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

INThNDANT OF THU BUILDING. 185CHAPTER ‘XIEIGHTH DEGRU ou INTENDENT oi THE BUILDING.’SCORPIO ORTHE SCORPION.As the former grade was instituted to supply theloss of the chief builder and the Grand Superintendentand Administrator of Justice in the temple, so the objectof this was to provide in the place of the one principalarchitect, five others, to each of whom should beentrusted the care of constructing everything that relatedto one department of architectural labor.DECORATIONS ~ In this degree the lodge is hung withNote 70.—Intendant of the Building. (Intendant Sn latiment.) ‘Thisdegree Ii sometImes Called ‘Master in israel. • It I. the eighth in tbeAncient sud Accepted Scottish Rite. Its emblematic color is led; and itsprin$pai officers. acording to the old rituals, are a Thrice Puissant. repre.sentlug Solomon; a Senior warden, representing the illustrious Tito. oneof the Barodim; and a Junior warden, representing Adoniram. the sonof AbCs. But in the present rituals of the two Supreme CouncIls of theUnited Stetes the three chief officers represent Adoniram. Joabert andStoikin. but in the working of the degree the past officer assumes the charactor of Solomon. The legend of the degree is. that it was instituted tosupply the of the Chief architect of the Temple. “—Mackeys Encyolo.aedia of asonry. Artiols Ibtendant of the Building.Note 7I.—~’The hangings are red. There are twenty.seven lights, withfive additional ones in the east, where there is a brilliant triangle, enclosinga circle having on its circumference the letters .1. A. I B.. andin the center J. J. J.; also a blazing five-pointed star. showint in thecenter the letter J. The spro~ is white, lIned with red and edged withgreen. In the center a star with nine beams: below the star a pair ofbalanced scales, with acetic upon the fulcrum; on the movable part ofthe apron a triangle, with B. A. 1. in the angles. The Jewel is a goldtriangle, with the letters B. A. .1. in the angles. J. J. J. In the center.and on the opposite side the letter 0. Age SiTtiS. Hours of work openat break of day, close at seven P. M. The lesson is the sure sstabuihmsntof the rigbteous.’~—Merr1as Xsmio Diotionary, Article Intendant of theDuilding.~ed tapestry, and illuminated by 27 lights, in threegroups, one of five li~hta before the Junior Warden; oneof seven lights before the Senior Warden; and the thirdof fifteen lights before the President.In the,East should be a brilliant transparency, a luminoustriangle, enclosing a circle having on its circumferencethe letters J. .A. ‘.1. ~.H.’.and in the centre theletters J. ~.J.~ also a blazing star with five beams;in the centre the letter “J.”TITLES :—The Master represents King Solomon, andis styled Thrice Puissant: The Senior Warden representsTito, and is styled Thrice Illustrious Inspector.The Junior Warden represents Adoniram, and is styleAConductor. The candidate is called Joabert.CLOTHING :—The Thrice Powerful is clothed in royalrobes, with a crown and scepter, the brethren in blackrobes and caps.APRON :—Is white lined with red, and bordered withgreen. In the center of the apron is ,a star with ninepoints, above the star a balance. On the flap is a tiianglewith the following initials: B. ~.A.~.J.•.oiwu:—A red watered ribbon from the right shoulderto the left hip, from which is suspended the jewel;which is a gold triangle. On one side of the triangleare engraved the letters B. ~.A.~J.’. translated “FreeMason; 0! God; thou art eternal.” On the reverse areengraved the words Judah, Jah, translated; “Praise beunto God.”The jewel is suspended from the order by a greenrosette.