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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON.* ← Page 8 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.*
any importance unless at least one hundred of them were assembled to debate the matter , and come to a unanimous conclusion . This class of the Essences which were called practical or active , was distinguished from another class , which was called theoretical , or because their lives were spent in religious meditation , also contemplative Essences . Those lived principally in Egypt , divided into various societies , secluded from the worldand for the most part from each other in solitary hermitages
, or lonely huts , where they remained shut up six days in every week , and employed themselves in reflecting upon the wisdom of God , and in allegorical explanations of the mysteries of the sacrecl volume , after they had every morning , by prayer , prepared themselves for heavenly instruction , their wants being supplied by the younger Brethren . Denying themselves all the comforts and conveniences of life , it was not until late in the eveningand after repeated that they thought
, prayer , of satisfying the wants of the body . They appropriated the seventh day of the week , which they considered to be particularly holy to recreation and refreshment , and to a general assembly , for which purpose every society had its own hall . As they considered wine , flesh , and other strengthening food to be hurtful , and the means of awakening in man all his vicious propensities , their food consisted principally of bread , salt , hysop , and water . Those who were disappointed in , or
disgusted with the worlcl , ancl joined their society , which frequently happened , bid adieu to all the joys of social , civil , domestic , or married life . The few women who were found among them were commonly unmarried and old , and in all their assemblies were parted from the men . On the seventh day of the seventh week after Easter , ivhich they celebrated as a grand festival , both men and women assembled in a large hall , but in such a manner that the men sat in rows on the riht handand
g , the women on the left , at the meal , which was not distinguished by any thing but their ordinary food and drink ; the young served the old , and no one was allowed to speak . The day was principally spent in religious discourse , allegorical explanations of the sacred writings , and spiritual songs .
^ Etrusldsclie Mysterien . Etruscan Mysteries . —The Etruscans , Etrurians , called also Hetrurians , dwelt in Upper ancl Middle Italy , were a remarkable nation , ancl subjected to the Roman yoke about 400 years before the birth of Christ . The skill of their artists , from which we have derived the Etruscan taste , especially in vases , & c , & c , caused them to be a celebrated people , ancl the extraordinary pomp with which they celebrated the festivals in honour of their gods gave them very earl
y the reputation of a reli gious people . To this were also added secret initiations , which were customary amongst them , ancl which they had adopted from Egypt ancl Greece . The principal of these was the well known Bacchanalian games or secrets of Bacchus . Those continued under the government of the Romans ; but in order to put an end to the nocturnal irregularities occasioned by them they were entirely prohibited about 18 a years before the birth of Christ .
Fanatismus odor cin Fanatiker . Fanaticism or a Fanatic dare not be permitted among Freemasons . —We should unanimously strive to obtain that object for which the rules of the Order so powerfully work , and thus there can be no disputes or persecutions among us for diversity of opinion . Every Freemason prays to God in the way his religion teaches him , and lie is encouraged so to do in the Lodge . If we did not allow the wild dreams of imagination , or the still wilder ones of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.*
any importance unless at least one hundred of them were assembled to debate the matter , and come to a unanimous conclusion . This class of the Essences which were called practical or active , was distinguished from another class , which was called theoretical , or because their lives were spent in religious meditation , also contemplative Essences . Those lived principally in Egypt , divided into various societies , secluded from the worldand for the most part from each other in solitary hermitages
, or lonely huts , where they remained shut up six days in every week , and employed themselves in reflecting upon the wisdom of God , and in allegorical explanations of the mysteries of the sacrecl volume , after they had every morning , by prayer , prepared themselves for heavenly instruction , their wants being supplied by the younger Brethren . Denying themselves all the comforts and conveniences of life , it was not until late in the eveningand after repeated that they thought
, prayer , of satisfying the wants of the body . They appropriated the seventh day of the week , which they considered to be particularly holy to recreation and refreshment , and to a general assembly , for which purpose every society had its own hall . As they considered wine , flesh , and other strengthening food to be hurtful , and the means of awakening in man all his vicious propensities , their food consisted principally of bread , salt , hysop , and water . Those who were disappointed in , or
disgusted with the worlcl , ancl joined their society , which frequently happened , bid adieu to all the joys of social , civil , domestic , or married life . The few women who were found among them were commonly unmarried and old , and in all their assemblies were parted from the men . On the seventh day of the seventh week after Easter , ivhich they celebrated as a grand festival , both men and women assembled in a large hall , but in such a manner that the men sat in rows on the riht handand
g , the women on the left , at the meal , which was not distinguished by any thing but their ordinary food and drink ; the young served the old , and no one was allowed to speak . The day was principally spent in religious discourse , allegorical explanations of the sacred writings , and spiritual songs .
^ Etrusldsclie Mysterien . Etruscan Mysteries . —The Etruscans , Etrurians , called also Hetrurians , dwelt in Upper ancl Middle Italy , were a remarkable nation , ancl subjected to the Roman yoke about 400 years before the birth of Christ . The skill of their artists , from which we have derived the Etruscan taste , especially in vases , & c , & c , caused them to be a celebrated people , ancl the extraordinary pomp with which they celebrated the festivals in honour of their gods gave them very earl
y the reputation of a reli gious people . To this were also added secret initiations , which were customary amongst them , ancl which they had adopted from Egypt ancl Greece . The principal of these was the well known Bacchanalian games or secrets of Bacchus . Those continued under the government of the Romans ; but in order to put an end to the nocturnal irregularities occasioned by them they were entirely prohibited about 18 a years before the birth of Christ .
Fanatismus odor cin Fanatiker . Fanaticism or a Fanatic dare not be permitted among Freemasons . —We should unanimously strive to obtain that object for which the rules of the Order so powerfully work , and thus there can be no disputes or persecutions among us for diversity of opinion . Every Freemason prays to God in the way his religion teaches him , and lie is encouraged so to do in the Lodge . If we did not allow the wild dreams of imagination , or the still wilder ones of