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deceased husband , as long as she shall subsequently remain unmarried ; and that the widow of any Brother who would have been eligible as a candidate for a pension out of the fund , shall be eligible to election as a recipient of a proportionate stipend out of such fund , provided she be upwards of sixty years of age at the time of his death . To this subject he devotee ! his unwearied energiesand
, never ceased from his labours on behalf of the widow , so long as he was capable of active exertion . And he was sanguine about the eventual fulfilment of his own prophecy , that the time shall come , as it surely will , when the poor old widows shall obtain the continuance of that assistance , without which so much of the duty of Masons , and benevolence of tho Order will not be realized . And although
defeated on the question in many Grand Lodges , his endeavours , by a steady perseverance , were at length crowned with success . Non est ad astra mollis d terris via . In 1846 the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts passed a distinguishing mark of their approbation on the Doctor , in the following resolution , which was unanimously agreed to : — " Resolvedthat this Grand
, Lodge have witnessed with peculiar interest and satisfaction the judicious and persevering efforts of the W . Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix , LL . D ., of London , England , as well in the cause of humanity as in the cause of Freemasonry , and entertain the highest respect for his great intellectual and moral worth . Therefore , in token of
their appreciation of his distinguished character for intelligence and benevolence , it is further resolved that tho said Robert Thomas Crucefix be , and he hereby is , elected an honorary member of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , with the rank" and privilege of a Past Senior Grand Warden . " In the same year he received the appointment of Grand Director of Ceremonies in the Grand Conclave of England and Wales ; and
was honoured with a diploma from the Supreme Grand Council of America , authorizing him to constitute a Grand Consistory of the Rite Ancien et Accepte 33 ° for England and Wales , and nominating him M . P . I . S . Grand Master ad vitam . Dr . Crucefix continued , with unabated zeal and perseverance , to take an active part in the proceedings of Grand Lodgewhere his
, suggestions were frequently approved and adopted ; and he devoted a great portion of his time and attention to the Asylum , although his health and strength were beginning to fail . In grateful acknowledgment of his services , the Governors and Directors presented him with an elegantly emblazoned vote of thanks , expressed in tho following complimentary language : — " As a memorial of the services
rendered to the Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons by its much esteemed and valued Treasurer , Bro . Robert Thomas Crucefix , M . D ., LL . D ., Past Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of England , the Governors and Subscribers , at their annual general meeting , held at Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge Street , Blaekfriars , on the
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deceased husband , as long as she shall subsequently remain unmarried ; and that the widow of any Brother who would have been eligible as a candidate for a pension out of the fund , shall be eligible to election as a recipient of a proportionate stipend out of such fund , provided she be upwards of sixty years of age at the time of his death . To this subject he devotee ! his unwearied energiesand
, never ceased from his labours on behalf of the widow , so long as he was capable of active exertion . And he was sanguine about the eventual fulfilment of his own prophecy , that the time shall come , as it surely will , when the poor old widows shall obtain the continuance of that assistance , without which so much of the duty of Masons , and benevolence of tho Order will not be realized . And although
defeated on the question in many Grand Lodges , his endeavours , by a steady perseverance , were at length crowned with success . Non est ad astra mollis d terris via . In 1846 the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts passed a distinguishing mark of their approbation on the Doctor , in the following resolution , which was unanimously agreed to : — " Resolvedthat this Grand
, Lodge have witnessed with peculiar interest and satisfaction the judicious and persevering efforts of the W . Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix , LL . D ., of London , England , as well in the cause of humanity as in the cause of Freemasonry , and entertain the highest respect for his great intellectual and moral worth . Therefore , in token of
their appreciation of his distinguished character for intelligence and benevolence , it is further resolved that tho said Robert Thomas Crucefix be , and he hereby is , elected an honorary member of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , with the rank" and privilege of a Past Senior Grand Warden . " In the same year he received the appointment of Grand Director of Ceremonies in the Grand Conclave of England and Wales ; and
was honoured with a diploma from the Supreme Grand Council of America , authorizing him to constitute a Grand Consistory of the Rite Ancien et Accepte 33 ° for England and Wales , and nominating him M . P . I . S . Grand Master ad vitam . Dr . Crucefix continued , with unabated zeal and perseverance , to take an active part in the proceedings of Grand Lodgewhere his
, suggestions were frequently approved and adopted ; and he devoted a great portion of his time and attention to the Asylum , although his health and strength were beginning to fail . In grateful acknowledgment of his services , the Governors and Directors presented him with an elegantly emblazoned vote of thanks , expressed in tho following complimentary language : — " As a memorial of the services
rendered to the Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons by its much esteemed and valued Treasurer , Bro . Robert Thomas Crucefix , M . D ., LL . D ., Past Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of England , the Governors and Subscribers , at their annual general meeting , held at Radley ' s Hotel , Bridge Street , Blaekfriars , on the