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Make it a Million

It’s getting closer—how can you contribute? See below for Bro. Ronnie’s zip slide. This should bring it closer to £970,000 for Prostate Scotland!

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PGL Renfrewshire East

By zipsliding over the Clyde, the PGM Bro. Ronnie Fraser will be fundraising in aid of Prostate Scotland as part of the Grand Lodge of Scotland's, Make it a Million Campaign. Ronnie Fraser is fundraising for Prostate Scotland (justgiving.com)

On the right, Brother Gavin Burt SPGM completed a sponsored hill walk up Ben Lomond in aid of the PGL 200th Anniversary Fund—great achievement.

The lodge was formed in June 1763 and was known to have initiated James Watt of Greenock the famous engineer who was involved with developing the steam engine. However, his record of membership is not to be found in the register of members held by the Grand Lodge of Scotland possibly because the lodge was struggling financially and did not inform GL. Bear in mind, this was before Provincial Grand Masters had been appointed to keep a track of lodges in their areas. His diploma from the lodge (not GL in those days) stated:

These are to Certify that the Bearer hereof Brother James Watt was Admitted and Received and Entered Apprentice, Past a Fellow Craft and Raised a Master After having payd the usual dues According to the bylaws of the Lodge and has behaved himself as becometh.

Given under our hands at Glasgow this 10th June A.M. 5763

All we know of the Royal Arch Lodge is that it had the distinction of having a Masonic song in its honour which appeared in most of the Masonic song books which were so popular then. It also had in its possession the James Watt Organ which could be the organ that was displayed in the People’s Palace. The Lodge ceased to exist in 1810.

The Lord’s Prayer

Masonic Lord's Prayer drawing; shows house, lighthouse, ships, eagle, building on top; reads "Commerce / Agriculture"; in the centre a red heart containing the Lord's Prayer, surrounded by "Is yours a Bacon or a Locke to blame / A Newton's genius of a military flame / He hears his numerous herds low o'er the plain / The neighbouring hills low back to them again"; two yellow arches containing "Liberty, Justice, Peace / By the unanimous order of the convention / G Washington / W Johnson, Sec. Sept. 17, 1787 / Love, Honour, Virtue, For the Virtuous / flower vines; bottom has square and compasses, two circles, entwined diamonds reading "...fleeting visions...our...Till death...And...souls peace / Till then / let peace enshroud thee with her wings / And love in whispers...round the heart / Let innocence attend they every style And guardian angels keep... / United we stand, Divided we fall / C.R. Warren"; in red, yellow, blue.