. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. only time to say Necuin [pro-nounced nay-coom], or vengeance is taken, andexpired. The avenger then quenched his thirst atthe fountain. When the eight arrived at the spot,they asked him what he had done. He replied, Ihave slain the assassin of our Grand Master, andhave performed a feat for the honor and glory of theCraft, for which I hope to be rewarded. He thensevered the head from the body, and taking it in onehand and his dagger in the other, with the eight re-turned to Jerusalem. In his zeal, however, he hast-ened into the presence of t
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. only time to say Necuin [pro-nounced nay-coom], or vengeance is taken, andexpired. The avenger then quenched his thirst atthe fountain. When the eight arrived at the spot,they asked him what he had done. He replied, Ihave slain the assassin of our Grand Master, andhave performed a feat for the honor and glory of theCraft, for which I hope to be rewarded. He thensevered the head from the body, and taking it in onehand and his dagger in the other, with the eight re-turned to Jerusalem. In his zeal, however, he hast-ened into the presence of the king, passing theguards at the entrance. Solomon was at first verymuch offended that it had been put out of his powerto take vengeance in the presence of, and as a warn-ing to, the rest of the workmen, and ordered theguards to put his favorite to death ; but by the inter-cession of his brethren he was pardoned for his zeal,and they became reconciled. Solomon establishedthe grade of Knights Elect of Nine, and conferred itupon the nine ARGUMENT. This degree is a continuation of the series known as the Elu,i • Elect degrees, and recounts in detail the mode of the arrest andj» vnishrnent of the remaining assassins; and reminds us that the• >ierring eye of Justice will discover the guilty, and they sufferLie punishment their crimes deserve. It is intended, morally, toinstruct us that ambition and fanaticism, enslavers of maukind,are overthrown and dispelled by the sword of justice and freedom.
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