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The High Degrees.
It may be interesting to all S . P . Rose Croix to know , that a chapter of Rose Croix will beheld at Weymouth , Dorsetshire , on September the 25 th . On September the 26 th , the Inauguration of Fr . C . J . Vigue , as V . S . P . G . C . for Dorsetshire , will also take place at Weymouth , at which it is expected that there will be a large assembly of the most influential Knights Templar in England .
The Colonies.
THE COLONIES .
NEW BRUNSWICK . GRAND MASONIC CELEBRATION IN THE TOWN OF ST . ANDREW ' , N . B . On Tuesday , the 26 th June , the town of St . Andrew ' s , New Brunswick , was enlivened to a degree never witnessed before , by the assemblage from all quarters of members of the most ancient and honourable Masonic Body fo celebrate the festival
of Saint John the Baptist . A great number of brethren attended from adjacent parts of the Province ancl Nova Scotia , as well as from the State of Maine , U . S . The steamer " Creole" brought more than 150 passengers from St John ' s , N . B . ; the "Queen" conveyed 400 from Calais , Maine : a great number came in the steamer " Nequasset , " from Eastport , besides many who came in carriages from the surrounding country . ™ It is estimated that there could not have been less than 1 , 000 visitors that day ;
besides many ladies , who added much to the enjoyment of the scene . At ten o ' clock , A . M ., a Lodge was opened in tbe Town Hall , by the W . M . of St . Mark ' s Lodge ( No . 759 ) the Rev . Jerome Alley , D . D . ; and shortly after , the Pro . Grand Master , the Hon . Alexander Keith , was escorted to the Lodge by the P . M . of St . Mark ' s and two of the oldest Masons , preceded by Companion James Boyd , as Grand Standard Bearer , and supported by the banners of St . Mark ' s . . On entering the Lod the R . Worshiful was received with the honoursand
ge , p , , having taken the Chair , a Grand Lodge was opened : Br . Gowan , Grand Pursuivant ¦ Br . P . M . Thomas of St . John ' s Loclg-e , G . I . W . ; Br . W . M . Joel Reading of Albion Lodge , G . S . W . The following is a sketch of the procession , each Lodge having its Marshal T yler and banners : — BAND .
Union Lodge ( No . 886 ) , Milltown , N . B ., G . L . England . Albion Lodge ( No . 570 ) , St . John , N . B ., G . L . England . Sussex Lodge ( No . 327 ) , St . Stephen , N . B . G . L . Ireland . Hibernian Lodge (—) , St . Andrew ' s , N . B ., G . L . Ireland . BAND . St . Croix LodgeCalaisMaineG . LU . States .
, , , , Lubec Lodge , Lubec , Maine , G . L . U . States . Eastern Lodge , Eastport , Maine , G . L . United States . St . Mark's Lodge ( No . 759 ) , St . Andrew ' s , N . B ., G . L . England . Provincial G . M . Hon . Alex . Keith , supported hy his officers . Tho procession moved off with banners waving , bands playing , and the insignia of the Order displayed . The decorations worn were exceedingly tastefulAfter a
. progress through some of the principal streets , it stopped at All Saint ' s Church , to attend Divine Service , at which the Rev . Bro . Durel , Rector of Calias , Maine , and Rev . Bro . Street , Church Missionnry , from Woodstock , officiated , an appropriate sermon being preached by W . M . the Rev . Jerome Alley , D . D ., from that truly Masonic text , " Behold how good and how pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity . " Prayers having been said , the following Anthem was chanted .
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The High Degrees.
It may be interesting to all S . P . Rose Croix to know , that a chapter of Rose Croix will beheld at Weymouth , Dorsetshire , on September the 25 th . On September the 26 th , the Inauguration of Fr . C . J . Vigue , as V . S . P . G . C . for Dorsetshire , will also take place at Weymouth , at which it is expected that there will be a large assembly of the most influential Knights Templar in England .
The Colonies.
THE COLONIES .
NEW BRUNSWICK . GRAND MASONIC CELEBRATION IN THE TOWN OF ST . ANDREW ' , N . B . On Tuesday , the 26 th June , the town of St . Andrew ' s , New Brunswick , was enlivened to a degree never witnessed before , by the assemblage from all quarters of members of the most ancient and honourable Masonic Body fo celebrate the festival
of Saint John the Baptist . A great number of brethren attended from adjacent parts of the Province ancl Nova Scotia , as well as from the State of Maine , U . S . The steamer " Creole" brought more than 150 passengers from St John ' s , N . B . ; the "Queen" conveyed 400 from Calais , Maine : a great number came in the steamer " Nequasset , " from Eastport , besides many who came in carriages from the surrounding country . ™ It is estimated that there could not have been less than 1 , 000 visitors that day ;
besides many ladies , who added much to the enjoyment of the scene . At ten o ' clock , A . M ., a Lodge was opened in tbe Town Hall , by the W . M . of St . Mark ' s Lodge ( No . 759 ) the Rev . Jerome Alley , D . D . ; and shortly after , the Pro . Grand Master , the Hon . Alexander Keith , was escorted to the Lodge by the P . M . of St . Mark ' s and two of the oldest Masons , preceded by Companion James Boyd , as Grand Standard Bearer , and supported by the banners of St . Mark ' s . . On entering the Lod the R . Worshiful was received with the honoursand
ge , p , , having taken the Chair , a Grand Lodge was opened : Br . Gowan , Grand Pursuivant ¦ Br . P . M . Thomas of St . John ' s Loclg-e , G . I . W . ; Br . W . M . Joel Reading of Albion Lodge , G . S . W . The following is a sketch of the procession , each Lodge having its Marshal T yler and banners : — BAND .
Union Lodge ( No . 886 ) , Milltown , N . B ., G . L . England . Albion Lodge ( No . 570 ) , St . John , N . B ., G . L . England . Sussex Lodge ( No . 327 ) , St . Stephen , N . B . G . L . Ireland . Hibernian Lodge (—) , St . Andrew ' s , N . B ., G . L . Ireland . BAND . St . Croix LodgeCalaisMaineG . LU . States .
, , , , Lubec Lodge , Lubec , Maine , G . L . U . States . Eastern Lodge , Eastport , Maine , G . L . United States . St . Mark's Lodge ( No . 759 ) , St . Andrew ' s , N . B ., G . L . England . Provincial G . M . Hon . Alex . Keith , supported hy his officers . Tho procession moved off with banners waving , bands playing , and the insignia of the Order displayed . The decorations worn were exceedingly tastefulAfter a
. progress through some of the principal streets , it stopped at All Saint ' s Church , to attend Divine Service , at which the Rev . Bro . Durel , Rector of Calias , Maine , and Rev . Bro . Street , Church Missionnry , from Woodstock , officiated , an appropriate sermon being preached by W . M . the Rev . Jerome Alley , D . D ., from that truly Masonic text , " Behold how good and how pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity . " Prayers having been said , the following Anthem was chanted .