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ing to ancient usage , the R . W . D . P . G . M . directed the Brethren to prepare for attendance upon the worship of the Great Architect of the Universe . Brother Jefferies , Grand Director of Ceremonies , then arranged the procession in proper order . The procession was continued to the new Church of the Holy Trinity , the whole way being lined with spectators , the windows , ancl every
place affording a view , were also filled with persons of respectability . On arrival at the church the procession opened to the right ancl left , " to admit the passage of the Prov . Grand Lodge , who were followed into the sacred edifice by the Lodges in inverted order . The service of tlie day was read in a very impressive manner by the Rev . Brother Edwin Biron , of Hythe ; in the course of which the Psalms 100 ancl 133 were excellently sung by the choiraccompanied bthe musicians . The
, y sermon was preached by the Rev . Brother D . Jones , of Deptford , Prov . Grand Chaplain , from the very appropriate text , Rom . xiv . 7 , " None of us liveth to himself . " In applying the text , the reverend gentleman was enabled to explain and enlarge upon the practice of the moral ancl social virtues cultivated amongst Freemasons , to allude to the great
antiquity of speculative Freemasonry ; to the charitable institutions supported exclusively by the Fraternity ; the countenance afforded by and the attendance at the Lodges of the most exalted ancl eminent personages in the kingdom ; the value of Masonic secrets ; and to the beneficial effects arising from a dissemination over the universe of the excellent precepts inculcated in their Lodges . A collection for the poor of the town was as usual made on the occasion at the door of the church . The
church was very full , the fair sex preponderating greatly . The procession returned b y the same route to the New Town Hall , and the business of the Provincial Meeting was resumed . An exposition of the state of Freemasonry in the province , altogether satisfactory , was made by the P . G . Secretary , and a tribute to the memory of departed Brethren was eloquently paid by the P . G . Orator ; after which tbe Prov . Grand Lodge was closed with solemn prayerand adjourned .
, The Brethren , to the number of about one hundred , afterwards dined together at the Royal Oak Inn . On the health of the M . AV . G . Master , the Duke of Sussex , being proposed with Masonic honours , the tables were furnished with four dozen of wine by direction of the Prov . Grand Master , who was unavoidably absent , owing to a pre-engagement . Masonic toasts ancl songs followed , and at half-past eight the Brethren separated , highly delighted with tlie pleasures of the day .
AA e observed in the clothing of the Brethren a deviation from the uniformity which heretofore prevailed at former Provincial Meetings . It seemed to us that here all were permitted to display the various orders to which they had attained , and were not restricted to the three degrees of Craft Masonry sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of England . The Hythe Loclge was an exception , being uniformly and correctly clothed as Masters , without adventitious insignias . From the apparent number
of R . A . Masons , we hope soon to find that a Chapter is revived in this district , either at Dover , Canterbury , or Hythe . COLCHESTER . —Ceremonial of laying the First Stone of St . Jiotolph ' s Church , Wednesday , May llth , 1836 " . — " Sir and Brother , —In order to redeem the pledge I made when I last saw you , I hasten to devote myself to the pleasureable duty of forwarding for insertion in the next number of your Review , a brief sketch of the interesting proceedings which took place on AArednesday last , on the gratifying occasion of
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Provincial.
ing to ancient usage , the R . W . D . P . G . M . directed the Brethren to prepare for attendance upon the worship of the Great Architect of the Universe . Brother Jefferies , Grand Director of Ceremonies , then arranged the procession in proper order . The procession was continued to the new Church of the Holy Trinity , the whole way being lined with spectators , the windows , ancl every
place affording a view , were also filled with persons of respectability . On arrival at the church the procession opened to the right ancl left , " to admit the passage of the Prov . Grand Lodge , who were followed into the sacred edifice by the Lodges in inverted order . The service of tlie day was read in a very impressive manner by the Rev . Brother Edwin Biron , of Hythe ; in the course of which the Psalms 100 ancl 133 were excellently sung by the choiraccompanied bthe musicians . The
, y sermon was preached by the Rev . Brother D . Jones , of Deptford , Prov . Grand Chaplain , from the very appropriate text , Rom . xiv . 7 , " None of us liveth to himself . " In applying the text , the reverend gentleman was enabled to explain and enlarge upon the practice of the moral ancl social virtues cultivated amongst Freemasons , to allude to the great
antiquity of speculative Freemasonry ; to the charitable institutions supported exclusively by the Fraternity ; the countenance afforded by and the attendance at the Lodges of the most exalted ancl eminent personages in the kingdom ; the value of Masonic secrets ; and to the beneficial effects arising from a dissemination over the universe of the excellent precepts inculcated in their Lodges . A collection for the poor of the town was as usual made on the occasion at the door of the church . The
church was very full , the fair sex preponderating greatly . The procession returned b y the same route to the New Town Hall , and the business of the Provincial Meeting was resumed . An exposition of the state of Freemasonry in the province , altogether satisfactory , was made by the P . G . Secretary , and a tribute to the memory of departed Brethren was eloquently paid by the P . G . Orator ; after which tbe Prov . Grand Lodge was closed with solemn prayerand adjourned .
, The Brethren , to the number of about one hundred , afterwards dined together at the Royal Oak Inn . On the health of the M . AV . G . Master , the Duke of Sussex , being proposed with Masonic honours , the tables were furnished with four dozen of wine by direction of the Prov . Grand Master , who was unavoidably absent , owing to a pre-engagement . Masonic toasts ancl songs followed , and at half-past eight the Brethren separated , highly delighted with tlie pleasures of the day .
AA e observed in the clothing of the Brethren a deviation from the uniformity which heretofore prevailed at former Provincial Meetings . It seemed to us that here all were permitted to display the various orders to which they had attained , and were not restricted to the three degrees of Craft Masonry sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of England . The Hythe Loclge was an exception , being uniformly and correctly clothed as Masters , without adventitious insignias . From the apparent number
of R . A . Masons , we hope soon to find that a Chapter is revived in this district , either at Dover , Canterbury , or Hythe . COLCHESTER . —Ceremonial of laying the First Stone of St . Jiotolph ' s Church , Wednesday , May llth , 1836 " . — " Sir and Brother , —In order to redeem the pledge I made when I last saw you , I hasten to devote myself to the pleasureable duty of forwarding for insertion in the next number of your Review , a brief sketch of the interesting proceedings which took place on AArednesday last , on the gratifying occasion of