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Glasgow Masonics.
no difficulty iu joining me in saying ( placing his hand on Br . Miller ' s shoulder ) , '' Here sits the man ! ' Masonry , like everything else , has its ebb and its flow ; and when I say that of Masonry iu general , it may lie affirmed more especially of Masonic Lodges . There , so inmh , as I have already said , depends upon the Master , that neglect on his part , or a want of confidence in him on the part of the Brethren , immediatelbrings ihe lod from a flourishing condition clown to
y ge little more than a ci pher . For along-time , the St . Mark ' s Lodge wasiu high repute in Glasgow , superior to most , inferior to none , and numbered aitving its members some of the bri ghtest constellations that Great Britain ever produced ; but , whatever was the cause , it became almost dormant . About four or five years ago , a strong desire arose , among a few , to arouse it . from its drowsiness ; and never , sir , was a more happy selection made than in the person of our guestthe
, Ri ght Worshi pful Master . His education had been excellent ; the profession ( that of medicine ) to which he originally attached himselfand , to perfect himself in which he studied not only in tbe schools at home , but also on the Continent , brought him to be not only acquainted wiih all classes of the ' commuuity , butmade him a fit associate for all . His thirst after architectural subjects was au additional qualification , ivhich Masters of lodges seldom now possess . His affability in the Chair
endeared him to you all ; while bis firmness and decision of character , were a guarantee that he must be obeyed , when necessary . A nobleman might come to hislodge . and feel gratified bymaking his acquaintance ; a peasant mi g ht be iberc , and yet be equally well received . Those w ho have seen Bro . Miller go through our sublime Ceremonials ,
and listened to tlie addresses he gave , were sure to go aivay gratified ; and , I believe , there are few who , although older Masons than himself , did not receive benefit therefrom . No wonder , then , that the Lodge St . Mark assumed its present proud position , and that so many were induced to flock to its standard . But the profession to which Bro . Miller has attached himself of late years , required gradually more and more of his time to be devoted to it ; and be saw , with pain , the hour
arriving when he must either neglect bis business or the lodge . It was , therefore , his intention , to have retired from the Chair at last St . John ' s day ; but at the earnest entreaties of the Craft , he has been prevailed on to retain the office for another year . It was , then , most proper that the Brethren should take the earliest opportunity of perpetuating their high sense of the valuable services he has conferred on the lodge , bpresenting him with some testimonial of their regard . This
testiy monial—a portrait by one of Scotland ' s most rising artists—a portrait ( addressing Bro . Miller ) , of yourself , wearing- the Badge of the Master of a Lodge and the Star of the Royal Order of Scotland , aiid this piece of silver plate—each with a suitable inscription , I have now much pleasure in presenting to you , in the name of tbe subscribers . May you long make use of the latter ; and may it be still longer , before ) our wife or children have it in their power to say , while looking
at the other , 'This ivas my husband—this was my .. father !'¦— 'Bro . Miller ' s good health , and G . od bless him ! ' " When the cheering- had subsided , and the interposition of some appropriate strains of music had allowed Br . MILLER to recover from the emotion with which he was obviousl y overpowered he arose , and , after renewed p laudits , spoke as follows : — "Bro . Chairman , Croupier , Brethren , and Friends , during the few weeks required for the pre-
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Glasgow Masonics.
no difficulty iu joining me in saying ( placing his hand on Br . Miller ' s shoulder ) , '' Here sits the man ! ' Masonry , like everything else , has its ebb and its flow ; and when I say that of Masonry iu general , it may lie affirmed more especially of Masonic Lodges . There , so inmh , as I have already said , depends upon the Master , that neglect on his part , or a want of confidence in him on the part of the Brethren , immediatelbrings ihe lod from a flourishing condition clown to
y ge little more than a ci pher . For along-time , the St . Mark ' s Lodge wasiu high repute in Glasgow , superior to most , inferior to none , and numbered aitving its members some of the bri ghtest constellations that Great Britain ever produced ; but , whatever was the cause , it became almost dormant . About four or five years ago , a strong desire arose , among a few , to arouse it . from its drowsiness ; and never , sir , was a more happy selection made than in the person of our guestthe
, Ri ght Worshi pful Master . His education had been excellent ; the profession ( that of medicine ) to which he originally attached himselfand , to perfect himself in which he studied not only in tbe schools at home , but also on the Continent , brought him to be not only acquainted wiih all classes of the ' commuuity , butmade him a fit associate for all . His thirst after architectural subjects was au additional qualification , ivhich Masters of lodges seldom now possess . His affability in the Chair
endeared him to you all ; while bis firmness and decision of character , were a guarantee that he must be obeyed , when necessary . A nobleman might come to hislodge . and feel gratified bymaking his acquaintance ; a peasant mi g ht be iberc , and yet be equally well received . Those w ho have seen Bro . Miller go through our sublime Ceremonials ,
and listened to tlie addresses he gave , were sure to go aivay gratified ; and , I believe , there are few who , although older Masons than himself , did not receive benefit therefrom . No wonder , then , that the Lodge St . Mark assumed its present proud position , and that so many were induced to flock to its standard . But the profession to which Bro . Miller has attached himself of late years , required gradually more and more of his time to be devoted to it ; and be saw , with pain , the hour
arriving when he must either neglect bis business or the lodge . It was , therefore , his intention , to have retired from the Chair at last St . John ' s day ; but at the earnest entreaties of the Craft , he has been prevailed on to retain the office for another year . It was , then , most proper that the Brethren should take the earliest opportunity of perpetuating their high sense of the valuable services he has conferred on the lodge , bpresenting him with some testimonial of their regard . This
testiy monial—a portrait by one of Scotland ' s most rising artists—a portrait ( addressing Bro . Miller ) , of yourself , wearing- the Badge of the Master of a Lodge and the Star of the Royal Order of Scotland , aiid this piece of silver plate—each with a suitable inscription , I have now much pleasure in presenting to you , in the name of tbe subscribers . May you long make use of the latter ; and may it be still longer , before ) our wife or children have it in their power to say , while looking
at the other , 'This ivas my husband—this was my .. father !'¦— 'Bro . Miller ' s good health , and G . od bless him ! ' " When the cheering- had subsided , and the interposition of some appropriate strains of music had allowed Br . MILLER to recover from the emotion with which he was obviousl y overpowered he arose , and , after renewed p laudits , spoke as follows : — "Bro . Chairman , Croupier , Brethren , and Friends , during the few weeks required for the pre-