Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

Q. Why none in the north?
A. Because this and every other Lodge is, or
ought to be, a true representation of King
Solomon's Temple, which was situated north of
the ecliptic; the sun and moon, therefore, darting
their rays from the south, no light was to be
expected from the north. We therefore,
masonically, term the north a place of darkness.
Q. How many jewels has a Lodge?
A. Six: three movable, and three immovable. 1
Q. What are the movable jewels?
A. The rough ashler, the perfect ashler, and the
trestle-board.
Q. What are they?
A. Rough ashler is a stone in its rough and
natural state; the perfect ashler is also a stone,
made ready by the working-tools of the fellow
craft, to be adjusted in the building; and the
trestle-board is for the master workman to draw
his plans and designs upon.
Q. Of what do they remind us?
p. 53
A. By the rough ashler we are reminded of our
rude and imperfect state by nature; by the perfect
ashler of that state of perfection at which we hope
to arrive by a virtuous education, our own
endeavors, and the blessing of God; and by the
trestle-board we are also reminded that, as the
operative workman erects his temporal building
agreeably to the rules and designs laid down by