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On Freemasonry.
Anulois , l ' autre Irlandois . This was the year in which Alexander III . died ; and , if the authority be correct , it shews that the Stewart family were distinguished in Scotland , before they came to the crown . James I . patronized Kilwinning Lodge , ancl presided as Grancl Master until he got chosen bthe Brethrenand approved of bhim . To
one y , y this officer an annual salary was paid by all the Lodges ^ in the kino-dom , and he had deputies in the different counties . In the reign of James II . the office was made hereditary in the noble family of St . Clair of Rosslyn , where it continued until 1736 , when William St . Clair of Rosslyn , Esq ., resioned in favour of the Brethrenand with the view of
, instftuting the Grand Lodge of Scotland . The Mother Lodo-e of Kilwinning , long after the institution of the Grand Lodge , continued to act independently , and to grant Charters to other Lodges as formerly . This gave rise to disputes , which it was desirable for the credit of the Fraternity to
avoid ; and at length , in 1807 , Mother Kilwinning agreed to hold of the Grand Lodge , thereby renouncing all right to grant Charters in future . Kilwinning was placed at the head ofthe roll of tbe Grand Lodge under the denomination of ' Mother Kilwinning , ' and its Master for the time being was declared the Provincial Grand Master over the
Ayrshire district . Other minor regulations were adopted , and these put an end to all disputes about Masonic precedency . " After the full establishment of Masonry in England and Scodand , the Lodges flourished , and the system was disseminated throughout Britain in all its perfection and utility
as a Science of Wisdom , Strength , and Beauty . Stately structures arose which are still regarded with national pride , not only by the architect and the antiquary , but by every one who prizes the institutions of his forefathers , and as their existence will only be terminated by the general dissolution of all things , the fame of our ancient Brethren will never die .
In Ireland , though the system was introduced at a later period , it has spread abundantly amongst every class of society ; and how numerous soever the Lodges may be at the present day in England and Scotland , Ireland outnumbers either of them ; for a list that was furnished to me in 1826 , contains 1015 Lodges regularly registered and numbered in the books of the Grand Lodge . It is clear that Masonry must have existed on the < conti-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
Anulois , l ' autre Irlandois . This was the year in which Alexander III . died ; and , if the authority be correct , it shews that the Stewart family were distinguished in Scotland , before they came to the crown . James I . patronized Kilwinning Lodge , ancl presided as Grancl Master until he got chosen bthe Brethrenand approved of bhim . To
one y , y this officer an annual salary was paid by all the Lodges ^ in the kino-dom , and he had deputies in the different counties . In the reign of James II . the office was made hereditary in the noble family of St . Clair of Rosslyn , where it continued until 1736 , when William St . Clair of Rosslyn , Esq ., resioned in favour of the Brethrenand with the view of
, instftuting the Grand Lodge of Scotland . The Mother Lodo-e of Kilwinning , long after the institution of the Grand Lodge , continued to act independently , and to grant Charters to other Lodges as formerly . This gave rise to disputes , which it was desirable for the credit of the Fraternity to
avoid ; and at length , in 1807 , Mother Kilwinning agreed to hold of the Grand Lodge , thereby renouncing all right to grant Charters in future . Kilwinning was placed at the head ofthe roll of tbe Grand Lodge under the denomination of ' Mother Kilwinning , ' and its Master for the time being was declared the Provincial Grand Master over the
Ayrshire district . Other minor regulations were adopted , and these put an end to all disputes about Masonic precedency . " After the full establishment of Masonry in England and Scodand , the Lodges flourished , and the system was disseminated throughout Britain in all its perfection and utility
as a Science of Wisdom , Strength , and Beauty . Stately structures arose which are still regarded with national pride , not only by the architect and the antiquary , but by every one who prizes the institutions of his forefathers , and as their existence will only be terminated by the general dissolution of all things , the fame of our ancient Brethren will never die .
In Ireland , though the system was introduced at a later period , it has spread abundantly amongst every class of society ; and how numerous soever the Lodges may be at the present day in England and Scotland , Ireland outnumbers either of them ; for a list that was furnished to me in 1826 , contains 1015 Lodges regularly registered and numbered in the books of the Grand Lodge . It is clear that Masonry must have existed on the < conti-