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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 4 of 7 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
Denmark . —In all parts of tlie Danish dominions we find toleration for Freemasonry ; ancl in Copenhagen , the capital , we find a very ancient Grand Lodge . The Landgraf , and Prince Charles von Hassen , Royal Danish Field Marsha ! , ancl Stadtholder of Schleswick and Holstein , is Grand Master of all the Lodges in the Danish dominions . By a royal order in council , published on the 2 nd November , 1792 , no Lodge is allowed to be held in Denmarkwhich does not acknowledge this prince
, as its Grand Master . Decken . To Close or Cover . —When a Brother ceases to visit a Lodge , ancl to pay his monthly subscriptions , he thereby declares himself off the Lodge , or closes which covers it to him . AVhen a Brother requires to leave a Lodge for a few minutes , either at labour or at the banquet , he must request leave to do so . Many Brethren whose bad conduct is brought before the Lodge , and who are afraid that they will be excluded
or expelled , take this means of declaring off , as in social life , when a statesman begs to resign his office , it is generally when he sees that , if he does not resign , he will be discharged . We also make use of this expression when any Loclge has ceased to assemble for a length of time , or when it declares off one Grand Loclge and joins another . A Freemasons' Lodge , or assembl y of the Brethren , is properly tyled when none but Brethren are presentand when no stranger can gain
admit-, tance . Deucttspruche . Proverbs or Maxims , for the most part having reference to the Order , are in many Lodges orally communicated to the Brethren , and they are examined in the proficiency they have obtained in discovering the spirit and meaning of those proverbs , before they can
obtain a higher degree . Deputations Imogen . Deputed Lodges . —In former ages they occurred more frequently than at present ; for instance , if many members of a Lodge lived at a distance from it , they formed a deputy Loclge under its name . Those deputed Lodges hacl nothing to do with the officers , rules , laws , or regulations of the Grand Loclge , neither could it correspond with any regular Lodge , but through the Lodge from ivhich it was
deputed to assemble . If the officers of any Loclge were sent to a distance to initiate , or clo any other Masonic duty , they were also called a deputed Lodge . Deputirle Deligirle Substitutive oiler Abgeordnete Reunite . Deputy Delignted , Substituted , or Past Officers . —Nearly every officer in a Loclge lias an assistant under one of those titles . The Deputy Master is associated with the W . Masterand is either nominated by the Masterto
, , that office , or elected by a majority of the Brethren ; he must do the duty of the AV . M . should he be prevented by business , or by sickness , from doing it himself . The Deputy Master must , therefore , be a man whose spiritual capacity and moral worth would enable him to fill the chair himself ; ancl the same rule must be observed with regard to the other deputy officers . Every Grand Master has a Deputy Grand Master , and so have the most of the other Grand Officers ; but the officers should
never , without the most pressing necessity , be guilty of absenting themselves from the regular labour of the Loclge . It is often better to have no deputy officers in a Loclge , except the Deputy or Past Master . Deutsche Ritter , Deutsche Herren , oder Kreusherren . German Knights , German Lords , or Lords of the Cross . —These orders have nearl y all the same origin as the Knights Templars , or Knights of St . John . The Order of German Knight .-, was founded in 1191 , at the time
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
Denmark . —In all parts of tlie Danish dominions we find toleration for Freemasonry ; ancl in Copenhagen , the capital , we find a very ancient Grand Lodge . The Landgraf , and Prince Charles von Hassen , Royal Danish Field Marsha ! , ancl Stadtholder of Schleswick and Holstein , is Grand Master of all the Lodges in the Danish dominions . By a royal order in council , published on the 2 nd November , 1792 , no Lodge is allowed to be held in Denmarkwhich does not acknowledge this prince
, as its Grand Master . Decken . To Close or Cover . —When a Brother ceases to visit a Lodge , ancl to pay his monthly subscriptions , he thereby declares himself off the Lodge , or closes which covers it to him . AVhen a Brother requires to leave a Lodge for a few minutes , either at labour or at the banquet , he must request leave to do so . Many Brethren whose bad conduct is brought before the Lodge , and who are afraid that they will be excluded
or expelled , take this means of declaring off , as in social life , when a statesman begs to resign his office , it is generally when he sees that , if he does not resign , he will be discharged . We also make use of this expression when any Loclge has ceased to assemble for a length of time , or when it declares off one Grand Loclge and joins another . A Freemasons' Lodge , or assembl y of the Brethren , is properly tyled when none but Brethren are presentand when no stranger can gain
admit-, tance . Deucttspruche . Proverbs or Maxims , for the most part having reference to the Order , are in many Lodges orally communicated to the Brethren , and they are examined in the proficiency they have obtained in discovering the spirit and meaning of those proverbs , before they can
obtain a higher degree . Deputations Imogen . Deputed Lodges . —In former ages they occurred more frequently than at present ; for instance , if many members of a Lodge lived at a distance from it , they formed a deputy Loclge under its name . Those deputed Lodges hacl nothing to do with the officers , rules , laws , or regulations of the Grand Loclge , neither could it correspond with any regular Lodge , but through the Lodge from ivhich it was
deputed to assemble . If the officers of any Loclge were sent to a distance to initiate , or clo any other Masonic duty , they were also called a deputed Lodge . Deputirle Deligirle Substitutive oiler Abgeordnete Reunite . Deputy Delignted , Substituted , or Past Officers . —Nearly every officer in a Loclge lias an assistant under one of those titles . The Deputy Master is associated with the W . Masterand is either nominated by the Masterto
, , that office , or elected by a majority of the Brethren ; he must do the duty of the AV . M . should he be prevented by business , or by sickness , from doing it himself . The Deputy Master must , therefore , be a man whose spiritual capacity and moral worth would enable him to fill the chair himself ; ancl the same rule must be observed with regard to the other deputy officers . Every Grand Master has a Deputy Grand Master , and so have the most of the other Grand Officers ; but the officers should
never , without the most pressing necessity , be guilty of absenting themselves from the regular labour of the Loclge . It is often better to have no deputy officers in a Loclge , except the Deputy or Past Master . Deutsche Ritter , Deutsche Herren , oder Kreusherren . German Knights , German Lords , or Lords of the Cross . —These orders have nearl y all the same origin as the Knights Templars , or Knights of St . John . The Order of German Knight .-, was founded in 1191 , at the time