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The Charities.
there wc are also taught our duty to our neighbour , by affording him relief and consolation in the hour of affliction and distress—not in the narrow and confined meaning of the word neighbour , but in its widest and most comprehensive sense—for as Freemasonry is spread over the habitable globe so should our duty to our neighbour be ; and in that volume likewise we are taught our duty to ourselves , by doing unto others as we should wish to be done unto . Let the Freemason act up to
those principles , and he cannot forget his religious , moral , or civil duties as a member of society . I ask you is there anything Anti-Christian in these principles ? Do you suppose that such an eminent divine as the late Archbishop of Canterbury and others of his order , and last , not least , our highly-respected and esteemed Grand Chaplain , who has preached to us such an excellent discourse , would for one moment have belonged to a society , in whicli there was to be found one iota in the
least inconsistent with the tenets of their order or the doctrines which they preach . I am quite sure if such was to be found , neither the one nor the other of them would have remained one instant in our society . Do not therefore believe there is one particle of anything Anti-Christian in Freemasonry . I have to apologise for detaining you so long ^ from doing honour to the toast , but I trust you will forgive me , and in conclusion let me beg to assure the ladies present
" That no mortal can more The ladies adore Than a Free and Accepted Mason . " This toast was drank as only Masons can drink it . Song , Bro . Ransford . The Toast Master having obtained silence , the Grand Master again spoke as follows ;—Ladies and Gentlemen—I am quite sure you will
, cordially unite with me in the next toast , which is to the health of our highly esteemed and respected Grand Chaplain , Bro . Cox , who has so kindly and so ably fulfilled his part in this day ' s proceedings by preaching to us an excellent and highly instructive sermon . If the Rev . Brother were absent I should feel more at liberty to speak in his praise , and therefore I shall simply add that he is ever ready to lend his valuable assistance when he can do good to his fellow creatures
by promoting to the utmost of his power the cause of charity . With many thanks to him for his valuable services , I give you " The health of the Grand Chaplain . " The warm and hearty greeting which welcomed this toast speaks more strongly than we can express the high esteem in which the Grand Chaplain is held by the Craft . In the reply of the Reverend Brother , after thanking them for the
compliment that had been paid to him , and the high satisfaction he had felt in discharging the various duties which had that day devolved upon him , he referred to the observations of the chairman made in a former speech that there were some persons who supposed that Masonry had an Anti-Christian tendency . Nothing , said the Rev . Brother , can be more false and erroneous than this statement ; for although it was true that Freemasonry was to men of all reliious persuasions
open g , yet he contended that all the duties it taught , all the tenets and principles it inculcated , were in strict consonance with the purest doctrines of Christianity , and I would not , said the worthy Brother , remain in Masonry for another instant were I not solemnly impressed with that conviction .
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The Charities.
there wc are also taught our duty to our neighbour , by affording him relief and consolation in the hour of affliction and distress—not in the narrow and confined meaning of the word neighbour , but in its widest and most comprehensive sense—for as Freemasonry is spread over the habitable globe so should our duty to our neighbour be ; and in that volume likewise we are taught our duty to ourselves , by doing unto others as we should wish to be done unto . Let the Freemason act up to
those principles , and he cannot forget his religious , moral , or civil duties as a member of society . I ask you is there anything Anti-Christian in these principles ? Do you suppose that such an eminent divine as the late Archbishop of Canterbury and others of his order , and last , not least , our highly-respected and esteemed Grand Chaplain , who has preached to us such an excellent discourse , would for one moment have belonged to a society , in whicli there was to be found one iota in the
least inconsistent with the tenets of their order or the doctrines which they preach . I am quite sure if such was to be found , neither the one nor the other of them would have remained one instant in our society . Do not therefore believe there is one particle of anything Anti-Christian in Freemasonry . I have to apologise for detaining you so long ^ from doing honour to the toast , but I trust you will forgive me , and in conclusion let me beg to assure the ladies present
" That no mortal can more The ladies adore Than a Free and Accepted Mason . " This toast was drank as only Masons can drink it . Song , Bro . Ransford . The Toast Master having obtained silence , the Grand Master again spoke as follows ;—Ladies and Gentlemen—I am quite sure you will
, cordially unite with me in the next toast , which is to the health of our highly esteemed and respected Grand Chaplain , Bro . Cox , who has so kindly and so ably fulfilled his part in this day ' s proceedings by preaching to us an excellent and highly instructive sermon . If the Rev . Brother were absent I should feel more at liberty to speak in his praise , and therefore I shall simply add that he is ever ready to lend his valuable assistance when he can do good to his fellow creatures
by promoting to the utmost of his power the cause of charity . With many thanks to him for his valuable services , I give you " The health of the Grand Chaplain . " The warm and hearty greeting which welcomed this toast speaks more strongly than we can express the high esteem in which the Grand Chaplain is held by the Craft . In the reply of the Reverend Brother , after thanking them for the
compliment that had been paid to him , and the high satisfaction he had felt in discharging the various duties which had that day devolved upon him , he referred to the observations of the chairman made in a former speech that there were some persons who supposed that Masonry had an Anti-Christian tendency . Nothing , said the Rev . Brother , can be more false and erroneous than this statement ; for although it was true that Freemasonry was to men of all reliious persuasions
open g , yet he contended that all the duties it taught , all the tenets and principles it inculcated , were in strict consonance with the purest doctrines of Christianity , and I would not , said the worthy Brother , remain in Masonry for another instant were I not solemnly impressed with that conviction .