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Provincial.
doctor then proceeded to enlarge on the supreme importance of a right conformity to this great principle of action , and dwelt particularly on the question ^—" Who is my Neighbour ? " appropriately arid eloquently illustrating the instructive and touching parable of the Samaritan ' who hid made good the character of a neighbour , and who he ventured to say must have been a good Mason . The instance ofcharity , or love , described in that parable , might be regarded as an example , and it rhanifestlyimports , that let in and affliction be who what he
a person necessity or will ; . still he is a proper object for our charity , and we are bound to have a very tender compassion for his case . To act as did the Samaritan is ; as Christ teaches us , truly and properly to " love our neighbour as ourselves ; " to do unto him as we would he should do unto us under similar circumstances . In language of fervid eloquence arid piety the preacher further exhorted his hearers , and . especially his Brethren of the . mystic tie , to a strict and constant
conformity , with tha : t beautiful exemplification , " of charity which he had placed before them . Let us " ' go and do likewise , " regarding every man as a neighbour who needs bur assistance , excluding every malignant sentiment of bigotry and party zeal , which would contract our hearts into an insensibility for all the human race but a little select numberjwhose sentiments and practices are so much our own that our love to them . is but self-love reflected . He prayed that they miht
g always remember the intimate relation existing between man and mari ^ of whatever nation or country , ' and with an honest openness of mind feel and earnestly cultivate that divine instinct by which ; God , who M ' s formed our hearts in many , respects alike , has , 'in the original constitution of bur nature , strongly and graciously bound them together .: After
adverting to the varied circumstances by which the several conditions of life are marked—the ills that flesh is heir to—the Rev . Brother dwelt on th ' e'immediate practical benefits arising to the benefactor as well as to the recipient , from reciprocating every kind office which justice ' or mercy may require .. . The duties and obligations of the Brethren of theCraft were pointedly alluded to , in a truly ' Masonic spirit , which shewed that the speaker was fully alive to the importance to the Fraternity at large ^ of in
exhibiting their daily intercourse with the world as well as with brie another , that the exhortations in Lodge , and' the teachings derived ffbrri the . Masonic ' - ' symbols , were Of practical effect on' the-life arid cqnverstitibh of every Brother . The conclusiori of the sermon had ; reference tq ' the collection to be made in behalf of the Masonic Charities arid the North Staffordshire Irifirrhary . "' " - ' ' - The collection amounted to the sum of 111 . 13 s . 6 d . -.....-.
We regret that vie cannot give space to a more lerigthy report of the | , . lr [ , ? . G . Chaplain ' s discburse , it was listened to with the most marked attention by the Brethren , and by the large congregation assembled , almost every seat in the galleries arid body of the church being occupied . The service being concluded , - tlie procession was again formed , ' arid the , Brethren . proceeded through St . John ' s-square , to the George hotel , to the banquet . -7 : . '• '¦ ' . ' ;" . . /'' . ' . ';' . ' -. ;"' " , The I ) the Wardens their
y . . P .. G . ; M . ^ presided , ' .. occupying . ' respective positions , yW . ; . ahdS ; VThe cloth ; being removed , and grace pronouriced by / , the Grand ., Cliaplain >; the usual loyal toasts were [ . delivered , and pijaced ^ iA ' -sui ^ Iererharks . ^ , '' . ''' ..., ' ¦ . ' . ' . ' ; . ' ' . ' - '; - ¦• .. , Bro ., ^ EE gjailly availed ; himself of the earliest opportunity afforded him (^ pib ** irig , under the notice of the Brethren the proposal ' to establish a . JVIasqnic . Benevolent and Annuity Fund , for ; tlie ; beiiefit of'fetich subr
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Provincial.
doctor then proceeded to enlarge on the supreme importance of a right conformity to this great principle of action , and dwelt particularly on the question ^—" Who is my Neighbour ? " appropriately arid eloquently illustrating the instructive and touching parable of the Samaritan ' who hid made good the character of a neighbour , and who he ventured to say must have been a good Mason . The instance ofcharity , or love , described in that parable , might be regarded as an example , and it rhanifestlyimports , that let in and affliction be who what he
a person necessity or will ; . still he is a proper object for our charity , and we are bound to have a very tender compassion for his case . To act as did the Samaritan is ; as Christ teaches us , truly and properly to " love our neighbour as ourselves ; " to do unto him as we would he should do unto us under similar circumstances . In language of fervid eloquence arid piety the preacher further exhorted his hearers , and . especially his Brethren of the . mystic tie , to a strict and constant
conformity , with tha : t beautiful exemplification , " of charity which he had placed before them . Let us " ' go and do likewise , " regarding every man as a neighbour who needs bur assistance , excluding every malignant sentiment of bigotry and party zeal , which would contract our hearts into an insensibility for all the human race but a little select numberjwhose sentiments and practices are so much our own that our love to them . is but self-love reflected . He prayed that they miht
g always remember the intimate relation existing between man and mari ^ of whatever nation or country , ' and with an honest openness of mind feel and earnestly cultivate that divine instinct by which ; God , who M ' s formed our hearts in many , respects alike , has , 'in the original constitution of bur nature , strongly and graciously bound them together .: After
adverting to the varied circumstances by which the several conditions of life are marked—the ills that flesh is heir to—the Rev . Brother dwelt on th ' e'immediate practical benefits arising to the benefactor as well as to the recipient , from reciprocating every kind office which justice ' or mercy may require .. . The duties and obligations of the Brethren of theCraft were pointedly alluded to , in a truly ' Masonic spirit , which shewed that the speaker was fully alive to the importance to the Fraternity at large ^ of in
exhibiting their daily intercourse with the world as well as with brie another , that the exhortations in Lodge , and' the teachings derived ffbrri the . Masonic ' - ' symbols , were Of practical effect on' the-life arid cqnverstitibh of every Brother . The conclusiori of the sermon had ; reference tq ' the collection to be made in behalf of the Masonic Charities arid the North Staffordshire Irifirrhary . "' " - ' ' - The collection amounted to the sum of 111 . 13 s . 6 d . -.....-.
We regret that vie cannot give space to a more lerigthy report of the | , . lr [ , ? . G . Chaplain ' s discburse , it was listened to with the most marked attention by the Brethren , and by the large congregation assembled , almost every seat in the galleries arid body of the church being occupied . The service being concluded , - tlie procession was again formed , ' arid the , Brethren . proceeded through St . John ' s-square , to the George hotel , to the banquet . -7 : . '• '¦ ' . ' ;" . . /'' . ' . ';' . ' -. ;"' " , The I ) the Wardens their
y . . P .. G . ; M . ^ presided , ' .. occupying . ' respective positions , yW . ; . ahdS ; VThe cloth ; being removed , and grace pronouriced by / , the Grand ., Cliaplain >; the usual loyal toasts were [ . delivered , and pijaced ^ iA ' -sui ^ Iererharks . ^ , '' . ''' ..., ' ¦ . ' . ' . ' ; . ' ' . ' - '; - ¦• .. , Bro ., ^ EE gjailly availed ; himself of the earliest opportunity afforded him (^ pib ** irig , under the notice of the Brethren the proposal ' to establish a . JVIasqnic . Benevolent and Annuity Fund , for ; tlie ; beiiefit of'fetich subr