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The Freemasons Lexicon.*
THE FREEMASONS LEXICON . *
TRANSLATED EXPRESSLY FOR THE FrtEE . HAS 0 . Vs ' QUAIITEIILY REVIEW . [ Coiaini / cn / iom page 271 ! . ) Ribel . Bible . —Amongst the great lights of Freemasonry the Hol y Bible is the greatest . By it we are taught to rule and govern our faith . Without this sacred light we find no Masonic altar . Without it no Lodge is perfect ; neither can any one be legallinitiated into the Order
y unless he believes in the grand truths which are therein contained , unless he supports and is supported by that blessed book . The square and the compasses stimulate us to investigate into the truths which are therein contained ; for truth , justice and mercy are best supported by true religion . By it we are taught " In the beginning was the "WORD . " The sacred writings are a symbolical chain , by which we are all united in the bonds of brotherly love and universal philanthrophy , as John
the meek and lowly disciple of Jesus says in his gospel . In this blessed book is to be found the true rule b y which every real christian will endeavour to regulate his conduct , whether he is a Lutheran , a member of the Reformed Church , a Roman Catholic , or a member of the Greek Church . He who is a true christian can swear upon the Gospel of St . John , and his mind will be duly impressed with the sanctity of his oath . He who is not a christian cannot , dare not , neither ought he to be allowed to swear upon this holy book . Bibliotlickar . Librarian . —For a number of years past the most respectable Lodges of Freemasons have had libraries ancl museums of
antiquities and natural curiosities attached to them . Those libraries are not confined to Masonic works alone ( although the collection of them ought to be as perfect as possible , ) but of all that is useful and valuable in literature . The funds are generally formed by appropriating a small portion of the initiation fees to the library , and by members presenting copies of valuable works to it . One of the Brethren , who has devoted a portion of his time to literary subjects , is the appointed librarian , to
whom the Brethren must apply , should they want the use of any of the books . Every Lodge ought to make a rule of having a good ancl wellassorted library , for by so doing they not only prove their own attachment to the liberal arts and sciences , but that they are doing all in their power to cultivate a similar taste in their younger Brethren . Von Bielfeld . Jacob Frederick Freiherr . —Born at Hamburgh about the year 1716 , and died 5 th April 1770 ( although out of office , ) Chief
Inspector of the Prussian University , upon his own estate , Treben in Aytenburgh . According to his familiar epistles , he presented wedding gloves about the 6 th February 1738 , ancl it is very probable that it was about the same time that he was initiated into the Order . He is well known in the literary world by some valuable works , particularly by his Familiar Ep istles . When Frederick the Great was initiated into the Order as Crown Prince , at Brunswick , he was one of the deputies sent
from Hamburgh . He was the principal person who induced the monarch , at the commencement of his reign , to found the Grand Lodge , the Three Globes , at Berlin , and was Grand Master of it some years .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons Lexicon.*
THE FREEMASONS LEXICON . *
TRANSLATED EXPRESSLY FOR THE FrtEE . HAS 0 . Vs ' QUAIITEIILY REVIEW . [ Coiaini / cn / iom page 271 ! . ) Ribel . Bible . —Amongst the great lights of Freemasonry the Hol y Bible is the greatest . By it we are taught to rule and govern our faith . Without this sacred light we find no Masonic altar . Without it no Lodge is perfect ; neither can any one be legallinitiated into the Order
y unless he believes in the grand truths which are therein contained , unless he supports and is supported by that blessed book . The square and the compasses stimulate us to investigate into the truths which are therein contained ; for truth , justice and mercy are best supported by true religion . By it we are taught " In the beginning was the "WORD . " The sacred writings are a symbolical chain , by which we are all united in the bonds of brotherly love and universal philanthrophy , as John
the meek and lowly disciple of Jesus says in his gospel . In this blessed book is to be found the true rule b y which every real christian will endeavour to regulate his conduct , whether he is a Lutheran , a member of the Reformed Church , a Roman Catholic , or a member of the Greek Church . He who is a true christian can swear upon the Gospel of St . John , and his mind will be duly impressed with the sanctity of his oath . He who is not a christian cannot , dare not , neither ought he to be allowed to swear upon this holy book . Bibliotlickar . Librarian . —For a number of years past the most respectable Lodges of Freemasons have had libraries ancl museums of
antiquities and natural curiosities attached to them . Those libraries are not confined to Masonic works alone ( although the collection of them ought to be as perfect as possible , ) but of all that is useful and valuable in literature . The funds are generally formed by appropriating a small portion of the initiation fees to the library , and by members presenting copies of valuable works to it . One of the Brethren , who has devoted a portion of his time to literary subjects , is the appointed librarian , to
whom the Brethren must apply , should they want the use of any of the books . Every Lodge ought to make a rule of having a good ancl wellassorted library , for by so doing they not only prove their own attachment to the liberal arts and sciences , but that they are doing all in their power to cultivate a similar taste in their younger Brethren . Von Bielfeld . Jacob Frederick Freiherr . —Born at Hamburgh about the year 1716 , and died 5 th April 1770 ( although out of office , ) Chief
Inspector of the Prussian University , upon his own estate , Treben in Aytenburgh . According to his familiar epistles , he presented wedding gloves about the 6 th February 1738 , ancl it is very probable that it was about the same time that he was initiated into the Order . He is well known in the literary world by some valuable works , particularly by his Familiar Ep istles . When Frederick the Great was initiated into the Order as Crown Prince , at Brunswick , he was one of the deputies sent
from Hamburgh . He was the principal person who induced the monarch , at the commencement of his reign , to found the Grand Lodge , the Three Globes , at Berlin , and was Grand Master of it some years .