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the Fraternity , ancl supported by the benevolence of that Institution which had been his solace and delight during his happier years . " This is not au imaginary case . It has occurred within my own experience , and will often occur again ; nor is there an individual amongst us who can claim exemption from a similar reverse of fortune . It is our interest , therefore , to contribute towards the establishment of a Charitythe excellence and utility of which we may ourselves be
re-, duced to prove . " May I then take the liberty of requesting that you will introduce this subject to the serious consideration of your Lodge ; in order that the above Resolution of the Grancl Lodge may be carried into full and complete effect by your liberal co-operation . And , without wishing to prescribe a limit to your benevolence , I beg leave to suggest , that if each P . G . Officerpast and presentas well as every individual Lodge
, , in the Province , were to make a voluntary offering of , at least , a Guinea —not excluding any private Brother who may feel desirous of uniting with us in the promotion of this noble design—a donation might be forwarded to the Treasurer of the Asylum , which woulcl associate the name of our Province with those of the earliest Friends ancl Patrons of the ROYAL SUSSEX MASONIC LODGE FOR THE A GED AND DECAYED FREEMASON .
" Believe me to be , worshipful Sir , your faithful Brother , " GEO . OLIVER , D . D . " D . P . G . M . for Lincolnshire . " P . S . I shall be most happy to receive and forward in one sum , any donations which you may do me the honour to entrust to my care . '
p ) ur readers will join us in the sincere satisfaction we feel in giving publicity to the above interesting circular—worthy alike of the noble cause and its zealous advocate . —ED . ] AVARWICK . —SHAKSPEARE LODGE , No . 356 . —This Lodge celebrated St . John ' s day on the 27 th of December , at the Bull ' s Head . The AV . Master was installed , and the following Officers were appointed : Bro . HeydonAV . M- ; Bro . MeearsS . AV . ; Bro . KainJ . W . ;
, , , Bro . Rosenbergh , S . D . ; Bro . Dr . Loudon , J . D . ; Bro . Woodward , Treasurer ; Bro . Sharp , Secretary . It is a matter of great congratulation to the Craft , that the Shakspeare Lodge presents the very rare occurrence of the same gentleman being called upon for the third successive year ( of course by dispensation ) to discharge the laborious and important duties of W . M . AVhen it is remembered how much the honour and best interests of the Order ; and
the continual yet certain dissemination of the purest fraternal principles , upon which Masons confidently take their stand among the multiplicity of human institutions—when it is remembered , we say , that all this too frequently depends on the conduct of a single individual , we cannot believe that any participator in the " mystic tie , " will regard the circumstance alluded to , but with feelings of ordinary anxiety and pleasure . Nor was the compliment undeserved on the part of Brother Heydonwhose
, great exertions have contributed much to the prosperity ofhis Mother Lodge , and have tended considerably to uphold the high character that the Fraternity has hitherto so fortunately ancl deservedly maintained . His endeavours have met with the success they merited , in the increasing number of candidates that have been initiated during the past year , and those who are now anxious to be received into an Institution , " which
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the Fraternity , ancl supported by the benevolence of that Institution which had been his solace and delight during his happier years . " This is not au imaginary case . It has occurred within my own experience , and will often occur again ; nor is there an individual amongst us who can claim exemption from a similar reverse of fortune . It is our interest , therefore , to contribute towards the establishment of a Charitythe excellence and utility of which we may ourselves be
re-, duced to prove . " May I then take the liberty of requesting that you will introduce this subject to the serious consideration of your Lodge ; in order that the above Resolution of the Grancl Lodge may be carried into full and complete effect by your liberal co-operation . And , without wishing to prescribe a limit to your benevolence , I beg leave to suggest , that if each P . G . Officerpast and presentas well as every individual Lodge
, , in the Province , were to make a voluntary offering of , at least , a Guinea —not excluding any private Brother who may feel desirous of uniting with us in the promotion of this noble design—a donation might be forwarded to the Treasurer of the Asylum , which woulcl associate the name of our Province with those of the earliest Friends ancl Patrons of the ROYAL SUSSEX MASONIC LODGE FOR THE A GED AND DECAYED FREEMASON .
" Believe me to be , worshipful Sir , your faithful Brother , " GEO . OLIVER , D . D . " D . P . G . M . for Lincolnshire . " P . S . I shall be most happy to receive and forward in one sum , any donations which you may do me the honour to entrust to my care . '
p ) ur readers will join us in the sincere satisfaction we feel in giving publicity to the above interesting circular—worthy alike of the noble cause and its zealous advocate . —ED . ] AVARWICK . —SHAKSPEARE LODGE , No . 356 . —This Lodge celebrated St . John ' s day on the 27 th of December , at the Bull ' s Head . The AV . Master was installed , and the following Officers were appointed : Bro . HeydonAV . M- ; Bro . MeearsS . AV . ; Bro . KainJ . W . ;
, , , Bro . Rosenbergh , S . D . ; Bro . Dr . Loudon , J . D . ; Bro . Woodward , Treasurer ; Bro . Sharp , Secretary . It is a matter of great congratulation to the Craft , that the Shakspeare Lodge presents the very rare occurrence of the same gentleman being called upon for the third successive year ( of course by dispensation ) to discharge the laborious and important duties of W . M . AVhen it is remembered how much the honour and best interests of the Order ; and
the continual yet certain dissemination of the purest fraternal principles , upon which Masons confidently take their stand among the multiplicity of human institutions—when it is remembered , we say , that all this too frequently depends on the conduct of a single individual , we cannot believe that any participator in the " mystic tie , " will regard the circumstance alluded to , but with feelings of ordinary anxiety and pleasure . Nor was the compliment undeserved on the part of Brother Heydonwhose
, great exertions have contributed much to the prosperity ofhis Mother Lodge , and have tended considerably to uphold the high character that the Fraternity has hitherto so fortunately ancl deservedly maintained . His endeavours have met with the success they merited , in the increasing number of candidates that have been initiated during the past year , and those who are now anxious to be received into an Institution , " which