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Asylum For Aged Freemasons.
—( cheers ) . Gentlemen and brethren , I think that the fact that the Earl of Zetland fills the high and important office of Grand Master is a sufficient guarantee of itself of his qualifications and virtues . He was unanimously elected into that most important office , and it cannot be , therefore , but that he is high in the estimation of his fellow-men , and enjoys a high character ; but I am proud to say , that besides this , which of itself is a sufficient recommendationI know from my own personal
, knowledge , that my noble friend is one who deserves honour at the hands of all men —( cheers ) . The Earl of Zetland is well known for his liberal principles , I do not mean in a political , but in a more extended sense , and for his liberality I know he is universally respected , and more especially respected by those who know him truly . He has had the honour of succeeding an illustrious piinc ? , now no more , as Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Craft , and he fills that office most worthil
y , and I am sure you will one and all do as I do , honour the toast , and I therefore propose to drink " the health of the Earl of Zetland , the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England . "—( Drunk with all the honours . ) —Mr . Chatterton performed a solo on the harp . The CHAIRMAN . —Gentlemen and brethren , we have brethren in the sister kingdoms as well as in this part of the country—Grand Masters we have in Scotland and in Ireland—Grand Masters and many lod
ges , and I think therefore we ought to do honour to them , and to none could they do so that deserved it better than the Duke of Athol and the Duke of Leinster , and I call upon you to drink " the health of the most Noble Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland . "—( Drunk amidst loud cheers . )—Miss Kate Loder played upon the pianoforte .
lhe CHAIRMAN . —Gentlemen and brethren , I now come to the toast which must be called , emphatically , the toast of the evening —( cheers ) . I trust that you are all , as I am sure you are all , willing to do honour to it and to add , that which the toast implies , that you are willing to do all in your power to promote the object for which we are met here this evening —( cheers ) . 1 suppose I need not tell you that the object of this meeting is to provide the means of soothing distress and ministering to the wants of those who in age want our benevolent assistance ? The
object of our meeting is to provide funds in order to raise and establish a suitable Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons ; and I think there cannot be a better or a nobler object , or one more fitted to engage the sympathy or rouse the enthusiasm of every Freemason , and every person desirous of aiding suffering humanity—( cheers ) . There is scarcely any class of persons in this country who do not possess some establishment of this sort ; and is it right that we Freemasons should be without
similar means of relieving distress ? and will it not be a reproach to us to be any longer without it ?—( cheers , ) You assure me by your cheers that you agree with me in that sentiment ; but we all know that in things of this kind it is easy to approve of them and to concur in them ; but they could not be carried into execution without exertion and without sacrifice . There are those among us to whom all honour is due , and who have led the way , and who have shown us the exampleand under
, their care and auspices the way has been prepared for this holy work—( cheers ) . A site has been chosen , the plans have been drawn , and every thing is in preparation for the erection of the Asylum , which has been so much desired and so much wanted , and which is so well calculated to effect the object we have in view —( cheers ) . It is proposed to erect an Asylum at Croydon , and I hope it will not be long before the interesting
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For Aged Freemasons.
—( cheers ) . Gentlemen and brethren , I think that the fact that the Earl of Zetland fills the high and important office of Grand Master is a sufficient guarantee of itself of his qualifications and virtues . He was unanimously elected into that most important office , and it cannot be , therefore , but that he is high in the estimation of his fellow-men , and enjoys a high character ; but I am proud to say , that besides this , which of itself is a sufficient recommendationI know from my own personal
, knowledge , that my noble friend is one who deserves honour at the hands of all men —( cheers ) . The Earl of Zetland is well known for his liberal principles , I do not mean in a political , but in a more extended sense , and for his liberality I know he is universally respected , and more especially respected by those who know him truly . He has had the honour of succeeding an illustrious piinc ? , now no more , as Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Craft , and he fills that office most worthil
y , and I am sure you will one and all do as I do , honour the toast , and I therefore propose to drink " the health of the Earl of Zetland , the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England . "—( Drunk with all the honours . ) —Mr . Chatterton performed a solo on the harp . The CHAIRMAN . —Gentlemen and brethren , we have brethren in the sister kingdoms as well as in this part of the country—Grand Masters we have in Scotland and in Ireland—Grand Masters and many lod
ges , and I think therefore we ought to do honour to them , and to none could they do so that deserved it better than the Duke of Athol and the Duke of Leinster , and I call upon you to drink " the health of the most Noble Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland . "—( Drunk amidst loud cheers . )—Miss Kate Loder played upon the pianoforte .
lhe CHAIRMAN . —Gentlemen and brethren , I now come to the toast which must be called , emphatically , the toast of the evening —( cheers ) . I trust that you are all , as I am sure you are all , willing to do honour to it and to add , that which the toast implies , that you are willing to do all in your power to promote the object for which we are met here this evening —( cheers ) . 1 suppose I need not tell you that the object of this meeting is to provide the means of soothing distress and ministering to the wants of those who in age want our benevolent assistance ? The
object of our meeting is to provide funds in order to raise and establish a suitable Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons ; and I think there cannot be a better or a nobler object , or one more fitted to engage the sympathy or rouse the enthusiasm of every Freemason , and every person desirous of aiding suffering humanity—( cheers ) . There is scarcely any class of persons in this country who do not possess some establishment of this sort ; and is it right that we Freemasons should be without
similar means of relieving distress ? and will it not be a reproach to us to be any longer without it ?—( cheers , ) You assure me by your cheers that you agree with me in that sentiment ; but we all know that in things of this kind it is easy to approve of them and to concur in them ; but they could not be carried into execution without exertion and without sacrifice . There are those among us to whom all honour is due , and who have led the way , and who have shown us the exampleand under
, their care and auspices the way has been prepared for this holy work—( cheers ) . A site has been chosen , the plans have been drawn , and every thing is in preparation for the erection of the Asylum , which has been so much desired and so much wanted , and which is so well calculated to effect the object we have in view —( cheers ) . It is proposed to erect an Asylum at Croydon , and I hope it will not be long before the interesting