Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

Captain of the Host goes and opens the door, and
says--Come forth! you are at liberty to return! for
Cyrus has issued his proclamation to build a
second Temple at Jerusalem.
Principal Sojourner (who is with the candidates.)-
-Will you read the proclamation?
Captain of the Host reads the first three verses of
the first chapter of Ezra, as follows:
"Now in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia,
the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, King of
Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout
all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
PROCLAMATION
"Thus saith Cyrus, King of Persia, the Lord God
of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the
earth, and he hath charged me to build him an
house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is
there among you of all his people? His God be
with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which
is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God
of Israel, which is in Jerusalem."
Captain of the Host--What say you to the
proclamation? Are you willing to go up to
Jerusalem?
Principal Sojourner (consulting candidates.)--
Yes, we are willing to go, but we have no password
whereby to make ourselves known to the
brethren when we get there. What shall we say to
them?
Captain of the Host reads verses 13 and 14 of the
third chapter of Exodus: