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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 4 of 5 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
ancients we find light is a symbol of knowledge . May every Mason strive incessantl y for light , and especially for the light eternal ! Licht cinbringen . To bring in light . —When a society is assembled anywhere to do good , they require an influential person to communicate the light of experience , instruct them , and point out the way they should go , or bring light to them . This may be done symbolically by suddenllighting up a dark room with torches . He who thus
introy duces the light into the Lodge , must be a worthy man , and experienced in the Craft . Lichter . Lights . —The Freemasons are enlightened by great and small lights . The Bible , the Square , and the Compasses , belong to the first ; and the Sun , the Moon , and the Master Mason , or the Stars , to the second . The great lights are immortal , and neither limited by time nor space ; the small ones are limited by both . The Bible rules and
governs our faith ; the Square our actions ; and the Compasses keep us in a bond of union with all mankind , especially with a Brother Mason . Or with Other words , the Bible directs us to elevate our spirits to a reasonable arid rational faith . The Square teaches us so to discipline our-minds as ; to make them correspond with a pure and prompt obedience to the . laws of our native land . And the Compasses teach us ^ o to cultivate our understandings as to enable us to live in the bonds of social and fraternal union with all mankind , whatever may be their peculiar views on religious or political subjects . Loge . Lodge . —As men call the house of God a church , and when
religious services are performed in it , say it is church hours , so also we call the locality in which a Lodge assembles , a Lodge , and when the Brethren are assembled in it , it is Lodge hours . The form of a Lodge is an oblong square . Three well informed Brethren form a legal Lodge , five improve it , and seven make it perfect . We may also call a room in which a Lodge is held i a hall . Logenlisten . Lodge list .- —For upwards of sixty years the majority of Lodges have annually published a list of their memberswhich lists
, are not only forwarded to the Brethren of the town or city where the Lodge is held , but are sent to foreign parts . The Brethren should know each other , and as it is impossible to form a personal acquaintance with every ; Brother , descriptions of them , containing their ages and their rank in the world , as well as their offices in the Lodge , are very useful . We may also see by those lists whether the numbers of Lodges increase or decrease . In the lists of the Grand lodge we commonly find a list of
the daughter Lodges , and the dates of their warrants . Logentage . Lodge days . —Commonly called , in England , Lodge night . Every Lodge ought to assemble at least once a month , and work in either the first , second , or third degree . The Master and Officers ought to meet oftener , to consult upon all things relative to the welfare of the Lodge , and also to regulate the labour of the next Lodge night . It is generally settled at a conference held about the festival of St . John , on what nights the Lodge shall meet , or the Brethren are called together by a circular from the secretary , when so commanded by the W . M . Lohn . Reward . —The Brethren are released from their labour to
receive their reward . Respect , love , and gratitude , are their reward , and the consciousness of having deserved such must dwell in the breast of the labourer himself . No one can or dare declare himself to be worthy or unworthy of this reward , much less can he claim merit from his Brethren . A good Freemason requires no outward reward , neither VOL . iv . 3 K
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
ancients we find light is a symbol of knowledge . May every Mason strive incessantl y for light , and especially for the light eternal ! Licht cinbringen . To bring in light . —When a society is assembled anywhere to do good , they require an influential person to communicate the light of experience , instruct them , and point out the way they should go , or bring light to them . This may be done symbolically by suddenllighting up a dark room with torches . He who thus
introy duces the light into the Lodge , must be a worthy man , and experienced in the Craft . Lichter . Lights . —The Freemasons are enlightened by great and small lights . The Bible , the Square , and the Compasses , belong to the first ; and the Sun , the Moon , and the Master Mason , or the Stars , to the second . The great lights are immortal , and neither limited by time nor space ; the small ones are limited by both . The Bible rules and
governs our faith ; the Square our actions ; and the Compasses keep us in a bond of union with all mankind , especially with a Brother Mason . Or with Other words , the Bible directs us to elevate our spirits to a reasonable arid rational faith . The Square teaches us so to discipline our-minds as ; to make them correspond with a pure and prompt obedience to the . laws of our native land . And the Compasses teach us ^ o to cultivate our understandings as to enable us to live in the bonds of social and fraternal union with all mankind , whatever may be their peculiar views on religious or political subjects . Loge . Lodge . —As men call the house of God a church , and when
religious services are performed in it , say it is church hours , so also we call the locality in which a Lodge assembles , a Lodge , and when the Brethren are assembled in it , it is Lodge hours . The form of a Lodge is an oblong square . Three well informed Brethren form a legal Lodge , five improve it , and seven make it perfect . We may also call a room in which a Lodge is held i a hall . Logenlisten . Lodge list .- —For upwards of sixty years the majority of Lodges have annually published a list of their memberswhich lists
, are not only forwarded to the Brethren of the town or city where the Lodge is held , but are sent to foreign parts . The Brethren should know each other , and as it is impossible to form a personal acquaintance with every ; Brother , descriptions of them , containing their ages and their rank in the world , as well as their offices in the Lodge , are very useful . We may also see by those lists whether the numbers of Lodges increase or decrease . In the lists of the Grand lodge we commonly find a list of
the daughter Lodges , and the dates of their warrants . Logentage . Lodge days . —Commonly called , in England , Lodge night . Every Lodge ought to assemble at least once a month , and work in either the first , second , or third degree . The Master and Officers ought to meet oftener , to consult upon all things relative to the welfare of the Lodge , and also to regulate the labour of the next Lodge night . It is generally settled at a conference held about the festival of St . John , on what nights the Lodge shall meet , or the Brethren are called together by a circular from the secretary , when so commanded by the W . M . Lohn . Reward . —The Brethren are released from their labour to
receive their reward . Respect , love , and gratitude , are their reward , and the consciousness of having deserved such must dwell in the breast of the labourer himself . No one can or dare declare himself to be worthy or unworthy of this reward , much less can he claim merit from his Brethren . A good Freemason requires no outward reward , neither VOL . iv . 3 K