History
The Masters Carpet
1. The Three Steps
The three step usually delineated upon the Master’s Carpet are emblematical of the three principle stages of human life, namely: Youth, Manhood, and age.
In Youth, as Entered Apprentices, we ought to occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge;
In Manhood, as Fellowcrafts, we should apply our knowledge to the discharge of our duties to God, our neighbor, and ourselves so that,
In age, as Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflection consequent upon a well-spent life and die in the hope of a glorious immortality.
2. Pot of Incense
Is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an acceptable sacrifice to the Deity; and as this glows with fervent heat, so should our hearts glow with gratitude to the great beneficent Author of our existence for the manifold blessings and comforts we enjoy.
3. The Bee Hive
Is an emblem of industry and recommends the practice of that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph (an angelic being) in the heavens to the lowest reptile of the dust. It teaches us that, as we came into the world endowed as rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious ones; never sitting down contented while our fellow creatures around us are in want, when it is in our power to relive them, without inconvenience to ourselves.
When we take a survey of nature, we view man in his infancy more helpless and indigent than the brute creation; he lies languishing for days, months and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for himself, or guarding against the attack of the wild beasts of the field, or sheltering himself from the inclemencies of the weather.
It might have pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man independent of all other beings; but, as dependence is one of the strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent upon each other for protection and security, as they thereby enjoy better opportunities of fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus, was man formed for social and active life; the noblest part of the work of god; and he that will so demean himself as not to be endeavoring to add to the common stock of knowledge and understanding, may be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and unworthy of our protection as Masons.
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