Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

High Priest--Since this is the case, you will let
them enter this Chapter of Royal Arch Masons,
and be received under a giving Arch.
p. 228
The Captain of the Host goes to the door, opens
it, and says;
Captain--It is our Most Excellent High Priest's
order, that the candidates enter this Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons, and be received under a
Living Arch.
Principal Sojourner (leading the candidates by the
rope.)--Companions, you will follow me. (Leads
them in.) I will bring the blind by a way they
know not: I will lead them in paths they have not
known; I will make darkness light before them,
and crooked things straight. These things will I
do unto them, and will 'not forsake them Stoop
low, brethren: he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.
Meantime the brethren, or companions of the
Chapter, form two lines facing each other, from
the door to the centre of the room, and each one
takes hold and locks his fingers with those of his
opposite companion. As the candidates pass
under this Living Arch, each couple place their
knuckles upon the necks and backs of the
candidates, kneading them pretty hard sometimes,
and prostrating them on the floor. Thus they have
a good deal of difficulty in forcing their way
through. When they do get through, they are first
conducted round the Chapter, and then to the
altar, where they must kneel to receive the
obligation.
Principal Sojourner (to the candidates.)--