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notice , as : ^ : ' .-pai ^ t ; :: mor 0 or less of the character which we have above dehneated . We should observe , in conclusion , that the account which we now ¦ . ¦"•• ¦'' ¦ . ¦¦';?' ¦ '_' . ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ _ ¦ ¦ ... ¦ .. ¦'" . ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ .. . •• .. ' .. ¦¦ ¦¦¦ _ ¦ , ¦ . ¦ . '• . - .
present to our readers cannot pretend to lay inuch claim to origm in giving particulars ^ niust necessarily he made to books , and we therefore give as our principal authorities , Smith ' s and Bishop Wa ^
Our Architectural Chapter.
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The event to be first referred to by us under this head is the laying the first stone of theMasonfc folly recorded by ^ ^ u ^ character , tending to niain ^ the procession ino ^
Another foundation stoh % l ^ in another pige . It was that of a ne town 6 f Greenock . T ^ Scott , senr ., acting Grand 1 \^ eial Grand Lodge of West Renfrewshire , of the Port G ^ Lodge , of the Glasgow Thistle and Rose Lodge , of the Glasgow St .
Clair Lodge , and of the Greenock St . John ' s Lodge , and attended by a great concourse of people from the neighbourhood . Two bands were present . Bro . David Crawford deposited the jars containing the coins and documents in the cavity provided in the stone , as also a plate suitably inscribed . Bro , Stephen Edmund Glover is the proprietor of the theatre .
The great Masonic celebrations in England , and that in Scotland , ofthe new Hall at Edinburgh , show conclusively that this part of the functions of Masonry is being revived , and is becoming of greater importance . We consider that , in several ways , the Freemasons' Magazine has had a great share in producing this result ; for , by exciting a greater zeal for Masonry , and by recording the proceedings—not for
the self-glorification of those concerned , but as an example to othersmany a Lodge has been moved by a new spirit . Masonry has been strengthened , not by receiving new members , who are passed and raised , leaving their contributions behind fpr consumption in Lodge expenses , and then taking no care of Masonry ; but the
Order has been strengthened by the adhesion of many of its old members , who have felt they have now a new call in attending to the vital progress of the institutions they have at heart . Wherever a Lodge has been worked , in what the world believes ia Its normal state , as an occasion for social gathering and empty
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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notice , as : ^ : ' .-pai ^ t ; :: mor 0 or less of the character which we have above dehneated . We should observe , in conclusion , that the account which we now ¦ . ¦"•• ¦'' ¦ . ¦¦';?' ¦ '_' . ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ _ ¦ ¦ ... ¦ .. ¦'" . ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ .. . •• .. ' .. ¦¦ ¦¦¦ _ ¦ , ¦ . ¦ . '• . - .
present to our readers cannot pretend to lay inuch claim to origm in giving particulars ^ niust necessarily he made to books , and we therefore give as our principal authorities , Smith ' s and Bishop Wa ^
Our Architectural Chapter.
O IJ ^
The event to be first referred to by us under this head is the laying the first stone of theMasonfc folly recorded by ^ ^ u ^ character , tending to niain ^ the procession ino ^
Another foundation stoh % l ^ in another pige . It was that of a ne town 6 f Greenock . T ^ Scott , senr ., acting Grand 1 \^ eial Grand Lodge of West Renfrewshire , of the Port G ^ Lodge , of the Glasgow Thistle and Rose Lodge , of the Glasgow St .
Clair Lodge , and of the Greenock St . John ' s Lodge , and attended by a great concourse of people from the neighbourhood . Two bands were present . Bro . David Crawford deposited the jars containing the coins and documents in the cavity provided in the stone , as also a plate suitably inscribed . Bro , Stephen Edmund Glover is the proprietor of the theatre .
The great Masonic celebrations in England , and that in Scotland , ofthe new Hall at Edinburgh , show conclusively that this part of the functions of Masonry is being revived , and is becoming of greater importance . We consider that , in several ways , the Freemasons' Magazine has had a great share in producing this result ; for , by exciting a greater zeal for Masonry , and by recording the proceedings—not for
the self-glorification of those concerned , but as an example to othersmany a Lodge has been moved by a new spirit . Masonry has been strengthened , not by receiving new members , who are passed and raised , leaving their contributions behind fpr consumption in Lodge expenses , and then taking no care of Masonry ; but the
Order has been strengthened by the adhesion of many of its old members , who have felt they have now a new call in attending to the vital progress of the institutions they have at heart . Wherever a Lodge has been worked , in what the world believes ia Its normal state , as an occasion for social gathering and empty