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The Charities.
and although great exertions were successfull y made to produce a more than common subscription then , he hoped that there would not be any material falling off in the subscriptions for that day —( cheers . ) He would now travel a little out of the regular routine of toasts , that , without permitting them to suppose their presence was not desirable for the remainder of the evening , he might again appeal to them in behalf of the Chanty ; he would with much sincerity ' Health to the Ladies "
propose —( loud cheers . ) Glee— " Here ' s a health to all true lasses . " The announcement of subscriptions then took place ; the list , headed by the names of his H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , Lord Worsley , the Earl of Zetland , B . B . Cabbell , Esq ., and other leaders in the Craft and emulants in the cause of charity , for ten guineas each . In all about £ 670 were announced , which , with the £ 25 from the Masonic Ball , and £ 50 from the Committee of the
Grand Masonic Tribute , accidentally omitted , and the subscriptions made by the ladies in the gallery , which were unaccountably forgotten , will give a total of upwards of £ 750 ! BRO . RAMSBOTTOM , ESQ ., { M . P ., ) and the Provincial Grand Masters having been proposed and duly honoured , rose to return thanks . He observed that those who were honoured with that Masonic distinction , had undoubtedl respective provincial duties to performbut in
y ; one province they were all united—the province of Charity —( cheers . ) He had himself filled the office of treasurer to the Girls' School for several years , but the great increase of his private and public avocations had rendered it necessary for him to tender his resignation . However , he was happy to say that the Charity would be a gainer rather than a loser by the change ; for it had secured to the Governors and Subscribers the
zeal and activity of Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell , ( cheers ) of whose charitable and excellent character no one had occasion to be informed—( cheers . ) Again thanking the Brethren for their reception of the Provincial Grand Masters , he concluded by proposing the health of " Benjamin Bond Cabbell , Esq ., the Treasurer , and the House Committee "—( loud cheers . ) B . BOND CABBELL , Esq ., acknowledged the compliment paid to himselfand
, expressed also the thanks of the House Committee . He felt great pleasure in complying with the wishes of his Brother Governors and Subscribers , to fulfil the duties of Treasurer to the Girls' School as he was desirous of carrying out the principle of Charity personally , and as a Masonic point , to the fullest possible extent . And with this feelin- * he had heard with extreme satisfaction the declaration made by His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Masterat the last especial
, meeting of the Grand Lodge —( cheers . ) Of this he was quite sure , that the more the principle of Charity was tested among Masons , the more elastic and expansive it would be found . Its exercise would beget the very means it fed on ; until the limit of want should alone restrict the limit of supply —( cheers . ) And in this consideration , the Masonic F ratermty , he thought , whilst protecting infancy , should also unite in the support and veneration of —( cheers ) Whhe would askshould
age . y , , not their range of Charity embrace the whole of life ? Why should those who had , perhaps , themselves contributed to the Charities for the young , be themselves left in after life to poverty and distress ?—( cheers . ) He concurred with every word that the Royal Duke had uttered on the subject , both as to the support to be rendered , and the mode of its application ; and he felt confident , after the contributions of that day , that una-VOL . vi . D n
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The Charities.
and although great exertions were successfull y made to produce a more than common subscription then , he hoped that there would not be any material falling off in the subscriptions for that day —( cheers . ) He would now travel a little out of the regular routine of toasts , that , without permitting them to suppose their presence was not desirable for the remainder of the evening , he might again appeal to them in behalf of the Chanty ; he would with much sincerity ' Health to the Ladies "
propose —( loud cheers . ) Glee— " Here ' s a health to all true lasses . " The announcement of subscriptions then took place ; the list , headed by the names of his H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , Lord Worsley , the Earl of Zetland , B . B . Cabbell , Esq ., and other leaders in the Craft and emulants in the cause of charity , for ten guineas each . In all about £ 670 were announced , which , with the £ 25 from the Masonic Ball , and £ 50 from the Committee of the
Grand Masonic Tribute , accidentally omitted , and the subscriptions made by the ladies in the gallery , which were unaccountably forgotten , will give a total of upwards of £ 750 ! BRO . RAMSBOTTOM , ESQ ., { M . P ., ) and the Provincial Grand Masters having been proposed and duly honoured , rose to return thanks . He observed that those who were honoured with that Masonic distinction , had undoubtedl respective provincial duties to performbut in
y ; one province they were all united—the province of Charity —( cheers . ) He had himself filled the office of treasurer to the Girls' School for several years , but the great increase of his private and public avocations had rendered it necessary for him to tender his resignation . However , he was happy to say that the Charity would be a gainer rather than a loser by the change ; for it had secured to the Governors and Subscribers the
zeal and activity of Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell , ( cheers ) of whose charitable and excellent character no one had occasion to be informed—( cheers . ) Again thanking the Brethren for their reception of the Provincial Grand Masters , he concluded by proposing the health of " Benjamin Bond Cabbell , Esq ., the Treasurer , and the House Committee "—( loud cheers . ) B . BOND CABBELL , Esq ., acknowledged the compliment paid to himselfand
, expressed also the thanks of the House Committee . He felt great pleasure in complying with the wishes of his Brother Governors and Subscribers , to fulfil the duties of Treasurer to the Girls' School as he was desirous of carrying out the principle of Charity personally , and as a Masonic point , to the fullest possible extent . And with this feelin- * he had heard with extreme satisfaction the declaration made by His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Masterat the last especial
, meeting of the Grand Lodge —( cheers . ) Of this he was quite sure , that the more the principle of Charity was tested among Masons , the more elastic and expansive it would be found . Its exercise would beget the very means it fed on ; until the limit of want should alone restrict the limit of supply —( cheers . ) And in this consideration , the Masonic F ratermty , he thought , whilst protecting infancy , should also unite in the support and veneration of —( cheers ) Whhe would askshould
age . y , , not their range of Charity embrace the whole of life ? Why should those who had , perhaps , themselves contributed to the Charities for the young , be themselves left in after life to poverty and distress ?—( cheers . ) He concurred with every word that the Royal Duke had uttered on the subject , both as to the support to be rendered , and the mode of its application ; and he felt confident , after the contributions of that day , that una-VOL . vi . D n