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The p . Prov . G . M . then read an appropriate prayer , the Superintendent of Works was requested to proceed with his labours , and the ceremonies connected vrithlaying the foundation stone were gone through by hisjExcellency . The corn of nourishment , the wine of refreshment ) and the oil of joy , were then
severally poured out from chalices and flagons upon the stone . When this interesting part of the ceremony had been concluded , a bottle , hermetically sealed , was placed in a hollow prepared for its reception , containing the current coins of the realm , a copy of the Register and Advertiser newspapers of the 24 th of August , 1858 , and the following document : —^
-" North Adelaide Masonic and Public Hall . —The foundation of this hall was duly laid on the 25 th day of August , A . D . 1858 , A . L . 5858 , in the twenty-second year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria , and the third-ef His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell , K . C . B ., Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia . The ceremony was performed in accordance with the ancient
Masonic rites , by His Excellency Brother Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell , Governor in Chief of the Province of South Australia , and John Lazar , Esq ., Mayor or Adelaide , and Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Craft of Freemasons ; and by the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , English Constitution . The hall is being erected by a company of shareholders , called ' The North Adelaide Masonic and Public Hall Association . ' Trustees—John Bentham
Neales , Esq ., M . P . ; John Tuthil Bagot , Esq ., M . P . ; and Samuel Wright , Esq . Directors—Frederic Wieksteed , Esq . ( chairman ); Ulysses North Bagot , Esq . ; Wiiliam Thompson Sabben , Esq . ; John Richardson , Esq ., and Edward M . Bagot , Esq . Honorary Secretary—William Alexander Hughes , Esq . Architect-Edmund William Wright , Esq . Builders—Messrs . English and Brown . The only Lodge of the Craft in North Adelaide is No . 933 , English Constitution ,
called the ' Lodge of Truth , ' established 6 th December , 1854 , 5854 . P . Ms ., Bros . Richard McClure and U . N . Bagot ; W . M ., Bro . W . A . Hughes . " The stone was then lowered to its place , and His Excellency read the following prayer and verse : — " May the all-bounteous Author of Nature bless the inhabitants of this place with all the necessaries , conyeniencies , and comforts of life ; assist in the erection and completion of the building ; protect the workmen against every accident ; and long preserve this structure from decay ; and grant us all in needed supply the com of nourishment , the wine of refreshment , and the oil of joy .
" Place in form the corner-stone , True and trusty Brothers own ; Come and bring in thought sincere , Hands to help and thoughts to cheer ; Bear to Him whose praise we sing , Thanks that from each bosom spring . " His excellency having pronounced the stone to be well laid , said he was glad of the opportunity of talking part in the interesting ceremony which had convened them , and he trusted that when it was seen that the governor of the colony gladly
came forward to aid in such a work , there w ould be no doubt in the minds of any as to whether the institution of Freemasonry were consistent with tho laws and good order of society . He had much pleasure in taking the part ho did that day in their proceedings , as he felt sure their object would prove promotive of the good
of the province . The D . Prov . G . M ., in the name of the Craft , tendered sincere and heartfelt thanks to his excellency for the prompt manner in which he had complied with their request to take the part he had in the proceedings of the day . He felt that the Craft owed its recent increase and prosperity in no small degree to his excel * lency , who had on many occasions favoured them with his countenance and support . He would call upon his brother Masons to give three cheers for Governor , and three for Lady , MacDonnell .
The cheers were then given with hearty good will , and his excellency took his leave . The procession then left the ground for the inn from which it had started , where refreshment was provided .
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The p . Prov . G . M . then read an appropriate prayer , the Superintendent of Works was requested to proceed with his labours , and the ceremonies connected vrithlaying the foundation stone were gone through by hisjExcellency . The corn of nourishment , the wine of refreshment ) and the oil of joy , were then
severally poured out from chalices and flagons upon the stone . When this interesting part of the ceremony had been concluded , a bottle , hermetically sealed , was placed in a hollow prepared for its reception , containing the current coins of the realm , a copy of the Register and Advertiser newspapers of the 24 th of August , 1858 , and the following document : —^
-" North Adelaide Masonic and Public Hall . —The foundation of this hall was duly laid on the 25 th day of August , A . D . 1858 , A . L . 5858 , in the twenty-second year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria , and the third-ef His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell , K . C . B ., Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia . The ceremony was performed in accordance with the ancient
Masonic rites , by His Excellency Brother Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell , Governor in Chief of the Province of South Australia , and John Lazar , Esq ., Mayor or Adelaide , and Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Craft of Freemasons ; and by the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , English Constitution . The hall is being erected by a company of shareholders , called ' The North Adelaide Masonic and Public Hall Association . ' Trustees—John Bentham
Neales , Esq ., M . P . ; John Tuthil Bagot , Esq ., M . P . ; and Samuel Wright , Esq . Directors—Frederic Wieksteed , Esq . ( chairman ); Ulysses North Bagot , Esq . ; Wiiliam Thompson Sabben , Esq . ; John Richardson , Esq ., and Edward M . Bagot , Esq . Honorary Secretary—William Alexander Hughes , Esq . Architect-Edmund William Wright , Esq . Builders—Messrs . English and Brown . The only Lodge of the Craft in North Adelaide is No . 933 , English Constitution ,
called the ' Lodge of Truth , ' established 6 th December , 1854 , 5854 . P . Ms ., Bros . Richard McClure and U . N . Bagot ; W . M ., Bro . W . A . Hughes . " The stone was then lowered to its place , and His Excellency read the following prayer and verse : — " May the all-bounteous Author of Nature bless the inhabitants of this place with all the necessaries , conyeniencies , and comforts of life ; assist in the erection and completion of the building ; protect the workmen against every accident ; and long preserve this structure from decay ; and grant us all in needed supply the com of nourishment , the wine of refreshment , and the oil of joy .
" Place in form the corner-stone , True and trusty Brothers own ; Come and bring in thought sincere , Hands to help and thoughts to cheer ; Bear to Him whose praise we sing , Thanks that from each bosom spring . " His excellency having pronounced the stone to be well laid , said he was glad of the opportunity of talking part in the interesting ceremony which had convened them , and he trusted that when it was seen that the governor of the colony gladly
came forward to aid in such a work , there w ould be no doubt in the minds of any as to whether the institution of Freemasonry were consistent with tho laws and good order of society . He had much pleasure in taking the part ho did that day in their proceedings , as he felt sure their object would prove promotive of the good
of the province . The D . Prov . G . M ., in the name of the Craft , tendered sincere and heartfelt thanks to his excellency for the prompt manner in which he had complied with their request to take the part he had in the proceedings of the day . He felt that the Craft owed its recent increase and prosperity in no small degree to his excel * lency , who had on many occasions favoured them with his countenance and support . He would call upon his brother Masons to give three cheers for Governor , and three for Lady , MacDonnell .
The cheers were then given with hearty good will , and his excellency took his leave . The procession then left the ground for the inn from which it had started , where refreshment was provided .