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Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
OLD AGE and POVERTY ! what words so weii The tale of human wretchedness can tell ? Can paint those wants embitt ' ring life ' s last stage , AVhose pangs you ' ve met to soften and assuage ! Blessed be thy efforts i blessed the Royal Art Which guides thy hand and schools thy gen ' rous heart I The greyhead ' s pray ' r like incense will arise
, And register thy bounty in the skies . Let others rear to Pomp the stately dome , 'Tis thine to build the Aged Mason ' s home : To whisper comfort in the Old Man ' s ear : To soothe his wants and dry the gushing tear : To lead his tott ' ring steps to peace , and o ' er His bruised heart the balm of pity pour .
AA'hat ! tho thy stream of bounty hath been stayed By adverse hands ! its course was but delayed . Checks are the spurs which goad the gen ' rous heart To greater effort , and new life impart . So let thy kindnesses redoubled prove How Masons' labour in the cause of Love . But speak the word—and Labour ' s busy hand The Poor Man ' s Home will rear at thy command .
A Temple from whose altars will arise A prayer will bring down blessings from the skies . For surely Heav ' n a willing audience lends When AVant implores a blessing for its Friends . Bro . W . SNEWING , Robert Burns' Lodge , No . 25 .
The following ladies and gentlemen volunteered their gratuitous services in the concert , which was most admirably conducted ; we never witnessed any musical entertainment that gave greater delight : — Miss Hill , Miss Turner , Miss E . Turner ; Signers Negri , L . Negri , Puzzi , ( horns ) , and Brizzi ; the Distin family en the Saxe horns ; Herr Kallmarke , ( grand piano ); Messrs F . Chatterton , ( harp ) , Jolley and pupils , N . Crouch , Collyer , Binge .
Mr . Broadwood also generously contributed the use of the pianos in the hall and the ladies' room . The entire proceedings of the evening were in happy rivalry with those of former years . Lord Combermere was , unfortunately , prevented from attending the meeting by a most pressing engagement ; tbe announcement was received with much regretbut the company received the Alee- President
, of the Board , Brother Byron , with a most cordial welcome . Signers Fornisari and Correlli were also unavoidably absent , by the direction , as we understand , of Mr . Lumley . Madame Albertazzi and her sister were also absent , from domestic affliction and ill health . About 130 Brethren and their friends sat down to banquet at six o ' clock . Among the number , besides the stewards , were — Rev . S . Ramsay , Rev . Erskine Neale , Dr . Leeson ( St . Thomas ' s ) , Dr . Cohen
( St . Thomas ' s ) , Dr . Bainbridge ; Brothers Sangster , South , E . F . Leekes , IT . Emly , Hughes , McKenzie , B . Phillips , Mordari , & c . There were also present several gentlemen connected with the public press . The cloth having been removed , Bcncdictus was chaunted by the pro-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
OLD AGE and POVERTY ! what words so weii The tale of human wretchedness can tell ? Can paint those wants embitt ' ring life ' s last stage , AVhose pangs you ' ve met to soften and assuage ! Blessed be thy efforts i blessed the Royal Art Which guides thy hand and schools thy gen ' rous heart I The greyhead ' s pray ' r like incense will arise
, And register thy bounty in the skies . Let others rear to Pomp the stately dome , 'Tis thine to build the Aged Mason ' s home : To whisper comfort in the Old Man ' s ear : To soothe his wants and dry the gushing tear : To lead his tott ' ring steps to peace , and o ' er His bruised heart the balm of pity pour .
AA'hat ! tho thy stream of bounty hath been stayed By adverse hands ! its course was but delayed . Checks are the spurs which goad the gen ' rous heart To greater effort , and new life impart . So let thy kindnesses redoubled prove How Masons' labour in the cause of Love . But speak the word—and Labour ' s busy hand The Poor Man ' s Home will rear at thy command .
A Temple from whose altars will arise A prayer will bring down blessings from the skies . For surely Heav ' n a willing audience lends When AVant implores a blessing for its Friends . Bro . W . SNEWING , Robert Burns' Lodge , No . 25 .
The following ladies and gentlemen volunteered their gratuitous services in the concert , which was most admirably conducted ; we never witnessed any musical entertainment that gave greater delight : — Miss Hill , Miss Turner , Miss E . Turner ; Signers Negri , L . Negri , Puzzi , ( horns ) , and Brizzi ; the Distin family en the Saxe horns ; Herr Kallmarke , ( grand piano ); Messrs F . Chatterton , ( harp ) , Jolley and pupils , N . Crouch , Collyer , Binge .
Mr . Broadwood also generously contributed the use of the pianos in the hall and the ladies' room . The entire proceedings of the evening were in happy rivalry with those of former years . Lord Combermere was , unfortunately , prevented from attending the meeting by a most pressing engagement ; tbe announcement was received with much regretbut the company received the Alee- President
, of the Board , Brother Byron , with a most cordial welcome . Signers Fornisari and Correlli were also unavoidably absent , by the direction , as we understand , of Mr . Lumley . Madame Albertazzi and her sister were also absent , from domestic affliction and ill health . About 130 Brethren and their friends sat down to banquet at six o ' clock . Among the number , besides the stewards , were — Rev . S . Ramsay , Rev . Erskine Neale , Dr . Leeson ( St . Thomas ' s ) , Dr . Cohen
( St . Thomas ' s ) , Dr . Bainbridge ; Brothers Sangster , South , E . F . Leekes , IT . Emly , Hughes , McKenzie , B . Phillips , Mordari , & c . There were also present several gentlemen connected with the public press . The cloth having been removed , Bcncdictus was chaunted by the pro-