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ing first to those present: “The child’s name is
Victoria;” and then to the child:
Victoria, I baptise thee, in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, One God blessed for
ever.—Amen.
The Lord bless thee and keep thee! The Lord make His
face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee! The
Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee
peace!
The service was concluded with another short
prayer and the usual blessing. I thought it most ap¬
propriate, touching, and impressive. I gave my pre¬
sent (a silver mug) to the father, kissed the little baby,
and then we all drank to its health and that of its
mother in whisky, which was handed round with
cakes. It was all so nicely done, so simply, and yet
with such dignity.
ing first to those present: “The child’s name is
Victoria;” and then to the child:
Victoria, I baptise thee, in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, One God blessed for
ever.—Amen.
The Lord bless thee and keep thee! The Lord make His
face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee! The
Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee
peace!
The service was concluded with another short
prayer and the usual blessing. I thought it most ap¬
propriate, touching, and impressive. I gave my pre¬
sent (a silver mug) to the father, kissed the little baby,
and then we all drank to its health and that of its
mother in whisky, which was handed round with
cakes. It was all so nicely done, so simply, and yet
with such dignity.
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Kings & rulers > More leaves from the journal of a life in the Highlands from 1862 to 1882 > (98) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/116039165 |
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| Description | Queen Victoria' diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.77.192 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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