{"id":106,"date":"2024-09-01T04:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T04:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2024-09-01T04:41:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T04:41:53","slug":"the-master-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/?page_id=106","title":{"rendered":"Senior Warden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Senior Warden sits on the West side of the Lodge behind a pedestal on which there is a Gavel, a Level, a Smooth Stone held in place by a Lewis and a Column of Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong>His symbol is The Level<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" style=\"border-width:16px;border-radius:32px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <strong>Square<\/strong> can be found on the collar he wears and on the front of the pedestal he sits behind<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong>The Smooth Stone or Perfect Ashlar<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The smooth stone or Perfect Ashlar is held in place by a Lewis supported by a tripod, this smooth stone represents a refined Freemason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111\" style=\"border-width:4px;border-radius:22px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>The Square and Compasses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" style=\"border-radius:30px;width:106px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Square and Compasses <\/strong>sit on the VSL and are the most common symbol of Freemasonry across the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>The Column of Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Also, on his pedestal is a column that is adorned with a Celestial Globe. This column is placed in an upright position when the Lodge is \u2018open\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"69\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112\" style=\"border-width:7px;border-radius:17px;width:34px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/rossmasonichall.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:13px;width:63px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A candle sits on top of a further column that represents his office. This is a Doric column and symbolically represents Strength<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senior Warden sits on the West side of the Lodge behind a pedestal on which there is a Gavel, a Level, a Smooth Stone held in place by a Lewis and a Column of Office. 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