Church Stone Laying.

& c , had meantime assembled in Station Road , where they were marshalled in their prescribed order . The procession moved off shortly after three o ' clock , headed by the Carnoustie Burgh Band , under the leadership of Mr . J . Chambers . On reaching

the Municipal Buudings , the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge joined the procession , which moved along Dundee Street to the site of the new church , where a vast crowd had assembled to witness the ceremony .

The Provincial Office-bearers having taken up their positions , the National Anthem was played by the band , tollowed by prayer and praise , after which Brother Berry stepped forward to lay the stone . Before he did so , however ,

Mr . P . Macgregor Chalmers , the architect of the church , presented a handsome trowel to the Provincial Grand Master , while Bro . Gibson R . W . M . of Lodge Dalhousie , Carnoustie , asked his acceptance of a silver-mounted mallet . Bro . Berry returned thanks for the gifts .

At the close of this little ceremony the Prov . G . Secretary and Prov . G . Treasurer placed in a cavity of the stone a jar containing a number of documents , a copy of the " Courier , " and coins of the realm . These having been safely deposited , die memorial stone was lowered into position , and the various

Masonic implements applied to it by the Prov . G . Office bearers . The work being satislactory , the three knocks known to the Craft were eiven , the Provincial Grand Master saying— " May the Almighty Architect of the Universe look down with

benignity upon our present undertaking , and crown the edifice of which we have now laid the foundation with every success . " During the singing of a Psalm , the corn , wine , and oil were poured on the stone .

Bro . Berry then said it was now his duty to inform them that the stone was well and truly laid , and he hoped that all blessings would follow their undertaking that day . He

congratulated the Rev . Mr . Gibson on the energy he had displayed in the matter , and , in conclusion , expressed the hope that "the Church of Scotland might long be able to send out good and learned men to maintain its ancient prestige .

Ex-Bailie Soutar said , as a trustee of the church , he had to express their indebtedness to the Freemasons of Forfarshire tor their presence , more particularly the Provincial Grand Master , and also his Depute Master the Hon . C . M . Ramsay ,

who had always been one of the best friends Carnoustie ever had . It was characteristic of the family to which he belonged . In conclusion , he said that Lodee Dalhousie had taken a great interest in the undertaking , and he hoped all their efforts would prove successful .

An offering from the Freemasons in Forfarshire was then placed on the stone , while an opportunity was afforded those assembled to aid the church building fund . The procession was again formed and returned to the place where it started , the Provincial Lodge being afterwards closed in due form .

After the foundation stone ceremony a large company sat down to dinner in Bruce ' s-Hotel . Mr . R . C . Bowie presided , supported on the right and left . by Provost Ramsay and Bro . James Berry Provincial Grand Master for Forfarshire . After the usual Loyal and Patriotic toasts had been

proposed by the Chairman , the Rev . James Philip proposed the toast of "Carnoustie Parish Church . ' " He said it could not be said that all denominations in the burgh did not live in concord with each other , and he hoped that such good fellowship would prevail .

The Rev . A . R . Gibson , in reply , said he rather liked to see rivalry amongst congregations . He did not , however , want to see too much union among the churches , because if there was only one Presbyterian Church in Scotland—it ' s in the

blood—they would be like Roman Catholics ; they would be tyrants . The spirit of rivalry had stimulated them to follow a good example , and he hoped the relationships which existed amongst the ministers in the burgh would continue .

Patriotic Masons.

PATRIOTIC MASONS .

A VALUED correspondent , just returned to England , forwards the following address given by the Right Rev . the Bishop of Mashonaland , at a Masonic Service held on St . John ' s Day , in St . John the Baptist ' s Church , Bulawayo , Rhodesia : —i Peter , ii , 17—Plonour all men . Love the brotherhood . Fear God . Honour the King .

To define a patriot is to define a man in his true setting and relationship to his fellow man . To picture a Masonic patriot is to gather into a phrase the whole system of Free-

Patriotic Masons.

masonry , taught by precept , illustrated by signs , and enforced in its discipline , if a patriot is a man who loves his fatherland to the death before all other lands , the Masonic patriot may be defined as one who loves to the death and through death his fatherland for the sake of all other lands . The

circle of his charity , his service , and his interest embraces the world , while it has its centre firmly established " in strength " in his own native country , his own home , his own heart . The phrase " in my heart" is no unmeaning form of words to the true Mason , for there God has His throne , in fatherly , filial ,

inspiring relationship , and as God ' s eye sees all , as His hand holds all , and Plis heart embraces all , so the Mason who rises from the tomb of mere selfish death-in-life sees in his fellow man , humanity , and in his native land , the universe . As he grasps the hand of his Brother , with the true Masonic

grip , it is no mere secret form of recognition , but it is the " one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin . " He knows , if he knew anything of the circle of his Masonic duties , that though his duty begins in his own heart and home , it does not and cannot end there . Plis faith , hope and charity may

and indeed must focuss themselves around his own hearthstone or his own particular Lodge , but they likewise radiate and distribute their benign influence undimmed by time , unchecked by space , embracing all lands , uniting all hearts , co-ordinating

all interests , harmonising all differences , translating all Babels , and transforming all the broken lights of earth into the one all embracing and all pure . whiteness of the Light of the Love of God and man .

Patriotism partakes of past , present , and future . The nation that discounts or disbelieves in its past , forfeits its future . The man who despairs of the Commonwealth is its greatest enemy , and the statesman who sees no future for his country is engaged in writing the last- pages of its and his own

dishonoured history . So faith in the past , hope in the present , and love for all time and eternity , in some form or other , have been the inspiring principles of all true national movements , all real , enduring patriotism . Without faith you have a nation of infidels ; without hope , a nation of suicides , without

benevolence , a nation of wolves , or rather the nation has ceased to be a nation and has become a mere horde , killing to live and living to kill . It is then that the true patriot arises , representing what is left of the nation ' s faith , hope , and sacrifice . With a soul above mere personal safety and his faith heedless of

failure , he gives himself . If his country has heart enough left to win , the victory is hers not his . If he fails , at least he has triumphed over self , and thereby won a fadeless crown . Out of the countless number of those whose deeds have won

a deathless glory on the Roll of Fame , I venture to suggest for your meditation and encouragement two of the brightest stars in the firmament of national heroes—Judas Maccabseus in Jewish history , and King Alfred in English History .

Two hundred years before the Christian era , before the Roman had set his iron heel upon the neck of Israel , the Syrian Antiochus Epiphanes had enslaved the nation , insulted his religion , and profaned its altars by setting up the image of Jupiter Capitolinus in the Holy Place . The national

cause seemed hopeless . Might seemed to have taken the place of right , darkness of light , and Satan himself reigned a usurper on the throne of God . The national life was paralysed , the national conscience dead , faith stifled , and . hope fled . Then rose Judas the Asmonean with the divine fire kindled

in his breast , the faith that removes mountains filling his soul , and the enthusiasm of a supreme call thrilling his whole being . Inspiring his Brethren with his own hero spirit he roused his people to a new faith and hope . Jerusalem was reconquered , the worship of Jehovah re-established , and a possibility of the

old national life revived . So too with our old English land and nation in the ninth century of the Christian era . The heathen Danes had overrun the whole country , churches were

levelled to the ground , the people put to the sword , and desolation reigned from the Tyne to ' the Thames , from the Medway to the Severn . On one little spot alone hope had remained alive . In one breast alone was the fire of a nation ' s

faith unquenchable . At one time Alfred the exiled king stood for all that England means to you and me and to the countless millions of our mighty Empire at this present time . Our religion in its broadest and best and fullest sense , our laws in all their guardianship of our liberties , and all that is

beautiful and strong and pure in our home and public life at that moment hung trembling in the balance . Alfred knew the need , and felt the call , and kneeling at the . altar of God , consecrated his life and his sword to God and England , sounded the trumpet call to arms , gathered an army and went forth ,