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Provincial Lodges.
trusted that Institution had been the means by which it could be extended—( Applause ) . The following toasts were then given : — " Brs . Stephen Blair , and Finchett Maddock , R . W . D . P . G ., Masters for East Lancashire and Cheshire . Glee— " 0 ! Bold Robin Hood . " " The Provincial Wardens . "
Duet—" Albion . " " The Provincial Grand Treasurer and Secretary , and the other Grand Officers . " Glee— ' Awake , iEolian Lyre . " " The Ladies " Part-Song— " I knew a . Maiden . " " The Grand Stewards of the Province . " Glee— " Fill the shining goblet . "
"The Musical Brethren , " responded to by Br . Molyneux , P . G . O . "The Masters and Wardens of Lodges , " responded to by Brs . Atherton , of 101 , andAlpass , P . G . S ., of 181 . The last toast of the evening was then given , and the Lodge was closed about ten o ' clock . ( From the Special Reporter of ( he Masonic Mirror . )
S OUTHPORT . —DEDICATION OF THE LODGE OF UNITY ( NO . 889 ) On Friday , June 15 th , the interesting ceremony of dedicating this Lodge took place at the Assembly Room , Scarisbrick Arms , where the brethren and Provincial Grand Officers assembled at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . The Craft Lodge was opened by the officers of 889 , after which the Grand Lodge entered , and the solemn rite of dedication was at once proceeded with . In the absence of the D . P . G . M ., the Rev . Gilmore Robinsonwho was confined to home by indispositionBr . PerrinPSGWoccupied
, , , .... the position of G . M . ; Br . Bell , S . G . W ., of East Lancashire , as S . G . W . ; Br , J . Billinge , as J . G . W . ; Br . Henry Greenbulgh , P . G ., Pursuivant of E . L . ; Br . Wylie , P . G . Secretary , & c . After the grand procession had taken their seats , the following anthem was sung by the choir , Br . Molinuex presiding at the organ , assisted by Brs . Armstrong , George , Jones , and Haswell : — To Heaven ' s high Architect all praise
, All praise , all gratitude be given , Who deigned the human soul to raise , By mystic secrets sprung from Heaven . Sound aloud the great Jehovah ' s praise , To him the dome , the temple raise .
The dedication service then proceeded , in the course of which the Chaplain of the Lodge , Br . the Rev . W . A . Moratta , read 1 st Kings viii ., from verse 5 to 30 , after which he offered up a solemn invocation to the G . A . of the U ., and then the following anthem was sung : — Praise the Lord ! ye Heavens adore Him ; Praise Him , angels in tho height ;
Sun and moon , rejoice before him ; Praise him , all ye stars of light . Praise the Lord , for he hath spoken ; Worlds , his mighty voice obeyed ; Laws , which never can be broken , For then- guidance He hath made . The Chaplain then delivered a most eloquent appropriateand trulMasoni c
, , y oration , and the service was concluded . The oration was received with such approbation , that the P . G . Secretary , after thanks had been voted to the Chaplain , proposed that the oration should be published , to which Br . Moratta consented , stating , however , that as he was only a young Mason , the oration had not the merit of being strictly original , but was a compilation from works already published . At two
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Provincial Lodges.
trusted that Institution had been the means by which it could be extended—( Applause ) . The following toasts were then given : — " Brs . Stephen Blair , and Finchett Maddock , R . W . D . P . G ., Masters for East Lancashire and Cheshire . Glee— " 0 ! Bold Robin Hood . " " The Provincial Wardens . "
Duet—" Albion . " " The Provincial Grand Treasurer and Secretary , and the other Grand Officers . " Glee— ' Awake , iEolian Lyre . " " The Ladies " Part-Song— " I knew a . Maiden . " " The Grand Stewards of the Province . " Glee— " Fill the shining goblet . "
"The Musical Brethren , " responded to by Br . Molyneux , P . G . O . "The Masters and Wardens of Lodges , " responded to by Brs . Atherton , of 101 , andAlpass , P . G . S ., of 181 . The last toast of the evening was then given , and the Lodge was closed about ten o ' clock . ( From the Special Reporter of ( he Masonic Mirror . )
S OUTHPORT . —DEDICATION OF THE LODGE OF UNITY ( NO . 889 ) On Friday , June 15 th , the interesting ceremony of dedicating this Lodge took place at the Assembly Room , Scarisbrick Arms , where the brethren and Provincial Grand Officers assembled at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . The Craft Lodge was opened by the officers of 889 , after which the Grand Lodge entered , and the solemn rite of dedication was at once proceeded with . In the absence of the D . P . G . M ., the Rev . Gilmore Robinsonwho was confined to home by indispositionBr . PerrinPSGWoccupied
, , , .... the position of G . M . ; Br . Bell , S . G . W ., of East Lancashire , as S . G . W . ; Br , J . Billinge , as J . G . W . ; Br . Henry Greenbulgh , P . G ., Pursuivant of E . L . ; Br . Wylie , P . G . Secretary , & c . After the grand procession had taken their seats , the following anthem was sung by the choir , Br . Molinuex presiding at the organ , assisted by Brs . Armstrong , George , Jones , and Haswell : — To Heaven ' s high Architect all praise
, All praise , all gratitude be given , Who deigned the human soul to raise , By mystic secrets sprung from Heaven . Sound aloud the great Jehovah ' s praise , To him the dome , the temple raise .
The dedication service then proceeded , in the course of which the Chaplain of the Lodge , Br . the Rev . W . A . Moratta , read 1 st Kings viii ., from verse 5 to 30 , after which he offered up a solemn invocation to the G . A . of the U ., and then the following anthem was sung : — Praise the Lord ! ye Heavens adore Him ; Praise Him , angels in tho height ;
Sun and moon , rejoice before him ; Praise him , all ye stars of light . Praise the Lord , for he hath spoken ; Worlds , his mighty voice obeyed ; Laws , which never can be broken , For then- guidance He hath made . The Chaplain then delivered a most eloquent appropriateand trulMasoni c
, , y oration , and the service was concluded . The oration was received with such approbation , that the P . G . Secretary , after thanks had been voted to the Chaplain , proposed that the oration should be published , to which Br . Moratta consented , stating , however , that as he was only a young Mason , the oration had not the merit of being strictly original , but was a compilation from works already published . At two