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The Royal Order Of Scotland.
33 ° ; JIcRitchie , 33 ° ; Mann , 32 ° ; Barrow , 32 ; Capt . Moreland , 30 ° , P . G . JL AVestern India ; Robinson , 30 ° ; J . B . Douglas , 30 ° , G . Sec . ; JlcCowan , 30 ° , representing Grand Orient of France ; Alex . Hay , 30 ° ; Inglis , 30 ° ; Owen Gongh , 30 ° ; C . F . Matier , 30 ° ; and Frederick Binckes , 30 ° , Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured by the companions , who separated at an early hour .
Poetry.
Poetry .
JIASONRY . Three thousand years have rolled away , Upon the tide of time , Since Masonry began her march , Of noble deeds sublime . And though the angry storms of war Have swept the earth with fire ,
Her temples stand unscathed , unhurt , AA'ith sunlight on its spire . Old empires long the praise of men , Have faded from the earth ; Kings with their thrones have passed away , Since Alasonry had birth . The sceptred monarchin his pride
, , Had long since met his doom , Noughd is left of his domain , Save solitude and gloom . Proud Egypt , with her wondrous arte , Her mysteries of old , Has slept beneath the tide of time ,
As swift his current rolled . And Greece with all her ancient wealth , Of genius and of fame , Scarce holds amid tlie nations now The honour of a name . The glittering town of Troy , to which The foes of Priam came ,
To meet a welcome for their deeds Prom lips of Spartan dame . Have long since tottered from their base , And mouldering to decay ; The glory of that mighty race AVith them has passed away . Amid the ravages that swept
The cities of tlie plain'Jlid crumbling of Imperial thrones—The fall of power and fame Fair Jlaso-. u-y has still survived , The nation ' s horrid doom ; A beacon ' mid the night of years , To gild tho clouds of gloom .
From Oriental climes she came , To bless the AVestern AVorld , And rear her temple ' neath the flag Which liberty unfurled ; Fair freedom welcomed to our shores This maid of heavenly' birth ; AVhile thousands of our humble poor Now own her generous worth .
Ten thousand widows in their weeds , Have blessed her advent here , And many a homeless heart Has owned her tender care ; Full many a frail and erring son , To dissipation given , Has heard the warning voice and turned His wayward thoughts to heaven .
Long may her grand old temple stand , To light this darkened Sphere ; To gild the gloom of error's night , And dry the falling tear ; And when the final winds of time Shall sweep this reeling ball , Oh , may its glittering spires be The last on earth to full . Davenport Democrat .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . STEPHEN BLAIR .
It is our painful du 6 y to have to subtract one more from the constantly thinning ranks of old Lancashire celebrities—the men who , by their indomitable energy and public spirit , have assisted in establishing the great industrial undertakings which have made the Worth of England so eminently populous and wealthy . Bro .
Stephen Blair , of Mill Hill House , Bolton , died about six o ' clock on Monday morning , at Peel Hall , the residence of his late brother , Mr . Harrison Blair . The deceased gentleman had been unwell more or less for the last six months . Indeed , it was observed that he never perfectly recovered the grief he folfc at the loss of
his brother , to whom he wa-s much attached . lie had at one time suffered from diabetes , and it was said he feared a return of that desperate disease . JSTothing , however , of a serious nature was apprehended by his friends and medical attendants until so late as last Thursday , when very serious symptoms developed themselves , and
he gradually sank to rest . Bro . Stephen Blair was the eldest son of the late Mr . George Blair of Bolton , and was a member of the Avell-knowii bleaching firm of Blair and Sumner , of which for some years he has been the only surviving partner . He was never mairied , and at the time of his decease Avas about G 6 years of age . The
proximate cause of his death was disease of the lungs and enlargement of the heart . In politics Bro . Blair was a Conservative—he called himself a Liberal-Conservative—and in the not very conspicuous position he took in the arena of party
warfare he was true to the cause he espoused , and was always to be relied upon by his friends . He was returned as member for Bolton , and served throughout one session in succession to Sir John Bowring . He was , hoAVever , defeated on a second appeal to the const ifcueucy by a majority of about 10 , his opponents being Messis .
Crook and Barnes . Before being returned as the iepresentative of his native town , he had served as mayor , and he has for some years been a justice of the peace fcr the county . Bat , perhaps , Bro . Blair was best known for his connection with the Order of Freemasons . He served many
arduous and responsible offices among the Fraternity , by Avhom his memory will ever be dearly cherished . To all their charities he was a generous donor , and in the administration of the several trusts committed to his care he was a zealous and discriminating worker . For fifteen or sixteen years he was D . Prov . G . Master of the
Province of East Lancashire , and on the resignation of the late Earl . of Ellesmere , he succeeded to the hi gh position of of Prov . G . Master , which distinguished and honourable office he held with the utmost , credit to himself and advantage to the brotherhood up to the time of his death- He Avas installed at the Manchester Royal
Exchange in the year 1854 , Bro . Albert Hudson Royds being at the same time appointed as his deputy . He was no merely ornamental officer . He was almost invariabl y to be found at the post of duty , guiding by his counsel , stimulating by his example , and carrying out into daily
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The Royal Order Of Scotland.
33 ° ; JIcRitchie , 33 ° ; Mann , 32 ° ; Barrow , 32 ; Capt . Moreland , 30 ° , P . G . JL AVestern India ; Robinson , 30 ° ; J . B . Douglas , 30 ° , G . Sec . ; JlcCowan , 30 ° , representing Grand Orient of France ; Alex . Hay , 30 ° ; Inglis , 30 ° ; Owen Gongh , 30 ° ; C . F . Matier , 30 ° ; and Frederick Binckes , 30 ° , Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured by the companions , who separated at an early hour .
Poetry.
Poetry .
JIASONRY . Three thousand years have rolled away , Upon the tide of time , Since Masonry began her march , Of noble deeds sublime . And though the angry storms of war Have swept the earth with fire ,
Her temples stand unscathed , unhurt , AA'ith sunlight on its spire . Old empires long the praise of men , Have faded from the earth ; Kings with their thrones have passed away , Since Alasonry had birth . The sceptred monarchin his pride
, , Had long since met his doom , Noughd is left of his domain , Save solitude and gloom . Proud Egypt , with her wondrous arte , Her mysteries of old , Has slept beneath the tide of time ,
As swift his current rolled . And Greece with all her ancient wealth , Of genius and of fame , Scarce holds amid tlie nations now The honour of a name . The glittering town of Troy , to which The foes of Priam came ,
To meet a welcome for their deeds Prom lips of Spartan dame . Have long since tottered from their base , And mouldering to decay ; The glory of that mighty race AVith them has passed away . Amid the ravages that swept
The cities of tlie plain'Jlid crumbling of Imperial thrones—The fall of power and fame Fair Jlaso-. u-y has still survived , The nation ' s horrid doom ; A beacon ' mid the night of years , To gild tho clouds of gloom .
From Oriental climes she came , To bless the AVestern AVorld , And rear her temple ' neath the flag Which liberty unfurled ; Fair freedom welcomed to our shores This maid of heavenly' birth ; AVhile thousands of our humble poor Now own her generous worth .
Ten thousand widows in their weeds , Have blessed her advent here , And many a homeless heart Has owned her tender care ; Full many a frail and erring son , To dissipation given , Has heard the warning voice and turned His wayward thoughts to heaven .
Long may her grand old temple stand , To light this darkened Sphere ; To gild the gloom of error's night , And dry the falling tear ; And when the final winds of time Shall sweep this reeling ball , Oh , may its glittering spires be The last on earth to full . Davenport Democrat .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . STEPHEN BLAIR .
It is our painful du 6 y to have to subtract one more from the constantly thinning ranks of old Lancashire celebrities—the men who , by their indomitable energy and public spirit , have assisted in establishing the great industrial undertakings which have made the Worth of England so eminently populous and wealthy . Bro .
Stephen Blair , of Mill Hill House , Bolton , died about six o ' clock on Monday morning , at Peel Hall , the residence of his late brother , Mr . Harrison Blair . The deceased gentleman had been unwell more or less for the last six months . Indeed , it was observed that he never perfectly recovered the grief he folfc at the loss of
his brother , to whom he wa-s much attached . lie had at one time suffered from diabetes , and it was said he feared a return of that desperate disease . JSTothing , however , of a serious nature was apprehended by his friends and medical attendants until so late as last Thursday , when very serious symptoms developed themselves , and
he gradually sank to rest . Bro . Stephen Blair was the eldest son of the late Mr . George Blair of Bolton , and was a member of the Avell-knowii bleaching firm of Blair and Sumner , of which for some years he has been the only surviving partner . He was never mairied , and at the time of his decease Avas about G 6 years of age . The
proximate cause of his death was disease of the lungs and enlargement of the heart . In politics Bro . Blair was a Conservative—he called himself a Liberal-Conservative—and in the not very conspicuous position he took in the arena of party
warfare he was true to the cause he espoused , and was always to be relied upon by his friends . He was returned as member for Bolton , and served throughout one session in succession to Sir John Bowring . He was , hoAVever , defeated on a second appeal to the const ifcueucy by a majority of about 10 , his opponents being Messis .
Crook and Barnes . Before being returned as the iepresentative of his native town , he had served as mayor , and he has for some years been a justice of the peace fcr the county . Bat , perhaps , Bro . Blair was best known for his connection with the Order of Freemasons . He served many
arduous and responsible offices among the Fraternity , by Avhom his memory will ever be dearly cherished . To all their charities he was a generous donor , and in the administration of the several trusts committed to his care he was a zealous and discriminating worker . For fifteen or sixteen years he was D . Prov . G . Master of the
Province of East Lancashire , and on the resignation of the late Earl . of Ellesmere , he succeeded to the hi gh position of of Prov . G . Master , which distinguished and honourable office he held with the utmost , credit to himself and advantage to the brotherhood up to the time of his death- He Avas installed at the Manchester Royal
Exchange in the year 1854 , Bro . Albert Hudson Royds being at the same time appointed as his deputy . He was no merely ornamental officer . He was almost invariabl y to be found at the post of duty , guiding by his counsel , stimulating by his example , and carrying out into daily