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being most correctly rendered by the AV . M ., who called on the S . W . to give the usual charge , which the latter brother did in first-class style . The AV . M . then notified that the time had arrived for tho brethren to elect his successor , and he gave a resume of the work gone through during his year of office . He paid especial compliment to all his officers , and to the Secretary in particular , for tho . extraordinary zeal displayed by that brother on behalf of the Kennard Lodge , and for chalking out for
the members the undeviatiug line of conduct which he wished them to adopt and walk in . He also alluded to the perfection attained by the capital choir under the very able leadership of Bro . AV . II . Haskins . Two scrutineers having been appointed , tho brethren proceeded to the ballot by handing in their voting papers ; and Bro . Danes , of Ahersychaii , P . M . of the Brecon Lodge , who had Icon appointed to act with Bro . Oliver in managing this electionreported that tho brethren were
nnani-, in their choice , and that Bro . Kennard was duly elected . Tho W . M . having confirmed the election , Bro . Kennaid returned his most sincere thanks to the brethren for the handsome compliment paid him , and promised to do all in his power for the province in general and this lodge in particular , during his year of office . Bro . Ebenczer Prosser was then duly elected Treas ., and Bro . Ellis Tyler . The installation was fixed to take place on tho 20 th
June , and the banquet to he held in the Town Hall . A Dinner Committee was appointed , and all other preliminaries were left to the W . M . elect and the Secretary . Bro . Kennard then proposed "that a jewel , valued at not less than £ 5 , be purchased out of the funds of the lodge , and presented to Bro . Bartholomew Thomas , as a small token of the respect in which he is held by the brethren of 125 S , and as a slight recognition of his
services as AA . M . of this lodge during the past year . " This was duly seconded by Bro . B . Greenway , and carried unanimously . Some other routine business was transacted , and the lodge was closed iu harmony at S . 30 p . m .
YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST ) . HULL . —Kingston Lodge ( No . 1 , 010 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on the dth inst . Present : Bros . C . James Todd , AV . M . ; LI . AV . Lougstafl , P . M ., J . P . G . AV . as S . W . ; James Pyburn , M . D ., J . W . ; P . M . ' s Bros . C . Copland , C . S . Todd , R . B . Harrison , li . J . Chaffer , Theopliilus Smith , & c . The following visitors were present : The AV . M . ' s of the Humber and
Minerva Lodges ; Bro . John Walker , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works , P . M . of ( he Humber Lodge , and several other brethren representing lodges Nos . 57 , 73 , 250 , 376 . Bro . J . Walker was passed to the degree of F . C . The consent of the lodge was given to the formation of a R . A . Chapter in connection with it ; and a sum of forty pounds was votetl from the funds of the lodge towards the necessary oxponscs . A communication from the Prov . G . See . having been read , announcing that certain changes
were proposed in the rules of the Royal Masonic Boy ' s and Girls' Institutions , aud iu the by-laws of the Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; resolutions were passed condemnatory of the proposed alterations .
Laying Of The Foundation Stones Of Ss. Paul's And Mark's Churches At Leicester.
LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONES OF SS . PAUL'S AND MARK'S CHURCHES AT LEICESTER .
Wednesday , the ISfcli inst ., -was a day long to bo remembered in Leicester . The death of Eaii Howe cast a shadow upon the proceedings , but the wide-spread sorrow for the loss which the country has sustained was in no way inconsistent with tho performance of tho religions ceremonies which accompanied tho laying of the foundation stones of tho two new churches . Gratitude for what
the Church has been enabled to do , in fulfilment of her mission to minister to tho spiritual wants of tho people , and tho sober consciousness of the great position which she holds , and in which she is strengthened year by year , blended with regret that one to whom the cause of church extension w as so dear should bo removed from among-us at a time when that cause seemed most
successful . For many years tho much lamented Earl has been the chief patron and most generous benefactor of every scheme for the religious anil educational improvement of his county town .
As we stated at the beginning , Wednesday was indeed a glorious day in every respect . The weather was beautifully fine ; not a cloud was to be seen in the sky , and a nice breeze tempered the heat , making the atmosphere truly refreshing . Many foundations stones of temples devoted to the worship of God have been laid at different times , bur , never , we believe , in the history of
the borough has the gratifying spectacle been witnessed —if we may use the term under such circumstances—of the foundation stones of two churches being laid in one day . Tho great event of AVednesday was preceded on Tuesday evening by the Lord Bishop of the diocese preaching a sermon in St . Mary ' s Church . Tho sacred edifice was
crowded on tho occasion , the congregation including numerous representatives of the clergy and laity of all sects and denominations . The Bishop was met at the western door by the Rev . J- N . Bennic , LL . B ., and his curates , with a number of the clergy of the town , and the churchwardens of St . Mary ' s . A procession was then formed , the choir singing a processional hymn from
"Hymns Ancient and Modern . " The Bishop took his usual seat on the north side of the Communion table , the clergy being ranged on either side of the chancel . Theusual order of Evening Service was then proceeded with to the end . The Bishop of Peterborough then ascended the pulpit , and preached from Genesis , xv ., 5 and 6—" And he brought ; him forth abroad , and said , look now
toward heaven , and tell the sars , if thou be able to number them ; and ho said unto him so shall thy seed be . And he believed in the Lord ; and he counted it to him for righteousness . "
MASOXIC PROCESSION TO ST . PAUL ' S CHURCH . The brethren assembled at the Freemasons' Hall , Halford-street , where the Provincial Grand Lodge , which was numerously attended , was opened at a quarter to ten o'clock . After the usual duties in lodge had been performed , the brethren in due Masonic costume , dressed in black , with white ties and glovesand wearitig the
, jewels of office and emblems or rosettes on the aprons , covered with crape , in memory of their lamented deceased brother Bro . Earl Howe , formed in procession , proceeded alongHorsefair-street , Friar-lane , and Castle-street , where they joined the procession of the Right Reverend brother tho Lord Bishop of the Diocese , who , along with the clergy in surplices , and the children of Alderman
Newton's school , moved along Bow Bridge-street and King Richard ' s-road to the site of St . Paul ' s Church , where they arrived about eleven o'clock . The procession included tho following lodges : —Catmos , 1 , 205 , Oakham ; Rutland , 1 , 130 , Melton Mowbray ; Howe and Charnwood , 1 , 007 , Loughborough : Ferrers ? apd Ivanhoc 779 , Ashby-do-la-iTouch ; John of Gain ::.
523 , Leicester ; Sb . John ' s , 279 , Leicester ; Knights ; f Malta , 50 , Hinckley ; and the Provincial Grand L . \ i ; -. \ The procession left the schools about half-p . ts :. : ¦ ¦ :-.:. Upon arriving at the site of the new clnuvh , the- ¦{¦ : : ¦ :: ¦ ;*¦ sion halted opposite the entrance to the Ghe ::: t : \ . t-: Y : tj . and falling back right and lefc , formed an ave-. - ..: e : it :-: _ -:. gu which the clergy and Bishop , together \ v ; : r . 6 : r 1 . T .
Fowkc , L ' art ., and William Perry ilerrtok . . th s passed . Tho Grand Master and officers of the Aias ::, te fraternity and tho Committee aud friends eM' the Cur . rch Extension Association took up their position in the
enclosure . Tun CERMOXY or LAYIXG THE STOXE . On the procession arriving at the entrance to the enclosure , which was boarded ' in , in case the weather had been unfavourable , and where previously a large number of ladies had assembled iu a gallery devoted to them on the rig ht of the stone , the boys of Alderman Newton ' s school , with their banners , were placed in a line under the ladies' gallery , aud tho clergy and Freemasons took the left gallery , the Lord Bishop and those more imme-
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Provincial.
being most correctly rendered by the AV . M ., who called on the S . W . to give the usual charge , which the latter brother did in first-class style . The AV . M . then notified that the time had arrived for tho brethren to elect his successor , and he gave a resume of the work gone through during his year of office . He paid especial compliment to all his officers , and to the Secretary in particular , for tho . extraordinary zeal displayed by that brother on behalf of the Kennard Lodge , and for chalking out for
the members the undeviatiug line of conduct which he wished them to adopt and walk in . He also alluded to the perfection attained by the capital choir under the very able leadership of Bro . AV . II . Haskins . Two scrutineers having been appointed , tho brethren proceeded to the ballot by handing in their voting papers ; and Bro . Danes , of Ahersychaii , P . M . of the Brecon Lodge , who had Icon appointed to act with Bro . Oliver in managing this electionreported that tho brethren were
nnani-, in their choice , and that Bro . Kennard was duly elected . Tho W . M . having confirmed the election , Bro . Kennaid returned his most sincere thanks to the brethren for the handsome compliment paid him , and promised to do all in his power for the province in general and this lodge in particular , during his year of office . Bro . Ebenczer Prosser was then duly elected Treas ., and Bro . Ellis Tyler . The installation was fixed to take place on tho 20 th
June , and the banquet to he held in the Town Hall . A Dinner Committee was appointed , and all other preliminaries were left to the W . M . elect and the Secretary . Bro . Kennard then proposed "that a jewel , valued at not less than £ 5 , be purchased out of the funds of the lodge , and presented to Bro . Bartholomew Thomas , as a small token of the respect in which he is held by the brethren of 125 S , and as a slight recognition of his
services as AA . M . of this lodge during the past year . " This was duly seconded by Bro . B . Greenway , and carried unanimously . Some other routine business was transacted , and the lodge was closed iu harmony at S . 30 p . m .
YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST ) . HULL . —Kingston Lodge ( No . 1 , 010 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on the dth inst . Present : Bros . C . James Todd , AV . M . ; LI . AV . Lougstafl , P . M ., J . P . G . AV . as S . W . ; James Pyburn , M . D ., J . W . ; P . M . ' s Bros . C . Copland , C . S . Todd , R . B . Harrison , li . J . Chaffer , Theopliilus Smith , & c . The following visitors were present : The AV . M . ' s of the Humber and
Minerva Lodges ; Bro . John Walker , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works , P . M . of ( he Humber Lodge , and several other brethren representing lodges Nos . 57 , 73 , 250 , 376 . Bro . J . Walker was passed to the degree of F . C . The consent of the lodge was given to the formation of a R . A . Chapter in connection with it ; and a sum of forty pounds was votetl from the funds of the lodge towards the necessary oxponscs . A communication from the Prov . G . See . having been read , announcing that certain changes
were proposed in the rules of the Royal Masonic Boy ' s and Girls' Institutions , aud iu the by-laws of the Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; resolutions were passed condemnatory of the proposed alterations .
Laying Of The Foundation Stones Of Ss. Paul's And Mark's Churches At Leicester.
LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONES OF SS . PAUL'S AND MARK'S CHURCHES AT LEICESTER .
Wednesday , the ISfcli inst ., -was a day long to bo remembered in Leicester . The death of Eaii Howe cast a shadow upon the proceedings , but the wide-spread sorrow for the loss which the country has sustained was in no way inconsistent with tho performance of tho religions ceremonies which accompanied tho laying of the foundation stones of tho two new churches . Gratitude for what
the Church has been enabled to do , in fulfilment of her mission to minister to tho spiritual wants of tho people , and tho sober consciousness of the great position which she holds , and in which she is strengthened year by year , blended with regret that one to whom the cause of church extension w as so dear should bo removed from among-us at a time when that cause seemed most
successful . For many years tho much lamented Earl has been the chief patron and most generous benefactor of every scheme for the religious anil educational improvement of his county town .
As we stated at the beginning , Wednesday was indeed a glorious day in every respect . The weather was beautifully fine ; not a cloud was to be seen in the sky , and a nice breeze tempered the heat , making the atmosphere truly refreshing . Many foundations stones of temples devoted to the worship of God have been laid at different times , bur , never , we believe , in the history of
the borough has the gratifying spectacle been witnessed —if we may use the term under such circumstances—of the foundation stones of two churches being laid in one day . Tho great event of AVednesday was preceded on Tuesday evening by the Lord Bishop of the diocese preaching a sermon in St . Mary ' s Church . Tho sacred edifice was
crowded on tho occasion , the congregation including numerous representatives of the clergy and laity of all sects and denominations . The Bishop was met at the western door by the Rev . J- N . Bennic , LL . B ., and his curates , with a number of the clergy of the town , and the churchwardens of St . Mary ' s . A procession was then formed , the choir singing a processional hymn from
"Hymns Ancient and Modern . " The Bishop took his usual seat on the north side of the Communion table , the clergy being ranged on either side of the chancel . Theusual order of Evening Service was then proceeded with to the end . The Bishop of Peterborough then ascended the pulpit , and preached from Genesis , xv ., 5 and 6—" And he brought ; him forth abroad , and said , look now
toward heaven , and tell the sars , if thou be able to number them ; and ho said unto him so shall thy seed be . And he believed in the Lord ; and he counted it to him for righteousness . "
MASOXIC PROCESSION TO ST . PAUL ' S CHURCH . The brethren assembled at the Freemasons' Hall , Halford-street , where the Provincial Grand Lodge , which was numerously attended , was opened at a quarter to ten o'clock . After the usual duties in lodge had been performed , the brethren in due Masonic costume , dressed in black , with white ties and glovesand wearitig the
, jewels of office and emblems or rosettes on the aprons , covered with crape , in memory of their lamented deceased brother Bro . Earl Howe , formed in procession , proceeded alongHorsefair-street , Friar-lane , and Castle-street , where they joined the procession of the Right Reverend brother tho Lord Bishop of the Diocese , who , along with the clergy in surplices , and the children of Alderman
Newton's school , moved along Bow Bridge-street and King Richard ' s-road to the site of St . Paul ' s Church , where they arrived about eleven o'clock . The procession included tho following lodges : —Catmos , 1 , 205 , Oakham ; Rutland , 1 , 130 , Melton Mowbray ; Howe and Charnwood , 1 , 007 , Loughborough : Ferrers ? apd Ivanhoc 779 , Ashby-do-la-iTouch ; John of Gain ::.
523 , Leicester ; Sb . John ' s , 279 , Leicester ; Knights ; f Malta , 50 , Hinckley ; and the Provincial Grand L . \ i ; -. \ The procession left the schools about half-p . ts :. : ¦ ¦ :-.:. Upon arriving at the site of the new clnuvh , the- ¦{¦ : : ¦ :: ¦ ;*¦ sion halted opposite the entrance to the Ghe ::: t : \ . t-: Y : tj . and falling back right and lefc , formed an ave-. - ..: e : it :-: _ -:. gu which the clergy and Bishop , together \ v ; : r . 6 : r 1 . T .
Fowkc , L ' art ., and William Perry ilerrtok . . th s passed . Tho Grand Master and officers of the Aias ::, te fraternity and tho Committee aud friends eM' the Cur . rch Extension Association took up their position in the
enclosure . Tun CERMOXY or LAYIXG THE STOXE . On the procession arriving at the entrance to the enclosure , which was boarded ' in , in case the weather had been unfavourable , and where previously a large number of ladies had assembled iu a gallery devoted to them on the rig ht of the stone , the boys of Alderman Newton ' s school , with their banners , were placed in a line under the ladies' gallery , aud tho clergy and Freemasons took the left gallery , the Lord Bishop and those more imme-