Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 19 S Consecration of tlie Cordon Lodge , No . 2 ti 2 ( E . G . ) , Australia 196 Thc Karly Organisation of the "Ancient " Masons 196 Review—Third Notice 197 CORRESPONDENCENew Masonic Halls 199 Great Priory of Canada atvd Scottish
Tempiars 200 Charity Stewards' Badges and Founders ' Jewels 2 co "Masonic Records" 200 Reviews 200 Notes and Queries 200 REPORTS OF MASONIC M EETINGSCraft Masonry 200 Instruction 203
, REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Royal Arch 203 Mark Masonry 204 I Knights Templar - 204 Ancient and Accepted Rite 204 Royal and Select Masters 204 Scotland 205 New South Wales 205
Provincial Grand Lodge o £ Dumbartonshire 206 Masonic Concert at Glasgow 206 Ball and Presentation to Bro . Joseph Heathcott , R . W . M . Fortrose Lodge , I No . 108 , Stornowav 206 ' The Melbourne Freemasons' Hall 206 I Annual Ball ofthe Israel Lodge , No . 205 ... 206 i Obituarv 206 : Masonic and General Tidings 207 •Lodge Meetings for Next Week 208
Ar00101
THE Girls' School election will take place at Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday next , ioth inst ., when 23 children will be chosen , by ballot , from an approved list of 36 candidates , and in due course drafted into the Institution . The list is a manageable one , and having regard to the large proportion of vacancies to candidates—as nearly as possible two of the former to
every three of the latter—there is reason to hope that the ballot may be so conducted as to leave behind it few , if any , regrets that may not be removed at some future election . There will be necessarily a list of 13 unsuccessful , but " hope deferred , " though it " maketh the heart sick , " is not exactly the same thing as " hope extinguished , " and with the exercise of a little
judgment on the part of the managers , there is no reason why all the girls now on the list should not ultimately find their way into the Institution at St . John ' s Hill . Thus , there are only four children whose names , if they are unsuccessful on the ioth inst ., will be removed from the balloting papers , two of them—Nos . 2 and 5—having obtained over 200 votes each at the
last October election , while the remaining two are candidates for the first as well as the last time , namely , Nos . 25 and 26 . We trust these four will be found to have won places among the elect when the result is announced , even though others equally worthy may have to wait a further six months before being admitted . As regards the distribution of candidates , we find
that London is responsible for 13 out of the 36 , besides having a half-share or interest in the success of two others , Nos . r , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 16 , 19 , 20 , 23 , 24 , 27 , 28 , and 34 , being wholly metropolitan , while No . 13 hails partly from London and partly from Cornwall , and No . 25 partly from London and partly from Herts . Of the remaining 21 cases , one comes from
Antigua , in the West Indies , and another partly from Hong Kong and China and partly from thc Province of Cumberland and Westmorland . This leaves 19 still to be accounted for , of whom three come from Hants and the Isle of Wight , and one partly from the same province and partly from Essex ; Sussex and West Yorkshire send up two each , Essex one , while ,
sharing with Suffolk the responsibility of another , the Provinces of North and East Yorkshire and Durham between them one ( No . 29 ) , and Northumberland , Kent , Devonshire , Leicestershire and Rutland , South Wales ( West Division ) , Dorsetshire , Worcestershire , and Jersey one each . We may remark , further , that No . 1 , with 1187 votes to her credit , was a candidate
at the two elections last year , and Nos . 2 to 15 , both inclusive , in October last , all but No . 3 having more or fewer votes to their credit ; while No . 7 , with 1255 votes ; No , 9 , with 7 S 3 votes ; and No . 15 , with 1072 votes , stand very well already , and , if their friends bestir themselves , should be found in the successful list , when the poll is declared . Nos . 16 to 36 are new cases .
As to the Masonic achievements and services of the fathers of these children , not a few of them appear to have held high office in their lodges or provinces , or in both , while 11 rendered service as subscribers to , or Stewards for , one or more of our Institutions . Seven of the children have lost both their parents , of whom three , however , have stepmothers , and four
have both parents living , while the remaining 25 are fatherless . Moreover , though there are a few instances in which the candidate is an only child , in the majority of cases she is only one out of several children whose parent ( or parents , as the case may be ) or guardians are shown to be in poor
circumstances , and worthy of receiving the benefits conferred by the Institution . Having thus noticed what appear to be the salient features of the list for the Girls' Election , we shall content ourselves with expressing the hope that the result will be attended with the least amount of disappointment to everybody
concerned . * * # As regards the Boys' School Election , which will take place at the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers on Monday , the 12 th inst ., the relative
strength of vacancies and candidates is about the same as for the Girls ' School . Thirty children will be elected from an approved list of 4 8 , the number to be elected being to the number of applicants as nearly as possible in the proportion of two to three . This comparatively favourable
Ar00102
state of things is of course due to the establishment of the Preparatory School and the increased number of boys which , as a consequence , the Institution is in a position to accommodate . Of the 4 8 candidates No . I has been a candidate at four previous elections ; Nos . 2 and 3 at three ; No . 4 at two ; and Nos . 5 to 14—both inclusive—at one ; thc remaining 34
making their first venture on this occasion . Here again , too , we note that a minimum of disappointment is possible , if matters are reasonably well managed , there being only five candidates who , if they are unsuccessful this time , will have their names removed from the list under the operation of Law No . 53 . These are No . 1 , with 31 S voles to his credit ; No . 11 .
with 156 votes ; No . 14 , who , though a candidate in October last , polled nothing ; and Nos . 21 and 40 , who have made no previous attempt . In respect of distribution , 15 candidates hail from London , namely , Nos . 1 . 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 12 , 14 , 20 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 37 , 43 , 44 , and 48 . As to the rest , West Yorkshire furnishes four candidates ( Nos . 19 , 22 , 33 , and 46 ) ; thetwo Lancashires
three each , namely , East Lancashire , Nos . 3 , 31 , and 47 , and West Lancashire , Nos . 10 , 18 , and 30 . The following send up two each , that is to say , Northumberland , Nos . 2 and 11 ; Hants and the Isle of Wight , Nos . 4 and 45 ; Durham , Nos . 16 and 38 ; Gloucestershire , Nos . 17 and 35 ; Kent , Nos . 21 and 28 ; and South Wales ( Western Division ) , Nos . 34 and 42 .
The rest come in singles , from Sussex , No . 9 ; Herts , No . 13 ; Wiltshire , No . 15 ; Staffordshire , No . 26 ; Devonshire , No . 27 ; Bristol , No . 29 ; Berks and Bucks , No . 32 ; Essex , No . 39 ; Warwickshire , No . 40 ; Norths and Hunts , No . 41 ; and King William ' s Town ( District of South Africa , Eastern Division ) , No . 36 . As regards the fathers of the candidates
several of them had held office of greater or less importance , some had been founders of lodges , and others Provincial Grand Officers , while twelve of them had helped to support our Charities , either by contributing of their means or canvassing as Festival Stewards . One was a subscribing member for twenty-nine years . Only three of the children have both parents living ,
while , six have lost both parents , and thirty-nine the father only . In several of the cases , the applicants belong to numerous families , all wholly or principally dependent on the parent or guardian in charge , while in five cases , the boy has a sister in the Girls' School . It is enough , however , for us to know that none of the candidates for admission either into the Boys' or
Girls' Schools , have had their names placed on the lists for election until the circumstances have been most thoroughly and carefully investigated by the authorities . That is to say , all are worthy of election and , it is to be hoped , will be 'found worthy of the incalculable benefits they will receive , if elected .
* * * THE exact status of Honorary Members is a subject that is frequently alluded to in American Masonic Magazines , and it we mistake not , is one misunderstood by several writers who assume they know all about the matter . VVe have found that Secretaries have returned Honorary members ,
as if they were subscribers , the latter in reality being , strictly speaking , the only members of lodges . This error has led to the payment of the annual dues to Provincial and Grand Lodge , and all to no purpose , the Grand Lodge having laid down the absolute rule to which there is no exception , that membership of lodges can only be preserved by the payment
of the stipulated annual subscription ; hence whether brethren have been elected Honorary members honoris causa , or paid for the position ( as we know it was usual to do in one lodge , on the assumption that it constituted
actual membership ) it matters not ; they are not members , are not entitled to vote in the lodge , and should not be returned with the subscribers . No lodge By-law can qualify Rule 152 of the Constitutions , which connects membership of a lodge with subscription , & c .
* * * WE have considerable sympathy with the feelings of brethren , who , to recognise the services of an old Past Master , ( say , one who has found his income lessening as age increased ) elect him an Honorary member . But the error is in returning such a brother with the contributing members of
the lodge , and retaining his name on the roll of those eligible to vote in Grand and Provincial Grand Lodge . This privilege can only be preserved by the members paying an annual subscription , accordi ng to the by-laws , which , at the same time , could , however , recite that for members of 20 years standing or more , the amount should be considerably reduced . But
any way , the sum must be paid as the by-laws state , and failing such payment , whether a man is old or young in the Craft , poor or rich , zealous or otherwise , membership ceases . Far better for members who are anxious to keep such Masonic veterans on the roll to quietly pay their annual subscriptions , and thus permit them to exercise the privilege of membership so long as they continue in the land of the living .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 19 S Consecration of tlie Cordon Lodge , No . 2 ti 2 ( E . G . ) , Australia 196 Thc Karly Organisation of the "Ancient " Masons 196 Review—Third Notice 197 CORRESPONDENCENew Masonic Halls 199 Great Priory of Canada atvd Scottish
Tempiars 200 Charity Stewards' Badges and Founders ' Jewels 2 co "Masonic Records" 200 Reviews 200 Notes and Queries 200 REPORTS OF MASONIC M EETINGSCraft Masonry 200 Instruction 203
, REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Royal Arch 203 Mark Masonry 204 I Knights Templar - 204 Ancient and Accepted Rite 204 Royal and Select Masters 204 Scotland 205 New South Wales 205
Provincial Grand Lodge o £ Dumbartonshire 206 Masonic Concert at Glasgow 206 Ball and Presentation to Bro . Joseph Heathcott , R . W . M . Fortrose Lodge , I No . 108 , Stornowav 206 ' The Melbourne Freemasons' Hall 206 I Annual Ball ofthe Israel Lodge , No . 205 ... 206 i Obituarv 206 : Masonic and General Tidings 207 •Lodge Meetings for Next Week 208
Ar00101
THE Girls' School election will take place at Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday next , ioth inst ., when 23 children will be chosen , by ballot , from an approved list of 36 candidates , and in due course drafted into the Institution . The list is a manageable one , and having regard to the large proportion of vacancies to candidates—as nearly as possible two of the former to
every three of the latter—there is reason to hope that the ballot may be so conducted as to leave behind it few , if any , regrets that may not be removed at some future election . There will be necessarily a list of 13 unsuccessful , but " hope deferred , " though it " maketh the heart sick , " is not exactly the same thing as " hope extinguished , " and with the exercise of a little
judgment on the part of the managers , there is no reason why all the girls now on the list should not ultimately find their way into the Institution at St . John ' s Hill . Thus , there are only four children whose names , if they are unsuccessful on the ioth inst ., will be removed from the balloting papers , two of them—Nos . 2 and 5—having obtained over 200 votes each at the
last October election , while the remaining two are candidates for the first as well as the last time , namely , Nos . 25 and 26 . We trust these four will be found to have won places among the elect when the result is announced , even though others equally worthy may have to wait a further six months before being admitted . As regards the distribution of candidates , we find
that London is responsible for 13 out of the 36 , besides having a half-share or interest in the success of two others , Nos . r , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 16 , 19 , 20 , 23 , 24 , 27 , 28 , and 34 , being wholly metropolitan , while No . 13 hails partly from London and partly from Cornwall , and No . 25 partly from London and partly from Herts . Of the remaining 21 cases , one comes from
Antigua , in the West Indies , and another partly from Hong Kong and China and partly from thc Province of Cumberland and Westmorland . This leaves 19 still to be accounted for , of whom three come from Hants and the Isle of Wight , and one partly from the same province and partly from Essex ; Sussex and West Yorkshire send up two each , Essex one , while ,
sharing with Suffolk the responsibility of another , the Provinces of North and East Yorkshire and Durham between them one ( No . 29 ) , and Northumberland , Kent , Devonshire , Leicestershire and Rutland , South Wales ( West Division ) , Dorsetshire , Worcestershire , and Jersey one each . We may remark , further , that No . 1 , with 1187 votes to her credit , was a candidate
at the two elections last year , and Nos . 2 to 15 , both inclusive , in October last , all but No . 3 having more or fewer votes to their credit ; while No . 7 , with 1255 votes ; No , 9 , with 7 S 3 votes ; and No . 15 , with 1072 votes , stand very well already , and , if their friends bestir themselves , should be found in the successful list , when the poll is declared . Nos . 16 to 36 are new cases .
As to the Masonic achievements and services of the fathers of these children , not a few of them appear to have held high office in their lodges or provinces , or in both , while 11 rendered service as subscribers to , or Stewards for , one or more of our Institutions . Seven of the children have lost both their parents , of whom three , however , have stepmothers , and four
have both parents living , while the remaining 25 are fatherless . Moreover , though there are a few instances in which the candidate is an only child , in the majority of cases she is only one out of several children whose parent ( or parents , as the case may be ) or guardians are shown to be in poor
circumstances , and worthy of receiving the benefits conferred by the Institution . Having thus noticed what appear to be the salient features of the list for the Girls' Election , we shall content ourselves with expressing the hope that the result will be attended with the least amount of disappointment to everybody
concerned . * * # As regards the Boys' School Election , which will take place at the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers on Monday , the 12 th inst ., the relative
strength of vacancies and candidates is about the same as for the Girls ' School . Thirty children will be elected from an approved list of 4 8 , the number to be elected being to the number of applicants as nearly as possible in the proportion of two to three . This comparatively favourable
Ar00102
state of things is of course due to the establishment of the Preparatory School and the increased number of boys which , as a consequence , the Institution is in a position to accommodate . Of the 4 8 candidates No . I has been a candidate at four previous elections ; Nos . 2 and 3 at three ; No . 4 at two ; and Nos . 5 to 14—both inclusive—at one ; thc remaining 34
making their first venture on this occasion . Here again , too , we note that a minimum of disappointment is possible , if matters are reasonably well managed , there being only five candidates who , if they are unsuccessful this time , will have their names removed from the list under the operation of Law No . 53 . These are No . 1 , with 31 S voles to his credit ; No . 11 .
with 156 votes ; No . 14 , who , though a candidate in October last , polled nothing ; and Nos . 21 and 40 , who have made no previous attempt . In respect of distribution , 15 candidates hail from London , namely , Nos . 1 . 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 12 , 14 , 20 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 37 , 43 , 44 , and 48 . As to the rest , West Yorkshire furnishes four candidates ( Nos . 19 , 22 , 33 , and 46 ) ; thetwo Lancashires
three each , namely , East Lancashire , Nos . 3 , 31 , and 47 , and West Lancashire , Nos . 10 , 18 , and 30 . The following send up two each , that is to say , Northumberland , Nos . 2 and 11 ; Hants and the Isle of Wight , Nos . 4 and 45 ; Durham , Nos . 16 and 38 ; Gloucestershire , Nos . 17 and 35 ; Kent , Nos . 21 and 28 ; and South Wales ( Western Division ) , Nos . 34 and 42 .
The rest come in singles , from Sussex , No . 9 ; Herts , No . 13 ; Wiltshire , No . 15 ; Staffordshire , No . 26 ; Devonshire , No . 27 ; Bristol , No . 29 ; Berks and Bucks , No . 32 ; Essex , No . 39 ; Warwickshire , No . 40 ; Norths and Hunts , No . 41 ; and King William ' s Town ( District of South Africa , Eastern Division ) , No . 36 . As regards the fathers of the candidates
several of them had held office of greater or less importance , some had been founders of lodges , and others Provincial Grand Officers , while twelve of them had helped to support our Charities , either by contributing of their means or canvassing as Festival Stewards . One was a subscribing member for twenty-nine years . Only three of the children have both parents living ,
while , six have lost both parents , and thirty-nine the father only . In several of the cases , the applicants belong to numerous families , all wholly or principally dependent on the parent or guardian in charge , while in five cases , the boy has a sister in the Girls' School . It is enough , however , for us to know that none of the candidates for admission either into the Boys' or
Girls' Schools , have had their names placed on the lists for election until the circumstances have been most thoroughly and carefully investigated by the authorities . That is to say , all are worthy of election and , it is to be hoped , will be 'found worthy of the incalculable benefits they will receive , if elected .
* * * THE exact status of Honorary Members is a subject that is frequently alluded to in American Masonic Magazines , and it we mistake not , is one misunderstood by several writers who assume they know all about the matter . VVe have found that Secretaries have returned Honorary members ,
as if they were subscribers , the latter in reality being , strictly speaking , the only members of lodges . This error has led to the payment of the annual dues to Provincial and Grand Lodge , and all to no purpose , the Grand Lodge having laid down the absolute rule to which there is no exception , that membership of lodges can only be preserved by the payment
of the stipulated annual subscription ; hence whether brethren have been elected Honorary members honoris causa , or paid for the position ( as we know it was usual to do in one lodge , on the assumption that it constituted
actual membership ) it matters not ; they are not members , are not entitled to vote in the lodge , and should not be returned with the subscribers . No lodge By-law can qualify Rule 152 of the Constitutions , which connects membership of a lodge with subscription , & c .
* * * WE have considerable sympathy with the feelings of brethren , who , to recognise the services of an old Past Master , ( say , one who has found his income lessening as age increased ) elect him an Honorary member . But the error is in returning such a brother with the contributing members of
the lodge , and retaining his name on the roll of those eligible to vote in Grand and Provincial Grand Lodge . This privilege can only be preserved by the members paying an annual subscription , accordi ng to the by-laws , which , at the same time , could , however , recite that for members of 20 years standing or more , the amount should be considerably reduced . But
any way , the sum must be paid as the by-laws state , and failing such payment , whether a man is old or young in the Craft , poor or rich , zealous or otherwise , membership ceases . Far better for members who are anxious to keep such Masonic veterans on the roll to quietly pay their annual subscriptions , and thus permit them to exercise the privilege of membership so long as they continue in the land of the living .