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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 3 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
societies , of which there appear to have been several in the empire , were suppressed , and not permitted to exist again . The Freemasons , as obedient servants of the state , have never opened their Lodges since . Orden und Ordmtng . Order and Regularity . —In every order the spirit of regularity should reign , ancl more especially in the Order of Freemasonry . In this respect it does not even give way to the priestly orders . The Master ' s call to order reminds the Brethren of this in
every Lodge , and each one acknowledges by the sign that he is mindful of his duty . Originally the society of Freemasons was not an Order , but a fraternity , and the name Order has been introduced into England in modern times .
Orden der Gotllichen Vorsehung . Order of the Godlilce Providence . — This Order was known about the year 1785 , ancl a Duke of Montfort was named as its Grand Master . There were several princes both catholic and protestant , members of it . It is now extinct . Orgien . Orgies . —The festivals which were held in the mysteries of Bacchus were so called . Those festivals bore a bad character even then , ancl in modern times , every immoral festival or revel is called an orgie . Orient Innerstc . Innermost Orient . —This appellation was first
known in 1797 , and we understand thereby , an assembly or Lodge of Brethren who are in possession of the high degrees , and inasmuch as they are so , they ought to be able to be teachers to all the other brethren . Some also call , but not correctly , the directory of a Grancl Lodge an innermost orient .
Orphisclie Geheimnisse . Orphean Mysteries . — These mysteries were derived from Orpheus , but who he reall y was is unknown . Some assert that he was an excellent singer and player upon the lyre . Others make out that there were seven of his name , amongst whom Orpheus the Thracian distinguished himself , whom nearly all the ancients make out to be not only the inventor of the mysteries of the Grecians and Thracians , but also the founder of a particular sect or school . In the time of Theseus it was still in existenceancl it to have been
, appears absorbed , either in the other Grecian schools of philosophy , or most certainl y in that of Pythagoras . So much as we can determine from the few traces of it which are left , the Orpheans had introduced amongst themselves a certain peculiar manner of living , whereby they were distinguished from their contemporaries , ancl which they were accustomed to call the Orphean life . They abstained from eating any thing which hacl had lifeand this they carried so farthat they never offered animals
, , unto the gods , but merely brought them oblations of fruits , cakes , and honey . All blood was considered by them as a sort of pollution , whether it was the blood of men , or had been shed on the altars of the gods . Osiris . —A godhead of the ancient Egyptians , under wliich they especially honoured the sun and fructifying nature . In works upon the secret sciences we often find this name , and in the pictures he is represented with a hawk's head and tbe horns of an ox . Isis was called his wife .
Osten Oder Orient . East or Orient . —From the morning lands wisdom has been spread over the surface of the earth , ancl in the east rises the sun , so necessary to all things , animate and inanimate . Either for the one reason or the other the east has been honoured and respected by all nations . In the temples the altars are built , in the east , and even in the grave the bodies are laid with their faces to the east . In the Lodge the place of the W . M . is in the east , that he may always remember that he is there to inform and instruct the brethren . In general ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
societies , of which there appear to have been several in the empire , were suppressed , and not permitted to exist again . The Freemasons , as obedient servants of the state , have never opened their Lodges since . Orden und Ordmtng . Order and Regularity . —In every order the spirit of regularity should reign , ancl more especially in the Order of Freemasonry . In this respect it does not even give way to the priestly orders . The Master ' s call to order reminds the Brethren of this in
every Lodge , and each one acknowledges by the sign that he is mindful of his duty . Originally the society of Freemasons was not an Order , but a fraternity , and the name Order has been introduced into England in modern times .
Orden der Gotllichen Vorsehung . Order of the Godlilce Providence . — This Order was known about the year 1785 , ancl a Duke of Montfort was named as its Grand Master . There were several princes both catholic and protestant , members of it . It is now extinct . Orgien . Orgies . —The festivals which were held in the mysteries of Bacchus were so called . Those festivals bore a bad character even then , ancl in modern times , every immoral festival or revel is called an orgie . Orient Innerstc . Innermost Orient . —This appellation was first
known in 1797 , and we understand thereby , an assembly or Lodge of Brethren who are in possession of the high degrees , and inasmuch as they are so , they ought to be able to be teachers to all the other brethren . Some also call , but not correctly , the directory of a Grancl Lodge an innermost orient .
Orphisclie Geheimnisse . Orphean Mysteries . — These mysteries were derived from Orpheus , but who he reall y was is unknown . Some assert that he was an excellent singer and player upon the lyre . Others make out that there were seven of his name , amongst whom Orpheus the Thracian distinguished himself , whom nearly all the ancients make out to be not only the inventor of the mysteries of the Grecians and Thracians , but also the founder of a particular sect or school . In the time of Theseus it was still in existenceancl it to have been
, appears absorbed , either in the other Grecian schools of philosophy , or most certainl y in that of Pythagoras . So much as we can determine from the few traces of it which are left , the Orpheans had introduced amongst themselves a certain peculiar manner of living , whereby they were distinguished from their contemporaries , ancl which they were accustomed to call the Orphean life . They abstained from eating any thing which hacl had lifeand this they carried so farthat they never offered animals
, , unto the gods , but merely brought them oblations of fruits , cakes , and honey . All blood was considered by them as a sort of pollution , whether it was the blood of men , or had been shed on the altars of the gods . Osiris . —A godhead of the ancient Egyptians , under wliich they especially honoured the sun and fructifying nature . In works upon the secret sciences we often find this name , and in the pictures he is represented with a hawk's head and tbe horns of an ox . Isis was called his wife .
Osten Oder Orient . East or Orient . —From the morning lands wisdom has been spread over the surface of the earth , ancl in the east rises the sun , so necessary to all things , animate and inanimate . Either for the one reason or the other the east has been honoured and respected by all nations . In the temples the altars are built , in the east , and even in the grave the bodies are laid with their faces to the east . In the Lodge the place of the W . M . is in the east , that he may always remember that he is there to inform and instruct the brethren . In general ,