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The School Elections.
him with 2952 , 2 9 , and 2575 votes respectively , were also London candidates , while the remaining five deriving their claims from the same source were lower down in the list . Thus of the 11 purel y London candidates not one succeeded in winning a place , and the cases from Provinces and Abroad
appear to have carried all before them , there being only two elected in which London had a part interest . However , if the two " last chances " were successful those who failed will carry forward their votes , and have the opportunity of trying their
luck again in April , 1902 . There were 13 , 023 votes brought forward from the last election , 32 votes added under Law 33 , and 135 791 issued for this election , making a total available of 148 , 84 6 . The number of fresh votes that passed the Scrutineers was 128 , 903 , so that 6888 were unused or spoiled .
We cannot bring our remarks to a conclusion without expressing the pleasure we experience on finding that the last cases—Nos . 5 , 9 , and 20 on the Girls' list , and Nos . 16 and 41 on the Rovs' list—in whose behalf we made our usual earnest
appeal , have been elected . The friends of the unsuccessful children of necessity feel regret at their failure , but they have at least the consolation of knowing that they will have certainl y one , and possibly more thai ) one , chance of being admitted .
Another Old Certificate.
ANOTHER OLD CERTIFICATE .
In the "Masonic Sun ( Toronto ) for September 14 th , 1901 , is an interesting article b y Rro . D . Li g htbourn , under the heading " An Old Parchment . " There has recentl y come into the hands of Rro . Jno . N . Lightbourn , W . M . " Harmonic Lodge , " No . 356 , Island of St . Thomas , West Indies , a Craft certificate issued bv
the " Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons held under the sanction of the Unity Lodge of St . F . ustatius , " of the year 1792 . Rro . D . Lightbourn , son of the W . M . No . 35 6 , writes that " Judging b y the style of printing on the document , it mi ght have been worked under an English register . Unfortunatel y , there is no number attached to the Lodge . "
This surmise isamplyjustiliedby reference lotheindispcnsable work , the late Rro . John Lane ' s " Masonic Records , 1717—18 94 , " wherein it is recorded lhat the regular Grand Lodge , known as the " Moderns , " chartered three lodges in the Island of St . Kustatius , the first being dated 6 th June , 1747 ( payment being
made in 1755 , and was erased in 1813 , its numbers being 268 , 133 , 104 , 84 , and 77 ) ; the second , styled No . 2 , was in 1754 , also erased in 1813 , and bore the numbers 26 9 , 190 , 150 , 119 , 120 , and 109 in the several enumerations , and also paid for warrant in 1755 ; and the third and last was in 1772 , which was
named the ' Union ' in 1774 . Its erasure occurred in that fatal year to many lodges—1813—and its numbers were 428 , 33 6 , 337 , and 27 8 . This undoubtedl y is the lodge ; under whose sanction the R . A . chapter assembled , and hence , had the same custom prevailed before the " Union of December , 1813 , " as since , the chapter would in I 792 have been numbered 278 .
It will be noted that some of the companions who signed the document were also Knights Templar , but b y what authority these two Degrees were worked I have fajled to discover , as neither Rod y can be traced in the Registers of the Grand Chapter of R . A . Masons and the Kni ghts Templar of England .
the companion to whom the certificate was granted , so Rro . Lig htbourn , sen ., believes was a Swedish officer , and Governor of the near Island of St . Rardiolomew , then in possession of Sweden , and on the parchment signs his name as " A . Runnell , G . Sov ., " so he was likel y a member of still another Degree . .
Coi'v OF THE CERTIIICATE . "We , the H . P . etc ., etc ., etc ., of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Excellent Masons held under the Sanction of the Unity Lodge of St . Eustatius . Do hereby Certify , Declare , and Attest , that the Bearer , our
faithful , True , and well beloved brother Abraham Runnels , G . S ., Past Master of said Lodge , was by us initiated in the Sublime Degree of a ROVAL ARCH EXCELLENT MASO . V , he having , with due honor and Justice , supported the Amazing Trials of skill and valour , attending his admission .
As such We therefore recommend him to all true and faithful BROTHERS of the ROVAL community . Given under our Hands and the Seal of our UNITY I . OIM . , at St . Eustatius , this seco . id day of June , 179 . ' , and of ROYAL AKCII EXCELLENT MASONRY 279 +.
Sir Samuel A . Mathews . K . T ., H . P . Sir ' John Marlins de Clnrencinys ] . Name not mutable . ) " Joint llrooks ") r * 1 7 . N . Lafavoier r G ™ " * ' \ V , „ . Cfuihvict ) L-Bptws .
By Order Robert Clinton \ R . A . E . Jus . R . Simmons ) Scribes . , It is interesting to note that there are two endorsements , ' fine in French dated "Amsterdam , 22 nd Attn ; ., / 7 < j 2 , " from
Another Old Certificate.
Lodge "La Charita , " the other being in Dutch from "La Paix , " of the same city , and of 5 th Sept ., 1792 . There is still a bit of salmon colour ribbon attached to the parchment .
Rrother Li g htbourn sent this curious relic of the past to his son that he might see " there are some Masonic treasures , even outside of Rro . Robertson ' s realm . " That is so , but depend upon it , had the matter concerned Canada my esteemed friend
ALW . Rro . J . Ross Robertson , P . G . Master , and Masonic Historiographer of the Grand Lodge of Canada , would have secured it for his colossal History , even if he had to charter a steamer for the purpose , W . J . HUGHAN .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
[ Thefollowing appeared in our Second Edition of Saturday last . \ The Quarterly Court of Subscribers to the Royal Masonic Institution for Bojs wa ? held on Friday , the nth instant , at Freemasons' Tavern . Bro . Charles E . Keyser , P . G . D ., Patron and Treasurer of the Institution , was voted to the chair , and among the members of the Board of Management
who supported him were Bros . H . Bevir , S . Attenborough , J . E . Lefeuvre , J . Whitaker Burgess , J . Willing , jun ., A . C . Spaull , O . Papworth , F . B . Westlake , E . Margrett , C . Pulman , S . R . Walker , H . Smith , W . Beavis , E . Broad , J . Gould , E . M . Money , Under-Sheriff J . D . Langton , and W . A . Scurrah .
In the course of the minutes of the meeting of July 12 th , which was read by Bro . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Secretary , the letter from General Sir Dighton Probyn , Keeper of the Privy Purse to the King , was laid before the brethren , announcing that his Majest / was pleased to become Grand
Patron of the Institution ; and . the gift of 1550 guineas from the Province of Hants and the Isle of Wight to found a " Beach Presentation " in perpetuity of one boy of the province to the School was also announced . The minutes were confirmed , and the minutes of the Council , held on July 26 th and September 27 th , were read for information .
The CHAIRMAN then said that formally it became his duty at the present period of the proceedings to report the death of the Right Worshipful the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach , who was a Trustee of the Institution , and Chairman of the last Festival on June 26 th , but it was really not necessary to report it , because all the brethren knew the fact of the melancholy occurrence . They all felt that this Institution , and the other Institutions in
Freemasonry , as well as Freemasonry throughout the world had lost a great friend and supporter by the death of Bro . Beach j they felt it was a great privilege that as such Bro . Beach consented as the head of one of English Masonry ' s most powerful provinces and as one of the most distinguished of Masons and of Grand Lodge , to preside at the last Festival of the Boys' School . The brethren knew how successful that Festival was , and no one was more pleased at that success
than Bro . Beach himself . He ( Bro . Keyser ) saw him a week after the Festival , and congratulated him on the great achievement , which had been produced under very difficult conditions . But Bro . Beach had been taken away from us , and all deplored their loss . He thought he need say no more , for he knew that he should have the brethren ' s support when he asked them to agree to a motion that he had to make that this Court express its deep sense of the great loss the Institution had sustained by the death of Bro . Beach , who was one of the Trustees of the Institution .
Bro . J . E . LE FEUVRE , P . G . D ., in seconding the motion , said it was scarcely necessary to add anything to the feeling and well-chosen remarks of Bro . Keyser on the great loss the Craft and the Institution had suffered by the death of Bro . Beach , and he therefore would only second the motion . All the brethren stood when the motion was put by the Chairman , who declared it carried unanimously .
Bro . KEYSER said it wauld be the brethren ' s wish that the Secretary should write to Mrs . Beach forwarding a copy of the resolution in proper form , and expressing the brethren ' s deep sympathy with her in her sad bereavement ; also that the resolution be entered on the minutes . The brethren assented . On the subject of the next item on the business paper—to report the
withdrawal of Leonard Darby ( No . 37 ) from the list of candidates for election , he being presented by the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight under the Beach Presentation , " Bro . KEYSER said it should be a great gratification to feel that the name of Bro . Beach would be perpetuated in the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys by the foundation of this presentation .
The next business was the reception of a statement from the Board of Management respecting the progress in the building of the Bushey New Schools , and Bro . C . E . KEYSER said he did not propose to give the Court a long repoit , which would be wearying ; all he could say was that a very large amount of woik had been done by the Committee with respect to the
building ; but he was sorry to say the buildings had not been coinple . ed at the proper time . The contract was that the building should be finished by Michaelmas Day this year . They were rot , however , finished , and the Committee did not know when they would be . Still , great progress had been made , and an enormous building was spiinging up at Bushey . No doubt the Committee had cause ht
to grumble at the delay ; but yet there had been changes made which mig give excuse for some delay , and himself and his colleagues would have to consider the matter as to the contract . He , however , threw out the suggestion lhat if any brother would take the trouble to go down to Bushey he would see for himself what had been done , and he could not help thinking that anyone so going down would be struck with the magnificent building letion
that he would see , although it was behind the time for comp . Jl > Building Committee , of which he was Chairman , were doing everything they could , and going into all the detail with regard to the sanitary arrangement —seeing that everything was as perfect as possible . If the expense w high , they hoped that the immediate capital expenditure would save t Institution future income expenditure . ( Hear , hear . ) . . Bro . W . H . SAUNDERS suggested the propriety of sending out mvit - tions to brethren to pay a visit to Bushey . . Bro . KEYSER said perhaps if any one would like to go down he mig
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The School Elections.
him with 2952 , 2 9 , and 2575 votes respectively , were also London candidates , while the remaining five deriving their claims from the same source were lower down in the list . Thus of the 11 purel y London candidates not one succeeded in winning a place , and the cases from Provinces and Abroad
appear to have carried all before them , there being only two elected in which London had a part interest . However , if the two " last chances " were successful those who failed will carry forward their votes , and have the opportunity of trying their
luck again in April , 1902 . There were 13 , 023 votes brought forward from the last election , 32 votes added under Law 33 , and 135 791 issued for this election , making a total available of 148 , 84 6 . The number of fresh votes that passed the Scrutineers was 128 , 903 , so that 6888 were unused or spoiled .
We cannot bring our remarks to a conclusion without expressing the pleasure we experience on finding that the last cases—Nos . 5 , 9 , and 20 on the Girls' list , and Nos . 16 and 41 on the Rovs' list—in whose behalf we made our usual earnest
appeal , have been elected . The friends of the unsuccessful children of necessity feel regret at their failure , but they have at least the consolation of knowing that they will have certainl y one , and possibly more thai ) one , chance of being admitted .
Another Old Certificate.
ANOTHER OLD CERTIFICATE .
In the "Masonic Sun ( Toronto ) for September 14 th , 1901 , is an interesting article b y Rro . D . Li g htbourn , under the heading " An Old Parchment . " There has recentl y come into the hands of Rro . Jno . N . Lightbourn , W . M . " Harmonic Lodge , " No . 356 , Island of St . Thomas , West Indies , a Craft certificate issued bv
the " Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons held under the sanction of the Unity Lodge of St . F . ustatius , " of the year 1792 . Rro . D . Lightbourn , son of the W . M . No . 35 6 , writes that " Judging b y the style of printing on the document , it mi ght have been worked under an English register . Unfortunatel y , there is no number attached to the Lodge . "
This surmise isamplyjustiliedby reference lotheindispcnsable work , the late Rro . John Lane ' s " Masonic Records , 1717—18 94 , " wherein it is recorded lhat the regular Grand Lodge , known as the " Moderns , " chartered three lodges in the Island of St . Kustatius , the first being dated 6 th June , 1747 ( payment being
made in 1755 , and was erased in 1813 , its numbers being 268 , 133 , 104 , 84 , and 77 ) ; the second , styled No . 2 , was in 1754 , also erased in 1813 , and bore the numbers 26 9 , 190 , 150 , 119 , 120 , and 109 in the several enumerations , and also paid for warrant in 1755 ; and the third and last was in 1772 , which was
named the ' Union ' in 1774 . Its erasure occurred in that fatal year to many lodges—1813—and its numbers were 428 , 33 6 , 337 , and 27 8 . This undoubtedl y is the lodge ; under whose sanction the R . A . chapter assembled , and hence , had the same custom prevailed before the " Union of December , 1813 , " as since , the chapter would in I 792 have been numbered 278 .
It will be noted that some of the companions who signed the document were also Knights Templar , but b y what authority these two Degrees were worked I have fajled to discover , as neither Rod y can be traced in the Registers of the Grand Chapter of R . A . Masons and the Kni ghts Templar of England .
the companion to whom the certificate was granted , so Rro . Lig htbourn , sen ., believes was a Swedish officer , and Governor of the near Island of St . Rardiolomew , then in possession of Sweden , and on the parchment signs his name as " A . Runnell , G . Sov ., " so he was likel y a member of still another Degree . .
Coi'v OF THE CERTIIICATE . "We , the H . P . etc ., etc ., etc ., of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Excellent Masons held under the Sanction of the Unity Lodge of St . Eustatius . Do hereby Certify , Declare , and Attest , that the Bearer , our
faithful , True , and well beloved brother Abraham Runnels , G . S ., Past Master of said Lodge , was by us initiated in the Sublime Degree of a ROVAL ARCH EXCELLENT MASO . V , he having , with due honor and Justice , supported the Amazing Trials of skill and valour , attending his admission .
As such We therefore recommend him to all true and faithful BROTHERS of the ROVAL community . Given under our Hands and the Seal of our UNITY I . OIM . , at St . Eustatius , this seco . id day of June , 179 . ' , and of ROYAL AKCII EXCELLENT MASONRY 279 +.
Sir Samuel A . Mathews . K . T ., H . P . Sir ' John Marlins de Clnrencinys ] . Name not mutable . ) " Joint llrooks ") r * 1 7 . N . Lafavoier r G ™ " * ' \ V , „ . Cfuihvict ) L-Bptws .
By Order Robert Clinton \ R . A . E . Jus . R . Simmons ) Scribes . , It is interesting to note that there are two endorsements , ' fine in French dated "Amsterdam , 22 nd Attn ; ., / 7 < j 2 , " from
Another Old Certificate.
Lodge "La Charita , " the other being in Dutch from "La Paix , " of the same city , and of 5 th Sept ., 1792 . There is still a bit of salmon colour ribbon attached to the parchment .
Rrother Li g htbourn sent this curious relic of the past to his son that he might see " there are some Masonic treasures , even outside of Rro . Robertson ' s realm . " That is so , but depend upon it , had the matter concerned Canada my esteemed friend
ALW . Rro . J . Ross Robertson , P . G . Master , and Masonic Historiographer of the Grand Lodge of Canada , would have secured it for his colossal History , even if he had to charter a steamer for the purpose , W . J . HUGHAN .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
[ Thefollowing appeared in our Second Edition of Saturday last . \ The Quarterly Court of Subscribers to the Royal Masonic Institution for Bojs wa ? held on Friday , the nth instant , at Freemasons' Tavern . Bro . Charles E . Keyser , P . G . D ., Patron and Treasurer of the Institution , was voted to the chair , and among the members of the Board of Management
who supported him were Bros . H . Bevir , S . Attenborough , J . E . Lefeuvre , J . Whitaker Burgess , J . Willing , jun ., A . C . Spaull , O . Papworth , F . B . Westlake , E . Margrett , C . Pulman , S . R . Walker , H . Smith , W . Beavis , E . Broad , J . Gould , E . M . Money , Under-Sheriff J . D . Langton , and W . A . Scurrah .
In the course of the minutes of the meeting of July 12 th , which was read by Bro . McLeod , P . G . S . B ., Secretary , the letter from General Sir Dighton Probyn , Keeper of the Privy Purse to the King , was laid before the brethren , announcing that his Majest / was pleased to become Grand
Patron of the Institution ; and . the gift of 1550 guineas from the Province of Hants and the Isle of Wight to found a " Beach Presentation " in perpetuity of one boy of the province to the School was also announced . The minutes were confirmed , and the minutes of the Council , held on July 26 th and September 27 th , were read for information .
The CHAIRMAN then said that formally it became his duty at the present period of the proceedings to report the death of the Right Worshipful the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach , who was a Trustee of the Institution , and Chairman of the last Festival on June 26 th , but it was really not necessary to report it , because all the brethren knew the fact of the melancholy occurrence . They all felt that this Institution , and the other Institutions in
Freemasonry , as well as Freemasonry throughout the world had lost a great friend and supporter by the death of Bro . Beach j they felt it was a great privilege that as such Bro . Beach consented as the head of one of English Masonry ' s most powerful provinces and as one of the most distinguished of Masons and of Grand Lodge , to preside at the last Festival of the Boys' School . The brethren knew how successful that Festival was , and no one was more pleased at that success
than Bro . Beach himself . He ( Bro . Keyser ) saw him a week after the Festival , and congratulated him on the great achievement , which had been produced under very difficult conditions . But Bro . Beach had been taken away from us , and all deplored their loss . He thought he need say no more , for he knew that he should have the brethren ' s support when he asked them to agree to a motion that he had to make that this Court express its deep sense of the great loss the Institution had sustained by the death of Bro . Beach , who was one of the Trustees of the Institution .
Bro . J . E . LE FEUVRE , P . G . D ., in seconding the motion , said it was scarcely necessary to add anything to the feeling and well-chosen remarks of Bro . Keyser on the great loss the Craft and the Institution had suffered by the death of Bro . Beach , and he therefore would only second the motion . All the brethren stood when the motion was put by the Chairman , who declared it carried unanimously .
Bro . KEYSER said it wauld be the brethren ' s wish that the Secretary should write to Mrs . Beach forwarding a copy of the resolution in proper form , and expressing the brethren ' s deep sympathy with her in her sad bereavement ; also that the resolution be entered on the minutes . The brethren assented . On the subject of the next item on the business paper—to report the
withdrawal of Leonard Darby ( No . 37 ) from the list of candidates for election , he being presented by the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight under the Beach Presentation , " Bro . KEYSER said it should be a great gratification to feel that the name of Bro . Beach would be perpetuated in the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys by the foundation of this presentation .
The next business was the reception of a statement from the Board of Management respecting the progress in the building of the Bushey New Schools , and Bro . C . E . KEYSER said he did not propose to give the Court a long repoit , which would be wearying ; all he could say was that a very large amount of woik had been done by the Committee with respect to the
building ; but he was sorry to say the buildings had not been coinple . ed at the proper time . The contract was that the building should be finished by Michaelmas Day this year . They were rot , however , finished , and the Committee did not know when they would be . Still , great progress had been made , and an enormous building was spiinging up at Bushey . No doubt the Committee had cause ht
to grumble at the delay ; but yet there had been changes made which mig give excuse for some delay , and himself and his colleagues would have to consider the matter as to the contract . He , however , threw out the suggestion lhat if any brother would take the trouble to go down to Bushey he would see for himself what had been done , and he could not help thinking that anyone so going down would be struck with the magnificent building letion
that he would see , although it was behind the time for comp . Jl > Building Committee , of which he was Chairman , were doing everything they could , and going into all the detail with regard to the sanitary arrangement —seeing that everything was as perfect as possible . If the expense w high , they hoped that the immediate capital expenditure would save t Institution future income expenditure . ( Hear , hear . ) . . Bro . W . H . SAUNDERS suggested the propriety of sending out mvit - tions to brethren to pay a visit to Bushey . . Bro . KEYSER said perhaps if any one would like to go down he mig