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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 5 of 5 Article A SHORT TALE WITH A LONG MORAL. Page 1 of 3 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
published a decree to all the Members of the electoral colleges , " that they should publish and declare , within eight days , whether they carried on the pernicious work of Freemasonry or not—whether they belonged to the sect of Freemasons or not , and whether they would abandon it , and repent of their crime in having belonged to it or not . " The Minister of State , Baron von Kraismair , and the ex-Jesuit Frank , were two of the greatest enemies of the Order . A most remarkable letter
was written at this time by the celebrated philosopher and imperial Austrian councillor , Ignats Edles von Bom , in Vienna , on the 2 nd September 1785 , in which he returned his diploma as a Member of the Academy of the Sciences at Munster , and of the Philosophical Society at Burghausen , near Munster , and in which he declared ' that he was a Freemason , but that he did not repent it ; on the contrary , he considered it to be an honour to belong to a Society , the distinguishing
characteristics of which were Justice , Honour and Mercy , and which inculcated , as our principal duties , to fear and love God , to Honour and Obey our Temporal Rulers , and to live in peace and charity with all mankind . " He further wrote— "At the time when you admitted me a Member of your Society , there appeared in all parts of Bavaria a desire to investigate into the truth , and to promote the spread of useful knowledge ; and I was proud that you considered me worthy to assist in this
glorious enterprise . Unfortunately the late electoral decree has robbed me of all my flattering expectations ; but it cannot prevent me , under the mighty protection and wise government of the Emperor Joseph , from exerting thelittle abilities I possess in combating incessantly with Jesuitism , fanaticism , intolerance , ignorance and superstition , and thus promoting , in a small degree , the object of the Electoral Academy ; that is , to promote the cause of wisdom and of the truth , even in Bavaria . "
A Short Tale With A Long Moral.
A SHORT TALE WITH A LONG MORAL .
" Ne let the man ascribe it to his skill , That thorough grace hath gained victory ; If any strength we have , it is to ill ; But all the good is God ' s , both power and ehe will . *' Si » rc . vcnn's FAUKIE QUEE . VP :. IT was on the evening of a summer ' s day , that twenty young men were assembled in the private room of the George Inn , in the pleasant village of Thickthornin the county of W . They were members
, of a society , partly social , and partly literary and scientific , whose custom was to , meet once a week , for the purpose of discussing any subject which the majority of the members thought fit to introduce , and afterwards adjourn to the pleasures of the festive board , where the labours of the evening concluded by discussing the merits of Bacchus and Dr . Kitchener . For such purpose was the party assembled , which I have just introduced to the notice of the reader , on the evening commencing
my narrative . From the variety of topics which engaged their attention , an evil of a glaring nature was the necessary result , and followed , as is too often the case , by one of still greater magnitude . The attention , directed to so many different channels in the wide world of knowledge , stored the minds of those directing it with a large amount of learning ; but all of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
published a decree to all the Members of the electoral colleges , " that they should publish and declare , within eight days , whether they carried on the pernicious work of Freemasonry or not—whether they belonged to the sect of Freemasons or not , and whether they would abandon it , and repent of their crime in having belonged to it or not . " The Minister of State , Baron von Kraismair , and the ex-Jesuit Frank , were two of the greatest enemies of the Order . A most remarkable letter
was written at this time by the celebrated philosopher and imperial Austrian councillor , Ignats Edles von Bom , in Vienna , on the 2 nd September 1785 , in which he returned his diploma as a Member of the Academy of the Sciences at Munster , and of the Philosophical Society at Burghausen , near Munster , and in which he declared ' that he was a Freemason , but that he did not repent it ; on the contrary , he considered it to be an honour to belong to a Society , the distinguishing
characteristics of which were Justice , Honour and Mercy , and which inculcated , as our principal duties , to fear and love God , to Honour and Obey our Temporal Rulers , and to live in peace and charity with all mankind . " He further wrote— "At the time when you admitted me a Member of your Society , there appeared in all parts of Bavaria a desire to investigate into the truth , and to promote the spread of useful knowledge ; and I was proud that you considered me worthy to assist in this
glorious enterprise . Unfortunately the late electoral decree has robbed me of all my flattering expectations ; but it cannot prevent me , under the mighty protection and wise government of the Emperor Joseph , from exerting thelittle abilities I possess in combating incessantly with Jesuitism , fanaticism , intolerance , ignorance and superstition , and thus promoting , in a small degree , the object of the Electoral Academy ; that is , to promote the cause of wisdom and of the truth , even in Bavaria . "
A Short Tale With A Long Moral.
A SHORT TALE WITH A LONG MORAL .
" Ne let the man ascribe it to his skill , That thorough grace hath gained victory ; If any strength we have , it is to ill ; But all the good is God ' s , both power and ehe will . *' Si » rc . vcnn's FAUKIE QUEE . VP :. IT was on the evening of a summer ' s day , that twenty young men were assembled in the private room of the George Inn , in the pleasant village of Thickthornin the county of W . They were members
, of a society , partly social , and partly literary and scientific , whose custom was to , meet once a week , for the purpose of discussing any subject which the majority of the members thought fit to introduce , and afterwards adjourn to the pleasures of the festive board , where the labours of the evening concluded by discussing the merits of Bacchus and Dr . Kitchener . For such purpose was the party assembled , which I have just introduced to the notice of the reader , on the evening commencing
my narrative . From the variety of topics which engaged their attention , an evil of a glaring nature was the necessary result , and followed , as is too often the case , by one of still greater magnitude . The attention , directed to so many different channels in the wide world of knowledge , stored the minds of those directing it with a large amount of learning ; but all of