-
Articles/Ads
Article PROVINCIAL. ← Page 3 of 23 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
being the W . M . In a very short time upwards of two hundred of the Brethren were assembled , and soon afterwards the Prov . Grand Lodge entered , the Officers being marshalled to their respective positions : the It . W . the P . G . Master , the Hon . Col . Anson , M . P ., presiding in person . Here we must pause . The proceedings being of much interest occupied considerable time ; at the termination , a procession was formed to attend divine service .
It was fully expected , and earnestly desired , that the cathedral would have been allowed for the Brethren to worship in on this occasion , but for some reason or other this was not permitted ; St . Michael ' s church was therefore kindly granted for them to resort to . This church is situated at the south-eastern extremity of the city , on the summit of Green Hill , commanding an extensive and beautiful prospect . The edifice is of stone , with a majestic spire , and stated to have been erected in the reign of Henry VII . ; but a few years ago it was renovated or
restored under the direction of Mr . Johnson . Its elevated and somewhat solitary site , a walk of considerable extent paved with pebbles , shaded by an avenue of lofty elms , leading to its principal entrance , together with its extensive cemetery , enclosing nearly seven acres of ground , have a tendency to prepare the mind for serious meditation on approaching this venerable sanctuary . The procession of the Brethren , headed by the splendid brass band of the 1 st Dragoon Guards , playing
the characteristic air of " The Entered Apprentice , " moved in order . The streets were thronged with spectators , including many who had come from the surrounding country , to witness the rare spectacle of a Masonic procession ; the residences of the inhabitants likewise exhibited from every part , commanding a view of the thoroughfare , innumerable faces gazing at the novel sight . In addition to the Brethren , many citizens and their families attended divine worship ; the interest of the service was considerably heightened by the attendance of the cathedral
choir , two of whom were of the Craft—Bros . Pearsall and Sherwin . The anthem selected was suitable for the occasion—1 Kings , chap . viii . commencing at the 13 th verse , which was sang in a most admirable manner . The Reverend T . G . Parr , the perpetual curate of St . Michael ' s , officiated in the reading-desk , the sermon , of course , being preached by the P . G . Chaplain , the Reverend J . O . Dakeyne , who took his text from St . Paul ' s Epistle to the Romans , chap , i , verse 20— "For the invisible things
of : Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen , being understood by the things that are made . " .: < The : discourse was of a truly Masonic character , and a forcible and eloquent composition , giving a clear exposition of the system of Freemasonry , with popular illustrations of its tenets ; showing that "Freemasonry was not a new thing , neither was it a vain thing , but that it was a good thing . " After referring to the Order first as operative , then the reverend Brother enumerated the
as speculative , many proofs of its antiquity ; and satisfactorily argued that it was not , and could , not , be an antagonism to Christianity ; there was nothing conflicting as regarded-jhis , Christian faith and his Masonic obligation ; were it so , he ertajnlj ; could , not-hesitate as to the course he should pursue ; but he could see no such antagonism ; on the contrary , he believed that Freemasonry might become the pioneer of Christianity . After a ; lengthened defence of the peculiarities connected with initiation , & c , the reverend gentleman „ adverted to the many claims of the institution to be regarded as " a good thing . " Its charities were necessarily and peculiarly un-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
being the W . M . In a very short time upwards of two hundred of the Brethren were assembled , and soon afterwards the Prov . Grand Lodge entered , the Officers being marshalled to their respective positions : the It . W . the P . G . Master , the Hon . Col . Anson , M . P ., presiding in person . Here we must pause . The proceedings being of much interest occupied considerable time ; at the termination , a procession was formed to attend divine service .
It was fully expected , and earnestly desired , that the cathedral would have been allowed for the Brethren to worship in on this occasion , but for some reason or other this was not permitted ; St . Michael ' s church was therefore kindly granted for them to resort to . This church is situated at the south-eastern extremity of the city , on the summit of Green Hill , commanding an extensive and beautiful prospect . The edifice is of stone , with a majestic spire , and stated to have been erected in the reign of Henry VII . ; but a few years ago it was renovated or
restored under the direction of Mr . Johnson . Its elevated and somewhat solitary site , a walk of considerable extent paved with pebbles , shaded by an avenue of lofty elms , leading to its principal entrance , together with its extensive cemetery , enclosing nearly seven acres of ground , have a tendency to prepare the mind for serious meditation on approaching this venerable sanctuary . The procession of the Brethren , headed by the splendid brass band of the 1 st Dragoon Guards , playing
the characteristic air of " The Entered Apprentice , " moved in order . The streets were thronged with spectators , including many who had come from the surrounding country , to witness the rare spectacle of a Masonic procession ; the residences of the inhabitants likewise exhibited from every part , commanding a view of the thoroughfare , innumerable faces gazing at the novel sight . In addition to the Brethren , many citizens and their families attended divine worship ; the interest of the service was considerably heightened by the attendance of the cathedral
choir , two of whom were of the Craft—Bros . Pearsall and Sherwin . The anthem selected was suitable for the occasion—1 Kings , chap . viii . commencing at the 13 th verse , which was sang in a most admirable manner . The Reverend T . G . Parr , the perpetual curate of St . Michael ' s , officiated in the reading-desk , the sermon , of course , being preached by the P . G . Chaplain , the Reverend J . O . Dakeyne , who took his text from St . Paul ' s Epistle to the Romans , chap , i , verse 20— "For the invisible things
of : Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen , being understood by the things that are made . " .: < The : discourse was of a truly Masonic character , and a forcible and eloquent composition , giving a clear exposition of the system of Freemasonry , with popular illustrations of its tenets ; showing that "Freemasonry was not a new thing , neither was it a vain thing , but that it was a good thing . " After referring to the Order first as operative , then the reverend Brother enumerated the
as speculative , many proofs of its antiquity ; and satisfactorily argued that it was not , and could , not , be an antagonism to Christianity ; there was nothing conflicting as regarded-jhis , Christian faith and his Masonic obligation ; were it so , he ertajnlj ; could , not-hesitate as to the course he should pursue ; but he could see no such antagonism ; on the contrary , he believed that Freemasonry might become the pioneer of Christianity . After a ; lengthened defence of the peculiarities connected with initiation , & c , the reverend gentleman „ adverted to the many claims of the institution to be regarded as " a good thing . " Its charities were necessarily and peculiarly un-