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Board Of Benevolence.
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .
Sept . —F . W . Bossy , as Master . Oct . —Dr . Moore , as Master . Nov . —H . R . Lewis , as Master ; R . T . Crucefix ; A . Keightly ; R . W . Silvester . observations made last quarter regret to statestill l ( see
The , we , appy v 321 ); and , in addition , we have to remark , that some Masters ot Lodges have been reported to the Board of General Purposes , for neglecting to attend to explain to petitions The case of a provincial Lod"e , where there is an unprecedented withdrawal of the sanction to a petition , has been referred to the provincial authority , m the hope that his interference may prevent its reaching the Board of General
Several petitions from widows have received very liberal relief . But there was a case at the November Board , which found its way to the hearts of all;—it was that of an aged Mason , whose grey hairs told a tale of woe wMch his tongue had scarcely the power to utter . In his 70 th year , he stood before the Brethren , none of whom he at one time ever thought to have met under such circumstances , to prefer Ms claim—his the fund We presentand vntnessed the
honest claim to public . were , tears he could not restrain . A recommendation to the Grand Master to grant him twenty pounds was carried unanimously . The Grand Secretary , Brother White , stated , that many years since the now aged man was in reputable circumstances , was liberal in his charity , and took an active part in the Grand Lodge proceedings . Surely he deserves a permanent asylum . May he yet be spared to enter the eartMy temple , before he shall receive his final summons hence !
ST . JOHN ' S LODGE , HAMPSTEAD , NO . 196 , Oct . 5 .-The installaton of the Master Brother John Chanter , was celebrated with similar attention o Masonfc ' dTscipline which distinguished this Lodge last year ^ Among the visitors were Bro . P . Vyvyan Robinson , Dep . Prov . G . M . for CornwahDrSefix , J . G . D . ; Brothers Hall , Henekey , and many other Brethren well known in the Order . Brother Robinson , in an address , femarkable equally for its chasteness and sublimity , commented very di in which the : in station had been
happlyuponTe gnified manner performeTby the immediate Past Master Bro . Henry Rowe and drew aTerXely Picture of Freemasonry , which had so long withstood the fnvaln of ILchy , and which in the present ^ 7 maintained its pun y among the enlightened nations of the world . The W . Master , m acknowledging the compliment of a bumper to his health addressed Ms BrethreHn his installation to the important office , and emphatically him during what to Mm would prove an
called upon them to support eventful year The Wardens , Brothers Brookes and Fatt , in the course of theTeven ? no- delivered their sentiments with much propriety and taste . Brother Brookes in particular displayed considerable knowledge of his MTsonic duty His address embraced some observations logically correct and truly illustrative of the past , the present , and the future . BroCDr Crucefix did not omit to pay his tribute to the hospitable entertainment of the day , ami commented also upon the very gratifying
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Board Of Benevolence.
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .
Sept . —F . W . Bossy , as Master . Oct . —Dr . Moore , as Master . Nov . —H . R . Lewis , as Master ; R . T . Crucefix ; A . Keightly ; R . W . Silvester . observations made last quarter regret to statestill l ( see
The , we , appy v 321 ); and , in addition , we have to remark , that some Masters ot Lodges have been reported to the Board of General Purposes , for neglecting to attend to explain to petitions The case of a provincial Lod"e , where there is an unprecedented withdrawal of the sanction to a petition , has been referred to the provincial authority , m the hope that his interference may prevent its reaching the Board of General
Several petitions from widows have received very liberal relief . But there was a case at the November Board , which found its way to the hearts of all;—it was that of an aged Mason , whose grey hairs told a tale of woe wMch his tongue had scarcely the power to utter . In his 70 th year , he stood before the Brethren , none of whom he at one time ever thought to have met under such circumstances , to prefer Ms claim—his the fund We presentand vntnessed the
honest claim to public . were , tears he could not restrain . A recommendation to the Grand Master to grant him twenty pounds was carried unanimously . The Grand Secretary , Brother White , stated , that many years since the now aged man was in reputable circumstances , was liberal in his charity , and took an active part in the Grand Lodge proceedings . Surely he deserves a permanent asylum . May he yet be spared to enter the eartMy temple , before he shall receive his final summons hence !
ST . JOHN ' S LODGE , HAMPSTEAD , NO . 196 , Oct . 5 .-The installaton of the Master Brother John Chanter , was celebrated with similar attention o Masonfc ' dTscipline which distinguished this Lodge last year ^ Among the visitors were Bro . P . Vyvyan Robinson , Dep . Prov . G . M . for CornwahDrSefix , J . G . D . ; Brothers Hall , Henekey , and many other Brethren well known in the Order . Brother Robinson , in an address , femarkable equally for its chasteness and sublimity , commented very di in which the : in station had been
happlyuponTe gnified manner performeTby the immediate Past Master Bro . Henry Rowe and drew aTerXely Picture of Freemasonry , which had so long withstood the fnvaln of ILchy , and which in the present ^ 7 maintained its pun y among the enlightened nations of the world . The W . Master , m acknowledging the compliment of a bumper to his health addressed Ms BrethreHn his installation to the important office , and emphatically him during what to Mm would prove an
called upon them to support eventful year The Wardens , Brothers Brookes and Fatt , in the course of theTeven ? no- delivered their sentiments with much propriety and taste . Brother Brookes in particular displayed considerable knowledge of his MTsonic duty His address embraced some observations logically correct and truly illustrative of the past , the present , and the future . BroCDr Crucefix did not omit to pay his tribute to the hospitable entertainment of the day , ami commented also upon the very gratifying