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The Charities.
necessary for him to dwell on the nature and objects of this charity , hut , he believed there were among them many other brethren who had not had the opportunity before of subscribing to this school , because the Order was continually increasing , ancl the enlarged facilities of communication now afforded many lodges in the country the means of testifying their anxiety to support this excellent charity . They were favoured also with the presence of the ladieswho attended not merely
, with the view of witnessing a most interesting spectacle , but to show an example by subscribing to , and supporting , such a laudable institution . They might expect to hear some short history of this charity , and he begged therefore to inform them that it was founded b y that distinguished Freemason , the Chevalier Ruspini , who had followed the profession of a dentist , and was so renowned in it , that he had constantly access at court , and was frequently in the company of the most illustrious nobles
of the land . He turned such opportunities to good account , ancl by recommending those illustrious personages to support this school , he raised a fund in aid of those Freemasons , who , from misfortune , had descended from comparative affluence to poverty , and having families , were unable to support their children . In the true spirit of Freemasonry , and with a desire to do good to others , the Chevalier Ruspini established this charity . He was thus in a position to do goodthough not to
, himself , but to others ; and as a proof of it , there was at the present moment tlie widow of a distinguished Mason , and a liberal supporter of the charity , who was a suppliant for her fatherless children . The changes of life , too , were so dependant on Divine Providence , that although that excellent man , Chevalier Ruspinhwished to do good to others ,
feeling that he had the power to do so , yet he was not able to leave his own relatives in a state of prosperity ,, but they were obliged to find a refuge in this very institution for two of his grand-children . This school had been established sixty years , ancl it must have been well conducted to have been so nobly supported from its origin to the present time ; and it was a no less gratifying fact , that for fifty years the same respected , deserving , and indefatigable . matron , Mrs . Crook , had watched over the children committed to her charge . The labours and anxiety of
tbe Committee had been greatly relieved by the fact that there was a mother in this school in the person of the matron . It was the duty of the Committee to see that the children were brought up with a proper regard to their religious duties , so that they might experience less dificulty in providing for themselves in after life : in that they had been greatly assisted by the constant care and attention of the matron , of whom it was impossible to speak too hihlduring that lengthened period of
gy fifty years ; for all the many and arduous duties of that responsible office had been performed to the entire satisfaction of the Committee , and , as all present could testify , to the credit and character of the school . It should not be disguised , because it did not detract from the merits of tbe matron , that she had found able assistants in the school in Miss Jack and Miss Jarwood , whose chief object had been the good of the institutionand tlie welfare of the childrenregardless of trouble or
, , any labour to themselves . Whatever difficulties presented themselves , they had endeavoured to surmount them , and their object appeared to have been to gain the affections of the children , and to do their duty in their respective situations . It could not but be gratifying to this assembly to learn , that since the establishment of this charity , 630 children had been admitted into the school ; and that out of that number , 150 had been
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities.
necessary for him to dwell on the nature and objects of this charity , hut , he believed there were among them many other brethren who had not had the opportunity before of subscribing to this school , because the Order was continually increasing , ancl the enlarged facilities of communication now afforded many lodges in the country the means of testifying their anxiety to support this excellent charity . They were favoured also with the presence of the ladieswho attended not merely
, with the view of witnessing a most interesting spectacle , but to show an example by subscribing to , and supporting , such a laudable institution . They might expect to hear some short history of this charity , and he begged therefore to inform them that it was founded b y that distinguished Freemason , the Chevalier Ruspini , who had followed the profession of a dentist , and was so renowned in it , that he had constantly access at court , and was frequently in the company of the most illustrious nobles
of the land . He turned such opportunities to good account , ancl by recommending those illustrious personages to support this school , he raised a fund in aid of those Freemasons , who , from misfortune , had descended from comparative affluence to poverty , and having families , were unable to support their children . In the true spirit of Freemasonry , and with a desire to do good to others , the Chevalier Ruspini established this charity . He was thus in a position to do goodthough not to
, himself , but to others ; and as a proof of it , there was at the present moment tlie widow of a distinguished Mason , and a liberal supporter of the charity , who was a suppliant for her fatherless children . The changes of life , too , were so dependant on Divine Providence , that although that excellent man , Chevalier Ruspinhwished to do good to others ,
feeling that he had the power to do so , yet he was not able to leave his own relatives in a state of prosperity ,, but they were obliged to find a refuge in this very institution for two of his grand-children . This school had been established sixty years , ancl it must have been well conducted to have been so nobly supported from its origin to the present time ; and it was a no less gratifying fact , that for fifty years the same respected , deserving , and indefatigable . matron , Mrs . Crook , had watched over the children committed to her charge . The labours and anxiety of
tbe Committee had been greatly relieved by the fact that there was a mother in this school in the person of the matron . It was the duty of the Committee to see that the children were brought up with a proper regard to their religious duties , so that they might experience less dificulty in providing for themselves in after life : in that they had been greatly assisted by the constant care and attention of the matron , of whom it was impossible to speak too hihlduring that lengthened period of
gy fifty years ; for all the many and arduous duties of that responsible office had been performed to the entire satisfaction of the Committee , and , as all present could testify , to the credit and character of the school . It should not be disguised , because it did not detract from the merits of tbe matron , that she had found able assistants in the school in Miss Jack and Miss Jarwood , whose chief object had been the good of the institutionand tlie welfare of the childrenregardless of trouble or
, , any labour to themselves . Whatever difficulties presented themselves , they had endeavoured to surmount them , and their object appeared to have been to gain the affections of the children , and to do their duty in their respective situations . It could not but be gratifying to this assembly to learn , that since the establishment of this charity , 630 children had been admitted into the school ; and that out of that number , 150 had been