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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . QUARTERLY CONVOCATION . — May 4 . M . E . C ., John Ramsbottom , M . P ., as G . Z . The general business having been transacted , Comp . Henderson moved " that the report of the Committee , relative to the Laws of the Order , be taken into considerationand thereafterthose laws be adopted . "
, , Whereon a very lengthy discussion took place , that did not terminate until eleven o ' clock , in whicli Comps . Ramsbottom , Henderson , Dobie , Walton , and Philipe took prominent parts . A Committee was appointed to condense the Laws as much as possible , previous to their publication . The Grand Officers for the year were appointed .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE . —March 30 . Present—Bros . Jennings , Simpson , Crucefix , and a full Board . The cases of this evening presented circumstances of even deeper interest than usual . The merchant—the medical man—the intrepid sailor—the foreign nobleman—tbe foreign philanthropist , whose prosperity shone with the greater brightness while emulating the labours of " Clarkson" in the abolition of the unrighteous traffic in human beings
, —each and severally partook of the sacramental offering , and acknowledged , with thanksgiving , the succour thus " Providentially" afforded them . But there was a fearful drawback on the proceedings of this ni ght . It was the case of the poor Brother with seven children , who , for tbe FOURTH time , presented his doleful petition , and was met with the cool verdict— " to be deferred ! " And why ? Simply because the Master of
his Lodge did not attend ! An appeal , earnest as sincere , was made on behalf of the Brother , to save his family from impending starvation , and a paper was put in to show that even the broker , who had seized upon the coverless flock-bed , and the seatless chairs of this wretched family , had waited a few days , believing , simple man , that Masonic benevolence would prevail over the sophistry of legal fiction ; hut nothe man who lives by a vocation called into activity by remorseless
poverty—even he is taught a dreadful lesson . The case could only be referred to the Board of General Purposes ; but does the reader believe that this step would relieve the petitioner ? Oh , no ! the law does not go so far as the line of sympathy . A reference to the Board of General Purposes is to summon the party accused of violation of the law , " to show cause why be did not attend in his place to speak to the petition , " and cause enough he could show , before that Board , of which he is a member .
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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . QUARTERLY CONVOCATION . — May 4 . M . E . C ., John Ramsbottom , M . P ., as G . Z . The general business having been transacted , Comp . Henderson moved " that the report of the Committee , relative to the Laws of the Order , be taken into considerationand thereafterthose laws be adopted . "
, , Whereon a very lengthy discussion took place , that did not terminate until eleven o ' clock , in whicli Comps . Ramsbottom , Henderson , Dobie , Walton , and Philipe took prominent parts . A Committee was appointed to condense the Laws as much as possible , previous to their publication . The Grand Officers for the year were appointed .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE . —March 30 . Present—Bros . Jennings , Simpson , Crucefix , and a full Board . The cases of this evening presented circumstances of even deeper interest than usual . The merchant—the medical man—the intrepid sailor—the foreign nobleman—tbe foreign philanthropist , whose prosperity shone with the greater brightness while emulating the labours of " Clarkson" in the abolition of the unrighteous traffic in human beings
, —each and severally partook of the sacramental offering , and acknowledged , with thanksgiving , the succour thus " Providentially" afforded them . But there was a fearful drawback on the proceedings of this ni ght . It was the case of the poor Brother with seven children , who , for tbe FOURTH time , presented his doleful petition , and was met with the cool verdict— " to be deferred ! " And why ? Simply because the Master of
his Lodge did not attend ! An appeal , earnest as sincere , was made on behalf of the Brother , to save his family from impending starvation , and a paper was put in to show that even the broker , who had seized upon the coverless flock-bed , and the seatless chairs of this wretched family , had waited a few days , believing , simple man , that Masonic benevolence would prevail over the sophistry of legal fiction ; hut nothe man who lives by a vocation called into activity by remorseless
poverty—even he is taught a dreadful lesson . The case could only be referred to the Board of General Purposes ; but does the reader believe that this step would relieve the petitioner ? Oh , no ! the law does not go so far as the line of sympathy . A reference to the Board of General Purposes is to summon the party accused of violation of the law , " to show cause why be did not attend in his place to speak to the petition , " and cause enough he could show , before that Board , of which he is a member .