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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
commenced , by way of probation . Its object is to receive petitions from qualified Sojourners immediately , without subjecting them to the delay occasioned by waiting for the Monthly Board . This assuredly is an improvement upon
the general principle ; for in many instances the applicant has had to wait for several weeks ; and when he has obtained the amount awarded him , it has barely sufficed to pay the expenses incurred by waiting , instead of aiding him on his way or in his work . When the Board shall be generally known to be in operation , we feel assured it must be beneficial ; as it is , some cases have occurred wherein it has
proved most effectual in arresting misery in her progress . THE S CHOOLS . —Both institutions are prospering—the Boys' establishment is funding money and increasing the number of its scholars ; and the Girls' school is recovering from the pressure of its recent expenditure .
THE P ROVINCES are generally in good order , and only require ( as soon as the Grand Master can make arrangements for the purpose ) the appointment of Provincial Grand Masters , where vacancies have occurred by decease or retirement . The Northumberland Masons are loud in their thanks for the appointment of the Earl of Durham , who has now two provinces under his guidance .
THE ASYLUM . HERE we pause for a moment . We would almost ask of our readers to peruse the account of the Festival held on the 1 'Jth of July in Freemasons' Hall , * before they shall reflect upon the following pages , that they may
fully enter into the spirit , the joyous spirit , which pervaded the aggregate body then assembled . Upon the feelings of that meeting there was no drawback ; it was the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
commenced , by way of probation . Its object is to receive petitions from qualified Sojourners immediately , without subjecting them to the delay occasioned by waiting for the Monthly Board . This assuredly is an improvement upon
the general principle ; for in many instances the applicant has had to wait for several weeks ; and when he has obtained the amount awarded him , it has barely sufficed to pay the expenses incurred by waiting , instead of aiding him on his way or in his work . When the Board shall be generally known to be in operation , we feel assured it must be beneficial ; as it is , some cases have occurred wherein it has
proved most effectual in arresting misery in her progress . THE S CHOOLS . —Both institutions are prospering—the Boys' establishment is funding money and increasing the number of its scholars ; and the Girls' school is recovering from the pressure of its recent expenditure .
THE P ROVINCES are generally in good order , and only require ( as soon as the Grand Master can make arrangements for the purpose ) the appointment of Provincial Grand Masters , where vacancies have occurred by decease or retirement . The Northumberland Masons are loud in their thanks for the appointment of the Earl of Durham , who has now two provinces under his guidance .
THE ASYLUM . HERE we pause for a moment . We would almost ask of our readers to peruse the account of the Festival held on the 1 'Jth of July in Freemasons' Hall , * before they shall reflect upon the following pages , that they may
fully enter into the spirit , the joyous spirit , which pervaded the aggregate body then assembled . Upon the feelings of that meeting there was no drawback ; it was the