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The Festival.
they had set out , sensible of the goodness of their cause , and convinced of its ultimate triumph over every obstacle , and that , sooner or later , it would conciliate every opponent —( loud cheers ) . They well knew , bowever , that no object of the kind could be obtained without certain means ; there must be funds —( hear , hear ); and he would call upon them all to act on the same principle—to contribute towards them so far as they could do soconsistently with their means—( hear and cheers ) . Heknew
, it was unnecessary to say more to induce them to contribute their mite towards the support of those who had "fallen into the sear and yellow leaf , - " but he would perform the pleasing duty of telling them , that the principle on which the institution had been established had already been so far carried out , that they already had seven poor Brethren supported out of its funds —( loud cheers ) . Yes , they had the satisfaction to know that seven of their Brethren had this Institution to fall
back upon in tbe day of their adversity—( renewed cheers ) . Surely this was some fruition of the objects with which they had set out—of the hopes they had cherished by the way —( prolonged cheers ) , and which could not fail to induce them to persevere in the good work -to animate them with a determination to continue their progress until , daily increasing in means , they should ultimately succeed to the full extent of their wishes —( cheers ) . He concluded a heart-stirring appeal on
behalf of the Institution , by giving " Success to the Asylum , " with three times three , which was responded to with the utmost enthusiasm , and drunk with all the honours . Glee , by Bro . J . F . Smith , composed by Bro . Hawes , sung by the professional ladies and gentlemen .
THE THREE TASKS . Though , Brothers 1 we have built our Shrine , And reared the Altar ' s Cubic Stone , Graved on its front the Mystic Sign , Known to our ancie' * t Craft alone . Not yet our Crowning Work begun . The Mason ' s labour is not done 1
Though Charity hath formed a pile Where breathes her Orphan Children's prayer . Whose grateful hearts , whose happy smile , Reward our deeds and bless our care : Not yet our Crowning Work begun , The Mason ' s labour is not done . When we have reared a home for those
Who of their plenty freely gave , ¦ Whom Poverty , at life ' s late close Hath left no shelter—but the grave : Then may we boast a race well run , Then " . '' ill our Crowding Work be done .
The CHAIRMAN again rose and said , that the manner in which they had received the last toast , satisfied him that they would receive that which he was now about to offer to their notice with equal favour—( hear ) . For not only did the Asylum owe its existence to the efforts of Bro . Crucefix , but the point of success at which the institution had arrived , was mainly owing to the untiring perseverance and indefatigable
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The Festival.
they had set out , sensible of the goodness of their cause , and convinced of its ultimate triumph over every obstacle , and that , sooner or later , it would conciliate every opponent —( loud cheers ) . They well knew , bowever , that no object of the kind could be obtained without certain means ; there must be funds —( hear , hear ); and he would call upon them all to act on the same principle—to contribute towards them so far as they could do soconsistently with their means—( hear and cheers ) . Heknew
, it was unnecessary to say more to induce them to contribute their mite towards the support of those who had "fallen into the sear and yellow leaf , - " but he would perform the pleasing duty of telling them , that the principle on which the institution had been established had already been so far carried out , that they already had seven poor Brethren supported out of its funds —( loud cheers ) . Yes , they had the satisfaction to know that seven of their Brethren had this Institution to fall
back upon in tbe day of their adversity—( renewed cheers ) . Surely this was some fruition of the objects with which they had set out—of the hopes they had cherished by the way —( prolonged cheers ) , and which could not fail to induce them to persevere in the good work -to animate them with a determination to continue their progress until , daily increasing in means , they should ultimately succeed to the full extent of their wishes —( cheers ) . He concluded a heart-stirring appeal on
behalf of the Institution , by giving " Success to the Asylum , " with three times three , which was responded to with the utmost enthusiasm , and drunk with all the honours . Glee , by Bro . J . F . Smith , composed by Bro . Hawes , sung by the professional ladies and gentlemen .
THE THREE TASKS . Though , Brothers 1 we have built our Shrine , And reared the Altar ' s Cubic Stone , Graved on its front the Mystic Sign , Known to our ancie' * t Craft alone . Not yet our Crowning Work begun . The Mason ' s labour is not done 1
Though Charity hath formed a pile Where breathes her Orphan Children's prayer . Whose grateful hearts , whose happy smile , Reward our deeds and bless our care : Not yet our Crowning Work begun , The Mason ' s labour is not done . When we have reared a home for those
Who of their plenty freely gave , ¦ Whom Poverty , at life ' s late close Hath left no shelter—but the grave : Then may we boast a race well run , Then " . '' ill our Crowding Work be done .
The CHAIRMAN again rose and said , that the manner in which they had received the last toast , satisfied him that they would receive that which he was now about to offer to their notice with equal favour—( hear ) . For not only did the Asylum owe its existence to the efforts of Bro . Crucefix , but the point of success at which the institution had arrived , was mainly owing to the untiring perseverance and indefatigable