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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON.* ← Page 10 of 10
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.*
in December , 1726 , from whence the name of Fesslerian system is derived . He had also the greatest share in drawing up the constitution hook of this Grand Lodge . He continued a member of the Lodge until 1802 , and was Deputy Grand Master from 1797 until 1802 ; lived in Berlin until 1803 , when he retired to his estate , Kleimvall , near Berlin , until 180 S , when the French entirely ruined him by quartering themselves upon himso that he ladlaccepted a call into
, g y Russia , where he resides at present in Sarepta , upon the Wolsk . In Silesia he wished to help to found the society of the Evergeter , but it did not flourish . He wrote a great deal for the Lodges , particularly a complete history of Freemasonry and the Masonic Brotherhood from the earliest ages until 1802 , of which he allowed copies to be sold by Bro . Gerlach , publisher in Freiberg , in the Erzgebirge , in four volumes , folio , for 120 dollars , about £ 18 , but only to Lodges or to very
prudent Brethren . His works printed by Bro . Gerlach , in three volumes , of which the second and third consist principally of his six yearslabours in the Grand Lodge , Royal York . Frankrcich . France . —Freemasonry was introduced into France about the year 1660 by the English and Scotch , yet we may truly saythat it was when it was brought back from France * that it first began to spread over England , while it nearly disappeared in France altogether . In the year 172 . 5 England again planted it here , for in that year three Englishmen founded a Lodge in Paris , which very soon adopted the
name of the Grand English Lodge of France . In 1737 , Louis XV . closed all the Lodges in France , and declared that it was a crime to have any intercourse with Freemasons . After the year 1740 , and particularly during the seven years war , the French army spread Freemasonry very much in Germany . In 1762 the Grancl Lodge in Paris was again broken up , but in 1772 we find all the Loclges again in full activity ; and they continued so until the commencement of the
Revolution in 1789 , when all the good Lodges closed themselves , and left the Jacobins and other disturbers of the public peace to go their own way . When the storm was over , in i 799 , a Grand Orient was again founded at Paris , and since that time Freemasonry has extended itself most extraordinarily in France ; not only the large cities but even middlesized , nay , very small towns have Lodges in them , as there also is in nearly every French regiment . In the year 1812 there were not less
than 1 , CS 9 Loclges ancl Chapters . But it is a great pity that in France Freemasonry is , for the most part , considered as a thing to he practised only in the Lodge . The degrees have been increased to thirty-six , and it is nearly made a trade to communicate them . The clothing and jewels are sold publicly in the bazaars . But , notwithstanding all this , we find among Frenchmen a fervent attachment to the Order , and a praiseworthy Brotherly love towards each other . A traveller , let him be of what nation he may , will find Brethren in France , who are at all times read y to give him a most fraternal reception . There are many adoptions , or female Lodges in France .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.*
in December , 1726 , from whence the name of Fesslerian system is derived . He had also the greatest share in drawing up the constitution hook of this Grand Lodge . He continued a member of the Lodge until 1802 , and was Deputy Grand Master from 1797 until 1802 ; lived in Berlin until 1803 , when he retired to his estate , Kleimvall , near Berlin , until 180 S , when the French entirely ruined him by quartering themselves upon himso that he ladlaccepted a call into
, g y Russia , where he resides at present in Sarepta , upon the Wolsk . In Silesia he wished to help to found the society of the Evergeter , but it did not flourish . He wrote a great deal for the Lodges , particularly a complete history of Freemasonry and the Masonic Brotherhood from the earliest ages until 1802 , of which he allowed copies to be sold by Bro . Gerlach , publisher in Freiberg , in the Erzgebirge , in four volumes , folio , for 120 dollars , about £ 18 , but only to Lodges or to very
prudent Brethren . His works printed by Bro . Gerlach , in three volumes , of which the second and third consist principally of his six yearslabours in the Grand Lodge , Royal York . Frankrcich . France . —Freemasonry was introduced into France about the year 1660 by the English and Scotch , yet we may truly saythat it was when it was brought back from France * that it first began to spread over England , while it nearly disappeared in France altogether . In the year 172 . 5 England again planted it here , for in that year three Englishmen founded a Lodge in Paris , which very soon adopted the
name of the Grand English Lodge of France . In 1737 , Louis XV . closed all the Lodges in France , and declared that it was a crime to have any intercourse with Freemasons . After the year 1740 , and particularly during the seven years war , the French army spread Freemasonry very much in Germany . In 1762 the Grancl Lodge in Paris was again broken up , but in 1772 we find all the Loclges again in full activity ; and they continued so until the commencement of the
Revolution in 1789 , when all the good Lodges closed themselves , and left the Jacobins and other disturbers of the public peace to go their own way . When the storm was over , in i 799 , a Grand Orient was again founded at Paris , and since that time Freemasonry has extended itself most extraordinarily in France ; not only the large cities but even middlesized , nay , very small towns have Lodges in them , as there also is in nearly every French regiment . In the year 1812 there were not less
than 1 , CS 9 Loclges ancl Chapters . But it is a great pity that in France Freemasonry is , for the most part , considered as a thing to he practised only in the Lodge . The degrees have been increased to thirty-six , and it is nearly made a trade to communicate them . The clothing and jewels are sold publicly in the bazaars . But , notwithstanding all this , we find among Frenchmen a fervent attachment to the Order , and a praiseworthy Brotherly love towards each other . A traveller , let him be of what nation he may , will find Brethren in France , who are at all times read y to give him a most fraternal reception . There are many adoptions , or female Lodges in France .