New Hall At Camborne.

NEW HALL AT CAMBORNE .

WEDNESDAY , 30 th ult ., was a red-letter day ia the history of Camborne Freemasonry , for on that day members of the Mount Edgcumbe Lodge , No . 2544 , supported by visiting Brethren from all parts of the county , gathered to witness the ceremony of laying a corner and two memorial stones of the new Masonic Hall now being erected for the local Lodge in Cross Street , Camborne .

The frontage of the Hall in course of erection is thirty-seven feet , and depth forty-one feet . There will be two floors . On the ground floor provision is made for a spacious entrance hall , vestibule , supper room—twenty-eight feet by twenty-four feetkitchen , stewards' room , and " general offices . Upon the first

floor will be the Lodge Room , forty feet by twenty-four feet , with an ante-room twenty-one feet by twelve feet . The entrance will be under a bold archway . The classic front of the building is to be relieved with pilasters and moulded cornices . Along the top of the structure will be placed balustrading and moulded pediment , Against all the interior walls will be fixed dadoes of pitch pine ,

of which the doors and staircase will also be formed . The ceiling of the Lodge Room will be canopied and moulded , and in all the apartments care has been taken to assure thorough lighting and ventilation . The building will cost about £ 850 . Mr . Sampson Hill , of Redruth , is the architect , and Messrs . Frank Mitchell ( Crowan ) and Barbary ( Camborne ) are the contractors .

The members assembled at the Masonic Hall , Fore Street , at half-past eleven , and Lodge having been opened the necessary instructions were given , after which there was an adjournment , A procession was then formed , and , preceded by the Camborne Town Band , a move was made to the site of the new Hall .

The corner stone , suitably inscribed , was laid by Bro . P . C Colville Smith P . Prov . G . S . W .

The two memorial stones arem front of the building . These bear the inscription " Laid by W . Bro . B . F . Edyvean A . G . D . C . Eng . 30 th Nov . 1898 , " and " Laid by W . Bro . P . Colville Smith P . P . G . S . W . Corn . 30 th Nov . 1898 . "

Subsequently Bro . Colville , Smith , delivering an official address , said the building was being erected to the glory of the Most High , and for the comfort and convenience of the present and future members of Mount Edgcumbe Lodge ; and they trusted on the foundations laid that day a superstructure would be built , perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builder . As on all

occasions it was their duty to invoke the blessings of the Great Architect of the Universe , he called upon them to unite with tbe Chaplain in an address to the throne of grace . The Chaplain then gave the closing benediction , after which the national anthem was rendered . The procession was then reformed and a move was made to the existing Masonic Hall , where tbe business of the day was proceeded with .

New Temple At Chipping Norton.

NEW TEMPLE AT CHIPPING NORTON .

THE New Masonic Temple in the Over Norton Eoad was formally consecrated , with full Masonic honours , on Monday , 28 th ult ., by the Prov . Grand Master of Oxfordshire the Earl of Jersey , assisted by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master and the Officers of the Provincial Lodge . The new building is

in a somewhat out-oi-the-way part of the town , and unfortunately the site , which is naturally low , has not been raised , so that its architectural symmetry or proportions hardl y impress the beholder . For the purpose , however , for which it has been designed , the new Temple will admirably fulfil all that is required

of it . It is built in the Renaissance style , and its exterior will scarcely explain the purpose for which it has been erected ; but one has only to make the most cursory examination of the interior to discover how admirably it has been adapted to the purposes of Freemasonry . From Lodge Room to the offices , everything seems to have been done to answer the ournose for whir . h tha hnilrlino

has been erected , and few towns or cities in the Provinces possess a building so suited in every respect to the requirements of the Craft as Chipping Norton is now fortunate enough to own . Mr . A . J . Rowley , architect , of Oxford , is the architect of the new Hall , which has been built to his designs by Mr . A . Groves , builder , Chipping Norton . The total cost of the building is about £ 1 , 200 .

The formal consecration of the Temple took place on Monday , when there was a large gathering of the Brethren of the Province to witness and participate in the ceremony . After the Brethren had signed the Tyler ' s book they proceeded to take up their places in the Lodge Room . The

ceremony commenced witn a procession , which was headed by the Officers of the Bowyer Lodge , who proceeded to take their appointed places in the Lodge . The Worshipful Master and Past Masters of the Bowyer Lodge followed , bearing the corn , wine and oil to be used in the ceremony . Then came the Officers

New Temple At Chipping Norton.

of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the Prov . G . Chaplain and Prov . Grand Secretary preceding the Deputy and Provincial Grand Master . A prayer by the Chaplain of the Lodge Bro . Phillips was followed by the singing of the Masonic dedication hymn , to the tune of Melcombe .

The Lodge Secretary Bro . W . Warne then read the minutes , and formally asked the Prov . G . M . to dedicate the building . The first portion of the dedication prayer was offered by the Provincial Grand Chaplain Bro . Blockley , followed by the invocation and responses .

The Provincial Grand Master , followed by his Deputy and Wardens , then proceeded around the Lodge , solemn music being played by the Prov . Grand Organist Bro . Day . Corn was scattered over tbe Lodge in the east by the Prov . G . M . as an emblem of plenty , and the building was dedicated to Freemasonry . The responses having been made , the procession " a second time

proceeded around the Lodge , and halted in the west , when wine was poured out by the Prov . G . M ., and the building was dedicated to virtue . The responses having again been given , the procession moved a third time around the Lodge , and halted in the south , when oil was poured out , and the building was dedicated to universal benevolence . The responses having again been made , the Prov . Grand Chaplain read II Levit . xiii . The Chaplain

having offered the concluding portion of the dedication prayer , the Prov . Grand Master solemnly dedicated the building to Freemasonry , virtue , and universal benevolence . The oration was given by the Prov . Grand Chaplain , after which the Prov . Grand Master and Wardens vacated their chairs , which were taken by the Officers of the Lodge , and the regular business was proceeded with . This having been completed the Lodge was closed in the usual form , with prayer , and the singing of a hymn .

The banquet was served in the dining hall of the new Temple , The W . M . of the Bowyer Lodge presided , and was supported by the Prov . Grand Master and his Officers , and the Officers of the Bowyer Lodge .

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