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Isle Of Wight.
The Rev . G . II . Connor then read the following document , a copy of the inscription placed Avitbin the stone : — " The ancient Church of the Borough of Newport , erected , as it is believed , by Richard de Redvers , Earl of Devon , and Lord of the Isle of AVight , for the use of the burgesses , in the reign of King Henry the 3 rd , and dedicated to St . Thomas of Canterbury , having , in tlie course of years , become so greatly decayed as to be incapable of repair and restoration , it was , in the year 1818 , determined that a
new church should be erected in its place ; and the necessary funds , raised by general subscription within a period of live years , contributions were obtained to the amount of seven thousand pounds , Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria being among the subscribers ; and on Thursday , the 24 th day of August , in the ISth year of her Majesty's reign , and in the year of our Lord , 1 S 54 , the first stone of this Church was laid by H . R . H . Prince Albert , K . G ., & c . & c , her Majesty ' s Royal Consort ; assisted by Bro . Thomas James Willis Fleming , R . W . Prov . G . M ., and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the Isle of AAfght , in the presence of the Lord Bishop of AVinchester , the clergy of the Isle of Wight , and a large assembly of the chief inhabitants of the Borough and Island .
"FRANCIS PITTIS , Esq ., Mayor . "EDWARD DICKENSON SCOTT , Vicar of Carisbrooke . "GEORGE HENRY CONNOR , Minister . "EDWARD WAT , 1 „ , , , „ f < Tr „„„ ., -r „„„„ L „ c Churchwardens . ' HENRI LOOSESIOHE , J The Bishop then offered up an appropriate prayer , and having concluded Avith the Lord's Prayer , the Brethren again responded ,
"So mote it be . " The Prov . G . M . then announced to his Royal Highness and the Mayor that the stone was laid . A hymn was then sung by the choir , accompanied by the band . The Benediction being delivered by the Bishop , the ceremony concluded . The Lord Bishop of Winchesterin the name ofthe towntendered
, , their thanks to his Royal Highness for his condescension in coming amongst them on that day . His Royal Highness , in reply , expressed his pleasure in having assisted in so holy a work . The procession then re-formed , and returned to the Town Hall amid the most enthusiastic cheering by the thousands of spectators ,
and from thence to their Lodge . The banquet of the Brethren took place at the Star Hotel . A grand banquet , given by the Worshipful the Mayor , also took place at the Guildhall , which appears to have given the greatest satisfaction . In the course of the day , The MATOE said the next toast was one which he felt some degree of difficulty in approachingbecause he was someAyhat in the dark
, ( laughter ) . It was that of the Prov . G . M ., who had left tbe room with his Masonic Brethren . Not being an initiated person , or one of their Craft , it would be difficult for him to deal with the subject ; but , fortunately , though they kept some things in the dark , other actions shone forth ; and when they saw that Charity was their handmaiden ( cheers ) ,- —that they visited the fatherless andtheAvidow ( cheers ) , —that they dispensed charity fairly and liberall y , and Avere
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Isle Of Wight.
The Rev . G . II . Connor then read the following document , a copy of the inscription placed Avitbin the stone : — " The ancient Church of the Borough of Newport , erected , as it is believed , by Richard de Redvers , Earl of Devon , and Lord of the Isle of AVight , for the use of the burgesses , in the reign of King Henry the 3 rd , and dedicated to St . Thomas of Canterbury , having , in tlie course of years , become so greatly decayed as to be incapable of repair and restoration , it was , in the year 1818 , determined that a
new church should be erected in its place ; and the necessary funds , raised by general subscription within a period of live years , contributions were obtained to the amount of seven thousand pounds , Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria being among the subscribers ; and on Thursday , the 24 th day of August , in the ISth year of her Majesty's reign , and in the year of our Lord , 1 S 54 , the first stone of this Church was laid by H . R . H . Prince Albert , K . G ., & c . & c , her Majesty ' s Royal Consort ; assisted by Bro . Thomas James Willis Fleming , R . W . Prov . G . M ., and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the Isle of AAfght , in the presence of the Lord Bishop of AVinchester , the clergy of the Isle of Wight , and a large assembly of the chief inhabitants of the Borough and Island .
"FRANCIS PITTIS , Esq ., Mayor . "EDWARD DICKENSON SCOTT , Vicar of Carisbrooke . "GEORGE HENRY CONNOR , Minister . "EDWARD WAT , 1 „ , , , „ f < Tr „„„ ., -r „„„„ L „ c Churchwardens . ' HENRI LOOSESIOHE , J The Bishop then offered up an appropriate prayer , and having concluded Avith the Lord's Prayer , the Brethren again responded ,
"So mote it be . " The Prov . G . M . then announced to his Royal Highness and the Mayor that the stone was laid . A hymn was then sung by the choir , accompanied by the band . The Benediction being delivered by the Bishop , the ceremony concluded . The Lord Bishop of Winchesterin the name ofthe towntendered
, , their thanks to his Royal Highness for his condescension in coming amongst them on that day . His Royal Highness , in reply , expressed his pleasure in having assisted in so holy a work . The procession then re-formed , and returned to the Town Hall amid the most enthusiastic cheering by the thousands of spectators ,
and from thence to their Lodge . The banquet of the Brethren took place at the Star Hotel . A grand banquet , given by the Worshipful the Mayor , also took place at the Guildhall , which appears to have given the greatest satisfaction . In the course of the day , The MATOE said the next toast was one which he felt some degree of difficulty in approachingbecause he was someAyhat in the dark
, ( laughter ) . It was that of the Prov . G . M ., who had left tbe room with his Masonic Brethren . Not being an initiated person , or one of their Craft , it would be difficult for him to deal with the subject ; but , fortunately , though they kept some things in the dark , other actions shone forth ; and when they saw that Charity was their handmaiden ( cheers ) ,- —that they visited the fatherless andtheAvidow ( cheers ) , —that they dispensed charity fairly and liberall y , and Avere