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Article THE FEEEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. ← Page 11 of 12 →
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The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
no unkindly sentiment—does not establish any very positive disinclination to adhere to that mother-Lodge , the Grand Loclge of England , from which the many privileges that the Colonial Lodges enjoy have been primarily derived , ancl by which they are almost universally continued .
Before we bring this " Introduction" to a close , we must not , however , omit to mention one of the most important features of the Craft , to which it is our purpose to continue an unabated consideration—namely , the Charities of Freemasonry . Let us , then , here say a few words respecting these " Jewels ofthe Order , "
as they have often , and not inappropriately , been termed . With respect to THE ROYAL FREEMASONS' CHARITY , we are happy to announce that the children are removed to tlieir new
place of residence , ancl heartily clo we " wish" them ancl the Institution itself " Gocl speed . " We have the interests of each of our noble Charities at heart ; but none more than this ; for we cannot but bow with all gratitude and humility to the Most High , for the benefits which this Institution
has derived from His inestimable goodness . Here the female children of oxu * destitute or departed Brethren have been nurtured and cared for ; and hence they have gone into the world to adorn society by their virtues , ancl to prove how high a privilege it is to be a Mason ' s daughter .
For the ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION , for Clothing , Educating , and Apprenticing the Sons of Indigent and Deceased Freemasons , we also entertain the deepest regard , —ancl rejoiced , indeed , are we to be able to record , in the first number of oxu * new series , one ofthe most successful annual Festivals in its behalf which has
ever been placed on record . At length the prospect of seeing the Boys housed and nurtured , as the Girls have long been , is not distant . The appeal , made with his usual earnestness ancl devotion to the cause of the Order , by Bro . Rowland Gardiner Alston , P . J . G . W ., President of the Board of General Purposes ,
and Chairman of the Boys' School Committee , has at present been nobly responded to from all parts of the earth , —even India and China having vied with each other to see which coulcl contribute most liberally to a purpose so congenial to true Masonic feeling . Another such Festival , in combination with individual
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
no unkindly sentiment—does not establish any very positive disinclination to adhere to that mother-Lodge , the Grand Loclge of England , from which the many privileges that the Colonial Lodges enjoy have been primarily derived , ancl by which they are almost universally continued .
Before we bring this " Introduction" to a close , we must not , however , omit to mention one of the most important features of the Craft , to which it is our purpose to continue an unabated consideration—namely , the Charities of Freemasonry . Let us , then , here say a few words respecting these " Jewels ofthe Order , "
as they have often , and not inappropriately , been termed . With respect to THE ROYAL FREEMASONS' CHARITY , we are happy to announce that the children are removed to tlieir new
place of residence , ancl heartily clo we " wish" them ancl the Institution itself " Gocl speed . " We have the interests of each of our noble Charities at heart ; but none more than this ; for we cannot but bow with all gratitude and humility to the Most High , for the benefits which this Institution
has derived from His inestimable goodness . Here the female children of oxu * destitute or departed Brethren have been nurtured and cared for ; and hence they have gone into the world to adorn society by their virtues , ancl to prove how high a privilege it is to be a Mason ' s daughter .
For the ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION , for Clothing , Educating , and Apprenticing the Sons of Indigent and Deceased Freemasons , we also entertain the deepest regard , —ancl rejoiced , indeed , are we to be able to record , in the first number of oxu * new series , one ofthe most successful annual Festivals in its behalf which has
ever been placed on record . At length the prospect of seeing the Boys housed and nurtured , as the Girls have long been , is not distant . The appeal , made with his usual earnestness ancl devotion to the cause of the Order , by Bro . Rowland Gardiner Alston , P . J . G . W ., President of the Board of General Purposes ,
and Chairman of the Boys' School Committee , has at present been nobly responded to from all parts of the earth , —even India and China having vied with each other to see which coulcl contribute most liberally to a purpose so congenial to true Masonic feeling . Another such Festival , in combination with individual