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NORTHAMPTON , Oct . 20 . —Laying the foundation-stone of St . Andrew ' s Church , in the Parish of St . Sepulchre . —This interesting ceremonial took place under the most favourable auspices . A few minutes before twelve o ' clock , the welcome Masonic Anthem echoed its joyful and enlivening notes over the noble ancl spacious Market-square . The Brethren of the Lodge of Merit , 687 , marched from the Peacock Inn with their banners ancl in full costumenot forgetting that testimony
, of respect due to the memory of a then deceased noble ancl exalted Brother , the late Earl of Durham , Pro-Grand Master . This Lodge having received its constitution little more than three months , has not yet had the opportunity of increasing its numbers to the amount we , as well as every good Mason , should wish ; the muster-roll is , however , very respectable . The procession proceeded across the Wood Hill to the George Hotel
, where were assembled the Pomfret Lodge , and other Brethren , Clergy , Gentry , Building Committee , and the Children of various Charities . This imposing body , marshalled by their respective Officers , proceeded to All Saints' Church , where a most appropriate Sermon was preached by the Reverend Hugh Stowell , of Manchester , with that vigour and intellectual endowment characteristic of the preacher , from the text of the 7 th chapter of St . Luke ' s Gospel ,
and the 22 nd verse , " To the poor the Gospel is preached . " After adverting to the object for which they were assembled , he proceeded to the division of his subject , when the " force of his remarks touched the sense of his hearers by the marked attention given to his most fluent and effective discourse . Most eloquently did he dilate on the blessings of charity , and most emphatically was it answered by the noble subscription collected at the doors of the Church of 111 ? . 2 s . 3 tZ ., beside other donations from several distinguished individuals , which sum is to be devoted towards defraying the expenses of building the noble edifice to the blessing of HIM THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE
UNIVERSE . After divine service the procession proceeded to the . George Hotel ancl partook of refreshment . At three o ' clock they were attended b y the Philharmonic Society , ancl proceeded to the site of the building ; having reached the platform the various bodies took their position in the places assigned them , and the ceremony was then performed . The stone being raised , the two Worshipful Masters of the Pomfret ancl Merit Lodgessupported by _ their respective Officerspresented to Sir
, , Charles a glass vase , containing the different coins of the realm , who deposited them in a hole cut in the stone , a plate bearing an inscription of the event , & c . The W . Masters having at length declared the same properly laid , after prayers and singing , the procession was re-formed and returned to the George Hotel , where part of the Pomfret Lodge dined with the Building Committee , where the remaining part of the day was passed with joyful conviviality .
The Lodge of Merit , accompanied by many visitors , proceeded to the Peacock Inn , when , after disposing of the business of the Lodge , the Brethren sat down to banquet . When the cloth was removed , and the W . M . Brother G . Cook , as Chairman , in proposing the health of " Our lovely Queen , the daughter of a Mason , " and accompanied the toast with some observation as loyal to her person as gallant to her sex . After which followed " the health of Prince Albert , the Consort of the Queen ; " and successively "the Queen Dowager , and the rest of the VOL . yn . 3 x
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
NORTHAMPTON , Oct . 20 . —Laying the foundation-stone of St . Andrew ' s Church , in the Parish of St . Sepulchre . —This interesting ceremonial took place under the most favourable auspices . A few minutes before twelve o ' clock , the welcome Masonic Anthem echoed its joyful and enlivening notes over the noble ancl spacious Market-square . The Brethren of the Lodge of Merit , 687 , marched from the Peacock Inn with their banners ancl in full costumenot forgetting that testimony
, of respect due to the memory of a then deceased noble ancl exalted Brother , the late Earl of Durham , Pro-Grand Master . This Lodge having received its constitution little more than three months , has not yet had the opportunity of increasing its numbers to the amount we , as well as every good Mason , should wish ; the muster-roll is , however , very respectable . The procession proceeded across the Wood Hill to the George Hotel
, where were assembled the Pomfret Lodge , and other Brethren , Clergy , Gentry , Building Committee , and the Children of various Charities . This imposing body , marshalled by their respective Officers , proceeded to All Saints' Church , where a most appropriate Sermon was preached by the Reverend Hugh Stowell , of Manchester , with that vigour and intellectual endowment characteristic of the preacher , from the text of the 7 th chapter of St . Luke ' s Gospel ,
and the 22 nd verse , " To the poor the Gospel is preached . " After adverting to the object for which they were assembled , he proceeded to the division of his subject , when the " force of his remarks touched the sense of his hearers by the marked attention given to his most fluent and effective discourse . Most eloquently did he dilate on the blessings of charity , and most emphatically was it answered by the noble subscription collected at the doors of the Church of 111 ? . 2 s . 3 tZ ., beside other donations from several distinguished individuals , which sum is to be devoted towards defraying the expenses of building the noble edifice to the blessing of HIM THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE
UNIVERSE . After divine service the procession proceeded to the . George Hotel ancl partook of refreshment . At three o ' clock they were attended b y the Philharmonic Society , ancl proceeded to the site of the building ; having reached the platform the various bodies took their position in the places assigned them , and the ceremony was then performed . The stone being raised , the two Worshipful Masters of the Pomfret ancl Merit Lodgessupported by _ their respective Officerspresented to Sir
, , Charles a glass vase , containing the different coins of the realm , who deposited them in a hole cut in the stone , a plate bearing an inscription of the event , & c . The W . Masters having at length declared the same properly laid , after prayers and singing , the procession was re-formed and returned to the George Hotel , where part of the Pomfret Lodge dined with the Building Committee , where the remaining part of the day was passed with joyful conviviality .
The Lodge of Merit , accompanied by many visitors , proceeded to the Peacock Inn , when , after disposing of the business of the Lodge , the Brethren sat down to banquet . When the cloth was removed , and the W . M . Brother G . Cook , as Chairman , in proposing the health of " Our lovely Queen , the daughter of a Mason , " and accompanied the toast with some observation as loyal to her person as gallant to her sex . After which followed " the health of Prince Albert , the Consort of the Queen ; " and successively "the Queen Dowager , and the rest of the VOL . yn . 3 x