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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . QUARTERLY CONVOCATION . —August 3 . E . C ., B . B . Cabbell , as G . Z . The minutes of the last Convocation were read and confirmed . The Report of the Committee of General Purposes was read and approved .
A notice having been given , at the last Convocation , to the following effect : — '' That the sum of 5 GI . per annum be granted from the funds of the Grand Chapter , towards ' THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND , ' to be made in quarterly payments ;" the discussion thereon was more lengthy than animated ; — it was difficult to follow the very incongruous debate Companions
intro-, many ducing subjects totally irrelevant to the question ;* ex-gr . A Companion , at very considerable length , expressed his astonishment that in the province of Kent , the Prov . Grand Lodge , and other Lodges , appeared to him not only to know nothing whatever about the " Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund / but he had actually been present when the circular from the Grand Lodge had been reported , but was not even read ; and he was of opinionthat some measures should be
, taken to enforce the reading of public circulars . Companion DOBIE , with some humour , as well as propriety , put it to the E . Comp . whether he was desirous that a law should pass to compel the Brethren to read every paper that was issued ; he knew no other mode to effect the object , where they were not willing to read—( laughter ) . A COMPANION regretted that the time of Grand Chapter was taken
up in pointless addresses . Companion CABBELL was opposed to the grant ; charities should be supported as much as possible on the voluntary principle . A vote of fifty pounds annually would tend to injure other charities . Companion DOBIE considered , that whatever was given should be in the way of donation , inasmuch as in case at a future time the funds in hand miht not meet the exigenceth must either break faith with
g , ey the annuitant , or sell stock to meet the vote . A COMPANION observed , that a donation must , by the by-laws , be invested , and would not , therefore , be available for the annuitants . Comp . L . EVANS then moved as an amendment , that the annual vote be twenty-five pounds , which , after considerable discussion , was ultimately carried .
An amusing eclaireissement took place at this meeting , in which the classic axiom of the " cart before the horse" was observed , viz : — By the confirmation of the previous minutes , the laws as delivered
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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . QUARTERLY CONVOCATION . —August 3 . E . C ., B . B . Cabbell , as G . Z . The minutes of the last Convocation were read and confirmed . The Report of the Committee of General Purposes was read and approved .
A notice having been given , at the last Convocation , to the following effect : — '' That the sum of 5 GI . per annum be granted from the funds of the Grand Chapter , towards ' THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND , ' to be made in quarterly payments ;" the discussion thereon was more lengthy than animated ; — it was difficult to follow the very incongruous debate Companions
intro-, many ducing subjects totally irrelevant to the question ;* ex-gr . A Companion , at very considerable length , expressed his astonishment that in the province of Kent , the Prov . Grand Lodge , and other Lodges , appeared to him not only to know nothing whatever about the " Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund / but he had actually been present when the circular from the Grand Lodge had been reported , but was not even read ; and he was of opinionthat some measures should be
, taken to enforce the reading of public circulars . Companion DOBIE , with some humour , as well as propriety , put it to the E . Comp . whether he was desirous that a law should pass to compel the Brethren to read every paper that was issued ; he knew no other mode to effect the object , where they were not willing to read—( laughter ) . A COMPANION regretted that the time of Grand Chapter was taken
up in pointless addresses . Companion CABBELL was opposed to the grant ; charities should be supported as much as possible on the voluntary principle . A vote of fifty pounds annually would tend to injure other charities . Companion DOBIE considered , that whatever was given should be in the way of donation , inasmuch as in case at a future time the funds in hand miht not meet the exigenceth must either break faith with
g , ey the annuitant , or sell stock to meet the vote . A COMPANION observed , that a donation must , by the by-laws , be invested , and would not , therefore , be available for the annuitants . Comp . L . EVANS then moved as an amendment , that the annual vote be twenty-five pounds , which , after considerable discussion , was ultimately carried .
An amusing eclaireissement took place at this meeting , in which the classic axiom of the " cart before the horse" was observed , viz : — By the confirmation of the previous minutes , the laws as delivered