Scottish Rite Masonry Illustrated - The Masonic Trowel

CHAPTER LVIII
THIRTY-FIRSr DEGREE, OR GRAND INSPECTOR INQUIS!.
TOE COMMANDER.’
INITIATION.
Most Perfect President—(Strikes one.) Most Enlightened
Brethren, Grand Inspectors Inquisitors Commanders,
the Grand Consistory of Sublime Princes of
the Royal Secret, has been pleased to designate the
Grand Elect Knight Kadosh, A... .B, as worthy to receive
the important degree of Grand Inspector Inquisitor
Commander, and to become a member of this Supreme
Tribunal of the 31st degree of the Ancient and
Accepted Rite of Masonry. But yet his initiation cannot
proceed, if any lawful objection be made. If you
consent to confer upon h~m the said degree and to admit
him as a member here, inform me by giving the sign of
affirmation. (All who favor it raise the right hand
above their head.)
ilfost Perfect President—If any do not consent, let
them inform me by giving the negative sign. (This
Nato 364.—The thirteenth degree conferred in the consistor, of
Princes of the Royal Secret, Scotch Masonry, and the tt~irtv.first upon
the catalogue of that n~stem it iv otherwise termed Grnnd inquiring
commauder it has no historical aiiuaionq. being simply sd,ninistrati,e
in its eharneter The assembly is entitled a Sovereign ‘iribunsi The
hangings are s~bite The oflicers are the Mont Perte t President the
wardens, who are termed inspectors, the Secretary, who is coiled Chanveiior
The members are aty led Moat Enilghiened. There i’~ no a~,Ion
worn in the Tribunal, hut when visiting interior bodies the mem era
wear a white apron, with the Teutonic cross Jewel. a sliver Teuton~
cross. A white collar is worn, showing a triangle, with the Sgures 31 in
the center “—MorrisS Masonic Dictlonar7 Article Ora.nd Inspector, In.
qulaltor CommaMer, or Oit•: of TIYO Iretiareli,
INITIATION. 325
sign is made by stretching the right arm to the front,
the hand open and raised upwards as if repelling a person.
If there be no objection, or if any objection be
nia(le and overritleil tlic Master l)rOcccds.)
Most 1’qrfect 1’re.’~ident—Most Enlightened ]3rotlier
Master of ( ~t’reinoil ic., rtj Idir to tlie a iift—el iiiiiiher of [Ite
Supreitie ‘I’ribtinal and if the Griiiid f~lcct Knight
K iitlosli wlioiii we have dettriii med to receivc here, be in
attt.iitfiiiiee a ad ytni mire Satisfied of his itlintity, and of
his jirofieieuity ~lI all the degrees from the first to the
th ii to tli in el misi ye, prepare Ii liii iii sildi 11111 nher as our
ilisigi ‘s ret~ii ire, bring lii in with you to the dtior of this
S ii t’llIQ ‘1’ rihim nilI a ml 111111 ly for Ii is ad in ission litre by
thit• pii ipt ‘r aIa nh. (‘l’l ic Master of Cereimioiiies w itli—
dr.lw8 aiid meets the caiithitlate who is clothed iii the
inMgiiia iiud jewel of a Knight K h1tltl~th. lie exanmi imes
111111 ~ll all the preceding d’grees fntirii the first up ho the
tli ii titIIi int’l naive. I Fe then bIintl foltis lion and con—
duets 111111 to the ti titir arid gives t lie iilii r~rii of flit’ 3( ~th
dtger.e, 00 00 00 0.)
I’,irsui,’eut———M tist h’~ii I ighit(ii(’d Brother .1 un itir Court—
cilor, [lie alarmii of a Knight l(iitloith resoimmids at the
d tint ii..
Junior (‘ouncilor—Most Ejil ighitirietl Brother St-n sor
(Xiiiiitiltnr, the aliirtn of a K night Katlosli resoundit at
the tlnar.
Seitttir (‘oun(tlor—Mte.t Pirfiet I‘rt’sidemit, thc iilarm
of •i K miiglit Katliatli rti.,toiiiths at. f lie door.
Alost I’e,rfe,ct J’re.’~ideut—M tn~t l’ iii ighitened Brtnthier
Senior ( ~ouhit-i for, or ft-r the .11111 inr ( ~oiumi br to see
frorri whom I lie iihii rin Ilrot.tttlH.
Senior eount’iloi~.—.—N oat Eal ighil cried Brother ~Innior
Couneilor, order I lie Pu rail ivarit ha i 111111 re from whom
the illii riii jiriteetilH.
Junior (]ouncitor—Moat F~nl iglitetied Brother Purauj—