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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
Baden Grosshuzoglhum , Grand Dutchg of Baden . —By a publick decree of the Elector of the Bavarian Palatinate , in 1785 , all secret assemblies were forbid and all the Freemasons' Lodges in his Palatinate were closed ; but when those countries were annexed to Baden , the Lodges were re-opened . Carl Ludwi g Frederick , Grand Duke of Baden , who died on the 10 th June , 1811 , in his seventy-fifth year , was a Freemasonand during the whole of his long reign many Lod
, ges were actively and worthily working in the whole of his provinces . There were Lodges in Brucshal , Carlsruhe , Manheim , Heidelberg , and in Freiberg in the Briesgaw . On the 23 rd May , 1809 , a Grand Lodge was formed in Carlsruhe , and in 1808 a Grand Orient was formed in Manheim ; but since 1812 all the Lodges have been closed . Baldachin , Wollcen , Himmel— Canopy , Clouds , Heaven . —Every Freemason knows that by clouded canopy we mean the heavensand that
, the clouded canopy teaches how widely extended is our sphere of usefulness . There is no portion of the inhabited world in which our labour cannot be carried forward , as there is no portion of the globe without its clouded canopy . Baldinger Ernst Galtfried . —Born iu Great Vargula , near Erfuhet , on the 13 th May , 1738 , and at the time of his death , 2 nd January , 1804 , Privy Counsellor of Hesse Casseland chief Professor of Medicine at
, Marbourg . Much ancl deservedly celebrated for his great learning and numerous and valuable writings . He was a Member of the Lodge at Marbourg . Battotage . Ballot . —Balloting frequently takes place in a Freemasons ' Lodge , more particularly in admitting a candidate , which is never
allowed to take place unless he has a majority of votes in his favour according to the rules of the Lodge ; some Lodges requiring perfect unanimity , others admitting the candidate when there are not more than three black balls against him . In exercising this privilege every Member ought to give his vote perfectly free from any influence from either the Officers of the Lodge , or from personal or private motives : he ought at all times to remember that this privilege is given to men who ought to think and to act for themselves with this sole one object in
view , viz . the credit , honour and welfare pf the Craft in general , and of his own Lodge in particular . In the ancient constitution there are no rules laid down for the exercise of the ballot , but those Lodges act most iu accordance with the spirit of Freemasonry , who pay the greatest attention to the dissenting votes . In small towns the ballot may be used very differently from what it can be in large ones ; in the former the candidate is generally personallknown b Member of the
y y every Lotlge , in the latter is frequentl y known only by the Bi other who proposes him . In the latter case no one can be blamed if he exercises his privilege , after duly considering the character of the proposer , and his general conduct toward the Lodge , and then gives his vote according to the best of his judgment . Bangcsscllscliaftcn , Bauhutter und Kunstverbruderunger , Architect ' s SocietiesBuilding Huts and Scientific Brotherhood . —The
, Builders hutts , or ancient Romish Architect ' s corporations or colleges , we find mentioned as early as about the 50 th year after the building of Rome . They continued to exist among the ancient Romans , and were extended by thern into Britain , and other countries . They had their own officers , their own corporation laws , patron deity and priests , and they also admitted distinguished persons , who were not connected with
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
Baden Grosshuzoglhum , Grand Dutchg of Baden . —By a publick decree of the Elector of the Bavarian Palatinate , in 1785 , all secret assemblies were forbid and all the Freemasons' Lodges in his Palatinate were closed ; but when those countries were annexed to Baden , the Lodges were re-opened . Carl Ludwi g Frederick , Grand Duke of Baden , who died on the 10 th June , 1811 , in his seventy-fifth year , was a Freemasonand during the whole of his long reign many Lod
, ges were actively and worthily working in the whole of his provinces . There were Lodges in Brucshal , Carlsruhe , Manheim , Heidelberg , and in Freiberg in the Briesgaw . On the 23 rd May , 1809 , a Grand Lodge was formed in Carlsruhe , and in 1808 a Grand Orient was formed in Manheim ; but since 1812 all the Lodges have been closed . Baldachin , Wollcen , Himmel— Canopy , Clouds , Heaven . —Every Freemason knows that by clouded canopy we mean the heavensand that
, the clouded canopy teaches how widely extended is our sphere of usefulness . There is no portion of the inhabited world in which our labour cannot be carried forward , as there is no portion of the globe without its clouded canopy . Baldinger Ernst Galtfried . —Born iu Great Vargula , near Erfuhet , on the 13 th May , 1738 , and at the time of his death , 2 nd January , 1804 , Privy Counsellor of Hesse Casseland chief Professor of Medicine at
, Marbourg . Much ancl deservedly celebrated for his great learning and numerous and valuable writings . He was a Member of the Lodge at Marbourg . Battotage . Ballot . —Balloting frequently takes place in a Freemasons ' Lodge , more particularly in admitting a candidate , which is never
allowed to take place unless he has a majority of votes in his favour according to the rules of the Lodge ; some Lodges requiring perfect unanimity , others admitting the candidate when there are not more than three black balls against him . In exercising this privilege every Member ought to give his vote perfectly free from any influence from either the Officers of the Lodge , or from personal or private motives : he ought at all times to remember that this privilege is given to men who ought to think and to act for themselves with this sole one object in
view , viz . the credit , honour and welfare pf the Craft in general , and of his own Lodge in particular . In the ancient constitution there are no rules laid down for the exercise of the ballot , but those Lodges act most iu accordance with the spirit of Freemasonry , who pay the greatest attention to the dissenting votes . In small towns the ballot may be used very differently from what it can be in large ones ; in the former the candidate is generally personallknown b Member of the
y y every Lotlge , in the latter is frequentl y known only by the Bi other who proposes him . In the latter case no one can be blamed if he exercises his privilege , after duly considering the character of the proposer , and his general conduct toward the Lodge , and then gives his vote according to the best of his judgment . Bangcsscllscliaftcn , Bauhutter und Kunstverbruderunger , Architect ' s SocietiesBuilding Huts and Scientific Brotherhood . —The
, Builders hutts , or ancient Romish Architect ' s corporations or colleges , we find mentioned as early as about the 50 th year after the building of Rome . They continued to exist among the ancient Romans , and were extended by thern into Britain , and other countries . They had their own officers , their own corporation laws , patron deity and priests , and they also admitted distinguished persons , who were not connected with