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The Temple And Hall.
THE TEMPLE AND HALL .
No . III .-JANUARY 19 , 1859 .
BEFORE the month is ovei ' , the circular of the Board of General Purposes in relation to the Temple ancl Hall , will have been brought under the notice of the members of almost every Lodge in the country , and especially under the consideration of individual members . It will have received the notice of some from its publication in the
Freemasons' Magazine and the several discussions upon it ; and we would recommend that the circular be distributed as widely as possible among the Provincial Grand Officers , who are likely to take a deep interest in the subject . The circular is full , clear and explicit ; it gives all the data needful
to enable a member to come to a decision , and it leaves us , therefore the less to say . There are two great questions to be determined—the moral question—is it the duty of Masons to maintain the Temple apart from the tavern' and , second , the financial question—can we afford to do it ? The financial question is fully settled by the circular , for even those who hold other views must admit that the Craft has the
needful funds to effect the- alterations , and can meet any small deficiency , if such there should be . With regard to the details of management , the Board of General Purposes can very well provide for those and no one who has hacl adequate experience can ajiprehend any difficulty on that score . The financial question has been by somefor the purpose of
mislead-, ing the members , mixed up with the moral question ; but after all , the test with every , right thinking Mason is , whether the Craft should keep a tavern or any other shop , and conduct their solemn ceremonies in a tavern . "Were this left to the licensed victuallers , that respectable body would undoubtedly object to the hall being devoted to purposes
of their trade , which , inasmuch as it provides useful accommodation and refreshment for tho . public , they consider should not have the VOL vi . B
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Temple And Hall.
THE TEMPLE AND HALL .
No . III .-JANUARY 19 , 1859 .
BEFORE the month is ovei ' , the circular of the Board of General Purposes in relation to the Temple ancl Hall , will have been brought under the notice of the members of almost every Lodge in the country , and especially under the consideration of individual members . It will have received the notice of some from its publication in the
Freemasons' Magazine and the several discussions upon it ; and we would recommend that the circular be distributed as widely as possible among the Provincial Grand Officers , who are likely to take a deep interest in the subject . The circular is full , clear and explicit ; it gives all the data needful
to enable a member to come to a decision , and it leaves us , therefore the less to say . There are two great questions to be determined—the moral question—is it the duty of Masons to maintain the Temple apart from the tavern' and , second , the financial question—can we afford to do it ? The financial question is fully settled by the circular , for even those who hold other views must admit that the Craft has the
needful funds to effect the- alterations , and can meet any small deficiency , if such there should be . With regard to the details of management , the Board of General Purposes can very well provide for those and no one who has hacl adequate experience can ajiprehend any difficulty on that score . The financial question has been by somefor the purpose of
mislead-, ing the members , mixed up with the moral question ; but after all , the test with every , right thinking Mason is , whether the Craft should keep a tavern or any other shop , and conduct their solemn ceremonies in a tavern . "Were this left to the licensed victuallers , that respectable body would undoubtedly object to the hall being devoted to purposes
of their trade , which , inasmuch as it provides useful accommodation and refreshment for tho . public , they consider should not have the VOL vi . B