COUNCIL

ROYAL MASTER. We go back in time to a day prior to the death of the Builder. He imparts to the candidate sublime teachings of a useful labor on earth, and give him valuable instructions as to the preservation of our secrets.

SELECT MASTER. Here we account for the concealment and preservation of those essential secrets, which were buried in darkness for 47 years, but brought to light at the building of the second Temple.

SUPER EXCELLENT MASTER. This deals with the destruction of Jerusalem and the carrying away of the brew people into Babylonian captivity. The prime lesson is Fidelity to vows, that Kingdom of God is not in kings, ostentation, nor national glory, but the hearts of men.