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

MASTER ELIOT 01 IIFZENN. 189CHAPTER XVTENTH DEGREE on MASTER ELECT 0? Fxrrum.e’VSCAPEICORNUS Oil THE GOAT.This grade very properly follows that of Master Ele~of Nine, as it gives the continuation and conclusion o,the history of events commenced there: the arrest antipunishment of the two other criminals for the atrocionicrime they had committed, as related elsewhere.DECORATIONS :—The Chapter represents thc audiencechamber of King Solomon, and is hung in black spreadwith red and white tears; in the East is a skeleton repre.Not. 65.—”Maeter Elect of lifte,eu. (Sootob Kaeoaxy.J—The aeveuthdegree conferred I. lbs Lodge of Perfection. Scotch Masonry, and thetenth upon the catalogue of that syate.. There are three officers, a MostPotent Master. repreeenting Solomon; A Grand Inspector. repreeentingStolkin. and a Junior warden. atyled lutroductor; other officera aa in thepreceding grade. The aseembly Ia entitled a Chapter. The banging. arered and white. The apron is white, lined with black, with a representatlomof the Temple. having tower, upon it; on the movahle part, three apikee.The jewel is a poinard. How, of work. 5 a. m. to 5 p. U. The leasneI. the certainty of divine Snatlce.”—Me.ria~a Naesml~ Dietlomay, LetieleReeter Elect ef liftse.,eei~ting Jubelum” (Akirop;) in the West, one representingJubela, (Guibs;) in the South, one representingJubelo (Gravelot) of whose blood the flies have sucked.Each of these skeletons is armed with that tool withwhich they perpetrated the murder of Hiram Abiff. TheChapter is ‘lighted by fifteen lights, five in the East beforethe President, and five before each Warden.‘mLEs :—This meeting is styled a Chapter. ThePresident is styled Most Illustrious Master. The SeniorWarden, Inspector, and the Junior Warden, Introductor.At a reception [initiation] only fifteen elect are allowedto be present in the Chapter, the others remainoutside.CLOTHING :—Apron white, lined and bordered withblack. On the center is painted a square built city,representing Jerusalem, three gates of which are seenin the distance. Above the gates are three heads impaledon spikes.ORDER :—Ia a black ribbon from the left shoulder tothe right hip. Where it crosses the breast, three headsimpaled on spikes are painted thereon.JEWEL :—A balance, with a scroll, square and compass,and dagger on one plate, and three decapitatedheads on the other.Note 5L—”And so we may through thee. mingled Engliab and Frenchgerruptione trace the genealogy of the word Juhelum; thu.. Ohiblim. Gib.Urn, Giballm. Chlhhelum. Jihlinme, Jihelum. Jahelum. and. Snaily. Juhelum.It meant amply a Fellow craft, and wee appeopriataly given ae a commonmine to a particular Fellow Craft, who wee Olatluguleled for hi. treachm.In other word., he was designated, not by a special and dietinctivename hat ha the title of hi. condition end rank at the Tem lo. Hew..the Yellow Craft, who ieee at the head of a conepiracy. La F.I the name.ef the other two Ruffians, they were readily conetructed out of that ofBe f~Iat5et one by a simple change of the termination of the word froma in one, and from em to e in the other. thu. preserving, by aimilarity of name., the Idea of their relationship, for the old ritualsmid thet they were brothere who had come together out of Tyre. Thisderivation emma to me to he eacy. natural end oomprebeuuibie. The~nge from lbllm4han or rether that which from OThelim one-halftofhbelum, the Masonic is oneword, that iehavefarSaderpone extraordinary their treneformetlon from heir w1j~,nel to their presentSeem. —Meehay. Znsyelqaedia, .1 isle Reffiam.