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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 6 of 8 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
Among the proceedings of the evening , it Avas recorded that a petition , which had been presented at the Lodge of BeneA'olence , in August , had necessarily been deferred OAving to the late attendance of the Brother AA'IIO had engaged to support it . The disappointment Avas serious to
the poor Mason , AA'I IO could ill afford to wait a month for help . It is proper to state that the proceedings of the evening in question terminated earlier than usual ; that the Brother did attend , and as he thought , in time to support the petition ; but it is mere justice to record an
honourable instance of masonic propriety on his part , viz . that on learning the disappointment occasioned b y his delay , he inquired Avhat sum would probably have been A oted , ancl immediatel y relieved his suffering Brother to such amount . There are traits of character of which men are justly envious ; and Brother Easthope need not feel ashamed of our praise .
We beg respectfull y to draw the attention of the Board of General Purposes to the impropriety of holding the Quarterl y Communications in the small hall ; which is not merel y unsuitable on account of its size , but from its being built over the kitchens of the tavern , is dangerous to the
health of a large assembly . At the last Grancl Lodge the effect Avas visible with many ; and we speak advisedly in announcing that several members were oppressed by the heat even to indisposition ., As the Board have the power to regulate the arrangements of the Grancl Loclge , we
trust Ave may be said to have taken our leave of the small hall . About this time last year * , Ave drew the attention of our
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
Among the proceedings of the evening , it Avas recorded that a petition , which had been presented at the Lodge of BeneA'olence , in August , had necessarily been deferred OAving to the late attendance of the Brother AA'IIO had engaged to support it . The disappointment Avas serious to
the poor Mason , AA'I IO could ill afford to wait a month for help . It is proper to state that the proceedings of the evening in question terminated earlier than usual ; that the Brother did attend , and as he thought , in time to support the petition ; but it is mere justice to record an
honourable instance of masonic propriety on his part , viz . that on learning the disappointment occasioned b y his delay , he inquired Avhat sum would probably have been A oted , ancl immediatel y relieved his suffering Brother to such amount . There are traits of character of which men are justly envious ; and Brother Easthope need not feel ashamed of our praise .
We beg respectfull y to draw the attention of the Board of General Purposes to the impropriety of holding the Quarterl y Communications in the small hall ; which is not merel y unsuitable on account of its size , but from its being built over the kitchens of the tavern , is dangerous to the
health of a large assembly . At the last Grancl Lodge the effect Avas visible with many ; and we speak advisedly in announcing that several members were oppressed by the heat even to indisposition ., As the Board have the power to regulate the arrangements of the Grancl Loclge , we
trust Ave may be said to have taken our leave of the small hall . About this time last year * , Ave drew the attention of our