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Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
we again be foiled by delayed hope in September , I am of those who wish that the question should be decided by a public meeting , in which case I have little doubt but that effectual success would reward the effort . May we not then prayerfully hope " to cause the widow ' s heart to sing for joy . " Permit me respectfully to direct your attention to the subscription listsand once more gratefully to thank you in the name of the
com-, mittee , and especially for your patient forbearance towards myself—( Great cheering ) . Brother BIGG . —Brethren and gentlemen , in proposing the next toast I must be permitted to make a few observations in the presence of the worthy Chairman , who is the subject of it , but he may depend upon it that they are the compliments of sincerity . He deserves our best thanks for his attendance here this evening , and for the admirable speeches
which he has addressed to you—speeches characterized by judgment , and which I am sure came from his heart ; and our best thanks are due to him for the way in which he has conducted himself ; and I know that you will do the toast full justice —( cheers ) . On all possible occasions in which his valuable services are required , he has been ready to lend a helping hand , and it is on that ground that we are now called upon to testify to him our appreciation of his merits—( cheers ) . I am certain
that it would not be possible to have any one in the chair who could have been more successful in promoting the cause of the Asylum , or who could have advocated its claims with greater power or greater effect , and for his valuable efforts I am sure you will cordially respond to the toast—( cheers ) . The Chairman , as you are aware , wears the apron , and he proudly wears it ; and I am sure that you will agree with me in saying that he is not one of those creamed-coloured horses that appear on state occasions only —( cheers and laughter)—for the mere purposes of show
, but he wears the apron for the purpose of promoting the cause of Masonry , and his readiness to lend his aid to that cause gives an additional lustre and dignity to the position which he occupies . Gentlemen , I have much pleasure in proposing , " A bumper to the health of the Chairman . "—( great cheering ) . Drunk with all the honours . The CHAIRMAN . —Brethren and gentlemen , language is very poor and very inadequate to convey to you my feelings for the toast which has
just been proposed in such very flattering terms , and which has been received by you with such extraordinary kindness . I can assure you in return , that you can always reckon on anything that I can do to promote the Asylum , and it has afforded me pride and pleasure to preside over such an assembly on the present occasion . I am sorry that no more able person occupies this chair to aid your efforts , but when Brother Crucefix informed me that some of the Brethren wished that I should
do so , 1 did not feel it my duty to pause ; I felt that as others of the Brethren were doing the work , that I should do so also—( cheers ) . Many of our Brethren have passed away from the chequered journey of life since we last met , to whom such an Asylum as is proposed ivould have afforded shelter and comfort , and as many are now living who have much need of such an Asylum , I felt that I should not refuse to give my assistance to the cause . A Masonic charity was not formed without much labour and without the lapse of years , and the greatest credit was due to those who had perseveringly applied themselves to promote it . The proposed object was one of the most exalted and useful charity , and I cannot express to you how proud I am to be one of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
we again be foiled by delayed hope in September , I am of those who wish that the question should be decided by a public meeting , in which case I have little doubt but that effectual success would reward the effort . May we not then prayerfully hope " to cause the widow ' s heart to sing for joy . " Permit me respectfully to direct your attention to the subscription listsand once more gratefully to thank you in the name of the
com-, mittee , and especially for your patient forbearance towards myself—( Great cheering ) . Brother BIGG . —Brethren and gentlemen , in proposing the next toast I must be permitted to make a few observations in the presence of the worthy Chairman , who is the subject of it , but he may depend upon it that they are the compliments of sincerity . He deserves our best thanks for his attendance here this evening , and for the admirable speeches
which he has addressed to you—speeches characterized by judgment , and which I am sure came from his heart ; and our best thanks are due to him for the way in which he has conducted himself ; and I know that you will do the toast full justice —( cheers ) . On all possible occasions in which his valuable services are required , he has been ready to lend a helping hand , and it is on that ground that we are now called upon to testify to him our appreciation of his merits—( cheers ) . I am certain
that it would not be possible to have any one in the chair who could have been more successful in promoting the cause of the Asylum , or who could have advocated its claims with greater power or greater effect , and for his valuable efforts I am sure you will cordially respond to the toast—( cheers ) . The Chairman , as you are aware , wears the apron , and he proudly wears it ; and I am sure that you will agree with me in saying that he is not one of those creamed-coloured horses that appear on state occasions only —( cheers and laughter)—for the mere purposes of show
, but he wears the apron for the purpose of promoting the cause of Masonry , and his readiness to lend his aid to that cause gives an additional lustre and dignity to the position which he occupies . Gentlemen , I have much pleasure in proposing , " A bumper to the health of the Chairman . "—( great cheering ) . Drunk with all the honours . The CHAIRMAN . —Brethren and gentlemen , language is very poor and very inadequate to convey to you my feelings for the toast which has
just been proposed in such very flattering terms , and which has been received by you with such extraordinary kindness . I can assure you in return , that you can always reckon on anything that I can do to promote the Asylum , and it has afforded me pride and pleasure to preside over such an assembly on the present occasion . I am sorry that no more able person occupies this chair to aid your efforts , but when Brother Crucefix informed me that some of the Brethren wished that I should
do so , 1 did not feel it my duty to pause ; I felt that as others of the Brethren were doing the work , that I should do so also—( cheers ) . Many of our Brethren have passed away from the chequered journey of life since we last met , to whom such an Asylum as is proposed ivould have afforded shelter and comfort , and as many are now living who have much need of such an Asylum , I felt that I should not refuse to give my assistance to the cause . A Masonic charity was not formed without much labour and without the lapse of years , and the greatest credit was due to those who had perseveringly applied themselves to promote it . The proposed object was one of the most exalted and useful charity , and I cannot express to you how proud I am to be one of