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Ireland.
little after eleven the Meeting separated , highly gratified . We understand that the Members of this Lodge , in conjunction with Lodge 13 , are to patronize a Charity Sermon for the benefit of St . John ' s Parochial School , on St . John ' s Day , the 28 th instant . The Sermon will be preached by the Chaplain , the Rev . John Elmes .
BELFAST . —We are happy to be able to announce that the spiritof Masonry , long dormant , has at length been aroused among the gentlemen of Belfast and its neighbourhood . A Warrant , No . 40 , was obtained several months back from the G . L . of Ireland , by three zealous Brethren , W . Dillon , Arbuthnot Emerson , and 0 . R . Gamble ; and the first meeting of the Lodge took place in March last , seven masons only being present . Since that time the number has been steadily
increasing , both by the adhesion of old masons to the masonic standard , and by the initiation of new : and there are now above 35 members of the Lodge , including , among others , the distinguished names of Marquis of Donegal , Prov . G . M . of Belfast , the Earl of Hillsborough , the Viscount Castlereagh , George Dunbar , Esq . M . P . Deputy Prov . G . M ., names Emerson Tennent , M . P ., the Archdeacon of Down , Prov . G . M . of Carey and Dunluce , & c . The winter campaign of the Lodge may
be considered to have commenced on the Sth of October , when 17 or IS Brethren dined together at the Donegal Arms , Belfast , in full Masonic costume , after witnessing the initiations of two Brethren , and electing the W . M . and officers for the ensuing year . The choice of the Lodge fell upon Brother Henry Theo . Higginson , of Lisburn , Registrar of the Diocese of Down , as W . M . Brothers Connery and J . K . Clarke , were elected S . ancl J . Wardens . The installation was
fixed to take place on the 10 th December ; ancl as the Lodge had secured private apartments in the hotel , it was determined that the Lodge room should be properly and masonically furnished , for which purpose Brothers W . Dillon , W . M . H . T . Higginson , W . M . elect , R . Connery , S . W . elect , and Archdeacon Mant , P . G . M . of Carey and Dunluce , were requested to act as a committee to provide proper furniture . Several meetings were held in the meantime , at which additional members were initiated , and the brethren qualified , passed and raised to higher degrees of Craft Masonry .
On the 10 th December , the Committee had the satisfaction of resigning their trust , and receiving the acknowledgments of the Lodge . The Chairs for the W . M . and S . and J . W . ' s are of carved oak , of a gothic form , raised on pedestals of mosaic patterns . Before each stands a table or altar , covered with blue cloth ; on these tables the different implements of speculative masonry were arranged , including the three lesser lights , supported by the pillars of the three Orders of Architecture , beautifully and chastely gilt . In this part of the Committee ' s
duty they had been assisted by Brother Thomas Wright , of the Victoria Lodge , No . 4 , Dublin , who kindly undertook to order and superintend the preparation of them . The carpet of the Lodge-room is in imitation of mosaic pavement , the Brethren ' s seats covered with blue cloth , and the windows darkened with Gothic blinds . But what most attracted attention , were two great pillars , stationed in the W . at the door , the capitols of which , beautifully carved and gilt , were ornamented with lily-work pomegranates , ancl net-work . The height of these pillars , including the chapiters , is nearly seven feet , and they are
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Ireland.
little after eleven the Meeting separated , highly gratified . We understand that the Members of this Lodge , in conjunction with Lodge 13 , are to patronize a Charity Sermon for the benefit of St . John ' s Parochial School , on St . John ' s Day , the 28 th instant . The Sermon will be preached by the Chaplain , the Rev . John Elmes .
BELFAST . —We are happy to be able to announce that the spiritof Masonry , long dormant , has at length been aroused among the gentlemen of Belfast and its neighbourhood . A Warrant , No . 40 , was obtained several months back from the G . L . of Ireland , by three zealous Brethren , W . Dillon , Arbuthnot Emerson , and 0 . R . Gamble ; and the first meeting of the Lodge took place in March last , seven masons only being present . Since that time the number has been steadily
increasing , both by the adhesion of old masons to the masonic standard , and by the initiation of new : and there are now above 35 members of the Lodge , including , among others , the distinguished names of Marquis of Donegal , Prov . G . M . of Belfast , the Earl of Hillsborough , the Viscount Castlereagh , George Dunbar , Esq . M . P . Deputy Prov . G . M ., names Emerson Tennent , M . P ., the Archdeacon of Down , Prov . G . M . of Carey and Dunluce , & c . The winter campaign of the Lodge may
be considered to have commenced on the Sth of October , when 17 or IS Brethren dined together at the Donegal Arms , Belfast , in full Masonic costume , after witnessing the initiations of two Brethren , and electing the W . M . and officers for the ensuing year . The choice of the Lodge fell upon Brother Henry Theo . Higginson , of Lisburn , Registrar of the Diocese of Down , as W . M . Brothers Connery and J . K . Clarke , were elected S . ancl J . Wardens . The installation was
fixed to take place on the 10 th December ; ancl as the Lodge had secured private apartments in the hotel , it was determined that the Lodge room should be properly and masonically furnished , for which purpose Brothers W . Dillon , W . M . H . T . Higginson , W . M . elect , R . Connery , S . W . elect , and Archdeacon Mant , P . G . M . of Carey and Dunluce , were requested to act as a committee to provide proper furniture . Several meetings were held in the meantime , at which additional members were initiated , and the brethren qualified , passed and raised to higher degrees of Craft Masonry .
On the 10 th December , the Committee had the satisfaction of resigning their trust , and receiving the acknowledgments of the Lodge . The Chairs for the W . M . and S . and J . W . ' s are of carved oak , of a gothic form , raised on pedestals of mosaic patterns . Before each stands a table or altar , covered with blue cloth ; on these tables the different implements of speculative masonry were arranged , including the three lesser lights , supported by the pillars of the three Orders of Architecture , beautifully and chastely gilt . In this part of the Committee ' s
duty they had been assisted by Brother Thomas Wright , of the Victoria Lodge , No . 4 , Dublin , who kindly undertook to order and superintend the preparation of them . The carpet of the Lodge-room is in imitation of mosaic pavement , the Brethren ' s seats covered with blue cloth , and the windows darkened with Gothic blinds . But what most attracted attention , were two great pillars , stationed in the W . at the door , the capitols of which , beautifully carved and gilt , were ornamented with lily-work pomegranates , ancl net-work . The height of these pillars , including the chapiters , is nearly seven feet , and they are