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Article THE ;EQ¥.AX MAS ONIC, BENEVOLENT INSTITU... ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT. Page 1 of 2 →
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The ;Eq¥.Ax Mas Onic, Benevolent Institu...
elect teniuen and eight women out of alist of candidates consisting of thirty-two men and twenty-one women , and the previous ye ^^ were not in a position to have an election at all , for want of means , whilst at the present moment there are twenty-five men and sixteen women seeking to be admitted on the funds at the next
election , a number which will no doubt be considerably increased by the time the list must be closed , the 1 st of January , several forms having been issued to petitioners proposing to become candidates at the n ext election . The Brethren in the provinces should bear in mind that by the laws of this institution there can never be more than half the pensioners coming from the metropolitan Lodges , whilst there is no such
limitation with regard to the provinces . The adage that many can assist one whilst one can do but little fo instaiiced than by this institution , the subscription to which is ^ so low that every Brother who is in a position to belong to a Lodge is in a position and <> ught to subscribe ta it—only five shillings a year to each fund ; and as by the rules , as amended at the last meeting , the
whole of the annual subscriptions are carried forward to increase the number of the recipients of its boiiirty , we would remind the Brethren that every eighty subscribers of five shillings will support a pensioner . Ten such subscribers in every Lodge throughout the kingdom would at once provide for every applicant on our list , and leave a handsome
sum for future contingencies . Brethren , we ask you to take this into your careful consideration , and to use your best exertions to obtain at least the number of subscribers we have indicated from each Lodge , and thus prove to the world that we truly and practically carry out that great principle which we profess to admire .
The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.
THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT .
We would especially direct the attention of our readers to the report of the proceedings at the anniversary festival of this most important Lodge of Instruction which appears in another page , as evincing that the principles which we have been long advocating—of makincr Masonic Lodges something more than mere places for the
tj <— ' is J . working of our ceremonies—temples indeed , where something may be done towards carrying out the injunctions we give to our candidates to aim at advancement in the liberal arts and sciences—are not only making way amongst the body of the Craft ., but are acknowledged and endorsed by some of the highest and most educated of our body .
It will be seen that the Worshipful Master on the occasion to which we are referring made use of these words : — u I trust the day is not far distant when Masonry shall take an immense stride—when private Lodges shall devote a portion of their time to the study of the arts arid sciences--when men shall once more seek our temples
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The ;Eq¥.Ax Mas Onic, Benevolent Institu...
elect teniuen and eight women out of alist of candidates consisting of thirty-two men and twenty-one women , and the previous ye ^^ were not in a position to have an election at all , for want of means , whilst at the present moment there are twenty-five men and sixteen women seeking to be admitted on the funds at the next
election , a number which will no doubt be considerably increased by the time the list must be closed , the 1 st of January , several forms having been issued to petitioners proposing to become candidates at the n ext election . The Brethren in the provinces should bear in mind that by the laws of this institution there can never be more than half the pensioners coming from the metropolitan Lodges , whilst there is no such
limitation with regard to the provinces . The adage that many can assist one whilst one can do but little fo instaiiced than by this institution , the subscription to which is ^ so low that every Brother who is in a position to belong to a Lodge is in a position and <> ught to subscribe ta it—only five shillings a year to each fund ; and as by the rules , as amended at the last meeting , the
whole of the annual subscriptions are carried forward to increase the number of the recipients of its boiiirty , we would remind the Brethren that every eighty subscribers of five shillings will support a pensioner . Ten such subscribers in every Lodge throughout the kingdom would at once provide for every applicant on our list , and leave a handsome
sum for future contingencies . Brethren , we ask you to take this into your careful consideration , and to use your best exertions to obtain at least the number of subscribers we have indicated from each Lodge , and thus prove to the world that we truly and practically carry out that great principle which we profess to admire .
The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.
THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT .
We would especially direct the attention of our readers to the report of the proceedings at the anniversary festival of this most important Lodge of Instruction which appears in another page , as evincing that the principles which we have been long advocating—of makincr Masonic Lodges something more than mere places for the
tj <— ' is J . working of our ceremonies—temples indeed , where something may be done towards carrying out the injunctions we give to our candidates to aim at advancement in the liberal arts and sciences—are not only making way amongst the body of the Craft ., but are acknowledged and endorsed by some of the highest and most educated of our body .
It will be seen that the Worshipful Master on the occasion to which we are referring made use of these words : — u I trust the day is not far distant when Masonry shall take an immense stride—when private Lodges shall devote a portion of their time to the study of the arts arid sciences--when men shall once more seek our temples