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ing , and a , supper in the evening , was therefore agreed on , and sister Lodges throughout tihe ^ senting ¦ ¦ to deliyer ah oratibn before the Brethren in the Baptist meeting-hbusej CarletPh .
eight Hibernia Lodge was opened for installation . This eeremony was perforrned oy Bro ^^ hew Master had heeh proclaimed and saluted in the usual manner ; Bro . Willis invested jthe retiring M ^^ McNichol / with a handsome P . M . ' & regalia iaucVJewei ^ the ' g ^
^ T ^ The appearance presented in the H ^ imppsihg ^^ The City L force , and made a to turned out in good streng ^
sented was in the number of veterans in its ranks , for , besides Bro . Wiley , there were three or four 6 i | i seventy winters had left a visible iniprint . Hibernia Lodge mustered v ^ ry strong and its appearance excited cons ^ tt number p ^ Mmired ^ . ^^ X ' ^ - ;'^' v ^ ^ v ^ "''" y ' -
of M ; F . Cpmp . B ^ costume of the St ^ warts ^ inusical instrument of bonnie Scotland agree with the tri-colpured sashes and peculiai aprons of the Companions of this exalted Degree . As a body , the Royal Arch ^ Masons carried the palm .
Next came the St . John's Encampment of Knlg ^ ship pf their Lieut . Grand Commander , Sir Knight Companion Willis ( who also wore the collar of Grand Superintendent of Scotch Royal Arch Mtaspnry in Nova Scotia ) , accompanied by Sir Knight Comp . Stubs , they being , we belieye , th e only Knight Companions of this Ancient Military Order present . The Sir Knights
- —many of whom were mounted- ~ made an elegant appearance , and , to use the words of a distinguished brother , when speaking of the Knights Templar of Boston , f < they drew all eyes upon them , as they marched through the crowds pf spectators , by their martial , elegant , and soldier-like appearance . They were the admired of all admirers ; for these Sir Knights , in their chivalric costume and noble bearing , did honour to the ancient Order they represented . "
After marching through the principal streets , the procession reached the ferry landing , and embarked in one of the steamers for Carleton , which had been kindly placed at the disposal of the Craft by the lessees . On reaching the church the procession halted , and entered in reversed order , and , after the singing of an ode by the choir , who kindly volunteered their services for the occasion , and a prayer by the Rev . Dr . Clay , that illustrious Brother ,
in the regalia of a M . M ., delivered one of the grandest orations on Masonry it has ever been our fortune to listen to . Nothing but the sacred character of the place could have prevented the audience from several times bursting out into the loudest applause ; but all present evinced their admiration by looks , and by the most profound silence , and that , perhaps , was as grateful to the orator as the most enthusiastic cheering would have been , given in such a place .
At the conclusion of the exercises in the church , the procession again formed , and marched down to the landing , where the boat was in readiness to convey them home . At nine o ' clock , P . M ., the Brethren sat down to a supper , prepared by Bro . H . Stubbs , at Stubbs' Hotel . John Willis , 1 st L . G . Commander , St . John's Encampment , K . T . and K . M ., occupied the chair . Bro . W , 0 . Smith , Mayor of St , John ; Bro . Joel Reading , S . G . W ., Prov . G . Lodge of New Brunswick , under English jurisdiction ; R . T . Clinch , G . Marshal ; the W . Ms , of several Lodges in the city , and many other Masons of distinction , were present .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
America,
ing , and a , supper in the evening , was therefore agreed on , and sister Lodges throughout tihe ^ senting ¦ ¦ to deliyer ah oratibn before the Brethren in the Baptist meeting-hbusej CarletPh .
eight Hibernia Lodge was opened for installation . This eeremony was perforrned oy Bro ^^ hew Master had heeh proclaimed and saluted in the usual manner ; Bro . Willis invested jthe retiring M ^^ McNichol / with a handsome P . M . ' & regalia iaucVJewei ^ the ' g ^
^ T ^ The appearance presented in the H ^ imppsihg ^^ The City L force , and made a to turned out in good streng ^
sented was in the number of veterans in its ranks , for , besides Bro . Wiley , there were three or four 6 i | i seventy winters had left a visible iniprint . Hibernia Lodge mustered v ^ ry strong and its appearance excited cons ^ tt number p ^ Mmired ^ . ^^ X ' ^ - ;'^' v ^ ^ v ^ "''" y ' -
of M ; F . Cpmp . B ^ costume of the St ^ warts ^ inusical instrument of bonnie Scotland agree with the tri-colpured sashes and peculiai aprons of the Companions of this exalted Degree . As a body , the Royal Arch ^ Masons carried the palm .
Next came the St . John's Encampment of Knlg ^ ship pf their Lieut . Grand Commander , Sir Knight Companion Willis ( who also wore the collar of Grand Superintendent of Scotch Royal Arch Mtaspnry in Nova Scotia ) , accompanied by Sir Knight Comp . Stubs , they being , we belieye , th e only Knight Companions of this Ancient Military Order present . The Sir Knights
- —many of whom were mounted- ~ made an elegant appearance , and , to use the words of a distinguished brother , when speaking of the Knights Templar of Boston , f < they drew all eyes upon them , as they marched through the crowds pf spectators , by their martial , elegant , and soldier-like appearance . They were the admired of all admirers ; for these Sir Knights , in their chivalric costume and noble bearing , did honour to the ancient Order they represented . "
After marching through the principal streets , the procession reached the ferry landing , and embarked in one of the steamers for Carleton , which had been kindly placed at the disposal of the Craft by the lessees . On reaching the church the procession halted , and entered in reversed order , and , after the singing of an ode by the choir , who kindly volunteered their services for the occasion , and a prayer by the Rev . Dr . Clay , that illustrious Brother ,
in the regalia of a M . M ., delivered one of the grandest orations on Masonry it has ever been our fortune to listen to . Nothing but the sacred character of the place could have prevented the audience from several times bursting out into the loudest applause ; but all present evinced their admiration by looks , and by the most profound silence , and that , perhaps , was as grateful to the orator as the most enthusiastic cheering would have been , given in such a place .
At the conclusion of the exercises in the church , the procession again formed , and marched down to the landing , where the boat was in readiness to convey them home . At nine o ' clock , P . M ., the Brethren sat down to a supper , prepared by Bro . H . Stubbs , at Stubbs' Hotel . John Willis , 1 st L . G . Commander , St . John's Encampment , K . T . and K . M ., occupied the chair . Bro . W , 0 . Smith , Mayor of St , John ; Bro . Joel Reading , S . G . W ., Prov . G . Lodge of New Brunswick , under English jurisdiction ; R . T . Clinch , G . Marshal ; the W . Ms , of several Lodges in the city , and many other Masons of distinction , were present .