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Chapter 7 - Rituals
alternative speech by the Royal Patron at this point (cf. p. 105-110). This address
is rather philosophical ("Is there a divine and spiritual essence that will survive
eternally this house of clay - a something that men call soul [...]?" (p. 107)). It
talks about the genius of man who has made the powers of nature his obedient
slaves, because "Man is God's interpreter of the secrets of nature intrusted [sic]
to his care." (p. 109). It ends with the assurance that the object of the association
which the candidate joins is to lead him to a higher, better, and nobler life, and
that, whenever he should need the support of any brother or sister of this degree,
he will receive it.
7.2.3 Self-Esteem of African American
Women: The "oldest and most perfect
of all female degrees" - Ritual of the
Heroines of Jericho 1471
Generally under the sponsorship or supervision of the Black Royal Arch
bodies, and sometimes as a part of the Adoptive Rite, the Heroines of Jericho,
embracing the three degrees of "A Master Mason's Daughter," "True Kinsman,"
and "Heroine of Jericho", is being worked today by the Blacks 1472 . Here a picture
from Cora Court #22 in Jones, La., from the sixties:
1471 If not otherwise noted, the quotations for this section are taken from Ritual and Guide of the
Grand Court of Heroines of Jericho. Texas Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliation, 1963.
1472 Cf. CME, p. 13.