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Correspondence.
Correspondence .
Wc do not hold ourselves responsible for thc opinions expressed hy our correspondents , but wc wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limitsfree discussion .
CHRISTMAS HAMPERS FOR THE LONDON RAGGED SCHOOL CHILDREN . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Sir , May I once more ask the courtesy of your columns to bring before your notice the annual entertainment , & c , to poor children in the Guildhall of the City of London and the distribution of Christmas hampers to 4000 to 5000 little cripples ?
It is my privilege to have received from his Majesty the King a subscription , with an accompanying letter from the Keeper ot the Privy Purse , in which Sir Dighton Probyn says : " I have the pleasure to inform you that his Majesty will be very happy to continue his support to the Christmas and New Year ' s entertainment which you so kindly organise every year for the benefit of the Ragged School Children of London . " It is , therefore , with confidence that I again appeal to you to assist me in raising the necessary funds .
The balance-sheet , signed by Mr . W . H . Pannell , CO ., chartered accountant , honorary auditor , shows that last year £ 1434 is . 6 d . was collected ; but year by year the number of crippled children registered increases , the difficulty of selecting the recipients for the hamper becomes greater , whilst the prolongation of the War makes my task still harder . I am making a special effort to mark the advent of the Coronation Year by extending the hamper distribution , and to that end would gratefully receive for
the children s fund donations , large or small , to be addressed to me , as heretofore , at 6 g , Ludgate Hill , London , E . C . —Yours faithfully , W . P . TRELOAR , Alderman . 69 , Ludgate Hill , E . G ., October 31 st .
Reviews.
Reviews .
" Tho Century Bible—Tbe General Epistles . —( Edinburgh , Messrs . T . C . and E . C , Jack , 1901 ) . —This series is most valuable , and already far exceeds in variety and critical ability our most sanguine expectations . In many respects it differs from all other works of the kind , and any one of the volumes now published has only to be seen to be appreciated , not only because of their scope and importance , but the several volumes are the products of wellknown scholars , acting independently , but with Prof . W . F . Adeneyasthe editor
in chief . The present issue is devoted to " The General Epistles , James , Peter , John , and Jude , " each having a special Introduction of considerable ability and research , and the Epistles are reproduced from the Authorised Version of 1611 , and then from the Revised Version of 1 SS 1 ; the latter having copious notes , being a Commentary of great interest by Prof . W . H . Bennett , M . A ., who has made a
name for critical acumen in relation to theological questions , the Canonicity of the different Books of the New Testament ; the authors , and other cognate matters . The 13 volumes , of which six are now published , will contain the New Testament , in the two texts—Authorised and Revised , with invaluable introductions and notes , based on the latest researches and most trustworthy authorities , at 2 s . each , or more , according to binding .
A Sprig Of Acacia.
A SPRIG OF ACACIA .
WORSHIPFUL BRO . GEORGE KENNING . Bv CHAS . F . FORSHAW , LL . D . ( Member of the Council of the Royal Society of Literature ) . Thc Grandest , Noblest , Loftiest Lodge of all To-day has meeting in the Realms of Light ; And Brethren slain by Death's relentless Maul
May gain Admittance if they ' re Clothed in White ! But White indeed must be their inmost souls—Heaven ' s piercing rays must purge and purify * ; Must cleanse them from the canker and the shoals , And must have Taught them how to Live and Die ! A Candidate standing at the
Door—He stands without and gives the signal Knock ! And Lo from hence his Home is evermore In that Bright Mansion Builded on a Rock ! For Brother Kenning lived such life below To join that Lodge which they who ' ve lived in Faith may know . Bradford , October 26 th , 1901 .
Masonic Hall For Colchester.
MASONIC HALL FOR COLCHESTER .
For many years the Freemasons of Colchester have been desirous of possessing a home of their own , and various projects have been started , but from one cause and another have proved abortive . The members of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , however , took advantage of the sale ol a small estate situate almost in the centre of the town to secure sufficient ground for a M isariic H ill , and on
Thursday , the 24 th ult ., the corner stone of the building was laid with Masonic ceremonial by his Worship the Mayor of Colchester , liro . Claude E . l- ' gerton-Green , P . M . 51 , P . P . S . G . W ., P . P . G . Treas . Essex , who was supported by the members of the Corporation and a distinguished body of Masons from all parts of the district .
The members of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , met in theii lodge room at the Cups Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . J . E . Cheese , W . M ., and the lodge having been duly opened , a procession was formed in the folioving order :
Tyler , with Drawn Sword . Members of the Lodge ( Juniors first ) . Architect , with Plans . Trowel , Mallet , Borne by the J . D . Borne by the S . D . Secretary , with the Book of Constitutions . Treasurer , bearing the Phial to be deposited in the Stone . Visiting Brethren ,
Masonic Hall For Colchester.
J- W ., S . W ., With the Plumb Rule . With the Level . Chaplain , with the Volume of the Sacred Law . W . M ., with the Square . On the procession emerging from the Hotel entrance , the Mayor , preceded by tbe mace , borne by the Town Sergeant , and accompanied by the members of the Town Council , issued from the municipal offices , and took up a position in rear of the Masonic procession , the whole proceeding through Pelham ' s-Iane
Trinity-street , and Schere Gate , to Abbeygate-street , where the new Hall is to be erected . The members of the Council attending , besides the Mayor , were the Deputy-Mayor ( Councillor E . Thompson Smith ) , Aldermen W . Butcher , H . H , Elwes , H . Goody , H . Laver , and J . Wicks ; Councillors H . Arnold , J . Asten , W . G . Benham , T . M . Bear , E . S . Beard , E . H . Barritt , J . F . Goodey , J . A . Greenwood , G . Littlebury , G . Moore , Wilson Marriage , H . F . Nash , J , Phillips , Asher Prior , E . J . Penny , W . B . Sparling , J . C . Shenstone , W . C . Shaw , and L . j . Watts , with the Town Clerk ( Mr . II . C . Wanklyn ) .
On reaching the site the Freemasons opened out into two lines , and his Worship and the Town Councillors and those Masons who had to take part in the ceremony , marched up the avenue thus formed to a platform epecially erected near the south-east corner of the intended building . Here they were grouped in convenient positions by the D . of C , Bro . R . Haward Ives , and on silence being proclaimed by the D . of C ,
His Worship , Bro . CLAUDE E . EGERTON-GREEN , gave a brief address . He said that Freemasons were true and faithful to the laws of their country , and engaged by solemn obligations to erect handsome buildings to be serviceable to the brethren , and to fear God the Great Archite-rt of the Universe . They hid secrets , but those secrets were lawful and honourable , and not repugnant to the laws of God or man . They were entrusted in peace and honour to Masons of ancient times , and having been lawfully transmitted to the present generation of Freemasons , it was their duty to convey them unimpaired to the latest posterity .
Unless the Craft were good and its calling honourable it would not have lasted for so many centuries , nor would so many illustrious brethren have joined the Order , ready to promote the laws of fraternity and further its best interests . They were assembled that day to erect a house to the honour and the glory of the Most High , wherein the local Masons might practise their Craft , which they prayed God might prosper as it seemed good to Him ; and as it was the first duty of Masons in any undertaking to invoke the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , he called upon those present to unite with the Chaplain in prayer .
The Chaplain ( Bro . Rev . C . Pierrepont Edwards ) then offered prayer , after which theSecretaiy ( Bro . Thomas J . Railing , P . M . and Sec , P . A . G . D . C , Prov , G . Sec ) , read aloud the inscription on the stone , which runs as follows :
THIS CORNER STONE was laid with Masonic Ceremonial by CLAUDE R . EGERTON-GREEN , ESQ ., M . A ., J . P ., D . L ., Mayor of Colchester , P . P . S . G . W . and P . P . G . Treas . Essex .
October 24 th , 1901 . THOS . J . RALLING , Sec CHAS . E . BUTCHER , HKNRY EVERETT AND SON , Architect . Contractors . At the call of his Worship , the Treasurer ( Bro . A . S . B . Sparling , P . P . G , Treas . ) placed in a cavity in the lower stone a phial containing some coins of the current year , a local newspaper and a printed copy of the day ' s Masonic
proceedings . The acting J . D . ( Bro . H . G . H . Elliott , P . M . ) , then handed to the Mayor a silver trowel ( presented by the Architect ) requesting him to set the stone . His Worship then received from an E . A . ( Bro . Thomas Fox ) cement on a builder ' s " hawk , " with which he spread somecement , and the stone was lowered into its position . The Mayor then proved the just position and form of the stone with the plumb rule , level and square , which were successively handed to him by the J . W . ( Bro . Arthur Turner ) , the S . W . ( Bro . Rev . C . C . Naters ) , and
the W . M . ( Bro . J . E . Cheese ) , and he then received the mallet from the SD . ( Bro . P . G . Laver ) , with which he gave the stone three knocks . The Architect ( Bro . Charles E . Butcher ) next came forward and handed to the Mayor the plans of the intended building , and his Worship having inspected the same returned them , desiring him to proceed without loss of time to the completion of the building . A hymn was then sung , and the interesting proceedings closed with the Benediction , pronounced by the Right Rev . the Bishop of Barking , Dr . Stevens , P . G . C .
All Freemasons present wore , by special dispensation from the Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Warwick , their Masonic clothing and jewels , and the proceedings naturally attracted a large number of spectators , a public ceremony of this kind not having taken place in the town since the members of the lodge laid the foundation stone of St . Mary Magdalen Church , in 1853 . On returnining to the lodge room , the brethren were " called off " to enable those who had been invited to the Mayor ' s " Oyster Feast" to attend that
historic function , and at 5 . 30 they re-assembled , and the installation of the W . M . for the ensuing year—Bro . the Rev . C . Cuthbert Naters—took place . The ceremony was ably performed by the outgoing Master , Bro . John E . Cheese , and the officers for the year were appointed as under : Bros . Arthur Turner , S . W . ; Philip G . Laver , J . W . ; the Rev . Robert Bashford , Chap . ; A . S . B . Sparling , P . M .,
P . P . G . Treas ., Treas . ; Thos . J . Ralling , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , Prov . G . Sec , Sec . ; W . R . Seabrooke , S . D . j F . Nash , J . D . ; Chas . W . Denton , I . G . ; R . Haward Ives , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., D . C ; Charles Wood , Org . ; the Rev . C . Pierrepont Edwards , H . P . Gadsdon , and A . H . W . Fynmore , Stwds . ; and A . Wright , Tyler . Bro . Joseph Grimes , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., was re-elected to represent the lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee .
The SECRETARY , on behalf of the architect of the Masonic Hall , Bro . C . E . Butcher , formally presented to Bro . Claude E . Egjrton-Green , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., P . P . G . Treas ., Mayor of Colchester , the silver trowel his Worship had used in laying the corner-stone of the hall , remarking that the proceedings of the morning would have an important bearing on the future of the Craft in Colchester , and hc trusted lhat his Worship would be constantly reminded by the trowel of the important part he had taken .
His WORSIUI ' , 111 expressing his thanks , said it had given him great pleasure to lay the corner-stone of the hail . He thought the brethren would agree with him that it was a very strong evidence of the esteem in which their Craft was held by the ruling body in the town that he had been so fully supported by the Aldermen and Councillors . He should greatly treasure the handsome trowel as a memento of one of the most important events of his yeir of olfi : t .
The inscription on the trowel was as follows : "Souvenir to Claude E . Egerton-Green , Esq ., M . A ., J . P ., D . L ., Mayor of Colchester , P . P . S . G . W . and P . P . G . Treas . Essex , on the occasion of his laying the corner-stone of the Col-Shester Masonic Hall , October 24 th , 1901 , by Chas . E . Butcher , Architect . " Between 50 and Co brethren afterwards dined together at the Cups Hotel , a splendid repast being well served by the host , Bro . G . L . Hart .
The usual Masonic toasts were duly honoured . A capital selection of music was given under the direction of Bro . C . Wood , the Organist , those taking part being Miss Senior , Bros . J . S . Hammond , Rev . C . Pierrepont Edwards , F . Graham M . icdona , and Oliver W . Peck , Messrs . W . T . llradley , W . H . F " arren , and Arthur Melville , and Masters Cyril and Victor Bes .
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Correspondence.
Correspondence .
Wc do not hold ourselves responsible for thc opinions expressed hy our correspondents , but wc wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limitsfree discussion .
CHRISTMAS HAMPERS FOR THE LONDON RAGGED SCHOOL CHILDREN . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Sir , May I once more ask the courtesy of your columns to bring before your notice the annual entertainment , & c , to poor children in the Guildhall of the City of London and the distribution of Christmas hampers to 4000 to 5000 little cripples ?
It is my privilege to have received from his Majesty the King a subscription , with an accompanying letter from the Keeper ot the Privy Purse , in which Sir Dighton Probyn says : " I have the pleasure to inform you that his Majesty will be very happy to continue his support to the Christmas and New Year ' s entertainment which you so kindly organise every year for the benefit of the Ragged School Children of London . " It is , therefore , with confidence that I again appeal to you to assist me in raising the necessary funds .
The balance-sheet , signed by Mr . W . H . Pannell , CO ., chartered accountant , honorary auditor , shows that last year £ 1434 is . 6 d . was collected ; but year by year the number of crippled children registered increases , the difficulty of selecting the recipients for the hamper becomes greater , whilst the prolongation of the War makes my task still harder . I am making a special effort to mark the advent of the Coronation Year by extending the hamper distribution , and to that end would gratefully receive for
the children s fund donations , large or small , to be addressed to me , as heretofore , at 6 g , Ludgate Hill , London , E . C . —Yours faithfully , W . P . TRELOAR , Alderman . 69 , Ludgate Hill , E . G ., October 31 st .
Reviews.
Reviews .
" Tho Century Bible—Tbe General Epistles . —( Edinburgh , Messrs . T . C . and E . C , Jack , 1901 ) . —This series is most valuable , and already far exceeds in variety and critical ability our most sanguine expectations . In many respects it differs from all other works of the kind , and any one of the volumes now published has only to be seen to be appreciated , not only because of their scope and importance , but the several volumes are the products of wellknown scholars , acting independently , but with Prof . W . F . Adeneyasthe editor
in chief . The present issue is devoted to " The General Epistles , James , Peter , John , and Jude , " each having a special Introduction of considerable ability and research , and the Epistles are reproduced from the Authorised Version of 1611 , and then from the Revised Version of 1 SS 1 ; the latter having copious notes , being a Commentary of great interest by Prof . W . H . Bennett , M . A ., who has made a
name for critical acumen in relation to theological questions , the Canonicity of the different Books of the New Testament ; the authors , and other cognate matters . The 13 volumes , of which six are now published , will contain the New Testament , in the two texts—Authorised and Revised , with invaluable introductions and notes , based on the latest researches and most trustworthy authorities , at 2 s . each , or more , according to binding .
A Sprig Of Acacia.
A SPRIG OF ACACIA .
WORSHIPFUL BRO . GEORGE KENNING . Bv CHAS . F . FORSHAW , LL . D . ( Member of the Council of the Royal Society of Literature ) . Thc Grandest , Noblest , Loftiest Lodge of all To-day has meeting in the Realms of Light ; And Brethren slain by Death's relentless Maul
May gain Admittance if they ' re Clothed in White ! But White indeed must be their inmost souls—Heaven ' s piercing rays must purge and purify * ; Must cleanse them from the canker and the shoals , And must have Taught them how to Live and Die ! A Candidate standing at the
Door—He stands without and gives the signal Knock ! And Lo from hence his Home is evermore In that Bright Mansion Builded on a Rock ! For Brother Kenning lived such life below To join that Lodge which they who ' ve lived in Faith may know . Bradford , October 26 th , 1901 .
Masonic Hall For Colchester.
MASONIC HALL FOR COLCHESTER .
For many years the Freemasons of Colchester have been desirous of possessing a home of their own , and various projects have been started , but from one cause and another have proved abortive . The members of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , however , took advantage of the sale ol a small estate situate almost in the centre of the town to secure sufficient ground for a M isariic H ill , and on
Thursday , the 24 th ult ., the corner stone of the building was laid with Masonic ceremonial by his Worship the Mayor of Colchester , liro . Claude E . l- ' gerton-Green , P . M . 51 , P . P . S . G . W ., P . P . G . Treas . Essex , who was supported by the members of the Corporation and a distinguished body of Masons from all parts of the district .
The members of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , met in theii lodge room at the Cups Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . J . E . Cheese , W . M ., and the lodge having been duly opened , a procession was formed in the folioving order :
Tyler , with Drawn Sword . Members of the Lodge ( Juniors first ) . Architect , with Plans . Trowel , Mallet , Borne by the J . D . Borne by the S . D . Secretary , with the Book of Constitutions . Treasurer , bearing the Phial to be deposited in the Stone . Visiting Brethren ,
Masonic Hall For Colchester.
J- W ., S . W ., With the Plumb Rule . With the Level . Chaplain , with the Volume of the Sacred Law . W . M ., with the Square . On the procession emerging from the Hotel entrance , the Mayor , preceded by tbe mace , borne by the Town Sergeant , and accompanied by the members of the Town Council , issued from the municipal offices , and took up a position in rear of the Masonic procession , the whole proceeding through Pelham ' s-Iane
Trinity-street , and Schere Gate , to Abbeygate-street , where the new Hall is to be erected . The members of the Council attending , besides the Mayor , were the Deputy-Mayor ( Councillor E . Thompson Smith ) , Aldermen W . Butcher , H . H , Elwes , H . Goody , H . Laver , and J . Wicks ; Councillors H . Arnold , J . Asten , W . G . Benham , T . M . Bear , E . S . Beard , E . H . Barritt , J . F . Goodey , J . A . Greenwood , G . Littlebury , G . Moore , Wilson Marriage , H . F . Nash , J , Phillips , Asher Prior , E . J . Penny , W . B . Sparling , J . C . Shenstone , W . C . Shaw , and L . j . Watts , with the Town Clerk ( Mr . II . C . Wanklyn ) .
On reaching the site the Freemasons opened out into two lines , and his Worship and the Town Councillors and those Masons who had to take part in the ceremony , marched up the avenue thus formed to a platform epecially erected near the south-east corner of the intended building . Here they were grouped in convenient positions by the D . of C , Bro . R . Haward Ives , and on silence being proclaimed by the D . of C ,
His Worship , Bro . CLAUDE E . EGERTON-GREEN , gave a brief address . He said that Freemasons were true and faithful to the laws of their country , and engaged by solemn obligations to erect handsome buildings to be serviceable to the brethren , and to fear God the Great Archite-rt of the Universe . They hid secrets , but those secrets were lawful and honourable , and not repugnant to the laws of God or man . They were entrusted in peace and honour to Masons of ancient times , and having been lawfully transmitted to the present generation of Freemasons , it was their duty to convey them unimpaired to the latest posterity .
Unless the Craft were good and its calling honourable it would not have lasted for so many centuries , nor would so many illustrious brethren have joined the Order , ready to promote the laws of fraternity and further its best interests . They were assembled that day to erect a house to the honour and the glory of the Most High , wherein the local Masons might practise their Craft , which they prayed God might prosper as it seemed good to Him ; and as it was the first duty of Masons in any undertaking to invoke the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , he called upon those present to unite with the Chaplain in prayer .
The Chaplain ( Bro . Rev . C . Pierrepont Edwards ) then offered prayer , after which theSecretaiy ( Bro . Thomas J . Railing , P . M . and Sec , P . A . G . D . C , Prov , G . Sec ) , read aloud the inscription on the stone , which runs as follows :
THIS CORNER STONE was laid with Masonic Ceremonial by CLAUDE R . EGERTON-GREEN , ESQ ., M . A ., J . P ., D . L ., Mayor of Colchester , P . P . S . G . W . and P . P . G . Treas . Essex .
October 24 th , 1901 . THOS . J . RALLING , Sec CHAS . E . BUTCHER , HKNRY EVERETT AND SON , Architect . Contractors . At the call of his Worship , the Treasurer ( Bro . A . S . B . Sparling , P . P . G , Treas . ) placed in a cavity in the lower stone a phial containing some coins of the current year , a local newspaper and a printed copy of the day ' s Masonic
proceedings . The acting J . D . ( Bro . H . G . H . Elliott , P . M . ) , then handed to the Mayor a silver trowel ( presented by the Architect ) requesting him to set the stone . His Worship then received from an E . A . ( Bro . Thomas Fox ) cement on a builder ' s " hawk , " with which he spread somecement , and the stone was lowered into its position . The Mayor then proved the just position and form of the stone with the plumb rule , level and square , which were successively handed to him by the J . W . ( Bro . Arthur Turner ) , the S . W . ( Bro . Rev . C . C . Naters ) , and
the W . M . ( Bro . J . E . Cheese ) , and he then received the mallet from the SD . ( Bro . P . G . Laver ) , with which he gave the stone three knocks . The Architect ( Bro . Charles E . Butcher ) next came forward and handed to the Mayor the plans of the intended building , and his Worship having inspected the same returned them , desiring him to proceed without loss of time to the completion of the building . A hymn was then sung , and the interesting proceedings closed with the Benediction , pronounced by the Right Rev . the Bishop of Barking , Dr . Stevens , P . G . C .
All Freemasons present wore , by special dispensation from the Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Warwick , their Masonic clothing and jewels , and the proceedings naturally attracted a large number of spectators , a public ceremony of this kind not having taken place in the town since the members of the lodge laid the foundation stone of St . Mary Magdalen Church , in 1853 . On returnining to the lodge room , the brethren were " called off " to enable those who had been invited to the Mayor ' s " Oyster Feast" to attend that
historic function , and at 5 . 30 they re-assembled , and the installation of the W . M . for the ensuing year—Bro . the Rev . C . Cuthbert Naters—took place . The ceremony was ably performed by the outgoing Master , Bro . John E . Cheese , and the officers for the year were appointed as under : Bros . Arthur Turner , S . W . ; Philip G . Laver , J . W . ; the Rev . Robert Bashford , Chap . ; A . S . B . Sparling , P . M .,
P . P . G . Treas ., Treas . ; Thos . J . Ralling , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , Prov . G . Sec , Sec . ; W . R . Seabrooke , S . D . j F . Nash , J . D . ; Chas . W . Denton , I . G . ; R . Haward Ives , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., D . C ; Charles Wood , Org . ; the Rev . C . Pierrepont Edwards , H . P . Gadsdon , and A . H . W . Fynmore , Stwds . ; and A . Wright , Tyler . Bro . Joseph Grimes , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., was re-elected to represent the lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee .
The SECRETARY , on behalf of the architect of the Masonic Hall , Bro . C . E . Butcher , formally presented to Bro . Claude E . Egjrton-Green , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., P . P . G . Treas ., Mayor of Colchester , the silver trowel his Worship had used in laying the corner-stone of the hall , remarking that the proceedings of the morning would have an important bearing on the future of the Craft in Colchester , and hc trusted lhat his Worship would be constantly reminded by the trowel of the important part he had taken .
His WORSIUI ' , 111 expressing his thanks , said it had given him great pleasure to lay the corner-stone of the hail . He thought the brethren would agree with him that it was a very strong evidence of the esteem in which their Craft was held by the ruling body in the town that he had been so fully supported by the Aldermen and Councillors . He should greatly treasure the handsome trowel as a memento of one of the most important events of his yeir of olfi : t .
The inscription on the trowel was as follows : "Souvenir to Claude E . Egerton-Green , Esq ., M . A ., J . P ., D . L ., Mayor of Colchester , P . P . S . G . W . and P . P . G . Treas . Essex , on the occasion of his laying the corner-stone of the Col-Shester Masonic Hall , October 24 th , 1901 , by Chas . E . Butcher , Architect . " Between 50 and Co brethren afterwards dined together at the Cups Hotel , a splendid repast being well served by the host , Bro . G . L . Hart .
The usual Masonic toasts were duly honoured . A capital selection of music was given under the direction of Bro . C . Wood , the Organist , those taking part being Miss Senior , Bros . J . S . Hammond , Rev . C . Pierrepont Edwards , F . Graham M . icdona , and Oliver W . Peck , Messrs . W . T . llradley , W . H . F " arren , and Arthur Melville , and Masters Cyril and Victor Bes .