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Masonic Hall, Londonderry.
MASONIC HALL , LONDONDERRY .
mr-IR COMMITTEE instituted for the purpose of erecting a Masonic Hall in ¦ * the city of Londonderry beg to address you specially , as a Brother Mason , and to call your attention to the necessity which exists for an establishment of that nature , and also to the great and important advantages to which it will be immediately conducive . Our ancient institution is , no doubt , widely diffused ; but still it is far from being
in that state of prosperity to which it would have naturally risen , had there been an established p lace of central assemblage , in which Brethren from a distance could have been received and entertained—in which matters of common interest could have been discussed and arranged , and in which those festive entertainments , which are at all times innocent , and not unfrequently conducive to the benefit of
the Order , could be adequately displayed . Our object is to secure at once the respectability and the permanency of our Order in this part of Ireland ; and for this purpose the erection of a Masonic Hall is absolutely necessary . The beneficial results of similar establishments in London , Dublin , and other large communities , are too generally known to need any special elucidation .
On the ground , then , of its immediate bearing upon the permanency of our Order , we ask , as a Brother , your sympathy and support on behalf of our undertaking ; but there are still additional grounds on which we solicit your active cooperation . The contemplated Hall is merely a first step towards the establishment of a place of refuge , in which the widows and destitute orphans of Freemasons may find an asylum from the pressure of want , and in which the educational
training oi these orphans may be properly attended to , so as to fit them for becoming useful members of society , instead of being initiated in the vices , and brought to the ultimate destruction which are almost inseparable from neglected pauperism . These are objects in which the very spirit and essence of our benevolent institute are immediately embodied ; and to you , as a Brother Mason , it is needless to say
more , in order to awaken , on behalf of our projected establishment , your ardent zeal , as well as your best exertions , in every quarter that may be legitimatel y reached by your personal influence .
. Donations and Subscriptions for the purposes already explained will be received and thankfully acknowledged by Brother ALEXANDER GRANT , Secretary and Treasurer to the Hall Committee , Londonderry . On , the completion of the Building , a statement of the Receipts and Disbursements will be furnished lo each Subscriber .
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Masonic Hall, Londonderry.
MASONIC HALL , LONDONDERRY .
mr-IR COMMITTEE instituted for the purpose of erecting a Masonic Hall in ¦ * the city of Londonderry beg to address you specially , as a Brother Mason , and to call your attention to the necessity which exists for an establishment of that nature , and also to the great and important advantages to which it will be immediately conducive . Our ancient institution is , no doubt , widely diffused ; but still it is far from being
in that state of prosperity to which it would have naturally risen , had there been an established p lace of central assemblage , in which Brethren from a distance could have been received and entertained—in which matters of common interest could have been discussed and arranged , and in which those festive entertainments , which are at all times innocent , and not unfrequently conducive to the benefit of
the Order , could be adequately displayed . Our object is to secure at once the respectability and the permanency of our Order in this part of Ireland ; and for this purpose the erection of a Masonic Hall is absolutely necessary . The beneficial results of similar establishments in London , Dublin , and other large communities , are too generally known to need any special elucidation .
On the ground , then , of its immediate bearing upon the permanency of our Order , we ask , as a Brother , your sympathy and support on behalf of our undertaking ; but there are still additional grounds on which we solicit your active cooperation . The contemplated Hall is merely a first step towards the establishment of a place of refuge , in which the widows and destitute orphans of Freemasons may find an asylum from the pressure of want , and in which the educational
training oi these orphans may be properly attended to , so as to fit them for becoming useful members of society , instead of being initiated in the vices , and brought to the ultimate destruction which are almost inseparable from neglected pauperism . These are objects in which the very spirit and essence of our benevolent institute are immediately embodied ; and to you , as a Brother Mason , it is needless to say
more , in order to awaken , on behalf of our projected establishment , your ardent zeal , as well as your best exertions , in every quarter that may be legitimatel y reached by your personal influence .
. Donations and Subscriptions for the purposes already explained will be received and thankfully acknowledged by Brother ALEXANDER GRANT , Secretary and Treasurer to the Hall Committee , Londonderry . On , the completion of the Building , a statement of the Receipts and Disbursements will be furnished lo each Subscriber .