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Article THE FREEMASONS LEXICON.* ← Page 7 of 13 →
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The Freemasons Lexicon.*
object they took vows of celibacy , poverty , and obedience to their chiefs . The expense of maintaining this brotherhood , and of keeping in repairs the roads , bridges , & c . & c . which they had built , was defrayed by alms , gifts , and legacies from pious people . All which we now know of the origin of the Order of Bridge Brethren rest upon a bull issued b y Pope Clement the Third in the year 1189 , to one of their superiors called Raymond . It is said therein that the holfather following the le
y examp of his predecessor , Lucius III . 1182 , took this brotherhood and all its possessions under his most especial protection as a mark of his respect and gratitude to the Order for the many benefits they had conferred upon mankind , not only by building the bridge of Bor ' Pas , three miles from Avignon , but for their mercy , liberality , & c . & c . They built many other bridges , ancl the celebrated bridge " Pont St . Esprit , " in the Departement de Gard in former timescalled portus Sancti Saturnini
, , is a beautiful and lasting monument of the industry , skill , ancl activity of this brotherhood . Its foundation was laid on the 21 st August , 1265 , and near it , as well as near the bridge of Avignon , they built an hospital ancl a house for the Order , in which they lodged and refreshed travellers . It is believed that the Knights Hospitallers of St . John in Jerusalem , as _ well as the Maltese Knights , or Knights of Malta , originated from this Order . So much is certainthat the possessions of tliese Brethren
, in Bor Pas came into the hands of the Knights of Malta . Burge Pat fie oder Cavent . Surety , Godfather , or Bail . —This is commonl y undertaken by the Brother who proposes a candidate , he becomes surety for him , that he will pay the customary fees of initiation , and that the candidate will perform all those duties which the Craft
requires from him . If the candidate is accepted by the Lodge it then becomes the duty of the Brother who proposed him to encourage him , ancl to endeavour to lead him forward to the performance of every moral and social virtue , should he do this part of his duty , then the Lodge cannot punish him if the Brother whom he has proposed falls from the path of virtue . It is therefore a duty imposed upon every Brother who proposes a candidate that he should make himself intimately acquainted
with his moral character to prevent bringing a scandal upon himself and the community at large . Cabbala . Jewish Tradition . —This was amongst the ancient Jews a mystical philosophy inasmuch as they professed to possess cabalistical secrets from the earliest ages , even from the days of Adam . There was also a philosophical cabala which had its . origin in Egypt . Modern cabalists have introduced many things intothis so called scienceand
, , have divided into symbolical and real cabala ., . In the symbolical cabala the secrets of numbers is taught , and the ' real cabala is subdivided into theoretical and practical . In the , theoretical the sacred writings are explained by a host of traditions ., and the practical is , that cabala which has found the most followers as it professes to teach the art of performing miracles . As spiritual errors are frequently the subject of Masonic lectureswe could not pass the word cabala without notice .
, Cagliostro . —The self-styled duke , really Ginseppa Balsamo , has made a most improper use of Freemasonry , and thereby hurt the feelings of every good brother . He was born on the 8 th of June , 1743 , at Palermo ; studied the medical science ; was a debauched character ; practised secret deceptions of various descriptions ; and by duplicity found means to travel through the world , particularly through France , England , and Italy , —first under the name of the Marquis Pellegrini , and then under
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons Lexicon.*
object they took vows of celibacy , poverty , and obedience to their chiefs . The expense of maintaining this brotherhood , and of keeping in repairs the roads , bridges , & c . & c . which they had built , was defrayed by alms , gifts , and legacies from pious people . All which we now know of the origin of the Order of Bridge Brethren rest upon a bull issued b y Pope Clement the Third in the year 1189 , to one of their superiors called Raymond . It is said therein that the holfather following the le
y examp of his predecessor , Lucius III . 1182 , took this brotherhood and all its possessions under his most especial protection as a mark of his respect and gratitude to the Order for the many benefits they had conferred upon mankind , not only by building the bridge of Bor ' Pas , three miles from Avignon , but for their mercy , liberality , & c . & c . They built many other bridges , ancl the celebrated bridge " Pont St . Esprit , " in the Departement de Gard in former timescalled portus Sancti Saturnini
, , is a beautiful and lasting monument of the industry , skill , ancl activity of this brotherhood . Its foundation was laid on the 21 st August , 1265 , and near it , as well as near the bridge of Avignon , they built an hospital ancl a house for the Order , in which they lodged and refreshed travellers . It is believed that the Knights Hospitallers of St . John in Jerusalem , as _ well as the Maltese Knights , or Knights of Malta , originated from this Order . So much is certainthat the possessions of tliese Brethren
, in Bor Pas came into the hands of the Knights of Malta . Burge Pat fie oder Cavent . Surety , Godfather , or Bail . —This is commonl y undertaken by the Brother who proposes a candidate , he becomes surety for him , that he will pay the customary fees of initiation , and that the candidate will perform all those duties which the Craft
requires from him . If the candidate is accepted by the Lodge it then becomes the duty of the Brother who proposed him to encourage him , ancl to endeavour to lead him forward to the performance of every moral and social virtue , should he do this part of his duty , then the Lodge cannot punish him if the Brother whom he has proposed falls from the path of virtue . It is therefore a duty imposed upon every Brother who proposes a candidate that he should make himself intimately acquainted
with his moral character to prevent bringing a scandal upon himself and the community at large . Cabbala . Jewish Tradition . —This was amongst the ancient Jews a mystical philosophy inasmuch as they professed to possess cabalistical secrets from the earliest ages , even from the days of Adam . There was also a philosophical cabala which had its . origin in Egypt . Modern cabalists have introduced many things intothis so called scienceand
, , have divided into symbolical and real cabala ., . In the symbolical cabala the secrets of numbers is taught , and the ' real cabala is subdivided into theoretical and practical . In the , theoretical the sacred writings are explained by a host of traditions ., and the practical is , that cabala which has found the most followers as it professes to teach the art of performing miracles . As spiritual errors are frequently the subject of Masonic lectureswe could not pass the word cabala without notice .
, Cagliostro . —The self-styled duke , really Ginseppa Balsamo , has made a most improper use of Freemasonry , and thereby hurt the feelings of every good brother . He was born on the 8 th of June , 1743 , at Palermo ; studied the medical science ; was a debauched character ; practised secret deceptions of various descriptions ; and by duplicity found means to travel through the world , particularly through France , England , and Italy , —first under the name of the Marquis Pellegrini , and then under