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Monthly labours , ^ thus begun in order and in obedience to our laws , be conducive to peace and concord with all our Brethren , and promote the pursuit of honour and justice , the practice of virtue and benevolence , that those labours may continually redound to the honour and praise of the M . H . So mote it he !
The Patriotic Fund.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND .
Few announcements have ever caused greater satisfaction in Grand Lodge , or through the Craft in general , than the proposition of the M . W . the G . M ., at the last Quaktekl y Communication , that £ 1 , 000 be voted in March next to the Royal Patriotic Fund from the fund of General Purposes . The idea , previously to the
last Grand Lodge , was rife in the minds of many Masons that a subscription , worthy of the Craft , ought to be offered to that truly national provision for the widows and orphans of our brave and noble soldiers , now fighting their country ' s battles , under the greatest discouragement of cold and wretchedness , yet with true English heart and spirit , in the Crimea ; but very few were prepared ft i ' i * iii i ~ (* it i * lor extensive unaiinosb
so a proposition as ; graceiuny anu impressively brought forward by The Eaee oe Zetland himself , which , whilst it carries out the noble principle- —Charity—the brightest jewel of Freemasonry—also tells to the world that there is something more in the Order itself than the uninitiated and the
prejudiced are disposed to accord to it . That the M . W . the GM . ' s proposition will be unanimously agreed to is certain . The spirit with which his address was received , and the many marks of approbation which it elicited , are guarantees that not a dissentient voice will be heard against it . The only regret expressed in Grand Lodge was , that the vote could not be immediately taken . The suggestion
was offered by a worthy Brother , that the standing orders should , in this instance , be suspended ; but the M . W . the G . M . replied , that the law was imperative upon the subject of propositions in Grand Lodge , and that he must abide by its literal interpretation as to giving the usual notice required in such cases . Had the M . W . the G . M . exercised his undoubted prerogative , and determined to
take the sense of Grand Lodge immediately , we are convinced no exception would have been offered to the proceeding ; but since—like all his Brethren—he has been taught to be cautious , he undoubtedly exercised a wise discretion in abiding by the rules and regulations of the Order . In some cases , " delays are dangerous ; " but in this it cannot be so . The time that will elapse between the last Quabtebly Communication and that of next March , will not be wasted : for it
Avill give ample opportunity to every Lodge in the United Kingdom to subscribe to the Patriotic Fund , and to swell the donations about to be voted by Grand Lodge to such an amount , as to cause the
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Untitled Article
Monthly labours , ^ thus begun in order and in obedience to our laws , be conducive to peace and concord with all our Brethren , and promote the pursuit of honour and justice , the practice of virtue and benevolence , that those labours may continually redound to the honour and praise of the M . H . So mote it he !
The Patriotic Fund.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND .
Few announcements have ever caused greater satisfaction in Grand Lodge , or through the Craft in general , than the proposition of the M . W . the G . M ., at the last Quaktekl y Communication , that £ 1 , 000 be voted in March next to the Royal Patriotic Fund from the fund of General Purposes . The idea , previously to the
last Grand Lodge , was rife in the minds of many Masons that a subscription , worthy of the Craft , ought to be offered to that truly national provision for the widows and orphans of our brave and noble soldiers , now fighting their country ' s battles , under the greatest discouragement of cold and wretchedness , yet with true English heart and spirit , in the Crimea ; but very few were prepared ft i ' i * iii i ~ (* it i * lor extensive unaiinosb
so a proposition as ; graceiuny anu impressively brought forward by The Eaee oe Zetland himself , which , whilst it carries out the noble principle- —Charity—the brightest jewel of Freemasonry—also tells to the world that there is something more in the Order itself than the uninitiated and the
prejudiced are disposed to accord to it . That the M . W . the GM . ' s proposition will be unanimously agreed to is certain . The spirit with which his address was received , and the many marks of approbation which it elicited , are guarantees that not a dissentient voice will be heard against it . The only regret expressed in Grand Lodge was , that the vote could not be immediately taken . The suggestion
was offered by a worthy Brother , that the standing orders should , in this instance , be suspended ; but the M . W . the G . M . replied , that the law was imperative upon the subject of propositions in Grand Lodge , and that he must abide by its literal interpretation as to giving the usual notice required in such cases . Had the M . W . the G . M . exercised his undoubted prerogative , and determined to
take the sense of Grand Lodge immediately , we are convinced no exception would have been offered to the proceeding ; but since—like all his Brethren—he has been taught to be cautious , he undoubtedly exercised a wise discretion in abiding by the rules and regulations of the Order . In some cases , " delays are dangerous ; " but in this it cannot be so . The time that will elapse between the last Quabtebly Communication and that of next March , will not be wasted : for it
Avill give ample opportunity to every Lodge in the United Kingdom to subscribe to the Patriotic Fund , and to swell the donations about to be voted by Grand Lodge to such an amount , as to cause the