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Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
4 , 000 / . It does not reflect much credit on us , that we have not , at least , ten times this amount . It is true that Freemasons subscribe to other charities as well as Masonic ones , but this is a peculiar charity and has peculiar claims on the liberality of the Brethren . —( Cheers ) . Misfortune , at one time or other , overtakes all men , and it was a disgrace that no asylum was provided to meet that contingency . Men might be
unfortunate without being culpable . There were many circumstances which might bring a man to poverty without reflecting any disgrace on himself . —( Cheers ) . Let me not , therefore , call on you in vain . Don ' t leave this room under the impression that when a 1000 / . is subscribed , your duties are performed ; on the contrary , I hope you will continue to labour to promote the good cause . I hope you will come forward liberally to prove that you are fully sensible of the importance
of the object we have in view . —( Cheers ) . I know there are strong prejudices entertained by some against this asylum ; but those prejudices are unfounded . AA ' e have no wish to injure any other charity , but I do ask of you to give us your best support for our own . I shall not occupy your time longer , but merely express my hope that , if good sermons are always short , a short appeal to the heart will be effective on this occasion , and produce a triumphant result . I beg to propose— " Prosperity to the
Asylum for Aged Freemasons . "—( Long continued cheering ) . CHAIRMAN—Gentlemen , will you allow me to do one thing that will be agreeable to your feelings , and join me in paying a well-merited compliment to one of our Brethren present—I allude to Brother Crucefix . If he possessed but one good quality , that quality alone—perseverancewhich he possesses in so great a degree , merits your approbation—( cheers ) . He has persevered for a long while in this good cause , and I
hope with success . In drinking the health of the Treasurer and the General Committee , I might almost say that our Brother Crucefix is himself the General Committee , for I happen to be a member of that Committee , but we are so satisfied with our Treasurer that we leave everything in his hands —( cheers )—and I am sure we could not have one more zealous ; there are few more talented , and his energy is beyond all praise . I shall , therefore , propose to you the health of the
Treasurer and General Committee of the Asylum—( much cheering ) . Drank with three times three . —Distin and his Sax band . Dr . CRUCEFIX . —Bro . Chairman and Gentlemen , the evident sincerity ofthe compliment paid to myself and my colleagues , renders that compliment most gratefully acceptable to us all , aud in return we offer our best acknowledgments , with equally sincere wishes for your health and happiness . If I am too brief deem me not disrespectful ; but I have some points to bring before your notice , and will commence with the annual
REPORT . "The Committee in making their annual report congratulate the patrons of the Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons on the present state of affairs . It has been their misfortune , certainly not their fault , that they have had to contend with difficulties of a most unusual nature , most of which have passed away , and what remains may safely be left to be removed by the justice and liberality of the Craft . The Committee have to lament the decease of their well-beloved and amiable friend and Secretary Bro . Robert Field , a Mason of whom to speak as his memory deserves , would be to quote his character as an
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
4 , 000 / . It does not reflect much credit on us , that we have not , at least , ten times this amount . It is true that Freemasons subscribe to other charities as well as Masonic ones , but this is a peculiar charity and has peculiar claims on the liberality of the Brethren . —( Cheers ) . Misfortune , at one time or other , overtakes all men , and it was a disgrace that no asylum was provided to meet that contingency . Men might be
unfortunate without being culpable . There were many circumstances which might bring a man to poverty without reflecting any disgrace on himself . —( Cheers ) . Let me not , therefore , call on you in vain . Don ' t leave this room under the impression that when a 1000 / . is subscribed , your duties are performed ; on the contrary , I hope you will continue to labour to promote the good cause . I hope you will come forward liberally to prove that you are fully sensible of the importance
of the object we have in view . —( Cheers ) . I know there are strong prejudices entertained by some against this asylum ; but those prejudices are unfounded . AA ' e have no wish to injure any other charity , but I do ask of you to give us your best support for our own . I shall not occupy your time longer , but merely express my hope that , if good sermons are always short , a short appeal to the heart will be effective on this occasion , and produce a triumphant result . I beg to propose— " Prosperity to the
Asylum for Aged Freemasons . "—( Long continued cheering ) . CHAIRMAN—Gentlemen , will you allow me to do one thing that will be agreeable to your feelings , and join me in paying a well-merited compliment to one of our Brethren present—I allude to Brother Crucefix . If he possessed but one good quality , that quality alone—perseverancewhich he possesses in so great a degree , merits your approbation—( cheers ) . He has persevered for a long while in this good cause , and I
hope with success . In drinking the health of the Treasurer and the General Committee , I might almost say that our Brother Crucefix is himself the General Committee , for I happen to be a member of that Committee , but we are so satisfied with our Treasurer that we leave everything in his hands —( cheers )—and I am sure we could not have one more zealous ; there are few more talented , and his energy is beyond all praise . I shall , therefore , propose to you the health of the
Treasurer and General Committee of the Asylum—( much cheering ) . Drank with three times three . —Distin and his Sax band . Dr . CRUCEFIX . —Bro . Chairman and Gentlemen , the evident sincerity ofthe compliment paid to myself and my colleagues , renders that compliment most gratefully acceptable to us all , aud in return we offer our best acknowledgments , with equally sincere wishes for your health and happiness . If I am too brief deem me not disrespectful ; but I have some points to bring before your notice , and will commence with the annual
REPORT . "The Committee in making their annual report congratulate the patrons of the Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons on the present state of affairs . It has been their misfortune , certainly not their fault , that they have had to contend with difficulties of a most unusual nature , most of which have passed away , and what remains may safely be left to be removed by the justice and liberality of the Craft . The Committee have to lament the decease of their well-beloved and amiable friend and Secretary Bro . Robert Field , a Mason of whom to speak as his memory deserves , would be to quote his character as an