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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
its beams form a glory , penetrate into all parts of the universe , and refer to the importance of its centre . Sterne . Stars . —The Master Mason , like the starry firmament , ought to be able to enlighten the younger brethren . Seven stars remind us that seven brethren make a perfect lodge . Stars are also employed principally as symbols of great intellectuality , and this symbol has been perpetuated from the most remote antiquity . The decoration of most
spiritual and temporal orders consist of a star . » Stettin . —St . John ' s . Lodge Perfect Union , constituted 18 th March , 1762 , by the Grand Lodge the Three Globes at Berlin . It was united ¦ with the St . John ' s Lodge at the Three Compasses , belonging to the same Grand Lodge , and from these two was formed the St . John ' s Lodge , at the Three Golden Compasses , also under the Grand Lodge the Three Globes at Berlin ; the 18 th March 1762 being celebrated as the day of
, , constituting . Scottish Lodge , at the Sparkling Morning Star , founded 5 th December , 1764 , by the above-named Grand Lodge . Provincial Grand Lodge of Pomerania , founded by the National Grand Lodge at Berlin , and closed in 1815 . St . John ' s Lodge , at the Three Gobi Anchors , constituted 3 rd March , 1770 , by the National Grand Lodge at Berlin . St . John ' s Lodge , Love and Truth , constituted 12 th December , 1812 by the same Grand Lodge .
, Steward . —The stewards are those officers who have charge of the expenditure of the lodge in refreshment , & c . Every lodge has two ; and in many lodges it is customary for the stewards to do the honours of the lodge in receiving distinguished visitors and grand officers , and seeing them properly accommodated . They must be Master Masons ,
for they have the principal voice in laying out the funds of the lodge . Steward's Logen . Steward ' s Lodges . —Some Grand Lodges have Grand Stewards' Lodges under them , whose chief officer is a Grand Steward . They are commonly formed of the stewards of the Grand Lodge , the stewards of the other lodges belonging to the same Grand Lodge , and other brethren who are elected by themselves . They have their own W . M ., Wardens , Secretary , & c . As in their meetings they only discuss and arrange festivals and money mattersand not real
Freema-, sonry , many Grand Lodges consider Stewards' Colleges to be a more appropriate appellation . Stiftungs-oder Einweihungs-Fest einer Loge . Foundation or Consecration-day of a Lodge . —The day of forming or founding a lodge is the day on which it is either admitted into the books of a Grand Lodge , or the day on which the brethren first meet and agree to form a lodge . The day of consecrationon the contrary , is the one on which liht is
, g first brought into the lodge , and the first solemn lodge is held by the brethren . One or the other of these days was annually held as a festival by the brethren of the lodge ; and as it is frequently the case that none of those who laid the foundation of the building , and who first taught how it was to he carried on , are in existence , it is a most solemn festival . On this occasion the building must be duly surveyed , and those parts which have become decayed by age must be repaired . When this has
been properly done—when the Great Architect of the Universe has been thanked for the blessings he has conferred upon the lodge and its members during the year which has passed—when His assistance has been earnestly implored for the time to come , and when the members have most solemnly pledged themselves zealously to devote themselves to His service—then , and not till then , can they go cheerfully to the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
its beams form a glory , penetrate into all parts of the universe , and refer to the importance of its centre . Sterne . Stars . —The Master Mason , like the starry firmament , ought to be able to enlighten the younger brethren . Seven stars remind us that seven brethren make a perfect lodge . Stars are also employed principally as symbols of great intellectuality , and this symbol has been perpetuated from the most remote antiquity . The decoration of most
spiritual and temporal orders consist of a star . » Stettin . —St . John ' s . Lodge Perfect Union , constituted 18 th March , 1762 , by the Grand Lodge the Three Globes at Berlin . It was united ¦ with the St . John ' s Lodge at the Three Compasses , belonging to the same Grand Lodge , and from these two was formed the St . John ' s Lodge , at the Three Golden Compasses , also under the Grand Lodge the Three Globes at Berlin ; the 18 th March 1762 being celebrated as the day of
, , constituting . Scottish Lodge , at the Sparkling Morning Star , founded 5 th December , 1764 , by the above-named Grand Lodge . Provincial Grand Lodge of Pomerania , founded by the National Grand Lodge at Berlin , and closed in 1815 . St . John ' s Lodge , at the Three Gobi Anchors , constituted 3 rd March , 1770 , by the National Grand Lodge at Berlin . St . John ' s Lodge , Love and Truth , constituted 12 th December , 1812 by the same Grand Lodge .
, Steward . —The stewards are those officers who have charge of the expenditure of the lodge in refreshment , & c . Every lodge has two ; and in many lodges it is customary for the stewards to do the honours of the lodge in receiving distinguished visitors and grand officers , and seeing them properly accommodated . They must be Master Masons ,
for they have the principal voice in laying out the funds of the lodge . Steward's Logen . Steward ' s Lodges . —Some Grand Lodges have Grand Stewards' Lodges under them , whose chief officer is a Grand Steward . They are commonly formed of the stewards of the Grand Lodge , the stewards of the other lodges belonging to the same Grand Lodge , and other brethren who are elected by themselves . They have their own W . M ., Wardens , Secretary , & c . As in their meetings they only discuss and arrange festivals and money mattersand not real
Freema-, sonry , many Grand Lodges consider Stewards' Colleges to be a more appropriate appellation . Stiftungs-oder Einweihungs-Fest einer Loge . Foundation or Consecration-day of a Lodge . —The day of forming or founding a lodge is the day on which it is either admitted into the books of a Grand Lodge , or the day on which the brethren first meet and agree to form a lodge . The day of consecrationon the contrary , is the one on which liht is
, g first brought into the lodge , and the first solemn lodge is held by the brethren . One or the other of these days was annually held as a festival by the brethren of the lodge ; and as it is frequently the case that none of those who laid the foundation of the building , and who first taught how it was to he carried on , are in existence , it is a most solemn festival . On this occasion the building must be duly surveyed , and those parts which have become decayed by age must be repaired . When this has
been properly done—when the Great Architect of the Universe has been thanked for the blessings he has conferred upon the lodge and its members during the year which has passed—when His assistance has been earnestly implored for the time to come , and when the members have most solemnly pledged themselves zealously to devote themselves to His service—then , and not till then , can they go cheerfully to the