Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

COMPASSES, PLACED IN A LODGE OF MASTER MASONS,
''BOTH POINTS ELEVATED ABOVE THE SQUARE,'' (See Note B,
Appendix.)
is opened on this Degree, both points of the
compasses are elevated above the square. (See
engraving.)
A candidate for the sublime Degree of a Master
Mason is generally (as in the preceding Degrees)
prepared by the Junior Deacon and the two
Stewards, or some other brethren acting as such.
PREPARING THE CANDIDATE
The candidate is divested of all wearing apparel,
except his shirt and drawers, and if he has not the
latter, he is furnished with a pair by the brethren
preparing him. The drawers are rolled up just
above the candidate's knees, and both arms are
taken out of his shirt-sleeves, leaving his legs and
breast bare. A rope, technically called, by
Masons, a cable-tow, is wound around his body
three times, and a bandage, or hoodwink, is tied
very closely over his eyes. (See engraving.)
When the candidate is prepared, the Deacon takes
the
Craft
the
"Sanctum
Sanctorum,
or
Holy
of
Holies,
of
King
Solomon's
Temple,"
and
when
the
Lodge