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Masonic Literature.
duties . I wonld that every Lodge in tho kingdom , nay , every in . dividual brother , had secured to itself and himself tho privilege of possessing so comprehensive and valuable a compendium of Masonic intelligence , criticism and connsol , and that thoy wonld put tho same to practical use , in which case they could derive nothing but advantage to themselves and thoso around them .
I am fully aware of the difficulties you must have had to surmount ; and to which you so modestly allude in yonr loaders last week . Snch efforts , made patriotically in the cause of our Institution , deserve all the encouragement which it is in the power of tho Craft to bestow , and I for ono sincerely trust that in tho future the brethren will be willing , even moro than in tho past , to show their appreciation of tho
labour and expense put forward in order to advance tho true interests of Fremasonry . I regarded with no little surprise and regret the apparent susponsion of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE for a conple of weeks recently ; bnt its reappearance in a moro vigorous and complete form has set
my fears at rest , for I should regard it as a positive loss had any apathy on the part of yonr should-be supporters and subscribers induced yon to discontinue the issue of so valuable and essential n help to me and my fellow students of tho Mystic Art . With all good wishes for the coming year ,
I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , SENIOE WAEDEN 9 th January 1883 .
Our Masonic Organs.
OUR MASONIC ORGANS .
To the Editor of the FEEEMASONS CIIROICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —It can hardly have escaped you that certain vague rumonrs have - been whispered abont amongst the brethren that we were about to lose your valuable literary aid , in consequence of an apathy on the part of the brethren in according
sufficient support to keep the CHEONICLE afloat . The assurance to the contrary conveyed in yonr last issue is mosfc welcome to mo , as I am certain it will be to many other brethren ; for I should be utterly at a loss at the end of the week could I not number amongst my literary budget the familiar oi'gans of the Craft , which
I always peruse with much interest and pleasure . Considering fche vast amount of valuable information you provide weekly , and the admirable means you open to Masons for the interchange of friendl y thought and opinions , yonr journal should be read , certainly ia every Lodge , if not by every member of the Order .
As a rule , Masons are not great readers : they are content with things as they find them in Lodge , or at their meetings for instruction . But I must say thafc , apart from the interest I have derived from a perusal of Masonic doings in this and other countries , recorded in your columns , I have been much edified and instructed by your
able dissertations on the principles of Freemasonry , your criticism on nice points connected with the Craft , and the freely expressed opinions thereon by your numerous and talented correspondents . I am , therefore , glad that the suspension of the FREEMASON '
CHEONICLE was only temporary , to enable you to pull matters straight and to complete another volume , and that you purpose with renewed vigour to continue your laudable efforts on behalf of the Craft , on a wider and improved scale . With all best wishes for yonr enterprise , believe me to remain ,
Yours very fraternally , CONSTANT READER . Torquay , 9 th January 1883 . P . S . —Kindly renew my annual subscription , aud send copy weekly , as directed , to my brother at Hornsea .
We are surprised at the letter , signed S . X ., which appeared iu our contemporary and which , while it animadverts most strongly on the courtesy of the officials of our Boys' School at Wood Green , would lead
people to infer that the youngsters are anything hut well treated . All who like ourselves have seen anything of the Institution must be well aware that such allegations and suggestions have no foundation whatever in fact . The officials are , at all times and in all circumstances , as
courteous as it is possible for any persons similarly placed to be , while the Boys , if we may judge from their appearance , are the picture of contentment and happiness . As to the " awe-struck manner of one or two of the poor little fellows who had occasion to address" the said
S . X . " and his companion on the occasion of their visit , we should , if such a thing were possible , be inclined to attribute it to the terror-inspiring aspect of the visitors , whose appearance must havo exhibited a considerable amount of ferocity in order to have produced
so unaccustomed an effect on the part of the little boys . We would point out that Brother Doctor Morris is as kind as he is capable , and that his sub
ordmates , be they matrons or masters , have shown themselves on all occasions to be his worthy coadjutors . The executive , that is , the House Committee , but more especially Brother Binckes , the Secretary of tbe School , are
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as untiring in their efforts to promote the comfort and happiness of tho pupils , as they are kind and considerate in their demeanour . The testimony of successive Festival Chairmen to tho efficiency of tho system of education pursued at the School and its happy effects on tlio Boys is
so well known that we need do no more than refer to it as being ten thousand times moro valuable in its favour than S . X . ' s attempts at denunciation are in the opposite direction . Our Boys' School is not , perhaps , a perfect institution—having regard to the fact of its beinjr worked
by fallible men , that is out of the question ; but that it will successfully bear comparison with other schools of tho same or similar character has been proved again and again to the infinite credit of tbe Secretary , the Committees , and the Staff . Indeed , we almost feel ashamed at havinsrfelt called
upon to defend its high character , nor should we have taken heed of the letter in question , but for the baneful effects it must exercise on the reputation of the School in the minds of those who are unacquainted with its tone and management .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hall , when there were present Bros . Stewart ( in tbe chair ) , Dewar , Adlard , Mather , Matier , Roebuck , Moon , Bowyer , Duff-Filer , Rev . Richard Morris ,
D . D . ( Head Master ) , Brackstone Baker , Massey , Gladwell , Festa , Mann , Webb , Young , Gillard , Maple , Ousey , Paas , Saunders , Godson , Motion , Martin , Venn , Palmer , Binckes ( Secretary ) . Two presentation cases were accepted , and two candidates were withdrawn ; nine new
applicants were placed on the list , and four outfits were granted . The list of candidates for the April election was settled at sixty-seven , and twelve vacancies were declared . It was remarked by Bro . Binckes that in October there would probably be twenty-two vacancies . Bro . Edgar
Bowyer called attention to a letter printed in the Freemason , signed S . X ., in which complaint was made of what the writer considered incivility he had received when he visited the School at Wood Green ; and Bro . Bowyer inquired what would be done to ascertain the truth or
falsehood of the statements in the letter , as it was the first time during his long acquaintance with the Institution that any snch complaint had been made . Bro . Binckes said
the letter was not properly before this Committee . The proper course would bo to lay it before the House Committee on tlio 19 th inst ., and inquire into it . The letter would then bo read in the minutes of the Committee
at the next meeting of the General Committee , on the 3 rd of February , and it wonld then bo properly before the General Committee . Dr . Morris said the letter was thoroughly censorious , ill-tempered , and petty , and it was
false on the face of it . The writer , who said he was ten minutes at the School , wrote about the awe-stricken appearance of the boys ; the boys were admitted to be in School at the timo of the visit . Did the writer expect them to be mirthful at such a time ? He at first felt
inclined to answer the letter , but it was so petty , and as the writer was no gentleman , he resolved not to answer it . If tho Committee thought fit to do so they might . During the eight years he had been at the School , he had never received snch indignity , except on one occasion , when he
had to threaten to have a man turned ont , he was so rude-Bro . Raynham Stuart said the more dignified way for fche Committee would be to treat the letter with contempt . Bro . Binckes said the letter had appeared in print , and there were certain charges in it . The House Committee
might inquire into tho matter . It was hardly worth AVIUIC to remain under theso charges if they could get rid of them . Bro . Matier said the letter was an anonymous one . The author should write to the Committee and give his name , and the charges could be inquired into . Dr . Morris remarked that -the editor of the Freemason was a weak-minded man ; he refused the letter last week , and inserted it this . The Committee then adjourned .
The brethren of the Stockwell Lodge of Instruction , No . 1839 , accompanied by their Preceptor , Brother Frances P . G . S . D . Surrey , will visit the Wandsworth Lodge of
Instruction , No . 1044 , on Tuesday , the 16 th inst ., for the purpose of working the Fifteen Sections . The Lodg . ; meets at the East Hill Hotel , Alraa-road , Wandsworth , and will be opened at 7 o ' clock precisely .
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Masonic Literature.
duties . I wonld that every Lodge in tho kingdom , nay , every in . dividual brother , had secured to itself and himself tho privilege of possessing so comprehensive and valuable a compendium of Masonic intelligence , criticism and connsol , and that thoy wonld put tho same to practical use , in which case they could derive nothing but advantage to themselves and thoso around them .
I am fully aware of the difficulties you must have had to surmount ; and to which you so modestly allude in yonr loaders last week . Snch efforts , made patriotically in the cause of our Institution , deserve all the encouragement which it is in the power of tho Craft to bestow , and I for ono sincerely trust that in tho future the brethren will be willing , even moro than in tho past , to show their appreciation of tho
labour and expense put forward in order to advance tho true interests of Fremasonry . I regarded with no little surprise and regret the apparent susponsion of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE for a conple of weeks recently ; bnt its reappearance in a moro vigorous and complete form has set
my fears at rest , for I should regard it as a positive loss had any apathy on the part of yonr should-be supporters and subscribers induced yon to discontinue the issue of so valuable and essential n help to me and my fellow students of tho Mystic Art . With all good wishes for the coming year ,
I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , SENIOE WAEDEN 9 th January 1883 .
Our Masonic Organs.
OUR MASONIC ORGANS .
To the Editor of the FEEEMASONS CIIROICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —It can hardly have escaped you that certain vague rumonrs have - been whispered abont amongst the brethren that we were about to lose your valuable literary aid , in consequence of an apathy on the part of the brethren in according
sufficient support to keep the CHEONICLE afloat . The assurance to the contrary conveyed in yonr last issue is mosfc welcome to mo , as I am certain it will be to many other brethren ; for I should be utterly at a loss at the end of the week could I not number amongst my literary budget the familiar oi'gans of the Craft , which
I always peruse with much interest and pleasure . Considering fche vast amount of valuable information you provide weekly , and the admirable means you open to Masons for the interchange of friendl y thought and opinions , yonr journal should be read , certainly ia every Lodge , if not by every member of the Order .
As a rule , Masons are not great readers : they are content with things as they find them in Lodge , or at their meetings for instruction . But I must say thafc , apart from the interest I have derived from a perusal of Masonic doings in this and other countries , recorded in your columns , I have been much edified and instructed by your
able dissertations on the principles of Freemasonry , your criticism on nice points connected with the Craft , and the freely expressed opinions thereon by your numerous and talented correspondents . I am , therefore , glad that the suspension of the FREEMASON '
CHEONICLE was only temporary , to enable you to pull matters straight and to complete another volume , and that you purpose with renewed vigour to continue your laudable efforts on behalf of the Craft , on a wider and improved scale . With all best wishes for yonr enterprise , believe me to remain ,
Yours very fraternally , CONSTANT READER . Torquay , 9 th January 1883 . P . S . —Kindly renew my annual subscription , aud send copy weekly , as directed , to my brother at Hornsea .
We are surprised at the letter , signed S . X ., which appeared iu our contemporary and which , while it animadverts most strongly on the courtesy of the officials of our Boys' School at Wood Green , would lead
people to infer that the youngsters are anything hut well treated . All who like ourselves have seen anything of the Institution must be well aware that such allegations and suggestions have no foundation whatever in fact . The officials are , at all times and in all circumstances , as
courteous as it is possible for any persons similarly placed to be , while the Boys , if we may judge from their appearance , are the picture of contentment and happiness . As to the " awe-struck manner of one or two of the poor little fellows who had occasion to address" the said
S . X . " and his companion on the occasion of their visit , we should , if such a thing were possible , be inclined to attribute it to the terror-inspiring aspect of the visitors , whose appearance must havo exhibited a considerable amount of ferocity in order to have produced
so unaccustomed an effect on the part of the little boys . We would point out that Brother Doctor Morris is as kind as he is capable , and that his sub
ordmates , be they matrons or masters , have shown themselves on all occasions to be his worthy coadjutors . The executive , that is , the House Committee , but more especially Brother Binckes , the Secretary of tbe School , are
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as untiring in their efforts to promote the comfort and happiness of tho pupils , as they are kind and considerate in their demeanour . The testimony of successive Festival Chairmen to tho efficiency of tho system of education pursued at the School and its happy effects on tlio Boys is
so well known that we need do no more than refer to it as being ten thousand times moro valuable in its favour than S . X . ' s attempts at denunciation are in the opposite direction . Our Boys' School is not , perhaps , a perfect institution—having regard to the fact of its beinjr worked
by fallible men , that is out of the question ; but that it will successfully bear comparison with other schools of tho same or similar character has been proved again and again to the infinite credit of tbe Secretary , the Committees , and the Staff . Indeed , we almost feel ashamed at havinsrfelt called
upon to defend its high character , nor should we have taken heed of the letter in question , but for the baneful effects it must exercise on the reputation of the School in the minds of those who are unacquainted with its tone and management .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hall , when there were present Bros . Stewart ( in tbe chair ) , Dewar , Adlard , Mather , Matier , Roebuck , Moon , Bowyer , Duff-Filer , Rev . Richard Morris ,
D . D . ( Head Master ) , Brackstone Baker , Massey , Gladwell , Festa , Mann , Webb , Young , Gillard , Maple , Ousey , Paas , Saunders , Godson , Motion , Martin , Venn , Palmer , Binckes ( Secretary ) . Two presentation cases were accepted , and two candidates were withdrawn ; nine new
applicants were placed on the list , and four outfits were granted . The list of candidates for the April election was settled at sixty-seven , and twelve vacancies were declared . It was remarked by Bro . Binckes that in October there would probably be twenty-two vacancies . Bro . Edgar
Bowyer called attention to a letter printed in the Freemason , signed S . X ., in which complaint was made of what the writer considered incivility he had received when he visited the School at Wood Green ; and Bro . Bowyer inquired what would be done to ascertain the truth or
falsehood of the statements in the letter , as it was the first time during his long acquaintance with the Institution that any snch complaint had been made . Bro . Binckes said
the letter was not properly before this Committee . The proper course would bo to lay it before the House Committee on tlio 19 th inst ., and inquire into it . The letter would then bo read in the minutes of the Committee
at the next meeting of the General Committee , on the 3 rd of February , and it wonld then bo properly before the General Committee . Dr . Morris said the letter was thoroughly censorious , ill-tempered , and petty , and it was
false on the face of it . The writer , who said he was ten minutes at the School , wrote about the awe-stricken appearance of the boys ; the boys were admitted to be in School at the timo of the visit . Did the writer expect them to be mirthful at such a time ? He at first felt
inclined to answer the letter , but it was so petty , and as the writer was no gentleman , he resolved not to answer it . If tho Committee thought fit to do so they might . During the eight years he had been at the School , he had never received snch indignity , except on one occasion , when he
had to threaten to have a man turned ont , he was so rude-Bro . Raynham Stuart said the more dignified way for fche Committee would be to treat the letter with contempt . Bro . Binckes said the letter had appeared in print , and there were certain charges in it . The House Committee
might inquire into tho matter . It was hardly worth AVIUIC to remain under theso charges if they could get rid of them . Bro . Matier said the letter was an anonymous one . The author should write to the Committee and give his name , and the charges could be inquired into . Dr . Morris remarked that -the editor of the Freemason was a weak-minded man ; he refused the letter last week , and inserted it this . The Committee then adjourned .
The brethren of the Stockwell Lodge of Instruction , No . 1839 , accompanied by their Preceptor , Brother Frances P . G . S . D . Surrey , will visit the Wandsworth Lodge of
Instruction , No . 1044 , on Tuesday , the 16 th inst ., for the purpose of working the Fifteen Sections . The Lodg . ; meets at the East Hill Hotel , Alraa-road , Wandsworth , and will be opened at 7 o ' clock precisely .