Lodge Minutes, Etc.—No. 7.

LODGE MINUTES , ETC . —No . 7 .

By Bro . W . P . BUCHAN . ( Continued fvom page 125 ) . The following extracts , & c , are a continuation of those from Glasgow St . Mungo's Lodge , No . 27 .

" Lodge room , Mr . Heron ' s Hall ( Black Bull Inn ) , Glasgow , 27 th Dec . 1786 . "— "The meeting was held , being St . John ' s day , when deputations of three brethren each were received fpom the following lodges : —Argyle Lodge , St . Mark

Lodge , Union and Crown , St . David ' s , and Rutherglen . " " In consequence of a deputation having been sent to St . Mark's Lodge by Bro . Ebinr . Watson , and W . Robertson and John Thomson , and the lodge not receiving them on account of

some misunderstanding , which they knew no reason for , have agreed that no deputation shall be received from them—St . Mark ' s—in future , untill they can give the full reason for so doing , and come under proper subjection for their conduct . "

"Glasgow , 13 th January , 1787 . —This being St . Mungo ' s day , the lodge have met to solemnize the anniversary of their titular saint . It being likewise the day appointed for the general election of master and office bearers , when the brethren

were unanimous in their opinion that the present Right Worshipful Master , Bro . Buchanan , should continue in the chair for another year , he having so nobly supported it for these two last years . — It was also found necessary to elect three new

office bearers , viz ., a Depute Master , and two Guardian Stewarts , which Depute Master and Guardian Stewarts is to be annually elected along with the other office bearers , and as the Past Master , Bro . Hunter , has seldom or never attended

our monthly meetings , it was agreed by a majority of the lodge to appoint one in his place , for which purpose they elected Bro . John M'Lauchlan , " & c . The list of officers are R . W . M ., D . M ., P . M ., S . W ., J . W ., Treas ., Sec , S . G . S ., J . G . S .,

S . S ., J . S . "Glasgow , 3 rd October , 1787 . —The office of Senior Guardian Stewart being vacant by the death of Bro . Robert Watson , an election took place , when Bro . John Thomson was elected by a great majority . "

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" Glasgow , 13 Jany . 1788 . . . This being the night of annual election , the following brethren were elected into office . . a great number of the brethren being present , the election was very peaceable , and the lodge was shut in due time

with usual ceremonies . ' ' " Eeby . Gth , 1788 . . . there was a very full meeting and all was very happy , when the brethren for the first time were served with provision , viz ., bread and cheese . There was a

deputation from the Argile Lodge . " .... "A petition was presented from Bro . John Colchoun , once R . W . M . of the Argile Lodge , but now in reduced circumstances , the brethren heard the petition , when they collected for him twelve

shillings and sixpence farthing . " " The Lodge Room , Eraser ' s Hall , King-street , Glasgow , March 5 th , 1788 . . . . A number of brethen were present , and all seemd . to be very happy , when the amunition and provision were provided accordingly . "

" Wednesday , May 7 th , 1781 A number of members being present , also visiting brethren , and seemd . to be happy , when amunition and provision were served as usual . . it was this night , by a general vote of the lodge ,

that all office bearers for the time being shall not absent themselves from the monthly meetings of this lodge , and it was further voted that if any office bearer , as aforesaid , shall absent himself for three monthly meetings running , and does not

send a plausible excuse , that immediately he shall be sett aside , and another chosen in his place . ( To be continued . )

Masonic Reporting.

MASONIC REPORTING .

By CEESCBNT . We now purpose considering , 1 st , the advisability or otherwise of reporting the proceedings of Masonic bodies ; and , 2 ndly ., what

should be published , and what concealed . We are led to write on this subject from having observed some reports , which , in our opinion , were highly improper , and the result of which has been that several lodges have forbidden their

members to publish any account whatever of their proceedings ; this we consider to be going equallyfar wrong in the other direction .