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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE RETROSPECT. Page 1 of 6 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
support we have hitherto received ; in' particular our Brother Secretaries , who have so pleasingly indorsed the several votes they have forwarded to us with their own personal approbation . Thus sustained , with renewed spirits , we proceed " to fresh fields and pastures new . "
The Retrospect.
THE RETROSPECT .
BOARD OF GENERAL P URPOSES . —It is satisfactory to learn that the various reports from this Board for the past year , convey an assurance that the general concerns of the Order are in a very favourable state . BOARD OF FINANCE . —In the Finance department there
is an equally favourable appearance ; a large portion of the debt has been liquidated during the past season , and it seems highly probable that the remainder may be paid off in the course of another year .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .- — -The claims upon the Benevolent Fund have equalled , if not exceeded , the usual average . We have observed , that as the month of January is the general period for the installation of Masters , so the newly appointed Brethren muster in pretty good numbers in
that and the following month ; and being inexperienced in the general arrangements of the Board , are naturally disposed to act more from the impulse of the heart than from sound judgment , and hence very liberal allotments are freely made . We candidly admit the " soft impeachment" has ,
in our own person , been equally felt , and , but that we hold the fund to be of a most sacred character—created for the relief of the sick , the aged , and the infirm , as well as for the widow and the orphan , whose proper interests may
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
support we have hitherto received ; in' particular our Brother Secretaries , who have so pleasingly indorsed the several votes they have forwarded to us with their own personal approbation . Thus sustained , with renewed spirits , we proceed " to fresh fields and pastures new . "
The Retrospect.
THE RETROSPECT .
BOARD OF GENERAL P URPOSES . —It is satisfactory to learn that the various reports from this Board for the past year , convey an assurance that the general concerns of the Order are in a very favourable state . BOARD OF FINANCE . —In the Finance department there
is an equally favourable appearance ; a large portion of the debt has been liquidated during the past season , and it seems highly probable that the remainder may be paid off in the course of another year .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .- — -The claims upon the Benevolent Fund have equalled , if not exceeded , the usual average . We have observed , that as the month of January is the general period for the installation of Masters , so the newly appointed Brethren muster in pretty good numbers in
that and the following month ; and being inexperienced in the general arrangements of the Board , are naturally disposed to act more from the impulse of the heart than from sound judgment , and hence very liberal allotments are freely made . We candidly admit the " soft impeachment" has ,
in our own person , been equally felt , and , but that we hold the fund to be of a most sacred character—created for the relief of the sick , the aged , and the infirm , as well as for the widow and the orphan , whose proper interests may