Rituals of freemasonry: comprising the degrees of Entered apprentice, Fellow craft, and Master mason, in the lodge; (1870)
Sickels, Daniel. [from old catalog], Gould, James L. [from old catalog], Sheville, John W. [from old catalog], Simons, John. [from old catalog], Chase, Jackson H. [from old catalog] · New York, Masonic publishing company · leaf 493
letion of public edifices is now, and always has been, signalizedby some ceremony, it is natural to suppose that such an importantevent as the completion of the temple would not have beenallowed to pass without something being done to mark the event.Our Masonic traditions, in accordance with this… … Placing the Key-stone in the Principal Arch. Modern Masonic writers have indulged in much speculation asto what particular stone was used in the grand and imposingcelebration of the completion of the temple. This difference ofopinion as to the precise stone has led to a corresponding disagree-ment…
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