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Provincial.
an equipoise with love of ourselves exhibited true nobility of soul . He also urged on the Masons more particularly , that it was not sufficient for them to act well collectively , as a body , but they should make it a practice individually to carry out as fully as possible the divine precepts laid clown in the book of Holy Writ , that Book which was seen at all their lodges and used at all their ceremonies , and never to be weary in well doing , but diligent in seeking occasions for doing good . He also dilated on the
principle of charity ; the act of giving was of little avail unless the gift was in a proper spirit , ancl this point led him to speak of the two charities for which subscriptions would be made at the close of the service ; one was towards the erection of a building for the education of the children of the poorer classes , in which they would be instructed in the path to the tabernacle of everlasting rest ; the other was for the Benevolent Fund for the relief of Distressed Masons and destitute widows and orphans of
the Order . He urged on all to freely give as they had freely received . After the sermon , a collection was made at the doors , amounting to 20 /; one half of which sum was presented by the masonic body to the fund for the building of the national schools—the other half being reserved for the Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence . The procession then re-formed in the churchyard , ancl walked to the site of the schoolled by the members of the committee—The Rev .
, C . H * . Maturin , vicar of Ringwood , chairman ; Captain Edwards , R . JV ., T . Dyer , Esq . S . Dyer , Esq . H . Oake , Esq . H . T . Johns , Esq . Air . H . Holloway and Air . J . B . Kingsbury . The procession was headed by the children of the Sunday school , about two hundred in number , bearing small banners , with appropriate
inscriptions , together with tasteful devices in flowers . The site of the schools , when reached by the procession , formed a delightfully picturesque scene . The Prov . Grand A'l aster , with the other higher brethren of the Order , took their station on the platform , on the eastern side of the stone , supported by the Standard and Sword Bearer . The numerous brethren of the other lodges , with their banners and devices , were grouped in the immediate circle , with the school committee ,
and the builder ( with plans ) . Near to the scene were a large number of gaily-attired ladies , ancl all around , crowding upon one another , was that large multitude which it would serve no purpose vainly to attempt to calculate—the alms houses being the principal foreground , with the town immediately beyond , and the charming sylvan scenery in the distance . When silence was obtainedthe hand played a solemn strain . At the
, close of which , The Rev . C . H . Afaturin ( vicar ) , addressed Sir Lucius , stating that he had been deputed by the gentlemen of the committee for building a national school in that town , to request him to do them the honour of laying the first stone of its foundation . The reverend gentleman ' s address was elegant and concise , and received with great cheering . P / rhe silver trowel handed by the vicar is the one used by the late
hi ghly respected and deeply-lamented Bro . Trew , when Master of the Gloucester Lodge , of Southampton , iu laying the foundation-stone of the Royal South Hants Infirmary , and now the property of his widow , who was kind enough to lend it for the occasion . ] The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER responded in a brief but emphatic address . The PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPLAIN here repeated a prayer , invoking
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Provincial.
an equipoise with love of ourselves exhibited true nobility of soul . He also urged on the Masons more particularly , that it was not sufficient for them to act well collectively , as a body , but they should make it a practice individually to carry out as fully as possible the divine precepts laid clown in the book of Holy Writ , that Book which was seen at all their lodges and used at all their ceremonies , and never to be weary in well doing , but diligent in seeking occasions for doing good . He also dilated on the
principle of charity ; the act of giving was of little avail unless the gift was in a proper spirit , ancl this point led him to speak of the two charities for which subscriptions would be made at the close of the service ; one was towards the erection of a building for the education of the children of the poorer classes , in which they would be instructed in the path to the tabernacle of everlasting rest ; the other was for the Benevolent Fund for the relief of Distressed Masons and destitute widows and orphans of
the Order . He urged on all to freely give as they had freely received . After the sermon , a collection was made at the doors , amounting to 20 /; one half of which sum was presented by the masonic body to the fund for the building of the national schools—the other half being reserved for the Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence . The procession then re-formed in the churchyard , ancl walked to the site of the schoolled by the members of the committee—The Rev .
, C . H * . Maturin , vicar of Ringwood , chairman ; Captain Edwards , R . JV ., T . Dyer , Esq . S . Dyer , Esq . H . Oake , Esq . H . T . Johns , Esq . Air . H . Holloway and Air . J . B . Kingsbury . The procession was headed by the children of the Sunday school , about two hundred in number , bearing small banners , with appropriate
inscriptions , together with tasteful devices in flowers . The site of the schools , when reached by the procession , formed a delightfully picturesque scene . The Prov . Grand A'l aster , with the other higher brethren of the Order , took their station on the platform , on the eastern side of the stone , supported by the Standard and Sword Bearer . The numerous brethren of the other lodges , with their banners and devices , were grouped in the immediate circle , with the school committee ,
and the builder ( with plans ) . Near to the scene were a large number of gaily-attired ladies , ancl all around , crowding upon one another , was that large multitude which it would serve no purpose vainly to attempt to calculate—the alms houses being the principal foreground , with the town immediately beyond , and the charming sylvan scenery in the distance . When silence was obtainedthe hand played a solemn strain . At the
, close of which , The Rev . C . H . Afaturin ( vicar ) , addressed Sir Lucius , stating that he had been deputed by the gentlemen of the committee for building a national school in that town , to request him to do them the honour of laying the first stone of its foundation . The reverend gentleman ' s address was elegant and concise , and received with great cheering . P / rhe silver trowel handed by the vicar is the one used by the late
hi ghly respected and deeply-lamented Bro . Trew , when Master of the Gloucester Lodge , of Southampton , iu laying the foundation-stone of the Royal South Hants Infirmary , and now the property of his widow , who was kind enough to lend it for the occasion . ] The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER responded in a brief but emphatic address . The PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPLAIN here repeated a prayer , invoking