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Provincial.
was played by Brother Edw . Dearie , Mus . Bach , of Cambridge ; the effect from the gallery was very imposing , for although the clothing was restricted to " Common Craft , " yet it was of a very splendid character , the purple-and-gold and crimson-and-silver badges of Provincial Grand Officers contrasting admirably with the more prevalent decoration of light blue aprons and collars . The officers of the Nottingham Lodge ( one of the most ancient in this part of the kingdom ) were each
distinguished by a massive silver chain upon the collars by which the jewels of office were suspended , a custom that has been discontinued iu the Lodges of more modern date . The procession passed ( in the direction of the sun ' s course from east to west ) around the Lodge , the thrones and seats being withdrawn from the wall , the line extending completely around the outside of the hall , and also around the Inner Temple of the Lodge , thus forming a double line , and after the circuit had thus been
made three times , the officers assumed their respective chairs , and the Brethren were seated , the various elements of consecration in their silver vessels being placed on a table in front of the Master s pedestal , together with the warrant of the constitution . The Rev . Dr . OLIVER , P . D . P . G . M ., Chaplain of the Lodge , then took his seat at the table , and read from 1 Kings viii , 1-6 , the bringing up of the Ark of the Covenant into the Temple of Jerusalem , after which the Brethren sung the Anthem ( the words written by Brother Dunckerly for the Dedication of the Freemasons' Hall in London ) : viz . —
Hail , universal Lord ! By heaven and earth adored ; All hail . Great God ! Before thy name we "bend . To us thy grace extend . And to thy prayer attend . All hail . Great God 1
The W . M . of the Lodge , Brother GOODACRE , then addressed the ladies in tbe gallery and the visiting Brethren , thanking them for their attendance , and stated the object of the Meeting to be for celebrating the Centenary of the Lodge , and for dedicating the hall in which they were assembled to the uses of Masonry . They were not premature in calling the meeting a Centenary one , for although the date of the foundation of the Lodge was not knownyet it was certain that it was
insti-, tuted in the former part of the last century ; in the archives of the Lodge was an old minute book extending from 1732 to 1742 , and on the jewel of office now worn by the Secretary was engraved the latter date , showing that it had been presented just a hundred years ago by one of the honourable family of the Welbys , who ( he believed ) was then Secretary . The records of the Lodge showed that most of the ancient families of the province had been amongst tbe numbers . Of the praise
of Masonry in general , he should say nothing , he should leave that to the learned and reverend Brother ' s oration , which would more especiall y appl y itself to the eulogy of the Craft . The Superintendant of the Works , Brother W . A . NICHOLSON , Esq ., then addressed the Master , returning thanks for having been entrusted with the direction of the building , and restored to him the working tools ( the square , the level , and . plumb-rule ) , which were accordingl y replaced on the pedestals in the east , west , and south . The Rev . Dr . OLIVER then pronounced a long and eloquent oration on Masonry , tracing the origin of its pure ritual and simple though
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
was played by Brother Edw . Dearie , Mus . Bach , of Cambridge ; the effect from the gallery was very imposing , for although the clothing was restricted to " Common Craft , " yet it was of a very splendid character , the purple-and-gold and crimson-and-silver badges of Provincial Grand Officers contrasting admirably with the more prevalent decoration of light blue aprons and collars . The officers of the Nottingham Lodge ( one of the most ancient in this part of the kingdom ) were each
distinguished by a massive silver chain upon the collars by which the jewels of office were suspended , a custom that has been discontinued iu the Lodges of more modern date . The procession passed ( in the direction of the sun ' s course from east to west ) around the Lodge , the thrones and seats being withdrawn from the wall , the line extending completely around the outside of the hall , and also around the Inner Temple of the Lodge , thus forming a double line , and after the circuit had thus been
made three times , the officers assumed their respective chairs , and the Brethren were seated , the various elements of consecration in their silver vessels being placed on a table in front of the Master s pedestal , together with the warrant of the constitution . The Rev . Dr . OLIVER , P . D . P . G . M ., Chaplain of the Lodge , then took his seat at the table , and read from 1 Kings viii , 1-6 , the bringing up of the Ark of the Covenant into the Temple of Jerusalem , after which the Brethren sung the Anthem ( the words written by Brother Dunckerly for the Dedication of the Freemasons' Hall in London ) : viz . —
Hail , universal Lord ! By heaven and earth adored ; All hail . Great God ! Before thy name we "bend . To us thy grace extend . And to thy prayer attend . All hail . Great God 1
The W . M . of the Lodge , Brother GOODACRE , then addressed the ladies in tbe gallery and the visiting Brethren , thanking them for their attendance , and stated the object of the Meeting to be for celebrating the Centenary of the Lodge , and for dedicating the hall in which they were assembled to the uses of Masonry . They were not premature in calling the meeting a Centenary one , for although the date of the foundation of the Lodge was not knownyet it was certain that it was
insti-, tuted in the former part of the last century ; in the archives of the Lodge was an old minute book extending from 1732 to 1742 , and on the jewel of office now worn by the Secretary was engraved the latter date , showing that it had been presented just a hundred years ago by one of the honourable family of the Welbys , who ( he believed ) was then Secretary . The records of the Lodge showed that most of the ancient families of the province had been amongst tbe numbers . Of the praise
of Masonry in general , he should say nothing , he should leave that to the learned and reverend Brother ' s oration , which would more especiall y appl y itself to the eulogy of the Craft . The Superintendant of the Works , Brother W . A . NICHOLSON , Esq ., then addressed the Master , returning thanks for having been entrusted with the direction of the building , and restored to him the working tools ( the square , the level , and . plumb-rule ) , which were accordingl y replaced on the pedestals in the east , west , and south . The Rev . Dr . OLIVER then pronounced a long and eloquent oration on Masonry , tracing the origin of its pure ritual and simple though