“Divide time like the
divisions on a twenty-four inch gauge.

There are twenty-four equal
parts and twenty-four hours in the day.

We can then divide 3 into 24 where we are left with:
8 hrs devoted to spirit and a
distressed worthy friend
8 hrs for our usual vocations
8 hrs for refreshment and sleep”

The common gavel is an instrument
used by masons to break off the corners of
rough stones,
the better to fit them for the builders use……

We are taught to make use of it
for the noble and glorious purpose of divesting
our hearts and consciences of all the vices and superfluities of life;
thereby fitting our minds as living stones for that spiritual building….”

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