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Provincial.
posed of those noble institutions of charity , the Royal Masonic foundations for the clothing , educating , and apprenticing of the male and female orphans of Free and Accepted Masons . But it still wants a capital ; and what can be so effectual to complete the sublime fabric as an Asylum for aged and decayed Brethren . ' —( Cheers . ) AVhile the superannuated soldier and sailor have their hospitals of Chelsea and Greenwich as places of honourable retirement from the storms and privations of life , why should not the aged Mason have his Asylum , where he may not , indeed , like the gallant defenders of our
country" Fight all his hattles o ' er acjain ;" but , " Work all his lectures o ' er again , '' and go down to the grave in peace , harmony , and brotherly love witli all mankind?—( Cheers . ) Happy it is for the completion of such glorious results of jibilanthropic feeling , that party politics and controversial divinity are excluded from discussion at our meetings . These are
subjects on which every individual fancies himself to be right , and all mankind in the wrong ; and few are willing to allow the same latitude of opinion to others which they claim for themselves . But Masonry is neutral ground ; and here men of all shades of opinion on matters jiurely speculative , may unite to forward schemes which tend to promote the universal benefit of their species . If charity or brotherly love he an attribute of the Deity , so it is also of Freemasonry . Let us then contribute our aid to work out this Divine principle to its utmost extent . As Brother Smith has so beautifully expressed it in his eulogium at the late Asylum
dinner" Wc rear not Babel ' s tower of earth and stone , Our steps to heaven are moral steps alone ; Our earthly temple hoasts a nohler plan , A Inimhle hope to shield the aged man . A shelter for the grey hair ' tl Mason's head , His ark for refuge and for daily bread : Such arc the steps by which we hope to rise , Span the broad vault , and reach the a / . ure skies ; Stejis to conduct , when life ' s vain dream is past , Each faithful brother to his home at last . "—( Cheers . ) I regret exceedinglthat our funds are in so low a state that we are
y , incapacitated at jiresent from imitating the noble examjile of the provinces of Devon and the AVest Riding of York ; but I hope at some future period we may be enabled to show our feeling in favour of the projected establishment by a munificent donation . —( Loud Cheers . )—• I shall now detain you only while I propose a toast , which I am certain will be received with perfect enthusiasm , because it is a Brother to whom the county of Lincoln is under the greatest obligations—our
worthy and Right Honourable Provincial Grand Master . AVhen I call to your recollection the many personal sacrifices which our Ri ght Hon . Brother has made to indulge us with the pleasure of his company on this and all other occasions , any further observations ou my part will be altogether unnecessary to elicit those feelings of gratitude and respect with which I know your bosoms are replete . —( Cheers . ) To the unceasing exertions of his talented mind be attributed the id
, may rap march which the principles of our science have recently made in the province ; for I have ever found him anxious to afford tbe wei ght of his influence towards the development of any measures which " are calculated to forward the jirineijiies of Masonry in general , or the private interests of any individual Brother . —( Loud and continued cheers . )
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Provincial.
posed of those noble institutions of charity , the Royal Masonic foundations for the clothing , educating , and apprenticing of the male and female orphans of Free and Accepted Masons . But it still wants a capital ; and what can be so effectual to complete the sublime fabric as an Asylum for aged and decayed Brethren . ' —( Cheers . ) AVhile the superannuated soldier and sailor have their hospitals of Chelsea and Greenwich as places of honourable retirement from the storms and privations of life , why should not the aged Mason have his Asylum , where he may not , indeed , like the gallant defenders of our
country" Fight all his hattles o ' er acjain ;" but , " Work all his lectures o ' er again , '' and go down to the grave in peace , harmony , and brotherly love witli all mankind?—( Cheers . ) Happy it is for the completion of such glorious results of jibilanthropic feeling , that party politics and controversial divinity are excluded from discussion at our meetings . These are
subjects on which every individual fancies himself to be right , and all mankind in the wrong ; and few are willing to allow the same latitude of opinion to others which they claim for themselves . But Masonry is neutral ground ; and here men of all shades of opinion on matters jiurely speculative , may unite to forward schemes which tend to promote the universal benefit of their species . If charity or brotherly love he an attribute of the Deity , so it is also of Freemasonry . Let us then contribute our aid to work out this Divine principle to its utmost extent . As Brother Smith has so beautifully expressed it in his eulogium at the late Asylum
dinner" Wc rear not Babel ' s tower of earth and stone , Our steps to heaven are moral steps alone ; Our earthly temple hoasts a nohler plan , A Inimhle hope to shield the aged man . A shelter for the grey hair ' tl Mason's head , His ark for refuge and for daily bread : Such arc the steps by which we hope to rise , Span the broad vault , and reach the a / . ure skies ; Stejis to conduct , when life ' s vain dream is past , Each faithful brother to his home at last . "—( Cheers . ) I regret exceedinglthat our funds are in so low a state that we are
y , incapacitated at jiresent from imitating the noble examjile of the provinces of Devon and the AVest Riding of York ; but I hope at some future period we may be enabled to show our feeling in favour of the projected establishment by a munificent donation . —( Loud Cheers . )—• I shall now detain you only while I propose a toast , which I am certain will be received with perfect enthusiasm , because it is a Brother to whom the county of Lincoln is under the greatest obligations—our
worthy and Right Honourable Provincial Grand Master . AVhen I call to your recollection the many personal sacrifices which our Ri ght Hon . Brother has made to indulge us with the pleasure of his company on this and all other occasions , any further observations ou my part will be altogether unnecessary to elicit those feelings of gratitude and respect with which I know your bosoms are replete . —( Cheers . ) To the unceasing exertions of his talented mind be attributed the id
, may rap march which the principles of our science have recently made in the province ; for I have ever found him anxious to afford tbe wei ght of his influence towards the development of any measures which " are calculated to forward the jirineijiies of Masonry in general , or the private interests of any individual Brother . —( Loud and continued cheers . )