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Ancient And Accepted Rite.
only repeat what he had beiore said , that the chapter , so long as it was composed of such members , should always have his hearty ancl best wishes . ( Hear , hear . ) Tlie AL AV . S . must next call upon them to drink the toast of the evening . It was a subject of sincere congratulation to instal worthy brethren in their Order , especially members of the clerical profession . Masonry was not religion , but it was a moral institution ; and , when they found , as they did on that occasion , a brother in holy orders seek to enter
their Order , they might be sure ifc was nofc done without previous enquiry , and a satisfaction thai ; they were iu the right road . In this degree they had specially left behind them the old , and were working out the principles of tbe new and better covenant , ancl it was in fche hope that their newly perfected brother had found nothing in it from which he could dissent that he , the M . W . S ., was glad to welcome b . ira into their ranks . In Craft Masonry it was the ancient promises whicli were the pole-star of tho
institution . In the higher grades it was tlie knowledge of the hope of universal salvation that was held out to its members . They had besides a clergyman , Bro . Capt . Coathnpe and Bro . Schwarzkopf :, and as long as they enlisted such recruits the Invicta chapter must flourish . The AVALS , concluded by proposing the health of the newly perfected Princes Rose Croix . The 111 . Bro . the Rev . J . E . AVADE said , AVe are most proud to address you M . AV . S . and S overeign Prince . ' -, for the first time . The ceremony through which
we have passed is one of no slight interest and pleasure as it consists of the most striking symbolism . Craft Masonry offers much to instruct the neophyte , but still there is a struggling onward to complete that ivhich the initiate feels is not satisfied , the desire for knowledge is not fully gratified , and there is a want of something beyond to fill up the void . In the degree of Rose Croix this something becomes a palpable matter of fact ; it is not an ornament of faith , but a declaration of holy truths unveiled to the sight , though
still conveyed by appropriate syr . niols . This symbolic teaching , he must confess , had very much impressed him with the reality of the principles sought to bo established , and it was a matter of very great gratification to him that he , young Mason as he was , had been permitted to ascend so high , and he trusted to work in that degree with such zeal and energy as to evince his appreciation of its meaning and perfection , while , by his example , lie hoped to be the means of raising it in the estimation of the brethren of the Craft to that position it ought to occupy in the regard of every Mason . The 111 . Bro . Capt . COATHUPE said he was happv to
endorse every" remark of his 111 . and Rev . Brother , and to thank them for having admitted him into tho the Order . The 111 . Bro . SCHWARZKOPT could not enter more fully [ than he had done into the subject , but ivould simply add his determination never to cast a slur , or stigma on the Order . The M . W . S . was next called upon to mention the great services of one , at present , their first general , and , as they knew , their M . AV . S . for the ensuing year . He had been that evening elected by ihe brethren to
an office of considerable weight , and involving much hard work , but from what he knew of the ilhis , Bro . Carter , he had himself determined to support him heartily , feeling assured that he would do his duty admirably , and that the princes would do theirs by the officer of their choice . AVith these remarks he called upon them to drink to the "Health of their Al . AV . S . elect . " The 111 . Bro . CARTER , in reply , stated his fears that in succeeding so good a AI . W . S . that he might ; fail , " hut it was his intention to
try and do his utmost in the position to ivhich their kindness had called him . He felt scire of their willing aid ; and , if he did notcome up to the standard of Colonel Cleric , yet he hoped to merit their indulgence , and to be enabled to hand over the chapter to his successor in as good a state as it would come to him . The M . AV . S . said they must drink one more toast— " The Officers . " Their second General , the illns . Bro . Figg , who was also their Treasurer ( perhaps he ought to say banker ) was ever readto
, y attend to his duties and their requirements . The 111 . Bro . AVm . H . Smith , their Grand Marshal , was invaluable and a constant attendant ; their 111 . Bro . Matthew Cooke , their Organist , who was always afc his post , and aided the effects of their ceremonies by his talents ; these deserved well of tho chapter , and he personally thanked them for the support they had uniforml y given him . The illns . Bro . Ficc ; said his duties were liht As Treasurer
g . , they were more arduous , but he had nothing to complain of . The Invicta Chapter was in a flourishing condition , and numbered twenty-seven permanent members . The 111 . Bro . AV . SMITH had nothing to add to the kind mention of his name . He was sorry that the officers ivere not more perfect that night , bufc for his owii part he was unwell , as was also the 111 . Bro . Matthew Cooke . Still they had the zeal and interest of the Order at heartand
, hoped to be in better health at the next meeting . The 111 . brethren separated at half-past ten , each one highly gratified with the courtesy and kindness of the M . AV . S ., and the unalloyed pleasure they always find amongst the lit se Croix Princes of the nvicta Chapter .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
LEITH CORN EXCHANGE . The foundation-stone of a Corn Market and General Exchange for the town and port of Leith was laid on Tuesday , Oct . 15 th , by the Duke of Athole , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , with high masonic honours . The proposal to erect this building was first mooted , we believe , in June last year , and so eagerly was the scheme taken up by the merchants and shippers connected with the port , that in a few weeks shares amounting to about £ 6 , 000
were applied for . The trade of Leifch in grain lias been steadily increasing formally years , and its imports of agricultural produce has , we believe , within a few years , first , reached ancl then distanced those of both Dundee and Glasgow ; and it is now the first port for the importation of corn in Scotland . The negotiations connected with the disposal ofthe immense quantities of grain brought into Leith from all quarters have been hitherto conducted either in the
Edinburgh . Corn Market , or ( and this has taken place to a large extent ) upon the open streets in Leith . The want of a convenient Corn Exchange of their own was therefore much felt by Leith merchants ancl shippers , and the project from its suggestion has been warmly supported by the magistrates and council , the Leith Dock Commissioners , and the various public bodies and mercantile and other guilds belonging to the town . The Grand Lodge of
Scotland , presided over by his Grace the Duke of Athole , when requested to inaugurate the building by laying the foundationstone with masonic honours , responded in the most cordial manner , and an . unusually large number of the Edinburgh , and provincial lodges likewise readily agreed to assist in the ceremony . From au early hour in the afternoon the town of Leith was evidentlin a state of excitement and preparation . Banners were
y waving from numerous private dwellings , merchants' offices , and various public buildings , and arches of flags were stretched acrossthe streets afc various points , particularly in the vicinity of the new building . At two o ' clock the Magistrates and Town Council , tlie members of the Leith Dock Commission , the Leith Chamber of Commerce , the High Constables , the Master and Assistants of the-Trinity House , the Mercantile Marine Board , with the shareholders
and directors of the Corn Exchange , met in the High School , in one of the apartments of which the Grand Loclge of Scotland was constituted at the same time by his Grace the Most Worshipful Grand-Master . The exterior of fche High School was gaily decorated
with lines of flags and streamers , and the front of the building was embellished with coloured scrolls bearing the mottoes " Persevere ,. " "Education , " "Commerce , " "Agriculture , " & c , surrounded with , borders of bay leaves . The various public incorporations and trades—bakers , meters , carters , & c—with the Masonic Lodges , the corps cf Leith A oluuteer Artillery and Rifles , and the military and volunteer bands , were marshalled in front of tha High School by Mr . OoghillGrand Marshall of the Grand Lodge of Scotlandand
, , at half-past two tlie procession started . It included deputations from Lodge Mary ' s Chapel , 1 , headed by Bro . Kirkwood ; Canongate Kilwinning , 2 , Bro . Ali ' iller ; Canongate and Leith , 5 , Bro . Stephens ; Lodge Journeymen , 8 , Bro . Lamb ; Old St . John , Lanark , 20 , Bro . Frame ; Peebles , Kilwinning , 4-, Bro . Donaldson ; Ancient , Stirling , 30 , Bro , ' Rutherford ; St . Thomas , Arbroath 40 Bro . Godon ; St . AndrewEdinburgh 48
, , , , , Bro . Law ; St . James , Edinburgh , 87 , Bro . Leggat ; Edinburgh Defensive Band , 151 , Bro . Laing ; St . Stephens , Edinburgh ; 145 ,. Bro . Mitchell ; Roman Eagle , Edinburgh , ICO , Bro . Middleton ; Trafalgar , Leith , 223 , Bro . " Pearson ; . Portobello Lodge , 220 , Bro . Scott ; St . Johns , Galashiels , 262 , Bro . Grey ; Celtic Loclge , Edinburgh , 201 , Bro . Campbell ; St . Clair , Edinburgh , 315 , Bro . Taylor ; St . ClairGlasgow 362 Bro . Thomson ; Caledonian
, , , Edinburgh , 302 , Bro . Iladyn ; Duncarne Burntisland , 404 , Bro . Goodsie ; Volunteer Rifle Lodge , 405 , Bro . Mackenzie ; Hawick Lodge , 406 , Bro , Gorman ; behind these followed , escorted by the Volunteer Rifles with fixed bayonets and preceded hy the ' band of the 78 th Highlanders , the Grand Loclge of Scotland , anion" - whom we observed : —His Grace the Duke of Athole , Grand Master ; R . AV . Bro . Clakr , S . G . AA . ; R . W . Bro . Stephen , J . G . AV . ;
R . W . Bi-o . Lawrie , G . Sec ; li . AV . Bvo . Stewart , G . Clerk ; It . AV . Bro . Rev . V > . Arnot , D . D ., G . Chaplain ; R . W . Bro . Rev . A . Bonar , Asst . G . Chaplain ; R . AV . Bro . Rev . G . Graham , Asst . G . Chaplain ; R . AA . Bro . Sir George Beresford , Bart ., Grand Sword Bearer ; R . AV . Bro . S . D . McCowan , S . G . D . ; R . AV . Bro . Deuchar , Grand Bible Bearer ; and the Board of Grand Stewards , led by their A ' enorable PresidentBro . Cunningham . Behind the Grand
, Lodge followed an escort of the 13 th Light Dragoons . The procession extended more than half a mile in length , and from the showy costumes of the masonic bodies , the banners and paraphernalia of the trades , anil the mingled uniforms of the 78 th , the Dragoons , and the A ohniteers , jn-esented a spectacle both striking and picturesque . The weather , which had been wet in
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Ancient And Accepted Rite.
only repeat what he had beiore said , that the chapter , so long as it was composed of such members , should always have his hearty ancl best wishes . ( Hear , hear . ) Tlie AL AV . S . must next call upon them to drink the toast of the evening . It was a subject of sincere congratulation to instal worthy brethren in their Order , especially members of the clerical profession . Masonry was not religion , but it was a moral institution ; and , when they found , as they did on that occasion , a brother in holy orders seek to enter
their Order , they might be sure ifc was nofc done without previous enquiry , and a satisfaction thai ; they were iu the right road . In this degree they had specially left behind them the old , and were working out the principles of tbe new and better covenant , ancl it was in fche hope that their newly perfected brother had found nothing in it from which he could dissent that he , the M . W . S ., was glad to welcome b . ira into their ranks . In Craft Masonry it was the ancient promises whicli were the pole-star of tho
institution . In the higher grades it was tlie knowledge of the hope of universal salvation that was held out to its members . They had besides a clergyman , Bro . Capt . Coathnpe and Bro . Schwarzkopf :, and as long as they enlisted such recruits the Invicta chapter must flourish . The AVALS , concluded by proposing the health of the newly perfected Princes Rose Croix . The 111 . Bro . the Rev . J . E . AVADE said , AVe are most proud to address you M . AV . S . and S overeign Prince . ' -, for the first time . The ceremony through which
we have passed is one of no slight interest and pleasure as it consists of the most striking symbolism . Craft Masonry offers much to instruct the neophyte , but still there is a struggling onward to complete that ivhich the initiate feels is not satisfied , the desire for knowledge is not fully gratified , and there is a want of something beyond to fill up the void . In the degree of Rose Croix this something becomes a palpable matter of fact ; it is not an ornament of faith , but a declaration of holy truths unveiled to the sight , though
still conveyed by appropriate syr . niols . This symbolic teaching , he must confess , had very much impressed him with the reality of the principles sought to bo established , and it was a matter of very great gratification to him that he , young Mason as he was , had been permitted to ascend so high , and he trusted to work in that degree with such zeal and energy as to evince his appreciation of its meaning and perfection , while , by his example , lie hoped to be the means of raising it in the estimation of the brethren of the Craft to that position it ought to occupy in the regard of every Mason . The 111 . Bro . Capt . COATHUPE said he was happv to
endorse every" remark of his 111 . and Rev . Brother , and to thank them for having admitted him into tho the Order . The 111 . Bro . SCHWARZKOPT could not enter more fully [ than he had done into the subject , but ivould simply add his determination never to cast a slur , or stigma on the Order . The M . W . S . was next called upon to mention the great services of one , at present , their first general , and , as they knew , their M . AV . S . for the ensuing year . He had been that evening elected by ihe brethren to
an office of considerable weight , and involving much hard work , but from what he knew of the ilhis , Bro . Carter , he had himself determined to support him heartily , feeling assured that he would do his duty admirably , and that the princes would do theirs by the officer of their choice . AVith these remarks he called upon them to drink to the "Health of their Al . AV . S . elect . " The 111 . Bro . CARTER , in reply , stated his fears that in succeeding so good a AI . W . S . that he might ; fail , " hut it was his intention to
try and do his utmost in the position to ivhich their kindness had called him . He felt scire of their willing aid ; and , if he did notcome up to the standard of Colonel Cleric , yet he hoped to merit their indulgence , and to be enabled to hand over the chapter to his successor in as good a state as it would come to him . The M . AV . S . said they must drink one more toast— " The Officers . " Their second General , the illns . Bro . Figg , who was also their Treasurer ( perhaps he ought to say banker ) was ever readto
, y attend to his duties and their requirements . The 111 . Bro . AVm . H . Smith , their Grand Marshal , was invaluable and a constant attendant ; their 111 . Bro . Matthew Cooke , their Organist , who was always afc his post , and aided the effects of their ceremonies by his talents ; these deserved well of tho chapter , and he personally thanked them for the support they had uniforml y given him . The illns . Bro . Ficc ; said his duties were liht As Treasurer
g . , they were more arduous , but he had nothing to complain of . The Invicta Chapter was in a flourishing condition , and numbered twenty-seven permanent members . The 111 . Bro . AV . SMITH had nothing to add to the kind mention of his name . He was sorry that the officers ivere not more perfect that night , bufc for his owii part he was unwell , as was also the 111 . Bro . Matthew Cooke . Still they had the zeal and interest of the Order at heartand
, hoped to be in better health at the next meeting . The 111 . brethren separated at half-past ten , each one highly gratified with the courtesy and kindness of the M . AV . S ., and the unalloyed pleasure they always find amongst the lit se Croix Princes of the nvicta Chapter .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
LEITH CORN EXCHANGE . The foundation-stone of a Corn Market and General Exchange for the town and port of Leith was laid on Tuesday , Oct . 15 th , by the Duke of Athole , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , with high masonic honours . The proposal to erect this building was first mooted , we believe , in June last year , and so eagerly was the scheme taken up by the merchants and shippers connected with the port , that in a few weeks shares amounting to about £ 6 , 000
were applied for . The trade of Leifch in grain lias been steadily increasing formally years , and its imports of agricultural produce has , we believe , within a few years , first , reached ancl then distanced those of both Dundee and Glasgow ; and it is now the first port for the importation of corn in Scotland . The negotiations connected with the disposal ofthe immense quantities of grain brought into Leith from all quarters have been hitherto conducted either in the
Edinburgh . Corn Market , or ( and this has taken place to a large extent ) upon the open streets in Leith . The want of a convenient Corn Exchange of their own was therefore much felt by Leith merchants ancl shippers , and the project from its suggestion has been warmly supported by the magistrates and council , the Leith Dock Commissioners , and the various public bodies and mercantile and other guilds belonging to the town . The Grand Lodge of
Scotland , presided over by his Grace the Duke of Athole , when requested to inaugurate the building by laying the foundationstone with masonic honours , responded in the most cordial manner , and an . unusually large number of the Edinburgh , and provincial lodges likewise readily agreed to assist in the ceremony . From au early hour in the afternoon the town of Leith was evidentlin a state of excitement and preparation . Banners were
y waving from numerous private dwellings , merchants' offices , and various public buildings , and arches of flags were stretched acrossthe streets afc various points , particularly in the vicinity of the new building . At two o ' clock the Magistrates and Town Council , tlie members of the Leith Dock Commission , the Leith Chamber of Commerce , the High Constables , the Master and Assistants of the-Trinity House , the Mercantile Marine Board , with the shareholders
and directors of the Corn Exchange , met in the High School , in one of the apartments of which the Grand Loclge of Scotland was constituted at the same time by his Grace the Most Worshipful Grand-Master . The exterior of fche High School was gaily decorated
with lines of flags and streamers , and the front of the building was embellished with coloured scrolls bearing the mottoes " Persevere ,. " "Education , " "Commerce , " "Agriculture , " & c , surrounded with , borders of bay leaves . The various public incorporations and trades—bakers , meters , carters , & c—with the Masonic Lodges , the corps cf Leith A oluuteer Artillery and Rifles , and the military and volunteer bands , were marshalled in front of tha High School by Mr . OoghillGrand Marshall of the Grand Lodge of Scotlandand
, , at half-past two tlie procession started . It included deputations from Lodge Mary ' s Chapel , 1 , headed by Bro . Kirkwood ; Canongate Kilwinning , 2 , Bro . Ali ' iller ; Canongate and Leith , 5 , Bro . Stephens ; Lodge Journeymen , 8 , Bro . Lamb ; Old St . John , Lanark , 20 , Bro . Frame ; Peebles , Kilwinning , 4-, Bro . Donaldson ; Ancient , Stirling , 30 , Bro , ' Rutherford ; St . Thomas , Arbroath 40 Bro . Godon ; St . AndrewEdinburgh 48
, , , , , Bro . Law ; St . James , Edinburgh , 87 , Bro . Leggat ; Edinburgh Defensive Band , 151 , Bro . Laing ; St . Stephens , Edinburgh ; 145 ,. Bro . Mitchell ; Roman Eagle , Edinburgh , ICO , Bro . Middleton ; Trafalgar , Leith , 223 , Bro . " Pearson ; . Portobello Lodge , 220 , Bro . Scott ; St . Johns , Galashiels , 262 , Bro . Grey ; Celtic Loclge , Edinburgh , 201 , Bro . Campbell ; St . Clair , Edinburgh , 315 , Bro . Taylor ; St . ClairGlasgow 362 Bro . Thomson ; Caledonian
, , , Edinburgh , 302 , Bro . Iladyn ; Duncarne Burntisland , 404 , Bro . Goodsie ; Volunteer Rifle Lodge , 405 , Bro . Mackenzie ; Hawick Lodge , 406 , Bro , Gorman ; behind these followed , escorted by the Volunteer Rifles with fixed bayonets and preceded hy the ' band of the 78 th Highlanders , the Grand Loclge of Scotland , anion" - whom we observed : —His Grace the Duke of Athole , Grand Master ; R . AV . Bro . Clakr , S . G . AA . ; R . W . Bro . Stephen , J . G . AV . ;
R . W . Bi-o . Lawrie , G . Sec ; li . AV . Bvo . Stewart , G . Clerk ; It . AV . Bro . Rev . V > . Arnot , D . D ., G . Chaplain ; R . W . Bro . Rev . A . Bonar , Asst . G . Chaplain ; R . AV . Bro . Rev . G . Graham , Asst . G . Chaplain ; R . AA . Bro . Sir George Beresford , Bart ., Grand Sword Bearer ; R . AV . Bro . S . D . McCowan , S . G . D . ; R . AV . Bro . Deuchar , Grand Bible Bearer ; and the Board of Grand Stewards , led by their A ' enorable PresidentBro . Cunningham . Behind the Grand
, Lodge followed an escort of the 13 th Light Dragoons . The procession extended more than half a mile in length , and from the showy costumes of the masonic bodies , the banners and paraphernalia of the trades , anil the mingled uniforms of the 78 th , the Dragoons , and the A ohniteers , jn-esented a spectacle both striking and picturesque . The weather , which had been wet in