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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 5 of 6 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
greatest part , dreaming secret chiefs , * and has assisted to give vitality to a spirit of free inquiry and of free constitution . His writings contain a great deal of valuable information regarding the history of the Brotherhood , and we have him to thank for many literary notices . Those his services are entirely independent of his hypothesis of the history of Freemasonry . Niederland und Holland . Netherlands and Holland . —The kingdom
of the Netherlands consists , as is well known , of Holland and the greatest portion of that which was formerly the Austrian Netherlands . Previous to the year 1735 there were Lodges in Holland , and Johan Cornelius Rademacher , general treasurer to the Prince of Orange , was their Grand Master . But the States of Holland soon issued very strong decrees against them , and a Lodge in Amsterdam was broken up by force . Those persecutions soon ceased , and in the year 1756 a Grand Lodge
was formed in the Hague , with the consent and assistance of all the working Lodges in the then United Provinces , which on the 25 th of April , 1770 , concluded a treaty of union with the Grand Lodge in London , and has since then founded many new Lodges both in Holland and the colonies . Lodges were formed in Amsterdam , and in nearly every other Dutch city , and they still continued to increase when Holland came under the dominion of France . In those times many Lodges were formed in what was formerly the Austrian Netherlands . Since that both States have come under one government , and has taken the common name of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , Freemasonry
has maintained a firm footing . In 1816 the Lodges petitioned the king ( and with success ) that his second son , Prince Frederick , might become their Grand Master . Norden . North . —The operative mason is accustomed to lay the foundation-stone of a new building on the north side , and for this reason all those who have not been initiated amongst us have their place in the north . The light streams from the east unto the northas all our
, knowledge has been obtained from the orient . Nostradamus Michael , or really called Michael Notre JDamus , was born at St . Remi , in France , in 1 . 503 , and died at Salon in 1756 . He studied medicine , but became a quack doctor and fortune teller . As a master of the last art he obtained so much celebrity in his days that he forced his way to court , notwithstanding that his prophecies commonly failed . His work , Les vrayes Centuries et Propheties , must have been
very celebrated , for a new edition was printed at Amsterdam in 1668 . Astrologers continue to honour him very much . Notheeichen , Distressed sign . —In a society whose members ought fraternally to love aud assist each other , it is to be expected that they should have a sign whereby they could make themselves known immediately to their brethren , in however distressed circumstances they might be placedand therebat the same time claim their assistance and
pro-, y tection . This is the sign of distress , in conjunction with a few words . He who falls into the greatest difficulty and danger , and supposes that there is a Brother within sight or hearing , let him use this sign , and a true and faithful Brother must spring to his assistance . Obelisk . —A high , square-sided and sharp-pointed pillar , which is com-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
greatest part , dreaming secret chiefs , * and has assisted to give vitality to a spirit of free inquiry and of free constitution . His writings contain a great deal of valuable information regarding the history of the Brotherhood , and we have him to thank for many literary notices . Those his services are entirely independent of his hypothesis of the history of Freemasonry . Niederland und Holland . Netherlands and Holland . —The kingdom
of the Netherlands consists , as is well known , of Holland and the greatest portion of that which was formerly the Austrian Netherlands . Previous to the year 1735 there were Lodges in Holland , and Johan Cornelius Rademacher , general treasurer to the Prince of Orange , was their Grand Master . But the States of Holland soon issued very strong decrees against them , and a Lodge in Amsterdam was broken up by force . Those persecutions soon ceased , and in the year 1756 a Grand Lodge
was formed in the Hague , with the consent and assistance of all the working Lodges in the then United Provinces , which on the 25 th of April , 1770 , concluded a treaty of union with the Grand Lodge in London , and has since then founded many new Lodges both in Holland and the colonies . Lodges were formed in Amsterdam , and in nearly every other Dutch city , and they still continued to increase when Holland came under the dominion of France . In those times many Lodges were formed in what was formerly the Austrian Netherlands . Since that both States have come under one government , and has taken the common name of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , Freemasonry
has maintained a firm footing . In 1816 the Lodges petitioned the king ( and with success ) that his second son , Prince Frederick , might become their Grand Master . Norden . North . —The operative mason is accustomed to lay the foundation-stone of a new building on the north side , and for this reason all those who have not been initiated amongst us have their place in the north . The light streams from the east unto the northas all our
, knowledge has been obtained from the orient . Nostradamus Michael , or really called Michael Notre JDamus , was born at St . Remi , in France , in 1 . 503 , and died at Salon in 1756 . He studied medicine , but became a quack doctor and fortune teller . As a master of the last art he obtained so much celebrity in his days that he forced his way to court , notwithstanding that his prophecies commonly failed . His work , Les vrayes Centuries et Propheties , must have been
very celebrated , for a new edition was printed at Amsterdam in 1668 . Astrologers continue to honour him very much . Notheeichen , Distressed sign . —In a society whose members ought fraternally to love aud assist each other , it is to be expected that they should have a sign whereby they could make themselves known immediately to their brethren , in however distressed circumstances they might be placedand therebat the same time claim their assistance and
pro-, y tection . This is the sign of distress , in conjunction with a few words . He who falls into the greatest difficulty and danger , and supposes that there is a Brother within sight or hearing , let him use this sign , and a true and faithful Brother must spring to his assistance . Obelisk . —A high , square-sided and sharp-pointed pillar , which is com-