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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 6 of 7 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
St . John ' s Loclge , zum Todtenkopf , constituted 22 May , 1772 , by the above Grand Lodge . St . John ' s Lodge , zum Phcenix , constituted 10 th September , by the above Grand Lodge . Kohlo . —A barony in Niederlausitz , near Pforten . Is remarkable on account of the Masonic Convention which was helcl therein 1772 , at which the Freiherr von Hund was again confirmed as Special Chief
of the Upper Saxisch , Danish , and Courlandish Lodges , and the Herzog Ferdinand of Brunswick was elected and accepted Grand Master of all the acknowledged Lodges of the Strict Observance . Krause , Karl Christian Frederick . — Doctor of Philosophy at Dresden , and in 1810 , Lecturer of Lodge at the Three Swords ancl True Friends there . As lecturer , he gave lectures in the Lodge , which characterised him as a deep thinker . But a most valuable work , which
he published under the title of " The three most ancient ancl authentic records of Freemasonry , " two vols ., caused him so much trouble that he ceased to take any part in the labour of the Lodge . Besides this , he distinguished himself by many other philosophical works . Kreuzbruder . Brothers of the Cross . —A Masonic system , which originated in 1777 , from the Rosicrucians , ancl so called Zinnendorfers , and is long since defunct . The founders were principalldissatisfied
y Herrnhuters out of the above-named two societies , who had formed themselves into a Pietiscal and Theosophical society . The three St . John ' s degrees referred to Jesus , the Lamb , the Five Wounds , supernatural illuminations and revelations , & c . & c . High degrees were not wanting in the system .
Kreuzzuye . Crusades . —These are the wars which were undertaken by Christian nations of the west , from the end of the eleventh century until about the end of the thirteenth , for the purpose of conquering Palestine ; and called Crusades , because every warrior wore the sign of the cross . The warriors themselves were called Crusaders , and their movements and undertakings are universally known . It has been attempted to trace the origin of Freemasonry unto those times , which idea is derived from the Scottish knightRamsaywho died in 1743 .
, , This knight was fifteen months steward to the son of the Pretender of England , and in his discourse upon Freemasonry , he relates— " That this brotherhood formed itself in the Holy Land about the time of the Crusades , in order to rebuild the Christian churches which had been destroyed by the Saracens . The barbarians sought to hinder them by all the means which were in their power , and even mixed amongst them
under the disguise of being Christians , to be better able to obstruct or destroy their work . In order to be able to distinguish a true Brother from a false one , they invented secret signs , and they also established various symbolical ceremonies to instruct the newly arrived and , for the most part , ignorant Christians , in the doctrines of faith , and in the duties of life . But as by the increasing power of the Saracens , the good object of the brotherhood could not be attained in that country , a king of England hacl invited them into his dominionswhere they devoted
, themselves to promote the cultivation of good manners and the universal welfare of the human race , and especially to bring the science of architecture into better repute . At that time many great men joined the society , & c . & c . " This legend pleased the French army , among whom Ramsay then resided , and they adopted it for a considerable time , but
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
St . John ' s Loclge , zum Todtenkopf , constituted 22 May , 1772 , by the above Grand Lodge . St . John ' s Lodge , zum Phcenix , constituted 10 th September , by the above Grand Lodge . Kohlo . —A barony in Niederlausitz , near Pforten . Is remarkable on account of the Masonic Convention which was helcl therein 1772 , at which the Freiherr von Hund was again confirmed as Special Chief
of the Upper Saxisch , Danish , and Courlandish Lodges , and the Herzog Ferdinand of Brunswick was elected and accepted Grand Master of all the acknowledged Lodges of the Strict Observance . Krause , Karl Christian Frederick . — Doctor of Philosophy at Dresden , and in 1810 , Lecturer of Lodge at the Three Swords ancl True Friends there . As lecturer , he gave lectures in the Lodge , which characterised him as a deep thinker . But a most valuable work , which
he published under the title of " The three most ancient ancl authentic records of Freemasonry , " two vols ., caused him so much trouble that he ceased to take any part in the labour of the Lodge . Besides this , he distinguished himself by many other philosophical works . Kreuzbruder . Brothers of the Cross . —A Masonic system , which originated in 1777 , from the Rosicrucians , ancl so called Zinnendorfers , and is long since defunct . The founders were principalldissatisfied
y Herrnhuters out of the above-named two societies , who had formed themselves into a Pietiscal and Theosophical society . The three St . John ' s degrees referred to Jesus , the Lamb , the Five Wounds , supernatural illuminations and revelations , & c . & c . High degrees were not wanting in the system .
Kreuzzuye . Crusades . —These are the wars which were undertaken by Christian nations of the west , from the end of the eleventh century until about the end of the thirteenth , for the purpose of conquering Palestine ; and called Crusades , because every warrior wore the sign of the cross . The warriors themselves were called Crusaders , and their movements and undertakings are universally known . It has been attempted to trace the origin of Freemasonry unto those times , which idea is derived from the Scottish knightRamsaywho died in 1743 .
, , This knight was fifteen months steward to the son of the Pretender of England , and in his discourse upon Freemasonry , he relates— " That this brotherhood formed itself in the Holy Land about the time of the Crusades , in order to rebuild the Christian churches which had been destroyed by the Saracens . The barbarians sought to hinder them by all the means which were in their power , and even mixed amongst them
under the disguise of being Christians , to be better able to obstruct or destroy their work . In order to be able to distinguish a true Brother from a false one , they invented secret signs , and they also established various symbolical ceremonies to instruct the newly arrived and , for the most part , ignorant Christians , in the doctrines of faith , and in the duties of life . But as by the increasing power of the Saracens , the good object of the brotherhood could not be attained in that country , a king of England hacl invited them into his dominionswhere they devoted
, themselves to promote the cultivation of good manners and the universal welfare of the human race , and especially to bring the science of architecture into better repute . At that time many great men joined the society , & c . & c . " This legend pleased the French army , among whom Ramsay then resided , and they adopted it for a considerable time , but