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would bo necessary to collect a sufficient sum for the erection ancl endowment of tho proposed institution ; that when the existing charities should attain permanent moans to equal their expenditure , such assurance would facilitate measures favourable to the proposed institution ; and that his Royal Highness was not unfriendly to the measure , but that tho Brethren must be cautious not to be carried
away by their feelings , nor by a hasty vote to peril the existing charities . " This official avowal of thc Grand Master was followed by an unanimous resolution of the same Grand Lodge— " That this Grand Lodge recommend the contemplated Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason to the favourable consideration ofthe Craft . " It might be naturally supposed that after this public act the
course would be clear , and that nothing coidd be wanting to ensure the perfect success of the asylum but the formation of a sufficient fund for carrying the design into execution , which would have been speedily supplied . Such , however , is not the case . A change came o'er the spirit of his dream , ancl the Doctor was soon destined to find his plans opposed and his measures disarranged in a quarter whore ho anticipated protection and assistance . He could not conjecture what secret influence had been employed to mar his darling project . He was distressed beyond measure , as appears from his
letters , at finding unexpected obstacles in his way—obstacles , as he expressed it , " without a motive . " Ultimately he discovered that a fiction had been agreed on to defeat his plans , or at the least to paralyse his exertions ; and every one knows how difficult it is to dislodge a fiction , which offers the two-fold advantage of flattering the partialities of a friend , and neutralizing the measures of an enemy . It was urged that the
establishment of a new charity would injure the existing ones . This plea was answered by Dr . Crueefix in one of his leaders ; and he produced the most unequivocal proofs that the existing charities had increased more abundantly since the Asylum Fund had been in operation than at any former period of the same duration . This replyhoweverdoes not appear to have been satisfactory . The
, , assertion had been widely circulated , and its refutation was a work of time and incessant labour . When a person has admitted a prejudice into his mind he will not yield it up without a struggle . The Doctor was not reappointed on the Boards by the Grand Master , as before , although he was elected by the Grand Lodge , vice Bro . Lythgoe deceased . Notwithstanding these adverse indications
he still continued with unabated zeal to promote the interests of every object connected with Masonry , and was usefully employed in the management of its charities , ancl the general promulgation of its blessings throughout thc world . And in return he received flattering testimonials from numerous Lodges at home and abroad of their
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Suggestions On Raising The Funds Necessa...
would bo necessary to collect a sufficient sum for the erection ancl endowment of tho proposed institution ; that when the existing charities should attain permanent moans to equal their expenditure , such assurance would facilitate measures favourable to the proposed institution ; and that his Royal Highness was not unfriendly to the measure , but that tho Brethren must be cautious not to be carried
away by their feelings , nor by a hasty vote to peril the existing charities . " This official avowal of thc Grand Master was followed by an unanimous resolution of the same Grand Lodge— " That this Grand Lodge recommend the contemplated Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason to the favourable consideration ofthe Craft . " It might be naturally supposed that after this public act the
course would be clear , and that nothing coidd be wanting to ensure the perfect success of the asylum but the formation of a sufficient fund for carrying the design into execution , which would have been speedily supplied . Such , however , is not the case . A change came o'er the spirit of his dream , ancl the Doctor was soon destined to find his plans opposed and his measures disarranged in a quarter whore ho anticipated protection and assistance . He could not conjecture what secret influence had been employed to mar his darling project . He was distressed beyond measure , as appears from his
letters , at finding unexpected obstacles in his way—obstacles , as he expressed it , " without a motive . " Ultimately he discovered that a fiction had been agreed on to defeat his plans , or at the least to paralyse his exertions ; and every one knows how difficult it is to dislodge a fiction , which offers the two-fold advantage of flattering the partialities of a friend , and neutralizing the measures of an enemy . It was urged that the
establishment of a new charity would injure the existing ones . This plea was answered by Dr . Crueefix in one of his leaders ; and he produced the most unequivocal proofs that the existing charities had increased more abundantly since the Asylum Fund had been in operation than at any former period of the same duration . This replyhoweverdoes not appear to have been satisfactory . The
, , assertion had been widely circulated , and its refutation was a work of time and incessant labour . When a person has admitted a prejudice into his mind he will not yield it up without a struggle . The Doctor was not reappointed on the Boards by the Grand Master , as before , although he was elected by the Grand Lodge , vice Bro . Lythgoe deceased . Notwithstanding these adverse indications
he still continued with unabated zeal to promote the interests of every object connected with Masonry , and was usefully employed in the management of its charities , ancl the general promulgation of its blessings throughout thc world . And in return he received flattering testimonials from numerous Lodges at home and abroad of their