. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. belisk, of white and blackmarble, west-southwest of the Temple, wherein shallbe deposited the embalmed remains of our lamentedGrand Master H.\ A.*. The white marble shall 4:6 BOOK OF TTIE A. AND A. BETE. denote the innocence and purity of our departedGrand Master, and the black the untimely death ofhim we mourn. See, therefore, that the solemn duty is speedilyexecuted, and let the obsequies be performed withbecoming and imposing ceremonies. ** Freemasonry is of heavenly birth ; the pillars of Wisdomand Strength support it; its foundation-st
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. belisk, of white and blackmarble, west-southwest of the Temple, wherein shallbe deposited the embalmed remains of our lamentedGrand Master H.\ A.*. The white marble shall 4:6 BOOK OF TTIE A. AND A. BETE. denote the innocence and purity of our departedGrand Master, and the black the untimely death ofhim we mourn. See, therefore, that the solemn duty is speedilyexecuted, and let the obsequies be performed withbecoming and imposing ceremonies. ** Freemasonry is of heavenly birth ; the pillars of Wisdomand Strength support it; its foundation-stone is Virtue; its cem-ent, Charity. Like a rock in the midst of the ocean, it risesabove every storm, and bids proud defiance to the raging waves■which dash against its base.—G. F. Yates. Freemasonry, in its theoretic and speculative sense, is anacknowledged moral order founded on Charity, the handmaidof Religion, and having for its object the inculcation of divinetruths and moral teachings through symbolism. FIFTH DEGREE. Sttxtttt WL&fittt. ARGUMENT. The solemn ceremonies of the degree of Perfect Master, are in-tended to represent and recall to mind the grateful tribute of re-spect we owe to the memoiy of a departed worthy brother. Theexamination of the mausoleum—its pronouncement of being per-fect—and the «\dvantages we should derive in inculcating thevirtues of the deceased—are vividly depicted and impressed uponthe initiate. THE PERFECT-MASTERS REFRAIN. Our Ancient Brethren, whelmed in grief,Lamented their departed Chief,Let us his pupils long revereA name to Masonry so Hiram Abif,Just Hiram Abif. In mystic rites our Lodge displays Its sorrows and its fadeless praise. Long may the sweet acacia bloom And garlands fresh adorn the tomb Of Hiram Abif, Of Hiram Abif. Look East, look West, its splendors fail,The lesser lights grow dim and pale,The glory once reflected thereNow dawns upon a higher Hiram Abif,Blest Hiram Abif. 49
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