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The Late Brother John Ramsbottom.
and offered to take the entire personal responsibility of the subscriptions , provided he might apply the overplus beyond that amount for a certain noble project . Bro . Ramsbottom seconded the scheme , and even told liis Lordship , that by this plan two objects would be attained , and the Deputy Grand Master withdrew his objection to the Chair , which he continued to fill until the Testimonial was presented ; it should be observedhoweverthat the proposition of the member ivas not accepted
, , , by reason that the intended devotion of tlie surplus to the Asylum for Aged Masons was not palatable at head quarters , At a subsequent meeting of the same Committee , an immense salver was exhibited , the property of a Hebrew goldsmith , which Lorcl John Churchill observed , the Royal Duke had highly approved when placed before him at a banquet in Guildhall ; several of the Committee were desirous to please the Grand Master by purchasing the salverbut Bro . Ramsbottom said
, that it had more titan once formed part of a service of plate at the Speaker ' s parliamentary dinners , and that , for himself , he should be ashamed , as a Mason , if such a trumpery thing was presented by the Craft to their Grand Master ; we must not sully the good intentions of the meeting by stating a particular observation made by Lord John in reply . The Committee resolved that the " Testimonial" should be unique and descriptive . It was no fault of Bro . Ramsbottomthat
, eventually , the ridiculous prevailed over the sublime , ancl that the testimonial presented was a mere caricature . We are among those who are grateful to the Duchess of Inverness for her noble conduct in presenting ' the Testimonial to the Grand Lodge , and still more grateful to her Grace for its being thus withdrawn from the possibility of public ridicule
as a work of Masonic art . Some years ago it was in contemplation to establish a daily , or at least a weekly Masonic journal ; the project was submitted , among others , to Bro . Ramsbottom ; but he considered , as did the Earl of Durham , that the Freemasons' Quarterly Review was sufficient for the Craft , and that any more frequent publication might be prejudicial . The late Brother Prescott , in 1836 , proposed as a member of the Grand Officers ( R . A . ) messa Brotherwho was black-balled ; this
con-, , duct gave great offence to the Grand Master , and , among many others , to Brother Ramsbottom , who , we believe , retired from the mess ; however , this is not the moment for a history of this disgraceful episodeivhich would be amusing as a characteristic shadow of " coming events . " During the year of Masonic terror , for such a term may be applied to the year 1840 , Brother Ramsbottom was at least consistent in his personal attachment and faithful adherence to his illustrious friend the
Grand Master ; he felt that , having accepted Masonic honours at his hand , the charge of indiscip line attached to an individual Brother who was about to undergo the ordeal of a public trial ; he voted for the expulsion of that Brother . It is right , however , to observe , that previous to the trial , he met the party by accident , and in his customary kind manner , said , " for God ' s sake , apologize , and I am certain all will be well . " " Hear me out" rejoined the other" and then dictate the
, , apology yourself . " They parted without comment , and did not meet again until some time after the termination of the proceedings , when hands were most cordially shaken . The late Brother Peter Gilkes was a favourite with Brother Ramshottom , who appreciated his Masonic talent , ancl in the year 1820 he VOL . nr . 3 l
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Late Brother John Ramsbottom.
and offered to take the entire personal responsibility of the subscriptions , provided he might apply the overplus beyond that amount for a certain noble project . Bro . Ramsbottom seconded the scheme , and even told liis Lordship , that by this plan two objects would be attained , and the Deputy Grand Master withdrew his objection to the Chair , which he continued to fill until the Testimonial was presented ; it should be observedhoweverthat the proposition of the member ivas not accepted
, , , by reason that the intended devotion of tlie surplus to the Asylum for Aged Masons was not palatable at head quarters , At a subsequent meeting of the same Committee , an immense salver was exhibited , the property of a Hebrew goldsmith , which Lorcl John Churchill observed , the Royal Duke had highly approved when placed before him at a banquet in Guildhall ; several of the Committee were desirous to please the Grand Master by purchasing the salverbut Bro . Ramsbottom said
, that it had more titan once formed part of a service of plate at the Speaker ' s parliamentary dinners , and that , for himself , he should be ashamed , as a Mason , if such a trumpery thing was presented by the Craft to their Grand Master ; we must not sully the good intentions of the meeting by stating a particular observation made by Lord John in reply . The Committee resolved that the " Testimonial" should be unique and descriptive . It was no fault of Bro . Ramsbottomthat
, eventually , the ridiculous prevailed over the sublime , ancl that the testimonial presented was a mere caricature . We are among those who are grateful to the Duchess of Inverness for her noble conduct in presenting ' the Testimonial to the Grand Lodge , and still more grateful to her Grace for its being thus withdrawn from the possibility of public ridicule
as a work of Masonic art . Some years ago it was in contemplation to establish a daily , or at least a weekly Masonic journal ; the project was submitted , among others , to Bro . Ramsbottom ; but he considered , as did the Earl of Durham , that the Freemasons' Quarterly Review was sufficient for the Craft , and that any more frequent publication might be prejudicial . The late Brother Prescott , in 1836 , proposed as a member of the Grand Officers ( R . A . ) messa Brotherwho was black-balled ; this
con-, , duct gave great offence to the Grand Master , and , among many others , to Brother Ramsbottom , who , we believe , retired from the mess ; however , this is not the moment for a history of this disgraceful episodeivhich would be amusing as a characteristic shadow of " coming events . " During the year of Masonic terror , for such a term may be applied to the year 1840 , Brother Ramsbottom was at least consistent in his personal attachment and faithful adherence to his illustrious friend the
Grand Master ; he felt that , having accepted Masonic honours at his hand , the charge of indiscip line attached to an individual Brother who was about to undergo the ordeal of a public trial ; he voted for the expulsion of that Brother . It is right , however , to observe , that previous to the trial , he met the party by accident , and in his customary kind manner , said , " for God ' s sake , apologize , and I am certain all will be well . " " Hear me out" rejoined the other" and then dictate the
, , apology yourself . " They parted without comment , and did not meet again until some time after the termination of the proceedings , when hands were most cordially shaken . The late Brother Peter Gilkes was a favourite with Brother Ramshottom , who appreciated his Masonic talent , ancl in the year 1820 he VOL . nr . 3 l