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The Work Of The Provisional Management Committee.
THE WORK OF THE PROVISIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE .
WE last week had tbe pleasure of publishing tbe final report of the Provisional Management Committee of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Boys , and if at first blush the statements it contains may appear of a somewhat too roseate hue we must admit
that they bear the impress ol being a sincere expression of the opinion at present entertained by the members of the Committee concerned . The Provisional Committee appear to be eminently satisfied
with the result of their labours , and we assure them in all sincerity we are delighted to know there are so many favourable features in connection with the Institution worthy of special commendation , and we hope that the future may give ample evidence that
those who drew up the report have not been too sanguine in recording the result of the work they have performed . It must be acknowledged the Committee started work with a very difficult task before them . Everything was handed over to them
in an unsatisfactory condition , or at least they were told so , on what was regarded as very good authority . They had not only to convince themselves that the verdict of the Committee of Investigation was a
correct one , but had to find a remedy for existing evils , and put matters in a satisfactory condition . That they have succeeded , to their own satisfaction , is amply demonstrated by the report just presented
to the Craft , and we again express the hope that this latest verdict may prove justifiable , and the present opinion in regard to the working of the Institution may be maintained .
The report itself is of so exhaustive a character , and has so recently been presented in extenso to our readers , that there seems no need to review its several points in detail . If there is one fault to be found
with it , as a whole , it is , perhaps , the too sanguine strain in which it is written , although , as we have said , the writers seem to be thoroughly satisfied with themselves , and on that account may be excused for
what , under ordinary conditions , might be regarded as somewhat akin to egotism . They found the School and everything associated with the Institution in a state of pronounced confusion , thev have left it a
pattern of good order and regularity , with every recommendation of the Committee of Investigation dealt with , and most of the reforms they suggested carried to a successful issue . Thev concludebv
, expressing the opinion that the Institution is to be congratulated upon the particularly fortunate selection that has been made in the appointment of the principal and other officers of the establishment , and
carry their laudation to such an extent , as to prove by inference that all who were previously associated with the charity were , to a greater or lesser degree , incompetent . Well , radical changes have been hailed with similar expressions of approval in other quarters ,
The Work Of The Provisional Management Committee.
but somehow or other when the novelty of the situation has worn oft " , things have often been found to bo much the same under new conditions as under older
ones . Perhaps the case ol the Koyal Masonic Institution for Boys will prove an exception to many reforms which have preceded it , and perhaps not , but
in any case , we shall consider it a part oi our duty to do everything in our power to advance the welfare of the Institution , and guard the rights and privileges of its supporters . We regard the recommendation to
increase the Secretary's salary as justifiable , under the peculiar circumstances surrounding the appointment , and more particularly so because we considered
the original figure was too low , taken m comparison with the work he was expected to perform , and the position he was expected to maintain among others
holding similar appointments . Wo have never neon an advocate of a cheeseparing policy in reference to one or two comparatively small matters , and a lavish one in others of greater moment , and wo still consider
that the Secretary of either of the Masonic Institutions cannot be too well paid , if ho satisfactorily discharges his work , bearing in mind the arduous nature of the duties attached to the appointment ,
which , to our mind , should include frequent visits to Lodges , with the consequent ill effects of heated rooms , late hours , and continued travelling about .
Masonic Aid For Outside Charities.
MASONIC AID FOR OUTSIDE CHARITIES .
W HATEVER charges may be made against Freemasonry it is very certain that selfishness is not ono of its faults , for , taken collectively , it is probable that Freemasonry does almost as much for outside charities na it does for its own , if not by actually subscribing funds
year by year to carry them on , at least by kindly aid and co-operation at important periods of their existence . It would be very interesting to discover how many of the charity funds of the present day were started or helped in their infancy by Freemasons , and how many buildings
which now exist for purer purposes of benevolence were commenced with Masonic ceremonial and co-operation , but we fear anything like an accurate record would be very difficult to compile , if nofc wholly outside the range
of possibilities . To prove the force of our argument we may ask , how many of the present generation of Freemasons are aware that the Royal Free Hospital in Grays Inn Road , London , to a great extent owes its present welfare to the charitable instincts of the Masonic Order ?
Of course there are some living amongst us who took a prominent part in the movement which , 35 years back , proved of such benefit to the hospital just mentioned , but
on the other hand there are thousands of Freemasons who have passed that hospital time after time without the slightest idea that it was indebted to fche Craft for one of its most beneficial improvements .
In 1855 , after tbe decease of H . R . H . the late Dake of Sussex , Grand Master from 1813 to 1842 J a subscription of
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The Work Of The Provisional Management Committee.
THE WORK OF THE PROVISIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE .
WE last week had tbe pleasure of publishing tbe final report of the Provisional Management Committee of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Boys , and if at first blush the statements it contains may appear of a somewhat too roseate hue we must admit
that they bear the impress ol being a sincere expression of the opinion at present entertained by the members of the Committee concerned . The Provisional Committee appear to be eminently satisfied
with the result of their labours , and we assure them in all sincerity we are delighted to know there are so many favourable features in connection with the Institution worthy of special commendation , and we hope that the future may give ample evidence that
those who drew up the report have not been too sanguine in recording the result of the work they have performed . It must be acknowledged the Committee started work with a very difficult task before them . Everything was handed over to them
in an unsatisfactory condition , or at least they were told so , on what was regarded as very good authority . They had not only to convince themselves that the verdict of the Committee of Investigation was a
correct one , but had to find a remedy for existing evils , and put matters in a satisfactory condition . That they have succeeded , to their own satisfaction , is amply demonstrated by the report just presented
to the Craft , and we again express the hope that this latest verdict may prove justifiable , and the present opinion in regard to the working of the Institution may be maintained .
The report itself is of so exhaustive a character , and has so recently been presented in extenso to our readers , that there seems no need to review its several points in detail . If there is one fault to be found
with it , as a whole , it is , perhaps , the too sanguine strain in which it is written , although , as we have said , the writers seem to be thoroughly satisfied with themselves , and on that account may be excused for
what , under ordinary conditions , might be regarded as somewhat akin to egotism . They found the School and everything associated with the Institution in a state of pronounced confusion , thev have left it a
pattern of good order and regularity , with every recommendation of the Committee of Investigation dealt with , and most of the reforms they suggested carried to a successful issue . Thev concludebv
, expressing the opinion that the Institution is to be congratulated upon the particularly fortunate selection that has been made in the appointment of the principal and other officers of the establishment , and
carry their laudation to such an extent , as to prove by inference that all who were previously associated with the charity were , to a greater or lesser degree , incompetent . Well , radical changes have been hailed with similar expressions of approval in other quarters ,
The Work Of The Provisional Management Committee.
but somehow or other when the novelty of the situation has worn oft " , things have often been found to bo much the same under new conditions as under older
ones . Perhaps the case ol the Koyal Masonic Institution for Boys will prove an exception to many reforms which have preceded it , and perhaps not , but
in any case , we shall consider it a part oi our duty to do everything in our power to advance the welfare of the Institution , and guard the rights and privileges of its supporters . We regard the recommendation to
increase the Secretary's salary as justifiable , under the peculiar circumstances surrounding the appointment , and more particularly so because we considered
the original figure was too low , taken m comparison with the work he was expected to perform , and the position he was expected to maintain among others
holding similar appointments . Wo have never neon an advocate of a cheeseparing policy in reference to one or two comparatively small matters , and a lavish one in others of greater moment , and wo still consider
that the Secretary of either of the Masonic Institutions cannot be too well paid , if ho satisfactorily discharges his work , bearing in mind the arduous nature of the duties attached to the appointment ,
which , to our mind , should include frequent visits to Lodges , with the consequent ill effects of heated rooms , late hours , and continued travelling about .
Masonic Aid For Outside Charities.
MASONIC AID FOR OUTSIDE CHARITIES .
W HATEVER charges may be made against Freemasonry it is very certain that selfishness is not ono of its faults , for , taken collectively , it is probable that Freemasonry does almost as much for outside charities na it does for its own , if not by actually subscribing funds
year by year to carry them on , at least by kindly aid and co-operation at important periods of their existence . It would be very interesting to discover how many of the charity funds of the present day were started or helped in their infancy by Freemasons , and how many buildings
which now exist for purer purposes of benevolence were commenced with Masonic ceremonial and co-operation , but we fear anything like an accurate record would be very difficult to compile , if nofc wholly outside the range
of possibilities . To prove the force of our argument we may ask , how many of the present generation of Freemasons are aware that the Royal Free Hospital in Grays Inn Road , London , to a great extent owes its present welfare to the charitable instincts of the Masonic Order ?
Of course there are some living amongst us who took a prominent part in the movement which , 35 years back , proved of such benefit to the hospital just mentioned , but
on the other hand there are thousands of Freemasons who have passed that hospital time after time without the slightest idea that it was indebted to fche Craft for one of its most beneficial improvements .
In 1855 , after tbe decease of H . R . H . the late Dake of Sussex , Grand Master from 1813 to 1842 J a subscription of