Scottish Rite Masonry Illustrated - The Masonic Trowel

504 XMBLE4S MASTER MASON’S DEGREE.
“ALL-SEEING EYE,
Whom thc Sun
Moon and Stars
obey, and under
whose wa~cliful
care even comets
perform their
stupendous revolutions,
pervades
the inmost recesses
of the human
heart, and
will reward us according to our merits.
“THE ANCHOR AND ARK
~ Are emblems of a well-grounded
hope, and a well-spent life. They
are emblematical of
ark, etc.
that divine
p
“THE FORTY-SEVENTH PROBLEM OF EUCLID.
This was an invention of our ancient
friend and brother, the great Pythagoras.
who, in his travels through Asia, Africa
and Europe, was initiated into the several
orders of priesthood, etc.
“TRE ?iouIi~ GLA5S
I~s an emblem of human life. Behold!
how swiftly the sands run,
and how rapidly our lives are drawing
to a close! etc.
“THE SCYTHE
Isan emblem of time, which cuts the
brittle thread of life, and launches
us into eternity. Behold what
havoc the scythe of time makes
among the human race If by chance
we should escape,” [etc. See p. 311.]
—Beckels’8 Monitors page. .LL&’1A
THIRD AND FOURTH DEGREES. 505
SETTLNG MAUL, SPADE AND COFFIN.
“The second class
of emblems are not~
monitorial, and
therefore their truQ
— interpretation can
q,nly be obtained within the tyled recesses of the lodge.
1’hey consist of the Setting Maul, the Spade, the
Eoflln, and the Sprig of Acacia. They afford subjects
of serious and solemn reflection to the rational and
contemplative mind.”—Mackey’8 Ritualis±, )~uge 131.
FOURTH, OR SECRET MASTERS DEOItEE
PREPARATION OF CANDIDATE.
The candid;ite is prcparcd a~ a Master
Mason with an ;lpion tied ovcr his
eyes, and a square on his torthicad,
Mastcr of Cere,nonic~ tin n h 1(15 Imu
to the door of the lodge and knock
sevCn timcs; 000-000-0.
TOKEN OF A SECRi:’r
MASTER.
Thrst give the Mastcr’s
Grip, and then
slip the hand to
cach other’s elbow,
and balance sc’~en
Preparation of times; at the same
Vandldate. time bring the foot
and knee in contact
Pass lVord—Zi-
Za. (resplendent.)
Sacred Word—
A donai.
Teken