Fellow Crafts
to be elected from the bands of the workmen, clothed with white gloves
and aprons, in token of their innocence, and sent three East, three
West, three North, three South; and three in and about the Temple, in
search of the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; and the three
that traveled a westerly course found it under a sprig of cassia,
where a worthy brother sat down to rest and refresh himself; and on
removing the earth till they came to the coffin, they involuntarily
found their hands raised, as hereinbefore described, to guard their
nostrils against the offensive effluvia that 'rose from the grave. It
is also said that the body had lain there fourteen days; some say
fifteen.

The body was raised in the manner herein before described, carried up
to the Temple, and buried as explained in the closing clauses of the
Lecture. Not one-third part of the preceding history of this degree is
ever given to a candidate. A few general, desultory, unconnected
remarks are made to him, and he is generally referred to the manner of
raising, and to the Lecture, for information as to the particulars.
Here follows a charge which ought to be, and sometimes is, delivered
to the candidate after hearing the history of the degree.

* * * * *

AN ADDRESS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE CANDIDATE AFTER THE HISTORY HAS
BEEN GIVEN.

"Brother, your zeal for the institution of Masonry, the progress
you have made in the mystery, and your conformity to our
regulations, have pointed you out as a proper object of our favor
and esteem.

"You are bound by duty, honor, and gratitude to be faithful to
your trust; to support the dignity of your character on every
occasion; and to enforce, by precept and example, obedience to the
tenets of the Order.

"In the character of a Master Mason you are authorized to correct
the errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to
guard them against a breach of fidelity.

"To preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied, must be
your constant care, and for this purpose, it is your province to
recommend to your inferiors, obedience and submission; to your
equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and
condescension. Universal benevolence you are always to inculcate;
and, by the regularity of your own behavior, afford the best
example for the conduct of others less informed. The ancient
landmarks