s that word signify? A. God be praised, we have finished
it.

Q. What followed? A. The Most Perfect caused me to pronounce the
mysterious word of this degree.

Q. Pronounce it? A. I cannot but once in my life.

Q. How will you then give it? A. * * * * [A Hebrew pronunciation of
God.]

Q. What followed? A. The Most Perfect thus addressed me: "You are
already acquainted with the fact, that the true pronunciation of the
name of God was revealed to Enoch, and that he engraved the letters
composing that name on a triangular plate of gold. The name was
represented by the four Hebrew consonants, Jod, He, Vau, and He. The
vowel sounds of this language being represented by points placed above
the consonants, and being frequently omitted in writing, the
consonants composing the mysterious word, at different ages, received
different pronunciations. Hence, though the method of writing this
word remained uniform, its pronunciation underwent many changes. These
changes constitute what are termed the different ages of Masonry.
These are 3, 5, 7 and 9. These are the three ages of Masonry, and are
thus estimated:

After the death of Enoch, the ineffable name was pronounced by

{ Methuselah, }
3 { Lamech, and } Juha (Yu-haw.)
{ Noah, }

{ Reu, } {
{ Serug, } {
{ Nahor, } {
7 { Terah, } Jova { 7 ages.
{ Abraham, } (Yo-waw). {
{ Isaac, } {
{ Judah, } {

{ Shem, } {
{ Arphaxed, } {
5 { Salah, } Jeva { 5 ages.
{ Eber, and } (Ye-waw). {
{ Peleg, } {

{ Hezron, } (Yay-wo) }
{ Ram, } Jevo. }
{ Aminadab, } Jevah }
{ Nasshou, } (Ye-way). }
9 { Salmon, } } 9 ages.
{ Boaz, } Johe }
{ Obed, } (Yo-hay). }

Jesse, } Jehovah }
David, } (Ye-ho-waw). }

The true pronunciation of the name was revealed to Enoch, Jacob, and
Moses, and on that account are not named in this enumeration. The
perfect number is thus formed:--The number of corrupted words is 9.
The ages of Masonry, 3, 5, 7, 9--24, multiplied by 3, the number
gotten who discovered Tunsune (noticed in the degree of the Knight of
the Ninth Arch), gives the product 72; to this add 9, the number of
corrupted word