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The Annalist.
justly created amongst its members a deserved appreciation . The charter of the Fraternity , assembled by representation at Cologne , on the 24 th of June , 1535 , is not only venerable by its antiquity , but is also from its contents remarkable , since it delivers a concise account of the events , origin , formation and moral doctrines and precepts of the Order , as well as a noble defence against the slanderous attacks and insulting charges made by bigotry and ignorance against the Fraternity .
Convinced of the great importance of that meeting at Cologne , and that honor was due to the memory of the Brethren there assembled , by their posterity , the Lodges in the United Provinces of the Netherlands , celebrated by a splendid festival the commemoration of the Third Centenary of this important event ; while their hearts were inspired with additional gladness , in celebrating at the same time a hundred years jubilee of the re-establishment of Freemasonry as now existing .
To these two occasions the Medal has its origin : on the obverse , of the medal , within the Masonic emblem of a triangle , is the instructive Latin sentence contained in the original document , and which when translated is as follows : —•
" The principles of our actions are founded on these precepts , ' Love all mankind as Brethren and neighbours , and render to God the things that are God ' s , and unto Ccesar the things that are Ccesar ' s . ' " Outside the triangle , " Charter of the Brethren at Cologne , 24 th of June , 1535 , " which marks the fountain from whence the inscription has its origin , while the rays emanating from the triangle , represents that light in which the assemblhas laced the objects of our Order
y p , which we trust will spread far and wide , and dispel by its refulgence the clouds of prejudice and intolerance which still may exist . On the reverse of the Medal there is a circle of nineteen stars , emblematical of the nineteen Lodges within this circle , represented by nineteen Masters , whom by their proceedings have left a lasting obligation : there we read also in the Latin language , words thus translated ,
" THE ASSEMBLY OF BRETHREN FREEMASONS , HELD AT COLOGNE , A . D . 1538 , WAS CELEBRATED WITH GRATITUDE BY THE BRETHREN IN THE NETHERLANDS J AS WELL AS THE CENTENARY OF THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORDER IN THEIR FATHER LAND . " A . D . 1835 .
The following is the list of the nineteen European Grand Lodges , ' With their Delegates or Masters , a record which deserves to live in the recollection of men , and to be recorded in the Annals of the Craft . London . . . represented by Lord Carlton .-Edinburgh ... . ,, John Bruce . Vienna .... Fs . von Upna .-
„ Amsterdam ... . „ Cornelius Banning . Paris M DeColligni * Lyns „ Virieux . Fraucfort .. .. „ John Schroder . Hamburg .... ,, Hofman , 1535 . Antwerp . . . . „ Jacobus Prepositus . f
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The Annalist.
justly created amongst its members a deserved appreciation . The charter of the Fraternity , assembled by representation at Cologne , on the 24 th of June , 1535 , is not only venerable by its antiquity , but is also from its contents remarkable , since it delivers a concise account of the events , origin , formation and moral doctrines and precepts of the Order , as well as a noble defence against the slanderous attacks and insulting charges made by bigotry and ignorance against the Fraternity .
Convinced of the great importance of that meeting at Cologne , and that honor was due to the memory of the Brethren there assembled , by their posterity , the Lodges in the United Provinces of the Netherlands , celebrated by a splendid festival the commemoration of the Third Centenary of this important event ; while their hearts were inspired with additional gladness , in celebrating at the same time a hundred years jubilee of the re-establishment of Freemasonry as now existing .
To these two occasions the Medal has its origin : on the obverse , of the medal , within the Masonic emblem of a triangle , is the instructive Latin sentence contained in the original document , and which when translated is as follows : —•
" The principles of our actions are founded on these precepts , ' Love all mankind as Brethren and neighbours , and render to God the things that are God ' s , and unto Ccesar the things that are Ccesar ' s . ' " Outside the triangle , " Charter of the Brethren at Cologne , 24 th of June , 1535 , " which marks the fountain from whence the inscription has its origin , while the rays emanating from the triangle , represents that light in which the assemblhas laced the objects of our Order
y p , which we trust will spread far and wide , and dispel by its refulgence the clouds of prejudice and intolerance which still may exist . On the reverse of the Medal there is a circle of nineteen stars , emblematical of the nineteen Lodges within this circle , represented by nineteen Masters , whom by their proceedings have left a lasting obligation : there we read also in the Latin language , words thus translated ,
" THE ASSEMBLY OF BRETHREN FREEMASONS , HELD AT COLOGNE , A . D . 1538 , WAS CELEBRATED WITH GRATITUDE BY THE BRETHREN IN THE NETHERLANDS J AS WELL AS THE CENTENARY OF THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORDER IN THEIR FATHER LAND . " A . D . 1835 .
The following is the list of the nineteen European Grand Lodges , ' With their Delegates or Masters , a record which deserves to live in the recollection of men , and to be recorded in the Annals of the Craft . London . . . represented by Lord Carlton .-Edinburgh ... . ,, John Bruce . Vienna .... Fs . von Upna .-
„ Amsterdam ... . „ Cornelius Banning . Paris M DeColligni * Lyns „ Virieux . Fraucfort .. .. „ John Schroder . Hamburg .... ,, Hofman , 1535 . Antwerp . . . . „ Jacobus Prepositus . f