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

278 THIRTEENTH OR ROYAL ARCH DUGIIKE. IYIA?!@x. 571He also promised to give them an interpretation of thesacred and mysterious characters which they saw on theGolden Triangular Plate.The three elected observed to Solomon that the firstword he and thee King of Tyre spoke to them was thesame they had mutually pronounced in the Ninth~Arehon seeing the treasure.They also recounted to the two Kings everything theyhad done and seen, by whieh~they had precisely foundthe Sign, Token and Word of this degree, known by thetitle of Knights of the Royal Arch. Solomon then explainedto them that the promise of God was accomplishedof his promise to Noah, Moses and David hisfather, that one d.ay the true name of ~iini by which hewas to be invoked should be diseovQred on a goldenplate, but should be forbidden to write it aiid jiave permissiononly to letter it for their consolation, but neverto pronounce or speak it, and to be very eireum~peet inlettering it.You know the Master’s Word was lost at the constructionof the temple by the tragic scene of Hiram Abiff,our Grand Master Architect; aiid now my dear brethrenwe are happy to hav~ at this present moment the truecharacters which we intend soon to give you the interprelationand pronunciation of. We have now nothing todo hut to recompense you with justice, to the merit dueyour work. You are now stamped by the divine handand certainly merit this signal favor.The two Kings and three Knights took the precioustreasure and carried it to the Sacred Vault by the privateway through nine arches, of which none had any knowledgebut themselves. They arrived at the pillar ofBeauty, and thereat, worked together to enerust theplate on the pedestal. The two Kings seemed gloriouslyvejoiced in work with the trowel on that thing whichGod had destined should be done by their hands only.After they had finished their work, the whole fivetrated themselves to adore the Great Architect ofLroa eUniverse, giving him homage, thanks and praise forhis favorable decree in their favor. The brilliancy ofthe plate, the splendor of the rubies and diamonds,placed one on the other, was sufficiently light for theplace without the aid of artificial light.After their work was done the two Kings changed thename from Secret to Sacred Vault, known only by theGrand Elect, Perfect and Sublime Masons.It was now time to recompense the three Masters andKnights of Royal Arch, Guiblim, Joabert and Stolkin.The two Kings accordingly gave them the degree ofGrand Elect Perfect and Sublime Masons, explainingthe Sacred Word engraved on the golden plate, whichwas the true name of the most Sacred Omnipotent, andtold them it was the name by which he would be invoked.A pronunciation which has suffered much and hath beengreatly corrupted. It is very certain that from thedifferent varieties of this word, the Moors have takentheir Jubar, and the Latins their Jupiter, as the truepronunciation was not a little lost of the greatest ofnames.Moses having been taught by the Great Architecthimself, relative to the efficacy of this great name provi.ded in Egypt agajnst Drought, Hunger and Sickness.The new elected brethren, Guiblim, Josbert andStolkin, took their obligations before God and the twoKings, never to pronounce that word fully and never topermit any mason to receive this Sublime Degree before~ had given long proof of his zeal and attachment for