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

276 THIRTEENTH OR ROYAL ARCH DEGREE. INIUTION. 377to make further observations, but they positively refused.Guiblim acc-ordingly descended on the following conditions:that through every arch he would shake the ropeslightly, and if he wished to ascend he would shake therope violently.When he arrived in the sixth arch he shook the ropeand was hauled up again. He told Joabert and Stolkinthat he had been in six arches and had observed anopening to descend further, and proposed for one ofthem to descend as he had worked hard and was afraidto venture. This however frightened Joabert and Stolkinso much that they absolutely refused to go down.This raised the zeal of Guiblim, and with a lighted 11ambeauhe descended on the former conditions. When hewas entering the ninth arch a parcel of the stone andmortar fell suddenly down from the top and hisflambeanwent out when he perceived the rays of the sun penetratinglively, briskly and directly on a golden triangularplate adorned richly round with precious stones, thebrightness of which so affected Guiblim, it almost deprivedof sight. He immediately made the sign of admirationwhich was the same as Solomon and HiramKing of Tyre had made&when they desired to be admittedin the Sacred Y~ult and Sublime Degree.Guiblim fell prostrate on his knees, his right handbefore his eyes, his left behind his back. Shaking therope three times, on which Joabert and Stolkin drewhim up ani~ he recounted to them the amazing things hohad seen in the ninth arch. By this account to themthey proposed to descend together by a rope ladder madefor that purpose. The three accordingly descended, inthe ninth arch and being amazed as was Guiblirn, theyalso fell prostrate thereat, and after having got thebetter of their surprise they went and raised Guiblimand both exclaimed, Hamaluhick Guiblim, that is co may:Guiblim is a good man, we must keep and recompensehim. They then examined the gold plate on which theyperceived some characters which they did not understand.Said plate was encrusted on the top of an agatestone of the same form. They admired the plate withrespect and conceived that the characters meant theSacred name of God, which name was only known toSolomon, Hiram King of Tyre and Hiram Abuff. Itseemed to them that after the death of Hiram Abiff thetwo Kings not being a sufficient number could never bestowthis degree upon those who aspired thereto, bulthey hoped to receive it by the circumstances of thelifinding the precious treasure. They concluded to raisethe Cube Stone on which this golden plate was fixed andcarry it to Solomon. It was at break of day when theywived. The King of Tyre being with Solomon in hisapartment, who on beholding the precious treasure werestruck with such admiration that they both mutuallymade the sign of admiration and fell on their knees.Solomon first recovering from hip surprise and seeingKing Hiram still on his knees and not yet recovered,Solomon raised him and said Hamaluhick Guiblim.The two Kings examined the characters of the goldplate and found it to be the ineffable name of God, butcould not explain any part thereof to the three elected.Solomon told them that the Great Architect of the Uni-?erse had bestowed on them the most signal favor, andhad chosen them to discover the most precious and raretreasure of masonry. You are his Elected and I wishyou joy! In recompense for their zeal, fervor and constancyhe created them Knights of the Royal Arch, asthey were the only ones that discovered the same andby which discovery the arch was called the Royal Arch.