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his child , and he loves it ; this is a species of charity . The Most High , when we were-yet sinners , looked upon us with compassion and loved us , ay , and made a great sacrifice for ns too . Such is charity . We are His offspring—He loves to do us good . By the same Incarnate One we are members of the same great family . 0 man , dost thou not earnestly desire this best of gifts , charity—love bond of union between man and man—between man and God 1 But 0 , thou member of the Craft , thou hast taken a double obligation upon thyself ; thou art sacredly to
behold thy brother as a Mason ; thou art especially to show thy charity , thy love for him , in the day of necessity . Charity thinketh no evil ; charity hopetli all things ; charitybeareth all things ; nought but this charity , this love , can really look upon the brother in adversity . Brother Mason , your foot should be swift to unite with his in forming a column of mutual defence and support ; the po sture
of your daily supplication should remind you of your brother s wants ; your breast should be the safe and sacred repository of his secrets when entrusted to you as such ; and you should support him in all his just and laudable undertakings . Take heed then , lest the displeasure of the Most High should at any time rest upon you through your forgetfulness in withholding the right hand from a brother to confer it upon one of the outer world . Our society is a sacred fraternity , and its obligations of a most holy nature . Art thou tempted to be severe ]
Do thy brethren fall around thee , violating the cardinal virtues ; temperance , fortitude , prudence , and justice' ? Forget not that thou art not without fault ; be charitable towards thy weak brother ; be charitable towards thyself lest thou shouklst fall . But , to conclude ; while we observe the points I have brought under notice , we must be careful to be good stewards of all that the Most High has placed within our charge . Poor and distressed Masons should be objects of our deepest solicitude . Institutions for the aged I Would especially exhort you to support . The Girls 'Schoolin connexion with the brotherhood is of vital importance
young persons going out into the world , after being duly brought up iix such an institution , must , more or less , contribute to the balance of society . The school for boys is undoubtedly an establishment that ought to be largely supported . For young Lewises t ^ p-he educated iu the principles of truth and justice , under the roof of an asylum bearing the Masonic name , cannot be overrated . It would be well that not only every Lodge in our province , but every individual member also , should have an interest in those works of charity . The Most High blesses the giver as he does the receiver . Would that time permitted me to recapitulate as I ought . I am , however , in the house of friends who will accept this lecture as it is meant : it comes from my heart , relying upon you in the spirit of charity , that you will strive for the mastery in things divine .
Let us walk together as friends , in the shaded paths of meditation , Nor judgment set his seal until he hath poised his balance ; That chastenings of mild reproof may meet unwitting error , And charity not be a stranger at the board that is spread for brothers . " At the close of business the Brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet , when
the usual toasts were given and duly responded to . The pleasure of the evening was much enhanced by some excellent singing from Bros . Bristowe , Wright Howell , and others . In proposing the last toast , " to our next happy meeting , " the Prov . Grand Master stated that , as it was not his intention to confine himself to the holding only of annual Provincial Grand Lodges , he hoped , within a very few months , again to meet the Brethren .
YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND BAST ) . Appointment . —Lodge . —Friday , October 1 st , St . Germain ( 827 ) , The Orescent , Selby , at 7 . YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . Appointments . —Lodges . —Wednesday , September 29 th , Philanthropic ( 382 ) , Commercial Street , Leeds , nt 7 j Frictay , October let , Alfred ( 381 i ) , Gritlin Hotel , Leeds , at 7 ; Instruction , at 8 .
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his child , and he loves it ; this is a species of charity . The Most High , when we were-yet sinners , looked upon us with compassion and loved us , ay , and made a great sacrifice for ns too . Such is charity . We are His offspring—He loves to do us good . By the same Incarnate One we are members of the same great family . 0 man , dost thou not earnestly desire this best of gifts , charity—love bond of union between man and man—between man and God 1 But 0 , thou member of the Craft , thou hast taken a double obligation upon thyself ; thou art sacredly to
behold thy brother as a Mason ; thou art especially to show thy charity , thy love for him , in the day of necessity . Charity thinketh no evil ; charity hopetli all things ; charitybeareth all things ; nought but this charity , this love , can really look upon the brother in adversity . Brother Mason , your foot should be swift to unite with his in forming a column of mutual defence and support ; the po sture
of your daily supplication should remind you of your brother s wants ; your breast should be the safe and sacred repository of his secrets when entrusted to you as such ; and you should support him in all his just and laudable undertakings . Take heed then , lest the displeasure of the Most High should at any time rest upon you through your forgetfulness in withholding the right hand from a brother to confer it upon one of the outer world . Our society is a sacred fraternity , and its obligations of a most holy nature . Art thou tempted to be severe ]
Do thy brethren fall around thee , violating the cardinal virtues ; temperance , fortitude , prudence , and justice' ? Forget not that thou art not without fault ; be charitable towards thy weak brother ; be charitable towards thyself lest thou shouklst fall . But , to conclude ; while we observe the points I have brought under notice , we must be careful to be good stewards of all that the Most High has placed within our charge . Poor and distressed Masons should be objects of our deepest solicitude . Institutions for the aged I Would especially exhort you to support . The Girls 'Schoolin connexion with the brotherhood is of vital importance
young persons going out into the world , after being duly brought up iix such an institution , must , more or less , contribute to the balance of society . The school for boys is undoubtedly an establishment that ought to be largely supported . For young Lewises t ^ p-he educated iu the principles of truth and justice , under the roof of an asylum bearing the Masonic name , cannot be overrated . It would be well that not only every Lodge in our province , but every individual member also , should have an interest in those works of charity . The Most High blesses the giver as he does the receiver . Would that time permitted me to recapitulate as I ought . I am , however , in the house of friends who will accept this lecture as it is meant : it comes from my heart , relying upon you in the spirit of charity , that you will strive for the mastery in things divine .
Let us walk together as friends , in the shaded paths of meditation , Nor judgment set his seal until he hath poised his balance ; That chastenings of mild reproof may meet unwitting error , And charity not be a stranger at the board that is spread for brothers . " At the close of business the Brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet , when
the usual toasts were given and duly responded to . The pleasure of the evening was much enhanced by some excellent singing from Bros . Bristowe , Wright Howell , and others . In proposing the last toast , " to our next happy meeting , " the Prov . Grand Master stated that , as it was not his intention to confine himself to the holding only of annual Provincial Grand Lodges , he hoped , within a very few months , again to meet the Brethren .
YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND BAST ) . Appointment . —Lodge . —Friday , October 1 st , St . Germain ( 827 ) , The Orescent , Selby , at 7 . YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . Appointments . —Lodges . —Wednesday , September 29 th , Philanthropic ( 382 ) , Commercial Street , Leeds , nt 7 j Frictay , October let , Alfred ( 381 i ) , Gritlin Hotel , Leeds , at 7 ; Instruction , at 8 .