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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must bear the name ani address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
THE REVISED BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICOE . DEAR SIB AND BROTHER , —I am very glad to notice that yon are taking up for criticism the revised Constitutions and I venture to point out what seems an anomaly in ono at least of the appointments , whioh must be cleared up now or never . In the Province of Staffordshire , for the last sixteen years to my knowledge , it has been the custom of the D . G . M . to hand a jewel of office to , and receive fees of honour from , the Provincial Grand Standard Bearer . These have been invariably Past Masters , and some of them have done excellent work in their Lodges . It has also been usual for these Officers to wear the purple in common with other Prov . Grand Lodge Officers .
One of these brethren a year or two ago visited a Lodgo in London at whioh some G . L . Officers were present ; to his surprise he was informed that the office conveyed no right to the clothing , and that , whatever might be the intention of the Prov . Grand Master to confer honour , it certainly ceased at the boundary of his Porvince . My friend's position , as you may imagine , was no pleasant one .
He had Provincial clothing only , and the consequence has been that the brother must compromise the matter by carrying two seta of clothing for the very doubtful honour . I trust the issue of the new Constitutions will either prevent the future granting of these honours , or give the position a recognised status in the Grand and Provincial Lodges . I am , yours fraternally , A . B .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICXE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I cannot agree with your correspondent , ST . AUGUSTINE , " that another of your clients" was right as to the relegating Rule 6 to Rule 3 , and adjusting tho others accordingly , and not , as you suggest , simply transposing them , because , by so doing you destroy the natural sequence in whioh those rules shonld arise . "
Premising that I am not quite sure I understand what he means by * ' the natural sequence " in whioh the rules " should arise , " I would point out thai if Nos . 3 and 6 are transposed , as you suggest , then tho rules Nos . 2 to 6 , according to their snbject matter , will . follovv thus : No . 2 , Grand Lodge ; No . 3—now No . 6—members of Grancl Lodge ; No . 4 , Grand Lodge ' s power of enacting laws ; No . 5 ,
Grand Lodge ' s power of final decision ; No . 6—now No . 3—Powers of substituted authorities in Grand and other Lodges . Then would follow , as now , No . 7 , members of Grand Lodge , honoris causa ; No . 8 , Grand Master ' s representatives and representatives from sister Grand Lodges ; No . 9 , Pasfc Masters when members of Grand Lodge , when not members , & o . Ac . & c . I see nothing whatever unnatural
about this sequence . I also disagree with him as to the proviso he would have inserted in Rule No . 7 , which provides for " brethren of eminence aud abilit y " being " constituted members of the grand lodge , " either " by tho appointment of the Grand Master , " or "by a voto of the grancl
lodge duly confirmed . " He would have the brethren thus honoured Installed Masters , as if it were impossible for any who has not passed the chair to exhibit unusual eminence and ability . I have no wish to depreciate Past Masters , but I wish it were more generally recognised that it is not necessary to be a Past Master in order to be an eminent and able Craftsman . Faithfully and fraternally yours , " CRITIC . "
THE VALUE OF OUR BOYS' SCHOOL VOTES .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —NO doubt , as you suggest , "Q . " has ¦ written on this snbject more warmly than ho need have done , but I think ho is right in tho main . There is really no connection between the value of votes at any given election , and tho price paid for them , while the cost of a purchased presentation has nothiu" to
do with either , it being , as " Q . " very properly points out , a known quantity determined by a competent authority . Taking the latter Point lirst , and assuming a boy ' s stay extends on an average live years and a-half—the maximum period is seven , and tho minimum tour years—at an average annual cost of forty guiueas , the total outlay at this rato for the period stated would bo 220 guineas
( £ 231 ) . Leaving minute arithmetical calculation out of tho ques . tion , will any one venture to suggest that 170 guineas ( £ 178 10 s ) paid in advance is not a just equivalent for an annuity of £ 42 spread over five years and a-half ? Turning to the value of votes , I imagine it will bo found to vary in
an mverso ratio to the number of vacancies . If , for instance , there are ten vacancies and twenty candidates , then , all other things being equal , each of the latter starts with half a chance in ¦ ns favour ; if ten vacancies and thirty candidates , ho has a one-third chance ; aud if ten vacancies and forty candidates , he has only a onefourth . As a matter of fact , however , all other things are rarely , if
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over , equal , and the niceties of arithmetical calculation as to a candidate ' s prospects of success at a given election are liable to bo disturbed by a number , more or less great , of outside circumstances . Ono has plenty of inlluence , another has not ; one brings forward
votes , another does not . In tine , you cannot , iu eases of this kind , determine a result which is indeterminable , or rather , which is liable to bo influenced by so many outsirlo chances , by the ordinary rule of three . My advice is pretty much tho same as Q . ' s , —leave this question of value to take care of itself . Fraternally yours , THE CAST OF THE DIE -
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
THE meeting of tho General Committco was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , nnder presidency of Bro . J . M . Case . Thero were also present Bros . Tate , Leggott , Dilley , Bolton , Brett , Berry , Goodall , Cottebrune , Edgar Bowyer , Bush , Webb , Stedwell , Adlard , Cubitt , Mnrlis , Lacey , Clarke , Gallant , Mooro , Willing jun ., and B . C . Massey . The Secretary reported that ( ivo deaths had occurred
amongst tho annuitants since tho previous mooting of tho Committee —three males ancl two females ; the aggregate amount received by the five while on tho funds being £ 940 . The Warden's report stated that on tho llth nltimo an entertainment had been provided by Bro . Fcsta for the residents of the Institution at Croydon , to commemorate the occasion of his entering on his year of office as Master of
tho Montague Guost Lodgo . Tho sum of £ 2000 now on deposit at Bank was ordered to be transferred to current acconut to provide for payments falling duo , and tho chairman was authorised to sign cheques , of which a list was road by tho Secretary . Of two applications from annuitants' widows for moieties of their late husband ' s annuities , one was granted , but tho other gave rise to some discus
siou , as it appeared that tho applicant had not been married for the full term of five years prescribed by the rules as a condition of eligibility . It was found that the Committee , who had iu some similar cases waived this requirement , had in so doing contravened the rules , and it was therefore moved , seconded , ancl carried that Mrs . Lover was ineligible for the reduced annuity asked for . In reply to an
inquiry , the Secretary stated that in some instances of this kind grants had been made by tho Committco towards tho support of the applicants until they could apply to bo themselves elected annuitants , bufc that a notico of motion was requisite when it was desired to do this ; whereupon Brother Dilley gave notico that ho would , afc the December meeting , propose thafc a sum of £ 10 be granted to Mrs . Lever . Nine petitions wero presented on behalf of candidates for
annuities to havo their names placed on the list , from which selection will be mado at nest election . Of this eight were approved , and the names ordered to bo added to the list ; but the remaining petition gave rise to considerable discussion , and after tho motion that it be received had been proposed , it was met by an amendment to the contrary effect , which was carried by a largo majority . Thero being no other business before tho Committee , the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to tho chairman .
Standard Theatre.
STANDARD THEATRE .
BRO . James Willing jnn . ' s now sensational and emotional drama , entitled "Tho Ruling Passion , " was produced on Monday evening at tho National Standard Theatre , under tho able auspices of the Bros . Douglass . It is replete with tho strongest interest , and will , doubtless , when it has undergone some of tho modifications and excisions the necessity for whioh only become apparent after a public presentation , secure along period of popularity . Its reception on Monday was most
favourable , though tho scones in the madhouse were too terribly realistic to exactly meet fcho taste of the audience . The scenery was of a character worthy in every respect of the reputation of the Standard and ifcs energetic proprietors , and the stage accessories were equally to be commended . The acting of Mr . Edmund Leafcbesas the villain , and of Miss Louise Moodie as the twin sisters—Minnie Doone
and Laurie Swaine—showed a complete appreciation on their part of the characters allotted , nor must we pass over the Nat Grey of Mr . Arthur Goodrich , the Dr . Dwining , keeper of the private asylum at Norwood , of Mr . Odell ; whilo the Laura of Miss Katie Neville especially deserves praise . These several parts were most ably and felicitously interpreted . Those who think the height of dramatic
representation consists in abundance of realistic situations will , we are sure , be pleased with "The Ruling Passion , " the scone in which the heroine osci ! pes in tho balloon being especially terrible . By tho way , wohaveseeu it suggested in soiuo of tho criticisms on Bro . Willing ' s latest production , that the , usual net to which the car lines of
the balloon are at Inched was wanting . This is an error , and we may add that , in order to ensure a correct representation , the services of Mr . Wright , the well-knowu aeronaut , wero called in , and he expressed his full approval of the balloon , and the arrangements for working it .
HOIIOWAY ' OINTMENT . —Sores , Wounds , Ulcerations , and other diseases affecting the skin , avo capable of speedy amendment !> y this cooling nnd healing unguent , which has called forth the loudest praise IVorn persons who had suffered for years from bad less , abscesses , ncd chronic ulcers , after every hope of cum had Ions passed away . None but those who have experienced the soothing effect of this Ointment can form an idea of the comfort it bestows , by restraining inflammation and allaying pain . Whenever Jlolloway ' . s Ointment has ijcen once used it has established its own worth , and has u'ain beeu eagerly sought for as tho easiest and safest remedy for all ulcerous o-implahils . In neuralgia , rheumatism ancl gout , the same application , properly used , gives wonderful relief .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must bear the name ani address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
THE REVISED BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICOE . DEAR SIB AND BROTHER , —I am very glad to notice that yon are taking up for criticism the revised Constitutions and I venture to point out what seems an anomaly in ono at least of the appointments , whioh must be cleared up now or never . In the Province of Staffordshire , for the last sixteen years to my knowledge , it has been the custom of the D . G . M . to hand a jewel of office to , and receive fees of honour from , the Provincial Grand Standard Bearer . These have been invariably Past Masters , and some of them have done excellent work in their Lodges . It has also been usual for these Officers to wear the purple in common with other Prov . Grand Lodge Officers .
One of these brethren a year or two ago visited a Lodgo in London at whioh some G . L . Officers were present ; to his surprise he was informed that the office conveyed no right to the clothing , and that , whatever might be the intention of the Prov . Grand Master to confer honour , it certainly ceased at the boundary of his Porvince . My friend's position , as you may imagine , was no pleasant one .
He had Provincial clothing only , and the consequence has been that the brother must compromise the matter by carrying two seta of clothing for the very doubtful honour . I trust the issue of the new Constitutions will either prevent the future granting of these honours , or give the position a recognised status in the Grand and Provincial Lodges . I am , yours fraternally , A . B .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICXE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I cannot agree with your correspondent , ST . AUGUSTINE , " that another of your clients" was right as to the relegating Rule 6 to Rule 3 , and adjusting tho others accordingly , and not , as you suggest , simply transposing them , because , by so doing you destroy the natural sequence in whioh those rules shonld arise . "
Premising that I am not quite sure I understand what he means by * ' the natural sequence " in whioh the rules " should arise , " I would point out thai if Nos . 3 and 6 are transposed , as you suggest , then tho rules Nos . 2 to 6 , according to their snbject matter , will . follovv thus : No . 2 , Grand Lodge ; No . 3—now No . 6—members of Grancl Lodge ; No . 4 , Grand Lodge ' s power of enacting laws ; No . 5 ,
Grand Lodge ' s power of final decision ; No . 6—now No . 3—Powers of substituted authorities in Grand and other Lodges . Then would follow , as now , No . 7 , members of Grand Lodge , honoris causa ; No . 8 , Grand Master ' s representatives and representatives from sister Grand Lodges ; No . 9 , Pasfc Masters when members of Grand Lodge , when not members , & o . Ac . & c . I see nothing whatever unnatural
about this sequence . I also disagree with him as to the proviso he would have inserted in Rule No . 7 , which provides for " brethren of eminence aud abilit y " being " constituted members of the grand lodge , " either " by tho appointment of the Grand Master , " or "by a voto of the grancl
lodge duly confirmed . " He would have the brethren thus honoured Installed Masters , as if it were impossible for any who has not passed the chair to exhibit unusual eminence and ability . I have no wish to depreciate Past Masters , but I wish it were more generally recognised that it is not necessary to be a Past Master in order to be an eminent and able Craftsman . Faithfully and fraternally yours , " CRITIC . "
THE VALUE OF OUR BOYS' SCHOOL VOTES .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —NO doubt , as you suggest , "Q . " has ¦ written on this snbject more warmly than ho need have done , but I think ho is right in tho main . There is really no connection between the value of votes at any given election , and tho price paid for them , while the cost of a purchased presentation has nothiu" to
do with either , it being , as " Q . " very properly points out , a known quantity determined by a competent authority . Taking the latter Point lirst , and assuming a boy ' s stay extends on an average live years and a-half—the maximum period is seven , and tho minimum tour years—at an average annual cost of forty guiueas , the total outlay at this rato for the period stated would bo 220 guineas
( £ 231 ) . Leaving minute arithmetical calculation out of tho ques . tion , will any one venture to suggest that 170 guineas ( £ 178 10 s ) paid in advance is not a just equivalent for an annuity of £ 42 spread over five years and a-half ? Turning to the value of votes , I imagine it will bo found to vary in
an mverso ratio to the number of vacancies . If , for instance , there are ten vacancies and twenty candidates , then , all other things being equal , each of the latter starts with half a chance in ¦ ns favour ; if ten vacancies and thirty candidates , ho has a one-third chance ; aud if ten vacancies and forty candidates , he has only a onefourth . As a matter of fact , however , all other things are rarely , if
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over , equal , and the niceties of arithmetical calculation as to a candidate ' s prospects of success at a given election are liable to bo disturbed by a number , more or less great , of outside circumstances . Ono has plenty of inlluence , another has not ; one brings forward
votes , another does not . In tine , you cannot , iu eases of this kind , determine a result which is indeterminable , or rather , which is liable to bo influenced by so many outsirlo chances , by the ordinary rule of three . My advice is pretty much tho same as Q . ' s , —leave this question of value to take care of itself . Fraternally yours , THE CAST OF THE DIE -
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
THE meeting of tho General Committco was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , nnder presidency of Bro . J . M . Case . Thero were also present Bros . Tate , Leggott , Dilley , Bolton , Brett , Berry , Goodall , Cottebrune , Edgar Bowyer , Bush , Webb , Stedwell , Adlard , Cubitt , Mnrlis , Lacey , Clarke , Gallant , Mooro , Willing jun ., and B . C . Massey . The Secretary reported that ( ivo deaths had occurred
amongst tho annuitants since tho previous mooting of tho Committee —three males ancl two females ; the aggregate amount received by the five while on tho funds being £ 940 . The Warden's report stated that on tho llth nltimo an entertainment had been provided by Bro . Fcsta for the residents of the Institution at Croydon , to commemorate the occasion of his entering on his year of office as Master of
tho Montague Guost Lodgo . Tho sum of £ 2000 now on deposit at Bank was ordered to be transferred to current acconut to provide for payments falling duo , and tho chairman was authorised to sign cheques , of which a list was road by tho Secretary . Of two applications from annuitants' widows for moieties of their late husband ' s annuities , one was granted , but tho other gave rise to some discus
siou , as it appeared that tho applicant had not been married for the full term of five years prescribed by the rules as a condition of eligibility . It was found that the Committee , who had iu some similar cases waived this requirement , had in so doing contravened the rules , and it was therefore moved , seconded , ancl carried that Mrs . Lover was ineligible for the reduced annuity asked for . In reply to an
inquiry , the Secretary stated that in some instances of this kind grants had been made by tho Committco towards tho support of the applicants until they could apply to bo themselves elected annuitants , bufc that a notico of motion was requisite when it was desired to do this ; whereupon Brother Dilley gave notico that ho would , afc the December meeting , propose thafc a sum of £ 10 be granted to Mrs . Lever . Nine petitions wero presented on behalf of candidates for
annuities to havo their names placed on the list , from which selection will be mado at nest election . Of this eight were approved , and the names ordered to bo added to the list ; but the remaining petition gave rise to considerable discussion , and after tho motion that it be received had been proposed , it was met by an amendment to the contrary effect , which was carried by a largo majority . Thero being no other business before tho Committee , the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to tho chairman .
Standard Theatre.
STANDARD THEATRE .
BRO . James Willing jnn . ' s now sensational and emotional drama , entitled "Tho Ruling Passion , " was produced on Monday evening at tho National Standard Theatre , under tho able auspices of the Bros . Douglass . It is replete with tho strongest interest , and will , doubtless , when it has undergone some of tho modifications and excisions the necessity for whioh only become apparent after a public presentation , secure along period of popularity . Its reception on Monday was most
favourable , though tho scones in the madhouse were too terribly realistic to exactly meet fcho taste of the audience . The scenery was of a character worthy in every respect of the reputation of the Standard and ifcs energetic proprietors , and the stage accessories were equally to be commended . The acting of Mr . Edmund Leafcbesas the villain , and of Miss Louise Moodie as the twin sisters—Minnie Doone
and Laurie Swaine—showed a complete appreciation on their part of the characters allotted , nor must we pass over the Nat Grey of Mr . Arthur Goodrich , the Dr . Dwining , keeper of the private asylum at Norwood , of Mr . Odell ; whilo the Laura of Miss Katie Neville especially deserves praise . These several parts were most ably and felicitously interpreted . Those who think the height of dramatic
representation consists in abundance of realistic situations will , we are sure , be pleased with "The Ruling Passion , " the scone in which the heroine osci ! pes in tho balloon being especially terrible . By tho way , wohaveseeu it suggested in soiuo of tho criticisms on Bro . Willing ' s latest production , that the , usual net to which the car lines of
the balloon are at Inched was wanting . This is an error , and we may add that , in order to ensure a correct representation , the services of Mr . Wright , the well-knowu aeronaut , wero called in , and he expressed his full approval of the balloon , and the arrangements for working it .
HOIIOWAY ' OINTMENT . —Sores , Wounds , Ulcerations , and other diseases affecting the skin , avo capable of speedy amendment !> y this cooling nnd healing unguent , which has called forth the loudest praise IVorn persons who had suffered for years from bad less , abscesses , ncd chronic ulcers , after every hope of cum had Ions passed away . None but those who have experienced the soothing effect of this Ointment can form an idea of the comfort it bestows , by restraining inflammation and allaying pain . Whenever Jlolloway ' . s Ointment has ijcen once used it has established its own worth , and has u'ain beeu eagerly sought for as tho easiest and safest remedy for all ulcerous o-implahils . In neuralgia , rheumatism ancl gout , the same application , properly used , gives wonderful relief .