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Article THE FREEMASONS LEXICON.* ← Page 11 of 13 →
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The Freemasons Lexicon.*
Chaldaischc Mysterien . Ckaldaic Mysteries . —The Chaldeans were inhabilants of Asia , and descendants of Shem . This widely-extended people are considered to have been the first workers in metals , ancl also the first discoverers of the science of astronomy . Their priests were pre-eminently distinguished by their knowledge , which they concealed from the people in their sacred writings . As far as we know , magic and conjuring were included in those secrets .
Cfiiffer Sehreibart . Writing in Ciphers . —It is not customary in Freemasonry to write in cipher , neither is there any law commanding it to be done , although there is a very ancient cipher extant taken from the Square and Triangle . This is also called the Ammonian writing of tlie ancient Egyptian priests . In the year 1808 , Bro . J . G . Bruman , Director of the Academy of Commerce ancl Professor of the Mathematics at Mannheim , published a programme of a Pangraphia or universal
writing , and at the same time an Arithmetical Krypto-graphic , which was to be extremely useful in Freemasonry ; but so far as we know this work has never appeared . Circulare . Circular . —The Brethren must be invited b y circular from the secretary on every Lodge night ; which circular must contain the place where and the time when the lodge is to be held , as well as what degrees will be wrought ( German custom ) . This circular must be
subscribed by every Brother to whom it is presented by the Tyler , but they are prohibited to ivrite anything upon it but their name . Those who have any objection to the work described , must state their objections either personally or by writing to the W . M . Subscribing the circular binds the subscriber to appear at the work or send an anoloav .
. Cirlcel Correspondent . Circular Correspondence . —This is a useful and interesting custom , practised by some but not by the majority of Lodges . Circular correspondence exists either between different Lodges , or between the Brethren of the same Lodge : who remain at home , and those Brethren who are : abroad . The materials of the circular correspondence must be exclusively Masonic ; and when this is practised amongst Brethren , they have many good opportunities of exercising
their minds , and committing their opinions to paper . Claudius Matthias—commonly called Asmus—was born at Rheinfield , in Holstein , 1743 , and died at Wansbeck , near Hamburg , 21 st January , J 815 . Many of his poetical works have obtained great popularity . They were published in seven parts , in one volume , with the title , ; " Asmus omnia sua secura Postans , " or , the whole works of the Wansbecker Postman . : Who ; does-not knoiv ^ his Rhine wine song ?
Many of his songs were purely Masonic ; but he has ., not given that title to . any of them ; althoughhe has written ( Other ; things concerning the Order , to which he Avas much attached . , Amongst which may be reckoned the translation of the history of the Egyptian King Sethos , and St . Martin ' s celebrated work , —Errors and , Truth . Claviculae Satamonis . —A celebrated work among the Magical Visionarieswhich they commonly offer in manuscript ; but there is a printed
, copy published at Wesel , Duisburg , artel Franckfort , in 1686 , by Andreas Luppius . The work is called the Key to the Wisdom of Solomon , but the . key is not there . It treats of seven supreme godly , seven middle natural , ancl seven inferior human secrets , of the art of life , or how to attain whatever age a person choses ; to be able to converse with spirits , and to learn from them the use of all things , visible and invisible , with which they are surrounded ; to have a true knowledge of God the Father
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons Lexicon.*
Chaldaischc Mysterien . Ckaldaic Mysteries . —The Chaldeans were inhabilants of Asia , and descendants of Shem . This widely-extended people are considered to have been the first workers in metals , ancl also the first discoverers of the science of astronomy . Their priests were pre-eminently distinguished by their knowledge , which they concealed from the people in their sacred writings . As far as we know , magic and conjuring were included in those secrets .
Cfiiffer Sehreibart . Writing in Ciphers . —It is not customary in Freemasonry to write in cipher , neither is there any law commanding it to be done , although there is a very ancient cipher extant taken from the Square and Triangle . This is also called the Ammonian writing of tlie ancient Egyptian priests . In the year 1808 , Bro . J . G . Bruman , Director of the Academy of Commerce ancl Professor of the Mathematics at Mannheim , published a programme of a Pangraphia or universal
writing , and at the same time an Arithmetical Krypto-graphic , which was to be extremely useful in Freemasonry ; but so far as we know this work has never appeared . Circulare . Circular . —The Brethren must be invited b y circular from the secretary on every Lodge night ; which circular must contain the place where and the time when the lodge is to be held , as well as what degrees will be wrought ( German custom ) . This circular must be
subscribed by every Brother to whom it is presented by the Tyler , but they are prohibited to ivrite anything upon it but their name . Those who have any objection to the work described , must state their objections either personally or by writing to the W . M . Subscribing the circular binds the subscriber to appear at the work or send an anoloav .
. Cirlcel Correspondent . Circular Correspondence . —This is a useful and interesting custom , practised by some but not by the majority of Lodges . Circular correspondence exists either between different Lodges , or between the Brethren of the same Lodge : who remain at home , and those Brethren who are : abroad . The materials of the circular correspondence must be exclusively Masonic ; and when this is practised amongst Brethren , they have many good opportunities of exercising
their minds , and committing their opinions to paper . Claudius Matthias—commonly called Asmus—was born at Rheinfield , in Holstein , 1743 , and died at Wansbeck , near Hamburg , 21 st January , J 815 . Many of his poetical works have obtained great popularity . They were published in seven parts , in one volume , with the title , ; " Asmus omnia sua secura Postans , " or , the whole works of the Wansbecker Postman . : Who ; does-not knoiv ^ his Rhine wine song ?
Many of his songs were purely Masonic ; but he has ., not given that title to . any of them ; althoughhe has written ( Other ; things concerning the Order , to which he Avas much attached . , Amongst which may be reckoned the translation of the history of the Egyptian King Sethos , and St . Martin ' s celebrated work , —Errors and , Truth . Claviculae Satamonis . —A celebrated work among the Magical Visionarieswhich they commonly offer in manuscript ; but there is a printed
, copy published at Wesel , Duisburg , artel Franckfort , in 1686 , by Andreas Luppius . The work is called the Key to the Wisdom of Solomon , but the . key is not there . It treats of seven supreme godly , seven middle natural , ancl seven inferior human secrets , of the art of life , or how to attain whatever age a person choses ; to be able to converse with spirits , and to learn from them the use of all things , visible and invisible , with which they are surrounded ; to have a true knowledge of God the Father