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The Asylum For The Aged And Decayed Freemason.
Of what avails the riches 'bout them thrown , If wanting means to make one gift their own ? To him , what yields the juicy fruit sublime , Who sees the tree—but needs the strength to climb ? To him what health can healing waters bring , Who palsied lies , and cannot reach the spring ? Must they then starve with plenty in their eye ,
Near health ' s own fountains must they groan and die ? AVhilst in that isle , each beast may find a den , Shall no roof house our desolate old men ? There shall !
( To audience . ) I see the builders throng around , AA'ith line and rule prepar'd to mark the ground ; Nor lack there gentlest wishes—hands most fair , To join the master in his fervent prayer ; But with instinctive goodness , crowd to-night , Smiling approval of our solemn rite , The noblest daughters of this favour'd isle , —
And virtue labours , cheer'd by beauty ' s smile . The stone is laid—the temple is begun—Help ! and its walls will glitter in the sun . There , ' neath its roof , will charity assuage The clinging ills of poor depending age ; There , ' neath acacia boughs , will old men walk , And , calmly waiting death—with angels talk .
A musical " pasticcio' followed ; and Cousin Joseph and Cramond Brig concluded the entertainments . Brother ATOson spoke the address , which our talented Brother Jerrokl wrote for the occasion in a very pleasing manner , he could not be said to act his part—the various points of the address —( and our readers will perceive every line required the most careful delivery ) , was given with the utmost propriety , it was perceptible that our Brother
felt what he spoke , and the emphatic silence of the crowded but delighted audience , was the best tribute to the admirable and sensible manner in which the address was given . AVe owe much gratitude to Brother Jerrold for the address itself , and regret that he was not present to witness the justice that was rendered to his talents . The general management was under the superintendence of a committee . Brothers J . C . Bell , Sansum , and Rowe , as president , treasurer ,
and secretary , have found themselves amply rewardetl by the success that attended their endeavours , and they clearly proved that thc following short address at the head of the evening bill of fare , was sufficient to ensure a bumper house . " It is confidently felt by those members of the Masonic Fraternity who have undertaken the present attempt , that any lengthened appeal to the attention of the Craft is unnecessary ; and they look forward with the happy presagethat a house crowded with fair visitors and
, warm-hearted supporters , will amply reward the exertions of the Committee . " The doors were kept , checks received , and places reserved by members of the Committee ; it was pleasing to observe the spirit with which all vied in paying attention to the company .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Asylum For The Aged And Decayed Freemason.
Of what avails the riches 'bout them thrown , If wanting means to make one gift their own ? To him , what yields the juicy fruit sublime , Who sees the tree—but needs the strength to climb ? To him what health can healing waters bring , Who palsied lies , and cannot reach the spring ? Must they then starve with plenty in their eye ,
Near health ' s own fountains must they groan and die ? AVhilst in that isle , each beast may find a den , Shall no roof house our desolate old men ? There shall !
( To audience . ) I see the builders throng around , AA'ith line and rule prepar'd to mark the ground ; Nor lack there gentlest wishes—hands most fair , To join the master in his fervent prayer ; But with instinctive goodness , crowd to-night , Smiling approval of our solemn rite , The noblest daughters of this favour'd isle , —
And virtue labours , cheer'd by beauty ' s smile . The stone is laid—the temple is begun—Help ! and its walls will glitter in the sun . There , ' neath its roof , will charity assuage The clinging ills of poor depending age ; There , ' neath acacia boughs , will old men walk , And , calmly waiting death—with angels talk .
A musical " pasticcio' followed ; and Cousin Joseph and Cramond Brig concluded the entertainments . Brother ATOson spoke the address , which our talented Brother Jerrokl wrote for the occasion in a very pleasing manner , he could not be said to act his part—the various points of the address —( and our readers will perceive every line required the most careful delivery ) , was given with the utmost propriety , it was perceptible that our Brother
felt what he spoke , and the emphatic silence of the crowded but delighted audience , was the best tribute to the admirable and sensible manner in which the address was given . AVe owe much gratitude to Brother Jerrold for the address itself , and regret that he was not present to witness the justice that was rendered to his talents . The general management was under the superintendence of a committee . Brothers J . C . Bell , Sansum , and Rowe , as president , treasurer ,
and secretary , have found themselves amply rewardetl by the success that attended their endeavours , and they clearly proved that thc following short address at the head of the evening bill of fare , was sufficient to ensure a bumper house . " It is confidently felt by those members of the Masonic Fraternity who have undertaken the present attempt , that any lengthened appeal to the attention of the Craft is unnecessary ; and they look forward with the happy presagethat a house crowded with fair visitors and
, warm-hearted supporters , will amply reward the exertions of the Committee . " The doors were kept , checks received , and places reserved by members of the Committee ; it was pleasing to observe the spirit with which all vied in paying attention to the company .