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Eventually the Emulation Lodge of Improvement sought to bring a measure of standardisation in tracing board design, and organised a competition in 1845, to which many different designs were submitted. Harris himself submitted at least two different sets to the competition, but one of his designs was the winner.
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The first Masonic description of the Chain of Union appears in the Edinburgh Manuscript of 1696, one of the oldest known ritual documents. The manuscript describes a specific ceremony for making master masons and fellow crafts:
There are a number of masonic manuscripts that are important in the study of the emergence of Freemasonry.Most numerous are the Old Charges or Constitutions.These documents outlined a "history" of masonry, tracing its origins to a biblical or classical root, followed by the regulations of the organisation, and the responsibilities of its different grades.
Iowa Masonic Library and Museum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa [4] Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana, Indianapolis Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, Indiana [5] Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts [6] A more complete listing can be found on the website of the Masonic Library and Museum Association. [7]
However, as Freemasonry is non-dogmatic, there is no general interpretation for these symbols (or any Masonic symbol) that is used by Freemasonry as a whole. [ 2 ] The name Square and Compass was used by two national college fraternities that were created by Master Masons , specifically Square and Compass and a group later called Sigma Mu Sigma .
In 1797, he was the founding Master of Temple Lodge, No. 14, In Albany (now Ancient Temple Lodge No. 14) where both, regular Masonic meetings and Royal Arch meetings were held. Smith Webb established a paper staining factory and on 14 September 1797, as appears from the copyright, he published The Freemason's Monitor, or Illustrations of Masonry .