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Article THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS. ← Page 3 of 6 →
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The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
of things on Croydon Common , without attempting to suggest a remedy . We have at present much faith in the sincerity of the charitable profession , which most members of the i ' ratcrnity are loud in making . Neither do we believe that our confidence will be shaken , or that we shall have to
learn that ' there is much cry , but little wool , " in the unceasing assertion , that Free and Accepted Freemasons spend more in charity than any other two institutions in combination in England . We fear that this assertion is not quite correct , though it ought to le so ; but nevertheless , we
have yet to learn that the members of the Order , as a body , when appealed to , have ever , or will ever , disgrace their profession . ' Well , then , THE OLD MAN ' S ASYLUM is incomplete , and will remain so , no one knows how long , unless an immediate
effort be made to finish it . The Masonic season is now commencing in London , and in the provinces . It may be fairl y calculated that in every Lodge within the London district , and in the country , there is at least one spirited individual . Let such a Brother bring THE OLD MAN ' S ASYLUM
before his Brethren "in open Lodge , " and move that something—however small that something may be—be voted towards the completion of this institution from their Benevolent Fund . If no such fund exist , let him propose , that in the course of the ensuing season , there be one Banquet less
than usual , the cost of which shall be transferred to the defraying of the necessary expenses of this noble design . So much , then , for Lodges ! If our appeal be only tolerably responded to , the London Lodges alone ought to be able to raise at least half the required sum . But now as to
individual members of Lodges ; let each g ive ichathe can afford UP TO ONE POUND ! A shilling subscription from the poor and needy Brother will be as acceptable , and perhaps in some instances , even more valuable , than the sovereign from his wealthier Masonic relative ; for it is our own experience , — which is not small in such matters , —that the poorer members of society invariably g ive more in proportion to their
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The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
of things on Croydon Common , without attempting to suggest a remedy . We have at present much faith in the sincerity of the charitable profession , which most members of the i ' ratcrnity are loud in making . Neither do we believe that our confidence will be shaken , or that we shall have to
learn that ' there is much cry , but little wool , " in the unceasing assertion , that Free and Accepted Freemasons spend more in charity than any other two institutions in combination in England . We fear that this assertion is not quite correct , though it ought to le so ; but nevertheless , we
have yet to learn that the members of the Order , as a body , when appealed to , have ever , or will ever , disgrace their profession . ' Well , then , THE OLD MAN ' S ASYLUM is incomplete , and will remain so , no one knows how long , unless an immediate
effort be made to finish it . The Masonic season is now commencing in London , and in the provinces . It may be fairl y calculated that in every Lodge within the London district , and in the country , there is at least one spirited individual . Let such a Brother bring THE OLD MAN ' S ASYLUM
before his Brethren "in open Lodge , " and move that something—however small that something may be—be voted towards the completion of this institution from their Benevolent Fund . If no such fund exist , let him propose , that in the course of the ensuing season , there be one Banquet less
than usual , the cost of which shall be transferred to the defraying of the necessary expenses of this noble design . So much , then , for Lodges ! If our appeal be only tolerably responded to , the London Lodges alone ought to be able to raise at least half the required sum . But now as to
individual members of Lodges ; let each g ive ichathe can afford UP TO ONE POUND ! A shilling subscription from the poor and needy Brother will be as acceptable , and perhaps in some instances , even more valuable , than the sovereign from his wealthier Masonic relative ; for it is our own experience , — which is not small in such matters , —that the poorer members of society invariably g ive more in proportion to their