Closing in Third Flashcards
Brethren, assist me to close the Lodge in the Third Degree.
3 knocks
WM — Brethren, assist me to close the Lodge in the Third Degree.
ALL rise.
WM — Bro JW, what is the constant care of every MM?
JW — To prove the Lodge close tyled.
WM — Direct that duty to be done.
JW — Bro IG, prove the Lodge close tyled.
IG goes to door, gives MM ks and returns to position in front of his chair.*
Tyler responds with same ks.
IG Sp and P Sn of MM — Bro JW, the Lodge is close tyled — completes Sn to recovery and drops hand.
JW MM, Sp and P Sn of MM — WM, the Lodge is close tyled — completes Sn to recovery and drops hand.
WM — Bro SW, the next care?
SW — To see that the Brethren appear to order as MMs.
WM — To order, Brethren, in the Third Degree.
ALL take Sp with P Sn of MM.
WM — Bro JW, whence come you?
JW — The W, whither we have been in search of the genuine Scts of a MM.
WM — Bro SW, have you found them?
SW — We have not, WM, but we bring with us certain substituted Scts, which we are anxious to impart for your approbation.
WM — Let those substituted Scts be regularly communicated to me.
Let those substituted Scts be regularly communicated to me
JW and SW communicate pg and pw leading from 1st to 2nd deg / soh, sos, ps / FPOF and words of a mm.
SW - WM, condescend to receive from me the substituted Scts of a MM.
WM — Bro SW, I will receive them with pleasure, and for the information of the Brethren you will speak the words aloud — leaves ped by S side still holding Sn and faces SW with Sp at a convenient distance.
SW takes Sp, holds out r h to WM and taking his r h with p g, raises hands head high and communicates p w aloud. Hands are released and SW resumes Sn.
WM takes SW’s r h at appropriate moment and on release of hands resumes Sn.
SW takes further Sp gives S of H, S of S and P Sn to recovery. He then communicates F P O F and, aloud, wds of a MM, and on completion resumes position holding Sp and P Sn.
WM follows SW receiving F P O F and after communicating wds, resumes position holding Sp and P Sn.
SW salutes WM with P Sn to recovery and holding it returns to ped with Sp.
WM after salute, at the same time returns to ped with Sp and holding Sn.
WM — Brethren, the substituted Scts of a MM, thus regularly communicated to me, I, as M of this Lodge, and thereby the humble representative of K S, sanction and confirm with my approbation, and declare that they shall designate you, and all MMs throughout the Universe, until time or circumstances shall restore the genuine.
ALL — With gratitude to our Master we bend.
WM — All gratitude to the Most High.
ALL give G or R Sn and then resume P Sn.
WM — Bro SW, the labours of this Degree being ended, you have my command to close the Lodge — MM knocks (with l h).
SW — Brethren, in the name of the Most High and by command of the WM, I close (ALL complete Sn to recovery and drop hands) this MMs’ Lodge — MM imge .
JW — And it is closed accordingly
WM — Brethren, the substituted Scts of a MM, thus regularly communicated to me,
I, as M of this Lodge, and thereby the humble representative of K S, sanction and confirm with my approbation, and declare that they shall designate you, and all MMs throughout the Universe, until time or circumstances shall restore the genuine.
ALL bend a little forward — With gratitude to our Master we bend.
WM — All gratitude to the Most High.
ALL give G or R Sn and then resume P Sn.
