Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix
Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix
Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix
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with the flap <strong>and</strong> corners down, to designate them<br />
as Master Masons, or as overseers of the work, <strong>and</strong><br />
so you will wear yours.<br />
The conductor now conducts the c<strong>and</strong>idate back to<br />
the Worshipful Master in the east.<br />
W. M.--Brother Gabe, as you are clothed as a<br />
Master Mason, 1 it is necessary that you should<br />
have the working-tools or a Master Mason. (Master<br />
has a small trowel, which he shows the c<strong>and</strong>idate as<br />
he commences to read concerning it.)<br />
The working-tools of a Master Mason are all the implements of Masonry appertaining to<br />
the first<br />
three Degrees indiscriminately, but more<br />
especially the trowel.<br />
The trowel is an instrument made use of by<br />
operative masons to spread the cement<br />
which unites a building into one common<br />
mass; but we, as Free <strong>and</strong> Accepted Masons<br />
TROWEL.<br />
are taught to make use of it for the more noble <strong>and</strong> glorious purpose of spreading the<br />
cement of brotherly love <strong>and</strong> affection; that<br />
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A MASTER MASON'S APRON.<br />
cement which unites us into one sacred b<strong>and</strong>, or society of friends <strong>and</strong> brothers, among<br />
whom no contention should ever exist, but that noble contention, or rather emulation, of<br />
who best can work <strong>and</strong> best agree.<br />
W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will now reconduct this c<strong>and</strong>idate to the place from<br />
whence he came, <strong>and</strong> reinvest him with what he has been divested of, <strong>and</strong> await my<br />
further will <strong>and</strong> pleasure.<br />
The conductor then leads the c<strong>and</strong>idate to the centre of the Lodge, at the altar, <strong>and</strong> makes<br />
duegard <strong>and</strong> sign of a Master Mason (see Figs. 5, 6, pp. 17, 18), which is responded to by<br />
the Master, after which the conductor <strong>and</strong> c<strong>and</strong>idate pass out of the Lodge. While they<br />
are going out, the Master gives three sounds with his gavel (• • •), <strong>and</strong> says, in a loud tone<br />
of voice:<br />
W. M.--Brother Junior Warden, what is the hour? J. W.--High twelve, Worshipful.<br />
W. M.--If you are satisfied it is high twelve, you will erect your column, <strong>and</strong> call the craft<br />
from labor to refreshment, for the space of thirty minutes (or fifteen minutes, as the case<br />
may be), calling them in at the sound of the gavel. On receiving this order, the Junior
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