. Scotch Rite masonry illustrated : the complete ritual of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite profusely illustrated. ody. Sixth—As an Intimate Secretary you opened thescroll of objective knowledge or education. Seventh—As a Provost and Judge you set up thescales of justice and equity. 142 INTENDAISTT OF THE BUILDING. Behold now upon the altar those scales of justice areplaced upon a new trestleboard representing the multi-plication table invented by Pythagoras, and this is toremind you that arithmetic is the first of sciences andthat the Intend ant of Buildings received the first scien-tif
. Scotch Rite masonry illustrated : the complete ritual of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite profusely illustrated. ody. Sixth—As an Intimate Secretary you opened thescroll of objective knowledge or education. Seventh—As a Provost and Judge you set up thescales of justice and equity. 142 INTENDAISTT OF THE BUILDING. Behold now upon the altar those scales of justice areplaced upon a new trestleboard representing the multi-plication table invented by Pythagoras, and this is toremind you that arithmetic is the first of sciences andthat the Intend ant of Buildings received the first scien-tific degree of Freemasonry and must know that num-bers disclose the order and harmony of nature. I will now raise you^ not as you were raised before,but as Hiram was raised by Stolkin, under the sprig ofacacia. He then takes the candidates right elbow in his lefthand and with the right hand the Masters grip, and bythree different pulls lift him up from the stool andthrows off the red veil. Thrice Puissant—Illustrious Brother Tito, you willnow invest our new brother with the signs, grips andwords of this SIGNS. Place the thumbs on the temples, thehands open so as to form a square, stepbackwards two paces, step forward twopaces, then place the hands over the eyesand say, Ben-Korim.^ S]gn of Sarprise*Intendant of Bailding. Note 72.—*Benkhurim. Corruptly spelled benchorim In iLost of the oldrituals A significant word) in the high degrees, prohably signifying onethat is freeborn.—Mackeys Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry, ArticleBenkhurim. INITIATION.
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