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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... "The services commenced by the assembling of the-children of the Wesleyan Sunday Schools, amounting to about five hundred scholars, and who a few minutes before eleven o'clock moved in procession from their school-house to the Wesleyan chapel, which was crowded, and where, as had been arranged, an address was delivered by the Rev. W. Shaw. The discourse was founded on Psalm xx. 5: 'In the name of our God we will set up our banners;' and was listened to throughout by a crowded congregation with unwearied attention." "On quitting the chapel, the procession to the site of the intended new building was formed in the following order: --Mr. Gowie, Superintendent of Sunday School, Sunday School Banner and Union Jack, Sunday School Children, the amateur band, Preceded by a single Trustee, and followed by Trustees, two abreast, wearing in their coat button-holes white favours, llismb inscribed, " Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace, good-will towards men;' Trustee, bearing copy of the Holv Bible, Kev. W. Shaw, "1 Wesl f liev. W. Shepstonc, W. Impey, f Ministers 1 "G" Green' T. Smith, J Mlmstcrs I J. Alison, Mr. Blaine, Mrs. Shaw, Mr. B. Shaw, Several, Ladies, Friends of Mrs. Shaw, George Jarvis, Esq., Solicitor, with Trust Deed, W. Wright, Esq, ., Treasurer, G. Wood, Esq., with Plan of Edifice, W. Lee, Senior, Local Preachers, Leaders, and Stewards. "On arriving at the ground the scene was most animating. The area of the proposed building was densely crowded by well-dressed persons of both sexes, over whom floated proudly the banner of England; while the beaming countenances of the juvenile part of the crowd, and the joyous air with which they moved to the sound of music to the spacious platform, which had been...