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that nation ; whilst it is expected that such records " will unfold codes of ancient virtues and antique law , long lost in the darkness of past ages ; " for , says Denon , an Egyptian temple is an open volume , in which the teachings of science , morality , the arts , and history , are recorded . The W . M . then alluded to the discovering , by Young and Champollion , of the hidden meaning of the Egyptian
hieroglyphics , through the deciphering of the inscriptions on the Eosetta Stone , obtained by the researches of Napoleon ' s commissioners in Egypt ; and he concluded by a reference to the architecture and sculpture of the ancient Egyptians , as illustrated by the mighty pyramids and temples , statues , obelisks , colossi , and of those initiated into the hierophantic mysteries of that traduced and misunderstood people . v
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . Nokthampto : n \—Pomfret Lodge ( No . 463 ) . —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the George Hotel , Northampton , on Thursday , the 1 st of May , when the usual Lodge business was transacted under the Presidency of Bro . Worster , W . M . Bro . Worster subsequently vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Boeme ,
P . M ., who then with his accustomed ability raised Bros . Lenaan , Bowman , and Wake to the Sublime Degree of W . M . Bro . Worster having resumed the chair , Legh Richmond ( of Guilsborough Park ) , Esq ., was balloted for and elected . Bro . John Watkins ( of Lodge No . 696 , Birmingham ) , was also balloted for , and elected a subscribing member of this Lodge .
A Lodge of Emergency was held on Monday the 12 th May , when Bro . Boeme , P . M ., raised Bros . Rubbra and Bland to the Sublime Degree of M . M . The Lodge subsequently voted a sum of £ 2 . 2 s . from its funds towards the completion of the " Sussex Wing" of the Royal Free Hospital . Messrs . Hinton and Jeffs , of Northampton , and Mr . Fisher , of Stamford , were then balloted for and elected ; and Mr . Frederick Stimpson , of Northampton , was then proposed as a fit person to become a member of the Order .
NORTHUMBERLAND . Blyth . —Consecration of the Blagdon Lodge ( No . 957 ) . —On Tuesday , the 6 th of May , the Prov . G . M . of the province , the Rev . Edward Challoner Ogle , attended by the officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge , proceeded to the Ridley Arms Inn , Blyth , for the purpose of consecrating a new Masonic Lodge , to be known as the Blagdon Lodge , No . 957 . The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened in due form by the Prov . G . M ., assisted by his officers . The Brethren then formed ,
and proceeded to church in the order prescribed by the Book of Constitutions . The sacred edifice was crowded , there being a large number of ladies amongst those present . A most excellent and touching sermon was preached on the occasion , in aid of the fund for the widows and orphans of shipwrecked mariners belonging to Blyth by the Rev . Mr . Norman . The rev . gentleman took his text from Deut . xiv . 29 : — " And the stranger , and the fatherless , and the widow which are within thy gates shall come , and shall eat and be satisfied ,
that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest . " After Divine Service the Brethren went to the Lodge-room , which was duly constituted , consecrated , and dedicated . A number of the fair sex were in it during a portion of the ceremony , and appeared deeply impressed with the solemnity of the proceedings . Wine and cake were afterwards partaken of by them , and the Prov . G . M . ( the Rev . Edw . Challoner Ogle ) proposed " The Health of the
Ladies" in a truly happy manner . The ladies having retired , Bro . Jas . Morton Winn was installed as first W . M . of the Blagdon Lodge , by Bro . E . I ) . Davis , Prov . G . D . C . for Durham , assisted by the R . W . Prov . G . M . ; Bros . Wm . Dalziol , P . M ., No . 586 , and P . Prov . J . G . W . ; J . Barker , P . M ., No . 24 , and P . Prov . J . G . W . ; J . G . Tulloch , W . M ., No . 624 ; and Robt . Shute , P . M ., No . 901 ) . The W . M . then appointed and invested the following Brethren as his officers for the year , viz . —
Bros . Robert Fisher , S . W . ; Thos . Cockhurn , J . W . ; George Ifardey , S . D . ; Gabriel Ilindhaugh , J . D . ; James Heron , Treas . ; Henry T . Barton , Sec . ; John Evans , Tyler . At the consecration , besides the-above , we noticed Bros . M . L . Jobbing , P . Prov . S . G . W ., and G . P . Birkimshaw , P . M ., No . 7 i > 3 , and P . Prov .
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that nation ; whilst it is expected that such records " will unfold codes of ancient virtues and antique law , long lost in the darkness of past ages ; " for , says Denon , an Egyptian temple is an open volume , in which the teachings of science , morality , the arts , and history , are recorded . The W . M . then alluded to the discovering , by Young and Champollion , of the hidden meaning of the Egyptian
hieroglyphics , through the deciphering of the inscriptions on the Eosetta Stone , obtained by the researches of Napoleon ' s commissioners in Egypt ; and he concluded by a reference to the architecture and sculpture of the ancient Egyptians , as illustrated by the mighty pyramids and temples , statues , obelisks , colossi , and of those initiated into the hierophantic mysteries of that traduced and misunderstood people . v
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . Nokthampto : n \—Pomfret Lodge ( No . 463 ) . —The monthly meeting of this Lodge was held at the George Hotel , Northampton , on Thursday , the 1 st of May , when the usual Lodge business was transacted under the Presidency of Bro . Worster , W . M . Bro . Worster subsequently vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Boeme ,
P . M ., who then with his accustomed ability raised Bros . Lenaan , Bowman , and Wake to the Sublime Degree of W . M . Bro . Worster having resumed the chair , Legh Richmond ( of Guilsborough Park ) , Esq ., was balloted for and elected . Bro . John Watkins ( of Lodge No . 696 , Birmingham ) , was also balloted for , and elected a subscribing member of this Lodge .
A Lodge of Emergency was held on Monday the 12 th May , when Bro . Boeme , P . M ., raised Bros . Rubbra and Bland to the Sublime Degree of M . M . The Lodge subsequently voted a sum of £ 2 . 2 s . from its funds towards the completion of the " Sussex Wing" of the Royal Free Hospital . Messrs . Hinton and Jeffs , of Northampton , and Mr . Fisher , of Stamford , were then balloted for and elected ; and Mr . Frederick Stimpson , of Northampton , was then proposed as a fit person to become a member of the Order .
NORTHUMBERLAND . Blyth . —Consecration of the Blagdon Lodge ( No . 957 ) . —On Tuesday , the 6 th of May , the Prov . G . M . of the province , the Rev . Edward Challoner Ogle , attended by the officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge , proceeded to the Ridley Arms Inn , Blyth , for the purpose of consecrating a new Masonic Lodge , to be known as the Blagdon Lodge , No . 957 . The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened in due form by the Prov . G . M ., assisted by his officers . The Brethren then formed ,
and proceeded to church in the order prescribed by the Book of Constitutions . The sacred edifice was crowded , there being a large number of ladies amongst those present . A most excellent and touching sermon was preached on the occasion , in aid of the fund for the widows and orphans of shipwrecked mariners belonging to Blyth by the Rev . Mr . Norman . The rev . gentleman took his text from Deut . xiv . 29 : — " And the stranger , and the fatherless , and the widow which are within thy gates shall come , and shall eat and be satisfied ,
that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest . " After Divine Service the Brethren went to the Lodge-room , which was duly constituted , consecrated , and dedicated . A number of the fair sex were in it during a portion of the ceremony , and appeared deeply impressed with the solemnity of the proceedings . Wine and cake were afterwards partaken of by them , and the Prov . G . M . ( the Rev . Edw . Challoner Ogle ) proposed " The Health of the
Ladies" in a truly happy manner . The ladies having retired , Bro . Jas . Morton Winn was installed as first W . M . of the Blagdon Lodge , by Bro . E . I ) . Davis , Prov . G . D . C . for Durham , assisted by the R . W . Prov . G . M . ; Bros . Wm . Dalziol , P . M ., No . 586 , and P . Prov . J . G . W . ; J . Barker , P . M ., No . 24 , and P . Prov . J . G . W . ; J . G . Tulloch , W . M ., No . 624 ; and Robt . Shute , P . M ., No . 901 ) . The W . M . then appointed and invested the following Brethren as his officers for the year , viz . —
Bros . Robert Fisher , S . W . ; Thos . Cockhurn , J . W . ; George Ifardey , S . D . ; Gabriel Ilindhaugh , J . D . ; James Heron , Treas . ; Henry T . Barton , Sec . ; John Evans , Tyler . At the consecration , besides the-above , we noticed Bros . M . L . Jobbing , P . Prov . S . G . W ., and G . P . Birkimshaw , P . M ., No . 7 i > 3 , and P . Prov .