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

310 GRAND ELUOT, IRRFEOT AND SUBLIME MASON.Thrice Puissant—Give the Sign, Token and Word tothe Senior Grand Warden.Candidate gives them.Thrice Puissant-Are you a Sublime Knight Elected?Candidate—Myi name will inform you.Thrice Puissant-What is your name?Candidate—Emerk is my true name.Thrice Pui.ssant—Give the Sign, Token and Word tothe Senior grand Warden.Candidate gives them.Thrice Puissant-Are you a Grand Master Architect?Candidate—As I possess all the science of mathematics,I know also all the attributes.Thrice Puissant—Give the Sign, Token and Word t.the Senior Grand Warden.Candidate gives them.Thrice Puissant—What is the Most Sublime Degreeyou have received in Masonry?Candidate—The thirteenth, which I received by per.nii~ion of Divine Providence.Thrice Puissant—Explain this to me, my brother.Candidate—I searched in~ the bnknown ruins and atlength found the Divine Delta”’ which had been prom.ised the Holy Patriarcfi~s should one day be found.Thrice Puissant—What do you understand by theDivine Delta?Candidate—It is a triangular gold plate filled withrttys, on which was engraved by Enoch the sacred nameof Almighty God.Note 144.—”Tbe name of the toneth letter of the Greek alphabet. Tat~’rm It Is a trange. and was conaldered by the ancient Sgyptlana aaymhol of See, and also of God. In the Scottish and French syatema. andalan that of the KnI 1btu Tem~,lar the tria loot delta I. a aymhol of theUnspeakable Nam.~. —Kaoq a me7alag~6Ja aM DietIonaa~ at lie.maa7. AaUd. Da~ta.INITIATION. 311Thrice Puissant—I presume, my brother, you are acquaintedwith that mysterious name?Candidate—I am not; my time has not expired; theSacred name is only known by the Grand Elect, Perfectand Sublime Masters. All my hope is in God, that Ishall arrive at a knowledge of it in fullness of time.Thrice Puissant-What is your quality?Candidate—Knight of the Royal Arch.Thrice Puissant—What is your name?Candidate—Guibelim or Jahbulim.Thrice Puissant—Give the Sign, Token and Word tothe Senior Grand Warden.Candidate gives them.Thrice Puissant—What do you now desire, my brother?Candidate—The Sublime Degree of Grand Elect, Perfectand Sublime Mason.Thrice Puissant—(Giving the sign of Admiration.)God will permit you this day to receive what you somuch desire.Senior Grand Warden—Brother Grand. Master ofCeremonies, you will now retire with the candidate untilhe is wanted. (Master of Ceremonies and candidate retire.)Thrice Puissant—My dear brethren do you again consentthat this Knight of the Royal Arch be passed tothe degree of Perfection? (All hold up their righthands in taken of consent.)Thrice Puissant—Let us applaud by 9-7-5 and 3, to..gether, brethren. (All applaud.)Thrice Puissant—Brother Captain of the Guard letthe candidate be admitted.Captain of Guard—(Goes to the door, gives it.) Letthe candidate be admitted.Master of Ceremonies enters with candidate and conductshim around the ~ flodge] and to the Altar, durlugwhich the Thrice Puissant recites:Thrice Puissant—And Moses called all Israel and said