Scottish Rite Masonry Illustrated - The Masonic Trowel

204 KNIGHTS OF T~IE SUN. KNIGHTS OF THE BUN. 205
the centre of a triangle inscribed in a circle. In each
angle of the triangle is the letter S. abbreviations of
Stella, Sedet, Science; Wisdom, Morality.
DRESS :—Adam wears a yellow covered robe. His
head is covered. In his right hand is a sceptre, on the
top of which is a golden globe. The handle or extremity
of the sceptre is gilt. He wears a Sun suspended by
a chain of gold. No jewel or apron is worn when candidate
is being initiated. Brother Truth holds a sceptre
with a golden eye on the end of it in his hand. The
cherubim wear the order.
ORDER :—White watered ribbon, worn across the body,
at the bottom of which is painted or embroidered an
eye.
JEWEL :—A golden triangle with rays, and in the
centre an eye. It is suspended from The bottom of the
sash. No aprons are worn. The Sylphs wear a short
habit or tunic, a brown apron and a blue cap, tied with
a yellow ribbon.
TITLES :—The Master i~ styled Father Adam. There
is but one Warden. He acts as Introducer and preparer
when there is a reception 4initiation] and is called
brother Truth. The other members of the Council are
named Cherubim’~ and there can be only seven cherubim
in a Council. If more than that number are present,
the additional brethren, to the number of five, are called
Sylphs.
The fixed number of cherubim correspond ‘with the
Note 811.—’Josephns says that they resemble no known creature hut
that ~ioses made them in the form in which he saw them about the
throne of God: others, deriving their ideas from what is said of them
by Snekiel. Isaiah. and St John, descrIbe them as having the face and
breast of a man, the wings of an eagle, the belly of a lion. and the legs
and feet of an ox. which three animals, with man. are the symbols of
strength and wisdom. But all agree in this, that they had wings, and
that these wings were extended. The cherubim were pureiy symbolic.
But although there Is great dIversity of opinion as to their exact signilcellos,
yet there is a very general agreement that the allude to and
symbolise ihe protietlng sod overshadowing power ~1 ihe Deity
Mackay’s Enayelopadia of Fisemasonry, £ztiole Chexubim.
number of angels who governed the number of planets
known to the ancients, viz: Michael, Gabriel, A urtel,
Hasnaliel, Raphael, Zarachiel and Saphael, which were
supposed to preside over and govern the planets Saturn,
Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury; the Sun and Moon.
3A~RY —Six equi-timed strokes; 000000.