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stands as a noble monument ofthe charity of its founder , is , at the same time , most creditable to the architect who designed it : presenting itself with the modest and tasteful decorations of that art—the ( l ying sparks of which were cherished ancl revived , through a long period of gross darkness , which , for so many ages , overspread the whole civilized world . It is to the pious care , and learning , and careful industry of your society , that wein a great measureowe the preservation and revival of that art
, , , which gives beauty and magnificence to our public buildings , and graces —adorns—and beautifies our peaceful and happy homes !—( Cheers . ) If I feel proud of the existence of this institution for the aged poor , I feel no reason to be less proud of that which is now in progress before us . The sums which have been raised for its building reflect the highest credit upon the contributors ; but it would be no easy task to estimate the advantages which it is capable of disseminating throughout the whole
of this parish . The present church-school accommodation admits only thirty daily pupils , all boys—the new national school is calculated for three hundred daily scholars of both sexes , to be instructed and educated , not only on such branches of human learning , as may better qualify them for the fulfilment of their duties in their respective stations—but also in that learning which is above all price—in the knowledge of the revealed will of God ! —( Cheers . )
The Rev . BENJAMIN AIATURIN ( curate of Ringwood ) then came forward ancl said , — Right worshipful sir , brethren ancl friends assembled , —As we are on an occasion at once so interesting and solemn—to lay the foundation-stone of our Ringwood riational school , it may perhaps be expected that I , occupying as 1 do at present the position of a minister
of the parish , a member of the committee , and having the honour to be a member of the ancient and glorious art of Free ancl Accepted Masons , should give utterance to those feelings that will naturally fill ihe heart of every true Mason , and of every sincere Christian , and , sir , I am free to confess that I never did stand forth on any occasion with a heart so full of sincere and of Christian gratitude ; indeed , it is difficult to restrain the glad emotions of Christian joy that are ready to burst from the heart and tongueupon the contemplation of the auspicious commencement of the
, glorious work of this happy day . The scene by which we are surrounded is truly animating ; tbe ground upon which we stand I had almost said is holy ground . If , Reverend Sir , ( turning towards the Rev . T . T . Haverfield ) I cannot say with you in your excellent and eloquent discourse that this is " the House of God , " I can almost say that it is " the Gate of Heaven . " There ( pointing to the alms-houses ) is an asylum for the aged ; here is a seminary of learning for the young ; there is a
monument of the benevolent ancl charitable feeling of one who rests from his labour , —here is to be erected a lasting memorial of the liberal benevolence of those by whom I am surrounded . I stand as it were between the living and the dead : I am surrounded by the members of the ancient and glorious Order of Free and Accepted Masons , —truly , Sir , this scene is animating —( cheers ) . The occasion on which we are assembled is at once interesting ancl solemn . YesSirI am anxious to leave upon the
, , mind of this vast assembly the impression that we have this day been engaged in a solemn work . The voice of God in the work of creation , as this clay read in your hearing , is still sounding in your ears , — " Let there be light , and there was light . " The darkness that brooded over the face of an uninhabited chaos was dissipated , and a thousand bright orbs started into existence , studding the surface of the heavenly sphere ,
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Provincial.
stands as a noble monument ofthe charity of its founder , is , at the same time , most creditable to the architect who designed it : presenting itself with the modest and tasteful decorations of that art—the ( l ying sparks of which were cherished ancl revived , through a long period of gross darkness , which , for so many ages , overspread the whole civilized world . It is to the pious care , and learning , and careful industry of your society , that wein a great measureowe the preservation and revival of that art
, , , which gives beauty and magnificence to our public buildings , and graces —adorns—and beautifies our peaceful and happy homes !—( Cheers . ) If I feel proud of the existence of this institution for the aged poor , I feel no reason to be less proud of that which is now in progress before us . The sums which have been raised for its building reflect the highest credit upon the contributors ; but it would be no easy task to estimate the advantages which it is capable of disseminating throughout the whole
of this parish . The present church-school accommodation admits only thirty daily pupils , all boys—the new national school is calculated for three hundred daily scholars of both sexes , to be instructed and educated , not only on such branches of human learning , as may better qualify them for the fulfilment of their duties in their respective stations—but also in that learning which is above all price—in the knowledge of the revealed will of God ! —( Cheers . )
The Rev . BENJAMIN AIATURIN ( curate of Ringwood ) then came forward ancl said , — Right worshipful sir , brethren ancl friends assembled , —As we are on an occasion at once so interesting and solemn—to lay the foundation-stone of our Ringwood riational school , it may perhaps be expected that I , occupying as 1 do at present the position of a minister
of the parish , a member of the committee , and having the honour to be a member of the ancient and glorious art of Free ancl Accepted Masons , should give utterance to those feelings that will naturally fill ihe heart of every true Mason , and of every sincere Christian , and , sir , I am free to confess that I never did stand forth on any occasion with a heart so full of sincere and of Christian gratitude ; indeed , it is difficult to restrain the glad emotions of Christian joy that are ready to burst from the heart and tongueupon the contemplation of the auspicious commencement of the
, glorious work of this happy day . The scene by which we are surrounded is truly animating ; tbe ground upon which we stand I had almost said is holy ground . If , Reverend Sir , ( turning towards the Rev . T . T . Haverfield ) I cannot say with you in your excellent and eloquent discourse that this is " the House of God , " I can almost say that it is " the Gate of Heaven . " There ( pointing to the alms-houses ) is an asylum for the aged ; here is a seminary of learning for the young ; there is a
monument of the benevolent ancl charitable feeling of one who rests from his labour , —here is to be erected a lasting memorial of the liberal benevolence of those by whom I am surrounded . I stand as it were between the living and the dead : I am surrounded by the members of the ancient and glorious Order of Free and Accepted Masons , —truly , Sir , this scene is animating —( cheers ) . The occasion on which we are assembled is at once interesting ancl solemn . YesSirI am anxious to leave upon the
, , mind of this vast assembly the impression that we have this day been engaged in a solemn work . The voice of God in the work of creation , as this clay read in your hearing , is still sounding in your ears , — " Let there be light , and there was light . " The darkness that brooded over the face of an uninhabited chaos was dissipated , and a thousand bright orbs started into existence , studding the surface of the heavenly sphere ,