Right
Worshipful." Right Worshipful Master says, "Clear in the East." This
being the case, the candidate is accepted; but if there is one black
ball in that end of the box which has the white tube, and the Senior
Warden pronouncing "Not clear," all stop, and inquiry is made, and the
ballot passes again; and, if blacked a third time, the candidate is
rejected. It being otherwise, the Senior Deacon, who is the
candidate's conductor, passes out of the Lodge into the adjoining
room, where the candidate is in waiting, and there the conductor is
furnished with a small oblong square, six inches long; the candidate
is presented with a large white marble keystone, weighing, probably,
twenty pounds, and is ordered, by his conductor, to take it by the
little end, between his first and second fingers and thumb of his
right hand. The door is then opened without ceremony, and they pass
directly to the Junior Overseer's station at the South gate, which is
nothing more than the Junior Warden's seat, and the conductor gives
four raps, with his block of timber, on a pedestal in front of the
Junior Overseer's station. J. O.--"Who comes here?" Cond.--"Two
brother Fellow Crafts, with materials for the Temple." J. O.--"Have
you a specimen of your labor?" Cond.--"I have." J. O.--"Present it."
The conductor then presents the piece of timber before described; the
Junior Overseer receives it, and applies a small trying square to its
different angles, and they agreeing with the angles of the square, he
says, "This is good work, square work, such work as we are authorized
to receive." Returns the block of timber, and turning his eye upon the
candidate, asks, "Who is this you have with you?" Cond.--"A brother
Fellow Craft." J. O.--"Have you a specimen of your labor?" Cand.--"I
have." J. O.--"Present it." The candidate then presents the keystone;
the Junior Overseer receives it, and applies his square to all its
angles, and they not agreeing with the angles of the square, he says,
"What have you here, brother? this is neither an oblong nor a square,
neither has it the regular mark of the craft upon it, but from its
singular form and beauty, I am unwilling to reject it; pass on to the
Senior Overseer at the West gate for further inspection." They then
pass on to the Senior Overseer's station at the West gate, which is
the Senior Warden's seat, and give four raps, as before, on the
pedestal which stands in front of the Senior Overseer. S. O.--"Who
com