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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
present name , Minerva Zu den drei Palmen . She joined the , ( at that time so called ) system ofthe Strict Observance , and afterwards the Grand Lodge Union in Germany , in connexion with the most ancient and honourable Scottish and St . John ' s Lodges , who elected the royal Brother , Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick and Luneberg , to be their General Grand Master , and received from the royal Brother Charles , Duke of Curland Konigl , Pohlnischen find Churfurstl , Sachs , Prince Protector
in Saxony , a protectorium , dated 24 th June , 1774 . In the year 1747 , a Grand Scottish St . Andrew ' s Lodge had been formed in the Minerva Lodge . After the reform in 1766 , and the constitution sanctioned by the Convent at Kohlo , this Lodge adopted the name of its royal
protector , Carl zu den drei Palmen , which has since that time exercised the rights of a Mother Lodge , and the directorii in this Orient . In the year 1773 she founded a daughter Lodge at Querfurth , under the name , Minerva zu den drei Lichtern . In the year 1754 she granted a warrant to a Lodge in Wetzlar , and in the year 1742 she founded the still flourishing Lodge at Altenburg . The Lodge Minerva at the three Palms at present belongs to no foreign Grand Lodge , but rests upon her own constitution in honourable independence ; she works by the ritual of the
united Lodges , and maintains a friendly and sisterly correspondence with all just and perfect Lodges . She possesses her own roomy and convenient hall , an important and well-selected Masonic library , a perfect collection of Masonic medals , and a beautiful model of Solomon ' s temple . Since her foundation , up to 1816 , she has led the best and worthiest of men to the Order . She opposed with all her strength the Schrop-ferical mummery which this impostor endeavoured to introduce ,
under the absurd name of Freemasonry , and by which he sought to deceive the credulous and superstitious . Besides assisting in the founding and supporting the Masonic Educational Institution at Dresden , she holds an annual juvenile festival at Christmas , at which about fifty boys and girls from the charity schools in the neighbourhood , who have distinguished themselves by their diligence and good conduct , are rewarded with clothing , linen , books ,
workboxes , and eatables . She has struck three medals : —I . The so called members' medal in 1766 , avers , the goddess Minerva sitting under three palms ; revers . the words , " Non nisi digno , M ncc LXVI ., " in a wreath . — 2 . On the death of Bro . Freiherrn von Hund Horrmeisters , der seventh province ; avers , his bust , with the inscription , " Carolus L . B . ab Hund et Altengrotkau ; " revers . an urn , with the inscription , " Pietas Fratrum , i ) . . L . v . MDOOLXXVI . "—3 . On the fifty yearly jubilee ofthe dirigirenden
ancient Scottish Grand Master of the Lodge , Duke of Hohenthal , cut by Bro . Lors ; avers , the bust of the duke , with the inscription , " Frid . Guil . comes ab Hohenthal Minervae Vates Semisaecularis ; " revers . an Egyptian sphynx reclining under a wreath , woven with ephen , oak , and acacia branches , above which was a crown , composed of nine stars , with the inscription , " Vetant Mori , " beneath , " Die in Decembris , MDCCCXIII . " There were several other Lodges in Leipzig , which are closed ; the Lodge Balduin zur Linde founded 1807 joined the Hamburg Grand
., Lodge 1809 , and the Dresden Grand Lodge 1815 . .,. . y yft [ . . The Lodge Balduin zur Linde founded a free Sunday school for ap-. p ) reritice and journeymen mechanics in 1816 , which is still in a ; flourishr ihg [ state , and in which instruction is given , partly by the Brethren and partly by . teachers , whp . are paid , by the Brethren , in reading ,, writing , arithmetic , and the German language .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
present name , Minerva Zu den drei Palmen . She joined the , ( at that time so called ) system ofthe Strict Observance , and afterwards the Grand Lodge Union in Germany , in connexion with the most ancient and honourable Scottish and St . John ' s Lodges , who elected the royal Brother , Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick and Luneberg , to be their General Grand Master , and received from the royal Brother Charles , Duke of Curland Konigl , Pohlnischen find Churfurstl , Sachs , Prince Protector
in Saxony , a protectorium , dated 24 th June , 1774 . In the year 1747 , a Grand Scottish St . Andrew ' s Lodge had been formed in the Minerva Lodge . After the reform in 1766 , and the constitution sanctioned by the Convent at Kohlo , this Lodge adopted the name of its royal
protector , Carl zu den drei Palmen , which has since that time exercised the rights of a Mother Lodge , and the directorii in this Orient . In the year 1773 she founded a daughter Lodge at Querfurth , under the name , Minerva zu den drei Lichtern . In the year 1754 she granted a warrant to a Lodge in Wetzlar , and in the year 1742 she founded the still flourishing Lodge at Altenburg . The Lodge Minerva at the three Palms at present belongs to no foreign Grand Lodge , but rests upon her own constitution in honourable independence ; she works by the ritual of the
united Lodges , and maintains a friendly and sisterly correspondence with all just and perfect Lodges . She possesses her own roomy and convenient hall , an important and well-selected Masonic library , a perfect collection of Masonic medals , and a beautiful model of Solomon ' s temple . Since her foundation , up to 1816 , she has led the best and worthiest of men to the Order . She opposed with all her strength the Schrop-ferical mummery which this impostor endeavoured to introduce ,
under the absurd name of Freemasonry , and by which he sought to deceive the credulous and superstitious . Besides assisting in the founding and supporting the Masonic Educational Institution at Dresden , she holds an annual juvenile festival at Christmas , at which about fifty boys and girls from the charity schools in the neighbourhood , who have distinguished themselves by their diligence and good conduct , are rewarded with clothing , linen , books ,
workboxes , and eatables . She has struck three medals : —I . The so called members' medal in 1766 , avers , the goddess Minerva sitting under three palms ; revers . the words , " Non nisi digno , M ncc LXVI ., " in a wreath . — 2 . On the death of Bro . Freiherrn von Hund Horrmeisters , der seventh province ; avers , his bust , with the inscription , " Carolus L . B . ab Hund et Altengrotkau ; " revers . an urn , with the inscription , " Pietas Fratrum , i ) . . L . v . MDOOLXXVI . "—3 . On the fifty yearly jubilee ofthe dirigirenden
ancient Scottish Grand Master of the Lodge , Duke of Hohenthal , cut by Bro . Lors ; avers , the bust of the duke , with the inscription , " Frid . Guil . comes ab Hohenthal Minervae Vates Semisaecularis ; " revers . an Egyptian sphynx reclining under a wreath , woven with ephen , oak , and acacia branches , above which was a crown , composed of nine stars , with the inscription , " Vetant Mori , " beneath , " Die in Decembris , MDCCCXIII . " There were several other Lodges in Leipzig , which are closed ; the Lodge Balduin zur Linde founded 1807 joined the Hamburg Grand
., Lodge 1809 , and the Dresden Grand Lodge 1815 . .,. . y yft [ . . The Lodge Balduin zur Linde founded a free Sunday school for ap-. p ) reritice and journeymen mechanics in 1816 , which is still in a ; flourishr ihg [ state , and in which instruction is given , partly by the Brethren and partly by . teachers , whp . are paid , by the Brethren , in reading ,, writing , arithmetic , and the German language .