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Article THE FREEMASONS LEXICON.* ← Page 2 of 13 →
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The Freemasons Lexicon.*
He served the Prussian family fifteen years , and then retired into privau life upon his own estates . Biester . Johan Erich . —Was born at Lubec 17 th November 174 S , and died 20 th February 1 S 1 G ; Chief Royal Librarian and Member of the Royal Academy of Science at Berlin . A man of most extensive knowledge , and whose labours contributed much to promote the cause of literature and sciencethe proofs of which are to be found in the
, many valuable writings he has left , and in the Berlin Monthly Magazine , published by him , in company with Nicolai and Gedicke . In his controversial work with Starke there is much valuable information concerning Freemasonry , in which Order he had obtained the highest degree . He belonged to the Grand Lodge at Berlin , in which Lodge he held the office of Grand Lecturer up to the time of his death . He was also W . M . of the Lodge at the Golden Plough .
Fon Bischofswerder , Johan Rudolph . —Hoyal Prussian General aud Cabinet Minister , died in October 1 S 03 . A very celebrated person in the time of Frederick William II ., partly on account of his knowing so well how to manage that monarch , and partly on account of his zeal in promoting the Rosicrucian system , and his attachment to that Order . Bleu . Blue . —This colour of truth is highly prized by every Freemason ; and the more he makes bis clothing of the mantle of Truth
, the greater will be his progress in real knowledge . The clothing blue and gold , or gold and azure , is an ornament of the greatest value . The unchangeable heavens are blue or azure , and its golden ornaments are the Sun , the Moon , and the Stars . Blctu Grade . Blue Degrees . —The three first degrees are cloathed in
or ornamented with blue , from whence this name is derived . The following degrees have not the same uniformity in their outward appearance . Blue is the colour of Truth or Fidelity ; and it is a remarkable fact that the Brethren have ever remained true to the blue degrees , while the authenticity of the other degrees has often been disputed , ancl in many places altogether denied . Under the reign of William the Third of England , blue was adopted as the favourite colour of the Craft .
Bleiwage Wasserwage , Richtbrett oder Setzwuge . Level . —Tlie Level is used by operative Masons to lay levels and to prove horizontals . It is the duty of the foreman or superintendent of every building frequently to prove the various parts of the building by the level , in the course of its erection , and he who neglects this important part of his duty lays himself open to severe censure . Bode . Johan Joachim Christoph . —A man who has rendered very
valuable services to the cause of Freemasonry , He was born on the 16 th January 1730 , of very poor parents , and died on the 13 th December 1793 , in Weimar , a Privy Councillor of Hesse Darmstadt . In his youth he . studied music in Brunswick , under the city musician Kroll , as hautboist , ancl was made a member of the city band . His love for music drew him to Helmstadt , where he studied under a virtuoso upon the bassoon ; and it was in this city that with assistance of a few friends , he not only
made himself acquainted with various languages , but also made a good progress in the study of the arts and sciences . From Helmstadt he returned to Celle as a hautboist , ancl in 1757 he went to Hamburgh , and commenced business as a bookseller , was initiated into the Order , and obtained very great celebrity by various translations , viz . Yorick ' s Sentimental Travels , Humphrey Clinker ' s Travels , The Life of Tristram Shandy , The Vicar of AVakefield , and the History of Tom Jones . By
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons Lexicon.*
He served the Prussian family fifteen years , and then retired into privau life upon his own estates . Biester . Johan Erich . —Was born at Lubec 17 th November 174 S , and died 20 th February 1 S 1 G ; Chief Royal Librarian and Member of the Royal Academy of Science at Berlin . A man of most extensive knowledge , and whose labours contributed much to promote the cause of literature and sciencethe proofs of which are to be found in the
, many valuable writings he has left , and in the Berlin Monthly Magazine , published by him , in company with Nicolai and Gedicke . In his controversial work with Starke there is much valuable information concerning Freemasonry , in which Order he had obtained the highest degree . He belonged to the Grand Lodge at Berlin , in which Lodge he held the office of Grand Lecturer up to the time of his death . He was also W . M . of the Lodge at the Golden Plough .
Fon Bischofswerder , Johan Rudolph . —Hoyal Prussian General aud Cabinet Minister , died in October 1 S 03 . A very celebrated person in the time of Frederick William II ., partly on account of his knowing so well how to manage that monarch , and partly on account of his zeal in promoting the Rosicrucian system , and his attachment to that Order . Bleu . Blue . —This colour of truth is highly prized by every Freemason ; and the more he makes bis clothing of the mantle of Truth
, the greater will be his progress in real knowledge . The clothing blue and gold , or gold and azure , is an ornament of the greatest value . The unchangeable heavens are blue or azure , and its golden ornaments are the Sun , the Moon , and the Stars . Blctu Grade . Blue Degrees . —The three first degrees are cloathed in
or ornamented with blue , from whence this name is derived . The following degrees have not the same uniformity in their outward appearance . Blue is the colour of Truth or Fidelity ; and it is a remarkable fact that the Brethren have ever remained true to the blue degrees , while the authenticity of the other degrees has often been disputed , ancl in many places altogether denied . Under the reign of William the Third of England , blue was adopted as the favourite colour of the Craft .
Bleiwage Wasserwage , Richtbrett oder Setzwuge . Level . —Tlie Level is used by operative Masons to lay levels and to prove horizontals . It is the duty of the foreman or superintendent of every building frequently to prove the various parts of the building by the level , in the course of its erection , and he who neglects this important part of his duty lays himself open to severe censure . Bode . Johan Joachim Christoph . —A man who has rendered very
valuable services to the cause of Freemasonry , He was born on the 16 th January 1730 , of very poor parents , and died on the 13 th December 1793 , in Weimar , a Privy Councillor of Hesse Darmstadt . In his youth he . studied music in Brunswick , under the city musician Kroll , as hautboist , ancl was made a member of the city band . His love for music drew him to Helmstadt , where he studied under a virtuoso upon the bassoon ; and it was in this city that with assistance of a few friends , he not only
made himself acquainted with various languages , but also made a good progress in the study of the arts and sciences . From Helmstadt he returned to Celle as a hautboist , ancl in 1757 he went to Hamburgh , and commenced business as a bookseller , was initiated into the Order , and obtained very great celebrity by various translations , viz . Yorick ' s Sentimental Travels , Humphrey Clinker ' s Travels , The Life of Tristram Shandy , The Vicar of AVakefield , and the History of Tom Jones . By