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The Asylum.
time since , that such was the fate of a Brother who had often graced that room with his presence?—( hear , hear . ) Let them , however , celebrate tbe eternal honour of those who had rescued the Craft from the stigma of being tbe only body which had not made a provision for old age—( loud cheers . ) The prayer of gratitude would not return emptyhanded on those who had begun this work !—( renewed cheers . ) They would be tenfold rewarded by the recollection , in the last dark vision of life , that they had rescued their Brother from a state of wretchedness ancl poverty , which would cast at least one ray of brightness over the sad scene—( hear . ) Charity , he had said , was the key-stone on which the
Craft was raised . The Craft was founded on one of the two great Commandments , " Love thy neighbour as thyself : " ancl it was the bounden cluty of every member of it to think of their aged ancl destitute Brethren . Asylums had been provided for the young , but was that a reason why they should not make provision for the olcl , ancl endeavour to furnish support and consolation for those who , in the clay of prosperity , had liberally contributed to their friends in want ancl distress—for those who had arrived at that dark ancl gloomy stage of human lifeso beautifull
, y described in the sacred books ? when " the years shall draw nigh iii which I shall say I have no pleasure in them ; when the sun , ancl the light , ancl the moon , and the stars , are darkened , ancl the clouds return not after the rain * when the keepers of the house shall tremble , ancl the strong men bow themselves ; when they shall be afraid of that which is nigh , and fears shall be in the way , ancl the almond-tree shall flourish , and the grasshopper shall be a burden , ancl desire shall fail , because man
goeth to his long home , ancl the mourners go about the streets' '—( great cheering ) . Much had already been done , but much still remained to be done —( hear , hear . ) He ( tbe hon . chairman ) feared not the opposition which they might meet with—( hear ) —he feared not any opposition or lukewarmness without —( cheers)—lie feared not any opposition within —( loud ancl continued cheering)—for he could not feel that any Mason who had taken one step in the Craft could say that they
( the promoters of the Asylum ) were not acting on the very spirit ancl constitution of Masonry when they were providing an Asylum for those who had been their worthy Brothers —( hear , hear , hear . ) It had been left to others to lay the foundation of the Institution , and should they shrink from building the superstructure ?—( hear , ancl cheers . ) They had chalked out the path , ancl should it be too much for them to follow
in the good work ?—( cheers . ) No ! He called upon them to come forth with one heart ancl one hand to provide the means of carrying the benevolent project into effect ; and he was quite sure he should not make the appeal in vain —( cheers . ) They would prove , by their subscriptions , that they had not forgotten one of the first , as it was one of the most ancient , duties of mankind , namely , that of respecting and supporting old age —( much cheering . ) He lastly called upon them , as men of
business , to come forward without delay in providing the necessary funds , ancl concluded by proposing , with the warmest feeling of his heart , " Success to the Asylum for AVorthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons . " The Hon . Chairman sat down amid general ancl prolonged cheering , and the toast was drunk with three times three , and the utmost enthusiasm on the part of the company , which , it is clue to the Chairman to say , his spirit-stirring address , had not failed to inspire .
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The Asylum.
time since , that such was the fate of a Brother who had often graced that room with his presence?—( hear , hear . ) Let them , however , celebrate tbe eternal honour of those who had rescued the Craft from the stigma of being tbe only body which had not made a provision for old age—( loud cheers . ) The prayer of gratitude would not return emptyhanded on those who had begun this work !—( renewed cheers . ) They would be tenfold rewarded by the recollection , in the last dark vision of life , that they had rescued their Brother from a state of wretchedness ancl poverty , which would cast at least one ray of brightness over the sad scene—( hear . ) Charity , he had said , was the key-stone on which the
Craft was raised . The Craft was founded on one of the two great Commandments , " Love thy neighbour as thyself : " ancl it was the bounden cluty of every member of it to think of their aged ancl destitute Brethren . Asylums had been provided for the young , but was that a reason why they should not make provision for the olcl , ancl endeavour to furnish support and consolation for those who , in the clay of prosperity , had liberally contributed to their friends in want ancl distress—for those who had arrived at that dark ancl gloomy stage of human lifeso beautifull
, y described in the sacred books ? when " the years shall draw nigh iii which I shall say I have no pleasure in them ; when the sun , ancl the light , ancl the moon , and the stars , are darkened , ancl the clouds return not after the rain * when the keepers of the house shall tremble , ancl the strong men bow themselves ; when they shall be afraid of that which is nigh , and fears shall be in the way , ancl the almond-tree shall flourish , and the grasshopper shall be a burden , ancl desire shall fail , because man
goeth to his long home , ancl the mourners go about the streets' '—( great cheering ) . Much had already been done , but much still remained to be done —( hear , hear . ) He ( tbe hon . chairman ) feared not the opposition which they might meet with—( hear ) —he feared not any opposition or lukewarmness without —( cheers)—lie feared not any opposition within —( loud ancl continued cheering)—for he could not feel that any Mason who had taken one step in the Craft could say that they
( the promoters of the Asylum ) were not acting on the very spirit ancl constitution of Masonry when they were providing an Asylum for those who had been their worthy Brothers —( hear , hear , hear . ) It had been left to others to lay the foundation of the Institution , and should they shrink from building the superstructure ?—( hear , ancl cheers . ) They had chalked out the path , ancl should it be too much for them to follow
in the good work ?—( cheers . ) No ! He called upon them to come forth with one heart ancl one hand to provide the means of carrying the benevolent project into effect ; and he was quite sure he should not make the appeal in vain —( cheers . ) They would prove , by their subscriptions , that they had not forgotten one of the first , as it was one of the most ancient , duties of mankind , namely , that of respecting and supporting old age —( much cheering . ) He lastly called upon them , as men of
business , to come forward without delay in providing the necessary funds , ancl concluded by proposing , with the warmest feeling of his heart , " Success to the Asylum for AVorthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons . " The Hon . Chairman sat down amid general ancl prolonged cheering , and the toast was drunk with three times three , and the utmost enthusiasm on the part of the company , which , it is clue to the Chairman to say , his spirit-stirring address , had not failed to inspire .