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Found e d,1915
Tr e a sure Island
Dear Brother,
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10rber of IDe l?f rro\.J.J
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PHILADElPHIA'-COUNCll, B.S.A.
Twenty-Second and Winter Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
(21 5 )
July 12, 1915 + 65
Continuing in Unami Lodge's proud tradition of concern for the preservation
of ihe rich history of the Order of the Arrow, the 65th Anniversary Celebration
Committee is pleased to present this document. Attached to this cover sheet ' is
a copy of the original Brotherhood Cer emony (formerly called the Ritual for the
Second Degree of the Wimachtendienk) written by Dr. William M. Hinkle. The
script bas been reprinted verbatum from the Archives of Unami Lodge for your
edification and reenactment as appropriate.
We of the committee sincerely hope that this booklet will prove to be a
useful r e ference piece and that it will inspire a concern in each lodge for the
of past traditions. May it inspire insight into the long
history of Cheerful Service.
We request that you keep this cover letter of explanation with this copy of
"The Ritual" and with any copies of this ceremony which you may reproduce. Thus
all Arrowmen who have the opportunity to read it will know of its historic
significance.
May this ritual, as we acknowledge the recent loss of our Beloved Founder
and Brother Dr. E. Urner Goodman, enable us to always the ageless
principles upon which our order was founded, Brotherhood, Cheerfulness, and
Ser_vice.
Yours in the bond; -'-
David H. Sirken
Chairman
65th Anniversary
Celebration Committee

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RITUAL FOR SEc o nD DEGRE OF 'I' lJE WIHACHTENDIENK
Medeu: Brothe rs, form our mys tic turtle. Of f i c er s take y ou r
respe cti ve plac e s . We will now proc e ed to open our
lodge in the second degree. Brothef Nutiket, sati s fy
that all p er s ons present are entitled -to
remain.
Nutiket: I have so done Brother
Jjed eu: Brother l-ledicine is the al tar properly arranged
and the fire burning cheerfully?
l1edicine };an: It is .
Olornipees: Brother Medeu I -have heard that there are without
( ) . brothers who have not yet received the second
degree c;illd who seek admission to the higher
mysteries.
Medeu: Brother Nutiket will you search the trail to see
if this be so, and if it is conduct these brothers
into our presence?
retires and returns with the candidates, walking
in single file -wi th the left hand on the shoulder of the
one in front . He leads them around, outside the circle,
from the south, by vay of the east until they reach Pow-wow
in the northeast . Here Hutiket halts and greets PO\";-WOW
with the taps on the shoulder as in the first degree.)
Pow- wow: Bra ther nu tiket \',ho are these who come wi thou t
our mystic turtle?
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Nu t i}<;et : T}le se are brothers wh o have pass ed our fi rst d egr ee
and \'!}10 now se ck f urther knov!led ge of our rites and
mysteries.
Pow-wow: How h a ve they the right to l earn more?
Nutiket: They have since their first initiation,
cheerfully to serve their fellow scouts in their
ovm troops, as reported by their Brothers.
Pow-wow: Are they willing to pay the price of knowledge?
Nutiket: They are to shed their blood in token of
brotherhood and to cheerfully suffer for the
sake of
Pow-wow: Do they know. our hailing sign?
Nutiket: They know it not, but I know it and will give it
to you for them.
(Gives sign . Pow-wow
Pow-wow: You give it correctly. Pass on, and may you all
be firm in Brotherhood.
(The line passes on by way of the south and east until they
again reach Sakima in the northwest where they halt and
Nutiket and Sakima exthange the shoulder taps and hailing
signs)
Sakima: Brother Nutiket who are these who circle twice
abou t turtle?
Hutiket: These are brothers who have passed our first degree
and who now seek further knowledge of our rites
and mysteries.
Sa};:ima: How have they earned the right to learn more?
}Iu tiket: By continuing . since their first ini tiation,
faithful to their oath of brotherhood, and cheerful
in their service of others as reported by their
brothers.
Sakima: Are they willing to pay the price of knowledge?
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Nutike t: Th e y a re re ady to shed th ei r b100d in toLon of
brotherh oo d, to ch e er f ul ly for th e of
o tl1 e rs, and t o take th e obligat ion 0 f servic e for
as l on g as l ife ' sh a ll l as t .
Saki ma: "Ha ve they seen the a rrow?"
Nutiket: They have not , but
lilt is Ie ft" wi th me to guide
them
' til they have.
Sakima: .Pa ss on, and may you all be cheerful in service.
( Hutiket lea ds them by way of the we st and south inside the
circle and arranges them b e fore the al tar. The 0 ffi cers
s tep just1'li thin the circle and the brothers drop their
hands.) . "."
Let " the turtle retire wi thin its shell. Brother
Medicine -Man will you again call upon the Great
these our younger and to
keep them true in the time of their testing and
faithful to the obligation that they are about to
take.
(He dicine Ijan a brief pra"yer.)
Jjedeu: (To c a ndidates) Mj : Brothers, once before you
passed an proving that you were -worthy to
be received into our mystic band. At its end you
took the oath of and of Now we
are going to ask you to endure another trial and
to take another oath that shall bind you to serve
as as the Great Spirit allows you to remain.
If any of you should wish to turn back let him do
so now, for beyond this point there is no return.
(An opportunity for anyone to refuse to take the
degree.)
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You who choose to proceed will present your right hand
to the J'jedicine Ban who will ' open your- veins so that
you may mingle your blood with that of the brothers,
thus sealing the bond in the world-old
(The J-j edicine J.1an with a sterile needle makes a urick in the
the thumb of Medeu and then of the first the
line. They allow the blood to flow together and then the
first his with that of the second candidate,
and he with the third, and so on till all have had their thumbs
pric1-;:ed. )
Hedeu: now that you 11Dve prove d you rs cl ves as Brothers you
"I'/ill pass by ' t he al tar and each l ay one sti ck on th e
fire of ch e erfulness, at the s ame time passing your
hand through th e fl aJTle \'/h i le you smile.
( The sticks must be very smal l and the fire built in a pan
of sand so that it will be entirely safe.)
Medeu: Having proved that you can suffer cheerfully you
will now arrange yourselves in two lines, facing
each other . The first one on my left ,nIl advance
and t*e froin the shoulders of Sakima the heavy
burden which he is ' bearing and return with it to
his place. Then the . first one on the right will take
i tfr.om him and b ear , it till it is t a1{en from him
by the second on the -le-rt > ,' Let no one pass his
burden to his brothei, but bear it until it is lifted
from his shoulder.
( Some heavy burden is ' thus passed dovm the lines from Sah:ima
to Nutiket.)
Having now performed .the three acts typifing
Cheerfulness and Service, you will
now kneel cbefore the ' altar, raise your right hand
to the position of the Scout sign, and repeat after
me THE OBLIGATION putting your name into it.
I, ,of my ovm desire, do hereby
most solemnly and truly promise, on my honor as a
Scout, that I will always remember to keep secret
all the rites, ordinances and mysteries of the order
of the rJimachtendienk which I have received, am now
about to have conferred upon me, or may be taught at
any fu ture time.
I will not of them to anyone except it
be to a true and lawful brother of this degree, or
within the body a lodge of such brothers, and not to
him or them, until after testing them properly, I
shall have found such to be.
I will be faithful to principles for
which this Fraternity stands and endeavor at all
times to be helpful to all Scouts, especially those
of this Order, even at the expense of mi own time
and and do it cheerfully, and as long
as life shall last.
I will as far as possible, attend all meetings
of the Order, and pay my dues promptly, and seek to
promo te good fello,\'Jship among our members; remembering
always thatllNow abideth Faith, Hope and Love, these
three, but the greatest of these is love."
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Medcu: My Bro th ers , now th a t you have succes s f ul ly complete d
the'three t e sts, a nd-h a v e taken the p erpetual ly bind-
ing obligat ion, you wi ll rise and stand while Sakima
explains t o you the meaning of the things done and said
tonight.
Sakima: l"ly Brothers, you will no doubt have noticed that t he
work of this, the second degree of the WH1ACHTENDI ENK,
iE Ii tt'le mo're than an intensification of the things
that were tatight you in the first degree. It was
intended to .be so. ' When you took the first initiation,
on Treasure Islan.d, you were tired from the long ordeal.
You were possibly bit nervous, and not likely to
think deeply nor to remember exactly the things that
said. Largely forthat .reason we have repeated .
them here. . '. .
V/hEm you were led into the room by Nutiket you passed
twice ,around, the outside of the turtle, in token
of the second degree. 'Yotiwere stopped first by
Pow-wow wh6 demanded the hailing sign, which was
given for you by your guide. This sign consists of
your right hand on your left shoulder. It
is a modification of the sign of the first degree,
which is the drawing of the arrow from the quiver.
In this form it can used when seeking to know
if scout is a member of our order, and will
attract little or no attention from those who are
not The answer to it is laying the first
finger of the right hand upon the lips as in the
sign for silence. '
On your second round you were stopped by Sakirna who
among other things said, "Have you seen the arrow
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and was answered by Nutiket, "It is left.1I This
question and anSVJer serve the same purpose as the
sign and may be used after it to make doubly certain
that a scout is a member of the order before you
give him the grip.
The mingling of the blood is a ceremony older than
civilization, and in some form has been used by many
peoplrs when they take an oath of brotherhood. It
signifies the joining of your life to that of your
brothers in this order, all of whom have so mingled
their blood with that of Medeu and of each other.
The fire" has been, among Indians and white people
alike, a sign of cheer. You helped to build it
higher, and so to the cheer of your fellows
even if the doing so ,brought pain to yourself.
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Yo u li ft e d t he burden f rom t h e s houl der s o f your bro t her !
i n token of you r pur pose to s erve otJlerS a nd t o will -
i n gl y and ch eer f ull y b ear th eir loads a l l through your .
life.
Fina lly y ou h'a ve t ak en the o a th which is a sol emn,
binding obliga tion to hold, so long as life sha ll
last, to the three principles of our order, which
a re expressed in the three mystic words, Wimachtendi enk ,
Wingolauchsik, Witahemui.
Nbw, with the assistance of Pow-wow, I on
your breasts the badge of the turtle, with the arrow
over your left shoulder, change your arrow
bands to the left side, giving you again the grip
of the order, declare you members of the second
degree, and entitled to rights, priviledges
and immunities of the order.
TO CLOSE THE LODGE
Ne deu: will proceed to close the lodge in due
Brother Nuti"ket, your place and duty in the formation
of the turtle.
Nutiket: Outside the circle, in the south, representing the
tail. I guard the trail that leads to our lodge
to see that no unauthorized persons may follow it,
and to guide those who seek more knowledge of. the
second degree.
Medeu: The place of Pow-wow the vice-chief of the fire?
Nutiket: Outside the -circle in-the . northeast, Tepresenting
the Tight front fEhet of the turtle.
Nedeu: Your duty there Pow-wow?
POl'i-WOW: To ac t as guard and see that none may pass who
know not the hailing.sign.
liedeu: The place of Sakima the Chief?
Pow-wow: Outside- the circle in the northwest, representing
the left front foot of the turtle.
Iled eu: Your duty there Sakima?
Sakima: To see tha.t none may pass who know not the words
of salutation and recognition.
The station of Medeu?
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SaJ\: imCl : I n the no rth , r epr e sent i n g t he h cad of th e l. ur t J c ,
a s b e i s a l u a ys h cad of our ord er , and di r ec tor o f
al l it s
Me d eu: Brothers r epeat "the si gns a nd words of salut a tion
and recogni tion.
(l1edeu gives the sign and the others answer, then Hedeu
s ays "Have you seen the arrow?" and they an swer 11 I t is
left.
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Ne deu: Brother Medicine Man once more will you call upon
the Great Spirit to watch us as we depart from
this lodge.
(J'J edicine nan mqkes a clDsing prayer. -) -...
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Medeu: Brothers you will all join hands and unite in singing
our lodge song, after which I declare this meeting
of the lodge to be duly closed.