Scotland.

by Bro . aerjt . Reid , the Chairman said they had now got to that part of the programme where what was known as the " chairman ' s address " came in , but first of all he felt it to be his duty to thank them fur honouring him with the position of chairman on that occasion—to preside over the " sons of light" who were cradled in the Mother Lodge Kilwinning . Assembled as they were that night

around the social board , drawn together by the most sacred ties of brotherhood , he had chosen as text for his few remarks , "What is Freemasonry ? " They were again invited to answer that question by those who had not entered within the portals of the Masonic temple ; and , as they were aware , their Order had been assailed and anathematised by the Church of Rome . Well , Freemasonry ,

as they understood it in these days , had been defined as '' a beautiful system of morality , veiled in allegory , and illustrated by symbols—faith , hope , and charity being among its brightest jewels . " Its principles were incontrovertible ; they were based on the broadest ethical truths ; it was founded on the Bible . Freemasonry sought to infuse its members with the spirit of love ,

charity , ami benevolence ; to break down the partition wall between class and class . In a Masonic lodge peer and peasant , rich and poor , learned and illiterate , met fraternally on the same level . Freemasonry had been denounced for being a " secret" society ; but he held that wherever and whenever secrecy was necessaiy it was also commendable . But what were those secrets ? Remove

from Masonry the pass-word . ; , signs , and tokens , and the maiiiur of conferring the degrees , and the whole secresy i . f the matter disappeared . The benefits ¦ of the Order , however , remained , being reserved for the initiated , who contribute ! to its support ; and its cosmopolitan language was used oniy as a sign and test of brotherhood . Having referred to the olden tunes , when Masonry was exclusively

a guild society , when none but operative Masons-were adniiiied to enjoy its privileges , the Chairman said it was worthy of remark ttiat the Lodge Glisjaw St . John , within wnosc walls they were highly privileged to mc « t that evening , was thc last to give up this ancient character . Within that time-honoured lodge non-operatives were not admitted until so recently as the year 1842 , and not till

the year 1850 did they see fit to join themselves with the Grand Lodgeof Scotland . In concluding his remarks the Chairman slid that the Freemasons did what in them lay to aid in healing dissensions , and in bringing good and honest men into one indissoluble brotherhood . The door of a Masonic lodge was open to every man of "good report , " irrespective of his religious or political creed .

Notwithstanding all that had been said by the uninitiated against Freemasonry , and he admitted that , like all merely human institutions , it was not perfect—the fraternity seemed in a f ; iir way of becoming co-extensive with terra firma . It was a somewlut tiite saying that "the sun never sets on the 3 rilish dominions "—an apt and forcible illustration of the

wide distribution of their Older . Lodges had been formed in all the great geographical divisions of the world—in Europe . Asia , China , along the coast of Africa , the two Americas , and Australia . Hence they might truly say that in almost every clime there was a lodge , and in every lodge a band of . brethren—thereby doing somewhat to hasten the time of which our national poet

prophesied—When man to man , the world o ' er , Shall brithcrsbe and aV that . ' The chairman resumed his seat amid much applause . The toast of •¦ Tiie Province of Glasgow" was given by Bro . Thomson , and responded to by Bro . John Baird , P . G . S . M . The latter said he lelt exceedingly sorry that the P . G . M ., Bio . Neilsoii had not been able to be with tiiera that night ,

He coul i assure them , however , that he ( the P . G . M . ) had been much successful in promoting and 'maintaining the cause of Masonry in Glavow . That he had been successful was shewn hy the fact that there were now some 26 or 27 lodges within ihe province , and that , at the last visitation of them by the I ' . G . L ., every one of them was found to be in a

promising condition . The prosperous condition of the P . G . L . itself was shown by their now being able to give away regularly a large amount in charity . Before sitting down , Bro . Baird begged to propose the toast ot" Mother Kilwinning . " lu su doing he remarked that it certainly did seem strange that in every country in the globe the name of Mother Kilwinning should be known . Such was the case ,

. however , and that its prosperity might yet more increase , ami its holders be extended in time to come , was the wish not only of those present , but in every quarter where Masonry was known . The toast was acknowledged in brief but lilting terms oy Bio . Ferguson , P . S . W . Amongst the other toasts were " Lodge St . John , No . 3 } , " by the Chairman , coupled with the name of Bro . D . M . Nelson ,

W . M . of St . Jotin , and by htm ably acknowledged ; " Visiting Breilircn , " responded to by Bro . Brownlie , Lodge St . John ; " I'hc Chairman , " by Bro . Wm . Bell , I . P . M ., No . 3 , ! vc . The programme , we may just add , was abundu . tly inters , ersed with song and recitation , and the fifth re-union of the Glasgow sons of thc Ancient Mother was an unquestionable success .

GLASGOW . —Lodge Thistle and Rose ( No , - -j ) . —A meeting ot this lodge was held in the Masonic Hall , 170 , Buchanan-street , on Tuesday evening , the 15 th inst ., Bro . G . McDonald , W . M ., presiding ; A . McLeod , S . W . ; J . F . Hanbidge , J . W . ; F . Stewart , P . M . ; Amplelord , Treas . ; and Richards , Sec . On the minutes having ueen read and confirmed , £ 3 was voted out of the funds of thc lodge to the widow of a late brother , and £ 1 to a then

brother in poor circumstance ^ . A brother was passed to the Fellow Craft Degree , and Bro . A . Abrahams raised to tne Sublim ; Degree of Master Mason . by the W . M . in his usual able manner . GLASGOW . —Lodge St . Clair ( No . 362 ) . —At the meeting of this lodge , held in the M . H ., 25 , Robertsonstreet , on Monday evening , 14 th inst ., Bro . W . Hogg was in the chair , supported by G . Thallon , I . P . M . ; H . Mair ,

Scotland.

P . M ., and No . 216 , Lodge Harmonic , Liverpool , E . C ; A . Rutherford , S . W . ; C . Galletly , J . W . ; G . Fraser , Sec ; W . Pascoe , Treas . ; M . Fox , J . D . ; A . Taylor , Org . ; Capt . J- Gray , and Warnock , Tyler . Among the visiting brethren we noticed Bros . J . Callen , S . W . 116 ; J . W . Harris , S . ; J . M . Walters , 17 ; J . Bell , 116 ; Jos . Callen , 116 " ; F . Price , 116 ; D . Robertson , 247 ; G . FintUater ,

45 8 ; D . Dorg , 553 ; and Ferguson ( " Freemason" ) . On the lodge being opened , and the minutes of last meeting read and confirmed , a committee of seven were appointed to revise the bye-laws . Bros . A . Rutherford , jun ., and J . Brown were then raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason by the W . M . The business being over , Bro . Mair , P . M ., said he had much pleasure in being present that night

with the members of the lodge , after in absence of about fourteen years in England , and was well pleased to see the lodge of which he was a P . M . in such a prosperous condition , and complimented the W . M . on his excellent working of the Third Degree . He would have much pleasure in being present with them at their annual festival on the 2 Cth inst .

GLASGOW . —Lodge St . George ( No . 333 ) . — The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 9 th inst ., in St . Mark ' s Hail , Buchanan-street , Bro . A . Thomson , W . M ., presiding , ably supported by Bros . J . Forsyth , S . W . ; R . Anderson , J . W . ; J . McFarlane , D . M . ; J . Findlay , S . M . ; A . Dunn , Treas . ; A . Mc Intyre , Sec . ; J . Clark , Chap . ; Adam Boyd , S . D . ; T . Hill ,

J . D . ; and A . Wright , I . G . The Secretary read minutes of last regular meeting , which were approved of . A subscription was then raised on behalf of the Fraser Testimonial . Messrs . R . A . Grandison , J . Findlay , and J . Robertson were initiated into the First Degree by Bro . J . Findlay , S . M . Bros . J . K . Adams , J . Cormack , and R . Hunter were passed to the Second Degree , which was

again ably gone through by Bro . Firdlay , S . M . GLASGOW . — Lodge Caledonian Railway ( No . 354 ) . —At the regular meeting of this lodge , held in the Masonic Hall , 30 , Hope-street , on Wednesday evening , 2 nd inst ., Bro . A . Arrick Smith , P . M ., in the chair ; Bros . A . B . Ferguson , S . W ., and John Harley , J . W . Present Bros . D . Buchanan , D . M . ; R . S . McLean , Secretary ;

Daniel Leitch , S . D . ; James Harley , J . D . ; Colin McKenzie , Jeweller ; John Fraser , P . M . 87 ; David Reid , I . P . M . 465 ; Peter Brownlie , J . W . 3 $ ; George B . Davidson , S . W . 465 ; William Ferguson , P . M . ( " Freemason " ) ; A . R . Wilson , Chaplain 27 ; Daniel Cameron , 180 ( Oban ); and a large number of other visiting brethren and members of the lodge . Messrs . T . Stark , Writer , and W . Mclllwraith ,

archirect , were admitted and received the Entered Apprentice Degree at the hands of Bro . D . Reid , I . P . M . No . 4 65 , in a very able and accurate manner . The annual festival of the lodge is to take place on the 8 th March , in Bro . Thornton ' s Restaurant , Argyle-street . The next business before the meeting was installing into office the officebearers elected at last meeting . On account of Bro . Shaw's

resignation as W . M . the ceremony was ably gone through by Bi- A . A . Smith , P . M ., assisted by Bro . John Fraser , P . M . N- \ 87 . The following ' were installed : —Bros . A . B . Fcrg «» son , S . W ., as W . M . ; J . Harley , J . W ., as S . W . ; Colin McKenzie ; Jeweller , as J . W . ; and J . Reid to the office of Jeweller . The lodge was then called to refreshment and put under the care of Bro . McKenzie , J . W ., and

after a most enjoyable evening was closed . SPRINGBURN . —Lodge Kenmuir ( No . 570 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held in their M . H ., Springburn , onThursdayevcning ; the lothinst ., Bro . R . Aikman , W . M ., presiding , supported by Bros . J . Law , I . P . M . ; J . Rennie , D . M . ; G . Dalglish , S . M . ; J . Mark , S . W . ; W . Reid , J W . ; J . Sharp , Treas . ; D . Russell ,

Sec ; J . Millar , J . D . ; ' and others . Among the visiting brethren we noticed Bros . J . Morgan , W . M . 219 ; W . B . Stewart , 219 ; G . W . Wheeler , 73 ; Reddie Currie , 73 ; R . Gardner , 178 ; J . Allan , D . M . 28 ; J . Wilson , 384 ; W . Ferguson ( " Freemason " ) ; and a large number of others . The Secretary read minutes of la-t meeting , which were approved of . Bfo . W . Reid , J . W ., presented the lodge

with a very handsome sword , and the W . M . moved a vote of thanks to Bro . Reid , which was heartily responded to . Mr . J . McCallum was initiated by Bro . Aikman , W . M ., into the First Degree , and Bro . W . Buchanan was raised by Bro . W . Ferguson , I . P . M . 543- The bye-laws , as drawn up by the committee appointed for that purpose , were read for the first time , after which the lodge was

closed . ARDROSSAN . —Lodge Neptune Kilwinning ( No . 442 ) . —On Friday evening , 4 th inst , the members of this lodge held an out-door demonstration , which was followed by a-supper and a ball in the Eglinton Arms'Hotel , Ardrossan . About seven o ' clock the procession ' was formed at the lodge-room , Princes Lane ( North ) ,

and , headed by the band ot the Ardrossan Artillery Volunteers . the brethren , dressed in their regalia . marched through the principal streets , carrying several handsome banners . The weather was very'fine , and the procession , whichwas lighted by a number of torches , attracted considerable attention from the large number of spectators who turned out to witness it . Abou eight o ' clock up . vards of eighty

ladies and gentlemen sat down to an excellent supper in the Eglinton Arms , served up in Mr . MoKenzie ' s usual good style . The room was tastefully decorated with evergreens , choice plants being also placed upon the tables . The chair was occupied by P . M . BrO . J . Robertson , who was supported right and left by D . M . Bros . J . Robertson ; H . Boyd , W . Wyllie , Chaplain . The Croupiers were Bros .

W . Ross , Treas . ; and Thos . M'Nidder , Sec . Apologies were read from the W . M ., Bro . F . Goodwin , who was absent owing to ill-health ; Provost Barr , and Bro . D . Goodwin . After supper , the Chairman' gave " The Queen , " and also "The Grand Lodges of Scotland , England , and Ireland , " " Prosperity to the Ardrossan Neptune Kilwinning , No . 442 , " and " The Health of the W . M ., Bro . Francis Goodwin . " Bro . M'Nidder suitably proposed

Scotland.

" The Health of P . M . Robertson . " The Chairman , in response , said it was always a pleasure to him to meet with his fellow Craftsmen , and he was willing to do anything he could for the good of the lodge . The Chairman gave " The Town and Port of Ardrossan , " and regretted the absence of Provost Barr . He coupled with the toast the name ot Acting P . M . Bro . Hugh Boyd . Bro . Boyd briefly

replied . " The Health of the Deputy and Substitute Masters " ivas then given from the chair , and acknowledged by Bro . John Robertson ; also " The Senior and Junior Wardens , Bros . W . Reid and A . Bell , " replied to by Bro . Reid . The Chairman said he had great pleasure in proposing "The Health of the Secretary and Treasurer . " Bro . W . Ross replied . The Chairman next gave "The

Deacons and Stewards" Senior Steward , Bro . W . Marshall replied . The Chairman proposed " The Absent Seafaring Brethren . " " The Young Brethren " was replied to by Bro . Mulholland . Bro . Captain Crawford gave "The Ladies , " which was replied to by Bro . D . Fullarton . The concluding toast was" Happy to meet , " & c . Some excellent songs and duets were contributed by Miss Stewart ,

Messrs . W . Reid , W . Wyllie , A . Bell , Scott , Hope , John Robertson , and Trodden . The room was afterwards cleared for dancing , which was kept up with great spirit till an early hour by the brethren and their fair partners , when ' they separated , highly pleased with the meeting . Bro . J . Robertson officiated as M . C The music was supplied by the Messrs . Wyllie , Kilwinning .

GLASGOW . —Lodge Clydesdale ( No . 55 6 ) . — Tse regular meeting of this lodge was held in the Masonic Hall , Rose-street . S . S ., on Tuesday evening , 8 th inst . Bro T . Phillips , W . M ., presiding ; Bro . J . McNaught , S . W ., and Bro . T . Phillips , J . W . The W . M . was supported on the dais by Bros . H . McCullocli , D . M . ; J . Boyle , S . M . ; G . B . Yuill , Sec . ; J . McKechnie , Treas . ; F . Webster ,

Chaplain ; J . Miller , P . M . 8 7 ; and W . Ferguson ( " Freemason'' ) . Present : Bros . P . Young , S . D . ; J . McMillan , J . D . ; W . Simpson , S . S . ; and J . McMillan , J . S . The lodge was opened , and the minutes of last meeting read and confirmed . A proof sheet of new bye-laws was handed to each member for perusal , said laws to be read and adopted at next regular meeting , with alterations , if any . Members

were then-served with tickets for annual festival , which is to take place on Friday , the iSth inst ., in the Hall , Rosestreet . Bros . W . Banks , G . McVean , W . S . Grogans , and W . Squires were passed to the Fellow Craft Degree by Bro . Ferguson . The lddge was then called to refreshment , when the toasts of " The Queen and the Craft , " " The

Three Grand Lodges , and Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , " were heartily responded to . " The Press , " proposed by the'W . M . Bro . Ferguson (" Freemason" ) replied . During the evening a deputation from Royal Arch Lodge , No . 116 , was received , headed by Bro . Ferguson , I . P . M . Reports of Lodges 3 1 , 35 , 543 , 55 6 , and 571 stand

over . [ A ponion of the above appeared in our Second Edition last week . ]

Consecration Of The St. Dunstan's Lodge' No. 1589.

CONSECRATION OF THE ST . DUNSTAN'S LODGE ' No . 1589 .

The St . Dunstan ' s Lodge , No . 1589 , was consecrated yesterday week at Anderton ' s Hotel . The lodge was established by brethren who are parishioners of St . Dunstan ' s in the West , and to parishioners alone it is intended to confine membership . There is a strong body ' of

Freemasons in the parish , and it is believed there will be no dificulty in getting the lodge well supported .- The ceremony of consecration was ably performed , and ifthe music-had been good would' have been unexceptionable . ¦ Frofn the Consecrating Master to the Inner Guard , all the officers were perfect in their duties , and the Chaplain delivered an oration which for its practical bearing could not bf

Surpassed . ¦ The lodge was consecrated by Bro . James Terry , Grand Director of Ceremonies Herts , the other offices being filled as follows : —J . C . Dwarber , W . M . 1589 ; W Wellsman , S . W . 1519 ; H . W . Dalwood , J . W . 1586 ; W . Maxwell , I . P . M . 1589 ; W . M . Praed , Treas . 1589 ; A . Tisley , Sec . 1589 ; J . H . Dodson , S . D . 1589 ;^ A . Woodbridge , I . G . 1589 ; H . Green , 1589 ; L . H . Williairis ,

1589 ; J . Gilbert , Tyler ; J . Terry , Cons Officer ; Rev . R J . Simpson , M . A ., P . G . C . ; R . W . Little , Prov . G . S . W , Middlesex ; R . W . Williams , Org ., J . W . 1275 , & c ; J . Smith , P . G . P . ; . E . P . Albert , A . G . P . ; J . D . Blake , W . M 8 ; J . T . Robertson , W . M . ' 55 ; F . W : PamphTon , W ; M 91 and 858 ; A . Treadwell , W . M . 177 ; W : Wallington , W . M . 860 ; R . N . Field , W . M . 902 ; H . J . Green ; W . M

1538 ; G .. Campion , P . M . iq ; E . C . Mather , P . M . 23 ; J . " Shepherd , P . M . 27 , 2 or ; C . B . Payne , P . M . 27 , G . Tyler ; Alderman S . C . Hadley , P . M ; 55 ; J . W . Dosell , P . M ; 55 , 4 63 , P . P . G . D . C Surrey ; H . Webb , P . M ; 72 , 193 , 890 ; E . Dodson , P . M . ' 72 ; E . W . Mackney , P . M . 134 ; M . L . Alexander , P . M . r 88 ; S . Webb , 10 3 , 12171 A . P . Leonard , P . M . 619 129 ? ' ! HI Massey , P . M . 6 n )

( " Freemason " ); Wbrthingtoh , P . M . 834 , 858 ; J ; Shuter , P . M . 8 ^ 8 ; W . Hurlstone , P . M : 862 ' ; 'W . H . Lee , P . M , 1524 ; ' Rev . G . R . Purefoy Colles , LL . D ., P . P . G . C . Oxon ; C J . Singleton , J . W . 858 ; W . Brodie , 'J . W . 1254 ; H . W . Green , S . D . 108 ; H . W . Nevill , 55 ; A , Scard , 177 ; Langdon Davis , 181 ; 'L . Jeffries , 720 ; W . G . Dickins , 860 ; J . Jones , 860 ; Scotter , 22 ; E . T .

Coppinger , 033 : G . H . Mason , 6 ? ; E . D . Maddock , 71 . The lodge having been opened , and the ceremony completed down to the point where the Chaplain delivered the oration . Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C , rose and said—1 believe it is ths usual custom on these occasions to deliver

what is called in our language an oration , and it is also very common , I believe , for the officiating Chaplain to deliver that oration from a written document and at some length . I hope I' may not be considered disrespectful to this lodge if I break through the usual custom observed on these occasions , and if I merely , give ' , you a few' thought