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KEIGHLEY , Feb . 24 . —The foundation stone of the new Parish Church of Keighley was laid . The procession met at the Parish Church National School Room at twelve o ' clock , and proceeded to the church yard in the following order : —• Constables and Churchwardens ; Architects and Clerk of the Works ; Masons , Joiners , ancl other Contractors ; Building Committee ; Clergy ; Subscribers and Friends ; Superintendents and Secretaries ; Female
Teachers ; Male Teachers , from the different Church Schools of the Parish ; the Free ancl Accepted Masons of West Yorkshire ; the Royal Lodge of Odd Fellows . On the procession reaching the ground , prayers were offered up by the Rev . Dr . Busfeild , of Carlton , and a hymn was sung , after which the stone was laid by Frederic Greenwood , Esq ., of Ryshwort Hall . Mr . Greenwood , ou laying the stone , made an appropriate address .
Dr . Busfeild read certain sentences of scripture , and another hymn was sung . Then , Bro . LEE , the Provincial Deputy Grand Master directed certain officers of his Order to apply the plumb , the square , and the level to the stone . This done , he pronounced the stone to be duly laid , and said , addressing the rector : —" Think not , Rev . Sir , that these are idle ceremonies . The plumb teaches us to walk uprightly ; the level to walk humbly ; and the square to regulate our doings by God's law . "
The Hon . and Rev . PHILIP SAVILE , of Methley , Provincial Grand Chaplain , then came forward , and poured corn , wine , and oil on the stone , expressing a hope that the word preached there might fall into good ground , and bring forth much fruit—that as oil stills the troubled waters , so might God ' s grace support ancl console us in earthly trialsand as wine maketh glad the heart of man , so might the preached word cheer the minds of those who hear it . The Rev . WILLIAM BUSFEILD M . A . rector of Keighley , then came
, , forward and delivered a long and powerful address . The concluding prayers were then offered up , and the National Anthem was sung . The procession then moved to St . John ' s , where an excellent sermon was preached by the Hon . and Rev . P . Savile , from the words— " Except the Lord build the house , they labour in vain that build it . " The clergy , churchwardens , and building committee afterwards dined
with the Freemasons , at the Devonshire Arms . There were great numbers of Masons who had come from a distance to be present on the occasion . Such a demonstration of good will to the Church has not been made for a long time in Keighley ; and we doubt not that the effect of it will last beyond the moment . Let but the Church be faithful to her duty , and she will continue to gain the affection of the masses of our population who have been estranged by her inability to supply them with her ministrations . And if she live in the affections of the people of this country , she will outlive all the storms which assail her .
SUNDERLAND , Jan . —The annual meeting of the Palatine Lodge , No . 114 , was held in the Lodge-room , at the Bridge Hotel , when the following members were installed as office-bearers of the Lodge for the ensuing year : —Bros . T . White , W . M . ; E . Smith , P . M . ; J . Crowe , S . W . ; W . Dewar , J . W . ; J . Crossby , Treasurer ; A . Milne , Secretary G . S . Ranson , S . D . ; T . Robson , J . D . ; J . Crawford , I . G . ; and
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Provincial.
KEIGHLEY , Feb . 24 . —The foundation stone of the new Parish Church of Keighley was laid . The procession met at the Parish Church National School Room at twelve o ' clock , and proceeded to the church yard in the following order : —• Constables and Churchwardens ; Architects and Clerk of the Works ; Masons , Joiners , ancl other Contractors ; Building Committee ; Clergy ; Subscribers and Friends ; Superintendents and Secretaries ; Female
Teachers ; Male Teachers , from the different Church Schools of the Parish ; the Free ancl Accepted Masons of West Yorkshire ; the Royal Lodge of Odd Fellows . On the procession reaching the ground , prayers were offered up by the Rev . Dr . Busfeild , of Carlton , and a hymn was sung , after which the stone was laid by Frederic Greenwood , Esq ., of Ryshwort Hall . Mr . Greenwood , ou laying the stone , made an appropriate address .
Dr . Busfeild read certain sentences of scripture , and another hymn was sung . Then , Bro . LEE , the Provincial Deputy Grand Master directed certain officers of his Order to apply the plumb , the square , and the level to the stone . This done , he pronounced the stone to be duly laid , and said , addressing the rector : —" Think not , Rev . Sir , that these are idle ceremonies . The plumb teaches us to walk uprightly ; the level to walk humbly ; and the square to regulate our doings by God's law . "
The Hon . and Rev . PHILIP SAVILE , of Methley , Provincial Grand Chaplain , then came forward , and poured corn , wine , and oil on the stone , expressing a hope that the word preached there might fall into good ground , and bring forth much fruit—that as oil stills the troubled waters , so might God ' s grace support ancl console us in earthly trialsand as wine maketh glad the heart of man , so might the preached word cheer the minds of those who hear it . The Rev . WILLIAM BUSFEILD M . A . rector of Keighley , then came
, , forward and delivered a long and powerful address . The concluding prayers were then offered up , and the National Anthem was sung . The procession then moved to St . John ' s , where an excellent sermon was preached by the Hon . and Rev . P . Savile , from the words— " Except the Lord build the house , they labour in vain that build it . " The clergy , churchwardens , and building committee afterwards dined
with the Freemasons , at the Devonshire Arms . There were great numbers of Masons who had come from a distance to be present on the occasion . Such a demonstration of good will to the Church has not been made for a long time in Keighley ; and we doubt not that the effect of it will last beyond the moment . Let but the Church be faithful to her duty , and she will continue to gain the affection of the masses of our population who have been estranged by her inability to supply them with her ministrations . And if she live in the affections of the people of this country , she will outlive all the storms which assail her .
SUNDERLAND , Jan . —The annual meeting of the Palatine Lodge , No . 114 , was held in the Lodge-room , at the Bridge Hotel , when the following members were installed as office-bearers of the Lodge for the ensuing year : —Bros . T . White , W . M . ; E . Smith , P . M . ; J . Crowe , S . W . ; W . Dewar , J . W . ; J . Crossby , Treasurer ; A . Milne , Secretary G . S . Ranson , S . D . ; T . Robson , J . D . ; J . Crawford , I . G . ; and