Masonic

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 43, 23 September 1884, Page 3

Masonic

The prince of Wales, as Grand Master of the English Fi-eetn jsons, .laid the cornerstone of a chapel attached to the new St. Anne's Schools, near London, on July 9. The St. Anne's Society was founded in the vpar 1702 for the education of destitute orphan children born in a superior position. The following is a copy of th fl quaint address delivered' by the Prince of Wales, and always used at the laying of foundation-stones with Masonic honors :—" Men and brethren here assembled to behold this ceremony,-?-. Be it kpown untp , you thnt we, beine: lawful Masons, true and truthful to the laws of our country, and engag-ed in similar dedications to rear up handsome buildings to be serviceable to the Society, and to fear (*od, the great Architect of the Universe, we have anion orst us, concealed from the eyes of ali men, secrets which may not be revealed, and which no man has discovered ; but those secrets are lawful, honorable, and not repugnant to the laws of God r man. They were entrusted in place and honor to the Masons of ancient times, and haying been faithfully transmitted to us, it is our duty to! convey them unimpaired to lasting posterity. Unlftss our craft" were' 3 sod and our callin g honorable we; should hot have lasted ftr so many conturies, nor should we have, had so many illustrious brethren ,iv pur, order ready to promote our laws • and. further our mtecesfcs. .We. areassembled here to-day in che Dresence ( ot aU'of}ou to erect a house for the' worship and p.-rttse cf the Mosf High, which we pray Goo may pro per as it seems <;ood to Him : and as the first uuty of masons, in any undertaking, is to invoke the blessing* ol the great Architect of the Universe on the work, I. call upon you to unite vvith our Grand Chaplain in praise of the 1 hroiie of Grace." *