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Laying Of A Foundation Stone At Shanklin.
Laying of a Foundation Stone at Shanklin .
ON Thursday , May 21 st , the foundation stone of a new Baptistry at St . Saviour ' s Church , Shanklin , was laid with Masonic honours by the Provincial Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Wight , Bro . Sir Augustus Webster , Bart . Much interest was taken in the ceremony , both by the Craft and the general public , and the building was
crowded . A procession was formed in accordance with the regulations prescribed in the Constitutions of the Order , and after a short service in the church and an address by the vicar , Bro . the Rev . E . N . Lovett , the ceremony was proceeded with .
In the course of his address the Provincial Grand Master said that the stone would be laid in the fear of God , the Great Architect of the Universe . Thev had among them , ' concealed
from the eyes of all men , secrets which might not be revealed and which no man had discovered . But those secrets were lawful , honourable , and not repugnant to the laws of God and men . They were entrusted to them to keep and honour by Myses of ancient times , and as they had been faithfully transmitted to them , so they desired to convey them
unimpaired to the latest posterity . Unless their Craft were good and their calling honourable , they would not have lasted so many centuries , neither would they have numbered among their ranks so many illustrious brethren ready to further their cause and promote their interest . They were
assembled to commence a building to the honour , worship , and glory of the Most High , which building they prayed God would prosper .
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF TIIK BAPTISTRY AT ST . SAVIOUR'S CHURCH , SHANKLIN .
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Laying Of A Foundation Stone At Shanklin.
Laying of a Foundation Stone at Shanklin .
ON Thursday , May 21 st , the foundation stone of a new Baptistry at St . Saviour ' s Church , Shanklin , was laid with Masonic honours by the Provincial Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Wight , Bro . Sir Augustus Webster , Bart . Much interest was taken in the ceremony , both by the Craft and the general public , and the building was
crowded . A procession was formed in accordance with the regulations prescribed in the Constitutions of the Order , and after a short service in the church and an address by the vicar , Bro . the Rev . E . N . Lovett , the ceremony was proceeded with .
In the course of his address the Provincial Grand Master said that the stone would be laid in the fear of God , the Great Architect of the Universe . Thev had among them , ' concealed
from the eyes of all men , secrets which might not be revealed and which no man had discovered . But those secrets were lawful , honourable , and not repugnant to the laws of God and men . They were entrusted to them to keep and honour by Myses of ancient times , and as they had been faithfully transmitted to them , so they desired to convey them
unimpaired to the latest posterity . Unless their Craft were good and their calling honourable , they would not have lasted so many centuries , neither would they have numbered among their ranks so many illustrious brethren ready to further their cause and promote their interest . They were
assembled to commence a building to the honour , worship , and glory of the Most High , which building they prayed God would prosper .
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF TIIK BAPTISTRY AT ST . SAVIOUR'S CHURCH , SHANKLIN .