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G-reat Emmanuel in the skies , and be there united in a happy eternity . --Music lends its assistance to give this degree a character of sublimity , and at thie closing of a chapter , after "Gloria in excelsis Deo , " this anthem is sung : —
" Crrateful notes and numbers bring , "While the name of G-od we sing , Holy , holy , holy Lord , Be thy glorious name adored . Men on earth and saints above
Sing the great Eedeerner ' s love ; lord thy mercies never fail , Hail , hail , celestial goodness , hail
" While sm earth ordain d to stay * Guide our footsteps in thy way Mortals , raifee your voices high ^ Till they reach the echoing sky . Men oh earth and saints above
Sirig the great Eedeemers love : Lord , th ^ Hail , hail , celestial goodness , hail ! ' In iconcluding our remarks on this impressive ceremony we feel bound to say j that if Christian Preemasonry is to be admitted , then certainly the Eose Croix is a most beautiful rite . Conducted as
we have witnessed it in the metropolitan chapter by so perfect a Mason as Brother Greorge Beauchamp Cole , it cannot fail to impress every Brother with its sublimity and beauty . In some provincial chapters the rite is likewise extremely well administered . To this degree has been attached the significant designation oine
plus ultra . In the original form of the order of Knights Templar in this country it was the next step taken above the simple Templar degree , and was followed by that of the Kadosh . All encampments being qualified to give those degrees , the emblems of all are engraved on the certificates issued nrior to 1851 . and the seal confirms the grant . The
"Ne plus ultra" is at the top of the Masonic ladder ; the " Kadosh " uniting the whole structure . But at the present day , so desirous is the Supreme Council to disavow the Knights Templar , that the candidate for the Eose Croix is , at the time of receiving the degree , allowed to wear the jewels of any Masonic rank he may have attained except that of the Knight Templar . The Eose Croix degree possesses similar characteristics to the Templar ; the object in both degrees is
the same ; the Templar , perhaps , confining itself more to fact , while the Eose Croix displays more of the allegory ; hence in the latter was afforded a better opportunity of interweaving the symbols of Craft Masonry with an emblem of the Christian faith . The older Masons are united in the opinion that these degrees ought never to have been separated . The high consideration in which the Eose Oroix is held is shown in the circumstance that its ritual has met with universal acceptance ; the symbolic degrees are in all countries identical ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To
G-reat Emmanuel in the skies , and be there united in a happy eternity . --Music lends its assistance to give this degree a character of sublimity , and at thie closing of a chapter , after "Gloria in excelsis Deo , " this anthem is sung : —
" Crrateful notes and numbers bring , "While the name of G-od we sing , Holy , holy , holy Lord , Be thy glorious name adored . Men on earth and saints above
Sing the great Eedeerner ' s love ; lord thy mercies never fail , Hail , hail , celestial goodness , hail
" While sm earth ordain d to stay * Guide our footsteps in thy way Mortals , raifee your voices high ^ Till they reach the echoing sky . Men oh earth and saints above
Sirig the great Eedeemers love : Lord , th ^ Hail , hail , celestial goodness , hail ! ' In iconcluding our remarks on this impressive ceremony we feel bound to say j that if Christian Preemasonry is to be admitted , then certainly the Eose Croix is a most beautiful rite . Conducted as
we have witnessed it in the metropolitan chapter by so perfect a Mason as Brother Greorge Beauchamp Cole , it cannot fail to impress every Brother with its sublimity and beauty . In some provincial chapters the rite is likewise extremely well administered . To this degree has been attached the significant designation oine
plus ultra . In the original form of the order of Knights Templar in this country it was the next step taken above the simple Templar degree , and was followed by that of the Kadosh . All encampments being qualified to give those degrees , the emblems of all are engraved on the certificates issued nrior to 1851 . and the seal confirms the grant . The
"Ne plus ultra" is at the top of the Masonic ladder ; the " Kadosh " uniting the whole structure . But at the present day , so desirous is the Supreme Council to disavow the Knights Templar , that the candidate for the Eose Croix is , at the time of receiving the degree , allowed to wear the jewels of any Masonic rank he may have attained except that of the Knight Templar . The Eose Croix degree possesses similar characteristics to the Templar ; the object in both degrees is
the same ; the Templar , perhaps , confining itself more to fact , while the Eose Croix displays more of the allegory ; hence in the latter was afforded a better opportunity of interweaving the symbols of Craft Masonry with an emblem of the Christian faith . The older Masons are united in the opinion that these degrees ought never to have been separated . The high consideration in which the Eose Oroix is held is shown in the circumstance that its ritual has met with universal acceptance ; the symbolic degrees are in all countries identical ,