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Masonic Thoughts On The Distress In Scotland And Ireland.
and hope , ihe svidosvs of deceased members have , from the same source had meted out to them with no ni ggard hands , the manna of iite ; their pathss'ay amidst the early gloom of bereavement has been s resved with the flowers of consolation instead of the thorns of grief She also with her brood of young ones has gone on her svay rejoicing fervently blessing the noble and benevolent institutions under svhose ' svin-s she has found protection in her direst hour
of trouble , food for her children , and the means of restoring each and all to comparative comfort and bliss by averting that which the author of Ion most sublimely describes , the hunger of the heart . " But if death , in his grim-faced and uncertain visitations , has suddenl y deprived these infant charges of Masonry of filial love and guidance , its angel spirit , clothed in the heavenly garb of chanty , —lovel y as a bride from her chamber on " the happy morn and appareled in that svhich most
adorns her , the modest betiayal of her hearts best affections ,-step . s forth upon her errand of moral regeneration and love , and takes those little ones from beneath the averted eye of cold , calculating avarice , "the world ' s contumely , and the proud mans scorn ; " and finds for them , be they of either sex , an A ylum where they are carefull y tended as so many buds of promise ; wheie they are instructed m the soundest principles of moral and religious education , clothed and fed , and ultimately placed out in , it „ l
anons where their subsequent industry may mark their grateful recollection of the medium through svhich they svere made honest and useful , and , it may be , distinguished members of society . _ . These are the practical illustrations of the charity sve teach ,-the he kntl IZ ° Z e T' \ r raiSe < l by United eff 0 rt " > from ° »
stitu ^ n , f ' ^ , " ! Very L ° S the E "Sfeb Constitution does more or less , freely and generously contribute ) , liave , and will long continue to susta . n that Masonic Charity to which our oral rites refer ,-to svhich our ritual makes such repeated and impressive to T ^~ t 0 ( Wh ! - r PUbliC eXerti 011 s have ° ™ been directed and ^ itiZe ^ g'S ^ e . MUently U " heS thS Cha ™ *
I his is a language too , universally spoken in distant lands and renowned chmes ,-a language svhich tells of the proud conquests of knosvledge over ignorance , of truth over prejudice antl error , and is not therefore , the language of mere profession . At home sve have seen Slat in connexion with our beautiful theory in ethics ) it is daily softenino he iZ Wt P r ' ° ltiCal Kfe ' "forming the bickerings ofman Zt , T 7 ' P er , 0 , T S th 0 Se 0 ffices of medialion such as a la , 4-eaited man can alone conceive executeand creatine
or ; a thirst for hat moral greatness which , in its unquenched and unquenchable career s adding new lustre to our national fame , already abundantly rich as c 1 ^ t 7 nUeS W r kh Sh f l a hal ° of brightness over thXdish chaiac ter . In foreign chmes , this language of universal contentmen benevolence , and peace is conveyed byWans of Masonry , far as s " n is 7 ater 0 ll-W 0 rki "its i cie
Vm , l ° J- v , g ^ y »» o our coloniahlepende -diffusing its radiance over the vast continents of America and India—^ , I W , ? , - ? r ? , ' , > * Prices of China-conquering tlie hatred entertained b y Mussulman and Turk to progressive enlighten ? ment until , , „ truth , it may be said , so extensive are the operations of the Craft , that upon its svork of philanthropy and instruction the sun never sets , for as the orb of day recedes into darkness over the ' sp res f
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Thoughts On The Distress In Scotland And Ireland.
and hope , ihe svidosvs of deceased members have , from the same source had meted out to them with no ni ggard hands , the manna of iite ; their pathss'ay amidst the early gloom of bereavement has been s resved with the flowers of consolation instead of the thorns of grief She also with her brood of young ones has gone on her svay rejoicing fervently blessing the noble and benevolent institutions under svhose ' svin-s she has found protection in her direst hour
of trouble , food for her children , and the means of restoring each and all to comparative comfort and bliss by averting that which the author of Ion most sublimely describes , the hunger of the heart . " But if death , in his grim-faced and uncertain visitations , has suddenl y deprived these infant charges of Masonry of filial love and guidance , its angel spirit , clothed in the heavenly garb of chanty , —lovel y as a bride from her chamber on " the happy morn and appareled in that svhich most
adorns her , the modest betiayal of her hearts best affections ,-step . s forth upon her errand of moral regeneration and love , and takes those little ones from beneath the averted eye of cold , calculating avarice , "the world ' s contumely , and the proud mans scorn ; " and finds for them , be they of either sex , an A ylum where they are carefull y tended as so many buds of promise ; wheie they are instructed m the soundest principles of moral and religious education , clothed and fed , and ultimately placed out in , it „ l
anons where their subsequent industry may mark their grateful recollection of the medium through svhich they svere made honest and useful , and , it may be , distinguished members of society . _ . These are the practical illustrations of the charity sve teach ,-the he kntl IZ ° Z e T' \ r raiSe < l by United eff 0 rt " > from ° »
stitu ^ n , f ' ^ , " ! Very L ° S the E "Sfeb Constitution does more or less , freely and generously contribute ) , liave , and will long continue to susta . n that Masonic Charity to which our oral rites refer ,-to svhich our ritual makes such repeated and impressive to T ^~ t 0 ( Wh ! - r PUbliC eXerti 011 s have ° ™ been directed and ^ itiZe ^ g'S ^ e . MUently U " heS thS Cha ™ *
I his is a language too , universally spoken in distant lands and renowned chmes ,-a language svhich tells of the proud conquests of knosvledge over ignorance , of truth over prejudice antl error , and is not therefore , the language of mere profession . At home sve have seen Slat in connexion with our beautiful theory in ethics ) it is daily softenino he iZ Wt P r ' ° ltiCal Kfe ' "forming the bickerings ofman Zt , T 7 ' P er , 0 , T S th 0 Se 0 ffices of medialion such as a la , 4-eaited man can alone conceive executeand creatine
or ; a thirst for hat moral greatness which , in its unquenched and unquenchable career s adding new lustre to our national fame , already abundantly rich as c 1 ^ t 7 nUeS W r kh Sh f l a hal ° of brightness over thXdish chaiac ter . In foreign chmes , this language of universal contentmen benevolence , and peace is conveyed byWans of Masonry , far as s " n is 7 ater 0 ll-W 0 rki "its i cie
Vm , l ° J- v , g ^ y »» o our coloniahlepende -diffusing its radiance over the vast continents of America and India—^ , I W , ? , - ? r ? , ' , > * Prices of China-conquering tlie hatred entertained b y Mussulman and Turk to progressive enlighten ? ment until , , „ truth , it may be said , so extensive are the operations of the Craft , that upon its svork of philanthropy and instruction the sun never sets , for as the orb of day recedes into darkness over the ' sp res f