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Article PROVINCIAL LODGES. ← Page 10 of 18 →
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Provincial Lodges.
Men , women , and children , here assembled to-day to behold this ceremony , know all of you , that we be lawful Masons , true to the laws of our country , and established of old , Avith peace and honour in most countries , to do good to our brethren , to build great buildings , and to fear God , AA-IIO is the great Architect of all things . We have among us , concealed from the eyes of all men , secrets which may not be revealed , and which no man has discovered ; but these secrets are lawful and honourable to know , by Masons , Avho only have the keeping of them to the end of time . Unless
our Craft were good and our calling most honourable , we should not have lasted so many centuries , nor should we have had so many illustrious brothers in our Order ready to promote our laws and further our interests . To-day Ave are here assembled , in the presence of yon all , to build a house for Masonry , which we pray God may prosper , if it seem good to Him , that it may become a building for good men and good deeds , and promote harmony ancl brotherly love , till the world itself shall end .
Response— " So mote it be . " A bottle AA-as produced , containing a scroll , and it was deposited in a cavity of the stone . A copy of the scroll was read by the Secretary ( Brother Williams ) of the Silurian Lodge , which gave a short history of the Lodge and its foundation , a list of the present officers , the board of governors of the new Masonic Hall , a list of the subscribers , ancl a full programme of the day ' s proceedings . The Treasurer ( Brother Edward Wells ) then produced the coinswhich were
, from a farthing to a five-shilling piece of the present reign , and they Avere also deposited in a cavity in the stone . After that , the inscription-plate was read by the Worshipful Master of the Silurian Lodge , as follows : —
ALL GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH ! THE FOUNDATION STONE or THIS MASONIC HALL , ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SILURIAN LODGE , No . 693 , OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS , Was laid by COLONEL KEMEYS TYNTE , M . P ..
P . G . M . FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE , Assisted by JOHN E . W . ROLLS , Esq ., of the Hendre , D . P . G . M . for the same Province , and the OFFICERS OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND AND THE SILURIAN LODGES , On WEDNESDAY , the IWi Day of AUGUST , 1855 . A . D ., MDCCCLV . : A . L ., 5855 ,
According to the Ancient Usages of Masonry , and in the presence of a numerous and brilliant Assemblage of the Craft . R . G . THOMAS , of Newport , Architect . HENRY P . BOLT , of Newport , Builder . Mr . Williams , the Mason , having produced the mortar and the trowel , having been presented to the Right Worshipful Master ( Colonel Tynte ) , he spread it on tlmloAver stone , and the upper stone then descended , the band playing " Rule Britannia , " ancl afterwardsthe National Anthem
, . The P . Grand Chaplain then offered up the PRAYER OF BENEDICTION . "May the Almighty Architect of the Universe , who has disposed all things in order , according to the excellency of His will , who made the heavens for His Majesty , the sun and stars for His glory and our comfort , and the earth as a place for our obedience to His laws , look down upon us Master Masons , now endeavouring to build a house according to the rules of charity , by the bond of love . May this house , of which wo have placed the first stone in the earth , be a habitation for good men , meeting to-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial Lodges.
Men , women , and children , here assembled to-day to behold this ceremony , know all of you , that we be lawful Masons , true to the laws of our country , and established of old , Avith peace and honour in most countries , to do good to our brethren , to build great buildings , and to fear God , AA-IIO is the great Architect of all things . We have among us , concealed from the eyes of all men , secrets which may not be revealed , and which no man has discovered ; but these secrets are lawful and honourable to know , by Masons , Avho only have the keeping of them to the end of time . Unless
our Craft were good and our calling most honourable , we should not have lasted so many centuries , nor should we have had so many illustrious brothers in our Order ready to promote our laws and further our interests . To-day Ave are here assembled , in the presence of yon all , to build a house for Masonry , which we pray God may prosper , if it seem good to Him , that it may become a building for good men and good deeds , and promote harmony ancl brotherly love , till the world itself shall end .
Response— " So mote it be . " A bottle AA-as produced , containing a scroll , and it was deposited in a cavity of the stone . A copy of the scroll was read by the Secretary ( Brother Williams ) of the Silurian Lodge , which gave a short history of the Lodge and its foundation , a list of the present officers , the board of governors of the new Masonic Hall , a list of the subscribers , ancl a full programme of the day ' s proceedings . The Treasurer ( Brother Edward Wells ) then produced the coinswhich were
, from a farthing to a five-shilling piece of the present reign , and they Avere also deposited in a cavity in the stone . After that , the inscription-plate was read by the Worshipful Master of the Silurian Lodge , as follows : —
ALL GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH ! THE FOUNDATION STONE or THIS MASONIC HALL , ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SILURIAN LODGE , No . 693 , OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS , Was laid by COLONEL KEMEYS TYNTE , M . P ..
P . G . M . FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE , Assisted by JOHN E . W . ROLLS , Esq ., of the Hendre , D . P . G . M . for the same Province , and the OFFICERS OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND AND THE SILURIAN LODGES , On WEDNESDAY , the IWi Day of AUGUST , 1855 . A . D ., MDCCCLV . : A . L ., 5855 ,
According to the Ancient Usages of Masonry , and in the presence of a numerous and brilliant Assemblage of the Craft . R . G . THOMAS , of Newport , Architect . HENRY P . BOLT , of Newport , Builder . Mr . Williams , the Mason , having produced the mortar and the trowel , having been presented to the Right Worshipful Master ( Colonel Tynte ) , he spread it on tlmloAver stone , and the upper stone then descended , the band playing " Rule Britannia , " ancl afterwardsthe National Anthem
, . The P . Grand Chaplain then offered up the PRAYER OF BENEDICTION . "May the Almighty Architect of the Universe , who has disposed all things in order , according to the excellency of His will , who made the heavens for His Majesty , the sun and stars for His glory and our comfort , and the earth as a place for our obedience to His laws , look down upon us Master Masons , now endeavouring to build a house according to the rules of charity , by the bond of love . May this house , of which wo have placed the first stone in the earth , be a habitation for good men , meeting to-