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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 3 of 5 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
St . John ' s Lodge Apollo , at the Three Acacias , founded the , 24 th June , 1801 . and constituted from Regensberg Sth August , 1 . 801 . From which , arose the St . John ' s Lodge Apollo , under which name she joined the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in 1805 . In the year 1815 she joined the Grand Lodge in Dresden . Leopold , Maximilian Julius , Duke of Brunswick , Royal Prussian General in Franckfort on the Oderand W . M .-of the Lodge at the
, Upright Heart , was born the 10 th October , 17 , 52 . On the 27 th April , 1785 , there was a tremendous inundation by the Oder ; in endeavouring , to rescue the sufferers he lost his own life in the waves . A school founded by him at Franckfort on the Oder , is a proof of his philanthropy . The clothes in which he was drowned , viz ., boots , smallclothes , coat and [ waistcoat , are preserved in the collection of curiosities belonging to the Grand Lodge , at the Three Globes , Berlin .
, [ Lernaisches System . —The Lernaical system was introduced into Germany frorn France , but has long been extinct . The Marquis of Lemais introduced it into Berlin himself in 1758 . Its objects were the philosophia arcana and the philosopher ' s stone . In the year 1762 he founded a . Grand Chapter at Berlin , under the title of Knights of Jerusalem . . -- . ¦ , . ' . Lessikg . —^ Gottfried Ephraim , born at Kamenz , in the Neiderlausitz , the [ 22 hd January 1729 and died 15 th February , 1781 at Wolfenbutel ,,
, , , where he was librarian to the Duke of Brunswick . This member of the Order was a very learned man , and is known in the literary world by his dramatic works , for who does not know his" Minna of Barnhelm , " ^[ Eniily Galloti , " and "Nathan the Wise . " His literary works amount to about thirty volumes . He , in company with Nicolai and Mendelsohn ^ fouridedthe well-known library of the fine arts in Leipzig ; and he also /;
published his literary letters in Berlin , which have contributed so much to forma better taste in Germany . His work , in six volumes , ' ? History : aind Literature , " from the treasures of the ducal library in Wolfenbutel ,, contributed much towards explaining and simplifying theological science . He ) . has proved himself a learned and deeply investigating Mason . ; by _ his .: tract , " . Ernst and Falk , a dialogue for Freemasons , 1778 / ' which is ; wprthy . of , perusal by every reflecting Brother . , , :.: ; : { : ; % > bo . ' i . LeucKtend . — -Means here unanimous ; a ballot is unanimous when-:
there are ho . black balls . . This unanimity must be , founded / upon ; the . ; proper exercise , of the rules and regulations laid down forrput-guklaiice ' . in . this important part . of . our duty , and , a perfect unanimity in the . opi-. ; nions ; of the Brethren on the moral character pf the candidate , . sx . rr . u .-jd ' . Leuchier , die dreiGrossen . Candles or torches . —The three great , are v not-, to , be : confounded , -with the three great lights . , They-are , merely candles or torches , or they may be . called pillars . with torches . ijy ., i ¦ . ¦¦< .-aii
yLicht . — -Light iS ; a . great and sublime symbol ;;; but weuptppt mean : the light of the eye , but the light of / knowledge . - ; rThe' naturally-blindiis : , often , the , possessor ; of . more light than those , ; who see .:: !; : Light . candA warmth . are Intimately connected ; without both : ; nbt a : ; singlesblades . ofs grass ppuld spring put of the ground .. He who . seeks , for lighfcupon anyy subject seeks ; for , truth , and to , him .: ityis : saidj : GiveMni'dighi- ! . ii : > Iie :. receives , thereby , the permissipn to , draw :: nearer-Jight . andjtru " th , aridJto make them his . own ., Tlhe : . light ; of . a-ycandlevjprj . bf . theveyesji . niusthofc-i
bgjCpnfounded withthis , lig ht ; ,, The light ; of ja-icaridleaistproduced ) hyls natural causes , ; but , the light of knowledge : descends ,, frorn above ,-anditheo lightjpf jthe , eye-frequently charms us to , sensual / enjoynientsju Ineveryw ag ^ and uatipn ,, andyin / , every . _ reji gipn , yand ; in-, ' all . i .. tEg jriysteriesiofttheri
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
St . John ' s Lodge Apollo , at the Three Acacias , founded the , 24 th June , 1801 . and constituted from Regensberg Sth August , 1 . 801 . From which , arose the St . John ' s Lodge Apollo , under which name she joined the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in 1805 . In the year 1815 she joined the Grand Lodge in Dresden . Leopold , Maximilian Julius , Duke of Brunswick , Royal Prussian General in Franckfort on the Oderand W . M .-of the Lodge at the
, Upright Heart , was born the 10 th October , 17 , 52 . On the 27 th April , 1785 , there was a tremendous inundation by the Oder ; in endeavouring , to rescue the sufferers he lost his own life in the waves . A school founded by him at Franckfort on the Oder , is a proof of his philanthropy . The clothes in which he was drowned , viz ., boots , smallclothes , coat and [ waistcoat , are preserved in the collection of curiosities belonging to the Grand Lodge , at the Three Globes , Berlin .
, [ Lernaisches System . —The Lernaical system was introduced into Germany frorn France , but has long been extinct . The Marquis of Lemais introduced it into Berlin himself in 1758 . Its objects were the philosophia arcana and the philosopher ' s stone . In the year 1762 he founded a . Grand Chapter at Berlin , under the title of Knights of Jerusalem . . -- . ¦ , . ' . Lessikg . —^ Gottfried Ephraim , born at Kamenz , in the Neiderlausitz , the [ 22 hd January 1729 and died 15 th February , 1781 at Wolfenbutel ,,
, , , where he was librarian to the Duke of Brunswick . This member of the Order was a very learned man , and is known in the literary world by his dramatic works , for who does not know his" Minna of Barnhelm , " ^[ Eniily Galloti , " and "Nathan the Wise . " His literary works amount to about thirty volumes . He , in company with Nicolai and Mendelsohn ^ fouridedthe well-known library of the fine arts in Leipzig ; and he also /;
published his literary letters in Berlin , which have contributed so much to forma better taste in Germany . His work , in six volumes , ' ? History : aind Literature , " from the treasures of the ducal library in Wolfenbutel ,, contributed much towards explaining and simplifying theological science . He ) . has proved himself a learned and deeply investigating Mason . ; by _ his .: tract , " . Ernst and Falk , a dialogue for Freemasons , 1778 / ' which is ; wprthy . of , perusal by every reflecting Brother . , , :.: ; : { : ; % > bo . ' i . LeucKtend . — -Means here unanimous ; a ballot is unanimous when-:
there are ho . black balls . . This unanimity must be , founded / upon ; the . ; proper exercise , of the rules and regulations laid down forrput-guklaiice ' . in . this important part . of . our duty , and , a perfect unanimity in the . opi-. ; nions ; of the Brethren on the moral character pf the candidate , . sx . rr . u .-jd ' . Leuchier , die dreiGrossen . Candles or torches . —The three great , are v not-, to , be : confounded , -with the three great lights . , They-are , merely candles or torches , or they may be . called pillars . with torches . ijy ., i ¦ . ¦¦< .-aii
yLicht . — -Light iS ; a . great and sublime symbol ;;; but weuptppt mean : the light of the eye , but the light of / knowledge . - ; rThe' naturally-blindiis : , often , the , possessor ; of . more light than those , ; who see .:: !; : Light . candA warmth . are Intimately connected ; without both : ; nbt a : ; singlesblades . ofs grass ppuld spring put of the ground .. He who . seeks , for lighfcupon anyy subject seeks ; for , truth , and to , him .: ityis : saidj : GiveMni'dighi- ! . ii : > Iie :. receives , thereby , the permissipn to , draw :: nearer-Jight . andjtru " th , aridJto make them his . own ., Tlhe : . light ; of . a-ycandlevjprj . bf . theveyesji . niusthofc-i
bgjCpnfounded withthis , lig ht ; ,, The light ; of ja-icaridleaistproduced ) hyls natural causes , ; but , the light of knowledge : descends ,, frorn above ,-anditheo lightjpf jthe , eye-frequently charms us to , sensual / enjoynientsju Ineveryw ag ^ and uatipn ,, andyin / , every . _ reji gipn , yand ; in-, ' all . i .. tEg jriysteriesiofttheri