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Article THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. ← Page 8 of 8 Article THE GRAND CONCLAVE OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND THE ROYAL ARCH DEGREE. Page 1 of 4 →
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The Freemason's Lexicon.
professor in Brunssvick ) Discourse upon the Influence of Secret Societies upon the Welfare of Mankind , " ( Freyberg by Bro . Gerlach , 366 pages , in 8 vo . ) svith an appendix , from folio 66 , containing an impartial account of his previous connection svith the Lotlge at the Golden Apple . In tliis appendix there are also notes upon the recent occurrences in the Lodge at the Three Ssvords . Separated from all connection svith the LodgesBro . Alossdorf ' s active participation in Lodge business has
, entirely ceased , yet he still continues to take a deep interest in everything connected svith Freemasonry and the Alasonic Brotherhood ; and he has , as it appears from a notice in the Pocket-book , by Bro . Gerlach , for the years 1816 and 1817 , pages 220-236 , undertaken to superintend the publishing of a " Handbook to a Knosvledge of all tlie Mysteries antl Secret Societies of ancient and modern ages , as also of individual members of the latterespecially of the . Masonic Brotherhoodand
pub-, , lications relative to it , svith critical remarks and explanatory notes and information ; " in forty - tsvo ru bricks , svhich Bro . Mossdorf has had ample means of collecting since he first entered into the society . We may also shortly expect from the pen of Bro . A'lossdorf a svork svith the title of " Communications to reflecting Freemasons , " svhich can only be delivered to Masons , and Bro . Gerlach , Bookseller , in Freyberg in Erzgebirg svill undertake to deliver them .
The Grand Conclave Of Knights Templar And The Royal Arch Degree.
THE GRAND CONCLAVE OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND THE ROYAL ARCH DEGREE .
NEARLY tsvelve months have elapsed since the Brethren of the military and religious Order of the Temple hailed svith pleasure and satisfaction the assembly of a Grand Conclave for the purpose of electing a Most Eminent and Supreme Grand Alaster of their ancient Order of Chivalry . It svas fondly anticipated that the lethean sleep into svhich the Ortler had been plunged by the svorse than neglect of the late Royal and Supreme Grand Alaster , svoultl give place to an active , prosperous , and brilliant statesvhen it mi
svaking , ght be enabled to attain and maintain the position to svhich its character , its principles , and its venerable antiquity so fairly entitle it . The simple fact , that a Grand Conclave , — that fading recollection of the more aged Knights , svhich had once in the memory of living man been held by his late Royal Highness the Grand Alaster of the Order , —svas actually in operative existence , appeared at once to promise the fulfilment of enthusiastic anticipations of a brilliant future . It is , perhaps , too soon critically to enquire hosv far the intervening period may have given rise to matters tending to cool these anient expectations ; hut it is bv no means too earlv to observe
upon the proceedings of the Grand Conclave as affecting the immediate and permanent interests of the Order , and to endeavour to call attention to matters svhich may exert a prejudicial influence on those interests . The point svhich I select for present observation is connected svith the position of tlie Order in regard to Freemasonry in this country . It appears that a circular letter has been addressed b y the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Knights Templar in England to all Royal Arch Chapters , requesting a return of members of such Chapters to be made to the Grand Conclave of Knights Templar . The object of this
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Lexicon.
professor in Brunssvick ) Discourse upon the Influence of Secret Societies upon the Welfare of Mankind , " ( Freyberg by Bro . Gerlach , 366 pages , in 8 vo . ) svith an appendix , from folio 66 , containing an impartial account of his previous connection svith the Lotlge at the Golden Apple . In tliis appendix there are also notes upon the recent occurrences in the Lodge at the Three Ssvords . Separated from all connection svith the LodgesBro . Alossdorf ' s active participation in Lodge business has
, entirely ceased , yet he still continues to take a deep interest in everything connected svith Freemasonry and the Alasonic Brotherhood ; and he has , as it appears from a notice in the Pocket-book , by Bro . Gerlach , for the years 1816 and 1817 , pages 220-236 , undertaken to superintend the publishing of a " Handbook to a Knosvledge of all tlie Mysteries antl Secret Societies of ancient and modern ages , as also of individual members of the latterespecially of the . Masonic Brotherhoodand
pub-, , lications relative to it , svith critical remarks and explanatory notes and information ; " in forty - tsvo ru bricks , svhich Bro . Mossdorf has had ample means of collecting since he first entered into the society . We may also shortly expect from the pen of Bro . A'lossdorf a svork svith the title of " Communications to reflecting Freemasons , " svhich can only be delivered to Masons , and Bro . Gerlach , Bookseller , in Freyberg in Erzgebirg svill undertake to deliver them .
The Grand Conclave Of Knights Templar And The Royal Arch Degree.
THE GRAND CONCLAVE OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND THE ROYAL ARCH DEGREE .
NEARLY tsvelve months have elapsed since the Brethren of the military and religious Order of the Temple hailed svith pleasure and satisfaction the assembly of a Grand Conclave for the purpose of electing a Most Eminent and Supreme Grand Alaster of their ancient Order of Chivalry . It svas fondly anticipated that the lethean sleep into svhich the Ortler had been plunged by the svorse than neglect of the late Royal and Supreme Grand Alaster , svoultl give place to an active , prosperous , and brilliant statesvhen it mi
svaking , ght be enabled to attain and maintain the position to svhich its character , its principles , and its venerable antiquity so fairly entitle it . The simple fact , that a Grand Conclave , — that fading recollection of the more aged Knights , svhich had once in the memory of living man been held by his late Royal Highness the Grand Alaster of the Order , —svas actually in operative existence , appeared at once to promise the fulfilment of enthusiastic anticipations of a brilliant future . It is , perhaps , too soon critically to enquire hosv far the intervening period may have given rise to matters tending to cool these anient expectations ; hut it is bv no means too earlv to observe
upon the proceedings of the Grand Conclave as affecting the immediate and permanent interests of the Order , and to endeavour to call attention to matters svhich may exert a prejudicial influence on those interests . The point svhich I select for present observation is connected svith the position of tlie Order in regard to Freemasonry in this country . It appears that a circular letter has been addressed b y the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Knights Templar in England to all Royal Arch Chapters , requesting a return of members of such Chapters to be made to the Grand Conclave of Knights Templar . The object of this