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Provincial.
At half-past twelve o ' clock , the procession , which was composed of near five hundred Brethren , moved forward in order to the parish church . Divine service was opened by singing the 100 th Psalm ; after which , Evening Prayers were read by the Rev . the Rector , and an appropriate sermon , exhorting his hearers to brotherly love and charity , was preached by the Rev . James Wright , V . W . P . G . Chaplain , and Incumbent of Lachfordfrom the 25 th ch . Matthew 40 v .: — " Verily , I
, , say unto you , inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren , ye have done it unto me . "—A collection was then made , amounting to £ 38 , for the benefit of the funds of the Stockport Infirmary . On quitting the church , the Brethren proceeded in . the same order of procession to the National School , where they arrived at four o ' clock , dispersing for an hour , the band striking up the air , " See the
conquering hero comes , " as the gallant P . G . M- passed along the centre of the body into the building . The gorgeous and characteristic banners , bannerets , & c , which were exhibited by the various Lodges , had a grand and imposing effect as they floated in the rays of the sun ; and the interest taken by the public was manifested by the immense throng which accompanied the procession , and which required every exertion of the police to prevent their interrupting the progress . A great number of ladies occupied the different approaches and elevations which
commanded a view of the principal entrance to the National School . About half-past five o ' clock , dinner was announced in the large room , the decorative drapery of which had been most tastefully arranged . There were four down tables one hundred and ten feet long , ( allowing a passage across the room , ) with a head or cross-table of about thirtyfive feet . In the centre of this latter table , which was reserved for the more distinguished Brethren , and covered with a Masonic cloth , was
fixed the throne , or elegant Masonic chair , intended for the R . AY . P . G . Master ( Lord Combermere , ) over which was constructed a crimson » fluted canopy , of the Grecian order , and ornamented with gold coronets , embellished with his lordship ' s armorial bearings , and supported on each side by Union Jacks . The whole was surmounted with the emblems of loyalty—Bible , Sceptre , Crown , and Cushion . On the right of the throne , placed in a recess , appeared a conspicuous martial
painting , representing underneath a record of some of the celebrated battles in which his lordship has signalised himself , such as , " Castiglion , Llerena , Salamanca , Orthez , Toulouse , Bhurtpore , " and on the left was a similar painting of other engagements— " Flanders , Malavelly , Oporto , Talavera , Almeida , Torres Veilras . " The room was decorated with blue and white drapery , together with evergreens , and banners emblematic of the humanising objects of the Society of Freemasons , amongst which we noticed , " Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth ; " " Temperance , Fortitude , Prudence , Justice ; '' " Audi , Vide , Tace , " and others illustrating the primitive benevolence and belief of the Fellow-Craft , that
" 'Tis the first sanction Nature gave to man , Each other to assist in what they can !" Large portrait engravings of dead and living Brethren of the " Purple , " were suspended from the walls , including those of the Earl of Moira , and John Finchett Maddock , Esq ., of Chester . The gallery on the left of the room was filled with an elegant assemblage of the " fair sex , " the
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Provincial.
At half-past twelve o ' clock , the procession , which was composed of near five hundred Brethren , moved forward in order to the parish church . Divine service was opened by singing the 100 th Psalm ; after which , Evening Prayers were read by the Rev . the Rector , and an appropriate sermon , exhorting his hearers to brotherly love and charity , was preached by the Rev . James Wright , V . W . P . G . Chaplain , and Incumbent of Lachfordfrom the 25 th ch . Matthew 40 v .: — " Verily , I
, , say unto you , inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren , ye have done it unto me . "—A collection was then made , amounting to £ 38 , for the benefit of the funds of the Stockport Infirmary . On quitting the church , the Brethren proceeded in . the same order of procession to the National School , where they arrived at four o ' clock , dispersing for an hour , the band striking up the air , " See the
conquering hero comes , " as the gallant P . G . M- passed along the centre of the body into the building . The gorgeous and characteristic banners , bannerets , & c , which were exhibited by the various Lodges , had a grand and imposing effect as they floated in the rays of the sun ; and the interest taken by the public was manifested by the immense throng which accompanied the procession , and which required every exertion of the police to prevent their interrupting the progress . A great number of ladies occupied the different approaches and elevations which
commanded a view of the principal entrance to the National School . About half-past five o ' clock , dinner was announced in the large room , the decorative drapery of which had been most tastefully arranged . There were four down tables one hundred and ten feet long , ( allowing a passage across the room , ) with a head or cross-table of about thirtyfive feet . In the centre of this latter table , which was reserved for the more distinguished Brethren , and covered with a Masonic cloth , was
fixed the throne , or elegant Masonic chair , intended for the R . AY . P . G . Master ( Lord Combermere , ) over which was constructed a crimson » fluted canopy , of the Grecian order , and ornamented with gold coronets , embellished with his lordship ' s armorial bearings , and supported on each side by Union Jacks . The whole was surmounted with the emblems of loyalty—Bible , Sceptre , Crown , and Cushion . On the right of the throne , placed in a recess , appeared a conspicuous martial
painting , representing underneath a record of some of the celebrated battles in which his lordship has signalised himself , such as , " Castiglion , Llerena , Salamanca , Orthez , Toulouse , Bhurtpore , " and on the left was a similar painting of other engagements— " Flanders , Malavelly , Oporto , Talavera , Almeida , Torres Veilras . " The room was decorated with blue and white drapery , together with evergreens , and banners emblematic of the humanising objects of the Society of Freemasons , amongst which we noticed , " Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth ; " " Temperance , Fortitude , Prudence , Justice ; '' " Audi , Vide , Tace , " and others illustrating the primitive benevolence and belief of the Fellow-Craft , that
" 'Tis the first sanction Nature gave to man , Each other to assist in what they can !" Large portrait engravings of dead and living Brethren of the " Purple , " were suspended from the walls , including those of the Earl of Moira , and John Finchett Maddock , Esq ., of Chester . The gallery on the left of the room was filled with an elegant assemblage of the " fair sex , " the