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Anecdotes.
taken on board the Frenchman , and the vessel and cresv plundered , antl made prisoners . The moon at this moment hurst out in unusual splendour , antl they could observe all tbat svas going on upon the quarter-deck ; and it appeared to him and the others , that the privateer ' s captain svas questioning their captain as to svhat his vessel had on board . When , after a short time , they approached each other , made
some signs , and at last they svere locked hand in hand . He , as svell as the others , thought they had found in eacli other some long lost friend . At all events , a fesv hours afterwards , everything svas returned that had been taken , and the vessel delivered to the captain , and they svho had been the greatest enemies but a fesv hours before , nosv parted svith the greatest apparent reluctance . Theg were Brother Masons ! This old gentleman , svhose name is Williams , immediately on hearing the true cause of this occurrence , resolved and became a Alason tbe first opportunity aftersvards , and relates this svith pleasure , as being the cause . "
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
St . John ' s Lodgo , Xo . !};> , Sunderland . I- ' eli . 27 . Ul . 7 . RiispiiCTBn SIR AND BROTHER , —In my last communication I promised to svrite you upon the Royal Alasonic Benes-olent Annuity Funtl , as soon after the Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham had been held as I could , and I nosv redeem my promise , ahhough rather late I hope it svill be in time for the next Quarterly . Shortly before the Provincial Grand Lodge svas held , the St . John ' s
Lodge sent a circular to each Lotlge in the province , of svhich I inclose you a copy ; * four of the Lodges anssvered the circular most satisfactorily ; and of the tsvo Lodges in Sunderland , the one had heen a liberal contributor to the charity since its formation , and the other has now become equally so . After the regular business ofthe Provincial Grand Lotlge svas finished , the subject svas brought before the meeting , and I svas most ably supported in pleading its cause by Bro . French , of the I ' orough Lotlge , Gateshead , and have no doubt but that the result svill he a mstch more
liberal support to that excellent charity than it has hitherto received from the province . Indeed , respected Sir and Brother , I believe that if all the Lodges in the country had copies of the rules and regulations , and if they all knesv that there svas such a very great number of provincial Alasons receiving relief from its funds as there is , it svould be much better supported by the provinces than it is , and that there svould be no attempt made in the country to establish local funds for the same purpose . I feel confident that " UNION , " upon this and every other
object , is real strength , and that isolation issveakness and death . The contemplated provincial annuity societies may flourish , and , like all other friendly benefit societies , svill flourish for tsventy or thirty years , at the end of that time there svill be so many applicants for relief , that their reserve funds and subscriptions put together svill not be able to meet the demand , they svill be broken up , the funds divided , and some of the oldest members , after having subscribed tsventy or thirty years , hoping that if they should need it they svould have something to assist
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Anecdotes.
taken on board the Frenchman , and the vessel and cresv plundered , antl made prisoners . The moon at this moment hurst out in unusual splendour , antl they could observe all tbat svas going on upon the quarter-deck ; and it appeared to him and the others , that the privateer ' s captain svas questioning their captain as to svhat his vessel had on board . When , after a short time , they approached each other , made
some signs , and at last they svere locked hand in hand . He , as svell as the others , thought they had found in eacli other some long lost friend . At all events , a fesv hours afterwards , everything svas returned that had been taken , and the vessel delivered to the captain , and they svho had been the greatest enemies but a fesv hours before , nosv parted svith the greatest apparent reluctance . Theg were Brother Masons ! This old gentleman , svhose name is Williams , immediately on hearing the true cause of this occurrence , resolved and became a Alason tbe first opportunity aftersvards , and relates this svith pleasure , as being the cause . "
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
St . John ' s Lodgo , Xo . !};> , Sunderland . I- ' eli . 27 . Ul . 7 . RiispiiCTBn SIR AND BROTHER , —In my last communication I promised to svrite you upon the Royal Alasonic Benes-olent Annuity Funtl , as soon after the Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham had been held as I could , and I nosv redeem my promise , ahhough rather late I hope it svill be in time for the next Quarterly . Shortly before the Provincial Grand Lodge svas held , the St . John ' s
Lodge sent a circular to each Lotlge in the province , of svhich I inclose you a copy ; * four of the Lodges anssvered the circular most satisfactorily ; and of the tsvo Lodges in Sunderland , the one had heen a liberal contributor to the charity since its formation , and the other has now become equally so . After the regular business ofthe Provincial Grand Lotlge svas finished , the subject svas brought before the meeting , and I svas most ably supported in pleading its cause by Bro . French , of the I ' orough Lotlge , Gateshead , and have no doubt but that the result svill he a mstch more
liberal support to that excellent charity than it has hitherto received from the province . Indeed , respected Sir and Brother , I believe that if all the Lodges in the country had copies of the rules and regulations , and if they all knesv that there svas such a very great number of provincial Alasons receiving relief from its funds as there is , it svould be much better supported by the provinces than it is , and that there svould be no attempt made in the country to establish local funds for the same purpose . I feel confident that " UNION , " upon this and every other
object , is real strength , and that isolation issveakness and death . The contemplated provincial annuity societies may flourish , and , like all other friendly benefit societies , svill flourish for tsventy or thirty years , at the end of that time there svill be so many applicants for relief , that their reserve funds and subscriptions put together svill not be able to meet the demand , they svill be broken up , the funds divided , and some of the oldest members , after having subscribed tsventy or thirty years , hoping that if they should need it they svould have something to assist