CLC - Fellow Craft - 05.22.17

L EVEL

The traditional stonemason’s level is a straight edge with a plumb line suspended above it. With it, a

stonemason adjusts each

stone as it is laid to make it level.

No matter how square the stones, the structure cannot rise square and erect from the ground unless each stone is level. Every part of the stone must be at an equal height. The level therefore is a symbol of equality. Yet, treating one another as equals cannot eliminate all distinctions among us. We cannot be equally qualified to do every task. The level symbolizes the equality inherent in brotherhood: the equal regard we should have for one another even though we may sometimes differ. As a Mason acts by the square of virtue, he meets his fellow man on the level of equality. The level is worn by the Senior Warden as the jewel of his station.

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