The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

00NOLUDING PR/TZI.

0 Almighty God, infinite, eternal, unrested light.
Who si,test in the highest Heavens, invested with
essential glory and divine perfection; who fluent all
things with Thy pres-noe. for Thou art everywhere
by Thine essence end Thy power; in heaven by Thy
glory. in the hearts of Thy aervanta by Thy spirit, and
both all things in ciontitmal observation of The.; accept,
we pray Thee, our adoration and praise. Grant to us,
Lord, she contmual dew of Thy blessing, that we may
increase in wisdom and understanding, and in tree
knowledge of Thee and of Thy word. Confirt" our
fsith, jails-an our hope, enlarge our charity, that the
bonds of brotherly kindr.ess m..y become daily more and
.tiore atrengthtned amongst us, and that we may eon.
tinuall rejoin in the practice of every virtue planing
in Thy sight. 0 Thou Holy One of Israel, everlaning
creator. Redeemer, and governor of all thinn, let the
bright beams of Thy heavenly light descend upon us, to
Illuminate our minds, to quicken our heart", and engage
us in • true faith in Thee, and an ardent lore to ('hr.;
and so direct our steps in obedience to Thy laws, and in
tine works of Thy commandment', that passing safely
under Thy divine protection through the intricate
windings of this mortal egiatence, we may at last attain
to the region of eternal light and blis., where Thou
reignest in perfect glory, and majesty eternal, one God,
blessed. for ever.—Amen.

Grateful notes and numbers bring,
While Jehovah's praise we sing;
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,
Be thy name by all adored
Hallelujah, Amin.

All on earth, and all shore,
Sing the great Redeemer's love,
Lord thy mercies navel fail,
Hail celeatial goodness hail
Hallelujah, Amin.
Tho' unworthy, Lord thine ear
These our Hallelujahs hear,
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When with saints we 1,,,n4 end mem
Hallelujah, Amen.
Lead us to that billet.' seat,
Where thou reign'st supremely great,
Till we 000ie to reign with Thee,
And thy glorious greatness nee,
Hallelujah, Amor.

THZ ILI/MING.

May the God of our Fathers, the God of Abraham. of
Isaac, and of Jacob, who bath led us through our if.
long; the angel of the everlasting Covenant, who ha*
r,-deemed us from all evil; the God who sanetideth us;
may He bless us and keep 1111, from henceforth and for
ever.
Amen.

Omna

The Consecrating-master was attended by his two
deacon thronghont the whole of thia elaborate
oeremonial.

TEI BANQUWE.

Immediately on the conclusion of the ceremony all
230 p m. the Brethren adjourned to the Banqueting
Lodge Room of the Royal Breakwater Hotel, Brother
Bansom, where amidst magnificent floral adornments,
luncheon was laid out in the mat elegant style of that
welt-known house, the prime resort of all visitors to the
island. The W. M., N. Howard called the brethren
from labour to refreshment, and again occupied the
chair. supported by Rroth.rs Coombs and Jacons,
the W. Masters of the respective lodges present. The
Wit( in the *hair in speecb•- pranced with all that
h silty and freedom of expe,...ion only heard within •
Masonic Lodge' proposed encecorively 'The Queen and
the Craft," "The Berl of Zetland and the. Grand
Lodge," "The New Lodge of Portland," "The Meath
of Brother Jacob., and thanks to him for the ceremony
wlich he led performed in a manner which all present
had declared to be unequalled," "The masters f the
vitriol,. iodises represented," who severally returned
thaules, and with -hailer eompliments, including one to
the ancient Free Masonry of Scotland. and to the pee,
represented by Bro. W. W. Pyre, to the host, Bro.
Bassein, for the admirable spirit with which be bad kid
all the resources of his house and of the island at the
deuce,' of the brethren, the hours slid on fringed with
due and orderly harmony, enlivened by many py and
festive songs, and as the moment for the departure of
the simmer drew nigh many a vow was registered that
this first masonic visit to Portland should not he the
last, but that Ve first Monday of every mouth would
be marked, more or lees, by an influx of "the
brethren of the mystio tie"

The Moon's inconstant aspect shows,
The appoint. d Beaton' of the year;
Th' inconstant sun his duty knows,
His hours to rise and disappear.
Forth to the tillage of the soft,
The husbandman securely Foes,
•Commencing with the inn his toil,
With him returns to his repose.
How various Lord thy works aro found,
For which thy wisiom we adore!
The earth is with thy tree/are orown'd,
'Till nature's baud can grasp no more.
Than during the singing of the 104th Psalm as above (the
Ist vers., not being in the established version was com•
posed for the occasion as an opening to the Hymn) the
solemn and interesting ceremony of offering the incense
was proceeded with. The solemn aet of consecration
then f, Bowed. A procession was formed consisting of
the following : Tel commissioners appointed to inquire into the ski*
J. Deacon.
of polluted rivers have been instructed total.. *videos*
A brother supporting the Doric Light. in reference to the Thames Valley, the Hersey Valley.
J. Warden. the Aire and Calder Basin, the Severn 13asia, in par.
lonic Light.
tioular connexion with the great seats of the iron Made.
I 8. Warden.
orinthian Light. and the Toff Valley, In connexion with mining and
C
Three J'.M.M. bearing elver cups containing coro, industry applied Thst'll.
wins, end oil- T "Rouse af Key'," the ancient and hitherto
Consecrating Heater. irrespoosible.oocui in the Isle of Man, has been mat to
3. Deacon. &Magee in an action for false imprisonment. It wait.,
As a IMMO° rule we OARDO, explain the proceeding remembered that the Home thought they bad the
other than in commenting On the great goodness of God power of imprisonment, and they exercised Ito. the
towards us in all him mercies. The following formed editor of a newspaper in the Wand who had spokes
part of the prayers heartily offered up.:— disrespectfully of them. They kept him in oustoly *even
"'May the blessing of Hesven be plentifully showered and • half weeks, when he wee retested by order of the
nil and with true faith and dependence on Court of Queen's Bench, and now he has Obtsissa
Author, and bountiful giver of all good may damages from them to the amount of 2518, together
be ever filled with sdoring grati,ude and widdi meta
Ws may all flourish as the tine' and Tar new incendiary submarine engine invented at
in evrry good wood and work, and as J Toulon, of which such wonderful things were stalk
one true living Vibe, the eternal *tune I turns but after all to need, like other instruments of
of all joy and happiness,with • lively I its oin„., fixation to the gap ithoUt to be operated upon.
may we all bring forth our fruit unto per.
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pounds of gunpowder; whisk InA eleetrieal
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