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Provincial.
Lords , lor saith the Scripture , " inasmuch as ye do it unto the least oi these my brethren , ye do it unto me . " Every time , therefore , that we perform an act of mercy , we do it unto the Almi ghty himself ; ancl he will repay us hereafter ; and every time we turn away from our poor Brother and refuse him relief , we turn our backs upon that dread Omnipotence , nor will he fail to requite us . As a proof that the rich and flourishing of this neighbourhood recognised the claims of brotherly kindness had raised
, they two excellent institutions in this town , the infirmary and the Dispensary , each having for its object the alleviation or the removal of the evils incident to our mortal frame . It is not our province to allay distempers , or to arrest the arm of death by the miraculous power which Christ employed , but we should rejoice that human agency is capable of doing much to relieve the distressess of the sons and daughters of affliction and sorrow . It was inconsistent with -he deference which was due to his auditory that he should di _ . t _ . tf . tl . fi
degree of support which they should award to these institutions ; but this he would say , that whether it was small or great it would be the measure of the interest they felt in the cause of universal philanthropy . Gratitude also put forth its appeal ; we had all participated in the benevolence of our common father ; we enjoyed life , health , and hope ; all these , and every other blessing , we had forfeited by sin , and what we possessed we obtained through the intercession of our Mediator for through this all
source our blessings flowed— " freely ye have received ireely give . ' In conclusion the reverend speaker exhorted the Brethren to hold fast their primitive principles , and to strengthen the link of Brotherly love ; and he invited strangers who desired to acquaint themselves with the mysteries of the Fraternity , to enter the Lodge they would find nothing to deter or alarm them , nothing but such as was good and excellentand tended to promote concord and Ancl
, harmony . lie trusted that bye ancl bye , when death should have dissolved the tie t . iat united them to mortality , they would ascend to that Grancl Lodge wnich was raised b y the great Architect , who made and governs all . A collection was made at the doors for the joint benefit of the North Devon Infirmary and the Barnstaple and North Devon Dispensary which amounted to upwards of 25 / . J !
EXETER , March 16 . —An especial P . G . Lod ge was held at Exeter , *? ' ^ TTOT considering the propriety of presenting Dr . Carwithen , the D . l G . M ., with a suitable testimonial of the regard entertained by the Craft for his eminent services , on his removal from this county , and the call was responded to with all the fraternal affection which distinguishes the Order . WEYMOUTH January 29—The Brethren of the ivill reioice
, . province to learn that the members of the All Souls Lodge have presented their highly esteemed Chaplain , Brother Willoughby Brassey , ivith a Masonic emblem , as a small token of their fraternal regard and esteem for his many private and public Masonic virtues . From him has the truly speculative Mason found that the science , well understood and acted upon , smooths every asperity of character , kindles every generous feelinsr imparts that universal low of benevolencewhich alone afford true
g , can and lasting pleasure . Thursday last was the day appointed by the reverend Brother to receive the Committee appointed by the LocW consisting ofthe R . AV . P . G . M ., Brother Eliot ; Brothers Robinson and ' Hill ; Brother Arden ; the S ., Brother Jacob ; Brothers Miilcd r e and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
Lords , lor saith the Scripture , " inasmuch as ye do it unto the least oi these my brethren , ye do it unto me . " Every time , therefore , that we perform an act of mercy , we do it unto the Almi ghty himself ; ancl he will repay us hereafter ; and every time we turn away from our poor Brother and refuse him relief , we turn our backs upon that dread Omnipotence , nor will he fail to requite us . As a proof that the rich and flourishing of this neighbourhood recognised the claims of brotherly kindness had raised
, they two excellent institutions in this town , the infirmary and the Dispensary , each having for its object the alleviation or the removal of the evils incident to our mortal frame . It is not our province to allay distempers , or to arrest the arm of death by the miraculous power which Christ employed , but we should rejoice that human agency is capable of doing much to relieve the distressess of the sons and daughters of affliction and sorrow . It was inconsistent with -he deference which was due to his auditory that he should di _ . t _ . tf . tl . fi
degree of support which they should award to these institutions ; but this he would say , that whether it was small or great it would be the measure of the interest they felt in the cause of universal philanthropy . Gratitude also put forth its appeal ; we had all participated in the benevolence of our common father ; we enjoyed life , health , and hope ; all these , and every other blessing , we had forfeited by sin , and what we possessed we obtained through the intercession of our Mediator for through this all
source our blessings flowed— " freely ye have received ireely give . ' In conclusion the reverend speaker exhorted the Brethren to hold fast their primitive principles , and to strengthen the link of Brotherly love ; and he invited strangers who desired to acquaint themselves with the mysteries of the Fraternity , to enter the Lodge they would find nothing to deter or alarm them , nothing but such as was good and excellentand tended to promote concord and Ancl
, harmony . lie trusted that bye ancl bye , when death should have dissolved the tie t . iat united them to mortality , they would ascend to that Grancl Lodge wnich was raised b y the great Architect , who made and governs all . A collection was made at the doors for the joint benefit of the North Devon Infirmary and the Barnstaple and North Devon Dispensary which amounted to upwards of 25 / . J !
EXETER , March 16 . —An especial P . G . Lod ge was held at Exeter , *? ' ^ TTOT considering the propriety of presenting Dr . Carwithen , the D . l G . M ., with a suitable testimonial of the regard entertained by the Craft for his eminent services , on his removal from this county , and the call was responded to with all the fraternal affection which distinguishes the Order . WEYMOUTH January 29—The Brethren of the ivill reioice
, . province to learn that the members of the All Souls Lodge have presented their highly esteemed Chaplain , Brother Willoughby Brassey , ivith a Masonic emblem , as a small token of their fraternal regard and esteem for his many private and public Masonic virtues . From him has the truly speculative Mason found that the science , well understood and acted upon , smooths every asperity of character , kindles every generous feelinsr imparts that universal low of benevolencewhich alone afford true
g , can and lasting pleasure . Thursday last was the day appointed by the reverend Brother to receive the Committee appointed by the LocW consisting ofthe R . AV . P . G . M ., Brother Eliot ; Brothers Robinson and ' Hill ; Brother Arden ; the S ., Brother Jacob ; Brothers Miilcd r e and