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Masonry, this article is 
scripture passages in degree 

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work by Thomas, L winter. 
Right, wash for brother. 

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Winter is a past master of 
eclipse. 

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Lodge Number 2, 59 in the Grand 
Lodge of New Jersey, he is a 

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past District ritual instructor 
and a member of the education 

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committee and the committee on 
ritual for the Grand Lodge of 

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New Jersey. 
This paper fully title scripture

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passages in the three symbolic 
degrees their meanings as they 

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relate to Freemasonry was 
originally presented in 11 at 

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New Jersey's, Masonic literary 
organization, the Society of st.

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John, and that's from the editor
of the reprint, the Entered 

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Apprentice degree. 
Psalm 133, behold, how good, and

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how pleasant it is for Brethren 
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It is like the precious ointment
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the beard. 
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down to the skirts of his 
garments as the Dew of Herman. 

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And as the do that descended 
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their the Lord commanded the 
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Even life forevermore it is good
and pleasant for Brethren to 

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dwell or me together in unity. 
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brothers we are joyful and at 
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together Brethren, who are thus 
joined together, receive the 

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benefits of the goodness. 
And pleasantness that Unity 

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produces. 
That is why we should yearn for 

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this Unity because it is right, 
good and fitting and because it 

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is lovely attractive and 
appealing Verse two and three 

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offered two examples of unity. 
Aaron was Moses older brother 

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and spokesman ham was 
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priests the precious ointment or
sacred oil used in the 

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consecration. 
Ceremony was infused with many 

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spices and aromatics. 
This giving off a very pleasant 

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Aroma and was only used in this 
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the high priest. 
A small amount of this precious 

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oil was enough to drip from his 
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enter the cloth of his robe. 
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down to the bottom or skirt of 
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If one were to smell that Aroma 
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memories of a pleasant happy 
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The do of Herman would never 
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Zion at Jerusalem as it is too 
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Thus, we must view, do as The 
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Symbolically by comparing Unity 
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This togetherness was declared 
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prosperity. 
Do is one of the sources of 

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nourishment for strong and 
healthy plants as such Unity 

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Therefore the Lord commanded 
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It is vital the brother And live
in peace and happiness with each

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other, by extending the 
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We sense that Masonic 
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Fellow craft, agree, Amos 7 
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Thus he shewed me and behold the
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a Plumb line, and with a Plumb 
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said unto me, Amos what seest 
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And then said, the Lord behold, 
I will set the Plumb line in the

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midst of My People Israel. 
I will not again pass by them 

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anymore. 
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editorial here. 
This is not, what is used in the

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fellow craft degree in 
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So this must be a New Jersey. 
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tests, whether what was erected 
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that is, if it is straight up 
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It provides a standard against 
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is. 
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draws near with the Plumb line. 
He's looking for those people 

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who are living and abiding in 
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Freemasons. 
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emblem of Truth and right God 
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Israelites. 
He and he alone delivered. 

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The nation of Israel from 
Egyptian Slavery to Freedom. 

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Freedom through his many 
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his love for his chosen. 
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continue to be stubborn and 
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occasions. 
God tried to bring his people 

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back into fellowship with him. 
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back into their bad behavior. 
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more chance as the prophet. 
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wall, made with a Plumb line, 
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founding of the just and upright
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However, the Plumb line and his 
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view of the Judgment. 
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people's inequities further by 
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Plumb line in the midst of his 
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He is stating that he will be 
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afar, but in their midst, there 
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And God will be with them 
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Their behavior determining their
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Plums, squares and levels are 
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edifices and must be accurate 
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as Mason's. 
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symbolically to keep our morale.
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specifically used to judge our 
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others as Mason's. 
We must judge our own work by 

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our own Plumb line. 
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If our moral edifice has raised 
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level. 
In other words, our own moral 

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standards, then the Supreme 
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Universe will favorably. 
Judge us. 

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Now, I'm getting going to break 
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the passage. 
That is read in the fellow calf.

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Turkey in California. 
Though, I speak with the tongues

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of men and of angels and have 
not charity, I am become as 

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sounding brass, or a tinkling 
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And though I have the gift of 
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Mysteries and all knowledge and 
though I have all Faith so that 

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I could remove mountains and 
have not charity. 

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I am nothing and though I bestow
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And though I give my body to be 
burned and have not charity, it 

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profiteth me, nothing charity 
suffereth long and is kind 

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charity envieth, not charity 
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puffed up, doth not behave 
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Unseemly seeketh, not her own is
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thinketh no evil rejoiceth not 
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the truth, beareth all things, 
believeth, all things, hopeth 

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all things, endureth all things 
and now abideth faith, hope 

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charity, these three. 
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charity. 
And now back to your regularly 

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scheduled article. 
So now we're going to go through

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the Master Masons degree, 
Ecclesiastes, 12 verses 1 

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through 7. 
Remember now thy Creator in the 

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days of thy youth while the evil
days come, not nor the years 

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draw nigh. 
When thou shalt say, I have no 

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pleasure in them while the Sun 
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Stars, be not darkened, nor the 
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In the day, when the keepers of 
the house, shall tremble, in the

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strong, men shall bow 
themselves, and the Grinders 

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ceased because there are few and
those that look out of the 

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windows, be darkened and the 
door is shall be shut in the 

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streets. 
When the sound of the grinding 

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is low and he shall rise up at 
the voice of the bird and all 

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the daughters of music shall be 
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Also, when they shall be afraid 
of that, which is high and fear 

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shall be in the way and the 
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the grasshopper, shall be a 
burden and desire shall fail? 

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Because man go with, to his long
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Out the streets or ever, the 
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Golden Bowl, be broken or the 
pitcher be broken at the 

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fountain or the wheel broken at 
the cistern. 

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Then shall the dust return to 
the Earth as it was and the 

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spirit shall return unto God who
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One can safely assume that the 
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Solomon as the writer identifies
himself, as the son of David 

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King of Jerusalem. 
This verse takes more steady 

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than the others as its meaning 
for Mason's does not come 

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easily. 
Remember now thy Creator in the 

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days of thy youth while the evil
days come not nor the years draw

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nigh. 
When thou shalt say, I have no 

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pleasure in them, this alludes 
to the fact that as we grow 

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older each of us fondly 
remembers the Glorious Days of 

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Our Youth. 
When all things were possible 

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with the hindsight of age and 
experience advice is given to 

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youth to gather the Harvest. 
While they are young, as we age,

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we change and are not able to 
enjoy things with the same 

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lightness of heart tasks, that 
were easy in our youth take 

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longer. 
Or are impossible to do. 

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While the Sun or the light, or 
the moon or the Stars, be not 

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darkened, nor the clouds return,
after the rain, refers to the 

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beginnings of the aging process.
Failing eyesight is one of the 

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first signs of aging. 
Also, as we get older the cloud 

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and Rain reference alludes to a 
longer period of rest and 

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recuperation after activity. 
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the house shall tremble refers 
to the hands arms and legs that 

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trouble with age and the strong 
men shall bow themselves, as we 

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age our spine contracts and as a
result, we tend to stoop and are

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no longer able to stand tall and
the Grinders ceased because they

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are few refers to tooth loss, 
common in old age. 

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And those that look out of the 
windows, be darkened, is another

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reference to failing eyesight 
and the door is shall be shut in

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the streets. 
When the sound of the grinding 

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is low refers to Hearing loss, 
the elderly no longer can hear 

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the noisiness of life and he 
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the bird means that a long 
period of sleep is no longer 

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necessary and Rising early 
becomes the norm and all the 

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daughters of music shall be. 
Brought low age. 

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Brings on changes to the vocal 
cords, making them thicker, the 

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elderly voice is no longer 
melodious sounding more 

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guttural. 
Also, when they shall be afraid 

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of that, which is high and 
youth, we easily scaled Heights 

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that nage we are afraid to 
attempt and fears shall be in 

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the way. 
Elderly are often more timid and

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apprehension is a common trait 
and the Almond Tree, shall 

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flourish the almond trees, 
blossoms are white flowers, 

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which refers to our hair 
becoming white or gray as we age

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and the grasshopper shall be a 
burden in our youth Hope Springs

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Eternal farmers. 
During the time of Solomon were 

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fearful of a plague of 
grasshoppers, the effort to 

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rebuild after a catastrophe is 
not that easy with the elderly 

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as we age, muscle tone is often 
lost and lifting, even a small 

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amount becomes an effort. 
And desire shall fail in our 

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youth, we often dream and have 
an expectation that some dreams 

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will come true. 
As we age, we realize that our 

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time is rapidly, coming to a 
close, because man go with, to 

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his long home, refers to the 
grave and the mourners go about 

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the streets. 
Ancient people often had 

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official mourners who made 
public proclamations about The 

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deceased or ever the silver 
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Be loosed refers to the spinal 
cord in age. 

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The muscles of the back can no 
longer support the body or the 

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Golden Bowl. 
Be broken. 

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The Golden Bowl refers to the 
human skull the broken. 

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Reference alludes to diminished 
mental capacity, senility and 

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Alzheimer's disease is common. 
In the agent. 

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The pitcher be broken at the 
fountain. 

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We're having the desire to 
urinate, but not be able to do 

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so or the wheel broken at the 
cistern, the wheel reversed to 

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the heart and the cistern. 
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if the wheel or the heart is 
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blood to give her life can no 
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dust return to the Earth as it 
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Unto God, who gave it? 
The internment scripture passage

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that Mason's used in the funeral
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to ashes dust to dust as the 
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Our Earthly remains returned to 
the Earth and our spirit is 

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return to God who gave it. 
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Mason degree here is 
Ecclesiastes 12. 

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He might conclude that this part
of Master Mason degrees, very 

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sad, this piece of scripture, 
describes how the physical body 

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ages and fails, hopefully, these
accurate descriptions will make 

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the candidate carefully. 
Consider the choices he has made

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thus far all the passage 
accurately describes the 

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deterioration of our physical 
Temple as we travel through 

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life's Joys and tears. 
We must remember that our ending

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is the same as are beginning. 
The Lord created us. 

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Give us his Commandments of law.
And it is to him that we return,

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which is the final Triumph, the 
one, which treasure in life, 

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that cannot be taken away. 
Masonry encourages you to live 

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your life properly Brotherhood 
and the unity of provides make 

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living worthwhile, living a 
moral life, not only creates a 

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happy life but also is pleasing 
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We are able to view old age, is 
no longer being the evil days 

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but reminds us of the Harvest, 
the love, the friendships, the 

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experiences in the fond 
memories, the true Cornucopia of

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receiving Plenty, when our toils
of Earth, shall have ceased and 

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all are chasing, Sorrows have 
been done away, may he raise us 

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to the Enjoyment of faithless 
light and Immortal Life in that 

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Heavenly Kingdom were Faith and 
Hope shall end and love and joy 

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Prevail forever. 
So mote, it be Now, this isn't 

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part of the article but I have 
heard other interpretations of 

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this. 
This passage I think what I'll 

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do is I'll try to find some of 
those and probably do a whole 

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other podcast. 
Just comparing the various 

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interpretations of Ecclesiastes 
12, which is repeated in the 

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Master Masons degree. 
So stick around for that and 

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