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Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
the purpose of discussion , but simply to afford intelligence about the society , which has been established for the study and exemplification of true Rosicrucian philosophy . WM . J . HUGHAN , 9 ° , Past Master-General .
ROYAL ARK WARRANT . The following is a copy , verbatim ct liberatim , of the draft of the Ark Warrant referred to in our last issue : —
To all whom it may concern . We , the Grand and Royal Ark Lodge , of the most ancient and honourable fraternity of Ark Masons , held on Mount Ararat in Armenia , on the third day after the Ark rested , being the thirtieth of the second month in the first year after the flood , and hy the constitution of the
Old World 1655 , handed down by faithful Noah , and then under the Almighty Grand Commanderof the Universe . Fixed it then on earth , and formed the plan of the second world , and communicated His mind to His faithful Noah , having approved of his offerings and accepted of his sacrifices . And , as a safe pledge and token of Divine
sanction to this our Masonry , the Great Architect of the Universe has condescended to place His how in the cloud , and-saith— "This is a token of My covenant with you ( Ark Mariners ) and your seed for ever . " And that the following superior degrees of Masonry he held under this Grand and Royal Ark Commission , viz . :
Mark , Mark Master , Licet ai of Nine , Unknown , and fifteen Architects , Excellent and Super-Excellent Masons . Granted to the then Grand Commander Noah , and handed down by him to every succeeding Grand Commander Noah and sons on board the Royal Grand Ark ' s Commission throughout the known world .
To effect which laudable institution we do hereb y grant this commission for our Grand Master ' s Ark Lodge , No . I . To our worthy brethren , A . B . C ., to hold a R . Ark Lodge at the Surry Tavern , Surry-strcct , Strand , or elsewhere , & c , & c , for the purpose of conferring the above-mentioned Superior degrees lo such brethren as they ,
in their wisdom and prudence , may deem worthy . Concordant to the above stipulation , we do hereby authorise and appoint A . Commander Noah , B . Japhet , C . Sliem , of this our Grand Master ' s Ark Lodge , No . i . And we do further empower ihem to nominate and enslall their successors , for ever , providing they always pay due respect
to the G . R . Ark Lodge . Whilst the above instructions are properly adhered to , strictly pursued and duly executed , this commission remains in full power , force , and virtue ; when violated , either by inattention , misuse , or abuse , then it ' s to be
rendered null and void , and of no effect whatever . Given under our hands and seal , this day of in the year of our Lord , 1796 ; in the year of Masonry , 1 S 00 ; and of the Grand and Royal Ark , 4145 . Note . —This Warrant is registered in the Grand Lodge . Vol . —letter— .
QUERIES FOR '" CIPES . " We extract the following from The New York Dispatch : — "Thc attention of the 'Old Mason' is called to thc following ; the answers to which will be published bv us as soon as received :-
-" George Kenning , Lscj ., editor of The Freemason . London . "Dear Sir and Brother , —Will you please request Bro . ' Cipes' to give answers to the following questions through The Freemason : " I . What is the Eighth Masonic Landmark of Masonry in England , and how is it there construed
at this time ? " 11 . How lately has a man been made a . Mason ' at sight' in England , or in Ireland , or in . Scotland " If there are no records within reach , please request him to state the best evidence of the facts that he may obtain . Yours fraternally , " . MASONIC EDITOR , AW York Dispatch . "
BREAKFAST . — EPPS ' Coon . — Grateful and Comforting . —The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite . The Civil Serece Gazette remarks : " liy a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern lhe operations of digestion and nutrition , and bv . a careful application < . f the fine
properties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Kpps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' liilN . " Made simply with boiling water or milk . Sold only in tin-lined packets , labelled J AMKS K >* rs & Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . —[ Advt . ]
THE MASONIC LIFE IJOAT FUND . —Amount acknowledged in THE FREEMASON of February 19 th , j £ i 4 12 s . Subsei-iient subscriptions received uplo March 3 rd : —Brethren of thc Lodge of Faith ( 141 ) , Hopwood , P . M ., 10 s ., Parks 2 s . 61 ., Calv . in 5 s ., Valentine 5 s ., Hind , 5 s ., Wilcox Ss ., De Leur 2 s . 6 d ., Speed , 5 s .. Thomas 2 s . 6 I ., ' Holt 5 s ., Willis 5 s ., Carter ( P . M . ) ss ., Abrahams 5 s .,
Jackson 2 < . 6 , 1 ., Fromholz 5 s ., Jamc 2 s . Cd ., Davy 5 s ., lies 2 s . 61 ., Mailed 5 s ., S . L . Jones 10 s ., Johnson ' 10 s ., M'Dowell *** ., D . Davis js ., Stewart ( P . M . * ) 2 s . fid ., M . Davis 5 s ., Theman . - , 2 < . Cd . Per II . M . Lew , P . M . -SS , £ l ; M'lnlosh ( lS ) , Ss . ; Goldberg ( 89 S ) , 2 s . 6 . 1 . ; Whitley
( 205 ) , . Cd . ; G . L , 3 s . 6 . 1 . ; A . Collins , 10 s . ; Hofhviin :, 5 s . ; I .. Marks , 5 s . ; Dniyff , 5 s . ; J . Musto ( 1227 ) , -js . ; J . Stewart ( . 55 , Scotch ) , 5 s . ; M . A . Dc Grille ( 1180 ) , 10 s . 6 d . ; Lodgeof Friendship ( 277 ) , £ 2 2 s . ; St . Michael ' s Lodge ( 1097 ) , £ 1 is . ; Royal Alfred Lodge ( 777 ) £ 1 Is . ; Eastern Star Lodge ( 95 ) , £ 2 2 s . —E . GormiiiL , H . Sec .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
—«^_—The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . THE MASONIC LIFE BOAT .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In March 1867 , in a letter addressed to the Jewish Chronicle , your correspondent from Lodge 141 , with all the zeal possible of saving life from drowning , urges the cause of having what he then termed a Jewish Life Boat ,
but without success . Some three years pass , and on referring to the declaration book of the Lodge of Faith , I find he is admitted into our mysteries the latter part of 1869 ; he then immediately writes to the Jewish press , ( some say to let his friends know what Order he had joined . ) for a Masonic
Jewish Life Boat , but still without effect ; and although during the whole of 1 S 67 , 1 S 6 S ancl 1869 , we do not find his name in the list of subscribers or donor to the National Life Boat Institution , still he continued lifeboat-struck , and now becomes thc
promoter of the present movement . May he succeed , as such perseverencc deserves support ; but from authentic accounts I find tlicy have collected , £ 3 1 , out of which I find £ \ -2 have already gone in expenses . 1 hope it won't all go that way .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —Bro . Gotthielseems to think I know a good deal about an effort that was made some time ago to get up a Masonic Life Boat Fund , but I distinctly said I did not know how the matter had ended . I will , however , inform Bro . Gotthiel of all I know . Some two or three years
ago ( I don ' t remember the exact time , ) thinking it was not creditable to the Craft that we should be without a Life Boat , I drew out an appeal addressed to the Craft in general , intending to proceed further in the matter . Not taking in at that time a Masonic publication , I was not aware that an effort was then being made to get up subscriptions for thc same
purpose . This , however , came to my knowledge , and at once stopped any further movement on my part . 1 wrote to a brother who I believe was one ofthe leaders in the movement , and I subsequently saw him . He informed mc , that after various abortive efforts , the affair was at last going to be taken up in earnest , ancl that a committee was about
to be formed of well-known and distinguished brethren from London and the Provinces . Since that time , 1 confess to my surprise , 1 have heard nothing more ofthe matter . 1 think that when a committee has been formed and subscriptions collected for a specific purpose , I cannot be charged with a want of generosity if 1
assume that another committee , asking for subscriptions for thc same purpose , and distinctly repudiating any connection with the original committee , is in fact acting in opposition to such former committee . This seems also to be inferred from Bro . Gotthiel ' s own words , for he makes the extraordinary
statement , that when he became aware of other efforts which had been made , he inserted the clause to which I called attention , on purpose to show that the present movement was "distinct . " Why did not Bro . Gotthiel and thc other brethren at once communicate with the other committee , which I suppose exists , though as far as I know they
have done nothing—at least , no circular has been read in our lodge on the subject . Bro . Gotthiel , however , evades thc whole pointjat issue . I simply asked what he proposed doing with the money whicli had already been subscribed towards a Masonic Life Boat , inasmuch as he repudiated any connection with those who had received subscriptions for
that purpose . To this query he returns no answer whatever , which 1 think he was bound to do . As he seems to he aware that money has been collected by other " individuals , " why start another committee ? Surely if the Masonic body is to present a Life Boat lo the National Life Uo . it Institution , it must be done by united action on the part of the
Craft , and not 111 the way it is now proposed , by anybody forming committees and endorsing their circulars with " no connection with the opposite shop . " Bro . Gotthiel is pleased to sneer at my allusion to "illustrious" brethren . 1 understood that the former committee intended getting the movement
earned out under the highest Masonic support and patronage , and that it should command the confidence ofthe Craft in general . Bro . Gotthiel is right in saying that his committee does not contain "illustrious" brethren , it seems lamentably deficient ia this respect ; thc only
" illustrious ''' ' brother , who is not on the committee , but promises his " support , " is Bro . Stebbing . Hoping that Bro . Gotthiel will yet answer my query , and at the same time inform me why his committee could not have put themselves in communication with the original committee and Joined
Original Correspondence.
them instead of acting in opposition , as I know that will be satisfactory to others besides myself , I am , vours fraternally , W . M .
DATE OF MOTHER KILWINNING LODGE , No . o . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Your correspondent " One who wishes Facts , " at page 139 , desires me to give an opinion upon this subject . I have already done so in Freemasons' Magazine for March 27 th , -
186 9 , page 250 , but as what is there said may be rather long to quote here , perhaps you will kindly allow mc to refer my Bro . to that paper , and I may here state that I am not aware of thc least shadow of a substantial reason for stating that " Mother Kilwinning " is cither the " Mother Lodge of
Scotland " or even the oldest ; I believe it is neither . I would also respectfully press upon all students of Scottish Masonry the necessity of remembering the effect produced . by the Scottish War of Independence . The friendly intercourse with England was then severed , and in self-defence Scotland made
friends with Continental nations , and held close intercourse with them after the 13 th century . My Brother understands that " 1140 " is the furthest back date that any Scotch Lodge claims from . Not so , the Lodge of Glasgow St . John , No . 3 bis , foolishly claims to have been " chartered by
Malcolm III ., King of Scots 1057 1 " but as alluded to by Bro . " Leo , " page 139 , said pretended charter is , I consider , a forgery executed in 1806 , in order to further * the pretensions of the lodge to precedence at the Masonic procession held in honour ofthe laying ofthe foundation-stone
of Nelson ' s monument in Glasgow . Even Glasgow itself did not receive its charter of erection as a Bishop ' s Burgh until the reign of William the Lion , in 1175 . Although all this has been well explained to the lodge , yet on last St . John ' s-day , it was advertised that the Lodge of Glasgow St . John , No . 3
bis , was to hold its " 812 th Anniversary ! " As I considered this an imposition , I did not attend the "St 2 th Anniversary , " and Bro . D . Murray Lyon , with whom I have thc pleasure of corresponding , afterwards , wrote lo mc as follows , viz . : " I honestly think that you would not have
compromised yourself by attending tne festival , seeing that you had before protested against 812 being used . Perpetration of the error should be arrested by a vote of the Lodge , that is if the members can be convinced of the error . I never think of stopping away from Mother Kilwinning because of thc stif / flhat is propagated in regard to its antiquity
and former position ! " In regard to my staying away upon this occasion especially , I believe thc circumstances of the case demanded it , and I trust that before long the lodge will cease " perpetration of the error " by setting it aside in a formal manner , more especially as it got its position of No . 3 bis upon other grounds .
As to Bro . Lyon ' s intended "History of Mother Kilwinning , " in book form , I am afraid that Mary ' s Chapel records will keep it back for some time yet . However , when its docs come it should be all the better for that , as he will be able to revise it more thoroughly . He has already published a number of articles on Mother Kilwinning , viz ., in Freemasons '
Magazine for 1863 , dates April 18 , May 30 , Aug . 8 ancl 29 , Sept . 26 , Oct . 31 . Nov . 7 , Dec . 5 ancl 12 , and in 1864 , Jan . 2 , Feb . 6 , April 2 , July 9 , etc ., & c , and I sincerely wish him long life and strength to prosccutehis Masonic labours , and although we have sometimes differred in opinion , yet I trust our motto ever is—Success to Truth ,
I am , yours fraternally . W . P . BUCHAN .
SCOTCH MASONS . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —I amayoungMason , and have to ask you to grant mc a small space in your magazine , to state an experience , as I am desirous to-learn if it is an exceptional one .
Several years ago , I promised a Scotch friend , that if ever I was made a Mason I would be made one in Glasgow , a place I often visit . 1 kept my promise , and allowed twelve months to elapse before making application ( in thc town in
England , in which I reside , ) to be affiliated by a lodge . No objection was taken except by two or three members , and that on thc ground that 1 was a "Scotch Mason . " My application was at once withdrawn . I was not tested or declared incompetent .
Yours , most fraternally , A SUBSCRIBER .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) SIR , —I am a member ofthe Lodge 153 , holding ofthe Grand Lodge of Scotland . At the last election of office-bearers , a brother was put in nomination who had never held office of any kind , and had only been a Mason for about three months . My
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Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
the purpose of discussion , but simply to afford intelligence about the society , which has been established for the study and exemplification of true Rosicrucian philosophy . WM . J . HUGHAN , 9 ° , Past Master-General .
ROYAL ARK WARRANT . The following is a copy , verbatim ct liberatim , of the draft of the Ark Warrant referred to in our last issue : —
To all whom it may concern . We , the Grand and Royal Ark Lodge , of the most ancient and honourable fraternity of Ark Masons , held on Mount Ararat in Armenia , on the third day after the Ark rested , being the thirtieth of the second month in the first year after the flood , and hy the constitution of the
Old World 1655 , handed down by faithful Noah , and then under the Almighty Grand Commanderof the Universe . Fixed it then on earth , and formed the plan of the second world , and communicated His mind to His faithful Noah , having approved of his offerings and accepted of his sacrifices . And , as a safe pledge and token of Divine
sanction to this our Masonry , the Great Architect of the Universe has condescended to place His how in the cloud , and-saith— "This is a token of My covenant with you ( Ark Mariners ) and your seed for ever . " And that the following superior degrees of Masonry he held under this Grand and Royal Ark Commission , viz . :
Mark , Mark Master , Licet ai of Nine , Unknown , and fifteen Architects , Excellent and Super-Excellent Masons . Granted to the then Grand Commander Noah , and handed down by him to every succeeding Grand Commander Noah and sons on board the Royal Grand Ark ' s Commission throughout the known world .
To effect which laudable institution we do hereb y grant this commission for our Grand Master ' s Ark Lodge , No . I . To our worthy brethren , A . B . C ., to hold a R . Ark Lodge at the Surry Tavern , Surry-strcct , Strand , or elsewhere , & c , & c , for the purpose of conferring the above-mentioned Superior degrees lo such brethren as they ,
in their wisdom and prudence , may deem worthy . Concordant to the above stipulation , we do hereby authorise and appoint A . Commander Noah , B . Japhet , C . Sliem , of this our Grand Master ' s Ark Lodge , No . i . And we do further empower ihem to nominate and enslall their successors , for ever , providing they always pay due respect
to the G . R . Ark Lodge . Whilst the above instructions are properly adhered to , strictly pursued and duly executed , this commission remains in full power , force , and virtue ; when violated , either by inattention , misuse , or abuse , then it ' s to be
rendered null and void , and of no effect whatever . Given under our hands and seal , this day of in the year of our Lord , 1796 ; in the year of Masonry , 1 S 00 ; and of the Grand and Royal Ark , 4145 . Note . —This Warrant is registered in the Grand Lodge . Vol . —letter— .
QUERIES FOR '" CIPES . " We extract the following from The New York Dispatch : — "Thc attention of the 'Old Mason' is called to thc following ; the answers to which will be published bv us as soon as received :-
-" George Kenning , Lscj ., editor of The Freemason . London . "Dear Sir and Brother , —Will you please request Bro . ' Cipes' to give answers to the following questions through The Freemason : " I . What is the Eighth Masonic Landmark of Masonry in England , and how is it there construed
at this time ? " 11 . How lately has a man been made a . Mason ' at sight' in England , or in Ireland , or in . Scotland " If there are no records within reach , please request him to state the best evidence of the facts that he may obtain . Yours fraternally , " . MASONIC EDITOR , AW York Dispatch . "
BREAKFAST . — EPPS ' Coon . — Grateful and Comforting . —The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite . The Civil Serece Gazette remarks : " liy a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern lhe operations of digestion and nutrition , and bv . a careful application < . f the fine
properties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Kpps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' liilN . " Made simply with boiling water or milk . Sold only in tin-lined packets , labelled J AMKS K >* rs & Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . —[ Advt . ]
THE MASONIC LIFE IJOAT FUND . —Amount acknowledged in THE FREEMASON of February 19 th , j £ i 4 12 s . Subsei-iient subscriptions received uplo March 3 rd : —Brethren of thc Lodge of Faith ( 141 ) , Hopwood , P . M ., 10 s ., Parks 2 s . 61 ., Calv . in 5 s ., Valentine 5 s ., Hind , 5 s ., Wilcox Ss ., De Leur 2 s . 6 d ., Speed , 5 s .. Thomas 2 s . 6 I ., ' Holt 5 s ., Willis 5 s ., Carter ( P . M . ) ss ., Abrahams 5 s .,
Jackson 2 < . 6 , 1 ., Fromholz 5 s ., Jamc 2 s . Cd ., Davy 5 s ., lies 2 s . 61 ., Mailed 5 s ., S . L . Jones 10 s ., Johnson ' 10 s ., M'Dowell *** ., D . Davis js ., Stewart ( P . M . * ) 2 s . fid ., M . Davis 5 s ., Theman . - , 2 < . Cd . Per II . M . Lew , P . M . -SS , £ l ; M'lnlosh ( lS ) , Ss . ; Goldberg ( 89 S ) , 2 s . 6 . 1 . ; Whitley
( 205 ) , . Cd . ; G . L , 3 s . 6 . 1 . ; A . Collins , 10 s . ; Hofhviin :, 5 s . ; I .. Marks , 5 s . ; Dniyff , 5 s . ; J . Musto ( 1227 ) , -js . ; J . Stewart ( . 55 , Scotch ) , 5 s . ; M . A . Dc Grille ( 1180 ) , 10 s . 6 d . ; Lodgeof Friendship ( 277 ) , £ 2 2 s . ; St . Michael ' s Lodge ( 1097 ) , £ 1 is . ; Royal Alfred Lodge ( 777 ) £ 1 Is . ; Eastern Star Lodge ( 95 ) , £ 2 2 s . —E . GormiiiL , H . Sec .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
—«^_—The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . THE MASONIC LIFE BOAT .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In March 1867 , in a letter addressed to the Jewish Chronicle , your correspondent from Lodge 141 , with all the zeal possible of saving life from drowning , urges the cause of having what he then termed a Jewish Life Boat ,
but without success . Some three years pass , and on referring to the declaration book of the Lodge of Faith , I find he is admitted into our mysteries the latter part of 1869 ; he then immediately writes to the Jewish press , ( some say to let his friends know what Order he had joined . ) for a Masonic
Jewish Life Boat , but still without effect ; and although during the whole of 1 S 67 , 1 S 6 S ancl 1869 , we do not find his name in the list of subscribers or donor to the National Life Boat Institution , still he continued lifeboat-struck , and now becomes thc
promoter of the present movement . May he succeed , as such perseverencc deserves support ; but from authentic accounts I find tlicy have collected , £ 3 1 , out of which I find £ \ -2 have already gone in expenses . 1 hope it won't all go that way .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —Bro . Gotthielseems to think I know a good deal about an effort that was made some time ago to get up a Masonic Life Boat Fund , but I distinctly said I did not know how the matter had ended . I will , however , inform Bro . Gotthiel of all I know . Some two or three years
ago ( I don ' t remember the exact time , ) thinking it was not creditable to the Craft that we should be without a Life Boat , I drew out an appeal addressed to the Craft in general , intending to proceed further in the matter . Not taking in at that time a Masonic publication , I was not aware that an effort was then being made to get up subscriptions for thc same
purpose . This , however , came to my knowledge , and at once stopped any further movement on my part . 1 wrote to a brother who I believe was one ofthe leaders in the movement , and I subsequently saw him . He informed mc , that after various abortive efforts , the affair was at last going to be taken up in earnest , ancl that a committee was about
to be formed of well-known and distinguished brethren from London and the Provinces . Since that time , 1 confess to my surprise , 1 have heard nothing more ofthe matter . 1 think that when a committee has been formed and subscriptions collected for a specific purpose , I cannot be charged with a want of generosity if 1
assume that another committee , asking for subscriptions for thc same purpose , and distinctly repudiating any connection with the original committee , is in fact acting in opposition to such former committee . This seems also to be inferred from Bro . Gotthiel ' s own words , for he makes the extraordinary
statement , that when he became aware of other efforts which had been made , he inserted the clause to which I called attention , on purpose to show that the present movement was "distinct . " Why did not Bro . Gotthiel and thc other brethren at once communicate with the other committee , which I suppose exists , though as far as I know they
have done nothing—at least , no circular has been read in our lodge on the subject . Bro . Gotthiel , however , evades thc whole pointjat issue . I simply asked what he proposed doing with the money whicli had already been subscribed towards a Masonic Life Boat , inasmuch as he repudiated any connection with those who had received subscriptions for
that purpose . To this query he returns no answer whatever , which 1 think he was bound to do . As he seems to he aware that money has been collected by other " individuals , " why start another committee ? Surely if the Masonic body is to present a Life Boat lo the National Life Uo . it Institution , it must be done by united action on the part of the
Craft , and not 111 the way it is now proposed , by anybody forming committees and endorsing their circulars with " no connection with the opposite shop . " Bro . Gotthiel is pleased to sneer at my allusion to "illustrious" brethren . 1 understood that the former committee intended getting the movement
earned out under the highest Masonic support and patronage , and that it should command the confidence ofthe Craft in general . Bro . Gotthiel is right in saying that his committee does not contain "illustrious" brethren , it seems lamentably deficient ia this respect ; thc only
" illustrious ''' ' brother , who is not on the committee , but promises his " support , " is Bro . Stebbing . Hoping that Bro . Gotthiel will yet answer my query , and at the same time inform me why his committee could not have put themselves in communication with the original committee and Joined
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them instead of acting in opposition , as I know that will be satisfactory to others besides myself , I am , vours fraternally , W . M .
DATE OF MOTHER KILWINNING LODGE , No . o . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Your correspondent " One who wishes Facts , " at page 139 , desires me to give an opinion upon this subject . I have already done so in Freemasons' Magazine for March 27 th , -
186 9 , page 250 , but as what is there said may be rather long to quote here , perhaps you will kindly allow mc to refer my Bro . to that paper , and I may here state that I am not aware of thc least shadow of a substantial reason for stating that " Mother Kilwinning " is cither the " Mother Lodge of
Scotland " or even the oldest ; I believe it is neither . I would also respectfully press upon all students of Scottish Masonry the necessity of remembering the effect produced . by the Scottish War of Independence . The friendly intercourse with England was then severed , and in self-defence Scotland made
friends with Continental nations , and held close intercourse with them after the 13 th century . My Brother understands that " 1140 " is the furthest back date that any Scotch Lodge claims from . Not so , the Lodge of Glasgow St . John , No . 3 bis , foolishly claims to have been " chartered by
Malcolm III ., King of Scots 1057 1 " but as alluded to by Bro . " Leo , " page 139 , said pretended charter is , I consider , a forgery executed in 1806 , in order to further * the pretensions of the lodge to precedence at the Masonic procession held in honour ofthe laying ofthe foundation-stone
of Nelson ' s monument in Glasgow . Even Glasgow itself did not receive its charter of erection as a Bishop ' s Burgh until the reign of William the Lion , in 1175 . Although all this has been well explained to the lodge , yet on last St . John ' s-day , it was advertised that the Lodge of Glasgow St . John , No . 3
bis , was to hold its " 812 th Anniversary ! " As I considered this an imposition , I did not attend the "St 2 th Anniversary , " and Bro . D . Murray Lyon , with whom I have thc pleasure of corresponding , afterwards , wrote lo mc as follows , viz . : " I honestly think that you would not have
compromised yourself by attending tne festival , seeing that you had before protested against 812 being used . Perpetration of the error should be arrested by a vote of the Lodge , that is if the members can be convinced of the error . I never think of stopping away from Mother Kilwinning because of thc stif / flhat is propagated in regard to its antiquity
and former position ! " In regard to my staying away upon this occasion especially , I believe thc circumstances of the case demanded it , and I trust that before long the lodge will cease " perpetration of the error " by setting it aside in a formal manner , more especially as it got its position of No . 3 bis upon other grounds .
As to Bro . Lyon ' s intended "History of Mother Kilwinning , " in book form , I am afraid that Mary ' s Chapel records will keep it back for some time yet . However , when its docs come it should be all the better for that , as he will be able to revise it more thoroughly . He has already published a number of articles on Mother Kilwinning , viz ., in Freemasons '
Magazine for 1863 , dates April 18 , May 30 , Aug . 8 ancl 29 , Sept . 26 , Oct . 31 . Nov . 7 , Dec . 5 ancl 12 , and in 1864 , Jan . 2 , Feb . 6 , April 2 , July 9 , etc ., & c , and I sincerely wish him long life and strength to prosccutehis Masonic labours , and although we have sometimes differred in opinion , yet I trust our motto ever is—Success to Truth ,
I am , yours fraternally . W . P . BUCHAN .
SCOTCH MASONS . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —I amayoungMason , and have to ask you to grant mc a small space in your magazine , to state an experience , as I am desirous to-learn if it is an exceptional one .
Several years ago , I promised a Scotch friend , that if ever I was made a Mason I would be made one in Glasgow , a place I often visit . 1 kept my promise , and allowed twelve months to elapse before making application ( in thc town in
England , in which I reside , ) to be affiliated by a lodge . No objection was taken except by two or three members , and that on thc ground that 1 was a "Scotch Mason . " My application was at once withdrawn . I was not tested or declared incompetent .
Yours , most fraternally , A SUBSCRIBER .
( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) SIR , —I am a member ofthe Lodge 153 , holding ofthe Grand Lodge of Scotland . At the last election of office-bearers , a brother was put in nomination who had never held office of any kind , and had only been a Mason for about three months . My