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REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION.

THE BOOK

OF THE

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FREEMASONRY :

CONTAINING

INSTRUCTIONS IN ALL THE DEGREES

THIRD TO THE THIRTY-THIRD, AND LAST
DEGREE OF THE RITE.

TOGETHER WITH

CEREMONIES OF INAUGURATION, INSTITUTION, INSTALLATION, GRAND

VISITATIONS, REFECTIONS, LODGES OK SORROW, ADOPTION,

CONSTITUTIONS, GENERAL REGULATIONS, CALENDAR,

ETC., ETC., ETC.

CHARLES T. McCLENACHAN, 33°,

THE GRAND MASTER OF CEREMONIES OF THE SUPREME COUNC.L, NORTHERN
JURISDICTION, U. S.

jFullu SlUustratrd.

MACOY PUBLISHING & MASONIC SUPPLY CO.
45-49 John St., New York, U. S. A.

1914.

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MUSIC LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY

OF CALIFORNIA

BERKELEY

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Entered according to act of Congress, in the vestr iwf.

By The Masonic Publishing & Manufacturing CoarpANT,

In the CIerk"s Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of New York.

Mrs. Charles T. McClenachajt.

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THOSE GREAT PRINCIPLES

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UNITING MAN TO HIS FELLOWS,

EMBRACING ALL THAT PERTAINS
TO

MASONIC BROTHERHOOD;

AND WHICH

INCULCATE ON EARTH THE SUBLIME TEACHINGS

Love of God" and "Love of Neighbor,"

MAKINI! THE AFTER-LIFE IN A BRIGHTER WORLD

WORTH LIVING FOR,

THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED.

CONTENTS.

Dedication. 3

Proem '

Classification of Degrees 9

11
History ±L

Triple Triangle, Emblematic 22

Introduction to the Ineffable and Sublime Degrees 23

First Series— Symbolical Degrees 26

Second Series— Ineffable Degrees, Prefatory 26

Secret Master 29

Perfect Master 47

Intimate Secretary 61

Provost and Judge 69

Intendant of the Buildings 83

Master Elect of Nine $•>

Master Elect of Fifteen l05

Sublime Master Elected H5

Grand Master Architect 125

Master of the Ninth Arch 137

Grand Elect Mason 149

Third Series 1 ' 9

Prefatory 181

Knight of the East or Sword 183

Prince of Jerusalem 195

Fourth Series 213

Prefatory 215

Knight of the East and West 219

Knight of the Rose-Croix, with attendant ceremonials. . 243

Fifth Series 285

Prefatory 287

Grand Pontiff 289

Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges 303

Noachite or Prussian Knight • • • 315

Knight of the Royal Axe 323

6 CONTENTS.

Chief of the Tabernacle 331

Prince of the Tabernacle 347

Knight of the Brazen Serpent 357

Prince of Mercy 367

Knight Commander of the Temple 385

Knight of the Sun 399

Knight of St. Andrew 417

Sixth Series 435

Prefatory 437

Knight Kadosh 439

Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander 453

Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret 467

Supreme Council 33d degree, Prefatory 489

Inspector General 491

Appendix to the Grand Constitutions of 1786 493

Powers and Duties of Deputies 497

Ceremony of Inauguration and Constitution of a Lodge of

Perfection 501

Ceremonial Degree at the Installation of Officers of the

Lodge of Perfection 506

Ceremony of Installation of a Lodge of Perfection 508

Constitution and Installation of a Council of Princes of

Jerusalem 516

Installation of Officers of a Sovereign Chapter Rose-Croix, 526
Inauguration of a Consistoiy of Sublime Princes of the

Royal Secret 533

Installation of a Consistory 538

Ceremony of Baptism in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish

Rite 555

Grand Visitations — Honors due, etc 577

Forms of Refections, commonly termed Feasts or Banquets. . 578

Toasts of Obligation at Refections 579

Directions in Drinking Toasts of Obligation 581

Masonic Glossary 582

Discipline 584

Councils of Deliberation 586

Ceremonial for a Lodge of Sorrow 588

Forms of Petition for Membership and Application for

Dispensation or Warrant 600

Tableau of Officers and Members of the Supreme Council. 603

Hebrew Calendar 633

Index 637

PEOEM.

The Volume now presented to the Masonic public
assumes to itself no special originality ; but the appa-
rent want of a complete and systematic hand-book for
the assistance and instruction of those essaying the
higher walks of Masonry, in the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, would seem to justify the humble ambi-
tion which the Collator of this volume has attempted.
His personal experience, extending through a period
of years, has taught him the necessity of some complete
Monitor whereby the beauty and sublimity of the Rite
could be more thoroughly and justly rendered.

Deferring, as he does, with all respect to those who
have preceded him in similar efforts, he humbly trusts
that if he has not added anything of value, interest, or
importance to the beautiful ritual of the Rite, that he
may not be accused of detracting from any portion of
that solemnity and solid worth which necessarily form
the basis of its several Degrees.

If incessant study and a practical familiarity with the
exemplification of the work can claim for him any merit,
he trusts tnat this volume may receive favor for the in-
tention which the writers' ambition prompts, and that

8 PROEM.

those who follow in similar paths may rectify such
errors as may have been inadvertently committed.

The Collator, in presenting the result of his labors to
the public, by no means would claim an approach to
perfection ; it will doubtless be conceded that in this
country, so far as the various degrees have been fully
worked, that while replete with beauty, moral and in-
structive teachings, their rendering is still susceptible
of elaboration and improvement.

The effort of the Collator has been, in this work, to
maintain all the original landmarks of the Rite in their
pristine purity, and at the same time to embellish, so
far as might be proper, with kindred surroundings,
many portions of the work where the original ritual
might seem defective.

In performing the self-imposed and pleasing task,
which is thus completed, h would be improper to forget
the aid that has been attained from the writings of the
Illustrious Past Grand Commanders of the Northern
Jurisdiction of the United States, and in such portions
of this work where the Rituals and Monitors of the
Northern and Southern Supreme Councils are the
same, much credit is due to the Grand Commander of
the Southern Supreme Council, Albert Pike; and it
must appear to the Student, that the Sacred writings
have been necessarily drawn upon in this connection,
including the Koran, Talmud, Josephus, Herodotus,
the Persian Magi, and contemporaneous writings, as
also Findel, Addison, and others.

CLASSIFICATION

OF THE

DEGREES OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE.

There are Six Series of Degrees in the Order, not including
that of Inspector-General, or 33d Degree, and contain in num-
bers of Degrees the following, respectively, 3, 11, 2, — 2, 11, 3,
to wit:

FIRST SERIES.

Symbolic Lodge — Symbolic Degrees.

1. Entered Apprentice. 2. Fellow Craft. 3. Master Mason.

SECOND SERIES.

Perfection Lodge — Ineffable Degrees.

4. Secret Master. 10. Knight Elect of Fifteen.

5. Perfect Master. 11. Sublime Knight Elected.

6. Intimate Secretary. 12. Grand Master Architect.

7. Provost and Judge. 13. Royal Arch of Enoch.

8. Intendant of the Buildings. 14. Grand, Elect, Perfect and

9. Elect of Nine. Sublime Master Mason.

THIRD SERIES.

Council of Princes — Historical Degrees.
15. Knight of the East or Sword. 16. Prince of Jerusalem.

DEGREES OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

FOURTH SERIES.

Rose-Croix Chapter— Philosophical Degrees.
17. Knight of the East 18. Knight of the Rose-Croix

and West. de H-R-D-M.

FIFTH SERIES.

. Ireopagus — Historical and Philosophical Degrees.

19. Grand Pontiff.

20. Grand Master of all

Symbolic Lodges.

21. Noachite, or Prussian

Knight.

22. Knight of the Royal Axe.

23. Chief of the Tabernacle.

24. Prince of the Tabernacle

25. Knight of the Brazen
Serpent.

26. Prince of Mercy.

27. Commander of the Temple.

28. Knight of the Sun.

29. Knight of St. Andrew, or
Patriarch of the
Crusades.

SIXTH SERIES.

i 'onsistory — Chivalric 1 Agrees.

30. Knight of Kadosh.

31. Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander.

32. Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret.

Council — Official and Executive.
33. Inspector-General— 33d Degree and Last Grade.

HISTORY

AXCIEST AED ACCEPTED SCOTTISH KITE.

The following pages are not intended to give a full
and elaborate history of the Ancient and Accepted Scot-
tish Rite; space cannot be spared in a work intended
only as a monitor or handbook for the guidance and
instruction of those having an interest in the Kite ;— yet
it is deemed proper and expedient to insert a brief his-
tory for the information of those who might not have
the opportunity of searching and examining a subject
claiming so much interest.

The antiquity of Freemasonry and its ancient history
are evidently involved in fable, and the few authentic
historians whose works are extant, have thrown but
little light upon the subject. The opinions of those
who have written on Freemasonry have differed with
regard to its origin as an organized institution.

Dr. Robison, who, it is well known, labored to identify
Freemasonry with Illuminism, ascribed its origin to the
association of Dionysian artificers; Chevalier Ramsay
has endeavored to prove that it arose during the Cru

12 HISTORY.

Hinles ; Mr. Clinch, that it originated from the institution
of Pythagoras; Mr. Barruel, that it is a continuation
of the Templars, &c.

Bence it will be seen that it has been allowed, even
by the most skeptical, to have been instituted at a period
sufficiently remote to entitle it to the appellation of " An-
cient ;" and we may here dismiss the subject by noting
the tact that "its most learned enemies cannot point to
the time when Freemasonry did not exist, which gives it
a lame — a pre-eminence — to which the history of other
institutions affords no parallel."

It is not claimed that the Ancient and Accepted Scot-
tish Kite is of extreme antiquity, yet the frosts of time
decorate its brow.

Although in a detached form, doubtless some of the
degrees had their origin as early as the fourteenth cen-
turv ; yet the Rite, as such, germinated in the latter part
of the seventeenth century, and took its distinctive char-
acter in the beginning of the eighteenth century.

The late Giles Fonda Yates, a member of the British
Archaeological Association, Grand Commander of the
Northern Supreme Council of the United States, gave
as the result of his research the following:

"The proofs are undeniable that the learning con-
tained in the "Sublime Degrees," was taught long pre-
vious to the last century — our M.\ P.-. Brother Dalcho
(Rev. Doctor) thinks shortly after the first Crusade. In
Prussia, France, and Scotland the principal degrees of
our Kin appeared in an organized form in 1713. Th«

HISTORY. 13

unfortunate Lord Derwentwater and his associate Eng-
lish brethren were working in Lodges of Harodim, in
1725, in Paris, when the Grand Lodge of England
transmitted to France the Ancient York Constitutions.
Many Scotch brethren (adherents of the Pretender,
James Stuart) being in France about this time, also cul-
tivated some of the high degrees of our rite."

The opponents of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,
such as Findel, and others, assert that the Rite took its
origin about the year 1740, from Michael Andrew Ram-
say, a native of Scotland, generally known as the
" Chevalier Ramsay," who was born at Ayr in 1686, and
died in St. Germain-en-laye, in France, in 1743 ; that
from the time of the banishment of the Stuarts from
England in 1688, secret alliances had been kept up be-
tween Rome and Scotland, the Pretender Stuart having
retired in 1719 to Rome; that as these communications
became more intimate, the hopes of the Pretender in-
creased ; that Ramsay attempted to corrupt the loy-
alty and fealty of Freemasonry in the Grand Lodge of
Scotland, founded in 1736, and being unable so to do,
conceived the scheme of assembling and more fully band-
ing together, the faithful adherents of the banished
royal family in the higher grades, and thiis filling their
private coffers ; that the Masonic Lodges of France
were composed of Scotch conspirators and accomplices
of the Jesuits, who had sunk so low they were ready
to seize on the abundance of display and effect which
Were presented ; not knowing that the " Masonic titles

14 HISTORY.

in our 'Inner East,' like the jewels on our breasts, are
not cherished and worn by us for show or aggrandize-
ment, but that they are suggestive of holy truths and
self-perfecting duties."

Thory, in the Acta Latamorum, says that "Robert
Bruce, King of Scotland, under the title of Robert I.,
created the order of St. Andrew of Chardon, after the
battle of Bannockburn, which was fought June 24th,
1314. To this order was afterward united that of Here-
don, for the sake of the Scotch Masons, who formed a
part of the thirty thousand troops with whom he had
fought an army of one hundred thousand Englishmen.
King Robert reserved the title of Grand Master to him-
self and his successors forever, and founded the Royal
Grand Lodge of Heredom at Kilwinning."

Dr. Oliver says " this Royal Order afterward confined
itself solely to the two degrees of Heredom and Rosy-
cross."

The following is perhaps the more reliable and prob-
able history of the origin of the degrees of the Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite. At or about the period of the
Masonic revival and excitement in the early part of the
18th century, there was felt a desire for a deeper re-
search into the arcana of Freemasonry, and a thorough
examination of the esoteric doctrines of the Order. The
more ardent and brilliant minds of Europe, determin-
ing to explore the Kabala, and enticed by so ennobling
a si inly, resolved to establish a superior grade of Ma-
onry, for the exch sive propagation of the Mysteries sa

HISTORY. 15

yet so little known to them, embracing the Historical,
Philosophical, and Chivalric.

With this purpose in view, attempts were made to
establish separate and distinct organizations, wherein
these sublime truths might be revealed and cultivated.

Nearly all these projects were ephemeral, and were
outlived by their projectors, while the " Rite of Perfec-
tion," the f/erm of the organization of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite — based upon the pure principles
of Maso*.;;' and the elucidation of the occult mysteries,
containing twenty-five degrees — gradually approached
development.

Doubtless the course of the Chevalier Ramsay, in
1740, hastened the consummation of the systematizing
and embodying the degrees which had theretofore been
for many years detached and unlocated.

Some authorities assert that this Rite of Perfection as
an organization was founded in 1753, while others insist
that in 1758 certain Masons, styling themselves " Sover
eign Princes and Grand Officers of the Grand and Sover-
eign Lodge of St. John of Jerusalem," founded at Paris
a body called "The Council of Emperors of the East and
West." This Council has been ordinarily known as the
Rite of Perfection, and according to Thory, Ragon,
Leveque, Vidal, Ferandie, Clavel, and others, consisted
of twenty-live degrees: in 1759 it established a Coun-
cil of Princes of the Royal Secret at Bordeaux, and from
this period began to extend itself.

By the year 1761, the Lodges, Councils, Chapters, and

16 HISTORY.

Consistories of* the Rite had increased and extended
throughout the continent of Europe ; on the 27th of
August of that year, Stephen Morin was commissioned
Inspector-General for the New World by the Grand
Consistory of Princes of the Royal Secret, convened at
Paris, under the presidency of Chaillon de Joinville,
Substitute General of the Order.

When Inspector-General Morin arrived in America,
in accordance with the powers vested by his patent, he
appointed Moses Michael Hays a Deputy Inspector
General, with the authority to appoint others.

Deputy Inspector Hays appointed Isaac Da Costa
Deputy Inspector-General for the State of South Caro-
lina. After the death of Deputy Inspector-General Da
Costa, Joseph Myers was appointed his successor.

On the 25th October, 1762, the Grand Masonic Con-
stitutions were finally ratified in Berlin, Prussia, and
proclaimed throughout the world for the government of
all Lodges, Councils, Chapters, Colleges, and Consis-
tories of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite over
the surface of the two hemispheres. In the same year
they were transmitted to Inspector-General Stephen
Morin, who accepted them.

Deputy Inspector-General Hays appointed Solomon
Bush Deputy Inspector-General for Pennsylvania, and
Barend M. Spitzer for Georgia, which appointments
were confirmed by a Council of Inspectors, convened in
Philadelphia, on 15th June, 1781.

On the 1st of May, 1786, the Constitutions of the

HISTORY.

Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General
of the thirty-third and last degree, were alleged to hav«
been granted at Berlin, Prussia.

No Supreme Councils of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-
General were established anywhere in the world till
after this date ; previously, Deputy Inspectors-General
were charged with the powers and duties now vested in
such Supreme Councils and the grand bodies under
them. In the new constitution this high power was
conferred on a Supreme Council of nine brethren in each
nation, who possessed all the Masonic prerogatives in
their own district, while two Supreme Councils were
provided for in the United States of America with equal
powers in their respective jurisdictions.

The first Supreme Council ever established under the
new constitution of 1786, was that at Charleston, whose
jurisdiction extended, constitutionally, over the whole
of the United States, until they constituted the North-
ern Supreme Council. Then the Northern and Southern
Jurisdictions were geographically defined.

On the 31st of May, 1801, the Supreme Council of the
thirty-third degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the
United States of America, was opened with the high
honors of Masonry, by Brothers John Mitchell and Fred-
erick Dalcho, Sovereign Grand Inspectors-Genorai ; and
in the course of the year the whole number of Grand
Inspectors-General was completed agreeably to the
Grand Constitutions. The other members of this Coun-
cil were Emanuel De La Motta, Dr. J. Auld, Dr. Jaroei

18 HISTORY.

Moulirie, Abraham Alexander, M. C. Livy, Thomas tJ.
Bowun, and J. De Liebau.

The Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction
of the United States, happily progressing as it is
at this time, requires no special historic mention in
detail. Space would not permit an examination of the
trials of the Rite and the various questions that have
arisen, all which are now .harmoniously adjusted. It is
sufficient for the purpose of this brief history to say,
that in every respect it has realized all that the earliest
founders of the Kite could have hoped for, and its pres-
ent supporters desire.

On the 20th of December, 1767, Deputy Inspector-
General Francken, appointed by Morin, opened and
duly constituted a Grand Lodge of Perfection in Albany,
State of New York, which is still actively at work.

In 1783, Deputy Inspector-General Hays established
a Sublime Grand Lodge of Perfection in Charleston,
South Carolina. On the 20th of February, 1788, a Grand
Council of Princes of Jerusalem was opened in Charleston
by Myers, Spitzer, and A. Forst, Deputy Inspector-Gen-
eral for Virginia.

In the year *797, a chapter of Rose-Croix De II.-. Ii.\
D.\ M.\ Knight of the Eagle and Pelican, was instituted
in the City of New York. In this year, King Solomon's
Lodge of Perfection, at Holmes Hole, Martha's Vineyard,
which had been established since 1783 by M. M. Hays and
Peleg Clark, surrendered its jurisdiction over the threa
symbolic degrees to the Grand Lodge :>f Massar.husetta

HISTORY. 19

In 1802 warrants of constitution were issued for the
opening of Sublime Lodges of Perfection in Savannah,
Georgia, and many other parts of the United States.

About 1806-7, Consistories of Valiant and Sublime
Princes of the Royal Secret were organized in the City
of New York, and remained so until the formation of
the Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction oi
the United States.

Attention is again called to the year 1795, when
Colonel John Mitchell was appointed by Spitzer a
Deputy Inspector-General, in the place of Myers, who
had removed ; but he was restricted from acting until
after Myers' death, which took place in the following
year.

After the French Revolution of 1793, the mass of
the people became atheists, and with them the great
body of Masons ; the Bible, as a general thing, was
committed to the flames, and sublime Freemasonry fell
into disuse ; it was not until after the establishment
of the Supreme Council at Charleston, in 1801, that the
sublime system was revived in France, by the establish-
ment of a Supreme Council at Paris, in 1804, by Count
De Grasse, Grand Inspector-General, under authority
from the Charleston Council. The Paris Supreme
Council still exists.

The Grand Orient of France, which before this held an
existence only as a " Symbolic Grand Lodge of Master
Masons," immediately commenced her assumed juris-
diction over all the decrees of the Ancient and Ac-

20 HISTORY.

Accepted Scottish Rite; hence a question, which to thii
day remains in abeyance.

In 1825 a special grant to Brothers Fowler, Bryant,
and McGill was issued by the Supreme Council for the
Southern Jurisdiction, for the establishment of a Su-
preme Council, thirty-third degree, in Dublin, Ireland.

Thus from time to time Supreme Councils have been
established in almost every nation of the globe.

The following are extracts from the published report
of the Southern Supreme Council, on the 4th day of
December, 1802 :

"On the 21st of January, 1802, a warrant of Consti-
tution passed the seal of the Grand Council of Princes
of Jerusalem, for the establishment of a Master Mark
Mason's Lodge, in the City of Charleston, South Caro-
lina." " Besides those degrees which are in regular
succession, most of the Inspectors are in possession of a
number of detached degrees, given in different parts of
the world ; and which they generally communicate, free
of expense, to those brethren who are high enough to
understand them, such as ' Select Masons of twenty-
seven, and the Royal Arch as given under the Consti-
tution of Dublin, six degrees of Maconnerie d' Adoption,
Compagnon Ecossais, le Maitre Ecossais, and le Grand
Maitre Ecossais,' etc., etc., making in the aggregate
fifty-three degrees."

As to the Mark and Past Master's degrees, all author-
ity over them was surrendered to the Royal Arch Chap-
ters, at that time springing into existence.

HISTORY. 21

The Royal and Select Masters' Degrees were side 01
detached degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite. In the Southern States of the Union, the Supreme
Council initiated, chartered, and fostered Councils of
Royal and Select Masters ; and as rapidly as they were
Belf-sustaining, they became independent.

In this wise the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite has
gradually thrown aside the detached degrees, and rarely
confers any, except the grades designated in the regular
series. The Rite is in amity with Symbolic Grand
Lodges, Grand Chapters, Councils of Royal and Select
Masters, and Grand Commanderies,— recognizing no
other bodies claiming to be Masonic.

Supreme Councils are the governing power over
all Masonry in many nations. A Synoptical History
of all the Supreme Councils that have ever existed,
Math the mode of formation in chronological order,
by the Author of this volume, is published in the
Proceedings, Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdic-
tion, for 1881, pp. 123-150.

A Congress of the Representatives of eighteen Su-
preme Councils held at Lausanne, Switzerland, 22d
September, 1875, recognized and proclaimed the Con-
stitutions and Statutes of May 1st, 1786, by whom-
soever written and promulgated, and promised to
maintain and defend with all their power, to preserve
and cause to be observed and respected, the territo-
rial jurisdiction of the 22 Supreme Councils named
in their schedule, among which were those of the
Northern and the Southern Jurisdiction of the U. S.

22 HISTORY.

This compact still exists in all its integrity. The
progress of these regular Supreme Councils is re-
markable, and their future, without a shadow, is in
the full tide of prosperity. The sublime teachings
of the Kite rind a ready response in every Masonic
heart ; fraternal association binds man to his fellow,
and the profane world may receive a lesson of wis-
dom ami humanity through a careful observance of
its beautiful precepts.

REGULAR
SUPREME COUNCILS OF THE WORLD.

Supreme Council. Orient. Constituted.

South. Jur. U. s Charleston May 31, 1801

France Paris Sept. :J2, 1804

Spain Madrid July 4,1811

North. Jur. T.S Boston Aug. 5, 1813

'Belgium Bruxelles Mar. 11,1817

Ireland Dublin June 11, 1826

Brazil Rjo de Janeiro 1829

Per " Lima Nov. 2,1830

NewGranada Cartajena 183:}

England, etc London Oct. 26, 1845

Scotland Edinburgh 1846

Uruguay Montevideo 1856

Argentine Kep Buenos Ayres Sept. 13, 1858

Italy Koine 185g

Colon(Cnba) Havana Mar. 25,1859

Me * 'CO Mexico April 28, 1868

Portugal Lisbon Oct. 30, 1869

Chili Valparaiso May 11, 1870

Central America Guatemala Nov. 27, 1870

Greece Athens j u ly 24,1878

Switzerland Lausanne Mar. 30, 1873

Canada Montreal Oct. 16, 1S7 1

Bgypl Cairo 1878

Tunis Turn'- May 11,1880

* enezuela Caracas 1825

Paraguay Asuncion

These Supreme Councils accomplish the number 26.

[orable Symbolic Sfamspa«m{g (or the (tat,

BODIES WORKING IN THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE.

Movable Slides. — Sun, Moon, Star, Ineffable Name, Corrugated
Crimson Plate, with Mica Reflector and Argand Gas-Burner, op-
erating in the triple triangle.

The characters in the interstices are the initials of the nine
tacred words.

The Ineffable Tetragrammaton may appropriately be in Enoch-
ian character.

Additional expressive slides to the above may be used to ad-
vantage^ — such as the sacred words of other Governing Sul>ordi-
nate Bodies.

22*

REFERENCES TO PLAN OF TEMPLE. 22c

REFERENCES TO PLAN OF TEMPLE.

1. "Wall round courts, with 13 openings.

2. The Chel ; space between smaller wall and wall of court.

3. Shops.

4. Small Sanhedrin. Contained 3 rows of 23 men each.

5. Eastern Gate. The chief gate, called ••Beautiful." (Acts.
iii. 2.)

6. Court of Women, with chests at the entrances for offerings.

7. Chamber of Wood, arranged for each day's use.

8. Chamber of Nazarites, for boiling peace-offerings and burn-
ing hair.

9. Chamber of lepers, where they shaved their hair.

10. Chamber of Oil, for the candlestick and Hour-offerings.

11. Second Small Sanhedrin. Contained 3 rows of 23 men
each.

12. Chambers of Music, under the court, for instruments and
vocal practice.

13. Gate of Nicanor, approached by 15 steps.

14. Court of Israel. Length. 1ST cubits ; breadth, 11 cubics.

15. Chambers of Vestments and Spieery.

16. Place of Blessing. A landing of 3 steps.
IT. Chambers for salt, water, and skins.

18. Slaughter-house,
lit. Tables of cleansing.

20. Altar of Burnt-offerings.

21. The Ascent to the Altar, the which it was not permitted to
touch.

22. Court of Priests. Length. 135 cubics ; breadth, 11 cubits.

23. Place of Ashes.

24. The Laver and its pedestal.

25. The Draw-well.

26. Steps to the Porch : 3 + 1 + 2 + 4+1 = 11 steps to the
Porch.

27. Two Pillars — Jachin and Boaz.

28. The Porch. In length 70 cubits, in breadth 11 cubits.

29. Chambers of Broken Knives.

30. Veil at entrance of Porch, 20 by 40 cubits.

22d references to tlan of temple.

31. 1'noccupied space, called "Circumference" and "The
Descent <>f Rain-water."

32. Chambers round Sanctuary : :> tiers, one above the other;
total, 38.

33. The Middle Chamber, but not so specially designated.
Two tiers high.

34. Door of Sanctuary ; 11 by 20 cubits.

35. Golden Altar of Incense.

36. Candlestick.

37. Golden Table of Shewbread.

38. Two golden Pedestals, on which to temporarily place the
blood of the bullock and goat.

39. Two Veils, within the traksin. or part it ion-wall, which was
a cubit in width. The veils did not touch each other by three
hand-breadths ; hence the separation of the Holy Place from tha
Holy of Holies.

40. Holy of Holies : 20 by 20 cubits.

41. Ark, resting on Stone of Foundation.

42. Chamber of Mokcd (Burning), and chambers for sheep,
baking, etc.

43. House of Nitzus, for the guard.

44. Gates.

4-"i. Chambers for supply of water and wood.
4'!. Chamber of Hewn Stone, for Great Sanhedrin ; 3 rows ot
2-\ men each.
47. Water-gate for the Altar.
4*. Upper Chamber of Abtinas. A watch-chamber.

INTRODUCTION

INEFFABLE AND SUBLIME DEGREES OF THE ANCIENT AJTD
ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.

HILE the degrees of the
Ancient and Accepted
Scottish rite commence
with the Entered Ap-
prentice, Fellow Craft or
Companion, and Master
Mason, yet in the United
States all authority over
these degrees by the Su-
preme Councils is waived,
and they are exclusively
administered by the Blue or Symbolic Lodges, working
under the jurisdiction of Grand Lodges and the repre-
sentative system. In other countries, the first three
degrees are given in Lodges of Perfection.

It is advisable to confer the first three degrees of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite on candidates before
further advancement.

The Ineffable degrees begin with the fourth or Secret
Master, and conclude with the fourteenth, or degree of
Perfection. It is not required that a candidate should
be in possession of any other than the Symbolic degree*

24 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

To open a Lodge of Grand Elect Masons, opens
all the degrees contained within it: — but a body
of any degree may be opened or closed independ-
ently.

The order of business in bodies of the rite is as fol-
lows:

1. The reading of the records of the previous comrau
nication or communications as yet unread and approved.
It is judicious at every session that the record be read
immediately before closing, that proper corrections, if
any, may be made, and before the formal record is
made up.

2. Report from the Grand Hospitaller or Almoner of
any special case for relief or assistance.

3. Reports of Standing Committees.

4. Reports of Special Committees.

5. Applications for reception or admission to mem-
bership.

6. Receptions.

7. Unfinished Business.

8. New Business.

9. Passing the Box of Fraternal Assistance: — no
body of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite can
ever be closed without so doing, — and any member
wishing to retire before being called upon by the Grand
Hospitaller, must deposit his contribution in the box
provided and placed near the seat of the Junior Warden.

The amount collected is under the immediate charge
of the Grand Hospitaller or Almoner, and is dispensed
by him with the consent of the presiding officer, — first to
a worthy distressed brother ; or if there be none such,
then to some needy and deserving profane: in either
case not permitting the recipient to know from what
source the relief comes.

INTRODUCTION. 25

All brethren are required to be clothed with the
apron, collar, and jewel of the body in which the degree
is open, or that of a higher grade.

It is not essential that all the brethren should be
clothed in the regalia of the degree being worked at a
reception, as this would lead to unnecessary expendi-
ture, accumulation of clothing and depositories. One
or more, for exemplification, are recommended, or so
many sets as are essential for the proper exhibit of the
drama of the degree, and the remainder of the brethren
are clothed in the highest grade of the series.

The records of bodies, from the fourth to the thirty-
first inclusive, are termed "Engraved Tablets;" those
of Consistories and the Supreme Council, "Balustres."

The Battery of mourning, is made by the blow beincr
given upon the left fore-arm.

In closing bodies of the Ancient and Accepted rite,
the following formula should immediately precede so
doing.

The presiding officer asks of his First Assistant if he
has any thing further to bring before the body, for the
benefit of Masonry in general, of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish rite, or of that body in particular.

If the First Assistant has nothing to offer, the same
query is made to the Second Assistant ; and if he has
nothing to offer, both of the Assistants are directed to
make known to the brethren in their respective valleys,
that if any one of them has any thing which he desires
to offer for the benefit, etc., the floor is tendered to
him.

If nothing is offered, the Assistants reply to the pre-
siding officer that silence reigns in their respective val-
leys.

The following formula is required in the declaration

26 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

either of opening or closing an assemblage in the An-
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite :

" To the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe
— /// ///'- name <nnl under the auspices of the Supreme
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors- General of tin-
thirty-third and last degree, for the Xorthern Masonic
Jurisdiction of the United States of America, and by
virtue of the authority on me conferred, I deduct- the
works of" etc.

FIRST SERIES.

The symbolic degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow
Craft or Companion, and Master Mason, are conferred
in a Symbolic Lodge in the United States, and reference
to them here is not deemed essential.

SECOND SERIES.

THE INEFFABLE DEGREES CONFERRED IN A LODGE 0#
PERFECTION.

Unless it is expressly stated to the contrary, the
officers in a Lodge of any of the Ineffable degrees are
as follows :

1 . Thrice Potent Grand Master ;

2. Deputy Grand Master ;

3. Senior Grand Warden ;

4. Junior Grand Warden ;

5. Orator ;

PREFATORY. 27

6. Treasurer ;

7. Secretary ;

8. Master of Ceremonies ;

9. Hospitaller ;

10. Captain of the Guard ;

11. Tiler;

and are stationed as designated in the diagram under
the title of Degree of Perfection (page 151).

The first four officers of a Lodge of Perfection must
be possessed of the 16th grade.

The number of regular members of a Lodge of Per-
fection does not exceed 27 ; but of late years this rit-
ualistic law has been abrogated.

Beside the festivals of the 24th of June and 27th of
December (the two Sts. John's days), the Lodges every
year celebrate the building of the first temple of the
Grand Architect of the Universe, on the 15th day of
Tishrij when " the Prince most ancient and high in de-
grees shall preside. If the Wardens are the least an-
cient, their places shall be filled by those most ancient in
degrees, whom the T. P. Grand Master shall name; " and
the same rale is to be observed with the other officers.
The Lodges also observe the 9th day of the 5th month
Ab, in memory of the destruction of the first temple.

At all receptions, the Orator makes discourses in
illustration of the Order, instructs the new brethren,
and explains to them the mysteries, and exhorts them
to continue their zeal, fervor, and constancy. If he has
observed any indiscretion or dispute, he informs the
Lodge of it, and takes measures accordingly.

If a brother is a prey to misfortune, it is the duty oi
every brother to endeavor to alleviate his unhappy sit
uation.

28 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

It is the duty of the "Hospitable Brother" to visit aU
sick brethren, and see that they are well attended to.

If any brother is taken sick, and it shall come to the
knowledge of any member, he shall give early advice of
it to the Hospitable Brother and to the Lodge, that the
necessary succor may be administered.

Should a brother die, all the brethren are expected to
attend and assist at his funeral, in the usual manner.
It is most proper that the Lodge be then opened in the
Perfect Masters degree.

Secrecy in reference to the mysteries, as well as the
transactions of the Lodge regarding the character of a

o o o

brother or applicant, being an indispensable obligation,
the T.\ Potent should always, before closing his Lodge,
remind the brethren of their duty in this respect, and
enforce it in the usual manner and form.

It is the duty of every subordinate body in the An-
cient and Accepted Scottish rite to make annual returns
to the Supreme Council of its transactions during the
year; and its By-Laws, before becoming effective,
should be submitted to the Deputy for the State for
his approval, and a copy transmitted to the Secretary-
General of the Supreme Council, for filing.

In cases of expulsions, a vote of two-thirds of the
members piesent should be required.

FOURTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

This grade, as chronologically arranged, originated with Kin^
Solomon, immediately after the assassination of Hiram the
builder, and at the time the Temple was but partially constructed.

The King of Israel selected seven of the most worthy and ex-
pert brethren, Master Masons, and appointed them special guar-
dians of the Sanctum Sanctorum, and of the sacred furniture of
that most Holy Place. They were called Secret Masters, and as
in due time they were advanced to higher grades, and thus va-
cancies were created, others were selected to fill their places.
But one guard was on duty at a time, yet seven were selected,
and this is termed the mysterious number of this ctegree, it having
many allusions, to the seven cardinal virtues ; to happiness, to
which our brethren thought there were seven degrees; to the
seven stages of life ; to the seven laws or principles of Noah,
given for the government of his posterity ; and to the seven days
of the week, — the last having been set apart for the great teach-
ing of tiiis degree, Secrecy and Silence. This degree forma •
beautiful introduction to the Ineffable series.

SECRET MASTER.

In the grey dawn of morning, even before the sun
rising over Mount Olivet flushed with crimson the
walls of the Temple, the chosen few, awe-stricken and
grave, had assembled. The light from the seven-branch
candlestick in the East was reflected back from the
golden floor, from the brazen hiver of water, with
hyssop and napkins, but fell somberly on the heavv
drapings of the sack-cloth on the walls. Amidst the
prayers and exhortations, and the solemn chanting of
the Levites, the seven entered into a mystic bond, and
the duty of secrecy and silence was laid upon them.
And then the doors of cedar and olive wood heavily
carved and gilded were opened, the veils of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and richly embroidered white linen
were drawn aside, and the mysteries of the Holy of
Holies revealed to them.

Xone but the Priests and Levites had entered the
Sanctum Sanctorum since the Sacred Ark had been
brought thither, and now as the Seven Secret Sentinels
put off their shoes and washed their feet, and stepped
over the golden threshold, they stood in silence blinded
with the light that burst upon them. The spreading
wings of the Cherubim covered the Ark of the Cove-
nant, but from all sides the walls glittered with gold
and precious stones.

SECRET MASTER.

TBS FOURTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTEJ
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE FIRST DEGREE OF 1'HE IN
EFFABLE SERIES.

THE LODGE AND ITS DECORATIONS.

The Lodge of Secret Masters represents the Holy Place
or Sanctuary of the Temple; is hung in black, strewed
with white tears, and contains the brazen salver of pure
water, with napkins and bunch of hyssop, the seven-
branch candlestick, which is burning in the East, and
which is the only light in the Lodge.

The Sanctuary is separated from the Holy of Holies
by a balustrade of white marble and heavy hangings
of black. In the balustrade of white marble there is
one door of two leaves, made of olive-wood and beauti-
fully ornate. Immediately in front of this entrance are
four small columns of white, in quadrangular position,
united by rods, from which hangings of four colors,
white, blue, purple, and crimson, are suspended: on
either side of all these are two brazen columns support*
ing each a sphere.

BOOK OP THE A. AND A. RITE.

Over the East is a large circle, composed of a seipent
having its tail in its mouth, enclosing three luminous
triangles interlaced, forming nine beams with a blazing
*tar in the centre. In the centre of the star is a % and
in the interstices of the interlacing triangles, the char-
acters E, A, J. J, Y, A, 0. A, H, which are the
initials of the nine sacred words.

Within the East is represented the Sanctum Sancto-
rum of King Solomon's Temple, which afterwards
contained the holy ark of the covenant, the ten golden
candlesticks, the tablets of the law, the veiled pillar of
beauty, the Enochian column, etc.

The jewels of the officers are in crape, as the Lodge
is in mourning for the G.\ M.\ Hiram. The furniture
is also draped in black.

The altar of perfumes, which is in the Southeast
corner of the Sanctuary, during a Reception is burning

SECRET MASTER. 35

No working-tools are used in this Lodge, for the
reason that the labors on the Temple were suspended
after the death of Hiram the Builder.

OFFICERS.

The Thrice Potent, who represents King Solomon, in
the East.

The Grand Inspector, who represents Adoniram, son
of Abda, in the West.

The Treasurer is seated as in Perfection.

The Secretary " " "

The Grand Orator " " "

The Master of Ceremonies is seated as in Perfection.

The Captain of the Guard " " "

The Sentinel, with drawn sword, in front of the small
curtains at the entrance to the Holy of Holies.

CLOTHING.

The King, seated in front and to the left of the
guarded entrance to the Holy of Holies, is robed in
black, bordered with ermine, holding a sceptre and
crowned; he wears a wide blue sash from right to left,
to which is attached a delta of gold.

On the triangular altar to his left are the apron, col-
lar, gloves, and jewel of the degree, and a white robe;
also a wreath of olive and laurel.

The Grand Inspector is seated in the West, wears a
white robe and covering, and the apron, collar, gloves,
and jewel of the degree, and holding a drawn sword.

All the officers are clothed similar to the Grand In-
spector, but having their appropriate jewels, which cor-
respond with those of the same official stations in tha
degree of Perfection

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Apron* — White, bordered with black, with blue flap,
on the flap an eye worked in gold ; on the area of the
apron, the letter Z within a wreath of olive and laureL

Collar — Wide white ribbon, edged with black ; at the
bottom a black rosette, to which is suspended the jewel.

Jewel — An ivory key with the letter Z on the wards.

Gloves — White, with the wristbands bordered with
black, and turned over.

Hours of Work — From dawn to close of day.

Battery — • •••••• At a Reception given in

mourning.

Moral — Secrecy, or Silence and Fidelity.

Symbolic Age — Seven.

All present except the officers are robed in black.
During a Reception, the Treasurer's station is vacant,
as there can be but seven Secret Masters.

* The aprons of the Ineffable degrees are defined in the North-
ern Jurisdiction as being triangular — those of the Southern Juris
diction, as squaie.

SECRET MASTER. 37

OPENING.

2V. P.'. What are you taught as a Secret Master?

G.\ I.\ The duty of Secrecy and Silence.

T.\ P.'. What is the hour?

G.'. I.'. The morning star has driven away the
shades of night, and the great light begins to glad-
den our Lodge.

T.\ P.'. As the morning star is the forerunner of
the great light which begins to shine on our Lodge,
and we are all Secret Masters, it is time to commence

our labors.

• • •

Whoso draweth nigh to the contemplation of the
Ineffable mysteries, should put off the shoes of his
worldly conversations; for the place whereon he

38 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

stands is holy ground. Set a watch, O Jehovah,
before my mouth, and keep thou the door of my
lips.

Brother Adonirain, you will give notice, that I am
about to open a Lodge of Secret Masters by the
sacred number.

RECEPTION.

The candidate is robed in black, etc.

* * * * •

LESSON.

T.\ P.'. The Lord of hosts shall be exalted in
judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in
righteousness.

Chant. O Lord! have mercy upon us, for thy
goodness endureth forever.

G:. L'. Woe unto them that draw iniquity with
cords of vanity and sin, as it were with a rope.

Chant. O Lord ! have mercy, etc.

T.\ P.\ Woe unto them that call evil good, and
good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter.

SECRET MASTER. 39

Chant. Lord ! have mercy, etc.

G.'. I.'. I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high
and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above
it stood the seraphim : each one had six wings ; with
twain he covered his face, with twain he covered his
feet, and with twain he did fly.

Chant. Lord ! have mercy, etc.

T.\ P.\ And one cried unto another, saying :
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts ; the whole
earth is full of his glory.

Chant. O Lord ! have mercy, etc.

G.'. I.\ And the posts of the door moved at the
voice of him that spake, and the heavens were filled
with smoke.

Chant. O Lord ! have mercy, etc.

T.\ P.'. Then said I, Woe is me ! for I am undone :
because I am a man of unclean lips, for my eyes have
seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of
the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand,
which he had taken from off the altar, and he laid it
upon my mouth, and said : Lo, this hath touched thy
lips ; thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin is
purged.

Chant. O Lord ! have mercy, etc.

G:. I:. Bless the Lord, O my soul ; and all that is
within me, bless his holy name. Bless the lord,
my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

Chant. Lord ! have mercy, etc.

T:. P.'. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who
healeth all thy diseases ; who redeemeth thy life

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from destruction ; who crowneth thee with loving
kindness and tender mercies.

Chant. O Lord! have mercy, etc.

G.'. I.'. He hath not dealt with us after our sins ;
nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as
the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his
mercy towards them that fear him.

Chant. O Lord ! have mercy, etc.

T.\ P.\ As for man, his days are but as grass : as
a flower of the field, so he nourisheth. For the wind
passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof
shall know it no more.

PRAYER.

Our Father, who dost rule the heaven and the
earth, and all that in them is : Thou Great Supreme,
who art the Author of every good and every perfect
gift : deign to guide us in our endeavor to combat
darkness, and to direct the mind and thoughts of this
our brother at the threshold, in the solemn approach
to the innermost mysteries of thy holy Temple, where
we seek for truth, for the full understanding of the
divine lessons contained in thy "Word," and the
final attainment of the salvation of the soul immortal.

May this brother feel that the doctrines contained
in the new vows he is now about to assume, are wor-
thy of his noblest Masonic thoughts and of his holiest
reverence.

Aid us, Lord ! to so instruct him to look within
his own heart — that innermost sanctuary- -that he

SECRET MASTER.

may prepare to receive the impress of thy Holy
Name, which shall be a seal of eternal life.

In thee, Lord! alone resides the power! To
thee be all the glory. Amen.

Woe unto those who aspire to that for which they
are unfitted.

Woe unto those who assume a burden which they
cannot bear.

Woe unto those who assume duties lightly, and
afterwards neglect them.

Duty is with us always, inflexible as fate.

In health or sickness, in prosperity or adversity,
duty is with us always, exacting as necessity.

It rises with us in the morning, and watches by
our pillow at night. In the roar of the city and in
the loneliness of the desert, duty is with us always,
imperative as destiny.

T.\ P.'. Whoso draweth nigh to the contempla-
tion of the Ineffable mysteries, let him put off the
shoes of his worldly conversation and corrupt affec-
tions, for the place whereon he standeth is Holy
ground. May we ever remember to keep a watchful
eye upon the feet of our affections. Before we ap-
proach the house of the Lord, let us seriously con-
sider whether we have taken straight steps in the
paths of his commandments, and whether our feet
are set in due order and cleansed according to the

42 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

puriiieatioiis of the Sanctuary. Let us wash, as it
were, in the laver of repentance. Wash you, and
make you clean ; put away the evil of your doings ;
acknowledge your iniquities and return unto the
Lord, for he will have mercy upon you, and our
Elohim will abundantly pardon. Let us incite each
other to practise virtue and shun vice. While our
feet are prepared for walking in the ways of his com-
mandments, our hands should in like maimer be pre-
pared for working in his service.

Saith the father of our ancient Most Potent Grand
Master, " I will wash mine hands in innocency, and
so will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah." May
he who beareth the keys of David be pleased now to
open to this brother a door of entrance to the Ineffa-
ble degrees. My brother, you have hitherto seen
only the thick veil which hides from your view the
Sanctum Sanctorum of God's Holy Temple. Your
fidelity, zeal, and constancy have won for you the
favor you are now about to receive, of viewing some
of our treasures and gaining admission into the
Secret or Holy place.

Set a watch, Jehovah ! before my mouth, and
keep thou the door of my lips.

Brother Grand Inspector, remove the veil.

SECRET MASTER. 43

Chant. O Lord! have mercy upon us, for thy
goodness endureth forever !

In the Ineffable degrees, every lesson taught ia
connected directly or indirectly with our dearest in-
terest in tins or in a future world. The whole sys-
tem tends to promote the glory of God and the good
of mankind. In the symbolic degrees these things
are taught generally ; in the Ineffable and Sublimo
degrees, in detail.

Genuine Freemasonry, my brother, is a system of
morals, and approaches religion : in fact, such was
primitive Freemasonry. Ineffable Freernasonry is
practised with an eye single to the improvement of
our morals, and a reference to those sublime truths
which constituted its principal essence in the earlier
ages of the world. It rises above all human institu-
tions, and forms a beautiful auxiliary to the practice
of religion. In no place, except in God's Holy Word,
are the moral and social virtues enforced by such
awful sanctions and decrees.

The degrees upon which you are now entering, are
called Ineffable, because they treat of the Ineffable
name of the Great Jehovah, and of Ms Ineffable
essence.

O Jehovah! our Adonai, how excellent is thy

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name over all the earth ! Thy name declares the
glory of Elohim. There appears to be power in the
name which revealeth secrets.

Freemasonry is an art of great compass and extent.
A knowledge of its mysteries is not attained at once,
but by degrees. Each degree in Ineffable Masonry
is intended to inculcate a moral lesson and the prac-
tice of some particular virtue. Advances are made
only by much instruction and assiduous application.
Each step is progressive, and opens new light and
information. According to the progress we make,
we limit or extend our inquiries ; and in proportion
to our capacities, we attain a greater or less degree
of perfection.

Freemasonry is an allegorical system. Every doc-
trine and ceremony has its mystical reference, which
is not always apparent at the first blush ; so that
where the uninformed and weak find only mystery,
the true initiate and thoughtful possess food for the
employment of the noblest faculties. The true Ma-
son will not rest satisfied with mere ceremonies,
which in themselves are cold and heartless, but will
study to comprehend then* mystical signification.
We, as Ineffable Masons, retain and continue to
practise these signs and symbols, because we believe
they work closer into our hearts than mere words.

Permit me now, my brother, to receive you as a
Secret Master, and give you rank among the Levites.

SECRET MASTER. 45

The laurel, an emblem of victory, is to remind you
of the conquest you ought to gain over your pas-
sions; the olive, a symbol of peace, which should
ever reign among us. With Wisdom, Strength, Pru-
dence, and Fortitude, may you soon obtain the favor
of an entrance into the secret vault. It will be your
own fault if you are not found worthy, and do not in
due time arrive at the sacred place, where, wrapped
in divine joy, you may contemplate the pillar of
Beauty.

* * * * #

By the rank you now hold among the Levites in
the quality of Secret Master, you have become one
of the guardians of the Sanctum Sanctorum, and I
place you in the number of seven.

The eye upon your apron is to remind you to keep
a watchful eye upon the sacred treasures you are set
apart to guard, and over the moral conduct of the
Craft in general.

Bemember, too, that the eye of the Lord is on
them that fear him.

Brother Adoniram, it is our order that you cause
to be erected a tomb or obelisk, of white and black
marble, west-southwest of the Temple, wherein shall
be deposited the embalmed remains of our lamented
Grand Master H.\ A.\ The white marble shall

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denote the innocence and purity of our departed
Grand Master, and the black the untimely death of
him we mourn.

See, therefore, that the solemn duty is speedily
executed, and let the obsequies be performed with
becoming and imposing ceremonies.

"Freemasonry is c«f heavenly birth ; the pillars of Wisdom
and Strength support it; its foundation-stone is Virtue; its cem-
ent, Charity. Like a rock in the midst of the ocean, it rises
above every storm, and bids proud defiance to the raging wave*
which dash against its base." — G. F. Yates.

Freemasonry, in its theoretic and speculative sense, is an
acknowledged moral order founded on Charity, the handmaid
of Religion, and having for its object the inculcation of divine
truths and moral teachings through symbolism.

FIFTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

The solemn ceremonies of the degree of Perfect Master, are in-
tended to represent and recall to mind the grateful tribute of re-
spect we owe to the memory of a departed worthy brother. The
examination of the mausoleum — its pronouncement of being per-
fect — and the advantages we should derive in inculcating the
virtues of the deceased — are vividly depicted and impressed upon
the initiate.

THE PERFECT-MASTER'S REFRAIN.

Our Ancient Brethren, whelmed in grief,
Lamented their departed Chief,
Let us his pupils long revere
A name to Masonry so dear.
Just Hiram Abif,
Just Hiram Abif.

In mystic rites our Lodge displays

Its sorrows and its fadeless praise.

Long may the sweet acacia bloom

And garlands fresh adorn the tomb

Of Hiram Abif,

Of Hiram Abif.

Look East, look West, its splendors fail,
The lesser lights grow dim and pale,
The glory once reflected there
Now dawns upon a higher sphere.
Blest Hiram Abif,
Blest Hiram Abif.

TEKFECT MASTEK.

PERFECT MASTER.

THE FIFTH GRADE OF THE AKCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SECOND OF THE KVEFFABLK
6ERIES.*

DECORATIONS.

The Lodge is hung with green cloth from eight white
columns, four on each side, and equidistant. An altar,
draped in black, strewed with tears, is placed in the
East at the foot of the throne: In front of the altar is
a coffin, draped in black, resting on a bier, with the
jewel and apron of Grand Master II. \ A,\

Four lights are placed at each of the cardinal points.

Marks of blood are in the northeast section of the
Lodge.

The star in the interlaced triangle of the Secret Mas-
ter's degree is changed from white to red, so as to
throw a lurid light.

* IiorVes of Sorrow in the Ancient and Accepted rite are usu-
ally neid in this degree, as see form of ritual in the after part Oi
this work.

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

TITLES.

1. Tht Senior Grand Warden is the Master, and rep-
resents Adoniram. He is styled Right Worshipful, or
Respectable Master, and is clothed as a Prince of Jeru-
salem, lie is seated in the East.

2. The Junior Grand Warden is seated in the West,
represents Zabud, and is styled Grand Inspector. He
wears a black robe and cap, together with the order
and jewel of a Prince of Jerusalem.

3. The Captain of the Guard represents Zerbal, Cap-
tain of King Solomon's Guards, and is dressed as a
Perfect Master.

4. The Master of Ceremonies represents Stolkin, and
is dressed as a Secret Master.

CLOTHING.

Black robe and hood drawn over the head — apron,
collar, jewel, and white gloves, bordered with black.

PERFECT MASTER.

Apron — White, with a green flap ; on the centre is a
cubic stone, surrounded by three circles, with the He-
brew letter "> in the centre.

Collar — A watered green ribbon, at the end of which
is suspended the jewel.

Jewel — A compass open on a segment of a graduated
circle at an angle of sixty degrees.

Battery — • • • denotes life, death, virtue, and im-
mortality.

Moral — That we should learn to pay due respect to
the memory of a deceased worthy brother:

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

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PERFECT MASTER. 55

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Come, ye sighing sons of sorrow,
View with me your brother's tomb ;

Learn from it your fate — to-morrow
Death perhaps may seal your doom.

Sad and solemn flow our numbers,
"While disconsolate we mourn

The loss of liim who sweetly slumbers,
Mould'ring 'neath the silent urn.

Once, when full of life, he never
Proved unfaithful to our laws ;

Zealous, like him, be we ever,
To promote the glorious cause.

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To th' exalted power Almighty,
Softly breathe an ardent prayer-

On his sacred mound tread lightly,
While we wipe the falling tear.

PRAYER.

Almighty and Eternal God ! there is no num-
ber of thy days or of thy mercies. Thou hast sent
us into this world to serve thee, but we wander fa*

56 BOOK 01 THE A. AND A. BITE.

from thee in the path of error. Our life is but a
span in length, and yet tedious, because of the
calamities that enclose us on every side. The days
of our pilgrimage are few and evil ; our bodies frail ;
our passions violent and distempered ; our under-
standings weak, and our wills perverse. Look thou
upon us, our Father, in mercy and pity. We adore
thy majesty, and trust like little children to thine in-
finite mercies. Give us patience to live well, and
firnmess to resist evil, even as our departed brother
resisted. Give us, O most merciful Father, faith
and confidence in thee; and enable us so to live, that
when we come to die we may He down in the grave
like one who composes himself to sleep, and that we
may be worthy hereafter to be remembered in the
memories of man. Bless us, God : bless our
beloved fraternity throughout the world : may we
live and emulate the example of our departed broth-
er ; and finally, that we may in this world attain a
knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come,
life everlasting. Amen.

Death regards not those sweet engagements and
pleasing intercourses, and those improving joys which
are known to Freemasons. Death summons away,
in the midst of his day and usefulness, many a
beloved brother of our craft. We behold his sun at
meridian, and rejoice at its brightness ; but alas ! it
Boon sets, and the evening shades of existence close
around him forever.

PERFECT MASTER. 57

Keinembei now thy Creator in the days of thy
\outh, while the evil days come not, nor the yeara
draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure
in them : while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or
the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return
after the rain. In the day when the keepers of the
house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow
themselves, and the grinders cease because they are
few, and those that look out of the windows be
darkened, and the doors shall be shut in the streets
when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall
rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters
of music shall be brought low. Also when they shall
be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in
the way, and the almond-tree shall nourish, and the
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail :
because man goeth to his long-home, and the mourn-
ers go about the streets : or ever the silver cord be
loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher
be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at
the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth
as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who
gave it.

This ceremony was originally established to com-
memorate the death of our Grand Master H.\ A.\,
whose labors at the building of the first Temple, and
whose tragical death, furnish so much of the mys-
tical knowledge of Ancient Craft Masonry. It is

PERFECT MASTER.

retained by us that it may be improved as a lesson
both useful and instructive. Let us look forward to
brighter scenes, when our deceased brother, who had
been smitten down by the resistless hand of death,
shall be raised from his prostrate state at the word
of our Supreme Grand Master, and admitted to the
privilege of the Perfect Lodge above.

HISTORY.

G.\ 0.'. Some time after the death of our Grand
Master H.\ A.'., King Solomon was informed that
the body was found.

The perpetrators of the horrid deed were not at
this time discovered, and it was not certain but that
they might have the hardihood and effrontery to
mingle with the brethren, and seem to join in the
general grief, in order to better conceal then- guilt
and prevent suspicion. In order to ascertain the
truth of the matter, King Solomon caused a general
muster of all the workmen to be made.

Happy to have the poor consciousness of having
found the precious remains of so great and so good a
man as H.\ A.\, and having an opportunity of pay-
ing a just tribute of respect to his memory, he or-
dered the noble Adoniram, his Grand Inspector, to
make suitable arrangements for his interment. The

00 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

brethren were directed to attend with white gloves
and aprons, and he forbade the marks of blood
which had been spilled in the Temple to be effaced
until the traitors should be discovered and punished.
In the mean while, he directed the noble Adoniram
to furnish a plan for a superb tomb or obelisk, of
white and black marble, which plan was accepted
and the work finished.

*****

Three days after the funeral ceremonies had been
performed, King Solomon repaired with his Court to
the Temple, and all the brethren being arranged as
at the funeral, he proceeded with his brethren to see
and examine the tomb and obelisk, with the inscrip-
tion thereon. Struck with astonishment and admi-
ration, he raised his eyes and hands to heaven and
exclaimed — " It is accomplished and complete !"

SIXTH DEGREE.

fntimatt <f emtatjj,

ARGUMENT.

The legend of this degree relates to an incident which occurred
in King Solomon's Audience Chamber, upon the supposition o*
the King of Tvre tMt a spy or eaves-dropper had been stationed
to watch his movements at the time of his complaint that the
King of Israb^ nad violated his promise. The life of the sup-
posed spy was demanded, but saved by the intercession of King
Solomon, and his zeal and trustworthiness, upon examination, re-
warded by his becoming the witness to a new compact.

It is in nowise connected with the degree preceding or succeed-
ing it, and is the mere enactment of an episode occurring pending
the period of mourning over the loss of the great builder Hiram.

The ceremony or drama is exciting, and impressive of the les-
son intended to be taught, viz. : that we should be ever careful
never to offend a brother by prying into his secrets, that the Ma-
sonic term eaves-dropping is criminal, and " a soft answer turn-
eth away wrath."

INTIMATE SECRETARY.

THE SIXTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEFTBB
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE THIRD OF THE INEFFABL*
SERIES. *

THE APARTMENT AND ITS DECORATIONS.

The Lodge-room represents the audience-chamber of
King Solomon's Temple. It is hung with black, strewed
with silver tears. It has twenty-seven lights, nine to-
ward the East, nine toward the West, and nine to-
ward the South. Upon the table east of the centre of
the chamber, are two cross-swords, an hour-glass, a large
scroll with seals, a skull, book of the Testimony, and
book of the Constitutions.

OFFICERS, AND THEIR COSTUMES.

King Solomon and Hiram, King of Tyre, are styled
Thrice Illustrious, and are seated near the East, by the
table ; the only other officer, the Captain of the Guard-
representing Zerbal — is stationed in the West. The
two kings are robed as in the Degree of Perfection.
The brethren are termed Perfect Masters, and during a

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. MTE.

reception are stationed without the chamber, as guards,
with drawn swords, under the charge of Zerbal.

Apron — Triangular, of white lambskin, lined, bor-
dered, and trimmed with bright crimson ; on the flap is
an equilateral triangle ; in the angle of the apex, the let-
ter B Q), and in the one on the left, N Q) ; in the
right, Sh (£J) ; on the centre of the area of the apron,

Ih (IT).

Collar — White, bordered and trimmed with crimson,
suspended from which is the

Jewel — A golden triangle, similar to that mentioned
on the flap of the apron.

Gloves — White, bordered with crimson.

Battery — •••••••• — •, thrice repeated.

RECEPTION.

I honor Joabert for his fidelity and attachment ;
I gladly acquit him of any intention other than zeal-

estimate secretary. 65

cms faithfulness. Your friendship, and that of those
you govern, I would gladly cultivate ; and in accord-
ance with our promise, let the new treaty of alli-
ance be drawn, and Joabert be admitted as our Inti-
mate or Confidential Secretary and Witness, in hen
of our lost friend, whom we now so deeply mourn.

INVESTMENT.

I will now proceed to invest you with the insignia
of this degree. The color of your ribbon and apron
* * * May you be equally faithful to your en-
gagement but now contracted.

Your Jewel — a solid triangle — is emblematical of
law and justice, truth and peace, without which no
compact can exist : also of the wisdom, strength, and
beauty which should characterize all alliances ; and
of the three virtues, Faith, Hope, and Charity, or
Love. It is also said to be emblematical of those
Masons who were present at the opening of the first
Lodge of Intimate Secretaries, King Solomon, Hi-
ram, King of Tyre, and Joabert, whom you have rep-
resented. It has many allusions, with which a
knowledge of our Kabala will make you acquainted.

I also present you with a sword of defence against
any attacks which may be made on your integrity
and honor as a Mason. As a Confidential Secretary
you are intrusted with an especial confidence, and aa
a full proof of it, we accept you as our Intimate Sec-
retary and a witness to our new alliance.

6G EOOK OF THE A. AXD A. KITE:

The room with black hangings, strewed with tears,
represents King Solomon's Hall of Audience, to
which he was wont to retire to lament the unhappy
fate of Hiram Abi. It was in this chamber that
King Hiram found him when he came to visit him
on the occasion represented at your initiation in this
degree. The tears are emblematical of the repent-
ance of Joabert in this chamber, and the grief of Sol-
omon and all true Craftsmen of his day for the loss
of Hiram Abi. You will now go to the Grand Orator
and learn the history of this degree.

HISTORY.

G.'. 0.'. Solomon, in consequence of the treaty es-
tablished between his ambassadors and Hiram, King
of Tyre, solemnly covenanted to furnish a certain
number of measures of oil, honey, and wheat, be-
sides the grant of twenty cities, in lieu of the tim-
bers hewn in the forest of Libanus for the building
of the Temple, as well as for the stone hewn in the
quarries of Tyre. King Hiram went to see the
cities so assigned to him, and had the mortification
to find them & barren and sandy soil, almost depop-
ulated, and the inhabitants of a rude and unculti-
vated class, the cities greatly fallen to decay, and
that the province in that condition was likely to be a
burden rather than an advantage to his treasury.
He determined to go in person to Jerusalem and ex-
postulate with Solomon on his breaking the spirit of
Lis promise ; while, in truth, it was the intention of

INTIMATE SECRETARY. 67

King Solomon, before putting the King of Tyre in
possession, to rebuild and adorn the cities, and to
change the inhospitable land into cultivated gardens,
fields, and meadows.

Arriving at Jerusalem, King Hiram entered the
palace, and, without waiting to be announced, went
through the court and angrily passed the guard into
the audience-chamber, where he found King Solo-
mon alone, mourning over the death of Hiram Abi.

Joabert, the favorite of King Solomon, newly ap-
pointed Lieutenant of the Guards — all composed
of Perfect Masters — seeing King Hiram enter in
such excitement and rage, and not knowing him
personally, feared that he intended some violence,
and approached the door of the audience-chamber,
to be ready to rush in and defend his master if there
should be occasion. His zeal and devotion causing
him to neglect the precaution which merely curiosity
would have observed, he was seen by King Hiram,
seized upon by him and dragged into the hall, where
he would have been at once slain by the enraged
king but for the interference of his own sovereign,
who immediately called the guard and ordered them
to seize the guilty man and be answerable for his ap-
pearance when wanted.

The guards being sent away, King Solomon ex-
plained to Hiram that he had intended to rebuild
the twenty cities and to furnish the fields with hus-
bandmen before giving them to him : he also assured
the king that, of all the favorites and lords of hia

68 LOOK OF THE A. AND A. TATE.

court, Joabert had always evinced the warmest at*
tachmeut to his person, and he knew him sufficiently
well to be convinced that the indiscretion he had
been guilty of was not attributable to the desire to
gratify any idle curiosity, but to watch over his
safety and interests. He therefore entreated the
king to withhold the sentence he had determined to
pronounce against him.

The King of Tyre, knowing how gratifying it
would be to King Solomon that his favorite should
be pardoned, and convinced by the statement of the
Captain of the Guard, readily assented, and the two
kings renewed their alliance, which was to be perpet-
ual, with mutual promises of fidelity ; to which treaty
Joabert was selected as the witness or Confidential
Secretary — which position had theretofore been
filled by the lamented Hiram.

In this you are taught to be zealous and faithful —
to be disinterested and benevolent — to act the peace-
maker in case of dissensions, disputes, and quarrels
among your brethren — and to beware of eaves-
dropping.

SEVENTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

Ln accordance with the legend of this degree, King Solomon
upon the death of the Grand Master, Hiram, found it necessary to
appoint several Judges, in order that justice might be adminis-
tered among the workmen upon the Temple, their complaints
heard, and their disputes decided ; for difficulties aad disturb-
ances were now more frequent, pending the temporary cessation
of work and the period of mourning.

This duty of judgment had devolved upon the lamented Hiram,
and his loss caused the appointment of Tito and his associates to
listen to and adjust the complaints that might be brought before
them.

PROVOST AND JUDGE.

THE SEVENTH DEGREE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE. AND THE FOURTH OF THE INEFFABLB
SERIES.

THE APARTMENT AND ITS DECORATIONS

The apartment represents the middle chamber of
King Solomon's Temple, where the records were kept.
It is draped with red, and in the East is a blue canopy
representing the sky, which is embellished with stars.

Under the centre of the canopy is suspended an ebony
box, ornamented with jewels, which contains the records
of the tribunal of Provosts and Judges.

In the middle of the chamber hangs an equilateral
triangle, in the centre of which is ,"T ', under the triangle
is hung an equipoised balance.

The Lodge-room is lighted by five lights — one in each
corner and one in the centre of the chamber.

72 liUun OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

OFFICERS, TITLES, ETC.

Thrice Illustrious — represents Judge Tito, Prince ol
the Ilerodim, the oldest of the Provosts and Judges,
and is seated in the East.

Senior "Warden — represents Adoniram, in the West.

Junior Warden — represents Abda, father of Adoni-
ram, and is also seated in the West.

Orator — represents Josaphat, son of Ahilud, in the
South.

Master of Ceremonies — in the North.

Captain of the Guard — in the North.

Sentinel — at the entrance.

The seven officers should be in white robes, and all
the other brethren in black robes.

REGALIA, JEWELS, ETC.

Apron — Triangular, white, edged with red; in the
middle of the area a pocket, surrounded by five white
and red rosettes ; on the flap is painted or embroidered
a key.

Collar — Red, from which is suspended the

Jewel — A golden key.

Battery — • ••• — •.

Hour — Break of day — eight, two, and seven.

PEOTOST ANF JUDGE.

RECEPTION.

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of the reception :

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74 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Who never did a slander forge,
His neighbor's fame to wound,

Nor hearken to a false report
By malice whispered round.

Who, Vice, in all its pomp and power,
Can treat with just neglect,

And Piety, though clothed in rags,
Keligiously respect.

Whose soul in wickedness disdains

His powers to employ,
Whom no rewards can ever bribe

The guiltless to destroy.

To render justice and judgment is more acceptable
to the Lord than a sacrifice. Ye shall not fear the
face of man, for the judgment is God's.

8.'. TV.'. Thou shalt provide out of all the people
able men, such as fear God : men of truth and haters
of injustice, and set them to judge the people at all
seasons.

J.'. W:. Open thy mouth and judge righteously,
for he that followeth after righteousness and mercy,
findeth life, happiness, and honor.

T.'. I.'. Hear the causes between your brethren,
and judge righteously between man and man, and
between the citizen and the stranger. Ye shall not
respect persons in judgment, but shall listen to the
humble as well as to the great.

PROVOST AND JUDGE. 75

S.\ IF.'. See that ye judge not falsely, nor slay the
Innocent and the righteous ; and take no gift, for a
gift blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of
the righteous. Blessed are the peace-makers, for
they shall see the Lord.

J.\ W.\ You shall have one manner of law, as well
for the stranger as for one of your own country.
One ordinance shall be for you and the stranger that
sojourneth with you : one law and one custom shall
be adjudged for all.

T.\ /.*. Love justice, you that are the judges of
the earth. Justice is perpetual and immortal. Op-
press not the poor just man, but spare the widow,
and honor the ancient gray hairs of the aged. Let
not your strength be the law of justice, nor hold that
which is feeble to be nothing worth.

Let justice be ever meted out by you ; yet let it
be tempered with mercy, for as ye judge, so shall ye
be judged.

My brother, it is your desire to become a Provost
and Judge. Are you aware that he, who would as-
sume that character and would judge and decide be-
tween his brethren, must himself be a just and up-
right man — impartial, cautious, merciful — of pure
morals and blameless life and conversation — and
that he must, first of all, give judgment against his
own faults?

He who would assume the character of Judge is

76 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

guilty of a great offence if ho does not fully inform
himself of the laws and that jurisprudence which he
is called on to construe, to apply, to administer, and
to enforce — nay, he who ignores his own offences or
errors, and punishes the same offences or errors in
another, is a false judge and a disloyal Mason.

Let the unjust judge tremble, for God will smite
him with the sharp sword of his wrath. Let the un-
qualified, who usurps the seat of judgment, remem-
ber" the fate of those who laid their unholy hands
upon the ark, and were smitten with God's anger for
their presumption.

Having full confidence, my brother, in your zeal
and devotion, I with pleasure receive you as a Pro-
vost and Judge over the workmen of the Temple.
It gives me joy, my brother, thus to recompense
your zeal and attachment to the institution of Ma-
sonry. Well assured of your prudence and discre-
tion, we, without hesitation, intrust you with our
most important secrets ; and we doubt not that you
will discharge all your duties in this grade as you
have done in those you have already taken. You
have now a twofold duty to perform — as a Judge, to
decide all matters of difference that may arise among
your brethren ; and as a Provost, to rule over the
workmen of the Temple. Be just, impartial, and
merciful.

PROVOST AJSD JUDGE. 77

INVESTITURE.

I now invest you with the apron, collar, and jewel
of this degree. I decorate you in this quality with
this golden key, suspended to a red collar.

Your apron is white, bordered with red, as an em-
blem of the ardor and zeal of the Masters : the
pocket in the middle of the area is intended for the
key of the box wherein is contained the plans and
records of the tribunal, which key is represented to
you by that on the flap. It teaches you to lock care-
fully up in your heart the secrets of Masonry, and to
keep the key ever in your own possession ; and it is
especially emblematical of that justice and upright-
ness that alone can unlock to you the mysteries con-
tained in the higher degrees, and enable you to ad-
vance towards perfection. The golden key also
opens an urn of gold.

The Lodge represents the middle chamber of King
Solomon's Temple.

The triangle is emblematical, here as elsewhere in
Masonry, of the Deity, of his omnipotence and om-
niscience ; and it is also emblematical of the three
great requisites of a Judge — possessed by him in
their perfection and infinitude — Justice, Equity, and
Impartiality. Let that emblem and the balance be
ever before your eyes, and remind you of the obliga-
tion which you have taken in this degree, of the du-
ties winch devolve upon you, of the responsibilities

78 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

which rest upon you, and which, wdth God's eye evei
fixed upon you, you cannot evade or avoid.

HISTORY.

Orator. It is said that King Solomon, after the
death of the Grand Master Hiram, in order that jus-
tice might be administered among the workmen
upon the Temple, their complaints heard, and their
disputes be decided, appointed seven Provosts and
Judges to adjust their demands, listen to their com-
plaints, and settle any disputes and differences that
might arise among them. He appointed Tito, Prince
of Herodim, to be the chief Provost and Judge,
Adoniram, and Abda, his father, and four others
learned in the law of Moses, to complete the number
and constitute the Tribunal. They held their sit-
tings in the middle chamber of the Temple, where
the records of the Tribunal were kept, in a box of
ebony, studded with precious gems, the key of which
was committed to the Provosts or Judges ; and there
they considered and adjusted the demands and dif-
ferences of the workmen, and determined all appeals
from the judgment of a single Provost and Judge —
administering the same laws to the Phoenician as to
the Hebrew, and endeavoring to do entire justice,
according to the law of Moses, between man and
man.

• ••«.*

PROVOST AND JUDGE. 79

The necessity for a Court of Judges did not exist
until after the death of the Grand Master Hiram, as
the number of difficulties and dissensions among the
workmen "was not so numerous, and judgment was
arrived at by the ready decisions of Hiram, which
all quietly acquiesced in.

As a Provost and Judge, it is your especial duty
to render justice to all, to hear patiently, remember
accurately, and weigh carefully the facts and the ar-
guments offered. In our intercourse with others,
there are two kinds of injustice : the first, of those
who offer an injury ; the second, of those who have
it in their power to avert an injury from those to
whom it is offered, and yet do it not. So active in-
justice may be done in two ways — by force and by

fraud.

Eespect not persons in judgment, but listen to the
humble as well as to the great. Fear God, for judg-
ment is God's.

"While you would administer justice, show mercy.
Exhibit the subduing influences of pity, the might of
love, the control of mildness, the commanding ma-
jesty of that perfect character which mingles grave
displeasure with grief and pity for the offender. So
brother Masons should treat their fellow Masons
who go astray — not with bitterness, nor yet with
good-natured easiness nor worldly indifference.

The human heart bows not willingly to what is in-
firm or wrong in our nature. If it yields to us, it
rather yields to what is divine in us. The wicked-

80 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

ness of my neighbor will not submit to my wicked-
ness. Therefore deal faithfully, but patiently and
tenderly, with evil.

Eemember that it becomes not frail and sinful
humanity to be vindictive towards even the worst of
criminals. Perhaps we owe it solely to a kind Provi-
dence having kept from us those temptations, under
which we, too, like them, would have fallen.

Finally, as a true Mason and Judge, always re-
member the injunction : " Thou shalt not respect the
person of the poor, nor honor the person of the
mighty ; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy
neighbor."

Beware of injury to your neighbor. If you have
wronged another, you may grieve, repent, and reso-
lutely determine against any such weakness in future ;
you may, so far as it is possible, make reparation.
This is well. The injured party may forgive you,
according to the meaning of human language, but
the deed is done, and all the powers of Nature, were
they to conspire in your behalf, could not make it
undone ; the consequences to the body, the conse-
quences to the soul, though no man may perceive
them, are there — are written in the annals of the
past, and must reverberate throughout all time.

Kepentance for a wrong done, bears, like every
other act, its own fruit — the fruit of purifying the
heart and amending the future ; but not of effacing
the past.

Even the pulsations of the ah', once set in motion

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by the human voice, cease not to exist with the
sounds to which they gave rise ; then- quickly atten-
uated force soon becomes inaudible to human ears.
But the waves of air thus raised perambulate the
surface of earth and ocean ; and in less than twenty
hours every atom of its atmosphere takes up the
altered movement, due to that infinitesimal portion
of primitive movement, which has been conveyed to
it through countless channels, and which must con-
tinue to influence its path throughout its future ex-
istence.

The ah' is one vast library, on whose pages is
forever written all that man has ever said or even
whispered.

There, in then* mutable but unerring characters,
mixed with the earliest as well as the latest signs of
mortality, stand, forever recorded, vows unredeemed,
promises unfulfilled. God reads that book, though
we cannot.

So earth, ah', and ocean, are the eternal witnesses
of the acts that we have done. Every criminal is,
by the laws of the Almighty, irrevocably chained to
the testimony of his crime. No more fearful punish-
ment to a superior intelligence can be conceived,
than to see still in action, with the consciousness
that it must continue in action forever, a cause of
wrong, put in motion by itself ages before. There
is its perpetual, its inevitable punishment, which
no repentance can alleviate, and no mercy can
remit.

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Let us be just, also, in judging of other men's
motives.

No man need covet the office of Judge, for, in as-
suming it, he assumes the most serious and oppres-
sive responsibility.

On all accounts, therefore, let the true Mason
never forget the solemn injunction, necessary to be
observed at almost every moment of a busy life :
" Judge not, lest ye yourselves be judged ; for what-
soever judgment ye measure unto others, the same
shall in turn be measured unto you."

EIGHTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

Thjs death of Hiram, the Chief Architect, threw the workmen
of the Temple of King Solomon into great confusion; and for a
time the construction of the building was stayed, for the want of
essential plans and an expert director of the work. The period
of mourning having expired, King Solomon, upon consultation,
determined to appoint five Superintendents — one for each of the
five Departments of Architecture — and under their supervision
the building progressed. The ceremony of installing the Super-
intendents, is in this degree exhibited, instructions given, and lea-
sons of virtue inculcated.

INTENDANT OF THE BUILDINGS.

THE EIGHTH GRADE OP THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE FIFTH OF THE INEFFABLE
SERIES.

THE APARTMENT AND ITS DECORATIONS.

The apartment represents the middle chamber of
King Solomon's Temple, with various symbols of truth
and wisdom displayed. The hangings are crimson,
with a blue canopy in the East, sprinkled with stars.

The lights are twenty-seven in number, in groups of
nine each — each group forming a triple triangle.

The altar is immediately in front of the Master, on
which are five other lights. Over the Master is sus-
pended a blazing star, with five points, and in its centre
the Hebrew letter J (">), thrice repeated ; this star is
surrounded by the triple interlaced triangle.

OFFICERS, TITLES, ETC.

The Lodge consists of five members only, representing
the five Chief Architects, who were appointed tempora-
rily, in the place of the lamented Grand Master Hiram.

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The Master sits in the East, is termed Thrice Potent,
and represents Adonirara, the son of Abda, President of
the Board of Architects.

Senior Warden, in the West, represents Joabert, a
Phoenician, Chief Artificer in Brass.

Junior Warden, in the South, represents Stolkin, a
Hebrew, Chief Carpenter.

Master of Ceremonies, in the North, represents Selec,
the Giblemite, Chief Stone-mason.

Captain of the Guard, in the North, represents Gareb,
a Hebrew, Chief Worker in Silver and Gold, and En-
graver.

During a reception, the Thrice Potent represents
King Solomon, and is robed and decorated as in Perfec-
tion ; the Senior Warden represents Sadoc, the Priest,
and is clothed in a white robe and mitre ; the Junior
Warden represents Ahishar, Governor of the House,
and wears a black robe and the collar and apron of the
degree.

The brethren sit about the Lodge in the form of a
triangle.

REGALIA, JEWELS, ETC.

Apron — Triangular in shape, white, lined with crim-
son and bordered with green ; on the area is depicted a
five-pointed star, with the Hebrew J (">), thrice repeated,
in the centre, and over that a balance ; on the flap is a
triangle, with one of the following letters in each angle :
2, fc<, "> (the initials of the words Ben-khurim, Achar,
and Jakinah).

Cordon, or Order — A broad crimson sash, worn from
the right shoulder to the left hip; at the point is sus-
pended the Jewel, by a green ribbon.

INTENDANT OF THE BUILDING8.

Jewel — A golden triangle, similar to that described
as on the flap of the apron.

Steps — Five grand steps, the heels to a square.
Age — Three times nine — equal to twenty-seven
Battery — • • • • • .

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Thy righteous paths to tread.

T.\ P.'. My Brethren, to become an Intendant of
the Building, it is necessary that you be skilful ar-
chitects and learned in the knowledge of the East
and Egypt. But it is equally necessary that you
should be charitable and benevolent, that you may
sympathize with the laboring man, relieve his ne-
cessities, see to his comforts and that of his family,
and smooth for him and for those who depend upon
him the rugged way of life, — recognizing all men aa
your brethren, and yourselves as the almoners of
God's bounty.

INTENDAXT OF THE BUILDINGS. 89

» * * * *

LESSON.

T.\ P.'. I will restore thy judges, as at the first,
and thy councillors, as at the beginning ; for the
light of the righteous shall be established, as the
Lord giveth wisdom : out of his mouth cometh un-
derstanding and knowledge.

S.'. TV.'. Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant,
or a laboring man that is poor and needy ; on the
day when he earns it thou shalt give him his lure,
nor shall the sun go down upon it : for he is poor,
and it is his life : lest he cry against thee unto the
Lord, and God punish thee for this sin.

J:. JV.\ When thou beatest thine olive-trees, thou
shalt not go over the boughs again ; it shall be
for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow :
when thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard,
thou shalt not glean it afterwards ; it shall be for the
stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.

T.\ P.'. If there be among you a poor man, and
one unable to work, of thy brethren, within any of
thy gates, thou shalt not harden thy heart nor shut
thine hand from thy poor brother, but shalt open thy
hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient
for his need ; for thou art but God's treasurer, to
dispense his benefits to the poor.

S.\ W:. If thy brother be waxen poor, and be
compelled to serve thee, thou shalt not rule over him
with rigor, but shalt fear thy God. Nor shalt thou

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discharge those whose labor is their life because thy
profits are not large ; but thou shalt be God's almo-
ner, for he hath but lent thee aU the wealth thou
hast, and thou art but his trustee for the poor, the
suffering, and the destitute.

INVESTITURE.

The battery of five, the five lights on the altar, the
five steps, the five-pointed star, and the travel five
times about the body of the Lodge, are all emblem-
atical of the first five Chief Architects.

The age is that of a Master Mason (9), multiplied
by that of an Entered Apprentice (3), representing
that the Architects, or Intendants, were thrice pow-
erful as Masters and Chiefs of Architecture ; hence
the number of lights in the Lodge.

My brother, I now with pleasure decorate you with
a crimson cordon or order, to which is suspended by
a green ribbon a triangular plate of gold — the Jewel
of the degree. The crimson is emblematical of that
zeal which should characterize you as an Intendant
of the Building ; and the green, of the hope that you
will honor and advance the Craft, and supply, so far
as in you lies the power, the place of our late Grand
Master Hiram.

I also decorate you with this triangular apron, oi

DTTENDANT OF THE BUILDINGS, 91

white, lined with crimson and bordered with green.
On it you will observe the five-pointed star.

The number five in this degree, my brother, has
many allusions, some of which have already been ex-
plained to you ; it is also to remind us of the five
point* of fellowship : that we are to go on a brother's
errand or to his relief, even barefoot and upon flinty
ground ; to remember him in our supplications to
the Deity ; to clasp him to our heart and protect
him against misfortune and slander ; to uphold him
when about to stumble and fall ; and to give him
prudent, honest, and friendly counsel. Such are the
duties you are especially to observe and to teach to
others, for they are the first ordinances of Masonrv.

HISTORY.

G.\ Or.: My brother, but little need be said to
you of the history of this degree, as it is fully given
in the reception. You have on this occasion repre-
sented one of the five chief architects appointed by
King Solomon to conduct the work upon the Temple,
in the place of Hiram, the chief architect, who had
been murdered. The king was always desirous of
carrying to the highest state of perfection the work
he had begun in Jerusalem, and upon the loss of the
skilful Hiram, much concern was felt as to whethei

92 BOOK OF THE A. ANT) A. KITE.

the original desigD of the structure could be coin-
pleted, and, also, as to whether the arrangements
that had been projected for ornamentation and deco-
ration would not fail for want of skill and ability on
the part of the workmen. Pending these difficulties,
on consultation, it was recommended by the High
Priest, Sadoc, and Ahishar, Governor of the House,
that five artificers, who had been pupils of Hiram,
should be placed, as chiefs, over five departments in
the construction of the edifice, and that at least the
building could proceed, until they could find a Grand
Master Architect.

Adoniram, the son of Abda, was selected as the
President of the Board of Architects, the others
being Joabert, a Phoenician, the chief artificer in
brass ; StoLkin, a Hebrew, chief carpenter ; Selec,
the Giblemite, chief stone-mason ; and Gareb, a He-
brew, chief worker in silver and gold, and chief en-
graver.

King Solomon was well aware that the zeal and
abilities of these brethren would be exerted to the
utmost in bringing to perfection so glorious a work.
In like manner, we expect you to do all in your
power to promote the grand design of Masonry, and
to bring to perfection the works of this Lodge of In-
tendants of the Building, exercising and propagating
charity and benevolence, educating the poor orphan,
comforting the sick and distressed, and providing
refuge for the unfortunate.

You have learned in your previous degrees that,

KTENDANT OF THE BUrLDES'GS. 93

in order to succeed in the great work of erecting a
temple not made with hands, and dedicated to the
Grand Architect of the Universe, you must emulate
the samo spirit, the same fortitude and resolution
possessed by our Grand Master Hiram — preferring
your integrity to your life.

You will still advance toward the light — toward
the star blazing in the distance — which is an emblem
of the divine truth, given by God to the first men,
and preserved amid all the vicissitudes of ages in the
traditions and teachings of Masonry. Here, as
everywhere in tne world, Darkness struggles with
Light, and clouds and shadows intervene between
you and the truth.

You are now, my brother, a student of the moral-
ity of Masonry, with which, we trust, you will become
imbued, as for some time you will be exclusively oc-
cupied in its study. Step by step you must advance
toward perfection in the moral code of Masonry :
each Masonic degree is meant to be one of those
steps : each is a development of a particular duty,
and in the present one you are taught charity and
benevolence. With these two virtues, man can best
prepare for that future which he hopes for. The law
of our being is love of life — this wonderful creation
of God — and its interests and adornments, love of
the world ; not a low and sensual love, not love of
wealth, fame, ease, power, and splendor, not low
worldliness, but the love of earth as the garden on
which the Creator has lavished such miracles of

94 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

beauty — as the habitation of humanity — the dwell-
ing-place of the wise, the good, the active, and the
loving — the place for the exercise of the noblest pas-
sions, the loftiest virtues, and the tenderest sympa-
thies : this is the charity or love we would teach in
this degree, for God himself is love, and every de-
gree of charity that dwells in us is the participation
of the divine nature.

NINTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

The three degrees called elect, or Elu— nanely, Elect of Nine.
Elect of Fifteen, and Sublime Master Elected — are intimately
and essentially connected They are of an important and inter-
esting nature, the first of the three being established to reward
the fidelity and zeal of one of the favorites of the King of Israel,
who was the first to detect and bring to justice a certain Crafts-
man, who, pending the construction of the Temple, had been en-
gaged in an execrable deed.

The great purpose of the degree is to inculcate and illustrate
this lesson : That we should be careful how we allow ourselves
to be led away by an excess of zeal, even in a good cause, to in-
dict, as an individual, the punishment justly due for the violation
of human or divine laws.

u Fkee, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Masonry has no
ambition to be considered a CharitaKe Institution, in the modern
acceptation of that term. In that regard, we are widely different
from those secret associations whose chief claim to public con-
sideration is in the assistance they render to the unfortunate poor.
However laudable alms-giving may be, we are not prepared to
accept it with them as a full and complete exercise of all our
duties as conveyed in the word Charity. Alms-giving is not the
full scope of Charity as taught in the old Free Masonic schools
of Philosophy. The greatest of the divine virtues given to man
is Charity.

" It is that great vital principle of fraternity, of equality, and of
liberty, which prompts a man to love his neighbor as himself—
it is humble, retiring, hath no shadow of envy, hatred, or malice —
it is that love to mankind which prompts us to rush to the rescue
of our brethren in adversity, as well as to rejoice with them in
their prosperity. In brief, this is the substance of all our teach-
ings, and all else is but subsidiary."

Ent:. Ap.: Degree, A.: A.: 8:. R\

MASTER ELECT OF NINE.

THE NINTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND SIXTH DEGREE OF THE INEFFABLX
SERIES.

DECORATIONS, ETC.

The hangings are black, strewed with flames, sus-
pended from eight columns, four on each sida There
are nine great lights — eight forming an octagon round
the altar, which is in the centre : the other light is
placed half-way between the altar and the East. The
altar is covered with black, and on it are placed the
Book of the Testimony, two cross-swords, and a dagger.

An urn, containing a number of white and black bal-
lots, on the Secretary's desk.

A room representing a cavern.

TITLES.

The body is styled a Chapter, and consists of nin«
members, who represent the first Nine Masters Elect.
The officers are —

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Thrice Potent Master, represents King Solomon ;

Senior Inspector,

Junior Inspector,

Orator,

Secretary,

Treasurer,

Hospitaller,

Master of Ceremonies,
Captain of the Guard,

King Hiram ;

Adoniram ;

Zabud ;

Sadoc ;

Josaphat ;

Ahisar ;

j The Stranger Pharog,

1 a poor herdsman ;

Banacas.

CLOTHING.

Apron — White, lined and bordered with black,
Bprinkled with blood ; in the centre a bloody head held
by the hair ; on the flap, an arm holding a dagger.

Sash — A broad black watered ribbon, worn from the
right shoulder to the left hip ; at the lower end nine

MASTER ELECT OF NINE. 101

red rosettes, four on each side, and one at the bottom,
from which pendent the

Jewel — A dagger, hilt of gold and blade of silver.

During a reception the Thrice Potent and Senior In
spector wear Royal robes, with crown and sceptre ; the
Secretary wears robes and mitre of the High Priest.

The Junior Inspector and other officers, robed in black
with cowles, and the apron, sash, and jewel of this de-
gree, sit * * * during the working of the degree,
with right elbow on the knee and head on the right
hand, as if fatigued.

Stranger clothed as a shepherd.

Battery — • ••••••• — •

The lights are not lighted until the Chapter is opened.

Hour — First hour of night.

Age — Eight and one.

OPENING.

Q. What are we taught as a Master Elect of
Nine?

A. That we should be careful how we suffer our-
selves to be led away by an excess of zeal, even in a
good cause, to exercise as individuals the vengeance
due for the violation of divine and human laws.

Q. What further does the degree illustrate ?

A. The overthrow of ignorance by freedom.

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

RECEPTION.

My brother, I now designate and present to you
the jewel of this degree. It is the avenging blade,
which will be sure to find the perjured and guilty
traitor.

I invest you with the other symbols of this degree.
* * * This apron and sash denote the melan-
choly death of our Grand Master H.\ A.*. The
bloody arm and red roses, the instrument and the
blood shed by the eight and one knights to atone
for his death.

You will now go and salute the Grand Inspector,
and then repair to the Grand Orator for the history
of this degree.

MASTER ELECT OF NINE. 103

HISTORY.

G.\ 0.'. After the death of the Grand Master, the
assassins having made their escape, a great assem-
bly of Masons was convened by King Solomon, to
consult as to the best means of discovering and ap-
prehending them. Their deliberations were inter-
rupted by the entrance of a herdsman, who de-
manded to speak to the king. On being admitted to
an interview, he acquainted King Solomon that he
had discovered persons concealed in a cave near the
coast of Joppa, answering the description given of
the traitors ; and he offered to conduct those whom
the king should select to the place of their conceal-
ment. This being communicated to the Masters,
they one and all eagerly requested to be made par-
ticipators in the vengeance due the assassins. Solo-
mon checked their ardor, declaring that only nine
should undertake the task ; and to avoid giving any
offence, ordered a selection of nine of the brethren
by lot, to accompany the stranger. At the first hour
of the night, the favorite of King S.\ and eight
others, conducted by the stranger, travelled onward
through a rough and dreary country toward the
coast of Joppa. On the way, the most ardent of the
nine, learning that the murderers were hidden in a
cavern not far from where they then were, pressed
on ahead, found the cavern, entered it with the shep-
herd, where, by the dim light of the lamp, he discov-
ered one of the assassins asleep, with a dagger at hia

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feet. Inflamed at the sight, and actuated by au iin«
patient zeal, he immediately seized the dagger and
stabbed him, first in the head and then in the heart.
The assassin had only time to say "Necum" [pro-
nounced nay-coom], or "vengeance is taken," and
expired. The avenger then quenched his thirst at
the fountain. When the eight arrived at the spot,
they asked him what he had done. He replied, " I
have slain the assassin of our Grand Master, and
have performed a feat for the honor and glory of the
Craft, for which I hope to be rewarded." He then
severed the head from the body, and taking it in one
hand and his dagger in the other, with the eight re-
turned to Jerusalem. In his zeal, however, he hast-
ened into the presence of the king, passing the
guards at the entrance. Solomon was at first very
much offended that it had been put out of his power
to take vengeance in the presence of, and as a warn-
ing to, the rest of the workmen, and ordered the
guards to put his favorite to death ; but by the inter-
cession of his brethren he was pardoned for his zeal,
and they became reconciled. Solomon established
the grade of Master Elect of Nine, and conferred it
upon the nine companions.

TENTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

rms degree is a continuation of the series known as the Elu,
t 'Elect degrees, and recounts in detail the mode of the arrest and
p \nishment of the remaining assassins ; and reminds us that the
•^erring eye of Justice will discover the guilty, and they suffer
lac punishment their crimes deserve. It is intended, morally, to
instruct us that amhition and fanaticism, enslavers of mankind,
ait overthrown and dispelled by the sword of justice and freedom.

MASTER ELECT OF FIFTEEN.

THE TENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SEVENTH DEGREE OF THE
INEFFABLE SERIES.

THE CHAPTER— ITS DECORATIONS, ETC.

The hangings are black, sprinkled with red and white
tears.

There are fifteen lights, five in the East, and five be-
fore each Warden— four forming a square and one in
the centre — all of yellow wax.

The altar may be covered with black, strewed with
silver tears.

On the altar the Great Lights, Book of Constitutions,
two crossed-swords, and two daggers.

OFFICERS, TITLES, ETC.

The Thrice Potent Grand Master, who represents
King Solomon.

The Senior Grand Warden represents King Hiram,
and sits on his right.

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The Junior Grand Warden, in the West, represents
Adoniram, the son of Abda.

The Orator represents Zabud, the king's friend.

The Secretary represents Sadoc, the Priest.

The Treasurer represents Josaphat, the son of Ahiiud,
the Chancellor.

The Hospitaller represents Ahishar, Governor of the
House.

The Captain of the Guard represents Zerbal.

Ths Master of Ceremonies represents the stranger
who gave information of the place of concealment of
the assassins.

The number of members is regularly fifteen, and no
more.

ORNAMENTS AND JEWELS.

The apron is white, lined, edged and fringed with
black, and the flap black.

In the middle are painted or embroidered three gates,
and over each gate a head impaled on a spike.

The sash is a black ribbon or sash, worn from right
to left, on the front of which are painted or embroidered
three heads.

MASTER ELECT OF FIFTEEN. 109

The jewel is a dagger, its hilt gold and its blade sil-
ver, hanging at the end of the sash.

During a reception the officers are dressed as in the
ninth degree.

The age 5 times 3, or 15 years.

The hour for opening is the sixth hour of the night ;
the hour for closing is the sixth hour of the day.

Battery — ••••• — ••••• — •••••

OPENING.

The fifteen lights are not burning.

Q. What is the cause to which the Illustrious Elu
of the Fifteen are now devoted ?

A. That of the oppressed against the oppressor,
and of Toleration against Intolerance.

Q. When did the fifteen Elus depart from Jerusa-
lem?

A. On the 15th day of the month Tammuz.

Q. When did they arrive at Gath ?

A. On the 18th day of the same month.

Q. What is your age ?

A. 5 times 3, or 15 years, complete.

Q. What is the hour ?

A. The sixth hour of the night.

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Cau.se, then, the brethren to assemble around the
altar, that, renewing our pledges to one another, we
may open this Chapter of Illustrious Elus of the Fif-
teen.

Brethren, you will please assemble around the
altar, that this Chapter may be opened in due and
ancient form.

*****

G.'. Or.'. To the cause of every people that strug-
gle against oppression !

J.'. G.\ W.\ To the cause of all who defend Eight
and Justice against Tyranny !

S.\ G.\ W.\ To the cause of Toleration against
Intolerance and Persecution !

T.\ P.'. To the cause of Free Thought, Free
Speech, Free Conscience !

All. "We devote ourselves, our hands, our hearts,
our intellects !

T.'. P.\ Now, henceforward, and forever!

All. Amen !

T.'. P.'. As these lights shine in this Chapter, so
shall the light of freedom illuminate the world.

*****

8.'. G.'. IV.'. As my lights shine in this Chapter,
so shall the light of religious and political toleration
rise upon the world.

MASTER ELECT OF FIFTEEN. Ill

J.\ G:. W.\ As my lights shine in this Chapter,
so shall the light of education and intelligence yet
shine in all the comers of the earth.

T.\ P.'. So mote it be ! My brethren, this Chap-
ter is duly opened in due and ancient form.

EECEPTIOX

The demands of justice remain unsatisfied. Ex-
cellent Grand Orator, what saith the law as to him
who slayeth his brother ?

If any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for
him, and rise up against him and smite him mortally,
that he die, and fleeth into one of the cities of refuge,
then the Elders of his city shall send and fetch him
thence, and deliver him into the hand of the Avenger
of Blood, that he may die. Thine eye shall not pity
him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent
blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

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Suck is the law ; and the land of Israel is not yet
purified of the innocent blood of our brother shed
upon the floor of the Temple. One of his assassins
has suffered swift punishment, but two remain at
large, nor have yet been traced from their retreat in
the mountains of Joppa. I fear they have escaped
by sea, and are beyond our reach.

Most Potent King, doubt not that the Lord will at
length give the two assassins into thy hand.

T.\ P.\ I therefore declare you to be duly invest-
ed with the rank and dignity of Illustrious Elu of the
Fifteen, which degree I declare to be devoted now
and always hereafter to Liberty and Toleration ; and
I invest you with its collar, apron, and jewel, wliich
need no explanation.

HISTORY.

G.\ 0.'. About six months, it is said, after the ex-
ecution of the assassin, as detailed in the degree of
Master Elect of the Nine, Bengaber, an intendant

MASTER ELECT OF FIFTEEN. 113

of King Solomon, in the country of Gath, which was
tributary to him, caused diligent inquiry to be made
if any person had lately taken shelter in that region
who might be supposed to have fled from Jerusalem :
he published at the same time an accurate descrip-
tion of the traitors who had' made their escape.
Shortly afterward he received information that per-
sons answering the description had lately arrived
there, and, believing themselves to be perfectly se-
cure, had begun to work in the quarry of Ben-Dekar.

As soon as Solomon was made acquainted with
this circumstance, he wrote to Maaka, King of Gath
to assist in apprehending them, and to cause them to
be delivered to persons he should appoint to secure
them, and have them brought to Jerusalem to receive
the punishment due to their crimes.

Solomon then selected fifteen Masters in whom he
could place the greatest confidence, and among whom
were those nine who had been in the cavern, and
sent them with an escort of troops in quest of the
villains. Five days were spent in the search, when
Zerbal, who bore King Solomon's letter to King
Maaka, with Stolkin and another of his companions,
discovered them cutting stone in the quarry. They
immediately seized them, and, binding them in
chains, conducted them to Jerusalem. On their ar-
rival they were imprisoned in the tower of Achizar,
and the next morning received the punishment which
their crimes deserved.

This degree, my brethren, as you learned by your

114 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

reception and obligation, is devoted to the same ob-
jects as those of the Elu of the Nine ; and also to
the cause of the oppressed against the oppressor,
and of toleration against intolerance ; that is, to the
cause of human freedom, corporal and mental, against
tyranny exercised over the soul or body.

The assassins of Hiram Abif, whose capture and
execution are recounted in this degree, are the sym-
bols of those special enemies of freedom of the body
and the soul — Ambition, of which tyranny or despot-
ism is born ; and Fanaticism, from which springs
intolerance and persecution. To the objects of this
degree you have irrevocably consecrated yourself,
and whenever in your presence a Chapter of this de-
gree is opened, you will be most impressively remind-
ed of your solemn vows here taken at our altar.

ELEVENTH DEGREE.

jiuMimje IK&aster £Utittl,

ARGUMENT.

This the third of the Elu or Elect Degrees, was intended tc
emblematically illustrate the reward conferred by King Solomon
upon twelve of the Masters Elect of Fifteen who were instru-
mental in bringing to justice the assassins of the Master Builder
Hiram, constituting them Governors over the twelve tribes of
Israel, — instructing us that the true and faithful Brother will
gooner or later receive his just reward, and morally teaching us
to be earnest, honest, and sincere, and to protect the people
against illegal impositions and exactions.

--V|

SUBLIME MASTER ELECTED.

THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE EIGHTH OF THE INEFFABLE
SERIES.

THE LODGE— ITS DECORATIONS ETC.

This Lodge is also called a Chapter, and is decorated
like that of~the Tenth degree, with the same hangings.

It is lighted, however,l)y 12 lights, by threes, in the
East, West, Xorth, and South— each three forming an
equilateral triangle.

OFFICERS, TITLES, ETC.

Same as in the Tenth degree.

The Chapter regularly consists of twelve members
only.

CLOTHING, ORNAMENTS, AND JEWELS.

The apron is white, lined, edged and fringed with
black, and the flap black. In the middle of the apron
is painted or embroidered a flaming heart.

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The cordon is a black ribbon, worn from right to left.
Over the heart is painted or embroidered upon it a
flaming heart ; and over that, the words Vincere nut
Mori.

The altar is uncovered, and supports the four great
lights, cross-swords, and two daggers. Points of
swords, when on an altar, should always be from the
East.

The jewel is a dagger, worn suspended to the sash.

The age is 12 years.

Battery — • •••••••••••

SUBLIME MASTER ELECTED. 119

OPENING.

Q. What is your name ?

A. Emeth.

Q. What does it signify ?

A. A true man — just, fair, sincere, faithful, fearing
God.

Q. Where were you received a Prince Emeth, or
Elu of the Twelve ?

A. In a place representing the audience-chamber
of King Solomon.

Q. How many compose a Chapter of Sublime Elu
of the Twelve ?

A. Twelve or more.

T.\ P.\ What does it signify?

A. That my faith cannot be shaken, and my confi-
dence is in God.

Q. What are the characteristics of an Elu of the
Twelve ?

A. He is frank, fair, sincere, straightforward, relia-
ble, honest, and upright, and thus is Emeth, a true
man.

Who were the first Elus of the Twelve ?

A. Those whom King Solomon made Princes and
Governors in Israel.

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G.\ Or.\ That the people among whom we live
may be protected against illegal impositions.

J:. G:. W.\ That they may be secured hi the en-
joyment of their political and social rights.

S.'. G:. W:. That the burdens of the government
may be equally apportioned.

Ml. We are and will forever remain united.

G:. Or.'. We will be true unto all men.

J:. G:. W:. We will be frank, honest, and sincere
in all things.

S.\ G:. W.\ We will be earnest in doing that
which it may be our duty to do.

T:. P.'. No man shall repent that he has relied
upon our word.

All. And to this we pledge ourselves as Masons
and as true men.

RECEPTION.

Justice will surely overtake the guilty, and the
offence be unerringly followed by its consequences

SUBLIME MASTER ELECTED. 121

Freedom of the State can only be attained And per-
petuated by instructing the people, by following ig-
norance into its darkest dens, and there smiting it
mortally, without mercy. My brethren, the affairs
of the living, too long neglected in our sorrow for the
dead and our pursuit of the assassins, now demand
our attention. Many complaints have accumulated,
and much wrong and oppression is charged to exist.

I will create twelve of the fifteen Master Elus to
be Governors in Israel, with the title of Princes
Emeth, giving them in charge the collection of the
revenues of my realm, and supreme control, each
in his province, as my vicegerents and immediate
representatives. They shall, also, when assembled,
constitute a Chapter, and a new degree in Masonry
be thus created, called the Sublime Elu of the
Twelve. And, in order that no one may be offended
or mortified, let the twelve be selected by lot.

My brethren, are you willing to take upon your-
selves the duties of Governors in Israel and chiefs
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over the tribute, with the resolution to discharge
those duties faithfully and impartially ?

Will you promise to deal honestly and fairly by all
men — to know no distinctions of persons — and to see
that none are subjected to exaction, extortion, or un-
just impositions of burdens ?

T.\ P.'. I invest you, my brother, with the apron,
collar, and jewel of this degree ; remember that you
wear them as the successor and representative of a
Sublime Elu or Prince Emeth of the Court of King
Solomon ; and that your conduct and conversation
must be such as becomes one invested with so high
an honor. The flaming hearts are symbols of that
zeal and devotedness that ought to animate you, and
the motto is your pledge that you will rather die
than betray the cause of the people, or be overcome
through your own fear or fault.

HISTOKr.

G.'. Or.'. The history of this degree is brief.
After punishment had been inflicted on the mur-
derers mentioned in the preceding degrees, King
Solomon instituted this degree, both as a recom-
pense for the zeal and constancy of the Elus of the
Fifteen, who had assisted him to discover them, and
also to enable him to elevate other deserving breth-
ren from the lower degrees to those of places in the

SUBLIME MASTER ELECTED. 123

higher, which had been vacated by their promotion.
Twelve of these fifteen he elected Sublime Knights,
and made the selection by ballot, that he might give
none offence, putting the names of the whole in an
urn. The first twelve that were drawn he formed
into a Chapter, and gave them command over the
twelve tribes. He gave them the name of Emeth,
which is a Hebrew word signifying a true man. He
exhibited to them the precious things which were de-
posited in the tabernacle. These, my brother, are
the chief objects delineated on our tracing-board,
and these you should make the constant subject of
your reflections. These last three degrees consti-
tute what are called the "Elu degrees" of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite. They elucidate
a particular part of the legendary history of Freema-
sonry, and constitute a peculiar system which is
necessarily contained in every rite. In the York
rite the Elus are combined into one, and form a part
of the third degree. In the French rite they consti-
tute a separate degree, called " Elu," and forming
the fourth degree of that rite. In some of the other
systems of Masonry the Elus have been divided into
numerous degrees, but their purport is always the
same — to give details of the detection and punish-
ment, by chosen or elected brethren, of those mur-
derers who first stained the escutcheon of Freema*
Bonry by an atrocious crime.

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CLOSING.

T.\ P.'. Brother Senior Grand Warden, what ia
the hour ?

8.: G.\ W.\ The twelfth hour of the day, Thrice
Potent.

T.\ P.'. Then it is time to close this Chapter of
Sublime Elu of the Twelve. Cause the brethren to
assemble around the altar, that, renewing our pledges
to each other, we may close in due and ancient form.

S.\ G.\ W.\ Brethren, you will please assemble
around the altar, and assist the Thrice Potent Grand
Master to close this Chapter in due and ancient form.

TWELFTH DEGKEE.

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ARGUMENT.

The degree of Grand Master Architect is alleged to have bee-;)
established as a school of instruction for the more advance 1
workmen of the Temple, to assure uniformity in work, vigor in
its prosecution, and to reward those more eminent in science anil
skill The degree partakes of a scientific nature, in which the
ruleo of architecture and the connection of the liberal arts with
Masonry are dwelt upon, and portions of the Fellow Craft 01
Companion degree are amplified and extensively illustrated.
This grade requires of the neophyte that he be thoroughly quali-
fied, intellectually and morally, to be admitted, and instruct-
him that virtue is as necessary as talents to every Grand Master
Architect

GRAND MASTER ARCHITECT.

THE TWELFTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE NINTH OF THE INEFFABLB
SERIES.

THE CHAPTER— ITS DECORATIONS, ETC.

Bodie8 of this degree are styled Chapters.

The hangings are white, strewed with crimson flames.

Behind the Master, in the East, are five columns,
each of a different order of architecture : Tuscan, Doric,
Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.

In the North is painted the North Star, and a little

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below it the seven stars of the Great Bear. In the
East, behind the columns, is a luminous star, represent-
ing Jupiter rising in the East as the morning star.

Upon the altar, which is in the centre of the room
»nd covered with a black cloth with tears, are the Great.
Lights, Book of the Constitutions, and on it, all the con-
tents of a case of mathematical instruments.

The Chapter is lighted by three great lights, one in
the East, one in the West, and one in the South.

Over the columns, in the East, hangs a triangle, en
closing the word ^JIX

OFFICERS, TITLES, Elo.
The same as in the three preceding degrees.

CLOTHING, ORNAMENTS, JEWEL, ETC.

The apron is white, lined and bordered with blue,
and fringed with gold. On it are painted or embroi-
dered a protractor on the flap, and in the middle a plain
scale, a sector, and the compasses, so arranged as to
form a triancde

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129

The cordon is a broad blue watered ribbon, worn
from the left shoulder to the right hip.

The jewel is a triangle of gold: on each angle, on
one side, is a star enclosed by a semicircle. In the
centre, on the same side, is an equilateral triangle,
formed by arcs of circles, in the centre of which is the
letter ^ On the reverse side are five columns, of the
different orders of architecture, with the initial letter ol

the proper order below each, in old English letters, ar-
ranged from left to right, Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corin-
thian, and Composite. Above these columns are a sec-
tor and a slide-rule ; below them, the three kinds oi
compasses, the plain scale, and parallel ruler ; and be-
tween the second and third, and third and fourth col-
umns, are the letters "^ "2 (R-". B.\)

In front of each brother is a small table, and on it a
case of instruments, with paper and other articles foi
drafting.

The age of a Grand Mastei Architect is the squaie of
3 x 5, or 45 years.

Battel y — • ••••-••

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OPENING.

In the Opening, the following explanations of the i»
Btruments of a Grand Master Architect are given :

Q. What are the instruments of a Grand Master
Architect ?

A. The different compasses, the parallel ruler, the
protractor, the plain scale, the sector and the slide-
rule.

Q. What lesson do the different compasses teach
us?

A. That life and time constitute but a point in the
centre of eternity ; while the circle of God's attributes
is infinity.

Q. What lesson does the parallel ruler teach us ?

A. That we should be consistent, firm, unwavering,
and of that equanimity of mind and temper which
befits a Mason.

Q. What lesson does the protractor teach us ?

A. That we should be upright and sincere, frank
in all our dealings, moderate in our professions, and
exact and punctual in performance.

Q. What lesson does the plain scale teach us ?

A. That we live not only for ourselves, but for
others, so as in just and proper measure to serve our-
selves, our families, our friends, our neighbors, and
our country.

Q. What lesson does the sector teach us ?

GRAND MASTER ARCHITECT. 131

A. That we should multiply our good deeds, di-
vide that which we can spare of our substance among
those who need it more than we, and extract the
good that is intended to benefit and bless us from the
reverses and calamities of life.

Q. What lesson does the slide-rule teach us ?

A. That we should strive to grasp and solve the
great problem presented by the Universe and in-
volved in our existence ; to know and understand the
lofty truths of Philosophy, and to communicate
freely of our knowledge unto others.

Q. Where were you received and made a Grand
Master Architect ?

A. In a place representing the Chamber of De-
signs, assigned to the Master Khurum in King Solo-
mon's Temple.

EEOEPTIOK

J.'. G.'. W.\ A wise man will hear and increase in
learning, and a man of understanding will attain unto
wise counsels ; to understand a proverb, and the in-
terpretation ; the word of the sages and their obscure
sayings.

J.\ G.'. TV.'. Wisdom preventeth them that covet
her, so that she first showeth herself unto them. He
that awaketh to seek her shall not labor ; for he shall
find her sitting at his door. The Lord giveth wis-

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dom ; out of his mouth come knowledge and under-
standing.

J:. G.\ W.\ When wisdom entereth into thine
heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, dis-
cretion shall preserve thee, and understanding shall
keep thee, and thou shalt understand righteousness,
judgment, equity, and every good path.

S.'. G.\ W.\ I wished, and understanding was
given me ; and I called upon God, and the spirit of
wisdom came upon me, and I preferred her before
kingdoms and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing
in comparison to her. The Lord by wisdom hath
founded the earth ; by understanding hath he estab-
lished the heavens.

S.\ G.\ W.\ Get wisdom ! Exalt her, and she
shall promote thee ; she shall bring thee to honor,
when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thy
head an ornament of grace ; a crown of glory shall
she deliver to thee.

T:. P.'. No evil can overcome wisdom. She glo-
rifieth her nobility by being conversant with God,
and the Lord of all things loveth her. For it is she
that teacheth knowledge of God and is the expound-
er of his works.

T.\ P.\ She knoweth things past, and judge tb
things to come. She knoweth the subtleties of

GRAND MASTER ARCHITECT. 133

speeches, and the solutions of arguments ; she know-
eth signs and wonders before they be done, and the
events of times and ages. By means of her we shall
have immortality.

LECTURE.

It is the true Masonic Light. He who obeys the
Masonic law shall find it. The degree which you
seek was first conferred upon Adoniram, the son of
Abda, when he was appointed Chief Architect of the
Temple, and as such the successor of the Master
Khurum, after having been for a time the chief of
the five Intendants of the Building, and after his
skill and science as an architect had been thoroughly
tested, and he found to be superior to the other four
Intendants. It was but the ceremony of his investi-
ture with that office. Afterward it became an hono-
rary degree, conferred first upon the other Intend-
ants, and then upon the Elus, as a mark of honor
and distinction. As he advanced, the ancient Free-
mason ceased to work with the instruments of the
laborer, the square, the level, the plumb, and the
trowel, and assumed those of the Architect and Geo-
metrician. As he advanced, also, he passed from
that branch of geometry and mathematics which
occupies itself with the earth, its surface and the
things that belong to it, with right lines and angles,

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and all the figures formed thereby, to the mathemat-
ics of the heavens and the spheres. We no longer
occupy ourselves with geometry and mathematics as
sciences, nor expect of our initiate a knowledge of
their problems, or even of their terms. To us the
instruments of the geometrician, and all the figures,
plane and spherical, drawn by these instruments,
have a symbolical meaning. By means of the moral-
ity of Masonry, we advance toward its philosophy,
and every degree is a step in that direction. If you
would succeed to the rank held by Adoniram, you
must assume the obligation which it imposes.

INVESTMENT.

T.\ P.\ I invest you with the apron, collar, and
jewel of this degree. Their colors, white and blue,
will remind you of what is commonly called symbolic
Masonry, or the Blue degrees, — the foundation, but
not the completion and perfection of Masonry.
Upon the apron and jewel you see the five orders of
Architecture, and the instruments of a Grand Master
Architect ; the symbolic meaning of which you have
yet to learn. I now present you with the instruments
with which a Grand Master Architect works. Listen,
and you shall learn their uses, and of what they are
the symbols to us in this degree.

GRAND MASTER ARCHITECT. 135

T.\ P.'. Such are the instruments of a Grand
Master Architect, and such the lessons which they
teach us. Forget not that you have solemnly sworn
to practise all the virtues which they symbolically
teach ; for thus only can you deserve, how proudly
soever you may wear the title of a Grand Master
Architect.

HISTORY.

The history of this degree is brief, as its ceremo-
nies are simple. After the murderers of the Master
Khurum Abai had been discovered, apprehended,
tried, and punished, his monument and mausoleum
completed, and the matters which concerned the
revenue of the realm provided for, King Solomon, to
assure uniformity of work and vigor in its prosecu-
tion, and to reward the superior and eminent science
and skill of Adoniram, the son of Abda, appointed
him to be chief Architect of the Temple, with the
title of Grand Master Architect, and invested him
with that office, as sole successor and representative
of the deceased Master Khurum Abai, and at the
same time made him Grand Master of Masons and
the Masonic peer of himself and King Khurum of
Tsur. Afterward the title was conferred upon other
Princes of the Jewish court as an honorarium, and
thus the degree became established. You have
heard what are the lessons taught by the working
instruments of a Grand Master Architect, and I shall
not now enlarge upon those lessons. The great du-

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ties ttliich they inculcate demand much of us, and
take for granted our capacity to perform them fully.
We hope that we are not mistaken in believing that
you possess that capacity, and in expecting that you
will be always found equal to the task which you
have thus imposed upon yomself.

CLOSING.

S.\ G.\ W.\ The sim has set, and the evening
star has risen.

T.\ P.'. The hour of rest has arrived. Give notice
to the Grand Masters that this Chapter of Grand
Master Architects is about to be closed, that they
may aid in so doing.

S.\ G.: W.\ Brethren in the North, the Thrice
Potent Grand Master is about to close this Chapter
of Grand Master Architects, and desires your assist-
ance, since the hour of rest has arrived.

THIRTEENTH DEGREE.

Blixstcv of tlie fUtitlt &xtU<

The Ark op Phile.

ARGUMENT.

Thib degree, in fact, forms the climax of Ineffable Masonry ; It
is the keystone of the arch, and discovers that which is revealed
in the succeeding degree of Perfection. It is a most important
and interesting grade, and so intimately connected with its sue
cessor as to appear like a section of that degree.

The shaded beauties of the sacred words that have been hith-
erto revealed, and the lessons and virtues that have so ; vadually
been inculcated, in this degree receive a climax, and culminate in
the development of the great mysteiy of Ineffable Masonry.

" The dark clouds and mists that have hitherto veiled the sa-
cred mysteries now begin to be dispelled : the glorious dawn illu-
mines the E.\ with its bright effulgence, and its lays penetrate
Into dark and hidden places."

10 = 2fl

1 = 21

ROYAL ARCH OF ENOCH ;

OR,

MASTER OF THE NINTH ARCH.

rEE THIRTEENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE TENTH DEGREE 0»
THE INEFFABLE SERIES.

DECORATIONS.

This Chapter of Royal Arch of Solomon represents
the audience-chamher of King Solomon. The hang-
ings are alternately red and white.

Lights — Three in the East, three in the West, and
three in the South.

OFFICERS.

King Solomon is seated in the East.
Hiram, King of Tyre, is also in the East, on the left
ofK.-. S.\

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Senior Warden represents Gibulum, and is seated in
the West.

Junior Warden represents Stolkin, and is seated in
the South.

Treasurer (who represents Joabert), Secretary, Master
of Ceremonies, Captain of the Guard, and other officers,
stationed as in a Lodge of Perfection.

All Officers and Companions, except the Kings,
clothed in black, with apron, collar, and jewel of this
degree or of their particular office.

King Solomon wears a yellow robe, purple chasuble,
lined with blue, sleeves reaching to the elbows, and rich
purple sash, with jewel.

King Hiram of Tyre wears a purple robe, yellow
chasuble, and rich purple sash, with jewel.

Apron — Purple silk or velvet, bordered with white ;
in the centre of the area, the Enochian delta, with rays.

Collar — Purple silk or velvet, and suspended to it the
Jewel — A gold triangle, on which is engraved the
delta of Enoch, with rays. On the obverse side of the
jewel is a representation of the first three recipients of
this degree, two of them lowering the third into the
subterranean vault. Around this device, the initials ot

ROYAL ARCH OF ENOCH.

141

the words " Regnante Sapientissimo Salarnone, Gibu-
lu?n, Joabert, et Stolkin invenerunt pretiosissimum Artiji-
cum thesaurum subter ruinas .Enoch, Anno Mundi
2995."

Age — 7 times 9 = 63.

Battery—* ••-•••-•••

There should be a separate apartment, without appa-
rent door or window ; opening overhead, covered with
a trap-door, representing a flat stone with an iron ring
to it.

OPENING.

T.\ P.\ The Lord is great in Zion. Let all the
earth praise him for his great and terrible name, for
it is holy.

S:. TV.'. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship od
his holy hill.

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J:. W.\ He spake from the cloudy pillar and from
the fire ; and from the depth cometh forth the richea
of secret places.

T.\ P.'. Exalt the Lord our God, for he is holy ;
and his name, for it is from everlasting to everlast-
ing.

S.'. IV.'. What is man, that he should magnify
him, or that he should set his heart upon him ?

J.'. W:. We are but of yesterday, and know
nothing. Our days are but a shadow : they flee,
and we know not.

T.\ P.'. Canst thou, by searching, find out God ?
Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection ? He
is as high as heaven. What canst thou do ? He is
deeper than hell. What canst thou know ?

S.\ W:. His eyes are upon the ways of man, and
he seeth all his doings.

J.'. W.\ O God, let thy work appear unto thy
servants, and thy glory unto the children of men !

T:. P.\ Let the beauty of the Lord be upon us,
and establish thou the w r ork of our hands : O Je-
hovah, establish thou it !

S.'. W.\ I will sing unto the Lord as long as I
live ; I will sing praises unto my God while I have
my being.

J.\ TV.'. My meditations of him shall be sweet ; I
will be glad in the Lord.

T;. P.'. Mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright : for the end of that man is peace. " Mine
eyes shall be on the perfect man." saith the Lord

ROYAL ARCH OF ENOCH. 148

" The perfect of the land shaU dwell with me : they
shall walk in my name, and serve me forever." Com-
panions, let us give thanks unto the Lord, who hath
given us the treasures of darkness and the hidden
riches of secret places.

PRAYER.

thou great and eternal Lord God, source of
light and of love — thou Sovereign Inspector and
Mighty Architect of the wonders of Creation — who
from thy throne in the highest heaven in mercy
looketh down upon all the dwellers of the earth —
lend, we beseech thee, thine ears to the prayers and
petitions of thy unworthy servants now assembled in
thy presence, to teach the mysteries of that Sublime
Edifice which is erected and dedicated to thy Most
Holy and Glorious Name. Pour upon us, and all
the members of the Mystic Craft throughout the
two hemispheres, the rich blessings of thy Provi-
dence. Give us strength to overcome temptations,
to subdue our passions, and to practise virtue. Fill
our hearts with fear without desolation ; with confi-
dence without presumption ; with piety without illu-
sion ; and with joy without licentiousness. Fill our
hearts with tender affections for thy divine goodness,
and love for our neighbors : make us faithful to our
trie nds and charitable to our enemies. Dispose our
hearts, O thou God Eternal ! to receive the splendid

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impressions of Religion and Humanity ; our minds,
the great lights of Science ; and direct our footsteps
in the bright paths of virtue.

Let all our actions prove to an admiring world
that our lives are sincerely dedicated to Thee, our
God, and to the relief of our fellow-creatures. And
finally, when we yield up our breath to Thee, the
Source of Life, may we, bearing the rich harvest of
good actions, be admitted into that Sublime and
Eternal Lodge where happiness reigns without alloy,
and where, around the throne of the Great Jehovah,
we shall sing hallelujahs to his name.

Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible,
the only Wise God, be the kingdom, power, and
glory, forever and ever. Amen !

Omnes. God grant it so may be !

RECEPTION".

I shall now invest you with the apron, collar, and
jewel of a Knight of the Ninth or Royal Arch.

The color of your apron and collar is purple, and

ROYAL ARCH OF ENOCH. 145

denotes the royal origin of the degree and the dig-
nity of your station.

The jewel alludes to the delta or golden plate
found in the subterranean arch, a more full descrip-
tion of which will be obtained by attending to the
history and lecture of the degree.

HISTORY.

G.\ 0.'. Companions : this is the history and le-
gend of this degree. Enoch, the son of Jared, was
the sixth in descent from Adam. Filled with the
love and fear of God, he strove to lead men in the
way of honor and duty. In a vision the Deity ap-
peared to him in visible shape, and said to him,
" Enoch, thou hast longed to know my true name :
arise and follow me, and thou shalt know it."

Enoch, accepting his vision as au inspiration, jour-
neyed in search of the mountain he had seen in his
dream, until, weary of the search, he stopped in the
land of Canaan, then already populous with the de-
scendants of Adam, and there employed workmen ;
and with the help of his son Methuselah, he exca-
vated nine apartments, one above the other, and
each roofed with an arch, as he had seen in his
dream, the lowest being hewn out of the solid rock.
In the crown of each arch he left a narrow aperture,
closed with a square stone, and over the upper one

116 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

he built a modest temple, roofless and of Luge un-
hewn stones, to the Grand Architect of the Universe.
Upon a triangular plate of gold, inlaid with many
precious gems, he engraved the ineffable name of
God, and sank the plate into one face of a cube of
agate.

None knew of the deposit of the precious treas-
ure ; and, that it might remain undiscovered, and sur-
vive the Flood, which it was known to Enoch would
soon overwhelm the world in one vast sea of mire,
he covered the aperture, and the stone that closed it
and the great ring of iron used to raise the stone,
with the granite pavement of his primitive temple.

Then, fearing that all knowledge of the arts and
sciences would be lost in the universal flood, he built
two great columns upon a high hill — one of brass, to
resist water, and one of granite, to resist fire. On
the granite column was written in hieroglyphics a
description of the subterranean apartments ; on the
one of brass, the rudiments of the arts and sciences.

The granite column was overturned and swept
away, and worn to a shapeless mass by the Deluge,
but that of brass stood firm, and was found by Noah.
Thenceforward the true name of God remained un-
known until he said unto Moses in Egypt, when he
ordered him to go to Pharaoh, and cause him to
send forth the children of Israel out of Egypt : " I
am that which I was and shall be : lam the God of

ROYAL ARCH OF ENOCH. 147

thy fathers ; the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of
Jacob. Thus shalt thou say unto the children of
Israel, He who is hath sent me unto you. I am the
Lord, that appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to

Jacob by my name Al-shedi, but my name

I did not show them."

Moses engraved the ineffable name upon a plate
of gold, and deposited it in the ark of the covenant.
Moses made the name known to Aaron and Joshua,
and afterwards it was made known to the chief
priests. The word being composed of consonants
only, its time pronunciation was soon lost, but the
word still remained in the ark ; and in the time of
Othniel, in a battle against the King of Syria, those
who bore the ark were slain, and the ark fell to the
ground. After the battle, the men of Israel, search-
ing for it, were led to it by the roaring of a Hon,
which, crouching by it, had guarded it, holding the
golden key in its mouth. Upon the approach of the
High-priest and Levites, he laid down the key, and
withdrew. Hence, upon the golden key worn by the
treasurer, you see the initials of these words : "In
arc leonis verbum invent" — " In the lion's mouth I
found the word." This plate of gold was melted
down, and made into an image of Dagon by the
Philistines, who took it in battle.

David intended to build a temple to God, but be-
queathed the enterprise to Solomon, his son, and
Solomon selected a place near Jerusalem ; but find-
ing overthrown columns of Enoch's temple, and sup-

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posing them to be the ruins of a heathen temple, and
not wishing to select a desecrated spot, selected
Mount Moriah for the site of his Temple to the true
God. Under this temple he built a secret vault, the
approach to which was through eight other vaults,
all under ground, and to which a long and narrow
passage led under the king's palace. In the ninth
apartment was placed a twisted column of white
marble, on which it was intended to place the ark,
and in this apartment he held his private conferences
with King Hiram of Tyre and H.\ A.*., they only
knowing the way by which it was approached. Sol-
omon proposed to erect a Temple of Justice, and se-
lected as a site the spot where Enoch's temple had
stood, and to that end directed that the fallen col-
umns and rubbish should be removed. Gibulum,
Joabert, and Stolkin were selected tc survey the
ground and lay off the foundations.

Enocbia* Alphabet.

FOURTEENTH DEGREE

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GRAXD ELECT MASON

AKK OF COVENANT.

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HIRAM

SOLOMON

TREASURER

SECRETARY

TABLE PILLAR SEVEN TABLETS PILLAR ALTAR

OF OF BRANCH OF OF OF

SHEWBREAD BEAUTY CANDLESTICK THE LAW ENOCH INCENSE

HOSPITALLER

ORATOR

ALTAR

ALTAR OF SACRIFICES

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S. G. WARDEN

J. G. WARDEN

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ARGUMENT.

The Lodge represents the Secret Vault under the Sanctum
Sanctorum, in which is the Pillar of Beauty, and on this is placed
the Holy four-letter Name. This degree reveals and explains the
tetragrammaton, completes the construction of the Holy Temple,
and narrates the destruction of both it and the city of Jerusalem,
together with the death of Solomon.

TETRAGRAMMATON.

By J F. Adam.-. M. I).

There is a word — no mortal tongue
May dare its mystic sounds combine :

Nor saint hath breathed, nor prophet sung
That holiest of the names divine !

Nor may the finger of the scribe

Presume that hallowed word to write ;

Accursed alike from Israel's tribe

Were he who dared that name indite!

Yet though no lip nor pen may dare
That name unspeakable impart,

'Tis ever breathed in secret prayer —
'Tis ever written on the heart !

With care preserved, the sacred word
I- erst indeed a blessed dower :

We bow before thy name, Lord,
And own its great and marv'lous power !

152

" Virtus junxit — Mors Hon separabit."

GRAND, ELECT, PERFECT AND SUBLIME MASON.

THE FOURTEENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE ELEVE-NTH DEGREE
OF THE INEFFABLE SERIES.

FORM AND DECORATIONS.

The Lodge should be cubical in form ; the brethren
(if convenient) sitting about the Lodge so as to form a
triangle.

154 BOOK OP THE A. AND A. RITE.

Lights— 3, 5, 7, and 9. 3 lights North, in form of a

Triangle.
5 lights South, in form of a

Pentagon.
7 lights West, in form of a

Heptagon.
9 lights East, forming three
Equilateral Triangles,
in a line.
The Lodge should contain a Pillar of Beauty: the
Ark of Alliance : the Seven-Branch Golden Candlestick ;
a representation of the Burning Bush; the Table of
Shewbread; the Altar of Perfumes: the Altar of Sac-
rifices; the Brazen Salver; the Enochian Pillar, the
Golden Urns and Vases; the Gold Delta of Enoch; the
Book of the Testimony: the Square and Compasses;
the Cubic Stone ; the Tables of the Law ; the Bread
and Wine: the Silver Hod and Golden Trowel; the
Silver Plate and Cup.

Pillar of Beauty— Twisted column, pure white mar-
ble, about three and a half feet high, on which should
be the cube of agate, measuring about six inches on
each face, on the upper side of which is the triangular
Enochian plate of gold, set in with precious stones, and
having on it the Ineffable name.

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Pillar of Enoch — Marble pieces put together, found
in ancient ruins, with Enochian characters upon it.

Brazen Salver — Large brazen basin, containing water
on a pedestal three and a half feet high, with ten lavers
at its base.

Altar of Sacrifices — Length and breadth equal to one-
half the height, with gilded horn on each corner, and
covered with gold.

Table of Shewbread — On it twelve loaves of Shew-
bread, in two piles of six loaves each, and cup with
wine.

Altar of Perfumes — On it an urn, with incense burn-
ing; size and shape of Altar of Sacrifices.

All the altars should be covered with white cloths.

The Secret, afterward Sacred Vault, is approached
by a long narrow passage of nine arches, between
which and the Sacred Vault should be a small ante-
room ; arches dimly lit by one lamp only, hung from the
ceiling.

Hangings — Crimson, with pillars at stated intervals.

Burning Bush in the East, behind the Thrice Puis-
sant; in its centre the Ineffable Triangle.

Lightning Boxes, Torches, Thunder-drums, Trum-
pets, Organ, Gong, etc.

156 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

CLOTHING AND DECORATIONS.

OFFICERS JEWELS.

I Crowned Compasses,

1. Thkice Potent Grand Master, . < with Mazing sun in

( the centre.

( Crowneil Compasses,

2. Deputy Grand Master < with full moon in

( the centre.

3. Senior Grand Warden Gold Trowel.

4. Junior Grand Warden Sword of Justice.

5. Orator Gold Scroll.

6. Treasurer Gold Key.

7. Secretary Gold Pen.

8. Master of Ceremonies Staff.

9. Hospitaller Winged Staff.

10. Captain of the Guard Spear.

11. Tiler Flaming Sword.

12. Organist Gold Lyre.

The jewels of all the officers are set in gold triangles,
and are suspended from collars of white watered silk,
having a rosette of white and red at the bottom.

The two Kings in royal robes, with crowns, sceptres,
etc.

King Solomon — Yellow robe or mantle, with a blue
vestment and an Eastern crown and sceptre.

King of Tyre — Purple robe, with yellow vestment,
richly trimmed with fur and gold ; Mural crown and
sceptre.

Apron — White watered silk, lined with white and
bordered with gold, triangular in form, and the Ineffa-
ble Delta in the centre.

Collar — White watered silk, bordered with gold, from
which is suspended the

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157

Jewel — Crowned Quadrant, having a golden sun with
nine points in the centre ; on the reverse is a blazing
>tar ; in the centre of the star, the Enochian or Solo-
monian characters ; \ipon the segment of the circle are
engraved, 3, 5, 7, 9.

King — Flat band of gold ; on the outside a delta, en-
closing a i ; on the inside the following inscription :
" Virtue unites, death cannot separate." Also the
name of the owner, and date of receiving this degree.

Girdle — Xine colors : blue, red, and yellow, 3 ; green
and purple, 5 ; white and black, 7 ; stone and tlame
color, 9 ; all interwoven with olive-green.

Gloves — \Yhite.

Robes — Black. Caps and swords.

Battery — 3 , — 5 , — 7 , — 9.

Age — Square of 9 = 81.

158 BOOK OF 'I HE A. AKD A. RITE.

LESSON FOR OPENING AND CLOSING.

T.\ P.: The Lord is in his holy Temple ; his eyes
behold and his eyelids try the children of men.

S.\ W:. Lord, who shall stand in thy presence,
and who shall abide in thy tabernacle ?

J.'. W.\ He that walketh uprightly, and worketh
righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart. He
that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil
with his neighbor ; but honoreth them that fear the
Lord.

T.\ P.'. Who shall ascend into the hill of the
Lord, or who shall stand in his holy place ?

S.\ W.\ He that hath clean hands and a pure
heart ; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity,
nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessings
from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of
his salvation.

J.\ W.\ Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye
lifted up, ye everlasting doors ! and the King of
glory shall come in.

T.'. P.'. For now have I chosen and sanctified
this house, that my name might be there forever j
and mine eyes and my heart shall be therein per-
petually.

8.'. W:. Who is this King of glory ?

J:. W:. The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord of
hosts, our Adonai : he is the King of glory.

T.\ P.'. I will wash my hands in innocency and
so will I encompass thine altar, O Jehovah !

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S.'. W.\ As for me, I will walk in my integrity.
My foot standeth in an even place, and here will I
bless the Lord forever.

J.\ W.\ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips
from speaking guile : depart from evil, and do good ;
seek peace, and ensue it. Thus saith the Lord of
hosts : Amend your ways and your doings, and I will
cause you to dwell in this place forever.

T:. P.'. But whoso confesseth his sins, and for-
saketh them, shall have mercy.

S.\ W.\ Who can say I have made my heart clean
— I am pure from sin ? For there is not a just man
on earth, that doeth good and sinneth not — no, not
one.

J.'. W.'. They shall fear the name of the Lord from
the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun.

T.'. P.\ From the rising of the sun even unto the
going down of the same, my name shall be great
among the gentiles ; and in every place incense shall
be offered, and a pure offering ; for my name shall
be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

S.\ W.\ Sing unto the Lord ; sing praises unto
his name. Extol him that rideth in the heavens, by
his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

J.\ W:. He discovereth deep things in the dark-
ness, and bringeth to light from the shadow of death.

T.\ P.\ Gather together unto him those that have
made a covenant with him by sacrifice, and offer up
to him a holy libation with a perfect heart. How
excellent is thy loving-kindness and thy righteous-

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ness to the upright of heart! for with thee is the
foundation of life, and in thy light shall we see the
light which shineth more and more unto the perfect
day.

PRAYER

Almighty and Sovereign Grand Architect of the
Universe, who, by thy divine power, doth continually
search and penetrate the most secret recesses of our
hearts, draw near us, we beseech thee, by the sacred
fire of thy love. Guide us, by thy unerring hand, in
the path of virtue, and by thine adorable presence
aid us to keep out all impiety and perverseness.

May the mysterious inscription settle in our minds
a time notion of thine unspeakable essence and power,
as we preserve the memorials of thy fear. We be-
seech thee that our thoughts may be engaged, and
our hearts set, on the grand work of Perfection ;
which, when attained, will be an ample reward for
all our labor. .

Let peace and charity link us together in a pleas-
ing union, and may this Lodge of Grand Elect Masons
exhibit a faint resemblance of that happiness the elect
will enjoy in thy Kingdom forever.

Give us a spirit to refuse the evil and choose the
good, that we may not be led astray b} 7 those who
unworthily assume the title of Grand Elect : may
our doings tend to thy glory and our advancement
toward Perfection.

GRAND ELECT MASON. 161

May a sweet perfume ascend from the altar of oui
hearts, and be acceptable to thee, O God, oui
Adonai ! Bless us, O God, and prosper the work oi
our hands. Keep us through life, and accept us iu
death. Amen.

Amen. So mote it be.

EEOEPTIOE".

And God spake all these words, say : ng : I am the
Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the
waters under the earth : thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy
God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of th%
fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me ; and shewing

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mercy unto thousands of them that love me and
keep my commandments.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy
God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless
that taketh his name in vain.

Eemember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work : but the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor
thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-ser-
vant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates ; for in six days the Lord made heaven
and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested
the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the
Sabbath-day, and hallowed it.

Honor thy father and thy mother ; that thy days
may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God
hath given thee.

Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou
Bhalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-ser-
vant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass,
nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

T.\ P.'. Before the altar of a broken and a contrite
heart, with the fire of holy zeal, mortify youi sins by
the hatred thereof. May we all offer up to him on

GRAND ELECT MASON. 163

the altar of our hearts a sacrifice of humility and
praise, with the fire of fervent charity. From our
hearts, too, those altars of incense, may the perfume
of our prayers arise for the bestowment of heavenly
blessings.

PRAYER.

Almighty and Sovereign Grand Architect of the
Universe, thou who ridest in the heavens by thy
name Jah, let all the earth keep silence before thee.
There is no God like unto thee in the heavens above
or in the earth beneath, who keepeth covenant and
showeth mercy unto thy servants that walk before
thee with all their hearts.

"When we draw nigh thy majesty, may we ever
preserve the memorials of thy fear, and the indeli-
ble character of thine ineffable essence, in our hearts.
Oh, purify our hearts, we beseech thee, by the fire
of thy holy love, and guide our feet in the way of
peace, and in the perfect path which shineth more
and more, with a shining light, unto the perfect day.
May we all have an interest in that covenant which
is well-ordered in all things and sure. May we dwell
together in unity, and be all of one mind, having
compassion one to another, and love as brethren.

May all Elect Masons, like the Elect of God, put
on charity, which is the bond of perfection. May
our loins be girt about with the girdle of truth ; and
finally, having been faithful in all our course, may
we be brought to behold the light ineffable, and ad«

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mitted into that sacred place where the sun shall no
more give light by day ; neither for brightness shall
the moon give light, but the Lord, our Adonai, shall
be with us an everlasting light, and our God our glory.
Bless us, and bless the work in which we are en-
gaged ; and may the alliance we are about to perfect
be eternal. Amen ! So mote it be !

Let me impress you with an ardent zeal for the
honor and glory of the Grand Architect of the Uni-
verse, to the end that you may always live in his
adorable presence, with a head disposed to contrive,
a heart to feel, and a hand to execute all those things
toward him and your fellow-creatures which are so
well pleasing in his sight.

" Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious
ointment on the head, that ran down on the beard,
even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of
his garments."

Ointment and perfume rejoiceth the heart ; so doth
the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
" Let him reprove me : it shall be an excellent oil,
which shall not break my head."

" If thy brother be waxen poor and old, and fallen
to decay, thou shalt relieve him." Give of thy
bread to the hungry, and of thy wine to cheer the
heart of the sorrowful ; and forget not to pour the
oil of consolation into the wounds that sorrow, sick-

GRAND ELECT MASON. 165

ness, or affliction hath rent into the heart of thy fel-
low-ti aveller. By kindness and commiseration, faiJ
not to pour the balm of oil and of wine into the bleed-
ing heart. Our labor of duty and love will soon be
ended. As the lightning writes its fiery path on the
dark cloud and expires, so the race of man, walking
amid the surrounding shades of mortality, glitter for
a moment through the dark gloom, and vanish from
our sight forever.

The holy angels are caUed " Elect," and with great
propriety allusion is made in this degree to the Shem
Hamphorosh, by which we arrive at the great name
of God, which, placed in the shape of a triangle, ex-
hibits this figure :

Numerical value. ... 10
" .... 15
" .... 21
41 .... 26

Seventy-two triangles, seventy-two names of Deity,
seventy-two attributes, seventy-two angels, and, aa
the book Zohar asserts, seventy-two steps composing
the ladder that Jacob saw in his dream, which the
cherubim, seraphim, ophanim, and other holy angels,
ascended and descended.

"We are further reminded by this book that — " The
holy and blessed One raised Enoch from the world

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. FJTE.

to serve hkn, as it is written, ' for God took him.'
God showed him all the repositories of the superior
and inferior kingdoms, and he showed him the tree
(alphabet) of life, respecting which Adam had re-
ceived his command, its leaves and its branches —
we see all in his Book."

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GRAND ELECT MASON.

Religion builds it, and a beam
From Heaven's own tin-one— no fitful gleam-
Wraps it in flames, while hand in hand
We round this blazing altar stand.

Let us, as Elect Masons time,
Virtue's eternal league renew ;
While celebrating friendship's feast,
Love be our ever welcome guest.

And now in adoration bow
To Him who hears and seals each voir ;
Glory to God, who reigns above,
And to our fellow-creatures, love !

INVESTMENT.

I now invent you with the apron, girdle, collar, and

jewel of a Grand Elect Mason : and with the greatest
pleasure salute you with the title, and grace you with
the symbols thereof.

The collar is emblematical of ardent zeal, affection,
and charity. The crown upon your jewel is a sym-
bol of the royal origin of the degree. The compass,
extended to ninetv degrees, denotes the extensive

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knowledge of the Grand Elect : the sun, in the cen-
tre, that our actions should be as open as the ful]
blaze of the noon-day sun, and our charity as diffu-
sive as its beams. This jewel, suspended upon your
breast, should make you attentive to your duties,
and cause you to walk so as to adorn your station.

The apron, my brother, which you wear, is white,
lined with white, and bordered with gold. The
white is to remind us of innocence, and of that purity
which was required for an entrance to this place :
the gold, of wisdom, which should characterize all
Grand Elect Masons. Its form is supposed to be the
true form used by the Perfect Master Mason at the
building of the Temple, and alludes to the golden
triangle or delta of Enoch, which adorns the centre.

The girdle, which I also invest you with, is the
ancient girdle of a Grand Elect Mason. It was used
of old to bind up and strengthen the body, and enable
man to persist in his labors : it is, therefore, an em-
blem of activity, promptness, and perseverance. The
girdle was also used to bind up the garments, and
prevent them from flying open and discovering naked-
ness : it is, therefore, an emblem of charity, the
observance of which has laid you under renewed
obligations. It was also used for beauty and orna-
ment. Let it be your endeavor to be adorned and
rich in the many virtues and qualities which are re-
presented by its various colors.

GRAND ELECT MASON. 169

flie colors are arranged according to the mystio
numbers of this degree — 3, 5, 7, 9.

The three are blue, red, and yellow, by the due
mixture of which the primitive colors are all formed.

The five consist of the first three, and green and
purple.

The seven consist of the first five, and of white and
black.

The nine consist of the first seven, and of stone
and flame color.

They are thus explained :

The blue is an emblem of friendship ; the red of
zeal ; the yellow of wisdom, on account of its resem-
blance to gold. Wisdom, saith the wisest of kings,
is far better than fine gold. The green is a beautiful
emblem of hope, and of that immortal part of man
which never, never dies ; the purple, being a royal
color, of dignity and majesty ; the white, of purity
and innocence ; the black, of seriousness and modest-
ness of demeanor. The next color is that of stone,
which denotes firmness and durability, and is an em-
blem of constancy, fidelity, and decision of character
— qualities which should be possessed by those who
take the degree of Grand Master Architect, and at-
tempt to walk in the footsteps of our Grand Master
H.\ A.*. ; and the flame color, of ardent affection and
charity, the peculiar traits of a Grand Elect Mason.

The various colors united in this one girdle are ex-
pressive of that unity, and the olive interwoven of

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that peace, which should link us together as breth-
ren. As these various colors shine in youi girdle, so
let the various virtues they represent shine in youi
heart and life.

CHARGE.

Thus, my brother, by your meritorious and un-
blamable conduct, assiduity, constancy, and integ-
rity, you have at last attained the title of Grand
Elect Mason, which is the summit of Ancient Craft
Masonry, and upon your arrival to which I most sin-
cerely congratulate you.

I most earnestly recommend to you the strictest
care and circumspection m all your conduct, that the
sublime mysteries of this degree be not profaned or
disgraced.

As to what remains of completing your knowledge
of Ancient Craft Masonry, you will find, by attending
to the following history of the degree, and a careful
study of its mysteries.

You will now proceed to the Grand Orator, in the
South, who will instruct you in the

HISTORY.

G.'. Or.'. My brother, you were informed in the
degree of Koyal Arch that King Solomon builded a
secret vault, the approach to which was through
eight other vaults, all under ground, and to which a
long and narrow passage led from the palace. The

GRAND ELECT MASON. 171

ninth arch or vault was immediately under the Holy
of Holies of the Temple. In that apartment King
Solomon held his private conferences with King
Hiram and Hiram Abiff. After the death of Hiram
Abiff, the two kings ceased to visit it, resolving* not
to do so until they should select one to fill his place ;
and that, until that time, they would make known
the sacred name to no one. After Adoniram, Joabert,
and Stolkin had discovered the cube of agate and
the mysterious name, and had delivered it to King
Solomon, the two kings determined to deposit it in
the secret vault, permit the three Masters who dis-
covered it to be present, make known to them the
true pronunciation of the ineffable word, constitute
the last degree of Ancient Craft Masonry, and term
it Grand Elect Mason.

The cube of agate was so deposited.

Afterward the twelve Princes of Ameth, the nine
Elect, and the Chief Architect were admitted to this
degree. The secret vault was thereafter called Sa-
cred Vault, and was originally built by Hiram Abiff',
and none but Grand Elect Masons knew of its existence,
or knew other than the substituted word.

The Temple was completed in the year 3000 — sis,
years, six months, and ten days after King Solomon
had laid the first corner-stone ; and its completion
was celebrated with great pomp and splendid mag-
nificence.

Subsequently, while the Temple was being decli

172 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

cated, King Solomon conferred this sublime degree
on the twenty-five brethren we have mentioned, and
in the form you have but now witnessed.

And when the singers and trumpeters were to
make one sound in praise and thanks to the Lord,
saying, " Praise the Lord, for he is good : his mercy
endureth forever ;" that the Temple was filled with a
cloud, and the name was fully pronounced.

On the second day, an audience was given to all
Masons, from the degree of Master to the Royal
Arch, and all vacancies were filled.

On the third day, King Solomon devoted his time
to advancing and raising Fellow Crafts and Entered
Apprentices.

Thus far the wise King of Israel behaved worthy
< ii hiniself , and gained universal admiration ; but ia
process of time, when he had advanced in years, his
understanding became impaired ; he grew deaf to
the voice of the Lord, and was strangely irregular in
his conduct. Proud of having erected an edifice to
his Maker, and much intoxicated with his great
power, he plunged into all manner of licentiousness
and debauchery, and profaned the Temple by offer-
ing incense to the idol Moloch, which only should
have been offered to the living God. The Grand Elect
Masons saw this, and were sorely grieved, being fearful
that his apostasy would end in some dreadful conse-
quences, and perhaps bring upon them those enemies
whom Solomon had vainly and wantonly defied. The
people, copying the follies and vices of their king,

GRAND ELECT MASOX. 173

became proud and idolatrous, neglecting the true worship
of God for that of idols.

As an adequate punishment for this defection,
God inspired the heart of Nebuchadnezzar, King of
Babylon, to take vengeance on the kingdom of
Israel. This prince sent an army, with Nebuzar-
adan, captain of the guards, who entered Judah with
fire and sword, took and sacked the city of Jerusa-
lem, razed its walls, and destroyed that superb
model of excellence, the Temple. The people were
carried away captive to Babylon, and the conquerors
carried away with them all the vessels of gold and
silver.

This happened four hundred and seventy years,
six months, and ten days after the dedication. After
the city was taken, and the king's palace and the
Temple demolished, some of the Grand Elect Masons
bethought themselves of the Sacred Vault and the
inestimable treasure it contained. Repairing to the
ruins of the Temple at night, they found that the
way which led down to the vault had not been dis-
covered, nor the slab of marble which covered it dis-
turbed ; but upon it they found the dead body of
Galaad, an eminent brother, and Chief of the Levites.
lie had been intrusted with the custody of the Sa-
cred Yault and the care of the lamps that burned
continually.

* *' * * *

Finally, when the time arrived that the Christian

174 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. LITE.

Princes entered into a league to free the Holy Land
from the oppression of the infidels, the good ami vir-
tuous Masons, anxious for so pious an undertaking,
offered their services to the confederates, upon con-
dition that they should have a chief of their own
election, and whose name was only made known in
the hour of battle ; which ' being granted, they ac-
cepted their standard and departed.

The valor and fortitude of these Elected Knights
were such, that they were admired by, and took the
lead of, all the Princes of Jerusalem, who, believing
that their mysteries inspired them with courage and
fidelity to the cause of virtue and religion, became
desirous of being initiated. Upon being found
worthy, their desires were complied with, and thus
the Royal Art, meeting the approbation of great and
good men, became popular and honorable, and was
diffused to the worthy throughout these dominions,
and thus continued to spread, far and wide, through
a succession of ages to the present day.

You will now, my brother, be seated among the
Grand Elect.

CLOSING.

PRAYER.

O Most Holy and Glorious God, thou who dwell-
est between the Cherubim, and art known in heaves

GRAND ELECT MASON. liD

and on earth by thy name Jah ; we approach thee
with awe and reverence, and implore thy blessing
upon us, who know thy great and ineffable name, ere
we depart from this sacred place to our several places
of abode, and mingle again in the busy scenes and
strifes of life. Oh, nil our hearts, we beseech thee,
with thy love and fear, that our tongues may speak
of thy goodness, and our actions correspond with the
lessons taught in this holy place.

Make us steadfast in our obligations to our breth-
ren and in our duty to our fellow-man.

Bless us and prosper us in life, and in death re-
ceive us, O Lord, our Adonai ! Amen.

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To us, the " Grand Elect" alone,
Its secret characters are known,

Ineffable — divine.

This precious treasure, long concealed,
Was by three worthy Knights revealed

Where erst a Temple stood.
Its ancient ruins they explored,
And found the grand, mysterious word,

Made known before the Flood.

GRAND ELECT MASON. 177

Fulfilled was then the promise made,
And Beauty's Pillar soon displayed

The Treasure they had found :
Their ardent zeal and piety —
Their dangerous toil and constancy —

Were with due honors crowned.

Hours like those we all shall prove,
Who, joined in pure and social love,

Perfection's work pursue.
May the Sublime Grand Architect,
By his unerring laws, direct

The honored, chosen few.

May all who friendship's feast partake
The good pursue, the bad forsake !

And may each rite and sign
A happy, lasting influence shed :
The quadrant crowned, the oil, the bread.

The golden ring, the wine !

Long as I live this ring I'll wear,
Symbol of an alliance dear

To every brother's heart ;
And bless the sacred tie that binds
In virtue's chain ; for " virtue joins

What death can never part"

JEWELS OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION.

T. P. GRAND VASTER. DEPUTY GRAND MASTER.

SENIOR GRAND WARDEN. JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN. TREASURER.

SECRETARY

M. CEREMONIES.

CAPTAIN OF GUARD. HOSPITALLER.

THIRD SERIES.

THE

HISTORICAL DEGREES

' OF

KNIGHTS OF THE EAST AND SWORD AND PRINCE OF JE-
RUSALEM ARE CONFERRED IN A COUNCIL OF PRINCES
OF JERUSALEM, AND RELATE TO THE REBUILDING OF
THE SECOND HOLY TEMPLE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY
GIVEN BY KING CYRUS AND HIS SUCCESSOR, KING
DARIUS.

"The Lord must be one, and his name one." — Talmud.

The Dream is certain ; the interpretation thereof sure."— Dan. ii. 47

180

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PEEFATOEY.

The annual meetings of all Councils of Princes of Je-
rusalem are held on the 20th day of the tenth month — ■
Tehet : stated meetings, at such other times as may suit
their convenience. Officers should be elected at every
annual meeting, and installed on the 23d day of the
eleventh month — Adar — thereafter.

Originally, it was the province of every Council ot
Princes of Jerusalem to inspect and watch over, with
due care and fidelity, Lodges of Perfection, and see that
their " work' 1 '' was done in conformity with the regula-
tions and landmarks of the order. This duty of a Coun-
cil has never been abrogated, but is seldom exercised.

The Grand Feast-day of Princes of Jerusalem shall be
celebrated on the 23d day of the eleventh month, Adar,
which is the anniversary of the day when thanks were
given to the Almighty for the reconstruction of the
Temple. Their other Feast-days are as follows :

The 20th day of the tenth month, called Tebet,
when "the ambassadors made a triumphant entry into
Jerusalem, on their return from Babylon."

The equinoctial days, in the months of March and
September, in memory of the Temple having been built
twice.

182 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Five members constitute a quorum : a Council can
not be opened with a less number.

If a Prince gives another Prince a challenge, he should
be excluded forever.

Princes are strictly to observe the rule enforcing jus-
tice and srood order, and their conduct in life should be
irreproachable.

If any member of a Council or Lodge shall be present
at, or aid, or assist in giving or receiving any of the
sublime or symbolic degrees in a clandestine or irregu-
lar manner, contrary to the true intent and meaning of
the statutes and regulations of the Supreme Council, or
of the constitutions and laws of true Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masonry, he subjects himself to expulsion.

A Prince of Jerusalem who visits an inferior Council
or Lodge, should present himself clothed with the dress
and ornaments of a Prince ; and when his approach is
announced, the presiding officer sends a Prince of Jeru-
salem to examine him, and if he reports in his favor, he
should be received under the arch of steel, and be escort-
ed by four Brethren, and seated on the right hand of
the presiding officer. An entry of his name and rank
should be made on the engraved tablets, that he may
thereafter receive due honors without examination ; the
same ceremonies should be observed when he retires as
when he entered.

Princes have the right of being covered in all subor-
dinate Lodges, Chapters, or Councils, and of addressing
the Chair without first asking permission.

If at any election of officers, a Prince of Jerusalem
solicits votes for himself or any other person, he should
be forever expelled.

FIFTEENTH DEGEEE.

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ARGUMENT.

This degree, which is intimately connected with the one that
succeeds it, relates to the Babylonish captivity, which lasted
seventy years, the release and return of the 42,360 captives to
Jerusalem, and the attempt to build the Second Temple under
the direction of Zerubbabel or .Sheshbazzar. King Cyrus also
permitted the return of the Holy Vessels and Ornaments which
had been removed by Nebuzaradan at the time of the destruc-
tion of the First Temple.

The return of the captives was contested at the bridge over
the liver Euphrates, but unsuccessfully ; and finally, when labor-
ing to lay the foundation of the Temple, beset on every side by
enemies, Zerubbabel ordered that tbe Masous should work with
the sword in one hand and a trowel in the other, that they might
be able at any moment to defend themselves from attack.

The Second T jmple was forty-six years in construction.

The purpose of the Degree of Knight of the East or Sword is
to animate and encourage the Mason to be active in his duties, by
presenting in an effective manner some illustrious examples of
Humility, Patience, Truth, Wisdom, Chivalric courage and
Devotion, as displayed by our ancient Brethren, and also to pre-
serve the remembrance of the events upon which the grade is
founded. In this, and the succeeding degree, the initiate appears
in a double capacity, as a Craftsman and a Warrior, who must be
constantly on the alert, ready either for work or for combat.

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KNIGHT OF THE EAST Oil SWORD.

THE FIFTEENTH GRADE OF THE A.'. A.\ SCOTTISH RITE,
AND THE FIRST c >F THE HISTORICAL SERIES.

APARTMENTS.

A Council of Knights o/ the East or Sword requirei
three apartments :
First— Hall of the West.
Second — Hall of the East.
Third — Road from Jerusalem to Persia.

FIRST APARTMENT.

Represents a Grand Lodge of Perfection at Jerusa-
lem. The hall is decorated with red, the furniture in

180 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

general disorder, and the altars prostrated. The lighti
are seventy in number, arranged in groups of seven
each. A curtain at the East end of the hall conceals a
blazing glory.

SECOND APARTMENT.

Represents the interior of the Palace of King Cyrus,
and should be decorated according to the usual custom
of the Orientals. A throne occupies one end of the
hall, with seats for the Minister of State and Counsel-
lors. The room is hung in green. It is brilliantly
lighted, by no particular number or arrangement of
lights. In the East is a superb throne. In the West
are two oriental seats ; in the North and South, seats for
the brethren. The Throne is elevated by two steps, and
adorned with gold-lace and fringe.

Behind the throne is a transparency representing the
dream of Cyrus — to wit, a roaring lion ready to spring
upon him ; above it a brilliant Glory, surrounded with
luminous clouds ; and in the centre of the Glory the
Ineffable name of God, in Samaritan letters. Out of the
clouds an eagle emerges, bearing in his beak a pennant,
upon which are the words, " Restore Liberty to the Cap-
tives." Below the luminous clouds are Nebuchadnez-
zar and Belshazzar, loaded with chains, the former on
all-fours, eating grass.

IN THE THIRD APARTMENT

A bridge is represented extended over a river, and t
rude altar at the end near the first apartment.

OFFICERS IN THE FIRST APARTMKNT.

1. Thrice Potent Grand Master.

2. Senior Grand Warden.

KNIGHT OF THE EAST OR SWORD.

187

3. Junior Grand Warden.

4. Grand Orator.

5. Grand Master of Ceremonies.

6. Grand Captain of the Guards.

All in black robes with their appropriate jewels.

CHARACTERS IN THE SECOND APARTMENT.

1. Cyrus, King of Persia, in royal robes.

2. Grand Master of Cavalry.

3. Grand Master of Infantry.

4. Grand Master of Palace.

5. Grand C. of Guards.
fi. Counsellors.

All in appropriate costumes.

Guard, soldiers, &c, with javelins or pikes.

King Cyrus and the Grand Masters of Cavalry, In-
fantry, and of the Palace, wear an order, or broad
watergreen colored sash, with a green rosette at the
bottom, worn from the right shoulder To the left hip.

The green turbans have a golden sun embroidered on
the front.

The apron, worn only in the first apartment, is of
crimson velvet edged with green; on the flap are em-
broidered in gold a bleeding head and two swords

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BOOK OF THE A. A XL) A. RITE.

crossed : in the centre of the apron, three triangles
forming a chain with triangular links.

The jewel of gold is three triangles, one within the
other, diminishing in size, and enclosing two naked
swords crossed, hilts downward, resting on the base of
the inner triangle.

The term knight will be added to all titles except the
Master's. Each Knight wears a silver trowel with an
ebon}' handle at his right side.

Step — advance boldly by four and one, sword in hand.

Age — ten weeks of years.

Battery — five and two.

Banner of the order — green silk bordered with red;
on it are represented a lion and a wolf.

OPENING AND RECEPTION.

The labors in the Council of Princes of Jerusalem
being suspended, the members who are to sustain the

KNIGHT OF THE EAST OR SWORD. 189

parts in the second apartment, or Hall of the East, will
immediately repair to that apartment and robe them-
selves, in order that they may be in readiness when
Zerubbabel arrives, and will be stationed as follows :

CTRUS,
ON THE THRONE.

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S M. OF CAV.

Q. M. OP PALACE.

While the second apartment is being prepared, the
candidate, who has been clothed with a black robe, is
permitted to enter the first apartment without obstruc-
tion, where he discovers the brethren engaged in ear-
nest conversation, in groups of two or more.

Previous to admitting the candidate into the Lodge,
a copy of the following will be placed in his hands by
the Tyler :

Brother— You are summoned to appear this day
at a convocation of Grand, Elect, Perfect and Sub-

190 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

lime Masons, at our usual rendezvous. The seventj
years of captivity have nearly expired. Cyrus has
ascended the throne. We may now be restored to
liberty. Come to us. Obey the sign * * *

PRAYER BY THE GRAND ORATOR.

O Lord our God, and the God of our fathers!
thou didst appoint a stated period for the captivity
of thy people in Egypt and Babylon, and thou hast
taught us the signs whereby we may learn the ap-
proach of our redemption from the long captivity
which thy just judgment inflicted upon us. Arise, O
Lord ! and have mercy upon thy Zion, for the time
to favor her, yea, the set time, is come. Stir up the
heart of Cyrus, thy servant ; for it is written, " The
heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the
kings of the earth thy glory." Into thy hands we
commit our undertaking. From thee alone do we
expect success in our endeavors ; for vain is the help
of man without thee.

Finally, O Lord, we pray thee to incline the hearts
of all our brethren to assist in the work on which we
this day solicit thy blessing. Amen. So mote it be.

Kise, my brethren ! The God of Battles is with
us. Our petition has been heard. Let our deliber-
ations to-day be guided by sound discretion. Have
faith, my brethren, and success will attend us.

KNIGHT OF THE EAST OR SWORD. 191

God speaketh once — yea, twice — but man per-
ceiveth it not. In a dream — in a vision of the night
— when deep sleep falleth upon men, then he open-
eth the ears of men, and sealeth then instructions.

" An angry Hon was about to throw himself upon
me and devour me, and, while quaking with fear, I
looked for some place of shelter. A splendid light,
proceeding from a ' glory,' suddenly dazzled my
sight, and I perceived two of my predecessors, Neb-
uchadnezzar and Balthasar, in the garb of slaves,
and loaded with chains. I heard a voice saying to
me : ' Loose the bonds of wickedness.' ' Undo the
heavy burdens.' ' Let the oppressed go free.'
' Break every yoke.'

" My spirit was troubled, and my sleep fled from me.

" Thus saith Cyrus, King of Persia : All the king-
doms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven
given me, and he has charged me to build him a
house in Jerusalem, in Judea. Who among you are
of his people ? The Lord his God be with him, and
let him go up."

Tou see represented, my brethren, the desolation
into which has fallen the work of the greatest of Ma-
sons ; the walls of the Temple demolished, the altar
overthrown, the ornaments devastated, and fear and
suspicion among the workmen. But at length a

192 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

change is taking place : our hopes are revived, oui
chains are broken, our losses are about to be re-
paired, and our works recommenced. The stones
for rebuilding will be taken from the quarries of
Tyre, and the wood from the forests of Lebanon, be-
cause the second Temple should in all parts be like
unto the first, to signify that Masonry is a unity and
cannot suffer any material change. You will now
visit the outer works and reflect ; for of the princi-
pal architects of the first Temple, God was the first,
Solomon was the second, and Hiram was the third.

Knights, the glorious work of rebuilding the Tem-
ple is now our object. For you, Zerubbabel and
your companions, has been reserved so great a work.
The obligation which you have just taken secures its
execution. "We stand in need of chiefs to guide us,
and who, at the same time, will be our defenders.

In the swords with which you are armed, and
which you know so well how to preserve, we have
the warrant of a successful protection.

Knights, if you consent that Zerubbabel and his
associates shall rule the labors of Masonry, building
temples and tabernacles in our hearts, and protect-
ing the workmen from then* enemies, give the t of
assent.

Approach and receive the attributes of your ne\*
state, and a knowledge of the mysteries of our re-
union.

KNIGHT OF THE EAST OK SWORD. 193

You have been decorated by King Cyrus with the
title of " Knight of the East," and I now decorate
you with that of " Knight Mason." This trowel is
its symbol. You will work henceforth, Sir Knights,
with the trowel in one hand and the sword in the
other.

This sash of water-green color must accompany
you in all Lodges. It is the mark of knighthood, to
which you were admitted by the king, and signifies
our hope of being re-established. We have added,
in order to preserve the memory of our liberator,
this rosette, which is placed at the bottom of the
sash.

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DECREE.

Cyrus, The King, to Sysina and Sarabasan.

Sendeth Greeting. Be it known unto you, that I have given
leave to all the Jews that are in my dominions, to return into
their own Country, and there to rebuild their Capital City, with
the Holy Temple at Jerusalem, in the same place where it stood
before. I have likewise sent my messenger, Mithridates and
Zerubbabel, the Governor of Judea, to superintend the building,
and to see it raised sixty cubits upward from the ground and as
many over ; the walls to be three rows of polished stones, and
one of the wood of the Country, together with an Altar for Sacri-
fices ; and all this to be done at my charge.

It is my further pleasure that they receive entire to themselves,
all the profits and revenues that were formerly enjoyed by their
predecessors, and that they have an allowance paid them of
205,500 drachmas, in consideration of beasts for Sacrifices, wine
and oil ; and 2,500 measures of wheat, in lieu of fine flour, and
all this to be raised upon the tribute of Samaria ; that the priests
may offer up sacrifices according to the laws and ceremonies of
.Moses, and pray daily for the King and the Royal family, and
for the welfare and happiness of the Persian Empire : and let no
man presume to do anything contrary to the tenor of this my
royal will and proclamation, upon pain of forfeiting life and
estate.

194 Cyrus.

SIXTEENTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

The Sixteenth Degree, or Prince of Jerusalem, being a contin-
uation of the fifteenth grade, represents historically the troubles
and trials of the ancient Masons, in their endeavors to rebuild
the Temple ; their obtaining permission, and their final success,
under the authority and will of Darius, the successor of King
Cyrus, in the completion of that noble edifice, in the sixth year
of his reign, — which Temple was like unto, if not more magnifi-
cent than, the first, built by the great King Solomon. This
Temple covered the same ground as the one destroyed by Nebu-
zaradan, and was furnished with the same precious vessels re-
turned by King Darius from Babylon to the Jews.

The grade of Prince was conferred by King Darius, and ratified
and confirmed by the Knight Masons at Jerusalem, as a Masonic
acknowledgment to Zerubbabel and his companions for their
preservation, and frank averment of Masonic virtues, despite the
highest honors tendered by the king.

Formerly, Princes of Jerusalem were entitled to many privi-
leges and prerogatives by virtue of their rank. They had exclu-
sive control over Sublime Freemasonry, from the 4th to the 15th
Degree inclusive. Grand Councils of this Grade granted Charters
to Lodges of Perfection, and also governed and controlled the
symbolic grades of the Scotch Kite, in all countries where no
regular Grand Lodge was established. According to the G. Con-
stitutions of 17S6, Art. 6, it was provided, "That the power of
the Supreme Council shall not interfere with any grade under the
17th," or K. of the E. and W. This power is now exercised by
the Supreme Council.

CROWN OF KING DARIUS

PRINCE OF JERUSALEM.

THE SIXTEENTH GRADE OF THE A.\ AND A.'. SCOTTISH
RITE, AM) THE SECOND DEGREE OF THE HISTORICAL
SERIES.

APARTMENTS.

The apartments are four in number: The first repre-
sents the Council of the Knights of the East or Sword,
when at their labors endeavoring to rebuild the Temple
— the furniture being in disorder, the altars overturned,
and pieces of masonry lying in confusion in different
parts of the room. The platform of the East is con-
cealed by a drop-curtain, the Master presiding at the
front of the same.

The second apartment represents the road from Jeru-
salem to Babylon, and by scenic effects should indicate
the open country.

The third apartment is the throne-room of King Da-
rius of Persia. The furniture should be of the most
magnificent Oriental kind, draped with green hangings,
with golden furniture and aurora-colored trimmings.
No Masonic emblems or devices should be seen.

The fourth apartment is the banquet-hall of Darius
and should be in keeping with tin throne-room.

198 BOOK OF TEDS A. AND A. RITE.

OFFICERS— FIRST APARTMENT.

1. Most Equitable Sovereign Prince Grand Master,
represents Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel.

2. Grand High Priest Deputy Grand Master, repre-
sents Joshua, son of Jozadak.

3. Most Enlightened Senior Grand Warden, repre-
sents Seraiah, Prince of Judah.

4. Most Enlightened Junior Grand Warden, repre-
sents Mordecai, Prince of Benjamin.

5. Valiant Keeper of Seals, represents Esdras, Prince
of the Law.

6. Valiant Grand Treasurer, represents Ananias,
Prince of the Ternple.

7. Grand Master of Ceremonies, represents Solamiel,
Prince of Workmen.

8. Grand Master of Entrances, represents Nehemiah,
Prince of the Guards.

9. Grand Tyler.

JEWELS,

All of -which are enclosed in squares.

1st Officer — A hand of justice and a mallet, designa-
ting Just Ruler.

2d Officer — Circle, surrounding a Delta, designating
Eternity of Deity.

3d Officer — Small pillar of strength and shield, desig-
nating the Lion of Judah.

4th Officer — Compass on a segment of a circle, desig-
nating The Measure of Peace.

5th Officer — Balance in equipoise, designating Jus-
tice.

6th Officer — Parallelogram with vase, designating
Unbounded Treasure for the Temple.

PRINCE OF JERUSALEM.

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7th Officer— Trowel and plum, designating conductor
of the Works.

8th Officer— Spear, designating Guardian of Secrecy.
9th Officer— Flaming sword, designating Vengeance.

COSTUMES.

The costumes of all the officers, except that of the
Grand High Priest, at a reception, are those of Knights
of the East or Sword— i. e., black robes with hoods,
water-green colored sashes, with rosettes, swords, belts,
and trowels. The apron of the fourteenth grade may
properly be worn.

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The costume ot the Grand High Priest consists of a
figured tunic of white linen reaching to the feet, over
which is worn a purple robe about fifteen inches shorter,
upon the border of which are suspended seventy-two
small bells, and as many pomegranates, alternating.
An ephod is also worn, without sleeves, which extends
to the hips, and is gathered in at the waist by a ribbon.
A breastplate is also suspended from the neck, nine
inches square, containing twelve precious stones, repre-
senting the twelve sons of Jacob ; and upon it were also

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the Trim and Thummim — the first of which words is
generally rendered "light," and the other "truth, or
perfection." Attached to the ephod, and upon each
shoulder, is a precious stone. On the one on the right
shoulder are the names of the six eldest of the children
of [srael, and on the one on the left the names of the
six youngest. On the head of the High Priest is a pur-
ple or blue linen tiara, to the front of which is attached,
by a purple or blue ribbon, a plate of gold, containing
the words, "Holy to the Lord," in Hebrew. Sandals
should be worn on the feet.

Lights — Seventy in number, representing so many
years of trials.

Batterv — • • • • •

Apron — Crimson, edged with gold, lined with aurora-
color. The flap is aurora-color, fainted or embroidered
on the area of the apron are a square, a shield, a Delta,
a hand of justice, a pair of balances in equipoise, and
sometimes a representation of the Temple.

Order — A wide aurora-colored ribbon edged with
gold, worn from right shoulder to left hip. Sometimes
embroidered in front are. a balance, a hand of justice, a
poniard, five stars, and two crowns.

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Jewel — A lozenge-shaped mother-of-pearl. Encrusted
on it in gold is a hand holding a balance in equipoise :
under it a two-edged sword, hilt down, with five stars
surrounding the point, the cencre one larger than the
others, and the letters D and Z in Hebrew, one on the
left and the other on the right of the balance.

OFFICERS— THIRD APARTMENT.

1. Darius, King of Persia, son of Hystaspes.

2. The Satrap of Media, father-in-law of the king

3. The Satrap of Assyria.

4. Artaban, Scribe.

Counsellors, Courtiers, Knights, Guards, etc.

COSTUMES.

Darius — Long white robe, trimmed richly with pur-
ple, and aurichalcan (metallic trimming of gold and
copper mixed, esteemed the most precious of metals) ;
over which a long white flowing robe, hanging from the
shoulders, and a crown, surmounted with seven spikes,
representing the seven conspirators — the front, or
seventh spike, taller than the other six. The Order of
the King, a horse, neighing, rampant. Over all, a
sash of a Prince, which is transferred to the person of
Zerubbabel, when created a Prince of Jerusalem.

[Darius conspired, with six other nobles, to destroy Smerdte,
who usurped the crown of Persia, after the death of Cambyses.
Darius obtained the crown by a species of cunning.]

The Satraps, Counsellors, Knights, etc., appropriately
costumed.

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Zer.\ O King, the Masonic people whom I have
the honor to govern, wishing to testify to you their
joy at the advancement of your august majesty to
the throne, have deputed me, with these illustrious
Knights, my companions, to tender to you their
congratulations on your ascension to the throne of
all the East. You have their sincere wishes for your
health and happiness.

In consequence of the kindness and benevolence
with which you formerly favored me, they have been
induced to hope that, in choosing me as their repre-
sentative, you would be pleased the more graciously
to receive what I have to communicate in their be-
half ; and I myself am happy, while paying you their
tribute of respect, to have the opportunity to acquit
myself also of what is due to our former friendship.
Darius. Zerubbabel, your people have not mis-
judged. They could not have selected an agent to
act for them that could possibly have been more ac-
ceptable to me than thou art.

We notice with pleasure that you have not forgot-
ten our ancient ties of affection and friendship ; and
Darius will not, on his part, forget those ties which
were dear to him while yet in private life.

Your arrival among us is very opportune, to en«
able you to participate in the feast we give this day

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to the grandees of our kingdom, and to this we invite
you and your associates. Previous to which we wish
you to pronounce your opinion on a certain question
that shall be propounded for discussion.

Satrap of Assyria, do you state the question, and
the reward we have promised to him who shall answer
it in the most satisfactory manner.

Sat.', of A:. The King of Kings, wishing to dis-
pense his favors with a liberal hand, has deigned to
promise the second place near his august majesty,
the privilege of being clothed in purple, wearing a
golden baldric, and being seated on a golden throne,
to him who shall be able in the most satisfactory
manner to resolve the question : " What is that which
holds the most powerful sway over mortals ? "

Can it be possible that a question like this can fov
one moment be a subject of doubt or deliberation to
any one who adverts to thee, thou Son of the Sun ?
You have this day, composing your court, one hun-
dred and twenty-seven potentates of the most distant
nations. Peace and war are in your hands. The life
and death of your subjects depend upon your will.
A word from your lips is a decree to all the earth.
All we possess belongs to thee. Our very persons
are yours. The universal world has no master but
you. There cannot be a more puissant, than Darius,
King of all the East — Sovereign of Sovereigns.
Therefore I say, " The King Darius.' :

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Sat.: of M.: What remains for iue to say, O King?
Shall I dare to differ in opinion from the Satrap of
Assyria, who has received the plaudits of your whole
court ? He contends there is nothing greater than
yourself. O King! I acknowledge your greatness —
the eclat of your name, the splendor of your throne,
the magnitude of your power, and the grandeur of
your riches.

But greater than all this is the empire of Beauty !
This softens the heart of the most ferocious, gains
over judges the most severe, and triumphs over mas-
ters the most imperious. Deprived of fortune, it
needs it not. If devoid of worldly rank and dignity,
it rises above all. All stations of life are subject to
it. The power of the gods of the earth, though re-
spected and feared, is as nothing in comparison with
the power of Beauty.

The will of sovereign rulers often depends upon its
caprice. What was my daughter Apame? With-
out wealth or rank, before her beauty elevated her
to the nuptial bed of Darius. To-day this great
Prince rules over you. In her turn, she reigns over
him. He wills what she desires — he does what she
approves. Does she rejoice, he is pleased. Is she
melancholy, he is afflicted. She is the soul that gives
the impress and the bias to all his movements. From
her he learns to find something more interesting than
kingly greatness. She sees him at her feet, and he
voluntarily submits all his imperial glory to her
beauty Therefore I say, " Beauty."

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Zer.\ What is this, Darius, I hear in your court?
Is it already corrupted by flattery and effeminacy?
Eeject! reject with indignation those sentiments of
yourself that have just been uttered. Strength and
power reside in kings. Beauty has its influence, but
it is the mark of wisdom to acknowledge the empire
of Truth. Truth is omnipotent — greater than any
transitory throne — more endurable than any frail
decaying beauty. These are both of short duration
but truth lives forever.

The power of kings, as well as that of beauty, is
subject to the revolutions of chance. Truth changes
never — always pure, always simple. It is the essence
of the Grand Architect of the universe. It is the tie
of all treaties. It is the motive of every just action,
the basis of all laws, the seal of sovereign majesty,
the object of every good man's search. We love
those who demonstrate it, and detest those who con-
ceal it. Lying disguises it, and, by borrowing its
appearance, furnishes the best proof and clearest
avowal of its superiority. Considerations more pow-
erful than human, O King, induce me thus to dare to
speak to you in its favor, in opposition to the too
flattering sentiments which might have seduced you
from the true path. You are yourself, great Prince,
I am sure, about to confirm by your decision the em-
pire of Truth.

Darius. Yes, Zerubbabel ; come, and by receiving

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the reward so justly due you, cause to sliiue forth
the triumph of truth. Eeceive this order.

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The highest reward we can bestow upon you will
not be commensurate with your deserts for having
saved us from this snare of corruption. We are infi-
nitely indebted, besides the recompense offered, and
in order to attach nearer to our person so precious a
friend as thou art, Zerubbabel, we tender you, this
moment, the office of Grand Master of our House.

Zer.\ Sovereign of Sovereigns, for the favors which
you lavish on me, I have not words to express my
heartfelt gratitude ; but the will of Him who regulates
the destinies of all men, does not permit me to be the
master of my own destiny. I am irrevocably bound
to the fortunes of my people whom I conduct ; and
the accomplishment of the decrees of heaven, rela-
tive to the re-edification of God's holy Temple, will
not allow me to accept what you are so willing to do
for me this day.

DECREE.

Darius, King of Kings, Sovereign of Sovereigns, to
Saraboyan, Grand Master of the Army, and to our
other Grand Officers, and to our people beyond the
river, Greeting :

Zerubbabel and the Deputies of the Jews, having
brought their complaints of the troubles with which

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you harass them, in their efforts to reconstruct then
Temple and city, which Cyrus, of glorious memory, hail
permitted them to build, we write this letter; com-
manding you, as soon as you receive it, without fail tc
second, with all your zeal and our authority, the execu-
tion of the work.

If any one dare to impeach these our commands, or
in any way hinder the execution of them, we order you
to crucify him, and to confiscate his property for the
use of the holy Temple.

As a mark of our confidence in Zerubbabel, we create
him Sovereign Prince of Jerusalem, and on the Knights
that accompanied him in his embassy we confer the
rank and title of Princes, with such powers as he shall
establish on them ; and we grant him full power and
authority to install Princes, and elevate to the dignity
of Princes of the Cities those whom he may see fit, and
deem worthy and capable.

We delegate to him plenary authority, and we de-
clare the Temple, and the workmen employed on it, to
be free from all imposts from us.

Thus we will and order. Done at our Castle of Ec-
batam, the 20th day of the month Tebet, in the year of
the world 3483, in the year of Cyrus the fifteenth, and
of our reign the second.

[seal.] Darius.

You have already been invested, Illustrious Prince,
with the sasli adopted by the Masonic Princes, in
token of their golden memory of the unbounded lib-
erality of Darius, King of Persia, to the oppressed
Jews. May its aurora-color, with the early dawn,

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daily bring to your mind the beauties of lasting
friendship for your fellow Princes, against whom you
never can combat, and in whose favor, as well as in
your own, you have assumed new vows. It is sus-
pended from the right shoulder to the left hip. The
apron of this grade is triangular, and in rich keeping
with the sash. The area is crimson, in token of the
sufferings of the Jews from the Samaritans, when
building the second Temple: the trimmings and
triangular flap aurora-color, for like reasons as men-
tioned in describing the sash. Upon the area of the
apron are wrought, in gold, a representation of the
second Temple and precious vessels.

The jewel is made of mother-of-pearl, in the
form of a lozenge, having incrusted upon it, in gold
and silver, a balance at equipoise, on either side of
which is a D and a Z in Hebrew : beneath the cen-
tre of the scale, a dagger with point up ; resting on
which is a star, with two smaller stars on either side
thereof. The mother-of-pearl denotes purity; the
scales, justice ; the dagger, vengeance ; the five stars,
Zerubbabel and his four companions.

HISTORY.

Knights and Princes, I deem it unnecessary to
narrate to you an extended history of this degree.
Like the preceding one, the ceremony is so replete
with the incidents relating to the history of the

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re-edification of the Temple, that little ueed ba
added.

The first fourteen degrees of Ineffable Masonry
have reference to the construction of the first Tem-
ple, the demolition of it by Nebuzaradan, under the
authority of Nebuchadnezzar and Balthasar, and the
conveying to Babylon of all the precious vessels and
material ; also, the driving into the fastnesses of the
mountains and the uncultivated country all Masons
of whatever grade.

The fifteenth and sixteenth degrees have direct
reference to the reconstruction of the Temple by Ze-
rubbabel ; first, by permission of Cyrus, King of
Persia — as exemplified in the fifteenth degree — and
then more completely by the sanction of his succes-
sor, King Darius, who (with Artaxerxes) made every
effort to restore the Temple in its beauty, and to re-
furnish it with the precious vessels taken from th*
first edifice.

After the sacking of Jerusalem, and the destruc-
tion of King Solomon's Temple, the Masons remained
captives and exiles for seventy years, during all which
period they kept faithfully their promise to rebuild
the Temple of their God, by preserving some por-
tions of the holy furniture and holding Masonio
Lodges. Shortly subsequent to obtaining permis-
sion of King Cyrus to reconstruct the edifice, and
while the foundation was not yet complete, Cyrus
died. Great apathy and indifference, in consequence,
existed among the brethren, more especially as thej

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were the subjects of hatred by the various tribes of
Samaritans and Syrians, who constantly harassed
them ; and they were compelled, if they continued
their work at all, to labor with the sword in one
hand and the trowel in the other. In the second
year of the reign of King Darius, however, the High
Priest succeeded in arousing a spirit of industry, and
obtaining the consent of Zerubbabel to again make
application for protection and liberty to rebuild the
Temple.

Darius, or Darayavuste, in the Persian part of the
great triangular inscription at Behestun, on the fron-
tier of ancient Media, reigned 485 years b. c. He
was 29 years old when he ascended the throne, and
reigned 86 years.

The friendship of Darius for Zerubbabel, in his
younger days, gave opportunity for the pressure of
the suit of the Jews ; and by the power of truth — as
exhibited in the striking incident in the ceremony —
permission in its amplest form was obtained from
the king, and Zerubbabel created a Prince : which
honor was confirmed by the Jews, and made a Ma-
sonic grade of distinction.

TRIUMPHAL CHORUS.

Air. — " Suoni la tromba."

Raise the glad voices of triumph,
No longer shall tyrants enslave us ;
Lo ! he is coming to save us,
Judah's lion to save.
Crown him with garlands of laurel,
Clothe him in raiment of honor,
Welcome to Salem our Brother,
Zerubbabel the brave.
Huzza ! warmly we welcome our brother,
Zerubbabel the brave.

Welcome the day of rebuilding ;

The Chief of whom we honor shall lead us.
The prayers of the righteous shall aid us ;
Once more is Judah free.
And on the mountain so holy
Our Temple shall raise to the Lord.
In Zion his name be adored !
To Him bend the knee.
Hosanna ! In Zion our God be adored ;
To Him bend the knee.

Glory to God in the highest !

He leads us from bondage and night.
He brings us to freedom and light,
His name shall be adored.
And on the bells of the horses
Shall be written in letters of gold
The Prophetical phrase as of old,
" Holiness to the Lord ! "
Hosanna I once more we will sing as of old
" Holiness to the Lord ! "

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FOURTH SERIES.

THE

PHILOSOPHICAL DEGREES

KNIGHT OF THE EAST AND WEST, AND KNIGHT OF THE
EAGLE AND PELICAN OR ROSE-CROSS, ARE CONFERRED
LN A ROSE-CROIX CHAPTER, AND RELATE TO THE
BUILDING OF THE THIRD TEMPLE — " ONE NOT MADE
WITH HANDS " — WITHIN THE HEART OF MAN.

" Benam yesdain bakshaishgher dadar."

" In the name of the most merciful just God."

Persian Magi.

In all bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, breih-
ren who have attained the degree of Grand, Elect, Perfect and
Sublime Mason, are entitled to, and should of right, be covered,
except when a degree is being worked ; at which time all should
conform, and lend their endeavors to aiding in the effectiveness
of the drama, by robing and costuming accordingly.

The following engraving designates the most appropriate, con-
venient, and economical form of covering, it being light, com-
posed of four sides, purple, with movable joints, in order that it
can be pressed flat — fillet of crimson, and crowning-button of
white velvet

" He who discovereth secrets is a traitor ; and he who keep*
his longue, keeps his soul." — Kmo Solomon.

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PEEFATORT.

Bodies of these degrees are styled " Sovereign Chap-
ters? The diploma of a Knight Rose-Croix is called
a Brief. All written documents are called Engraved
Columns. The following are the articles for the general
government of Knights Rose-Croix :

Art. 1. — The principal festival of the Rose-Croix
Knights is held on Thursday preceding Good Friday.
It is incumbent on all Chapters to assemble on that
day; and if a Knight should be where there is no
Chapter, he is to observe the time in communion of
spirit with all Knights around the globe.

Art. 2. — S.\ P.*. of Rose-Croix are styled Knights,
Princes, and Perfect Masons of H-R-D-M.

Art. 3. — The Princes have the right of presiding in
all Lodges working; under the A.\ and A.', rite; and if
the chair is refused them, they take their place at the
right of the Master : if this honor is not offered them,

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they may seat themselves on the floor in the X.'. EL\ of
the Lodge in token of humility, when the works will
at once cease.

Art. 4. — All Princes of Rose-Croix are forbidden any
Chapter or Lodge, without the jewel or order belonging
to this degree ; and they should never sign any Masonic
document without affixing their quality to their name,
and dating it " from the Orient of Herodim."

Art. 5. — When a Knight visits a Chapter not hia
own, he places himself in humility; but the M.\ W.\
may cause him to take a place by his side in the E.\

A Knight Rose-Croix is not to be tyled when he pre-
sents himself for admission into a Lodge. He should
therefore have a special brief evidencing his rank.

Art. 6. — A regular Chapter must meet at least five
times in a year ; that is, Ash- Wednesday. Thursday
before Easter, Good Friday, Easter Sunday. Ascension
Day, and Christmas. They should also join with their
brethren in the observance of St. John's days.

Art. 7. — If a Knight of Rose-Croix, being alone,
hears of another Knight sojourning, not over three
leagues from him, he should invite him to participate in
the observance of Holy Thursday; in which case they
meet each other half-way.

Art. 8. — No Chapter can be opened unless five
Knights be present. The minutes must be signed by
at least three of the Knights present.

Art. 9. — A Knight of Rose-Croix must be charitable.
He must relieve the indigent, visit the sick and the
prisons. No Chapter should be held without a collection
for the poor. The Sovereign is the Treasurer of this
fund, as necessity may require.

Art. 10. — Duels between Knights are stiictly forbi«
den, under the most severe penalties.

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Art. II. — A Knight of Rose-Croix is bound by hia
honor to the service of his God, his government, and hia
com /try, to the last drop of his blood.

Art. 12. — No Knight of Rose-Croix can refuse to
attend the Chapter when summoned, unless sick, — when
he shall present his reasons to the Chapter.

Art. 13. The Chapter must be lighted with white or
yellow wax candles, or pure olive-oil.

Art. 14. — No discussions foreign to the business of
the Chapter can be allowed. Calumny, satire, and per-
sonal remarks are ever to be avoided as crimes.

Art. 15.— The grade of S.\ IV. R.\ Croix de II.*.
should never be conferred without the most scrupulous
inquiries and circumspection as to the moral, religious,
and other necessary qualifications of the applicant.

Art. 16. — No document can be valid unless signed
by the Sovereign Secretary, and sealed by the Keeper
of the Seals.

Art. 17. — The officers must be elected annually on
Holy Thursday, and immediately enter on their duties.
The retiring officers should be prepared to hand their
books, accounts, and funds to their successors on that
day.

Art. IS. — No serving brother can be admitted in any
Chapter. The two brethren last received must act in
that capacity.

Art. 19. — If a Knight of Rose-Croix dies, all the
Knights must participate in the funeral ceremonies,
and wearing under their coats, if they cannot openly
display them without scandal, the order and jewel of
the grade. Great care must be taken that the deceased
is buried with his collar.

Art. 20. — A Knight at his admission adopts as his
own some characteristic, the choice of which is left to

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himself, as Fortitude, Toleration, &c, but expressed in
Latin, as Eques a Fortitudine, <fec. Those of the first
three officers and Master of Ceremonies are always the
same — Knights of Wisdom, of Strength, of Beauty, of
Alarm.

Art. 21. — A Knight R. Croix, in writing his name,
writes the consonants only ; and an unequal number, if
there be more than two. To his name may be append-
ed this mark *F in red ink.

SEVENTEENTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

The Seventeenth degree of the Rite Ancient and Accepted, is
the llrst of the series of Modern or Accepted degrees, as used in
contradistinction to the term Ancient. It may also be designated,
the first of the Philosophic degrees.

The Word is again lost, and, figuratively, the thud Temple — in
the heart of man — is to be built and dedicated to the God of
Truth. The revelations made in the ceremony of initiation can-
not be fully understood in this degree, as they are introductory to
the succeeding degree of Rose-Croix, in which mysierium consum-
matum est.

When the Knights and Princes united to conquer the Holy
Land, they took an oath to spend, if necessary, the last drop of
their blood to establish the true religion of the Most High God.
Peace having been made, they could not practically fulfil their
vows, and therefore, on returning to their respective countries,
they resolved to do in theory what they could not do in practice.
They took the name of Princes of Jerusalem and Knights of the
East and West, in memory of the place where this Order was
first instituted, and because their doctrines came from East and
West They have, ever since their first establishment, adhered
to their customs and forais of reception. In the year 1118, the
first Knights of the Order, to the number of eleven, took their
vows between the hands of Armelfo Guavi Mundos, Prince and
Patriarch of Jeiusalem, who hailed from the province of Amiens,
in France.

KNIGHTS OF THE EAST AND WEST.

THE SEVENTEENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH KITE, AND THE FIRST DEGREE OF
THE PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

APARTMENTS AND DECORATIONS.

But one spacious apartment, beside the Preparation
room, is needed. It should be in the form of a hepta-
gon, hung with crimson, sprinkled with stars of gold.
In each angle is a square column, on the capitals of
which — beginning at the southeast and going round by
the southwest, in regular succession — are the initials
respectively of the following words : Beauty, Divinity,

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Wisdom, Power, Honor, Glory, Force; and on the
bases of these columns are the iritials respectively of
the words Friendship, Union, Resignation, Discretion,
Fidelity, Prudence, and Temperance. On each column
is a brilliant light.

In the East is an altar upon a canopied platform, to
which you ascend by seven steps, supported or up-
held by four lions, having between them a cherubimic
figure with six wings and four heads, representing re-
spectively the heads of a lion, an ox, a man, and an
eagle.

In front of the altar is a throne, always vacant, and a
footstool.

The seat of the Master is at the foot of the platform,
in front, and over the seat hangs a two-edged sword,
surrounded by seven stars.

In the East are displayed the Sun and Moon.

In the West are two thrones, raised three steps each,
for the two Wardens.

Around the room are twenty-four seats richly deco-
rated.

An assembly of Knights of the East and West is
called a Preceptory, and is composed of twenty-four
members.

On the right of the Master is a small table, having on
it a ewer, napkins, and vase of perfumed oil.

On the altar is a silver basin with perfumed water, a
chafingdish with live coals, and a large Book, sealed
with seven great seals of green wax, at least two inches
in diameter, attached to red ribbons that, at the other
end, pass through holes in one lid, being slightly at-
tached to it by a drop of wax, so as to be easily sepa-
rated, leaving the seals whole.

The tracing-board of the degree is a heptagon, em

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223

braced within a circle, the upper portion forming a
rainbow. At the angles of the heptagon, on the outside,
are the initials of the seven words which are on the
capitals of the columns of the degree (B. D. W. P. H.
G. F. ) ; at the angles on the inside are the initials of the
seven words which are on the base of the columns,
(F. IT. K. D. F. P. T.). Xear the centre of the hepta-
gon is the figure of a man in a long white robe, with a
golden girdle round his waist, and standing on a section
of the globe: hair and beard white as snow: his
right hand extended, holding seven stars surrounding
the"': his head encircled by a glory emanating from a

224 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Delta : a two-edged flaming sword in his mouth.
Around him stand seven golden candlesticks, with
candles burning ; and over each of these, one of the
letters E. S. P. T. S. P. L., the initials of the names of
the seven Churches — Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thy-
atira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. The Sun and
Moon are also depicted, and the basin and chaungdish.

OFFICERS.

Venerable Master, represents John the Baptist,
Zealous Brother Senior Warden.
Zealous Brother Junior Warden.
Faithful Brother Treasurer.
Faithful Brother Secretary.
Faithful Brother Lecturer.
Faithful Brother Examiner.
Faithful Brother Senior Deacon.
Faithful Brother Junior Deacon.
Faithful Brother Outer Guard.
Faithful Brother Inner Guard.

All brethren are termed Faithful, and represent the
disciples of John the Baptist

CLOTHLNG, ETC.

All are clothed in long white robes, with a red cross
on the breast, circlets of gold upon their heads (coronet-
shaped), and gold belts.

Apron — Yellow satin, triangular in shape, lined with
crimson and bordered with gold ; on the flap a two-
edged sword, and in the centre of the area a tetractys.

Order — Broad white ribbon, worn from right to left.

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and crossed by a broad black one from left to right-
from the latter is suspended the

Jewel — Heptagonal medal of gold and silver. On
one side are engraved the same letters as are on the
capitals of the columns, with a star over each: in the
centre, a lamb lying on the Book of the Seven Seals : on
the obverse side, two swords crossed, with points up, the
hilts resting on an even balance: in the corners, the
initials of the seven Churches.

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OPENING.

PRAYER.
(With responses.)

V '.' . M.'. Hear us, our Father, God of the ancient
patriarchs, whom they adored on the plains of Chal-
dea!

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Response. Be gracious unto us, O God.

V.\ M.\ "We wander in the desert in darkness- -we
turn to the East and look for the promised light.

Res. Send us the dawn of day, our Father.

V.\ M.\ We sit in the shadow of death, and our feet
tread the margin of the sea that covers Sodom. Our
tents whiten the desert upon its sterile shore. Send
us thy light to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Res. Thy light to be the life of men.

V'. 31.'. Send us the new law of love for which the
world pines and languishes. Make war and blood-
shed to cease among the nations, and heartburnings
among the faithful to be no more.

Res. Help us to love one another.

V.\ M.\ Save us from our enemies, and from the
hand of all that hate us. Help us to serve thee with-
out fear all the days of our life.

Res. Amen. So mote it be. Amen.

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and responses. The following hymn will then be sung.

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V.\ M.\ The first faint blush of dawn dims the
Hght of the morning star, and this preceptory is
about to be opened.

Music soft and low during the following.

V.\ 3I.\ The glittering seven fade in the north,
and the day cometh.

J.'. JV.\ Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence
my sanctuary.

S.'. W.\ Ye shall obey my judgments, and keep
my statutes.

V.\ Mr. Ye shall not profane the name of your
God.

J.'. W.\ Ye shall love and venerate, every man, his
father and mother.

S.'. W.\ Ye shall not glean your vineyards, nor
gather every grape, nor wholly reap the corners of
your fields, but leave something for the poor and the
stranger.

V.\ 31.'. Nor steal, nor deal falsely, nor He one with
another.

J.\ W:. Nor defraud nor despoil your neighbors

KNIGHTS OF THE EAST AND WEST. 229

S.\ W.\ Nor go up and down as tale-bearers
among the people.

V.\ Mr. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy
heart, nor suffer thy neighbor to go astray for want
of warning.

Jr. Wr. Ye shall rise up respectfully before the
hoary head, and honor the presence of the aged
man, and fear your God.

Sr. Wr. Ye shall not vex the stranger in your
land ; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
These are the statutes and judgments of the Lord
your God.

RECEPTION.

The candidate is subjected to an examination the
most strict in regard to the {Pista or) pledges he has
given m the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry: also as
to his proficiency in the Kabala of those degrees.

(Ceremonies of purification and sanctification are here
introduced.

V.\ Mr. (* * *) He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches : To
him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of
Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God

Sr. Wr. (* * *) He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit hath said unto the churches : He

230 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death.

J.'. W:. (* * *) He that hath an ear to hear, let
him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches : To
him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden
manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on
the stone a new name written, which no man shall
know but him that shall receive it.

V.'. 31.'. (* * *) He that overcometh, and labor-
eth in my service unto the end, to him will I give
power over the nations, and his influence shall con-
trol and guide them ; and I will give him the morn-
ing star.

S.\ JV.\ (* * *) He that overcometh shall be
clothed in robes of white, and I will not erase his
name from the Book of Life, but I will own him as
mine before our Father and all his angels.

J.'. W.\ (* * *) Him that overcometh will I
make a pillar in the Temple of our God, and he shall
remain there forever ; and I will write upon him the
name of God, and the name of the city of God — the
New Jerusalem — and mine own new name.

K: 31.: (* * -•) To him thai overcometh will I
grant to sit with me near my throne, even as I alsc
overcame and am seated with my Father. Be zeal-
ous, therefore and repent.

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Light comes from God. "When clouds and dark-
ness are around us, we should implore his aid. Let
us do so, my brethren.

PRAYER.

Our Father, who, when darkness brooded upon the
vast chaos, and the universe lay a confused mass of
straggling forces, without form and void, didst move
upon it, and saidst, " Let there be light !" and light
was ; thou who didst set the light against the dark-
ness, and calledst the one Day and the other Night ;
thou who didst set the lesser and the greater lights
in heaven, enable this candidate to rind the light he
seeketh. Let the dawn of the new day arise to him,
and shine upon the clouds of error, and cause the
darkness of ignorance to flee away and be seen no
more forever. Amen.

Omnes. Amen ! amen !

V.'. 31.'. And amen !

The living know that they shall die, but the dead
know not anything ; neither have they any more a
reward, for the memory of them is forgotten : also
their love, and their hatred, and their envy is now
perished ; neither have they any more a portion for-
ever in anything done under the sun.

S.\ W.'. Kemember now thy Creator in the days of
thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years
draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in

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them ; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the
stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the
rain.

V:. 31.'. In the day when the limbs are not yet
trembling with age, nor the head bowed with sorrow,
nor the eyes dim with weeping ; before thou goest to
thy long home, and the mourners go about the
streets ; before the silver cord is loosened, and the
golden bowl is broken, and the pitcher shivered at
the spring, and the wheel shattered at the cistern ;
before the dust returns to the earth as it was, and
the spirit to God who gave it.

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and of justice ; the Tetractys upon it, of the universe,
with the Deity in its centre. I invest you with the
order of this degree : its two colors, white and black,
are emblematical of the contest between good and
evil. I invest you with the jewel of this degree : its
heptagonal shape will be explained hereafter, as also
will the devices upon it ; its materials, gold and silver,
symbolize the sun and the moon, the great lights of
day and night — themselves emblems of strength
and beauty, the two pillars at the threshold of
Masonry. In the year 1127 Pope Honorius II., at
the request of Stephen, a Patriarch of Jerusalem,

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ordained the Knights should be clothed iu white ; to
which Pope Eugenius III. added a red cross, to be
worn on the breast.

I finally present you with this coronet, in token of
your present rank in Masonry. Remember that it,
like the other insignia of the Ancient and Accepted
Eite, is honorable only so long as it is worn with
honor. On the brow of the dishonest, the dissipated,
the vicious, or the base, honors undeserved are the
extremest disgrace. See, therefore, that you wear
it worthily and well.

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No longer for men's sorrow groan,
Their sins, their shame, their tears,

But still and stately past God's throne
March onward, banish fears.

The sun is radiant in the sky,

The earth in regal state
Waits but the Hallelujah cry

That opes the holy gate.

LECTURE.

My brother, this P receptor y is in the form of a
heptagon, hung with crimson, and spr inkl ed with
stars of gold. In each angle is a column, on the
capitals of which, beginning at the southeast and
going round by the southwest in regular succession,
are the initials respectively of the words Beauty,
Divinity, "Wisdom, Power, Honor, Glory, and Force
— the seven mystic characters of the heptagon, sig-
nifying :

Beauty, to adorn our works.

Divinity, to study which is one of our principal
aims.

Wisdom, to invent and work.

Power, to punish and confound the calumnies of
wicked brethren and the profane.

Honor is an indispensable quality in a Freemason,
to labor with respectability.

Glory, that the true Freemason is an equal to the
prince or potentate.

KNIGHTS OF THE EAST AND WEST. 237

Font, which is necessary to support and main-
tain us.

On the bases of the columns you will observe the
initials of the seven qualities which should be pos-
sessed by brethren of this grade :

FRIENDSHIP, UNION, RESIGNATION,

DISCRETION, FIDELITY, PRUDENCE,

TEMPERANCE.

Friendship is a virtue which ought to reign among
the brethren.

Union is the foundation of our society.

Resignation to the regulations and decrees of the
order without murmuring.

Discretion, that as a Mason you should be on your
guard and never suffer yourself to be surprised in
relation to our mysteries.

Fidelity, to observe all your engagements.

Prudence, to conduct yourself so that the profane,
though jealous, may never be able to censure your
conduct.

Temperance, to always avoid every excess which
may tend to injure the soul or body.

The seven vices which all good and true Freemasons
will ever strive to avoid are :

HATRED,

PRIDE,

DISCORD,

INDISCRETION,

PERFIDY,
CALUMNY.

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238 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Hatred injures all the fine feelings of the heart.

Discord is contrary to the very principle of society

Pride prevents the exercise of humility.

Indiscretion is fatal to Freemasonry.

Perfidy should be execrated by every honest man.

Rashness leads into unpleasant and difficult dilem-
mas.

Calumny, the worst of all, should be shunned as a
vice which saps the very foundations of friendship
and society.

The Book of the Seven Seals, which only one can
open, is Masonically explained as representing a
Lodge or Council of Masons, which the all-puissant
alone has the right or power to convene or open.

The breaking of the 'first seal displayed a bow, ar-
rows, and crown, signifying that the orders of this
Preceptory should be executed with as much prompt-
ness and exactitude as an arrow sent from a bow, and
be received with as much submission as if they came
from a crowned head.

The second seal displayed the sword, denoting that
this Preceptory and the order in general is always
armed for its defence and to punish the guilty.

The third seal revealed the balance — the symbol
that Masonry should always act with justice in all
her ministrations.

The fourth seal produced the skull, which is the
representative of that brother who has caused him-
self to be excluded from the Lodge or Preceptory.

KNIGHTS OF THE EAST AND WEST. 239

The fifth seal displayed a white cloth stained with
blood, invoking us that we should not hesitate if
necessary, to spill our blood in the defence or in the
promotion of the cause of Freemasonry.

The sixth seal when opened caused the sun to be
darkened and the moon to be changed to blood, as a
representation of the power of Supreme Councils to
interdict the works of inferior bodies, when irregu-
lar, until they shall have acknowledged their error
and submitted to the rules and regulations of the
Craft.

The seventh seal when broken was followed by
silence, broken by the successive blasts of the seven
trumpets, signifying that Freemasonry is extended
over the surface of the earth on the wings of the
wind and fame, and supports itself with honor. The
perfume from the altar represents the good odor of
virtue, and denotes that the life of a good Freemason
should be free from all reproach and perfumed by a
good report.

Your Masonic age is very ancient, and you are
termed a Patmian, as coming from Patmos.

The seven golden candlesticks denote the seven
chm-ches— to wit, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thya-
tira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.

The two-edged sword pendent in the East has been
explained when referring to the opening of the second
seal, and that none, not even the Ven.\ Master, is
exempt from the exercise of judgment and justice.

The Yen/. Master represents John the Baptist, and

240 BOOK OF THE A. AXD A. RITE.

the twenty-four seats the twenty-four elders or disci-
ples, who were Esseneans.

HISTORY.

Lecturer. This, my brother, is the first of the Phi-
losophical degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Kite,
and the beginning of a course of instruction which
will fully unvail the heart and inner mysteries of
Masonry. Do not despair because you have often
seemed on the point of attaining the inmost light,
and have as often been disappointed. In all time
truth has been hidden under symbols, and often under
a succession of allegories— where vail after vail had
to be penetrated before the true light was reached and
the essential truth stood revealed.

We are about to approach those ancient religions
which once ruled the minds of men, and whose ruins
encumber the plains of the great Past, as the broken
columns of Palmyra and Tadmor he bleaching on
the sands of the desert. They rise before us— those
old, strange, mysterious creeds and faiths— shrouded
in the mists of antiquity, and stalk dimly and unde-
finedly aiong the line that divides time from eternity ,
and forms of strange, wild, startling beauty mingle
in the vast throng of figures, with shapes monstrous,
grotesque, and hideous.

The religion taught by Moses, which, like the laws
of Egypt, enunciated the principle of exclusion, bor-
rowed at every period of its existence from all tha

KNIGHTS OF THE EAST AND WEST. 241

oreeds with which it came in contact. While by the
study of the learned and wise, it enriched itself with
the most admirable principles of the religions of
Egypt and Asia, it was changed in the wanderings of
the people, by everything that was impure or seduc-
tive in the pagan manners and superstitions. It was
one thing in the time of Aaron and Moses, another
in that of David and Solomon, and still another in
that of Daniel and Philo.

At the time when John the Baptist made his ap-
pearance in the desert, near the shores of the Dead
Sea, all the old philosophical and religious systems
were approximating to each other, while the philoso-
phers of Greece, all (except the disciples of Epi-
curus) more or less Platonicians, seized eagerly upon
the beliefs and doctrines of the East. The Jews and
Egyptians, before then the most exclusive of all
people, yielded to that eclectism which prevailed
among their masters, the Greeks and Eomans. It
was held by a vast number, even during the preach-
ings of Paul, that the writings of the Apostles were
incomplete, that they contained only the germs of
another doctrine, which must receive from the hands
of philosophy not only the systematic arrangement
which was wanting, but all the developments which
lay concealed therein — mysteries handed down from
generation to generation in esoteric tradition.

NO.*. P.' D.\ V.'. D.\ M.\ — A Fiench abbreviation, signifying
u De not forget your Masonic Regalia."

Chain of Flowers. — The Masonic nomenclature for a wreath of
flowers, in like manner as a Chain of Union, signifies the forming
a circle by the brethren taking hold of hands, as in the case when
the password is communicated, or the banquet-song is sung.

The Clepsydra, or Hour-glass, may at all times be properly
placed in the East.

The term Essoine, in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
signifies the inability of a brother to assist at a communication,
and informs the body thereof.

Louveton, Louveteau, Louvetine, Lewton — all signify a Mason'?
son.

.*. These three points or dots distinguish Masonic abbrevia
tions.

Various attempts have been made to explain their origin ; they
are said to allude to the three lesser lights ; or, as they were first
introduced by French Masons, ttey may refer to the situation of
the three principal officers of the Lodge in the French Rite, where
the Master sits in the East and the two Wardens in the West

They are alleged by others to be inverted, and thus to allude
to the initial name of Deity as represented in the original of the
Hebrew forming the triune circles of eternity, thus : ' " XT- •
hence, °~? 1 (the Hebrew yod).

EIGHTEENTH DEGREE.

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The Novice is still in search of the Truth and the lost Word
he journeys for a period of years, learning the three virtues which
are to guide him : from a place of horror and gloom, merges, at
the appointed time, the sacred initials, giving glory to Masonry
and light and life to the world.

This degree, like the one preceding it, is philosophical. The
end of all philosophy is to free the mind from those encumbran-
ces which hinder its progress toward perfection, and to raise it to
the contemplation of immutable Truth and the knowledge of di-
vine and spiritual objects. This effect must be produced by easy
steps, lest the mind, hitherto conversant only with sensible things,
should revolt at the change.

Knight of the Eagle and Pelican is one of the titles applied to
a Rose-Croix H-R-D-M Freemason ; yet that degree is not strictly
an order of knighthood, in the commonly received sense of the
term.

In these degrees, it is readily perceivable that we have now
fully entered upon a long course of instruction into all the mys-
teries of the esoteric doctrine.

There are a number of Rose-Croix degrees differing in a meas-
ure from each other in the work and in their teachings. The
Alchemical or Hermetic Masons taught a different degree in all
respects from the so-called Christian Rose-Croix ; and they again
a different one from the universal, tolerant, and more acceptable
grade. The following words of one of the most eminent students
of Masoniy, and an ardent admirer of the A. - , and A. - . Rite, may
be quoted here.

AEGUMENT.

245

44 If anywhere brethren of a particular religious belief have been
excluded from this degree, it merely shows how gravely the plans
and purposes of Masonry may be misunderstood ; for whenever
the door of any one degree is closed against him who believes in
one God and the soul's immortality, on account of the other
tenets of his faith, that degree is no longer Masonry, which is
universal, but some other thing, that is exclusive, and accordingly
intolerant. Each degree erects a platform on which the Israelite,
the Mahommedan, and the Christian may stand side by side and
hand in hand, as brethren." Whatever your religion, your birth-
place, or your language, you are among brethren. One language
is spoken in common, the language of the Scottish Rite of Ma-
•oury, which speaks directly to the heart.

ECCLESIASTES XII.
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.

Remember thy Creator

While the pulse of youth beats high ;
While the evil days come not,

Nor the weary years draw nigh,
When man can find no pleasure

In the hollow things of earth,
And the heart turns sick and sad, '

From the jarring sound of mirth.

Ere the light of stars is darkened,

Ere the glorious sun grows dim,
And the bitter cup of sorrow

Is filling to the brim ;
When the grinder's song is low,

And the wailing mourners come.
Marching in the death-procession,

As man goeth to his home.

Ere the golden bowl be broken,

Or the silver cord unwound,
The pitcher shattered, at the well

The broken wheel be found.
In the day when keepers tremble,

And the strong men bow the kneej
Then shall dust to dust return,

And to God the spirit flee.

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KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX,

PERFECT PRINCE DE H-R-D-M, KNIGHT OF THE
EAGLE AND PELICAN.

THE EIGHTEENTH GRADE OF THE A. - . AND A.'. SCOTTISH
RITE, AND THE SECOND DEGREE OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL
SERIES.

APARTMENTS.

The ceremony of Reception of a Knight of the Eagle
and Pelican requires properly four apartments, as fol-
lows.

FIRST APARTMENT.

The first apartment is hung in black, spread with white
tears ; and is lighted simply by the taper of the Most
Wise, the two lights on the thron^, and the dim light ol
three transparencies.

Three columns, of the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
orders of architecture respectively, about five feet in
height, are appropriately placed in the Chapter, and
support on their capitals transparent inscriptions of the
three virtues, one on each, which should be removed
when the Chapter is closed.

'ii.8 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The canopy in the East is black, bordered with white
fringe ; on the platform below it is the irregular throne
of the Chapter, surmounted by three crosses, the centre
one most prominent, with a full-blown white rose upon
it : on either side thereof is a candlestick with a yellow
wax candle lighted. Both throne and crosses are to be
concealed by two black curtains coming together before
them, and which are opened at the appointed time.

The Most Wise Master has before him a small low
table covered with black, and on it, lighted, one wax
candle, a Book of the Testimony, a compass and square,
and a triple triangle ; also the regalia for the candidate.
By the table is a low black seat or ottoman. The fur-
niture and properties are in disorder. A ewer, with
water and napkins, should be placed in the South.

SECOND APARTMENT.

The second apartment should represent two small
apartments, the one leading imperceptibly into the
other. The one labyrinthian, with ascending and de-
scending steps, interlacing each other ; the other * * *

THIRD APARTMENT.

A small apartment draped or painted black, called
the " Chamber of Reflection," in which is a rude chair
and table ; on the latter, a skull and cross-bones and an
ancient-shaped dim-burning lamp, also a Book of the
Testimony.

FOURTH APARTMENT.

Which may very properly and advantageously be
represented by a judicious rearrangement of the first
apartment. All the furniture and properties are in
order, perfect harmony and accord exist, for the Word
is found: the room should therefore be decorated in an

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appropriate and dazzlingly magnificent manner. The
thirty-three lights, composed of three candelabra of
eleven branches each, with yellow wax candles, must
now shine forth in their brilliancy, and the blazing star
with six beams is seen in the East. The hangings are
red.

OFFICERS, AND THEIR JEWELS.

Most Wise and Perfect Master, or Most Wise Tir-
ehatha.

Most Excellent and Perfect Knight Senior Warden.

Most Excellent and Perfect Knight Junior Warden.

Most Perfect Knight Orator.

Most Perfect Knight Master of Ceremonies.

Most Perfect Knight Secretary.

Most Perfect Knight Treasurer.

Most Perfect Knight Guardian of the To we/.

All brethren are addressed as Respectable and Perteci
Knights.

The Most Wise wears on his breast a flaming star
of silver, with seven points : in the centre the letter I, in
gold ; around it the initials F. H. C. : his characteristic
is Wisdom.

The Senior Warden wears a triangle : his characteris-
tic is Strength.

The Junior Warden wears a square and compass — the
one fastened on the other : his characteristic is Beauty.

These Jewels are used in addition to the Grand Jewel,
which is worn by all the Knights.

CLOTHING AND DECORATIONS.

The Knights should be dressed in black or dark
clothes, and wear over the same a chasuble of whito

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX 251

cloth bordered with black ribbon or wool, one inch wide.
The chasuble has a black cross both before and behind
— extending its entire length — made of wide ribbon or
other material ; it is lined with white , and should be worn
only in the first apartment. Over all is worn from right
to left a black watered S4SH, bordered with crimson,
three inches wide, in the middle of which, and where it
crosses the breast, is a small red ribbon cross ; near the
bottom, two inches from the rosette, is also a small red
ribbon cross ; at the bottom is a small red rosette, and
over it one smaller of a black color: from the lower
rosette hangs a small gold cross.

Apron — Of white leather or satin, bordered with
red, as is also the flap. There are three red rosettes
arranged in triangular form around the apron. On the
area is a representation of a red passion cross, seven
inches long; and on the flap a death's head and cross-
bones, either painted or embroidered.

Grand Jewel — Is an open compass, its points resting
on a quarter circle. Between the legs of the compass is
a cross, reaching from the head of the compass down to
the quarter circle ; on the cross is an opened rose : at
the foot of the cross, on one side is an eagle with wings

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

extruded against the points of the compass, head down-
wauls; on the obverse side is a pelican, tearing its
breast to feed with blood its young, seven in number,
in a nest under it ; on the head of the compass on each

side of it is an antique crown with seven points : on the
qua iter circle, on one side is engraved the hieroglyph-
ic a 1 characteristic of the Knight, and on the other side
the cabalistic letters of the degree. * * * * *

The compass and arc of the circle of the Jewel should
be composed of gold, and the eagle and pelican of silver.
This Jewel should be worn suspended to a black watered
Collar, three inches wide, bordered with crimson;
there should be three crimson ribbon crosses on it — one
on each side, and one at the point above the crimson
rosette at the bottom.

All the jewels when worn in the first apartment
should be covered with black crape.

In the centre of this first apartment at a reception,
there is a confused mass, representing the debris of an
edifice in ruins, composed of broken columns, chapiters,
and every species of Masonic emblems. If anything is
placed upon the two side crosses in the East, it must be
a human skull and two thigh-bones crossed.

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 253

The Banner of the Rose-Croix, hanging in the Eaet
to the left of the M.\ TV.*., is a square piece of white
satin, lightly sprinkled with crimson, edged with a gold
fringe, upon which is embroidered or painted the side
of the jewel representing the "Pelican," with the words
"Lux E Tenebris" above the pelican, and the words
"Faith, Hope, Charity" below, painted in gold on a
ribbon.

Visitors are expected to salute the 31. \ W.\ and the
two Wardens, with their swords ; then facing the East,
return their swords and give the sign of recognition to
each of the same officers ; again face the East and stand
under the sign of G.\ S.\ — the Knights of the Chapter
remaining standing at salute. At the close of the wel-
come by the M.\ TV.*., the swords will be sheathed, the
Battery given, and with the sign the acclamation. A
visitor may then respond to the M.\ TV.-. Such visitors
as are entitled may then be conducted to the East.

The title " Perfect" is not used among the Knights in
the first apartment.

In the fourth apartment the collar and sash are turned,
presenting the same appearance; except where it was
black it should be crimson, and where it was crimson it
should be black.

When a candidate is admitted he is called a proba-
tioner or novice : when fully received lie becomes a
neophyte, or one newly born.

The crux ansata in the East should be of gold. The
labors are supposed never to close, and when a Chapter
is about to work, it is said the labors are resumed.

The labors begin when the Word is lost, and are sus-
pended when the Word is recovered.

A novice must be subjected to three ballots.

Batterv — • e • • e • — •

254 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

RECEPTION.

The stars have disappeared, the light of the arm
and moon is obscured, and darkness has fallen upon
the face of the earth.

My brother, you are still engaged as a Mason in
search of light and truth ; of which search, the many
journeys you have made in the different degrees are
symbolical. But your search is not for the truth of
any particular creed or religion — that search would
be in vain, for what is truth to one is not truth to
another : often by argument and evidence, but almost
always by the accidents of birth, education, and cir-
cumstances, our religious belief is formed ; and argu-
ment and testimony strike the mind of man, when
arrived at his religious creed and faith, only to glance
off and leave no impression.

Our symbols and ceremonies envelop the great
primitive truths, known to the first men that lived :
with whatever particular meaning they may have —
peculiar, or believed to be peculiar, to particular
creeds, and differing, as the faith differs of those who
receive them — we have nothing to do.

We are about to conduct you through certain forms
and ceremonies, to display to you certain symbols and
emblems ; we do not give you in advance their inter-

KXIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 255

pretation, but only indicate to you their general ten-
dency ; we place the thread in your hands that will
guide you through the labyrinth ; it is for you to
apply and interpret the symbols and ceremonies of
the degree in such manner as may seem to you truest
and most appropriate.

A vast multitude of men believe that the Bedeemer
of man has already appeared upon the earth : many
believe he was a man ; many, the Son of God ; and
many, the Deity incarnate : a vaster multitude still
wait for the Redeemer : each will apply our symbols
and ceremonies according to his faith.

PRAYER.

Great and dread Being, Father, who wast, when
beside thee there were time and space alone ; a sin-
gle thought of whom shaped itself into an universe
of suns and worlds, and infinite myriads upon myriads
of living creatures ; eternal as time and infinite as
space ; to whom all the past and all the future now
is and ever will be present; thou by whom no
creature that lives is forgotten or unregarded, look
with favor upon us and upon this our brother ; deign
to bless liirn, to protect him, and make his labors
fortunate ; watch over him ; illuminate his mind with
wisdom, that he may understand our symbols ; and
teach him to trust in thee. Amen !

256 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered his
only-begotten son.

By faith the children of Israel forsook Egypt, not
fearing the wrath of the king ; by faith, they passed
through the Bed Sea as by dry land, which the
Egyptians essaying to do, were drowned.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they
were compassed about seven days.

Faith subdueth kingdoms, worketh righteousness,
obtaineth promises, stoppeth the mouths of lions.

By faith, a steady cotu*se we steer

Through ru fflin g storms and swelling seas ;

By faith, we pass the vale of tears

Safe and secure, though oft distressed ;

By faith, subdue the king of fears,
And go rejoicing to our rest.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and
whose hope the Lord is : for he shall be as a tree
planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her
roots by the river. She shall not wither when the
heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and she
shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither
shall she cease from yielding fruit.

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but
the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROES. 257

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but
the righteous hath hope in his death.

The hope of heaven our spirits cheer ;

No more we grieve for sorrows past,
Nor any future conflict fear,

So we may safe arrive at last.

O Lord, on thee our hopes we stay

To lead us on to thine abode,
Assured thy love will far o'erpay

The hardest labors of the road.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels, and have not charity, I am become as sound-
ing brass and a tinkling cymbal.

Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and give my body to be burned, and have not char-
ity, it profiteth me nothing.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind.

Charity envieth not.

Charity vaunteth not itself — is not puffed up.

Charity never faileth.

Blest is the man whose softenirg heart

Feels all another's pain,
To whom the supplicating eye

Is never turned in vain.

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

To him protection shall be shown,

And mercy from above
Descend on those who thus fulfil

The Mason's law of love.

And now abideth Faith, Hope, and Charity, these
throe, but the greatest of these is Charity.

Hosanna in the highest ! on earth peace and good-
will toward men.

HYMN.

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Sing the great Kedeemer's love.
Lord, thy mercies never fail :
Hail ! Celestial Goodness, hail !

CHARGE

By virtue of the powers with which I am invested
by the Supreme Council, and by the consent of these
Knights, my brothers and equals, I do admit and
receive and constitute you a Perfect Prince Free-
mason of H-R-D-M, Knight of the Eagle and Peli-
can, under the distinctive title of Rose-Croix, now
and forever, henceforth, to enjoy all the preroga-
tives attached to this grade.

My Brother, virtue and humility are the founda-
tions of this degree ; henceforward be you, therefore,
virtuous, modest, and unpresuming ; mark our guid-
ing star of prudence, and so live that you may not
disgrace or dishonor the name that you have earned,
the characteristic to which you are entitled, and the
jewel which you will hereafter wear.

LECTURE.

My Brother, each of us makes such application to
his own faith and creed, of the symbols and ceremo-
nies of this degree, as seems to him proper. With
these special interpretations we have nothing to do —

'260 J300K OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

like the legend of our Grand Master Hiram, in which
some see figured the condemnation and sufferings of
Christ ; others, those of the unfortunate Grand Mas-
ter of the Templars ; others, those of the first Charles ;
and others still, the annual descent of the sun at its
winter solstice to the regions of darkness — the basis
of many an ancient legend : in no other way could
Masonry possess its universality — that character
which has ever been peculiar to it from its origin,
and which enabled two kings, worshippers of a dif-
ferent Deity, to sit together as Grand Masters while
the walls of the first Temple arose ; and the men of
Gebal, who bowed down to the Phoenician gods, to
work by the side of the Hebrews, to whom those
gods were an abomination.

Pythagoras said : " God is neither the object of
sense nor subject to passion, but invisible, only in-
telligible, and supremely intelligent. In his body
he is like the light, and in his soul he resembles
Truth. He is the universal Spirit that pervades and
diffuses itself over all nature. All beings receive
their life from him. There is but one only God,
who is not, as some are apt to imagine, seated above
the world, beyond the orb of the universe ; but being
himself all in all, he sees all the beings that fill
his immensity : the only Principle, the Light of
heaven, the Father of all.

" He produces everything, he orders and disposes

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX.

261

everything ; lie is the Keason, the Life, and the
Motion of all being !"

The peculiar cipher of this degree is subject to
your use. The Feast of Bread and Wine is to us the
symbol of fraternity and affection, and of that per-
fect union which must ever exist among Knights oi
the Kose-Croix.

Masonry has a mission to perform, with her tradi-
tions reaching to the earliest times, and her symbols
dating further back than even the monumental his-
tory of Egypt extends. She invites all men of all
religions to enlist under her banners, and to war
against evil, ignorance, and wrong. You are now
her knight, and to her service your sword is conse-
crated : may you prove a worthy soldier in a worthy
cause, and may the great and Supreme Architect
be always with you, and bless you with life ever-
lasting.

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That all of Adam's erring seed

May cease from strife, and fruitful toil

To every clime and every creed

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And when these Temples, framed by thee —
Our bodies — ope their portals wide,

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To seek what thou dost wisely hide ;

Free and Accepted may we prove,
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Prepared, in thy Grand Lodge above,
To take our last Sublime Degree.

ORDINARY.

CEREMONY OF THE TABLE.

To the glory of the Grand Architect of the Uni-
verse ; in the name and under the auspices of the
Supreme Council and Sovereign Chiefs of Exalted
Masonry, and by virtue of the authority on me con-
ferred, I call this Chapter from labor to refreshment.

This Chapter is now called to refreshment. Be-
fore we part, let us eat together the bread earned by
our labors, and thank our heavenly Father for furnish-
ing us with the means for sustaining life. Brothel
Master of Ceremonies, visit the avenues.

26-i BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Sovereign Creator of all things and source of light
and life, who providest for all our necessities, bless
the nourishment for the body we are about to take,
and make it to give us strength to labor for thy glory
and the advancment of all the great interests of
humanity. Amen.

Take ; eat, and give to the hungry ! * *
Take ; drink, and give to the thirsty ! * *

Peace be with you, my brethren, and remain with
you always. Remember that your duty is, not to be
better than your brethren, but to be better than your-
selves ; that the more you have, the more you owe to
those who need assistance. The Peace of our Mas-
ter be with you always.

Note. — This Ceremony is a manifestation of fraternal love, as
Inculcated by Masonic philosophy. Rose-Croix Knights after the
benediction silently disperse, and the Chapter remains at refresh-
ment until regularly convened or called by the Most Wise . Thus
a Rose-Croix Chapter is seldom if ever closed, as the Table
Ceremony is indispensable whenever there is a call to refresh-
ment, which should be at every assembling.

While the Knights quietly disperse, the following may
appropriately be sung by the Choir.

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HOLY THURSDAY, OR MAUNDAY THURSDAY

DECORATIONS, ETC.

A stated meeting of all Chapters Rose-Croix is held
on Thursday before Easter: this meeting is indispen-
sable.

If a Rose-Croix Knight be necessarily alone, he must,
in spirit at least, feast that day with his brethren.

A wreath must be placed upon the cross in the East.

The Pelican feeding its young should be prominently
displayed in the Chapter-room upon a white column.

Two additional yellow wax candles should be burning
on the irregular throne in the East.

266 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The three columns, Faith, Hope, and Charity, should
be displayed in position.

The silver salver with Passover-bread and goblet of
white wine should also be provided.

The altar should be plain and hung with black, with
the Book of Constitutions, and a square, compass, and
Crux ansata of gold upon it. On the Crux ansata
should be enamelled the letters — .'. — .". — ,\ — .*.

A little in front of the Master, on his right and left,
are two triangular columns, draped in white, five feet ir
height. Upon each is a triangular transparency, on one
side of which is a word. This word, on the column on

his right, is I ; on that on his left, I . In the

West, a little in front of the Wardens, on the right and
left, are two columns, precisely alike, each with a similar
transparency. On that upon the right is the word

R , and on that upon the left, the word N .

Each transparency turns upon a pivot, so that the words
(until then concealed) may be displayed at the proper
moment, which will not transpire until Easter Sunday.

On this most solemn festival, a young lamb, roasted,
is to be eaten at the feast. It must be white, with-
out spot or blemish, and killed with a single blow of a
knife. One of the brethren must prepare it ; and the
head and feet must be cut off, and burned as an offering.
At the repast, each must eat a piece. If a brother be
travelling, and meet another brother on the road, they
are obliged to go to some convenient place to perform
this duty. This particular repast is styled the Mystic
Banquet.

On Holy Thursday, in the rear of the East will be
depicted the following scene. The Celestial Vault stud-
ded with stars ; the sun absent, and the moon obscured

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 267

with clouds. In the extreme East, among the clouds, an
Eagle hovers. In the centre of the scene is the repre-
sentation of a mountain, on the summit of which is a
cubical stone, and on that a crimson rose. Around the
mountain, below, hang clouds and darkness ; and further
to the West, at its base, are all the ancient working-
tools of Masonry, in fragments, with the two mystic
columns prostrated, and each broken in two. The words
Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty will be displayed on a
ribbon over this scene.

The above general arrangement of the Chapter-room
will remain until Easter Sunday.

CEREMONY-HOLY THURSDAY.

31.'. W;. This Chapter is now called to refreshment.
Before we part, let us eat together the bread earned
by our labors, and thank our Heavenly Father for
furnishing us with the means for sustaining life.

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B.\ M.\ of Ceiw, visit the avenues, and see if
there be any brother, or even any of the profane,
who suffer from hunger or thirst : if there be, bring
him in, for whoever he may be, he is our brother,
and we will freely divide with him our bread and

wine.

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2GS BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

altar of fraternal love, joyfully strengthening the tie
which binds our hearts together.

(In silence and order, the Knights follow the M/. W.\ to table.

INVOCATION.

Sovereign Creator of all things, and source of life
and light, who providest for all our necessities, bless
the nourishment for the body we are about to take,
and make it to give us strength to labor for thy glory
and the advancement of all the great interests of
humanity. Amen !

BKIEF OF ADDRESS.

From time immemorial, man has plighted his
faith and confidence in his fellow-man by drinking
from the same cup and eating from the same loaf.

Among Eastern nations at the present day has this
method of solemnizing a pledge been retained. We
learn from history, and our fathers of the Masonic
faith, that in the ancient mysteries of Judea and
Egypt, the newly initiated were presented with bread
and wine as a symbol of the new life they were about
entering upon, and that they were henceforth to be
devoted to the laws of truth, and knowledge of their
rights and duties.

This ceremony is noted as having been practised in
the mysteries of Judea and Eleusis, in their initia-
tion to what they called the degree of Perfection.

The Hebrews acquired the custom from the Egyp-

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 269

tians, and celebrated their feasts of tlie Spring full
moon, with bread and wine.

"With us it is simply a manifestation of fraternal
love, as inculcated by Charity and Masonic phi-
losophy.

The solemn feast of the Kose-Croix Knights is
held this day, and commemorates the feast of the
Passover, observed by the Jews.

Kespectable and Perfect Knights, the feast of
which we are about to partake is thus ordered :

s ' On the 10th of the month of Nisan, they shall
take to them every man a lamb, a lamb for a house ;
and if the household be too little for the lamb, let
him and his neighbors next unto his house take it,
according to the number of the souls. Your lamb
shall be without blemish, a male of the first year . . .
and ye shall keep it up until the 14th day of the
same month, and the whole assembly of the congre-
gation of Israel shall kill it hi the evening : and they
shall eat the flesh in that night, roasted with fire, and
ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning,
nor break any bone of it ; and that which remaineth
of it until the morning, ye shall burn with fire.

"And thus shall ye eat it : with your loins girded,
your shoes upon your feet, and your staff in your
hand ; and ye shall eat in haste ; it is the Lord's
Passover. And this day shall be unto you for a
memorial, and ye shall keep it as a feast to the
Lord throughout your generations, a feast by an ordi-
nance forever."

270 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

This feast, and the bread and wine of which we
partake, are to us symbols of fraternity and broth-
erly affection, and of that perfect union that must
ever subsist among Brother Knights of the Rose-
Croix.

Thus, Brother Knights, are we assembled, solemnly
and fraternally pledging ourselves one to another in
brotherly love, in the presence of the angels and of
that great Intelligence that surrounds us in our
every action.

We belong to no creed or school, but to univer-
sality, where Truth is the base and Morality the
handmaid : we are Knights of Masonry, and to her
service our swords are consecrated : may we prove
worthy soldiers in a worthy cause.

# * * *

The Most Wise then takes two cakes whole of the
Passover-bread, and a broken one, in his hand together,
and breaks the upper cake ; but he must not eat thereof
till lie breaks a piece off the broken one ; then baying
* * * gives a piece of each to every one at the table.
Both pieces are eaten together. After this commences
the general feast of the lamb and white wine.

* * * *

The Ceremony of Extinguishing the Lights will then
proceed.

CEREMONY OP EXTINGUISHING THE LIGHTS.

This ceremony takes place on every Thursday before
Easter, after the Table Ceremony, and begins the

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 271

moment the " Word" is returned to the Most Wise,
and when all have resumed their positions.

At the West end of the table is a candelabra with
seven branches of unequal size, so as to form a trian-
gle, the middle branch making the top of the triangle.
In each a yellow wax candle must be burning. All being
around the table, at a sign from the Most Wise, the
officers in reverse order proceed to perform their allotted
tasks.

Behold, the Emancipator of mankind, the friend
of the poor and destitute, the comforter, who, cover-
ing with the mantle of his word the nakedness of the
lowest among the low, has introduced them into the
Banquet-room of Immortality, there to enjoy the seat
which has been from all eternity prepared for them
by the Father.

Guests of one day, and disinherited the next ! the
friend is dead, the benefactor is no more ! Woe unto
us !. Woe unto us ! Woe unto us ! Error triumphs,
Truth has disappeared, ignorance has extinguished
the light of philosophy.

Thy fate is sealed, thou must die! and thy Knights
will not be there to defend thee. Pray unto our
Father to guide us in the arduous path of life, so that,
when the last hour shall have come, we may rise to
the bosom of our only friend, contemplate his beam-
ing countenance, and enjoy forever the sublime les-

272 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

sons which he, no doubt, delivers to the pure beinga
who surround him.

" Love ye each other."

Close, as in the Table Ceremony, with the Benedic-
tion.

EASTER SUNDAY.
DECORATIONS, ETC.

On Easter Sunday the altar will be splendidly deco-
rated, and hung with white and crimson, and strewed
with flowers and garlands, as in fact should be the en-
tire room ; the altar should also have upon it the Book
of Constitutions, etc., as on the occasion of Holy Thurs-
day ; the words on the columns should be displayed ;
and the representation in the East should be changed
to the following : — The whole East represents the sun
and moon shining in a clear sky, glittering with stars.
In the extreme East is seen in the sky a cross surrounded
by a glory, and by a bright cloud, in which appear the
heads of seven angels ; on the cross is a white rose in
full bloom, and in its centre the letter \ In the centre
of the scene is the representation of a mountain, on the
summit of which is a blazing star, with seven luminous
points, and in the centre of that is also the letter. In
the north is an eagle, hovering in the air ; the square,
compasses, trowel, and other Masonic emblems are scat-
tered about, as also the cubical stone. The words Fait\
Hope, Charity, and Truth will be displayed on a ribbon
over this scene.

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX.

273

CEREMONY— EASTER SUNDAY.

Proceed as on Holy Thursday till the time for the
Address, which may be delivered by the Most Wise,
Orator, or such Brother Knight as may be selected for
the special occasion.

The Address should be brief, and explanatory of the
joyful feast about to be partaken of, and at which
greater license is given than on the Feast of Holy
Thursday.

The feast is not confined to any particular class of
food, nor to white wine.

The following hymn of praise may succeed the Ad-
dress :

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Each evil thought be crushed,

Each anxious care that mars our peace
In Faith and Love be hushed.

Oh ! may we all in Truth abound,

And Charity pursue ;
Thus shall we be with glory crowned,

And love as angels do.

All be ng in readiness, the following ceremony r.vuM
transpire :

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CEOEX. 275

CEREMONY OF RE-LIGHTING ON EASTER
SUNDAY.

This ceremony takes place immediately after the
Ceremony of the Table. As in the Ceremony of Extin-
guishing the Lights, it begins as soon as the " Word"
has been returned to the Most Wise. Each Knight is
then at his post, and the music has stopped.

The table is arranged as in the Ceremony of Extin-
guishing the Lights; the yellow wax candles have
remained unlit since the previous Thursday.

The Knights being round the table, at a signal from
the Most Wise, the officers in reverse order discharge
their several duties.

We have at last re-entered the Banquet-room, and
we resume therein the seat which our Father had
provided for us.

Immortal guests, no power can henceforth deprive
us of our inheritance ! Glory unto our Father !
Glory unto our Father! Glory unto our Father!
Love and Liberty give light and life to philosophy.

Truth reappears.

Proceed then, my brethren ; think and act upon
your own responsibility. You are now of age ! Now
you are redeemed! You have your own life in
charge, now and forever ! The Master shall ever fol-
low you on the way ! He will be your witness, your
helper! He will aid your weakness and extend his

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

hand to you in the hour of peril ! The doors of the
Infinite are opened unto you.

Close, as in the Table Ceremony, with the Benedic-
tion,

FUNERAL CEREMONY.

DECORATIONS OF THE CHAPTER.— ROSE-CROIX.

The throne, altar, and seat of the officers must be
hung with black. In the place formerly occupied by the
deceased, there must be a chair covered with black
cloth, strewed with tears, and an escutcheon of the
Scotch Rite colors, upon which is written the name oi
the deceased. The escutcheon is surmounted with a
death's head resting on two thigh-bones crossed. The
collar of the highest degree possessed by the deceased,
surrounds the escutcheon. At the lower extremity of
the escutcheon hangs the jewel of the order, and
behind it is a sword across its scabbard, the point
downward.

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 277

The walls of the Chapter are strewed with black gar-
lands. The coffin is placed in the centre, and upon it
the regalia of the deceased, whose feet shall be turned
toward the west. The candlesticks, three in number,
are black, surrounded with black crape, and bearing
eleven lights each.

Between the coffin and the West there must be a
triangular pyramid. On the first side is the All-seeing
eye of Providence, within the circle formed by a serpent
biting its tail; on the second, a death's head, over
which is a butterfly ; and on the third, a Genius, holding
in the right hand a torch leversed and extinguished,
and in the left, a torch erect, burning.

Before the Altar is an antique tripod surrounded with
black crape, on which is a vessel containing perfumed
alcohol ; on each side, a basket of flowers on a trun-
cated column ; on the opposite side, the banner of the
Chapter, with a knot of black crape. Above the coffin
is a sepulchral lamp ; and near the tripod, pans of incense
and perfumes. There should be an organ in the West :
a vessel filled with water, another filled with wine, and
a third one filled with milk, are located respectively in
the east, west, and south of the coffin ; a vessel for ab-
lutions in the north ; and in the hands of the Master of
Ceremonies, a torch for the Most Wise.

At the East end of tlje Chapter there should be
a kind of representation of the Elysian Fields, with
abundance of flowers, verdure, and light, all of which
are concealed by a thick black curtain, which is drawn
aside at the moment of departure for the last resting-
place.

278 BOOK 01 THE A. AND A. RITE.

CEREMONY.

The labors of the Chapter are resumed in the usual
manner, observing to make the mourning battery.

The Most Wise will then address the Chapter on the
ceremony of the day, and the merits of the deceased.

M.\ W.\ Sir Knight Mas.', of Cer.\, engrave on
the columns of this Sovereign Chapter, that on the

day of , in the vulgar era, the

soul of our beloved brother, Sir Knight ,

has returned to his Father, and that we have in-
trusted his mortal coil to the earth.

PRAYER.

3I.\ W:. Grand Architect of the Universe !
Almighty God ! All live and breathe in thee ! For
thee, light and darkness are but one ! Thou seest
us at our death as thou hast seen us at our birth,
and, Like the manifestations of life, the secrets of the
grave are known to thee ; in both states we are in
thy presence ! May our beloved brother forever
dwell with thee as he has dwelt with us ! May his
death teach us how to die, and be unto us a prepara-
tion for that immortality which we hope to enjoy in
thy bosom. Amen.

KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CROIX. 279

INVOCATION.

M.\ W:. O thou merciful Father, whose su-
preme wisdom has put an end to our present life,
and who, by the admirable providence of thy de-
signs, hast decreed the cessation of the pangs and
sorrows of suffering virtue, the deliverance of the
oppressed and the terror of the iniquitous ; thy infi-
nite power has combined all things with a view that
nothing should perish, and that our bodies, like our
souls, should escape annihilation. Oh ! thanks to
thee for the feeling with which this consoling idea
inspires us ; for it soothes the regret which the sight
of this coffin awakens within our hearts ! May the
immortal soul of our brother enjoy peace and happi-
ness, and those pure ecstasies to which his assiduous
labors in the cause of light and truth have entitled
him.

Perfect Knight, our Brother hears not

our call. As this torch, he once lived and gave light,
and he was a guide unto all seeking for light ; but
like it, a breath has extinguished his life and sunk
him into the dark bosom of death. It is in vain
that we call his name in these precincts. He is no
more ! No more shall we hear his voice ! Let us
then pay the last tribute of our respect to his mem-
ory, and from the eternal bourne wherein he now
travels, may he be conscious of our sorrow.

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

Knights, the gloomy colors covering these wallsj
and our attributes, the dull silence which dwells in
that coffin, the sorrow which prevails in our hearts,
and these dismal trophies of death, may remind us
that from the very bosom of corruption arise the
perfumes and joys of life ! Death is but the initia-
tion of eternal life ; a pure conscience fears it not.

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While in darkness ye are straying,

Lonely in the deep'ning shade,
Glory's brightest beams are playing

Bound the immortal spirit's head.

Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish
O'er the graves of those ye love :

Far removed from pain and anguish,
They are chanting hymns above.

Light and grace at once deriving
From the hand of God on high,

In his glorious presence shining,
They shall never, never die.

Let the strength which for thee was once derived
from the vegetable kingdom, return to its source, and
with thy mortal remains, to that material life which
so beautifully expounds the wise designs of our Al-
mighty Father.

*****

May death purify thee! May the waters of
charity wash off all thy faults ; and, in presence of
this grave wherein thou restest, may we remember
thy virtues only.

*****

Oh ! thou, who art now freed from all the snares of
duplicity, flattery, intolerance, hypocrisy, and false-

282 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

hood, may truth shine for thee in all its glory, and
reconcile thee to the errors and falterings of hu-
manity !

May the soul of our brother return to its celestial
abode, as the perfume of this incense rises toward
heaven ! May the Grand Architect receive it in his
Eternal Chapter, and bestow upon it the reward in
store for the righteous.

M.'. W.\ My brothers, it is now the hour to carry
our brother to his grave : let us follow, in silence, his
coffin to the last resting-place. Weep ye not as
those who have not Hope, for when, according to
the laws of nature, our last hour shall have chimed,
we shall follow him to meet beyond the grave, and
rise from darkness to light.

HYMN.

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As we pass the vale of death,

Round us throw the arm of love :

When we yield this fleeting breath,
Bear us to thy Lodge above —

In the " house not made with hands,"

Compassed roimd with angel bands.

In the resurrection morn,

Raise us with thine own right hand
Freed from envy and from scorn,

Bring us to the better land —
Where from labor brethren cease,
Shai*e refreshment, dwell in peace.

FIFTH SERIES.

THE

HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL DEGREES

GRAND PONTIFF, G.\ MASTER OF SYMBOLIC LODGES,
NOACHTTE OR PRUSSIAN KNIGHT, KNIGHT OF THE
ROYAL AXE, CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE, PRINCE OF
THE TABERNACLE, KNIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT,
PRINCE OF MERCY, COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE,
KNIGHT OF THE SUN, AND KNIGHT OF ST. ANDREW OR
PATRIARCH OF THE CRUSADES, ARE CONFERRED IN AN
AREOPAGUS OF KNIGHTS KADOSCH, OR BY THE IMME-
DIATE SANCTION OF A CONSISTORY.

** Go forth to battle, and employ your substance and your per-
sons for the advancement of God's religiou. Verily, God loveth
those who fight for his religion in battle array as though they
were a well compacted building." — Koran.

"The exterior world, like a great book, gives us intelligible
and truthful readings of Nature's laws, leading us to look through
Nature up to Nature's God.

"The Lodge is a symbol of th i world extending from East to
West, from North to South, from the depth of the Earth to the
Celestial heavens. In the East the rising Sun, the grand source
of light and heat, shines in the Lodge as the unwearied ruler and
guide of our working-hours, the symbol of his Creator's power
and watchful care ; while the Moon, the resplendent orb of night,
with her attendant stars, reflects the greater glories of divine
munificence, diffusing light and harmony in our pathway to
Truth, Liberty, and Fraternity.

"The Union Cord with Love Knots, which runs aroimd the
Lodge upon the architrave, is indicative of the Mystic-tie which
unites us in the bonds of a happy Fraternity, telling of full, gen-
erous love to ' Feliow-mau.' "

Fel:. daft Beg- A.: A.: 8.: B.\

PREFATORY.

The Eleven degrees of the Areopagus, conferred under
the authority of the Chapter of Knights Kadosch, and
which form the fifth series of the A. \ A. \ Scottish Rite,
most beautifully unfold the errors and frailties of hu-
manity, and most thoroughly instruct us how to over-
come them and advance toward that perfect state
hoped for by mortality. We still proceed in the con-
struction of the Third Temple as initiated in the degrees
of the Rose-Croix, and with the hope and endeavor to
make the world a Temple fit for the dwelling-place of
the G.\ A. - , of the Universe.

The laws governing the Consistory rule and control
in the Areopagus.

No Rose-Croix Knight should attempt to enter upon
this series, unless he has fully made up his mind to
calmly, thoroughly, and with the best of his intellect,
study to fully comprehend its teachings and follow its
revelations, deductions, and analogies to a complete
issue, for otherwise he is treading upon dangerous
ground.

With the Areopagus ends all instruction in the A.*.
A. \ Scottish Rite ; what follows is practical, and ia
intended as the summing up of all Masonry.

Let the Historical and Philosophical degrees of the
Areopagus be well heeded.

The novitiate, before embarking in them, should be
warned to take due heed of these culminating degrees
of Universal Religion.

RITUAL HYMN

DJ THE

GRECIAN MYSTERIES.

Thou God of Heaven and Hell, of land and sea !

"Whose thunders dread the Olympus shake,

And whom the Genii fear, and Demons serve !

The Fates, stern and unbending for all else,

Obey thy sovereign will. Of all that live,

Immortal One, Thou art the sire.

"When wrathful thou dost speak, the entire world

Doth quake, the unchained winds in fury swell

The sea, and fearful darkness gathers round

The earth, and fiery storms do plow the vast

Expanse above ! Yet art thou wise and kind ;

That mighty law, which rules the stars, comes forth

From Thee ; and aye before thy golden throne,

Unwearied stand those holy ones who do

Thy will, and bear thy gifts to man. The bright

And glorious spring, adorned with brilliant hues,

And crowned with new-born flowers, and winter swathed

In shining bands of ice, are, by thy will

Created. All do come from Thee,— springs, flowers,

Summer's joys, and autumn's golden fruit, —

To Thee, and Thee alone, we owe them all.

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NINETEENTH DEGKER

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ARGUMENT.

Iw entering upon a new series or division of the degrees of
the Ancient and Accepted Rite, we are still in pursuit of good,
and laboring for the destruction of evil,— following the same laws
as those laid down in the two preceding degrees, and taking
another bold step toward the purification of our own souls, and
sowing, for others to reap fruits of eternal happiness.

This degree is founded upon certain apocalyptic mysteries re-
lating to the New Jerusalem ; it rests upon the three character-
istic virtues taught in the Eighteenth degree, and proclaims the
Alpha and Omega.

GRAND PONTIFF;

OR,

SUBLIME SCOTCH MASON.

THE NINETEENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPT-
ED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE FIRST DEGREE OF THK
HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL, SERIES.

APARTMENTS.
The apartments are two, beside the Preparation Room.

THE FIRST APARTMENT

is styled the Chapter Room, and is hung with blue
hangings, sprinkled with stars of gold ; it is lighted
from the East by the triple interlaced triangle, with the
sun in the centre, in full blaze.

Behind the curtain that conceals the platform in the
East should be a fine representation, by scenic effect,
of the New Jerusalem — a square city, suspended in the
clouds, and represented as descending from the heavens
to the earth by slowly unrolling or lowering the same.
The city is represented surrounded by a halo ; it has
twelve gates of pearl — three on each side — and at each
gate an angel, with a name written on his crown, which
are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of

292 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Israel. Through the city flows a river, on either side of
which is a flourishing tree, bearing twelve fruits, an-
swering to the twelve precious stones in the Grand Pon-
tiff's breastplate.

Under this movable painting is a representation of
the city of Jerusalem in ruins ; and in it a serpent, with
three heads, in chains, as if about to be crushed by the
descending celestial city.

An empty salver is stationed in the centre of the
Chapter-room.

THE SECOND APAKTMENT

is a plain dark room, with a portion divided off by a
dropped curtain ; in the room, a single chair.

OFFICERS, AND THEIR DECORATIONS.

Thrice Potent (wearing a breastplate with twelve
precious stones).

Warden.

Orator.

Senior Deacon.

Junior Deacon.

Master of Ceremonies.

Captain of the Guard.

All the officers and Grand Pontiffs wear long white
robes ; as also a fillet of sky-blue satin round the fore-
head, having twelve golden stars embroidered thereon.

Order — A broad crimson sash, edged with white, with
twelve silver stars on the front of the same, and worn
from the left shoulder to the right hip.

Jewel — A golden parallelogram, with the Greek
Alpha on one side and the Omega on the other.

GRAND PONTIFF.

293

The Grand Pontiffs style each other " Faithful" of
" True Brothers."

Battery — • • •— • • •— • ••—•••

The following is the arrangement of the Chapter at
the commencement of a

RECEPTION.

The Chapter-room is hung in black, and the altars
are draped ; all the brethren are robed in black ; the
sun is turned to blood.

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But still and stately past God's throne
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The sun is radiant in the sky,

The earth, in regal state,
Waits but the " Hallelujah" cry

That opes the Holy Gate ;

GRAND PONTIFF. 295

And ancient time waits but the Light

That lifts the fearful pall ;
Then sin no more the world shall blight,

And Good shall conquer all.

PRAYER

T.\ P.'. O thou dread, eternal, and most merciful
Being, who alone canst aid thy servants in their
mighty task of battling against the evils of this
world, in expelling ignorance and intolerance — hear
our prayer.

Seven Breili:. Hear our prayer.

T.\ P.'. Thou who dost ever listen to the breath-
ing, burning prayer of justice and of truth, guide
thine erring children in the paths of righteousness,
and teach them to shun all injustice and superstition —
oh ! hear our prayer.

Seven Breth.'. Hear our prayer.

T.\ P.'. We humbly pray thee, that thou wilt also-
imbue our hearts with the true light, that dark in-
gratitude, indolence, and intemperance may find no
shelter there ; that the hallowed spirit of our Maker
may hold dominion over our souls, while instructing
others; that they may be in like manner imbued
with the Holy Spirit, and may successfully struggle
against the demons of darkness and perdition.
Against all such, Father of light and life, hear our
prayer.

296 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

Seven Breth.'. Hear our prayer.

T.\ P.'. Heavenly Father, in the earnestness of
our prayer, let now this awful embodiment of woe
and the emblem of foul evils pass from us, for we
know without prayer we cannot drive from our hearts
those demons of the soul's destruction.

Change, O heavenly Father, change the spirit
within us ! Teach us what is good ! teach us thyself,
and may we understand ! Let evil give place to good,
as we now pledge our vows henceforth, as true and
devoted Pontiffs, to devote ourselves, our hearts and
hands, to the cause of truth and justice as against
all the evils of the world. In this, our vow, hear our
prayer.

Seven Breth.'. Hear our prayer.

T.\ P.'. And now, unto the Great Jehovah be all
praise, and honor, and glory ; and may we all say,
Amen.

Seven Breth.'. Amen.

The Chapter is now arranged with the blue hangings
»nd stars of gold ; the sun is changed to its bright ap-
pearance ; and the curtain in the East is drawn aside,
display ing a large gold cross with a white rose upon it,
placed on a prominence on the staging.

GRAND PONTIFF.

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And mirrored Truth their prayers repeat.

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Within the East, the source of light,
While pseans are sung by angels bright.
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298 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

PRAYER.

Heavenly Father, source of all intelligence and
goodness, we appear before thee clothed in white
garments, symbolic of the purity of our hearts, and
of that beneficence and virtue we would crave from
an all-merciful Providence — grant our prayer.

nines. Grant our prayer.

T.'. P.'. Give us Faith, that we shall see the New
Jerusalem, that we may receive thy commendation
for our works, and join in singing with the innumer-
able throng that surrounds thy throne, Holy, holy,
holy is the Lord God of Sabaoth !

Omnes. Grant our prayer.

T:. P.'. Give us Hope for the salvation of the soul,
and aid us in the struggle for the perfection of our
intelligence, and in the advancement of man toward
a true understanding of thy will.

Omnes. Grant our prayer.

T:. P.'. Fill our souls with the love of God and of
a just appreciation of our fellow-man. May the im-
mensity of thy love, and thy care even of the falling
sparrow, imbue our hearts with never-failing Charity.

Omnes. Grant our prayer.

T.'. P.\ By the Mystic Eose and Cross, by the
power of thy Word, as thou art the Alpha and
Omega, grant us wisdom and the exercise of justice,
and fill our hearts with gratitude to our Maker for all
his goodness to us.

Omv£s. Grant our prayer.

GRAND PONTIFF. 299

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INVESTITURE.

This Robe of white linen with which 1 now invest
you is emblematical of that equity and purity which
should characterize one who is consecrated to the
service of Truth ; and reminds us also of the vesture
of the one hundred forty and four thousand who re-
fused to wear the mark of the beast on their fore-
heads ; for it is so written, They shall walk with me
in white, for they are worthy ; he that overcometh,
the same shall be clothed in white raiment, and I
will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life,
but I will confess his name before my Father and
before his angels.

This Cordon of crimson, bordered with white,
teaches you that the zeal and ardor of a Knight and
Pontiff ought to be set off by the greatest purity of
morals and perfect charity and beneficence : the
twelve stars upon it, and upon the fillet, allude to
the twelve gates of the new city.

This Fillet is the peculiar emblem of your Pontifi-
cate ; and as the slightest contact with earth will soil
its spotless purity, remember that so the least indis-
cretion will soil the exalted character you have now
voluntarily assumed.

Receive this Jewel, and let the letters upon it — the
first and last of the Greek and Hebrew alphabets —
remind you of him who was from the beginning, and
ever shall be — the Alpha and the Omega, the First

300 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

and the Last — on whose promises we rely with per-
fect confidence ; in whose mercy and goodness we
implicitly trust, and for the fulfilment of whose wise
purposes we are content to wait.

LECTURE.

0. My brother, the true Mason labors for the
benefit of those who come after him, as well as for
the advancement and improvement of his race.
.That is a poor ambition which contains itself within
the limits of a single life. All men who deserve to
live desire to survive their funerals, and to live after-
ward in the good that they have done mankind,
rather than in the marble of men's memories. Most
men desire to leave some work behind them that
may outlast their own day and generation : that is
an instinctive impulse given by God, and is often
found in the rudest human heart — the surest proof
of the soul's immortality and of the fundamental dif-
ference between men and the wisest brutes. To plant
the tree that, after we are dead, shall shelter our
children, is as natural as to love the shade of those
our fathers planted. The rudest unlettered husband-
man, painfully conscious of his own inferiority, will
toil and stint himself, to be enabled to educate
his ohild, that he may walk in a higher sphere of
usefulness in this world.

GEAND PONTIFF. 301

We build slowly and destroy swiftly. Our ancient
brethren who built the temples at Jerusalem, with
myriad blows felled, hewed, and squared the cedars,
and quarried the stones, and carved the intricate
ornaments which were to compose the temple : by
stone after stone, with the combined efforts and long
toil of Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Masters, the
walls arose ; slowly the roof was framed and fash-
ioned ; and many years elapsed before at length the
building stood finished, all fit and ready for the wor-
ship of God, gorgeous in the sunny splendors of
Palestine. So they were built. A single motion of
the arm of a rude, barbarous Assyrian, or drunken
Roman or legionary Goth of Titus, moved by a sense-
less impulse of the brutal will, flung in the blazing
brand ; and with no further human agency, a few
short hours sufficed to consume and melt the temple
to a smoking mass of black and unsightly ruin.

Be patient, therefore, my brother, and wait. The
issues are with God, to do if right belongs to us.

Therefore faint not, my brother, nor be weary in
well-doing ; be not discouraged at men's apathy, nor
disgusted with their follies, nor tired of their indif-
ference. Care not for returns and results, but see
only what there is to do, and do it, leaving the result
to God.

Sworn Knight of Justice, Truth, and Tolerance —
good Knight and true — Grand Pontiff— be patient,
and work.

The hour is accomplished.

Transmutation from Gnostic Talisman to Masonic Symbols.

"Fkeemasosrt is a moral order, instituted by virtuous men
with the praiseworthy design of recalling to our remembrance
the most sublime truths in the midst of the most innocent
and social pleasures, founded on liberality, brotherly love, and
charity." — Arnold's Dutch Dictionary.

" With the exception of Christianity, I know of no other insti-
tution in which benevolence so pure, and philanthropy so disin-
terested, are taught in obedience to the command of God ; nor
where, but in the gospel, the social and moral duties are enforced
by such awful sanctions as in the Lodges of the brotherhood."

Rit. Db. Dalcho.

TWENTIETH DEGREE.

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A R G U M ENT.

The duties, powers and privileges of a Master in opening and
closing a Lodge and conducting the work are herein defined.
The right of supervision over subordinates, the personal repre-
sentation of specific virtues, the definition of titles, etc., are also
herein designated ; and the true position and relationship of the
officers to each other are given.

Further, that the. right to govern in a Lodge is not only that ac-
quired by a formal selection through the suffrages of the brethren,
and a subsequent installation, but by the power of Masonic intel-
ligence attained through patient labor and the study of Masonic
law, and of the true understanding and ability to teach the tenets,
doctrines, and symbolic legends of the Order. Exemplification
is given in brief, but much important instruction of the true
manner of conferring degrees in the Ancient and Accepted Scot-
tish Kite is impressed upon the candidate ; and he is charged, as
a Master of all Symbolic Lodges, to preserve Masonry in its primi-
tive purity.

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GRAND MASTER OF ALL SYMBOLIC LODGES;

OR,

MASTEK AD VITAM.

rHK TWENTIETH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SECOND DEGREE
OP THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIE8.

THE APARTMENT, AND ITS DECORATIONS.

But one apartment is needed, and the assembly is
styled a Lodge ; the hangings are blue and gold. In
the East is a throne, ascended by nine steps, and is sur-
mounted by a canopy. Over the East, lighting the
Lodge, is a glory surrounding a triangle, in the centre
of which are the words " Fiat lux." In the centre of
the room is the triangular altar, on which rest a Bible,
Square, Compass, Sword, and Mallet. The altar has
three columns about it, forming a triangle, on which
are these words : on that in the East, " Truth ;" on
that in the West, " Justice ;" on that in the South,
" Toleration."

The rough and smooth ashlars and working-tools of a
Symbolic Lodge are disposed about the apartment.
The Lodge is lighted by nine lights of yellow war, in a
candlestick with nine branches, placed between the altar

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and the Smith; the lights arc arranged in three trian-
gles, one within the other.

OFFICERS, ETC.

Venerable Grand Master is stationed in the East.
Senior Warden- " " West.

Junior Warden " " South.

Orator « " North.

rreasurer is stationed as in a Symbolic Lodge.
Secretary
Senior Deacon

Junior Deacon " " "

Hospitaller is stationed to the left of Senior Warden.
A Lodge cannot be opened with less than nine mem-
bers.

The brethren are sometimes termed Grand Masters.

Apron — Yellow, bordered and lined with blue; in
the centre of the area are three equilateral triangles,
one within the other, with the initial letters of the nine
great lights in the corners, arranged as follows : At the
apex of the outer triangle, the letter C; at the right-
hand corner above, G; at the left-hand corner, A"; at

GRAND MASTER OF SYMBOLIC LODGES. 307

the apex of the middle triangle, H ; and at the right
and left hand corners, P and H ; at the apex of the
inner triangle, the letter T, and at the right and left
hand corners, T and J. In the centre of the inner tri-
angle is the Tetragrammaton, and across it, from below
upward, the words " Fiat lux.''''

Cordon — A broad sash of yellow and blue, passing
from the left shoulder to the right hip.

Jewel — Of gold ; upon it the triangles, letters, and
words, as upon the area of the Apron.

Battery — • • — •.

KECEPTION.

INVESTITURE.

The Apron, my brother, with which I now invest
you, is triangular in shape, as indeed are all the
aprons used in this Order. It is unnecessary to
state to you that its form relates to the fourth great
light, which reminds us of the Deity and his attri-
butes; the yellow relates to the superiority of the
grade, while the blue border and lining is the emblem
of Truth, which encompasses it ; the triple triangle
on the area exhibits the threefold power of God,
and then- angles the nine great lights, with the initial
letter of each in the respective corners ; the Tetra-
grammaton, crossed by the words, " Fiat lux" in the
centre of the triangle, needs no explanation.

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The Cordon is yellow and blue, for reasons already
set forth in describing the apron.

The Jewel, also, is described by the representation
on the area of the apron.

I now present you with this Gavel, as a symbol of
a Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges of our Or-
der: remembering you are a Master Ad Vitam, or
for life — that is, during your mortal existence and
your correct Masonic deportment in life — you are
entitled to assume the gavel in all Symbolic Lodges
of the Ancient and Accepted Eite, providing there
are none present superior to you in rank ; but never
fail to keep in mind the three requisites of a Master
—Toleration, Justice, and Truth. As the presiding
officer of a Lodge, it wall be your particular duty to
dispense light and knowledge to the brethren. That
duty is not performed — nor is that which the old
charges require, that, at opening and closing, the
Master shall give, or cause to be given a lecture, or
part of a lecture, for the instruction of the brethren
— by asking and receiving the answers to three or
four merely formal and trivial questions. On the
contrary, that duty is far higher and more impor-
tant ; and it behooves the Master to be prepared to
perform it. Nor should any one accept the office of
Master, until, by acquaintance and familiarity with
the history, morals, and philosophy of Masonry, he
is fitted to enlighten and instruct his brethren. That

GRAND MASTER OF SYMBOLIC LODGES. 309

you may ever remember that duty, you will now, un-
der the direction of the Senior "Warden, proceed
symbolically to perform it, by restoring to us the
splendor of our nine great lights in Masonry.

LECTURE.

The true Mason, my brother, is a practical philos-
opher, who, under religious emblems, in all ages
adopted by wisdom, builds, upon plans traced by
nature and reason, the moral edifice of knowledge.
Masonry and Philosophy, without being one and the
same thing, have the same object, and propose to
themselves the same end — the worship of the Great
Architect of the Universe.

As Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges, it is
your especial duty to aid in restoring Masonry to its
primitive purity.

Tou have become an instructor. Masonry long
wandered in error. Instead of improving, it degen-
erated from its primitive simplicity. Less than two
hundred years ago its organization was simple and
altogether moral ; its emblems, allegories, and cere-
monies easy to be understood.

*****

Innovators and inventors overturned that primitive
simplicity. Ignorance engaged in the work of ma-
king degrees, and trifles, and gewgaws, and pretend-
ed mysteries, absurd or hideous, usurped the place
of Masonic truth Oaths, out of all proportion with

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theix object, shocked the candidate, and then became
ridiculous, and were wholly disregarded. Acolytes
were exposed to tests, and compelled to perform acts,
which, if real, would have been abominable, but
being mere chimeras, were preposterous, and excited
contempt. Eight hundred degrees of one kind and
another were invented. Infidelity, Hermeticism,
Jesuitry, were taught under the mask of Masonry.
The rituals of the regular Orders, copied and imita-
ted by ignorant men, became nonsensical and trivial.
Candidates were made to degrade themselves, and to
submit to insults not tolerable to a man of spirit
and honor. It has even been seriously questioned
whether, notwithstanding the beautiful order and sys-
tematic arrangement of the degrees in the Ancient
and Accepted rite — free as they are from all incon-
gruities, and perfect as the lessons are in the teach-
ings of the various virtues — the number might not
advantageously have been reduced, and thus Masonry
nave been simplified.

In the heterogeneous mass of over eight hundred
degrees called Masonry, was found Judaism and chiv-
alry, superstition and philosophy, philanthropy and
insane hatred, a pure morality and unjust and illegal
revenge, strongly mated, and standing hand in hand
within the temples of peace and concord; and the
whole system was one grotesque commingling of in-
congruous things and fine conceptions, overlaid and
disfigured by absurdities engendered by ignorance,
fanaticism, and senseless mysticism.

GRAND MASTER OF SYMBOLIC LODGES. 311

And empty aud sterile pomp, with lofty titles arbi-
trarily assumed, and to which the inventors had not
condescended to attach any explanation that should
acquit them of the folly of assuming temporal rank,
power, and titles of nobility, made the world laugh
and the initiate feel ashamed.

Some titles we retain ; but they have with us
meanings entirely consistent with the spirit of equal-
ity which is the foundation and peremptory law of
its being — of all Masonry. The Knight, with us, is
he who devotes his hand, his heart, his brain to the
science of Masonry, and professes himself the sworn
soldier of Truth. The Prince is he who aims to be
chief (prifweps) — first or leader — among his equals,
in virtue and good deeds. The Sovereign is he who,
one of an order whose members are all sovereigns,
is supreme only because the law and constitutions
are so which he administers, and by which he, like
every brother, is governed. The titles, Puissant,
Potent, Wise, and Venerable, indicate that power of
virtue, intelligence, and wisdom, which those ought to
strive to attain who are placed in high office by the
suffrages of their brethren ; and all our other titles
and designations have an esoteric meaning, consist-
ent with modesty and equality, and which those who
receive them should fully understand.

As Master of a Lodge, it is your duty to instruct
your brethren that the degrees are all so many con-
stant lessons, teaching the lofty qualifications which
are required of those who claim them, and not merely

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idle gewgaws, worn in ridiculous imitation of the
times when the nobles and priests were masters, and
the people slaves ; and that in all true Masonry, the
Knight, the Pontiff, the Prince, and the Sovereign
are but the first among their equals ; and the Cor-
don, the Clothing, and the Jewel, but symbols and
emblems of the virtues required of all good Masons.
As Master of a Lodge, you will be exceedingly
careful that no candidate, in any degree, be required
to submit to any degradation whatever, as has been
too much the custom in some of the degrees ; and
take it as a certain and inflexible ride, to which there
is no exception, that Masonry requires of no man
anything to which a knight and gentleman cannot
honorably, and without feeling outraged or humili-
ated, submit.

The degrees of the Ancient and Accepted rite
form a connected system of moral, religious, and
philosophical instruction : sectarian of no creed, it
has been deemed not improper to use the old alle-
gories based on occurrences detailed in the Hebrew
and Christian books, and drawn from the ancient
mysteries of Egypt, Persia, Greece, India, the Dru-
ids, and the Essenes, as vehicles to communicate the
great Masonic truths — as it has used the legends of
the Crusades and the ceremonies of the order of
knighthood.

The Ancient and Accepted rite of Masonry has
now become, what Masonry at first was meant to be
— a teacher of great truths, inspired by an upright

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and enlightened reason, a firm and constant wisdom,
and an affectionate and liberal philanthropy.

We teach the truth of none of the legends we
recite. They are to us but parables and allegories,
involving and enveloping Masonic instruction, and
vehicles of useful and interesting information. They
teach us wisdom, and the folly of endeavoring to
explain to ourselves that which we are not capable
of understanding : we reproduce the speculations of
the Philosophers, the Kabbalists, the Mystagogues,
and the Gnostics. Every one being at liberty to
apply our symbols and emblems as he thinks most
consistent with truth and reason, and with his own
faith, we give them such an interpretation only as
may be accepted by all. Our degrees may be con-
ferred in France or Turkey; at Pekin, Ispahan,
Rome, or Geneva ; upon the subject of an absolute
government or the citizen of a free State ; upon sec-
tarian or theist. To honor the Deity, to regard all
men as our brethren and equally beloved by the
Supreme Creator of the universe, and to make him-
self useful to society and himself by his labor, are its
teachings to its initiate in all the degrees.

" Oh 1 that Temple of God, from the House of the Past,

Shineth down o'er the centuried years;
And my heart, through the veil of the mysteries vast,

The voice of King Solomon hears,
Asking me, with the sign of a Master —

Why my soul no Temple rears 1
With the Three Great Lights ever shining above,

And the tools of my craft at hand-
Why I build no fabric of prayerful love,

With the arch of a lifetime spann'd ;
And the wings of embracing cherubs,

Overbrooding its altars grand !

•* Oh 1 the House of the Lord that Our Lives might raise.

How it gleams from our fair Youth-time:
How its manifold arches and architraves blaze

Through the wilderness dust of our Prime-
Yet our years, when they moulder to ashes,

Behold but its wrecks sublime 1
For the House that we build in a lifetime's length,

From the midst of our worldly din,
Hath no Jachin and Boaz, established in strength.

And no Holy of Holies within ;
And we bear up no Ark of the Covenant,

From out of our Desert of Zin.

" Dh 1 the Cedars of Lebanon grow at our door,
And the quarry is sunk at our gate;
And the ships out of Ophir, with golden ore,

For our summoning mandate wait ;
And the Word of a Master Mason

May the House of our Soul create 1
While the Day hath light let the light be used.

For no man shall the Night control I
'Or ever the silver cord be loosed,
' Or broken the golden bowl,'
May we build King Solomon's Temple
In the true Masonic Soul I"

TWENTY-FIRST DEGREE.

-fliirfiHt, n fnwian pfniflht.

ARGUMENT.

Whosoever hath been wronged by the great, or op\ ressed by
the powerful ; whosoever hath been unjustly accused, or his house-
hold outraged ; whosoever hath fallen into the hands of corrupt
judges; whosoever hath suffered by bribery or extortion; let
him come freely forward and prefer his complaint, and right
shall be done him by the Grand Chapter of Prussian Knights,
from whose judgment there is no appeal ; — coming from the
North and the South, the East and the West, to hear the com-
plaints of the oppressed, judge the guilty, and teach men how to
be free.

As Knight and Mason, it is our bounden duty to shield and
protect the innocent, as it is to assist the distressed ; and that,
while rendering justice, we remember our vows, believing all
guiltless until convicted ; and yet, while it is the obligation that
formally makes a Mason, a violation of that vow by an overt
guilty or wilful act dissolves the knot of our alliance, and, with-
out the form of trial, we cease to be of the Brotherhood.

Whatever be our rank, if we wilfully err, we have no claims
upon a brother or the Order, either in sustaining us in that error
—whatever may be its advantages— or in relieving us from its
consequences.

NOACIIITE, OR PRUSSIAN KNIGHT.

THE TWENTY-FIRST GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE THIRD DEGREE OF
THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

THE CHAPTER— ITS DECORATIONS, ETC.

Bodies of this degree are styled Grand Chapters.

A Grand Chapter must be held in a retired place, on
the night of the full moon, in each lunar month. The
place is lighted by a large window or opening, so ar-
ranged as to admit the rays of the moon, the only light
allowed, at as early an hour of the night as practicable.

The presiding officer sits facing the moonlight. He is
styled "Lieutenant Commander." The Commander is
unknown to the members. The other officers are — the
Warden of the North, the Warden of the South, the
Orator, styled "Knight of Eloquence," the Secretary,-
styled " Knight of the Chancery," the Treasurer, styled
" Knight of the Finances," the Mastei of Ceremonies,
the Warder, who acts as Captain of the Guards, and the
Standard Bearer, who stands at the right hand of the
Lieutenant Commander. The Knights are styled
"Prussian Knicht-Masons."

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The dress is entirely Mack, except (lie gloves and
apron : with sword and spurs.

The order is a broad black ribbon, worn from right to
and the jewel is a gulden triangle traversed by a»
arrow, point downward, suspended from the collar. On
the jewel is an arm upraised, holding a naked sword,
and around it the motto, "Fiat Justitia, Rtjat Coe-
i.i'm." The apron and gloves are yellow.

On the upper part of I he apron is an arm. naked and
upraised, holding a naked sword ; and under it a human
figure, erect, with wings, the forefinger of his right
hand on his lips, and the other arm hanging by his
side, holding a key in the left hand — being the Egyp-
tian figure of Sileni e.

The blazonry of this degree is: 1st. Azure, a moon
argent, surrounded with siars or; 2d. Sable, an
equilateral triangle traversed by an arrow or.

The statutes of the Order forbid holding a Table'

Lodge.

Batterv— * * *

NOACHTTE. 318

EEOEPTIOH.

Dost thou agree and promise that thou wilt be
just and righteous, and in all things strive to emu-
late that Patriarch from whom we take the name of
Noachites ; who, alone with his family, was found
worthy to be saved, when God destroyed mankind
with the Deluge ?

Dost thou promise that thou wilt be neither
haughty nor vain-glorious ; nor obsequious to the
great, nor insolent to thy inferiors ?

Dost thou promise that thou wilt be humble and
contrite before the Deity ; and ever bear in mind
the fate of Phaleg and his followers, who endeavored
to build a tower whereby they might climb beyond
the reach of another Deluge, and defy the omnipo-
tence of God?

Dost thou promise, as a member of this Tribunal,
to give righteous judgment only, against all persons
whomsoever ; to be impartial between the high and
the low ; to be cautious and slow to determine,
and prompt to execute ; to smite the oppressor and
the wrong-doer, and protect the widow, the orphan,
the poor, and the helpless ; to be swayed neither by
bribe nor fear, nor favor nor affection ; and still to
temper justice with mercy, remembering that there
is no man who doth not err and sin ?

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HISTORY.

The Knights of this Order originally united them-
selves together in the times of the Crusades ; when,
in consequence of the general disorder that prevailed
all over Europe, and the multitude of estates and
titles left to be disputed, wrong and violence went
unrebuked, and became superior to the law. Com-
posed at first of a few Masons, who had learned the
rules of justice from the teachings of the Order, they
exerted only a moral influence, owing to the purity
of their lives and the justice of then opinions. They
called themselves Noachite Masons; because they
strove to imitate the primeval justice and purity of
the beloved Patriarch. Finding that where their
influence was most needed, mere advice and exhor-
tation, addressed to the rude Barons and haughty
rapacious priesthood, had no effect, they assumed
the power to enforce performance of their judgments ;
and through the common people and a multitude of
the poorer Knights who had found the benefit of
then protection, and who revered then justice, they
found a ready means of compelling obedience and
inflicting punishment. Then number was limited,
and their persons unknown. They met always at
night, when the moon was full ; and the more per-
fectly to remain unknown, allowed no light but hers.
Lest their own members should become haughty
and vain-glorious on account of the mysterious power
they possessed, they inculcated humility, and inces«

N0ACH1TE. 321

santly reminded each other of that haughtiness and
pride which led the descendants of Noah to erect the
Tower of Babel ; and of the miseries of Phaleg, who
suggested the idea of its building, and who therefor
condemned himself to a rigorous penitence, and
buried himself in the vast solitudes of Northern Ger-
many, in what is now the kingdom of Prussia, where
he is said to have builded a temple in the shape of a
Delta, and therein to have passed his life, imploring
the mercy of God.

The Order, in several parts of Germany, was pop-
ularly known as the Holy Vehme, and even kings
trembled at its judgments. It continued to exercise
its vast powers until law and civilization rendered
them no longer necessary ; but the Order still con-
tinued to exist, deciding Masonic controversies only
and inflicting no other than Masonic punishments.
As it continued more particularly to flourish in
Prussia, the members took the name of Prussian
Knights.

The Chapters of this degree are no longer tri-
bunals to try and punish for offences committed
without the limits of Masonry. They claim no juris-
diction except between then* own members, and ex-
ercise none between those of the inferior degrees,
except by their consent. And in all their judgments
it is their rule and duty to judge of other men's mo-
tives and actions by the same rules by which they
judge their own ; to believe others equally as honest
in their views as themselves ; and to find for the

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conduct of others the same excuses that they find
for their own ; for this alone is justice. And they
prove their humility by their tolerance ; which causes
them to believe that their opinions are as likely to
be erroneous as the opinions of others to the con-
trary, and that the Deity alone knows what is truth.
They meet only on the nights of the full moon,
and alloAv no other light than hers, because such was
the ancient custom of the Order, derived from the
mysteries of Ceres and the old worship of Isis. In
the heavenly host they admire the work of the Su-
preme Creator, and the universal laws of harmony
and motion — the first two laws that emanated from
God.

TWENTY-SECOND DEGREE.

wight $t ilu <HUiut %xt.

ARGUMENT.

The object held in view in the degree of Knight of the Royal
Axe, is to teach all men that labor is honorable, and that we
should strive to improve the condition of the toiling millions.
"We are all workmen in our several vocations, whether in actual
labor, preparing plans for the laborers, or studying the calcula-
tions of Philosophy, the advancement of civilization and know-
ledge, the destruction of ignorance and barbarism.

KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL AXE;

PRINCE OF LIBANUS.

THE TWENTY-SECOND GEADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AO
CEPTED SCOTTISH KITE, AND THE FOURTH DEGREE 0»
THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

LODGES, OFFICERS, DECORATIONS, ETC

Bodies of this degree are styled Colleges. There are
two apartments. The first is a plain room, of moder-
ate dimensions, without any fixed number of lights, and
prepared to represent a workshop on Mount Lebanon.
The second is hung with red, and lighted by 36 lights,
arranged by sixes, and each six by twos. It represents
the Council-room of the Round Table. In the centre of
the room is such a table, around which the brethren sit.
The altar is in the East, and upon it are an open Bible,
the square and Compasses, and an Axe.

The officers are a Chief Prince, who is styled " Thrice
Puissant," a Senior and a Junior Grand Warden, a
Master of Ceremonies, and Captain of the Guard.

The order is a broad, rainbow-colored ribbon, worn as
a collar. It may be worn as a sash, from right to left,
and is lined with purple. The jewel, suspended to the
collar, is an axe and handle of gold. On the top or end

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of the handle are the letters J and £7; on one side of
the handle, *?, and on the other *f; on one side of
the blade X D 1 T J and ^ ; and on the
other, P n •> D N D-

The letters on the top are the initials of the names
of Noah and Solomon ; those on the handle, of Libanus
and Tsidun ; those on one side of the blade, of
Adoniram, Cyrus, Darius, Zerubbabel, Nehemiah, and
Ezra; and those on the other side, of Shem, Kham,
Yapheth, Moses, Ahaliab, and Betselal.

The apron is white, lined and bordered with purple.
On the middle a round table is embroidered, on which
are mathematical instruments, and plans unrolled. On
the flap is a serpent with three heads.

The tracing-board is a view of the mountains and
forests of Lebanon, the summit of the mountain covered
with snow; and of the Temple erected of its cedars and
pines. It is in the form of an axe.

In the workshop the Senior Warden presides, and is
styled "Master Carpenter." He and all the brethren
wear frocks or blouses and a] irons.

There is no particular alarm or battery in the work-
shop.

Battery— ••-••-••.

KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL AYtt. 327

OPENING.

• * * * »

PRAYER.

Thou who didst create the universe, and hast
builded it in infinite magnificence, as thou art infi-
nite in skill and wisdom, bless us in our daily labors,
and prosper the work of our hands ! Teach us and
all men that labor is honorable ! Improve the con-
dition of the toiling millions! Teach the rich and
the haughty compassion for those over whom they
have control ; and hasten the coming of the day
when all men shall acknowledge the great truth,
that to work well in our appointed sphere is the
most acceptable prayer that man can offer up to
thee. Amen !

RECEPTION.
« * * * ■»

HISTORY.

The Tsidunians or Phoenicians were ever ready to
aid the Israelites in their holy enterprises. The tie
between them was the mysteries, into which the
principal persons of both nations were initiated;
Moses having necessarily received them in Egypt,
before he could many the daughter of a priest of
On. These mysteries, modified by Solomon, or per-

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haps at an earlier day by Joshua, or even Moses, tc
suit the genius and manners of the Jewish people,
became Masonry, such as it Avas practised at the
building of the Temple, and such as it has in part
come down to us. Khurum, King of Tsui", in Phoe-
nicia, and Khurum Abai, also a Phoenician and not
a Jew, were likewise initiates ; and hence the inti-
mate connection between them and Solomon, as
Masons. The people of Tsidun, a city of Phoenicia,
were employed by Noah to cut cedars on Mount
Libanus, of which to build the ark, under the super-
intendence of Japhet. His descendants repeopled
Tsidun and Phoenicia, and procured and furnished
the cedar from Lebanon to build the Ark of the
Coven aDt ; and at a later da}' his posterity, under
Adon Khurum, cut in the same forests cedars for
King Solomon ; and at a time still later, they felled
timber on the same mountains to construct the
second temple.

Upon the same mountain the}' established Col-
leges of Artificers, like those in Etruria, and after-
ward at Piome ; from which latter many deduce
Masonry. But the Etrurians, who emigrated from
Assyria to Egypt and afterward to Etruria — better
known as the Hyksos, from Rosen on the Tigris, or
as the Shepherd Kings -carried with them the same
mysteries, which went also with them into Phoenicia ;
and the Etrurian and Eoman Colleges were in all
respects like those of Mount Libanus. These artifi-
cers everywhere adored the Grand Architect of the

KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL AXE. 329

Universe, and had their signs and words by which
to recognize each other. Solomon himself, whose
wisdom necessarily gave him a true idea of the dig-
nity of labor, built a palace on the mountain, to
which he often repaired to inspect the progress of
the work. The names of the Patriarchs who were
the inspectors and conductors of the workmen on the
mountain at different periods, are preserved in our
passwords. The institution of Colleges upon Mount
Libanus was perpetuated by the Druses, from whom
the Crusaders obtained a knowledge of tliis degree.

" Whkn God iu His eternal council conceived the thought of
Man's creation, He called to Him the three ministers that contin-
ually waited upon the throne — Justice, Truth, and Mercy — and
thus addressed them : ' Shall we make Man V Justice answered :
'O God, make him not, for he will trample <m Thy laws;' and
Truth also answered : ' God, make him not, for he will pollute
Thy sanctuarh s.' But Mercy, dropping on her knees and looking
up through her tears, exclaimed: '0 my God, make him and I
will watch over him with my care through the dark and dreary
paths he will have to tread.' And God made Man, and said to
him: 4 Man, thou art the child of Mercy — go and deal with thy
brother.' "

COMMANDING COLORS OF THE VARIOUS SERIES OF
DEGREES.

1st Skriks-

— Symbolic Di

3d -

Field, flag, and pennon

Blu„

Ineffable

nth

" •' "

Crimson.

3d "

Historic "

Kith

Light green o.
Orange.

4th "

Philosophic "

13th

White sprinkled
with Crimson.

Bth "

Historic and Philosophic

Degrees, 29th- -Field,

Purple.

Bth "

iNsrECTOH-

Cbivalric

< fENERAl,

32d
33d

White & Black.
White.

All expulsions from the Rite by the Supreme Council or Bal-
lustres of Offence, are "published in nil letter" and distributed tc
whom it may concern.

The Book of Gold contains the full record of the Supreme
Council, and is sealed to all except members of the Council.

TWENTY-THIRD DEGREE.

but af tin Uabetaade,

ARGUMENT.

Thus degree is intimately connected with, and is preliminary
to, that which immediately follows, called Prince of the Taber-
nacle. The form of the Tabernacle is distinctly defined, and the
old sacerdotal ceremonies of the ancient temples described and
portrayed, with useful explanation and instruction.

Unholy sacrilege and presumptuous interference with sacred
ceremonies are forbidden and punished; and only those with
hearts divested of all impurity, are commended in the perform-
ance of holy riles.

CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE.

IBB TWENTY-THIRD GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AO
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE FIFTH DEGREE 0»
THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIE8.

THE LODGE— ITS DECORATIONS, ETC.

Lodges in this degree are styled Courts.

The hangings are white, supported by red and black
columns, by twos, placed at intervals, according to the
taste of the architect. 'The Court represents an encamp
ment of the Twelve Tribes, in the desert, near Sinai.
The standards of the tribes, made after the following
model,

;;:;i hook of the a. and a. rite.

are planted around the Court near the walls, in the fol
lowing order :

In the East, that of Judah : the color of the standard
being crimson, in stripes or waves; and the device a
Lion, couchant, between a crown and sceptre.

Next to Judah, on the side toward the North, that of
Issachar: color of the standard, greenish yellow; de-
vice, an Ass, couchant, between two burdens or packs.

Next to Judah, on the side toward the South, that of
Zebulon : color, light green, and device a Ship.

Next toward the South, that of Simeon: color
yellow; device, a naked Sword.

In the South, that of Reuben : color a brilliant crim-
son ; device, a Man.

Next to Reuben, on the side toward the West, that
of Gad: color, bluish green; device, a field covered
with Stars.

Next toward the "West, that of Manasseh : color
variegated, like agate; device, a Vine running over a
wall.

In the West, that of Ephraim : color variegated, like
opal ; device, a Bull.

Next toward the North, that of Benjamin: color,
violet ; device, a Wolf.

Next toward the North, that ofAsher: color, blue;
device, a Tree in full leaf.

In the North, that of Dan : color, that of the gold-
stone ; device, an Eagle, holding a serpent in his beak.

Next to Dan, toward the East, that of Naphtali:
color, bluish green; device, a female Deer running at
speed.

In the centre of the Lodge is a representation, re-
duced in size, of the Tabernacle of Moses, described in
Exodus, Chapters xxvl and xxxvi., as nearly accu-

CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE. 335

rate as circumstances and the means of the Court will
allow.

First comes the Court of the Tabernacle, which was a
rectangular enclosure, 150 feet long from East to West
(if the cubit be taken to have been 18 inches), and 75
feet wide, from North to South. It was formed (except
the gate or entrance) by curtains of white linen, 7-i- feet
high, supported by pillars of acacia-wood, set in brass
sockets, and with hooks and fillets of silver. There
.were of these pillars, 20 on the North side, 20 in the
South, and 10 in the West. On the East, the wdiite
curtains on each side of the entrance measured 224- feet,
and were supported by three pillars on each side. The
gate itself was 30 feet wide, formed by curtains of
tapestry, of blue, scarlet, purple, and white linen thread,
wrought with admirable skill in needlework.

Within the Court, the Tabernacle p2/2, Mishkan,
was set. It was a double tent, the foregoing word par-
ticularly applying to the inner curtains, and /Hi^, A/iel,
to the outer curtains of goat's hair. The Tabernacle is
also termed £Hp£5, Mtkdash, or Sanctuary. It was
constructed of curtains, woven of fine thread, of white
linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, embroidered with cheru-

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bim. The length of eacli curtain was twenty-three cu
bits or forty-two feet, and each was six feet in width.
They were ten in number ; and five of them were
coupled or sewed together in one piece, and five in
another; and these two were so arranged that they
could be fastened together along their edges, by fifty
loops on one edge of each, and fifty hooks of gold ; so
that " it should become one Tabernacle."

Over this Tabernacle was a Tent PHK, Ahel] or
cover, of cloth of goats' hair, composed of eleven cur-
tains, each thirty cubits or forty-five feet long, and six
feet wide. Of these, five were coupled together in one
piece, and six in another ; and the two pieces were so
arranged, with fifty loops on one edge of each, and fifty
hooks of brass, that they could be fastened together,
" that it might be one."

No description of the shape of the tent is given ; but
in the East, and especially in Arabia, customs and fash-
ions have not changed ; and a tent is now what it was
in the days of Moses. Those now used in Arabia are
of this model,

of an oblong shape, and eight or ten feet high in the
middle. They vary in size, and have accordingly a

CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE

33?

greater or less number of poles to support them— from
three to nine. And it is usual for one iarge tent to be
divided into two or more apartments by curtains, for
the different portions of the family.

The tents of the Bedaweens are nut conical, as they
are often represented in pictures, but have a roof edged
with drop-curtains, or such curtains as might be made
from the dark tanned skins of goats, hung around the

eaves.

Below is a drawing of a Bedaween tent.

Thus the Tabernacle in the Court-room should repre-
sent a tent, oblong in shape, stretched upon a frame of
poles and forks, one pole in the middle serving as a
ridge-pole. Over this, hanging to the floor, on the
North and South sides, and the rear or West, and
seaching on top, on each side, to and over the ridge-
pole, should be two curtains, joining together by hooks
and loops in the middle of the rear, of white, blue,
scarlet, and purple linen or cotton thread woven together,
and embroidered with cherubim, or animals with the
bodies of lions, the feet of oxen, the faces of men, and
the wings of eagles. Over this should be similar cur*
tains of gray woollen stuff; and on top, as a covering
red morocco, and over that, tanned leather.

Tbe hanging curtain at the mouth of the tent, and
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338 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

the vail dividing the Tabernacle into two parts, should
be .ts above deseribed; as also should the enclosure of
the Court, if not the fence.

The furniture of the Court is as follows :

In front of, and perhaps ten feet from the entrance of
the Tabernacle, is the altar of sacrifice, made of white
wood, hollow, and plated on top with brass. It is to
be four and a half feet high, and seven and a half feet
square, with projections in the shape of tongues of flame
(called horns iii the Bible) at each corner, standing up-
right. It is made to be carried by staves of light wood,
banded with brass, passing through rings in two of the
sides.

Between this altar and the Tabernacle is a laver or
large basin of bronze, with a foot to it, filled with
water.

In the front part of the tent, in front of the vail, on
the North side, is the Table of the Presence or Shew-
bread. It is made of white wood, and is three and a
half feet long, one and a half feet broad, and two and
one-fourth feet high, the top covered with plates of
brass, gilded, and with a gilded rim or border round its
edge on the top. Below the top is a strip of wood four
inches wide, with a similar rim or border round its
lower edge. A little lower down, at equal distances
fiom the top, is a ring, gold-plated, on each leg, through
which gilded staves pass to carry it.

On this table are twelve small loaves of wheat bread,
in two piles of six each, sprinkled with frankincense and
salt ; and a large bowl of pure wine.

On the south side of the tent, opposite the table, is
the candelabrum, gilded, representing pure gold. It
consists of an ornamented base, of a shaft rising out of
it, and six arms, coming out by threes from two opposite

CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE. 339

sides of the shaft, each two arms equidistant from the
central shaft, forming a semicircle, and all being in one
line and of equal height or level on top. On the sum-
mit of the central shaft, and on those of the six arms,
are lamps, not candles, all in globular shades, but the
central one being much the largest. These lamps are to
be fed with pure olive-oil.

I >efore the middle of the vail, and in the outer part of
the tent, is the altar of incense, eighteen inches square
and three feet high, with flames or horns of brass at
each corner, the top covered with a plate of yellow
metal, imitating gold, with a rim of the same round it,
and two gold rings on each of two opposite sides, below
the rim, for gilded staves or rods to pass through, by
which to carry it.

In the centre of the inner portion of the tent (the
D^&Hp Clp Kadosh Kadoshim, or Holy of Holies,)
stands the Ark of the Covenant, of wood, three and
three-fourth feet long, two and one-fourth feet broad,
and two and one-fourth feet high, with short feet at each
corner. It is plated within and without with brass, so
as to appear like pure gold, and has round its upper
edge a rim or cornice, gilded to represent gold. On the
two longer sides, at the corners, are four brass rings,
to receive the staves of wood, gilded, by which it is
carried

On the Ark is a lid, called the Expiatory (or Mercy-
Seat), as long and wide as the Ark, and representing
solid gold. At each end is, also, as of solid gold, a
cherub, or winged figure of a female, each with two
wings long enough to meet half-way between them,
higher than their heads. Their heads should be bent
down as though looking upon the Expiatory.

On the altar of incense are the roll of the Book of

MO BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

the Law and a poniard ; and on the Book of the Law,
the Square and Compasses.

The presiding officer sits in the East, represents
Aaron, and is styled " Most Excellent High Priest."
The Wardens sit in the West, and represent his two
sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, and are styled " Excellent
Priests." The Orator, Secretary, and Treasurer sit on
the East of the Tabernacle, the Master of Ceremonies
on the West of it, the Captain of Guards on the South
of it, and the Sentinel on the North. The other officers
and members sit on the North, South, and West of it.
All except the first three officers are styled " Worthy
Invites."

The presiding officer wears a robe or gown, of pure
white linen, reaching to the feet, fitting close to the
body, with loose sleeves coming as low as the elbows — ■
covering the shoulders, and closed round the neck.
This is girded to the body, just under the breast, by a
girdle four fingers broad, wound round and round the
body from the breasts to the navel, and the ends hang-
ing down to the ankles. The robe is embroidered with
needlework, in different colors; and the girdle is of
loosely woven white cotton, embroidered with flowers
of blue, scarlet, and purple. Over the robe or gown is
the " robe of the Ephod," an Egyptian tunic of blue
stuff, woven in one piece, with an aperture for the neck
in the middle of it, and apertures for the arms; without
sleeves, large and loose, and reaching to the knees.
Hound the hem, at the bottom, is a fringe of blue,
scarlet, and purple tassels, in the form of pomegranates,
with a small gilded bell between each two ; this is also
tied round with a girdle, white, embroidered with blue,
scarlet, and purple, and gold interwoven.

Hi- wears also the Ephod, a short cloak with sleeves,

CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE. 341

of gold, blue, pm pie, scarlet, and fine linen thread, em-
broidered richly, and covering the shoulders, by shoulder
pieces that unite the back and front parts, which are
Beparate. On each shoulder of it is an agate, set in
gold, and each having upon it six names of the tribes,
according to precedence of birth. This Ephod has
strings, that go out from each side, and tie to the body.

He also wears the breastplate or gorget, ten inches
square, of the same sort of cloth as the Ephod, doubled
so as to form a kind of pouch, to hold the Aurim and
Themim. On its outside are twelve precious stones, in
four rows, as they are named in Exodus xviii. 17-20;
on each side of which is engraved the name of one of
the tribes. This is fastened to the front of the Ephod
by means of dark blue ribbons, tied in four rings of
gold at the comers of the breastplate, and four that
meet them on the ephod itself. The rings at the upper
corners are on the inside of the breastplate, but those
below are outside. There are also two other rings of
gold, larger, at the upper corners, on the outside, from
which cords of twisted gold-thread reach and fasten to
the agates on the shoulders. And it is further fastened
by a sash or girdle, of the same stuff as itself, to which
the lower side is attached, and which is tied in front of the
body, and hangs down to the lower edige of the Ephod.

The TJrim or Aurim, and Thummim or Themim, car-
ried in the pouch or breastplate, are small images of
sapphire (or blue stone), of Re and Thmei, Light and
Truth, in a sitting posture, each holding the tau cross.

The bonnet is a turban of fine white linen, circular,
covering half the head, something like a crown, of thick
linen swathes doubled round many times, and sewed
together, surrounded by a linen cover, to hide the seams
of the swathes. The mitre of the High-Priest is this

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turban, with another above it, of swathes of* blue, em
broidered, so that the whole is conical in shape. In
front of the turban, on the forehead, is a plate of gold,
extending from one ear to the other, fastened by strings
tied behind, and also by a blue ribbon attached to the
mitre; on which is engraved the inscription:

rrnb enp

Kadosh l'IHOH, "Holy to the Lord!"

The two Wardens wear the same dress in all respects,
except the breastplate, and the mitre, instead of which
they wear the bonnet or turban of white linen.

The High-Priest and Wardens wear no apron. The
other officers and members wear a white apron, lined
with scarlet, and bordered with red, blue, and purple
ribbons. In the middle is painted or embroidered the
golden candelabrum with seven lights.

They also wear a red leatuer belt, fringed along the
lower edge with gold, and edged with gold ; from which
hangs a small silver censer, or ornamented cup, with a
long handle, the end whereof, on which the cup sits, is
shaped like an open hand. This is also the form of the
jewel of the degree.

CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE. 343

For receptions there is also a dark apartment, with
an altar in the centre, on which are placed a feeble light
and three skulls. In front of the altar is a skeleton-
Battery — • •— • •— • •— • .

RECEPTION".

1. Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and
tell the children of Israel : Ye have seen what I
did unto the MitzTayim, and how I bare you on the
wings of eagles, and brought you unto myself.

2. Now, therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed,
and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto me, above all people ; for all the earth
is mine.

3. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests,
and a holy nation. These are the words which thou
shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

INVOCATION.

H.\ P.". O mighty and inscrutable Being, for
whose very self there is no name whatever, and even
the ineffable word expresses a limitation of thy
infinite essence ! of whom all the deities of all the
nations are but personifications of single attributes :
we bow down unto thee as the simple absolute exist-
ence, that with a thought didst from thvself utter all

344 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. BITE.

the worlds ! Eternal Father, of whose thought the
universe is but a mode ! Unchangeable ! Coeval
with time, and coextensive with space! whose laws
of harmony, that thy will is, rule all the movements
of the suns and worlds ! Thou art the all : in thee
all things exist. O guide and guard us, and lead us
safely toward thee, that we faint not by the wayside,
nor wander into the darkness like lost children.
Amen. All. So mote it be !

LECTURE.

H.\ P.'. I accept and receive you, my brother, as
a Levite and Chief of the Tabernacle, and consecrate
and devote you henceforth to the service of the
children of light ; and I now invest you with the belt,
jewel, and apron of this degree. The jewel, or censer
of silver, is ever to remind you t< i < ►ffer up unceasingly
to God the incense of good deeds and charitable
actions, dictated by a pure and upright heart.

Josephus tells that the mixture of materials in the
curtains of the Tabernacle, and the clothing of the
priests, was not without design. "It served," he
says, " as a symbol of the universe. For the scarlet
seemed emblematical of fire ; the fine linen, of the
earth ; the blue, of the air ; and the purple, of the
sea ; two of them being thus compared for their
color : the fine linen and the purple on account of
their origin, as the earth produces the one, and the
sea the other."

CHIEF OF THE TABERXA.CLE. 345

To us, in this degree, the white of the apron, its
principal and chief color, is symbolical of the infinite
beneficence of God ; the blue, of his profound and
perfect wisdom ; the crimson, of his glory ; and the
purple, of his power.

The candelabrum with seven branches, upon the
apron, wrought in gold, represents to us, as it repre-
sented to the ancient Hebrews, what were known in
the earlier ages as the seven planets, or principal
heavenly bodies : the Sun in the middle, with Mars,
Jupiter, and Saturn on one side, and Venus, Mer-
cury, and the Moon on the other. It also represents
the seven archangels whom the Hebrews assigned to
the government of those planets ; Zerakhi-al, the
Dawn, or Kising of God, to the Sun ; Auri-al, the
Light of God, to Mars ; Gabari-al, the Strength of
God, to Jupiter : Mayak-al, the Semblance of God,
to Saturn ; Khamali-al, the Mercy of God, to Venus ;
Eaph-al, the Healing of God, to Mercury ; and
Tsaph-al, the Messenger of God, to the Moon : of
whom Mayak-al, or Michael, was represented with
the head of a lion ; Auri-al, or Auriel, with that of
an ox ; Eaph-al, or Eaphael, with a human head and
the body of a serpent ; and Gabari-al, or Gabriel,
with that of an eagle ; and all of the seven being
attributes and manifestations of Al, the great Semitic
Nature-God of the ancient Patriarchs ; as to whom,
and these planets, and angels, and then* connection
with Masonry, you will be more fully instructed as

you advance.

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34G BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The number 7 is the sacred number in all theogo-
nies and in all symbolisms. It is the spirit, assisted
by all the elementary powers; the soul, served by
nature ; the Holy Empire (Sanctum Begnum), spoken
of in the clavicules of Solomon. It reappears every-
where in the Hebrew writings and in the Apocalypse ;
and here, particularly, in the seven lamps of +hv can-
delabrum. Under the symbols of the seven planets
which it represents, the ancients figured the seven
virtues so peculiarly Masonic :

Faith, that aspiration toward the infinite, was
represented by the Sun; Hope by the Moon;
Charity, by Venus ; Force (or Fortitude), always
victor over rage and anger, by Mars; Prudence, by
Mercury ; Temperance, by Saturn ; and Justice, by
Jupiter (Tsaduc, the Just), conqueror of the Titans.

The world, the ancients believed, is governed by
seven secondary causes ; and these are the universal
forces designated by Moses under the plural name
Elohim, The Gods. These forces, analogous and
contrary the one to the other, by their counter-action
produce the equilibrium, and regulate the movements
of the spheres. The Hebrews called them the Seven
Great Archangels. The seven planets correspond
with the seven colors of the prism, and the seven
notes of the musical octave. The seven sacraments
are also referred to in this great universal Dumber of
the Master Mason.

TWENTY-FOURTH DEGREE.

tiutt 0f tfu 8ftbt*tt**if,

FERFECTED CREATION.

THE PRELIMINARY TRIALS OF EARTH, WATER, FIRE, ATB, ETHER

ARGUMENT.

The degree of Prince of the Tabernacle illustrates the ceremo-
nies of the Priests in the ancient Temples, and explains the
esoteric meaning of then- many avocations in equipping the Tem-
ple and sustaining their various sacerdotal duties. This degree is
most intimately connected with, and should be considered a con-
tinuation of, that of the Chief of the Tabernacle. The especial
duties of a Prince of the Tabernacle are to labor incessantly for
the glory of God, the honor of his country, and the happiness of
his brethren ; to offer up thanks and prayers to the Deity in lieu
of sacrifices of flesh and blood.

PRINCE OF THE TABERXACLE.

THE TWENTY-FOURTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND
ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SIXTH DEGREE OP
THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

THE COURT— ITS DECORATIONS, ETC.

The Hall consists of two apartments. The first, which
is the smaller, adjoins the second,- and is called the Ves-
tibule, where the brethren clothe themselves. It is fur-
nished at all points like a Master Mason's Lodge, except
that instead of a printed Bible, a roll of parchment, rep-
resenting the Book of the Law, lies on the altar, upon
the Book of Constitutions ; and that the letter "> is sus-
pended in the East, instead of the G.

The second apartment is furnished in every respect
like the principal apartment in the 23d degree, with
these additions :

In the East is suspended the Pentagram, or Blazing
Star, in the following shape, of vermilion, illuminated
a? a transparency:

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There are two sets of hangings around the room, one
red and the other black.

On the table of shew-bread, in the Tabernacle, is a
silver vessel containing perfumed oil.

OFFICERS AND CLOTHING.

The Assemblage is styled "The Court." The pre-
siding officer represents Moses, and is styled " Most
Puissant Leader." He sits in the East. Near him, on
his right, is the second officer, who represents Eleazar,
the High-Priest, the son of Aaron. He is styled "Most
Excellent High-Priest," and wears the full-dress of his
office, as described in the 23d degree. On the left of
the Leader sits the third officer, clothed as the Priests
in that degree, and representing Ithamar, the son of
Aaron. He is styled "Excellent Priest."

The Orator represents the Puissant Prince Eliasaph, the
Bon of Lael, of the house of Gershon, and sits in the West.

The Secretary represents the Puissant Prince Eliaza-
phan, the son of Uzziel, of the house of Kohath, and ?ita
to the south of the Tabernacle.

PRINCE OF THE TABERNACLE.

351

The Treasurer represents the PuissaLt Prince Zuriel,
the son of Abihael, of the house of Merari, and sits to
the north of the Tabernacle.

The Expert represents Aholiab, and sits to the right
of the Leader, in front.

The Assistant Expert represents Bezeleel, and sits to
the right of the Orator, in front.

The Grand Master of Ceremonies represents Caleb,
the son of Jephunneh, and sits facing the Leader in
front of the Tabernacle.

The Grand Captain of the Guards represents Joshua,
the son of Nun, and sits on the right side of the Taber*
nacle, facing the East.

All the officers, except the Leader and Wardens, and
all the other members, are styled " Levites ; " and these
officers and members all wear a turban of white muslin ;
% broad, watered scarlet ribbon, worn from right to left;
a girdle of red leather, fringed below with gold, and
edged with gold-lace, from which girdle a small silver
censer is suspended. (See 23d degree.)

On the front of the ribbon are embroidered, in gold,
a winged globe, and under it a scarabaeus, under which
is a brilliant butterfly ; all symbols of immortality.

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The apron, which is not worn by the first three ofti
cers, is of white lambskin, lined with scarlet, bordered
with light green, and the flap with light blue. In the
middle of the apron is printed a representation of an
Arabian tent, in gold ; and on the flap a representation
of a myrtle-tree, of violet color.

The jewel is the letter fc$, suspended from a short col-
lar of narrow, watered, violet-colored ribbon.

The Most Puissant Leader wears a tunic of blue silk,
its collar decorated with rays of gold representing a
glory, and the body of it sprinkled with stars of gold.
On his head he wears the white turban, with a purple
band round the forehead, embroidered with stars of
gold ; and also surmounted by a small triangle of gold,
the apex downward.

Battery — • •-• •-• •-•.

RECEPTION.

*****

My brother, the initiate is he who possesses the
lamp, the cloak, and the staff.

PRINCE OF THE TABERNACLE. 353

The lamp is reason enlightened by science ; the
cloak is liberty, or the full and entire possession of
one's self, which isolates the sage from the currents
of instinct ; and the staff is the assistance of the oc-
cult and eternal forces of nature.

The lamp lights the past, the present, and the fu-
ture, which are the three sides of the triangle. It
burns with a threefold flame ; the cloak is in three
folds ; and the staff is divided into three parts.

This number, nine, is that of the reflexes of the
Deity, and expresses the divine idea in all its abstract
power. Hence it is sacred in Masonry. For that it
was that Hermes made it the number of initiation ;
because the initiate reigns over superstition, and by
superstition, and can walk alone in the darkness, sup-
ported as he is upon his staff, wrapped in his cloak,
and lighted by his lamp.

Reason has been given unto all men ; but all do
not know how to use it. That is a science that must
be learned. Liberty is offered to all ; but all have
not the power to be free. That is a right which we
must conquer. Force is within the reach of all men ;
but all men do not know how to lean upon it. That
is a power of which one must possess himself.

These are to us, in this degree, the three great
lights on the east, west, and south of the altar.

To attain the Holy Empire, that is to say, the
science and power of the Magi, four things are indis-
pensable : an intellect enlightened by study ; an au-
dacity which nothing checks ; a will that nothing

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can conquer ; and a discretion that nothing can cor-
rupt or intoxicate. To Know, to Dare, to Will, to be
Silent — these are the four words of the Magus, writ-
ten in the four symbolic forms of the sphynx.

All the phenomena of nature depend on one single
immutable law, represented by that symbolic form,
the cube ; and this furnished the Hebrews with all
the mysteries of the divine tetragrara.

Take care that thou dost not mistake the shadow
for the reality. In everything, the vulgar habitually
do so. They turn from the light, and wonder at the
obscurity which they themselves project.

Listen and learn. Interpret our symbols for your-
self. In every rough ashlar of marble is hidden the
perfect cube. One is the symbol, the other its mean-
ing. The sun and moon in our lodges are the truth,
and the reflection of the truth in doctrine. Allegory,
the mother of all dogmas, is the substitution of the
impression for the seal, of the shadow for the reality.
It is the falsehood of the truth, and the truth of the
falsehood.

A dogma is not invented ; a truth is veiled and a
shadow produced, to suit weak eyes. The initiator
is not an impostor, but a revealer — that is, in the
original meaning of the word, one who veils anew.
He is the creator of a new shadow.

The work of God is the book of God. For the
letters to appear, there must needs be two colors on

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the page. Search and discover. You are ab^ut to
be taught by symbols. Forget not the universal law
of equilibrium. The ancients, in their evocations,
always erected two altars, and sacrificed two victims,
one black and one white ; and the Priest, holding in
one hand the sword, and in the other the rod, had to
have one foot naked and the other shod.

Prepare, now, for admission to the inner mysteries.

M:. JP.\ My brethren, the power of darkness has
prevailed over the prince of light. The earth
mourns, and is wrinkled with frost. The leaves drop
from the trees ; snow shrouds the mountains, and
cold winds sweep over the shuddering skies. All
nature laments ; and we share the common sorrow.
Excellent Senior Warden, let prayers be offered up
in the tabernacle for the return of light and the
reascension of the Sun, and of that moral and
spiritual light of which he is the type.

/S.\W.'. Most Puissant, all the nations of the earth
do fast and pray. Our ancient taskmasters on the
banks of the Nile mourn for Osiris. The Chaldeans
lament for Bel, and the Phoenicians for Thammuz.
The Phrygian women clash their cymbals and weep
for Atys ; on the Syrian hills and over the Etruscan
plains the virgins lament for Dionusos ; while far in
India the Brahmans pray for the return of Cam a ;
and in Persia the Magi predict the resurrection of
Mithras. The dead will rise again, as the wheat

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grows from the grain ; and all the world will then
rejoice.

M.\ P.'. We, like our ancient masters, mourn
Osiris — the type to us of the sun, of light, of life.
Tin' scorpion and the serpent rule the winter waves,
on which the frail ark tosses that contains his body.
Weep, my brethren, for Osiris ! Weep for light lost,
and life departed, and the good and beautiful op-
pressed by evil! Man hath fallen from his first
estate, and is lost, as the sun hath sunken into the
icy arms of winter. Weep for Osiris, type of the
good, the true, the beautiful ! How shall his body be
recovered from the embraces of the hungry sea ; and
earth again be gladdened by his presence ?

Brethren, behold a new Priest of the Tabernacle,
to be instructed and prepared to fulfil all his duties
as a Prince of well-doers in this frail Tabernacle of
life, that he may be raised on the great day of ac-
count, a shining monument of God's glory, in the
tabernacle of eternity.

TWENTY-FIFTH DEGKEE.

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ARGUMENT.

The Degree of Knight of the Brazen Serpent relates to the
time when the camp of the Israelites -was pitched at Punon, on
the eastern side of the mountains of Hor, Seir, or Edom, in Ara-
bia Petraea, on the confines of Idumaea, after the death of Aaron,
when the new moon occurred at the vernal equinox, in the
fortieth year of the wandering of the children of Israel in the
desert

The duties of a Knight of the Brazen Serpent are : To purify
the soul of its alloy of earthliness, that through the gate of Cap-
ricorn and the seven spheres it may at length ascend to its eternal
home beyond the stars ; and also to perpetuate the great truths en
Tcloped in the symbols and allegories of the ancient mysteries.

Faith I

KNIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT.

THE TWENTY-FIFTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AO
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SEVENTH DEGREE
OF THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

THE LODGE— ITS DECORATIONS, ETC.

The Lodge, in this degree, is styled the Council.

The camp, standards, and tabernacle with its court,
are as in the two preceding degrees. In the East is a
transparency on which is painted a cross, with a serpent
coiled round it and over the arms.

On the right of the presiding officer is a short column,
on which is a winged globe encircled by a serpent. On

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the left of the Senior Warden and right of the Junior
Warden are similar columns, on each of which is a ser-
pent or basilisk, his body coiled in folds, and his head
and neck erect above the folds. The globe and all the
serpents are gilded.

The presiding officer represents Moses, and is styled
" Most Puissant Leader." The Senior Warden, sitting
in the West, on the left, represents Joshua, the son
of Nun ; and the Junior Warden, in the West, on the
right, represents Caleb, the son of Yephanah. The
former is styled " Most Valiant Captain of the Host ;"
and the latter, " Illustrious Chief Prince of the Tribes."
The Orator sits on the right of the Most Puissant
Leader, represents Eleazar, the son of Aaron, and is
styled " Most Excellent High-Priest." He wears the
full dress of the High-Priest, as prescribed in the two
preceding degrees.

The Secretary represents Ithamar, the son of Aaron,
sits on the right of the presiding officer, at the side of
the hall, a little to the front, and is styled " Excellent
Scribe." He wears the Priest's dress, as prescribed in
the tAvo preceding degrees.

The Treasurer represents Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
sits on the left of the presiding officer, at the side of the
hall, a little to the front, and is styled "Excellent
Recorder." He also wears the Priest's dress, as be-
fore prescribed.

The Expert sits on the south side, and the Assistant
Expert on the north side of the Tabernacle ; the Grand
Master of Ceremonies in front of the Senior Warden,
and the Grand Captain of the Guard near the door of
entrance. These brethren are all styled " Respectable ;"
and the other members are addressed as " Brother and
Knight A," or " B."

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361

The order is a crimson ribbon, on which are depicted
the words, one under the other, Osiris, Ormuzd, Osar
siph, Moses ; and under them a bull, with a disk, sur-
mounted by a crescent between his horns. This is worn
from left to right ; and across it, from right to left, is
worn a broad, white, watered ribbon, on which are the
words Isis, Ceres, over a dog's head and a crescent. On
the right breast, on the left breast, and at the crossing
of these orders, is a star of gold. Under that on the
right breast is the letter A [for Aldebaran] ; under
that on the left breast the letter A [for Antares] ; and
under that at the crossing of the orders, the letter F
[for Fomalhaut]. On the crimson cordon is the word
j"nDJ [Gevurah— Valor] ; and on the white, ]"|N [Aun
— Virtus], meaning active energy or generative power,
and passive energy or capacity to produce.

The jewel is a tau cross, of gold, surmounted by a
circle — the Crux Ansata— round which a serpent ia
entwined. On the upright part of the cross is engraved
the word T^H [HoLaTal, he has suffered or been
wounded], and on the arms the word jPE^D [NeChuSh
TaN, the Brazen Serpent].

The apron is white, lined and edged with black ; the
white side spotted with golden stars, and the black sid«

362 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

with silver ones. Those on the white side represent, by
their position and distances, the Pleiades, the Hyades,
Orion, and Capella. Those on the black side represent
the stars of Perseus, Scorpio, and Bootes. In the middle
of the white side is a triangle in a glory, in the centre
of which is the word rWT On the flap is a serpent
in a circle, with his tail in his mouth, and in the centre
of the circle so formed a scaraba3us or beetle. Over
this is a star of gold, with the letter R [Regulus] over
it ; on the right side of the apron another, with the let-
ter A [Aldebaran] over it ; on the left side another,
with the letter A [Antares] over it; and at the bot-
tom of the apron another, with the letter F [Fomal-
haut] over it.

Battery — •••••-•••-•

RECEPTION.

So much of the truth as it is given to mortals to
know, is within the reach of those alone whose intel-
lects are unclouded by passion or excess. To attain
it, to comprehend the delicate distinctions of the
thought in which the truth is embodied, the intellect,
like a keen instrument of the finest steel, must be
able to dissect the thought, and distinguish one from
the other its invisible nerves. The edge of the in-
strument is blunted by the indulgence of the sensual
appetites, or of the intemperate passions of the soul

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Therefore it is that the sages have always required
of those who sought to scale the heights of philoso-
phy a preparatory discipline, of long-continued tem-
perance and self-restraint ; and fasting is enjoined,
as well as prayer.

If thy intellect is dull and coarse by nature, or
clouded and confused by indulgence, the symbolisms
of the Kabala will have no meaning to thee ; and we
shall address thee in a foreign tongue.

Thus it is that true Masonry has always been, and
always must be, confined to a few ; since to the mass
its truths are foolishness and valueless.

Most Puissant Leader, the soul of the people was
discouraged, because of the way, journeying from
Mount Hor, by the way of the Red Sea, to compass
the land of Edom ; and they spake against Adonai
and against thee, saying : " Why hath Al-Shadai and
his servant Moses brought us up out of Egypt, to
die in the wilderness ? There is no bread nor any
water, and our souls loathe this light manna. We
go to and fro these forty years ; and as Aaron died
in the desert, so also shall we all die here. Let us put
trust in Adonai no longer ; but let us call on the
great gods Amun and Astarte, Osiris and Isis, to
deliver us from this misery." And as they cried
aloud on them, lo ! Adonai sent fiery serpents among
them, by whom much people hath died. And those
that remain have repented and said unto me : " Put

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chains upon thy neck in token of our penitence, and
go unto Moses our leader, and beseech him to pray
unto Adonai that he take away the serpents from
us ;" and I have done as they desired.

My brother, life is a war, in which one must prove
his soldiership, in order to rise in rank. Force is
not given. It has to be seized.

He only is worthy of initiation in the profounder
mysteries who has overcome the fear of death, and is
ready to hazard his life when the welfare of his coun-
try or the interests of humanity require it ; and to
die even an ignoble death, if thereby the people may
be benefited.

I have prayed for the people, and Adonai hath
said unto me : " Make thee an image of a venomous
springing serpent, and set it upon a pole; and it
shall come to pass that every one that is bitten, when
he looketh upon it, shall live."

*****

The plague of serpents is stayed; and as they
have fled to their caves, so the celestial serpent flees,
with the scorpion, before the glittering stars of Orion.
The great festival of the vernal equinox approaches,
and it is time to prepare ourselves by purification for
the Passover. Light will soon prevail once more
over darkness ; and the pulses of life again beat in

KNIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT. 365

the bosom of the earth, long chilled by the wintry
frosts.

Let the brazen cross and the serpent be borne before
the congregation, and be forever a symbol of Faith,
by the dying out whereof in the hearts of nations,
they fall into decay ; and lest the knowledge of its
true symbolic meaning should in time be lost, and
the people hereafter imagine it to be something
divine, and worship it, we will perpetuate the remem-
brance of this day's events, and the true meaning of
this and our other symbols, and of the fables of
Osiris and Ormuzd, and Typhon and Ahriman, as
the last degree of those sacred mysteries which
Joseph, the son of Jacob, like myself, learned from
the Egyptians, and which I have taught to you ;
such as our forefathers practised on the plains of
Chaldaea.

The Father sends fiery serpents to sting and slay
his children. Yet he commands us to forgive those
who trespass against us. And this law is not the
mandate of his will, but the expression of his nature.
Who will explain this great mystery ?

Below, upon the earth, the serpent is the minister
of death. Its image, lifted on high, heals and re-
stores life.

The first sages who sought for the cause of causes
eaw good and evil in the world ; they observed the

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shadow and the light ; they compared winter with
spring, old age with youth, life with death, and said :
" The first cause is beneficent and cruel. It gives
life and destroys."

" Are there, then, two contrary principles — a good
and an evil ?" cried the disciples of Manes.

No ! the two principles of the universal equilibrium
are not contrary to each other, though in apparent
opposition ; for it is a single wisdom that opposes
them one to the other.

The good is on the right, the evil on the left ; but
the supreme good is above both, and makes the evil
subserve the triumph of the good, and the good
serve for the reparation of the evil.

"Wherefore this first cause has always revealed
itself by the cross ; — the cross, that one composed of
two, each of the two divided, so that they constitute
four ; — the cross, that key of the mysteries of India
and Egypt, the tau of the patriarchs, the divine
symbol of Osiris, the stauros of the Gnostics, the
keystone of the Temple, the symbol of occult Ma-
sonry ; — the cross, that central point of junction of
the right angles of four infinite triangles ; the four-
in-one cf the divine tetragram.

TWENTY-SIXTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

When Domitian was emperor of Rome, in the night of perse-
cution, when danger and death hung on their footsteps, the Chris
tian Masons met in the Catacombs,— an assemblage of whom is
represented in this Degree of Princes of Mercy, who were repre-
sentatives of the faithful by means of the Triple Covenant, the
points of which were— that made with Noah when God set his
bow in the heavens ; that made with Abraham, for him and his
descendants; and that made with all the earth, that the day
should come when light, truth, and happiness should be victo-
rious over darkness, error, and miseiy.

The assemblages generally met to celebrate the Mysteries in
the great Temple of Elephanta ; then in the secret chambers of
that of Bouddha at Salsette; in the roofless fanes of Persia, in the
forest temples of the Druids, in the pyramids of Memphis, in the
vaults of Crete and Samothrace, in the great temple of Eleusis,
under the Holy of Holies at Jeruiialem, and in the Catacomb*
under Borne.

PRIXCE OF MERCY;

OR,

SCOTTISH TRINITARIAN

THE TWENTY-SIXTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE EIGHTH DEGREE OV
THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

DECORATIONS, ETC.

Bodies of this degree are styled Chapters. The
hangings are green, supported by nine columns, alter-
nately white and red ; upon each of which is a chan-
delier, holding nine lights. The canopy over the throne
is green, white, and red; and before the throne is a
table, covered with a cloth of the same colors. Over
the throne hangs a triple interlaced triangle of broad
bars, two of which are white, and one black ; and in
its centre the letter \ Instead of a gavel, the presiding
officer uses an arrow, the plume of which is red on one
side and green on the other, the spear white, and the
point gilded.

By the altar is a statue or statuette of white marble,
the naked figure of a virgin. Over it is a drapery of

16*

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thin white gauze. This represents Truth, and is the
palladium of the Order of Princes of Mercy.

The altar, placed in the centre of the room, is of a
triangular shape, each side measuring 18 inches, and
its height being 36 inches. The top is a plate, like
gold, on which, formed of different colored stones, is
the word r\)PP ', an d under that a passion cross, on
either side of which, above the arms, are the Greek
letters fc • • • • ~£b- At each corner is a flame of brass.

PRINCE 05 MEECY.

37J

The presiding officer is styled "Most Excellent Chief
Prince."

The Wardens, " Excellent Senior Warden," and " Ex
cellent Junior Warden."

The Expert and Assistant Expert are styled " Respect-
able Senior and Junior Deacons."

The Captain of the Guards is styled " Valiant Guard of
the Palladium ;" and the Tiler, " Captain of the Guard."

The other officers are styled " Venerable."

The Chief Prince wears a tricolored tunic, green,
white, and red, and a crown with nine points. The
other members wear white tunics. All wear the Order,
which is a broad tricolored ribbon, green, white, and
red, worn from right to left.

The apron is scarlet, with a wide border of white. In
the centre is an equilateral triangle, the bars forming the
sides of which are green. In the centre of this are the
emblems on the jewel, embroidered in gold. The flap
is sky-blue.

The jewel is an equilateral triangle, of bars of gold,
with a flaming heart of gold in the centre. On the
heart are the letters I.-. H.\ S.\ ; and on the respective
eides cf the triangle, W.\ on the right, F.\ on the left,

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and H.\ at the bottom. This jewel is suspended from a
small collar of narrow, watered, purple ribbon, and
hangs on the breast.

The March is 3 equal steps, the first taken with the
left foot.

The Order is, standing, the right hand on the right
hip.

The age is 9 by 9, or 81.

The Tessera, or mark, given to the initiate, is a small
fish, of ivory or mother-of-pearl, on one side of which
is the word n)\V, an< i on tne other "^ r [L Q9Jja=

Battery — •••—•••—••—•••—•••—•

RECEPTION.

*****

31.'. E.\ Listen to the ancient dogmas and teach-
ings.

Or. Thus said the holy books of ancient India :
There are three supreme gods, the three forms and
aspects of the first, the supreme, single, invisible
God, cause of all phenomena, and soul of the world:
and these three, the powers of creation, preservation,
and destruction, distinct in persons, are but one God,
the triple form of the Supreme, the word A. - . U.\ M/.,
first utterance of the Eternal.

J:. W:. Said the ancient Hindoos : Chrishna, the
second person of the Trimourti, bom of a royal vir-
gin, without sin, descended into hell, arose again,
and ascended to heaven. He will appear again at

PRINCE OF MERCY. 373

the end of the world, will become man, and mounted
on a white horse, with a sword glittering like a comet,
will traverse the world and destroy the guilty. The
great serpent shall consume the universe ; but the
seeds of creation shall be preserved in the lotus ; and
a new creation shall commence.

S.'. W.\ Above all existences, said the ancient
Bouddhists, is the spirit, universal, indestructible, who
during incalculable time preserves all that is, and
remains in repose, until the laws of destiny oblige
him to create new worlds. From him flow the Boud-
dhas, each a trinity of intelligence, law, and unison,
each a Kedeemer. The stars shall salute him at his
nativity, and all mankind unite in orisons to God.

31.'. E.\ From the supreme divinity and ancient
unlimited time, said the old Persians, emanated the
pure light. He will in the fourth age create Sosiosch
the Saviour, who shall prepare the human race for
the general resurrection.

0r.\ Mithra, it was said in the ancient Sabean
Mysteries, is the Grand Architect of the universe
himself, appearing in visible shape, the spirit of the
sun and light, the eye of Ormuzd. He is three and
one ; for his essence illuminates, warms, and makes
fruitful at once. He is the incarnate mediator, bring-
ing back souls to God.

J.'. W.'. The Supreme God Alfader, said our an-
cient brethren the Druids, is eternal. He made
heaven, earth, and ah*, and men, and gave to men
immortal souls.

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S.'. W.\ Amun-Re, said the ancient Egyptian^
the uncreated, is the Supreme Triad, father, mother,
and son, from whom the long chain of Triads de-
scends to the incarnations in human form. Osiris,
final conqueror of Typhon, shall sit in judgment on
all the dead, and pronounce the final sentence, on
each according to his deserts.

Af.\ E:. He, said the Hebrew Kabalists, is the
Supreme, the hidden lamp, whereof is no cognition.
He is found to have three heads, contained in one
head. Wisdom is the father, and intelligence the
mother, and from them flows truth. These three are —
Chochmah, wisdom ; Binah, the mother of under-
standing ; and Daath, intellectual cognition.

Or.'. Again, hear ye ! In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God. and the Word was
God : all things were made by him : in him was life,
and that life was the light of mankind ; the time
light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the
world. And the Word became incarnate, and dwelt
among men, and they beheld his glory, the glory of
the first-bom of the Father. Thus said the ancient
Christian Masons ; and they said also : There are
three that bear record in heaven ; the Father, the
Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.

J.'. W.\ Thus in all ages the golden threads of
truth have gleamed in the woof of error. Fortunate
the Mason who, bv the light of wisdom, the tine

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Masonic light, second emanation from the Deity,
can discern the golden threads, God's hieroglyphics,
written when time began ; and read them aright, as
they were read by our ancient brethren in the early
ages!

S.'. W.\ Thus in all ages the word of God, his
thought, not uttered in a voice audible to mortal
ears, has spoken in the souls of men, and taught
them the great truths of reason, philosophy, and
religion. Fortunate the Mason to whom that word,
the Deity manifest, is audible, intelligible, signifi-
cant ; God's thought, that made the stars and all
that is, and the great laws of harmony and motion !

31.'. E:. Thus in all ages rosy gleams of light,
piercing the dark clouds of error, have taught man-
kind that truth and light, perfect and glorious, linger
below the horizon, in time to rise to fill God's uni-
verse with fight and glory, at the dawn of his pro-
mised day. Fortunate the Mason, who with firm
faith and hope accepts these struggling rays that
gild the clouds, as ample evidence that in God's good
time his dawn of day will come, and be eternal.

CHANT.

You have assumed the name of Constans, and thua
profess yourself firm, intrepid, and persevering. This
Lodge represents a Lodge of Christian Masons held
at nighi; in the gloomy catacombs under Rome, in

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the time of the persecuting Emperor Domitiau ; and
you represent a Catechumen who, having attained
the second degree of the Essenian and early Chris-
tian Mysteries, sought by receiving the third and
last degree to become one of the faithful or the elect.
Whatever your faith, you at least believe, as they
did, in the unity and providence of God.

PRAYER.

Infinitely Illustrious and Supreme Father, infi-
nitely various of counsel, who consumest all things,
and again thyself reproducest and repairest them;
who directest the ineffable harmonies that are the
law of the boundless universe ! Universal Parent of
eternally successive being ; who art everywhere pre-
sent ; of whose essence are justice, mercy, and good-
ness ; author of life and soul, of all that moves ; aid
us to keep thy commandments and perform our du-
ties ! Keep us from the slippery descents of vice,
and help us to stand firm in the ways of duty ! Sup-
port and strengthen this our brother, and all Masons
everywhere ! Fill our souls with love for thee ! Save
us from persecutors; teach us and all our breth-
ren to be tolerant of error, the common lot of man ;
and send our life a happy, blameless end !

AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be
thy name, etc. Amen ! So mote it be.

M.\ E.'. My brother, you have ascended too high

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in Masonry to be longer subjected to physical tests
and trials, or you would again in this degree have
represented the Fellow Craft, or Companion, advan-
cing toward the Master's degree.

In the early days of Christianity, there was an
initiation like those of the Pagans. Persons were
admitted on special conditions only. To arrive at a
complete knowledge of the doctrine, they had to
pass three degrees of instruction. The initiates
were consequently divided into three classes: the
first, auditors, the second, catechumens, and the
third the faithful. The auditors were novices, pre-
pared by ceremonies and instruction to receive the
dogmas of Christianity. A portion of these dogmas
was made known to the Catechumens ; who, after
particular purifications, received baptism, or the
initiation of the theogenesis (divine generation) ; but
in the grand mysteries of that religion, the incarna-
tion, nativity, passion, and resurrection of Christ,
none were initiated but the faithful. These doc-
trines, and the celebration of the holy sacraments,
particularly the Eucharist, were kept with profound
secrecy.

To avoid persecution, the early Christians were
compelled to use great precaution, and to hold meet-
ings of the faithful [of the household of faith] hi
private places, under concealment by darkness. They
assembled in the night, and they guarded against

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the intrusion of false brethren and profane persons,
spies, who might cause their arrest During tho
early persecutions they took refuge in the vast cata-
combs which stretched for miles in every direction
under the city of Rome, and are supposed to have
been of Etruscan origin. There, amid labyrinthine
windings, deep caverns, hidden chambers, chapels
and tombs, the persecuted fugitives found refuge,
and there they performed the ceremonies of the
mysteries.

They conversed together figuratively, and by the
use of symbols ; and those who were initiated were
bound by solemn promise not to disclose or even
converse about the secrets of the mysteries, except
with such as had received them under the same
sanction.

This then is the history of the sufferings of Jesus
Christ, and its Masonic application as made by the
Christian Mason. Some of the ceremonies of the
first three degrees, which, whatever your faith, may
not be uninteresting to you, since you are in no wise
required to receive them as correct, are as fol'ows :

M.\ E:. Behold, the darkness is past, and the
true light now shineth. My brother, you have before
this been brought to light in Masonry, when the
Worshipful Master, with the aid of the brethren,

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first made vou a Mason. You have been taught to
believe in the true God. You have passed through
degrees intended to remind you of the Essenian and
Hebrew mysteries ; and in this you have heard de-
scribed those practised by the first Christians. As
you were not required to profess a belief in the tenets
of the Essenes or the Pharisees, so neither here are
you required to believe in the divine mission or char-
acter of Jesus of Nazareth. We shadow forth the
secret discipline of the early Christians, as we do
the other Mysteries, as the diverse and often eccen-
tric forms in which Masonry has developed itself in
the different ages of the world. Masonically, we
know not whether you be Christian, Jew, or Moslem.
If you be Christian, you will see in this degree a
Christian ceremony ; and so you have the right to in-
terpret it. Your brethren will respect your faith, as
they have a right to demand that you shall respect
theirs. If you be not a Christian, you will see in it
a mere historical allegory, symbolizing great truths,
acknowledged alike by you and them.

While 3*ou were veiled in darkness, you heard re-
peated by the voice of the great past its most ancient
doctrines. No one has the right to object, if the
Christian Mason sees foreshadowed in Chrishna and
Sosiosch, hi Mithras and Osiris, the divine Word,
that, as he believes, became man, and died upon the
cross to redeem a fallen race. Nor can he object
if others see in the Word that was in the beginning
with God, and that was God, only the logos of Plato

380 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RUE.

and Philo, or the uttered thought or first emanation
of light, or the reason, of the great, silent, uncreated
Deity, believed in and adored by all.

We do not undervalue the importance of any truth.
We utter no word that can be deemed irreverent by
any one of any faith. We do not tell the Moslem
that it is only important for him to believe that there
is but one God, and wholly unessential whether Ma-
homet was his prophet. We do not tell the Hebrew
that the Messiah, whom he expects, was born in
Bethlehem nearly two thousand years ago; and as
little do we tell the Christian that Jesus of Nazareth
was but a man, or his history the revival of an older
legend. To do either is beyond our jurisdiction.
Masonry, of no one age, belongs to all time ; of no
one religion, it finds its great truths in all.

Masonry is a worship ; but one in which all civil-
ized men can unite. It trusts in God, and hopes ; it
believes, like a child, and is humble. It draws no
sword to compel others to adopt its belief, or to be
happy with its hopes. And it waits with patience to
understand the mysteries of nature hereafter.

The greatest mysteries in the universe are those
which are ever going on around us ; so trite • and
common to us that we never note them or reflect
upon them. There are other forces in the universe
than those that are mechanical.

Here are two minute seeds, not much unlike in
appearance, and two of larger size. Hand them to
Chemistry, which tells us how combustion goes on in

PRISCE OF MERCY. 381

the lungs, and plants are fed with phosphorus and
carbon, and the alkalies and silex. Let it decom-
pose them, analyze them, torture them in all the
ways it knows. The net result of each is a little
sugar, a little fibrin, a little water — carbon, potas-
sium, sodium, and the like — one cares not to know
what.

"We hide them in the ground ; and the slight rains
moisten them, and the sun shines upon them, and
little slender shoots spring up and grow ; and what
a miracle is the mere growth ! the force, the power,
the capacity, by which the little feeble shoot, that a
small worm can nip off with a single snap of its
mandibles, extracts from the earth and air and water
the different elements with which it increases in sta-
ture, and rises imperceptibly toward the sky !

One grows to be a slender, feeble stalk, like an
ordinary weed; another a strong bush, armed with
thorns, and sturdy enough to bid defiance to the
winds ; the third a tender tree, subject to be blighted
by the frost, and looked down upon by all the forest ;
while another spreads its rugged arms abroad, and
cares for neither frost nor ice, nor the snows that for
months he heaped around its roots.

But lo ! out of the brown foul earth, and colorless
invisible air, and limpid rain-water, the chemistry of
the seeds has extracted colors — four different shades
of green, that paint the leaves, which put forth in
the spring upon our plant, our shrub, and our trees.
Later still come the flowers — the vivid colors of the

382 BOOK OF THE A. 4^"D A. RITE.

rose, the beautiful brilliance of the carnation, the
modest blush of the apple, and the splendid white
of the orange. Whence come these colors By
what process of chemistry are they extracted from
the carbon, the phosphorus, and the lime? Is it
any greater miracle to make something out of
nothing ?

Pluck the flowers. Inhale the delicious perfumes ,
each perfect and all delicious. Whence have they
come ? By what combination of acids and alkalies
could the chemist produce them ?

And the fruit — the ruddy apple and the golden
orange — the texture and fabric how totally differ-
ent ! the taste how entirely dissimilar ! — the per-
fume of each distinct from its flower, and from the
other. Whence the taste and this new perfume ?
The same earth and air and water have been made
to furnish a different taste to each fruit, a different
perfume not only to each fruit, but to each fruit and
its own flower.

Is it any more a problem whence come thought
and will and perception, and all the phenomena of
the mind, than this, whence come the colors, the per-
fumes, the taste of the fruit and flower ?

And lo ! in each fruit new seeds, each gifted with
the same wondrous power of reproduction — each
with the same wondrous forces wrapped up in it to
be again in turn evolved; — forces, that had lived
three thousand years in the grain of wheat found in
the wrappings of an Egyptian mummy ; forces, oi

PRINCE OF MERCY. 383

which learning, and science, and wisdom know nG
more than they do of the nature and laws of action
of God. "What can ive know of the nature, and how
can we understand the powers and mode of opera-
tion, of the human soul, when the glossy leaves, the
pearl-white flower, and the golden fruit of the
orange are miracles wholly beyond our comprehen-
sion?

We but hide our ignorance in a cloud of words ;
and the words too often are mere combinations of
sounds without any meaning.

What force draws the needle toward the north ?
What force moves the muscle that raises the arm,
when the will determines it shall rise? Whence
comes the ivill itself? Is it spontaneous — a first
cause, or an effect? These too are miracles, inex-
plicable as the creation, or the self-existence of
God.

On being now again brought to light, you see upon
the altar before you the luminous delta, with three
equal sides, in all ages the representation of Deity,
the trinity of wisdom, power, and harmony ; and
upon it the ineffable name, and the cross, in all time
the emblem of eternity.

Ms. E.\ My brother, the colors of this degree are
green, red, and white. They symbolize che Masonic

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trinity. The green is an emblem of the infinite wis-
dom ; the red, of the supreme energy, force, or
power ; and the white, produced by mingling all the
colors, of the divine harmony.

On the three sides of the jewel you see the letters
W.\ F.\ and H.\ — the initials of the words Wisdom,
Force, and Harmony ; and on the inflamed heart in
the centre, three letters which the Christian Mason
reads as the initials of the phrase, Jesus Hominum
Salvator ; but which you are at liberty to read S.\
L\ H.\ — Sapientia, Imperium, Harmonia — Wisdom,
Power, and Harmony.

Perhaps you suspect that there is still remaining
behind an inner meaning of the word " Trinity," con-
necting itself with your title of Scottish Trinitarian.
It may be so. Masonry discloses its secrets cau-
tiously, and never makes the whole truth known at
once.

Crown of Venus Urania. I-ian Hkad-dbess and Haiti's holy sun.

TWENTY-SEVENTH DEGKEE.

tnmmx ot iht WtmyU.

ARGUMENT.

Thb degTee of Knight Commander of the Temple is sometimes
called Teutonic Knight of the House of St. Mary of Jerusalem.
The Order originated at the siege of St. Jean d'Acre, when tents
were made for the sick and wounded of the sails of the ships ;
and while they fought the infidel Saladin by day, and nursed the
sick and wounded soldiers by night, the Knights engaged
themselves to guard the city of Jerusalem against the Saracens ;
to protect Christendom ; to succor and assist the feeble and op-
pressed, and to defend the innocent. Their five excellent quali-
ties were Humility, Temperance, Chastity, Generosity, and
Honor ; and they practised all the Masonic virtues. This is the
first strictly chivalric degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish rite-

KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND
ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE NINTH DEGREE
OF THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES

LODGES, FURNITURE, ETC.

Bodies of this chivalric degree are styled Chapters.
The hangings are scarlet, with black columns at inter-
vals, on each of which is an arm or branch, holding a
light. The hangings and columns are so arranged as to
make the shape of the Chapter a circle.

The canopy and throne are of scarlet, sprinkled with
black tears.

In front of the East is a candelabrum, with three
circles of lights, one above the other. In the lowest
circle are twelve lights ; in the middle one nine ; and in
the upper one six.

In the centre of the room is a very large round table,
on which are five lamps, with globular shades of ground
glass, arranged in the shape of a passion-cross, the ver-
tical shaft extending East and West, the head of the
cross to the East. These lamps must be fed with olive

3S8 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

oil. On this table is a crucifix, a copy of the Penta-
teuch in Hebrew, a crown or garland of laurel, a sword
and large key, crossed, an apron and pair of gloves of the
degree ; and scattered upon it, in no particular order, all
the working tools of the Symbolic Lodge. Around this
table all the Commanders sit.

In the West are the following sentences :

"In many words thou shalt not avoid sin."
" Life and death are dispensed by the tongue."

OFFICERS AND TITLES.

The Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme
Council of the 33d degree is the Grand Master of the
Order. The Commander-in-Chief of the Consistory in
which the Chapter is held is the Provincial Grand Master.

The presiding officer of a Chapter is styled " Com-
mander in Chief," with the title of " Eminent." The
Senior Warden is styled " Marshal ;" and the Junior
Warden, " Turcopilier ;" the Orator, " Hospitaller ;" the
Master of Ceremonies, " Draper ;" the Secretary, " Chan-
cellor ;" the Treasurer, " Seneschal ;" the Expert and
Assistant Expert, " First," and " Second Lieutenant ;"
and a " Captain of the Guard." In addressing each,
the words " Brother Knight" are prefixed to his official
title. The Tiler is styled " Sentinel." There is also a
" Chaplain."

The Eminent Commandei sits on the east side of the
table ; the Marshal and Turcopilier on the West side,
the latter on the right of the former; the Hospitaller on
the south side ; the Draper on the north ; the Secretary
on the left of the Eminent Commander, half way be-
tween him and the Hospitaller ; and the Treasurer on
the right of the Eminent Commander, half way between

KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE.

389

him and the Draper ; the First Lieutenant on the right
of the Hospitaller ; the Second Lieutenant on the left
of the Draper ; and the Captain of the Guard on the
right of the Junior Warden. The Chaplain sits on the
right of the Eminent Commander.

DRESS, DECORATIONS, ETC.

The apron is of scarlet-colored lambskin, lined and
edged with black. The flap is white, and on it is a
Teutonic Cross (described as a cross potent sable,
charged with another cross double potent or, surcharged
with an iscutcheun of the Empire, the principal cross
surmounted by a chief azure, semee of France). Thus:

In the middle of the apron is a key, in black, and
round it, embroidered in green of the proper shade, a
garland or wreath of laurel.

The gloves are white, lined, edged, and embroidered
with red.

The order is of white watered ribbon, edged with red,
worn as a collar (en camail), at the bottom of which
the jewel hangs. On each side of the collai is em
broidered in black and gold the Teutonic Crass.

S'JO BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

A sash is worn across the body, from right to left,
being a broad watered scarlet ribbon, edged with black,
at the end of which hangs a gold cross of the Order.

The jewel is a triangle of gold, on which is enamelled
the word IXRI.

The hilt of the sword is in the shape of a cross, and
gilt. The scabbard and sword-belt are black.

Under these decorations, each wears a tunic of white
woollen stuff, reaching to the mid-thigh ; and over all a
Knight's mantle of scarlet velvet, reaching nearly to
the ground, lined with white silk. On the breast of
the tunic is embroidered a Teutonic Cross, as above de-
scribed ; and on the right side of the mantle a passion-
cross, in black.

The hat is broad-brimmed, with red plumes, and a
black and white cockade.

A gilt spur is worn on each heeh
Battery — ••••—•••—•*.

KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE.

391

RECEPTION.

The following dirge is sung in the adjoining apart-
ment.

DIRGE.

Bro. Henry Tucker.

Solemnly.

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We all must die, we all must die, And

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'6 C J'2 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The Brother Terrible on high
With sonorous voice to all will cry :

" We all must die ! We all must die !

" Judgment is ever drawing nigh.

" Assemble, Masons, one and all !
" Rise in the body at my call!"

We all must die ! . We all must die !

And heaven, we trust, is drawing nigh !

Repeat the last two lines.
* * * * ♦

Those who formerly entered this Order conse-
crated themselves to the service of the sick and
suffering, were constantly employed in works of
mercy, and devoted themselves to the service and
defence of the Christian faith. They were no longer
allowed to act for themselves ; but on the contrary
were obliged absolutely to renounce their own will
and pleasure, and implicitly to comply with that of
their superiors. The change of circumstances and
manners make this strictness to be no longer re-
quired ; but you will contract with us an analogous
engagement.

*****

E. C. By my authority and power as Commander-
in-chief of this Chapter, and in the name of the
Grand Master of the Order, I hereby constitute,
create, and dub thee a Knight Commander of the
Temple. Be true, devout, and brave ! Arise, A. B.,

EKIGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE.

393

no longer a serving brother, but a Knight ; and may
glory and good fortune attend you !

Receive now the five trophies of this degree.

I crown you with this garland of laurel. This
especially is meant to crown your good works, done
to the Order, the Lodges, and your brethren ; and to
encourage you to persevere.

I present you with the apron and gloves, the collar,
sash, and jewel of the Order. The colors of these
decorations are white, red, and black. For whom
this latter color, the emblem of sorrow and mourn-
ing, is worn, you will know at a proper time.

I present you with the sword of a Knight, to
enable you to maintain the rights of Masonry and
of men, and to punish their enemies and tyrants. If
in that contest you should fall, you will have ful-
filled the noblest destiny of a Knight and gentle-
man.

I present you with the spurs of a Knight. As

39-1 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

you have worn tliein worthily, so may you wear them
with honor ! God forbid that for any act of base un«
worthiness you should ever be deprived of them !

I present you with the pallium or mantle of the
Order. This cross is the sign of the Order, which
we command you constantly to wear.

Take this sign in the name of God, for the increase
of faith, the defence of the Order, and the service of
the poor. We place this cross upon your breast, my
brother, that you may love it with all your heart ;
and may your right hand ever fight in its defence
and for its preservation, as the symbol of knightly
Masonry.

HISTORY.

When St. Jean d'Acre, the ancient Ptolemais, on
the southern side of which was Mount Carniel, was
besieged by the Christian forces, for nearly two
years, under Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem,
Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat, and other princes
and leaders from every country in Europe, — and
especially by Henry VI. of Germany, son of Fred-
erich Barbarossa, joined, near the end of the siege,
by Philip Augustus of France and Richard Cceur de
Lion of England, — they were long afflicted with
famine, until they ate the flesh of horses with joy,
and even the intestines sold for ten sous ; men of
high rank, an \ the sons of great men, greedily de-

KNTGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE. 395

voured grass ; the starving fought together like dogs
for the little bread baked at the ovens ; they gnawed
the bones that had already been gnawed by the dogs ;
and noblemen, ashamed to beg, were known to steal
bread.

Sickness, also, caused by the rains and the intense
heat, decimated the Christian forces. The wounded
German soldiers, whom none of the others under-
stood, could not make known their sickness nor their
necessities. Certain German nobles from the cities
of Bremen and Lubec, who had arrived at Acre by
sea, moved by the miseries of then* countrymen,
took the sails of their ships, and made them a large
tent, in which for a time they placed the wounded
Germans, and tended them with great kindness.
Forty nobles of the same nation united with them,
and established a kind of hospital in the midst of
the camp ; and this noble and charitable association,
like the Knights of the Temple and of St. John of
Jerusalem, soon and insensibly became a new Hos-
pitaller and Military Order. This was in the year
1191. In 1192, Pope Celestin III., at the request of
the Emperor Henry VI., solemnly approved of the
Order, by his bull of the 23d of February. He pre-
scribed, as regulations for the new Knights, those of
St. Augustine ; and for special statutes, in all that
regarded the poor and the sick, those of the Hos-
pitallers of St. John ; in regard to military discipline,

39G BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

the regulations of the Templars. This new Orde^
exclusively composed of Germans, was styled " The
Order of Teutonic Knights of the House of St. Mary
of Jerusalem ;" as the Templars were styled, " of the
House of the Temple at Jerusalem."

A great number of noblemen, who had followed
that Prince (Frederic of Suabia, second son of the
Emperor) to Acre as volunteers, some actuated by
religious enthusiasm, and some by the desire of
glory, joined the soldiers of the Temple and of the
Hospital, or engaged in attending on the wounded
and caring for the sick of then* nation. This was
the origin of the Teutonic Order, the first branch of
that of the Templars.

The chiefs, desiring to advance these pious gentle-
men and to gratify the German nation, proposed to
them the institution of a new Order of Chivalry, to
be at once hospitaller and military. Forty German
lords, distinguished by their nobility and feats of
arms, agreed to these, and became the founders and
original members of the Order. On entering the
Order, they bound themselves by the three solemn
vows, and also obliged themselves to serve the poor,
m imitation of the Hospitallers, and to follow the
claustral and military discipline of the Templars,
in peace as well as in war.

Their title of Knights of the House of St. Mary
of Jerusalem was given them, because while the
city of Jerusalem was under the government of the
Latin Christians, a German had erected there, at his

KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE TEMPLE. 397

own expense, a hospital and oratory for the sick of
his nation, under the protection of, and dedicated to,
the Virgin Mary.

To distinguish this Order from the other two, they
adopted the black cross. It is ordinarily said that
they also adopted the white mantle ; but about the
year 1210, the Templars of Palestine complained to
Pope Innocent, that after they had received from the
Holy See the white mantle as the distinctive dress
of their Order, the Teutonic Knights, and especially
those of St. Jean d'Acre, had assumed to wear it.
Innocent wrote to the latter, and to their Grand
Master, Herman Bart, a gentleman of Holstein, and
directed that, in order to avoid all occasion for
jealousy or quarrel, they should content themselves
with their ordinary dress, and leave the white color
to the Templars ; and at the same time he ordered
the Patriarch of Jerusalem to see to it that the Teu-
tonic Knights should follow their first custom, and
to censure, and so compel them to do it, if necessary.

It is true that they paid little regard to the man-
date of the Pope, and soon adopted the white man-
tle again ; but it was not their primitive dress ; and
therefore we, in this degree, wear a different color.

The leading objects of the three great military
orders were the same.

The Teutonic Knights soon rivalled the otbei
orders in numbers and influence.

398 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

In the year 1226, most of the Teutonic Knights
went from the Holy Land to Prussia ; the people of
which were still idolaters, waging cruel war against
their Christian neighbors, murdering priests at the
foot of the altar, and employing the sacred vessels
for profane uses.

For many years the Teutonic Knights held Prussia
as a fief depending on the crown of Poland.

After the Order of the Temple had been " sup-
pressed, extinguished, and abolished," in the year
1312, by the papal bull of the 6th May of that year,
by which all persons were forbidden to enter the
Order, or to assume the name of Templars, or to
wear their dress, under pain of excommunication, an
extension of the same, in the same year, adjudged
all the property and estates of the Templars to the
Knights of Rhodes (of St. John, or the Hospitallers,
afterward Knights of Malta), except such as were
in the realms of Spain, and without prejudice to the
right of any kings, princes, or lords to any property
of the Order in other countries.

A Knight Commander of the Temple should have
five excellent qualities, which are represented by the
five lights that form the symbolic cross upon our
table, — Humility, Temperance, Chastity, Generosity,
and Honor.

TWENTY-EIGHTH DEGREE.

tiigfef .of th* futi,

ARGUMENT.

Ticere is but one God, uncreated, eternal, infinite, and inacces-
sible : that the soul of man is immortal, and his existent life but
a point in the centre of eternity : that harmony is in equilibrium,
and equilibrium subsists by the analogy of contraries : that anal-
ogy is the key of all the secrets of nature, and the sole reason of
being of all revelations : and, finally, that the Absolute is Reason,
which exists through itself: that evil, aud wrong, and misery are
the necessary discords that unite with the concords of the uni-
verse to make one great harmony forever. Such is the argument
of this the last philosophical degree of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite ; its doctrine is derived from the Kabala, and is the
same as that of the Hermetic philosophers who wrote on Al-
chemy.

Nature is revelation, and the light of truth shines everywhere
in the world. Magism was made for kings and priests alone. He
who dreads to lose his own ideas, and fears new truths, and is
not disposed to doubt everything, rather than admit anything at
random, should not seek to learn the teachings of this degree,
for they will be useless and dangerous to him ; he will misunder-
stand them and be troubled by them, and yet be more troubled
should he chance to comprehend them.

He who prefers anythiug to reason, truth, and justice, whose
will is uncertain and wavering, who is alarmed by logic and the
naked truth, should not rashly engage in the pursuit of the high
sciences ; but once on the road, he must reach the goal or perish ;
to doubt is to become insane, to halt is to fall, to go bick is tc
precipitate one's self into an abyss.

Sancta Sanctis ! The holy things for the holy !

400a

" SANCTO • SANCO • SEMONI • DEO • FIDIO •
SACRUM."

In the Veda there are only three deities : * Dyaus in heaven,
Indra in the sky, and Agni on the earth. Dyaus, Indra, Agni,
however, are but manifestations in the Sun, the bright Sky, and
the Fire derived from the solar light. In the Vedie hymns, we
find perpetual allusion to the sun with his life-bestowing rays.
The Persians, the Assyrians, the Chaldeans, all worship the sun.

Sun worship was introduced into the mysteries not as a ma-
terial idolatry, but as the means of expressing an idea of restora-
tion to life from death, drawn from the daily reappearance in the
east of the solar orb after its nightly disappearance in the west.

"The Sun is the symbol of sovereignty, the hieroglyphic of
royalty ; it doth signify absolute authority."

Sol is the fire of heaven which lights the generative fires of
earth, the genial parent who renews in its season all nature, and
gives fertility to both animal and vegetable creation, and which,
therefore, came to be worshipped as the giver of procreative power.

As men are, so will their ideas of God be ; each one, according
fco his cultivation and idiosyncrasies, projects on his mental can-
vas the highest ideal of the Illimitable of which he is capable.
Had man worshipped nought less noble and elevating than the
Sun he would have done well ; for he could adore nothing greater
save the Supreme Creator of the Sun.

* Sometimes Parganya (Atharva -veda, xii. 1. 12.)

400b

1 Soli Sanctissimo Sacrum"— Sacred to the most holt suw.

KNIGHT OF THE SUN;

OR,

PRINCE ADEPT.

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE TENTH DEGREE O*
THE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

COUNCIL-CHAMBER— ITS FURNITURE, ETC.

Bodies of this degree are styled Councils. Each
Council consists of not less than ten members.

The hangings of the Council-Chamber should represent
the open country — mountains, plains, forests, and fields.

The chamber is lighted by a single light. This is a
great globe, suspended in the South, and represents the
sun. The only additional light is from the transparencies.

In the East is suspended a transparency, displaying
the sign of the Macrocosm or of the Seal of Solomon,
the interlaced triangles, one white and the other black.

402

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Above the transparency in the East are, in gilded
letters, the words Iaix e Tenebris.

In the West is suspended a transparency, displaying
the sign of the Microcosm or the Pentagram, traced on
white with lines of vermilion, and with a single point
upward, thus :

In the South is a painting of the Temple of Solomon.
At the entrance to it, to which an ascent by seven steps
is represented, is painted a man, holding in his arms a
white lamb, between the columns Jachin and Boaz.

In each corner of the chamber is suspended, about six

KNIGHT OF THE SUN. 403

feet above the floor, an equilateral triangle ; its three
sides colored respectively white, black, and red % and
each side measuring about eighteen inches, thus :

In the North is a transparency, on which the follow-
ing figure appears :

**Tm otcdbrstandixo op the occult is the KNowijEDeK or ths wjui
tonus."— Sohar, Book I., Siphra de Zeniutha.

404 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

On the right of the presiding officer, in the East, on a
gilt pedestal, is a caduceus, gilded ; the upper part of it
a cross, surmounted by a globe — two serpents twining
around the caduceus, their heads rising above the cross.

On the right of the officer in the West, on a white
pedestal, is a white dove, its wings folded ; and on his
left, on a black pedestal, a black raven, its wings ex-
tended, as if just alighting.

On the east, west, and south of the altar, in the cen-
tre of the chamber, are three candlesticks, the candles
not burning ; and over each candlestick the letter S.

The ceiling of the chamber should represent the
heavens, with the crescent moon in the West ; the
principal planets, and the stars in the constellations
Taurus and Orion, and those near the pole-star.

The altar is square, with a gilded horn or flame at
each corner. On it is a plate of white marble, upon
which is inlaid in gold the pentagram. Upon this lies
the book of constitutions open, and near it a censer.

OFFICERS— THEIR STATIONS, CLOTHING, ETC.

The presiding officer is styled " Father Adam." He
sits in the East, clothed in a saffron-i colored robe, and

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with head covered. In his right hand he holds a sceptre,
its handle gilded, and on the top a globe of gold. His
jewel is a snn of gold, suspended by a chain of gold,
worn round the neck. The reverse side of the jewei
is a hemisphere of gold, showing the northern half of
the ecliptic and zodiac, with the signs from Taurus to
Libra inclusive.

When the degree is conferred, no jewel or apron is
worn.

There is but one Warden. He sits in the West, and
is called "Brother Truth." He wears a rose-colored
robe, and bears a white rod, at the end of which is an
eye of gold. His jewel is like that of the Master.

The order of the degree is also worn by each of these
officers. It is a broad, white, watered ribbon, worn as
a collar. On the right side is an eye of gold.

The apron is of pure white lambskin, with no edging
or ornament except the pentagram, which is traced on
the middle of it with vermilion.

There are seven other officers, who are styled, collect-
ively, "The Seven Malakoth" (ro6& Kings, En-
voys, Angels), and, separately, "the first, second,
third," etc., -j&6|3, Malak, or, "Brothers Gabriel,

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Auriel, Michael, Raphael, Zarakhiel, Hamaliel, and
Tsaphiel." The first is called " Malak Malakothy

These officers wear robes of a bright flame-color, with
the cordon of the degree, and for a jewel a seven-pointed
star of gold. They wear also the apron. The jewel
may be suspended from the collar.

These officers are stationed thus :

Gabriel sits in the northeast, having on his right
his banner, square in shape, of crimson silk, hav-
ing upon it the figure of an eagle, and the sign of the
planet Jupiter.

Michael, in the southeast, having on his right his
banner of black silk, of like shape, bearing the figure
of a lion, and the sign of the planet Saturn.

Auriel, in the southwest, his banner of flame-colored
silk, of like shape, on his right, bearing the figure of %
bull, and the sign of the planet Mars.

Raphael, in the northwest, his banner of green silk,
of like shape, on his right, bearing the figure of a man,
and the sign of the planet Mercury.

Zarakhiel, in front of Father Adam, his banner of
purple silk, of like shape, on his right, bearing the sign
of the Sun.

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Tsaphiel, in front of Brother Truth, his banner of
white silk, of like shape, on his right, bearing the sign
of the Moon.

And Hamaliel, in the South, his banner of blue silk,
of like shape, on his right, bearing the sign of the
planet Venus.

Gabriel wears also bracelets of pure tin ; Michael, of
lead; Auriel, of steel; Raphael, of hollow glass, partly
filled with quicksilver; Zarakhiel, of gold ; Tsaphiel of
silver ; and Hamaliel, of polished copper. The banners
of Michael, Gabriel, Auriel, and Hamaliel are fringed
with silver; those of the others with gold.

The other members of the Council are termed Aralim
(plural of Aral, 7^5 Hfcv Lion of God; hero). They
wear the collar and apron, but no robe. Their jewel is
a five-pointed star, suspended by a flame-colored ribbon
on the left breast.

Of these brethren, one acts as Herald, one as Expert,
one as Tiler.

Battery — • ••—••••.

OPESTISTG.

The following is the beautiful and expressive prayer
used in the opening of this sublimely philosophical
degree.

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PRAYER

uncreated reason, spirit of light and wisdom,
whose breath gives and withdraws the form of every-
thing ! The universe is thy utterance and revelation.
Thou, before whom the life of beings is a shadow
that changes, and a vapor that passes away ! Thou
breathest forth, and the endless spaces are peopled ;
thou dra west breath, and all that went forth from thee
return to thee again. Unending movement, in eternal
permanence ! we adore and worship thee with awe
and reverence. We praise and bless thee in the
changing empire of created light, of shadows, of
reflections, and of images ; and we incessantly aspire
toward thy immovable and imperishable splendor.
Let the ray of thy intelligence and the warmth of
thy love reach unto us ! Then what is movable will
be fixed, the shadow become a body, the dream a
thought. Incline us, Spirit of Spirits ! to obey thy
will ! Help us, Eternal Soul of Souls ! to perform
our duties ! O imperishable breath of life, O mouth
that givest and takest away the existence of all
beings, in the flow and reflow of thy eternal word,
which is the divine ocean of movement and of troth,
make our efforts to do good effectual, and let the
light of thy divine truth shine in the souls of all
mankind ! Amen !

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RECEPTION.

But little of the immense amount of instruction con-
tained in the degree of Knight of the Sun can be given
in a manual of the rite; the degree is voluminous, and
the monitorial parts are extensive, and it is deemed
more appropriate that they should be laid before the stu-
dent and neophyte directly from the ritual in the hands
of the Commander-in-chief of the Consistory. The fol-
lowing points are however inscribed.

1. Science is preserved by silence, and perpetu-
ated by initiation. The law of silence is absolute
and inviolable, only with respect to the unitiated
multitude. Science makes use of symbols ; but for
its transmission, language also is indispensable;
wherefore the sages must sometimes speak.

— But when they speak, they do so, not to disclose
or to explain, but to lead others to seek for and/wd
the truths of Science and the meaning of the sym-
bols.

*****

2. The Hermetic Masters said, "Make gold po-
table, and you will have the universal medicine." By
this they meant to say, appropriate truth to your
use, let it be the spring from which you shall drink
all your days, and you will have in yourselves the
immortality of the sages. We are the authors of

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our own destinies ; and God does not save us with*
out our co-operation.

— Death is not, for the sage. It is a phantom
which the ignorance and weakness of the multitude
make horrible.

— Change is the evidence of movement, and
movement reveals life alone. Even the body would
not be decomposed if it were dead. All the atoms
that compose it retain life, and move to free them-
selves. The spirit is not the first to be disengaged,
that it may live no longer. Can thought and love
die, when the basest matter does not?

— If change should be called death, we die and
are born again every day ; for every day our forms
change. Let us fear, then, to go out from and rend
our garments, but let us not dread to lay them aside
when the hour for rest comes !

3. The divine light, that outshining of the su-
preme reason or word of the Deity, " which lighteth
every man that cometh into the world," has not been
altogether wanting to the devout of any creed. The
permanent revelation, one and universal, is written
in visible nature, is explained by reason, and comple-
ted by the wise analogies of faith.

— Faith has in all ages been the lever whereby to
move the world.

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4. There is no invisible world. There are only
different degrees of perfection in the organs.

— The body is the gross representation, and, as it
were, the temporary envelope of the soul.

— The soul can perceive, by itself, and without
the intervention of the bodily organs, by means of
its sensibility and lucidity, the things, whether spirit-
ual or corporeal, that exist in the universe.

— There is no void in nature ; all is peopled.

— There is no real death in nature ; all is living.

5. What we call death is change. The supreme
reason, being unchangeable, is therefore imperish-
able. Thoughts, once uttered, are immortal. Is the
source or spring from which they flow less immortal
than they ? How could the thoughts exist, if the
soul from which they emanated were to cease to be ?
Could the universe, the uttered thoughts of God,
continue still to exist if he no longer were ?

6. Nature is the primary, consistent, and certain
revelation or unveiling of God. It is his utterance,
word, and speech. Whether he speaks to us through
a man, must depend, even at first, on human testi-
mony, and afterward on hearsay or tradition. But
in and by his work we Tcnoio the Deity, even as we
know the mind of another man, and his thoughts, by
his acts and words. We can no more be face to face

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with the soul of another man than we can with
God.

7. Analogy is the last word of science, and the first
of faith.

— Harmony is in equilibrium ; and equilibrium
subsists by the analogy of contraries.

— The absolute unity is the supreme and last
reason of things. This reason can neither be one
person or three persons : it is one reason, and tte
reason, surpassing and transcendent.

— Keligions seem to be written in heaven and in
all nature. That ought to be so ; for the work of
God is the book of God, and in what he mites we
ought to see the expression of his thought, and con-
sequently of his being ; since we conceive of him
only as the supreme thought.

In the West, over the Warden, you behold the
holy and mysterious pentagram, the sign of the
microcosm, or universe, called in the Gnostic schools
" The blazing star," the sign of intellectual omnipo-
tence and autocracy, which has been partially ex-
plained to you heretofore. It represents what ia
called in the Kabala microprosopos, being in some
sort a human figure, with the four limbs, and a point

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representing the head. It is the universe contained
within the Deity.

It is a sign ancient as history and more than his-
tory ; and the complete understanding of it is the
key of the two worlds. It is the absolute philosophy
and natural science.

All the mysteries of Magism, all the symbols of the
gnosis, all the figures of the occult philosophy, all the
kabalistic keys of prophecy, are summed up in the
sign of the pentagram, the greatest and most potent
of all signs.

The white dove and black raven in the West repre-
sent the two principles of Zoroaster and Manes, good
and evil, light and darkness ; and the fourth and fifth
sephiroth of the Kabala, the mercy or benignity, ana
the justice or severity of the Deity.

The candidate in the ancient initiations surrendered
without reservation his life and liberty to the Masters
of the Temples of Thebes or of Memphis ; he ad-
vanced resolutely amid innumerable terrors, that
might well lead him to suppose that it was intended
to take fife. He passed through fire, swam torrents
of dark and foaming water, was suspended by frail
ropes over bottomless gulfs. "Was this not blind
obedience, in the fullest sense of the word? To
surrender one's liberty for the moment, in order to
attain a glorious emancipation, is not this the most
perfect exercise of liberty itself? This is what thoss

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have had to do, what those have always done, who
have aspired to the Holy Empire of magical omnipo-
tence. The disciples of Pythagoras imposed on
themselves a complete sjDeechlessness for many years ;
and even the followers of Epicurus only learned the
sovereignty of pleasure, by a self-imposed sobriety
and calculated temperance. Life is a warfare, in
which one must prove himself a man, to ascend in
rank. Force is not given : it must be seized.

If the sacred Scriptures are inspired, God himself
has told us that lie makes good and creates evil.

It is owing to human vanity that no man has ever
dared to reason with common sense on this subject.
Man pursues, tortures, and kills the most innocent
animals, birds, and fishes, to gratify his appetite, or
for mere pleasure. He crushes thousands of insects
without a thought of wrong; nay, he destroys, as
does every other animal, myriads of animalcake and
infusoria daily, unconsciously, and without being able
to avoid it. Throughout the whole scale of animal
creation, one creatine lives by devouring another,
and every step taken, or movement made, or breath
drawn by each, crushes out life. Pain and sickness,
calamity and death, are the lot of all created beings.

The world teems everywhere with life, and Li
peopled with innumerable, myriads of beings sensi-

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tive to pain. It was not created for man alone ; and
it is not only precisely what the divine and perfect
wisdom intended, but it is all that a material world,
peopled by beings with material bodies, could by
possibility be. The millennium on this earth is the
real Utopia, fabulous and impossible, of visionary
dreamers. Man is what the Deity meant he should
be — imperfect, feeble, fallible, liable to err, and sensi-
tive to pain, but capable of improvement and pro-
gression, and of a heroism that can smile at agony,
be content with destitution, preserve an equal mind
under the lash of injustice, and without unmanly fear
await the approach of death and count the pulses of
his life. The man who can do this has attained the
equilibrium of faith and reason, and may claim to be
called Magus, Prince, Adept, and Knight of the Sun,

TWEXTY-NDsTH DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

The degree of Knight of St, Andrew is intended to inculcate
equality— representing the poor knight equal to the monarch ; and
exhibits the requisites of knighthood— protection to the defence-
less and innocent, tlie possession of virtue, patience, and firmness ;
and represents the Knight as the exponent of truth, and one alike
without fear and without reproach.

The Cross of St. Andrew, in heraldry, is termed the Cross
Saltire, emblem of suffering and humility. Tradition says that
St Andrew was crucified ou the 30th of November, on a cross of
that form

The beautiful Masonic doctrine of Toleration is exemplified in
this, the last of the instructive degrees of the Historical and
Philosophical Series.

The lecture of this degree is inserted in this volume, and is a
fitting c.imax to the theory of Universal Religion.

KNIGHT OF ST. ANDREW;

OR,

PATEIAECH OF THE CKTJSADES.

THE TWENTY-NINTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE ELEVENTH DEGREE
OF TOE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES.

APARTMENTS, AXD THEIR DECORATIONS, ETC.

Two apartments are necessary, beside the prepara-
tion-room.

THE FIRST APARTMENT.

The hangings are crimson, supported by white col-
umns ; seats of the Master and Wardens, crimson, with
gilt ornaments, while those of all the other knights are
blue.

In each corner of the Chapter-room is a St. Andrew's
Cross ; and nine lights, by threes, are on the East, West,
and South sides of the altar, in the centre of the room
During a reception this hall represents the court of
Salah-eddin (Saladin), the great Sultan of Egypt and

420 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Syria. No Masonic emblems appear. A parchment
Koran lies on a table in front of the throne, and Sara-
cenic standards, displaying the Crescent, stand near the
Beats of the Grand Master and the Wardens. The
Chapter-room at this time is hung with green and gold.
Ottomans, in lieu of chairs, and other Saracenic and
Eastern properties, should be disposed about the hall.

THE SECOND APARTMENT.

The second apartment should be a well-furnished
room, in the Eastern style, arranged with accommoda-
tions for washing, and containing a table, on which are
a cross-hilted sword, and a Bible or Koran.

OFFICERS, AND THEIR DRESS WHEN IN THE
CHAPTER.

1. Venerable Grand Master,

2. Senior Warden.

3. Junior Warden.

4. Master of Ceremonies*

5. Senior Deacon.

6. Junior Deacon.

7. Treasurer.

8. Secretary.

9. Captain of the Guard.

10. Hospitaller.

11. Sentinel.

The Knights are all dressed in crimson robes, with a
deep scarlet sash around the waist, a green collar edged
with crimson about the neck, to which the Jewel is
suspended, and a white silk sash worn from the left
shoulder to the right hip, ornamented with gold fringe.
On the left breast is the large white Cross of St. Andrew.

KNIGHT OF ST. ANDREW.

421

The Jewel is two interlaced triangles, formed by arcs
of large circles, with the concave outward, made of
aold, and enclosing a pair of compasses open to twenty-
five de°ree« At the bottom, and to one of the points,
is suspended a St. Andrew's Cross of gold, surmounted
by a knio-ht's helmet ; on the centre of the cross is the
letter % enclosed in an equilateral triangle, and this again
in a ring formed by a winged serpent ; between the two
lower arms of the cross may be suspended a key ; on the
corners of the cross the letters .^DJ

Assemblies of this degree are styled Chapters.

The Battery is nine, by ••-•••-••••

OFFICERS AND THEIR COSTUME, IN THE COURT OF
SALADIN.

The throne is occupied by the Master of Ceremonies,
who represents the Sultan, while the Grand Master
represents Hugh of Tiberias, Lord of Galilee. The
Senior Warden represents Malek Adhel, brother of the
Sultan (Malek Adhel, Sayf-eddin— the just king and
*word of religion). The Junior Warden, in the South,
represents Malek Modaffer, Taki-edden— (the victorious
kin- and devoted to religion) -Prince of Hamah and

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nephew of the Sultan. The Senior Deacon, seated oc
the right of the throne, is Malek Daher — (triumphant
king) — son of the Sultan and Prince of Aleppo ; the
Junior Deacon, on the left of the throne, Malek Afdel—
(excellent king)— son of the Sultan and Prince of Da-
mascus ; and the Gaptain of the Guard — who accompanies
the Grand Master, and, after introducing him, seats
himself on the right of the Senior Warden, the Emir of
Emessa.

The Knights all wear the Turkish costume — that is,
the wide trowsers, vest and turban, all white, and a red
sash around the waist, with a scimetar.

Behind the throne is a banner, in the shape of a
shroud, white, on which, in black, are these words:
" Salah-eddi?i, king of kings — Salah-eddin, victor of
victors — Salah-eddin must die.''''

RECEPTION.

3I.\ of G.\ Noble knight, since your forces entered
this land of ours, I have learned something of your
institution of knighthood, and would fain know more.
I understand the sanctity of the knightly word, as
you may see by the confidence I have placed in
yours ; and I have also heard from those who have
been in your camps, as prisoners and otherwise, that
there is among you a strange equality, so that a
knight, though poor, may sit in the presence of ft
monarch. Tell me if that be so.

KNIGHT OF ST. ANDREW.

423

G.'. 31.'. It is. Thou hast not been misinformed.
The name of Knight, and gentle blood, entitle the
possessor to place himself in the same rank with
sovereigns of the first degree, so far as regards all
but kingly authority and dominion. If the greatest
king were to wound the honor of the poorest knight,
he could not, by the law of chivalry, refuse satisfac-
tion by single combat.

M:. of C.'. And how may he aspire to mate in
marriage ?

G.\ M.\ With the noblest and proudest dame in
Christendom. The poorest knight is free, in all
honorable service, to devote his hand and sword, the
fame of his exploits, and the deep devotion of hia
heart, to the fairest princess that ever wore a coronet.

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G.'. M.\ Thou must profess thy belief iu the one
true and overliving God; and ye Saracens worship
not the true God.

M.'. of G.\ Thou art mistaken, prince, for thou
knowest not our faith. Doth not the Koran say,
" There is no God but God — the living, the self-sub-
sisting?" Your God is our God ; there is no God but
he — the most merciful. To God belongeth the east
and the west — therefore, whithersoever ye turn your-
selves to pray, there is the face of God ; . for God is om-
nipresent and omniscient. We believe in God, and that
which hath been sent down to us, and that which hath
been sent unto Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac and
Jacob, and the tribes ; and that which was delivered
unto Moses and Jesus ; and that which was delivered
unto the prophets from their Lord. We make no
distinction between any of them, and to God are we
resigned. So speaketh the Koran everywhere.

G.'. M.\ Princely Saladin, didst thou ever think
of the Lord Jesus Christ, or does thy faith allow
thee to believe in him ?

Mr. of C\ Doth not the Koran say that whosoever
believeth in God and the last day, and doeth that
which is right, shall have their reward with their
Lord ? Doth it not say, " We formerly delivered the
book of the law unto Moses, and caused apostles to
succeed him, and gave evident miracles to Jesus, the
Son of Mary, and strengthened him with the Holy
Spirit ? The angels said : O Mary, verily God hatb
chosen thee — verily God sendeth thee the good

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tidings, that thou shalt bear the Word, proceeding
from himself ; his name shall be Christ Jesus ; God
shall teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the
law and the gospel, and shall appoint him his apostle
to the children of Israel. God took him up unto
himself, and God is mighty and wise. And there
shall not be one of those who have received the
Scriptures who shall not believe in him before his
death ; and on the day of resurrection he shall be a
witness against them ?" These are the words of the
Koran ; and all the followers of the Prophet believe
that Christ was an apostle from God, born of a Vir-
gin and inspired, and did teach the truth.

# * * * #

You will now wash both hands and face, which,
with the ceremonies performed, is a symbol of that
baptismal rite observed among all Eastern nations,
by way of purification — emblematical of that purity
and innocence of soul, without which no one can
enter into the order of knighthood nor into the pure
abode of happiness above.

The candidate for knighthood not only serves a
long apprenticeship in arms, and shows himself val-
iant and daring, and above all base apprehension of
death, but should pass through a long and rigid
probation, to prove himself, for his virtue, temper-
ance, faith, constancy, and nobleness of heart, fit to
be enrolled in the ranks of Chivalry. These, under
circumstances, may be dispensed with, and the Order
conferred even upon the field.

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I do enjoin both of you, if you are not resolved to
be henceforward virtuous, chaste, humble before God,
merciful, tolerant, generous, and charitable, to pro-
ceed no further, lest hereafter you should be dis-
graced before the whole world as false and disloyal
knights. Remember, your word must hereafter never
be broken ; you must never strike a prostrate foe,
nor slay the prisoner that can no longer resist, nor
refuse moderate ransom, nor defile yourselves with
many women ;. and all true and loyal knights must be
your brothers, and all distressed virgins your sisters,
and all poor and destitute orphans your children.

PRAYER.

Our Father, who art in heaven — the God of Abra-
ham, Isaac, and Jacob — the one only true God ! look
now upon these candidates, about to become knights
and thy servants ; aid them to perform punctually
the vows they are about to assume ; strengthen their
good resolutions, and suffer not temptation to over-
come them. Make them true knights, and teach
them to exercise whatever powers they have with
gentleness and moderation, and for the benefit of
mankind and thy glory. Aid them to be true and
loyal, frank and sincere ; and may their knighthood
here below be but preparatory to their final initiation
into the mysteries of thy heaven of perfect happiness
and perfect purity. Amen 1

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My brethren, I need not enlarge further to you on
the duties of a knight. The Order of Knights Ecos-
sais is a chivalric order, of great antiquity, and has
numbered among its members many kings and
princes ; but its greatest boast is its intimate connec-
tion and alliance with an Order more ancient still.

In the name of God, St. Andrew, and St. Michael
the Archangel, I dub thee Knight of the Ancient and
Venerable Order of G.\ Scottish Knights of St. An-
drew — known also as Patriarchs of the Crusades.
Kise, good Knight and tine Mason : be faithful, fear-
less, and merciful.

LECTURE.

Masonry is the handmaid of religion. The Brah-
min, the Jew, the Mahometan, the Catholic, the
Protestant — each professing his peculiar religion,
banctioned by the laws, by time, and by climate-
may retain then faith, and yet may be Masons.

Masonry teaches, and has preserved in their purity,
the cardinal tenets of the old primitive faith, which
underlie and are the foundation of all religions.
Masonry is the universal morality which is suitable
to the inhabitants of every clime — to the man of
every creed. It has taught no doctrines except
those truths that tend directly to the well-being of
man ; and those who have attempted to direct it
toward useless vengeance, political ends, the Kab«

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ala, Hermeticism, Alchemy, Teinplarisni, and Jesuit-
ism, have merely perverted it to purposes foreign to
its pure spirit and real nature.

The best, and, indeed, the only good Mason, is he
who, with the power of labor, does the work of life •
the upright mechanic, merchant, or farmer — the man
who exercises the power of thought, of justice, or of
love — whose whole life is one great act of perform-
ance of Masonic duty. The natural work of Ma-
sonry is practical life : the use of all the faculties in
their proper spheres and for their natural functions.
Love of truth, justice, and generosity, as attributes
of God, must appear in a life marked by these quali-
ties. The natural form of Masonry is goodness,
morality, living a true, just, affectionate, self-faithful
life, from the motive of a good man. It is loyal
obedience to God's law. The good Mason does that
which is good, which comes in his way, from a love
of duty ; and not merely because a law enacted by
man or God commands his will to do it. Not in
vain does the poor or oppressed look up to him.
You find such men in all Christian sects, Protestant
and Catholic ; in all the great religious parties of the
civilized world — among Buddhists, Mahometans, and
Jews. They are kind fathers, generous citizens, and
imimpeachable in their business : you see their Ma-
sonry hi then works and in their play. The true
Mason loves not only his kindred and his country,
but all mankind ; not only the good, but also the evD
among his brethren. Though the ancient and the

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honorable of the earth bid him bow down to them,
his stubborn knee bends only at the bidding of his
manly soul. His Masonry is his freedom before God,
not his bondage unto men.

The old theologies, the philosophies of religion ol
ancient times, will not suffice us now ; there are errors
to be made way with, and their places supplied with
new truths, radiant with the glories of heaven.
There are great wrongs and evils in Church and
State, in domestic, social, and public life, to be
righted and outgrown. Masonry cannot in our age
forsake the broad way 'of life ; she must journey on
in the open street, appear in the crowded square, and
teach men by her deeds — her life — more eloquent
than any lips.

This degree is much devoted to Toleration, and it
inculcates in the strongest manner that great leading
idea of the Ancient Art — that a belief in the one true
God, and a moral and virtuous life, constitute the
only religious requisites needed to enable a man to
be a Mason.

It has ever the most vivid remembrance of the
terrible and artificial torments that were used to put
down new forms of religion or extinguish the old. It
sees with the eye of memory the ruthless extermina-
tion of all the people, of all sexes and ages — because
it was their misfortune not to know the God of the
Hebrews, or to worship him under the wrong name —
by the savage troops of Moses and Joshua. It sees
the thumbscrews and the racks ; the whip, the gal-

430 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

lows, and the stake ; the victims of Diocletian and
Claverhouse ; the miserable covenanters ; the non-
conformists ; Servetus bound, and the unoffending
Quaker hung. It sees Cranmer hold his arm, now
no longer erring, in the flame, until the hand drops
off, in the consuming heat. It sees the persecutions
of Peter and Paul, the martyrdom of Stephen, the
trials of Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin, and Irenseus ;
and then, in turn, the sufferings of the wretched
Pagans under the Christian emperors, as of the
Papists in Ireland, and under Elizabeth and the
besotted Henry ; and all that in all ages have
suffered by hunger and nakedness, peril and prison,
the rack, the stake, and the sword — it sees them all,
and shudders at the long roll of human atrocities.

Man never had the right to usurp the unexercised
prerogative of God, and condemn and pimish another
for his belief. Born in a Protestant land, we are of
that faith: if we had opened our eyes to the light
under the shadows of St. Peter's at Rome, we should
have been devont Romanists ; born in the Jewish
quarter of Aleppo, we should have contemned Christ
as an impostor ; in Constantinople, we should have
cried, " Allah il Allah — God is great, and Mahomet
is his Prophet." Birthplace and education give us
our faith.

Few believe in any religion because they have
examined the evidences of its authenticity, and
made up a formal judgment, upon weighing the tes-
timony. Not one in ten thousand knows anything

KNIGHT OF ST. ANDREW. 431

about the proofs of his faith. We believe what we
are taught ; and those are most fanatical who know
least of the evidences on which their creed is based.

What is truth to me is not truth to another. The
same arguments and evidences that convince one
mind, make no impression on another : this differ-
ence is in men at their birth. No man is entitled
positively to assert that he is right, where other men,
equally intelligent and equally well-informed, hold
directly the opposite opinion. Each thinks it im-
possible for the other to be sincere ; and each, as to
that, is equally in error. "What is truth?" was a
profound question — the most suggestive one ever put
to man. Many beliefs of former and present times
seem incomprehensible. They startle us with a new
glimpse into the human soul — that mysterious thing,
more mysterious the more we note its workings.
Here is a man, superior to myself in intellect and
learning, and yet he sincerely believes what seems
to me too absurd to merit confutation ; and I cannot
conceive, and sincerely do not believe, that he is
both sane and honest; and yet, he is both. His
reason is as perfect as mine, and he is as honest as
I am.

The fancies of a lunatic are realities to him. Our
dreams are realities while they last ; and in the past,
no more unreal than what we have acted in our
waking hours. No man can say that he hath as
sure possession of a truth as of a chattel.

When men entertain opinions diametrically op

432 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

posed to each other, and each is honest, who shall
decide which hath the truth, and how can either say
with certainty that he hath it ? "We know not what
is the truth. That we ourselves believe and feel
absolutely certain that our own belief is true, is, in
reality, not the slightest proof of the fact, seem it
never so certain and incapable of doubt to us.

Therefore no man hath, or ever had, a right to
persecute another for his belief ; for there cannot be
two antagonistic rights; and if one can persecute
another because he himself is satisfied that the belief
of that other is erroneous, the other has, for the same
reason, equally as certain a right to persecute him.

The truth comes to us as the image of a rod cornea
to us through the water, bent and distorted : an ar-
gument sinks into and convinces the mind of one
man, while from that of another it rebounds most
quickly. It is no merit in a man to have a particu-
lar faith, excellent, and sound, and philosophic as it
may be. It is no more a merit than his prejudices
and his passions.

The sincere Moslem has as much right to perse-
cute us, as we to persecute him ; and therefore Ma-
sonry wisely requires no more than a belief in one
great, all-powerful Deity, the Father and Preserver
of the universe. Therefore she teaches her votaries
that toleration is one of the chief duties of every
good Mason. The Masonic system regards all the
human race as members of one great family — as hav-
ing the same origin and the same destination ; all dia-

KNIGHT OF ST. ANDREW. 433

tinctions of rank, lineage, or nativity, are alike un-
known. The whole tenor of the life of the benevolent
Founder of the Christian religion was unremitting
benevolence ; his kind offices were extended alike to
Gentiles and Jews, to publicans and sinners, as well
as to his disciples.

Yet Masonry is eternally vigilant that no atheist
or base libertine contaminates with his unhallowed
tread the sanctum sanctorum of our temple ; such can
never gain admission there, without the grossest
violation of vows the most sacred and solemn. It
requires the acknowledgment of the existence of the
Grand Master of the Universe, and to reverence his
great and sacred name, irrespective of sectarian
ideas; in a word, to practise every virtue which
adorns and ennobles the human character, and fly
every vice which sullies and degrades it. It incul-
cates a generous love for all mankind, it matters not
of what religious creed.

No evil hath so afflicted the world as intolerance
of religious opinion ; the human beings it has slain
in various ways, if once and together brought to life,
would make a nation of people, which, left to live and
increase, would have doubled the population of the
civilized portion of the world ; among which civilized
portion it chiefly is that religious wars are waged.

No man truly obeys the Masonic law who merely
tolerates those whose religious opinions are opposed
to his own. Every man's opinions are his own pri-
vate property, and the rights of all men to maintain

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each his own are perfectly equal. Merely to tolerate,
to bear with an opposing opinion, is to assume it to
be heretical, and assert the right to persecute, if we
would, and claim our toleration as a merit.

The Mason's creed goes further than that ; no man,
it holds, has any right, in any way, to interfere with
the religious belief of another. It holds that each
man is absolutely sovereign as to his own belief, and
that belief is a matter absolutely foreign to all who
do not entertain the same belief ; and that if there
were any right of persecution at all, it would in all
cases be a mutual right, because one party has the
same right as the other to sit as judge in his own
case — an( i God is the only magistrate that can right-
fully decide between them.

To that Great Judge Masonry refers the matter ;
and, opening wide its portals, it invites to enter there,
and live in peace and harmony, the Protestant, the
Catholic, the Jew, the Moslem — every one who will
lead a truly virtuous and moral life, love his breth-
ren, minister to the sick and distressed, and believe
in the One, All-Powerful, All-Wise, Everywhere-
Present God— Architect, Creator, and Preserver of
all things — by whose universal law of Harmony ever
rolls on this universe : the great, vast, infinite circle
of successive death and life ; to whose ineffable name
let all true Masons pay profoundest homage ! for
whose thousand blessings poured upon us let us feel
the sincerest gratitude, now, henceforth, and forever.
Amen.

SIXTH SERIES

THE SIXTH SEKIES OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPrED
SCOTTISH RITE CONTAINS THEEE DEGREES, KNOWN
AS CHIVALRIC, AND WHICH ARE CONFERRED IN A
CONSISTORY: THEY ARE THE KNIGHT OF KADOSH,
GRAND INSPECTOR INQUISITOR COMMANDER, AND SUB-
LIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET.

" I am all that has been, that is, and that will be, and no man
hath ever lilted my veil."— Temple of NelUux.

SEPHIBOTH.

This division of the ten Sephiroth into three triads was ar-
ranged into a form called by the Kabbalists the Kabbalistic Tree,
or the Tree of Life, as shown in the following diagram :

In this diagram the vertical arrangement of the Sephiroth \3
called "Pillars." Thus the four Sephiroth in the center are
called the " Middle Pillar ; " the three on the right, the " Pillar
of Mercy ;" and the three on the left, the " Pillar of Justice."

436

PREFATORY.

The three chivalric degrees of Knight Kadosh, In
quisitor Commander, and Prince of the Royal Secret
%re intimately connected, and form the Templar degrees
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

The labors of Masonry are well-nigh ended, so far as
instruction is concerned,— the virtues of the Order are
rehearsed, and the reward for a due reverence of the
obligations and a retention and observance of the vows
and tenets of the Institution is accorded.

We now approach the Holy Empire, which signifies
the attainment of the science and power of the^MagL
The four words of the Magi are, To Know, to Darejto
Will, to be Silent, and are written in the four symbolic
forms of the Sphynx.

The accomplishment of these degrees brings us to the
completion of the third Temple ; and the Royal Secret
is solved, as to whether we have made this world a
Temple fit for the abiding-place of the Grand Architect
of the universe.

* If it be asked, for what good are the Superior degrees cultt
vated? we might answer, that as to personal benefits, the oppor-
tunity to ' do good and communicate,' to practise all the Masonic
virtues, as well as enjoy all the pleasures of fellowship and
sociality— so far as these are considered within tbe sphere of the
Masonic acquirements of any brother— the original working de-
grees of Ancient Craft Masonry will for him suffice. Only to
one who wishes to attain a more extensive knowledge of, and
become fully accomplished in, the religious, philosophic, and
chivalric departments of our Order, as they were cultivated in
the different ages of the world gone by, as well as at the present
day, would we recommend initiation into the high degrees. He
only will be competent to appreciate the honors and privilege*
attached to them, who possesses the disposition and ability to
study the deeper and higher mysteries of our Kabala, and will
not rest satisfied until he has discovered a satisfactory solution ttf
every Masonic problem, and can, in every case, explain • de qui
fabulum narratur ;' who can thoroughly understand the moral
mysteries, as well as those of art and science, which our legends
unfold, and who has a laudable ambition to participate in the
most exalted sphere, with congenial associates, in that subtle
communion and fraternization which genuine 'Sublime Free-
masonry' is peculiarly calculated to afford."

landon Freemason's Quarterly Magazins.

THIRTIETH DEGREE.

inlt lUtlfltfli*

ARGUMENT.

A Knight and Soldier of the Cross called Knight Kadosh
proves himself practically a true defender of the Temple of the
Most High God ; and while armed with steel outwardly, he is in-
wardly anned with Faith and Love — Faith to God and Love to
his fellow-man. It is his duty to defend the Order, to protect and
assist all worthy pilgrims, the weak and the injured, the needy
and the oppressed, with hecoming humility and meekness, and
yet with fidelity and prudence, as vowed on the Mystic Ladder.

This practical trial degree of the Knight Templar is replete
with effective incident, and stands prominently forward as an
interesting and exciting drama.

KNIGHT KADOSH.

THE THIRTIETH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE FIRST DEGREE OF THE CHIT-
ALRIC SERIES.

APARTMENTS, FURNITURE, AND DECORATIONS.

Bodies in this degree are termed Chapters.
The main Hall is decorated with red and black
columns.

" NKC PRODITOR,

The Throne in the East is surmounted by a double-
headed Eagle, crowned, holding a poniard in his claws ;
over his neck is a black ribbon, to which is suspended
the Cross of the Order; on his breast is an Equilateral

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Triangle, around which are the words : " JYec proditor
Nee proditor, innocens feret."

There are 9 lights of yellow wax.

A drapery of white and black curtains, strewed with
red crosses, descends between the wings of the Eagle,
and forms a pavilion.

Behind the throne are two banners, one white with a

green Teutonic cross upon it, and the motto " Deus

Vidt /" the other with a red cross on one side, and on

the other a double-headed Eagle, holding a poniard,

with the motto, in silver letters, "Aut vincere, Aut

mori."

judges' hall,

Black, lighted by a single lamp, of triangular or antique
form, suspended from the ceiling. Everything in this
apartment should be sombre.

There are five Judges, robed in black, and masked,
each with a sword, at reception. The Judges are seated,
Knights in attendance standing, who are also in black
robes, and cowls over their heads, with their hands
crossed over their breasts.

CAVE OR CHAMBER OP REFLECTION,

Is strewed with emblems of mortality, and is entered
by descending a flight of stairs : but one light is used.

This chamber should be sombre in all its appoint-
ments, and is intended to represent the tomb of Jacquea
de Molay.

A rude altar, over which is placed a single lighted
candle, a Bible, and a cup of wine; near the altar a
gong.

MYSTERIOUS LADDER,

Is covered until the candidate is obligated. This Laddei
has two supports and seven steps. The first support on

KNIGHT KADOSH.

443

the right is called 0. E. ; the second support on the

left is called 0. K.

The first Chamber is termed "Judges' Hall."

The second " " " " Chamber of Reflection."

The third " " " "Forum."

The fourth " " " " Senate Chamber."

The fifth " " " " The Road to the Holy

Land."

Five Knights constitute a quorum, and should be
dressed in black, with white gloves.

Kadosh signifies holy, consecrated, separated.

The Jewel is a Teutonic cross of gold, enamelled with
red, in the centre of which are the letters J.*. B.\ M.\
On the reverse a skull transpierced by a poniard, and is
hung to the sash.

Battery — • • • • • •— •

OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL:

Grand Commander, in the East ;
Grand Chancellor, right of Grand Commander;
Grand Architect, left of Grand Commander ;
Grand Master of Ceremonies, in the North ;
Grand Treasurer, right of Grand Commander in
the North.

Grand Secretary, left of Grand Commander in the

South.

Grand Captain or the Guard, in the South ;
Sentinels, Guards, and Knights.

DRESS OF A KNIGHT KADOSH.

The regular costume of a Knight Kadosh, as pre-
scribed by the Ancient Rituals, is as follows :

A white tunic of fine woollen stuff, in the shape of a
Dalmatica, with large sleeves ; reaching to the knees,

444 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

bordered with black, and having on the left breast a red
Latin cross.

A mantle of black velvet, very full, and reaching
midway between the knee and ankle, edged with red
velvet, and having on the left breast a red Latin cross.

It is clasped in front of the throat with a plain Teu
tonic cross of gold.

A wide-brimmed hat of black felt, with a plume of
red ostrich feathers, on the left side ; and covering the
lower end of the plume, a Teutonic cross of gold : on
the front is a sun of gold, its rays extending the whole
width of the front.

A knight's collarette, with points of linen cambric,
with or without lace.

A black belt of leather with a true Teutonic cross in
front, as a clasp, of jet and gold, on which are the let-
ters J.-. B.\ M.\

Closely-fitting pantaloons of white casimere ; and
worn over them yellow morocco boots, coming up half-
way to the knee, bound around the top with narrow
gold lace, and having tassels of white silk in front.
Gold spurs.

A sword with straight silver guard, in a black scab-
bard, hangs from the belt ; on the scabbard and hilt are
the figures 30.

A collar of black watered silk ribbon, four inches
wide, edged with narrow silver lace, and worn over
the tunic and under the mantle. On the front part
of the collar are embroidered in scarlet silk the letters

KNIGHT KADOSH. 445

K-H, two Teutonic crosses, a double-headed Eagle, with
wings extended, a crown resting on the two heads, hold-
ing a poniard in his claws.

The crown, both heads, and the blade of the poniard,
are of gold ; the handle of the poniard is oval, one-half
black, and the other white.

At the end of the cordon, or when a collar is worn,
then under the sash, is a poniard, its blade of steel, its han-
dle oval, and one-half of it ivory, the other half ebony.

Round the body is a black sash, edged with silver.

Gloves are of white kid.

RECEPTION.

The reception commences by the introduction of the
aspirant to the Judge's Hall, where he obtains permis-
sion to proceed to the Chamber of Reflection.

*****

"Whoever shall be able to conquer the fear of
death shall come safe out of the bowels of the earth,
and have the right to be admitted into the ' Myste-
ries of the Order.' "

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

Pending the following prayer and the remaining cere-
monies in this chamber, the " Miserere''' will be heard
in the distance, on the organ.

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G.\ M. . of C.\ You will then kneel with me, niy
brother, in the midst of these decaying relics of
mortality, sad emblems of life and hope departed,
and offer up with me prayers and supplications to
the God of heaven.

" Our Father, who art in heaven," etc., etc.

* * * * *

He heapeth up riches and cannot tell who shall
gather them. In the midst of life we are in death ;
yet to whom may we flee for succor, but to thee,
O Lord! who, for our many sins, art justly dis-
pleased. O God most holy! O God most mighty !
Ever and glorious Lord ! save us from the pains of
eternal death ! Amen !

The following is the prayer of Jacques De Molay, just prior to
«s execution, and may very properly be introduced at this time:
" O God ! permit us to meditate on the pains that
Jesus suffered, that we might be redeemed; and
enable us to imitate the example of endurance which
he gave when he submitted, without a murmur, to
the persecutions and torments Avhich bigotry and in-
justice had prepared for him.

" Forgive, O God, those false accusers who have
caused the entire destruction of the Order whereof thy
Providence has made me the head. And if it please
thee to accept the prayer which we now offer, grant
that the day may come when the world, now deceived,
may better know those who have sought to live for thee.
"We trust to thy goodness and mercy to compen-
sate us for the tortures and death which we are no*

448 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

to suffer ; and that we may enjoy thy divine presence
in the mansions of happiness."

*****

G: Com.'. It becomes my duty, at this time, to
glance at the history of Masonry from its earliest date ;
but it would be impossible, within the limited time al-
lowed me, to enter into a detailed account of the various
incidents connected with this subject ; I will, there-
fore, merely allude to some of the prominent points.

The incidents attending the erection of the Temple
it is to be presumed you are already acquainted
with. The conspiracy of the three assassins of the
Grand Master, H.\ A.'., the incidents of his death so
peculiarly reminding us of the death of the great
exemplar Jacques De Molay ; the zeal and energy of
the brethren in the apprehension and punishment of
the assassins ; the wisdom of King Solomon in
selecting a chosen few, and making them perfect in
the arts and sciences ; the elevation of the twelve
Sublime Knights, elected to carry out the work of
perfection ; the great object and duty of the twelve,
and their connection with our Grand Master, the
builder of the third temple, in their completion of
the first temple, and their partaking of a mystic
oblation having reference to a portion of the body
of their Grand Master, and vow to carry out his
great designs ; and our ancient Grand Master tasting
of the bitter cup of death ; the zeal and energy of
our ancient brethren, Gibuluru, Joabert, and Stolkin,
in penetrating into the bowels of the earth and bring*

KNIGHT KADOSH. 449

ing thence the valuable treasures to enrich and adorn
the temple of God ; the rewards conferred on them
by King Solomon in admitting them to perfection ;
the apostasy of Solomon; the destruction of the
Temple ; the finding of the sacred vault, and the
dead body of Galaad at the entrance thereto, and
the destruction of the Golden Delta ; the captivity
of seventy years, and return to Jerusalem under
Zerubbabel; the incidents of the Knights of the
East or Sword and Princes of Jerusalem ; the estab-
lishment at Jerusalem of the Knights of the East
and West ; the Rose-Croix degree, and its connection
with the building of the third temple ; the Knights
of Jerusalem and Knights of the Temple, called
Knights Templars or Crusaders ; the formation of
the Order of Knights Templars ; their devotion and
heroism in the cause of Christianity.

You are now, my brother, about to be instructed in a
portion of the secret mysteries. But before entering
upon them, let us offer up our supplications to Heaven,
as on all important occasions. You will kneel and join

me in my appeal.

PRAYER.

O thou Eternal, beneficent, and all-glorious and
gracious Grand Architect of the Universe ! we, from
the secret depths of our hearts, offer up to thee a
living sacrifice. We pray thee to fill our hearts with
thy love and the love we should feel for each other,
We are brethren, journeying the rugged path of life
to that bourne from which we cannot return. We

450 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

humbly beseech thee, O Heavenly Father ! to inspire
our enemies with a just sense of the evils they have
done, and a conviction of their wrong-doing : that
they may make atonement for their manifold injuries
and injustice to us ; which do not belong to us, thy
servants, to redress them ourselves ; for thou hast
said, O Lord ! " Vengeance is mine, I will repay
that by their eyes being opened we might be recon
ciled, and by a hearty union take possession of those
blessed lands, where the original temple was first
established, and where thou hadst said, " I will
dwell ;" where we might be gathered together in one
fold or band of brothers, there to celebrate thy great
and holy name ; and on the holy mountain, in whose
bowels was deposited the ever-glorious and awful
Name, celebrate thy praise. Amen !

All. So mote it be !

G;. Com.\ You will now rise, my brother. I now
charge you to make yourself familiar with the history
of the Knights Templars ; of their rise and progress ;
their great and glorious exploits; their numbers,
wealth, and high standing in every kingdom of
Europe ; their persecution and fall, and the suffer-
ings of the Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, and
his brave Knights, by order of Pope Clement V. ;
the cruelty and barbarity of Philip the Fair and the
potentates and governments of Europe ; the actions
of the Knights of Malta in the destruction of the
Templars, and their receiving and holding many
large possessions, the property of the Templars, as

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KNIGHT KADOSH.

a reward for their treachery; the dispersion of the
Templars, and their many sufferings and death The
facts and history, my brother, can be obtamed from
the sources I previously mentioned.

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452 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. BITE.

The incidents on the road to the Holy Land will her«
transpire.

G.'. Com.'. Be firm, faithful, and true unto death.
I arm you with this Sivord, Sir Knight, as a defence
against your enemies and the enemies of the Order ;
you will wield it also for the defence of poor pil-
grims, and in defence of innocence and virtue. I also
arm you with this dagger, it is the avenging blade
and the dagger of mercy ; and I now invest you with
these knightly gold spurs.

Wisdom is symbolized by gold. Never let wisdom,
with temperate zeal and true love, forsake you.

You are now, Sir Knight, invested with the knightly
spurs, in testimony of the zeal and activity with
which you are henceforward and forever to be goaded
on in the performance of your duties ; and, beware
lest through negligence or unfaithfulness, you shall
be deemed unworthy of our confidence, and be igno-
miniously degraded from our Order.

I also present you with the Collar and Jewel. You
will now take your place in the ranks of the Order.
You are in the ranks of those who shall be elected
to the grand work, and Ave trust and hope that the
delicious perfumes of your good actions will give
you the true happiness you desire.

THIRTY-FIRST DEGREE.

THE GREAT PYTHAGOREAN TRIANGLE.

ARGUMENT.

The i Tactical test of the neophyte in the degree of KnighU
Kadosh, is in this degree of Inquisitor Commander changed to
a thorough examination under charges against Masonic law and
duty before the Order of the Five Brethren.

The wise sayings of sages and lawgivers are quoted for instruc-
tion, to remind the Knight of the serious vows that he has as-
sumed, and how to preside in judgment and expound the law ; to
judge justly and punish sternly; but ever remembering the frailty
and imperfection of human nature, to pardon and forgive while
there yet remains hope of reformation.

To render judgment is a stem duty and an unwelcome task to
be performed ; for in this a man usurps, to some extent, the func-
tions of God ; he should therefore himself be just, upright, im-
partial, disregarding persons, influence, rank, and power.

GRAND INSPECTOR INQUISITOR COMMANDER.

THE THIRTY-FIRST GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AC-
CEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SECOND DEGREE O*
THE CHIVALRIC SERIES.

DECORATIONS.

The hangings are white, as also the canopy under
which is the throne of the President.

There are ten gilded colnmns; one on each side of
the President in the East ; one on each side of the Coun-
sellors in the West; three on the south side of the
Tribunal, and three on tha north; equidistant from

eaC Ov°er h the column on the right of the President is in-
cribed in large letters the word Justiha.
Over that upon his left, the word Equitas.
From tnese two columns springs a Gothic arch, from

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the apex whereof is suspended over the head of the
President the Tetractys of Pythagoras, thus :

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and under it a naked sword and the scales of justice.

Over the column on the right of the Counsellors is in-
6cribed the word Lenitas; upon the left, the word 3/iseri-
cordia. From these two columns springs a Gothic arch,
from the apex whereof is suspended in letters of gold
the sacred word of the eighteenth degree.

On the three columns in the south, going from east
to west, are the busts of Moses, Zoroaster, and Minos,
with the name of each inscribed on his column.

On the columns on the north, also going from east to
west, are the busts of Confucius, Socrates, and Alfred
the Great, with the name of each inscribed on his
column.

In front of the President is a table, on which are the
Square and Compasses, the Plumb and Level, an hour-
glass, a skull and cross-bones, a small pair of Scales, a
naked Sword, and the Book of Constitutions.

In the centre of the room are ten lights, in the east
ten, and in the west ten; each ten being arranged in
the form of the Tetractys.

The altar is covered with a black cloth ; Judges' table
covered with green cloth.

TITLES, OFFICERS, AND THEIR STATIONS.

The assembly is styled Supreme Tribunal.
The presiding officer is styled Most Perfect President
and sits in the east.

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COUNSELLORS.

The Wardens are styled Counsellors, and sit in the
west.

The Secretary (Keeper of the Seals and Archives) is
styled Chancellor, and sits on the right of the President,

The Treasurer sits on the left of the President.

The Advocate is stationed in the south.
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458 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The Defender is stationed in the north.

The Pursuivant is stationed on the right of the Coun-
sellors.

All the memhers of the Supreme Tribunal, except the
President, are styled Illustrious.

REGALIA, DECORATIONS, ETC.

No apron is worn in the Supreme Tribunal. In the
inferior bodies the Grand Inspector Inquisitor Com-
manders wear one of entirely white sheep-skin, with a
Teutonic cross, embroidered in silver, on the flap.

The collar is white ; at the point is a triangle emitting
rays, embroidered in gold, in the centre of which is the
number 31 in Arabic figures.

In the inferior bodies, instead of a collar, a Grand
Inspector Inquisitor Commander may wear around his
neck a golden chain, from which hangs the cross of the
Order ; the links of the chain are formed of the inter-
laced attributes of the eight fundamental degrees of
Masonry -viz., 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 14th, 16th, 18th, and 30th

The jeicel is a silver Teutonic cross.

The hat, same as Kadosh.

GRAND INSPECTS ft fcrtjtJX&fi^B COMMANDER. 459

PREROGATIVES.

When a Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander,
wearing the proper insignia, visits a Lodge of an infe-
rior degree, he announces himself as a Grand Inspector
Inquisitor Commander. He is proved in the ordinary
manner, and the report is made in the ear >f the Master,
who causes all the members to be placed around the
altar; he then sends the two Wardens to receive him,
by whom he is conducted to the altar. The Master
then leaves his seat, and placing the three gavels upon
the altar, he presents them to the visiting brother, who
accepts, and returns them to the Master, and to each of
the Wardens, after which he is conducted by the Master
to the seat of honor.

sgfaitajs pijsn'icovtUa."

RECEPTION.

PRAYER.
Hear us with indulgence, O infinite Deity, whose
attributes are infinite, and yet infinitely harmonious.
Thou, of whose essence all justice, equity, and mercy,
intermingled into one infinite excellence. Thou, to
whom all thoughts and all actions of men are known
and visible as thine own ; to whom the infinite past
and the infinite future are one now ; and the infini-
tudes of space in all directions are here. Give us

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the wisdom and the will to judge justly, accurately,
and mercifully; and when wo come to be finally
judged by thee, do not thou judge us as, in our
feebleness and passion, we may have judged others ;
but forgive us and take us home to thee. Amen !

If the Knight Kadosh, when performing his pil-
grimage, proves himself recreant of any obligation,
he should here be accused of the same.

If deemed an unworthy Knight by the Judges on any

accusation, he should be returned to the outer world

for a probationary period ; if not, the Most Perfect

President proceeds, first taking a vote of the Judges.

*****

31.'. P.'. Pres.'. Illustrious Knight, you desire to
take upon yourself an arduous, responsible office.
There is but one infallible, unerring Judge. All hu-
man judgment is, at best, uncertain ; serious in its
consequences, it must often, when time develops its
errors, produce regret, and sometimes remorse. It
is not wise to seek to judge our fellow-man ; it is a
stern duty, and an unwelcome task to be performed,
and not a privilege to be coveted ; and woe unto that
man who assumes the prerogative of judgment, and,
to some extent, usurps the functions of God, not
being himself just, upright, impartial.

Subsequent to the dismissal of the Inquisition, and
preparatory to the lessons and warnings being given,
t*ie following music will be played.

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I was the just King Alfred of Saxon England , 1
framed wise laws, made upright judges, independent
of my will and that of the people, and caused jus/
and speedy judgment to be gi^en. In all my realm,
justice and right were sold to none; denied to none
delayed to none. I slept little ; I wrote much ; ?
studied more. I reigned only to bless those ovei
whom I had dominion. I have vanished into th<
thin past, and many ages have marched in solemr
procession by my grave, yet I still live in the mem-
ory of men. They call me great king, wise law-
giver, just judge ; follow, then, my example, or shud
der to sit in judgment on thy fellows.

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I was Socrates, the Athenian ; I knew the holy
mysteries, and reverenced God in nature. In the
sacred groves of Athens, I taught to young and old
that God was one, and the soul of man immortal.
I taught obedience to the laws and decrees of the
people of Athens, and the council of five hundred.
When I sat in the court of the Areopagus, I swore
by the paternal Apollo, by Ceres, and by Jupiter the
King, that I would sentence uprightly and according
to law — or, when the law was silent, to the best of
my judgment ; and that I would not receive gifts, nor
should any other for me ; nor receive bribes from
any passion, prejudice, or affection ; nor allow any
other person to do the like by any means, whether
direct or indirect, to prevent justice in the court.
And when, by an unjust judgment, the same court

GRAND INSPECTOR INQUISITOR COMMANDER. 463

condemned me to death, I refused to flee and escape,
lest I should bring the laws into disrepute ; holding
the good citizen bound to submit to even the unjust
judgment of the State. If thou wouldst fain become
a judge of others, first prepare thyself by learning to
obey the laws.

* * * * *

I was Confucius, who read and interpreted to the
people of ancient China the great laws engraved by
the finger of God, in everlasting letters, upon the
pages of the many-leaved book of nature. I said
to them, desire not for your country any other bene-
fit than justice ; the great law of duty is to be looked
1 for in humanity. " Justice is Equity," to render to
every man that to which he is entitled. He who
would stand above the ordinary level of man must
be exempt from prejudices and self-conceit and ob-
stinacy, and be governed by the mandates of justice
alone. Hear much, reflect much, and say nothing
superfluous. Let doubt of guilt be acquitted ; and
presumption of innocence be solid proof. " That is
the noblest recompense of human virtue !" Do thou
strive so to live and act, to obey and govern, and
thou, too, mayest live in the good opinion of men,
after thou art dead, and thine influences may make
thee, too, a king over the minds of men.

I was Minos, the lawgiver of Crete. I taught
the Cretans that the laws which I enacted were die*

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tated by Zeus, the Father ; for all true and righteous
laws, and all human justice, are but developments of
that eternal and infinite justice, that is of the essence
of the Deity. He who assumes to judge his brethren
clothes himself with the prerogative of God. " Woe
unto thee," if, being thyself vicious or criminal,
thou dost assume to judge others ; and still more, if
thou givest corrupt judgment; for then will thy
memory be execrated, and in all time it shall be the
bitterest reproach to an unjust judge to call him by
thy name.

*****

I was Zoroaster, whose words became law to the
Persians. I said he is the best servant of God,*
whose heart is upright, who is liberal, with due re-
gard to what is just to all men ; who turns not his
eyes toward riches, and whose heart wishes well to
everything that lives. He alone is just who is chari-
table, and merciful in his judgments ; and he alone
is wise who thinks well, and not evil, of other men.
Satisfy thine own conscience, and fear neither the
outrages of fortune nor the injuries of enemies.
Crime is not to be measured by the issue of events,
but by the bad intentions of the doer. Study, there-
fore, the dominion of thyself, and quiet thine own
commotions, and hold it the noblest ovation to tri-
umph over thy passions.

*****
I was Moses, the leader and lawgiver of the

GRAND INSPECTOR INQUISITOR COMMANDER. 465

Israelites. I was initiated into the mysteries and
wisdom of Ancient Egypt ; and that wisdom dictated
the statutes by which Israel was governed. Thou
shalt take no gift ; for the gift blindeth the wise and
perverteth the words of the righteous. Ye shall do
no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not
respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person
of the mighty. Ye shall hear the small as weU as
the great. Ye shall not fear the face of man ; for
judgment is of God.

Sen.: Courts.: Thou hast heard the words of the
great sages, lawgivers, and philosophers of antiquity.
Behold ! the monogram of the greatest lawgiver that
has ever come among men, and listen reverentially to
his teachings. If ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your heavenly Father forgive your tres-
passes. But if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. With what
judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged. And with
what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again. If thy brother trespass against thee, go and
tell him his fault between thee and him alone. If he
shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy broth er. Judge
not according to the appearance, but judge righteous
judgment. If thy brother trespass against thee, re-
buke him, and if he repent, forgive him ; and if he
trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven
times in a day turn again to thee, saying, " I repent,"

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thou shalt forgive him. Blessed are the merciful;
for they shall obtain mercy.

You have heard the lessons of immortal wisdom,
once uttered by mortal lips that have long since
mouldered into dust. Through those lips God spake
unto men ; for of him alone cometh all wisdom.

31.'. P.'. Pres.'. I invest you with the white collar
and jewel of this degree ; see that the purity of the
former and the lustre of the latter be never sullied
or dimmed by injustice, inhumanity, or impurity.

THIRTY-SECOND DEGREE.

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ARGUMENT.

Tins is the third and last of the Kadosh degrees, and *on-
summates the Templarism of Masonry. The 'degree was origki-
ally a Christian degree of knighthood ; its object was, for a long
time, to reconquer the Holy Land and plant the Banner of the
Cross once more on the ruined walls of Jerusalem. Many of the
Knights of the Crusades were Masons, and thus became acquaint-
ed with the legend which Masoniy had preserved.

The Knights Kadosh are the legitimate successors of the
Templars.

None but earnest and sincere men, unselfish, and whose philan-
thropy is not a mere name, but a practical reality, should enter
here — such as will do Masonry good service in the war which she
is waging against the ancient enemies of the human race — a lover
of wisdom and an apostle of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.

" No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by stf p." —

B ARROW.

SUBLIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET.

TBE THIRTY-SECOND GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND AO
CBPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE THIRD DEGREE Of
THE CHIVALRIC SERIES.

DECORATIONS.

Bodies of this degree are styled Consistories. The
hangings are black, strewed with tears of silver, skele-
tons, human skulls, and cross-bones.

In the East is a throne, to which you ascend by seven
steps, draped with black satin, like the hangings, but
strewed with flames without tears. Before the throne
is an altar covered with black satin, strewed with tears ;
on it are painted or embroidered a death's-head and two
cioss-bones ; over the death's-head is the letter J, and
under the cross-bones the letter M. On this altar are

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the Book of Constitutions and Statutes of the Order, a
naked sword, a sceptre, and a balance. In the West
are the two "Wardens. In front of each is a table,
covered with crimson cloth, lined and edged with black,
and strewed with tears. On each cover, in front, are
the four letters N-K.\ M-K.\ On each table are two
naked swords crossed.

The Hall is divided into two parts by a balustrade.
In the West is the camp of the Princes.

OFFICERS AND TITLES.

The Master is styled Illustrious Commander-in-Chief ;
the two Wardens, Lieutenant Commanders ; and the
Orator, Minister of State. Beside these officers, there
are a Grand Chancellor, Grand Secretary and Keeper
of the Seals and Archives, Grand Treasurer, Grand En-
gineer and Architect, Grand Hospitaller, Grand Master
of Ceremonies, Grand Captain of the Guard, Grand
Standard-Bearer, and Grand Sentinel.

There are also in the Hall, west of the officers, on the
right and left, fourteen members, clothed in red, with
out aprons, and each having on his breast, suspended
from a black ribbon worn as a collar, the jewel of one
of the degrees — viz. : numbering these members from
one to fourteen, they wear respectively the jewels of
the 30th, 28th, 25th, 21st, 19th, 18th, 16th, 14th, 13th,
10th, 8th, 7th, 5th, and 3d degrees.

The first five are the Standard-Bearers of the Corps
that encamp around the pentagon, and the last nine are
Commanders of the Corps that encamp around the
nonagon ; the camp is as shown in the following illus-
tration :

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471

The names of the first five are as follows :

1st. Bezaleel for the Standard. .

2d. Aholiab " "

3d. Mat-Shim " "

4th. Garimont " "

5th. Amariah " "

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The names of the others are :

1st. Malachi for the Tent.

2d. Zerubbabel " "

3d. Xehemiah " "

4th. Joabert " "

5th. PaW « "

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6th. Jehoiada for the Tent N

7th. Aholiab " "

8th. Joshua " " N

9th. Ezra " " I

THE CAMP

Is a nonagon, enclosing a heptagon, which encloses a
pentagon, and that an equilateral triangle, and that
again a circle. On the sides of the nonagon are nine
tents with a flag, pennon, and letter to each. Each
tent represents an entire camp, and the several sides of
the nonagon are thus assigned by the rituals to the
Masons of the several degrees from the 1st to the 18th,
as follows :

S.\ Flag and pennon white, sprinkled lightly with
crimson. That tent indicates the camp of the Knights
Rose-Croix and Knights of the East and West, 18th
and 17th degrees. The Commander, Malachi.

A.'. Flag and pennon light green. That tent indi-
cates the camp of the Knights of the East or Sword
and Princes of Jerusalem, 15th and 16th degrees. The
Commander, Zerubbabel.

L.\ Flag and pennon red. That tent indicates the
camp of the Grand, Elect, Perfect and Sublime Masons,
14th degree. The Commander, Nehemiah.

I.'. Flag and pennon black and red. That tent indi-
cates the camp of the Knights of the Royal Arch and
Grand Master Architects, 13th and 12th degrees. The
Commander, Joabert.

X.'. Flag and pennon black. That tent indicates the
camp of the Sublime Knights Elected, Elect of Fifteen
and Knights Elect of Nine, 11th, 10th, and 9th degrees,
The Commander, Pales:.

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N.', Flag and pennon red and black, in diamonds.
That tent indicates the camp of the Intendants of the
Building, 8th degree. The Commander, Jehoiada.

0.'. Flag and pennon red and green. That tent indi-
cates the camp of the Provost and Judges and Intimate
Secretaries, 7th and 6th degrees. The Commander,
Aholiab.

N.'. Flag and pennon green. That tent indicates the
camp of Perfect Masters and Secret Masters, 5th and
4th degrees. The Commander Joshua.

I.'. Flag and pennon blue. That tent indicates the
camp of the Masters, the Fellow-Crafts and Apprentices
of Symbolic Masonry and Volunteers, 3d, 2d, and 1st
degrees. The Commander, Ezra.

On each of the external sides of the pentagon is a
standard, each designated by a letter, and each sup-
posed to indicate the camp of a corps of Masons, occu-
pying a side of the pentagon, viz. :

T.\ Field purple; on it the Ark of the Covenant in
gold, between two gi-een palm-trees, or two lighted
candlesticks of gold. Motto at the base, " Lavs Deo.''''
Around this standard are stationed the Knights Ka-
dosh and the Grand Scottish Knights of Saint Andrew,
30th and 29th degrees. Standard Bearer, Bezaleel.

E.'. Field blue; on it is a golden lion, holding in his
mouth a key of gold, and a gold collar around his neck,
with the figures 525 on the collar. Motto at the base,
" Cicstos Arcani" and in some rituals, "Ad Majorem
Dei GloriarrC — the latter is the motto of the Jesuits.
Around this standard are stationed the Knights of the
Sun, the Commanders of the Temple, and the Princes of
Mercy, 28th, 27th, and 26th degrees. Standard Bearer,
Aholiab.

N.\ Field white; on it is a flaming heart, with blacb

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wings, crowned with a green laurel wreath. Motto a1
the base, " Ardens Gloria Surgit." Around this stand-
ard ai'e stationed the Knights of the Brazen Serpent,
the Princes of the Tabernacle, and the Chiefs of the
Tabernacle, 25th, 24th, and 23d degrees. Standard
Bearer, Mah-Shim.

G.\ Field green; on it is a black eagle, with two
heads, with an imperial crown of gold resting on both
heads; holding in his dexter claw a sword, point in
base ; and in his sinister claw a bloody heart. Motto
at the base, " Corde Gladio Potens." Around this
standard are stationed the Princes of Libanus and the
Knights Noachite or Prussian Knights, 22d and 21st
degrees. Standard Bearer, Garimont.

U,\ Field gold; on it is a black ox. Motto at the
base, " Omnia Tempus Alit" Around this standard
are stationed the Masters Ad Vitam and the Grand
Pontiffs, 20th and 19th degrees. Standard Bearer,
Amariah.

At the angles of and inside the triangle are supposed
to be encamped the Princes of the Royal Secret and the
Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commanders, with such
Knights of Malta as, having proved themselves true
and faithful, may have been received among us.

CLOTHING.

The Illustrious Commander in Chief is clothed in the
modern costume of royalty, of crimson ; he is armed
with a sword and shield. On the table, in front of him,
lie his Abacus and balance. The Lieutenant Com-
manders are also armed with a sword and shield, with
heads covered.

Neither the officers nor members when in costume

SUBLIME PEINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET 475

wear any apron, but only the collar, to which is bus-
pended the jewel of the Order.

The collar is black, edged with silver; on the point
is embroidered, in red, a Teutonic cross, and in the
centre of the cross a double-headed silver eao-le. The
collar is lined with scarlet, and on the lining is em-
broidered a Teutonic cross, in black.*

The girdle is black, with silver fringe, and on the
front is embroidered a red Teutonic cross.

The jewel is a double-headed white and black eagle,
resting on a Teutonic cross, of gold.

The apron is white, satin or velvet, lined, and edged
with black ; on the flap is embroidered a double-headed
eagle and flags of three colors on either side thereof.
In the middle of the apron is embroidered the plan of
the camp of the Princes.*

Kadosh hat — feathers white and crimson.

Battery — •— • • • •

EECEPTIOX.

Q.\ M.\ of €'.'. My brother, the 32d degree of the
Ancient and Accepted Rite, which we are now con-

* Collar and Apron are dispensed with, and The Order substituted, see p.
186. Proc. Sup.\ Council, p. 71 of 1877.

476 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

ferring on you is the military organization, as the
31st degree is the judicial organization of the Order.
The camp which you are entering, and its several
parts, are all symbols, the meaning of which we will
hereafter endeavor to explain to you. As you t »as3
around and through this camp, we will give you the
necessary explanation as to its external features, and
recall briefly to your mind the characteristics of the
several degrees whose standards float over the camp,
to aid you in hereafter understanding the esoteric
meaning of the whole. The external lines of the
camp form a nonagon, or a figure of geometry with
nine equal sides. You perceive that on each side of
the nonagon is a tent with a flag and pennon; that
each flag and its pennon are of a different color from
the others, and that each tent is designated by a
letter. Each represents a camp, and the several
sides of the nonagon are assigned by our rituals to
the Masons of the different degrees from the 1st to
the 18th.

At the 9th tent were encamped the Apprentices,
Fellow-Crafts and Masters of the Blue or Symbolic
Degrees, and the volunteers. The commanding otfi-
cer represents Ezra.

The 1st degree shows you man, such as nature has
made him, with no other resources than his physical
strength.

The 2d degree teaches the necessity and holiness
of labor, and consequently of knowledge.

SUBLIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET. 477

The 3d degree teaches us that our unavoidable
destiny is death ; but at the same time, in the cere-
mony and in the very name of Hiram, it shadows
forth the great doctrine of another life, and the im-
mortality of the soul.

At the 8th tent were encamped the Secret Mastera
and Perfect Masters, or the Masons of the 4th and
5th degrees. The commanding officer represents
Joshua.

*****

At the 7th tent were encamped the Intimate
Secretaries and Provosts and Judges, or the Masons
of the 6th and 7th degrees. The commanding
officer represents Aholiab.

At the (jth tent were encamped the Intendants of
the Buildings, or the Masons of the 8th degree.
The commanding officer represents Jehoiada.

*****

At the 5th tent were encamped the Knights Elect
of Nine, the Illustrious Elect of Fifteen, and the
Sublime Knights Elected, or the Masons of the 9th,
10th, and 11th degrees. The commanding officer
represents Paleg.

* * * * *

At the 4th tei t were encamped the Grand Master

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Architects and the Knights of the Royal Arch, or
the Masons of the 12th and 13th degrees. The
commanding officer represents Joabert.

*****

At the 3d tent were encamped the Grand, Elect,
Perfect and Snbliine Masons of the 14th degree.
The commanding officer represents Nehemiah.
* * * * *

At the 2d tent were encamped the Knights of the
East or Sword and Princes of Jerusalem, or the
Masons of the 15th and 16th degrees. The com-
manding officer represents Zerabbabel.

* * * * *

At the 1st tent were encamped the Knights of the
East and West and the Knights Rose -Croix of
H-r-d-m, or the Masons of the 17th and 18th de-
grees. The commanding officer represents Malachi.

*****

G.'. 31.'. of C.'. Sir Knight, you have now passed
round the nonagon, and a full explanation has been
given you of each tent by its commander. Within
this nonagon you perceive is traced a heptagon, or a
figure of geometry with seven equal sides; and
within that a pentagon, or one with five equal sides.
On each of the external angles of the pentagon you
perceive a standard, designated by a letter, which
indicates the camp of a corps of Masons occupying
externally a side of the pentagon.

SUBLIME PBINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET. 479
♦ * * * *

At the 5tli standard were encamped the Grand
Pontiffs and Masters Ad-vitam, or the Masons of
the 19th and 20th degrees. The commanding officer
represents Amariah.

*****

At the 4th standard were encamped the Noachites
or Prussian Knights, and the Knights of the Royal
Axe or Princes of Lib anus, or the Masons of the 21st
and 22d degrees. The commanding officer repre-
sents Garimont.

*****

At the 3d standard were encamped the Chiefs of
the Tabernacle, the Princes of the Tabernacle, and
the Knights of the Brazen Serpent, or the Masons
of the 23d, 24th, and 2oth degrees. The command-
ing officer represents Mah-Shim.

*****

At the 2d standard were encamped the Princes of
Mercy or Scottish Trinitarians, the Grand Com-
manders of the Temple, and the Princes Adept or
the Knights of the Sun, or the Masons of the 26th,
27th, and 28th degrees. The commanding officer
represents Aholiab.

*****

At the 1st standard were encamped the Grand
Scottish Knights of St. Andrew or Patriarch of the
Crusades, and the Knights Kadosh, or the Masona

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SUBLIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET. 481

of the 29th and 30th degrees. The commanding
officer represents Bezaleel.

*****
G.\ 3I.\ of C.'. Sir Kuight, enclosed in this pentagon
you observe an equilateral triangle ; at its angles
are said to be encamped the Princes of the Royal
Secret, the Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commanders,
and such Knights of Malta as, having proved them-
selves true and faithful, have been accepted and
received among us. Within the triangle is a circle,
in which are said to be the quarters of the Sovereign
Grand Inspectors General of the 33d degree, who
serve as Lieutenant Commanders under the Most
Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander. In most of
the engraved tracing-boards of this degree, within
the circle is a cross with five arms of equal length,
which were to be the quarters of the five Princes
who, as Lieutenant Commanders, were in turn to be
second in command, and whose standards float at
the five angles of the pentagon.

* * * * *

G.\ in C.'. Sir Knight, if you have in good faith
assumed the obligations of the preceding degrees,
the general features of which have now been sum-
marily recited to you, and if you have studied and
understood the doctrines which they teach and the
principles which they inculcate, you are entitled to
our regard and esteem, and are fitted to do the duties
of a good Mason ; for you have bound yourself to do

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all that virtue, honor, and manhood can require,
and you have learned all that ancient and modern
philosophy can teach in regard to the great mys-
teries of God and the universe.

PRAYER.

Kind and indulgent Father of the great family of
men ! Supreme Intelligence, author of Life and
Light ! aid us in our efforts to make this world more
worthy of thee, and bless with thy favor our brother
who marches to restore to light those who have
forgotten thee and thy truth ! For the infinite love
thou bearest to thy suffering children, aid him and
us in our warfare against ignorance, and against
those who mislead, impose upon, and deceive thy
people ; and make the light of thy knowledge shine
in all the corners of the earth. Amen !

SUBLIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET. 483

While the armor is being buckled on the novice, the
following will be heard in an adjoining apartment :

HYMN.

Spanish Chant.

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li^liitei!^

1. Un - to thee, great God, belong Mys - tic rites and

wit m ' "'"Tj ^

jt.

I=?=3£

i=t

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- cred song ; Low - ly bend - ing at thy shrine.

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Hail, thou Ma - jes ty Di - vine.

Glorious Architect above —
Source of light and source of love,
Here thy light and love prevail :
Hail ! Almighty Master, hail 1

464

EOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The Knightly Armor of the Templar should be com-
plete in every respect, and should be fully explained to
the novitiate as it is piece by piece buckled upon him.

*****

Sir Knight, thou art now in form and semblance,
and by declaration of principle, and, we trust, in
spirit, a time Knight Templar : as such, it is your
sworn duty to aid us in endeavoring to make this
world a Temple fit for the abiding-place of the
G.\ A.-, of the U.\

G.\ in G.\ Receive this sash ; its color is an
emblem of sorrow and mourning for the miseries
and sufferings of humanity. Receive, also, and
wear this Teutonic cross of gold, the jewel of the
Order ; deserve it by the services you shall hereafter
render to the good cause in which you now claim to
be a chief and leader.

SUBLIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET. 485

INVOCATION.

This beautiful prayer should be intonated with organ
accompaniment.

Com.: in C.\ O thou Immutabb, thou Immacu-
late and Immortal.

Choir Chant. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of
Sabaoth, we implore thee.

C: in C.'. By whose will we are bom and by
whose will we die, thou never-ending, thou great
eternal, by whose beneficence we call thee Father.

Choir Chant. Holy, etc.

C.\ in C: Thou infinite Spirit of Light and Life,
be with us. Let thine outstretching wings, expan-
sive as the eagle's, give us shelter

Choir Chant. Holy, etc.

C.: in C.'. Be thou to us like the night-dew's
cooling balm upon earth's fevered brow. Teach us
to know and dread thy wrath. Fill our hearts with
love, and, when the end of life draws near, waft us
with gentle winds to thy blest abode, where thy
myriads chant.

Choir Chant. Holy, etc.

C: in C.'. Aid us, Lord ! to make this world a
'emple of Peace and Love, fit for thy great abode.

Choir Chant. Holy, etc.

Choir. Amen! Amen! Amen!

C: in C:. {natural voice) and Amen !

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486

THE ORDER FOR THE 32d DEGREE.
Black moire antique ribbon, four inches wide, lined with red,
and trimmed with silver lace, worn from the left shoulder to
the right hip. Where it crosses the breast is a delta with rays, in
the center, the figures 32 in Arabic characters: a waving sword on
each side pointing toward the figures ; above this a large red Teu-
tonic cross, and upon it, and covering it, except the extremities or
points, a double-headed silver eagle, wings extended, grasping a
two-edged naked sword in its talons, over the heads of the eagle
a crown ; above this at the point which rests upon the left
shoulder, a small red Maltese cross ; below the delta two Ameri-
can flags, with staffs crossed, above and between the staffs a
ducal (Town. All is embroidery of gold, silver, etc. : at the ex-
tremity which rests upon the left hip is the tracing-board of the
camp painted or embroidered. The lower point of the Order is
trimmed with silver bullion fringe three inches long.

THE ORDER EOR THE 33d DEGREE.

The Regalia of the officers of the Supreme Council is a collar
of white moire antique with " Royal purple " trimming. Active
Members wear the white Baldric with " Royal purple" trimming.
Honorary Members the Baldric as above with crimson trimming.

486a

486b

THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE.

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Past Moft Wiee and IVrfVct Master.

Past Commander in chief

PEEFATOE Y .

It may not be improper, in connection with this, rne
last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
although but a casual allusion is made to the ritual of
the grade, to premise that Masonry is not of itself a
Religion.

Like the Sun, it disseminates light and is the source
of light ; but, unlike that great luminary, which illumin-
ates but one-half the globe at one and the same time,
Masonry with its effulgence lights perpetually the entire
Universe, and sends its rays of healing, consolation,
and good cheer, dispelling ignorance, superstition, and
error.

Every good Mason respects the religion of his brother,
though differing, perhaps, from his own, and hopes that
all may be true in those respects where differences arise,
and that each may be sufficiently near the truth to
solve for himself the great problem of life and death;

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490 DOOK OF THE A. AND A. 1JTE.

and surely no one who has looked, thoughtfully on the
checkered road through the wilderness of this life, or
who has stood, even for a moment, near the brink of
the cold river of death, would be otherwise than rev
erential in the presence of any shrine to which a fellow
creature may kneel for aid or consolation ; —

" For we are doomed our native dust
To wet with many a fruitless shower;
And ill it suits us to disdain
The Altar, to deride the fane
Where simple sufferers bend in trust
To win a happier hour."

To those who seek in this work a knowledge of t'ne
tenets and inculcations of the Kite, who may peruse
the instructions and formula herein contained, the hand
of sympathetic fellowship is extended, believing that
the result of a careful study, combined with the ambition
of the Enthusiast, will convince each and all that the
Rite of which we essay to teach is replete in all its
parts with the highest morality and fraternal devotion,
leading man to sublimest thoughts and appreciation of
the Present and a Hereafter ; ever realizing in its sur-
roundings and adornments the truth of that happy
thought of England's youthful poet :

" A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases ; it will never
Pass to nothingness." * * •

'%.

**o,

TOLEEATIO.

SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR-GENERAL.

THE THIRTY-THIRD AND LAST DEGREE OP THE ANCIEN1
AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.

The assembly is styled a Supreme Council, only one
of which is allowed in any country except the United
States, where there are two.

DECORATIONS.

Hangings, purple ; with skeletons, death's heads, cross-
bones, etc., painted or embroidered thereon. In the East
a magnificent throne ; over it a purple canopy trimmed
with gold. Beneath the canopy is a transparency re-
presenting a delta, in the centre of which are seen the

49-2

J5O0K OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

ineffable characters. Near tne centre of the room is a
quadrangular pedestal covered with scarlet cloth, on
which rests a naked sword. On the north side of the
council chamber is a skeleton erect, holding the white
banner of the Order, opposite which, in the South, is
the flag of the country. Over the interior portion of
the entrance is a blue scarf bearing the device Dels
Meumque Jus. In the East is a candelabra with five
branches ; in the West, one with three branches ; in the
North, one with a single branch; and in the South,
another with two branches; 5 + 3 + 1+2 (11) lights.
The hat of a S.\ P.*. R.\ S.\ may appropriately be worn.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL.

The Thirty-third degree, or Inspector-General, being
mainly executive in its character, and but seldom con-
ferred, it is not deemed essential or for the benefit of the
brethren generally to introduce any portion of its lec-
tures here. It is conferred as an honorarium on those
who for great merit and long and arduous services have
deserved well of the Order.

Beaiu*ant-Bm\c flag, qj- Balcanlfer- Standard-bearet

THE FUNDAMENTAL STATUTES AND GRAND CON-
STITUTIONS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL
OF THE THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE.

1786.

ARTICLE I.

^ The Banner of the Order is white, bordered with a
fringe of gold, and having in the centre a double-headed
black eagle, its wings displayed, beak and legs gold,
holding with one claw the hilt, gold, and with the other
the blade, steel, of a sword placed horizontally, hilt to
the right and point to the left. From the sword hangs,
lettered, gold, the motto, in Latin, " Deus Meumqub

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Jus." The eagle is crowned with a triangle oi gold
and a purple fillet fringed and starred with gold.

ARTICLE IL

The distinctive insignia of Sovereign Grand Inspect
ore General are :

1. A Teutonic Cross worn on the left breast.

THE GRAND DECORATION OF THE OKDER.

49G BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

2. A broad white watered ribbon bordered with gold,
and having on the front a golden triangle glittering
with rays of gold, in the centre whereof is the number
33 ; and on each side of the upper angle of the triangle
is a sword of silver pointing towards its centre. This
ribboit, worn from the left shoulder to the right, end**
in a point, with gold fringe, and has at the junction a
iosette of crimson and leek-green ribbon, whereon is
the general jewel of the Order.

3. The Jewel is an eagle like that on the banner,
wearing the golden diadem of Prussia.

4. The Grand Decorations of the Order rest on a
Teutonic Cross. They are a nine-pointed star, formed
by three triangles of gold, one upon the other, and
interlaced. From the lower part of the left side toward
the upper part of the right extends a sword, and, in the
opposite direction, a hand of Justice. In the middle is
the shield of the Order, blue ; upon the shield is an
eagle like that on the banner ; on the dexter side of the
shield is a golden balance, and on the sinister a golden
compass resting on a golden square. Around the whole
shield runs a stripe of blue, lettered in gold with the
Latin words " Ordo ab Chao ;" and this stripe is en-
closed by a double circle formed by two serpents of
gold, each holding his tail in his mouth. Of the smaller
triangles formed by the intersection of the principal
ones, those nine that are nearest the blue stripe are
colored red, and on each is one of the letters that con- #
stitute the word S. A. P. I. E. K T. I. A.

5. The first three officers of the Supreme Council wear
also a white scarf or sash, fringed with gold, hanging
from the right side.

SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL. 497

AKTICLE III.

The Great Seal of the Order is a silver shield bearing
a double-headed eagle, like that upon the banner of the
Order, crowned with the golden diadem of Prussia, and
over that a triangle of gold emitting rays, and in its
centre the number 33. The eagle may, however, be
surmounted by either the crown or triangle alone.

At the base of the shield, under the wings and claws
of the eagle, are thirty-three golden stars in a semi-
circle. Around the whole is this inscription :

" Supreme Council of the 33d Degree for . . "

POWERS AXD DUTIES OF DEPUTIES OF THE
SUPREME COUNCIL.

CONSTITUTION.

Art. 36.— 1. There shall be a Deputy of the Supreme Coun-
cil for each State and Territory, who shall represent the Supreme
Council in his district, with power to visit and preside over any
body of the Rite therein, and to do any act he may deem neces-
sary in order fully to represent the Supreme Council.

2. He shall perform any duty specially assigned to him by the
Supreme Council, or the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Com-
mander.

3. He shall inspect all works of the Rite therein, correct irregu-
larities, see that the Constitutions and the Regulations of the
Supreme Council and the General Laws of the Rite are respected
and obeyed ; and he may suspend the charter or the functions of
any officer of any subordinate body until the nest Annual Session
of the Supreme Council, when he shall present the matter to it
for such action as it may deem necessary ; provided, however,
that such officer, or any member or members of such body, may
appeal from his order to the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Com-
mander for his decision ; but the pendency of such appeal shall
not vacate such order. If, in consequence of the suspension of

498 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

any officer or officers, there is no one remaining who succeeds to
the chair under the Constitutions and Ritual, the Illustrious
Deputy may appoint an officer with full powers to preside during
Buch suspension, or until the vacancy is regularly filled. Such
suspension of the charter shall not of itself affect the Masonic
standing of the members of the body.

4. ilemay transmitand present directly to the Supreme Coun-
cil, or the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, the peti-
tions for dispensations, charters and letters patent preferred to
him by Consistories, Chapters, Councils, Lodges, or individuals
under his jurisdiction, having first obtained the recommendation
of the Council of Deliberation when such recommendation is re-
quired.

5. He shall collect all dues from the various Bodies of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Kite in his jurisdiction, and on or
before the fifteenth day of July in each year forward the same,
with a detailed statement thereof, to the Grand Secretary-General.

G. He shall lay before his Council of Deliberation a full report
of the work in his jurisdiction, calling attention to such things
as demand its special consideration.

7. He may, when unavoidably necessary, specially deputize in
writing another member of the Thirty-third Degree, resident of
the State, to perform for him, in his name, any specially enumer-
ated official act, and shall lie responsible for the acts of such sub-
stitute. In all such cases he shall send a copy of such deputiza-
tion to the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander.

8. Should he be obliged to leave his State on temporary busi-
ness for an uncertain period of time, he may, with the consent of
the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, appoint an
Active Member as Deputy to act for him in his absence.

9. Any Brother or Body aggrieved by an act or decision of an
Illustrious Deputy, may appeal therefrom to the Supreme COUN-
CIL at its next Annual Session : but such an appeal shall not be
suspensive. In such case it shall be the duty of the Illustrious
Deputy to present such appeal and a copy of all papers relating
thereto to the Supreme Council as soon as practicable after the
opening of its next Annual Session.

CEREMONIAL

inauguration, Constitution, ana ^nstatlatiau

OF THE

VARIOUS SUBORDINATE BODIES OF THE ANCIENT
AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE

MASONRY.

E!«HT HAND— CEREMONIAL — PERFECTIOK.

"Without reprieve condemned to deatb,
For want of well pronouncing ' Shibboleth.' "

Milton.

OEEEMONY

INAUGURATION AND CONSTITUTION

OF A

LODGE OF PERFECTION.

The Lodge-room is arranged as for a ceremony of reception ;
the interlaced triangle over the throne is not lighted, and the ped-
estal is covered. In front of the East, seats are placed sufficient
to accommodate the officers of the Consistory, and not less than
twelve in number.

CEREMONY.
A Lodge of Perfection is opened in full form.
The Grand Captain of the Guard will form the Consistory in a
procession in an adjoining room, in the following order :

Grand Ttler,
Grand Master of Ceremonies, Grand Hospitaller,

Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary,

Grand Keeper of Seals, Grand Chancellor,

Grand Minister of State, Second Lieutenant Commandeb,

Illustrious Deputy Commander, First Lieutenant Commander,
Grand Standard Bearer,
Illustrious Commander-in-Chief.

T. P. 0. M. Illustrious Commander-in-Chief, in the name of
this Lodge of Perfection, I welcome you and those who attend
you among us ; more especially as you bring Letters of Constitu-
tion, authorizing us to continue our labors as a Lodge of Perfec-
tion, and at the same time to inaugurate and install its officers,
whose zeal for the interests of the order has gained us that favor.

Com.-in- Chief. Thrice Potent Grand Master, permit me to re-

502 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Urn thanks for this fraternal reception. The Consistory, know
ing your zeal and devotion for our Ancient and Accepted rite,
have favorably considered your request, and have caused Letters
of Constitution to issue, empowering you to assemble as a legal
Lodge, and to discharge the duties of our rite in a regular and
constitutional manner, according to the original forms of the or-
der and the regulations of the Supreme Council, and now propose
to inaugurate your Lodge and to install its officers.

Com.-in-G. The officers of the Cousistoiy will approach the
East and be seated. Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies,
you will now conduct to their appropriate stations in the Lodge
the officers of the Consistory, and let the officers of the Lodge
(commencing with the Captain of the Guard) yield up their
stations respectively, and place their regalia upon the Altar ol
Incense ; after which, you will conduct them to their seats in
front of the East, vacated by their superior officers.

Com.-in-C. 'Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies, conduct
now the Thrice Potent Grand Master (after he shall have laid
aside his regalia) to his proper seat among his officers.

Com.-in-C. Illustrious Grand Chancellor, you will now read
the Letters of Constitution.

Grand Chancellor reads.

Com.-in-C. Perfect and Sublime Brethren of Lodge

of Perfection, No , you have heard read your Letters of Con-
stitution ; do you accept them, and do you now desire that your
Lodge shall be inaugurated ?

Omnes. "We do.

Com.-in-C. Perfect and sublime Brethren, the step which you
now take is a serious and important one ; heretofore you were
only temporarily organized, but when you shall have been inau-
gurated and installed under these Letters of Constitution, you
become a permanent body ; and if you should so conduct your-
selves as to cause them to be taken away, you will incur great
reproach, and prove yourselves ur worthy Masons. It Mill be-

CONSTITUTION OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION.

503

come the duty of each and every member of the Lodge 1 ) labor
unceasingly for its success.

The work of the Lodge must not be confiued to the mere cere-
mony of opening and closing and conferring of degrees, but
should be devoted to mutual instruction, to the cultivation of the
social feelings, and of brotherly kindness, and to the practice of
earnest beneficence and charity.

Morally, the work of a Lodge of Perfection extends far beyond
mutual relief and assistance : the field of its exertions is not in-
cluded within the four walls of a Lodge, nor limited by the circle
of the brethren ; it is society, the country, the world.

Intellectually, its work is not confined to dry and lifeless for-
mulas or trivial interpretations, but includes the profoundest
philosophical instructions in regard to the great mysteries of God
and nature.

If these, my brethren, are your views of the works and pur-
poses of Masonry, kneel with us, and let us beseech our Father
who is in Heaven, to prosper this work and bless all our labors
with success.

PRAYER.

Great Architect of the Universe, Creator, and Preserver of the
world, teach us our duties as Masons and as men ! Incline our
hearts and strengthen our hands to perform them, and make our
work, faithfully done, effectual to the benefit of our order, of so-
ciety, of our countiy, and of universal humanity.

Give us wisdom to judge what is proper and becoming for us
to do, and may this Lodge which we are now about to inaugurate
and consecrate, be and continue an active and efficient instru-
ment in relieving human suffering, dispelling ignorance, eradi-
cating error, and promoting the happiness of men. Amen.

Omneti. So mote it be.

All rise and are seated.

Com.-in-C. Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies, you wU
cause the members of the Lodge of Perfection to assemble round
the Altar of Incense to take the general oath of fealty and alle-
giance.

504 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The members assemble in due form.

The Commander-in-Chief descends from the throne, passes Inside
the triangle to the altar, lights the incense, and says :

Brethren of the Lodge of Perfection will now kneel on th«
right knee and repeat after me the vow of

FEALTY AND ALLEGIANCE.

In the presence of our Heavenly Father, by this holy altar
erected to Him, by the incense which now ascends therefrom, in
token of our gratitude and adoration, and calling on these Illus-
trious Brethren now present, as witnesses, I do solemnly vow to
be faithful and loyal to the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite
to ever maintain its honor and independence, support its regu
lar and constituted authorities, and zealously endeavor to propa
gate its principles, enlarge its borders, and increase its influence.

That I will be loyal and faithful to my country and its govern-
ment and laws, and to the great cause of oppressed and suffering
humanity.

That I will labor to disseminate truth and knowledge among
men, to eradicate error and dispel ignorance, and to make Ma-
sonry efficient to enlighten and enfranchise men.

That I will be loyal and faithful, and bear true fealty and alle-
giance to the Supreme Council and Sovereign Chiefs of Exalted
Masonry.

That I will hold no Masouic communication whatever, as a
Mason of said rite, with any Masonic body or Mason pretending
to be subject to any Masonic authority of said-rite in said jurisdic-
tion, other than said Supreme Council, of which the Illustrious

Brother is now the Sovereign Grand Commander. So

help me God !

Second Lieut. * * * In the name of our Father which art
in Heaven, I consecrate this Lodge of Perfection to peace, har-
mony, and union ; may it ever pour oil ou the waters of strife,
and persuade nun uo longer to hate their brethren !

First Lieut. * * * In the name of the order of Freemasonry
and of our Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite, I consecrate this
Lodge of Perfection to charity, beneficence, and good deeds;
may it ever labor to assist the needy, console the suffering, and
cheer with the wine of contentment the disconsolate.

CONSTITUTION OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION. 505

Com.-in-C. * * * In the name of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, I consecrate this Lodge of Perfec-
tion to truth and the diffusion of knowledge among men ; may it
ever lahor unweariedly in the great cause ; and may eveiy seed
it sows, generate like the wheat, and produce fruit in one season.

PROCLAMATION.

To the glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe, in the
name and under the auspices of the Supreme Council of the An-
cient and Accepted rite, and by virtue of the powers in me vested
as [position of installing officer'], I do constitute and form these
brethren into a regular Lodge of Perfection of said rite, to be
known and distinguished as Lodge of Perfection, No. . .

I do hereby empower it, henceforward, to meet as a regulai
Lodge of Perfection, duly constituted and inaugurated in confor-
mity to the laws and usages of the Ancient and Accepted Scot-
tish rite. And may the Great Architect of the Universe prosner
direct, and counsel it in all its doings. Amen.

Omnes. So mote it be.

Com.-in-U. m

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CEREMONIAL DEGREE

AT THE

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

OF TUB

LODGE OF PERFECTION.

INTRODUCTORY.

it is the prerogative of Princes of Jerusalem to invest the
Officers of Lodges of Perfection with the secrets appertaining to
their respective offices.

The Thrice Potent Grand Master, Senior and Junior Grand
Wardens, and the Grand Master of Ceremonies, are the only
officers entitled to the Secret Director?/. On the production of a
certificate of their election, duly signed and sealed, the following
ceremonies are observed.

RECEPTION.
A Council of Princes of Jerusalem being opened:

The Grand Master of Ceremonies retires to the anteroom, and pre-
pares the candidate by divesting him of his hat, shoes, etcetera ; hood-
winks him, and conducts him to the door of the Council Charaber,
where the Guard announces his approach by the sound of a trum-
pet, which is answered from within by the Grand Master of Entrances.
The door is opened from within by the Grand High Priest.

Ml: E:. 8.'. P.'. This is the legend and fable of this degree,
chronologically arranged. During the life of King Solomon, the
Secret Directory for the Ineffable degrees was drawn up under
his direct. on. and deposited in the pedestal of the Pillar of Beauty

CEREMONIAL DEGREE OF PERFECTION. 507

on which he ordered this inscription, in hieroglyphics, to be en-
graved, " * * * " It was known to the brethren that on his
signet the inscription, " Solomon, King of Israel, son of David
and Bathsheba , ' was engraved in the same hieroglyphics.

*****

After his death, in consequence of the disorders and civil com-
motions which prevailed in the kingdom of Judah, Masonry was
much neglected until the time of Hezekiah.

In the first year of his reign the brethren assembled by order of
tbat king, for the purpose of reorganizing the Lodge of Perfec-
tion, but being unable to discover the Secret Directory, they could
not fully effect their purpose. They therefore passed a decree
that the next candidate for an office in the Lodge of Perfection,
before he took his seat as such, should make diligent search for
the same. This decree was carried into effect on the admission
of the next candidate, who discovered the Secret Directory in the
manner you have represented ; and in consequence of this dis-
covery the secrets of Ineffable Masonry were again communi-
cated to worthy brethren from generation to generation.

M. E. S. P. ; •—when the G.\ H.\ P.-. says :

Q.\ H.\ P.\ " If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,
or any poor without covering ; if his loins have not blessed me,
and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep ; if I have
lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in
the gate ; then let mine arm fall from my shoulder-blade, and mine
arm be broken from the bone."

" Behold ! happy is the man whom God correcteth, therefore de-
spise not thou the chastening of the Almighty ; he shall deliver thee
in six troubles, yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee ; when
thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither
shall the flame be kindled upon thee ; when thou passest through
the waters they shall not overflow thee ;" for the Lord God oi
Israel shall be thy defender and preserver; he will be thy rock
and thy shield ; blessed be his holy name, forever and ever
Amen.

The newly-installed officers retire, unless they are Prince9 of Jerusa-
lem ; and none but Princes of Jerusalem beins; present, the Council
18 closed in due form.

CEREMONY

INSTALLATION

OF A

LODGE OF PERFECTION

(Jom.-in-C. Brethren of the Lodge, these are the officers whom
you have elected ! Look upon them, and do you, Illustrious
Brethren, officers of the Consistory, the same ! and if any ona
present has any objection to offer, why any one of them shall not
be installed, let him now prefer it, or else forever after hold his
peace.

No objection being made :

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Thrice Potent
Grand Master elect.

My brother, your brethren have been pleased to elect you to
the office of Thrice Potent Grand Master of this Lodge of Perfec-
tion. Before your investiture it is necessary you should signify
your assent to these ancient charges and regulations which define
the duty of a Grand Master of a Lodge of Perfection ! Listen,
therefore, and respond.

L You agree to be impartial and upright, and to obey in every
point the moral laws of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite.

You promise not to engage in any plot or conspiracy against
government ; and to submit peacefully to the will of the majority ;
and to act with honor and generosity toward all men.

IL You agree to hold in veneration the ancient landmarks and
great principles of our order ; to respect and obey the authoritiei
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite, supreme and subordi-

INSTALLATION OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION. 509

nate, according to their stations ; and to submit to the decision
and awards of your brethren in any case where the constitution
or principles of the order require it.

III. You promise to avoid disputes and quarrels ; to be modest
in your behavior and carnage ; courteous to all men, and faithful
to your Lodge and brethren, and carefully to refrain from intem-
perance and excess.

IV. You promise hospitably to treat and courteously to receive
all brethren, and to discountenance impostors and all who seek
to disturb the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite.

V. You agree to diffuse and disseminate the principles of our
order ; to pay due homage to the Supreme Council, and strictly to
conform to all edicts emanating therefrom that are not subversive
of the principles and ground-work of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish rite.

VI. You admit that it is not iu the power of any man or
body of men to make innovations in the essential and funda-
mental principles of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite.

VII. You promise to attend regularly the meetings of your
Lodge, and to instruct and counsel the brethren ; that you will
faithfully and punctually perform all your duties as Grand Mas-
ter, and that you will never open or close your Lodge without
giving a lecture, or some portion thereof, for the instruction of
the brethren.

VIII. You admit that no new Lodge of Perfection can be
formed without permission of the Supreme Council, or a Deputy
Inspector-General in a country where there is no Consistory, and
that no countenance should be given to an irregular Lodge, or to
any person initiated therein.

IX. You admit that no person can be regularly allowed to
receive any degree in a Lodge of Perfection, or admitted a
member of the same, without previous notice and due inquiry
into his character, nor unless he be a Master Mason, in good
standing.

X. You agree that no visitor shall be received into your Lodge
without due examination and proof of his title to be so, unless he
is personally known as a Grand Elect, Perfect, and Sublime
Mason, to some member of your body.

These are the regulations of the Ancient and Accepted Scot-
tish rite. Do you submit to these charges and promise to sup-

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port these regulations, as Ineffable Masons have done in ull aget
before you ?

T. P. 0. M. I do.

CHARGE.

Com.-x i-C. My brother, your ready assent to the charges and
regulations of the order, justifies the confidence which your breth-
ren have reposed in you, and authorizes me to proceed with your
installation. You cannot have advanced to the degree which you
have attained in our rite without becoming acquainted with the
requisites necessary to constitute an efficient Master of a Lodge of
Perfection, with the duties that devolve upon the position, and of
the serious responsibility which he incurs.

The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your Lodge will
chiefly depend upon the mode in which you discharge the duties
of your office. If you should be satisfied with merely knowing
by rote the formulas, the phrases, and ceremonies of the work,
and end with that, you may maintain good order and conduct
the work with regularity, but you will soon see indifference suc-
ceed to zeal, inattention to punctuality, lassitude to interest, and
stagnant immobility to activity.

You cannot satisfy your promise never to open and close your
Lodge without giving a lecture, or some portion thereof, for the
instruction of the brethren, by asking a few trivial questions of
routine. It would be absurd to require of you to take a solemn
obligation to do that ; and a sad matter if Masoniy would so
cheapen its oaths.

Whenever your Lodge is closed, and an evening has passed
away without your having given the brethren some new and use-
ful information, you will hate failed to do your duty.

Think not that the field of Masonic learning has been so often
reaped and gleaned that there is nothing left for you to gather.
Its history has never yet been written. Its symbols are only in
part understood. Its philosophy is a vast region almost wholly
unexplored. You are to arouse the indolent, encourage the de-
sponding, and incite the unreflecting brethren to do something the
influences whereof shall be felt beyond the limits of the Lodge —
Bomething for society, something for humanity. Admonish them
of the duty that rests upon them — so to act and behave as to bring
no diser>*lit or reproach upon the order. Charge them to prac

INSTALLATION OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION. 511

Use out of the Lodge the duties taught in it, and by their f< rbear-
ance, frankness, discretion, equity, and profound regard for truth
and honor, to convince all who know them of the excellence of
our institution.

I hope your example will remain as the best and brightest of
lessons for your successors, to show them in what way to walk,
and how to act ; to deserve well of the order, to be entitled to ita
gratitude, and to win for themselves honor and reputation.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the deputy Grand
Master elect.

Charge to the Deputy Grand Master.

My brother, your brethren have been pleased to elect you
Deputy Grand Master of this Lodge of Perfection, to take the place
of the Thrice Potent, in case of his absence. The duties which, in
that case, you are to perform are known to you, and need not be
repeated. When he is present, you are to assist him with your
counsel and advice in maintaining the dignity and authority of
his office, and the peace and harmony of the Lodge, and perforin
such other duties as are laid down in the ritual. I congratulate
you on being thought worthy by your brethren of this honorable
station, and earnestly hope that you may give them no reason to
regret the choice they have made.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Senior
Grand Warden elect.

Charge to the Senior Grand Warden.

My brother, your brethren have been pleased to elect you as
Senior Grand Warden of this Lodge of Perfection. In the ab-
sence of the Thrice Potent and his Deputy, you are to govern
the Lodge and perform the duties of his office : and in that case
you are bound by all the pledges and promises he has made ;
and you will consider all that has been said to him as addressed
equally to you. When he is present, you are to assist him and
second all his efforts. Your acquaintance with the history, sym-
bols, and philosophy of our rite, should be as extensive as his ;
therefore you should prepare yourself, so as never to be taken
■ unawares when called to the performance of any duty.

I firmly rely on your knowledge, your zeal for the order, and

512 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. BITE.

your attachment for your Lodge, for the faithful discharge of th«
duties of this important trust.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Junior
Grand Warden elect.

Charge to the Junior Grand Warden.

My brother, you have been elected to the office of Junior Grand
Warden of this Lodge of Perfection.

You may be called upon to fill the place of the Senior Grand
Warden, or even that of the Grand Master or his Deputy, and in
such case the promises they have respectively made become yours.
You should therefore be as fully instructed, and your office de-
mands of you the same diligent study and thoughtful care.

Your regular and punctual attendance is required by our laws,
and it is expected you will faithfully discharge the duties at-
tached to that responsible office.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand
Orator elect.

Charge to the Grand Orator.

My brother, you have been elected Grand Orator of this
Lodge of Perfection. It will be your duty to pronounce a dis-
course to the neophyte at eveiy reception, and to the Lodge if
required. It may also of right call upon you to read an essay or
lecture upon the history, philosophy, doctrine, or symbolism of
the rile. It is therefore indispensable that you should make
yourself familiar with those subjects, so that you may be able to
instruct and enlighten the 1 rethren. I trust that the duties ot
your office will be so performed that your name will be hereafter
identified with the prosperity of the Lodge, and mentioned with
honor and respect by all who love our order.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand Treas-
urer elect.

Charge to the Grand Treasurer.

My brother, you have been elected Grand Treasurer of this
Lodge of Perfection. It is your duty to receive all moneys from
the Secretary, make due entry of the same, and pay them out on

INSTALLATION OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION. 513

the order of the Lodge, rendering account thereof at the proper
season. These duties are responsible and important, and your
faithful performance of them will entitle you to the good opinion
and gratitude of your brethren.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand Secre-
tary elect.

Charge to the Grand Secretary.

My brother, you have been elected Grand Secretary of this
Lodge of Perfection. It is your duty to record the proceedings
of the Lodge, to receive all moneys due the same, and to pay
them over to the Grand Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor.

I earnestly hope that you will so perform its duties as to merit
the esteem and applause of your brethren.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand Mas-
ter of Ceremonies elect

Charge to the Grand Master of Ceremonies.

My brother, you have been elected the Grand Master of
Ceremonies of this Lodge of Perfection. It will be your duty to
examine and introduce all visiting brethren; to examine, pre-
pare, introduce, and accompany all candidates ; to arrange all
processions, and act as Marshal thereof.

I trust you will perform them to the entire satisfaction of the
Grand Master and the Lodge.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand Cap-
tain of the Guard elect

Charge to the Grand Captain of the Guard.

My brother, you have been elected Grand Captain of the
Guard of this Lodge of Perfection. You are to guard well the
entrance of the same, to cause all summonses to be served, and to
obey such orders of the Grand Master as he may communicate to
you ; and I do not doubt but that you will perform your duties
faithfully, and keep due watch over our entrance into the Sanc-
tuary.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand Hos-
pitaller elect.

22*

514 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Charjre to the Grand Hospitaller.

My brother, you have been elected Grand HospiUiller of this
Lodge of Perfection. It is our earnest wish that you may so
administer the affairs of your office, that when you lay it down,
the exchequer of the Lodge may overflow with the thanks ot
the widows and the gratitude of orphans.

Brother Grand Master of Ceremonies, present the Grand Tyler.

Charge to tlie Grand Tyler.

My brother, you have been elected Grand Tyler of this Lodge
of Perfection. Receive this sword, and after you shall have
taken the oath of office, you will repair to your station, and
guard well the approach to the entrance to the Lodge, that no
cowan overhear us and no impostor intrude himself among us.

Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies, you will now place
the officers of the Lodge of Perfection at the Altar in due form to
take the oath of office.

G.\ M.\ of C. - . places them in a semicircle, faciny the E., M. in the
centre.

Com.-in-C. [* * * aM rise.] Attention, brethren of the Grand
Consistory and Lodge, and witness this oath of office.

OATH.

You and each of you, in the presence of the Great Architect ol
the Universe, and with these brethren as witnesses, do solemnly
and sincerely swear, that you will support the Constitutions,
Regulations, Statutes, and Institutes of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish rite, and the Regulations and Constitution of the Supreme
Council, as the fundamental law of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. That you will faithfully and impartially perform,
each to the best and utmost of his skill and ability, the dnties of
the office to which he has been elected in this Lodge of Perfec-
tion. So help you God.

Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies, you will now invest
the officers of the Lodge with their appropriate regalia and con-

INSTALLATION OF A LODGE OF PERFECTION. 515

duct them (excepting the Thrice Potent Grand Master) to theu
Btations (commencing with the Grand Tyler), and let the officers
occupying the stations yield them up.

The officers being so placed :

Thrice Potent, your officers are at their respective stations, and
nothing remains hut for you to assume yours : be pleased to

°Receive my brother, the warrant of your Lodge {presenting it];
may it continue and prosper, and may its name be ever honored

among men. .

Receive now this mallet, symbol of authority ; assume the gov-
ernment of your Lodge, and rule it with urbanity, impartiality,
and firmness.

PROCLAMATION.

To the glory of the Great Architect of the Universe, in the
name and under the auspices of the Supreme Council, I proclaim

Lod°-e of Perfection, No to be consecrated and

inaugurated, its officers duly installed, and the Lodge legally
organized and prepared to enter upon its labors.

Brethren of the Consistoiy, unite with me in congratulating
the Thrice Potent Grand Master and his Lodge.

Omnes. 3, 5, 7, 9.

Qm.-in-C. </r T:. P.: \»—all are seaUd.\

CONSTITUTION AND INSTALLATION

OF A

COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

The Princes and brethren being convened at some convenient
place adjacent to the Council Chamber of the Princes of Jerusa-
em, the procession is formed, and moves in the following order ;

1. Tyler, with drawn sword.

2. Masters of Ceremonies, with insignia.

3. Entered Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Master Masons.

4. Four brethren, carrying the Ark of the Covenant.

5. First Light, carried by a Brother.

6. Three Master Masons.

7. Second Light, carried by a Brother.

8. Three Master Masons.

9. Third Light, carried by a Brother.

10. Three Master Masons.

11. A Key, borne by a Secret Master

12. Six Secret Masters, as Levites.

13. Perfect Master, carrying the Cubic Stone; two Perfect Mas-

tere, and one Perfect Master, carrying an Urn ; — all march
ing abreast

14. An Intimate Secretary.

15. Seven Provosts and Judges.

16. Five Intendants of the Building.

17. Nine Elect of Nine.

18. Fifteen Elect of Fifteen.

19. Twelve Sublime Knights Elected.

20. Three Grand Master Architects.

21. Nine Royal Arch of Enoch.

22. Twenty-six Grand Elect, Perfect, and Sublime Mason*.

23. Fourth Light, carried by a G.\ E.\ P.*. and S.\ Mason.

INSTALLATION OF PRLNCES OE JERUSALEM. 517

24 Seven Knights of the East or Sword.

25. Five Princes of Jerusalem.

26. Members of Lodges of Perfection.

27. Officers of Council of Princes of Jerusalem to be installed.

28. Installing and Constituting officers

In the above order the procession arrives at whera

the following anthem is sung, until the procession has gradually
walked three times round the hall :

ANTHEM.

1 Let there be light, the Al -. nigh - ty spoke Re-
1 J Well-pleased the great Je - - ho - vah stood, The

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fil - o-ent streams from cha - os broke, To ll -
power su - preme pronounced it good. ( omi r . .

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lume the ris - ing earth. ) . .

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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Chords.

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bless and praise this Light di

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Parent of Light, accept our praise,
Who shed'st on us thy brightest rays,

The Light that fills our mind.
By choice selected, lo ! we stand
By friendship joined a social band,
That love, that aid mankind.
In choral numbers Masons join
To bless and praise this Light divine.

The altar is then placed in the centre of the hall, and on it are
deposited the four great Lights, and on proper pedestals are placed
the insignia, implements, and symbols, borne in procession, and the
furniture for investiture.

The brethren then join in the following

ANTHEM.

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To Heaven's high Arch - i - tect all praise, all

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INSTALLATION OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM. 519

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praise, a 1 grat i - tude be giv'n, Who deigned the human
M— m — -

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soul to raise By mystic secrets sprung from Heav'n. Sound a-

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loud Jehovah's praise Him the dome the Temple raise sound a-

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loud Je-hovah's praise, Him the dome the Temple raise.

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The following may very judiciously be embodied in the

ADDRESS.

Every good, Ineffable, and Sublime Mason uses, as he is sol-
emnly bound to do, the utmost caution to prevent the secrets of
this important branch of Masonry from being unlawfully ob-
tained ; and all the checks and restrictions which wisdom and
experience have suggested, are used to prevent these degree*

520 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

fioui falling into improper bands, and being .conferred without
the sanction of lawful and constitutional authority.

In respect to this, as well as in all other moral and social du-
ties, sublime Freemasonry has its rewards and punishments, its
obligations and vow r s, as well as its fundamental laws and regu-
lations, which every honest and true brother is willing to be gov-
erned and abide by ; and neither in this regard, nor in any other,
can Lhey be broken with impunity.

The mystic mysteries of religion and science which formed the
foundation upon which the superstructure of Ineffable Masonry
has been erected, covered so large a field of investigation and
study, and involved so many abstruse and critical points, that
unless they were set forth in technical and orthodox phraseology,
or at least that certain of the more abstruse portions of the Secret
Directory were preserved in some character, hieroglyphic or
otherwise, their vitality and truthfulness would be destroyed, and
in a few generations no trace or resemblance of their original
character would remain.

Our society is maintained upon the broad principles of render-
ing mutual aid and of exercising mutual love and friendship, as
well as to preserve our adoration of the Almighty Artist, and to
improve our minds with the principles of science.

The history of Masonry, as contained in the higher degrees,
gives an account of events only to be found in the archives of our
sublime institution, which could not be committed to memoiy
without constant application fur a lifetime; therefore, had the
same course been adopted in the perpetuation of these degrees as
that prescribed for the symbolic Lodge, they would long ere this
have been lost to the world and have been buried in oblivion.

But as Numa pronounced his sacred writings lifeless, so, be it
remembered, anything which you may find indited, and without
the spirit of ceremonial action, and the soul of exposition diffused
through it, from the breathing, burning voice of the living man
and brother, and the reciprocating thoughts and feelings of the
instructor and the instructed, will be but an inert mass of senseless
matter, and wholly unproductive of any useful or happy result*
and consequences.

The following short ceremony then enanes, af

INSTALLATION OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM. 52]

CONSTITUTION AND INSTALLATION.

The Heralds sound the trumpets.
The Grand Master of Ceremonies rises, and says :

I announce to the Illustrious Brethren here assembled, that the

Council of Princes of Jerusalem, for the city of , State of

, is now about to be constituted, and its officers installed

and proclaimed.

Puissant Commander-in-Chief, is it your will and pleasure
that the ceremony of Constitution and Installation shall now
proceed ?

Com.-in-Chief. It is. Let the "Warrant of Constitution be now
read.

Warrant read by Deputy Grand Commander.

Com.-in- Chief. Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies, you
will place the Princes of the Council at the altar in proper form
for the purpose of taking the oath of fealty and allegiance.

Illustrious Grand Standard Bearer, you will advance the banner
of the order to the altar.

The Master of Ceremonies forms the Princes around the banner and
altar, in the form of a triangle : the Princes kneeling on the left knee,
repeat the following. I vide page 504. i

(The general oath of fealty and allegiance is then administered.

Com.-in.- Chief. Let the Princes named in the warrant rise and
approach the East.

S. P. Grand Master in the centre

In the name of the Supreme and Sovereign Grand Master of
the Universe, by whom princes rule and to whom be all honor
and glory, in my character, and by virtue of my prerogatives as
presiding officer (representing) the Supreme Council, from whom
the charter just read has emanated through its Sovereign Con-
sistory, I hereby constitute you, valorous Princes, into a Council

of Princes of Jerusalem, under the distinctive title of for

the city of in the State of ; and you henceforth

have full power and authority to assemble legally, to elect and
Install your officers, to elevate to the degrees of Knight of the

522 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. BITE.

East or sword, and Prince of Jerusalem, Grand, Elect, Perfect
and Sublime Freemasons, lawfully and constitutionally entitled
thereto, and may the blessing of Heaven be upon you.

The Heralds again sound the trumpets, and [he ceremony of Instal-
lation .follows.

INSTALLATION.

Ck**, i^-Chief. Most Illustrious Lieutenant Commander, have
you examined the Most Equitable Sovereign Prince, Grand
Master named in the warrant (or elected), and can you vouch
for his skill and capacity for the Most Illustrious Order of An-
cient, Sublime, Free, and Accepted Masonry?

Lieut. Commander answers.

Then let the Most Equitable Sovereign Prince Grand Master be
presented for installation.

Lieut. Commander presents him, saying.

L. Com. Most Puissant Commander-in-Chief, I present my
worthy and valorous Brother , to be installed Sov-
ereign Prince Grand Master of this new Council of Princes of
Jerusalem. I have witnessed his fervor, zeal, and constancy, his
good conduct and morals, and find him possessed of the requisite
skill and capacity for the duties of his station.

Com. -in- Chief. Do you, my brother, promise strictly to observe
the rules enforcing justice and good order, and to strive to lead
an irreproachable life?

II. That you will be just and equitable in all your minis-
trations?

III. That you will put away every kind of party spirit, hatred
and envy towards your brethren, and nevei combat with them,
or give to or accept a challenge from one of them ?

IV. That you will never swerve from, nor permit any of your
brethren to swerve from or violate the general or particular laws
of Sublime, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masonry ; and that you
will never advise or direct any brother in anything that relates to
our illustrious order, except in conformity with said rules and
the truth i

INSTALLATION OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM. 523

V. That you will advocate the principles and sustain the glory
of our illustrious order in its fullest extent, whenever it becomes
necessary ?

VI. That you will acknowledge the authority and submit to
the ordinances and decrees of the Supreme Council, by whom
the Council in which you have been chosen to act, has been
constituted ?

VII. Do you submit to these charges, and promise, on the faith
»nd honor of a Knight and Prince of Masonry, to observe them ?

*****

Most Equitable Prince, with the greatest pleasure I now salute
you as Sovereign Prince Grand Master of this Council, placing the
most implicit reliance in your zeal, fidelity, skill, and capacity for
the exalted station to which the partiality of your brethren has
elevated you.

I confide to your charge the wan-ant of the Council over which

you are to preside, also the book of ordinances and decrees of

the Supreme Council, for your guidance. You are, my brother,

the representative of an ancient member of the Craft, denominated

in the old Constitutions, as the Prince and General Master Mason

of the Jews. Emulate his virtues. Receive this hand of Justice

in token of that justice you, as a Prince, are bound to exercise.

As presiding officer of your Council, the mallet is also committed

to your hands.

*****

High Priest Is presented.
Com.-in-Chief. In the remote ages of antiquity, as indeed in
more modem times, learned men, devoted to ecclesiastical matters,
participated in the councils of nations; and when it is considered
that the ancient mysteries, now known by the name of Free
Masonic, were sustained and protected by civil government, we
can readily account for the religious character of the ritual that
obtained in those mysteries which were indubitably improved by
religious ceremonials and obligations. You, my brother, are the
representative of an ancient Israelitish Pontiff of Jehovah. May
the zeal, fervor, constancy, and success which characterized his
labors, attend you in the discharge of your functions. Among
other things, it will be your duty to perform all religious solem-
nities in this Council, and on all public occasions, when required

524 BOOK 01 THE A. AND A. RITE.

Receive the insignia of your office, and worthily preside in th«
absence of the Sovereign Prince Grand Master.

Your official badge (a circle enclosing a delta), which 1 now
present to you, it is needless to remind you, symbolizes the
Eternal, whose we are, and whom we are bound to serve.

Senior Grand Warden is presented.

Com.-iu-Chief. To you, as a brother well versed in the usages of
Masonry, your duties as first or Senior Warden are well known
I doubt not your willingness and ability to discharge them with
honor and fidelity. You occupy the place of strength and power.
As Prince of Judah, receive this column of strength, the badge oi
your office.

Junior Grand Warden is presented.

Co in. -in- Chief. As second or Junior Grand Warden, you are the
assistant and supporter of your senior. With your counsel and
labors and those of your senior, you are to aid in the working
and ordinary business of your Council. In the symbolic yet
glorious work of re-edification, be the stanch coadjutor of your
senior companion. Accept this badge of your office, and may
He who stood upon the circle of the earth and set a compass on
the face of the deep, be with thee and bless thee.

Secretary or Keeper of Seal* is presented.

Com.-in- Chief. Most valorous brother, by virtue of your office,
the duties of corresponding and recording secretary devolve upon
you. You are also to receive all petitions, and take charge of the
seals of this Council and of its minutes of proceedings. As Prince
of the Law, receive this balance.

Grand Treasurer is presented.

Com.-in- Chief. It is your duty to keep in trust all the funds,
securities, and vouchers of this Council. Our secret treasures are
also committed to your charge. As Prince of the Temple, receive
this badge, the symbol of our mystic edifice.

Grand Master of Ceremonies is presented.

Com.-in- Chief. It is your province to attend your associate offi-
cers in the works and labors of this Council, and to perform such

INSTALLATION OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

525

other services as Masonic custom has prescribed. As Prince of
the workmen, I invest you with this badge of your office.

Grand Master of E.\ is presented.

Com. -in- Chief. Your appropriate station is near the inner door
of the Council Chamber, to receive reports from the guards with
out, announce all applicants for admission, and to discharge the
other duties Masonic usage requires from a Prince of the Guards.
Beceive the implement of your office.

Grand Tyler is presented.

Com.-in- Chief. Valorous brother, immemorial usage has fixed
your duties, which relate to the admission of members and vis-
itors. They are well known to you. We rely upon your fidelity
and discretion to discharge them properly. Receive the imple-
ment of your office.

The grand honors of a Prince of Jerusalem are then given.

At every succeeding installation of officers of a Council of Princes
of Jerusalem, a Past Most Equitable Master may install the new
Sovereign Prince Grand Master, and the new Grand Master installs
the other officers.

PLAN WHEN TAKING THE OATH.

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INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

SOVEREIGN CHAPTER ROSE CROIX,

The hall must be fitted up in the most brilliant style, the flooi
strewed with flowers, and the walls hung with garlands.

The three columns, Faith, Hope, and Charity, are placed as in
the second apartment in case of reception. At the beginning of
the ceremony, the hall must be in the most profound obscurity.
The officers and members of the Chapter occupy their ordinary
Beats, and wear their collars, the black outside, and the jewels
veiled.

Between the altar and the throne, in the East, a certain num-
ber of chairs are prepared for the Most Wise and the officers oi
the Chapter. That of the Most Wise is near the altar, and the
others are placed on the right and left of the East.

Nine brethren, with stare* and swords, are in readiness to wait
upon the Consistory ; also a sufficient number of members with
swords.

AD being in readiness, the Consistory is formtd in procession by the
Grand Marshal in an adjoining room, as follows :

Grand Master or Ceremonies.
Sentinel.
Grand Treasurer, Grand Minister op State.

Grand Secretary. Second Lieut. Commander,

Deputy Lx. Commander-in-Chief, First Lieut. Commander,

Grand Standard Bearer, Grand Captain of the Guards,

Cohmandee-in -Chief.

• In visitations, torches are termed stars.

INSTALLATION OF CHAPTEE ROSE CROIX. 527

Com.-in-C. Sublime Prince, Grand Master of Ceremonies, you
will inform the Most Wise of the Sovereign Chapter that the
Grand Consistory is now ready to proceed with the installation.

Most Wine. Illustrious Commander-in-Chief, it is not in our
power to continue our labors. Confusion and consternation pre-
vail among us. Darkness covers our Temple ; all our implements
are shattered. We have not the word. We beg, therefore, Illus-
trious Commander-in-Chief, to take into consideration our zeal
and good intentions ; lend us your assistance for the purpose of
continuing the labors of this Chapter, which, under the auspices
of the Illustrious body over which you preside, hopes to fulfil
its duties to God and man.

Com.-in-C. Most Wise and brethren, it is our duty and pleas-
ure to grant you the assistance you demand at our hands ; but
the word cannot be recovered without proper labor. Follow me,
Sir Knights, and, with the aid of God our Father, we will recover
the " word."

Most Wise. Ill Commander-in-Chief, we have seen the names
of the three fundamental laws of our Order, " Charity," " Hope,"
and " Faith."

Com.-in-C. True, my brother, " Charity" is love to God
and man ; " Hope," a feeling next to, and the consequence of,
Charity, and which cheers us in all our toils for the ultimate
result of our Grand Master's Doctrine ; " Faith" is a feeling
which naturally proceeds from "Charity" and "Hope," and
which causes us firmly to believe that our Father will never for-
sake those who labor faithfully for a noble and just cause. Such,
my brethren, are the noble thoughts which must guide you ; and
if you are faithful to your mission, you will soon iccover the
" word."

PRAYER.

Almighty and ever-glorious and gracious Lord God, creator of
all things, and governor of everything thou hast made, mercifully

528 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

look upon thy children, now assemlled in thy name, and in thy
presence, and bless and prosper all our works begun, continued,
and ended in thee. Graciously bestow upon us wisdom, in all
our doings ; strength of mind in all our difficulties ; and the
beauty of harmony and holiness in all our communications and
work. Let " Charity" be the fruit of our obedience to thy holy
will, and " Hope" the foundation of our " Faith."

O thou preserver of men ! graciously enable us now to conse-
crate this Chapter, which we have erected to the honor and glory
of thy name, and mercifully be pleased to accept this service at
our hands.

May all the proper work of our institution, that may be done
in this Chapter, be such as thy wisdom may approve, and thy
goodness prosper. And finally, graciously be pleased, thou
Sovereign Architect of the Universe, to bless the Craft whereso-
ever dispersed, and make them true and faithful to thee, to their
neighbor, and to themselves. And when the time of our labor is
drawing near to an end, and the pillar of our strength is declin-
ing to the ground, graciously enable us to pass through the
" valley of the shadow of death," supported by " Charity, Hopa,
and Faith," to those mansions beyond the skies, where love, and
peace, and happiness forever reign before thy throne ! Amen.

Com.-in-C. In the name of the supreme and eternal God,
the Grand Architect of heaven and earth, to whom be all honor
and Glory, I dedicate this Chapter of Rose Croix. May universal
toleration and love dwell therein forever and ever !

Com.-in-C. Most "Wise, officers, and members of Sov-
ereign Chapter of Rose Croix, No , do you solemnly promise,

I. To be good and true, and strictly to observe and propagate
the rational principles of the Ancient and Accepted rite ?

II. To bear and forbear, to be just and equitable towards all
men?

III. To discountenance intolerance and religious and politicaJ
persecution ?

IV. Never to be guided by animositj', by your political or
religious opinions, in all questions relating to the members ol
your Chapter, or to such brethren who may apply for initiation
into the same, and to your neighbor at large V

INSTALLATION OF CHAPTER ROSE CROIX. 529

V. To promote the general welfare of society, and to cultivate
all social virtues V

VI. To avoid carefully all piques and quarrels, to be cautious
in your behavior, courteous to your brethren, and faithful to all
the oaths and obligations which you have taken in our order,
and to the letters capitular which the Supreme Council has
granted to your Chapter ?

In the presence of Almighty God our Father, and of my breth-
ren, I, , Most Wise, of Sovereign Chapter of Rose

Croix, No , do hereby and hereon solemnly vow and swear,

to peiform to the best of my ability the duties imposed upon me
in my aforesaid capacity, to obey and enforce the General Stat-
utes of the Ancient and Accepted rite ; the laws and edicts of the

Supreme Council ; and also the rules and regulations of

Sovereign Chapter of Rose Croix, No

I furthermore solemnly vow and swear, to do all in my power
to maintain peace, harmony, and union among the members of
this Sovereign Chapter, and to conduct the labors thereof with
justice, impartiality, and forbearance. So help me God !

I constitute and form you into a regular Chapter of Sovereign
Princes of Rose Croix, eighteenth degree of the Ancient and
Accepted rite; and I hereby grant unto you full power and
authority to act as a regular Chapter, according to the constitu-
tion and statutes of the Order, and may the Grand Architect of
the Universe bless all your lawful labors !

111/. Grand Master of Ceremonies, conduct the Most Wise of
this Sovereign Chapter to his seat, on my left, and all the officers
of the same to their respective places.

Most Wise, after the discourse with which we have been
favored, and in which the Orator has expounded the sublime doc-
trines of Scottish Masoniy in such language as only conviction
and sincerity can dictate, and especially after the obligations
which you have taken as a Knight of the Rose Croix, and as the
Most Wise of this Sovereign Chapter, your duties are known to
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BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

you, my bro'Jier, and I have now but to express to you the confi-
dence which the order places in you, in your worthy officers, and
In the Chapter over which j'ou have the honor to preside.

(lie then invites the members to make their observations, cause*
the box of fraternal assistance to be passed, and finally calls the
Chapter from labor to refreshment.)

INAUGURATION AND INSTALLATION

OF A

CONSISTORY

SUBLIME PRINCES

A>"D

COMMANDERS OF THE ROYAL SECRET.

THE ANC1BNT TEmFXAR 8 PENNANT.

**Yrr let cs ponder boldly: 'ti9 a basb

Abandonment of reason to resign

ocb bight of thought — ocr last and osl1

PlACB OF RKFrGK."'

INAUGURATION OF THE TEMPLE.

DECORATIONS.

A square table will be placed in the centre of the Lodge-room
and on it a vase for burning perfumes. On this table there will
be no light. Between it and the throne will be placed the altar
of obligation, on which is the book of constitutions, two naked
swords crossed, and a Kadosh dagger in its scabbard, upon the
book of constitutions. Between the swords is a lamp with a
large globe shade, which must be filled with pure olive-oil

In front of the seat of the 111.-. Coin. -.-in-Chief will be five
hgbts in the form of a square, the fifth one in the centre; three
on the table of the First Lieut. Commander, and two on that of
the Second Lieut. Commander,-allto be very large and long and
of yellow wax. Other lights may be used by the Secretary and
Ireasurer, and elsewhere in the hall, so that it shall be well
ligbted.

The altars are covered with white, and hung with garlands of
flowers and leaves.

CEREMONY OF CONSECRATION.

At the appointed hour the Princes will seat themselves in no
particular place or order.

The Most Powerful Sovereign Giv. Com.-, will sit in front of
the table of perfumes, and the Secretary General will sit at the
head of the column of the South : before him, a triangular table.
The Temple will not be lighted until after the benediction of the
new fire.

Gr.: Com.: 111.-. Grand Sec'y . Gen'l.-., what brings us to-
gether here ?

Sec'y.: GerCL: M.\ P.-. Sov.-. Grand Commander, we have come

r,:;4 i k of the a. and a. kite.

hither to inaugurate this Templi, which the Supreme C'ouucil
desires to dedicate to tlie God of Beneficence.

Or.: Com.', (rising). Is it your pleasure, Sublime Princes and
Commanders, that this Temple shall be inaugurated ?

All. It is.

Or.: Com.: Sublime Princes, the world is filled with the ruina
of temples, erected by the ancients to their imaginary deities. In
Egypt, India, Ethiopia, and Chaldea, the lover of antiquity and
the eager student gaze enraptured on the huge remains of mighty
edifices sorely stricken by the relentless hand of time, in which,
when they stood in all their splendor and glory in that East,
teeming with the hosts of its mighty population, Atiiomox and
Ammon, Brahma and Buddah, Toth and Bael were wor-
shipped The great cavern temples of Elephanta, Salsette,
Caraac, Luxor, and Thebes, still remain to astound us with
their vastness. The sculptured columns of an hundred fanes
builded to the gods of Olympus, and enriched with all that was
rare and wondrous in architecture, painting, and statuary, still
remain, some standing and some fallen and broken on the classic
soil of Greece. The artist is familiar with the great temples
reared to the gods in Rome ; and the ruins of Etruscan sanctu-
aries still tempt the antiquarian.

While Hiram worshipped in the Temple of Belus, builded by his
ancestors in his royal city of Tyre, Solomon, whom masomy
claims for its Grand Master, erected the first Temple at Jerusa-
lem, believing that the infinite and omnipotent God would come
down and dwell therein, and utter his oracles from between the
extended wings of the cherubim on the mercy -seat; whither the
priests repaired to consult the Shekina, or oracle of God.

The Mahometan rears his mosques, the children of Israel their
synagogues, and the Christian his churches, devoted to the wor-
ship and disputes of an hundred sects. To adorn the cathedrals of
the great Catholic world, the arts contributed their most glorious
works ; and there the great productions, of the genius of Angelo
and Raphael, and many other immortal painters and sculptors,
yet remain unapproachable in beauty and sublimity, to be imi-
tated and copied, but never to be equalled.

If the shattered columns and mouldering walls of pagan tem-
ples, if the arches and vaults of mosque and church and cathe-
dral could speak, what lessons could they not teach to tht

INAUGURATION OF THE TEMPLE. DdS

human race! what a history could they not give of the utrocitiea
of which man is capable when enslaved bj his feai of the angry
and murderous gods, or changed to a wild beast bj a savage
fanaticism 1 How have the shrieks of human victims echoed
within the walls of those pagan fanes, and the blood of human
sacrifice flowed over their altars down the sides of the pyramids
of Mexico !

How often has the mosque heard Paradise and the hourl
promised as a reward for the slaughter ! how often the church
and cathedral rung with the thunder of interdict and excom-
munication, and the frenzied shouts that responded to the fanat-
ical apostles of the Crusades!

Sublime Princes, you propose to erect here a Masonic Temple,
and dedicate it to the God of Beneficence and Love. The cardinal
principles of Free Masonry are Charity and Toleration. Accord-
ing to its principles, ambition, rivalry, ill-will, and the jealousies
and disputes of sects, cannot cross the threshold of its sanctuaries
and enter within their sacred walls ; and yet such are the frailties
and imperfections of man, that they do find entrance there ; sect
denounces sect, and even borrows of an intolerant church its
weapons to smite down heresies withal.

Into this temple, my brethren, which we are now about to
inaugurate, into this Consistorial Chamber of our beautiful and
beloved Ancient and Accepted rite, let no such unholy visitors
ever intrude; let ambition and rivalries, jealousies and heart-
burnings, never effect an entrance within its portals! Let its
sacred walls never resound with the^accents of hatred, iu toler-
ance, uncharitableness ! Let it be truly a temple of peace and
concord, and not of Pharisaical self-righteousness. Let charity
and loving-kindness be ever enthroned between its columns ; and
let its members, recognizing every Mason as a brother, hold out
to him the hand of amity and fraternity, and practise here and
everywhere, to their utmost extent, the great, tolerant, generous,
liberal doctrines of our Ancient and Accepted rite..

Persuaded, my brethren, that these are your views and feel-
ings, that your only desire is to advance the prosperity and for-
tune's of Masonry, and to inform and improve yourselves, and
that it is to this end you seek to establish a point of union, where
you may the more effectually labor for the good of the craft and
art to which we are all loyal ; where you may offer up your lov-

636 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RI'IE.

ing and grateful homage to our beneficent and infinitely loving
Father who is in heaven, I have, by virtue of the power with
which I am invested as the M.\ P. # . Sov.\ Gr.\ Commander of the
Supreme Council of Sov.\ Gr.\ Ins.'. Gen. - , of the thirty-third de-
gree, convoked you this day in this asylum for the purpose of
dedicating and consecrating the same as the Hall and Consis-
torial Chamber of the Consistory of Sublime Princes and Com-
manders of the Royal Secret thirty-second degree of the Ancient
and Accepted rite in and for the , of dedicating and con-
secrating it to the Supreme and Sovereign Author £.nd Preserver
of all things, by devoting it to virtue and good works, as a house
wherein lessons of wisdom and philosophy, beneficence and har-
mony shall ever be taught as they are ordained and prescribed by
the universal constitutions of Free Masonry. After which we
shall proceed to inaugurate the Consistory, and to invoke for it
health, prosperity, and continuance, and to install its officers, that
it may commence its labors.

Be pleased, Illustrious brethren, to unite with me, and aid me
in commencing the labors of this day.

Gr.\ Com:. My brethren, as the world is darkened with
ignorance and error, and lies in the twilight of superstition and
routine, so in this Temple the dim light struggles with the dark-
ness, and does not prevail. Let us kneel here, before our Father
who is in heaven, and acknowledge our faults and errors ; implore
him to give us light, a spark of that divine fire, which in his ex-
haustless munificence ever flows from the sun to bless the grate-
ful earth, and which our ancient brethren imagined Xo be the
Bubstance of Deity ; that we may therewith illumine this Temple,
accepting it as an omen and assurance that the light of wisdom
and knowledge will some day illumine the whole world, and
make it a fit Temple for a God of infinite love.

PRATER.

Our Father who art in heaven, the heavy shadows of barbar-
ism yet lie gloomy and motionless on much of this fair earth,
which thou hast made and given unto thy children for a dwelling-
place ; and even where the dawn of civilization has come, the
mass of the people are yet in the twilight of ignorance, error, and
Buperstition. Illumine this our Temple with a spark of thy

INAUGURATION OF THE TEMPLE. 537

celestial fire — that Temple now in darkness, as a type aud sym-
bol ol' the moral darkness of the world. And as the shadows flee
away and disappear frorn between our columns, when our lamps,
kindled at the exhaustless fountain of light, blaze in the Masonic
Temple, so may that moral darkness disappear in thy good time,
before the light of truth and knowledge. Amen.
All.'. So mote it be.

I consecrate this Temple to the dissemination of truth and
knowledge in philosophy, and morals among men, and may our
Father who is in heaven deign to accept this homage of our
hearts, and smile upon our efforts to enlighten and instruct his
children, our feeble attempts to imitate his unbounded munifi-
cence, and to make of this world a real temple in which our great
family of brotherhood shall worship him in spirit and in truth 1

Or.'. Com.'. And may those who shall instruct in this temple
so practise the virtues which Masonry inculcates, and be so ani-
mated by the spirit of peace and concord, so love, assist, and in-
struct one another, and may their conduct and demeanor be in
every respect so upright, honorable, and courteous, as to secure
the Royal Art that consideration which alone can assure and
perpetuate its stability, progress, and glory. Amen !

Qr.\ Com.'. In the name and by the authority of the Supreme
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the thirty-third
degree of the Ancient and Accepted rite, for , I do de-
clare this temple for the occupation of the Consistory of Sublime
Princes and Commanders of the Royal Secret thirty-second de-
gree, in and for , to be inaugurated and consecrated in

due form ; and I do hereby dedicate it to the God of infinite
beneficence and love, and to the cause of humanity, now and
henceforward, invoking for it his protection and favor !

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INSTALLATION.

Or. Corn. 111. - . Brethren, your temple is duly inaugurated
and prepared for the reception of the Consistory of Sublime

Princes of the Royal Secret, in and for , which therefore,

with your consent, I now propose to install. Is it your pleasure
that I now proceed ?

All. It is.

Gr. Com. 111/. Brothers, this moment is one of great gratifica-
tion to myself, and of much interest to all Masons of the Ancient
and Accepted rite. A new Consistory is about to be received
into the sisterhood of those eminent bodies, and your Masonic
virtues, your intelligence, ardor, and zeal, give us reason to hope
that Us career will be one of great prosperity and good fortune.

The propagation of the Ancient and Accepted rite has hereto-
fore been slow. This has been owing in part to the prejudices
entertained against it, in part to the inertness of those who have
been at its head, and in part to the fact that it is meant to be an
exclusive and not a popular rite, that it selects the best and the
most eminent Masons for its members, desires no others, and is
better content to remain stationary than to open its doors to any
one that asks admission, and is able to pay the fee.

In the name and by the direction of the Supreme Council,
I charge it upon you, my brethren, that you will adhere to, and
be governed by this rule ; that you select none but eminent,
enlightened, and well-informed Masons of irreproachable char-
acter, and respectable standing in society, to become members
of your body ; and that you earnestly and urgently impress the
same rule upon your subordinates. For the strength of our
order consists far more in the quality than in the numbei of its
initiates, and all its objects and purposes are defeated and itselt
denaturalized, when its portals are open indiscriminately to every
comer.

But we see with the highest satisfaction our ranks filled with

INSTALLATION. 539

learned and virtuous Masons, who can appreciate its excellencies,
and whose lives and conduct will gain for it consideration and
esteem.

"We rejoice to see new temples reared, in then- modest and
harmonious proportions, to a Deity of beneficence and love, and
new altars erected to send up to him ihe sweet incense of grate-
ful and affectionate hearts.

Be pleased to give us your attention, illustrious brethren and
princes, while we read the letters patent of constitution for tha
Consistory of the Sublime Princes and Commanders of the Royal
Secret, in and for , granted by the Supreme Council.

111. - . Grand Secretaiy General, be pleased to read aloud the
letters patent of the constitution.

Secretary General reads aloud the letters patent of the constitution.

Or. Com. 111. - , brethren, having heard your letters patent of
constitution, do you now accept and receive them ?

All. We do.

Or. Com. And do you freely consent and agree to abide by all
their conditions and reservations ?

All. We do.

Or. Com. 111. - . Grand Master of Cer.\, you will now assemble in
due form around the altar of obligation the officers of the Consis-
tory in and for , to take the proper vow of fidelity and

allegiance.

All the officers repeat after the Grand Commander the following

OATH OF FEALTY AND ALLEGIANCE.

1. the undersigned, do hereby promise on my word of honor,
and swear true Faith, Allegiance, and Fealty to the Supreme
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the
Thirty-third and last Degree for the Northern Masonic Jurisdic-
tion of the United States of America, sitting at its Grand East in
the City of Boston, Massachusetts, of which the Illustrious
Henry L. Palmer (or the M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander
for the time) is the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander,
and will support and abide by its Constitution, Statutes, Orders,
And Decrees.

That 1 will hold allegiance to the said Supreme Council and Uj

540 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

loyaJ thereto, as the Supreme Authority of the Rite so long
as I may continue to reside within its Jurisdiction ; will hold
illegal and spurious every other Body thai may be established
-within its Jurisdiction, claiming to be a Supreme Council ; and
every other Body of said Bite within the same Jurisdiction that
does not hold its powers mediately or immediately from said
Supreme Council, and will hold no communication whatever in
Scottish Rite .Masonry with any member of the same nor allow
them to visit any Body of the Bite of which I may be a member;
and 1 will dispense justice to my brethren, according - the laws of
equity and honor.

And should I violate this, my solemn Vow and Pledge, I con-
sent to be expelled from Masonry, and all rights therein, and in
any Body of the Kite, and to be denounced to every Body of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in the world as a traitor and for-
sworn.

And may God aid me to keep and perform the same. Amen.

6r.\ Com:. In the name and under the auspices of the Su-
preme Council of Sov.\ Giv. Ins.*. Gen'l.\ of the thirty-third

degree, for , and by virtue of the authority with which

I am invested by the Supreme Council, I do proclaim the Con-
sistory of Sublime Princes and Commanders of the Royal Secret,

thirty -second degree of the rite aforesaid, in and for , to

be duly inaugurated and a legitimate body of said rite for ,

and its works to be in full force and vigor. With me, my brethren !

Or. Com. Receive, 111. - . Brother, the letters patent of constitu-
tion of this Consistory and the Book of Gold, in which these let-
ters patent are to be copied, attested, and signed by all the Princes
of the Consistoiy, and in which Book of Gold, also, the minutes
of this inauguration and installation are to be entered, and the
future deliberations and proceedings of the Consistory to be re-
corded. And do you deliver them to the Gr \ Secretary, when
he shall have been installed.

Orr. Com. 111.-. Gr. - . Sec'y. - . Gen'l.\, you will now proceed to
elect the officers of this Consistory, commencing with the 111.'.
Commander-in-Chief; you will receive their ballots, and let the
First and Second Lieut. Commanders (for the time being) count
and report the votes.

INSTALLATION. 541

Or.\ See.'. 111.*. Brothers, you will now proceed to el*ict the
officers of this Consistory, commencing with the I1L\ Command-
er-in-Chief.

Or:. Com. 111/. Brother, the office and dignity of Coinmander-
in-Chief of tliis Consistory, of which your brethren have thought
you worthy, and upon your election to which by their unsolicited
suffrages I congratulate you, is not only one of great honor, but
of labor and responsibility. It imposes upon you very important
duties.

Presiding in the Consistoiy, your first duty is impartiality ; and
your second, to maintain that equality among the brethren which
should always exist among Masons. It is the necessary basis of
our order, and to it we owe the glory and prosperity of Masonry.
"Wealth, rank, and social position, distinguish no one Mason from
another.

The officers and dignitaries are but agents, intrusted by the
order with authority for the exclusive good of the mass of Ma-
sons : every member of the Consistoiy is your peer, and is en-
titled to equal consideration ; and every Mason, however humble
in degree or station, if worthy, is. your equal. The possession
of degrees indicates no superiority, unless accompanied by su-
perior knowledge, and greater capacity for doing good.

That only which one learns and does in Masoniy makes him
superior to his brethren, and that superiority is one of intellect
and moral character alone.

I congratulate you on your accession to the high office which
you now hold, and most earnestly hope that you may so worthily
fill it, that it shall be found to have been fortunate for the
Consistoiy and the order that you were elected its first Com-
mander-in- Chief.

Special Charge to the First Lieutenant.

Gr.\ Com.-. 111.-. Brother, the members of this Consistory have
selected you to take the place of the 111.-. Commander-in-Chief in
case of his absence, and to succeed him foi the residue of the term,
in case of his death.

542 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

The duties which you are in that case to perform are known
to you, and need not he repeated. When he is present you ara
to assist him with your counsel and advice, and aid him in main-
taining the dignity ?iud authority of his office, and the peace and
harmony of the Consistory. I congratulate you on being thought
worthy by your brethren of this honorable station, and earnestly
hope that you may give them no reason to regret the choice they
have made.

Charge to the First Lieutenant.

Or:. Com. 111.-. Brother, the office to which you have been
elected, though in rank and power below that of Commander-in-
Chief, is of great importance. As his First Lieutenant, you will
receive from him his orders, communicate them, and see that they
are obeyed ; and in his absence and that of his illustrious Deputy,
you will perform the duties of his office. The efficiency of the
Commander depends on that of his Lieutenants ; and if they are
indifferent and incompetent, his labor, besides being largely and
improperly increased, will to a great extent prove unavailing.

Often, indeed, more depends upon the subordinate than upon
the Chief; and it is not uncommon for the latter to reap and wear
the laurels that in justice belong to the former.

Will you promptly obey him and faithfully second his exer-
tions ? You are especially charged with the supervision within
and without the Consistory of your column.

You are peculiarly the conservator of the peace of the Consis-
tory and it is your especial duty to settle all difficulties and unveil
all dissensions that may arise among the brethren. You will to
that end carefully watch all approaches to misunderstanding, and
discountenance all censorious or sarcastic remarks in debate or
elsewhere, and especially keep a careful watch over your own
temper, never suffering yourself to utter a harsh or bitter word
to a brother. Teach every brother by your wise example to beai
with the infirmities of another ; and beware particularly ol
obstinacy and pride of opinion, out of which most difficulties in
Masonry grow.

IhV. Grand Master of Ceremonies, you will please conduct
the I1L\ First Lieutenuit Commander to the West, and seat him

INSTALLATION. 543

on the right of the 111.'. Brother who for the time occupies that
itation.

Charge to the Second Lieutenant.

Or:. Com.'. 111/. Brother, your office is equal in importance
and responsibility to that of First Lieutenant of the Commander-
in-Chief; you receive from him the orders of that Chief, and are
to see them duly executed. You are to have in charge your
column, and keep careful watch over the conduct of those thus
under your supervision, as well as over yourself. It is your
especial duty to see that the members regularly attend the meet-
ings of the Consistory, an office not likely to prove a sinecure.
It would be folly to expect that none of the brethren will become
indifferent and lose their interest in the work. Some will become
disinterested at fancied slight or injury, some dissatisfied because
measures proposed by them are not approved by the majority ;
and more will weary of your labors, when the first gloss of novelty
is worn off. Business will interfere with some, and pleasure or
indolence with that of others. Against all this it will be your
peculiar duty to struggle, to arouse the flagging zeal of some, and
excite the sluggish resolution of others ; to heal the wounded
pride of one, and show another the unreasonableness of his pique
and discontent. Be especially careful that in the exercise of
your authority, you yourself give just cause of offence to none ;
and strive to justify the good opinion of your brethren, so signally
displayed by your election to the office which you hold.

111/. Grand Master of Ceremonies, you will please conduct the
Illustrious Second Lieutenant Commander to the West, and seat
him on the right of the 111/. Brother who for the time occupies
that station.

*****

Or:. Com:. By virtue of the powers with which I am invested
in the name and by the authority of the Supreme Council of Sov-
ereign Grand Inspector General of tbe thirty-third and last degree

of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for , I do now install

you, Illustrious Brother and Prince , in and invest you

with the office and dignity of Illustrious Commander-in-Chief.

You, Illustrious Brother and Prince , I do install in and

invest with the office and dignity of Illustrious Deputy Com-

544 book or the a. and a. rite.

mander-in-Chief. You, Illustrious Brother and Prince ,

I do install in and invest with the office and dignity of First
Lieutenant Commander ; and you, Illustrious Brother and Pxince
, I do install in and invest with the office and dignity of Sec-
ond Lieutenant Commander of the Consistory of Sublime Princes
and Commanders of the Royal Secret thirty-second degree, An-
cient and Accepted rite of Freemasonry, in and for ; and

each of you hereafter shall possess and enjoy all the powers,
honors, privileges, and prerogatives to his said proper office
belonging and appertaining.

Or.'. Com.-. Illustrious Second Lieutenant Commander, with
you is the bright constellation composed of the two stars, Justice
and Equity, which to a Mason should be as inseparable as the
Dioscuri, whose appearance in the heavens was deemed by the
mariners of Samothrace as indicative of fair weather ; and I
commend them to your especial charge, and hope that, enfor-
cing them among the brethren, you will ever regulate by them
your own official and private conduct. Be seated, Illustrious
Second Lieutenant Commander !

Or:. Com:.- Illustrious First Lieutenant Commander, with you
is the bright constellation composed of the three stars, Llbekty,
Equality, and Brotherhood ; they will govern in this Grand
Consistory, as they govern everywhere else in Masonry. Liberty
and constitutional law, Equality with order and subordination,
Brotherhood of the virtuous and good, making the strong pro-
tectors of the weak, the rich the sympathizers of the poor !
I commit the three lights to your charge : never forget or fail to
remind your brethren, that these three sublime words contain
a whole creed of which eveiy Mason ought to be an apostle. Be
seated, my brother.

Or:. Com:. Illustrious Commander-in-Chief, I invest you with
this collar and jewel of your office, to be worn in your absence by
your Illustriors Deputy. I am sure that each of you will wear
them worthily and well. You are to occupy the East, the place
of light, and I need not tell you that it will be your duty to

INSTALLATION. 545

instruct your brethren, and consequently to inform yourself in afl
that it concerns them to know.

With you, as the sweet constellation of the five stars, Faith,
Hope, Charity, Honor, and Duty, I commit them to your
charge. Look well to them, and let them never cease to bum in
your Consistory ; for whenever one of them disappears and is
seen no more among you, Masonry also will have left you, to
seek some more congenial region.

Illustrious Commander-in-Chief, Officers, and Brethren, in your
midst in your columns, and in eveiy coiner of your Con-
sistory, shines the great central sun of Truth. Receive it in
charge, and let its light never be obscured. Study and reflect, my
brethren, and gain wisdom and knowledge, and attain unto the
truth, and with zeal apply your knowledge to the benefit of your
followers, and may light and peace and joy ever remain and
abide with you.

Illustrious Brethren and Princes, members of the Consistory,
unite with me in applauding the installation of our Illustrious
Brother , in the high office of Illustrious Commander-in-
Chief ; * * * With me, my brethren !

Ghr:. Com.-. Illustrious Commander-in-Chief, I surrender into
your hands the government of your Consistory, and place under
your charge the Book of Gold and Letters Patent of Constitution,
now in the hands of our Secretary General, and may success at-
tend your exertions, and order and peace ever prevail among you.

Com:. -in- Chief/. Attention, Sublime Princes. Join me in re-
turning our thanks and doing honor to our HI/. Bro/. the Grand
Commander.

Com:. -in- Chief:. The officers elect will please approach the
East

They approach and form a line in front df the throne, in the order in
which they have been elected, when the Grind Commander adminis-
ter* the oath of office, as follows :

546 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

OATH OF OFFICE.

I, , in the presence of the Great Creator and Preserver

of the Universe, do solemnly swear that I will support the Con-
stitution, Regulations, Statutes, and Institutes of the Ancient and
Accepted rite, the Laws and Statutes of the Supreme Council of
Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the thirty-third degree for
, and the Statutes of this Consistory not contrary thereto.

That I will faithfully, and to the best of my skill and ability,
perform and discharge the duties to which I have been elected or
appointed.

That I will use every exertion in ray power to advance the in-
terest, increase the usefulness, and augment the splendor of the
Ancient and Accepted rite. So help me God.

To tlie Grand Minister of State.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office of

Grand Minister of State of this Consistory, in which office is in-
cluded that of Grand Orator. The office is one of labor and re-
sponsibility. He who accepts it should be capable of edifying
and instructing his brethren. He must address the Consistory on
proper occasions, pronounce discourses to candidates, give his
opinion, when required by the Commander-in-Chief, upon ques-
tions of Masonic Law, and read essays and lectures upon Masonic
subjects, when requested by the Consistory. He must therefore
make himself familiar with the constitutions, regulations, insti-
tutes and statutes, with Masonic law and philosophy, with the
doctrines of the rite, and the history of the order. I need not tell
you that all this requires intellect and study, and no one can do
a graver injury to Masomy, than he who occupies a high and
important office, and then neglects its duties. It is when little or
no real instruction is given in symbolic Lodges, no essays are read
there, and all the learning and doctrine of the order are neglected,
that their meetings become uninteresting, tiresome, and unprofit-
able.

The field before you is vast, my brother, and will afford ample
scope for your intellect and learning, and I trust that your breth-
ren will have cause to rejoice that they have selected you to labor
in it. You will now take your station at the right of the Illustri-
ous Deputy Commander-in-Chief.

INSTALLATION. 547

To the Grand Chancellor.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office

of Grand Chancellor of this Consistory. You are the constitu-
tional and legal adviser of the Commander-in-Chief, and to you
he looks for counsel. It is your duty to prepare all accusations
against Masons charged with the commission of offences against
our laws. You will inspect and sign all diplomas, briefs, patents,
letters of constitution, and certificates, and see that they are in
due form and contain the necessary conditions. It is therefore
indispensable that you should be familiar with the constitution,
regulations, laws, statutes, institutes, and forms of the order. In
the absence of the Grand Minister of State you will perform his
duties, and you must therefore acquaint yourself with the history,
doctrine, and philosophy of Masonry, that you may be prepared
to do so. And finally, it is your duty to conduct all proper cor-
respondence with other Consistories and foreign Masonic bodies.
I hope you may so perform these varied and important duties as
to earn for yourself honor, and benefit this Consistory and the
order. You will please be seated at my left.

To the Grand Secretary.

Sublime Prince, , you have been elected to the office

of Grand Secretary of this Consistory. It will be your duty to
take charge of all papers and proceedings to be laid before the
Consistoiy, and present them in due time ; to turn over to the
Grand Keeper of the Seals such as are proper to be kept among
the archives ; to enter and record in the Book of Gold all the
proceedings, deliberations, decisions, and decretals of the Consis-
toiy ; to conduct all correspondence with the Bodies and indi-
vidual Masons under its jurisdiction ; to prepare and sign all
diplomas, briefs, patents, letters of constitution and certificates,
submitting them to the Grand Chancellor for examination, and
procuring them to be sealed by the Grand Keeper of the Seals,
and signed by the necessaiy officers ; to receive all moneys due
the Consistoiy from all sources whatever, and give duplicate
receipts therefor, and to pay the same over to the Grand Treas-
urer ; to keep regular account of all such receipts and payments,
with such other duties as of right and by prescription to the office
of Grand Secretary do belong. These varied and important du-

54R BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

ties require for their proper and faithful discharge honesty, accu-
racy, and punctuality. Upon you the prosperity of the Consistory
will to a great extent depend ; and I earnestly hope that when you
retire from office, you will do so with the general regret of the
brethren.

To the Grand Treasurer.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office ol

Grand Treasurer of this Consistoiy ; it is your duty to receive
from the Grand Secretary all the funds and moneys of this Con-
sistory, to pay them out upon its order, and to keep a just and
correct account of the same. I need not say how necessary it is
that those duties should be performed with punctuality and accu-
racy. The confidence in you displayed by your brethren, assures
me that you will be faithful to the trust thus imposed upon you.
You will please assume your station.

To the Grand Keeper of the Seals.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office of

vjrrand Keeper of the Seals of this Consistoiy. It will be your
duty to keep in charge the seals and letters patent of constitution
of this Consistoiy ; you will affix the Great Seal to all diplomas,
briefs, patents, letters of constitution and certificates, prepared by
the Consistory and approved by the Grand Chancellor, and to all
exemplifications and copies of proceedings, statutes, decretals,
and papers in like manner prepared and approved. You will
also be the Keeper of the Archives, and Librarian of this Con-
sistoiy, and will take charge of everything proper to be preserved
in the archives and library, and will endeavor, by correspondence
•with other Masonic bodies, as far as possible, to increase and
enrich the same, reporting upon their condition from time to
time, and suggesting such measures as may be necessary for their
preservation. Receive now from the Grand Secretary the seals
of this Consistory and the Letters patent <>f constitution thereof.
(Ju theNorthern Jurisdiction this office is abolished.)

To (he Grand Engineer.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office

of Grand Engineer of this Consistory. It will be your duty to see
that its hall is supplied with the proper furniture and decorations,

INSTALLATION. 549

properly arranged to prepare it for the reception of candidates,
and for its ordinary sessions; to assist in examining visiting breth-
ren ; to arrange the camp ; and to act as First Grand Expert at
receptions. The good opinion of your brethren warrants us in
believing that you will perform those duties with zeal and fidelity.
You will please assume your station.

To the Grand Hospitaller.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office of

Grand Hospitaller of this Consistoiy. You will be its Almoner,
not only to dispense its charities, but to seek out and make
known to it meritorious cases of distress and want, to be relieved.
The most deserving cases of need and destitution are often those
that do not obtrude themselves upon the world, or seek the light
of day. To visit the homes of the wretched, to seek out the sick
and the suffering, and to dispense to them blessings, concealing
with scrupulous care the source from whence they flow, to pour
the balm of consolation upon the bruised and wounded heart, to
sympathize with the unfortunate, and to minister to the wants of
the helpless — these are deeds truly worthy of one who claims to be
a child of the duty of infinite beneficence and love of God, who
allows suffering, and misery, and destitution to exist in the world,
in fact, that this may give opportunity for the exercise of that
beneficence by which man resembles him ; and, in fact, that his
children may feel that most exquisite of pleasures which we enjoy
when comforting and helping our brethren. You will please
assume your station.

To tbe Grand Master of Ceremonies.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office of

Grand Master of Ceremonies of this Consistory. It will be your
duty to precede and attend the Commander-in-Chief, to receive,
examine, and introduce all visitors, and to receive, prepare, intro-
duce, and conduct all candidates. Upon the faithful and intelli-
gent performance by you of these duties the regularity of the
labors of the Consistory will in a great measure depend : the im-
pression made upon the candidates by their reception, and the
pleasure of the brethren in their labors, and upon your politeness
and courtesy, will also depend the gratification and comfort of

550 BOOK OF THE A. AND A RITE.

those illustrious brethren who do us the honor to visit and ea
courage us.

You will now assume your station, and enter on the discharge
oi your duties.

To the Grand Captain of the Guards.

Sublime Prince , you have been elected to the office of

Grand Captain of the Guards of this Consistoiy. It is your duty
to guard the entrance of the chamber of the Senate, to receive
and communicate the pass-words, and to perform such other
duties as by prescription and custom appertain to your office.
Your punctual attendance at our meetings is important ; and our
knowledge of your worth assures us that the duties of your office
will be always faithfully performed. Receive this sword, the
weapon of a knight, the emblem of your authority, and the sym-
bol of honor, and repair to your station.

To the Grand Standard Bearer.

Sublime Prince , you have been appointed Grand

Standard Bearer of this Consistory. It is your duty to cany and
defend the Standard of the order. The Banner represents its
holy and noble principles, which none of us can yield up but
with our lives ; and no emergency of danger will excuse him who
bears the Standard for its loss or dishonor. You will please
assume your station.

To the Grand Tyler.

Sublime Prince , you have been appointed Grand

Tyler of this Consistoiy, during the pleasure of the Commander-
in-Chief. You know the duties of your office. Receive this
sword, in all time the peculiar weapon of the Tyler of eveiy
Masonic body. Repair to your post, and guard well the approach
to the chamber of the Consistoiy, that no cowan overhear us, and
no impostor intrude himself among us I

Attention, Sublime Princes ! Your officers are now duly in-
stalled, and this Consistory is completely organized and prepared
to proceed with its labors. Let us applaud, my brethren !

INSTALLATION.

551

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562 BOOK OF THE A. AXD A. KITE.

Now let our voices raise
Triumphant sounds of praise,

Wide as his fame :
There let the harps be found :
Organs with solemn sound,
Roll your deep notes around,

Filled with his name.

While his high praise ye sing,
Strike every sounding string ;

Sweet the accord !
He vital breath bestows —
Let every breath that flows,
His noblest fame disclose :

Praise ye the Lord.

The installing officer will make the following endorsement on Lb«
Letters Patent of Constitution before delivering them to the Grand
Secretary.

lb the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe.

We, , thirty-third, and , the Supreme Council

of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, thirty-third degree ol

the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for , do hereby

declare and make known, that on the day of the Hebrew

month called , of the year of true light , answer-
ing to the day of , V.-. E.- , by virtue of the powers

with which we are invested aforesaid, we did con-
voke and assemble in general conclave, at the city of ,

in the State of , the Sublime Princes and Command-
ers of the Royal Secret, mentioned in the within Letters Pa-
tent of Constitution, and did then and there, in the name and
by authority of the Supreme Council, congregate the said Sub-
lime Princes and Commanders into, and did constitute and in-
augurate the Consistory of Sublime Princes and Commanders
of the Royal Secret in, the sacred asylum of the same ; and

did then and there duly install the Sublime Prince as

the Illustrious Commander-in-Chief, the Sublime Prince

as the Illustrious Deputy Commander-in-Chief, the Sublime

INSTALLATION. 553

prince as the First Lieutenant Commander, and the

Sublime Prince as the Second Lieutenant Commander

thereof.

33d.

Before delivering the Book of Gold, the installing officer will write
on the tirst page as follows :

We, the undersigned , thirty-third, and , the

Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General,
thirty- third degree, for , do declare that we have de-
livered this Book of Gold to the Consistoiy of Sublime Princes
and Commanders of the Royal Secret thirty-second degree of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite, at the time of its installation,
to be used as a record of its proceedings, the same containing

pages, this included. In witness whereof, I do now set my

hand to this endorsement, and affix hereto the Seal of my Arms,

in the said State of , this, &c, &c

33d.

The Secretary General and the Lieutenant Commanders appointed
pro tern., will sign the record of proceedings of the Session of Install*,
tion, in the character of Installing Officers.

PROTOCOL FOR THE INSTALLATION SESSION.
To the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe.

DEUS MEUMQUE JUS.

At the Orient of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand
Inspectors General of the thirty-third degree of the Ancient

and Accepted Rite, for , under the C.\ C.\, near the

B.\ B.\, answering to ... . N.\ L.\, the . . . day of the

Hebrew month, called

HEALTH, STABILITY, POWER.

We > » thirty- third, and , the Supreme Council of

Sov.\ Gr.\ Ins.*. General, thirty-third degree, for , and the

Sublime Princes and Commanders of the Royal Secret,

554 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. BITE.

being met and assembled under the order of the said , and

the Illustrious Brother acting as First Lieutenant Com-
mander; the Illustrious Brother , as Second Lieutenant

Commander; and the Illustrious Brother as Secretary

General pro tern. ; and also the Sublime Princes of the Royal

Secret, , at the city of , in the State of , on the

day of , the said Illustrious Brother presiding,

did announce that he had the letters patent of constitution, grant-
ed upon , said Supreme Council to the Sublime Princes

above named, constituting them the Consistory of Sublime
Princes and Commanders of the Royal Secret thirty-second de-
gree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite, in and for And this

being the day set and appointed for inaugurating the said Con-
sistory, and for the election and installation of the officers thereof,

and the said Illustrious Brother aforesaid, being invested

with full power thereto. Thereupon the '. . aforesaid, seated

near the altar of perfumes, announces that he is about to com-
mence the labors of the day, by inaugurating the temple, and
dedicating it to the Deity of infinite beneficence.
The ,&c, &c.

Everything done by the installing officer on the occasion should be
stated in the minutes — i. «., his calling the brethren to assemble
around the altar, the oath administered, etc.. mentioning all the ma-
terial points of the work ; and the same with the other work that
follows, up to the time when he yields the chair to the Commander-
in-Chief.

There being no further business, the minutes are read and approved ;
all the members of the Consistory sign the copy of the Letters Patent
of Constitution in the Book of Gold, and the proceedings of the
Consistory after installation.

Then the box of fraternal assistance is passed around, and the Con-
sistory is closed in due form.

CEREMONY OF BAPTISM

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.

The following ceremony, called Masonic Baptism, is frequently
performed in Europe, but has not been generally adopted in the United
States. It is inserted here as an interesting subject of information,
and for use, when required.

This ceremony can be conferred only by a Lodge of Perfection
or Symbolic Lodge; and when by the former, it works in the
Entered Apprentice degree.

A' child of either sex may be baptized by this ceremony alone,
until it has attained the age of twelve years if a boy, and oi
eighteen if a girl. A boy over the age of twelve years can be
baptized only when received a Louveteau, or adopted ; and a girl
over eighteen only when adopted.

The ceremony is particularly intended for infants. It secures
to either boy or girl the protection and assistance of the Lodge
and the brethren ; and, in the case of a boy, the right to be re-
ceived a Louveteau at the age of twelve years.

In any case, the father of the child must be a Mason, or its
mother the daughter of a Mason. In the latter case, the child
may be baptized, but, though a boy, cannot become a Louveteau.
The father or grandfather, as the case may be, must be, if living,
or must have been, if dead, at the time of his death an affiliated
Mason, unless his non-affiliation is, or was, not attributable to his
own fault, indifference, or neglect ; and this rule, also, is relaxed
whore the mother is a ward or adopted child of the Lodge.

556 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

PRELIMINARIES.

It needs no vote of the Lodge to consent to the baptism of 9
child. Every one that comes within the conditions is entitled to
it as of right If inquiry is necessaiy, however, to ascertain the
facts, a committee may be appointed; and in case of doubt
whether non-affiliation of the father or grandfather is or has been,
under the circumstances, excusable, the Lodge will decide by a
majority of votes.

"When a child is to be baptized, the Lodge will proceed to select
a brother of the Lodge to be its godfather, and the wife or sister
of a brother of the Lodge to be its godmother.

Vacancies in these offices will be filled by the Lodge, from time
to time, as they occur, until the child, if a boy, reaches the age of
twelve years ; and if a girl, of twenty-one, or until she marries.

The Lodge will then appoint a delegation of three members to
communicate with the parent or parents of the child — or, if he
have none living or competent to act, then with its nearest rela-
tives—to obtain their consent to the baptism, and secure their
presence at the ceremony. If the child be of such age as that it
is proper for itself to be consulted, the delegation will do that
also.

If it have no father, or if he be unable, unfit, or unwilling to
assist at the ceremony, the delegation will, if possible, arrange
with one of its nearest relatives, male, to act as its father in the
ceremony. If they cannot, they will select a Past Master of the
Lodge, or, if there be none, some other past officer, to act in the
place of its father.

So, if it have no mother or other near female relative, able, fit,
and willing to assist at the ceremony, they will select the wife,
sister, or daughter of some brother of the Lodge, to act in the
place of its mother.

They will procure white garments for the child, and, if they be
unable to procure them for themselves, garments of black for the
father, and of white for the mother.

They will also procure a locket for the child, if it be a girl un-
der ten years of age, or a bracelet if over that age ; and if it be a
boy, a ring, and make whatever other arrangements that ara
necessaiy.

Th( ceremony being a public one, public notice may be given.

CEREMONY OF BAPTISM. 557

ARRANGEMENT OF THE HALL OR LODGE.

The arrangement of the ball is brilliant, bung with garlandj
and strewed with flowers.

CEREMONIAL.

"When tbe spectators bave taken tbeir seats, the Lodge is
opened hi the degree of Entered Apprentice or Perfection, in a
room adjacent to tbe hall, and proceeds thither in procession, tbe
members and visiting brethren together, and in due order.

Instead of opening in E. A, the Lodge will be opened in tbe
degree of Perfection.

The procession will be formed in the following order :

1. Captain of Guard.

2. Members by two's.

3. Officers in reverse order of rank.

4. Celebrant.

5. Sovereign Grand Inspectors General.
Every member in tbe procession must be in regalia.

On entering the Lodge, the procession will proceed up the mid
die aisle, and then file light and left to their seats. The organ
will play a march, until all are seated.

The greatest decorum will be observed.

Then the Master • which is answered by each of the Wardens in
turn, rises and says:

W. M. The solemnity which calls us to meet together to-day
is one which most eminently accords with the purposes and
Bpirit of our institution.

It is not a mere idle and showy ceremonial, designed to obtrude
ourselves upon the notice of the world, or to give an empty title
to those who are as yet too young to appreciate and undei-stand.
Masonic Baptism was instituted far more for the parents than for
tbe children, while it affords each father an occasion for renew-
ing his own obligations. He, also, by concurring in an act which
impresses upon his child of his own sex, in advance, the charac-
ter of Mason, and which gives it, of either sex, a right to the pro-
tection and careful guardianship of the Lodge, obliges himself of

558 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

necessity to rear it iu the principles of Freemasonry ; to teach it
generosity, charity, and beneficence ; to mould it, as it were, from
its earliest years in such fashion that virtue shall be its habit, and
love of its fellow-creatures its instinct.

In our ceremony of Baptism we neither imitate nor have it in
view to supply the place of any religious rite of any church. For
baptism is not the exclusive property of religion. As the natural
symbol of purifi cation of the soul, it was used in the ancient mys-
teries and solemnities of India, Egypt, and Greece. When the
aspirant to a knowledge of these old mysteries cleansed his body
with water, he did so as a pledge that he would in like manner
cleanse his soul and spirit from vice and immorahty. It was not
imagined that the ceremony itself had any healing virtue, or con-
ferred holiness upon the recipient. From these mysteries, from
Eleusis and Samothrace, and from the Essenes, this rite has come
to us by legitimate transmission, and we use it in no spirit of
irreverence, but in the simple sense in which it was used in the
land watered by the Nile, before the building of the Pyramids.
The candidate at Eleusis, purifying himself, before entering into
the mysterious temple, by washing his hands in holy water,
was admonished to present himself with a mind pure and un-
defiled, without which the external cleanliness of the body
would by no means be accepted. Such only is the sense of our
Baptism.

For Masonry is no religion, nor does it assume to take the
place of any religion, but only to inculcate those principles of
pure morality which Reason reads on the pages of the great Book
of Nature, and to teach those great primary truths on which all
religions repose. What edifice of faith and creed each brother
builds upon that foundation we have no right to inquire, and
therefore do not seek to inquire. It is enough for us to know
that each believes in the existence of a Supreme Intellect, Crea-
tor and Preserver of all things, a Deity of infinite tenderness.
pity, and love ; and that we are not mere successive phenomena,
proceeding from combination and organization, but living souls,
distinct from matter, and destined to survive after our bodies are
dissolved. To one who did not thus believe, our symbols would
have no meaning.

We therefore venture to hope that, in the simple ceremonial
about to be performed, you may be interested., and perhaps may

CEREMONY OF BAPTISM. 559

even hear somewhat that may lead to profitable reflection, that
anitful mother of wise and upright action.

The Master again seats himself.

An interlude of music of eight bars

When the music ceases, an alarm is given at the door by several raps.

J. D. Brother Senior Warden, there is an alarm at the door of
our Temple.

& W. Worshipful Master, there is an alarm at the door of our
Temple.

W. M. Cause inquiry to be made, Brother Senior Warden, by
whom the alarm is given, and what it is that he desires.
8. W. Inquire, Brother Junior Deacon, by whom, &c

The Junior Deacon goes to the door, opens it, and inquires :

J. D. Who is it gives the alarm here, and what does he de-
sire?

Tyler. I give the alann. There are here, in waiting, the child

of a Mason [or children of Masons], and its [or their]

parents, the parents desiring that their children should be bap
nzed.

The Junior Deacon closes the door, returns to his seat, faces the
Senior Warden, salutes with his hand, and says :

J. D. Brother Senior Warden, the alarm is given by the Tyler,
who reports that there are in waiting, &c.

S. W. Worshipful Master, the alann is given by the Tyler, who
reports, &c.

W. M. Brother Master of Ceremonies, give this child [or thesa
children] and its [or their] parents admission, taking with you
the necessaiy assistance.

The residue of this ceremony is given as for more than one child.
The Master and officers can readily make the necessary changes, If
there be but one.

The Master of Ceremonies, knowing how many of the children are
too young to walk, takes with him the same number of brethren, and
one more, and repairs to the ante-room. When he is ready to enter,
be gives any ordinary alarm.

560 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

/. D. Brother Senior "Warden, there is an alarm at the door
of the Temple.

S. W. Worshipful Master, there is an alann at the door o!
the Temple.

W. M. Cause inquiry to be made, Bi other Senior Warden,
Who it is that gives the alarm, and what is his desire.

8. W. Brother Junior Deacon, inquire who it is, &c.

The Junior Deacon goes to the door, opens it, and asks :

J. D. Who is it, &c. ?

M. C. It is the Master of Ceremonies, accompanying the chil-
dren for whom baptism is desired, and their parents.

The Junior Deacon returns to his place, faces the Senior Warden,
salutes, and reports :

J. B. Brother Senior Warden, the Master of Ceremonies de-
sires to enter, accompanied by the children for whom baptism is
desired, and their parents.

8. W. Worshipful Master, the Master of Ceremonies, &c.

W. M. Throw open the doors, and let them enter.

8. W. Throw open the doors, and let them enter.

The Master gives • • • and all the brethren rise. The Junior
Deacon goes to the door and opens it. The Master of Ceremonies
enters first, with drawn sword, followed closely by a brother bearing
a candlestick with three branches, in which are three lighted caudles
of equal sizes, and different colors, white, black, and rose-color, form-
ing a triangle. After him come, two by two, as many brethren as
there are children too young to walk, each carrying a child upon a
cushion covered with light-blue silk ; and behind these come in pro-
cession, two by two, the other children, and then the fathers and
mothers of all.

As the head of the procession enters, the trumpets will sound a
flourish of eight bars. The Master of Ceremonies will halt in the
West until the music ceases : then conduct the prooessinn up the
middle aisle to the East, turn to the right and make the three cir-
cuits, graduating the time to the lesson and music.

As soon as the Master of Ceremonies commences the movement up
the middle aisle, the Junior Warden will commence the lesson.

Between the lesson said by J. W., S. W.. and Master, there will be
a chant.

The procession is conducted by the Master of Ceremonies three
limes slowly around the Lodge-room, with the sun, while the officer*
repeat as follows :

CEREMONY OF BAPTISM. 561

i,. W. Young children are an heritage of the Lord. As arrows
are in the hand of a mighty man, so are young children. Happy
us the man that hath his quiver full of them ; he shall not be
ashamed, but will speak with the enemies in the gate.

Chant.

8. W. If his children forsake my law and walk not in my
judgments, if they break my statutes and keep not my command-
ments, then will I visit their transgressions with the rod, and
their wrong-doing with stripes. Nevertheless, my loving-kind-
ness will I not utterly take from them, nor permit my pledge to
faiL

Chant.

W. M. Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them
not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Whosoever shall not
receive t^e kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter
therein. Whosoever shall receive one such child in my name,
receiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me,
but him that sent me.

Chant.

At the end of the three circuits, the procession halts in front of the
Senior Warden in the West, the Master of Ceremonies placing the
brethren who bear the infants in front, the other children on each side
of them, and the fathers and mothers in the rear, in a line. On the
right hand stands the brother bearing the candlestick.

W. 3f. Brethren and sisters, you have brought these young
children to receive at our hands Masonic Baptism. We are pre-
pared to accept the duties which the administration of that rite
will impose upon us. This Lodge is always proud and happy
thus to receive under its protection the children of the brethren.
Each of us with joy accepts the new obligations created by such
reception, for in the performance of duty the true Mason finds
the only real happiness. Are you, on your part, prepared to re-
new, those of you who are brethren, your obligations to the
order, to the Lodge, and to the children of your brethren of the
Mystic Tie ; and those of you whom we hail with a new and
exquisite pleasure as our sisters, to promise to spare no exertion
in making these children such as, every true-heartftd mother de-
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562 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

sires her children to he ? And do you accept U9 individually,
and this Lodge, as your seconds and assistants in this holy work ?

One of the fathers, answering for all, makes such response as he
deems appropriate ; or he may use the following at his option :

Father. "Worshipful Master, the fathers and mothers of these
children ask me to say, in their names, that it is because they so
profoundly feel the immense responsibility which God has im-
posed upon them in intrusting to them the education of these
yoimg immortals, and because of their intense desire well and
faithfully to perform that duty, that they have been willing to
place them under the protection of this Lodge, in the hope of
insuring to them that purity of heart, and stainlessness of soul,
which are symbolized by Masonic Baptism. Well, indeed, do
these trembling, agitated mothers, and these anxious fathers, know
how numerous and how dangerous are the snares and pitfalls
which youth must encounter in the intricate paths of life.

They know that very shortly some of these little ones may be
left fatherless and motherless, helpless as young birds with bro-
ken wings that trail upon the earth ; and they feel that they can
pass away more contentedly if they know that over their orphans
will be extended the care and affection of this Lodge, to ward off
destitution and the enemies that will be eager to assail their inno-
cence and virtue.

These fathers are prepared gladly to renew their obligations.
What occasion more appropriate than this, upon which you are
faithfully fulfilling yours?

These mothers gladly, most gladly, and gratefully accept for
their children your proffered protection, and pray you to appre-
ciate a thankfulness in them for which words have no adequate
expression.

When the father concludes, the Master says :

W. M. Brother Master of Ceremonies, conduct these children
and their parents to the places provided for them.

The Master of Ceremonies conducts the procession to the platform
in the rear of the altar. The other children are seated in front, the
fathers and mothers in the rear, and the brethren who bear the infants
hand them to their mothers, who place them, still upon the cnahions,

CEKEMONY OF BAPTISM. 563

on their knees. The brother who bore the candlestick sets it to the
south of the altar, and he and the other brethren who formed part of
the procession, find seats among the other brethren. The Master gives
one rap, and all the brethren are seated.

W. M. "We have been early taught in Masonry that, before en-
gaging in any important undertaking, we ought to implore the
assistance of Deity. Let us do so, my brethren, with humility
and trustfulness.

PRAYER.

O Eternal God, and merciful and loving Father, enable us to
perform the duties which we now propose to take upon us in regard
to these children. May we be enabled to help their parents to
lead them in the way that they should go, and to peif.uade them
to return to it if they en* or stray therefrom. Help us to teach
them their duties to themselves, to others, to their country, and
to thee. Help their parents to train them up in virl utf, truth, and
honor, obedient to thy laws, generous, forgiviug, and tolerant.
Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, be ever ovu* them. Give
them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, of knowledge and
of true and virtuous uprightness, that they may continually serve,
honor, and obey thee, their heavenly Father ; and may this an-
cient ceremony which we are now about to perform, be indeed the
symbol to them of purity of heart, of innocence, and of blameless
life. Let them grow up as young plants, and with their age and
stature increase in wi?0om and virtue and in favor with thyself,
and with all whose excellence makes their good opinion of any
worth. Preserve among them and among us, peace, friendship,
and tenderness ; and may we all, being steadfast in Faith, joyful
through Hope, and rooted in Charity, so pass the waves of this
troublesome world, that finally we may come to the land of ever-
lasting life, there to advance ever nearer to thee, world without
end : Amen !

AU. So mote it be.

The brethren, having knelt during the prayer, now rise, and th» fol-
lowing hymn is sung :

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Tlie stars shall lose their brightness,

And like a parched scroll
The earth shall fade ; but ne'er shall fade

The undying human soul.

Oh then rejoice, fond mothers,

That ye have given birth
To these immortal beings,

These children fair of earth.

(•)

W. M. Who offer to take upon themselves the offices of god-
fathers and godmothers of these children ? Let those who do so
approach, and be seated near them.

Those previously selected to act as such rise, repair to the platform,
and are seated by the Master of Ceremonies in the rear of the parents.
Then the Masters says :

W. if. Brethren and sisters, by accepting the offices of god-
fathers and godmothers of these children, you consent to become
the special instruments through which the Lodge shall watch
over and protect them, — its eyes to see, and its ears to hear, all
dangers and hazards, all trials and temptations that may ap-
proach, and menace to entice them ; its voice to warn them, to
encourage them, to cheer them, and persuade them, and its hands
to repel and ward off from them all harm and all evil influences.
Informed that such shall be your offices and your duty, do you
still consent to assume, and promise to perform them ?

A Godfather. "We do.

W. M. It is well. Remember that to their parents and your-
selves will, in great measure, be committed the destiny of these
young immortals, and that you must answer to our heavenly
Father for the fidelity with which you fulfil the duties that you
now voluntarily assume.

Fathers and mothers, we do not presume to instruct you in re-
gard to your duties to your children. Of those duties, howevei
negligently they may perform them, no father or mother of ordi-
nary intelligence is ignorant. In the Lodge we remind each
other of our duties, not because we do not know what they are
but that we may incite each other to perform them, and to over

566 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

come the obstacles to faithful and punctual performance inter
posed by our indolence, our frailties, our passions, and the en-
thralments of business, pleasure, or ambition.

Be not offended, therefore, if we detain you for a few moments,
while we enumerate some of those duties, for the purpose of en-
abling you to see that we understand in what manner we are to
assist you if you continue to live, and in what manner to endeavor
to fill your places if you should be taken away from these children
before they attain such age as no longer to need our counsel and
protection.

Orator. Teach your sons and daughters that one may be
clothed in rags, may be occupied in the lowest business, may
make no show, be scarcely known to exist, and yet may be more
truly great than those who are more commonly so called ; for
greatness consists in force of soul, that is, in force of thought, of
moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest
condition. For the greatest man or woman is that one who
chooses right with the most invincible resolution, who resists the
sorest temptations from within and without, who bears the
heaviest burdens cheerfully, who is calmest in storms, and most
fearless under menaces and frowns, whose reliance on truth, vir-
tue, and God is most unfaltering.

J. W. Teach them, first of all, to love, honor, and obey their
parents, for that not to do so is ungrateful, unnatural, and hateful.
Teach them to respect those older than themselves, and to listen
patiently to their counsel, and even to their reproofs, because, if
they are just, they ought to profit by them ; and if they are un-
just, they ought to be too glad, knowing them so, to be angry.

S. W. That the love which we bear to the country that gave
us birth is not unreasoning nor absurd, but is an instinct of oui
nature, implanted by God in mankind for the preservation and
Diosperity of nations ; that it is not artificial nor fictitious, but as
natural and genuine as the love of a child for its mother ; that,
indeed, our countiy is our mother; and when her honor and in

CEREMONY OF BAPTISM. 507

terests require it, she may justly call on us to peril fortune and
life in her service ; that patriotism is with reason accounted tbe
most illustrious of virtues, and the patriot the most eminent of
men ; and with equal reason the traitor has in all ages been
deemed execrable.

*****

W. M. The child, owing to the great Architect of the Universe
its existence, its senses that make it to enjoy, its intellect that en-
ables it to acquire knowledge, surrounded everywhere by his
blessings, ought to be taught in its earliest years to revere and
love him, as the author of all the goodness, affection, generosity,
and loving-kindness that display themselves in his creatures.
Teach it that it is in loving those qualities in others, it loves God;
and that, loving him, it should try to do that only of which he
will approve. It is his love for it that is reflected in the bosom
of its mother. It is his affection for it, bis pity when it surfers.
that speak in the eyes of its playmates.

PRAYER

Almighty and Incomprehensible Intelligence, of the perfection
of whose nature and the plenitude of whose love and tenderness
we in vain endeavor to conceive by the ideal which each fashions
for himself of the Absolutely Perfect, the Absolute Good, the
Absolute and Perfect Mercy, Pity, and Love, and whose un-
imaginable and immeasurable perfections in that infinitely lower
Ideal we devoutly worship and love, enable us to read, though
imperfectly, yet not wrongly, and in a mistaken sense contrary to
thy truth, the lessons of duty which thou hast written in thy mag-
nificent hieroglyphics, expressions of thy will, thy thought, and
thy affections, on the great pages of the wondrous book of the
universe ; to these children, to our own, and to all whom the law
of duty lias placed, or may in any wise place, under our charge,
give to all of us who are here present, resolution to fulfil all the
duties which by thy law that character and relation create and
impose upon us. Amen !

All So mote it be.

( • )

W M. Brother Master of Ceremonies, let these children

568 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

that ara to he baptized be now brought to the altar of bap
tism.

The Master of Ceremonies conducts the children, their parents, god-
fathers, and godmothers to the East, and places them in front of the
pedestal, or table, on which are the water, oil, and salt. In front are
the mothers and fathers, bearing or leading the children, according to
their age, and behind them the godfathers and godmothers. If there
are several children, they should be arranged in a semicircle facing the
pedestal or table.

The Master comes down from the throne, stands upon its steps, and
says: • • •

IF. M. My brethren, the most glowing words are inadequate
to express the love and admiration which we ought to feel toward
our Father in heaven.

He lights the three vessels of incense on the three small triangular
tables in front of the East, and then proceeds to the pedestal or table,
and says :

W. M. Before the young initiate could enter into the Temples
of the Mysteries, our ancient brethren required him to wash his
hands in pure water, as a symbol and pledge of his innocence, of
the sincerity of his intentions, and of the present and future purity
of his soul. From them it has come down to us, a custom vener-
able by its antiquity, the legacy of the remote past, known and
practised in the Orient centuries before John the Baptist came
preaching in the wilderness, or even before Solomon laid the
foundation of the Temple of God. Let none Iiere mistake it for <%
religious ceremony, or accuse us of irreverence.

Beginning on the left of the line, he learns the name of each child,
takes it in his arms, if it be an infant, and with the right hand, if it be
able to walk, carries or leads it to the pedestal, and lifts its left
hand into a basin of perfumed water, saying, as he does so :

W. M. C. E., I wash thee with this pure water. May God
give thee, and maintain thee in, that innocence and purity of
heart of which this cleansing is a symbol.

lie then returns the child to its parents, and proceeds in the same
manner with the next, until all are baptized. Then, he takes in his
hand the vessel of perfumed oil, goes to each in turn, beginning as be-
fore on the left, and dipping the little finger of his right hand in Um
oil, marks on the forehead of each a D:lta, saying, as he does so :

CEREMONY OF BAPTISM.

569

W. M. With this oil of anointment, emblem of fniitfulnesa and
plenty, I set upon thy forehead the Delta, the symbol of the wis-
dom, might, and love of the Deity. May he be pleased to make
thee fruitful of all good works.

When he has thus anointed all, he replaces the vessel of oil on the
table or pedestal, and then, standing in front of it and facing the chil-
dren, stretches out Ms hands toward them, and says :

W. H. May the blessing of our Father in heaven rest upon
you, my children. May you never know the bitterness of want,
or the remorse that follows crime ; the loneliness of a life without
love ; the midnight agonies of bruised and suffering hearts ; the
miser's dream of gold ; ambition's hungering for greatness ; the
quenched light of a broken spirit ; the sense of deadly and unde-
served wrong; affection trusting and betrayed; or the abiding
curse of weariness of life. And may our heavenly Father com-
fort, encourage, and uphold you amid the disappointments,
the sufferings, and the trials of life; amid its fevered cares
and sad diseases ; in all losses of friends by death or unworthi-
ness ; in all dangers and temptations. And may he in his great
love and mercy pardon and forgive all your frailties or errors,
temper the wind to the shorn lamb, and gather you into his fold
of heaven. Amen.

AU. 80 mote it be.

W. M. Brother Master of Ceremonies, reconduct these chil-
dren, with their parents, to their seats.

The children are reconducted, with their parents, to their seats on
the platform ; the godfathers and godmothers take their seats among
the audience. As soon as they are seated, the following ode is sung:

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When the ode is concluded, the Master rises and says :

W. M. Brother Master of Ceremonies, invite the godmothers o|
these children to place them at the altar, that we may there vow
to watch over and protect them.

Music.

Each godmother takes her godchild, and carries it to the altar of
obligation ; they place them around and close to it — the infants upon
their cushions on the floor, and the older children standing, hand in
hand ; then the brethren leave their places, the Master comes down
from the East, and they form a circle around the children, and kneel on
one knee, each with his left hand upon his heait, and his right hand
raised toward heaven, and the Master says :

W. M. My brethren, repeat after me:

572 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

VOW.

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and protect these children until they become men and women, o-
bo long as they or we live, or it continues in our power to do 60.
We will guard them against danger and temptation ; against the
violence of the bad, the wiles of the crafty and malignant, and the
lures of those who love to corrupt youth and to ruin innocence.
We will help, aid, and assist them if they fall into need, strive to
reclaim them if they err, forgive them if they repent, instruct
their inexperience, reprove their faults of omission or commission,
and teach them to be good and virtuous, not only by our precepts,
but by our example : and may our Father in heaven help us to
keep this vow. Amen.

The Master rises, takes the vessel of salt, returns, kneels again, and
says :

W. M. When the wild Arab of the desert has tasted salt with
his guest, that guest is sacred to him, even if his hands are red
with the blood of the father or son of his host. Let us, by the
same pledge, seal our vow of fidelity to these children that we
have now taken under our protection, and let our promise be aa
inviolable as that of the rude Bedouin.

He places a little of the salt on his tongue, and says •

W. M. With this salt I confirm my vow.

Then he passes the salt to his brother on the right, who also places
some on his tongue, saying the same, and so it passes around the cir-
• cle. When it returns to the Master, he takes it and all rise ; then he
puts a little of the salt on the lips of each of the children, and after-
wards says :

W. M. And whenever any one of these children, who have
now tasted this salt of inviolable faith, or any one in their behalf,
shall call upon us to aid them in need, distress, or danger, this
solemn pledge shall be redeemed. To your seats, my brethren,
but let the godfathers of these children remain with their parents

Jsxcept the godfathers and the fathers of the children, the brethren
repair to their seats. Then the Master gives to each godfather a small
apron, perfectly triangular, of white lamb-skin, with a triangular flap
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CEREMONY OF BAPTISM.

573

ribbon, with a cord of blue silk, tasselled, but with no on.ament3 or
devices on it whatever, and says to them :

W. M. My brethren, invest now these young children with
the apron, emblem of that labor to which man is destined by our
Father in heaven ; and in doing so we pledge ourselves diligently
to remind them, whenever occasion offers, that every Mason, and
indeed eveiy man, should lead an active and laborious life. And
now every one, no matter of what sex, rank, condition, or fortune,
is bound to contribute his or her contingent toward the accom-
plishment of the great work, and to supply at least one ashlar to-
ward the rebuilding of the Temple.

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When these verses have been sung, the Master hands each godfather
a Jewel for his godchild — a Delta of sil/er or gold, each side of which
measures an inch, with the letter Yod on one side, engraved in the
centre, and round it the Pentacle of Solomon, and on the other side a
five-pointed star, and in the centre a Tau Cross.

The jewels are suspended to a narrow blue ribbon bj a small ring ai
one apex of the Delta. Each godfather hangs the jewel on the breast
of his godebild, passing the ribbon over itc> neck, the Master Baying.
m he bauds them the Jewels :

CEREMONY OF B.\J > TISM:.

W. M. Invest your godchildren, my brethren, with these jew-
els, the gift of the Lodge. The Delta is the symbol of the Deity,
its three sides reminding us of his all-knowing wisdom, his
almighty power, and his all-embracing love. The letter in the
centre on one side is the initial of his ineffable name, and the
symbol of his unity. The Tau Cross is the Egyptian symbol of
immortality. The mysterious meanings of the interlaced triangles
on the Pentacle of Solomon, and of the five-pointed star or the
Pentalpha of Pythagoras, are known to us as Masons. Teach
them in due time that this jewel ever reminds them of their duty
to God and their fellow-creatures.

As soon as the children are invested with the jewels, the following
verses are intoned :

Onward ! — there are iUs to conquer ;
Daily wickedness is wrought ;
Tyranny is served with pride,
Bigotry is deified,
Error intertwined with thought ;
Vice and misery ramp and crawl :

Root them out ! then day is past,
Goodness is alone immortal,

Evil was not made to last.

Onward ! and all earth shall aid us,

Ere our peaceful flag be furled ;
Masonry at last shall conquer,

And its altar be the world.

After these verses are sung, the Master gives each godmother the
locket, bracelet, or ring, as the case may be, for her godson or god-
daughter, and say9 :

W. M. Accept, my sisters, for your godchildren, these little
presents from the Lodge. Let them wear them as tokens of our
affection ; and whenever they need the protection or assistance
of the Lodge, let them send to it the gift we now -make, and the
appeal will neve r be ineffectual.

The godmothers put the ornaments in the propel place on their god-
children. • • •

576 BOOK OF THE A. AXD A. RITE.

TV. M. In the name and under the auspices of the Supreme
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the thirty-third
and last degree, I proclaim these children to be purified by Masonic
Baptism, and anointed with the Oil of Consecration to Masonic
duty. Proclaim it along your columns, brethren Senior and
Junior "Wardens, and charge all Free and Accepted Masons (or
all Grand, Elect, Perfect and Sublime Freemasons, Ancient and
Modern) OTer the surface of the two hemispheres, to know and
acknowledge them as such !

S. W. Brethren of my column, hear ye I I proclaim these
children to be purified by Masonic baptism, and anointed with
the Oil of Consecration to Masonic duty, and I charge all, &c

J. W. Brethren of my column, &c.

W. M. Brother Master of Ceremonies, conduct these, and
those in whose charge they are, to their seats.

This being done :
W. II. Join me in the plaudit, my brethren.

The brethren, with the Master, rap three times three, and cry three
times, "Huzza!" "Huzza!" "Huzza!" each time striking the left
shoulder in front with the palm of the right hand ; then the Master
rape once, and all seat themselves. He then saye :

W. M. Brother Orator, the floor is yours.

The Orator pronounces a discourse suitable to the occasion.

The Master then requests the godfathers to address the assembly.

Address of a godfather.

After which he may request any distinguished brother present to
do so.

After the address, the Master requests two young ladies, if any are
present, to pass the box of fraternal assistance. He counts and
declares the amount contributed, and sends it by the Master of Cere-
monies to the Treasurer, with the proper directions, unless some
brother moves that it be given to some particular brother who is in
need ; n which case the Lodge determines.

This done, the Master says :

W. M. The labors of the day are concluded. May they be
profitable unto us all ! Go in peace ! and may our Father in heaven
bless and prosper us in all our laudable undertakings 1 Amen.

W. M. I declare this Lodge at refreshment. Brother Junior
Warden, it remains in your charge.

GRAND VISITATIONS-HONORS DUE, ETC.

The ruling body of each series of degrees of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite should have, under the supervision of the
Keeper of the Seals and Archives, a Visitors' Register, for names,
titles, &c, — which should be accessible in the ante-room whenever
communications are being held. The names of all visitors shonld
be registered, and sent into the body for its consideration, and
also that future reference may be had thereto.

A Knight Rose-Croix may be received in a body of the An-
cient and Accepted Rite, subordinate to his grade, with two stars
and two swords.

A Knight Kadosh is received, in any body below the thirtieth
degree, with three stars and three swords.

The actual Commander of a Council of Kadosh, with five
stars and five swords, and arch of steel.

A Prince of the Royal Secret, in any body below the thirty-
second degree, with five stars and five swords, and arch of steel.

The Commander-in-Chief of a Consistoiy, other than that of
the jurisdiction, with six stars and six swords, and arch of steel.

The Commander-in-Chief of a Consistory, within whose juris-
diction the inferior body is holden, and all Deputy Inspectors
General of the thirty-third degree, regularly commissioned by the
Supreme Council, and all Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of
the thirty-third degree, other than those hereinafter mentioned,
with seven stars, and seven swords, and arch of steel.

All active and emeriti members, and deputies of the Supreme
Council, and active members of other Supreme Councils in alli-
ance, with nine lights and nine swords, steel arch, swords clash-
ing and gavels beating.

A Sovereign Grand Commander of another jurisdiction, or a
Past Sovereign Grand Commander of any jurisdiction, wi'h ten

578 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

Btars and ten swords, steel arch, swords clashing and gavela
beating.

The Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, or
his Special Delegate and Proxy, with eleven stars and eleven
swords, steel arch, swords clashing and gavels beating.

But no honors are to be rendered to any Mason whose dignity
or rank in the Ancient and Accepted Rite shall be inferior to that
in which the Presiding Officer is clothed ; or when the Commander-
in-Chief of the Consistory shall, in any inferior body, have been
already received and be present : except, in any case, when the
visitor is an active member of the Supreme Council, or its Deputy,
or a Sovereign, or Past Sovereign Grand Commander, or the
Special Delegate or Proxy of the Sovereign Grand Commander.
In the Consistory no honors are paid to any one not possessing
the thirty-third degree, except Commanders-in-Chief of other Con-
sistories, and Past Commanders-in-Chief of the Consistory itself.
These have six stars and six swords.

FORMS OF REFECTIONS,

COMMONLY TERMED FEASTS OR BANQUETS.

ARRANGEMENT.

The regalia of office should be worn, and the hall hung with
garlands, banners, and emblems. The table should be in the
form of a semicircle. If in that form, the Master sits in the mid-
dle of the convex side ; the Senior Warden, at the extremity on
his right ; the Junior Warden, at the extremity on his left; the
Deputy Master, at the Master's right hand ; the Secretary, on the
right of the Senior Warden ; the Treasurer, on the left of the
Junior Warden ; the Hospitaller, on the right of the Deputy
Master ; the Orator, on the left of the Master ; the Master of
Ceremonies, in front of the Master ; the Keeper of the Seals, on
the left of the Senior Warden ; the Captain of the Guard 'n the
right of the Junior Warden.

FORMS OF REFECTIONS. 579

At a ttraiyht table the Master sits at the head, with tiu.' Deputy
on his right ; the Senior Warden, at the foot ; the Junior Warden,
about midway between them, on the south side, taking the Mas-
ter's seat for the East ; the Secretary, on the right, and the Treas-
urer, on the left of the Senior Warden ; the Hospitaller, on the
right of the Deputy Master ; the Orator, on the left of the Master ;
the Master of Ceremonies, opposite the Junior Warden ; the
Keeper of the Seals, on the left of the Treasurer ; the Captain of
the Guard, on the right of the Secretary.

At a table of the form of a cross the Master sits at the head with
die Deputy on his right ; the Senior Warden, at the foot ; the
Junior Warden, at the left end of the transverse bar ; the Master
of Ceremonies, at the right end of the same ; the Secretary, on the
right, and the Treasurer, on the left of the Senior Warden ; the
Hospitaller, on the right of the Deputy Master ; the Orator, on
the left of the Master ; the Keeper of the Seals, on the left of
the Treasurer; the Captain of the Guard, on the right of the
Secretary.

Visitors of high rank are stationed right and left of the Master
in the East, other visitors indiscriminately.

Eefections in the A.-, and A.-. Scottish Rite should be held, if
convenient, with the Lodge open in the Symbolic Degrees, other-
wise in Perfection.

Orders from the Master should be promulgated through the
Wardens.

During the Ceremonial portion of the Refection and until the
completion of the Toasts all should be orderly, and conducted
with the utmost decorum ; the entree to the Banquet Hall should
be by two's, and the officers and brethren should file right and left
to their respective positions, without confusion. All standing and
at order, the Master announces the opening of the Banquet, and
is followed by a short invocation from the Orator to the G.\ A.*
of the U.\, supplicating his benediction on all.

TOASTS OF OBLIGATION AT REFECTIONS.

These are given by the Master, aud repeated by the Senioi
Warden and the Junior Warden in succession. They are sacra
mental— i. e., they can never be omitted. They are as follows :

580 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

1. To the Chief Magistrate of the country, by his piopei title

2. To the Supreme Council.

3. To the Sovereign Grand Commander, by name.

4. To the Grand Consistory, if there be one.

5. To the Grand Lodge and Grand Master of Masons of th«
State.

6. To the Grand Chapter, and other grand bodies of the juris-
diction.

7. To the memory of the brethren of these degrees, whose labors
here below have ceased during the present Masonic year.

8. To all Masons and Masonic bodies, of all rites and degrees,
over the surface of the earth ! Honors and laurels to the worthy,
health to the sick, comfort to the needy, and succor to the op-
pressed everywhere.

If there are visiting brethren or guests, they are toasted as such
after the seventh ; and if any special toast is presented, as peculiar
to the particular degree in which the refection is had, it is given
after the fourth.

The mode in which the toast is drunk, and the drinking accla-
mation given, is prescribed hereafter.

All the toasts of obligation are drunk standing.

All toasts of obligation are ordered by the Master, except that
of Tlie Master himself, which is ordered by the Senior Warden.

In the preparation of the table, ill articles must be placed in
parallel lines. For the better accomplishment of this, four lines of
different colors are frequently drawn : on the innermost one are
placed all dishes and articles of food; on the second are the
decanters and bottles; on the third, the glasses; and on the
fourth, the plates.

Immediately prior to the toasts of obligation being ordered,
the Master, giving a batteiy of one, says : " Brothers Senior and
Junior Wardens, announce on your respective columns that the
works which have been temporarily suspended, are again re-
sumed with full force and rigor." The Wardens having made
the announcement, and the Guard being set, the brethren cease
eating and prepare for the toasts.

Toasts are given in the following form, the Master saying:
" Brothers Senior and Junior Wardens, invite the brethren on
your respective columns to prepare to charge, in order that
we may give the (first) toast of obligation." Which being an-

FORMS OF REFECTIONS. 581

nounced by the Wardens, the Master continues : " Chaige, and in
Order ;" when each brother will stretch out his right hand to the
bottle or decanter in front of him, and fill his glass. All replace
in line the glasses and decanters. Presently, all the brethren
having Charged and being in Order, the Wardens announce the
same to the Master.

The Master, giving a battery of one, says : " Arise, and to
Order," which as usual is repeated by the Wardens. If there is
sufficient room at the table, there are no brethren seated inside
the semicircle. If brethren, however, are within the circle when
the last order is given, they may remain seated, at the option of
the Master. The brethren on the outer side of the table having
risen with uniformity, all the Entered Apprentices and Fellow-
Grafts at the table, will place the left hand on it, fingers together
and thumbs extended. The Master Masons will take the sword in
the left hand, and place the banner on the left fore-arm ; brethren
of the Superior Degrees will place the banner on the left shoulder,
the sword being in the left hand.

The first toast is then ordered.

DIRECTIONS IN DRINKING TOASTS OF OBLIGATION

The Master directs as follows :
Right hand to the sword.
Raise the sword.
Salute with the sword.
Sword to the left hand.
Right hand to the cannon.
Draw the cannon.
Fire in three times, 1, 2, 3.
Lower the cannon.
Cannon to the front.
Salute with the cannon.

The salute is given by placing the right hand near the right
shoulder and lowering it perpendicularly. The Master then says,
"One, two, three." At one, pass the cannon to near the left
shoulder; a*, two, draw the cannon to the light shoulder; at three,
lower the cannon. This movement should be repeated three

5S2

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

times quickly — then resume the original position, the right hand
near the right shoulder.

The Master further directs:

"Deposit the cannon— 1, 2, 3." At the word "three" all the
cannon are placed on the table with the greatest uniformity and
at the same instant.

The following orders are then giver :
Sword to the right hand,
liaise the sword.
Salute with the sword.
Return the sword (which is done without noise).

The battery of the Degree is then given.

Recreation is generally announced between the toasts, that the
brethren may have more freedom, but the Master's gavel must
produce instant silence and order.

After the last toast of obligation it is usual to sing a Masonic
song.

Brethren are not permitted to leave the table or banquet-room
pending the ceremonies without permission from the Master, foi
the Lodge is virtually at work.

Moderation, order, and temperance are essential requisites.

MASONIC GLOSSARY.

Barrel,

Decanter or bottle.

Red powder,

Wine.

Black powder,

Coffee.

Red flour,

Pepper, red.

Black flour,

Pepper, black.

Recreation,

Suspension ol

Banner,

Napkin.

work of the table.

Battery,

A blow.

Rough ashlar.

Bread.

Cannon,

Glass or cup.

Sand,

Salt.

Cement,

Mustard.

Shovel,

Spoon.

Charge,

To fill the glase.

Strong powder.

Spirituous liquor.

Fulmiint lni

poir

Sword,

Knife.

der,

Beer, Ale etc

Stars,

Lights.

Fire,

To drink-

Tile,

Tienchard.

Masticate,

To eat.

Trident,

Fork.

Material,

Food.

Trowel,

Spoon.

Order,

Place in a line.

Veil,

Tablecloth.

Pencil.

The pen.

White powde ,

Water.

Platform,

Plate.

Workshop,

Table.

Powder,

Any liquid.

FORMS OF REFECTIONS.

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584 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RTTi.

Then here's a hand, my trusty frien',

And gie's a hand o' thine,
We'll take a right gude willie waught

For auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup of kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

EXTRACTS FROM CONSTITUTIONS.

DISCIPLINE.

Art. 101. — 1. The several Bodies of the Rite have jurisdiction
in cases of discipline over their own members, unaffiliated Masons
of the Rite within their territorial jurisdiction, and sojourners
for offences committed within the territorial jurisdiction of such
Bodies.

2. The trial shall be conducted according to the usual rules in
Masonic trials ; but the Council of Deliberation may adopt a
Code of Procedure, except so far as one may be prescribed by the
Supreme Council.

3. Charges and specifications may be amended at any stage of
the proceedings.

4. If the sentence be suspension or expulsion from all Masonic
rights, it shall not take full effect until eon firmed by the Council
of Deliberation or the Supreme Council, but shall operate as a
temporary suspension until thus confirmed or reversed.

5. In all such cases when there is no appeal, a full transcript
of the record and the evidence shall be laid before the Council of
Deliberation at its next session, or if the time before such next
session shall, in the judgment of the Illustrious Deputy, be too
short, it may be presented at the next succeeding session.

6. In all cases an appeal lies by any Mason of the Rite ag-
grieved, to the stated session of the Council of Deliberation to be
held next after thirty days from the close of the trial, or if an
annual session of the Supreme Council intervenes, to the
Supreme Council, if the appellant so elects : during the pen-
dency of the appeal a judgment of suspension or expulsion is not
vacated, but operates as a temporary suspension.

EXTRACTS FROM CONSTITUTIONS. 585

7. A full transcript of the record and evidence shall accompany
the appeal, and the case shall be determined upon such tran-
script ; but the Council of Deliberation, or the Supreme Coun-
cil, may grant a new trial for reasons not appearing in the tran-
script, if in its judgment justice requires it.

8. The Council of Delibei-ation shall consider the matter while
open on the highest degree to which the accused has attained ;
and it may modify, sustain or reverse the judgment of the sub-
ordinate Body, and send the case back for a new trial, or enter
such judgment as it deems that justice and the good of the Rite
require.

9. The judgment of the Council of Deliberation shall take
effect without reference to which of the subordinate Bodies ren-
dered the original judgment,

10. From the judgment of the Council of Deliberation an appeal
lies to the Supreme Council ; the causes of appeal shall be speci-
fied and no other causes than those specified shall be considered
by the Supreme Council, which may render such judgment, or
give such direction to the case as it deems just.

11. When complaint is made or information given to an "Illus-
trious Deputy, of the commission of an offence of a grave charac-
ter by any member of the Rite in his jurisdiction, he may cause
charges to be filed with him, to be tried by the Council of Delib-
eration at its next session, or at a session to be specially called by
him for the purpose, with original jurisdiction. The Deputy
shall cause all necessary notice to be given, and may appoint a
commissioner to take testimony from either party in the nature
of deposition ; or, after notice to the accused and an opportunity
to be heard thereon, he may appoint commissioners, who must be
members of the Council of Deliberation, to take all the testimony,
and report the same and their conclusions thereon to the Council
of Deliberation : the Council shall hear the case and render its
judgment, which shall be final and subject to the appeal herein-
before provided. The Illustrious Minister of State shall act as
prosecutor in such cases, and may have the assistance of any
brother of the Rite. If the accused is an officer, the Illustrious
Deputy may suspend his official functions pending the trial.

12. This article shall not apply to Sovereign Grand-Inspectors-
General, who are amenable to the Supreme Council only.

< I M - »| l ll» M|l| |lll | i y)>

COUNCILS OF DELIBERATION.

HOW COMPOSED.

Art. 53. — The Active, Emeritus, Past-Active, and Honorary
members of Supreme Council resident in each State : the Past-
Cominanders-in-Chief of Consistories ; the first three officers of
Consistories and Chapters of Rose Croix ; and the first four
officers of Councils of Princes of Jerusalem, and Lodges of Per-
fection in each State, constitute a Council of Deliberation
for that State, of which the Illustrious Deputy for that district
is ex-officio .Most Illustrious Commander-in-Chief.

MEETINGS.

Art. 54. — Such Council shall meet at leasl triennially in the
year nexl preceding the triennial election of the Officers of the
Supreme Council, and may hold stated annual meetings.
Special meetings thereof maybe called by the Illustrious Deputy.
h may fix the place of all meetings except such as may bi spe-
cially called by the Illustrious Deputy.

QUORUM.

Art. 55. — Nine Members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.

OFFICERS.
Art. ."i<;. — The Council may elei I the following officers to hold
office until their successors shall be chosen.

1. The Illustrious First Lieutenant-Commander.

2. The Illustrious Second Lieutenant-Commander.

3. The Illustrious Minister of State anil Grand Orator.

4. Tin- Musi nous Grand Prior.

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COUNCILS OF DELIBERATION. 587

5. The Illustrious Grand Chancellor.
<j. The Illustrious Grand Treasurer.

7. The Illustrious Grand Secretary.

8. The Illustrious Grand Engineer and Architect.

9. The Illustrious Grand Hospitaler.

10. The Illustrious Grand Master of Ceremonies.

11. The Illustrious Grand Standard-bearer.

12. The Illustrious Grand Captain of the Guard.

13. The Illustrious Grand Sentinel.

In cases of vacancy in any office, or failure to elect officers, the
Illustrious Deputy may make appointments to be in force until
the next election.

If the Deputy of the Supreme Council should fail to be
present at any meeting of a Council of Deliberation, the Illus-
trious First Lieutenant-Commander, or in his absence the Illus-
trious Second Lieutenant-Commander, shall preside.

.JURISDICTION AND POWERS.

Art. 57.— 1. The Council has, in its District, legislative and
judicial power not herein reserved to the Supreme Council and
not inconsistent with the Constitutions and Regulations, and sub-
ject to the rights of appeal herein provided.

2. The Council may open oi* the Fourteenth, Sixteenth,
Eighteenth, or Thirty-second Degree fen- the transaction of busi-
ness relating to the Bodies or Brethren of those degrees
ively : but business not relating specifically to the higher degrees
shall be transacted by the Council while open on the Fourteenth
Degree, when all the members may lie present.

:). It shall have power to levy such taxes upon the Bodies within
its District as it may deem necessary for its pro >rt, but

not to include expenses of, nor compensation to. any officer or
member of the Council, for attendance thereupon. Funds now
held by any Council shall continue to be held for the purposes
for which they were created, and all taxes heretofore levied by
any Council are hereby confirmed.

4. All applications for charters shall be presented to the Coun-
cil for its approval : and no charter shall be granted by the
Supreme Council withoul the recommendation of the Council
of Deliberation, except by a two-third vote.

588 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

APPEALS.

Art. 58.— Any person aggrieved by theaetion of the Council of
Deliberation, may appeal therefrom to the Supreme Council at
its next annual session, provided any provision of the Constitutions
or Regulations of the Supreme Council is involved. The ap-
peal shall be filed with the Illustrious Deputy, and shall specify
wherein any provision of the Constitutions or Regulations has
been violated by the action of the Council of Deliberation. The
Illustrious Deputy shall cause a duly certified copy of so much of
the record as shows the action appealed from, to accompany the
appeals.

CEREMONIAL

LODGE OF SOREOW,

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH EITE.

The walls of the place where the (Z3 is to be held should be
covered with black, and, if practicable, be sprinkled with silver
tears.

In the centre of the room is a coffin, or sarcophagus.

The regalia of the highest degree conferred on the deceased
will be placed on the coffin. The head of the coffin toward the
East.

After the H3 is properly prepared, no one should enter it except
those having charge of the decorations, and the organist, until
the hour for the ceremonies to take place. The members, in the
mean time, convening in an outer room, guarded by a Sentinel.
who will permit no one to enter under the grade of Perfec*
Master.

When the hour arrives, a procession will be formed of all the
brethren, imder the direction of the Captain of the Guard, in two
ranks, in reverse order of grade, and will enter the IZ3, the organ

CEREMONIAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW. 589

playing a solemn march. The members remain standing, and
the R.\ W.\ proceeds to open a " of P.\ M.\ in due form. ^ Pre-
vious to declaring the □ opened, the following Hymn will be
■ung, followed by a Prayer.

HYMN.

Greenville.

Come, ye sighing sons of sorrow.
View with me your brother's tomb ;

Learn from it your late— to-morrow
Death perhaps may seal your doom.

Sad and silent flow our numbers,

While disconsolate we mourn
Loss of him who sweetly slumbers,

Mould'ring 'neath the silent urn.

Once, when full of life, he never

Proved unfaithful to our laws ;
We'll, like him, be zealous ever

To promote the glorious cause.

R:. W.: Let us pray.

PRAYER.

Omnipresent and Heavenly Father, it hath pleased thee in thy
wise dispensation to call from the frail body that was its earthly
habitation the immortal spirit of our deceased friend. May time,
while it heals the wounds thus inflicted, still more indelibly im-
print upon our saddened hearts the salutary teachings of this
mournful occasion ; and may the consoling reflection, that afflic-
tive sorrow is not the visitation of thy wrath, but rather the
illustration of that harmonious law, which, by thine omniscient
fruition, conducts to good and perfect issue in all the fulness of
thine appointed season. Let loss of friends and brethren in-
crease affection and earnest solicitude for those yet spared, and
stimulate the performance of all obligations that friendship, love,
or honor demand; and when the last hour si all shadow forth
our departure from the scenes of this life, may a firm and abiding

690 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

faith in Thy merciful and forgiving goodness dispel the dread of
final dissolution.
Bespon.se. So mote it be.

The It. - . W.\ now declares the □ opened. After which he will rise in
his place and address the Lodge as follows, concluding by such remarki
as he may deem necessary and appropriate, and subsequently presenting
to the □ the orator for the occasion. The R.\ wV. can omit the follow-
ing, and substitute his own language and views if he so desires:

R\ W.\ Brethren, in the midst of life we are in death, and
none know what a day may bring forth. We live but to see
those we love pass away into the silent land before us. The
arrows of the insatiable archer passing us continually, smite the
bosoms of our friends and brethren, teaching us the impressive
lesson constantly repeated, yet soon forgotten, that every one of
us must before long yield up his body to be the inheritance of
worms, in a house of darkness and dishonor. Death and the
dead are ever with us, teaching us the uncertainty and brevity of
life, and the instability of human fortune, and demanding of us
the performance of the last sad offices of charity and brother-
hood.

But " thy bro titer shall live again" — not some undefined spiritu-
ality, some new and strange being, but our brother himself, in
that same character, affections, and spiritual identity : what noble
and consoling words sent to us from Heaven, uttered from the
great realm of invisible life !

There is life for us somewhere ; and we ask not where. We
can wait God's good time for that. Somewhere in this great uni-
verse we shall find our brothers and our lost ones, and be with
them evermore. The Mason believes that there is that within us
which shall never die; that the soul is essentially immortal, and
immortally blessed; that one law alone shall govern God's whole
universe, and that law the law of Love.

To magnify this law of brotherly love, Masonry opens wide its
portals, and invites to enter there, and live in peace and harmony,
every man, of whatever nation or tribe, who will lead a truly
virtuous and moral life, love his brethren, minister to the sick and
distressed, and believe in the one All-powerful, All-wise, every-
where-present God, Architect, Creator, and Preserver of all
things, by whose universal law of harmony ever 1 oils on thif
universe, the great, vast, infinite circle of successive death and

CEREMONIAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW. 591

ofe ; to whose ineffable name let all true Masons pay profounclest
homage; for whose thousand blessings poured upon us, let us
feel the sincerest gratitude, now, henceforth, and forever.

Deaih bas some time since entered our □, and called from ita

labors our Brother ; and now we, obeying

the demands of duty, pay these last honors to his memory.

Our Illustrious brother , having been selected by

, to deliver an oration on the life, character, and public vir-
tues of our departed brother, I now have the honor to present
him to the ZZ .

ORATION.

At the conclusion of the oration, by permission of the R. W. any
orother present may deliver a short address, touching the character of
any of the deceased brethren for whom the □ of sorrow is held. • • •.

R. W. What man is be that liveth and shall not see death ?
Shall he deliver his soul from the hands of the grave ?

Organ response and chant, after each paragraph of the lesson :
Glory be to thee, Lord.

S. W. Man walketh iu a vain shadow. He heapeth up riches,
and cannot tell who shall gather them.

B. W. We go whence we shall not return, even to the land of
darkness and of the valley of the shadow of death, without any
order, and where the light is as darkness.

S. W. There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the
weary be at rest.

*****

R. W. Man clieth and wasteth away. Yea, man giveth up the
ghost, and where is he ?

*****

S. W. As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth
and drietli up; so man lieth down and riseth not up, till the
heavens shall be no more.

* * * * »

R W. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the
house of feasting, for that is the end of all men, and the living
will lay it to his heart.

592

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

R W. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken &v> ay. Blessed
l>e the name of the Lord. [A pauseA Let us enter into silence

While the foregoing lessons are being recited, twenty-eight mem-
bers, Including the representative of Adoniram and Master of Cere-
monies, will retire to an outer room and prepare for what is to iollow.

Adon. Behold, O Lord, we are in distress! our hearts ara
turned within us; there is none to comfort us, mourning and
lamentation are heard among us.

M. of C. God is our God forever. He will be our guide even
unto death.

Adon. Thou hast cut off the life of our brother, and the waters
of affliction flow over our heads. The joy of our heart has
ceased, and our gladness is turned into mourning.

M. of C. Let us die the death of the righteous.

The following will now be sung:

HYMN.

Solemnly.

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CEREMONIAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW
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Adon. Let us pray.

PRAYER.

almighty and eternal God, there is no number of thy days or
of thy mercies. Thou hast sent us into this world to serve thee,
but we wander far away into the path of error. Our life is but a
span in length, and yet tedious because of the calamities that en-
close us on every side. The days of our pilgrimage are few and
evil ; our bodies frail, our passions violent and distempered, our
understandings weak, our wills perverse. We adore thy majesty,
and trust like little children to thy tender mercies. Give us
patience to live well, and firmness to resist evil. Bless us,
O God, bless our beloved fraternity throughout the world. May
we live and emulate the example of our departed brother ; and,
finally, may we in this world attain a knowledge of thy truth,
and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.

Response. So mote it be.

His name is graven on the stone
That friendship's tears have often wet,

B it this great Order's heart upon
That name is stamped more deeply yet

594: BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Adon. May all the influences of our brother fot good, that
survive him, be continually expanded and increased, to bless Ida
fellow-men, and may our Father who is in heaven, in his wisdom,
counteract and annul all those that tend to evil.

Response. So mote it be.

As Hiram slept, the widow's son,

E'en so our brother takes his rest ;
His battles fought, his duties done,

His name by many thousands blest.

Adon. May we not forget the lessons taught us by our brother's
death ; but remember the uncertainty of life, and the little value
of those things for which men most do strive : may we earnestly
endeavor to obey the 'laws of God, avoid dissensions, hatred, and
revenge. May we be truthful, and live and die loving our
brethren.

Response. So mote it be.

* «■ •* * *

So let him sleep that dreamless sleep,
His glories clustering round his head :

Be comforted, ye loved, who weep
The true, the frank, the fearless dead.

Adon. May the relatives of our brother be consoled in their
great affliction, and sustained in all the trials and hardships they
may have to encounter in this world ; and loving God and trust-
ing in his infinite beneficence, may they and we, in his good
time, be gathered in peace unto our fathers and again meet our
friend and brother in another world.

Response. So mote it be.

* # » • •
Adon. Let us pray.

PRAYER BY A BROTHER.

O merciful and loving Father, who hast made our present life but
temporary, and thus by the admirable providence of thy designs
hast decreed that the pangs and sorrows of suffering virtue, tha

CEREMONIAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW. 595

misery of the oppressed, and the tyranny of the wicked, should not
be perpetual, encourage to perseverance all who labor in the causa
of truth and virtue, and who are weary and faint-hearted, assur-
ing them that none so labor without result, nor even at last are
unrewarded. Extend thy right hand of graciousness over thia
our beloved country. Plant obedience to thy will in the hearts
of its inhabitants, that they may ever regard thee as the dis-
penser of all good. Impress upon the hearts of all, that good
government and pure religion walk hand in hand. "We beseech
thee to exalt our Order, and to illuminate it with the rays of thy
divine light. Preserve it in all its beauty from the attack of its
adversaries, the imprudences of its members, and the innovations
of time. Persuade its disciples, like him whose death we this day
commemorate, to set forth eveiy where in our land its holy prin-
ciples of toleration, brotherly love, and truth. Amen.

Response. So mote it be.

Adon. My brethren, in the various degrees of Masonry through
which we have passed, our travels around the Lodge were to re-
mind us of the journey of human life, in which Freemasonry is
an enlightened and beautiful path ; but our present march will

be gloomy and funereal. Our is no more. Death is

among us. Our Lodge is in mourning. The great calamity has
fallen upon us. The great destroyer hath summoned away our
brother in the midst of his days and usefulness. We beheld his
sun at meridian, and rejoiced at its brightness, but alas ! it has
now set, and the evening shades of existence have closed around
him forever.

All the succession of time, all the changes of nature, all the
varieties of light and darkness, and eveiy contingency to every
man and every creature doth preach our funeral sermon, and
leads us to see how T time digs the grave in which we must sooner
or later lay our sins and our sorrows, and our mortal bodies
moulder away and again become in atoms a part of the material
wcrld. Eveiy day's necessity caUs for a reparation of that which
Death fed on all night as we lay and slept in his outer chambers.
While we think a thought, we die ; the clock strikes, and reckons
on our portion of eternity.

Death reigns in all our time, and is the fate of every man and
woman, the heritage of worms and fierpents, of rottenness and
cold dishonor.

596 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

Death regards not those sweet engagements and improving j;>yi
to well know to Freemasons, for this day is mine and yours, but
who shall say what shall be on the morrow ? For let our life ba
never so long, if our strength were as great as the Titans, and
our sinews as strong as the cordage of the foot of an oak, yet still
the period shall be, that all this shall end in death ; and people
will talk of us awhile, good or bad, as we deserve, or as they
please, and once it shall be told in the neighborhood that we are
dead. And all this is the law and constitution of nature — the
unalterable event of Providence — the decree of Heaven. The
chains that bind us to this condition are as strong as destiny, and
as immutable as the eternal law r s of God.

Let us then, my brethren, endeavor to emulate the example of
the great and good of our beloved Order who have gone before

us. The noble career and virtuous life of our brother,

which has been recited to you this evening in such able and elo-
quent terms, it is to be hoped will have the desired effect ; and
may we, like our departed brother, endeavor to lead a wise and
virtuous life, the better to prepare ourselves for a peaceful death.

Darkness, death, and the grave are reserved for all men.

One fate comes alike to all — the night of death after the short
day of life.

After death and the grave come the resurrection, and light and
life eternal.

Adon. Remember now thy Creator in the daj's of thy youth,

and ere the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken,

or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return

to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to the God who

gave it.

*****

Adon. Blessed be their rest, and ever fragrant the acacia o'ei
the sacred sod that covers them.
Let us kneel, and in the presence of these emblematic symbol*

CEREMONIAL FOR A LODGE OF SORROW. 597

»f our sorrow and regret, under these funereal arches, before
these palpable evidences of the nothingness of our own nature
and the immensity of God, let every selfish and sinful thought be
forever buried. Let us renew the oath of forgetfulness of all
. wrongs and injuries that may have been inflicted upon us. May
peace and concord imbue the heart of eveiy brother of our beloved
rite, and may all controversies and inimical sentiments be ban-
ished now and forever. May hope, joy, and unity be proclaimed
throughout all our temples, and before the cycle of another year
shall come, let perfect peace and union be, and abide with us con-
tinually.

May we, as Masons, never be estranged in vain and empty dif-
ferences, and henceforward be inspired by an ardent devotion to
the interest of our country, Masomy, and universal humanity.

All. So mote it be.

*
Adon. The seed dies, and out of its death springs the seed of
the new wheat. Farewell, my brother.

Adon. Behold, I will show you a mysterv. We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinklin-
of an eye, at the last trump ; so when this corruption shall pul
on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then
shall be brought to pass the sa 3 dng that is written: "Death is
swallowed up in victory. death, where is thy stino- ? O °rave
where is thy victory ?"

The will of God is accomplished. Let us now return to our
labors and brighter scenes. Our duty is here completed. Let m
now rejoice that our brother has been raised from his prostrate
Mate and admitted to the Perfect Lodge above.

*****
Weep no more I He is not dead.
On the earth he rests his head
But his spirit everywhere,
Like the sunlight, fills the ah

R W. May the blessing of our Father who is in Heaven rest
upon us all, now and forevermore.

R.'. W.\ now closes Lodge of P.-. M.\

698

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

LUTHER'S "JUDGMENT HYMN:

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The dead in God shall first arise

At the last trumpet's sounding ;
Caught up to meet him in the skies,

With joy the Lord surrounding:
No gloomy fears their souls dismay,
His presence sheds eternal day

On those prepared to meet him.

But sinners, filled with guilty fears,

Behold his wrath prevailing ;
For they shall rise, and find their tears

And sighs are unavailing.
The day of grace is past and gone :
Trembling they stand before the throiw

All unprepared to meet him.

Great God, what do I see and hear!

The end of things created !
The Judge of man I see appear,

On clouds of glory seated!
Beneath Ids cross I view the day
When heaven and earth shall pass away

And thus prepare to meet him.

600 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.

FORMS

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR DEGREES.

To the officers and members of , sitting in the

Valley of : The undersigned hereof humbly shows

that he is desirous of being admitted as a member of

, and humbly requests that lie may be received among
you, and he will ever pray for the prosperity and glory of the
Order and the welfare of the brethren.

[With the prescribed Oath of Fealty.]

When bora,

Place of birth,

Resides at,

How long a resident of this Jurisdiction ?

Occupation,

I have before petitioned for the Degrees in tho

Ancient Accepted Scottish Kite, and was

Member of (here state what Symbolic Lodge, Lodse of Per-
fection, Council, Chapter, or Consistory. ) (Signed.)

Recommended by

FORM OF PETITION FOR DISPENSATION OR
CHARTER.

Your petitioners being (here insert their titles by the degrees
they have taken) and members of (insert the body to which they
belong), in the State of , and Valley of ,

being anxious to increase the knowledge of, and the true interest
of, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite by the cultivation of the
sublime and superior degrees, would respectfully solicit your
Supreme Body to grant them a Charter or Dispensation to open
a (here insert the name of the body), and confer the degrees
thereunto belonging and transact such other business as may
appertain to this particular body, in the State of , and

Valley of ; and if the prayer of your petitioners be

granted, they pledge themselves to conform in all things to the
Rules, and Regulations, and General Laws made for the Govern-
ment of (here insert the name of the body), and to abide by and
conform to the Constitutions of the Rite.

CHARACTERISTICS

THAT MAI' BE ADOPTED BY ROSE-CROIX KNIGHTS.

The Rose-Croix Knight selects his name, taking, if possible,
one not already assumed by any member of the Chapter ; to as-
certain which, reference is had to the " Register of Characteristics,"
which each Chapter must keep, and in which the Secretary
registers the name and Characteristics of the candidate, as soon
as he selects the latter. If he desires to select a name which
some other Knight already bears, an adjective should be added
to distinguish him ; as, if there be already a brother styled Eque-%
a Sinceritate, or, ab Excellentid, the new Knight should be called
Eques a Sinceritate vera, or, ab Excellentid eximid, &c.

Eques d (or ab, when the noun that follows begins with a
vowel) Toleratione, &c.

SUBSTANTIVES.

Ab Honestate,

Honesty.

A Firmitate,

Firmness.

A Verecundia,

Modesty.

A Vigore,

Vigor.

A Comitate,

Amity.

A Severitate,

Seventy.

A Veneratione,

Veneration.

A Hospitalitate,

Hospitality.

A Virtute,

Virtue.

A Luctu,

Mourning.

A Magnanimitate

. Magnanimity.

A Moestitia,

Sadness.

A Lenitate,

Mildness.

A Candore,

Candor.

A Prudentia

Prudence.

Ab JEmulatione,

Emulation.

A SapieDtia,

Wisdom.

A Zelo,

Zeal.

A Justitia,

Justice.

A Decoro,

Decorum.

Ab .iSquitate,

Equity.

A Civilitate,

Civility.

A Liberalitate,

Liberality.

A Uilaritate,

Joyousness.

A Sinceritate,

Sincerity.

Ab Austeritate,

Austerity.

A Fraternitate,

Fraternity.

Ab Obedientia,

Obudience.

A Habilitate,

Dexterity.

A Docilitate,

Docility.

A. BenevoieDtia,

Benevolence.

A Fervore,

Terror.

A Gratia,

Grace.

Ab Amicitia,

Friendship.

Ab Honoit.,

Honor.

Ab Indulgentia,

Forbearance

A Voritate,

Troth.

A Suavitate,

Suavity.

602

BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

A Carilatc,
ASpe,
A Fiducia,
A Fide,
A Bonitate,
Ab Amore,
A Modestia,
A Moderatione,
A Tcmperantia,
A Silentio,
A Taciturnitate,
A Reticeucia,
A Fortitudine,
A Constantia,
A Humilitate,
A Pietate,
A Itobore,

Affection.

Hope.

Confidence.

Faith.

Goodness.

Love.

Modesty.

Moderation.

Temperance.

Silence.

Taciturnity.

Reticence.

Fortitude.

Constancy.

Humility.

Piety.

Strength.

A Tristitia,
A Castitate,
A Sobrietate,
Ab ^Equanimitate,
Ab Integritate,
A Puritate,
Accurata,
A Generositate,
Ab Affabilitate,
A Misericordia,
A Commiserationc,
A Clementia,
A Toleratione,
A Reveratione,
Ab Amore Patriae,
A Gratitudine,

Sadness.

Chastity.

Sobriety.

Equanimity.

Integrity.

Purity.

Punctuality.

Generosity.

Affability.

Mercy.

Commiseration

Clemency.

Toleration.

Reverence.

Patriotism.

Gratitude.

ADJECTIVES.

Magnus,

Great.

Firmus,

Firm.

Major,

Greater.

Sublimus,

Sublime.

Maximus,

Greatest.

Excelsus,

Lofty.

Summus,

High.

Excelsior^

Loftier.

Grandis,

Large.

Superbus,

Proud.

Optimus,

Best.

Strenuus,

Energetic.

Fortis,

Strong.

Candidus,

Candid.

Bonus,

Good.

Ingenuus,

Ingenuous

Melior,

Better.

Fulgens,

Shining.

Sincerus,

Sincere.

Lucidus,

Bright.

Novus,

New.

Decorus,

Decorous.

Insignis,

Excellent.

Purus,

Pure.

Verus,

True.

Indulgens,

Indulgent.

Exactus,

Exact.

Suavis,

Courteous.

Ardens,

Ardent.

Sanctus,

Secret.

Constans,

Constant.

Liberalis,

Liberal.

The foll( wing in red should be prefixed to the signature of a
brother of the Ancient and Accepted Rite, when signing any
document relating to the Order:

If a Rose-Croix Knight, ■$■
If an Inspector General, £
If a Sov.\ G.\ Commander, or
Past — the Cross of Salem, &

OFFICERS. 603

THE SUPREME COUNCIL

Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the Thirty-third and

Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish

Rite of Freemasonry

FOR THE

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the
United States of America

GRAND EAST, EOSTOX, MASSACHUSETTS

September, 1913

OFFICERS.

Barton Smith. 33° M.'. P.". Sov-'.Gr.'. Commander.

Leon M. Abbott, 33° P.'. Gr.'- Lieut-' • Commander.

Amos Pettiboxe, 33° Gr-'- Minister of State.

William C. Mason, 33" Deputy for Maine.

George W. Currier. 33° Deputy for New Hampshire.

Marsh O. Perkins, 33° Deputy for Vermont.

Charles T. Gallagher, 33° Deputy for Massachusetts.

Charles C. Mumford, 33° Deputy for Rhode Island.

Charles L. Hubbard, 33° Deputy for Connecticut.

William Homax, 33° Deputy for New York.

Robert A. Shirrefs, 33° Deputy for New Jersey.

James Isaac Buchanan, 33° Deputy for Pennsylvania.

Harry J. Guthrie, 33° Deputy for Delaware.

Frank S. Harmox. 33° Deputy for Ohio.

John J. Carton, 33° Deputy for Michigan.

604 OFFICERS.

William Geake, 33° Deputy for Indiana.

James B. McFatrich, 33° Deputy for Illinois.

George H. Benzenberg, 33° Deputy for Wisconsin.

Leroy A. Goddard, 33° Gr.' - Treasurer-General H- ■ E' •

James H. Codding Gr-' ■ Secretary-General H-' ■ £•'•

Frederick W. Hamilton, 33° Gr.'. Keeper of the Archives.

Thomas E. Balding, 33° Gr-'. Master-Gen. of Ceremonies.

Robert A. Shirrefs, 33° G>.'. Marshal-General.

William Geake, 33° Gr-'. Standard-Bearer.

Charles M. Gerdenier, 33° Gr.'. Captain of the Guard.

Frederick B. Stevens, 33" isst-' ■ Gr.' ■ Master-Gen-' ■ of

Ceremonies.

George W. Currier, 33° Gr.'- Almoner.

Horace A. Irvin, 33° Gr.'. Prior.

Henry L. Ballou, D.D., 33° 4ssistant Gr.'- Prior.

Robinson Locke, 33° Marshal of the Camp.

Luther L. Caufy, 33° Marshal of the Camp.

Samuel D. Sherwood, 33° Marshal of the Camp.

Wilden E. Joseph, 33° Marshal of the Camp.

Solon W. Stevens, 33° Gr.'. Organist.

George W. Chester, 33° Gr.'. Seneschal.

Henry Schaefer, 33° Assistant Gr-'. Seneschal.

TRUSTEES OF PERMANENT FUND.

Frederick W. Hamilton Term expires 1914

Charles T. Gallagher Term expires 1915

Newton D. Arnold Term expires 1916

James Tsaac Buchanan Term expires 1917

Leon M. Abbott Term expires 1918

Charles L. Hubbard Term expires 1919

Arthur G. Pollard Term expires 1920

MEMBERS ACTIVE. G05

ACTIVE MEMBERS.

WITH THE DATES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PATENTS.

Date of Receiving Date of Active

the 33rd Degree Membership

Newton Darling Arnold,

Providence, R. I June 17, 1870 Sept. 20, 1882

Thomas Evans Balding,

Milwaukee, Wis Sept. 19, 1882 Sept. 20, 1882

George Washington Currier,

Nashua, N. H Sept. 20, 1887 Sept. 18, 1889

James Isaac Buchanan,

Pittsburgh, Pa Sept. 16, 1890 Sept. 17, 1890

Marsh Olin Perkins,

Windsor, Vt Sept. 23, 1884 Sept. 15, 1891

James Hodge Codding.

New York, N. Y Sept. 15, 1891 Sept. 18, 1894

Barton Smith,

Toledo, Ohio Sept. 20, 1887 Sept. 20, 1894

George Wilkins Guthrie,

Pittsburgh, Pa Sept. 15, 1385 Sept. 17, 1895

Robert Archibald Shirrefs,

Elizabeth, X. J Sept. 18, 1894 Sept. 19, 1895

William Homan,

Xew York. X. Y Sept. 18, 1894 Sept. 19, 1895

Amos Pettibone,

Chicago, 111 Sept. 16, 1879 Sept. 16, 1896

Henry Brewer Quinby,

Lakeport, X. H Sept. 16. 1890 Sept. 23, 1897

George Henry Benzenberg,

Milwaukee, Wis Sept. 14, 1886 Sept. 19, 1899

Slvester Omar Spring,

Peoria. Ill Sept. 19, 1893 Sept. 19, 1899

William Geake,

Fort Wayne, Ind Sept. 17, 1889 Sept. 18, 1900

William Castein Mason. M.D.,

Bangor, Maine Sept. 15, 1891 Sept. 17, 1902

Millard Fillmore Hicks.

Portland, Maine Sept. 18. 1894 Sept. 16, 1903

606 MEMBEBS — ACTIVE.

Date "f Receiving Date of Active

the 33rd Degree Membership

George William Millar,

New York. N. V Sept. 15, 1885 Sept. 16, 1903

Charles Learned Hubbard,

Norwich. Conn Sept. 18, 1894 Sept. 16. 1903

Charles Theodore Gallagher,

Boston, Mass Sept. 18, 1900 Sept. 16, 1903

Robert Cyrus Titus,

Buffalo, X. Y Sept. 17, 1895 Sept. 20, 1905

Arthur MacArthur,

Troy. X. Y Sept. 16, 1890 Sept. 20. 1905

Stephen Smith,

Vineland, X. J Sept. 19, 1894 Sept. 20, 1905

William Peiffer Weiser,

Camden, X. J Sept. 19, 1899 Sept. 20, 1905

Alrro Elmore Chase,

Portland, Me Sept. 18, 1888 Sept. 20. 1905

George Washington Kendrick, Jr.,

Philadelphia, Pa Sept. 15, 1891 Sept. 20, 1906

Frank Sheldon Harmon,

Cleveland, Ohio Sept. 15, 1903 Sept. 20. 1906

Horace Arthur Irvin,

Dayton. Ohio Sept. 15, 1896 Sept. 20. 1906

John Jay Carton,

Flint, Mich Sept. 18, 1906 Sept. 17, 1907

James Burton McFatrich,

Chicago, 111 Sept. 17, 1895 Sept. 16, 1908

William Watson Perry,

Milwaukee, Wis Sept. 20, 1904 Sept. 23, 1909

Leon Martin Abbott,

Boston, Mass Sept. 18, 1906 Sept. 23. 1909

Frederic Beckwith Stevens,

Detroit, Mich Sept. 16, 1902 Sept. 23, 1909

Leroy Albert Goddard,

Chicago, 111 Sept. 15, 1896 Sept. 22. 1910

Thomas Kite,

Cincinnati, Ohio Sept. 20, 1898 Sept. 22. 1910

Charles Melville Gerdenier,

Bridgeport, Conn Sept. 20, 1904 Sept. 22, 1910

Charls Carney Mumford,

Providence, R. I Sept. 17, 1895 Sept. 21, 1911

MEMBERS — ACTIVE AND EMERITUS.

607

Date of Active
Membership

Date of Receiving
the 33rd Degree

Thomas Riley Marshall,

Indianapolis, Ind Sept. 20

Roscoe Orlando Hawkins.

Indianapolis, Ind Sept. 18

John Prouty McCune,

Columbus, Ohio Sept. 21

Delmar Duane Darrah,

Bloomington, 111 Sept. 21

Frederick William Hamilton,

North Cambridge, Mass Sept. 21

Harry Jones Guthrie,

Wilmington, Del Sept. 19

Arthir Gayton Pollard,

Lowell, Mass Sept. 17, 1895 Oct. 4, 1912

James Barber Krause,

Williamsport, Pa. Sept. 17, 1901 Oct. 4. 1912

1898 Sept. 21

1888 Sept. 21

1897 Sept. 21

1909 Sept. 21

1911
1911
1911
1911
1911

1911 Sept. 21, 1911

EMERITUS MEMBERS.

Date of Receiving
the 33rd Degree

Abraham Tolles Metcalf Battle Creek, Mich. .May 2,1867

Charles Carroll Hutchinson. . .Lowell, Mass Aug. 19, 1875

Daniel Warren Lawrence Medford, Mass Nov.21,1862

HONORARY MEMBERS. 609

HONORARY MEMBERS OF THIS
SUPREME COUNCIL

FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

(causa honoris.)

III.'. Juan L. Castellanos. 33°, Past Grand Secretary-General
H.'. E-'- of the Supreme Council for Mexico.

Ill-'- Porfiro Diaz, 33°, Active Member of the Supreme Council
for Mexico.

III.'. Isaac Henry Stearns. 33°, Past Sovereign Grand Com-
mander of the Supreme Council for Canada.

M.'. P.'. James D. Richardson, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander
of the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

Sir John Morison Gibson, 33°, M.'. P.'. Sovereign Grand Com-
mander of the Supreme Council for Canada.

Ill-'- Comte Goblet d'Alviella, 33°, M.*. P.'. Sovereign Grand
Commander of the Supreme Council for France.

III.'. Jean M. Raymond, 33°, M-'- P.". Sovereign Grand Com-
mander of the Supreme Council for France.

Hon. Jose Castellot, 33°, M.'. P.". Sovereign Grand Commander
of the Supreme Council for Mexico.

M-'- P-*. Saverio Fera, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander of the
Supreme Council for Italy.

III.'- Giovanni Camera, 33°, Active Member of the Supreme
Council for Italy.

Dr. Manuel S. Castellanos, 33°, M-'- P.*. Sovereign Grand Com-
mander of the Supreme Council for Cuba.

Hon-"- William Gibson, 33°, Active Member of the Supreme
Council for Canada.

UPNOftAmc MEMBERS. 611

HONORARY MEMBERS

SEPTEMBER 18, 1913.

BY STATES AND SENIORITY OF MEMBERSHIP. WITH
DATES OF PATENTS.

MAINE.

Name Residence Received 33 u

Almon Charles Waite Portland Sept. 15, 1885

Stephen Berry Portland Sept. 18, 1888

George Roscoe Shaw Portland Sept. 18, 1888

Samuel Fessenden Beabce Portland Sept. 18, 1888

Edmund Buxton Mallet Freeport Sept. 18, 1888

Augustus Bowman Farnham. . .Bangor Sept. 18, 1888

Albert Manchester Penley Auburn Sept. 18, 1888

Moses Mason Hastings Bethel Sept. 15, 1891

Herbert Harris Portland Sept. 15, 1891

Fessenden Irving Day Lewiston Sept. 18, 1894

Elbridge Gerry Heath Auburn Sept. 18, 1894

Thomas Warren Burr Bangor Sept. 21, 1897

Treby Johnson August Sept. 21. 1897

Charles Irving Riggs Portland Sept. 19, 1899

Leander Webster Fobes Portland Sept. 19, 1899

Frank Eugene Sleeper. M.D Sabattus Sept. 18, 1900

Hugh Ross Chaplin Bangor Sept. 18, 1900

Charles Edwin Libby Newton, Mass Sept. 15, 1903

Charles Kirk Tilden II alio well Sept. 20, 1904

Albert Henry Burroughs Westbrook Sept. 18, 1906

Alfred Sanders Kimball Norway Sept. 18, 1906

Fredi-ric Winslow Adams Bangor .'Sept. 18, 1906

Frederick Chas. Thayer, M.D. .Waterville Sept. 15, 19*18

Frank Jennes Cole Bangor Sept. 21. 1909

Silas Bradley Adams Portland Oct. 1, 1912

Joseph Ellicott Henley Portland Oct. 1, 1912

Charles Fletcher Johnson Waterville Oct. 1, 1912

William Freeman Eord Auburn Sept. 16, 1913

612 honorary members.

NEW HAMPSHIIRE.

Name Residence Received 33°

John Francis Webster Concord Sept. 17, 1885

Charles H. Webster Nashua Sept. 17, 1889

Frank Luther Sanders Concord Sept. 20, 1892

Nathan Parker Hunt Manchester Sept. 20, 1892

Oscar C. Hatch Littleton Sept. 18, 1894

Charles N. Towle Concord Sept. 15, 1896

Charles C. Hayes Manchester Sept. 21, 1897

George I. McAllister Manchester Sept. 18, 1900

Garvin R. Magoon Coos Sept. 18, 1900

Frank J. Philbrick Portsmouth Sept. 16, 1902

Roscoe G. Blanchard Dover Sept. 16, 1902

John T. W. Ham Dover Sept. 16, 1902

John Haven Nealley Dover Sept. 15, 1903

Henry Eben Burnham Manchester Sept. 20, 1904

Alonzo Melvin Foss Dover Sept. 19, 1905

Solon Augustus Carter Concord Sept. 19, 1905

Joseph Brodie Smith Manchester Sept. 19, 1905

Harry Morrison Cheney Lebanon Sept. 19, 1905

Frank Herbert Whitcomb Keene Sept. 18, 1906

Charles Gale Shedd Keene Sept. 18, 1906

William Wallace Oliver Lisbon Sept. 21, 1909

Gustave Peyser Portsmouth Sept. 21, 1909

Isaac Long Heath Manchester Sept. 21, 1909

Stephen Shannon Jewett Laconia Sept. 20, 1910

William Alberto Plummer Laconia Sept. 19, 1911

Frank Lermond Pryor Portsmouth Oct. 1, 1912

George Elmer Danforth Nashua Oct. 1, 1912

Charles Lewis Wentworth Rochester Sept. 16, 1913

Walter Greenland Africa Manchester Sept. 16, 1913

William Dwight Chandler Concord Sept. 16, 1913

VERMONT.

Charles Henry Heaton Montpelier Sept. 15, 1885

Howard Fremont Hill Concord, N. H....Sept. 15, 1885

Albro F. Nichols St. Johnsbury Sept. 18, 1888

George Harris Kinsley Burlington Sept. 18, 1888

Silas W. Cummings Providence, R. I... Sept. 17, 1889

Sayles Nichols Burlington Sept. 15, 1891

George W. Wing Montpelier Sept. 15, 1891

HONORARY MEMBERS. 613

VERMONT— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33 q

Charles Warren YVhitcomb Cavendish Sept. 20, 1892

Daniel N. Nicholson Burlington Sept. 18, 1894

Charles A. Calderwood St. Johnsbury Sept. 18, 1894

Jesse E. Thomson Rutland Sept. 18, 1894

John H. Whipple Manchester Sept. 17, 1895

Elihu B. Taft Burlington Sept. 17. 1895

Kittridge Haskins Brattleboro Sept. 19, 1899

Daniel Payson Windsor Sept. 18, 1900

Henry S. Root Newport Sept. 17, 1901

Charles H. Stearns Johnson Sept. 17, 1901

Everett C. Benton Guildhall Sept. 16, 1902

Hamilton Sullivan Peck Burlington Sept. 15, 1903

Henry Herbert Ross Burlington Sept. 15, 1903

Walter Eugene Ranger Providence, R. I. . .Sept. 20, 1904

Olin Weston Daley. M.D White River Jet... Sept. 20. 1904

Isaac Davis Bailey Brattleboro Sept. 18, 1906

Henry Lincoln Ballou Chester Sept. 20, 1910

Lee Stephen Tillotson St. Albans Sept. 19, 1911

Edward Louis Bates Bennington Sept. 19, 1911

David Adams Elliott White River Jet... Sept. 29, 1911

George Frank Root Newport Sept. 19. 1911

Roy Gesner Tyler Springfield, Mass... Oct. 1, 1912

Frederick Herbert Babbitt Bellows Fall Sept. 16, 1913

MASSACHUSETTS.

William A. Smith Worcester Dec. 20. 1864

Henry Endicott Cambridge Aug. 20. 1874

Albert Calvin Smith Boston Sept. 23. 1884

Charles C. Spellman Springfield Sept. 15, I 385

George S. Carpenter Boston Sept. 14. 1886

Erastus H. Doclittle Boston .'...Sept. 14. 1886

E. Bentley Young Boston Sept. 20,

Josiah L. Seward, D.D Ulston Sept. 20. 1887

Benjamin W. Rowell Boston Sept. 17. 1889

Min-ot J. Savage, D.D New York, N. Y..Sept. 17. 1889

Joseph W. Work Boston Sept. 1 7.

Albert Lewis Richardson- Boston Sept. 16

Frederick H. Spring Boston Sept. 15, 1891

George Harrison Allen Lynn Sept. 15, 1891

614

HON () B A B Y H K M B r. RS .

MASSACHUSETTS— Continued.

Name Residence Ri

William Edward Livingston.... Lowell Sep

Freeman Clark Hersey, M.D... Boston Sep

James Harvey Young Boston Sep

Theodore H. Emmons Boston Sep

Edmund P. Kendrick Springfield Sep

Samuel F. Hubbard Boston Sep

Edward A. Frrrs Haverhill Sep

Euge ne A. I Iolton Boston Sep

Thomas Kellough F.ast Boston Sep

Muses Cawley Plummer Boston Sep

Edwin 1!. Holmes Boston Sep

William B. Lawrence Medford Sep

John M. Raymond Salem Sep

William D. T. Trefry Marblehead Sep

Dana J. Flanders Maiden Sep

John S. F. Bush, M.D Boston Sep

James M. Gleason Boston Sep

George H. Rhodes Tauton Sep

Charles F. Young Lowell Sep

Solon W. Stevens Lowell Sep

Henry X. Fisher Waltham Sep

John H. BOWKER Boston Sep

Charles M. Pear Cambridge Sep

J. Albert Blake Maiden Sep

John L. Bates Boston Sep

Henry A. Belcher Randolph Sep

James Stone Blake Brookline Sep

William Henry Puffer Milton Sep

GeBrge Edwin Savory Boston Sep

Edwin Augustus Blodgett Springfield Sep

Frank Kittridge Stearns Lowell Sep

Rinaldo B. Richardson Boston Sep

Stephen Herbert Roblin Brookline Sep

Charles 1 1 allett Ramsay Boston Sep

Charles Aaron Estey East Boston Sep

Edward Clarence Battis Salem Sep

Curtis Guild, Jr Boston Sep

Edward M. Woodward Worcester Sep

William Thomas PETHERBRiDGE.Pittsfield Sep

Josiah Thomas Dyer Somerville Sep

CEIVED 33"

. 15, 1891

. 20, 1892

. 19, 1893

. 18. 1894

. 17. 1895

. 17, 1895

. 17. 1895

. 15. 1896

. 15, 1896

21, 1897

. 21, 1897

. 21. 1897

.21, 1897

. 20, 1898

19, 1899

. 19. 1899

. 18, 1900

. 17, 1901

. 15. 1903

. 20. 1904

. 20, 1904

. 20. 1904

19. 1905

19, 1905

18. 1906

18, 1906

18. 1906

IS, 1006

18, 1906

18. 1906

17, 1907

17. 1907

HONORARY MEMBERS. 615

MASSACHUSETTS— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33"

Francis Alfred Harrington' Worcester Sept. 17, 19(17

Edward George Graves Boston Sept. 17, 1907

Edward Augustus Hortox Boston Sept. 17. 1907

Thomas White Davis Waverly Sept. 17. 1907

William Porter Wood Dalton Sept. 21, 1909

John Edwin Pierce Lynn Sept. 21, 1909

Addison Lyman Osborne Lynn Sept. 21, 1909

Henry Lawrence Green Worcester Sept. 21, 1909

Charles Edwards Davis Worcester Sept. 21, 1909

Thomas Bevington Lawrence Sept. 21, 1909

George Wellington Chester Boston Sept. 21, 1909

Charles Flagg Spellmax Springfield Sept. 21. 1909

Jesse Edwin Ames Boston Sept. 21, 1909

Ernest Burleigh Moore Medford Sept. 20. 1910

Samuel Dibble Sherwood Springfield Sept. 19, 1911

Edward Swift Benedict Boston Sept. 19, 1911

Allen Towner Treadway Stockbridge Oct. 1. 1912

Joseph Totten Paul Boston Oct. 1. 1912

Fred Davis McGregor Haverhill Oct. 1. 1912

Harry Robinson Dow North Andover Oct. 1. 1912

1 1 arrv Gilmore Pollard Lowell Oct. 1, 1912

Frank Melville Heath Worcester Oct. 1. 1912

Forrest E. Barker Worcester Oct. 1, 1912

Arthur Henry Burton Worcester Sept. 16, 1913

John J. Van Valkenburgh So. Framingham...Sept. 16. 1913

Frank Davenport Fuller Springfield Sept. 16, 1913

Harlan Hoge Ballard Pittsfield Sept. 16. 1913

Roscoe Pound Belmont Sept. 16, 1913

RHODE ISLAND.

Albert H. Chaffee Worcester June 17, 1870

George Leander Shepley Providence Sept. 15, 1891

William Edward Husband Providence Sept. 19. 1893

Andrew B. Eddy Providence Sept. 17. 1895

Charles C. Newhali Providence Sept. 17, 1895

Walter B. Vincent Providence Sept. 17, 1895

J. Edward Studley Providence Sept. 20. 1898

Cyrus Manchester Van Slyck, . Providence Sept. 15. 1903

William Henry Scott Providence Sept. 18, 1906

GIG HONORARY MEMBERS.

RHODE ISLAND— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33 u

Joseph Wood Freeman Central Falls Sept. 17, 1907

Rorert Stillman Franklin Newport Sept. 15. 1908

Judson Carey Mackenzie Fall River, Mass.. Sept. 21, 1909

Frederic Irving Dana Providence Sept. 20, 1910

George Henry Holmes Providence Sept. 19, 1911

John Francis Clark Providence Sept. 19, 1911

James Augustus Rogers Providence Oct. 1,1912

William Huckins Carpenter. .. Providence Oct. 1, 1912

Joseph Peleg Burlingame Providence Sept. 16, 1913

Norris Greenleaf Abbott Providence Sept. 16, 1913

CONNECTICUT.

Charles E. Billings Hartford Aug. 20

Charles W. Skiff Danbury Aug. 16

Arthur H. Brewer Norwich Sept. 14

Alpheus D. Dutton Bridgeport Sept. 17

Nathan Douglas Sevin Norwich Sept. IS

Julius William Knowlton Bridgeport Sept. 19

H. Wales Lines Meriden Sept. 19

George L. Porter, M.D Bridgeport Sept. 15

Silas Chapman, Jr Hartford Sept. 21

Costello Lippitt Norwich Sept. 20

Henry D. Beach Bridgeport Sept. 19

Edward M. Armstrong New Haven Sept. 19

Eli C. Birds: v Meriden Sept. 19

Norm and F. Allen Hartford Sept. 18

David R. Alling New Haven Sept. 19,

Nelson J. Welton Waterbury Sept. 16

Albert Seymour Comstock Norwich Sept. 15

Ebenezer Sanborn Phillips Bridgeport Sept. 20 :

Eddie Schuyler Davis Middletown Sept. 20

James Henry Jarman Hartford Sept. 20

William Whitney Price New Haven Sept. 20

John Chester Averill Norwich Sept. 19

William Ezra Withey New London Sept. 19

Albert Mills Wooster ' Bridgeport Sept. 19

George Elsey Melius Bridgeport Sept. 18

John Rawson Hughes Waterbury Sept. 15

1874
1876
1886
1889
1891
1893
1893
1896
1897
1898
1899
1899
1899
1900
1899
1902
1903
1904
1904
1904
1904
1905
1905
1905
1906
1908

HONORARY MEMBERS. GIT

CONNECTICUT— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33"

William Francis Loomis Hartford Sept. 15, 1908

Thomas William Morgan Hartford Sept. 15, 1908

Charles Ernest Rounds New Haven Sept. 21, 1909

Chas. Tpeodore Beardsley, Jr. . Bridgeport Sept. 21, 1909

Walter Sherman Garde Hartford Sept. 21, 1909

William Watson Frayer Hartford Sept. 21, 1909

Carey Congdon New London Sept. 21, 1909

Elbridge Allen Bidwell Norwich Oct. 1 1912

Frank Ward Dunham Hartford Oct. 1, 1912

Angus Howard Mackenzie Bridgeport Sept. 16, 1913

Joel Thomas Wooster Bridgeport Sept. 16, 1913

Albert Ward Mattoon New Haven Sept. 16, 1913

Burton Hiram Strickland New Haven Sept. 16, 1913

Howard Louis Stanton Norwich Sept. 16, 1913

NEW YORK.

Seymour H. Stone Syracuse June 7, 1866

Edwin J. Loomis Norwich June 17, 1870

Edward H. Brown Syracuse Feb. 7, 1872

George W. Gilbert East Orange, N J.. Sept. 18, 1878

Edward M. L. Ehlers New York Sept. 20, 1881

William Lincoln Sage New York Sept. 20, 1881

John N. Macomb Lawrence, Kan.... Sept. 19, 1882

George Washburn Fuller Corning Sept. 15, 1885

William A. Brodie Geneseo Sept. 15, 1885

William Joseph Lawless New York Sept. 15, 1885

Albert Becker, Jr Brooklyn Sept. 14, 1886

Foster Ely Stamford, Conn. ...Sept. 14, 1886

John W. Richardson Brooklyn Sept. 20, 1887

Frank R. Lawrence New York Sept. 26, 1887

Hiram W. Plumb Syracuse Sept. 18, 1888

George McGown Palmyra Sept. 18, 1888

James McGee Brooklyn Sept. 20, 1888

Byron S. Frisbie Utica Sept. 17, 1889

Frederic A. Benson Binghamton Sept. 17, 1889

Daniel M. MacLellan Flushing Sept. 17, 1889

Thomas R. Lombard Cornelia, Ga Sept. 23. 1889

Stephen D. Affleck New York Sept. 16, 1890

Charles T. Griffith New York Sept. 16, 1890

6 1 8

HONORARY MEMBERS.
NEW Y< >RK— Continued.

Name Residence Rec

Edwin D. Washburne New York Sept.

William Shereb Brooklyn Dec.

Omar Alexander 11 ink Watertown Sept.

Alfred Goold Wright Rochester Sept.

Sara.m R. Ellison New York Sept.

William John Duncan New York Sept.

John Henry Duncan Silver Springs Sept.

Charles H. Armatage Albany Sept.

Frank B. Goble Rochester Sept.

Amos S. Edwards Syracuse Sept.

Robert D. Williams Albany Sept.

George Wood New York Sept.

William J. Matthews New York Sept.

Robebt B. Stiles Lansingburg Sept.

Edwin C. Hall Syracuse Sept.

Horace G. Stone Syracuse Sept.

Joseph C. Moore Corning Sept.

Hugh H.Kendall Corning Sept.

John L. Brothers Brooklyn Sept.

George L. Brown Buffalo Sept.

George A. Neweli Medina Sept.

Frank H. VlCK Rochester Sept.

John W. Sisson New York Sept.

Augustus K. Sloan Brooklyn Sept.

J. Hungerford Smith Rochester Sept.

Edward W. H atch New York Sept.

Truman S. Pkitchard Corning Sept.

Charles D. Bingham Watertown Sept.

Marvin 1. Greenwood Newark Sept.

T. Henry Dumary Albany Sept.

Francis G. Ward Buffalo Sept.

Joel H. Prescott, Jr Buffalo Sept.

David M. Johnson Binghamton Sept.

William W. Sisson Binghamton Sept.

Charles E. Sickles New York Sept.

Henry Stowell Troy Sept.

Willi \m F. Demarest New York Sept.

John T. Xewei.i Ogdensburg Sept.

Thomas Brooks Rochester Sept.

Dexter D. Curtis Elmira Sept.

EIVED 33"

1890

1891

1S92

1893

19.

1893

1894

1895

17.

1895

17.

1895

15.

1896

15.

1896

15.

1896

15.

1896

15.

1896

15.

1896

21.

1897

21.

1897

21.

1897

21.

1897

21.

1897

21.

1897

20.

1898

20.

1898

20,

1898

20.

1898

20,

1808

HONORARY. MEMBERS.

NEW YORK— Continued.

61!

Name Residence Received 33°

Charles II. Luscomb Brooklyn Sept. 20, 1898

Charles E. Hayes Buffalo Sept. 20, 1898

Benno Loewy New York Sept. 19. 1899

Joseph \Y. Roberts New York Sept. 19. 1899

James Belknap New York Sept. 19, 1899

Joseph D. Craig, M.D Albany Sept. 19, 1899

John H. Lindsay Albany Sept. 19, 1899

George C. Hanford Syracuse Sept. 19, 1899

Frederick W. Putnam, M.D Binghamton Sept. 19, 1899

William H. Kephart New York Sept. 19, 1899

John G. Allen Rochester Sept. 19, 1899

Walter D. Green Buffalo Sept. 19. 1899

Marston R. Cockey New York Sept. 18, 1900

Abel M. Woodworth New York Sept. 18. 1900

Jay B. Kline Syracuse Sept. 18, 1900

John B. Colman Rochester Sept. 18, 1900

Samuel Root Buffalo Sept. 18, 1900

Theodore P. Calkin Binghamton Sept. 18, 1900

William W. Share Brooklyn Sept. 17, 1901

John A. H. Dressei Brooklyn Sept. 17, 1901

George F. Crosman Rochester Sept. 17, 1901

Frank B. Hower Buffalo Sept. 17, 1901

William W. Newell Binghamton Sept. 17, 1901

Willtam H. Ly'ons Buffalo Sept. 17, 1901

Whitney V. Parke Binghamton Sept. 16, 1902

Timothy M. Cheesman, M.D.. .. Garrisons Sept. 16, 1902

Edward Hiscox Watson Brooklyn Sept. 15, 1903

Edward' Richardson Knowles. .. Brooklyn Sept. 15, 1903

Austin Sylvester Bump Binghamton Sept. 15. 1903

Herbert Leary Rochester Sept. 15, 1903

Willis Wood Rice Watertown Sept. 15, 1903

John Comosh Corning Sept. 15, 1903

William Henry Butler Albany Sept. 15, 1903

Clarence Henry Sandford New York Sept. 15. 1903

Thomas Andrew Lewis New York Sept. 20, 1904

John Lloyd Thomas New York Sept. 20, 1904

George Henry Woolley Detroit. Mich Sept. 20, 1904

Charles Vogei Rochester Sept. 20, 1904

Robert Hooper Wemyss Hempstead Sept. 20, 1904

William Ottowell Buckland. .. Binghamton Sept. 20, 1904

620

HONORARY MEMBERS.

NEW YORK— Continued.

Name Residence

Received 33°

Robert Judson Kenworthy Brooklyn Sep

George Clinton Buffalo Sep

Sheldon Brady Broadhead Jamestown Sep

Henry Thomas Dana Cortland Sep

Frederick S. Parkhurst Medina Sep

Hollis Eli Cooley New York Sep

Howard Everett Plaisted Syracuse Sep

Edward Archibald Crostic New York Sep

Charles Frederick Bishop Buffalo Sep

Edward Byron Cantine Albany Sep

Rollin Weston Meeker Binghamton Sep

George Ellery Dennison Utica Sep

Aaron Barrows Cutting Gouverneur Sep

Clarence Augustus Barbour. . . . Rochester Sep

Townsend Scudder Glen Head Sep

Alan H. Gardner Hardwicke. . . Niagara Falls Sep

Walter Walgrove Griffith New York Sep

Read Gordon Dilworth Brooklyn Sep

John Partridge Deal Troy Sep

Joseph McKay Troy Sep

Morris Benson Buffalo Sep

William McLeod Alexander Randolph Sep

Harry Clay Walker Binghamton Sep

George Alden Benton Rochester Sep

Luther Christopher Warner . . . Albany Sep

William Edwin Duncan New York Sep

John Joseph Coleman Port Washington. Sep

William Stormont Hackett Albany Sep

James Franklin Elder New York Sep

James Chambers New York Sep

Theodore Augustus Taylor Brooklyn Sep

William Clive Crosby New York Sep

Charles Wesley Snow.' Syracuse Sep

Joseph Franklin Roe, M.D Binghamton Sep

Samuel Nelson Sawyer Palmyra Sep

Linsley Marcus Gould Rochester Sep

Martin Henry Blecher Buffalo Sep

George Fobes Olean Sep

James Henry Curtin New York Sep

Robert Willson New York Sep

20,
19,

19,
19,
19,
19,
18,
18,
18,
18,
IS,

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20.

1904
1905
1905
1905
1905
1905
1906
1906
1906
1906
1906
1906
1906
1907
1907
1907
1907
1907
1907
1907
1908
1908
1908
1908
1908
1908
1908
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1909
1910

HONORARY MEMBERS.
NEW YORK— Continued.

G21

Name

Residence

Received 33°

Wilmuth Everett Blackburn. .Brooklyn Sep

Joseph Albert Lawson Albany Sep

William Finder, Jr Troy Sep

Joseph Homet Horton Buffalo Sep

Charles DeForest Galliger. ... Rochester Sep

William Arthur Johnson Binghamtoh Sep

Jerome Lucius Cheney Syracuse Sep

Wm. H. Harrison Chamberlain. Syracuse Sep

William Doran Cushman New York City... Sep

Joseph F. Berry Buffalo Sep

Warren Judson Cheney Corning Sep

Frederick Robinson Smith Rochester Sep

Henry Wilhelm Wedel Rochester Sep

John Carlisle Loudon Brooklyn Sep

Charles Augustus Tonsor Brooklyn Sep

George Kelley Staples Buffalo Oc

Ernest Lyle Simpson Schenectady Oc

Jonathan Selah Smith Cohoes Oc

Chauncey Mitchell Depew New York City. . . . Oc

William John Eakins New York City. ...Oc

Francis Thomas Coppins Buffalo Oc

James Norton Crocker Saratoga Springs.. .Oc

George Roe Van De Water New York City. . .Sep

Esten Asprey Fletcher Rochester Sep

Thomas Smith Rochester Sep

Charles A. Brockaway Brooklyn Sep

John Archibald Morison New York City... Sep

Frederick Luke Classen Albany Sep

Henry Hudson Hudson Sep

Otto William Volger Buffalo Sep

George Hubbard Clarke Buffalo Sep

John Michael Janes Poughkeepsie Sep

1910
1910
1910
1910
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
1912
1912
1-912
1912
1912
1912
1912
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913

NEW JERSEY.

Marcu* Higginbotham Jersey City Nov. 17, 1872

Edward Mills Camden Sept. 14, 1886

Thomas F. Watson Jersey City Sept. 15, 1896

Henry C. Roome Jersey City Sept. 15, 1896

622

HONORARY MEMBERS.

NEW JERSEY— Continued.

Name Residence Rec

Albert C. Stevens East Orange Sep

Edward L. Tii.lou Elizabeth Sep

Joseph E. Moore Jersey City Sep

George A. Squire Morristown Sep

David H. Lukens Trenton Sep

John G. Gopsill Jersey City Sep

Walter B. Ward New York, N. Y..Sep

William H. Grosscup New York, N. Y..Sep

Joseph W. Congdon Paterson Sep

Joseph Ashton, Jr Trenton Sep

Harry Onslow Jersey City Sep

Walter Chandler Elizabeth Sep

Robert Blackwood Sears Jersey City Sep

George Frederick Hammond Camden Sep

Sam tel Glover Rudderow Camden Sep

Charles Perkins Russ Elizabeth Sep

Walter James Parsons Camden Sep

William Daniel Wolfskeil Elizabeth Sep

Herbert Gay Chase Camden Sep

William Van Eerde Paterson Sep

Richard Conover Chamberlain. Trenton Sep

Theodore Beekman Townley.. Elizabeth Sep

Austen Hall McGregor Newark Sep

Benjamin Franklin Wakefield. Trenton Sep

John William Roy Crawford. . Brooklyn, N. Y...Sep

William Henry Jones Newark Sep

Leslie Alison Burritt Bayonne Sep

Elmer Barwis Trenton Sep

Adam Reber Sloan Atco Sep

James Neilson Camden Sep

George William Fortmeyer East Orange Sep

Edwin Wilmer Collins Camden Sep

John Milnor Wright Trenton Sep

Charles Place Sparkman Paterson Sep

James Clarence Conover Freehold Sep

Henry Clay Cadmus Elizabeth Sep

John Charles Cassidy East Orange Sep

Mahlon Morey Elizabeth Sep

Herbert Frapwei.i Arlington Sep

Merritt Greenwood Perkins Newark Sep

EIVED 33*

15, 1896
20. 1898
19, 1899
19, 1899

19, 1899
18, 1900
18. 1900
18. 1900
17, 1901
17, 1901

16, 1902
16. 1902
15, 1903
15. 1903

20. 1904
20, 1904
20, 1904

20, 1904
9, 1905
9, 1905
9. 1905
8, 1906
7, 1907
5. 1908
5. 1908
5, 1908
5. 1908
5, 1908
5. 1908
5. 1908

21. 1909
21, 1909
21, 1909
21. 1909
21. 1909
21. 1909
20. 1910
20. 1910
20. 1910
20. 1910

HONORARY JtEMBERS. 623

NEW JERSEY— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33*

Allton Harvey Sherman Orange Sept. 20, 1910

Cooper Hancock Prickitt Burlington Sept. 20, 1910

Palmer Howe Charlock Elizabeth Sept. 19, 1911

Alfred Kramer Lueckel Trenton Sept. 19, 191 1

Henry Randolph Teepe Jersey City Oct. 1, 1912

James William McCarthy Jersey City Sept. 16, 1913

Alfred William Piaget Paterson Sept. 16, 1913

David Stewart South Trenton Sept. 16, 1913

Richard Coggins Aitken Camden Sept. 16, 1913

Charles Wesley Gasman Haddon Heights. .Sept. 16, 1913

PENNSYLVANIA.

M. Richards Muckle Philadelphia Dec. 5. 1871

Edward S. Wyckoff Philadelphia Dec. 5, 1871

Franklin Garragues Philadelphia Sept. 22. 1880

William Boling Meredith Kittanning Sept. 15, 1885

Charles Henry Cummings Plymouth, N. H...Sept. 15, 1885

Vosburgh N. Shaffer Phoenixville Sept. 14, 1886

Samuel W. Wray Philadelphia Sept. 14. 1886

James Kerr. Jr Edgewood Park... Sept. 14, 1886

John B. Arnold Aurora. Ill Sept. 16. 1886

Joel S. Eaby Lancaster Sept. 20, 1887

Lee S. Smith Pittsburgh Sept. 16, 1890

Charles Cary Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1890

Henry N. Dunnell, M.D Scranton Sept. 16. 1890

Stockton Bates Philadelphia Sept. 15, 1891

Americus Vespucius Holmes Pittsburgh Sept. 20. 1892

Peter Barkf.y. M.D Erie Sept. 17. 1895

Amos H. Hai.i Philadelphia Sept. 17. 1895

Edgar F. Smith Philadelphia Sept. 17. 1895

Harvey A. McKillip Bloomsburg Sept. 17, 1895

J. Henry Williams Philadelphia Sept. 15. 1896

George C. Johnstone Ben Avon Sept. 15. 1896

Edwin Boone Reading Sept. 15, 1896

Alfred S. Bishop Pittsburgh Sept. 20, 1898

George Hale. M.D Frankford Sept. 20. 1898

I Tf\-ry H. Arnold Pittsburgh Sept. 19. 1899

Harry W. Dunlap Pittsburgh Sept. 19. 1899

Richard Maris Philadelphia Sept. 18. 1900

624

JIOXORARY MEMBERS.

PENNSYLVANIA— Confined.

Name

David A. Sawdey

Walter D. Clark

George B. Orlady

Owen M. Copelin

James S. Arnold

Frank W. Martenis

Samuel Hamilton

James McLaren

Edgar A. Tennis

Adam H. Schmehl

Samuel W. Fleming

Charles Mathias Bartberger. . .

Herman Junker

George Buchanan Wells

Joseph Butler

Sandford Halcey Lewis

Walton Kirby Swetland

William Munroe Hamilton...,

George Allaire Howe

William Smith Brown

Andrew Gibson Criswell Smith

Louis Wagner

John Albert Bolard, D.D.S

John Henry Shopp

Frederick Augustus Achey,M.D

John Frederick Laedlein

William Maylin ,

Robert Emeroy Umbel

Eli Edmundson, Jr

David Lindsay Gillespie

John Galen Hess

William Wolff Awspach ,

John Ormerod

Henry Gilbert Bruner, M.D..

John McMullan Core

Tames Nourse Kline

Frederick William Ulrich

William Luther Gorgas

William Mayne Donaldson

Residence Received 33°

Erie Sept.

Newcastle Sept.

Huntingdon Sept.

I larrisburg Sept.

Pittsburgh Sept.

South Bethlehem. .Sept.

Braddock Sept.

Ben Avon Sept.

Philadelphia Sept.

Reading Sept.

Harrisburg Sept.

Pittsburgh Sept.

Philadelphia Sept.

Coudersport Sept.

Pittsburgh Sept.

Pittsburgh Sept. 20,

Media Sept. 20,

Philadelphia Sept. 20,

Harrisburg Sept. 20,

East Petersburg. . .Sept. 20,

Williamsport Sept. 20, 1904

Scranton Sept. 20, 1904

Uniontown Sept. 19, 1905

Pittsburgh Sept. 19, 1905

Williamsport Sept.

Milton Sept.

8, 1900
7, 1901
7, 1901
7, 1901
6, 1902
6, 1902
6, 1902
6, 1902
6, 1902
6, 1902
6, 1902
5, 1903
5, 1903
1903
1903
1903
1903
1904
1904
1904
1904
1904
1904
1904
1904

19, 1905
19, 1905
Coudersport Sept. 19, 1905

1905
18. 1906
18, 1906

1906
18, 1906
18, 1906

Philadelphia Sept. 19,

Uniontown Sept.

Williamsport Sept.

South Bethlehem.. Sept. 18

Harrisburg Sept

HONORARY MEMBERS. 625

PENNSYLVANIA— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33°

John Charles Taylor Philadelphia Sept. 18, 1906

Harry Kochersperger Leech. ... Philadelphia Sept. 18, 1906

David Foulk Collixgwood Braddock Sept. 18, 1906

John Russell Campbell Oil City Sept. 18, 1906

William Denmark McIlroy. . . . Pittsburgh Sept. 18, 1906

Joseph Edward Lewis Pittsburgh Sept. 18, 1906

Joseph George Morris Pittsburgh Sept. 17, 1907

Geo. Washington Kexdrick, 3d. Philadelphia Sept. 17. 1907

John Jamison Stewart Harrisburg Sept. 17, 1907

Arthur Daniel Bacon Harrisburg Sept. 17, 1907

Casper Dull Harrisburg Sept. 17, 1907

Guy Bennett Mayo Smethport Sept. 17, 1907

Truman Purdy Reitmeyer Williamsport Sept. 17, 1907

William Henry Denlixger Patton Sept. 17, 1907

Dietrick Lamade Williamsport Sept. 17, 1907

Henry Jacob Bell Dawson Sept. 17, 1907

Murdock Kexdrick Philadelphia Sept. 17, 1907

James McCullough, Jr Kittanning Sept. 15, 1908

William McConway Pittsburgh Sept. 15, 1908

Samuel Laughlin Philadelphia Sept. 15, 1908

John Jacor Milleisen Mechanicsburg ...Sept. 15, 1908

John Sanford Mack Slatington Sept. 15, 1908

David Stewart Bachman Allentown Sept. 15, 1908

David John Davis Scranton Sept. 15. 1908

John Lewis Hall Williamsport Sept. 15, 1908

Thomas Polk Merritt Reading Sept. 15, 1908

John Wesley Codding Towanda . . .' Sept. 15, 1908

George Albert Gorgas Harrisburg Sept. 21, 1909

J. Frederick Herbert, M.D Philadelphia Sept. 21, 1909

Edward Hope Pittsburgh Sept. 21 . 1909

David Mathias Kinzer Pittsburgh Sept. 21, 1909

Wixfield Scott Bell Carnegie Sept. 20, 1910

Edward Lewis Pittsburgh Sept. 20. 1910

George Davis Whitcomb Philadelphia Sept. 20, 1910

Robert Miller Bolenius Lancaster Sept. 20, 1910

Frank McSparren Erie Sept. 20, 1910

James Henry Darlington Harrisburg Sept. 20, 1910

David Abiram Howe Williamsport Sept. 20, 1910

John Schofield Wallace Xew Castle Sept. 20, 1910

John Franklin Stone Coudersport Sept. 19. 1911

HONORARY MEMBERS.
PENNSYLVAN1 \- Continued.

Name Residence Received ~3°

Facer Jackson Shidle Pittsburgh Sept.

Cortlandt Whitehead Pittsburgh Sept.

Joseph Walter Miles Pittsburgh Sept.

Paul Jeremiah Pontius Philadelphia Sept.

Howard McElwee Brown Secane Sept.

Clark Ellsworth Diehi Harrisburg Sept.

Cortez Bell Robbins Bloomsburg Sept.

Edward Nelson Truesdell Scranton Sept.

Louis Arthur Watres Scranton Sept.

Edwin Charles Newcomis Scranton Sept.

Alured Plimpton Burton Erie Sept.

Milton James Potter Coudersport Sept.

William Hexry Bloom Williamsport Sept.

George English, Jr Shamokin Sept.

Daniel Jacob Hendel Reading Sept.

Charles Pearson Shaw New Castle Sept.

Charles Hamilton Lay Oil City Sept.

Geo. Miltenberger McCandless. Pittsburgh Sept.

Elmer Abraham Reeser Reading Oct.

Henry Lenhart Sartorius Reading Oct.

Arthur Widdowfield Scranton Oct.

Henry Thomas Koehler Scranton Oct.

Ethelbert Talbot South Bethlehem . . Oct.

James McQueen Forsyth Shamokin Oct.

McCluney Radcliffe Philadelphia Oct.

George Watt Wilson Pittsburgh Oct.

James Burn Youngson Pittsburgh Oct.

Frank Christopher O'Rourke. . New Brighton Oct.

Charles Edward Schuetz Pittsburgh Sept.

William Andrew Early Pittsburgh Sept.

Azor Ruggles Hunt Munhall Sept.

Francis Henry Hemperley Philadelphia Sept.

Bertram Delroy Reartck Philadelphia Sept.

Morris Lewis Clothier Philadelphia Sept.

Joseph Edwin Quinby Media Sept.

William Stees Snyder Harrisburg Sept.

Harry Nelson B asseler Harrisburg Sept.

Gerhardt Otto Praetorius Hazleton Sept.

Forter Wilson Lowry Butler Sept.

Fred C. McGii.l Oil City Sept.

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HONORARY MEMBERS. 637

PENNSYLVANIA— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33'*

Charles Schneider So. Williamsport. .Sept. 16. 1913

John Wanamaker Philadelphia Sept. 16. 1913

William Burns Smith Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1913

DELAWARE.

George M. Fisher Wilmington Oct. 1, 1912

OHIO.

Alexander Botkin Huston Cincinnati May 9. 1872

Sheldon Sickles Cleveland Sept. 22, 1880

Ephraim Seward Whitaker. ... Carthage Sept. 23, 1884

Eli Fasold Dayton Sept. 23, 1884

William Bromwei.l Melish Columbus Sept. 15, 1885

Alexander Gilchrist Patton ... Dayton Sept. 15. 1885

M \rtin Jacob Houck Urbana Sept. 15. 1885

Alexander Franklin Vance, Jr. Cincinnati Sept. 15, 1885

William Shepard Columbus Sept. 15, 1885

William Joseph Akers Cleveland Sept. 14. 1886

Huntington Brown Mansfield Sept. 14. 1886

Clarence Edward Armstrong. .. Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 20, 1887

Charles Henry Flach St. Louis. Mo Sept. 20. 1877

William Michie Cincinnati Sept. 20, 1887

Charles Herbert Tucker Cleveland Sept. 20. 1887

John William Parsons Springfield Sept. 20, 1887

Orestes A. Bronsox Senter Columbus Sept. 20, 1887

Frederick Augustus Morse Cleveland Sept. 18, 1888

La Fayette Lyttle Toledo Sept. 18, 1888

John Nelson Bki.i Dayton Sept. 18, 1888

Levi Crafton Goodale Cincinnati Sept. 17, 1889

Ralph Reamer Rickly Columbus Sept. 15, 1891

Joseph Milton Spencer Toledo Sept. 15, 1891

John Morgan Walden, D.D Cincinnati Feb. 22. 1892

Allen Andrews Hamilton Sept. 10. 1893

Leander Burdick Toledo Sept. 19. 1893

Jos. WlLBERFORCE Cotteral, Jr ... Cincinnati Sept. 17. 1895

Morris Lvox Bl'chwalter Cincinnati Sept. 17, 1895

Charles Richard Butler Cleveland Sept. 17. 1895

Axdrew SrjuiRE Cleveland Sept. 17, 1895

628

Name

HONORARY MEMBERS.

OHIO— Continued.

Residence

Received 33°

Henry Payne McIntosh Cleveland Sep

William McKelvy Boone Lima Sep

Lewis Phillip Schaus Newark Sep

Merwin Jackson Toledo Sep

Jacob Henry Bromwell Cincinnati Sep

Henry Aiken Kennedy Spokane, Wash Sep

John Elbert Sater Columbus Sep

Edmund Burritt King Sandusky Sep

Charles Thomas Lewis Toledo Sep

William Leggett Bates Dayton Sep

Nelson Williams Hamilton Sep

Lyman Hambright Treadway. . . Cleveland Sep

Gibson Henry Robinson Cleveland Sep

Carroll Francis Clapp Warren Sep

Frederick Lyman Geddes Toledo Sep

Robinson Locke Toledo Sep

Joseph Kirkup Cincinnati Sep

James Wilkins Iredell, Jr Cincinnati Sep

Moses Gray Carrel Cleveland Sep

Henry Chipperly Dimond Springfield Sep

Wilden Elwood Joseph Columbus Sep

Orion P. Sperra Ravenna Sep

William Henry Armstrong Cincinnati Sep

William Kenney Cleveland Sep

Charles Huston Columbus Sep

Frank Grove Curry Cincinnati Sep

Lewis Jacob Bowman Philadelphia, Pa. .Sep

Willis Henry Albro Medina Sep

George Hapgood Tayler Warren Sep

Daniel Leland Holwick Canton Sep

William Taylor McLean Sidney Sep

Owen Burdette Hannan Cleveland Sep

Frank Ward Cincinnati Sep

Henry Schaefer Toledo Sep

Clarence Jasper Davis Steubenville Sep

George Billow Akron Sep

Arthur Bancroft Foster Cleveland Sep

George Arnold Cleveland Sep

Augustus Zehring Cleveland Sep

Joel Cave Clore Cincinnati Sept 19

1895
1895
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1896
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HONORARY MEMBERS. 629

OHIO— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33°

Josiah Medbery Columbus Sept. 19, 1905

William Rane Lazenbv Columbus Sept. 19, 1905

Dudley Guy Gray Pittsburgh, Pa Sept. 19, 1905

William Belleville Anderson. . Dayton Sept. 19, 1905

George Erwin McNab Youngstown Sept. 19, 1905

Edward Duff Miller Cincinnati Sept. 18, 1906

Frank Wallace Hendley Cincinnati Sept. 18, 1906

John Graybill Reeves Lancaster Sept. 18, 1906

Warren Wanton Hathaway. . .Cleveland Sept. 18, 1906

John Parkhill Hazlett Youngstown Sept. 18, 1906

William Miller Tait Findlay Sept. 18, 1906

Lewis Mackay Lea Sandusky Sept. 18, 1906

William Broadwell Sullivan. . . Dayton Sept. 18, 1906

Hugo Gottfried Eisenlohr Cincinnati Sept. 17, 1907

Charles Bayard Mitchell Cleveland Sept. 17, 1907

John Hampden Lloyd Toledo Sept. 17, 1907

Charles Savois Ammel Columbus Sept. 17, 1907

Samuel Rufus Jones Dayton Sept. 17, 1907

George Henry Kattenhorn Cincinnati Sept. 15. 1908

Matthew Smith Cleveland Sept. 15, 1908

Busby Patterson Sweney Marion Sept. 15, 1908

Tileston Frackel Spangler Zanesville Sept. 15, 1908

John Porter Cameron Defiance Sept. 15, 1908

Robert Sheldon Parker Toledo Sept. 15, 1908

Lemon Grey Neeley St. Marys Sept. 15, 1908

William George Benham Columbus Sept. 21, 1909

Ell Peter Willaman Orville Sept. 21. 1909

William Lincoln Van Sickle. . Columbus Sept. 21, 1909

Edward Livingston Taylor, Jr. . Columbus Sep* 21, 1909

John Rouzer Flotron Dayton Sept. 21, 1909

Isaac Kinsey Dayton Sept. 21, 1909

George Franklin Kuhns Dayton Sept. 21, 1909

Charles Malcolm Edson Toledo Sept. 21, 1909

John Peebles Portsmouth Sept. 21, 1909

John Francis Lane Conneaut Sept. 21, 1909

William Alvin Belt, M.D Kenton Sept. 21, 1909

George Doddridge Copeland Marion Sept. 21, 1909

William Augustine Reiter Miamisburg Sept. 21, 1909

Eugene Levassor Lewis Cincinnati Sept. 21, 1909

Jirah Dewey Buck Cincinnati Sept. 20, 1910

(.30

HONORARY MEMBERS.

0\UO— Continued.

Name Residence R

Charles John Pketzman Columbus Sep

Frank Henry Marquis Mansfield Sep

Edwin Stephen Griffiths Cleveland Sep

James Adelbekt Mathews Cleveland Sep

Jacob Witzel Vanderwerf Cleveland Sep

Frank Hartford Toronto Sep

FloruS Fremont Lawrence Columbus Sep

Harry Coleman Dayton Sep

Alexander Edward Forster Toledo Sep

Arthur Allan Cunningham . . . Tiffin Sep

Walter Wilbur Hamilton Washington, C. H.Oc

Alfred Butler Bellefontaine Oc

Emmett Robert Curtin Lima Oc

Charles Henry Eichhorn Cleveland Oc

Thomas Backus Guitteau Toledo Oc

Robert Herman Pausch Columbus Oc

William Samuel Cadman Cincinnati Sep

Harry Edward Engelhardt Cincinnati Sep

Daniel Lee Aultman Cincinnati Sep

John Henry Gibson Cincinnati Sep

Foster Coreland Columbus Sep

Frank Edward Lauterbach Columbus Sep

Frank Leslie Beggs Newark Sep

Jacob Moltz Longnecker Delta Sep

Grafton Molen Acklin Toledo Sep

Benjamin Frank Perry Cleveland Sep

George Lascelles Marsh ali Dayton Sep

Michael Louis Finnell Osborne Sep

Harry Seaman Kissell Springfield Sep

MICHIGAN.

Darius D. Thorp Detroit Sept. 14. 1886

Charles H. Pomeroy East Saginaw Sept. 20, 1887

Richard D. Swartout Grand Rapids Sept. 29. 1887

John P.. Corliss Detroit Sept. 18, 1888

M. Howard Chambkrlin Detroit Sept. 18, 1888

Frank O. Gilbert Bay City Sept. 18. 1888

Edgar M. Sharp Bay City Sept. 17, 1889

Joseph H. Steere Sault Ste. Marie. . .Sept. 17, 1889

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HONORARY MEMBERS. 631

MICHIGAN— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33°

Temple Emery East Tawas Sept. 16, 1890

William G. Hudson Ludington Sept. 15. 1891

James Edward Davis Detroit Sept. 19. 1893

William Livingstone, Jr Detroit Sept. 19, 1893

George D. Smith Muskegon Sept. 18. 1894

Eugene Fifield Bay City Sept. 17. 1895

George W. Fowle Detroit Sept. 17. 1895

Alfred E. Meigs Detroit Sept. 17. 1895

John A. Gerow Detroit Sept. 21. 1897

Lou B. Winsor Reed City Sept. 20, 1898

Charles M. Heald Buffalo. X. Y Sept. 20. 1898

Lucius D. Harris Detroit Sept. 20. 1898

J. W. Osborn Kalamazoo Sept. 20. 1898

Michael B. McGee Crystal Falls Sept. 2(1. 1898

William E. Jewett Adrian Sept. 20, 1898

Richard W. Montross Galien Sept. 20, 1898

William M. Bailey Detroit Sept. 19. 1899

Daniel Egery Grand Rapids Sept. 19, 1899

John H. P. Hugh art Grand Rapids Sept. 18. 1900

Harvey C. Taft Grand Rapids Sept. 18. 1900

Lucian E. Wood Niles Sept. 16. 19(12

Frank T. Lodge Detroit Sept. 16, 1902

William Haste Detroit Sept. 16, 1902

Hutson Benedict Colman Kalamazoo Sept. 15. 1903

William Richmond Dunn Detroit Sept. 15. 1903

Allen Lemuel Stewart Bay City Sept. 15. 1903

Nathan Asbel Stoddard Reed City Sept. 20, 1904

Frank Clark Holmes Alpena Sept. 20, 1904

Charlie John Bousfield Bay City Sept. 20. 1904

William Crowell Hovey Benton Harbor. .. .Sept. 19. 1905

John Rowson Grand Rapids Sept. 18. 1906

Charles Cottrell Bay City Sept. 18. 1906

Wilson Reuben Andress Grand Rapids Sept. 17. 1907

Mark Norris Grand Rapids Sept. 17. 1907

Charles Robert Hawley Bay City S pt. 17. 1907

Harry Scovel Starkey Detroit Sept. 17. 1907

Charles Smith Hubbell Sept. 17. 1907

Charles Arthur Conover Coldwater Sept. 17. 1907

Edmond Stuart Rankin Kalamazoo Sept. 15. 1908

William Wente Manistee Sept. 15. 1908

632

HONORARY MEMBERS.
MICHIGAN— Continued.

Name

Residence

Received 33°

George Thomas Campbell Owosso Sep

Arnold Augustus Schantz Detroit Sep

Frederick Nathaniel Bonine . . . Niles Sep

Arthur Hamilton McCloud Detroit Sep

Edwin Orin Wood Flint Sep

William Van Sickle Detroit Sep

Fred Hamline Warren Detroit Sep

Joseph Henry Crawford Flint Sep

William Orrin Clift Bay City Sep

Charles Edgar Layer Bay City Sep

William Alden Penney Bay City Sep

Ira Terry Sayre Flushing Sep

Harry James Walker Detroit Sep

William Henry Wetherbee Detroit Sep

Charles Augustus Lippincott. . Flint Sep

George Giles Steketee Grand Rapids Sep

James Gow Muskegon Sep

George Franklin Sinclair Grand Rapids Sep

William Douglas Hitchcock . . . Alpena Sep

Garret Eber Peters Detroit Sep

John Walker Detroit Sep

Joseph Carl Herkner Grand Rapids Sep

John Alexander Stewart Bay City Sep

Henry Myrick Leonard Detroit Sep

Frank Pomeroy Wilcox Detroit Sep

Gordon Rennie Campbell Calumet Sep

Charles Henry Patterson Jackson Sep

William Elijah Elliott Grand Rapids Oc

Chase Salmon Osborn St. Marie Oc

Herbert Montague Alma Oc

Clarence Brown Chatfield Bay City Sep

Theophile John Langlois Wyandotte Sep

Joh n McCarroll Detroit Sep

William Gould Bray Kalamazoo Sep

Clarence William Sessions Muskegon Sep

Arthur Moses Hume Owosso Sep

Moses A. Graybiel Washington, Pa. . .Sep

INDIANA.

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Algernon S. Chase Ellsworth, Kan. ..Nov. 13, 1873

Nathaniel F. Bonsall Ballinger, Tex Aug. 20, 1874

HONORARY MEMBERS.

633

INDIANA— Continued.

Name

Residence

Received 33°

Gilbert W. Davis Fargo, N. D Sep

Sydney W. Douglas. Evansville Sep

William J. Robie Richmond Sep

Joseph L. Smith Richmond Sep

James B. Safford Crafton, Pa Sep

Henry A. Moyer Oak Park, 111 Sep

George W. Pixley Fort Wayne Sep

George E. Farrington Terre Haute Sep

Charles Lukens Hutchinson. . Indianapolis Sep

William James McKee Indianapolis Sep

Mason Jenks Niblack Vincennes Sep

Mahlon D. Butler Indianapolis Sep

Henry Horatio Lancaster Lafayette Sep

John H. Holliday Indianapolis Sep

John H. Bass Fort Wayne Sep

Julius C. Wood Muncie Sep

Alonzo S. Nichols Michigan City Sep

Henry W. Mordhurst Fort Wayne Sep

John W. Staub Indianapolis Sep

John A. Thompson Edinburg Sep

Oliver B. Sargent Logansport Sep

Winfield T. Durbin Anderson Sep

Granville H. Hull Lafayette Sep

Ferdinand F. Boltz Bluftton Sep

John H. Nicholson Richmond Sep

Robert A. Woods Princeton Sep

Theodore C. Laughlin New Albany Sep

Hubert J. Marshall Aurora Sep

Chalmers Brown Indianapolis Sep

Lewis E. Morrison Indianapolis Sep

Charles A. Wilding Fort Wayne Sep

Charles F. Meyer Indianapolis Sep

Charles Hannah Furguson Indianapolis Sep

Eddy Morris Campbell Indianapolis Sep

Horace Fletcher Wood Indianapolis Sep

John Barrett Cockrum Indianapolis Sep

Charles Dennis King Lebanon Sep

Truman Fayette Palmer Monticello Sep

Luther Short Franklin Sep

Christian Beery Stemen, M.D.. Kansas City, Kan. Sep

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19. 1893
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17. 1901
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16, 1902
16. 1902
16, 1902
15. 1903
15. 1903
15, 1903
15. 1903

20, 1904
20, 1904
20, 1904
20, 1904

C.34

HONORARY MEMBERS.
[NDIANA— Continued.

Name Residence Received 31''

Alexander Watts Thompson. .. Indianapolis Sept. 19, 1905

William Henry Burke [ndianapolis Sept. 19, 1905

Charles Wesley Mili.ir Goshen Sept. 18, 1906

Charles Edward Read Fort Wayne Sept. 17, 1907

Thomas Buchanan Linn Indianapolis Sept. 17, 1907

Calvin Wesley Prather Indianapolis' Sept. 17. 1907

Oliver Gard, M.D Frank ford Sept. 17, 1907

Edward Highly Wolfe Rushville Sept. 17, 1907

Darwin Snook Enoch Crawfordsville Sept. 15. 1908

Stuart MacKibbin South Bend Sept. 21. 1909

Ohio Lewis Wade Indianapolis Sept. 21, 1909

William Wright Rockhili Fort Wayne Sept. 21. 1909

Fli Whitney Anderson Indianapolis Sept. 20. 1910

Robert Mitchell Coffin Indianapolis Sept. 20, 1910

Frank Edwin Gavin Indianapolis Sept. 20. 1910

James Watkinson Lilly Indianapolis Sept. 20, 1910

Homer Alvin Sampsell Indianapolis Sept. 20, 1910

Frederick Glass Madison Sept. 20, 1910

Herbert Arnold Graham Elkhart Sept. 20. 1910

Tames Beall Harper Fort Wayne Sept. 20, 1910

Olin Eugene Holloway Knightstown Sept. 20, 1910

Abbott Livingston Johnson Muncie Sept. 20. 1910

Waiter Field McLallen Columhia City Sept. 20, 1910

Frederick Matthews Blooming-ton Sept. 20. 1910

Harry Gesell Strickland Greenfield Sept. 20, 1910

David Strouse Rockville Sept. 19. 1911

Romeo Long DuPuy Wahash Sept. 19. 1911

Frank Eugene Stouder Fort Wayne Sept. 19. 1911

John Lewis McCulloch Marion Sept. 19. 1911

Arthur Reyburn Baxter Indianapolis Oct. 1. 1912

Henry Baker Brown Valparaiso Oct. 1. 1912

Justin Nelson Study Fort Wayne Oct. 1. 1912

Earl Hamilton Payne Rushville Sept. 16. 1913

David Edward Smith Decatur Sept. 16, 1913

Joseph Tristam Hutton Hammond Sept. 16, 1913

John Robert Sterne Evansville Sept. 16. 1913

George Frederick Edenharter. . Indianapolis Sept. 16. 1913

John Jackson Twinamk Indianapolis Sept. 16, 1913

Gaylord Millard Leslie Fort Wayne Sept. 16, 1913

HONORARY MEMBERS.
ILLINOIS.

635

Name Residence Received 33°

Henry C. Ranney Chicago May 16, 1866

Enoch B. Stevens Southport, N. C.May 18, 1866

Henry H. Getty Chicago June 28, 1872

Henry H. Pond Chicago June 28, 1872

John McLaren Chicago

Alfred Russell Chicago

Robert M. Johnson Chicago

William S. Poulson Chicago

.Sep
.Sep
.Sep
.Sep

William Lee Roy Milligan.

Ottawa Sep

George M. Moulton Chicago Sep

Eliakim R. Bliss Chicago Sep

George W. Warvelle Chicago Sep

Charles F. Gunther Chicago Sep

Edward S. Mulliner Quincy Sep

Michael Stoskopf Freeport Sep

George Warren Curtis Peoria Sep

Frank M. Luce Chicago Sep

Hiram Lorenzo Wiltse Chicago Sep

Robert Ambrose Smith Fair Haven, Wash. Sep

John Anderson May Chicago Sep

John E. Norton Chicago Sep

Chester T. Drake Chicago Sep

Henry L. Rhodes Centralia Sep

Frank C. Roundy Chicago Sep

Seth F. Haskins Peoria Sep

John F. Fair, M.D Freeport Sep

Thomas I. Ballantine Denver, Colo Sep

John F. Wolff Chicago Sep

Charles L. Russ Chicago Sep

William A. Boatman Chicago Sep

Harris William Huehl Chicago Sep

Charles Clark Davis Centralia Sep

Alfred Augustus Whipple Quincy Sep

George Wilbur McFatrich Chicago Sep

James William Parker Chicago Sep

Arthur Melvin Otman Peoria .

John Johnston Chicago

Nathaniel Bowditch Aurora

Harry Don Piatt Chicago

Joseph Edward Ingram Chicago

Sep
.Sep
.Sep
.Sep
.Sep

. 16, 1879

. 23, 1884

. 20, 1887

. 18, 1888

17, 1889

16, 1890

19, 1893

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20,
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17,
16,
16.
15,

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15, 1903
1904
1904
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1904
1904
1905

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20,
20.
20,
19,

19, 1905

636

HONORARY MEMBERS.
ILLINOIS— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33 u

William Leslie Sharp Chicago Sept. 19, 1905

Samuel Haines Smith Chicago Sept. 19, 1905

Oscar Edwin Heard Freeport Sept. 18,

Everett Lombard Haynes Chicago Sept. 18.

Nelson Norman Lampert Chicago Sept.

Robert August Kiefer Quincy Sept.

Wilbur Fisk Heath Danville Sept.

Jay Lynn Brewster Waukegan Sept.

Henry Oscar Tonsor Alton Sept.

John William Swatek Chicago Sept.

Smyth Crooks Chicago Sept.

Chester Smith Gurney Chicago Sept.

Milton Eben Blanchard Marseilles ..Sept.

Murdock Campbell Chicago Sept.

John LaFayette Cole Peoria Sept.

Robert Darius Kuehner Freeport Sept.

Adna Jerome Cornell Chicago Sept.

Henry Frank Pennington, Jr . . Chicago Sept.

John Walker Hamilton Danville Sept.

Frederick Clark Gillham East St. Louis Sept.

Chester E. Allen Galesburg Sept.

John Richard Oughton Dwight Sept.

Judson Brenner DeKalb Sept.

William Steel Best Freeport Sept.

Louis John Timm Chicago Sept.

Richings James Shand Springfield Sept. 21,

William Charles Sommer Springfield Sept. 21,

John Heist Chicago Sept. 21,

Arthur Joseph Behrendt, M.D.Chicago Sept. 21,

Robert Joseph Daly Chicago Sept. 21,

Edward Lawrence Johnson Chicago Sept. 20,

Charles Damuth Warner Chicago Sept

Julius Reynolds Kline Chicago Sept

Edward John Sherwin Chicago Sept

William T. Irwin Peoria Sept

Chester DeWitt Clarkson Peoria Sept

Emmett Howard Quincy Sept

Walter Van Alstyne Rockford Sept.

Josiah Roscoe Balliet Belvidere Sept,

John Corson Smith, Jr Riverside Sept,

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7, 1907
7, 1907
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5, 1908
5, 1908
5, 1908
5, 1908
5, 1908
21, 1909
1909
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1909
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1910
20, 1910
20, 1910
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1910
1910
1910

20,

20, 1910

SUBORDINATE BODIES. 637

ILLINOIS— Continued.

Residence Received 33°

Austin Holmes Scrogin Lexington Sept 19 191 1

a™ Edwik Wood Gibson City Se j; ; \i : \i\\

Clint Leroy Sandusky Danville Sept 19 1911

Louis Lincoln Emmerson Mount Vernon. .. .Sept 19 1911

Abel Mortimer White Chicago Sept.' 19,' 1911

David Edward Gibson Chicago Sept. 19, 1911

Frederick William Raven Chicago Sept. 19 1911

Thomas Louis Fekete East St. Louis Oct 1 19P

George Bishop Moore East St. Louis Oct 1 1912

Charles Hadley Spilman Edwardsville Oct 1 19P

Rufus Lecompte Berry Springfield Oct l' 19P

Frank Lockwood Hatch Springfield Oct l' 19P

Laurence Yates Sherman Springfield .... Oct l' 19P

ohn Wilson H ILL Chicago WcS 1, 1912

Urbine J. Herrmann Chicago Oct 1 19P

William Hooper Wade Chicago Oct. 1,' 19P

Clyde Iling Backus Chicago Oct. 1 1912

Ora Eugene Chapin Chicago Oct 1 19P

Charles Evans Wackerhagen. . Chicago ... Oct' l' 1912

Lewis Randall Conolly Chicago Oct' l' 19P

Fred Albert Pennington Chicago Oct' l' 19P

William Herman Bied Chicago ..Oct' l' 1912

Martin Otis Heckard Chicago .... Oct' l' 19P

John Thomas Richards Chicago.... Oct' l' 191?

Benjamin Snyder Wilson Chicago ... Oct' l' 19P

Christopher Van Deventer Chicago ... Oct' l' 1912

Harry Warner Harvey Chicago .WW .Oct' l' 1912

L H ^ A 1^ ERT STEVENS - •• Chic ^° Oct. 1. 1912

ERTB * 0WN Peoria ......' .WW .Oct." l' 1912

^ouis Hood Burrell Freeport Oct. l' 19P

rVWW^^W^ Bloomington Sep, 16. 1913

Floyd CSkadan Ch £ g o . .' Sep 16 19 3

Albert Frederick Schoch Ottawa 6

Charles Leonard Snyder Freeport Sep, 16 913

wiscoxsrx.

Charles Delafield Rogers Milwaukee Sept. 15 1885

JeXeVw BY MihvaUkee ^ 20. 1887

Jerome A. Watrous Milwaukee Sept. 18, 18S7

638 SUBORDINATE BODIES.

WISCONSIN— Continued.

Name Residence Received 33°

Elias Gilbert Jackson Oshkosh Sept. 18, 1888

Samuel S. Fifield Ashland Sept. 18, 1888

Joel W. Bingham Milwaukee Sept. 1, 1888

Eugene F. Storke, M.D Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 16, 1890

Frank B. Gollev Milwaukee Sept. 20, 1890

Luther L. Caufy Milwaukee Sept. 19, 1893

Benjamin T. Leuzarder Milwaukee Sept. 15, 1896

Adolph H. Wagner Madison Sept. 15, 1896

George T. Hooley Milwaukee Sept. 15, 1896

Julius Wechselberg Milwaukee Sept. 15, 1896

Newton M. Littlfjohn Whitewater Sept. 21, 1897

William P. Kenny Milwaukee Sept. 20, 1898

David H. Wright Madison Sept. 17, 1901

James H. Barber Regina, Sask., Can. Sept. 17, 1901

Theodore W. Goldin Kansas City, Mo.. Sept. 16, 1902

Wilmot F. Miller, M.D Milwaukee Sept. 16, 1902

Robert Henry Ormsby Milwaukee Sept. 15, 1903

David Harlowe Milwaukee Sept. 18, 1906

Willard A. Van Brunt Horicon Sept. 18, 1906

Herbert Norman Laflin Milwaukee Sept. 15, 1908

William De Forest Halsted Milwaukee Sept. 21, 1909

Alexander Everet Matheson. . . Janesville Sept. 21, 1909

John Campbell Milwaukee Sept. 20, 1910

Andrew Davidson Agnew Milwaukee Sept. 19, 1911

James Shelbourn Norris Chicago, 111 Sept. 19, 1911

William Currie Milwaukee Oct. 1, 1912

Robert Baldwin Lang Racine Sept. 16, 1913

William Whitewright Colvin. . Milwaukee Sept. 16, 1913

SUBORDINATE BODIES. G39

NAME, VALLEY, DATE OF CHARTER

AND

STATED TIME OF MEETING

OF EACH

SUBORDINATE BODY

1913

MAINE.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Yates Portland May 14, 1857. . First Friday.

Lewiston Lewiston Aug. 16. 1876. . First Friday.

Eastern Star Bangor Sept. 25, 1884. .Second Wednesday.

Delta Machias Sept. 17, 1891 . Third Thursday in Jan.,

May, and Oct.

Kennebec Valley. Augusta Sept. 19,1895 .Third Wednesday.

Rockland Rockland Sept. 21, 1898. . Second Tuesday.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Portland Portland May 14, 1857. . Second Friday.

Auburn Auburn Sept. 19. 1880. .Third Friday.

Palestine Bangor Sept. 19, 1889. . Fourth Wednesday.

Deering Machias Sept. 21, 1893. . Third Thursday in Jan.,

May and Oct.

Augusta Augusta Sept. 19, 1895. .Third" Wednesday.

Rockland Rockland Sept. 21, 1898. . Second Tuesday.

640 SUBORDINATE BODIES.

MAINE— Continued
CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Dunlap Portland May 14, 1857. .Third Friday.

Bangor Bangor Sept. 18, 189(1. .Third Thursday.

H. H. Dickey Auburn Sept. 17, 1891. .Monday after Full Moon in

Jan., April, July and Oct.

Emeth Augusta Sept. 17, 1896. . Third Wednesday.

General Knox. . . .Rockland Sept. 20, 1900. . Fourth Tuesday.

CONSISTORY.

Maine Portland May 22, 1862. . Fourth Friday in Feb.,

May, Aug. and Nov.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Ineffable Portsmouth ..Jan. 31. 1842. . Annual and at call.

Aaron P. Hughes. Nashua June 4, 1864. . Last Tuesday in Jan.,

March, May, Sept. and

Nov.
Alpha Concord Sept. 17, 1891 .. First Friday in Jan., Mar.,

and Nov.
North Star Lancaster .... Sept. 19, 1895 . First Friday in Feb., April,

June, Sept. and Dec.
Keene Keene Sept. 20, 1906. . Fourth Friday in Nov.,

Feb., March and April.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Grand Portsmouth ..June 25, 1845. . Annual and at call.

Oriental Nashua June 4, 1864. . Subject to call.

Ariel Concord Sept. 17, 1891 . . First Friday in Jan., Mar.

and Nov.

Washington Littleton Sept. 19, 1895 . . Constitutional and at call.

Keene Keene Sept. 20, 1906. . Fourth Friday in Nov.,

Feb., March and April.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.
St. George Nashua June 4, 1864. . Second Thursday of April,

May and Nov.

New Hampshire. Dover May 19, 1866. . Constitutional.

Acacia Concord Sept. 17, 1891 . . First Friday in Jan., Mar.

and November.
Littleton Littleton Sept. 19, 1895 . . Constitutional and at call.

CONSISTORY.

New Hampshire. .Nashua June 4, 1864. .Last Tuesday in Jan., Mar.,

May, Sept. and Nov.

SUBORDINATE BODIES.

6-11

VERMONT.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Name

Ha swell. . .

Location
.Burlington

Date of
Charter

Windsor.

Gamalier Wash-
burn

Bennington

Mizpah

Xewport

Delta

COU

Joseph W. Roby.
Mount Calvary. .

Delta

Stated Meetings

June 17, 1870.. First Friday in Jan., Mar.,
May, July and Nov.

Windsor Aug. 18, 1875. . Last Friday in Jan., April,

July and Oct.

Montpelier ...Aug. 18, 1875. . First Monday.
Bennington . ..Sept. 20. 1882. .Second Friday and at call.
.St. Johnsbury.Sept. 20, 1882. . Fourth Monday.

Xewport Sept. 17, 1891 . . First Friday.

Rutland Sept. 21, 1893. . First Friday.

XCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

.Burlington

.Montpelier

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX.

Nov. 13, 1873. .Sec'nd Friday in Jan.,Mar.,

Mav, July and Nov.
Sept. 22, 1880.. Second Monday.

Burlington . ..Nov. 13, 1873. .Third Fridav in Jan., Mar.,

May, July and Xov.
COXSISTORY.

Vermont Burlington

Name

Boston-Lafayette

Lowell

Worcester

Sutton

Evening Star

Merrimack Val'y
Onota

Fall River.
Greenfield.

, Aug. 19, 1874. . Fourth Fr'dav in Jan., Mar.
May, July and Xov.

MASSACHUSETTS.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Location Charter Stated Meetings

Boston Jan. 21, 1842. . First Friday in Feb. April,

Oct. and Dec.

Lowell May 28, 1858. . First Thursday after Full

Moon, except June, July,
Worcester ....Sept. 30,1863 . Aug., Sept.

Third Thursday, except
June, July, Aug. and
Sept.

Salem April 8, 1864. . Fourth Friday in Jan.,

March, Sept. and Xov.
.Springfield ...May 18, 1866. . Last Thursday in ^ Jan.,

March, Sept. and Xov.
Haverhill ... .Sept. 22, 1892. .Third Thursday in Jan.,

March, Mav and Xov.

.Pittsfield Sept. 20, 1894. . First Friday in Jan.. Mar.,

Mav, July, Sept. and Xov.
Fall River.... Sept. 18.1913..
.Greenfield Sept. 18,1913..

642 SUBOKD] \ \ IK BODIES.

MASSACHUSETTS— Continued.
COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Date of

Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Lowell Lowell May IS, 1858. . First Thursday after Full

Moon except June, July,
Aug., Sept.

GilesFonda Yates. Boston Feb. r/, 1864. . Second Friday in Feb.,

April, Oct. and Dec.

Massasoit Springfield ....May 19, 1866. . First Thursday in Feb.,

April, Oct. and Dec.

Goddard Worcester June 17, 1870. . Fourth Monday, Oct. to

April, inclusive.

Pontoosuc Pittsfield Sept. 21, 1911 .. First Friday, Feb.. April,

June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.

Samuel C. Law-
rence Fall River.... Sept. 18, 1913..

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.
Mount Calvary... Lowell May 16, 1860. . First Thursday after Full

Moon except June, July,

Aug., Sept.
Mount Olivet. .. . Boston Sept. 11, 1863. .Third Friday in Feb., April

Oct., Dec.
Lawrence Worcester ...June 17, 1870. . Fourth Monday, Oct. to

May, inclusive.
Springfield Springfield . . . Sept. 20, 1894. . First Thursday in Feb.,

May, Oct. and Dec.
Saint Andrew.... Fall River Sept. 18, 1913..

CONSISTORY.

Massachusetts... Boston May 15, 1861. . Fourth Friday in Feb..

April, Oct. and Dec.

RHODE ISLAND.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Staterl Meetings

Solomon's Providence 1849. . Fourth Wednesday.

Van Rensselaer. . Newport Dec. 14, 1849. .Third Tuesday, except

July and Aug.

COUNCIL OF PRTNCES OF JERUSALEM.
Rhode Island Providence ...Dec. 14, 1849. . Fourth Wednesday.

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX.
Rhode Island Providence ...Dec. 14, 1849. . Fourth Wednesday.

CONSISTORY.
Rhode Island Providence ...April 10, 1856. . Fourth Wednesday.

SUBORDINATE BODIES. 643

CONNECTICUT.

LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Xame Location Charter Stated Meetings

DeWitt Clinton. . Bridgeport ...May 11, 1858. . First Monday.

King Solomon Norwich May 28, 1864. . Fourth Monday in Jan.,

May and Sept.

Charter Oak Hartford May 19. 1S66. . Second Thursday.

E. G. Storer New Haven \ug. 19, 1874. . First Monday in Jan.,

March. Apl.. May, Sept.

and Nov.
Doric Waterbury .. Sept 23, 1897. . Fourth Tuesday, Sept. to

March, inclusive.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Washington Bridgeport ...June 1. 1858. . Second Monday.

Van Rensselaer. . Norwich May 28, 1864. . Fourth Monday in Feb.,

May and Oct.
Elm City New Haven. . .Aug. 18, 1875. . First Monday in Feb., Apl..

Oct. and Dec.

Hartford Hartford Aug. 16. 1876 . . Third Thursday.

Ionic Waterbury . . .Sept. 23, 1897. .Subject to call.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.

Pequonnock Bridgeport . .Tune 1. 1858. . Third Monday

Norwich Norwich May 28. 1864. . Fourth Monday in March,

May and Nov.
New Haven New Haven. .. Aug. 19. 1875. . Third Thursday in Feb.

April. Oct. and Dec.

Cyrus Goodell Hartford Aug. 16.1876. Fourth Thursday.

Corinthian Waterbury Sept. 23,1897. Subject to call.

CONSISTORIES.

Lafayette Bridgeport . .June 1. 1858. . Fourth Monday in Jan.,

Feb., March, April, May
and Nov.

Connecticut Norwich May 28, 1864. .At call.

NEW YORK.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter (Stated Meetings

Ineffable Albany Dec. 20, 1767. . Fourth Thursday.

The Lods:e of

Perfection of

New York City. New York. . . .April 7. 1849. First Friday.

Central City Syracuse Nov. 27, 1862. .All Mondays, except in

June July, Aug. and Sept.

644

SUBORDINATE BODIES.

NEW YORK— Continued.

LODGES OF PERFECTION— Continued.

Date of
Charter

Stated Meetings

Aurora Grata Brooklyn Nov. 6, 1808. . First Friday, Oct. to April.

Otseningo Binghamton . . May 16. 1867. .First Friday.

Rochester Rochester May 16, 1867. . First and Third Thursdays

Corning Corning May 16, 1867. . First and Third Mondays

Palmoni Buffalo May 16, 1867. . First Friday.

Delta Troy Nov. 16, 1871 . . Third Friday.

Yah-nun-dah-sis. Utica Nov. 13, 1873. . Second and Fourth Thurs-
days.

Germania Rochester .... Aug. 19. 1874. .Third Tuesday.

Niagara Niagara Falls. Aug. 16, 1876. .Third Tuesday, except July

and August.

Watertown Watertown ...Sept. 5. 1884. . Second and Fourth Tues-
day

St. Lawrence Norwood Sept. 19, 1889. . Second and Fourth Mon-
days.

Olean Olean Sept. 17, 1891. . Second and Fourth Mon-
days.

Cortland Cortland Sept. 18, 1902. . First and Third Wednes-
days.

Ithaca Ithaca Sept. 18, 1902. . First Monday, Oct. to

June, inclusive.

Jamestown Jamestown . . . Sept. 21, 1904. . First and Third Mondays.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Grand Council . . . .Albany Dec. 20, 1767.

The Council of P.

I. of N.Y.City..-New York.... Nov. 3,1808.

Central City Syracuse Nov. 27,1862.

Aurora Grata Brooklyn June 6, 1866.

Otseningo Binghamton ..May 16,1867.

Rochester Rochester May 16. 1867.

Corning Corning Mav 16, 1867.

Palmoni Buffalo May 16,1867.

Delta Trov Aug. 19, 1874.

Yah-nun-dah-sis . .Utica Sept. 20, 1882 .

Olean Olean Sept. 17, 1891 .

Oedensburg.
Tamestown. .

.Watertown
.Jamestown

.Sept. 21,1893.
Sept. 21.1904.

Fourth Thursdays.

Third alternate Friday in
Oct.. Dec, Feb., April
and May.

Second Monday, except
June, Julv, Aug., Sept.

Third Friday, Oct., Jan.
and April.

Second Friday.

First and Third Thursdays

First and Third Mondays.

Second Friday.

Third Friday.

Constitutional and at call.

Second and Fourth Mon-
days.

Constitutional and at call.

F?rst ?nd Third Mondays.

SUBORDINATE BODIES.

645

NEW YORK— Continued.
CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.

Date of
Charter

The Chapter of R.
C. of N.Y.City..New York.... Aug. 6,1806.

Albany Albany Nov. 16, 1824.

Central City Syracuse Nov. 27, 1862.

Aurora Grata Brooklyn June 6, 1886

Otseningo Binghamton ..May 16,1867.

Rochester Rochester May 16,1867.

Corning Corning May 16,1867.

Delta Troy Aug. 19,1874.

Yah-nun-dah-sis. .Utica Sept. 20. 1882.

Buffalo Buffalo Sept. 21,1893.

Ofdensburg Watertown ...Sept. 21,1893.

CONSISTORIES

The Consistory

of X. Y. City . . . New York Aug. 6, 1806.

Albany Albany Nov. 16. 1824

Central City Syracuse Nov. 27,1862

Otseningo Binghamton ..May 16,1867

Rochester Rochester May 16,1867

Corning Corning May 16, 1867

Aurora Grata Brooklyn Sept. 19, 1889

Buffalo Buffalo Sept. 21,1893

Stated Meetings

.Third alternate Friday.

. Fourth Thursday.

.Third Monday, except in

June, July, Aug., Sept.
. Third Friday in Nov. and

Feb., and First Friday in

May.
.Third Friday.
. First and Third Thursdays
First and Third Mondays.
.Third Friday.
. Constitutional and at call.
. Third Friday.
.Constitutional and at call.

. Fourth Friday.
. Fourth Thursday.
. Fourth Monday, except in
June, July, Aug. and Sept.
. Fourth Friday.
First and Third Thursdays
. First and Third Mondays.
.Third Friday in Dec,

March and May.
. Fourth Friday.

NEW JERSEY.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Location

Date of
Charter

Stated Meetings

Mercer Trenton May 23. 1863. .First Tuesday, except July

and August.

Tercev City ..Jersey City... May 19. 1866. . Second Tuesday in Feb.,

J ' April. Oct. and Dec.

Excelsior Camden June 17. 1870. . Fourth Friday in June,

Sept., Oct. and Feb.

Adoniram Paterson Nov. 13, 1873. . Second Friday in March,

June, Sept. and Dec.

64G

SUBORDINATE BODIES.

NEW JERSEY— Continued.
COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Mercer Trenton May 19, 1866. . First Tuesday, except July

and August.
Excelsior Camden June 17, 1870. . Fourth Friday in June,

Nov. and March.
Jersey City Jersey City Nov. 16, 1871 .. Fourth Tuesday in Feb.,

April, Oct. and Dec.
Adoniram Paterson Nov. 13, 1873. . Second Friday in Jan.,

April, July and Oct.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.
Trenton Trenton June 26, 1868. . First Tuesday, except July

and August.
Jersey City Jersey City... Nov. 16, 1871 .. Second Tuesday in Jan.,

March, May and Nov.
Excelsior Camden Nov. 16, 1871. . Fourth Friday in June,

Dec. and April.
Adoniram Paterson Nov. 13, 1873. .Second Friday in Feb.,

May, Aug. and Nov.

CONSISTORIES.
New JerseySov.'. Jersey City.. ..May 16, 1867. .Fourth Tuesday in Jan.,

March, May and Nov.
Excelsior Camden Sept. 27, 1883. . Fourth Friday in June,

Dec, Jan. and May.
Trenton Trenton Sept. 20, 1906. . First Tuesday, except July

and Aug.

PENNSYLVANIA.
LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

. . May 14, 1852. . First Thursday.

July 11, 1857.. Third Friday.
..Mar. 15, 1864.. Second Friday.
. . May 19, 1866. . Third Thursday.
. . Aug. 18, 1875 . . Fourth Tuesday.
..Sept. 19, 1888.. First and Third Mondays.
. . Sept. 19, 1888. . First Tuesday.
..Sept. 18, 1890.. Last Friday, also June 24
and Dec. 27.

..Sept. 23, 1897.. Third Wednesday.

. Sept. 18, 1901 . . Last Thursday.
..Sept. 21,1904.. Fourth Thursday.
. .Sept. 20, 1906. .Fourth Wednesday in Jan.,
March, April, May, June
and Oct.

. Sept. 22, 1909. . Second Monday

.Sept. 22, 1910. .Second Thursday.

Gourgas Pittsburgh .

Philadelphia Philadelphia

Harrisburg Harrisburg .

Enoch Bloomsburg

Lancaster Lancaster . .

Keystone Scranton . . .

Presque Isle Erie

Towanda Towanda ...

Coudersport Coudersport

Williamsport Williamsport

Uniontown Uniontown .

Reading Reading

NewCastle New Castle.

Venango Oil City

SUBORDINATE BODIES. G4.7

PENNSYLVANIA— Continued.
COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ...May 14, 1857. . First Thursday.

Dejoinville Pittsburgh ...July 11, 1857. .Third Friday.

Harrisburg Harrisburg ...Mar. 15. 1864. . Second Friday.

Zerubbabel Bloomsburg . . May 19, 1865 . . Third Thursday.

Keystone Scranton Sept. 18, 1890. . First and Third Mondays.

Hayden Towanda Sept. 20, 1894. . Any Friday, upon call.

Coudersport Coudersport ..Sept. 21, 1898. . Third Wednesday.

Williamsport Williamsport .Sept. 18, 1901 .. Last Thursday.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh May 14, 1857. . First Thursday, except

May on 2nd Thursdays.

Kilwinning Philadelphia ..July 11, 1857. . Third Friday.

Evergreen Bloomsburg .. May 19, 1865. .Third Thursday.

Harrisburg Harrisburg ...Nov. 15, 1865. . Second Friday.

Keystone Scranton Sept. 18, 1890. . First and Third Mondays.

Calvary Towanda Sept. 20, 1894. .Any Friday, upon call.

Coudersport Coudersport ..Sept. 21, 1898. . Third Wednesday.

Williamsport Williamsport .Sept. 18, 1901. . Last Thursday.

CONSISTORIES.

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ...May 14, 1857. . First Thursday, except

May on 2nd Thursday.

Philadelphia Philadelphia ..July 11, 1857. .Third Friday.

Harrisburg Harrisburg ...Nov. 15, 1865. . Second Friday.

Caldwell Bloomsburg ..May 19, 1867. . Third Thursday.

Keystone Scranton Sept. 18, 1890. . First and Third Mondays.

Coudersport Coudersport ..Sept. 20, 1900. .Third Wednesday.

Williamsport Williamsport .Sept. 18, 1901 .. Last Thursday.

DELAWARE.

LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Wilmington Wilmington .Sept. 22, 1910. . Fourth Friday, on notice.

COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.
Wilmington Wilmington ..Sept. 21, 1911. . Fourth Friday, on notice.

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX.
Wilmington Wilmington ..Sept. 21. 1911 .. Fourth Friday, on notice.

CONSISTORY.
Delaware Wilmington ..Oct. 3, 1912. . Fourth Friday, on call.

648

SUBORDINATE BODIES.

OHIO.

LODGE OF PERFECTION.

Name

Gibulum. . .

Location
Cincinnati

Date of
Charter

April 27, 1853

Cambridge Cambridge

Eliadah Cleveland

Enoch Columbus

Gabriel Dayton . . .

Mi-a-mi Toledo . . .

Emeth Canton . . .

Carson Steubenville

.Mav 14, 1857
.May 19, 1866
.Sept. 19, 1877
. Sept. 20, 1880
.Sept. 20,1880
.Sept. 17,1896

Sept. 18, 1902

Hiram Youngstown ..Sept. 21, 1905

Stated Meetings

. First, Third and Fifth
Thursdays, Sept. to June.

. Second Monday.

. First Friday.

. Every Friday.

.Second and Fourth Fridays

. Last Saturday.

. Second Tuesday.

. Fourth Thursday.

. First and Third Thursdays,
Nov. to Feb. inch, and
First Thursday in May.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Dalcho Cincinnati April 27, 1853.

Cambridge Cambridge ...May 14,1857.

Buhurim Cleveland May 19, 1866.

Franklin Columbus .... Sept. 18, 1879.

Mi-a-mi Dayton Sept. 20,1880.

Northern Light.. Toledo Sept. 20,1881.

Cutler Steubenville . .Sept. 17, 1903.

Mystic Canton Sept. 17,1903.

Youngstown Youngstown .Sept. 21,1911.

. Constitutional.

. Second Monday.

.Second Friday.

. Every Friday.

. Second and Fourth Fridays

. Last Saturday.

. Fourth Thursday.

. Second Thursday.

. First and Third Thursdays,
Nov. to Feb. incl., and
First Thursday in May.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Dec. 27.1853.

Ariel Cleveland ....Mav 19,1866.

Columbus Columbus ....Sept. 18.1879.

Dayton Dayton Sept. 20. 1880.

Cambridge Cambridge . . . Sept. 20. 1880.

Fort Industry. . . . Toledo Sept. 20, 1881 .

Drummond Steubenville ..Sept. 17.1903.

Brenton Canton Sept. 17,1903.

Youngstown Youngstown .Sept. 21,1911.

CONSISTORIES.

. Constitutional.

.Third Friday.

. Every Friday.

. Second and Fourth Fridays

. Second Monday.

. Last Saturday.

. Fourth Thursday.

. Second Thursday.

. First and Third Mondays.
Nov. to Feb. inch, and
First Thursday in May.

Ohio Cincinnati Mav 14, 1854. . Constitutional.

Lake Erie Cleveland Sept. 18, 1890. . Fourth Friday.

Scioto Columbus ....Sept. 20, 1900. . Every Friday.

Toledo Toledo Sept. 21, 1905. . Last Saturday.

Dayton Dayton Sept. 18, 1907. . Second and Fourth Fridays

SUBORDINATE BODIES.

MICHIGAN.

LODGES OF PERFECTION.

649

Date of , „ .,

Charter Stated Meetings

TW™i+ fnr.on Detroit May 22, 1862. . Every Tuesday.

Dctroit-Carson...uetroit * 4, 1868. . First Tuesday.

l [or f t \. Bay City P Sep" 25 1884. . First and Third Mondays.

S^Sev::::::.SStiSte :...s e pt. 15,1886.. Third Friday.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

rorCftT1 Detroit May 22, 1861 .. First Wednesday.

£ arson Grand Rapids \pril 4, 1868. . First Wednesday.

g y ^:;- Bay City Sept. 16 1885. .Third Monday.

Se^periorV.V.ScStte ....Sept. 15, 1886. .Third Friday.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.
, f . n ,-. p . TVtroit .May 22, 1862.. Third Monday.

Mount Olnet Detro »* — — -W !9 1878. . First Wednesday.

Robinson ......Grand Rapids., ept g Mo

PeSur "T/iSquefte ! '. ! . Ma'y 18, 1891 . . Third Friday.

CONSISTORIES.
m-».j«« TVtroi* ..May 22, 1862.. Second Wednesday.

Knc^MSoore'.MaCene ....Sep,. 18, 1913. .Third Friday.

INDIANA.

LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of , __ ..

..„_ charter Stated Meetings

Xame Location t^naner

Tnrlianannlis May 19, 1865 .. Wednesdays.

Adoniram l" d rt Wavne ' ' Sept 19. 1888. . First and Third Tuesdays.

|^^V:::::I^aPf.::iS: SlWl..Kr.t and Third Tuesdays.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM,
c- -i Tndiananolis .May 19, 1865. .Wednesdays.

§EK* Fort Wayne • - Sept. 18, 1890 . . Second and Fourth Tues-

ua.Tius days.

MordeC ai Evansville .... Sept. 18, 1913 . . First and Third Tuesdays.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROTX.
t *■ i: B Tnrlhnanolis May 19, 1865. . Wednesdays.

§SSS?!?::::::fS?^SS! -Sept 20:i906..First and Third Fndays.

CONSISTORIES.

650 SUBORDINATE BODIES.

ILLINOIS.

LODGES OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Van Rensselaer. . Chicago May 14, 1857. . First Thursdays.

Quincy Quincy Mar. 16, 1866. . First Wednesday.

Freeport Freeport Feb. 17, 1867. . Second and Fourth Wed-
nesdays.

Central City Peoria Feb. 25, 1867. . First Monday.

Danville Danville Sept. 20. 1905.. First Wednesday

St. Clair East St. Louis.Sept. 18, 1907. . First Friday.

Sangamo Springfield ...Sept. 17, 1908. . First Tuesday.

Bloomington Bloomington .Sept. 17, 1908. . Fourth Friday.

COUNCILS OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

Chicago Chicago May 14, 1857. . Second Thursday.

Quincy Quincy Mar. 16, 1866. . Second Wednesday.

Freeport Freeport Feb. 7, 1867. . Second and Fourth Wed-
nesdays.

Peoria Peoria Feb. 25, 1867. . Second Monday.

Walter A.Stevens Danville Sept. 22, 1909. . Second Wednesday.

Zerubbabel Bloomington .Sept. 22, -1910. . Fourth Friday, on call

Springfield Springfield ....Sept. 22, 1910. . Second Tuesday

Cahokia East St. Louis.Sept. 21, 1911 . . First Friday.

CHAPTERS OF ROSE CROIX.

Gourgas Chicago May 14. 1857. . Third Thursday.

Quincy Quincy Mar. 16, 1866. . Third Wednesday

Freeport Freeport Feb. 7, 1867. . Second and Fourth Wed-
nesdays.

Peoria Peoria Feb. 25, 1867. . Third Monday.

Gil. W. Barnard. . Danville Sept. 22, 1909. .Third Wednesday

Mt. Calvary Bloomington .Sept. 22, 1910. . Fourth Friday, on call

Springfield Springfield ...Sept. 22,1910. . Second Tuesday

John M. Pearson. East St. Louis.Sept. 21, 1911. . First Friday.

CONSISTORIES.

Oriental Chicago May 14, 1857. . Fourth Thursday.

Quincy Quincy Mar. 16, 1866. . Fourth Wednesday.

Freeport Freeport Feb. 7. 1867. . Second and Fourth Wed-
nesday.

Peoria Peoria Feb. 25, 1867. . Fourth "Monday.

Bloomington Bloomington .Sept. 18, 1913. .Second and Fourth Fridavs

MississippiValley.East St. Louis.Oct. 3, 1912. . First Friday.

Springfield Springfield . . .Oct. 3, 1912. . Fourth Tuesday.

Vermilion Danville Oct. 3, 1912. . Fourth Wednesday.

SUBORDINATE BODIES. 651

WISCONSIN.
LODGE OF PERFECTION.

Date of
Name Location Charter Stated Meetings

Wisconsin Milwaukee ...Aug. 7, 1863. . First Wednesday.

COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.
Wisconsin Milwaukee ...Aug. 7, 1863. . Second Wednesday.

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX.

Wisconsin Milwaukee ...Aug. 7, 1863. . Third Wednesday.

CONSISTORY.

Wisconsin Milwaukee ...Aug. 7, 1863. . Fourth Wednesday.

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. 653

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES

OF THE

SUBORDINATE BODIES

ARRANGED IN

ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF THE RESPECTIVE
VALLEYS

1913—1914

ALB A XV, X. Y.— 1.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° James N. Kemp T. Aus. Williamson, 32°

887 Broadway. P. O. Box 410.

Council, 16°. . . . Edgar C. Leonard T. Aus. Williamson, 32°

44 Willett St.

Chapter, 18°. . . .Luther C. Warner, 33° T. Aus. Williamson, 32°

93 State St.

Consistory, 32°. Edward B. Cantine. 33° Harold F. Andrews, 32°

Albany Co. Bank Bldg. 154 Lancaster St.

AUBURN. MAINE.— 65.

Council, 16°.... John R. Webber. 32° Tohn IT. Merrill, 32°

Chapter, 18°. .. .Albert M. Penley, 33° John II. Merrill, 32°

AUGUSTA, MAINE.— 77.
Lodge, 14° Levi E. Jones, 32° Stanley K. Hawkins, 32°

Winthrop.

Council, 16°. . . . Thomas H. Bodge, 32° Stanley K. Hawkins, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . .Warren C. Phillbrook, 32°. . . . Stanley K. Hawkins, 32"

BANGOR, MAINE.— 57.
Lodge, 14° Harry W. Libbey, 32° Geo. B. Freeland, 32°

P. O. Box

Council, 16°. . . . Edwin N. Miller, 32° Geo. B. Freeland, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Charles H. Adams, 32° Geo. B. Freeland, 32°

BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.— 58.

Lodge, 14° Oscar F. Harding, 32° Frank F. Price, 32°

Council. 16°. . . . William A. Penny, 33° Frank F. Price, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Edgar M. Sharp. 33° Frank F. Price, 32°

Consistory, 32°. Charles E. Layer, 3° Frank F. Price, 32°

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BENNINGTON, VT.— 55.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° James C. Mitchell Edward L. Bates, 33°

No. Bennington.

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— 38.
Lodge, 14° Leon C. Rhodes. 32° David M. Johnson, 33°

McNamara Building 404 Kilmer Block.

Council, 16°. . . . Jerome F. Peck, 32° David M. Johnson, 33°

100 Water St.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Frederick C. Kelly, 32° David M. Johnson, 33°

301 Water St.

Consistory, 32°. Harry C. Walker, 33° David M. Johnson, 33°

804 Kilmer Building.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.— 94.
Lodge, 14° Nimrod Mace, 32° George R. Smith, 32°

518 Griesheim Bldg.

Council. 16°.... Walter T. Trimmer. 32° George R. Smith, 32°

Chapter, 18°....Harrv M. Palmer. 32° George R. Smith, 32°

Consistory, 32°. Delmar D. Darrah, 33° George R. Smith, 32°

BLOOMSBURG, PA.— 29.

Lodge, 14° Frank P. Martenis, 32° Harvey A. McKillip, 33°

So. Bethlehem.

Council, 16°. . . . Charles D. Morganroth, 32°. . Harvey A. McKillip, 33°

Shamokin.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Frederick A. Tencate, 32°. . . . Harvey A. McKillip, 33"

Phoenixville.

Consistory, 32°. John S. Mack, M.D., 33° Harvey A. McKillip, 33°

Slatington.

BOSTON, MASS.^.
Lodge, 14° John J. VanValkenburgh, 33°. Benj. W. Rowell, 33°

South Framingham. Masonic Temple.

Council, 16°. . . . Edward O. Hatch, 32° Benj. W. Rowell, 33°

51 North Market St.

Chapter, 18°. . . .Benjamin S. Frost, 32° Benj. W. Rowell, 33°

79 Cliff St., Winthrop.

Consistory, 32°. George C. Thacher, 32° Benj. W. Rowell, 33°

Masonic Tempi

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— 14.

Lodge, 14° Edgar B. Ellis, 32° Eben. S. Phillips, 33°

Council, 16°. . . . Joel T. Wooster, 33° Eben. S. Phillips, 33°

344 John St.

Chapter, 18°. .. .August M. Engelhard, 32°... Eben. S. Phillips, 33°
Consistory, 32°. Charles M. Gerdenier, 33°.... Eben. S. Phillips, 33°

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. 655

BROOKLYN, N. Y.— 3.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Russell L. Boyer Theodore A. Taylor, 33°

82 Beaver St., New York. 630 Westminster Rd.

Council, 16°. . . . William E. Merriss, 32° Theodore A. Taylor, 33°

165 Broadway, New York.

Chapter, 18° John A. Morison, 33° Theodore A. Taylor, 33°

41 Park Row, New York.

Consistory, 32°. Charles H. Luscomb, 33° Theodore A. Taylor, 33°

41 Park Row, New York.

BUFFALO, N. Y.— 35.
Lodge, 14° Walter F. Gibson, 32° Harrv D. Hosmer, 32°

400 Main St. Anchor Line Dock.

Council. 16°.... Byron B. Daggett, 32° Harry D. Hosmer, 32°

841 Auburn Ave.

Chapter, 18°.... Fred B. Griffith, Jr., 32° Harry D. Hosmer, 32°

32 Red Jacket Pky.

Consistory, 32°. George K. Staples, 33° Harry D. Hosmer, 32°

736 Ellicott Square.

BURLINGTON, VT.-41.
Lodge, 14° Peter G. Godfrey LaForest J. Paige, 32°

35 School St.

Council, 16°.... Peter G. Godfrey LaForest J. Paige, 32°

Chapter, 18°. .. .George E. Ferrin, 32° LaForest J. Paige, 32°

221 S. Winooski Ave.

Consistory, 32°. Herbert B. Small, 32° LaForest J. Paige, 32°

63 Church St.

CAMBRIDGE, OHIO.— 12.

Lodge, 14° Frank L. Schick, 32° D. M. Hawthorne, 18°

Council, 16° Maurice R. Potter, 32° D. M. Hawthorne. 18°

Chapter, 18°. .. .William T. Ramsey. 32° D. M. Hawthorne, 18°

CAMDEN, N. J.-^0.
Lodge, 14° Frank J. Hineline, 32° Edward Mills, 33°

229 Stevens St.

Council, 16°. ... Charles W. Garman, 33° Edward Mills, 33°

Haddon Heights. N. J.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Wilbur R. Coles, 32° Edward Mills, 33°

Consistory, 32°. William P. Weiser, 33° Edward Mills, 33°

501 Market St.

CANTON, OHIO.— 78.
Lodge, 14° Arthur R. Turnbull, 32° William A. Bell. 32°

219 Kentucky Ave.

Council, 16°. . . . Charles A. Stolberg, 32° William A. Bell, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Eli P. Willaman, 33° William A. Bell, 32°

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CHICAGO, ILL.— 10.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Julius R. Kline. 33° Chester S. Gurney, 33°

1418 Ashland Block. 919 Dearborn Ave.

Council, 16° Urbine J. Herrmann, 33° Chester S. Gurney, 33°

132 N. Dearborn St.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Grant Orr, 32° Chester S. Gurney, 33*

6539 Harvard Ave.

Consistory, 32°. Hiram L. Wiltse. 33° Chester S. Gurney, 33°

108 S. LaSalle St.

CINCINNATI, OHIO.— 9.
Lodge, 14° Henry E. Engelhardt, 33°. ... F. William Harte, 32°

1008 4th Nat. Bank Bldg. 417 Broadway.

Council, 16°. . . . Frank W. Hendley, 33° F. William Harte, 32°

2531 Gilbert Ave.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Scott Holmes, 32° F. William Harte. 32°

505 Johnston Building.

Consistory, 32°. Joel Cave Clore, 33° F. William Harte, 32°

403 Bell Block.

CLEVELAND, OHIO.— 28.
Lodge, 14° George E. Turrill, 32° Henry E. Morrison, 32°

30S Euclid Ave. Masonic Temple.

Council, 16°. . . . James B. Ruhl, 32° Henry E. Morrison, 32°

713 Society for Savings Bldg.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Edwin S. Griffiths, 33° Henry E. Morrison, 32»

4942 Hamilton Ave.

Consistory, 32°. Gibson H. Robinson. 33° Henry E. Morrison, 32»

748 Superior Ave., N. W.

COLUMBUS, OHIO.— 52.
Lodge, 14° William L. Van Sickel 33°. . . Wilden E. Joseph, 33°

Ruggery Bldg. Masonic Temple.

Council, 16° Florus F. Lawrence, 33° Wilden E. Joseph, 33°

328 East State St.

Chapter, 18° Charles L. Pretzman, 33° Wilden E. Joseph, 33*

New Hayden Bldg.

Consistory, 32°. John P. McCune, 33° Wilden E. Joseph, 33°

395 East Broad St.

CONCORD, N. H.— 70.

Lodge. 14° Eben M. Willis. 32° John F. Webster, 33°

Council, 16°.... Charles D. Denning, 32°. ..T.John F. Webster, 33°

Chapter, 18°. .. .William D. Chandler, 33°.... John F. Webster, 33°

CORNING, N. Y.— 36.
Lodge 14° Arthur D. Moore G. Whr. Robertson, 32°

123 Griffith St. P. O. Box 1.

Council, 16° John W. Torkington, 32°.... G. Whr. Robertson, 32°

191 Bridge St.

Chapter, 18°. . . . John C. Ball, 32° G. Whr. Robertson, 32°

105 East First St.

Consistory, 32°. Harrv H. Pratt G. Whr. Robertson, 32»

138 Cedar St.

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. 657

CORTLAND, N. Y.— 84.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Charles H. V. Elliott Thomas P. Bristol.

COUDERSPORT, PA.— 79.

Lodge, 14° Alfred N. Crandall Wm. W. Thompson, 32°

Council. 16° Frederick J. Wandall Wm. W. Thompson, 32°

Chapter, 18°. .. .Samuel F. Brush Wm. W. Thompson, 32"

Clarion.

Consistory, 32°. Milton J. Potter, 33° Wm. W. Thompson, 32°

DANVILLE, ILL.— 90.
Lodge, 14° Clint L. Sandusky, 33° James P. Sutton. 32°

37 Vermilion St. 600 The Temple.

Council, 16° Mordecai L. Howard James P. Sutton, 32°

107 Franklin St.

Chapter, 18°.... John N. Fairchild James P. Sutton. 32°

909 Logan Ave.

Consistory, 32°. Clint L. Sandusky, 33° James P. Sutton, 32°

37 Vermilion St.

DAYTON, OHIO.— 54.
Lodge, 14° Michael L. Finnell, 33° Eli Fasold, 33°

Masonic Temple.

Council. 16°. . . . Carl A. Plocher, 32° Eli Fasold, 33°

Chapter. 18°. . . . George L. Marshall, 33° Eli Fasold, 33°

Consistory, 32°. John Flotron, 33° Eli Fasold, 33°

DETROIT, MICH.— 16.
Lodge, 14° William P. Airheart, 32° Arba M. Seymour, 32°

147 Griswold St. Masonic Temple.

Council. 16°.... Maurice P. Fikes, 32° Arba M. Seymour, 32°

63 Alfred St.

Chapter, 18°. .. .Thomas S. Marriott, 32° Arba M. Seymour, 32°

28 Woodland Ave.

Consistory, 32°. William Van Sickle, 33° Arba M. Seymour, 32°

Majestic Building.

DOVER, N. H.— 32.
Lodge, 14° John K. Hatch, 32° John H. Nealley, 33°

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.— 92.
Lodge, 14° George B. Powell I. H. Todd 32°

K care Ry. Steel Spring Co. 14th St. & College Ave.

Council. 16°. . . . Henry C. Winot, 32° I. H. Todd, 32°

1518 Hall St.

Chapter, 18°. . . .Herbert W. Cox I. H. Todd. 32°

465 Columbia Place.

Consistory, 32°. Charles H. Spilman, 33° I. H. Todd, 32°

Edwardsvllle.

ERIE, PA.— 62.
Lodge, 14° Ritchie T. Marsh David A. Sawdey, 33°

658 PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES.

Presiding Officer Secretary

EVANSVILLE, IXD.— 97.

Lodge. 14° John R. Sterne. 33° John W. Hodgen, 32°

Council, 16° William E. Barnes Albert Schardt.

FALL RIVER, MASS.— 99.

Lodge, 14° Robert N. Hathaway, 32° Elmer B. Young.

Council, 16° William H. Beattie Elmer B. Young.

Chapter, 18°.... David J. Burdick Elmer B. Young.

FORT WAYNE, IND.— 66.

Lodge, 14° William Geake, 33° Charles E. Read, 33°

Council, 16°.... Will C. Geake. 32° Charles E. Read, 33°

Chapter, 18°.... Arthur J. Folsom, 32° Charles E. Read. 33°

Consistory. 32°. William Geake, 33° Charles E. Read, 33°

EREEPORT, ILL.— 33.

Lodge. 14° Joseph W. Benston Walter B. Erfert, 32°

Council, 16° Eugene H. Place Walter B. Erfert, 32°

Chapter, 18° Charles F. Knecht Walter B. Erfert, 32°

Consistory, 32°. Walter C. Jencks Walter B. Erfert, 32°

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— 39.
Lodge, 14" S. Eugene Osgood, 32° Rich. D. Swartout, 33°

Masonic Temple.

Council. 16°. . . . Lou B. Winsor, 33° Rich. D. Swartout, 33°

Reed City.

Chapter, 18°. .. .William Gould Bray, 33°.... Rich. D. Swartout, 33°
Kalamazoo.

Consistory, 32°. C. W. Sessions, 33° Rich. D. Swartout, 33°

Muskegon.

GREENFIELD, MASS.— 100.
Lodge, 14° Charles W. Schuler Eugene B. Blake.

HARRISBURG, PA.— 21.
Lodge, 14° Robert W. Hoy Charles C. Schriver, 32°

902 Green St. P. O. Box 523.

Council, 16°. . . . Karl Steward Charles C. Schriver, 32°

1405 N. Front St.

Chapter, 18° Charles D. Weirick Charles C. Schriver, 32°

Lebanon.

Consistory, 32°. Frederick J. Smith Charles C. Schriver, 32°

P. O. Box 440.

HARTFORD, CONN.— 31.
Lodge, 14° Clavton W. Rowley, 32° William F. Loomis, 33°

Hartford Times. P. O. Box 976.

Council. 16°.... Horace W. Eddy, 32° William F. Loomis, 33°

New Britain.

Chapter, 18°.... Frank W. Dunham, M.D.,33°. William F. Loomis, 33°

902 Main St.

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. 659

Presiding Officer Secretary

HAVERHILL, MASS.— 72.
Lodge, 14° Daniel C. Hunt r. . Benj. B. Gilman, 32°

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— 25.
Lodge, 14° Logan C. Scholl, 32° Francis T. Holliday. 32°

29 South Penn. St.

Council, 16°. . . . Charles S. Murphy, 32° Francis T. Holliday, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Arthur R. Baxter, 33° Francis T. Holliday, 32°

Consistory, 32°. William J. Mckee, 33° Francis T. Holliday, 32°

92 State House.

ITHACA, N. Y.— 83.
Lodge, 14° James R. Robinson, Jr Henry W. Butler.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y.— 87.

Lodge. 14° Sheldon B. Broadhead, 33°. .. Fred H. Broadhead.

Council. 16°.... John B. Shaw, 32° Fred H. Broadhead.

JERSEY CITY, N. J.— 30.
Lodge, 14° William M. Thompson, 32°. . . Harry Onslow, 33°

Red Bank. 17 Park St.

Council, 16°. . . . Henry J. Ronalds, 32° Harry Onslow, 33°

128 Chestnut St., Rutherford.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Philip F. Botzong, 32° Harry Onslow, 33°

15 Exchange Place.

Consistory, 32°. John G. Gopsill, 33° Harry Onslow, 33°

17 Park St

KEENE, N. H.— 91.

Lodge. 14° Charles G. Shedd, 33° Ernest C. Brett, 16°

Council, 16°. . . . Frank H. Whitcomb, 33° Ernest C. Brett, 16°

LANCASTER, N. H.— 75.
Lodge, 14° William W. Oliver, 33° Frank Spooner,M.D.,32°

Lisbon.

LANCASTER, PA.^^7.
Lodge, 14° Peter L. Leaman, 16° R. M. Bolenius,M.D.,33°

LEWISTON, MAINE.— 50.
Lodge, 14° William F. Lord, 33° El vert E. Parker, 32°

Auburn. 48 Howe St.

LITTLETON, N. H.— 76.

Lodge. 14° William A. Beebe, 32° Geo. W. Hazelton, 32°

Council, 16°. . . . Hiram W. Gardner, 32° Geo. W. Hazelton, 32°

LOWELL, MASS.— 15.

Lodge, 14° Lucius A. Derby, 32° George C. Libbee, 32°

Council, 16°.... Dean K. Webster, 32° George C. Libbee, 32°

Chapter, 18°. ... Herbert E. Fletcher, 32° George C. Libbee, 32°

West Chelmsford.

660 PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES.

MACHIAS, MAINE.— 71.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge. 14° Willis H. Allen, 32° Henry R. Taylor, 16°

Council, 16° Daniel A. Curtis Henry R. Taylor, 16°

MARQUETTE, MICH.— 60.

Lodge, 14° Charles L. Brainerd, 32° Elmer C. French, 32°

Council, 16°....Orie E. Brown. 32° Elmer C. French, 32°

Chapter, 18°. ...James H. McNeil, 32° Elmer C. French, 32°

Consistory, 32°. George Tucker, 32° Elmer C. French, 32°

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— 19.
Lodge, 14° Murray M. Hunter, 32° George W. Hall, 32°

727 Hackett Ave. P. O. Box 168.

Council, 16°.... Andrew D. Agnew, 33° George W. Hall, 32°

1203 Pabst Building.

Chapter, 18°. . .John Campbell, 33° George W. Hall, 32°

230 33rd St.

Consistory, 32°. William P. Kenny, 33° George W. Hall, 32°

170 Seventeenth St.

MONTPELIER, VT.-^8.
Lodge, 14° Elroy B. Whitaker, 32° Charles H. Heaton, 33°

Barre.

Council, 16°....Ebenezer J. Foster, 32° Charles H. Heaton, 33°

Water-bury Centre.

NASHUA, N. H.— 24.
Lodge, 14° Horace E. Osgood, 32° Eugene P. Johnson, 32°

Masonic Temple.

Council, 16°. . . . Charles H. Austin, 32° Eugene P. Johnson, 32°

Chapter, 18° Henry L. Sanderson, 32° Eugene P. Johnson, 32°

Consistory, 32°. Charles W. Howard, 32° Eugene P. Johnson, 32°

NEWCASTLE, PA.— 95.
Lodge, 14° William H. Dunlap Edward L. Smith.

P. O. Box 367.

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— 45.
Lodge, 14° Burton H. Strickland, 33°. . . . John K. Dyer, 32°

368 Alden Ave. 17 Westwood Rd.

Council, 16°. . . . Frank Bishop, 32° John K. Dyer, 32°

167 Norton St.

Chapter, 18°. . . .Albert W. Mattoon, 33° John K. Dyer, 32°

878 Chapel St.

NEWPORT. R. I.— 7.
Lodee, 14° George C. Lawton, 32° Herbert Bliss, 32°

46 Tours St.

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. GG1

NEWPORT, VT.— 69.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Harley T. Seaver, 32° Homer Thrasher, 32°

Barton.

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— 2.
Lodge, 14° Alfred J. Weber, 32° James Belknap, 33°

18 East 40th St. 571 West 139th St.

Council, 16°. ... William Seguine, 32° James Belknap, 33°

Rosebank.

Chapter, 18°.... Rev. William E. Stevens, 32°. James Belknap, 33°

429 Tremont Ave.

Consistory, 32°. John Lloyd Thomas, 33°. ... James Belknap, 33°

161 West 36th St.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.— 51.
Lodge, 14° Herman J. Anson Clifford C. Cain, 32°

Main and. Linwood Sts. 817 Chilton Ave.

NORWICH, CONN.— 23.
Lodge, 14° Carey Congdon, 33° J. Frank Corey, 32°

New London. P. O. Box 76.

Council, 16°. . . . William A. Wells, 32° J. Frank Corey, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . E. Allen Bidwell, 33° J. Frank Corey, 32°

Consistory, 32°. William F. Loomis, 33° John C. Averill, 33°

Box 976, Hartford.

NORWOOD. N. Y.— 63.
Lodge, 14° Arthur J. Phillips Frank K. Smith, 14°

OIL CITY, PA.— 96.
Lodge, 14° Cecil L. Griffin, 32° Ellery S. Rugh, 32°

Franklin. 14 Division St.

OLEAN, N. Y.— 68.
Lodge, 14° J. Grafton Murdoch, 32° Albert A. Swarts, 32°

139 S. Union St. 129 V 2 W. State St.

Council, 16°.... James B. Grier, 32° Albert A. Swarts, 32°

PATERSON, X. J.— 44.
Lodge, 14° Andrew Foulds. Jr J. Fred Miller, 32°

Box 47, Passaic. 133 Market St.

Council. 16°.... Robert J. Manna J. Fred Miller, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . .Louis L. Gollmer J. Fred Miller, 32°

PEORIA, ILL.— 34.
Lodge, 14° Bert Brown, 33° I. M. Hornbacker, 32°

405 E. Adams St. 412 Woolner Bldg.

Council, 16°.... William H. Coleman, Jr., 32°. I. M. Hornbacker, 32°

104 Behrends Ave.

Chapter, 18°. . . . George W. Curtiss. 33° I. M. Hornbacker, 32°

111 S. Jefferson St.

Consistory, 32°. Charles E. Fulks, 32° I. M. Hornbacker, 32°

care Jobst, Bethard & Co.

662 PBESIDING OFFICERS AXD SECRETARIES.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— 13.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Paul J. Pontius, 33° William B. Smith, 33°

1S31 Chestnut St. 1408 Race St.

Council, 16°. . .John C. Taylor, 33° William B. Smith, 33°

422 Walnut St.

Chapter, 18°. . . . McCluney Radcliffe, 33° William B. Smith, 33°

711 North 16th St.

Consistory, 32°. A. G. Criswell Smith, 33°. ... William B. Smith, 33°

Media.

PITTSBURGH, PA.— 8.
Lodge, 14° Harry M. Landis William B. Tipton, 32°

care Federal Nat. Bank. P. O. Box 365.

Council, 16°.... John M. Lindsay William B. Tipton, 32°

716 Lamar Ave.

Chapter, 18°. .. .Charles H. Langbein William B. Tipton, 32°

535 Wood St.

Consistory, 32°. William J. Griffith, 32° William B. Tipton, 32°

330 Third Ave.

PITTSFIELD, MASS.— 74.
Lodge, 14° Frank E. Peirson, 16° Wm. H. Barrows, 32°

106 Crofut Bt. P. O. Box 964.

Council, 16°.... William T. Petherbridge, 33°. Geo. Schneider, Jr., 32°

Farnams.

PORTLAND, MAINE.— 11.
Lodge, 14° Joseph E. Henley, 33° Albro E. Chase, 33°

396 Congress St.

Council, 16°. . . . Silas B. Adams, 33° William N. Howe, 32°

Chapter, 18°. .. .Thomas H. Anderson Albro E. Chase, 33°

Consistory, 32°. Ralph W. Crockett Albro E. Chase, 33°

Lewiston.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.— 5.
Lodge, 14° Edward H. Adams, 32° Fred B. Coleman, 32°

5 Market St. 95 Congress St.

Council, 16°. . . . Albert R. Jenkins ,. . Fred B. Coleman, 32°

659 Middle St.

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— 6.
Lodge, 14° William L. Sweet, 32° Wm. E. Husband, 33°

71 Tanner St.

Council, 16°. . . . Edgar C. Lakey, 32° Wm. E. Husband, 33°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Reuben S. Bemis, 32° Wm. E. Husband, 33°

Consistory, 32°. Clayton A. Ballou, 32° Wm. E. Husband, 33°

QUINCY, ILL.— 26.
Lodge, 14° .Henry C.Johnson ....Edw. S. Mulliner, 33°

Masonic Temple.

Council, 16°.... John H. Breitstadt, 32° Edw. S. Mulliner, 33°

Chapter, 18°. .. .William H. McMein Edw. S. Mulliner, 33°

Consistory, 32°. John T. Ingraham, 32° Edw. S. Mulliner, 33°

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. 663

Presiding Officer Secretary

READING. PA.— 88.
Lodge, 14° Frederick A. Marx Elmer A. Reeser, 33°

932 No. Fifth St. P. O. Box 368.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— 37.
Lodge, 14° Levi W. Layman Frank B. Goble, 33°

403 Alexander St. P. O. Box 764.

Lodge, 14° Carl A. Weidner, 32° Georsre Karle, 32°

(Germania-46.) 25 Carl St. 137 Sanford St.

Council, 16°. . . . Willis P. Anderson Frank B. Goble, 33°

410 W. Goodman St.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Charles M. Colton Frank B. Goble, 33°

223 Linden St.

Consistorv 32°. Frederick R. Smith, 33° Frank B. Goble, 33°

89 Plymouth Ave.

ROCKLAND, MAINE.— 81.
Lodge, 14° Wilmer J. Dorman, 32° Frank C. Flint, 18°

Belfast. 276 Main St.

Council, 16°. . . . Morris L. Slugg Frank C. Flint, 18°

Belfast.

Chapter, 18°. . . James A. Richan, 32° Frank C. Flint, 18°

RUTLAND, VT.— 73.
Lodge, 14° Thomas P. Bragg Justus R. Hoadley.

SALEM. MASS.— 22.
Lodge, 14° Albert F. Smith, 32° J. Clifford Entwisle, 18°

SCRANTON, PA.— 61.
Lodge, 14° John P. Hitchcock, 32° Edw. N. Truesdell, 33°

1134 Hampton St.

Council, 16°. . . . Vincent B. Sheeder, 32° Edw. N. Truesdell, 33°

Wanamie.

Chapter, 18°. .. .Norman W. Howard, 32°.... Edw. N. Truesdell, 33°
Consistorv, 32°. David J. Davis, 33° Edw. N. Truesdell, 33°

339 South Main Ave.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— 93.
Lodge, 14° Edward F. Irwin, 32° John M. Tipton, 32°

1114 South 11th St.

Council, 16°.... George C. Wilkinson. 32°.... John M. Tipton, 32°
Chapter, 18°. .. .William C. Sommer, 33° John M. Tipton, 32°

Ferguson Building

Consistory, 32°. Richings J. Shand, 33° John M. Tipton, 32°

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— 27.
Lodge, 14° Robert F. Warren, 32° Othello K. Merrill, 32°

33 Hampden St. P. O. Box 845.

Council, 16°. . . . Edwin C. Spear, 32° Othello K. Merrill, 32°

P. O. Box 1580.

Chapter, 18°. .. .Thomas C. Hawks, 32° Othello K. Merrill, 32°

76 Byers St.

G64. PRESIDING 0FFICEB8 AND SECRETARIES.

Presiding Officer Secretary

STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.— 85.
Lodge, 14° John C. Davis C. W. H. Peterson, 32°

Toronto. P. O. Box 625.

Council, 16°.... William A. Smurthwaite C. W. H. Peterson, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Charles P. Filson C. W. H. Peterson, 32°

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT.— 56.
Lodge, 14° Pearly F. Hazen, 32° Ola H. Henderson.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.— 17.
Lodge, 14° Henry A. MacGruer Howard E. Plaisted, 33°

University Bldg. Masonic Temple.

Council, 16°. . . . Edward F. Haun Howard E. Plaistv'.?, 33°

Hendricks Bldg.

Chapter, 18°.... William W. Lay Howard E. Plaisted, 33°

University Bldg.

Consistory, 32°. Wm. H. H. Chamberlin, 33°. Howard E. Plaisted, 33°

113 West Fayette St.

TOLEDO, OHIO.— 53.
Lodge, 14° Alexander E. Forster, 33°.... Thos. B. Guitteau, 33°

1001 Oak St. Masonic Temple.

Council, 16°. . . . John H. Lloyd, 33° Thos. B. Guitteau, 33°

Auburn and Central Aves.

Chapter, 18°. ... Grafton M. Acklin, 33° Thos. B. Guitteau, 33°

2146 Collingwood Ave.

Consistory, 32°. Joseph M. Spencer, 33° Thos. B. Guitteau, 33°

1st National Bank.

TOWANDA, PA.— 67.

Lodge. 14° Adelbert C. Fanning John N. Califf, 32°

Council, 16°.... Archibald S. Maurice John N. Califf, 32°

Athens.

Chapter, 18°. .. .Archibald S. Maurice John N. Califf, 32°

Athens.

TRENTON, N. J.— 18.
Lodge, 14° Stephen Ziegler, 32° John M. Wright, 33°

35 Girard Ave. P. O. Box 413.

Council, 16°. . . . Charles M. Dilts, 32° John M. Wriarht, 33°

Chapter, 18°. ... Charles C. Horn, 32° John M. Wright, 33°

Consistory, 32°. Joseph Ashton, Jr., 33° John M. Wright, 33°

13 N. Warren St.

TROY, N. Y.— 42.
Lodge, 14° Frank H. Deal, 32° Henry Stowell, 33°

251 River St. 14 First St.

Council, 16°.... Louis N. Ellenbogen, 32°. ... Henry Stowell, 33°

130 First St

Chapter, 18° Ensign S. Homer Henry Stowell, 33°

73 Second Ave., N. E.

PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. 665

UNIONTOWN, PA.— 86.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Clement G. Lewellyn Wooda N. Carr.

UTICA, N. Y.— 43.
Lodge, 14° Richard A. George, 32° L. H. Jones, 32°

69 Genesee St. 225 Genesee St.

Council, 16°. . . . Alfred B. Wing L. H. Jones, 32°

Chapter, 18° Arthur J. Lowery L. H. Jones, 32°

WATERBURY, CONN.— 80.

Lodge, 14° John L. Scott Almon C. Judd, 32°

care Plume & Atwood. The Elton.

Council, 16°.... Frederick C. Marggraff Almon C. Judd, 32°

120 No. Main St.

Chapter, 18°. . . . Carl E. Munger, 32° Almon C. Judd, 32°

Box 564.

WATERTOWN, N. Y.— 59.

Lodge. 14° George A. Stebbins, 32° Wm. J. G. Potter, 32°

Council, 16°. . . . Omar A. Hine, 33° Wm. J. G. Potter, 32°

Chapter, 18°.... John W. Thompson Wm. J. G. Potter, 32°

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— 82.

Lodge, 14° George E. Wendle, 32° William C. King, 32°

855 Louisa St. 332 Pine St.

Council, 16°.... C. Edward Bennett, 32° William C. King, 32°

Montoursville.

Chapter, 18°. . . .George M. Busch, 32° William C. King, 32°

449 Grant St.

Consistory, 32°. William W. Anspach, 33°. ... William C. King, 32°

Milton.

WILMINGTON, DEL.— 98.

I odee 14° Stuart J. Horn, 32° Thomas A. Souder, 32°

2217 Washington St. 117 West 9th St.

Council, 16°.... William M. Mask, Jr., 32°... Thomas A. Souder, 32°

500 West 4th St.

Chapter 18°. .. .Samuel H. Bavnard, Jr., 32°.. Thomas A. Souder, 32°

511 West 18th St.

Consistory, 32°. Harry J. Guthrie, 33° Thomas A. Souder, 32°

P. O. Box 414.

WINDSOR, VT.— 49.
Lodge 14° David A. Elliott, 33° William W. Jones, 32°

White River Junction.

GGf> PRESIDING OFFICERS AXD SECRETARIES.

WORCESTER, MASS.— 20.

Presiding Officer Secretary

Lodge, 14° Fred M. Sampson, 32° Herbert J. Fisher, 32°

16 Crystal St. 6 Lisbon St.

Council, 16° Austin A. Heath Herbert J. Fisher, 32°

Chapter, 18°.... Frank M. Heath, 33° Herbert J. Fisher, 32°

518 Main St.

YOUXGSTOWX. OHIO.— 89.

Lodge. 14^ James H. Nutt Carl Kaletzky, 32°

Council. 16° John S. Lewis Carl Kaletzky, 32°

Chapter, 18°. . . . Xovetus H. Chaney, 32° Carl Kaletzky, 32°

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. GG7

FOREIGN SUPREME COUNCILS

IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH

THIS SUPREME COUNCIL

America.

Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.
Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Hon. James D. Richardson, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111.". John H. Cowles, 33°,

433 Third Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
America, Central
Guatemala.
Sov-'- Gr.'. Com.'., Dr. Juan II. Arton, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111.". Edmund Osborne, 33°,

Guatemala.
Argentine Republic

Sov.'- Gr-'- Com-'-, Dr. Juan Angel Golfarini, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111.'. Enrique G. Howard, 33°.
1242 Cangallo, Buenos Ayres.
Belgium

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Comte Goblet d' A iaiki.l a, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111.*. Achille Jonas, 33°,

79 Rue de Laeken, Brussels.
Brazil

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'-, Dr. Lauro Sodre, 33°.
Secretary-General, Capt. Pedro Muniz, 33°,

97 Rua do Lavradio, Rio de Janiero.
Canada

Sov-'- Gr.'. Com.'., Sir J. Morison Gibson, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111.'. William Henry Ballard, 33°.
Hamilton, Out.
Chile

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., 111.'. Victor G'mo Ewing, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111.". Tomas de la Barra F, 33°,
Casilla, 739, Santiago.

668 FOREIGN- CORUESrONDENCE.

Colombia, U. S. of

Sov-'- Gr.'. Com."., Dr. Simon Bossa, 33°.
Secretary-General, Benjamin Baena, 33°,
Calla de la Iglesia.
Ap. Post. 16, Cartagena.

Colon, for Cuba

Sov-'. Gr.'. Com-'., Dr. Manuel S. Castellanos, 33°.
Secretary-General, Francisco de P. Rodriguez, 33°,
Estrella 20, Havana, Cuba.

Dominican Republic

Sov-'- Gr.'. Com.'-, C. Rafael Alardo, 33°.
Secretary-General, Dr. E. Arturo Alardo, 33°,

Calle Seperacion 36,

Santo Domingo, D. R.

Egypt

Sov-'- Gr.". Com.'., Idris Bey Ragher, 33°.
Secretary-General, Sr. Athanase C. Garafallo, 33°,
5 Rue el Baramouni, Cairo.

England, Wales, Etc.

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Rt. Hon. Earl of Dartrey, 33°.
Secretary-General, J. C. F. Tower. 33°,

10 Duke Street, St. James, London, S. W.

Equador

Sov-'- Gr.'. Com.'., Gaspar Alamire Plaze, 33°.
Secretary-General, Gustavo E. Navarro Puig, 33°,
Guyaquil.

France

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Jean M. Raymond, 33°.
Gr.'. Chancellor. Robert Giroust, 33°.
Gr.'. Sec'- Gen-'-, Herman Lambouret, 33°,

8 Rue Puteaux, Paris. XVII.

Greece

Sov-'- Gr.'. Com-'-, Dr. Prof. Em. Galanis, 33°.
Secretary-General, Pierre D. Giuranovttch, 33°,
Rue Anchesme 17, Athens.
Ireland

Sov-'. Gr.'. Com.'.. Sir Charles A. Cameron, M.D., C.B., 33°.
Secretary-General, J. W. Copland. 33°,

20 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin,

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. G69

Italy

Sov.". Gr.*. Com. - ., Cav. Saverio Fera, 33°.
Secretary-General, Sir. Enrico Pegna, 33°,

Via Ulpiana No. 11 p. p. Rome.
Mexico

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Hon. Jose Casteixot, 33°.
Secretary-General, Alberto Pro, 33°,

Apartado Postal 734, Mexico.
Netherlands

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Simon Marius Hugo Van Gijn, 33°.
Secretary-General, W. A. Van Ittersom, 33°,
The Hague.
Paraguay

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., 111.'. J. Sapena Pastor, 33°.
Secretary-General, 111,". Antonio Planas, 33°,

Casil.Ia de Correos, No. 293 Asuncion.
Peru

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Col. Alejandro Rivera, 33°.
Secretary-General, Carlos Paz Soldan, 33°,
Apartado 987, Lima.

Portugal

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Sebastiao de Megalhaes Lima, 33°.
Secretary-General, Leandro de Mello, 33°,

Rua do Gremio Lusitano 35, Lisbon.

Scotland

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., Rt. Hon. the Earle of Kintore, 33°.
Secretary-General, J. H. Balfour Melville, 33°.
74 Queen Street, Edinburgh.

Servia

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.'., George Weifert, 33°.
Secretary-General, Jova Aleksijevic, 33°,

23 Protemateje, Belgrade.

Spain

Sov-'. Gr.'. Com.'.,
Secretary-General,

Madrid.

Switzerland

Sov.'. Gr.'. Com-'-, Dr. Paul Etier, 33°.
Secretary-General, Dr. Pail Mahleff.r, 33°,

Case Postale 11583, Lausanne.

670 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Turkey

Sov-'- Gr.'. Com-'-,
Secretary-General,

Constantinople.
Uruguay

Sov-'- Gr-'- Com-'-, Miguel Furriol, 33°.
Secretary-General, Sr. Juan Dufort y Queirolo, 33°,
Calle Victoria, 87, Montevideo.
Venezuela

Sov-'- Gr-'- Com-'-, Dr. Rafael Villavicencio, 33°.
Secretary-General, Manuel M. Marrereo, 33°.
Caracas.

G71

REPRESENTATIVES

Representative cf This Representative Near This
Country Supreme Council Supreme Council

America. S-'. J-'- Hon. Henry M. Teller, 33°. . . Leon M. Abbott, 33°

United States. . .

Argentine Republic

Belgium Comte Goblet d'Alviella, 33°. William Homan, 33°.

Brazil Dr. Francisco J. Cardoza,33°. William Homan, 33°

Canada Hugh A. Mackay, 33° Barton Smith, 33°

Central America Dr. Juan Padilla, 33° Marsh O. Perkins, 33°

(Guatemala) . . .

Chile Victor G. Ewing. 33° Dr. Wm. C. Mason, 33°

Columbia, U.S. of. Dr. Antonio R. Blanco, 33°.. Henry B. Quinby, 33°

Colon for Cuba. . Fernando Figuerdo, 33° Amos Pettibone, 33°

DominicanRepub. Francisco Ceron, 33° G. W. Kendrick, Jr. ,33°

Egypt Athanase C. Garafallo, 33°... John J. Carton, 33°

England Rt.Hon.theEarl of Dartrey,33°Daniel W.Lawrence,33°

France Herman L. Lamouret, 33°. . . Thomas E. Balding, 33°

Greece Alexander P.

Alexandropoules, 33°.. William Geake, 33°

Ireland Charles T.Gallagher,33°

Italy Dr. Teofilo Gay, 33° Charles L. Hubbard, 33°

Mexico Hon. Jose Castellot, 33° James I. Buchanan, 33°

Paraguay Alfonse Berthomier, 33°

Peru Carlos Paz Coldan, 33° James H. Codding, 33°

Portugal Marcos Bensabat, 33° George W. Millar, 33°

Scotland Rt. Hon. the Earl of Geo. H. Benzenberg,33°

Haddington, 33°. .

Spain

Switzerland Dr. Paul Maillefer, 33° Robert A. Shirrefs, 33°

Turkey Joseph Sakakini Bey, 33° Arthur MacArthur, 33*

Uruguay Joaquin Canabal. 33° George W. Guthrie, 33°

Venezuela Frederico Roig Febles, 33°. . . George M. Moulton. 33°

672

COUNCILS OF DELIBERATION

The Illustrious Deputies of the Supreme Council are, ex-officio,
Commanders-in-Chief of the several Councils of Deliberation, each
for his respective District.

GRAND SFXRETARIES.

Maine Frederick \Y. Adams, 33°. . . . Bangor, Me.

New Hampshire Nashua, N. H.

Vermont Henry H. Ross, 33° Burlington, Vt.

Massachusetts Benjamin W. Rowell. 33°. .. Boston, Mass.

Rhode Island William E. Husband. 33° Providence, R. I.

Connecticut Albert S. Comstock, 33° Norwich, Conn.

New York James Belknap, 33° 571 West 139th St.,

New York, N. Y.

New Jersey W. D. Wolfskeil, 33° Elizabeth, N. J.

Pennsylvania John C. Taylor, 33° 422 Walnut St.,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Delaware Thos. A. Souder, 32° Wilmington, Del.

Ohio Robinson Locke, 33° Blade Building,

Toledo, Ohio.

Michigan Edgar M. Sharp, 33° Bay City, Mich.

Indiana Calvin W. Prather, 33° Indianapolis, Ind.

Illinois Chester S. Gurney, 33° Chicago, 111.

Wisconsin James H. Barber, 33° Milwaukee, Wis.

073

RECORD OF THE ANNUAL MEETINGS
OF THIS SUPREME COUNCIL

1867, May 17-18 £°ston "V a \ s f v

1868, June 24-27 New \ ork, N. Y.

1869, June 16-19 B° st . on < Ma ^ s - .

1870, June 15-18 Cincinnati Ohio.

1871, November 14-17 ? T osto "' ¥ a l s T - „

1872, Sept 17-20 New York N. Y.

1873, November 11-14 Chicago, 111.

1874, August 18-21 Boston. Mass.

1S75. August 17-19 P° rt!; ' nd \ Maine.

1876, August 15-18 New York, N. Y.

1877, September 18-20 Boston Mass

1878, September 17-19 Milwaukee, W ^, S -

1879, September 16-18 Philadelphia, Pa.

1880, September 21-23 H ° sto "' Mass.

1881, September 20-22 New \ ork, N. Y.

1882, September 19-22 Boston, Mass.

1883, September 25-27 Cincinnati, Ohio.

1884, September 23-25 Detroit, Mich.

1885, September 15-17 Boston, Mass.

1886, September 14-16 Chicago, 111.

1887, September 20-22 Providence, K. I.

1888, September 18-20 B T osto "' MaS ^ „

1889, September 17-19 New York, N. Y.

1890, September 16-18 Cleveland Ohio.

1891, September 15-17 Boston. Mass^

1892, September 20-22 Providence R. I.

1893, September 19-22 Chicago. 111.

1894, September 18-20 li'^T' n ^

1895, September 17-19 Buffalo, N. Y.

1896, September 15-17 Pittsburgh, Pa.

1897, September 21-23 Boston, Mass

1898, September 20-22 Cincinnati, Ohio.

1899, September 19-21 Philadelphia, Pa.

1900, September 18-20 ?°, ston ', MaS «r

1901, September 17-18 Milwaukee, VJ is.

1902, September 16-18 Providence, R. I.

1903, September 15-17 Boston, Mass.

1904, September 20-22 Boston, Mass

1905, September 19-21 Indianapolis, Ind.

1906, September 18-20 Boston, Mass.

1907, September 17-19 Boston, Mass.

1908, September 15-17 Buffalo, N. Y.

1909, September 21-23 Boston, Mass.

1910, September 20-22 Detroit. Mich.

191 1 September 19-21 Saratoga Springs,

N. Y.

1912, Sept. 30-Oct. 4 S, ?, to f ', ¥. a88 * TJ

1913, September 16-18 Philadelphia, Pa.

675

CALENDAR

1909 - 1920

Days of Rose Croix Observance

YEAR

MAUNDY
THURSDAY

ASCENSION
DAY

DAY OF

PENTECOST

1909

April 8

May 20

May 30

1910

March 24

May 5

May 15

1911

April 13

May 25

June 4

1912

April 4

May 16

May 26

1913

March 20

May 1

May 1 1

1914

April 9

May 21

May 31

1915

April 1

May 13

May 23

1916

April 20

June 1

June 1 1

1917

April 5

May 17

May 27

1918

March 28

. May 9

May 19

1919

April 17

May 29

June 8

1920

AprH 1

May 13

May 23

flLSO:

EASTER SUNDAY— the third day after Maundy
Thursday

THURSDAY AFTER EASTER— the seventh day
after Maundy Thursaay*

ALL SAINTS' DAY —November first in each year

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S DAY— June twenty-
fourth in each year

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY— December
twenty-seventh in each year

676

HEBREW CALENDAR

1908 - 1916
5669 - 5676

First
Day of

A. M.

5677

A.M.

5678

A. M.

5679

A.M.

5680

A.M.

5681

A.M.

5662

A.M.

5683

A.M.

5684

Tishri . .

Sept.

28
1916

Sept.
17

1917

Sept.

1918

Sept
25 J

1919

Sept
13

1920

Oct
3

1921

Sept
23

1922

Sept

1923

Khesvan

Oct

1916

Oct.
17

1917

Oct

1918

Oct
25

1919

Oct
13

1920

Nov.
2

1921

Oct
23

1922

Oct
11

1923

Klslev . .

Nov.
28

1916

Nov.
16

1917

Nov.
5

1918

Nov.
23

1919

Nov.
12

1920

Dec
2

1921

Nov.
21

1922

Nov.
9

1923

Tebet . .

Dec

1916

Dec
16

1917

Dec

1918

Dec
23

1919

Dec

1920

Jan.
1

1922

Dec
20

1922

Dec
9

1923

Sebat . .

Jan.
24

1917

Jan.
14

1918

Jan.
2

1919

Jan.
21

1920

Jan.

1921

Jan.
30

1922

Jan.

1923

Jan.

1924

Adar. .

Feb.
23

1917

Feb.
13

1918

Feb.
1

1919

Feb.
20

1920

Feb.

9
1921

Mar.
1

1922

Feb.
17

1923

Feb.
6

1924

Vc-Adar

Mar.
3

1919

Mar.
11

1921

Mar.

1924

Nissan .

Mar.

1917

Mar.
14

1918

April
1

1919

Mar.
20

1920

April
9

1921

Mar.
30

1922

Mar.
18

1923

April
• 5

1924

Ijar ....

April
23

1917

April
13

1918

May
1

1919

April
19

1920

May

1921

April
29

1922

April
17

1923

May
5

1924

Sivan . .

May
22

1917

May
12

1918

May

1919

May
18

1920

June

1921

May
28

1922

May
16

1923

June
3

1924

Tammuz

June
21

1917

June
11

1918

June
29

1919

June
17

1920

July

1921

June
27

1922

June
15

1923

July
3

1924

Ab. ...

July
20

1917

July
10

1918

July
28

1919

July
16

1920

Aug.
5

1921

July
26

1922

July
14

1923

Aug.
1

1924

Ellul . .

Aug.
19

1917

Aug.
9

1918

Aug.
27

1919

Aug.
15

1920

Sept

4
1921

Aug.
25

1922

Aug.
13

1923

Aug.

1924

677

HEBREW CALENDAR

1916
5677

- 1924

- 5684

First
Day of

A.M.

5669

A.M.

5670

A.M.

5671

A.M.

5672

A.M.

5673

A.M.

5674

A. M

5675

A.M.

5676

Tishri . .

Sept.
26

1908

Sept.
16

1909

Oct.
4

1910

Sept.
23

1911

Sept.

12
1912

Oct.
2

1913

Sept.

1914

Sept.
'9

1915

Khesvan

Oct.
26

1908

Oct.
16

1909

Nov.
3

1910

Oct.
23

1911

Oct
12

1912

Nov.

1
1913

Oct.
21

1914

Oct
9

1915

Kislev

Nov.
25

1908

Nov.
14

1909

Dec

1910

Nov.
23

1911

Nov.
11

1912

Nov.
30

1913

Nov.
19

1914

Nov.
8

1915

Tebct . .

Dec.
25

1908

Dec
13

1909

Jan.
1

1911

Dec
22

1911

Dec
11

1912

Dec
30

1913

Dec.

1914

Dec.
8

1915

Sebat . .

Jan.

1909

Jan.
11

1910

Jan.
30

1911

Jan.
20

1912

Jan.
9

1913

Jan.

1914

Jan.
16

1915

Jan.

6
1916

Adar. . .

Feb.
22

1909

Feb.
10

1910

Mar.
1

1911

Feb.
19

1912

Feb.

8
1913

Feb.
27

1914

Feb.
15

1915

Feb.
5

1916

Ve-Adar

Mar.

1910

Mar.
10

1913

Mar.
6

1916

Nissan .

Mar.
23

1909

April

10
1910

Mar.
30

1911

Mar.

1912

April

8
1913

Mar.
28

1914

Mar.

16
1915

April

4
1916

Ijar ....

April
22

1909

May
9

1910

April

1911

April
18

1912

May

8
1913

April

27
1914

April
15

1915

May
4

1916

Sivan . .

May
21

1909

June
8

1910

May

1911

May
17

1912

June
6

1913

May
26

1914

May

1915

June

2
1916

Tammuz

June
20

1909

July

8
1910

June

27
1911

June
16

1912

July
6

1913

June
25

1914

June
13

1915

July
2

1916

Ab. ...

July

1909

Aug.
6

1910

July
26

1911

July
15

1912

Aug.
4

1913

July
24

I9r4

July

1915

July
31

1916

Ellul . . .

Aug.
18

1 1909

Sept.
5

1910

Aug.
25

1911

Aug.
14

1912

Sept.
3

1913

Aug.
23

1914

Aug.
11

1915

Aug.
30 v

1916

INDEX.

Anthems •••■ H8, 517, 361

Appendix to Grand Constitutions, 1786 4yj

Articles for government of Rose-Croix Knights 215

Banner of the Order «™

Banquets.Masonic °J?

Baptism, Masonic— By whom conferred, etc 655

Mho are entitled to °o^

Arrangement of Hall j»j

Ceremonial °^

Procession «**|

Hymn 564

Ode Sb9

Vow h'i

Song pi

Jewels »'*

Beanseant * JO

Calendar, Hebrew ^?

Charter, form of application for J**"

Characteristics of Rose-Croix Knights ™J

Chant . . .' • •■•• *£**

Chapter Rose-Croix— Constitution and Installation 628

5«« Knight of the Rose-Croix.
Cuiep op the Tabernacle— 23d Degree *ii

Argument.

332

The Lodge, its decorations, etc *£j

Reception ;™

Invocation ;*~

Lecture *~

Classification of Degrees *

Colors of the various series of Degrees ™g

Covering for the head, description of "*J

Consistory of Sublime Princes j~*

Inauguration of the Temple £~

Ceremony of Consecration °**

Installation °~

General oath of Fealty and Allegiance «•«

Office 648

Hymn gg

Endorsement of Letters Patent £>*

Book of Gold 653

Protocol of Installation £~

Signing of Record obligatory k*

1 &g Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret.

Council of Princes of Jerusalem— Constitution and Installation 51b

Procession ■ • • • ■ °Vl

Anthem 618 « £2

AddrcM

101

519

680 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE.

Page.
Ceremony of Constitution 521

" Installation 523

Power of a Past Most Equitable Master to Install 525

See Prince of Jerusalem.

Decorations, &3d Degree 491, 469

dedication 3

Degrees, form of application for 600

Dispensation, form of apr.'iication for 600

Directory, Secret— who entitled to hold 506

Dirge 891

Feasts, forms of 578

First Series— Symbolic Degrees 26

Fifth Series 285

Fourth Series ^ 213

Freemasonry, definitions of 302, 212

Glossary, Masonic 582

Grand Decorations 495

(Sua M> ELECT Mason — 14th Degree 149

Representation of Jewels 150

Scenic view of form of Lodge and Decorations 151

Argument 152

Form of Lodge and Decorations 153

Clothing and Decorations 156

Lesson for Opening and Closing 158

Reception 161

Investment 167

Charge 176

History 170

Closing 174

See Lodge of Perfection.

Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander— 31st Degree 453

Argument 454

Decorations oi Court 455

Officers, Titlen, etc ..456

Regalia, Decorations, etc 458

Prerogatives, Reception 459

Grand Master Architect— 12th Degree 125

Argument 126

The Chapter, its Decorations 127

Officers, Titles, etc 128

Clothing, Ornaments, Jewels, etc 128

Opening 130

Reception 130

Lecture 133

Investment 134

History 135

Clothing 136

Grand Master op all Symbolic Lodges— 20th Degree 303

Argument 304

Apartment and Decorations 305

Officers, etc 306

Reception 307

Lecture 309

Grand Pontiff— 19th Degree 289

Argument 290

Apartments 291

Officers and Decorations 292

Reception 293

Investiture 299

Lectnre 300

Grand Visitations 5TJ

INDEX. 681

I'Hk-e.

Hebrew Ca.endar 838

History of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite n

Honors due at Grand Visitations 577

Hymns . . .51)8, 592, 589, 50-1, 552, 297, 293, 282, 280, 273, 2W, 258, 235, 231, 226, 73

Inspector-General— 33d Decree 493

Introduction to Ineffable and Sublime Degrees 28

Intendant op the Buildings— Sth Degree 88

Argument 84

Apartment and its Decorations 85

Officers, Titles, etc... 85

Regalia, Jewels, etc 86

Reception 87

Lesson 89

Investiture 90

History 91

Irtimate Secretary— 6th Degree 61

Argument 62

Apartments and Decorations 03

Officers and their Costumes 03

Reception 64

Investment 65

History 66

Knight of the Brazen Serpent— 25th Degree 357

Argument 358

The Lodge, its Decorations 359

Reception 362

Knight Commander of the Temple— 27th Degree 385

Argument 386

Lodge, Furniture, etc 387

Officers and Titles 888

Dress, Decorations, etc 389

Reception 891

History 394

M lsteb Elect of Nine — : > 1 1 1 Degree 95

Argument 98

Scenic view of Hall 98

Decorations, etc 99

Officers. Titles 99

Clothing 100

Opening 101

Reception

History 103

Mast i:i: Elect of Fifteen — Loth Degree 106

Argument 108

The Chapter, its Decorations 107

Officers. Titles, etc 107

Ornaments, Jewels, etc 108

Opening 109

Reception Ill

History 113

Bought of the Royal Axe— 22d Degree 323

Argument 824

Lodge, Officers, Decorations, etc 325

Opcuinir 327

Reception and History. 827

Knight of the East or Sword — 15th Degree 188

Argument 184

Apartments of the Council 185

Officer* 186

Opening and Reception 188

Khights of the East and West— 17th Degree 219

Argument 320

Apartments and Decorations 831

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Officers 224

Clothing ana Regalia 224

Opening 225

Reception 229

Investiture 234

Lecture 236

History 240

Knight Kadosh — 30th Degree 439

Argument 440

Apartments, Furniture, Decorations 441

Officers of the Council 443

Dress of Knight Kadosh 443

Reception 445

Mystic Ladder 451

Knight of the Rose-Croix— 18th Degree 243

Argument 244

Apartments 247

Officers and their Jewels 251

Clothing and Decorations 251

Reception 254

Charge and Lecture 259

Ceremony of the Table 263

Holy Thursday 265

" " Ceremony 267

" " Address 268

Ceremony of Extinguishing the Lights 270

Easter Sunday 272

" " Ceremony 273

Ceremony of relighting on Ea»ter Sunday 275

Funeral Ceremony 276

Knight of the Sun— 28th Degree 399

Argument 400

Council-Chamber, its Furniture, etc 401

Officers, their Stations, Clothing, etc 404

Opening 407

Reception 409

Scenic View of Egyptian Mysteries 414

Knight of St. Andrew — 2!)th Degree 417

Argument 418

Apartments and their Decorations 419

Officers and Costumes 420

Reception 422

Lecture 427

Lodge of Perfection— Inauguration and Constitution of 501

Oath of Fealty and Allegiance 504

Ceremonial Degree at Installation 506

Installation of Officers of 508

General Oath 514

Masonic Glossary, for Toasts 582

Miserere 446

Noachite, or Prussian Knight— 21st Degree. , 315

Argument 316

The Chapter, its Decorations 317

Reception 819

History 320

Odes 572, 175,166,87, 63

Ode to Masonry 288

Perfection— See Lodge of Perfection.

Perfect Master— 5th Degree 41

Argument 48

INDEX. 683

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Scenic view at Reception 49

Decorations 51

Officers, Titles 52

Clothing 52

Reception 53

Scenic view at Tomb 58

History 59

Prefatory. 489, 437, 287, 215, 181, 26

Prince of Jerusalem— Kith Degree 195

Argument 196

Apartments of the Council 197

Officers, 1st Apartment 198

Jewels 198

Costumes and Regalia 199

Officers, 3d Apartment 201

Costumes 201

Reception 203

Decree 207

History 209

Prince of Mercy— 20th Degree 3o7

Argument 368

Decorations of Chapter ;*9

Reception 372

Prince of tub Tabernacle— 2-lih Degree "47

Argument 348

The Court, its Decorations, etc ** 9

Officers and Clothing 350

Reception 3o*

Proem £

Provost and Judge— 7th Degree dm

Argument 'y

Apartment and its Decorations 71

Officers, Titles, etc <*

Regalia, Jewels, etc «2

Reception '3

Investiture 77

History " 8

Red Letter 4S7

Refections, forms of • • • • 578

Regulations as to Decorations of the Order 488, 496

Master of the Ninth Arch — Kith Degree 137

Argument 13JJ

Decorations of Chapter 139

Officers, Regalia 139

Opening 141

Reception 144

History 145

Right Arm, Ceremonial, Lodge of Perfection 500

Secret Directory, who entitled to 506

Second Series— Ineffable Degrees— Prefatory 26

Secret Master — 4th Degree 29

Argument 30

Scenic view of Holy Place 31

The Lodge and its Decorations 33

Officers of Lodge 35

Clothing and Regalia of 85

Opening of Lodge of 37

Reception 38

Signature, Official— Prefix to 602

Sonata :.•„•„• ™i

Sonas 583i 573

Statutes relating to Discipline and Councils of Deliberation 584

Sublime Freemasonry— Opinion of London Freemason's (juar. Mag 438

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Sublime Mabtkb Elected— 11th Depree llfl

Argument 116

The Lodge, its Decorations 117

Officers, Titles, etc 117

Clothing, Ornaments and Jewels .' 117

Opening 119

Reception 120

History 122

Closing '. 124

Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret— 32d Degree 467

Argument 4(i8

Decorations ; 469

Officers, Titles 470

The Camp 472

Clothing .' 474

Reception \ . . . 475

Scenic view of Admission of Novice 480

Invocation 485

Symbolic Degrees 26

Toasts of Obligation 579

" How drank 580

" Directions in drinking 581

" Masonic Glossary 682

" Song— Auld Lang Syne 583

Third Series 179

Triple Triangle, Emblematic S3

Visitations, Grand— Honors due. etc HI

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