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Scotland.
for the uniform kindness he hacl received from them since his initiation lllto tlie Mysteries of Light , and at the same time , begged to thank such of the Office-bearers of the Grand Lodge as were present for the support lie had received from them on all necessary occasions . A few minutes before three o ' clock , the Grand Lodge , and other Masonic bodies , took their stations on the eastern gallery , the Lord I rovost taking his lace in front as Grand Master Mason of Scotland
p , supported on the ri ght by the Earl of Rothes , Depute Grand Master , and the Earl of Stair , Acting Past Grand Master . The other Officebearers of the Grand Loclge were the following : — Substitute ( 3 rand Master , Sir Thomas Lauder , Bart . ; Senior Grand Warden , Admiral Sir D . Alilne , G . C . B . ; Acting Junior AVarden , D . Anderson , Esq . of St . Germains ; Acting Grand Treasurer , H . D . InglisEsq . WSGrand SecretaryAVALaurie Grand
, .. ; , . . , Esq . W . S . ; Clerk , John Maitland , Esq . ; Grand Bard , II . Giifillan , Esq . ; Senior Deacon , J . Graham , Esq . ; Acting Junior Deacon , Sir James Spittal ; Grand Chaplain , Rev . Alex . Stewart , of Douglas ; Grand Jeweller , AV . Cunningham , Esq . ; Architect of Monument , G . AV . Kemp : Sculptor , John Steell .
Besides die above , the following attended upon the Grand Master : — Mr . Stewart , of Glenormiston , President of the Board of Grand Stewards ; the Rev . Chas . Clapham , Prov . Grand Chaplain , AVest Riding , Yorkshire ; Mr . Hunter of Blackness ; Mr . Miller , of Monck Castle , Mr . Thomas Brown , Superintendent of Public AVorks , & c . & c . The Masonic procession had a most imposing appearance . The Brethren present included deputations from Lodges in all parts of Scotland .
The arrangements having been completed , the band of the 29 th regiment struck up the national anthem of " God Save the Queen , " which was followed by a royal salute from a party of the royal artillery placed immediately opposite , on the south side of the gardens . So rapid ancl admirable was the practice ofthe artillerymen , that although the battery consisted of only two guns , they were served with such quickness that it was difficult to persuade many present that there was not a regular of
park artillery on the ground . Immediately after this , the band of the 29 th played the Coburg March . Silence was then ordered , when the Grand Chaplain , the Rev . Alex . Stewart , of Douglas , offered up an eloquent and appropriate prayer . The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone then commenced with the usual Masonic rite , the Grand Master using the silver trowel abovementioned . During the ceremony the band layed with great taste
p ancl solemn expression the Sicilian Mariner ' s Hymn . In the foundation-stone were deposited a glass jar , the contents of vyhich will be found below , and a plate containing the following inscription , besides a plate with the names of the Office-bearers of the Grand Loclge , & c .:
—THIS GRAVEN PLATE " Deposited in the base of a votive building , on the 15 th day of August , in the year of Christ 1840 , ancl never likely to see the light again , till all the surrounding structures are crumbled to dust by the decay of time , or by human or elemental violence , may then testify to a distant posterity , that his countrymen began on that clay to raise an effigy and architectural monument
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Scotland.
for the uniform kindness he hacl received from them since his initiation lllto tlie Mysteries of Light , and at the same time , begged to thank such of the Office-bearers of the Grand Lodge as were present for the support lie had received from them on all necessary occasions . A few minutes before three o ' clock , the Grand Lodge , and other Masonic bodies , took their stations on the eastern gallery , the Lord I rovost taking his lace in front as Grand Master Mason of Scotland
p , supported on the ri ght by the Earl of Rothes , Depute Grand Master , and the Earl of Stair , Acting Past Grand Master . The other Officebearers of the Grand Loclge were the following : — Substitute ( 3 rand Master , Sir Thomas Lauder , Bart . ; Senior Grand Warden , Admiral Sir D . Alilne , G . C . B . ; Acting Junior AVarden , D . Anderson , Esq . of St . Germains ; Acting Grand Treasurer , H . D . InglisEsq . WSGrand SecretaryAVALaurie Grand
, .. ; , . . , Esq . W . S . ; Clerk , John Maitland , Esq . ; Grand Bard , II . Giifillan , Esq . ; Senior Deacon , J . Graham , Esq . ; Acting Junior Deacon , Sir James Spittal ; Grand Chaplain , Rev . Alex . Stewart , of Douglas ; Grand Jeweller , AV . Cunningham , Esq . ; Architect of Monument , G . AV . Kemp : Sculptor , John Steell .
Besides die above , the following attended upon the Grand Master : — Mr . Stewart , of Glenormiston , President of the Board of Grand Stewards ; the Rev . Chas . Clapham , Prov . Grand Chaplain , AVest Riding , Yorkshire ; Mr . Hunter of Blackness ; Mr . Miller , of Monck Castle , Mr . Thomas Brown , Superintendent of Public AVorks , & c . & c . The Masonic procession had a most imposing appearance . The Brethren present included deputations from Lodges in all parts of Scotland .
The arrangements having been completed , the band of the 29 th regiment struck up the national anthem of " God Save the Queen , " which was followed by a royal salute from a party of the royal artillery placed immediately opposite , on the south side of the gardens . So rapid ancl admirable was the practice ofthe artillerymen , that although the battery consisted of only two guns , they were served with such quickness that it was difficult to persuade many present that there was not a regular of
park artillery on the ground . Immediately after this , the band of the 29 th played the Coburg March . Silence was then ordered , when the Grand Chaplain , the Rev . Alex . Stewart , of Douglas , offered up an eloquent and appropriate prayer . The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone then commenced with the usual Masonic rite , the Grand Master using the silver trowel abovementioned . During the ceremony the band layed with great taste
p ancl solemn expression the Sicilian Mariner ' s Hymn . In the foundation-stone were deposited a glass jar , the contents of vyhich will be found below , and a plate containing the following inscription , besides a plate with the names of the Office-bearers of the Grand Loclge , & c .:
—THIS GRAVEN PLATE " Deposited in the base of a votive building , on the 15 th day of August , in the year of Christ 1840 , ancl never likely to see the light again , till all the surrounding structures are crumbled to dust by the decay of time , or by human or elemental violence , may then testify to a distant posterity , that his countrymen began on that clay to raise an effigy and architectural monument