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Generous Liberality
GENEROUS LIBERALITY
ON THE PART OF BROTHER H 0 BB 3 TOWARDS A BROTHER MASON WHO IS IN DISTRESSED CIRCUMSTANCES . The following case cannot be too strongly recommended to the notice of the Craft in general , more particularly to the wealthy aud
humane . BROTHER JAMES GARDNER , who for many years kept the Greyhound Inn , in Croydon , with his wife and two daughters , ( one aged 17 , in ill health , and the other aged 10 ) , being without the means of providing for their daily wants , a few benevolent individuals at Croydon are engaged in the humane and charitable task of endeavouring to raise a subscription for the purpose of affording them food and shelter for the
present , ancl if possible to aid them in supporting themselves for the future . On the subject being mentioned to our liberal and kind hearted BROTHER HOBBS , whose benevolent ancl humane feelings vibrate in such unity with sweetness of voice , that we are forcibly reminded , not only how beautiful and apposite is the song that he warbles with equal pathos and harmony , but how wishfully he would prove , if possible , that
* ' There ' s not a tear or aehing heart would in the world he found . " HROTHER HOBBS immediately volunteered to sing gratuitously on the 22 nd January , l 8 To , at a concert at the Hall of the Croydon Literary Institution , in aid of the funds . His liberality did not end here , he also promised to obtain upon the same liberal terms , the best talent that London could produce . A distinguished individual who has promised liberally to patronize
the concert , says of our benevolent Brother , " Hobbs is certainly one of the most liberal men in his profession , he is constantly doing this sort of thing , and I believe half the charitable institutions in London , ( and we in justice would add , ancl elsewhere ) , receive his professional assistance gratuitously , arid oftentimes accompanied with a liberal donation . " Go then , Brother , and do likewise . ' One box at the concert for six persons is already engaged at £ 10 , and the concert is to be graced
with the distinguished , patronage of the Countess of Eldon , Lady Antrobus , Lady Bridges , & c . i & c . BROTHER GARDNER is , a benevolent kind-hearted man / and when he had the means , many a poor starving fellow-creature had cause to bless him for his bounty . He was in' the habit ' of distributing liberally to the poor of his neighbourhood , the remains of the tables ; and a decayed school mistress of the town was for many years indebted to him for " her Sunday-dinner Through his liberality several of his fellow-servants were enabled to get into business on their own account , and one of them with all gratitude to his old master and mistress , has for some weeks
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Generous Liberality
GENEROUS LIBERALITY
ON THE PART OF BROTHER H 0 BB 3 TOWARDS A BROTHER MASON WHO IS IN DISTRESSED CIRCUMSTANCES . The following case cannot be too strongly recommended to the notice of the Craft in general , more particularly to the wealthy aud
humane . BROTHER JAMES GARDNER , who for many years kept the Greyhound Inn , in Croydon , with his wife and two daughters , ( one aged 17 , in ill health , and the other aged 10 ) , being without the means of providing for their daily wants , a few benevolent individuals at Croydon are engaged in the humane and charitable task of endeavouring to raise a subscription for the purpose of affording them food and shelter for the
present , ancl if possible to aid them in supporting themselves for the future . On the subject being mentioned to our liberal and kind hearted BROTHER HOBBS , whose benevolent ancl humane feelings vibrate in such unity with sweetness of voice , that we are forcibly reminded , not only how beautiful and apposite is the song that he warbles with equal pathos and harmony , but how wishfully he would prove , if possible , that
* ' There ' s not a tear or aehing heart would in the world he found . " HROTHER HOBBS immediately volunteered to sing gratuitously on the 22 nd January , l 8 To , at a concert at the Hall of the Croydon Literary Institution , in aid of the funds . His liberality did not end here , he also promised to obtain upon the same liberal terms , the best talent that London could produce . A distinguished individual who has promised liberally to patronize
the concert , says of our benevolent Brother , " Hobbs is certainly one of the most liberal men in his profession , he is constantly doing this sort of thing , and I believe half the charitable institutions in London , ( and we in justice would add , ancl elsewhere ) , receive his professional assistance gratuitously , arid oftentimes accompanied with a liberal donation . " Go then , Brother , and do likewise . ' One box at the concert for six persons is already engaged at £ 10 , and the concert is to be graced
with the distinguished , patronage of the Countess of Eldon , Lady Antrobus , Lady Bridges , & c . i & c . BROTHER GARDNER is , a benevolent kind-hearted man / and when he had the means , many a poor starving fellow-creature had cause to bless him for his bounty . He was in' the habit ' of distributing liberally to the poor of his neighbourhood , the remains of the tables ; and a decayed school mistress of the town was for many years indebted to him for " her Sunday-dinner Through his liberality several of his fellow-servants were enabled to get into business on their own account , and one of them with all gratitude to his old master and mistress , has for some weeks