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The Sick Poor.
the part of the committee , and especially of the medical men connected with the charity . It may interest our readers to learn that these latter are almost all Freemasons . Among those who have been most active in the good Avork , and whose services were enthusiastically acknowledged by the assembled company , we Avould especially notice Bro . John Gay ( the senior surgeon ) , and Bros . Dr . Beared and Dr . Whidborne , to Avhom , as well as all the other officers , medical and lay , a great
debt of gratitude is owing from the needy inhabitants of the district . In concluding these remarks , we would earnestly recommend this deserving object to the notice of the Brethren both in London and in the provinces—both to those who are wealthy and those Avho are in more narrow circumstances . Let the dwellers in this great city remember that an institution of this kind is proved invariably to diminish the ratio of sickness in its neighbourhood amongst all classes , both high and low , by checking the germs of disease which would otherwise become epidemic to theinjury of all ; while the dwellers in the pure air of our rural
districts , thankful for the benefits which they enjoy , cannot better show their gratitude than by alleviating the distresses of those who are debarred from similar advantages . To those Avealthy Brethren who delight to do good , either by stealth or openly , we are confident we can offer no more desirable medium of assisting the distressed- —while to those not blessed with riches , we would say , " Remember the widow ' s mite , Avhich was accepted as a welcome offering . " We are requested to add that any donations for the hospital will be thankfully received by Bro . Dr . Whidborne , the sub-treasurer , at his residence , 61 , Guildford-street , Russell-square ; or by Bro . James Kember , 22 , Lincolns-inn-flelds .
The Bubial-Place . —What a multitude of thoughts crowd upon the mind in the contemplation of such a scene ! How much of the future , even in its far distant reaches , rises before us with all its persuasive realities ! Take but one narroAV space of time , and how affecting are its associations ! Within the flight of one half century , how many of the great , the good , and the Avise , will be gathered here ! How many , in the loveliness of infancy , the beauty of youth , the vigour of manhood , and the maturity of age , will lie down here and dwell in the bosom of their mother earth !
The rich and the poor , the gay and the wretched , the favourites of thousands , and the forsaken of the world , the stranger in his solitary grave , and the patriarch , surrounded by the kindred of a long lineage ! How many will here bury their brightest hopes or blasted expectations ! Hoav many bitter tears will here be shed ! How many agonizing sighs will here be heaved I How many trembling feet will cross the pathways , and returning , leave behind them the dearest objects of their reverence or their love !—Everett .
Mind and Body . —The necessary connection of the condition of the body and of the mind , is a matter of universal and constant experience . Mental influences affect the physical health ; and the state of the body , on the other hand , exerts powerful effect on the mind . In treating of health , it is therefore necessary to consider the management of the thoughts and passions . In some diseases ,
physical and mental disorders are so complicated and blended together , that it is impossible to tell in which the derangement had its origin . Even when the disturbance does not go to the length of disease , the mutual influence of the mind and the body may play an important part in the question of health . The body is constantly acted on through the mind , and this way of reaching and influencing the corporeal health deserves more attention than it usually receives .
Necessity oi * Maintaining- Subordination . —A Lodge , like a regiment of soldiers , is regulated on the purest principles of mutual aid and strict subordination . It is a machine of complicated materials , each adapted to its own peculiar work , and liable , by the slightest disorder , to disarrange the whole fabric . It possesses infinite moral power when its organization is complete , and directed by the firm and steady hand of an intelligent Worshipful Master , who is an able tactician ^ and possesses sufficient nerve to preserve its discipline unimpaired by the encroachments of the dissolute , or the more dangerous innovations of vain and presumptuous Brethren . —Dr » Oliver ' s Masonic Jwrispmdenw
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The Sick Poor.
the part of the committee , and especially of the medical men connected with the charity . It may interest our readers to learn that these latter are almost all Freemasons . Among those who have been most active in the good Avork , and whose services were enthusiastically acknowledged by the assembled company , we Avould especially notice Bro . John Gay ( the senior surgeon ) , and Bros . Dr . Beared and Dr . Whidborne , to Avhom , as well as all the other officers , medical and lay , a great
debt of gratitude is owing from the needy inhabitants of the district . In concluding these remarks , we would earnestly recommend this deserving object to the notice of the Brethren both in London and in the provinces—both to those who are wealthy and those Avho are in more narrow circumstances . Let the dwellers in this great city remember that an institution of this kind is proved invariably to diminish the ratio of sickness in its neighbourhood amongst all classes , both high and low , by checking the germs of disease which would otherwise become epidemic to theinjury of all ; while the dwellers in the pure air of our rural
districts , thankful for the benefits which they enjoy , cannot better show their gratitude than by alleviating the distresses of those who are debarred from similar advantages . To those Avealthy Brethren who delight to do good , either by stealth or openly , we are confident we can offer no more desirable medium of assisting the distressed- —while to those not blessed with riches , we would say , " Remember the widow ' s mite , Avhich was accepted as a welcome offering . " We are requested to add that any donations for the hospital will be thankfully received by Bro . Dr . Whidborne , the sub-treasurer , at his residence , 61 , Guildford-street , Russell-square ; or by Bro . James Kember , 22 , Lincolns-inn-flelds .
The Bubial-Place . —What a multitude of thoughts crowd upon the mind in the contemplation of such a scene ! How much of the future , even in its far distant reaches , rises before us with all its persuasive realities ! Take but one narroAV space of time , and how affecting are its associations ! Within the flight of one half century , how many of the great , the good , and the Avise , will be gathered here ! How many , in the loveliness of infancy , the beauty of youth , the vigour of manhood , and the maturity of age , will lie down here and dwell in the bosom of their mother earth !
The rich and the poor , the gay and the wretched , the favourites of thousands , and the forsaken of the world , the stranger in his solitary grave , and the patriarch , surrounded by the kindred of a long lineage ! How many will here bury their brightest hopes or blasted expectations ! Hoav many bitter tears will here be shed ! How many agonizing sighs will here be heaved I How many trembling feet will cross the pathways , and returning , leave behind them the dearest objects of their reverence or their love !—Everett .
Mind and Body . —The necessary connection of the condition of the body and of the mind , is a matter of universal and constant experience . Mental influences affect the physical health ; and the state of the body , on the other hand , exerts powerful effect on the mind . In treating of health , it is therefore necessary to consider the management of the thoughts and passions . In some diseases ,
physical and mental disorders are so complicated and blended together , that it is impossible to tell in which the derangement had its origin . Even when the disturbance does not go to the length of disease , the mutual influence of the mind and the body may play an important part in the question of health . The body is constantly acted on through the mind , and this way of reaching and influencing the corporeal health deserves more attention than it usually receives .
Necessity oi * Maintaining- Subordination . —A Lodge , like a regiment of soldiers , is regulated on the purest principles of mutual aid and strict subordination . It is a machine of complicated materials , each adapted to its own peculiar work , and liable , by the slightest disorder , to disarrange the whole fabric . It possesses infinite moral power when its organization is complete , and directed by the firm and steady hand of an intelligent Worshipful Master , who is an able tactician ^ and possesses sufficient nerve to preserve its discipline unimpaired by the encroachments of the dissolute , or the more dangerous innovations of vain and presumptuous Brethren . —Dr » Oliver ' s Masonic Jwrispmdenw