A. I was ordered to be returned to the place from whence I came, and reinvested of what I had been divested of, and wait the Worshipful Master's will and pleasure. Brother Junior Grand Warden, you will see my orders duly executed. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) K. S.--Was the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's Degree, on or about it? None but he who has visited the Holy of Holies, and travelled the road of peril, can have any conception of the mysteries unfolded in this degree. A. (See engraving.). W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, it is my orders that this Lodge be now closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication (barring emergency), when all, or a suitable number, shall have due and timely notice. The brethren commence, in loud voices to inquire of one another: Have you seen any thing of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff? "Further, that I will keep a worthy brother Master Mason's secrets inviolable, when communicated to and received by me as such, murder and treason excepted. a Master Mason. S. W.--In order that I might travel in foreign countries, work, and receive Master's wages, being better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress One classic Masonic pose, duplicated by or similar to that employed in many other Orders, is the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. that my breast had been torn open." He made me a Master Mason in due form. "Further, that I will not have illegal carnal intercourse with a Master Mason's wife, his mother, sister, or daughter, nor suffer the same to be done by others, if in my power to prevent. Yet, O Lord! According to the accounts of both John Taylor and Willard Richardsthe two eyewitnesses who survived the mob's attack on Carthage jailJoseph Smith's final words were "O Lord, my God!". Who comes here? The Master should instruct the candidate (and he generally does) how to make the signs before he gets up from the altar, after taking the obligation. In the primitive lectures--i.e., those which were used after the Revival in 1717, for the subject was never ventilated before that date--they were called "the three principal entrances to the Temple"; but subsequently it was thought expedient to particularize these entrances; and the passage was altered at first to "the east, west and south doors"; and, at the Union in 1813, the version became "north, south, and east entrances." But few Masons take sufficient interest in Masonry to be advanced further, and consequently do not get the password which was lost by the tragical death of Hiram Abiff. What is that? in a loud voice, until he calls that of the First Ruffian, "Jubela! Behold! W. M.--You will cause him to kneel on his naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses. Shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions we are destined to endure, while travelling through this vale of tears. In France, it was originally south, north, and east, but now west, south, and east. Second Ruffian, Jubelo, generally the S. W. in the west. WM: Bone. At what hour was our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, slain? Behold! This canvas is usually held behind the candidate, in an inclined position, by some of the brethren, and is for the purpose of catching him when he is tripped up by the assumed ruffian, Jubelum. The Master now gives and explains to the candidate the several signs and tokens of this Degree, commencing with the first (see Figs. If Joseph was attempting to give the Grand Hailing Sign, they would have been obligated to stop their attack and defend Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards. 16, 17, 18; also p. John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote: 1. Capt.--They were three brothers, workmen from the Temple, seeking a passage to Ethiopia, but, not having King Solomon's pass, were not able to obtain one, and returned back into the country. Members of the Lodge, in the act of holding the canvas to catch the candidate. for the Master's Word in any other way or manner than that in which I receive WM: Has it a name? S. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. Theoretically, this is used in extreme circumstances in which a Mason or other elitist finds himself in a W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? Conductor (S. D.)--Brother Gabe, who has been regularly initiated Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of Fellow Craft, and now wishes to receive further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. --O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! Jubelo!!!" W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? [2], Those who knew Joseph Smith believed that his use of the phrase "O Lord, my God!" In order that I might travel in foreign countries, work and receive Master's wages, being better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans. WM: Jachin, my Brother, is the name of this grip, and should (Gives one rap (), steps to his desk, and turns the small column down on its side, as already explained.). Godwyn says: 'Making a covenant was a solemn binding of each other to the performance of a mutual promise, by outward ceremonies of cutting a beast in twain, and passing between the parts thereof' (Jer. --Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! Question: Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" This, my brother, may soon designate our last resting-place in that everlasting and silent abode, that haven of rest, that peaceful home, "where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.". --What is that? They travelled as before, and after fifteen days of weary travel and hardships, one of the brethren, being more weary than the rest, sat down on the brow of a hill, west of Mount Moriah, to rest and refresh himself, and, on attempting to rise, caught hold. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". how swiftly the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. Let me admonish you, in the most serious manner, in reference to the close of life, that, when the cold winter of death shall have passed, and the bright summer morn of the resurrection appears, the Sun of Righteousness shall descend and send forth His angels to collect our ransomed dead; then, if we are found worthy, by the benefit of his "pass" we shall gain a ready admission into that celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides, where we shall see the King In the beauty of holiness, and with him enter into an endless eternity. 1, King Solomon then ordered them to go and assist in raising the body; and it was agreed between him and Hiram, king of Tyre, that as the Master's word was then lost, the first sigh given at the grave, and the first word spoken after the body should be raised, should be used for the regulation of all Masters'. SD: From. the Temple is now about to be completed, and we have not obtained that which we have so long sought. Why had you a cable-tow three times around your body? A. No three States in the Union "work" alike. In Scotland the arrangement is east, south, and west. They present the jewel to the Master, who, on examination of it, says: "This is the jewel of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; there can be no longer any doubt as to the identity of the body.". W. M.-- Why in the west, and your duty there, Brother Senior? was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. I have long sought this opportunity. Three Grand Masters, three thousand three hundred Masters or overseers of the work, eighty thousand Fellow Crafts, and seventy thousand Entered Apprentices, &c., &c. (See p. They usually meet in the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. Emergency services are on standby at Sydney airport after a Qantas Airways Ltd flight issued a mayday signal on Wednesday. [paragraph continues] Master's carpet is a large map that Lodges generally keep, which is highly embellished with Masonic emblems). No portion of this site may be reproduced without the express written consent of The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. Any opinions expressed, implied, or included in or with the goods and services offered by FAIR are solely those of FAIR and not those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 146:1 "In the performance of a ceremony so solemn and momentous as the closing of a Mason's Lodge, every member has a lively interest. When the candidate is prepared, the Deacon takes him by the left arm, leads him up to the door of the Lodge, and gives three loud, distinct knocks. One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" "Solemn strikes the funeral chime, Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Through a pilgrimage of woe!" On both points of the compasses, extending from my naked left to my right breast, which was to teach me that, as the most vital parts of man are contained within the breast, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses, which are, friendship, morality, and brotherly love. Q. They returned and bore this information to King Solomon, who ordered them to disguise themselves and travel as before, with positive instructions to find the ruffians and with as positive assurance that, if they did not, they twelve should he deemed the murderers, and suffer severely for the crime committed. (Gives one rap (), when the Junior Deacon, at the inner door of the Lodge, rises to his feet.) On your return to the Lodge, where were you placed? It is King Solomon's orders that the several rolls be called, and report made as soon as possible. Brother Junior Deacon, the last as well as the first care of Masons, when convened? WM: Will you give it to me? ii. with the right-hand corner tucked up, and he wears a yoke with a Senior Warden's jewel attached to it. SD: On the Five Points of Fellowship. WM: Will you be off or from? [paragraph continues] Problem of Euclid, the Hour-Glass, the Scythe, and the Three Steps on the Master's Carpet. And Dalcho observes that the interpolated word is not to be found in any language that ever was used. (See ACACIA.) The Master having given the word, which is MAH-HAH-BONE, in low breath, requests the candidate to repeat it with him, which is in this wise: Master telling candidate never to give it in any other way than that in which he has received it. Whether or not Joseph Smiths last words were intended to be the masonic Grand Hailing Sign of Distress is a question that cannot be answered. Then, by the benefit of the pass--a pure and blameless life--with a firm reliance on Divine Providence, shall we gain ready admission into that Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Grand Warden forever presides--forever reigns. Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel (). The three Fellow Crafts who persisted in their murderous designs, knowing this to be his usual practice, placed themselves at the south, west, and east gates of the inner courts of the Temple, and there awaited his return. WM: From what and to what? He cannot be found. SD: I The Senior Deacon then conducts the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, and reports: S. D.--Brother Senior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful Master that you teach this candidate to approach the east, the place of further light in Masonry, by three upright, regular steps, his body erect at the altar before the Worshipful Master in the east. ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE (First Degree in the Bl "BOAZ" GRIP OF AN ENTERED APPRENTICE (HANDSHAKE). Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. SD: You begin. Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. The human body is only capable of holding a finite number of positions and consequently something resembling a FC sign can be found anywhere from Egyptian tomb paintings to the Mexico of Montezuma or the Arabian Bektashi ritual, quite without masonic context. Q. W. M. (looking candidate seriously in the face.) Senior Warden, one. The "High Sign" or Grand Masonic Hailing Sign of Distress A phrase or gesture which is only to be used in extreme circumstances is the Grand Masonic Hailing Sign of Distress, or "High Sign". WM: Will you be off or from? Second Ruffian--Are you going to put to sea soon? As the last sound of twelve dies away, the three ruffians cautiously approach the body, and converse among themselves nearly as follows: First Ruffian--Well, we have all met as agreed upon: the question is, what shall we do with the body? This action MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. Mormon writers, intent on distancing the I am decidedly of opinion that our tradition is merely allegorical; for there can be no doubt but the Chief Architect was present at the dedication of the Temple.
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