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Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
been gone through , the grand officers proceeded to the great hall , which was filled by a company of about 250 brethren , including deputations from all the lodges in the province , and several
from a distance—Glasgow , Kilmarnock , & c . The National Anthem was played on-the organ as the grand officers entered , and they were , received with loud cheers . The chair was taken
by the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Earl of Rosslyn ; on his right and left respectively being the Earl of Dalhousie , Lord James Murray , Lord Burleigh , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Mr .
Whyte Melville of Mount Melville , Mr . Henry Inglis of Torsonce , Mr . Oswald of Dunnikier , Mr . Hope , LurFness , Mr . Mann , & c . Major Ramsay , and Colonel Campbell of Blj theswood ,
officiated as croupiers . The banquet finished , thanks were returned by the Rev . A . S . Muir , of Leith . The toast of " The Holy Lodge of St . John" was then given
from the chair , and drunk in silence , followed by that of "Thc Queen , " which was cordially responded to , and followed by the National Anthem , played on the organ and by the string
band in the orchestra , under the leadership of Mr . R . B . Stewart , while the chorus was heartily joined in by the company . In proposing " The Grand Steward of Scotland , Patron of the
Grand Lodge , " the noble Chairman said that he had recently personally asked his Royal Highness to become the patron of a History of Freemasonry in Scotland that was soon to be in the
press , and to that request his Royal Highness had willingly acceded ( loud a . mlause ) . The M . W . Grand Master next gave " The Princess of Wales , the Duke of Edinburgh , and the rest
of the Royal Family , " which was received with loud applause ; followed by that of " The Navy , Arm }' , Militia , and Volunteers "—Lord James Murray replying for the army , and Colonel
Guthrie , Brechin , for the volunteers . "The Craft and Freemasonry over the World" was next given from the chair , and suitably received . " The Grand Lodge of England and Marquis ol
Ripon" having been proposed by the M . W . Grand Master , was cordially received , and responded to by the Earl of Dalhousie ; and it was followed by " The Grand Lodge of Ireland
and the Duke of Leinster , " which was also received with cordiality . The Earl of Dalhousie , on rising to propose " The Health of the Most Worshipful Grand
Mastei , the Earl of Rosslyn . was received with prolonged cheering . lie said he was quite certain he onl y required to name the subject of his toast lo ensure for it an enthusiastic reception .
They had that day re-elected their Most Worshipful Grand Master for the third time . ( Cheers . ) That , he said , is not only gratifying to me as a personal friend of the noble Grand
Master , but it is also gratifying to me to find that he who succeeded me on the throne has received the same kindness , and that his endeavours to promote Masonry have received the
same appreciation from the brethren as those of the Grand Masters that have gone before him . ( Cheers . ) I am quite certain that you could
have elected to that oflice no other individual who had the interests ol' Freemasonry more sincerely at heart than he has —( cheers)—as an individual who might be supposed , from his
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
descent from the St . Clairs of Rosslyn —( loud cheers)—to have a determination to uphold the rights of Masonry , not only in Scotland but throughout the world . ( Cheers . ) That Lord
Rosslyn has succeeded in gaining the respect and admiration of the Craft , is sufficiently shown by the fact of their having elected him a third time to the throne ; and I add to my
congratulations on his having succeeded for a third time to this office , my most earnest wish , as I am sure it is the wish of the brethren , that he will lonsr
be spared to be an ornament to Alasonry , and an ornament , as he is , to society at large . ( Loud cheers . )
The Earl of Rosslyn , who was received with prolonged applause , after returning thanks for the toast , said—I can assure you , brethren , from the bottom of my heart , that I was at one time
loath to accept again this very high position . You have again done me the honour to place me in that position , my diffidence to occupy which arose partly from the fact that I have occasion to
reside a great deal of the year out of Scotland , and have not , therefore , the opportunity of paying that attention necessary to the proper discharge of its duties ; but durinar the last two
years I think I have so far mastered the details of Grand Lodge and brought them prominently before your notice —( applause)—and I have no hesitation in saying that the cloud
which at one moment seemed to overshadow our prospects has burst and disappeared . I think that the sunshine is breaking through , and that we shall see at no distant day a complete
cessation of those difficulties that threatened us . ( A pplause . ) And I believe I may almost say that before my reign is over , you will find that Grand Lodge is really on the high road to entire
freedom from debt . ( Cheers . ) However closely we may be linked together , it is necessary that we should have our opinions ventilated and given utterance to , as that is done at the quarterly
meetings of Grand Lodge ; and while that is the case , it is my duty , as occupying the chair , to ascertain what is the voice of the greater number—to assist in ascertaining and declarinsr
that the larger amount of sentiment shall prevail in the decisions arrived at . ( Applause . ) But I have to-day seen sentiments expressed in a public journal which , however kindly they have been
meant towards myself , and however favourabl y they may have referred to my efforts , have been founded on misconception of the facts of the case . ( Hear , hear . ) I know that the charge of
the Grand Lodge being the last to assist in working the Fund of Benevolence is wholly and totally unfounded , ( applause ) and it shows that the writer can have no acquaintance with the
origin of our Fund of Benevolence . It owes its origin to the Grand Lodge ; and those who best know its history are aware that the subscriptions it receives from it are given by office-bearers and
by members of Grand Lodge in behalf of Scottish Masonry . ( Applause . ) And as to the charge that is made against us of spending our funds in festivities instead of giving them away in charity ,
J think that 3 s . 6 d . paid by us for a dinner scarcely calls for any fault-finding remark ( hear , hear , and laughter ) , especially , as I am reminded by the Substitute Grand Master , when we pay that out of our own pockets . ( Applause . ) But
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
I will not longer trespass upon your patience . I do really like to bring the outer world into communion with Masonic sentiments as far as possible ; and I do believe that the more that is
done , the more reason will those m the outer world have to praise and uphold our institution rather than decry . it . ( Loud applause . ) Let me turn from this subject to a subject that 'will
be interesting to all the brethren . I have the honour to propose the health of a warm friend of Masonry , a Scottish nobleman ' and a Scottish landlord , Lord Dalhousie , ( prolonged cheering ) one who has endeared himself to all ranks
and classes in the country , ( cheers ) one who lias attended to and promoted Masonry in other ranks than our own , and whether we reckon him as a Masonic official or a great statesman ( loud
cheers ) one you will find who has in his life realised the words of the Poet Laureate , and shown that the path of duty is the way to glory . ( Applause , thc marble bust of his lordship being
uncovered amid a renewed round ot cheering . ) This work , continued his lordship , is presented by the committee who organised the subscriptions from the Grand Lodge of Scotland , to be
kept in perpetuity and handed down so long as Masonry itself shall exist . ( Cheers . ) This work is one that I feel sure will be greatly prized by us all , and I am . allowed to inform you , that
handsome as it is . and beautifully executed as we see it to be , yet the subscriptions raised for it have vastly exceeded the cost of the work . ( Applause . ) It is customary in such cases to
present a replica of the bust , but in this instance the noble earl has declined to receive it , and is to devote the surplus funds to objects of
benevolence—an example which I think is worthy of all praise and of imitation- ( Loud applause . )
The Earl of Dalhousie briefly returned thanks for thc gift , and , in reference to the surplus funds , said that his intention was that , instead of devoting them to obtaining a replica , he had
decided on placing them in the hands of the Grand Committee , in order to be made into an annual fund for the relief of any distressed brother who might have failed in business
through no fault of Ins own . ( Loud cheers . ) A number of other toasts appropriate to the occasion were proposed and responded to , and in
the course of the proceedings a song , composed for the occasion b y Bro . James Ballantine , Grand Bard , was sung , and received with great applause . —Edinburgh Coitraitt .
STOCKWELL LODGE ( No . i 33 <)) will meet next time and for the future at the Half Moon , Heme Hill
BHKAKI . \ sr . —KITS ' S COCOA . —GRATE KM , AND CuMrORHNf .. — "By a thorough knowledge ol' tUc natural laws which govern the operations ol digestion ami nutrition , ami hy a careful application ol the line properties of well-selected cocoa , Air . Kpps has provided our breakfast tahles with a delicatcly-liavourcd beverage , which may have us niunv heavv doctors' bills . "—Ciiil Sai'lcc () iizstte . Made simply witli Moiling Water or Milk . Kach packet is labelled"J A . MLS UITS & ( . '•,, Homo-opaline Chemists , London . "
llOLI . oWAY S UlNJMKM AM ) I'l U . S . — . WlVr M ^ U'Cl « I Uttl . —| - mill gross contravention ol this very simple advice , thousands of persons contract chest complaints , which might he altogether prevented by the use of these harmless vet ctlcctual ami reliable remedies . It is painful to hear of the many fatal cases which commenced will ) the ordinary svmptoms of a common cold . ilolloway ' s Ointment rubbed upon the back and chest ; after rubbing in the Ointment for a tew days the pectoral irritation and the tightness of breathing diminish , the cough becomes looser and less frequent , and the phlegm is expectorated with less dilliculty , till the lun ^ s become tree and respiration natural . —Anvr .
\ V , KLI . IS WALL , !¦>!) ., of Salcombe Hill Mouse , writes March 31 , IS ; I : — " 1 have iiseii \ onr rain Killer for rheumatic gout inw . mlU , and on nearly every joint in my bodv . In about balf-auhour aiter I had u > cd it I was perleci ' ly free from pain . Taken iii . jrn . i . iy . 1 have found it cure headache , griping pains in the ivtomach , and many other similar disorders . My only object i' » writing this is to express my gratitude , anil with the hope that it mav be for the good of the public , —To Terry Davis & Son , London , \ V , ' C , rroprictorsV *
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Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
been gone through , the grand officers proceeded to the great hall , which was filled by a company of about 250 brethren , including deputations from all the lodges in the province , and several
from a distance—Glasgow , Kilmarnock , & c . The National Anthem was played on-the organ as the grand officers entered , and they were , received with loud cheers . The chair was taken
by the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Earl of Rosslyn ; on his right and left respectively being the Earl of Dalhousie , Lord James Murray , Lord Burleigh , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Mr .
Whyte Melville of Mount Melville , Mr . Henry Inglis of Torsonce , Mr . Oswald of Dunnikier , Mr . Hope , LurFness , Mr . Mann , & c . Major Ramsay , and Colonel Campbell of Blj theswood ,
officiated as croupiers . The banquet finished , thanks were returned by the Rev . A . S . Muir , of Leith . The toast of " The Holy Lodge of St . John" was then given
from the chair , and drunk in silence , followed by that of "Thc Queen , " which was cordially responded to , and followed by the National Anthem , played on the organ and by the string
band in the orchestra , under the leadership of Mr . R . B . Stewart , while the chorus was heartily joined in by the company . In proposing " The Grand Steward of Scotland , Patron of the
Grand Lodge , " the noble Chairman said that he had recently personally asked his Royal Highness to become the patron of a History of Freemasonry in Scotland that was soon to be in the
press , and to that request his Royal Highness had willingly acceded ( loud a . mlause ) . The M . W . Grand Master next gave " The Princess of Wales , the Duke of Edinburgh , and the rest
of the Royal Family , " which was received with loud applause ; followed by that of " The Navy , Arm }' , Militia , and Volunteers "—Lord James Murray replying for the army , and Colonel
Guthrie , Brechin , for the volunteers . "The Craft and Freemasonry over the World" was next given from the chair , and suitably received . " The Grand Lodge of England and Marquis ol
Ripon" having been proposed by the M . W . Grand Master , was cordially received , and responded to by the Earl of Dalhousie ; and it was followed by " The Grand Lodge of Ireland
and the Duke of Leinster , " which was also received with cordiality . The Earl of Dalhousie , on rising to propose " The Health of the Most Worshipful Grand
Mastei , the Earl of Rosslyn . was received with prolonged cheering . lie said he was quite certain he onl y required to name the subject of his toast lo ensure for it an enthusiastic reception .
They had that day re-elected their Most Worshipful Grand Master for the third time . ( Cheers . ) That , he said , is not only gratifying to me as a personal friend of the noble Grand
Master , but it is also gratifying to me to find that he who succeeded me on the throne has received the same kindness , and that his endeavours to promote Masonry have received the
same appreciation from the brethren as those of the Grand Masters that have gone before him . ( Cheers . ) I am quite certain that you could
have elected to that oflice no other individual who had the interests ol' Freemasonry more sincerely at heart than he has —( cheers)—as an individual who might be supposed , from his
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
descent from the St . Clairs of Rosslyn —( loud cheers)—to have a determination to uphold the rights of Masonry , not only in Scotland but throughout the world . ( Cheers . ) That Lord
Rosslyn has succeeded in gaining the respect and admiration of the Craft , is sufficiently shown by the fact of their having elected him a third time to the throne ; and I add to my
congratulations on his having succeeded for a third time to this office , my most earnest wish , as I am sure it is the wish of the brethren , that he will lonsr
be spared to be an ornament to Alasonry , and an ornament , as he is , to society at large . ( Loud cheers . )
The Earl of Rosslyn , who was received with prolonged applause , after returning thanks for the toast , said—I can assure you , brethren , from the bottom of my heart , that I was at one time
loath to accept again this very high position . You have again done me the honour to place me in that position , my diffidence to occupy which arose partly from the fact that I have occasion to
reside a great deal of the year out of Scotland , and have not , therefore , the opportunity of paying that attention necessary to the proper discharge of its duties ; but durinar the last two
years I think I have so far mastered the details of Grand Lodge and brought them prominently before your notice —( applause)—and I have no hesitation in saying that the cloud
which at one moment seemed to overshadow our prospects has burst and disappeared . I think that the sunshine is breaking through , and that we shall see at no distant day a complete
cessation of those difficulties that threatened us . ( A pplause . ) And I believe I may almost say that before my reign is over , you will find that Grand Lodge is really on the high road to entire
freedom from debt . ( Cheers . ) However closely we may be linked together , it is necessary that we should have our opinions ventilated and given utterance to , as that is done at the quarterly
meetings of Grand Lodge ; and while that is the case , it is my duty , as occupying the chair , to ascertain what is the voice of the greater number—to assist in ascertaining and declarinsr
that the larger amount of sentiment shall prevail in the decisions arrived at . ( Applause . ) But I have to-day seen sentiments expressed in a public journal which , however kindly they have been
meant towards myself , and however favourabl y they may have referred to my efforts , have been founded on misconception of the facts of the case . ( Hear , hear . ) I know that the charge of
the Grand Lodge being the last to assist in working the Fund of Benevolence is wholly and totally unfounded , ( applause ) and it shows that the writer can have no acquaintance with the
origin of our Fund of Benevolence . It owes its origin to the Grand Lodge ; and those who best know its history are aware that the subscriptions it receives from it are given by office-bearers and
by members of Grand Lodge in behalf of Scottish Masonry . ( Applause . ) And as to the charge that is made against us of spending our funds in festivities instead of giving them away in charity ,
J think that 3 s . 6 d . paid by us for a dinner scarcely calls for any fault-finding remark ( hear , hear , and laughter ) , especially , as I am reminded by the Substitute Grand Master , when we pay that out of our own pockets . ( Applause . ) But
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
I will not longer trespass upon your patience . I do really like to bring the outer world into communion with Masonic sentiments as far as possible ; and I do believe that the more that is
done , the more reason will those m the outer world have to praise and uphold our institution rather than decry . it . ( Loud applause . ) Let me turn from this subject to a subject that 'will
be interesting to all the brethren . I have the honour to propose the health of a warm friend of Masonry , a Scottish nobleman ' and a Scottish landlord , Lord Dalhousie , ( prolonged cheering ) one who has endeared himself to all ranks
and classes in the country , ( cheers ) one who lias attended to and promoted Masonry in other ranks than our own , and whether we reckon him as a Masonic official or a great statesman ( loud
cheers ) one you will find who has in his life realised the words of the Poet Laureate , and shown that the path of duty is the way to glory . ( Applause , thc marble bust of his lordship being
uncovered amid a renewed round ot cheering . ) This work , continued his lordship , is presented by the committee who organised the subscriptions from the Grand Lodge of Scotland , to be
kept in perpetuity and handed down so long as Masonry itself shall exist . ( Cheers . ) This work is one that I feel sure will be greatly prized by us all , and I am . allowed to inform you , that
handsome as it is . and beautifully executed as we see it to be , yet the subscriptions raised for it have vastly exceeded the cost of the work . ( Applause . ) It is customary in such cases to
present a replica of the bust , but in this instance the noble earl has declined to receive it , and is to devote the surplus funds to objects of
benevolence—an example which I think is worthy of all praise and of imitation- ( Loud applause . )
The Earl of Dalhousie briefly returned thanks for thc gift , and , in reference to the surplus funds , said that his intention was that , instead of devoting them to obtaining a replica , he had
decided on placing them in the hands of the Grand Committee , in order to be made into an annual fund for the relief of any distressed brother who might have failed in business
through no fault of Ins own . ( Loud cheers . ) A number of other toasts appropriate to the occasion were proposed and responded to , and in
the course of the proceedings a song , composed for the occasion b y Bro . James Ballantine , Grand Bard , was sung , and received with great applause . —Edinburgh Coitraitt .
STOCKWELL LODGE ( No . i 33 <)) will meet next time and for the future at the Half Moon , Heme Hill
BHKAKI . \ sr . —KITS ' S COCOA . —GRATE KM , AND CuMrORHNf .. — "By a thorough knowledge ol' tUc natural laws which govern the operations ol digestion ami nutrition , ami hy a careful application ol the line properties of well-selected cocoa , Air . Kpps has provided our breakfast tahles with a delicatcly-liavourcd beverage , which may have us niunv heavv doctors' bills . "—Ciiil Sai'lcc () iizstte . Made simply witli Moiling Water or Milk . Kach packet is labelled"J A . MLS UITS & ( . '•,, Homo-opaline Chemists , London . "
llOLI . oWAY S UlNJMKM AM ) I'l U . S . — . WlVr M ^ U'Cl « I Uttl . —| - mill gross contravention ol this very simple advice , thousands of persons contract chest complaints , which might he altogether prevented by the use of these harmless vet ctlcctual ami reliable remedies . It is painful to hear of the many fatal cases which commenced will ) the ordinary svmptoms of a common cold . ilolloway ' s Ointment rubbed upon the back and chest ; after rubbing in the Ointment for a tew days the pectoral irritation and the tightness of breathing diminish , the cough becomes looser and less frequent , and the phlegm is expectorated with less dilliculty , till the lun ^ s become tree and respiration natural . —Anvr .
\ V , KLI . IS WALL , !¦>!) ., of Salcombe Hill Mouse , writes March 31 , IS ; I : — " 1 have iiseii \ onr rain Killer for rheumatic gout inw . mlU , and on nearly every joint in my bodv . In about balf-auhour aiter I had u > cd it I was perleci ' ly free from pain . Taken iii . jrn . i . iy . 1 have found it cure headache , griping pains in the ivtomach , and many other similar disorders . My only object i' » writing this is to express my gratitude , anil with the hope that it mav be for the good of the public , —To Terry Davis & Son , London , \ V , ' C , rroprictorsV *