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Provincial.
necessity of providing religious instruction for men , ancl not waiting till they seek for it ; that men are ignorant of their spiritual necessities , and are indisposed to apply for instruction ; unconscious of their moral malad y , and therefore Jo not appreciate the healing waters , or the great ph ysician . Regardiiv . *" , then , a national church as the onl y legitimate and efficient means of supplying the spiritual necessities of the people , we may well say , " The . harvest truly is great , but the labourers arc few
. " A dense mass of ignorance , and vice , and profanity still remains to be penetrated and removed ; great and populous districts , which have overgrown the means of regular religious instruction , where the people are as sheep without a shepherd , remain even in this country to be provided for . This is not happily the case in this ancient and interesting town , where the people are much better supplied with the means of religious instruction than in many other lacesyet even here is
p ; found one large parish , vast in numbers , but poor in substance , where for two hundred years tlie Jiouse of God has lain waste ; the liand of the spoiler demolished the temple in which their fathers worshipped , the ruins of which remain , but in the immediate neighbourhood of it is about to arise a spacious and commodious structure , which will be dedicated to the service of God , and where the ignorant will be taught , the vicious reclaimedthe weak sustainedand the great interests of
godli-, , ness promoted . This great and good cause was'indebted mainly for its commencement to the pious and persevering zeal of one individual , who , influenced by love for the place of his nativity , had employed his influence with those who have the power and the disposition to render effective aid under such circumstances . " The preacher here paid a well-deserved and most appropriate tribute to the benevolent exertions
and generous contributions of the Rev . J . T . ROUND , towards accomplishing this object , and concluded an energetic and truly eloquent discourse , by exhorting the congregation to co-operate in the good work , and to give the glory to God . The procession left the church in the same order in which it entered it ; and , without the slightest confusion , moved to the site of the newchurch , where the most admirable arrangements had been made . In front ,
and on one side of the site of the intended new church , spacious galleries with awnings had been erected , which were crowded with beauty ancl female loveliness , while the space allotted for the gentlemen forming the procession was filled to an overflow . An elevated platform had been built around the part which was to be occupied by tbe Stone , which was suspended by proper tackling . On this platform were John Round , Esq ., of Danbury Park ( who laid the stone ) , the Archdeacon , the Rev . W .
M . 'fucker ( incumbent ) , the Architect , ( Mr . Mason , of Ipswich , ) the Contractor ( Mr . Lay ) , the Master and various officers of the Masonic liodge , bearing the Bible , emblems , & c . The arms of the Craft , beautifully emblazoned on a banner of light blue silk , were also displayed on the platform , bearing the appropriate motto—Audi , Vide , Tace . The scene at this moment was of the most pleasing and animating descriptionand eminently calculated to inspire the most delihtful feelings and
, g reflections . The bright display of beauty and of fashion which met the eye at every part , the various flags that floated proudly in the breeze , and the rich collars , jewels , and other ornaments of our Order , combined to render it one cf the most attractive ceremonies in my remembrance . The holy work ivas then commenced , under the most happy auspices : the 100 th psalm was sung by the charity children , the band supporting VI )! .. in . O v
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Provincial.
necessity of providing religious instruction for men , ancl not waiting till they seek for it ; that men are ignorant of their spiritual necessities , and are indisposed to apply for instruction ; unconscious of their moral malad y , and therefore Jo not appreciate the healing waters , or the great ph ysician . Regardiiv . *" , then , a national church as the onl y legitimate and efficient means of supplying the spiritual necessities of the people , we may well say , " The . harvest truly is great , but the labourers arc few
. " A dense mass of ignorance , and vice , and profanity still remains to be penetrated and removed ; great and populous districts , which have overgrown the means of regular religious instruction , where the people are as sheep without a shepherd , remain even in this country to be provided for . This is not happily the case in this ancient and interesting town , where the people are much better supplied with the means of religious instruction than in many other lacesyet even here is
p ; found one large parish , vast in numbers , but poor in substance , where for two hundred years tlie Jiouse of God has lain waste ; the liand of the spoiler demolished the temple in which their fathers worshipped , the ruins of which remain , but in the immediate neighbourhood of it is about to arise a spacious and commodious structure , which will be dedicated to the service of God , and where the ignorant will be taught , the vicious reclaimedthe weak sustainedand the great interests of
godli-, , ness promoted . This great and good cause was'indebted mainly for its commencement to the pious and persevering zeal of one individual , who , influenced by love for the place of his nativity , had employed his influence with those who have the power and the disposition to render effective aid under such circumstances . " The preacher here paid a well-deserved and most appropriate tribute to the benevolent exertions
and generous contributions of the Rev . J . T . ROUND , towards accomplishing this object , and concluded an energetic and truly eloquent discourse , by exhorting the congregation to co-operate in the good work , and to give the glory to God . The procession left the church in the same order in which it entered it ; and , without the slightest confusion , moved to the site of the newchurch , where the most admirable arrangements had been made . In front ,
and on one side of the site of the intended new church , spacious galleries with awnings had been erected , which were crowded with beauty ancl female loveliness , while the space allotted for the gentlemen forming the procession was filled to an overflow . An elevated platform had been built around the part which was to be occupied by tbe Stone , which was suspended by proper tackling . On this platform were John Round , Esq ., of Danbury Park ( who laid the stone ) , the Archdeacon , the Rev . W .
M . 'fucker ( incumbent ) , the Architect , ( Mr . Mason , of Ipswich , ) the Contractor ( Mr . Lay ) , the Master and various officers of the Masonic liodge , bearing the Bible , emblems , & c . The arms of the Craft , beautifully emblazoned on a banner of light blue silk , were also displayed on the platform , bearing the appropriate motto—Audi , Vide , Tace . The scene at this moment was of the most pleasing and animating descriptionand eminently calculated to inspire the most delihtful feelings and
, g reflections . The bright display of beauty and of fashion which met the eye at every part , the various flags that floated proudly in the breeze , and the rich collars , jewels , and other ornaments of our Order , combined to render it one cf the most attractive ceremonies in my remembrance . The holy work ivas then commenced , under the most happy auspices : the 100 th psalm was sung by the charity children , the band supporting VI )! .. in . O v