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On The Necessity Of A Building Fund In Aid Of Masonic Asylums.
to combine this unlooked-for call upon the general attention , and trust that the liberality of all classes of Masons , each according to his means , will promptly and cheerfully respond to the appeal . The total sum to be raised for the entire completion of the tri ple object will probably reach FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS—a large amount ; but we will endeavour to prove it to be within our reach .
In London and its vicinity there will , it is to be hoped , be a simultaneous effort made to commence the subscription-lists , while , in the provinces , the provincial authorities will , no doubt , convene meetings in support offthe cause for which we so earnestly implore their charitable service . Where no provincial authority exists , subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received by the grand secretaries , the secretaries of the two charities , as well as by the editors and publishers of tbe Freemason ' s Review , in aid of " THE BUILDING PUKD FOR THE MASONIC ASYLUMS . "
We suggest , most respectfully , to the fraternity , that , to meet the general objects of the THREE institutions , the following propositions may be seriousl y considered . First . —That a dutiful address may be presented to His Most Gracious Majesty , our illustrious Grand Patron , and also to Her Most Gracious Majesty , the Queen , the Patroness of the Female School , setting forth
the several circumstances of our case . Second . —That the natal day of our illustrious Grand Master be further commemorated as a festival in aid of the Aged Masons' Asylum ; for which subscriptions and donations will be received as on the other days of festivity . Third . —That a subscri ption be opened at large in aid of a building
fund for the erection of the Boys' and Aged Masons' Asylum , and for the effectual repair of the Girls' School House . Fourth . —That the Grand Lodge be requested to direct the payment , annually , of one shilling from each London member of the Order , and sixpence from each country member , in aid of this object . It being well understood , that children from the country are equally eligible
with those in London for admission , and that , in the laws and regulations for the -admission of aged Masons , the country members shall have a proportionate claim . Fifth . —That the clerical brethren of the order be solicited to advocate our cause from the pulpit in their various districts . Sixth . —That it be suggested to the Provincial Grand Lodges to hold an annual festival in aid of the proposed building fund ; their interests , in fact , being inseparable from the leading necessity * . If this recommendation be extended to the Lodges in India , the West Indies , British
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On The Necessity Of A Building Fund In Aid Of Masonic Asylums.
to combine this unlooked-for call upon the general attention , and trust that the liberality of all classes of Masons , each according to his means , will promptly and cheerfully respond to the appeal . The total sum to be raised for the entire completion of the tri ple object will probably reach FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS—a large amount ; but we will endeavour to prove it to be within our reach .
In London and its vicinity there will , it is to be hoped , be a simultaneous effort made to commence the subscription-lists , while , in the provinces , the provincial authorities will , no doubt , convene meetings in support offthe cause for which we so earnestly implore their charitable service . Where no provincial authority exists , subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received by the grand secretaries , the secretaries of the two charities , as well as by the editors and publishers of tbe Freemason ' s Review , in aid of " THE BUILDING PUKD FOR THE MASONIC ASYLUMS . "
We suggest , most respectfully , to the fraternity , that , to meet the general objects of the THREE institutions , the following propositions may be seriousl y considered . First . —That a dutiful address may be presented to His Most Gracious Majesty , our illustrious Grand Patron , and also to Her Most Gracious Majesty , the Queen , the Patroness of the Female School , setting forth
the several circumstances of our case . Second . —That the natal day of our illustrious Grand Master be further commemorated as a festival in aid of the Aged Masons' Asylum ; for which subscriptions and donations will be received as on the other days of festivity . Third . —That a subscri ption be opened at large in aid of a building
fund for the erection of the Boys' and Aged Masons' Asylum , and for the effectual repair of the Girls' School House . Fourth . —That the Grand Lodge be requested to direct the payment , annually , of one shilling from each London member of the Order , and sixpence from each country member , in aid of this object . It being well understood , that children from the country are equally eligible
with those in London for admission , and that , in the laws and regulations for the -admission of aged Masons , the country members shall have a proportionate claim . Fifth . —That the clerical brethren of the order be solicited to advocate our cause from the pulpit in their various districts . Sixth . —That it be suggested to the Provincial Grand Lodges to hold an annual festival in aid of the proposed building fund ; their interests , in fact , being inseparable from the leading necessity * . If this recommendation be extended to the Lodges in India , the West Indies , British