The gems of masonry : emblematic and descriptive (1859)
Sherer, John · Cincinnati : The Author · leaf 17
4 ENTERED APPRENTICE. 57^6 twenty-four inch Gauge and Common Gavel. These should be a part of the furniture or equipments of the Lodge.The following is the correct form of the Gavel: … L... The speculative use of this implement is to divide our timeinto distinct portions, to be devoted to usefulness, necessity andduty. Its division into 24 equal parts denotes the hours of theday; that into 3 equal parts denotes a division of our dutybetween our Creator, our brethren, and…
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