-
Articles/Ads
Article GRAND FESTIVAL OF THE ORDER. ← Page 7 of 18 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Grand Festival Of The Order.
Mr . Key contended that the petition was , in every respect , entitled to be received , inasmuch as the father was a man of unquestionable integrity and moral worth—certificates of which he handed into the Committee . That he was reduced in circumstances was proved by his wages being now only about 30 s . per week , to maintain himself , a wife , and seven children , whereas in the war-time they frequently exceeded five pounds weekly ; that his respectability in life might be estimated by
the fact , that the Government apprenticed boys to him , which would not be the case had he not borne a good character , and been looked upon as a superior man . In his over-hours he made some articles of cooperage , which his wife sold in a small shop . Mr . Key also observed , that several children ( whom he named ) were in the school , whose parents were in very humble circumstances , and indeed had never been in any other , and that , in Masonry , such a distinction as was in this instance so unfortunately exhibited , should not be suffered to exist .
Dr . Crucefix took the same view of the subject , and drew a contrast between the absurdity of attempts to show that the reduction of more than one half of a man ' s earnings was not in itself a serious calamity , while , on the other hand , a poor man , who had kept a small shop , in which , by every exertion , he could scarcely earn 20 s . a week , should , on being compelled to give it up , be considered as a reduced tradesman , and his child therefore perfectly eligible , the mere circumstance of having kept
a shop of some sort or other being the qualification . In such case , the child of a clerk , who might have a large salary and did not keep a shop , would be ineligible for admission . It was the spirit of the qualification , and not the mere literal or legal construction , that should be considered , and whenever cases occurred like the present , where character was not merely untainted , but vouched for by testimonials so strong as to make the party appear most honourable , it would be unmasonic to reject the petition . It was ultimately received .
Committees appointed April 1836 . GENERAL COMMITTEE ( iN ADDITION TO THE LIFE GOVERNORS ) .
Mr . J . P . Acklam . " J . Begbie . " AV . Bolus . " F . W . Bossy . " J . R . Bulmer . " A . J . Burgess . " S . Cardozo .
" F . Crew . " J . AV . Cragg . " T . Farncomb . " J . H . Fenton . " R . Field . " J . H . Freer . " J . C . Fourdrinie . " AV . Halton .
Mr . C . Hawley . " AA " . Jackson . " J . D . Kincaid . " C . AV . Lovell . " J . Nicholson . " J . Nokes . " S . Odell .
" T . Peppin . " R . Sargent . " W . Shorman . " J . C . Stahlschmidt . Hon . A . Trevor . Mr . J . Taylor . " T . AVallas . " G . AVhiting .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Grand Festival Of The Order.
Mr . Key contended that the petition was , in every respect , entitled to be received , inasmuch as the father was a man of unquestionable integrity and moral worth—certificates of which he handed into the Committee . That he was reduced in circumstances was proved by his wages being now only about 30 s . per week , to maintain himself , a wife , and seven children , whereas in the war-time they frequently exceeded five pounds weekly ; that his respectability in life might be estimated by
the fact , that the Government apprenticed boys to him , which would not be the case had he not borne a good character , and been looked upon as a superior man . In his over-hours he made some articles of cooperage , which his wife sold in a small shop . Mr . Key also observed , that several children ( whom he named ) were in the school , whose parents were in very humble circumstances , and indeed had never been in any other , and that , in Masonry , such a distinction as was in this instance so unfortunately exhibited , should not be suffered to exist .
Dr . Crucefix took the same view of the subject , and drew a contrast between the absurdity of attempts to show that the reduction of more than one half of a man ' s earnings was not in itself a serious calamity , while , on the other hand , a poor man , who had kept a small shop , in which , by every exertion , he could scarcely earn 20 s . a week , should , on being compelled to give it up , be considered as a reduced tradesman , and his child therefore perfectly eligible , the mere circumstance of having kept
a shop of some sort or other being the qualification . In such case , the child of a clerk , who might have a large salary and did not keep a shop , would be ineligible for admission . It was the spirit of the qualification , and not the mere literal or legal construction , that should be considered , and whenever cases occurred like the present , where character was not merely untainted , but vouched for by testimonials so strong as to make the party appear most honourable , it would be unmasonic to reject the petition . It was ultimately received .
Committees appointed April 1836 . GENERAL COMMITTEE ( iN ADDITION TO THE LIFE GOVERNORS ) .
Mr . J . P . Acklam . " J . Begbie . " AV . Bolus . " F . W . Bossy . " J . R . Bulmer . " A . J . Burgess . " S . Cardozo .
" F . Crew . " J . AV . Cragg . " T . Farncomb . " J . H . Fenton . " R . Field . " J . H . Freer . " J . C . Fourdrinie . " AV . Halton .
Mr . C . Hawley . " AA " . Jackson . " J . D . Kincaid . " C . AV . Lovell . " J . Nicholson . " J . Nokes . " S . Odell .
" T . Peppin . " R . Sargent . " W . Shorman . " J . C . Stahlschmidt . Hon . A . Trevor . Mr . J . Taylor . " T . AVallas . " G . AVhiting .