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Present State Of Free Masonry.
all clothed in the badges , jewels , and other insignia of the different orders of MASONRY . After the necessary and solemn business of the Lodgg was gone through , the Procession went forth in the following order being joined at the gates of the Lodge by the Magistrates , Commissioners , & c . who were not Masons , conducted by one of the Stewards of the day .
Constables with staves ; Two tylers with swords drawn ; A steward ; Banners of the Sea-captain ' s lodge , born by two sea-captains ; Brethren two Sttwo—junior lodges first ; The tanners of the Phcenix lodge ; A steward ;
Beacons ; Secretaries ; Treasurers ; Past masters . Provincial Grand Lodge : Four tylers with swords ; . Banners of the St . Hiid ' s , St . George ' s , and Sion lodges ;
Military band of music ; A steward ; Junior wardens two and two ; Senior wardens ; Masters of lodges ; Past grand stewards , Brs . Siddal—Charlton ; Hills—S tou t — Hors ) ey ;
Past grand wardens , Brs ! Buhner—Wood—Ebdon ; Grand architect , Br . Wilson , with the plate on a cushion ;
Br . Bone , grand secretary , with his bag ; Er . Pennington , grand treas : with his staff ; Bible carried by Br . Wright , P . M . supported by two grand s-rewards ; Brs . Wilson and Nicholson ; Rev . Br . Hesket , chaplain of the Phcenix ; Rev . Br . Nesfield , grand chaplain ; Rev . Br . Brewster ( master of the senior
lodge ) , carrying the took of constitutions , and supported by two grand stewards , Brs . Hedley and Stott ; . Br . Scarth , junior grand warden ; Br . Dr . Brown , senior grand warden ; Er . Finch , deputy grand master ; Br . Nicholsongrand sword bearer
, ; Br . Rowland Burdon , M . P . and Br . Lambton , M . P . grand master ; A steward . Magistrates two , and two ; Commissioners ; Clergymen in their gowns ; Officers of tbe West York militia ; Constables to close .
Marshal of the ceremony , Br . Stanfield j and stewards of the day , Brs . Martin , Rivington , Smith , and Hutchinson .
In this order they proceeded through an immense crowd of spectators to the parish church ; where , the brethren forming into two , lines , the . procession was inversed , and the magistrates entered first , and , took appropriate seats in the bod y of the church ; while the grand officers and brethren occupied the gallery , according to their several ranks and degrees in Masonry . Here a most excellent sermon was ivenwith powerful
effectbtheg , , y Rev , Mr . HESKET ; and an occasional paraphrase" on the 1224 Psalm , written by Br . STANFIELD , was sung by the choir . From the church the procession moved through the town in the preceding order , to the crowded banks of the river WEAR , over which , they passed on a platform and bridge of keels admirably disposed and constructed for that purpose .
At the North-west part of the intended bridge was . formed , a large area , where the first stone was to be laid , and round which the brethren , were arranged : and on the cliff above ' was railed in . a . conspicuous , station for the grand honours , the oration , and other purposes . — . Here Mr . BURDON addressed the surrounding multitude in an able .. and interesting speech , expressive of the nature , the difficulties , and . the . progress of the present undertaking . On these topics he expatiated
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Present State Of Free Masonry.
all clothed in the badges , jewels , and other insignia of the different orders of MASONRY . After the necessary and solemn business of the Lodgg was gone through , the Procession went forth in the following order being joined at the gates of the Lodge by the Magistrates , Commissioners , & c . who were not Masons , conducted by one of the Stewards of the day .
Constables with staves ; Two tylers with swords drawn ; A steward ; Banners of the Sea-captain ' s lodge , born by two sea-captains ; Brethren two Sttwo—junior lodges first ; The tanners of the Phcenix lodge ; A steward ;
Beacons ; Secretaries ; Treasurers ; Past masters . Provincial Grand Lodge : Four tylers with swords ; . Banners of the St . Hiid ' s , St . George ' s , and Sion lodges ;
Military band of music ; A steward ; Junior wardens two and two ; Senior wardens ; Masters of lodges ; Past grand stewards , Brs . Siddal—Charlton ; Hills—S tou t — Hors ) ey ;
Past grand wardens , Brs ! Buhner—Wood—Ebdon ; Grand architect , Br . Wilson , with the plate on a cushion ;
Br . Bone , grand secretary , with his bag ; Er . Pennington , grand treas : with his staff ; Bible carried by Br . Wright , P . M . supported by two grand s-rewards ; Brs . Wilson and Nicholson ; Rev . Br . Hesket , chaplain of the Phcenix ; Rev . Br . Nesfield , grand chaplain ; Rev . Br . Brewster ( master of the senior
lodge ) , carrying the took of constitutions , and supported by two grand stewards , Brs . Hedley and Stott ; . Br . Scarth , junior grand warden ; Br . Dr . Brown , senior grand warden ; Er . Finch , deputy grand master ; Br . Nicholsongrand sword bearer
, ; Br . Rowland Burdon , M . P . and Br . Lambton , M . P . grand master ; A steward . Magistrates two , and two ; Commissioners ; Clergymen in their gowns ; Officers of tbe West York militia ; Constables to close .
Marshal of the ceremony , Br . Stanfield j and stewards of the day , Brs . Martin , Rivington , Smith , and Hutchinson .
In this order they proceeded through an immense crowd of spectators to the parish church ; where , the brethren forming into two , lines , the . procession was inversed , and the magistrates entered first , and , took appropriate seats in the bod y of the church ; while the grand officers and brethren occupied the gallery , according to their several ranks and degrees in Masonry . Here a most excellent sermon was ivenwith powerful
effectbtheg , , y Rev , Mr . HESKET ; and an occasional paraphrase" on the 1224 Psalm , written by Br . STANFIELD , was sung by the choir . From the church the procession moved through the town in the preceding order , to the crowded banks of the river WEAR , over which , they passed on a platform and bridge of keels admirably disposed and constructed for that purpose .
At the North-west part of the intended bridge was . formed , a large area , where the first stone was to be laid , and round which the brethren , were arranged : and on the cliff above ' was railed in . a . conspicuous , station for the grand honours , the oration , and other purposes . — . Here Mr . BURDON addressed the surrounding multitude in an able .. and interesting speech , expressive of the nature , the difficulties , and . the . progress of the present undertaking . On these topics he expatiated