There is not only a sign, but words that accompany it. p. 178. The Senior Deacon steps to the Master, and whispers in his ear, "Tubal Cain.". SD: I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. A. Herod, and Pilate. A. A. W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? Conductor here takes off the hoodwink and removes the cable-tow, and all around the altar place their hands in the position of the duegard of a Master Mason. We three should like to take a passage with you. FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to the Jewish law, no interments were permitted within the walls of the city, and as it was unlawful for the cohens or priests to pass over a grave, it became necessary to place marks wherever a dead body had been interred, to enable them to avoid it. Behold! WM: Pass. As soon as the craftsman has finished this report, another party arrives with the ruffians, and reports as follows: "Most Worshipful King Solomon, while sitting down to rest and refresh ourselves, we heard the following horrid exclamations from the clefts of the adjacent rocks. 142:1 LECTURE.--In the Masters' Degree, the first section illustrates the ancient and proper mode of raising a candidate to this sublime Degree. WM: Will be you be off or from? WM: Bone. Third Ruffian, Jubelum, Candidate. 129:1 THEOREM.--In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described p. 130 upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right angle.--Euclid, Lib. The Ruffians now return near to the body, when the following conversation takes place: First Ruffian--What shall we do in this case? The "High Sign" or Grand Masonic Hailing Sign of Distress A phrase or gesture which is only to be used in extreme circumstances is the Grand Masonic Hailing Sign of Distress, or "High Sign". As the candidate is hurried along toward Jubelum (Worshipful Master), the latter seizes him with both hands by the collar of his coat, and swings him round, so as to place his back toward the east, with his heels a few inches from the edge of the canvas before alluded to. Now Candidate. The Junior Warden then takes hold of the candidate's right hand, giving him the Entered Apprentice's grip (see Fig. In some Lodges the following paraphrase of the above is sung; and if the Lodge have an organ, or melodeon, the singers are generally accompanied on the instrument: For balance of this paraphrase, see Freemason's Monitor, or Illustrations of Masonry, by Thomas S. Webb, p. 61. John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote: "Mortals, now indulge a tear, For Mortality is here: See how wide her trophies wave Oer the slumbers of the grave! that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence, and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered to the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I. Ah! ", "Oh! Captain--I should be glad of your company. "[1], Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! W. M.--Have you any thing to offer, Brother Junior Warden? SD: Letter or syllable it. Again, the Master, one. Candidate. In the third section, our emblems are explained, and the construction of Solomon's Temple described.--Lexicon. (makes the sign, see Fig. K. S. (making grand hailing sign of distress.) I do find it WM: Will you give it to me? I hold in my hand an instrument of death; therefore, give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! Third Ruffian--But the rules are as strict in other ports as in this. it. First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. "5th. It also represents the execution and dying groans of Jubela, the first ruffian, and is repeated twice more to represent the death of the other two ruffians. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, I now declare this Lodge duly closed. of a Master Mason. I'll hear no more of your cavilling! The Master kneels at the head of the candidate, and, taking off his hat, repeats the following prayer, which may be found in all the Masonic Monitors: Thou, O God! The conductor then leads the candidate to the centre of the Lodge, at the altar, and makes duegard and sign of a Master Mason (see Figs. Ma. ), A. "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! It was his usual practice at high twelve, while the Craft were called from labor to refreshment, to enter into the unfinished Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of the Temple, and there to offer up his adorations to Deity, and there to draw his designs on the trestle-board. (Pronounced by the conductor--Tubal Cain.) No! 140:1 The questions and answers in this lecture, relative to the disposition of the body and its discovery, &c., &c., are precisely like the historical part of this Degree, page 122, or that portion describing the conferring of the Degree, page 107. MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. "Further, that I will not give the Grand Masonic word, in any other manner or form than that in which I shall receive it, and then in a low breath. The body of our Grand Master was buried three times: first, in the rubbish of the Temple; secondly, on the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah; and, thirdly and lastly, as near the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, as the Jewish law would permit; and Masonic tradition informs us that there was erected to his memory a Masonic monument, consisting of "a beautiful virgin, weeping over a broken column; before her was a book open; in her right hand a sprig of acacia, in her left an urn; behind her stands Time, unfolding and counting the, ringlets of her hair.". W. M.--Reading of the present communication. : youth, man-hood, and age. left to right: S. D., or Conductor. All the brethren take their seats but the Master and candidate, when the Master continues: "Brother Gabe, you will now repair to the east, and receive an historical account of this degree.". Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire at the south gate, where he was accosted by Jubela, who thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on being refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge across the throat, upon which he fled, and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on his being refused, gave him a blow with a square across his breast, upon which he fled, and attempted to make his escape out at the east gate, where he was accosted by Jubelum, who, in like manner, thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master .Mason, or the Master's word: and, on his being refused, gave him a violent blow with a setting-maul, on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. Ruffian--Give me the secrets of a Master Mason! W. M.--Why leave you the west, and travel toward the east! This Degree is very lengthy, and to give the lecture at an initiation would take up too much of the night; but if there is time, the Master and Senior Warden usually go through with the first section before closing the Lodge, so that the candidate and brethren may become conversant with it. never--no, never dies. A. W. M.--You will attend to that part of your duty, and inform the Tyler that we are about to close this Lodge, and direct him to tyle accordingly. ", If one of these murderers, their abettors or accessories before or after the fact, are suffered to cumber the earth, without being dealt with according to law, what is life worth, and what is the benefit of laws? Conductor--I cannot; nor can they be given, except in the presence of Solomon, king of Israel, Hiram, king of Tyre, and myself. Captain--Very well, you can have a passage. ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. You have this evening represented one of the greatest men, and perhaps the greatest Mason, the world ever knew, viz., our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, who was slain just before the completion of King Solomon's Temple. The above is the "Emulation" form but another reading is this:- This is said to have been the S. used by Joshua when fighting the battles of the Lord "in the going down to Beth-Horon". that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered to the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I. Ah! The first was the voice of Jubela exclaiming:2 'Oh! I now receive you on both points of the compasses, extending from your naked left to your naked right breast (he here places both points against candidate's breasts), which is to teach you, that as the vital parts of man are contained within the breasts, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses--which are Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love. who is still kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation A. --O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost! Third Ruffian--Let us secrete ourselves until night and steal a small boat and put to sea. I fear he is indisposed. In the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple. answered for you will do so at this time. As you are uninstructed, he who has hitherto answered "Further, that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress, except in case of the most imminent danger, in a just and lawful Lodge, or for the benefit of instruction; and if ever I should see it given, or hear the words accompanying it, by a worthy brother in distress, I will fly to his relief, if there is a greater probability of saving his life than losing my own. ), The Five Points of Fellowship is demonstrated to foot; knee to knee; breast to breast; hand to back; and cheek to cheek, S. D.--From the west, travelling toward the east. and inculcated by Robert Morris,1 is generally accepted as the "Work" of ancient origin, and there is not much doubt but that it will be adopted by the Grand Lodges throughout the United States. A. 127-130. Whence did it take its rise ? Remember that you have promised to befriend and relieve every brother, who shall need your assistance; you have promised to remind him, in the most friendly manner, of his errors, and, if possible, to aid him in a reformation. for the Master's Word in any other way or manner than that in which I receive J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. It is neither a proper time nor place; but be true to your engagement, and I will be true to mine. with hands, eternal in the heavens," where no discordant voice shall be heard, but all the soul shall experience shall be perfect bliss, and all it shall express shall be perfect praise, and love divine shall ennoble every heart, and hallelujahs exalted employ every tongue. of a Fellow Craft. W. M.--You will repeat your name, and say after me: "I, Peter Gabe (Master gives three raps with his gavel, when all present assemble round the altar), of my own free-will and accord, in the presence of Almighty God, and this worshipful Lodge, erected to him and dedicated to the holy Sts. Having my curiosity aroused, I examined it, and found it to be a grave.". [4], Masons, it is said, were even among the mob that murdered Joseph and Hyrum in Carthage jail. What is that? WM: Begin you. WM: Syllable it and begin. A sufficient number of the brethren now take up the body (yet rolled up in the canvas), and, raising it on their shoulders, proceed to carry it around the Lodge, head foremost, three times, in representation of ascending a hill, the last time halting in the west end of the Lodge, nearly in front of the Senior Warden's station, and a little to the right. A phrase or gesture which is only to be used in extreme circumstances is the Grand Masonic Hailing Sign of Distress, or "High Sign". A Masonic defendant in court or "caught in the pinch" might bury his head in his hands and cry, "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?" and sits down near the candidate. John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hail, ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secrets, arts, parts, point or points, of the Master Masons' Degree, to any person or persons whomsoever, except it be to a true and lawful brother of this Degree, or in a regularly constituted Lodge of Master Masons, nor unto him, or them, until by strict trial, due examination, or lawful information, I shall have found him, or them, as lawfully entitled to the same as I am myself. They have now passed around the Lodge three times, and as. W. M.--If you are satisfied it is high twelve, you will erect your column, and call the craft from labor to refreshment, for the space of thirty minutes (or fifteen minutes, as the case may be), calling them in at the sound of the gavel. 7, p. 18), which would be three times, then, turning to the Senior Warden, says: "My worthy brother of Tyre, what shall we do?". W. M.--You will cause him to kneel on his naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses. We have several, and they are divided into two classes. W. M. (one rap, Senior Warden rises to his feet.) WM: Pass. with the right-hand corner tucked up, and he wears a yoke with a Senior Warden's jewel attached to it. "Three constitute a Lodge of Master Masons--three Master Masons. The candidate generally gets this from some of the brethren who are well posted in the work. When all has been again quiet in the Lodge for a few seconds, the brethren jump up, commence laughing, singing, &c., exclaiming: No work to-day. --Advance the token. (Cand and WM are placing themselves A. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, it is my orders that this Lodge be now closed, and stand closed until our next regular communication (barring emergency), when all, or a suitable number, shall have due and timely notice. One of the ruffians exclaims: Now let us make our escape out of the country. Senior Warden, one. It is the general belief (and it would be readily inferred from most exposures of Masonry) that a candidate is knocked down with a large setting-maul kept for that purpose, but no reasonably sane person would for one moment entertain any such idea of the ceremony of making a Master Mason. The Junior Deacon advances, followed by the Stewards, with rods, when the Senior Deacon stops them, by placing his hand against the candidate, at the same time saying: S. D.--Brother Gabe, on entering this Lodge the first time, you were received on the point of the compasses, pressing your naked left breast, the moral of which was explained to you. Conductor. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will. S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign.) As previously explained from the Entered Apprentice degree, he then In your present condition, what do you most desire? ii. The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. The Master having given the word, which is MAH-HAH-BONE, in low breath, requests the candidate to repeat it with him, which is in this wise: Master telling candidate never to give it in any other way than that in which he has received it. They roll the canvas around and over the candidate where he fell, which is in the east or northeast corner of the Lodge, and, for a few moments, retire, when the Lodge becomes still as the hour of midnight; not a sound is permitted to be made; all go--if at all--from place to place on tiptoe. W. M. (two raps, all the officers rise to their feet.) 146:1 "In the performance of a ceremony so solemn and momentous as the closing of a Mason's Lodge, every member has a lively interest. (Pronounced by conductor--Tubal Cain.). W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always Senior Deacon passes on to the west, where the same questions are asked and answered as before, and the Senior Warden suffers them to pass on to the Worshipful Master in the east, where the same questions and answers are repeated. Jubelo! WM: Has it a name? At what hour was our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, slain? 1 "What means this acacia coming up so easily? We were ordered to observe whether the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's Degree, was on or about the body; but, brothers, we are only Fellow Crafts, and know nothing about the Master's word, or a key to it, or any thing appertaining to the Master's, [paragraph continues] Degree; we must, however, make an examination, or we will be put to death.". Q. From Josephus we learn, that although seven years were occupied in building it, yet, during the whole time, it rained not in the daytime, that the workmen might not be obstructed in their labor, and from sacred history it appears that there was neither the sound of hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house while it was building. You say they turned back into the country? 12, p. Master takes off his hat, and repeats the following prayer: "May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us, and all regular Masons; may brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Senior Deacon? 18.) How did the Junior Warden dispose of you? After the candidate has said Amen, and the Lodge-room has been darkened by turning down the gaslights or lamps, the conductor takes the candidate by the right arm, assists him to arise, and they proceed to travel three times around the room, travelling with the sun. ii. --Nothing, Worshipful. One of his companions exclaims: "I am tired, too!" who has hitherto answered for you, will do so at this time. Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? Oh! It should be remarked here, that there is a similar column on the Senior Warden's desk, which is always placed in a horizontal position (i.e., turned down on its side) when the Junior Warden's column is up, and vice vers. When a candidate is Are you willing to take the oath? Q. WM: Shibboleth, my Brother, is the name of this grip. Shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions we are destined to endure, while travelling through this vale of tears. Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! S. D.--At the left hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. A concise sketch of Brother Barney, the author of the three lectures introduced in. "Further, that I will always aid and assist all poor, distressed, worthy Master Masons, their widows and orphans, knowing them to be such, as far as their necessities may require, and my ability permit, without material injury to myself and family. All these were, classed and arranged in such a manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord, nor confusion was suffered to interrupt that universal peace and tranquillity which pervaded the world at that important period." We are a volunteer organization. WM: Has it a name? 124:1 Can any living Mason be simple enough to believe that Dr. Anderson, in his "Defence of Masonry," intended to prove a real historical fact when he explained the exhumation of the body of H. A. The sign of the Fellow Craft alludes to the penalty of the Fellow Craft obligation. What say you, sir, guilty or not guilty? Brother Gabe, permit me to call your attention to the last emblem on the carpet--the spade, setting-maul, coffin, grave, and sprig of acacia. Let us imitate, in all his various perfections, him who, when assailed by the murderous band of rebellious craftsmen, maintained his integrity, even in death, and sealed his pledge with his own blood. King Solomon is said to have substituted, in place of the lost one, the word now used in the Master Masons' Degree, viz. "The pillar of Wisdom represents Solomon, King of Israel, whose wisdom contrived the mighty fabric; the pillar of Strength, Hiram, king of Tyre, who strengthened Solomon in his grand undertaking; the pillar of Beauty, Hiram Abiff, the widow's son, whose cunning craft and curious workmanship beautified and adorned the Temple. SD: You begin. Emergency services are on standby at Sydney airport after a Qantas Airways Ltd flight issued a mayday signal on Wednesday. : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, have you any to make? A. I was ordered to be returned to the place from whence I came, and reinvested of what I had been divested of, and wait the Worshipful Master's will and pleasure. Both points of the compasses are elevated above the square, which is to teach you never to lose sight of those truly Masonic virtues, which are friendship, morality, and brotherly love. At this time Brother Barney wrote a portion of them in cipher. Heretofore you have had some one to pray for you, but now you have none. At the point is a blue rosette, in the centre of which is a silver five-pointed star. When You will pass on to the Senior Warden's station in the west, for his examination. reflect with horror on the atrocity of your crime, and on the amiable character of your Worshipful Grand Master, whom you have so basely assassinated. 138:1 Our traditions further say, that the time when this celebrated use went into the H. of H. (Holy of Holies) to offer up his orisons to God, at the hour of H (high) twelve, the Ark of the Covenant had not been removed thither, for that took place at the dedication, after which no one was permitted to enter but the H. P. (High Priest), and he only ours a year, on the great day of expiation, at which time he had a string or belt around his waist, which extended into the court of the tabernacle, that he might be drawn forth from the S. S. (Sanctum Santorum) in case sudden death should occur while he officiated there.--Historical Land-marks, vol. 147:1 A Grand Lecturer is elected annually at the session of the Grand Lodge of each State. 1, King Solomon then ordered them to go and assist in raising the body; and it was agreed between him and Hiram, king of Tyre, that as the Master's word was then lost, the first sigh given at the grave, and the first word spoken after the body should be raised, should be used for the regulation of all Masters'. WM: Ma This is also used occasionally by some Masters in the lecture: S. W.--At the right hand of the Senior Warden in the west. 149:1 See Robert Morris's Freemason's Monitor, 1860. On entering the second time, you were received on the angle of the square, which was also explained to you. The following appears to be the proper way:--After the candidate gets up from the altar, the conductor should lead him from the altar direct to the Junior Warden's station in the south. --No, we have no pass; we did not know it was necessary. As the embers of mortality are faintly glimmering in the sockets of existence, the Bible removes the dark cloud, draws aside the sable curtains of the tomb, bids hope and joy rouse us, and sustains and cheers the departing spirit; it points beyond the silent grave, and bids us turn our eyes with faith and confidence upon the opening scenes of our eternity. Answer--Most Worshipful King Solomon, we are but Fellow Crafts; we therefore know nothing about the Master's word or the Master's Degree. (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. From the above it appears the last words of Joseph Smith were believed by at least some people who knew him to be the Masonic cry of distress. A New South Wales state ambulance spokesperson said the service was on standby at the airport after a Qantas flight from New Zealand issued a distress signal. The Worshipful Master gives one rap with his gavel, when all the brethren retire to their seats, leaving at the altar the Master, conductor, and candidate. J. W. (Jubela, First Ruffian.) Then, fearing some accident had befallen him, the king ordered the several rolls of the workmen to be called, and there appeared to be three missing, namely: Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum, who, from the similarity of their names, were supposed to be brothers and men from Tyre. [paragraph continues] Lodges, until future generations should find out the right one. ), Conductor--Cain. My brother of Tyre, what shall we do? 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