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our claims fo ^ supp orFupon , the manner in which the Freemasons Magazine has been conducted during t ^ confidently leave it with you fe us to maintain it as an organ for the whole Craft—not the
mouthpiece of a party . We shall endeavour to conduct it fairly , honestly , and independently , pledging ourselves that , whilst we shall ever calmly and consistently give expression to the opinions . we entertain , our pages shall never be closed against the eo
Brother who may differ with lis , so long as they are couched in courteous and befitting terms— -so that each side of a question may be placed fairly before the Brethren . With our next number our present volume will close , and in a few days more that of 1859 will commence . For that volume wb appeal to you earnestly for continued and increased assistance , an ^ we cannot as yet lay before you the whole of our programme for the coming year , we may meiition tha ^ fc arrangements hav e been en tered into for the publication of a series of papers by gentlemen , of high literary standing ( illustrated by competent artists )^ of the greatest interest to the Maspnfo fraternity , and wh ^ the character which the Freemasons ] Magazme has already attained .
Our Architectural Chapter.
I . OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER .
We are glad to see that the Brethren at Leicester have taken in hand to build a Masonic Hall . The subscription has already reached a considerable amount , and there , can be no doubt they will succeed in their object . We would recommend each Lodge in Leicestershire to lend something towards the beginning of this undertaking ; we say lend— -not give ; because all that will be wanted will be an advance until the Leicester Brethren can , out of their yearly subscriptions , supply the whole amount . These loans will become the nest eggs of building funds , and being repaid by the Leicester Brethren , will become disposable as a loan to the next Masonic hall proposed in the
province . Thus , by loans from each Lodge , in time each town in the province will be provided with its hall , which the local Brethren will redeem by yearly payments . If throughout the province an optional subscription of ten shillings for each member were raised towards a building fund , by the employment of it in the way we have stated the wants of the province would be soon supplied ; and the same system is applicable to every province . Among colonial Masonic halls we have , to register Winder ' s Masonic Hall , at D'Urban , the seaport of the flourishing colony of Natal , in South Africa . It is within a short distance of Winder ' s IJotel , and can b , e connected ^ with the hotel by a covered way , when
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our claims fo ^ supp orFupon , the manner in which the Freemasons Magazine has been conducted during t ^ confidently leave it with you fe us to maintain it as an organ for the whole Craft—not the
mouthpiece of a party . We shall endeavour to conduct it fairly , honestly , and independently , pledging ourselves that , whilst we shall ever calmly and consistently give expression to the opinions . we entertain , our pages shall never be closed against the eo
Brother who may differ with lis , so long as they are couched in courteous and befitting terms— -so that each side of a question may be placed fairly before the Brethren . With our next number our present volume will close , and in a few days more that of 1859 will commence . For that volume wb appeal to you earnestly for continued and increased assistance , an ^ we cannot as yet lay before you the whole of our programme for the coming year , we may meiition tha ^ fc arrangements hav e been en tered into for the publication of a series of papers by gentlemen , of high literary standing ( illustrated by competent artists )^ of the greatest interest to the Maspnfo fraternity , and wh ^ the character which the Freemasons ] Magazme has already attained .
Our Architectural Chapter.
I . OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER .
We are glad to see that the Brethren at Leicester have taken in hand to build a Masonic Hall . The subscription has already reached a considerable amount , and there , can be no doubt they will succeed in their object . We would recommend each Lodge in Leicestershire to lend something towards the beginning of this undertaking ; we say lend— -not give ; because all that will be wanted will be an advance until the Leicester Brethren can , out of their yearly subscriptions , supply the whole amount . These loans will become the nest eggs of building funds , and being repaid by the Leicester Brethren , will become disposable as a loan to the next Masonic hall proposed in the
province . Thus , by loans from each Lodge , in time each town in the province will be provided with its hall , which the local Brethren will redeem by yearly payments . If throughout the province an optional subscription of ten shillings for each member were raised towards a building fund , by the employment of it in the way we have stated the wants of the province would be soon supplied ; and the same system is applicable to every province . Among colonial Masonic halls we have , to register Winder ' s Masonic Hall , at D'Urban , the seaport of the flourishing colony of Natal , in South Africa . It is within a short distance of Winder ' s IJotel , and can b , e connected ^ with the hotel by a covered way , when