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The Asylum For The Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemason.
the erection of the building shall he carried into effect . He stilted that he had received various communications from the provinces generally , and had taken the opinion of several London Lodges in this view , but desiring at the same time , that the erection of the Asylum should , on no account , be abandoned . BROTHER J . L . STEVENS addressed the meeting in explanation of the general objects , and professed his anxiety to preserve the original
objects of the Institution ; and concluded by moving the following resolutions , which were seconded by Brother Rule : — " That with a view to the perfect consolidation of an Asylum for the Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemason ; and , at the same time , to prove the immediate utility of that Institution , it be determined" First . To lay apart the subscriptions already received , and such as accrueuntil the sum of 2000 / . has accumulatedwhichwith the
may , , , , interest thereon , and the additions hereafter mentioned , shah be held sacred , as a fund for the erection and endowment of the Asylum , " Secondly . That an amount equal at least to the interest in the sum invested , shall be applied out of the annual collections of the year , by way of annuities among destitute and deserving Brethren in London and the provinces . " Thirdly . That the remainder of such collections shall be added to
the Asylum fund . " Fourthly . That when the Asylum shall be erected , the existing annuitants shall be held to be qualified candidates for admission ; having the option , however , to retain their annuities , or enter the Asylum . " BROTHER . J . C . BELL entered very critically into the importance of
the question , and most ably argued upon the necessity of not granting excessive annuities , until the interest of the capital should be augmented by such additions to the subscription list , as would assuredly arise from the provinces , as soon as they should hear of the importance and utility of the present step ; as also from such liberal-minded individual Brethren , who had professed their intention to support the Institution upon the admission of the annuity principle , as a branch of its proposed benefit . Brother Bell fullconcurred in the resolutions .
y BROTHER BIGG briefly , but eloquently , supported the resolutions , and expressed his conviction that nothing was wanting to shed a lustrous influence over the laudable exertions of the originators and supporters of the noble project , but to carry the resolutions into the fullest effect . He felt certain that in his own Lodge ( the Moira ) the unanimous agreement to them would be most welcome . Several other Brethrenamong them Bros . M'MullenOsborne
, , , Watkins , and Wright , having addressed the meeting , the resolutions were put , and carried unanimously . BROTHER STEVENS then moved , and Brother Bell seconded , the following resolution : — " That the Committee of the Asylum be requested to suggest the proper qualifications , and prepare such regulations as may be considered to into effect the objects of the preceding resolutionsand
necessary carry , report thereon to a special general meeting . " The resolution was carried unanimously . It was then moved , seconded , and unanimously resolved , that a copy of the resolutions , & c . should be transmitted to the Editor of the Freemason ' s Quarterly Review , with a request that he would insert them , if possible , in the forthcoming number of that publication .
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The Asylum For The Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemason.
the erection of the building shall he carried into effect . He stilted that he had received various communications from the provinces generally , and had taken the opinion of several London Lodges in this view , but desiring at the same time , that the erection of the Asylum should , on no account , be abandoned . BROTHER J . L . STEVENS addressed the meeting in explanation of the general objects , and professed his anxiety to preserve the original
objects of the Institution ; and concluded by moving the following resolutions , which were seconded by Brother Rule : — " That with a view to the perfect consolidation of an Asylum for the Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemason ; and , at the same time , to prove the immediate utility of that Institution , it be determined" First . To lay apart the subscriptions already received , and such as accrueuntil the sum of 2000 / . has accumulatedwhichwith the
may , , , , interest thereon , and the additions hereafter mentioned , shah be held sacred , as a fund for the erection and endowment of the Asylum , " Secondly . That an amount equal at least to the interest in the sum invested , shall be applied out of the annual collections of the year , by way of annuities among destitute and deserving Brethren in London and the provinces . " Thirdly . That the remainder of such collections shall be added to
the Asylum fund . " Fourthly . That when the Asylum shall be erected , the existing annuitants shall be held to be qualified candidates for admission ; having the option , however , to retain their annuities , or enter the Asylum . " BROTHER . J . C . BELL entered very critically into the importance of
the question , and most ably argued upon the necessity of not granting excessive annuities , until the interest of the capital should be augmented by such additions to the subscription list , as would assuredly arise from the provinces , as soon as they should hear of the importance and utility of the present step ; as also from such liberal-minded individual Brethren , who had professed their intention to support the Institution upon the admission of the annuity principle , as a branch of its proposed benefit . Brother Bell fullconcurred in the resolutions .
y BROTHER BIGG briefly , but eloquently , supported the resolutions , and expressed his conviction that nothing was wanting to shed a lustrous influence over the laudable exertions of the originators and supporters of the noble project , but to carry the resolutions into the fullest effect . He felt certain that in his own Lodge ( the Moira ) the unanimous agreement to them would be most welcome . Several other Brethrenamong them Bros . M'MullenOsborne
, , , Watkins , and Wright , having addressed the meeting , the resolutions were put , and carried unanimously . BROTHER STEVENS then moved , and Brother Bell seconded , the following resolution : — " That the Committee of the Asylum be requested to suggest the proper qualifications , and prepare such regulations as may be considered to into effect the objects of the preceding resolutionsand
necessary carry , report thereon to a special general meeting . " The resolution was carried unanimously . It was then moved , seconded , and unanimously resolved , that a copy of the resolutions , & c . should be transmitted to the Editor of the Freemason ' s Quarterly Review , with a request that he would insert them , if possible , in the forthcoming number of that publication .