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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold , ourselves responsible for tne opinions ot our Correspondents . AU Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
MASONRY AND EDUCATION " . To the Editor of the FREKMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I read in your CHRONICLE of the 15 th ultimo a letter from "A LIFK GOVERNOR , " suggesting that " a limited number of paying pupils should be admitted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . "
He assures ns that many of onr brethren would gladly pay , say fifty guineas , for the advantage of having their boys trained by the efficient Head Master of that School . I have heard this before in another quarter , and can well believe it , but I doubt very much whether the Head Master would like to have tho experiment tried .
For my own part , I fear the scheme would not answer . Parents who cm pay a fair sum for the education of their sons , in most cases have better prospects for them than can be entertained for tho ordinary pupils of the Institution . Naturally , therefore , they would reqnire a more advanced education : as for instance , such as would render them
fit on leaving school for the Universities , Professions , Civil Sorvice , or a high position in commercial life . This could scarcely be managed without a considerable increase in the staff of masters , which would largely dip into an increased income . Moreover , would there not bo great danger of unpleasantness between
the two classes of boys ? Before coming to any decision on this important matter I would suggest that we should await the issue of the movement alluded to a few weeks ago iu your contemporary , The Freemason . I understand that the suggestion of " A Pnov . GRAND
CHAPLAIN , therein made , has been acted on , and a company is now being formed having for its express object the foundation of a Public School , offering to sons of Freemasons tho highest class of education at the least possible cost , aud that the particulars will be shortly made known among the brethren .
I am , Dear Sir , Tours fraternally , A PAST MASTER
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I shall be obliged by your kindly drawing attention to the case of " Harold Gray . " His is the sixth and last application . The case is from South Africa , Lodge No . 853 , with about 1000
votes carried forward . I trust some of too colonial votes will find their way at this the last chance for the poor boy . I am pleased to find my suggestion as to paying pupils ha 3 found favour with Bro . Binckes , as well as with one of your correspondents of last we 6 k . Yours fraternally , A LIFE GOVERNOR .
The monthly General Committee meeting of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . H . A . Hunt in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and verified . The Chairman
was authorised to sign cheques for a few small amounts . A small grant was made under Law 72 on behalf of an expupil . The Chairman then submitted a proposition , of which notice had been given at a previous meeting in accordance
with a resolution of the House Committee , that a gratuity and an increase of salary sbould be given to Bro . Hedges , in consideration of his great exertions at the Centenary
Festival , and of his general efficiency in the discharge of his duties as Secretary . Bro . P . de Lande Long supported the proposition , but before it was pub to the vote Bro . C . H . Webb said that he could bear witness to the fact that
there exists a wide-spread and growing feeling among the general body of subscribers to the Institution against the practice of giving gratuities under such circumstances , and that the services of the Secretary would be more suitably
acknowledged by a further increase of salary . He therefore proposed an amendment , that the salary of the Secretary should be increased to the same amount as that which had for some years past been paid to the Secretaries of the
other Masonic Institutions . Bro . Arthur E . Glad well , in seconding the amendment , endorsed Bro . "Webb ' s remarks respecting the proposal of a gratuity , but said that he felt certain that the increase of salary would meet with general
approval . After a discussion , in which all the speakers bore testimony to the admirable manner in which Bro . Hedges had devoted himself to the duties of office
and to the interests of the Institution , the proposition for the gratuity was withdrawn , and Bro . Webb s amendment carried uanimously . Bro . Hedges ( who had been absent
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from the Board-room during the discussion ) was then called in , and on being informed by the Chairman of the resolution of tho Committee , acknowledged iu graceful and appropriate terms the liberality with which his services were requited . The business then terminated in tho usual manner .
Next year will witness tho first Centenary of a Masonic Lodge in Brighton—the Royal Clarenco Lodge—which was consecrated on 2 Gih August 1789 , at the White Horse Inn , East-street ( now forming part of Brill's Baths ) , by
Mr . Samuel Hnlse , Prov . Grand Master for the County of Sussex . The Lodge received its name from the Duke of Clarence ( afterwards King William IV . ) It subsequently met at the Old Ship , where , on 31 st December 1800 , " The
festival of St . John the Evangelist" was duly celebrated . On 27 th May 1839 , the late Mr . Daniel Manthorp Folkard , as Worshipful Master of tho Lodge , laid the foundationstone of the Railway Viaduct in New Eugland-hill , with Masonic honours .
The Joppa Lodge of . Instruction has removed from the Champion , Aldersgate-street , and now meets at the Manchester Hotel , every Tuesday evening , at ssven o ' clock . Visitors are invited .
The New Fund Of Scottish Masonic Benevolence.
THE NEW FUND OF SCOTTISH MASONIC BENEVOLENCE .
A NEW scheme has been adopted by the Grand Committee of the Gruud Lodge of Scotland , and will be printed and circulated amongst the Lodges and Provincial Grand Lodges preparatory to the consideration of the whole subject at the Quarterly Communication of
Grand Lodge , in the beginning of November . The chief point in which it differs from the schemo formerly before the Committee is in regard to the constitution of tho Board of Management . Formerly it was proposed that this Board shonld consist of the Grand Master , the Past , Depute , and Substitute Grand Masters , and thirty-six
elected members ; bnt now the proposal is that the fund shall be under the management of the Aunnir . y Board , which shall consist simply of the members of the Grand Committee , and be supervised by tho Finance Committee . It is proposed that the fund—to be named "The Anuuifcy Branch of Scottish Masonic Benevolence "—
shall consist of donations from Lodges ond individual brethren , and one-half of the annual free income of Grand Lodge and any other sums that Grand Lodge may see proper to grant . One-half of all sums received shall be reserved to capital , and invested iu the uames of trustees j and it is proposed that the other half , with the income
from capital during the preceding year , bub under deduction oF tho expenses of management , shall , so far as may be required , be distributed in annuities . Any surplus shall be carried forward for disposal in subsequent years , but it shall not be competent to make grants in anticipation of income . It is proposed that the Board
shall have power to grant ten annuities of £ 15 and five of £ 20 each , in cases considered deserving of special treatment , but that it shall not be competent to have more than these respective numbers of special grants current at the same time . All other annuities Bhall be of £ 10 each . Every Master Mason registered in the books of
Grand Lodge and his widow or children shall be qualified to be placed on the roll of annuitants . Regulation 8 provides that every application for an annuity shall be forwarded by the Lodge of which the member applyiug is a member , or in the case of a widow or children , of the Lodge of which the brother in respect of whom they apply
was a member . It is also proposed that tho Grand Secretary shall be Secretary , and the Grand Cashier Treasurer to the Board , and that the annuities granted shall be reported to the Quarterly Communications of the Grand Lodge in February and Augnst , and the remuneration to be paid to the Secretary and Treasurer shall be
fixed by the Board , and defrayed from the annual income . The accounts of the income and expenditure of the fund will , it is proposed , be kept separate from the other funds of Grand Lodge , and balanced and published simultaneously therewith . — ' Dundee Advertiser .
Chinese Freemasons.
CHINESE FREEMASONS .
nPHIRTEEN' Mongolians were initiated into the mysteries of X Chinese Freemaaony at the Lodge-rooms of Chin Mou Yeck Lodge at a recent meeting . It was the most important ceremony that has taken place since the chapter , or company , as the Cbineee call it was established . Two or three Americaus , who are members
of tho Lodge , were present , and say that the work was most novel . Chin Mon Yeck Company comprises nearly five hundred members , and is growing rapidly . There are Lodges in all the principal cities , aud the Yee Tong Hong Company , of San Francisco , is the recognized head . The Order was established about twelve years ago , and now
has a membership exceeding 150 , 000 . It is not any n . ore a Masonio Order than is that of the Knights of PythiaB or Oddfellows . The Chinaman knows nothing of Solomon's Temple or of the Bible , and
could nob therefore be a Freemason . He is quick to imitate , and knowing that the geatest organization among the whites is called Freemason , does not propose to be left , and so calls hiB society by the same name . — Chicago Herald .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold , ourselves responsible for tne opinions ot our Correspondents . AU Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
MASONRY AND EDUCATION " . To the Editor of the FREKMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I read in your CHRONICLE of the 15 th ultimo a letter from "A LIFK GOVERNOR , " suggesting that " a limited number of paying pupils should be admitted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . "
He assures ns that many of onr brethren would gladly pay , say fifty guineas , for the advantage of having their boys trained by the efficient Head Master of that School . I have heard this before in another quarter , and can well believe it , but I doubt very much whether the Head Master would like to have tho experiment tried .
For my own part , I fear the scheme would not answer . Parents who cm pay a fair sum for the education of their sons , in most cases have better prospects for them than can be entertained for tho ordinary pupils of the Institution . Naturally , therefore , they would reqnire a more advanced education : as for instance , such as would render them
fit on leaving school for the Universities , Professions , Civil Sorvice , or a high position in commercial life . This could scarcely be managed without a considerable increase in the staff of masters , which would largely dip into an increased income . Moreover , would there not bo great danger of unpleasantness between
the two classes of boys ? Before coming to any decision on this important matter I would suggest that we should await the issue of the movement alluded to a few weeks ago iu your contemporary , The Freemason . I understand that the suggestion of " A Pnov . GRAND
CHAPLAIN , therein made , has been acted on , and a company is now being formed having for its express object the foundation of a Public School , offering to sons of Freemasons tho highest class of education at the least possible cost , aud that the particulars will be shortly made known among the brethren .
I am , Dear Sir , Tours fraternally , A PAST MASTER
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I shall be obliged by your kindly drawing attention to the case of " Harold Gray . " His is the sixth and last application . The case is from South Africa , Lodge No . 853 , with about 1000
votes carried forward . I trust some of too colonial votes will find their way at this the last chance for the poor boy . I am pleased to find my suggestion as to paying pupils ha 3 found favour with Bro . Binckes , as well as with one of your correspondents of last we 6 k . Yours fraternally , A LIFE GOVERNOR .
The monthly General Committee meeting of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . H . A . Hunt in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and verified . The Chairman
was authorised to sign cheques for a few small amounts . A small grant was made under Law 72 on behalf of an expupil . The Chairman then submitted a proposition , of which notice had been given at a previous meeting in accordance
with a resolution of the House Committee , that a gratuity and an increase of salary sbould be given to Bro . Hedges , in consideration of his great exertions at the Centenary
Festival , and of his general efficiency in the discharge of his duties as Secretary . Bro . P . de Lande Long supported the proposition , but before it was pub to the vote Bro . C . H . Webb said that he could bear witness to the fact that
there exists a wide-spread and growing feeling among the general body of subscribers to the Institution against the practice of giving gratuities under such circumstances , and that the services of the Secretary would be more suitably
acknowledged by a further increase of salary . He therefore proposed an amendment , that the salary of the Secretary should be increased to the same amount as that which had for some years past been paid to the Secretaries of the
other Masonic Institutions . Bro . Arthur E . Glad well , in seconding the amendment , endorsed Bro . "Webb ' s remarks respecting the proposal of a gratuity , but said that he felt certain that the increase of salary would meet with general
approval . After a discussion , in which all the speakers bore testimony to the admirable manner in which Bro . Hedges had devoted himself to the duties of office
and to the interests of the Institution , the proposition for the gratuity was withdrawn , and Bro . Webb s amendment carried uanimously . Bro . Hedges ( who had been absent
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from the Board-room during the discussion ) was then called in , and on being informed by the Chairman of the resolution of tho Committee , acknowledged iu graceful and appropriate terms the liberality with which his services were requited . The business then terminated in tho usual manner .
Next year will witness tho first Centenary of a Masonic Lodge in Brighton—the Royal Clarenco Lodge—which was consecrated on 2 Gih August 1789 , at the White Horse Inn , East-street ( now forming part of Brill's Baths ) , by
Mr . Samuel Hnlse , Prov . Grand Master for the County of Sussex . The Lodge received its name from the Duke of Clarence ( afterwards King William IV . ) It subsequently met at the Old Ship , where , on 31 st December 1800 , " The
festival of St . John the Evangelist" was duly celebrated . On 27 th May 1839 , the late Mr . Daniel Manthorp Folkard , as Worshipful Master of tho Lodge , laid the foundationstone of the Railway Viaduct in New Eugland-hill , with Masonic honours .
The Joppa Lodge of . Instruction has removed from the Champion , Aldersgate-street , and now meets at the Manchester Hotel , every Tuesday evening , at ssven o ' clock . Visitors are invited .
The New Fund Of Scottish Masonic Benevolence.
THE NEW FUND OF SCOTTISH MASONIC BENEVOLENCE .
A NEW scheme has been adopted by the Grand Committee of the Gruud Lodge of Scotland , and will be printed and circulated amongst the Lodges and Provincial Grand Lodges preparatory to the consideration of the whole subject at the Quarterly Communication of
Grand Lodge , in the beginning of November . The chief point in which it differs from the schemo formerly before the Committee is in regard to the constitution of tho Board of Management . Formerly it was proposed that this Board shonld consist of the Grand Master , the Past , Depute , and Substitute Grand Masters , and thirty-six
elected members ; bnt now the proposal is that the fund shall be under the management of the Aunnir . y Board , which shall consist simply of the members of the Grand Committee , and be supervised by tho Finance Committee . It is proposed that the fund—to be named "The Anuuifcy Branch of Scottish Masonic Benevolence "—
shall consist of donations from Lodges ond individual brethren , and one-half of the annual free income of Grand Lodge and any other sums that Grand Lodge may see proper to grant . One-half of all sums received shall be reserved to capital , and invested iu the uames of trustees j and it is proposed that the other half , with the income
from capital during the preceding year , bub under deduction oF tho expenses of management , shall , so far as may be required , be distributed in annuities . Any surplus shall be carried forward for disposal in subsequent years , but it shall not be competent to make grants in anticipation of income . It is proposed that the Board
shall have power to grant ten annuities of £ 15 and five of £ 20 each , in cases considered deserving of special treatment , but that it shall not be competent to have more than these respective numbers of special grants current at the same time . All other annuities Bhall be of £ 10 each . Every Master Mason registered in the books of
Grand Lodge and his widow or children shall be qualified to be placed on the roll of annuitants . Regulation 8 provides that every application for an annuity shall be forwarded by the Lodge of which the member applyiug is a member , or in the case of a widow or children , of the Lodge of which the brother in respect of whom they apply
was a member . It is also proposed that tho Grand Secretary shall be Secretary , and the Grand Cashier Treasurer to the Board , and that the annuities granted shall be reported to the Quarterly Communications of the Grand Lodge in February and Augnst , and the remuneration to be paid to the Secretary and Treasurer shall be
fixed by the Board , and defrayed from the annual income . The accounts of the income and expenditure of the fund will , it is proposed , be kept separate from the other funds of Grand Lodge , and balanced and published simultaneously therewith . — ' Dundee Advertiser .
Chinese Freemasons.
CHINESE FREEMASONS .
nPHIRTEEN' Mongolians were initiated into the mysteries of X Chinese Freemaaony at the Lodge-rooms of Chin Mou Yeck Lodge at a recent meeting . It was the most important ceremony that has taken place since the chapter , or company , as the Cbineee call it was established . Two or three Americaus , who are members
of tho Lodge , were present , and say that the work was most novel . Chin Mon Yeck Company comprises nearly five hundred members , and is growing rapidly . There are Lodges in all the principal cities , aud the Yee Tong Hong Company , of San Francisco , is the recognized head . The Order was established about twelve years ago , and now
has a membership exceeding 150 , 000 . It is not any n . ore a Masonio Order than is that of the Knights of PythiaB or Oddfellows . The Chinaman knows nothing of Solomon's Temple or of the Bible , and
could nob therefore be a Freemason . He is quick to imitate , and knowing that the geatest organization among the whites is called Freemason , does not propose to be left , and so calls hiB society by the same name . — Chicago Herald .