Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

A Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , on Thursday afternoon , the 4 th inst ., tlie M . W . Grand Master , Col . Sir Archibald C . Campbell of Blythswood , Bart .. M . P ., on the throne . iBro . J . T . S . Elliott , yr ., of Wolfelee , acted as G . S . W ., and Bro . James Dalrymple Duncan as G . j . W . ; and amongst

others present were Bros , the Earl of Mar and Kellie , P . G . M . ; C . Dalrymple , of New Hailes , Lieut .-Col . H . Drummond Moray , yr ., of Blair-Drummond ; Major J . C . Forrest , Prov . G . M . of Lanarkshire , Middle Ward ; Col . J . T . Stewart , Proxy Prov . G . M . of Peru ; D . M . Lyon , G . Sec ; D . Kinnear , G . Cashier ; and other Grand Officers . There were about 200 brethren present .

It was reported that on the receipt of a circular and ticket-book in connection with a " Masonic grand prize-drawing " on behalf of Lodge Govandale , Grand Secretary had informed the lodge that lotteries for Masonic purposes were prohibited by Grand Lodge . Certain officers of the lodge had explained to the Grand Committee that prior to the receipt of that

intimation they were ignorant of the law prohibiting Masonic lotteries , and that the scheme had been set on foot to aid in liquidating the debt on their new halls at Govan ; and they had been informed that the lottery could not be proceeded with , and that the tickets which had been issued must be withdrawn .

Grand Lodge , on the recommendation of the Glasgow City Prov . Grand Lodge , and on a report by the Grar . d Committee , granted a petition by the Master and other office bearers of Lodge Plantation , No . 5 81 , for authority to remove the lodge from Plantation to premises situated in another part of Glasgow ; and a recommendation by Grand Committee that on the expiry of the lease of the new premises the lodge should endeavour to secure suitable premises within Plantation district .

It was reported on behalf of the Special Committee appointed to raise money for the extension of the Fund of Scottish Masonic Benevolence , that at the end of December subscriptions to the amount of about ^ 1700 had been intimated , and that this included £ 250 which had been voted by the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland and £ 50 from the Edinburgh Consistory of the Thirtieth Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite .

A Sub-committee had been appointed to formulate a skeleton Constitution , and regulations as to the distribution of grants from the proposed scheme , the amount of which is to be £ 10 , 000 . It was intimated that the Duke of Athole had resigned the Provincial Grand Mastership of Perthshire West , and , on the recommendation of Grand Committee , after consulting thc lodges of the province , Grand Lodge appointed Lieut .-Col . Blair-Drummond Moray , yr ,, of Blair-Drummond , in room of the Duke .

Permission had been granted—recallable at the pleasure of Grand Lodge—to Lodge St . James , Old Monkland , No . 1 S 7 , to hold occasional meetings for initiation in Calderbank . A report was submitted from Grand Committee as to the Aberdeen case .

One of the brethren concerned had not replied to the Committee , and on the motion of the GRAND MASTER the case , so far as he was concerned , was disposed of . But the other brother had recently sent a communication to the Committee , and in view of that the case relative to him was again sent back to the Grand Committee .

A statement of the accounts of Grand Lodge for the year ending 30 th November , with the Auditor ' s report thereon , was submitted , from which it appeared that the income had been £ 3656 , and the expenditure £ 2179 , showing an excess of income to the amount of £ 147 6 . The funds and estate at the end of the year amounted to £ 25 , 524 . There had been 4600 entrants 10 the Order during the year . A statement in regard to the Fund of Masonic Benevolence showed that £ 670 had been voted for Charity during the year , and that the fund was now £ 6356 .

A report was also submitted from the Committee on the Visitation of Metropolitan Lodges , which stated that , with one exception , they had now visited all the lodges in the Province . Speaking in general terms , the lodges had been found acting in accordance with the requirements of the

Constitution and iqws ; and where in the lew cases the detects in their procedure were pointed out the office bearers exhibited commendable readiness to have mailers put straight . The Committte had on all occasions been warmly welcomed , and had embraced every opportunity to urge the claims of the scheme for the extension of Scottish Masonic benevolence .

Grand Committee had left to Grand Lodge to appoint a Provincial Grand Master simpliciter of Roxburgh and Selkirk . The Earl of MAR AND KELLIE moved the appointment of Bro . J . T . S . Elliott , yr „ of Wollelee , to this office , and Bro . GARDINER , from one of the lodges in the province , moved the election of Bro . Dr . James Middlelon , Stow .

On a show of hands , Bro . Dr . Middleton was appointed by 95 against 84 . Grand Lodge next proceeded to the election of 13 members of Grand Committee , when the former members , retiring by rotation , were re-elected , except Bro . Davidson , Edinburgh , and Bros . R . M'Alister , of Carbeth-Guthrie , and Colin Galletly , Glasgow , were appointed in place of him and an interim member .

The following were the details of the voting-. —Bros . James Caldwell , Glasgow , 142 ; John Graham , C . A ., Glasgow , 121 ; Robert Nisbet , Glasgow , 113 ; William Barry , Lcith , 104 ; James Turner , Edinburgh , 101 ; VV . Officer , Edinburgh , 97 ; E . M'Allister , Stirlingshire , 04 ; W . Edwards , Edinburgh , 93 ; William Barton , Edinburgh , 88 ; Dr . James

Middleton . Stow . S 6 : Inhn Wilsnn . P M o / r , S- > . Ql , « r ; ff Tl-. « m .. Q ~ . Middleton , Stow , 86 ; John Wilson , P . M . 392 , 82 ; Sheriff Thorns , 80 ; and John B . M'Nattght , Glasgow , 78 . The other business was unimportant .

The "Probity Ms."

THE " PROBITY MS . "

The four Orders of Masonry , viz . : — ist . The Might of the father of heaven , 2 nd . The Wisdom of the glorious son , 3 rd . And the goodness of the holy ghost .

Three persons and one God be with us now and for Evermore . AMEN . ' Good brethren and fellows , our purpose is to tell you how and in what manner this noble and worthy Craft of Masonry was first founded and begun , and afterwards continued by worthy Kings and Princes , and by many other worshipful ! men , and also to all that be here , we mind to show

The "Probity Ms."

the charge that belongs to every true Mason , to call in good faith if you take good heed . It is meet worthy to be for a worthy Craft and curious Science ist . There be seven Liberall Sciences , of which this noble Craft of Masonry is one . And the seven be these , viz ., the ist is I GRAMMER I and that teatcheth a man to spell and write . The 2 nd is J RHETORICS | and that teatcheth a man to speak fair and suitable . The

3 rd is 1 LOGICK I and that teatcheth a man ' to discern the true form and the fauls . The 4 th is | ARITHMETICS | and that teatcheth a man to Reckon and Accompt . The 5 th is | GEOMETRY | and that teatcheth a man to mett and to measure . The 6 th is | MUSICK | and that teatcheth to sing with voice , tune , organ , harp , trumpett , & c . The 7 th is | ASTRONO MY I and that teatcheth a man to know the Course of the Sun , Moon and

Stars . These be the seven Sciences of the which all may be found out by one , and that is | GEOMETRY | , for it teatcheth a man to Mete and Measure , pound or weight , all things upon Earth . For there is no workman that worketh , or any Craft , but that he worketh by some mete or measure , and every man that buyeth and selleth , they buy and sell by some weight or measure , and all this by | GEOMETRY [ . And the Merchants , and all other Craftsmen of the seven sciences , the

plowman , the tiller of the ground , the sower of all manner of seeds , or I grains | , and the sellers of all manner of fruit . Neither j GRAMER ] , j ARITHMETICS | , | ASTRONOMY | , nor none of the seven sciences , can no mankind find out mett or measure in ( Except ) | GEOMETRY j , wherefore methinks | GEOMETRY | is most worthy of all the other ( they being found by it ) and . here this worthy Science and Craft , was first founded and begun ( is as follows . )

Before Noah ' s flood there was a man called | LAMECH | , it is written in the 4 th Chap , of Gens .: Thus Lamech had two wives , the name of the ist was I ADAH | and the name of the other | ZILLAH | ; by the first wife he had two sons , the first was called ) JABAT . ( and he was the father of all such as dwelt in tents , and of such as have Cattle . The 2 nd was called ; J UBAL I , he was the father of all such as handle harp ( or ) organ . And

the second wife | ZILLAH | had a son and a daughter . The sons name was ( TUBAL CAIN j , he was an Instructor of every Artificer , in Brass and Iron . And the daughter's name was | NAAMAH . ] And these four children found the beginning of all those Crafts and Sciences in the world . For the eldest son | J ABAL [ found the Craft of

I GEOMETRY | and he fed flocks and lambs in the fields and first wrought houses of stone . And his brother | J UBAL | found the Craft of Musick , song of mouth , harp , organ , and ail the other instruments . The third brother was | TUISAL CAIN | he found the Smith Craft of gold , silver , copper , brass , iron , and steel . And the daughter found the Craft of spinning and weaving .

And these four children well knew that God would take vengeance , either by fire or water , therefore they wrote these sciences that they had found upon two pillars of stone ( that they might be found afterwards ) , and the one stone was called | MARBLE | for that will not burn in the fire , and the other stone was called | LATHER ) and that stone would not drown with water .

How these stones were found that the sciences were written on , was as thus , viz . : — HERMENIUS , Cube , his son , which Cube ' s son ' s son , the which was I Noah's j son . This \ HERMENIUS | was afterwards called the father of the Wisemen . He found one of the two pillars of stone , and he found the Science written there , and he taught it to others . And at the Building of

the tower of Babel there was Masons made much off . And the King of I Babylon | and | NIMROD | who was a King himself , and loved well the Rest ( as it is said ) . And when the Citty of ] NINEVEH | the city of the East part should have been made | NIMROD | thc King of- | BABYLON | sent thither 60 Masons of his region to the King of j NINEVEH | his cozen . And when he sent them forth he gave them charge in manner

following—1 st That they should be true to the King or Lord , their Master , that they should ordain the most wise and cunning man to be Master of their j KING | or Lord's works that was among them , and whether for love , riches , or favour , to sett another that had little cunning to be Master of the work , whereby the Lord . 'or Master should be served , and the Sciences not defaced .

2 ndly That they should call the Governour Master , all the time they wrought with him . And other many more charges that were now too long to tell off . And for the keeping of all those Charges he made them swear a great oath , which men used not to swear at that time . And ordered for

them a reasonable pay that they might live honestly . And also he gave them a charge that they should assemble together every year , to see who might work best to serve the King or Lord , their Master , for their proffit , and their own Worship . And also that they should conect within themselves those that had . trespas'd against the Craft or Science .

And thus was the noble Craft first grounded . The worthy Master . . , gave it the name of | GEOMETRY | , and how it ought to be called throughout all the world | MASONRY | . Long after the Children of Israeli were come into the land of the East , which is now cal'd | J ERUSALEM | , where King | SOLOMON | began the temple , which is now called | TEMPLUM DEI | , and is named with us the

Temple of | J ERUSALEM | , and King | SOLOMON | sent divers Masons into divers countries and divers lands , and he gathered them together , so that he had 80 workers of stone , and were nam'd Masons , and 3600 Overseers to set the people at work . And there was a King of a noble Region , which was called | HIRAM | , and he loved well King | SOLOMON | , and he gave him timber to his work . And he had a son call'd | AMON j ,

that was Master of | GEOMETRY | . And he was Master of all his Masons , of Graving , Carving , and of all other Masonry belonging to the Temple , that is witnessed in the Bible . And the same | SOLOMON | confirmeth , both the charge and the manners , which his father had given him . And thus was the noble Craft of Masonry confirmed in the country of I J ERUSALEM I .

And many oilier regions , and men walked into divers Countries to learn cunning ( and some to teach them that had little cunning ) , and so it befell that there was a man called | NAMAS PRESIAS | , who was at the building of I Solomon ' s [ Temple , and he came into France , and there he taught the Science to the men in that land . And there was one of the Royal line of

France call'd | CHARLES MARTELL | , and he was a Man that loved well the said Craft , and took upon him the Rule and Manners . And after that , by the Grace of | GOD | , he was erected to be King of France . And when he was in his estate , helped those Masons and set them at work , and gave them charge , and manners , and good pay , as he had learned at other Masons , and confirm'd them a charter from year to year to hold their