. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. breastplate. Under this movable painting is a representation ofthe city of Jerusalem in ruins; and in it a serpent, withthree heads, in chains, as if about to be crushed by thedescending celestial city. An empty salver is stationed in the centre of theChapter-room. THE SECOND APARTMENT is a plain dark room, with a portion divided off by adropped curtain; in the room, a single chair. OFFICERS, AND THEIR DECORATIONS. Thrice Potent (wearing a breastplate with twelveprecious stones). Warden. Orator. Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Master of Cerem
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. breastplate. Under this movable painting is a representation ofthe city of Jerusalem in ruins; and in it a serpent, withthree heads, in chains, as if about to be crushed by thedescending celestial city. An empty salver is stationed in the centre of theChapter-room. THE SECOND APARTMENT is a plain dark room, with a portion divided off by adropped curtain; in the room, a single chair. OFFICERS, AND THEIR DECORATIONS. Thrice Potent (wearing a breastplate with twelveprecious stones). Warden. Orator. Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Master of Ceremonies. Captain of the Guard. All the officers and Grand Pontiffs wear long whiterobes; as also & fillet of sky-blue satin round the fore-head, having twelve golden stars embroidered thereon. Order—A broad crimson sash, edged with white, withtwelve silver stars on the front of the same, and wornfrom the left shoulder to the right hip. Jewel—A golden parallelogram, with the GreekAlpha on one side and the Omega en the other. GBAND PONTIFF. 293. The Grand Pontiffs style each other Faithful orTrue Brothers. Battery—o o •—• e o—• ••—••• The following is the arrangement of the Chapter atthe commencement of a EECEPTIOlsT. The Chapter-room is hung in black, and the altarsare draped; all the brethren are robed in black; thesun is turned to blood. HYMN. Handel. EE^W± :t= zz Truth dawns up - on =*E*ESEEs the hu 1 ( Truth dawns up - on i i i r the hu - - man 294 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE. se: m £ 22 i s soul, _£2_ And Er -e?- ror dis - ap - pears: i F 1 Li soul, And Er I I I ror dis - ap - pears; :tz=j ^rm: ^=P=rpzrl -i—r—u- ness hath con- No Ion ger dark No longer dark - ness hath con- 1—trol Oer wea - ry, lengthened years. wmm •xm=& d&± trol Oer wea - ry, lengthened years. No longer for mens sorrow groan—Their sin, their shame, their tears— But still and stately past Gods throneMarch onward—banish fears. The sun is radiant in the sky, The ear
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