Corydon Press, and Anti-Masonic Democrat, Volume 2, Number 12, Corydon, Harrison County, 17 November 1830 — Page 2

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a rop walked .oYound the room' in a similar ninnnrr-AS in the fir'et decree, he was then led to

the altar, and the 'obligation administered, the

substance of the obligation was "to keep a brother Master Mason's secrets whin1 given as such, inviolable in his uzi'tt breast, -muadck and tkkabun excepted awl those athistb:n.ehctwn; should not vio(ate the chastity rf n-Master Mason's wife or daughter." ThereWas'a ri'prcsetilatien of the death, burial and resurrection of Hiram Abiff, as near as lean recollect be 'candidate was nocorated by several ruffians who wanted the masiet1 word, he (Hiram Abifl);requetedithem to wait, they said they would thU theyetcd fyold of him nnd hook him; he nuVnof osted tbug eefcral times, and was a! last knocked down't'or jfead, the ruffians then Trent out and returned with awooden pickaxe and shovel and dog a graVc, made it six feet long and six feet due east and west, then buried him. There una afterward a disturbance in the lodge, and (he reason for the- noise w a given, which was that -cur Grand Master Hirum Abiff was raiding, pervjon were lent out in beaich of him, they found a .large twig o! hemlock which they called cassia, itn the ground appeared to.be broken, they then dug down and found their Grand Master Hiram.. .A biff, they then tried to raise him by the Entered Apprentices grip, and the skin slipped from thejlesh, tried the Fellow Craft's grip, and ike flesh cleaved from the lone; they then tried the Master's grip, "or the strong grip of the lion's paw, which raised bim up with knee toJtnee, bieast to(breast,'&c. The candidate was then given the word which; cva&mai hah bone. in opting the Chapter of Royal Arch MasoR some ceremonies wee gone through withV ond the question was asked if the door was properly lyled, the candidates were introduced tied together with a rope, on entering they had to pass under a living arch, the arch was formed by men taking iiold of hands, the candidates were told to' stoop, low, hed to pass under the living arch several times, the substance of the oath was "to keep the 8ECUETS of a Companion Royal Jlrch Mason inviolate, muhdf.r, and f iiEASON, not excepted to vote for a Companion Royal Jlrch Mason in pkcfeuhsce to any one else of equal qualifications; also, to extricate a Companion Royal Arch Mason from difficulty right. or wnowc." The penalty vae,to have the scull smote off and the brains poied to the scorching rays of the sun; there was 3 representation of the burning buh and the Lord talking with Moses, the three persons represented Jews returning from Babylon to Jerusalem, they found roads and dad great difiicultiea to encounter, they at length arrived at King Solomon's temple and wanted work, they taid they were willing o perform even the moet servile wo Jc, when set at work, they found a key stone to an arch, the workmen were told that it once belonged to Hiram Abiff, they were then sent back, -the third time hey found an ark, were told that it was the Ark of the Covenant, opened it and found the book of the law, the candidates were told that the world va indebted to Free Masonry for the pieservation cf ibat .sacred volume cad kdt to the cmsen as

come haie ynihly supposed, they also found somfo manna in tljtf'ruk, aie pi it;'they Icund Aaron's rod which Wlded and blossomed like a rose, it was n spng of hemlock, were shown a key of the (loyal Arch alphabetthe company was told in exp.larra. tion that it was the key used by Aaron Burr, it

forms a complete language. Two honorary degreesj were conferred, called the "Heroine of Jaricho" coufcr red on worthy Royal Arch Masons , ! :V their wives and wioowe; and the "Secret Mont; , '- lor,v which is conferred on worthy Master Mn- 1 eons; know$ that llolcomb aud Dorwin act as over seers of the poor. Josiuh Tozvnseud, Jr. ssorn on $he part of the) . plaint'ff, Say he was present when the exhibition tok plnce, Mr. Camp stooti at the door when I went in, Mr. Camp took part irVthe exhibition, and took money,' one ?hilling n "piece, I gave hitn a shilling. ' - .. 1 . The plaintiffs here rested the caue,and thodeK fendant moved for upon 6uit, on the ground that they hail not proved their declaration, which 33 overruled by the court. - Jlngel Pottery' szom on the part of the defetv , dant. Says he is 5G years did, in his 57th year, has been a Free Mason, belonged to Aurora Lodge, No. 2, Fairfield, Herkimer County, has taken four degrees, they were called Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, Matter Maon, and Mark Master Mason, took the fourth degree at Albany, N. Y. was present nt the exposition on the 20th ultimo, by the defendant, saw the lodge opened, it was a genuine exposition of PreeTdasonry, as I haye-seen in 'lodges in Albanyand in different parts of this sjaia, i$c saor.e as 1 hai-'seen in lodges in Upper Canada; at Little Yorfcu and Nw rstier numerous people inducted into lodges, have assis- . ted, tin vc held the. office of lecture 'master, the duty of which is to teach other "officers their duty, and to lepeat the lectures for the benefit of both oQicers and brethren, heard the obligations repeated by. Mr. Camp, they w-erc the genuine obligations given to Alasons, the same I learned of Ezra Ames, of Albany, might be some slight vari- f ation, very slight, the essence the same so far as I have beenj the difference is no more than the. same varies indifferent lodges, was introduced into the lodge as an Entered Apprentice, with drawers on, ooe arm and breast naked, one foot & bare, the other with a slipper on, was received with a sword or something representing one 't my breast, and a stick put against my shins to make me step high, (this stick is not often used) this was

rather disoiderly, rop -around my neck, towed round the loLge in the same manner as told by Wallace, led by die cable tow. The words ktand God said let there be light and there was light,u with a stamp of the foot and a slap of the band, is the same as in a regular lodge, the bandage is then removed, the candidate Id called upon for a metallic substance, hut has none, (be signs and grips wero the same as in lodges precisely jthe three tal -low candles standing upon the three pedestals represent the sun moon and master; the representation of Hiram Abiff is the same as repeated by Wallace excepting the candidate fihoald coxne upBtiS