, 1879-07-30
SECRETS OF MASONRY.

London Tfrth, Jutv H. -.
Perhaps" aays an article i'd tho 1in1es. " II
Frcemasons disclosed their secrets they would
lose ltttle worth keeping, ard tho world would
acquire little worth acquiring" This Is ali the
moro true ~ the Frecmasons hayo no secrets.
Accounts OF their childish n,ummerics have
been frequently published. ] am not myself
Freemason, but have often unused rnYself by
passing for one,
An ordinary lodge IL formed as follows: 1t
must CONSIST OF not less than Blk Entered Ap-
preliitts uud one Past Master. The room in
which theneat!ng takes place ought to bc obiong.
In tse middle there is stool o. table that Is
called tho nltnr, aud on the altar there Is u
Bible, a carpenter's square, and = compass.
Kound the altar are three lighted Candles.
h,h hs smea 's #. & ,, 9as end Of h hs = fGe @
urcr," md littfa before him ts the ''senor
Dcacon.h At tho other end Of the room (callcd
the ":lunior Dcacon lIltlo ia advance Of him.
Mnstcr,'' thc =" Junior Warden il IS scated, md
this place Is termed the South: II therc arc
called .i,o "Tilcr," and IN Il Inner Guard"
II only seven arc present, rho "Juulor Deaconi
acts AZ "IHlcr," aud the "Senior Deacon" Us
Inner duartl.h The proceedings commence
Thq "T!ler' is ttien stationed out.''le tle !. Or
with drawn sword. Hc gives thrce klu4ks
outside, which nro answered By three
knocks insIle, then ono. knock Inside 10
rh EaSeh mnHa ~ answsrs9 I. .,ta " onS ousue.
put on their aprons. ptc. A dialogue ensues be-
tween the "Ainstcr" ard tho different otIsccra.
in which each states Why ho is III tha position
~! ..at ha Mas taken. lheh, Win more khoeKs,
aIgns u the degree Of '.Eptercd Apprcntico.'
These signs arc called right angles. horlzontals.
!I,at anu pefpeoa%;ealars' ! % ilIe arst 10 nude ny
hlAc,hs tho nanaa ~ tlRnt augles; . one 'oot @
palms segetier and the lstt l,and under; the
seseaa 3 oY sas.'s INC fleat maui 70 ,,le neck l
I'M @ , II H. ag,oss 9 H. . ~ I ie.ti,,t Snw IT, IT,,
ns ~ ,sn nlE ~ ,sac H' toG IT, ssa M " sctss M tne
namu dFop pcFpsnasaita.y ai ng tns ., slae, is Pam
turne1 , I oask Ai.sr tnis tae ordinary business
o! t!e louEe eomtnGhces'Ittls eonsls&s ~ SCI
stt!'E ae.unnee . h';u so.H'E h1.As ~ Aone5 ~
w',n ~ osnoa ,San eas H. la1na iapot 20 Fo
sssnmeni ma,s ,s sG. eoss Luz '.atom . o. any
new @ nlesnber whose naino has osoh mentioned
81 previous taeetis,S.
s e'st''dato H. aas 10 sanm's TO- ballot, n1a
u sucecssi4l ttG "heaeous" are sent out 10
pfcpafa nun: lnIs = done ~ taking from hsm
anyt%h!is y % M,eta''e, s!arpltg rs lelt arm oat o.
nla a'lirt-s!eese and through tue bosom Of Tug
ha," sua sv on II s1yn 1 1 ny, n ,t, h ~ ILL., M ~
s ua.u a,aa mas!ng n,1l, fdit .!ie lelt eG o. ne
tr1use1s tr1 aouse se knee, olindtout h1m, nt,d
tow" Iha :"senior Deacon" now returns,
md i!,c candidate Is led by tho "Junlor Dca-
49, ~ .t-~ Stestu ouott w "u'.u Nv - :"
stfastca 10 Elf6 ihfce raps; tflesc hrc answered
ny three ray" lnsldc. lltit ono 7ap - exchanged,
aha we aodr - Opened ABOUT two itlches. Alter
co1scfAallDl betMccn He tWo "ucaci}nS," {" he
Is let IN, at'1 ny polnt Of co1npass is nresssd
nGainst hls lelt breast. II y then leu to thc
nluu!e q tlo room, 'ha t1lu 10 kncet, who. q
prayer onaFsu Up. lhls over, the " II ns-
ter" takas hm by ei!e baud, anu says: :. !" Arlsc,
ioilow your loadeE, ailu lear no dahser.n ~ "a
ed tl,rse times around tir lodGs. aud !inally H.
hated nclofe INC senior Warlcn' ~ ste
Eass," us fcct forming tue right ango Of aii
oblong sluaIc. AZ length la linds himself c'oso
10 tlc "a!tar," where he knecls upon his
naked left Knee, both right and loft Knees
forming SQUARE: Ills Lett haMI "a low