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

158 MASTER ELIOT OF SINE.jutermixed with flames; in the uorth are uine lights—eight close together, and oue by itself.TITLES :—The Master represents Solomon, aud isstyled Most Sovereign. There is only one Warden, seatedin the West, who represeuts Stolkiu, and is called Inspector,with seveu brethren round him. All the rest ofthe brethren are in the South.CWTHING :—The Most Sovereign in royal robes, theInspector and brethreu all in black robes and caps, orflapped hets.Apron. WasterAPRON — White, spotted withblood lined and bordered with black,On the flap a bloody arm holding adagger; on the apron a bloody armholdiug a bloody head by the hair.Elect of NineORDER :—A broad black ribbon crossing from the leftshoulder to the right hip, towards the lower extremityof which are nine red roses, four on each side, and fromthe ninth is suspended the jewel.JEWEL :—Whieh is a poniard, with a golden hilt, auda silver blade, or more properly a balance with a scrolland dagger on one plate and the decapitated head ofignorance on the other.DRAFT :—The draft of this chapter is an oblong squareat the upper part of which, to the right, is drawn thecity of Jerusalem. On the other side is represented acave not far from the sea, and near Joppa, surroundedwith rocks in which you discover a man lyiug with hishead on a rock, and a poniard at his feet. You also seein the cave a burning lamp suspended from the ceiling;INITIATION. 159also running water and a cup to drink from. On thetop of the mountain above the cave is a figure of a settingsun. In the middle of the draft appears a bush as ifon fire, and burning by the reflection of a rainbowwhich seems to stand fixed in order to point out theasylum the murderer had taken refuge in to elude thevigilance of his pursuers. You also see in the draft awinding road, which leads from Jerusalem to Joppa; onthis road, near the cave, you see a dog; close to the dog aman following him, behind them at some distance areeight other men without order.ANTE-ROOM DECORATIONS —[n the ante-room must bean artificial cave, and a large stone for the candidate tosit on, a small table before the mouth of the cave; on ita poinard and a lighted lamp, below the lamp in largeletters the word “Revenge.” There must also be a springof water and a cup to drink from, also on the floor andat the mouth of the cave an effigy of a man as if asleep.IRis head must be loosed from his body.In the chapter the Most Sovereign sits under a canopyin a chair of state covered with black; before him a triangulartable covered with black and fiery colored cloth.On said table is a bible, scepter and poniard.Solomon uses a scepter, and the Inspector uses i~mallet which he holds constantly in his hauds as a token6f revenge.