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The Annalist.
the Duke of Athol was Grand Master Mason . Mr . Erskine was one of the most distinguished ora tors and wits of his day On the 24 th of June , 1781 , in rb ' p lT m , S el 6 Cted Master of the Lod Se . He was initiated in the month of November , 1774 , and his zeal and abilities as a Craftsman early recommended him to the notice of his Brethren In 1775 he was appointed to be Junior Warden and in
, 1778 he rose to be Depute Master of the Lodge , under his friend , Dr . Spens . Dr . Hay held the office of Worshi pful Master for the space of three rn e e etinSoffb T , **' F T ' SeM ° m absent ' ™ ' his pk e al meetings of the Lod ge ; when that did happen , his Depute , Dr . Hamilton , performed the duties of the Chair . While Master of the Lo ™ e GranTT 1 ^ J ™™" ^ ^ 'W * Sellior Gra " ** Warden in
, ^ , ¦ « £ ; h S > JJrl" ^ the * yearS US 2 a , ul 1783 * and in the succeeding LhZl ^ r ™ 11 , P ° ° f Grand Master Substitute , the third in honour m Grand Lodge , to which he was regularly re-elected OP mon ^ n COn ' , « at T ° ™ ' ™ which , white it i / arked thei ^ Zl ? IT . "' hlS ^ f , ' Wel 1 entitled him to the thanks and fonallv J . , Fratemit y * When in this responsible position , he per-ThfXl b / *' , T TiT '" and P ™*** - *™* of the Craft / assisting at laying the foundations of the South
Bridge , the South Draw-bridge ofa Z 7 T i diDg 5 l ew -BrideweH , & 0 . He formed aSo o ° ne th , T L l i f- ™" " ** ° 'hree Brethren who were appointed to wait on the Lord Advocate of Scotland , with the resolutions adopted by Grand t'je act of 1799 , concerning seditious meetings . of H , !! , rT ' u T Was the youngest son of Thomas Hay , Esq ., " S n ¦ h me jUd in the Court of Session
title ofT „ 1 ° fT > T f \ ge « "der the title of Lord Huntingdon . Dr . Hay died in 1816 , regretted by all more especiall y by his friends of the Masonic society . h V ' Continuing our chronological course , we come to the accession of ALEXANDER FERGUSON , of Craigdarroch , to the iMastership of the duiX tl e Klhvmnin - 24 th J ™ * 1784 . He remained in tSfe Chair * , successive years . He had previously filled the office of fa Warde " m Gral >< - Lodge , for the years 1782-83 . In 1791 , he laid the foundation-stone ofa new bridee atD ™ fri « . T *„> »„„ tJ . . I ' .-Sf
rnr , ; P f ? ^ ' ' - ^ l ?™ ™ whleh gentlemen indul ged somewhat Tr wi t ^ C ° TV f ^ 1 ° ™ than the y d 0 in these temperate times . It was the period when Robert Burns was in the blaze of his freshacquired fame , and the bard , who was admitted to his familiar intimacy has sung in laureate lays , the exploits of mumacy , " Craigdmrcch , so famous for wit , worth , and law , " in the bacchanalian lyric of " The Whistle . " This describes an extra ordinary occas on which occurred in 1790 '
, , and we are no , tl ereVoe ? o bSmplari oKT "V' ° * f ^ ******* ™^ ™ h out exemplary On the contrary , under his auspices the society flourished and was respected . He was the father of the late Right Hon R Gutter Ferguson , M . P ., also initiated in the Canongate Kilwinn n '' Lo" £ who was in possession of the celebrated heir-loom , the ebony whistle re ferred to m the song above-mentioned 7 First and foremost among the Masonic spirits whom the wit worth and wisdom of Craigdarroch rallied . around him , stands forth ROBERT
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The Annalist.
the Duke of Athol was Grand Master Mason . Mr . Erskine was one of the most distinguished ora tors and wits of his day On the 24 th of June , 1781 , in rb ' p lT m , S el 6 Cted Master of the Lod Se . He was initiated in the month of November , 1774 , and his zeal and abilities as a Craftsman early recommended him to the notice of his Brethren In 1775 he was appointed to be Junior Warden and in
, 1778 he rose to be Depute Master of the Lodge , under his friend , Dr . Spens . Dr . Hay held the office of Worshi pful Master for the space of three rn e e etinSoffb T , **' F T ' SeM ° m absent ' ™ ' his pk e al meetings of the Lod ge ; when that did happen , his Depute , Dr . Hamilton , performed the duties of the Chair . While Master of the Lo ™ e GranTT 1 ^ J ™™" ^ ^ 'W * Sellior Gra " ** Warden in
, ^ , ¦ « £ ; h S > JJrl" ^ the * yearS US 2 a , ul 1783 * and in the succeeding LhZl ^ r ™ 11 , P ° ° f Grand Master Substitute , the third in honour m Grand Lodge , to which he was regularly re-elected OP mon ^ n COn ' , « at T ° ™ ' ™ which , white it i / arked thei ^ Zl ? IT . "' hlS ^ f , ' Wel 1 entitled him to the thanks and fonallv J . , Fratemit y * When in this responsible position , he per-ThfXl b / *' , T TiT '" and P ™*** - *™* of the Craft / assisting at laying the foundations of the South
Bridge , the South Draw-bridge ofa Z 7 T i diDg 5 l ew -BrideweH , & 0 . He formed aSo o ° ne th , T L l i f- ™" " ** ° 'hree Brethren who were appointed to wait on the Lord Advocate of Scotland , with the resolutions adopted by Grand t'je act of 1799 , concerning seditious meetings . of H , !! , rT ' u T Was the youngest son of Thomas Hay , Esq ., " S n ¦ h me jUd in the Court of Session
title ofT „ 1 ° fT > T f \ ge « "der the title of Lord Huntingdon . Dr . Hay died in 1816 , regretted by all more especiall y by his friends of the Masonic society . h V ' Continuing our chronological course , we come to the accession of ALEXANDER FERGUSON , of Craigdarroch , to the iMastership of the duiX tl e Klhvmnin - 24 th J ™ * 1784 . He remained in tSfe Chair * , successive years . He had previously filled the office of fa Warde " m Gral >< - Lodge , for the years 1782-83 . In 1791 , he laid the foundation-stone ofa new bridee atD ™ fri « . T *„> »„„ tJ . . I ' .-Sf
rnr , ; P f ? ^ ' ' - ^ l ?™ ™ whleh gentlemen indul ged somewhat Tr wi t ^ C ° TV f ^ 1 ° ™ than the y d 0 in these temperate times . It was the period when Robert Burns was in the blaze of his freshacquired fame , and the bard , who was admitted to his familiar intimacy has sung in laureate lays , the exploits of mumacy , " Craigdmrcch , so famous for wit , worth , and law , " in the bacchanalian lyric of " The Whistle . " This describes an extra ordinary occas on which occurred in 1790 '
, , and we are no , tl ereVoe ? o bSmplari oKT "V' ° * f ^ ******* ™^ ™ h out exemplary On the contrary , under his auspices the society flourished and was respected . He was the father of the late Right Hon R Gutter Ferguson , M . P ., also initiated in the Canongate Kilwinn n '' Lo" £ who was in possession of the celebrated heir-loom , the ebony whistle re ferred to m the song above-mentioned 7 First and foremost among the Masonic spirits whom the wit worth and wisdom of Craigdarroch rallied . around him , stands forth ROBERT