General History, Cyclopedia And Dictionary Of Freemasonry (1872)
Robert Macoy, 1815-1895 · leaf 147
Mason is constantly admonished to divest his mind and conscience of all the vices and errors of life, thereby fitting his body as a living stone for that building, “that house not made with hands — eternal in the heavens.” It is also an emblem of authority, and is used by the Master in governing… … This is the appropriate emblem of authority in the hand of the Master of the Lodge. The gavel is also called n Hiram, ichich see . *“In my own opinion, the letter G, which is used in the Fellow-Craft’s degree, should never have been permitted to intrude into Masonry; it presents an instance of…
