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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 6 of 9 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
to the lodge one hundred and forty species dollars ( about 30 / . sterling ) per annum . The foundation stone was laid by the authorities of the town , and a copper plate , containing an account of this gift , was inclosed in it . Schlegel . —Johann Samuel Benedict , a merchant in Leipzic , died about the year 1803 . He was for many years Worshipful Master of the lodge at the Linden Tree in Leipzic . In the latter of his life he was
years blind , and could not attend the lodge . Pie was initiated , in the year 1764 , in the Lodge Minerva , at the Three Palms in Leipzic ; and in 1772 his attention was attracted to Schropfer , whose deceptions , by the pretended appearance of spirits , he was the first to detect , having , unnoticed , bolted a door on the inside , so that the cited spirit could not gain admission . He wrote a small work upon this event , called " J . S . B . Schlegel ' s Journal of his Intercourse with T . G . Schropfer , with
additions , many letters , " & c . & c , 1806 ; which after his death was published by his son-in-law , the publisher Kohler in Leipzic . Schlussel . Key . —The heart of man is not easily opened , and it is often very difficult for us to open our own to ourselves ; therefore every brother should remember the key , and when he looks upon it he ought to open the chamber of his heart to every gootl brother , and each one ought to find them pure , and in order for reception at all times . Schluss . Close . —When it is proper time to close the lodge it is always high midnight , and the brethren then go peaceably home , remembering that the high midnight of life may overtake them without a moment ' s wai-nincr .
Sehnur . Line . —The universal bond with which every Mason ought to be united to his Brethren , should consist of sixty threads or yarns , because , according to the ancient statutes , no lodge was allowed to have above sixty members ; but it neither depends upon the quality of the thread , nor the number of the brethren , if the bond which unites us all is composed of true brotherl y love . Schonheit . Beauty . —The Freemason is a true admirer of all the liberal arts and sciences
, hut he much more admires a beauty of his own , which stands as fast as the pillars of the earth—is immoveable and immortal . He must labour to promote peace and good-will among all mankind , and thus beautif y and adorn all the social and domestic duties of life . All his actions must be accompanied by a cheerful and attractive desire to improve , instruct , and please ; and he must ever stand forward as an example worthy of imitation b y the uninitiated . To unite and iritual
temporal sp beauty is our first duty . It is for this reason that the object of our labour is represented b y the building of a beautiful temple . All our working tools are given to us to find out symmetry proportion , and applicability . We are conducted by every step in our Order to order and harmony , the very being of beauty . We do not crawl m loathsome caverns , but our places of meeting are beautiful halls . Ihe outward tokens and clothing of our Order are composed of the most beautiful colours
. We refuse neither silk nor metals in our jewels , we rejoice in the purity of the clothing of our Order ; but more especiall y we endeavour to make the spirit of true beauty shine in our assemblies , and not to allow it to degenerate into a lifeless appearance . Schottische Maurerei . Scottish Masonry . —One of the hi"hest degrees in Freemasonry . It is derived from the disciples of the Scottish lodges and their members , who , after the beheading of Charles the First January 30 , 1649 , joined the party of the persecuted Stuarts , and fol-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
to the lodge one hundred and forty species dollars ( about 30 / . sterling ) per annum . The foundation stone was laid by the authorities of the town , and a copper plate , containing an account of this gift , was inclosed in it . Schlegel . —Johann Samuel Benedict , a merchant in Leipzic , died about the year 1803 . He was for many years Worshipful Master of the lodge at the Linden Tree in Leipzic . In the latter of his life he was
years blind , and could not attend the lodge . Pie was initiated , in the year 1764 , in the Lodge Minerva , at the Three Palms in Leipzic ; and in 1772 his attention was attracted to Schropfer , whose deceptions , by the pretended appearance of spirits , he was the first to detect , having , unnoticed , bolted a door on the inside , so that the cited spirit could not gain admission . He wrote a small work upon this event , called " J . S . B . Schlegel ' s Journal of his Intercourse with T . G . Schropfer , with
additions , many letters , " & c . & c , 1806 ; which after his death was published by his son-in-law , the publisher Kohler in Leipzic . Schlussel . Key . —The heart of man is not easily opened , and it is often very difficult for us to open our own to ourselves ; therefore every brother should remember the key , and when he looks upon it he ought to open the chamber of his heart to every gootl brother , and each one ought to find them pure , and in order for reception at all times . Schluss . Close . —When it is proper time to close the lodge it is always high midnight , and the brethren then go peaceably home , remembering that the high midnight of life may overtake them without a moment ' s wai-nincr .
Sehnur . Line . —The universal bond with which every Mason ought to be united to his Brethren , should consist of sixty threads or yarns , because , according to the ancient statutes , no lodge was allowed to have above sixty members ; but it neither depends upon the quality of the thread , nor the number of the brethren , if the bond which unites us all is composed of true brotherl y love . Schonheit . Beauty . —The Freemason is a true admirer of all the liberal arts and sciences
, hut he much more admires a beauty of his own , which stands as fast as the pillars of the earth—is immoveable and immortal . He must labour to promote peace and good-will among all mankind , and thus beautif y and adorn all the social and domestic duties of life . All his actions must be accompanied by a cheerful and attractive desire to improve , instruct , and please ; and he must ever stand forward as an example worthy of imitation b y the uninitiated . To unite and iritual
temporal sp beauty is our first duty . It is for this reason that the object of our labour is represented b y the building of a beautiful temple . All our working tools are given to us to find out symmetry proportion , and applicability . We are conducted by every step in our Order to order and harmony , the very being of beauty . We do not crawl m loathsome caverns , but our places of meeting are beautiful halls . Ihe outward tokens and clothing of our Order are composed of the most beautiful colours
. We refuse neither silk nor metals in our jewels , we rejoice in the purity of the clothing of our Order ; but more especiall y we endeavour to make the spirit of true beauty shine in our assemblies , and not to allow it to degenerate into a lifeless appearance . Schottische Maurerei . Scottish Masonry . —One of the hi"hest degrees in Freemasonry . It is derived from the disciples of the Scottish lodges and their members , who , after the beheading of Charles the First January 30 , 1649 , joined the party of the persecuted Stuarts , and fol-