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Statement Of Provincial Contribution's To The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys, For The Septennial Period 1875-81.
STATEMENT OF PROVINCIAL CONTRIBUTION ' S TO THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , FOR THE SEPTENNIAL PERIOD 1875-81 .
W"E are now in a position to complete the triad of statements of the amounts contributed by the Provinces to the several Masonic Institutions during- the seven years from 1875 to 1881 both inclusive . It will be seen that "West Lancashire stands highest among the contributories with £ 3 , 486 16 s Cd , West Yorkshire following close with £ 3 , 461 9 s , Kent being third with £ 3 , 315 10 s , and Warwickshire next with £ 3 , 215 12 s 6 d . Middlesex stands well with £ 2 , 034 8 s , being the first in a group of five whose totals are on a fair level , the other four being Hants and Isle of Wi ght
Gloucestershire , Durham , and Dorsetshire . Sussex and Berks ;> nd Bucks have also distinguished themselves . Herefordshire , a very small Province , is the only absentee , the Isle of Man , as we have repeatedly noted , being too Teniote to reckon among the probable or possible contributories . One noticeable feature must be called attention to . While Durham acquitted itself well in support of its Provincial chief on the 29 th June , the Province of Sussex , in which the
Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , for the first time held outside the Metropolis , was celebrated , sent up on that occasion £ 77115 s . We state further , that the figures are taken from the official lists furnished to us by the Secretary of the Institution , and that the chair was occupied at the several Festivals by the following distinguished brethren , viz ., in 1875 , the Earl of Carnarvon Pro Grand Master and Prov . Grand Master Somersetshire ; in 1876 , Lord Leigb Prov .
Grand Master Warwickshire ; in 1877 , W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master Hants and Isle of Wight ; in 1878 , His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught ; in 1879 , the Earl of Rosslyn Past G . Master Mason of Scotland ; in 1880 , tbe Earl of Lathom Deputy Grand Master and Prov . Grand Master West Lancashire ; in 1881 , Marquis of Londonderry ,
K . T ., Provincial Grand Master Durham . It will certainly not be amiss to add that the totals contributed by the Provinces to all three Institutions daring the stated period make np an aggregate of £ 11 . 8 , 216 12 s 5 d ; thus comprised , viz ., to Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , £ 45 , 774 3 s 4 d ; to Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , £ 39 , 046 4 s ; to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , £ 33 , 396 5 s Id .
1875 1876 1877 £ sd £ sd £ sd Beds Berks and Bucks - . 287 3 6 152 15 0 171 18 6 Bristol .... 114 9 0 ¦ Iftnrilwiil rrnali Ti « a
Cheshire - - - - 84 0 0 155 10 6 106 18 6 Cornwall .... ... 453 12 0 Cumberland and Westmoreland ... 147 0 0 Derbyshire - - - - 271 6 0 131 15 6 77 14 0
Devonshire . . . . 289 17 0 173 5 0 63 0 0 Dorsetshire - . - 633 3 0 ... 80 17 0 Durham - . . . 372 19 6 275 2 0 158 11 0 Essex . . . . 68 5 0 144 18 0 82 1 0
Gloucestershire ... 42 0 0 276 14 0 338 2 O Hants and I . of Wight - 371 7 0 176 8 0 624 1 0 Herefordshire Herts - - - . . 130 1 0 82 17 0 59 17 0 Kent 206 17 0 659 19 6 571 19 0 Lancashire , East - - - 178 10 0 88 4 0 202 2 0
„ VVest- - - 244 13 0 105 0 0 185 17 0 Leicestershire aud Rutland - 181 13 0 12 10 0 400 18 6 Lincolnshire - - - 73 10 0 245 14 0 53 11 0 Middlesex .... 410 11 0 121 5 6 315 10 0
Monmouthshire - Norfolk .... ... 45 3 0 North Wales and Salop - 94 10 0 71 8 0 175 7 0 Northamptonshire and Hunts 113 8 0 Northumberland - - - 110 5 0 303 9 0 304 15 0
Nottinghamshire - - ... 63 0 0 64 1 0 Oxfordshire - - - 170 3 0 93 11 0 40 7 6 Somersetshire - - - 540 12 0 72 9 0 58 16 0 South Wales , East Div . - 236 5 0 210 0 0 132 15 0
West Div . - 130 4 0 ... 168 0 0 Staffordshire . . . 221 0 0 289 16 0 149 2 0 Suffolk - - - - 102 18 0 33 1 0 120 15 0 Surrey - - - - 27 16 6 210 15 6 90 6 0 Sussex - - - - 112 7 0 206 5 6 270 18 0 Warwickshire - - - 380 2 0 2000 0 0 77 14 0
Wiltshire - - - - 91 7 0 65 2 0 142 16 0 Worcesterbire Yorkshire ( N . and E . R . ) - 36 15 0 ... 72 9 0 „ ( W . K . ) - - 815 1 0 339 3 0 766 10 0
Channel Islands - - - Jersey - Isle of Man . ...
Total .. .. 7142 18 6 7405 13 0 6127 9 0 5166 18 1 4920 5 6 8619 4 0 6391 15 3 GRAND TOTAL _ £ 45 , 774 3 s 4 d . * Amount not stated .
In a recent number of the Keystone is mentioned a curious and very rare coincidence . It seems that St . John the Baptist ' s Day ( 24 th June ) just past was appointed for the laying of the corner-stone of Christ Church , Danville , Pa ., and it was arranged that the ceremony should be
performed , with tbe customary Masonic formalities , by the Most Worshipful Brother Samuel B . Dick Grand Master , assisted by his Grand Officers , and it was expected there Parish , be religious service , at which the Rector of the wouldS the Rev . Brother Robert Piggot , D . D ., would
preach the sermon , as did that venerable Brother close on fifty-three years ago , at a similar service ^ connection with laying the corner-stone of the old Christ Church , Danville , now razed to the ground in order to make way for the new building . Bro . Piggott has filled the office of
Grand Chaplain Pennsylvania eleven years . What is still more singular is , that Bro . Past Master William Donaldson , who , as Worshipful Master of the Danville Lodge , laid the foundation-stone of the late Christ Church , on 23 rd October 1828 and now resides at Pottsville , is likewise to
, be present . S . ome of our readers will probably call to mind a somewhat similar coincidence , though unconnected with Freemasonry . An Hon . Mr . Byng ,. who was a member of the Westminster Light Infantry Volunteer
Regiment , which was formed at the beginning of this century , and as such took part in the review before George III ., joined the present Westminster Rifle Volunteers , and marched past the Queen and late Prince Consort at tho Great Volunteer Review , Hy de Park , in the summer of 1860 .
1878 1879 1880 1881 Total £ a d £ s d fsd £ s d £ a A 38 17 0 ... ... 38 17 0 47 16 0 326 14 0 105 18 0 479 3 3 1571 8 3
81 18 0 ... ... ... 196 7 0 15 15 0 ... ... ... 15 15 0 91 7 0 21 0 0 313 12 6 26 5 0 798 13 6 38 17 0 492 9 0 150 0 0 ... 63 0 0 210 0 0 570 0 0
56 14 0 277 2 0 47 6 6 142 5 0 1004 3 0 220 0 0 68 5 0 ... 27 16 6 842 3 6 401 12 0 295 2 0 169 10 231 0 0 1810 15 0 155 8 0 130 4 0 130 10 0 728 2 0 1956 16 6 238 10 7 103 7 6 89 5 0 163 18 0 890 5 1 379 13 0 378 10 0 234 3 0 283 10 0 1932 12 0 105 0 0 173 5 0 222 3 0 299 5 0 1971 9 0
26 5 0 25 0 0 290 0 0 106 1 0 720 1 0 478 0 0 614 3 6 563 0 0 221 11 0 3315 10 0 315 15 0 21 0 0 378 2 0 154 7 0 1328 0 0 57 15 0 90 6 0 2664 18 6 138 7 0 3486 16 6 42 0 0 194 5 0 ... 831 6 6 16 16 0 64 1 0 44 12 0 ... 498 4 0
194 7 0 122 7 0 403 2 6 467 5 0 2034 8 0 166 19 0 37 16 0 26 5 0 157 10 0 388 10 0 279 6 0 25 4 0 207 13 0 75 12 0 632 18 0 169 1 0 150 19 0 265 17 0 179 11 0 1106 13 0 113 8 0 638 17 0 ... 1357 6 0
191 2 0 318 3 0 75 12 0 78 15 0 19 19 0 88 1 6 566 9 0 52 10 0 133 8 0 106 1 0 69 6 0 1033 2 0 84 0 0 ... 126 5 0 105 0 0 894 5 0 300 0 0 10 10 0 608 14 0
35 14 0 216 G 0 36 15 0 36 15 0 985 8 0 120 15 0 133 7 0 99 15 0 135 14 0 746 5 0 205 16 0 97 2 6 123 18 0 56 14 0 812 8 6 118 13 0 128 1 0 84 0 0 771 15 0 1691 19 6 215 15 6 147 10 0 162 10 0 232 1 0 3215 12 6 299 5 0
580 13 0 * 57 15 0 638 8 0 85 5 0 ... 52 10 0 151 0 0 397 19 0 525 0 0 400 0 0 4 . " 0 0 0 165 15 0 3461 9 0 85 1 0 85 1 0 105 0 0 105 0 0
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Statement Of Provincial Contribution's To The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys, For The Septennial Period 1875-81.
STATEMENT OF PROVINCIAL CONTRIBUTION ' S TO THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , FOR THE SEPTENNIAL PERIOD 1875-81 .
W"E are now in a position to complete the triad of statements of the amounts contributed by the Provinces to the several Masonic Institutions during- the seven years from 1875 to 1881 both inclusive . It will be seen that "West Lancashire stands highest among the contributories with £ 3 , 486 16 s Cd , West Yorkshire following close with £ 3 , 461 9 s , Kent being third with £ 3 , 315 10 s , and Warwickshire next with £ 3 , 215 12 s 6 d . Middlesex stands well with £ 2 , 034 8 s , being the first in a group of five whose totals are on a fair level , the other four being Hants and Isle of Wi ght
Gloucestershire , Durham , and Dorsetshire . Sussex and Berks ;> nd Bucks have also distinguished themselves . Herefordshire , a very small Province , is the only absentee , the Isle of Man , as we have repeatedly noted , being too Teniote to reckon among the probable or possible contributories . One noticeable feature must be called attention to . While Durham acquitted itself well in support of its Provincial chief on the 29 th June , the Province of Sussex , in which the
Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , for the first time held outside the Metropolis , was celebrated , sent up on that occasion £ 77115 s . We state further , that the figures are taken from the official lists furnished to us by the Secretary of the Institution , and that the chair was occupied at the several Festivals by the following distinguished brethren , viz ., in 1875 , the Earl of Carnarvon Pro Grand Master and Prov . Grand Master Somersetshire ; in 1876 , Lord Leigb Prov .
Grand Master Warwickshire ; in 1877 , W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master Hants and Isle of Wight ; in 1878 , His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught ; in 1879 , the Earl of Rosslyn Past G . Master Mason of Scotland ; in 1880 , tbe Earl of Lathom Deputy Grand Master and Prov . Grand Master West Lancashire ; in 1881 , Marquis of Londonderry ,
K . T ., Provincial Grand Master Durham . It will certainly not be amiss to add that the totals contributed by the Provinces to all three Institutions daring the stated period make np an aggregate of £ 11 . 8 , 216 12 s 5 d ; thus comprised , viz ., to Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , £ 45 , 774 3 s 4 d ; to Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , £ 39 , 046 4 s ; to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , £ 33 , 396 5 s Id .
1875 1876 1877 £ sd £ sd £ sd Beds Berks and Bucks - . 287 3 6 152 15 0 171 18 6 Bristol .... 114 9 0 ¦ Iftnrilwiil rrnali Ti « a
Cheshire - - - - 84 0 0 155 10 6 106 18 6 Cornwall .... ... 453 12 0 Cumberland and Westmoreland ... 147 0 0 Derbyshire - - - - 271 6 0 131 15 6 77 14 0
Devonshire . . . . 289 17 0 173 5 0 63 0 0 Dorsetshire - . - 633 3 0 ... 80 17 0 Durham - . . . 372 19 6 275 2 0 158 11 0 Essex . . . . 68 5 0 144 18 0 82 1 0
Gloucestershire ... 42 0 0 276 14 0 338 2 O Hants and I . of Wight - 371 7 0 176 8 0 624 1 0 Herefordshire Herts - - - . . 130 1 0 82 17 0 59 17 0 Kent 206 17 0 659 19 6 571 19 0 Lancashire , East - - - 178 10 0 88 4 0 202 2 0
„ VVest- - - 244 13 0 105 0 0 185 17 0 Leicestershire aud Rutland - 181 13 0 12 10 0 400 18 6 Lincolnshire - - - 73 10 0 245 14 0 53 11 0 Middlesex .... 410 11 0 121 5 6 315 10 0
Monmouthshire - Norfolk .... ... 45 3 0 North Wales and Salop - 94 10 0 71 8 0 175 7 0 Northamptonshire and Hunts 113 8 0 Northumberland - - - 110 5 0 303 9 0 304 15 0
Nottinghamshire - - ... 63 0 0 64 1 0 Oxfordshire - - - 170 3 0 93 11 0 40 7 6 Somersetshire - - - 540 12 0 72 9 0 58 16 0 South Wales , East Div . - 236 5 0 210 0 0 132 15 0
West Div . - 130 4 0 ... 168 0 0 Staffordshire . . . 221 0 0 289 16 0 149 2 0 Suffolk - - - - 102 18 0 33 1 0 120 15 0 Surrey - - - - 27 16 6 210 15 6 90 6 0 Sussex - - - - 112 7 0 206 5 6 270 18 0 Warwickshire - - - 380 2 0 2000 0 0 77 14 0
Wiltshire - - - - 91 7 0 65 2 0 142 16 0 Worcesterbire Yorkshire ( N . and E . R . ) - 36 15 0 ... 72 9 0 „ ( W . K . ) - - 815 1 0 339 3 0 766 10 0
Channel Islands - - - Jersey - Isle of Man . ...
Total .. .. 7142 18 6 7405 13 0 6127 9 0 5166 18 1 4920 5 6 8619 4 0 6391 15 3 GRAND TOTAL _ £ 45 , 774 3 s 4 d . * Amount not stated .
In a recent number of the Keystone is mentioned a curious and very rare coincidence . It seems that St . John the Baptist ' s Day ( 24 th June ) just past was appointed for the laying of the corner-stone of Christ Church , Danville , Pa ., and it was arranged that the ceremony should be
performed , with tbe customary Masonic formalities , by the Most Worshipful Brother Samuel B . Dick Grand Master , assisted by his Grand Officers , and it was expected there Parish , be religious service , at which the Rector of the wouldS the Rev . Brother Robert Piggot , D . D ., would
preach the sermon , as did that venerable Brother close on fifty-three years ago , at a similar service ^ connection with laying the corner-stone of the old Christ Church , Danville , now razed to the ground in order to make way for the new building . Bro . Piggott has filled the office of
Grand Chaplain Pennsylvania eleven years . What is still more singular is , that Bro . Past Master William Donaldson , who , as Worshipful Master of the Danville Lodge , laid the foundation-stone of the late Christ Church , on 23 rd October 1828 and now resides at Pottsville , is likewise to
, be present . S . ome of our readers will probably call to mind a somewhat similar coincidence , though unconnected with Freemasonry . An Hon . Mr . Byng ,. who was a member of the Westminster Light Infantry Volunteer
Regiment , which was formed at the beginning of this century , and as such took part in the review before George III ., joined the present Westminster Rifle Volunteers , and marched past the Queen and late Prince Consort at tho Great Volunteer Review , Hy de Park , in the summer of 1860 .
1878 1879 1880 1881 Total £ a d £ s d fsd £ s d £ a A 38 17 0 ... ... 38 17 0 47 16 0 326 14 0 105 18 0 479 3 3 1571 8 3
81 18 0 ... ... ... 196 7 0 15 15 0 ... ... ... 15 15 0 91 7 0 21 0 0 313 12 6 26 5 0 798 13 6 38 17 0 492 9 0 150 0 0 ... 63 0 0 210 0 0 570 0 0
56 14 0 277 2 0 47 6 6 142 5 0 1004 3 0 220 0 0 68 5 0 ... 27 16 6 842 3 6 401 12 0 295 2 0 169 10 231 0 0 1810 15 0 155 8 0 130 4 0 130 10 0 728 2 0 1956 16 6 238 10 7 103 7 6 89 5 0 163 18 0 890 5 1 379 13 0 378 10 0 234 3 0 283 10 0 1932 12 0 105 0 0 173 5 0 222 3 0 299 5 0 1971 9 0
26 5 0 25 0 0 290 0 0 106 1 0 720 1 0 478 0 0 614 3 6 563 0 0 221 11 0 3315 10 0 315 15 0 21 0 0 378 2 0 154 7 0 1328 0 0 57 15 0 90 6 0 2664 18 6 138 7 0 3486 16 6 42 0 0 194 5 0 ... 831 6 6 16 16 0 64 1 0 44 12 0 ... 498 4 0
194 7 0 122 7 0 403 2 6 467 5 0 2034 8 0 166 19 0 37 16 0 26 5 0 157 10 0 388 10 0 279 6 0 25 4 0 207 13 0 75 12 0 632 18 0 169 1 0 150 19 0 265 17 0 179 11 0 1106 13 0 113 8 0 638 17 0 ... 1357 6 0
191 2 0 318 3 0 75 12 0 78 15 0 19 19 0 88 1 6 566 9 0 52 10 0 133 8 0 106 1 0 69 6 0 1033 2 0 84 0 0 ... 126 5 0 105 0 0 894 5 0 300 0 0 10 10 0 608 14 0
35 14 0 216 G 0 36 15 0 36 15 0 985 8 0 120 15 0 133 7 0 99 15 0 135 14 0 746 5 0 205 16 0 97 2 6 123 18 0 56 14 0 812 8 6 118 13 0 128 1 0 84 0 0 771 15 0 1691 19 6 215 15 6 147 10 0 162 10 0 232 1 0 3215 12 6 299 5 0
580 13 0 * 57 15 0 638 8 0 85 5 0 ... 52 10 0 151 0 0 397 19 0 525 0 0 400 0 0 4 . " 0 0 0 165 15 0 3461 9 0 85 1 0 85 1 0 105 0 0 105 0 0