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Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.*
to a gentleman present , if he did not state to whom that success was mainly owing . —( Hear . ) They were indebted greatly to one Brother , who had been instant , in season and out of season , in the good cause—( Cheers)—who had resorted to the most ingenious shifts , and practised many manoeuvres , if he might say so —( laughter)—manoeuvres in the good sense of the word . —( Applause . ) He had indeed been most efficient in accomplishing their great object —( Cheers ) Blessed he had
. . been with talents by the GREAT ARCHITECT of the UNIVERSE , and these talents he had brought to bear upon their object . Indeed he must say that he had been instructed and amused in observing to what shifts and ingenious devices that worth y Brother resorted in the noble cause which he had taken up with so much zeal ancl ability . —( Applause . ) In naming him as their worth y Treasurer , they had him heart and soul with them ; ancl he hoped to hear much in detail from Dr . Crucefix himself Loud and
. —( reiterated cheers , followed the mention of the worthy Treasurer ' s name . ) The Chairman was glad to find that they were disposed to treat the Treasurer kindly , for he had been given up , bound hand and foot , to their service , and had no will but that of doin ; ' the service of the Society . —( Loud cheers . ) There were many others who had also shown great zeal in the cause ; ancl he begged to mention the names of Brothers Farnfield ancl Pitt , whose valuable and efficient services had been beyond all praise . The Chairman concluded by proposing the " Health of Dr . Cri-cpf-K- mnl mnw tn ) , ;< , > - „„„ ,... „„* V
¦ forgetting the Irustees , Sub-Committee , and other Officers . " Drunk with three times three , and vehement cheering , during which it was observed that the ladies in the gallery simultaneously rose , in compliment to the toast . Dr . CRUCEFIX then rose , amid loud and general applause . He was well aware that some pleader , eminent for station and talent mi » ht have been selected to fill the enviable position in which he was now placedbut that
, no advocacy , however brilliant , could equal the sincerity with which he would do the biddings of the Society on this or any other occasion . —( Loud cheers . ) He begged leave to remind them that however weak an advocate he mi ght now prove , he had endeavoured to aid m the attempt to establish an Asylum for A ged and Decayed f reemasons , a matter very near his heart , and he was sure not far from theirs . —( Cheers . ) Often as he had addressed his Brethren in Grand Lod matters
ge on important , his first attempt to speak from the Dais was , he was proud to say , in the cause and on behalf of those who were unable to plead for themselves . He then proceeded to read the following Report : — "At the last Festival about 750 / . was announced to have been received in aid of this institution , a sum that may probably be considered scarcel sufficient to its friends in the
y encourage prosecution of their object , were it not to he borne in mind that such an amount is but a mere deposit , and that even the first instalment has been delayed until a demonstration of the wishes of the Order should be unequivocally shown , and next , that they possess the means to carry those wishes into effect .
" This deposit , then , may now honestly be looked upon as a very manifest and liberal proof of the justice of " our princi ple , and still more so , when it is to be understood that as yet but a comparative few , from the thousands of Alasons who range themselves under our banner , have emered the list . The reasons assi gned for this delay are , first , that the
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Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.*
to a gentleman present , if he did not state to whom that success was mainly owing . —( Hear . ) They were indebted greatly to one Brother , who had been instant , in season and out of season , in the good cause—( Cheers)—who had resorted to the most ingenious shifts , and practised many manoeuvres , if he might say so —( laughter)—manoeuvres in the good sense of the word . —( Applause . ) He had indeed been most efficient in accomplishing their great object —( Cheers ) Blessed he had
. . been with talents by the GREAT ARCHITECT of the UNIVERSE , and these talents he had brought to bear upon their object . Indeed he must say that he had been instructed and amused in observing to what shifts and ingenious devices that worth y Brother resorted in the noble cause which he had taken up with so much zeal ancl ability . —( Applause . ) In naming him as their worth y Treasurer , they had him heart and soul with them ; ancl he hoped to hear much in detail from Dr . Crucefix himself Loud and
. —( reiterated cheers , followed the mention of the worthy Treasurer ' s name . ) The Chairman was glad to find that they were disposed to treat the Treasurer kindly , for he had been given up , bound hand and foot , to their service , and had no will but that of doin ; ' the service of the Society . —( Loud cheers . ) There were many others who had also shown great zeal in the cause ; ancl he begged to mention the names of Brothers Farnfield ancl Pitt , whose valuable and efficient services had been beyond all praise . The Chairman concluded by proposing the " Health of Dr . Cri-cpf-K- mnl mnw tn ) , ;< , > - „„„ ,... „„* V
¦ forgetting the Irustees , Sub-Committee , and other Officers . " Drunk with three times three , and vehement cheering , during which it was observed that the ladies in the gallery simultaneously rose , in compliment to the toast . Dr . CRUCEFIX then rose , amid loud and general applause . He was well aware that some pleader , eminent for station and talent mi » ht have been selected to fill the enviable position in which he was now placedbut that
, no advocacy , however brilliant , could equal the sincerity with which he would do the biddings of the Society on this or any other occasion . —( Loud cheers . ) He begged leave to remind them that however weak an advocate he mi ght now prove , he had endeavoured to aid m the attempt to establish an Asylum for A ged and Decayed f reemasons , a matter very near his heart , and he was sure not far from theirs . —( Cheers . ) Often as he had addressed his Brethren in Grand Lod matters
ge on important , his first attempt to speak from the Dais was , he was proud to say , in the cause and on behalf of those who were unable to plead for themselves . He then proceeded to read the following Report : — "At the last Festival about 750 / . was announced to have been received in aid of this institution , a sum that may probably be considered scarcel sufficient to its friends in the
y encourage prosecution of their object , were it not to he borne in mind that such an amount is but a mere deposit , and that even the first instalment has been delayed until a demonstration of the wishes of the Order should be unequivocally shown , and next , that they possess the means to carry those wishes into effect .
" This deposit , then , may now honestly be looked upon as a very manifest and liberal proof of the justice of " our princi ple , and still more so , when it is to be understood that as yet but a comparative few , from the thousands of Alasons who range themselves under our banner , have emered the list . The reasons assi gned for this delay are , first , that the