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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 7 of 12 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
October 21 , 180 S , with a constitution dated July 8 , 130 S , by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg . In the Grand Dukedom of Weimar there is only the last lodge at work . The lodges in Jena Eisenach and Allstadt are closed . The Order is encouraged in every part of this state , and the Grand Duke , Carl August , is himself protector of the Order . The Order must have been in a flourishing condition in Weimar in 1742 for the then Grand
, Duke , Ernst August , although he was not a member of the Order , judged of it as follows , viz .: — " Among those societies which are united together by love , we must admit a certain and highly respectable one which is deservedly held in high estimation in all Europe . Its real objects are to this moment known only to themselves , and the universal silence of the brethren upon this subject has been frequently admired . AVe , for our part , hold that God in these our critical times probably intends
, through the instrumentality of this society , to introduce some great and singular event , but which must continue for awhile , in a most extraordinary manner , a profound secret , into wbich we shall not be permitted to penetrate until God and time shall discover it . We hope , nevertheless , that this highly respectable brotherhood has the honour of God ancl the welfare of mankind in general for its principal objects . " WeishauptAdamwas born in IngoldstadtFebruary 61748 where
, , , , , he was ordinary professor of canonical law , and lived in Gotha , Herzoglicb , Gothaiseher , Legationsrath . He was driven out of Bavaria , for having founded the order of the Illuminati , by which means he became celebrated in the Order of Freemasonry , and in the world . His writings are numerous , and especially interesting to Freemasons . " The Apology for the Illuminati , " 1786— " Introduction to ditto , " 1787— " The improved System ofthe Illuminati , with all its Improvements ancl Degrees , "
1787— " Short Defence of his Objects and his Additions to ditto , " 1787 and "Pythagoras , or Contemplations on the Art of Secret Governments . " Weisheit , Maurerische . Masonic Wisdom . —Those alone are wise who exercise the powers of the mind in secresy , and who without any selfish object endeavour to promote the universal happiness of mankind , whom neither fortune nor misfortune are able to drive from his calm and steady progress through life . To possess masonic wisdom it is not necessary to be very learned , or to have a most penetrating genius ; the man of good plain common sense may be more masonically wise than the most learned man in existence . It is not the act of a wise man to
make a great profession of wisdom ; ancl the secrets of our lodges ought to teach us how to exercise our masonic wisdom . Werkxeuge des Freimaurers . Working Tools of Freemasons . —They are of three kinds , viz ., ornaments , furniture , and jewels ; what we understand by these are things with which we are unable to perform any manual labour as ought to be expected from working tools ; but if we take them as symbols , then they have a most important signification . Westen . West . —Where the sun closes its daily coursethere the
, thanks of the inhabitants of the world follow it , and with the ensuing morning it again commences its benevolent course . Every brother draws near to the evening of his days ; and well will it be with him if at the close of his labours , he can look forward with hope for a good reward for his work .
Wieland Christoph Martin . —This so extremely celebrated , and to every well educated German well known poet , was born at Bieberach , the 5 th September , 1733 , ancl died at Hofrath , in Weimar , 20 th January .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
October 21 , 180 S , with a constitution dated July 8 , 130 S , by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg . In the Grand Dukedom of Weimar there is only the last lodge at work . The lodges in Jena Eisenach and Allstadt are closed . The Order is encouraged in every part of this state , and the Grand Duke , Carl August , is himself protector of the Order . The Order must have been in a flourishing condition in Weimar in 1742 for the then Grand
, Duke , Ernst August , although he was not a member of the Order , judged of it as follows , viz .: — " Among those societies which are united together by love , we must admit a certain and highly respectable one which is deservedly held in high estimation in all Europe . Its real objects are to this moment known only to themselves , and the universal silence of the brethren upon this subject has been frequently admired . AVe , for our part , hold that God in these our critical times probably intends
, through the instrumentality of this society , to introduce some great and singular event , but which must continue for awhile , in a most extraordinary manner , a profound secret , into wbich we shall not be permitted to penetrate until God and time shall discover it . We hope , nevertheless , that this highly respectable brotherhood has the honour of God ancl the welfare of mankind in general for its principal objects . " WeishauptAdamwas born in IngoldstadtFebruary 61748 where
, , , , , he was ordinary professor of canonical law , and lived in Gotha , Herzoglicb , Gothaiseher , Legationsrath . He was driven out of Bavaria , for having founded the order of the Illuminati , by which means he became celebrated in the Order of Freemasonry , and in the world . His writings are numerous , and especially interesting to Freemasons . " The Apology for the Illuminati , " 1786— " Introduction to ditto , " 1787— " The improved System ofthe Illuminati , with all its Improvements ancl Degrees , "
1787— " Short Defence of his Objects and his Additions to ditto , " 1787 and "Pythagoras , or Contemplations on the Art of Secret Governments . " Weisheit , Maurerische . Masonic Wisdom . —Those alone are wise who exercise the powers of the mind in secresy , and who without any selfish object endeavour to promote the universal happiness of mankind , whom neither fortune nor misfortune are able to drive from his calm and steady progress through life . To possess masonic wisdom it is not necessary to be very learned , or to have a most penetrating genius ; the man of good plain common sense may be more masonically wise than the most learned man in existence . It is not the act of a wise man to
make a great profession of wisdom ; ancl the secrets of our lodges ought to teach us how to exercise our masonic wisdom . Werkxeuge des Freimaurers . Working Tools of Freemasons . —They are of three kinds , viz ., ornaments , furniture , and jewels ; what we understand by these are things with which we are unable to perform any manual labour as ought to be expected from working tools ; but if we take them as symbols , then they have a most important signification . Westen . West . —Where the sun closes its daily coursethere the
, thanks of the inhabitants of the world follow it , and with the ensuing morning it again commences its benevolent course . Every brother draws near to the evening of his days ; and well will it be with him if at the close of his labours , he can look forward with hope for a good reward for his work .
Wieland Christoph Martin . —This so extremely celebrated , and to every well educated German well known poet , was born at Bieberach , the 5 th September , 1733 , ancl died at Hofrath , in Weimar , 20 th January .