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
left; by this time the Master has resumed his seat (King Solomon is
supposed to arrive at the Temple at this juncture), and calls to
order, and asks the Senior Warden the cause of all that confusion; the
Senior Warden answers, "Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, is missing, and
there are no plans or designs laid down on the Tressle-Board for the
crafts to pursue their labor." The Master, alias King Solomon,
replies, "Our Grand Master missing; our Grand Master has always been
very punctual in his attendance; I fear he is indisposed; assemble the
crafts, and search in and about the Temple, and see if he can be
found." They all shuffle about the floor a while, when the Master
calls them to order, and asks the Senior Warden, "What success?" He
answers, "We cannot find our Grand Master, my Lord." The Master then
orders the Secretary to call the roll of workmen, and see whether any
of them are missing. The Secretary calls the roll, and says, "I have
called the roll, my Lord, and find that there are three missing, viz.:
JUBELA, JUBELO and JUBELUM." His Lordship then observes, "This brings
to my mind a circumstance that took place this morning--twelve Fellow
Crafts, clothed in white gloves and aprons, in token of their
innocence, came to me and confessed that they twelve, with three
others, had conspired to extort the Master Mason's word from their
Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, and in case of refusal to take his life;
they twelve had recanted, but feared the other three had been base
enough to carry their atrocious designs into execution." Solomon then
ordered twelve Fellow Crafts to be drawn from the bands of the
workmen, clothed in white aprons, in token of their Innocence, and
sent three East, three West, three North, and three South, in search
of the ruffians, and, if found, to bring them forward. Here the
members all shuffle about the floor awhile, and fall in with a reputed
traveler, and inquire of him if he had seen any traveling men that
way; he tells them that he had seen three that morning near the coast
of Joppa, who from their dress and appearance were Jews, and were
workmen from the Temple, inquiring for a passage to Ethiopia, but were
unable to obtain one, in consequence of an embargo which had recently
been laid on all the shipping, and had turned back into the country.
The Master now calls them to order again, and asks the Senior Warden,
"What success?" He answers by relating what had taken place. Solomon
observes, "I had this embargo laid to prevent the ruffians from making
their escape;" and adds, "you will go and search again, and search
till you find them, if possible; and if they are not found, the twelve
who confessed shall be considered as the reputed murderers, and suffer
accordingly." The members all start again, and shuffle about awhile,
until one of them, as if by accident, finds the body of Hiram Abiff,
alias the candidate and hails his traveling companions, who join him,
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