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Scotland
train at a quarter past nine . He requested Bro . White Melville , D . G . M ., to take the chair ^ and instructed the G . Sec . to write letters returning his personal thanks , and those of the Grand Lodge , to all the Masons who formed the procession , the Commander-in-Chief , and the officers of the 16 th Lancers , Artillery , and Staffordshire Militia . This announcement was received with tremendous cheering . The M . W . G . M . then left the hall , the company rising and cheering him as he went out . The R . W . Bro . Melville then took the chair , after which Bro . Ebsworth sang the following Masonic chant , written for the occasion by Bro . Alexander Maclagan , and dedicated to the Most Worshipful the Grand Master and the Brethren : —
Hail Brothers , bound in holy ties , Faithful , sacred , and sublime , Here raise a superstructure grand , An honour to all coming time ! And let your hearts and souls be pure , Hail with joy the solemn hour , And consecrate the righteous work To mighty truth ' s all-ruling power .
Chorus . Hail Brothers , bound in holy ties , Faithful , sacred , and sublime , Here raise a superstructure grand , An honour to ail coming time !
Hail , Brothers , let the glorious pile Be sacred to the soul of love , All sacred to the Brotherhood , Who hold their charter from above ! Sacred to all that men revere , That Brethren love to seal and sign Sacred to every virtue dear , That proves the Architect divine .
Chorus—Hail , Brothers , bound in holy ties , & c Hail , Brothers , hail this glorious day ,, And prove its power with heart and hand In honour of the u ancient Craft , " In honour of our native land ! For we do build to noble deeds ,
To faith and hope s enduring charms , To friendship true , and love that clasps The human race within its arms .
Chorus—Hail , Brothers , bound in holy ties , & c . Bro . the Hon . Fred . Dundas , M . P ., P . Prov . G . W . of England , expressed the very great gratification that the members of the Grand Lodge of England had experienced in having had the privilege to witness one of the grandest spectacles that was ever seen . It might have happened that a stranger brother might have asked the question whether Masonry prospered in Scotland 1 What he had
witnessed this day and evening had given a most conclusive answer to that question , and he sincerely hoped that the ceremony they had witnessed of laying the first stone of a grand Masonic hail in this city would be the means of extending Masonry and its benefits to the end of time—( applause ) He thought they might fairly ask—to what might they ascribe the prosperity of Masonry in Scotland ? They readily found the answer—to the zeal and encouragement afforded , * itt , $
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Scotland
train at a quarter past nine . He requested Bro . White Melville , D . G . M ., to take the chair ^ and instructed the G . Sec . to write letters returning his personal thanks , and those of the Grand Lodge , to all the Masons who formed the procession , the Commander-in-Chief , and the officers of the 16 th Lancers , Artillery , and Staffordshire Militia . This announcement was received with tremendous cheering . The M . W . G . M . then left the hall , the company rising and cheering him as he went out . The R . W . Bro . Melville then took the chair , after which Bro . Ebsworth sang the following Masonic chant , written for the occasion by Bro . Alexander Maclagan , and dedicated to the Most Worshipful the Grand Master and the Brethren : —
Hail Brothers , bound in holy ties , Faithful , sacred , and sublime , Here raise a superstructure grand , An honour to all coming time ! And let your hearts and souls be pure , Hail with joy the solemn hour , And consecrate the righteous work To mighty truth ' s all-ruling power .
Chorus . Hail Brothers , bound in holy ties , Faithful , sacred , and sublime , Here raise a superstructure grand , An honour to ail coming time !
Hail , Brothers , let the glorious pile Be sacred to the soul of love , All sacred to the Brotherhood , Who hold their charter from above ! Sacred to all that men revere , That Brethren love to seal and sign Sacred to every virtue dear , That proves the Architect divine .
Chorus—Hail , Brothers , bound in holy ties , & c Hail , Brothers , hail this glorious day ,, And prove its power with heart and hand In honour of the u ancient Craft , " In honour of our native land ! For we do build to noble deeds ,
To faith and hope s enduring charms , To friendship true , and love that clasps The human race within its arms .
Chorus—Hail , Brothers , bound in holy ties , & c . Bro . the Hon . Fred . Dundas , M . P ., P . Prov . G . W . of England , expressed the very great gratification that the members of the Grand Lodge of England had experienced in having had the privilege to witness one of the grandest spectacles that was ever seen . It might have happened that a stranger brother might have asked the question whether Masonry prospered in Scotland 1 What he had
witnessed this day and evening had given a most conclusive answer to that question , and he sincerely hoped that the ceremony they had witnessed of laying the first stone of a grand Masonic hail in this city would be the means of extending Masonry and its benefits to the end of time—( applause ) He thought they might fairly ask—to what might they ascribe the prosperity of Masonry in Scotland ? They readily found the answer—to the zeal and encouragement afforded , * itt , $