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the installation of ita office bearers , the members of the Prov . Grand Lodge assembled at Lochgelly at twelve o ' clock . Deputations were present from the Lodge of Edinburgh ; Mary ' s Chapel , No . 1 , headed by Bro . Chas . Stuart Law , G . Sec . ; Canongate , Kilwinning , No . 2 , headed by Bro . Dodd of Wardrew ; St . John ' s , Cupar , No . 19 , Bro . Orr ; Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 , Bro . Bruce , of Kilbagie ; Kirkcaldy , No . 72 , Bro . Wemyss , of Wemyss Castle ; St . John ' s Lodge , Dunfermline ; Elgin LodgeLeven ; Union LodgeDunfermline ; St . SerffKinross ; and Celtic Lodge *
, , , Edinburgh , headed by its Right Worshipful Master , Bro . Hay ; numbering in all one hundred and twenty Masons . Bro . Wemyss , of Wemyss Castle , acted as Prov . S . G . Warden ; Bro . Orr , Prov . J . G . Warden ; Rev . J . Cochrane , Prov . G . Chaplain ; Bro . Pagan , Grand Secretary ; and other members of Prov . Grand Lodge filled up the various offices . The Prov . Grand Master having , with the ^ assistance of his office bearers and Brethren , opened Grand Lodge and raised it to the sublime degree , proceeded to consecrate the Lodge by calling upon the Prov . G . Chaplain > who offered up the following prayer : —
< c O adorable Lord God , maker of all things , and judge of all men , regard , we humbly beseech Thee , with thy special favour , this our present imdertaking , and grant thai ) the work which we now commence in thy name , may conduce to thy glory , and to the good , temporal and eternal , of thy dependent creatures . Let a scrupulous regard to the obligation which , in thy name , and under thine all-seeing eye , shall be herein entered into , distinguish all upon whom the privileges of
initiation shall be conferred , —that they , abounding in all holy conversation and godliness , may become true and worthy members of our venerable Order , and that their practice may , in all things , correspond with their profession . " Response by the Brethren . — " So mote it be ! " The Prov . Grand Master then ordered the Prov . Grand Secretary to read the charter from Grand Lodge , empowering them to work , ' which was accordingly done .
The Prov . G . Chaplain then read Psalm xcv ., v . 1 to 7 . " 0 come , let us sing unto the Lord ; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation . " Let Us come before his presence with thanksgiving : and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms . " For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all Gods . C ( In his hand are all the deep places of the earth : the strength of the hills is His also .
" The sea is his , and he made it : and his hands formed the dry land . " O come , let us worship , and bow down ; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker . " For He is our God : and we are the people of his pasture , and the sheep of his hand . " Glory be to God on high ! u As it was in the beginning , is now , and ever shall be , world without end . Aruen . "
The V » W . the Prov . Grand Chaplain then offered up the following prayer : . " Great Architect of the universe ! Maker and Ruler of all worlds ; deign , from thy celestial temple , from realms of light and glory , to bless us , in all the purposes of our present assembly . u Wc humbly invoke Thee to give us at this , and at all times , wisdom in all our doings , strength of mind in all our difficulties , mid the beauty of harmony in all our communications .
" Permit us , 0 Thou Centre of light and life , great source of love and happiness , to erect this Lodge , and now solemnly to consecrate it to Thy honour and glory I ic Grant , O Lord our God , that they who are [ now about to be ] invested with the government of this Lodge , may bo endued with wisdom to instruct their Brethren in all duties . May brotherly love and charity always prevail among the members of this Lodge ; and may this bond of union continue to strengthen the Lodges throughout the world I " Bless all our Brethren wheresoever dispersed , and grant a speedy relief to all who are either oppressed or distressed ; '
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Scotland.
the installation of ita office bearers , the members of the Prov . Grand Lodge assembled at Lochgelly at twelve o ' clock . Deputations were present from the Lodge of Edinburgh ; Mary ' s Chapel , No . 1 , headed by Bro . Chas . Stuart Law , G . Sec . ; Canongate , Kilwinning , No . 2 , headed by Bro . Dodd of Wardrew ; St . John ' s , Cupar , No . 19 , Bro . Orr ; Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 , Bro . Bruce , of Kilbagie ; Kirkcaldy , No . 72 , Bro . Wemyss , of Wemyss Castle ; St . John ' s Lodge , Dunfermline ; Elgin LodgeLeven ; Union LodgeDunfermline ; St . SerffKinross ; and Celtic Lodge *
, , , Edinburgh , headed by its Right Worshipful Master , Bro . Hay ; numbering in all one hundred and twenty Masons . Bro . Wemyss , of Wemyss Castle , acted as Prov . S . G . Warden ; Bro . Orr , Prov . J . G . Warden ; Rev . J . Cochrane , Prov . G . Chaplain ; Bro . Pagan , Grand Secretary ; and other members of Prov . Grand Lodge filled up the various offices . The Prov . Grand Master having , with the ^ assistance of his office bearers and Brethren , opened Grand Lodge and raised it to the sublime degree , proceeded to consecrate the Lodge by calling upon the Prov . G . Chaplain > who offered up the following prayer : —
< c O adorable Lord God , maker of all things , and judge of all men , regard , we humbly beseech Thee , with thy special favour , this our present imdertaking , and grant thai ) the work which we now commence in thy name , may conduce to thy glory , and to the good , temporal and eternal , of thy dependent creatures . Let a scrupulous regard to the obligation which , in thy name , and under thine all-seeing eye , shall be herein entered into , distinguish all upon whom the privileges of
initiation shall be conferred , —that they , abounding in all holy conversation and godliness , may become true and worthy members of our venerable Order , and that their practice may , in all things , correspond with their profession . " Response by the Brethren . — " So mote it be ! " The Prov . Grand Master then ordered the Prov . Grand Secretary to read the charter from Grand Lodge , empowering them to work , ' which was accordingly done .
The Prov . G . Chaplain then read Psalm xcv ., v . 1 to 7 . " 0 come , let us sing unto the Lord ; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation . " Let Us come before his presence with thanksgiving : and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms . " For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all Gods . C ( In his hand are all the deep places of the earth : the strength of the hills is His also .
" The sea is his , and he made it : and his hands formed the dry land . " O come , let us worship , and bow down ; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker . " For He is our God : and we are the people of his pasture , and the sheep of his hand . " Glory be to God on high ! u As it was in the beginning , is now , and ever shall be , world without end . Aruen . "
The V » W . the Prov . Grand Chaplain then offered up the following prayer : . " Great Architect of the universe ! Maker and Ruler of all worlds ; deign , from thy celestial temple , from realms of light and glory , to bless us , in all the purposes of our present assembly . u Wc humbly invoke Thee to give us at this , and at all times , wisdom in all our doings , strength of mind in all our difficulties , mid the beauty of harmony in all our communications .
" Permit us , 0 Thou Centre of light and life , great source of love and happiness , to erect this Lodge , and now solemnly to consecrate it to Thy honour and glory I ic Grant , O Lord our God , that they who are [ now about to be ] invested with the government of this Lodge , may bo endued with wisdom to instruct their Brethren in all duties . May brotherly love and charity always prevail among the members of this Lodge ; and may this bond of union continue to strengthen the Lodges throughout the world I " Bless all our Brethren wheresoever dispersed , and grant a speedy relief to all who are either oppressed or distressed ; '