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FOREIGN .
JAMAICA—MONTEGO BAY FRIENDLY LODGE , ( No . 539 , PROV . NO . 7 . ) —Pursuant to public advertisement , the inauguration of Officers of the above Lodge , took place at their room , Freemasons' Flail , in this town on AVednesday , the 3 d January , 1838 . The Lodge having been summoned for half-past eight o ' clock , A . M . the ceremonies of the clay commenced by the AA orshipful Asher Solomon , in a very impressive manner , and with the usual solemnities , installing the Worshipful George L . Phillips , as Master of the Lodtre for the present vear and
fie immediately proceeded to qualif y the following Brethren as his Officers : —AVorshipful Michael A . Nunes , Senior AA ' arden ; George Dehsser , Junior Warden ; Rev . Brother Henry G . Lawson , Chaplain ; Brother Samah G . Connaldi , Treasurer ; Brother John Kerr , Secretary-Brother Henry A . Alberga , Senior Deacon ; Brother AVilliam O . Dunbar , Junior Deacon ; Brother Joseph Phillips , Inner Guard ; Brother Isaac De Pinna , Tyler .
Ihe usual honours on this imposing ceremony having been paid , and the several Officers having made their acknowled gments on the occasion , the business in this particular degree was concluded , and an Entered ' Apprentices' Lodge immediately opened . The worshi pful Master then gave a suitable preface on the solemnities of the occasion for which they were assembled ; after which , the Brethren , to the number of sixty proceeded m Masonic Order to the Parochial church ; the band of the St ' iment
. Jamesreg preceding the procession . To many , this novel display of Masons clad in their rich paraphernalia and jewels of office was a joyous and enlivening treat ; but to none more so than the ladies ' many of whom filled the windows of the public buildings and private houses . The pretty smiling faces of the assembled multitude , formed a striking contrast with the studied solemnity of the Craft . On entering the church porchthe line of procession became inverted the
, ; Inner Guard leading , followed by the stewards , who ushered the Master to his seat , each Officer closing in , and forming again a continued line according to the rank : the pews having been previously selected were regularly occupied by the Brethren . The morning service was impressively read by the Rev . John Mclntyre , M . A . Rector of the Parish who handsomely proffered his services on the occasion . Appropriate anthems were chanted b y the choir ; after which , the Chaplain of the Lod his text from Hebrews
ge , taking , cap . x . v . 23 , 24 , ancl part of the 25 th . " Let us hold fast the profession of our faith , without wavering for he is faithful that promised ; and let us consider one another , to provoke unto love ancl good works , not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together , "—preached an interesting sermon on Charity replete with elocution , piety , and brotherly feeling , in furtherance of the benevolent object of the assembled Craft , in aid of the " Asylum for a"ed and decayed Masons" in of erection
, now progress among the many Philanthrophic Institutions in London . The Rev . Gentleman divided his discourse into two parts : first , duly impressing on the congregation the truths of the union of Freemasonry , -the advantages attending the fraternal compact—and the deli ght derived from a Society based on virtue and benevolence . — Secondl y , soliciting the assistance of his hearers in aid of the Asylum , that they might show , notwithstanding the great space between them and the intended building , that they also feelingly possessed thc _ desire to " help their distant a <* cd and
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Foreign.
FOREIGN .
JAMAICA—MONTEGO BAY FRIENDLY LODGE , ( No . 539 , PROV . NO . 7 . ) —Pursuant to public advertisement , the inauguration of Officers of the above Lodge , took place at their room , Freemasons' Flail , in this town on AVednesday , the 3 d January , 1838 . The Lodge having been summoned for half-past eight o ' clock , A . M . the ceremonies of the clay commenced by the AA orshipful Asher Solomon , in a very impressive manner , and with the usual solemnities , installing the Worshipful George L . Phillips , as Master of the Lodtre for the present vear and
fie immediately proceeded to qualif y the following Brethren as his Officers : —AVorshipful Michael A . Nunes , Senior AA ' arden ; George Dehsser , Junior Warden ; Rev . Brother Henry G . Lawson , Chaplain ; Brother Samah G . Connaldi , Treasurer ; Brother John Kerr , Secretary-Brother Henry A . Alberga , Senior Deacon ; Brother AVilliam O . Dunbar , Junior Deacon ; Brother Joseph Phillips , Inner Guard ; Brother Isaac De Pinna , Tyler .
Ihe usual honours on this imposing ceremony having been paid , and the several Officers having made their acknowled gments on the occasion , the business in this particular degree was concluded , and an Entered ' Apprentices' Lodge immediately opened . The worshi pful Master then gave a suitable preface on the solemnities of the occasion for which they were assembled ; after which , the Brethren , to the number of sixty proceeded m Masonic Order to the Parochial church ; the band of the St ' iment
. Jamesreg preceding the procession . To many , this novel display of Masons clad in their rich paraphernalia and jewels of office was a joyous and enlivening treat ; but to none more so than the ladies ' many of whom filled the windows of the public buildings and private houses . The pretty smiling faces of the assembled multitude , formed a striking contrast with the studied solemnity of the Craft . On entering the church porchthe line of procession became inverted the
, ; Inner Guard leading , followed by the stewards , who ushered the Master to his seat , each Officer closing in , and forming again a continued line according to the rank : the pews having been previously selected were regularly occupied by the Brethren . The morning service was impressively read by the Rev . John Mclntyre , M . A . Rector of the Parish who handsomely proffered his services on the occasion . Appropriate anthems were chanted b y the choir ; after which , the Chaplain of the Lod his text from Hebrews
ge , taking , cap . x . v . 23 , 24 , ancl part of the 25 th . " Let us hold fast the profession of our faith , without wavering for he is faithful that promised ; and let us consider one another , to provoke unto love ancl good works , not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together , "—preached an interesting sermon on Charity replete with elocution , piety , and brotherly feeling , in furtherance of the benevolent object of the assembled Craft , in aid of the " Asylum for a"ed and decayed Masons" in of erection
, now progress among the many Philanthrophic Institutions in London . The Rev . Gentleman divided his discourse into two parts : first , duly impressing on the congregation the truths of the union of Freemasonry , -the advantages attending the fraternal compact—and the deli ght derived from a Society based on virtue and benevolence . — Secondl y , soliciting the assistance of his hearers in aid of the Asylum , that they might show , notwithstanding the great space between them and the intended building , that they also feelingly possessed thc _ desire to " help their distant a <* cd and