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Past And Present.
That he should ' suffer pain , and grief , ancl Avoe , And get diseased , or soon decrepit grow . The mass of those Avith Avorldly treasure blest , Too selfish prove , and make of life a jest , Forgetting sacred things , and Christian Avays , To fashion ' s folly court and sound its praise .
False pleasures lure , and flatt ' ry ' s lying tongue , Oft leads astray , deceives , and ruins the young ; "Whilst fitful idlers Avaste the light of day , And flash by night , like moths that Avould . be gay . Man must be changed , or evil neA'er cease , His mind made pure before be dwells in peace :
And that tbe sons of ' meii might this attain The Son of God on' Calvary was slain . Divine the Love ancl great the Sacrifice , . To free the world from Sin and A \ 'arice ; Yet men Avere bard , the Saviour tbey denied ,.. In vain for tbem that Christ ' ' . was . crucified . '
As darkness spreads ' and bides the face' of clay , So Satan ' s poAver o ' er men leads . them astray ; And yet , in God ' s own time , all will be right ; The promised King of kings will make earth bright ; His Second Coming AA'ill have potent sway , And SAveep the Powers of Darkness clean aAvay .
Oh ! joyous time for happy souls then blest , To dwell on earth beatified at rest , No eA'il passions raging , men content , With minds quite pure , and good , and innocent ; The world then viewed by eyes of Faith and Love , A prototype will be of Heai'en above
, " Jerusalem the Golden" men shall see , And joy eternal reign , and all agree ; The human race , that ' s now diversified , One Brotherhood will be in Christ Avho died ; One Faith , one Hope , one Language ruling all , And earthly joys the bliss of heaven forestall .
* * * : ;• . . Oh ! Let " Thy Kingdom come , " Ave daily pray , That sorroAV from the earth may pass away .
The Masonic Charities.
THE MASONIC CHARITIES .
A Report to Lodge Eope- 'and Charity , 377 , of a- Visit to the Girls' ancl Boys' Schools , to the Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows , and to the Festival of the latter , as Steward , by Bro . George Taylor , P . M .. Treasurer and J . 877 j Prov . G . Purst ., Worcestershire . TS 7 * E have been much struck with this pamphlet , and , thinking that too Avide circula' " tion cannot be given to it , we are glad to call tbe attention of our brethren to it , advising tbem to buy it for themselves .
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Past And Present.
That he should ' suffer pain , and grief , ancl Avoe , And get diseased , or soon decrepit grow . The mass of those Avith Avorldly treasure blest , Too selfish prove , and make of life a jest , Forgetting sacred things , and Christian Avays , To fashion ' s folly court and sound its praise .
False pleasures lure , and flatt ' ry ' s lying tongue , Oft leads astray , deceives , and ruins the young ; "Whilst fitful idlers Avaste the light of day , And flash by night , like moths that Avould . be gay . Man must be changed , or evil neA'er cease , His mind made pure before be dwells in peace :
And that tbe sons of ' meii might this attain The Son of God on' Calvary was slain . Divine the Love ancl great the Sacrifice , . To free the world from Sin and A \ 'arice ; Yet men Avere bard , the Saviour tbey denied ,.. In vain for tbem that Christ ' ' . was . crucified . '
As darkness spreads ' and bides the face' of clay , So Satan ' s poAver o ' er men leads . them astray ; And yet , in God ' s own time , all will be right ; The promised King of kings will make earth bright ; His Second Coming AA'ill have potent sway , And SAveep the Powers of Darkness clean aAvay .
Oh ! joyous time for happy souls then blest , To dwell on earth beatified at rest , No eA'il passions raging , men content , With minds quite pure , and good , and innocent ; The world then viewed by eyes of Faith and Love , A prototype will be of Heai'en above
, " Jerusalem the Golden" men shall see , And joy eternal reign , and all agree ; The human race , that ' s now diversified , One Brotherhood will be in Christ Avho died ; One Faith , one Hope , one Language ruling all , And earthly joys the bliss of heaven forestall .
* * * : ;• . . Oh ! Let " Thy Kingdom come , " Ave daily pray , That sorroAV from the earth may pass away .
The Masonic Charities.
THE MASONIC CHARITIES .
A Report to Lodge Eope- 'and Charity , 377 , of a- Visit to the Girls' ancl Boys' Schools , to the Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows , and to the Festival of the latter , as Steward , by Bro . George Taylor , P . M .. Treasurer and J . 877 j Prov . G . Purst ., Worcestershire . TS 7 * E have been much struck with this pamphlet , and , thinking that too Avide circula' " tion cannot be given to it , we are glad to call tbe attention of our brethren to it , advising tbem to buy it for themselves .