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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
' should like one that would be on a more extensive plan , and take in' single as well as married women ; for very worthy young persons ' may unfortunately need the convenience of such an hospital , and ' the saving of a character you look upon to be almost as meritorious ' as the saving of a life : ' but if such a general hospital be proposed , then < You approve hihlof the Married Women ' s Hospitaland
, gy , ' doubt whether a general one would not rather be an encouragement ' to lewdness and debauchery . '—One instance more will be sufficient on this head . Suppose they urge ' you for a subscription to feed and clothe the poor French emigrants , you are then to say , tlsat * Charity , ' to be sure , is a good thing , but charily begins at home ; we have , ' besides , our own common poor , who are crying for bread in the '
* streets , man } - modest housekeepers and famines pining for want , ' who , you think , should first be provided for , before we give our ' substance to those that would cut our throats . Or , you are of ' opinion , the brave fellows that fi g ht for us , and are now exposed to ' the hardships of a campaign , should be first comforted ; or the ' widows and children of those who have died in our sen-ice , be taken
' care of . ' But should a subscription be proposed to you for these purposes , ( You are then of opinion , that the care of our own ' people is the business and duty of the government , which is enabled * by the taxes we pay . to do all that is necessary ; but the poor French * emigrants , proscribed by their country , have only our charity to * rely on ; common humanity points them out as proper objects of
' our beneficence ; and , besides , to visit the prisoner , to clothe the ' naked , be kind to the stranger , and do good to our enemies , are c duties among the strongest required by Christianity . ' The third rule is , to insinuate ( but without saying it in plain terms ) that you either will contribute , or have already contributed handsomel y , though you do not subscribe . This is done by intimating ' that you hl
' higy approve of the thing , but have made a resolution that your ' name shall never appear in a list of subscribers ou such occasions ; * " for that the world , you find , is apt to be very censorious , and . if thev ' see that a ' man has not given according to their ideas of ID ' ability arid ' the importance of the occasion , they " say he is mean and niggardly ; ' or if by giving liberally he seems to have set them an example they ' do not care to follow , then they charge him with vanity and osleuf
ration , and hint , that from motives of that kind lie does much more f than is suitable to his circumstances . ' And then you add , that ' your subscribing or openly giving , is not at all necessary , for that , * as bankers are nominated to receive contributions , and many have ¦ ' already sent in their mites , and any one may send in what they ' p lease , you suppose a few guineas from a person unknown , will do much if his in
* as good as name was the list . ' This will entitle v u to the credit of any one of the sums by an unknown hand , or by N ? N . or A " . Y . Z . whichsoever they may think fit to ascribe to you . The reason why I would not have you say in plain terms , that you have given , or will give , when you really have , not or do not intend it , is , that I wo'uld have you incur trespasses no more than debts
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
' should like one that would be on a more extensive plan , and take in' single as well as married women ; for very worthy young persons ' may unfortunately need the convenience of such an hospital , and ' the saving of a character you look upon to be almost as meritorious ' as the saving of a life : ' but if such a general hospital be proposed , then < You approve hihlof the Married Women ' s Hospitaland
, gy , ' doubt whether a general one would not rather be an encouragement ' to lewdness and debauchery . '—One instance more will be sufficient on this head . Suppose they urge ' you for a subscription to feed and clothe the poor French emigrants , you are then to say , tlsat * Charity , ' to be sure , is a good thing , but charily begins at home ; we have , ' besides , our own common poor , who are crying for bread in the '
* streets , man } - modest housekeepers and famines pining for want , ' who , you think , should first be provided for , before we give our ' substance to those that would cut our throats . Or , you are of ' opinion , the brave fellows that fi g ht for us , and are now exposed to ' the hardships of a campaign , should be first comforted ; or the ' widows and children of those who have died in our sen-ice , be taken
' care of . ' But should a subscription be proposed to you for these purposes , ( You are then of opinion , that the care of our own ' people is the business and duty of the government , which is enabled * by the taxes we pay . to do all that is necessary ; but the poor French * emigrants , proscribed by their country , have only our charity to * rely on ; common humanity points them out as proper objects of
' our beneficence ; and , besides , to visit the prisoner , to clothe the ' naked , be kind to the stranger , and do good to our enemies , are c duties among the strongest required by Christianity . ' The third rule is , to insinuate ( but without saying it in plain terms ) that you either will contribute , or have already contributed handsomel y , though you do not subscribe . This is done by intimating ' that you hl
' higy approve of the thing , but have made a resolution that your ' name shall never appear in a list of subscribers ou such occasions ; * " for that the world , you find , is apt to be very censorious , and . if thev ' see that a ' man has not given according to their ideas of ID ' ability arid ' the importance of the occasion , they " say he is mean and niggardly ; ' or if by giving liberally he seems to have set them an example they ' do not care to follow , then they charge him with vanity and osleuf
ration , and hint , that from motives of that kind lie does much more f than is suitable to his circumstances . ' And then you add , that ' your subscribing or openly giving , is not at all necessary , for that , * as bankers are nominated to receive contributions , and many have ¦ ' already sent in their mites , and any one may send in what they ' p lease , you suppose a few guineas from a person unknown , will do much if his in
* as good as name was the list . ' This will entitle v u to the credit of any one of the sums by an unknown hand , or by N ? N . or A " . Y . Z . whichsoever they may think fit to ascribe to you . The reason why I would not have you say in plain terms , that you have given , or will give , when you really have , not or do not intend it , is , that I wo'uld have you incur trespasses no more than debts