. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. Jewel of a Present or Past Commander-in-chief of a Consis-tory. The jewel of S.\ P.\ R.\ S.\ resting on the decorationsformed by two crimson enamelled equilateral triangles. On thehorizontal bar of the first, the motto Laus Deo; and on thehorizontal bar of the second, inverted, the motto Custos Arcani/The two triangles thus forming two St. Andrews Crosses. COMMANDING COLORS OF THE VARIOUS SERIES OFDEGREES. 1st Series—Symbolic Degrees, 3d —Field, flag, and pennon, Blu„ 4th 5th6th Ineffable 14th Historic 16th Philosophic 18th Historic and Phi
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. Jewel of a Present or Past Commander-in-chief of a Consis-tory. The jewel of S.\ P.\ R.\ S.\ resting on the decorationsformed by two crimson enamelled equilateral triangles. On thehorizontal bar of the first, the motto Laus Deo; and on thehorizontal bar of the second, inverted, the motto Custos Arcani/The two triangles thus forming two St. Andrews Crosses. COMMANDING COLORS OF THE VARIOUS SERIES OFDEGREES. 1st Series—Symbolic Degrees, 3d —Field, flag, and pennon, Blu„ 4th 5th6th Ineffable 14th Historic 16th Philosophic 18th Historic and Philosophic Degrees, 29th- -Field,Chivalric 32d Inspector-General, 33d green o. sprinkled with White & All expulsions from the Rite by the Supreme Council or Bal-lustres of Offence, are publis7ied in red letter and distributed tcwhom it may concern. The Book of Gold contains the full record of the SupremeCouncil, and is sealed to all except members of the PBEFATORl. It may not be improper, in connection with tins, ttielast degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,although but a casual allusion is made to the ritual ofthe grade, to premise that Masonry is not of itself aReligion. Like the Sun, it disseminates light and is the sourceof light; but, unlike that great luminary, which illumin-ates but one-half the globe at one and the same time,Masonry with its effulgence lights perpetually the entireUniverse, and sends its rays of healing, consolation,and good cheer, dispelling ignorance, superstition, anderror. Every good Mason respects the religion of his brother,though differing, perhaps, from his own, and hopes thatall may be true in those respects where differences arise,and that each may be sufficiently near the truth tosolve for himself the great problem of life and death; 21* 4:90 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE. and surely no one who has looked thoughtfully on thecheckered road through the wilderness of
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