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Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund.
directing your attention , and the attention of your Officers and Brethren , to a Circular from the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . In this statement you svill find that there svas no less than four candidates for annuities from the province of Durham , svhile the svhole number of votes for the province onlyamounted to 821 . Nosv , if each member ofthe Craft in the province svould subscribe to tbis Charity according to his means , sve should have at least 2000 votessvhich svould enable us to
, , place one annuitant upon the list every year ; and ss'e feel confident that there is no Charity connected svith Freemasonry which svould prove so beneficial to the Craft itself , inasmuch as those svho do not need assistance themselves svould have the truly Alasonic pleasure of assisting those svho do ; antl as the instability of everything in this svorld is so frequently and forcibly brought before us in our Alasonic Lectures , we
all ought to knosv , that hoss'ever svell sve are at the present moment provided svith the necessaries and comforts of this life , sve knosv not the day or the hour svhen sve may need the helping hand of Fraternal Charity ourselves . This being the case , svith hosv much more confidence could sve apply for relief and assistance , if sve could truly say that in the days of our prosperity sve hatl cheerfully , willingly , and liberally contributed to relieve the svants of our less fortunate Brethren . Begging youR . W . Sirto bring this subject before the consideration
, , of the Officers antl Alembers of your Lodge , and soliciting an anssver , sve are , Worshipful Sir and Brother , your ' s faithfully and fraternally , for the Alaster , Wardens , and Brethren of St . John ' s Lodge , 95 , GEORGE WATSON , Treasurer . " Sunderland , Oct . 13 . ItI 4 t > .
The Reporter.
THE REPORTER .
THE HESVLETT FUND . —In our tbituary for this quarter svill be found the lamentable particulars of the decease of the Rev . J . Hesvlett , svho left behind him , a legacy to the sympathy of Freemasons , nine motherless orphans ! The subject has justly attracted the notice of the benevolent ; antl the (; rand Lodge has follosved the Alessage of Peace antl Goodwill of that exemplary " Lodge of True Friendship" at Roch fordby a grant of one hundred pounds . The Provincial Grand Lod
, ge of Essex has been convened , and passed also a vote of 100 / . The Chelmsford Lotlge has voted 50 / . ; the St . John ' s Lodge , 107 , lias subscribed liberally ; and the Burlington and other Lodges have notices of motion in furtherance of this goodly svork . The popular svorld are not behindhand . Her Majesty the Queen Dosvager has subscribed 20 / . ; Aliss Burdett Coutts , 10 / . ; Mr . Colbum , 25 / . ; Air . C . Dickens , 10 / . ; the Literary Fund , 100 / . ; and from the exertions of an active Committee it is honed
that such a contribution may be gleaned from the generous antl kindhearted as may solace the affliction of those svhom Providence has thus visited by the loss of a belovetl father . The Editor of " The Freemasons' Quarterly Reviesv" svill be most thankful to receive , and as faithfully to apply , any subscriptions in aid of tliis case . BRO . WM . CIIINN . —This aged Brother is , sve perceive , a candidate for admission on the fund of the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . We have ahvays refrained from taking any part in favour of individual unfortunate claimants , that sve may not unconsciously affect
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Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund.
directing your attention , and the attention of your Officers and Brethren , to a Circular from the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . In this statement you svill find that there svas no less than four candidates for annuities from the province of Durham , svhile the svhole number of votes for the province onlyamounted to 821 . Nosv , if each member ofthe Craft in the province svould subscribe to tbis Charity according to his means , sve should have at least 2000 votessvhich svould enable us to
, , place one annuitant upon the list every year ; and ss'e feel confident that there is no Charity connected svith Freemasonry which svould prove so beneficial to the Craft itself , inasmuch as those svho do not need assistance themselves svould have the truly Alasonic pleasure of assisting those svho do ; antl as the instability of everything in this svorld is so frequently and forcibly brought before us in our Alasonic Lectures , we
all ought to knosv , that hoss'ever svell sve are at the present moment provided svith the necessaries and comforts of this life , sve knosv not the day or the hour svhen sve may need the helping hand of Fraternal Charity ourselves . This being the case , svith hosv much more confidence could sve apply for relief and assistance , if sve could truly say that in the days of our prosperity sve hatl cheerfully , willingly , and liberally contributed to relieve the svants of our less fortunate Brethren . Begging youR . W . Sirto bring this subject before the consideration
, , of the Officers antl Alembers of your Lodge , and soliciting an anssver , sve are , Worshipful Sir and Brother , your ' s faithfully and fraternally , for the Alaster , Wardens , and Brethren of St . John ' s Lodge , 95 , GEORGE WATSON , Treasurer . " Sunderland , Oct . 13 . ItI 4 t > .
The Reporter.
THE REPORTER .
THE HESVLETT FUND . —In our tbituary for this quarter svill be found the lamentable particulars of the decease of the Rev . J . Hesvlett , svho left behind him , a legacy to the sympathy of Freemasons , nine motherless orphans ! The subject has justly attracted the notice of the benevolent ; antl the (; rand Lodge has follosved the Alessage of Peace antl Goodwill of that exemplary " Lodge of True Friendship" at Roch fordby a grant of one hundred pounds . The Provincial Grand Lod
, ge of Essex has been convened , and passed also a vote of 100 / . The Chelmsford Lotlge has voted 50 / . ; the St . John ' s Lodge , 107 , lias subscribed liberally ; and the Burlington and other Lodges have notices of motion in furtherance of this goodly svork . The popular svorld are not behindhand . Her Majesty the Queen Dosvager has subscribed 20 / . ; Aliss Burdett Coutts , 10 / . ; Mr . Colbum , 25 / . ; Air . C . Dickens , 10 / . ; the Literary Fund , 100 / . ; and from the exertions of an active Committee it is honed
that such a contribution may be gleaned from the generous antl kindhearted as may solace the affliction of those svhom Providence has thus visited by the loss of a belovetl father . The Editor of " The Freemasons' Quarterly Reviesv" svill be most thankful to receive , and as faithfully to apply , any subscriptions in aid of tliis case . BRO . WM . CIIINN . —This aged Brother is , sve perceive , a candidate for admission on the fund of the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Annuity Fund . We have ahvays refrained from taking any part in favour of individual unfortunate claimants , that sve may not unconsciously affect