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Recollections Of The Lodge Of Freemasons At Thornhill.
lias the second Provincial Grand Master of Dumfriesshire been immortalised from his connection with Burns * , although the character in which the graphic pen of the Bard has depicted him is anything but a Masonic one . He was the successful
combatant at the shrine of Bacchus for the possession of the relic of the drunken courtier of Anne of Denmark , contended for at Friar's Carse in 1790 , as related in the ballad of " The Whistle . "
Mr . Campbell of Fairfield succeeded to the Provincial Grand Mastership of the Southern District on the death of Mr . Fergusson of Craigdarrocha post which he held till his transference in 1801 to the Masonic Lieutenancy of Ayrshire . The
Agreement betiveen the Grand Lodge ancl Mother Kilwinning rendering the Provincial Grand Mastership of Ayrshire hereditary in the Master of the Mother Loclge , Bro . Campbell was superseded in November , 1807 . He Avas made in the Lodge
Ayr KilAvinning St . John , on the 1 st of January , 1771 , in company ivith James Dalrymple of Orangefield * and Dr . Patrick Douglas , and in the year immediately following his initiation Avas the Acting Senior Grand Warden at the laying of the foundation stone of certain neiv Avorlcs at Ayr
Harbour by the M . W . Grand Master , Patrick Earl of Dumfries ; he AA as also a member by affiliation of Canongate Kilwinning—his adoption into that famed lodge taking place in 1780 , the night also of Burns ' s first appearance in the lodge in which
lie was afterwards to find so many Avarm-hearted patrons . Bro . Campbell Avas Senior Grand Warden in 1790-91 , the year in which his friend Bro . Fergusson , Avas empowered to visit the lodges in Dumfriesshire , and procure payment of their
arrears to Grand Loclge . If , as we have seen , the second and third Provincial Grand Masters of Dumfriesshire have been immortalised by their connection Avith Burns , the first , Bro . Crosbie , has been rendered perhaps still more famous by the pen of Sir Walter Scott —he being the prototype of Plydell , the advo-
Recollections Of The Lodge Of Freemasons At Thornhill.
cate of Bertram , in " Guy Mannering . " By a successful professional practice Mr . Crosbie amassed a considerable fortune , which he subsequently lost in the ruinous bankruptcy of Messrs . Douglas , Heron , & Co ., bankers , Ayr , of which firm he was a partner .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Nova Scotia.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NOVA SCOTIA .
The Provincial Grand Lodge was held on St . John's Day , 27 th December , 1865 , at the Masonic Hall , Halifax , the R . W . the Hon . Alex . Keith , Prov . G . M . in the chair , and the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the Masters , Past Masters , officers , and members of the several lodges in Halifax , and of
lodges throughout the province , and a large number of visitors from the lodges under Scottish authority , and transient brethren being present : — The Grand Lodge was opened in due form and with solemn prayer .
The minutes of the last Grand Lodge were read and confirmed . The Provincial Grand Master then proceeded to nominate and appoint the following brethren to be Provincial Grand Lodge Officers for the ensuing year ,
Avho were thereupon invested and proclaimed according to ancient custom : — Bros . Porman , D . G . M . ; Blair , S . G . W . ; Benjamin Curren , J . G-. W . ; Rev . Theophilus Eichey , G . Chap . ; W . Twinning , G . Treas . ; H . C . D . Twinning , G .
Sec . * , AVilliam Holloway , S . G . D . ; Henry W . Johnston , J . G . D . ; W . Ward , G . Dir . of Cers . ; W . M . Adams , G . Supt . of Works ; C . . F . Busfield , G . Org . ; George Gowans , G . Sword Bearer ; O . A . McPaden , G . Standard Bearer ; W . Graham , G . Pursfr . ; J . M .
Taylor , G . Tyler . The folloAving brethren Avere then appointed Stewards for the Provincial Grand Loclge for the
ensuing year : — Bros . Thomas Wilson , J . S . Cochrane , A . C . Cogswell , Thomas Barrett , Thomas E . Everett , Charles T . Biddle . The folloAving brethren were announced as constituting the Committee of Charity for the ensuing
year . Bro . Thomas Annand , P . M ., St . Andrew ' s Lodge ; Henry C . D . Twinning , P . M . St . John's Lodge ; W . A . Hesson , P . M . Virgin Lodge ; Thomas Mickle-Avright , P . M . Royal Standard Lodge ; Charles
Blackadar , P . M . Royal Sussex Lodge ; Charles R . Morris , P . M . Union Lodge . Tho ceremonies connected ivith the installation having been concluded , a committee , consisting of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Senior and Junior
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Recollections Of The Lodge Of Freemasons At Thornhill.
lias the second Provincial Grand Master of Dumfriesshire been immortalised from his connection with Burns * , although the character in which the graphic pen of the Bard has depicted him is anything but a Masonic one . He was the successful
combatant at the shrine of Bacchus for the possession of the relic of the drunken courtier of Anne of Denmark , contended for at Friar's Carse in 1790 , as related in the ballad of " The Whistle . "
Mr . Campbell of Fairfield succeeded to the Provincial Grand Mastership of the Southern District on the death of Mr . Fergusson of Craigdarrocha post which he held till his transference in 1801 to the Masonic Lieutenancy of Ayrshire . The
Agreement betiveen the Grand Lodge ancl Mother Kilwinning rendering the Provincial Grand Mastership of Ayrshire hereditary in the Master of the Mother Loclge , Bro . Campbell was superseded in November , 1807 . He Avas made in the Lodge
Ayr KilAvinning St . John , on the 1 st of January , 1771 , in company ivith James Dalrymple of Orangefield * and Dr . Patrick Douglas , and in the year immediately following his initiation Avas the Acting Senior Grand Warden at the laying of the foundation stone of certain neiv Avorlcs at Ayr
Harbour by the M . W . Grand Master , Patrick Earl of Dumfries ; he AA as also a member by affiliation of Canongate Kilwinning—his adoption into that famed lodge taking place in 1780 , the night also of Burns ' s first appearance in the lodge in which
lie was afterwards to find so many Avarm-hearted patrons . Bro . Campbell Avas Senior Grand Warden in 1790-91 , the year in which his friend Bro . Fergusson , Avas empowered to visit the lodges in Dumfriesshire , and procure payment of their
arrears to Grand Loclge . If , as we have seen , the second and third Provincial Grand Masters of Dumfriesshire have been immortalised by their connection Avith Burns , the first , Bro . Crosbie , has been rendered perhaps still more famous by the pen of Sir Walter Scott —he being the prototype of Plydell , the advo-
Recollections Of The Lodge Of Freemasons At Thornhill.
cate of Bertram , in " Guy Mannering . " By a successful professional practice Mr . Crosbie amassed a considerable fortune , which he subsequently lost in the ruinous bankruptcy of Messrs . Douglas , Heron , & Co ., bankers , Ayr , of which firm he was a partner .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Nova Scotia.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NOVA SCOTIA .
The Provincial Grand Lodge was held on St . John's Day , 27 th December , 1865 , at the Masonic Hall , Halifax , the R . W . the Hon . Alex . Keith , Prov . G . M . in the chair , and the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the Masters , Past Masters , officers , and members of the several lodges in Halifax , and of
lodges throughout the province , and a large number of visitors from the lodges under Scottish authority , and transient brethren being present : — The Grand Lodge was opened in due form and with solemn prayer .
The minutes of the last Grand Lodge were read and confirmed . The Provincial Grand Master then proceeded to nominate and appoint the following brethren to be Provincial Grand Lodge Officers for the ensuing year ,
Avho were thereupon invested and proclaimed according to ancient custom : — Bros . Porman , D . G . M . ; Blair , S . G . W . ; Benjamin Curren , J . G-. W . ; Rev . Theophilus Eichey , G . Chap . ; W . Twinning , G . Treas . ; H . C . D . Twinning , G .
Sec . * , AVilliam Holloway , S . G . D . ; Henry W . Johnston , J . G . D . ; W . Ward , G . Dir . of Cers . ; W . M . Adams , G . Supt . of Works ; C . . F . Busfield , G . Org . ; George Gowans , G . Sword Bearer ; O . A . McPaden , G . Standard Bearer ; W . Graham , G . Pursfr . ; J . M .
Taylor , G . Tyler . The folloAving brethren Avere then appointed Stewards for the Provincial Grand Loclge for the
ensuing year : — Bros . Thomas Wilson , J . S . Cochrane , A . C . Cogswell , Thomas Barrett , Thomas E . Everett , Charles T . Biddle . The folloAving brethren were announced as constituting the Committee of Charity for the ensuing
year . Bro . Thomas Annand , P . M ., St . Andrew ' s Lodge ; Henry C . D . Twinning , P . M . St . John's Lodge ; W . A . Hesson , P . M . Virgin Lodge ; Thomas Mickle-Avright , P . M . Royal Standard Lodge ; Charles
Blackadar , P . M . Royal Sussex Lodge ; Charles R . Morris , P . M . Union Lodge . Tho ceremonies connected ivith the installation having been concluded , a committee , consisting of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Senior and Junior