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An Interesting Ceremony.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY .
AN event of some interest to the Craft is announced for Monday next , when Bro . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , Past Grand Warden of England , will lay the foundation stone of St . Anne's Church , near Bagshot , with Masonic ceremonies . Another instance will thus be afforded of the ready aid which Freemasons in all
times have manifested themselves willing to lend in matters of public concern , calculated to advance the moral and spiritual good of their fellow creatures . We have not before us any further details of the event , but the fact that one of the Princes of the Blood has generously
undertaken a prominent part in it , and that the Province of Surrey , under its esteemed Prov . Grand Master the Right Worshipful Bro . General Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., will be represented in full strength on the occasion , invests the matter with sufficient importance to call for'special notice in these columns . A train leaves Waterloo Station at
a quarter past twelve , arriving at Bagshot , via Woking , about two , and immediately after its arrival there , the Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened , at the Vicarage , where a procession will be formed , and the brethren will repair to the site of the day ' s ceremonial . We are requested
to state that the brethren of the Province are desirous of inviting Masons outside their own immediate circle to participate in the proceedings , which will unquestionably be of a very interesting description , and there can be little doubt , if the weather remains as summer-like as it
has been during the past few days , a large number will take advantage of so pleasant a trip into the country . It need only be remarked that in all such cases the members of the Masonic Craft are pleased to assist in works of charity and brotherly love , and whether for the advancement of
social or material progress , they are at all times not only willing , but desirous of lending a hand , both by their countenance and of their substance . We have frequently , in times past , been called upon to make pleasant records of the efforts that have been put
forth by the Craft to ameliorate the condition of the suffering and distressed in all parts of the world ; to aid in the promotion of means of saving life at sea , and the prosecution of all works of social improvement and progress . The event referred to is pre-eminently one in which
Freemasonry may participate in with the consciousness that the work has the approval of the G . A . O . T . U ., and of good men and true who desire the spread of refining and elevating influences everywhere around us . There can be no greater incentive to works of this character than the
princip les inculcated by the Craft to which we have the privilege to belong , viz , that of rendering ourselves more extensively useful to our fellow-creatures ; and , apart from all other questions , this will stimulate many of our brethren to accept the invitation which is thus generously
extended to them by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey . We hope to have the pleasure of meeting a goodly muster of brethren present on the occasion , so that our illustrious brother who has so kindly lent his august countenance to the event may be convinced of the deep-rooted affection in which he is held by every member of the Order ,
An Interesting Ceremony.
and that he may be encouraged in the noble actions which have made him so popular amongst all classes of his fellow-countrymen . It will also be the means of lending additional zest and gratificatiou to the members of the Prov . G . L . of Surrey , who are proverbially glad to receive' the
co-operation of brethren in any useful movement in which they may engage ; and , for this reason alone , we tmst there ma / be a thorough rallying around them of as many Masons of that and the adjoining Provinces as can make it convenient to spare a few hours to devote to a
very laudable and beneficent design . With such weather as we are now enjoying , the excursion into one of the prettiest parts of the county of Surrey will not be without its agreeable accompaniments , and it will be much to our surprise if the assemblage is not one of a very numerous and distinguished character .
Qualifications For The Charities.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE CHARITIES .
THE question that has again been revived in onr columns as to the eligibility or otherwise of candidates for one or other of the Masonic Schools , who may be possessed of property , or entitled to some on their coming of age , does not merely affect the individuals now
particularly referred to , but is one that may have considerable weight in determining the future of the Institutions themselves . We do not think it necessary , in again writing on this subject , to do more than refer our readers to our article of last week , under the heading " Unworthy
Claimants for the benefits of our Charities ; " to the one under the same title which preceded it , two and a-half years since ( should they be in a position to do so ) ; and to the letters which , this week , and in the past , have appeared in our correspondence columns in connection with this subject .
Having done this , we feel we shall have placed them in possession of sufficient particulars to enable them to understand the purport of our present remarks . The question at issue—whether a candidate for the benefits of one of the Masonic Institutions who may be in
possession of property is entitled to charitable relief—is a difficult one to deal with . Our opinion on the question is well known to our readers ; but , whether it is the correct one or not , we do not undertake to decide , although past experiences would seem to prove that it is the popular one .
We consider that any one whose property or prospects are sufficient to provide them with a fair education—we will say , for purpose of argument , such an education as is given in the Masonic Schools—and pay for the necessaries of life , is not entitled to a place in either of the Schools connected
with the Order ; even though their exclusion may necessitate the spending of the whole of their possessions ; leaving them , at the age of twenty-one , with nothing to show for the property left them by their parents or relations but their education and maintenance in the past . In support of this
view we would refer to the oft-repeated appeals of those who seek for subscriptions to the Schools ; that they are made in order to help those who are not able to help themselves and , as a further argument in support of our opinion , that all in possession of property should be ex-
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An Interesting Ceremony.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY .
AN event of some interest to the Craft is announced for Monday next , when Bro . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , Past Grand Warden of England , will lay the foundation stone of St . Anne's Church , near Bagshot , with Masonic ceremonies . Another instance will thus be afforded of the ready aid which Freemasons in all
times have manifested themselves willing to lend in matters of public concern , calculated to advance the moral and spiritual good of their fellow creatures . We have not before us any further details of the event , but the fact that one of the Princes of the Blood has generously
undertaken a prominent part in it , and that the Province of Surrey , under its esteemed Prov . Grand Master the Right Worshipful Bro . General Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., will be represented in full strength on the occasion , invests the matter with sufficient importance to call for'special notice in these columns . A train leaves Waterloo Station at
a quarter past twelve , arriving at Bagshot , via Woking , about two , and immediately after its arrival there , the Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened , at the Vicarage , where a procession will be formed , and the brethren will repair to the site of the day ' s ceremonial . We are requested
to state that the brethren of the Province are desirous of inviting Masons outside their own immediate circle to participate in the proceedings , which will unquestionably be of a very interesting description , and there can be little doubt , if the weather remains as summer-like as it
has been during the past few days , a large number will take advantage of so pleasant a trip into the country . It need only be remarked that in all such cases the members of the Masonic Craft are pleased to assist in works of charity and brotherly love , and whether for the advancement of
social or material progress , they are at all times not only willing , but desirous of lending a hand , both by their countenance and of their substance . We have frequently , in times past , been called upon to make pleasant records of the efforts that have been put
forth by the Craft to ameliorate the condition of the suffering and distressed in all parts of the world ; to aid in the promotion of means of saving life at sea , and the prosecution of all works of social improvement and progress . The event referred to is pre-eminently one in which
Freemasonry may participate in with the consciousness that the work has the approval of the G . A . O . T . U ., and of good men and true who desire the spread of refining and elevating influences everywhere around us . There can be no greater incentive to works of this character than the
princip les inculcated by the Craft to which we have the privilege to belong , viz , that of rendering ourselves more extensively useful to our fellow-creatures ; and , apart from all other questions , this will stimulate many of our brethren to accept the invitation which is thus generously
extended to them by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey . We hope to have the pleasure of meeting a goodly muster of brethren present on the occasion , so that our illustrious brother who has so kindly lent his august countenance to the event may be convinced of the deep-rooted affection in which he is held by every member of the Order ,
An Interesting Ceremony.
and that he may be encouraged in the noble actions which have made him so popular amongst all classes of his fellow-countrymen . It will also be the means of lending additional zest and gratificatiou to the members of the Prov . G . L . of Surrey , who are proverbially glad to receive' the
co-operation of brethren in any useful movement in which they may engage ; and , for this reason alone , we tmst there ma / be a thorough rallying around them of as many Masons of that and the adjoining Provinces as can make it convenient to spare a few hours to devote to a
very laudable and beneficent design . With such weather as we are now enjoying , the excursion into one of the prettiest parts of the county of Surrey will not be without its agreeable accompaniments , and it will be much to our surprise if the assemblage is not one of a very numerous and distinguished character .
Qualifications For The Charities.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE CHARITIES .
THE question that has again been revived in onr columns as to the eligibility or otherwise of candidates for one or other of the Masonic Schools , who may be possessed of property , or entitled to some on their coming of age , does not merely affect the individuals now
particularly referred to , but is one that may have considerable weight in determining the future of the Institutions themselves . We do not think it necessary , in again writing on this subject , to do more than refer our readers to our article of last week , under the heading " Unworthy
Claimants for the benefits of our Charities ; " to the one under the same title which preceded it , two and a-half years since ( should they be in a position to do so ) ; and to the letters which , this week , and in the past , have appeared in our correspondence columns in connection with this subject .
Having done this , we feel we shall have placed them in possession of sufficient particulars to enable them to understand the purport of our present remarks . The question at issue—whether a candidate for the benefits of one of the Masonic Institutions who may be in
possession of property is entitled to charitable relief—is a difficult one to deal with . Our opinion on the question is well known to our readers ; but , whether it is the correct one or not , we do not undertake to decide , although past experiences would seem to prove that it is the popular one .
We consider that any one whose property or prospects are sufficient to provide them with a fair education—we will say , for purpose of argument , such an education as is given in the Masonic Schools—and pay for the necessaries of life , is not entitled to a place in either of the Schools connected
with the Order ; even though their exclusion may necessitate the spending of the whole of their possessions ; leaving them , at the age of twenty-one , with nothing to show for the property left them by their parents or relations but their education and maintenance in the past . In support of this
view we would refer to the oft-repeated appeals of those who seek for subscriptions to the Schools ; that they are made in order to help those who are not able to help themselves and , as a further argument in support of our opinion , that all in possession of property should be ex-
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