Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

produced this defect. A native of the continent of
Europe experiences great difficulty in articulating
the English th. In countries adjacent to Palestine
the same defect prevails.--Historical Landmarks.
86:1 LECTURE. In the Fellow Crafts' Degree,
the first section recapitulates the ceremonies of
passing a candidate. The second section gives an
account of the ancient division of our institution
into operative and speculative Masons, and by
striking emblems directs the candidate to an
attentive study of the liberal arts and sciences.--
Lexicon.
During the preparation, according to the legends
of Freemasonry, the workmen's wages were paid
daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly, in their
respective Lodges; and, when the Temple was
nearly completed, they were paid in the Middle
Chamber. This celebrated apartment was
accessible by a winding staircase of stone; the
foot of which was guarded by the Junior Warden,
and the summit by the Senior Warden of a Fellow
Crafts' Lodge. And how were these wages paid?
Without fear or scruple, says the legend, because
their employers were entitled to their unlimited
confidence.--Theo. Phil., p. 199.