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in London , he eloquently and forcibly advocated the claims of the institution , and proposed that the sum of 25 / . be subscribed from the funds of the Prov . Grand Lodge towards the formation of the Asylum . This proposition was seconded b y Brother Johnson of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , P . P . G . J . W ., who expressed his regret that the duty had not devolved on one more competent to do justice to the cause ; at the same time he was fully satisfied that the merits of the
ease would induce the Brethren to support the motion , for certain he was , the claims of the worthy Aged and Decayed Mason would never require the powers of an orator to impress them on the heart of a Somersetshire Mason ; he then entered into a lengthened and interesting explanation of the principles of the institution , and stated that it was not necessary for him to detail the many cases which came before the Board of Benevolence , which amply prove the necessity of such an
Asylum , but he ivould content himself by referring the R . W . P . G . M . and the Brethren to the dejilorable ones which had that day been brought under their notice . The first , a poor old man , upwards of 70 years of age , who had for many years lived in reputable circumstances as a tradesman of Bath , but was reduced in consequence of his having unfortuatel y broken his thigh , ivhich caused a lameness , and prevented him from paying that attention to his business which could alone ensure
success . So abject has been his misery , and so forcibly did his situation excite the sympathy of the P . G . M . and Brethren , that he has received relief twice from the funds , and is now principally supported by the kind assistance of a Brother of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , who knew him in his prosperity , and values his uninterrupted good conduct .
The second case is that of the " Aged and Decayed Mason , " from whom the petition has just been read . He states he is 79 years old , perfectly helpless , and without the means of earning any portion of his subsistence ; that he was for many years a clothier in the town of Shepton Mallet , but from causes over which he had no control , he became a bankrupt , and was gradually reduced to his present deplorable condition . He was THRICE MASTER OF HIS LODGE ; and to the
Brethren who knew him he confidently refers , to vouch for the truth of his statement , ancl for a character . The AV . M . of the Shepton Mallet is present , and has , in the most earnest manner , pledged himself to the truth of the statement contained in the petition . How great , how sublime , must the happiness of the Brethren be , if they could place these two " Aged and Decayed Masons" in a home of joy and gratitude , and remove them from a state of misery to one of comfort . He ( Bro . J . ) then detailed
the gratifying career of the formation of the Asylum , stating that at its commencement , not three years ago , it was surrounded with difficulties , ajiparently insurmountable , ivhich had all been removed by the zeal , perseverance , and ability of the projector , who was still promoting the interest of the Institution , by performing the arduous duties of Treasurer . After passing a well deserved eulogium on Dr . Crucefix , Bro . Johnson declared that nothing but the sanction of the Grand Lodge
was wanting to stamp it one ofthe Masonic Institutions , and he boasted that that sanction would be granted at the next December Quarterly Communication , in conformity with a notice now on the books , and he earnestly prayed the R . W . P . G . M . would on that occasion exercise that pure Masonic feeling , which at all times he had evinced , to ensure a
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Provincial.
in London , he eloquently and forcibly advocated the claims of the institution , and proposed that the sum of 25 / . be subscribed from the funds of the Prov . Grand Lodge towards the formation of the Asylum . This proposition was seconded b y Brother Johnson of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , P . P . G . J . W ., who expressed his regret that the duty had not devolved on one more competent to do justice to the cause ; at the same time he was fully satisfied that the merits of the
ease would induce the Brethren to support the motion , for certain he was , the claims of the worthy Aged and Decayed Mason would never require the powers of an orator to impress them on the heart of a Somersetshire Mason ; he then entered into a lengthened and interesting explanation of the principles of the institution , and stated that it was not necessary for him to detail the many cases which came before the Board of Benevolence , which amply prove the necessity of such an
Asylum , but he ivould content himself by referring the R . W . P . G . M . and the Brethren to the dejilorable ones which had that day been brought under their notice . The first , a poor old man , upwards of 70 years of age , who had for many years lived in reputable circumstances as a tradesman of Bath , but was reduced in consequence of his having unfortuatel y broken his thigh , ivhich caused a lameness , and prevented him from paying that attention to his business which could alone ensure
success . So abject has been his misery , and so forcibly did his situation excite the sympathy of the P . G . M . and Brethren , that he has received relief twice from the funds , and is now principally supported by the kind assistance of a Brother of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , who knew him in his prosperity , and values his uninterrupted good conduct .
The second case is that of the " Aged and Decayed Mason , " from whom the petition has just been read . He states he is 79 years old , perfectly helpless , and without the means of earning any portion of his subsistence ; that he was for many years a clothier in the town of Shepton Mallet , but from causes over which he had no control , he became a bankrupt , and was gradually reduced to his present deplorable condition . He was THRICE MASTER OF HIS LODGE ; and to the
Brethren who knew him he confidently refers , to vouch for the truth of his statement , ancl for a character . The AV . M . of the Shepton Mallet is present , and has , in the most earnest manner , pledged himself to the truth of the statement contained in the petition . How great , how sublime , must the happiness of the Brethren be , if they could place these two " Aged and Decayed Masons" in a home of joy and gratitude , and remove them from a state of misery to one of comfort . He ( Bro . J . ) then detailed
the gratifying career of the formation of the Asylum , stating that at its commencement , not three years ago , it was surrounded with difficulties , ajiparently insurmountable , ivhich had all been removed by the zeal , perseverance , and ability of the projector , who was still promoting the interest of the Institution , by performing the arduous duties of Treasurer . After passing a well deserved eulogium on Dr . Crucefix , Bro . Johnson declared that nothing but the sanction of the Grand Lodge
was wanting to stamp it one ofthe Masonic Institutions , and he boasted that that sanction would be granted at the next December Quarterly Communication , in conformity with a notice now on the books , and he earnestly prayed the R . W . P . G . M . would on that occasion exercise that pure Masonic feeling , which at all times he had evinced , to ensure a