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Asylum For Aged Freemasons.
have been supported and encouraged by recollecting a stovy , with which I have met somewhere or other , of a Mendicant Friar , who in his work of mercy to solace distress , went about from door to door until at length he came to an assembly of gamblers ; he stepped into the room where they were and asked something for the poor . These reckless men , intent on throwing the dice , paid no attention to him for some time ; but he continued to importune them so muchthat at last one of them got up
, and gave him a kick , upon which the hoiy man said " Well , that is for me , now what have you for the poor ? " I do not say that that ever happened to myself—( laughter)—but something not altogether dissimilar —something of a kindred nature I have had to undergo . But if it is a bad thing for any man to go about soliciting charity for his fellows who are in distress—if it is difficult and onerous and disagreeable to seek charity for others , think how much more so it must be to seek charity
for oneself when one is bowed down by years —( cheers)—think what it must be for one of these brethren , who may perhaps have moved in a sphere of comparative affluence , who is reduced in his old age , to have to go about—not like me to ask for others , but to ask for himself . I wish , I entreat of you , to think of this ; but I do not believe that you will permit any of the brethren to be reduced to this necessity , but that you will create a capacious Asylum which shall open its arms to those who
may require aid and repose there —( cheers ) . I am sure you are ready to do that ; I am sure that every man in this large and respectable company is ready to put his hands in his pocket to do all he can in support of the object for which we are assembled this evening—but if not , 1 can with confidence look to those who are in the gallery before us , and who
are ever foremost in the work of kindness and benevolence—( cheers ) . I am sure that they sympathize with us , that they will encourage us and recommend this object to your support ; and if there is a man here who will not support that object I hope that from that galaxy of beauty there may be no smile for him —( loud cheers ) . But , brethren and gentlemen , I am sure not one of you will be so unfortunate—I am sure you will give your support to this institution , and when you go forth from this Hall and from this board you will communicate these
sentiments to your friends who are likely to act with you in supporting this institution ; and that at no distant day we shall again meet in this Hall , not for the purpose of advocating the establishment of the Asylum , but of rejoicing at its establishment —( cheers ) . With these observations 1 beg to give you the toast of " The Asylum . "—( Great cheering , amidst which the noble lord sat down ) . Drunk amidst great applause . —Duet , " The Ties of Friendship" by the Misses . Pyne .
, Bro . BIGG . —My lord , gentlemen , aud brethren , —so long ago as 1337 the Grand Lodge passed this resolution which I hold in my hand , and which 1 will take the liberty of reading to you . " That this Grand Lodge recommends the contemplated Asylum to the favourable consideration of the Craft . " This resolution was passed unanimously in December , 1837 , and now brethren how , I would ask , happens it that from 1837 up to 184 y no part of the funds of Grand Lodge of England have
been allocated to this purpose —( cheers)—and that this resolution has remained for twelve years on the books of the Grand Lodge without any portion of its funds having been devoted in conformity with the resolution ; and how , I would ask , have those who are members of the Craft suffered this delay to have taken place ? It is admitted in the resolution that the object is a worth y one , and yet , worthy as it is admitted to be , vor .. vii . T
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Asylum For Aged Freemasons.
have been supported and encouraged by recollecting a stovy , with which I have met somewhere or other , of a Mendicant Friar , who in his work of mercy to solace distress , went about from door to door until at length he came to an assembly of gamblers ; he stepped into the room where they were and asked something for the poor . These reckless men , intent on throwing the dice , paid no attention to him for some time ; but he continued to importune them so muchthat at last one of them got up
, and gave him a kick , upon which the hoiy man said " Well , that is for me , now what have you for the poor ? " I do not say that that ever happened to myself—( laughter)—but something not altogether dissimilar —something of a kindred nature I have had to undergo . But if it is a bad thing for any man to go about soliciting charity for his fellows who are in distress—if it is difficult and onerous and disagreeable to seek charity for others , think how much more so it must be to seek charity
for oneself when one is bowed down by years —( cheers)—think what it must be for one of these brethren , who may perhaps have moved in a sphere of comparative affluence , who is reduced in his old age , to have to go about—not like me to ask for others , but to ask for himself . I wish , I entreat of you , to think of this ; but I do not believe that you will permit any of the brethren to be reduced to this necessity , but that you will create a capacious Asylum which shall open its arms to those who
may require aid and repose there —( cheers ) . I am sure you are ready to do that ; I am sure that every man in this large and respectable company is ready to put his hands in his pocket to do all he can in support of the object for which we are assembled this evening—but if not , 1 can with confidence look to those who are in the gallery before us , and who
are ever foremost in the work of kindness and benevolence—( cheers ) . I am sure that they sympathize with us , that they will encourage us and recommend this object to your support ; and if there is a man here who will not support that object I hope that from that galaxy of beauty there may be no smile for him —( loud cheers ) . But , brethren and gentlemen , I am sure not one of you will be so unfortunate—I am sure you will give your support to this institution , and when you go forth from this Hall and from this board you will communicate these
sentiments to your friends who are likely to act with you in supporting this institution ; and that at no distant day we shall again meet in this Hall , not for the purpose of advocating the establishment of the Asylum , but of rejoicing at its establishment —( cheers ) . With these observations 1 beg to give you the toast of " The Asylum . "—( Great cheering , amidst which the noble lord sat down ) . Drunk amidst great applause . —Duet , " The Ties of Friendship" by the Misses . Pyne .
, Bro . BIGG . —My lord , gentlemen , aud brethren , —so long ago as 1337 the Grand Lodge passed this resolution which I hold in my hand , and which 1 will take the liberty of reading to you . " That this Grand Lodge recommends the contemplated Asylum to the favourable consideration of the Craft . " This resolution was passed unanimously in December , 1837 , and now brethren how , I would ask , happens it that from 1837 up to 184 y no part of the funds of Grand Lodge of England have
been allocated to this purpose —( cheers)—and that this resolution has remained for twelve years on the books of the Grand Lodge without any portion of its funds having been devoted in conformity with the resolution ; and how , I would ask , have those who are members of the Craft suffered this delay to have taken place ? It is admitted in the resolution that the object is a worth y one , and yet , worthy as it is admitted to be , vor .. vii . T