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Governors together to sign a requisition ; and , even with the valuable assistance of the P . i ^ . Sec retary shpceed . As it regard he wasnot presentj but it evidently meant a quorumof the meeting for thp transaotiott of bttsine $ S | as thej * e eohld be no quorum for signing a requisition . Bro . pobie said eighteen tv ^ would preveht their being called together for trivial The clause tos agreed
THE G M . Off THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT , U . S . Bros . Jennings ind Wilson returned ah himself to be the G ; M a M ! as 6 n ; lie had several ^ pointment as G . M . of Connecticut * Inthe absence of : any positive p ^ ^ Brpthery althpngh he admitted as a Master Mason ;;'; "¦ The Brethren who had examined him presented hto lyim well , shook hands with Bais at the left of the M * W . the &
^/¦ ¦ ¦ : : j \ - ^ : ^ ' > ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION ; tt Glahse 2 was agreed tO ^^ On clauseS ^ ' '^ - ^ - . Bi-b . Savage objected to tbe passing of such a four thousand pounds invested . The > M . W ^^ mode of dealing with the question . The first step should be to rescind the law which made it necessary to have £ 4 , 000 invested . He recommended Grand Lodge not to Sanction this resolution . Bro ^ Hervey said that after the rules had been carefully considered in Committee and revised , it was a pity that Brethren who , like Bro . Savage , were members of that Committee , but did not attend / should come to Grand Lodge and make these objections . ( Hear , and a laugh . ) Grand Lodge ought to support the members of Committee who were present and made the alterations , For his part he cordially concurred in all the alterations which the report suggested .
BBO . WHITE , The discussion on this report was again interrupted by the introduction of Bro . White , the P . G . Sec , who was presented to the G . M ., who then informed him pf what had taken place in his absence , and read to him the resolution which had been unanimously agreed to .
Bro . White briefly expressed his gratitude ; but in so feeble a tone of voice , and with so much emotion , that we could not catch more than the general tpnour of his observations , which was that of thankfulness and gratitude for the honour which had been conferred upon him . He also expressed his perfect willingness at all times to assist his successor whenever his health permitted . In fact , he said he felt anxious to serve the Craft so long as he had any ability to do so . ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The discussion was once more resumed . Bro . H . G . Warren thought Bro . Savage had over-estimated the importance of this resolution , So far from diminishing the chances of raising the £ 4 , 000 , the sum was now left unlimited , in hope that it might go much further than that . The rule in its entirety said : — " With a view of providing for the permanency of the Institution , all life donations and bequests , received on account of the Male or Widows' Pund , shall be invested in the public funds in the names of the trustees , and on no account shall any portion of the principal in vested be withdrawn , except
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Governors together to sign a requisition ; and , even with the valuable assistance of the P . i ^ . Sec retary shpceed . As it regard he wasnot presentj but it evidently meant a quorumof the meeting for thp transaotiott of bttsine $ S | as thej * e eohld be no quorum for signing a requisition . Bro . pobie said eighteen tv ^ would preveht their being called together for trivial The clause tos agreed
THE G M . Off THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT , U . S . Bros . Jennings ind Wilson returned ah himself to be the G ; M a M ! as 6 n ; lie had several ^ pointment as G . M . of Connecticut * Inthe absence of : any positive p ^ ^ Brpthery althpngh he admitted as a Master Mason ;;'; "¦ The Brethren who had examined him presented hto lyim well , shook hands with Bais at the left of the M * W . the &
^/¦ ¦ ¦ : : j \ - ^ : ^ ' > ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION ; tt Glahse 2 was agreed tO ^^ On clauseS ^ ' '^ - ^ - . Bi-b . Savage objected to tbe passing of such a four thousand pounds invested . The > M . W ^^ mode of dealing with the question . The first step should be to rescind the law which made it necessary to have £ 4 , 000 invested . He recommended Grand Lodge not to Sanction this resolution . Bro ^ Hervey said that after the rules had been carefully considered in Committee and revised , it was a pity that Brethren who , like Bro . Savage , were members of that Committee , but did not attend / should come to Grand Lodge and make these objections . ( Hear , and a laugh . ) Grand Lodge ought to support the members of Committee who were present and made the alterations , For his part he cordially concurred in all the alterations which the report suggested .
BBO . WHITE , The discussion on this report was again interrupted by the introduction of Bro . White , the P . G . Sec , who was presented to the G . M ., who then informed him pf what had taken place in his absence , and read to him the resolution which had been unanimously agreed to .
Bro . White briefly expressed his gratitude ; but in so feeble a tone of voice , and with so much emotion , that we could not catch more than the general tpnour of his observations , which was that of thankfulness and gratitude for the honour which had been conferred upon him . He also expressed his perfect willingness at all times to assist his successor whenever his health permitted . In fact , he said he felt anxious to serve the Craft so long as he had any ability to do so . ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
The discussion was once more resumed . Bro . H . G . Warren thought Bro . Savage had over-estimated the importance of this resolution , So far from diminishing the chances of raising the £ 4 , 000 , the sum was now left unlimited , in hope that it might go much further than that . The rule in its entirety said : — " With a view of providing for the permanency of the Institution , all life donations and bequests , received on account of the Male or Widows' Pund , shall be invested in the public funds in the names of the trustees , and on no account shall any portion of the principal in vested be withdrawn , except