"Your
present posture is that of a dead man, and is designed to remind you
of the fate of our worthy Hiram Abiff. I shall now raise you in the
same manner he was raised, under the sprig of cassia." I was then
raised by the Master's grip, and further addressed, "By your being
raised, our hope is signified, that in some measure you will repair
his loss, by imitating his bright example."

Q. What followed? A. I received the signs, tokens and words of this
degree.

Q. Give me the signs. A. (Interlace the fingers, and place the hands
over the eyes, alluding to penalty; second sign is that of grief, made
like Fellow Craft's, with left hand on the left hip.)

Q. Give me the token? A. (Take hold of each other by the right wrists
with the right hand.)

Q. Give me the pass-word. A. Bonahim.

Q. What does that word signify? A. Builders.

Q. Give me the words. A. Achard, jenok (pronounced yo-kayn).

Q. Give me the mysterious word. A. Jah (pronounced yaw).

Q. What was next done? A. I was invested with the apron, gloves and
jewels of this degree, and was thus addressed: "I decorate you with a
red ribbon, to be worn crossing the breast from the right shoulder to
the left hip, to which is suspended a triangle fastened with a green
ribbon. I also present you with a white apron, lined with red, and
bordered with green. The red is emblematical of that zeal which should
characterize you as an I. of B., and the green, of the hope we
entertain that you will supply the place of our lamented Hiram Abiff.

Q. What is meant by the letters B. A. J. in the triangle which you
wear? A. They are the initials of the pass-word and words of this
degree.

Q. What followed? A. I was directed to salute the Senior Warden as an
Intendant of the Buildings, and return to the east for further
instruction.

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SECOND SECTION.--Question--What did you see in the Lodge? Answer--A
triangle enclosing a circle, having on its circumference the letters
J. A. I. N., and in its centre the letters J. J. J.

Q. What is signified by the circle in the triangle? A. The eternity of
the powers of God, which hath neither beginning nor end.

Q. What is signified by the letters J. A. I. N.? A. They are the
initials of the four Hebrew words, Jad, Ail, Jotsare, and Nogah, which
are expressive of four attributes of the Deity; power, omnipresence,
creation and splendor.

Q. What is signified by the letters J. J. J? A. Jah, J