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to confound their notions ; to prove which see the manuscript or a copy of it , from the Bodleian Library procured by that celebrated man and our Brother , Mr . Locke , faithfully copied from the handwriting of King Henry VI ., by John Leland , the celebrated antiquarian , and several modern authors . Let it not , then , be imagined by the uninitiated that our Lodges are void of Brothers of talent , of patriotism , of morality ; we see them frequented by many such . ; nor that our Brothers are less holy and virtuous than others ; we see them ( as Lawrie
records ) in the church and in the senate , defending by their talents the truths of religion , and exemplifying in their conduct the precepts it enjoins . Say not that they are traitors or indifferent to the welfare of their country and the world : we see them in the hour of danger rallying around the throne of the monarch and constitution , and proffering for the honour of both their hearts and their arms ; they range themselves in the form of heroes at the head of our fleets and armies ; the last two years have borne witness to these facts , and the day may arrive when
again a Freemason shall sway the sceptre of these kingdoms , and fill with honour and with dignity the British throne . The business of the day throughout was highly gratifying'to the Brethren , who numbered about eighty .
CUMBERLAND . Laying the Foundation Stone of a new Church at West Newton , near Alloriby . --On Wednesday , the 11 th June , the foundation-stone of a new church , to be dedicated to St . Matthew , was laid at West Newton , with Masonic honours ,, by the D . Prov . G . M . ( Bro . W . T . Greaves ) , assisted "b y the Officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge and the Brethren of the various Lodges of the county , a large assemblage of whom met by summons at the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 409 , Wigton , to do honour to the occasion . Here the Prov . Grand Lodge was opened , and after filling up
such vacant Offices as had occurred in the Prov . Grand Lodge since its last meeting , and transacting other usual Masonic business , the Brethren , to the number of about sixty , sat down to an early and most admirable repast , furnished for them by the worthy host of the Lion and Lamb ; after which the Brethren , accompanied by an excellent band of music , proceeded to the railway station , where carriages had been especially provided for them , in which they were conveyed to the station at Aspatria , a distance of some seven or eight miles . On alighting upon the platform , the Brethren were again marshalled in Masonic procession in the following order : —
Two Tylers , with drawn swords . Band of Music . Banner . Members of the various Lodges of the Province , two and two , according to their
number . Longtown Lodge , No . 595 . Maryport Lodge , No . 508 . Penrith Lodge , No . 424 . Wigton Lodge , No . 409 . Whitehaven Lodge , No . 138 .
Banner . The six Provincial Grand Stewards , two and two , with their Wands of Otrice . Provincial Grand Superintendent of A Master Mason , with silver salver , Works , with Plans of bearing three silver vessels , containing Building . | corn , wine , and oil .
Officers or the Provincial Grand Lodge , two and two . T . Roper , Esq ., P . J . G . W ., I M . Eimingnton , Esq ., as P . S . G . W ., with plumb-rule . with the level . The Rev . S . Putter , Prov . G . Ch ., The lie v . B . Portevis , Prov . G . Cli ., Vicar of Penrith . Vicar of Edcnhall .
VV . T . Greaves , Esq ., 1 ) . Prov . G . M ., with flue square . Provincial Grand . Sword Bearer . Two Tylers with drawn Swords . . Provincial ( . { rand Lodge Banner .
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Provincial.
to confound their notions ; to prove which see the manuscript or a copy of it , from the Bodleian Library procured by that celebrated man and our Brother , Mr . Locke , faithfully copied from the handwriting of King Henry VI ., by John Leland , the celebrated antiquarian , and several modern authors . Let it not , then , be imagined by the uninitiated that our Lodges are void of Brothers of talent , of patriotism , of morality ; we see them frequented by many such . ; nor that our Brothers are less holy and virtuous than others ; we see them ( as Lawrie
records ) in the church and in the senate , defending by their talents the truths of religion , and exemplifying in their conduct the precepts it enjoins . Say not that they are traitors or indifferent to the welfare of their country and the world : we see them in the hour of danger rallying around the throne of the monarch and constitution , and proffering for the honour of both their hearts and their arms ; they range themselves in the form of heroes at the head of our fleets and armies ; the last two years have borne witness to these facts , and the day may arrive when
again a Freemason shall sway the sceptre of these kingdoms , and fill with honour and with dignity the British throne . The business of the day throughout was highly gratifying'to the Brethren , who numbered about eighty .
CUMBERLAND . Laying the Foundation Stone of a new Church at West Newton , near Alloriby . --On Wednesday , the 11 th June , the foundation-stone of a new church , to be dedicated to St . Matthew , was laid at West Newton , with Masonic honours ,, by the D . Prov . G . M . ( Bro . W . T . Greaves ) , assisted "b y the Officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge and the Brethren of the various Lodges of the county , a large assemblage of whom met by summons at the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 409 , Wigton , to do honour to the occasion . Here the Prov . Grand Lodge was opened , and after filling up
such vacant Offices as had occurred in the Prov . Grand Lodge since its last meeting , and transacting other usual Masonic business , the Brethren , to the number of about sixty , sat down to an early and most admirable repast , furnished for them by the worthy host of the Lion and Lamb ; after which the Brethren , accompanied by an excellent band of music , proceeded to the railway station , where carriages had been especially provided for them , in which they were conveyed to the station at Aspatria , a distance of some seven or eight miles . On alighting upon the platform , the Brethren were again marshalled in Masonic procession in the following order : —
Two Tylers , with drawn swords . Band of Music . Banner . Members of the various Lodges of the Province , two and two , according to their
number . Longtown Lodge , No . 595 . Maryport Lodge , No . 508 . Penrith Lodge , No . 424 . Wigton Lodge , No . 409 . Whitehaven Lodge , No . 138 .
Banner . The six Provincial Grand Stewards , two and two , with their Wands of Otrice . Provincial Grand Superintendent of A Master Mason , with silver salver , Works , with Plans of bearing three silver vessels , containing Building . | corn , wine , and oil .
Officers or the Provincial Grand Lodge , two and two . T . Roper , Esq ., P . J . G . W ., I M . Eimingnton , Esq ., as P . S . G . W ., with plumb-rule . with the level . The Rev . S . Putter , Prov . G . Ch ., The lie v . B . Portevis , Prov . G . Cli ., Vicar of Penrith . Vicar of Edcnhall .
VV . T . Greaves , Esq ., 1 ) . Prov . G . M ., with flue square . Provincial Grand . Sword Bearer . Two Tylers with drawn Swords . . Provincial ( . { rand Lodge Banner .