Fwd: Masonry/Mormonism 2

MRS CAROL J VAN DRIE (UTMB76A@prodigy.com)
Tue, 26 Sep 1995 12:10:31 EDT


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> Date: Saturday, 02-Sep-95 07:29 AM
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> From: Carol J. Van Drie        \ PRODIGY:     (UTMB76A)
> To:   Christia/all             \ Internet:   
> (christia@asuvm.inre.asu.edu)
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> Subject: Masonry/Mormonism 2
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> MORMONSIM/MASONRY PART 2 --                               
>     4.  Those who receive the `First Token of the Aronic    
> Priesthood' give a grip that is similar to that used by the 
> Masons in the `First Degree' of their ritual.               
>     MORMONS - `The Grip-Hands clasped, pressing the knuckle 
> of the index finger with the thumb.'                        
>     MASONS - `The right hands are joined together as in      shaking
of
> the index finger with the thumb nail into the     third joint or
upper end
> of the forefinger...' (Freemasonry 
> Exposed, page 23).                                          
>     5.  Some of the wording concerning the `grip' is        
> similar.                                                    
>     MORMONS - `...Peter now takes Adam by the right hand    
> and asks:)                                                  
>     `Peter-'What is that?'                                  
>     `Adam-'The first token of the Aronic Priesthood.'       
>     `Peter-'Has it a name?'                                 
>     `Adam-'It has.'                                         
>     `Peter-Will you give it to me?'                         
>     `Adam-'I can not, for it is connected with my new name, 
> but this is the sign.'                                      
>     MASONS - `The Master and candidate holding each other    by the
grip,
> as before described, the Master says, `What    
> is this?'                                                   
>     `Ans. 'A grip.'                                         
>     `A grip of what?'                                       
>     `Ans. The grip of an Enterend Apprentice Mason.'        
>     `Has it a name?'                                        
>     `Ans. It has.'                                          
>     `Will you give it to me?"                               
>     `Asn. I did not receive it, neither can I so impart it.'
> (Freemansonry Exposed pp. 23-24).                           
>     6.  The oath of the `Second Token of the Aronic         
Priesthood'
> si similar to that taken in the second degree   
> of Masonry.                                                 
>     MORMONS - `We each of us [can not read] covenant and    
> promise that we will not reveal the secrets of this, the    
> Second Token of the Aronic Priesthood, with its             
> accompanying name, sign, grip or penalty.  Should we do so, 
> we agree to have our breasts cut open and our hearts and    
> vitals torn from our bodies and given to the birds of the   
> air and the beasts of the field.'                           
>     MASONS - I...most solemnly and sincerely promise and    
> swear...that I will not give the degree of a Fellow Craft   
> Mason to any one of an inferior degree, nor to any other    
> being in the known world...binding myself under no less     
> penalty than to have my left breast torn open and my heart  
> and vitals taken from thence...to become a prey to the wild 
> beasts of the field, and vulture of the air...'             
> [Freemasonry...pg. 53]                                      
>     8.  Both have similar grips.                            
>     MORMONS - The Grip is given by clasping the hand and    
> pressing the thumb in the hollow between the first and      
> second knuckles of the hand.'                               
>     MASONS - `...the pass-grip, is given by taking each     
> other by the right hand, as though going to shake hands,    
> and each putting his thumb between the fore and second      
> fingers where they join the hand, and pressing the thumb    
> between the joints.'  pg. 54 from book above mentioned.     
>     9. In both cases a `name' is used.                      
>     MORMONS - `The name is the given name of the candidate.'
>     MASONS - `...the name of it is Shibboleth.'             
>     10.  The promise made when receiving the "First Token   
> of the Melchezedek Priesthood' resembles the oath given by  
> the Masons in the third or `Master Mason's Degree.'         
>     MORMONS - `Peter-' We and each of us do covenant and     promise
that
> we will not reveal any of the secrets of this,  the First Token of
the
> Melchizedek Priesthood, with its      accompanying name, sign or
penalty.
>   Should we do so, we    agree that our bodies be cut asunder in the
midst
> and all   
> our bowels gushed out.'                                     
>    Cont.  - >>>>                                            
> 

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