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

340 GRAND ELECT, PERFECT AND SUBLIME MASON. INITIATION. 341the ancient patriarchs and was found by the Knightsof the Royal Arch.Thrice Puissant—What do you call the Pedestal onwhich it was placed?Senior Grand Warden—The Pillar of Beauty.Thrice Puissant-In what manner did we receive thisbrilliant Delta?Senior Grand Wardeui—By the laborious search ofthe Ancient Knights of the Royal Arch, who discoveredthis inestimable treasure among the ruins of the templebuilt by the Patriarch Enoch.Thrice Puissant—Explain the name to melSenior Grand Warden—I cainnot.Thrice Puissant—How will you make me sensiblethat you know it?Senior Grand Warden—Makobin and Machbenah’were substituted in the place of it.5’Thrice Puissant—What is the meaning of tltt-ewords?Senior Grand Warden—Understanding, Knowledgeand Wisdom.Thrice Puissant—To whom d~id God first communicatethis Word?Senior Grand Warden-To Enoch before the flood,by whose care it was preserved and transmitted to us,and also to Moses, when the Almighty showed hilnselfto him on Mount Sinai.Thrice Puissant—What became of the word afterwards?Senior Grand Warden—It was effaced, and the Gold.en Plate on which it was engraved was melted downNote 1I7.—”Macbenac means in O.lic tbe blesseS son.’ This wordthe Stuart Masons applied to their idol, the Pretender, the son of Charim1.”— Mackay’s EnayoiopsediA of lreeinssoazy, Atieie Mae.by the pious and zealous masons, after the destructionof the temple by Nebuzaradan, being fearful that theDivine Delta should fall into the hands of the impious,the sacred name would be profaned.Thrice Puissant-What have you perceived in thedegree of Illustrious Knight?Senior Grand Warden-Twelve great lights.Thrice Puissant-What do they allude to?Senior Grand Warden—Twelve masters who wereelected by Solomon to carry on the works of the templeafter the death of Hiram Abiff and who commandedthe twelve tribes of Israel.Thrice Puissant—What were the names of the twelvemasters?Senior Grand Warden—Joabert, Stolkin, Terry, Morphey,Alycuber, Dorson, Herim, Berthemar, Tito, Zerbal,Benachard and Tabor, the first nine were those whowere elected to search forthe traitor Jubelum (Akirop),one of the assassins of Hiram Abiff.Thrice Puissant-Over what tribes had they the inspection?Senior Grand Warden—Joabert overJudah.Stolkin over the tribe ofTerry over the tribe ofMorphey over the tribe ofAlycuber over the tribe ofDorson over the tribe ofHerim over the tribe ofBerthemar over the tribe ofTito over the tribe ofZerbal over the tribe ofBenachard over the tribe ofTabor over thd tribe ofthetribe ofBenjaminSimeon,Ephraim,Manasseh,Zebulun,Dan,Asher,Naphtahi,Reuben,Issach 5?,Gad.