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Centenary Festival Of Lodge St. Mark, No. 102 (S. C), Glasgow.
most cordially for proposing the health of our esteemed Grand Master . The Grand Master Bro . Melville : The great privilege has been accorded to me of being allowed to propose the next toast , which is that of "
Prosperity to the Lodge St . Mark , No . 102 . " I assure you , Brethren , it gives me the greatest pleasure to be allowed to propose the toast . It "would be presumptuous on my part Avere I to attempt to enter into the merits of the Lodge St . Mark . Bat
had I felt inclined to do so , what has been so ably said by your -worthy Chaplain a very short time since very much cuts from under the ground anything that I might have been disposed to say . But in the presence of so many members of St . Mark ' s
Lodge , I have said it would be presumptuous in me attempting to enter into a disquisition as to the ancient character of the Lodge and the many worthy and good men ivho belong to it . This , however , I shall say that the Lodge St . Mark
stands pre-eminently throughout the Western Province for its respectability , its good working order , and the excellence of its members . I may be permitted , in giving the toast of St . Mark ' s Lodge , to couple with it its most Avorthy and
Worshipful Master , Major Barbor . I am quite safe when I speak highly of his character in this or any other room . I have had the honour and pleasure of his acquaintance for many years . I have known him as a soldier and as a Mason ;
Avhether you take him in one capacity or the other , Avhether as a gallant soldier or as a worthy Mason , you ivill find him equally worthy of honour and esteem . AVe are extremely lucky upon such an occasion as the present—this glorious
centenary of your Lodge—in having selected so Avorthy a brother to that chair . I most cordially wish you to drink "Prosperity to St . Mark ' s Lodge , ancl along with it , Long Life , Health , and Happiness to its worthy Master . ' '
Ihe Chairman : Most ATorshipful Grand Master and Brethren , —On the part of St . Mark ' s Lodge , I have to thank you most sincerely , both in their name and in my own , for the very flatterin g manner in ivhieh their health has been proposed ,
and the reception it has met Avith by all our brethren present . In former years the Lodge books were not kept Avith the same accuracy that they are at the present time , and therefore I have been unable to discover , on looking through them , anything of a very interesting character to narrate to you . Brother Flindt will
bear me out in that statement . But , doubtless . St . Mark ' s Lodge , like other institutions that have existed for a hundred years , has had a tide in her affairs , occasionally suffering from the neap tide of adversity ; but we hope and trust that that
time his now gone by , ancl that the spring tide of prosperity has now set in . May it long continue to flow through her A eins ! Brethren , I can assure you that your attending our centenary meeting has given extreme gratification to the
whole members of St . Mark ' s . Be assured that one of the greatest pleasures that we shall derive ivill be that of seeing visiting brethren at our lodge meetings , where they may always be certain of having extended to them the right hand of
fellowship and brotherly lodge , and Avhere no rivalry will exist except the rivalry which should stimulate us all of faithfully performing the duties which ive owe to the craft . For we all know that
the mind of every man who acts up to the principles of Preemasonry must be inculcated with the strictest ideas of honour , honesty , and good feeling . Brethren , I shall not detain you any longer Avith further remarks , because I see in the programme
that several brethren have kindly consented to enchant our ears Avith their melodious voices Therefore , before I sit down I shall call upon our worthy Senior Warden . Bro . Colonel Campbell : The toast which has
been given me to propose embraces a subject which is of the utmost importance to every member of the Craft—it is that of " Freemasonry all over the ATorld . " Brethren , I can only recal to you the time Avhen you knelt before that altar and
were first made Masons , and the oaths which you then took , which bound you as members of a grand and glorious body to carry out the principles of Freemasonry , Avhich are those of brotherly love . By our vows Ave ought to strive to carry
out these principles throughout the world—north , south , east , and Avest—ancl to acknowledge every Freemason a brother . Whilst we are sending
forth every moment ships , telegraph messages , men and armies to ail parts of the world , ive ought at the same time to remember it is for us to embrace every 0 } oportunity of carrying out the principles of good felloAVship and goocl feeling . I hope
that Avhen the time shall arrive that this country may be a ruin —( a laugh)—and Lord Macaulay ' s Neiv Zealander may be sitting upon an arch of London Bridge , sketching the ruins of St . Paul ' s , he will at the same time see the toAvers of goo
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Centenary Festival Of Lodge St. Mark, No. 102 (S. C), Glasgow.
most cordially for proposing the health of our esteemed Grand Master . The Grand Master Bro . Melville : The great privilege has been accorded to me of being allowed to propose the next toast , which is that of "
Prosperity to the Lodge St . Mark , No . 102 . " I assure you , Brethren , it gives me the greatest pleasure to be allowed to propose the toast . It "would be presumptuous on my part Avere I to attempt to enter into the merits of the Lodge St . Mark . Bat
had I felt inclined to do so , what has been so ably said by your -worthy Chaplain a very short time since very much cuts from under the ground anything that I might have been disposed to say . But in the presence of so many members of St . Mark ' s
Lodge , I have said it would be presumptuous in me attempting to enter into a disquisition as to the ancient character of the Lodge and the many worthy and good men ivho belong to it . This , however , I shall say that the Lodge St . Mark
stands pre-eminently throughout the Western Province for its respectability , its good working order , and the excellence of its members . I may be permitted , in giving the toast of St . Mark ' s Lodge , to couple with it its most Avorthy and
Worshipful Master , Major Barbor . I am quite safe when I speak highly of his character in this or any other room . I have had the honour and pleasure of his acquaintance for many years . I have known him as a soldier and as a Mason ;
Avhether you take him in one capacity or the other , Avhether as a gallant soldier or as a worthy Mason , you ivill find him equally worthy of honour and esteem . AVe are extremely lucky upon such an occasion as the present—this glorious
centenary of your Lodge—in having selected so Avorthy a brother to that chair . I most cordially wish you to drink "Prosperity to St . Mark ' s Lodge , ancl along with it , Long Life , Health , and Happiness to its worthy Master . ' '
Ihe Chairman : Most ATorshipful Grand Master and Brethren , —On the part of St . Mark ' s Lodge , I have to thank you most sincerely , both in their name and in my own , for the very flatterin g manner in ivhieh their health has been proposed ,
and the reception it has met Avith by all our brethren present . In former years the Lodge books were not kept Avith the same accuracy that they are at the present time , and therefore I have been unable to discover , on looking through them , anything of a very interesting character to narrate to you . Brother Flindt will
bear me out in that statement . But , doubtless . St . Mark ' s Lodge , like other institutions that have existed for a hundred years , has had a tide in her affairs , occasionally suffering from the neap tide of adversity ; but we hope and trust that that
time his now gone by , ancl that the spring tide of prosperity has now set in . May it long continue to flow through her A eins ! Brethren , I can assure you that your attending our centenary meeting has given extreme gratification to the
whole members of St . Mark ' s . Be assured that one of the greatest pleasures that we shall derive ivill be that of seeing visiting brethren at our lodge meetings , where they may always be certain of having extended to them the right hand of
fellowship and brotherly lodge , and Avhere no rivalry will exist except the rivalry which should stimulate us all of faithfully performing the duties which ive owe to the craft . For we all know that
the mind of every man who acts up to the principles of Preemasonry must be inculcated with the strictest ideas of honour , honesty , and good feeling . Brethren , I shall not detain you any longer Avith further remarks , because I see in the programme
that several brethren have kindly consented to enchant our ears Avith their melodious voices Therefore , before I sit down I shall call upon our worthy Senior Warden . Bro . Colonel Campbell : The toast which has
been given me to propose embraces a subject which is of the utmost importance to every member of the Craft—it is that of " Freemasonry all over the ATorld . " Brethren , I can only recal to you the time Avhen you knelt before that altar and
were first made Masons , and the oaths which you then took , which bound you as members of a grand and glorious body to carry out the principles of Freemasonry , Avhich are those of brotherly love . By our vows Ave ought to strive to carry
out these principles throughout the world—north , south , east , and Avest—ancl to acknowledge every Freemason a brother . Whilst we are sending
forth every moment ships , telegraph messages , men and armies to ail parts of the world , ive ought at the same time to remember it is for us to embrace every 0 } oportunity of carrying out the principles of good felloAVship and goocl feeling . I hope
that Avhen the time shall arrive that this country may be a ruin —( a laugh)—and Lord Macaulay ' s Neiv Zealander may be sitting upon an arch of London Bridge , sketching the ruins of St . Paul ' s , he will at the same time see the toAvers of goo