Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix

W. M.--Brother Gabe, you are indeed an object of charity--almost naked, not one cent,
no, not even a button or pin to bestow on this Lodge. Let this ever have, my brother, a
lasting effect on your mind and conscience; and remember, should you ever see a friend,
but more especially a brother, in a like destitute condition, you will contribute as liberally
to his support and relief as his necessities may seem to demand and your ability permit,
without any material injury to yourself or family. 1
W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will now reconduct this candidate to the place from
whence he came, and reinvest him with that which he has been divested of, and return
him to the Lodge for further instruction.
Senior Deacon takes candidate by the arm, leads him to the centre of the Lodge, at the
altar before the Worshipful Master in the east, makes duegard and sign of an Entered
Apprentice, and then retires to the ante-room.
After candidate is clothed, the deacon ties on his apron, and, returning to the Lodge,
conducts him to the Worshipful Master in the east, who orders the Deacon to place him in
the northeast corner of the Lodge, which is at the Master's right.
W. M.--Brother Gabe, you now stand in the northeast corner of this Lodge, as the
youngest Entered Apprentice, an upright man and Mason, and I give it to you strictly in
charge as such ever to walk and act. (Some Masters preach great sermons to candidate on
this occasion.) Brother, as you are clothed as an
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Entered Apprentice, it is necessary you should have the working-tools of an Entered
Apprentice, which are the twenty-four-inch gauge and common gavel.
W. M.--The twenty-four-inch gauge is an instrument made use of by operative masons to
measure and lay out their work; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to make
use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our time. It being divided
into twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of the twenty-four hours of the day which
we are taught to divide
into three parts, whereby we find a portion for the service of God and the relief of a
distressed worthy brother, a portion for our usual avocations, and a portion for
refreshment and sleep.
W. M.--The common gavel is an instrument made use of by operative masons to break
off the superfluous corners of rough stones, the better to fit them