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Article THE EARLY MASONTC WRITERS.* ← Page 6 of 8 →
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The Early Masontc Writers.*
charitable tendencies . They excited no factious resistance to established authorities , conspired in no turbulent and seditious schemes , exaggerated no grievances , nor even joined in the clamours of popular discontent . Making it a rule never to speak evil of dignities , nor to interfere with lawful authority , they , at all times and in all places ,
supported the character and obtained the praise of liege subjects and good citizens . " p . 199 . He gives some able instructions on the best way of defending Masonry ; and concludes his labours as Grand Chaplain with a valedictory discourse , which is calculated to impress every heart . The dissertation on the Tessara Hospitalis , which is added ,
is also most important to Freemasons , as it seems to have been used in former times as a symbol of universal brotherhood . The word Tessera had four distinct meanings : first , it signified a watchword used by the sentinels in time of war , to prevent the camp from being surprised by the enemy ; this was called Tessera militaris . Secondly , the Tessera frumentaria was a ticket or token given to the poor , by showing which at certain seasons of the year , public charity was distributed amongst them , either in
money or in food ; if in money it was called Tessera nummaria . Thirdly , the Tessera hospitalis was a token of wood , or other substance , which was divided between two friends , who mutually engaged to support each other , whenever assistance should be demanded . This ticket was carefully preserved in families , and being handed
down to their posterity , the full force of the obligation was retained . Lastly , Tessera signified a die , and these Tesserae , or dice , were used in several games . There were other kinds of Tesseraj , or tickets , made of ivory or bone , given to gladiators in testimony of their having fought in public . Tessera hospitalis is said to have been either public
or private . We find among the inscriptions published by Gruter , instances of two municipal towns which put themselves under the patronage of the Roman governor ; and the reciprocal engagement between them , engraved on two copper plates in the form of an oblong square , with a pediment at the topis called in both Tessera hospitalis . The
, design of it was to cultivate or maintain a lasting friendship between private persons and their families , and gave a mutual claim to the contracting parties and their descendants of a reception and kind treatment at each other ' s
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Early Masontc Writers.*
charitable tendencies . They excited no factious resistance to established authorities , conspired in no turbulent and seditious schemes , exaggerated no grievances , nor even joined in the clamours of popular discontent . Making it a rule never to speak evil of dignities , nor to interfere with lawful authority , they , at all times and in all places ,
supported the character and obtained the praise of liege subjects and good citizens . " p . 199 . He gives some able instructions on the best way of defending Masonry ; and concludes his labours as Grand Chaplain with a valedictory discourse , which is calculated to impress every heart . The dissertation on the Tessara Hospitalis , which is added ,
is also most important to Freemasons , as it seems to have been used in former times as a symbol of universal brotherhood . The word Tessera had four distinct meanings : first , it signified a watchword used by the sentinels in time of war , to prevent the camp from being surprised by the enemy ; this was called Tessera militaris . Secondly , the Tessera frumentaria was a ticket or token given to the poor , by showing which at certain seasons of the year , public charity was distributed amongst them , either in
money or in food ; if in money it was called Tessera nummaria . Thirdly , the Tessera hospitalis was a token of wood , or other substance , which was divided between two friends , who mutually engaged to support each other , whenever assistance should be demanded . This ticket was carefully preserved in families , and being handed
down to their posterity , the full force of the obligation was retained . Lastly , Tessera signified a die , and these Tesserae , or dice , were used in several games . There were other kinds of Tesseraj , or tickets , made of ivory or bone , given to gladiators in testimony of their having fought in public . Tessera hospitalis is said to have been either public
or private . We find among the inscriptions published by Gruter , instances of two municipal towns which put themselves under the patronage of the Roman governor ; and the reciprocal engagement between them , engraved on two copper plates in the form of an oblong square , with a pediment at the topis called in both Tessera hospitalis . The
, design of it was to cultivate or maintain a lasting friendship between private persons and their families , and gave a mutual claim to the contracting parties and their descendants of a reception and kind treatment at each other ' s