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The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
" Brethren , and the Craft at large , for such additional "liberality in their contributions , as may enable the Com" mittee , with the least possible delay , to take measures for " establishing such a school , as may be at once honourable to " the Masonic body , satisfactory to the Governors and
Sub" scribers ofthe Charity , and a source of permanent advantages " and blessings to the children of those less fortunate Brethren , " who are , or who may be , hereafter , entrusted to their care . "
Here is our apology , and justification—if any were needed •for calling the attention of the Brethren to a subject , which lies near to our heart , and which , we feel confident , will commend itself to their warmest sympathies . We repeat it , that the great and urgent want , in reference to the sons of our poor or deceased Brethren , is , a HOME—a place where
the heart shall be cared for as well as the intellect ; where , under the guidance of competent teachers , our boys shall receive a sound , liberal , and thoroughly practical education , fitting them for posts , where skill and intelligence may be required , and not merely for those situations , in which they would remain as " hewers of wood and drawers of waters" all
the days of their life ; and at the same time so training then ' moral and spiritual natures , that they shall comprehend the way , by which they may ultimately reach the sublimest point , to which humanity , sanctified by the power of truth , and the spirit of love , can attain . For the accomplishment of this design , only one difficulty
has met the Committee , and that is , with reference to the education of the children of our Jewish and Roman Catholic Brethren . But this obstacle is not insuperable . We cannot expect that the relatives of these children will desire to place them in an Institution , where religious principles , contrary
to their faith , would be inculcated . Neither ought they , nor will they be asked to do so . For them the same freedom , which they have hitherto enjoyed , may still- be extended . The means , by which they may receive instruction , can be just as easily afforded as they now are , whilst the requisite
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
" Brethren , and the Craft at large , for such additional "liberality in their contributions , as may enable the Com" mittee , with the least possible delay , to take measures for " establishing such a school , as may be at once honourable to " the Masonic body , satisfactory to the Governors and
Sub" scribers ofthe Charity , and a source of permanent advantages " and blessings to the children of those less fortunate Brethren , " who are , or who may be , hereafter , entrusted to their care . "
Here is our apology , and justification—if any were needed •for calling the attention of the Brethren to a subject , which lies near to our heart , and which , we feel confident , will commend itself to their warmest sympathies . We repeat it , that the great and urgent want , in reference to the sons of our poor or deceased Brethren , is , a HOME—a place where
the heart shall be cared for as well as the intellect ; where , under the guidance of competent teachers , our boys shall receive a sound , liberal , and thoroughly practical education , fitting them for posts , where skill and intelligence may be required , and not merely for those situations , in which they would remain as " hewers of wood and drawers of waters" all
the days of their life ; and at the same time so training then ' moral and spiritual natures , that they shall comprehend the way , by which they may ultimately reach the sublimest point , to which humanity , sanctified by the power of truth , and the spirit of love , can attain . For the accomplishment of this design , only one difficulty
has met the Committee , and that is , with reference to the education of the children of our Jewish and Roman Catholic Brethren . But this obstacle is not insuperable . We cannot expect that the relatives of these children will desire to place them in an Institution , where religious principles , contrary
to their faith , would be inculcated . Neither ought they , nor will they be asked to do so . For them the same freedom , which they have hitherto enjoyed , may still- be extended . The means , by which they may receive instruction , can be just as easily afforded as they now are , whilst the requisite