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Article THE CRUCEFIX TESTIMONIAL. ← Page 3 of 3 Article THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Page 1 of 1
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The Crucefix Testimonial.
our common debt , to the eminent Brother , still further beyond the possibility of adequate acknowledgment . From the inquiries we have made on the subject , we find it to t > e the intention of the Committee to call an early meeting of the Subscribers , and to take steps for the presentation of the Testimonial soon after the Asylum Festival ; and would
as we have this act of fraternal reciprocity and kindness worthy of the occasion—creditable alike to the Fraternity at large and to its thrice-worthy object—we trust that no effort will be spared to extend the splendid list of subscribers already enrolled , and that no good Mason will permit himself to be deprived of his share in the consummation of Masonic honour and Masonic excellence .
The Boys' School.
THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
WK do not wonder at the dissatisfaction that exists respecting the recent election of Treasurer to the Boy ' s fechool . It is not creditable to either the Committee or the Patron ofthe Institution ; nor does it say much for the energy of the great body of Governors and Subscribers , who permitted , by their absence , the final completion of an arrangement distasteful
so generally . The Committee , or at least those members present on the occasion , virtually compromised the privilege 6 f eketiori by seeking a nomination from the Patron , instead of leaving the matter to the Unbiassed judgment and uninfluenced votes of the Governors and Subscribers ; and the Patron m making the selection to have
, appears been guided by a ' principle of choice so novel as to be , we sincerely believe without precedent in any Institution . Not from the long nst _ ot . Life Governors , among whom there is a verv fair sprinkling of Grand Officers-not from the number of old Subscribers to the charity whom who
, among are many have - served the honourable and expensive office of Steward at the Festivals-not from the most efficient of these , who have for periods of years devoted their time to its service , but from the most recent subscribers , at the minimum subscriptionhas the selection been madeThat the
, . Brother thus honoured is unobjectionable on all other grounds , we very freely admit ; but we protest against the assumption of his peculiar fitness , because he had hitherto been a subscriber for only a few months , and was comparative ^ unknown to the body of Governors and Subscribers .
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The Crucefix Testimonial.
our common debt , to the eminent Brother , still further beyond the possibility of adequate acknowledgment . From the inquiries we have made on the subject , we find it to t > e the intention of the Committee to call an early meeting of the Subscribers , and to take steps for the presentation of the Testimonial soon after the Asylum Festival ; and would
as we have this act of fraternal reciprocity and kindness worthy of the occasion—creditable alike to the Fraternity at large and to its thrice-worthy object—we trust that no effort will be spared to extend the splendid list of subscribers already enrolled , and that no good Mason will permit himself to be deprived of his share in the consummation of Masonic honour and Masonic excellence .
The Boys' School.
THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
WK do not wonder at the dissatisfaction that exists respecting the recent election of Treasurer to the Boy ' s fechool . It is not creditable to either the Committee or the Patron ofthe Institution ; nor does it say much for the energy of the great body of Governors and Subscribers , who permitted , by their absence , the final completion of an arrangement distasteful
so generally . The Committee , or at least those members present on the occasion , virtually compromised the privilege 6 f eketiori by seeking a nomination from the Patron , instead of leaving the matter to the Unbiassed judgment and uninfluenced votes of the Governors and Subscribers ; and the Patron m making the selection to have
, appears been guided by a ' principle of choice so novel as to be , we sincerely believe without precedent in any Institution . Not from the long nst _ ot . Life Governors , among whom there is a verv fair sprinkling of Grand Officers-not from the number of old Subscribers to the charity whom who
, among are many have - served the honourable and expensive office of Steward at the Festivals-not from the most efficient of these , who have for periods of years devoted their time to its service , but from the most recent subscribers , at the minimum subscriptionhas the selection been madeThat the
, . Brother thus honoured is unobjectionable on all other grounds , we very freely admit ; but we protest against the assumption of his peculiar fitness , because he had hitherto been a subscriber for only a few months , and was comparative ^ unknown to the body of Governors and Subscribers .