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On Freemasonry.
of a candidate , three traditional points , and three perfect points of entrance . * The signs are commonl y threefold , the steps—the principal officers—the moral duties—the theological virtues—the divine qualities inculcated in the principal points—all partake of the same character . The illars that support the lodequallwith the chief officers
p ge , y , are triangular . We have three greater and three lesser lights ; three working tools for our Entered Apprentices ; three qualifications for the servitude of an Apprentice , symbolized by chalk , charcoal , and clay ; f a ladder with as many principal steps ; three ornaments ; three articles of furniture ; three moveable and three immoveable' jewels
, a delta or trowel , which , when shaded , was the symbol of darkness , in the Hermesian hieroglyphics , and when open , of light ; % three colours , and three degrees . The reports are three-fold , as are also the principal orders of architecture . There are three grand offerings commemorated in the system of Freemasonry ; the Entered Apprentices' duties are
three fold ; three places where the materials for the temple were prepared ; and three sources where a knowledge of Operative Masonry is derived ; three grand-masters ; three officiating fellow-crafts ; three decorations to the pillars at the porch of the temple , emblematical of peace , unity , and plenty ; three ornaments of a Master's Lodge ; three different ways of opening a Lodge ; three ways of preparing a brother ; three obligations ; three signs ; three
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
of a candidate , three traditional points , and three perfect points of entrance . * The signs are commonl y threefold , the steps—the principal officers—the moral duties—the theological virtues—the divine qualities inculcated in the principal points—all partake of the same character . The illars that support the lodequallwith the chief officers
p ge , y , are triangular . We have three greater and three lesser lights ; three working tools for our Entered Apprentices ; three qualifications for the servitude of an Apprentice , symbolized by chalk , charcoal , and clay ; f a ladder with as many principal steps ; three ornaments ; three articles of furniture ; three moveable and three immoveable' jewels
, a delta or trowel , which , when shaded , was the symbol of darkness , in the Hermesian hieroglyphics , and when open , of light ; % three colours , and three degrees . The reports are three-fold , as are also the principal orders of architecture . There are three grand offerings commemorated in the system of Freemasonry ; the Entered Apprentices' duties are
three fold ; three places where the materials for the temple were prepared ; and three sources where a knowledge of Operative Masonry is derived ; three grand-masters ; three officiating fellow-crafts ; three decorations to the pillars at the porch of the temple , emblematical of peace , unity , and plenty ; three ornaments of a Master's Lodge ; three different ways of opening a Lodge ; three ways of preparing a brother ; three obligations ; three signs ; three