Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

in use among the different nations of the earth,
three particularly merit the attention of Royal
Arch Masons:
1. JAH. This name of God is found in the 68th
Psalm, v. 4.
2. BAAL OR BEL. This word signifies a lord,
master, or possessor, and hence it was applied by
many of the nations of the East to denote the
Lord of all things, and the Master of the world.
3. ON. This was the name by which JEHOVAH
was worshipped among the Egyptians.
I have made these remarks on the three names of
God in Chaldaic, Syriac and Egyptian, Baal, Jah,
and On, in the expectation that my Royal Arch
Companions will readily recognize them in a
corrupted form.--Lexicon.
242:1 Candidates at the present day usually
descend the vault by means of a ladder.
243:1 A candidate is said to be EXALTED when
he receives the Degree of Holy Royal Arch, the
Seventh in York Masonry. Exalted means
elevated or lifted up, and is applicable both to a
peculiar ceremony of the Degree, and to the fact
that this Degree, in the rite in which it is
practised, constitutes the summit of ancient
Masonry.--Lexicon.
246:1 The foundations of the Temple were
opened and cleared from the accumulation of
rubbish, that a level site might be procured for the
commencement of the building. While engaged in
excavations for this purpose, three fortunate
sojourners are said to have discovered our
ancient stone of foundation, which had been