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What two denominations is Masonry considered to have? What are they? Explain them. |
Operative and speculative
Masonry is considered under two denominations--namely, Operative and Speculative. By Operative Masonry, we allude to the proper application of the useful rules of architecture, whence a structure will derive figure, strength, and beauty; and whence will result a due proportion and a just correspondence in all its parts. It furnishes us with dwellings, and convenient shelters from the vicissitudes and inclemencies of the seasons; and while it displays the effects of human wisdom, as well in the choice as in the arrangement of the sundry materials of which an edifice is composed, it demonstrates that a fund of science and industry is implanted in man, for the best, most salutary, and beneficent purposes.
By Speculative Masonry, we learn to subdue the passions, act upon the square, keep a tongue of good report, maintain secrecy, and practise charity. It is so far interwoven with religion as to lay us under obligations to pay that rational homage to the Deity, which at once constitutes our duty and our happiness. It leads the contemplative to view with reverence and admiration the glorious works of creation, and inspires him with the most exalted ideas of the perfections of his Divine Creator.
Our ancient brethren worked at both Operative and Speculative Masonry; they worked at the building of King Solomon's Temple, besides numerous other Masonic edifices. They wrought six days, but did not work on the seventh (7th), for in six days God created the heavens and the earth, and rested on the seventh day; therefore our ancient brethren consecrated this day as a day of rest from their labors; thereby enjoying frequent opportunities |
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What do the two pillars represent? Whom do they represent? Why? Explain the meaning of the two pillars. What are their names? What are their meanings? |
Boaz, which denotes strength. b. Jachin, denoting establishment
c. A passage in Scripture, wherein God has declared in his word, "In strength shall this house be established." |
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22. What is the height of the pillars? What where they adorned with? |
Thirty-five cubits in height, twelve in circumference, and four in diameter. b. They were; with two large chapiters, one on each. Five cubits. c. They were; with wreaths of net-work, lily-work, and pomegranates. d. They denote Unity, Peace, and Plenty. e. Net-work, from its connection, denotes union; lily-work, from its whiteness and purity, denotes peace; and pomegranates, from the exuberance of their seed, denote plenty. f. Were those columns adorned with any thing further? g. They were, viz.: with two large globes or balls, one on each. h. What was the entire height of these pillars? i. Forty cubits. j. Did they contain any thing? k. They did, viz.: all the maps and charts of the celestial and terrestrial bodies. l. Why are they said to be so extensive? m. To denote the universality of Masonry, and that a Mason's charity ought to be equally extensive.
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