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Provincial
OEDEB OP PKOCESSIOH : — Band . Tyler . Visiting Brethren not Members of Lodges in the Province . Elias De Derharn , Lodge No . 856 . Lodge of Rectitude , No . 420 . Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 453 . Visiting Brethren , being Provincial Grand Officers of other Provinces .
Prov . G . Pursuivant . Prov . G . Organist . Prov . G . Sup . of Works . Assist . Prov . G . Dir . of Cer . Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . Prov . G . Secretary , with Book of Constitution . Prov . G . Registrar . Prov . G . Treasurer . Visiting Brothers being Grand Officers of England . The Corinthian Light . The Column of the Junior Prov . Grand AA' arden .
Junior Prov . Grand Warden . Doric Light . Column of Senior Prov . Grand Warden . Senior Prov . Grand Warden . Junior Prov . G . Deacon . r . r < OL J \ Prov . Grand Chaplain , ) T > ,. „„ < - < « t „ , „ .,,... i Prov . & . Steward , j ^ th Vo lum e of ^ ^^ Law _ { Pi ov . G . Steward . Deputy Prov . Grand Master .
Ionic Light . Prov . Grand Sword Bearer . The Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master . Senior Prov . G . Deacon . Prov . Grand Tyler . The procession , as it passed through the streets , had a very gay and imposing effect . The Brethren wore all their decorations , varied according to the degree of office they bore in the Order ; and their
richly ornamented purple , blue , ancl crimson silk robes , and their little ' white aprons , added to the flags and mystic symbols which they carried , presented a tout ensemble highly picturesque . ' "Upwards of 100 Brethren attended from different parts of the country—Hampshire , Somerset , Gloucester , Devon , Northamptonshire , AVales , & c . ; some of them holding high office among the Fraternity .
On arriving at the churchyard , the i'an of the procession fell into double file , through which Lord Methuen and the neAA'ly constituted officers of the Prov . G . L . entered the sacred edifice , every seat in which Avas soon occupied by a respectable and attentive congregation . On entering the church the National Anthem was performed on the splendid new organ , at which Bro . T . B . Richardson presided .
The psalms for the day were chanted by the choir , whose assistance was kindly g iven on the occasion . The services ( Jackson in F ) were ably sustained , and the anthem ( Psalm cxxxiii . ) reflected infinite credit on all the performers , especially the soloists . The 100 th Psalm , which preceded the sermon , appeared to inspire tbe congregation Avith a love of psalmodas all joined in perfect harmony .
y , The Sermon was preached by the Rev . Bro . Campbell , P . G . Chap ., and was one of the most forcible and eloquent expositions and defences of the princip les of Masonry that Ave ever heard delivered from the pulpit .
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Provincial
OEDEB OP PKOCESSIOH : — Band . Tyler . Visiting Brethren not Members of Lodges in the Province . Elias De Derharn , Lodge No . 856 . Lodge of Rectitude , No . 420 . Royal Sussex Lodge of Emulation , No . 453 . Visiting Brethren , being Provincial Grand Officers of other Provinces .
Prov . G . Pursuivant . Prov . G . Organist . Prov . G . Sup . of Works . Assist . Prov . G . Dir . of Cer . Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . Prov . G . Secretary , with Book of Constitution . Prov . G . Registrar . Prov . G . Treasurer . Visiting Brothers being Grand Officers of England . The Corinthian Light . The Column of the Junior Prov . Grand AA' arden .
Junior Prov . Grand Warden . Doric Light . Column of Senior Prov . Grand Warden . Senior Prov . Grand Warden . Junior Prov . G . Deacon . r . r < OL J \ Prov . Grand Chaplain , ) T > ,. „„ < - < « t „ , „ .,,... i Prov . & . Steward , j ^ th Vo lum e of ^ ^^ Law _ { Pi ov . G . Steward . Deputy Prov . Grand Master .
Ionic Light . Prov . Grand Sword Bearer . The Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master . Senior Prov . G . Deacon . Prov . Grand Tyler . The procession , as it passed through the streets , had a very gay and imposing effect . The Brethren wore all their decorations , varied according to the degree of office they bore in the Order ; and their
richly ornamented purple , blue , ancl crimson silk robes , and their little ' white aprons , added to the flags and mystic symbols which they carried , presented a tout ensemble highly picturesque . ' "Upwards of 100 Brethren attended from different parts of the country—Hampshire , Somerset , Gloucester , Devon , Northamptonshire , AVales , & c . ; some of them holding high office among the Fraternity .
On arriving at the churchyard , the i'an of the procession fell into double file , through which Lord Methuen and the neAA'ly constituted officers of the Prov . G . L . entered the sacred edifice , every seat in which Avas soon occupied by a respectable and attentive congregation . On entering the church the National Anthem was performed on the splendid new organ , at which Bro . T . B . Richardson presided .
The psalms for the day were chanted by the choir , whose assistance was kindly g iven on the occasion . The services ( Jackson in F ) were ably sustained , and the anthem ( Psalm cxxxiii . ) reflected infinite credit on all the performers , especially the soloists . The 100 th Psalm , which preceded the sermon , appeared to inspire tbe congregation Avith a love of psalmodas all joined in perfect harmony .
y , The Sermon was preached by the Rev . Bro . Campbell , P . G . Chap ., and was one of the most forcible and eloquent expositions and defences of the princip les of Masonry that Ave ever heard delivered from the pulpit .