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Scotland.
two o ' clock , the parties composing the procession entered the East Church , ivhere a sermon was to be preached by the Rev . Brother Tulloch , of Tibbermuir , and a collection made for the benefit of the Infirmary . The audience was numerous , nearly filling the church . The preacher selected for his theme the 5 th and 6 th verses of the 35 th chapter of the Prophecies of Isaiah : — "Then the eyes of the blind shall be openedand the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped . Then
, shall the lame man leap as an hart , and the tongue of the dumb sing ; for in the wilderness shall waters break out , and streams in the desert . " A text more apt to the circumstances could hardly have been found in the whole compass of the Bible , and the preacher explained and illustrated it with great force and eloquence , showing the immense temporal benefits that accompany Christianity , in the benevolence and philanthropy which it creates and stimulatesthe charity which it inculcates
, and calls forth , and the exertions that it causes to be made to relieve and alleviate those casualties and sufferings to which the poorer classes of the community are especially liable . In conclusion , Mr . Tulloch alluded to the noble Institution whose efficiency the proceedings of the day were intended to improve and assist , and after drawing a vivid
picture of the vast good it is calculated to produce , and the irresistible claims it puts forth to the support of the public , he terminated his admirable discourse by making a thrilling appeal to the humanity and religion of his auditors . A very handsome sum ( upwards of 37 / . ) was realised by the collection at the church , in which , however , are included sums given from the funds of the different Lodges . MASONIC FESTIVITIESDec . 28 . —Monday being the anniversary of
, St . John , the Brethren of the Perth ancl Scone , and St . Andrew ' s Lodges of Freemasons , held their annual meetings in honour of the Saint . Both Lodges were respectably attended ; and the usual harmony was kept up till a late , or , quietly speaking , to an early hour . But these two were not the only bodies connected with the "Ancient Order " which convened for the promotion of good fellowship . ' The Royal Arch Lod toofor the first time these five yearsassembled to the
ge , , , number of upwards of sixty of its most devoted supporters , with hearts still open to the witcheries of the social board , and consciences unscared by tbe awful declamation of teetotalism . During the evening , an interchange of friendly visits took place between the leading officials of these mystic confederacies , which greatly heightened the convivialities of the evening , and enlarged vastly the circle of friendly feeling .
LATEST . GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND- —On Monday , March 22 , a . pro renuta meeting of the Grand Lodge was held in Freemasons' Hall , when an address of condolence was voted to the Countess of Rothes , upon the melancholy occasion of the death of the Earl of Rothes , the Grand Master Mason for Scotland . March 24 . —The address of congratulation from the Grand Lodge of
^ Scotland to her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert , on the birth of a Princess Royal , was presented at the Levee by the Hon . Fox Maule and AV . F . M'Kenzie , Esq . , Prov . G . Masters for Forfar and Peebles , and AV . A . Lawrie , Esq ., G . S . The Earl of Dunmore was prevented , by a domestic circumstance , from heading the deputation .
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Scotland.
two o ' clock , the parties composing the procession entered the East Church , ivhere a sermon was to be preached by the Rev . Brother Tulloch , of Tibbermuir , and a collection made for the benefit of the Infirmary . The audience was numerous , nearly filling the church . The preacher selected for his theme the 5 th and 6 th verses of the 35 th chapter of the Prophecies of Isaiah : — "Then the eyes of the blind shall be openedand the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped . Then
, shall the lame man leap as an hart , and the tongue of the dumb sing ; for in the wilderness shall waters break out , and streams in the desert . " A text more apt to the circumstances could hardly have been found in the whole compass of the Bible , and the preacher explained and illustrated it with great force and eloquence , showing the immense temporal benefits that accompany Christianity , in the benevolence and philanthropy which it creates and stimulatesthe charity which it inculcates
, and calls forth , and the exertions that it causes to be made to relieve and alleviate those casualties and sufferings to which the poorer classes of the community are especially liable . In conclusion , Mr . Tulloch alluded to the noble Institution whose efficiency the proceedings of the day were intended to improve and assist , and after drawing a vivid
picture of the vast good it is calculated to produce , and the irresistible claims it puts forth to the support of the public , he terminated his admirable discourse by making a thrilling appeal to the humanity and religion of his auditors . A very handsome sum ( upwards of 37 / . ) was realised by the collection at the church , in which , however , are included sums given from the funds of the different Lodges . MASONIC FESTIVITIESDec . 28 . —Monday being the anniversary of
, St . John , the Brethren of the Perth ancl Scone , and St . Andrew ' s Lodges of Freemasons , held their annual meetings in honour of the Saint . Both Lodges were respectably attended ; and the usual harmony was kept up till a late , or , quietly speaking , to an early hour . But these two were not the only bodies connected with the "Ancient Order " which convened for the promotion of good fellowship . ' The Royal Arch Lod toofor the first time these five yearsassembled to the
ge , , , number of upwards of sixty of its most devoted supporters , with hearts still open to the witcheries of the social board , and consciences unscared by tbe awful declamation of teetotalism . During the evening , an interchange of friendly visits took place between the leading officials of these mystic confederacies , which greatly heightened the convivialities of the evening , and enlarged vastly the circle of friendly feeling .
LATEST . GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND- —On Monday , March 22 , a . pro renuta meeting of the Grand Lodge was held in Freemasons' Hall , when an address of condolence was voted to the Countess of Rothes , upon the melancholy occasion of the death of the Earl of Rothes , the Grand Master Mason for Scotland . March 24 . —The address of congratulation from the Grand Lodge of
^ Scotland to her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert , on the birth of a Princess Royal , was presented at the Levee by the Hon . Fox Maule and AV . F . M'Kenzie , Esq . , Prov . G . Masters for Forfar and Peebles , and AV . A . Lawrie , Esq ., G . S . The Earl of Dunmore was prevented , by a domestic circumstance , from heading the deputation .