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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
MASONIC INSTITUTION" FOR . BOYS . * -Y ¦ . .: Octol ) er ,: llM ( l ...-.-. ; ¦ SIR AND BROTHER , —The recent election * of Bro . ' Benjamin Bond Cabbell ,-M . P ., P . G . W ., as Treasurer to the Boys ' School , is rib doubt satisfactory to the Subscribers generally ; yet there grows out of this iriatter some peculiar considerations ; first , as to whether the same geritleman can fulfil the duties of Treasurer both to the Boys' and Girls'Schooh At the latter ! am aware that the duties of Treasurer are but nominal ; the Matron
, the House arid Audit Committees , and the Secretary , are all so efficiently active in their respective offices , as to render the office of Treasurer a mere matter of honorary duty . Not so , however , with the Treasurership of the Boys' School . The late Bro . Moore with deep anxiety devoted much time to the personal examination of the London boys , both as to their moral and educational attainments ; and I do not hesitate to state , that to the unexampled industry and vigilance of that Brother , the
Masonic Institution for educating and clothing the sous and orphans of indigent -Masons is mainly , if not entirely , owing the present prosperity of that excellent charity . His immediate successor , the late Rev . Bro ; J . s Rodber ,, died before any decided opinion could be formed , of . his
fitness . yfpr / th , e . office ; .: but : he promised well . Sir David Pollock , who succeeded Bro . Rodber , could hardly be expected to devote . so ; much of his time to the looking after the . morals and attainments of- the-boys ; which duty , therefore , devolved on the Secretary , who , I have no doubt , didyiis best :, * -but still the want of the superintendence : of the Treasurer must have been felt , and I believe that it has . Woulditnot Kaye ,: beeri : as well , therefore , to have selected ( without any disparagement to the
present excellent Treasurer ) a Brother whose position might have enabled him to bestow more time to the Institution than Bro . Cabbell can be expected to do . Again , it : is doubted whether Sir David Pollock has resigned the office . If he has not , himself . being the Chief Justice of Bombay , and . consequently a lawyer , one may fancy his surprise on pe ' rusirig the Masonic Intelligence in your Review , that however cunning iri ' the craft legal , he has been mistaken in the craftMasonic ; - - " . ^«" ' ;; There are soriie ori-clits on the wing respecting ' this affair of whicli you are no doubt aware . ; ' ¦¦ . ' ' ¦' '' ¦¦' - '' _ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ) "< , i ') ;^ - ¦ y , --.. ..- :-..:,.. ¦ ..-:., . :. ¦ - .: - ¦ y ^ jDtjs ?'" -- "
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
y . y . ci ,. -., . . . ... j _ _ Birkenhead , 24 th October , 1846 . SIR AND BROTHER , — -AS I tWnk correctnessof clothing adds much to the appearance of a Lodge , and considering you an authority on all such matters , I trust you will excuse raefor troubling you with the following questions ,:-- . , . , 1 " . "T 5 fnat is ' meahf b y the circular signed by the G . S " . . to the R . ^ A . (^ ha ^ teri--requi ™ ftHiohic ; K ^ ightsi & c , ' ? [' , " ; ' " ' ;; < :. ; F - . - ^ _ ° - 'C- 'l '" * ™ itf' fi ^ ~ ; ' 2 ;'! rs ; t'he ' ; R ' A' / ilegi-ee consideredas . appertairiifi ' gto ' 'Sfasbm ' cift'fif g K- "' h 6 pa , bTa . strpe ' ribr ; ' degree of draft Masonry ?'' ' ^ : ' *•••• - '* \ A riCsit - % < gn & srrs 3 f t * ' . i . \ ,- | fo ; . u £ ; i : y ? :,. « :::: ; .. .,. . -. A , A . •' - ¦; . ; ., vy ; . iior iii *? . . laiasM £
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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
MASONIC INSTITUTION" FOR . BOYS . * -Y ¦ . .: Octol ) er ,: llM ( l ...-.-. ; ¦ SIR AND BROTHER , —The recent election * of Bro . ' Benjamin Bond Cabbell ,-M . P ., P . G . W ., as Treasurer to the Boys ' School , is rib doubt satisfactory to the Subscribers generally ; yet there grows out of this iriatter some peculiar considerations ; first , as to whether the same geritleman can fulfil the duties of Treasurer both to the Boys' and Girls'Schooh At the latter ! am aware that the duties of Treasurer are but nominal ; the Matron
, the House arid Audit Committees , and the Secretary , are all so efficiently active in their respective offices , as to render the office of Treasurer a mere matter of honorary duty . Not so , however , with the Treasurership of the Boys' School . The late Bro . Moore with deep anxiety devoted much time to the personal examination of the London boys , both as to their moral and educational attainments ; and I do not hesitate to state , that to the unexampled industry and vigilance of that Brother , the
Masonic Institution for educating and clothing the sous and orphans of indigent -Masons is mainly , if not entirely , owing the present prosperity of that excellent charity . His immediate successor , the late Rev . Bro ; J . s Rodber ,, died before any decided opinion could be formed , of . his
fitness . yfpr / th , e . office ; .: but : he promised well . Sir David Pollock , who succeeded Bro . Rodber , could hardly be expected to devote . so ; much of his time to the looking after the . morals and attainments of- the-boys ; which duty , therefore , devolved on the Secretary , who , I have no doubt , didyiis best :, * -but still the want of the superintendence : of the Treasurer must have been felt , and I believe that it has . Woulditnot Kaye ,: beeri : as well , therefore , to have selected ( without any disparagement to the
present excellent Treasurer ) a Brother whose position might have enabled him to bestow more time to the Institution than Bro . Cabbell can be expected to do . Again , it : is doubted whether Sir David Pollock has resigned the office . If he has not , himself . being the Chief Justice of Bombay , and . consequently a lawyer , one may fancy his surprise on pe ' rusirig the Masonic Intelligence in your Review , that however cunning iri ' the craft legal , he has been mistaken in the craftMasonic ; - - " . ^«" ' ;; There are soriie ori-clits on the wing respecting ' this affair of whicli you are no doubt aware . ; ' ¦¦ . ' ' ¦' '' ¦¦' - '' _ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ) "< , i ') ;^ - ¦ y , --.. ..- :-..:,.. ¦ ..-:., . :. ¦ - .: - ¦ y ^ jDtjs ?'" -- "
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
y . y . ci ,. -., . . . ... j _ _ Birkenhead , 24 th October , 1846 . SIR AND BROTHER , — -AS I tWnk correctnessof clothing adds much to the appearance of a Lodge , and considering you an authority on all such matters , I trust you will excuse raefor troubling you with the following questions ,:-- . , . , 1 " . "T 5 fnat is ' meahf b y the circular signed by the G . S " . . to the R . ^ A . (^ ha ^ teri--requi ™ ftHiohic ; K ^ ightsi & c , ' ? [' , " ; ' " ' ;; < :. ; F - . - ^ _ ° - 'C- 'l '" * ™ itf' fi ^ ~ ; ' 2 ;'! rs ; t'he ' ; R ' A' / ilegi-ee consideredas . appertairiifi ' gto ' 'Sfasbm ' cift'fif g K- "' h 6 pa , bTa . strpe ' ribr ; ' degree of draft Masonry ?'' ' ^ : ' *•••• - '* \ A riCsit - % < gn & srrs 3 f t * ' . i . \ ,- | fo ; . u £ ; i : y ? :,. « :::: ; .. .,. . -. A , A . •' - ¦; . ; ., vy ; . iior iii *? . . laiasM £