When the deacons and stewards replace their rods in the rod holders the rod symbols should face forward.
Freemason floor work.
When deacons and or stewards walk together the rods are to be carried on the outside of the officers.
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The masonic lodge floor explained hph bromwell as always i direct the serious student of masonry to hph bromwell s book restoration of masonic geometry and symbolry as the book to read to learn about the work of the craft.
When walking or standing they should hold their rods vertically about six inches from the floor.
Wilmshurst wrote about the floor.
Freemasonry is not a religion per se but agnostics or atheists cannot belong said brent morris a masonic historian editor of the scottish rite journal and a 33rd degree freemason.
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The senior warden and the junior warden often have small wooden columns on the pedestals in front of their positions.
When the lodge is at work during a meeting the senior warden s column stands upright and the junior warden s column is laid on its side showing that the senior warden is now in charge of the craftsmen.
The dualism of these opposites governs us in everything and experience of it is prescribed for us until such time as having learned and out grown its lesson we are ready for advancement to a condition where we outgrow the sense of this chequer work existence and those opposites cease to be perceived as opposites.
The higher degrees handbook.
To spread the cement of brotherly love and affection that cement which unites us into one sacred band or society of brothers among whom no contention should ever exist but that noble emulation of who can best work or best agree.