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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE AND REVIEW. ← Page 10 of 10 Article THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS. Page 1 of 6 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
offered ? We do not suppose that one member of the Quarterly General Cour tintended wilfully to act disrespectfully to the M . W . the Grand Master , but of late years the Managing Committees of the Girls' School have become accustomed to transact the business of the Charity as they
please , as if they were irresponsible , and considered the Institution all their own , and that they , and not the Grand Master , were supreme . That they have now outstepped the bounds of decency and discretion , and fixed themselves in as uncomfortable a dilemma as can be well conceived ,
can scarcely be denied . Fortunately , however , the scheme is all their own ; for , intending , undoubtedly , to be very clever , and exceedingly astute , they have made themselves supremely ridiculous , and a laughing-stock to the entire Craft .
We trust that the foil } ' —to speak in the mildest terms—which we have been compelled to castigate , will teach the Quarterly General Court of the Freemasons ' Girls' School a lesson , and that we may yet learn , that they have done their best to wipe out a reproach , which will adhere to them through their Masonic life , unless they immediately reconsider and rescind their vote .
The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS .
" Why is the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons , at Croydon , allowed to remain in its present unfinished state ? " is a question , which is frequently asked , not only amongst Masons , but in the general society of " the popular world , " BECAUSE ABOUT 1 / 200 Z . ARE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE THE BUILDING , AND THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND SPIRIT ENOUGH IN THE ORDER , EVEN TO ATTEMPT TO RAISE THIS SUM ! We appeal , under such circumstances , to the Craft in general , whether this state of things shall be allowed to continue . We believe there is both the spirit and the will
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
offered ? We do not suppose that one member of the Quarterly General Cour tintended wilfully to act disrespectfully to the M . W . the Grand Master , but of late years the Managing Committees of the Girls' School have become accustomed to transact the business of the Charity as they
please , as if they were irresponsible , and considered the Institution all their own , and that they , and not the Grand Master , were supreme . That they have now outstepped the bounds of decency and discretion , and fixed themselves in as uncomfortable a dilemma as can be well conceived ,
can scarcely be denied . Fortunately , however , the scheme is all their own ; for , intending , undoubtedly , to be very clever , and exceedingly astute , they have made themselves supremely ridiculous , and a laughing-stock to the entire Craft .
We trust that the foil } ' —to speak in the mildest terms—which we have been compelled to castigate , will teach the Quarterly General Court of the Freemasons ' Girls' School a lesson , and that we may yet learn , that they have done their best to wipe out a reproach , which will adhere to them through their Masonic life , unless they immediately reconsider and rescind their vote .
The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS .
" Why is the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons , at Croydon , allowed to remain in its present unfinished state ? " is a question , which is frequently asked , not only amongst Masons , but in the general society of " the popular world , " BECAUSE ABOUT 1 / 200 Z . ARE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE THE BUILDING , AND THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND SPIRIT ENOUGH IN THE ORDER , EVEN TO ATTEMPT TO RAISE THIS SUM ! We appeal , under such circumstances , to the Craft in general , whether this state of things shall be allowed to continue . We believe there is both the spirit and the will