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Royal Freemasons' Girls' School.
honour to bo placed , and in performing the duties of which I always feel tho greatest pleasure . I will now proceed ivith the dedication of this building . I strew this corn [ strewing it from ( he Cornucopia ] as a symbol of plenty ; I pour this wine [ pouring it ] as a symbol of joy ancl gladness ; I pour this oil [ pouring it ] as a symbol of comfort ancl peace . May all hearts act in unison in providing for the inmates of this institution an abundance of com , oil , and nine , and all the comforts of life , and in ever preserving it from ruin and decay . Now , as Grand Master of the Ancient Fraternitof Free aud ted Masons of
y Accep England , ancl in honour of T . G . A . O . T . U ., I declare this edifice dedicated to the sacred cause of education—religious and moral education . I pray that the M . H . may bless our labours , and that the children who are the objects of our solicitude may ever preserve their honour ancl virtue ; and from the instruction they hero receive may bo duly honoured in this world , and when they depart from it , become partakers of eternal bliss .
The Rev . the Grand Chaplain ( Bro . Moore ) then offered up to the throne of grace the following prayer : — " Almighty and eternal God , the fountain of all wisdom , who saidst in the beginning , £ Let there be fight , and there was fight , ' we give Thee hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness , ancl especially in permitting us to meet together for the dedication of this structure to the purpose of sound religious ancl virtuous education . To Thy mercy it is owing that we are enabled to celebrate the letion of om- desi Fix in our heartswe
comp gns . , beseech Thee , a deep conviction that learning is valuable only as it leads us to a knowledge of Thee , and of Thy will ; give grace to all who have been promoters of this institution , that they may persevere in their endeavours to render it permanently beneficial ; and , finally , we pray Thee to be evermore its protector and defender ;—do Thou bless it , and keep it ; do Thou make Thy face to shine upon it , and be gracious unto it . Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon it , and evermore crown it ivith Thy blessing . So moto it be . "
The ceremony having been thus brought to a conclusion , the bands struck up " Gocl save the Queen , " and the Grand Master returned in Masonic procession to the Grand Lodge , which was closed in ample form , and with solemn prayer . The Grand Master with his Officers next proceeded to inspect the interior of the building , with the arrangement of which they expressed themselves highly gratified , and afterwards presided over a very elegant dHjeilnerprovided by the new proprietors of the
Free-, masons' Tavern , in one of Mr . Benjamin Edgington ' s spacious and well arranged marquees . About 900 persons , consisting of Brethren and their ladies , sat down to the dSjeiiner . At first considerable confusion occurred , from want of management with regard to the seats , so that the 200 or 300 Brethren , who had paid their guinea for the honour of being Stewards , found themselves in no better a situation than those who had contented themselves with paying their
halfguinea for their tickets of admission . Ultimately , however , they were seated in some fashion , and the tables having been most liberally supplied with the good tilings of this life by Bros . Watson , Coggin , and Banks , all went merrily as a marriage-bell . At the conclusion of the deje & ner , the health of Her Majesty , H . R . H . Prince Albert , Success to the Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children , the health of the Grand Masterthe Deputy Grand Master and Provincial Grand
, Masters , the Present and Past Grand Officers , and other toasts , not forgetting the ladies , were drunk ; but , owing- to the non-conducting power of the canvass , the distance at which the representatives of the press were placed from the cross-table , the popping of corks , the buzzing of conversation carried on under the influence of sparkling
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Royal Freemasons' Girls' School.
honour to bo placed , and in performing the duties of which I always feel tho greatest pleasure . I will now proceed ivith the dedication of this building . I strew this corn [ strewing it from ( he Cornucopia ] as a symbol of plenty ; I pour this wine [ pouring it ] as a symbol of joy ancl gladness ; I pour this oil [ pouring it ] as a symbol of comfort ancl peace . May all hearts act in unison in providing for the inmates of this institution an abundance of com , oil , and nine , and all the comforts of life , and in ever preserving it from ruin and decay . Now , as Grand Master of the Ancient Fraternitof Free aud ted Masons of
y Accep England , ancl in honour of T . G . A . O . T . U ., I declare this edifice dedicated to the sacred cause of education—religious and moral education . I pray that the M . H . may bless our labours , and that the children who are the objects of our solicitude may ever preserve their honour ancl virtue ; and from the instruction they hero receive may bo duly honoured in this world , and when they depart from it , become partakers of eternal bliss .
The Rev . the Grand Chaplain ( Bro . Moore ) then offered up to the throne of grace the following prayer : — " Almighty and eternal God , the fountain of all wisdom , who saidst in the beginning , £ Let there be fight , and there was fight , ' we give Thee hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness , ancl especially in permitting us to meet together for the dedication of this structure to the purpose of sound religious ancl virtuous education . To Thy mercy it is owing that we are enabled to celebrate the letion of om- desi Fix in our heartswe
comp gns . , beseech Thee , a deep conviction that learning is valuable only as it leads us to a knowledge of Thee , and of Thy will ; give grace to all who have been promoters of this institution , that they may persevere in their endeavours to render it permanently beneficial ; and , finally , we pray Thee to be evermore its protector and defender ;—do Thou bless it , and keep it ; do Thou make Thy face to shine upon it , and be gracious unto it . Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon it , and evermore crown it ivith Thy blessing . So moto it be . "
The ceremony having been thus brought to a conclusion , the bands struck up " Gocl save the Queen , " and the Grand Master returned in Masonic procession to the Grand Lodge , which was closed in ample form , and with solemn prayer . The Grand Master with his Officers next proceeded to inspect the interior of the building , with the arrangement of which they expressed themselves highly gratified , and afterwards presided over a very elegant dHjeilnerprovided by the new proprietors of the
Free-, masons' Tavern , in one of Mr . Benjamin Edgington ' s spacious and well arranged marquees . About 900 persons , consisting of Brethren and their ladies , sat down to the dSjeiiner . At first considerable confusion occurred , from want of management with regard to the seats , so that the 200 or 300 Brethren , who had paid their guinea for the honour of being Stewards , found themselves in no better a situation than those who had contented themselves with paying their
halfguinea for their tickets of admission . Ultimately , however , they were seated in some fashion , and the tables having been most liberally supplied with the good tilings of this life by Bros . Watson , Coggin , and Banks , all went merrily as a marriage-bell . At the conclusion of the deje & ner , the health of Her Majesty , H . R . H . Prince Albert , Success to the Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children , the health of the Grand Masterthe Deputy Grand Master and Provincial Grand
, Masters , the Present and Past Grand Officers , and other toasts , not forgetting the ladies , were drunk ; but , owing- to the non-conducting power of the canvass , the distance at which the representatives of the press were placed from the cross-table , the popping of corks , the buzzing of conversation carried on under the influence of sparkling