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Provincial.
a large concourse of spectators from the neighbourhood ; and the town presented a gay and animated appearance . The Provincial Grand Lodge was openeel in the usual way by Past D . P . G . M . Ellis , at about half-past ten , and at eleven o ' clock the Masonic body walked from their Lodge , at Pearce ' s Hotel , to the church in procession . At church , the Rev . Hugh Molesworth did duty at the desk , ancl the
Rev . AV . J . Coop at the altar . The sermon was preached by the Rev . H . Grylls , A . M ., Alcar of St . Neot , Provincial Grand Chaplain , from 1 Kings , I ch . 34 , 35 v . "Ancl let Zadock the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel ; and blow ye with the trumpet , ancl say ' God save king Solomon ' Then ye shall come up after him , that he may come ancl sit upon my throne ; for he shall be king in my stead : and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel anil over Judah . "
The sermon , whicli was the subject of general admiration , commenced by treating of the anointing of Solomon as typical of the anointing of the Messiah ; and th-: n spoke of Solomon ' s character as exhibiting the virtuous qualities of the Master Mason . It then referred to the building of the temple , affirming it to have been the work of Freemasons , under the direction of Adoniram , as Junior Grand AA arden ; and asserting that all the tools and instruments employed were designedly typical of the moral duties inculcated among the workmen . Thence
the Rev . Chaplain proceeded to a comparison of Operative and Speculative Masonry , carrying out an analogy between various terms of Masonry and some of the most important moral virtues ; ancl alleging that the object of Masonry " was to form good men ; to inspire a love of Fidelity , Truth , aud Justice ; to promote friendship and social manners ; to associate men under the banners of voluntary order and virtue . " He th en referred to the especial duty which had called the
Brethren together that day , enforcing on the Craft the propriety of willing submission to tbe authority of their P . G . M ., and concluded with an eulogy on the Masonic character of the late Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England . ( We understand that the sermon is to be printed . ) The service being concluded , the Brethren left the church in the same order that they had proceeded thitherthe band playing the
, Masonic air . Arrived at the hotel , the ceremony of installation took place . The regularly installed Masters formed a Board in the anteroom , when the usual significant ancient usages were observed . The AV . Bro . Ellis , the presiding Officer , ancl the D . P . G M . took their seats on each side the chair . The P . G . M . was announced by the P . G . M . of the Ceremonies , and introduced by the Sword Bearer . On the Grand Pursuivant ' s proclamation of silence , ancl the Grand
Chaplain having offered prayer , the patent was read by the P . G . S . The P . ( i- M . of the Ceremonies , supported by the Stewards , then proclaimed the Installation by sound of trumpet . The Presiding Officer put the question , " How say you Brothers ? Do you accede in fraternal regards ancl respect ? " And the assembly answered " AA ' e do . " The Grand Chaplain then said , " And may the Great Architect of the Universe make the Union perfect . " To which all the assembly replied " So mote it be . " Thc P . G . M . was then conducted to the chair of Slate by the Past
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
a large concourse of spectators from the neighbourhood ; and the town presented a gay and animated appearance . The Provincial Grand Lodge was openeel in the usual way by Past D . P . G . M . Ellis , at about half-past ten , and at eleven o ' clock the Masonic body walked from their Lodge , at Pearce ' s Hotel , to the church in procession . At church , the Rev . Hugh Molesworth did duty at the desk , ancl the
Rev . AV . J . Coop at the altar . The sermon was preached by the Rev . H . Grylls , A . M ., Alcar of St . Neot , Provincial Grand Chaplain , from 1 Kings , I ch . 34 , 35 v . "Ancl let Zadock the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel ; and blow ye with the trumpet , ancl say ' God save king Solomon ' Then ye shall come up after him , that he may come ancl sit upon my throne ; for he shall be king in my stead : and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel anil over Judah . "
The sermon , whicli was the subject of general admiration , commenced by treating of the anointing of Solomon as typical of the anointing of the Messiah ; and th-: n spoke of Solomon ' s character as exhibiting the virtuous qualities of the Master Mason . It then referred to the building of the temple , affirming it to have been the work of Freemasons , under the direction of Adoniram , as Junior Grand AA arden ; and asserting that all the tools and instruments employed were designedly typical of the moral duties inculcated among the workmen . Thence
the Rev . Chaplain proceeded to a comparison of Operative and Speculative Masonry , carrying out an analogy between various terms of Masonry and some of the most important moral virtues ; ancl alleging that the object of Masonry " was to form good men ; to inspire a love of Fidelity , Truth , aud Justice ; to promote friendship and social manners ; to associate men under the banners of voluntary order and virtue . " He th en referred to the especial duty which had called the
Brethren together that day , enforcing on the Craft the propriety of willing submission to tbe authority of their P . G . M ., and concluded with an eulogy on the Masonic character of the late Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England . ( We understand that the sermon is to be printed . ) The service being concluded , the Brethren left the church in the same order that they had proceeded thitherthe band playing the
, Masonic air . Arrived at the hotel , the ceremony of installation took place . The regularly installed Masters formed a Board in the anteroom , when the usual significant ancient usages were observed . The AV . Bro . Ellis , the presiding Officer , ancl the D . P . G M . took their seats on each side the chair . The P . G . M . was announced by the P . G . M . of the Ceremonies , and introduced by the Sword Bearer . On the Grand Pursuivant ' s proclamation of silence , ancl the Grand
Chaplain having offered prayer , the patent was read by the P . G . S . The P . ( i- M . of the Ceremonies , supported by the Stewards , then proclaimed the Installation by sound of trumpet . The Presiding Officer put the question , " How say you Brothers ? Do you accede in fraternal regards ancl respect ? " And the assembly answered " AA ' e do . " The Grand Chaplain then said , " And may the Great Architect of the Universe make the Union perfect . " To which all the assembly replied " So mote it be . " Thc P . G . M . was then conducted to the chair of Slate by the Past