Our Hindu Brethren.

whence it proceeded , or Avhence this varied world arose , or whether it uphold itself or not ? He who in the highest heaven is ihe ruler of this Universe , does indeed know but not another one can possess this knoAvledge . " Surely there is

something in this , the yearner after more light surely deserves to be told of the Great Architect of the Universe—The Great First Cause . Hold out therefore to him in a truly Masonic and Fraternal spirit the Right Hand of Fellowship . "Be ye therefore wise as serpents , and harmless as doves . "

The Lodge Of Glasgow St. John.

THE LODGE OF GLASGOW ST . JOHN .

By Bro . W . P . BUCHAN , Past . S . W . No . 3 Ms . Grand Steward , Grand Lodge of Scotland . ( Wo . 9 , Continued from page 124 ) . In my second aud third articles ( Deer . 18 th

and 25 th ) upon the Lodge of GlasgoAv , St . John , reference ' is made to Dr . Oleland—as he ivrote some interesting and useful works upon GlasgoAv , I here beg to give a feAV extracts from one of iliein * wliich . may be both useful and interesting

to us . The Inner High Church Avas first opened as a Presbyterian place of Avorship in 1560 , the incumbent being Sir Alex . Lauder . The Tron Avas opened in 1592 with John Bell as Incumbent .

In reference to the Tron , Mr . Cleland goes on to say , " St . Mary ' s , or the Laigh Kirk , or what lias since been called the Tron Church , underwent a thorough repair iu 1592 . At that period , the numerous altars Avhich had been in tin ' s church

before the reformation , were throAvn CIOAVII , conformable to the folloAving order , issued to Provost Lindsay and tho magistrates , in 1500 , by the Protestant Lords , Argyle , Euthveu , and Stewart , viz .: — We pray you fail not to pass incontinent

to your Kirks in Glasgow , and tak doAvn the hail images thereof , and bring forth to the Kirk-zyard , and burn thaym openly . And sick lyk , cast doAvn the altaris , and pure the Kirk of all kynd of monuments of idolatrye . And this ye fail not

to do , as ye will do us singular empleasur ; and so cominittis you to the protection of God ; hot ye tak guid heyd that neither the dasks , windocks , nor dun-is be ony ways hurt or broken , either o-lassin Avark or iron Avark . ' "

The Lodge Of Glasgow St. John.

" The magistrates and council of this city ( Glasgow ) abolished the Burgess oath on the 25 th March 1819 , and substituted the following certificate in its place : — ' These certify that A . B . having paid his freedom fine , has been admitted a

Burgess and Guild brother of the Burgh , and is entitled to all the civil rights and privileges by laAV belonging to , as , by his acceptance hereof , he becomes bound to perform , all the civil duties and obligations by laAV incumbent on , a freeman citizen

of Glasgow / " " In 1793 , an Act of Parliament was passed , entitling Roman Catholics to take an oath , and become Burgesses ; it wa . s not hoAvever till 1801 , that application was made in Glasgow . The

applicant makes oath , that he ' professes the Roman Catholic religion ; that he will bear allegiance to King George , and support his succession ; that he detests the doctrine that faith is not to be kept Avith heretics ; and declares , that neither the PojDe ,

nor any foreign Prince has , or can have , any temporal or civil jurisdiction in this realm / '' " Freedom of the City—To obtain the freedom , or become a Burgess of any corporate toAvn , it is

necessary to perform so many years servitude , to some particular calling , or to pay certain dues or fees in lieu thereof . La this , as in almost every other Burgh , the Burgesses are separated into Merchants and Craf-. smeu . * The folloAviug is an

account of the duties to be performed , and the fees to be paid on becoming a Burgess of this City . f Merchant Burgess—When a person Avho has no privilege desires to carry on business in GlasgoAv , as a home or a foreign Merchant , or

shopkeeper , he must become a Burgess . His diploma , or ticket , is procured in the Extractor's Office , Council Chambers , at the expense of £ 11 8 8 As the ticket confers no other privilege on the Burgess , than merely

that of carrying on business within the Burgh , if he desires to become a member of the Merchant ' s House , to have an interest in its funds , and be eligible for management and office , he must matriculate , that is , he must pay into the funds of the Merchant ' s house £ 10 10 0