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The Prov . & M > detailed the order of 1 & Brethren was then fbrmed the line the Abbey * "/; : ?^ ¦;¦ To a spectator advantageously placed , the scene in the churchyard when the Masohs entered was str
ehtireiy free to them , while a fringe of elegantly-dressc d fe ; naies and children lined as it were , the procession ; and , in the background , a male assemblage completed the animated accessories . Crreen hills towered to the sky a-t a finelyplaced distance | buildings of classicai a ^ yaiibus directions ; and to the left the maghificehtly-wooded vale of ^ eye rn Btretched its loveliness far m byihe ; bells ' of ^^
A portion of the Freemasons , and they having reverently bestowed themselves , divine service was commenced . Prayers were read by the Bey ; A . Davis ^ P ¦ G ; Chaplain , and a very appropriate sermon was preached : by the Yicar , the ' % Bid me and deliver me from ^ vanity , ^ nd their right hand is ^ ^
as plan ts grown np in their youth ; that bur daughtersmay be a « cOrher ^ stohe ^ polisheji aite £ the sihiilitu ^ delivered exteinporaneoUsl ^ V It v ^ religious ( educationas the only means of rolling aw and delivering sbcie % ^ fe amounted to £ 53 .- - ^
At the conclusion Of Divine worship the Masonic ; procession ^ as re-fbrmed ) taking the route to Barnard ' s Green ; and at the distance of a mile from the Abbeys turning to the right till it reached the site of the school ^ in Mill-lane , at a short distance from the town , arrived at the platform ; the Lady Emily Foley accompanied the Prov ; G . M . and other Officers to the stone , which as usual was placed in the north-east corner . The Masons stood around ,
and among thecompany on the platform we perceived Cap t . and Mrs . Candler , H ; W yatt , Esq . ; Capt . Sandford , Mrs . Fisk , Mrs . and Miss Vernon , Col . and Mrs . Wicksted , Mrs . and M Bey . H . C , Adamson and Mrs ; Adamson , Mrs . Brownlow ^ Miss Taylor , Bev . Vale ( The Grange ) , Bev . B . Harkness and Mrs . HarknesSj Bev . H . Harkness , Mrs . Onslow , Miss Bruce , Misses Briscoe , Mrs . Walters , Mrs . Bowles , Miss Harris , Mr . Shipway , Mr . Wm . Bullock ( churchwarden ) , & c .
The Bev . S . Fisk commenced proceedings here by giving out to be sung a hymn by the Bight Hon . S . Lushington , J 9 . ( 7 . j & . Lady Emily Foley then presented to the Vicar and Mr . Bullock , churchwarden , a deed of conveyance of the site , and the G . T . handed to her ladyship a porcelain box containing several current coins of the realm , which she deposited in a hollow wrought in the stone . Thereafter her ladyship covered the aperture with a brass plate , bearing an inscription purporting that the foundation of the buildings had been laid by Lady Emily Foley , assisted by the Masonic body ,
on June 3 rd , a . d . 1857 , and-A . L . 5857 , the Bev . G . S . Fisk being Vicar . The massive covering-stone was then loweredup on its bed , mortar having been previously spread on the latter by the Prov . G . M . and her ladyship . The stone was ascertained to have been duly placed in its proper position by the Prov . G . M ., the acting D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Bennett ( who read aloud the inscription on the plate before its deposit ) , and the Grand Wardens . Lady Foley , under the guidance of the Prov . G . M ., repeated the trial of the position of the stone by the level , plumb , and square , and everything having been found done in due order ,
The Prov . G . M . said— " I declare this stone to be laid in a just , perfect , and regular manner , according to ancient Masonic custom ; may the G . A . O . T . U ., who has so kindly blessed us in tbe proceedings of this day , enable those engaged in the building to complete it ; may it hereafter be preserved from ruin and decay and be of lasting prosperity : I , therefore , strew corn on this stone as an emblem of plenty—tl pour wine on it as an emblem of cheerfulness—I anoint it with oil as an emblem of comfort and consolation . I dedicate this building to the honour
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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The Prov . & M > detailed the order of 1 & Brethren was then fbrmed the line the Abbey * "/; : ?^ ¦;¦ To a spectator advantageously placed , the scene in the churchyard when the Masohs entered was str
ehtireiy free to them , while a fringe of elegantly-dressc d fe ; naies and children lined as it were , the procession ; and , in the background , a male assemblage completed the animated accessories . Crreen hills towered to the sky a-t a finelyplaced distance | buildings of classicai a ^ yaiibus directions ; and to the left the maghificehtly-wooded vale of ^ eye rn Btretched its loveliness far m byihe ; bells ' of ^^
A portion of the Freemasons , and they having reverently bestowed themselves , divine service was commenced . Prayers were read by the Bey ; A . Davis ^ P ¦ G ; Chaplain , and a very appropriate sermon was preached : by the Yicar , the ' % Bid me and deliver me from ^ vanity , ^ nd their right hand is ^ ^
as plan ts grown np in their youth ; that bur daughtersmay be a « cOrher ^ stohe ^ polisheji aite £ the sihiilitu ^ delivered exteinporaneoUsl ^ V It v ^ religious ( educationas the only means of rolling aw and delivering sbcie % ^ fe amounted to £ 53 .- - ^
At the conclusion Of Divine worship the Masonic ; procession ^ as re-fbrmed ) taking the route to Barnard ' s Green ; and at the distance of a mile from the Abbeys turning to the right till it reached the site of the school ^ in Mill-lane , at a short distance from the town , arrived at the platform ; the Lady Emily Foley accompanied the Prov ; G . M . and other Officers to the stone , which as usual was placed in the north-east corner . The Masons stood around ,
and among thecompany on the platform we perceived Cap t . and Mrs . Candler , H ; W yatt , Esq . ; Capt . Sandford , Mrs . Fisk , Mrs . and Miss Vernon , Col . and Mrs . Wicksted , Mrs . and M Bey . H . C , Adamson and Mrs ; Adamson , Mrs . Brownlow ^ Miss Taylor , Bev . Vale ( The Grange ) , Bev . B . Harkness and Mrs . HarknesSj Bev . H . Harkness , Mrs . Onslow , Miss Bruce , Misses Briscoe , Mrs . Walters , Mrs . Bowles , Miss Harris , Mr . Shipway , Mr . Wm . Bullock ( churchwarden ) , & c .
The Bev . S . Fisk commenced proceedings here by giving out to be sung a hymn by the Bight Hon . S . Lushington , J 9 . ( 7 . j & . Lady Emily Foley then presented to the Vicar and Mr . Bullock , churchwarden , a deed of conveyance of the site , and the G . T . handed to her ladyship a porcelain box containing several current coins of the realm , which she deposited in a hollow wrought in the stone . Thereafter her ladyship covered the aperture with a brass plate , bearing an inscription purporting that the foundation of the buildings had been laid by Lady Emily Foley , assisted by the Masonic body ,
on June 3 rd , a . d . 1857 , and-A . L . 5857 , the Bev . G . S . Fisk being Vicar . The massive covering-stone was then loweredup on its bed , mortar having been previously spread on the latter by the Prov . G . M . and her ladyship . The stone was ascertained to have been duly placed in its proper position by the Prov . G . M ., the acting D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Bennett ( who read aloud the inscription on the plate before its deposit ) , and the Grand Wardens . Lady Foley , under the guidance of the Prov . G . M ., repeated the trial of the position of the stone by the level , plumb , and square , and everything having been found done in due order ,
The Prov . G . M . said— " I declare this stone to be laid in a just , perfect , and regular manner , according to ancient Masonic custom ; may the G . A . O . T . U ., who has so kindly blessed us in tbe proceedings of this day , enable those engaged in the building to complete it ; may it hereafter be preserved from ruin and decay and be of lasting prosperity : I , therefore , strew corn on this stone as an emblem of plenty—tl pour wine on it as an emblem of cheerfulness—I anoint it with oil as an emblem of comfort and consolation . I dedicate this building to the honour