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The Approaching School Elections.
Iirst time in April , when she obtained 142 votes . East Lancashire sends up two girls , No . fi , who has made two attempts and has 21 7 votes to the good ; and No . 11 , who received 253 8 votes in April , and should have no difficulty in securing a vacancy . If she does not , her name will bc removed from the list , as this is
her onl y remaining chance . Sussex also contributes two candidates , who are placed at Nos . 21 and 22 respectively , and are new applicants with several more chances available . The rest of tlu : children are sent up from one or more Provinces or Districts , and are as follow , namely : No . 1 ( Warwickshire and
Oxfordshire ) , who starts for her final chance with 134 votes to her credit from the last three elections ; No . 3 ( Monmouthshire and Somersetshire ) with 113 votes to the good from the last two elections ; Nos . 4 ( New South Wales , Somerset , and Hants and Isle of W'itrlit ) , 5 ( Gloucestershire ) , and 7 ( Warwickshire ) , with 80 ,
30 , and 77 votes respectively in hand ; No . 9 ( Middlesex ) , who received 2466 votes last April , and has every likelihood of being p laced among the successful , and Nos . 12 ( Malta , Essex , and
Lincolnshire ) , and 14 ( Suffolk ) , with 131 and 166 votes to their respective credits . No . 15 ( Surrey ) will start with 14 62 votes in hand , and the Lincolnshire girl at No . 19 , has 1046 votes to the good , so that both of them have fair chances of success . Nos . 23 ,
24 , 25 , and 2 fi , all of whom have had their names newly p laced on tlu : list , hail from West Yorkshire , Somersetshire , Staffordshire , and Kent respectively ; No . 30 from the Isle of Man , while No . 31 has claims upon both Herefordshire and Derbyshire , and
No . 34 upon Madras and Burma . Thus there are 19 unsuccessful candidates from April and 15 newl y approved , and of these six have lost both parents , tiiree have both living , and 25 arc fatherless . In the case of several of the children , their fathers had been
supporters of , or Stewards for , one or more of our Chanties , and in many instances they held offices of greater or less distinction in private or Provincial Grand Lodge . There arc 4 6 candidates for the election into the
BOYS' SCHOOL , ' which will take p lace at the Quarterl y General Court to be held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Friday , the nth October , but thc number of vacancies is only ifi . London furnishes 17 candidates
and has a part interest in securing the election of three others , tlu : remaining 26 being wholly Provincial or from Foreign Stations . The London boys are—No . 1 , who has made three previous attempts and starts on his fourth with 868 votes to his credit ; No . 3 , who must win this time or have his name
removed from the list , starts well with 1995 votes in hand , so that those in charge of his interests ought lo win a place for him . No . 7 commenced his candidature in October , 18 94 , with the result that he enters upon his present contest with 1397 votes to the good , and as he also will have his name removed if he fails
this lime , we presume his friends will exert themselves strenuousl y to prevent so great a misfortune . Nos . 9 and 10 start with 990 votes and 347 votes respectively , the former having onl y this one chance left of winning admission into the Institution . Nos . 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 all bring forward votes
from the April election 111 which they look part , there being 203 lo the credit of No . 12 , 1373 to that of No . 13 , 743 to that of No . 14 , and 2140 to that of No . 15 . No 16 has 281 votes to the good , and No . 19 , who has onl y this one chance left him , 1540 votes . Nos . 23 , 25 , 30 , 37 , 44 , and 4 6 are all newly-approved cases .
There are , as we have said , three cases with claims on London antl the Provinces , namely , No . 2 ( Gloucestershire and London ) , who starts on his fourth contest with 1591 votes standing to his credit ; No . 17 ( London and Essex ) , wilh 66 o votes in hand ; and No . 3 8—a new case—from Essex and London . Of thc
Provincial and District candidates , No . 4 , from Northants and 1 hints , has 372 voles lo begin with ; No . 6 ( South America ) , 1959 votes ; and No . 8 ( Bermuda ) , 12 votes . There are three Essex lads , viz . : No . 5 , who , as he has 2094 votes to bring forward , looks like an easy winner ; No . 21 , who obtained 102 voles
last April ; and No . 35 , a new case . Hampshire and the Isle of Wig ht has onl y one candidate , who is placed at No . 11 and starts with 4 6 voles , while Surrey furnishes three , viz .: No . 18 , with 57 S votes , and Nos . 43 and 45 , both new cases . A lad with claims on Staffordshire and East Lancashire has 174 votes in hand , but the rest are all of them new cases , to wit . No . 22 . from West Lancashire ;
The Approaching School Elections.
No . 24 from Dorsetshire ; Nos . 26 and 42 from Gloucestershire the former having onl y this one chance of success ; Nos . 27 and 28 , twin brothers , from South Wales ( West Division ) ; No . 20 from Herefordshire ; Nos . 31 , 3 6 , and 40 from Kent ; Nos . 32
33 , and 34 from Buckinghamshire , Oxfordshire , and Cumberland and Westmorland , respectively ; No . 39 from Suffolk ; and No . 41 from Derbyshire . Of the whole 4 6 there are 21 who have stood one or more contests already , and 2 K who are new cases
and among them are cases in which the fathers won distinction in the Craft , and were supporters of one or more of our Institutions . There are 3 8 of the boys who are fatherless and one motherless , two who have lost both parents , and five who have both living .
As has been our custom for several years past , we earnestl y appeal to all electors who have not as yet promised their support and influence to render all the hel p they can on behalf of those children who will have their names struck off the list if they fail
at these elections . They are , among the girls , No . 1 ( Warwickshire and Oxfordshire ) , No . 11 ( East Lancashire ) , and No . 17 ( Cheshire ); and among the boys Nos . 3 , 7 , g , and 19 ( London ) , and No . 26 ( Gloucestershire ) .
Objections To Masonry Answered.
OBJECTIONS TO MASONRY ANSWERED .
BY THE LATE R . W . GRAND MASTER , BRO . J OSEPH R . CHANDLER . Worshipful Masler , Officers , and Brethren , —I regard with grateful satisfaction the evidence of the respect which you this evening evince fir the authority with which I am clothed , and refer all these testimonies of regard to the source whence I de rive my authority . 1 thank jou , in the name
of the Grand Lodge , and in the presence of its officers , for your attachment to the Craft , and your devotion to its requirements . The zeal which you have manifested for the Fraternity has not passed unnoticed , and the reports upon the appearance of your records show you to have been faithful to the trust reposed in you .
You do well to regard with fidelity the minor objects of your lodge ; it is by them that innovation makes its approach . The unskilled can observe when there is excess or deficiency in the important matters , and they will from common interest , give notice of danger from such quarters ; but it requires the vigilant attention of the skilled officer and the experienced Master to guard agjinst the evils of carelessness in the smaller concerns ,
by which changes may in time be wrought , which , however inconsiderable in themselves , will serve as precedents for others that may grow into consequence and work mischief to the Craft . Avoid innovations ; avoid change let no love of novelty induce you to vary—in the smallest particular—your arrangements , your terms , or your proceedings . You have no right to do it deliberately ; you should not do it , or permit it to be done by inattention to
the movements of olhers or ignorance of your own duties . As you receive the Fraternity , so preserve it . Instruct each other in the prescribed things , and thus exact conformity j but in nowise permit innovations to approach ; it would be a cause of censure to you to allow it ; it would be a source of self-reproach 10 know that any evil had lesulted to the harmony of the Fraternity by your love of novelty or your carelessness of trust .
I have been requested , my brethren , to use the occasion of one of my Grand Visitations to remwk upon certain objections which have bsen made to Freemasonry by persons who are unwilling to be considered anti-Masons , and yet are opposed to what they are pleased to denominate secret societies . 1 he addresses which I have already delivered were intended to show
many of the existing advantages of our Fraternity , and to encourage the brethren to the exercise of virtues which would greitly extend these advantages . These , therefore , may be considered , in some measure , answers 10 objections against Masonry , because they are arguments in favour of its extension , and illustrations of its capacities for good .
Still , I will meet these objections , as they appear to have been propounded in a spirit of fairness , and have occupied the thoughts , if not moved tlie doubts , of some brethren now present ; for it is not always enough that we are unconscious of evils in that which we esteem ; the doubts of others must always have some weight with us and it frequently happens that our confidence is disturbed by the apparently candidly expressed distrust of others when their denunciations or arguments would bi wholly inoperative .
L do not condescend to entertain such objections to Freemasonry as have been urged by those brawling opponents , who seem , by the extravagance ot their charges , rather desirous of public agitation than of our extinction ; who , indeed , can only give themselves consequence by hostility to us , and who would be wholly insignificant without the morbid excitement which their ridiculous attacks upon us keep alive . Such subjects belong to other p i ices .
You would feel offended as good men , as well as true Masons , if I were to attempt to disprove their slanders ; their very grossness has come to m-ike their authors ridiculous ; and we may forgive the inventors while the world is forgetting the invention ; though we know that , like other evils , these slanders are not to sink into the earth , but vtid " return to plague the inventors . "
The objections to Fremasonry , which I have been called upon to consider , are of another kind , such as are made by many good men , and such as have undoubtedly had weight to diminish regard for our Fraternity , and to withhold some from our communion . Incidenlally it is probable that I have , u * the course of my Grand Visitations , referred lo some of them already ; ^ a repetition may not be unprofitable , when it is deemed expedient to dcv " an address to the consideration of such subject . The leading objrets are :
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The Approaching School Elections.
Iirst time in April , when she obtained 142 votes . East Lancashire sends up two girls , No . fi , who has made two attempts and has 21 7 votes to the good ; and No . 11 , who received 253 8 votes in April , and should have no difficulty in securing a vacancy . If she does not , her name will bc removed from the list , as this is
her onl y remaining chance . Sussex also contributes two candidates , who are placed at Nos . 21 and 22 respectively , and are new applicants with several more chances available . The rest of tlu : children are sent up from one or more Provinces or Districts , and are as follow , namely : No . 1 ( Warwickshire and
Oxfordshire ) , who starts for her final chance with 134 votes to her credit from the last three elections ; No . 3 ( Monmouthshire and Somersetshire ) with 113 votes to the good from the last two elections ; Nos . 4 ( New South Wales , Somerset , and Hants and Isle of W'itrlit ) , 5 ( Gloucestershire ) , and 7 ( Warwickshire ) , with 80 ,
30 , and 77 votes respectively in hand ; No . 9 ( Middlesex ) , who received 2466 votes last April , and has every likelihood of being p laced among the successful , and Nos . 12 ( Malta , Essex , and
Lincolnshire ) , and 14 ( Suffolk ) , with 131 and 166 votes to their respective credits . No . 15 ( Surrey ) will start with 14 62 votes in hand , and the Lincolnshire girl at No . 19 , has 1046 votes to the good , so that both of them have fair chances of success . Nos . 23 ,
24 , 25 , and 2 fi , all of whom have had their names newly p laced on tlu : list , hail from West Yorkshire , Somersetshire , Staffordshire , and Kent respectively ; No . 30 from the Isle of Man , while No . 31 has claims upon both Herefordshire and Derbyshire , and
No . 34 upon Madras and Burma . Thus there are 19 unsuccessful candidates from April and 15 newl y approved , and of these six have lost both parents , tiiree have both living , and 25 arc fatherless . In the case of several of the children , their fathers had been
supporters of , or Stewards for , one or more of our Chanties , and in many instances they held offices of greater or less distinction in private or Provincial Grand Lodge . There arc 4 6 candidates for the election into the
BOYS' SCHOOL , ' which will take p lace at the Quarterl y General Court to be held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Friday , the nth October , but thc number of vacancies is only ifi . London furnishes 17 candidates
and has a part interest in securing the election of three others , tlu : remaining 26 being wholly Provincial or from Foreign Stations . The London boys are—No . 1 , who has made three previous attempts and starts on his fourth with 868 votes to his credit ; No . 3 , who must win this time or have his name
removed from the list , starts well with 1995 votes in hand , so that those in charge of his interests ought lo win a place for him . No . 7 commenced his candidature in October , 18 94 , with the result that he enters upon his present contest with 1397 votes to the good , and as he also will have his name removed if he fails
this lime , we presume his friends will exert themselves strenuousl y to prevent so great a misfortune . Nos . 9 and 10 start with 990 votes and 347 votes respectively , the former having onl y this one chance left of winning admission into the Institution . Nos . 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 all bring forward votes
from the April election 111 which they look part , there being 203 lo the credit of No . 12 , 1373 to that of No . 13 , 743 to that of No . 14 , and 2140 to that of No . 15 . No 16 has 281 votes to the good , and No . 19 , who has onl y this one chance left him , 1540 votes . Nos . 23 , 25 , 30 , 37 , 44 , and 4 6 are all newly-approved cases .
There are , as we have said , three cases with claims on London antl the Provinces , namely , No . 2 ( Gloucestershire and London ) , who starts on his fourth contest with 1591 votes standing to his credit ; No . 17 ( London and Essex ) , wilh 66 o votes in hand ; and No . 3 8—a new case—from Essex and London . Of thc
Provincial and District candidates , No . 4 , from Northants and 1 hints , has 372 voles lo begin with ; No . 6 ( South America ) , 1959 votes ; and No . 8 ( Bermuda ) , 12 votes . There are three Essex lads , viz . : No . 5 , who , as he has 2094 votes to bring forward , looks like an easy winner ; No . 21 , who obtained 102 voles
last April ; and No . 35 , a new case . Hampshire and the Isle of Wig ht has onl y one candidate , who is placed at No . 11 and starts with 4 6 voles , while Surrey furnishes three , viz .: No . 18 , with 57 S votes , and Nos . 43 and 45 , both new cases . A lad with claims on Staffordshire and East Lancashire has 174 votes in hand , but the rest are all of them new cases , to wit . No . 22 . from West Lancashire ;
The Approaching School Elections.
No . 24 from Dorsetshire ; Nos . 26 and 42 from Gloucestershire the former having onl y this one chance of success ; Nos . 27 and 28 , twin brothers , from South Wales ( West Division ) ; No . 20 from Herefordshire ; Nos . 31 , 3 6 , and 40 from Kent ; Nos . 32
33 , and 34 from Buckinghamshire , Oxfordshire , and Cumberland and Westmorland , respectively ; No . 39 from Suffolk ; and No . 41 from Derbyshire . Of the whole 4 6 there are 21 who have stood one or more contests already , and 2 K who are new cases
and among them are cases in which the fathers won distinction in the Craft , and were supporters of one or more of our Institutions . There are 3 8 of the boys who are fatherless and one motherless , two who have lost both parents , and five who have both living .
As has been our custom for several years past , we earnestl y appeal to all electors who have not as yet promised their support and influence to render all the hel p they can on behalf of those children who will have their names struck off the list if they fail
at these elections . They are , among the girls , No . 1 ( Warwickshire and Oxfordshire ) , No . 11 ( East Lancashire ) , and No . 17 ( Cheshire ); and among the boys Nos . 3 , 7 , g , and 19 ( London ) , and No . 26 ( Gloucestershire ) .
Objections To Masonry Answered.
OBJECTIONS TO MASONRY ANSWERED .
BY THE LATE R . W . GRAND MASTER , BRO . J OSEPH R . CHANDLER . Worshipful Masler , Officers , and Brethren , —I regard with grateful satisfaction the evidence of the respect which you this evening evince fir the authority with which I am clothed , and refer all these testimonies of regard to the source whence I de rive my authority . 1 thank jou , in the name
of the Grand Lodge , and in the presence of its officers , for your attachment to the Craft , and your devotion to its requirements . The zeal which you have manifested for the Fraternity has not passed unnoticed , and the reports upon the appearance of your records show you to have been faithful to the trust reposed in you .
You do well to regard with fidelity the minor objects of your lodge ; it is by them that innovation makes its approach . The unskilled can observe when there is excess or deficiency in the important matters , and they will from common interest , give notice of danger from such quarters ; but it requires the vigilant attention of the skilled officer and the experienced Master to guard agjinst the evils of carelessness in the smaller concerns ,
by which changes may in time be wrought , which , however inconsiderable in themselves , will serve as precedents for others that may grow into consequence and work mischief to the Craft . Avoid innovations ; avoid change let no love of novelty induce you to vary—in the smallest particular—your arrangements , your terms , or your proceedings . You have no right to do it deliberately ; you should not do it , or permit it to be done by inattention to
the movements of olhers or ignorance of your own duties . As you receive the Fraternity , so preserve it . Instruct each other in the prescribed things , and thus exact conformity j but in nowise permit innovations to approach ; it would be a cause of censure to you to allow it ; it would be a source of self-reproach 10 know that any evil had lesulted to the harmony of the Fraternity by your love of novelty or your carelessness of trust .
I have been requested , my brethren , to use the occasion of one of my Grand Visitations to remwk upon certain objections which have bsen made to Freemasonry by persons who are unwilling to be considered anti-Masons , and yet are opposed to what they are pleased to denominate secret societies . 1 he addresses which I have already delivered were intended to show
many of the existing advantages of our Fraternity , and to encourage the brethren to the exercise of virtues which would greitly extend these advantages . These , therefore , may be considered , in some measure , answers 10 objections against Masonry , because they are arguments in favour of its extension , and illustrations of its capacities for good .
Still , I will meet these objections , as they appear to have been propounded in a spirit of fairness , and have occupied the thoughts , if not moved tlie doubts , of some brethren now present ; for it is not always enough that we are unconscious of evils in that which we esteem ; the doubts of others must always have some weight with us and it frequently happens that our confidence is disturbed by the apparently candidly expressed distrust of others when their denunciations or arguments would bi wholly inoperative .
L do not condescend to entertain such objections to Freemasonry as have been urged by those brawling opponents , who seem , by the extravagance ot their charges , rather desirous of public agitation than of our extinction ; who , indeed , can only give themselves consequence by hostility to us , and who would be wholly insignificant without the morbid excitement which their ridiculous attacks upon us keep alive . Such subjects belong to other p i ices .
You would feel offended as good men , as well as true Masons , if I were to attempt to disprove their slanders ; their very grossness has come to m-ike their authors ridiculous ; and we may forgive the inventors while the world is forgetting the invention ; though we know that , like other evils , these slanders are not to sink into the earth , but vtid " return to plague the inventors . "
The objections to Fremasonry , which I have been called upon to consider , are of another kind , such as are made by many good men , and such as have undoubtedly had weight to diminish regard for our Fraternity , and to withhold some from our communion . Incidenlally it is probable that I have , u * the course of my Grand Visitations , referred lo some of them already ; ^ a repetition may not be unprofitable , when it is deemed expedient to dcv " an address to the consideration of such subject . The leading objrets are :