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Quarterly Communication.
fest advance towards a just appreciation of the cause he had espoused . It hacl been observed , that because he held up his hand against a grant he did not approve , he should not have used that case in illustration ofhis own argument , nothing could be more fallacious , but , for a moral contrast , many things would go wrong . He should always act as he thought best for his case , bearing in view the necessity of good manners . He hardly expected his motion to pass exactly as he had framed it , but it was open
to improvement . It hacl been observed , that the widow was relieved at the Board of Benevolence , and that such relief might be increased . True , the widow was relieved by a five-pound note once , and once only , but where was the annuity ? He hacl been told that evening , that the Committee of the Annuity Fund intended some time or other to think about the widows . He ( Bro . C . ) implored the Grand Lodge not to postpone until to-morrow what might be done to-day ; it was unjust , and unfeeling ; if his motion did not go far enough , because it limited the benefit to the widows of annuitants , he was most grateful for the correction , for
he would open the door to all who were deserving . Some considered that his having increased the amount from 200 / . to 300 / . required explanation—the increase in amount arose from very serious deliberation , and he most cordially thanked the Grand Secretary who had most clearl y proved an excess of income over expenditure of 250 / . for the past seven years , but clearly of upwards of 400 / . for the past three years 1 Under all circumstances , however promises might be made , he distrusted them all , nothing but action would satisfy the case . He had hoped for a most
liberal amendment , for which he should have voted in preference to his own motion ; it was sufficient for him to have brought the subject forward , he should have been thankful to have yielded the palm to any other Brother , but in the absence of any amendment , he certainly would not withdraw but press his motion to a division . The question being put , the motion was lost . The Grand Lodge was then closed and adjourned .
Grand Conclave (Of England And Wales) Of The Royal Order Of H.R.D.M., K.D.S.H., Palestine.
GRAND CONCLAVE ( OF ENGLAND AND WALES ) OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF H . R . D . M ., K . D . S . H ., PALESTINE .
( Circular . J Sir Knight , —You are requested to attend the duties of the GRAND CONCLAVE at F REEMASONS' HALL , on the 30 th day of January , 1846 , at THREE o ' clock in the afternoon precisely , for the purpose of nominating a MOST EMINENT AND SUPREME GRAND MASTER of the Order
of Masonic Knights Templar . A , i ,. 5850 , . D . 1846 , A . O . 728 , A . C . 532 . W . H . WHITE , Grand Chancellor and Registrar , Vrcemasons' Hall , Lovulou , 15 th January , 11140 .
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Quarterly Communication.
fest advance towards a just appreciation of the cause he had espoused . It hacl been observed , that because he held up his hand against a grant he did not approve , he should not have used that case in illustration ofhis own argument , nothing could be more fallacious , but , for a moral contrast , many things would go wrong . He should always act as he thought best for his case , bearing in view the necessity of good manners . He hardly expected his motion to pass exactly as he had framed it , but it was open
to improvement . It hacl been observed , that the widow was relieved at the Board of Benevolence , and that such relief might be increased . True , the widow was relieved by a five-pound note once , and once only , but where was the annuity ? He hacl been told that evening , that the Committee of the Annuity Fund intended some time or other to think about the widows . He ( Bro . C . ) implored the Grand Lodge not to postpone until to-morrow what might be done to-day ; it was unjust , and unfeeling ; if his motion did not go far enough , because it limited the benefit to the widows of annuitants , he was most grateful for the correction , for
he would open the door to all who were deserving . Some considered that his having increased the amount from 200 / . to 300 / . required explanation—the increase in amount arose from very serious deliberation , and he most cordially thanked the Grand Secretary who had most clearl y proved an excess of income over expenditure of 250 / . for the past seven years , but clearly of upwards of 400 / . for the past three years 1 Under all circumstances , however promises might be made , he distrusted them all , nothing but action would satisfy the case . He had hoped for a most
liberal amendment , for which he should have voted in preference to his own motion ; it was sufficient for him to have brought the subject forward , he should have been thankful to have yielded the palm to any other Brother , but in the absence of any amendment , he certainly would not withdraw but press his motion to a division . The question being put , the motion was lost . The Grand Lodge was then closed and adjourned .
Grand Conclave (Of England And Wales) Of The Royal Order Of H.R.D.M., K.D.S.H., Palestine.
GRAND CONCLAVE ( OF ENGLAND AND WALES ) OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF H . R . D . M ., K . D . S . H ., PALESTINE .
( Circular . J Sir Knight , —You are requested to attend the duties of the GRAND CONCLAVE at F REEMASONS' HALL , on the 30 th day of January , 1846 , at THREE o ' clock in the afternoon precisely , for the purpose of nominating a MOST EMINENT AND SUPREME GRAND MASTER of the Order
of Masonic Knights Templar . A , i ,. 5850 , . D . 1846 , A . O . 728 , A . C . 532 . W . H . WHITE , Grand Chancellor and Registrar , Vrcemasons' Hall , Lovulou , 15 th January , 11140 .