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30 The Degree Rituals including that of the 9°, with degree rituals from the Consistory having Old Testament themes. At that juncture, the committee abandoned efforts to salvage the Hiramic legend theme and in 1985 proposed a new ritual for the 10°, based on the apostasy of Solomon. It consisted of a short ceremonial section, prologue, and a dramatic allegory of three scenes. The theme was consistent with the traditional lesson of the degree, “The violator of his obligations shall not go unpunished.” The primary author of what became the new 10° Tentative Ritual of 1986 was Ill. Robert L. Miller Sr., 33°, Active Member for Indiana and chairman of the committee. The new tentative ritual was confirmed as the 10° Ritual of 1992 and remained in effect until revised fourteen years later. The ritual of 2006 abbreviated the degree title to “Master Elect,” deleted the ceremonial section in accordance with the current Supreme Council policy, and made a modest number of mainly stylistic changes in the prologue and the allegory. The ritual of the 10° is one of the few current Scottish Rite degree rituals to have a lesson that is posed in negative rather than positive terms.
The Degree Rituals The Bad Steward — The Eleventh Degree The Francken Manuscript contained the full text of a ritual for the 11°, “Sublime Knight Elected,” in the traditional form of opening, reception, obligation, and a lengthy lecture, which included a catechism of symbolism. The ritual of Albert Pike, titled “Sublime Knight Elu of Twelve,” introduced, among other things, an explanation that abuses committed by his tax collectors prompted King Solomon to appoint supervisors, or Elus, which was exemplified in the ritual. The first 11° rituals in use after the Union of 1867, including that approved in 1871, were variations of the Pike ritual, and bore the modern title, “Sublime Master Elected.” The ritual of 1894 was essentially a condensed version of the Pike ritual. No changes were made in this ritual for the next 80 years. The ritual of 1974 transformed the degree by introducing a substantial dramatic section of five scenes and 47 pages following a brief ceremonial section. The drama portrayed a story of abuse and fraud perpetrated by one of Solomon’s tax collectors. Exposure of the wrongdoing persuades the King to appoint one of the victims and a select group of his associates as “Sublime Masters” to superintend the collection of taxes. A principal reason for the change was to provide Lodges of Perfection with an opportunity to present a major dramatic ritual. The purpose apparently was served, as the 1974 ritual continued in use for 30 years without second thoughts on the part of the Committee on Rituals. However, concerns did develop. The long drama with five scene changes and a substantial cast was not easily accommodated by the scheduling constraints and limited resources of many Lodges of Perfection. The revised ritual of 2004 was intended to alleviate these difficulties and facilitate presentation of the degree while preserving the content of the dramatic ritual. The ritual of 2004 eliminated the brief ceremonial section, in accordance with the Supreme Council policy adopted in 1995, as well as the “Interlude” scene two of the dramatic section. Moreover, the lengthy scene four (revised scene three), which was entertaining, but did not significantly advance the action of the drama, was made optional. These changes shortened the playing time of the ritual by as much as a third and eased the casting requirements. 31
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