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Article QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION. ← Page 6 of 12 →
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Quarterly Communication.
proxy ; and , after describing the hardship that Masons ' widows laboured under in obtaining relief from the Fund of Benevolence , to which they must apply with their sorrows fresh about them , or be debarred from its aid , and showing that for more than two years he hacl struggled against the forms ancl obstacles that had been thrown in his way , before he succeeded in getting a grant of 50 / . for the widow of a Deputy Prov . Lrrand Master . Bro . Lee Stevens concluded a forcible appeal , by " calling the brethren to do
upon present their duty by the widows of Freemasons . Bro . SCARBOROUGH woulcl like to know by whose authority those papers had been printed ancl distributed , for The GIIANJD MASTER—By mine . Bro . SCARBOROUGH—for he thought it was a pity that any brother should spend the money intended for charity to printing such documents . He also held in his hand a copy of the Grand Lodge circular last issued , which contained
a report of the Quarterly Communication , from which he was obliged to be absent . He never saw such reasons adduced for not confirming so necessary a grant as were there stated ; a reverend brother from the provinces hacl said , they were desirous of having it carried ; the Provincial Grancl Master for Essex hacl spoken warmly to the same effect ; every provincial brother who hacl spoken was in favour of the grant ; the members of Grand Lodge were unanimous in their votes , and yet they were now re-discussing it , instead of having the provincial brothers among them , opposing the grant—what were the reasons ?
I he GRAND MASTER explained , that as the circular of Grand Lodge was likely to come into profane bauds , it was not proper that everything should be therein stated . Bro . SCARBOROUGH ( in continuation ) did not find fault with what was not in the report , he , like every one else , complained of what was in it ; there was nothing in it that ought to influence the brethren to postpone so great an act of justice , though long delayed , it did not militate against its
propriety and its importance , and as every one had conceded its right , why not either state the real reason of not carrying it , or sanction it at once ; it was clearly not a money question , that point was given up . Every argument would tend to its advantage , ancl none had heen discovered against it , and yet the opponents woulcl not yield , they seemed to forget their Order was based on charity , deprive it of that and it became worthless ; what was it without charity in its best sense , and what charity nobler than
was relieving an aged widow , incapable of helping herself . They were informed they had a large capital invested , and they were poor ; then he woulcl say , sell out and become rich ; if that did not answer , get a few shillings a-year more from the good-living lodges—charity first . What said that luminary , Dr . Oliver , upon the subject ? Bro . S . then read some extracts , ancl appealed to the brethren on the floor to do their duty , for he confined himself to soliciting those , because of the brethren the dais he had
on no hope , they were numerous , but the exceptions were very few ; he entreated the representatives ofthe Craft to do justice to their professions and their obligations . Bro . HAVERS —Had had occasion some years since to make some enquiry and search into masonic papers , and had extracted at that time the revenues ancl expenditures of several years ; but as that had now been put before the brethren in printed form , he should not trouble Grand Lodge with any comment upon that subject . He was anion " those who admitted the value of the proposition to give an annuity to
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Quarterly Communication.
proxy ; and , after describing the hardship that Masons ' widows laboured under in obtaining relief from the Fund of Benevolence , to which they must apply with their sorrows fresh about them , or be debarred from its aid , and showing that for more than two years he hacl struggled against the forms ancl obstacles that had been thrown in his way , before he succeeded in getting a grant of 50 / . for the widow of a Deputy Prov . Lrrand Master . Bro . Lee Stevens concluded a forcible appeal , by " calling the brethren to do
upon present their duty by the widows of Freemasons . Bro . SCARBOROUGH woulcl like to know by whose authority those papers had been printed ancl distributed , for The GIIANJD MASTER—By mine . Bro . SCARBOROUGH—for he thought it was a pity that any brother should spend the money intended for charity to printing such documents . He also held in his hand a copy of the Grand Lodge circular last issued , which contained
a report of the Quarterly Communication , from which he was obliged to be absent . He never saw such reasons adduced for not confirming so necessary a grant as were there stated ; a reverend brother from the provinces hacl said , they were desirous of having it carried ; the Provincial Grancl Master for Essex hacl spoken warmly to the same effect ; every provincial brother who hacl spoken was in favour of the grant ; the members of Grand Lodge were unanimous in their votes , and yet they were now re-discussing it , instead of having the provincial brothers among them , opposing the grant—what were the reasons ?
I he GRAND MASTER explained , that as the circular of Grand Lodge was likely to come into profane bauds , it was not proper that everything should be therein stated . Bro . SCARBOROUGH ( in continuation ) did not find fault with what was not in the report , he , like every one else , complained of what was in it ; there was nothing in it that ought to influence the brethren to postpone so great an act of justice , though long delayed , it did not militate against its
propriety and its importance , and as every one had conceded its right , why not either state the real reason of not carrying it , or sanction it at once ; it was clearly not a money question , that point was given up . Every argument would tend to its advantage , ancl none had heen discovered against it , and yet the opponents woulcl not yield , they seemed to forget their Order was based on charity , deprive it of that and it became worthless ; what was it without charity in its best sense , and what charity nobler than
was relieving an aged widow , incapable of helping herself . They were informed they had a large capital invested , and they were poor ; then he woulcl say , sell out and become rich ; if that did not answer , get a few shillings a-year more from the good-living lodges—charity first . What said that luminary , Dr . Oliver , upon the subject ? Bro . S . then read some extracts , ancl appealed to the brethren on the floor to do their duty , for he confined himself to soliciting those , because of the brethren the dais he had
on no hope , they were numerous , but the exceptions were very few ; he entreated the representatives ofthe Craft to do justice to their professions and their obligations . Bro . HAVERS —Had had occasion some years since to make some enquiry and search into masonic papers , and had extracted at that time the revenues ancl expenditures of several years ; but as that had now been put before the brethren in printed form , he should not trouble Grand Lodge with any comment upon that subject . He was anion " those who admitted the value of the proposition to give an annuity to