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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
the labours of a St . John ' s Lodge , which depends entirely upon the W . M The labour of the Grand Lodge is according to the ritual of the first degree antl a Grand Lodge does not consist of a new or higher degree buf is an assembly of the W . M . ' s , and other members of the St . John s Lodge , Sected for the purpose of consulting for the genera welfare of the Ord ? r and forming rules and laws for the regulation of all the St . John s Lodges which dependupon it , and in settling all disputes and ™ derof individual Brethren who
standin-s of the subordinate Lodges , or appeal fo them , and also granting warrants to new Lodges where required . No one can be initiated into Freemasonry in a Grand Lodge , thkmnst be clone in a St . John ' s Lodge . On those clays in which the m mbeTs of the GrTud Lodge are solely employed with the management tf the Order , members of private Lodges cannot claim admittance , or if admitted , are not allowed to vote But when they celebrate a fesdva every one , even an apprentice , is allowed to be present . No St . John s Lcl ^ e can elect itself into a Grand Lodge , but several of the former must i
unite , and they can then constitute themselves a Urand J _ oage . > euuer can any St . John ' s Lodge call itself a Mother Lodge for she has no daughter . A Grand Lodge ceases to exist as a Grand Lodge when all its daughter-Lodges leave her , but it can still keep the predicate Mother Lodge , for she was a Mother . Grossmeister und Grossbeamte . Grand Master and Grand Officers . Grand have their officersat whose head stands the
—The Lodges own , Grand Master . The other officers are the same as the officers of a bt . John ' s Lodge , only the little word Grand is placed before their tit es as Grand Lectu . er , Grand Secretary , & c . In England the Grand Master is generally a person of the highest rank , and in other countries many ruling princes have filled this office .
Gruss . Salute . —As operative Masons and other mechanics have a so-called sign or pass-word , especially when upon tramp , so hacl we also formerly a proper form for saluting strange Brethren . At present the salutation " from the Worthy and Worshipful Brethren of the Holy Lodge of St . John , " & c . & c . is not required from a foreign Brother who is paying a visit , because something more is demanded from him than this ancient method of legitimation .
V . Gugomos , Freiherr . —Markgrave of Badenburg , Privy Councillor , & c , appeared as a Freemason in Upper Germany m 1775 , and nothing more is known of him than that he gave himself out for an ambassador from the unknown chief , and called himself Hig h Priest of the Holy Stool of Cyprus , Knight , Dux , & c . He assembled a convent ancl promised to raise spirits , transmute metals , discover the hidden treasures of the Knights of the Temple , and perform wonders of every description . His impositions being discovered by the Freemasons , he was obliged to fly , and afterwards publicly recanted .
Hamburgh . —Grand Lodge of Hamburgh founded from London 6 th of December , 1737 . This Grand Lodge was united with London until 1773 , then joined the Strict Observance , re-established itself with London , 5 th of July , 1786 , and so far was opened afresh 24 th of August , 1786 . But she was driven from her union with London through the events of the war , and the closing of the Continent to England , so that she was compelled to assume an independent existence , which was acknowledged by the Grand Lodge in London in 1814 . To this grand Lodge , belong in Hamburg , VOL . iv . r
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
the labours of a St . John ' s Lodge , which depends entirely upon the W . M The labour of the Grand Lodge is according to the ritual of the first degree antl a Grand Lodge does not consist of a new or higher degree buf is an assembly of the W . M . ' s , and other members of the St . John s Lodge , Sected for the purpose of consulting for the genera welfare of the Ord ? r and forming rules and laws for the regulation of all the St . John s Lodges which dependupon it , and in settling all disputes and ™ derof individual Brethren who
standin-s of the subordinate Lodges , or appeal fo them , and also granting warrants to new Lodges where required . No one can be initiated into Freemasonry in a Grand Lodge , thkmnst be clone in a St . John ' s Lodge . On those clays in which the m mbeTs of the GrTud Lodge are solely employed with the management tf the Order , members of private Lodges cannot claim admittance , or if admitted , are not allowed to vote But when they celebrate a fesdva every one , even an apprentice , is allowed to be present . No St . John s Lcl ^ e can elect itself into a Grand Lodge , but several of the former must i
unite , and they can then constitute themselves a Urand J _ oage . > euuer can any St . John ' s Lodge call itself a Mother Lodge for she has no daughter . A Grand Lodge ceases to exist as a Grand Lodge when all its daughter-Lodges leave her , but it can still keep the predicate Mother Lodge , for she was a Mother . Grossmeister und Grossbeamte . Grand Master and Grand Officers . Grand have their officersat whose head stands the
—The Lodges own , Grand Master . The other officers are the same as the officers of a bt . John ' s Lodge , only the little word Grand is placed before their tit es as Grand Lectu . er , Grand Secretary , & c . In England the Grand Master is generally a person of the highest rank , and in other countries many ruling princes have filled this office .
Gruss . Salute . —As operative Masons and other mechanics have a so-called sign or pass-word , especially when upon tramp , so hacl we also formerly a proper form for saluting strange Brethren . At present the salutation " from the Worthy and Worshipful Brethren of the Holy Lodge of St . John , " & c . & c . is not required from a foreign Brother who is paying a visit , because something more is demanded from him than this ancient method of legitimation .
V . Gugomos , Freiherr . —Markgrave of Badenburg , Privy Councillor , & c , appeared as a Freemason in Upper Germany m 1775 , and nothing more is known of him than that he gave himself out for an ambassador from the unknown chief , and called himself Hig h Priest of the Holy Stool of Cyprus , Knight , Dux , & c . He assembled a convent ancl promised to raise spirits , transmute metals , discover the hidden treasures of the Knights of the Temple , and perform wonders of every description . His impositions being discovered by the Freemasons , he was obliged to fly , and afterwards publicly recanted .
Hamburgh . —Grand Lodge of Hamburgh founded from London 6 th of December , 1737 . This Grand Lodge was united with London until 1773 , then joined the Strict Observance , re-established itself with London , 5 th of July , 1786 , and so far was opened afresh 24 th of August , 1786 . But she was driven from her union with London through the events of the war , and the closing of the Continent to England , so that she was compelled to assume an independent existence , which was acknowledged by the Grand Lodge in London in 1814 . To this grand Lodge , belong in Hamburg , VOL . iv . r