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Provincial.
Aldermen ( two abreast ) . Councillors ( two abreast ) . Magistrates , accompanied by their Clerk ( two abreast ) . Tlie Architect , Builder , and Secretary . The Committee and Friends of the Hospital ( two abreast ) . Band . Freemasons ( two abreast ) . Service for the day having been duly performed , the Bro . Rev .
Joseph Ray , Lecturer of St . Philip's , Birmingham , and Senior Grand Chaplain of the Province of Warwickshire , preached a beautiful sermon from St . John v . 5 , 6 , 7— "Ancl a certain man was there which had an infirmity thirty and eight years . AA'hen Jesus saw him lie , and knew that he had been now a long time in that case , He saith unto him , AVilt thou be made whole ? The impotent man answered him , Sir , I have no man when the water is troubled to put me into the pool , bufc while I am coming
another steppe th down before me . " The rev . brother , after enlarging upon the faith of the poor man at the Pool of Befchescla , ancl the curative properties of the waters of the Pool by faith , hoped that they may be enabled to raise up the porches of a large Bethesda in Coventry— -where the lame , ancl halt , ancl impotent folk , gathered not merely from the lanes and alleys surrounding them , but from the broad ancl leafy plains of Warwickshire , amongst whom tbey proposed to send the messenger of health .
A full choral service was performed—collections being made on behalf of the hospital . The procession , having been reformed , proceeded to the site of the New Hospital , on the Stoney Stanton-road , accompanied by the band of the Second Administrative Battalion of the AA ' arwiekshire Rifle Volunteers , under the leadership of Bro . Standhaft . The Hundredth Psalm having been sung by an efficient choir
and the immense multitude assembled , the Rev . Bro . Joseph Utty , Lecturer of St . Philip's , Birmingham , delivered the following prayer : — " Almighty Father ancl Supreme Ruler of the Universe , Thou who hast set Thy glory above the heavens , we invoke Thy benediction upon the site now dedicated to works of mercy , relief , and brotherly love . We confess with all humility that' Except the Lord build the bouse , their labour is but lost that build it . ' Grantthereforewe beseech Theethat the
, , , building which shall hereafter rise upon this foundation-stone may be a temple of charity ever filled with works of gratitude , praise , and love to the glory of the Great Architect of all Things ; and that we , and all Thy faithful servants , as well as those united to each other by the bonds of Masonry , as those by the brotherhood of Christ , may finally be permitted to celebrate the dedication of Thy temple in the heavens to Thyself , the Great God , who dwelleth therein . "
The R . AV . Prov . G . MASTED , then , having spread the mortar on the key-stone of the arch of the principal entrance , ancl it having been proved by plumb rule level and square , he struck the stone with the mallet three times , saying , " I pronounce this
stone well and truly laid , may the Great Architect of the Universe prosper this and all our virtuous , good , and laudable undertakings , and may He bestow upon us the blessings of love , X'eace , harmony , and plenty . " Corn , wine , and oil having been poured upon the stone by the proper officers , the Provincial Grand Master , turning to the vast concourse surrounding the site , said : — "Ladies and gentlemen , the first stone of the new Coventry Hospital , which is specially intended for
the poor and needy , sick and lame , not only in this city , but in the surrounding neighbourhood , is now laid ; and I trust will receive t ] ie support it cteserves . The olcl hospital , which has been in existence- many years , has clone good service ; but the size of of the building and its arrangements are insufficient for the wants of the people , and its situation in Little Park-street not such as it should be . According to the reports of the hospital for the last half-dozen yearsthe average number of in-patients
, relieved in the hospital appear to be about 150 , and of outpatients 1 , 300 . In addition to these there are about 800 casual patients annually relieved who are not provided with tickets , but who are visited by the house surgeon or otherwise relieved . Having been a subscriber to the hospital for some years , I can speak of the great good that it has done , and of the assistance that it has renderednot only to the poor of this citbut to
, y , those in my own and in other agricultural parishes . I trust that it may please the Great Architect of the Universe to prosper our work commenced this day , ancl bring it to a happy conclusion . " The stone having been duly lowered , Bro . Edward Hooper
ICiltoe , P . M . of the AVarden Lodge , Sutton Coldfield , and Incumbent of New Oscot , advanced to the front , and said—Ifc has been the custom of the Craft from time immemorial , on the occasion of laying the foundation-stone of any intend © building with Masonic ceremonies , that some brother should deliver an oration suitable to the occasion . In obedience , then , to the authority which we all , as Warwickshire Masons , revere , I accepted the officeand must appeal to fraternal patience
, your ancl forbearance to excuse the many shortcomings of which I feel only too conscious . We are met together , then , to-day , to fulfil a great duty , no less than to gratify one of the noblest pleasures which we are capable of enjoying . I need not here dilate on the intended use of the future building , that has already been well ancl widely made known to you all , and possibly some among those assembled may have experienced the
benefit of the past working of the institution ; but this much I must say , that of all buildings the one which we should most delight in assisting to raise by tbe energy of the Craft , is one which is destined to extend relief ancl consolation to our suffering fellow-creatures in the hour of their affliction . Our Order , let me remind you , is founded on the purest principles of piety ancl virtuebut above all on the three great and
, vital principles of brotherly love , relief , and truth ; and we cannot separate them one from the other without greatdanger of fallincr short in the exercise of all tliree . To-day , however , I would place the two first in greater prominence before you , and endeavour , as far as in me lies , to awaken your feelings , by making , on behalf of the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital , such a claim on your charity as your
circumstances in life may fairly warrant . It is not in tho power of all , or indeed of any of us , to imitate the example of our Great Master , by continually going about doing good , bufc at the same time we can all assist in good works when brought , as it were , to our very doors ; ancl yon , brethren , have to-day been lawfully summoned to join in this laudable undertaking . The Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital was first established in the year 1838 , and has been since supported by annual subscriptions , legacies , ancl donations . By accumulations of the two latter sources a reserve fund has been established , part of which has been invested , and part still remains at interest in the hands
of the treasurers . The present building has been found wholly inadequate to supply the daily increasing necessities of the neighbourhood ancl county ; in proof of which I may mention that during the past yearyending on the 1 st of November , ninety eight patients were received ancl treated in the hospital ; while in proof of the immense amount of relief afforded to the community at large , I may mention further that no fewer than twelve hundred , and seventy-six persons
received gratuitous advice and medicine as out-patients , of which number ( and to this I would particularly direct your attention ) two hundred ancl ninety-one were visited at their own homes . These statistics are obtained by the delivery at the Hospital of subscribers' tickets iu virtue of which the assistance is afforded ; but over and above this number ( great as ib is ) I find that seven hundred and ninety persons received casual reliefmaking an aggregate of two thousand one hundred and
, sixty-four eases of suffering relieved . Now in order to meet these increased and increasing demands , it was deemed expedient not to add to tho existing building , but to procure an entirely new and central site , and raise a fresh structure more in accordance with so noble an object , ancl capable of supplying those wants which have been so keenly felt . This , however , could not be done without trenching largely on , I may say , exhausting the fund above-mentioned , ancl even this will fall
short of the contemplated expenditure—a work in itself so noble , and so nobly conceived , command's our warmest sympathy ancl our most hearty co-operation , for I need not point out to yon thafc , besides exhausting the permanent funded property of the hospital , the enlarged building will necessitate a corresponding outlay for years to come ; ancl though , doubtless , in future generations many will come forward to support the institution , its present utility must not be crippled . Brethren ,
I need not remind you of the proud position that AVarwickshire , as a Masonic province , holds . I allude not to the numbers who range under its banners—that is comparatively an accidental civcumstance—but I allude , and with pride , to the amount of its contributions to the several charities . Yon , brethren , who have rallied round the standard of our right worshipful and right beloved Provincial Grand Master on the many occasions of his presiding at the festivals of the different Masonic Charities , can best appreciate his intrinsic worth and
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Provincial.
Aldermen ( two abreast ) . Councillors ( two abreast ) . Magistrates , accompanied by their Clerk ( two abreast ) . Tlie Architect , Builder , and Secretary . The Committee and Friends of the Hospital ( two abreast ) . Band . Freemasons ( two abreast ) . Service for the day having been duly performed , the Bro . Rev .
Joseph Ray , Lecturer of St . Philip's , Birmingham , and Senior Grand Chaplain of the Province of Warwickshire , preached a beautiful sermon from St . John v . 5 , 6 , 7— "Ancl a certain man was there which had an infirmity thirty and eight years . AA'hen Jesus saw him lie , and knew that he had been now a long time in that case , He saith unto him , AVilt thou be made whole ? The impotent man answered him , Sir , I have no man when the water is troubled to put me into the pool , bufc while I am coming
another steppe th down before me . " The rev . brother , after enlarging upon the faith of the poor man at the Pool of Befchescla , ancl the curative properties of the waters of the Pool by faith , hoped that they may be enabled to raise up the porches of a large Bethesda in Coventry— -where the lame , ancl halt , ancl impotent folk , gathered not merely from the lanes and alleys surrounding them , but from the broad ancl leafy plains of Warwickshire , amongst whom tbey proposed to send the messenger of health .
A full choral service was performed—collections being made on behalf of the hospital . The procession , having been reformed , proceeded to the site of the New Hospital , on the Stoney Stanton-road , accompanied by the band of the Second Administrative Battalion of the AA ' arwiekshire Rifle Volunteers , under the leadership of Bro . Standhaft . The Hundredth Psalm having been sung by an efficient choir
and the immense multitude assembled , the Rev . Bro . Joseph Utty , Lecturer of St . Philip's , Birmingham , delivered the following prayer : — " Almighty Father ancl Supreme Ruler of the Universe , Thou who hast set Thy glory above the heavens , we invoke Thy benediction upon the site now dedicated to works of mercy , relief , and brotherly love . We confess with all humility that' Except the Lord build the bouse , their labour is but lost that build it . ' Grantthereforewe beseech Theethat the
, , , building which shall hereafter rise upon this foundation-stone may be a temple of charity ever filled with works of gratitude , praise , and love to the glory of the Great Architect of all Things ; and that we , and all Thy faithful servants , as well as those united to each other by the bonds of Masonry , as those by the brotherhood of Christ , may finally be permitted to celebrate the dedication of Thy temple in the heavens to Thyself , the Great God , who dwelleth therein . "
The R . AV . Prov . G . MASTED , then , having spread the mortar on the key-stone of the arch of the principal entrance , ancl it having been proved by plumb rule level and square , he struck the stone with the mallet three times , saying , " I pronounce this
stone well and truly laid , may the Great Architect of the Universe prosper this and all our virtuous , good , and laudable undertakings , and may He bestow upon us the blessings of love , X'eace , harmony , and plenty . " Corn , wine , and oil having been poured upon the stone by the proper officers , the Provincial Grand Master , turning to the vast concourse surrounding the site , said : — "Ladies and gentlemen , the first stone of the new Coventry Hospital , which is specially intended for
the poor and needy , sick and lame , not only in this city , but in the surrounding neighbourhood , is now laid ; and I trust will receive t ] ie support it cteserves . The olcl hospital , which has been in existence- many years , has clone good service ; but the size of of the building and its arrangements are insufficient for the wants of the people , and its situation in Little Park-street not such as it should be . According to the reports of the hospital for the last half-dozen yearsthe average number of in-patients
, relieved in the hospital appear to be about 150 , and of outpatients 1 , 300 . In addition to these there are about 800 casual patients annually relieved who are not provided with tickets , but who are visited by the house surgeon or otherwise relieved . Having been a subscriber to the hospital for some years , I can speak of the great good that it has done , and of the assistance that it has renderednot only to the poor of this citbut to
, y , those in my own and in other agricultural parishes . I trust that it may please the Great Architect of the Universe to prosper our work commenced this day , ancl bring it to a happy conclusion . " The stone having been duly lowered , Bro . Edward Hooper
ICiltoe , P . M . of the AVarden Lodge , Sutton Coldfield , and Incumbent of New Oscot , advanced to the front , and said—Ifc has been the custom of the Craft from time immemorial , on the occasion of laying the foundation-stone of any intend © building with Masonic ceremonies , that some brother should deliver an oration suitable to the occasion . In obedience , then , to the authority which we all , as Warwickshire Masons , revere , I accepted the officeand must appeal to fraternal patience
, your ancl forbearance to excuse the many shortcomings of which I feel only too conscious . We are met together , then , to-day , to fulfil a great duty , no less than to gratify one of the noblest pleasures which we are capable of enjoying . I need not here dilate on the intended use of the future building , that has already been well ancl widely made known to you all , and possibly some among those assembled may have experienced the
benefit of the past working of the institution ; but this much I must say , that of all buildings the one which we should most delight in assisting to raise by tbe energy of the Craft , is one which is destined to extend relief ancl consolation to our suffering fellow-creatures in the hour of their affliction . Our Order , let me remind you , is founded on the purest principles of piety ancl virtuebut above all on the three great and
, vital principles of brotherly love , relief , and truth ; and we cannot separate them one from the other without greatdanger of fallincr short in the exercise of all tliree . To-day , however , I would place the two first in greater prominence before you , and endeavour , as far as in me lies , to awaken your feelings , by making , on behalf of the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital , such a claim on your charity as your
circumstances in life may fairly warrant . It is not in tho power of all , or indeed of any of us , to imitate the example of our Great Master , by continually going about doing good , bufc at the same time we can all assist in good works when brought , as it were , to our very doors ; ancl yon , brethren , have to-day been lawfully summoned to join in this laudable undertaking . The Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital was first established in the year 1838 , and has been since supported by annual subscriptions , legacies , ancl donations . By accumulations of the two latter sources a reserve fund has been established , part of which has been invested , and part still remains at interest in the hands
of the treasurers . The present building has been found wholly inadequate to supply the daily increasing necessities of the neighbourhood ancl county ; in proof of which I may mention that during the past yearyending on the 1 st of November , ninety eight patients were received ancl treated in the hospital ; while in proof of the immense amount of relief afforded to the community at large , I may mention further that no fewer than twelve hundred , and seventy-six persons
received gratuitous advice and medicine as out-patients , of which number ( and to this I would particularly direct your attention ) two hundred ancl ninety-one were visited at their own homes . These statistics are obtained by the delivery at the Hospital of subscribers' tickets iu virtue of which the assistance is afforded ; but over and above this number ( great as ib is ) I find that seven hundred and ninety persons received casual reliefmaking an aggregate of two thousand one hundred and
, sixty-four eases of suffering relieved . Now in order to meet these increased and increasing demands , it was deemed expedient not to add to tho existing building , but to procure an entirely new and central site , and raise a fresh structure more in accordance with so noble an object , ancl capable of supplying those wants which have been so keenly felt . This , however , could not be done without trenching largely on , I may say , exhausting the fund above-mentioned , ancl even this will fall
short of the contemplated expenditure—a work in itself so noble , and so nobly conceived , command's our warmest sympathy ancl our most hearty co-operation , for I need not point out to yon thafc , besides exhausting the permanent funded property of the hospital , the enlarged building will necessitate a corresponding outlay for years to come ; ancl though , doubtless , in future generations many will come forward to support the institution , its present utility must not be crippled . Brethren ,
I need not remind you of the proud position that AVarwickshire , as a Masonic province , holds . I allude not to the numbers who range under its banners—that is comparatively an accidental civcumstance—but I allude , and with pride , to the amount of its contributions to the several charities . Yon , brethren , who have rallied round the standard of our right worshipful and right beloved Provincial Grand Master on the many occasions of his presiding at the festivals of the different Masonic Charities , can best appreciate his intrinsic worth and