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good works , and of each Brother upholding the respectability of the Craft . Speaking next of the varied and uncertain incidents of human life , he drew a graphic picture of the bursting of the Bilbury Reservoir in the dead of the night , and the horrors resulting therefrom ; after eulogising the liberality which poured in
subscriptions to relieve the distress occasioned by that calamity , he made an appeal to the Brethren to assist in endowing the Almshouse , and concluded with the Divine words— " Blessed is the man that provideth for the sick and needy—the Lord will deliver him in the time of trouble . The offertory sentences , and the prayer for the whole state of Christ ' s Church militant hereon earth , were read , and the benediction pronounced by the Rev . R . E . Leach , Incumbent of Holmfirth . The alms collected amounted to £ 20 .
The procession then formed in the same order as before , and proceeded to the site of the intended building . The proceedings were commenced by an ode . Solemn prayer was then offered by Bro . the Rev . J . G . Fardell . Bro . C . S . Floyd , P . Prov . G . S . W ., who in the absence of the R . W . Prov . G . M . and the W . B . Prov . G . M . officiated under a dispensation as D . Prov . G . M ,, first asked the Prov . G . T . for a bottle , with suitable contents for the occasion . A hermetically-sealed bottle was then produced containing copies of the Times , Huddersfield Chronicle , and other papers , and specimens of all the silver and copper coins of the realm for the
present year , & c . The bottle was deposited in the cavity prepared for it , and covered by a plate , bearing the ^ following inscription : ¦— "The foundation-stone of the Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses , erected to commemorate the great flood caused by the bursting of the Bilbury Reservoir , on the 5 th of February , 1852 , ( by which upwards of 80 lives were lost ) , and also the munificent liberality of the British Public , was laid by the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons of West Yorkshire , on Monday , the 21 st April , a . d . 1856 , a . l . 5856 . " The architect then produced the plan , which which was examined and approved ; the mortar was then
carefully spread by Bro . Floyd , and the stone lowered into its place , the band playing a solemn tune . The Prov . G . J . W . Bro . W . Widdop , of Brighouse , advanced and applied the implement of his office , and ascertained that the stone was plumb ; the Prov . G . S . W ., Bro . J . Lee , of Leeds , applied his instrument to see that the stone was level , and Bro . Floyd , having ascertained that the stone was square , took the mallet , and striking it three times said , "Thus , and thus ,
and thus I lay this stone , and may the G . A . O . T . U . bless this benevolent undertaking , and crown the work with his blessing . " According to ancient usage , Bro . Floyd strewed the corn and poured the wine and oil over the stone ( which were presented to him , in silver cups , by three P . Ms . ) , and prayed— "May the all bounteous Author of Nature bless this village and neighbourhood with an abundance of corn , wine , and oil , and with all the necessaries , comforts , and conveniences of life ; and may the same Almighty power preserve this neighbourhood from flood , fire , and tempest , from ruin and decay , to the latest posterity . " An eloquent speech was then delivered by Bro . Floyd , at the conclusion of which he announced that they had succeeded in gaining the consent of the Rev . Bro . Fardell to allow the very excellent discourse they had listened to that
morning to be printed , and that Bro . Fardell had insisted on paying the whole expense , that the entire proceeds of the sale should go in aid of the Almshouses . Three cheers were then given for the Almshouses , and the National Anthem was sung ; three cheers were then given for the ladies , of whom a great number were present . The procession then moved back to the "Victoria Hotel , where the P . G . L . was closed .
A large number of Brethren then sat down to a sumptuous dinner , the officers of the Holme Valley Lodge presiding . lI \ W \ w , RXMmn . ~/ fuddersfixld Lodge ( No . 365 ) . —A meeting of the Members of this Lodge was held at their new room , at the Zetland Hotel , on Wednesday evening , April 28 . The Lodge was opened in the 1 st and 2 nd Degrees by the W . M . Bro . Aston . Bro . J . \ l . Dore then by command of the W . M . explained the Tracing Board in the F . C . Degree , for which he received a vote of thanka from tho Brethren . The Lodge was then lowered to the 1 st Degree , and two gentlemen , were very ably initiated into the Order ; every officer performing his " duty in a
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good works , and of each Brother upholding the respectability of the Craft . Speaking next of the varied and uncertain incidents of human life , he drew a graphic picture of the bursting of the Bilbury Reservoir in the dead of the night , and the horrors resulting therefrom ; after eulogising the liberality which poured in
subscriptions to relieve the distress occasioned by that calamity , he made an appeal to the Brethren to assist in endowing the Almshouse , and concluded with the Divine words— " Blessed is the man that provideth for the sick and needy—the Lord will deliver him in the time of trouble . The offertory sentences , and the prayer for the whole state of Christ ' s Church militant hereon earth , were read , and the benediction pronounced by the Rev . R . E . Leach , Incumbent of Holmfirth . The alms collected amounted to £ 20 .
The procession then formed in the same order as before , and proceeded to the site of the intended building . The proceedings were commenced by an ode . Solemn prayer was then offered by Bro . the Rev . J . G . Fardell . Bro . C . S . Floyd , P . Prov . G . S . W ., who in the absence of the R . W . Prov . G . M . and the W . B . Prov . G . M . officiated under a dispensation as D . Prov . G . M ,, first asked the Prov . G . T . for a bottle , with suitable contents for the occasion . A hermetically-sealed bottle was then produced containing copies of the Times , Huddersfield Chronicle , and other papers , and specimens of all the silver and copper coins of the realm for the
present year , & c . The bottle was deposited in the cavity prepared for it , and covered by a plate , bearing the ^ following inscription : ¦— "The foundation-stone of the Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses , erected to commemorate the great flood caused by the bursting of the Bilbury Reservoir , on the 5 th of February , 1852 , ( by which upwards of 80 lives were lost ) , and also the munificent liberality of the British Public , was laid by the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons of West Yorkshire , on Monday , the 21 st April , a . d . 1856 , a . l . 5856 . " The architect then produced the plan , which which was examined and approved ; the mortar was then
carefully spread by Bro . Floyd , and the stone lowered into its place , the band playing a solemn tune . The Prov . G . J . W . Bro . W . Widdop , of Brighouse , advanced and applied the implement of his office , and ascertained that the stone was plumb ; the Prov . G . S . W ., Bro . J . Lee , of Leeds , applied his instrument to see that the stone was level , and Bro . Floyd , having ascertained that the stone was square , took the mallet , and striking it three times said , "Thus , and thus ,
and thus I lay this stone , and may the G . A . O . T . U . bless this benevolent undertaking , and crown the work with his blessing . " According to ancient usage , Bro . Floyd strewed the corn and poured the wine and oil over the stone ( which were presented to him , in silver cups , by three P . Ms . ) , and prayed— "May the all bounteous Author of Nature bless this village and neighbourhood with an abundance of corn , wine , and oil , and with all the necessaries , comforts , and conveniences of life ; and may the same Almighty power preserve this neighbourhood from flood , fire , and tempest , from ruin and decay , to the latest posterity . " An eloquent speech was then delivered by Bro . Floyd , at the conclusion of which he announced that they had succeeded in gaining the consent of the Rev . Bro . Fardell to allow the very excellent discourse they had listened to that
morning to be printed , and that Bro . Fardell had insisted on paying the whole expense , that the entire proceeds of the sale should go in aid of the Almshouses . Three cheers were then given for the Almshouses , and the National Anthem was sung ; three cheers were then given for the ladies , of whom a great number were present . The procession then moved back to the "Victoria Hotel , where the P . G . L . was closed .
A large number of Brethren then sat down to a sumptuous dinner , the officers of the Holme Valley Lodge presiding . lI \ W \ w , RXMmn . ~/ fuddersfixld Lodge ( No . 365 ) . —A meeting of the Members of this Lodge was held at their new room , at the Zetland Hotel , on Wednesday evening , April 28 . The Lodge was opened in the 1 st and 2 nd Degrees by the W . M . Bro . Aston . Bro . J . \ l . Dore then by command of the W . M . explained the Tracing Board in the F . C . Degree , for which he received a vote of thanka from tho Brethren . The Lodge was then lowered to the 1 st Degree , and two gentlemen , were very ably initiated into the Order ; every officer performing his " duty in a