CLC - Fellow Craft - 05.22.17

P LUMB A plumb is typically a lead weight hung at the end of a line, used to determine whether a wall is vertical. Together with the square and level, the plumb was used by the stonemason to assure himself that the building being constructed rose straight and square. Thus, the plumb became a symbol of rectitude of conduct. Masons should be steadfast in the pursuit of truth, neither bending beneath the frowns of adversity nor yielding to the seductions of prosperity, deviating neither a hairs breadth to the right nor to the left from that which is true. The English word “rectitude” derives from the Latin “rectum,” which signifies at the same time a

right line and honesty or integrity. The plumb is worn by the Junior Warden as the jewel of his station.

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