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the 20 th day of August , in the year of our Lord 1835 , being the sixth year of the reign of our most gracious Sovereign King William the Fourth , by Roger Cams Wilson , M . A . Vicar of Preston . JOHN CHARNOCK , ) Churchwardens of the Lower end of the JAMES BRAMWELL ) Parish . Joshua Britton , Richard Aughton , Francis Gardner , Bach & Young , Hugh Bamber , —Contractors .
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace , good will toAvavd men . —Luke ii . 14 . The Rev . gentleman next requested that the 100 th Psalm might be sung . All being IIOAV ready for the stone being lowered to its resting place , the Vicar went down to perform the ceremony of laying it , ancl after using his troivel , certainly much liker a gentleman than a master builder , the stone Avas let doAvn , and he gave the knocks with the common gavel , ancl then ascended to his former situation , immediately after AA'hich he addressed the meeting in a very eloquent and devout strain of thankfulness to the Almighty disposer for having thus far
advanced the object for Avhich they had met , and concluded Avith tiie folloAving compliment to the Masonic order : — "I will not , hoivever , any further detain you , than Avhilst I express my OAvn sense of the obligation Avhich the Free and Accepted Masons have conferred upon us , by attending the ceremony of this day in a manner Avhich has reflected so high a degree of interest on our AA-hole proceedings , and this has been done at considerable inconvenience to many of the members of the order . " The National Anthem , " God save the King , Avas then sung with
great spirit , and after three cheers given , the proceedings at the site ended . The procession then again formed , and returned to Preston by the way of Ashton Lodge , at Avhich place the Avorthy OAVner , James Pedder , Esq ., had provided a handsome cold repast for such of the gentlemen as chose to partake of it , whilst ale and porter Avere most liberall y supplied to the numerous out-door guests . We understand that W . Nicholson , Esq ., had also made tfie most ample provision for his friends , and that his hospitality Avas fully appreciated . The procession arrived in Preston at about a quarter to three o ' clock , ancl on reaching the King ' s Arms , separated .
THE DINNER . Four o ' clock was the hour fixed upon for dinner , Mid soon after that time , the guests , about 60 in number , had arrived . The large room at the King's Arms was very tastefully set out for the occasion , there being tii'o tables . At one , the Rev . Gilmour Robinsou , chaplain to the Provincial Grand Lodge , presided , supported on his right by the Vicar , on his left by the Rev . R . Harris . Vice-chairman , Brother Fallowfield ,
Director of the Ceremonies to the Provincial Grand Lodge ; and at the president ' s end of the table Avere also the folloiving clergymen—The Rev . T . Raven , the Rev . T . Clark , the Rev . J . Rigg , the Rev . B . J . Vernon , and the Rev . T . B . Dickson . At the other table , Brother Bach , W . M . of the Lodge of Unanimity , presided , ancl Avas admirably supported by Brother Park . After the cloth Avas removed , the healths of the King , the Queen , ancl the other members of the Royal Family , Avere drank with great cordiality ; and on the next toast , "Our hig hly respected guest , the Vicar of Preston , " being g iven , the same Avas drunk with great applause ; and Avhen the Reverend gentleman returned
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
the 20 th day of August , in the year of our Lord 1835 , being the sixth year of the reign of our most gracious Sovereign King William the Fourth , by Roger Cams Wilson , M . A . Vicar of Preston . JOHN CHARNOCK , ) Churchwardens of the Lower end of the JAMES BRAMWELL ) Parish . Joshua Britton , Richard Aughton , Francis Gardner , Bach & Young , Hugh Bamber , —Contractors .
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace , good will toAvavd men . —Luke ii . 14 . The Rev . gentleman next requested that the 100 th Psalm might be sung . All being IIOAV ready for the stone being lowered to its resting place , the Vicar went down to perform the ceremony of laying it , ancl after using his troivel , certainly much liker a gentleman than a master builder , the stone Avas let doAvn , and he gave the knocks with the common gavel , ancl then ascended to his former situation , immediately after AA'hich he addressed the meeting in a very eloquent and devout strain of thankfulness to the Almighty disposer for having thus far
advanced the object for Avhich they had met , and concluded Avith tiie folloAving compliment to the Masonic order : — "I will not , hoivever , any further detain you , than Avhilst I express my OAvn sense of the obligation Avhich the Free and Accepted Masons have conferred upon us , by attending the ceremony of this day in a manner Avhich has reflected so high a degree of interest on our AA-hole proceedings , and this has been done at considerable inconvenience to many of the members of the order . " The National Anthem , " God save the King , Avas then sung with
great spirit , and after three cheers given , the proceedings at the site ended . The procession then again formed , and returned to Preston by the way of Ashton Lodge , at Avhich place the Avorthy OAVner , James Pedder , Esq ., had provided a handsome cold repast for such of the gentlemen as chose to partake of it , whilst ale and porter Avere most liberall y supplied to the numerous out-door guests . We understand that W . Nicholson , Esq ., had also made tfie most ample provision for his friends , and that his hospitality Avas fully appreciated . The procession arrived in Preston at about a quarter to three o ' clock , ancl on reaching the King ' s Arms , separated .
THE DINNER . Four o ' clock was the hour fixed upon for dinner , Mid soon after that time , the guests , about 60 in number , had arrived . The large room at the King's Arms was very tastefully set out for the occasion , there being tii'o tables . At one , the Rev . Gilmour Robinsou , chaplain to the Provincial Grand Lodge , presided , supported on his right by the Vicar , on his left by the Rev . R . Harris . Vice-chairman , Brother Fallowfield ,
Director of the Ceremonies to the Provincial Grand Lodge ; and at the president ' s end of the table Avere also the folloiving clergymen—The Rev . T . Raven , the Rev . T . Clark , the Rev . J . Rigg , the Rev . B . J . Vernon , and the Rev . T . B . Dickson . At the other table , Brother Bach , W . M . of the Lodge of Unanimity , presided , ancl Avas admirably supported by Brother Park . After the cloth Avas removed , the healths of the King , the Queen , ancl the other members of the Royal Family , Avere drank with great cordiality ; and on the next toast , "Our hig hly respected guest , the Vicar of Preston , " being g iven , the same Avas drunk with great applause ; and Avhen the Reverend gentleman returned