Mark Masonry.

Bro . Lord Addlngton , in reply to the toast of "The W . M ., " spoke of his long association with the County of Buckingham and his connection with Freemasonry . He observed that the stress of population was so great and the race for wealth and advancement so keen that any law like that universal law of Charity regarded by Freemasons made the common band of union between them worth living for . ( Applause . ) Alluding to South Africa , he said perhaps it was in the minds of many that among the various lodges of South Africa some affection might be found to keep off an impending war , for there was a bond of Masonic friendship between English and Dutch Masons . ( Renewed applause . )

Industry Lodge , No . 293 . The annual meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 4 th instant , when there was a large and successful gathering . Amongst those present were Bros . Adam Didds , W . M . ; R . B . Reed , P . M ., P . D . G . M . ; T . R . Jobson , I . P . M . ; Wm . Brown , P . M ., P . P . S . G . O . ; R . Whitfield , P . M ., P . P . G . R . of M . ; W . F . Carmon , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., Treas . ; John Page , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; T . Purvis , P . M . 463 , P . P . S . G . W . ; G . Harland , W . M . 362 ; Wm . M . Lyon , P . M . Northumberland and Berwick ( T . I . ) , P . P . G . M . O . ; T . R . Short , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; W . Stafford , J . W ., W . M . elect ; I . B . Mackenzieas M . O .: W . 1 . Jobson , S . O . ; H . H . Pitt , as J . O . j Rev . Wm .

, Bowker , P . P . G . C ; W , C . A . Holzapfel , Sec ; W . E . Peacock , as S . D . ; Thos . Douglass , as J . D . ; Wm . Brown , D . C . j R . Ferry , Org . ; R . Harrison , as I . G . ; J . Armstrong , Stwd . ; H . Coulson , G . Graham , E . Forster , J . Tweedy , R . Lavenck , A . Simpson , John Carr , S . Brown , and others . Bro . John Page , P . M ., presented the W . M . elect to Bro . Adam Dodds , the Installing Master , who duly placed Bro . W . Stafford in the chair as W . M . The officers invested were Bros . A . Dodds , I . P . M . ; A . Simpson , S . W . ; H . Jackson , J . W . ; Rev .

Wm . Bowker , Chap , j W . F . Carmon , P . M ., Treas . j W . J . Jobson , M . O . ; W . C . A . Holzapfel , S . O . j T . Douglass , J . O . ; John Armstrong , R . of M . j R . Harrison , Sec . j CW . Hodgson , S . D . j J . B . Mackenzie . J . D . j Wm . Brown , P . M ., D . C . j W . E . Peacock , I . G . ; R . Ferry , Org . ; H . H . Pitt and R . Lavenck , Stewards ; and Joshua Curry , Tyler . Bro . R . B . Reed , D . P . G . M ., delivered the ancient charges to the Master , Wardens , Overseers , and brethren in his usual impressive manner . Notices of motion for dispensing a portion of the funds were given , and , after the usual compliments and good wishes , the lodge was closed . The brethren afterwards held the annual festival at the Central Restaurant , and spent a happy and harmonious evening together .

Scotland.

Scotland .

Journeyman Lodge , No . 8 . The usual monthly meeting was held by the above lodge at their own Hall , Blackfriars-street , Edinburgh , on Thursday evening , the Sth instant , the R . W . M ., Bro . Walker , in the chair . There were also present on the dais Bros . Wood , I . P . M . ; Barton , P . M . ; Rennie , P . M . ; Sime , P . M . ; Dodds , Treasurer ; and Bevendge , Secretary . After the usual business , deputations were received from Lodge St . David ' s , headed by Bro . BoothR . W . M . ; Lodge Defensive Band , headed by Bro . Swan ,

, R . W . M . ; and Lodge St . Clair , headed by Bro . McCraw , R . W . M . After the loyal and Masonic toasts had been disposed of , the event of the evening came on , which was the presentation to Bro . Walter Kirkland , Deputy Master and Mark Master of the lodge . The Right Worshipful Master , in making the presentation , expressed his views of the esteem in which Bro . Kirkland was held by the members of the lodge , and referred

to his many valuable services , not only to his mother lodge , but to a great many of the sister lodges in the province , and to his willingness to perform any Masonic duty when called upon to do so . The hearty response made to the Committee clearly showed the esteem in which he was held . He then invested Bro . Kirkland with a very handsome Mark Master ' s jewel and banded him a purse of sovereigns , at the same time expressing his sincere hope that Bro . Kirkland would long be spared to wear his jewel and come out and in among them .

Bro . Mcintosh , P . M . Lodge Rifle , spoke to Bro . Kirkland ' s willingness to assist at Masonic functions , and dared to say that no brother in the province had made more Masons than Bro . Kirkland . Bro . Boote , R . W . M . Lodge St . David's , endorsed the sentiments expressed by Bro . Mcintosh , and bore testimony to the many services rendered by Bro . Kirkland to Lodge St . David ' s—more especially in the working of the Mark Digree , which he considered Bro . Kiikland worked in a manner which could not possibly be surpassed . As a token of their approval , Lodge St . David ' s had conferred on Bro . Kirkland honorary affiliation , which was the highest honour they could bestow .

Bro . Swan , R . W . M . Lodge Defensive Band , and Bro . McCraw , R . W . M . Lodge St . Clair , also added a few complimentary remarks as to the esteem in which Bro . Kirkland was held by their respective lodges , and to the services which he had rendered them . Bro . Rennie , P . M ., was then called upon to present to Bro . Kirkland , a silver tea and coffee service for Mrs . Kirkland . He said although the vigilance of the Committee had been exercised in presenting Bro . Kirkland with the testimonial , they had not lost sight of the fact that he was a married man . They had also provided one for Mrs . Kirkland . He

fully endorsed every word that had been said regarding Bro . Kirkland , and said that when he Bro . ( Rennie ) was elected R . W . M . 14 years ago , he found he was without a worker , and consequently had to find one . He requested Bro . Kirkland to pull up the working of the Three Degrees , and in a fortnight ' s time he found him ready to work when called upon . He was proud that Bro . Kirkland ' s services had been so much appreciated by the members , not only of Lodge Journeyman , but by so many other lodges . It gave him unspeakable pleasure in handing over this present for Mrs . Kirkland , and he hoped they would be long spared to one another and enjoy the use of the gift .

Bro . Kirkland , in accepting the testimonial , said he failed to s : e how he had been thought worthy of such handsome gifts . All he had done was what every Mison ought to do—his duty . However , it was very gratifying to his feelings to kniw thit he had passed the test of their mallets and the proving of their squares , an 1 tint their approval was shown forth in such a kind and handsome way . He thanked every brother from the bottom of his heart for his kindness to him , and hoped he might yet be able to show them how highly heappreciated their goodness of heart . As for his " wee wifie , " he knew she would be quite overjoyed with the present .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

St . Ceorge ' s Lodge , No . 2402-The installation meeting cf this lodge was held on November 14 H 1 at Larnaca , Cyprus , when there were present Bros . Turner , W . M . ; Morton , I . P . M . ; F . O . Harvey , P . M ., Treas . ; Cannons , S . W . ; Parker , J . W ., W . M . elect j L . Z . Pierides , Secj Blattner , S . D . j Diran Augustin , J . D . j Seyyah , I . G . j and many . other members . Visitors : Bros . Nelson Prower , M . A ., P . M . 1 745 , and Samby , P . M . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., and after business had been transacted , Bro

F . O . Harvey , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , took the chair as Installing Officer , assisted by Bros . N . Prower , P . M ., as S . W . ; Morton , P . M ., as J . W . ; Turner , P . M ., as D . C ; and Samby , P . M ., as I . G . ; and in a most impressive and able manner installel Bro . F . H . Parker into the chair of K . S . Bro . Harvey , who was the first W . M . of the lodge , and who has installed every Master since his year of office , was warmly complimented

upon his effective rendering of the ceremony . The newly-installed VV . M . then appointed his officers as follows : Bros . Cannons , S . W . ; Blattner , J . W . ; Harvey , Treas . ; Turner , Sec ; L . Z . Pierides , S . D . ; M . J . Louisides , J . D . ; Ali Jellaladin Seyyah , I . G . j Halib Idlibi , D . C . j Natar , Org . j Z . D . Pierides and Gurgick , Stewards j and Morton , Tvler . The W . M . said it gave him great pleasure that his first duty as Master of the lodge was to present to Bro . Turner , the I . P . M . and Sec , the handsome Past Master's

The Craft Abroad.

jewel of the lodge , which had been unanimously voted at the previous meeting of the lodge . He was sure that Bro . Turner fully deserved that mark of approval of his brethren for the able manner in which he had conducted the lodge during the past year , which for many reasons well known to the members had been a very difficult year of office , and he hoped he would long be preserved to wear the jewel and to assist the lodge with his presence and services . Bro . Turner briefly replied , thanking the brethren for their kindness , and the W . M . for his remarks in presenting the jewel .

The W . M . announced that since they had last met they had suffered the loss of their friend and Bro . Carletti , the third Master of the lodge j he in very feeling terms referred to the excellence of character of their late brother , and moved that a letter of condolence be sent to the family of the deceased . This was seconded by the I . P . M . and unanimously carried . The lodge was afterwards closed and the brethren adjourned to the banqueting hall where justice was done to an excellent repast prepared by the Stewards of the lodge , under the direction of Bros . Turner and Harvey .

After the loval and Masonic toasts had been duly honoured , the I . P . M . proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " which was received with quite an ovation and to musical honours , showing the popularity cf the new Master . Bro . Parker , in reply , thanked the brethren for the hearty manner in which they had received the toast of his health , and for the great honour he had been done in being elected as Master of his mother lodge . He would rather have seen their old friend the Senior Warden , following in his regular turn as he was a much older Mason , and by his punctual attendance at lodge had fully deserved the hinour which he believed the lodge

had intended conferring upon him , but Bro . Cannons had preferred to stand aside with the result that he had been elected . Having been placed in the chair he assured the brethren that he would do his duty to the best of his ability , and he hoped that with the advice and assistance of the Past Masters and officers of the lodge he would show the brethren that their confidence had not been misplaced . The next toast in the list was one that was alwiys received in the St . George's Lodge with heartiness , that of " The Installing Officer , Bro . Harvey , " they all knew what Bro . Harvey had done for the lodge better than he could tell them , and not only in

in that lodge , but in every other Masonic Institution in Cyprus Bro . Harvey ' s name was always to the front . He had to thank him personally for the Degree he had conferred on him that night , which his seniors in the chair would be able to tell them had been done in a masterly manner . Not only in this instance had he to thank Bro . Harvey , but in many other cases he was indebted to him for Misonic instruction , and his recent visit to London was made no great pleasure Masonically by the knowledge he

had of Masonry . With Bro . Harvey he attended Grand Lodge in September , and this was a pleasure and a privilege one had to experience to appreciate . He als ) introduced him to the Grand Tyler , Bro . Sadler , who received them in a most cardial and brotherly manner , and he should never forget the morning they spent in that grand old Mason ' s company in the Grand Lodge Library and Museum . He had no hesitation then in giving them the toast , and he was sure the brethren would receive . it with all the honours .

The toast was received with great enthusiasm . Bro . Harvey , in replying , said he thanked the Worshipful Master and the brethren for the kind manner in which they accepted that toast , and the hearty manner in which he was always received on those occasions repaid him for any trouble or service he had devoted to the interests of the lodge . He had only just returned from his long stay in England , and he had taken the opportunity when there of attending Grand Lodge , Grand Chapter , and Grand Mark Lodge , and also many private , Craft , and Mark lodges and chapters , with a view of getting what information he could for the benefit of

Masonry in Cyprus . They had had too much to occupy them that night for him to have imparted to them the observation he had made when in England , but on a future occasion he would tell them his experiences . He was pleased to think that his working of the ceremony of installation that night had given them such satisfaction , and any improvement they might have noted was due to the instruction he had received from that old and greatly honoured Mason , Bro . Terry , P . G . S . B . of England . Bro . Terry kindly invited him to the installation meeting of the Highgate Lodge , No . 1366 , where he installed his successor in the chair , and he ( Bro . Harvey ) had corrected his working

under the tuition of that skilful worker of the ceremony . They would remember that he was installed by their lamented Bro . Harriott , P . P . G . M . of Wigton and Kirkcudbright , and there were certain slight differences between the Scotch and the English working , and also their late brother at the time had been some years away froaa Masonic work . He had corrected all those d ( Terences and added what had been omitted , and he thought the ceremony , as he gave it that evening , was as near as possible in

accordance with the working as done at present in London lodges . He had met in London all the Secretaries of the great Masonic Charities , and had promised to try what was possible in the future to assist those nob ' e Institutions . He hoped that before long their voting strength in Cyprus on all the Charities would be much more weighty than at present , and when they had the fact before them of the election of the candidate recommended by St . George ' s Lodge at the recent meeting of the Girls' Institution , he thought that ) should be an incentive to greater exertions on their part in the future .

The next toast was that of "The Visitors , " and the W . M ., in proposing it , said they were always pleased | to receive visitors in St . George ' s Lodge , although they were not so fortunate in that respect as lodges in larger districts . Bro . Prower they all knew , as it was not the first time he had been in Cyprus , and they were all pleased to welcome him back again . Bro . Samby was a Past Master of that lodge , and although for private reasons he had resigned membership two years ago , they were very happy to see him with them that night , and his presence made the list complete of all the surviving Past Masters of the lodge .

Bro . Nelson Prower , M . A ., P . M . 1745 , in reply , said he thanked them all for the kind welcome he always received from his brethren in Cyprus , not only in lodge but outside of lodge , and wherever he went he always extolled the hospitality of Cyprus Masons . As the W . M . informed them it was not his first visit to that lodge , as two years ago he was present when Bro . Norton was installed , and he was delighted to see

that Bro . Harvey s working was , if anything , better than on that occasion . That was not always the case , as Past Masters who had been some years out of the chair were apt to deteriorate in their working . He was also pleased to find that Masonry was so thriving in Cyprus , and that such a good feeling existed amongst them j they appeared as one united family , and the word brother had a real meaning with them , and was not a false and empty form that he was sirry to say was very often the case elsewhere .

Bro . Turner , I . P . M ., responded for the toast of "The Past Masters , " and Bro . Cannons , S . W ., for that of " The Officers . " The Tyler ' s toast brought a most successful evening to a close . The proceedings were enlivened by same capital songs by several of the brethren .

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