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Article ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS.* ← Page 8 of 9 →
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Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.*
were those sometimes which were the least rewarded , for it was not always that talent met with its due reward , and in such cases was it that charity should interpose . He then read an extract from some resolutions passed a few clays since in that very Hall , at a meeting on behalf of a most talented body of gentlemen ( the Parliamentary Reporters ) , which extract he considered peculiarly applicable to themselves . " Those who have
paid any attention to tlie subject , well know that the claims to charitable succour , which are obtruded upon us in the public streets , are not the strongest ; they must be sought in recesses , where they shrink from observation , ancl the individuals are often to be soothed and reconciled to the acceptance of that relief , for want of which they are almost perishing . Their sensitive delicacy , which the vulgar stigmatise as pride , is , however , a mixed sentiment , in which the virtuous and
honorable princi ples greatly preponderate . " How just , how true ; the wretched must be sought out in their recesses , where , for want of relief , many were almost perishing!—( Hear . ) Those who most wanted ancl deserved relief were often the last to apply for it . —( Hear . ) They were sometimes accused of pride , but delicacy ancl sentiment better described their feelings . —( Cheers . ) Let them feel for others , for who could tell when the mildew of' poverty should come as a blight on the beautiful blossom . —( Hear . ) The distressed , he again urged , must be sought for ancl soothed in their
misery . They could not relieve themselves , they ( the friends of this Asylum ) must do it for them- ( Hear , and cheers . ) Let the Asylum be built without delay , ancl over it inscribed , " A Refuge for the worthy Alason , "—( Loud cheers)—that it might , like an angel voice , lure him from his abode of misery , wherever that might be , and thus give back to his body its erect position , his mind its judgment , and make his heart expand with gratitude to those ministers of mercy , the friends of the
poor and needy . Then should the Alason wholooketl upon the inscription of that house exclaim , " Happy is the man who is privileged to enter it . " In this enlightened age , when all classes assembled for the protection ancl succour of the aged and distressed , it would reflect little credit on the Craft to be the onl y body of men who denied to their aged members whose example may have inspirited others in works of charity and good willthe enjoyment of an Asylum wherein they miht contemplate
, g with serenity , " the amber glories of the evening sun . " He concluded by hoping that , as Treasurer , he might become rich for that night , and that all present might be rich in faith , hope , and charity . —Loud cheers . ) On the part of all who were included in the kind sentiment so warmly expressed , he begged to return tlie most grateful acknowledgements , — thus entrusted they would renew their labours with added vigour , and personally for himself he once more assured the friends of the
Institution , that he looked forward with pleasure to their next meeting , when he hoped to see the old Alasons' banner proudly waving in the breeze . The subscriptions were subsequently announced , and amounted with the collections since last report to upwards of 600 ? .
The CHAIRMAN after inviting the ladies present to visit the female school of the Free Alasons' Society , which he was sure would impress them with a high opinion of the benevolent feelings with which Alasons were inspired , proposed , "The Alasonic Charities . "—( Drunk with three times three . ) Brother PRICE , one of the Governor ' s of the School , returned thanks
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Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.*
were those sometimes which were the least rewarded , for it was not always that talent met with its due reward , and in such cases was it that charity should interpose . He then read an extract from some resolutions passed a few clays since in that very Hall , at a meeting on behalf of a most talented body of gentlemen ( the Parliamentary Reporters ) , which extract he considered peculiarly applicable to themselves . " Those who have
paid any attention to tlie subject , well know that the claims to charitable succour , which are obtruded upon us in the public streets , are not the strongest ; they must be sought in recesses , where they shrink from observation , ancl the individuals are often to be soothed and reconciled to the acceptance of that relief , for want of which they are almost perishing . Their sensitive delicacy , which the vulgar stigmatise as pride , is , however , a mixed sentiment , in which the virtuous and
honorable princi ples greatly preponderate . " How just , how true ; the wretched must be sought out in their recesses , where , for want of relief , many were almost perishing!—( Hear . ) Those who most wanted ancl deserved relief were often the last to apply for it . —( Hear . ) They were sometimes accused of pride , but delicacy ancl sentiment better described their feelings . —( Cheers . ) Let them feel for others , for who could tell when the mildew of' poverty should come as a blight on the beautiful blossom . —( Hear . ) The distressed , he again urged , must be sought for ancl soothed in their
misery . They could not relieve themselves , they ( the friends of this Asylum ) must do it for them- ( Hear , and cheers . ) Let the Asylum be built without delay , ancl over it inscribed , " A Refuge for the worthy Alason , "—( Loud cheers)—that it might , like an angel voice , lure him from his abode of misery , wherever that might be , and thus give back to his body its erect position , his mind its judgment , and make his heart expand with gratitude to those ministers of mercy , the friends of the
poor and needy . Then should the Alason wholooketl upon the inscription of that house exclaim , " Happy is the man who is privileged to enter it . " In this enlightened age , when all classes assembled for the protection ancl succour of the aged and distressed , it would reflect little credit on the Craft to be the onl y body of men who denied to their aged members whose example may have inspirited others in works of charity and good willthe enjoyment of an Asylum wherein they miht contemplate
, g with serenity , " the amber glories of the evening sun . " He concluded by hoping that , as Treasurer , he might become rich for that night , and that all present might be rich in faith , hope , and charity . —Loud cheers . ) On the part of all who were included in the kind sentiment so warmly expressed , he begged to return tlie most grateful acknowledgements , — thus entrusted they would renew their labours with added vigour , and personally for himself he once more assured the friends of the
Institution , that he looked forward with pleasure to their next meeting , when he hoped to see the old Alasons' banner proudly waving in the breeze . The subscriptions were subsequently announced , and amounted with the collections since last report to upwards of 600 ? .
The CHAIRMAN after inviting the ladies present to visit the female school of the Free Alasons' Society , which he was sure would impress them with a high opinion of the benevolent feelings with which Alasons were inspired , proposed , "The Alasonic Charities . "—( Drunk with three times three . ) Brother PRICE , one of the Governor ' s of the School , returned thanks