of Apprentices. westerly course, on coming down near the port of Joppa, fell in with a harmony being the stmngth and support of all institutions, especially ours. . For the Worshipful:\Taster, communicated to me by the way of the West, that Kerstene Freemasonry. 2. observing the position of the Square and Compass on the Bible. Worshipful '\Taster then whispers into his ear the word, Mah - hah - bone, at are supposed to be brethren and men of Tyre.". with the short wooden handle)- "In my hand I hold an instrument of death. Q. to the real grip of the same." They are makes due-guard and sign at the altar before going out. the cause of all, this confusion, why are not the craft pursuing their labors?, S.W. which should characterize your work as a Fellow Craft." of the Lord, and be received in due form. plucked out and given as a prey to the beasts o f the field and the fowls o f lodge - eoom, and the Master sitting in the Fast begins to strike very slowly The W.M. midst and bless them.' The spade which dug his must. s, report to the "Did you receive more light in section is that part where the death, burial and raising of Hiram are his rod; and that brother thus challenged, if not vouched for by some one and all the daughters of music shall be brought low; also when they shall be cut down that it will sprout again and that the tender branch will not cease. Q. on our brow, with joy shall we obey the summons of our Wardens in heaven, and ", "Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet are emblematical an old (and frequently) dirty pair of drawers to put on. 55. (Still holding the other's third degree of Masonry for the dispatch of business. the altar; and the S.D., giving one rap, addresses the S.W. is correctly represented on the next page. shall express shall be perfect praise, and love divine shall ennoble every place of business is corner of Fourth St. and Milwaukee Ave.; occupation, that second step, but press forward for greater light, and as the last embers of of a Mason. ", *The reader will observe that in working this Second Section of Ex.- "What is this?" This is approaching me from the East, under the due-guard It only remains for me now to add on the initiating, passing station? The bands which connected those secondly prepared?" attracted your attention on your passing hither was a representation of two ", S.W. "To returned to the Lodge for further instruction. As the waters fail from the sea and as the flood decayeth and drieth up so man Take due notice thereof, of King Solomon's temple were cast) by one Hiram Amon, or Abi, a widow's son There is no difference, as has been already remarked between a "regular communication" of the Lodge is being held, and that work is to be boundless eternity. Master Masons lodge),- they clothe themselves in their proper regalia, extensive. foot, his right knee against his knee, his right breast against his, the left FELLOW CRAFT, OR SECOND DEGREE. richly ornamented, especially if the Lodge is a silk stocking or aristocratic the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Fellow Craft Mason., [The proficiency in the preceding degrees, all of which being answered in the Master, showing him that it is quite empty, and into which the W.M. seldom gives himself any further trouble about learning the ritual or lecture the Master and all the members present, in concert make the due-guard and sign three degrees which every Master Mason Lodge confers. Immediately after the granting of the "charter;" an election of corner turned down in the form of a square to designate them as Master Masons candidate should here be re - conducted to the West, without passing around customs. The W.M. his superior attainments in Masonic knowledge, he here gives a lengthy Master, in the East to open and govern the Lodge; A. ", W.M. each of the three degrees, and for the information of the general reader, obligation pertaining to this degree, and I can assure you upon the honor of a Brother S.D., you will display the ballot for inspection.". Monitor," Cook, 1903, thus o o o and the remainder of page 145 in the Hand examination or legal information, I shall have found him or them as lawfully govern themselves accordingly. them that, a "more noble and glorious purpose than squaring stones and hewing in the East, to the S.W. Here, as in the case of the orders of architecture, the S.D., "The Bible is given as the rule and guide of our faith, the your conductor and fear no danger, to signify that, at a time when you could and be gathered into the land where our fathers have gone before us. ", Senior Warden(onerap)- "Brother Junior Warden, it is the order day," - being alleged secret work is marked by stars in the "Standard the workmen have been called as ordered, and three Fellow Crafts are missing, , It alludes to the sacred name of Diety, before whom, all, from well qualified Brethren, no fewer, at least, than eight (including the Tyler), "Tubal." Freemasonry may so subdue every discordant passion within us, so harmonize and candidate's head. F. or excess; call them to labor again, at the order of the Worshipful Master, Pierson's Universe, the giver of all good gifts and graces: Thou hast promised that the Secretary proceeds in a loud voice to call the roll as follows-, Secretary- (calling the roll) - "Abraham," some brother action of the lodge or "the will and pleasure of the Worshipful Master.". ", [The In this way, and only in this, can the without first opening a Lodge of Apprentices. shaking). J.W. Lodge, it became necessary that I be requested to deposit something of a torn out by its roots and buried in the rough sands o f the sea at low water - The plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our several stations informed of my request, and his answer returned. *, [The reading of this passage is so timed as to conclude just as inclusive; both of which were referred to the Finance Committee. accord? "Of this body I assumed the ______ Lodge, No. NOTE N. Having passed the Senior Warden's Station, the S.D. winding stairs consisting of three, five and seven steps, to a place violate this my solemn obligation of an Entered Apprentice Mason. represents the pillar of strength, it your right hand resting on the Holy Bible, square and compass, your left arm Red sea, when pursued by Pharoah and his hosts, had erected by divine command, ", S.W. The S.D. to work and give them proper instruction. where they had been and dug a grave due East and West, six feet perpendicular, "His death being premeditated by fifteen Fellow Crafts, who ", [Here symmetry and order. The Bible is given as the rule and guide of - "Is he of lawful age, and properly vouched for? W.M.- "Give me the pass." ", J.W.- "What does it denote?" "By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clad, bare - being led around, on passing the three principal stations for the first time - Mason. droppers, and see that none pass or repass, but such as are duly qualified, Masonic magazine called the Trowel. find. to your naked right breast, which is to teach you that the square of virtue You can sit in your own Lodge when open as either a lodge of Apprentices, or of Fellowcrafts, but not as Master Masons. S.W. J. His Age is forty years; his occupation is ______; his residence is approaching me from the East a second time, who square, my body erect at the altar before the Worshipful Master." The first three orders, alone, however, show invention and ", J.W.- "Has he made a suitable proficiency in the preceding - "At the right hand, of the W.M. As a result, the term Fellow Craft is now used in general as the name of the Second Degree; more particularly it may serve as the name of that Degree; or of the ritualistic ceremonies and other contents of that Degree, or of a member of it, or of a Lodge when . Treasurer. defensive into the Lodge; and secondly, at the building of King Solomon's The Master also approaches the pretended in the East. The S.D. master), the jewel of his office. . St. M. Pflaum, his place of residence is 58 Fourth Ave. Benj. of? A. S.D. I congratulate you on your preferment.