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Colonial.
COLONIAL .
ANTIGUA . —The annual festival of St . John was commemorated b y the members of the Fraternity of Freemasons , in this community , in a manner creditable to them in the highest degree as an association , and in strict accordance with the great principles of their Order . At half-past nine o ' clock in the morning , the Brethren of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 723 ( on the registry of the Grancl Lodge of England ) , together with several unattached Brethren , resident and strangers , assembled at their rooms—and having invested themselves with their
regalia , according to their office in the Lodge or rank in the Order , took their positions ancl proceeded with the opening ceremonies . These having been concluded , the Brethren emerged from their Lodge rooms , and descended to the street , where the band of the 69 th Regiment—which , by the kind permission of Colonel Paxton , had been placed at the disjiosal of the Brethren for the occasion—was in waiting . A large crowd of spectators had also assembled near the
entrance—but the utmost decorum prevailed . A suitable detachment of the Police force , under Mr . Superintendent Shordiche , was also in attendance ; and their efficiency in adopting measures to jirevent the Brethren from being jostled by the multitude was deserving of all praise . Having descended to the street , the Brethren placed themselves under the command of Bro . Serjeant-Major Creech , of the 69 th Regiment .
The various instruments and emblems of the Order were conspicuously borne by the Brethren appointed to the service ; ancl the whole formed in jirocession , and , preceded by the band playing a slow march , moved up High Street to Temple Street , into which they
turned , ancl jiroeeeded to the church-yard gate opening to the south front of the cathedral . At this point the procession halted ; the band divided on either side of the gate steps , ancl continued playing ; and the Brethren formed themselves into lines , between which , and under the Tylers' swords , they passed in reversed order through the . church-yard , into the cathedral—where a crowded congregation had already assembled . The Brethren arranged themselves upon seats prejiared for their accommodation extending across the
transept , from the north to the south doors—the Master and Officers of the Lodge taking their positions in the centre . Several pews in the immediate vicinity were politely relinquished by their occupants to the use of several of the Brethren , who were unable to obtain sittings upon the special seats . Of the exercises in church , we regret that our limits will not permit us to make more than a hasty mention . His lordshithe
p Bishop was assisted in the service by the Rev . Mr . Warner , rector of St . John's , and by Bro . the Rev . Mr . Curtin , rector of St . Mary ' s . The absence of Bro . Martin from his place at the organ was supplied by the Rev . Mr . Baum , Moravian Missionary—and the musical performances were altogether of a highly creditable order . The text chosen by his lordship for the subject of his discourse was selected from the ICth verse of the 4 th chapter of the first ejiistle of
Saint John— " GOD IS LOVE . " The sermon has been highly ancl justly eulogised in private circles as an able and instructive production . It was exceedingly apjilicable to tho occasion , and contained , in addition to its general application , several appropriate allusions to
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Colonial.
COLONIAL .
ANTIGUA . —The annual festival of St . John was commemorated b y the members of the Fraternity of Freemasons , in this community , in a manner creditable to them in the highest degree as an association , and in strict accordance with the great principles of their Order . At half-past nine o ' clock in the morning , the Brethren of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 723 ( on the registry of the Grancl Lodge of England ) , together with several unattached Brethren , resident and strangers , assembled at their rooms—and having invested themselves with their
regalia , according to their office in the Lodge or rank in the Order , took their positions ancl proceeded with the opening ceremonies . These having been concluded , the Brethren emerged from their Lodge rooms , and descended to the street , where the band of the 69 th Regiment—which , by the kind permission of Colonel Paxton , had been placed at the disjiosal of the Brethren for the occasion—was in waiting . A large crowd of spectators had also assembled near the
entrance—but the utmost decorum prevailed . A suitable detachment of the Police force , under Mr . Superintendent Shordiche , was also in attendance ; and their efficiency in adopting measures to jirevent the Brethren from being jostled by the multitude was deserving of all praise . Having descended to the street , the Brethren placed themselves under the command of Bro . Serjeant-Major Creech , of the 69 th Regiment .
The various instruments and emblems of the Order were conspicuously borne by the Brethren appointed to the service ; ancl the whole formed in jirocession , and , preceded by the band playing a slow march , moved up High Street to Temple Street , into which they
turned , ancl jiroeeeded to the church-yard gate opening to the south front of the cathedral . At this point the procession halted ; the band divided on either side of the gate steps , ancl continued playing ; and the Brethren formed themselves into lines , between which , and under the Tylers' swords , they passed in reversed order through the . church-yard , into the cathedral—where a crowded congregation had already assembled . The Brethren arranged themselves upon seats prejiared for their accommodation extending across the
transept , from the north to the south doors—the Master and Officers of the Lodge taking their positions in the centre . Several pews in the immediate vicinity were politely relinquished by their occupants to the use of several of the Brethren , who were unable to obtain sittings upon the special seats . Of the exercises in church , we regret that our limits will not permit us to make more than a hasty mention . His lordshithe
p Bishop was assisted in the service by the Rev . Mr . Warner , rector of St . John's , and by Bro . the Rev . Mr . Curtin , rector of St . Mary ' s . The absence of Bro . Martin from his place at the organ was supplied by the Rev . Mr . Baum , Moravian Missionary—and the musical performances were altogether of a highly creditable order . The text chosen by his lordship for the subject of his discourse was selected from the ICth verse of the 4 th chapter of the first ejiistle of
Saint John— " GOD IS LOVE . " The sermon has been highly ancl justly eulogised in private circles as an able and instructive production . It was exceedingly apjilicable to tho occasion , and contained , in addition to its general application , several appropriate allusions to