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Scotland.
every unprejudiced Mason . The Secretary then read the following - letter addressed by the Club to the Noble . Duke , on his re-election to the office of Grand Master : — To the Most Noble George Frederick John , Duke of Athol , Most Worshipful Grand Master Alason of Scotland . Most Worshiful Master—AVethe Members of the Scottish Master
p , , Masons' Club , held in the City of Edinburgh , take this opportunity to offer our congratulations to our Most AVorshipful Master on his reelection to the Chair of Grand Master . We hope that these , our gratulations , coming from a Society , whose institutions and principles hold all those who are its members free from all religious , political , or civil controversies , will be accepted as a sincere tribute of respectemanating from a body composed of the Brethren
, of many Lodges , the majority of whom are not members of the Grand Lodge , thereby perfectly uninfluenced and unbiassed in our opinion . AVe embrace this occasion to openly accord our admiration of the conduct of our Grand Master , in his maintaining on a recent occasion the rights and privileges of Masonry as practised in Scotland , and of the genuine Masonic feeling expressed by him as a Master Mason , in requesting that the arrangements for the celebration of the annual festival
of St . Andrew be made with respect to the circumstances of the great majority of the Masonic fraternity , whose daily avocations prevented their having the pleasure of meeting with their Grand Master , as was the case in 1849 . The late splendid meeting on St . Andrew ' s Day fully confirmed the correctness of our Grand Master ' s opinion on that ar- .
rangement . In offering these , our gratulations , to our Grand Master , we clo so in the hope that they will be received in the same genuine Masonic feeling which dictates them , and that he , our Grand Master , may long be spared to rule over the Craft , with the like mutual satisfaction ancl success that attended his noble ancestors , while they so often held the same high office . Enclosed we present a copy of our laws and regulationsto prevent
, misconstruction as to whom we are , and what are our motives , the whole aim and object of our Club being the maintainance ancl purity of our time-honoured Institution—the ancient Royal Craft of Scottish Freemasonry . We , in file name of , and at the request of the fifty-five members of our Scottish Master Masons' Club , have the honour to sign ourselves , Most Worshipful Master , faithfully , obediently , and fraternally , yours ,
( Signed ) A . Douglas , R . W . M ., St . David's Loclge , Chairman . J . Brown , R . W . M . _ St . Stephen ' s Lodge , Depute-Chairman . T . Colquhoun , P . R . W . M ., Edinburgh Defensive Band , Secretary . In the course of the evening , Bro . Archibald Douglas , Chairman of the Club , was presented by the members with an elegant Masonic jewel —a five-pointed starset with brilliants—as a token of respect for his
, consistency of character and conduct , and in approbation ofthe manner in ivhich he had discharged the duties of the Chair . Bro . Douglas suitably acknowledged the gift . In proposing the health of the Lord Provost ancl Magistrates , the Croupier alluded to a charge which had been brought against such Clubs , as being political in their character and constitution ; but as a sufficient refutation of so erroneous an idea ,
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Scotland.
every unprejudiced Mason . The Secretary then read the following - letter addressed by the Club to the Noble . Duke , on his re-election to the office of Grand Master : — To the Most Noble George Frederick John , Duke of Athol , Most Worshipful Grand Master Alason of Scotland . Most Worshiful Master—AVethe Members of the Scottish Master
p , , Masons' Club , held in the City of Edinburgh , take this opportunity to offer our congratulations to our Most AVorshipful Master on his reelection to the Chair of Grand Master . We hope that these , our gratulations , coming from a Society , whose institutions and principles hold all those who are its members free from all religious , political , or civil controversies , will be accepted as a sincere tribute of respectemanating from a body composed of the Brethren
, of many Lodges , the majority of whom are not members of the Grand Lodge , thereby perfectly uninfluenced and unbiassed in our opinion . AVe embrace this occasion to openly accord our admiration of the conduct of our Grand Master , in his maintaining on a recent occasion the rights and privileges of Masonry as practised in Scotland , and of the genuine Masonic feeling expressed by him as a Master Mason , in requesting that the arrangements for the celebration of the annual festival
of St . Andrew be made with respect to the circumstances of the great majority of the Masonic fraternity , whose daily avocations prevented their having the pleasure of meeting with their Grand Master , as was the case in 1849 . The late splendid meeting on St . Andrew ' s Day fully confirmed the correctness of our Grand Master ' s opinion on that ar- .
rangement . In offering these , our gratulations , to our Grand Master , we clo so in the hope that they will be received in the same genuine Masonic feeling which dictates them , and that he , our Grand Master , may long be spared to rule over the Craft , with the like mutual satisfaction ancl success that attended his noble ancestors , while they so often held the same high office . Enclosed we present a copy of our laws and regulationsto prevent
, misconstruction as to whom we are , and what are our motives , the whole aim and object of our Club being the maintainance ancl purity of our time-honoured Institution—the ancient Royal Craft of Scottish Freemasonry . We , in file name of , and at the request of the fifty-five members of our Scottish Master Masons' Club , have the honour to sign ourselves , Most Worshipful Master , faithfully , obediently , and fraternally , yours ,
( Signed ) A . Douglas , R . W . M ., St . David's Loclge , Chairman . J . Brown , R . W . M . _ St . Stephen ' s Lodge , Depute-Chairman . T . Colquhoun , P . R . W . M ., Edinburgh Defensive Band , Secretary . In the course of the evening , Bro . Archibald Douglas , Chairman of the Club , was presented by the members with an elegant Masonic jewel —a five-pointed starset with brilliants—as a token of respect for his
, consistency of character and conduct , and in approbation ofthe manner in ivhich he had discharged the duties of the Chair . Bro . Douglas suitably acknowledged the gift . In proposing the health of the Lord Provost ancl Magistrates , the Croupier alluded to a charge which had been brought against such Clubs , as being political in their character and constitution ; but as a sufficient refutation of so erroneous an idea ,