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The District Grand Lodge Of Northern China.
correctly recorded , and that alterations had to be made in the lodge . To avoid this he suggested that the Masters of the lodges should always see and correct the minutes before they came to be read in . the lodge , which would save much time . There was another subject he was anxious to bring to the notice of the brethren , viz ., the advisability , he might almost say the necessity , of supporting- our Home Charitiesmore especially The School for BoysThe School for
, , Girls , and The Royal Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons ancl Widows of Freemasons . Some might remember that in the earl y clays of : Shanghai , the Northern Lodge of China ancl the Zion Chapter had forwarded various sums to those charities , ancl when the Masonic Building in the Canton Road was erected by the Northern Lodge of China , provision was made in the Bye-Laws of that lodge for an amount of £ 50 a year to be sent to each of those
Charities so soon as the amount of loan for the erection of that building had been paid off . He regretted that as that building had been sold and the money realised therefrom had been put into the present Masonic Hall , funds for the desired purpose had not been forthcoming , but he hoped now that times seemed to be slightly more prosperous than they had been of late , the brethren would individually take some interest in the support of the Home Charities .
Some children of brethren who had resided in China had been admitted into the schools at home , and we ought , as good Masons , not to content ourselves by assisting our local charities only , but should assist those good institutions connected with our Craft at home which were dispensing so many benefits to our poorer brethren . It was agreed to that as the forthcoming ball on the 23 rd instant was to be for the benefit of the Masonic Charity Fund , the usual fee for a dispensation from the D . G . M . to enable the brethren to appear in Masonic clothing at the ball should be waived .
The R . W . D . G . M . also mentioned that W . Bro . Evans had suggested to him that ladies should be invited to join the brethren at their banquets and other social gathering's . It was a matter for the brethren to decide , ancl he asked them to give it their serious consideration . Nothing more offering for the good of Freemasonry , the R . W . D . G . M . thanked the visitors for their attendance . He trusted they had not spent an unprofitable evening , but that they had heard a great deal to deepen their
interest in the Craft . Especiall y did he desire to thank Wor . Bro . the Very Rev . Dean Butcher , D . D ., who had so kindly acted as their District Grand Chaplain , for his presence . They all knew the arduous duties he had to attend to , and that whenever he could spare the time he carne amongst them and was ever willing to render whatever assistance he could for the benefit of Freemasonry in general .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The District Grand Lodge Of Northern China.
correctly recorded , and that alterations had to be made in the lodge . To avoid this he suggested that the Masters of the lodges should always see and correct the minutes before they came to be read in . the lodge , which would save much time . There was another subject he was anxious to bring to the notice of the brethren , viz ., the advisability , he might almost say the necessity , of supporting- our Home Charitiesmore especially The School for BoysThe School for
, , Girls , and The Royal Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons ancl Widows of Freemasons . Some might remember that in the earl y clays of : Shanghai , the Northern Lodge of China ancl the Zion Chapter had forwarded various sums to those charities , ancl when the Masonic Building in the Canton Road was erected by the Northern Lodge of China , provision was made in the Bye-Laws of that lodge for an amount of £ 50 a year to be sent to each of those
Charities so soon as the amount of loan for the erection of that building had been paid off . He regretted that as that building had been sold and the money realised therefrom had been put into the present Masonic Hall , funds for the desired purpose had not been forthcoming , but he hoped now that times seemed to be slightly more prosperous than they had been of late , the brethren would individually take some interest in the support of the Home Charities .
Some children of brethren who had resided in China had been admitted into the schools at home , and we ought , as good Masons , not to content ourselves by assisting our local charities only , but should assist those good institutions connected with our Craft at home which were dispensing so many benefits to our poorer brethren . It was agreed to that as the forthcoming ball on the 23 rd instant was to be for the benefit of the Masonic Charity Fund , the usual fee for a dispensation from the D . G . M . to enable the brethren to appear in Masonic clothing at the ball should be waived .
The R . W . D . G . M . also mentioned that W . Bro . Evans had suggested to him that ladies should be invited to join the brethren at their banquets and other social gathering's . It was a matter for the brethren to decide , ancl he asked them to give it their serious consideration . Nothing more offering for the good of Freemasonry , the R . W . D . G . M . thanked the visitors for their attendance . He trusted they had not spent an unprofitable evening , but that they had heard a great deal to deepen their
interest in the Craft . Especiall y did he desire to thank Wor . Bro . the Very Rev . Dean Butcher , D . D ., who had so kindly acted as their District Grand Chaplain , for his presence . They all knew the arduous duties he had to attend to , and that whenever he could spare the time he carne amongst them and was ever willing to render whatever assistance he could for the benefit of Freemasonry in general .