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Grant ; Senior Grand Deacon , F . A . Barrow ; Junior Grand Deacon , W . Hay ; Grand Architect , D . Bryce ; Grand Jeweller , A . Hay ; Grand Bible Bearer , D . Robertson ; Grand Director of Ceremonies , J . Coghill ; Grand Bard , J . Ballan ; tine ; Grand Sword Bearer , Captain G . F . R .

Colt of Gartsherrie ; Grand Director of Music , C . W . M . Muller ; Grand Organist , R . Davidson ; Chief Grand Marshal , M . Mackenzie ; Grand Marshal , A . T . Apthorpe ; Grand Tyler , W . M . Rryce ; Grand Outer Guard , J . Baikie ; President of Board of Grand Stewards , F . S .

Melville ; Vice President , John Haig ; Manager of Locomotive Arrangements , James M'Laren ( N . B . Railway ) . For the post of Junior G . W ., Viscount Macduff had been recommended by the Grand

Committee , but had declined election on the ground that he should not be in a position to discharge the duties . The Rev . Mr . Faithfull had declined re-election as Joint G . C . On the recommendation of the Grand Committee Sir

Michael R . Shaw Stewart was nominated vice the late Lord Dalhousie , as representative from the G rand Lodge of England ; and Captain J . T . Oswald , vice the late Dr . Somerville , representative from the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The appointment of Provincial G . M . for

Trinidad , in room of the late Bro . Tench , was postponed . The Hon . A . Macalister was appointed Provincial G . M . for Queensland , in room of Brother Bryce resigned . The consideration of a protest by Brother T . F . Smith and others , Dumfries , against proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge of that district at reopening of

Lodge Dumfries Kilwinning , and report by ( Jrand Committee thereon , was postponed in order that parties interested might have personal conference with Grand Committee on the subject . It was remitted to the Board of Grand Stewards to make arrangements for celebrating the festival of St . Andrew , after which Grand Lodge was closed in ample form .

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Lodge Union , 332 , met m the Hall , 170 , Buchanan Street , on the 2 nd inst ., the R . W . M . ( Bro . J . B , Macnair ) , presiding . The lodge having been opened in the first degree , the minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary and

con firmed . The lodge then proceeded to the nomination of office-bearers lor the ensuing year , the revised list of whom will be duly published when their election has taken place . Thereafter , their being no business of importance , the lodge was closed .

Lodge Thistle and Rose , 73 , met in the Hall , 170 , Buchanan Street , on Tuesday the 3 rd inst . The R . W . M . Bro . George Weston occupied the chair ; Bro . John Bannerman , S . W ., and

l ! ro . Wm . McGregor , J . W . There were also present : Bro . R . Richards , Secretary ; Bro . G . . McDonald , P . M . ; and Bro . Thos . Stewart , D . M . The business included initiation , passing , and raising , after which the lodge was duly closed .

Lodge Thistle , 87 . — The members of this lodge met on the 3 rd inst . in the Hall , 12 , Irongate . The chair was occupied by Bro . John . Millar , R . W . M ., supported by Bros . John Fraser , P . M . ; C . K . Jenkins , D . M . ; Thos . Paton ,

J reasurer ; and D . McDougall , Secretary ; Acting S . W , Bro . W . Wilson : T- W ., Bro . Jas . Booth . The lodge having been opened on the apprentice degree , the minutes of the last meeting were read and passed . The lodge then

proceeded to the nomination of office-bearers for the ensuing year . This business having been undertaken , the lodge was put under the sway of the J . W ., when a pleasant hour was spent . In the course of the proceedings , the chairman

proposed the toast of "The Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , " which he would , on this occasion , couple with the name of Bro . John Fraser , although Bro . Fraser was a member and P . M . of their own lodge . Bro . Fraser said it

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gave him great pleasure to reply to that toast . He had been connected with the Provincial Grand Lodge for two or three years now , and at present held therein the office of Assistant Grand Marshal . He owed the honour of being

a member of P . G . L . to the Thistle Lodge , and he regarded it as not only an honour to himself , but also to his mother lodge . With regard to the P . G . L . of Glasgow , he might say that there

was no other in Scotland , in such good working order ; and they all knew that its annual visita tions of the various lodges within the province had done a power of good . Shortly thereafter the lodge was closed in due and proper form .

Lodge Commercial , 360 . —Friday , the 6 thinst . will form a landmark in the history of this , the occasion being the consecration of their new Hall at 30 , Hope Street , and the installation of the office-bearers for the ensuing year , by the

Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , the D . P . G . M ., Bro . F . A . Barrow presiding , in the absence of the R . W ., P . G . M . Bro . W . Montgomerie Neilson , of Queenshill . The other members of P . G . L . present were Bros . J . B . Walker ,

P . G Treasurer ; Archd . McTaggart , P . G . Secretary ; Thos . Halket , P . G . S . D . ; Geo . Thallon , P . G . J . D . ; Alexr . Bain , B . B . ; Jas . Ritchie , P . G . Architect ; Jas . Balfour , P . G . Director of Ceremonies ; John Fraser , P . G . Assistant Marshal ;

John B . Hardie , O . G . ; and Geo . Sinclair , P . G Treasurer B . F . Acting Stewards were Bro Brode " , Wyllie , John Smith , John E . Speirs , Robt Reid , David Chalmers , Wm . Smith , John Stew art , John C . Burne , Jas . Olliver , and D . Lamb

Prior to the entering of the P . G . L . the lodge was opened on the apprentice degree , the R . W . M . Bro . Dr . Martin presiding , with Bro . D . Lamb , S . W ., and Bro . J . M . Olliver , J . W . There was a large attendance of members of the lodge ,

and also of visiting brethren . The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed , the chairman briefly intimated that his term of office had now expired . He had done the best he could for the good of the lodge , and lie

hoped they had got a better man to follow him . It was then intimated that the P . G . L . deputation were in waiting outside ; and accordingly the lodge was closed in due and ancient form . Thereafter the Provincial Grand Lodge entered

in procession , and having opened their lodge , the impressive ritual of consecration was gone through in full detail ; each brother present being furnished with a printed copy of the elaborate programme , and thus enabled to

join fully in the proceedings . In the course of the latter , theD . P . G . M . delivered a brief address . He said that they had met together as Freemasons , and had that night a mission to perform in the cause of moralty aud religion ,

in their widest acceptance . Freemasonry did not pertain to any sect or " ism " ; it embodied nothing but what might be received and adopted by members of every creed , in any clime which acknowledged the existence of God and

immortality of the soul . The tenets of Freemasonry , indeed , included all in the way of morality that a man might require ; so that even if revelation were taken away , we should still have inculcated the great principles of faith , hope , and

charity . These were heaven-born principles , which if we studiously practised , we should , having nothiug to fear , either in passing through this vale of tears , or through the dark valley of the shadow of death . All true Masons

endeavoured to act up to these true principles ; and if any did not , the blame remained with themselves , and not with the Order . Let it then be their endeavour to follow out these grand principles of the Order . In old

times Scotland was recognised as having preserved the ancient rites of Freemasonry in their integrity , but he regretted that there had lately been creeping in amongst them some degrees that they never heard of before , such as the

Grand Cross of Constantine and the Eastern Star . Such orders , the latter especially , the speaker severely deprecated ; and was sorry to see so much attention paid to them in the columns of a journal like the Freemason . For his own part he would rather see his daughter

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or his wife at the bottom of the Clyde or in her grave than that she should have anything to do with them . There was no Masonry in them ; therefore let them be discountenanced . In conclusion , the speaker said that he knew of no lodge in the province that had maintained a

high tone of Masonry more than Lodge Commercial , and he would simply say to those of them who belonged to other lodges that they should try to follow its example . On the conclusion of the D . P . G . M . ' s address , the brethren sang the hymn " Great Architect of Earth and

Heaven ; " after which he , as President , proceeded at the altar to put the obligations to the newly-elected office-bearers , when the following were duly installed : —Bro . John Monro , R . W . M . ; David Lamb , D . M . ; James M . Olliver , S . W . ; James Craig , J . W . ; William Finlay , Treasurer ; Wm . Henry Bickerton ,

Secretary ; James Gibson , S . D . ; Thomas Graham , J . D . ; John Pritty , Jeweller ; Robert Brodie , Director of Music ; James Minnoch , Tyler . The ceremony of installation having been completed , the new R . W . M ., Bro . Monro , addressing the D . P . G . M ., said he had to thank him and the other members of the P . G . L . for their

attendance on that occasion . He hoped that the hearts of all present would be impressed with the dignity and solemnity of the services in which they had been engaged ; and on his own behalf and that of his brother office-bearers he

had to return many thanks for the manner in which they had been installed at the hands of the P . G . M . The latter had paid a tribute to Lodge 3 60 ; and he ( the speaker ) hoped that under the sway of those that night installed they should not derogate from the character he

had given them . To the Wardens and Brethren he begged in a word to return his best thanks for the position they had put him in that night , and he trusted he should prove worthy of it . He had great pleasure also in acknowledging the fortunate selection of office-bearers they had

made ; with whose assistance he had no doubt he should land at the end of his time of office all right . The D . P . G . M . having remarked in reply , that in the absence of the P . G . M . he was very happy to have been there , the Lodge was closed , and the brethren called to refreshment .

In the course of the proceedings , Bro . Julius Brode proposed as a toast "The Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , " which he was sure they would all cordially join in for the way that Lodge had done their duties that night . The toast was coupled with the name of the D . P . G . M .,

who replied to the compliment . Any services the P . G . L . had done that night had been done heartily ; with a desire to promote the welfare of and to elevate the Order . Anything he had personally done they were most welcome to ; he had always had a warm heart to Lodge 360 .

I hey were aware he had resigned his position as Depute Master of the P . G . Lodge ; and it was likely that the present would be his last appearance in that capacity . He thought that during the last fifteen years he had done his share of duty in the Province , and was now

entitled to have a little more time to himself . He would therefore only hold office until the appointment of his successor . Before sitting down he would ask them to drink " Prosperity to Lodge Commercial . " He thought they had made a very wise choice in placing Bro . Monro

in his present position . The toast having been duly honoured , the R . W . M . in the name of himself and fellow office-bearers , returned thanks . He would do all in his power to justify the Depute Master's flattering remarks ; and in whatever position he ( the D . P . G . M . ) might

henceforth be , the members of Lodge Commercial would always be happy to see him . The remaining toasts were " The Visiting Brethren , " coupled with the name of Bro . William Murdoch , P . M . Lodge St . Barnabas , Cumnock ( 230 ) , who expressed the pleasure he had had in being

present that evening ; and Happy to meet , sorry to part , & c . " The Lodge was then briefly called to labour again for the purpose of appointing a Committee of Management when the following were chosen : —Bros . Dr . Morton , M'Kenzie , Julius Brode , and Geo . B . Adams . The Lodge was then duly closed .