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the Throne . He had paid a well-merited tribute of respect to our late lamented Monarch , and had performed tbe duties of his office in a lhanirer equally honourable to the Brotherhood and himself . The toast was drunk ivith loud applause , and was gratefully acknowledged by the P . G . Chaplain , who kindly consented , at the request of the Brethren , to permit his sermon to he printed . After a long and interesting Alasonic oration from the chairthe
, D . P . G . AI . called the Brethren , as he observed , from festivity to that serious reflection on these changing scenes of life , which in the course of human events , turn joy into sorrow , and convert the dwelling of the happy into thc abode of sadness and mourning . In a most affecting allusion to the recent calamity sustained by the people of England in the death of their beloved King , the Chairman in requesting the Brethren to drink in solemn silence his revered memory as their
late Sovereign and venerated Royal Grand Patron in Alasonry , impressively added that , although as his loss , as a monarch and the father of his subjects , was deeply deplored by a loyal , faithful , and affectionate people ; yet it must be consoling to the minds of all
thinking Englishmen to reflect , that that loss was greatly divested of its severity by the advanced age of our departed Sovereign , the Christian tranquillity of his dissolution , and the happy accession of a young , amiable , highly gifted , and illustrious Queen , to whose years , ami opening virtues , the country now looked with confidence for the uninterrupted enjoyment of those blessings from above , ivhich the paternal solicitude , piety , and justice of our lamented A / onarch had
transmitted unimpaired and unsullied , to decorate the diadem , and guide the youthful steps of her on whom our eyes and hopes are fixed as the beloved Arbitress of our destinies , and the sacred guardian of our rights . Tiie Festivities of the day were prolonged till about 10 o ' clock , when the Lodge was closed in clue form . CORNWALL . —HAYI . EJuly 10 . —The Freemasons attended this day
, in full costume at the proclamation of Her Majesty the Queen Victoria . DEVON . —The cause of the Old Alason makes progress here ; plans are suggested by the D . P . G . AI ., whereby almost every meeting of the Craft may be made productive to the funds of this most Alasonic Institution ; and in the ensuing season they will be put fully to the test in all Lodges .
Extracts frtrm published Tninutes of a Provi-ncial Grand Lodge , holden at Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , on Tuesday the l & th day of July , 1837 . PRESENT . R . AV . the Rev . AVilliam < arwithen , D . D ., D . P . G . AI . The V . W . Sit G . Magrath , P . P . l . G . W . as P . S . G . AV ., the V . AV . II . Freeman , P . P . S . G . D . as P . I . G . W ., the V . AV . AVm . Denis Moore ,
P . G . Sec , Die V . AV . John Baldy , P . S . G . D ., the V . AV . Henry Marshall , P . P . I . G . D . as P . I . G . D ., the AV . Nichs . Foglestrom , P . G . Sup . of Works , Brother Antonio AVhite , P . G . Pursuivant , Brother John llippon , P . G . Tyler , and the representatives of Lodges Nos . 83 , 122 , 129 , 182 , 185 , 221 , 238 , 270 , 411 . " The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened indue form , with solemn prayer . " The Aliimtes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge were read and confirmed .
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Provincial.
the Throne . He had paid a well-merited tribute of respect to our late lamented Monarch , and had performed tbe duties of his office in a lhanirer equally honourable to the Brotherhood and himself . The toast was drunk ivith loud applause , and was gratefully acknowledged by the P . G . Chaplain , who kindly consented , at the request of the Brethren , to permit his sermon to he printed . After a long and interesting Alasonic oration from the chairthe
, D . P . G . AI . called the Brethren , as he observed , from festivity to that serious reflection on these changing scenes of life , which in the course of human events , turn joy into sorrow , and convert the dwelling of the happy into thc abode of sadness and mourning . In a most affecting allusion to the recent calamity sustained by the people of England in the death of their beloved King , the Chairman in requesting the Brethren to drink in solemn silence his revered memory as their
late Sovereign and venerated Royal Grand Patron in Alasonry , impressively added that , although as his loss , as a monarch and the father of his subjects , was deeply deplored by a loyal , faithful , and affectionate people ; yet it must be consoling to the minds of all
thinking Englishmen to reflect , that that loss was greatly divested of its severity by the advanced age of our departed Sovereign , the Christian tranquillity of his dissolution , and the happy accession of a young , amiable , highly gifted , and illustrious Queen , to whose years , ami opening virtues , the country now looked with confidence for the uninterrupted enjoyment of those blessings from above , ivhich the paternal solicitude , piety , and justice of our lamented A / onarch had
transmitted unimpaired and unsullied , to decorate the diadem , and guide the youthful steps of her on whom our eyes and hopes are fixed as the beloved Arbitress of our destinies , and the sacred guardian of our rights . Tiie Festivities of the day were prolonged till about 10 o ' clock , when the Lodge was closed in clue form . CORNWALL . —HAYI . EJuly 10 . —The Freemasons attended this day
, in full costume at the proclamation of Her Majesty the Queen Victoria . DEVON . —The cause of the Old Alason makes progress here ; plans are suggested by the D . P . G . AI ., whereby almost every meeting of the Craft may be made productive to the funds of this most Alasonic Institution ; and in the ensuing season they will be put fully to the test in all Lodges .
Extracts frtrm published Tninutes of a Provi-ncial Grand Lodge , holden at Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , on Tuesday the l & th day of July , 1837 . PRESENT . R . AV . the Rev . AVilliam < arwithen , D . D ., D . P . G . AI . The V . W . Sit G . Magrath , P . P . l . G . W . as P . S . G . AV ., the V . AV . II . Freeman , P . P . S . G . D . as P . I . G . W ., the V . AV . AVm . Denis Moore ,
P . G . Sec , Die V . AV . John Baldy , P . S . G . D ., the V . AV . Henry Marshall , P . P . I . G . D . as P . I . G . D ., the AV . Nichs . Foglestrom , P . G . Sup . of Works , Brother Antonio AVhite , P . G . Pursuivant , Brother John llippon , P . G . Tyler , and the representatives of Lodges Nos . 83 , 122 , 129 , 182 , 185 , 221 , 238 , 270 , 411 . " The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened indue form , with solemn prayer . " The Aliimtes of the last Provincial Grand Lodge were read and confirmed .