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Furness Abbey.
In the broad world one God we seek and find . And serve our Maker when we serve our kind . Yet spare , for tender thought , for beauty spare
Some sculptured capital , some carving fair ; Ton ivied archway , fit for Poet ' s dream , For painter ' s pencil , or for writer ' s theme Save ! for our modern hurry rush and strife , Needs much the lesson that thought , too , is life ! Work is not prayer , nor duty ' s self divine , Unless within them Reverence hath her shrine .
The Days To Come.
THE DAYS TO COME .
From the" NEW YOBK HERALD . " THE fine weather which marks the Summer time has come to an end ; and though the days we are now passing are beautiful for the season of the year , yet we
must all admit that they bring with them the premonition of bitter times to come in the near future , and that they remind us how transitory are all the joys of earthly existence ; how like the falling leaves of today , the bri ghtest hopes and anticipations of human existence . " Man cometh forth as a flower , and is cut down , " he looks
forward through a pleasing vista of promise to many years of enjoyment , but at the moment when he least expects it , comes the reaper Death , whose call may not be denied , or the almost equally unwelcome guest Povert y , in whose train follow all
™ e ills that flesh is heir to , and who makes of what might be a paradise a realm , including every tribulation men would most desire to avoid . The provident man now looks to see that the larder is well garnished , and the coal-bin furnished for
ne chilling days so near . Happy , indeed , Jf he who finds both basket and store well nued , and who can look upon the well filled stove or grate , and know that , " There is more where this came from . " But , ab ! 0 w many are there among us who know wt where the means of filling the bin , or creasing the store are to come from ; who
look upon their little ones , and writhe in anguish of spirit lest in the days when the Frost King rules there be not the wherewith to keep hunger away from the door or heat within it . These will have a right to look to us for succour and
encouragement in the bitter days when the sun is but a myth so far as the warmth of his rays are concerned , and comfort but a reminiscence , among many who have a right to stand by our fires and claim the relations of fraternity with their more fortunate brethren .
Knowing that these things stand in front of us , and that we shall surely meet them , may we be pardoned if we invite the brethren to pause a moment and scan the horizon of events so near them ? The time is at hand when we shall be called
to measure our professions by deeds , ' when the world will know whether , when we speak of the benevolent system of Freemasonry , we mean reality , deeds , gifts , money or only their semblance ; only that word of promise which reaches but the ear
and leaves the heart sick . We believe that the great mass of the brethren are entirely sound , and that whenever a heart is presented , sick and sore with the disappointments and ill-fortune of the world , it will find in our lodges
" Strong minds , great hearts , true faith , and ready hands . " But it must be remembered that we do not hold the keys of Fortunatus ; that the mines of Golconda are not at our disposition nor even the meagre returns of
the Black Hills , but only such means as may have been given for the purpose by men who as a general principle , have no dollars to put by ; who , in fact , never come into possession of any means but such as have been earned by the sweat of the brow in honest labour .
It should likewise be kept in remembrance , that your case or mine , are not the only ones having a claim on the bounty and benevolence of the craftsmen—a circumstance quite generally overlooked , perhaps naturally enoughsince each one ' s
, misery is quite enough for his own contemplation . ; but nevertheless we may be reminded that however desperate outown circumstances , there are others quite u
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Furness Abbey.
In the broad world one God we seek and find . And serve our Maker when we serve our kind . Yet spare , for tender thought , for beauty spare
Some sculptured capital , some carving fair ; Ton ivied archway , fit for Poet ' s dream , For painter ' s pencil , or for writer ' s theme Save ! for our modern hurry rush and strife , Needs much the lesson that thought , too , is life ! Work is not prayer , nor duty ' s self divine , Unless within them Reverence hath her shrine .
The Days To Come.
THE DAYS TO COME .
From the" NEW YOBK HERALD . " THE fine weather which marks the Summer time has come to an end ; and though the days we are now passing are beautiful for the season of the year , yet we
must all admit that they bring with them the premonition of bitter times to come in the near future , and that they remind us how transitory are all the joys of earthly existence ; how like the falling leaves of today , the bri ghtest hopes and anticipations of human existence . " Man cometh forth as a flower , and is cut down , " he looks
forward through a pleasing vista of promise to many years of enjoyment , but at the moment when he least expects it , comes the reaper Death , whose call may not be denied , or the almost equally unwelcome guest Povert y , in whose train follow all
™ e ills that flesh is heir to , and who makes of what might be a paradise a realm , including every tribulation men would most desire to avoid . The provident man now looks to see that the larder is well garnished , and the coal-bin furnished for
ne chilling days so near . Happy , indeed , Jf he who finds both basket and store well nued , and who can look upon the well filled stove or grate , and know that , " There is more where this came from . " But , ab ! 0 w many are there among us who know wt where the means of filling the bin , or creasing the store are to come from ; who
look upon their little ones , and writhe in anguish of spirit lest in the days when the Frost King rules there be not the wherewith to keep hunger away from the door or heat within it . These will have a right to look to us for succour and
encouragement in the bitter days when the sun is but a myth so far as the warmth of his rays are concerned , and comfort but a reminiscence , among many who have a right to stand by our fires and claim the relations of fraternity with their more fortunate brethren .
Knowing that these things stand in front of us , and that we shall surely meet them , may we be pardoned if we invite the brethren to pause a moment and scan the horizon of events so near them ? The time is at hand when we shall be called
to measure our professions by deeds , ' when the world will know whether , when we speak of the benevolent system of Freemasonry , we mean reality , deeds , gifts , money or only their semblance ; only that word of promise which reaches but the ear
and leaves the heart sick . We believe that the great mass of the brethren are entirely sound , and that whenever a heart is presented , sick and sore with the disappointments and ill-fortune of the world , it will find in our lodges
" Strong minds , great hearts , true faith , and ready hands . " But it must be remembered that we do not hold the keys of Fortunatus ; that the mines of Golconda are not at our disposition nor even the meagre returns of
the Black Hills , but only such means as may have been given for the purpose by men who as a general principle , have no dollars to put by ; who , in fact , never come into possession of any means but such as have been earned by the sweat of the brow in honest labour .
It should likewise be kept in remembrance , that your case or mine , are not the only ones having a claim on the bounty and benevolence of the craftsmen—a circumstance quite generally overlooked , perhaps naturally enoughsince each one ' s
, misery is quite enough for his own contemplation . ; but nevertheless we may be reminded that however desperate outown circumstances , there are others quite u