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The Charities.
That , tended still by Charity ' s soft care , Gave forth its blossoms to the sweeten'd air : And now , behold—with deep thanksgiving , see—CONSUMMATE FIRST-FRUIT BEAUTIFIES THE TREE
WTiat tho' but scant the produce now appears , Yet , pilgrims fainting with the load of years , Shall taste its goodness on the weary way That lies before them to the realms of day;—Tho' few the dates the Palm Tree yet may hear , That few the Old—the hapless Old shall share !
The trav'ller tells , that sanctified by Time , A mighty Palm lifts up its head sublime ; With shade protects—sustains with dail y food , Whole tribes of men who boast no other good ; Still daily nurtur'd by its fruitful pow ' r , As bees get honev from the wayside flow ' r . *
In time , our Palm may grant as great a meed To needy man , in man ' s worst time of need ; Its boughs so fruitful , and its shade so wide , — Twill give him bread , and give a home beside ! In ancient days , they pour'd a flood of wine Around the trees they worshipp ed as divine , Soliciting the gods , with earnest suit ,
To spread the branch and multiply the fruit ! So , but with nobler , wiser , juster aim , Make we libations in a holier name ! Pour we the wine of Charity around , And let it bless and fertilize the ground ; So that our sapling tree may spread and rise , And bear a produce grateful to the skies ; So that beneath its fruitful , ample dome , The Old may eat their bread—may find a home
THE CHAIRMAN now rose and said that the reception which the company had been pleased to give to the last toast induced him to believe that the toast which he was now about to propose would meet with an equally cordial reception ; for if they gave their good wishes to the Asylum , how anxious must they be to give their good wishes to those Brethren who had the best interests of the Asylum at heart , who had in fact borne the heat and burthen of the dayand had iven their best
, g labours , and used all their energies in its establishment—( cheers . ) In alluding to the Brethren whose health he was about to propose , he wished particularly to revert to the name of one distinguished Brother , ( Dr . Crucefix ) who had been the mainstay and prop of this Charity —( loud cheers . ) He concluded by proposing " The health of the Treasurer , Committee , and Officers of this Institution "—( renewed cheers . ) Drunk with three times three .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities.
That , tended still by Charity ' s soft care , Gave forth its blossoms to the sweeten'd air : And now , behold—with deep thanksgiving , see—CONSUMMATE FIRST-FRUIT BEAUTIFIES THE TREE
WTiat tho' but scant the produce now appears , Yet , pilgrims fainting with the load of years , Shall taste its goodness on the weary way That lies before them to the realms of day;—Tho' few the dates the Palm Tree yet may hear , That few the Old—the hapless Old shall share !
The trav'ller tells , that sanctified by Time , A mighty Palm lifts up its head sublime ; With shade protects—sustains with dail y food , Whole tribes of men who boast no other good ; Still daily nurtur'd by its fruitful pow ' r , As bees get honev from the wayside flow ' r . *
In time , our Palm may grant as great a meed To needy man , in man ' s worst time of need ; Its boughs so fruitful , and its shade so wide , — Twill give him bread , and give a home beside ! In ancient days , they pour'd a flood of wine Around the trees they worshipp ed as divine , Soliciting the gods , with earnest suit ,
To spread the branch and multiply the fruit ! So , but with nobler , wiser , juster aim , Make we libations in a holier name ! Pour we the wine of Charity around , And let it bless and fertilize the ground ; So that our sapling tree may spread and rise , And bear a produce grateful to the skies ; So that beneath its fruitful , ample dome , The Old may eat their bread—may find a home
THE CHAIRMAN now rose and said that the reception which the company had been pleased to give to the last toast induced him to believe that the toast which he was now about to propose would meet with an equally cordial reception ; for if they gave their good wishes to the Asylum , how anxious must they be to give their good wishes to those Brethren who had the best interests of the Asylum at heart , who had in fact borne the heat and burthen of the dayand had iven their best
, g labours , and used all their energies in its establishment—( cheers . ) In alluding to the Brethren whose health he was about to propose , he wished particularly to revert to the name of one distinguished Brother , ( Dr . Crucefix ) who had been the mainstay and prop of this Charity —( loud cheers . ) He concluded by proposing " The health of the Treasurer , Committee , and Officers of this Institution "—( renewed cheers . ) Drunk with three times three .