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Scotland.
Br . Ronald responded to the toast , ancl assisted by the brethren , sang , " God save the Queen . " " The rest of the Royal Family , and the Baron of Renfrew , " a most appropriate toast , was received with great enthusiasm . And the R . W . M . said , that to all true Scotsmen , Renfrew should be a revered county , as it was the birth-place of AA ' allace , ancl that , therefore , the title of the " Baron of Renfrew , " was the brightest ornament in the diadem of the Prince of AVales .
"The Grand Lodge of Scotland , and the Duke of Athol , " of " England and the Earl of Zetland , " of " Ireland and its only Duke , " were severally responded to . Br . Wm . Taylor , sung " Burns' Farewell to the Tarbolton Lodge , " and in compliance with the poet ' s request , craved the brethren to give " Ae round for him that ' s far awa . " " The Provincial Grand Lodge , " was given by Br . J . A . M'Kean , who said , that the success of Masonry depended more upon the Prov . G . L . than upon the Grand
, Lodge itself , and coupled with the toast , the name of Br . Donald Campbell . Br . Campbell , for himself and the office-bearers pro . tern ., returned thanks . "The Army ancl Navy , " given by the R . AV . M . was received with cheers . He alluded to the gallant actions fought in the Crimea , where our braves had done their duty up to , aye , past England ' s expectations ; and to the sailors who had warred well even on land . Ships could not sail as yet at the bottom of the seas , nor through stone walls , and it was want of opportunity , and not inability , which forced the
renowned British Navy to remain comparatively inactive . Br . Capt . Letham , in returning thanks , said , that being a Militia Officer , he responded for the Army , somewhat in the like manner as he once heard an officer of Marines respond for the Navy , and trusted that the pluck of the Allies would yet conquer all opposition in the Crimea . Br . Swan favoured the meeting with the " Red , AVhite , and Blue . " Br . D . Campbell , toasted " Prosperity to Renfrew County Kilwinning Lodge , and
the Officers who had that night been installed . " He shortly enumerated some of the eminent Brothers who had in former times been members of this Lodge—Lord Blantyre , Earl of Glasgow , & c , and stated that in former years mostly all the principal proprietors of the county were members of this Lodge , for though now called a new Lodge it was in reality an old Loclge revived . To this toast Br . M'Kean replied in neat terms , From the chair , " The Mother Kilwinning and Brother Russell , Glasgow , " who returned thanks .
Some of the sentiments in the " Soldier's Funeral , " as sung by Br . Ronald , S . AV ., being singularly applicable to the " present aspect of affairs , " was feelingly welcomed by the assembly . " Glasgow Kilwinning Loclge , No . 4 , and their services in getting up the Lodge R . C . K ., ancl particularly those of Br . Alexander , " was responded to by Br . Easton , who said he was glad to observe that the R . C . K . Lodge had got such a chaste and handsomely fitted up room in which to meet , and remarked on the pleasure it at all
times afforded the G . K . L . to attend and countenance Lodges on occurrences similar to the present . Br . Robert Thomson , jun ., who represented the St . Mark ' s Lodge , Glasgow ( No . 102 ) , as R . W . M ., and headed a large deputation of that Lodge , at the request of Br , Swan , sung very ably and humorously . Br . Thomson proposed " The Greenock Kilwinning Lodge , ancl Br . Captain Stuart . " Br . Stuart replied , saying that he was rejoiced to be at the inauguration , as it was
a ceremony not often witnessed , and had been well performed . His Mother Lodge Greenock Kilwinning was instituted a few years after the R . C Kilwinning , as it was No . 15 , and the R . C K . No . 11 in former days on the G . L . Roll . He trusted the R . C . K . would yet get back their former numbei- j and take their place among the venerables . Br . Japp responded to the " Paisley St . Mirrans , " a deputation from which body he headed . " The Lodge St . Mark" was answered by Br . Robert Thomson , jun ., who , in an
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Scotland.
Br . Ronald responded to the toast , ancl assisted by the brethren , sang , " God save the Queen . " " The rest of the Royal Family , and the Baron of Renfrew , " a most appropriate toast , was received with great enthusiasm . And the R . W . M . said , that to all true Scotsmen , Renfrew should be a revered county , as it was the birth-place of AA ' allace , ancl that , therefore , the title of the " Baron of Renfrew , " was the brightest ornament in the diadem of the Prince of AVales .
"The Grand Lodge of Scotland , and the Duke of Athol , " of " England and the Earl of Zetland , " of " Ireland and its only Duke , " were severally responded to . Br . Wm . Taylor , sung " Burns' Farewell to the Tarbolton Lodge , " and in compliance with the poet ' s request , craved the brethren to give " Ae round for him that ' s far awa . " " The Provincial Grand Lodge , " was given by Br . J . A . M'Kean , who said , that the success of Masonry depended more upon the Prov . G . L . than upon the Grand
, Lodge itself , and coupled with the toast , the name of Br . Donald Campbell . Br . Campbell , for himself and the office-bearers pro . tern ., returned thanks . "The Army ancl Navy , " given by the R . AV . M . was received with cheers . He alluded to the gallant actions fought in the Crimea , where our braves had done their duty up to , aye , past England ' s expectations ; and to the sailors who had warred well even on land . Ships could not sail as yet at the bottom of the seas , nor through stone walls , and it was want of opportunity , and not inability , which forced the
renowned British Navy to remain comparatively inactive . Br . Capt . Letham , in returning thanks , said , that being a Militia Officer , he responded for the Army , somewhat in the like manner as he once heard an officer of Marines respond for the Navy , and trusted that the pluck of the Allies would yet conquer all opposition in the Crimea . Br . Swan favoured the meeting with the " Red , AVhite , and Blue . " Br . D . Campbell , toasted " Prosperity to Renfrew County Kilwinning Lodge , and
the Officers who had that night been installed . " He shortly enumerated some of the eminent Brothers who had in former times been members of this Lodge—Lord Blantyre , Earl of Glasgow , & c , and stated that in former years mostly all the principal proprietors of the county were members of this Lodge , for though now called a new Lodge it was in reality an old Loclge revived . To this toast Br . M'Kean replied in neat terms , From the chair , " The Mother Kilwinning and Brother Russell , Glasgow , " who returned thanks .
Some of the sentiments in the " Soldier's Funeral , " as sung by Br . Ronald , S . AV ., being singularly applicable to the " present aspect of affairs , " was feelingly welcomed by the assembly . " Glasgow Kilwinning Loclge , No . 4 , and their services in getting up the Lodge R . C . K ., ancl particularly those of Br . Alexander , " was responded to by Br . Easton , who said he was glad to observe that the R . C . K . Lodge had got such a chaste and handsomely fitted up room in which to meet , and remarked on the pleasure it at all
times afforded the G . K . L . to attend and countenance Lodges on occurrences similar to the present . Br . Robert Thomson , jun ., who represented the St . Mark ' s Lodge , Glasgow ( No . 102 ) , as R . W . M ., and headed a large deputation of that Lodge , at the request of Br , Swan , sung very ably and humorously . Br . Thomson proposed " The Greenock Kilwinning Lodge , ancl Br . Captain Stuart . " Br . Stuart replied , saying that he was rejoiced to be at the inauguration , as it was
a ceremony not often witnessed , and had been well performed . His Mother Lodge Greenock Kilwinning was instituted a few years after the R . C Kilwinning , as it was No . 15 , and the R . C K . No . 11 in former days on the G . L . Roll . He trusted the R . C . K . would yet get back their former numbei- j and take their place among the venerables . Br . Japp responded to the " Paisley St . Mirrans , " a deputation from which body he headed . " The Lodge St . Mark" was answered by Br . Robert Thomson , jun ., who , in an