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Two Grand Stewards . Grand Pursuivant , _ ( Bro . Colin . ) Grand Organist and Past Grand Organist , ( Brors . Emanuel aud Ciingen . ) Grand Superintendent of Works , ( Bro . Fraser . ) Grand Deacons ,
( Brors . Gray and Crawford . ) Assistant Grand Secretary , ( Bro . W . H . Hoff , Bearing the Book of Constitutions . ) Past Grand Registrar , ( Bro . Harris . ) Grand Registrar and Deputy Grand Registrar , ( Brors . Colebrooke ami Clarke . ) Grand Chaplain
, ( Rev . Bro . Bellew . ) Past Grand Wardens , ( Brors . Jlontoith and Burking Young . ) ' Grand Wardens , ( Brors . Howe and Abererombie . ) Banner of the Grand Lodge , Borne by M . M . g ^ ( " 3 ? I "Volume of the Sacred Law ) S
5 p , p a g C Borne by a M . M . j $ % EPJ \ - -Am Banners of the Lord Patron and of tho Grand Master , Borne by Wor . Bro . Hennessey and Bro . Kicrnan . Deputy Grand Masters , ( Brors . Hoff and Watson . ) Grand Sword Bearer
, ( Bro . Berime . ) ST *"" ) ( " S ^ §?> - PKOVINCIAL GHAKD MASTEB . -5 8 g ¦& 2 . J \< i £ Grand Tyler , ( Bro . Daniel . )
At 10-45 A . M . the procession arrived at the gate of St . John ' s Church . The Brethren halted , and onened to the right and left . They then entered the church in reversed order , and took their seats as they entered . The music continued playing until the whole of the procession entered the church . The two front pews were occupied : viz ., that on the left of the pulpit by the Grand Master , with the Deputy Grand Masters , one on each side of him ; that on the ri ght of the pulpit by the Past Deputy Grand Master , with the Grand Wardens , one on each side of him ; and so on . The service and prayers were read by the Rev . A , Hamilton , and an elocpient sermon was preached by the Rev . J . M . Bellew . The text was taken from the First Epistle General of St . John , chap , iv ., verses 20 and 21 : —
" 20 . If a man say , I love God , and hateth his brother , he is a liar . For he that . loveth not his brother whom he hath seen , how can he love God whom he hath not seen ? " 21 . And this commandment have we from him ,-That he who loveth God , love his brother also . "
Tlie collection at church , for the benefit of the Masonic Fund of Benevolence , was made by four Grand Stewards , two below and two in tlie galleries . After divine service the procession was reformed by the Grand Directors of Ceremonies , and returned to the Freemasons' Hall in the same order as before , halting at the gate , and entering as at the Church . The grand officers and representatives of Lota proceeded direct _ to the Lo Ige-room , on the third floor , while the other Brethren unrobed and retired . The Grand Lodge then opened , and proceeded to business . The Grand Trasurer retired into the adjoining room , and with the assistance of the Grand Deacons aseer-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
India .
Two Grand Stewards . Grand Pursuivant , _ ( Bro . Colin . ) Grand Organist and Past Grand Organist , ( Brors . Emanuel aud Ciingen . ) Grand Superintendent of Works , ( Bro . Fraser . ) Grand Deacons ,
( Brors . Gray and Crawford . ) Assistant Grand Secretary , ( Bro . W . H . Hoff , Bearing the Book of Constitutions . ) Past Grand Registrar , ( Bro . Harris . ) Grand Registrar and Deputy Grand Registrar , ( Brors . Colebrooke ami Clarke . ) Grand Chaplain
, ( Rev . Bro . Bellew . ) Past Grand Wardens , ( Brors . Jlontoith and Burking Young . ) ' Grand Wardens , ( Brors . Howe and Abererombie . ) Banner of the Grand Lodge , Borne by M . M . g ^ ( " 3 ? I "Volume of the Sacred Law ) S
5 p , p a g C Borne by a M . M . j $ % EPJ \ - -Am Banners of the Lord Patron and of tho Grand Master , Borne by Wor . Bro . Hennessey and Bro . Kicrnan . Deputy Grand Masters , ( Brors . Hoff and Watson . ) Grand Sword Bearer
, ( Bro . Berime . ) ST *"" ) ( " S ^ §?> - PKOVINCIAL GHAKD MASTEB . -5 8 g ¦& 2 . J \< i £ Grand Tyler , ( Bro . Daniel . )
At 10-45 A . M . the procession arrived at the gate of St . John ' s Church . The Brethren halted , and onened to the right and left . They then entered the church in reversed order , and took their seats as they entered . The music continued playing until the whole of the procession entered the church . The two front pews were occupied : viz ., that on the left of the pulpit by the Grand Master , with the Deputy Grand Masters , one on each side of him ; that on the ri ght of the pulpit by the Past Deputy Grand Master , with the Grand Wardens , one on each side of him ; and so on . The service and prayers were read by the Rev . A , Hamilton , and an elocpient sermon was preached by the Rev . J . M . Bellew . The text was taken from the First Epistle General of St . John , chap , iv ., verses 20 and 21 : —
" 20 . If a man say , I love God , and hateth his brother , he is a liar . For he that . loveth not his brother whom he hath seen , how can he love God whom he hath not seen ? " 21 . And this commandment have we from him ,-That he who loveth God , love his brother also . "
Tlie collection at church , for the benefit of the Masonic Fund of Benevolence , was made by four Grand Stewards , two below and two in tlie galleries . After divine service the procession was reformed by the Grand Directors of Ceremonies , and returned to the Freemasons' Hall in the same order as before , halting at the gate , and entering as at the Church . The grand officers and representatives of Lota proceeded direct _ to the Lo Ige-room , on the third floor , while the other Brethren unrobed and retired . The Grand Lodge then opened , and proceeded to business . The Grand Trasurer retired into the adjoining room , and with the assistance of the Grand Deacons aseer-