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Grand Lodge And The Canadas. ¦ ¦ - . I ....
It is no part of our province to discuss the causes which may have led to the disastrous mutinies in India , by which we fear the progress of civilization , and the development of the commercial resources of that interesting and important empire , will be thrown back to an extent , which it will take many years of laborious and anxious
labour to redeem ; but it is specially our province , as Freemasons , to use our best exertions to alleviate the distress of those who are suffering from the loss of property and relatives in consequence of those mutinies . At the same time we must not close our eyes to the fact , that many of the sufferers are Brethren , or the widows
and orphans of Brethren who have been associated with us in promoting the interests of our ancient Graft . It is , therefore , with great pleasure that we direct the attention of the Brethren to that portion of the proceedings at the last Grrand Lodge , in which the B . W . D . & . M . announced it to be the intention of the M . W . ft . M . to
propose at next Grrand Lodge a vote of a sum of money towards the relief of our suffering Brethren and their families in the East . We voted £ 1 , 000 to the Patriotic Fund , and we are sure Grand Lodge will not be less liberal on the present occasion—though we would suggest , that the subscription should be so granted as to give one
half to the general fund for all sufferers—retaining the other half for the peculiar benefit of those connected with the Craft . With such a sum as we have alluded to , it may appear that we can do but little good ; bat we are sure that a subscription amongst the
Craftdonations from private Lodges and individuals , headed by Grrand Lodge , would produce an amount capable of affording real benefit to the sufferers ; whilst it would prove to the world that Freemasons really practise what they profess—brotherly love and charity . There can be no doubt—indeed the list of subscriptions already published
show it—that many of our most distinguished Brethren have subscribed to the general fund ; but we are sure they would be none the less willing to aid in the raising of a purely Masonic fund for so holy a purpose . Whatever is to be done should be done quickly , or it will lose half its grace ; and we therefore trust , that the M . W . GKM . will take an early opportunity of convening a Special Grrand Lodge , for the purpose of bringing the matter under consideration ,
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Grand Lodge And The Canadas. ¦ ¦ - . I ....
It is no part of our province to discuss the causes which may have led to the disastrous mutinies in India , by which we fear the progress of civilization , and the development of the commercial resources of that interesting and important empire , will be thrown back to an extent , which it will take many years of laborious and anxious
labour to redeem ; but it is specially our province , as Freemasons , to use our best exertions to alleviate the distress of those who are suffering from the loss of property and relatives in consequence of those mutinies . At the same time we must not close our eyes to the fact , that many of the sufferers are Brethren , or the widows
and orphans of Brethren who have been associated with us in promoting the interests of our ancient Graft . It is , therefore , with great pleasure that we direct the attention of the Brethren to that portion of the proceedings at the last Grrand Lodge , in which the B . W . D . & . M . announced it to be the intention of the M . W . ft . M . to
propose at next Grrand Lodge a vote of a sum of money towards the relief of our suffering Brethren and their families in the East . We voted £ 1 , 000 to the Patriotic Fund , and we are sure Grand Lodge will not be less liberal on the present occasion—though we would suggest , that the subscription should be so granted as to give one
half to the general fund for all sufferers—retaining the other half for the peculiar benefit of those connected with the Craft . With such a sum as we have alluded to , it may appear that we can do but little good ; bat we are sure that a subscription amongst the
Craftdonations from private Lodges and individuals , headed by Grrand Lodge , would produce an amount capable of affording real benefit to the sufferers ; whilst it would prove to the world that Freemasons really practise what they profess—brotherly love and charity . There can be no doubt—indeed the list of subscriptions already published
show it—that many of our most distinguished Brethren have subscribed to the general fund ; but we are sure they would be none the less willing to aid in the raising of a purely Masonic fund for so holy a purpose . Whatever is to be done should be done quickly , or it will lose half its grace ; and we therefore trust , that the M . W . GKM . will take an early opportunity of convening a Special Grrand Lodge , for the purpose of bringing the matter under consideration ,