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Our Sixth Volume
OUR SIXTH VOLUME
TWICE in the course of the year we feel it our duty to have a short confidential chat with our friends and subscribers , and we need hardly say the fulfilment of this duty is always accompanied with a great deal of pleasure .
These occasions happen when , having completed a further volume of the C HRONICLE , -we are about entering on a fresh term of labour . It is , of course , inevitable that when thus chatting we must , to a certain extent , be somewhat
egotistical—presuming at least that the use of this word is permissible when speaking in the plural , instead of the singular number . But , doubtless , our kind friends will excuse what it is impossible for us to avoid . Two years and a half ago ,
we launched our frail barque on the stormy waters of journalism , and we have no reason to regret what many must have considered our audacity . If we have not accomplished all we had in contemplation when we started so
adventurously , we have at least the satisfaction of knowing that on the whole our voyage has been a prosperous one . We have had favourable winds throughout , and have entered on each fresh stage of the journey with increased
hope of a long continuance of prosperity , on the one hand , and , on the other , with an ever-deepening sense of thankfulness to those who have supported us . We are conscious of many shortcomings , but they have been generally
overlooked , because , we presume , our anxiety to please has been too manifest to admit of the slightest question . We have striven by every means in our power to gain the respect of our clients , and we have our reward in the
steadily-increasing amount of support extended to us . It is occasionally our misfortune to lose an old subscriber , but , as a rule , our earliest are still among the most enthusiastic of our friends , and , in time , we shall begin to think the old saying
about " once a Captain , always a Captain , " is equally true of our supporters . As to the work we have done , we have conscientiously endeavoured to promote , as far as in us lay , the welfare of
Freemasonry , and especially of those magnificent Institutions which are connected with it—our two Schools and the Benevolent Institution for aged brethren and widows . We have never missed an opportunity of pleading their cause .
We have criticised their management , but in no unfriendly spirit . We firmly believe that , all things considered , they are as well conducted as any other Institutions of a similar character in this or , indeed , in any country in the world .
Every year they obtain a wider and more generous support among Craftsmen , and the hope that we may have contributed , be it in never so slight degree , to bringabout this happy consummation , is itself a sufficient reward for our labours .
We have also done our best to make our readers better acquainted with the leading features of the Craft in other countries , and especially in the United States . We have done this in the belief that what happens in Masonic circles
abroad cannot be devoid of interest to English Freemasons . We claim for this country that it is the original home of , at all events , Speculative Freemasonry , and that , in the majority of cases , the Masonic bodies now existing in other countries trace their origin to the Grand Lodge of England .
Our Sixth Volume
The progress of these offshoots of our own body must interest us . We have further done our utmost to promote the knowledge of Masonic history , as based on documentary evidence , and to this end we are still continuing the publi . cation of the Warrants of our " ancient" Lodges . In short
we have done , as far as the narrow limits of our space have permitted , whatever appeared to us to be promotive of Masonic interests and Masonic knowledge , and the critics are kind enough to say from time to time that our efforts have not been entirely unsuccessful .
As regards the future , we look forward to it with hope . We believe we shall have meted out to us the same measure
of kindness we have received heretofore , so long as we exhibit the same anxiety to do our duty , and we need hardly say that to do our duty to the best of our humble ability ia the main purpose we have in view . We shall continue in
the path we have chosen , and , till reasonable cause is shown , we shall not depart from it . We thank our friends for what they have done in our behalf . With all the advantages we have received from their assistance , ours has been
a very up-hill battle to fight .- Yet we have pressed on victoriously thus far , and shall go on pressing forward till the position we have won is unassailable . "With these few prefatory remarks we have the honour to present to our readers the first number of our SIXTH VOLUME .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS , 1876 .
THE Report of the House Committee on the receipts and expenditure of the Boys' School for the past year is now printed , and will be scanned with immense satisfaction by all who take an interest in the success of this Institution . In no previous instance have there been
such excellent grounds for this satisfaction . The year opened with the very substantial balance of £ 1631 Os 6 d . In the way of donations and subscriptions we find the magnificent total of £ 13 , 220 15 s 6 d : £ 714 were received
as the purchase money for admissions , and £ 1050 was bestowed by the Province of Cheshire , in order to entitle it to one perpetual presentation . The grants from Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , two small legacies , dividends on stook .
and other items , raised the incomings to £ 15 , 359 6 s , so that the total receipts for the year , including the opening balance aforesaid , amounted to £ 16 , 990 6 s 6 d . The expenditure was £ 14 , 514 8 s 8 d , of which £ 6867 Is was special
, and £ 7646 7 s 8 d ordinary , so that there remained on the 31 st December 1876 , a balance to the credit of the Institution of £ 2476 17 s lOd . Having regard to the Special or Extraordinary outlay , we note that two principal items
together absorb close on six-sevenths of the whole sum . These are the purchase of Kent House , aud all its belongings , for use as an Infirmary , which accounts for £ 2993 19 s 6 d , and the purchase of £ 3 , 000 Consols , for
which £ 2895 were paid . Both these investments are « f enduring value , the one increasing the real estate of the Institution , and the other its funded property . The other
items under this head of service do not call for any special comment , except , perhaps , that the sum paid in connection with the University Local Examinations figures somewhat prominently , owing to the increased
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Our Sixth Volume
OUR SIXTH VOLUME
TWICE in the course of the year we feel it our duty to have a short confidential chat with our friends and subscribers , and we need hardly say the fulfilment of this duty is always accompanied with a great deal of pleasure .
These occasions happen when , having completed a further volume of the C HRONICLE , -we are about entering on a fresh term of labour . It is , of course , inevitable that when thus chatting we must , to a certain extent , be somewhat
egotistical—presuming at least that the use of this word is permissible when speaking in the plural , instead of the singular number . But , doubtless , our kind friends will excuse what it is impossible for us to avoid . Two years and a half ago ,
we launched our frail barque on the stormy waters of journalism , and we have no reason to regret what many must have considered our audacity . If we have not accomplished all we had in contemplation when we started so
adventurously , we have at least the satisfaction of knowing that on the whole our voyage has been a prosperous one . We have had favourable winds throughout , and have entered on each fresh stage of the journey with increased
hope of a long continuance of prosperity , on the one hand , and , on the other , with an ever-deepening sense of thankfulness to those who have supported us . We are conscious of many shortcomings , but they have been generally
overlooked , because , we presume , our anxiety to please has been too manifest to admit of the slightest question . We have striven by every means in our power to gain the respect of our clients , and we have our reward in the
steadily-increasing amount of support extended to us . It is occasionally our misfortune to lose an old subscriber , but , as a rule , our earliest are still among the most enthusiastic of our friends , and , in time , we shall begin to think the old saying
about " once a Captain , always a Captain , " is equally true of our supporters . As to the work we have done , we have conscientiously endeavoured to promote , as far as in us lay , the welfare of
Freemasonry , and especially of those magnificent Institutions which are connected with it—our two Schools and the Benevolent Institution for aged brethren and widows . We have never missed an opportunity of pleading their cause .
We have criticised their management , but in no unfriendly spirit . We firmly believe that , all things considered , they are as well conducted as any other Institutions of a similar character in this or , indeed , in any country in the world .
Every year they obtain a wider and more generous support among Craftsmen , and the hope that we may have contributed , be it in never so slight degree , to bringabout this happy consummation , is itself a sufficient reward for our labours .
We have also done our best to make our readers better acquainted with the leading features of the Craft in other countries , and especially in the United States . We have done this in the belief that what happens in Masonic circles
abroad cannot be devoid of interest to English Freemasons . We claim for this country that it is the original home of , at all events , Speculative Freemasonry , and that , in the majority of cases , the Masonic bodies now existing in other countries trace their origin to the Grand Lodge of England .
Our Sixth Volume
The progress of these offshoots of our own body must interest us . We have further done our utmost to promote the knowledge of Masonic history , as based on documentary evidence , and to this end we are still continuing the publi . cation of the Warrants of our " ancient" Lodges . In short
we have done , as far as the narrow limits of our space have permitted , whatever appeared to us to be promotive of Masonic interests and Masonic knowledge , and the critics are kind enough to say from time to time that our efforts have not been entirely unsuccessful .
As regards the future , we look forward to it with hope . We believe we shall have meted out to us the same measure
of kindness we have received heretofore , so long as we exhibit the same anxiety to do our duty , and we need hardly say that to do our duty to the best of our humble ability ia the main purpose we have in view . We shall continue in
the path we have chosen , and , till reasonable cause is shown , we shall not depart from it . We thank our friends for what they have done in our behalf . With all the advantages we have received from their assistance , ours has been
a very up-hill battle to fight .- Yet we have pressed on victoriously thus far , and shall go on pressing forward till the position we have won is unassailable . "With these few prefatory remarks we have the honour to present to our readers the first number of our SIXTH VOLUME .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS , 1876 .
THE Report of the House Committee on the receipts and expenditure of the Boys' School for the past year is now printed , and will be scanned with immense satisfaction by all who take an interest in the success of this Institution . In no previous instance have there been
such excellent grounds for this satisfaction . The year opened with the very substantial balance of £ 1631 Os 6 d . In the way of donations and subscriptions we find the magnificent total of £ 13 , 220 15 s 6 d : £ 714 were received
as the purchase money for admissions , and £ 1050 was bestowed by the Province of Cheshire , in order to entitle it to one perpetual presentation . The grants from Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , two small legacies , dividends on stook .
and other items , raised the incomings to £ 15 , 359 6 s , so that the total receipts for the year , including the opening balance aforesaid , amounted to £ 16 , 990 6 s 6 d . The expenditure was £ 14 , 514 8 s 8 d , of which £ 6867 Is was special
, and £ 7646 7 s 8 d ordinary , so that there remained on the 31 st December 1876 , a balance to the credit of the Institution of £ 2476 17 s lOd . Having regard to the Special or Extraordinary outlay , we note that two principal items
together absorb close on six-sevenths of the whole sum . These are the purchase of Kent House , aud all its belongings , for use as an Infirmary , which accounts for £ 2993 19 s 6 d , and the purchase of £ 3 , 000 Consols , for
which £ 2895 were paid . Both these investments are « f enduring value , the one increasing the real estate of the Institution , and the other its funded property . The other
items under this head of service do not call for any special comment , except , perhaps , that the sum paid in connection with the University Local Examinations figures somewhat prominently , owing to the increased