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Provincial.
The Rev . gentleman tben said that the small jar about to be deposited in the cavity made in the stone , contained the silver ancl copper coins of the realm , a Preston paper , and a Preston almanack , after which lie read the plate , which was as follows :- — " Tlie foundation stone of St . Mary ' s Church was laid on the 2 nd clay of May , in the year of our Lord 1836 , and in the 6 th year of the reign of His Majesty King AVilliam tlie Fourth , by the Rev . Roger
Cams AA ilson , vicar ; John Catterall , John Clayton , wardens ; John Dewhurst , John Gardiner , Bach and Young , G . and AA ' . Taylor , James Pye , contractors ; John Latham , clerk of the works . " The jar was then deposited , the plate put upon it , and the usual method of covering it liaving been done , and tlie cement spread over the imbedcel stone , the important stone was lowered from au elevation of about four feetand then the vicar descended to perform the
cere-, mony of using his silver trowel , and g iving the three knocks with the mall , and having regained his standing place , he requested that the old hundredth Psalm might be sung— "Ail people that on earth do dwell "—the Rev . gentleman himself leading and a very great proportion of the persons present joining both in heart and voice . This being ended , lie proceeded to address the assembly nearly as follows : — "My beloved brethrenhaving already upon two former occasions
, within the year had the happiness of addressing you upon a similar subject to that which now engages your ' attention , I am sure you will not expect that 1 should indulge in many remarks , neither do 1 wish inconvenientl y to detain you . Yet the circumstance that we have been called upon to perform this pleasing cluty no less than three times in
twelve months , calls for thanksgiving to God , and the expression of our gratitude to the numerous friends who have contributed their money to these important works . The necessity for the exertions that are now making by the Christian world , must liave long been as apparent to reflecting minds , as it has for some years been most oppressive to my spirits . Holding , as I have long done , the responsible , the awfully responsible situation of a minister of the gospel , I could not behold the
multitudes that had not a temple for the worship of God without great pain , and an anxious desire to mitigate the evil . Much , certainly , lias of late been done , ancl is now doing , to remedy this state of things ; but until lately I have reflected with regret , that with a population of fifty thousand souls in the town of Preston , in all the churches there was provision for the accommodation of only one thousand poor persons . 1 thank God that we have made some progress in our efforts towards
amelioration , and that wc have been enabled to meet and to begin a work , which 1 hope will soon be brought to a happy conclusion . The state of tliose which have before been commenced , warrants an opinion that this will be the case , and affords matter for cordial rejoicing ancl thanksgiving to the God of all grace . Here I trust tlie gospel of peace will be proclaimed for years to come , here I trust the broken heart will be healed , and the poor especially will have the gospel preached to
them . Here , 1 trust , that the ministrations of our holy church will continue to impart comfort and consolation to numbers yet unborn . From the bounty of many generous individuals , we have made a most auspicious beginning , and 1 trust their contributions will be continued till our great work is completed . I must conclude with ottering my most cordial thanks to those who have assisted the object in view , and also to the numerous and highly respectable company who have honoured
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The Rev . gentleman tben said that the small jar about to be deposited in the cavity made in the stone , contained the silver ancl copper coins of the realm , a Preston paper , and a Preston almanack , after which lie read the plate , which was as follows :- — " Tlie foundation stone of St . Mary ' s Church was laid on the 2 nd clay of May , in the year of our Lord 1836 , and in the 6 th year of the reign of His Majesty King AVilliam tlie Fourth , by the Rev . Roger
Cams AA ilson , vicar ; John Catterall , John Clayton , wardens ; John Dewhurst , John Gardiner , Bach and Young , G . and AA ' . Taylor , James Pye , contractors ; John Latham , clerk of the works . " The jar was then deposited , the plate put upon it , and the usual method of covering it liaving been done , and tlie cement spread over the imbedcel stone , the important stone was lowered from au elevation of about four feetand then the vicar descended to perform the
cere-, mony of using his silver trowel , and g iving the three knocks with the mall , and having regained his standing place , he requested that the old hundredth Psalm might be sung— "Ail people that on earth do dwell "—the Rev . gentleman himself leading and a very great proportion of the persons present joining both in heart and voice . This being ended , lie proceeded to address the assembly nearly as follows : — "My beloved brethrenhaving already upon two former occasions
, within the year had the happiness of addressing you upon a similar subject to that which now engages your ' attention , I am sure you will not expect that 1 should indulge in many remarks , neither do 1 wish inconvenientl y to detain you . Yet the circumstance that we have been called upon to perform this pleasing cluty no less than three times in
twelve months , calls for thanksgiving to God , and the expression of our gratitude to the numerous friends who have contributed their money to these important works . The necessity for the exertions that are now making by the Christian world , must liave long been as apparent to reflecting minds , as it has for some years been most oppressive to my spirits . Holding , as I have long done , the responsible , the awfully responsible situation of a minister of the gospel , I could not behold the
multitudes that had not a temple for the worship of God without great pain , and an anxious desire to mitigate the evil . Much , certainly , lias of late been done , ancl is now doing , to remedy this state of things ; but until lately I have reflected with regret , that with a population of fifty thousand souls in the town of Preston , in all the churches there was provision for the accommodation of only one thousand poor persons . 1 thank God that we have made some progress in our efforts towards
amelioration , and that wc have been enabled to meet and to begin a work , which 1 hope will soon be brought to a happy conclusion . The state of tliose which have before been commenced , warrants an opinion that this will be the case , and affords matter for cordial rejoicing ancl thanksgiving to the God of all grace . Here I trust tlie gospel of peace will be proclaimed for years to come , here I trust the broken heart will be healed , and the poor especially will have the gospel preached to
them . Here , 1 trust , that the ministrations of our holy church will continue to impart comfort and consolation to numbers yet unborn . From the bounty of many generous individuals , we have made a most auspicious beginning , and 1 trust their contributions will be continued till our great work is completed . I must conclude with ottering my most cordial thanks to those who have assisted the object in view , and also to the numerous and highly respectable company who have honoured