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plishcd , and cheerfully resigned up liis soul into tho hands of Him who gave it . But ho did not confine Ms energies solely to the establishment of this one institution , but made himself generally useful to the Craft ; and his zeal and assiduity met with their just and merited reward in tho honours which were heaped upon him by tho
Fraternity . In 1834 he was placed on the committee for revising thc bye-laws of the Girls' School , and was also a member of the House committee ; ho was appointed one of the committee to superintend the revival of the Supreme Chapter of the Royal Arch ; he was a member of the Masters' and Past Masters' Club ; the Worshipful Master of his Lodge , No . 49 , and the First Principal of No . 3 . And
at a quarterly general court of the Royal Freemasons' School for Girls , October 9 th , 1834 , it was resolved , "That the thanks of this court be , and they are hereby offered to the editor of the ' Freemasons' Quarterly Review' for the powerful manner in which ho advocated the cause of this Masonic charity , by an article in tho last number of that workon the necessity of a Building Fund in
, aid of Masonic asylums . " Dr . Crueefix was now rising gradually and by legitimate steps to the zenith of Masonic popularity . His knowledge of the Constitutions and general discipline of Masonry was unquestioned , and his devotion to the cause , and activity in carrying out its benign
principles were fully appreciated , not merely by those with whom ho was personally or officially connected , but his opinions were considered exceedingly valuable by the whole Craft . Hence , ono portion of the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review" was especially devoted to the useful purpose of answering enquiries and solving difficulties in "Discipline and Practice . " But his upward progress was not altogether uninterrupted even at this early period of his Masonic
career . In the year 1835 a complaint was preferred to the Grand Master by Bro . Moore , treasurer to the Royal Masonic Institution for the Sons of indigent and deceased Freemasons , that tho donations at the anniversary of the school had fallen off considerably in consequence of a public Masonic dinner , at which Dr . Crueefix presided , " having taken place about a week previous to the anniversary ,
which was the means of preventing the attendance of several friends of the institution , and of course of lessening the amount of subscriptions . " This was the Broadfoot Festival ; and Dr . Crueefix replied to the charge by a public letter in the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review , " in which he said , that " the Broadfoot Festival was not contemplated a month before its celebrationand possessed no
, other charm than the offering of a Masonic compliment to a Brother of thc Craft , whose only claim to their respect was his natural integrity , which shone the more lustrous in the humble walk in which he moved . One Grand Officer alone , a fellow-countryman , was present , although , I am proud to say , that one more at least
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plishcd , and cheerfully resigned up liis soul into tho hands of Him who gave it . But ho did not confine Ms energies solely to the establishment of this one institution , but made himself generally useful to the Craft ; and his zeal and assiduity met with their just and merited reward in tho honours which were heaped upon him by tho
Fraternity . In 1834 he was placed on the committee for revising thc bye-laws of the Girls' School , and was also a member of the House committee ; ho was appointed one of the committee to superintend the revival of the Supreme Chapter of the Royal Arch ; he was a member of the Masters' and Past Masters' Club ; the Worshipful Master of his Lodge , No . 49 , and the First Principal of No . 3 . And
at a quarterly general court of the Royal Freemasons' School for Girls , October 9 th , 1834 , it was resolved , "That the thanks of this court be , and they are hereby offered to the editor of the ' Freemasons' Quarterly Review' for the powerful manner in which ho advocated the cause of this Masonic charity , by an article in tho last number of that workon the necessity of a Building Fund in
, aid of Masonic asylums . " Dr . Crueefix was now rising gradually and by legitimate steps to the zenith of Masonic popularity . His knowledge of the Constitutions and general discipline of Masonry was unquestioned , and his devotion to the cause , and activity in carrying out its benign
principles were fully appreciated , not merely by those with whom ho was personally or officially connected , but his opinions were considered exceedingly valuable by the whole Craft . Hence , ono portion of the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review" was especially devoted to the useful purpose of answering enquiries and solving difficulties in "Discipline and Practice . " But his upward progress was not altogether uninterrupted even at this early period of his Masonic
career . In the year 1835 a complaint was preferred to the Grand Master by Bro . Moore , treasurer to the Royal Masonic Institution for the Sons of indigent and deceased Freemasons , that tho donations at the anniversary of the school had fallen off considerably in consequence of a public Masonic dinner , at which Dr . Crueefix presided , " having taken place about a week previous to the anniversary ,
which was the means of preventing the attendance of several friends of the institution , and of course of lessening the amount of subscriptions . " This was the Broadfoot Festival ; and Dr . Crueefix replied to the charge by a public letter in the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review , " in which he said , that " the Broadfoot Festival was not contemplated a month before its celebrationand possessed no
, other charm than the offering of a Masonic compliment to a Brother of thc Craft , whose only claim to their respect was his natural integrity , which shone the more lustrous in the humble walk in which he moved . One Grand Officer alone , a fellow-countryman , was present , although , I am proud to say , that one more at least