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was stabilised there being three large Candles, placed on high Candlesticks, representing
the Sun, which Hieroglyphically ruled the Day, the Moon which emblematically ruled the
Night and the Master who ruled his Lodge politically or at lest “ought so to do.”
The story of the Three Pillars evolved separately and their origin was entirely
Speculative. From about 1723 there are questions in Catechisms to name the Five Noble
Orders of Architecture and there are others asking what supports a Lodge, the answer to
which was Wisdom, Strength and Beauty. Eventually these two questions and answers
were combined in the Lectures, which were then the real work of the Lodge, whilst the
conferring of Degrees was quite a secondary affair. Great pride was later taken by many
Lodges in the design of their Candlesticks which were beautifully wrought and by about
1785 usually portrayed three of the Noble Orders of Architecture namely the Doric,
placed by the Master, the Ionic by the Senior Warden and the Corinthian by the Junior
Warden. Hence it came about that these two themes were still married in the Lodge
furniture but their explanation still remains separate.
As the high Candlesticks, in the form of Pillars, support the three large Candles
representing the three Lesser Lights, so should Wisdom, Strength and Beauty support the
work of the Lodge, guided by its Master and his Wardens under the Great Architect of
the Universe.

P.J.D. 2nd Edition - December 1980