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benevolent principle , as instanced in the cause of " The Asylum , "—that fixed resting-place for the Aged Mason , in the munificent support of ivhich the Fraternity at large " Pour the wine of Charity around , To bless and fertilize the ground . " The healths of the Officers and Brethren of the Birmingham Lodges
were acknowledged by Bros . Lloyd and Chinn ; those of the Leamington Lodge by Bro . Adams , and of the Shakspeare Lodge , Warwick , by Bro . J . Sharp . Another toast— " The health of Bro . Hughes , Grand Secretary of the South Carolina Lodge , " was responded to by that gentleman in an appropriate speech . Many excellent addresses were made in the course of the evening , and the hilarity of the meeting was increased by the vocal strains of many of the Brethren . The labours of the day , as they began in order , were continued in peace , and closed in harmony about nine o ' clock , in expectation that as the Brethren had happily met and parted , so happily they would meet again .
October . —ST . PAUL ' ( 51 ) . —After the conclusion of the ceremonies , the Worshipful Master moved , and Brother P . M . Lloyd seconded" That the required sum of money be paid out of the Lodge funds to the Treasurer of the Royal Masonic School for Boys , so as to establish the Senior Warden of the St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 51 , for the time being , a life governor of the Boy ' s School , " ivhich was carried unanimously . At the banquet , after the usual Masonic toasts had been given , the W . M . Brother Ribbansrose and addressed the meeting as folloivs : —
, , " Brethren and Friends , —It is an observation as common as a proverb , that nothing is more to be lamented , when ive are engaged in works of charity , than a hand without a heart . I would do justice to the toast I am about to propose , but I find myself unequal to the task . 1 am too sensible of my own insufficiency to venture with any thing like confidence upon a topic which requires no mean talent to be treated as it deserves .
" True charity must be supported by strict principles of honour and of virtue ; and he who ventures in the path of charity with other sentiments , had better not pollute her sacred courts . But restraining passion ivithin the bounds of reason , and uniformly acting in all the various relations of life upon one steady , consistent principle of approved justice and beneficence , he only can be accounted charitable who ' visits the fatherless and widow in affliction , and keeps himself
unspotted from the world . ' " In tracing the laws of Freemasonry , it seems evident , I think , that , by the frame of a Mason ' s moral constitution , he is disposed to consider himself as standing in some degree of social relation to the whole family of mankind ; anel , if this be the Mason ' s creed , how much more must he consider himself a Brother to the Fraternity of ivhich he is a member . There is much to be admired in genuine Masonry ; —there is
a courage in him who openly avows himself to be a Mason , ivhich the popular world cannot appreciate . Initiated into mysteries of a holy and reverential character , we are bound to do exactly as we would be done by , to protect innocence , and to provide , as far as prudence dictates , for the destitute and needy . And , whilst engaged in consulting inclination , let us ever remember our ' duties to our God , our neighbour , and ourselves . '
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Provincial.
benevolent principle , as instanced in the cause of " The Asylum , "—that fixed resting-place for the Aged Mason , in the munificent support of ivhich the Fraternity at large " Pour the wine of Charity around , To bless and fertilize the ground . " The healths of the Officers and Brethren of the Birmingham Lodges
were acknowledged by Bros . Lloyd and Chinn ; those of the Leamington Lodge by Bro . Adams , and of the Shakspeare Lodge , Warwick , by Bro . J . Sharp . Another toast— " The health of Bro . Hughes , Grand Secretary of the South Carolina Lodge , " was responded to by that gentleman in an appropriate speech . Many excellent addresses were made in the course of the evening , and the hilarity of the meeting was increased by the vocal strains of many of the Brethren . The labours of the day , as they began in order , were continued in peace , and closed in harmony about nine o ' clock , in expectation that as the Brethren had happily met and parted , so happily they would meet again .
October . —ST . PAUL ' ( 51 ) . —After the conclusion of the ceremonies , the Worshipful Master moved , and Brother P . M . Lloyd seconded" That the required sum of money be paid out of the Lodge funds to the Treasurer of the Royal Masonic School for Boys , so as to establish the Senior Warden of the St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 51 , for the time being , a life governor of the Boy ' s School , " ivhich was carried unanimously . At the banquet , after the usual Masonic toasts had been given , the W . M . Brother Ribbansrose and addressed the meeting as folloivs : —
, , " Brethren and Friends , —It is an observation as common as a proverb , that nothing is more to be lamented , when ive are engaged in works of charity , than a hand without a heart . I would do justice to the toast I am about to propose , but I find myself unequal to the task . 1 am too sensible of my own insufficiency to venture with any thing like confidence upon a topic which requires no mean talent to be treated as it deserves .
" True charity must be supported by strict principles of honour and of virtue ; and he who ventures in the path of charity with other sentiments , had better not pollute her sacred courts . But restraining passion ivithin the bounds of reason , and uniformly acting in all the various relations of life upon one steady , consistent principle of approved justice and beneficence , he only can be accounted charitable who ' visits the fatherless and widow in affliction , and keeps himself
unspotted from the world . ' " In tracing the laws of Freemasonry , it seems evident , I think , that , by the frame of a Mason ' s moral constitution , he is disposed to consider himself as standing in some degree of social relation to the whole family of mankind ; anel , if this be the Mason ' s creed , how much more must he consider himself a Brother to the Fraternity of ivhich he is a member . There is much to be admired in genuine Masonry ; —there is
a courage in him who openly avows himself to be a Mason , ivhich the popular world cannot appreciate . Initiated into mysteries of a holy and reverential character , we are bound to do exactly as we would be done by , to protect innocence , and to provide , as far as prudence dictates , for the destitute and needy . And , whilst engaged in consulting inclination , let us ever remember our ' duties to our God , our neighbour , and ourselves . '