. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. The Jewel is two interlaced triangles, formed by arcsof large circles, with the concave outward, made ofgold, and enclosing a pair of compasses open to twenty-five degrees. At the bottom, and to one of the points,is suspended a St. Andrews Cross of gold, surmountedby a knights helmet; on the centre of the cross is theletter >, enclosed in an equilateral triangle, and this againin a ring formed by a winged serpent; between the twolower arms of the cross may be suspended a key; on thecorners of the cross the letters .J^3 Assemblies of this
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. The Jewel is two interlaced triangles, formed by arcsof large circles, with the concave outward, made ofgold, and enclosing a pair of compasses open to twenty-five degrees. At the bottom, and to one of the points,is suspended a St. Andrews Cross of gold, surmountedby a knights helmet; on the centre of the cross is theletter >, enclosed in an equilateral triangle, and this againin a ring formed by a winged serpent; between the twolower arms of the cross may be suspended a key; on thecorners of the cross the letters .J^3 Assemblies of this degree are styled Chapters. The Battery is nine, by ••—•••—•••• OFFICERS AND THEIR COSTUME, IN THE COURT OFSALADIN. The throne is occupied by the Master of Ceremonies,who represents the Sultan, while the Grand Masterrepresents Hugh of Tiberias, Lord of Galilee. TheSenior Warden represents Malek Adhel, brother of theSultan (Malek Adhel, Sayf-eddin—the just king andsword of religion). The Junior Warden, in the South,represents
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