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Asylum For The Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemason.
dent and improvident to impose an additional burthen upon the Lodges by a call for a third Board of Stewards on the formation of a new institution , " having previously warned the Brethren " not to allow their good feelings to carry them away , and , by a hasty vote , peril tbe charitable institutions already existing . " That with these objections so placed before the Grand Lodge , the question was duly entertained ; and it was then unanimously resolved , and was
as unanimously confirmed at the next ensuing Grand Lodge— " That this Grand Lodge recommend the contemplated Asylum for the Worthy , Aged , and Decayed Freemason to the favourable consideration ofthe Craft . " That satisfied ivith this qualified approval of His Royal Highness , and this unanimous and unconditional recommendation of the Grand Lodge , the Committee of the Asylum for Worthy , Aged and Decayed Freemasons have continued to solicit subscriptions , until a sum of upivards of £ 2 , 000 has been subscribed upon the faith that the purposes of the institution would be carried into effect .
That the Subscribers , agreeing in opinion with His Royal Highnessthat it was not advisable to commence a building until their funds were sufficient not only for such portion of tbe building as would be first required , but also for the proper support of its inmates ; and being anxious to prove the immediate utility of the institution , passed , on the 22 nd December , 1838 , the following , among other resolutions— " That an amount equal at least to the interest of the sum invested , shall be applied out of the annual collection of the year , by way of annuities among destitute and deserving Brethren
in London and the Provinces . " That the Committee of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons subsequently framed certain rules and regulations , touching the qualifications of candidates and the mode of election ; which , although susceptible of improvements from future experience , have met with no acknowledged objections , and are fairly presumed to be sufficient . to preserve the benefits ofthe institution to worthy and deserving objects . That with their vivid impression of the sentiments delivered bHis
y Royal Highness at the last Grand Festival , which they cannot discover to have been misrepresented in any circular issued by them , the Committee of this Institution , whose members have ever been most anxious to conform to the wishes of their Most Worshipful Grand Master , called General Meetings of the Subscribers , at ivhich Permanent Trustees were elected upon the proposition of a Grand Officer , who stated that he had no doubt such election ivould meet ivith the approbation of His Royal Highness ; certain resolutions having been previously passed and settled as follows : —
" That the said sum /> f £ 2 , 000 already invested , shall remain intact without diminution or increase , as the nucleus of a fund for the erection and endowment of the Asylum , and until a subsequent sum of £ 7 , 000 has-been raised . " That tbe interest on the said sum of £ 2 , 000 , with all receipts beyond that sum , be applied in making good the annuities to be granted , and in accumulating the said sum of £ 7 , 000 . " That until the said sum of £ 7 , 000 , clear of the said sum of £ 2 , 000 , shall have been accumulated , the erection of the Asylum shall be deferred ; and that the interest onlof the said of £ 7
y sum , 000 shall be applied to the purposes of annuities . " That on and from the accumulation of the said sum of £ 7 , 000 , the said sum of £ 2 , 000 , together with all other monies received by this Institution , and all accumulations of interest respectively , shall be applied as a fund for the erection and endowment of an Asylum . " That in passing these resolutions many of the Subscribers felt that they were postponing the erection of an Asylum to a much later date than they conceived to be desirable ; but they did so in deference to the opinion and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Asylum For The Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemason.
dent and improvident to impose an additional burthen upon the Lodges by a call for a third Board of Stewards on the formation of a new institution , " having previously warned the Brethren " not to allow their good feelings to carry them away , and , by a hasty vote , peril tbe charitable institutions already existing . " That with these objections so placed before the Grand Lodge , the question was duly entertained ; and it was then unanimously resolved , and was
as unanimously confirmed at the next ensuing Grand Lodge— " That this Grand Lodge recommend the contemplated Asylum for the Worthy , Aged , and Decayed Freemason to the favourable consideration ofthe Craft . " That satisfied ivith this qualified approval of His Royal Highness , and this unanimous and unconditional recommendation of the Grand Lodge , the Committee of the Asylum for Worthy , Aged and Decayed Freemasons have continued to solicit subscriptions , until a sum of upivards of £ 2 , 000 has been subscribed upon the faith that the purposes of the institution would be carried into effect .
That the Subscribers , agreeing in opinion with His Royal Highnessthat it was not advisable to commence a building until their funds were sufficient not only for such portion of tbe building as would be first required , but also for the proper support of its inmates ; and being anxious to prove the immediate utility of the institution , passed , on the 22 nd December , 1838 , the following , among other resolutions— " That an amount equal at least to the interest of the sum invested , shall be applied out of the annual collection of the year , by way of annuities among destitute and deserving Brethren
in London and the Provinces . " That the Committee of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons subsequently framed certain rules and regulations , touching the qualifications of candidates and the mode of election ; which , although susceptible of improvements from future experience , have met with no acknowledged objections , and are fairly presumed to be sufficient . to preserve the benefits ofthe institution to worthy and deserving objects . That with their vivid impression of the sentiments delivered bHis
y Royal Highness at the last Grand Festival , which they cannot discover to have been misrepresented in any circular issued by them , the Committee of this Institution , whose members have ever been most anxious to conform to the wishes of their Most Worshipful Grand Master , called General Meetings of the Subscribers , at ivhich Permanent Trustees were elected upon the proposition of a Grand Officer , who stated that he had no doubt such election ivould meet ivith the approbation of His Royal Highness ; certain resolutions having been previously passed and settled as follows : —
" That the said sum /> f £ 2 , 000 already invested , shall remain intact without diminution or increase , as the nucleus of a fund for the erection and endowment of the Asylum , and until a subsequent sum of £ 7 , 000 has-been raised . " That tbe interest on the said sum of £ 2 , 000 , with all receipts beyond that sum , be applied in making good the annuities to be granted , and in accumulating the said sum of £ 7 , 000 . " That until the said sum of £ 7 , 000 , clear of the said sum of £ 2 , 000 , shall have been accumulated , the erection of the Asylum shall be deferred ; and that the interest onlof the said of £ 7
y sum , 000 shall be applied to the purposes of annuities . " That on and from the accumulation of the said sum of £ 7 , 000 , the said sum of £ 2 , 000 , together with all other monies received by this Institution , and all accumulations of interest respectively , shall be applied as a fund for the erection and endowment of an Asylum . " That in passing these resolutions many of the Subscribers felt that they were postponing the erection of an Asylum to a much later date than they conceived to be desirable ; but they did so in deference to the opinion and