Blanchard J (anti-masonic) - Scotch Rite Masonry Illustrated Part I

218 StELIME KNIGHTS ELECTED. INITIATION. 219Thrice Puissant, Expert and Candidate touch glasses.)Thrice Puissant—Brother Joabert, we pledge you inthe wine cup and welcome you as a member of thisChapter of Sublime Knights Elected. (All threedrixik.)Thrice Puissatlt—Arise Brother Joabert and receivethe recompense due you. (He then decorates him withthe sash and apron and gives him the sign, grip andword.)SIGN.Cross the arms on the breast, the fingersclinched, and thumbs elevated.Second — Take onethe right hand of theother, and with thethumb strike thrice onIhe first joint of theS.condTokfl.middle finger.3.&TI!ERY :—Twelve equi-timed strokes, 000000000000.HOURS OF LABOR:—From low twelve until daylight.~iss woRn:.—Stotkin; (running of Water.)SACRED WORD :—Adonai.MORAL:—That the true and faithful brother willsooner or later receive his just reward.Thrice Puissant—Brother Expert, you will now conductbrother Joabert to his seat in the Chapter whileour Grand Master of Eloquence delivers the discourse.Sign. Sublime.5nlgbt Ulocted.TOKENS.First—Present to each otherthe thumb of the right hand, thefingers clinched. One seizes thethumb of the other and reversesthrice his wrist. One says Berith,the other one says Neder, the firstthen says Shelemoth.DISCOURSE BY GRAND MASTER OF ELOQUENCE.My dear brother, let your heart be entirely devotedto enjoy the ecstacy of innocent joy, with springs of fulisatisfaction to feel all the emotion that it will inspireyou with; bless a thousand times this happy day whichwill open to you the perfection you desire. In short.congratulate yourself with having reached the degree ofSublime Knight Elected which we have just given you.Do not think that it is one of the imaginary and proudtitles which have neither origin or ground for it.Open the sacred books, search in the holy history andyou will find the Epoch of your state. There you willsee the excellence and privileges of it.I should without doubt pass tjhe limits of an ordinary‘discourse if I was to take up time to let you know thewhole extent of it.I will leave the natural curiosity to those who oughtto be willing to know perfectly the state which they