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At the request of the R . W . M ., Bro . Park , P . M ., acted as S . D ., and Bro . Wm . B . Pattison , Sec . 27 , as Master , giving the initiatory ceremony with that care and minuteness that distinguishes all Bro . Pattison ' s working . The Secretary
reported upon the case of a widow of one of one of the members , and a sum was voted for her relief . An application for relief from a brother under the Irish Constitution was also entertained .
GLASGOW . —Commercial Lodge ( No . 3 60 ) . — It having been announced that this old and influential lodge would assemble for the first time in the r new hall in Hope-street , there was a goodly muster of visitors present to congratulate them on the auspicious occasion ,
amongst whom we recognised Bros . J . C . Speir , of Mother Kilwinning , No o ; W . B . Patterson , Sec . ; W . Bassett , 27 ; McGregor , 30 ; G . Western . R . W . M .. and G . W . Wheeler , 73 ; J . O . Park , 175 , Greenock , St . Johns ; J . Duthie , P . M . 219 ; J . Potter , R . W . M . 153 ;
J . Stewart , 332 ; J . McGennis , S . W . ; Wm . Harper , T . ; and several other brethren from the Clyde Lodge , 480 . G . Adams , 342 ; J . Shaw , 354 ; J . Hughes , E . Montgomery , 46 *;; J . D . Porteous , R . W . M ., and J . Brodie , D . M ., . ? 4 _ , * and W . J . Pickerton , 4 J 2 , ( E . C . ) A
letter of apology having been read from Bro . Morton , M . D ., the R . W . M ., stating that he was unable to attend through illness , the chair was taken by Bro . Porteous , I . P . M ., who was supported on the dais by Bro . J . Brodie , P . M ., J . Davidson , P . M . ; A . Martin , Sec . ; J . Munro ,
D . M . ; J . Anderson , R . W . M ., Renfrew County Kilwinning , and J . Peters , R . W . M ., Royal Arch Pollockshaws ; Oliver , S . W . -, Lambe , J . . - and all the other officers of the lodge being present . The Acting Master expressed his regret at having to take the chair , as it arose
from _ the illness of his esteemed friend , Dr . Martin , otherwise he was proud to have to preside over such an influential meeting . He must also apologise for the unfinished state of the hall ,- they expected it would have been completed , but , as they saw , the
decorations were not complete , and so visitors could hardly judge of the beauties of their new home . A hearty vote of thanks was given to the committee who had had the superintendance of the alterations . Bros . John Munro and Julius Brodie acknowledged the compliment . The
lodge , having been placed under the care of the J . W ., the Master gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts . Bro . J . Davison , P . M ., as the oldest member of the lodge present , proposed " Continued Prosperity to Lodge Commercial 360 ; " the R . W . M . acknowledged the toast ,
alluding to the happy hours they had spent in their old hall , and trusting this pleasant meeting might be considered as a good augury for the future . Bro . Munro , D . M ., gave the " Masonic Press . " In an eloquent address he pointed out the advantages of being adequately represented
in the press , and called on them not only to support The Freemason and Masonic News , but also the Masonic Magazine . Bro . Bassett replied for the Masonic News , and Bro . Bickerton for The Freemason , who assured them that nothing would be wanting on the part of Bro . Kenning to render The Freemason in every way worthy
of their support . Bro . G . W . Wheeler having been called on , spoke of the advantages of the Masonic Magazine to all who wished to study Masonic archneology , or to get a deeper insight into the real beauties of Masonry . The R . W . M . proposed " The Visitors ; '' they were proud to ^ see so ' many present on this occasion . Bro . Speirs , as member of the Mother
Kilwinning , was proud to be able to respond for the visitors , and thank the members of the Lodge Commercial for their fraternal greeting ; if the lodge was glad to see visitors , those visitors were glad to see this old ! lodge in such comfortable
new quarters . " Happy to meet , sorry to part , and happy to meet again " terminated the toast list . Bros . J . Crabb and J . E . Speirs contributed to the harmony of the meeting by their musical abilities .
Lod ge Union ( No . 332 ) held their monthly meeting on August 4 th ; there was one candidate , who was initiated in a very careful manner by Bro . McNair , R . W . M ., who was ably assisted b y his office- bearers .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland:
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND :
On Tuesday the 3 rd inst ., the Quarterly * Communication of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Scotland was held i . n their hall , George Street . Edinburgh . In ( he unavoidable absence of the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason of
Scotland ( Sir Michael Stewart , Bart . ) , the throne was occupied bv Bro . J . T . Oswald of Dunnikier , R . W . Substitute Grand Master , supported b y the officers of Grand Lodge , as reported in our columns last week .
After the usual preliminary business , The Grand Secretary , at the request of the Acting R . W . Grand Master , read letters from the M . W . Grand Master ( Sir Michael Shaw Stewart ) and the P . P . G . Master ( the Earl of Rosslyn ) , expressing their deep sense of the loss
which the Craft had sustained by the death of the Earl of Dalhousie , R . W . Past Grand Master , and by that of Lord James C . P . Murray , R . W . Depute Grand Master . The M . W . Grand Master , writing from Norway on the Sth July , conveyed in feeling terms
the regret he experienced at the death of these two noble and distinguished brethren , stating that he could well understand the gloom which such events must spread over the whole of the Craft in Scotland , and he begged that the brethren might be assured how sincerely he joined in the
grief which they , one and all , must feel for the great loss the bod y had sustained , and how anxious he was to unite with them in the expressions of condolence which would be conveyed to the relatives who were mourning the loss of the departed brethren .
The Earl of Rosslyn ( M . W . P . G . Master ) in his letter stated that to him it was the subject of sincere regret that he was unable to be present at the quarterly communication , to express his sense of the severe loss Freemasonry had sustained in every part of the world , more especially
in Scotland , by the lamented death of Past Grand Master Lord Dalhousie , and Depute Grand Master Lord James C . P . Murray . His intimate personal acquaintance with them both would enable him to speak of those qualities which illustrate the characters of good men , and serve
as examples to guide and encourage those who survive them . It was but natural that they should deeply feel and truly deplore the death of P . G . Master Lord Dalhousie . Succeeding him upon the throne , he ( Lord Rosslyn ) was always glad to ask his advice and counsel on manv points
of interest aud difficulty , and never did he find wanting that courteous consideration and that clear-sighted common sense by which he was so much characterised . It would not become him ( Lord Rosslyn ) in a few hurried lines to allude to those private virtues which endeared Lord
Dalhousie to a numerous tenantry and a wide circle of friends , but in his death he had left this hope and consolation , that a life passed in maintaining deep and independent religious convictions , in the practice of good and numerous acts of brotherly kindness , and in giving up
selfish amusements for the sike of the public service , had not passed in vain , but might serve to ornament the history of the Craft he so loved and which he so much advanced , , and might prove a noble guide to those who endeavoured to tread in his footsteps and imitate his example .
The amiable qualities of the late Depute Grand Master ( Lord Murray ) he was sure would be done full justice to by his relative , the Substitute Grand Master . But he ( Lord Rosslyn ) would yield to none in his heartfelt regret that it had not pleased Providence to spare Lord James
Murray to complete the natural ambition of his life , and attain the highest place in Scottish Masonry . The Acting M . W . Grand Master then said—Brethren , —After the very able and kind letters which have just been read , I do not feel called upon to say very much on a melancholy occasion
of this kind . Our late lamented brother , Lord James Murray , was one whom I had known from infancy . He and 1 were brought up together ; we went to the same school ; we went abroad together . He entered the Scots Fusiliers while 1 entered the Grenadiers ; still we served in the same brigade , and until the Crimean War , I may say that no man ever saw more of another
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than I did of him . After that , from the circumstances of our being in different parts of the country , I did not see so much of him ; but you will believe me when I say that during the period of my acquaintance with him , I never saw him make an enemy . May it be ours , brethren ,
to have an epitaph to that effect—that during a long and anxious life we never made an enemy . He attended all their meetings , although that occasioned his coming from a considerable distance ; and I am sorry indeed that he did not live to attain to the height of his ambition by
occupying the throne . No doubt he would have done so had Providence been pleased to spare him , for I know well that in this lodge he was appreciated and loved as a true brother . With regard to our other deceased brother , Lord Dalhousie , there certainly never was one who
occupied this throne in a manner that gave greater satisfaction to the brethren of the lodge . ( Applause . ) He was a man different in many respects from the other brother I have spoken of—a man of strong views , who did not hesitate to give them forth strongly ; but his views
in the main were just and right , and I know no one who could have filled the throne of this lodge with greater satisfaction . ( Applause . ) I beg to propose—¦ and it will be no more than our duty to do so—that we , as Grand Lodge , send letters of condolence to Lady James
Murray and to Lady Christian Maule , who have experienced so great a loss by the death of these near relatives , and who , I know , are deeply interested in Masonry . ( Applause . ) The Grand Secretary then read the addresses as follows : —
" To the Right Honourable the Lady Christian Maule . " We , the Most Worship ful Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart . Bart ., Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; the Rig ht Honourable Francis Robert , Earl of Rosslyn , Rig ht Worshipful Past Grand
Master ; and the Right Worshipful James Townsend Oswald , Esq ., of Dunnikier , Substitute Grand Master , in our own names and on behalf of the remanentoffice-bearers and members of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland , beg leave to tender to your
Ladyship the sincere expression of our heartfelt sympathy and condolence on the irreparable loss sustained by your Ladyship in the decease of vnm illustrious brother , the Riulit Honourable _' .. x Maule , Earl of Dalhousie , " K . T ., G . C . B ., J-c , & c , our Right Worshipful , much revered , and beloved Past Grand Master .
" Throughout a long life , passed for the most part in the service of his country , his Lordship took a deep interest in our Masonic Craft , and for a period of three years he held amongst us the first—the highest—place as Grand Master Mason of Scotland , during which period he
governed the Craft as he had previoubly served it , with fidelity to its interests , loyalty to its obligations , and with entire self-devotion , unsparing of any sacrifice . His great aim was to promote and extend the benevolent institutions connected with our Order , and to disseminate as
vv idel y as his great influence extended the pure princip les of fraternal love and charity . His efforts in these directions were attended with marked success , and it is to his Lordshi p ' s influence that the Scottish Craft are indebted for the patronage accorded to them by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales . In his intercourse with the brethren he was never found to be wanting in that courteous consideration and clear-sighted common sense , which , when combined , are among the hig hest attributes of natural ability and cultivated intellect , and which gained
for him an affection and veneration to a degree rarely attained . These will ever be associated with his memory . " While lamenting his loss , we fervently pray that the Almighty Architect of the Universe , to whom alone in the hour of darkness and of trial we must look for consolation , will bestow
upon your Ladyship His everlasting blessing , and g ive you strength and resignation to bear the severe dispensation with which it has pleased Him to visit you . ' Given at Freemasons' Hall , in the City of Edinburgh , in full Grand Lodge assembled , this third day of August A . D . 1874 , A . L . 5878 . "
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Scotland.
At the request of the R . W . M ., Bro . Park , P . M ., acted as S . D ., and Bro . Wm . B . Pattison , Sec . 27 , as Master , giving the initiatory ceremony with that care and minuteness that distinguishes all Bro . Pattison ' s working . The Secretary
reported upon the case of a widow of one of one of the members , and a sum was voted for her relief . An application for relief from a brother under the Irish Constitution was also entertained .
GLASGOW . —Commercial Lodge ( No . 3 60 ) . — It having been announced that this old and influential lodge would assemble for the first time in the r new hall in Hope-street , there was a goodly muster of visitors present to congratulate them on the auspicious occasion ,
amongst whom we recognised Bros . J . C . Speir , of Mother Kilwinning , No o ; W . B . Patterson , Sec . ; W . Bassett , 27 ; McGregor , 30 ; G . Western . R . W . M .. and G . W . Wheeler , 73 ; J . O . Park , 175 , Greenock , St . Johns ; J . Duthie , P . M . 219 ; J . Potter , R . W . M . 153 ;
J . Stewart , 332 ; J . McGennis , S . W . ; Wm . Harper , T . ; and several other brethren from the Clyde Lodge , 480 . G . Adams , 342 ; J . Shaw , 354 ; J . Hughes , E . Montgomery , 46 *;; J . D . Porteous , R . W . M ., and J . Brodie , D . M ., . ? 4 _ , * and W . J . Pickerton , 4 J 2 , ( E . C . ) A
letter of apology having been read from Bro . Morton , M . D ., the R . W . M ., stating that he was unable to attend through illness , the chair was taken by Bro . Porteous , I . P . M ., who was supported on the dais by Bro . J . Brodie , P . M ., J . Davidson , P . M . ; A . Martin , Sec . ; J . Munro ,
D . M . ; J . Anderson , R . W . M ., Renfrew County Kilwinning , and J . Peters , R . W . M ., Royal Arch Pollockshaws ; Oliver , S . W . -, Lambe , J . . - and all the other officers of the lodge being present . The Acting Master expressed his regret at having to take the chair , as it arose
from _ the illness of his esteemed friend , Dr . Martin , otherwise he was proud to have to preside over such an influential meeting . He must also apologise for the unfinished state of the hall ,- they expected it would have been completed , but , as they saw , the
decorations were not complete , and so visitors could hardly judge of the beauties of their new home . A hearty vote of thanks was given to the committee who had had the superintendance of the alterations . Bros . John Munro and Julius Brodie acknowledged the compliment . The
lodge , having been placed under the care of the J . W ., the Master gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts . Bro . J . Davison , P . M ., as the oldest member of the lodge present , proposed " Continued Prosperity to Lodge Commercial 360 ; " the R . W . M . acknowledged the toast ,
alluding to the happy hours they had spent in their old hall , and trusting this pleasant meeting might be considered as a good augury for the future . Bro . Munro , D . M ., gave the " Masonic Press . " In an eloquent address he pointed out the advantages of being adequately represented
in the press , and called on them not only to support The Freemason and Masonic News , but also the Masonic Magazine . Bro . Bassett replied for the Masonic News , and Bro . Bickerton for The Freemason , who assured them that nothing would be wanting on the part of Bro . Kenning to render The Freemason in every way worthy
of their support . Bro . G . W . Wheeler having been called on , spoke of the advantages of the Masonic Magazine to all who wished to study Masonic archneology , or to get a deeper insight into the real beauties of Masonry . The R . W . M . proposed " The Visitors ; '' they were proud to ^ see so ' many present on this occasion . Bro . Speirs , as member of the Mother
Kilwinning , was proud to be able to respond for the visitors , and thank the members of the Lodge Commercial for their fraternal greeting ; if the lodge was glad to see visitors , those visitors were glad to see this old ! lodge in such comfortable
new quarters . " Happy to meet , sorry to part , and happy to meet again " terminated the toast list . Bros . J . Crabb and J . E . Speirs contributed to the harmony of the meeting by their musical abilities .
Lod ge Union ( No . 332 ) held their monthly meeting on August 4 th ; there was one candidate , who was initiated in a very careful manner by Bro . McNair , R . W . M ., who was ably assisted b y his office- bearers .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland:
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND :
On Tuesday the 3 rd inst ., the Quarterly * Communication of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Scotland was held i . n their hall , George Street . Edinburgh . In ( he unavoidable absence of the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason of
Scotland ( Sir Michael Stewart , Bart . ) , the throne was occupied bv Bro . J . T . Oswald of Dunnikier , R . W . Substitute Grand Master , supported b y the officers of Grand Lodge , as reported in our columns last week .
After the usual preliminary business , The Grand Secretary , at the request of the Acting R . W . Grand Master , read letters from the M . W . Grand Master ( Sir Michael Shaw Stewart ) and the P . P . G . Master ( the Earl of Rosslyn ) , expressing their deep sense of the loss
which the Craft had sustained by the death of the Earl of Dalhousie , R . W . Past Grand Master , and by that of Lord James C . P . Murray , R . W . Depute Grand Master . The M . W . Grand Master , writing from Norway on the Sth July , conveyed in feeling terms
the regret he experienced at the death of these two noble and distinguished brethren , stating that he could well understand the gloom which such events must spread over the whole of the Craft in Scotland , and he begged that the brethren might be assured how sincerely he joined in the
grief which they , one and all , must feel for the great loss the bod y had sustained , and how anxious he was to unite with them in the expressions of condolence which would be conveyed to the relatives who were mourning the loss of the departed brethren .
The Earl of Rosslyn ( M . W . P . G . Master ) in his letter stated that to him it was the subject of sincere regret that he was unable to be present at the quarterly communication , to express his sense of the severe loss Freemasonry had sustained in every part of the world , more especially
in Scotland , by the lamented death of Past Grand Master Lord Dalhousie , and Depute Grand Master Lord James C . P . Murray . His intimate personal acquaintance with them both would enable him to speak of those qualities which illustrate the characters of good men , and serve
as examples to guide and encourage those who survive them . It was but natural that they should deeply feel and truly deplore the death of P . G . Master Lord Dalhousie . Succeeding him upon the throne , he ( Lord Rosslyn ) was always glad to ask his advice and counsel on manv points
of interest aud difficulty , and never did he find wanting that courteous consideration and that clear-sighted common sense by which he was so much characterised . It would not become him ( Lord Rosslyn ) in a few hurried lines to allude to those private virtues which endeared Lord
Dalhousie to a numerous tenantry and a wide circle of friends , but in his death he had left this hope and consolation , that a life passed in maintaining deep and independent religious convictions , in the practice of good and numerous acts of brotherly kindness , and in giving up
selfish amusements for the sike of the public service , had not passed in vain , but might serve to ornament the history of the Craft he so loved and which he so much advanced , , and might prove a noble guide to those who endeavoured to tread in his footsteps and imitate his example .
The amiable qualities of the late Depute Grand Master ( Lord Murray ) he was sure would be done full justice to by his relative , the Substitute Grand Master . But he ( Lord Rosslyn ) would yield to none in his heartfelt regret that it had not pleased Providence to spare Lord James
Murray to complete the natural ambition of his life , and attain the highest place in Scottish Masonry . The Acting M . W . Grand Master then said—Brethren , —After the very able and kind letters which have just been read , I do not feel called upon to say very much on a melancholy occasion
of this kind . Our late lamented brother , Lord James Murray , was one whom I had known from infancy . He and 1 were brought up together ; we went to the same school ; we went abroad together . He entered the Scots Fusiliers while 1 entered the Grenadiers ; still we served in the same brigade , and until the Crimean War , I may say that no man ever saw more of another
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than I did of him . After that , from the circumstances of our being in different parts of the country , I did not see so much of him ; but you will believe me when I say that during the period of my acquaintance with him , I never saw him make an enemy . May it be ours , brethren ,
to have an epitaph to that effect—that during a long and anxious life we never made an enemy . He attended all their meetings , although that occasioned his coming from a considerable distance ; and I am sorry indeed that he did not live to attain to the height of his ambition by
occupying the throne . No doubt he would have done so had Providence been pleased to spare him , for I know well that in this lodge he was appreciated and loved as a true brother . With regard to our other deceased brother , Lord Dalhousie , there certainly never was one who
occupied this throne in a manner that gave greater satisfaction to the brethren of the lodge . ( Applause . ) He was a man different in many respects from the other brother I have spoken of—a man of strong views , who did not hesitate to give them forth strongly ; but his views
in the main were just and right , and I know no one who could have filled the throne of this lodge with greater satisfaction . ( Applause . ) I beg to propose—¦ and it will be no more than our duty to do so—that we , as Grand Lodge , send letters of condolence to Lady James
Murray and to Lady Christian Maule , who have experienced so great a loss by the death of these near relatives , and who , I know , are deeply interested in Masonry . ( Applause . ) The Grand Secretary then read the addresses as follows : —
" To the Right Honourable the Lady Christian Maule . " We , the Most Worship ful Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart . Bart ., Grand Master Mason of Scotland ; the Rig ht Honourable Francis Robert , Earl of Rosslyn , Rig ht Worshipful Past Grand
Master ; and the Right Worshipful James Townsend Oswald , Esq ., of Dunnikier , Substitute Grand Master , in our own names and on behalf of the remanentoffice-bearers and members of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland , beg leave to tender to your
Ladyship the sincere expression of our heartfelt sympathy and condolence on the irreparable loss sustained by your Ladyship in the decease of vnm illustrious brother , the Riulit Honourable _' .. x Maule , Earl of Dalhousie , " K . T ., G . C . B ., J-c , & c , our Right Worshipful , much revered , and beloved Past Grand Master .
" Throughout a long life , passed for the most part in the service of his country , his Lordship took a deep interest in our Masonic Craft , and for a period of three years he held amongst us the first—the highest—place as Grand Master Mason of Scotland , during which period he
governed the Craft as he had previoubly served it , with fidelity to its interests , loyalty to its obligations , and with entire self-devotion , unsparing of any sacrifice . His great aim was to promote and extend the benevolent institutions connected with our Order , and to disseminate as
vv idel y as his great influence extended the pure princip les of fraternal love and charity . His efforts in these directions were attended with marked success , and it is to his Lordshi p ' s influence that the Scottish Craft are indebted for the patronage accorded to them by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales . In his intercourse with the brethren he was never found to be wanting in that courteous consideration and clear-sighted common sense , which , when combined , are among the hig hest attributes of natural ability and cultivated intellect , and which gained
for him an affection and veneration to a degree rarely attained . These will ever be associated with his memory . " While lamenting his loss , we fervently pray that the Almighty Architect of the Universe , to whom alone in the hour of darkness and of trial we must look for consolation , will bestow
upon your Ladyship His everlasting blessing , and g ive you strength and resignation to bear the severe dispensation with which it has pleased Him to visit you . ' Given at Freemasons' Hall , in the City of Edinburgh , in full Grand Lodge assembled , this third day of August A . D . 1874 , A . L . 5878 . "