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Consecration Of The Universities Lodge.
left column . The Prov . Grand Chaplain read verses i to 7 of the 8 th chapter 1 st Book of Kings , after which the Lodge boards were unveiled by four of the Prov . Grand Stewards , and the Prov . Grand Chaplain delivered up the consecration prayer . Then followed a most interesting portion of the ceremony . The chant , " Glory to God on High , " was succeeded by the Prov . Grand
D . of C , the Prov . Grand Deputy D . of C , and the Prov . Grand Assistant D . of C . presenting the vessels of consecration to the respective consecrating officers . The procession ( the Brethren still standing ) was then formed in the following order : —Prov . Grand Chaplain , carrying on a cushion the volume of the sacred law ,
with the square and compasses ; Prov . Grand Junior Warden , carrying vessel containing oil ; Prov . Grand Senior Warden carrying vessel containing wine ; Acting W . Deputy Prov . Grand Mastercarrying cornucopia with corn . When the procession reached the head of Tracing Boards the Acting W . Deputy Prov . E . M . scattered
corn on the Lodge at the head of the first round . The procession remained standing whilst was sung the ode to Masonry , " Hail ! Masonry , thou craft divine . " The procession again proceeded , and halting upon reaching the head of Tracing Boards , the Prov . Grand
S . W . poured wine on the Lodge at the end of the second round . The ode to virtue , " Come holy virtue , by whose aid , " was then sung , and the procession once more proceeded , and again halting at the proper time the Prov . Grand J . W . sprinkled oil on the Lodge at the end of the third round . The ode to charity , " Come , charity , with goodness around , " was then sung , after which the R . W . Prov .
Grand Master left the dais , passed alone once round the Lodge , and , halting at the head of Tracing Boards , scattered salt on the Lodge . The Provincial Grand Chaplain then came down from the lectern , and , walking alone , carried the censer with burning incense therein three times round the Lodge , the first time in solemn
silence . The second time he repeated Exodus xxx ., 7 ; and the third time Exodus xxx ., 8 . The R . W . Prov . Grand Master then dedicated the Lodge , the choir sang the sanctus , " Holy , holy , holy , " and the Prov . Grand Chaplain offered the dedication prayer . The anthem , which was then given , was " Glory to God in the
highest . " The R . W . Prov . Grand Master having constituted the Lodge , the Provincial Grand D . of C . ( in the East ) proclaimed the " Universities" Lodge , No . 2 , 252 , duly constituted , and the pronouncing of the patriarchal benediction by the Prov . Grand Chaplain closed the ceremony of consecration .
The Lodge was then resumed in the second degree , and the W . Master Designate ( the V . W . Bro . Henry Baker Tristram , D . D ., D . P . G . M ., P . G . Chap . ) was obligated . The Lodge was then opened in the third degree , and the W . M . was installed in the chair according to ancient custom . The Installing Master was the Very Rev . A . P . Purey-Cust , D . D ., P . G . Chap . The Lodge was then
closed down to the first degree , and the Treasurer and T yler were elected . The officers were then appointed and invested as follows : —W . M ., Bro . H . B . Tristram , D . D ., F . R . S ., Canon of Durham , D . P . G . M ., P . G . Chap . ; S . W ., Bro . Herbert Kynaston , D . D ., Canon of Durham , Professor of Greek , University of
Durham , P . P . S . G . W . ( Gloucestershire ) ; J . W ., Richard Luck , M . A ., LL . M . ; P . P . G . Reg . Chaplain , Bro . R . H . Yeld , M . A ., Vicar of Birtley , P . P . G . Ch . ; Treasurer , Bro . Joseph Forster , M . A ., P . P . G . Reg . ; Secretary , Bro . C . D . Hill Drury , M . D ., Ch . M . ; S . D ., Bro . James Lawrence , M . D . ; J . D ., Bro . Lionel Booth , M . D .,
P . P . S . G . W . ; I . G ., Bro . Thomas Randell , D . D ., Principal of Bede College , P . P . G . Ch . ; Steward , Bro . Ed . Jepson , M . D . The Provincial Grand Master , prior to the proceedings terminating , congratulated the Worshipful Master , the Rev . Canon Tristram , and the Order upon possessing so excellent a Mason , and
the former on his appointment to the chair of the new Universities Lodge . He recognised the exceptional circumstances under which the Lodge had been consecrated , and expressed his satisfaction especially at the presence of the Dean of York and of the many distinguished Brethren connected with the province who always came forward on all occasions of that kind to assist .
Round And About.
Round and About .
The installation of Lord Mayor Isaacs into the chair of the Drury Lane Lodge at the Mansion House on the nth of last month was an event not readily to be forgotten by those who were present . Bro . J . C . Parkinson was the Installing Master , but he seemed to be overpowered by the presence of the elite of the craft and the ceremony suffered somewhat from his nervousness . Perhaps " King
Mob" may resent my interference with his especial Bohemian functions , for every member of the Drury Lane Lodge is a professed Bohemian . Never , perhaps , in the future history of any private Lodge will such a sight be witnessed as a company of nearly three hundred of the most eminent men of English Freemasonry sitting
down to the hospitable board of the Lord Mayor . No fewer than twelve Provincial Grand Chaplains and eight Provincial Grand Masters were present , whilst Grand Lodge seemed to have discharged its Past Grand Officers in pell-mell confusion . The Forces , Arts , Letters , and Medicine were represented by some of their brightest
lights , and , had not the date of the ceremony fallen on the night of the opening of Parliament , the Lord Chancellor and numbers of his colleagues would have been present .
* * On the right of the W . M . sat the Prov . Grand Masters of Jersey , Hants , and Staffordshire ; on his left the I . P . M . ( Admiral Sir E . A . Inglefield , K . C . B . ) , and the Prov . Grand Masters of Middlesex ( Colonel Sir Francis Burdett ) , Worcestershire , West Yorkshire , and the P . D . G . M . of Bengal . The Garter King-at-Arms . ( Sir Albert
Woods , ) kept General the Hon . Somerset Calthorpe company ; while Sir Reginald Hanson sat opposite Sir Morell Mackenzie , who was not looking very well . At either end of the long fable sat a bunch of reverend gentlemen , Studholme Brownriggand C . J . Martyn among them ; whilst Mr . Justice Cave had Sir John Monckton
under his charge , and kept his left eye steadily fixed on Mr . George Plucknett , Mr . Alderman Savory , and Sir Alderman de Keyser . The Grand Secretary was quietly ensconced between Mr . Robert Grey and Mr . Fenn , and Mr . Philbrick was adjacent to the host . Augustus Harris quietly dosed between the Secretary of the Lodge and the Installing Officer ; whilst at the quietest end of the board sat R . F . Gould , next to Dr . Ralph Gooding .
* * * The heads of the subsidiary tables were graced with the beaming countenances of the officers of the Lodge , but Harry Nicholls presided at the most extraordinary one . He had under his charge Edmund Yates , looking very sedate beside Mr . Agg Gardner , M . P ., Major Griffiths , Dr . Russell , George Augustus Sala , and 'Albert
Levy in close conversation . A dozen actors of repute , with Viscount Deerhurst , Mr , John Aird , M . P ., Colonel Laurie , and Lord Athlumney to keep them in order , made up one of the most interesting tables I have ever seen . Half-a-dozen Generals and double that number of Colonels does not demonstrate the company that was present at the invitation of Sir Henry Isaacs .
* Of the speeches , you may guess more than I can tell you . They were the customary ones . Augustus Harris was dubbed the " great" Augustus and the " Blessed" Augustus . Lord Londesborough was " always cheerful , always merry , always kind" ; eulogy not a bit too marked . Sir E . A . Inglefield had " an honest , open
face which we all admire , " and everybody was entirely satisfied with everybody else , for which the great Architect of the Universe long be praised . A well-arranged concert , called by a contemporary a " beautiful" concert , gave great satisfaction to the critical brethren who remained to hear it .
* * * " It is of interest in the above connection , " says Atlas , "to recall a circumstance in these days almost forgotten . On February 18 , 1769 , under dispensation of the then Grand Master , the Duke of Beaufort , and in the presence of the Grand Secretary ( 'Brother'
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Consecration Of The Universities Lodge.
left column . The Prov . Grand Chaplain read verses i to 7 of the 8 th chapter 1 st Book of Kings , after which the Lodge boards were unveiled by four of the Prov . Grand Stewards , and the Prov . Grand Chaplain delivered up the consecration prayer . Then followed a most interesting portion of the ceremony . The chant , " Glory to God on High , " was succeeded by the Prov . Grand
D . of C , the Prov . Grand Deputy D . of C , and the Prov . Grand Assistant D . of C . presenting the vessels of consecration to the respective consecrating officers . The procession ( the Brethren still standing ) was then formed in the following order : —Prov . Grand Chaplain , carrying on a cushion the volume of the sacred law ,
with the square and compasses ; Prov . Grand Junior Warden , carrying vessel containing oil ; Prov . Grand Senior Warden carrying vessel containing wine ; Acting W . Deputy Prov . Grand Mastercarrying cornucopia with corn . When the procession reached the head of Tracing Boards the Acting W . Deputy Prov . E . M . scattered
corn on the Lodge at the head of the first round . The procession remained standing whilst was sung the ode to Masonry , " Hail ! Masonry , thou craft divine . " The procession again proceeded , and halting upon reaching the head of Tracing Boards , the Prov . Grand
S . W . poured wine on the Lodge at the end of the second round . The ode to virtue , " Come holy virtue , by whose aid , " was then sung , and the procession once more proceeded , and again halting at the proper time the Prov . Grand J . W . sprinkled oil on the Lodge at the end of the third round . The ode to charity , " Come , charity , with goodness around , " was then sung , after which the R . W . Prov .
Grand Master left the dais , passed alone once round the Lodge , and , halting at the head of Tracing Boards , scattered salt on the Lodge . The Provincial Grand Chaplain then came down from the lectern , and , walking alone , carried the censer with burning incense therein three times round the Lodge , the first time in solemn
silence . The second time he repeated Exodus xxx ., 7 ; and the third time Exodus xxx ., 8 . The R . W . Prov . Grand Master then dedicated the Lodge , the choir sang the sanctus , " Holy , holy , holy , " and the Prov . Grand Chaplain offered the dedication prayer . The anthem , which was then given , was " Glory to God in the
highest . " The R . W . Prov . Grand Master having constituted the Lodge , the Provincial Grand D . of C . ( in the East ) proclaimed the " Universities" Lodge , No . 2 , 252 , duly constituted , and the pronouncing of the patriarchal benediction by the Prov . Grand Chaplain closed the ceremony of consecration .
The Lodge was then resumed in the second degree , and the W . Master Designate ( the V . W . Bro . Henry Baker Tristram , D . D ., D . P . G . M ., P . G . Chap . ) was obligated . The Lodge was then opened in the third degree , and the W . M . was installed in the chair according to ancient custom . The Installing Master was the Very Rev . A . P . Purey-Cust , D . D ., P . G . Chap . The Lodge was then
closed down to the first degree , and the Treasurer and T yler were elected . The officers were then appointed and invested as follows : —W . M ., Bro . H . B . Tristram , D . D ., F . R . S ., Canon of Durham , D . P . G . M ., P . G . Chap . ; S . W ., Bro . Herbert Kynaston , D . D ., Canon of Durham , Professor of Greek , University of
Durham , P . P . S . G . W . ( Gloucestershire ) ; J . W ., Richard Luck , M . A ., LL . M . ; P . P . G . Reg . Chaplain , Bro . R . H . Yeld , M . A ., Vicar of Birtley , P . P . G . Ch . ; Treasurer , Bro . Joseph Forster , M . A ., P . P . G . Reg . ; Secretary , Bro . C . D . Hill Drury , M . D ., Ch . M . ; S . D ., Bro . James Lawrence , M . D . ; J . D ., Bro . Lionel Booth , M . D .,
P . P . S . G . W . ; I . G ., Bro . Thomas Randell , D . D ., Principal of Bede College , P . P . G . Ch . ; Steward , Bro . Ed . Jepson , M . D . The Provincial Grand Master , prior to the proceedings terminating , congratulated the Worshipful Master , the Rev . Canon Tristram , and the Order upon possessing so excellent a Mason , and
the former on his appointment to the chair of the new Universities Lodge . He recognised the exceptional circumstances under which the Lodge had been consecrated , and expressed his satisfaction especially at the presence of the Dean of York and of the many distinguished Brethren connected with the province who always came forward on all occasions of that kind to assist .
Round And About.
Round and About .
The installation of Lord Mayor Isaacs into the chair of the Drury Lane Lodge at the Mansion House on the nth of last month was an event not readily to be forgotten by those who were present . Bro . J . C . Parkinson was the Installing Master , but he seemed to be overpowered by the presence of the elite of the craft and the ceremony suffered somewhat from his nervousness . Perhaps " King
Mob" may resent my interference with his especial Bohemian functions , for every member of the Drury Lane Lodge is a professed Bohemian . Never , perhaps , in the future history of any private Lodge will such a sight be witnessed as a company of nearly three hundred of the most eminent men of English Freemasonry sitting
down to the hospitable board of the Lord Mayor . No fewer than twelve Provincial Grand Chaplains and eight Provincial Grand Masters were present , whilst Grand Lodge seemed to have discharged its Past Grand Officers in pell-mell confusion . The Forces , Arts , Letters , and Medicine were represented by some of their brightest
lights , and , had not the date of the ceremony fallen on the night of the opening of Parliament , the Lord Chancellor and numbers of his colleagues would have been present .
* * On the right of the W . M . sat the Prov . Grand Masters of Jersey , Hants , and Staffordshire ; on his left the I . P . M . ( Admiral Sir E . A . Inglefield , K . C . B . ) , and the Prov . Grand Masters of Middlesex ( Colonel Sir Francis Burdett ) , Worcestershire , West Yorkshire , and the P . D . G . M . of Bengal . The Garter King-at-Arms . ( Sir Albert
Woods , ) kept General the Hon . Somerset Calthorpe company ; while Sir Reginald Hanson sat opposite Sir Morell Mackenzie , who was not looking very well . At either end of the long fable sat a bunch of reverend gentlemen , Studholme Brownriggand C . J . Martyn among them ; whilst Mr . Justice Cave had Sir John Monckton
under his charge , and kept his left eye steadily fixed on Mr . George Plucknett , Mr . Alderman Savory , and Sir Alderman de Keyser . The Grand Secretary was quietly ensconced between Mr . Robert Grey and Mr . Fenn , and Mr . Philbrick was adjacent to the host . Augustus Harris quietly dosed between the Secretary of the Lodge and the Installing Officer ; whilst at the quietest end of the board sat R . F . Gould , next to Dr . Ralph Gooding .
* * * The heads of the subsidiary tables were graced with the beaming countenances of the officers of the Lodge , but Harry Nicholls presided at the most extraordinary one . He had under his charge Edmund Yates , looking very sedate beside Mr . Agg Gardner , M . P ., Major Griffiths , Dr . Russell , George Augustus Sala , and 'Albert
Levy in close conversation . A dozen actors of repute , with Viscount Deerhurst , Mr , John Aird , M . P ., Colonel Laurie , and Lord Athlumney to keep them in order , made up one of the most interesting tables I have ever seen . Half-a-dozen Generals and double that number of Colonels does not demonstrate the company that was present at the invitation of Sir Henry Isaacs .
* Of the speeches , you may guess more than I can tell you . They were the customary ones . Augustus Harris was dubbed the " great" Augustus and the " Blessed" Augustus . Lord Londesborough was " always cheerful , always merry , always kind" ; eulogy not a bit too marked . Sir E . A . Inglefield had " an honest , open
face which we all admire , " and everybody was entirely satisfied with everybody else , for which the great Architect of the Universe long be praised . A well-arranged concert , called by a contemporary a " beautiful" concert , gave great satisfaction to the critical brethren who remained to hear it .
* * * " It is of interest in the above connection , " says Atlas , "to recall a circumstance in these days almost forgotten . On February 18 , 1769 , under dispensation of the then Grand Master , the Duke of Beaufort , and in the presence of the Grand Secretary ( 'Brother'