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of the ritual of the Order , and the effective manner in which he carries out all his duties , both in Craft and Mark degress . In acknowledging the compliment , the W . M . expressed his thanks to the lodge for all the kindness and consideration which had been extended to him in his

progress towards the exalted position he now nad the o-ratification to hold , and assured the brethren of his continued exertions in the discharge of the duties of his office . Bro . H . F . Huntley responded on behalf of Past Masters Stevens , Lilley , and himself , regretting the unavoidable

absence of Bro . Stevens , who , whilst enjoying his holiday , had nevertheless used his influence to secure the valuable services of Bro . Binckes on this occasion , so that the interests of the lodge mig ht not suffer , and who , he ( Bro . Huntley ) felt certain , would , when he heard ofthe

present successful meeting , feel equal gratification and regret . Thc newly advanced brethren respectively responded to the special toast referring to them , and each expressed great satisfaction with ths ceremony through which they had

passed . To" The Visitors , " Bros . Neal and Rosenburgh made earnest replies , and the remaining toasts were suitably responded to . The evening ' s proceedings were enlivened by some excellent singing , and the brethren separated in peace and harmony .

Scotland.

Scotland .

CONSECRATION OF A NEW LODGE IN GLASGOW . On Monday , September 17 th , tin- Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow met in the Sonthside Assembly Rooms , Crown-street , Glasgow , for the purpose of consecrating the Clydesdale

Lodge , No . 556 . Bro . F . A . Barrow , D . P . G . M ., presided , assisted by Bros . Halkett , as S . W . ; Thallon , J . W . ; McTaggart , M . A ., P . G . S . ; Walker , P . G . T . ; Balfour , P . G . D . C . ; Fraser , P . G . M . ; and several other well-known

brethren . The hall , which is a handsome new building , was opened some nine months since , as a concert room , and was well adapted for the consecration ceremonies , theie being ample room for the circumambulations with the consecrating elements .

Ihe Deputy Provincial Grand Master delivered an oration on thc " Mission of Masonry , " dwelling particularly on Ihe duties of the officers of a new lodge . At the conclusion of the consecration

ceremony proper , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master proceeded to install the first officers of the lodge , The newly installed Master , having thanked the Prov . Grand Master , and his officers for having attended to consecrate the lodge , and instal the officers , the Provincial Grand Lodge was closed in due form .

Bro . Phillips then opened the Clydesdale Lodge , and congratulated thc members upon the favourable auspices under which they had met , and alluded to the fact that in addition to many of the most influential Masons of the various lodges in Glasgow , there were present the

Mastersand deputations from 116 and 347 , Rutherglen , 16 3 , Pollokshaws , and eight ofthe officers of 54 . 9 , all the way from Dreghorn , in . Ayrshire . The W . M . then , at the request of the lodge , affiliated the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge as honorary members .

The lodge was then called off to refreshment . Due respect having been paid to the toast of " The Queen and the Craft " " The Prince of Wales , Grand Patron of the Order in Scotland . " " The Three Grand Lodges , " and the * ' Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow . " Bro . Barrow , in

replying to the last toast , said that thc Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow was not only the oldest in Scotland , but without vanity he could say it was the most influential . And it only rested with the members and the lodges to make it still more influential in the Grand Lodge .

There had been some danger of that body becoming the "Grand Lodge of Edinburgh , " instead ofthe Grand Lodge ofthe Kingdom , and it was for the new lodge , in conjunction with others in the" West of Scotland , to do their duty towards the Craft at large , by attending at all

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Grand Lodge , as well as Provincial Grand Lodge meetings . He was desirous of seeing the honour and dignity of the Craft fully maintained , and he thought they might with advantage take a lesson from the Grand Lodge of England . Let them carefully enquire into the character

o £ every person who offered as candidates for the Order , for though Masonry was calculated to make every man who joined it a better man than he was before , yet for the permanent good of the Order they should see they had good materials to work upon . Before

sitting down he would propose " Prosperity to Lodge Clydesdale , No . 556 . Bro Phillips said he had for some years been trying to get a lodge established on the South side ofthe river , and having at length succeeded , he would take care that nothing on his part

should be wanting to make it a credit to the Craft . The next toast was " The Press , " proposed by Bro . Miller , R . W . M . 87 . He said they owed much to the Press ; to night it was well represented as they had three gentlemen present . Iiro . Bassett replied for the Masonic News

and Bro . Wheeler , for himself and Bro . Jonge , on behalf of the Freemason andMasunicMagazine . In the course of his remarks he said as they had gone through the fire of heart , hand and pocket , he hoped all present would support the papers there represented , daily , weekly , fortnightly , and monthly , with heart , hand and pocket .

Bro . Bain , P . M . 103 , proposed "The Health ofthe New Master , Bro . Phillips , " giving some sound advice as to the conducting Ihe business of a lodge . The R . W . M . in reply , alluded to his having already filled the chair of 27- ; , for five years , and

the experience thus gained he would try to use for the benefit of the Clydesdale Lodge . Bro . Wheeler proposed " The Wardens , and other office-b .-arers . " The S . W . replied , and gave "The Visitors , " Bro . Miller , R . W . M . 87 , replied , and gave " Mrs . Phillips , " who was

worthy of being a Mason ' s wife , and proved herself a true helpmate to the R . W . M . in all his labours Masonic and otherwise . The choir sang " Here ' s a Health to all good Lassies . " the R . W . M . having gracefully

acknowledged the compliment to one whom he could truly designate as his better half . The final toast " Happy to meet and sorry to part , but happy to meet again , " was then given , and the brethren separated .

Opening Of A New Lodge At Kilsyth.

OPENING OF A NEW LODGE AT KILSYTH .

On Friday , . September 4 th , the Stewart Lodge , No . 547 , was formally opened at Kilsyth , by a Deputation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dumbartonshire . The charter had been granted some months since , but owing to the unsettled state of trade in thc district , they had delayed

the opening ceremonies . The brethren had not been idle , however , and ( heir showy Stuart Tartan sashes and aprons , and the handsome set of lodge jewels , with their Tartan collars , supplied by Bro . G . Kenning , from his Glasgow house , were admired by all present . The drive

from Croy Station , through a very picturesque scenery , was a very pleasant preparative to the ceremony , while the keen air furnished the visitors with an appetite , the best sauce , for the substantial repast that awaited their arrival at Bro . Robinson ' s Hotel , for with considerate

kindness they * had made refreshment precede labour . Having crossed the market place to the old hall , the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dumbartonshire was opened by the following officers ; Bros . John McLeish , R . W . M . -jar , P . G . S . D . acting P . G . M . ; James Marshland , R . W . M .

503 , P . G . J . D . as P . G . S . W . •Wm . Ferguson , R . W . M . 543 , P . G . S ., as P . G . J . W . ; Alex . Denny , P . G . Sec . •A . S . McBride , R . W . M . 170 , P . G . C ; J . Wigans , P . G . I . G . The acting P . G . M . having opened the lodge , informed the

brethren that there was no necessity for consecrating the hall , as it had been consecrated many years ago for No . 3 g , St . Johns Kilsyth . He should therefore formally constitute the lodge and then install the officers . The P . G . S . having read thc documents , the following brethren were

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then installed into their respective offices : Bros . R . Miller , P . M . of 39 , as R . W . M . of 547 ; S . Hamilton , D . M . ; Johnstone , S . M . ; Paul Black , S . W . ; James McDonald , J . W . ; J

Livingstone , Sec . ; J . Robinson , Treas , ; Wm . Heller , S . D . ; R . McPhun , J . D . ; J . Brown , S . S . ; Wm . Lindsay , J . S . ; Alex White , I . G . ; and James Black , Tyler . The R . W . M . having thanked the oflicers of the Provincial Grand

Lodge for their kindness in coming over to install them , proposed that they should all be now affiliated as Honorary Members ; this having been done , Bro . McBride , P . G . C , returned thanks for the honour thus conferred on them . Bro . Livingstone then said , as they had three

brethren over from Glasgow to visit them , and they were all good workers in the cause , he thought they should also be affiliated . Bro . Robinson , Treasurer , having seconded this , it was carried nem con , and the P . G . M ., at the request ofthe R . W . M ., obligated as members of

Lodge -J 47 , Bros . Wm . Phillips , R . W . M . $ < fi , P . G . I . G . of Glasgow province ; Win . Basset , 27 ; and G . W . Wheeler , 73 . Bro . Phillips returned thanks for the unexpected kindness . A procession was then formed , preceded by the band , and a splendid banner of the Athol 384 ,

Kirk . Until 4 o ' clock , they perambulated the principal streets of thc town ; on returning to the market-place , they opened up for the Prov . G . L . to pass through their ranks . The lodge was then called to refreshment . Bro . McLeish responded for the Provincial Grand Lodge of

Dumbartonshire , the next sentiment was Bro . Denny , the P . G . S ., the Sec . of the Stewart , 547 , testifying to thc kindness and attention with which their communications had been received . Bro . Denny gracefully acknowledged the compliment . Thc next sentiment was " The Masonic Press . "

responded to by Bro . Bassett for the Masonic News , and Bro . Wheeler for The Freemason , and Masonic Magazine . Bro . Wheeler then proposed " Prosperity to * the Stewart Lodge , ¦ J 47 . " Bro . Miller in reply , said for many years he had been studying Masonry , and being

now again in the chair he would try to make the new lodge a credit to the old Craft , and should be most pleased to do all in his power to impart Masonic light as far as posssible , both in the lodge and out of it , if the members would only try to learn . He then proposed the " Athol

Kirkwhillick Lodge'" which had materially assisted them in their starting . Bro . Kent briefly replied . As the train will not wait for anyone , the visitors took their departure , thc band and a deputation ofthe brethren accompanying them beyond the precincts ofthe town on their home ward journey .

GLASGOW . —St . George ' s Lodge ( No . 333 ) .- ^~ Th (! monthly meeting of this lodgo was held in St . Mark ' s Hall on Wednesday , the 9 th instant . Bro . Winton , R . W . M ., presiding ; assisted by Bro . McFarlan , S . M ., J . In ' nley , S . W ., J . Forsyth , J . W ., and Mclntyre , Sec . The lodge

having been duly opened , and the minutes ofthe last regular meeting and also those of an emergency , passed . Bro . Bryon applied for leave to be passed and raised , as he was about to sail for America within a week . The lodge having

granted his request , was then raised to the 2 nd degree , and Bro . G . W . Wheeler , at the R . W . M . ' s request , passed Bro . Bryon to the Fellow Craft , and on the lodge being opened to the 3 rd degree raised him to the sublime degree of a Master Mason .

GLASGOW . —Clyde Lodge ( No . 408 ) . —This lodge held an emergency meeting on Friday , the 17 th instant , when two candidates were passed and raised . Bro . D . Dawson in the chair , who was assisted in the work b y R . Mitchell , D . M ., J . McGaw , S . W ., J . Stewart , J . W ., J . Harper , Treasurer .

GLASGOW . — Union Lodge ( No . 332 ) . —This lodge held its regular meeting at 170 , Buchananstreet , on Monday , the 7 th instant . S . B . McNair in the chair . An application on behalf of the Lodge Clyde 408 was made for thc

initiation of a candidate , which was granted , and the gentleman initiated . The lodge was then raised , and Bro . McNair proceeded to pass one brother to thc degree of Fellow Craft , thc lodge was then closed .