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" Oft have I met your social band , * And spent the cheerful festive night ; Oft , honour'd with supreme command , Presided o ' er the sons of light , And by that hieroglyphic bright—Which hone but Craftsmen ever saAv , Strong mem ' ry on my heart shall write Those happy scenes when far aAva ' .
" May freedom , harmony , and love , Unite you in the grand design , Beneath the omniscient eye above , The glorious Architect divine . That you may keep th' unerring line , Still rising by the plummet's law , Till order bright , completely shine—Shall be my prayer AA hen far aAva ' .
u you , farewell 1 whose merits claim Justly that highest badge to ivear ! Heav e n bless your honour'd noble name , To Masonry and Scotia dear ! A last request , permit me here , When yearly ye assemble a ' , One round , I ask it Avith a tear , To him—the bard that ' s far aA \ a \"
As Masons , Ave cannot take leave of this portion of our subject Avithout giving an account of laying the foundation stone of a monument to the memory of our departed Brother , which took place on the anniversary of his birthday , and at his birthplace , Kirk AlloAvay , January 25 th , 1820 .
u The several neighbouring Lodges assembled , agreeable to information , on the race-course , about eleA ^ en o ' clock , in separate detachments , bearing their various insigna , and accompanied by bands of music . After having been arranged in due order , A iz . : —Mother Kilwinning ( No . 1 ) ; Maybole ( 10 ) ; Kilmarnock , St . John ' s ( 24 ) ; ISTeAvmills ( 46 ) ; GlasgOAV , Patrick Kil-Avinning ( 64 ) ; Ayr , Kilwinning ( 123 ) ; NeAvton Ayr , St . James ' s ( 124 ) ; Kilmarnock , St . AndreAv ' s ( 125 ); Stewarton , Thistle ( 126 ) ; Tarbolton , St . David's ( 1 . 81 ) ; Tarbolton , St . James ' s ( 133 ) ; Irvine , St . Andrew ' s ( 147 ) ; Ayr , Royal Arch ( 163 ) ; Stevenston , Thistle and Rose , ( 167 ) ; Maybole ,
Royal Arch ( 197 ) ; Muirkirk , St . Thomas ' s ( 200 ) ; Riccarton , St . Clement's . ( 201 ); Ayr and Kenfrew , St . Paul ' s ( 203 ); Ayr NeAvton , St . Andrew ' s ( 201 )); Femvick , Moira ( 221 ) ; Old Cumnock , St . Barnabas ( 230 ) ; Mauchlinc , St . Mungo ' s ( 240 ) ; and Kilmarnock , St . James's ( 270 ) . These Lodges walked in procession to the site of the monument ; and there , having formed themselves into an extensive circle , the 11 . W . D . G . M ., Alexander Boswell , of Aucliiulcck , Esq ., M . P ., proceeded to lay the foundation stone , and also deposited a plate bearing the following inscription : —
" M > y the favour of Almighty God , on the twenty-fifth day of January , a . d ., m / dcccxx , of the 'JEra of Masonry , 5820 , and in the sixtieth year of tlie Keign of our beloved Sovereign George the Third , His Eoyal Highness George Prince of Wales being Kegont of the United Kingdom and a munificent subscriber to tho edifice , the foundation stone of this monument , erected , by public subscription in honour of the genius of Robkiit Burns , the Ayrshire Poet , wa . s laid by Alexander Bos Avell , Esq ., of Auchinleck , M . P , Worshipful Depntv Grand . Master of the Most
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Biographical Sketches Of Eminent (Deceas...
" Oft have I met your social band , * And spent the cheerful festive night ; Oft , honour'd with supreme command , Presided o ' er the sons of light , And by that hieroglyphic bright—Which hone but Craftsmen ever saAv , Strong mem ' ry on my heart shall write Those happy scenes when far aAva ' .
" May freedom , harmony , and love , Unite you in the grand design , Beneath the omniscient eye above , The glorious Architect divine . That you may keep th' unerring line , Still rising by the plummet's law , Till order bright , completely shine—Shall be my prayer AA hen far aAva ' .
u you , farewell 1 whose merits claim Justly that highest badge to ivear ! Heav e n bless your honour'd noble name , To Masonry and Scotia dear ! A last request , permit me here , When yearly ye assemble a ' , One round , I ask it Avith a tear , To him—the bard that ' s far aA \ a \"
As Masons , Ave cannot take leave of this portion of our subject Avithout giving an account of laying the foundation stone of a monument to the memory of our departed Brother , which took place on the anniversary of his birthday , and at his birthplace , Kirk AlloAvay , January 25 th , 1820 .
u The several neighbouring Lodges assembled , agreeable to information , on the race-course , about eleA ^ en o ' clock , in separate detachments , bearing their various insigna , and accompanied by bands of music . After having been arranged in due order , A iz . : —Mother Kilwinning ( No . 1 ) ; Maybole ( 10 ) ; Kilmarnock , St . John ' s ( 24 ) ; ISTeAvmills ( 46 ) ; GlasgOAV , Patrick Kil-Avinning ( 64 ) ; Ayr , Kilwinning ( 123 ) ; NeAvton Ayr , St . James ' s ( 124 ) ; Kilmarnock , St . AndreAv ' s ( 125 ); Stewarton , Thistle ( 126 ) ; Tarbolton , St . David's ( 1 . 81 ) ; Tarbolton , St . James ' s ( 133 ) ; Irvine , St . Andrew ' s ( 147 ) ; Ayr , Royal Arch ( 163 ) ; Stevenston , Thistle and Rose , ( 167 ) ; Maybole ,
Royal Arch ( 197 ) ; Muirkirk , St . Thomas ' s ( 200 ) ; Riccarton , St . Clement's . ( 201 ); Ayr and Kenfrew , St . Paul ' s ( 203 ); Ayr NeAvton , St . Andrew ' s ( 201 )); Femvick , Moira ( 221 ) ; Old Cumnock , St . Barnabas ( 230 ) ; Mauchlinc , St . Mungo ' s ( 240 ) ; and Kilmarnock , St . James's ( 270 ) . These Lodges walked in procession to the site of the monument ; and there , having formed themselves into an extensive circle , the 11 . W . D . G . M ., Alexander Boswell , of Aucliiulcck , Esq ., M . P ., proceeded to lay the foundation stone , and also deposited a plate bearing the following inscription : —
" M > y the favour of Almighty God , on the twenty-fifth day of January , a . d ., m / dcccxx , of the 'JEra of Masonry , 5820 , and in the sixtieth year of tlie Keign of our beloved Sovereign George the Third , His Eoyal Highness George Prince of Wales being Kegont of the United Kingdom and a munificent subscriber to tho edifice , the foundation stone of this monument , erected , by public subscription in honour of the genius of Robkiit Burns , the Ayrshire Poet , wa . s laid by Alexander Bos Avell , Esq ., of Auchinleck , M . P , Worshipful Depntv Grand . Master of the Most