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The Colonies.
" Oh ! praise God in His holiness , praise Him in the firmament of His power ; Praise Him in His noble acts , praise Him according to His excellent greatness ; Praise Him in the sound of the trumpet , praise Him upon the lute ancl harp ; Praise Him in the cymbals and dances , praise Him in strings and pipes ;" Let every thing that hath breath , praise the Lord . Praise the Lord \ An excellent sermon having been preached , and the services concluded , the procession re-formed , and marched to the Town Hall , where the Grand Lodge was closed .
The procession , which at this stage was joined by a number of ladies , then marched down to the Dinner Hall , which was elegantly and tastefully fitted up for the occasion . A large number then partoook of therepast , which was excellent . The Rev . Br . Alley presided at the dinner-table , and the following toasts were given and drunk : —1 . The Queen ; 2 . Prince ' Albert and the Royal Family ; 3 . The President of the United States ; 4 . The Army and Navy ; 5 . The Grand Masters of England , Ireland , and Scotland ; 6 . The Pro . G . M . Right Worshipful A . Keith . '
The R . W . returned thanks , and called for a bumper to the health of the Rev . Dr . Alley , W . M ., and the brethren of St . Mark ' s Lodge , to which the Rev . Br . responded . 7 . The Pro . Grand Master of Maine , U . States , The Hon . Br . Talbot . The above toast was responded to by Br . Talbot , of Washington Lodge , Dep . Grand Master , in absence of his father . 8 . Our Visiting Lodges and Brethren ; 9 . Our Absent Brethren all over the world ;
10 . Masons' Wives , and Masons' Bairns . Between four and five o ' clock , P . M ., the party broke up , well pleased with the day ' s proceedings . The day was uncommonly favourable not only for carrying out the celebration , but for viewing the scenery of the town and surrounding country . The salubrity of the air caused by the refreshing sea-breeze , and the general healthiness of the locality , render the town of St . Andrew ' s peculiarly attractive .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
THE MARK DEGREE . SUPREME GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND . We have received the following letter from Br . Gaylor , G . Scribe N . of the Su preme Grand Chapter of Scotland , in reference to the illegality of the Mark Degree
as conferred by the so-called Bon Accord Lodge in London . Tv the Editor of the Masonic Mirror . Edinbwyh , llth August , 1855 . SIR AND BROTHER , —YOU will pardon me for offering a few remarks on a notice which I find contained in the August number of the Freemason ' s Monthly Magazine , of the installation of a W . M . to the self-styled " London Bon Accord Lodge of
Mark Masters , " leading me greatly to wonder how , looking at what has lately transpired , and the glaring amount of ignorance displayed on the occasion by its members , it should so readily have found a place in the pages of any respectable journal . It were contemptible to refer to the matter perhaps , had I nothing else to notice than the ignorance which is manifested on the part of the W . M . in giving as a toast at the banquet which took place after the proceedings referred to , " His Grace the Duke of Atholthe Grand Z . of the Order for Scotland ; " a nobleman and companion who
, , so far as that office is concerned , is defunct some six or eight years ago . How would the worthy Editor of the Magazine have received notice from Scotland that a similar compliment had been bestowed upon England by the health being given of " Lord Fred . Fitzclarence , the Grand Z . for England ? " The difference would only have consisted in this : the one was naturally dead—the other officially .
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The Colonies.
" Oh ! praise God in His holiness , praise Him in the firmament of His power ; Praise Him in His noble acts , praise Him according to His excellent greatness ; Praise Him in the sound of the trumpet , praise Him upon the lute ancl harp ; Praise Him in the cymbals and dances , praise Him in strings and pipes ;" Let every thing that hath breath , praise the Lord . Praise the Lord \ An excellent sermon having been preached , and the services concluded , the procession re-formed , and marched to the Town Hall , where the Grand Lodge was closed .
The procession , which at this stage was joined by a number of ladies , then marched down to the Dinner Hall , which was elegantly and tastefully fitted up for the occasion . A large number then partoook of therepast , which was excellent . The Rev . Br . Alley presided at the dinner-table , and the following toasts were given and drunk : —1 . The Queen ; 2 . Prince ' Albert and the Royal Family ; 3 . The President of the United States ; 4 . The Army and Navy ; 5 . The Grand Masters of England , Ireland , and Scotland ; 6 . The Pro . G . M . Right Worshipful A . Keith . '
The R . W . returned thanks , and called for a bumper to the health of the Rev . Dr . Alley , W . M ., and the brethren of St . Mark ' s Lodge , to which the Rev . Br . responded . 7 . The Pro . Grand Master of Maine , U . States , The Hon . Br . Talbot . The above toast was responded to by Br . Talbot , of Washington Lodge , Dep . Grand Master , in absence of his father . 8 . Our Visiting Lodges and Brethren ; 9 . Our Absent Brethren all over the world ;
10 . Masons' Wives , and Masons' Bairns . Between four and five o ' clock , P . M ., the party broke up , well pleased with the day ' s proceedings . The day was uncommonly favourable not only for carrying out the celebration , but for viewing the scenery of the town and surrounding country . The salubrity of the air caused by the refreshing sea-breeze , and the general healthiness of the locality , render the town of St . Andrew ' s peculiarly attractive .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
THE MARK DEGREE . SUPREME GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND . We have received the following letter from Br . Gaylor , G . Scribe N . of the Su preme Grand Chapter of Scotland , in reference to the illegality of the Mark Degree
as conferred by the so-called Bon Accord Lodge in London . Tv the Editor of the Masonic Mirror . Edinbwyh , llth August , 1855 . SIR AND BROTHER , —YOU will pardon me for offering a few remarks on a notice which I find contained in the August number of the Freemason ' s Monthly Magazine , of the installation of a W . M . to the self-styled " London Bon Accord Lodge of
Mark Masters , " leading me greatly to wonder how , looking at what has lately transpired , and the glaring amount of ignorance displayed on the occasion by its members , it should so readily have found a place in the pages of any respectable journal . It were contemptible to refer to the matter perhaps , had I nothing else to notice than the ignorance which is manifested on the part of the W . M . in giving as a toast at the banquet which took place after the proceedings referred to , " His Grace the Duke of Atholthe Grand Z . of the Order for Scotland ; " a nobleman and companion who
, , so far as that office is concerned , is defunct some six or eight years ago . How would the worthy Editor of the Magazine have received notice from Scotland that a similar compliment had been bestowed upon England by the health being given of " Lord Fred . Fitzclarence , the Grand Z . for England ? " The difference would only have consisted in this : the one was naturally dead—the other officially .