-
Articles/Ads
Article Untitled Article ← Page 12 of 24 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Untitled Article
The Prov . G . Chaplain then offered up the * Prayer of Benediction : "i " May the Almighty Architect of the Universe , who has disposed all things in order , according to the excellency of His will , who made the heavens for His majesty , the sun and stars for His glory and our comfort , and the earth as a place
for our obedience to His laws , look down upon lis Master Masons , now endeavouring to build a house according to the rules of charity , by the bond of love . May this house , of which we have placed the first stone in the earth , be a habitation of good men , meeting together to do good : may their secret assemblies be convened in law , proceed in honour , and end in charity . May all Masons that enter under the shadow of its roof remember that ' The secret of the Lord is with them that
fear Him . ' May the work done here prosper ; may the heart of all the workmen be comforted—may no strife , brawling , or unseemly words be heard within its walls—may the Master love the Brethren , and the Brethren honour and obey the Master—may our going out and our coming in be blessed for evermore—may our baskets be filled with plenteousness , and the voice of joy and thanksgiving aboundmay there be no mourning nor sorrow of heart ; and may the wayfaring Mason find a
comfortable journey to his home , when he passeth by the gates of this house . O Lord ! prosper Thou our work ; yea , prosper Thou our handiwork , and teach us in all times , and in all places , to build up in beauty that temple of our souls , which Thou hast given us to adorn with all good works , till we arrive at the Grand Lodge above ^ where all things are perfect , and there is no more labour , but peace and happiness for evermore . " Response : "So mote it be . "
The position of the stone having been duly proved by the square , the level * and the plumb-rule , The W . M . then advanced again to the stone , took the cornucopia , and strewed upon it a handful of wheat , and afterwards sprinkled it with wine from the ewer . The Prov . G . M . then scattered salt upon it . The W . M . poured a quantity of oil upon it , and pronounced the following benediction : — "As Jacob , the son of Isaac , the son of Abraham , fleeing from the
face of his brother Esau , and going out from Beersheba towards Haran , lighted on a certain place , and tarried there all night , making to himself a pillow of stones , on which sleeping , he dreamt he saw the gates of Heaven ; and , when he awoke , he anointed the stones with fresh oil , calling the place Bethel , or the house of God ; so do I anoint this stone with pure oil , praying that in the building which may arise from it , none but good men may be admitted , and men that fear God , and love the Brotherhood . "
The procession then returned to the Lodge . The Brethren being then formed in proper order , the silver trowel was presented to Col . Tynte , with a suitable address by the Master of the Silurian Lodge , which Col . Tynte acknowledged in a short speech . The thanks of the meeting were voted to the Prov . G . M . for his attendance ; to the Dep . Prov . G . M . for his assistance on this
occasion ; and to the Prov . G . Chap ., Bro . George Roberts , for his sermon , accompanied with a request that he will print it ; to the Be v . J . T . Wrenford , for the use of his church ; and to the Rev . J . S . Sidebotham for reading the services ; to the Mayor and Corporation for the use of the Town-hall ; and to the choir , for their kind assistance .
A few observations , relating to the discipline of the Province , were made by the Dep . Prov . G . M ., when the Lodge was closed in solemn form . After which , the procession proceeded to the King ' s Head , where the Prov . G . L . was closed , and the Brethren joined
THE BANQUET . Soon after five o ' clock , the Prov . G . M ., Col . Tynte , ascended the dais , accompanied by the Prov . G . M . of South Australia , Dr . Kent ; the Prov . G . M . of Herefordshire , Dr . Bowles ; the Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Capt . Bowyer ; the Past Prov . G . M . of Bengal ; the Lord Lieutenant of Breconshire ; the Dep , Prov . G . M . of Bristol , I ) , W . Nash , Esq . ; Bros . Charles Lyne , J . J . Nicholas , Coombe , Chilcott , & c , & c .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Untitled Article
The Prov . G . Chaplain then offered up the * Prayer of Benediction : "i " May the Almighty Architect of the Universe , who has disposed all things in order , according to the excellency of His will , who made the heavens for His majesty , the sun and stars for His glory and our comfort , and the earth as a place
for our obedience to His laws , look down upon lis Master Masons , now endeavouring to build a house according to the rules of charity , by the bond of love . May this house , of which we have placed the first stone in the earth , be a habitation of good men , meeting together to do good : may their secret assemblies be convened in law , proceed in honour , and end in charity . May all Masons that enter under the shadow of its roof remember that ' The secret of the Lord is with them that
fear Him . ' May the work done here prosper ; may the heart of all the workmen be comforted—may no strife , brawling , or unseemly words be heard within its walls—may the Master love the Brethren , and the Brethren honour and obey the Master—may our going out and our coming in be blessed for evermore—may our baskets be filled with plenteousness , and the voice of joy and thanksgiving aboundmay there be no mourning nor sorrow of heart ; and may the wayfaring Mason find a
comfortable journey to his home , when he passeth by the gates of this house . O Lord ! prosper Thou our work ; yea , prosper Thou our handiwork , and teach us in all times , and in all places , to build up in beauty that temple of our souls , which Thou hast given us to adorn with all good works , till we arrive at the Grand Lodge above ^ where all things are perfect , and there is no more labour , but peace and happiness for evermore . " Response : "So mote it be . "
The position of the stone having been duly proved by the square , the level * and the plumb-rule , The W . M . then advanced again to the stone , took the cornucopia , and strewed upon it a handful of wheat , and afterwards sprinkled it with wine from the ewer . The Prov . G . M . then scattered salt upon it . The W . M . poured a quantity of oil upon it , and pronounced the following benediction : — "As Jacob , the son of Isaac , the son of Abraham , fleeing from the
face of his brother Esau , and going out from Beersheba towards Haran , lighted on a certain place , and tarried there all night , making to himself a pillow of stones , on which sleeping , he dreamt he saw the gates of Heaven ; and , when he awoke , he anointed the stones with fresh oil , calling the place Bethel , or the house of God ; so do I anoint this stone with pure oil , praying that in the building which may arise from it , none but good men may be admitted , and men that fear God , and love the Brotherhood . "
The procession then returned to the Lodge . The Brethren being then formed in proper order , the silver trowel was presented to Col . Tynte , with a suitable address by the Master of the Silurian Lodge , which Col . Tynte acknowledged in a short speech . The thanks of the meeting were voted to the Prov . G . M . for his attendance ; to the Dep . Prov . G . M . for his assistance on this
occasion ; and to the Prov . G . Chap ., Bro . George Roberts , for his sermon , accompanied with a request that he will print it ; to the Be v . J . T . Wrenford , for the use of his church ; and to the Rev . J . S . Sidebotham for reading the services ; to the Mayor and Corporation for the use of the Town-hall ; and to the choir , for their kind assistance .
A few observations , relating to the discipline of the Province , were made by the Dep . Prov . G . M ., when the Lodge was closed in solemn form . After which , the procession proceeded to the King ' s Head , where the Prov . G . L . was closed , and the Brethren joined
THE BANQUET . Soon after five o ' clock , the Prov . G . M ., Col . Tynte , ascended the dais , accompanied by the Prov . G . M . of South Australia , Dr . Kent ; the Prov . G . M . of Herefordshire , Dr . Bowles ; the Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Capt . Bowyer ; the Past Prov . G . M . of Bengal ; the Lord Lieutenant of Breconshire ; the Dep , Prov . G . M . of Bristol , I ) , W . Nash , Esq . ; Bros . Charles Lyne , J . J . Nicholas , Coombe , Chilcott , & c , & c .