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Article THE STATE OF MASONRY ON THE CONTINENT. ← Page 3 of 3 Article THE ANNALIST.* Page 1 of 5 →
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The State Of Masonry On The Continent.
the legitimate sovereign ; but it has been polluted by the introduction of politics , and is neglected for secret political societies . The most favourite of these is that of the Jardinheros , or gardeners , all whose emblems are taken from gardening ; Carbonavism also prevails , but the Jardinho has long been the chosen system of propagandism . In conclusion , it may be said , that generally throughout Western Europe , a political taint has attached to Masonry , which the conduct of its professors has not tended to remove .
The Annalist.*
THE ANNALIST . *
NOTICES OF EMINENT MEMBERS OF THE CANONGATE KILWINNING LODGE , & c . - ( Continued from p . 302 . J PURSUING our catalogue of distinguished individuals , as their names are entered in chronological order , with the exception of the successive Masters , whom we notice during their years of office , we come to the
period between the elections in 1762 and 1761 , when the veteran Bro . Fraser , as before mentioned , presided for the third term over the Lodge . Several entrants , whose characters were calculated to reflect credit on the Craft , joined at this time . Among these may be specified Alexander Monro , physician , assistant and successor to his father , Dr . Alexander Monro , professor of anatomy and surgery in the University of Edinburgh . He was in his 29 th year when he became a Masonand lived
, to the advanced age of 85 , an ornament to every society to which he belonged . There also entered Dr . Andrew Wood , a physician of eminence ; Neil M'Vicar , lord provost of Edinburgh ; Sir Allan Maclean , of Morven ; John Greame Murray , of Murray Hall ; Peter Leslie Grant , of Balquhan , & c .
Upon the retirement of Bro Fraser , in June 1764 , GEORGE DRUMMOND , the brother of Alex . Drummond , above mentioned , was called to the chair of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge . He was commonly designated as Lord Provost Drummond , having been six times elected to the chief magistracy of the city . So early as 1738 we find him appear prominent as the founder of that admirable institution the Royal Infirmary , the first stone of which was laid in the above year . To give all due solemnity to the act , he obtained the co-operation of the
Grand Master , the Earl of Cromarty , and the Grand Lodge ; and a grand procession proceeded to the spot , accompanied by Bro . Drummond , as president of the managers . The eastern wing of this useful edifice thus first reared its head . In November of the same year , Bro . George Drummond was elected in Grand Lodge to the post of Junior AVarden . On the 14 th May , 1740 , he again acted a conspicuous part in laying the foundation-stone of the west wing of the Royal Infirmary . At length , in November 1752 , this public-spirited man and Mason was rewarded with the honour due to his merit , in being elected Grand Master Mason of Scotland . In the year following he had the satisfaction
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The State Of Masonry On The Continent.
the legitimate sovereign ; but it has been polluted by the introduction of politics , and is neglected for secret political societies . The most favourite of these is that of the Jardinheros , or gardeners , all whose emblems are taken from gardening ; Carbonavism also prevails , but the Jardinho has long been the chosen system of propagandism . In conclusion , it may be said , that generally throughout Western Europe , a political taint has attached to Masonry , which the conduct of its professors has not tended to remove .
The Annalist.*
THE ANNALIST . *
NOTICES OF EMINENT MEMBERS OF THE CANONGATE KILWINNING LODGE , & c . - ( Continued from p . 302 . J PURSUING our catalogue of distinguished individuals , as their names are entered in chronological order , with the exception of the successive Masters , whom we notice during their years of office , we come to the
period between the elections in 1762 and 1761 , when the veteran Bro . Fraser , as before mentioned , presided for the third term over the Lodge . Several entrants , whose characters were calculated to reflect credit on the Craft , joined at this time . Among these may be specified Alexander Monro , physician , assistant and successor to his father , Dr . Alexander Monro , professor of anatomy and surgery in the University of Edinburgh . He was in his 29 th year when he became a Masonand lived
, to the advanced age of 85 , an ornament to every society to which he belonged . There also entered Dr . Andrew Wood , a physician of eminence ; Neil M'Vicar , lord provost of Edinburgh ; Sir Allan Maclean , of Morven ; John Greame Murray , of Murray Hall ; Peter Leslie Grant , of Balquhan , & c .
Upon the retirement of Bro Fraser , in June 1764 , GEORGE DRUMMOND , the brother of Alex . Drummond , above mentioned , was called to the chair of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge . He was commonly designated as Lord Provost Drummond , having been six times elected to the chief magistracy of the city . So early as 1738 we find him appear prominent as the founder of that admirable institution the Royal Infirmary , the first stone of which was laid in the above year . To give all due solemnity to the act , he obtained the co-operation of the
Grand Master , the Earl of Cromarty , and the Grand Lodge ; and a grand procession proceeded to the spot , accompanied by Bro . Drummond , as president of the managers . The eastern wing of this useful edifice thus first reared its head . In November of the same year , Bro . George Drummond was elected in Grand Lodge to the post of Junior AVarden . On the 14 th May , 1740 , he again acted a conspicuous part in laying the foundation-stone of the west wing of the Royal Infirmary . At length , in November 1752 , this public-spirited man and Mason was rewarded with the honour due to his merit , in being elected Grand Master Mason of Scotland . In the year following he had the satisfaction