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This is by
far the most spectacular degree in all
Freemasonry. It is the only degree which
brings forcibly to our attention the
completion and dedication of King
Solomon's Temple, the very idea upon
which all Masonic symbolism has been
based. In 1922 the degree was conferred
in Convention Hall in Kansas City,
Missouri.
The class
numbered one thousand candidates. There
was a men's chorus of two hundred
voices, an orchestra of fifty pieces,
and a processional made up of five
hundred. It was estimated that nine
thousand Royal Arch Masons were in
attendance. This serves to demonstrate
the immense possibilities and value of
the degree. The degree is built around
the emblem of the keystone and the great
lesson conveyed is the necessity for
things Spiritual. |
