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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 15 of 16 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
" In 1769 our E . W . M . was appointed to the office of Grand Secretary by the Duke of Beaufort , and in that capacity I accompanied him on a visit of inspection into the north of England ; ancl we found considerable variations in the several systems of working amongst the brethren of different localities . At the Lodge No . 209 , holden at the Plume of Feathers , Bridge StreetChester curious
, , we inspected a floorcloth , which had been painted only a short time previous , ancl contained some reference to the Masonic innovations of France and Germany . It consisted of a Mosaic pavement , accessible by three steps , marked VIDE , AUDI , TACE , with the five-pointed blazing star in a circle occupying the centreflanked btwo
, y Corinthian pillars , on the summit of which were placed the sun and moon . The plinth of the sinister column was charged with a diagram , representing , probably , the Mark key-stone , while that on the dexter-side of the pavement was occupied by a ladder in clouds . Each of these pillars was attended or guarded by a naked sword , the one pointed and the other
flaming , to represent Justice and Mercy , too-ether ivith a Level and Plumb . Over the pavement , ancl restinoon the pillars , was an arch inscribed SIT LUX ET Lux FUIT ° with a double key-stone supporting a sphere , ancl upon it the head of the Eedeemer , as T . G . A . 0 . T . IL , surrounded by a nimbus ; beneath which was an altar supporting the Hol
y Bible , placed on a cushion , flanked by Masonic emblems . Amongst the clouds above the arch , there appears a radiated triangle , with the word mm . At the base of the floorcloth are three objects ; the one an oblong square chest or lodge ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
" In 1769 our E . W . M . was appointed to the office of Grand Secretary by the Duke of Beaufort , and in that capacity I accompanied him on a visit of inspection into the north of England ; ancl we found considerable variations in the several systems of working amongst the brethren of different localities . At the Lodge No . 209 , holden at the Plume of Feathers , Bridge StreetChester curious
, , we inspected a floorcloth , which had been painted only a short time previous , ancl contained some reference to the Masonic innovations of France and Germany . It consisted of a Mosaic pavement , accessible by three steps , marked VIDE , AUDI , TACE , with the five-pointed blazing star in a circle occupying the centreflanked btwo
, y Corinthian pillars , on the summit of which were placed the sun and moon . The plinth of the sinister column was charged with a diagram , representing , probably , the Mark key-stone , while that on the dexter-side of the pavement was occupied by a ladder in clouds . Each of these pillars was attended or guarded by a naked sword , the one pointed and the other
flaming , to represent Justice and Mercy , too-ether ivith a Level and Plumb . Over the pavement , ancl restinoon the pillars , was an arch inscribed SIT LUX ET Lux FUIT ° with a double key-stone supporting a sphere , ancl upon it the head of the Eedeemer , as T . G . A . 0 . T . IL , surrounded by a nimbus ; beneath which was an altar supporting the Hol
y Bible , placed on a cushion , flanked by Masonic emblems . Amongst the clouds above the arch , there appears a radiated triangle , with the word mm . At the base of the floorcloth are three objects ; the one an oblong square chest or lodge ,