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the scattered province . It was not out of place in a Masonic gathering ancl it certainly was not out of p lace in tho city of Glasgow , for him to tell them that ho had to lament tho death of his Deputy Master in tho person of one who was well known iu this great city and justly esteemed , he meant tho lato Bro . A . B . Stewart . Ho conld never forget while life lasted Bro . Stewart ' s extreme liberality , bis

great cordiality and heartiness on behalf of any cause he took in hand , and the general kindness and good fellowship which characterised him on every occasion . Bro . Stewart was a yonng Mason , but ho was an excellent , friend to the Craft , and he conld recall the gratification which was excited in the province when Bro . Stewart accepted the ollico of Deputy Master . Ho bogged to thank them very heartily for

coupling his namo with the toast , and lie joined those who preceded him in congratulating their host on the position lie bad attained that evening—a position in which he wished him all happiness . Other toasts wero afterwards given and responded to . During tho evening Brothers J . G . Sharp and Potts sang several songs . —Glasgow News .

Installation At Kelso.

INSTALLATION AT KELSO .

AN interesting ceremony took place on Wednesday , 1 st inst ., at Kelso in tho installation of tho Earl of Haddington as Provincial Grand Master of tho newly-formed Provincial Grand Lodge of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire . The installation , which took place in the Lodgo room of " Kelso " ( No . 58 ) , was performed by the Earl of Kintore , Right Worshipfnl Senior Grand Warden , who had been specially appointed for the dnty by Grand Lodge ; ifc was taken part

in by upwards of a hundred of the brethren from different parts of tho country . Tho deputation from Grand Lodge which accompanied the Installing Master comprised Bros . D . Murray Lyon Grand Secretary , Rov . T . N . Wannop Grand Chaplain , David Kinnear Grand Cashier , William Hay Grand Architect , F . L . Law Grand Jeweller , John Learmonth Proxy Senior Warden No . 185 ,

James Crichton Vice-President of the Board of Grand Stewards , Alexander Hay Proxy Provincial Grand Master of Jamaica , William M'Lean Proxy District Grand Master of Montreal , Alexander Henry Grand Steward , William Niven Past Master No . 97 , F . W . Roberts R . W . M . No . 392 , W . M . Brvce Grand Tvler , John Davidson Pr . M . No . 467 , John Wilson R . W . M . No . 8 , E . M . Seliingtin R . W . M . No . 36 .

There was a large attendance of the brethren of tho province . The Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened by Bro . James Crichton R . W . M . No . 1 Edinburgh ( fcho Acting Wardens being Brothers William Hay , Past Senior Grand Deacon , and William M'Leau , Master of Lodge St John , Glasgow ) , the deputation from Grand Lodge was received in due form , and tho Earl of Kintore assumed the chair .

The commission of the Grand Lodge in favour of the Provincial Grand Master elect having been read , the acting Grand Master desired the Provincial Grand Master elect ( the Earl of Haddington ) to advance to the throne , when tho ceremony of installation was proceeded with . The charges were read by Grand Secretary , to which bis Lordship signified his assent , and the Grand Master proceeded according to the

usual forms , and administered the oath de fidcli , concluding by investing the new Provincial Grand Master with the insignia of his high office . The acting Grand Master then briefly addressed the Provincial Grand Master , ind the brethren , expressing tho pleasure ho had experienced in being requested to come to this part of Scotland for the first time to take part in the interesting

proceedings of the day . He congratulated tho brethren of tho Province npon having got a Master after their own heart , and one who wonld conscientiously , faithfully , and zealously perform the duties of tho office to which ho had been appointed , and which he wonld at no time look upon as a sinecure . The noble Lord allnded to the great progress that had been made in Masonry in tho

district , and congratulated Lord Haddington on having acceded to the request that he should rale over what he believed would soon be a very prosperous Province . The Provincial Grand Masteraoknowledged the hearty welcome he had received , and thanked tbo brethren present for assembling in such numbers on this occasion . They had no doubt come to do honour to their Acting Grand Master ,

Lord Kintore , but be might also take part of the compliment to himself . He was gratified that he had been requested , and thafc he had become Grand Master of the Province . He could assure the brethren that he would always endeavour to carry out the wishes expressed by tho noble Lord , the Acting Grand Master , and to discharge faithfully and zealously , and with a high

sense of their importance , tho "duties of the office ho bad that , day undertaken . A grand banquet was afterwards held in the Town Hall . The town band was stationed in front of the hall , and played appropriate music during the evening . The chair was occupied by tho Provincial Grand Master , Lord Haddington , who was supported by tho Earl of Kintore , Bros , tho Rev . T . M . AVaitnop , Learmonth , M'Lean ,

D . Murray Lyon , Dr . Burton Depute Provincial Grand Master of Staffordshire , aud Robt . Swan , Kelso . Tho croupier was Bro . A . Bttlman jun ., R . W . M . No . 58 . The proceedings wore of a successful character . Brother W . Robertson , V . S . Kelso , responded for tlio navy , ju-rny , and reserve forces . Tho toasfc of " Tho newly-installed Prov . Grand Master" met with a most , enthusiastic reception . Tho Grand

Lodges was responded to by Dr . Burton for tho English , and Lord Kintore for the Scotch Constitutions . The toast of " Tho Past Masters of tho Province" was proposed by Bro . tho Rov . T . N . Wannop , "The Clergy of all Denominations" by Brother William Robertson , and " The Visiting Brethren and Deputations " by Bro . Bttlman jun . The proceedings terminated about seven o'clock . Edinburgh Cov . nrai

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Chips From A Rough Ashlar.

CHIPS FROM A ROUGH ASHLAR .

Bv BKO . JOSIAH GIVEN . "VTATURK in her most generous mood has not been more liberal to li man than in her inexhaustible supply of rocks from which tho rough ashlars are taken , that enter so largely into man ' s most durable work . Whether it bo in the deep-seamed canons of the mountains , oramid the rocky shores of ocean , lake , or river , or in the old village qnarry , tho wonder of onr boyhood , we find roug h ashlars on every

hand , inviting tbo skill of tho Operative Mason . Even out upon these beautiful prairies , Nature has scattered with lavish hand tho granite boulders and jutting cliffs for our use . So upon tbo pleasant prairies ancl in the the broken places of human society , Speculative Masonry finds an abundant supply of rough ashlars inviting her skill . Iu tbo quarries the Operative Mason inspects each , proffered ashlar

with critical eye , to see if it bo flawed or seamed with any element of disintegration or decay . If found lacking in strength or durability , it is black-marked as unfit for the builder ' s use , and heaved over among tho rnbbish of tho qnarry ; but if the elements of strength and durability are found , ifc is marked , accepted and approved , however rough , jaggodand unseemly the external appearance may bo . With gauge , compass , aud square , the Operative Mason measures and lines

tho unsightly ashlar to the desired size and shape , and with gavel and chisel knocks off the rough corners and hews away the superfluous parts , and after days of patient toil we seo the shapeless ashlar carved into that beantifnl chapiter , may be , thafc surmounts yonder stately column . Thus inspected and approved , the ashlar is entered for use , squared ancl hewn into form , passed to more skilled workmen for further finish , and finally raised to its intended place , where , with plnmb and level ifc is sot in the cement that unites it to the common

mass . In Speculative Masonry each proffered ashlar is scanned with care , and if found veined or flawed with the disintegrating elements of Atheism , irreligion , or imbecility , they are black-marked as unfit for use . But however rough , jagged , or unseemly the proffered ashlar may be , if he possesses the strength , durability , ancl beauty of a firm

and steadfast belief in God , an abiding love to man , ami a desiro for a useful , happy life , ho is accepted aud approved as fit for a place among Free ancl Accepted Masons . With gauge , compasses , and square , the measure and lines of propriety are marked , and with gavel and chisel he is divested of those rough jagged vices and superfluities that

mar and hinder him from a useful life . In tho quarries of tho mountain and cliff ave found rough ashlars of various formations and colours—fche fine-grained marble of many shades , the hard , fiery flint , the cold , sombre granite , ancl fche warm , open , porous freestone—each finding a place in architecture , and eontribnting to those beautiful combinations of colour aud durability so

useful and admired . In the quarries of Speculative Masonry we find a like variety . We , too , have the fine-grained marble ashlars admitting of highest polish , but requiring most tender touches in chipping away the super , finous pride ancl conceit . Also the angular sharp-pointed , flinty brother , emitting sparks of resentment at every roug h touch , but a few timely strokes of the ! igavel knock off these testy , touchy points ,

and fits him for a place in Masonry . So , too , we have brethren , ot cold , grizzled , granite order , firm almost to obstinacy , and requiring many a sturdy stroke to divest them of tho chips ancl spauls of avarice and selfishness . Most among the many aro tho warm , open-hearted generous brethren of the freestone order , from whom superfluities and vices are easily carved , but , when not . at Labour , require tho watchful care of the Junior Warden in the South . To blend these varieties

into ono harmonious whole , is the aim and pride of Freemasonry . These good fiiends , noting tho imperfections of the ashlars from tho quarries of Speculative Masonry , may pronounce against fche thoroughness of our inspections and skill of our workmanship . Friends , go to the stately edifice that crowns yonder hill , and though erected under the supervision of most skilful men ancl the watchful

eyes of a whole State , yon may see that even now time is developing imperfections—only another evidence that imperfection marks and mars every human undertaking . Why , onr lady friends may ask , are we not accepted as ashlars , fit for a place in Speculative Masonry ? Too fine , dear ladies—too fine , grained . Ashlars of pearl , Parian marble , rubies , and

diamondsimpossible ! Our work is to make more perfect the imperfect , not to paint colours in the rainbow nor add lustre to the glittering diamonds . Yonr warm sympathetic natures do nofc require to be taught tho lessons of charity and love . My Brother Ashlars , let us remember that with us it is but "high

twelve " in the day of our Masonic labours ; that it remains for each of us to diligently ply tho tools of our profession , so that we may be finally accepted as perfect ashlars , fitted for that " house not made with hands , eternal in tho heavens . " —Proceedings of Grand Lodge of Iowa .

The Freemasons belonging to the Parisian Lodge of " Labour aud Constant Friendship" have jnsfc signed acctriotts petition to the Cham . her , praying the Deputies to ordain that any person condemned three times for vagrancy or larceny be transported for life to one of tho penitentiary colonies . Tho petitioners add that after a certain lapse of timo thoso convicts whose conduct may be found satisfactory might

bo liberated , and favoured with the concession of a plot of ground in the colony , which they should , however , never bo permitted to quit . Though tho Freemasons hopo by this means to rid the prisons in Franco of hardened malefactors , who contaminate those who might yet be reclaimed from vice , it must be confessed that they would , if no exceptions wero made , deal most harshly with hundreds of poor vagabonds whose only sin is abject poverty . — Standard .