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Article DU PELERIN, OR THE PROFESSION. ← Page 6 of 6 Article GRAND MASONIC MEETING. Page 1 of 7 →
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Du Pelerin, Or The Profession.
~ ¦"'""— - - ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ "" - " : / was performed by the priests . And now for the first time during the ceremonial the venerable Grand Master arose , and formally addressed the novice Brother . " As the humble head of this holy fraternity , and presiding over this present convocation of our Grand Chapter of the Temple of Jerusalemby virtue of the powers fully vested in meI pronounce you
, , Brother Du Pelerin , to be received into the privileges and communion of the Order of the Temple , and authorize you to be invested with the habit of a Brother-knight : and this I do in the name of the glorious Trinity , the Father , Son , and Holy Ghost ; and we receive you in the name of the blessed Mary , of St . Peter of Rome , of our Father the Pope , and of all the brethren of our society , into the participation of all the good works of the Order , which have been performed from the
beginning , and will be performed unto the end . —You , and your father , your mother , and all those of your kindred whom you let participate therein . " So saying the Grand Master resumed his seat , and the
knightpreceptor , according to custom , proceeded to place upon tne shoulders of Du Pelerin , a mantle of white with its ruddy cross , binding it fast about his neck . He next presented the newly made knight with a polished lance , sword , shield , and mace , enjoining him never to part with these his arms , but with his life ' s best blood . An officiating priest then repeated the 132 nd Psalm , '' Eccequam bonum , " and the prayer for the spirit , " Ueus qui corda fidelium ; each Brother present said a private " Pater" and the inducting
pre-, ceptor in token of fraternity embraced the newly accepted Brother , an example which was followed by the principal chaplain in acknowledgment of the same on the part of the ecclesiastics . At last this solemn service was concluded by the Grand Prelate petitioning the throne on high : " Omnipotens et sempeterne Deus 1—miserere famulo tuo nunc in hunc-ce ordinem recepto , et dirige eum secundum tuam clementiam in viam salutis ajternteut te donantetibi lacita cupiatet tota virtute
, , p , proficiat , per Dominum nostrum Christum . Amen . " And all the brethren present said , —Amen . Such was the solemn ceremonial and spectacle which Du Pelerin ' s initiatory epoch presented . ( POUR LA FOY . )
Grand Masonic Meeting.
GRAND MASONIC MEETING .
CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE GRAND STEWARD ' S LODGE , AT FREEMASONS' HALL , DEC . J > TH . 1835 . WE had prepared our readers long since for the celebration of an event which , however calculated in itself to gratify the Masonic Public , creates in our minds feelings of deep thought and stiring emotion . The Grand Steward's Lodge has celebrated its centenary 1 The period of ONE HUNDRED YEARS has elapsed since its constitution—although from
time immemorial , amongst Masons , it is well understood to have existed as an association of the most liberal , talented , and influential brethren of the Order ; and that such association was embodied as a Lodge on the 24 th of June , 1735 , for the better assurance of perpetuating the example set , and of affording a proof to futurity of the utility of its constitution . —Lord Viscount WEYMOUTH was the Grand Master of the tjme . —Sir ROBERT L AWLEY , the First Master of the Steward ' s Lodge .
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Du Pelerin, Or The Profession.
~ ¦"'""— - - ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ "" - " : / was performed by the priests . And now for the first time during the ceremonial the venerable Grand Master arose , and formally addressed the novice Brother . " As the humble head of this holy fraternity , and presiding over this present convocation of our Grand Chapter of the Temple of Jerusalemby virtue of the powers fully vested in meI pronounce you
, , Brother Du Pelerin , to be received into the privileges and communion of the Order of the Temple , and authorize you to be invested with the habit of a Brother-knight : and this I do in the name of the glorious Trinity , the Father , Son , and Holy Ghost ; and we receive you in the name of the blessed Mary , of St . Peter of Rome , of our Father the Pope , and of all the brethren of our society , into the participation of all the good works of the Order , which have been performed from the
beginning , and will be performed unto the end . —You , and your father , your mother , and all those of your kindred whom you let participate therein . " So saying the Grand Master resumed his seat , and the
knightpreceptor , according to custom , proceeded to place upon tne shoulders of Du Pelerin , a mantle of white with its ruddy cross , binding it fast about his neck . He next presented the newly made knight with a polished lance , sword , shield , and mace , enjoining him never to part with these his arms , but with his life ' s best blood . An officiating priest then repeated the 132 nd Psalm , '' Eccequam bonum , " and the prayer for the spirit , " Ueus qui corda fidelium ; each Brother present said a private " Pater" and the inducting
pre-, ceptor in token of fraternity embraced the newly accepted Brother , an example which was followed by the principal chaplain in acknowledgment of the same on the part of the ecclesiastics . At last this solemn service was concluded by the Grand Prelate petitioning the throne on high : " Omnipotens et sempeterne Deus 1—miserere famulo tuo nunc in hunc-ce ordinem recepto , et dirige eum secundum tuam clementiam in viam salutis ajternteut te donantetibi lacita cupiatet tota virtute
, , p , proficiat , per Dominum nostrum Christum . Amen . " And all the brethren present said , —Amen . Such was the solemn ceremonial and spectacle which Du Pelerin ' s initiatory epoch presented . ( POUR LA FOY . )
Grand Masonic Meeting.
GRAND MASONIC MEETING .
CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE GRAND STEWARD ' S LODGE , AT FREEMASONS' HALL , DEC . J > TH . 1835 . WE had prepared our readers long since for the celebration of an event which , however calculated in itself to gratify the Masonic Public , creates in our minds feelings of deep thought and stiring emotion . The Grand Steward's Lodge has celebrated its centenary 1 The period of ONE HUNDRED YEARS has elapsed since its constitution—although from
time immemorial , amongst Masons , it is well understood to have existed as an association of the most liberal , talented , and influential brethren of the Order ; and that such association was embodied as a Lodge on the 24 th of June , 1735 , for the better assurance of perpetuating the example set , and of affording a proof to futurity of the utility of its constitution . —Lord Viscount WEYMOUTH was the Grand Master of the tjme . —Sir ROBERT L AWLEY , the First Master of the Steward ' s Lodge .