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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 9 of 12 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
from the standing law , which declares that no one shall speak hoice to the same question , unless it be the mover in reply , caused the failure of the motion ; but it was perfectly clear that it gave upon this occasion the ' vantage ground to the objectors , and we trust such deviations may
not be admitted as a precedent : in the present case , it probably arose from inadvertence . A recommendation from the Board of Benevolence to the Grand Lodge to grant 100 / . to the widow of the late Brother Goff , Provincial Grand Master of Hayti , was
carried , after a very candid objection had been properly raised to the want of evidence as to the circumstances that warranted the recommendation . It appeared , that the
Past-Master who advocated the petition at the Board from a knowledge of the affairs of the deceased Brother , was not aware of the necessity of attending the Grand Lodge ; the difficulty , however , was ably met by a Brother present , who testified to the praiseworthy and the most honourable
services of Brother Goff , who established Freemasonry in Hayti , and during a most perilous time had , under the guidance of Providence , been mainly instrumental in saving not only the property but the lives of Freemasons . We dwell upon this interesting case as one in which it was
necessary that a full explanation should be given to warrant so large a grant , and we are most gratified to find that the memory of a departed friend has been so honourably justified .
THE PROVINCES . —Our records for the present quarter exhibit a more than usual variety of provincial intelligence . We anticipate from all quarters a ready gratification at this circumstance ; it g ives assurance that there really does
exist an equal anxiety to impart as well as to receive information of the working of the Craft . It will be seen that VOL . III . *
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
from the standing law , which declares that no one shall speak hoice to the same question , unless it be the mover in reply , caused the failure of the motion ; but it was perfectly clear that it gave upon this occasion the ' vantage ground to the objectors , and we trust such deviations may
not be admitted as a precedent : in the present case , it probably arose from inadvertence . A recommendation from the Board of Benevolence to the Grand Lodge to grant 100 / . to the widow of the late Brother Goff , Provincial Grand Master of Hayti , was
carried , after a very candid objection had been properly raised to the want of evidence as to the circumstances that warranted the recommendation . It appeared , that the
Past-Master who advocated the petition at the Board from a knowledge of the affairs of the deceased Brother , was not aware of the necessity of attending the Grand Lodge ; the difficulty , however , was ably met by a Brother present , who testified to the praiseworthy and the most honourable
services of Brother Goff , who established Freemasonry in Hayti , and during a most perilous time had , under the guidance of Providence , been mainly instrumental in saving not only the property but the lives of Freemasons . We dwell upon this interesting case as one in which it was
necessary that a full explanation should be given to warrant so large a grant , and we are most gratified to find that the memory of a departed friend has been so honourably justified .
THE PROVINCES . —Our records for the present quarter exhibit a more than usual variety of provincial intelligence . We anticipate from all quarters a ready gratification at this circumstance ; it g ives assurance that there really does
exist an equal anxiety to impart as well as to receive information of the working of the Craft . It will be seen that VOL . III . *