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his proposition on the paper . This statement was contradicted by Bro . P . Binckes , Secretary , who said that the Board had , on the contrary , . s t ated there were no funds for snch purposes at their disposal , and even if they suggest '* * ' !

any sum it would nut \ w mure than ten guineas . Bro Binckes pointed out that tho present prospects of tin Institntion were a source of anxiety , and in face of tin . " trotig appeals which were being made for support to earn

it our of its present position , it would be unwise to expect the Court to grant the sum asked for . The proposal was ultimately seconded , and on being put by the Chairman was rejected . Bro . James Motion wished to ask a question as

to tho management of the School , but was ruled ont of order . The ballot was then proceeded with , for the election of fifteen boys from an approved list of sixty-five

candidates , and at its conclusion those hig hest on tho poll were declared elected . Votes of thanks were then passed to the Chairman and to the Scrutineers and the meeting terminated .

The list of successful candidates will be found elsewhere in our present issue , wo here append a list of those unsuccessful , together with the number of votes recorded for each .

UNSUCCESSFUL . Name . Forward . Polled . Total . 11 Ball , Charles 1417 1011 2428 4 Green , Charles William 613 1686 2299 29 Mossop , Charles Irwin 2145 134 2279

26 Grimsey , Arthur Henry 277 1874 2151 32 Chinneek , Robert Percy 912 1064 1976 38 Gaches , Vernon Poed 669 1296 1965 22 Baylis ? , Stanley 584 1057 1641 8 Turner , Francis Pater 850 753 1603 31 Murley , Ernest 384 1071 145 ")

54 Bland , Frederick — 1371 1371 49 Land , Walter — 1177 1177 59 Wilson , Fred — 1135 1135 1 "Wood , Joseph 928 121 1019 23 Lawrence , Harry 748 288 1031 * . Cm /» Tl 1 _ 1 *»¦•*¦ - » r »*— . - » " I / . . I 1 tiaoici ztz

z iiray , .- IOZ JLOZI 12 Fur ' sey , Samuel Henry Eeginald 246 733 97 !) 28 Carr , Samuel 450 485 935 40 Jarmain , Eilvvrrd George — 822 822 51 Windsor , Arthur Herbert — 739 739

16 Cane , Arthur Hughes 552 177 729 18 Bosco , Wal . ace Peter Charles 372 354 726 58 Brown , Ernest James — 686 686 24 Kemp , Arthur Howard 309 322 631 48 Wilkinson , Georgo — 504 504

5 Burgess , Edgar Holmes 142 361 503 39 Clarke , Alfred William — 414 414 43 Pratt , Stanley Edmund Rolls — 384 384 17 Jennings , William John 105 249 354 44 Wells , Vercy Howard — 327 327 60 Da Caen , John Hera ult — 155 loo

6 Scott , Frederick William John 118 1 119 64 Hodgkinson , Edward Dunthorne — 88 88 20 Campbell , Archibald Wallace 31 48 79 45 Lamboi'D , Edmund Arnold Greening — 72 72 37 Wakefield , Sydney Hammersley * 8 60 68 65 Cox , George Hancock — 62 62

62 Browne , Arthur Thomas — 54 54 9 Siggers , Clement 35 4 39 53 Hart , Frederick George — 25 25 30 Carruthers , James 17 3 20 52 Brown , John Leonard — 15 15 63 Whale , Ernest Edward — 12 12

3 Grossman , Jonn 6 3 9 13 Bostock , Martin Roddwell 8—8 61 Morgan , Rhys Edgar — 5 5 55 Drewitt , Herbert John — 4 4 51 Pinder . William Hubert — 4 4

21 Clunes , Alexr . Sydenham Sherriff 12 3 36 Kendall , Kenneth 12 3 56 Harvey , Frank Gowland — — — * Will be removed from List under Law 53 , being eleven years of age , and unsuccessful .

Objects And Purposes Of Our Order.

OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF OUR ORDER .

AND now , Companions , I trust you will pardon me if I offer a few reflections on the objects aud purposes of our Order , as well as our duty as Hi-yal Arch Masons . We , as au association , are speculative Masons—an outgrowth of "Operative Masonry " of traditional times . Our

teach ing- * remind us that we should be as punctual , as zealous iu the discharge of speculative obligations , as were onr ancient Companions in Operative Masonry . With the examples which both operative and speculative Masonry have set before the world , what may we not hope iu the

Objects And Purposes Of Our Order.

future , from its broad conservatism as a great national body , in these times of wild and radical disorders which infest , our body politic ? When civilisation dawned upon the world , tradition informs ns that Masonry went hand in

hand with it . "Rude afc first as were tbe people of those remote ages , yet the broad p hilanthropy of its teachings lias broken the barriers of barbarism , and has elevated ancl ennobled the human race . There must necessarily be rude shocks on the emergence of mankind from barbarism into

eivlisatiou and from civilisation into enlightenment . Through all this period the institution of Masonry , which exorcises such influence to-day in the world , has kept abreast of the best thought of ages . It enjoins obedience

to constituted authority . It enjoins and requires the recognition of a Supreme Boing , to whom each and every one is morally responsible , without any mental reservations . You and I know that some of our brethren speak

lightly of the obligations they voluntarily take upon themselves ; but let me assure you , my Companions , that if history teaches anything , those people of the eartb who have recognised their dependence on Divine Providence , ancl a

personal responsibilit y thereto for all their acts ra life , are the people who have made the greatest progress in the direction of advanced civilisation . You may call it by any name you please . You may call it the evolution of natural

forces , or the mysterious workings of God , whom Masons recognise as the creator of all things in the natural and material world ; still we must admit the fact , which is susceptible of onl y one solution ; namely , that man ' s

progress and knowledge are derived from a source wiser than himself . Tbe wisdom of to-day we did not possess yesterday ; to-morrow we shall learn what we do not know to-day . Yon may call it that Supreme Intelligence which

pervades all nature and which will remain throughout all eternity . You may philosophise upon it , and the source whence comes intelligence will remain a sealed book , until

the curtain which separates the present from the future is withdrawn . Ancl , Companions , it is the recognition of this great fact that has distinguished Masons from time

immemorial . It has made them in a sense a peculiar people . It has made them a law and order people , seeking not to correct evils by inflicting greater ones , but by the power of superior over inferior intelligence—that power which mind

has over matter . What then may we not hope from the influence of our sublime teachings in our own conntry , when we see the gradual encroachments which are being made upon our civilisation by the disorderly elements of

society , who have selected this land of universal freedom and suffrage for the consummation of their designs against civilised society , thus mistaking liberty for license ; the greatest and best minds of ancient and modern times have

been and are patrons of our wise and conservative institution . From Moses , who led the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage , and established a civil polity among his people , down through the ages to Solomon , whose

wisdom we are led to believe developed the system which was an improvement on the civilisation which preceded it , and which the intervening centuries have not been able to obliterate , Freemasonry has marched near the front line .

We can trace by authentic history , from ancient and modern times , the close relationship of Masonry with the processes of civilisation . From Washington , who guided the American people and planted them upon the plane of

political emancipation and started them on the road to power and political greatness , through a long line of distinguished Americans , Masonry has kept company with the best thought and wisest statesmanship that civilisation

has demanded . May this thought ever actuate Masons . However traditional may be the story of tbe preservation of that great light which we recognise as the corner-stone of our Institution , the result of its teachings have been as

effective in the elevation of mankind to a higher plane , mentally and morally , as if the fact were proved beyond the possibility of a doubt at our regular assemblages for work .

Companions , you will observe that I have deviated slightly from the regular annual address , and hinted at some things on which it may be well for the iioyal Arch Mas * ns to ponder . If , however , Masonry is to cut any

figure in tho future as a great moral conservative force , any departure which will ' cause our Order to rise and meet the demands of the hour is not only justifiable , but an

imperative duty . As a striking fact , which may inspire us to look ahead ofthe present , and prepare us to perform our part well iu the affairs which none can evade , a lesson may