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Majesty , to your Royal Highness and to our happy Constitution , as well as to the relief of the distresses of our fellow subjects . " Permit us , while humbly laying these our sentiments before your Royal Highness , to express our pride , that we are addressing our Most

Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland , and a Brother of our ancient Order ; and our hope , that our loyalty and attachment will continue to be cemented by brotherly affection . "That the unrivalled Constitution of these Kingdoms may have Strength to support ; Beauty

to adorn , and its Legislators Wisdom to conduct it , till the final consummation of ah things , and the Universe is otherwise disposed of by the Supreme Architect , is the sincere prayer of his Majesty ' s dutiful and loyal subjects , the body of Freemasons of the County of Air .

" Signed in our name , and by our appointment , at Kibvinning , ancl the Seal of the Mother Lodge appended hereto , this Twenty-first day of March , Eighteen Hundred and Seventeen , and year of Masonry , Five Thousand Eight Hundred

and Seventeen , by " JAMES CRICHTON , G . M . " To which address , transmitted to its destination

by the Earl of Eglinton , the Prince of Wales , was pleased , through Lord Sidmouth , to return a " gracious reply . " At this provincia Imeeting , presided over by the Master of the Mother Lodge , supported in the W . \ and S . . by the Wardens of the same lodge ,

the utmost cordiality prevailed—no formal appointment by commission or otherwise of Provincial Grand Officers Avas made , neither was there any objections offered to the Wardens' chairs being filled by the Wardens of the Mother Lodge , in the ordinary minute-book of which was

engrossed a minute of the proceedings—a precedent which has ever since been studiously followed . A quotation from the minute of this the first Provincial Grand Meeting ever held at Kilwinning , may not be inacceptable : — " Deputations of the Masters , office-bearers , ancl brethren from

nearly all the lodges attended , in number nearly two hundred , and walked in procession from the lodge-room to the church , ivhere an excellent sermon was delivered by the Rev . Mr . Henderson of Irvine , Chaplain of the Mother Lodge , from Romans xiii , 12 ' Let every soul be subject unto

, , the higher powers . For there is no power but of God : the powers that be , are ordained of God . Whosoever therefore resisteth the power , resisteth the ordinance of God ; and they that resist , shall receive to themselves damnation . ' The Masters

and office-bearers of the different lodges then returned to the lodge-room , when the Provincial Master moved that a dutiful and loyal address be presented to his Royal Hig hness the Prince Regent , which being seconded and unanimously agreed to , he produced a draft thereof for their

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

consideration ; and the following committee of the brethren present Avere appointed to revise the same , viz ., Sir William Cuninghame Fairlie , Bart ., Colonel Blair of Blair , Alexander Hamilton , Esq ., of Grange , John Smith , Esq ., of Swinridgemuir , Robert Rankin , writer in Irvine—who , having

retired for a short time , returned , and reported their hearty ancl unanimous approbation of it as it stood . The brethren then sat doAvn to dinner , and after the cloth was removed and the lodge opened , the address was read over , and received Avith three cheers .... The evening was spent with much glee and harmony , and the brethren broke up at a late hour . "

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL OF FRANCE . —The report of the Grand Secretary of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , lately read at a meeting of the Central Grand Lodge , in Paris , contains many matters of interest . Amongst various subjects it

alludes to the difficulty experienced in Peru , in which there are two bodies claiming the powers gf a Supreme Council , and , after long correspondence , the Supreme Council of France have recognised the one held under the presidency of Antonio

Sonza Ferreira , at Lima . The report notices , in flattering terms , the exertions of tAVO members of the council , recently deceased , viz ., Count de Chabrillan and Horace Vernet , both of the 33 rd degree . It also pays a tribute to the memory of

its two representatives , Verhaegen to the Supreme Council of Belgium , and Durocher , the representative of the Order , in Hayti . Three new members have been added to the Council , Eugene Febvret , Jean Rover , and George Guiffrey . Two

others have also been raised to the 33 rd degree , Thebaud Cadet and Auberge . Jumehn has been made 32 nd degrees . Barrera , Jaume , Astruc , Bonvoux , Motheau , Boaz , and LeA eille , have taken the 31 st degree . Boulard , Gautreau , and Mathe , ofthe Lodge Les Amis cle l'Ordre and the Chapter

PHeureuse Sympathie ; Temporal President of the lodge Egahte et Progress ; Chamarande , Master of the Lodge Les Amis de la Verite ; Vial , Master of Les Amis inseparables , and late President ofthe Chapter 18 degrees , Les Trinitaires ; MeurizetMaster of Les Ecossais inseparablesand

, , President ofthe Chapter Les Fideles Ecossais ; and Couriere , founder of the Lodge Les Amis inseperables and 18 degrees , all of whorn have been admitted to the 30 th degree . The report goes on to congratulate the Rite on its prosperity , and announces the formation and inauguration of five

neAV lodges , and two Rose Croix Chapters . VIENNET versus MAGNAN . —If Europe , a French daily paper , published at Frankfort , contains the

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1864-04-02, Page 6” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 6 June 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_02041864/page/6/.
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MOTHER KILWINNING. Article 1
MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. Article 4
MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. Article 6
VANDYCK IN ENGLAND. Article 8
MASONIC ECLECTICISM. Article 9
GOETHE AS A FREEMASON. Article 10
MASONIC INCIDENTS. Article 11
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 12
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 14
METROPOLITAN. Article 14
PROVINCIAL. Article 15
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 16
ROYAL ARCH. Article 17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 17
MARK MASONRY. Article 17
IRELAND. Article 18
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 18
Untitled Article 19
Obituary. Article 20
FINE ARTS. Article 20
Untitled Article 20
Obituary. Article 20
THE PARTING. Article 20
TO SHAKESPEARE. Article 21
THE WEEK. Article 21
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 22
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Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

Majesty , to your Royal Highness and to our happy Constitution , as well as to the relief of the distresses of our fellow subjects . " Permit us , while humbly laying these our sentiments before your Royal Highness , to express our pride , that we are addressing our Most

Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland , and a Brother of our ancient Order ; and our hope , that our loyalty and attachment will continue to be cemented by brotherly affection . "That the unrivalled Constitution of these Kingdoms may have Strength to support ; Beauty

to adorn , and its Legislators Wisdom to conduct it , till the final consummation of ah things , and the Universe is otherwise disposed of by the Supreme Architect , is the sincere prayer of his Majesty ' s dutiful and loyal subjects , the body of Freemasons of the County of Air .

" Signed in our name , and by our appointment , at Kibvinning , ancl the Seal of the Mother Lodge appended hereto , this Twenty-first day of March , Eighteen Hundred and Seventeen , and year of Masonry , Five Thousand Eight Hundred

and Seventeen , by " JAMES CRICHTON , G . M . " To which address , transmitted to its destination

by the Earl of Eglinton , the Prince of Wales , was pleased , through Lord Sidmouth , to return a " gracious reply . " At this provincia Imeeting , presided over by the Master of the Mother Lodge , supported in the W . \ and S . . by the Wardens of the same lodge ,

the utmost cordiality prevailed—no formal appointment by commission or otherwise of Provincial Grand Officers Avas made , neither was there any objections offered to the Wardens' chairs being filled by the Wardens of the Mother Lodge , in the ordinary minute-book of which was

engrossed a minute of the proceedings—a precedent which has ever since been studiously followed . A quotation from the minute of this the first Provincial Grand Meeting ever held at Kilwinning , may not be inacceptable : — " Deputations of the Masters , office-bearers , ancl brethren from

nearly all the lodges attended , in number nearly two hundred , and walked in procession from the lodge-room to the church , ivhere an excellent sermon was delivered by the Rev . Mr . Henderson of Irvine , Chaplain of the Mother Lodge , from Romans xiii , 12 ' Let every soul be subject unto

, , the higher powers . For there is no power but of God : the powers that be , are ordained of God . Whosoever therefore resisteth the power , resisteth the ordinance of God ; and they that resist , shall receive to themselves damnation . ' The Masters

and office-bearers of the different lodges then returned to the lodge-room , when the Provincial Master moved that a dutiful and loyal address be presented to his Royal Hig hness the Prince Regent , which being seconded and unanimously agreed to , he produced a draft thereof for their

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

consideration ; and the following committee of the brethren present Avere appointed to revise the same , viz ., Sir William Cuninghame Fairlie , Bart ., Colonel Blair of Blair , Alexander Hamilton , Esq ., of Grange , John Smith , Esq ., of Swinridgemuir , Robert Rankin , writer in Irvine—who , having

retired for a short time , returned , and reported their hearty ancl unanimous approbation of it as it stood . The brethren then sat doAvn to dinner , and after the cloth was removed and the lodge opened , the address was read over , and received Avith three cheers .... The evening was spent with much glee and harmony , and the brethren broke up at a late hour . "

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL OF FRANCE . —The report of the Grand Secretary of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , lately read at a meeting of the Central Grand Lodge , in Paris , contains many matters of interest . Amongst various subjects it

alludes to the difficulty experienced in Peru , in which there are two bodies claiming the powers gf a Supreme Council , and , after long correspondence , the Supreme Council of France have recognised the one held under the presidency of Antonio

Sonza Ferreira , at Lima . The report notices , in flattering terms , the exertions of tAVO members of the council , recently deceased , viz ., Count de Chabrillan and Horace Vernet , both of the 33 rd degree . It also pays a tribute to the memory of

its two representatives , Verhaegen to the Supreme Council of Belgium , and Durocher , the representative of the Order , in Hayti . Three new members have been added to the Council , Eugene Febvret , Jean Rover , and George Guiffrey . Two

others have also been raised to the 33 rd degree , Thebaud Cadet and Auberge . Jumehn has been made 32 nd degrees . Barrera , Jaume , Astruc , Bonvoux , Motheau , Boaz , and LeA eille , have taken the 31 st degree . Boulard , Gautreau , and Mathe , ofthe Lodge Les Amis cle l'Ordre and the Chapter

PHeureuse Sympathie ; Temporal President of the lodge Egahte et Progress ; Chamarande , Master of the Lodge Les Amis de la Verite ; Vial , Master of Les Amis inseparables , and late President ofthe Chapter 18 degrees , Les Trinitaires ; MeurizetMaster of Les Ecossais inseparablesand

, , President ofthe Chapter Les Fideles Ecossais ; and Couriere , founder of the Lodge Les Amis inseperables and 18 degrees , all of whorn have been admitted to the 30 th degree . The report goes on to congratulate the Rite on its prosperity , and announces the formation and inauguration of five

neAV lodges , and two Rose Croix Chapters . VIENNET versus MAGNAN . —If Europe , a French daily paper , published at Frankfort , contains the

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