Item #649 Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark’s Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849. Masonic Ceremony.
Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark’s Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849.
With an Original Hymn by Brother Asa T. Newhall, D.D.G.M.

Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark’s Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849.

Newburyport: Bro. C. Nason, Printer, Watchtower Office, [1849]. Item #649

 Folio Broadside.  370 x 190 mm., [14 ½ x 7 ¾ inches].  Woodcut of Masonic symbol at the top center of the broadside, text within a decorative border.  Some discoloration to the paper, left edge with a few tears and a small piece missing without loss of text; previously folded.


The feast of St. John the Baptist is one of two sacred days of remembrance established by the Grand Lodge in the early 18th century.  St. John was considered the patron saint of carpenters and masons, and this is commemorated every year during the last week of June. 


The ceremony begins with an organ recital by Miss S. Davis, an Anthem, and a prayer by Br. G. M. Randall, D.G.M.  This is followed by an original hymn by Bro. Asa T. Newhall, D.D.G.M. printed in six stanzas, each with four lines of lyric.   Part 5 is Selections from the Scriptures followed by an Ode, from Masonic Melodies, No. 83. By Br. Thomas Power, P.G. Secretary of Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.  An Address by Br. Benj. Huntoon is next in order followed by Doxology Tune Old Hundred and finally the Benediction.


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Price: $300.00

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