I. — Flag and pennon blue. That tent indicates the

camp of the Masters, the Fellow Crafts, and Apprentices
of Symbolic Masonry and Yolunteers, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st
Degrees. The Comma^nder, Ezra.

On each of the external sides of the pentagon is a stan-
dard, each designated by a letter, and each supposed to
indicate the camp of a Corps of Masons, occupying a side
of the ]Dentagon, viz. : —

T. — Field purple, on it the Ark of the Covenant in gold,
between two green palm trees, or two lighted candlesticks
of gold. Motto at the base " Laus Deo." Around this
standard are stationed the Knights Kadosh and the Grand
Scottish Knights of Saint Andrew, 30th and 29th Degrees.
Standard bearer, Bezaleel.

E. — Field blue, on it is a golden Lion, holding in his
mouth a key of gold, and a gold colla^r around his neck,
with the figures 525 on the collar. Motto at the base
"Custos Arcani," and in some rituals "Ad Majorem Dei
Gloriam" — the latter is the motto of the Jesuits. Around
this standard are stationed the Knights of the Sun, the
Commanders of the Temple, and the Princes of Mercy,
28th, 27th, and 26th Degrees. Standard bearer, Aholiab.
N. — Field white, on it is a flaming heart, with black
wings crowned with a green laurel wreath. Motto at the
base "Ardens Gloria Surgit." Around this standard are

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stationed the Knights of the Brazen Serpent, the Princes
of the Tabernacle, and the Chiefs of the Tabernacle, 25th,
24th, and 23rd Degrees. Standard bearer, Mah-Shim.

G. — Field green, on it is a Black Eagle, with two heads,
with an imperial crown of gold resting on both heads,
holding in his dexter claw a sword, point in base, and in
his sinister claw a bloody heart. Motto at the base
"Corde Gladio Potens." Around this standard are
stationed the Princes of Libanus and the Knights Noa-
chite or Prussian Knights, 22nd and 21st Degrees. Stan-
dard bearer, Garimont.

U. — Field gold, on it is a black ox. Motto at the base
" Omnia Tempus Alit." Around this standard are sta-
tioned the Masters Ad-vitam and the Grand Pontiffs,
20th and 19th Degrees. Standard bearer, Amariah.

At the angles of and inside the triangle are supposed to
be encamped the Princes of the Eoyal Secret and the
Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commanders, with such
Knights of Malta as, having proved themselves true and
faithful, may have been received among us.

CLOTHING.

The Illustrious Commander-in-Chief is clothed in the
Modern Costume of Eoyalty, of Crimson; he is armed
with a sword and shield. On the table in front of him lie
his Abacus and balance. The Lieutenant Commanders
are also armed with a sword and shield, with heads
covered.

Neither the officers nor members when in costume wear
any apron, but only a collar, to which is suspended the
Jewel of the Order.

The Collar is black, edged with silver, on the point is
embroidered in red, a Teutonic Cross, and in the centre of
the cross a double-headed silver Eagle. The collar is

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lined with scarlet, and on the lining is embroidered a Teu-
tonic Cross, in black.

The Girdle is black, with silver fringe, and on the front
is embroidered a red Teutonic cross.

The Jewel is a double-headed white and black Eagle,
resting on a Teutonic cross, of gold.

The Apron is white, satin or velvet, hned and edged
with black, on the flap is embroidered a double-headed
Eagle, and flags of three colors on either side thereof. In
the middle of the apron is embroidered the plan of the
camp of the Princes.

Kadosh Hat — feathers, white and crimson.

Battery. — . — ....

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EECEPTION.
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G. M. of C— My brother, the 82nd Degree of the A.
and A. Eite, which we are now conferring on you, is the
Military Organization, as the 31st Degree is the Judicial
Organization of the Order. The camp which you are
entering, and its several parts, are all symbols, the mean-
ing of which we will hereafter endeavour to explain to
you. As you pass around and through this camp, we will
give you the necessary explanation as to its external
features, and recall briefly to your mind the characteristics
of the several degrees whose standards float over the
camp, to aid you in hereafter understanding the esoteric
meaning of the whole. The extreme lines of the camp
form a nonagon, or a finger of geometry with nine equal
sides. You perceive that on each side of the nonagon is

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a tent "with a flag and pennon; that each flag and its
pennon are of a different color from the others, and that
each tent is designated by a letter. Each represents a
camp, and the several sides of a nonagon are assigned by
our rituals to the Masons of the different Degrees, from
the 1st to the 18th.

At the 9th tent were encamped the Apprentices, Fellow-
Crafts, and Masters of the Blue or Symbolic Degrees, and
the Volunteers. The commanding officer represents
Ezra.

The 1st Degree shows you Man, such as nature has
made him, with no other resources than his physical
strength.

The 2nd Degree teaches the necessity and holiness of
labor, and consequently of knowledge.

The 3rd Degree teaches us that our unavoidable destiny
is death, but at the same time, in the ceremony and in
the very name of Hiram, it shadows forth the great
doctrine of another hfe, and the immortality of the soul.

At the 8th tent were encamped the Secret Masters and
Perfect Masters, or the Masons of the 4th and 5th De-
grees. The commanding officer represents Joshua.

At the 7th tent were encamped the Intimate Secretaries
and Provosts and Judges, or the Masons of the 6th and
7th Degrees. The commanding officer represents
Ahohab.

At the 6th tent were encamped the Intendants of the
Buildings, or the Masons of the 8th Degree. The com-
manding officer represents Jehoiada.

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At the 5tli tent were encamped the Knights Elect of
Nine, the Illustrious Elect of Fifteen, and the Suhlime
Knights Elected, or the Masons of the 9th, 10th, and
11th Degrees. The commanding officer represents Paleg.

At the 4th tent were encamped the Grand Master
Architect and the Knights of the Eoyal Arch, or the
Masons of the 12th and 13th Degrees. The commanding
officers represents Joabert.

• • • • •

At the 3rd tent were encamped the Grand, Elect, Per-
fect, and Sublime Masons of the 14tli Degree. The com-
manding officer represents Nehemiah.

At the 2nd tent were encamped the Knights of the East
or Sword and Princes of Jerusalem, or the Masons of the
15th and 16th Degrees. The commanding officer repre-
sents Zerubbabel.

• • • • •

At the 1st tent were encamped the Knights of the East
and West, and the Knights Eose Croix of H-r-d-m, or the
Masons of the 17th and 18th Degrees. The commanding
officer represents Malachi.

G. M. of C. — Sir Knight, you have now passed round
the Nonagon, and a full explanation has been given you of
each tent by its commander. Within this Nonagon you
perceive is traced a Hephagon, or a figure of Geometry,
with seven equal sides ; and within that a Pentagon, or
one with five equal sides.

On each of the external angles of the Pentagon you
perceive a standard designated by a letter which indicates
the camp of a Corps of Masons, occupying externally a
side of the Penta^ron.

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At tlie 5tli Standard were encamped the Grand Pontiffs
and Masters Ad-vitam, or the Masons of the 19th and
20th Degrees. The commanding officer represents
Amariah.

At the 4th Standard were encamped the Noachites or
Prussian Knights, and the Knights of the Eoyal Axe or
Princes of Lihanus, or the Masons of the 21st and 22nd
Degrees. The commanding officer represents Garimont.

At the 3rd Standard were encamped the Chiefs of the
Tahernacle, the Princes of the Tabernacle, and the
Knights of the Brazen Serpent, or the Masons of the 23rd,
24th, and 25th Degrees. The commanding officers rej)re-
sents Mah-Shim.

At the 2nd Standard were encamped the Princes of
Mercy or Scottish Trinitarians, the Grand Commanders of
the Temple, and the Princes Adept or the Knights of the
Sun, or the Masons of the 26th, 27th, and 28th Degrees.
The commanding officer represents Aholiab.

At the 1st Standard were encamped the Grand Scottish
Knights of St. Andrew, or Patriarch of the Crusades, and
the Knights Kadosh, or the Masons of the 29th and 30th
Degrees. The commanding officer represents Bezaleel.

G. M. of C. — Sir Knight, enclosed in this Pentagon you
observe an equilateral triangle ; at its angles are said to be
encamped the Princes of the Eoyal Secret, the Grand
Inspector Inquisitor Commanders, and such Knights of
Malta as, having proved themselves true and faithful,
have been accepted and received among us. Within the

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Triangle is a Circle, in which are said to be the quarters
of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the 33rd
Degree, who serve as Lieutenant Commanders under the
Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander. In most of
the engraved tracing boards of this degree, within the
circle, is a Cross with five arms of equal length, which
were to be the quarters of the Five Princes, who, as Lieu-
tenant Commanders, were in turn to be second in com-
mand, and whose standards float at the five angles of the
Pentagon.