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General Remarks.
mining with a promptitude worthy of the nation . The new code of poor laws varies from the former ; and without making one allusion to its propriety or otherwise , it teaches us this , that it will argue a cold and a callous heart to wish , much less to allow , a DESERVING FREEMASON to become an
inmate of any other asylum than that which the Fraternity shall accord to him as the reward of his conduct . Let us look around , and we see all other societies and trades exerting themselves in protecting their aged ; and there is a lesson in their activity—one of prudence ; for b y
such means the workhouse shall only contain him who has no other home whatever , or him who shall be forced to " work , " and no longer be permitted to prey upon society as a " bego-ar . " DO
Shall Freemasonry exhibit the monstrous exception ! We dare reply , No : and undismayed by delay , and unshaken in our confidence , we reiterate our hopes . Among the various societies ivho have been foremost in charity , is the body of Licenced Victuallers ; and it is
cheering to perceive , that among those who so nobl y supported their praise-worthy exertions , were the Provincial Grand Masters for Lincolnshire and Berkshire . The former , as Chairman to a meeting of five hundred p ersons , in an address hardl y surpassed b y any of his former
eloquent and spirited speeches , emphatically stated , in allusion to the cause of charity— " I am one of you . " We hail the admission as characteristic of his character , and are proud to acknowledge that he is also " ONE OF US . " May we not , in due time , call upon him and his excellent colleague in the Order , for their support under an occasion , if possible , still more auspicious ?
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
General Remarks.
mining with a promptitude worthy of the nation . The new code of poor laws varies from the former ; and without making one allusion to its propriety or otherwise , it teaches us this , that it will argue a cold and a callous heart to wish , much less to allow , a DESERVING FREEMASON to become an
inmate of any other asylum than that which the Fraternity shall accord to him as the reward of his conduct . Let us look around , and we see all other societies and trades exerting themselves in protecting their aged ; and there is a lesson in their activity—one of prudence ; for b y
such means the workhouse shall only contain him who has no other home whatever , or him who shall be forced to " work , " and no longer be permitted to prey upon society as a " bego-ar . " DO
Shall Freemasonry exhibit the monstrous exception ! We dare reply , No : and undismayed by delay , and unshaken in our confidence , we reiterate our hopes . Among the various societies ivho have been foremost in charity , is the body of Licenced Victuallers ; and it is
cheering to perceive , that among those who so nobl y supported their praise-worthy exertions , were the Provincial Grand Masters for Lincolnshire and Berkshire . The former , as Chairman to a meeting of five hundred p ersons , in an address hardl y surpassed b y any of his former
eloquent and spirited speeches , emphatically stated , in allusion to the cause of charity— " I am one of you . " We hail the admission as characteristic of his character , and are proud to acknowledge that he is also " ONE OF US . " May we not , in due time , call upon him and his excellent colleague in the Order , for their support under an occasion , if possible , still more auspicious ?