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The Masonic Charities.
THE MASONIC CHARITIES .
No . VIL-FEBRUAR ' Y 16 , 1859 .
IN another page AVO publish tAvo circulars , one from tlie Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , and the other from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire , which ' prove that tlie recent agitation upon the subject of these charities has not been unproductive of fruit . The circular to the Lodges in West Yorkshire strongly calls upon the
various Brethren to support the different charities , and more especiall y the Boys School , at tho festival of which the province will be represented by tAvo brethren as SteAvards ; whilst that of Wiltshire lays doAvn a scheme of fees for members , and honorary fees on takino- office by Avhich a regular fund will be created for the purpose of gi . vin « - to
each Lodge in its turn a life , governorship of tlie different charities . This latter scheme , if it can be carried out , certainly possesses tho advantage of providing a regular and more sustained support for the charities than is likely to be produced by occasional appeals to the Brethren'through their various Lodges ; though AVO fear it may in some cases interfere with the voluntary oflferinsis of the Brethren , wliich AVP
regard in matters of charity as above all price . Wo also publish to-day a letter from " A Life Governor , " who makes a valuable suggestion , AA'hich AVO commend to the consideration of the committee , for creating presentations for life or for a stated period , on the payment of a sum to either charity of , say tAvo hundred and fift
y pounds . We must at tlie same time be alloAved to correct an error into Avhich tlie " Life Governor " has fallen , in stating that Ave expressed an opinion in favour ofthe scheme of Bro . CreAv ( which has been substantially adopted by our Wiltshire Brethren ) , as against that proposed by Bros . Lyall and Symonds . What Ave said Avas—that Ave preferred
tlie first proposal ofthe committee , for local secretaries , to that ( founded on the ansAver received . from tho Provinces ) for local committees ; and VOL , vi . u
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The Masonic Charities.
THE MASONIC CHARITIES .
No . VIL-FEBRUAR ' Y 16 , 1859 .
IN another page AVO publish tAvo circulars , one from tlie Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , and the other from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire , which ' prove that tlie recent agitation upon the subject of these charities has not been unproductive of fruit . The circular to the Lodges in West Yorkshire strongly calls upon the
various Brethren to support the different charities , and more especiall y the Boys School , at tho festival of which the province will be represented by tAvo brethren as SteAvards ; whilst that of Wiltshire lays doAvn a scheme of fees for members , and honorary fees on takino- office by Avhich a regular fund will be created for the purpose of gi . vin « - to
each Lodge in its turn a life , governorship of tlie different charities . This latter scheme , if it can be carried out , certainly possesses tho advantage of providing a regular and more sustained support for the charities than is likely to be produced by occasional appeals to the Brethren'through their various Lodges ; though AVO fear it may in some cases interfere with the voluntary oflferinsis of the Brethren , wliich AVP
regard in matters of charity as above all price . Wo also publish to-day a letter from " A Life Governor , " who makes a valuable suggestion , AA'hich AVO commend to the consideration of the committee , for creating presentations for life or for a stated period , on the payment of a sum to either charity of , say tAvo hundred and fift
y pounds . We must at tlie same time be alloAved to correct an error into Avhich tlie " Life Governor " has fallen , in stating that Ave expressed an opinion in favour ofthe scheme of Bro . CreAv ( which has been substantially adopted by our Wiltshire Brethren ) , as against that proposed by Bros . Lyall and Symonds . What Ave said Avas—that Ave preferred
tlie first proposal ofthe committee , for local secretaries , to that ( founded on the ansAver received . from tho Provinces ) for local committees ; and VOL , vi . u