The Lodge Of Glasgow St. John.

than I to shovf how the Grand Lodge could legislate upon the aforesaid in 1598 ! * The Grand Lodge minutes of 8 th Nov . 1858 , proceed as follows : "Moved by Bro . Andrew Kerr , Proxy Senior

Warden No . 3 bis , seconded by Bro . J . G . Houston , Proxy Master of Lodge No . 4 , that the Grand Lodge of Scotland having on 1 st February 1858 , adopted revolutions that it had been proved to the satisfaction of the Grand Lodge

that certain lodges have worked the Mark Masonry since their foundationf and previous to the existence of the Grand Lodge , aud have continued to do so till the present time , and that any

interference with the rights and privileges of lodges so situated was an invasion of the privileges of these lodges , which the Grand Lodge were bound to protect , and having taken into consideration the complaint of the P . G . Lodge of Glasgow ,

resolve that the Lodge of St . John Glasgow were in order in continuing to practice a degree to which their ancient privileges entitled them , and dismiss accordingly the complaint of P . G . Lodge , and as it is a novel case find no expenses

due , Quod ultra , till the special committee present their report defer consideration of all questions involved in this matter till then . " 27 th Deer . 1858 Installation of office-bearers ,

The Lodge Of Glasgow St. John.

Bro . David Winton , R . W . M ., thereafter the " 801 st Anniversary" was held , Bro . Sir A , Alison in the chair . Bro . Andrew Kerr of Edinburgh , Proxy Master . 18 th Jany . 1859 . Wm . Lawson ,

Writerinitiated . 1 st Feby . 1859 . Bro . A . G . Gilmour of No . 4 > , elected an honorary member . Bro . Alexr . Christie , J . W ., presented two beautiful mallets for the use of the Wardens ,

andreceived vote of thanks . 1 st March , 1859 . Bro . Cruickshank reported ; that he was present , along with some others , as a deputation on the occasion of the consecration and opening of the Freemason ' s Hall at Edinburgh on-Friday last , and represented this lodge . "

12 th April 59 . 5 brethren " were chaired m the Master Degree . " 26 th July 59 . Lodge presented with " portrait of the Earl of Loughborough , the Depute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , " from

Bro . Schenk the artist . 30 th August 1859 . James Anderson initiated ; - A communication from G . Lodge of Hamburgh read as to their hearing , through the G . L . of Texas , that St . John ' s had in 1856 held

its" 799 th Festival" & c . The G . L . of Hamburgh also requested further particulars " regardin g ourancient lodge . " The lodge agreed to send " a copy of our Ancient Charter , and laws , with extracts from the record of the celebration of our

three last anniversaries , " & c . " The committee was also authorised to get a fac simile of the old charter taken , and also to procure a seal of the lodge according to a drawing by our Proxy Master , Bro . Kerr submitted to the meeting . The

above "fao simile" I have never seen , but a small utterly illegible photograph was taken , and the " copy" I suppose means tho " translation , " however , the " ancient charter" copies , translations , & c , included" are not in my opinion , worth a farthing . The following is a copy of lodge " seal" above alluded to as depicted upon all