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received with great cheering , and duly honoured by Bro . AVray Hulton and the other initiates . The " Health of the AVardens " was proposed by Bro . Le Veau , and received with great applause . The " AY . M . elect and Brethren of Hartlepool Lodge , and thanks for their assistance in promoting the Lodge "—( cheers , and Masonic honours ) . This toast was duly honoured , and responded to by Bro . Horner , W . M . elect of 774 . " The Deacons and Officers of the Cleveland Lod 795 . "
ge , "All poor and Distressed Brethren dispersed over the AVorld . " At ten o ' clock the AV . M ., Bro . Le Veau , and others retired . Thus ended one of the most pleasant days ever spent by the Brethren in Masonry , and which will be long remembered by them and the members of the Cleveland Lodge . Bro . Le Veau has earned " golden opinions " by his excellent mode of working .
STOCKPORT . —Lord Viscount Combermere , the R . AV . Prov . Grand Master , held a Prov . Grand Lodge at the Court House , for the transaction of business , having arrived by the eleven o ' clock train from Combermere Abbey , Cheshire . His lordship was assisted in the . ceremonies of the Craft by Finchett Maddock , Esq ., Chester , T > . P . G . M . ; Bro . R . Barker , Esq ., Northwich , P . G . S . AV . ; Bro . J . J . Moody , P . G . J . AV . ; Bro . G . C . Antrobus , Eaton Hall , AV . M . of the threesevenths ; and Bro . G . H . GriffithsP . G . S . The Hon . Hugh
, AVellington Cotton , his lordship ' s eldest son , attended the rheetirig . At twelve o ' clock the Brethren began to form themselves into a procession to hear divine service at one of the churches ; but the nipfuing was so showery , that the band of musicians who assembled at ' the Court House were not able to attend the procession , nor did the Craft think it prudent to display their magnificent regalia on the present , ' occasion . His lordship and several of the senior officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge
were conveyed in carriages . The Prov . Grand Master passed up the centre into the church , preceded by his Standard and Sword Bearers , so as to invert the order of procession . The cathedral service opened with the Hundredth Psalm . An anthem from the Hundred and Thirty-third psalm " Behold how gpocl and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity , " , was . afterwards performed . A beautiful and appropriate duet was , then sung , beginning with the verse ' , ^
Here shall soft charity repair . ; , ' ,., ; .:--,, ii And break the bonds of grief ; ' ' . Down the harrowed couch of care - ''¦ ' l . ' - ' ; : ^ Man to man must bring relief . ... :.- ¦ --, ; - ¦ The sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . Joseph Taylor , Pr ' o ' v . Grand Chaplain to the Prov . Grand Lodge , and incumbent of'the church . He selected for his text from St . Luke , chap . x . verses ' 36 ;' 37 , a subject which is known to all as the conclusion of that beautiful
parable of the good Samaritan . He commenced his discourse b y descanting , at some length , upon the conduct of the priest'and the Levite upon this particular occasion , both having treated with indifference'and unconcern the sufferings of the wounded man , as he lay bleeding ' on-the wayside ; and then proceeded to draw a practical lesson froth tlie charity and humanity of the good Samaritan , for the imitation of the'Brethren assembled . ' = " - 'V . il : - ' ^ ' ¦ j , ; A collection was made for the benefit of the funds' of'the ^ . Stb' ck--port Infirmary , amounting to the sum of 25 / . 15 s .- ¦ during - ' wjjielf ' a voluntary on the organ was played by the P . G , Organist , 'Brbi ' Twiss ,
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received with great cheering , and duly honoured by Bro . AVray Hulton and the other initiates . The " Health of the AVardens " was proposed by Bro . Le Veau , and received with great applause . The " AY . M . elect and Brethren of Hartlepool Lodge , and thanks for their assistance in promoting the Lodge "—( cheers , and Masonic honours ) . This toast was duly honoured , and responded to by Bro . Horner , W . M . elect of 774 . " The Deacons and Officers of the Cleveland Lod 795 . "
ge , "All poor and Distressed Brethren dispersed over the AVorld . " At ten o ' clock the AV . M ., Bro . Le Veau , and others retired . Thus ended one of the most pleasant days ever spent by the Brethren in Masonry , and which will be long remembered by them and the members of the Cleveland Lodge . Bro . Le Veau has earned " golden opinions " by his excellent mode of working .
STOCKPORT . —Lord Viscount Combermere , the R . AV . Prov . Grand Master , held a Prov . Grand Lodge at the Court House , for the transaction of business , having arrived by the eleven o ' clock train from Combermere Abbey , Cheshire . His lordship was assisted in the . ceremonies of the Craft by Finchett Maddock , Esq ., Chester , T > . P . G . M . ; Bro . R . Barker , Esq ., Northwich , P . G . S . AV . ; Bro . J . J . Moody , P . G . J . AV . ; Bro . G . C . Antrobus , Eaton Hall , AV . M . of the threesevenths ; and Bro . G . H . GriffithsP . G . S . The Hon . Hugh
, AVellington Cotton , his lordship ' s eldest son , attended the rheetirig . At twelve o ' clock the Brethren began to form themselves into a procession to hear divine service at one of the churches ; but the nipfuing was so showery , that the band of musicians who assembled at ' the Court House were not able to attend the procession , nor did the Craft think it prudent to display their magnificent regalia on the present , ' occasion . His lordship and several of the senior officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge
were conveyed in carriages . The Prov . Grand Master passed up the centre into the church , preceded by his Standard and Sword Bearers , so as to invert the order of procession . The cathedral service opened with the Hundredth Psalm . An anthem from the Hundred and Thirty-third psalm " Behold how gpocl and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity , " , was . afterwards performed . A beautiful and appropriate duet was , then sung , beginning with the verse ' , ^
Here shall soft charity repair . ; , ' ,., ; .:--,, ii And break the bonds of grief ; ' ' . Down the harrowed couch of care - ''¦ ' l . ' - ' ; : ^ Man to man must bring relief . ... :.- ¦ --, ; - ¦ The sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . Joseph Taylor , Pr ' o ' v . Grand Chaplain to the Prov . Grand Lodge , and incumbent of'the church . He selected for his text from St . Luke , chap . x . verses ' 36 ;' 37 , a subject which is known to all as the conclusion of that beautiful
parable of the good Samaritan . He commenced his discourse b y descanting , at some length , upon the conduct of the priest'and the Levite upon this particular occasion , both having treated with indifference'and unconcern the sufferings of the wounded man , as he lay bleeding ' on-the wayside ; and then proceeded to draw a practical lesson froth tlie charity and humanity of the good Samaritan , for the imitation of the'Brethren assembled . ' = " - 'V . il : - ' ^ ' ¦ j , ; A collection was made for the benefit of the funds' of'the ^ . Stb' ck--port Infirmary , amounting to the sum of 25 / . 15 s .- ¦ during - ' wjjielf ' a voluntary on the organ was played by the P . G , Organist , 'Brbi ' Twiss ,