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and other countries for the relief of BritisfT ^ subjects in India . It therefore appears to me more in accordance with Masonic principles , more liberal , and more noble , that we should not confine our subscription to the relief of our suffering Brethren , but cast it into the General Fund . As our suffering Brethren will benefit materially by the munificence of our fellow-subjects in this country and of our friends abroad , we should not act a selfish part and vote our
money exclusively to our Brethren , but we should add it to that General Fund so munificently subscribed . Another reason , and I think a forcible one , in favour of the course ! propose to pursue , is this , that we have not , as a Masonic body , any machinery competent to distribute our fund if we confine it to Freemasons . I therefore look upon it as almost impossible that it should be laid out advantageously for the exclusive benefit of our Brethren . But the strongest ground is that which I first stated , viz . that the Brethren will participate in the benefits
of the General Fund , and therefore our subscription should not be restricted to the Craft alone . It has been urged that the object is not Masonic , and that it is unjust to vote away the Benevolent Fund of Freemasonry for purposes which are not purely Masonic . But , Brethren , I at once get rid of that objection by calling your attention to the fact that we are not voting money from the Benevolent Fund , but from the General Purposes Fund . ( Hear , hear . ) I don't propose to touch the fund of Benevolence . I propose that the amount should be paid from the General Purposes Fund . I think that the General
Purposes Fund could not be better appropriated . I hope , Brethren , that I have now said enough to convince Grand Lodge that this is a right vote for us to come to , and I am sure it is a vote which will do credit to the Masonic body and the Craft in this country if you sanction that which I now propose , and which I anticipate you will sanction ; viz . this vote of £ 1 , 000 towards the fund for the relief of our afflicted fellow-subjects in India . " His lordship again read the motion and then sat down . Bro . the Earl of Durham , S . G . W ., seconded the metion , which was put and carried almost unanimously—there being only three dissentients .
LETTER FROM THE G . M . OP MASSACHUSETTS . The Grand Secretary then read a communication from the G . M . of Massachusetts , U . S ., congratulating the Hight Hon . the Earl of Zetland on his reelection as G . M . of England , expressing the most fraternal wishes for the prosperity of the Grand Lodge of England , as the parent of American Freemasonry ;
and asking the acceptance by his lordship of their new Book of Constitutions . The Grand Secretary also read a letter which the M . W . G . M . had sent in reply , acknowledging the receipt of the Book of Constitutions , and expressing his gratification in receiving so fraternal a letter from the G . M . of Massachusetts , a gratification which he felt would be shared in by Grand Lodge .
MEMORIAL OF THE ANCIENT GRAND LODGE OF CANADA . The Grand Secretary read a memorial addressed to " The United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England , " from " The Antient Grand Lodge of Canada ,, " signed Allan N . Macnab , P . G . M ., which was as follows : —
To the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Memorial of the " Antient Grand Lodge of Canada" fraternally showeth , That your Memorialists desire that their first address , on assuming the title by which their body is now designated , should be one of affectionate and respectful memorial to that time-honoured body from whom it is their proud distinction to hail , and towards whom their feelings of devotion have never wavered , amid the trying circumstances which have led to the assumption of that title .
That your Memorialists feel a deep pride that the change has been , in every essential , one of the letter , not one of the spirit ; that the "Antient Grand Lodge of Canada" is but the maturity of the Prov . Grand Lodge ; that to uphold . English Masonry , in its integrity , in this British Province , has been the main object in seeking and establishing their present organization ; that the Most Worshipful Sir Allan Napier Macnab , Bart ,, the distinguished choice of the G . M .
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The Masonic Mirror
and other countries for the relief of BritisfT ^ subjects in India . It therefore appears to me more in accordance with Masonic principles , more liberal , and more noble , that we should not confine our subscription to the relief of our suffering Brethren , but cast it into the General Fund . As our suffering Brethren will benefit materially by the munificence of our fellow-subjects in this country and of our friends abroad , we should not act a selfish part and vote our
money exclusively to our Brethren , but we should add it to that General Fund so munificently subscribed . Another reason , and I think a forcible one , in favour of the course ! propose to pursue , is this , that we have not , as a Masonic body , any machinery competent to distribute our fund if we confine it to Freemasons . I therefore look upon it as almost impossible that it should be laid out advantageously for the exclusive benefit of our Brethren . But the strongest ground is that which I first stated , viz . that the Brethren will participate in the benefits
of the General Fund , and therefore our subscription should not be restricted to the Craft alone . It has been urged that the object is not Masonic , and that it is unjust to vote away the Benevolent Fund of Freemasonry for purposes which are not purely Masonic . But , Brethren , I at once get rid of that objection by calling your attention to the fact that we are not voting money from the Benevolent Fund , but from the General Purposes Fund . ( Hear , hear . ) I don't propose to touch the fund of Benevolence . I propose that the amount should be paid from the General Purposes Fund . I think that the General
Purposes Fund could not be better appropriated . I hope , Brethren , that I have now said enough to convince Grand Lodge that this is a right vote for us to come to , and I am sure it is a vote which will do credit to the Masonic body and the Craft in this country if you sanction that which I now propose , and which I anticipate you will sanction ; viz . this vote of £ 1 , 000 towards the fund for the relief of our afflicted fellow-subjects in India . " His lordship again read the motion and then sat down . Bro . the Earl of Durham , S . G . W ., seconded the metion , which was put and carried almost unanimously—there being only three dissentients .
LETTER FROM THE G . M . OP MASSACHUSETTS . The Grand Secretary then read a communication from the G . M . of Massachusetts , U . S ., congratulating the Hight Hon . the Earl of Zetland on his reelection as G . M . of England , expressing the most fraternal wishes for the prosperity of the Grand Lodge of England , as the parent of American Freemasonry ;
and asking the acceptance by his lordship of their new Book of Constitutions . The Grand Secretary also read a letter which the M . W . G . M . had sent in reply , acknowledging the receipt of the Book of Constitutions , and expressing his gratification in receiving so fraternal a letter from the G . M . of Massachusetts , a gratification which he felt would be shared in by Grand Lodge .
MEMORIAL OF THE ANCIENT GRAND LODGE OF CANADA . The Grand Secretary read a memorial addressed to " The United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England , " from " The Antient Grand Lodge of Canada ,, " signed Allan N . Macnab , P . G . M ., which was as follows : —
To the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Memorial of the " Antient Grand Lodge of Canada" fraternally showeth , That your Memorialists desire that their first address , on assuming the title by which their body is now designated , should be one of affectionate and respectful memorial to that time-honoured body from whom it is their proud distinction to hail , and towards whom their feelings of devotion have never wavered , amid the trying circumstances which have led to the assumption of that title .
That your Memorialists feel a deep pride that the change has been , in every essential , one of the letter , not one of the spirit ; that the "Antient Grand Lodge of Canada" is but the maturity of the Prov . Grand Lodge ; that to uphold . English Masonry , in its integrity , in this British Province , has been the main object in seeking and establishing their present organization ; that the Most Worshipful Sir Allan Napier Macnab , Bart ,, the distinguished choice of the G . M .