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Royal Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
No . V .-FEBRUARY 2 , 1859 .
THE festival held iu behalf of this mosfc excellent Institution for A » ed Masons and their Widows , on AVednesday last , was a practical proof if any were wanting , of how nobly tbe Brethren will at all times rally in tbe cause of charity , when properly appealed to ; and a direct confutation of the arguments of those who maintained that the less distance than in
Brethren would not support a festival at a once three years " We were amongst those who laboured earnestly to obtain for tins institution the same privileges as those of the other Masonic charities , amongst which Ave reckon as the most important , the power ofholdin annualinstead of triennial-festival and we haye
-an - a , ever believed the Most Worship ful Grand Master to have been m error when he refused his sanction to such a festival , although he at length gave permission for the holding of a biennial festival . We know that in the opposing the holding of an annual festival for this
institution , the Grand Master and those friends who acted with ium have been actuated only by the desire of inosb effectually supporting this ancl the other Masonic charities , so that the interests of the one should not be allowed to clash Avith that of the others , as it was feared that too frequent festivals might do . Again , Ave were told upon the the fact ot
last occasion of a festival for this institution to look upon " the subscriptions having amounted to upwards of £ 1 , 500 , as a prool of the advantages of a triennial over an animal festival , it being the largest amount ever collected at a festival for thafc institution ; and we Atere triumphantly asked " Could you expect to receive so much each lto that inqmry vvas
year if you had annual festivals V Our repy , « No ; but three subscrip tions of £ , 1000 each would be better than one of £ 2 , 000 , and that at least AVOUH be the practical result of having annual festivals . " The first biennial festival has been helcl just eighteen months from tho last triennial , and tho subscription has amounted to VOL . VI , °
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Royal Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
No . V .-FEBRUARY 2 , 1859 .
THE festival held iu behalf of this mosfc excellent Institution for A » ed Masons and their Widows , on AVednesday last , was a practical proof if any were wanting , of how nobly tbe Brethren will at all times rally in tbe cause of charity , when properly appealed to ; and a direct confutation of the arguments of those who maintained that the less distance than in
Brethren would not support a festival at a once three years " We were amongst those who laboured earnestly to obtain for tins institution the same privileges as those of the other Masonic charities , amongst which Ave reckon as the most important , the power ofholdin annualinstead of triennial-festival and we haye
-an - a , ever believed the Most Worship ful Grand Master to have been m error when he refused his sanction to such a festival , although he at length gave permission for the holding of a biennial festival . We know that in the opposing the holding of an annual festival for this
institution , the Grand Master and those friends who acted with ium have been actuated only by the desire of inosb effectually supporting this ancl the other Masonic charities , so that the interests of the one should not be allowed to clash Avith that of the others , as it was feared that too frequent festivals might do . Again , Ave were told upon the the fact ot
last occasion of a festival for this institution to look upon " the subscriptions having amounted to upwards of £ 1 , 500 , as a prool of the advantages of a triennial over an animal festival , it being the largest amount ever collected at a festival for thafc institution ; and we Atere triumphantly asked " Could you expect to receive so much each lto that inqmry vvas
year if you had annual festivals V Our repy , « No ; but three subscrip tions of £ , 1000 each would be better than one of £ 2 , 000 , and that at least AVOUH be the practical result of having annual festivals . " The first biennial festival has been helcl just eighteen months from tho last triennial , and tho subscription has amounted to VOL . VI , °