re you a Royal Arch Mason? Answer--I AM THAT, I AM.

Q. How shall I know you to be a Royal Arch Mason? A. By three times
three.

Q. Where was you made a Royal Arch Mason? A. In a just and lawfully
constituted Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, consisting of Most
Excellent, High Priest, King and Scribe, Captain of the Host,
Principal Sojourner, Royal Arch Captain, and the three Grand Masters
of the Veils, assembled in a room or place representing the tabernacle
erected by our ancient brethren near the ruins of King Solomon's
Temple.

Q. Where is the High Priest stationed, and what are his duties? A. He
is stationed in the sanctum sanctorum. His duty, with the King and
Scribe, to sit in the Grand Council, to form plans and give directions
to the workmen.

Q. The King's station and duty? A. At the right hand of the High
Priest, to aid him by his advice and council, and in his absence to
preside.

Q. The Scribe's station and duty? A. At the left hand of the High
Priest, to assist him and the King in the discharge of their duties,
and to preside in their absence.

Q. The Captain of the Host's station and duty? A. At the right hand of
the Grand Council, and to receive their orders and see them duly
executed.

Q. The Principal Sojourner's station and duty? A. At the left hand of
the Grand Council, to bring the blind by a way that they know not, to
lead them in paths they have not known, to make darkness light before
them, and crooked things straight.

Q. The Royal Arch Captain's station and duty? A. At the inner veil, or
entrance of the sanctum sanctorium, to guard the same, and see that
none pass but such as are duly qualified, and have the proper
pass-words and signets of truth.

Q. What is the color of his banner? A. White, and is emblematical of
that purity of heart and rectitude of conduct, which is essential to
obtain admission into the divine sanctum sanctorum above.

Q. The stations and duties of the three Grand Masters of the Veils? A.
At the entrance of their respective Veils: to guard the same, and see
that none pass but such as are duly qualified and in possession of the
proper pass-words and tokens.

Q. What are the colors of their banners? A. That of the third,
scarlet, which is emblematical of fervency and zeal, and the
appropriate color of the Royal Arch degree. It admonishes us to be
fervent in the exercise of our devotions to God, and zealous in our
endeavors to promote the happiness of men. Of the