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Scotland.
Lodge of Journeymen ( No . 8 ) . —This Lodge held their monthly meeting on the 15 th October , R . W . M . Bro . Hunter presiding . The Brethren of this ancient Lodge having unanimously resolved to elect Bro . Dr . MacCowan , R . W . M . No . 1 , an honorary member of the Lodge , in consideration of the services he had rendered to the Craft , and especially to this Lodge , the R . W . M . called Bro . MacCowan to the altar , and , stating that this honour had very seldom been
conferred , in fact only half a dozen times during the one hundred and fifty years the Lodge had been in existence , proceeded to administer the oath ec de fidele , " and declared him a full member of the Lodge . After an eloquent discourse from P . M . Bro , Kerr , on the connection of the Mark Degree with St . John ' s Masonry , and the similarity of the marks found in Herculam , Melrose Abbey , Roslin Chapel ,. ' & c , which were corroborated by Bro . C . W . Dew , Prov . G . Sec . for Cumberland , the Lodge was closed in ample form .
Presentation of a Masonic Jewel to Bed . . Walter Meiklejohn . —On Monday , the 31 st August , the Lodge Defensive Band , No . 151 , assembled in their Lodge-room , for the purpose of presenting a handsome fine gold Jewel to Bro . Meiklejohn , P . Treas . of the Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , 2 SFo . 350 . The R . W . M ,, Bro . Finlayson , presided , assisted by Bros . William Gullan , S . W . ; George Anderson , J . W . ; Clark and Matheson , S . and J . D ' s . ; Gregory , Sec . ; and the rest of the Office-bearers and numerous Brethren . Deputations were present from the
Lodge of Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel , Ho . 1 , headed by Bro . James Thallon ; Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , No . 2 , headed by Deputy Master , Bro . Dr . McYitie , S . P . R . S . 82 nd Degree ; Lodge St . David ' s , No . 36 ; also numerous visiting Brethren , among whom we noticed Bro . Alex . James Stewart , G . Clerk , and Bro . Mitchell , S . W ., of Lodge St . Stephen ' s . The Lodge being opened in due form , the R . W . M . rose and addressed tbe meeting , assuring them that he felt deeply gratified for the high honour imposed upon him by the Brethren of Lodge Hope ,
Kurrachee , in requesting him to present to Bro . Meiklejohn , in the Edinburgh Defensive Band , a testimonial of their high esteem for one that had performed his duties faithfully ; moreover , it a was further evidence of the universal character of Freemasonry , that Brethren of far-off lands could entrust such an important duty to a stranger , —relying , no doubt , on the true and faithful principles of our Order . In presenting the Jewel to Bro . Meiklejohn he expressed the great pleasure he had in performing the pleasant office and more particularly as he had had-an
opportunity of judging of that Brother s character since he had been introduced to him . He bad at all times found him a true Mason at heart , a gentleman in manners , kind and courteous to all with whom he came in contact . "So deeply did we appreciate his nobleness of soul that with one voice he has been affiliated in our Lodge ; I fear the burden of this task exceeds my powers of doing it justice , but the burden of the task does not exceed tbe pleasure—the high honour I feel in the performance of such a pleasant duty . I have thei ^ efore , Bro .
Meiklejohn , hi the name of the Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , to present you with this Jewel , which does credit alike to Bro . Law the maker , and to the givers . You are here reminded that , while Treasurer , you have conducted yourself with such uprightness of conduct , that the Plumb accompanies the Key , significant of the temptations of your office , but rectitude as the surest path to honour and esteem among the Brethren . I have , therefore to invest you with this Jewel , and trust that the G . A . O . T . U . will guide and protect you to wear it ; that it shall be an heir-loom
in your family , prompting to honest deeds and great actions . The Jewel was then placed round his neck , suspended from a handsome goldlace mounted collar , amid the cheers and approbation of the Brethren . After the excitement had somewhat subsided , Bro . Meiklejohn replied , in somewhat of the following terms : —¦
61 Right Worshipful Master , Worshipful Wardens , and very worthy Brethren , I rise to return my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the great honour you have just conferred upon me . Believe me , Brethren , that I feel so far overcome that I can scarcely find words to express all I feel . That I , a Brother coming from a distant Lodge in a far-off land , should be received into the body of a Lodge so ancient and so highly esteemed as the Edinburgh Defensive Band , is in itself an honour
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Scotland.
Lodge of Journeymen ( No . 8 ) . —This Lodge held their monthly meeting on the 15 th October , R . W . M . Bro . Hunter presiding . The Brethren of this ancient Lodge having unanimously resolved to elect Bro . Dr . MacCowan , R . W . M . No . 1 , an honorary member of the Lodge , in consideration of the services he had rendered to the Craft , and especially to this Lodge , the R . W . M . called Bro . MacCowan to the altar , and , stating that this honour had very seldom been
conferred , in fact only half a dozen times during the one hundred and fifty years the Lodge had been in existence , proceeded to administer the oath ec de fidele , " and declared him a full member of the Lodge . After an eloquent discourse from P . M . Bro , Kerr , on the connection of the Mark Degree with St . John ' s Masonry , and the similarity of the marks found in Herculam , Melrose Abbey , Roslin Chapel ,. ' & c , which were corroborated by Bro . C . W . Dew , Prov . G . Sec . for Cumberland , the Lodge was closed in ample form .
Presentation of a Masonic Jewel to Bed . . Walter Meiklejohn . —On Monday , the 31 st August , the Lodge Defensive Band , No . 151 , assembled in their Lodge-room , for the purpose of presenting a handsome fine gold Jewel to Bro . Meiklejohn , P . Treas . of the Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , 2 SFo . 350 . The R . W . M ,, Bro . Finlayson , presided , assisted by Bros . William Gullan , S . W . ; George Anderson , J . W . ; Clark and Matheson , S . and J . D ' s . ; Gregory , Sec . ; and the rest of the Office-bearers and numerous Brethren . Deputations were present from the
Lodge of Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel , Ho . 1 , headed by Bro . James Thallon ; Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , No . 2 , headed by Deputy Master , Bro . Dr . McYitie , S . P . R . S . 82 nd Degree ; Lodge St . David ' s , No . 36 ; also numerous visiting Brethren , among whom we noticed Bro . Alex . James Stewart , G . Clerk , and Bro . Mitchell , S . W ., of Lodge St . Stephen ' s . The Lodge being opened in due form , the R . W . M . rose and addressed tbe meeting , assuring them that he felt deeply gratified for the high honour imposed upon him by the Brethren of Lodge Hope ,
Kurrachee , in requesting him to present to Bro . Meiklejohn , in the Edinburgh Defensive Band , a testimonial of their high esteem for one that had performed his duties faithfully ; moreover , it a was further evidence of the universal character of Freemasonry , that Brethren of far-off lands could entrust such an important duty to a stranger , —relying , no doubt , on the true and faithful principles of our Order . In presenting the Jewel to Bro . Meiklejohn he expressed the great pleasure he had in performing the pleasant office and more particularly as he had had-an
opportunity of judging of that Brother s character since he had been introduced to him . He bad at all times found him a true Mason at heart , a gentleman in manners , kind and courteous to all with whom he came in contact . "So deeply did we appreciate his nobleness of soul that with one voice he has been affiliated in our Lodge ; I fear the burden of this task exceeds my powers of doing it justice , but the burden of the task does not exceed tbe pleasure—the high honour I feel in the performance of such a pleasant duty . I have thei ^ efore , Bro .
Meiklejohn , hi the name of the Lodge Hope , Kurrachee , to present you with this Jewel , which does credit alike to Bro . Law the maker , and to the givers . You are here reminded that , while Treasurer , you have conducted yourself with such uprightness of conduct , that the Plumb accompanies the Key , significant of the temptations of your office , but rectitude as the surest path to honour and esteem among the Brethren . I have , therefore to invest you with this Jewel , and trust that the G . A . O . T . U . will guide and protect you to wear it ; that it shall be an heir-loom
in your family , prompting to honest deeds and great actions . The Jewel was then placed round his neck , suspended from a handsome goldlace mounted collar , amid the cheers and approbation of the Brethren . After the excitement had somewhat subsided , Bro . Meiklejohn replied , in somewhat of the following terms : —¦
61 Right Worshipful Master , Worshipful Wardens , and very worthy Brethren , I rise to return my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the great honour you have just conferred upon me . Believe me , Brethren , that I feel so far overcome that I can scarcely find words to express all I feel . That I , a Brother coming from a distant Lodge in a far-off land , should be received into the body of a Lodge so ancient and so highly esteemed as the Edinburgh Defensive Band , is in itself an honour