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The Masonic Charities.
We cannot do better than conclude with Bro . Taylor ' s admirable " Epilogue " : — " First let me look around hefore I speak—Not that the cause I advocate is weak , Or wants much eloquence to give it power ; Few words suffice in this auspicious hour : Masons , I know , are always of one mind
When called upon to he humane and kind—You to whoso goodness they their comforts owe , Who clothe , protect , and learning all hestow ; 'Gainst vice and sloth protect their early age , And thus prepare them for life ' s checker'd stage . Behold these Girls and Boys who on your Bounty live ! Behold them , trusting to the aid j'ou give ; See how their looks bespeak their grateful mind ,
I say to all , indulge affections kind ; Foster these rising plants , their wants relieve , Bestow your succour and their thanks receive . This task your Lib ' ral minds will not disdain , To help tho Orphan , case the 'Widow ' s pain ; To guide the tender thought , instruction give , And toacli the children virtuously to lire . This ious task is worthof zeal
p y your , i " ¦ "Worthy of those who generously feel . jvyg < .-,, . Freemasonry 1 thrice noble , it designed ; oc-f-if . ¦ » . » '" •• Freemasonry ! the bond of human kind . " ''" r . " J |; ' : H To me Freemasons must be ever dear ; ' '* l ' '' '' 'i' f They soothe distress and wipe away the tear , j ; i '" .- . ' y'VW'Wi ; . Bid joy arise where desolation stood , In' -jSQ ' -. ' . y . i bft : ' * " - ' ' ' - Our secret is the art of doing good . ! ai Thus do all the heartfelt
¦ )! ,- ; ( ' W ' Riiyvi -,:, jn » .. i . we pleasure prove , - JjJ \ J ,-rJ , . \ ^ ' l-t " | - > -K .+ ' : ' ' , - . ..-. That springs from Yirtae , Charity , and Love , " e »"; T We ^ cbmitfend ' this "" seasonable and eloquent pamphlet to tbe notice of all our readers , and hope that it " Avill bring forth fruit abundantly "in the sympathy and truer *• charityidfithe 5 'craft . - " . ' » - ;¦ '' !' - ' - ' -- ' - ' - . v . y vv \ yyy . , o- * R . £ i "< - ?»»' ¦ --. r - " ' - ' ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : - , .
Beatrice.
BEATRICE .
. <•¦ ' ¦ : " : » BY » ' * HB -i . UTHOR ' ' 6 . F ! THE' " OEB , '' OLD ^ STdRty' ^ " . ADviMURES OF DON PASQUALE , " ETC .. J : ' fJ ^ * '' /' ¦ * . ' ¦ ' ¦ - ''; , _ ° ' ' ' - ^ " ' ! ' " ' " "' " " ' " '" '' "" ''" ' CHAM ^ R ^
\ XjTE were in . the midst of agreeable ' jmeetingsf . and Jp l ' ea ^^ t ^ tfie r & g ^ . at ' ''Cayley ) * * fc- ^' wfieh / alFbf a sudden ,-, a ; something | ^^ jiidOscribabk , Sse'emed to' -perva'de our ' aggJregatw ^ , i > r ^ Brimimerwas -tEe firstwho ^ aUedyniy'Ja ^ - ;^ i ; Ha ^ eiiien 0 desf decorations . '' ¦ ''¦' ' ' I"bad , -indeed , noticed [ fo / jJsoine '" iiirie ' ^ ast ,, M '' . hftfilletfsoii ^ butrhad iaughecb ' at theinife' ' did all the yariof "
, ; , ^ iiembe'fs of our . wonted '"" s bqial circle , not excepting ; tlie ' fair ' maiclenlie' ^ i ;»'' J" : 'Brufiinef , '' in' » bis '' em ] iliatic manner , nfiter ' a huge' pinbli ^ f snuff , ;! said lib ffl ^ PP day . — i , . .... ,.. .-, . v „ ^ yy j ^ J' ^ Jjy :: ^" : ^^^'' ^ sl £ - ? a' ^ ' 336-ybii see , " iny friei s ^^ rificed'to ' . the ., * rupees' , ' of MivMlier ^ and ^ ' -Himifleljltistod'Tad—tooIM '!^ - '"'""''" " " - ;" ' 0 ; y | ! , l i ! ; . ^ f '' J ;• u'y \ - " s' ' '" JJJJJ ;^' ' % ' JJ ( JJ
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Masonic Charities.
We cannot do better than conclude with Bro . Taylor ' s admirable " Epilogue " : — " First let me look around hefore I speak—Not that the cause I advocate is weak , Or wants much eloquence to give it power ; Few words suffice in this auspicious hour : Masons , I know , are always of one mind
When called upon to he humane and kind—You to whoso goodness they their comforts owe , Who clothe , protect , and learning all hestow ; 'Gainst vice and sloth protect their early age , And thus prepare them for life ' s checker'd stage . Behold these Girls and Boys who on your Bounty live ! Behold them , trusting to the aid j'ou give ; See how their looks bespeak their grateful mind ,
I say to all , indulge affections kind ; Foster these rising plants , their wants relieve , Bestow your succour and their thanks receive . This task your Lib ' ral minds will not disdain , To help tho Orphan , case the 'Widow ' s pain ; To guide the tender thought , instruction give , And toacli the children virtuously to lire . This ious task is worthof zeal
p y your , i " ¦ "Worthy of those who generously feel . jvyg < .-,, . Freemasonry 1 thrice noble , it designed ; oc-f-if . ¦ » . » '" •• Freemasonry ! the bond of human kind . " ''" r . " J |; ' : H To me Freemasons must be ever dear ; ' '* l ' '' '' 'i' f They soothe distress and wipe away the tear , j ; i '" .- . ' y'VW'Wi ; . Bid joy arise where desolation stood , In' -jSQ ' -. ' . y . i bft : ' * " - ' ' ' - Our secret is the art of doing good . ! ai Thus do all the heartfelt
¦ )! ,- ; ( ' W ' Riiyvi -,:, jn » .. i . we pleasure prove , - JjJ \ J ,-rJ , . \ ^ ' l-t " | - > -K .+ ' : ' ' , - . ..-. That springs from Yirtae , Charity , and Love , " e »"; T We ^ cbmitfend ' this "" seasonable and eloquent pamphlet to tbe notice of all our readers , and hope that it " Avill bring forth fruit abundantly "in the sympathy and truer *• charityidfithe 5 'craft . - " . ' » - ;¦ '' !' - ' - ' -- ' - ' - . v . y vv \ yyy . , o- * R . £ i "< - ?»»' ¦ --. r - " ' - ' ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : - , .
Beatrice.
BEATRICE .
. <•¦ ' ¦ : " : » BY » ' * HB -i . UTHOR ' ' 6 . F ! THE' " OEB , '' OLD ^ STdRty' ^ " . ADviMURES OF DON PASQUALE , " ETC .. J : ' fJ ^ * '' /' ¦ * . ' ¦ ' ¦ - ''; , _ ° ' ' ' - ^ " ' ! ' " ' " "' " " ' " '" '' "" ''" ' CHAM ^ R ^
\ XjTE were in . the midst of agreeable ' jmeetingsf . and Jp l ' ea ^^ t ^ tfie r & g ^ . at ' ''Cayley ) * * fc- ^' wfieh / alFbf a sudden ,-, a ; something | ^^ jiidOscribabk , Sse'emed to' -perva'de our ' aggJregatw ^ , i > r ^ Brimimerwas -tEe firstwho ^ aUedyniy'Ja ^ - ;^ i ; Ha ^ eiiien 0 desf decorations . '' ¦ ''¦' ' ' I"bad , -indeed , noticed [ fo / jJsoine '" iiirie ' ^ ast ,, M '' . hftfilletfsoii ^ butrhad iaughecb ' at theinife' ' did all the yariof "
, ; , ^ iiembe'fs of our . wonted '"" s bqial circle , not excepting ; tlie ' fair ' maiclenlie' ^ i ;»'' J" : 'Brufiinef , '' in' » bis '' em ] iliatic manner , nfiter ' a huge' pinbli ^ f snuff , ;! said lib ffl ^ PP day . — i , . .... ,.. .-, . v „ ^ yy j ^ J' ^ Jjy :: ^" : ^^^'' ^ sl £ - ? a' ^ ' 336-ybii see , " iny friei s ^^ rificed'to ' . the ., * rupees' , ' of MivMlier ^ and ^ ' -Himifleljltistod'Tad—tooIM '!^ - '"'""''" " " - ;" ' 0 ; y | ! , l i ! ; . ^ f '' J ;• u'y \ - " s' ' '" JJJJJ ;^' ' % ' JJ ( JJ