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Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
favour of a funel for the widows of Masons—i loud cheering ) . I am not a young man . but I am not too old to hope that I may live to see the accomplishment of what I believe to be a general elesire—and which it only requires moral courage to ensure—for the means to such an end are abundant .
Experience , it is true , has proved , that in searching the bowels of the earth for the precious metals , the speculator often exhausts all his means , and failure results from the want of a proper adaptalion ofthe means , and also that , in one principle of hydrostatics , ycu must turn on the great power of water itself , ere the machine can bring up the element—but in such a cause as ours , prove but the necessity to be a principle of Virtue based on Charity , you reverse the order of work , and Relief is
placed in your hands . I may speak somewhat enigmatically , but I shall be happy to solve the problem in Grand Loelge , (" or I am confident in my hope . —( Great cheering . ) The observations of the Chairman add new vigour to our moral courage ; he has nobly emulated his predecessors . AVe must all be delighted with the prospect of a dignified union with the parent institution and its offspring . Brother Brewster has admirably seconded these observations
, and the announcement of Brother Cabbell as the Chairman of the next anniversary , is a surety that eve are in the right path of charity . May we not hope that every one of those Brethren , whose age arid poverty are natural claims on our sympathy , but who cannot all find refuge in one home , may succeed in tire ether . I beg to advert to the allusion in the report as to the delay that has attended the completion of our object . Time will not permit ( if
pro priety would ) that I should enter into a full explanation . But there is no cause for apprehension , and had there been , tbe addresses of the honourable Chairman , whose sentiments have been echoed by Brother Brewster , would have dispelled it . Providence has blessed our labour . The first hopes of the' originators of the Asylum were limited to the moderate sum of 4 , 000 / ., before they should apply to Grand Lodge in aid . It is not too much to hope that your liberality this evening will
complete that amount . Is not this very gratifying ? It does not often happen that our first hopes are realized . —( Cheers . ) The next point to attain is a site , and then , with perfect respect and hopeful confideirce , to ask Grand Lodge to aid us in the endowment . —( Hear , bear . ) Brethren , these practical proofs of the necessity of our contemplated Asylum will not be lost on you ; they will link it more closely to your heart of hearts , anel inspire you with increased moral courage in tlie
cause of our holy crusade , directing you onward and upward , until you shall plant the standard ofthe Asylum on the loftiest turret of universal charity , and there may it wave for ages in token of your untiring zeal . Masonry is an ark of refuge ,
where" The hearts that had been mourning o ' er vanquished dreams of love . Should see them all returning like Noah ' s faithful dove , And Hope should launeh Jur blessed bark 0 : 1 sorrow ' s dark ' ning sea , And Ili .-Sry ' s children h ' nti an ark , and saved from sinking be . " Brethren , 1 have pleaded successfully for eight years ; shall I fail on the ninth ? I do not fear I shall , and I leave the cause in the hands of faithful Brethren , who have hearts that feel for the wants of others , anel hands to supply those wants . JVJay Heaven sanction the object of VOL . II . jj B
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ninth Anniversary Festial Of The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
favour of a funel for the widows of Masons—i loud cheering ) . I am not a young man . but I am not too old to hope that I may live to see the accomplishment of what I believe to be a general elesire—and which it only requires moral courage to ensure—for the means to such an end are abundant .
Experience , it is true , has proved , that in searching the bowels of the earth for the precious metals , the speculator often exhausts all his means , and failure results from the want of a proper adaptalion ofthe means , and also that , in one principle of hydrostatics , ycu must turn on the great power of water itself , ere the machine can bring up the element—but in such a cause as ours , prove but the necessity to be a principle of Virtue based on Charity , you reverse the order of work , and Relief is
placed in your hands . I may speak somewhat enigmatically , but I shall be happy to solve the problem in Grand Loelge , (" or I am confident in my hope . —( Great cheering . ) The observations of the Chairman add new vigour to our moral courage ; he has nobly emulated his predecessors . AVe must all be delighted with the prospect of a dignified union with the parent institution and its offspring . Brother Brewster has admirably seconded these observations
, and the announcement of Brother Cabbell as the Chairman of the next anniversary , is a surety that eve are in the right path of charity . May we not hope that every one of those Brethren , whose age arid poverty are natural claims on our sympathy , but who cannot all find refuge in one home , may succeed in tire ether . I beg to advert to the allusion in the report as to the delay that has attended the completion of our object . Time will not permit ( if
pro priety would ) that I should enter into a full explanation . But there is no cause for apprehension , and had there been , tbe addresses of the honourable Chairman , whose sentiments have been echoed by Brother Brewster , would have dispelled it . Providence has blessed our labour . The first hopes of the' originators of the Asylum were limited to the moderate sum of 4 , 000 / ., before they should apply to Grand Lodge in aid . It is not too much to hope that your liberality this evening will
complete that amount . Is not this very gratifying ? It does not often happen that our first hopes are realized . —( Cheers . ) The next point to attain is a site , and then , with perfect respect and hopeful confideirce , to ask Grand Lodge to aid us in the endowment . —( Hear , bear . ) Brethren , these practical proofs of the necessity of our contemplated Asylum will not be lost on you ; they will link it more closely to your heart of hearts , anel inspire you with increased moral courage in tlie
cause of our holy crusade , directing you onward and upward , until you shall plant the standard ofthe Asylum on the loftiest turret of universal charity , and there may it wave for ages in token of your untiring zeal . Masonry is an ark of refuge ,
where" The hearts that had been mourning o ' er vanquished dreams of love . Should see them all returning like Noah ' s faithful dove , And Hope should launeh Jur blessed bark 0 : 1 sorrow ' s dark ' ning sea , And Ili .-Sry ' s children h ' nti an ark , and saved from sinking be . " Brethren , 1 have pleaded successfully for eight years ; shall I fail on the ninth ? I do not fear I shall , and I leave the cause in the hands of faithful Brethren , who have hearts that feel for the wants of others , anel hands to supply those wants . JVJay Heaven sanction the object of VOL . II . jj B