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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 10 of 12 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
one Grand Lodge , unwarranted lodges have less chance of existing than formerly . A lodge which is held without the knowledge of the magistrates or police of the place may be considered as an unwarranted lodge . Winkelmuasss . Square . —In architecture not only are the corners of the building proved by the square , but all horizontal and perpendicular lines are drawn by it . Without accurate squaring a building would be weak and tottering in its first stages of erectionand must continue
unfi-, nished . Without a well-defined and very clear code of the reciprocal laws and duties of the officers and members of any social , charitable , or scientific society , it is impossible for it to avoid being completely overthrown in a very short time . Perfect legality is the only sure foundation for any society , and by it alone bodies of men are kept within their proper limits , for as soon as arbitrary power and physical force
usurp the place or the laws of any society , it speedily becomes defunct ; with great propriety , therefore , is the square put into the hands of the Worshipful Master , in order that he may keep the brethren within the square of the ancient charges of Freemasonry . This symbol must at all times , and in all places , be regarded as a great light , and the genuine Freemason is not only reminded by this light to do his duty to his brethren , but to all mankind . Wortnehmen . Addressing the Lodge . No brother dares to address
the lodge but by permission of the Worshipful Master . If he has anything to bring before the lodge , he must apply to the Warden next to whom he is sitting , to ask leave of the Worshipful Master to address the lodge , which permission is at all times granted when asked for , by this means no brother can interrupt another while he is speaking , and every one is enabled calmly and deliberately to state his opinion upon any subject which may be introduced into the lodge ; this rule is of great advantage to the brethren , not only in the lodge , but in civil ancl social life .
Wren , Sir Christopher . —Was born in Wiltshire in 1632 , and died in London in 1723 . At the commencement of his public career he was Professor of Astronomy in Oxford ; he afterwards devoted himself to practical architecture . Under Charles II . he was director of public works , and England has him to thank for a number of large and splendid pieces of architecture , amongst others , so much admired b y architects , St . Pauls cathedral , ancl the tower of St . Mary le Bow . He was the inventor of many useful astronomical instrumentsand is
fre-, quently brought forward in Freemasonry , for he was Grand Master in London when William III . commenced his reign in England . Wurtemberg . —Freemasonry has oeen dormant here for a number of years , although two of the brothers of the late King of Wirtemberg were members of the Order , viz ., Prince Ludwig Alexander , and Prince Eugin Frederich Heinreich . The neighbourhood * of France , ancl the revolution in that country , caused the lodges in Wirtemberg to be
closed , to prevent their becoming subject to foreign influence . Yorker Constitution . York Constitution . —By this is to be understood an ancient document of the year 926 , on the builders' lodges or huts of England , which was published in York , in which city there was a grand builders' hut , and where , from the earliest time , there had been general assemblies of Freemasons . The introduction treats almost entirely ripon real architecture , then follow the laws and duties , consisting principally of sixteen moral rules . From the whole we are taught the rules and regulations which at that time governed the free working-masons of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
one Grand Lodge , unwarranted lodges have less chance of existing than formerly . A lodge which is held without the knowledge of the magistrates or police of the place may be considered as an unwarranted lodge . Winkelmuasss . Square . —In architecture not only are the corners of the building proved by the square , but all horizontal and perpendicular lines are drawn by it . Without accurate squaring a building would be weak and tottering in its first stages of erectionand must continue
unfi-, nished . Without a well-defined and very clear code of the reciprocal laws and duties of the officers and members of any social , charitable , or scientific society , it is impossible for it to avoid being completely overthrown in a very short time . Perfect legality is the only sure foundation for any society , and by it alone bodies of men are kept within their proper limits , for as soon as arbitrary power and physical force
usurp the place or the laws of any society , it speedily becomes defunct ; with great propriety , therefore , is the square put into the hands of the Worshipful Master , in order that he may keep the brethren within the square of the ancient charges of Freemasonry . This symbol must at all times , and in all places , be regarded as a great light , and the genuine Freemason is not only reminded by this light to do his duty to his brethren , but to all mankind . Wortnehmen . Addressing the Lodge . No brother dares to address
the lodge but by permission of the Worshipful Master . If he has anything to bring before the lodge , he must apply to the Warden next to whom he is sitting , to ask leave of the Worshipful Master to address the lodge , which permission is at all times granted when asked for , by this means no brother can interrupt another while he is speaking , and every one is enabled calmly and deliberately to state his opinion upon any subject which may be introduced into the lodge ; this rule is of great advantage to the brethren , not only in the lodge , but in civil ancl social life .
Wren , Sir Christopher . —Was born in Wiltshire in 1632 , and died in London in 1723 . At the commencement of his public career he was Professor of Astronomy in Oxford ; he afterwards devoted himself to practical architecture . Under Charles II . he was director of public works , and England has him to thank for a number of large and splendid pieces of architecture , amongst others , so much admired b y architects , St . Pauls cathedral , ancl the tower of St . Mary le Bow . He was the inventor of many useful astronomical instrumentsand is
fre-, quently brought forward in Freemasonry , for he was Grand Master in London when William III . commenced his reign in England . Wurtemberg . —Freemasonry has oeen dormant here for a number of years , although two of the brothers of the late King of Wirtemberg were members of the Order , viz ., Prince Ludwig Alexander , and Prince Eugin Frederich Heinreich . The neighbourhood * of France , ancl the revolution in that country , caused the lodges in Wirtemberg to be
closed , to prevent their becoming subject to foreign influence . Yorker Constitution . York Constitution . —By this is to be understood an ancient document of the year 926 , on the builders' lodges or huts of England , which was published in York , in which city there was a grand builders' hut , and where , from the earliest time , there had been general assemblies of Freemasons . The introduction treats almost entirely ripon real architecture , then follow the laws and duties , consisting principally of sixteen moral rules . From the whole we are taught the rules and regulations which at that time governed the free working-masons of