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Freemasonry In Europe During The Past Century.
and interests ; these , with Swedenburg ' s doctrines , caused a strange mixture of dogmas , known as the Swedish system , part of which Zinnendorf endeavoured to found in Prussia with some success , as a number of Lodges were soon founded by the bigoted portions of the Prussians , who were necessitated to give way in many of their prejudices . —To recur—the Swedish Masons—in 1753 , founded and endowed the Orphan Asylum of Stockholm ; we see now , however , that pure charity was not much the the desire ofthe
so object as Jesuits to instil their views in the minds of their pupils , and by such means and Templar Masonry to disseminate private opinions . Few portions of Swedish history are more interesting than this period ( Charles the Twelfth ) . Gustavus the Third , having been initiated , used the Freemasons to assist him in his efforts against the nobles ; and through his means the narrow-minded views of the system became alteredHe appointed his brother Grand Masterancl
. , that naturally tended to improve the Order ; but Charles the Thirteenth abolished the Templar Orders , and in their place permitted worthy Freemasons to wear publicly a jewel called the Order of Charles the Thirteenth . Besides the princes of the blood , thirty members received this distinguished honour . At present , Prince Oscar is at the head of the Craft . The Swedish working was known here and in Russia . *
RUSSIA , Ask an Englishman any particulars of Russia , what ivill he answer ? He does not know . We know less of Russia than of any other part of Europe , we might say the world . Who amongst us knows the language , the literature , poetry , religion , government , habits , products of Russia ? Do the Russians themselves , except the most wealthy and travelled ? We do not anticipate being enabled to ive clear and
ga very voluminous account . We translate the following literally from the first number of Latomia , and would urge many of the Masters of our own Lodges to note the concluding remarks as worthy of their serious thoughts and considerations : — " Although it is known that in the year 1731 , during the reign of the Empress Ann , I . Phillips , of the Grand 01
-ouge Mglanct , was appointed P . G . M ., and founded a Lodge in Moscow ; yet , so secret were the meetings , that ( until , in 1762 , when the Emperor Peter the Third ascended the throne ) nothing is known . The Empress , Catherine the Second , hearing of the Order , instituted rigid inquiries and having made herself acquainted with all particulars concerning them , named herself their protector , ancl the Lodge Clio , in Moscow , received her especial favour . From this time all the buds flowered freelin the ire 1786 fifteen Russian
y emp . In , Lodges were known to exist , and even in 1794 , when the Empress ( from information received that many political clubs had been formed who called themselves freemasons ) found it necessary to withdraw her countenance , the Lodges continued to assemble ; every Russian nobleman was a member , and on Lodge days , it was not unusual for her to be deserted ball the officers of stateWhen the Paul succeeded
y . Emperor to the throne , and his love to the Order became proved , efforts were strenuously made , and the Masons essayed by every means to induce him to become the protector , and to raise their Order to the pinnacle of fame . But the Duke Littear , Knight of Malta at that time , in St . 1 etersburg , persuaded him to become Grand Master of his Order , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In Europe During The Past Century.
and interests ; these , with Swedenburg ' s doctrines , caused a strange mixture of dogmas , known as the Swedish system , part of which Zinnendorf endeavoured to found in Prussia with some success , as a number of Lodges were soon founded by the bigoted portions of the Prussians , who were necessitated to give way in many of their prejudices . —To recur—the Swedish Masons—in 1753 , founded and endowed the Orphan Asylum of Stockholm ; we see now , however , that pure charity was not much the the desire ofthe
so object as Jesuits to instil their views in the minds of their pupils , and by such means and Templar Masonry to disseminate private opinions . Few portions of Swedish history are more interesting than this period ( Charles the Twelfth ) . Gustavus the Third , having been initiated , used the Freemasons to assist him in his efforts against the nobles ; and through his means the narrow-minded views of the system became alteredHe appointed his brother Grand Masterancl
. , that naturally tended to improve the Order ; but Charles the Thirteenth abolished the Templar Orders , and in their place permitted worthy Freemasons to wear publicly a jewel called the Order of Charles the Thirteenth . Besides the princes of the blood , thirty members received this distinguished honour . At present , Prince Oscar is at the head of the Craft . The Swedish working was known here and in Russia . *
RUSSIA , Ask an Englishman any particulars of Russia , what ivill he answer ? He does not know . We know less of Russia than of any other part of Europe , we might say the world . Who amongst us knows the language , the literature , poetry , religion , government , habits , products of Russia ? Do the Russians themselves , except the most wealthy and travelled ? We do not anticipate being enabled to ive clear and
ga very voluminous account . We translate the following literally from the first number of Latomia , and would urge many of the Masters of our own Lodges to note the concluding remarks as worthy of their serious thoughts and considerations : — " Although it is known that in the year 1731 , during the reign of the Empress Ann , I . Phillips , of the Grand 01
-ouge Mglanct , was appointed P . G . M ., and founded a Lodge in Moscow ; yet , so secret were the meetings , that ( until , in 1762 , when the Emperor Peter the Third ascended the throne ) nothing is known . The Empress , Catherine the Second , hearing of the Order , instituted rigid inquiries and having made herself acquainted with all particulars concerning them , named herself their protector , ancl the Lodge Clio , in Moscow , received her especial favour . From this time all the buds flowered freelin the ire 1786 fifteen Russian
y emp . In , Lodges were known to exist , and even in 1794 , when the Empress ( from information received that many political clubs had been formed who called themselves freemasons ) found it necessary to withdraw her countenance , the Lodges continued to assemble ; every Russian nobleman was a member , and on Lodge days , it was not unusual for her to be deserted ball the officers of stateWhen the Paul succeeded
y . Emperor to the throne , and his love to the Order became proved , efforts were strenuously made , and the Masons essayed by every means to induce him to become the protector , and to raise their Order to the pinnacle of fame . But the Duke Littear , Knight of Malta at that time , in St . 1 etersburg , persuaded him to become Grand Master of his Order , and