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The Reporter.
THE REPORTER .
THE LATE BOARD OP GRAND STEWARDS , April 8 . —At a meeting of the Board , several Brethren were desirous that some public aid should be given to the poor of Ireland and Scotland suffering by famine , the following resolution was moved , but was not seconded : — " That the Board of Grand Stewards , considering the great distress and famine prevailing among their Brethren and fellow-creatures in Ireland , feel that they cannot celebrate the Grand Festival of the Freemasons of
England more to the honour of the Graft than by uniting with the Grand Master and the Officers of the Grand Lodge in making an effort for its alleviation worthy of Freemasonry . This Board of Grand Stewards , therefore , resolve that , with the permission of the Grand Master , a collection shall be made among the Brethren who attend the Grand Festival of the Order on the 28 th instant , towards the relief of the suffering Irishand ledthemselves to use their best exertions for
, pge promoting a liberal contribution . " The argument against the motion was , that the Grand Festival was a continuation of Grand Lodge , and that the subject , therefore , could not be entertained . £ In Grand Lodge the Pharisees have contrived to burk these matters ; and thus Freemasons are permitted to profess great things and perform little or nothing . —ED . " ]
CITY OF LONDON MASONIC HALL . —{ Circular . ' )—Sir and Brother , — I beg to call your attention to the annexed copy of a resolution passed at a general meeting of Brethren favourable to the establishment of a Masonic Hall for the City of London . This resolution has been deemed necessary , in consequence of many Brethren expressing their readiness to join in a subscription list who declined affixing their names as shareholders , from an apprehension of incurring further responsibility ; and
the lists already received will be altered in conformity . Allow me , in handing you a revised list , to express a hope that you will use your utmost endeavours to procure as many subscribers as may be in your power , in order that the required number of 150 subscriptions , of which upwards of 100 are alread y taken , may be obtained as speedily as possible , to enable the committee to call a general meeting for the immediate carrying out of the objects stated in the report . —I amSir and Brother
, , fraternally yours , S . H . LEE , Chairman . Resolution , —Moved by Bro . Alport , seconded by Bro . Darvill , and carried unanimously— " That in order to prevent liability attaching to any Brother beyond the amount which he affixes to his name ,, the word subscription shall be inserted in the lists instead of the word share . "
Committee Room , Guildhall Coffee House , May 7 , 1847-TESTIMONIAL TO Bno . JOHN SAVAGE , Vice-President of the Board of General Purposes . —On the 2 nd of June it was arranged by several ^ influential Brethren that a testimonial should be presented to Bro . John Savage , as a mark of their personal respect for him , and to record their sense of his zealous and independent conduct as a Mason , whereby the craft has ' derived manifest advantageswhich are bno means confined
, y to the metropolis , hut which are shared by all distant Brethren , by the promulgation of the genuine tenets and principles of the Order , as also by his regular attendance on the Board of General Purposes and other public meetings . A committee has been formed , with power to add to their numbers . Bros . Dr . Crucefix , H . Faudel . and T . Scrivener are
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Reporter.
THE REPORTER .
THE LATE BOARD OP GRAND STEWARDS , April 8 . —At a meeting of the Board , several Brethren were desirous that some public aid should be given to the poor of Ireland and Scotland suffering by famine , the following resolution was moved , but was not seconded : — " That the Board of Grand Stewards , considering the great distress and famine prevailing among their Brethren and fellow-creatures in Ireland , feel that they cannot celebrate the Grand Festival of the Freemasons of
England more to the honour of the Graft than by uniting with the Grand Master and the Officers of the Grand Lodge in making an effort for its alleviation worthy of Freemasonry . This Board of Grand Stewards , therefore , resolve that , with the permission of the Grand Master , a collection shall be made among the Brethren who attend the Grand Festival of the Order on the 28 th instant , towards the relief of the suffering Irishand ledthemselves to use their best exertions for
, pge promoting a liberal contribution . " The argument against the motion was , that the Grand Festival was a continuation of Grand Lodge , and that the subject , therefore , could not be entertained . £ In Grand Lodge the Pharisees have contrived to burk these matters ; and thus Freemasons are permitted to profess great things and perform little or nothing . —ED . " ]
CITY OF LONDON MASONIC HALL . —{ Circular . ' )—Sir and Brother , — I beg to call your attention to the annexed copy of a resolution passed at a general meeting of Brethren favourable to the establishment of a Masonic Hall for the City of London . This resolution has been deemed necessary , in consequence of many Brethren expressing their readiness to join in a subscription list who declined affixing their names as shareholders , from an apprehension of incurring further responsibility ; and
the lists already received will be altered in conformity . Allow me , in handing you a revised list , to express a hope that you will use your utmost endeavours to procure as many subscribers as may be in your power , in order that the required number of 150 subscriptions , of which upwards of 100 are alread y taken , may be obtained as speedily as possible , to enable the committee to call a general meeting for the immediate carrying out of the objects stated in the report . —I amSir and Brother
, , fraternally yours , S . H . LEE , Chairman . Resolution , —Moved by Bro . Alport , seconded by Bro . Darvill , and carried unanimously— " That in order to prevent liability attaching to any Brother beyond the amount which he affixes to his name ,, the word subscription shall be inserted in the lists instead of the word share . "
Committee Room , Guildhall Coffee House , May 7 , 1847-TESTIMONIAL TO Bno . JOHN SAVAGE , Vice-President of the Board of General Purposes . —On the 2 nd of June it was arranged by several ^ influential Brethren that a testimonial should be presented to Bro . John Savage , as a mark of their personal respect for him , and to record their sense of his zealous and independent conduct as a Mason , whereby the craft has ' derived manifest advantageswhich are bno means confined
, y to the metropolis , hut which are shared by all distant Brethren , by the promulgation of the genuine tenets and principles of the Order , as also by his regular attendance on the Board of General Purposes and other public meetings . A committee has been formed , with power to add to their numbers . Bros . Dr . Crucefix , H . Faudel . and T . Scrivener are