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leiio-thily than he did . The brethren in Salisbury have , at a cost of several hundred pounds , erected a magnificent Masonic Temp le , and some idea may be formed of the richness of its internal decoration , when we mention , on the authority of Bro . Troop , that about £ 80 was expended in the manufacture of the carpet covering the floor of the sanctum . AVhen the Templars in New Brunswick appear in any public Masonic procession , they still do so as equestrianswearing cocked hatgauntlet
, , , an d black apron : the fees exacted for reception iu the St . John Priory amount to £ 7— -a sum sufficiently high , we think , to guard well its outposts from being passed by the profane . Of all the large meetings of the Craft we have attended , we never recollect finding such a paucity of aged brethren as that at Troon presented . The deputation accompanying the R . AV . M . of No . 126 contained in the person of Bro .
David Brown , the oldest Craftsman present . This venerable member of the Order , after having fought his country's battles in Egypt , America , and in other parts of the world , has in his retirement for many years continued to take an active interest in the affairs not only of Craft Masonry , but of those relating to the higher orders ; he has , when in the army , sat in lodge with H . R . H . the late Duke of York and other Craftsmen of the hihest distinctionhas filled some of the most important offices
g , in lodge , chapter , and encampment , ancl although he has now passed the three score years ancl ten of man's existence , in the cause of Freemasonry his spirit is as buoyant as ever , and his seat in the lodge seldom vacant . The " Army " was represented by Bro . Sergeant Calagan . Instructor of Musketry in the 29 th Regiment , ancl Bro . Corporal Anderson , F . A ., Instructor in the Irvine Volunteer Artillery , and replied to by- the former . Not further to prolong this report , we may conclude by saying that
the arrangements reflected credit upon the active and obli ging stewards , tho music discoursed by the Kilwinning Instrumental Band , and the vocal efforts of Bros . Hamilton , Nimmo , Gemmell , Shaw , ancl Chambers , were delectable , and the lout ensemble such as fully to keep up the character which the Lodge Navigation has long sustained as one of the pleasantest lodges possible in which to spend an agreeable evening . The prostrate pillar in the S . having indicated that low twelve had been reached , the lodge was closed and the brethren dispersed , all seemingly gratified with the re-union .
AYRSHIRE . CUMNOCK . —Lodge St . Barnabas ( No . 230 ) . —Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Fart ., Prov . G . M . of Ayrshire , has presented the above lodge with a folio Bible , ancl compass and square—a valuable present in a pecuniary point of view , but doubly so as being the free ancl unsolicited offering of the donor . The lodge was visited on Tuesday night by Bro . Sir James , accompanied by Bro . Willisa member of one of the English lod whobhis
, ges , , y affability , urbanity , and desire to please ancl instruct , gained for himself golden opinions ; and his presence , should he ever again visit Cumnock , will be hailed with pleasure by every brother who had the good fortune to hear him . Previous to the Prov . G . M . ' s arrival , the meeting unanimously elected him honorary member of the lodge .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
METROPOLITAN . THISTLE LODGE . —On Friday evening , the 5 th instant , this numerous and influential lodge of Mark Masters assembled at Bro . Quelch ' s ( Dick ' s Coffee House ) , for the first time after thc installation . Bro . Dr . 'Nolan , the newly installed AV . M ., ancl G . Overseer of AVorks , filled the chair ; Bro . Figg , P . M . and Past G . Swordbeareracted as SWFour brethren were advanced
, .. to the degree , among whom were Bro . Dr . Steel and Bro . Farrar . Bro . Moles was admitted a joining member . The devotional part of the service was repeated with much solemnity and effect by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Richards , ancl the musical service b y Bro . Hart , Organist of the lodge . An elegant and sumptuous banquet , iu Bro . Quelch ' s best style , was subsequently served . Addresses were delivered by the WMby Bro
up .., . Cottebrune , the immediate P . M . and G . S . B ., by Bro . Bmckes , P . M ., G . Sec , and by Bro . Figg , P . M . There are , we have reason to know , thirty candidates for admission , comprising Masters , Past Masters , and notable members of the Craft . This nourishing lodge enjoys great prosperity , not only by the constant accession of members , but by the harmony and co-operation which characterise it . A grant of £ 5 was given to the
benevolent fund , ancl a subscription of £ 2 10 s . raised for the Boys School , to be increased to £ 5 . MALLET AND CHISEL LODGE ( No . 5 ) . —This lodge , after experiencing many vicissitudes , may now be very fairly considered in a flourishing condition . After having been in abeyance for two or three years it resinned work , about twelve months back , with about five or six members only . It now numbers about twenty ; ancl on Thursday , Jan . 29 th , the lodge met at the
Three Tuns , Borough , for the purpose of work , and for the installation of the W . M . Lodge was opened by the AV . M ., Bro . R . Harris , in the usual manner , the hymn being sung by the brethren , and Bro . Saqui presiding at the harmonium . The minutes of tbe previous meeting having been read and confirmed , a * report was brought up from the Audit Committee , which was duly adopted , ancl ordered to be entered on the minutes . The ballot was then taken for BrosESStillwell
. . . , AA alter Lean , ancl I . M . Rowe ; and the result being favourable , and the brethren present , they were regularly advanced to the honourable degree of Mark Masters , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Cottebrune , assisted by the officers of tha lodge and Bro . Goring . This being the evening appointed for the installation of the AA . M . elect , the chair was then taken by Bro . Binckes , G . Sec , who proceeded to install Bro . Thomas
Pickering Assist . G . Dir . of Cers ., in the chair of No . 5 Mark Lodge , the Board of Installed Masters consisting of Bros . Binckes , Ridgeway , P . G . Reg . ; Harris , and others . It is needless to state here the impressive manner in which the most beautiful ceremony was conducted , under the Grand Secretary's direction it could not possibly be otherwise . Upon the reentry of the brethren into the lodge , the new AV . M . proceeded to the appointment and investment of his officers as follows : —
Bros . F . Treback , S . AV . ; Hay worth , J . W . ; A . Ridgeway , Treasurer ; J . Turner , Hon . Sec ; Thompson , Reg . ; Barratt , M . O . ; Dr . Sleeman , S . O . ; Haas , J . O . ; Weissenburger , S . D . ; Albesser , J . D . ; G . Dyer I . G . ; and Grant , Tyler . The dues having been received , and wages paid , tiie lodge was closed in ancient form with solemn prayer and music , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . During the banquet , the W . M . observed that , for once , he was about to break a rule , in this case more honoured in the breach than in the observance—the
rule was , not to give any toasts before the removal of the cloth j but they had among them that evening a brother whom they would all wish to honour , and who , being indisposed , would be compelled to leave immediately . Therefore , not to permit him to depart without their good wishes , he , the W . M ., would at once propose tho health of Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson , who , although not so long a Mark Mason as some present , was so well known in Craft Masonry that encomium of the subject was
superfluous . The \ A . M . remarked that it was one characteristic of Mark Masonry that it was entirely unsectarian , and recognised worth wherever found , and in whatever degree . Bro . S . B . AVilson replied . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drank with true Masonic eclat , Bro . Harris , P . M ., on giving the health of the AV . M ., remarked that , during tlie past year , many
causes had conspired to prevent the working of the lodge being all that was desired , but that much was expected from the AA . M ., T . Pickering , to whose exertions , in conjunction with Bro . Turner , the revival of this lodge was due . This toast was most enthusiastically received , ancl the W . M . thanked the brethren for their kindness , ancl hoped for as large an increase of numbers as during the past year , but hoped also that brethren in office would attend punctually and work conscientiously . In
reply to the health of the visitors , Bro . Cottebrune , who had so ably assisted in the ceremony of the evening , Bros . Hayward , of Hull , Goring , Saqui , and others . Bro . Binckes congratulated the brethren upon the prosperity of the lodge and the zeal of its members , more especially their W . M ., whom he had met on many occasions here and elsewhere , and who was a Mason—a thorough Mason—heart and soul . After giving an explanation of the rise ancl progress of the Boys' School , he pleaded for the
charity , and urged the lodge to send a subscription to the festival through the AV . M ., who had consented to act as Steward for his Craft Lodge ( No . 33 ) . This appeal was responded to , and the amount will appear in Bro . Pickering ' s list . The healths of the Hon . Secretary and Officers were duly received and responded to . The harmony of the evening was much enhanced by an exquisite pianoforte solo by Bro . Alberser , and songs by Bro . Goring and other brethren , and the meeting separated at the small hours , having realised the " feast of reason and the flow of soul . "
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Scotland.
leiio-thily than he did . The brethren in Salisbury have , at a cost of several hundred pounds , erected a magnificent Masonic Temp le , and some idea may be formed of the richness of its internal decoration , when we mention , on the authority of Bro . Troop , that about £ 80 was expended in the manufacture of the carpet covering the floor of the sanctum . AVhen the Templars in New Brunswick appear in any public Masonic procession , they still do so as equestrianswearing cocked hatgauntlet
, , , an d black apron : the fees exacted for reception iu the St . John Priory amount to £ 7— -a sum sufficiently high , we think , to guard well its outposts from being passed by the profane . Of all the large meetings of the Craft we have attended , we never recollect finding such a paucity of aged brethren as that at Troon presented . The deputation accompanying the R . AV . M . of No . 126 contained in the person of Bro .
David Brown , the oldest Craftsman present . This venerable member of the Order , after having fought his country's battles in Egypt , America , and in other parts of the world , has in his retirement for many years continued to take an active interest in the affairs not only of Craft Masonry , but of those relating to the higher orders ; he has , when in the army , sat in lodge with H . R . H . the late Duke of York and other Craftsmen of the hihest distinctionhas filled some of the most important offices
g , in lodge , chapter , and encampment , ancl although he has now passed the three score years ancl ten of man's existence , in the cause of Freemasonry his spirit is as buoyant as ever , and his seat in the lodge seldom vacant . The " Army " was represented by Bro . Sergeant Calagan . Instructor of Musketry in the 29 th Regiment , ancl Bro . Corporal Anderson , F . A ., Instructor in the Irvine Volunteer Artillery , and replied to by- the former . Not further to prolong this report , we may conclude by saying that
the arrangements reflected credit upon the active and obli ging stewards , tho music discoursed by the Kilwinning Instrumental Band , and the vocal efforts of Bros . Hamilton , Nimmo , Gemmell , Shaw , ancl Chambers , were delectable , and the lout ensemble such as fully to keep up the character which the Lodge Navigation has long sustained as one of the pleasantest lodges possible in which to spend an agreeable evening . The prostrate pillar in the S . having indicated that low twelve had been reached , the lodge was closed and the brethren dispersed , all seemingly gratified with the re-union .
AYRSHIRE . CUMNOCK . —Lodge St . Barnabas ( No . 230 ) . —Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Fart ., Prov . G . M . of Ayrshire , has presented the above lodge with a folio Bible , ancl compass and square—a valuable present in a pecuniary point of view , but doubly so as being the free ancl unsolicited offering of the donor . The lodge was visited on Tuesday night by Bro . Sir James , accompanied by Bro . Willisa member of one of the English lod whobhis
, ges , , y affability , urbanity , and desire to please ancl instruct , gained for himself golden opinions ; and his presence , should he ever again visit Cumnock , will be hailed with pleasure by every brother who had the good fortune to hear him . Previous to the Prov . G . M . ' s arrival , the meeting unanimously elected him honorary member of the lodge .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
METROPOLITAN . THISTLE LODGE . —On Friday evening , the 5 th instant , this numerous and influential lodge of Mark Masters assembled at Bro . Quelch ' s ( Dick ' s Coffee House ) , for the first time after thc installation . Bro . Dr . 'Nolan , the newly installed AV . M ., ancl G . Overseer of AVorks , filled the chair ; Bro . Figg , P . M . and Past G . Swordbeareracted as SWFour brethren were advanced
, .. to the degree , among whom were Bro . Dr . Steel and Bro . Farrar . Bro . Moles was admitted a joining member . The devotional part of the service was repeated with much solemnity and effect by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Richards , ancl the musical service b y Bro . Hart , Organist of the lodge . An elegant and sumptuous banquet , iu Bro . Quelch ' s best style , was subsequently served . Addresses were delivered by the WMby Bro
up .., . Cottebrune , the immediate P . M . and G . S . B ., by Bro . Bmckes , P . M ., G . Sec , and by Bro . Figg , P . M . There are , we have reason to know , thirty candidates for admission , comprising Masters , Past Masters , and notable members of the Craft . This nourishing lodge enjoys great prosperity , not only by the constant accession of members , but by the harmony and co-operation which characterise it . A grant of £ 5 was given to the
benevolent fund , ancl a subscription of £ 2 10 s . raised for the Boys School , to be increased to £ 5 . MALLET AND CHISEL LODGE ( No . 5 ) . —This lodge , after experiencing many vicissitudes , may now be very fairly considered in a flourishing condition . After having been in abeyance for two or three years it resinned work , about twelve months back , with about five or six members only . It now numbers about twenty ; ancl on Thursday , Jan . 29 th , the lodge met at the
Three Tuns , Borough , for the purpose of work , and for the installation of the W . M . Lodge was opened by the AV . M ., Bro . R . Harris , in the usual manner , the hymn being sung by the brethren , and Bro . Saqui presiding at the harmonium . The minutes of tbe previous meeting having been read and confirmed , a * report was brought up from the Audit Committee , which was duly adopted , ancl ordered to be entered on the minutes . The ballot was then taken for BrosESStillwell
. . . , AA alter Lean , ancl I . M . Rowe ; and the result being favourable , and the brethren present , they were regularly advanced to the honourable degree of Mark Masters , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Cottebrune , assisted by the officers of tha lodge and Bro . Goring . This being the evening appointed for the installation of the AA . M . elect , the chair was then taken by Bro . Binckes , G . Sec , who proceeded to install Bro . Thomas
Pickering Assist . G . Dir . of Cers ., in the chair of No . 5 Mark Lodge , the Board of Installed Masters consisting of Bros . Binckes , Ridgeway , P . G . Reg . ; Harris , and others . It is needless to state here the impressive manner in which the most beautiful ceremony was conducted , under the Grand Secretary's direction it could not possibly be otherwise . Upon the reentry of the brethren into the lodge , the new AV . M . proceeded to the appointment and investment of his officers as follows : —
Bros . F . Treback , S . AV . ; Hay worth , J . W . ; A . Ridgeway , Treasurer ; J . Turner , Hon . Sec ; Thompson , Reg . ; Barratt , M . O . ; Dr . Sleeman , S . O . ; Haas , J . O . ; Weissenburger , S . D . ; Albesser , J . D . ; G . Dyer I . G . ; and Grant , Tyler . The dues having been received , and wages paid , tiie lodge was closed in ancient form with solemn prayer and music , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . During the banquet , the W . M . observed that , for once , he was about to break a rule , in this case more honoured in the breach than in the observance—the
rule was , not to give any toasts before the removal of the cloth j but they had among them that evening a brother whom they would all wish to honour , and who , being indisposed , would be compelled to leave immediately . Therefore , not to permit him to depart without their good wishes , he , the W . M ., would at once propose tho health of Bro . Stephen Barton Wilson , who , although not so long a Mark Mason as some present , was so well known in Craft Masonry that encomium of the subject was
superfluous . The \ A . M . remarked that it was one characteristic of Mark Masonry that it was entirely unsectarian , and recognised worth wherever found , and in whatever degree . Bro . S . B . AVilson replied . Upon the removal of the cloth , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drank with true Masonic eclat , Bro . Harris , P . M ., on giving the health of the AV . M ., remarked that , during tlie past year , many
causes had conspired to prevent the working of the lodge being all that was desired , but that much was expected from the AA . M ., T . Pickering , to whose exertions , in conjunction with Bro . Turner , the revival of this lodge was due . This toast was most enthusiastically received , ancl the W . M . thanked the brethren for their kindness , ancl hoped for as large an increase of numbers as during the past year , but hoped also that brethren in office would attend punctually and work conscientiously . In
reply to the health of the visitors , Bro . Cottebrune , who had so ably assisted in the ceremony of the evening , Bros . Hayward , of Hull , Goring , Saqui , and others . Bro . Binckes congratulated the brethren upon the prosperity of the lodge and the zeal of its members , more especially their W . M ., whom he had met on many occasions here and elsewhere , and who was a Mason—a thorough Mason—heart and soul . After giving an explanation of the rise ancl progress of the Boys' School , he pleaded for the
charity , and urged the lodge to send a subscription to the festival through the AV . M ., who had consented to act as Steward for his Craft Lodge ( No . 33 ) . This appeal was responded to , and the amount will appear in Bro . Pickering ' s list . The healths of the Hon . Secretary and Officers were duly received and responded to . The harmony of the evening was much enhanced by an exquisite pianoforte solo by Bro . Alberser , and songs by Bro . Goring and other brethren , and the meeting separated at the small hours , having realised the " feast of reason and the flow of soul . "