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Article BROTHER PHILIP BROADFOOT. ← Page 6 of 6 Article THE MASONIC ASYLUMS. Page 1 of 2 →
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Brother Philip Broadfoot.
Recommended by the Grand Chapter as one of the Nine Excellent Worthies .... 1812 Joined the Jerusalem Chapter . . . 1812 Served 4 years as Z , and for the last three years as Scribe E . Served as Boy ' s Steward .... 1812
Member of the Lodge of Reconciliation at the Union 1814 Elected on the Committee of Grand Chapter ( Gen . Purposes ) 1817 to 1835 Member of the Board of Installation . . . 1827 Appointed Standard Bearer to the Grand Chapter 1828 Member oftheCom . of Promulgation ( Royal Arch ) 1835 On the Nore Committee from its Commencement .
The Masonic Asylums.
THE MASONIC ASYLUMS .
AVE should incur the charge of disrespect to our reverend brethren who have addressed us upon this interesting subject , did we not advert to it more pointedly than by way of general notice to correspondents . The late changes in public events , which have engrossed the attention and service of many of the leading supporters of our Order , have hitherto prevented the possibility of bringing the question forward in
public ; and some important subjects , with a great arrear of correspondence to be noticed , will oblige us to postpone ( but not to forget ) calling the attention of our readers to the necessity of speedy exertions being directed to this important subject . It will be gratifying to all , however , to learn that the promises of individual support are very general , and some Lodges have commenced their labours . The following letter is selected as a proof of the earnestness which is felt by the parties interested in its publication : —¦
" To the Editor ofthe Freemason ' s Quarterly Review . " Sir and Brother , —I can fully enter into your feelings with regard to our charities , as well as the necessity of establishing an asylum for the aged Mason . Upon the latter subject , the attention of the Craft was claimed about the month of March , 1831 , by our worthy brother , the Rev . Gilbert Gilbertof the Lodge of Harmony , Richmond . The
, result of his application , I fear , did not accord ivith his wishes , but I trust the time is not far distant when his hopes will be realized * . " It may give you some satisfaction to learn the proceedings of the Neptune Lodge , No . 22 . In the year 1831 , the Boys' School was
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Brother Philip Broadfoot.
Recommended by the Grand Chapter as one of the Nine Excellent Worthies .... 1812 Joined the Jerusalem Chapter . . . 1812 Served 4 years as Z , and for the last three years as Scribe E . Served as Boy ' s Steward .... 1812
Member of the Lodge of Reconciliation at the Union 1814 Elected on the Committee of Grand Chapter ( Gen . Purposes ) 1817 to 1835 Member of the Board of Installation . . . 1827 Appointed Standard Bearer to the Grand Chapter 1828 Member oftheCom . of Promulgation ( Royal Arch ) 1835 On the Nore Committee from its Commencement .
The Masonic Asylums.
THE MASONIC ASYLUMS .
AVE should incur the charge of disrespect to our reverend brethren who have addressed us upon this interesting subject , did we not advert to it more pointedly than by way of general notice to correspondents . The late changes in public events , which have engrossed the attention and service of many of the leading supporters of our Order , have hitherto prevented the possibility of bringing the question forward in
public ; and some important subjects , with a great arrear of correspondence to be noticed , will oblige us to postpone ( but not to forget ) calling the attention of our readers to the necessity of speedy exertions being directed to this important subject . It will be gratifying to all , however , to learn that the promises of individual support are very general , and some Lodges have commenced their labours . The following letter is selected as a proof of the earnestness which is felt by the parties interested in its publication : —¦
" To the Editor ofthe Freemason ' s Quarterly Review . " Sir and Brother , —I can fully enter into your feelings with regard to our charities , as well as the necessity of establishing an asylum for the aged Mason . Upon the latter subject , the attention of the Craft was claimed about the month of March , 1831 , by our worthy brother , the Rev . Gilbert Gilbertof the Lodge of Harmony , Richmond . The
, result of his application , I fear , did not accord ivith his wishes , but I trust the time is not far distant when his hopes will be realized * . " It may give you some satisfaction to learn the proceedings of the Neptune Lodge , No . 22 . In the year 1831 , the Boys' School was