Chapter 16 · Study

Form and Furniture of the Lodge

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Vocabulary · 6

Form of the Lodge: An oblong square, said to extend from east to west, between north and south, from the surface of the earth to the heavens, and from the center to the circumference: a figure meant to suggest the universality of Masonry.
East: The station of the Worshipful Master and the place from which the Lodge receives its light, as the natural day receives light from the rising sun.
West: The station of the Senior Warden, opposite the East. From this place the Lodge is paid off and dismissed at the close of labor.
South: The station of the Junior Warden, the meridian at which labor is called from to refreshment, and from refreshment to labor again.
Mosaic pavement: The chequered black-and-white floor of the Lodge: emblem of human life, chequered with good and evil.
Indented tessel: The tessellated border surrounding the mosaic pavement: emblem of the manifold blessings and comforts that surround the diligent Mason.

Practice questions · 4

What is the traditional form of a Lodge?
- a. A perfect square
- b. An oblong square ✓
- c. A circle
- d. A triangle
Which officer's station is in the East?
- a. The Senior Warden
- b. The Junior Warden
- c. The Worshipful Master ✓
- d. The Senior Deacon
The mosaic pavement is an emblem of:
- a. The hardness of the workman's labor
- b. Human life, chequered with good and evil ✓
- c. The four cardinal virtues
- d. The brotherhood of the Craft
Whose station is in the West?
- a. The Worshipful Master
- b. The Junior Warden
- c. The Senior Warden ✓
- d. The Tyler