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hilarity of a banquet eTer lias or can do . Do not let us be frightened by the " Old Bogy" innovation ; this has been the phantom that has stopped the way , not only in Masonry , but in almost all things , and surely it is our duty to profit by what we see around us . Let but a few Brethren of the stamp of Bro . C . P .
Cooper lead this onward movement , and we may yet rise , like the Phoenix of old . Wishing Masonry reform from the bottom of my heart , I am , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , May 17 , 1856 . Jesse Turner , P . M ., No . 38 .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZIM AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —It is currently rumoured in well-informed Masonic circles , that our respected Prov . G . M . ( E . H . Williamson , Esq . ) is about to vacate his important trust—the onerous duties of a Past M . G . obliging him to be continually absent from the Presidency , and therefore I believe there was only one Prov . Grand Lodge held in all last year . I must not , however , attribute this as the primary cause of the consumptive state of the Madras Lodges ( the Black
Town Lodge is the only one just now in vigour ) , neither lead your readers to suppose that the Madras Masons " falsify their oaths , and neglect their Brethren , " but my object in addressing you is to express a hope I have reason to believe is joined by all the Graft , that the Earl of Zetland ( in whose gift is the appointment ) will select a Prov . G . M . " true to his obligation and the sacred trust reposed in him , " when the Craft will again flourish as in the palmy days of Lord Elphinstone . I trust the mantle will descend on such a Brother as Edward Green
Balfour , Esq ., a gentleman well known in literature and science , and also for his liberal views and devotion to Masonry ; and although I have named a Brother , yet the Earl will have no difficulty in selecting the " right man , " when there are such Brethren in the Madras Presidency as Col . Thomson , Macdonald , Ritchie ( Major ) , Balfour , Roberts ( Civil Service , now in England ) , Ouchterlony , and many others .
Pray let this epistle see the light in your Masonic Journal , so as to call the especial attention of the " powers that be " to uphold the character of Masonry in India . —I remain , dear Sir and Brother , Your humble servant , In the Valley of Jehosaphat , April 8 , 1856 . Obadiah .
The Printers' Almshouses.
THE PKINTEKS' ALMSHOUSES .
We hail with especial gratification the approaching Inauguration of the New Asylum at Wood Green , Tottenham , on the 11 th June next , on which occasion there will be a Public Breakfast , at which Earl Stanhope , who laid the Foundationstone of this Institution , will preside . The List of Stewards is excellent , including not only the majority of the Master Printers of the metropolis , but also the names of individuals whose writings have achieved an European fame , besides
representatives of many of our most distinguished Literary and Scientific bodies , and proves that something of energy is now manifesting itself in the cause of men to whom the Public owes unusual obligations . Although we call ourselves a nation of intellect and letters , we have hitherto been content that the professors of the Art of Printing should too often pass unprotected and in poverty to an untimely grave . We trust , however , now that this much-needed Asylum has been completed , and the difficulties which have hitherto retarded its progress are all removed , that it
may be vigorously supported , not only by those for whom it is especially designed , but that the reader—either for amusement or instruction—will give liberally to those who have contributed to lead his mind or cheer his solitude by the practice of an Art entailing great exhaustion of physical strength , and almost always inducing to hasten the allotted period of man ' s decay . Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge have done well in becoming the patrons of this Institution , but we call upon all to support it who acknowledge that to the Printing Press they owe Liberty , and Intellectual as well as Moral Life .
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hilarity of a banquet eTer lias or can do . Do not let us be frightened by the " Old Bogy" innovation ; this has been the phantom that has stopped the way , not only in Masonry , but in almost all things , and surely it is our duty to profit by what we see around us . Let but a few Brethren of the stamp of Bro . C . P .
Cooper lead this onward movement , and we may yet rise , like the Phoenix of old . Wishing Masonry reform from the bottom of my heart , I am , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , May 17 , 1856 . Jesse Turner , P . M ., No . 38 .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZIM AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —It is currently rumoured in well-informed Masonic circles , that our respected Prov . G . M . ( E . H . Williamson , Esq . ) is about to vacate his important trust—the onerous duties of a Past M . G . obliging him to be continually absent from the Presidency , and therefore I believe there was only one Prov . Grand Lodge held in all last year . I must not , however , attribute this as the primary cause of the consumptive state of the Madras Lodges ( the Black
Town Lodge is the only one just now in vigour ) , neither lead your readers to suppose that the Madras Masons " falsify their oaths , and neglect their Brethren , " but my object in addressing you is to express a hope I have reason to believe is joined by all the Graft , that the Earl of Zetland ( in whose gift is the appointment ) will select a Prov . G . M . " true to his obligation and the sacred trust reposed in him , " when the Craft will again flourish as in the palmy days of Lord Elphinstone . I trust the mantle will descend on such a Brother as Edward Green
Balfour , Esq ., a gentleman well known in literature and science , and also for his liberal views and devotion to Masonry ; and although I have named a Brother , yet the Earl will have no difficulty in selecting the " right man , " when there are such Brethren in the Madras Presidency as Col . Thomson , Macdonald , Ritchie ( Major ) , Balfour , Roberts ( Civil Service , now in England ) , Ouchterlony , and many others .
Pray let this epistle see the light in your Masonic Journal , so as to call the especial attention of the " powers that be " to uphold the character of Masonry in India . —I remain , dear Sir and Brother , Your humble servant , In the Valley of Jehosaphat , April 8 , 1856 . Obadiah .
The Printers' Almshouses.
THE PKINTEKS' ALMSHOUSES .
We hail with especial gratification the approaching Inauguration of the New Asylum at Wood Green , Tottenham , on the 11 th June next , on which occasion there will be a Public Breakfast , at which Earl Stanhope , who laid the Foundationstone of this Institution , will preside . The List of Stewards is excellent , including not only the majority of the Master Printers of the metropolis , but also the names of individuals whose writings have achieved an European fame , besides
representatives of many of our most distinguished Literary and Scientific bodies , and proves that something of energy is now manifesting itself in the cause of men to whom the Public owes unusual obligations . Although we call ourselves a nation of intellect and letters , we have hitherto been content that the professors of the Art of Printing should too often pass unprotected and in poverty to an untimely grave . We trust , however , now that this much-needed Asylum has been completed , and the difficulties which have hitherto retarded its progress are all removed , that it
may be vigorously supported , not only by those for whom it is especially designed , but that the reader—either for amusement or instruction—will give liberally to those who have contributed to lead his mind or cheer his solitude by the practice of an Art entailing great exhaustion of physical strength , and almost always inducing to hasten the allotted period of man ' s decay . Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge have done well in becoming the patrons of this Institution , but we call upon all to support it who acknowledge that to the Printing Press they owe Liberty , and Intellectual as well as Moral Life .