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Provincial,
the W . M .,. and ' the * raisings by Bro . W . H . Cole . The former elicited great marks of approval , and the latter a unanimous vote of thanks ( proposed by Bro . W . M . G . Warren , and seconded by the W . M . ) , which was ordered to he recorded on the minutes . Altogether the business passed off well ; and , as the Lodge was placed in a difficulty by the absence of a Brother who usually takes the working
ceremonies upon himself , it is but fair to say that too much praise cannot be accorded to the W . M . and Bro . Cole ( who are both young Masons ) for making themselves so perfect in the ceremony they each performed , and for coming forward at a critical moment to assist the Lodge at an emergency . This Lodge is becoming one of the strongest in Wales ; and we have only one thing more to desire , which is , that the Prov . G . M ., Lord Milford , will hold a Prov . G . L . at Carmarthen at no distant date .
suffole :. THE LATE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . It is well known that the late Sir E . S . Gooch was Prov . Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Loyal Order of Free and Accepted Masons . As a fitting tribute to the memory of one so beloved and lamented , it was determined by the
Brethren of the Craft belonging to the various Lodges throughout the district that they should attend Divine service at the church of St . Mary-at-Tower , Ipswich , where practical charity in behalf of the East Suffolk Hospital should be appropriately associated with the memory of one whose wmole life was devoted to high and generous deeds in behalf not only of his wealthier but all his poorer neighbours .
With that devotion to the Order by which he has ever been characterized , the duty of rendering the homage in which all hearts were engaged was undertaken by Bro . the Rev . Erskine Neale , the Prov . Grand Chaplain . Accordingly , on Sunday evening , Dec . 7 th , at half-past six o ' clock , between seventy and eighty of the Brethren belonging to the Perfect Friendship and other Lodges , under Bro . Robert Martin , D . Prov . G . M ., met together at the New Assembly Room , the whole in black with white gloves , the mourning usually worn upon such occasions ; when , preceded by the Prov . Grand Chaplain , and by the Dep . Prov . Grand Master , and the principals of the respective Lodges , the whole proceeded to the church of St . Mary-at-Tower , where a very crowded congregation had already assembled , some hundreds of people not having been able to gain admission , so great had been the anxiety of the public to be present to join in the respect to be rendered to the memory of a good man . To say that the occasion was most solemn and impressive , would only be to affirm what was felt bv all , and especially by the Brethren assembled . But this
was felt the more deeply by the latter when it was remembered that , only a few weeks before , one over whose grave they were now assembled to do the last honours , had met them with his wonted urbanity and cheerfulness at one of their festivals in the neighbourhood , where , agreeably to the cardinal principles of the Order , the lips now sealed in death had inculcated those high lessons of duty which were ever nearest to his heart—religion , and loyalty , and charity—the blessed sources of all those practical virtues which form , the character of the
Christian , the legislator , and the country gentleman . We have seen sorrowing multitudes bending over the grave of the philanthropist ; we have beheld , amidst the " pomp and circumstance of war , " the warm tears falling upon the grave of the soldier . But no scene could have been more affecting than that now witnessed ; no scene could have been more touching or more calculated to call into action all the higher feelings of our nature , than that now associated with the
name of Gooch—the hushed sounds from the thronging multitude as they lined the paths through the old churchyard—the mournful music from the muffled bells as their sorrowful tale was borne upon the sighing night-breeze through the moon-lit air aloft—the full organ within , pealing forth the agonizing strains of that master-piece of funereal melody , the Dead March in Saul , alternating between the poignancy of grief and joyful hope for the departed .
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Provincial,
the W . M .,. and ' the * raisings by Bro . W . H . Cole . The former elicited great marks of approval , and the latter a unanimous vote of thanks ( proposed by Bro . W . M . G . Warren , and seconded by the W . M . ) , which was ordered to he recorded on the minutes . Altogether the business passed off well ; and , as the Lodge was placed in a difficulty by the absence of a Brother who usually takes the working
ceremonies upon himself , it is but fair to say that too much praise cannot be accorded to the W . M . and Bro . Cole ( who are both young Masons ) for making themselves so perfect in the ceremony they each performed , and for coming forward at a critical moment to assist the Lodge at an emergency . This Lodge is becoming one of the strongest in Wales ; and we have only one thing more to desire , which is , that the Prov . G . M ., Lord Milford , will hold a Prov . G . L . at Carmarthen at no distant date .
suffole :. THE LATE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . It is well known that the late Sir E . S . Gooch was Prov . Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Loyal Order of Free and Accepted Masons . As a fitting tribute to the memory of one so beloved and lamented , it was determined by the
Brethren of the Craft belonging to the various Lodges throughout the district that they should attend Divine service at the church of St . Mary-at-Tower , Ipswich , where practical charity in behalf of the East Suffolk Hospital should be appropriately associated with the memory of one whose wmole life was devoted to high and generous deeds in behalf not only of his wealthier but all his poorer neighbours .
With that devotion to the Order by which he has ever been characterized , the duty of rendering the homage in which all hearts were engaged was undertaken by Bro . the Rev . Erskine Neale , the Prov . Grand Chaplain . Accordingly , on Sunday evening , Dec . 7 th , at half-past six o ' clock , between seventy and eighty of the Brethren belonging to the Perfect Friendship and other Lodges , under Bro . Robert Martin , D . Prov . G . M ., met together at the New Assembly Room , the whole in black with white gloves , the mourning usually worn upon such occasions ; when , preceded by the Prov . Grand Chaplain , and by the Dep . Prov . Grand Master , and the principals of the respective Lodges , the whole proceeded to the church of St . Mary-at-Tower , where a very crowded congregation had already assembled , some hundreds of people not having been able to gain admission , so great had been the anxiety of the public to be present to join in the respect to be rendered to the memory of a good man . To say that the occasion was most solemn and impressive , would only be to affirm what was felt bv all , and especially by the Brethren assembled . But this
was felt the more deeply by the latter when it was remembered that , only a few weeks before , one over whose grave they were now assembled to do the last honours , had met them with his wonted urbanity and cheerfulness at one of their festivals in the neighbourhood , where , agreeably to the cardinal principles of the Order , the lips now sealed in death had inculcated those high lessons of duty which were ever nearest to his heart—religion , and loyalty , and charity—the blessed sources of all those practical virtues which form , the character of the
Christian , the legislator , and the country gentleman . We have seen sorrowing multitudes bending over the grave of the philanthropist ; we have beheld , amidst the " pomp and circumstance of war , " the warm tears falling upon the grave of the soldier . But no scene could have been more affecting than that now witnessed ; no scene could have been more touching or more calculated to call into action all the higher feelings of our nature , than that now associated with the
name of Gooch—the hushed sounds from the thronging multitude as they lined the paths through the old churchyard—the mournful music from the muffled bells as their sorrowful tale was borne upon the sighing night-breeze through the moon-lit air aloft—the full organ within , pealing forth the agonizing strains of that master-piece of funereal melody , the Dead March in Saul , alternating between the poignancy of grief and joyful hope for the departed .