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( Hear , hear . ) Gbing back for two or three jrearsj he was sorry that the prospects elicitfd ^ erp hot so th & Royal Benevofo ^ ItfieTyear j ^^ MM . In the follow MM ^ an ^ punt ^ d to : some $ y ^ there was only £ | 05 collected lobliihf at the charity as one which must be kept up , and the large sums of nxon ^
required to be laid but , it was better th ^ ( Hear , hear ;) ^ ha tw ^ year ( fof the ifirsttifne since the chan elected in it .. !' . The result was an accumulation of applicants , each of whoni was sis necessi t ous , and had as good claims , as any of th ose who had been for tun ate enough teW ref eren ce to the ^^ 0 ^ 8 * Pund . There was a decreasp there also , though not to sp great an extent . He . had to as ^^ ^
ealrryiilg put the principles of the Order , vyhether they intended to permit that state of things to go ^ on , or whether they Were p pressibn ) to take the bull by the horns—to turn over anew leaf ^ and to c # ry Put those principles in the most efficient manner ? ( Bear , hear . ) In hisi mind ' s eye he saw some good and necessitous Mason an applicant for the benefit of this fund , — one whoni , perhaps , some of them might have met at the cohviyialities of the Masonic board—one with whom they might h in happy conversation at that table— -One , perhaps , who might have been
engaged in a long career of Masonic usefulness—now learning the bitter lesson that " hope deferred maketh the heart sick . " ( Hear , hear . ) He hoped sincerely that by their efforts to-day they would enable that poor Mason to say practically , that the renewal of hope had given him consolation- —that hope which pointed out to him a safe haven for rest for the remainder of his life . ( Hear , hear . ) Their beautiful building near Croydon was adapted for the habitation of thirty-four necessitous Masons , who could live there in homely comfort . This
filled , he knew , was what they would all like to witness ; but at the present moment , partly from want of funds and partly from other causes , that beautiful building , with all its comforts , conveniences , and appliances , had within its walls only fourteen or fifteen residents . ( Hear , hear . ) He pointed out this circumstance , for , Unless something was done to carry into effect the particular object for which the building was erected , the money spent in its construction would be practically thrown away . ( Hear , hear . ) He very much feared that , owing to his
own defects , he should scarcely be able to obtain such a response from them as he could wish ; but he would earnestly solicit them , if only for his own sake , as the humble advocate of the claims before them , not to let it be said that up to a certain time this charity was supported well and efficiently , and then failed for want of funds . He besought them to give , and to give freely and liberally to the funds of one of the noblest institutions which graced these realms . ( Loud cheers . ) The Secretary , Bro . W . Farnfield , then read a long series of lists of subscriptions , the grand total of which formed the munificent sum of £ 1 , 558 . 6 s . 6 d f : ~ - ~
To the Widows' Fund £ 774 6 " 6 To the Male Annuitants' Fund . ... 755 10 0 To the Building Fund . ...... 28 10 0 U . i ' ' ¦¦ £ 1 , 558 a 6
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Mpnthfs, Or Perhaps E I Ghteen Months^ A...
Fr ^ effiasphs- wid ^ ^ | n ^ esdden ^ source ^ First , from a large and fixed annual grant from ( fend Chapter ) secondly , from interest f ^ hds ; and thirdly of the Grift . In ^ in ^ ariabley it naturally ness of the institutiohy they b ^
( Hear , hear . ) Gbing back for two or three jrearsj he was sorry that the prospects elicitfd ^ erp hot so th & Royal Benevofo ^ ItfieTyear j ^^ MM . In the follow MM ^ an ^ punt ^ d to : some $ y ^ there was only £ | 05 collected lobliihf at the charity as one which must be kept up , and the large sums of nxon ^
required to be laid but , it was better th ^ ( Hear , hear ;) ^ ha tw ^ year ( fof the ifirsttifne since the chan elected in it .. !' . The result was an accumulation of applicants , each of whoni was sis necessi t ous , and had as good claims , as any of th ose who had been for tun ate enough teW ref eren ce to the ^^ 0 ^ 8 * Pund . There was a decreasp there also , though not to sp great an extent . He . had to as ^^ ^
ealrryiilg put the principles of the Order , vyhether they intended to permit that state of things to go ^ on , or whether they Were p pressibn ) to take the bull by the horns—to turn over anew leaf ^ and to c # ry Put those principles in the most efficient manner ? ( Bear , hear . ) In hisi mind ' s eye he saw some good and necessitous Mason an applicant for the benefit of this fund , — one whoni , perhaps , some of them might have met at the cohviyialities of the Masonic board—one with whom they might h in happy conversation at that table— -One , perhaps , who might have been
engaged in a long career of Masonic usefulness—now learning the bitter lesson that " hope deferred maketh the heart sick . " ( Hear , hear . ) He hoped sincerely that by their efforts to-day they would enable that poor Mason to say practically , that the renewal of hope had given him consolation- —that hope which pointed out to him a safe haven for rest for the remainder of his life . ( Hear , hear . ) Their beautiful building near Croydon was adapted for the habitation of thirty-four necessitous Masons , who could live there in homely comfort . This
filled , he knew , was what they would all like to witness ; but at the present moment , partly from want of funds and partly from other causes , that beautiful building , with all its comforts , conveniences , and appliances , had within its walls only fourteen or fifteen residents . ( Hear , hear . ) He pointed out this circumstance , for , Unless something was done to carry into effect the particular object for which the building was erected , the money spent in its construction would be practically thrown away . ( Hear , hear . ) He very much feared that , owing to his
own defects , he should scarcely be able to obtain such a response from them as he could wish ; but he would earnestly solicit them , if only for his own sake , as the humble advocate of the claims before them , not to let it be said that up to a certain time this charity was supported well and efficiently , and then failed for want of funds . He besought them to give , and to give freely and liberally to the funds of one of the noblest institutions which graced these realms . ( Loud cheers . ) The Secretary , Bro . W . Farnfield , then read a long series of lists of subscriptions , the grand total of which formed the munificent sum of £ 1 , 558 . 6 s . 6 d f : ~ - ~
To the Widows' Fund £ 774 6 " 6 To the Male Annuitants' Fund . ... 755 10 0 To the Building Fund . ...... 28 10 0 U . i ' ' ¦¦ £ 1 , 558 a 6