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The Approaching Election Of The Boys' School.
School ; if they can only be fortunate enough to repeat this number next month the lad's admission to the School is tolerably certain . The other cases—twenty-six in number—are all first
applications . There is one family of eight , dependent on a widowed mother ; two of seven , one of six , three of five , five of four , four of three , two of two , and five of one ; while in one case there are five children , of whom two are
partially provided for ; another where there are two , of whom one is partially provided for ; and one case where five children are dependent , both parents being alive . In
three of the cases the lads have sisters in the Girls' School , these being No . 16 , Bryan Hanby Holmes ; No . 19 , Robinson Midgley ; and No . 47 , Charles Sidney Buckley .
The day of election , the 12 th proximo , will be a day of rejoicing to a large majority of the families interested in the contest , for nearly two-thirds of the candidates who go to the poll can be admitted . This is an exceptionally
favourable condition of affairs , especially as at the present time so much distress prevails , and we hope it will prove an incentive to those brethren who have already given in their names as Stewards for the next Festival of the
Institution to redouble their efforts , while to some of those interested in the candidates who will go to the poll we trust it may prove sufficient inducement to secure their services in a similar capacity . The brethren rejoice when
it is possible to declare a large number of vacancies ; do they remember at the same time what is needed to maintain the children who are elected to fill those vacancies , or the
demand there always is for fresh vacancies ? Increased subscriptions on behalf of the Institution is the only method of keeping the supply any way equal to the demand .
" Our Next Chairman."
" OUR NEXT CHAIRMAN . "
All the means of action , The shapeless masses—the materials—Lie everywhere about us . What we need Is the celestial fire to change the flint Into transparent crystal , bright and clear , That fire is genius !
IT is hardly necessary to remind our readers how eminently the above lines of Longfellow apply to a Masonic ruler . Whether he be the Master of a Lodge , of a Province , or the Chairman of one or other of the
Festivals which occur year by year in connection with the Charitable Institutions of the Order , the fire of genius is needed , to enable him to utilize the materials which lie about him , so as to change the shapeless flint into the
brightest and clearest of crystal ; in other words , so to adapt himself to the circumstances ofthe moment as to ensure from every one about him the brightest unanimity and the clearest encouragement . At most of the meetings
to which we have incidentally referred this appears to require no very great effort . The masses there can hardly be said to be shapeless , inasmuch as each portiou is well acquainted with the share he is expected to take in the
proceedings of the day , and appears to only need a word from a leader to ensure the programme being properly carried out ; but in this respect appearances are somewhat deceptive . That such meetings invariably progress and
end as they should do is not the result of mere chance , but it is rather because the brethren who undertake the leadthe chairmanship—of them are endowed with that fire which is needed to change the rough to the perfect ; and if one
meeting may appear to progress more smoothly than another the cause may often be found in the degree of genius displayed by the Chairman . He must know just when and how to humour his audience ; he must lead , and yet
seem to follow ; he must rule , and at the same time appear to be the servant of those he rules ; while in numberless ways must he be prepared to meet emergencies—which arise even in the most peaceful and
unanimous of gatherings , and which if neglected or misunderstood may have unfortunate results , even if they do not culminate in ultimate disaster . The great point with the chairman of a large assembly is to keep his audience on
good terms both with themselves and their leader , and to do this he requires no small portion of that celestial fire which the poet has told us can work the most wonderful changes , the brother of -whom we are writing has had a long and brilliant career , and it is not difficult to quote examples ot
" Our Next Chairman."
his ability to endorse our opinion that he possesses the celestial fire of genius to a marked degree . In many spheres of life he has had all the means of action , the shapeless masses everywhere about him , and in all
—whether it has been as a Soldier , a Provincial Grand Master , or a Chairman—has he proved himself capable of changing " the flint into the crystal ; " while from the roughest materials he has produced the brightest and clearest of jewels .
" Our next Chairman " was born on the 22 nd September 1814 , and , like many with whom he has since been intimately associated , was educated at Eton . In his eighteenth year—in July 1832—he entered the army , and soon rose
to the highest dignities of that profession . He served at the Mauritius and in the East Indies , until 1840 , as Adjutant of the 9 th Regiment . He then filled the office of Military
Secretary to the Governor General of Jamaica , until 1843 , and three years later acted in a similar capacity to the Governor General of Canada . From 1846 to 1853 he was
Regimental Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards . He served during the whole of the Crimean campaign ; as Assistant Adjutant General to the first , and afterwards the Light Division . He was present at the battles of
Alma , Inkerman , and Tchornaza , and at the attack on the Redan . He was chief of the Staff to the Allied Expedition to Kertch , under Sir George Brown . He was twice mentioned in despatches , and received the rank of Colonel for
distinguished service in the field . He rose to the rank of Major General in 1868 , Lieutenant General in 1876 , and General in 1878 , retiring from the Service in 1881 , after being associated with it for nearlv fifty years . He was
created a Companion of the Bath in 1855 , is an Officer of the Legion of Honour , and of the Order of the Medjkli . He has received the Crimean medal , with three clasps , and also the Turkish medal . He commanded at
Shorncliffe from 1867 to 1870 , and at Chatham from 1870 to 1873 , and since 1876 has been Colonel of the 95 th ( Derbyshire ) Regiment . He is a J . P . for Middlesex , for the
city and county of Dublin , and for Westminster , and at the present time is the Masonic ruler of the Province of Surrey , having been appointed Provincial Grand Master in 1871 , and Provincial Grand Superintendent in 1873 .
" Our next Chairman " was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in St . John ' s Lodge , Quebec , in 1845 ; he became a joining member of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , London , on the 10 th June 1852 , and served the
office of Worshipful Master in that Lodge in 1858 . He also joined the Alpha Lodge , and is at the present time one of the oldest member of that distinguished body . He was present at the meeting of this Lodge when H . R . H . the
Prince of Wales initiated his eldest son , Prince Albert Victor , and in recounting his experiences thereof at a subsequent meeting of his Provincial Grand Lodge he said , that he had not only been struck by the way in which the
ceremony had been performed by the Prmce of Wales , but also by the attention paid by the young Prince during his initiation . Our hero was exalted into Royal Arch Masonry during his sojourn in Canada , and joined the Chapter of
Friendship , No . 6 , on the 27 th June 1851 , and was installed as First Principal thereof in 1860 . He was appointed Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of England in 1855 , and , as we have said , Provincial Grind Master of Surrey in
1871 , and Provincial Grand Superintendent of the same County in 1873 . He was also advanced to the degree of Mark Master Mason in Canada , and joined the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 7 on the English Register , 18 th May
1876 . He was one of the founders , and the first W . M . of the Studholme Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 197 , and was appointed Junior Grand Warden of the Mark Degree in 1876 . He is also Provincial Prior of the Order
of the Temple for Kent and Surrey , and was Great Prior of the Supreme Council 33 ° in 1878 . It will thus be seen that in Masonry also " Our next Chairman " has achieved the highest distinctions . The Province of Surrey
has progressed and prospered greatly under his rule . In 1871 , when he was appointed to govern the Craft in the Province there were under a dozen Lodges , now there are some thirty working under his guidance . Similarly the
Royal Arch Degree has prospered , there having been but six Chapters in the Province of Surrey when he assumed its command in 1873 , while at the present time there are
eleven in active work . The brethren of Surrey have practically shown their love for their Provincial Grand Master by naming two of their Lodges—the Brownrigg , No . 1636 , meeting at Kingston , and the Studholme ,
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The Approaching Election Of The Boys' School.
School ; if they can only be fortunate enough to repeat this number next month the lad's admission to the School is tolerably certain . The other cases—twenty-six in number—are all first
applications . There is one family of eight , dependent on a widowed mother ; two of seven , one of six , three of five , five of four , four of three , two of two , and five of one ; while in one case there are five children , of whom two are
partially provided for ; another where there are two , of whom one is partially provided for ; and one case where five children are dependent , both parents being alive . In
three of the cases the lads have sisters in the Girls' School , these being No . 16 , Bryan Hanby Holmes ; No . 19 , Robinson Midgley ; and No . 47 , Charles Sidney Buckley .
The day of election , the 12 th proximo , will be a day of rejoicing to a large majority of the families interested in the contest , for nearly two-thirds of the candidates who go to the poll can be admitted . This is an exceptionally
favourable condition of affairs , especially as at the present time so much distress prevails , and we hope it will prove an incentive to those brethren who have already given in their names as Stewards for the next Festival of the
Institution to redouble their efforts , while to some of those interested in the candidates who will go to the poll we trust it may prove sufficient inducement to secure their services in a similar capacity . The brethren rejoice when
it is possible to declare a large number of vacancies ; do they remember at the same time what is needed to maintain the children who are elected to fill those vacancies , or the
demand there always is for fresh vacancies ? Increased subscriptions on behalf of the Institution is the only method of keeping the supply any way equal to the demand .
" Our Next Chairman."
" OUR NEXT CHAIRMAN . "
All the means of action , The shapeless masses—the materials—Lie everywhere about us . What we need Is the celestial fire to change the flint Into transparent crystal , bright and clear , That fire is genius !
IT is hardly necessary to remind our readers how eminently the above lines of Longfellow apply to a Masonic ruler . Whether he be the Master of a Lodge , of a Province , or the Chairman of one or other of the
Festivals which occur year by year in connection with the Charitable Institutions of the Order , the fire of genius is needed , to enable him to utilize the materials which lie about him , so as to change the shapeless flint into the
brightest and clearest of crystal ; in other words , so to adapt himself to the circumstances ofthe moment as to ensure from every one about him the brightest unanimity and the clearest encouragement . At most of the meetings
to which we have incidentally referred this appears to require no very great effort . The masses there can hardly be said to be shapeless , inasmuch as each portiou is well acquainted with the share he is expected to take in the
proceedings of the day , and appears to only need a word from a leader to ensure the programme being properly carried out ; but in this respect appearances are somewhat deceptive . That such meetings invariably progress and
end as they should do is not the result of mere chance , but it is rather because the brethren who undertake the leadthe chairmanship—of them are endowed with that fire which is needed to change the rough to the perfect ; and if one
meeting may appear to progress more smoothly than another the cause may often be found in the degree of genius displayed by the Chairman . He must know just when and how to humour his audience ; he must lead , and yet
seem to follow ; he must rule , and at the same time appear to be the servant of those he rules ; while in numberless ways must he be prepared to meet emergencies—which arise even in the most peaceful and
unanimous of gatherings , and which if neglected or misunderstood may have unfortunate results , even if they do not culminate in ultimate disaster . The great point with the chairman of a large assembly is to keep his audience on
good terms both with themselves and their leader , and to do this he requires no small portion of that celestial fire which the poet has told us can work the most wonderful changes , the brother of -whom we are writing has had a long and brilliant career , and it is not difficult to quote examples ot
" Our Next Chairman."
his ability to endorse our opinion that he possesses the celestial fire of genius to a marked degree . In many spheres of life he has had all the means of action , the shapeless masses everywhere about him , and in all
—whether it has been as a Soldier , a Provincial Grand Master , or a Chairman—has he proved himself capable of changing " the flint into the crystal ; " while from the roughest materials he has produced the brightest and clearest of jewels .
" Our next Chairman " was born on the 22 nd September 1814 , and , like many with whom he has since been intimately associated , was educated at Eton . In his eighteenth year—in July 1832—he entered the army , and soon rose
to the highest dignities of that profession . He served at the Mauritius and in the East Indies , until 1840 , as Adjutant of the 9 th Regiment . He then filled the office of Military
Secretary to the Governor General of Jamaica , until 1843 , and three years later acted in a similar capacity to the Governor General of Canada . From 1846 to 1853 he was
Regimental Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards . He served during the whole of the Crimean campaign ; as Assistant Adjutant General to the first , and afterwards the Light Division . He was present at the battles of
Alma , Inkerman , and Tchornaza , and at the attack on the Redan . He was chief of the Staff to the Allied Expedition to Kertch , under Sir George Brown . He was twice mentioned in despatches , and received the rank of Colonel for
distinguished service in the field . He rose to the rank of Major General in 1868 , Lieutenant General in 1876 , and General in 1878 , retiring from the Service in 1881 , after being associated with it for nearlv fifty years . He was
created a Companion of the Bath in 1855 , is an Officer of the Legion of Honour , and of the Order of the Medjkli . He has received the Crimean medal , with three clasps , and also the Turkish medal . He commanded at
Shorncliffe from 1867 to 1870 , and at Chatham from 1870 to 1873 , and since 1876 has been Colonel of the 95 th ( Derbyshire ) Regiment . He is a J . P . for Middlesex , for the
city and county of Dublin , and for Westminster , and at the present time is the Masonic ruler of the Province of Surrey , having been appointed Provincial Grand Master in 1871 , and Provincial Grand Superintendent in 1873 .
" Our next Chairman " was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in St . John ' s Lodge , Quebec , in 1845 ; he became a joining member of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , London , on the 10 th June 1852 , and served the
office of Worshipful Master in that Lodge in 1858 . He also joined the Alpha Lodge , and is at the present time one of the oldest member of that distinguished body . He was present at the meeting of this Lodge when H . R . H . the
Prince of Wales initiated his eldest son , Prince Albert Victor , and in recounting his experiences thereof at a subsequent meeting of his Provincial Grand Lodge he said , that he had not only been struck by the way in which the
ceremony had been performed by the Prmce of Wales , but also by the attention paid by the young Prince during his initiation . Our hero was exalted into Royal Arch Masonry during his sojourn in Canada , and joined the Chapter of
Friendship , No . 6 , on the 27 th June 1851 , and was installed as First Principal thereof in 1860 . He was appointed Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of England in 1855 , and , as we have said , Provincial Grind Master of Surrey in
1871 , and Provincial Grand Superintendent of the same County in 1873 . He was also advanced to the degree of Mark Master Mason in Canada , and joined the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 7 on the English Register , 18 th May
1876 . He was one of the founders , and the first W . M . of the Studholme Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 197 , and was appointed Junior Grand Warden of the Mark Degree in 1876 . He is also Provincial Prior of the Order
of the Temple for Kent and Surrey , and was Great Prior of the Supreme Council 33 ° in 1878 . It will thus be seen that in Masonry also " Our next Chairman " has achieved the highest distinctions . The Province of Surrey
has progressed and prospered greatly under his rule . In 1871 , when he was appointed to govern the Craft in the Province there were under a dozen Lodges , now there are some thirty working under his guidance . Similarly the
Royal Arch Degree has prospered , there having been but six Chapters in the Province of Surrey when he assumed its command in 1873 , while at the present time there are
eleven in active work . The brethren of Surrey have practically shown their love for their Provincial Grand Master by naming two of their Lodges—the Brownrigg , No . 1636 , meeting at Kingston , and the Studholme ,