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
Q. What success? A. One of the three that traveled a westerly course
from the Temple, being more weary than the rest, sat down under the
brow of a hill to rest and refresh himself; and, in attempting to
rise, caught hold of a sprig of cassia, which easily gave way, and
excited his curiosity, and made him suspicious of a deception; on
which he hailed his companions, who immediately assembled, and, on
examination, found that the earth had recently been moved; and on
moving the rubbish, discovered the appearance of a grave, and while
they were confabulating about what measures to take, they heard voices
issuing from a cavern in the clefts of the rocks, on which they
immediately repaired to the place, where they heard the voice of
JUBELA exclaim: "O that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn
out, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at low-water
mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, ere I
had been accessory to the death of so good a man as our Grand Master,
Hiram Abiff"--on which they distinctly heard the voice of JUBELO
exclaim, "O that my left breast had been torn open, and my heart and
vitals taken from thence, and thrown over my left shoulder, carried
into the valley of Jehosaphat, there to become a prey to the wild
beasts of the field, and vultures of the air, ere I had conspired to
take the life of so good a man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff"--when
they more distinctly heard the voice of JUBELUM exclaim, "O that my
body had been severed in two in the midst, and divided to the North
and the South, my bowels burnt to ashes in the centre, and the ashes
scattered by the four winds of heaven, that there might not remain
the least track or trace of remembrance among men or Masons of so vile
and perjured a wretch as I am, who wilfully took the life of so good a
man as our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. Ah, JUBELA and JUBELO, it was I
that struck him harder than you both--it was I that gave him the fatal
blow--it was I that killed him outright!" on which they rushed
forward, seized, bound, and carried them up before King Solomon.
Q. What did King Solomon do with them? A. He ordered them to be
executed agreeably to the several imprecations of their own mouths.
Q. Was the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, ever found? A. It
was.
Q. How? A. By the wisdom of King Solomon, who ordered fifteen (in some
Lodges they say twelve) Fellow Crafts to be selected from the bands of
the workmen, and sent three East, three West, three North, and three
South; and three in and about the Temple, in search of the body.
Q. Where was it found? A. Under that sprig of cassia, where a worthy
brother sat down to rest and refresh himself.
Q. Was there anything particular took place on the discovery of the
body? A. There was, viz.: On removing the earth till they came to the
coffin, they involuntarily found their hands raised in this position
to guard their nostrils against the offensive effluvia that 'rose from
the grave.
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