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pleasures which arc at thy right hand for evermore . These , our prayers , we offer up in the name , and through the mediation , of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . Bro . THOMAS HAIOH presented to the Mayor the vial containing the coins , records , & c , which were to be deposited in the stone , and the inscription-plate was presented by Bro . R . Shaw , jun . The vial , which was hermeticallsealedcontained all the goldsilverand
y , , , copper coins of the present reign , several records and constitution of the Order , the Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine and Review , and the newspapers of the day , was deposited in the stone b y Bro . Haigh , and the cavity Was covered by a silver plate , inscribed as follows : — This foundation-stone of a Freemasons' Hall , intended to promote the importance of Brotherly lovo , Belief , and Truth in the Royal Art , was laid tho thirtieth day of September , in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ one thousand ei
ght hundred and fifty-two , by Thomas Littledale , Esquire , the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool , Provincial Grand Junior Warden , assisted bv tho llev . Gilmour Robinson , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , the Rev . Joseph Birchall , Provincial Grand Chaplain , Brothers Richard Higgin Hartley , Richard Shaw , jun ., and others ; the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Western division of Lancashire , and the Worshipful Masters , Past-Masters , and Wardens of the Masonic Lodges held in Liverpool , in the presence of a numerous assemblage of Freemasons and them friends . Brother JAMES MOORHOUSE , Founder . Messrs . W . & W . DUCKWORTH , Architects .
The necessary preparations having been made , the trowel was presented to his Worshi p , the mayor , by Bro . Moorhouse . The trowel was of very elegant design and workmanship , manufactured by Bro . Quick , jeweller , Parker-street . It bore the following inscription ; on one side , — "Presented to Thomas Littledale , Esq ., the worshipful Mayor of Liverpool , the Prov . Grand Jun . Warden of the Western Division of Lancashireby Bro . James MoorhouseFounderand
, , , W . and W . Duckworth , architects , on the occasion of laying the foundation-stone of the Freemasons' Hall . Liverpool , September 30 , 1852 , A . L . 5852 . " The inscription is encircled by wreaths of laurel and wheat , emblems of peace and plenty , and above is the mayor ' s coat of arms . On the reverse side of the trowel are engraved the Masonic arms and supporters .
Bro . JAMES MOORHOUSE , in presenting the trowel , said : "It now becomes my pleasing duty and privilege , as the founder of this building , to present this trowel to assist you in tho execution of the important jiart you have undertaken in this ceremony , that of laying the corner-stone of a building intended to bo appropriated to the use of Freemasonry . In an assemblage constituted as the present is of ladies and gentlemen , and the Brethren so well known to you , I consider it woidd be superfluous on my part , and perhaps not pleasing to you , that I should enter into any lengthened eulogium on your character . Your long standing in the town , and the important office you have held in the
administration of its local affairs , are sufficient indications of the estimation in which you are held by its inhabitants ; and your having been selected to fill the important post , in which you are now engaged , is demonstrative of the respect entertained for your person and character by the Masonic body of Liverpool . I think I need not say more , except to express a hope that we may , ere long , have you presiding in a temple worthy of the Institution , of which you are so distingiiished a member , and that through your influence and exanrple Freemasonry may jirosper . " Tho MAYOR on receiving the trowelsaid ho did so with much pleasureand
, , , expressed a hope that the hall , of which he was about to lay the foundation-stone , would bo found valuable , as ho had no doubt it would , in connection with the various Lodges in this division of tho comity . Having himself been a Mason for a long period , he could state , confidently , that he had never seen anything con-TOL . III . 3 X
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pleasures which arc at thy right hand for evermore . These , our prayers , we offer up in the name , and through the mediation , of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . Bro . THOMAS HAIOH presented to the Mayor the vial containing the coins , records , & c , which were to be deposited in the stone , and the inscription-plate was presented by Bro . R . Shaw , jun . The vial , which was hermeticallsealedcontained all the goldsilverand
y , , , copper coins of the present reign , several records and constitution of the Order , the Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine and Review , and the newspapers of the day , was deposited in the stone b y Bro . Haigh , and the cavity Was covered by a silver plate , inscribed as follows : — This foundation-stone of a Freemasons' Hall , intended to promote the importance of Brotherly lovo , Belief , and Truth in the Royal Art , was laid tho thirtieth day of September , in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ one thousand ei
ght hundred and fifty-two , by Thomas Littledale , Esquire , the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool , Provincial Grand Junior Warden , assisted bv tho llev . Gilmour Robinson , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , the Rev . Joseph Birchall , Provincial Grand Chaplain , Brothers Richard Higgin Hartley , Richard Shaw , jun ., and others ; the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Western division of Lancashire , and the Worshipful Masters , Past-Masters , and Wardens of the Masonic Lodges held in Liverpool , in the presence of a numerous assemblage of Freemasons and them friends . Brother JAMES MOORHOUSE , Founder . Messrs . W . & W . DUCKWORTH , Architects .
The necessary preparations having been made , the trowel was presented to his Worshi p , the mayor , by Bro . Moorhouse . The trowel was of very elegant design and workmanship , manufactured by Bro . Quick , jeweller , Parker-street . It bore the following inscription ; on one side , — "Presented to Thomas Littledale , Esq ., the worshipful Mayor of Liverpool , the Prov . Grand Jun . Warden of the Western Division of Lancashireby Bro . James MoorhouseFounderand
, , , W . and W . Duckworth , architects , on the occasion of laying the foundation-stone of the Freemasons' Hall . Liverpool , September 30 , 1852 , A . L . 5852 . " The inscription is encircled by wreaths of laurel and wheat , emblems of peace and plenty , and above is the mayor ' s coat of arms . On the reverse side of the trowel are engraved the Masonic arms and supporters .
Bro . JAMES MOORHOUSE , in presenting the trowel , said : "It now becomes my pleasing duty and privilege , as the founder of this building , to present this trowel to assist you in tho execution of the important jiart you have undertaken in this ceremony , that of laying the corner-stone of a building intended to bo appropriated to the use of Freemasonry . In an assemblage constituted as the present is of ladies and gentlemen , and the Brethren so well known to you , I consider it woidd be superfluous on my part , and perhaps not pleasing to you , that I should enter into any lengthened eulogium on your character . Your long standing in the town , and the important office you have held in the
administration of its local affairs , are sufficient indications of the estimation in which you are held by its inhabitants ; and your having been selected to fill the important post , in which you are now engaged , is demonstrative of the respect entertained for your person and character by the Masonic body of Liverpool . I think I need not say more , except to express a hope that we may , ere long , have you presiding in a temple worthy of the Institution , of which you are so distingiiished a member , and that through your influence and exanrple Freemasonry may jirosper . " Tho MAYOR on receiving the trowelsaid ho did so with much pleasureand
, , , expressed a hope that the hall , of which he was about to lay the foundation-stone , would bo found valuable , as ho had no doubt it would , in connection with the various Lodges in this division of tho comity . Having himself been a Mason for a long period , he could state , confidently , that he had never seen anything con-TOL . III . 3 X