tiff, as though dead. The Master, in raising him, is
assisted by some of the brethren, who take hold of the candidate by
the arms and shoulders. As soon as he is raised to his feet they step
back, and the Master whispers the word MAH-HAH-BONE in his ear, and
causes the candidate to repeat it, telling him at the same time that
he must never give it in any manner other than that in which he
receives it. He is also told that MAH-HAH-BONE signifies marrow in
the bone. They then separate, and the Master makes the following
explanation respecting the five points of fellowship. Master to
candidate, "Brother, foot to foot teaches you that you should,
whenever asked, go on a brother's errand, if within the length of your
cable-tow, even if you should have to go barefoot and bareheaded. Knee
to knee, that you should always remember a Master Mason in your
devotion to Almighty God. Breast to breast, that you should keep the
Master Mason's secrets, when given to you in charge as such, as secure
and inviolable in your breast, as they were in his own, before
communicated to you. Hand to back, that you should support a Master
Mason behind his back, as well as before his face. Mouth to ear, that
you should support his good name as well behind his back as before his
face."

After the candidate is through with what is called the work part, the
Master addresses him in the following manner: "Brother, you may
suppose from the manner you have been dealt with to-night, that we
have been fooling with you, or that we have treated you different from
others, but I assure you that is not the case. You have, this night,
represented one of the greatest men that ever lived, in the tragical
catastrophe of his death, burial, and resurrection; I mean Hiram
Abiff, the widow's son, who was slain by three ruffians at the
building of King Solomon's Temple, and who, in his inflexibility,
integrity, and fortitude, never was surpassed by man. The history of
that momentous event is thus related. Masonic tradition informs us
that at the building of King Solomon's Temple, fifteen Fellow Crafts
discovering that the Temple was almost finished, and not having the
Master Mason's word, became very impatient, and entered into a horrid
conspiracy to extort the Master Mason's word from their Grand Master,
Hiram Abiff, the first time they met him alone, or take his life, that
they might pass as Masters in other countries, and receive wages as
such; but before they could a