, the
pure source of all perfection." Father Adam then puts his right hand
on his left breast; when all the brethren raise the first finger of
the right hand, and then the Council of the Knights of the Sun is
closed by seven knocks.

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PRINCES OF JERUSALEM.

PREROGATIVES OF THE PRINCES.--Princes of Jerusalem have a right to
inspect all Lodges or Councils of an inferior degree, and can revoke
and annul all the work done in such Councils or Lodges, if the same
shall be inconsistent with the regulations of Masonry.

In countries where there are no Grand Lodges, they have power to
confer the blue degrees. They are the supreme judges of all
transactions in the lower degrees; and no appeal can be made to the
Supreme Councils of the upper degrees, until an opinion has been given
by the Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and the result of their
opinion has been made known.

A Prince of Jerusalem who visits an inferior Lodge or Council, ought
to present himself in the dress and ornaments of this degree. When his
approach is announced, the presiding officer must send a Prince of
Jerusalem to examine him, and if he reports in his favor, the arch of
steel is to be formed, and he is conducted beneath it to his seat on
the left of the presiding officer. An entry of his name and rank is
made on the records, that he may henceforward receive our honors
without any examination.

Five Princes are necessary to form a Grand Council.

DUTIES OF PRINCES.--They are carefully to observe the rules of justice
and good order, and to maintain irreproachable lives. If guilty of
unmasonic conduct, they are to be punished at the discretion of the
Grand Council. Expulsions are to be notified to the Grand Councils of
the upper degrees, and to all inferior Masonic bodies within the
district.

If a Prince solicits a vote at an election, he is to be punished with
perpetual exclusion.

The annual election is to take place on the twenty third day of the
Jewish month Adar. The meetings of the Councils are termed
Conventions.

APARTMENTS USED IN THIS DEGREE.--There are two apartments, connected
by a long, narrow passage. The western represents the court of
Zerubbabel, at Jerusalem. The hangings are yellow. Over the throne is
a yellow canopy. On a triangular pedestal, before the throne, are
placed a naked sword, an arrow of justice, a balance, and a shield on
which is an equilateral triangle, a sceptr