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Scotland.
EDINBURGH , Jan . 17 . —The Canongate Kilwinning Lodge held a Festive Assembly , at which numerous deputations from other Lodges attended , headed by their respective Masters . The toast of the " Freemasons' Female School , " furnished a grateful theme to all present ; and although the R . W . M . was unfortunately absent , a more truly Masonic meeting was never witnessed , occupied as the Chair was , pro . tern ., by Brother Deans . Many highly respectable Members have heen latel y added to the roll of this influential Lodge .
THE FREEMASONS' SCHOOL . —Feb . 9 . —At a Special Meeting of the Subscribers to the Freemasons' Female School , it was resolved that tlle Theatre Royal , Edinburgh , should be engaged for a benefit ni ght in aid of the funds of the Charity . Brother Murray , the manager , cordially acceded to the proposal . A resolution ivas also passed in Grancl Lodge to patronize the theatre on this interesting occasion , whilst all the private Lodges in this city were invited to lend their fraternal
cooperation . One of the most brilliant and crowded houses of the season was the consequence ; all turned out with one heart and wish . The local papers have particularized the principal civic and official dignitaries present upon the occasion . In the pages of the Freemasons ' Quarterly Review , we presume the names of Brother R . Gilfillan , Bard to the G . Lodge of Scotland , and Brother J . Lee Stevens , a Grand Steward of Englandwill be warmly hailed as better known and more
, worthy of notice , distinguished as they are alike for the hi gh place they hold in the world of literature ancl in the Craft . Besides the Grancl Lodge , all the chief bodies holding of her in Edinburgh were present ; and we trust long to find among the members of the Canongate Kilwinning , the Mary ' s Chapel , the St . David , St . Andrew , Celtic , and Journeymen Lodges , the zealous and united supporters of the Freemasons' Female School . Much certainly remains to be done ; more
hardly could have been accomplished as yet ; and we watch with no slight interest the progress of an institution the moral results of which may be effective of so much good , both as regards the immediate object of the Charity , ancl as concerns the character of the Craft in this country . Already , we may venture to say , has a change , a moral revolution perceptibly commenced in the public mind , in relation to the objects and excellence of our Order . And may we not hope that the
day is not far distant when Freemasonry shall every where take its stand on the same lofty elevation , side by side with those great philanthropic institutions which have for their high end and aim the physical amelioration ancl the spiritual enlightenment of the human race . The constitution of our society in its vital-involving principle , undoubtedl y embraces ancl works out both these results in an extraordinary degree ; and were its nature and powers still more understood ancl appreciated than
they are ^ it might become a question worthy of consideration whether the efforts made to civilize ancl enlighten the nations lying in darkness , might not be accompanied with greater effect through the medium and operation of so humanizing a system . Some distant prospect of an interesting Masonic spectacle begins to present itself here , the Committee of the Scott Monument having , it is said , come to the adoption of a plan . The site will probably occupy a few years more to determine . Monsieur Phillippe , a celebrated exhibitor of dexterous manual feats and a member of the Craft , has advertised a benefit night for the Free-
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Scotland.
EDINBURGH , Jan . 17 . —The Canongate Kilwinning Lodge held a Festive Assembly , at which numerous deputations from other Lodges attended , headed by their respective Masters . The toast of the " Freemasons' Female School , " furnished a grateful theme to all present ; and although the R . W . M . was unfortunately absent , a more truly Masonic meeting was never witnessed , occupied as the Chair was , pro . tern ., by Brother Deans . Many highly respectable Members have heen latel y added to the roll of this influential Lodge .
THE FREEMASONS' SCHOOL . —Feb . 9 . —At a Special Meeting of the Subscribers to the Freemasons' Female School , it was resolved that tlle Theatre Royal , Edinburgh , should be engaged for a benefit ni ght in aid of the funds of the Charity . Brother Murray , the manager , cordially acceded to the proposal . A resolution ivas also passed in Grancl Lodge to patronize the theatre on this interesting occasion , whilst all the private Lodges in this city were invited to lend their fraternal
cooperation . One of the most brilliant and crowded houses of the season was the consequence ; all turned out with one heart and wish . The local papers have particularized the principal civic and official dignitaries present upon the occasion . In the pages of the Freemasons ' Quarterly Review , we presume the names of Brother R . Gilfillan , Bard to the G . Lodge of Scotland , and Brother J . Lee Stevens , a Grand Steward of Englandwill be warmly hailed as better known and more
, worthy of notice , distinguished as they are alike for the hi gh place they hold in the world of literature ancl in the Craft . Besides the Grancl Lodge , all the chief bodies holding of her in Edinburgh were present ; and we trust long to find among the members of the Canongate Kilwinning , the Mary ' s Chapel , the St . David , St . Andrew , Celtic , and Journeymen Lodges , the zealous and united supporters of the Freemasons' Female School . Much certainly remains to be done ; more
hardly could have been accomplished as yet ; and we watch with no slight interest the progress of an institution the moral results of which may be effective of so much good , both as regards the immediate object of the Charity , ancl as concerns the character of the Craft in this country . Already , we may venture to say , has a change , a moral revolution perceptibly commenced in the public mind , in relation to the objects and excellence of our Order . And may we not hope that the
day is not far distant when Freemasonry shall every where take its stand on the same lofty elevation , side by side with those great philanthropic institutions which have for their high end and aim the physical amelioration ancl the spiritual enlightenment of the human race . The constitution of our society in its vital-involving principle , undoubtedl y embraces ancl works out both these results in an extraordinary degree ; and were its nature and powers still more understood ancl appreciated than
they are ^ it might become a question worthy of consideration whether the efforts made to civilize ancl enlighten the nations lying in darkness , might not be accompanied with greater effect through the medium and operation of so humanizing a system . Some distant prospect of an interesting Masonic spectacle begins to present itself here , the Committee of the Scott Monument having , it is said , come to the adoption of a plan . The site will probably occupy a few years more to determine . Monsieur Phillippe , a celebrated exhibitor of dexterous manual feats and a member of the Craft , has advertised a benefit night for the Free-