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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot wndertafce to return rejected communications .
THE INSTALLATION OF SUCCESSORS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICI-E . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Whilst agreeing with many of yonr ideas anent this subject , in yonr leading article of last week , 1 am disposed to think there is a very growing opinion in onr Lodges that a Master cannot be said to have completed his course of studies , or to hare acquitted himself with perfect success , unless he is competent
when retiring from the ohair to instal his successor into office . It is , as yon say , sometimes the case that ft man is so pressed with business as to be unable comfortably to spare the time required in mastering the ritual . But may it not be asked , if he cannot do this , why did he aspire to the rank of W . M . at all ? And if it was his fervent zeal or aspiration to be ranked among the Fast Masters that prompted
him to ascend the official ladder , is he to suddenly lapse into indifference the moment he is decorated with his jewel , " in recognition of his able services to the . Lodge , " & o . ? Surely , if a brother has been able to spare the time , and has the ability , to acquire the knowledge and practice to conduct the affairs of his Lodge he might , during his tenure of office , manage , without any
striking effort , to possess himself of the confidence and capacity of rendering the Installation ceremony as he retires from his exalted position . It takes no more time to do that , and not nearly so much , as to rule a Lodge for twelve months j and it strikes me it is rather a lame excuse to plead want of time and interference with business , when he has passed the ohair , obtained his jewel as reward , and can
expect nothing more unless some Provincial honour might suddenly crop up . The fact is , in many cases brethren are " rushed" through the minor offices , and pitchforked into the ohair , regardless of their competency or administrative qualifications ; they struggle through their duties with a painfully frequent recourse to the promptings of the Past Masters , and heave a genuine sigh of relief when their time
is up and they are enabled to slide quietly away into the " serried ranks " of the veterans ! Such men have no right to W . M . ' s collars , and the feelings of friendship or personal interest which hoist them into office are impolitic and un-Masonic . I am pleased to see the sterling desire evinced by most young Masons to secure a thorough grounding in their duties , before rising to posts of elevation ; and it is
refreshing to hear , as we very often do , a Worshipful Master say that amongst the rank and file of his Lodge there are many brethren fully competent to take the duties of any office , up to the chair , should they be called upon to do so on an emergency . This proves not only that discipline and sound tuition is imparted in the Lodges , but testifies , perhaps , more to the value of Lodges of Instruction , which
cannot be too heartily encouraged . A retiring Worshipful Master is to be pitied if at tbe end of his tenure of office he is incompetent to instal his successor , and equally so if , from sheer apathy and laziness , he calls in the aid of a Past Master—much as the latter may "like the job "—to do for him . But I would rather be in such a position than that of the egotistical P . M . who , whilst rejoicing at every opportunity of making a parade of his own fancied
superexcellence , turns round upon the well-known brother who has asked him to perform the ceremony—whether of necessity or out of compliment—and treats him with a derelection of duty or may-be something worse . I know of more than one such inflated and bejewelled Uriah Heap , who from their self-complacent pinnacles , cannot look low enough to see how their sagacious " inferiors" are laughing in their sleeves at the vanity of which the possessors are apparently oblivious .
I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Fraternally yours , SQUID London , 29 th January 1883 .
The "Uppish" Boy Who Was Not Treated With Proper Respect!
THE " UPPISH" BOY WHO WAS NOT TREATED WITH PROPER RESPECT !
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICIE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Having recently paid a visit to the Boys' School at Wood Green , I am perhaps the better able to appreciate your able and interesting article in which yon deal very properly with a captious critic . He has got it , and smartly deserved it . On the occasion of my visit I found Head-masters and Officers
as courteous and attentive as any reasonable being can expect Mortals to be who have plenty of work on their hands and do not care to be interrupted unnecessarily by visitors of priggish ostentation , who , because they subscribe to the funds of an Institution ( . •lie ) , fancy they are in some way monarchs of all they survey when they choose to pay a visit of inspection to their school . It would be a dull world , however , without a little fan , or even a little waspish
Bpite , for thafc matter , to vary the monotonous routine . Bnt what on earth conld have induced the anonymous correspondent to hatch up snch a fable as that which has set so many Masons by tho ears , can only be found in his very fertile imagination . Those who know the School , and are acquainted with the splendid education there given , J" » o are familiar with the sight of the chnbby . faced , happy and contented lads , have seen them at their studies and their romps , and « iow how happy they are , will only smile at the vapid drivellings of
The "Uppish" Boy Who Was Not Treated With Proper Respect!
such bilious creatures as " S . X . " They have had a good laugh over it , and the " goak " has done them a vast amount of good . Those who are not so woll informed as to the interior economy of our School for Boys , may have felt a twinge of snrprise and pain on first seeing so pointed an accusation against tho executive and the entire system pursued there . Bat the very audacity of tho charge stamped ifc as
hyperbolic and untrue , and the disclaimers and refutations whioh have since appeared must have set all doubts at rest , wherever they existed . They , too , can now join in the smile which must curl on the contemptuous lip of all who refer to the snivelling " critic " who , under an initial , sought to disparage ono of our best conducted Insti . tntions in the eyes of the Craft , or those of the brethren who , living at a distance , are unable to visit tbe School more frequently ; but the
reaction will establish more firmly than ever their respect for , and appreciation of , the School from which emanate so many cultivated young gentlemen , fortified by a splendid education for the battle of life . The " critic" has posed as a mountebank in print , and the laughter levelled at him is not of the sort to be coveted . He has scowled upon the Boys' School , bnt , like the " terrible curse " of the raven in the " Jackdaw of Rheims , " nobody feels " a penny the worse . "
I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , AN AMUSED READER 28 th January 1883 .
Old Gravestones.
OLD GRAVESTONES .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Last week , being in Rochdale , I waa looking over the old gravestones in the churchyard , many of whioh bear dates from 1600 to 1700 , but one I found , close to the church wall , between the buttresses , struck me as being curious : —
" Here lyeth Benj . Brearly Free Mason , who died Feby . 1737 . " All the above letters are preserved , though the stone waa broken down one side next the wall of the church . It is a very old church .
In the year 1100 it was under the jurisdiction of the Abbots of Whalley . A chapel of Ease , under Rochdale , was founded in our parish by the above abbots in 1189 or thereabouts . Can you account for the name Free Mason so far back ?
I remain , yours fraternally , JAMES LAWTON P . M . Secretary Candour Lodge 337
The Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction has been removed to the Bedford Head Hotel , Maiden-lane . The members meet every Thursday evening , at eight o'clock , under the Preceptorship of Bro . Richardson , P . M . of the Ebury Lodge .
A meeting of the North London Chapter of Improvement was "held on the 25 th ult ., at the Canonbnry Tavern , St . Mary's-road . Companions Isaac occupied the chair of Z ., Hunter H ., Pearcy J ., Gregory S . N ., Sheffield P . S ., Edmonds Preceptor . The ceremony was rehearsed in a very creditable manner . The members invite Royal Arch Masons to visit them .
A Lecture will be given in the Speech Room of Willesden High School , N . W ., on Wednesday evening , 21 st February , by Bro . Charles E . Botley , Assoc . Mem . Inst . C . E ., on " Gas , its manufacture , utility , and proper method of
using , for Lighting , Heating , and Ventilating , with some remarks on Electricity as an Illuminating Agent . " Bro . Botley will illustrate his Lecture with Experiments , and from our knowledge of his practical ability , we anticipate his audience will be both interested and instructed . The chair will be taken at eight p . m . by T . D . Thomson , Esq ., P . S . S .
The brethren of the Eccleston , No . 1624 , announce that the Annual Ball in connection with their Locige , will take place on Friday , 2 nd March , at the Grosvenor Hall , Buckingham Palace-road . On this occasion Craft clothing may be worn , and Tickets can be had of the following Stewards : —Bros . Edward Powell W . M ., Audit Office , Somerset House ; A . W . Beckham Secretary , 182 Ebury-streefc , S . W . ; W . Chilcott , 119 Alderney-street , S . W . ; J . Galfc Fisher Past Master ,
57 Spring-gardens , S . W . ; J . 0 . Flattely P . M ., 3 Cambridge-terrace , S . W .,- S . Jones P . M ., 2 Colchester-street , S . W . ; W . E . Moorman A . M . C ., 200 Buckingham Palnce-road , S . W . ; J . Purnell , 90 Buckingham Palace-road , S . W . ; 0 . Tayler S . W ., 3 Cambridge-terrace , S . W-. ; W . Vincent P . M ., 120 Ebuvy-street , S . W . ; A . A . Johnson M . G ., Hon . Secretary , 11 Cambridge-terrace , S . W . We tender our best wishes for a pleasant gathering .
Brother James Francis , one of the Managers of the talented Mohawk Minstrels , announces his eleventh annual benefit , which will take place at the Agricultural Hall , on Thursday , 22 nd inst . On this occasion the doors will be opened at 6 * 30 ; and the performance comnience afc 7 * 30 . We anticipate a large gathering of the friends of our worthy and popular brother .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot wndertafce to return rejected communications .
THE INSTALLATION OF SUCCESSORS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICI-E . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Whilst agreeing with many of yonr ideas anent this subject , in yonr leading article of last week , 1 am disposed to think there is a very growing opinion in onr Lodges that a Master cannot be said to have completed his course of studies , or to hare acquitted himself with perfect success , unless he is competent
when retiring from the ohair to instal his successor into office . It is , as yon say , sometimes the case that ft man is so pressed with business as to be unable comfortably to spare the time required in mastering the ritual . But may it not be asked , if he cannot do this , why did he aspire to the rank of W . M . at all ? And if it was his fervent zeal or aspiration to be ranked among the Fast Masters that prompted
him to ascend the official ladder , is he to suddenly lapse into indifference the moment he is decorated with his jewel , " in recognition of his able services to the . Lodge , " & o . ? Surely , if a brother has been able to spare the time , and has the ability , to acquire the knowledge and practice to conduct the affairs of his Lodge he might , during his tenure of office , manage , without any
striking effort , to possess himself of the confidence and capacity of rendering the Installation ceremony as he retires from his exalted position . It takes no more time to do that , and not nearly so much , as to rule a Lodge for twelve months j and it strikes me it is rather a lame excuse to plead want of time and interference with business , when he has passed the ohair , obtained his jewel as reward , and can
expect nothing more unless some Provincial honour might suddenly crop up . The fact is , in many cases brethren are " rushed" through the minor offices , and pitchforked into the ohair , regardless of their competency or administrative qualifications ; they struggle through their duties with a painfully frequent recourse to the promptings of the Past Masters , and heave a genuine sigh of relief when their time
is up and they are enabled to slide quietly away into the " serried ranks " of the veterans ! Such men have no right to W . M . ' s collars , and the feelings of friendship or personal interest which hoist them into office are impolitic and un-Masonic . I am pleased to see the sterling desire evinced by most young Masons to secure a thorough grounding in their duties , before rising to posts of elevation ; and it is
refreshing to hear , as we very often do , a Worshipful Master say that amongst the rank and file of his Lodge there are many brethren fully competent to take the duties of any office , up to the chair , should they be called upon to do so on an emergency . This proves not only that discipline and sound tuition is imparted in the Lodges , but testifies , perhaps , more to the value of Lodges of Instruction , which
cannot be too heartily encouraged . A retiring Worshipful Master is to be pitied if at tbe end of his tenure of office he is incompetent to instal his successor , and equally so if , from sheer apathy and laziness , he calls in the aid of a Past Master—much as the latter may "like the job "—to do for him . But I would rather be in such a position than that of the egotistical P . M . who , whilst rejoicing at every opportunity of making a parade of his own fancied
superexcellence , turns round upon the well-known brother who has asked him to perform the ceremony—whether of necessity or out of compliment—and treats him with a derelection of duty or may-be something worse . I know of more than one such inflated and bejewelled Uriah Heap , who from their self-complacent pinnacles , cannot look low enough to see how their sagacious " inferiors" are laughing in their sleeves at the vanity of which the possessors are apparently oblivious .
I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Fraternally yours , SQUID London , 29 th January 1883 .
The "Uppish" Boy Who Was Not Treated With Proper Respect!
THE " UPPISH" BOY WHO WAS NOT TREATED WITH PROPER RESPECT !
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICIE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Having recently paid a visit to the Boys' School at Wood Green , I am perhaps the better able to appreciate your able and interesting article in which yon deal very properly with a captious critic . He has got it , and smartly deserved it . On the occasion of my visit I found Head-masters and Officers
as courteous and attentive as any reasonable being can expect Mortals to be who have plenty of work on their hands and do not care to be interrupted unnecessarily by visitors of priggish ostentation , who , because they subscribe to the funds of an Institution ( . •lie ) , fancy they are in some way monarchs of all they survey when they choose to pay a visit of inspection to their school . It would be a dull world , however , without a little fan , or even a little waspish
Bpite , for thafc matter , to vary the monotonous routine . Bnt what on earth conld have induced the anonymous correspondent to hatch up snch a fable as that which has set so many Masons by tho ears , can only be found in his very fertile imagination . Those who know the School , and are acquainted with the splendid education there given , J" » o are familiar with the sight of the chnbby . faced , happy and contented lads , have seen them at their studies and their romps , and « iow how happy they are , will only smile at the vapid drivellings of
The "Uppish" Boy Who Was Not Treated With Proper Respect!
such bilious creatures as " S . X . " They have had a good laugh over it , and the " goak " has done them a vast amount of good . Those who are not so woll informed as to the interior economy of our School for Boys , may have felt a twinge of snrprise and pain on first seeing so pointed an accusation against tho executive and the entire system pursued there . Bat the very audacity of tho charge stamped ifc as
hyperbolic and untrue , and the disclaimers and refutations whioh have since appeared must have set all doubts at rest , wherever they existed . They , too , can now join in the smile which must curl on the contemptuous lip of all who refer to the snivelling " critic " who , under an initial , sought to disparage ono of our best conducted Insti . tntions in the eyes of the Craft , or those of the brethren who , living at a distance , are unable to visit tbe School more frequently ; but the
reaction will establish more firmly than ever their respect for , and appreciation of , the School from which emanate so many cultivated young gentlemen , fortified by a splendid education for the battle of life . The " critic" has posed as a mountebank in print , and the laughter levelled at him is not of the sort to be coveted . He has scowled upon the Boys' School , bnt , like the " terrible curse " of the raven in the " Jackdaw of Rheims , " nobody feels " a penny the worse . "
I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , AN AMUSED READER 28 th January 1883 .
Old Gravestones.
OLD GRAVESTONES .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Last week , being in Rochdale , I waa looking over the old gravestones in the churchyard , many of whioh bear dates from 1600 to 1700 , but one I found , close to the church wall , between the buttresses , struck me as being curious : —
" Here lyeth Benj . Brearly Free Mason , who died Feby . 1737 . " All the above letters are preserved , though the stone waa broken down one side next the wall of the church . It is a very old church .
In the year 1100 it was under the jurisdiction of the Abbots of Whalley . A chapel of Ease , under Rochdale , was founded in our parish by the above abbots in 1189 or thereabouts . Can you account for the name Free Mason so far back ?
I remain , yours fraternally , JAMES LAWTON P . M . Secretary Candour Lodge 337
The Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction has been removed to the Bedford Head Hotel , Maiden-lane . The members meet every Thursday evening , at eight o'clock , under the Preceptorship of Bro . Richardson , P . M . of the Ebury Lodge .
A meeting of the North London Chapter of Improvement was "held on the 25 th ult ., at the Canonbnry Tavern , St . Mary's-road . Companions Isaac occupied the chair of Z ., Hunter H ., Pearcy J ., Gregory S . N ., Sheffield P . S ., Edmonds Preceptor . The ceremony was rehearsed in a very creditable manner . The members invite Royal Arch Masons to visit them .
A Lecture will be given in the Speech Room of Willesden High School , N . W ., on Wednesday evening , 21 st February , by Bro . Charles E . Botley , Assoc . Mem . Inst . C . E ., on " Gas , its manufacture , utility , and proper method of
using , for Lighting , Heating , and Ventilating , with some remarks on Electricity as an Illuminating Agent . " Bro . Botley will illustrate his Lecture with Experiments , and from our knowledge of his practical ability , we anticipate his audience will be both interested and instructed . The chair will be taken at eight p . m . by T . D . Thomson , Esq ., P . S . S .
The brethren of the Eccleston , No . 1624 , announce that the Annual Ball in connection with their Locige , will take place on Friday , 2 nd March , at the Grosvenor Hall , Buckingham Palace-road . On this occasion Craft clothing may be worn , and Tickets can be had of the following Stewards : —Bros . Edward Powell W . M ., Audit Office , Somerset House ; A . W . Beckham Secretary , 182 Ebury-streefc , S . W . ; W . Chilcott , 119 Alderney-street , S . W . ; J . Galfc Fisher Past Master ,
57 Spring-gardens , S . W . ; J . 0 . Flattely P . M ., 3 Cambridge-terrace , S . W .,- S . Jones P . M ., 2 Colchester-street , S . W . ; W . E . Moorman A . M . C ., 200 Buckingham Palnce-road , S . W . ; J . Purnell , 90 Buckingham Palace-road , S . W . ; 0 . Tayler S . W ., 3 Cambridge-terrace , S . W-. ; W . Vincent P . M ., 120 Ebuvy-street , S . W . ; A . A . Johnson M . G ., Hon . Secretary , 11 Cambridge-terrace , S . W . We tender our best wishes for a pleasant gathering .
Brother James Francis , one of the Managers of the talented Mohawk Minstrels , announces his eleventh annual benefit , which will take place at the Agricultural Hall , on Thursday , 22 nd inst . On this occasion the doors will be opened at 6 * 30 ; and the performance comnience afc 7 * 30 . We anticipate a large gathering of the friends of our worthy and popular brother .