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Provincial.
Chorus . Sound aloud the great Jehovah ' s praise , To him the dome , the Temple raise . The morning service at the church was performed by Prov . G . Chaplain Brother Russell ; and an eloquent discourse admirably suited to the hih character of the occasionwas delivered by the D . P . G . M . Brother
g , Rev . XV . Carwitben , D . D ., taking for his text the third chapter of St . Peter , part of the 18 th verse , " Now as brethren love one another , be pitiful , be courteous '" . " We cannot omit offering our hig h commendation of the delightful manner in which the vocal services ( appointed for the day ) were performed by Mr . ancl Miss Seguin , Brothers Risclon , Spark , Cole , Haycraft , Carpenter , & c . & c , and the no less admirable
accompaniments on the organ by Brothers Moxhay and Reed . Although the fine old capacious church was crowded to suffocation , not a note was lost , and we shall not readily forget the sensations which were produced by that delicious strain of harmony attached to the words , " It is like the dew of Hermon wliich fell upon the hill of Sion . " The Brethren left the church in the same order as they entered , ancl returned to the Masonic Hall , into which the Members of the Provincial Lodge entered in due procession , and proceeded ivith the
DEDICATION . The procession moved three times round the Hall , the organ playing , the Grand Organist having taken his seat on entering the room . After the third procession and on arriving at the chair , the R . XV . Prov . G . Master took his seat . The trumpet then sounded , and the director of ceremonies proclaimed LORD V ISCOUNT EBRINGTON , M- P ., Provincial
Grand Master of Devon , in due form . The director of ceremonies then proclaimed the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the other officers of the Provincial Lodge , each officer taking his place in the Lodge , in the usual manner , as he was proclaimed . The covered Lodge was placed in the centre of _ the room , with the three lights , the cornuiaand the two golden ewers thereon . The Bible was placed on the
cop , pedestal , and the book of constitutions before the Secretary . The Secretary then read from the constitution book the section headed " Concerning God and Religion , " and delivered an address remarkable for elegance of language and the most chaste Masonic feeling , concluding by requesting the Prov . G . Master to dedicate the Hall . ' " The Lodge was then close tiled , ancl the R . XV . Provincial G . Master ,
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Provincial.
Chorus . Sound aloud the great Jehovah ' s praise , To him the dome , the Temple raise . The morning service at the church was performed by Prov . G . Chaplain Brother Russell ; and an eloquent discourse admirably suited to the hih character of the occasionwas delivered by the D . P . G . M . Brother
g , Rev . XV . Carwitben , D . D ., taking for his text the third chapter of St . Peter , part of the 18 th verse , " Now as brethren love one another , be pitiful , be courteous '" . " We cannot omit offering our hig h commendation of the delightful manner in which the vocal services ( appointed for the day ) were performed by Mr . ancl Miss Seguin , Brothers Risclon , Spark , Cole , Haycraft , Carpenter , & c . & c , and the no less admirable
accompaniments on the organ by Brothers Moxhay and Reed . Although the fine old capacious church was crowded to suffocation , not a note was lost , and we shall not readily forget the sensations which were produced by that delicious strain of harmony attached to the words , " It is like the dew of Hermon wliich fell upon the hill of Sion . " The Brethren left the church in the same order as they entered , ancl returned to the Masonic Hall , into which the Members of the Provincial Lodge entered in due procession , and proceeded ivith the
DEDICATION . The procession moved three times round the Hall , the organ playing , the Grand Organist having taken his seat on entering the room . After the third procession and on arriving at the chair , the R . XV . Prov . G . Master took his seat . The trumpet then sounded , and the director of ceremonies proclaimed LORD V ISCOUNT EBRINGTON , M- P ., Provincial
Grand Master of Devon , in due form . The director of ceremonies then proclaimed the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the other officers of the Provincial Lodge , each officer taking his place in the Lodge , in the usual manner , as he was proclaimed . The covered Lodge was placed in the centre of _ the room , with the three lights , the cornuiaand the two golden ewers thereon . The Bible was placed on the
cop , pedestal , and the book of constitutions before the Secretary . The Secretary then read from the constitution book the section headed " Concerning God and Religion , " and delivered an address remarkable for elegance of language and the most chaste Masonic feeling , concluding by requesting the Prov . G . Master to dedicate the Hall . ' " The Lodge was then close tiled , ancl the R . XV . Provincial G . Master ,