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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 5 of 9 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
through its extinction . Of the name we have this explanation , that the knights , adopted the lion sleeping with open eyes , as a symbol of watchfulness , and the ape as a symbol of those who imitate the conduct of others without consideration . They boasted that they possessed all the secrets of the ancient Templars , and they ivere persecuted through the hatred of the modern Templars . Affiliation- —AA hole Lod which stand alone or independentcan
ges , join or affiliate themselves to other Grand Lodges ; in this case they generall y work according to the ritual of the Grand Lodge they have joined . Even so Lodges which belong to one Grand Lodge can leave it and join or affiliate themselves with another ; but in both cases there are many things to be done which cannot be described here . When a single Brother wishes to join another Lodge , he must bring a written testimonial with him from the Lodge he belonged to , and bind himself to
perform all those duties which the new Lodge may require from him ; he must also change the clothing of the old Lodge for that of the new . In many Lodges , a Brother who wishes to join must first be balloted for , especially if he comes from a foreign country , or from a Lodge which works by another system . African Master Builders . —This secret society does not belong to Freemasonry , but willingladmitted Freemasons themand
y among , was known from the year 1756 to 1758 . They called themselves iEdiles Architecta ; , or Master Builders ; and the system was perfected about 1765 , by Von Kopper , in Berlin , and extinguished in 1786 . Rosicrucianism was the principal tendency of this system . They gave out the following as their wonderful ancient history : — " AVhen the Architects were by wars and battles reduced to a verv small number .
they determined to travel together into Europe , and there to form for themselves new establishments . Many of them came to England with Prince Edward , son of Henry III ., and were shortly afterwards called into Scotland by Lord Stewart . Their installation in this kingdom falls about the Masonic year a 307 . They had landed property granted unto them , and were allowed to abide by the ancient customs of the Brotherhood , which they had brought with them under the very proper condition that
' they were to respect the customs , and obey the laws of the land . ' B y degrees they received the protection of various kings ; in Sweden , under King Ing , about 1125 ; in England , under Richard Cceur-de-Lion , about 1190 ; in Ireland , under Henry IL , the father of Richard , about 1180 ; and in Scotland , under Alexander III ., who lived in the same time as St . Louis , about 1284 . " There were five initiations into their Apprentice ' s degree . 1 . The
Apprentice to the Egyptian secret Menes Musee . 2 . The initiated into the Egyptian secrets . 3 . The Cosmopolite , or Citizen of the AVorld . 4 . The Christian Philosopher , or Bossonianei . 5 . The Aletophilote , or lover of truth . After this came the hi gher degrees ; viz ., 1 . Armiger , who taught what Fos Breeder Law and what the word Goelde meant . 2 . Miles , who taught that the letters G and L do not allude to geometry and logicbut unto the founder of the order 3 E those who
, . . ques ; received this degree were really made knights , and received the ring of knighthood . Their assemblies they called chapters , and had therein : 1 , the Grand Master ; 2 , the Provincial , or Vice Grand Master ; 3 , the first Senior Warden ; 4 , the second Senior AA ' arden ; 5 , the Drapiarius ; 6 , the Eleomosinarius ; 7 , Tricoplerius ; 8 , the Graphiarius ; 9 , the Senechallus ; 10 , the Signifer ; 11 , the Maresallus ; 12 , the Intro-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
through its extinction . Of the name we have this explanation , that the knights , adopted the lion sleeping with open eyes , as a symbol of watchfulness , and the ape as a symbol of those who imitate the conduct of others without consideration . They boasted that they possessed all the secrets of the ancient Templars , and they ivere persecuted through the hatred of the modern Templars . Affiliation- —AA hole Lod which stand alone or independentcan
ges , join or affiliate themselves to other Grand Lodges ; in this case they generall y work according to the ritual of the Grand Lodge they have joined . Even so Lodges which belong to one Grand Lodge can leave it and join or affiliate themselves with another ; but in both cases there are many things to be done which cannot be described here . When a single Brother wishes to join another Lodge , he must bring a written testimonial with him from the Lodge he belonged to , and bind himself to
perform all those duties which the new Lodge may require from him ; he must also change the clothing of the old Lodge for that of the new . In many Lodges , a Brother who wishes to join must first be balloted for , especially if he comes from a foreign country , or from a Lodge which works by another system . African Master Builders . —This secret society does not belong to Freemasonry , but willingladmitted Freemasons themand
y among , was known from the year 1756 to 1758 . They called themselves iEdiles Architecta ; , or Master Builders ; and the system was perfected about 1765 , by Von Kopper , in Berlin , and extinguished in 1786 . Rosicrucianism was the principal tendency of this system . They gave out the following as their wonderful ancient history : — " AVhen the Architects were by wars and battles reduced to a verv small number .
they determined to travel together into Europe , and there to form for themselves new establishments . Many of them came to England with Prince Edward , son of Henry III ., and were shortly afterwards called into Scotland by Lord Stewart . Their installation in this kingdom falls about the Masonic year a 307 . They had landed property granted unto them , and were allowed to abide by the ancient customs of the Brotherhood , which they had brought with them under the very proper condition that
' they were to respect the customs , and obey the laws of the land . ' B y degrees they received the protection of various kings ; in Sweden , under King Ing , about 1125 ; in England , under Richard Cceur-de-Lion , about 1190 ; in Ireland , under Henry IL , the father of Richard , about 1180 ; and in Scotland , under Alexander III ., who lived in the same time as St . Louis , about 1284 . " There were five initiations into their Apprentice ' s degree . 1 . The
Apprentice to the Egyptian secret Menes Musee . 2 . The initiated into the Egyptian secrets . 3 . The Cosmopolite , or Citizen of the AVorld . 4 . The Christian Philosopher , or Bossonianei . 5 . The Aletophilote , or lover of truth . After this came the hi gher degrees ; viz ., 1 . Armiger , who taught what Fos Breeder Law and what the word Goelde meant . 2 . Miles , who taught that the letters G and L do not allude to geometry and logicbut unto the founder of the order 3 E those who
, . . ques ; received this degree were really made knights , and received the ring of knighthood . Their assemblies they called chapters , and had therein : 1 , the Grand Master ; 2 , the Provincial , or Vice Grand Master ; 3 , the first Senior Warden ; 4 , the second Senior AA ' arden ; 5 , the Drapiarius ; 6 , the Eleomosinarius ; 7 , Tricoplerius ; 8 , the Graphiarius ; 9 , the Senechallus ; 10 , the Signifer ; 11 , the Maresallus ; 12 , the Intro-