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give a receipt tiierefor, substan tially as follows: lleceived of Bro. . the sum of five dollars, for his tax for the support of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Home and Industrial School of the Grand Lodge _ Masons in the State of Mississippi for the year ending with the Fes tival of Saint John, the Evange of list, A.'. L.’. 5- And I hereby certify that said Bro is entitled to all the rights, privileges and benefits enjoyed by members of Subordi nate Lodges holding under the Grand Lodge aforesaid, during the current Masonic yeai> except ing those incident to Lodge mem bership. Given under my hand and the seal of - — Lodge, No , this,. - - day of , A.'. L.'. 5 , Sec. And any non-affiliated Master Masons whose residence shall be in the State of Mississippi, who shall fail to pav^ said sun; when the same shall become due in each year, shall be denied,all Ma sonic rights, privileges and bene« fits, so long as such default shall continue; and it shall be the du ty of each Master of a Lodge to require evidence that such pay ment has been made before per mitting any non-affiliate to visit his Lodge, the proper evidence of which shall be the receipt aforesaid ; but any Lodge under whose jurisdiction any non-affili ated brother may reside, who is unable to pay such tax, may re lieve him from the same, by a resolution duly passed at a regu lar communication, a copy of which shall be given to the broth er and shall entitle him to all the rights and privileges enjoyed by non-affiliates who have paid such assessment. Each Secretary of a Lodge re ceiving a payment, as aforesaid, shall enter a minute of the same upon the record of the next com munication of his Lodge, and for ward the money to the Grand. Secretary within thirty days thereafter. Sec. 4. Each applicant for in itiation, before receiving the de gree of Entered Apprentice, shall pay to the Secretary, in addition to the other fees, the sum of five dollars for the Widows’ and Or phans’ Home and Industrial School. Sec. 5. The surplus funds re maining in the treasury of the Grand Lodge, after paying the expenses of the current year, and the sum of one thousand dollars which may be reserved for con tingent expenses, shall be paid over to the Widows’ and Orphans’ Home and Industrial School fund. Sec. G. The Grand Lodge shall elect, in each year, at the same time as the Grand Officers are elected, five of its members, to constitute a Board of Managers of the M^idows’ and Orphans Horae and Industrial School, who shall hold their offices for the term of three y-ears and until their successors are elected and qualified; provided, That at the first election fifteen managers shall bo elected, the _ first five of whom shall hold their offices for the term of one year; the second five for the term of two years, and the remaining five for the term of three years. Said Board of Managers shall meet as soon as convenient, after their election, and organize by election a Chair man and Vice-Chairman, each of whom shall be one of the elected managers, and appoint a Secreta ry and a Treasurer, and as soon as the services of such an officer are required, a Superintendent of the Home. Sec. 7. The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens shall be members ex-of- Jicio of the Board of Managers of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Home and Industrial School, but shall not be eligible to office in said Board. Sec. 8. The Grand Lodge may, by appropriate legislation, pre scribe and fix the duties of said Board of Managers and make all needful rules and regulations for their government, and to secure the safe custody of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Home and Indus trial School funds. We cannot conceal from our selves, or from you, brethren, the magnitude of this undertaking. Before the endowment fund is fully raised, many of us will have taken the last sublime degree and solved the great mystery of death; but the legacy will remain for those who shall come after us, and, may-hap, our children will find shelter beneath the roof of the house whose foundations we are now laying. It is seldom that we reap the fruit of our la bors in this world, but there are things which can survive our fu nerals. Our works, our influences, and the effects of our good deeds, which are more to the world that survives than we ourselves are, do not pass away; these continue and live. Even the Temple of Solomon, the great type and sjmi- bol of Masonry, would not have existed at all but for the provis ion made by David, who was not destined to even behold the foun dations thereof, much less to see the glory of the Lord fill the house' It was left for his son, Solomon, to carry forward to completion the great conception of his father; but is not David’s name as insep.arably connected with the first temple as that of our Ancient Grand Master ? Will not our satisfaction and pleasure be a sufficient reward, as from year to year, we see the fund ac cumulate, and know that we are laying up a store against the day of adversity for onr children and our childrens’ children ? Be as sured that the angels will not fail to write down to our credit in the great Book of Life, the vote by which this wmrk shall be inaugu rated. It is possible that the work ■n’ill be retarded, and, at times, the hearts of those who shall have charge of it will be heavy with disappointment and sorrow. It may' even be that we will be reproached for placing so heavy a burden upon their shoul ders, for it must not be imagined that this great undertaking can be carried forward to fruition without its seasons of adversity. And it may even hanpen that be fore others shall take our places, we w’ill weary with the work aifd faint by- the way-side, for it must be remembered that the path has already been trodden by brethren who have turned their faces back ward in the day of battle. More enterprises of this character have failed, miserably failed, than have succeeded. So far as we know, there are but two Masonic Homes in successful operation in all this broad land of ours, with its more than half million of Ma sons. Wo may-, from some un seen defect, fail, as others have done before us. We know of no reason why we may not succeed, for other societies with less pre tensions and les.s ability than our own, have done so. Every where throughout Christendom, stand noble monuments of disinterested zeal and true philanthrony which owe their origin to comparatively small bands of charitably dis posed persons, associated with the sole object of doing good to their fellowmen. The Church of Home, vvitli its hundreds of Or phanages, built with the offerings of a people who themselves, in many instances, are objects of charity-, demonstrates what a lit tle self-sacrifice upon the part of great numbers can accomplish. Every- religious denomination lias successfully- preceded us in the same field of labor, until the number of charitable institutions, maintained by voluntary offer ings, are numbered by thousands. For years, a few kind-hearted and charitably disposed ladies have, almost single-handed and alone, carried on a noble work at the Protestant Orphan Asydum in Natchez. If the twelve thousand Masons in Mississippi do not suc ceed in this undertaking, it will demonstrate what we would be very loath to admit—that there is some radical defect in the Ma sonic Institution itself, suggest ive of thinkling symbols and sounding brass. Surely it cannot be true, that with all its liigh- sounding pretensions, the charita ble features of Masonry are con fined to an occasional doling out of a few paltry dollars, to relieve the immediate necessities of casu al applicants. If such is the fact, the sooner it is demonstrated the better. It will have lived its day-, outlived its usefulness and must give place, at no distant period, to something capable of greater things than the conferring of de grees, whose teachings are mere theories to be preached—-not practiced. Brethren, the responsibility is with you, and it is tor y-ou to de cide. AVe have endeavored to present the subject, not alone from the standpoint which our inclinations prompt us to view it, but, also, from a foreboding and disheartening aspect. Eespectfully- and fraternally submitted, Frederic Speed, Ch. H. \V. Walter, A. P. Barky, AVm. S. Patton, Thos. Eeed, Committee. BOYS AMO «IKL,S. We have on hand about a dozen boys and girls, small and spright ly, just such as childless couples miglit properly adopt. Persons wishing to adopt children are invited to come and see them, or correspond with us. tf FOKm OF APPLICA'FION FOB A BOY. My residence is in County, and my occupation My family consists of. I ivisli to employ a hoy. years of agc,and (Here give description and qualities desired.) He loill he required to and ailoived to I will furnish and pay Mm a month. A. B. jRecommended hy FOKill or APPlilCATION FOB Xll£ ADMlSSiOK OF 11.4I.F OBPHANS. .N. G., .,1877. This is to certify that is a half orphan, sound in body and mind, and tvith- out any estate. II.... father died in 18 I being h. mother, hereby make application for h.... admission to the Orqfian Asylum at Oxford, and I also relinquish and convey to the officers thereof the en tire management and control of said orphan till the ... .day of ,(thiit being the day on which .... will be fourteen years of age,) in order that may he trained and educated according to the regu lations prescribed hy the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. I also promise not to annoy the Orphan Asylum, and not to encourage the said orphan to leave ivithout the approval of the Superintendent. Approved hy W.M. of FOKM OP APPBICATIOIV FOB THE ADMISSION OF OBPIIANS. N.C.,! , 1877. ) This is to certify that is an orphan, sound in body and mind, and without es tate. H. — father died 18. , h. mother died in 18 I, being h , hereby make application for h admission into the Orphan Asylum at Oxford, and I also relinquish and convey to the officers thereof, the entire man agement and control of said orphan till the day of... , 18 — .,(tliatbeing the day on which .... will he fourteen years of age,) in order that .... may be trained and educated according to the regu lations prescribed hy the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Approved by. W. M. of... .Lodge. FOBM OF APPLICATION FOB A BIRL. Otir residence is in County, and our occupation Our family consists of. We ivish to employ a girl years of age, and (Here give description and qualities desired). She will he re quired to and allowed to She tvill spend her evenings in and will sleep in We ivill furnish and will pay a month. 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