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The arms were officially granted on July 19, 1919. | The arms were officially granted on July 19, 1919. | ||
The arms of the Grand Lodge are partially based on the arms granted to the [[Worshipful Company of Masons|Masons' Company]] in 1472. The other half of the shield shows the Arms of the Atholl Masons. The Atholl Masons were a fraction of Masons, which became part of the Grand Lodge. The Atholl Masons made use of the emblems of the four Evangelists :<br> | |||
1. Mark: a lion — indicative of one who, prior to this contact with Christianity, was weak but later became strong. It symbolically expresses resurrection and courage.<br> | |||
2. Luke : a bull — an animal used for sacrifice — symbolic of sacrifice and renunciation.<br> | |||
3. Matthew : a man — symbolic of incarnation.<br> | |||
4. John : an eagle — the Ascension of Christ — symbolic of immortality.<br> | |||
Between the four Evangelists stands the Cross. | |||
The bordure shows the tincture and lions of England. | |||
The crest is a combination of the motto of the Atholl masons and an Ark, a reference to the Mosaic antiquity of the Craft. The cherubs face one another (Exodus 25:20) and guarded and denoted Divinity. They were also used in the decoration of King Solomon's Temple. | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Rothwell, 1955. | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] | ||