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Scotland.
Since the visit of the Grand Lodge , we are gratified to find that other Lodges have supported Brother Murray , who merits all their kindness . EDINBURGH . —ST . JOHN ' Ciiuitcti AND SCHOOL . —The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new Church and School on the south side of Victoria Street , in the parish of Old Greyfriars , to be called ' ' St . John ' s Church , " and intended to he one of the parishes of the city , was performed on WednesdayApril 17 thbthe Right Hon . Sir James
, , y Forrest , of Comiston , Bart ., Lord Provost , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , in presence of the Committee of Directors of the late Edinburgh Bank of Savings , the Founders of the Church , the Committee of Parishioners and Subscribers to the School , the Magistrates of the City , Mr . G . Smith , the architect , Mr . L . A . Wallace , the builder , & . C The usual ceremonies having been performed by the Lord Provost , after the stone , containing an Edinburgh Almanack , newspapers and
coins of the realm , had been lowered into its bed , the Rev . Thomas Guthrie , one of the Ministers of Old Greyfriars , and who is to be the Minister of the new Church and parish , offered up a most impressive and appropriate prayer for the success of the work .
LEITH , May 23 . —In addition to the ordinary celebration of a royal birth-day , the anniversary of that of Queen Victoria was commemorated in Leith by the imposing ceremony of laying the foundation of the Mariners' Church and School , by the Right Hon . the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , Grand Master-Mason of Scotland . At two o ' clock a public meeting of the Edinburgh and Leith Seamen ' s Friend Society , the patrons of the undertaking , was held in South Leith Church , when the Rev . Mr . Fairbairn addressed the assemblyand implored the Divine
, blessing on the present and contemplated operations of the Society . Immediately after the service , the Society , with other bodies , municipal and Masonic , went in procession along Constitution Street , through Bernard Street , and along the Lower Drawbridge to the site of the Church and School , at the end of Dock Street , in the following order : —Magistrates of Leith ; Ministers of Leith ; Office-bearers of the Edinburgh and Leith Seamen ' s Friend Society ; Shipowners and Members of Trinity
House ; Seamen and Carpenters of Leith ; Office-bearers of the Trades of Leith ; the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and a number of other Lodges . When the procession had reached the ground , and taken each their allotted stations , the Grand Master , attended by Sir i 'avid Milne , Substitute Grand Master . Sir Charles Gordon , W . A . Lawrie , Esq ., and other Office-bearers , took their places , when , after a solemn prayer offered up by the Rev . Mr . Thomson , Minister of the Floating Chapel ,
and prospective minister of the Mariners' Church , the foundation-stone was laid with all due Masonic solemnities by the Grand Master and his assistants . These being completed , and proclaimed with three cheers , the Grand Master addressed the Directors of the Society , congratulating them on the progress of their benevolent exertions ; to which address Mr . Bonar , the Secretary , replied in a very modest and sensible speech . The Rev . Mr . Thorburnof Leithpronounced a benedictionand the
, , , procession returned in reverse order , and shortly after separated . In a cavity in the foundation stone , various coins , newspapers , & c . were deposited , along -with a brass plate bearing a suitable inscription in Latin . BRIDGETON . —GLASGOW CHURCH , April 22 . —The Brethren of the Bridgeton and Glasgow Shamrock and Thistle Lodge , No . 275 , gave a splendid supper and ball in their Lodge Room , Tannahill ' s Hall , Bridge-
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Scotland.
Since the visit of the Grand Lodge , we are gratified to find that other Lodges have supported Brother Murray , who merits all their kindness . EDINBURGH . —ST . JOHN ' Ciiuitcti AND SCHOOL . —The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new Church and School on the south side of Victoria Street , in the parish of Old Greyfriars , to be called ' ' St . John ' s Church , " and intended to he one of the parishes of the city , was performed on WednesdayApril 17 thbthe Right Hon . Sir James
, , y Forrest , of Comiston , Bart ., Lord Provost , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , in presence of the Committee of Directors of the late Edinburgh Bank of Savings , the Founders of the Church , the Committee of Parishioners and Subscribers to the School , the Magistrates of the City , Mr . G . Smith , the architect , Mr . L . A . Wallace , the builder , & . C The usual ceremonies having been performed by the Lord Provost , after the stone , containing an Edinburgh Almanack , newspapers and
coins of the realm , had been lowered into its bed , the Rev . Thomas Guthrie , one of the Ministers of Old Greyfriars , and who is to be the Minister of the new Church and parish , offered up a most impressive and appropriate prayer for the success of the work .
LEITH , May 23 . —In addition to the ordinary celebration of a royal birth-day , the anniversary of that of Queen Victoria was commemorated in Leith by the imposing ceremony of laying the foundation of the Mariners' Church and School , by the Right Hon . the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , Grand Master-Mason of Scotland . At two o ' clock a public meeting of the Edinburgh and Leith Seamen ' s Friend Society , the patrons of the undertaking , was held in South Leith Church , when the Rev . Mr . Fairbairn addressed the assemblyand implored the Divine
, blessing on the present and contemplated operations of the Society . Immediately after the service , the Society , with other bodies , municipal and Masonic , went in procession along Constitution Street , through Bernard Street , and along the Lower Drawbridge to the site of the Church and School , at the end of Dock Street , in the following order : —Magistrates of Leith ; Ministers of Leith ; Office-bearers of the Edinburgh and Leith Seamen ' s Friend Society ; Shipowners and Members of Trinity
House ; Seamen and Carpenters of Leith ; Office-bearers of the Trades of Leith ; the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and a number of other Lodges . When the procession had reached the ground , and taken each their allotted stations , the Grand Master , attended by Sir i 'avid Milne , Substitute Grand Master . Sir Charles Gordon , W . A . Lawrie , Esq ., and other Office-bearers , took their places , when , after a solemn prayer offered up by the Rev . Mr . Thomson , Minister of the Floating Chapel ,
and prospective minister of the Mariners' Church , the foundation-stone was laid with all due Masonic solemnities by the Grand Master and his assistants . These being completed , and proclaimed with three cheers , the Grand Master addressed the Directors of the Society , congratulating them on the progress of their benevolent exertions ; to which address Mr . Bonar , the Secretary , replied in a very modest and sensible speech . The Rev . Mr . Thorburnof Leithpronounced a benedictionand the
, , , procession returned in reverse order , and shortly after separated . In a cavity in the foundation stone , various coins , newspapers , & c . were deposited , along -with a brass plate bearing a suitable inscription in Latin . BRIDGETON . —GLASGOW CHURCH , April 22 . —The Brethren of the Bridgeton and Glasgow Shamrock and Thistle Lodge , No . 275 , gave a splendid supper and ball in their Lodge Room , Tannahill ' s Hall , Bridge-