Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

not see until the heart has conceived the true
nature of those beauties which constitute the
mysteries of our Order. Freemasonry has restored
Darkness to its proper place, as a state of
preparation.--Lexicon.
50:1 It was asserted by Aristotle, that "he who
bears the shocks of fortune valiantly and demeans
himself uprightly, is truly good, and of a
SQUARE POSTURE, without reproof."--
Historical Landmarks, vol. i. p. 189.
52:1 Every Lodge is furnished with six JEWELS,
three of which are movable and three immovable.
The movable jewels, so called because they are
not confined to any particular part of the Lodge.
are the rough ashler, the perfect ashler, and the
trestleboard. The immovable jewels are the
square, the level, and the plumb. They are termed
immovable, because they are appropriated to
particular parts of the Lodge, where alone they
should be found, namely, the square in the east,
the level to the west, and the plumb to the south--
Lexicon.
54:1 Each Degree of Masonry contains a course
of instruction, in which the ceremonies.
traditions, and moral instruction appertaining to
the Degree are set forth. This arrangement is
called a LECTURE. In the Entered Apprentices'
Degree, the first section describes the proper
mode of initiation, and supplies the means of
qualifying us for our privileges. and of testing the
claims of others The second section rationally
accounts for all the ceremonies peculiar to this
Decree. The third section explains the nature and
principles of our institution, and instructs us in
the form and construction of the Lodge,
furnishing, in conclusion, some important lessons
on the various virtues which should distinguish a