SECOND SECTION.
Question—Have you ever worked as a Fellow Craft Mason? Answer—I have, in speculative; but our forefathers wrought both in speculative and operative Masonry.
Q. Where did they work? A. At the building of King Solomon's Temple, and many other Masonic edifices.
Q. How long did they work? A. Six days.
Q. Did they not work on the Seventh? A. They did not.
Q. Why so? A. Because in six days God created the heavens and the earth, and rested on the seventh day; the seventh day, therefore, our ancient brethren consecrated as a day of rest from their labors; thereby enjoying more frequent opportunities to contemplate the glorious works of creation, and adore their great Creator.
Q. Did you ever return to the sanctum sanctorum, or holy of holies, of King Solomon's Temple? A. I did.
Q. By what way? A. Through a long porch, or alley.
Q. Did anything particular strike your attention on your return? A. There did; viz.: Two large columns, or pillars, one on the left hand, and the other on the right.
Q. What was the name of the one on the left hand? A. Boaz, to denote strength.