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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
ABERDEEN . AT the annual meeting of the St . George ' s Royal Arch Chapter , No . 21 on the Registry of the S . G . R . Arch Chapter of Scotland , held in the Masonic Hall , 115 , Union-street , Aberdeen , on the 25 th of September , 1853 , the folloAving Companions were , after the usual routine of businessduly elected Office-bearers for the ensuing year :
, —AVilliam Bruce , M . E . P . Z . ; Andrew Sutherland , M . E . P . P . Z . ; David Dobson , Proxy P . Z . ; William Kidd , M . E . P . H . ; Daniel Sutherland , M . E . P . I . ; George Matheson , Scribe E . ; John Jamieson , Scribe N . ; Alexander Roberts , Tr . ; George Sanclison , First Soj . ; John Lodge , Second ditto ; John Ritchie , Third ditto ; William SandisonJan . After the election of Office-bearersthe Principals were
, , installed into their respective offices by Companion John Jamieson , P . P . Z . ; and on retiring , were hospitably entertained b y P . P . Z , AndreAV Sutherland , when the evening Avas spent in the most Masonic harmony .
Ireland.
IRELAND .
CORK . AN historical Masonic lecture was delivered on Wednesday , the 9 th November , 1853 , at tbe great room of Bro . Burk , in Old George ' sstreet , by Bro . R . Millikin , Avhose Masonic character and experience created great expectations in tbe members of the Craft , and which were not disappointed . The veteran Brotherwhose adA'anced age
, , of eighty-five years , entitles him to be called tbe Patriarch of the Order , gave great satisfaction , by shoAving , as far as a human research could go , Avhence the first dawn of Masonry took its rise , —how its journey through ages had proceeded down to our times , — what are its uses , not only to the members of the Order , but also to society in general , —Avhat the abuses it suffers when in improper
hands , —and also Avhat are its pretensions to science , —as well as its Divine origin . On each point the lecturer Avas so explanatory , as to leave no doubt on the minds of his hearers of the justice of bis proofs , and all retired , convinced that Freemasonry , when properly used , is one and indivisible with Theosopby , or DiA'ine Avisdom . The lecture was conducted with strict order , so necessary in all Masonic transactions . The chair Avas occupied by Bro . R . Meara , B R 2
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
ABERDEEN . AT the annual meeting of the St . George ' s Royal Arch Chapter , No . 21 on the Registry of the S . G . R . Arch Chapter of Scotland , held in the Masonic Hall , 115 , Union-street , Aberdeen , on the 25 th of September , 1853 , the folloAving Companions were , after the usual routine of businessduly elected Office-bearers for the ensuing year :
, —AVilliam Bruce , M . E . P . Z . ; Andrew Sutherland , M . E . P . P . Z . ; David Dobson , Proxy P . Z . ; William Kidd , M . E . P . H . ; Daniel Sutherland , M . E . P . I . ; George Matheson , Scribe E . ; John Jamieson , Scribe N . ; Alexander Roberts , Tr . ; George Sanclison , First Soj . ; John Lodge , Second ditto ; John Ritchie , Third ditto ; William SandisonJan . After the election of Office-bearersthe Principals were
, , installed into their respective offices by Companion John Jamieson , P . P . Z . ; and on retiring , were hospitably entertained b y P . P . Z , AndreAV Sutherland , when the evening Avas spent in the most Masonic harmony .
Ireland.
IRELAND .
CORK . AN historical Masonic lecture was delivered on Wednesday , the 9 th November , 1853 , at tbe great room of Bro . Burk , in Old George ' sstreet , by Bro . R . Millikin , Avhose Masonic character and experience created great expectations in tbe members of the Craft , and which were not disappointed . The veteran Brotherwhose adA'anced age
, , of eighty-five years , entitles him to be called tbe Patriarch of the Order , gave great satisfaction , by shoAving , as far as a human research could go , Avhence the first dawn of Masonry took its rise , —how its journey through ages had proceeded down to our times , — what are its uses , not only to the members of the Order , but also to society in general , —Avhat the abuses it suffers when in improper
hands , —and also Avhat are its pretensions to science , —as well as its Divine origin . On each point the lecturer Avas so explanatory , as to leave no doubt on the minds of his hearers of the justice of bis proofs , and all retired , convinced that Freemasonry , when properly used , is one and indivisible with Theosopby , or DiA'ine Avisdom . The lecture was conducted with strict order , so necessary in all Masonic transactions . The chair Avas occupied by Bro . R . Meara , B R 2