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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 5 of 8 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
meridian somewhere . 1 he Freemason has the most enlightened antl useful works to do , and svhen high noon is passed , he must be able to give most satisfactory proofs of the utility of his labour Mittelpunct der Erde . Centre of the Karth .-The labours of a freemason must penetrate thus far , and his spirit inquire into all the operations of nature , and either be able satisfactorily to explain , or humoly to admire them . l
Mitternacht . Midnight .-It is only svhen " midnight" draws near that a Freemason thinks of concluding his labour , in fact , his activity antl industry should penetrate unto hi gh midnight . Merlin Frederick August Christian , svas born the 4 th January 1 / izo and died at Altenburg , where he was professor in the gymnasium ! 4 th September , 1806 He was Orator to the Lodge Archimedes at the three I racing-boards in Altenburg , and the Alasonic Journal published by hat Lod contains
ge many proofs of his zeal and industry in the Urtler . He is also knosvn as the author of other svorks . Monatliche Beitrege . Monthly Subscriptions . —Supporting a Lodo-e paying the serving Brethren , and other expenses which are unavoidable ' cause an expenditure which the uncertain fees upon initiation will not meet antl thus renders it necessary for toe Brethren to contribute a small sum monthly for this purpose ; these sums vary in amount in different Lod according to their h
ges own y-lasvs made for the purpose . I he balance in the hands of the Treasurer , after paying all necessary expenses , is spent for the benefit of the Lodge , or devoted to charitable purposes No subscribing Brother ought to neglect these payments ; and he svho lives in a place svhere there is no Lodge , antl is not a subscriber , acts most unmasonically by neglecting to support the Charities . I oor Brethren , and those svho are initiated as musical or serving Brethren are exempt from all contributions ; but those who are able to subscribe and do not do so , deserve most justly to bo struck off the list of members .
Mond . Moon .- The moon is the second lesser light in Freemasonry moveable , not fixed and receiving her light from the sun . Changing Wardens lea . 1 and assist us , and the moon liehts the svanderer on his way by night , but clouds may intercept the light of the moon ; for this reason sve must not depend upon her , but choose our road by a great antl
Mopsorden . Mops Order . —A thing for sport founded by Clemens August , Duke of Bavaria , and Churfurst of Cologne , about the year 1740 . 1 his prince svas a Freemason , but svhen Pope Clement XI I . put the Order under the bann in 1738 , he withdrew from it . But as he wished to have a secret , society and svas a great admirer of the fair sex , he formed this thTZ ^ T \ ° V ^ - * T- TllUS arose the livable Mops Order , % ? lff If mto France and Fidelity ! its
flit 1 ? . Germany . sva pro fessetl object , and this derived from the well-known fidelity of the do « r t is probable that mops svere the fashionable dogs , or that the name of t . ns race was adopted because they svould not found a . log ' s order or order of dogs . " - " ° ' Moritz Karl Philli p , Privy Councillor , professor and member of the Academy of Sciences at Berlin , svas born at Hameln 15 th September ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
meridian somewhere . 1 he Freemason has the most enlightened antl useful works to do , and svhen high noon is passed , he must be able to give most satisfactory proofs of the utility of his labour Mittelpunct der Erde . Centre of the Karth .-The labours of a freemason must penetrate thus far , and his spirit inquire into all the operations of nature , and either be able satisfactorily to explain , or humoly to admire them . l
Mitternacht . Midnight .-It is only svhen " midnight" draws near that a Freemason thinks of concluding his labour , in fact , his activity antl industry should penetrate unto hi gh midnight . Merlin Frederick August Christian , svas born the 4 th January 1 / izo and died at Altenburg , where he was professor in the gymnasium ! 4 th September , 1806 He was Orator to the Lodge Archimedes at the three I racing-boards in Altenburg , and the Alasonic Journal published by hat Lod contains
ge many proofs of his zeal and industry in the Urtler . He is also knosvn as the author of other svorks . Monatliche Beitrege . Monthly Subscriptions . —Supporting a Lodo-e paying the serving Brethren , and other expenses which are unavoidable ' cause an expenditure which the uncertain fees upon initiation will not meet antl thus renders it necessary for toe Brethren to contribute a small sum monthly for this purpose ; these sums vary in amount in different Lod according to their h
ges own y-lasvs made for the purpose . I he balance in the hands of the Treasurer , after paying all necessary expenses , is spent for the benefit of the Lodge , or devoted to charitable purposes No subscribing Brother ought to neglect these payments ; and he svho lives in a place svhere there is no Lodge , antl is not a subscriber , acts most unmasonically by neglecting to support the Charities . I oor Brethren , and those svho are initiated as musical or serving Brethren are exempt from all contributions ; but those who are able to subscribe and do not do so , deserve most justly to bo struck off the list of members .
Mond . Moon .- The moon is the second lesser light in Freemasonry moveable , not fixed and receiving her light from the sun . Changing Wardens lea . 1 and assist us , and the moon liehts the svanderer on his way by night , but clouds may intercept the light of the moon ; for this reason sve must not depend upon her , but choose our road by a great antl
Mopsorden . Mops Order . —A thing for sport founded by Clemens August , Duke of Bavaria , and Churfurst of Cologne , about the year 1740 . 1 his prince svas a Freemason , but svhen Pope Clement XI I . put the Order under the bann in 1738 , he withdrew from it . But as he wished to have a secret , society and svas a great admirer of the fair sex , he formed this thTZ ^ T \ ° V ^ - * T- TllUS arose the livable Mops Order , % ? lff If mto France and Fidelity ! its
flit 1 ? . Germany . sva pro fessetl object , and this derived from the well-known fidelity of the do « r t is probable that mops svere the fashionable dogs , or that the name of t . ns race was adopted because they svould not found a . log ' s order or order of dogs . " - " ° ' Moritz Karl Philli p , Privy Councillor , professor and member of the Academy of Sciences at Berlin , svas born at Hameln 15 th September ,