The Universal Language of Freemasonry - ArchiMeD - Johannes ...

Chapter 7 - Rituals 571
a Bethel Guardian Council formed by nine members, who are either Master
Masons or eligible women. Above that is the Jurisdictional Guardian Council,
above that the Grand Guardian Council, and finally the Supreme Guardian
Council holds jurisdiction over all.
The officers of a Bethel are the Honored Queen, the Senior and the Junior
Princesses, the First to the Fifth Messengers, the Treasurer, the Recorder, the
Chaplain, the Librarian, the Senior and the Junior Custodians, the Inner and the
Outer Guards, the Marshal, and the Guide. The only "new" office in comparison
with the other youth orders analyzed is the one of a librarian; the others have
more or less equivalent offices. We also notice from the floor plan that the semicircular
formation with seven pedestals placed around the altar is similar to the
one of a Rainbow Girls' or DeMolays' Chapter. However, there are only five
Messengers, the remaining two seats being occupied by the Chaplain and the