New York Dispatch

Is it Right?--The lodges in this city are freely bestowing money upon brethren of other jurisdictions. Funerals and their expenses are occurring continually. The indebtedness for expenditures for brethren of other jurisdictions to the lodges of the District is a very large sum.

Brethren, is it right that the lodges of this city should bear this heavy burden? They do it cheerfully, but is it right that you should not fraternally offer to refund? The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Iowa show that Iowa Masons refunded to the relief lodge of New Orleans.

The lodges of this city have expended during this year $4,000 for the relief of brethren of other jurisdictions. The chapters and commanderies have contributed also in their proportion. National Freemason.

It is probable that just now brethren living at the national capital are being heavily taxed by the frequent calls of sojourners, as was the case ten years ago, when the California fever landed so many victims in San Francisco to be cared for, and, alas! in too many instances, to be buried at the expense of the lodges and brethren there; but it is one of the penalties of greatness that the purse be a long one. New York has been doing the same thing so long that we have got used to it, and never think of complaining; nay, more, we do not doubt but that the lodges here would cheerfully repay their proportion of expenditure incurred in behalf of worthy brethren hailing from this jurisdiction. We hope they will do so, for the lodges in the District are few in number, and must be frequently called to assist brethren from abroad. A slight donation from each lodge in the States would aggregate a large sum, and be a graceful acknowledgement of the kindness of the Washington craft.