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Laying The Foundation Stone Of New Schools At Old Cumnock.
on account of the high position which he held in the Crafti and of the good services which he had rendered to the country . Colonel Mure briefly returned thanks for the presentation , after which he proceeded to lay the memorial stone with the usual formalities . This having been done , Colonel Mure again addressed the assemblage . After a few preliminary remarks , the gallant Colonel proceeded to
say that there was a time when civilization was low and luxury was great , when the public money was spent on buildings devoted to the most abominable purposes , and which had been left us by antiquity . Some of the finest architecture—colosseums , amphitheatres , and arenas—had all been devoted to the greatest cruelties and the most unspeakable horrors . Even in those times temples raised to
the Deities were the area of scenes such as no pure mind could dwell upon . But , thank God , those days were past , and that now we had great civilization , great wealth , great commerce , great power , and never since Christianity existed could it be said that any public money had ever been devoted to the rearing of any building except for the most pure , the most beneficent , and the most laudable purposes .
The Freemasons , therefore , were glad to lay the foundation stone of any building , because they knew that it was , as most buildings are , reared by public money—money which was demanded from the people by a wise and provident legislature . He mig ht tell them of a time when Scotland was a purely rural country with nothing but an agricultural population , when there was hardly a female in Scotland
whose children were not well educated . Times , however , had changed , and we had become a very great , wealthy , and powerful nation . The great union between England , Scotland , and Ireland , had established a power which was felt over the whole world . We were the greatest colonisers , the greatest merchants , the greatest soldiers , and the greatest sailors in the world—and our power was
respected in all the four corners of the earth . But unfortunately we could not have great power without commerce , nor commerce without great aggregates of population , nor great aggregates of population without ignorance , and we could not have ignorance without vice . In our crowded lanes , in our humble kennels , in those artizans' dwellings of which they heard so much lately , the little children were
the greatest sufferers . We have always had a certain number of schools in this country ; we have always had a great many schoolmasters , but there was one thing we had not had sufficient of—and that was power to make children go to school . Compulsory education that interfered with families was never popular and seldom answered . In England the system did not work well , but in
Scotland , owing to the fact that from 1494 the people of Scotland had had the compulsory principles among them , although , like many other principles , they had been set aside , and which had led them to adopt those features of the act which had proved themselves so galling to the people of England . He believed that the time would come when wc would be as the Prussians were at this moment in
regard to education . The law which had been adopted in Prussia for many years had become a dead letter , not becaase of the people breaking the law by not sending their children to school , but that the feeling for education which had existed for centuries in that country had resulted in there being no necessity for making it compulsory . That was what he hoped would soon take place in this country .
We wanted something more than the meagre education which the children of this country received , something more than to teach children to read , write , and cypher . To his mind it looked like ploughing the ground and allowing grass to grow up more luxuriantly . What we wanted was
a system of secondary education and a higher system of cultivation whereby the seed which had been sown in the primary schools would have an opportunity of bringing forth some richer intellectual fruit . ( Cherrs . ) On the motion of Mr . Boswcll , a coi \ . i . d vote of thanks was awarded to Colonel Mure .
Scottish Masonic Benevolent Institution.
SCOTTISH MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The following distinguished brethren have signified their adhesion to the scheme ?—LIST OK P . G . M . ' s & C , SUPPORTING S . M . B . I . Bro . Sir M . Stewart , M . W . G . M . Scotland .
„ Rt . I Ion . Earl of Rosslyn , Past G . M . Scotland . „ Rt . Hon . Earl of Mar , D . G . M . Scotland . „ J . Whyte Melville , Past G . M . Scotland , Prov . G . M . Fife .
„ R . Bevendge , M . D ., Prov . G . M . Aberdeen City . „ W . M . Neilson . Prov . G . M . Glasgow . „ F . Barrow , D . P . G . M . Glasgow . „ Capt . C . Lcith Hay , D . P . G . M . Aberdeen W . „ Geo . E . Harriott , Prov . G . M . Wigtown and
Kirkcudbright . „ Major W . Hamilton Ramsay , of Garrow , S . G . W . „ Col . Muir , of Caldwell . „ Col . Campbell , of Blythswood . „ Capt . T . Lindsay , St . Andrew ' s , Prov . G . I . W . Fife .
REPRESENTATIVES S . M . B . I . Bro . Col . G . L . Alison . District G . H ., Royal Arch Chapter , Forfarshire . „ W . H . Bickerton , 9 , West Hoivard-st ., Glasgow . „ Capt . W . G . Cragie Ilalkett , Bengal Staff Corps , India .
„ Calvert , R . W . M ., Dundee . „ Wm . Cowan , Esq ., Prov . S . G . M . Perth , East . „ J . Crombie , Esq ., C . A ., P . M . 54 , Aberdeen . „ W . Dorrell , R . W . M . 489 , Haskiem , Constantinople . „ A . J . Douglas , Esq ., R . W . M . 258 , Locherbie House ,
Locherbie . „ Alex . Fowke , R . W . M . 525 , Inverurie , Aberdeenshire . „ Wm . Guy , Johnstone , Renfrewshire . „ A . E . Grandfelt , P . M . 93 , Aberdeen . „ Alex , Henry , R . W . M . 78 , Murraygate , Dundee .
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„ A . Kelt , R . W . M . 47 , Dundee . „ George Kenning , London , Liverpool , and Glasgow . „ D . Murray , Lyon , Esq ., Ayr . „ J . Laurie , [} sq ., G . Sec . Scotland , Edinburgh . ,, — Longmuir , P . M ., Dundee . „ Wm . Maconchee , Frazerburgh , Aberdeenshire . „ las . Mitchell , R . W . M . « : ; , Aberdeen .
„ Mackay , S . E ., No . 0 lloyal Arch Chapter , Dundee . „ G . Murray , Treasurer Royal Order of Scotland . „ J . MacMaldons , Esq ., P . G . Sec . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright . „ Wm . Mcllarnith , Esq ., P . G . J . W . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright . „ A . Mc K . Milman , Esq ., M . D ., P . G . S . W . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright .
„ J . Mutch , R . W . M . 93 , Aberdeen . „ Major Macdonald , 12 th K . I . G ., Peshawur , India . „ J . U . Porteous , Esq ., Past D . G . M . Royal Order Glasgow Province , Past S . G . W . East Renfrew ( Bolton , Lancashire ) . „ G . H . Pagan , Esq ., P . G . Sec . Fife and Kinross . „ S . Romanes , Dunfermline . „ G . Shakle , R . W . M . 190 , Aberdeen .
„ Ii . Savage , Esq ., M . D ., Prov . G . S . W . Aberdeen City . ,, Capt . G . Shanks , R . M . L . I ., Recruiting Service , Greenock . „ W . Spencer , 23 a , Gt . Queen-street , Lincoln Inn Fields , London .
„ J . Sibbald , Thornlull , Dumfriesshire . „ White , Esq ., M . D ., P . G . Sec , Aberdeen City . „ J . Young , Esq ., R . W . M . 74 , Perth .
Grand Lodge Of Canada.
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA .
The twentieth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge A . F . and A . M . of C-inada WM held in the City Hall , London , on Wednesday and Thursday , the 14 th and 15 th July . Grand Lodge was opened in due form , the following Grand Officers being present : — R . W . Bros . James Kerr , Acting-Grand Master ; W .
R . White , Grand Senior Warden ; Hugh Murray , Grand Junior Warden ; Rev . Vincent Clementi , as Grand Chaplain ; Otto Klotz , as Grand Treasurer ; D . M . Malloch , Grand Registrar ; John J . Mason , Acting Grand Secretary ; V . W . Bros . Fred . J . Menet , Grand Senior Deacon ; George S . Birrell , Grand Junior Deacon ; Andrew Irving , Jr ., Grand Director of
Ceremonies ; F . R . Despard , Hamilton , Assistant Grand Secretary ; John M . Clement , Niagara , Grand Sword Bearer ; C . A . Sippi , London , Grand Organist ; Hugh Kerr , Ingersoll , Grand Pursuivant ; Bro . James Heron , London , Grand Tyler ; V . W . Bros . James Sutton , Lucan , J . Scarff , Woodstock , Isaac Waterman , London ; Josiah Corlis , St . Thomas , E . Peplow , J r .,
Port Hope , T . F . Blackwood , Yorkville , John Gibson , Stratford , A . Hudspeth , Lindsay , John Kerr , ingersoll , and W . L . P . Eager , Milton , Grand Stewards . District Deputy Grand Masters : —R . W . Bros . Thomas C . Macnabb , W . D . McGloghlon , Chauncy Bennett , J . H . Benson , J . J . Mason , D . E . Broderick , R . P . Stephens , J B . Trayes , S . S . Lazier , A . S . Kirkpatrick , J . W . Pickup .
Past Grand Masters : —M . W . Bros . A . A . Stevenson and James Seymour . And about 500 representatives from 250 lodges . After the usual preliminary proceedings , the Acting Grand Master delivered the following address : — Brethren of Grand Lodge , The great bereavement which we sustained in January
last , and which cast the veil of grief over the whole fraternity throughout the length and breadth of this Grand Lodge jurisdiction , called upon me , under the provisions of the Constitution , to assume the functions of Grand Master , and threw upon me the duties and responsibilities pertaining to that office during the most important half of the Masonic year just ended . Being without the assistance of
a deputy , these duties have drawn more heavily upon my time than I had anticipated , and the difficulties of my situation were immeasurably increased through the death of our Grand Secretary , whose loss we have together mourned since August last . It becomes my duty , therefore , to assume the gavel , and in doing so I desire to submit for your consideration a brief
outline of such events during the whole of the past year as may require the notice of the Grand Lodge . At our last annual communication , the brethren of Grand Lodge for the twentieth time elected R . W . Bro . Thomas Bird Harris to the important and honourable position of Grand Secretary—and many now present will remember the modest terms in which he alluded to the
services he had already rendered to the Craft , and his acknowledgment of the honour then done him by re-electing him to an office where he loved to labour . Scarcely had the brethren returned to their homes , when the alarming intelligence reached them that their beloved brother was seriousl y ill , and that his friends were apprehensive lest fatal results might ensue . During a month he was
prostrated and suffered much , and although there were intervals of hoping even against hope , when he and the loved ones who attended him looked forward for his recovery , it was not so willed in the councils above . His illness became more serious , his sufferings more intense , his physical system more infirm , his strength exhausted ; the bodil y frame gave way , and his spirit took its flight to the right hand of his Redeemer , and the sad tidings were heralded
throughout our jurisdiction that our brother had departed hence and would be seen of men no more . It is greatly to be feared that the deep interest which R . W . Bro . Harris look in the affairs of Grand Lodge incited him frequently to exert himself in the cause of Masonry beyond his physical strength , and in the effort to promote the interests of the Craft he had been wont to overtask his powers . Many whose privilege it was to know him intimately are aware that after our annual assemblies he al-
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most invariabl y suffered from the effects of the severe strai then put upon his energies , and that for years past he left our deliberations agitated and prostrated to seek rest and repose , and to recover and regain his wasted strength Prior to the last communication of Grand Lod ge Bro Harris laboured assiduously to have the business in a fori ward state , and after his return home he engaged most actively in the details of the work which had been then determined upon until the fatal illness overtook him , and he
was summoned to cease from his labours . Bro . Harris was devoted to the interests of Grand Lod ge and there can be no manner of doubt that he wore hirnselr out in its service . He was initiated into Masonry in St . Andrew's Lodge , No . 16 , in 1848 , and from that time he took an active part in and was a warm supporter of the cause of Masonry . No man laboured more abundantl y to
advance its interests . He was mainly instrumental in establishing this Grand Lodge , and it was his great privilege as well as his just pride , that he had done more than any other one to con . tribute to its present prosperous and truly honourable position . At the convention of delegates assembled at Hamilton , in 1855 , prior to the formation of this Grand Lod ge ,
Bro . Harris was appointed Secretary , and at the following convention , when the Grand Lodge was formed , he was elected to the office of Grand Secretary , which position he continued to hold with but a brief interruption down to the time of his death , which occurred on Tuesday , the iSth day of August last , at his residence in Hamilton . He died peacefully , after a brief illness , borne alike with fortitude and resignation .
He held many other important positions in Freemasonry during the whole time that he was Grand Secretary , and on many occasions he received warm acknowledgments of his services to Masonry from the Craft at large , from Grand Lodge and private lodges , as well as from other Masonic bodies , and he was frequently the recipient of substantial tokens of the good will of his brethren , and of the esteem in which he was held by them . ( To le continued . )
MASONIC TRIP . —The annual excursion and pic-nic of the brethren of Dumbarton Kilwinning Lodge of Freemasons , No . 18 , took place on Saturday last . The morning being wet and discouraging , no doubt prevented a much larger turn-out , as it was , however , about sixty , including a number of the brethren of Leven St . John's , No . 170 , and accompanied by their wives , sweethearts , & c , were present .
The brethren met in the lodge-room about 9 . 30 , when they formed in procession , preceded by the Battalion Band of the D . R . V ., and marched to the pier , where they embarked on board the " Carrick Castle " for Lochgoilhead . The rain having taken off about noon , the day became one of the loveliest for such an excursion—the beautiful scenery of Lochlong and Lochgoil being seen and enjoyed to the
fullest extent . On the arrival at the head of the Loch , the party proceeded to a beautiful spot on the banks of the River Goil , where refreshments were served out , and a couple of hours spent in the most enjoyable manner , dancing being carried on with great spirit , varied by a song from Bro . T . Baird . At 4 o ' clock the company re-embarked on board the " Windsor Castle " on the return journey , arriving at the pier about 7 p . m ., where they re-formed and
walked in procession to the lodge-room , where they were met by their respected Chaplain , Bro . Williamson , town missionary , who congratulated the brethren on their day ' s " outing " and its pleasant termination . The R . W . M . of No . 18 , Bro . Wm . Barr , also gave a suitable and appropriate address . Votes of thanks having been passed to the band , Bro . Paul , R . W . M ., No . 1 70 , etc ., and a verse of " Auld Lang Syne" sung , led by Bro . Baird , brought a thoroughly enjoyable day ' s proceedings to a close .
Commemorative Jewel.
COMMEMORATIVE JEWEL .
The following circular has been issued from the Grand Secretary's office : — ' ^ Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., " 25 th August , 1875 «' W . Master ,
" The attention of the Board of General Purposes having been directed to the fact of " Special or Commemorative Lodge Jewels" being worn by members of the Craft , with the authorization of the Most Worship ful Grand Master , I am directed to request you to warn all the members of your lodge that no " Special or
Commemorative Lodge Jewel" can legally be worn without the express authority of His Royal Highness the Most Worshi p ful Grand Master having been first obtained . " I am , W . Master , yours fraternally , JOHN HERVEY , G . S . " To the W . Master "Lodge No . : London . "
THE SPKCIALITK SKERRY . —Sherry being an article of great demand at our officers' messrs , we feel that we are doing a good turn to the service by calling the attention of mess committees to Messrs . Feltoe ' s speciality . As 1 " these days we are nothing if not analytic , we may mention that the " Spc ' cialite' Sherry " has been submitted to the most searching tests , and that Dr . Redwood , the wellknown analyst , has pronounced " the results are all satisfactory . " — " The United Service Gazette . "
FAULTLESS ANTIDOTES TO FEARFUL AND FATAL E PIDEMICS . Whatever arc the causes of Fever , Diarrhoea , Dysentery , and si Hilar ailments , it is well ascertained that these diseases arcrampan ; in summer , and it should be as well known that they can uc saiu ) and successfully subdued by Holloway ' s purifying preparation .. Holloway ' s Ointment well rubbed over the entire abdomen , i »» Pills taken internally , and Ins dietary rules strictly observed , cm brace the domeslic and medical management of these discas . . 1 which , when neglected , weaken , if they fail to prove fatal . 1 > u > remedies remove the causes of disease from the system , ami sufferer , whether his complaint be chronic or acute , should ucspa till trial has been uiven to these remedies . —A DVT .
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Laying The Foundation Stone Of New Schools At Old Cumnock.
on account of the high position which he held in the Crafti and of the good services which he had rendered to the country . Colonel Mure briefly returned thanks for the presentation , after which he proceeded to lay the memorial stone with the usual formalities . This having been done , Colonel Mure again addressed the assemblage . After a few preliminary remarks , the gallant Colonel proceeded to
say that there was a time when civilization was low and luxury was great , when the public money was spent on buildings devoted to the most abominable purposes , and which had been left us by antiquity . Some of the finest architecture—colosseums , amphitheatres , and arenas—had all been devoted to the greatest cruelties and the most unspeakable horrors . Even in those times temples raised to
the Deities were the area of scenes such as no pure mind could dwell upon . But , thank God , those days were past , and that now we had great civilization , great wealth , great commerce , great power , and never since Christianity existed could it be said that any public money had ever been devoted to the rearing of any building except for the most pure , the most beneficent , and the most laudable purposes .
The Freemasons , therefore , were glad to lay the foundation stone of any building , because they knew that it was , as most buildings are , reared by public money—money which was demanded from the people by a wise and provident legislature . He mig ht tell them of a time when Scotland was a purely rural country with nothing but an agricultural population , when there was hardly a female in Scotland
whose children were not well educated . Times , however , had changed , and we had become a very great , wealthy , and powerful nation . The great union between England , Scotland , and Ireland , had established a power which was felt over the whole world . We were the greatest colonisers , the greatest merchants , the greatest soldiers , and the greatest sailors in the world—and our power was
respected in all the four corners of the earth . But unfortunately we could not have great power without commerce , nor commerce without great aggregates of population , nor great aggregates of population without ignorance , and we could not have ignorance without vice . In our crowded lanes , in our humble kennels , in those artizans' dwellings of which they heard so much lately , the little children were
the greatest sufferers . We have always had a certain number of schools in this country ; we have always had a great many schoolmasters , but there was one thing we had not had sufficient of—and that was power to make children go to school . Compulsory education that interfered with families was never popular and seldom answered . In England the system did not work well , but in
Scotland , owing to the fact that from 1494 the people of Scotland had had the compulsory principles among them , although , like many other principles , they had been set aside , and which had led them to adopt those features of the act which had proved themselves so galling to the people of England . He believed that the time would come when wc would be as the Prussians were at this moment in
regard to education . The law which had been adopted in Prussia for many years had become a dead letter , not becaase of the people breaking the law by not sending their children to school , but that the feeling for education which had existed for centuries in that country had resulted in there being no necessity for making it compulsory . That was what he hoped would soon take place in this country .
We wanted something more than the meagre education which the children of this country received , something more than to teach children to read , write , and cypher . To his mind it looked like ploughing the ground and allowing grass to grow up more luxuriantly . What we wanted was
a system of secondary education and a higher system of cultivation whereby the seed which had been sown in the primary schools would have an opportunity of bringing forth some richer intellectual fruit . ( Cherrs . ) On the motion of Mr . Boswcll , a coi \ . i . d vote of thanks was awarded to Colonel Mure .
Scottish Masonic Benevolent Institution.
SCOTTISH MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The following distinguished brethren have signified their adhesion to the scheme ?—LIST OK P . G . M . ' s & C , SUPPORTING S . M . B . I . Bro . Sir M . Stewart , M . W . G . M . Scotland .
„ Rt . I Ion . Earl of Rosslyn , Past G . M . Scotland . „ Rt . Hon . Earl of Mar , D . G . M . Scotland . „ J . Whyte Melville , Past G . M . Scotland , Prov . G . M . Fife .
„ R . Bevendge , M . D ., Prov . G . M . Aberdeen City . „ W . M . Neilson . Prov . G . M . Glasgow . „ F . Barrow , D . P . G . M . Glasgow . „ Capt . C . Lcith Hay , D . P . G . M . Aberdeen W . „ Geo . E . Harriott , Prov . G . M . Wigtown and
Kirkcudbright . „ Major W . Hamilton Ramsay , of Garrow , S . G . W . „ Col . Muir , of Caldwell . „ Col . Campbell , of Blythswood . „ Capt . T . Lindsay , St . Andrew ' s , Prov . G . I . W . Fife .
REPRESENTATIVES S . M . B . I . Bro . Col . G . L . Alison . District G . H ., Royal Arch Chapter , Forfarshire . „ W . H . Bickerton , 9 , West Hoivard-st ., Glasgow . „ Capt . W . G . Cragie Ilalkett , Bengal Staff Corps , India .
„ Calvert , R . W . M ., Dundee . „ Wm . Cowan , Esq ., Prov . S . G . M . Perth , East . „ J . Crombie , Esq ., C . A ., P . M . 54 , Aberdeen . „ W . Dorrell , R . W . M . 489 , Haskiem , Constantinople . „ A . J . Douglas , Esq ., R . W . M . 258 , Locherbie House ,
Locherbie . „ Alex . Fowke , R . W . M . 525 , Inverurie , Aberdeenshire . „ Wm . Guy , Johnstone , Renfrewshire . „ A . E . Grandfelt , P . M . 93 , Aberdeen . „ Alex , Henry , R . W . M . 78 , Murraygate , Dundee .
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„ A . Kelt , R . W . M . 47 , Dundee . „ George Kenning , London , Liverpool , and Glasgow . „ D . Murray , Lyon , Esq ., Ayr . „ J . Laurie , [} sq ., G . Sec . Scotland , Edinburgh . ,, — Longmuir , P . M ., Dundee . „ Wm . Maconchee , Frazerburgh , Aberdeenshire . „ las . Mitchell , R . W . M . « : ; , Aberdeen .
„ Mackay , S . E ., No . 0 lloyal Arch Chapter , Dundee . „ G . Murray , Treasurer Royal Order of Scotland . „ J . MacMaldons , Esq ., P . G . Sec . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright . „ Wm . Mcllarnith , Esq ., P . G . J . W . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright . „ A . Mc K . Milman , Esq ., M . D ., P . G . S . W . Wigtown and Kirkcudbright .
„ J . Mutch , R . W . M . 93 , Aberdeen . „ Major Macdonald , 12 th K . I . G ., Peshawur , India . „ J . U . Porteous , Esq ., Past D . G . M . Royal Order Glasgow Province , Past S . G . W . East Renfrew ( Bolton , Lancashire ) . „ G . H . Pagan , Esq ., P . G . Sec . Fife and Kinross . „ S . Romanes , Dunfermline . „ G . Shakle , R . W . M . 190 , Aberdeen .
„ Ii . Savage , Esq ., M . D ., Prov . G . S . W . Aberdeen City . ,, Capt . G . Shanks , R . M . L . I ., Recruiting Service , Greenock . „ W . Spencer , 23 a , Gt . Queen-street , Lincoln Inn Fields , London .
„ J . Sibbald , Thornlull , Dumfriesshire . „ White , Esq ., M . D ., P . G . Sec , Aberdeen City . „ J . Young , Esq ., R . W . M . 74 , Perth .
Grand Lodge Of Canada.
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA .
The twentieth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge A . F . and A . M . of C-inada WM held in the City Hall , London , on Wednesday and Thursday , the 14 th and 15 th July . Grand Lodge was opened in due form , the following Grand Officers being present : — R . W . Bros . James Kerr , Acting-Grand Master ; W .
R . White , Grand Senior Warden ; Hugh Murray , Grand Junior Warden ; Rev . Vincent Clementi , as Grand Chaplain ; Otto Klotz , as Grand Treasurer ; D . M . Malloch , Grand Registrar ; John J . Mason , Acting Grand Secretary ; V . W . Bros . Fred . J . Menet , Grand Senior Deacon ; George S . Birrell , Grand Junior Deacon ; Andrew Irving , Jr ., Grand Director of
Ceremonies ; F . R . Despard , Hamilton , Assistant Grand Secretary ; John M . Clement , Niagara , Grand Sword Bearer ; C . A . Sippi , London , Grand Organist ; Hugh Kerr , Ingersoll , Grand Pursuivant ; Bro . James Heron , London , Grand Tyler ; V . W . Bros . James Sutton , Lucan , J . Scarff , Woodstock , Isaac Waterman , London ; Josiah Corlis , St . Thomas , E . Peplow , J r .,
Port Hope , T . F . Blackwood , Yorkville , John Gibson , Stratford , A . Hudspeth , Lindsay , John Kerr , ingersoll , and W . L . P . Eager , Milton , Grand Stewards . District Deputy Grand Masters : —R . W . Bros . Thomas C . Macnabb , W . D . McGloghlon , Chauncy Bennett , J . H . Benson , J . J . Mason , D . E . Broderick , R . P . Stephens , J B . Trayes , S . S . Lazier , A . S . Kirkpatrick , J . W . Pickup .
Past Grand Masters : —M . W . Bros . A . A . Stevenson and James Seymour . And about 500 representatives from 250 lodges . After the usual preliminary proceedings , the Acting Grand Master delivered the following address : — Brethren of Grand Lodge , The great bereavement which we sustained in January
last , and which cast the veil of grief over the whole fraternity throughout the length and breadth of this Grand Lodge jurisdiction , called upon me , under the provisions of the Constitution , to assume the functions of Grand Master , and threw upon me the duties and responsibilities pertaining to that office during the most important half of the Masonic year just ended . Being without the assistance of
a deputy , these duties have drawn more heavily upon my time than I had anticipated , and the difficulties of my situation were immeasurably increased through the death of our Grand Secretary , whose loss we have together mourned since August last . It becomes my duty , therefore , to assume the gavel , and in doing so I desire to submit for your consideration a brief
outline of such events during the whole of the past year as may require the notice of the Grand Lodge . At our last annual communication , the brethren of Grand Lodge for the twentieth time elected R . W . Bro . Thomas Bird Harris to the important and honourable position of Grand Secretary—and many now present will remember the modest terms in which he alluded to the
services he had already rendered to the Craft , and his acknowledgment of the honour then done him by re-electing him to an office where he loved to labour . Scarcely had the brethren returned to their homes , when the alarming intelligence reached them that their beloved brother was seriousl y ill , and that his friends were apprehensive lest fatal results might ensue . During a month he was
prostrated and suffered much , and although there were intervals of hoping even against hope , when he and the loved ones who attended him looked forward for his recovery , it was not so willed in the councils above . His illness became more serious , his sufferings more intense , his physical system more infirm , his strength exhausted ; the bodil y frame gave way , and his spirit took its flight to the right hand of his Redeemer , and the sad tidings were heralded
throughout our jurisdiction that our brother had departed hence and would be seen of men no more . It is greatly to be feared that the deep interest which R . W . Bro . Harris look in the affairs of Grand Lodge incited him frequently to exert himself in the cause of Masonry beyond his physical strength , and in the effort to promote the interests of the Craft he had been wont to overtask his powers . Many whose privilege it was to know him intimately are aware that after our annual assemblies he al-
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most invariabl y suffered from the effects of the severe strai then put upon his energies , and that for years past he left our deliberations agitated and prostrated to seek rest and repose , and to recover and regain his wasted strength Prior to the last communication of Grand Lod ge Bro Harris laboured assiduously to have the business in a fori ward state , and after his return home he engaged most actively in the details of the work which had been then determined upon until the fatal illness overtook him , and he
was summoned to cease from his labours . Bro . Harris was devoted to the interests of Grand Lod ge and there can be no manner of doubt that he wore hirnselr out in its service . He was initiated into Masonry in St . Andrew's Lodge , No . 16 , in 1848 , and from that time he took an active part in and was a warm supporter of the cause of Masonry . No man laboured more abundantl y to
advance its interests . He was mainly instrumental in establishing this Grand Lodge , and it was his great privilege as well as his just pride , that he had done more than any other one to con . tribute to its present prosperous and truly honourable position . At the convention of delegates assembled at Hamilton , in 1855 , prior to the formation of this Grand Lod ge ,
Bro . Harris was appointed Secretary , and at the following convention , when the Grand Lodge was formed , he was elected to the office of Grand Secretary , which position he continued to hold with but a brief interruption down to the time of his death , which occurred on Tuesday , the iSth day of August last , at his residence in Hamilton . He died peacefully , after a brief illness , borne alike with fortitude and resignation .
He held many other important positions in Freemasonry during the whole time that he was Grand Secretary , and on many occasions he received warm acknowledgments of his services to Masonry from the Craft at large , from Grand Lodge and private lodges , as well as from other Masonic bodies , and he was frequently the recipient of substantial tokens of the good will of his brethren , and of the esteem in which he was held by them . ( To le continued . )
MASONIC TRIP . —The annual excursion and pic-nic of the brethren of Dumbarton Kilwinning Lodge of Freemasons , No . 18 , took place on Saturday last . The morning being wet and discouraging , no doubt prevented a much larger turn-out , as it was , however , about sixty , including a number of the brethren of Leven St . John's , No . 170 , and accompanied by their wives , sweethearts , & c , were present .
The brethren met in the lodge-room about 9 . 30 , when they formed in procession , preceded by the Battalion Band of the D . R . V ., and marched to the pier , where they embarked on board the " Carrick Castle " for Lochgoilhead . The rain having taken off about noon , the day became one of the loveliest for such an excursion—the beautiful scenery of Lochlong and Lochgoil being seen and enjoyed to the
fullest extent . On the arrival at the head of the Loch , the party proceeded to a beautiful spot on the banks of the River Goil , where refreshments were served out , and a couple of hours spent in the most enjoyable manner , dancing being carried on with great spirit , varied by a song from Bro . T . Baird . At 4 o ' clock the company re-embarked on board the " Windsor Castle " on the return journey , arriving at the pier about 7 p . m ., where they re-formed and
walked in procession to the lodge-room , where they were met by their respected Chaplain , Bro . Williamson , town missionary , who congratulated the brethren on their day ' s " outing " and its pleasant termination . The R . W . M . of No . 18 , Bro . Wm . Barr , also gave a suitable and appropriate address . Votes of thanks having been passed to the band , Bro . Paul , R . W . M ., No . 1 70 , etc ., and a verse of " Auld Lang Syne" sung , led by Bro . Baird , brought a thoroughly enjoyable day ' s proceedings to a close .
Commemorative Jewel.
COMMEMORATIVE JEWEL .
The following circular has been issued from the Grand Secretary's office : — ' ^ Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., " 25 th August , 1875 «' W . Master ,
" The attention of the Board of General Purposes having been directed to the fact of " Special or Commemorative Lodge Jewels" being worn by members of the Craft , with the authorization of the Most Worship ful Grand Master , I am directed to request you to warn all the members of your lodge that no " Special or
Commemorative Lodge Jewel" can legally be worn without the express authority of His Royal Highness the Most Worshi p ful Grand Master having been first obtained . " I am , W . Master , yours fraternally , JOHN HERVEY , G . S . " To the W . Master "Lodge No . : London . "
THE SPKCIALITK SKERRY . —Sherry being an article of great demand at our officers' messrs , we feel that we are doing a good turn to the service by calling the attention of mess committees to Messrs . Feltoe ' s speciality . As 1 " these days we are nothing if not analytic , we may mention that the " Spc ' cialite' Sherry " has been submitted to the most searching tests , and that Dr . Redwood , the wellknown analyst , has pronounced " the results are all satisfactory . " — " The United Service Gazette . "
FAULTLESS ANTIDOTES TO FEARFUL AND FATAL E PIDEMICS . Whatever arc the causes of Fever , Diarrhoea , Dysentery , and si Hilar ailments , it is well ascertained that these diseases arcrampan ; in summer , and it should be as well known that they can uc saiu ) and successfully subdued by Holloway ' s purifying preparation .. Holloway ' s Ointment well rubbed over the entire abdomen , i »» Pills taken internally , and Ins dietary rules strictly observed , cm brace the domeslic and medical management of these discas . . 1 which , when neglected , weaken , if they fail to prove fatal . 1 > u > remedies remove the causes of disease from the system , ami sufferer , whether his complaint be chronic or acute , should ucspa till trial has been uiven to these remedies . —A DVT .