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Foreign.
Indian Islands , over all the Lodges holding of the most worshipful Grand Loclge of Scotland . The following benediction was then pronounced : — " May the Supreme Architect of the Universe shed his blessings abundantly upon the members of this Provincial Grand Lodge ; enable his servant , now raised to the high ancl distinguished office of Provincial Grand Master for the Province of the AVest Indian Islands , to
discharge , with the assistance of the other Provincial Grand Office-Bearers , the duties of his important trust , to the honour of His holy name , and to the credit of this ancient , happy , ancl honourable Fraternity . —AMEN —So MOTE IT BE . —Amen !
And the folloiving ode , sung by the whole assemblage : — " Hail ! Universal Lord ! By Heaven and Earth ador'd—All hail ! Great God 1 Before thy name we bend , To us thy grace extend
, And to our prayer attend . All hail ! Great God !" The Pro . Grand Alaster proposed certain bye-laws and regulations , which were read by him ; and , several other matters being disposed of , ancl committees appointed , the following anthem was sung by the whole of the Brethren , as before . —
" To Heaven ' s high Architect all praise , All praise , all gratitude be given ; AAHio cleign'd the human soul to raise , By mystic secrets sprung from heaven .
CHORUS . Sound aloud the great Jehovah ' s praise , To Him the Dome , the Temple raise . " Before closing the Loclge , the Provincial Grancl Alaster addressed the Brethren in a neat and appropriate speech , suitable to the occasion ; after which Brother S . Cockburn recited a beautiful ode , composed by for the occasion
him expressly . A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Brother Cockburn for his appropriate lines , and the Alaster appointed him Bard to the Provincial Grancl Lodge . The Lodge was then closed , according to ancient usage , with prayer . The following are the members of the respective Committees : — COMMITTEE TO REVISE BYE-LAWS . —Brothers — William Stephenson ,
Pio . Grand Alaster ; Peter Guthrie , Acting Pro . Grand Alaster ; E . C . Harmer , Pro . Gr . Alaster Depute ; AL G . Stephenson , Pro . Gr . Secretary ; D . AV . Gibbs , Pro . Gr . Steward . COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PURPOSES . — Brothers William Stephenson , Pro . Grand Master ; Peter Guthrie , Acting Pro . Grand Master ; E . C . Harmer , Pro , Gr . Alaster Depute ; Thomas Begg , jun ., Pro . Gr . Treasurer ; AL G . Stephenson , Pro . Gr . Secretary ; R . McBurnie , Pro . Gr . Bible Bearer .
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Foreign.
Indian Islands , over all the Lodges holding of the most worshipful Grand Loclge of Scotland . The following benediction was then pronounced : — " May the Supreme Architect of the Universe shed his blessings abundantly upon the members of this Provincial Grand Lodge ; enable his servant , now raised to the high ancl distinguished office of Provincial Grand Master for the Province of the AVest Indian Islands , to
discharge , with the assistance of the other Provincial Grand Office-Bearers , the duties of his important trust , to the honour of His holy name , and to the credit of this ancient , happy , ancl honourable Fraternity . —AMEN —So MOTE IT BE . —Amen !
And the folloiving ode , sung by the whole assemblage : — " Hail ! Universal Lord ! By Heaven and Earth ador'd—All hail ! Great God 1 Before thy name we bend , To us thy grace extend
, And to our prayer attend . All hail ! Great God !" The Pro . Grand Alaster proposed certain bye-laws and regulations , which were read by him ; and , several other matters being disposed of , ancl committees appointed , the following anthem was sung by the whole of the Brethren , as before . —
" To Heaven ' s high Architect all praise , All praise , all gratitude be given ; AAHio cleign'd the human soul to raise , By mystic secrets sprung from heaven .
CHORUS . Sound aloud the great Jehovah ' s praise , To Him the Dome , the Temple raise . " Before closing the Loclge , the Provincial Grancl Alaster addressed the Brethren in a neat and appropriate speech , suitable to the occasion ; after which Brother S . Cockburn recited a beautiful ode , composed by for the occasion
him expressly . A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Brother Cockburn for his appropriate lines , and the Alaster appointed him Bard to the Provincial Grancl Lodge . The Lodge was then closed , according to ancient usage , with prayer . The following are the members of the respective Committees : — COMMITTEE TO REVISE BYE-LAWS . —Brothers — William Stephenson ,
Pio . Grand Alaster ; Peter Guthrie , Acting Pro . Grand Alaster ; E . C . Harmer , Pro . Gr . Alaster Depute ; AL G . Stephenson , Pro . Gr . Secretary ; D . AV . Gibbs , Pro . Gr . Steward . COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PURPOSES . — Brothers William Stephenson , Pro . Grand Master ; Peter Guthrie , Acting Pro . Grand Master ; E . C . Harmer , Pro , Gr . Alaster Depute ; Thomas Begg , jun ., Pro . Gr . Treasurer ; AL G . Stephenson , Pro . Gr . Secretary ; R . McBurnie , Pro . Gr . Bible Bearer .