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icungest Mason , it would be well for them to emulate or \ least endeavour to do so . ( Applause . ) a gro . Reilly then proposed the health of Bro . Pownall , , „ Hon . Sec . to the Committee , and in so doing did . tice to that brother ' s zeal and assiduity in the cause , without which he declared the great success would not felt that the committee would

have been achieved . He take some ulterior steps to show their appreciation of his ar duous and onoreus duties , but now he would ask them t 0 do him honour by drinking his health . ( Loud cheers . ) Bro . Pownall briefly replied by saying he felt sure the Lodge , Chapter , and Subscribers would never have cause to regret doing honour to one who in his life bad done so

m uch for Masonry in the district . ( Applause . ) Bro . Rignall and Ruddock now retired and left the hall amid continued cheering and clapping of hands by the brethren , Bro . Ruddock kindly leaving two guineas to the fund . Bro . Pownall then proposed the health of the Committee , coupled with the name of Bro . Dawson , who honestly believed the committee had done their best in bring ing their work to a satisfactory issue . Bro .

JI'Dougall ' s health and services as clerk of works was then acknowledged and responded to . Bro . Henderson , the vicechairman , in response to his health , spoke of the great increase in Masonry during the last twenty-six years . Bro . Tongue responded forthe warm reception of his and Bro . Shorn ' s name , and assured them that it was a labour of love on both their parts , and a lively acknowledgment of the Press , especially the " Freemason , " coupled with the name of Bro . C . Jolly , concluded the business of the day .

Masonic Demonstration At Rossie Priory.

MASONIC DEMONSTRATION AT ROSSIE PRIORY .

A few months ago thc Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire ( East ) was resuscitated under thc auspices of the Right Hon . Lord Kinnaird , K . T ., who is Provincial Grand Master . His lordship has always taken a great interest in Masonry , and at considerable trouble and inconvenience has shown his desire to

meet the wishes of the brethren , and to restore to good working order the various lodges in the province . As an acknowledgment of his lordship ' s labours in this respect the brethren of Perthshire ( East ) resolved to pay their Right Worshipful Grand Master a complimentary visit at his palatial residence of Rossie Priory , on Saturday , being the festival of St . John the Baptist . A good number of

thc brethren , with their wives , families , and sweethearts , left for Inchture at noon . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in due and ancient form in the Inchture Hotel by thc Right Worshipful Substitute Grand Master , Bro . Dr . William Cowan ; after which the brethren were marshalled by the Director of Ceremonies , Bro . Adam M'Kenzie , and , headed by the

Fechney Industrial School band , they marched two by two to Rossie Priory , a distance of two miles . The acting officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge were William Cowan , Substitute Provincial Grand Master ; J . Hutchison , Grand Chaplain ; John Chalmers , Acting Senior Warden ; George Hutton , Acting Junior Warden ; A . P . Kelt , Sec . ; Dow , Senior Deacon ; Robert Lees

Junior Deacon ; Hugh Thomson , Architect ; John Baird , Jeweller ; Thomas M'Gregor , Bible Bearer ; W . M'Lennan , Treasurer ; Adam M'Kenzie , Director of Ceremonies ; Wm . Fletcher , SwordBearer ; W . Bryson , Director of Music ; John Stephen , Standard Bearer ; G . Ramage , Steward ; John Stewart , Inner Guard ; and

David Cochrane , Tyler . Although the turn-out was not so large as might have been expected on such an occasion , this was satisfactorily accounted for , —the battallion drill on the South Inch , among other things , preventing many of the brethren lrom attending to do honour to the Worshipful Provincial Giand Master .

On arriving at the main entrance of Rossie Priory the brethren formed in line , and Bro . Dr . Cowan ascended the steps and read thc following address : — "To the Right Hon . Lord Kinnaird , K . T ., Past Grand Master Mason of Scotland , and Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire ( East ) : Right Worshipful Sir and Brother , —We , the

members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire ( East ) , accompanied by the members and brethren of the lod ges in thc province , take the opportunity this day ( the Festival of St . John the Baptist)—a day always highly esteemed , and held as a holiday , among Freemasons—to ass ; mSle and unite together at your residence to pay you a ttmiplimentary visit , as a mark of our respect and esteem for

you as our Provincial Grand Master . You , Right Worshi pful and respected Sir and Brother , have been long "fid in high esteem among men and Masons for your Private virtues and public worth . Early in your life , and low somewhat over forty years ago , you were s ; lected by fne Craft Masons of Scotland to fill the very high and ""iportant trust of M . W . Grand Master Mason—the highest

I'ost which it is in the power of the brethren of Scotland tc »« tow on a worthy brother . You filled that office with " gnify and effect , and with satisfaction to all , for some £ ' * irs prior to the election of our late lamented brother , His race the Duke of Athole . Since that time you have been ™ . mmissioned h V the Grand r-od * s'e of Scotland , and have in th- many years thc office of Grand Master of thc Cl * aft this province , which , thoueh less extensive in its snhere

operations , is no less important to the proper and satis-InH ° 7 o rkingoftheCraftas a " whole than the Grand to , h . = otland -tse'f- This office you have also filled thi , n sat ! sfactl ° n ° f the brethren , the numbers present on ¦ W * nn CCaS ' ° } J S ample testimony to the fact . In the bee ,, h f ! ' u 6 dutics of y ° at hi & h office y ° have ever form m ' hl S nest " ¦ " rem and respect for your unicaml" csy and kindn <* ss to one and all with whom you anTio , « H 0 " - ' ^ ' you have always shown ^ e most ixtous desire to cany out the wishes of the brethren , to

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promote the interests of the Craft , and to raise Masonry to that dignity and importance which it deserves , as being a social and moral institution of the highest value in the world , tending to bind men of all nations and creeds in one common and sacred band—a society of friends and brothers . It is unnecessary here to do more than briefly allude to your high position as Lord-Lieutenant of this large

and prosperous county , and to the various useful offices you fill in other capacities , and which you have honourably , usefully , and efficiently held during very many years of a long life—or to your position as a landlord in one of the most beautiful and fertile tracts of country in our native land , and in which your benevolence and kindness , your private worth and excellence of character , as a man and a

Christian , and your zeal , energy , and perseverance in originating , improving , and extending in everything that tends to improve the physical condition and elevate the intellectual capacity of man , have been so many years conspicuous . We need only point to those beautiful farms , and happy homes , and smiling faces , we see around your princely dwelling , to show that you are at once a

nobleman in the true sense of the word , a Christian , and a Mason . Yours has been a life well spent in the daily performance of . i good and useful works . In conclusion , we now wish Lady Kinnaird ( whose Christian graces are so well known ) and yourself a long continuance of life , health , and happiness , to enable you tor years to come to carry on your good works . In the name and on behalf of

the Provincial Grand Lodge and the lodge in the Province of Perthshire ^ East ) , we subscribe ourselves , —J . B . Brown-Morrison , Depute Provincial Grand Master ; Wm . Cowan , Substitute Provincial Grand Master ; William MacLeish , W . Senior Grand Warden ; John Chalmers , R . W . M . Scoon and Perth , No . 3 ; John Young , R . W . M . St . Andrews , No . 74 ; George Hutton , R . W . M . Royal Arch , No . 122 .

Dated at Rossie Priory , Inchture , this 24 th day of June , 1876 . William Cowan , Officiating Grand Sec . " Bro . Lord Kinnaird then said—It is with very great gratification , as you may imagine , that I receive this visit from the Right Worshipful Substitute Master , officers , and brethren of the lodges connected with that part of thc country over which I have the honour to preside—of the

Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire ( East ) . I take it as a very great compliment paid to me in the capacity of Provincial Grand Master , and I learn that you arc all ready , shoulder-to-shoulder , to help me , as long as I have the honour to fill that oflice , in promoting the best interests of the Craft . This address , I cannot but say , I receive with heartfelt thanks . At the same time , I cannot

but say that I wish thc concluding part had been couched in less glowing terms . I am afraid it is the too partial feeling of the brethren towards me that has caused some of the expressions there to be , however gratifying , somewhat painful . You have alluded to the long time which I have been permitted by Providence to live , and , looking back over these long years , I cannot but feci that there are

many , many things which I could have wished undone ^ and many things which I could have wished had been better done ; but this I car . truly say , that ever since it has pleased the Divine Architect of the Universe , in his Providence , to bless me with such a helpmate as you see here —( Hear , hear , and applause)—as counsellor and guide , I have endeavoured , with her assistance , to do my

duty in that state in which it has pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to place me . ( Applause . ) That helpmate has , indeed , taught me to look to higher things , —to hope and remember that I may some day be an inmate of that temple not made with hands , —that temple of which the one our great founder established on earth is merely the symbol . I do , therefore , feel peculiarly

gratified at ^ this visit of the Masonic lodges connected with this province , and 1 do earnestly hope that , as long as I may be spared , I may be encouraged to do my duty not only towards those lodges and that Craft with which I have been so long connected , and in whose well-being I have always taken the greatest interest . I look Jupon this day as one that will

not be soon forgotten , either by myself or her ladyship , who has been alluded to , and who has shared with me so many of thc trials and sorrows , and at the same time the blessings , of this life . In her name , and in my own name , I most earnestly thank you for your visit , and I also thank the Great Architect of the Universe for smiling upon us in such a beautiful day ; and I trust you will all

enjoy yourselves , and as long as we are spared may we meet as brethren of the Craft to which we belong . ( Applause . ) It is true [ that , owing to that secret which cannot be divulged even to those nearest and dearest to us ( a laugh ) , we are looked upon with some suspicion ( laughter ) , but there is one thing , we are united in love , that great Christian principle of love , and we , as Masons ,

are bound , in whatever circumstances we are placed , to assist each other with true Christian benevolence . ( Applause ) . Three cheers were then given for Lord Kinnaird , and three for Lady Kinnaird ; after which the company were shown over the magnificent apartments in Rossie Priory , his lordship rendering this privilege all the more enjoyable by his interesting descriptions of the various objects of

interest . In the course of the afternoon lunch was served to the brethren and their lady friends in a large marquee erected in one of the parks . The Right Worshipful Grand Master , Lord Kinnaird , presided , and Bro . Chalmers , R . W . M . Scoon and Perth , discharged the duties of Croupier . The Chairman'proposed "The Queen , " and "The

Three Grand Lodges of Scotland , England , and Ireland , " which were heartily responded to . The Croupier proposed " The Worshipful Grand Master , Bro . Lord Kinnaird . " He considered himself highly honoured indeed in having the privilege of proposing this toast . He was exceedingly sorry that the brethren did not appear to be so enthusiastic as they ought to have

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been ; but , as had been explained to his lordship , circumstances were against them , but he hoped the next time they came to Rossie Priory there would be 2 . far larger turn out . ( Applause . ) The toast was enthusiastically responded to . Bro . Lord Kinnaird , in reply , said he assured them that it was not a mere form of speech when he said how

sincerely he felt the kindness which they had shown to him in coming to visit him . It had been explained to him that circumstances had prevented many who they knew intended to come —( hear , hear)—but when they considered that this was the first attempt of the kind , as it became known it would be more largely patronised . He hoped , when it was reported that they had spent such a fine day ,

if he were spared to hold the office in Perthshire ( East ) which he was so proud to hold , he would see many more of the brethren visiting Rossie Priory . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) He was sure they would say he had given them as hearty welcome as any Mason or neighbour could give ( hear , hear ) , and he could only trust that next year he would see a very large and influential gathering of the

Craft . ( Applause . ) They saw on his left one of the most enthusiastic of Masons ( Bro . Dr . Cowan ) , and he hoped Bro . Cowan would continue his good work , so that Masorry would soon assume that position it formerly had in Perthshire , and that they vvould next year have a larger gathering at Rossie Priory . ( Applause . )

Bro . George Hutton proposed " Prosperity to the Lodges in the Province . " He was sorry that on this occasion there were none of the country lodges represented , and that on one of the very best of summer days . As there was no country Master present , he coupled the toast with Bro . Chalmers .

Bro . Chalmers said he had no doubt when the brethren read in the papers the account of this visit they would be very sorry that they had not been present , and he had no doubt that in future years there would be a large turn out . Bro . Thomson , Past Master of the Royal Arch , Perth , proposed " Prosperity to the Lodge St . Andrew ( No . 74 ) .

He was sorry that the Right Worshipful Master ( Bro . John Young ) was unavoidably prevented from being present , as he had been one of the most enthusiastic for this visit . They all knew that the Lodge St . Andrew had been admirably conducted , and had been looked up by some of the most eminent men in the country . ( Applause ) . Bro . Adam M'Kenzie returned thanks for the kind

manner in which they had drunk prosperity to Lodge 74 . He was exceedingly proud of having been present on the occasion of their visit to Bro . Lord Kinnaird , and the entertainment they had received from his lordship was worthy of a brother and a friend . ( Hear , hear . ) When he returned to his mother lodge , he would not fail to tell them of thc kindness he had received . ( Applause . )

Bro . Lees proposed "The Royal Arch Lodge" ( No . 122 ) , to which Bro . Hutton replied . The Chairman then proposed " The Wives , Sisters , and Sweethearts of Masons , " on whose behalf Bro . Quartermaster-Sergeant Scott suitably replied . As the weather was most tempting for a walk over the extensive policies , the brethren then rose , and , after

singing "Auld Lang Syne , " proceeded to visit the gardens and grounds , and to enjoy themselves in the spacious parks . At seven o'clock the company again met in front of the Priory , and , after giving repeated cheers for Lord and Lady Kinnaird , resumed the journey home , highly delighted with the excursion and the cordial welcom e they had received from thc noble lord .

Resuscitation Of Lodge St. John (No. 174) At Dunning.

RESUSCITATION OF LODGE ST . JOHN ( No . 174 ) AT DUNNING .

In connection with the above demonstration , and to show the good work which has been commenced in the Province of Perthshire ( East ) , it may be mentioned that , by permission of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , a deputation from the brethren went to Dunning on Saturday , the 17 th ult ., in order to assist the Right

Worshipful Master of that lodge , Bro . Henry Menzies , and his officers and Wardens , in restoring that ancient lodge to good working order . The deputation consisted of the following brethren : —Bros . Dr . Cowan , Substitute Provincial Grand Master ; John Chalmers , W . M . Scoon and Perth ( No . 3 ) , who officiated as Provincial Grand Warden ; George Hutton , W . M . Royal Arch

( No . 122 ) , who officiated as Junior Provincial Grand Warden ; Robert Lees , Junior Grand Deacon ; John Robertson , Grand Inner Guard ; and David Cochrane , Grand Tyler . Bro . William Jones , Past Master of St . John ' s ( 174 ) , officiated as Grand Senior Deacon . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in due and ancient form at four o ' clock by the Right Worshipful Bro . Cowan ,

after which , by the request of the Right Worshipful Master of St . John ' s ( 174 ) , that lodge was duly opened , and six new members were initiated into the First Digree of Masonry by Bro . Cowan , who performed the ceremony in a most impressive manner . Bro . Stewart ( of the Kirkstyle Inn ) and Bro . Howie were also affiliated to the lodge . The lodge was duly closed at six o ' clock ; after which the

brethren enjoyed two hours in [ pleasant social intercourse . The brethren who visited from Perth are in hopes of revisiting Dunning soon , to assist the Right Worshi pful Master in giving the remaining degrees to the new members . They also hope that , under the present rule , this ancient lodge , which at one time numbered go members ,

will soon be restored to its former prosperity . Bro . Menzies is very popular in Dunning , and he takes a great interest in the Craft ; and there is no doubt that , with the material he has now to work with—men of intelligence , worth , and respectability—this will speedily be accomplished .