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The Masonic Mirror
amendment ori the ground of the great interest in Masonry which had been exhibited by our late , Bro . Foreman , and he said they Wfould very inadequately meet the case with a vote of £ 30 . Bro . Foreman had moved in a respectable sphere in life , but by a sad dispensation of Providence , the bank with which he was connected as manager failed , and he was reduced to a state of poverty and distress , which in fact brought his career to an untimely end . He thought that , under the peculiar circumstances of this case , £ 100 was not too much . ( Cheers . )
Bro . Savage seconded the amendment , on the ground that £ 30 was totally inadequate for such a case . Bro . Beadon , J . G . W ., begged the Brethren not to be hasty , and not to grant so large a sum imless good grounds were shown . Bro . Havers said lie would give the reasons wdiy a larger sum than £ 30 was necessary . The late Brother was one of the best of working Masons for many years . He was a Past Grand Steward , had served the stewardship of all the
charities , and at length the G . M . rewarded his diligence and good conduct by making him a Grand Officer . ( Hear , hear . ) By the failure of the bank he was reduced to poverty , and died in fact a broken-hearted man , and a Mason of irreproachable character . ( Hear , hear . ) He felt that Grand Lodge would do itself credit and honour in giving the poor unhappy widow the £ 100 now asked . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
Bro . Wyndham Portal agreed with the J . G . Warden m recommending caution and in deprecating precipitancy . If they passed the increased vote , it would be a vote of censure on the Board . ( No ! no !) Bro . Blake supported the amendment , and Bro . Mason said no sufficient reason had been shown for the increased vote . Bro . Joseph Smith , as chairman of the Board of Benevolence on the evening the
case was inquired into , said that he had expected that their recommendation would have been unanimously adopted . There had been at the Board a division of opinion , as some members wished to recommend a donation of £ 20 , and not one of £ 30 ; for they had , in the petition before them , been kept quite in the dark as to any peculiar circumstances to distinguish this from any other case ; and those Brethren who recommended the petition did not attend to support it , although it had been two or three times before the Board ; and this was the difficulty in sending
it back to them for further consideration , for they could not secure the attendance of those Brethren who knew the merits of the case . Bro . Roxburgh , G-. S ., concurred in the opinion of those who thought it the duty of Grand Lodge to support its subordinate Boards , but did not think that Grand Lodge could abdicate its own power of altering the decisions of these Boards , upon being furnished with reasons for doing so . It had been suggested that this case should be referred back to the Board for further consideration ; but that would occasion a delay of at least three months ; and they knew the old - -.. iti . i . i . i , i ran i ¦ . * . ¦ * starved
adage , that while the grass grew the steed , lnat was not a position in ¦ which " to leave the widow of a Brother , when they had ample evidence before them , in the personal knowledge of very many of their members , of the urgent character of th e case . That distress existed , was evidenced by the recommendation of the Board , while the peculiarity of the case consisted in this , that the husband of the applicant had served the stewardship of all the charities . He should cordially support the amendment . •¦ w ^ *«* -v 1 1 * lilt ** Oil " 1 »* 1 /* » ^ YTT "W IT
bro . Jbarnard explained , tnat it was in consequence or tne death ol ttie W . M . of Bro . Foreman ' s Lodge , that the petition had not been supported by hiih when before the Board . Bro . Foreman had been a patron of the charities of the Order , the father of the widow , and ever ready to dry the orphan ' s tear . Grand Lodge was now asked to do towards his- widow that favour which he had ever been ready to show to those who were in distress . nr \ ¥ " x -rx .. (\ * l * 1 1 1 1 * _ £ ? * J 1 J . P \ j xuisoii mailer oi wisiieu io khow ii b ior
jdio . s ,. , as a oruer , u were uompeucii him to move nn amendment upon an amendment . The M . W . G . M . : " One amendment must be disposed of before another can be proposed . It is quite competent for any Brother , should the present amendment be negatived , to move another upon the original resolution /' Bro . Symonds remarked , that according to the Book of Constitutions , no motion
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The Masonic Mirror
amendment ori the ground of the great interest in Masonry which had been exhibited by our late , Bro . Foreman , and he said they Wfould very inadequately meet the case with a vote of £ 30 . Bro . Foreman had moved in a respectable sphere in life , but by a sad dispensation of Providence , the bank with which he was connected as manager failed , and he was reduced to a state of poverty and distress , which in fact brought his career to an untimely end . He thought that , under the peculiar circumstances of this case , £ 100 was not too much . ( Cheers . )
Bro . Savage seconded the amendment , on the ground that £ 30 was totally inadequate for such a case . Bro . Beadon , J . G . W ., begged the Brethren not to be hasty , and not to grant so large a sum imless good grounds were shown . Bro . Havers said lie would give the reasons wdiy a larger sum than £ 30 was necessary . The late Brother was one of the best of working Masons for many years . He was a Past Grand Steward , had served the stewardship of all the
charities , and at length the G . M . rewarded his diligence and good conduct by making him a Grand Officer . ( Hear , hear . ) By the failure of the bank he was reduced to poverty , and died in fact a broken-hearted man , and a Mason of irreproachable character . ( Hear , hear . ) He felt that Grand Lodge would do itself credit and honour in giving the poor unhappy widow the £ 100 now asked . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
Bro . Wyndham Portal agreed with the J . G . Warden m recommending caution and in deprecating precipitancy . If they passed the increased vote , it would be a vote of censure on the Board . ( No ! no !) Bro . Blake supported the amendment , and Bro . Mason said no sufficient reason had been shown for the increased vote . Bro . Joseph Smith , as chairman of the Board of Benevolence on the evening the
case was inquired into , said that he had expected that their recommendation would have been unanimously adopted . There had been at the Board a division of opinion , as some members wished to recommend a donation of £ 20 , and not one of £ 30 ; for they had , in the petition before them , been kept quite in the dark as to any peculiar circumstances to distinguish this from any other case ; and those Brethren who recommended the petition did not attend to support it , although it had been two or three times before the Board ; and this was the difficulty in sending
it back to them for further consideration , for they could not secure the attendance of those Brethren who knew the merits of the case . Bro . Roxburgh , G-. S ., concurred in the opinion of those who thought it the duty of Grand Lodge to support its subordinate Boards , but did not think that Grand Lodge could abdicate its own power of altering the decisions of these Boards , upon being furnished with reasons for doing so . It had been suggested that this case should be referred back to the Board for further consideration ; but that would occasion a delay of at least three months ; and they knew the old - -.. iti . i . i . i , i ran i ¦ . * . ¦ * starved
adage , that while the grass grew the steed , lnat was not a position in ¦ which " to leave the widow of a Brother , when they had ample evidence before them , in the personal knowledge of very many of their members , of the urgent character of th e case . That distress existed , was evidenced by the recommendation of the Board , while the peculiarity of the case consisted in this , that the husband of the applicant had served the stewardship of all the charities . He should cordially support the amendment . •¦ w ^ *«* -v 1 1 * lilt ** Oil " 1 »* 1 /* » ^ YTT "W IT
bro . Jbarnard explained , tnat it was in consequence or tne death ol ttie W . M . of Bro . Foreman ' s Lodge , that the petition had not been supported by hiih when before the Board . Bro . Foreman had been a patron of the charities of the Order , the father of the widow , and ever ready to dry the orphan ' s tear . Grand Lodge was now asked to do towards his- widow that favour which he had ever been ready to show to those who were in distress . nr \ ¥ " x -rx .. (\ * l * 1 1 1 1 * _ £ ? * J 1 J . P \ j xuisoii mailer oi wisiieu io khow ii b ior
jdio . s ,. , as a oruer , u were uompeucii him to move nn amendment upon an amendment . The M . W . G . M . : " One amendment must be disposed of before another can be proposed . It is quite competent for any Brother , should the present amendment be negatived , to move another upon the original resolution /' Bro . Symonds remarked , that according to the Book of Constitutions , no motion