Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

After the candidate is dressed, the conductor ties
upon him a white apron, with the flap turned
down, as worn by Fellow Crafts. The conductor
then opens the Lodge-door, and, taking the
candidate by the left arm, he leads him forward
through the door in front of the pillars. For the
first position of the parties see Fig. 13, the two
stars representing the conductor (i.e. S. D.) and
the candidate.
Conductor--Brother Gabe, we are now about to
make an ascent through a porch, by a flight of
winding stairs, consisting of three, five, and
seven steps, to a place representing the Middle
Chamber of King Solomon's Temple, there to
receive instructions relative to the wages due, and
jewels of a Fellow Craft.
Masonry is considered under two denominations-
-namely, Operative and Speculative. By
Operative Masonry, we allude to the proper
application of the useful rules of architecture,
whence a structure will derive figure, strength,
and beauty; and whence will result a due
proportion and a just correspondence in all its
parts. It furnishes us with dwellings, and
convenient shelters from the vicissitudes and
inclemencies of the seasons; and while it displays
the effects of human wisdom, as well in the
choice as in the arrangement of the sundry
materials of which an edifice is composed, it
demonstrates that a fund of science and industry
is implanted in man, for the best, most salutary,
and beneficent purposes.
By Speculative Masonry, we learn to subdue the
passions, act upon the square, keep a tongue of
good report, maintain secrecy, and practise
charity. It is so far interwoven with religion as to
lay us under obligations to pay that rational