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Scotland.
Comp . Gaylor , G . N ., reported , that no communication had been received from the Bon Accord Chapter of Aberdeen relative to the charter granted to the spurious Mark Lodge in London . A report of a committee appointed to visit various Chapters to inspect their working , and give them any information they might require , ii'as then read . It represented Royal Arch Masonry to be generally flourishing , but that several Chapters required considerable instruction as to the proper ceremonies to be observed in exalting a
candidate , wliich the Committee had , as far as possible , imparted to them . Comp . Gaylor then brought forward a motion to the effect , that as there appeared to be a growing desire in England to obtain the secrets of the Mark Degree in Freemasonry in a legal manner , a committee be appointed to inquire how far the Grand Lodge of Scotland could assist them by the issue of Charters for that degree only . A short conversation ensued , in which the utmost caution was recommended , iri order not to trench on the prerogatives of the Grand Lodge or Grand Chapter of
England , and the Committee was appointed . The Bon Accord Chapter of Aberdeen was ordered to bo struck off the roll of Grand Chapter , and its Charter withdrawn , if immediate measures were not taken to withdraw the Charter granted by the Companions to the London Lodge . Other business being disposed of , the Chapter was closed and Companions separated .
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF SCOTLAND . — On Friday Evening , Sept . 21 , the worthy Comps . Dr . Walker Arnott , Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow . Donald Campbell , M . E . Z ,, of Chapter No . 50 ; and other members of the various R . A . Chapters in Glasgow , assembled at the St . Mark ' s Masonic Hall , for the purpose of formally inaugurating a Proi'incial Grand Chapter for the Western District of Scotland . The visiting brethren were Comps . H . G . Warren , I . Simmonds , and H . R . Sharman , from
London . Comp . Dr . Arnott produced and read his warrant from the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , authorising him to open and hold a Provincial Grand Chapter , and appointing him M . E . Z . thereof . He then assumed the 1 st Principal ' s Chair , appointed his P . G . Officers , of whom the following is a correct list : —G . A . Walker Arnott , LL . D ., Grand Superintendent or Prov . Grand First Principal , Z . ; Donald Campbell , Prov . Grand Second Principal , H . ; John Preston , Prov . Grand Third PrincipalJ . ; Roderick M'KenzieProv . Grand ScribeE . James MuirProv
, , , ; , . Grand Scribe , N . ; George Jasper Lyon , Prov . Grand Treasurer ; James Home , Prov . Grand First Sojourner ; James Campbell , Prov . Grand Second Sojourner ; John Ferguson , Prov . Grand Third Sojourner ; James Pollock , Prov . Grand Janitor . The P . G . Chapter was ordered to meet in that hall on the last Fridays in January , April , July , and September , except in cases of emergency , of which the M . E . Z . promised to give the Companions due notice .
The next meeting is fixed for the last Friday in October , when some of the officers appointed , but who were absent on this occasion , will be obligated and invested . The , M . E . Z ., Dr . Arnott , then informed the brethren that it would be the duty of this Prov . G . Chapter to look after the various Chapters within the district , ancl to infuse into them renewed energy , as well as to caution , advise , inform , and correct them with regard to their working . Some of these Chapters were nearly dormant , so that there would be plenty of work for them to do . ( Hear . ) It would be his object to
visit as many of these Chapters as he could , and see if he could not rouse them up to do something . ( Hear , hear . ) Those which were actually dormant he had no power to resuscitate without leave from the S . G . Chapter ; but that body would not withhold its sanction to revive any Chapter for ivhich there was a good case made out . ( Hear , hear . ) He should visit the different Chapters personally , and converse with the individuals belonging to them , in order to see AA'hat could be done to bring them into a more efficient condition . He trusted that he should have health and leisure for these duties , as well as for those of the Provincial Grand Lodge , as he was P . G . M . for the same district . The Provincial Grand Chapter was then closed .
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Scotland.
Comp . Gaylor , G . N ., reported , that no communication had been received from the Bon Accord Chapter of Aberdeen relative to the charter granted to the spurious Mark Lodge in London . A report of a committee appointed to visit various Chapters to inspect their working , and give them any information they might require , ii'as then read . It represented Royal Arch Masonry to be generally flourishing , but that several Chapters required considerable instruction as to the proper ceremonies to be observed in exalting a
candidate , wliich the Committee had , as far as possible , imparted to them . Comp . Gaylor then brought forward a motion to the effect , that as there appeared to be a growing desire in England to obtain the secrets of the Mark Degree in Freemasonry in a legal manner , a committee be appointed to inquire how far the Grand Lodge of Scotland could assist them by the issue of Charters for that degree only . A short conversation ensued , in which the utmost caution was recommended , iri order not to trench on the prerogatives of the Grand Lodge or Grand Chapter of
England , and the Committee was appointed . The Bon Accord Chapter of Aberdeen was ordered to bo struck off the roll of Grand Chapter , and its Charter withdrawn , if immediate measures were not taken to withdraw the Charter granted by the Companions to the London Lodge . Other business being disposed of , the Chapter was closed and Companions separated .
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF SCOTLAND . — On Friday Evening , Sept . 21 , the worthy Comps . Dr . Walker Arnott , Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow . Donald Campbell , M . E . Z ,, of Chapter No . 50 ; and other members of the various R . A . Chapters in Glasgow , assembled at the St . Mark ' s Masonic Hall , for the purpose of formally inaugurating a Proi'incial Grand Chapter for the Western District of Scotland . The visiting brethren were Comps . H . G . Warren , I . Simmonds , and H . R . Sharman , from
London . Comp . Dr . Arnott produced and read his warrant from the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , authorising him to open and hold a Provincial Grand Chapter , and appointing him M . E . Z . thereof . He then assumed the 1 st Principal ' s Chair , appointed his P . G . Officers , of whom the following is a correct list : —G . A . Walker Arnott , LL . D ., Grand Superintendent or Prov . Grand First Principal , Z . ; Donald Campbell , Prov . Grand Second Principal , H . ; John Preston , Prov . Grand Third PrincipalJ . ; Roderick M'KenzieProv . Grand ScribeE . James MuirProv
, , , ; , . Grand Scribe , N . ; George Jasper Lyon , Prov . Grand Treasurer ; James Home , Prov . Grand First Sojourner ; James Campbell , Prov . Grand Second Sojourner ; John Ferguson , Prov . Grand Third Sojourner ; James Pollock , Prov . Grand Janitor . The P . G . Chapter was ordered to meet in that hall on the last Fridays in January , April , July , and September , except in cases of emergency , of which the M . E . Z . promised to give the Companions due notice .
The next meeting is fixed for the last Friday in October , when some of the officers appointed , but who were absent on this occasion , will be obligated and invested . The , M . E . Z ., Dr . Arnott , then informed the brethren that it would be the duty of this Prov . G . Chapter to look after the various Chapters within the district , ancl to infuse into them renewed energy , as well as to caution , advise , inform , and correct them with regard to their working . Some of these Chapters were nearly dormant , so that there would be plenty of work for them to do . ( Hear . ) It would be his object to
visit as many of these Chapters as he could , and see if he could not rouse them up to do something . ( Hear , hear . ) Those which were actually dormant he had no power to resuscitate without leave from the S . G . Chapter ; but that body would not withhold its sanction to revive any Chapter for ivhich there was a good case made out . ( Hear , hear . ) He should visit the different Chapters personally , and converse with the individuals belonging to them , in order to see AA'hat could be done to bring them into a more efficient condition . He trusted that he should have health and leisure for these duties , as well as for those of the Provincial Grand Lodge , as he was P . G . M . for the same district . The Provincial Grand Chapter was then closed .