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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 8 of 8
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
respected , and very numerous . Frederick the Great was the founder of this flourishing state of Freemasonry , for , at the commencement of his reign , he put himself at the head of a Lodge , held in Berlin , worked himself as AV . M ., and formed it into a Grancl Lodge , under the name of the Three Globes . He gave it a public protectorium , as he also did the other two Grancl Lodges , which were afterwards formed in Berlinthe Royal Yorkancl the National Grand Lodges . The
protect-, , orium of the last , is dated , 16 th July , 1774 , and amongst other things wliich it contains , is the following , " AVe do not doubt but that you will make this token of our favour , goocl will , ancl grace , serve as a new motive to double your endeavours to labour incessantly in promoting the welfare and the happiness of the whole human race . Your praiseworthy endeavours to promote those objects , have gained our most gracious approbation ; we , therefore , grant you , by this protectorium , our
most gracious permission to enjoy all the rights and privileges of a National Grancl Lodge of Germany , and of all the states which are under our sceptre , ancl to work according to laws and regulations of the ancient and honourable fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , freely , openly , and undisturbed , as well in our capital , as in all our other states and cities , so as to promote the welfare and prosperity of the Order ; andin all justlawfuland moderate thingswe will grant our royal
, , , , protection and defence , and will not permit that either this Grand National Lodge of Germany , or the Lodges which are connected with , and dependant upon her , or the members of them , generally , or especially , shall be disturbed , or prejudiced , in the exercise of their ancient rights and privileges . We command , therefore , and hereby , all our
military , as well as civil officers , commanders , ancl colleges , but especially , our officers of the government , and of the upper ancl lower courts of law , ancl justice , in our residence at Berlin , to regulate their conduct to the before-named Grancl Lodge of Germany , in Berlin , by this our royal ordinance , and , at its request , to render it prompt assistance , and on no account to allow it to be oppressed . " Through the royal Prussian edict , for preventing and punishing secret societies , which might become injurious to the general safety , published 20 th October ,
1798 , the Masonic Brotherhood , in the Prussian states , received an acknowledged legal existence , and in this law it was considered as a separate ancl distinct body from those so-called secret societies and fraternities . The successor of the great Frederick , Frederick William IL , was also a zealous member of the Order , which received from him , many strong proofs of his grace and protection . It was from him that every Lodge in Prussia received the right of being legally recognized as a moral being , by the tribunals of the country , and of appealing before those tribunals b y deputy . Frederick AVilliam III ., had in 1816 , when the edict concerning secret societies and fraternities
was renewed , in consequence of the literary controversies upon the virtuous-bond , an opportunity of honourabl y distinguishing the Freemasons from those so-called secret societies . According to the royal decree , a Freemason ' s Lodge may establish itself in any part of the Prussian dominions , but it must unite itself with one of the Grand Lodges established in Berlin , and as a daughter Lodge , obey all its Masonic regulations , and work according to its ritual , inasmuch as those Grand Lodges are answerable for the conduct of all the Lodges in Prussia ; neither are they allowed to initiate a Prussian subject , before he has completed the twenty-fifth year of his age .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
respected , and very numerous . Frederick the Great was the founder of this flourishing state of Freemasonry , for , at the commencement of his reign , he put himself at the head of a Lodge , held in Berlin , worked himself as AV . M ., and formed it into a Grancl Lodge , under the name of the Three Globes . He gave it a public protectorium , as he also did the other two Grancl Lodges , which were afterwards formed in Berlinthe Royal Yorkancl the National Grand Lodges . The
protect-, , orium of the last , is dated , 16 th July , 1774 , and amongst other things wliich it contains , is the following , " AVe do not doubt but that you will make this token of our favour , goocl will , ancl grace , serve as a new motive to double your endeavours to labour incessantly in promoting the welfare and the happiness of the whole human race . Your praiseworthy endeavours to promote those objects , have gained our most gracious approbation ; we , therefore , grant you , by this protectorium , our
most gracious permission to enjoy all the rights and privileges of a National Grancl Lodge of Germany , and of all the states which are under our sceptre , ancl to work according to laws and regulations of the ancient and honourable fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , freely , openly , and undisturbed , as well in our capital , as in all our other states and cities , so as to promote the welfare and prosperity of the Order ; andin all justlawfuland moderate thingswe will grant our royal
, , , , protection and defence , and will not permit that either this Grand National Lodge of Germany , or the Lodges which are connected with , and dependant upon her , or the members of them , generally , or especially , shall be disturbed , or prejudiced , in the exercise of their ancient rights and privileges . We command , therefore , and hereby , all our
military , as well as civil officers , commanders , ancl colleges , but especially , our officers of the government , and of the upper ancl lower courts of law , ancl justice , in our residence at Berlin , to regulate their conduct to the before-named Grancl Lodge of Germany , in Berlin , by this our royal ordinance , and , at its request , to render it prompt assistance , and on no account to allow it to be oppressed . " Through the royal Prussian edict , for preventing and punishing secret societies , which might become injurious to the general safety , published 20 th October ,
1798 , the Masonic Brotherhood , in the Prussian states , received an acknowledged legal existence , and in this law it was considered as a separate ancl distinct body from those so-called secret societies and fraternities . The successor of the great Frederick , Frederick William IL , was also a zealous member of the Order , which received from him , many strong proofs of his grace and protection . It was from him that every Lodge in Prussia received the right of being legally recognized as a moral being , by the tribunals of the country , and of appealing before those tribunals b y deputy . Frederick AVilliam III ., had in 1816 , when the edict concerning secret societies and fraternities
was renewed , in consequence of the literary controversies upon the virtuous-bond , an opportunity of honourabl y distinguishing the Freemasons from those so-called secret societies . According to the royal decree , a Freemason ' s Lodge may establish itself in any part of the Prussian dominions , but it must unite itself with one of the Grand Lodges established in Berlin , and as a daughter Lodge , obey all its Masonic regulations , and work according to its ritual , inasmuch as those Grand Lodges are answerable for the conduct of all the Lodges in Prussia ; neither are they allowed to initiate a Prussian subject , before he has completed the twenty-fifth year of his age .