The Mysteries of Free Masonry: Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's LodgeMorgan, William
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The Mysteries of Free Masonry: Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge
Morgan, William
Freemasonry -- United States -- Rituals
Deacon then whispers in the ear of the Junior Deacon, "TUBAL CAIN."
Junior Deacon says, "The pass is right; since this is the case, you
will wait till the Worshipful Master be made acquainted with his
request, and his answer returned." The Junior Deacon then repairs to
the Master, and gives three knocks, as at the door; after answering
which, the same questions are asked and answers returned, as at the
door; when the Master says, "Since he comes endued with all these
necessary qualifications, let him enter this Worshipful Lodge in the
name of the Lord, and take heed on what he enters." The Junior Deacon
returns to the door and says, "Let him enter this Worshipful Lodge in
the name of the Lord, and take heed on what he enters." In entering,
both points of the Compass are pressed against his naked right and
left breasts, when the Junior Deacon stops the candidate and says,
"Brother, when you first entered this Lodge, you was received on the
point of the Compass pressing your naked left breast, which was then
explained to you; when you entered it the second time, you were
received on the angle of the Square, which was also explained to you;
on entering it now, you are received on the two extreme points of the
Compass pressing your naked right and left breasts, which are thus
explained: As the most vital points of man are contained between the
two breasts, so are the most valuable tenets of Masonry contained
between the two extreme points of the Compass, which are 'Virtue,
Morality, and Brotherly Love.'" The Senior Deacon then conducts the
candidate three times regularly around the Lodge. [I wish the reader
to observe, that on this, as well as every other degree, the Junior
Warden is the first of the three principal officers that the candidate
passes, traveling with the Sun, when he starts around the Lodge, and
as he passes the Junior Warden, Senior Warden, and Master, the first
time going around, they each give one rap; the second time, two raps;
and the third time, three raps. The number of raps given on those
occasions are the same as the number of the degree, except the first
degree, on which three are given, I always thought improperly.] During
the time the candidate is traveling around the room, the Master reads
the following passage of Scripture, the conductor and candidate
traveling, and the Master reading, so that the traveling and reading
terminates at the same time:
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