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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
royal ; aud the knights rank next in precedence after the commanders of the knights of other orders . Schweitss . Switzerland . —Freemasonry was introduced into French Switzerland in the commencement of the eighteenth century . The Englishman , George Hamilton , who was nominated by tbe new Grand Master , Viscount Darnley , to be Provincial Grand Master of Ghent , founded a Provincial Grand Lodge therefrom which several St . John ' s
, Lodges were originated ; but in 1745 the council of Berne prohibited all masonic assemblies ; nevertheless , in the year 1764 , an old lodge was re-opened in Lausanne . In 1769 Berne again suppressed Freemasonry , and 1782 also , ancl so it remained until after the revolution in Switzerland , when a more cheerful prospect opened for Freemasonry . In the year 1817 there were in the German and French provinces of Switzerland thirty different lodges , and in Basil a Scottish Grand Lodge .
Schwestern und Schwester Logen . Sisters and Sister Lodyes . —The Grand , or Mother Lodges , call those lodges which are under its guidance Daughter Lodges , and those again call each other Sister Lodges . A Grand Lodge also calls another Grand Lodge Sister , and when there are several lodges in one place , which work according to different rituals , they still call themselves Sister Lodges . Thus the name of Sister Lodge is not derived from the fair sexor from lodges whose members consist
, of females . It is true that for some years there have been lodges , and especially in France , consisting entirely of females , who profess to practise Masonry ; but this is a mere mockery or plaything . In the rooms belonging to the lodges in Germany the brethren frequently assemble with their wives and families , ancl dine or sup together without any
masonic ceremony ; yet such an assembly cannot be called a Sister Lodge , although the brethren address the wives of their brethren most respectfully as sisters . Scientifischer Freimaurer Bund . Scientific Masonic Society . —This was founded in 1803 by Bro . Fessler , but is now dormant . " Its object was , by their united endeavours , to draw up with the greatest accuracy ancl care , and from the most authentic sources , a full and complete history
of Freemasonry , of its origin and objects , from its first formation to the present day ; as also of the various systems or methods of working , that have been introduced into the Craft ; such history , together with the evidence upon which it was founded , was to be communicated to worthy ancl zealous brethren . " The members had no peculiar ritual , clothing , or ceremonies ; neither were they subjected to any fresh obligation ; every just ancl upright Freemasonwho had received a liberal
, education , who was capable of feeling the truth , and desirous of investigating into the mysteries of the Order , could become a member of this society , provided the ballot was unanimous , let him belong to what Grand Lodge he might . But those whose education hacl not been sufficiently liberal to enable them to assist in those researches , were only permitted to attend the meetings as trusty brethren to receive instruction . The result of the historical researches of this society forms the basis of
the Critical History of Freemasonry and the Masonic Brotherhood , published in manuscript by Bro . Fessler , and the grancl archives were kept in Freyberg in the Erzeberge . Secretair . Secretary . —An important office in a loclge , for it is necessary that it should be filled by a man who can not only make out the common transactions of the lodge , but who is also capable of comprehending the spirit of a lecture , and introducing it into thc transactions ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
royal ; aud the knights rank next in precedence after the commanders of the knights of other orders . Schweitss . Switzerland . —Freemasonry was introduced into French Switzerland in the commencement of the eighteenth century . The Englishman , George Hamilton , who was nominated by tbe new Grand Master , Viscount Darnley , to be Provincial Grand Master of Ghent , founded a Provincial Grand Lodge therefrom which several St . John ' s
, Lodges were originated ; but in 1745 the council of Berne prohibited all masonic assemblies ; nevertheless , in the year 1764 , an old lodge was re-opened in Lausanne . In 1769 Berne again suppressed Freemasonry , and 1782 also , ancl so it remained until after the revolution in Switzerland , when a more cheerful prospect opened for Freemasonry . In the year 1817 there were in the German and French provinces of Switzerland thirty different lodges , and in Basil a Scottish Grand Lodge .
Schwestern und Schwester Logen . Sisters and Sister Lodyes . —The Grand , or Mother Lodges , call those lodges which are under its guidance Daughter Lodges , and those again call each other Sister Lodges . A Grand Lodge also calls another Grand Lodge Sister , and when there are several lodges in one place , which work according to different rituals , they still call themselves Sister Lodges . Thus the name of Sister Lodge is not derived from the fair sexor from lodges whose members consist
, of females . It is true that for some years there have been lodges , and especially in France , consisting entirely of females , who profess to practise Masonry ; but this is a mere mockery or plaything . In the rooms belonging to the lodges in Germany the brethren frequently assemble with their wives and families , ancl dine or sup together without any
masonic ceremony ; yet such an assembly cannot be called a Sister Lodge , although the brethren address the wives of their brethren most respectfully as sisters . Scientifischer Freimaurer Bund . Scientific Masonic Society . —This was founded in 1803 by Bro . Fessler , but is now dormant . " Its object was , by their united endeavours , to draw up with the greatest accuracy ancl care , and from the most authentic sources , a full and complete history
of Freemasonry , of its origin and objects , from its first formation to the present day ; as also of the various systems or methods of working , that have been introduced into the Craft ; such history , together with the evidence upon which it was founded , was to be communicated to worthy ancl zealous brethren . " The members had no peculiar ritual , clothing , or ceremonies ; neither were they subjected to any fresh obligation ; every just ancl upright Freemasonwho had received a liberal
, education , who was capable of feeling the truth , and desirous of investigating into the mysteries of the Order , could become a member of this society , provided the ballot was unanimous , let him belong to what Grand Lodge he might . But those whose education hacl not been sufficiently liberal to enable them to assist in those researches , were only permitted to attend the meetings as trusty brethren to receive instruction . The result of the historical researches of this society forms the basis of
the Critical History of Freemasonry and the Masonic Brotherhood , published in manuscript by Bro . Fessler , and the grancl archives were kept in Freyberg in the Erzeberge . Secretair . Secretary . —An important office in a loclge , for it is necessary that it should be filled by a man who can not only make out the common transactions of the lodge , but who is also capable of comprehending the spirit of a lecture , and introducing it into thc transactions ,