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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON.* ← Page 5 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.*
time its progress was rather stationary in England itself . But on the J 7 th December , 1663 , a general assembly was held under the government of Charles II . The formation of a Grand Lodge on the 21-th June , 1717 , occasioned great activity in the Craft ; since that time the Lodges have increased in England most extraordinarily , and have extended themselves from here a hundred-fold , not onl y in every European nation , but in every part of the world . The Prince Regent" and
Princes of the Royal blood were nearly all of them members of the Order . From former ages there was a Grand Lodge in York , for which reason , at the formation of the Grancl Lodge in London , the name of modern or new English system was introduced . It was chiefly from this last Grancl Lodge that Loclges have been formed in every part of the Globe , but more especially since 1721 , when the present form was introduced . With this Grand Lodge many of the
ancient Masons' Lodges were in activity until 1814 , when they were all united under the jiresent Grand Lodge in London . Scotland and Ireland have their own Grancl Loclges . By an Act of Parliament passed on the 12 th June , 179 . 9 , all secret societies in England were declared illegal , with the exception of Freemasonry , " as their assemblies are principally for benevolent objects ; " but legal protection was only given to those Lodges" which existed before the passing of this Act
, , and which are under subjection to the ancient charges of Free ancl Accepted Masons . " Erd und Ilimmelskugehi . Terrestrial and Celestial Globes . — When a Freemason views those globes heis reminded of tiie universality of the Craft , and of its power of producing an effect upon every
inliabitant oi the earth ; he is also reminded that it is his duty to study the nature of this earth , and in all his thoughts , words , and deeds humbly to strive to promote the honour and glory of the Great Architect of Heaven ancl Earth , ancl of all things therein and thereon contained . Erkennungszeichen oder Zeiclien Wort ancl Griff . Recognition , Sign or Signs , Word , aud Grip . —Wherever Brethren meet , in whatever part of the world it may he , whether they can understand each others language or notif it be bclay or bnihtif one be deaf and
, y y g , the other dumb , they can nevertheless recognize each other as Brethren . In this respect the recognition signs are a universal language , and they are communicated to every Mason at his initiation , signs and grips can be given so cautiously that it is not possibly to perceive them if they are surrounded by thousands who have not been initiated . To give the word is somewhat more difficult . By the grip we may make ourselves known to the blindby the Siunto the deafand bthe
. , gn , y word and grip by clay or by night . Each degree has its sign , word , and grip , as in many cases it is not sufficient to make ourselves generally known as Freemasons . The Brethren ought to be cautious with the signs , and it is very foolish to make use of them in mixed society to discover if there are Masons in the company . An old experienced Mason never returns the sign to an unknown person except the unknown . is placed in a situation of difficulty or danger .
Erkcntnisstuf ' . n odor England . Recognised Degrees , or Close United . —This is an historical account of all the different systems and degrees which have been introduced into various Lodges , as well those which are now extinct as those which are yet acted upon , and has been introduced into various . Loclges , which only work in the three first
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.*
time its progress was rather stationary in England itself . But on the J 7 th December , 1663 , a general assembly was held under the government of Charles II . The formation of a Grand Lodge on the 21-th June , 1717 , occasioned great activity in the Craft ; since that time the Lodges have increased in England most extraordinarily , and have extended themselves from here a hundred-fold , not onl y in every European nation , but in every part of the world . The Prince Regent" and
Princes of the Royal blood were nearly all of them members of the Order . From former ages there was a Grand Lodge in York , for which reason , at the formation of the Grancl Lodge in London , the name of modern or new English system was introduced . It was chiefly from this last Grancl Lodge that Loclges have been formed in every part of the Globe , but more especially since 1721 , when the present form was introduced . With this Grand Lodge many of the
ancient Masons' Lodges were in activity until 1814 , when they were all united under the jiresent Grand Lodge in London . Scotland and Ireland have their own Grancl Loclges . By an Act of Parliament passed on the 12 th June , 179 . 9 , all secret societies in England were declared illegal , with the exception of Freemasonry , " as their assemblies are principally for benevolent objects ; " but legal protection was only given to those Lodges" which existed before the passing of this Act
, , and which are under subjection to the ancient charges of Free ancl Accepted Masons . " Erd und Ilimmelskugehi . Terrestrial and Celestial Globes . — When a Freemason views those globes heis reminded of tiie universality of the Craft , and of its power of producing an effect upon every
inliabitant oi the earth ; he is also reminded that it is his duty to study the nature of this earth , and in all his thoughts , words , and deeds humbly to strive to promote the honour and glory of the Great Architect of Heaven ancl Earth , ancl of all things therein and thereon contained . Erkennungszeichen oder Zeiclien Wort ancl Griff . Recognition , Sign or Signs , Word , aud Grip . —Wherever Brethren meet , in whatever part of the world it may he , whether they can understand each others language or notif it be bclay or bnihtif one be deaf and
, y y g , the other dumb , they can nevertheless recognize each other as Brethren . In this respect the recognition signs are a universal language , and they are communicated to every Mason at his initiation , signs and grips can be given so cautiously that it is not possibly to perceive them if they are surrounded by thousands who have not been initiated . To give the word is somewhat more difficult . By the grip we may make ourselves known to the blindby the Siunto the deafand bthe
. , gn , y word and grip by clay or by night . Each degree has its sign , word , and grip , as in many cases it is not sufficient to make ourselves generally known as Freemasons . The Brethren ought to be cautious with the signs , and it is very foolish to make use of them in mixed society to discover if there are Masons in the company . An old experienced Mason never returns the sign to an unknown person except the unknown . is placed in a situation of difficulty or danger .
Erkcntnisstuf ' . n odor England . Recognised Degrees , or Close United . —This is an historical account of all the different systems and degrees which have been introduced into various Lodges , as well those which are now extinct as those which are yet acted upon , and has been introduced into various . Loclges , which only work in the three first