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Article THE FREEMASONRY QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 8 of 8
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The Freemasonry Quarterly Review.
BRO . GENERAL COOKE . —The Grand Master has done himself honour hy conferring on this distinguished American Brother hi gh Masonic rank , and by naming him as his representative in the Grand Lodge of New York . This tribute to Masonic excellence is equally honourable to both . THE CHARITIES . —How abundant have been the gleanings during this Masonic session ; at a timetoowhenfrom the numerous calls on
, , , the Brethren from the poor of every country , and especially of Ireland , is almost surpassing credence . The Boys' Festival produced nearly 600 / . ; that of the Girls nearly 1200 / . ; the Benevolent Annuity Festival nearly 800 / . ; and that for the Asylum , 500 / . —in all upwards of 3000 / . ! AVe are among those who remember the interdict placed on the Asylum , on the plea that it would injure the School Festivals . The refutation of the fallacy was so decisive in the improved collections
for those institutions , that the Benevolent Annuity Fund started into existence at the command of charity ; and after prosperous appeals to the liberality of the Craft , its first festival was held on the 9 th instant , and well was this first social meeting approved by a prize of 800 / . It could have been wished , for the sake of Masonic honour , that it had followed the Asylum , even for a week , instead of having preceded it by that periodbecause it betokened a jealousy which the supporters of
, the parent institution would have spurned to have themselves exhibited . The excuse for this unseemly haste is attempted to be fixed on the Grand Master ( who presided ) , whose convenience would , it has been said , not permit his remaining in town after the 9 th . AVe do not believe in this report , because we have such a reliance on
the Grand Master ' s amiable disposition as to feel that if he had been told that the Asylum Festival was by its regulations fixed for the third AVednesday in June , he would not have permitted the ungenerous act of anticipating it b y one week . Good , however , came of evil ; for , notwithstanding this most untoward circumstance , the Festival of the Asylum passed off with more than its usual eclat—there was a better attendance , and a generous subscription . Neither do we subscribe to the
supposed convenience of even the Grand Master , which should not have been made to militate against the interest of an existing Masonic charity , which had received the sanction of Grand Lodge long before he was elected Grand Master . The late royal Grand Master publicly stated that he felt bound to support existing institutions of Masonry ; and however he differed in opinion , he never expressed at the social board any other sentiments or opinion than what harmonized with them .
AVhile we thus do honour to the principle of the Asylum , we cannot refrain from doing justice to the noble sentiments expressed by the Chairman of the day , Brother Alston , Jun . Well did he sustain the cause entrusted to his advocacy ; there was no shrinking—all was open , honest , and disinterested . God bless him . ' lie clearly proved that the supporters of the Asylum merited his approbation , because they had unflinchingl y followed the direction of Grand Lodge . His manner inspirited other Brethrenwhose addresses were all to the point . The
, announcement that the building should be forthwith commenced , was received with acclamation ; and the hope that some noble or other wealthy Brother might give some land , was warmly welcomed . OBITUARY . —This department will be perused with melancholy interest ; it embraces the departure to the land of shadows , of estimable Brethren of every grade of the Order , from the lowest to the highest .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasonry Quarterly Review.
BRO . GENERAL COOKE . —The Grand Master has done himself honour hy conferring on this distinguished American Brother hi gh Masonic rank , and by naming him as his representative in the Grand Lodge of New York . This tribute to Masonic excellence is equally honourable to both . THE CHARITIES . —How abundant have been the gleanings during this Masonic session ; at a timetoowhenfrom the numerous calls on
, , , the Brethren from the poor of every country , and especially of Ireland , is almost surpassing credence . The Boys' Festival produced nearly 600 / . ; that of the Girls nearly 1200 / . ; the Benevolent Annuity Festival nearly 800 / . ; and that for the Asylum , 500 / . —in all upwards of 3000 / . ! AVe are among those who remember the interdict placed on the Asylum , on the plea that it would injure the School Festivals . The refutation of the fallacy was so decisive in the improved collections
for those institutions , that the Benevolent Annuity Fund started into existence at the command of charity ; and after prosperous appeals to the liberality of the Craft , its first festival was held on the 9 th instant , and well was this first social meeting approved by a prize of 800 / . It could have been wished , for the sake of Masonic honour , that it had followed the Asylum , even for a week , instead of having preceded it by that periodbecause it betokened a jealousy which the supporters of
, the parent institution would have spurned to have themselves exhibited . The excuse for this unseemly haste is attempted to be fixed on the Grand Master ( who presided ) , whose convenience would , it has been said , not permit his remaining in town after the 9 th . AVe do not believe in this report , because we have such a reliance on
the Grand Master ' s amiable disposition as to feel that if he had been told that the Asylum Festival was by its regulations fixed for the third AVednesday in June , he would not have permitted the ungenerous act of anticipating it b y one week . Good , however , came of evil ; for , notwithstanding this most untoward circumstance , the Festival of the Asylum passed off with more than its usual eclat—there was a better attendance , and a generous subscription . Neither do we subscribe to the
supposed convenience of even the Grand Master , which should not have been made to militate against the interest of an existing Masonic charity , which had received the sanction of Grand Lodge long before he was elected Grand Master . The late royal Grand Master publicly stated that he felt bound to support existing institutions of Masonry ; and however he differed in opinion , he never expressed at the social board any other sentiments or opinion than what harmonized with them .
AVhile we thus do honour to the principle of the Asylum , we cannot refrain from doing justice to the noble sentiments expressed by the Chairman of the day , Brother Alston , Jun . Well did he sustain the cause entrusted to his advocacy ; there was no shrinking—all was open , honest , and disinterested . God bless him . ' lie clearly proved that the supporters of the Asylum merited his approbation , because they had unflinchingl y followed the direction of Grand Lodge . His manner inspirited other Brethrenwhose addresses were all to the point . The
, announcement that the building should be forthwith commenced , was received with acclamation ; and the hope that some noble or other wealthy Brother might give some land , was warmly welcomed . OBITUARY . —This department will be perused with melancholy interest ; it embraces the departure to the land of shadows , of estimable Brethren of every grade of the Order , from the lowest to the highest .