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Article THE FREEMASONS LEXICON.* ← Page 4 of 13 →
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The Freemasons Lexicon.*
Court of Directors . This was the system of the Strict Observance of which the Grand Duke Frederick , the hero of the seven' years war , was Grand Master , which office he held up to the time of his death , after which the Order was broken up . In 1775 a Convent , or Conference of the Strict Observance ivas held here from the 2 ' 2 ml of May until the 6 th of July , where the Orders of the Knights Templars and of the Adepts -were discussedand in which conference the " Clerici" of the
, Temple Order appeared , but were not acknowledged . Brunswick is also the Orient in which Frederick the Great was brought to light . In the year 1771 the Lodge Charles Union founded an institution for instructing young people in mathematics , history , drawing , & c & c , but limited their foundation to four pupils . During the famine in 1772 this Lodge fed above fifty people every day for some months , and this prevented them from extending their foundation . Some time after this
the whole of the Lodges in Brunswick united , and altered the school , so that they could instruct twelve pupils . To encourage them in their studies , Duke Ferdinand caused a silver medal to be struck , which was given to the best scholar at the annual examination ( which took place in presence of the Duke , and of all the members of the various Lodges , ) as a reward for industry and good conduct . This institution has since been more extended , and the Brethren also support a society for widows
adn orphans . In Brunswick there was formerly St . John ' s Lodge Jonathan , founded , from London , 1738 , and closed 176 S . St . John ' s Lodge Charles the Union , founded 1770 , also from London . Scottish Lodge , at the Nine Stars . Grand Lodge , founded 6 th February 1775 , by Duke Frederick , unto which all the Lodges of the Strict Observance joined
themselves . Those four Lodges have gone down , and there is now here only the St . John ' s Lodge Charles , at the Crowned Pillar , to which the above-named Institution belongs . " The medal which has already been mentioned "for the pupils of the Institution , has upon its principal side a pillar , built upon seven steps , and surrounded with different Masonic emblems , referring to the name
of the Lodge Charles , at the Crowned Pillar . It is crowned with a Prince ' s coronet , upon which is resting an Owl , the emblem of Industry and Learning , with the inscription , "Neglecta redire virtus audet . " Beneath is the inscription , "Praemium virtutis et diligentiae . " Upon the other side is a charming landscape , watered by a stream flowing from a rock , with the inscription , " Soils et rivi beneficio surgunt , " and the year of the foundation , 1771 . The Lodge Jonathan struck a medal
in 1774 ; upon the principal side was David ancl Jonathan embracing each other , with the inscription , " Idem velle , iden nolle . " The other side had a Beehive , with a swarm of bees , and the inscription , " Odi profanum vulgus et arceo . " A third medal was also struck in 1774 ; upon the principal side it had a crowned pillar upon seven steps , surmounted by a triangle , from which rays were emitted ; the other side had three hands coming from the clouds , ivith the Square , the Level , and the
Plumb Rule . Upon the floor was an oblong square , with a charter upon it with the letter H . A fourth Brunswick " medal of 1774 , is called the Freemasons ' ' Ducal ; upon the principal side is a representation of Hercules , with his finger upon his month , with the inscription , " Favcte
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons Lexicon.*
Court of Directors . This was the system of the Strict Observance of which the Grand Duke Frederick , the hero of the seven' years war , was Grand Master , which office he held up to the time of his death , after which the Order was broken up . In 1775 a Convent , or Conference of the Strict Observance ivas held here from the 2 ' 2 ml of May until the 6 th of July , where the Orders of the Knights Templars and of the Adepts -were discussedand in which conference the " Clerici" of the
, Temple Order appeared , but were not acknowledged . Brunswick is also the Orient in which Frederick the Great was brought to light . In the year 1771 the Lodge Charles Union founded an institution for instructing young people in mathematics , history , drawing , & c & c , but limited their foundation to four pupils . During the famine in 1772 this Lodge fed above fifty people every day for some months , and this prevented them from extending their foundation . Some time after this
the whole of the Lodges in Brunswick united , and altered the school , so that they could instruct twelve pupils . To encourage them in their studies , Duke Ferdinand caused a silver medal to be struck , which was given to the best scholar at the annual examination ( which took place in presence of the Duke , and of all the members of the various Lodges , ) as a reward for industry and good conduct . This institution has since been more extended , and the Brethren also support a society for widows
adn orphans . In Brunswick there was formerly St . John ' s Lodge Jonathan , founded , from London , 1738 , and closed 176 S . St . John ' s Lodge Charles the Union , founded 1770 , also from London . Scottish Lodge , at the Nine Stars . Grand Lodge , founded 6 th February 1775 , by Duke Frederick , unto which all the Lodges of the Strict Observance joined
themselves . Those four Lodges have gone down , and there is now here only the St . John ' s Lodge Charles , at the Crowned Pillar , to which the above-named Institution belongs . " The medal which has already been mentioned "for the pupils of the Institution , has upon its principal side a pillar , built upon seven steps , and surrounded with different Masonic emblems , referring to the name
of the Lodge Charles , at the Crowned Pillar . It is crowned with a Prince ' s coronet , upon which is resting an Owl , the emblem of Industry and Learning , with the inscription , "Neglecta redire virtus audet . " Beneath is the inscription , "Praemium virtutis et diligentiae . " Upon the other side is a charming landscape , watered by a stream flowing from a rock , with the inscription , " Soils et rivi beneficio surgunt , " and the year of the foundation , 1771 . The Lodge Jonathan struck a medal
in 1774 ; upon the principal side was David ancl Jonathan embracing each other , with the inscription , " Idem velle , iden nolle . " The other side had a Beehive , with a swarm of bees , and the inscription , " Odi profanum vulgus et arceo . " A third medal was also struck in 1774 ; upon the principal side it had a crowned pillar upon seven steps , surmounted by a triangle , from which rays were emitted ; the other side had three hands coming from the clouds , ivith the Square , the Level , and the
Plumb Rule . Upon the floor was an oblong square , with a charter upon it with the letter H . A fourth Brunswick " medal of 1774 , is called the Freemasons ' ' Ducal ; upon the principal side is a representation of Hercules , with his finger upon his month , with the inscription , " Favcte