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The Charities. Royal Freemasons' School For Female Children.
HYMN SUNG BY THE CHILDREN . Written for the occasion by a Brother Mason , and composed .. y i' . rnther T Jolley , jun . God , the great Architect of heaven , With one almighty word , Call'd forth this world from chaos wild , Whilst angels round ador'd .
He formed man with heart as pure As seraphs in his sight ; But sin with loathsome guile crept in , And cast o ' er earth a blight .
Then ' gan the herbage of the field To wither and decay , The flowers to hang their fainting heads , To droop and die away ; And man now heir to grief and woe , Forgot his Maker ' s praise , Till He was sent who conquered sin , Man ' s heart once more to raise .
So we the children of your care , AA ' ere left to pain and woe , But now are brought to know the source , From whence our blessings flow . For FAITH , and HOPE , and CHARITY , AVith kindly influence mild , Has led your hearts with one accord To bless a Brother ' s child .
I o God our praise , to you our thanks For ever shall be given , And with united voice we'll sing Hallelujah loud in heaven . Hallelujah , Praise the Iiord . The children then walked in procession round the hall . At first they gleaned smiles and gratulationsbut as those of the tenderest age brought
, up the rear with the excellent matron Mrs . Crook , the heart overflowed and the sensation became almost painful . The company rose as a Brotherhood , pledged to support the orphans of the departed or the unhappy , and the thought was a determination to redeem the moral pledge . Enough—upwards of one thousand guineas were collected . The Grand Master was all condescension and kindness . He addressed the child who received the medal in so affecting and benevolent manner , as drew
tears from many an old Mason . AVhere so many contributed with ready liberality , it would be invidious to mark out any ; but we cannot pass over the Treasurer and Bro . Petit , the President Lord Suffield , and Members of the Board of Stewards , who were liberal contributors , nor Bro . Parvicini , who last year gave fifty guineas . Bros . H . A . Hoare , Goldsworthy , and General Cooke of the United States , each gave fifty guineas . The ladies in the gallery shed a halo over the meeting , appearing like angels opening wide the gates of Charity . The Stewards did their duty , VOL . iv . E E
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities. Royal Freemasons' School For Female Children.
HYMN SUNG BY THE CHILDREN . Written for the occasion by a Brother Mason , and composed .. y i' . rnther T Jolley , jun . God , the great Architect of heaven , With one almighty word , Call'd forth this world from chaos wild , Whilst angels round ador'd .
He formed man with heart as pure As seraphs in his sight ; But sin with loathsome guile crept in , And cast o ' er earth a blight .
Then ' gan the herbage of the field To wither and decay , The flowers to hang their fainting heads , To droop and die away ; And man now heir to grief and woe , Forgot his Maker ' s praise , Till He was sent who conquered sin , Man ' s heart once more to raise .
So we the children of your care , AA ' ere left to pain and woe , But now are brought to know the source , From whence our blessings flow . For FAITH , and HOPE , and CHARITY , AVith kindly influence mild , Has led your hearts with one accord To bless a Brother ' s child .
I o God our praise , to you our thanks For ever shall be given , And with united voice we'll sing Hallelujah loud in heaven . Hallelujah , Praise the Iiord . The children then walked in procession round the hall . At first they gleaned smiles and gratulationsbut as those of the tenderest age brought
, up the rear with the excellent matron Mrs . Crook , the heart overflowed and the sensation became almost painful . The company rose as a Brotherhood , pledged to support the orphans of the departed or the unhappy , and the thought was a determination to redeem the moral pledge . Enough—upwards of one thousand guineas were collected . The Grand Master was all condescension and kindness . He addressed the child who received the medal in so affecting and benevolent manner , as drew
tears from many an old Mason . AVhere so many contributed with ready liberality , it would be invidious to mark out any ; but we cannot pass over the Treasurer and Bro . Petit , the President Lord Suffield , and Members of the Board of Stewards , who were liberal contributors , nor Bro . Parvicini , who last year gave fifty guineas . Bros . H . A . Hoare , Goldsworthy , and General Cooke of the United States , each gave fifty guineas . The ladies in the gallery shed a halo over the meeting , appearing like angels opening wide the gates of Charity . The Stewards did their duty , VOL . iv . E E