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and banners flying , to the Court-House , where the Grand Lodge had assembled . After preliminaries had been arranged , the Masons pro ^ ceeded to the New Church , of which the front gallery had been reserved for them ; but it was found to be insufficient , and no small inconvenience resulted from certain of the Brethren being forced to stow themselves , as they best could . A numerous auditory had previously assembled ' comprising many ladiesthe civil authoritiesthe sheriff and sheriff
, , - substitute , the provost and members of council and police , with ministers of the Synod and Presbytery of Dumfries . The latter were generally attired in gown and bands , and among them we observed the Ttev . Mr . Dunbar of Applegarth , Grand Chaplain ; the Rev . Dr . VVightman ; the Rev . Messrs . Bennet of Closeburn ; Kirkwood of Holywo ' od ; Fyfo of Dumfries ; Crawford of Irongray ; Brydon of Dunscore ; Thorburn of Troqueer ; Yorstoun of Torthorwald Gillies of Carlaverock Grierson
; ; of Kirkbean ; George John Duncan of Kirk patrick-Durham ; with Mr . Babington of the Episcopal connexion , free . Dr . Duncan then gave out a part of the 122 nd Psalm , which was joined in by the assembly , after which he delivered up an eloquent prayer , suited to the occasion , and concluded with a portion of the 127 th
Psalm" Evcept the Lord do imild tile house . The buihler : ! IOSL- tlulr pain , & i-. " On the conclusion of the service , and about half-past three o ' clock , the procession formed in the High-street , nearly in front of the Church , and set out for the hill . The day was cold , however , the dust swirrelling at a disagreeable rate ; but it was dry overhead , and to this extent suited those who had on their Sunday ' s best . The procession embraced the istrates of
mag Dumfries and council , preceded by the town officers ; the sheriff and substitute , preceded by their officers ; the presbytery and other ministers ; committee of St . Mary ' s Church ; Kirk-Session of Dumfries ; magistrates and council of Maxwelltown ; commissioners of police ; incorporated trades ; subscribers and friends of the church . — After the Civic came the Masonic order , preceded by the brass band of Dumfries . The Provincial Grand Lodge had the usual array of Grand Tilers , with drawn swords , Grand Stewards and Operatives , with Implements , Records , Corn , and AVine , —the procession closed with the Grand Master—Br . J . Babinc-ton .
AVe have appended the numbers which the respective Lodges hold in the Books of the G . L . of Scotland—41 , S 3 , 62 , 63 , 100 , 140 , 162 , 191 , 23-1 , 238 , 252 , 2 SS . The persons of the Masons were decorated with sashes , aprons , and the gold and silver insignia of their offices , while the Depute Grand Master was adorned with golden emblems and jewels of costly price , which would have sparkled gloriousl y in the sun , had the luminary been pleased to shine on them . More than twenty banners fluttered in the breeze
" , " and the windows along the whole line of march looked loveliness itself , from the fair forms that gazed from them . The streets were , of course , densely crowded , and we ' have heard it estimated that , first and last , upwards of 12 , 000 persons n-azed on the procession . ° The Grand Lodge made its way to the platform , with infinite difficulty , and many who had perhaps come a distance of from ten to twentymiles to take a part in , and witness , the ceremony , could not approach the stone without walking over the heads of some thousand people . Around the stone the densest crowding , and closest squeezing took place ;
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Scotland.
and banners flying , to the Court-House , where the Grand Lodge had assembled . After preliminaries had been arranged , the Masons pro ^ ceeded to the New Church , of which the front gallery had been reserved for them ; but it was found to be insufficient , and no small inconvenience resulted from certain of the Brethren being forced to stow themselves , as they best could . A numerous auditory had previously assembled ' comprising many ladiesthe civil authoritiesthe sheriff and sheriff
, , - substitute , the provost and members of council and police , with ministers of the Synod and Presbytery of Dumfries . The latter were generally attired in gown and bands , and among them we observed the Ttev . Mr . Dunbar of Applegarth , Grand Chaplain ; the Rev . Dr . VVightman ; the Rev . Messrs . Bennet of Closeburn ; Kirkwood of Holywo ' od ; Fyfo of Dumfries ; Crawford of Irongray ; Brydon of Dunscore ; Thorburn of Troqueer ; Yorstoun of Torthorwald Gillies of Carlaverock Grierson
; ; of Kirkbean ; George John Duncan of Kirk patrick-Durham ; with Mr . Babington of the Episcopal connexion , free . Dr . Duncan then gave out a part of the 122 nd Psalm , which was joined in by the assembly , after which he delivered up an eloquent prayer , suited to the occasion , and concluded with a portion of the 127 th
Psalm" Evcept the Lord do imild tile house . The buihler : ! IOSL- tlulr pain , & i-. " On the conclusion of the service , and about half-past three o ' clock , the procession formed in the High-street , nearly in front of the Church , and set out for the hill . The day was cold , however , the dust swirrelling at a disagreeable rate ; but it was dry overhead , and to this extent suited those who had on their Sunday ' s best . The procession embraced the istrates of
mag Dumfries and council , preceded by the town officers ; the sheriff and substitute , preceded by their officers ; the presbytery and other ministers ; committee of St . Mary ' s Church ; Kirk-Session of Dumfries ; magistrates and council of Maxwelltown ; commissioners of police ; incorporated trades ; subscribers and friends of the church . — After the Civic came the Masonic order , preceded by the brass band of Dumfries . The Provincial Grand Lodge had the usual array of Grand Tilers , with drawn swords , Grand Stewards and Operatives , with Implements , Records , Corn , and AVine , —the procession closed with the Grand Master—Br . J . Babinc-ton .
AVe have appended the numbers which the respective Lodges hold in the Books of the G . L . of Scotland—41 , S 3 , 62 , 63 , 100 , 140 , 162 , 191 , 23-1 , 238 , 252 , 2 SS . The persons of the Masons were decorated with sashes , aprons , and the gold and silver insignia of their offices , while the Depute Grand Master was adorned with golden emblems and jewels of costly price , which would have sparkled gloriousl y in the sun , had the luminary been pleased to shine on them . More than twenty banners fluttered in the breeze
" , " and the windows along the whole line of march looked loveliness itself , from the fair forms that gazed from them . The streets were , of course , densely crowded , and we ' have heard it estimated that , first and last , upwards of 12 , 000 persons n-azed on the procession . ° The Grand Lodge made its way to the platform , with infinite difficulty , and many who had perhaps come a distance of from ten to twentymiles to take a part in , and witness , the ceremony , could not approach the stone without walking over the heads of some thousand people . Around the stone the densest crowding , and closest squeezing took place ;