Masonic Homes, Educational Institutions and Cognate Charities

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Excerpt from Masonic Homes, Educational Institutions and Cognate Charities: Report Made to the Grand Lodge North Dakota, June 1908 It is easy to say do, but it is another thing to do. When we were directed by our Grand Lodge, at its annual session in June, 1906, to give a write-up on Masonic Homes, the magnitude of the task doubtless was obscured by the sentiment which begat the thought. It is one thing to soar on the wings of generalities, and another thing to work out the mechanism of flight. That we did not incorporate an article on this subject in the printed proceedings for 1907, is because we appreciated the difference between the inspiration of the moment, when words fall coruscating like burnt-up meteors, and the blackness of cold type unless animated by facts in detail. We cannot do as well as we would like, for even in the delay there has not been sufficient time to present so important a topic as Masonic Homes, and satisfy our own mind, for the nearer we came to the subject the greater it grew. It may, perhaps, be well first to spread before the reader a general picture of this phase of masonic charity, then follow with a general survey of masonic charities which obtain in the different countries of the world, closing with figures in detail of the amounts invested in real and personal property, annual cost of maintenance, and number of inmates. The former presents a historical interest on which sentimet sits crowed "As shut of evening flowers, " while the latter may furnish a practical basis on which to found action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.