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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 6 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
a union of young men , which has endeavoured to give itself stability b y an oath and a few unimportant ceremonies of admission , thus to strengthen its own members , and make them more important in the eyes of their fellow-students . This power and importance was not to be obtained by superior strength of mind , or a higher degree of mental cultivation , but by mere bodily strength , or physical force to overpower every opposing bod In their statutes it is true the brethren were
y . . exhorted diligently to attend the ' academical lectures—to make a good use of their time when at home—to run into no unnecessary expenseto oppress no one , & c . Yet those statutes were entirely disregarded . It was of infinitely more importance to consider any insult upon one of the brethren as an insult to the whole body , and never to rest until the person who had been , or who fancied himself insulted , was avenged to his own satisfaction . Even Unitists and Constantists very frequentl
y fought together ; and when such was the case , it was generally a much more severe contest than those which arose against the uninitiated . On leaving the university , the connection with these orders ceased . A third order connected with the universities is the Black Brethren , which is governed by its own officers , and has several degrees . On the origin , inward constitution , and extension of the Students' Orders , see Lauckhard ' s work , Halle , 1799 , by Kramen .
Stuttgard . —St . John ' s Lodge , zur Eintracht , and Scottish Lodge , Carl zu den 3 Cedern . Both were united , and , in 1784 , were closed . On the 17 th of July of that year , they made public that local circumstances had compelled them to dissolve the lodge , and that they had repaid to every brother his initiation fees through all the degrees . Suchender . Candidate is the title of those who are permitted to draw near to the outward postand to seek to gain admittance . His
, probation has then only commenced , and he is not permitted to hope until he is declared worthy to be admitted . Suden . South . —The due course of the sun is from east to south and west ; and after the Master , are placed the Wardens , to extend his commands and instructions to the west and the north . From the east the sun ' s rays cannot penetrate into the north and the west at the same
time . Suspension . —One of the punishments pronounced upon a brother who has wilfully violated any of the rules of the Order , and who is suspended for a few months , or even for a year , during which time he is not allowed to visit the lodge . Swedenborg Emanuel , Von . —Was born at Stockholm , Jan . 29 , 1689 , son of the Bishop of West Gothland . He studied theology , philosophy , mathematics , and natural history , made several extensive foreign journies ,
and in 1714 was appointed to the Bergwerk Collegium . '" ' Here he obtained so great celebrity by his discoveries in mechanics , and publishing a number of mineral and mathematical works , that in 1719 he was raised to the ranks of the nobility , by the title of Von Swedenborg . But in 1743 , after , as he says , the Lord had appeared unto him , he gave up his office , lived in communion with angels and spirits , was tlie founder of a new sect , the Swedenborgians , openly published his discoveries in the spiritual world , and died in London on the 29 th March , 1772 , with the character of a truly pious man , which he bore through life . He looked
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
a union of young men , which has endeavoured to give itself stability b y an oath and a few unimportant ceremonies of admission , thus to strengthen its own members , and make them more important in the eyes of their fellow-students . This power and importance was not to be obtained by superior strength of mind , or a higher degree of mental cultivation , but by mere bodily strength , or physical force to overpower every opposing bod In their statutes it is true the brethren were
y . . exhorted diligently to attend the ' academical lectures—to make a good use of their time when at home—to run into no unnecessary expenseto oppress no one , & c . Yet those statutes were entirely disregarded . It was of infinitely more importance to consider any insult upon one of the brethren as an insult to the whole body , and never to rest until the person who had been , or who fancied himself insulted , was avenged to his own satisfaction . Even Unitists and Constantists very frequentl
y fought together ; and when such was the case , it was generally a much more severe contest than those which arose against the uninitiated . On leaving the university , the connection with these orders ceased . A third order connected with the universities is the Black Brethren , which is governed by its own officers , and has several degrees . On the origin , inward constitution , and extension of the Students' Orders , see Lauckhard ' s work , Halle , 1799 , by Kramen .
Stuttgard . —St . John ' s Lodge , zur Eintracht , and Scottish Lodge , Carl zu den 3 Cedern . Both were united , and , in 1784 , were closed . On the 17 th of July of that year , they made public that local circumstances had compelled them to dissolve the lodge , and that they had repaid to every brother his initiation fees through all the degrees . Suchender . Candidate is the title of those who are permitted to draw near to the outward postand to seek to gain admittance . His
, probation has then only commenced , and he is not permitted to hope until he is declared worthy to be admitted . Suden . South . —The due course of the sun is from east to south and west ; and after the Master , are placed the Wardens , to extend his commands and instructions to the west and the north . From the east the sun ' s rays cannot penetrate into the north and the west at the same
time . Suspension . —One of the punishments pronounced upon a brother who has wilfully violated any of the rules of the Order , and who is suspended for a few months , or even for a year , during which time he is not allowed to visit the lodge . Swedenborg Emanuel , Von . —Was born at Stockholm , Jan . 29 , 1689 , son of the Bishop of West Gothland . He studied theology , philosophy , mathematics , and natural history , made several extensive foreign journies ,
and in 1714 was appointed to the Bergwerk Collegium . '" ' Here he obtained so great celebrity by his discoveries in mechanics , and publishing a number of mineral and mathematical works , that in 1719 he was raised to the ranks of the nobility , by the title of Von Swedenborg . But in 1743 , after , as he says , the Lord had appeared unto him , he gave up his office , lived in communion with angels and spirits , was tlie founder of a new sect , the Swedenborgians , openly published his discoveries in the spiritual world , and died in London on the 29 th March , 1772 , with the character of a truly pious man , which he bore through life . He looked