How do the Globes atop the twin pillars denote the principal of universality?
In the Middle Chamber Lecture of the Fellow Craft degree, the terrestrial and celestial globes are described, and their practical and symbolic uses explained. This explanation concludes with a sentence of seven words: “They also denote the universality of Masonry.” And with this afterthought, the subject is left. This would, in fact, be an excellent time and place to explain further this important Masonic principle. The terrestrial globe displays the entire surface of the earth. All nations are represented, and none is given any unnatural emphasis due to any distortions of projection. In this way, it can be said that the entire population of the earth is included, all on the same level. Combine this symbol with that of the Plumb, one of the working tools of the Fellow Craft degree. No matter where one stands upon the surface of the earth, if a plumbline is held at that point, it will naturally point to the center of the earth. Two plumblines while held at different points on the surfac
