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able address will be delivered by the officiating minister , the rector of Keighley . But these few words will not be out of place if they are able to convey to you the pleasure and gratification I have in laying this stone : pleasure at seeing the second church in this district so soon commenced after the completion of the former one ; pleasure at seeing the heartiness and good-will exhibited in the furtherance of your undertaking ; andlastlythe pleasure at the labours of your indefatigable

, , minister and sincere friend , Mr . Fawcett , crowned with such signal success ; and gratification at having the honour of being selected to commence this good work . I have been bred up amongst you , and scarcely a mile from this place have lived all my life . I need not say that my interests are incorporated with your interests ; but if there was one link wanting in the chain to bind me more closely to you , it will this day be completed in my joining with you in commencing this work .

I need not attempt to point out to you the many advantages and blessings which the erection of this church will confer on you . Situated in the midst of a thriving and populous district , where houses are daily building , and additional buildings erected for the homes and work-places of the increasing population , it is indeed a suitable thought to turn your attention to the erection of a house of God , and to think about the welfare of your souls as well as bodies . I need not urge you to persevere in

this good work ; I am sure you all will under the blessing of God . That blessing has already been invoked on our labours , together with your earnest prayers , for without God build the house our labour is but lost ; without it nothing can prosper ; without his blessing the most powerful and mighty in the land can avail nothing : but , aided by his grace and

and strengthened by his power , the most humble instrument in laying this stone ( such as I cannot but feel myself to be ) is made fit and adequate for the purpose . Fostered then by the grace of God at the commencement , and blessed by his care during the building , let us hope that this church will long flourish , and may stand as a memorial to your children ' s children of the zeal of their forefathers towards religion , and of their heartiness in promoting the dissemination of that reli gion in the

doctrine of the Church of England . He then struck the stone and said —I now lay the foundation stone of this church , dedicated to St . Luke the Evangelist , in the name of the Father , the Son , and the Holy Ghost . May God prosper the work . Bro . GREENWOOD then assumed his Mason ' s capacity , and calling the brethren around him desired the Senior and Junior Wardens to test the stone with the plumb and level , after which he tested it with

the square and said— " My brethren and friends , I pronounce this stone to be properly laid and rightly adjusted according to the rules of architecture , and although we may not be skilled in the masonic art like our brethren the operative masons , yet let it not be deemed a vain and idle ceremony that we have applied the plumb , the level , and the square to this stone , for every one of these implements conveys to the Mason ' s mind a moral lesson , and is a symbol which reminds him of his duties .

May God grant that this church may act upon the mind of man as the mason ' s chisel has upon the stone . May God grant that by its operation we may all be made fit and proper to be chosen as one of those living stones in the temple of which Jesus Christ is the chief corner . " The mall was then handed to him by Bro . Perkin ( one of the architects , ) and having struck the stone three times , Bro . Greenwood said — " Thus , thus , and thus . In the name of the Great Architect of the

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THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND GENERAL ASSURANCE ADVOCATE. Article 1
TO THE CRAFT. Article 2
THE GRAND LODGE AND THE GRAND MASTER. Article 2
MASONIC CHARGE, Article 5
ON FREEMASONRY. THE FIRST POINT IK THE P... Article 9
EDITORIAL PRÆCOGNITION. Article 9
THE FIRST POINT IN THE PYTHAGOREAN TRIANGLE EXPLAINED. Article 14
FREEMASONRY AND THE SPANISH INQUISITION. Article 20
MASONRY IN SCOTLAND.—No. 2. Article 24
ARE NOT AUTHORS GENERALLY FREEMASONS ? Article 29
ANECDOTAL. Article 32
THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.—No. 4. Article 33
BROTHER GEORGE PETER DE RHE PHILIPE, P. G. S. B Article 35
BROTHER PETER THOMSON, P. G. D. Article 36
BROTHER STEPHEN BARTON WILSON, P. M. Article 39
THE R. W. BROTHER H. R. LEWIS, P. G. M., SUMATRA. Article 40
THE MONK AND THE RABBI. Article 42
RIZPAH, THE DAUGHTER OF AIAH, OR WOMAN'S DEVOTEDNESS. Article 43
TO ITHURIEL. Article 44
TO THE EDITOR. Article 45
TO THE EDITOR. Article 48
TO THE EDITOR. Article 49
TO THE EDITOR. Article 49
TO THE EDITOR. Article 50
POETRY. Article 51
ON A TEAR. Article 51
TO THE MEMORY OF BRO. JOHN WILSON, THE VOCALIST. . Article 52
SCRIBBLING PAPERS, Article 53
CHIT CHAT. Article 54
Obituary. Article 57
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 61
THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND Article 62
SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL 33°. Article 63
THE CHARITIES. Article 63
THE REPORTER. Article 64
PROVINCIAL. Article 71
SCOTLAND. Article 87
IRELAND. Article 93
FOREIGN. Article 94
AMERICA.—UNITED STATES. Article 96
INDIA. Article 96
THE GENERAL ASSURANCE ADVOCATE. Article 103
MEDICAL REFEREES. Article 109
INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES. Article 109
LITERARY NOTICES. Article 111
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 113
VALEDICTORY SONNET. Article 114
INDEX. Article 115
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able address will be delivered by the officiating minister , the rector of Keighley . But these few words will not be out of place if they are able to convey to you the pleasure and gratification I have in laying this stone : pleasure at seeing the second church in this district so soon commenced after the completion of the former one ; pleasure at seeing the heartiness and good-will exhibited in the furtherance of your undertaking ; andlastlythe pleasure at the labours of your indefatigable

, , minister and sincere friend , Mr . Fawcett , crowned with such signal success ; and gratification at having the honour of being selected to commence this good work . I have been bred up amongst you , and scarcely a mile from this place have lived all my life . I need not say that my interests are incorporated with your interests ; but if there was one link wanting in the chain to bind me more closely to you , it will this day be completed in my joining with you in commencing this work .

I need not attempt to point out to you the many advantages and blessings which the erection of this church will confer on you . Situated in the midst of a thriving and populous district , where houses are daily building , and additional buildings erected for the homes and work-places of the increasing population , it is indeed a suitable thought to turn your attention to the erection of a house of God , and to think about the welfare of your souls as well as bodies . I need not urge you to persevere in

this good work ; I am sure you all will under the blessing of God . That blessing has already been invoked on our labours , together with your earnest prayers , for without God build the house our labour is but lost ; without it nothing can prosper ; without his blessing the most powerful and mighty in the land can avail nothing : but , aided by his grace and

and strengthened by his power , the most humble instrument in laying this stone ( such as I cannot but feel myself to be ) is made fit and adequate for the purpose . Fostered then by the grace of God at the commencement , and blessed by his care during the building , let us hope that this church will long flourish , and may stand as a memorial to your children ' s children of the zeal of their forefathers towards religion , and of their heartiness in promoting the dissemination of that reli gion in the

doctrine of the Church of England . He then struck the stone and said —I now lay the foundation stone of this church , dedicated to St . Luke the Evangelist , in the name of the Father , the Son , and the Holy Ghost . May God prosper the work . Bro . GREENWOOD then assumed his Mason ' s capacity , and calling the brethren around him desired the Senior and Junior Wardens to test the stone with the plumb and level , after which he tested it with

the square and said— " My brethren and friends , I pronounce this stone to be properly laid and rightly adjusted according to the rules of architecture , and although we may not be skilled in the masonic art like our brethren the operative masons , yet let it not be deemed a vain and idle ceremony that we have applied the plumb , the level , and the square to this stone , for every one of these implements conveys to the Mason ' s mind a moral lesson , and is a symbol which reminds him of his duties .

May God grant that this church may act upon the mind of man as the mason ' s chisel has upon the stone . May God grant that by its operation we may all be made fit and proper to be chosen as one of those living stones in the temple of which Jesus Christ is the chief corner . " The mall was then handed to him by Bro . Perkin ( one of the architects , ) and having struck the stone three times , Bro . Greenwood said — " Thus , thus , and thus . In the name of the Great Architect of the

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