. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. PRINCE OF THE TABERNACLE. THE TWENTY-FOURTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT ANDACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SIXTH DEGREE OFTHE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES. THE COURT—ITS DECORATIONS, ETC. The Hall consists of two apartments. The first, whichis the smaller, adjoins the second, and is called the Ves-tibule, where the brethren clothe themselves. It is fur-nished at all points like a Master Masons Lodge, exceptthat instead of a printed Bible, a roll of parchment, rep-resenting the Book of the Law, lies on the altar, uponthe Book of Constitution
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. PRINCE OF THE TABERNACLE. THE TWENTY-FOURTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT ANDACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AND THE SIXTH DEGREE OFTHE HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SERIES. THE COURT—ITS DECORATIONS, ETC. The Hall consists of two apartments. The first, whichis the smaller, adjoins the second, and is called the Ves-tibule, where the brethren clothe themselves. It is fur-nished at all points like a Master Masons Lodge, exceptthat instead of a printed Bible, a roll of parchment, rep-resenting the Book of the Law, lies on the altar, uponthe Book of Constitutions; and that the letter > is sus-pended in the East, instead of the G. The second apartment is furnished in every respectlike the principal apartment in the 23d degree, withthese additions: In the East is suspended the Pentagram, or BlazingStar, in the following shape, of vermilion, illuminatedas a transparency: 350 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. There are two sets of hangings around the room, onered and the other black. On the table of shew-bread, in the Tabernacle, is asilver vessel containing perfumed oil. OFFICERS AND CLOTHING. The Assemblage is styled The Court. The pre-siding officer represents Moses, and is styled MostPuissant Leader. He sits in the East. Near him, onhis right, is the second officer, who represents Eleazar,the High-Priest, the son of Aaron. He is styled MostExcellent High-Priest, and wears the full-dress of hisoffice, as described in the 23d degree. On the left ofthe Leader sits the third officer, clothed as the Priestsin that degree, and representing Ithamar, the son ofAaron. He is styled Excellent Priest. The Orator represents the Puissant Prince Eliasaph, theson of Lael, of the house of Gershon, and sits in the West. The Secretary represents the Puissant Prince Eliaza-phan, the son of Uzziel, of the house of Kohath, and sitato the south of the Tabernacle. PRINCE OF THE TABERNACLE. 351 The Treasurer r
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