Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free masons written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1723 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free masons written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free Masons written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a faithful reproduction of the first edition of the Constitutions of the Free-Masons, printed in London in 1723. The text, word spelling and paragraph size had been maintained, original restored decorations had been used, and font and character typesets had been carefully replicated.
Download or read book Masonic Constitutions written by Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Ohio and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free Masons written by John Theophilus Desaguliers and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitutions of the Free-Masons was a constitution written for the Premier Grand Lodge of England, to standardize the rituals and practices of Freemasonry among lodges of London and Westminster operating under that Grand Lodge. Obviously, it was not meant to apply to other lodges in other parts of England, Scotland and Ireland. The constitution laid the foundation of the legend of Hiram Abiff, King Solomon's Master Builder, along with the pyramid style organizational model of Freemasonry. The first and second edition were written by Rev. James Anderson in 1723 and 1738.Anderson's Constitutions were based on the Old Masonic Manuscripts (also called "Gothic Constitutions") and on the General Regulations which had been compiled first by George Payne in 1720. The full title of the 1723 edition was The Constitutions of the Free-Masons, Containing the History, Charges, Regulations, &c. of that most Ancient and Right Worshipful Fraternity, For the Use of the Lodges.When in 1738, the Grand Lodge changed its name from Grand Lodge of London and Westminster into the Grand Lodge of England, the Constitution was rewritten by Anderson. The title of the second, rewritten, edition of 1738 was The New Book of Constitutions of the Antient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, Containing Their History, Charges, Regulations, &c. Collected and Digested By Order of the Grand Lodge from their old Records, faithful Traditions and Lodge-Books, For the Use of the Lodges.The 1723 edition of the Constitutions was edited and reprinted by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1734, becoming the first Masonic book printed in America.
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free Masons written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition unites the Masonic Constitution together with other regulations, plus a selection of Freemason songs traditionally sung in the Lodges. A fascinating account of the Freemason traditions, and a crucial source document for founders of the Masonic Lodges, this book offers insight into both the historic and social qualities of Freemasonry. We discover how the organization's hierarchy is arranged, how it advances principles such as mutual aid between Masons times of crisis or hardship, and how relevant subjects of Art and Architecture are ripe for discussion. Rules of rank, conduct, congregation and ceremony are sequentially laid out in the book's second portion: the General Regulations. We learn how one Lodge is to associate with another, how periodic communications are to be issued to Masons, how a Lodge's finances are to be organized, and how the Wardens oversee the group's affairs. Rules protecting against the abuse of the society, and rules of succession in the event of a Grand-Master's death or incapacity, are also given. The concluding portion of this book contains a selection of songs. These are intended to be sung by Freemasons in celebration; generally, they praise aspects of architecture and design employing sound geometry, while the singers congratulate one another and celebrate the convivial aspects of fraternity. First composed in the 1720s, we see in this book an authentic and detailed account of Freemasonry in its early years.
Download or read book Book of Constitutions and Code of Procedure of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York written by Freemasons. Grand Lodge of the State of New York and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masonic Constitutions Or Illustrations of Masonry written by Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free masons written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facsimile of first Masonic book published in North America (published by Benjamin Franklin). The reprint of Anderson's constitution of 1723 became the foundation for Masonic jurisprudence throughout Colonial America.
Download or read book Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons written by Freemasons. United Grand Lodge of England and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Freemasons Containing the History Charges Regulations Etc of that Fraternity Compiled by J Anderson written by Freemasons and published by . This book was released on 1723 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert G. Mackey and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The division of wrongs, by the writers on municipal law, into private and public, or civil injuries and crimes and misdemeanors, does not apply to the jurisprudence of Freemasonry. Here all wrongs are crimes, because they are a violation of the precepts of the institution; and an offense against an individual is punished, not so much because it is a breach of his private rights, as because it affects the well-being of the whole masonic community. In replying to the question, "what are masonic crimes?" by which is meant what crimes are punishable by the constituted authorities, our safest guide will be that fundamental law which is contained in the Old Charges. These give a concise, but succinct summary of the duties of a Mason, and, of course, whatever is a violation of any one of these duties will constitute a masonic crime, and the perpetrator will be amenable to masonic punishment. But before entering on the consideration of these penal offenses, it will be well that we should relieve the labor of the task, by inquiring what crimes or offenses are not supposed to come within the purview of masonic jurisprudence. Religion and politics are subjects which it is well known are stringently forbidden to be introduced into Masonry. And hence arises the doctrine, that Masonry will not take congnizance of religious or political offenses. Heresy, for instance, is not a masonic crime. Masons are obliged to use the words of the Old Charges, "to that religion in which all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves;" and, therefore, as long as a Mason acknowledges his belief in the existence of one God, a lodge can take no action on his peculiar opinions, however heterodox they may be. In like manner, although all the most ancient and universally-received precepts of the institution inculcate obedience to the civil powers, and strictly forbid any mingling in plots or conspiracies against the peace and welfare of the nation, yet no offense against the state, which is simply political in its character, can be noticed by a lodge. On this important subject, the Old Charges are remarkably explicit. They say, putting perhaps the strongest case by way of exemplifying the principle, "that if a Brother should be a rebel against the State, he is not to be countenanced in his rebellion, however he may be pitied as an unhappy man; and, if convicted of no other crime, though the loyal Brotherhood must and ought to disown his rebellion, and give no umbrage or ground of political jealousy to the government for the time being, they cannot expel him from the lodge, and his relation to it remains indefeasible"
Download or read book Constitution and Statutes of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York written by Freemasons. Grand Lodge of the State of New York and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Principles of Masonic Law written by Albert Gallatin Mackey and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Principles of Masonic Law is a treatise on the constitutional laws, usages and landmarks of Freemasonry. The book is very informative and thorough, and it treats a wide range of topics in Masonic jurisprudence, providing a good insight to the overall governance of freemasonry. Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The basic, local organizational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. These private Lodges are usually supervised at the regional level by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or Fellow Craft, and Master Mason._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_
Download or read book The Constitutions of the Free Masons written by Freemasons. Constitutions and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constitutions of the Antient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons written by Freemasons. England. United Grand Lodge and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of Free Accepted Masons written by and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: