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Provincial.
ST . AUBYN JuMLEE .- ^ -According to announcement , the 50 th anniversary of the installation of Sir John St . Aubyn , Bart ., as Provincial Grand Master of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons for Cornwall , was held at Clowance Park , a seat of the Hon . Bart ., on Tuesday , the 11 th of October . The P . G . Lodge was opened at eleven , and the procession formed on the terrace soon after . At this time large of le assembled in front of the
mana concourse peop sion , and amidst the vast crowd the Brethren proceeded to church , the band playing the Masonic air . The bells pealed merrily on their approach , and on their arrival at the sacred edifice , the organ was played , and the P . G . officers were conducted to the handsome pew ( lined with scarlet and fringed ) belonging to the Baronet . The church was completely filled , and hundreds could not gain admittance . The service was read in a most effective manner by the Rev . Wm . Grylls , and the
sermon preached by his brother , the Rev . H . Grylls , rector of St . Neot , and Provincial Grand Chaplain , from the 14 th chapter , 1 st Corinthians , and 40 th verse— " Let all things be done decently and in order . " It was admirably appropriate , and received , as it deserved , the approbation of the Brethren . We wish we could find room for copious extracts , but the following , in reference to the circumstances under which the meeting was heldand with which the preacher closedwe cannot omit : —
, , " But now , my Brethren , ere I conclude , I should wish to call your attention to the particular circumstances under which we are this day met together , which is , that we may with due effect celebrate the jubilee , or fiftieth anniversary of the instalment of Sir John St . Aubyn , as Provincial Grand Master for this county ; a circumstance which is well
calculated to excite the feelings and interest the hearts of all true Brethren present . When we reflect that we are now assembled within that sanctuary , beneath which repose the relics of Ms ancestors , and wherein , whilst they were inhabitants of this world , they worshipped the same God whom we now adore ; and when we further remember that we shall shortly reassemble beneath his ancestor ' s halls , to celebrate our mystic rites , these thoughts cannot but convey to the hearts of the Brotherhood li
feelings of no ordinary gratification , and I cannot but hail this compment as truly honourable to the Craft . Among those of you , my Brethren , to whom he is well known , there will be no occasion for me to dwell on the many pleasing qualities of the heart and mind for which he is distinguished;—Ms polished manners , affability , kindness , and condescension , have endeared Mm to all who have the pleasure of his acquaintancefor life is rendered grateful bits courtesiesand its duties
, y , lightened , by a grateful appreciation of the integrity and fidelity with which they are discharged . To every liberal heart then , such a day as this is a day of rejoicing ; to the Mason it is a day of happiness , and for the boon granted us to assemble here , the proceedings of this day will convince our P . G . M . that , although absent from our view , he must be always present to our gratitude ; and I trust the Craft will duly appreciate this limentand that on this dayat leastthere will be no
comp , , , lack of spirit or of liberality in its celebration , so as may more than usually gratify the illustrious individual whom it is intended to honour . The large assemblage of the Masonic body will , I am sure , have its due effect in the proper quarter , and convince our worthy P . G . M . that he lives in our hearts ; that , among the body over whom he presides , there is , indeed , a union which cannot be repealed , and in which an animating hope is fondly entertained , that he may be permitted , through the
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Provincial.
ST . AUBYN JuMLEE .- ^ -According to announcement , the 50 th anniversary of the installation of Sir John St . Aubyn , Bart ., as Provincial Grand Master of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons for Cornwall , was held at Clowance Park , a seat of the Hon . Bart ., on Tuesday , the 11 th of October . The P . G . Lodge was opened at eleven , and the procession formed on the terrace soon after . At this time large of le assembled in front of the
mana concourse peop sion , and amidst the vast crowd the Brethren proceeded to church , the band playing the Masonic air . The bells pealed merrily on their approach , and on their arrival at the sacred edifice , the organ was played , and the P . G . officers were conducted to the handsome pew ( lined with scarlet and fringed ) belonging to the Baronet . The church was completely filled , and hundreds could not gain admittance . The service was read in a most effective manner by the Rev . Wm . Grylls , and the
sermon preached by his brother , the Rev . H . Grylls , rector of St . Neot , and Provincial Grand Chaplain , from the 14 th chapter , 1 st Corinthians , and 40 th verse— " Let all things be done decently and in order . " It was admirably appropriate , and received , as it deserved , the approbation of the Brethren . We wish we could find room for copious extracts , but the following , in reference to the circumstances under which the meeting was heldand with which the preacher closedwe cannot omit : —
, , " But now , my Brethren , ere I conclude , I should wish to call your attention to the particular circumstances under which we are this day met together , which is , that we may with due effect celebrate the jubilee , or fiftieth anniversary of the instalment of Sir John St . Aubyn , as Provincial Grand Master for this county ; a circumstance which is well
calculated to excite the feelings and interest the hearts of all true Brethren present . When we reflect that we are now assembled within that sanctuary , beneath which repose the relics of Ms ancestors , and wherein , whilst they were inhabitants of this world , they worshipped the same God whom we now adore ; and when we further remember that we shall shortly reassemble beneath his ancestor ' s halls , to celebrate our mystic rites , these thoughts cannot but convey to the hearts of the Brotherhood li
feelings of no ordinary gratification , and I cannot but hail this compment as truly honourable to the Craft . Among those of you , my Brethren , to whom he is well known , there will be no occasion for me to dwell on the many pleasing qualities of the heart and mind for which he is distinguished;—Ms polished manners , affability , kindness , and condescension , have endeared Mm to all who have the pleasure of his acquaintancefor life is rendered grateful bits courtesiesand its duties
, y , lightened , by a grateful appreciation of the integrity and fidelity with which they are discharged . To every liberal heart then , such a day as this is a day of rejoicing ; to the Mason it is a day of happiness , and for the boon granted us to assemble here , the proceedings of this day will convince our P . G . M . that , although absent from our view , he must be always present to our gratitude ; and I trust the Craft will duly appreciate this limentand that on this dayat leastthere will be no
comp , , , lack of spirit or of liberality in its celebration , so as may more than usually gratify the illustrious individual whom it is intended to honour . The large assemblage of the Masonic body will , I am sure , have its due effect in the proper quarter , and convince our worthy P . G . M . that he lives in our hearts ; that , among the body over whom he presides , there is , indeed , a union which cannot be repealed , and in which an animating hope is fondly entertained , that he may be permitted , through the