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Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
Bros . Col . Creaton and Col . Burdett , Trustees ; W . Hyde Pullen , Wm . Roebuck , D . M . Dewar , Raynham W . Stewart , John Mason , and Dr . Ramsay , with power to add to their Number . " Dr . Ramsay said bethought after the sense of the meeting with reference to Bro . Warren ' s motion had been so unmistakably shewn it would be unneccesary for him to
bring forward his proposition . He therefore would withdraw it . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., then proposed the following alteration in the laws of the institution of which he had given notice : — " That the Quarterly Courts in January and July shall be held in future at four o ' clock instead of 12 o ' clock . " He said he made this proposition
for the convenience of many brethren who were business men , for whom itwas very important that they should be able to have as much time in the morning and . early part of the day as possible . At these Quarterly Courts in Jannary and July there was very little business to do , and brethren who wished to attend were put to inconvenience for very little purpose . But at the Quarterly Courts of
April and October , when the election took place they did not mind the inconvenience of coming at 12 o ' clock because there was a great deal to be done , and a great result to be obtained . To come away from the City at halt-past eleven o ' clock in order to be at Freemasons' Hall at twelve was a serious thing to a professional man . It was a great point with business and professional men to be in their
offices in the fore part of the day ,- and when it was remembered that in connection with these institutions the brethren gave their services gratuitously he thought their convenience should be consulted as far as possible . His motion only affected those two days in the year when there was very little business done , leaving the other two days when there was a great deal to be done untouched .
Bro . H . A . Dubois seconded the motion . Bro . H . G . Warren said he should oppose the motion on the ground that 12 o ' clock was a very satisfactory hour for meeting . He was disengaged at 12 o ' clock in the day ; but at 4 o ' clock it would be quite impossible for him to attend , though that perhaps was of no consequence at all . Still there were a great many brethren who could
spare an hour in the middle of the day as well as he , or from twelve to two o ' clock . At that portion of the day he thought business men were not so much engaged as in the later hours , when they wanted to get their letters off . Bro . Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., said he spoke quite disinterestedly on the subject because it really did not matter to
him what hour was fixed . It was not with every brother as it was with Bro . Warren , who was an independent gentleman . To gentlemen engaged in business it was very important to have to leave their business in business hours . When brethren came to Freemasons' Hall at 4 o ' clock they generally finished their day and did not go back to business . A great many went to their lodges at
that hour , and they did not go back to business then . All the brethren were not independent and able to attend whenever they might be called upon . He did not think that 4 o ' clock was an unreasonable hour . He did not see what could be the objection to the proposed alteration . If there were no others than those mentioned by Bro . Warren he did not see why the alteration should not be made . For
his part he should vote for the motion . Bro . Jobn Symonds said this question should be looked upon as one of convenience to both sides . Bro . Smith seemed to assume that as a matter of course business men could come at 4 o ' clock ; but really to business men that was a most important part of the day , as they were then preparing their letters for the post . For some of them
( among whom he himself was one ) 12 o ' clock was more convenient than 4 . But it was in fact a ejuestion of the balance of convenience or inconvenience , and no doubt the brethren would give their votes on the motion according as it affected each individually . If the majoity should decide that the hour should bc fixed at 4 o'clock he had nothing more to say on the matter ; he should be
happy to conform as far as he could to the wishes of the majority . He would mention another point which had not been mentioned hitherto , Bro . Raynham Stewart ' s motion would not effect an alteration in the law of the Institution ; it would merely make an alteration in the hour of meeting . The necessary alteration in the law must be made by one of these Quarterly Courts to which
notice of motion must be given . Thebrethren had never been in the habit of leaving to any individual the alteration of the working of their laws , but it would be perfectly competent to Bro . Raynham Stewart on his notice of motion to specify a word which would carry out the object If that was put instead of the present notice it would take , the place of the law . It could only be made then at the
icxt meeting for the collateral alteration of law . He had no doubt Bro . Raynham Stewart , with his facility of words , would very quickly be able to frame his resolution to meet the requirements of the case , and then he could submit it to the meeting . Bro . Thos . W . White , P . G . S ., observed that there was another objection to altering the hour . As Bro . Joseph
Smith had said , when brethren went to their lodges they , went generally at 3 , 4 , or 3 o ' clock , and it would inconvenience a good many brethren in consequence , especially as there were a good many lodges now meeting on Saturdays , and they all met at an early hour . Bro . J . Bodenham , Prov . G . Treasurer Staffordshire , said that the country brethren were always very glad to
attend these meetings , and as they were held on Saturdays they liked to get home for Sunday , which they would generally bc precluded from doing if the hour was altered from 12 to 4 . The Chairman said that as regarded the alteration in the hour he himself was quite indifferent , as he was able to nttend whether the hour was twelve o ' clock or four ; but what he greatly objected to was the eternal changes
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in the laws of the Institution . It was not very long ago that the day for these ejuarterly meetings was changed from Thursday to Saturday . Now it was proposed to alter the time of meeting . As far as he was concerned he did not care whether it was four or twelve , but he did object to the alteration of the laws continually
happening . Col . Somerville Burney asked whether it was not more desirable that the meeting should take place before the election than after . Bro . Little : The question diel not arise with respect to the quarterly meetings in January and July , as there were no elections on those days . Bro . Raynham Stewart in reply said that with reference to the observations of Bro . Bodenham as to the brethren
from the country wishing to get home for the Sunday , he would remind him that the reason the quarterly meetings of the Girls' School were altered from Thursday to Saturday was that the brethren from the country might stay till the Monday for the Quarterly Courts of the Boys ' School . He however would leave it in the brethren ' s hands , he himself making no particular point of it . He
would leave it to the brethren to vote , and no doubt they would do so , as Bro . Symonds had said , according as it suited each individual . The Chairman then read the resolution , which Bro . Raynham W . Stewart had altered as follows : — " That Law , No . 29 be amended by altering the hour of meeting in January and July to 4 o ' clock instead of , as now , at 12 .
The motion was put to the meeting and lost by a small majority . The brethren afterwards proceeded with the election of 13 girls out of an approved list of 34 candidates . The list of successful and unsuccessful candidates will be found at page 157 . On the motion of Bro . W . Hale a vote of thanks was
passed to the Scrutineers , which Bro . W . H . Tattershall , chairman , acknowledged . A vote of thanks was also passed to Col . Creaton for presiding . Col . Creaton in acknowledging the compliment said it always gave him much pleasure to come and assist in any way he could their charities . The proceedings then terminated .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Quarterly Court of the subscribers and governors of this Institution was held on Monday , in the Boardroom , Freemasons' Hall , Bro . John Symonds , Vice-Patron , Presiding . Amongst a large number of brethren present were : Bros , John Symonds , Vice-Patron and Trustee , in
the chair ; Col . Creaton , H . F . Martin , A . Durrant , Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , P . G . C . ; S . Rosenthal , Vice-Patron ; John W . Dennison , H . Hacker , William Biggs , Geo . Bolton , V . P . ; Jno . G . Stevens , Hy . Bartlett , John Coltstable , Charles Lacey , Jas . A . Birch , H . Massey ( Freeirason ) , R . B . Webster , S . Rawson , V . P . ; Henry C . Burt , Raynham W . Stewart , V . P . ; F . W . Ramsay , Leopold
Ruf , Hy . G . Warren , Geo . M . E . Snow , V . P . ; Jesse Turner , Joseph Boddington , Hyde Pullen , Geo . Smith , Jas . Warner , H . A . Dubois , Lieut .-Col . Somerville Burney , Chas . Lee , Jno . Geo . Moore , W . H . Spaull , Fred . Adlard , V . P . ; W . H . B . Tomlinson . Capt . J . Wordsworth , Henry Smith , V . P . ; F . B . Davage , and F . Binckes , Secretary . After the minutes of last Quarterly Court , and of the
various Committees held since that meeting , had been read by Bro . Binckes , Bro . Raynham W . Stewart moved that Bro . George Plucknett be elected Treasurer of the Institution . Bro . Col . Creaton seconded the motion , which was then put , and carried unanimously . On the motion of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , seconded
by Bro . Leopold Ruf , the following members of the General Committee were unanimously re-elected : — Brackstone Baker , W . B . Blackmur , Charles T . Durey , Samuel Gale , Henry William Lindus , II . Law , Noah Martin , Edmund C . Massey , Henry Massey , Percival Sanford , Jesse Turner , and E . J . Tyrrell . Bro . Binckes said that he might mention here that Bro .
Plucknett had called upon him with a letter from the stepfather of one of the boys now in the Institution , a boy who came from the Province of Cheshire . The mother of the boy had married the gentleman who had written the letter , and who said he was well able to support the boy , and considered he was doing an injustice to some other boy if he continued him longer
in the school . His desire was therefore to remove him at once . Bro . Binckes added that Bro . Plucknett , who had gone down to the School to see the lad , would take care that the stepfather ' s wishes were complied with , and he would arrange to take him away on Friday next . ( Hear , hear , anel cheers . ) Bro . Raynham W . Stewart thereupon moved , and Bro .
Biggs seconded , " That an additional vacancy be declared for the present election . " Carried ncm . elis . The scrutineers of votes were then appointed . The next business was the consideration of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart ' s motion , of which he had given notice , of altering the hour of meeting of the Quarterly Courts of January and July to four o ' clock instead of twelve , but Bro .
Stewart said that he thought after what took place at the quarterly meeting of the Girls'School on this subject on Saturday last he should not like to make an alteration in the rules of the Boys' School which was not carried in the Girls '; and therefore he should defer any proposition he might wish to make on this subject till a future occasion . Bro . Henry G . Warren ' s motion for increasing the security to be given by the Secretary and clerks was the next
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business on the paper , but Bro . Warren said that after the decision at the girls' meeting on Saturday last he should not proceed with his proposition on the present occasion , as he intended to bring it forward in another form at next meeting . He was about to retire , but before he did so he wished to be allowed to say that he had heard it whispered that he had brought the matter forward in somewhat of
an inimical spirit to the Secretaries of the Institutions , Now he begged to say that he had not 'the slightest feek ing in the matter . So little was his feeling on the sub . ject , that he had not interfered in the proceedings of the Institution for nearly twelve years , and he should not have taken the step he had recently adopted but for the alteration in the laws of the Institutions which had been recentl y
made . They had altered one portion of the rules , and he thought he was fully justified in the course which he had proposed to pursue considering that the committee of one of the Institutions had fixed the security to bc given by the Collector at £ 500 , and that that security was taken from the Guarantee Society . The Chairman said it had occurred to him , though he
did not know whether it had occurred to Bro . Warren , that it would be desirable that the General Committee should have the power of varying the amount of the security from time to time by giving notice . If it was fixed by the laws it could not be altered without giving notice of motion for one of the Courts , where the brethren would have the opportunity of discussing and considering it fairly and fully .
But the General Committee had the appointment of the officers , and it appeared to him that if the law was altered at all it should be left to the General Committee to fix the amount of the security . Bro . H . G . Warren said that was exacll > the object he had in view in saying in his notice of motion that it should bc fixed at such sum as might be determined by
the committee . Bro . Jesse Turner said that he was about to remark that at present they had no power to grapple with this question , and that if it was done at all it must be by an alteration in the law . He quite agreed with what had been said by the Chairman . Bro . Binckes said that with reference to what Bro .
Warren had said , as to hearing it whispered that he had a feeling inimical to the Secretaries of the Institution , he ( Bro . Binckes ) had never mentioned such a thing in any shape or way . Bro . Warren said he was quite sure of that , and he never intended to intimate that Bro . Binckes had said such a thing . He had heard it , however , in other quarters .
Bro . Dr . Kamsay then referred to the proposal to enlarge the school , and moved " That it bc an instruction to the General Committee from the Quarterly Court , to consider the propriety of convening a Special General Court of the Institution , at which their report on the enlargement of the Institution directed by the last Quarterly Court , together with the Architect ' s report and plans
and detailed statement cf expenditure may be fully and fairly considered . " It appeared to him to be a matter of considerable moment that it should not be carried out in a hurried manner , but carefully anil properly digested . Entertaining that view he proposed his motion . Bro . Binckes said there was no motion before the court . Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . \ Vondford observed that Bro .
Binckes hail on a former occasion stateil that it was within the power of the court to tleal with the question and move " an instruction . " Here was a speech of his reported in the Fretmnson , in which he said that if the report was receivcel an instruction would be moved to the
Court and to the General Committee that they should advertise ' , for plans . The report hail been read for information , as presented to the : r Geneial Committee , through whom it was to be sent to the Quarterly Court , and , therefore , now equally an instruction to General Committee could bc moved .
The Chairman said the report was referred to but not read . ( No , no . ) Bro . Binckes informed the court that the resolution come to by the General Committee was to postpone the discussion of the report to the next meeting of the General Committee ; therefore it did not come to this Quarterly Court at all .
The Chairman said that although the report to the House Committee was not read , a reference was made to it as being before the General Committee , and he thought Dr . Ramsay was in order in moving what he had moved . The report was ready . 'Phis Court , at its last meeting , referred it to the House Committee to consider and report on the subject ot the enlargement of the School . The
House Committee , therefore , if they had been quite ready , should have reporteel to-day . They reported , however , to the General Committee , and the General Committee thought they should take time for further consideration . That being so it did not come before the Court to-day , but he thought it was quite competent , nevertheless , for Dr . Ramsay to move an instruction to the General
Committee to consider the propriety of convening a Special Court to consider the report . The Rev . A . F . A . Woodford seconded Dr . Ramsay ' s motion , because he thought they would all agree that the matter was of very great moment to the Institution . They all , as he believed , in that room—he did not think there was a brother present who did not desire to increase
and support the efficiency of the Boys' School . But it must appear to them , after the discussion that had taken place , that the whole matter required the most careful , thoughtful and dispassionate consideration . They had before them a statement which had gone throughout the
length and breadth of the Craft , that , certain plans had been before the House Committee ; and that a certain estimate of expenditure had been made . Without going further into that matter to-day , they were surely justifice ! in pressing upon the General Commute the desirability of considering carefully those details before bringing them
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Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
Bros . Col . Creaton and Col . Burdett , Trustees ; W . Hyde Pullen , Wm . Roebuck , D . M . Dewar , Raynham W . Stewart , John Mason , and Dr . Ramsay , with power to add to their Number . " Dr . Ramsay said bethought after the sense of the meeting with reference to Bro . Warren ' s motion had been so unmistakably shewn it would be unneccesary for him to
bring forward his proposition . He therefore would withdraw it . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., then proposed the following alteration in the laws of the institution of which he had given notice : — " That the Quarterly Courts in January and July shall be held in future at four o ' clock instead of 12 o ' clock . " He said he made this proposition
for the convenience of many brethren who were business men , for whom itwas very important that they should be able to have as much time in the morning and . early part of the day as possible . At these Quarterly Courts in Jannary and July there was very little business to do , and brethren who wished to attend were put to inconvenience for very little purpose . But at the Quarterly Courts of
April and October , when the election took place they did not mind the inconvenience of coming at 12 o ' clock because there was a great deal to be done , and a great result to be obtained . To come away from the City at halt-past eleven o ' clock in order to be at Freemasons' Hall at twelve was a serious thing to a professional man . It was a great point with business and professional men to be in their
offices in the fore part of the day ,- and when it was remembered that in connection with these institutions the brethren gave their services gratuitously he thought their convenience should be consulted as far as possible . His motion only affected those two days in the year when there was very little business done , leaving the other two days when there was a great deal to be done untouched .
Bro . H . A . Dubois seconded the motion . Bro . H . G . Warren said he should oppose the motion on the ground that 12 o ' clock was a very satisfactory hour for meeting . He was disengaged at 12 o ' clock in the day ; but at 4 o ' clock it would be quite impossible for him to attend , though that perhaps was of no consequence at all . Still there were a great many brethren who could
spare an hour in the middle of the day as well as he , or from twelve to two o ' clock . At that portion of the day he thought business men were not so much engaged as in the later hours , when they wanted to get their letters off . Bro . Joseph Smith , P . G . P ., said he spoke quite disinterestedly on the subject because it really did not matter to
him what hour was fixed . It was not with every brother as it was with Bro . Warren , who was an independent gentleman . To gentlemen engaged in business it was very important to have to leave their business in business hours . When brethren came to Freemasons' Hall at 4 o ' clock they generally finished their day and did not go back to business . A great many went to their lodges at
that hour , and they did not go back to business then . All the brethren were not independent and able to attend whenever they might be called upon . He did not think that 4 o ' clock was an unreasonable hour . He did not see what could be the objection to the proposed alteration . If there were no others than those mentioned by Bro . Warren he did not see why the alteration should not be made . For
his part he should vote for the motion . Bro . Jobn Symonds said this question should be looked upon as one of convenience to both sides . Bro . Smith seemed to assume that as a matter of course business men could come at 4 o ' clock ; but really to business men that was a most important part of the day , as they were then preparing their letters for the post . For some of them
( among whom he himself was one ) 12 o ' clock was more convenient than 4 . But it was in fact a ejuestion of the balance of convenience or inconvenience , and no doubt the brethren would give their votes on the motion according as it affected each individually . If the majoity should decide that the hour should bc fixed at 4 o'clock he had nothing more to say on the matter ; he should be
happy to conform as far as he could to the wishes of the majority . He would mention another point which had not been mentioned hitherto , Bro . Raynham Stewart ' s motion would not effect an alteration in the law of the Institution ; it would merely make an alteration in the hour of meeting . The necessary alteration in the law must be made by one of these Quarterly Courts to which
notice of motion must be given . Thebrethren had never been in the habit of leaving to any individual the alteration of the working of their laws , but it would be perfectly competent to Bro . Raynham Stewart on his notice of motion to specify a word which would carry out the object If that was put instead of the present notice it would take , the place of the law . It could only be made then at the
icxt meeting for the collateral alteration of law . He had no doubt Bro . Raynham Stewart , with his facility of words , would very quickly be able to frame his resolution to meet the requirements of the case , and then he could submit it to the meeting . Bro . Thos . W . White , P . G . S ., observed that there was another objection to altering the hour . As Bro . Joseph
Smith had said , when brethren went to their lodges they , went generally at 3 , 4 , or 3 o ' clock , and it would inconvenience a good many brethren in consequence , especially as there were a good many lodges now meeting on Saturdays , and they all met at an early hour . Bro . J . Bodenham , Prov . G . Treasurer Staffordshire , said that the country brethren were always very glad to
attend these meetings , and as they were held on Saturdays they liked to get home for Sunday , which they would generally bc precluded from doing if the hour was altered from 12 to 4 . The Chairman said that as regarded the alteration in the hour he himself was quite indifferent , as he was able to nttend whether the hour was twelve o ' clock or four ; but what he greatly objected to was the eternal changes
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in the laws of the Institution . It was not very long ago that the day for these ejuarterly meetings was changed from Thursday to Saturday . Now it was proposed to alter the time of meeting . As far as he was concerned he did not care whether it was four or twelve , but he did object to the alteration of the laws continually
happening . Col . Somerville Burney asked whether it was not more desirable that the meeting should take place before the election than after . Bro . Little : The question diel not arise with respect to the quarterly meetings in January and July , as there were no elections on those days . Bro . Raynham Stewart in reply said that with reference to the observations of Bro . Bodenham as to the brethren
from the country wishing to get home for the Sunday , he would remind him that the reason the quarterly meetings of the Girls' School were altered from Thursday to Saturday was that the brethren from the country might stay till the Monday for the Quarterly Courts of the Boys ' School . He however would leave it in the brethren ' s hands , he himself making no particular point of it . He
would leave it to the brethren to vote , and no doubt they would do so , as Bro . Symonds had said , according as it suited each individual . The Chairman then read the resolution , which Bro . Raynham W . Stewart had altered as follows : — " That Law , No . 29 be amended by altering the hour of meeting in January and July to 4 o ' clock instead of , as now , at 12 .
The motion was put to the meeting and lost by a small majority . The brethren afterwards proceeded with the election of 13 girls out of an approved list of 34 candidates . The list of successful and unsuccessful candidates will be found at page 157 . On the motion of Bro . W . Hale a vote of thanks was
passed to the Scrutineers , which Bro . W . H . Tattershall , chairman , acknowledged . A vote of thanks was also passed to Col . Creaton for presiding . Col . Creaton in acknowledging the compliment said it always gave him much pleasure to come and assist in any way he could their charities . The proceedings then terminated .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Quarterly Court of the subscribers and governors of this Institution was held on Monday , in the Boardroom , Freemasons' Hall , Bro . John Symonds , Vice-Patron , Presiding . Amongst a large number of brethren present were : Bros , John Symonds , Vice-Patron and Trustee , in
the chair ; Col . Creaton , H . F . Martin , A . Durrant , Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , P . G . C . ; S . Rosenthal , Vice-Patron ; John W . Dennison , H . Hacker , William Biggs , Geo . Bolton , V . P . ; Jno . G . Stevens , Hy . Bartlett , John Coltstable , Charles Lacey , Jas . A . Birch , H . Massey ( Freeirason ) , R . B . Webster , S . Rawson , V . P . ; Henry C . Burt , Raynham W . Stewart , V . P . ; F . W . Ramsay , Leopold
Ruf , Hy . G . Warren , Geo . M . E . Snow , V . P . ; Jesse Turner , Joseph Boddington , Hyde Pullen , Geo . Smith , Jas . Warner , H . A . Dubois , Lieut .-Col . Somerville Burney , Chas . Lee , Jno . Geo . Moore , W . H . Spaull , Fred . Adlard , V . P . ; W . H . B . Tomlinson . Capt . J . Wordsworth , Henry Smith , V . P . ; F . B . Davage , and F . Binckes , Secretary . After the minutes of last Quarterly Court , and of the
various Committees held since that meeting , had been read by Bro . Binckes , Bro . Raynham W . Stewart moved that Bro . George Plucknett be elected Treasurer of the Institution . Bro . Col . Creaton seconded the motion , which was then put , and carried unanimously . On the motion of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , seconded
by Bro . Leopold Ruf , the following members of the General Committee were unanimously re-elected : — Brackstone Baker , W . B . Blackmur , Charles T . Durey , Samuel Gale , Henry William Lindus , II . Law , Noah Martin , Edmund C . Massey , Henry Massey , Percival Sanford , Jesse Turner , and E . J . Tyrrell . Bro . Binckes said that he might mention here that Bro .
Plucknett had called upon him with a letter from the stepfather of one of the boys now in the Institution , a boy who came from the Province of Cheshire . The mother of the boy had married the gentleman who had written the letter , and who said he was well able to support the boy , and considered he was doing an injustice to some other boy if he continued him longer
in the school . His desire was therefore to remove him at once . Bro . Binckes added that Bro . Plucknett , who had gone down to the School to see the lad , would take care that the stepfather ' s wishes were complied with , and he would arrange to take him away on Friday next . ( Hear , hear , anel cheers . ) Bro . Raynham W . Stewart thereupon moved , and Bro .
Biggs seconded , " That an additional vacancy be declared for the present election . " Carried ncm . elis . The scrutineers of votes were then appointed . The next business was the consideration of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart ' s motion , of which he had given notice , of altering the hour of meeting of the Quarterly Courts of January and July to four o ' clock instead of twelve , but Bro .
Stewart said that he thought after what took place at the quarterly meeting of the Girls'School on this subject on Saturday last he should not like to make an alteration in the rules of the Boys' School which was not carried in the Girls '; and therefore he should defer any proposition he might wish to make on this subject till a future occasion . Bro . Henry G . Warren ' s motion for increasing the security to be given by the Secretary and clerks was the next
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business on the paper , but Bro . Warren said that after the decision at the girls' meeting on Saturday last he should not proceed with his proposition on the present occasion , as he intended to bring it forward in another form at next meeting . He was about to retire , but before he did so he wished to be allowed to say that he had heard it whispered that he had brought the matter forward in somewhat of
an inimical spirit to the Secretaries of the Institutions , Now he begged to say that he had not 'the slightest feek ing in the matter . So little was his feeling on the sub . ject , that he had not interfered in the proceedings of the Institution for nearly twelve years , and he should not have taken the step he had recently adopted but for the alteration in the laws of the Institutions which had been recentl y
made . They had altered one portion of the rules , and he thought he was fully justified in the course which he had proposed to pursue considering that the committee of one of the Institutions had fixed the security to bc given by the Collector at £ 500 , and that that security was taken from the Guarantee Society . The Chairman said it had occurred to him , though he
did not know whether it had occurred to Bro . Warren , that it would be desirable that the General Committee should have the power of varying the amount of the security from time to time by giving notice . If it was fixed by the laws it could not be altered without giving notice of motion for one of the Courts , where the brethren would have the opportunity of discussing and considering it fairly and fully .
But the General Committee had the appointment of the officers , and it appeared to him that if the law was altered at all it should be left to the General Committee to fix the amount of the security . Bro . H . G . Warren said that was exacll > the object he had in view in saying in his notice of motion that it should bc fixed at such sum as might be determined by
the committee . Bro . Jesse Turner said that he was about to remark that at present they had no power to grapple with this question , and that if it was done at all it must be by an alteration in the law . He quite agreed with what had been said by the Chairman . Bro . Binckes said that with reference to what Bro .
Warren had said , as to hearing it whispered that he had a feeling inimical to the Secretaries of the Institution , he ( Bro . Binckes ) had never mentioned such a thing in any shape or way . Bro . Warren said he was quite sure of that , and he never intended to intimate that Bro . Binckes had said such a thing . He had heard it , however , in other quarters .
Bro . Dr . Kamsay then referred to the proposal to enlarge the school , and moved " That it bc an instruction to the General Committee from the Quarterly Court , to consider the propriety of convening a Special General Court of the Institution , at which their report on the enlargement of the Institution directed by the last Quarterly Court , together with the Architect ' s report and plans
and detailed statement cf expenditure may be fully and fairly considered . " It appeared to him to be a matter of considerable moment that it should not be carried out in a hurried manner , but carefully anil properly digested . Entertaining that view he proposed his motion . Bro . Binckes said there was no motion before the court . Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . \ Vondford observed that Bro .
Binckes hail on a former occasion stateil that it was within the power of the court to tleal with the question and move " an instruction . " Here was a speech of his reported in the Fretmnson , in which he said that if the report was receivcel an instruction would be moved to the
Court and to the General Committee that they should advertise ' , for plans . The report hail been read for information , as presented to the : r Geneial Committee , through whom it was to be sent to the Quarterly Court , and , therefore , now equally an instruction to General Committee could bc moved .
The Chairman said the report was referred to but not read . ( No , no . ) Bro . Binckes informed the court that the resolution come to by the General Committee was to postpone the discussion of the report to the next meeting of the General Committee ; therefore it did not come to this Quarterly Court at all .
The Chairman said that although the report to the House Committee was not read , a reference was made to it as being before the General Committee , and he thought Dr . Ramsay was in order in moving what he had moved . The report was ready . 'Phis Court , at its last meeting , referred it to the House Committee to consider and report on the subject ot the enlargement of the School . The
House Committee , therefore , if they had been quite ready , should have reporteel to-day . They reported , however , to the General Committee , and the General Committee thought they should take time for further consideration . That being so it did not come before the Court to-day , but he thought it was quite competent , nevertheless , for Dr . Ramsay to move an instruction to the General
Committee to consider the propriety of convening a Special Court to consider the report . The Rev . A . F . A . Woodford seconded Dr . Ramsay ' s motion , because he thought they would all agree that the matter was of very great moment to the Institution . They all , as he believed , in that room—he did not think there was a brother present who did not desire to increase
and support the efficiency of the Boys' School . But it must appear to them , after the discussion that had taken place , that the whole matter required the most careful , thoughtful and dispassionate consideration . They had before them a statement which had gone throughout the
length and breadth of the Craft , that , certain plans had been before the House Committee ; and that a certain estimate of expenditure had been made . Without going further into that matter to-day , they were surely justifice ! in pressing upon the General Commute the desirability of considering carefully those details before bringing them