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Coeeesponbeioe.
stated " -. to-extend from . east to west in & right line , about thirty yards . The sides are built with rough unhewn stones , inclining inwards in the form of an arch , until the space was narrow enough to be closed with broad massive slabs used for that purpose . About the middle of the main structure a transept or recess was found , crossing directly north and south . The northern portion nearly filled up by a large granite flag , excavated as if for the purpose of receiving some
fluid , an 4 on the margin some rude scroll carving was to be seen . The height of the cave was about seven feet , the breadth about ten . At a short distance from this place , on the side of the mountain , there is one of the stone altars so common in Ireland , consisting of a broad mass of granite , supported by three low pillars of the same material , indicating , it should seem , that some connection might exist between the altar and the cave , and that both were devoted to the purpose of Celtic rites before the introduction of Christianity into Ireland . The cave near Brogheda is precisely siniilar , its direction being east and west , with a north and
south transept only on an enlarged scale . This description is sent to the Illustrated London Neivs , in the hope that it may induce some of its learned antiquarian readers to favour the public with conjectures as to the object and uses of these subterranean caves . " As no answer to this article has appeared in the Illustrated London iV < g ^ 5 , we think it right to inform the public that some explanation in reference to this subject may be found in the following numbers of the Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , viz . : —No . 2 , February , 1856 , page 73 ; No . 7 , July , 1856 , page 475 ; No . 8 , August , 1850 , page 550 ; No . 12 , December , 1856 , page 832 . N . T . S ., P . M . No . 725 .
MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND . » TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROK , Dear Sir and Brother , —Permit me , through the medium of your valuable publication , to address a few words to the members of the Masonic body upon a subject worthy their most serious attention , viz ., the formation of " Benevolent Funds" to each Lodge , having for their object , the relief of indigent members , their widows or orphans .
I am a subscribing member of two Lodges to which Benevolent Funds are attached , and can , therefore , advocate the principle with greater confidence , from having witnessed its beneficial results , and have been induced to bring the subject under the notice of my Brethren in Masonry by the following circumstance : —At a Lodge I visited very recently , a petition was presented b y an old member praying for relief , to whom One Guinea was voted , being the largest amount the Lodge had at its disposal . Now mark the difference : a
similar , appeal was made to one of tbe Lodges I have alluded to , which ( thanks to our Benevolent Fund ) was met by a vote of Thirty Guineas ; this opportune assistance , strengthened by the kindness of friends , has since enabled a worthy Brother to provide an honourable maintenance for himself and family . "To wipe all tears from off all faces" * is a task too hard for mortals ; while to
alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited power ; then surely from the sums subscribed in the smallest Lodge an amount might he annually deducted ( say 5 s . from each member ' s subscription ) which would be sufficient of itself , if untouched for three or four years , to forma secure basis for a " Benevolent Fund , " and every Brother would be happy to contribute his mite at starting , for the advancement of so praiseworthy an object .
Let us for a moment direct our thoughts to that Brother who , in the hour of trial and trouble , poor and infirm , received One Guinea from his Lodge ; and now let us picture him ( as he might have been by the aid of a Benevolent Fund ) wending his way home with a light and cheerful heart , blessing the name of Masonry , and those who in the hour of prosperity had so kindly and Masonically provided for their Brethren in adversity . In conclusion , I would say dispense with a banquet or two during the year ; tho cause ia a noble one , and you will never regret the little self-abnegation it may
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Coeeesponbeioe.
stated " -. to-extend from . east to west in & right line , about thirty yards . The sides are built with rough unhewn stones , inclining inwards in the form of an arch , until the space was narrow enough to be closed with broad massive slabs used for that purpose . About the middle of the main structure a transept or recess was found , crossing directly north and south . The northern portion nearly filled up by a large granite flag , excavated as if for the purpose of receiving some
fluid , an 4 on the margin some rude scroll carving was to be seen . The height of the cave was about seven feet , the breadth about ten . At a short distance from this place , on the side of the mountain , there is one of the stone altars so common in Ireland , consisting of a broad mass of granite , supported by three low pillars of the same material , indicating , it should seem , that some connection might exist between the altar and the cave , and that both were devoted to the purpose of Celtic rites before the introduction of Christianity into Ireland . The cave near Brogheda is precisely siniilar , its direction being east and west , with a north and
south transept only on an enlarged scale . This description is sent to the Illustrated London Neivs , in the hope that it may induce some of its learned antiquarian readers to favour the public with conjectures as to the object and uses of these subterranean caves . " As no answer to this article has appeared in the Illustrated London iV < g ^ 5 , we think it right to inform the public that some explanation in reference to this subject may be found in the following numbers of the Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , viz . : —No . 2 , February , 1856 , page 73 ; No . 7 , July , 1856 , page 475 ; No . 8 , August , 1850 , page 550 ; No . 12 , December , 1856 , page 832 . N . T . S ., P . M . No . 725 .
MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND . » TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROK , Dear Sir and Brother , —Permit me , through the medium of your valuable publication , to address a few words to the members of the Masonic body upon a subject worthy their most serious attention , viz ., the formation of " Benevolent Funds" to each Lodge , having for their object , the relief of indigent members , their widows or orphans .
I am a subscribing member of two Lodges to which Benevolent Funds are attached , and can , therefore , advocate the principle with greater confidence , from having witnessed its beneficial results , and have been induced to bring the subject under the notice of my Brethren in Masonry by the following circumstance : —At a Lodge I visited very recently , a petition was presented b y an old member praying for relief , to whom One Guinea was voted , being the largest amount the Lodge had at its disposal . Now mark the difference : a
similar , appeal was made to one of tbe Lodges I have alluded to , which ( thanks to our Benevolent Fund ) was met by a vote of Thirty Guineas ; this opportune assistance , strengthened by the kindness of friends , has since enabled a worthy Brother to provide an honourable maintenance for himself and family . "To wipe all tears from off all faces" * is a task too hard for mortals ; while to
alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited power ; then surely from the sums subscribed in the smallest Lodge an amount might he annually deducted ( say 5 s . from each member ' s subscription ) which would be sufficient of itself , if untouched for three or four years , to forma secure basis for a " Benevolent Fund , " and every Brother would be happy to contribute his mite at starting , for the advancement of so praiseworthy an object .
Let us for a moment direct our thoughts to that Brother who , in the hour of trial and trouble , poor and infirm , received One Guinea from his Lodge ; and now let us picture him ( as he might have been by the aid of a Benevolent Fund ) wending his way home with a light and cheerful heart , blessing the name of Masonry , and those who in the hour of prosperity had so kindly and Masonically provided for their Brethren in adversity . In conclusion , I would say dispense with a banquet or two during the year ; tho cause ia a noble one , and you will never regret the little self-abnegation it may