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Freemasonry In Europe During The Past Century.
he did not fare so well in the disputes of tire party itself , although Iris guidance ivas admitted , and also his title of Superior of all the higher degrees ; his installation to the latter was publicly celebrated , with great pomp , on the 2 Sth of October , 1773 . This prince was beheaded on the 6 th of November , 1793 , ami during the revolution the Lodges were closed .
The Constitution of the Grand Lodge of France was so far assimilated to the English , that all Lodges were there represented , and every Lodge , no matter what its mode of work , or separate laws , was obliged to be registered in the books of the Grand Secretary ; among the registered were Arch and Templar degrees . With the re-establishment of good order the Masonic meetings took place , and , although gradually , yet firmly , were the ramifications of the Craft extended . From 1805 to IS 12
1200 French Lodges were established ( of which about 130 existed in Paris ) , under Joseph Buonaparte and his Deputy , Cambaceres . It is not , we think , demonstrable where or when the King of Spain , the above named Joseph Buonaparte , was made a Mason , indeed doubts are entertained if he ever answered to his own free will and accord ; one thing is certain , that Napoleon , jealous of shadows , managed to inoculate his spy and police system into Freemasonryand one or more of
, his emissaries were present at every Lodge ; it is therefore not strange that he should cause his brother to be appointed the head of so extensive a body , it is no less certain that he never had any cause to interfere by legal enactment , or from personal motives , with the meetings of the Brethren . Interruptions , caused by the political events of 1814 , and 1815 , are not to be wondered at , yet they had no material influence on
the Fraternity , beyond the suspension for a time of the assemblings . Joseph Buonaparte left the kingdom of Spain and head of the Craft for the shores of America , and the superintendence was vested in a triumvirate , consisting of the Duke of 'Parent ( Macdonald ) , Marquis Bournouville ( Peer of France , and one of the ministry ) , and the Marquis of Valence ( likeivise a Peer , and Marshal of France . ) The Grand Council of Charlestown , in America , granted to the Count
Grassi Tilly permission to give the degrees of the Superior Order in any places he might visit ; he availed himself of it , by forming in all the towns he hael opportunities , Lodges and Chapters up to the 33 d degree , agreeably with his Charter . In the year 1804 , after his return to France , he joined with Brothers Pyron and Hacquet , for the purpose of spreading on the Continent of Europe these hitherto unknown secrets , but called " the old English system ; " the Supreme Council was established in
Paris , at which he presided as chief until 1806 , then Cambaceres was elected . All the degrees to the 18 th were under the control of the Grand Orient of France , but the next 15 ivere under the dictatorship of the Grand Council , by this means opening the way to continual differences , bickerings , and quarrels , which continued until 1841 . AVe hope the feelings of party spirit are now merged in the elesire to benefit the Order , and extend its assistance and charity to the Craft at large .
HOLLAND . In modern parlance we should call the first Loelge held in Holland a Lodge of Emergency , the Freemasons being called together at the Hague to witness the initiation of the Duke of Tuscany , afterwards Francis the First , and husband of Maria Theresa , which ceremony was performed by the Earl of Chesterfield in 1731 ; the Lodge was then closed . VOL . II . V
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In Europe During The Past Century.
he did not fare so well in the disputes of tire party itself , although Iris guidance ivas admitted , and also his title of Superior of all the higher degrees ; his installation to the latter was publicly celebrated , with great pomp , on the 2 Sth of October , 1773 . This prince was beheaded on the 6 th of November , 1793 , ami during the revolution the Lodges were closed .
The Constitution of the Grand Lodge of France was so far assimilated to the English , that all Lodges were there represented , and every Lodge , no matter what its mode of work , or separate laws , was obliged to be registered in the books of the Grand Secretary ; among the registered were Arch and Templar degrees . With the re-establishment of good order the Masonic meetings took place , and , although gradually , yet firmly , were the ramifications of the Craft extended . From 1805 to IS 12
1200 French Lodges were established ( of which about 130 existed in Paris ) , under Joseph Buonaparte and his Deputy , Cambaceres . It is not , we think , demonstrable where or when the King of Spain , the above named Joseph Buonaparte , was made a Mason , indeed doubts are entertained if he ever answered to his own free will and accord ; one thing is certain , that Napoleon , jealous of shadows , managed to inoculate his spy and police system into Freemasonryand one or more of
, his emissaries were present at every Lodge ; it is therefore not strange that he should cause his brother to be appointed the head of so extensive a body , it is no less certain that he never had any cause to interfere by legal enactment , or from personal motives , with the meetings of the Brethren . Interruptions , caused by the political events of 1814 , and 1815 , are not to be wondered at , yet they had no material influence on
the Fraternity , beyond the suspension for a time of the assemblings . Joseph Buonaparte left the kingdom of Spain and head of the Craft for the shores of America , and the superintendence was vested in a triumvirate , consisting of the Duke of 'Parent ( Macdonald ) , Marquis Bournouville ( Peer of France , and one of the ministry ) , and the Marquis of Valence ( likeivise a Peer , and Marshal of France . ) The Grand Council of Charlestown , in America , granted to the Count
Grassi Tilly permission to give the degrees of the Superior Order in any places he might visit ; he availed himself of it , by forming in all the towns he hael opportunities , Lodges and Chapters up to the 33 d degree , agreeably with his Charter . In the year 1804 , after his return to France , he joined with Brothers Pyron and Hacquet , for the purpose of spreading on the Continent of Europe these hitherto unknown secrets , but called " the old English system ; " the Supreme Council was established in
Paris , at which he presided as chief until 1806 , then Cambaceres was elected . All the degrees to the 18 th were under the control of the Grand Orient of France , but the next 15 ivere under the dictatorship of the Grand Council , by this means opening the way to continual differences , bickerings , and quarrels , which continued until 1841 . AVe hope the feelings of party spirit are now merged in the elesire to benefit the Order , and extend its assistance and charity to the Craft at large .
HOLLAND . In modern parlance we should call the first Loelge held in Holland a Lodge of Emergency , the Freemasons being called together at the Hague to witness the initiation of the Duke of Tuscany , afterwards Francis the First , and husband of Maria Theresa , which ceremony was performed by the Earl of Chesterfield in 1731 ; the Lodge was then closed . VOL . II . V