THE mysteries of free-MASONRY.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 10, 17 December 1877, Page 2

THE mysteries of freeMASONRY.

! Paul R'y contributes to the Auckland Star the fuiloraiiig. Jievelatioa of tike Mysteries of FL-oernasoary v—u — Sir, — I was fortunate 'enough oq the ocwas-ioa of a recent Masonic meeting to ; secure a place of eoaoertlmeut in an ad* I jpitiinii aparttoent, and baring, bored a. 1 spy-hole through the separation liinnsr,. l was enabled to- witness the whole of iho Gcreraoniep. A certain party having lilbed a corner of the- vuil which Iws for a«es. obscured, the mysteries of FlvcniMsoary, most men. will Lhi.ii.lc rrow that further attempts at concealment are useless - r that | ; it hud htftter be torn away altogether, t aad in order tha.t he miiy be enabled todo.so effectually the following »evolati'Ons are gratuitously offered^ but fuliy as aulhentic as those already discloaedv A& initiation^ fehe novice is taken inbo> frbe> Lodge, led backMcards- or> all fours, tke right vsrist and left ankle hobbled wiA a swivel chain,, a grated iron mtizale is f placed over his mouth, thwug!> the bars of which the chapliedti (who mnst fee ordained) inserts ar pair of red hot tweeyers and pulls out the s-uperfkious hairs, from the nostrils. The novice, who is r<n tMturcß-puribmynatnntt&lly skrinks back, wards at this process, is- dexterously branded with tbe letfrers D.W.C". (iDwvn with Christiaaity) ; a Piisfc- Master then breathes the spirit of the order through his own nose into that of the candidate,. This is the reason wliy f>o- many of the Hebrew persuasion are Past-Masters, the noses, ofi tkis people bein^ foumd best adapted Poc- this portion of ihe rite ? a l&r-ge cross, made of tbe wood priclilj acacia^. is now brought in, on which the novice ia seabed a-str-ide,, with the brands downwards ; a billy-goat is harnessed thereto-, and he. is dragged secen times to make obeisance- to> an effigy - r his feet and legs ar& then placed in a pair of red stockings, and the Tylbr places a conical shaped hat on his head, mmh like those worn in Spain by heretics. (iFrotn this practice hats haw liong been de^ii<. r nP'teJ tiles). A pu.net we is uafldie in bhe le ft brens-t of the aowiee, andl bh« blood trickling tllterefrom is caught in a huEann skull fashioned like a cup, and a>U the Wetkenn partake of it f This is called the oath of blood, tjipifynaig' that all the brotherhood are of the&jniae sonsanguiniljc. The uoviee is then &oia«a«nced to " dig '" the pen im.to hiis- right breast, aud with kii.< own blood sign tiis- bon4 of tliu o^er.. If the novice' o-L ouild 1 re-u^e bo take this oalhi he is at once slaughtered 1 , and Ins body burnt on the ground adtar,. it heiug weW*. known that fear of assis&ination prevents his friendis seeking 10- learn bis fube. Theclothed R%M*& ia- then dlivested of its raiment, suspended' by a< triangle, and is made' to rewohe by a> species- of bottlejiiick, while th& whits- novices i flagellate the eUgtf, t!ie Master Masons meanwhile pelting theiavwith asa f Gß'ida.nelJets,and he who makes the best hit is entitled to the degree o^'a> Mark Mason. This- ceremony conclude* the fiirst degree ;; the others can be- reveaJed', if desired, by— Paul Pry.