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13naked/ rendering aid to4destitute helpless orphansJ There are many of the latter in the South, doubtless, and their appeals to, and claims upon, the fraternity can not be met, because, in many parts of the Southern Masonic jurisdictions the craft are not able to meet their obligations. This class—widows and orphans of Masons—havn a peculiar^claim upon the brotherhood everywhere. My plan is, to issue an appeal to my brethren of Missouri for the purpose above named. All contributions to be forwarded to the Grand Secretaries of the most destitute Grand Lodge jurisdictions. These Grand officers to ascertainfrom each subordinate Lodge the necessitous widows and orphans of Masons residing nearand under their care.' Then the Grand tiecre-*tarycan make such appropriations as be may judge proper. I doubt not if this, or^somesimilar plan/were adopted, and a general appeal made to the Masonic fraternity, thousandswould be contributed, that would flow out as a stream of blessings to the poor and needy. Thecall would not only strike a warm chord in fraternal bosoms in Missouri, but elsewbere.The Masons of the United States are proverbially liberal, charitable, nobly generous. I propose starting the plan in Missouri.“John D. Yincil,“Grand Master Grand Lodge of Missouri.“Macon Cityt Mo , Jan. 14,1867.,JLThe Sight Spirit and the Sight View. A young minister laboring in Illinoiswrites to the publisher as follows :“I notice in your paper you allow per cent.on subscriptions for your paper, etc.“Understand me, I want none. The benefit I receive from their circulation i3 ample without any further remuneration. I am young, and need all aid possible. Seeing and feeling the influence your paper has upon the members of my charges, 1 shall solicit all orderspossible. I can not work with as much efficiency now as I hope to soon. You understand the embarrassment.“Yours trulv,is *That is the right view of the subject. The influence the paper will exercise .on the members of his charge will more thancompensate any minister for the painsand labor he may bestow in advancing and increasing its circulation. It' will help the preachers in almost every partof their work. The reade:s will becomeinformed as to the condition of the Ohurchin its various departments and interests,V*ji*rrand will become more and more interest°din its operations, aud more willing to aid‘ 2 » Pin those operations. Let the people know what is tire present condition of the Church, what is proposed to be done, and bow and why it is to he done ; and many ready and willing hands that now hang idly will spring to the work in good earnest and perform it with success.It is a great mistake to suppose the Advocate does not materially assist the preachers in their work.t)rh3Ifii■JEIf3eAppeal to Masons.—The following isan appeal from the Master of the GrandLolge of Missouri.Are the Masons of Missouri aware that the Legislature of Virginia has charteredan orphan asylum, principally for the orphans of deceased Masons; that this asp -lum is nine miles east of Abingdon, Va., in one of the healthiest and most desira-rble parts of the United States ; that anoble-hearted man, and leading Mason, gave to it bis beautiful farm, ali bis buildings, and all his household furniture;that it is ready for occupants ; and that\ * ‘there the orphan will be well and kindlycared for? It they do not know it, itis time they were informed.—[Ed. Adv.“ I have been maturing a plan in mind for the relief of a certain class of destitute and suffering poor in the South—I mean the widowsand orphans of Masons who need the aid of charitable and humane brethren of the craft. The C r.urches and liberal-minded abroad areresponding to the appeal for relief, that comes up from the suffering poor in the land made desolate by war, and threatened by famine.May God open wi e ten thousand more generous hearts! While so much is being done for the destitute by the liberal, who provide liberalthings, I wish it understood that Masons, assuch, are never behind others in good works. Many of us feel that in our character is Masons,‘Charity is a grand characteristic of our magnanimous Order,’ and that we should not only ‘give alms to weary pilgrims,’ but also ‘succorthe needy, feed the hungry and clothe theA MAGAZINE WANTED.An estimable lady of Daviess county,Mo., writes to the editor as follows :“In your notices of periodicals you have never mentioned any called the Mother’s Magazine. Do you know of any such publication, or is there none ? I am a mother with a lamily ff five girls and no sons. I formerly took the Mother Magazine published at New York, and found some very good things in it, but do not even know whether it is published now. I would ery much prefer one published in the South. I am not strenuous as regards sects but prefer true and undefiled religion un mixed with politics. Could you not, through your invaluable paper, stir up some noble-minded man either in or out of the Church toundertake this work ? If all mothers feel theresponsibility o training a family as weightyas I do, they will feel the need of some such a work to assist them in their hourly trials. I am a weekly reader of the Advocate, andwould hail with joy a Mother’s Department inne corner instead of so many advertisements. Please don’t think hard of me for what I have written. My anxiety for mental food and good advice to strengthen and assist me in nr lifeduty, prompted me to write thus to you.“I shrink from publicity. But I obtrude this on your already overtaxed time and patience.”Neither the time nor the patience of the'editor is overtaxed, nor will they ever be, by such communications as the above. Always ready, willing and anxious to do all he can for the welfare and happiness of others, he is willing and desirousof such suggestions as may lead to thatend.There is no such magazine as that referred to coming to this office, nor does the editor know of one that he could recommend.fcV •_ ^ A sPerhaps the suggestion made may leadJsome competent person to undertake a work of the kind. The editor does notcontrol the advertising columns of thepaper, but perhaps can set apart a corner for the purpose indicated. This muchhe will promise: 1. If the ladies who»may desire such a department will do what they can to* fill it, from week to week, the editor will .set apart a porticn of the paper for that purpose. Or 2. Iftb y will furnish a list of subscribers sufficient to justify it—that is, to pay expenses—he will edit for them a monthly magazine devoted to those interests. They furnishing the matter and he arranging itk *in the magazine—that i, doing the editing proper. For which he will charge them nothing at all. That’s fair, andthey can now say what they will do.Acknowledgment.—Hon. John Hogan, of Congress, and N. J. Colmar,- . i ,* , *Escp, of the State Legislature, will please accept thanks for copies of interesting/ ■ i *Public Documents, forwarded to thisoffice.
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