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Freemasonry In Europe During The Past Century.
such as have been regularly made free of the Craft in other countries , whether Germans or not , insulting by such means the members of Lodges with whom they are in closest intimacy , and offending the Grand Lodges with Avhich they stand in correspondence , undoing one of the principal points and objects of our institution , universal benevolence , and Brotherly love . The members of the Prussian Lodges admit and feel the invidiousness of this law , particularly as the Lodge of the
Rising Sun , at Frankfort-on-Maine , consists entirely of Jews , and is under the Grand Lodge of England . The Lodge , the Frankfort Eagle , under the Grand Orient of France , consists of members of various persuasions and creeds , yet those of the Jewish faith are not permitted to visit a Lodge of Prussia , this anomaly must soon be annulled , and ive sincerely pray that the singleness of purpose which constitutes the primary object of the Masons , may soon extend itself to our Prussian brethren , and induce them to unite to form a law for the admission of all worthy and honourable men . "
SAXONY . In the year 1841 , the Lodge of Minerva , in Leipzig , celebrated its centenary , and the following year the same happy ceremony was performed in the Lodge of Altenburg , it is pretty clear that Masonry has progressed in an undisturbed state in this kingdom . The introduction took place by an officer in the French service , the General Rutowsky , at Dresdenthe first assemblage of forei Brethren having taken lace
, gn p there in 1738 , who formed a Lodge called the Three AA ^ hite Eagles , the subscribers numbered upwards of a hundred the first year . Royal support was never publicly conceded to the fraternity , but they were never molested by the police or government . It would be tedious and out of place , in so slight a sketch of Continental Masonry , to re-capitulate any ofthe details of "the Craft , " but we cannot silently pass the charities and institutions of ivhich our Saxon Brethren have been founders and
supporters , their charities are as numerous , and as well maintained as any , and reflect alike honour on the Craft , and on the State , among the most prominent are The Educational Institution—The Sunday School—The Children ' s Charity—Clothing Orphans , & c . The Grand Lodge in this kingdom was formed in 1812 , and one universal system is adopted by its subordinates , namely , Craft Masonry , knoivn as St . Johns , two exceptions exist , one working ( or professing so to do , ) according to the old Scotch system—all the other Lodges acknowledge the Grand Lodge as their head ; tbe Lodge at AVeimar ( Amalia ) , is constituted from the Grand Lodge of Hambro ' .
FRANKFORT-ON' -THE-MAISE . The Lodges of Nurnberg , Erlangen , Worms , Mayence , Offenbach , Darmstadt , and Alzey , are under tlie controul of the Grand Lodge at Frankfort-on-the-Maine , ivhich was acknoivledged as a Provincial Grand Lodge of England in 1766 , but according to a previous arrangement , it became independent in 1782 . Its officers refused to place themselves uncjer the Grand Lodge of Prussia , from a dislike to the intolerance of its laws , and therefore , with others , under the management , and through the indefatigable exertions of Zinuendorf , formed the present Lodge .
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Freemasonry In Europe During The Past Century.
such as have been regularly made free of the Craft in other countries , whether Germans or not , insulting by such means the members of Lodges with whom they are in closest intimacy , and offending the Grand Lodges with Avhich they stand in correspondence , undoing one of the principal points and objects of our institution , universal benevolence , and Brotherly love . The members of the Prussian Lodges admit and feel the invidiousness of this law , particularly as the Lodge of the
Rising Sun , at Frankfort-on-Maine , consists entirely of Jews , and is under the Grand Lodge of England . The Lodge , the Frankfort Eagle , under the Grand Orient of France , consists of members of various persuasions and creeds , yet those of the Jewish faith are not permitted to visit a Lodge of Prussia , this anomaly must soon be annulled , and ive sincerely pray that the singleness of purpose which constitutes the primary object of the Masons , may soon extend itself to our Prussian brethren , and induce them to unite to form a law for the admission of all worthy and honourable men . "
SAXONY . In the year 1841 , the Lodge of Minerva , in Leipzig , celebrated its centenary , and the following year the same happy ceremony was performed in the Lodge of Altenburg , it is pretty clear that Masonry has progressed in an undisturbed state in this kingdom . The introduction took place by an officer in the French service , the General Rutowsky , at Dresdenthe first assemblage of forei Brethren having taken lace
, gn p there in 1738 , who formed a Lodge called the Three AA ^ hite Eagles , the subscribers numbered upwards of a hundred the first year . Royal support was never publicly conceded to the fraternity , but they were never molested by the police or government . It would be tedious and out of place , in so slight a sketch of Continental Masonry , to re-capitulate any ofthe details of "the Craft , " but we cannot silently pass the charities and institutions of ivhich our Saxon Brethren have been founders and
supporters , their charities are as numerous , and as well maintained as any , and reflect alike honour on the Craft , and on the State , among the most prominent are The Educational Institution—The Sunday School—The Children ' s Charity—Clothing Orphans , & c . The Grand Lodge in this kingdom was formed in 1812 , and one universal system is adopted by its subordinates , namely , Craft Masonry , knoivn as St . Johns , two exceptions exist , one working ( or professing so to do , ) according to the old Scotch system—all the other Lodges acknowledge the Grand Lodge as their head ; tbe Lodge at AVeimar ( Amalia ) , is constituted from the Grand Lodge of Hambro ' .
FRANKFORT-ON' -THE-MAISE . The Lodges of Nurnberg , Erlangen , Worms , Mayence , Offenbach , Darmstadt , and Alzey , are under tlie controul of the Grand Lodge at Frankfort-on-the-Maine , ivhich was acknoivledged as a Provincial Grand Lodge of England in 1766 , but according to a previous arrangement , it became independent in 1782 . Its officers refused to place themselves uncjer the Grand Lodge of Prussia , from a dislike to the intolerance of its laws , and therefore , with others , under the management , and through the indefatigable exertions of Zinuendorf , formed the present Lodge .