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anyways for the use and behoof of the said society , or poor thereof by any person or persons , by bondsY bills , quarter accpmpts , or any cause or account whatsoever , and , if need be , to pursue therefor as accords with the law decreets for theisame . ' " Such is a short sketch of the origin of the Lodge Journeymeh ; On many points it is very defective and unsatisfactory . This arises , in a great measure ,
from the loss of important documents connected with the early struggles of the journeymen , and the extreme brevity and generality of those which have been preserved . In the hope of finding information that would clear up some of the points involved in obscurity , I was anxious to obtain access to the records of the Incorporation of Wrights and MasonS , but the obstructions that stand in the way have , for the present , deterred me from making any further efforts to attain this object .
" The sketch is chiefly occupied with a detail of contentions and prohibitions , which may seem inconsistent in a body of men vvho plume themselves on the cultivation of brotherly love and harmony . Few instances , however , could be cited of a quarrel in a Masonic body being carried to such a length as that between the journeymen and Mary ' s Chapel . That quarrel most likely vtfould never have taken place at all , had the Lodge of Edinburgh not occupied a most anomalous position . It was bound up with the Incorporation of Masons , and this
led it to enact laws , to issue prohibitions , and exercise a control over the building craft in Edinburgh , which it would never have done had it been a mere Lodge of free and accepted Masons . At this distant period , and with the scanty information which we possess , it is not easy to say which party was to blame for the contest which ensued . However grievous that contest may have been while it continued , it is gratifying to know that very soon after the litigation had tefminated > an amicable understanding was established between the two parties . The journeymen were all gratuitously raised to the degree of Master Mason in the
Lodge of Edinburgh ; and they occasionally celebrated their festivals in one of the apartments of Mary ' s Chapel , Niddry ' s Wynd ; while on one occasion , at least , the Lodge of Edinburgh held a meeting in the hall of the Journeymen , in Hodge ' s Close , Blackfriars' Wynd . For one hundred and twenty years deputations have been exchanged , mutual assistance rendered , and the most fraternal intercourse carried on by the two Lodges—the whole being crowned , a few weeks ago , by the unanimous election of Dr . Francis D . M'Cowan , B . W . M . of the Lodge of Edinburgh , to the position nfan honorary member of the Lodge Journeymen . "
Masonic Festivities
MASONIC FESTIVITIES
A Masonic ball was held on Friday , March 21 th , under the combined auspices of the Lodges Edinburgh St . James , No . 97 , and Celtic of Edinburgh and Leith , No . 291 , in the large saloon connected with Young ' s New "Royal Hotel , Princess Street . Upwards of sixty couple were present . Dancing commenced about ten o ' clock , and was kept up with unabated vigour till an early hour in the morning . The music was of a first-rate description , and gave general satisfaction . The gay dresses of the ladies , with those of the Brethren , who were in full Masonic costume ,
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many of them being decorated with the jewels and orders of the higher degrees of the Craft , had a very fine effect . The supper , which was served in the large room attached to the dancing-saloon , was excellent . A musical entertainment " , under the auspices of the Celtic Lodge , was held at the same place on the following Friday . The members of the Lodge assembled in great force , and the attendance of visiting Brethren from other Lodges was likewise very numerous . The entertainment commenced with a Masonic anthem , with instrumental accompaniments , which was joined in by all present with true Masonic fervour , after which songs , ducts . ' and glees followed in rapid succession—all given in first
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anyways for the use and behoof of the said society , or poor thereof by any person or persons , by bondsY bills , quarter accpmpts , or any cause or account whatsoever , and , if need be , to pursue therefor as accords with the law decreets for theisame . ' " Such is a short sketch of the origin of the Lodge Journeymeh ; On many points it is very defective and unsatisfactory . This arises , in a great measure ,
from the loss of important documents connected with the early struggles of the journeymen , and the extreme brevity and generality of those which have been preserved . In the hope of finding information that would clear up some of the points involved in obscurity , I was anxious to obtain access to the records of the Incorporation of Wrights and MasonS , but the obstructions that stand in the way have , for the present , deterred me from making any further efforts to attain this object .
" The sketch is chiefly occupied with a detail of contentions and prohibitions , which may seem inconsistent in a body of men vvho plume themselves on the cultivation of brotherly love and harmony . Few instances , however , could be cited of a quarrel in a Masonic body being carried to such a length as that between the journeymen and Mary ' s Chapel . That quarrel most likely vtfould never have taken place at all , had the Lodge of Edinburgh not occupied a most anomalous position . It was bound up with the Incorporation of Masons , and this
led it to enact laws , to issue prohibitions , and exercise a control over the building craft in Edinburgh , which it would never have done had it been a mere Lodge of free and accepted Masons . At this distant period , and with the scanty information which we possess , it is not easy to say which party was to blame for the contest which ensued . However grievous that contest may have been while it continued , it is gratifying to know that very soon after the litigation had tefminated > an amicable understanding was established between the two parties . The journeymen were all gratuitously raised to the degree of Master Mason in the
Lodge of Edinburgh ; and they occasionally celebrated their festivals in one of the apartments of Mary ' s Chapel , Niddry ' s Wynd ; while on one occasion , at least , the Lodge of Edinburgh held a meeting in the hall of the Journeymen , in Hodge ' s Close , Blackfriars' Wynd . For one hundred and twenty years deputations have been exchanged , mutual assistance rendered , and the most fraternal intercourse carried on by the two Lodges—the whole being crowned , a few weeks ago , by the unanimous election of Dr . Francis D . M'Cowan , B . W . M . of the Lodge of Edinburgh , to the position nfan honorary member of the Lodge Journeymen . "
Masonic Festivities
MASONIC FESTIVITIES
A Masonic ball was held on Friday , March 21 th , under the combined auspices of the Lodges Edinburgh St . James , No . 97 , and Celtic of Edinburgh and Leith , No . 291 , in the large saloon connected with Young ' s New "Royal Hotel , Princess Street . Upwards of sixty couple were present . Dancing commenced about ten o ' clock , and was kept up with unabated vigour till an early hour in the morning . The music was of a first-rate description , and gave general satisfaction . The gay dresses of the ladies , with those of the Brethren , who were in full Masonic costume ,
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many of them being decorated with the jewels and orders of the higher degrees of the Craft , had a very fine effect . The supper , which was served in the large room attached to the dancing-saloon , was excellent . A musical entertainment " , under the auspices of the Celtic Lodge , was held at the same place on the following Friday . The members of the Lodge assembled in great force , and the attendance of visiting Brethren from other Lodges was likewise very numerous . The entertainment commenced with a Masonic anthem , with instrumental accompaniments , which was joined in by all present with true Masonic fervour , after which songs , ducts . ' and glees followed in rapid succession—all given in first