Scottish Rite Masonry Illustrated - The Masonic Trowel

146 KNIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT.
seat of the presiding officer is a winged globe, encircled
by a serpent. On each side of him is a short column
on which is a serpent, his body coiled in folds and his
head and neck erect above the folds.
TITLES :—The presiding officer represents Moses”’ and
is styled Most Powerful Grand Master. He sits in the
East. The Senior Warden represents Joshua”
5 and sits
on his right and is styled Commander of the Host. The
Junior Warden represents Aaron, and sits in the West
and is styled Lieutenant Commander, The Orator represents
Eleazar, sits in the North and is styled Higll
Priest. The Secretary is styled Registrar; sits on the
right of Joshua, The Treasurer sits on the left of the
presiding officer. There are also a Senior and Junior
Deacon. The brethren are styled Knights. The candidate
represents a Traveller.”’
Note 267.—He proved himself therein a man of marvelous gifts.
raIsed up by Divine Providence for a special purpose, and receIved i~,w
a closer communion with the invisible world than was vouchsafed to
any other In the Old Testament He confronted Pharaoh, and by a
series of ten plagues finaily conquered bin obdurate heart. Then he ied
f.,rth Israel as a flock, two millions strong. passing through the Red
Sea and on to Mouni Sinai. Remaining there for a year. he received
the Commandments, constructed the Ark, the Tahernacie and the sacred
furniture and established order and~ method amongst the mighty host
under his charge Oppressed with two prime difficulties the reluctance
of the people to submit to bli guidance and the impracticable character
of the country to he traversed, he bore their murmurs patientiy, only In
Aiding penalties when ~ahsoiuteiyneeded, and througb torts years of
journeylogs brought them at last to the dividing river In full view of
the Promised Lend. There, upon the top of Mount Nebo. he satiated
his gane with a lingering view of the country he should never tread
and then. B C 1451, was taken to his reward at the age of 120 years, —
Morris’s Masonic Dictionary. Article Moses.
Note 2S8.—”boahua. The high priest who, with Zerubbabel. the Prince
of Judab. superlutended the rebutiding of the Temple after the Babylonian
captivity, tie was the high priest by Pocal descent from the ponti-
Acal family, for he was the son of .losadek. who was the son of Seralab.
who was the hIgh priest when the Temple was destroyed by the Chaldeans.
He was distinguished for the zeal with which he prosecuted the
work of rebuilding, end opposed the interference of tbe Samaritans.’
Mackeys Encyciopadta ef Freemasonry. Article Jcsbua.
licte 288.—Travel. In the symbolIc language of Masonry, a Mason
sue aye travels from west to east in each of light—he travels from lii,loft)
tower of Babel. vehere language was confounded and Masonry lost.
to the threshing-flour of Omen, the lebuelte. where language was restored
and Masonry found.’—Mackay’s Encyclcpudia of Faeemasoeys
Article Travel.
K~rIGHT OF THE BRAZEN SERPENT. 147
.SASH :—Crimson ribbon, worn from right to left with
the words virtue and valor painted or embroidered thereon
where it crosses the breast.
JEWEL :—A tau cross”’ of gold surmounted by a circle
round which is a serpent entwined, with the ineffable
name engraved on it. Worn suspended from a white
ribbon,
APRON :—White, bordered with black and sprinkled
with black tears; on the flap,a triangle an aglory,in the
entrc the Hebrow letter ~
BATTERY :—Is nine, five (5) slow, three (3) quick
and one (1) by itself.
Note UO—”Being placed in the denier of a triangle and circle, both
emblems of the Deity, it would appear that it was originally latended
to typify the sacred name, as the authoc probabi of eternal lIfe. beliig
tripled in the Christian system, because the irfe to come. according
to the light of revelation, is superior to the elyslum of the heathen, or
perhaps in allusion to the three heavens mentioned by Si. Paul. It baa
been referred to the three great lights of Masonry expressIve of tb,.
restive. preserylag, and destroying power of Ood.1—Masoys Eacyola.
adhs aini Bistionary of Fresmasosry, Article Tau Cream.