door, stand in the West, call the roll and place the
candidates upon three sides of a square, leaving an open space in the
West for yourself . Proceed with the strictest decorum.)

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Honored and rcspcctec\ Brethren: I promise you one hour of

beaut,ful an<l instructive M:asonry. But let us go through it decently
an<l in order. Dignity and solemnity are the jewels of Pilgrim
Knighthoo<l, therefore let us have perfect silence and attention, as
becomes men of good standing and mora! culture. I am about to
call the roll and arrange you into groups of frve. Please come for­
ward promptly as your names are called so as to economize time
and take the places assigned you. (The roll is called, the groupings
made, commencing at the East end of the apartment. Pilgrims pre­
viously inducted act as assistants in this ceremony to economize the
time in making a group. No. 1 stands in the center, No. 2 on his
right, No. 3 on hi� left, No. 4 on the extreme right, No. 5 on the
extreme left. This being clone the (hief takes his station in the
West with the Altar and it sacred furniture before him. From this
moment every word that comes from the Chief should fall with dig­
nity, and in the tone of command.)
Honored and respectecl Brethren, the room we now occupy
rcpresents the southeast corner of Mount Moriah. On the out ide we
stand at the base of that stupenduous wal! which King Solomon
built as the foundation of his Temple; the waJl before us is 150
feet high, built of rock, massive and grand as the principles of our
Order. Every block has the mark of Hiram Abif upon it and ug­
gests the sublime record of 3000 years, and this, too, is supposed
to be the hour of Low 12. The stars of Heaven, those bright and
mysterious inAuences that glimmer in the splendor of the South,
speak to us, as they did to our 3 Grand Masters when they tood
here and organized the system of Freemasonry.
King Solomon began his immortal work with solemn prayer
to Him who is the source of light and the giver of all good. En­
cl.1sp your hands behind your necks and look upward to the center
of God's ( ) while I invoke in Oriental form and language
the favor of God, supremely Good and Great.
(The 01icf here repeats the Lord's prayer accompanying it
with the proper signs of covenantry.)
Unclasp your hands, my Brethren, and take w,th me the �
solemn obligations as K. Solomon took them with the two Hirams

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at Low 12, at the Southeast coro r of Mount Moriah, when they

stood there and organ.ized the systcm of Freemasonry.
You will keep perfect silence while ta.king these obligatioos,
but go through the same motions that I do, while I repeat the
Oriental form of obligation, and when I say Amen you wil! all
respond "So Mote It Be." That makes the obligation emphaticallr
your own.
FtRST: The first obligation is secrecy. Extend the ring finger in
this marmer. (Show them by holding up the left hand horizontally
forward, the palm down, putting the thumb under the finger next
to the little finger and pushing it up a little ways higher thao the
other fingers.)
Io the name of God, supremely good and. great, we do solemnly
pledge oursel es to secrecy. We swear never to divulge the proceed­
ings of this hour, unlawfully.
SEAl.: (The ring is raised and pressed to the lips, both hands are
dropped to the side.)
By this act you are swom to secrecy. K. Solomon taught the
sublime lesson that if a Mason breaks that pledge, God will strike
him dumb. Should you ever d.ishonor your covenant of the signet,
may your tongue be forever paralyzed, useless., silent. Amen. So
it Be.
SFCO o: The second obligation i that of Charity. I will give
to each of you a bit of bread in your left hand which you will
please retain uotil further directed (Done) Extend your right
hand horizontally forward, palm up. With the left band place
the food in the palm of the right hand. and exteod your left hand
above your head, and attend while l repeat the solemn form of
obligation.
In the name of God, supremely good and great, we do solemnly
pledge our elve to charity; we swear to relieve the distress of a
Pilgnm Knight, so far as to satisfy his pressing hunger (Eat).
By this act, my Brethren, you are sworn to charity. King Solomon
taught the sublime les on that if a mason breaks that pledge, God
will cut off his supply of bread. Should you ever dishooor your
covenant of Charity, may He who heareth the cry of the hungry

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and feedeth them with His bounty, cease to !end you the pitying
ear, and the well-fiJled hand. Amen. So mote it be. (The bread is
tossed from the right hand into the mouth. Both hands are dropped
to the side.)
TttIRD: The third obligation js that of lid.elity. As I approach
you wil! dampen the first linger of your right hand with your tongue.
Place it in the dish and rc::tain the alt in this manner until further
directed. (Done.) Extend your left hand above the head. (Done.)
In the name of God, supremely good and great, we do solemnly
pledge ourselves to fidelity. We swear never to violate the trust
reposed in us by a Pilgrim Knight. Taste. (The alt is placed on
the tongue, both hands dropped to the side.) By this act, my
Brethren, you are sworn to lidelity. King Solomon taught the sub­
lime lesson that if a Mason breaks that pledge God wiU so poi on
bis blood that salt wil! not preserve him from sickness and death.
Should you ever dishonor your covenant of salt, may its virtue as a
type of purity and hospitaJity be changed to barrenness and hatred.
Amen. So Mote lt Be.
FouRTH: The fourth obligation is that of piety or Divine Rever­
ence. Extend the left hand horizontally forward, the palm up. Press
the thumb into the palm as 1f to hold down a book. In this position
you recognize yourself as holding in your left hand, a copy of God's
law called the Saaed Roll. Hold your right hand palm downward
directly over the left, about four inches above it. (Done) Attend
while I repeat the OrientaJ form of obligation.
In the name of d, supremely good and great, we do solemnly
pledge ourselves to piety. We swear never to speak the name of
God but with reverence and respect. Cover. (Drop the palm of the
right hand vigorously upon the left. Both hands are dropped to
the side.) By this act, my Brethren you are worn to Divine Rever­
ence. King Solomon taught the sublime lesson that if a Mason
breaks that pledge the voice of his blaspbemy wil! go up to heaven,
be recorded there and stand in Judgment against him at the last
day. Should you ever dishonor your covenant of the Sacred Roll
may the violated commandment rise up between you and him at
that hour when most you will need his grace. Amen. So M.ote It Be.

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FIFTH: The .6.fth obligation is that of sympathy. Extend the left

hancl in a perpendicular manner before the breast, as if holding a
palm branch between the thumb and finger. Hold the right hand
against the right shouJder, the palm forward, and attend while I
repeat the Oriental form of obligation. In the name of God,
supremely good and great, we do solemnly pledge ourselves to
sympathy and brotherly love. We swear to enter the sorrows of a
Pilgrim Koight, so as to restore peace to bis troubled soul. Shadow.
(The right hand is thrown forward, and upward about eighteen
inches above the left.) By this act you are sworn to sympathy. King
Solomon taught the sublime lesson that if a Mason breaks that
pledge and hardens his heart against his sorrowing Brother, God
wil! harden the terms of pardon against him. Shou]d you ever dis­
honor your covenant of the Palm tree, may the compassion of your
heavenly Father be changed to sternoess and his mercy transformed
to justice. Amen. So Mote It Be.
These, bonored Brethren, are the five solemn covenants of the
Oriental Order of Freemasonry. The signs co.rrespond with the
obligations, and these ue part of the means by which we make
ourselves known as Pilgrim Knights around the world. Be careful,
always to give these signs with caution and circumspection, that the
world may not come into the knowledge of our secrets.
You shall now have a short Lecture upon the portions of in­
cluction through which we have passed and then we w1Jl proceed
with the ceremonies. You will please be seated.
The prayer which I repeated in the Arabic language js what
we term in this country, the Lord's Prayer, commencing in English,
''Our Father which art in heaven" (the Pilgrim Chief is expected
to give it in the English language.) This in an invocation in which
every Oriental, yes, and every Mason in the world, js willing to
offer. It shows no mao's prejudices; it expresses all men's needs.
The covenant of the ignet of which this is the sign (makes it)
reminds us that our ring bas upon it the five pointed. Star, within
which is the Hebrew letter yod. The .6:ve-pointed Star is the emblem
given to King Solomon by the spirit of God. The Hebrew letter
yod represents God in Oriental Masonry as the letter G does in our

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Lodges. Our Oricntal Masons teach that King Salomon used the
ring thus. When he: desired to call the angels down he ( drawing
your right hand a(ross your ring quickly from Jeft to right) he
, ubbed his ring from left to right as the penal signs of Masonry
.trc: made. TlllS will be better explained. further on.
The (o\'enant of Bread, of which this is the sign (Makes it)
reminds us that brcad is the Staff of Life. lt also suggests the
manncr in which the Oriental Mason uses the nght hand. They
deJ1cate it to the holy purposes, they never use it in any base
Jct,on, they refuse it to strangers, and with it make all Masonic
m.:l\·ements.
The (avenant of alt, of which this is the sign (makes it) reminds
us of tiie esteem in whid1 salt is held by the whole world. Anciently,
eYery sacrifice was srnsoned with salt; the new-bom child was rubbed
m s:ilt, and so wa\ t!,c body of the deacl. This i the mo t solemn
form of covenant kno,,n to :in Oriental Ma on. lf he eats salt with
you, he, by that act, bincls h11nself to do you good and not evil all
the clays of his life. \'Çhen the two Hirams carne to Jerusalem they
ate s:ilt with Salomon and thus ccmentcd their aflections together,
and that cxplaincd the long and uninterrupted intimacy which exi ted
between those three ancient worthies.
The ovenant of the Sacrcd Roll of which this is the sign
(makes it) reminds us that King Salomon and the two Hirams con­
ccaled a copy of the Law in a deep secret vauJt under the Sanctum
Sanctorum. That copy was brought to light at the building of the
,econd Temple and so the Scripture , otherwise lost, were preservecl
to us. And as by the piety of our three ancient Grand Masters God's
Holy Law was protectecl, shielded and defended, so by our piety and
the solemn voluntary oath which we have eadi taken upon himself,
we are rn om ever to cover, proleet ancl shield it, although all man­
kind bcsidcs should neglect rnd oppose ,t and that we will never
take the name of the author upon our lips but with reverence and
respect. And in the event of violation of that obligation, we called.
upon God that the v10lated commandment might rise up between
us and him at that hour when we hould mo t need his grace.
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(makes it) reminds us that in the Oriental desert the only protection
from the intolerablc heat of the sun is the Palm Tree. When the
Pilgrim, fainting and ex:nausted upon his joumey sees the palm
tree Erom afa.r off, he hastens to it in gladne s, sits down at its foot,
and his soul is revived within him, and, as amongst Oriental Masons
the palm tree is the best emblem of a just and upright Mason, so
we, in the time of aflliction and distress may basten to such a Mason
and in his sympathy lind relief.
These, honored and respected Brethren, are the five important
lessons never to be forgotten, never to be slighted, wbich are ex­
pressed by our covenants. You wil! now please assume your place
in the groupings exactly as before.
There are four Oriental ceremonies, solemn and impressive,
which I am about to teach you-the Shadowing Palm Tree, the
lmmovable Prop, the Knightly Conseaation, and the Indissoluble
Chain.
We wi!J begin with the Shadowing Palm. No. l scat yourself
upon the floor, drawing your legs under you in the Oriental style;
No. 2, face to the left; No. 3, face to the right; No. 4, go in front
of o. 1 and face him; o. 5, go to the rea.r of No. l and face him.
Let all except No. 1 rai e your right hands high above your head,
and bring them forward and together and retain them high above the
head of No. l. This, honored Brethreo, i the Shadowing Palm.
Your four arms represent the draping boughs of the palm tree as
it affords the cool shade to the weary Pilgrim. Raise your left hand
and place it upon the shoulder of the man next to you on the left,
and attend while I repeat a solemn obligation.
In the name of God, supremely good and great, should any
M.lson in this group be found fainting and exhausted upon life's
pilgrimage, may four good Masons basten to him from the orth
and from the South, from the East and from the West, and give
to him the cool shadowing of sympathy and restore peace to bis
troubled soul. Amen. So mote it be. Drop your hands, my Breth·
ren, and each one of you take hold of No. l firmly with both hands.
Now raise o. 1 perpendicularly to bis feet and prepare for the
next ceremony which is that of the lmmovable Prop.

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No. 2 place your Jeft arm under the right arm of No. 1 and
interlace your left lingers with his right and draw him fucnly to you.
No. 3 place your right aren under the left arm of No. 1 and inter­
face your right lingers with his Jeft and draw hirn fucnly to you.
No. 4 and No. 5 place your two hands fumly upon the sides of
No. 1. (Done)
This, honored Brethren, is the Immovable Prop, and it repre­
sents the mighty power of Masonic friendship. A Mason propped
in this way can never fall either Norrh, South, East or West. Attend
while I repeat a solemn obligation.
In the name of God, supremely good and great. Should any
Mason in this group be found. overcome with misfortune, poor and
aHlicted upon life's pilgrimage, may four good Masons hasten to
him from the North and from the South, and from the East and
from the West, and share with him the comforts of life according
to their ability, and keep hirn from falling. Amen. So mote it be.
Drop your arms, my Brethren, and prepare for the next cere­
rnony which is that of the Knightly Consecration at the point of the
sword.
No. 1 extend your right hand, palm up, near your side. (Hold
the sword sloping upwards over the head. of No. 1.) In the name
of God, suprernely good and great (swinging the sword three times
rouod over the head of No. 1 ) do most solemnly consecrate and
dedicate (swinging the sword three times round perpendicularly
between you and No. 1) your heart (put the point of the sword. on
it) your foot (point on it) your head (laying the bla.de on it) and
your hand (point on it) to the noble work of Charity (point on
heart), Hospitality (point on foot), Benevolence (point on head),
and Brotherly Love (point on hand) in which all Pilgrim Knights
are engaged, your heart (point) that it may overflow with gentle­
ness, mercy and love to all Pilgrim Knights. Your foot (point) that
it may run swiftly upon the errand of a distressed Pilgrim Knight.
Your head (point) that it rnay conceive charitable plans for his
relief, and your hand (point) that it may open bountifully to the
call of d.istressed Pilgrim Knights (Laying the blade of the Sword
upon the head of the candidate, say:) and may it please God,

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supremely good and great, so to guide you in all the path of life
that your deeds of charity may appear there of record, and a voice
reach you from the center of the throne saying: Inasmuch as ye have
done it to one of the lea t of these, my Brethren, ye have done it
unto me. And now, with the sword (place the hilt in his right
hand.) I extend you a cordiaJ welcome to the ranks of the Pilgrim
Knights of the Oriental Order of the Palm and Shell. And by the
authority vested in me I pronounce you an honorary life memher
of the Holy Land League. (In the same rnanoer repeat the ceremony
with each group of candidates, then all be seated.)
Mark wel!, Sir Knights, the force and beauty of your solemn
consecration. It was applied first to the heart, then to the foot, then
to the head, and then to the hand, for it is in that order that a good
Mason performs Godlike deeds. First the heart is moved to pity
at the sight of a distressed Brother; then the foot bears hirn swiftly
to the place. And while he is on the way of mercy, his head is
planning bow best he rnay afford relief. And when he reaches the
place his hand opens free, full of bounty, the very hand of God.
This, Sir Knight, completes the ceremony of induction. Each of
you is now recognized as a Pilgrirn Knight of the Oriental Order
of the Palm and Shell. Your title wil! be Rigbteous Knight, that
is, straight, tal!, upright Jikc the palm tree, which is tbc best cmblem
of a just and upright M,a.son. Your name will be enrolled in the
Golden Book, and cherished arnong the records of our Lodge in
Jerusalem. You shall have an allotment of saaed soiJ. Wberever
you journey around the globe, you wil! fi.nd Righteous Knights of
this Order eager to e�tend to you tliat hospitality and courtesy which
are ,characteristic of Pilgrim Knighthood.
J will teach you the various methods by which we make our­
selves known as Pilgrim Knights around the world. They are
divided into four. 1, the Diploma; 2, the Signs; 3, the Grip; and 4,
the Shell of Joppa.
(Here expla1n the Diploma.)
The Palm Tree and Shell give their name to the Order. On
the figure of the shell you will see five letters, F.S.H.L.C., faith,
hope and. charity by sea and land. The motto of Pilgrim Knights is

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faith in God, Hope in Immortality, and Charity to all Mankind by

Sea and Land, wherever he may travel or sojoum. On the right
hand margin you will see "Allottment No. . . ". This refers to the
number of your allottment of sacred soil, which you will see des­
cribed in your Pilgrim Knight, or monitor, and the reason therefor
given. Just below that you will see "Constellation," which is filled
with the Constellation appearing on the meridian at midnight. You
are supposed to be at Jerusalem now being inducted, therefore the
Constellation on the Merid.ian at Jerusalem at midnight is your
Constellation. Just below that is the date of your inductioo. You
will write your own name on the left hand margin. Just above the
Seal is the Comprehensive Triform, two equilateral triangles one
within the other. In the outer angle are the three letters S. I. G.,
and the word melach (the original word for salt). Salt is Good.
And it refers to your covenant of salt with all its ceremonies. In
the inner angle are three letters, S.T.S.---Searcb the Scriptures, re­
ferring to your Covenant of the Sacred Roll, with all its ceremonies.
In the center of the angle is an Altar, and on it four letters,W.A.
O.B.-We are one bread, referring to your covenant of bread. The
ring which you carry or wear reminds you of the Covenant of
Secrecy, with all its ceremonies. The Palm Tree reminds you of the
Covenant of Sympathy and the Shadowing Palm. The candidate
represents a Mason on life's pilgrimage and ( ) under the mis­
fortunes, the afflictions and the trials of life he often falls by the
way. The Brethren forming the Shadowy Palm represent the Bro­
therhood, hastening to him from N. S. E. & W. and giving to the
fallen brother the cool shadowing of sympathy and endeavoring to
restore peace to his troubled soul. They take hold of the fallen
Brother and by their sympathy, counsel and aid they raise him to
a perpend.icular. And not only so, but they seize him with the Im­
movable Masonic Prop and by the same influence and powers they
keep him from falling.
The Signs, Sir Knights, are seven in number, five of them you
have learned, while taking the covenants. The sixth is the Dervish
Sign. You will please rise where you are and take it. Cross your feet
at the toes the right foot over the left. Cross your arms upon your

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breast, the right arm over the left, and incline yoar head towards
your left shoulder. Tuis is the Dervish Sign and teaches with other
allusions that as we hold ourselves at this moment in a perfectly
harmless attitude towards each other, so should we ever hold our­
selves as Pilgrjm Knights.
Toe seventh is the Grand Hailing Sign. Drop the back of your
left hand upon the small of your back, throw your eotire weight
upon your left leg, throw your right hanc! upward and forward at
full length. Clasp and draw down three times as though pulling on
a tent rope.
Your Shell from Joppa is the most important of all the forms
of recognition. A a token it is the easiest and most complete form
of recogoition ever used. Should death overtake you among stran­
gers, your shell may caase your body to be recognized and respected.
To offer the Shell to a Pilgrim with this broad edge toward him
is a compliment, hut to offer it with the back or hinge toward him
is an offense unless you accompany it with the letter U. I wil! now
teach. you how to use your shell as a Pilgrim l(night. In trying a
Brother you place your shell in the pa.lm of your left hand. with cup
down and the hinge toward him and say "U". If he understands it
he will turn it around with the sun and say (Til.) You turn it
over the cup up and the hinge toward him and say "l". He will turn
it toward you as before and say "or", which makes the working
word of the Order, 1Jtilior". The definition of the word. is more
usefuL because one grand object of our Oriental Order is to make
its members more useful to God and to one another. When a mem­
her of our Order dies be careful to place his shell upon his breast
in the coffin, when you carry him to his grave. Toen he may be more
useful to us in the memory of his virtuous life and faithful deecls
and most useful in the Celestial Lodge where his deeds of charity
have secured. him a place in the ranks of the blessed. All Pilgrirn
Knights should have a ring put to their shell, and the manner of
atteoding the funeral of a Pilgriro .Knight is to attach it to the
left lapel of the coat. The badge of mouroing for a Pilgrim Knight
in your midst is to stain the inside of your shell with some black

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substance (as ink) and wear it in that manner for seven days on
your watch guard, or left breast.
Your ring is made of soft iron, in allusion to the fall of the
meteor at Jericho the day that Solomon was bom, and the Masonic
uses to which it was applied. You are reminded that on the outside
of your ring is the five-pointed, Star, within which is the Hebrew
yod. The fi.ve-pointed star is the mysterious signet or seal given to
King Solomon by the spirit of God. In all ages of the world the
letter yod has been the emblem of Deity, and our letter G is de­
rived from it. Inside your ring are the letters S.A.N.D.S. These
letters when run together form the word sands. The word has two
meanings; first you are reminded that our Palm Tree grows in the
desert sands, and, your shell drifted by the waves of the sea, was
flung up on the sands at Joppa. Second, each letter stands for a
word and this sentence is formed from them "Death now sanctifies
a shell," in allusion to the use made of it when it was placed upon
the breast of Solomon when they bore him to the grave. And, Sir
Knights, the time is coming, and the wisest knows not how soon,
when death wil! sanctify your shell; when some Pilgrirn Knight,
or friend will take "Your shell and place it upon your lifeless breast
in the coffin, ere you are boroe to the grave.
It is now supposed that the hour of low XII is pa t. The stars
that were on the merid,ian have turned towards the West, and ad­
monish us that it is time to close. The stars, Sir Knights, are for
your guidance and in truction. You wil! now form the indissoluble
d1ain around the Altar (Done) the Chief standing at the Altar
inside the circle. I now proceed to communicate to you the Mysteries
of Mount Morial1.
Question: What is concealed in the heart of Mount Moriah?
Answer: Our Oriental brethren teach that when the opportunity
presents, there will be found in the ninth vault, under the Sacred
Rock, in Mt. Moriah, the principal vessels of the Holy Temple the
principaJ instructions given by King Solomon to bis workrnen when
he made Free Masons of them, and the Working Tools of our three
ancient Grand Masters.

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Question: By wbat means or power were those massive blocks of

stone quarried in the bosom of the mountain, taken out, transported
to their places and, put in the foundations of Mt. Moriah, and the
Brai:en Pillars from the day ,grounds and set up in the porcb of the
Temple?
Answer: Our Oriental Brothers (teach) that God gave l(jng Solo­
moa power over the angels, and gave him a mysterious signet or
seal, by the use of whicb ( draw your right band over it from left
to rig,ht) he called to bis aid the unseen spirits and by tbat power
performed the marvelous work.
Question: What is concealed in the corner stone of Mt. Moriah?
Answer: Our Oriental Brethren teach that God gave to l(jng Solo­
mon power over the minds of bi workmen, to divest them of those
evil passions that would (have) confused the work:roen and, hindered
the work, and boxed them up in the corner stone of Mt. Moriah.
While these two Jatter may seem to you and to me as supersti­
tions, yet it is their way of accounting for that which no man on
earth bas ever explained, and how it was that 200,000 men could
work together for seven years without any bindrance or disturbance,
except that whicb was caused by three ruffians.
I now proceed to the dosing ceremony, to wbicb you will
please give careful attention. 1 place my band alternatively
upon my lips, my forebead, and my heart, and bowing lowly I say:
Salaam Alaikim, which means peace be with you. With all the truth
of my lips with all the power of my mind, with all the love of my
beart, Sa1aam Alaikim.
Peace be with you in the name of God, supremely good and
great. You now stand in what is called the indissoluble cbain, it
is not, however, an indissoluble cbain. In fact these links wil! soon
be severed and it may be never tel come together again in this life,
remotely or near in time. Link by link wil! drop out and into the
grave, but if we keep the solemo vows which we have voluntarily
made, we may hope at least tbat when the pilgrimage of life is
ended, we may all meet in one indissoluble chain of affection and
felicity around, the great white throoe of our Grand Master on high,
and hear bim say: 'Tis enough. Enter into the joys of thy Lord.

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You will now break the links and drop back two or three paces
in the cirde and join me in the conduding ceremonies. Attention,
Sir Knights !
It is required of every Pilgrim Knight who shall ever visit
Jerusalem, that wlien he comes in sight of the Holy City he shall
make a threefold salutation with the accompanying wor�. Join
me, Sjr Knights, in that salutation. Place both hands upon your
heart and say: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the Holy, Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
the Holy, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the Holy. (Here make all signs from
E. P. up) You wil! now join both in word and motion, using your
right hand and speaking promptly. (Place your right hand on your
lips and say:) with all the truth of my lips (your right hand upon
your forehead) with all the power of my mind (your right hand up­
on your heart and bowing lowly say:) with all the love of rny heart,
Salam Alaikim. Peace be with you, in the name of God, supremely
good and, great. Amen. So Mote It Be.

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