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Provincial.
The members of the Royal Gloucester , and other Lodges of the county , assembled at the Freemasons' Hall , in Bugle-street , at ten o ' clock . The Lodge remained , in the language of the Ancient Craft , " close tiled" until eleven , when they formed in procession , passed down Bugle-street , round the quay , up the High-street , to the Audit-house , the band playing Masonic airs . The mayor , corporation , and friends of the Infirmaryhad assembled at the Audit-houseand on the arrival of
, , the _ Brethren , they formed in order , and took the lead of the procession , which then proceeded to All Saints' church . Admission to the church was obtained by the public by means of tickets , issued gratuitously by the secretaries of the Infirmary . Service was lead by the rev . Henry Almack , rector of the parish , and the sermon was preached by the rev . Bro . W . H . Brookfield , M . A . The rev . gentleman took his text from the first epistle General of
St . James , and the 22 nd verse— " Be ye doers of the word , and not hearers only ; deceiving your own selves . " On this passage he founded an admirable and most eloquent discourse , urging the duty of a practical exemplification of the doctrines of Christianity , and advocating with great effect the claims of an institution designed to succour and relieve the poor when afflicted by sickness , disease , or accident . After the sermon a collection was madewhich amounted to the sum of
, £ 59 12 s . Gd . The procession was then re-formed in the same order as before , to the site of the new building . The spot selected is in a field betweeti the new buildings called Onslow-road and the Cricket-ground ; it is an elevated situation , cheerful , and most healthy . The site was surrounded by a barricade , around which thousands of spectators had assembled . The mayor and corporation , with the officers , the clergy , governors ,
the Committee of the Infirmary , and the Masonic Brethren having taken their respective positions within the enclosed space , the Worshipful Master , T . Trew , Esq ., took his station on the east of the stone , which was suspended over its destined place .
I he Rev . T . L . SH APCOTT , chairman of the committee , then said— " On behalf of the governors , committee , and supporters of the South Hants Infirmary , I have to request you to do them the honour , on the present occasion , of laying the foundation-stone of the new Infirmary . " The WORSHIPFUL MASTER expressed his readiness to accede to the request . The band then played a few bars of solemn music , whilst the upper
stone was raised by the tackle to which it was attached . Prayer was then offered up by the rev . C . Parsons , after which the Treasurer , at the request of the Worshipful Master , deposited within the cavity of the stone , a bottle containing the current coins of the present reign , A brass plate , on which was engraved the inscription , was laid upon the cavity . A silver trowel was then placed in the hands of the Worshipful
Master , who spread over the stone the cement supplied to him by an " Entered Apprentice , " and the band playing the '' Mariner ' s Hymn ; " in the meanwhile the stone was slowly lowered into its position , three regular pauses being made . The ceremony concluded with this invocation by the Master : — " May the bountiful hand of Heaven ever supply this country with abundance of corn , wine , and oil , and all the necessaries and comforts of life . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The members of the Royal Gloucester , and other Lodges of the county , assembled at the Freemasons' Hall , in Bugle-street , at ten o ' clock . The Lodge remained , in the language of the Ancient Craft , " close tiled" until eleven , when they formed in procession , passed down Bugle-street , round the quay , up the High-street , to the Audit-house , the band playing Masonic airs . The mayor , corporation , and friends of the Infirmaryhad assembled at the Audit-houseand on the arrival of
, , the _ Brethren , they formed in order , and took the lead of the procession , which then proceeded to All Saints' church . Admission to the church was obtained by the public by means of tickets , issued gratuitously by the secretaries of the Infirmary . Service was lead by the rev . Henry Almack , rector of the parish , and the sermon was preached by the rev . Bro . W . H . Brookfield , M . A . The rev . gentleman took his text from the first epistle General of
St . James , and the 22 nd verse— " Be ye doers of the word , and not hearers only ; deceiving your own selves . " On this passage he founded an admirable and most eloquent discourse , urging the duty of a practical exemplification of the doctrines of Christianity , and advocating with great effect the claims of an institution designed to succour and relieve the poor when afflicted by sickness , disease , or accident . After the sermon a collection was madewhich amounted to the sum of
, £ 59 12 s . Gd . The procession was then re-formed in the same order as before , to the site of the new building . The spot selected is in a field betweeti the new buildings called Onslow-road and the Cricket-ground ; it is an elevated situation , cheerful , and most healthy . The site was surrounded by a barricade , around which thousands of spectators had assembled . The mayor and corporation , with the officers , the clergy , governors ,
the Committee of the Infirmary , and the Masonic Brethren having taken their respective positions within the enclosed space , the Worshipful Master , T . Trew , Esq ., took his station on the east of the stone , which was suspended over its destined place .
I he Rev . T . L . SH APCOTT , chairman of the committee , then said— " On behalf of the governors , committee , and supporters of the South Hants Infirmary , I have to request you to do them the honour , on the present occasion , of laying the foundation-stone of the new Infirmary . " The WORSHIPFUL MASTER expressed his readiness to accede to the request . The band then played a few bars of solemn music , whilst the upper
stone was raised by the tackle to which it was attached . Prayer was then offered up by the rev . C . Parsons , after which the Treasurer , at the request of the Worshipful Master , deposited within the cavity of the stone , a bottle containing the current coins of the present reign , A brass plate , on which was engraved the inscription , was laid upon the cavity . A silver trowel was then placed in the hands of the Worshipful
Master , who spread over the stone the cement supplied to him by an " Entered Apprentice , " and the band playing the '' Mariner ' s Hymn ; " in the meanwhile the stone was slowly lowered into its position , three regular pauses being made . The ceremony concluded with this invocation by the Master : — " May the bountiful hand of Heaven ever supply this country with abundance of corn , wine , and oil , and all the necessaries and comforts of life . "